Best of aught eight

10. Lykke Li - Youth Novels
9. V/A - Soul Messages From Dimona
8. Ratatat - LP3
7. Sebastien Tellier - Sexuality
6. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
5. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
4. Hercules & Love Affair - s/t
3. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
2. Portishead - Third
1. Flagrant Fowl (Cousin Cole & Pocketknife) - Tambourine Dream (CD OOP)

An oldie but goodie

Re-upped for new friends. Soon to come, my year-end list, and maybe even a holiday treat.

DJ Educated Foot - Strictly Liable

Congratulations America

You didn't screw this one up! Here's a weird little mix I made. No tracklists from now on, as somebody has been paying some attention to little ol' Starry Eyes. So we're keeping this off the record, on the QT, and very hush hush...

DJ Educated Foot - Election Hump Love Jam

Do The Marshmallow. Again.

DJ Educated Foot - Financial Crisis Hump

And now for something somewhat different...

Hump Night is back in the building. I could kind of feel myself getting in a rut with Hump Night, relying heavily on dance/electro/disco/etc. so this edition is made solely of tracks from outside that spectrum. Also, it shows that I do still listen to rap (something I had become less sure these days). Anyway, it should make a nice soundtrack for the end of your summer. Enjoy!


DJ Educated Foot - Labor Day/Hump Night

Dollar bin treasures

Like any good record nerd, one of my greater pleasures is the alchemical conversion of dollar bin records into digital gold. Here's the cream of my latest excursion:

Sheila Hylton - The Bed's Too Big Without You

Sly & Robbie (aka the greatest rhythm duo of all time) provide the foundation for this incredible cover. If all Police songs had this kind of groove, I would be a much, much bigger fan.

Eurhythmics - Paint A Rumour (Jellybean Mix)

From an import comp of mixes by dance pioneers Francois K & Jellybean, this song fits in perfectly with the space-italo-disco that's all the rage in certain circles. Like mine.

Bran Van 3000 feat. Curtis Mayfield - Astounded (Demon Remix)

In perhaps my most favorite bizarre dollar bin find, BV3K of "Drinking in LA" fame apparently put out a second album that never made it to the US, but which included a previously unreleased Curtis Mayfield vocal track; this filter-house mix from the 12" single edits the lyrics to create the perfectly devastating couplet: I just want to love you/I just want to cry.

Blog heat

I have a new favorite blog. I've been a big fan of SFJ's work in the New Yorker (dude pointed out the seismographical origins of the now ubiquitous Autotune) but his blog is extremely refreshing and entertaining. Plus, it put me up on this: