April 28, 2012
Mixtape: Patience is a Virtue (click to download)

We got some long ones here clocking in at 5, 6, 7 minutes. Sit back and let them brine for best results.

 

A couple notes:

  • #2 - Weeknd is a genius. Great combo of thug, love, and slow jamz. Yes, with a “z.”
  • #4 - Hot Chip’s back, baby! With a nice little 7 minute exercise in crescendo.
  • #11 - I know, I know, another Blue Jeans remix. But seriously, this one gets at the meaning of the song and lets the lyrics shine the best.
  • #6 - Soulwax’s back, baby! This song has an absolutely brilliant groove.
  • #8 - Berman, you’re all over Greyhound at the gym.

 

1. Johnny Neon – Hearts

2. The Weeknd – The Morning

3. The Young Professionals – D.I.S.C.O.

4. Hot Chip – Flutes

5. Dragonette – Let It Go (Laidback Luke remix)

6. Arcade Fire – Sprawl II (Soulwax remix)

7. Avicii – You’re Gonna Love Again (ft. Nervo)(extended mix)

8. Swedish House Mafia – Greyhound

9. Niki & The Dove – DJ Ease My Mind (Seamus Haji remix)

10. St. Lucia – We Got It Wrong (Xaphoon Jones remix)

11. Lana Del Rey – Blue Jeans (Gesaffelstein remix)

12. Bastille – Of The Night (DeBarge cover)

13. Florence + The Machine – Seven Devils (Game of Thrones 2 trailer)

March 11, 2012
Mixtape: Vampire Groundhog (click to download)

We’re in uncharted waters with this one. No remixes! Well, at least there’s an M83 cover, so we’re not totally changing the game here.

 

With the clocks springing forward an hour and the tree buds poking their heads out, open the windows for this one and prepare for mass quantities of hanging out.

 

1. All Eyes On You / St. Lucia

2. Anna Sun / Walk the Moon

3. Cinema (ft. Gary Go) / Benny Benassi

4. Midnight City (ft. Mandy Lee)(M83 cover) / The Knocks

5. Paddling Out / Miike Snow

6. Closer Than This / St. Lucia

7. Show Me / Team Me

8. Fire Escape / Civil Twilight

9. Simple Song / The Shins

10. Love Interruption / Jack White

11. Parted Ways / Heartless Bastards

12. Marathon / Heartless Bastards

13. Paper Heart / St. Lucia

14. Open / Rhye

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March 1, 2012
Mixtape: latam (click here to download)

I had no idea The Format had started a new band (fun.). Definitely a positive indicator for the economy. With music that upbeat, there’s no doubt they’re job creators.

 

This mix was a battle. A primordial soup waiting for a catalyst, and all it took was Tycho playing a song without words in Vegas and a Berman diamond in the rough to set it off and then it all fell in place.

 

I know it’s not even spring yet, but all I know is the next one is going to be 100% pure summer-picnic-beach-chill-untucked relaxation.

 

1. Million Voices / Otto Knows

2. Doses and Mimosas / Cherub

3. That Disco Beat (ft. Little Boots) / Baron Von Luxxury

4. Coffee Table / Lemaitre

5. Walking the Dog (RAC mix) / fun.

6. Sol. / Mausi

7. Cheerleader / St. Vincent

8. Stomp / The Roots

9. King and The Killa / Henok Achido

10. By Your Side (ft. CocoRosie) / Chiddy Bang

11. Handclaps & Guitars / Chiddy Bang

12. City Lights (ft. Bartoven) / A*M*E

13. Bad Girls / M.I.A.

14. Dougou Badia (ft. Santigold) / Amadou & Mariam

15. Suffocation (HEALTH remix) / Crystal Castles

16. Celeste / Barretso

17. Default (Database remix) / Django Django

18. Too Insistent (Trentemøller remix) / The Dø

19. American Daydream / Electric Guest

20. Home Again / Michael Kiwanuka

21. We Are Young (ft. Janelle Monáe) / fun.

22. Why Am I the One / fun.

January 19, 2012
Mixtape: reptile (click here to download)

Thank you, Mr. Turet, for the meat. Looking forward to seeing you in NOLA.

 

This mix isn’t even your style, but you get naming rights for making me laugh out loud at my desk at work today.

 

1. I Would Do Anything For You (Strange Talk remix) / Foster the People

2. Shady Love (ft. Azealia Banks & Boys Noize) / Scissor Sisters

3. Act Yr Age (Gigamesh remix) / Bluejuice

4. Fire In Your New Shoes (ft. Kaskade) / Dragonette

5. Love For Sale (ft. Monarchy) / Mickey

6. When You Know (Wiz Khalifa // Two Door Cinema Club) / The Two Friends

7. Day Dreams / Midi Matilda

8. Red Light District / Midi Matilda

9. This Head I Hold / Electric Guest

10. Gimme Twice / The Concept

11. D-D-Dance / The Concept

12. I Need A Dollar (La Felix remix) / Aloe Blacc

13. Born To Die (Gemini remix) / Lana Del Rey

December 3, 2011
Mixtape: Goldilocks Planet (click here to download)

This was at the tail end of a NYT article this morning:

 

“Eventually though, Earth’s luck will run out. As the Sun ages it will get brighter, increasing the weathering and washing away of carbon dioxide. At the same time, as the interior of the Earth cools, volcanic activity will gradually subside, cutting off the replenishing of the greenhouse gas.

 

A billion years from now there will not be enough carbon dioxide left to support photosynthesis, that is to say, the oxygen we breathe. And so much for us. Even Earth, wonderful and special as it is, will only have animal life for one billion years.”

 

So not only will you die someday and be buried in the ground, but also the Sun will eventually expand and turn the planet you’re buried on into a molten ball of rock.

 

Hey, fuggedaboutit! Have a great brunch!

 

 

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1. Ni**as In Paris / Jay-Z & Kanye West

2. Girlfriend / Citizens!

3. Ray Charles / Chiddy Bang

4. B-Roads (Byron remix) / The Milk

5. Children (Twice As Nice Radio edit) / V V Brown

6. Starring Role / Marina & The Diamonds

7. Fuck School (ft. Nicky Romero) / Avicii

8. Slide / Project 46

9. Made In America / Jay-Z & Kanye West

10. Magic (ft. Gary Go) / The Knocks

11. Born To Die / Lana Del Rey

12. Against The Grain / Hudson

13. Who Knew Someone Like You (Adele, Pink, 4 Non Blondes, Ben E King, Snow Patrol, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston) / Mashup Germany

14. True Romance (Gigamesh remix) / Citizens!

15. Rama Lama Ding Dong / The Edsels


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November 9, 2011
Mixtape: Back to Basics (click here to download)

This one’s plug and play for the hour before you head out the door on a Friday/Saturday night.  Not hardcore club bangers, just nonstop house/lounge. 

Well, maybe a little bang.

 

1. Alphabeat - DJ (Madeon remix) / Madeon

2. We Found Love (ft. Calvin Harris)(Chuckie extended mix) / Rihanna

3. Remedy (Buffetlibre vs. Sidechains remix) / Little Boots

4. I Can Show You (Jump Jump Dance Dance remix) / Tim & Jean

5. Pop Culture / Madeon

6. Strobe (Special Features remix) / Deadmau5

7. Limitless / Project 46

8. Blue Jeans (Club Clique remix) / Lana Del Rey

9. Videogames (Pedrokaco remix) / Lana Del Rey

10. Life on a Nickel (Mansions on the Moon remix) / Foster the People

11. Somebody That I Used To Know (Starfuckers remix) / Gotye

12. Miami (Pharao Black Magic remix) / Walter Sobcek

13. We Are Young / Juveniles

November 5, 2011
Mixtape: Six Pack (click here to download)

Here’s a 6er to tide you over for the weekend. And I don’t mean the Corona on a sandy beach type. More like the stout in a cold, dark cave for eternity type (err…24 minutes).

 

Check out the video for #2. Seems like a fun place to work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJRaKhURMEA

 

1. Too Close / Alex Clare

2. Happy Violence (vocal mix) / Dada Life

3. Midnight City / M83

4. No Light, No Light (Ianborg remix) / Florence + The Machine

5. Damn Your Eyes (Etta James cover) / Alex Clare

6. No Real Reason / White Denim


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October 23, 2011
Mixtape: Pepin Can Mofochop (click to download)

This one’s put together by scattershot. The songs that didn’t quite make the cut for the last mix kept on getting better the more I listened, and I could not not send it out. Here’s to second chances.


1. Ohio / Justice 4:01

2. On’n’On / Justice 4:31

3. After You’re Gone (The Magician remix) / Tyson 4:54

4. Blue Jeans (Penguin Prison remix) / Lana Del Rey 5:37

5. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (Avicii radio edit) / Coldplay 3:18

6. Wonders / The Sound of Arrows 4:12

7. We Got It Wrong / St. Lucia 4:58

8. Dreamers / Savoir Adore 4:09

9. Get Gone / White Arrows 4:03

10. Wildflowers / Made In Heights 3:04

11. A.D.H.D / Kendrick Lamar 3:36

12. Dumbin’ (ft. Reggie B) / Star Slinger 3:40

13. The Poison Tree / Moby 4:41

14. The Celebration / Black Black Hills 3:18

15. A Drowning / Black Black Hills / Pope Joan 3:23

16. Lolyta / Lana Del Rey 3:49

17. Breaking Down / Florence + The Machine 3:49

18. No Light, No Light / Florence + The Machine 4:34

19. Lambs / Kyla La Grange 3:51

20. Dirty Lakes / Let’s Buy Happiness 2:45

21. Lovers To Friends / Icona Pop 2:57

22. Warm In The Winter / Glass Candy 7:31

23. City Grrrl (MEN Meets GRRRL remix) / CSS 4:34

24. Electric Love / Dynasty Electric

25. Mother Protect (Alex Metric remix) / Niki & The Dove 5:08

 

Just wait until 2:00 hits http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/10/18/dining/100000001119564/jacques-pepin-how-to-chop-garlic.html

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October 10, 2011
Mixtape: Sally Finkelstein-Skellington (click to download)

Enjoy these with your preferred pumpkin medium (e.g., pie, beverage, bread, candle).

 

 

When it comes to pumpkin beers, these are absolutely delicious:

-          Wolaver’s Pumpkin ale

-          Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin ale

-          Dogfish Head Punkin brown ale

-          Cisco Pumple Drumkin ale

 

These are blasphemous:

-          Blue Point Pumpkin ale

-          Blue Moon Harvest Pumpkin ale

-          Brooklyn Post Road Pumpkin ale

-          Shipyard Pumpkinhead ale

-          Southern Tier Pumking

 

 

And be careful — pumpkin is known to be an incredibly strong aphrodisiac.


1. Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Big In Japan (ft. Idoling)

2. David Guetta – Without You (ft. Usher)

3. Avicii – Levels (ID)

4. David Guetta – Titanium (ft. Sia)

5. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Golden Age (Justice remix)

6. Justice – Audio Video Disco

7. Alex Winston – Velvet Elvis (RAC remix)

8. Givers – Meantime (RAC remix)

9. Sunday Girl – Love U More (RAC mix)

10. Noah & the Whale – Tonight’s the Kind of Night (RAC remix)

11. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home (RAC remix)

12. Class Actress – Weekend

13. Young Jeezy – F.A.M.E. (ft. T.I.)

14. Kanye West – Good Morning (Kickdrums remix)

15. Escort – Cocaine Blues

16. Florence + The Machine – Shake It Out

17. The Peach Kings – Little Things

18. We Were Promised Jetpacks – Act on Impulse

19. Kavinsky – Nightcall (ft. Lovefoxxx of CSS)

20. The Irrepressibles – In This Shirt (Röyksopp edit)


September 9, 2011
Mixtape: Feverish (click to download)

This is a big one. 21 songs. Starts with some pop & rock (1-6), goes electronic/remixey (7-9), back to some quick pop & rock (10-11), does some serious electronic for a while (12-17), and then finishes with a schizophrenic episode of candy pop to R&B to atmosphere rock to a 1:39 audio rip from the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trailer.

 

Here’s a simple but mesmerizing video for one of the songs.  Also could double as a shampoo commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjR_PmbgJ5M

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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  – Maya Angelou

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“Your thoughts, control your feelings, which control your actions. Control your thoughts, and you can control your actions.” – John Drennan

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1. David Guetta – I Can Only Imagine (ft. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne)

2. The Rapture – Children

3. The Rapture – Come Back To Me

4. Yacht – Love in the Dark

5. Noah & the Whale – L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

6. Scattered Trees – Four Days Straight

7. Gorillaz – Melancholy Hill (Feed Me remix)

8. Adele – Someone Like You (Jonathan Gering remix)

9. Emeli Sandé – Heaven

10. The Rapture – Sail Away

11. Zucchero – Vedo Nero

12. Leona Lewis – Collide (Afrojack Festival remix)

13. Cassian – I Like What You’re Doing (Nightriders remix)

14. Mille – Crysteena (Fear of Tigers remix)

15. Short Circuit – How We Speak (Fabian remix)

16. Röyksopp – Keyboard Milk

17. Stars – dead hearts (lightsoverla remix)

18. Ingrid Michaelson – You and I

19. Estelle – Break My Heart

20. Alpines – Cocoon

21. Trent Reznor ft. Karen O – Immigrant Song

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July 17, 2011
Mixtape: 12 Songs (click to download)

In honor of the Big 12 now having 10 teams, here’s a mix of 10 songs I call “12 Songs.” This one’s all party.

 

1. The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love?

2. Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks (Skeet Skeet Show edit)

3. CSS – Hits Me Like A Rock (Dillon Francis Remix) Final

4. Star Slinger – Dutchie Courage

5. Calvin Harris – Feel So Close

6. Foster The People – Houdini (RAC remix)

7. Calvin Harris – Bounce (ft. Kelis)

8. Theophilus London – Why Even Try (RAC remix)

9. Avicii – ID (Don’t Give Up On Us) (live)

10. Benoit & Sergio – Principles

June 18, 2011
Mixtape: Dirk 2: Judgment Day (click to download)

Here’s a new, neatly arranged pile of stuff — heterogeneous by genre, homogeneous by awesomeness.

 

1. Edwin Van Cleef – Lisztomania

2. Dinner At The Thompson’s – Rice N Beans (ft. Guilty Simpson)

3. New Boyz – Tough Kids

4. Taryn Manning – Turn It Up

5. Entrepreneurs – Fuck Tactics

6. The Snowdroppers – Do The Stomp (Spank Rock Club Mix)

7. True Womanhood – Dark Rift (Pictureplane cover)

8. Mobroder – Rush (Nile Delta Remix)

9. French Horn Rebellion – Up All Night (Clubfeet Remix)

10. Alex Winston – Sister Wife (Star Slinger Remix)

11. Teachers – Gold

12. Junica – Living in My House

13. Brigitte – Oh La La

14. Laura Stevenson & The Cans – The Healthy One

15. Natural Child – Yer Birthday

16. Charli XCX – Stay Away

17. J. Cole – Before I’m Gone

18. Charles Hamilton – Gauchos

April 23, 2011
Mixtape: April O'Neil (click to download)

Whoa. Good new music is flowing out there like a waterfall. Got a quarter hundo this time. CHECK. IT. OUT.

 

And I’d like to take a moment to thank Brooklyn, London and Sweden for all their hard work these days.

 

There’s a solid hour of partying on the front end, and 30 min of chill and electronica on the back.

 

Mental notes:

·         20. The National – Exile Vilify: I’ve already cried twice today listening to this song. Amazing.

·         The Beastie Boys are back! New video is genius. Can’t wait to see the rest. http://www.mtv.com/videos/beastie-boys/644573/make-some-noise.jhtml#id=1662404

 

1. Ruby Goe – Encore

2. Japayork – Teenagers

3. Rai Knight – Without U

4. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – The Golden Age

5. Marybell Katastrophy – There Is No Rhino in This Room

6. Architecture In Helsinki – YR Go To

7. Niki & The Dove – Gentle Roar (Mylo remix)

8. YACHT – Dystopia (The Earth Is On Fire)

9. Aeroplane – Without Lies (ft. Sky Ferreira) (Breakbot Remix)

10. Distance – Falling (ft. Alys Be)

11. Vanbot – Lost Without You

12. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Around The Bend

13. Tom Vek – A Chore

14. Menya – Flames

15. Science for Girls – Beat The Horse (ft. Dana) (Pomplamoose cover)

16. Generationals – Greenleaf

17. Architecture In Helsinki – W.O.W.

18. Bewilderbeast – Triangulate

19. Dub Sonata – Todos

20. The National – Exile Vilify

21. Jhameel – Until the Forest Knows

22. Washed Out – New Theory (RAC Mix)

23. Kauf – When You’re Out

24. Avicii – Penguin (Original Mix)

25. Monarchy – I Won’t Let Go (ft. Rokhsan)

March 13, 2011
Mixtape: Green With Scurvy (click to download)

Do it (1-5), hang it (6-12), slow it (13-16). I dedicate this mix to UVA’s epic collapse this week. Words do not exist to describe the nuclear fission that occurred on a Greensboro basketball court.

 

Mental notes:

·         The Wye Oak song is killing me softly.  And I always think my kettle is whistling at 2:34. 

·         The Young Galaxy album cover cracks me up and then quickly makes me feel uncomfortable.

·         Kudos to The Game for incorporating “Zombie Nation” into a rap song.

 

1. Klaxons – Echoes (Steve Aoki Remix)

2. Adele – Rolling in the Deep (Jamie XX Remix)

3. Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand

4. The Game – Red Nation (ft. Lil Wayne)

5. The Sound of Arrows – Nova

6. Munk – Keep My Secret

7. Young Galaxy – We Have Everything

8. Psychic Friend – Once a Servant

9. Architecture In Helsinki – Contact High

10. Crystal Fighters – At Home

11. Niva – The Boy From The Sun

12. Wolf Gang – Dancing With the Devil

13. Wye Oak – Civilian

14. Lou Lima – This Is How the Brave Man Lives

15. Braids – Lemonade

16. Young Man – Up So Fast

February 12, 2011
Mixtape: It's Cohhd (click to download)

It’s been too cold too long to think of anything interesting to say, and it’s been a while since I’ve sent one of these mixes out – so I’ll cut to the chase.  1-6 are party, 7-15 are hang out, 16-24 are chill out. 

 

I dedicate this mix to the good people of Egypt.  I think Matt Damon should be their next ruler.  Don’t ask why.  They wouldn’t.

 

1. Tha Vill – More Than Friends (ft. Kele Le Roc)

2. The Aston Shuffle – Your Love

3. Monarchy – Love Get Out Of My Way (Benny Benassi Remix)

4. Holy Ghost! – Do It Again

5. Moullinex – Love It Is, Then

6. Yelle – Safari Disco Club

7. Wolf Gang – Lions in Cages

8. Young Magic – You With Air

9. I’m From Barcelona – Get In Line

10. Foster the People – Helena

11. Marina and The Diamonds – Sex, Yeah

12. Prince – Darling Nikki

13. The Kills – Satellite

14. RJD2 – Then You Hear Footsteps

15. Electric Wire Hustle – They Don’t Want

16. The Drums – Me & The Moon (Clock Opera Remix)

17. Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (Dave Sitek Remix)

18. Ellie Goulding – Lights (Bassnectar Remix)

19. Fujiya & Miyagi – Ventriloquizzing

20. Rüfüs – Paris Collides

21. Metric – Collect Call (Imij Remix)

22. Darkness Falls – Noise on the Line

23. Snowblink – Ambergris

24. Shy Child – Dark Destiny

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