DJ Lindsey mixtape
photos by Awol Erizku
This Mixtape Monday okayplayer homegirl DJ Lindsey (she of Negroclash fame, not to mention The Hump, if you know your legendary NY club nights) shared her newest mixtape with us, running through a who's who of future soul favorites from Mt. Kimbie to Kelela with cameos from Janet Jackson, Solange, AlunaGeorge, Lunice, Nina Sky, The Internet & Kaytranada in between--in other words, a few of our favorite now things, all blended together in mixtape form. On the other side of town DJ Green Lantern (he of Eminem/Hot97 fame) broke left and put down a more club friendly blend of EDM tracks with a hip-hop edge for Ultra Radio and ego tripperChairman Mao does what he knows best, unveiling a 'Soul Extravaganza Part 2' for hs RBMA radio show. Click true to get it all in your earbuds instantly...
DJ Lindsey brings her unerring ear for the intersection of the soulful and the electronic to her newest mixtape, a 2013 sequel to the signature style she and fellow selector DJ Language established as the template for their trendsetting Negroclash nights at APT in Manhattan's Meatpacking district. Stream below via Okayplayer's soundcloud and scroll dow for the full tracklisting:
Mount Kimbie "You Took Your Time (DJ Oneman Remix feat. Jeremiah Jae)”
Kingdom "Bank Head (feat. Kelela)
The-Drum "/SYS”
Jessy Lanza "5785021”
Girl Unit "Double Take Part 2 (Original Mix)”
Fantasia "Without Me (feat. Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott)”
Louis Futon "Shoulda Known”
Slava "Girl Like Me”
Nina Sky "Day Dreaming”
Janet Jackson " Someone To Call My Lover (Giraffage Remix)”
Solange "Lovers in the Parking Lot”
Tiny Hearts "Snowcold”
Lunice "Fancy Forty”
AlunaGeorge "You Know You Like It (Dj Snake Remix)”
Lucki Eck$ "Love It”
Kid Cudi "Girls (feat. Too $hort)”
Rico Love "They Don't Know”
B O S C O "Black Book”
Destiny's Child "Nuclear”
Zomby "Labyrinth”
Dr. Derg "Alltherightthings”
The Internet "Dontcha”
KAYTRANADA "At All”
Rated crate digger Jeff Mao unveils part two of his "Soul Extravaganza" for his RBMA Radio Show Across 135th Street. As the official description reads:
In the latest installment of “Across 135th Street,” vinyl obsessive Jeff “Chairman” Mao delves into his cache of vintage 45s for another exploration of soulful sounds both moody and uplifting (with a few detours into the deep end of the funk pool for good measure). Melancholia is well represented in the unrequited romantic yearnings of the mysterious Archie Williams and Company, Motor City ensemble The Twenty Dollar Friendship (later known as the Ghetto Friendship) and the string-laden depression of Chicago’s The Fugitives (whose “Love Come Down” is not an Evelyn “Champagne” King cover – though that would’ve been ill). Bitterness is accounted for in the form of Tina Turner’s fearsome “You Got What You Wanted.” But equally musically rugged is D.C. funk pioneers The Young Senators’ “Ringing Bells (Sweet Music),” guaranteed to be the hoardest, ass-kicking-est fuzz guitar-fueled love song you’ve heard in a District minute. As Joe Bataan’s house(-on-the-hill) music contemplations (“What Good Is a Castle, Part 2”) give way to The Flairs’ sweet espousals of theft and the unguarded optimism of the Soul Brothers Six, Merv Murphy and the Detroit Emeralds, before you know it, “Things Are Looking Up.” We conclude our program with a smooth reading of a Eugene McDaniel-Roberta Flack classic by North Carolinians, the Saints, that’s as virtuous as the crew’s name suggests. Searching for soul, or simply soul searching?
In the latest installment of “Across 135th Street,” vinyl obsessive Jeff “Chairman” Mao delves into his cache of vintage 45s for another exploration of soulful sounds both moody and uplifting (with a few detours into the deep end of the funk pool for good measure). Melancholia is well represented in the unrequited romantic yearnings of the mysterious Archie Williams and Company, Motor City ensemble The Twenty Dollar Friendship (later known as the Ghetto Friendship) and the string-laden depression of Chicago’s The Fugitives (whose “Love Come Down” is not an Evelyn “Champagne” King cover – though that would’ve been ill). Bitterness is accounted for in the form of Tina Turner’s fearsome “You Got What You Wanted.” But equally musically rugged is D.C. funk pioneers The Young Senators’ “Ringing Bells (Sweet Music),” guaranteed to be the hoardest, ass-kicking-est fuzz guitar-fueled love song you’ve heard in a District minute. As Joe Bataan’s house(-on-the-hill) music contemplations (“What Good Is a Castle, Part 2”) give way to The Flairs’ sweet espousals of theft and the unguarded optimism of the Soul Brothers Six, Merv Murphy and the Detroit Emeralds, before you know it, “Things Are Looking Up.” We conclude our program with a smooth reading of a Eugene McDaniel-Roberta Flack classic by North Carolinians, the Saints, that’s as virtuous as the crew’s name suggests. Searching for soul, or simply soul searching?
DJ Green Lantern says: "Here's my guest mix for Ultra Music Radio that originally aired on iHeartRadio's Electric Sound Stage on 11.15.13." We says: "Thanks." From EDM takes on Dr. Dre on Kanye West to Okayfuture cats to watch like Bro Safari to exclusive productions and "Evil Genius" edits, this is everything you'd want from a EDM mixtape created from a b-boy perspective. Stream below, scroll down for full tracklist.
Green Lantern x Valentino Khan "Know About Me"
GTA "The Crowd" (Green Refix)
DJ Snake "Birthday Song" (Green Refix)
London Future x Djemba Djemba (Green Refix)
Daft Punk "Aerodynamic" remix (Green Edit)
Dash Berlin "California Love" (Green Refix)
Luminox "Tantrum" (Green Refix)
Matt Zo "Pyramid Scheme" (Branchez Remix / Green Edit)
12th Planet x ProtoHype x Killagraham "Brick" (Green Refix)
Showtek "Slow Down" (Austin Millz Remix/ Green Edit)
DJ Snake x YellowClaw x Spanker "Slow Down"
Green Lantern "Show Me" (Bootleg)
Young Felix x YellowClaw "Dancehall Champion"
Brillz "Fuzzy Peach" (LoudPVck remix)
Oliver "Night Is On My Mind" (Dillon Francis remix/ Green Refix)
Kanye West "Higher" (Green Refix)
Bro Safari x Zeds Dead "The Drop / Jericho" (Green Edit)
Dr. Dre "Still Dre" x Snoop Dogg "G Thing" (Green Twerk Refix)
TWRK "Living Room”
