may 2010 mix: part two

back to back mixes comin' at ya like a beam, like a ray, like a buzzard! this time round i have raided my hard drive for something different, some good old lo-fi, hi distortion, full on feel good indie rock. its been i while since i listened to some of this stuff and the other day i was thinking just how good all this music used to make me feel :)

the vancouver boys, japandroids kick this mix off with a belter from there first full LP, 'post nothing', i was lucky enough to catch these boys playing on my doorstep, up in highbury a couple of weeks ago and they tore the roof off, impressive for a band consisting of a just 2 people.

ash pick up the distortion from where the canadians left off in true 94 fashion, these dudes where only teens when they released there first LP 'trailer', for me its their most raw and awesome offering to date.

back over the pond again for some classic everclear, a band that brings back a lot of memories for me circa 1998-9, sadly they kinda turned cheesy in later years to come...

the pixies really need no introduction, they just own!

idlewild may not be a familiar name to those of you outside the UK, but these scottish boys where hot stuff back in the mid to late 90's and their first couple of albums where played to death by me in college and uni.

the same goes for weezer's first two albums 'blue' and 'pinkerton', sadly though, they too lost their edge over time, but this track is proof that they fucking ruled back in the day!

the smashing pumpkins where (or should i say are?) a classic grunge band from the early nineties, 'tomorrow' is taken from there second album 'siamise dream' which came out in 93 or something, but it wasn't until my mate lent me his copy (on a permanent basis) back in 98 that i realized what had been missing in my life, this album is solid gold!

the swedes take the reins next, i heard these guys for the first time on the soundtrack to a movie called 'spun' that, coincidentally, billy corgan (frontman of the smashing pumkins) wrote half of the songs for. i love this song, it makes me loose all hope but feel great at the same time...

wavvves are a crazy bunch of guys from san diego, i recently heard that they used to get really fucked up before going onstage, leading to a classic meltdown at the 2009 primavera sound festival in barcelona, when the bands singer broke down and had to stop playing... carrrazzzzy.

anyway that is my selection and here they all are in one nice little mix, enjoy:

June Mix 2010 by oliverft

track listing:

the boys are leaving town - japandroids
petrol - ash
strawberry - everclear
gigantic - pixies
when i argue i see shapes - idlewild
surf wax america - weezer
today - smashing pumpkins
instant repeater '99 - the soundtrack of our lives
mickey mouse - wavvves
wave of mutilation - pixies

may 2010 mix: part one

its been a while (again) since my last post, been busy and have neglected blog responsibilities, so i will be uploading two mixes this month, well we are now technically in june, but i made these mixes in may and just finished tweaking them so this is may mix part one.

since i touched on dubstep in february i thought i would do an entire dubstep mix, short and sweet with some of my favorites on the scene right now, obviously joy orbison is going to be in there, i should mention the ace label 'hot flush' which, according to various media is 'untouchable', i would have to agree. scuba (the boss of hotflush) has been producing amazing music for some time now, slightly underrated i think as he has no definitive track, no classic dance floor filler, but this can sometimes be a good thing, not a one hit wonder. ramadanman, who was in my last mix has been a very busy boy, releasing tracks on a multitude of record labels including the excellent 'hemlock records' on which he recently released the glut/tempest 12", a hot piece of vinyl. F is a dutch producer (need i say more...) a real gem, love his work, he has a great style, slightly leaning more towards techno with the great two step baselines. INSTRA:MENTAL throw down a sweet remix of mount kimbie's 'at least', i have been following both of these duo outfits for quite a while now, INSTRA:MENTAL do a lot of collaborations with dubstep and d&B producers and have always created a unique sound that merges the two genres seamlessly. i end the mix with a burial classic, if you have never heard of burial before and you like dubstep, you really should stop reading this and head straight over to your local record shop and pick up both of his albums, i couldn't recommend them enough.

anyway i think that gives you a brief introduction to the artists, so now the substance:

May Mix 2010 by oliverft

track listing:

track listing:
glut - ramadanman
three sided shape - scuba
energy distortion - F
tempest - ramadanman
BRKLN CLLN - joy orbison
perspectives - F
at least (INSTRA:MENTAL remix) - mount kimbie
justify - ramadanman & appleblim
uk - burial

february 2010 mix

this month i dedicate to taurine, coffee, tea, toast and nando's, and anything else that kept me running up until the end. i think i have just worked the hardest 4 weeks of my life, 3 days off in february, bringing the grand total to 7 days off this year. if you are wondering what i do for a living... i make special effects in movies and have just finished up on clash of the titans, which should be out in may sometime...

februarys mix comes straight from my headphones at work, i just looked at my most recently played list and selected a few key tracks, it is evident no-doubt that i have been listening to quite a bit of dub and electro, anything to keep me going into the early hours.

so more about the music... well my man of the moment is joy orbison, a 22 year old from croydon, south london. he has produced some absolute stonking tracks over the past year and has been consistent with remixes and live shows, a great mix to look out for is 'four tet - love cry (joy orbison mix)' amazing track, i should have stuck it in this mix really but i think there is already a little to much joy. others guys that are wowing me at present are zomby (heard he is a bit of a let down, not showing up for live shows but his tunes are genius), floating points and martyn, the latter has been a fav of mine for a while, ever since my mate introduced me to him last summer. martyn, coincidently, has just mixed the latest fabric offering 'fabric 50' and i recommend checking it out for some fresher than fresh beats.

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track listing:

fences (delphic remix) - phoenix
vacuum boogie - floating points
oar003 B - oni ayhun
hyph mngo andreas (saags house perspective) - joy orbison
BRKLN CLLN (michnas brooklyn bridge remix) - joy orbison
big weekend (delorean remix) - lemonade
friedrichstrasse - martyn
response - ramadanman
xtatic truth (totally enormous extinct dinosaurs remix) - crystal fighters
so derobe - joy orbison
godzilla - zomby

january 2010 mix

image source out with the in crowd

happy new year! best wishes for 2010, hope your all not still hanging from the nights festivities ;) the free transport in london made for an interesting night in the city, dodging all the piles of sick kept me on my toes (literally)... but fun was had by all and sticking to house parties was a good idea, slightly lighter on the wallet, more money for a cheeky mc attack in the morning :D

its already looking like a good year for music with new album releases coming up from Cold War Kids, Eels and Los Campesinos in january and the mighty yeasayer in february :) on the live front we have why?, grizzly bear, pheonix and yeasayer coming to london over the next three months!

so i have compiled only a few songs, its quality over quantity, to reflect on some of the great music that we had back in 2009 and to set the bar for 2010!

hope you enjoy x

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track listing:

skeletons (acoustic) - yeah yeah yeahs
the night the night - chet
hullaballabalu - múm
inní mér syngur vitleysingur - sigur rós
eskimo snow - why?
lovers carvings - bibio
two weeks - grizzly bear
lovers or something like it - the rosie taylor project
what would i want? sky - animal collective