Summer Mixtape!

I put together this mixtape to soundtrack my lazy Sunday lounging and thought I would share it so you can do the same. Years ago I helped out on music festivals on Morecambe promenade (Summerbreeze 1996-1999), and loved the sound of the bands drifting around the seafront like "aural lens flare" (© Joel Crookes 2010). If this were the soundtrack to a film, Sofia Coppola would most likely be directing it.

Tracklist:
1. Washed Out - #1
2. Summer Camp - Ghost Train
3. Atlas Sound - Walkabout
4. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
5. Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours (Siriusmo Remix)
6. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round And Round
7. The Dum Dum Girls - Blank Girl
8. Tennis - South Carolina
9. Phoenix - Love Like A Sunset Pt 1 & 2

Summer Selection - June 2010 (Right-click, save as)

Because Association DJs!

This Saturday sees the Because Association DJs - Joel Ninety and B-Roll - hit the road to deliver some tasty musical delights in aid of a very good cause.

The Thrill Billy Fete is being held at The Queen's Head in Stockwell on Saturday 22nd May (THIS SATURDAY!) to raise money for Cancer Research. Live music comes from Sir Richard Newman, and there will also be a burlesque show.

We will be DJing both upstairs and downstairs all night. So head on down, do your bit for charity, and have a dance to some awesome sounds.

All the details:

Thrill Billy Fete
Saturday 22nd May 2010
7pm - 2am
The Queen's Head, 144 Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9TQ
Entrance Free / Show £5

Soul and Funk Selections by Joel Ninety

Soul. Funk. Disco.

Nothing has influenced modern music as much as these three branches of the Black Music tree. Artists such as Barry White, Marvin Gaye, James Brown and Chic are without doubt the first names that come to mind for most people due to their countless hit records, and they have clearly left their musical footprints across the genre spectrum. Look beyond the tracks still in constant FM-radio rotation and there is a wealth of wonderful hidden gems to discover. I grew up on soul music courtesy of my Dad and his huge vinyl collection, and have had an interest in crate-digging since being deemed mature enough to look through his records and not destroy anything valuable.

These mixtapes are a series of samplers I put together, featuring scratchy vintage sounds alongside modern acts aiming to emulate their heroes. More to come soon!

Keep on dancing. Spread love.

Soul and Funk Selections by Joel Ninety

VEGA Pre Party Jamz for Nicky Digital

Alan Palomo is one very prolific music maker, and while his Neon Indian project is currently gaining him fans worldwide, another of his monikers deserves some coverage - VEGA. Under this pseudonym he released the "Well Known Pleasures EP" which showcased his take on the updated 1980s synth-funk sound that contemporaries such as Chromeo and Lifelike spin so well. This mix for Nicky Digital's party blog fuses tracks new and old with a few keytars thrown in for good measure.

Tracklist:
1. Miami Horror Vs. Dan Hartman - Starmaker
2. Gary Low - You Are Danger (Romeo Erotic Re-Edit)
3. B.W.H. - Livin Up (Putsch 79 Remix)
4. Casco - Cybernetic Love
5. Lifelike - L.O.V.E. Is What You Need
6. New Edition - Cool It Now
7. Alan Braxe/ Fred Falke - Arena
8. VEGA - No Reasons
9. Sebastian Tellier - Kilometer (Aeroplane ‘Italo 84’ Remix)
10. Kano - It’s A War (Serge Santiago Re-Edit)
11. Dynasty - I Don’t Want To Be A Freak (Lmr Edit)
12. Breakbot - Penelope Pitstop
13. Rhigeria - Vamos A La Playa
14. Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Treasure Fingers Remix)
15. VEGA - Kyoto Gardens (Unreleased)

VEGA - Pre Party Jamz (for NickyDigital.com)

NuFunk Sampler by B-Roll

As promised, here is the link to the sound of NuFunk through the earholes of me, B-Roll.

Listen to it, love it, download it and come to the gig on the 28th of May: Supatronix 7th Birthday at The Jamm in Brixton.


NuFunk Sampler 090510 by B-Roll

Buy yourself a ticket via TicketWeb.