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Supported by dubious -- although equally hilarious, satirical, intriguing, and ludicrous -- Twitter personalities of music-community, CZAR-vapourers c$burns, CENTRAL COMMAND HVRF, and ETERNAL SON, OGRITCH [Editor's Note: "for sure"] (creator of VAPED MILK)The main idea of this project is make research from vapour world, and select most interesting stuff released every month, starting from classic vaporwave to radical experimental forms. For the next episodes I plan to keep a track on an exclusive and extravagant material, being in deep touch with the community and receiving most music from the creators. ....and he just dropped VAPED MILK EPISODE #2 SPECIAL FOR TMT, and Chocolate Grinder is happy to support. Whether or not I'm being tricked by someone I'm already acquainted with, VAPED MILK EPISODE #2 SPECIAL FOR TMT is turned up. And if it ain't, you'd better crank your speakers. It's time to blare as much mist as possible. Find some new sounds. Grow your mind a minute. Faith in sound. Forget people even made it:

In 1959, Max Roach went to the Five Spot jazz club to take in a performance by the Ornette Coleman Quartet and became so incensed by what he heard that he followed Coleman backstage and punched him in the mouth. As if the physical assault weren't a strong enough display of disapproval, Roach later stood outside Coleman's apartment building at 4:00 AM, yelling, "I know you're up there, motherfucker! Come down here and I'll kick your ass!"

This is one of my favorite jazz legends, because it demonstrates that even the most innovative players, like Roach or Dizzy Gillespie — who said of Coleman, "I don't know what he's playing, but it's not jazz" — can be caught off guard by the avant-garde. It also speaks to the passion with which great artists are willing to stand up for their traditions and to the idea that these same traditions can be and often are best carried on by those most willing to break from them.

Take Slauson Malone for example. It's not hard to imagine one of rap's elder statesmen hearing his 1 tape and remarking, "I don't know what he's making, but it's not hip-hop," which is of course exactly what makes it feel so alive with hip-hop, house, funk, rock, jazz, and all the shattered conventions vital to their existence. It's almost an afterthought, but one worth mentioning, that Malone's real name is Jasper Marsalis, because his music thrives on its own terms, both apart from and as a part of his family's musical tradition.

Here then, as perhaps the perfect counterpoint to Tiny Mix Tapes' Favorite 50 Songs of 2016 (and really to all year-end lists in general), is Slauson Malone's casually ambitious Guest Mix titled peace, drugs, jesus, love, hate, and solitude, including blended bits of a whopping 38 tracks, all of which Slauson readily admits "do something that I wish I could."

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[0:00] Alice Coltrane - The Sun (Bonus Track)

[0:09] Ornette Coleman - Peace

[1:06] Death - Dannis On The Motor City Drums

[1:44] Art Ensemble of Chicago - Immm

[2:25] The Watts Prophets - Taste

[4:31] Death - Freakin Out

[4:31] James Brown - King Heroin

[8:26] Robert Johnson - Drunk Hearted Man

[9:39] Ada Richards - I’m Drunk & I’m Real High (In The Spirit of God)

[10:24] Robert Vanderbilt & the Fountain Of Souls - A Message Especially From God

[12:36] Flying Eagles Gospel Singers - Can’t Run This Race Alone

[15:39] Bad Brains - I Luv I Jah

[17:16] Tommy Wright III - caught you slippin

[17:26] Isaiah Rashad - Free Lunch

[18:37] Snoopzilla & Dam Funk - 1Question

[19:35] Kenrick Lamar - u

[19:57] Trevor Dandy - Is There Any Love

[23:35] Red Dog - Kickin’ Pimpin’

[26:24] The Lost Generation - Sly, Slick And The Wicked

[29:22] Son Little - Lay Dow

[30:58] Bilal - Holding It Back ft. Kimbra

[33:50] Cam’ron - O.T. (Skit)

[34:07] Stefan Ringer - Can’t Stop

[34:55] Mall Grab - Drive

[35:41] The Dream Team - Stamina

[36:53] Henry Wu - Don’t Want The Regular

[38:42] One Way - Music

[41:21] Firebolts - Everybody Party (Kon 12" Re-Edit)

[43:25] Stephen Encinas - Disco Illusion

[45:41] Monomono - Tire Loma Da Nigbehin

[47:37] Universal Togetherness Band - Taken By Love

[51:46] Death Grips - You might think he loves you for your money but i know what he really loves you for it’s your brand new leopard pill box hat

[52:46] Bad Brains - Suptertouch/Shift

[52:47] Arca - Entrañas

[53:20] Kanye West - Fade

[54:34] Alice Coltrane - Atomic Peace

[54:50] Flying Lotus - German Haircut

[56:12] Duke Ellington - Solitude

theme(s)

noun \ˈthēm\

1: a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation

2: stem 4

3: a written exercise : composition

4: a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement

new

adjective \ˈnü, chiefly British ˈnyü, in place names usually (ˌ)nu̇ or nə or (ˌ)ni\

1: having recently come into existence : recent, modern

2: being other than the former or old

3: having been in a relationship or condition but a short time

4: beginning as the resumption or repetition of a previous act or thing

5: different from one of the same category that has existed previously

6: of dissimilar origin and usually of superior quality

dystopia

noun dys·to·pia \(ˌ)dis-ˈtō-pē-ə\

1: an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives

2: anti-utopia 2

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For someone who creates the mutant amalgamations of genres and styles that Foodman is notorious for, boy was I fucking surprised when he sent over this mix to our quaint TMT headquarters. Loungy, peaceful, and smoother than Engelbert Humperdinck's freshly-peeled breakfast of hardboiled eggs, "TMT_foodman_mix" was not at all what I was expecting. But, that isn't a bad thing. Predictability is for the weak, and as my Aunt Ant always said, "KILL THE WEAK AND SHOWER THE LAND WITH THEIR PICKED CLEANED BONES, YOU WORTHLESS NEPHEW OF MINE!!!"

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01. Hiren onkyo kougyou - love letter wo morau yume wo mitanda (0:00 - 1:52)

02. tuji ayano - kazeni naru (1:53 - 5:50)

03. kuuki koudan - toori ha yoru darake (5:51 - 10:05)

04. biva sherry - harukaze rettshiya (10:06 - 14 :25)

05. go oosaki - jimon jitou (14:26 - 18:14)

06. oohashi trio - Trans of Light (18:15 - 22:28)

07. masayoshi yamazaki - ashita no kaze (22:40 - 27:18)

08, hiromi oota - crystal moon (27:19 - 30:35)

09. mey.e - oide (30:36 - 35:02)

10.tomita lab - atatakai ame (35:03 - 40:56)

11. small circle of Friends - boys wonder (40:47 - 45:19)

12. toyko ska paradise orchestra - zutto (45:20 - 50:04)

13.Tha Miceteeth - kanojyo to dance (50:05 - 55:04)

14. noriyuki makihara - tooku tooku (55:05 - 59 :40)

My Cube, the new album by Cube (a.k.a. Oakland resident Adam Keith), begins with "First," somehow a lethal subconscious variation on "Undercover of the Night" that's built on shaky ever-shifting soil, on tape jams and spool tangles. The potential for electronic collapse is as real as the possibility of total alignment. Screws are loosened just to see if they'll stay and for how long. It's a rowdy entrance, tipping its cap for turbulence and saying, "Howdy, you can relax now, you're in it already."

Cube's guest mix is not a giveaway as to why any of this happens. The tracks selected do not disclose inspiration. However, they do reveal personality. Jellied interjections and mutations occur, leisurely... sipping a mint julep with the radio at foot. One nudge and the radio with the tall antenna tips into the muck for a shock or two. No dead giveaway; it's mostly mint juleps, a little strong, with tall and thick stems. Suppose alchemy can happen when muddling mint, stomping grapes, or nudging radios into the muck for a shock or two.

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Eurythmics "aqua"

/ unAble mirror "ignorant animal"

Flying Lizards "in my lifetime"

cube : loss demo

peggy lee

nathan Spaghetti vs half septum

Millie & Andrea "stay ugly"

live scan (demo)

"Oh Yes, My Lord" by Voices of Conquest

You Nori "LaFred"

Give Up -"Fuck Step 98, untitled" - (Shizuo)

physical therapy "Hit The Breaks"

thank em all

The Byrds "moog raga"

Boards of Canada "The Color of Fire"

Luc Ferrari - scattered excerpts

Rashaan Roland Kirk, "The Inflated Tear" (live excerpt)

Link Wray - "Genocide"

Spectrum Spools vets Forma are on edge, giddy to share the follow-up to their wormhole extravaganza, 2012 sophomore album Off / On. Out today, Physicalist is their first release through Kranky, and they are celebrating with Interspecies Smalltalk: an-hour long mix of critter whispers, backwoods backtalk, and hot treetop gossip.

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[00:00] David Behrman - "Interspecies Smalltalk] Part 1"

[03:38] Human Head Transplant - "Beyond Time"

[06:02] Ingram Marshall - "Gradual Requiem] Part 3"

[11:22] John Chowning - "Stria (Excerpt)"

[12:18] Gene Estribou & Jean Paul Pickens - "Eeee Minor"

[16:18] Synergy - "Computer Experiments] Artificial Inteligence (Excerpt)"

[20:10] La Monte Young - "Sarabande"

[21:30] Laraaji - "Meditation #2 (Excerpt)"

[23:38] Ketawang - "Puspawarna (Excerpt)"

[23:58] Philip Glass - "Music In Twelve Parts] Part 11 (Excerpt)"

[27:06] Sussan Deyhim & Richard Horowitz - "Ishtar"

[30:50] Harold Budd - "Juno"

[34:14] Charles Dodge - "Earth’s Magnetic Field (Excerpt)"

[38:08] Futuro Antico - "Piano Synth"

[42:38] Watazum Doso - "Sanya"

[44:50] Randy Greif - "Rusted Sorrow Of The Old Crane"

[48:14] Glenn Branca - "The Ascension"

For over a decade, experimental musicians Jeph Jerman and Tim Barnes have been collaborating both on stage and in the studio, offering obfuscated explorations into the material potentials of a variety of known and unknown sound sources. Versatile Ambiance is their latest release — following last year's excellent Matterings on Erstwhile Records — and it continues their minimalistic journey with a patient, displaced inventory of sounds, where contrasting shapes and blurred textures evoke nothing but the tension listener's might feel while trying to reconcile the lack of clarity with the continual introduction of new sounds.

On the eve of a joint tour through California, Tim Barnes and Jeph Jerman are graciously sharing a guest mix, titled Greetings From The Versatile Ambience. Read these words from Barnes about the mix, followed by the dates for the tour.

From Orthodox Ehtiopian Church Music to This Heat to deeep Mexican Mountain Music, along with Footwork and delicious DUB skanking, "Greetings From The Versatile Ambience" should keep you smiling and scratching your head for the time being. Enjoy!!

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Jerman • Barnes tour dates:

09.23.16- Los Angeles, CA - Handbag Factory %

09.24.16- Vallejo, CA - Re:Sound ^

09.25.16- Sacramento, CA - The Drunken Loaf *

09.26.16- Santa Barbara, CA - Museum of Art, Science and Technology

09.27.16- San Diego, CA - Low Gallery !

% Ted Byrnes/William Hutson, Magda Mayas • KIRA

^ Joe Colley, Michael Gendreau

* Bryan Day, Kevin Corcoran

! Ted Byrnes/William Hutson • Adjunct

Barnaby Bennett is friend to all. It's remarkable how "likeness" this gentleman is to others. Just refer to his Friday's guest mix, 160 Keeps You Jukin', and how much it makes you move. Please, see gifs for examples and fire up:

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DJ Paypal - Flowers (Paypal Remix)

Mel G - D.A.N.C.E.

MoonDoctoR + Dj Diablito - Home Alone Juke Remix

DJ Earl - Bitch Dabb

DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn Meet Tshetsha Boys

Kush Jones - Grateful

DJ Manny - Would U Mind

Cakedog - Slide Thru

Sirr Tmo - Acquainted

FootMerc - Superstar (FootMerc Remix)

D/P/I - Ecstatics

DJ Chap - Buddha Lovaz

Sikka Rymes ft John D (prod Genesis Hull) - Love Di People

DJ Phil - HWG

Kallisti - Michael Douglas

Homesick - VIP Rave (Sinistarr Ravegod Remix)

Portishead - Mysterons (6blocc Footwork Refix)

DJ Spinn & DJ Manny - What You Need

DJ Rashad & DJ Manny - Way I Feel

Seattle's Archivist (Alex Markey) has been a key player in the recent emergence of the secondnature crew. The group, whose core members also include Aos, død, Nick Carroll, Fugal, Simic, and DJ Eddie Lee, first came to prominence throwing house parties in Tacoma, Washington. They moved on to weekend-long ragers at cabins in the Washington wilderness, where the burgeoning producers would showcase their own material alongside deep cuts of techno, house, and anything to keep the parties fresh and wild. Recently, the parties and events have migrated to clubs and show spaces in the Seattle area, and to further document, the creative electronic sounds of this group, they've launched a label under the secondnature banner (the first EP, from Berlin's Fugal, not surprisingly, is already sold out).

Since we've covered Archivist recently, I knew he could provide the dopest of mixes for our Choco mix series, and the resulting mix is as clutch as they come. Alex had this to say about the set:

This mix was a happy accident. I had bought a couple of new records and I was just jamming at home on a weekday afternoon. I was having fun and decided to turn on the recorder on a whim, and ended up having a great little session without a lot of planning. Most of these tracks have been in pretty constant rotation for me recently, with selections from a few of my favorite labels.

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[00:00] T++ - "Test#10Seed_Bit"

[02:22] Ruff Cherry - "Endless World (Future Mix)"

[06:26] Jeff Mills - "The Lovely Assistant"

[08:30] Efdemin - "Kassiber"

[11:40] TM404 - "303/303/303/303/606 (Svreca Remix)"

[13:50] Matrixxman & Echologist - "Messiah"

[17:20] Varg - "No Knowledge of Sorrow or Regret (Abdulla Rashim Remix)"

[21:10] Acronym - "Purity"

[24:55] Fugal - "New Autonomy"

[27:59] Israel Vines - "Indictment"

[31:22] Peter Van Hoesen - "Quadra"

[36:00] Wata Igarashi - "Hailstones"

[38:30] Post Scriptum - "Donbelief"

[42:35] Ness - "Ravage as an Earth Panther"

[45:03] Ruff Cherry - "Planet Outlaw"

[50:23] Shlømo - "Theory is the Worst (Kennedy Smith Remix)"

[54:00] Matrixxman & Echologist - "Confidence"

Orphan Swords, a SHAPE-affiliated duo based in Brussels, have been making a name for themselves with their scorching brand of techno- and industrial-influenced electronic music, spread over the last few years across a handful of 12-inches, CD-Rs, and cassettes. According to the group, their new album, WEEHAWKEN, is inspired by "demonology and the world of finance," and it's composed of tracks both old and new for Glasgow's Clan Destine label. It's heavy, fiery music, hypnotic and drifting and abrasive.

The duo has kindly shared a guest mix with us called Outsourcing in a Brave New World, which pulls together tracks from artists as varied as a COH, Wreck & Reference, Matmos, and Death in June. Listen to it below.

And if you're in Bucharest, be sure to check out their show September 17 at a SHAPE event organized by the Rokolectiv festival.

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- Wreck & Reference - "Corpse Museum" (The Flenser)

- ÈLG - "Mauve Zone [A side excerpt]" (Nashazphone)

- Zavoloka - "Syla" (Kvitnu)

- Sturqen - "Coronel" (Kvitnu)

- Matmos - "Ultimate Care II Excerpt Nine" (Thrill Jockey)

- Rebolledo - "Life Is Strange, Life Is Hard, Life Is Great" (Hippie Dance)

- Zavoloka - "Splendent Viscid Fluid" (Kvitnu)

- COH - "Vivid" (Editions Mego)

- SPK - "Slogun" (Walter Ulbricht Schallfolien)

- Death In June - "Power Has A Fragrance" (NER)

- Chainless - "Artifacts" (Cohort Recordings)

- Crim3s - "Militia" (self-released)

- The Body - "Two Snakes" (Thrill Jockey)

- Z’ev - "Act Two - "Shakedrum" (Soleilmoon)