Secret Peter - Best Of 2011 Mixtape

It will be mine, oh yes........ It will be mine

And so it is the end of 2011 and everybody in the whole world is compiling lists of what music they love and hate.... SURPRISE. Due to my lack of enthusiasm and sheer laziness I have decided to take a different route and I have put together a nice little mix of some of my favourite tracks from albums, artists and producers that have grabbed me by the jaffers during 2011.

Honourable mentions go out to Jacques Greene for my track of the year Another Girl and the mighty Machinedrum for his album Room(s) which gets the Secret Peter album of the year. Good work chaps.

Listen & Download the No More Lists Mixtape Below:


Tracklist:

Julio Bashmore - Battle For Middle You
Rustie - Ultra Thizz
????? - Sicko Cell (although everyone knows who it is)
Zed Bias - Music Deep Inside
Martyn - Distortions
Mosca - Bax
Eliphino - More Than Me
SBTRKT - Pharoahs
Blawan - Getting Me Down
Jacques Greene - Another Girl
Floating Points - Arp3
Machinedrum - Come1
Drake - Headlines
AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (Lapalux's Bass Ballad Remix)
Holy Other - With U
Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out ( The Weeknd Remix)
Lana Del Ray - Video Games (Balam Acab Remix)
Dauwd - Whats There
Koreless - 4D
James Blake - Lindesfarne I & II
The Weeknd - The Morning
Shlohmo - Places

No More Lists Mixtape by SecretPeter

Secret Peter - See My Vest Mixtape

Some men hunt for sport, others hunt for food, the only thing I'm hunting for is an outfit that looks good....

Once, I ripped my vest off in front of a woman and it was very effective actually. So in honour of this miraculous event I present you with the latest edition in the Secret Peter Mixtapes series. See my vest!

Tracklist:

Radiohead - Lotus Flower (Jacques Greene Remix)
Maya Jane Coles - Little One
Gold Panda - Back Home
SBTRKT - Hold On
Dauwd - Shimmer
Drake - Marvin's Room (Shlohmo's Thru Tha Floor Remix)
Gwen Stefani - Luxurious (Lapalux's Bootleg Remix)
Clams Casino - Motivation
Zomby - Natalia's Song
Burial - NYC
Sepalcure - Taking You Back
Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle (Bibio Remix)
Steve Spacek - Field
Submerse - Hold It Down
Machinedrum - Lay Me Down
Hype Williams - The Throning
How To Dress Well - Ready For The World (XXXY Re-Edit)
Little Dragon - Seconds (Syd The Kyd Remix)

Listen below:

See My Vest Mixtape by Casualsi on Mixcloud

Radiohead - King Of Limbs Remixes

All I want is the moon on a stick, just to see what if......

It is no secret that Thom Yorke and his cronies have always been lovers of electronic music. From the early beginnings of Radiohead the band have grown from being a typical ’rock’ band into an innovative, alternative and thought provoking group. Over the years electronics have crept their way slowly but surely into the Radiohead sound; from their now classic Kid A LP with its techno infused anthem Idioteque all the way through to their most recent opinion dividing album The King Of Limbs. Whilst not recording with Radiohead Thom Yorke has found time to remix DOOM’s track Gazillion Ear and collaborate with some of underground electronics finest producers including Four Tet, Burial and Flying Lotus. Not only that but he has given people a view into his musical mind with his genre hopping DJ sets at venues across the world including Flying Lotus’ Low End Theory, London dance haven Plastic People and his secret DJ slot at this year’s Glastonbury with long time Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.

Now Radiohead have given up tracks from their latest album to some of their favourite producers to get behind the buttons for a series of vinyl released remixes and I have to say the Oxford boys have got great taste. The first duo to get the nod were Caribou’s Dan Snaith and Montreal based Jacques Greene which was then promptly followed by Nathan Fake and Mark Pritchard a.k.a Harmonic 313 taking over the reins, and I’m glad to say Radiohead aren’t stopping there. The next two instalments of the remix series include the likes of Lone, Pearson Sound, Four Tet, Thriller, Illum Sphere and Shed. Not only that but the series looks sure to continue for at least six to seven editions if the email I received from Radiohead’s official website is anything to go by. So I’d keep my eyes peeled if I were you....

“We’re not EXACTLY sure how many there will be in the series as more remixes are still coming in, but we think it will be around 6 or 7.”

Each of the 12” can be picked up from independent record stores across the country or from the King of Limbs store. If vinyl isn’t your thing you can also get your hands on them digitally here.

Take a listen to the third edition of the series from Lone, Pearson Sound and Four Tet below:

Radiohead TKOL RMX3 by Radiohead

Paul White - Trust

I told you to trust me, because in the meantime I'll be here....

Paul White is undoubtedly one of the hardest working producers to grace God’s green earth; this man’s work ethic is incredible. He first came to my attention with his debut LP The Strange Dreams of Paul White. The mainly instrumental album is like a vortex into the producers musical mind; psychedelic, trippy, sample heavy hip-hop at its finest. Paul White is the UK’s answer to Madlib, take one listen to his debut and you’ll know what I mean. If you don’t believe me just click this link where you can get the whole album for free from forward thinking label One Handed Music.

Soon after his debut came Sounds From the Skylight named after his London attic studio The Skylight. Although Sounds From the Skylight didn’t venture too far from the sound he mastered on his debut it saw a slightly more experimental production style being developed. This set him up nicely to take us on the acid laced journey of his third LP Paul White and the Purple Brain. Paul White was given access to the back catalogue of cult Swedish psyche guitarist S.T Mikael and he jumped at the chance. Using his MPC mastery he delved further into the trippy hip hop unknown with incredible results.

Now he is back with his fourth album in two years Rapping with Paul White. Hip-Hop has always been his first love and this album has given him a chance to collaborate with some of his favourite MC’s including Danny Brown, Homeboy Sandman, Tranqill, Jehst and Guilty Simpson. The first single to be lifted from the LP is Trust featuring Guilty Simpson. Veteran rapper Guilty Simpson lays down his impeccable Detroit slang over a dark distorted horn laden beat provided by White. Not content with giving away his debut LP for free the good people at One Handed Music are giving away three tracks from Rapping with Paul White for free as well. Just head over to Paul White Music where you can find the link to download the three tracks or pre-order the album. I've ordered my copy and I highly recommend you do the same!

Listen to and download Trust feat. Guilty Simpson below:

Secret Peter - Hiphopopotamus Mixtape

My rhymes are so potent that in this small segment I made all of the ladies in the area pregnant....

The latest edition in the Secret Peter mixtape series takes you on a journey through some of the finest cuts from the world of Hip-Hop. Featuring the likes of DOOM, Madlib, J Dilla, Drake and Jay Electronica this mixtape showcases some of the finest wordsmiths and beat makers that planet Earth has ever seen.

One for me.... and one for my homiez

Tracklist:

Madvillain – Pow! (Intro)
Dangermouse – Justify My Thug
DOOM – Gazzillion Ear (Thom Yorke Remix)
The Streets – Street Score
Drake – Dreams Money Can Buy
Souleance – Manana
Madvillain – Great Day (Four Tet Remix)
Q Tip – Manwomanboogie feat. Amanda Diva
Slum Village – Conant Gardens
Outkast – So Fresh, So Clean
Gil Scott Heron feat. Mos Def – New York Is Killing Me
Blakroc feat. Pharoahe Monch & RZA – Dollaz & Sense
Jaylib – The Red
J Dilla – Workinonit
Elzhi – Memory Lane
Janet Jackson feat. Q Tip – Got Til It’s Gone
De La Soul feat. Redman – Oooh
Naughty By Nature feat. Zhane – Jamboree
Dangermouse & Jemini – The Only One
J Dilla – History
Reflection Eternal feat. Jay Electronica, J. Cole & Mos Def – Just Begun
Mos Def – Ms. Fat Booty
Quasimoto – The Unseen
Raekwon – Ason Jones
Jay Electronica – Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Listen below:

Hiphopopotamus Mixtape by Casualsi on Mixcloud

Jamie XX - Far Nearer / Beat For

Closer than close, closer than you can ever imagine....

I know that here at Secret Peter we already featured Far Nearer back in 2010 but we thought this would be a perfect time to admit to our readers that we have a slight man crush on Jamie XX, and we don't care who knows it!

Jamie's recent productions have been impeccable, from his snare infested remix of Adele to his incredible reworking of the late Gil Scott Heron’s final studio album I’m New Here. There seems to be no stopping Jamie and now with the release of his first solo single via Numbers it seems he has no intention of lowering the standard.

Far Nearer is a beautifully constructed calypso infused club banger, perfectly timed for the creeping signs of summer. On the flipside the silentone brings us back into the cold and harshness of winter with the sinister Beat For. This track is stripped back bass music at its best, with its metallic drums, pumping bass line and ominous rising chords designed to defecate over any willing dancefloor (yes that’s right I said defecate).

Far Nearer / Beat For is out now via Numbers

Listen to and download Far Nearer / Beat For below:

Jamie xx - Far Nearer (limited vinyl & download out now - http://farnearer.com) by Numbers

Dauwd - Could It Be/Shimmer

Change you heart, look around you. Change your heart, it will astound you....

These days trudging through my emails after a long day at work has become somewhat of a chore but now and again you receive one that crops up from nowhere to pleasantly surprise you.

Last week I received an email from Alex Clap of Pictures Music with the opening line ‘Got an absolutely brilliant one for you here!’ I knew this was going to be an email worth reading. The email was to introduce me to the sounds of a little known producer named Dauwd. Not much is known about Dauwd apart from that his real name is David Hilali and he currently presides in Liverpool. What I do know is the good people at Pictures Music are offering up two tracks from the upcoming producer in exchange for nothing but your measly email address. If you are feeling generous you can ‘pay what you want’ for the two tracks which I’m sure the Pictures folk would definitely appreciate as a small token of goodwill for all their hard work introducing us to excellent artists such as Koreless, Lapalux and Dark Sky.

Bringing together the future boogie swing of Floating Points and a jittery two step Koreless vibe beautifully, Could It Be is the made for the floor track of the two, whilst Shimmer sees Dauwd flexing his ambient soothing style, reminiscent of Scotland’s own Boards of Canada. Essential listening!

There will be a vinyl release from Dauwd around August of this year via Pictures but until then listen and download to the tracks below and help spread the word!