For the second edition in our series of Good Trip mixtapes — a project that takes a closer look at our favorite sounds and rhythms from around the world — we’re picking […]
Category: Mixtapes
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Sinkane – A Sudanese Mixtape
Ahmed Gallab is Sinkane . The Sudanese-American multi-instrumentalist, who to date has released six genre bending albums of rhythmic poly-global funk, pop and electronica, returned earlier this year with Life & Livin’ It . That […]
Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed: David Bowie 1966-2016
Folk / glitter / spaceman / plastic soul / mainstream pop icon and beyond, David Bowie transcended – no matter the genre or medium. The following collage is comprised of an […]
Stardust – Joni Mitchell 1982-2007
While there may not be quite as many highs as from her California days, there’s still much to be gleaned from Joni Mitchell’s often overlooked post- Mingus period. Even her more […]
Bomboclat! Island Soak 7 :: Jamaican Vintage (A Mixtape)
Island Soak Vol. 7 is back. Heavy on the rocksteady, twenty-three deep cuts highlighting the abundance of crooning talent and metronome-like rhythms that populated the era. Contact high approved
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Golden Retriever / A Mixtape
Built on a foundation of altered/mutated bass clarinet and synthesizer, the sound of Portland’s Golden Retriever evokes vast expanses. Though the core of the project remains Matt Carlson and Jonathan […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Good Trip Peru, Vol I – A Mixtape
Welcome to our sixth collaboration with Portland, OR based record collector Sam Huff following his recent trip to Peru. The below is an exploration in sound migration over three-hundred years, tracking elements […]
Some For Harry: A Haruomi Hosono Companion
“It was really pure art. Pure art. Anyway, producing great works was the ultimate goal; we had eyes for nothing else. We heard nothing else. We still had no sense […]
Gospel Jubilee: A Mixtape
Many of the selections on the Gospel Jubilee were discovered in the moldy basement of a house that quite possibly belonged to a relative of Hoyt Sullivan, Jr., the impresario […]
Abstract Truths: An Evolving Jazz Compendium — Volume Three
Volume three of Abstract Truths . If unfamiliar with the series, please first read here about the its genesis and intention. For this installment our friend, record collector and audio archeologist Eothen Alapatt, of Now Again Records , is […]
Chances With Wolves 4 / Penguin Dust – A Mixtape
Our guest mixtape series returns with the fourth offering via our east coast compatriots, NYC’s Chances With Wolves : Penguin Dust – A Mixtape. As always, it’s a heady/essential brew. Records are magic. […]
Still Rollin’ (Up The Rim): A Vintage Canadian Mixtape II
Two sons of Tommy Douglas invite you on another all-vinyl trip across the Great White North. From reflective provinces to longing territories, you’ll discover a mellow cultural mosaic of the […]
The End Is At Hand: Volumes 1-3 / A Homemade Psych Compilation
Our collaboration with BlackForrestry continues. Witness – The End Is At Hand: Volume Three. Similar to volumes one and two, this homemade collection rounds up super-obscure, often private press, outsider […]
A Woody Guthrie Companion
In addition to his website American Standard Time , Greg Vandy is the host of the long-running roots radio program The Roadhouse , on KEXP. Based in Seattle, Vandy spent the better part of […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Heat Wave – A Mixtape
Heat Wave – a 14 track medley of international funk from the 70s and 80s spanning Trinidad to Japan. Taeko Ohnuki – ãã™ã‚Šã‚’ãŸãã•ã‚“ – Japan Bro. Valentino – Stay Up Zimbabwe […]