Lexx

So these mixtapes are kinda old (over a year--ancient by this blog's standards), but nevermind that. The tracks are pure classic disco/electro/funk. Nothing more to say, go out and enjoy two hours of summertime jamming, courtesy of Lexx.

lexx – summer fling

01. sleazee - the girls are out (dub mix)
02. compass point all stars – peanut butter
03. woolfy – odyssey
04. roundtree – get on up
05. five sinners – magic (idjut boys edit)
06. gwen guthrie – it’s getting hot (larry levan mix)
07. h & la – athene
08. force of nature - i-ight
09. 40 thieves – don’t turn it off
10. steel an skin – afro punk reggae dub
11. third world – talk to me
12. the equals - are you ready for me?
13. jah wobble, the edge, holger czukay - hold on to your dreams
14. sly & robbie – syncopation
15. black uhuru – ion storm

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Lexx - Mystery Mix

00. intro/a certain ratio efx vocals
01. fleetwood mac – safe harbour / talk: andreas vollenweider
02. a band called o - coasting
03. zazou biakaye & cy 1 – lamuka (edit)
04. eurythmics – monkey monkey
05. jan hammer – don't you know
06. ish – faster than a speeding bullet
07. dogs of war – stress
08. codek – demo
09. meco – funk
10. guru guru - starway
11. eberhard schoner – why don't you answer
12. curt cress – sundance
13. king sporty & the ex tras – no wonder!
14. forrrce – keep on dubbing
15. paladin- third world
16. kraan – you're right
17. can - don't say no
18. america – are you there? (edit)

R.C.S.A.

The Emperor Machine (redux)

And now for something completely different...

Since it's summertime, I figured I'd post something other than club music for once. The Emperor Machine is the nom de guerre of Andy Meecham (of Chicken Lips fame (though I use the term "fame" rather loosely here)). The proper Emperor Machine albums are themselves consistently great. It's usually a jumble of funky styles, from krautrock to left-field jazz to afro funk. Not surprisingly, this mix he recently put together for FACT magazine is a funky/psychadelic tour through his varied influences.

1. Nina Nardini - Afro-Beat
2. The Natural Yogurt band - Voodoo
3. The Fitzcarraldo Variations - Gamma Modelo
4. Bajka - The Only Religion I Believe
5. The Starlights - Mao Mao
6. The Natural Yogurt Band - Soft Cheese
7. Snakefinger - What Wilbur
8. Dynastie Krisis - Faust '72
9. C.C.S. - Brother
10. Spin - Grasshopper
11. Venus Gang - Love To Fly
12. Antonio Carlos & Jocafi - Desacato
13. Dory Previn - Mary C. Brown and The Hollywood Sign (Emperor Machine Mix)

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Sorry for getting your hopes up. FACT has a shitty policy of taking mixes down after three weeks. You just missed your chance. Early bird and what have you.

To make up for it, here's another mix of Emperor Machine selections (though they're only picks from the label he's on).

One last thing, if you missed out on the above mixtape, go get The Natural Yogurt Band album. As Helf would say, it's super headie.

Emperor Machine Selects (download link)

01. kelpe - sickly situation 04:58
02. arcadion - ghost feeder 05:22
03. the octagon man - vidd 06:20
04. padded cell - city of lies 03:23
05. higamos hogamos - the illuminoids 05:08
06. the oscillation - saturn 5 04:36
07. big two hundred - drum spell 12:11
08. white light circus - rocket ride 08:30
(emperor machine mix)
09. depth charge - cool it vixen (version) 04:56