17/06/2009

mix #2 - one very important thought


1. ESG - Moody
2. Aphex Twin - Bbydhyonchord
3. Benga - Night
4. Actress - Ivy May Gilpin
5. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
6. Boards of Canada - Amo Bishop Roden
7. Arthur Russell - This Is How We Walk on the Moon
8. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
9. Banjo or Freakout - I and Always
10. Lukid - Chord
11. Leila - Daisies, Cats and Spacemen (feat. Roya Arab)
12. The Avalanches - Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life
13. J Dilla - Lightworks
14. Dusk + Blackdown - Con/Fusion feat. Farrah
15. El Guincho - Kalise
16. Flying Lotus - RobertaFlack (Martyn's Heart Beat Mix)
17. Animal Collective - Brother Sport

all the other mixes i've posted on this blog have revolved around the ambient side of things - hazy, distant tunes drowned in noise and sad human voices - but recently i've been going mad for skewed samples, heavy drums and low bass. this mix represents a collection of the warped pop and laid-back electronica i've always had a taste for, but throws it in the ring with heavy dubstep and minimal techno.
i was originally going for a tribute to the summer, all bliss'd out beats and sunny melodies. but when the hissy IDM and cut-up hip-hop started to come in, i was afraid i'd lose that vibe altogether - so i've included my recent feel-good hits of the summer (El Guincho, Animal Collective), and after seeing how well they sync up with Martyn and Dusk + Blackdown, i think my fears were unfounded. i guess including the rain-and-clouds from musicians like Actress and Lukid makes it more representitve of a Scottish summer anyway. not every day is a sunny one.
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