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The Mixtapes

If we still lived in the age of the cassette I’d lovingly put this together for you on a TDK and pop it through your letter box (if, that is, letter boxes are still a thing). Anyway, instead, mixtapes from my ears to yours are available on mixcloud, where there is no need to craft hand-written labels that demonstrate my love and affection. Mostly, these mixtapes are what I’ve been listening to during the week; new releases, tunes I’ve encountered for the first time, old favourites and stuff I’ve dredged up – you know the score, you’ve got your own music collection. Hope you enjoy. x

Return to your sitting position and listen…

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

Under the April skies…

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

Forces tearing us apart…

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

My attention span is lacking of late…

An assorted sack of tracks for February, including Martin HERRS, Paranoid London, Justice, Post Industrial Boys, The Smile, Nightbus, Chloe Slater, Cymande, Weber & Weber, Brittany Howard, Nick Andre and more.

Track List

  1. Audiobooks – The Doll
  2. Lotus Land Pilot – Just
  3. Martin HERRS – 108 (Early Night Mix)
  4. Heartworms – Consistent Dedication
  5. Paranoid London – GRNDR
  6. Claudio Casanueva – Electronic Voices
  7. Hank Lotion – Need a Chick
  8. Justice – Generator
  9. Pfreud – Le Dub Lunaire
  10. Willy7one – Cosmos
  11. Alan Watts – Mechanical universe
  12. Post Industrial Boys – 1971
  13. Spector – An American Warehouse in London
  14. The Smile – Under Our Pillows
  15. Nightbus – Mirrors
  16. Nightbus – Exposed to Some Light
  17. King Isis – im fine, thx 4 asking
  18. Chloe Slater – 24 hours
  19. Agnes Hartwich – Cult Leader (Golden Retriever)
  20. SOFY – No Drama
  21. Audiobooks – Tryna Tryna Take Control
  22. Cymande – Dove
  23. Shambala, Tony Thomas – Follow My Groove (Original Mix)
  24. Weber & Weber – What If… (Short Edit)
  25. Mr. ThruouT – Bad Man
  26. The Last Dinner Party – Nothing Matters
  27. Brittany Howard – Power To Undo
  28. Nick Andre – Be Forever

Thank you, thank you, aaaah, alright, we’re ready…

A mixed bag of tunes for November, including FIZZ, Blockhead, Danny Brown, Knopp, Pink Pantheress, LOL Kitten, The Salsoul Orchestra, Olivia Dean, Mike Square and more.

Track List

  1. Blockhead – AAU Tournaments
  2. Danny Brown – Ain’t My Concern
  3. Scream – DC Special Sha La La
  4. FIZZ – The Secret To Life
  5. Sicania Soul – Starlite (Danny Krivit Re-Edit)
  6. The Salsoul Orchestra – Ooh I Love It (Danny Krivit Edit)
  7. Dennis Cruz – Time Out
  8. Dj Romain – The Finest (Original Mix)
  9. Mike Square – Drops (Instrumental)
  10. knopp – Red bottleneck
  11. LOL – Kitten Morning Lovers (Instrumental)
  12. PinkPantheress – Ophelia
  13. Olivia Dean – Everybody’s Crazy
  14. Royal Blood – There Goes My Cool
  15. FIZZ – The Grand Finale

Reach for the evening snacks…

“…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

Runnin’, crawlin’, burnin’, silence…

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

We hover in the world…

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

Buckle up & enjoy the ride…

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)

Timeless melodies…

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