Mixtape Monday #059: DJ Platurn, David Begun, Benji B, B0nds + More
David Begun combines the talents of Blu and Common in his latest mashup tape, entitled A Sense of Blu. Benji B’s two-part year end retrospective takes us back through the best of 2017, and VA producer B0nds invites listeners on a journey to Brazil.
Mr. Leenknecht is back in the saddle with Chunks of Funk Vol. 86, Malik Hendricks and DJ Bruce team up to house The Lot Radio, Alecs DeLarge drops the S950 beat tape and Kunfu is Atttacking With The Smoothness.
DJ Platurn - Breaking The Ice Pt. 1
Bay Area selector DJ Platurn takes listeners back to his roots with the first installment of the Breaking The Ice mix series, featuring Icelandic rare grooves from the 60s to the 80s.
Breaking the Ice is an extended mix of rare—mostly never before heard—Icelandic tracks that are heavily underscored with psych, funk, soul, disco, and in-the-pocket rhythms... The music presented has been compiled through a lifetime of collecting, while others have been passed down through Platurn’s familial, musical roots. The packaging includes rare photos, via Platurn's father Magnus Thordarson, and other ephemera from Iceland's small yet vibrant music scene during the late 1960s thru the early 1980s. The release also features extensive liner notes by longtime music journalist David Ma, couching the music’s history as well and the region’s bygone era in which it arose.
David Begun - A Sense of Blu
David Begun pays tribute to Blu and Common with his latest mashup project entitled A Sense of Blu.
This newest mashup album combines the lyrical verses from California's own Blu with mid-90's boom-bap instrumentals from Common's Resurrection to create A Sense of Blu. A production classic featuring works from No I.D. and Y-Not, Resurrection was a seminal hip-hop album and a classic in every sense of the word. Blu's style has always been considered a throw back to this same lyrical period and this project imagines what it would be like if he truly were thrown back into 1994 and the golden era.
Mr. Sonny James - WEFUNK Show #928
Illvibe Collective’s own Mr. Sonny James takes the reigns for the Episode 928 of the WEFUNK Show from WEFUNK Radio.
Mr. Sonny James makes your soul bounce with future sounds from Pomo and Callum Connor, fire from loop beasts Tek-Lun and Tall Black Guy, killer flips from Orijanus and Doc Illingsworth, and original recipe boombap from home team Illvibe Collective. Plus "Street Player" reimagined by Roane Namuh & Colonel Red, Aroop Roy's soaring epic "Talkin Bout Life" and heavy jewels from Showbiz & A.G.
Benji B - Best of 2017 Pt. 1 & 2
Though we’re a little late in getting around to the 2017 edition of Benji B's annual cut out and keep mixtape series, this two-part retrospective is better late than never. Kelela, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Floating Points, Vince Staples, Skepta, Mount Kimbie, Burial, King Krule, Arca, Tyler, The Creator,French Montana, Fourtet, Waajeed, Syd and more make the cut.
Malik Hendricks x DJ Bruce - Live @ The Lot Radio 01.31.18
Malik Hendricks and DJ Bruce joined forces to take over The Lot Radio on January 31st with a nearly two-hour set full of soulful house, dance and techno. Malik’s appearance in the mix follows the 12-inch vinyl release of his debut four-track Introducing Malik Hendricks EP, out now via Bumpin’ Somethin’ Records.
Mr. Leenknecht - Chunks of Funk Vol. 86
Mr. Leenknecht takes listeners on yet another journey with the arrival of Chunks of Funk Vol. 86. This episode of the series is a trip through fresh edits and the sounds of rising stars, from Khruangbin to Theon Cross and more.
In this mix, soon to be released tunes from Theon Cross on Brownswood's album We Out Here and the new Toshio Matsuura Group. Fresh music by Khruangbin, Black Flower, Lawrence Le Doux, Penya, a SMBD edit for Omar and Buttering Trio remixed by Suff Daddy.
B0nds - Brazil
Virginia producer B0nds combines boom bap and broken beat with bossa nova to take listeners on a trip through the sonic wonderland that is Brazilian music. The 17-track beat tape is a lofi journey that leans on lush samples and plodding, mechanical cadences. On the off-chance you can’t hop a flight to Rio, this project should hold you over.
Brazil (/brəˈzɪL) is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the sixth-most populous. The capital is Brasília, and the most-populated city is São Paulo. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas. It's Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats
Alecs DeLarge - S950 Bumps
Bristol’s own Alecs DeLarge returns to the surface after a bit of a hiatus with the 11-track S950 Bumps instrumental tape.
I was worried that my four fans (hi Mum) might think that I was dead, so to show you I'm still about (lol) here's some hot and spicy snacks cooked up on a half dead S950 & my MPC 2000. The bonus tracks were made along with another batch of unreleased beats I did on the S900 in Spring - now is as good a time as ever to release them so enjoy a rare treat from the vaults.
The Suburban Plaza - Your Real Good Friends
Rochester collective The Suburban Plaza spread their unique combination of rock, soul and punk across six tracks on the Your Real Good Friends EP. The project billed as “a love story inspired by the people that inspire us” is chock full of shimmering production and sweet harmonies that conjure the sounds of The Dream, Thundercat, Quadron and Raphael Saadiq.
Kunfu - Attacking With The Smoothness
Nuremburg producer Kunfu follows the 2017 single "Underground Is My Style" with Attacking With The Smoothness. The 16-track boom bap revival project, which includes the single, is out now on limited-edition black or red 180-gram vinyl via Postpartum Records. Not every project is worth copping on vinyl. This is one to consider.