31 December 2012

More Mitzi: Tape 11

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The latest tape from Mitzi is a short, happy, sweet mix of house and funk including that track 'Gee Up' by Kindness and a remix of Sunshine Anderson's 'Heard It All Before' among others. Although I'm not sure who the remix is by. Last track is whopper too. Tracklist to follow. Enjoy:


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Check out some previous Mitzi mixes I've posted here, all just as funky.
And have a happy new year.

28 December 2012

2 mixes by Blood Diamonds


Ah, Christmas.

Blood Diamonds' recent Dazed Digital mix, lots of sweet beats, reminds me a little of the Eton Messy mixes. That last tune is some unexpected Japanese pop music that I cannot get out of my head now, be warned.


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Trackist:
1. Clouds Across Face - Andrew Thomas
2. Poloniusz Style - Pol_On
3. Cut A Hole - Jay Shepheard, Martin Dawson
4. Come to the City - The War on Drugs
5. Two Dots - Lusine
6. My World - Ambassadeurs
7. Meant to Be - Nocturnal Sunshine
8. How Did I Get Here - ODESZA
9. vvi+h You - Taquwami
10. Antiochus IV Epiphanes - Grimes
11. Getting me Down -Blawan
12. Jackson - Super Pitcher
13. Clutch - Pearson Sound
14. Dancing Mountains - M83
15. There Will Be Tears - Frank Ocean
16. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Tsukematsukeru

Also: a mix by Blood Diamonds from last year. Slightly eclectic collection of tunes, lots of upbeats and different style tunes mixed really well together. Also includes Sunchyme by Dario G, so you know it's good.


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Tracklist:
1. de Montevert – The Ghost
3. Chalices of the Past – Slow Dance
4. Dario G – Sunchyme
5. Star Slinger – Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins Rework)
6. Adeptus – Sonique Remix
7. D’eon – Kill a Man with a Joystick
8. Baths – Pop Song
9. Avey Tare – Lucky1
10. Yazoo – Don’t Go
11. Clive Tanaka – Neu Chicago
12. Evan Voytas – Tomorrow Night We’ll go Anywhere
13. Seeing Suge – Breaking

http://blooddiamondsmusic.com/
https://soundcloud.com/blooddiamonds

P.S.
Listen to one of his own tunes, Ritual. (You can hear the Sunchyme influence):


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26 December 2012

The Story of Funk - 3 part BBC 6 Music radio show with Pam Grier


Pam Grier (most famous for her role as Foxy Brown) narrates a BBC 6 Music 3 part documentary about the history of funk.  Really well put together and perfect for lazy post-Christmas listening.  Available to listen again for a few more days. For more info about the documentary click here, or just click below to go straight into listening on the BBC iplayer:

Part 1: Funk Used To Be A Bad Word
(available for 3 more days)

Part 2: Let's Take It To The Stage
(available for 4 more days)

Part 3: From P-Funk To G-Funk
(available for 5 more days)

18 December 2012

Kim Ann Foxman's RBMA Headphone Highlights show

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Another really enjoyable Headphone Highlights show from Red Bull Music Radio -  this time Kim Ann Foxman (of Hercules and Love Affair / general ultra cool DJ fame) plays some sweet old school house jams and a few of her own tracks too. And sounds unbelievably adorable while she's at it. Love that 'Hypnotic Dance' tune. Quality:


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Tracklist:
1 Play The World - JohNick
2 Creature - Kim Ann Foxman
3 Hot (Murk Mix) - Willie Ninja
4 Break Night - The Mole People
5 Jam The Mace - Kenny Dope / House Syndicate
6 Feelin’ Kinda High - Terence FM
7 Give It Up - The Good Men
8 Return It - Kim Ann Foxman
9 Seduce Me - Rave 2001
10 4 You (MK Dub) - 4th Measure Men
11 The Sounds In Da Air - Kenny Dope
12 Sunshine's Theme - Dubtribe
13 That Sound (Pete Heller’s Vocal Mix) - Ralph Falcon
14 Hypnotic Dance - Kim Ann Foxman
15 Atomic Slide (Rise Up & Work NYC) - Fierce Ruling Diva

I previously posted a mini-mix she made for Dazed Digital, click here to check it out or download.

soundcloud.com/kimannfoxman
facebook.com/KIMANNFOXMANpage


17 December 2012

Throne of Blood podcast 13: Vito & Druzzi (The Rapture)


Another quality podcast from Throne of Blood - this time from Vito and Druzzi from The Rapture. New York sounds, sweet beats and bouncy house music:
 
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Tracklist:
1.Tom Ze - Correio De Estacao Do Brais (Druzzi's Edit)
2. Phil Kieran, Burglar Tom, Bush Tetras- Snakes Crawl (East Village Mix)
3. Kerri Chandler - Six Pianos
4. KiNK - Express
5. Tube & Berger, Milan Euringer - Lovebreak (Original Mix)
6. Cajmere, Russoul - Spinnin'(Dub mix)
7. Afefe Iku - Jungle Beats
8. Romanthony - Bring U Up
9. Mark Fanciulli - Body 2 Body
10. Malin Genie - Philly
11. Auntie Flo - Sun Ritual
12. George Mccrae - Rock Your Body (Vito&Druzzi's Edit)

Check out some previous Throne of Blood podcasts here and here.

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soundcloud.com/throneofblood
facebook.com/pages/Throne-of-Blood-Records
therapturemusic.com/home

14 December 2012

Penguin Prison Happy Holidays 2012 mix


Latest mix from Penguin Prison has a bunch of sweet tunes in it. I'm a big fan of Chris Malinchak and Isaac Tichauer - both from the French-Express label.*


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Tracklist:
1. Kavinsky vs. Holy Ghost! - Night 'Booty' Call
2. Bonar Bradberry - Stop & Look (feat. Steven Odyssey Collazo)
3. Pat Lok - Yes Game (Bit Funk Remix)
4. Shindu - Just Go (Reflex Remix)
5. Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman (Nelue Rework)
6. Destiny's Child - Say My Name (Cyril Hahn Remix)
7. Chris Malinchak - So Good To Me
8. Classixx - Stranger Love (RAC Mix)
9. Metronomy - Everything Goes My Way (Psychemagik Remix)
10. Isaac Tichauer - Obsession
11. Munga - Let's Work It Out (The Living and Dying are the Same Thing Mix)

P-p-p-pick up a previous Penguin Prison post - peruse it, if it pleases you, pal; push this pronto!

soundcloud.com/penguin-prison
penguinprison.com/

*French Express is the home of Perseus, check this mix out if you haven't already, everything he does is amazing.

13 December 2012

Kajko - Race Through Space mix #3


Love when I get sent sweet mixes - this one is from Poland's Kajko and full of quality beats. Hadn't heard that 'Slow Notion' tune before, it's amazing. Tracklist below, free download too if you go like his page here.
 
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Tracklist:
01 Chromatics – Cherry
02 Jetlag – TFF
03 Karmon feat. Terry Shand – Take My Hand
04 Cassian – On & On
05 Last Robots – Intergalactica
06 Touch Tone – Make Believe (Chordashian Remix)
07 Le Youth – Dance With Me (Octochamp Remix)
08 Plastic Plates – Things I Didn´t Know I Loved (Bufi Remix)
09 Seasfire – How Do You Sleep (Mighty Mouse Remix)
10 L’Equipe du Son – Slow Notion (Dubka Remix)
11 Lana Del Rey – Ride (Wes James Remix)

facebook.com/KAJK0
facebook.com/digfordisco

Check out the awesome site digfordisco.com/ too.

12 December 2012

More Moshigogo: Best of 2012 mix


Was hoping Moshigogo would do a winter mix, and here it is! A look back over 2012 and a lovely feel good buzz to it. Love the sound, all those 90s samples. Tunes from one of my favourites Perseus and Poolside, Lancelot, Finnebassen, Saint Etienne, Van She, Florence, Whitney and Sia:


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Moshigogo made a mix just using tunes that sampled 90s RnB. It's amazing, check it out here if you missed it before.

Also, if you haven't heard the Dazed Digital mix that Perseus made, listen here. It still gets a good ol' fashioned listening to on the regular in Swooner Towers.

soundcloud.com/moshigogo

11 December 2012

Magic Tape 28


Last Magic Tape of 2012! Always a pleasure.


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09 December 2012

Mayer Hawthorne Red Bull Fireside Chat radio show


Let the calming tones of Mayer Hawthorne's voice and his gorgeous soul tunes wash over you and set you at ease this Sunday afternoon. He talks about his influences and plays a load of his sweet tunes; he's one cool dude.


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Tracklist
1 Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out - Mayer Hawthorne And The County
2 Prelude - Mayer Hawthorne
3 When I Said Goodbye  - Mayer Hawthorne And The County
4 I Wish It Would Rain -  Mayer Hawthorne
5 One Track Mind  - Mayer Hawthorne
6 Let Me Know - Mayer Hawthorne
7 Maybe So, Maybe No  - Mayer Hawthorne
8 Green Eyed Love - Mayer Hawthorne
9 I Need You - Mayer Hawthorne
10 I Still Love You - Nottz feat. Mayer Hawthorne

mayerhawthorne.com/
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08 December 2012

2 Henrik Schwarz sets: Electronic Beats Radio & Boiler Room Berlin


Two for one day on sweet Henrik Schwarz sets at Swooner Tune Emporium, just in case you need your Friday evening beats sorted. First is a set he did for Electronic Beats on Flux fm a couple of weeks ago: such good tunes; house and deep house beats. Although you think they would've spelled his name right:



And second: I watched him live on Boiler Room Berlin last week and it was amazing, particularly as he didn't have any headphones on. Check it out below or here if you want to watch it. (I get too distracted by the audience members and have usually filled my daily cringe quota after about ten minutes.)


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Love that 'Once Again' track he did with Kuniyuki which features on both mixes.

henrikschwarz.com/
soundcloud.com/henrikschwarz
electronicbeats.net/
boilerroom.tv/

07 December 2012

Breakbot's Electronic Beats Radio Session


Breakbot's mix for Electronic Beats Radio Sessions from a couple of weeks ago starts with 'Automatic' by the Pointer Sisters and goes from there with sweet, chilled, french infused disco, soul and beats. Lots of edits (pretty sure I hear a snippet of 'Midas Touch' by Midnight Star in there), and some impressive mixing. A few of his own tunes such as  'By Your Side' and 'One Out Of Two'- thrown in - SWOON!



How has this only 200 views?! It seems to finish at the 1 hour 5 minute mark but I can live with that. I saw him live recently in Rome, I'd highly recommend it if you ever have the opportunity.  Go get 'By Your Side' too, it's deadly.

facebook.com/breakbot
electronicbeats.net/

05 December 2012

Ivan Smagghe Boiler Room Paris set



Ivan Smagghe plays with Pachanga Boys this Saturday in The Button Factory.
Tickets €15, limited €10 early bird tickets via Resident Advisor.

ivansmagghe.com/
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hiddenagendaclub.com

03 December 2012

Solomun Zoologica Guest Mix November 2012


Can't get enough of Solomun and the Diynamic label. This set has tunes by Stars on 33, Kolombo, H.O.S.H and Solomun's remix of the Luca C / Brigante / Roisin Murphy tune Flash Of Light - always a sound for sore ears. It also has the Karmon remix of 'Where I Stand' by Single which is great, and a sweet Tribe Called Quest remix. Lots of lovely, boppy hip-hop beats and deep house, nothing too heavy. It's only Monday after all, simmer down.


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Check out a radio show by another of Diynamic's artists Adriatique here. And another by H.O.S.H here, both brilliant.

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soundcloud.com/solomun/tracks