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. […]
Category: Mixtapes
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.
Goodbyes & Beginnings (A Mixtape)
In my 20+ years of record digging there isn’t much I haven’t dropped a needle on, but nothing will ever be as near and dear to me as my first […]
Abstract Truths: An Evolving Jazz Compendium — Volume Five
Volume five of Abstract Truths . If unfamiliar with the series, please first read here about the its genesis and intention. Bringing us this look at the contemporary Chicago jazz scene is Scottie McNiece, head of […]
Abstract Truths: An Evolving Jazz Compendium — Volume Four
Volume four of Abstract Truths . If unfamiliar with the series, please first read here about the its genesis and intention. For this installment we tapped bay area record collector/muso David Katznelson. Katznelson likens the genre […]
Present Of The Past :: Houston’s Folk Underground / A Medley
The early 1960’s: folk songs reflecting social change and protest amidst the Civil Rights Movement could be heard on radios everywhere. Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, and Joan Baez […]