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Volume 11: Salem

Clayton — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:03:41 +0000

Pink socks, a dirty mattress, wallpaper peeling off the walls, empty cough syrup bottles, and soiled wall to wall carpeting all come to mind after repeated listens to this new Salem mix. It’s either the perfect accompaniment to the fall/winter blues or soundtrack to scrawling your name on your bedroom wall in blood, it’s up to you.

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1. alkuholiks by PSYCHO DRAMA

2. pig fucker – SALEM

3. the end of the world (drag rmx) – SKEETER DAVIS

4. seaw – oOoOoo

5. party animal dirge – AIDS 3D

6. round one (SALEM rmx) – SALEM ft. GUCCI MANE

7. hoodrych – SALEM

8. whispering winds (drag rmx) – THE BEACH BOYS

9. szxc – SINISTAS

10. mumbia – oOoOoo

11. water – SALEM

12. hey lover boy – TWISTA

13. track 41 – THA POPE

14. shallow tears (drag rmx) – LIGHT ASYLUM

Volume 10: Morgan Geist

Clayton — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:45:06 +0000

Morgan Geist – of Metro Area / Environ / Unclassics fame – dug deep into the recesses of what must be a record collection the size of a mountain to weave together this dustily beautified journey through abandoned early 80s NY. Geist’s selection of late 70s / early 80s electronic tracks exquisitely captures a moment in time when the prevailing disco sheen hanging hazily over the city was being overtaken by the throbbing pulse of murder, drugs, and dirt that ran a heavy current underneath. All in all it’s a mix that captures a certain brand of austere beauty. If that all sounds a little too ‘grown’, we’re almost 100% positive that Mr. Geist threw in some chopped and screwed Arthur Russell for the new jacks towards the very end.

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“Barry’s Apartment”

This little mix is obviously inspired by the original Cosmic DJs (Baldelli) and innovative DJs of (or nearer to) my own generation, like DJ Harvey and Daniel Wang. I made sure to include some records that I thought I “discovered” on my own, only to hear them played by other (better) DJs who probably knew about them a lot longer than I did. Parallel evolution is a bitch, but I didn’t want to abandon these beloved tracks just because they were “marked” by another DJ. For example, most DJs who know the Transfer Station Blue track associate it with Sarcastic Disco, the infamous and beautiful Harvey mix – yet I believe I got my first copy of it from my departed friend, Barry Lederer, and associate it with digging and listening and learning in his dusty old apartment on 24th Street in Manhattan. I find Harvey inspirational, but don’t want my own Barry-nostalgia supplanted. I realize it sounds corny, but sometimes you have to reclaim music that is important to you, and that’s what a lot of this mix is about for me. – Morgan Geist (Environ, Unclassics, Metro Area)

Volume 09: Paul Devro

Clayton — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:23:54 +0000

If you are a one legged zombie dragging yourself through the jungle with a boombox strapped to your back, trying to get to the next latin oldies party at the bottom of a waterfall, then this mix is for you. Paul has been a dear friend of WMIG for a long time and we have too many stories involving werewolf masks, rabbit tacos, Andy Milonakis, breaking into pools at 5am, and late checkouts to fit into this post, so we’ll let the zombie anthem speak for itself. Little bit of Salem, little bit of Kelis, little bit of Mad Decent faves, Major Lazer; it’s all here just in time to sweat it out for summer!

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“I tried to make this mix different from most of the mixtapes that i receive from people. I tried to not make it about new niche genres, super exclusive mp3s or even themed. I just put together a bunch of songs that i have always liked and that I wanted to share. There’s a bit of everything in here and i tried not to go too over board on the weird dial. Anyways, I like this mix, maybe a bit too many sirens but its 8am and i’m too tired to take them out. Hope you enjoy!” – Paul Devro

Tracklist:

We Make it Good Intro

Salem – Trapdoor

Major Lazer – Hold The Line (Skream Remix)

Kelis - Awww Shit

John Holt – Strange Things

Plies – All Black

Fat Pimp – Check Me Out

DJ Nate – Free

DJ Vielo – Caps Angolano

Ethiopians – He’s No Rebel

Wayne Smith – Under Mi Sieng Teng

Boddhi Satva – Punch Koko + Secret Tamil Hornz

Kyla – Do You Mind (Crazy Cousins Remix) + Screwd

Deee-Lite – Applejuice Kissing

Crookers (Phra) – E.D.S.

Kantik – Punani Bubbling

Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley

Latino Be My Baby Outro

artwork by WMIG’s Evan Dennis.

Volume 08: Free Blood

Danielle — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:09:12 +0000

In the spirit of our occasional “non-dj” twist on the WMIG mix series, our buddy John from Brooklyn’s FREE BLOOD was kind enough to make us this awesome mixtape of influences, inspirations, and springtime newyorkness. Eddie Kendricks, Kid Creole, Freddie Mas; this “tape” harkens back to the high school days of yore when our mixtapes were top to bottom all full of awesome! Embrace the roughly polished sheen of FREE BLOOD and get to listenin at the listenin place! Be sure to download and be sure to check out theFADER.com.

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TRKLST:

1.EDDIE KENDRICKS- “My People…Hold On”
This is the title track off Kendricks’ best post-Temptations solo album (other tracks include “Girl You Need A Change Of Mind” and “Date In The Rain”). Pretty much a flawless soul record of the era incorporating romance, sweat, radicalism, psychedelic-ism and just a hint of ruffled-cuff shmaltz. This track in particular resonated with me in the weeks leading up to President Obama’s victory….yessssss!

2.HERMAN’S ROCKET-”Disco Woman”
A strange gem (of many) found in the basement of Brooklyn’s legendary vinyl graveyard The Thing. The flipside is also entitled “Disco Woman” though it sounds like a much more straightforward cosmic funk endeavor with great Labelle-esque vocals. I imagine this track was a playful attempt at cashing in on space alien mania surrounding “E.T.” and “Star Wars”….and hey, there’s a theremin in the corner of the studio. Why don’t we use that for something?

3.KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS-”Adnaloy”
Yes, it’s backwards! At least most of it is another Coconuts track called “Yolanda” flip and scrambled, with Kid throwing fresh (forwardly) vocals on top. Total NYC downtown 80’s mayhem ensues! Guaranteed dance floor clearer!

4.ADRIANO CELENTANOS-”Prisencolinensinainciusol” (Greg Wilson edit)
This is a mysterious track that I had little insight into until I looked it up on the Picadilly Records site. Apparently Mr. Celentanos is Italian, though I’m convinced he and his minions are chanting in some kind of Cockney/Esperanto/Pig Latin dialect of their own invention. I love the mix of drone and hoe-down pushing it to the outer limits of what could be called disco.

5.LITTLE WALTER-”Mellow Down Easy”
The hoe-down drone continues…Little Walter (now being touted as the Tupac of his day) reminds the sweating, grinding, bopping speakeasy patrons to keep it copacetic before somebody gets hurt. Then he whips them into a life-threatening frenzy with his serrated harmonica.

6.THE DIRTBOMBS-”Kung Fu”
Former Gorie, Mick Collins leads his new band through this appropriately fuzzed-out/dubbed-out version of the Curtis Mayfield single (another movie cash-in from the days of “Enter The Dragon” and “Black Belt Jones”??). This is from their album “Ultraglide In Black” on which they do raw garage covers of classic R & B songs from the 60’s and 70’s. Finally, an effective marriage of snot and soul….

7.CLOUD-”Learn To Fly”
I’m not sure about the original artist on this one, but it was part of the re-edit series by Cloud. Sounds like Heart slipping into a bathtub full of absinthe with Norman Whitfield.

8.WIGHT LIGHT ORCHESTRA-”Chaos & Consciousness”
Max Brennan’s return from spiritual upheaval/enlightenment on the mountain. Great for those who enjoy meditation background music with lots of popping bass, or conversely or house party hedonists who need a time out.

9.FREDDIE MAS-”Detail Of A Detail”
NYC’s unsung hero. A one-man tornado of rhythm, sweetness, bodily harm and good taste. A staple of my life pretty much since I moved to the city and a continual inspiration. He is threatening to discontinue the Freddie Mas franchise in favor of new, out-outer musical mindfucks. This track is a relatively subdued FM, tamed by the calculating hand of Champion Soul. I secretly want to keep Mr. Mas alive so more people can catch up to what I’ve been raving about for years.

10.UNKNOWN ARTIST-”Robotwerke” (Futurist Edit)
A nice warm buzzing feeling permeates this track amidst all the pounding robotic coldness. Proof that electronics can breathe, or at least wheeze.

11.CAMEO-”I Just Want To Be”
My stereo was acting weird while I made this mix and transformed this track into a stripped-down mono version, reducing it to mostly drums and vocals. I wanted to end the mix on an up note and this song typifies the fun style of funk I call “peanut butter”. Lots of bouncing bass, tickling guitars, goofy voices and an implicit wetness to the proceedings. There is some tie-in with the post-election euphoria and Obama’s willingness to “be [the American people's] honeybee if you want [him] to be”, but I haven’t quite put my finger on it.

Volume 07: Crookers

Danielle — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:16:30 +0000

Like a smoking hot laser beam shooting straight from the moon to your pasta bowl, DJ duo Crookers mixed up their patent brand of italian space travel with some classic hits from their mom’s record collection and crafted installment number 7 of the We Make It Good Mix series. 40 minutes of full-on gnarlesberger dubstep, italo pop and the best of deee best in dancey dance. Be sure to download and be sure to check out our awesomest friends at theFADER.com.

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INTRO IN ITALIAN:ENGLISH

We made this mix in the only 2 days off in the last 2 month of crazy world touring…mixin in Old Italian stuff with Rusko Dubstep and some fresh beat from our inbox…it seem like have pizza with spaghetti with Chocolate and Caramelle inside..strange…but sounds good!
Important : there’s jus one song of us!!!!! it’s a MIRACLE.
ciao a tutti, baci in bocca, salutateci la famiglia e stateci bene!
pace
C’s

TRKLST :

Marino Marini “Era scritto nel cielo”
An old 45″ from my mother collection…

DATA “Rapture part2″
Bot gave me this in Amsterdam airport…love the beat!

Rusko “Boo Woost” / Caspa “Where’s BEST SH*T RIGHT NOW!

Equipe84 “Io ho in mente te”
I saw them LIVE in Omegna with my papà when i was 5…this song is a strange “fullytambourine” version.

Bombaman “Exia” (Setsuna mix)
Next NicSarno’s ESP RECORD release…MEEEEEEERDA…

Isa GT Feat. Crookers “Pelao”
This is our new mix of Isa GT “Pelao” out soon on Man Rec (BIG UP DANIEL!)

DropTheLime “Hear me” (BSS Mix)
We want Luca do some vocal for us!…and Buraka Co-Produce a song with us…respect!

Hugo Moya “Move”
Great beat!

Dj Mujava “Township Funk” (Radioclit mix)
One of the best song this year.

Sound of Stereo (Nic Sarno re-trix)
Nic is THE REAL freakyaudioeditor…this tune sick !

Dj Cleo “Rutheless”
I had this in our inbox…don’t know nothin about it but it’s good.

Mr.Oizo “Cut20DIck”
RealGENIO.

Lucio Battisti “Il Veliero”
Incredible mood…and perfect words.

Volume 06: Blaqstarr

Danielle — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:04:55 +0000

Sounding like a psychedelic spaceship mixed with “There’s a Riot Goin On” era Sly Stone, our new We Make It Good mix is a sick, twisted, glimpse into the mouth of madness that is Blaqstarr. Crafted from the confines of his illustrious Baltimore bunker he’s created more of a radio broadcast than a mixtape. Odd pauses, stops, starts all hauntingly crooned over by a true maniac. If this is your first introduction to Baltimore’s finest be sure to check out the King Of Roq mixtape and his other releases on Diplo’s Mad Decent label. Guaranteed to take you “from the durdy to the air”!!!

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“We make it good… Blaqstarr style!yeaaahhhh!!!

Ride wit my inspirational tunes, the music I adapt too and the artists that influence me, and a few joints I made from the durdy to air so I could make sure ya’ll heard me… “

Track list:

1. “War Of Roses” Blaqstarr ft. Jack Denning (BlaQJack)
2. “Moments of Love” Art Of Noise
3. “Billie Jean” Michael Jackson
4. “In The Groove” Blaqstarr ft. Rye Rye
5. “Rebels Hop” Bob Marley
6. “Just A Thought” Gnarls Barkley
7. “Lithium” Nirvana
8. “Dumb” Nirvana
9. “Fed Up” Madonna
10. “Thieves In The Temple” Prince
11. “Lick” Joi
12. “Pourin’ Up” Pimp C
13. “Let Me See It” UGK
14. “ET” Outkast
15. “Aquemeni” Outkast
16. “As Much As You” Colin Munroe ft. Blaqstarr
17. “The Turn” M.I.A. (produced by Blaqstarr)
18. “Bang Hard” Blaqstarr

Volume 05: The Gaslamp Killer

Danielle — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:59:37 +0000

The Gaslamp Killer sign, seals, and delivers installment number 5 of our We Make It Good Mix series. Made up of weird world psych, hip hop and grunge chopped up seamlessly and then perfectly adhesed to a tough as nails skeleton of chest thumping kick drums, machine gun snares, and deafening bass drops; this is quite different from what we have put out thus far and could only come from the deeply murky mental environs of San Diego’s mostly cloudy turntable destroyer. Click below for a tracklist and a brief explanation from the Killer himself.

-DOTP

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The Gaslamp Killer

Photo Credit: Theo Jemison

THE GASLAMP KILLER “WE MAKE IT GOOD” MIX IS A ROUGH AND TOUGH RIDE THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST FILTHY TUNES ON THE PLANET!

THE GLK GOES FROM DIRTY SCRATCH BEATS TO DIRTY SOUTH RAP, TO SOME NEW NEW BEAT SHIT, TO NIRVANA! THEN STRAIGHT TO BOMBAY INDIA FOR SOME BOLLYWOOD FUN, RIGHT INTO SOME JAYLIB! AND THATS ALL WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THIS MIX. NUFF SAID. PEEP IT.”

-THE MOTHERFUCKING GASLAMP KILLER ( LOW END THEORY LA )

Tracklist:
GLK INTRO
BUCKETHEAD – SKRATCH BEAT
UGK – INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS ANTHEM
ROBOTO – VORTEX COOKIES (fLako Rmx) – GLK EDIT
NIRVANA – SCENTLESS APPRENTICE
KALYANJI ANANDJI – DHARMATMA THEME – TOMMY’S EDIT
JAYLIB – CHAMPION SOUND
DABRYE – ENCODED FLOW INSTRUMENTAL
FUZZ FACE – BRAINSWAPPER
SAMIYAM – PORNO SLAP
THE ROOTS – GET BUSY
THE CLIPSE – GRINDIN’
DJ SIGNIFY – LISTEN / THE ISOLATIONIST – INSTRUMENTALS
ALEXANDERS DARK BAND – DRUM ATTIK
OHNO – FAST GAMBLE
BULLION – I KNOW THERES NO ANSWER
THE SLAPPED EYEBALLERS – REDE HET SIE GSEIT
LES MOGOL – KALEIDOSCOPIC DREAM
THE GASLAMP KILLER – SHOWSTOPPER
FLYING LOTUS & THE GASLAMP KILLER – GNG BNG
…FIN…

WMIG mix series curated by: DOTP

Volume 04: Alex XXXChange

Danielle — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:51:18 +0000

Alex XXXChange, mad genius and moustache twister behind Spankrock’s Yoyoyoyoyo, has created an amazingly selected mix of film scores and other movie related sounds for the 4th installment of our We Make It Good Mix series. More of a conceptual compilation than a full blown DJ mix, Alex’s contribution is a methodically plotted journey across the cinematic map from Bollywood to Beetlejuice with plenty of Repo Man swirling around for extra texture. Download to your iSomething, take it for a walk, soak-in the Lattice Of Coincidence, and keep your eyes peeled for the always elusive shrimp plate.
-DOTP

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Alex XXXChange

1. Lattice of Coincidence/Acid intro (Repo Man 1984)

2. Kenny Rogers& the First Edition – Just Dropped in(to See What Condition My Condition Was in)

Featured prominently in 1998’s “The Big Lebowski,” where the Coen brothers made a music video of sorts out of it.

3. Isaac Hayes -Three Tough Guys (End Theme)
“Three Tough Guys Original” Soundtrack (1974)

4. Henry Mancini- Police Woman (theme)
This is the theme music for a television show of the same name which aired from 1974-1978 and later inspired the hit show “Charlie’s Angels”

5. The Rolling Stones- Gimmie Shelter
Usually featured at least once in every Martin Scorcese movie ever made, as many as three times in “The Departed.” (2006)

6. Ben Charest – Bellville Rendezvous
This is the main theme for “les Triplettes of Bellville” (2003) one of my personal favorite movies as the two main themes are A.Music created with household objects and B.Cycling

7. Tangerine Dream – Love on a Real Train

Most memorably featured in 1983’s “Risky Business” but also appeared recently in “the Squid and the Whale”(2005)

8. (reprise) London Symphony Orchestra – Gimmie Shelter

9. Harry Belafonte – “Day-O”

Featured along with another excellent Belafonte cut “Jump in the Line” in Tim Burton’s “BeetleJuice” (1988)

10. Daniel Johnston- Mountain Dew
From the 2005 documentary “The Devil In Daniel Johnston”

11. Mohammed Rafi – Jaan Pehechan-Ho
From the classic 1966 Bollywood musical “Gumnaam,” also featured with this footage from the original movie in the opening sequence of “Ghost World” in 2001.

12. George Baker – Little Green Bag
Reservoir Dogs (1992)

13. The Plugz – El Clavo y la Cruz
Repo Man (1984)

14. John Wayne interlude (Repo Man 1984)

15. Curtis Mayfield – “Short Eyes/ Free Free Free”
“Short Eyes” Original Soundtrack (1977)

16. “Blush Response” Interlude (Blade Runner 1982)

17. Peter Gabriel “ In Your Eyes”
Prominently featured in 1989’s “Say Anything,” where John Cusack plays this song for some lady, then later, does sex to her in the back of a car.

18. Vangelis – Blush Response

Blade Runner original soundtrack (1982)

19. Jan Hammer – Crockett’s Theme
Originally Composed by Mr. Hammer for the tv series “Miami Vice” in 1987

20. Air – Alone in Kyoto

I suspect this was actually composed for the 2003 Sofia Coppola film “Lost in Translation,” then later released on their 2004 “Talkie Walkie” LP. been wrong
before though!

21. “Bill Murray” interlude

Coffee and Cigarettes

22. The Greenehornes ft. Holly Golightly – There is an End
I felt obligated to include at least one song from a Jim Jarmush Movie on this mix. “I Put a Spell On You” (stranger than Paradise) seemed like it might be too obvious so I chose, instead this wonderful song from “Broken Flowers” (2005)

WMIG mix series curated by: DOTP

Volume 03: Sinden

Danielle — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:12:04 +0000

We Make It Good Mix Numero 3 comes from UK club juggernaut, Graeme Sinden. Pretty much the kiss-the-ring-godfather of the current UK club scene and probably the busiest man on earth with his unbelievable catalog of remixes, collaborations with Herve & Switch, KISS radio show, Fabric residency, Counterfeet record label, and endless tour after tour; we are truly honored that he made the time in his busy schedule to mix it up for our beloved series. As much a preview of what will have dancefloors throbbing for the next 6 months as it is a testament to Sinden’s uncanny ability to sniff out a club anthem before anyone else; this mix comes charging out of the gates with what’s-newer-than-new dubplates from all over the map as well as some exclusives from the man himself. An epic listen from beginning to end and not a single one of these songs has been released yet. Enjoy!

-DOTP

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It was always going to be hard to compete with the 2 previous DJ mixes in the series (large up Pretty Titty, Chris Devlin) but i managed to surpass them (haha jokes!). Nah serious that’s too bold a claim, but I am happy with how it turned out. Its a fair representation of some of the jams i’m playing in my club sets right now. And the mix is very ‘right now’. As I write this, none of the tracks have been released yet. Not that I just play dubs, mind. I draw loads of old and familiar tunes, too, because that would be dumb and who cares how exclusive you are anyhow. I really wanted the mix to be a kinda preview to a whole bunch of stuff to get excited about in the forthcoming months. It was a good place to air some new productions fresh out the HD (machines dont care, the count and sinden) and big up a few new cats too (rude kid, detboi, mujava). Enjoy!

– Graeme Sinden

Tracklist

1) DON RIMINI – RAVE ON EDIT (MENTAL GROOVE / MILKCRATE CDR)

Im really feeling his productions right now. Up until recently i thought his name was Dom.
2) HERVE – CHEAP THRILLS (ARMAND VAN HELDEN REMIX) (DATA CDR)

Van Helden also on the hook
3) LITTLE BOOTS – STUCK ON REPEAT (FAKE BLOOD REMIX) (CDR)

Love the original but this version works best for my sets. Fake Blood cant do any wrong.
4) THE KILLS – CHEAP AND CHEERFUL (FAKE BLOOD REMIX) (CDR)

More Fake Blood. Blood Splashing! Blood Splashing!
5) MACHINES DONT CARE – DROP IT TO THE FLOOR (MACHINES DONT CARE CDR)

Off the forthcoming Machines Dont Care album. Herve, Fake Blood and myself feature on this cut.
6) TIGERSTYLE – BALLE SHAVA FEAT VYBZ KARTEL, NIKITTA & MANGI MAHAL (SINDEN REMIX) (NACHURAL CDR)

Forthcoming remix of my favourite UK bhangra act.
7) DETBOI – JUMP UP AND DOWN FEAT SEROCEE (SKINT CDR)

Recent Cheap Thrills signing drops an EP on Skint.
HERVE – THE CHAMP (CHEAP THRILLS CDR)

Brand new Herve. Summer heater!
9) THE COUNT AND SINDEN – HARDCORE GIRLS FT RYE RYE (DOMINO CDR)

Next single!
10) SAM SPARRO – 21 ST CENTURY LIFE EDIT (THE COUNT AND SINDEN SIDEWINDER REMIX) (UNIVERSAL ISLAND CDR)

New Sam Sparro single given the C&S bassline once over.
11) BUSY P – PROTECT AND ENTERTAIN (CROOKERS REMIX) (ED BANGER) / MICHAEL JACKSON – WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING

Love the CLS chop up at the end. MJ segue!
12) MUJAVA – TOWNSHIP FUNK (CDR)

Rad Kwaito tune forthcoming for the Summer.

“Click here to for more Mujava:“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5-zQlgoEE
13) BURAKA SOM SISTEMA – KALEMBA FEAT PONGO LOVE (HOT CHIP REMIX) (GRECO ROMAN CDR)

Monster. Forthcoming on Hot Chip affiliated Greco Roman label.
14) SKREAM – FICK (CDR)

New Skream dub. Disgusting.
15) LAVA UNIT – 8 BAR BANGER (Aftershock CDR)

New grime posse cut with too many MCs to mention. Off the forthcoming Lava Unit mixtape.
16) GHETTO – SING FOR ME (CDR)

Rude Kid on the buttons – best new up and coming producer in the scene.

WMIG mix series curated by: DOTP

Volume 02: Chris Devlin

Danielle — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:43:30 +0000

This is the second mix in our ongoing series featuring international man of good fortune, Chris Devlin. When he is not touring the world backing up Naeem “Spankrock” Juwan with his dj partner Ronald James Darko then he is most likely hanging out with his wonderful lady Ariel in the pastoral landscapes of Jamaica Plain, Boston. A Baltimore native, truly dear friend of mine, and absolutely amazing musician; Mr. Devlin has astounded me yet again with a mix of found field recordings, classic disco, original production, and lots of hammering and drilling noises. Definitely an amazing listen, kind of like if Animal Collective were DJs instead of a weirdo, hippy, hobbit family.

-DOTP

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Chris Devlin

Make it Good Volume 2….is pretty weird.

…not a dj mix in the live sense, but yea I am a DJ and i mixed/edited all these songs and sound bytes together. I started with the basic format for a mix, other peoples music. Not satisfied with that, I put in some original material I have made or collaborated on, and did some edits of older songs in an attempt to re-introduce them. Throughout the mix there are sound pieces, found, recorded, and downloaded to (hopefully) make the mix layered and rich enough for more than one listen. There are a lot of construction sounds and work sounds here…I think it makes sense with the We Make It Good title.

Mixes I listened to before this which influenced this project were: Beyond The Wizard Sleeve – Erol Alken, Megamix 3 – Bladerunners, Live@home 3 – Mike2600king, Grown Mix-Zebo,We Make It good vol.1 – Pretty Titty, and a whole lot of National Public Radio…NPR mix coming someday.(so is that pledge check.)

So make breakfast or go running or go to work, give this thing at least one headphone listen though…thats how i did the “final mix”…in crappy headphones!

Track list..

1)Make it Good radio intro – Devlin

samples put together for a simulated “indecisive radio listener”

2) Get out my life woman – Solomon Burke

classic break.great lyrics.

3) Mixintro – Devlin

The above track chopped up and edited into a new drum pattern, with a little synth bass line and the begining of the A side of the 7” Wonder Woman, the return of Brunhilde ( who happens to be some kind of crazy German trying to install the 4th riech)…of of of.

4)The Boules Experiment – Alan Parsons

This little fucked up track is amazing. There is a game in France where you bang these balls together and apparently Eric Wolfson of The APP liked the sound of this. They ended up putting this weird outtake on the Album…

5) I wouldn’t want to be like you – Alan Parsons Project

Single off “I Robot” which was a favorite of mine last summer. I think this song is pretty funky and the gentle “fuck you” chorus is nice. Alan Parsons engineered Dark Side of The Moon, The making of that album is out on DVD and for a novice in production like me, it is amazing. I robotaint bad either!

.. There is a sprinkle of Draculas Wedding by Andre 3000 at the guitar break of the above song. The love Below (2003) was so cool. Andre just airing himself out and it was so good. This track was awesome and when alexxx Change heard it for the first time this year he said, “oh he was doin that bloghouse bass back then”

6) Shake it to the Ground(chinco sonido psych cumbia beat)- blackstar&RyeRye

So The guy who did the first installment of this mix jacked this song from me, and the sonny Pitchbull too. After this betrayal, I promised I would sprinkle these songs throughout, with out actually playing them.

…Alan Parsons and David Gilmour dialouge from The Making of Dark Side of the moon

7)Pass the Calabash – Margaret Singana

Phil had this to say…“Her surname’s spelt Mcingana by the way, although everyone says Singana. She did the title track for the Shaka Zulu movie (‘we are rising’ or something – stirring shit seeing Zulus kill tons of Brits with that song playing), and back in our bad old racially segregated apartheid days she was the first black person to feature on Radio 5’s top 10 (supposed to be whites only station pre-1994). She’s a legend” ….Thanks Phil!

..I edited the arrangement of the track and added a bunch of sound bytes that are about work. I watched the Dave Chapel where he was on Donahue while I was doing this too.

Blind (Devlin Remix) – Hercules and Love affair

So is it an edit or a remix?..I don’t know. This is along the same lines as the intro with the reconfiguration of a drum pattern and the addition of a bass line. I like this little sloppy mix and, I thought it fit the idea of building / construction/ making. The lyrics are far out too.

— a piece of audio called click- Ipi ‘N Tombi is layed over the begining as well its on the compalation, Zulu Indestructable beats.

9) Shake it – Fully Fitted

This track was is on the upcoming Fully Fitted EP due out really soon. Production Credits go to XXXcHangE, Darko, and myself. It samples Rye Rye’s vocals, It’s pretty cool I think. I sent it over to the Bladerunners, Razor chopped it up, and they did a sick little edit. I put that in here as well… Sorry dudes! time was tight and i couldnt find MY razor!!!

10) Shake it (Bladerunners edit) – Fully Fitted

11) I want your Love (Todd Terje edit) – Chic

Groovy ass song. Either you want to play all 6 mins of it or you want to play it with the Moody Man. Zack, Neight100… What time is it?

12) 300,000,000 Synths (Devlin roktapause edit) – Chaz Jankel

Went to the record store with some guys that know records recently. I grabbed this 12” and was like wow, great title. Beyondah then told me that it was good too. So i bought it, its awesome. I did this litlte scratch/rocktapause edit and threw in some drums as well.

13) Breakfast – Le Le

hola,hola,hola…..

14) Roll The Joint (Joey Negro edit) – Master Dance and Boogie

This is what we should be dancing to

15) Pass The Joint – Rick James

When I first let Pase and Naeem hear this song they were as hooked as i was. Funky as hell, it sounds like Dave Chapelle on the vocals. Rick James was apparently funny and amazing.

16) Brothers on the Slide (ruffy tuffy mix) – Cymande

I am a sucker for this song and always blend it with the next one..

17) 100 million – XXXchange

We had been working on a lot of stuff for this Ep and when we all went home Alexxx Change made this..What a jerk.

18) New Day – Fully Fitted

also on the forthcoming Fully Fitted EP, featuring Tyler Pope on Guitar.

19) Beautiful Nightmare (Devlin’s brunhilde Edit) – Beyonce

Tired of mixing uptempo crazy records in my living room i decided it was time for a return to the psychedelic. the ambient recordings are from a mic i hooked up and sat on my kitchen window. 3 floors up.

20) Plane Ride – Devlin

I made most of this track and then listened to the new Animal collective EP. I changed the track a bit , and then used Seal Eyeing and Cobwebs for sample material..I lso used This record from the 70s about Virgos….

..In the end when it sounds like two people having sex, its really two pieces by the Language Removal Services. One is Marcel Duchamp (language removal), and the other is Marilyn Monroe (language removal),

21) A Day in The Life -The Beatles

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22) Buenos Matrimonios Ahi Afuera -El Guincho

This guy is awesome. Google and buy.

-Chris Devlin

WMIG mix series curated by: DOTP