Alan Ranta sez:
Every year since I started writing reviews, I have heard at least one fellow critic say words to the effect of "this has been a slow year for [insert genre] or music in general." Well, from where I’m sitting, music looks like it’s doing pretty damn good for itself. Independent music is rife with exuberant brilliance waiting to be discovered and appreciated, regardless of its surrounding hype or lack thereof. If you think music’s offerings have been feeble lately, you need to branch out and listen to more of it. Take a chance on something you may know little or nothing about. Granted, it’s an often underwhelming process, but every so often, you will find one album that will unquestionably make it all worth the effort. These mixes are the result of my journey through sound, and I hope they inspire you to tread different paths of your own. This is the most exciting and dynamic time we could ever hope to be alive.

Track Listing:
01. Longwalkshortdock - "Born At Night" (Casual Tea)
02. The Lava Children - "Particles" (The Lava Children EP)
03. Battlehooch - "Take The L Train" (Piecechow)
04. The Gaslamp Killer - "Anything Worse" (My Troubled Mind)
05. Damian Lazarus - "Come And Play" (Smoke The Monster Out)
06. DJ Food - "Tricky Little Ears (The Cheech Wizard Pays Respect To All Living Creatures Who Inhabit Dark Places)" (One Man’s Weird Is Another Man’s World EP)
07. Ochre - "Napolese" (Like Dust Of The Balance)
08. Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra - "Radioactive People" (Take Off!)
09. Speech Debelle - "Bad Boy" (Speech Therapy)
10. Throw Me the Statue - "The Outer Folds" (Creaturesque)

*Download Or Stream Here*

At least check the opening Longwalkshortdock track. It'll blow your face off.