Moovmnt 004: B. Bravo
Recommended Listening / Dj Mix
Deep, moody contemporary R&B. Pretty much lap dance central if you were in a strip club where the strippers are the internet 20 somethings really into Aaliyah.
Concepto Mix #122: Torn Hawk
This is on some more get me outta this world shit…. like furreal furreal.
Anomalous: A Jazz Mix
On some get me out of this world shit, LA Jay made a mix of curio Jazz findings. Thanks to Wax Poetics for always showing the way. If you would like to learn more about the mix and Jay, you must learn.
Anomalous: A Jazz Mix by John “L.A. Jay” Barnes III by Wax Poetics
HNNY For Dance Til You’re Dead
Recommended Listening / DJ Mix
HNNY, whom released one of my favorite EPs last year on one of my favorite labels, Local Talk, knocked out a mix in order to celebrate Dance Til You Die’s 1,000 likes (seems kind of low, but that’s awesome they got this dude!) milestone. DTYD interviewed HNNY for the occasion and if you are of the trainspotter sort, the tracklist can also be found at the link.
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Skratch Bastid + Cosmo Baker: Songs We Listened To A Lot in 2012
ESSENTIAL LISTENING
3 hour mix from two of the best. You must learn.
The Boomcast #21: Ministre X / Para One
Recommended Listening / DJ Mix
With Para One’s 2nd album dropping later in the month, this gives us a good listen as to what’s going on in that world. Pretty tasty if you ask me.
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THE BOOMCAST #21 • Ministre X / Para One (Marble Music, FR) by ClekClekBoom
Crazy P: Mountains Mix
Recommended Listening / DJ Mixtape
Crazy P has LONG been a favorite personally. This mix was made for their upcoming performance at the Meadows In The Mountains Festival. If you’re out in Bulgaria, do it.
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Sam Tiba: Jersey Club Vol. 3 (Pelican Fly)
Recommended Listening / DJ Mixtape
Club Cheval’s Sam Tiba just made my day. A solid Jersey Club mixtape… just one question though, no DJ Lil Man?!?!
Though the mix is barely creeping past the 30 minute mark, there is a vagillion tracks on here.
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MOTW: Keyboard Kid
Recommended Listening / DJ Mixtape
So far the best genre names I have ever heard are Power Violence, No Wave, and now Cloud Rap can be added to the list of silly names that definitely seem to fit the music they adhere to. Seattle’s Keyboard Kid gives us a dose of the mostly lo-fi world that has become the next movement in rap music. The names, look, and feel make me recall the cyber world of a young Angelina Jolie in Hackers. Cool looking cyber punks with laptops that project the screen image onto your face with outstanding refresh rates… only I don’t think they thought it would be so trill. I’m with it… for the most part. I just like when weird rappers really were weird and not a product of the internet. Exciting times!
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WC Kids So Vane
Recommended Listening / Dj Mixtape
Ever since I met these dudes I have fully cosigned their work. WC Kids come with a mixtape that’s made for the trap, but PH balanced for the club.
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Vanity Jukebox Vol. 21 Don’t Take These Personals So Personal Mixed by Wc Kids [Gold Whistle] by SOTRnyc
Glimmering Fractions Mix 02: Amethyst
Wow, upon further inspection into the wonderful world of Soundcloud, I came upon a new widget I have never seen before. I do believe I will be posting mixes I love in this format from here on out.
Moovmnt recently posted their second in the very soulful Glimmering Fractions mix series. I love that Amsterdam is basically the mecca of future soul. I definitely need to give them a visit in the near future.
Raphael Saadiq, Musiq, Common, Floating Points, Devonwho + many more make up the greatness for your earholes.
Green Giant: Down With The King
Recommended Listening / DJ Mixtape
Green Giant comes with a ripper of a mixtape in honor of Gasface’s (@kungfoutre) current project Lookin’ 4 Galt. A film showing their journey to find mysterious composer Galt MacDermot that has supposedly relocated to New York, yet seldom if ever seen. Gasface are true New York ambassadors via France and I hope to kick it next time they are roaming the NY streets.
To download the mixtape, you must learn.
Murlo: Bombcast Mixtape
Recommended Listening / DJ Mixtape
Good lord Murlo is maybe one of my top 5 favorite producers right now. Future Riddims. The opening songs are completely where it’s at for me, not to take away from the great Dancehall artists that make up the remainder of the mix.
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Murlo - Bombcast Mix by Murlo
Slow It Down Music Vol. 1: Munga
Recommended Listening / DJ Mixtape
Glasgow’s Slow It Down Music is ringing in the new year with a new guest mix series for their website with Brooklyn’s own Munga. Bunch of slow burners on here, just the way I like it. Boogie, Edits, and Grooves for the sophisticated listener.
For full tracklisting + more information, you must learn.
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slowitdownmusic.com 001 - Munga (Brooklyn, New York) by Slow It Down Music.com
