DOWNTIME 4

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If Downtime 2 had an acoustic theme and 3 was more electric, I'd have to say Downtime 4 is obscure. With music from Nigeria to Brazil, genere's spanning from afro-beat, hip-hop, jazz, house, and more, Downtime 4 is an amalgamation of sounds one wouldn't normally hear paired together. Peace.  

TRACKLIST

1. Massive Attack (Vibeangel Mix 1) - Flying Lotus | 2. Air ft. MF Doom (Geteye Remix) - Dabrye | 3. Blackfire - Madlib | 4. Orere Elejigbo - Lijadu Sisters | 5. No Particular One - Theophilus London | 6. Democ£stico - Marcos Valle | 7. Mother's Day - Aleke Kanonu | 8. The Gigolo and I - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | 9. Original Radio Spot Claudean - Claudean Movie Trailer | 10. No Hook (Ambassadors Theme) Ft. Pete Rock | 11. On Point Remix - Trademark Skydiver x Young Roddy x Curren$y | 12. Stay True - Ghostface Killah | 13. Original Radio Spot Young Blood - Young Blood Movie Trailer | 14. Troptikal (SS) - Mndsgn | 15. Classic ft. Talib Kweliw - MED | 16. Sustas - Mndsgn | 17. Full Moon - Noñameko | 18. Return From The Ashes - John Dankworth | 19. By Your Side (CottonBelly Mix) - Sade | 20. Everybody Loves the Sunshine - Seu Jorge & Almaz | 21. Soundgirl Personal - Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician | 22. Light To Dark - Jesse Boykins III | 23. Return To The Journey -Thundercat | 24. Red Light - Fatima feat. Floating Points

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DOWNTIME 3: ELECTRIC

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1st, I want to thank folks for the response I have been getting from the Downtime mixes. I've always accumulated a ton of music but only shared them minimally with folks. Expect more concept mixtapes in the future where I pair sound with design.

As for Downtime 3, I wanted to go in the opposite direction of Downtime 2. Whereas 1 was a mix of electric, low-fi, soul, and sample based Hip-Hop, and Downtime 2 being a mix of acoustic and stripped music, I wanted 3 to be more electric and harder than 2 yet not diverge from the subtleness that Downtime is known for. That's it. Peace.

Tracklist

1. Running - Gil Scott-Heron And Jamie XX // 2. Wildfire feat. Little Dragon - SBTRKT // 3. Free Press and Curl - Shabazz Palaces // 4. And We Gonna (Samiyam Chopsticks Remix) - Shigeto // 5. Embody - SebastiAn // 6. Ascension (Remix) - Maxwell // 7. Peace - Carlitta Durand // 8. Løb Stop Stå (feat. Coco O.) - Boom Clap Bachelors // 9. Don't Look Back - Telepopmusik feat Angela McCluskey // 10. Hoping Will Only Take You So Far - B.Lewis // 11. No Idea's Original (14KT Remix) - Nas // 12. Zambony (Remix) - K-OS // 13. Hear You Say (featuring Khari Mateen) - Money Making Jam Boys // 14. Magikbullet - Mndsgn/ 15. The Verge - Kenton Dunson / 16. I Mind - James Blake / 17. What You Need - The Weekend // 18. LucidAgain - B.Lewis // 19. Purple Pills (Sleeping Pills Remix) - Peter Hadar // 20. Manifestations - Mono/Poly // 21. Tiger Eyes (Laid Back) - Peaking Lights

 

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DOWNTIME 2: ACOUSTIC

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Back by popular demand, Downtime is a series of mixtapes designed to personify moments of relaxation, meditaion, retrospection, introversion, and the like. Given the first Downtime had a more contemporary and electric vibe, I decided to piece together some acoustic sounds and rare live recordings to complement the first offering.

TRACKLIST

1. Autumn In New York - Singers Unlimited // 2. Ci'iy Life - Tranqill // 3. Sunday Morning (Live) - K-OS // 4. Good Man (Acoustic) - Raphael Saadiq // 5 Gotcha feat. Tyler Woods (Nick James Remix) - Camp Lo // 6. Encore (Acoustic) - Jay-Z // 7. All Falls Down (Acoustic) - Kanye West & John Legend // 8. what kinda cool will we think of nexT - Cody ChesnuTT // 9.  Portrait of Tracy - Jaco Pastorius // 10. Something In The Silence - Andreya Triana // 11. Black Maybe - Syreeta // 12. Step into the Realm (Live) - The Roots // 13. Billie Jean (Michael Jackson Cover Live) - Aloe Blacc & The Grand Scheme // 14. You Are My Everything - Janelle Monáe // 15. Transformer (Live at Abbey Road Studio) - Gnarls Barkely // 16. Angel (Acoustic) - Jimi Hendrix // 17. I'll Come Running Back to You - Sam Cooke // 18. Visions - Stevie Wonder // 19. To The Establishment - Lou Bond // 20. Piano Cover - H.O.P.E. Wright

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DOWNTIME

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This mixtape is inspired by Duke Hugh, a producer from the Netherlands, who is prominently featured on the mixtape.  His recent beattape and remixes of Oliver Daysoul's new project with Oddisee are so serene yet lively that I imagined it being a backdrop for a nice day, a good conversation with a friend, or music for a road trip.  Not wanting to simply mash his two recent projects together, I paired his music with current songs, and some old ones, that I felt complemented his sound.  What ensued was Downtime.

The covers were inspired by the recent video project, Hi-Fi, by director Bante and artist Moussa Kaba.  Nothing too fancy but images that reverberate simplicity, welcomed melancholy, elegance and tranquility like the Blue Note covers of yesteryear.

TRACKLIST
01 Steve Mason - Boys Outside (Keep Shelly In Athens Remix) // 02 Duke Hugh - Sweet and Lowdown // 03 Olivier Daysoul - In The Now (Duke Hugh Bossatronic Remix) // 04 Duke Hugh - Derby-Dana // 05 Electric Wire Hustle - Chaser // 06 Robin Hannibal - Transit (Instrumental) // 07 Casa del Mirto - Brother // 08 Von Pea - New Pair // 09 Electric Wire Hustle - Perception // 10 Musiq - I Luv Her // 11 Duke Hugh - Lovesong // 12 Bilal - Levels // 13 Olivier Daysoul - Labor (Duke Hugh Futuresoul Remix) // 14 Jazzanova feat Vikter Duplaix - Wasted Time // 15 Duke Hugh - Polaroids // 16 Foreign Exchange - Everything Must Go // 17 Duke Hugh - It's All Good // 18 N.E.R.D. - Inside of Clouds // 19 Yesterdays' New Quintet - Rocket Love Pt. 1 // 20 Gretchen Parlato - Weak // 21 Kenton Dunson - Stranger // 22 RJD2 - Work // 23 Dudley Perkins - Falling (Instrumental) // 24 Duke Hugh - The Blue Marble

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