DOWNTIME

This mixtape is inspired by Duke Hugh, a producer from the Netherlands, who is prominently featured on the mixtape.  His recent beattape and remixes of Oliver Daysoul’s new project with Oddisee are so serene yet lively that I imagined it being a backdrop for a nice day, a good conversation with a friend, or music for a road trip.  Not wanting to simply mash his two recent projects together, I paired his music with current songs, and some old ones, that I felt complemented his sound.  What ensued was Downtime.

The covers were inspired by the recent video project, Hi-Fi, by director Bante and artist Moussa Kaba.  Nothing too fancy but images that reverberate simplicity, welcomed melancholy, elegance and tranquility like the Blue Note covers of yesteryear.

TRACKLIST
01 Steve Mason – Boys Outside (Keep Shelly In Athens Remix) // 02 Duke Hugh – Sweet and Lowdown // 03 Olivier Daysoul – In The Now (Duke Hugh Bossatronic Remix) // 04 Duke Hugh – Derby-Dana // 05 Electric Wire Hustle – Chaser // 06 Robin Hannibal – Transit (Instrumental) // 07 Casa del Mirto – Brother // 08 Von Pea – New Pair // 09 Electric Wire Hustle – Perception // 10 Musiq – I Luv Her // 11 Duke Hugh – Lovesong // 12 Bilal – Levels // 13 Olivier Daysoul – Labor (Duke Hugh Futuresoul Remix) // 14 Jazzanova feat Vikter Duplaix – Wasted Time // 15 Duke Hugh – Polaroids // 16 Foreign Exchange – Everything Must Go // 17 Duke Hugh – It’s All Good // 18 N.E.R.D. – Inside of Clouds // 19 Yesterdays’ New Quintet – Rocket Love Pt. 1 // 20 Gretchen Parlato – Weak // 21 Kenton Dunson – Stranger // 22 RJD2 – Work // 23 Dudley Perkins – Falling (Instrumental) // 24 Duke Hugh – The Blue Marble