Mas Amor

1½ oz Partida Reposado Tequila

¾ oz Yellow Chartreuse

1½ oz watermelon puree

½ oz lime juice

½ oz simple syrup

For the puree, add seedless watermelon, some mint leaves, and simple syrup (to taste) into a blender.  Bruise 2 leafy sprigs of cilantro into a cocktail shaker, just enough to release aroma.  Add all ingredients and a quarter turn of cracked black pepper.  Shake with ice and strain over fresh ice into a double old fashioned glass.  Garnish with cilantro sprig, another turn of cracked black pepper and, of course, a nice piece of watermelon.

Another original by yours truly.  This was featured on Partida's website 2 years ago.  This SCREAMS summertime... go get you some watermelon!  Or get ahold of me and we'll make a batch of these.  :)

Seasonal Tunes Mix Series Vol. 5 "mattyPAN"

Summer rolls on...  I started this mix with 45 songs in mind.  If that says anything about how much good stuff is coming out right now, then I don't know what does. I'm sad I couldn't squash in the new Matthew Dear - Little People (Black City), or that great new stuff from Lower Dens but I managed to whittle it down.  Loving the new EP from Ninja Tune's Jaga Jazzist, especially the Prins Thomas mix of Bananfluer Overalt, but I just couldn't resist that insane bassline on 220V/Spektral (FINAL Mix).  Mixed into upcoming house superstars Azari, III from Toronto... keep yer eye out for their album on TURBO early in 2011.  I know "I Can Change" has been out for a sec but as far as I'm concerned it's one of the most essential tunes of the summer and it makes me smile REAL big.  The new Arcade Fire album... I shouldn't even have to tell you how freaking amazing it is, so I'm not.  "Rattling Cage" from Forest Swords is maddening with it's dubby twang, I almost can't handle how good it is.  He's "interested in music that kind of echoes the environment it was created in...” if that's the case I want to go there for a week without my cell phone and come back with +10 skill points.  Something about the heat and the sun setting makes balearic grooves like the CFCF and the Todd Terje tunes seep under my skin and right back out into my sweaty t-shirt.  I wanna hear that stuff LOUD... on the beach (Seb, you know what I'm talkin' about).  The last part of the mix includes some mind-altering beauty off the new Mount Kimbie album "Crooks & Lovers", title track off the new Oriol "Night & Day" (!!!!!!!), and one from my fav producer of the year SBTRKT.  enjoy!

DOWNLOAD HERE  (right click.. save as)

Tracklist:

Four Tet - Angel Echoes (Jon Hopkins Remix)

Air Conditioning School - Up On

Deerhunter - Revival

Pantha Du Prince feat Panda Bear - Stick To My Side (Four Tet Version)

Holy Ghost! - Static On The Wire

Jaga Jazzist - 220 V/Spektral (FINAL Mix)

Azari, III - Reckless (With Your Love)

LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change

White Ring - Suffocation (Los Campesinos! Remix)

Arcade Fire - Rococo

Enlou - Ghost of Peace

Forest Swords - Rattling Cage

CFCF - Snake Charmer (Young Galaxy Remix)

Antena - Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix)

The Sun Paulo - Little Human (Jimmy Edgar Remix)

Nite Jewel - Falling Far

SBTRKT/Sampha - Evening Glow

Oriol - Night And Day

Mount Kimbie - Carbonated

DâM-FunK - A(nother) Day at the Carnival (Sahy Uhns' Cosmic Songbird Remix)

cheers, y'all

matty | ish!