Guest Mix: Beaú

Good evening.

We thought it was about time that we resurrected one of our most sacred features, reserved for only the most eclectic and distinct of our favourite music makers, the hallowed Guest Mix.

So let's get back in the New York groove and jump in at the deep end with the collective entity that is Beaú.

There's no tracklist, no half-stepping. Exist in the beautiful.

Guest Mix: Beaú

Guest Mix: Sensual Sports

We had a little something-something goin' on with Sensual Sports back in April, and in spite of the harsh morning-after light and my general poor hygiene, they kept in touch.

I recently sat down with them over oysters and poppers for a catch up and asked them a few questions... I didn't, I emailed asking if they'd be interested in putting together a mini-mix for us, and do you know what? They were, and did.

They were in truth also kind enough to fill us in on happenings between our last post and this, notably; a. Finishing university and b. Remixing and writing new material, which leads us to c. All will be revealed soon

ConSensual // 0.20:28

Donkey Kong - Acquatic Ambience
Tanlines - Bejan
Dezz - Boom Boom
Blur - Good Song
Phoenix - Lisztomania (Classixx Version)
Kisses - Bermuda
Good Shoes - Sophia
Fiction - To Stick To

Sensual Sports - ConSensual Mix (YSI)

Thomas says this is essentially what they listen to when "sitting around getting stoned and making music". I don't know what they're talking about Mum, but I do know that this is rather a nice selection of choice tunes, and you'd do well to download it, K?

Guest Mix: Django Django

It's been a whole six months since the amazing Kwes - Illegal Tea Mix, so I decided to get the feature back on track with a fantastic Guest Mix from one of my favourite bands of the year; Django Django.

Billed as 'Crystal Maze meets Top Gun', it features tracks from Italian Prog to Electro-Funk, from East Coast Rap to New Wave and kept me entertained from beginning to end. Let me know what you make of it.

Highway To The Aztec Zone // 01:09:48

Goblin - Markos
Airto - I Don't Have To Do
Paul McCartney - Ram On
Eddie Floyd - Good Love, Bad Love
The Invitations - Written On The Wall
Jackie Cannon - Chill Bumps
Tommy Blake - F-olding Money
Eddie Cochran - Teenage Cutie
The Troggs - You're Lying
Trans Am - Fire Poker
Mantronix - King Of The Beats (Hugo Paris Funky Worm Mix)
Edwin Starr - Get Up'
Antoinette - I Got An Attitude
Rah Digga - Tight
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
Steve Arrington - Beddie Beiy
Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together
G.A.N.G. - KKK
Cat Stevens - Was Dog A Doughnut?
Jo-Jo - Mind Games
Quando Quango - Love Tempo (Vocal Mix)
Mi-Sex - Computer Games
Los Angeles T.F. - Magical Body (Dub)
The Flirts - Passion
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood

Django Django - Highway To The Aztec Zone Mix

Guest Mix: Kwes.

Next up in the Guest Mix feature is one of the UK's best kept secrets - Kwes.

It's pretty likely that you've either come across him without even realising it or will be doing so in the near future, as there seems to be no end to this man's talents.

He's on production duties for the likes of The XX, thecocknbullkid, Dels, Ghostpoet, Esser and Post War Years, he played keys on Jack Peñate's debut album and is occasionally part of Ebony Bones' live setup.

He's also a maestro and aficionado of the mixtape, of which he has a series on his own blog which can be found here.

Here's his 'Illegal Tea' mix, exclusively for Illegal Tender.



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1. Nick Drake - Which Will
2. Edan - Making Planets
3. Do Me Bad Thngs - What's Hideous
4. Madvillain - Rainbows
5. Love - Andmoreagain
6. Musiq - Newness
7. Acoustic Ladyland - Cuts & Lies
8. Liars - It Fit When I Was A Kid
9. The National - Fake Empire
10. The Streets - Blinded By The Lights
11. John Cale - The Endless Plain of Fortune
12. Blur - Battery in Your Leg

Kwes. - Illegal Tea Mix (YSI)

Furthermore, he has a single coming out on Salvia/XL on 4th December which you should definitely invest in. Both sides are available for your listening pleasure on his Myspace, my personal favourite being Tissues.

Here's his fantastic rework of Hot Chip's latest single One Pure Thought.

Hot Chip - One Pure Thought (Kwes Rework) (YSI)

Guest Mix: Jamie Paton (Cage & Aviary)

In conjunction with our last post, we're starting a new feature which is simply entitled Guest Mix.

It will be an irregular affair, consisting of me asking people whom I know/love/respect in music to contribute a mix or mixtape of whatever material they like, as a sort of representation of their tastes.

First up is Jamie Paton of Cage & Aviary.

Multitrack Suggestion Mix // 01:00:14

Droids - Shanti Dance
Watussi - If All We Had Was Love
Vangelis - Multitrack Suggestion
Logun - These Things
Blackway - New Life
Material - Ciquiri
Ost & Kjex - Have You Seen the Moon in Dallas? (Murice Fulton Remix)
Matthew Dear - Elementary Lover
Roxy Music - The Main Thing (Extended Mix)
Chromatics - Hands In the Dark
Japanese Synchro System - Check It, Spread It (Carl Craig Remix)
Arthur Russell - Arm Around You

Jamie Paton (Cage & Aviary) - Multitrack Suggestion Mix (Zshare)