Soul With a Hole: Peanut Butter Wolf Podcast

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Nice all 45s soul mix compiled by Peanut Butter Wolf. Download here.


Free Gucci Mane Mix Presented by Diplo

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Free Gucci Mane mix up on Mad Decent. Listened to this today and give it an enthusiastic thumbs up. Diplo never disappoints.


Brasil Meu Amor Vol. 1

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Here’s another great Brazilian mix courtesy of DJ Ferrari. I’ve been finding a lot of Brazilian records as of late so I was thinking about getting started on Braziliance Volume 2. Until then, enjoy this killer mix. If you dig, you can download Volume 2 on his site as well as many other mixes. Lots of record porn on his site too!

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Brasil Meu Amor Vol. 1 Tracklisting:

Vanusa – Ponte Aerea: 15 Horas
Arthur Verocai – Caboclo
D’Angelo – Padre Cicero
Carlos Pedro – Tudo Muda Toda Hora
Claudia – Frente Fria
Marcos Valle – Vinte e Seis Anos de Vida Normal
Os Brazoes – Espiral
Caetano Veloso – Tropicalia
Gal Costa – Tuareg
Som Imaginario – Ue
Arthur Verocai – Velho Parente
Piri – Porta Do Sol
Nonato Buzar – Verao Vermelho
Celia – No Boca Do Sol
Secos e Molhados – Sangue Latino
Paulo Bagunca – Cristina
Mutantes – Ave Lucifer
Trio Mocoto – Nao Adianta
Cleo Galante – Momentos de Cada Dia
O Bando – Quem Sabe
O Terco – Longe Sem Direcao
Tuca – Pra Voce Com Amor
Golden Boys – Berimbau
Jorge Ben – Porque e Proibido Pisar Na Grama
Toquinho – Carolina Carol Bela
Rubinho e Mauro Assumpcao – No Munda Da Lua
Assim Assado – Pedacos
Liverpool – Voce Gosta
Gal Costa – Baby


Edan’s Echo Party

Thursday, December 3, 2009

T his is a video for Edan’s latest release, Echo Party, quite possibly one of the wildest mixtapes ever made. Edan was given access to the Traffic Ent. Group’s back catalog of old school rap labels like Magic Records, Chocolate Star, and P&P, and asked to create something entirely new. He could have gone the simple mixtape route, but instead Edan has created a 30-min record of dance, rap and punk, utilizing everything from turntables, tape echo, guitar, moog and maybe even kazoos. Crazy, but genius stuff.

CDs are in stores now. Stones Throw was taking pre-orders for the LP but looks like they are all sold out. Too bad because each LP was going to feature individualized art by Edan himself.

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Into The Fire: An African Mix

Monday, November 30, 2009

M y first exposure to African music (and I think this is true for a lot of people) was Fela Kuti. His records regularly, albeit inaccurately, show up in funk bins and through the years I’ve obtained a bunch of his titles. Ignorantly, I thought that Fela Kuti was the end of the road for African music and it wasn’t until many years later that I realized Africa has one of the richest music histories; Kuti was just the gateway drug.

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My infatuation with African music started a little over a year ago when I stumbled upon a comp called Ghana Soundz released by UK based Soundway Records. The comp explored rare, and for many, previously unheard of afro-beat, afro-funk and afro-fusion sounds from Ghana. I had also recently discovered Voodoo Funk, Frank Gossner’s blog documenting his time living in Africa with the sole mission of re-discovering Africa’s long lost archives of music. In some cases he sourced and found many of the artists who’s records he unearthed in dusty basements and abandoned warehouses. The stories of his travels are fascinating enough to write a book about, and in actuality, director Leigh Iacobucci followed Gossner during some of his time in Africa and will be releasing a documentary called Take Me Away Fast (see trailer below).

“Take Me Away Fast” Trailer from Leigh Iacobucci on Vimeo.

Frank also has a ton of mixes up on his blog highlighting some of his African finds. Some of my favorites are his Big Beats, Sweet Talks, and Psychedelic Aliens, Everybody Get Down and African Heat mixes, although they are all pretty fantastic. I’ve learned a lot from his blog and mixes alone, not to mention scored a bunch of great African titles from him. He also has had his hand in a number of reissue projects, including the amazing reissue of Pax Nicholas’ uber rare solo album, Na Teef Know the Road of Teef.

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Everyone seems to be catching on to the hypnotic quality of African music as Soundway continues to release superb compilations (their latest Ghana Special is a must have) as well as Analog Africa, who’s comps are amongst the best across any genre. Academy Records has also recently reissued three rare African records, Ofege’s Try and Love, one of the best psychedelic Afro records out there, as well as SJOB Movement’s A Move in the Right Direction and Mebusas’ Blood Brothers. These compilations and reissues are a great place to start exploring the depths of African music, although I must warn you: addiction may ensue.

For the past year I’ve focused most of my attention on African records, and to punctuate this post I’ve made my first African mix. There is no real focus to this mix, just tracks that I dig and think may be a good introduction to the African sound. I am by no means an expert on African music, but strongly believe that stuff like this needs to be preserved, remembered and heard by anyone willing to listen. I hope you enjoy it.

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Into the Fire Tracklisting:
01. Bob Pinodo – Africa
(from Show Master of Africa, 1978)
02. Uhuru Dance Band – Biribi
(from The Sound of Africa, 1975)
03. Bunzu Soundz – Zinabu
(from Bunzu Soundz, 1977)
04. Ogyatanaa – Akosua Manu
(from Yerefrefre, 1975)
05. Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou – Minsatole Mi Dayi Homin
(from Volume 1, 1972/1983)
06. Orchestre Picoby Band – Jo Ahi Nou Se
(from Jo Ahi Nou Se/Vikoue 7″, 197?)
07. The Big Beats – Kyenkyema
(from Kyenkyema/Mi Nsumoo Bo Donn 7″, 197?)
08. K Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas – Kyenkyen Bi Adi M’awu
(from Self Titled, 1976)
09. Ebo Taylor – Heaven
(from Self Titled, 1978)
10. Sweet Talks – Eyi Su Ngaangaa
(from The Kusum Beat, 1976)
11. Dan Satch – Je Nr’okan
(from Je Nr’okan/Woman Pin Down 7″, 1971)
12. Avolonto Honore – Na Mi Do Gbe Hue Nu
(from La Mort N’a Pas De Date Fixe, 197?)
13. The Funkees – Break Through
(from Break Through/Slipping Into Darkness 7″, 197?)
14. One World – I Need Your Help
(from Victory, 197?)
15. The Apostles – Play Girl
(from Self Titled, 197?)
16. SJOB Movement – You Only Live Once
(from A Move in the Right Direction, 197?)
17. Thony Shorby Nwenyi – No Wrong Show
(from Sweet Funk Music, 1978)
18. Akeeb Kareem – Tomorrow
(from Blackman, 1972)


New Lil’ Wayne Mixtape: No Ceilings

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Proper

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No Ceilings:

01 Swag Surfin‘
02 Ice Cream Paint Job
03 D.O.A.
04 Interlude
05 Wasted
06 Watch My Shoes
07 Break Up [ft. Short Dawg & Gudda Gudda]
08 Banned From TV
09 Throw It in the Bag (Remix)
10 I Think I Love Her [ft. Tyga & Shanell]
11 Interlude #2 [ft. Shanell]
12 Wetter
13 I’m Good [ft. T-Streets]
14 Poke Her Face [ft. Jae Millz]
15 Run This Town
16 I Gotta Feeling
17 Outro


Winds of Change

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

As promised, here’s the first installment of the Dreams in Audio seasonal mixtape series, Winds of Change. In picking tracks for this mix I couldn’t decide if they should be songs that evoke feelings of Fall or if they should actually be about it. There’s a mix of both here, a lot of them having that rainy day feel, but I tried to throw a few in there that were more exciting and signaled change and transformation. I found myself gravitating towards folk and stuff of that nature, and then segued into a little bit of jazz. I haven’t had a chance to listen to the mix as a whole so I’m not sure exactly how all of the songs will sound together. The track listing is kind of all over the place, but hopefully it’s something people will dig. Enjoy.

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Track Listing:
01. Marj Snyder –Rain
from Let the Sun Shine (1972)
02. Vashti Bunyan – Come Wind Come Rain
from Just Another Diamond Day (1970)
03. Nico – The Fairest of the Seasons
from Chelsea Girl (1967)
04. Arthur Verocai – Caboclo
from Arthur Verocai (1973)
05. Terry Callier – Occasional Rain
from Occasional Rain (1972)
06. Catherine Howe – On A Misty Morning
from What A Beautiful Place (1971)
07. Tomaz Pengov – Cakajoc Nase, Brat
from Odpotovanja (1973)
08. Roger Rodier – L’Herbe
from “L’Herbe”/”Tu Viendras” (196?)
09. Gary Marks – Autumn Eyes
from Gathering (1973)
10. Happy End – Collecting the Wind
from Kazemachi Roman (1971)
11. Majic Ship – We Gotta Live On
from Majic Ship (1970)
12. Windflower – Winddance
from Windflower (1974)
13. Alzo – Looks Like Rain
from Looking For You (1971)
14. John Fahey – Uncloudy Day
from Blind Joe Death (1967)
15. Brainticket – Cosmic Wind
from Celestial Ocean (1973)
16. Bobbi Humphrey – Rain Again
from Satin Doll (1974)
17. Dorothy Ashby – Windmills of My Mind
from Dorothy’s Harp (1969)
18. Philip Catherine – November
from Stream (1972)
19. Grant Green – Lullaby of the Winds
from Grant’s First Stand (1961)
20. The Mike Taylor Trio – Two Autumns
from Trio (1967)
21. Ian Carr’s Nucleus – Changing Times
from Solar Plexus (1971)
22. Jothan Callins – Winds of Change
from Winds of Change (1975)
23. The Khan Jamal Creative Arts Ensemble – Breath of Life
from Drum Dance to the Motherland (1972)


A Song For The Highway

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I was off getting married and honeymooning in Maui, but I’m back and wanted to post this mix that me and the wifey handed out to our wedding guests. It’s basically a mix of songs that are meaningful to our relationship in one way or another. Obviously, many of them strike a romantic chord, but others are like time capsules, bringing us back to specific moments in our relationship, while others are simply songs that we both enjoy. Needless to say, it’s a very sentimental mix to us, and we hope it’s something others will enjoy.

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Tracklisting:
01. Give Me The Right by Ken Boothe
from Mr. Rock Steady (1968)
02. Fly by Nick Drake
from Bryter Lyter (1970)
03. Dedicada a Ela by Arthur Verocai
from Arthur Verocai (1972)
04. Where Do You Go (My Lovely) by Peter Sarstedt
from The Darjeeling Limited Soundtrack (2007)
05. Quelqu’un M’a Dit by Carla Bruni
from Quelqu’un M’a Dit (2003)
06. Amigo by Satwa
from Satwa (1973)
07. The Greatest by Cat Power
from The Greatest (2006)
08. L’Arena by Ennio Morricone
from The Mercenary (1968) & Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2005)
09. California Dreaming by Lee Moses
from Time & Place (1970)
10. Vinte E Seis Anos De Vida Norm by Marcos Valle
from Garra (1971)
11. Yumeji’s Theme by Umebayashi Shigeru
from In the Mood For Love Soundtrack (2001)
12. Anyone Else But You by Michael Cera & Ellen Page
from The Juno Soundtrack (2007)
13. The Hard Sell Tour (Excerpt) by DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
from The Hard Sell (2008
14. Quelque Part On M’attend by Benjamin Biolay & Chiara Mastroianni
from Home (2005)
15. Miles to Go by Mack Sigis Porter
from Peace on You (1972)
16. La La Bam-Bam by The Congos
from Heart of the Congos (1977)
17. Diana in the Autumn Wind by The Gap Mangione Trio
from Diana in The Autumn Wind (1968
18. All I Want Is You by Barry Louis Polisar
from the Juno Soundtrack (2007)
19. Na Boca Do Sol by Arthur Verocai
from Arthur Verocai (1972)
20. Don’t Huzzle For Love by The Apostles
from Black is Beautiful (1973)
21. Northern Sky by Nick Drake
from Bryter Lyter (1970)
22. West Coast by Coconut Records
from Nighttiming (2008)
23. Baby Now That I’ve Found You by Alton Ellis
from Sings Rock & Soul (1967)

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Sweet Soul Mix

Monday, September 21, 2009

Mixes like these make you realize just how much incredible music is out there. I haven’t gotten into 45s too much, but this mix definitely tips me in that direction. The theme here is simple: sweet soul music. Thanks to Hammertime for putting this one together.

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DJ Quik – Criminally Slept On

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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Matthew Africa was kind and talented enough to put together this mix of the sorely underrated DJ Quik. Besides Dre, I don’t think anyone else has had a bigger impact on the sound of LA rap over the past 20 years, yet he remains criminally slept on. These 39 tracks give a great overview of the man’s career that is certainly far from over. You can read more at Matthew Africa’s blog and download his mix which comes highly recommended. Great Labor Day weekend listening right here. Enjoy.

Tracklisting

1. America’z Most Complete Artist
2. Sweet Black Pussy
3. Loked Out Hood
4. Get At Me
5. Down, Down, Down feat. Suga Free
6. Tonite
7. Pitch In On A Party
8. I Don’t Wanna Party wit U
9. We Still Party
10. Let’s Get Down (Tony Toni Toné)
11. Let Me Know (Hi-C)
12. Up ‘N Da Club (2nd II None)
13. Hand In Hand
14. Black Mercedes feat. Nate Dogg
15. Do I Love Her? feat. Suga Free
16. Don’t Walk Away feat. Suga Free
17. Safe + Sound
18. You’z A Ganxta
19. Dollaz + Sense
20. U Ain’t Fresh! feat. Erick Sermon
21. Til Jesus Comes
22. Tha Truth Is… (Mausberg)
23. Trouble RMX
24. Jus Lyke Compton
25. Trust No Bitch (Penthouse Players Clique)
26. Born & Raised In Compton
27. Summer Breeze
28. So Many Wayz
29. 50 Ways feat. Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men
30. Speed
31. Sex Crymee
32. Ni**az Still Trippin’ feat. Hi-C
33. Smoke II Much (Fixxers)
34. So Good (Fixxers)
35. Can You Work Wit Dat (Fixxers)
36. I Got That Feelin’
37. Me Wanna Rip Your Girl
38. Chocolate Lover feat. Sexy Leroy & the Chocolate Lovelitez
39. One On 1 feat. El DeBarge

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