Finally… after 6 months of gestation inside my brain and another 2 months spent actually putting it together, my new mix is ready. Following on from the mix I put together last year before leaving the UK, this mix covers a lot of different styles and spans 2h25 - because I am actually unable to limit myself to making mixes that are within the usual 70/80 minutes limit. So I’ve decided to keep on making mixes which are a lot longer than usual, mainly because I find it to be a lot more fun than trying to limit myself (not that that’s a bad thing either).

As opposed to the last mix this one was done entirely in Ableton - because I have no decks here. Whereas last time I opted for a mix of both vinyl and digital, and used Ableton to wrap the whole thing together, this time the whole mix is digital (though quite a few tracks were ripped from vinyl on my trusty portable turntable) and done in Ableton. Which has proved more than a challenge at times but has been really enjoyable - on the plus side Ableton allows you to really delve deep into mixing, tweaking and effecting as much or little as you want, yet at the same time this means that you can find yourself getting really anal about things, whereas with a decks mix there is going to be some element of human error, or a human feel to it. I’ve tried to keep some of that in there though, but I’ve also gone deep into the anal side of things, at times managing to mix up to five tracks together and play a lot with eqs, effects etc… Something I couldn’t do live, not only due to skills but also due to not having the equipment. While the majority of files are digital I’ve stuck to using only hi res files, 320 mp3s, wavs and flacs, so the sound quality is still good. This ain’t no iPod mix :lol:

It’s felt weird doing an entirely digital mix, but now that it’s over it feels good. It’s a nice challenge, and while not something that really competes with a live mix, it’s a nice way of doing it differently. I’ve never really done multitracked mixes before either, until the one I put together last year, and that’s a really fun element of using Ableton to mix. One thing is for sure though, being able to include an element of live mixing is really what I like - at times it just doesn’t feel quite right to be doing everything on the computer. Limitations can be good for a challenge, but next time I want to go back to using a bit of both.

Inspiration from this mix came from a bunch of places, but mainly from a series of mixes I’ve been listening to regularly for the last 8 months or so. These are the Blogariddim mix series, Grievious Angel’s Dubstep Sufferah series, Mr Trick’s Dang in Dub mixes and DJ Pain’s film based series. While taking inspiration from all these, I’ve tried to still keep my own mix original and different to them, but they have all influenced me on some level or other. I can’t recommend all of these enough if you like serious mixes.

As for the mix itself, as I said it follows on from last year’s ‘Packing Shit Up’ mix (which is still available here). Various styles mashed over 2h25, covering electronica, hip hop, dub, dubstep, grime and some other things thrown in for good measure. There’s a few exclusives in there as well, from Kode 9, Lone Wolf, Vex’d, 2tall, Various Productions, Forensics and ENA - big ups to them all for the hook ups. In addition I’ve also added a lot of vocal samples from various sources: a Noam Chomsky lecture from 96, Bill Hicks and Richard Pryor live, Greg Palast, Madlib interview and Sun Ra interview. This time I also wanted to get cuts on there, which I didn’t do last time, so I ropped in some help from 2tall and DJ And who came correct with some amazing cuts. Different styles, be sure to check them when you get a minute, as well as all the artists featured on there. If you like what you hear I recommend them all.

The track list is available with the cover to download (see links below) and I’ve also cut and pasted it below for those who can’t be bothered to read a jpg (which is fair enough).

As for the download it’s available in two formats: the mix in its entirety (pretty big file, 330mb) or split into two parts, all of which are 320kbps. Make sure you turn up the bass and bump loud!

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did putting it together. Considering the last one still gets regular downloads I assume people are liking the format of a longer mix - but I’d like to know what you think so drop me a word or two if you want.

Kper - Attention Deficit Disorder

Download link 1 - Entire mix:
Kper - Attention Deficit Disorder (entire mix, 330mb) Right click and save as

Download links 2 & 3 - Split mix:
Kper - Attention Deficit Disorder (part 1, 175mb) Right click and save as
Kper - Attention Deficit Disorder (part 2, 173mb) Right click and save as

Cover and tracklist jpg:
Download here - Right click and save as

Full tracklist:

DJ Vadim - Talk To Me vs Noam Chomsky intro (Kper Tokyo Refix)
O.N.O - Drumsutra - Tha Blue Herb Recordings
Dabrye - Smoking The Edge - Ghostly International
+ Telefon Tel Aviv - Bonus Beats (Prefuse 73 remix) - Hefty
+ 2tall ‘Prefuse Alto conform’ cuts
Dabrye ft. JDilla + Phat Kat - Game Over - Ghostly International
DJ Cam ft. Cameo - Love Junkee (J Dilla Remix) - Inflammable
Aesop Rock - The Greatest Pacman Victory in History (instr.) - Def Jux
Foreign Beggars - Black Hole Prophecies - Dented Records
BleuBird - Rocket Mouth (DJ Baku remix) - Endemik
D-Styles - Millions of Locuts Swarming - Bully Records
Romanowski - Flat Picker - Future Primitive
Birdy Nam Nam - Too Much Skunk Tonight - Uwe
TTC - J’ai Le Son - Big Dada
dDamage ft. SIN - S.I.N - Tsunami Addiction
Amon Tobin - Esther’s - Ninja Tune
Modeselektor ft. Paul St. Hilaire - Fake Emotion (Dabrye Remix) - Bpitch Control
Wax - Sleng Proto Riddim - unreleased
Razor X Productions ft. Cutty Ranks - Boom Boom Claat - Rephlex
Milanese vs Virus Syndicate - Dead Man Walking - Planet Mu
Telefon Tel Aviv - I lied - Hefty
Kode 9 - Victims - Hyperdub
The Bug ft. Flowdan - Jah War - Ninja Tune
Vex’d - Gunman - Planet Mu
+ Rumi (Prod. By skyfish) - Heso-Cha - Pop Group
+ Sileni - Twitchy Droid Leg (Vex’d Remix) - Offshore Recs
+ Loefah - Mud - DMZ
+ 2tall ‘Filth’ Cuts
Lone Wolf - Uproot - Bloodied Blade
Mala - Changes - Deep Medi Musik
Wiley - Bow E3 - Big Dada
Plastician ft. Fresh, Shizzle, Napper - Cha Vocal - Planet Mu
Vex’d - Fire (Dj Blood One remix) - unreleased
+ The Perceptionists - Let’s Move (acc.) - Def Jux
Virus Syndicate ft. Fallacy, ears, Trim, Jammer - Major List Mcs (Jammer Remix) - Planet Mu
+ Shackleton - I want To Eat you - Mordant Music
Machine Drum - Grime - The Inside
+ 2tall ‘Machine Funk’ cuts
Boxcutter - Chiral - Planet Mu
+ Bass Clef - Bass and Drum Makes My Heart sing - Blank Tapes
+ 2tall ‘Boxcutter Bounce’ cuts
Plaid - Bar Kimura (Vex’d remix) - Sony Music
Vex’d - Third Choice - Planet Mu
+ Appleblim - Gold and Silver - Skull Disco
+ Dj And ‘scratchee’ cuts
Goth Trad - Swamp - Skud
+ Various Productions - Fortune - Various
+ Massive Music - Find my Way (kode 9 remix) - Hyperdub
+ The Perveralist - The Grind - Punch Drunk
+ The Bug ft. Flowdan + Killa P - Skeng (Kode 9 remix) - Hyperdub
+ Blackdown - Lata - Keysound recs
Forensics - Prophecy - unreleased
+ ENA - Country Dub - IAI Recs
Burial - Versus - Planet Mu
YT - England Story - Sativa Records
2tall ft. Kashmere - The Most High - THTC exclusive
Romanowski - Romjack Steady - Future Primitive
Busdriver - Casting Agents and Cowgirls - Epitath
Third Sight - Anti Happy - Disgruntled
Exile + DJ Day - A Day In Exile - Ill Boogie Recs
Various Productions - Emma’s Mix - Various
2nd Class Citizen - Wishing Well - Equinox
DJ And - Sad Song vs Noam Chomsky outro

Featuring vocal samples from: Noam Chomsky, Bill Hicks, Greg Palast, Sun Ra, Richard Pryor and Madlib.

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