This month we join James in East London in search of some of his favorite New York food: bagels. I know this isn’t a food blog, but a good New York-style bagel has pretty much been impossible to find in London… that is, until we tried Paulie’s Bagels. So I thought I had to share here.

When I had this generously filled bacon, egg, and cheese bagel in my hand, it was like I was back in Brooklyn. If you are looking for a little taste of NYC, I highly recommend looking this place up.

(I’m not sponsored by these guys, by the way. Just love a good New York Bagel).

Alright, back to the music. This month we have two hours of what can only be called a bit of escapism. It’s two hours of jazz, indie electronic, funk and tropical psychedelic to fill your soul. It features new music from The Ironsides, Sven Wunder, Pearl & the Oysters, Mulatu Astatke, Doctor Bionic, Goose Down, Lars Fiil, Sweatson & Klank, The Groovy Nobody, and many many more.

Get involved!

(before you get into the music, here are some videos from the music on this month’s mixtape

Pearl & The Oysters pyscedelic visuals for their new single, “Side Quest”

Pachyman’s live session from recording “Switched-On”

The retro Hermanos Gutierrez video for their track “Barrio Hustle”

And last, but certainly not least, the very hilarious video for God Colony & Roy’s single, “Loss is not Infinite”

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PS: Go buy the new album from The Ironsides!

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The Monthly Mixtape is also available on iTunes.

By the way, you should check out our Ten Year Anniversary album in beautiful translucent yellow vinyl. Available in a limited-edition marbled blue vinyl as well. If you want to give the record a sample before you buy, have a listen on our mixtape special podcast here.