This week's Mixtape Mondays picks are so good they will have you falling to the ground like Biz. Kicking things off DJ Spintelect brings some good vibes to your ears with a genre-jumping Middle Of The Week compilation. Question blends together a mix of classic Erykah Badu and DJ UMB collects heartfelt moments from Prince's discography. DJ Rahdu continues on the soulful tip with The Diamond Soul XXXperience. Cut Chemist and DK take a left turn with some post-punk, Ta-Ku x Kit Pop link up as HWLS, and Delroy Edwards adds some syrup to the mix with slowed down funk.
DJ Spintelect is up next with a mix that's middle of the week but never middle of the road. Changing lanes wildly, in fact, from Omarion to Sango to Heavy D. It's all soul of a sort--the hump day sort, presumably. Stream below and scroll down for complete tracklist--complete with some names you haven't heard in a while, to be specific. (What up, Chingy?)
27.Miguel Ft Kendrick Lamar-How Many Drinks(Remix)
28.Ashanti-Happy
29.Drake-Love & Guns
30.Mac Miller-Good Evening
31.Will I Am-Lay Me Down
32.Big Sean Ft Kanye West-Whatever You Want
33.Alexander Spit Ft BAGO-Sluts Kiss French
That Bama loves soul is well-established, but its an almost equal true-ism that Bama loves Badu. So when the BLS blog puts the stamp on a Baduist mix, even we at Okayplayer can trust that Lo Down Loretta Brown herself would be proud.
Any mixtape with a track entitled "Miles Davis discusses Prince" is a keeper.
1. Segue Vanessa Batholomew
2. God Instrumental
3. Temptation (Edit)
4. Creep Live @Coachella
5. Miles Davis Discusses Prince
6. Condition of the Heart
7. Venus De Milo
8. The Ladder
9. Prince dominates the American Music Awards 1985
10.Insatiable
11.When 2 R In Love
12.I Wish U Heaven
13.Forever In My Life
14.Mayte Garcia & Prince On The Today Show
15.Nothing Compares 2 U Live
16.International Lover
17.Do Me, Baby
18.Free
19.Orgasm
20.Kiss Outro
Bama's back at it. Cheif Bama DJ Rahdu's latest installment of his Diamond Soul XXXperience mix series runs down all the goodness from classic Sade to brand new Brainfeeder business. Stream and tracklist below:
Small Professor – Watermelon Spank
Jessica Renee – Commercialize
Illa J x PotatoHead People – Never Left
Mr President – Gimme All What You Got
Sade – Sweetest Taboo (Flava Dre Massage) (Warren Xclnce ReWork)
Rahsaan Patterson – So Right
Madlib – Cue 06
Yuna – Hold On We’re Going Home
Tiny Hearts – Stay (Jeedo X Remix)
Tall Black Guy – One to One
Nicholas Ryan Gant- Better (prod by Applejac)
Common – I Used To Love H.E.R (Maars Reggae Re-Rub)
Da Lata – Deixa (Drumagick’s Sun n Bass Remix)
Mop Mop – Heritage feat Anthony Joseph (SoulParlor Remix)
D’angelo – Spanish Joint (Vestalus Edit)
Question – Jelly Roll
Stevie Wonder – Love Light in Flight
Incognito – Silver Shadow
BusCrates 16 Bit Ensemble – Frequency Freak
Chief – Count in feat Deheb
Daniel Crawford – The One feat Vikter Duplaix
Percussions – KHLHI
Life Rhythms – Mama feat Lungiswa Pllaitjies
Pomo – Aerobix
Jose James – u R the 1
Taylor Mcferrin – Already There feat Robert Glasper & Thundercat
Bozak – Fade Away (Octooctare Mix)
Little Brother – whatever Jose Says
Eric Lau & Tawiah – Favourite Truth feat Kaidi Tatham
Mr Scruff – Thought to the Meaning feat Denis Jones
Jazz Spastiks – Parley to Parlet feat Ladybug Mecca
Rippy Austin – Never Say Never
Cut Chemist goes deep on this mix dedicated to 80s post-disco no wave weirdness. If you are not familiar with bands like Liquid Liquid, A Certain Ratio or Flying Lizards, you're in for a mind-expanding treat. The highlight may be the Jah Wobble/Holger Czukay but for some reason Chemist seems to have skipped the best collabo "How Much Are They" (
PART 1 - Cut Chemist
Cassette Culture -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Relyoun Remix -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Metal Storm Dub -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Mystere Moyo -Vox Populi!
Megastorm featuring Edan -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Mind Remix -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Alternative Fresh Club Mix -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Les Des Copenhague -Vox Populi!
Satyriasis -Pacific 231
Funk Off -Vox Populi!
Madman -Cut Chemist
Chabman Remix -DNTL
Chabman Remix -Mumbles
War In Pieces -Cut Chemist/ Pacific 231 featuring Deantoni Parks on drums
Try Again -Gone Beyond
Feet On The Ground -Cut Chemist featuring Omas Keith on piano and Mia Doi Todd on guitar.
PART 2 - DK
Illum Sphere _ Spectre Vex _ Ninja Tune
23 Skidoo _ Coup (Version) _ Illuminated Records (1983)
Liquid Liquid _ Lock groove _ 99 Records (1981)
Doris Norton _ Norton Apple Software _ Durium (1984)
Hard Corps _ Dirty _ Survival Records (1984)
Death Comet Crew with Rammellzee _ Exterior St. _ Beggars Banquet (1985)
A Certain Ratio _ Knife Slits Water _ Factory (1982)
Crash Course in Science _ Flying Turns _ Press Records (1981)
Flying Lizards _ Steam Away _ Virgin (1981)
Throbbing Gristle _ Hot on the Heels of Love _ Industrial (1979)
Royal Family And The Poor _ Art On 45 _ Factory (1982)
A Certain Ratio _ Do the du (casse) _ Factory (1981)
Cabaret Voltaire _ Black Mask _ Rough Trade (1981)
Francois Kevorkian presents Jah Wobble, The Edge, Holger Czukay _ Snake charmer (reprise) _ Island (1983)
A one of mix from HWLS, a duo comprising Ta-Ku and Kit Pop, featuring lots of future soul from key collaborators and homies on the beat scene like Mr. Carmack, Tinashe, Lucki Eck$, Flying Lotus, Sinjin Hawke and FS Green.
