footsteps

One of my favorites albums this year isThe Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra . What first got my attention was Isabella Rossellini reciting the words of the late author Laura Huxley, widow of Aldous Huxley, on the first track - LookListenFeel. I've always had a thing for Isabella Rossellini so I gave the track a listen...and loved it. I've been playing this album a lot and I wanted to feature it in a mix but the music wouldn't fit with my normal ambient mixes so I decided to a beat mix. As with many mixes, this one took twists & turns I hadn't quite expected. It started off sort of psychedelic then quickly veered into something sort of funky, sort of jazzy. I love the detour it took to Dorothy Ashby. I discovered her 1968 album Afro-Harping at NPR music. I had already finished the mix when I heard the song "Soul Vibrations" and just knew I had to use it. It fits in very nicely. Somehow U2 & Dave Brubeck get squeezed in here as well. It finishes off where it began with The Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra. I really enjoyed making this mix & even though it's a bit different for normal low light fare, I hope you enjoy it too. T R A C K L I S T : 00:00 The Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra - LookListenFeel 03:30 DJ Cam - Gantsa Shit 07:15 Polyoctopus - One Less Thing 10:20 Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations 13:25 Conelrad - Charger Paris Mirage 16:55 U2 - Numb(gimme some more dignity remix) 19:35 The New Mastersounds - Drop It Down(b remix) 22:51 Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping 25:25 Chronomad - Dore Hindi 29:00 Terminal Sound System - Duchamp Falls 32:40 Dave Brubeck - Take Five 37:40 Hidden Orchestra - Footsteps 40"00 Halma - Hektopascal 42:35 Eliot Lipp - Real Tragic 46:00 The Maple Mountain Sunburst Triolian Orchestra - A Beautiful Walk in the Country 48:10 end