may 2019 mix
Presenting our newest monthly mix for MAY 2019, featuring our favorite tracks from the past month from the likes of Erika de Casier, Avalon Lurks, Big Thief, Men I Trust, Lisel + more:
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Rabit drops KOLD SUMMER tape
Houston producer Rabit drops his second sick tape of the year, and like his winter release THE DOPE SHOW, which featured tracks from Tirzah and Lana Del Rey, Rabit once again mines some inspired source material on this one including Molly Nilsson and "wokeuplikethis*", chopped + screwed into spectral slo-mo fever dreams in the classic DJ Screw tradition...
Montreal duo She-Devils say goodnight, and sweet dreams
Montreal duo Audrey Ann Boucher + Kyle Jukka aka She-Devils first emerged onto our radar with their 2015 debut single and video, "Come", an immersive, utterly transfixing and infectious entrée into their strange and magical world, and we were immediately enchanted by their stated intention as a group of "creating impressions that burrow into the heart and imagination...
download Toro y Moi’s Soul Trash (c) 2019 mixtape
Jacques Greene shares mixtape featuring 48 minutes of new music
Jacques Greene drops 48 minutes of new music (soon to be released on limited cassette) in the form of a visual mixtape, intended as "a reflection on the way we use the internet while listening to music." According to the producer: “I’m trying to get at a distillation of what I really enjoy about dance music. A fair amount of drama confronted with weightlessness.” Listen/watch below:
Sufjan Stevens – Wallowa Lake Monster
Taken from Sufjan Stevens' The Greatest Gift mixtape, out November 24th:
Washed Out x Gorilla vs. Bear takeover: DJ SCREW MIXTAPES
Anyone looking for some solid background listening should check out all of the bootlegged DJ Screw mixtapes uploaded to youtube. I love to just have them playing in the morning when I’m working on email or cleaning up my studio. Its almost like how ambient music works for me - just let it wash over you. (Enjoy with or without a double cup of lean haha…) -- Washed Out
Gorilla vs. Bear x RACQUET Magazine Summer 2017
We've hooked up again with the homies at RACQUET Magazine on a new mix to commemorate the release of their beautiful fourth issue for Summer 2017, and to pay tribute to the GOAT, Roger Federer. Featuring seasonally appropriate jams from Washed Out, Kaytranada, Dilla, Gerry Rafferty, the Strokes, Stereolab, Tennis (duh), and more...
GORILLA VS. BEAR MODERN YACHT ROCK // SUMMER 2017 MIXTAPE
Presenting our second annual summer mixtape of modern yacht rock vibes: Like last year, we’re using the term "yacht rock" loosely here, to include myriad sounds inspired by smooth, sumptous soft rock grooves, while occasionally veering off into balearica, pillowy soft funk, sophistipop, cosmic disco novelties, psych-soul, and darker forms of hypnogogia. Listen/download + check the full tracklist below:
stream Shlohmo’s new For Tha Summer mixtape
Shlohmo drops his new, self-described "big heat wave lounge style music" mixtape FOR THA SUMMER for Sneeze Mag, featuring laid-back re-works of only the hits from Thugger, Future, Rae Sremmurd, Migos, Mobb Deep + more, with woozy samples from "old Japanese and Korean soul records" deftly weaved throughout...