Mixtape Monday: Erykah Badu x Tony Slowmo, Prefuse 73, House Shoes + More!
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Erykah Badu is having a moment right now, what with her brilliant new cover of "Hotline Bling" and news that a brand new mixtape is on her her release agenda. It's in that spirit that Mixtape Monday brings you a recently-unearthed throwback set of Badu-isms, mixed and compiled by DJ Tony Slowmo (and allegedly recorded on a Radio Shack microphone--it's so DIY!). Waiting behind that is a new set from Prefuse 73, a bit of House Shoes, some Sofie and plenty more. That hotline is starting to bling again, so let's begin.
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The timeless catalog of Erykah Badu doesn't really need any help in the funk department, but what happens when you take her classic cuts and weave them into hip-hop breaks and and even harder-knocking format? You'll have to listen to Tony Slowmo's newest set in order to find out. There's some Milkbone in there, a bit of Nas and plenty more of those classic breaks you've been head-nodding to for years. This one only recently re-appeared online, but it was in truth made way back in 1998, laid down straight to cassette and recorded via...a Radioshack microphone. Still, it brings the goodness. "Apple Tree" over a sparse rimshot and snippets of The Roots' "Proceed"? Check.
Ever the tinkerer, the dimension-bender, the status quo dissenter, Prefuse 73 covers a massive amount of ground in relatively little time on his new "Narco Breakups" mix, which sees the likes of Oddisee, Vince Staples, Fettway and Lianne La Havas all mixing it up (with a little Nils Frahm tossed on the top for good measure). There appear to be absolutely no rules when it comes to Prefuse's mixes--a philosophy that closely mirrors his approach to beat construction. Listen to it below--it's full of surprises.
Tracklist:
1. Quelle Chris - Drugfest 2002
2. Cousin Stizz - Shout Out
3. Vince Staples - Summertime
4. Earl Sweatshirt - Faucet
5. Kacy Hill - Foreign Fields
6. Raury - Devil’s Whisper
7. Empress Of - Standard
8. Oddisee - Meant It When I Said It
9. A$AP Rocky - Dreams
10. Quelle Chris - I Asked God
11. Nils Frahm - Über
12. Lianne La Havas - Good Goodbye
13. Fetty Wap - For My Team
14. Toro y Moi ft. Rome Fortune - Pitch Black
15. Royce Wood Junior - Midas Palm
16. The Weeknd - Shameless
17. Superhumanoids - Do you feel okay? (Prefuse73 remix)
18. Quelle Chris ft. Cavalier - Addiction Cycles
19. DrugFest 2002 outro
The goodness that is House Shoes's Dublab Magic series continued this past week, with the Detroit lion laying down grooves both past and present, always keeping rhythmic ingenuity at the forefront of his sound system.
By this point you should know the deal when it comes to a sofieSOS Radio set: dark murky funk, brilliant-bright dance grooves, dusty beatscapes and very special guests. Her latest show is no exception, with Yung Leem taking the helm for an hour-long set that's got plenty of wild new sh*t you've probably never heard, no matter how many late nights you stayed up traveling down the Weird SoundCloud rabbit hole.
We do our best to keep Mixtape Monday loaded with vibrant hip-hop chops and gritty drums. But damn it, sometimes you just need a mix you can dance your ass off to, and this is one of the finest electro cut-ups we've heard in ages. Sosupersam, (aka Samantha Duenas) who hails from Los Angeles and is right in step with the Soulection camp, has just dropped "SUP?1", an uptempo blend of electro, electro house, electro flips of old trooves and, you guessed it, even more electro. Things start strong and by the time Josh Pan's "If" kicks in, you'll be in heaven. We promise.
Tracklist:
SOSUPERSAM - Head Over Heels (prod. Flaxo)
Masego - Love Be Like (prod. JR Jarris)
Kehlani - Get Away (ESTA. remix)
Billie Black - This Simple Pleasure (prod. Mura Masa)
Josh Pan - If
PYRMDPLAZA - House Bump for Joe Kay
Durkin - Alright
JR Jarris - Aerobics
Kelela - Rewind
BOYSLASHFRIEND - UP2U f. GETOVERHER
BOYSLASHFRIEND - Low Key
Ta-ku - Sunrise Beautiful f. Jordan Rakel
Stro Elliot - Rize
The Internet - Just Sayin / I Tried
CYN - I Know I Will
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It's been far, far too long since the fine work of DJ Spintelect has appeared in his here Mixtape roundup, but thankfully man is back with another top-shelf offering. It hardly gets more Okayplayer-ish than this, with cuts from Talib Kweli, Slum Village, Outkast, Kendrick and the likes all rubbing up one another all nice-like. Here's what Spintelect himself had to say:
It’s been a while since I’ve dropped a new mix, due the fact my Soundcloud was deleted. Years of mixes, remixes and more all deleted but that’s not gonna stop me. So here I have a 2 hour mix to welcome me back to Soundcloud now on The Left Coast Soundcloud, where I’ll began re-uploading some of mixes periodicity. As always thank you for the support and enjoy.
Tracklist:
1.Kanye West- All Of The Lights(Interlude)
2.Weldon Irvine-Morning Sunrise
3.Weldon Irvine-Morning Sunrise(Astrologicial Refix)
4.Cris Williamson-Shine On Straight Arrow
5.Jaylib-The Red
6.Styles P-Ghost Dilla
7.Tupac- I Get Around String Edit
8.Talib Kweli-Colors Of You
9.Outkast-She Lives In My Lap
10.The Singers Unlimited-Clair
11.Slum Village-Players
12.Big Sean-Whatever You Want Ft. Kanye West
13.Rick Gonzalez-Love & Money Ft Prodigy
14.Mos Def-May-December
15.T-Pain-Up & Down(NpR Tiny Desk Live Version)
16.Drake-Closer To My Dreams
17.Pac Div-Fallin'
18.Sara Tascha-Outta My Head
19.Snoop Dogg-Drop It Like It's Hot(Royalty Remix)
20.Missy Elliot-Watcha Gonna Do
21.Alexander Spit-Jeep Trunk Ten
22.Kendrick Lamar-Complexion(A Zulu Love) Ft Rapsody
23.Jamiroquai-Virtual Insanity
24.The Roots-Act Too(The Love Of My Life)
25.Dam-Funk-Rise
26.Bobby Valentino-Everytime You Come Around
27.The Foreign Exchange-All Or Nothing
28.Amy Winehouse-Me And Mr. Jones(AceMyth Remix)
29.Dom Kennedy-When I Come Around
30.Jahkoy-Closer
31.Musiq-ForTheNight
32.Foster Sylers-Montego Bay
33.Living Single Theme Song
34.Rick Ross-Here I Am
35.Usher-Caught Up
36.Overdoz-Last Kiss Ft Pharrell
37.N.E.R.D.-She Wants To Move(Native Tongue Remix)
38.Teedra Moses-Be Your Girl(Kaytranda Edition)
39.Missy Elliot-4 My People(Spintelect Remix)
40.Siroj-Sad Work(Blanco Club Edit)
41.Esta-Only One
42.LAKIM-The World Is Yours
43.Flying Lotus-Do The Astral Plane
44.Bj The Chicago Kid-One In A Million
45.Tink-Million
46.GoldLink-Planet Paradise
47.Big K.R.I.T.-Lac Lac Ft A$AP Ferg
Australian electro engineer Flume (aka Harley Edward Streten) finally got his shot at the BBC Essential Mix series last weekend, and he sure as hell made the most of it. Clocking in at just under two hours, the set is a privileged peek inside Strenten's home library, and we very much like what we see (erm...hear).
Tracklist:
Knxwledge – Nvrending [White Label]
TroyBoi – Do You? [White Label]
Flume – Untitled [White Label]
San Holo – Victory [Monstercat]
Amon Tobin – In Your Own Time (Eprom remix) [Ninja Tune]
Flume – What About Us [Future Classic]
Beyoncé – Ghost (Flume Edit) [White Label]
Hayden James – Beginnings (Flume’s Lost Mix) [White Label]
Ta-ku – Mahal (feat. Chet Faker) (feat. Chet Faker) [HW&W Recordings]
Flume – Untitled [White Label]
Vince Staples – Norf Norf [Def Jam Recordings]
Lapti – First Date [White Label]
Thomas Sholz – Mimesis (Rampue Remix) [O*RS]
Flume – Untitled [White Label]
Kanye West – All Day (Eprom x Salva Remix) [White Label]
Clams Casino – Crystals [White Label]
Matthew Herbert – It’s Only (DJ Koze Remix) [Pampa Records]
Jon Hopkins – Collider [Domino Recording Co]
Fatima Yamaha – What’s A Girl To Do [Dekmantel]
Leon Vynehall – Time [K7 Records]
B***locks Deejays – Worth It (Daggers Remix) [Jacked Recordings]
Kenton Slash Demon – Syko [Future Classic]
Oxia – Domino [Kompact]
Daphni – Ye Ye [Jiaolong]
Trimbal – Confidence Boost (Harmonimix) [R&S Records]
Vic Mensa – Suitcase (feat. Chance The Rapper) [White Label]
Jamie xx – Gosh [Young Turks]
MssingNo – Xe2 [Goon Club Allstars]
Jme – Man Don’t Care (feat. Giggs) (feat. Giggs) [Boy Better Know]
Mssingno – 124th [Goon Club Allstars]
Mura Masa – Lotus Eater [White Label]
Point Point – doubleOreo (San Holo Remix) [White Label]
Losco – Scriptina [White Label]
Mica Levi – Love [Rough Trade]
What could possibly be more proper than a Marley Marl mixtape, ripped straight off the radio from 1989, only to be preserved on cassette and finally uploaded online for the rest of the globe to enjoy? The answer is nothing. Absolutely nothing. This is a little slice of history right here, and you better believe we're spending the entire week with it. As an added bonus, Ultramagnetic MCs & 3rd Bass stop by to catch some wreck.
Ever the reliable purveyor of grooves, Gilles Peterson paid a touching tribute to Roy Ayers on his latest BBC Worldwide show, spinning a solid middle block of fusion-R&B-Jazz from the legendary man. Also in the mix are cuts from Selda, Fania All Stars, Sixtus Preiss and so much more. Savor this one all the way through because you'll be hard-pressed to find a more global-geared set...until next week, that is.
Tracklist:
Roy Ayers – A Tear To A Smile (Polydor)
Mieux – Technotrap (Jazz & Milk)
Sixtus Preiss – Lololo (Affine Records)
Jamie Woon – Thunder (PMR)
Lucas Arruda – Kalunga (Favorite)
Bobby McFerrin – Jubilee (Elektra Musician)
Fania All Stars – Los Bravos (Columbia)
Mbongwana Star – Shégué (World Circuit)
Selda – Yaz Gazeteci Yaz (Finders Keepers Records)
KAEB feat. Jonywayne – There’s No One (Invada)
Demons – The Wrong Person (District Six Records)
Herbert – Smart (Crewdson Remix) (Accidental Records)
Tirzah – Make It Up (Greco-Roman)
::Gilles’ Roy Ayers 75th Birthday Mix::
Roy Ayers – Everybody (Uno Melodic)
Roy Ayers – Destination Motherland (Polydor)
Roy Ayers – Gotta Find a Love (Polydor)
Roy Ayers – You Came Into My Life (Polydor)
Roy Ayers – Hummin’ (Polydor)
Roy Ayers – Shadow (Atlantic)
Johnny Hammond – Back To The Projects (Soul Brothers Records)
Papooz – Ann Wants To Dance (Front Row)
Gaby Hernandez – I Will Keep You (Unreleased)
Gaby Hernandez – Into Oya (Unreleased)
Jerry Gonzalez – Evidence (American Clavé)
African Head Charge – Stebeni’s Theme (Dock Records)
Shara Nelson and the Circuit – Aiming At Your Heart (On-U Records)
Fats Comet – Dub Storm (Rough Trade)
It appears all systems are go over at Music is My Sanctuary, now that its head honcho Lexis has returned from some European travels. Whether he copped boatloads of records during that trip, or just got inspired by the local Sausage in Krakow, it seems this week's set is nothing but rare Polish grooves. We won't complain, we're just going to keep moving to it, even if we don't understand a single word.
Tracklist:
1.Nigdy we wtorek - Piotr Figiel
2. Już Ci nigdy nie przyrzeknę - Bemibem
3. Luiza - Mira
4. Czekam tu (Opole 1969) - Halina Frąckowiak & Grupa ABC
5. Ten nasz zwyczajny świat - Liliana Urbańska
6. Twa tratwa - Tadeusz Prejzner
7. Bossa Nova - Zespół Andrzeja Korzyśnkiego
8. Posłuchaj mnie spokojnie - Zbigniew Wodecki
9. Ajoka - Alex Band
10 .W powszednie dni - Halina Frąckowiak & SBB
11. Wieczór nad rzeką zdarzeń - Andrzej Zaucha
12. Dlaczego nas tam nie ma- Bemibem
13. Kołysanka do lustra - Bernard Kafka i Ewa Bem