Mixes » Passion of the Weiss

Jan
31

SirReal – SUB SESSIONS 01/27/2012 by Sirrealnesss on Mixcloud Son Raw bruked out to this one. Upon sending me this, Charlottetown DJ SirReal said he didn’t know if “I was into mixes.” That’s actually a valid line of inquiry – there’s only so many hours in the day and when DJs make up half your… Continue reading »

Oct
31

Freddie Gibbs – A Cold Day in Hell

The new Freddie Gibbs mixtape, just in time to soundtrack smacking Trick-or-Treaters with sacks of flour. On first listen, this is more trap-oriented than past tapes. So it goes when Jeezy appears twice, 2Chainz once, and Alley Boy on a song called “Rob Me a Nigga.” Best heard while dressed as O-Dog. Download: ZIP: Freddie… Continue reading »

Aug
27

Four Tet: Beats in Space Mix

Four Tet remixing Tinariwen, premiering B-sides, new artists from his Text imprint, and an array of subterranean dance music tracks that you probably haven’t heard unless you’ve memorized Resident Adviser. Twice. Downloading seems like the only sensible decision. Via Beats in Space (h/t Frank N’ Beats) Download: MP3: Four Tet-Beats in Space Mix Pt. 1… Continue reading »

Jul
17

Zilla Rocca’s “Nights and Weekends Mix”

“Saturday Nite” feels less timely at 11:00 a.m., Sunday morning, but the beauty of Zilla Rocca’s Nights and Weekends mix is that you can blast it until we have to stop wearing white (does not apply to Cam’ron, whose ability to breach the furthest parameters of the color spectrum remains on Technicolor Dreamcoat level ).… Continue reading »

Jul
11

Aquarium Drunkard Presents: DJ Soft Touch, A Mixtape

Forgive the potential redundancy. For those of you who have yet to download this mixtape, don’t thank me. Salute DJ Soft Touch and Justin “Aquarium Drunkard” Gage, who have contracted to bring you and I an hour of back-breaking, belly-jiggling, BBQ-smoked, paisley scarved funk. Both esoteric summertime soul and the likes of James Brown, H.… Continue reading »

Jul
04

Lovers Melt II: Mixed by Flying Lotus

Following up Volume 1. In the words of the other famous Ellison: “Lovers Melt 2 will hopefully be part of your summer sound. Some of my favorite songs ever.. Some you know, some you might not..” – Flying Lotus Download: ZIP: Flying Lotus – “Lovers Melt 2″

May
23

Sach O: Fabriclive 56 & 57: Pearson Sound & Jackmaster

Sach O’s influences are peerless. Convincing anyone to actually purchase a legit mix CD is in 2011 is no easy task. I don’t care if you’ve got DJ Muhammad-Imad-Bruce-Lee mixing nothing but unreleased Burial and Jeff Mangum dubs (he’s killing it on the white labels!), getting people to part with their guap when Fact Magazine,… Continue reading »

Feb
04

Passion of the Weiss Mix: Candy Candy Children (White Stripes Rarities)

Jack White wouldn’t endorse this compilation. He’s a proud Luddite — wary of technology, illegal piracy, and all the ills they engender. Print is better than blogs. CD’s are better than MP3′s. And vinyl trumps all. As someone similarly inclined to such anachronisms, I offer him a salute and an apology. I suspect that White… Continue reading »

Jan
31

Brothers Wanna’ Flex, They Not Mad Cobra

If you’re anything like me, your knowledge of dancehall scarcely extends past Mad Cobra, Beenie Man, Supercat, Shabba Ranks, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, and the remaining other reggae stars recruited for token New York-meets-Jamaica collabos through the mid-90s. Even though the West Indian-descended Busta and Biggie were two of the few capable of a halfway-decent… Continue reading »

Jan
06

Sach O – DJ Hosta in the Mix

Sach O is bangin’ like a Ron G tape. I try to avoid live show reviews around here. In the wise words of Disco Vietnam, there’s really only two possible reactions to a show one didn’t attend: “It rocked? Damn…” and “It sucked? Damn…” That goes double for DJ-run club nights where the vibe, atmosphere… Continue reading »