Welcome then, to Journeys By DJ. The original, the best, the mother of all mixtapes. More than just a mixtape, it was a statement of intent, and stands today as a testament to everything that’s possible when music is mixed together.
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To celebrate it’s 20th birthday, for the last 20 weeks NinjaTune has been giving away downloads that span their artists’ ouvres of work.
But this week’s may just be the best - Coldcut’s Journeys by DJ. A mixtape that opened my eyes to what ‘mixtape’ really could mean. One mixtape to rule them all.
Download it here right now.
Tracklist:
Philorene ‘Bola’
The Truper ‘Street Beats Vol 2’
Junior Reid ‘One Blood’
Newcleus ‘Jam On Revenge’
2 Player ‘Extreme Possibilities (Wagon Christ Mix)’
Funki Porcini ‘King Ashabanapal (Dillinger Mix)’
Jedi Knights ‘Noddy Holder’
Plasticman ‘Fuk’
Coldcut ‘Mo Beats’
Bedouin Ascent ‘Manganese In Deep Violet’
Bob Holroyd ‘African Drug’
Leftfield ‘Original Jam’
PART 2 — Coldcut - JDJ special
Ini Kamoze ‘Here Comes The Hot Stepper’
Coldcut ‘Beats And Pieces’
Coldcut ‘Greedy Beat’
Coldcut ‘Music Maker’
Coldcut ‘Find A Way (acapella)’
Mantronix ‘King Of The Beats’
Gescom ‘Mag’
Masters At Work ‘Blood Vibes’
Raphael Corderdos ‘Trumpet Riff’
Luke Slater’s 7th Plain ‘Grace’
Joanna Law ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’
Harold Budd ‘Balthus Bemused By Colour’
Hookian Minds ‘Freshmess (Bandulu Mix)’
Jello Biafra ‘Message From Our Sponser’
Pressure Drop ‘Unify’
Love Lee ‘Again Son’
Red Snapper ‘Hot Flush’
Ron Granier ‘Theme From Doctor Who’
Moody Boys ‘Free’
Coldcut ‘People Hold On’
