I wondered how it would be like if I handled the playlist at a Starbucks or other cafe. My usual tendencies would have been to make it darker, like playing Tricky’s Pre-Millennium Tension all day, but that would get me fired. Steady Loungin’ for the caffeinated crowd:

01. José James – Blackmagic
02. Suff Daddy feat. Mar – Deep Shit
03. Kissey Asplund feat. Soliloquy – Move Me
04. DJ Krush feat. Zap Mama – Danger Of Love
05. The Soul Renegades feat. Texas – You’ll Never Know
06. Jamie Woon – Spiral
07. Samantha James – Amber Sky
08. Magnet – Overjoyed
09. Aim feat. Kate Rogers – Sail (Rae & Christian Remix)
10. Submotion Orchestra – All Yours
11. Elbow – Fugitive Motel
12. The Cinematic Orchestra feat. Fontella Bass – All That You Give
13. Moloko – Over & Over
14. Joash feat. Aaron David Frith – Climb

Bonus older Extra mix:

Thunder in the House of Boom

01. Morgan Page – Outside The City (Voltique Remix)
02. Superpitcher – Tell Me About It
03. John Dahlback – Late Night Worries (Guy Gerber’s Special K Remix)
04. Ben Watt – Guinea Pig (M.A.N.D.Y. & Smallboy Remix)
05. Tillman Cremer – Be My Friend
06. Sharam – Get Wild (Dub Mix)
07. Die Elfen & Phonique – The Red Dress (Tiefschwarz Remix)
08. M. Telemann – Wie Soll Man Sich Denn Bei Diesem Lärm Auf Den Bus Freuen?
09. Röyksopp – What Else Is There? (Trentemøller Remix)
10. Romanthony’s Nightvision – Never Fuck (Tomcraft Remix)
11. Bloc Party – Talons (Phones R.I.P. Remix)

Tracklist:

1. “From What Is Said To When It’s Read” by Bark Psychosis
2. “Skull Eyes” by True Widow
3. “Map” by the Microphones
4. “For Love I Come” by Thundercat
5. “Jamelia” by Caribou
6. “Track 9″ by Yume Bitsu
7. “Curse Words” / “Close Chorus” by A Sunny Day In Glasgow
8. “Lately (Deuxieme)” by Memoryhouse
9. “Swallowed By The Night” by Sun Airway
10. “Lemonade” by Braids
11. “Dear Les Friends” by Hotel Mexico
12. “Sometimes I Don’t Need To Believe In Anything” by Teenage Fanclub
13. “Halo” by Disappears
14. “Coma Summer” by The Weekend
15. “Triccs” by Royal Bangs
16. “Romantic Rights” by Death From Above
17. “Serious Brainskin” by Von Sudenfed
18. “Volcan Veins” by Clark
19. “CMYK” by James Blake
20. “Wish U Were Here” by Deadboy
21. “I’ll Take You There” by Frankie Knuckles
22. “Happy House” by the Juan Maclean
23. “Back Chat” by MRI

Tracklist:

1. “White Noise” by Mogwai
2. “Jesus Fever” by Kurt Vile
3. “Rocket” by Working For A Nuclear Free City
4. “Utopia” by Quiet Village
5. “Glass Jar” by Gang Gang Dance
6. “Comfortable, Comparable” by Hooray For Earth
7. “High Together” by Siriusmo
8. “Synchronize” by Discodeine
9. “Free Will” by Electronic
10. “E.P.” by Junior Boys
11.”D’Arrest” by Boyfriend
12. “Night and Day” by Oriol
13. “Ordinary Things” by Xxxy
14. “OFI” by Model 500
15. “Not In Death” by We Are the World
16. “Death Rave” by Motor
17. “The World Keeps Turning” by Unknown Shapes
18. “Can’t Hide the Way I Feel” by Nocturnal Sunshine
19. “Knights of the Jaguar” by DJ Rolando
20. “Species of the Pod” by Drexciya
21. “Stepback” by Slam
22. “Out Past Curfew” by Rangers
23. “Tiger Eyes (Laid Back”) by Peaking Lights

Running time: ~2hr

From The Day That I Told You

Vibes is Right :: Barrington Levy :: Time 1 Records (1985)
All Things To All Men :: Cinematic Orchestra :: Ninja Tune (2002)
Eih Min Elemkom :: Omar Souleyman :: Sublime Frequencies (2010)
Carbonated :: Mount Kimbie :: Hotflush Recordings (2010)
Out My Mind, Just in Time :: Erykah Badu :: Universal Motown (2010)
It’s 2 Late 4 U and Me :: Moody :: Mahogany Music (2010)
Ojomo :: Ame :: Sonar Kollektiv Germany (2004)
My Body :: Sammy Bananas :: Fool’s Gold (2010)
BB :: Joy Orbison :: Doldrums Recordings (2010)
The Beginning :: John Murphy :: White Label (2002)
What Did He Say :: Nite Jewel :: Human Ear (2009)
Whisper :: Pursuit Grooves :: Tectonic (2010)
Love Parable :: David Lee Jr. :: Supernatural Records (1974)
And I Love Her :: Jose Feliciano :: RCA Victor Europe (1997)
A Homeless Dream :: Kath Bloom :: Powershovel Audio (1999)

In the spirit of the live shows he did for many years, Fresh! showcases a captivating selection of Indie and Electronica.

Tracklist:

1. “Shadows in Bloom” by GAMES
2. “Castles in the Snow” by Twin Shadow
3. “Bombay” by El Guincho
4. “Up and Down” by Chad Valley
5. “Lover’s Start” by How to Dress Well
6. “Helicopter” by Deerhunter
7. “Let Them” by jj
8. “Running Out Of You” (Memory Tapes remix) by Keep Shelly in Athens
9. “Feather” by Little Dragon
10. “Children of the Times” by Solar Bears
11. “Gold” by Darkstar
12. “Brown Piano” (Studio Remake) by A Mountain of One
13. “Young Heartache” by Bullion
14. “The Most Certain Sure” by !!!
15. “Rusty Nails” by Moderat
16. “Machismo” by Gomez
17. “Froggy Style” (Zeno’s Poison Dart Frog Remix) by The Widdler
18. “Listenin’ to the Records on my Wall” by Skream
19. “Youth Blood” by Little Jinder
20. “Hold On” by Amber Coffman
21. “Blue Calx” by the Aphex Twin
22. “The Libson Maru” by Fuck Buttons
23. “Borderlands” by Tim Hecker
24. “Wenn Musik der Liebe Nahrung Ist” by Markus Guentner

Running time: ~2hr

Bits n’ Bytes, LA Beat scene/glitch hop thingamajiggawhut with a sprinkling of dubstep. Following this up next session with some fidgelectrodancetronic breaks and stuff. Maybe start planning something for show no.50, but I’m getting ahead of myself…

01. Tokimonsta, Lunice, and Swede:art – Alpenglow_0
02. Nosaj Thing – 1685/Bach
03. Shigeto – What We Held On To
04. P.U.D.G.E. – Insensitivity
05. Tobacco – Little Pink Riding Hood
06. Take – Neon Beams
07. Krazy Baldhead – The 4th Movement (The Glitch Mob Remix)
08. Free The Robots – Turbulence
09. El-P – Meanstreak (In 3 Parts)
10. Splatinum – Vadonna’s Magina
11. Cookie Monsta – Fat Girl Rodeo
12. Splatinum – Pumping Quarterz
13. Charles Trees – Mahjongg
14. American Men – Tenzin Zopa (Machinedrum Remix)
15. Baths – Maximalist
16. Jon Hopkins – Small Memory (Tunng Remix)
17. TRG – Move Dis

01. Susumu Yokota – Stain on my Heart
02. Pantha du Prince – A Nomads Retreat
03. Kerri Chandler – ESC
04. Melik & K Nool – Rue de Paris
05. Ginkgo – Strawberry Split [Faze Action Remix]
06. Mr Scruff – Shrimp

Interview with Mr.Mike

07. roots manuva – Hol’ It Up
08. Flying Lotus – Breath Something
09. Boards of Canada – Sixtyten
10. Susumu Yokota – When I Shut My Eye
11. Appleblim & Ramadanman – Sous Le Sable
12. John Coltrane & Duke Elington – In A Sentimental Mood

Music for sleeping babies…or insomniacs, whichever you prefer. Just a blippy chill session, a bit more stress free if you will. The beats don’t really show up till near the end of the show.

Tracklist:

01. Jon Hopkins – Autumn Hill
02. Plaid – This City Is Hell
03. Hauschka & Stefan Schneider – Common Exposure
04. Lamb – Blessing In Disguise
05. Jon Hopkins – Small Memory
06. Syntaks – Coming Home
07. Koss – Ocean Waves (Minilogue Dream Drone Remix)
08. Kevin Andrew – Three Weeks
09. Bows – King Deluxe
10. School Food Punishment – Transient
11. Björk – Amphibian (The Mark Bell Remix)
12. Grace Jones – The Crossing (Ooh the Action…)
13. Underworld – Ansum
14. Plaid – Beginnings
15. Madonna – Drowned World/Subsitute For Love
16. Up Dharma Down – The Cold Is Warmth
17. Jens Lekman – Rocky Dennis’ Farewell Song

It’s time to get away. Episode #13 of Iconastasia is a mixtape for the travellers among us – a whimsical, upbeat mix of indie and electro jewels for getting out of the city and the dreariness of the modern life and find something new.

(This one goes out to my boy James G, who just did a two-month stint adventuring around Europe – you were sorely missed, sweetheart!)

01. LCD Soundsystem – Time to Get Away
02. Morphine – Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave
03. Nouvelle Vague – This is Not a Love Song
04. Robin Guthrie – Slightly Out of Focus
05. Cut Copy – A Dream
06. Lanterna – Luminous
07. Pelican City – The Beach
08. Bonobo – Kiara
09. Flying Lotus – Galaxy in Janaki
10. Lemon Jelly – Closer
11. Nick Drake – Saturday Sun
12. Friendly Fires and Au Revoir Simone – Paris (Aeroplane Remix)

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