FMH sez:
This mix is more of a trip than my last installment, less post-coital and more absinthe freebase. The bizarre "future primitive" vocal loop stylings of Scotland’s Wounded Knee and the prickly acoustic guitar of Washington’s legendary Kelly Joe Phelps sandwich a selection of hypnotic tracks that struggle to fall easily into a genre classification. With the possible exception of the upbeat Brazilian MPC house excursion of Azaxx (generously provided by Tru Thoughts), I feel all the tracks more or less build off each other like a proper mix should, rather than as the random collection of exciting new tracks it basically is. The birds from Balky Mule’s Syd Barrett-meets-Damon Albarn mesh with Bibio’s nostalgic wilderness, which leads to Shuttle (one of the electronic tracks to hear this year) going down a cave, and so forth. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

01. Wounded Knee - "My Wooden Cupboard" (Shimmering New Vistas)
02. The Balky Mule - "Dust Bird Baths" (The Length of the Rail)
03. Bibio - "Weekend Wildfire" (Vignetting the Compost)
04. Shuttle - "Tunnel" (Tunnel EP)
05. Tycho - "Cascade (Live Version)" (Ghostly Swim)
06. Gui Boratto - "Colors" (Take My Breath Away)
07. The Show Is the Rainbow - "Who He Says He Is" (Wet Fist)
08. Azaxx - "Wild Strawberry Jelly" (The Exotic Delight Bay)
09. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - "München" (Mutations EP)
10. Kelly Joe Phelps - "Blowing Dust 40 Miles" (Western Bell)

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Most of these picks are going to end up on my year end list, everything except the Azaxx, TSITR, Shuttle (cause it's an EP), and Tycho (cause it's from a compilation).

Nice to see Boratto and the Darkjazz Ensemble love. Kudos.

Also, seeing Bibio on the mixtape inspired me to give the new one a spin. I'm really enjoying it. Thanks again.

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Originally posted by Mike's Back:
Nice to see Boratto and the Darkjazz Ensemble love. Kudos.

I live the KDE. They're supposed to have a full-length out by the end of the year. Gui will prolly make a lot of year end lists.

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Originally posted by Mike's Back:
Also, seeing Bibio on the mixtape inspired me to give the new one a spin. I'm really enjoying it. Thanks again.

He's getting a lot of buzz for it. I'm a fan of most things Mush.