"Reflect" - An Exclusive Guest Mix by Mixamorphosis [Deep Ambient, Drone]

I'm glad to share a guest mix recorded exclusively for Corsica One listeners by Scottish curator Mixamorphosis.

You can follow him on Mixcloud and Twitter.

Tracklist:

1. Biosphere - From A Solid To A Liquid
2. Cosmic Newman - Proxima B
3. Sun Electric - Love 2 Love
4. Jo Johnson - Discontent Arises From A Knowledge Of The Possible
5. Pauline Anna Strom - The Eighteen Beautiful Memories
6. Soundstory - Rainstorm
7. Etienne Jaumet - Orage Dans Le Creuse
8. Jonathan Fitoussi & Clemens Hourriére - Five Steps
9. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Dreamshore Forest (Analog Remake)
10. James Bernard - UWA10
11. Masayoshi Fujita & Jan Jelinek - Workshop For Modernity
12. David Moufang - Segio Leone's Wet Dream

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Eleusinian Mysteries [Deep Ambient, Astral Jazz, Mental Beats]

The Eleusinian Mysteries (Ancient Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) were mystery religious rites celebrated annually at the shrine of Demeter in the ancient Greek city of Eleusis. The mysteries depicted the myth of Persephone's abduction from her mother Demeter by the king of the underworld Hades, in a three-stage cycle; the descent (loss), the search and the ascent, with the main theme being Persephone's ascent (άνοδος) and reunion with her mother. The Eleusinian mysteries, like Orphism and the Dionysian mysteries, have their remote roots in protohistory, from Cretan, Asian, Thracian traditions, enriched and integrated into a new religious horizon.

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Tracklist:

Gigi Masin - Still

Venetian ambient. Taken from 2014 compilation album "Talk to the Sea".

Memotone - Eusapia

Loving the balance between electronic and acoustic sounds.

Depeche Mode - Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Soft Mix)

One of the two remixes published in 1997. The Hard mix is a testament to Underworld's raving skills.

Oneohtrix Point Never - Trance 1

Taken from Brooklyn based producer's "The Station" EP published in 2018.

Afterlife - Take Me Inside feat. Danni Minogue (Christophe Goze Mix)

Kylie and Danni are a bit like Beyonce and Solange: the less popular one is the one who ends up doing the most interesting things.

Roseaux - Mè Ni Wè (feat. Blick Bassy)

This 2019 song by French trio benefits from the sumptuous vocals by Cameroonian-born Blick Bassy. Mellow.

MARTIN $KY, Oatmello - Different Pages

My favorite style of lofi hiphop.

Weldon Irvine - Ghetto Lament

A moving song by unsung hero Weldon Irvine, recorded live in 1977. Among the first recorded appeareances of Marcus Miller (who was 18 at the time).

Joe Henderson - Black Narcissus

We don't need to explain the importance of this tune in modern jazz, do we?

Pharoah Sanders - Astral Travelling

Back when Lonnie Liston Smith was still working on his trademark Fender Rhodes sound.

Dedekind Cut - Virtues

Airy.

Arvo Pärt - Für Alina (Arr. Pat Metheny For 42 String Guitar)

Taken from Pat Metheny's latest album "Road to the Sun" published in 2021.

Bill Evans - Solo (in Memory of His Father)

I've been wanting to include this 12-min improvisation included in "Live at Town Hall" (1966) in a mix for a while. Now's the time.

Apple Podcast

J Dilla Original Samples [How J Dilla Changed My Life] #DillaDay

To celebrate this year's #DillaDay I went through my favorite songs flipped by J Dilla.

The result is a 2-hour selection of jazz, fusion, brazilian and soul tunes.

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Tracklist:

Don Pullen - Healing Force

Classic piano sample flipped on Illa J's "Timeless".

Minnie Ripperton - Inside My Love

Joe Sample's classic Fender Rhodes break was already made famous by ATCQ's "Lyrics to Go". Dilla sampled it on his remix of Slum Village's "Look of Love".

Thad Jones & Mel Lewis - Quiet Lady

Another Fender Rhodes sample already known to the public via Pete Rock's "Smooth Sailing". Sampled for "On the 1" included in "Vol. 2: Vintage"

Todd Rundgren - There Are No Words

Sampled in "Track 23" - later included in 2015's "Dillatronic". For a long time I thought it was James playing keys.

Perigeo - Via Beato Angelico

Even though I already knew this tune I wouldn't recognize it when I first heard J Dilla's "In Space" from "The New Slave". To me it's one of his most intelligent flips.

Yutaka - Evening Star

Sampled on "I'm so glad you're dorothy" included on "The New Slave". Such an incredible tune.

Pharoah Sanders - Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

The bass line and the tambourine were used in "Flowers".

Joe Sample - Black Is the Color

Dilla sampled the final seconds of this fine tune on "Sunbeams".

Gary Burton & Chick Corea - Radio

Another sample used in "Vol. 2: Vintage", this time on "Circus".

Rodney Jones - When You Feel The Love

Smooth composition by guitarist Rodney Jones from his 1981 omonymous album.

Dave Grusin - The Colorado Trail

Dilla flipped this Rhodes piano solo tune on at least a couple of songs: his remix of D'Angelo "Me & Those Dreaming Eyes Of Mine" (also included on "Vol. 2: Vintage" as "Dreamy") as well as on a beat later used by Illa J's "DFTF".

Stanley Cowell - Maimoun

Another example of Dilla's unique ability in flipping piano samples.

Keno Duke - Some Other Time

Just another obscure jazz flute track used by Jay Dee for T-Love's "When You're Older".

Jackie & Roy - Deus Brasileiro

The intro was sampled for "Doo Doo" and later for Dwight Trible's "Antiquity". Also covered by Robert Glasper as well as Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Nino.

Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa - Saudade Vem Correndo

One of Dilla's classic flips: The Pharcyde's "Runnin'".

Ahmad Jamal - The Awakening

Already discovered and sampled by Shadez of Brooklyn for "Change", and flipped by Jay Dee on "Ahmad Impresses Me". We all agree Ahmad is impressive.

Craig Hundley Trio - It Was A Very Good Year

The chorus provides the main melody on "Flowers".

Dexter Wansel - First Light of the Morning

Another monster composition by Mr. Wansel.

Patrice Rushen - Remind Me

Possibly my favorite song by Ms. Rushen. I was pleasantly surprised when hearing the intro on Slum Village's "5 Ela (Remix)".

Dionne Warwick - You're Gonna Need Me

We should all pay thanks to James for bringing this gem to our attention by featuring it (can we still call it a sample?) on his final "Donuts" album.

The Isley Brothers - Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2)

On of the most touching and intimate flips, it appears twice on "So Far To Go" and "Bye".

Flip Nunez - See You Later

Sweet Rhodes and guitar cut which for me paved the way to lofi hip hop sampling.

George Duke - Love

Taken from his progressive-fusion-soul 1974 album "Feel", sampled on the posthumous "Here We Go Again".

Joe Pass - Daquilo Que Eu Sei

Possibly my favorite Dilla cut ever. Flipped on "Earl". I've been waking up to this tune for years.

Barney Kessel - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Another Dilla flip which imho paved the way to lofi hip hop.

The Singers Unlimited - Clair

Flipped on Slum Village's "Players". I love how he turned "Clair" into "Players".

Dorothy Ashby - Django

Sampled for The Pharcyde's classic "Drop", and if you can't recognize it that's yet another proof of Dilla's genius on the MPC.

The Robert DeCormier Singers -- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

An obscure country song flipped on an obscure beat from 2002, and later reused for Jaylib's remix of Quasimoto's "Hydrant Game".

Special EFX - High Society

Flipped on "Track 16" included in "Another Batch" (1998)

Stereolab - Come and Play in the Milky Night

Or how to turn an indie rock song into Busta Rhymes' classic "Show Me What You Got".

Miles Davis - Blue in Green

"Life".

Apple Podcast

Corsica One In Space [Zero Gravity Ambient and Deep Electronic]

Please enjoy the first mix of 2021 - a selection of astral electronic sounds. I've never been a sci-fi fan - up until my favorite blog Wait But Why published a series on Elon Musk and Space X. Also it seems like there's a lot of talk about alien revelations being the next big thing to expect after the pandemic - hence the inspiration for this mix.

And to celebrate the new year, I'm introducing a personal commentary for each track.

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Tracklist:

Alan Hawkshaw - Sky 2

Taken from the legendary 1979 album "Frontiers of Science" by British composer Alan Hawkshaw. A deep dive into 70s sci-fi soundtracks. I had no doubt that this was going to be the perfect opening for this mix.

V-Vm - The Death Of Rave 090

V/Vm is none other than British composer Leyland James Kirby - better known as The Caretaker. In 2006 he released a monster release of 200+ compositions intended as a requiem to the golden age of rave. It sounds dark, spastic and beautifully haunting.

Stars of the Lid - Gasfarming

One of the quietest tunes of 2001 drone classic "Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid".

William Basinski - 4(E+D04(ER=EPR)

First heard on a Ryuichi Sakamoto mix for Warp Records. Astral.

Gas - Pop 4

Circular.

Sawako - Cloud No Crowd

Classic reverse moods from this Tokyo-based female composer.

In The Branches - Gravity

Endless guitar.

Mr. YT - Souvenir

The only beatless track included in the excellent 2017 "Brand New Day" EP.

Amba - Moonbathing

This track probably needs no introduction, but it's a good reminder of the uber talent of mr Tom Middleton.

Neuronphase - Rawdust

I wasn't sure whether to include this or Sawdust - essentially the same composition with some added drums. The progression sounds dangerously similar to Linkwood's "Love Lost".

Missing Soul - Regard (Ron Trent Remix)

Ron Trent is infinite

Larry Heard - Summertime Breeze

I had my Larry Heard passion moment around ten years ago. While the first half is as exotic and mysterious as it sounds, the sudden change in chord progression around the 3 min mark feels like a warm hugh from a distant friend.

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