Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:45:01 +0100 60 https://hearthis.at/james-g/ en-EN supkookuk@gmail.com supkookuk@gmail.com https://hearthis.at/james-g/ https://img.hearthis.at/3/1/0/_/uploads/11052410/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_m1740122913----cropped_1740122910013.jpg?m=1740122913 no no https://hearthis.at/james-g/james-g-mixtape-155-beets-lab-rhythmic-gene-splicing/
What follows is a journey from rock to funk to Latin grooves to breakbeat energy to disco and house, containing DNA from the 1960s to this year...

We'll be back on Christmas Eve for a final Christmas mix, followed by my Boxing Day Best of 2025.

I hope you enjoy, and have a great weekend, and a great Christmas!]]>
What follows is a journey from rock to funk to Latin grooves to breakbeat energy to disco and house, containing DNA from the 1960s to this year...

We'll be back on Christmas Eve for a final Christmas mix, followed by my Boxing Day Best of 2025.

I hope you enjoy, and have a great weekend, and a great Christmas!]]> 13458193 no no Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:45:01 +0100 2025-12-19T05:45:01+01:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/james-g-mixtape-137-night-swimming-dawn-singing/
It inspired me to pull together a mix that has something of the night about it...Something that evokes the feeling one gets from listening to Kind of Blue with the lights turned off, sipping a 15-year-old single malt. But as dawn approaches, the mood gently lifts.

We have a few other vibes on this downtempo, multi-genre journey. I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend.

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It inspired me to pull together a mix that has something of the night about it...Something that evokes the feeling one gets from listening to Kind of Blue with the lights turned off, sipping a 15-year-old single malt. But as dawn approaches, the mood gently lifts.

We have a few other vibes on this downtempo, multi-genre journey. I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12659637 no no Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:06:20 +0200 2025-08-29T07:06:20+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-132-still-then-joy/
By the end, there's warmth and a quiet gratitude for how far one has come.

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By the end, there's warmth and a quiet gratitude for how far one has come.

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(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12508153 no no Sat, 26 Jul 2025 06:25:14 +0200 2025-07-26T06:25:14+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-131-the-beet-goes-on-mashups-funk-edits-root-rhythms/
I'm going to be reducing my output to one mixtape a week whilst I get on top of some controller skills and some serious music management. I will eventually be coming back with more content, but I need the space to gather together my resources to make it more sustainable.

So the next time you see something from me will be next Friday, oxalá.

But...the beet goes on.

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I'm going to be reducing my output to one mixtape a week whilst I get on top of some controller skills and some serious music management. I will eventually be coming back with more content, but I need the space to gather together my resources to make it more sustainable.

So the next time you see something from me will be next Friday, oxalá.

But...the beet goes on.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12467502 no no Fri, 18 Jul 2025 20:41:14 +0200 2025-07-18T20:41:14+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-130-loose-grooves-and-long-shadows-from-bandcamp/
The first stretch leans into rhythm and remix. Then the tempo slips, the mood softens, and we coast into downtempo territory: cosmic edits, smoky vocals, and gospel-tinged closing notes.

Little Miss G is off on a school camping trip, so me & Mrs G are going to take advantage of the situation and go have a little break in exotic East Sussex. By the time you hear this, chances are I will be partially incommunicado, so please don't take it personally if I don't respond! Have a great week ahead!

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The first stretch leans into rhythm and remix. Then the tempo slips, the mood softens, and we coast into downtempo territory: cosmic edits, smoky vocals, and gospel-tinged closing notes.

Little Miss G is off on a school camping trip, so me & Mrs G are going to take advantage of the situation and go have a little break in exotic East Sussex. By the time you hear this, chances are I will be partially incommunicado, so please don't take it personally if I don't respond! Have a great week ahead!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12442864 no no Mon, 14 Jul 2025 06:57:11 +0200 2025-07-14T06:57:11+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-129-red-sand-red-clay-arabesque-and-african-beats-for-restless-nights/ 12442364 no no Sun, 13 Jul 2025 20:30:25 +0200 2025-07-13T20:30:25+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-128-rednecks-riffs-revival-loud-living-hard-loving-and-free-bird-forever/ We picked a dark horse and we're gonna ride it till the end"
- Shooter Jennings

I give you a few of my favourite country and country-adjacent tracks. Many are a celebration of life and love south of the Manson-Nixon Line, and some deal with darker subject matter, all unified by extraordinary songwriting, insane guitar playing, and/or a lot of heart.

I maintain that one has not lived until one has heard the entire extended music version of Free Bird (even better if one has cranked it up to 11 whilst doing donuts on gravel in one's Camaro). It is, perhaps, the greatest rock song ever. Or at least in the Top 5. And I give it to you here for your listening pleasure, or for the soundtrack to your next bar fight or high speed car chase...

You're welcome.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week.

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(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> We picked a dark horse and we're gonna ride it till the end"
- Shooter Jennings

I give you a few of my favourite country and country-adjacent tracks. Many are a celebration of life and love south of the Manson-Nixon Line, and some deal with darker subject matter, all unified by extraordinary songwriting, insane guitar playing, and/or a lot of heart.

I maintain that one has not lived until one has heard the entire extended music version of Free Bird (even better if one has cranked it up to 11 whilst doing donuts on gravel in one's Camaro). It is, perhaps, the greatest rock song ever. Or at least in the Top 5. And I give it to you here for your listening pleasure, or for the soundtrack to your next bar fight or high speed car chase...

You're welcome.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12408214 no no Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:50:12 +0200 2025-07-07T09:50:12+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-127-groove-me-gently-funk-rewired-soul-revived1/
The rest is our usual mix of the familiar and not so familiar, and a few remixes in between.

I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend.

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The rest is our usual mix of the familiar and not so familiar, and a few remixes in between.

I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend.

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(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12395589 no no Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:45:02 +0200 2025-07-04T04:45:02+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-126-casa-del-ritmo-percussion-meets-pulse/
Today we blend Latin house and tribal percussion with an Afro-Cuban / Nuyorican pulse, reimagining old-school classics with modern beats. Classic Tito Puente, Juan Luis Guerra, and many more.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

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Today we blend Latin house and tribal percussion with an Afro-Cuban / Nuyorican pulse, reimagining old-school classics with modern beats. Classic Tito Puente, Juan Luis Guerra, and many more.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12384746 no no Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:08:51 +0200 2025-07-01T15:08:51+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-125-boom-box-science-funky-breaks-global-rhymes-and-bouncey-edits/
I hope you enjoy, and have a great weekend.

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I hope you enjoy, and have a great weekend.

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(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12359584 no no Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:05:53 +0200 2025-06-27T06:05:53+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-124-inna-future-dance-dnb-jungle-25/
So I give you some recent additions to the G collection hailing from Drum n Bass, Jungle and adjacent sounds, all of them being from 2025 releases.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week.

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So I give you some recent additions to the G collection hailing from Drum n Bass, Jungle and adjacent sounds, all of them being from 2025 releases.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12341444 no no Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:16:30 +0200 2025-06-24T08:16:30+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-123-passport-to-percussion-stamped-with-sound/
I hope you enjoy...And have a fantastic weekend.

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I hope you enjoy...And have a fantastic weekend.

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(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12329783 no no Sun, 22 Jun 2025 08:50:15 +0200 2025-06-22T08:50:15+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/skankinaa-in-the-slow-burn-with-dub-and-devotion-mixtape-122-250616/
This one is a little bit on the downtempo, laid back side. We've got a good mix of classic tracks, new tracks, covers of pop tunes, and, yes, a couple of mashups.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

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This one is a little bit on the downtempo, laid back side. We've got a good mix of classic tracks, new tracks, covers of pop tunes, and, yes, a couple of mashups.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

(Image credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12305142 no no Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:41:29 +0200 2025-06-17T15:41:29+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/boogaloo-funky-brass-on-the-loose-mixtape-121-250613/
I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend.

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I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend.

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(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12281418 no no Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:43:53 +0200 2025-06-13T07:43:53+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-120-disco-at-120-bpm/
The thing I like about this mix is how most of these tunes were released only in the past few years, demonstrating that disco may fade in and out of the popular consciousness, but never really dies, finding renewed vitality with new generations of producers and artists (even if we do call it 'House' nowadays).

I hope you enjoy this one, and have a great week!

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The thing I like about this mix is how most of these tunes were released only in the past few years, demonstrating that disco may fade in and out of the popular consciousness, but never really dies, finding renewed vitality with new generations of producers and artists (even if we do call it 'House' nowadays).

I hope you enjoy this one, and have a great week!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12259787 no no Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:53:55 +0200 2025-06-09T18:53:55+02:00 59:59 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-119-breaking-the-beets-for-mrs-g/
This will have tunes I know Mrs G will either love, hate, or be indifferent to. Regardless, this one is dedicated to her, for all she does for me and the family - she is truly a saint with what she puts up with!

I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!

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This will have tunes I know Mrs G will either love, hate, or be indifferent to. Regardless, this one is dedicated to her, for all she does for me and the family - she is truly a saint with what she puts up with!

I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12250081 no no Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:13:06 +0200 2025-06-07T08:13:06+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-118-boogying-to-new-ish-tunes/
Most of these are from places other than my usual Bandcamp digging, but you will find a few of these tunes on Bandcamp.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week ahead.

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Most of these are from places other than my usual Bandcamp digging, but you will find a few of these tunes on Bandcamp.

I hope you enjoy and have a great week ahead.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12229740 no no Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:23:14 +0200 2025-06-02T18:23:14+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-117-points-south-and-east/
I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!

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I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!

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(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12222206 no no Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:35:52 +0200 2025-06-01T07:35:52+02:00 59:59 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-116-i-wanna-rock/
It's easy to dismiss it as overplayed boomer bait, but you can't take away the fact that there were some genuinely fine butt-rocking tracks released from the late 60s to the 80s. And because we're not steeped in it here, a little dose is always refreshing.

This mix leans into the more metal side of the equation with a few tracks stretching into the 90s and the early noughties.

Perfect music to crank up to 11 in your muscle car whilst being chased by the cops at high speeds. (Not that I...ahem...speak from experience...)

I hope this one rocks your butt.

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It's easy to dismiss it as overplayed boomer bait, but you can't take away the fact that there were some genuinely fine butt-rocking tracks released from the late 60s to the 80s. And because we're not steeped in it here, a little dose is always refreshing.

This mix leans into the more metal side of the equation with a few tracks stretching into the 90s and the early noughties.

Perfect music to crank up to 11 in your muscle car whilst being chased by the cops at high speeds. (Not that I...ahem...speak from experience...)

I hope this one rocks your butt.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)]]> 12198754 no no Tue, 27 May 2025 16:21:24 +0200 2025-05-27T16:21:24+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-115-slow-and-funky1/
I was looking for a clean sounding edit for 'Family Affair' when I discovered that there is a new docupic on Sly Stone - Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) - and an accompanying soundtrack, which I bought immediately. 'Family Affair' didn't make it to this mix because I just love today's first track so much, and knew I had to play it!

I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
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I was looking for a clean sounding edit for 'Family Affair' when I discovered that there is a new docupic on Sly Stone - Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) - and an accompanying soundtrack, which I bought immediately. 'Family Affair' didn't make it to this mix because I just love today's first track so much, and knew I had to play it!

I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12185774 no no Sun, 25 May 2025 15:54:31 +0200 2025-05-25T15:54:31+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-114-house-del-caribe-e-do-brasil/
(And the cat has been at the caipirinhas again, so excuse how he's holding the surdo!)

I hope you enjoy, and have a great week ahead.

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(And the cat has been at the caipirinhas again, so excuse how he's holding the surdo!)

I hope you enjoy, and have a great week ahead.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)]]> 12161680 no no Mon, 19 May 2025 06:11:24 +0200 2025-05-19T06:11:24+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-112-bandcamp-nepotism-edition/
Track 2 is a track by Little Miss G's older sister, Big Miss G aka Mëi. She was once described by Mixmag as a damaged Lana del Rey. She has had a bit of play on Spotify, and enjoyed a little bit of a profile in lo-fi a few years ago. This is her first Bandcamp single, and I hope to see more.

Track 11 is by a friend of the family. He is a truly talented singer/musician/composer and his latest solo album is out now on Bandcamp. It's a well-crafted, solid album combining the best of 70s prog rock with a modern Radiohead aesthetic and the quirky Englishness of XTC, and his vocals are amazing. (I'm not sure he'll appreciate that description, or me mixing him in over a house beat, but we won't tell him...)

I hope you enjoy both tracks (and the rest!) as much as I do.

Have a great week!

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Track 2 is a track by Little Miss G's older sister, Big Miss G aka Mëi. She was once described by Mixmag as a damaged Lana del Rey. She has had a bit of play on Spotify, and enjoyed a little bit of a profile in lo-fi a few years ago. This is her first Bandcamp single, and I hope to see more.

Track 11 is by a friend of the family. He is a truly talented singer/musician/composer and his latest solo album is out now on Bandcamp. It's a well-crafted, solid album combining the best of 70s prog rock with a modern Radiohead aesthetic and the quirky Englishness of XTC, and his vocals are amazing. (I'm not sure he'll appreciate that description, or me mixing him in over a house beat, but we won't tell him...)

I hope you enjoy both tracks (and the rest!) as much as I do.

Have a great week!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)]]> 12133121 no no Mon, 12 May 2025 06:03:27 +0200 2025-05-12T06:03:27+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-111-worldly-grooves1/
Future Mrs G was at home and worried sick about me (I was an absolute nightmare!). He autographed, on the back of an LP, an apology to the long-suffering Mrs G for keeping me out late. Class...

The album still holds up rather well, more than 25 years later.

The rest of the mix is a melange of various groovy sounds from around the world. Mostly Latin American, with psychedelic and dub accents thrown in.

I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!

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Future Mrs G was at home and worried sick about me (I was an absolute nightmare!). He autographed, on the back of an LP, an apology to the long-suffering Mrs G for keeping me out late. Class...

The album still holds up rather well, more than 25 years later.

The rest of the mix is a melange of various groovy sounds from around the world. Mostly Latin American, with psychedelic and dub accents thrown in.

I hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)]]> 12114474 no no Fri, 09 May 2025 05:56:04 +0200 2025-05-09T05:56:04+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-110-swapcast-with-pe/
Thanks to Pe for, once again, suggesting a swap-around of shows. (I hope he's not regretting this one!)

For most, Beavis and Butthead was either wry satire or televised idiocy. For my friends and I, it was documentary, mirroring many of our observational teenage gruntings whilst watching music videos.

Case in point:
Upon my first viewing of the video for the opening track, I was completely captivated by Madonna's succubine writhing. I said to my friend: 'Whoa!...Uhhhh...huh-huh...This chick is going to be big! Huh-huh...'

He replied: 'Heh-heh...No way man, this sucks! But she's hot. Heh-heh.'

The rest is (ancient) history.

This mix is not all dance, but most of them are extended, and knowing that Pe is a cinephile, he will appreciate a few soundtrack songs from some of the greatest films American cinema has ever made, such as Valley Girl, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Sean Penn's finest performance), The Lost Boys, and Fame.

Enjoy!

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Thanks to Pe for, once again, suggesting a swap-around of shows. (I hope he's not regretting this one!)

For most, Beavis and Butthead was either wry satire or televised idiocy. For my friends and I, it was documentary, mirroring many of our observational teenage gruntings whilst watching music videos.

Case in point:
Upon my first viewing of the video for the opening track, I was completely captivated by Madonna's succubine writhing. I said to my friend: 'Whoa!...Uhhhh...huh-huh...This chick is going to be big! Huh-huh...'

He replied: 'Heh-heh...No way man, this sucks! But she's hot. Heh-heh.'

The rest is (ancient) history.

This mix is not all dance, but most of them are extended, and knowing that Pe is a cinephile, he will appreciate a few soundtrack songs from some of the greatest films American cinema has ever made, such as Valley Girl, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Sean Penn's finest performance), The Lost Boys, and Fame.

Enjoy!

(Image Credit - Pe & Little Miss G)]]> 12099898 no no Wed, 07 May 2025 06:41:07 +0200 2025-05-07T06:41:07+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-109-snoopy-dancing-to-funky-latin-soul-jazz/
We have a nice mix of new and classic tunes, and a couple of classic tunes remixed, and all of these, to one degree or another, have a joyful edge to them that make me want to get up and dance.

Just what it says on the tin: a few different flavours of Jazzy, Funky, Latin (mostly with a Brasileiro accent), Soulful music.

I hope this mix makes you want to do your most energetic Snoopy dancing as it does me.

Have a great weekend!

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We have a nice mix of new and classic tunes, and a couple of classic tunes remixed, and all of these, to one degree or another, have a joyful edge to them that make me want to get up and dance.

Just what it says on the tin: a few different flavours of Jazzy, Funky, Latin (mostly with a Brasileiro accent), Soulful music.

I hope this mix makes you want to do your most energetic Snoopy dancing as it does me.

Have a great weekend!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 12073380 no no Fri, 02 May 2025 06:12:37 +0200 2025-05-02T06:12:37+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-108-laid-back-house/
I hope you enjoy, and have a great week.]]>
I hope you enjoy, and have a great week.]]> 12050587 no no Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:55:48 +0200 2025-04-28T05:55:48+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-107-the-beets-go-on/
Doing it to you old school today (mostly) with a few newer tunes thrown in. I think I managed to edit out all of the naughty words, so if I missed any, my apologies.

Our first tune comes from a unique offering from DJ Bacon, where the rap tracks from an entire classic Cypress Hill album are mixed into samples from classic Miles Davis tracks. A true work of disturbed genius. It's definitely a fun listen, and fun to try to identify which song the sample came from.

I hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening.]]>
Doing it to you old school today (mostly) with a few newer tunes thrown in. I think I managed to edit out all of the naughty words, so if I missed any, my apologies.

Our first tune comes from a unique offering from DJ Bacon, where the rap tracks from an entire classic Cypress Hill album are mixed into samples from classic Miles Davis tracks. A true work of disturbed genius. It's definitely a fun listen, and fun to try to identify which song the sample came from.

I hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening.]]> 12047954 no no Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:37:50 +0200 2025-04-27T21:37:50+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-106-newish-tunes/
Most of these can be found on Bandcamp, but there are a few from other places.

Definitely leaning into the jazz-funk on this one, but we have a few other flavours, such as brass band. And we start off with a batucada-ish remix by our friend Dave Lyn of Music Without Labels ( https://www.mixcloud.com/Getthis22/ ), and if you don't listen to his shows regularly, you are missing out on some wonderful ear candy.]]>
Most of these can be found on Bandcamp, but there are a few from other places.

Definitely leaning into the jazz-funk on this one, but we have a few other flavours, such as brass band. And we start off with a batucada-ish remix by our friend Dave Lyn of Music Without Labels ( https://www.mixcloud.com/Getthis22/ ), and if you don't listen to his shows regularly, you are missing out on some wonderful ear candy.]]> 12047853 no no Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:16:28 +0200 2025-04-27T21:16:28+02:00 1:00:01 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-105-the-world-keeps-beating1/ 12047834 no no Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:09:38 +0200 2025-04-27T21:09:38+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-104-mellow-and-jazzy/
When Little Miss G started learning to play cello, I used the first musician on today's roster to show her what cello could sound like outside of an orchestra. Little Miss G soon built most of her Spotify preferences around Zoë Keating so that at any given time she is likely to be listening to Dark Cello [who knew that was a genre?] or Intense Classical Music.

And now she really, really wants to wear a cloak. What hath I wrought??

Most of the rest of this is a bit more laidback downtempo and jazzy goodness, with a couple of forays into slightly funkier realms. It has some dark moments and some bright moments.

And I challenge you not to smile on the penultimate song...

I hope you enjoy and have a great week ahead.

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When Little Miss G started learning to play cello, I used the first musician on today's roster to show her what cello could sound like outside of an orchestra. Little Miss G soon built most of her Spotify preferences around Zoë Keating so that at any given time she is likely to be listening to Dark Cello [who knew that was a genre?] or Intense Classical Music.

And now she really, really wants to wear a cloak. What hath I wrought??

Most of the rest of this is a bit more laidback downtempo and jazzy goodness, with a couple of forays into slightly funkier realms. It has some dark moments and some bright moments.

And I challenge you not to smile on the penultimate song...

I hope you enjoy and have a great week ahead.

(Image credit - Little Miss G)
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It wasn't until after I looked at the roster of artists that I realised that 9 different countries are represented across 13 tracks, making this a truly international mix. (See the track listing.)

Although a bit more relaxed than my recent outings, it still has its moments of high funk and grooviness.

I hope you enjoy, and I wish you a groovy weekend.]]>
It wasn't until after I looked at the roster of artists that I realised that 9 different countries are represented across 13 tracks, making this a truly international mix. (See the track listing.)

Although a bit more relaxed than my recent outings, it still has its moments of high funk and grooviness.

I hope you enjoy, and I wish you a groovy weekend.]]> 12001587 no no Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:56:57 +0200 2025-04-11T17:56:57+02:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-102-vamos-a-jugar-en-el-sol-afro-latin-house/
A bit of Latin-infused house, or rather, house-infused latin music. A lot of this mix is more about the melody than about the beat, but there is plenty of beat to go around. And at times we veer into a mellower, jazzier space.

I hope you enjoy, and have a great week.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
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A bit of Latin-infused house, or rather, house-infused latin music. A lot of this mix is more about the melody than about the beat, but there is plenty of beat to go around. And at times we veer into a mellower, jazzier space.

I hope you enjoy, and have a great week.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 11991361 no no Mon, 07 Apr 2025 06:32:20 +0200 2025-04-07T06:32:20+02:00 59:59 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-101-more-beets-than-a-borscht/
And we do bring you a wider variety of beats (not beets) throughout the rest of this. And a lot of bass, too.

Hat tip to Guido for turning me on to Rhythm Scholar, as there are a couple mixes from him on here.

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed putting it together (and listening back myself - this is my go-to driving mix at the moment!).

Have a great weekend.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
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And we do bring you a wider variety of beats (not beets) throughout the rest of this. And a lot of bass, too.

Hat tip to Guido for turning me on to Rhythm Scholar, as there are a couple mixes from him on here.

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed putting it together (and listening back myself - this is my go-to driving mix at the moment!).

Have a great weekend.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 11979993 no no Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:38:43 +0200 2025-04-04T21:38:43+02:00 1:00:07 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-100-bandcamp/ 11967342 no no Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:35:02 +0200 2025-04-04T21:35:02+02:00 1:00:02 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-99-beats-around-the-world/
I hope you enjoy.]]>
I hope you enjoy.]]> 11960044 no no Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:03:57 +0100 2025-03-28T21:03:57+01:00 1:00:02 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-98-every-kind-of-music-but-country/
One of my favourite things about good Country music is the storytelling, and most of these tracks have a story to tell. Some stories are funny, some tragic, and some just downright weird.

Any resemblance between events and places described in tracks 1, 5, 8, 10 & 13, and events in the life of your humble DJ, is purely coincidental.

I hope you all enjoy this exposure to high culture.]]>
One of my favourite things about good Country music is the storytelling, and most of these tracks have a story to tell. Some stories are funny, some tragic, and some just downright weird.

Any resemblance between events and places described in tracks 1, 5, 8, 10 & 13, and events in the life of your humble DJ, is purely coincidental.

I hope you all enjoy this exposure to high culture.]]> 11941292 no no Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:02:32 +0100 2025-03-24T19:02:32+01:00 1:00:07 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-97-a-funky-jazzy-tribute-to-roy-ayers/
Roy Ayers was playing that night. 'Hey, I know who he is! Let's check it out...' I recall saying in my very drunken state. My boss at the time knew the guys at the door so they let us in.

I am heading out of the loo at one point and run into a couple of older American guys chatting and immediately say 'Hi'. They asked what I was doing there. I said I was there to see Roy Ayers. 'Oh yeah? Who's he?' one of them asks.

I slurred about him being a legend of a monster vibes player. After a small chat about where we were all from, we amicably parted ways in anticipation of the coming set.

The emcee came out, introduced Roy Ayers. At that, the chap I spoke to earlier comes running out, slaps me on the back amiably, points at me in recognition and laughs. He continues running up to the stage and starts performing.

RIP, sir.

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)]]>
Roy Ayers was playing that night. 'Hey, I know who he is! Let's check it out...' I recall saying in my very drunken state. My boss at the time knew the guys at the door so they let us in.

I am heading out of the loo at one point and run into a couple of older American guys chatting and immediately say 'Hi'. They asked what I was doing there. I said I was there to see Roy Ayers. 'Oh yeah? Who's he?' one of them asks.

I slurred about him being a legend of a monster vibes player. After a small chat about where we were all from, we amicably parted ways in anticipation of the coming set.

The emcee came out, introduced Roy Ayers. At that, the chap I spoke to earlier comes running out, slaps me on the back amiably, points at me in recognition and laughs. He continues running up to the stage and starts performing.

RIP, sir.

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The opening tune was still doing the rounds when I first started courting Mrs G back in the late 90s, and it takes me right back to being that cocky nutjob fresh out of the US Navy, and Sunday lie-ins followed by either a breakfast or a lunch at the SE22 pub. And being young, dumb, and full of...er...you get the picture...

The rest of the mix gives us some new tunes, some old tunes in new clothes, and some old tunes, with varying degrees of soulful disco houseyness.

(And RIP Andy Williams aka Yam Who? aka Qwestlife; I only recently became acquainted with his work. He was a genius at giving disco a fresh and contemporary feel.)

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
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The opening tune was still doing the rounds when I first started courting Mrs G back in the late 90s, and it takes me right back to being that cocky nutjob fresh out of the US Navy, and Sunday lie-ins followed by either a breakfast or a lunch at the SE22 pub. And being young, dumb, and full of...er...you get the picture...

The rest of the mix gives us some new tunes, some old tunes in new clothes, and some old tunes, with varying degrees of soulful disco houseyness.

(And RIP Andy Williams aka Yam Who? aka Qwestlife; I only recently became acquainted with his work. He was a genius at giving disco a fresh and contemporary feel.)

I hope you enjoy and have a great week!

(Image Credit - Little Miss G)
(Mixed in DJ.Studio)]]> 11911643 no no Sat, 22 Mar 2025 10:32:38 +0100 2025-03-22T10:32:38+01:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-95-back-with-a-beat/
Thanks for bearing with me while I took a break. I've managed to listen to and categorise over 3000 songs in that time, with another 4-5,000 to go. Unfortunately, I didn't have the bandwidth to build up my controller skilz as well.

I am honoured and humbled that you all take time out of your schedules to lend me your ears a couple times a week. Thank you.]]>
Thanks for bearing with me while I took a break. I've managed to listen to and categorise over 3000 songs in that time, with another 4-5,000 to go. Unfortunately, I didn't have the bandwidth to build up my controller skilz as well.

I am honoured and humbled that you all take time out of your schedules to lend me your ears a couple times a week. Thank you.]]> 11911631 no no Sat, 22 Mar 2025 10:05:25 +0100 2025-03-22T10:05:25+01:00 1:00:00 https://hearthis.at/james-g/mixtape-14-we-play-everything-man./
...we play everything from acid jazz to jazz-funk.

Felt like throwing something together, hope you enjoy and have a good rest of the week...]]>
...we play everything from acid jazz to jazz-funk.

Felt like throwing something together, hope you enjoy and have a good rest of the week...]]> 11776655 no no Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:28:26 +0100 2025-02-21T07:28:26+01:00 1:00:02