Sound Grooves (OST Domestic Vol. 1)

Over the summer I had the bright idea to make a soundtrack mix which led me down a rabbit hole.  After visiting a plethora of blogs and listening to thousands of tracks, I decided to break it up in two categories:  domestic and international.  Here is the first installment of the domestic (USA) version.  Stay tuned for plenty more throughout 2017!

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That's When Ya Lost Mix

A heavy duty selection of some of my favorite hip hop tracks of all time.  Hats off to Dufficy for playing that blue cassette single that inspired all the madness from 93 'til infinity.

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B-Boy Code Mix

A massive medley of classic beats and greats produced by some of the finest deejays like shadow, cut chemist, format, stinks, dr delay, dub diablo, day, and more...

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Christmix

After tightening up an outdated holiday mix, I'm proud to announce an eclectic batch of Christmas-themed tunes for the obscure listener.

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Hula in Oahu Mix

A trip to Hawaii and an engagement on Memorial Day (05/25/15) led me to make my first mix as engaged man!

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Summerspiration 2015

The annual summer hiatus was filled with digging on both the east and west coast and here's a mix of some of the best tracks I scooped up!

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Dining Room Breaks Revisited

Here's another mix I revisited that was once a staple in many a friends' collection of CDs.  Perfect for an afternoon of cleaning out the closet, reading coffee table books, strolling through the park or eating a pot roast like these folks...enjoy!

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Playlist forthcoming...

Wino Breaks Revisited

A long time ago I made a mix called "Wino Breaks" that was fairly well-received.  Given my collection, selection, and deejay skills have improved since I felt it was fitting to revisit the vibe of mix.  Great for a bike ride, skatepark jaunt, peppy sunday drive, folding laundry or cooking with wine...enjoy!

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Inverse Discourse (A Joe Beats Compilation)

Another beat maker extraordinaire from the east coast.  Included in the mix are 62 minutes of my favorites from his Lex and Bully Records releases, as well as a few CDs and 45s.  Big-ups to "Jose Betas" for sending me the vinyl recently at the nice price.  I hope y'all dig it as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

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More on Joe Beats:
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Good Times with Maker

Producer extraordinaire Maker was on my list for a long overdue mix.  I finally got around to putting it together this summer with motivation coming from two new releases (i.e., Maker vs. Now Again 2 and Qwel & Maker "Beautiful Raw").  It's just good ole banging drum-heavy beats with an occassional mc to boot.  Enjoy...

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Playlist:

1. Summer Times Pt. 2

2. Down Dumbing

3. Sundancer

4. Break Bread

5. Body Bash

6. So Be It (Instrumental)

7. Backstage Pass

8. Deuce Deuce

9. Abracadabra

10. Monument

11. The Elevens

12. Pilfer

13. New Scents

14. Gambling Man

15. Streetstrut

16. Live It

17. Fire That Burns

18. Cookie Cutter

19. Walk Away Son

20. Let's Go Ahead & Go Do That

21. Shout

22. Come Home With Me

23. Good Times

More on Maker:
http://www.twitter.com/makerbeats
http://www.qwelandmaker.com
http://www.soundcloud.com/maker-chi
https://www.facebook.com/qwelandmaker
https://www.facebook.com/maker.chicago
http://www.galapagos4.com

Mumbles "Transformations Illuminations"

The producer well-know for his "Book of Human Language" with Aceyalone put out a banging solo album a little while back that's filled with great samples and hard drums.  Peep it out...

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