This diverse mix is a great one to zone out to. Ambient experimental and chill indie takes you into a dream while hip hop and harsh house smack you back into the real world.
“If you’re looking for an out of body audio experience, Click play and enjoy! This mix features music from Aphex Twins, Toro Y Moi, CECE PENISTON, and more.” -Isiah
Here’s a video to the live recording of the mix:
Lawyer by day and DJ whenever, Richard Luong has been with us in the earliest days of the blog, and was one of our first interviews. A veteran of the DJ scene, he spins old school motown alongside classic hip hop with plenty of obscure funk in between and offered a solely soulful mix this month. For this one he kept it pretty sultry, utilizing a lot of hip hop samples.
“This mix consists of songs that have been heavy in my rotation lately, that I thought went together well in that they showed the range of feelings that some one could feel about some one else who they love: longing, frustration, warmth, commitment, passion, appreciation, etc,” Soup said in his own words, “I also wanted to do something a little different from past mixes and include a lot of older music and derive everything from vinyl, but at the same time there are some fun hip hop samples in there, too (from Biggie to Outkast to Kanye to Mos Def to Big Daddy Kane). Hope you enjoy!”
Did something a little special for this session. We gave Chesapeake Shormey the setting her lo-fi disco dance tunes are made for – a prom, complete with a mirrored ball. Shout out to Zeke’s Norfolk for giving us a venue to live out our party fantasy, and all our sharp-dressed extras who weren’t afraid to get down.
We talked nonchalantly in our interview about influences, a move away from sad emo songs to dance tracks, and never overthinking feel-good tunes.
DJ Gee gave us a taste of her project the Energy Lab, experimental mixes full of diverse tunes. This is her 6th one, blending hip hop, house, and much more. This is just a taste of what she spun for an hour and a half, filling in gaps during Soulflower so well it got everyone moving.
Benji Uzumi has already been noticed by bigger outlets for his remixes and edits, but is still down to give our humble blog a taste of his unique, seamless blend. He’s already worked with pretty major artists like Opal as a producer, but still finds time to spin around town. He’s at GameWorks every Wednesday to soundtrack free adults-only arcading, and can be seen around town any given weekend.
This mix celebrates his hard work and could be considered an ode to other Virginian artists who work just as hard but still stay humble. Along with VA artists featured like Masego and N.E.R.D, Uzumi proves 757 stands against top hip hop and house music real well.
N.E.R.D. – Everybody Nose (Remix)
KP & ENVI – Shorty Swing My Way
Erykah Badu – On & On (Remix)
Yaeji – drink I’m sippin on
Barbara Tucker – Everybody Dance
Yaeji – Raingurl
Masego – Girls That Dance
Azealia Banks – Licorice
Les Sins – Bother
Aaliyah – One in a Million (Remix)
Nightcrawlers – Push the Feeling
Azealia Banks – Van Vogue
Nightcrawlers – Fall in Love
Lakim – The World is Yours
Theophilus London – TNT
Goldlink – Meditation
Duckwrth- I’m Dead
The internet – You Know
Kaytranada – I Can Love You
Chynna – Switch It Up
This month’s mix provided by TMOBYLE, who helped bring popscuremedia.com to life. AKA Tyler Warnalis, he also throws shows with TBA Productions. Along with his favorite songs and new artists of 2017, he included a few local and regional artists with upcoming shows on the mix.
Sneaks – “Look Like That”
Negative Gemini – “Bad Baby”
Beverly Tender – “Theme From Beverly Blender”
Palm – “Pearly”
milan to minsk – “firestarter #9”
Ellen O – “Uneven”
True Body – “Tourists”
Opin – “Shinzo No Tobira”
Glenlord Ghost – “Blue Star Hwy”
Woven In – “In The Jaw”
Caitlin Pasko – “Me Alone”
Reptile Tile – “At Morning Lullabye”
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