There’s a million Valentines day commercials on TV, red is everywhere and I still had no idea it was already February until Steph sent me the lastest installment of LMDM. Who can blame me though, the city’s been dark and cold for who knows how long so I’ve made it my duty to zone out on all things music.
This month Steph is a facilitator because all you want to do while listening is escape to the surreal dreamscape she creates with the song selection and sequencing. Just listening to See of Bees going to Jamie XX to Fleet Foxes will instantly change your environment and put you in an extremely relaxed, balanced and creative mindset. Don’t forget though, this is a Steph mixtape and what goes down must come up and you could start dancing at any time with little to no warning. Once again, Steph kicks it up a notch cooking up a mix fresher than the rest leading me to title Steph and LMDM as your favorite mixtape maker’s favorite mixtape, enjoy.
I discovered Sea of Bees in Rough Trade, London. The opening track on the album is Gnomes, and I thought it was perfect to open the tape with that as well. Her voice is strong and a little different and I think it sets a great tone for February’s mix. Agent A & Omae is another band I found last month that you should definitely check out more on their bandcamp and download their whole album, its amazing. I could say something about each track, but I’ll leave it at that and let you decide which are your new and maybe some old favorites..”
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Tracklisting:
- Sea of Bees – Gnomes
- Jamie XX – Far Nearer
- Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
- Foster the People – Helena Beat
- Agent A & Omae – Breathing 2007
- Polarsets – Morning
- Aydio – Deltitnu
- Slowwave – Pour
- Wine & Cheese – Make It With You
- The Naked & Famous – Young Blood
- Starfucker – Born
- Vadoinmessico – In Spain
- Candy Claws – Catamaran
- Tame Impala – Lucidity (Pilooski Remix)
- Ratatat – Mi Viejo