The East-West Summer Mixtape (part II)

[Pic: Algo, 2009]

In anticipation of an upcoming series on the socio-economics of indie-rock and dance music, the second part of the East-West summer mixtape features a slew of tracks with heavy hip-hop, blues, funk, reggae, and four-to-the-floor dance influences.

Quite conveniently, innovative world dance DeeJay and producer Nickodemus just released his sophomore album this week on ESL records. Reminiscent of Dreadzone, “Sun People” fuses a bold blend of international beats (from Latin America to the Middle East) together with humid New York City sunshine. A quintessential summer album, Nickodemus provides the perfect contemporary compliment to classics from Ini Kamoze and The Beta Band, cover updates from The Dynamics, and summer releases from Phoenix and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.

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• Nickodemus - N'Dini
  
• Dreadzone - Once Upon A Time In Jamaica
  
• Ini Kamoze - World a Reggae
• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Paradise
• The Dynamics - Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield Cover)
  
• Fujiya And Miyagi - Collarbone
  
• The Beta Band - Squares
  
• Moscow Olympics - Second Trace
  
• Phoenix - Lisztomania (Classixx Remix)
  
• A Ha - Take On Me (The Twelves Remix)