"Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown & Freddie McGregor Mixtape" by Ras Levi Selector [Mix]

Nice mix by Ras Levi Selector featuring roots classics by three reggae giants, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown & Freddie McGregor. I don't know about Ras Levi Selector and the mix is not new, though, it's nice enough, especially for Summer, as you can easily guess.

Available STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"Lexdray City Series Volume 20 - Welcome to Amsterdam" by DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn [Mix]

Shocked and very sad to know the passing of DJ Rashad, one of the pioneering artist of footwork sound in Chicago who's also known as a member of Teklife.

Here's the mix he did with DJ Spinn several months ago which was released as 20th volume of "Lexdray City Series" entitled "Welcome to Amsterdam", featuring the tracks he produced with DJ Spinn, Taso etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

Rashad Harden aka DJ Rashad (1979 – 2014) - Rest in peace.

"Cold November Sunday, A Deep Folk Mixtape" / "Dark Field Illumination: Deep Folk Mixtape 2" by Ben Watt [Mix]

Two 1/2-hour chillin' folky mixes for weekends by Ben Watt, 1/2 of Everything But The Girl.

Volume two, which had just been released several days ago, features songs like "Will To Love" by Neil Young, "Beside You (Acapella)" by Van Morrison, "New Grass" by Talk Talk etc., volume one, released about 4 months ago, with "When You're Somewhere" by Mark McGuire, "Willow Weep for Me" by Clifford Brown etc.

Available for STREAMING at SoundCloud page ("Cold November Sunday, A Deep Folk Mixtape" / "Dark Field Illumination: Deep Folk Mixtape 2") and the embedded players below.

"A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders 20th Anniversary Mixtape" by Chris Read [Mix]

Following to the last post, "Solid Steel Radio Show 24/5/2013 Part 1 + 2: How High's The Water Mama - A Tribute To De La Soul's 3 Feet High And Rising" by United States of Audio, here's another mix to celebrate the anniversary of a classic album. This one by Chris Read for 20th anniversary mix of "Midnight Marauders" by A Tribe Called Quest presented by Wax Poetics and Who Sampled. Although it was released last November to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary, it sounds still fresh enough to check out in case you'd missed at that time.

Featuring the tracks which were sampled and used for the production of the album such as "Feel Like Makin’ Love" by Roy Ayers, "Nautlilus" by Bob James, "Handclapping Song" by The Meters, "Ode To Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson, "Bettina" by Bola Sete, "Nobody Beats The Biz" by Biz Markie, "Inside My Love" by Minnie Riperton etc. You can check out the pages of Who Sampled for each tracks from the links in the Wax Poetics page.

Available for STREAMING at the SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"Solid Steel Radio Show 24/5/2013 Part 1 + 2: How High's The Water Mama - A Tribute To De La Soul's 3 Feet High And Rising" by United States of Audio [Mix]

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the classic debut album by De La Soul, "3 Feet High And Rising", originally released on March 3, 1989, here's a tribute mix by United States of Audio. Although it was released months ago (actually on May 24 last year as Solid Steel Radio Show), it still sounds fresh enough to check out if you'd missed at that time.

Featuring around 100 tracks such as the original sample sources, album tracks, interviews and rarities etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"01: Aut0mated L0ve" / "02: Empathy Reboot" by HeartDrive [Mix]

Two mixes by HeartDrive, new joint project by dBridge and Kid Drama (formerly known as 1/2 of Instra:mental).

Deep, fat electronic soundscape featuring the tracks, in addition to their own productions, by Consequence, Loxy, Resound, Skeptical, Blu Mar Ten etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from HeartDrive website ("01: Aut0mated L0ve" / "02: Empathy Reboot") and the embedded players below.

"Hypetrak Mix: Instrumental Hip Hop Is Dead" by Kaytranada [Mix]

A dope instrumental hip hop mix by Canadian artist, Kaytranada, as presented by Hypetrak. Simply a 48-minutes fat beat tape.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"House Shoes presents The King James Version" [Mix]

It's J DILLA day today so, although it was released a few months ago, it's good enough to check out this 75-minutes mix by House Shoes featuring tracks sampled by the legendary, one and only artist / producer.

Available for STREAMING from the SoundCloud page (alongside FREE DOWNLOAD link) and the embedded player below.

James Dewitt Yancey aka Jay Dee / J Dilla (February 7, 1974–February 10, 2006) - Rest in peace.

"Cosmic Culture: A Sonic Journey Into AfroFuturism" by King Britt [Mix]

90 minutes of Afro Future soundscape curated by King Britt. Although it was released almost a year ago, it still sounds deep enough.

Featuring the classic / futuristic sounds by the artists such as Don Cherry, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, George Duke, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Alice Coltrane, King Tubby, Mad Professor, Flying Lotus, Jneiro Jarel, Bonobo, Ras G, Madlib, Common, Stereo-lab, Build an Ark, Innerzone Orchestra, Moodymann, Afrika Bambaataa, Antipop Consortium, 4hero etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"MIXED BY Computer Jay" [Mix]

One of the weekly exclusive "MIXED BY" series of Thump, electronic music and culture channel from VICE, released in October 2013: this volume is mixed by Computer Jay.

Featuring the tracks by Apparat, Busta Rhymes, J Dilla, Lorn, DâM-Funk, Mono/Poly etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the Thump website and the embedded player below.

"Best of BBE Records 2013 Mix" by Chris Read [Mix]

1 hour + 10 minutes mix of the tracks featured in "Best of BBE Records 2013" by Chris Read.

Featuring the productions and performances by the artists such as Bilal, DJ Vadim, George Levin, Louie Vega etc.

Available for STREAMING at
the Mixcloud page and the embedded player below.

DJ Vadim "Live At Kingston Carnival" [Mix]

Nice 45-min reggae mix by DJ Vadim, recorded live at Kingston Carnival in September 2013.

Featuring the tracks by Bounty Killer, Ninjaman, General Levy, UK Apache, Congo Natty, Buju Banton etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the SoundCloud page and embedded player below.

"Resident Advisor Mix Dec 2013" by Om Unit

A Resident Advisor podcast volume by Om Unit featuring 160 BPM bass music such as Naibu, Sam Binga, J Kenzo, dBridge, Goldie etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"Free Tracks 2013" by DâM-Funk [Tracks]

34 unreleased / free tracks released in 2013 by funk-star DâM-Funk, which has been originally released one by one for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD at his SoundCloud page, are now put together and available as an unofficial compilation pack for FREE DOWNLOAD from RAPPAMELO website.

"Sonic Textures Mix Vol. 1" by Compa [Mix]

The 1st volume of deep, atmospheric mix series released in last April by Compa, who is working on the 2nd volume, according to his tweet, reminding me of this first volume, which is not new but still sounds fresh enough.

Featuring the tracks by the artists such as Compa himself, Bonobo, Goth-Trad, Burial etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"RA Live - 2013.10.05 at Kingdom, Texas" by Frankie Knuckles [Mix]

2-hours live set released by Resident Advisor, recorded at Kingdom, Texas on 2013 Oct 05 by the godfather of house music, the legendary Frankie Knuckles.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"Potholes Podcast" by Jeremiah Jae [Mix]

A Potholes Podcast volume by Jeremiah Jae featuring the tracks by not only Jeremiah Jae himself and Oliver the 2nd but also the classics by Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, The White Stripes, Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Fela Kuti etc.

Available for STREAMING at the Potholes In My blog website and the embedded player below.

"Solid Steel Radio Show 20/12/2013 Part 3 + 4 - Four Tet" [Mix]

Following to the previous post, "Coldcut meets the Orb", here's another 2-hours mix from Solid Steel Radio Show with Four Tet featuring unreleased edits and mixes unofficially produced / used as tools for DJ sets.

Featuring Marcos Valle, Joni Mitchell, Teddy Pendergrass etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.

"Tru Thoughts Free Compilation" [Tracks]

As to celebrate the launch of new website, Tru Thoughts has released the free compilation with 15 tracks by the artists such as Alice Russell, Bonobo, Quantic, Mark de Clive-lowe, Zed Bias etc.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from Tru Thoughts website and the embedded player below.

"Solid Steel Radio Show 20/12/2013 Part 1 + 2 - Coldcut meets The Orb" [Mix]

More than 2 hours of sonic secrets to melt your mind: Coldcut meets the Orb on Solid Steel Radio Show.

Featuring Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Mulatu Astatke, Sun Ra, John Coltrane, William Burroughs, Ry Cooder, Gil Scott-Heron, Augustus Pablo,  Actress, Teebs etc.

Probably best listened to in headphones late at night with all suitable facilities for the full effect.

Available for STREAMING and FREE DOWNLOAD from the SoundCloud page and the embedded player below.