Seasonal Tunes Mix Series Vol. 7 "crush"

This is most likely my favorite podcast to date.  Things came together so naturally, I had a lot of fun mixing this.  What an exciting time of year:  GRAPES! HARVEST! CRUSH!  I was in Austria last year at this time touring the Wachau and Kamptal/Kremstal and the smell of must and fermentation was EVERYWHERE.  I'll never forget those smells biking from one sleepy wine town to the next.  I think the key, for me at least, to remembering this trip so well was that all of my senses were constantly stimulated.  I'll never forget riding into Krems with all my shit packed on my bike and back, stomach full of beer & wurst, the smell of fresh grapes being pressed all around me, fireworks display in the distance, and my trusty headphones sealing the deal... making it one of the better moments in my life.

So I wasn't shooting for a particular theme with this mix but it came together in a similar organic way making it fit right into the harvest season.  There are lots of peaceful, ethereal moments on the mix that stand out, "Children Of The Times" by Irish Band & Planet Mu recent signing Solar Bears followed by "Waterparker" by Botany.  James Blake is killing it right now with some of the most original music I've ever heard.  "Don't You Think I Do" off the Klavierwerke EP is punchy yet extremely quiet.  The light knocks beside these wishy washy splashes shuffle me into a weird and happy mental space.  The only place I can think to travel after that is the Spanish islands where Young Turk's El Guincho  makes insanely cool modern tropicália.  "Bombay" totally snuck up on me a few months ago and I've been playing the hell out of it since.  The video...  well, I'm just gonna post it and let you decide for yourself (it's fucking great).  Gonjasufi's "A Sufi & a Killer," also a favorite album for the year, sees a remix album release that includes Bibio's take on "Candyland".  Debut album "Forget" from Twin Shadow is AMAZING.  Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys released "Shark Ridden Waters" as a promo for his 3rd solo album coming out soon (you can d/l the song on his site here).  and FlyLo kills his coworkers with this video.  Shouts to MWNL & Pitchfork.

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tracklist:

Darkstar - Gold

Deerhunter - Helicopter (Star Slinger Remix)

1000 Names - Pocket Calculators

Gonjasufi - Candyland (Bibio Remix)

Stereolab - Aelita

Diamond Rings - All Yr Songs

Twin Shadow - At My Heels

Siriusmo - The Plasterer of Love

Pariah - The Slump

Commix - How You Gonna Feel (Pedestrian Remix)

James Blake - Don't You Think I Do

El Guincho - Bombay

James Pants - 1988

Cassius - Brotherhood

Balam Acab - See Birds (Sun)

Solar Bears - Children Of The Times

Botany - Waterparker

Gruff Rhys - Shark Ridden Waters

Bjørn Torske - Versjon Wolfenstein

Flying Lotus - Kill Your Co-Workers

cheers, y'all

matty | ish!

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Seasonal Tunes Mix Series Vol. 6 "sing me a song"

Summer is ending... the tomatoes have been juicy and delicious (especially the fuzzy peach ones!), and I feel fall in the early evening breeze.  I have to say that I'm probably a better dj than a writer so hopefully the music will evoke the perfect soundtrack for your fall.  While fall does make me think of things like romance, undoubtedly a theme here, it still always has a somber beauty to me which you'll find in such songs as Jono McCleery's "Tomorrow", an amazing instrumental from LA's beatmaker TAKE and the wildly different-than-original Mount Kimbie rmx of Andreaya Triana's single off her new album Lost Where I Belong, one of many GREAT new releases currently out on Ninja Tune.  I couldn't help but feature both the original and the remix.  Speaking of Ninja tune... the last song: MASSIVE, cinematic beauty from Eskmo is completely engrossing.  "Don't Let it Pass from José Gonzales project JUNIP sees it's full release that is easily a favorite for the whole year, PLEASE get it.  Sing Me A Song was my desire to feature some great vocal stuff out right now.  Janelle Monáe, like miss Triana, is a complete diva yet a completely new voice in popular music.  Continuing with the fun/dancy vibe I can't get enough of that Lindstrøm/Prins Thomas rmx of "Swoon."  I love how it mixes into the following leafy/breezy tunes from Axel Boman & Oriol.  Stones Throw comes correct (as always) with two new releases from incredible male vocalists Aloe Blacc & Mayer Hawthorne.  More doubled up releases from  Tru Thoughts... Maddslinky, aka Zed Bias, has always been one of my favorite 2-step garage producers.  "Special" is true to name w/Omar on vocals... HEAT!  followed by label mates Belleruche & Hint on the remix.  Throw this mix in your phones and go on a walk, tis the season!

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tracklist:

Jono McCleery - Tomorrow (Radio Edit)

Andreya Triana - A Town Called Obsolete

Janelle Monae - Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)

Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours (Siriusmo Remix)

The Chemical Brothers - Swoon (Lindstrøm/Prins Thomas Remix)

Axel Boman - Not So Much

Oriol - Spiral

Grasscut - Old Machines

Aloe Blacc - Femme Fatale

Rubies - Signs of Love (Acoustic Version by Mocky)

Take - Conversations with Yesterday

Gonzales - Never Stop

Maddslinky - Special (feat. Omar)

Belleruche - Anything You Want (not that) (Hint Remix)

L-vis 1990 - Forever You

Andreya Triana - A Town Called Obsolete (Mount Kimbie Remix)

Dj Shadow - I've Been Trying

Mayer Hawthorne - I Need You

Junip - Don't Let It Pass

Eskmo - Cloudlight

cheers, y'all

matty | ish!

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!

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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!

Seasonal Tunes Mix Series Vol. 4 "enVERANO"

I hope everybody got their hands on some sour cherry pie this year!!  Summer mixes are ALSO in season and pair nicely with beach trips and the sweltering heat.  Continuing in true free-form I mixed together some of my favorite tunes hitting the stores this summer.  Make sure you get your hands on some of the full albums, they're really great!  This new !!! song is making me CRAZY!  Black Dice killed it with the video too.

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tracklist:

Viernes - Entire Empire

!!! - AM/FM

The Chemical Brothers - Another World

Teebs & Jackhigh - Comes to Mind (Josip Klobučar Remix)

Aeroplane - We Can't Fly

Baths - Aminals

School of Seven Bells - Windstorm

Blonde Redhead - Here Sometimes

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Garden

RJD2 - The First Signs of Land

Africa Hitech - Too Late

Emeralds - Now You See Me

The Books - All You Need Is A Wall

Julian Lynch - Ears

Autolux  - Transit Transit

Sepalcure - Every Day Of My Life

Tortoise - Ruba'iyat

The Roots - How I Got Over

Big Boi - The Train Pt. 2

enjoy!

matty | ish!

Great things come from Indiana...

So, I spent my holiday weekend with one of my best friends & her family in Logansport, IN.  Good ol' American pride, fireworks, freshly caught fried perch & blue-gill, diamond stylus classic rock-outs, lakefloats,  and FRESH INDIANA SWEETCORN!  I roasted the corn and made a dressing with charred tomatillos & garlic.  After letting everything cool down I tossed the corn with the dressing, pickled breakfast radish, raw jalapeño, grape tomatoes, parsley, & scallion.  Tossed fresh market greens with Austrian pumpkin seed oil & lime juice then topped with the corn salad.  Finished w/spicy roasted pepitas on top (not in picture), and paired with the Sammy Smith organic dry cider.  Yes, that is a 2 Live Crew record in the background, they are not from Indiana.

last night... SUMMER started (officially)

 a savage thirst, gone unquenched since last september... the new vintage of isastegi is IN!!!!! get some.