An exercise in hip hop, acid jazz, soul and rare groove; this 2004 release was one of the first mixes that I felt was respectable enough to actually package and sell. Clocking in at a little over an hour long, I think it’s a pretty accurate representation of where my skills were at the time: Clean(ish) blends, occasional (adequate) scratching, and juggles against a backdrop of bangers from some of my favorite artists, ranging from DJ Shadow & Portishead to Dilla, D’Angelo, Nuyorican Soul and everything in between.

This thing’s been out of print for years now, so I’m posting it up here for your listening pleasure.

Enjoy.

Songs:

1) Intro
2) Attica Blues – The Man
3) Joyo Velarde – Sweet Angels
4) DJ Shadow – Six Days
5) DJ Shadow – Six Days Remix (Feat. Mos Def)
6) Bjork – Army Of Me
7) Portishead – Strangers
8) Bambu – Am I?
9) Slum Village – Get Live!
10) Mad Skillz – Together
11) Dr. Octagon – Bear Witness
12) Dr. Oop – Crunchtime
13) Roy Ayers – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
14) Erule – Listen Up
15) Jeru The Damaja – One Day
16) Jurassic 5 – Thin Line
17) Black Sheep – Similak Child
18) Dynasty – Adventures In The Land Of Music
19) Camp Lo – Luchini
20) Pharcyde – Otha Fish
21) Howard Roberts Quartet – Dirty Old Bossa Nova
22) JayDee – Rico Suave Bossa Nova
23) D’Angelo – Spanish Joint
24) Nuyorican Soul – Shoshana
25) Jose Cheo Feliciano – Eso Es El Guaganco
26) De La Soul – Watch Out
27) Blackalicious – A2G
28) Blackalicious – Alphabet Aerobics
29) Blackalicious – Chemical Calisthenics
30) Outro