this tape bounces through a load of hip hop and funk breaks, old and new

01. the creator - pete rock
02. no melody - turntablerocker
03. a little funk - turntablerocker
04. the outsider - lack of afro
05. check the technique - eric b & rakim
06. we got soul? - lack of afro
07. b boy stance - freestylers
08. the breakology - scissorcuts
09. take it to the old skool - red astaire
10. the hang loose - p.u.t.s
11. hang loose - don thompson
12. my doorbell - white stripes
13. get over it - ty
14. ghostwriter - rjd2
15. singalong (alex what recut) - trevor whatever
16. cant hurry big l - smoove
17. cant hurry love - diana ross & the supremes
18. crabbuckits - k-os
19. blazing the crop - rae & christian
20. commotion - the wiseguys
21. kick that gangsta shit
22. gangster trippin’ - fatboy slim
23. you did it - ann robinson
24. bustin’ loose - chuck brown
25. brown soul - scissorcuts
26. its over - funky fresh few

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artwork by alex what

01. segun bucknor’s revolution - gbomojo (polydor nigeria)
02. gnonnas pedro et ses dadjes - dadje von o von non (african songs)
03. the funkees - breakthrough (emi nigeria)
04. orchestre du bawobab - kelen ati len (disques buur)
05. orchestre poly-rythmo de cotonou - dis moi la verité (disques tropiques)
06. the identicals - akwa kayi ji bia nuwa (emi nigeria)
07. the barbecues - aaya lolo (polydor ghana)
08. fela ransome-kuti & his africa ‘70 - who’re you? (hmv nigeria)
09. moussa doumbia - wanri (sacem)
10. ebo taylor - atwer abroba (philips west africa)
11. the comrades - bullwalk (ben clover nigeria)
12. houghas sorowonko - a groovy christmas and new year (alps)
13. de frank professionals - afe ato yen bio (anopa nsonoma)
14. rail band - tamadiara (rail culture mali)
15. el rego et ses commandos - vimado wingnan (l.a. aux ecoutes)
16. marijata - we live in peace (gapophone)
17. sweet talks - eyi su ngaangaa (philips west africa)
18. geraldo pino - intro from afro soco soul live (emi nigeria) / shake hands (suzumi)
19. gabo brown & orchestre poly-rythmo - it’s a vanity (analog africa)
20. basa basa soundz feat. fela anikulapo kuti - dr. solutsu (afrodisia)
21. hedzoleh - kaa ye oyai (don’t be in a hurry) (emi nigeria)

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artwork by general pitno

01 intro
02 california soul (a.skillz remix)
03 dr. dre california love acapella
04 feature cast – party starter
05 funkanomics – melvin
06 ewan hoozami – falcon punch (frenic remix)
07 funkanomics – lets us juggle
08 a skillz – otis
09 jay- z (acapella)
10 pecoe – houston
11 frenic – teenage sensation
12 groove armada – but i feel good
13 nudge nudge nudge - random mash up
14 journeyman & barrcode - booty ranks

more @ soundcloud.com/frenic
artwork by little k

back to the roots with this rootsy mix…

01 seventy two nations: ras michael and the sons of the negus
02 loosenin’ out: the cimarons
03 judgement: knowledge
04 john jones: clinton fearon (ex-gladiators)
05 jailhouse set me free: kool roots
06 10 000 careless ethiopians: bim sherman
07 put the stereo on: gippy ranks (name of his last album, a killa!)
08 be careful: matthew mac anuff
09 none shall escape the judgement: earl zero
10 au darfour: jah verity (produced by fakoly prod.)
11 bless jamaican jazz (vavamuffin rmx): vavamuffin
12 cocoanut woman: omar perry
13 giddeon boots: general “incredible” levy
14 patricia: alborosie
15 ivory tower: queen ifricah
16 form a gang: cedric “congo” myton (inna de yard)

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artwork by fredrik akerberg

01) miami - oddisee
02) dead bodies - air
03) the matador has fallen - dangermouse and daniele luppi
04) world reknown - k otik
05) in my place - onra & quetzal
06) run - ghostface vs tom caruana
07) 79′ aka the shouty track - lemon jelly
08) cream (acapella) - wu-tang
09) gaslight - the ugly ducklings
10) time for great achievements - bo hansson
11) quality control (acapella) - jurassic 5
12) take a chance - luis bacalov
13) return of the drifter (acapella) - jehst
14) fame to my soul - dysposable heroes
15) get out of dodge - frenic
16) lady labyrinth - ludovico einaudi
17) short change hero - the heavy
18) mamy blue - joel dayde
19) watch this - swollen members
20) rinse out - gunshot
21) egyptian reggae - mojo filter (wub like an egyptian edit)
22) good feelin - rephrase (parov stelar late night dub)
23) why don’t you - gramaphonedize (high rankin & evolve or die remix)
24) i know the truth - pretty lights
25) excuse me -  flux pavillion
26) ante up - m.o.p (dnb white label)

artwork by mike elsmore

recorded on two technics 1200mk2’s, rane ttm57sl, and serato. used an echo and low pass filter on the ttm for some transitions

01 she came along (doorly rmx) - sharam ft kid cudi
02 through the prism (pls dnt stp rmx) - designer drugs
03 what am i - nit grit
04 gotcha money (minnesota rmx) - ol’ dirty bastard
05 abandoned (sloth logic rmx) - nit grit
06 i remember (caspa rmx) - deadmau5 ft kaskade
07 faxing berlin (grifta rmx) - deadmau5
08 hardcore members - subscape
09 warrior (trowa rmx) - j.o.b. feat anjulie madv 12th planet
10 watercolor (emalkay rmx) - pendulum
11 she said (16bit rmx) - plan b
12 turn on bob - guttstar
13 rolling in the deep (deathstar ft marty party & minnesota) - adelle
14 let it go (joker rmx) - delvin ft labrinth
15 ass on the floor (gemini rmx) - diddy dirty money
16 dancing in the dark (proper villians) - the cataracs ft. dev
17 to have and have not - guttstar
18 no more messing about - mimosa
19 pussy, money, weed (marty party rmx) - lil wayne
20 time (pretty lights rmx) - pink flyod
21 no quarter (chris b rmx) - by led zepplin
22 keep hustlin (trillbass rmx) - wu tang clan

more @ p0mike.blogspot.com
artwork by GoM

45s only mixtape. raw funk, heavy soul, beats, breaks and other things we like

01. clarence coulter – ride on [hit track]
02. the inner drive – smell the funk [zodiac]
03. freddie waters – i’ve got a good love [tee jay]
04. burning cities – spoons [channel one]
05. tyrone chestnut – bumping [intrepid]
06. senor soul – the mouse [whiz]
07. c. smalls and co – the buzzard [a and m]
08. the pointer sisters – yes we can can [blue thumb]
09. march wind – all the way down [stax]
10. fred and the new j.b.’s – breakin’ bread [people]
11. esther marrow – he don’t appreciate it [flying dutchman]
12. betty barney – momma, momma [gwp]
13. little milton – let your loss be your lesson [stax]
14. ruby andrews – didn’t i fool you [zodiac]
15. copperpenny – gonna have a good time [capitol]
16. bass construction – two timon’ lady [docc]
17. soul searchers – if it ain’t funky [sussex]
18. hott snow – bump your funky boo-dy [arcade]
19. dave bonds – let me try that funky feeling [avi]
20. bonny floyd – mister big stuff [bennett]
21. freddy henchi and the soulsetters – come down [bell]
22. jerry butler – power of love [mercury]
23. darnell simpkins and the family tree – the whip [scm]
24. pat stallings – everybody knows [paramount]
25. four tops – peace of mind [dunhill]
26. brooklyn people – peace and love [cheri]
27. south side coalition – (don’t cha wanna) get down get down [brown dog]

more @ anatolyice.ru
artwork by anatoly ice

this “mixtape” is more like the kind of compilation tape you gave to debs in biology, the kind that doesn’t need to be mixed or has no wicky wicky, just a bunch of rad tunes that we as a collective mega-team are feeling and like to rave down or sit back/drink to. its a mix that has nothing to prove…

01 the farewell circuit - make it right
02 lunice - hitmanes anthem
03 beirut - santa fe
04 the weeknd - rolling stone
05 @peace - nobody (scratch 22 remix)
06 the kills - heart is a beating drum
07 sbtrkt - wildfire
08 drake - headlines
09 the throne feat. frank ocean - no church in the wild
10 the stepkids - legend in my own mind
11 blood orange - sutphin boulevard
12 the cool kids - swimsuits
13 little dragon - crystalfilm
14 future islands - balance
15 lil b - gotta question
16 kreayshawn - gucci gucci
17 css & ratatat - red alert
18 rick ross feat wiz khalifa & curren$y - super high (sativa remix)
19 @peace - disfunk
20 frank ocean - thinking about you (keumel edit)
21 asap rocky - peso
22 toro y moi -new beat
23 grass widow - shadow
24 action bronson - shiraz
25 asap rocky - purple swag (jim e stack bootleg)

more @ facebook.com/chowdwn
artwork by sarah brueckner

the situation in greece is really messed up with unemployment and poverty at their highest; soooo…inspired by one of banksy’s titles

01 lemon - troublemakers, express way / blue note 2004
02 extract from dj day’s ‘’got to get it right'’, melting pot music 2006
03 extract from willie hutch ‘’brothers’ gonna work it out'’, dr. dre originals vol.2, side hustle 2005
04 wrongful arrest - km editions, keyboard masher editions 3, km editions 2011
05 revolution - arrested development, music from the motion picture soundtrack malcom x, qwest records 1992
06 woman of the ghetto - jackie mittoo / side walk dr. version, dub store records 2007
07 we’ll get it on - marvin gaye vs the chosen few, bangers 2007
08 risin to the top - keni burke / snowboys acoustic mix, rca 1992
09 first step - dj day, ‘’got to get it right'’, melting pot music 2006
10 see and don’t see - marie queenie lyons, deluxe 2000

more @ soundcloud.com/sopht-moos
artwork by @subnav

…+ the infinite phatness

a soundtrack for being lazy, this mix is a chilled journey through downtempo, jazzy, slightly abstract instrumental hip hop, beats, and mellow soundscapes…enjoy.

01 monophonic - space sequence
02 revolution void - obscure terrain
03 meat beat manifesto - wild rmx
04 2 bone giants - gear down
05 re-animator - abigail
06 kontext - tv4terrorists
07 molasses - madness ( a conversation with my sanity )
08 alex c. vs crunchy - beastie mash
09 dreas - strange games
10 dj shadow vs solesides
11 hint - the look up
12 bain - de omissed
13 dreas - crossing the bridge
14 dj ming + the mac - sugar kane

more @ percussionlab.com/users/crunchypants
artwork by crUNchYpaNTs

01 ronald aquinas - the kingston down thang
02 chris awesome - upsidedown banger
03 funk ferret - whole load shizzle
04 daigo - the pink panther touched it
05 frenic - dope of the dopest
06 bryx - eradicate vip
07 daigo - galvanising powerz
08 chamber - different syle
09 samplez - i can’t get next to you
10 phase 5 - you know i got soul man
11 billa quase & hidden riddim - i know who he is (el bomba remix)
12 cockney nut job - sicker than your average (ghetto funk mix)
13 dj twister aka vinyl cat - i want your message
14 johnny pluse - straight no kissin’
15 warson - banger joint
16 bezwun - ghetto funky superstar town
17 sonic funk - g iz for guitar
18 funk moguls - here come the funk steppers
19 michael jackson vs indeep - freezmashup-billie dj saved my life
20 dj kid stretch - take me
21 j boogies dubtronic science feat the pimps of joytime - go to work (original mix)

more @ soundcloud.com/oddbeat
artwork by fredrik akerberg

i suggest taking a seat in a comfy armchair, along with a bottle of red wine, and listen…

01. jerzy milian - never more (muzyka baletowa i filmowa, muza 1973 lp)
02. mrr-adm - untitled (untitled, not on label 2008 10″)
03. the heliocentrics - joyride (out there, now-again 2007 lp)
04. csaba deseo jazz quintet & friends - message (ultraviola, pepita 1977 lp)
05. stringtronics - ballata (mindbender, peer international library limited 1972 re, lp)
06. arp-life - baby bump (jumbo jet, muza, 1977 lp)
07. laboratorium - przejazd (quasimodo, muza 1979 lp)
08. milan svoboda & polish-czech big band - tribute to g.e. (interjazz 5, suprahon 1986 lp)
09. piotr figiel ensemble - agent 008 (gdzies kiedys…, pronit 1979 lp)
10. marc moulin - tohubohu - part i (sam suffy, cbs 1975 lp)
11. mulatu astatke and the heliocentrics - an epic story (inspiration information, strut 2009 lp)
12. hydroponic sound system - delirium (alternate take music, ?? 7″)
13. dzamble - swieto strachow (wolanie o slonce nad swiatem, muza 1971 lp)
14. endaf emlyn - dawns y pair (??, ?? lp)
15. heavy metal sextet - prosze natychmiast przestac padac (heavy metal sextet, poljazz 1984 lp)
16. the natural yogurt band - soft cheese (away with melancholy, jazzman/now-again 2009 10″)

more @ footprints-jazz.blogspot.com
artwork by radek drutis