Pharoah Saunders 'Love In Us All'
mixtape mondays Chairman Mao x Impulse Records
Whether you celebrate Colombus Day or Indigenous People's Day or the Introduction of Syphillis To Europe Day, it's still Mixtape Mondays cotdammit (!) Enjoy your night off (and our night off) with a few mixes from the likes of Flying Lotus (a new leak from his work on the Grand Theft Auto 5 soundtrack in the form of a broadcast from his virtual GTA5 radio station FlyLo FM), Chairman Mao (the DJ and hip-hop scholar, not the former communist dictator) running through the best of Impulse Records for his RBMA show, and the always-dependable LeftO. Click through to start your week with music discovery, not the other thing.
Flying Lotus x GTA 5 FlyLo FM mix
This new Flying Lotus blend, titled Heart Racing Mix will live inside the new, box office destroying GTA 5 game. FlyLo kicks off with your favorite beat from Until The Quiet Comes and proceeds through gems from Tyler, The Creator and Outkast, interspersed with exclusive and unreleased goodies from FlyLo himself. Tune in to FlyLo FM below:
mixtape mondays Chairman Mao x Impulse Records
The homie Chairman Mao just posted his newest mix for RBMA radio over at Egotrip, what he describes as " an autumnal soundtrack for all y’alls consisting of a few of my favorites from the Impulse Records catalog." Which is all you really need to know in order to sign up, but for those who remain not-knowing, find below a few words about the Impulse legacy below to chew on while you savor the mix.
Impulse Records was one of the most storied and important jazz labels of the 1960s – a haven for different generations of forward thinking musicians as reflected by its slogan (“The New Wave of Jazz is on…”). In “Impulse-ive Moods,” the latest episode of his “Across 135th Street” program, Jeff “Chairman” Mao selects a few personal favorites from the label’s catalog. While the spiritual big poppa of Impulse artists, John Coltrane, is of course represented (with Live at Birdland’s “Your Lady”), so too is the work of his collaborators (Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison’s baritone-sax heavy “Half and Half”) and the new breed experimentalists Trane mentored (Albert Ayler’s meditative “Our Prayer”; Archie Shepp’s take on Duke Ellington’s “Prelude to a Kiss”). Elsewhere, Yusef Lateef springs Middle Eastern sounds on a receptive South Philly crowd, Charles (“Such nimble fingers” – © Guru) Mingus drops that bass to the delight of Gang Starr Foundation fans, Roy Haynes snaps skulls and snares, and Pharoah Sanders spreads love the Impulse way.
The illest cat out of Belgium (one assumes) LeFtO's mixes are a steady source of new tunes and artists to watch (cf. our recent First Look on Hawk House) mostly because they're so damn eclectic. His selection seems to be driven by some kind of faded algorithim which computes that if you like Tyler, The Creator, maybe you would also like Four Tet? Or this new remix of the Owiny Sigoma Band. Which suits our faded ears just fine, because in fact, we do. And we would. Stream below and scroll down for the tracklist:
Show#558 (New Andrew Ashong, Samiyam, Brrd, Mark Pritchard, Mount Kimbie, Owiny Sigoma Band,...) by Lefto on Mixcloud
ross mchenry - distant oceans pt 2
fulgeance - neverending
oh no - sunwalker
tyler, the creator - garbage
brrd - satan
orlandivo - onde anda o meu amor
sergio ricardo - conversacao de paz
andrew ashong - never dreamed
the internet - sunset ft. yuna zaraai
samiyam - on a limb ft. evidence
pusha t - nosetalgia ft. kendrick lamar
four tet - your body feels
ltgl - lie 4 (pad satyr remix)
eprom - screwface
mark pritchard - make a livin'
gil michell - no friends
mount kimbie - you took your time (lee gamble remix)
mr.carmack - grapevine
fatima - black dough
jonwayne - the come up pt. 2
DJ JDSPORTS aka king krule - she whispered in my ear
yosuke tominaga - ramp
gene russell - get down
Zo aka La chauve souris - be alright
esgar - let's go
salaam remi - levi's place
fusun onal - ah nerede
ugly drums - don't let life (passing by)
forrest - shiny suit man
dawn of midi - dysnomia
joe - slope
owiny sigoma band - sunkenwrecks (pilooski remix)
peshay - kickin it with the piano
stefano torossi - running fast
