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No, I don’t know what I’m doing up so early either.
But look who’s all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed to greet me. A brand new mix of Ghostly International’s influences from the last ten years, curated by founder Sam Valenti IV and mixed by new signing Michna!
Who knew breakfast and Energy Flash went so well together?

Longtime 313 Mailing List admin, corn country music enthusiast and all around swell guy Kent Williams has a new DJ mix available for your enjoyment. The stylistic latitude evident in the track listing certainly gets the Moodmat stamp of approval.
Chaircrusher’s September 08 VOTE OBAMA Mix Track Listing
Minx - Lavender Lust
Me - Erykah Badu
Gas II […]

“Moods and Magic” is the way DJ C describes DJ Intel’s mixing style. I tend to agree. Just finishing his “Bump Me Loud” Mix now — a ride through Nina Simone, Skream and Primus that wins all kinds of style points.
I will even forgive him the Dizzee Rascal. Its not so much seizure-inducing, but more […]

It’s fair to say I have an unhealthy obsession with this track by The System, only to randomly find this video today. Have you ever seen a keyboardist trying so hard to make this look cool: jamming with one hand on a qwerty keyboard with a green-screen and waveform display? Long live […]

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Discovered an excellent crop of cross-genre alchemy thanks to the intrepid clicks of Jez at Inner Sounds. Hailing from North Carolina, I Love Okra is a blog whose mission statement is simply “enjoy the mixes.” Don’t mind if we do.
Check out this mix from 04/26. It’s got everything you need: “Foot-stompin’ Music” from Bohannon, wide […]

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Too often, academic discourse of dance music retreads the same ground: explaining the dj-as-musician, the participatory nature on the dancefloor, and the subtleties of “the mix.” Granted, any understanding offered by master theses on these subjects doesn’t seem to “stick.” It’s more-or-less accepted as part of popular culture, but the masses never remember […]

It’s was nearly a full year since their last mix, but you have to give Mix of the Week some slack (they’ve been rocking since at least 2000). Back in April, a new 45 soul mix from Soul-Sami of Club Soul Sides found its way to the top of their page. Even if the mix […]

With the overwhelming response we got to our muxtape I thought it would be a totally kick ass idea to spotlight one my friend did. Some of you may know him just as Derek Plaslaiko; that guy who moved from Detroit to NYC and tore shit up and became the best techno DJ in town […]

Some A list items to share…

Drexciya Research Lab bubbled up some essential reading with a Drexciya printerview from Groovesmag. Unleashing Storms Unto The World by Nick Phillips. A moodmatian slice follows:

Now, hell, there are so many different music groups, so many categories, so many styles. You’re always hearing something new, like somebody […]

After several inquiries, an online petition, a Facebook group and a couple phone calls to our various mobile devices, the staff of Moodmat has finally caved in to the public’s request and have issued forth our first attempt at a muxtape.
We here at Moodmat Sonic Research Facility realize that the demand has been great, and […]

So about half of my new year’s resolutions are working out. Failing at trying to practice Tai Chi every day, work was definitely getting the better of me in January. Blah. Blah.
An unofficial goal was to do more low-fi sharing of music: listening parties, media binges, vinyl immersion and yes, mixtapes.
I wrote about the International […]

Being down with the C30, C60, C90 Go junto, I must share my enthusiasm for Innersounds introduction of encoded mixtape sharing.
The kick off joint titled “Soulful Slowness” ranges through styles and sounds with analogous mood(mats). Along your way through the crowd, you’ll rub big shoulders with Earl Zero and Johnny Osbourne, […]