The best song right now is from 1983 and is by the almighty Orlando Johnson and Trance. I can´t get enough of it, enjoy! Orlando Johnson & Trance - Chocolate City Here is another funky track of his for good measure: Orlando Johnson - Turn The Music On
It´s that time of year when young people, adults and young adults like myself go back to the classroom to get educated in hopes of a brighter future, or in some peoples case because they have nothing better to do. So bring your ear plugs and space out to this collection of tune mania. Chevy Chaser - Back2theschoolmix TRACK LIST Rodion - Romantic Jet Dance Intro Munk - PsychoMagic Baby Oliver - Primetime (Uptown Express) LSB - Original Highway Delight Chromeo - You´re So Gangsta (Playgroup Instrumental Mix) In Flagranti - [...]
Now I´m not at all a fan of The Presets like the kid pictured above. But I dig what they do with this mix, or rather their track selection on it, it´s right up my alley. The Presets - Get Off The Beach Mixtape TRACK LIST Roy Buchanan - A Fly By Night - Atlantic + Hanadensha - Acoustic Mothership - Circle Sunshine Records Public Enemy - Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos Von Südenfed - Dear Dead Friends Sparks - Beat The Clock African Suite - In [...]
French indie (electro) pop band Poni Hoax just came out with a new and very wonderful album called "Images of Sigrid". It will appeal to people who love the music of 80´s acts like ROXY MUSIC, TALK TALK, TALKING HEADS and others like them. As to who this SIGRID is; Word around the camp fire has it that it was a Norwegian exchange student in Paris to study design that the group gang banged. But it´s just a rumor. My favorite track is "Antibodies", very wholesome. The album is out in France, git it here [...]
Here is the new project from British housemeister Riton eloquently titled Eine Kleine Nacht Musik after Mozart´s famous composition by the same name (Eine Kleine Nachmusik) also known as "the Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major". The project is said to be a tribute to the krautrock genre, and is out now on Modular Records (buy it on itunes ). The first single from the album is a housey rendering of Rondo Veneziano´s 1981 and 1983 Uk top 60 hit "La Serenissma". [...]
Curtis Vodka , the best mannered Alaskan in the world (as far as I know, him being the only one I met so far) just dropped this mix for Buffalo web site Krudmart . And it´s a perfect bled for a rainy Wednesday morning here in Oslo. Download Curtis Vodka´s Get Down Tonight Mixtape; The Last Days Of Summer TRACK LIST 1. intro 2. jungle brothers - bragging & boasting (instrumental) 3. big daddy kane - get into it 4. eric b. & rakim - paid in full (7 minutes [...]
Just some random (but good) songs to get you through the day. And they are all from 2008. Clicc the divshare logo to download. Woodhands - Breaking Up Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To Crystal Stilts - Crystal Stilts Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Canyons Garage Disco Mix) When Saints Go Machine - Sell Me Your Exit
My genre obsession changes every few months, and now I´m on a soulful 60´s tip this month. And in my quest to share my musical obsession with the "masses" in the most economical way, I found the perfect thing over at the wonderful blog Fofu Stew . It´s a two part all vinyl compilation of infectious tunes that are tailored for kickin´ back, in the car or that bus ride to work. Here it is: Download The Soul Chef presents Organic Fofu Parts 1 & 2 (Zip file)
White Winter Hymnal from Grandchildren on Vimeo .
AMEN. Download The Highwaymen - Still Gonna Die
The wonderful web mag Resident Advisor just dropped this podcast made with love by Belgian cosmic disco funkers Aeroplane . It´s a nice little journey they take us on, and here are their comments on the mix: (from RA ) "Can you tell us a little about the idea behind the mix? The mix is a selection of what you could hear when we play a DJ set in a club. Where and how was the mix recorded? It was recorded at home with two turntables, [...]
I Monster is an alternative synth pop-ish group from Sheffield in the UK. They have four albums on their conscience, the second from 2003, "Neveroddoreven" , is the focus of this post, more specifically the track "Who Is She?". This song made an impact on me when I heard it back in ´03 and I have or some reason forgotten about it since. Today it came to my attention again when roaming around the Discogs site, and now I wanna share. Download I Monster - Who Is She? Video [...]
Here is the original by Heaven 17 . Download Heaven 17 - Let Me Go
Some people might rightfully accuse me of posting too many mixes lately, but I couldn´t help myself with this one. And that´s because it combines my two favorite things in the world, music and cinema. It´s the fourth addition in the We Make It Good mix series, and after a shitty and noisy try from Sinden and a better one from Chris Devlin , Xxxchange steps up and delivers a masterpiece. All the songs from Rolling Stones too Harry Bellafonte have been featured in movies, which is a pretty cool gimmick [...]
Another mix for your asses. You can call this the August edition. Download Chevy Chaser - Cornelius Crane Chase, The August Edition TRACK LIST Serge Gainsbourg et Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie & Clyde Orlando Riva Sound - Body To Body Boogie Lynn Collins - Think About It Alan Parson - The Voice (No Vocal Edit) Alan Vega - Ice Drummer Andre Williams & The Sadies - Psycho Angelo Badalamenti - Dub Driving Love & Arthur Lee - Always See Your Face Billy Swan - I Can Help The Casuals - Jasmine [...]
It´s been a year since this fatatique mix by Vancouver´s U-Tern came out, and now volume 2 is coming out real soon, check out the album art work and track list here . And while we wait, here is the one year old volume 1: Download U-Tern - Body Work Vol. 1 TRACK LIST: 01 - Intro 02 - Hypnotic - Lonely (Re-Edit) 03 - Orlando Johnson - Chocolate City 04 - Maze - Twilight 05 - Cashmere - Do It Anyway You Wanna 06 - Total Contrast [...]
It´s about time I post some rave on here. This mix is by London rave crew Outlaws with Peter Kirk being the only constant member of the crew. It´s a pure rave mix of new blog shit, 90´s dance clasixx, 60´s slock and some good ´ol ghetto tech. If you are at all interested in this Outlwas person(s) you can check out an interview at Waves At Night and a lot more epic mixes here Download Outlaws feat. Bez Lennon - It´s Not French, But It´s [...]
Blog favorite and all around nice guy Diplo hooks up with Brooklynite Santogold for this kind of perfect mix tape called Top Ranking . Especially listen to the track with fellow female prapper Amanda Blank doing an LL Cool J over a wonderful beat that goes into Sir Mix-Alot´s "Posse´s On Broadway"... Beautiful! Download Diplo & Santogold - Top Ranking Mix Tape TRACKLIST: 1. Dub Selection Intro 2. 3-6 Mafia - Late Night (Unstoppable Mix) 3. Santogold - Shuv It (Disco D [...]
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The Rains of Castamere by The National
Nas - Daughters
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
CHROMATICS "THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME"
A Place To Bury Strangers - "You Are The One" (Official Video)
Azealia Banks - '1991' [Listen]
Metric Debuts Album via Synthetica Hide+Seek, Tickets On Sale Now For Fall Tour
THE MASTERSONS — BIRDS FLY SOUTH
