The New LoFi Mixtape

It’s May! Spring is here in the northern hemisphere. The new website design is here. And there’s a new mixtape for you to listen to!

Since the website has been down for the last couple of months, we’ve had to take a break from the podcast. But now that the new design is up, we’ve decided to put together a new hour-long mix to celebrate Spring.

The mix starts with some sunny-weather West African beats from the likes of Orlando Julius and De Frank Professionals before becoming more focused on House. The idea was to start the mixtape with horns and rhythms which slowly turn into synths and deep house beats. So while we start out with a big band feel — by the end of the mix you’ll be surrounded by a more electronic interpretation of Spring.

There’s some Nachtbraker in the mix…. Azealia Banks…. a Mark Maxwell remix… some Anderson Paak. There’s a fantastic Elliot Adamson remix of “Weak Become Heroes” by The Streets (it’s a pretty old remix now, but still worth a listen).  There’s one of my favourite singles from the Kaffe Creme EP; the track is called “Kapo Choc,” and it’s a banger. There’s even two Format:B tracks back to back (don’t judge).

We’ve also lifted a short section of Olof Dreijer’s Resident Advisor mix which is absolutely sick. If you haven’t heard the full mix, you should head over to Resident Advisor and give it a listen. It’s like a 127 bpm party mix the whole way through.

The mix ends with a track from one of my favorite pair of electronic producers right now, Dark Sky.  To be honest, I took a lot of inspiration from Dark Sky when putting this mix together. Their taste in music and the way they curate all types of “weird and the wonderful” tracks has been great to follow in the last couple of years. You should check out their monthly show on NTS if you haven’t already.

For now, enjoy the return of The New LoFi monthly mixtape.

Part 2 of The New LoFi Christmas Mixtape is here! We’ve compiled Christmas songs from the last ten years in this mixtape. This includes holiday reinterpretations from bands like The Yeahs Yeahs Yeahs, Mayer Hawthorne, Badbadnotgood, and Sufjan Stevens. There’s loads of original new Christmas songs from bands you know like Phoenix, Best Coast, Delorentos, Röyksopp, Beach House, Deer Tick and a fantastic track from a band called Still A Great Night called “Merry Christmas, Melania” (as in Melania Trump). It’s part activist, part Christmas song, and really funny.

Thank you all for being fans of The New LoFi this year. Have a merry Christmas and a fantastic new year of new music discovery and health!

Stream the mix below:

TNLF 2018 Christmas Mixtape (Vol. 2)

1. Nancy Wilson – The Christmas Waltz (Awayteam remix) (01:14)
2. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – All I Want for Christmas (05:17)
3. Freedom Fry  – Oh Santa (Bad World) (08:31)
4. Delorentos – Be Here Christmas Time (11:43)
5. Marching Church – Christmas On Earth (14:47)
6. Still A Great Night – Merry Christmas, Melania (Still A Great Christmas) (19:18)
7. Marie Digby – Venice Beach Christmas (23:42)
8. Bing Crosby – White Christmas (Kaskade Mix) (26:52)
9. Tyler Bernhardt – A Man In A Red Suit (30:24)
10. Michael Angelakos – Merry Christmas, Mr. Fields (34:04)
11. Best Coast, Wavves – Got Something for You (37:46)
12. Knox Hamilton – The Man With All The Toys (39:40)
13. Phoenix – Alone on Christmas Day (feat. Bill Murray) (41:25)
14. Piers Eccleston – December Song (44:14)
15. Sharon Van Etten – Blue Christmas (47:23)
16. Banjo or Freakout – White Christmas (49:58)
17. Swearing at Motorists – Silver Bells (53:10)
18. SHIELDS – Wonderful Christmastime (Paul McCartney cover) (55:02)
19. The Magnetic Fields – Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree (59:46)
20. Boca Chica – Not on Christmas Eve (01:02:00)
21. Beach House – I Do Not Care For The Winter Sun (01:05:38)
22. Mayer Hawthorne – Christmas Time Is Here (01:08:37)
23. Gregory Porter – The Christmas Song (01:11:54)
24. Slow Club – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (01:15:28)
25. I Was A King – The Night Before (01:17:13)
26. Candy Claws – Snow Bridge (01:20:03)
27. Röyksopp – Le Cantique de Noël (01:23:47)
28. Baby Jazz – Song for the Season (Holy Jam) (01:27:07)
29. Daniel Johnston – Rockin Around The Christmas Tree (01:29:48)
30. Deer Tick – Christmas All Summer Long (01:31:47)
31. Diamond Rugs – Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant (01:34:21)
32. Megafaun – I Saw Three Ships (01:38:00)
33. Lisa Hannigan – The Christmas Waltz (01:41:32)
34. BadBadNotGood – Skating (Vince Guaraldi Trio cover) (01:44:09)
35. Sufjan Stevens – Silent Night (01:48:01)
36. Phoeeeee – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (01:50:27)

It’s the first ever Christmas special mixtape from The New LoFi. This is the first part of a two part Christmas special mixtape: Christmas songs of old. This includes big band Christmas anthems from the 30s, 40s and 50s as well as all of those old classics that define the holiday season.

By the way, the Monthly Mixtape is now available on iTunes and Spotify.

…or just stream the mix below:

TNLF 2018 Christmas Mixtape (Vol. 1)

1. The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride
2. Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters – Santa Claus Is Comin To Town
3. Burl Ives – A Holly Jolly Christmas
4. Frank Sinatra – I’ll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams)
5. Bing Crosby – White Christmas (1942)
6. Dean Martin and Martina McBride – Baby, It’s Cold Outside
7. Ralph Flanagan & His Orchestra – Winter Wonderland
8. Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas)
9. Vince Guaraldi – Christmas Time Is Here
10. George Shearing – Snowfall / Snowfall Cha-Cha
11. Ella Fitzgerald – What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
12. Andy Williams – It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
13. Lionel Hampton Orchestra – Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
14. Billy May and his Orchestra – Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer Mambo
15. Frank Sinatra – The Christmas Waltz
16. Louie Armstrong – Christmas in New Orleans
17. Lou Rawls – Christmas Will Really Be Christmas
18. Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley Blue Christmas
19. Darlene Love – CHRISTMAS (Baby, Please Come Home)
20. Vince Guaraldi – O Tannenbaum
21. Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald – Silver Bells