1/7/2007


Mo' Mo'Wax Mix
MP3 Download (37.7 MB)

A little over half an hour. Cos that's all I can spare nowadays. Ninja Tune can kiss my azz!

With appearances by:

Attica Blues
Autechre
Blackalicious
Divine Styler
DJ Krush
DJ Shadow (but of course!)
DJ Wally
Dr Octagon
The Dust Brothers
Federation
Howie B
Indopepsychics
Nigo
Portishead
The Prunes
Sam Sever
Stereo MCs
UNKLE
Urban Tribe

8/1/2007
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 13 - Contemplating Jazz
MP3 Download (52.9 MB)

Dedicated to James Brown, R.I.P.

Featuring:

Andrew Hill
Arthur Verocai
Attica Blues
Darondo
David Axelrod
The Gaturs
James Brown
Joe Henderson
Joe Pass
Leon Thomas
Les McCann
Marya Josie
McCoy Tyner
Michal Urbaniak
Mtume & The Umoja Ensemble
Ohio Players
Phil Ranelin
Placebo
The Sisters Love
Tarika Blue

As usual, hit me up if you want an ordered tracklist.

22/6/2006

Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 12 - 3 Kings Mix
MP3 Download (44.6MB)

A hip-hop y'all, don't stop y'all, everybody download mix and rock out y'all!

Damn, have I got the skillz or what!

1. Group Home - Baby Pa
2. Slum Village - Fat Cat Song
3. Jaylib - Raw Addict
4. Jeru The Damaja - D. Original
5. Jay Dee - Fuck The Police
6. Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Madlib remix)
7. Gangstarr - Speak Ya Clout
8. Q-Tip - Let's Ride
9. Madlib - Greed feat. Grand The Vis & Quasimoto
10. Gangstarr - Suckas Need Bodyguards
11. Busta Rhymes - Still Shining
12. Quasimoto - Fatbacks
13. KRS-One - MC's Act Like They Don't Know
14. Madlib - Net Weight
15. Jay Dee - Guitar
16. Guru - Watch What You Say feat. Chaka Khan
17. Jaylib - Starz
18. Beat Konducta - Pike's Strike
19. Guru - JFK 2 LAX
20. Madlib - Track Two (feat. Wildchild)
21. Slum Village - Beej N Dem
22. Lootpack - On Point
23. Nas - 2nd Childhood

5/5/2006
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 11 - Black Music
MP3 Download (53.2MB)

You know how it goes. I make a mixtape. You download it. Here be artists:

Ahmad Jamal
Bobby Hutcherson
Charles Rouse
Donald Byrd
Dorothy Ashby
Galt MacDermot
Heath Brothers
Joe Henderson
Les McCann
Marcus Belgrave
Max Roach
Miles Davis
Mtume Umoja Ensemble
Nino Nardini & Roger Roger
Ornette Coleman
Pharoah Sanders
Phil Ranelin
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Sun Ra
Timothy McNealy

Want an ordered tracklist? Sit down, roll over, beg, then email me.

24/10/2005
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 10 - Spazz Jazz Mix
MP3 Download (57.5MB)

Yes, these are the featured artists in alphabetical order, though they don't appear as such in the mix. We likes to keep it half-secret like that. Ask nicely and ye shall be blessed with the full tracklisting.

24 Carat Black
Ahmad Jamal
Alice Coltrane
Andrew Hill
Bob James
Bobbi Humphrey
Bobby Hutcherson
Chester Thompson
Freddie Hubbard
Gary Bartz Ntu Troop
The Heath Brothers
Herbie Hancock
Karin Krog
Letta Mbulu
Marc Moulin
McCoy Tyner
Steve Reid
Sun Ra
Travis Biggs

4/10/2005
Questlove - Sample Lesson Mix on BBC Radio 1, 25/9/2005
MP3 Download (49.2MB)

1. Arc Choir - "Jesus Walks" (Mapleshade) (Kanye West - "Jesus Walks" (Roc-A-Fella))
2. Nu Birth - "You're What I'm All About" (?) (Biggie Smalls - "Player Anthem (X-Ray))
3. The Whatnaughts - "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" (Priority) (Kanye West - "Late" (Roc-A-Fella))
4. Main Ingredient - "Let Me Prove My Love To You" (RCA) (Alicia Keys - "You Don't Know My Name" (J Records))
5. Silvia Striplin - "You Can't Turn Me Away" (Charly) (Junior M.A.F.I.A. - "Get Money" (X-Ray))
6. The Temptations - "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky" (Motown) (Common - "The Corner" (Geffen))
7. Honey Cone - "Innocent Till Proven Guilty" (Fantasy) (Common - "Testify" (Geffen))
8. DJ Rogers - "Faithful To The End" (RCA) (Common - "Faithful" (Geffen))
9. Luchi DeJesus - "Round About Midnight" (?) (KRS ONE - "A Friend" (Jive))
10. Dynasty - "Adventures In The World Of Music" (Solar/Sequal) (Camp-Lo - "Luchini" (Profile))
11. Willie Mitchell - "Grovin'" (Hi) (GZA - "Liquid Swords" (Geffen))
12. Wendy Renay – "After The Laughter Come Tears" (Stax/Altanta) (Wu Tang Clan - "Tearz" (Loud))
13. The Charmels - "I'll Never Grow Old" (Stax/Altanta) (Wu Tang Clan - "Cream" (RCA))
14. Dione Warwick - "You're Gonna Need Me" (Invictions) (Usher - "Throwback" (Arista))
15. Billy Cobham - "Heather" (Wounded Bird) (Souls of Mischief - "93 Till Infinity" (Jive))
16. Beherd Wright - "Halboglabotribin'" (BMG) (Snoop Dogg - "Gz & Hustlaz" (Death Row))
17. Jack Bruce - "Born 2 Be Blue" (Atco) (Smith N Wesssun - "Buck Town" (?))
18. Aretha Franklin - "Call Me" (Rhino/Atlanta) (Slum Village - "Selfish" (Capitol))
19. Quincy Jones - "Summer In The City" (A&M) (Pharcyde - "Passin Me By" (Delicious Vinyl))
20. Joe Simons - "Before The Nite's Over" (?) (Outkast - "So Fresh & So Clean" (Arista))
21. Peabo Bryson - "Born 2 Love" (Unknown) (Nas - "2nd Childhood" (Sony))
22. The Chi-Lites - "That's How Long I Love You" (Unknown) (Jay Z - "Dec 4" (Roc-A-Fella))
23. Abdel Halim-Hefes - "Khasiaraya-Gar" (EMI Arabia) (Jay Z - "Big Pimpin'" (Roc-A-Fella))
24. Labi Siffre - "I Got The" (Mr Bongo) (Eminem - "My Name Is" (Aftermath)/Jay Z - "The Streets Is Watching" (Roc-A-Fella))
25. Samuel Johnson - "My Music" (Columbia) (Jadakiss - "We're Gonna Make It" (Ruff Ryders/Interscope))
26. Milt Jackson - "Olinga" (CTI) (Tribe Called Quest - "Award Tour" (Jive))
27. War - "Magic Mountain" (Rhino) (De La Soul - "Potholes In My Lawn" (Tommy Boy))
28. Ahmad Jamal - "Swahililand" (20th Century) (De La Soul - "Stakes Is High" (Tommy Boy))
39. Gap Mangione - "Diana In The Autumn Wind" (GRC) (Slum Village - "Fall In Love" (Capitol)/Jaylib - "Official" (Stones Throw))
40. David McCallum - "The Edge" (Capitol) (Dr Dre - "Next Episode" (Aftermath))
41. Creative Source - "I Can't See Myself Without You" (Sussex/Polydor) (Freeway - "What We Do" (Unknown))
42. Average White Band - "Love Your Life" (Rhino) (Tribe Called Quest - "Check The Rhyme" (Jive))
43. Funkadelic - "Let's Take It To The People" (Westbound) (Tribe Called Quest - "Everything Is Fair" (Jive))
44. Ronnie Foster - "Mystic Brew" (Blue Note) (Tribe Called Quest - "Electric Relaxation" (Jive))
45. The Chi-Lites - "Are You My Woman?" (Brunswick/Eugene) (Beyonce - "Crazy In Love" (Columbia))
46. The Meters - "Oh Calcutta!" (Josie) (Amerie - "One Thing" (Sony))
47. McCoy Tyner - "Impressions" (Milestone/OJC) (Black Sheep - "The Choice Is Yours" (Mercury))
49. Nirvana - "Indiana" (White) (The Roots - "Dynamite" (Geffen))

1/9/2005
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 9
MP3 Download (56.8MB)

01. Fridge - Anglepoised
02. The Exposures - Collage of Digital Passion
03. Marc Mac & The Chess Cadet Allstars - One Million Pennies
04. The Free Design - Girls Alone (Nobody Muzak Mix)
05. Hu Vibrational - Sunkissed (Daedalus Mix)
06. The Pastels - On The Way (Third Eye Foundation Remix)
07. Broadcast - Black Cat
08. Bloc Party - Compliments (Shibuyaka Remix by Nick Zinner)
09. Slowdive - Morningrise
10. Boards Of Canada - Orange Hexagon Sun
11. Urban Tribe - Micro Machines
12. Alex Cortex - Laconic Track 1 (Tom Thiel Remix)
13. To Rococo Rot - Die Dinge Des Lebens
14. Vashti Bunyan - Here Before
15. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
16. Antony & The Johnsons - My Lady Story

16/5/2005
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 8
MP3 Download (55.1MB)

01. Gang Starr - Credit Is Due
02. MF Doom - Change The Beat (Inhumanz remix)
03. Madvillain - Meat Grinder (Four Tet remix)
04. Gravediggaz - 1-800-SUICIDE
05. Prince Paul - Open Your Mouth (Hypothalamus)
06. Edan feat. Mr Lif - Making Planets
07. Koushik - One In A Day
08. Jay Dee - Crushin'
09. Jimmy McGriff - Back On The Track
10. Donald Byrd - Wind Parade
11. Eddie Henderson - Inside Out
12. Return To Forever - Shadow Of Lo
13. Steve Davis - Lalune Blanche
14. Shamek Farrah - First Impressions
15. Herbie Hancock - Oliloqui Valley (Alternative Take)
16. Sun Ra - Nuclear War
17. Freddie Hubbard - Suite Sioux
18. Jaco Pastorius - 6/4 Jam
19. Alice Coltrane - Blue Nile
20. Tom Scott - Today
21. Koushik - Only Dreaming

25/3/2005
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 7
MP3 Download (54.7MB)

Fun fact: There are three guys named 'Eddie' in this mix.

01. Slum Village - Fantastic (Interlude 4)
02. Chakachas - Jungle Fever
03. Magnum - Composition Seven
04. Frankie Beverly & The Butlers - Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)
05. Yusef Lateef - Eastern Market
06. Eddie Henderson - Inside You
07. 100% Pure Poison - Windy C
08. Eddie Gomez - Down Stretch
09. Miles Davis - Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
10. Nino Nardini - Tropical
11. Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black
12. Milt Jackson - Enchanted Lady
13. Lonnie Liston Smith - Shadows
14. Roy Ayers - She's Gotta Find A Lover
15. Jack Wilkins - Red Clay
16. Rufus feat. Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
17. Eddie Kendricks - Intimate Friends
18. Cannonball Adderley - Capricorn
19. Curtis Mayfield - Gypsy Woman

23/1/2005
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 6
MP3 Download (41.6MB)

Behold the list of tracks:

01. Animal Collective - Bat You'll Fly
02. Dungen - Det Du Tänker Idag Är Du Imorn
03. Brian Eno - The Big Ship
04. Daedelus - Just Briefly
05. Caribou - Lord Leopard
06. Deerhoof - This Magnificent Bird Will Rise
07. The Futureheads - Meantime
08. Faust - The Sad Skinhead
09. The Free Design - My Brother Woody
10. Sam Prekop - A Splendid Hollow
11. The Cyrkle - The Visit
12. Dorothy Ashby - Come Live With Me
13. Miles Davis - Will O' The Wisp
14. Pharoah Sanders - Astral Travelling
15. Yusef Lateef - Love Theme From Spartacus
16. Fritz Pauer - Modal Forces, Movement A - Gratuliere

Kanye West on The Breezeblock, 7 December 2004
MP3 Download (28.7MB)

6/12/2004
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 5
MP3 Download (55.3MB)

01. Diplo - Big Lost
02. UNKLE - Berry Meditation (The Darker The Berry, The Sweeter The Juice Mix)
03. Scaramanga - Seven Eyes, Seven Horns
04. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo
05. Madvillain - Fancy Clown (instrumental)
06. Little Brother - For You
07. Prince Po - The Slickness
08. Diverse - Uprock
09. Nas/9th Wonder - Get Down
10. MF Doom feat. Mr. Fantastik - Rapp Snitch Knishez
11. Madlib/OH-10 - Mood Swing
12. O.C. - Born 2 Live
13. Crooklyn Dodgers '95 - Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers
14. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Style Police
15. Lootpack - Hityawitdat
16. Jaydee - Circus
17. Keith Murray - The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World
18. Casual - Later On
19. Murs & 9th Wonder - Freak These Tales

21/11/2004
Mass Distraction Sessions Vol. 4
MP3 Download (58.3MB)

Yes indeedy:

01. Modest Mouse - Heart Cooks Brain
02. The Arcade Fire - Une Annee Sans Lumiere
03. Sebadoh - Mystery Man
04. Galaxie 500 - Oblivious
05. Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes
06. Animal Collective - Kids On Holiday
07. Mice Parade - Milton Road
08. Tortoise - Unknown
09. Depeche Mode - Blue Dress
10. Junior Boys - Teach Me How To Fight
11. Diplo - Way More
12. TV On The Radio - Bomb Yourself
13. Gravenhurst - Tunnels
14. The Doors - The End (all 11 minutes of it!)