Episode 18
MIXllaneous turns 18 and embraces an adult musical journey: from rap, indie-pop, R&B to electronic, rock and brand new brazilian beats.
Highlights from this week’s episode:
Impossible - Royksopp & Alison Goldfrapp (photo) ‘Impossible’ is a solid piece of work employing Röyksopp’s distinctive crunchy synth fills, but also weaved in with a smoother set of textures producing an intriguing contrast of sounds. Alison Goldfrapp’s hypnotic vocals glide through with a silken allure, suggesting hints of Felt Mountain-period Goldfrapp, particularly when the song deploys some effective operatic trills.
Zodiac - Badge Époque Ensemble & James Baley Enthusiastic, meticulous, and decidedly analog, Clouds of Joy is AM radio music for a late-’70s moment that may only exist in bandleader Max Turnbull’s imagination. Both laid-back and restless, Turnbull reminds us that music can keep us on our toes while relaxing our minds. His current group, the loosely defined, easy-come, easy-go collective Badge Époque Ensemble, is always a screeching solo away from spiritual jazz. The one solo vocal feature is on “Zodiac,” when Toronto ballroom stalwart James Baley plays off the funk backbeat of Jay Anderson’s drums, Gio Rosati’s bass, and Chris Bezant’s wah-wah guitar.
An in-demand beatmaker who has worked with Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, and more, the producer Kenny Beats finally releases his solo debut—a dynamic record bursting with soul samples and complicated emotions. The album it’s a joyous, funky, with warm studio instrumentation. “I always said that I wouldn’t do a solo album because I didn’t have anything to say,” he wrote in advance of Louie, his full-length debut. “Finally, I did.”
Glasgow by Jockstrap from debut album I Love You Jennifer B. The full-length debut from the shapeshifting UK duo is a virtuosic display of theatrical mayhem, dazzling production, and surprisingly lustrous pop music. On their long-awaited debut album, they refine their plan of attack. With the help of an 18-piece orchestra, Jockstrap stage elaborate, theatrical scenes atop the conservatory rubble.
Playing other tracks by Ghetto Priest, John Carroll Kirby, Afghan Whigs, Bala Desejo, S. Raekwon, The Smiths, and more…
Tracklist (Track - Artist // Album)
All tracks from 2022, except when noted
Hercules - Ghetto Priest (North St. West ‘Late Night Tales’ Dub) // Late Night Tales . 2021 dub
Family Tree - Kenny Beats // LOUIE rap
Frog Life - John Carroll Kirby // Dance Ancestral electronic
Talk - S. Raekwon // I Like It When You Smile alternative indie-pop
Stuck In The Middle - Greentea Peng // Greenzone 108 R&B / soul
Zodiac - Badge Époque Ensemble & James Baley // Clouds of Joy jazz
Glasgow - Jockstrap // I Love You Jennifer B electronic / experimental / pop / R&B
The Getaway - Afghan Whigs // How do You Burn? rock
Impossible - Royksopp & Alison Goldfrapp // Profound Mysteries electronic / pop
Handley - Born Under A Rhyming Planet // Diagonals electronic / rock
deeper - Son Little // Like Neptune R&B / soul
I Fall Into Her Arms - Mo Troper // MTV rock
Cold Wind - Ruby Goon // Brand New Power alternative / indie
Hold My Head - Kenny Beats // LOUIE rap
Clama Floresta - Bala Desejo // Sim Sim Sim alternative / brazil
The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths // The Queen Is Dead . 1986 rock
