[MIXTAPE] BILLEH OCEAN - A/P/R/I/L/F/L/O/W/E/R/S

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• Ghost Loft / So High
• Darkside / A1
• Acid Pauli / Requiem For A Loop
• Surahn / Guilty
• Wilk & Miskey / Wing Clipper
• Nicolas Jaar x Grizzly Bear / Sleeping UTE
• Charleston / Piece By Piece
• The xx / VCR
• Nicolas Jaar / I Got A Woman
• Chromatics / In The City (Low Motion Disco Edit)
• Peaking Lights / Beautiful Dub
• Soul Clap / Twist

A/P/R/I/L/F/L/O/W/E/R/S by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] DJ JIMMY KAPS - 58:19

Artist / Track

• Crazy P - LadyT
• Morgan Geist - Jesey Chica
• Tornado Wallace - Don't Hold Back
• Icube - Falling
• Sportloto - Will I (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix)
• Pablo Bolivar - Summer Nights
• Tommy Disco - What Goes Around
• Morten Sorensen - Start Something
• Rodion - Electric Soca
• Premier Rang - Les Corps Humides
• No Logo - Party Animal
• Tobias - In Your Eyes
• Solange - Robots Are Unamerican
• Grovesnor - Drive Your Car

[MIXTAPE] JIMMY KAPS - 58:19 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] THE HOLIDAY CROWD - 29:49

The Holiday Crowd released Over The Bluffs earlier this year to rave reviews. I had the privilege to see there very first show kind of by accident a couple of years ago at a club in Toronto and from the first note I was hooked! Imran, from the band sent me over a collection of songs in the form of a MIXTAPE he and the band are into at the moment. Take a listen you will not be disappointed.

01 The Clash - The Leader
02 Sparks - Nothing To Do
03 The Libertines - Mayday
04 Eastern Girls - Chapel Club Shoes [Remix]
05 China Crises - Wishful Thinking
06 The Dream Academy - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I
07 Byron Lee & Mighty Sparrow - Only A Fool
08 Ray Berretto - A Deeper Shade Of Soul
09 Cymande - Bra
10 The Specials - Holiday Fortnight

[MIXTAPE] THE HOLIDAY CROWD - 29:49 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] EX COPS - 48:01

Brian Harding of Brooklyn based band Ex Cops recently sent us over a mixtape of new old tracks he is currently listening to for us to share with you... Ex Cops started as a side project for Brian but has quickly grown into a full time band gaining buzz-worthy status.  Ex Cops in the short amount of time as a band, have already released 4 singles in the span of a few months which make up the EP White Women. Listening to this mix clearly shows the diversity in music styles that makes the band so unique which reflects directly on the music they make.

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01 Alice Coltrane - Blue Nile
02 Psychic Ills - January Rain
03 The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
04 A Band of Bees - Chicken Payback
05 Neil Young - Dance, Dance, Dance (Live at Massey Hall)
06 Giorgio Moroder - Underdog
07 Steely Dan - Change of the Guard
08 Todd Rundgren - Song of the Viking
09 J.J. Cale - Cherry
10 Here We Go Magic - Collector
11 CANT - Dreams Come True
12 Brian Eno - An Ending (Ascent)

[MIXTAPE] EX COPS - 48:01 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] AMANDA BROWN (100% SILK) - 39:43

Amanda Brown is getting ready to take the show on the road and when I say show I mean 100% Silk US Tour. The tour starts Nov 16th in Brooklyn and ends Nov 21st in DC w/ stops in Detroit, Toronto, Chicago, and Cleveland... This mix clocks in at 39:43 and is a perfect to keep you moving this upcoming winter season.

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01. Malvoeaux - Broken Anthem
02. Bobby Browser - Airbody
03. Heatsick - Dream Tennis
04. Ital - Culture Clubs/Yr Lovers
05. Shams - Sea
06. Octo Octa - Deep Hurt

[MIXTAPE] AMANDA BROWN (100% SILK) - 39:43 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] DJ BILLEH OCEAN - 37:08

I put together this mixtape after attending 6 Halloween Parties in the past 2 days and its not even Halloween until tomorrow! Note: None of these songs on this mixtape where played at any of the parties I attended and don't have anything to do with Halloween. I hope you listen, its a good one I think.

01 Valeskja Valcav -  ...but rather to Escape the Pain
02 Octo Octa - Let Me See You
03 Eric Copeland - Wao Taor Condos
04 Wu Lyf - Dirt
05 Ex Cops - The Millionaire
06 Ford & Lopatin - Emergency Room (Gavin Russom Remix)
07 Absolute Body Control - Shake
08 John Maus - Believer
09 Acid Glasses - Jpeg Horder
10 Charleston - Piece by Piece

DWLD HERE

[MIXTAPE] DJ BILLEH OCEAN - 37:08 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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NEON INDIAN SECRET MIXTAPE

A few lucky folks who bought deluxe editions of Neon Indian’s Era Extraña album also got a bonus disc that was labeled, simply, “Neon Indian Mixtape,” The mix times in at 48-minute and includes a whole lot of random, new wave and synthpop, much of it being French. Listen to it below.

Neon Indian Era Extraña Mixtape by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

01. Liaisons Dangereuses – Etre Assis Ou Danset
02. Bill Nelson – Do you dream in Colour
03. Yellow Magic Orchestra – Focus
04. Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer (Toro Y Moi remix)
05. Aviador Dro – Amor Industrial
06. ???
07. David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Bamboo Houses
08. Cocteau Twins – Pearly Dewdrops’ Drops
09. DAF – Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick
10. Flesh – A split Second
11. Com Truise – Hyperlips
12. Lil B – I seen that Light

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[MIXTAPE] DJ JIMMY KAPS - 50:26

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01. Only Fools & Horses - Spectacle Wins (Holy Ghost! Remix)
02. Laidback - Cocaine Cool
03. Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Household Goods (Justin Martin Vocal Remix)
04. Walter Jones - Living Without Your Love
05. Atmosfear - Dancing In Outer Space The Revenge Rework
06. Relation - Your Tiny Mind Lifelike Remix
07. Skinnerbox - Illustrated Blowjob-Guide For Intermediates
08. Tanner Ross - Goodbye Summer
09. Jimmy Kaps - City Traffic (Unreleased Mix)
10. Shonky - Les Shonkettes
11. Silver City - Polytechnics
12. Faze Action - I wanna Dancer
13. Sebastien Tellier - Kilometer
14. Footprintz - Utopia

[MIXTAPE] DJ JIMMY KAPS - 50:26 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] LOVE INKS - 90:26

Austin based band Love Inks are getting ready to hit the road later this year behind there amazing new album E.S.P.! They just announced a European Tour with a few select US dates as well... With there busy schedule fortunately for us they had some free time to put together this dope 2 sided Mixtape for the blog... This is a perfect soundtrack for the rest of your Summer folks! Enjoy.

SIDE A

01. Vincent Gallo - No Regard

02. Taj Mahal - Honky Tonk Women

03. Cody Chesnutt - My Women, My Guitars

04. Deux - Decadence

05. Brian Eno - Becalmed

06. Dirty Beaches - Blue Birds

07. Johnny Thunders - Joey Joey

08. David Peel & Lower East Side - Happy Mother's Day

09. Joe Strummer - X-Ray Style

10. Mallard - Texas Weather

11. Marconi Union - Sleepless

12. Asia - Voice of America

SIDE B

01. Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind

02. J. J. Cale - Call Me the Breeze

03. Unknown - Sea of Love

04. Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely For So Long

05. Secos and Molhados - Sangue Latino

06. William Devaughn - Be Thankful for What You Got

07. Paul Simon - Peace Like a River

08. Donny Hathaway - Jealous Guy

09. Elton John - Slave

10. Leon Russell - Delta Lady

11. Bill Callahan - Sycamore

12. Harry Nilsson - Living Without You

Love Inks new album E.S.P. LP available now via Hell Yes! HERE

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[MIXTAPE] LOVE INKS - 90:26 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS - 50:51

A perfect Summer Mixtape from Mysterious Grecian balearic outfit Keep Shelly In Athens. This perfectly put together mix flows from one track to another and is great while listening with the windows down if your driving around town or up if your chilling at home! Highly recommended for your summer days...

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01. Jochen Hippel - Ambersta

02. Memoryhouse - Modern Normal

03. Two Bicycles - Alone At Sea

04. Gacha - Remember

05. Delorean - Grow (Taragana Pyjarama remix)

06. Surface to Air Missile - In Love With the Light (Blue Scholars x Keep Shelly in Athens)

07. Cali Swag District and Toro Y Moi - Teach Me How To Dougie

08. Ford & Lopatin - Channel Pressure

09. HIMAN - Novalaise

10. Glisk - Alabaster Handshake 

11. Best Coast  - When Im With You 

12. Night Manager - Pizza Pasta

13. Hotel Mexico - Dear Les Friends

In Love With Dusk available via Forest Family Records HERE

[MIXTAPE] KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS - 50:51 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] LOWER DENS - 41:41

According to Jana Hunter of Lower Dens she was "on a harsh tear" when she put together this 41:41 mixtape for us to share with you! Did she go to far? We think not... As matter a fact there is some pretty amazing stuff on it and if you enjoy it spread the word.

01. Last Shuttle to the Red Planet - Food Pyramid

02. In A Strangeland - Talk Normal
03. Something I Never Had - Laurel Halo
04. Live at ISSUE 1/29/10 - Bill Nace
05. Mini-Blinds - The Energy
06. Treasure - Ami Dang
07. Sorro - Spirit Spine
08. Quantum Leap - John Maus
09. High & Low - Ezekiel Honig 

DWLD HERE 

[MIXTAPE] LOWER DENS - 41:41 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] PEAKING LIGHTS - 59:36

Big ups to Indra & Aaron of Peaking Lights for providing this chilled out mixtape. It's features bands I definitely have not heard of and it's filled w/ genres ranging from Boogie, Afro Jazz to Turkish Psych then throw in some Ethiopian Funk and if that's not enough top it off w/ Brazilian Groove... Seriously this is a heavy selection of some deep digs! If you ask me it's perfect for a nice l o n g  lazy summer day...

01 Arif Sag - Golden

02 David Axelrod - Leading Citizen

03 Archimedes Badkar - Kila Mtu

04 Unknown Ethiopian 45

05 Luiz Bonfa - Apache Talk

06 Selcuk - Bag Bozumu

07 Gulde Karabocek - Bana Gercekleri

08 The Zodiac - Arie

09 Bohannon - Make Your Body Move

10 Dallas - Ain't Nothin New Under The Sun

11 Songhoi Band - Africa Africa

12 Denroy Morgan - Never Give Up

13 Dennis Brown - Foul Play

14 Special Request - Salsa Smurf

15 Little John - Road Is Never Easy

16 Gregory Isaac - Feeling Irie

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[MIXTAPE] PEAKING LIGHTS - 59:36 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] OKINAWA LIFESTYLE - 59:07

Here’s a sweet summerish Mixtape from Okinawa Lifestyle. These guys are simply amazing and the mix is perfect for driving around town with the windows down, but the bigger draw is that it brings some of the band’s many, exceedingly hard-to-pin-down influences into much clearer focus. Download below and get the full track-list below.

01. Who Got The Funk? - The Streets
02. Rad Pitt - Egyptian Hip Hop
03. Song To Cheer You Up - Keep Shelly In Athens
04. Wild Wood - Paul Weller & Portishead
05. Thirty Three Trees - Noises By Gap
06. Theme From Behind The Curtain - Skalpel
07. Polarioid - Stumbleine
08.  IPT2 - Battles
09. Amazing And Wonderful - Peaking Lights
10. Smell Memory (Bix remix) - Múm
11. Shaqued - Kassem Mosse
12. A Circumnavigation - Balmorhea
13. Nanou2 - Aphex Twin
14. Ever Or No t - John Roberts
15. Yonkers - Tyler, The Creator
16. Goodbye - The Jazz Sextet Of Georgia 

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[MIXTAPE] OKINAWA LIFESTYLE - 59:07 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[MIXTAPE] LOYAL DIVIDE - 44:01

Chicago's very own Loyal Divide put together a dope comp for our "Mixtape Series". Adam of Loyal Divide sent over this great new 44-minute Mixtape he put together recently, made up of songs the he and the band has been listening to in recent months. Tracklist below...

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01 Work It - Missy Elliott
02 Magic Spells - Crystal Castles
03 All of the Lights - Kanye West
04 Regiment - Brian Eno/David Byrne
05 The Long Way Home - Lindstrom
06 House of Balloons - The Weeknd
07 New Beat - Toro y Moi
08 Uptown - Prince
09 Title Music from A Clockwork Orange - Wendy Carlos
10 Tessio - Luomo

Loyal Divide's newest single "Flights" is out now via there website. New album "Bodice Ripper" out later this year.

[MIXTAPE] LOYAL DIVIDE - 44:01 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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