The Mixtapes

A mixed bag of tunes that have entered my ears recently, including St. Vincent, BMX Bandits, A Certain Ratio, Tara Jane O’Neil, Owen, Hovvdy, The High Llamas, Fontaines D.C. and Overmono’s remix of the Streets’ Turn the Page.

Track List

1. St. Vincent – Broken Man
2. Fat White Family – Visions of Pain
3. Porij – Gutter Punch
4. A Certain Ratio – Estate Kings
5. BMX Bandits – The World Was Round
6. Sega Bodega – Tears & Sighs
7. Babehoven – Birdseye
8. Tara Jane O’Neil – We Bright
9. Hovvdy – Forever
10. Owen Mount – Cleverest
11. Adult Jazz – Dusk Song
12. Christian Löffler – A Life
13. Parsnip – Kutastha
14. The High Llamas – Yoga Goat
15. Oren Ambarchi – en
16. Yosa Peit – PEPPER PLANE
17. Fontaines D.C. – Starburster
18. Overmono – Turn The Page

A load of musicians and artists doing their thing under the April skies, including Four Tet, Bicep, DJ Tennis, Sorcha Richardson, Kim Gordon, Patti Smith, Nick Mulvey, Adrianne Lenker, the 8-Bit Misfits tackling Prince, Cymande, Jlin and more.

Track List

1. Roma Symphony Orchestra – I Would Die 4 U
2. 8-Bit Misfits – I Would Die 4 U
3. Four Tet – 31 Bloom
4. Bicep – CHROMA 001 HELIUM
5. DJ Tennis – The Outcast (Morgan Geist Mix)
6. Jon Gurd – It’s Over (Extended Mix)
7. Moontalk – On It
8. Maori – One Way
9. Kim Gordon – Dream Dollar
10. Kelly Moran – Butterfly Phase
11. Nick Mulvey – April
12. Adrianne Lenker – Ruined
13. Sorcha Richardson – Oh Oscillator
14. Cheerbleederz – out of body
15. Waxahatchee – 3 Sisters
16. Chastity Belt – Laugh
17. Patti Smith – April Fool
18. Adrianne Lenker – Vampire Empire
19. Niamh Regan – Sweetest Drop
20. Vulfpeck – Miracle
21. syd B – Guilt Trip
22. Cymande – Getting It Back
23. Gossip – Real Power
24. Jlin – Sodalite
25. Moderna – DIE4U (Original Mix)
26. Prince – I Would Die 4 U

According to the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be or you wouldn’t have come here.” Male hares go particularly loopy at this time of year, boxing their male counterparts. Here’s a selection of tunes to see the madness in. I also got to play around with Jacob Collier’s Audience Choir Kontakt 7 instrument, which Native Instruments are giving away free, on the RIshi Sunak-packed intro. With tracks by Yard Act, Idles, Faye Webster, Audiobooks, Crass, Nils Frahm, Mannequin Pussy, Ken Aoki and more.

Track List

1. Yard Act – A Vineyard for the North
2. Idles – Gift Horse
3. Mannequin Pussy – Loud Bark
4. Audiobooks – Black Lipstick
5. Ken Aoki – Free deck
6. Samuraider – Post-apocalyptic Pianos
7. Jacob Collier – Box Of Stars Pt. 1
8. Everything Everything – Dagger’s Edge
9. Julian Lage – Omission
10. Hurray For The Riff Raff – Buffalo
11. Faye Webster – Thinking About You
12. Andy Shauf – Wasted On You
13. Nils Frahm – Butter Notes
14. Crass – Fight War Not Wars (Dub Revolutions Remix)
15. Pissed Jeans – Monsters

“…one of those last wonderful days in October, when the air is balmy and the faded sun tries to pretend it’s spring.” – Jacqueline Susann, Valley of the Dolls.

A mixed bag of tunes including Loraine James, Doja Cat, Animal Collective, Ty Segall, Jorja Smith, Addison Grace, Mykki Blanco and more.

Track List

1. Animal Collective – King’s Walk
2. Arnya Paolo – Funkicide
3. Jackin’ Keys – Jazzmania
4. Dust funk – Endless Wave
5. Loraine James – I DM U
6. Fever Ray – Carbon Dioxide Remix [Avalon Emerson Remix]
7. Doja Cat – Often
8. Prince – Alice Through the Looking Glass
9. Mykki Blanco – Just A Fable
10. Cherry Glazerr – Bad Habit
11. SkitzoBeats2030 – Evening Snacks
12. Ty Segall – Eggman
13. The Howlers – The Boy I Was Before
14. Hemlocke Springs – going…going…GONE!
15. Marnie Stern – Believing Is Seeing
16. yeule – 4ui12
17. Jorja Smith – Try Me
18. Addison Grace – FISH
19. Eric Hilton – Corazón Kintsugi
20. Oneohtrix Point Never – Elseware

A couple of runners told me they listen to these mixes as they pound the streets but their pace is sometimes thrown by me lobbing in some downtempo business. So, mindful of that, here’s a batch of tunes to accompany your run around the block. Hopefully the pace ain’t too much. Featuring tracks by Romy, James Blake, Jalen Ngonda, Sparklehorse, Yussef Dayes, The Chemical Brothers, The Pharcyde, Deep Zone and more.

Track List

1. Catz’n Dogz – Me Me Me
2. FISHER – Take It Off
3. In It Together – Jealous (Extended Mix)
4. The Chemical Brothers – No Reason
5. Hyenah – Afrika Elektra (Angelos & Da Mike Remix)
6. Romy – The Sea
7. Deep Zone – Praise Him (Lift Your Hands Up) [feat. Ceybil Jefferies] (DJ Spen Retroactive Extended Remix)
8. Allison Russell – All Without Within
9. Prince – Alice Through the Looking Glass
10. Kendra Morris – What Are You Waiting For
11. Jalen Ngonda – Come Around and Love Me
12. J. Cole – Work Out
13. The Pharcyde – Runnin’
14. Ghost of Vroom – Still Getting It Done
15. L’Rain – Pet Rock
16. Olivia Rodrigo – bad idea right?
17. The Strokes – The Adults Are Talking
18. The Whitest Boy – Alive Burning
19. Tinashe – Tightrope
20. Sparklehorse – I Fucked It Up
21. Speedy Ortiz – Ghostwriter
22. Ama – Lou Silence
23. Yussef Dayes – Rust (feat. Tom Misch)
24. Puma Blue – Hounds
25. James Blake – Fall Back

Some tracks that have been in my ears over the last couple of days, including myst milano., Dave, LIVINGROOMHIFI, Barker, Hannah Georgas, Betty Davis, Tuung, Public Service Broadcasting and more.

Track List

1. LIVINGROOMHIFI – 5am
2. Angie McMahon – Fireball Whiskey
3. Hannah Georgas – Scratch
4. Becca Mancari – Don’t Even Worry
5. Piers – Give Me A Reason
6. Mall Grab – Everything
7. Barker – Birmingham Screwdriver
8. myst milano. – Thirteen
9. Dave – Meridian
10. Danger Mouse – Locked Up
11. SPELLLING – Under the Sun
12. Betty Davis – Crashin’ From Passion
13. Spanish Love Songs – Lifers
14. Mary Jane Dunphe – Stage of Love
15. Worriers – Cloudy and 55
16. Tuung – Fatally Human
17. Public Service Broadcasting – Night Mail

August? “The odd uneven time,” according to Sylvia Plath. Here’s an odd, uneven selection of tunes, including Lettuce, John Batiste, James Bright, The Giannacci Factory, The Lennings, Berend Intelmann, Genesis Owusu, clear eyes, Tensnake, Shamir, Pozi and more.

Track List

1. Jon Batiste – MOVEMENT 18’ (Heroes)
2. Lettuce – The New Reel (Live)
3. clear eyes – KEEP ME IN MIND (ft. Lyrah)
4. Berend Intelmann – Trip
5. James Bright – Vidorra
6. The Giannacci Factory – Jazz it Up
7. Shamir – Obsession
8. Be Your Own Pet – Worship The Whip
9. Margaret Glaspy – People Who Talk
10. Buck Meek – Paradise
11. The Lennings – Secondhand
12. Pozi – Slightly Shaking Cells
13. Genesis Owusu – Stuck To The Fan
14. Jon Batiste – Butterfly
15. Tensnake – Coma Cat (Purple Disco Machine Extended Re-Work)

A rag bag of electronica, hip-hop, guitars and whiny mofos. Includes J Dilla, Positive K, Girl Ray, The La’s, Aphex Twin, De-Tu, Blur, Art School Girlfriend, Bush Tetras and more.

Track List

1. J Dilla – Geek Down
2. Positive K – Ain’t No Crime
3. Public Enemy – Caught, Can We Get A Witness
4. Aphex Twin – zin2 test5
5. Dustin Wong – Janus Juggles
6. De-Tu – Air Time
7. Noissier – Stalker
8. Avar Garden – Luminance
9. Art School Girlfriend – Laugh My Head Off
10. Girl Ray – Everybody’s Saying That
11. Rain Parade – Green
12. Bush Tetras – They Live in My Head
13. Margaret Glaspy – Act Natural
14. The La’s – Timeless Melody
15. Domenico Scarlatti – Sonate K. 455
16. Blur – The Ballad