Yuletide sails into Jamaica each year on what the locals call the Christmas Breeze, a slightly crisper air that tends to waft through the island come December. There’s another seasonal […]
Category: Mixtapes
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: KPM – Be With Records Is The Selector
Following two years of intense work producing 11 KPM platters, we asked Be With founder, Rob Butler, to get creative with the cream of the catalog for this exclusive Aquarium Drunkard mix.
Cut live in one take, using all vinyl at Be With’s Manchester HQ.
Unearthed, Vol. 2 :: 1978 Blend
Welcome back to Unearthed , a series of thematic mixes that travel deep into dusty vintage zones to dig up bootleg gold. For the second time around, we’re going back […]
Mondo Boys :: Blood Moon Baby (A Halloween Mixtape)
The full moon rises and there’s a chill in the air. But why is it RED? A child’s scream in the distance? Surely, just the wind. A crow flies across […]
AD Presents: Heat Wave (Volume Two) – A Mixtape
If you keep up with the nocturnal doings of Los Angeles, you’re most likely aware of Heat Wave, the weekly pan-global party at Gold Diggers in east Hollywood, hosted by Daniel T. […]
Unearthed, Vol. 1 :: Sausalito Haze
Welcome to the first installment of Unearthed, a series of thematic mixes that travel deep into dusty vintage zones to dig up bootleg gold. First up is Sausalito Haze, a […]
AD Presents: Unwise Promises, Unwise Pleasures (A Mixtape)
Jake and Jamin Orrall are JEFF the Brotherhood . Flanked by the addition of some new hands, the group returned last week with Magick Sounds , an lp whose sonics push far beyond their previous […]
Abstract Truths: An Evolving Jazz Compendium – Volume Six
Volume Six of Abstract Truths, An Evolving Jazz Compendium . If unfamiliar with the series, please first read here per its genesis and intention. We return with Los Angeles selector Phil Cho, who can most readily be found in the […]
Industrial Estate Blues :: A Gwenifer Raymond Mixtape
On her debut lp You Never Were Much Of A Dancer , guitarist Gwenifer Raymond emerges as a new voice in the American Primitive lineage. Playing acoustic guitar and banjo, the Brighton-via-Cardiff musician’s compositions are steeped in blues […]
Enter the Saccharine :: Yacht & Beyond
The summer keeps dragging on, but luckily we’ve had these extremely smooth sounds keeping us floating at Aquarium Drunkard HQ. Sail on over to our Spotify page to spin this massive (330 […]
Bomboclat! Island Soak 8 :: Jamaican Vintage (A Mixtape)
It’s July, which means it’s time to check in with the third largest of the four Greater Antilles. Enter Bomboclat! Island Soak, Volume 8 – another batch of seasoned sides […]
Casual Water / Summer Crate Mixtape
Floated this medley of selections from our summer crate over to our friends at Reverberation Radio last week as part of their ongoing guest mix series. Lots of dub. Lots of reverb. […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Jet Lag II: Night Flight — A Mixtape
In 2012 we intercepted two hours of Jet Lag — the radio program hosted by Yoon Nam — which ceased airing three years ago following an inspired decade-long run on Atlanta’s 88.5 fm. Earlier this year we caught […]
Some For Dudu :: A Dudu Pukwana Companion
“If he plays a gig in some club, it’s the talk of the town for the whole year. Who can afford to pay for so much entertainment?… Well, for those […]
Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Gospel Jubilee Vol. 2 — A Mixtape
Forcing someone to read a lengthy explication of the music found in the second installment of the Gospel Jubilee would only delay the experience of hearing — feeling — these heavenly, heavenly sounds. Over an hour of unbelievable falsettos, palpable bass lines, smoking–even Hazel-esque–guitars, fervid singing voices, chunky synthesizers, perfect drums, and much more.