This week’s best mixes include Galcher Lustwerk’s summer vibes, Green Velvet’s Essential Mix and two sides of Jay Simon.
Galcher Lustwerk’s high school vibes. Chilled hip-hop, R&B and soul for summer evening atmospherics from Brooklyn’s Galcher Lustwerk, who on this mix blogged: “Dam I can’t believe ppl are feeling this sad summer mix so much I just wanted to quickly channel some high school vibes I guess the feeling is mutual around the world 🙂 now I wont take it down just yet…” Stream and download above.
Club sounds from south of the river. Fresh from the release of his latest EP Contact via Hotflush, South London Ordnance showcases his serious techno sound in the latest RA podcast. In-depth interview with the artist and podcast download available here.
Green Velvet’s Essential Mix. Green Velvet, aka Curtis Alan Jones, aka Cajmere was behind one of last summer’s biggest Ibiza tracks ‘Bigger Than Prince’ and this summer sees him playing everywhere from Exit to Global Gathering. His first ever Essential Mix features music from Claude VonStroke, Maceo Plex, DJ Rush and Pirupa. Stream above, download available here.
Sound Pellegrino’s FACT mix. The latest FACT mix comes from DJ Orgasmic and Teki Latex, two thirds of the team behind France’s Sound Pellegrino label. “We tend to favour live blends over bootlegs and edits, and the occasional tweaks and glitches you will hear in this mix are made live using (and abusing) the slip mode on the CDJs”, they explain. Stream and download above, full track listing here.
Armando’s Tales From The Trackside. Berlin’s The Record Loft presents Chicago house pioneer Armando‘s classic Tales From The Trackside #1 mixtape, straight from the mid 90s. Stream below.
Jay Simon’s Side A. Must Have Records head Jay Simon spins irresistibly stylish old-school house and retro disco tracks on Side A of his mixtape upload. Stream and download above.
… and Side B. More from DJ Jay Simon, side B of his mixtape consists of harder techno selections. Stream and download below.