Last weekend, Late of the Pier played a DJ-set in London. To prove to the whole wide world that they actually own several records, they uploaded a full mix to be downloaded for free. There’s not a lot of mixing going on, it’s basically one song after another, but it’s a nice compilation of summery songs.

Download link + tracklist after the jump.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Claudine Longet – Small Talk
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Hot Chip – The Warning
Bhundu Boy’s – My Foolish Heart
Herman’s Hermits – London Look
Babe Ruth – The Mexican
Col Elliot & The Lunatics – Cosmic Bust
The Beatles – Lady Madonna (love version)
Funkadelic – Sexy ways
Love – Bummer In The Summer
Beyond The Wizards Sleeve – Anum Aglar
Caribou – Eli
Syd Barrett – See Emily Play
David Axelrod – Song Of Innocence
Roots – Son Of A Son Of A Shiek
Zongamin – J.Shiver Theme
The Left Banke – I’ve Got Something On My Mind
Cut Copy – Saturdays (reprise)
Kraftwerk – Neon Lights
Connan Mockasin – Megumi The Milkyway Above

Via Asian Dan

Bit of an old skool runway playlist for the woolliest collection this year.

Tracklist after the jump.

CALIFORNIA SOUL – DIPLO/MARLENA SHAW
MOVE – Q TIP
ANTHENAGIN – MADLIB
STREETLIFE”- TERRY LYNN
THE STRING – MADLIB
THE GENTLE RAIN – RJD2/ASTRUD GILBERTO
VIVRANT THING – TRIBE CALLED QUEST
TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS – PILOOSKI/NINA SIMONE

One year and almost two months after we first alerted you to Diplo & Switch starting up a new project called Major Lazer, the entire album is being streamed on their MySpace.

Possibly, probably one the best albums of 2009.

End of message.

(or rather: tracklist after the jump…)

Tracklist:

1. Hold The Line feat. Mr. Lex & Santigold
02. When You Hear The Bassline feat. Ms. Thing
03. Can’t Stop Now feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell
04. Lazer Theme feat. Future Trouble
05. Anything Goes feat. Turbulence
06. Cash Flow feat. Jah Dan
07. Mary Jane feat. Mr. Evil & Mapei
08. Bruk Out feat. T.O.K. & Ms. Thing
09. What U Like feat. Amanda Blank & Einstein
10. Keep It Goin’ Louder feat. Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze
11. Pon De Floor feat. VYBZ Kartel (additional production by Afro Jack)
12. Baby feat. Prince Zimboo
13. Jump Up feat. Leftside & Supahype (co-produced by Crookers)

Nothin’ new, nothin’ new. But if you haven’t been schooled on DJ Parler’s Samplology mixes: now is the time to make good.

Dude has amazing mixes of Isaac Hayes, Kanye West Samples, J Dilla samples, Jay-Z samples… Today, I’ll be mostly bobbing my head to this NOTORIOUS B.I.G. tape.

Tracklist after the jump.

1 Brooklyn Intro
2 Victory Blend – Diddy, Bill Conti, B.I.G.
3 Unbelievable Blend – Honey Drippers, B.I.G.
4 Kick In The Door Blend – B.I.G., Screamin Jay Hawkins
5 Juicy Blend – B.I.G., Mtume
6 Big Poppa Blend – The Isley Brothers, B.I.G.
7 Ghetto Red Hot Blend – Super Cat, B.I.G., Herbie Hancock
8 Me and My Bitch Blend – B.I.G., Zapp & Roger
9 Who Shot Ya Blend – B.I.G., David Porter, Mos Def
10 Dreams Blend – B.I.G., James Brown, Skillz
11 Hypnotize Blend – B.I.G., Herb Alpert
12 Brooklyn’s Finest Blend – Jay-Z, B.I.G., Ohio Players
13 Get Money Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., Sylvia Striplin
14 Gettin’ Money Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., Dennis Edwards
15 Players Anthem Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., New Birth
16 Crush On You Blend – Lil Kim, B.I.G., Jeff Lorber Fusion
17 The Benjamins Blend – Diddy, B.I.G., The Jacksons
18 Can’t You See Blend – Total, B.I.G., James Brown
19 One More Chance Blend – B.I.G., DeBarge
20 Ten Crack Commandments Blend – B.I.G., Les McCann
21 Sky Is The Limit Blend – B.I.G., Bobby Caldwell
22 Outro (St James Pl & Fulton St) – Roy Ayers, B.I.G

We make it good continues to dominate the non-hip-hop-related mixtape scene. After Crookers & Blaqstarr,  Free Blood gets to hand in their tape.

Quote The Fader:

“Remember that really cool dude in high school who put together awesome mixtapes that would turn you on to the craziest shit ever? No? Okay you might have been that guy then. Either way, chances are Brooklyn skronky dance outfit Free Blood, who we profiled in FADER #54, are dropping some unknown gems into their installment of the WMIG mixtape series. We’re fully weirded out by Herman’s Rocket’s “Disco Woman,” which pretty much amounts to an alien invasion or our ear canals via theremin, as well as the bass pop of Wight Light Orchestra’s completely out there “Chaos & Consciousness”. All that is mixed in with jams from NY standbys Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Little Walter, The Dirtbombs and a closing track from the always welcome Cameo. There’s a bunch more packed in there as well and all of it is awesome.”

Nothing more to add, really. Download and tracklist after the jump.

DOWNLOAD HERE

1.EDDIE KENDRICKS- “My People…Hold On”
This is the title track off Kendricks’ best post-Temptations solo album (other tracks include “Girl You Need A Change Of Mind” and “Date In The Rain”). Pretty much a flawless soul record of the era incorporating romance, sweat, radicalism, psychedelic-ism and just a hint of ruffled-cuff shmaltz. This track in particular resonated with me in the weeks leading up to President Obama’s victory….yessssss!

2.HERMAN’S ROCKET-”Disco Woman”
A strange gem (of many) found in the basement of Brooklyn’s legendary vinyl graveyard The Thing. The flipside is also entitled “Disco Woman” though it sounds like a much more straightforward cosmic funk endeavor with great Labelle-esque vocals. I imagine this track was a playful attempt at cashing in on space alien mania surrounding “E.T.” and “Star Wars”….and hey, there’s a theremin in the corner of the studio. Why don’t we use that for something?

3.KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS-”Adnaloy”
Yes, it’s backwards! At least most of it is another Coconuts track called “Yolanda” flip and scrambled, with Kid throwing fresh (forwardly) vocals on top. Total NYC downtown 80’s mayhem ensues! Guaranteed dance floor clearer!

4.ADRIANO CELENTANOS-”Prisencolinensinainciusol” (Greg Wilson edit)
This is a mysterious track that I had little insight into until I looked it up on the Picadilly Records site. Apparently Mr. Celentanos is Italian, though I’m convinced he and his minions are chanting in some kind of Cockney/Esperanto/Pig Latin dialect of their own invention. I love the mix of drone and hoe-down pushing it to the outer limits of what could be called disco.

5.LITTLE WALTER-”Mellow Down Easy”
The hoe-down drone continues…Little Walter (now being touted as the Tupac of his day) reminds the sweating, grinding, bopping speakeasy patrons to keep it copacetic before somebody gets hurt. Then he whips them into a life-threatening frenzy with his serrated harmonica.

6.THE DIRTBOMBS-”Kung Fu”
Former Gorie, Mick Collins leads his new band through this appropriately fuzzed-out/dubbed-out version of the Curtis Mayfield single (another movie cash-in from the days of “Enter The Dragon” and “Black Belt Jones”??). This is from their album “Ultraglide In Black” on which they do raw garage covers of classic R & B songs from the 60’s and 70’s. Finally, an effective marriage of snot and soul….

7.CLOUD-”Learn To Fly”
I’m not sure about the original artist on this one, but it was part of the re-edit series by Cloud. Sounds like Heart slipping into a bathtub full of absinthe with Norman Whitfield.

8.WIGHT LIGHT ORCHESTRA-”Chaos & Consciousness”
Max Brennan’s return from spiritual upheaval/enlightenment on the mountain. Great for those who enjoy meditation background music with lots of popping bass, or conversely or house party hedonists who need a time out.

9.FREDDIE MAS-”Detail Of A Detail”
NYC’s unsung hero. A one-man tornado of rhythm, sweetness, bodily harm and good taste. A staple of my life pretty much since I moved to the city and a continual inspiration. He is threatening to discontinue the Freddie Mas franchise in favor of new, out-outer musical mindfucks. This track is a relatively subdued FM, tamed by the calculating hand of Champion Soul. I secretly want to keep Mr. Mas alive so more people can catch up to what I’ve been raving about for years.

10.UNKNOWN ARTIST-”Robotwerke” (Futurist Edit)
A nice warm buzzing feeling permeates this track amidst all the pounding robotic coldness. Proof that electronics can breathe, or at least wheeze.

11.CAMEO-”I Just Want To Be”
My stereo was acting weird while I made this mix and transformed this track into a stripped-down mono version, reducing it to mostly drums and vocals. I wanted to end the mix on an up note and this song typifies the fun style of funk I call “peanut butter”. Lots of bouncing bass, tickling guitars, goofy voices and an implicit wetness to the proceedings. There is some tie-in with the post-election euphoria and Obama’s willingness to “be [the American people's] honeybee if you want [him] to be”, but I haven’t quite put my finger on it.

BBC Radio 1 had a big weekend with a 6-hour show in which lots of favourites from the past ‘essential mix’ series performed their mix live in front of a massive crowd. 2Many DJ’s was there. Someone’s been kind enough to post their live set on the internet.

Thanks to Kevin & Joyce.

Tracklist and download link after the jump.

DOWNLOAD HERE

1. The Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy, Hey Girl (Soulwax mix)
2. The Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control (Soulwax nite version)
3. David Guetta – Jack Is Back
4. Dizee Rascal – Bonkers (Soulwax edit)?

5. Hot Chip – It’s my piano (?? mix)
6. Kid Kudi – Day N’ Night (De grote Vinnie, Donnie & Sjakie show vocal)
7. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400
8. MGMT – Kids (Soulwax Nite Version)
9. Bodyrox – Yeah Yeah
10. Tiga – Overtime
11. Felix Da Housecat – Elvis
12. Tiga – Mindimension 2
13.
14. Zombie Nation – Forza
15. Mr. Oizo – Cut Dick
16. Pryda – Rakfunk
17. Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat
18. Wiley – Wearing my Rolex
19. Tiga – What you need (Zombie Nation mix)
20. Depeche Mode – I Can’t get enough
21. Deadmau5 – Desnchronized
22. Sidney Samson – Riverside
23. The Proxy – Raven (original mix)
24. CLS – Can you feel it?
25. Alex Gopher – Aurora
26. Walter Murphy – Fifth of Beethoven (Soulwax mix)
27. Harry Thumann – Underwater
28.
29. Anne Clark – Our Darkness (mix??)
30. Major Lazer – Pon di Floor
31. Woolfi – Oh Missy (In Flagranti xenon mix)
32. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero (Erol Alkan Rework)
33. Lil Louis – French Kiss
34. Zombie Nation – Worth it pt. 1
35. Vangelis – Pulstar (Soulwax edit)
36. Justice – Phantom pt. 2 (Soulwax Nite Version)
37. Boney M – Ma Baker

Raekwon the Chef totally delivers on the Cuban Linx II mixtape: “Blood on the chef’s apron”. Wu bangers back to front.

Seems the clan is shaping up for a good year, although I did just read a Ghostface Killah live review that summed up the show as 30-second snippets of songs followed by gunshots, “bitches on stage!” and after a good half hour: “Everybody on stage to buy a T-shirt. Only 20 pounds! ” (The shirts were in a box under the DJ table, btw). End show.

Oh dear.

I’ll let you know when he passes through BXL. Meanwhile, enjoy the Mixtape.
Via @MyMonobrow

Full Mixtape download link and tracklist after the jump.

DOWNLOAD HERE

So your parents think they’re cool?

Show ‘em this pic…

Daddy McGurr aka Futura 2000 dated Madge apparently…

Via Tabatha MOB McGurr & SuperTouch.

Another shirt I want.

(Fanmail & Silly Ho -> best songs of that album)

Burger King is doing shots. Baby versions of everything.

Sadly, there are no BK’s in our country.

Whenever LGF & I go on a trip. Every other night we throw a stay-in-the-hotel-room-munch-on-Burger-King-fest.

18 year-old model Sigrid Agren talked to Karl Lagerfeld for Interview. Sound bites galore.

Agren: Okay. How do you look when you wake up?

Lagerfeld: That’s why I sleep alone. My hair is curly, and that’s why I have my ponytail. I look like a madman, like something out of a horror movie! But I’m very impeccable and clean before I go to bed. It’s just like right before I’m going out. When I was a child, my mother always told me that you could wake up in the middle of the night and be deathly sick, so you always have to be impeccable. I laugh about it now, but I think everyone should go to bed like they have a date at the door.

view the rest here

Rick Owens + Rick Owens’ head at the Rick Owens’ London store opening

Via 10 

I met Marilyn Manson while I was interning and as you probably already heard, the guy is super sweet and a great talker.

I really wish I could interview him myself someday.

Should I wear this shirt?

The High End Of The Low track list is cracking me up though.

Funny dude.

01. Devour
02. Pretty As A Swastika
03. Leave A Scar
04. Four Rusted Horses
05. Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
06. Blank And White
07. Running To The Edge Of The World
08. I Want To Kill You Like They Do In The Movies
09. WOW
10. Wight Spider
11. Unkillable Monster
12. We’re From America
13. I Have To Look Up Just To See Hell
14. Into The Fire
15. 15

It was a brilliant, sunny day in Brussels today. Somewhere inside my head, a tiny man awoke from wintry slumber, stretched himself with a happy grin and shouted “SHABBA!”.

(Don’t worry, I never let that man out in public.)

Time to put on some reggae vybez.

Luckily, DJ Takeover just dropped a massive mixtape of classics, hard-to-finds and current revamps of those two combined.

Press play for a toke: Shelly Thunder with “Kuff”, a romantic tale of women who catch their men cheating and hit them with a frying pan. Kuff!

Download the full 50-track Mixtape + tracklist + where to get the shirt after the jump.

T-shirt: Nossa Design

MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD HERE

1) Bob Marley – No Woman No Cry 2) Bob Marley – Gonna Be Alright 3) Bob Marley – Jamming 4) Musical Youth – Pass Di Dutchie 5) Barrington Levy – Murderer 6) Buju Banton – Murderer 7) Buju Banton – Till Im Laid Rest Buju Banton – Boom Bye Bye 9) Flexx – Time To Have Sex 10) Buju Banton ft Wayne Wonder – I Dont Know Why 11) Dawn Penn – No No No 12) Nadine Sutherland – Sorry Is All You Can Say 13) Wayne Wonder – Saddest Day 14) Cut Kileer – When I See You Smile 15) Sanchez – Substitute Lover/Thriller U – Groove My Mind 16) Wayne Wonder – Time To Say Goodbye 17) Tony Curtis – You Dont Know My Name/Buju Banton – Don Come Done 18) Shelly Thunder – Kuff 19) Buju Banton ft Beres Hammond – Just A Little More Time 20) Beres Hammond – If I Didnt 21) Beres Hammond – Putting Up A Resistance 22) Beres Hammond – Falling In Love 23) Buju Banton ft Beres Hammond – My Woman Now 24) Beres Hammond – If Love So Nice 25) Beres Hammond – First Time I Met You/Sanchez – Cant Wait 26) Sanchez – Without You/Nana Mclean – Eternity 27) Beres Hammond – Tempted To Touch/Tony Rebel – Fresh Vegetable 28) Sanchez – Water Runs Dry 29) Sanchez – Water Run Dry 30) Sanchez – Water Run Dry 31) Sancez – If I Ever Fall In Love/Daville – Lovers And Friends 32) Cocoa Tea ft Shabba Ranks – Love Me Truley/Sanchez – Love Should Have Bought You Home 33) Beres Hammond – I Could Beat Myself 34) Cutty Ranks ft Barrington Levy – Its Not Easy/Mr Easy – Tenderly/Anthony Cruz – Nuh SHot 35) Buju Banton – Never Heard A 36) Buju Banton – Hear Me Quick/Tenor Saw ft Buju Banton – Ring The Alarm/General Echo – Arlean 37) Beres Hammond – Must be Crazy/Reggie Stepper – Drum Pan Sound 38) Wayne Wonder – Honey Fine/Spragga Benz – Body Good 39) Beenie Man – Wicked Ride/Beenie Man – Wickedest Slam 40) Beenie Man – Old Dog/Baby Cham – From Yuh Born/Spragga Benz – Girls Watchers/Tony Curtis – Do You Wanna 41) Wayne Wonder – Dreamland 42) Tony Curtis – Faith/Mr Vegas – Hands Up 43) TOK – Mona Lisa/Born Jamerican ft Spragga Benz – Go Girl/Scare Dem Crew – Girl Everyday 44) Beenie Man – World Dance/Jigsy King – Meenie Meenie/Louie Culture – Ganga Lee/Silver Cat – Two Foul 45) Beenie Man – Memories/Beenie Man – Christmas Once A Year/Bounty Killer – Suspense 46) Mad Cobra – Hot gal A Chat 47) Tanya Stevens – Goggle 48) Lady Saw – Hice It Up/Little Kirk – Ghetto Girl/Wayne Wonder – Bashment Sittin 49) Beenie Man – Oysters And Couch 50) Mission Impossible Riddim

to all dem man dem waan cheat pon dem woman
I want yuh nuh seh dat to unnerstan
be in her door wit a frying pan in her hand (Eeen)
he-he-he-he-he (Come down!)

sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, he get kuff, he get
sometimes a man fi get kuff, he get kuff, he get kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, he get kuff, he get
follow me now!

marry a man and him name is Ricky
from last month him a gwan like him crazy
come home morning time after 7.30
when sun a shine an’ de neighbor dem a see
get me so vex an’ it get me so angry
Thunder get mad an’ decide fi gwan nasty
drape him up an’ say ‘listen to me, now
you don’t know that you fi come early ? (kuff)
a wha’ you try fi do fi discrace Shelly ? (kuff)
a through me a ‘oman take advantage of me ? (kuff)
you want mi neighbor dem fi laugh after me ? (kuff)
you better move out or act properly

sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff
follow me now!

him have a gal by the name of Rosie
who tell me that, now me friend name Mitzy
Sharon tell her, who tell Sharon, now Beverly
behind me back de whole a dem a laugh after me
never say nuttin, me jus wait patiently
me know me did a catch him and him girl Rosie
so one nite me wait and him Shelly cyaan see
look upon de clock it a seh 3.30
jump ina me car drive ’round New York City
over Whitestone bridge at de hotel name Capri
in de parking lot seh guess wha’ me see
now, me man a stroll arms in arms wid him lady
me jump outa de car and me me drape him bodily
I seh :”you don’ know you no fe cheat ‘pon me (kuff)
and wha’ she do a pose ina your jewelry (kuff)
I hear say she all have young belly (kuff)
‘ow you a mind her and her three pickney ? (kuff)
an’ wha’ you mind her, wid mi dj money?
and you tell her me no own yer body (kuff)
just find your yard before I kill somebody (kuff)
you better know that you fe respect Shelly”

sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff

Them seh 1 to 7 ratio man to a lady
listen to me girls, listen very keenly
mek sure your man him a take you seriously
nuh mek him gwan like you are no somebody
if him start act strange and start act sneaky
make sure observe, yes watch him closely
ax him ’bout it and him answer disrespectfully
no mek it get outta hand, you’ll suffer greatly
just ketch him up in hand and say “listen to me, now
you don’t know that you fe respect me (kuff)
you out a road you mus’ have somebody (kuff)
a wha’ you tek me for, a big-head dummy? (kuff)
or you think say me a your lickle pickney ? (kuff)
let me a yard wi’ you dutty laandry (kuff)
and when you come home me have fe lovey dovey (kuff)
look ‘pon me, me nuh look crazy (kuff)
you better change yer style an’ act decently”

sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff ….

Dere wid a man and he nuh come home early
tek him up in hand and seh: “listen to me, now
you don’ know that you fe come home early (kuff)
a wha’ you are fi don’t fi digrace Shelly (kuff)
or through me a ‘oman take advantage of me ? (kuff)
you want mi neighbor dem fi laugh after me ? (kuff)
you better move out or act properly”

SHELLY THUNDER – “KUFF”

sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff kuff
sometimes a man fi get kuff, fi get kuff, fi get kuff

I’m feeling Eastern Europe lately.

I spent the last month devoting every free moment reading about Stalingrad and last night I went to see the legendary Balanescu Quartet play. And then this morning, during my daily bloground, I stumble upon a Fader freeload mix by the founder of Mishka clothing, blending his favourite Russian tunes into one big tasty borsjt of a mixtape. No all we need is for Marc Jacobs to get a new Russian Prison tattoo to start a full-blown hype. Who’s up for it?

DOWNLOAD THE MISHKA RUSSIA MIX HERE

Bonus:

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TRACKLIST:

C.C.C.P., “American-Soviets”
Kraftwerk, “The Robots”
Boney M, “Rasputin”
???? – ?????? ?????/Keenoh (Cinema), “Groupah Krovyeh (Blood Type)”
Moskow, “Man from U.N.C.L.E”
The Sisters of Mercy, “Dominion/Mother Russia”
The Crisis, “Back In the U.S.S.R.”
Kosmonautentraum, “Stolze Menschen”
??? ???? – ??????????/Behd Boyz (Bad Boys), “Kreematoria (Crematorium)”
Telex, “Moskow Diskow” (Maxi Version)
Moskwa TV, “Tekno Talk”
Into a Circle, “Beneath Mikhail”
Konstruktivits, “How You Say”
Soviet, “Commute”