It's been a little while since I did one of these, so here's a sort-of-dancable, slightly melancholic mix I've put together this afternoon using Audacity, a neat little open source application.
Right click to download The End Of July mix by BeaucoupKevin. (59mb, 192kbps mp3.)
Here's the track listing, with commentary because I'm pretentious like that.
Right click to download The End Of July mix by BeaucoupKevin. (59mb, 192kbps mp3.)
Here's the track listing, with commentary because I'm pretentious like that.
- "Love Is The Message" by LFO starts this off for no particular reason other than I love it. This is a fine, chugging piece of minimal, funky UK acid house from "The Day."
- "The Season" by Beanfield starts off sort of quiet, letting the listener catch their breath before that insistent, jazzy rhythm starts. Compost is one of those record labels whose stuff I snatch up instantly when I see it, as it's very rarely less than stellar.
- "Timber" by Grantby. A great little piece of spy-jazz with a beautiful piano medley that sneaks in and out perfectly.
- "Discotheque Du Paradis" by Buffalo Daughter comes from their album I, one of the most eclectic recordings I own that still manages to sounds like same band all the way through. If you're not doing a little chair dance as this kicks in, then there's something wrong with you.
- "Rise" by Craig Armstrong. Strings and beats, man. Strings and beats.
- "Lilac Wine" (Remixed by The Album Leaf) by Nina Simone. I view jazz remixes with a suspicious eye in general, but Verve's Remixed series really surprised me with its third installment. If you've not heard The Album Leaf, I urge you to seek out In A Safe Place or One Day I'll Be On Time - perfect soundtracks for late-night writing sessions.
- "The Creator Has A Master Plan" (More Rockers Combination Mix) by Brooklyn Funk Essentials. Speaking of jazz, this drum and bass remix of this version of Pharoah Sanders's most emotional piece should be a complete disaster. Instead, it's so good that I spent years tracking it down on CD after hearing it on a mix tape made for me by Atlanta's DJ Bobble in the mid-90s. What a rush this record still gives me.
