Terry Urban & Gold Coin created a great mash-up of Santigold's debut album and sprinkled a bunch of southern rappers all over it. The result is fantastic, so I'm sharing it with the paulcasts.com audience even though you're not supposed to hear it. Downtown Records, Santigold's record label, had issued a cease and desist order that shut the project down. Oh well...what can you do?

Enjoy!

1. M.I.A. Artistes (Ft. Pitbull & Ying Yang Twins)
2. You’ll Find A Way Player (Ft. Andre 3000 & Bun B)
3. Still Tippin’ It (Ft. Slim Thug & Mike Jones)
4. Can’t Say It (Ft. T-Pain)
5. Creating Kryptonite (Ft. Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
6. Fire Superman (Ft. Lil’ Wayne) [Prod. By Mike Cash]
7. Hustlin’ With The Lights Out (Ft. Rick Ross)
8. Shawty Is Starstuck (Ft. The Dream)
9. Unfreakable Girl (Ft. Gucci Mane)
10. Nann Lady (Ft. Trick Daddy & Trina) [Prod. By JKhan]
11. Anne’s Plan (Ft. Chip Tha Ripper) [Prod. By Mike Cash]
12. You’ll Go Crazy (Ft. Young Jeezy) [Prod. By Mike Cash]

You can download the album with the individual tracks here.

I'm taking a break from doing anything new at the moment, so I'll be posting some compilations and other people's podcasts (O.P.P?) for a short while.

So, as of now...

paulcasts Mad Decent.

Mad Decent casts BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 casts Gilles Peterson Worldwide Radio

Gilles Peterson casts Diplo, Switch and M.I.A.

This is a great mix of songs chosen and hosted by Diplo, Switch and M.I.A.

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Unknown – 'Boeke' (White)
Crookers – 'Burning Spear' (Mad Decent)
Unknown – ‘Untitled’ (White)
Unknown - 'This is Ska' (White)
Busy Signal ft MIA and Rye Rye – 'Tic Toc' (Mia Remix) (Test)
Switch & Rusko 'Untitled' (White)
Benga – '26 Basslines' (Tempa)
Can – ‘Vitamin C’ (United Artists)
Major Lazer - 'I'm an Indian Too' (White)
DJ Mujava – ‘Township Funk’ (This is Music)
Steve Angelo – 'Gypsy' (This is Music)
J Dilla – ‘Oxtapus’
Major Lazer - ‘Lazer Theme’ (White)
Busy Signal – 'Cool It Down' (VP Records)
Black Star – 'Let Me Hump You' (Test)
Isaac Hayes - Ike's Rap II, (Enterprise)
Tame Impala – ‘Remember Me’ (White)

It all started with this Adidas commercial that had Pilooski's re-edit the song, "Beggin'" by Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons. The commercial is great, but the song had me hooked...so I needed to fit it into a mix somehow.

Here's the result.

1) Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons - Beggin' (Pilooski edit/paul's blend with The Prodigy)
2) MSTRKRFT - So Deep (feat. Jahmal from The Carps)
3) Girl Talk - Pump This Party (live in Seattle/paul blend)
4) Wrecks N Effect - Rump Shaker (Alex Rage Remix V3 paul blend with N.E.R.D.
5) Busdriver - Sun Shower (Cadence Weapon remix)
6) Tag Team - Whoop (paul remix)
7) Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - Low (paul blend with Bloc Party/MMMatthias)
8) Dead Prez - Dip Hop (Diplo remix)
9) Fever Ray - Triangle Walks (Tiga's 1-2-3-4 remix)
10) M.I.A. - Pull Up The People (Death to the Throne remix/paul blend)
11) Chris Brown - Forever (paul blend with Rihanna)
12) Ratatat - Shempi (paul remix)
13) Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire (Night Facilities Remix/paul blend)
14) Michael Jackson and Lykke Li - Little Bit (paul blend with Death to the Throne)

I used a lot of Diplo, Michael Jackson, and Daft Punk. In fact, this mix is so full of 'the dance', you may experience spontaneous spastic fits when you press play.

Enjoy.

1. Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. - My Love (Diplo & D & Dee Bass Mix paul blend)
2. Boy Crisis - L'homme (paul blend with Daft Punk)
3. Roletronix - Tira Kamiza Dub (Diplo blend with Smashing Pumpkins)
4. Kid Sister - Damn Girl (paul mix)
5. Daft Punk vs. Justice - We Are Your Friends vs. One More Time (Jamieson Remix)
6. Michael Jackson - Thriller (Louis La Roche Remix)
7. Damien Marley - Welcome To Jamrock (Pat Swayzak Remix)
8. Michael Jackson vs. Daft Punk - Billie Jean in Digital Love (paul blend)
9. Miss Elliot - Get Your Freak On (HowsePhreak Remix)
10. Daft Punk - Stronger Side A1 RMX
11. Junior Boys - Hazel
12. Con Funk Shun - Got To Be Enough (paul blend)

When I was young, I remember seeing the video for George Michael's "Careless Whisper" on Muchmusic and the feeling like it was the longest video in the world. It was a mini soap opera of heartbreak and loneliness that I, at 7,  couldn't understand...yet that chorus always got stuck in my head for days. I'd be sitting at Smitty's with my parents and this song would come on and it would start all over again. Even to this day, whenever I hear, "never going to dance again, guilty feelings got no rythm...", I replay that chorus over and over until everyone around me wants to punch me in the throat.

I still don't know the lyrics.

Anyway, I finish this mix off with a long sample of that George Michael classic mixed with dirty south twist...and all those old feelings come right back. I don't care how lame that sounds. 

1. Big Boi - International Players Anthem (paul blend)
2. The Dream (feat. R.Kelly) - Shawty Is The Shit (Raziek Remix/paul blend)
3. Kylie Minogue - Slow (MONSTR Remix/paul blend)
4. Justin Timberlake -Cry Me A River
5. Lymbyc Systym - Astrology Days (The One AM Radio Remix/paul blend)
6. UGK - One Day (paul blend with Monkey Bee (Diplo Remix))
7. DJ / rupture - Mirage: Quest, Brooklyn Anthem: Team Shadetek (paul blend)
8. Santogold - Starstruck (paul blend)
9. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (paul blend)
10. T.I. - No Matter What (paul blend)
11. T.I. feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life (paul blend)
12. The Cool Kids - Mikey Rocks (paul blend)
13. Devin The Dude (feat. Andre 3000 & Snoop Dogg) - What A Job (paul blend)
14. PRGz - Bama Gettin' Money (Diplo Remix)
15. George Michael - Careless Whisper (paul blend)
16. Pimp C - Knocking Doorz Down (paul remix)

The third compilation in the "Slow and Low" series. I usually get a kick out of a good cover song...assuming it's well done. Some of them tread the line of cheesy, yet others create a new feel altogether. From my understanding, a cover song is a way to honor a song that someone views as classic. If that's the case, the more renditions that one song has by other artists, the more 'classic' it must be, right? Jealous Guy by John Lennon has been covered and commercially released 192 different ways...so it must be a classic (in my opinion, the Donny Hathaway version is better than the original). A recent trend seems to be to cover Umbrella, by Rihanna. According to Wikipedia, artists such as Amanda Palmer, Manic Street Preachers, OneRepublic, Lillasyster, Scott Simons, Marie Digby, Mandy Moore, Tegan and Sara, Vanilla Sky, Biffy Clyro, My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, All Time Low, McFly, Plain White T's, Taylor Swift, and others have covered it in different styles.

As long as the cover sounds great or invokes a smile, it's all good. Here is a brief sample of some great covers of some great songs.

1. Easy Star All-Stars - Karma Police (feat. Citizen Cope) [Radiohead]
2. Ebrahim - Lady & Paris/Tokyo [D'Angelo & Lupe Fiasco]
3. Donny Hathaway - Jealous Guy [John Lennon]
4. Obadiah Parker - Hey Ya [Andre 3000]
5. Cibo Matto - About a Girl [Nirvana]
6. Ebrahim - Oops, I Did It Again [Britney Spears]
7. Kay Pettigrew - Fresh Prince of Bel Air [Will Smith]
8. Nina Gordon - Straight Outta Compton [N.W.A.]
9. The Bird and the Bee - Don't Stop the Music [Rihanna]
10. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Inspiration Information [Shuggie Otis]
11. Ben Kweller - Wait [The Beatles]
12. Calico Horse - Idioteque [Radiohead]
13. Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Shit [Dr. Dre]
14. Seu Jorge - Changes [David Bowie]

It's been a year since paulcasts.com has been up and running. In order to celebrate, I've decided to create a smooth mix that will create the perfect conditions for one of four activities: cleaning the house, driving (to OR from any destination...except funerals), dancing because you just wanna (alone or alongside others), and/or working out (includes stretching).

Whew...what a party.

1. Introduction - I Switched Up The Beat Of The Drum
2. Twista + Pharrell vs. Escort - Give It Up (Hoff's Smoove Remix)
3. Swamburger - Sun-Vibes (All Good Funk Alliance Remix)
4. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (paul/Shout Out Out Out Out blend)
5. Steam - Na Na Hey Hey (paul remix)
6. TLC - No Scrubs ( paul/Cut Copy/Diplo blend)
7. Ladyhawke feat. Milly Elliott & Ludacris - Paris Is Burning (Cut Copy Remix/paul blend)
8. Thom Yorke - The Eraser (XXXChange Mix paul re-edit)
9. Kelis - Bossy (Switch Remix)
10. Ryan Leslie feat. Cassie - Addiction (paul remix)
11. Daft Punk - Voyager (Revolte Remix)

Here's a great mix that DJ Parlor put together last August after Isaac Hayes passed away. It's a good introduction to the music of Isaac Hayes and some of the songs and artists that sampled him.

“Theme From Shaft” - Isaac Hayes
“Reservoir Dogs” - Jay-Z ft The Lox, Beanie Sigel & Sauce Money
“Hung Up On My Baby” - Isaac Hayes
“My Mind Playin’ Tricks On Me” - Geto Boys
“Gangster, Gangster” - Styles P ft Jadakiss & Sheek Louch
“Ike’s Mood” - Isaac Hayes
“I Love You” Remix - Mary J. Blige ft Smif-N-Wessun
“Walk On By” - Isaac Hayes
“I Can’t Go To Sleep” - Wu-Tang Clan ft Isaac Hayes
“Can I Live” - Jay-Z
“The Look Of Love” - Isaac Hayes
“A Few More Kisses To Go” - Isaac Hayes
“Tonight’s Da Night” - Redman
“Ellie’s Love Theme” - Isaac Hayes
“The Wickedest Freestyle” - The Notorious BIG
“Bumpy’s Lament” - Isaac Hayes
“Back At You” - Mobb Deep
“Hyperbolicsyllabicseequedalymystic” - Isaac Hayes
“Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos” - Public Enemy
“Do Your Thing” - Isaac Hayes
“Breakthrough” - Isaac Hayes
“Joy” - Isaac Hayes
“Never Can Say Goodbye” - Isaac Hayes

I began this mix in the beginning of December, but holidays and vacations left me struggling to find time at home.

As you can tell from the title, this mix is filthy...FULL of lewd and indecent acts, explicit language, and extreme noise pollution. I wouldn't want it any other way. So, make the music move you and enjoy what you're about to hear.

1. Intro
2. Three 6 Mafia - I'd Rather (paul/Arthur King remix)
3. David Banner (feat. Lil' Wayne) - Shawty Say (paul remix)
4. Spank Rock and Benny Blanco - B-O-O-T-A-Y
5. V.I.C. - Get Silly (paul remix)
6. Spank Rock - Put That Pussy On Me (paul remix b/w LA Riots)
7. Peaches - Downtown (paul remix b/w HiJack)
8. R.Kelly & T.I. - I'm a Flirt (paul remix b/w Deelite)
9. Kid Cudi - Day N' Nite (Crookers remix b/w paul remix)
10. KHIA - My Neck, My Back (Lick It) (paul remix)
11. Rick Ross - Hustlin' (paul remix)
12. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction (Discotech b/w paul remix)
13. N.A.S.A. (feat. M.I.A., Spank Rock, and Santogold) - Whachadoin'? (paul remix)

Here is a complilation of songs that are off of my favourite hip hop albums of 2008.

1) Madlib - The Mystery (Dilla's Still Her) [Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby Suite]
2) Nas - Queens Get The Money [Untitled]
3) Illa J - Timeless [Yancey Boys]
4) The Roots - Rising Up (feat. Chrisett Michelle & Wale) [Rising Down]
5) Jake One - Glow (feat. Elzhi & Royce Da 5'9") [White Van Music]
6) Nicolay & Kay - Tight Eyes [Time Line]
7) Black Milk - RePPiN For U (feat. AB) [Tronic]
8) Q-Tip - Manwomanboogie (feat. Amanda Diva) [The Renaissance]
9) Jean Grae - Don't Rush Me (feat. 9th Wonder) [Jeanius]
10) Jazz Liberatorz - When The Clock Ticks (feat. J. Sands) [Clin D'oeil]
11) Elzhi - Motown 25 [The Preface]
12) Guilty Simson - The American Dream [Ode To The Ghetto]
13) Atmosphere - Yesterday [When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold]
14) Jay Electronica - Exhibit A (Transformation) [Fresh Cuts Vol. 3]
15) RZA - Try Ya Ya Ya [Digi Snacks]
16) Johnson & Johnson - Wow! [Blu & Mainframe are Johnson & Johnson]

There's a theme with my latest mix, I swear...I just can't think of it right now. Just by looking at the playlist, there's a lot of repeats with remixers and artists, yet the connection from one track to the next shouldn't make sense on paper. It goes from 80s to hip hop to reggae to house to electro to funk to breaks...

But really, as long as it sounds good and makes you move, who cares?

1. Ryan Paris (Feat. Missy Elliot & Black Box) - Dolce Vita (paul remix)
2. Bob Marley - Buffalo Solider (paul blend with Deadmau5)
3. Santogold - Lights Out (Tepr Club remix/Bob Marley paul blend)
4. Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (The Teenagers remix)
5. Diplo - Blow Your Head (original b/w Bart Bmore remix - paul blend)
6. Diplo - Must Be A Devil (Manson paul remix)
7. Lykke Li - Dance, Dance, Dance (Diplo blend/Dada Life Guerilla remix)
8. Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Mighty Mi Mix)
9. Chromeo - 100% (Nacho Lovers'/Treasure Fingers paul blend)
10. Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand A Chance (Chromeo remix)
11. Young MC - Bust A Move (Diplo remix/paul blend)
12. Cut Copy - Far Away (Damn Arms remix)
13. Drop The Lime - Hear Me (Drums of Death remix)
14. MGMT - Electric Feel (Dskotek remix)
15. Big Gipp - Hot (Treasure Fingers remix)
16. Kanye West - Love Lockdown (SEXISTALK remix/paul blend)

One of my favourite albums that was released this year is Raphael Saadiq's - The Way I See It. Since this album has ruled my iPod for the last couple of months, I thought I'd create a quick compilation of soul-infused R&B and hip hop melodies for this latest podcast.

Enjoy the selection and let it warm you up on these soon-to-be chilly nights.

1. Raphael Saadiq - 100 Yard Dash
2. Solange - I Decided Part 2 (Freemasons Remix)
3. Q-Tip (feat. Raphael Saadiq) - We Fight/Love
4. Estelle (feat. Cee-Lo) - Pretty Please [Love Me]
5. N.E.R.D. - Yeah You
6. Q-Tip (feat. Norah Jones) - Life Is Better
7. Joss Stone - Put Your Hands On Me
8. Raphael Saadiq - Big Easy
9. Estelle - In The Rain
10. John Legend - Save Room
11. Blu & Exile - Dancing in the Rain
12. Black Milk - Give the Drummer Sum
13. Gladys Knight & The Pips - I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Randy Watson Experience remix)
*bonus 14. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (Z-Trip remix)

It's been a while since I've posted anything...mainly because I've been making this mix. I pulled a bunch of gems from the 80s and 90s for this one and mashed them together with everything else.

1. Introduction
2. Brandy - Wanna Be Down/Feels Good (paul remix with Toni! Tony! Tone!)
3. Lipps Inc. - Funky Town (paul remix)
4. Huey Lewis & The News - The Power of Love (paul remix)
5. Cindy Lauper feat. Wu-Tang Clan - Time After Time/Gravel Pit (paul remix)
6. Technotronic/Daft Punk - Pump Up The Jam/Technologic (paul remix)
7. Cutting Crew - Died In Your Arms (paul remix)
8. Limahl - Never Ending Story (paul remix)
9. Slim Thug - Going Down (paul remix)
10. Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (paul remix)
11. Elvis Presley - Crawfish (Pilooski Edit)
12. Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman (paul remix)
13. Friend and Lover - Groovy Now (Mighty Mi Mix/paul remix)
14. Michael Jackson feat. Suzanne Vega - The Way You Make Me Feel (paul remix)
15. Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes (Left/Right Remix)
16. The Notorious B.I.G. - Nasty Boy (paul remix)
17. Radiohead feat. The Notorious B.I.G. - Street Spirit (paul remix)
18. Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout (paul remix)
19. Salt N' Pepa - Push It (paul remix)
20. Lil' Wayne - A Milli (paul remix)
21. Treasure Fingers feat. Chromeo - Cross The Dancefloor (paul remix)
22. Nirvana - Lithium (paul remix)
23. Trina - I Got A Thang For You (Girl Talk remix)
24. Coldplay - Clocks (paul remix)
25. Run DMC - It's Tricky (paul blend with The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer)

Same old story...mixing mashups has ruled my life lately. Something about the harmonies of the Motown sound of Edwin Starr with Rihanna intrigues me. So much so, that I made a mix of mostly top-40 mashed together with music from the last 4 decades. I dare you to listen to R.Kelly's "I'm A Flirt" and not have the chorus stuck in your head. It's infectious...so don't judge me!

It's short like the last 'hip-hop electro mash-up' just so I can get started on the next one.

I hope you enjoy!

1. Introduction - Shake Whatcha Momma Gave Ya
2. Edwin Starr - Twenty Five Miles (She Lion paul remix)
3. Rihanna - Disturbia (paul blend)
4. R. Kelly - I'm A Flirt (Crookers paul remix)
5. Flo-Rida - Hands In The Ayer (Spinstyles paul remix)
6. Popov - I'm Da Man of My City (Chew Fu Fix/paul blend)
7. Lil Jon - Dat Baby (Danny Daze/paul remix)
8. SWV - You're The One (Norrit remix)
9. Shirlly Ellis - The Real Nitty Gritty (DJ Might Mi Remix)
10. truth - Magical Amount (Mad Decent Remix/paul blend)
11. Village People - Y.M.C.A (DLake Electro/paul remix)
12. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Don Rimini Ectoplasm/paul remix)
13. Kanye West - Homecoming (N.E.R.D. paul blend/remix)
14. Ciara (feat. T-Pain) - Go Girl (paul remix)
15. Static/Major Feat. Lil Wayne - I Got My... (paul remix)
16. T2 (feat. Jodie Aysha) - Heartbroken (paul remix)
17. Four Tops - Same Old Song (paul remix)

A hip hop podcast...nothing more than a compilation of great hip hop songs.

1. Common - Invocation
2. Solillaquists of Sound (feat. J-Live and Chali 2na) - Death of The Muse
3. The Roots - The Seed 2.0 (live on Gilles Peterson Radio)
4. M.I.A. & Santogold - Get It Up
5. Lauryn Hill - Keep It Tight
6. Little Brother - Whatever You Say
7. Binary Star - Reality Check
8. The Herbaliser (feat. Jean Grae) - Let It Go
9. The Roots - Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New
10. Madvillain - Accordian
11. J Dilla - Bye
12. Roots Manuva - Motion 5000
13. Dungeon Family (feat. Society of Soul) - Rollin'
14. Kid Koala - Emperor's Main Course
15. John Legend (feat. Estelle) - Hey Girl

I'm on this mash-up kick. I could have spent more time working on this one and kept it going, but I'm enjoying it so much that I just want to share what I've done so far. I initially wanted to keep the 'krunktronic' theme, where I was just mashing electro beats with dirty south anthems, but it turns out that I want to mix in everything I get my hands on. That means 80s, 90s and current pop hits with any kind of funky beat I could find. If it didn't fit, I tried to force it together. I took little bits and pieces of everything...and I think it shows.

1. Cino - Thang Thang/Sunglasses at Night (Corey Hart paul remix)
2. Girl Talk - Bounce That (Thomas Bangalter/Sweet Dreams paul remix)
3. M.I.A. & Ciara - 1,2 Step (Ratatat paul remix)
4. Ciara - 1,2 Step (Vandalism paul blend)
5. Daft Punk/Cypress Hill (paul blend)
6. Black Box - Everybody Everybody (paul remix)
7. Lady Gaga - Just Dance (I Jacked Your Beat paul remix)
8. Journey - Don't Stop Believing (paul remix)
9. Spank Rock - Betty (Destiny's Child/Journey paul remix)
10. Perfect (electro ain't electro paul remix)
11. Flobots - Combat (paul remix)
12. PRM - It's My Beat Now (Deelite paul blend)

From Urban Dictionary:

"Referring to the tint on the windows, you can't see in like someone closed the drapes. Drip is the candy paint lookin' wet, like it's gonna drip. 3 six did not invent it... Lil keke's been spittin' that flo since '92.

I'm draped up and dripped out, the truth has just slipped out, 84's, Red Doors, Candy Apple Flip-Flop

I made this mix because I want to hear more hip hop over electro beats. I'm simply in that mood. I mashed a variety of electro-dance tracks together with a bunch of hip hop acapellas. It's in the same vein as A-Trak's "Dirty South Dance" and, hopefully, just as much fun.

...and, yes, that is The Reading Rainbow theme at 27 minutes.

1. The Bumblebeez (feat. Pase Rock & Amanda Blank) - Rio (paul remix)
2. Swizz Beatz - That Oprah (The American Dream remix/Sound of Disco - paul blend)
3. Spank Rock - Bump (paul remix)
4. Ludacris & Lloyd - Around My Way/Cross The Dancefloor (paul remix)
5. Bun B - Ironically Draped Up (paul remix)
6. M.I.A. - Bucky Done Gun (Digitalism/paul blend)
7. Dead Prez - Hell zYeah (paul blend)
8. Nelly Furtado & Timbaland - Promiscuous Girl/Do You Wanna Funk (paul remix)
9. Crime Mob & Lil' Scrappy - Knuck If You Buck (paul remix)
10. Three 6 Mafia & UGK - Sippin' On Some Syrup (paul remix)
11. Hot Stylz & Yung Joc - Lookin' Boy (paul remix)
12. King B. & D.S.K. - Hey Shawty/Taken Away (MMMathias/paul remix)

Warning:

This mix will make you dance.

Therefore, avoid playing this before bed.

1. The Avalanches - Ray of Zdarlight (Wham vs. Digitalism)
2. Sir Mix-A-Lot - Swap Meet Louie (paul remix)
3. Kate Perry - I Kissed A Girl (vanderbilt remix)
4. Girl Talk - In Step
5. Mark Ronson - Stop Me (Oakenfold 2008 remix)
6. Panda Bear - Comfy In Nautica (Mr. Devlin's Jamaica Plain Humpbacks remix)
7. Dave Gahan - Kingdom (Digitalism Remix - paul Re-edit)
8. MGMT vs Adam Freeland - We Want Your Kids (Starters Mash-Up)
9. The Kills - Cheap and Cheerful (SebastiAn remix)
10. John Legend & Andre 3000 - Green Light (MSTRKRFT remix)
11. Bloc Party - Mercury (CSS Remix)
12. SHAZAM - Pool Party (paul blend)
13. N.E.R.D. - Everyone Nose (Vinyl Man & Wax Boy remix)
14. Annie - I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me (paul Re-edit)
15. Rihanna - Umbrella (VNDLSM remix - Diplo Re-edit)
16. Lil' Wayne - A Milli (DJ Tameil Remix - paul Re-edit)
17. Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman (Vandalism Remix - paul
      blend)

Part two of "Dilla Lives Forever". The second mix in the series that highlights my favourite Dilla produced songs.

1. J Dilla - Won't Do
2. J Dilla (featuring Ta'Raach and Exile) - Say It
3. Slum Village - Get Dis Money
4. J Dilla - Tomita
5. Common (feat. Slum Village) - Thelonius
6. J Dilla - It's Like That
7. Jaylib (featuring Quasimoto) - React
8. J Dilla - One Eleven
9. The Pharcyde - Bullshit
10. J Dilla - Mash
11. MF Doom and Guilty Simpson - Mash's Revenge
12. Elzhi - Concrete Eyes
13. De La Soul - Verbal Clap

I'm having difficulty here...I'm working on 3 different mixes right now. This means that I probably won't be able to post a real one for at least another week. In the meantime, listen to the new Diplo and Santogold mixtape called "Top Ranking".

The other day, I found a track by M.I.A. and Santogold called "Get It Up" that's featured on the mixtape. It features remixes of her own songs as well as other artists that I assume she's been inspired by. It's difficult to classify the style of songs that are on here...which is fine by me.

Give it a shot. You might like what you hear.

(oh...and if you are the artist or represent the artist and need me to remove this, just leave a comment and I'll take it off)

1. "Dub Selection Intro"
2. Three 6 Mafia: "Late Night" (Unstoppable Mix)
3. Santogold: "Shuv It" (Disco D Blend) [exclusive]
4. Santogold: "I'm a Lady" (Diplo Mix ft. Amanda Blank) [exclusive]
5. Sir Mix-A-Lot: "Posse on Broadway"
6. Santogold: "Lights Out" (Diplo's Panda Bear Mix) [exclusive]
7. Aretha Franklin: "Save Me"
8. Devo: "Be Stiff"
9. B-52's: "Mesopotamia"
10. Gerri and the Holograms: "Gerri and the Holograms"
11. Santogold: "Anne" (Switch Mix) [exclusive]
12. Santogold: "L.E.S. Artistes" (XXXchange Mix ft. Movado)
13. Cutty Ranks: "Dutty Six Pack" [exclusive]
14. Santogold: "Find a Way" (Graeme and Switch Mix ft. Kid Cudi) /   
      Lunar Camel [exclusive]
15. Richie Spice x Ratatat: "Marijuana"
16. Desmond Dekker: "007 (Shanty Town)"
17. Santogold: "Guns of Brooklyn" [exclusive]
18. Dixie Cups: "Iko Iko"
19. Tony Matterhorn: "Big Belly Guns" [exclusive]
20. Santogold: "Get It Up" (Radioclit mix ft. MIA & Gorilla Zoe)
      [exclusive]
21. "Mark Ronson in Studio"
22. Trouble Andrew: "Run - Hide"
23. Sister Nancy: "Pigeon Rock"
24. Nora Dean: "Barbwire"
25. Shinehead: "Know How Fe Chat"
26. The Clash: "Ghetto Defendant"
27. Warrior Queen: "Check It"
28. Santogold x Benga: "Unstoppable / Night Dub" [exclusive]
29. Shawty Lo x Skream: "Dey Know / Stagger"
30. Santogold: "Creator" (Mumdance Mix ft. Jammer, Badness, Chronik
      Rage, Slikman & Tempz) [exclusive]
31. Xray: "Turbulence Dubplate" (Starstruck Diplo Mix) [exclusive]
32. Barrington Levy: "Send a Moses"
33. Prince Jazzbo: "Ital Corner"
34. Santogold: "Icarus" [exclusive]
35. Santogold x Diplo: "Right Brigade" (hidden track) [exclusive]

I don't even know what to write about this podcast. It's the second in the series and it was inspired because I will be seeing The Roots perform for the 3rd time later this month - two weeks before I head to Lollapalooza in Chicago.

Again, I don't even know what to write about it. I'm in music-listening and appreciating overdrive.

Here's "This Is Hip Hop".

1. Common (featuring GZA and Pharrell) - Announcement (paul remix)
2. Deltron 3030 -  Mastermind
3. Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (paul remix)
4. Jaylib (feat. Pharoahe Monch, Black Thought and Dice Raw) - The Red (paul remix)
5. The Roots - Step Into The Realm (paul remix)
6. Common - Misunderstood
7. RZA - Mantis (paul remix)
8. Redman - Rite Now
9. Nas (feat. Dilla) - Blaze A 50 (paul remix)
10. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Hippa To Da Hoppa

This is a podcast for those moments where you feel nostalgic for that classic hip hop and when you need that old school boom bap beat. Even if you haven't consciously thought about it before, play this mix and listen to the sultry sounds that are not only harmony-mixed...but blended with care. You'll soon discover that you can now define that mood you once thought you couldn't define. Crazy, hey?

So enjoy the sounds of 80s and 90s hip hop at it's finest.

1. N.O.T.G. Introduction
2. The Pharcyde - My Soul
3. Nas - Nas Is Like
4. O.C. - Time's Up
5. Kool G. Rap - Ill Street Blues
6. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
7. Wu-Tang Clan - Method Man (paul remix)
8. Snoop Dogg - Tha Shiznit (paul remix)
9. Raekwon - Ice Cream
10. Outkast - ATLiens
11. De La Soul - Afro Connections (paul remix)
12. The Notorious B.I.G. - Unbelievable
13. Slick Rick - It's A Boy (remix)
14. Big Daddy Kane - I'll Take You There (paul remix)
15. Goodie Mob - The Day After
16. The Roots - Section
17. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part 2

Since I seem to use so many MSTRKRFT tracks in my mixes, I decided that it would make sense to create a 'best-of MSTRKRFT' mix. See? It only makes sense.

So here are most of my favourite tracks that MSTRKRFT has made even better! In addition, I sprinkled in a few of their originals as well. Word on the 'net is that MSTRKRFT will be releasing a new album in September. In the meantime, they've been consistently putting out remixes over the last couple of years. They've even began treading the pop-music market. I don't seem to mind...I now enjoy that Usher song.

1. Wolfmother - Woman (MSTRKRFT remix)
2. Brazilian Girls - Jique (MSTRKRFT remix)
3. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT remix)
4. Usher - Love In This Club (MSTRKRFT remix)
5. Easy Love
6. Kylie Minogue - Wow (MSTRKRFT remix)
7. Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT remix)
8. She's Good for Business
9. Services - Element of Danger (MSTRKRFT remix)
10. Paris
11. The Kills - No Wow (MSTRKRFT remix)
12. Chromeo - Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT remix)
13. Street Justice
14. New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky (MSTRKRFT remix)
15. Bodywork
16. Annie - Heartbeat (MSTRKRFT remix)
17. Death From Above 1979 - Sexy Results (MSTRKRFT remix)

This is a hip hop mix that I did sometime in 2006. As you can see from the tracklist, there are a lot of songs, yet the whole mix is only 50 minutes. I cut each track down to 1 or 2 minutes, leaving only the verses I like and I mixed the hell out of the rest. It was the first time I really put a vocal track over another beat, creating a blend of 2 songs. Most of the songs are blended into each other and the rest are tied in with interludes and other sounds. It's one of those mixes where I look back and shake my head because I think I spent much too much time doing things that only I'll be able to hear...unless you really know the songs well.

One of the blends that I was most happy with is the Lupe Fiasco vocal track for Kick, Push that I put over Kanye's beat he gave Cam'ron for the song, Down and Out. I'm not a fan of Cam'ron...especially what he raps over that beat, but I absolutely love that beat. It's at about 26:00 minutes if you want to skip and quickly check it out!

1) paul: the reintroduction
2) Jay-Z - Public Service Announcement (Kno remix)
3) Cunninlynguists - Lynguistics
4) Binary Star - Reality Check
5) Interlude - Knos Diggin
6) Little Brother - All For You
7) Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Love Speakeasy (paul remix with Jay-Z)
8) Common feat. Bilal - It's Your World
9) Interlude - paul reintroduction
10) Outkast - Elevators
11) Elzhi - Writers Block
12) Nas - Ghetto Prisoners (paul remix with J Dilla)
13) Saul Williams - Tao of Now
14) Dungeon Family - Rollin' (feat. Society of Soul)
15) Common - 1999 (paul remix with Jay-Z)
16) Jay-Z - Friend or Foe 98
17) Big Pun feat. Kool G Rap - Symphony 2000
18) Interlude - Mixed Bag
19) Jose Gonzalez & Talib Kweli - Good Mourning Deadweight on Velveteen
20) Interlude - Scratchapella paul
21) Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push (paul remix with Kanye West)
22) Madvillain - Figaro remix
23) Lupe Fiasco - Switch (The Science Project)
24) Ohmega Watts - Long Ago
25) The Roots - Double Trouble
26) Foxy Brown - Drug Music (paul remix with Pete Rock)
27) Common & Erykah Badu - The Light (remix)
28) The Foreign Exchange - Raw Life
29) Interlude - On Crack
30) The Fugees - Fu Gee La (Sly and Robbie remix)
31) The Fugees - Fu Gee La (J. Period remix with Notorious B.I.G.)
32) Interlude - Pants Party
33) The Roots - Can't Stop This
34) Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Respiration
35) Slum Village - Get Dis Money
36) Interlude - Alfred Lion
37) Isley Brothers - Over and Over
38) J Dilla - Bye
39) Common - So Far So Good

The second compilation of the Slow and Low series. Great for those introspective times when you're driving home late at night...and all those other times when you're simply in the mood for it.

1) Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance
2) Kate Nash - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (Black Kids cover) (3:30)
3) Rivers Cuomo - Lover In The Snow (6:37)
4) Regina Spektor - The Ghost of Corporate Future (9:50)
5) Islands - Rough Gem (13:02)
6) The National - Squalor Victoria  (16:26)
7) Mates Of State - Running Out (19:16)
8) Mgmt - Kids (25:22)
9) Radiohead - 15 Steps (30:16)
10) Saul Williams - Our Father (34:02)

This podcast is a compilation of songs from artists I've been listening to for the last few weeks. Most of them are by bands I'll be seeing at Lollapalooza this year. All of them are on constant rotation in my car and headphones.

The thing is, I'm a little worried. The high-level of hipster groove and soul within this collection has brought me to the point where I must warn you if you plan on listening to it straight through:

This compilation will rock your socks. I have personally been through 3 pairs of gray Costco socks - it actually puts the 'r' in 'rock-socking'. It's disgusting.

Be afraid.

Oh, and Santogold leads the pack. My socks flee my feet and run in pairs when they hear her name.

1) Santogold - Shove It (feat. Spank Rock)
2) Spank Rock - Rick Rubin (President Eutl remix) (3:30)
3) M.I.A. - 20 Dollar (6:53)
4) The Roots - Rising Down (feat. Mos Def & Styles P) (11:07)
5) J Dilla - Creepin' On You (14:40)
6) The Cool Kids - 'Sup (17:24)
7) Kid Sister - Girlie Rock (Flosstradamus mix) (19:48)
8) Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix) (22:29)
9) Van She - Strangers (Van She Tech Remix) (26:05)
10) Bloc Party - The Prayer (Does It Offend You, Yeah? Remix) (29:51)
11) Does It Offend You, Yeah? - Doomed Now (33:08)
12) Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes (XXXChange Remix) (36:42)

That's pretty much what I was thinking when I heard the remix of Teenager's "Alone Again" by VAN SHE. They have a great way of cutting up the sample and fueling it with 80’s post punk, funk and synth pop. I began mixing that track with a Louis La Roche song before I realized that all I wanted to do was play VAN SHE remixes. So I blended a bunch of them together.

The great thing about VAN SHE is that they are, first and foremost, an Aussie band...not a 'remix band'. Their debut album, "V", comes out in August on Modular Records. On this album they worked with producer Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Ladytron, Kasabian).

What I've been most impressed with is the remixes they've done. Their 'sound' blends well together so I tried to make a VAN SHE 'remix-mega-mix' without screwing around too much. So, take the next 48-minutes and enjoy.

1) Teenager - Alone Again (Van She Tech Remix)
2) Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van (Van She Tech Turbo Fire Engine Mix)
3) Dragonette - I Get Around (Van She Vocal Mix)
4) New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream (Van She Tech Remix)
5) Martine Topley-Bird - Poison (Van She Mix)
6) I Am Finn - I Love You (Van She Tech Remix)
7) Feist - 1234 (Van She Remix)
8) The Bravery - Time Won't Let Me Go (Van She Tech Remix)
9) Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Van She Remix)
10) Van She - Cat and the Eye (Van She Tech Remix)

I've mixed another electro podcast. I've been looping crazy samples for the past few weeks and trying to get away with blending them into 'French house' songs...even when the artists aren't French. It was awkward at first, but now they're friends.

My goal is to make it 'Frenchier', thereby turning it into 'Frenchier house'.

Another thing about this mix is that I've finally found a pretty cool beat from an A-Trak remix that I used for the Call Me Up acapella by Chromeo. It's pretty simple, but I think it worked. Also, I did a mash up of a hellogoodbye acapella over a Digitalism beat sometime last year and I decided to include it here because I'm playing around with this voice filter that works well.

I was recently introduced to the music of Louis La Roche. He's 17, from the UK, and just released an EP called The Peach that you can download for free. He's French house squared. I mixed his title track using a loop of Yelle, which I have been playing in my head for days now.

Also, I had an urge to make a Kris Kross remix.

All in all, I'm hoping it worked and you can enjoy it.

1) Justice - Stress (Auto remix)
2) Matt & Kim - Yeah Yeah (Flosstradamus remix)
3) Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday remix)
4) Boys Noize - Oh! (paul remix b/w Chromeo)
5) hellogoodbye - All Of Your Love (paul remix b/w Digitalism)
6) Ocelot - Lo Sforzo (Your Dirty Habit remix)
7) Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Russ Chimes remix)
8) Yelle - Ce Jeu (The Twelves remix)
9) Digitalism - Pogo (The Horrors remix)
11) Louis La Roche - Peach (paul remix)
12) The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke remix)
13) Basment Jaxx - Rendez Vu (House Moguls Remix)
14) Kris Kross - Jump (paul remix)
15) Goldfrapp - A & E (Hercules & Love Affair Remix)

I've been waiting to put together a 'best of' Daft Punk mix for a while and here it is (and I'm actually happy with it!). Seeing them live last summer at Lollapalooza provided inspiration for the idea of using Daft Punk to chop, loop, and blend all of their greatest hits into one mega-mix (minus the MJ). Last month I began throwing together some things and here we are. I don't feel as though I held back, but I tried to keep the original tracks intact so it sounds like a glorified 'best of'.

I could have kept going and mixed much longer, but I figured I'd break this up into several hour long podcasts. Here's the first hour of The Daft Punk Mix - by me!

1. Too Long (Alive 2007)/Too Long blend
2. Digital Love (Boris Dugosh Remix)/Technologic
3. Technologic/Fresh
4. One More Time/Around the World/Technologic
5. Around the World/Television Rules the Nation
6. Television Rules the Nation/Revolution 909
7. Revolution 909/Prime Time Of Your Life (Shaun Slaughter Re-Edit)
8. Mothership Reconnection (Daft Punk Remix)/Phoenix
9. Phoenix/Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger/Da Funk
10. Da Funk/Face To Face
11. Face To Face/Burnin'/Superheroes
12. Teachers/Chord Memory (Daft Punk Remix)
13. Rollin' & Scratchin'/Together (Alive 2007)
14. Alive/Forget About The World (Daft Punk Remix)

A podcast for those times when you want to put your feet up and get lost in some music. Here are 11 acoustic, chilled-out tunes that are a perfect accompaniment for your afternoon naps, long drives, and lazy Sundays.

Unlike previous podcasts, this is a compilation, not a mix. I just put one song after another. If you're looking to get to the next song, slide the bar in the player to corresponding time...but I recommend listening to it as a whole.

1) Seu Jorge - Queen Bitch
2) Ryan Adams - Wonderwall (3:30)
3) Kings of Leon - Milk (7:30)
4) Kate Nash - Dickhead (11:00)
5) Feist - Intuition (14:34)
6) The Shins - Caring Is Creepy (acoustic) (19:05)
7) Rogue Wave - Kicking the Heart Out (22:12)
8) Sufjan Stevens - Chicago (acoustic) (26:19)
9) Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl (30:48)
10) Blind Melon - Mouthful of Cavities (35:00)
11) TV On The Radio - Ambulance (38:10)
 

A podcast for those times when you want to get lost in music. A quick, 30 minute hip hop mix containing an assortment of tracks and blends.

1. Introduction - To Kill A Mockingbird
2. Nas - Hold Down the Block
3. The Pharcyde - Runnin'
4. A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God
5. Jurassic 5 - Freedom
6. Danger Doom feat. Cee-Lo - Benzie Box
7. Janet Jackson (feat. Q-Tip) - Got 'till It's Gone
8. Nas - Made You Look b/w Shook Ones Part 2 (paul remix)
9. Nas - Made You Look b/w Kenny Dope (paul remix)
10. Slum Village - Fall In Love
11. Wu-Tang Clan - Bust A Slug (remix)
12. Madvillain - Accordion

February 7, 1974 - February 10, 2006

Part one of "Dilla Lives Forever" - A 23-minute mix highlighting my favourite Dilla beats.

1. Dilla Lives Forever introduction
2. Y? (Be Like That) (remix) - The Pharcyde
3. Turn Me Up Some - Busta Rhymes
4. Got Till It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee mix) - Janet Jackson
5. Starz - Jaylib
6. Raise It Up - Slum Village
7. Kamaal
8. Bye
9. So Far To Go - Common
10. Players - Slum Village

Daft Punk beats blended with Michael Jackson vocals. With Billie Jean over Digital Love...The Way You Make Me Feel over Da Funk, how can you go wrong? 70 minutes of awesome remixes and blends by me!

1) Smooth Criminal b/w Prime Time of Your Life/Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
2) Don’t Stop ‘till You Get Enough b/w Around the World
3) P.Y.T. b/w Around the World
4) Do You Remember b/w Around the World
5) This Time Around b/w D.M. mix
6) Billie Jean b/w Digital Love
7) The Way You Make Me Feel b/w Da Funk
8) The Way You Make Me Feel and HIStory b/w Technologic (Digitalism Highway)
9) In The Closet b/w Technologic (Square remix)
10) Dirty Diana b/w Phoenix
11) They Don’t Care About Us b/w Burnin’
12) Beat It b/w Burnin’ (remixed)
13) Workin’ Day and Night b/w Rock n’ Roll
14) Rock My World b/w Rock n’ Roll
15) Billie Jean b/w One More Time
16) Rock With You b/w Rock n' Roll