House Shoes Fresh Selects Tight Songs Guest Mixtape
Keep your shades on and your music turned a little low--Mixtape Monday is still in recovery mode from the monumental weekend hip-hop bonanza that was the Roots Picnic. If you were there, you know exactly what we're talking about and if you weren't...well, you'll be glimpsing videos soon. Still, we've got a postiviely stellar roundup of mixes for you, including DJ Spinna's just-dropped tribute to Maya Angelou, plus new funky selections from House Shoes and Iron Lyon, some late night house vibes from newcomer Kinder and a whole lot more. Consider this your sonic recouperation session for whatever it was you got up to in the last 48 hours.
The more-than-legendary DJ Spinna put in a mammoth amount of work to prep his new mixtape, dubbed "Tribute to the Ancestors" and dedicated to Mya Angelou. Clocking in just shy of two hours, the mix leans heavily on jazz, soul and the more abstract roots material that have always been the ancestral beginnings of hip-hop. Spinna had this to day about the mix:
"I had the wondrous opportunity of meeting the late and profound Maya Angelou over a decade ago. This particular encounter was at an all white party on the estate of Ashford & Simpson, of which I was spinning. Upon taking this photo, I made the mistake of slightly slouching my body in the seat, which in turn led Mrs. Angelou to swiftly blurt out "Sit up straight in your seat young man!" This reprimand was alarming, yet I felt the urgency to comply. That brief moment in time was definitely one of the most compelling of my entire life. I was in the presence of authority & eloquence simultaneously. An all around renaissance woman, Maya Angelou represents life as it pertains to the human struggle, specifically the Black human struggle. She transcended one year ago today. I did this all vinyl mix as a tribute to her & all ancestors who guide us through life. It's a spiritual Afro-jazzcentric collage, a soundscape needed in the U-N-I-Verse RIGHT NOW!"
The quality of Spinna's work is unimpeachable, and he once again hits it out of the park with this mix of rare grooves, all patched together for the divine purpose of celebrating Ms. Angelou. Listen to it and get yourself a good lesson.
It's been too long since House Shoes graced the pages of Mixtape Monday, but the Detroit selector has returned with a vengeance thanks to a new installment of the Fresh Selects/Tight Songs radio show. Digging into both excellent newness (there can never be too much Knxwledge in a Mixtape Monday) and great rare cuts, it's a gritty and head-knocking hour of music from one of the best in the game.
Tracklist:
1. Black Spade - New U [0:00]
2. Knxwledge - OpinyunGayme [01:40]
3. Brenton Wood - I Like The Way You Love Me [2:09]
4. Knxwledge - dntleave[k] [2:40]
5. SWARVY - Stevie (baywatch) [3:48]
6. Black Milk - Gold Piece (instr.) [4:56]
7. Blundetto - Nautilus [5:25]
8. Mashmakhan - If I Tried [8:44]
9. Raj Mahal - Rario [10:40]
10. denitia and sene. - Casanova. (Knxwlege Remix) (instr.) [11:56]
11. Knxwledge - so[rt]. [13:03]
12. The Swingle Sisters & The Modern Jazz Quartet - Sascha (Little David’s Fugue) [14:32]
13. Knxwledge - mylife [15:19]
14. SWARVY - My 1 & Only Love [16:25]
15. Bilal - You’re All I Need (Feels Like Heaven) [18:11]
16. Bilal - Gotsta Be Cool [19:21]
17. Onra - (2009 Beat Tape - Track 19) [21:14]
18. TUAMIE - nanamimiithankthee [22:34]
19. T White - Discovery (Wind Cycle Map) [23:58]
20. SWARVY - Chicken Fest [24:53]
21. D.R.U.G.S. BEATS - Dying [25:45]
22. Shash’U - The Message [27:41]
23. Gary Bartz - Gentle Smiles [28:52]
24. ILLingsworth - x64 [29:32]
25. Black Milk Story & Her (instr.) [30:19]
26. D’Angelo & The Vanguard - Welcome To The Show (J Dilla) [31:45]
27. The Command All-Stars - Autumn In New York [33:12]
28. Mort Garson - They’re Off To Find The Wozard [35:40]
29. Tiombe Lockhart - California [36:19]
30. Black Milk - Scum (instr.) [38:02]
31. Rodion G.A. - Cantec Fulger [41:45]
32. Stelios Kazantzidis - Efige Efige [42:37]
33. Knxwledge - behindme [44:22]
34. Ext aka Rudy Eckes - Strange [45:37]
35. Steve Kuhn - Meaning Of Love [47:10]
36. Rodion G.A. - Zephyr [48:27]
37. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bibo No Aozora [50:04]
In one of the most thoroughly old school cooking sessions we've heard in a while, Iron Lyon has pulled out all the stops for his latest mixtape, simply entitled "The Breaks." And the breaks are in fact all here, from KRS-1 to some 'Kast, Tupac to Nas. It's another educational sample-and-the-track-that-flipped-it set, and Lyon handles it better than any we've heard in quite some time. Lyon posted the mix with a disclaimer: "if Young Thug is your favorite rapper DO NOT listen to this mix." We've got no beef with the Thugga, but that right there should tell you what to expect from this gem. Listen below.
Tracklist:
01) Intro (Mountain- Long Red)
02) KRS 1- Mc Act Like The Don't Know
03) Grover Washington- Hydra
04) Black Moon- How Many MC's
05) The Charmels- I'll Never Grow Old
06) Wu-Tang Clan- C.R.E.A.M
07) The 5 Stair Steps- Danger! She's A Stranger
08) Outkast- 2 Dope Boys In Cadillac
09) Linda Clifford- Never Gonna Stop
10) Nas- Street Dreams
11) Tupac- All Eyes On Me
12) Faze-O- Ridin' High
13) Ghostface Killah- Killa Lipstick
14) Johnny Guitar Watson- Superman Lover
15) Mad Skillz- Nod Factor
16) Curtis Mayfield- Trippin' Out
17) Camp Lo- Black Nostaljack
18) Sylvia Striplin- Can't Turn Me Away
19) Junior Mafia ft. Notorious B.I.G.- Get Money
20) Jeff Lorber- Rain Dance
21) Lil Kim ft. Lil Cease- Crush On You
22) Big Daddy Kane- Smooth Operator
23) Mary Jane Girls- All Night Long
24) Dennis Edwards- Don't Look Any Further
25) Eric B & Rakim- Paid In Full remix
26) Mtume- Juicy Fruit
27) Notorious B.I.G.- Juicy
28) The Blackbyrds- Mysterious Vibes
29) Kurious- I'm Kurious
30) Horace Brown- One For The Money
31) Surface- Happy
32) Nas & Kool G Rap- Fast Life
33) Michael Mcdonald- Keep Forgetting
34) Warren G & Nate Dogg- Regulate
35) Gap Band- Yearning For Your Love
36) Nas ft. AZ- Life's A Bitch
37) Monk Huggins- Little Green Apples
38) Gang Starr- Code Of The Streets
39) Les Demerle- A Day In The Life
40) O.C.- Times Up
41) The Mad Lads- Gone! The Promises Of Yesterday
42) Cappadonna ft. Ghostface Killah- 97 Mentality
43) Leon Haywood- I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You
44) Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg- Nuthin' But A G' Thang
45) Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg- Next Episode
46) David McCallum- The Edge
47) Masta Ace- No Regrets
Out of San Marcos, Texas comes (iN)Sect Records-signee Kinder, a beatmaker and producer that goes by many other aliases including Hymnal and the 1100 Spoon Ensemble. Kinder has moved around extensively in his life and can cite Venezuela, Turkey, the UK, Scotland and Germany as former homes. Now, though, South Texas has become his den of choice and in his new "Absolving the Absolutes" mix (which was made special for Wax Poetics), the producer has compiled a house set for anyone who's ever shied away from the genre in the past. Soul samples and soothing beats inundate the mix, which comes across as a smart, post-party chillout soundtrack, rather than a raging club batch. Put it on and drift a while.
Tracklist:
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cut #1
John Talabot – When the Past Was Present
Teddy Pendergrass – The More I Get, The More I Want
Theo Parrish – (Ugly Edits) B1- RFL
Gerry Reid – Purple Fire
Small People – The Loon’s Groove
6th Borough Project – Back to Me
Kinder – Padrone
Mass Production – Welcome to Our World (of Merry Music)
Fantastic Aleems – Get Down Friday Night
Canada-born Elaquent has a set of ears that could put any American to shame, and on his new mix for Huh What & Where he puts those skills on display. Sufficiently nostalgic in its candor, Elaquent's mix is a demonstration of underground hip-hop knowledge harnessed into an airtight hour.
Tracklist:
1. Boogiemonsters - Recognize Thresholds of Negative Stress
2. Ahmad - Back in the Days
3. Boss - Deeper
4. Super Cat - Dolly My Baby
5. Anotha Level - Whats That Cha Say
6. Shyheim - Shaolin Style
7. Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
8. SWV - Someone
9. Notorious BIG - 10 Crack Commandments
10. Black Moon - I Got Cha Opin (Remix)
11. Smif N Wessun - Lets Git It On
12. The Fugees - Ooh La La La
13. Redman - Whateva Man
14. Saukrates - Money or Love
15. Mathematik - Rhyme Training (Remix)
16. Jeru The Damaja - You Playin' Yaself
17. Common - Soul By The Pound (Thump Remix)
18. Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
19. Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers
20. Illegal - We Getz Busy
21. LL Cool J - 4,3,2,1 (ft. Method Man, Redman, Canibus & DMX)
22. Troubleneck Brothers - Back to the Hip Hop
23. Digable Planets - Cool Like That
24. Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka
Continuing his generous series of throwback-tinged uploads, O Wang has released a brand new mix entitled "Let it Whirl," a vibrant party-making affair loaded with throwback soul, rare funk and plenty of Latin fire. In its lengthy self-made liner notes, Wang broke down his reasons for picking each track, thus enriching this 70 minute dance session into an immersive personal sonic document. It's a reminder that here and in many other cases, the mixtapes that make it into our roundup aren't just thrown together for promotional purposes--they're complex and carefully crafted works in and of themselves. Purchase a high quality version of the mix here, and once again do not miss Wang's liner notes.
Dingy, dusty and full of choice underground sh*t comes DJ Craig and DJ S&S. Scratched and screwed breaks, weird rarities and essential material all make it into this set. Peep the tracklist above and listen below.
Artwork by Lance Pilgrim
It wouldn't be a solid Mixtape Monday without a left-field inclusion, and this one is dedicated to all those kung-fu fans out there (you especially, RZA). The Venoms Mob films were a true force in martial arts cinema for years during the 70s and 80s, and now NYC DJ Paul Nice has put together a tribute mix to those high-kicking productions using only the best OST material from a range of movies. Listen to it below and fancy yourself a drunken master. Music comes drawn from films including
5 Deadly Venoms, Kid With The Golden Arm, Masked Avengers, Invincible Shaolin, Rebel Intruders, Magnificent Ruffians, Flag of Iron, 10 Tigers of Kwangtung, Shaolin Rescuers, 2 Champions of Shaolin, Daredevils. Sword Stained With Royal Blood & more...
Part 1:
1. "Suppression" (Main titles for "Masked Avengers" & "2 Champions of Shaolin")
2. "Guerrilla" (as heard in "Masked Avengers", "10 Tigers of Kwangtung" etc.)
3. "10 Killers of the Underworld" (from "Flag of Iron")
4. "Bitter Lemons" (Main titles for "Flag of Iron")
5. "Rock, Paper, Scissors" (from "Daredevils")
6. "Hot Spot" (Main titles for "Daredevils")
7. "Gun Runner" (as heard in the international trailer for "Crippled Avengers")
8. "They really are iron!" (from "Crippled Avengers")
9. "New City Sound" (Main titles for "Shaolin Rescuers")
10. "Golden Wheel" (from "Magnificent Ruffians")
11. "Through The Forrest" (Main titles for "Magnificent Ruffians")
12. "Running Hot" (as heard in "Magnificent Ruffians")
13. "Rumpus" (as heard in "Magnificent Ruffians")
Part 2:
14. "Complaint" (Main titles for "Five Venoms")
15. "Climax" (as heard in "Five Venoms")
16. "Invasione" (Main title for "Kid With The Golden Arm")
17. "Hallucinations" (as heard in "Kid With The Golden Arm")
18. "Jackboot" (Main title for "House of Traps")
19. "Invincible Shaolin" (International trailer)
20. "Full Brass Call" (Main title for "Invincible Shaolin")
21. "I like eggs" (as heard in "Invincible Shaolin")
22. "Corn Exchange" (as hard in "Invincible Shaolin")
23. "Two Minutes Precisely" (as heard in "10 Tigers of Kwangtung")
24. "Mystery Place No.1" ((as heard in "10 Tigers of Kwangtung", etc.)
25. "Horror House" (Main titles for "Rebel Intruders")
26. "Printout" (Main titles for "Sword Stained With Royal Blood")
A Beastie Boys tribute that hits all the right notes. Need we say anything more? Much respect to Doc Delay for putting this gem together
To close this week's installment out, we once again tip our caps to the Parisian cats over at Futuronostro, who took their regular Rinse FM show to an even higher place last week with a set of progressive, bass-heavy beat music that has us wondering which way is up and how the hell we'll ever recover. Only adventurous minds need apply for this one. Until next week, keep moving to it.
Tracklist: (beginning at 47:20)
start—> 47’20 »
GRAVEZ - THE BEGINNING
LOSI - BOEM
CAM’RON - OH BOY [IVY LAB'S 20/20 BOOTLEG]
REMY BANKS - HIGHER. (FEAT. ERICK ARC ELLIOT)
GRAVEZ - RED LOTUS (FEAT. OSHI)
SAAJ - SLO-DOWN
RIHANNA - BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY (DIPLO & GRANDTHEFT REMIX)
MYFRIENDERIC - TEMPTATIONS
YOUNG THUG - NEVER HAD IT FEAT. YOUNG DOLPH
OSHI X WAYVEE - BABEL
J-LOUIS - LOOKING FORWARD
MR 2-17 - STRONG ARM FLEXXIN [TOMMY KRUISE REMIX]
J-LOUIS X PYRMDPLAZA - ???
BNJMN - DIAMONDS
BOOBA - LMLVSB (PRODUCED BY WEALSTARR) INSTRUMENTAL
GRAVEZ - ALL THESE GIRLS
DENZEL CURRY - THREATZ (EKALI & GRAVEZ REMIX)
FREDERIQUE - THE WORMHOLE
GEOTHEORY - MARS
DISCLOSURE FT. GREGORY PORTER - HOLDING ON
DAVE LUXE - WHATABOUTUS
DANYAL X M.I.A -BUBBIE TROUBIE
DRILL DRILL - BACON SODA
NECK - CHERRY M3
HNT
47’20 » —> 1h 19’ 20"
MIKOS DA GAWD & TELE FRESCO - JAPANESE BUCKET HAT
PERSIAN EMPIRE - YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEEL MASTER
A$AP ROCKY - WAVYBONE (FEAT. JUICY J & UGK)
KID ATLAAS - GOURMANDISE #2
MOSCO - RAMP
YOUNG THUG - HALFTIME
??? - DRIPPIN'
PERSIAN EMPIRE - BLAME (HER)
A$AP ROCKY - JUKEBOX JOINTS (FEAT. JOE FOX & KANYE WEST)
BIG WILD - FULL MOON
GYLZEY - REVOLVE
PRIMAT - SINNERMAN
BRODINSKI - ON ME (FEAT. BRICC BABY SHITRO)
LITTLE SIMZ - HAVE I
DIMALO 8G (EQ2) 44_16
DUGONG JR
1h 19’ 20" —> End
POMRAD - KNIGHTS
SAN HOLO - HOLD FAST (FEAT. TESSA DOUWSTRA)
DUGONG JR - SEE YOU AGAIN FEAT. NORTHSIDE (DEMO)
YUNG WALL STREET - ??
CASHMERE CAT & DJ MUSTARD - ICE RINK (TR!CKS X PREPTHEPRODUCER REMIX)
DUGONG JR - UR BODY
JEREMIH - CHILLIN (JAW JAM REMIX)
PICARD BROTHERS - GOODBYE & GOODLUCK (MISTER TWEEKS REMIX)
DUGONG JR - BABY AVO (DEMO)
FELLEPUS - SOMMERSCREWED
NEXT - WIFEY (JAW JAM REMIX)
HUDSON MOHAWKE - VERY FIRST BREATH (FEAT. IRFANE)
CIARA - RIDE (SWISHER REMIX)
BRANDY - WANNA BE DOWN (CANBLASTER REMIX)
MAYO - MY GIRL (THE LETTER)
TOWKIO - HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS FEAT. CHANCE THE RAPPER, LIDO & ERYN ALLEN KANE
REDIAL - REFLECTIONS (PACES REMIX)
DUKE DUMONT - THE GIVER (WAVE RACER REMIX)
FLORIA - ??
DUGONG JR - FISH TEARS
PROM - FLICKERS (HUNT FOR THE BREEZE REMIX)
