These are the basics: Paul Preston (PBDY) was born and raised in Long Island. He moved to Phoenix as a teenager. He wound up in LA. He rolls with Brainfeeder. He shares a house at the edge of a cliff with the Gaslamp Killer and several others. He makes the sort of mixes that you’d […]
| Passion of the Weiss Presents: Full Grainz — The Best of DJ Mustard, Mixed by Son Raw | November 29, 2012 |
In one year, DJ Mustard went from practically anonymous to $20,000 a beat. That’s how it goes. All you need is one hit and Mustard’s “Rack City” became Las Vegas’ most significant cultural contribution since Fear and Loathing (or maybe “Leaving Las Vegas:” Sheryl Crow edition.) But at home in Los Angeles, Mustard had earned […]
| Passion of the Weiss Mix Series: Peaking Lights | April 19, 2012 |
Peaking Lights are crate-diggers who have learned to cover their tracks. Unlike most bands with record collections longer than Tyson Chandler’s arms, they employ very little scratch but plenty of spliff. No song is completely cribbed from one style or scene. At Ad Hoc, I described it as “one sound inextricably intertwined, sharing a single […]
| The Passion of the Weiss Winter Mixtape: 2012 | February 28, 2012 |
Like we always do about this time. This is where I rattle off seasonal clichés and explain how this mixtape pairs nicely with said wintery clichés. Big boots, thick jackets, hot chocolate, ice skating, skiing if you’re bourgie. Even if you doesn’t snow where you are, you know the feeling. This is music for the […]
| Passion of the Weiss Mix Series: Drunk Funk by Frank Dukes | February 23, 2012 |
You think you know funk? The real funk? We don’t roll with track listings here. We at the Passion are proud to present an exclusive drunk and live mix from Toronto producer Frank Dukes who you may know from work for Ghostface Killah (“Purified Thoughts”, “In Tha Park”), 50 Cent (“Respect It Or Check It”) […]
| Passion of the Weiss Mix Series: 56 Mix by Stones Throw’s Tim Nable | January 26, 2012 |
What you know about Marsha Raven, Eastern Gang, Z-Factor, and Section 25? Probably nothing. You are not alone. My goals for a great mix are pretty simple: if you have original selections and funky sensibilities, I am easily sold. The 56 mix, the latest installment of the Passion of the Weiss Mix Series, succeeds on […]
| Passion of the Weiss Mix Series, Volume 6: Silent Dust – “Lukewarm Coffee and Half a Packet of Bourbons” | December 6, 2011 |
The music should ideally explain it all. Not necessarily for my job prospects, but for the notion that this stuff should transcend buzz-bin adjectives and ephemeral trends. If you’re doing it right, it’s transportive, allusive to not just other forms of art but buried emotions. Mobb Deep had it right the first time: it ought […]
Download: Passion of the Weiss Mix Series – Danny Swain’s “Hour of Power” The rap game forces patience. Barring the occasional Odd Future fluke, ascent is usually a war of attrition. The Curren$y and Atmosphere model is more common. Slow persistent build, one underground show and mixtape at a time until you force your way […]
| Passion of the Weiss Mix Series — Volume 4: Souvenir | June 20, 2011 |
Every two years I offer the same soliloquy: Souvenir remain one of the most criminally unsung outfits in the world. Maybe criminal is overstatement. I am opposed to any indictments pertaining to the curious case of the Pamplona-raised duo who croon in multiple romance languages and recall something resembling a surf rock Spanish Stereolab. Their […]
| The Passion of the Weiss Spring 2011 Mixtape | March 24, 2011 |
POTW Spring Mixtape Tracklist: Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?mzkya34m90go4bf 1. Dorothy Ashby – “Canto de Osana” (Dan Love) 2. 2Pac – “It ain’t Easy” (Abe Beame) 3. Ernie K. Doe – “Here Come the Girls” (Matt Shea) 4. Blurry Drones – “A Prayer for Elliot Spitzer” (Douglas Martin) 5. Bob Marley & the Wailers -“Selassie in the […]
