Sink In

Blood Orange made this mix to celebrate his FADER cover and compile influences from his new album, Cupid Deluxe.

Read FADER's Blood Orange cover story: http://www.thefader.com/2013/11/19/blood-orange-hitting-the-right-notes/

Blood Orange's FADER Front Cover Mixtape

Written & performed by OKAY-KAYA, 2015.
Produced by Rodaidh McDonald.
Mixed by Joe Visciano at Electric Lady Studios.

Damn, Gravity

Written, arranged, performed & co-produced by Samantha Urbani
Synths, etc: Samantha Urbani
Piano & Horn arrangement: Devonté Hynes
Bass: Matthew Molnar
Producer: Sam Mehran

Parts were recorded on the MetroNorth train from New Haven to Grand Central, in Dev's old East Village apartment, in Samantha's secret hermit home, in Matt's Bushwick shred palace, and in Sam's Hollywood dungeon studio.

Lyrics: 

Threatened by the law,
I crawled in a comfortable lap
Crucified by love,
I fell in a predictable trap.
All at what cost?
All I could think about was that.
And all that was lost,
That I've seen in dreams.

Simple as 1 2 3 4, 
methodical persuasion
I know you've done this before,
You've mastered the equation.
But you'll only hurt yourself, not me.
And anyone you've done it to before,
You'll also bear the weight of.
I don't need to settle the score,
You are the perpetrator.
You'll judge yourself, you'll never be free.

The cheater never wins,
Even if he ends the game with the highest score.
And the liar never knows love,
You can't earn that through force.
I know the illusion of power
Just leaves you needing more.
In your loneliest hour,
You'll be haunted by me.

Simple as 1 2 3 4, 
methodical persuasion
I know you've done this before,
You've mastered the equation.
But you'll only hurt yourself, not me.
And anyone you've done it to before,
You'll also bear the weight of.
I don't need to settle the score,
You are the perpetrator.
You'll judge yourself, you'll never be free.


1 2 3 4

Back2Basic

Snail Trail- Start of the End 
Alice Coltrane- Journey In Satchidananda 
Mulatu Astatke- Tezeta (Nostalgia)
Roy Ayers- Everybody Loves The Sunshine 
Isley Brothers- Footsteps In The Dark
Alice Coltrane- Om Shanti
Irma Thomas- Anyone Who Knows What Love Is 
Kelela- Turn To Dust
Rachmaninov- Daisies 
Ethiopian Radio from radioooooo
Yves Tumor- Feeling When You Walk Away
Stevie Wonder- Golden Lady
Prince- Pop Life
Frank Ocean- Provider
Shabazz Palaces- Welcome to Quazarz 
Zelda- Forest Temple Ocarina Of Time
Konono N1- PARADISIO/lufuala ndonga
piero piccioni- mexican dream
Fleetwood Mac- Hypnotized
Freddie Hubard- Little Sunflower
Jose Feliciano- Golden Lady
Klien- Cry Theme
Lafawndah- Bump
Fatima- Somebody Else
Chino Amobi- Blackout 
DANIEL SCHMIDT- IN MY ARMS, MANY FLOWERS
Moses - Make Out In My Car
Bjork- Stonemilker
Enrique Guzman- Payasito (Ponchinello)
Ian Isiah- 24/7
ryuchi sakomoto/yves tumor-ZURE
Bjork(juliana Huxtable mix)-Lionsong
diagoro789- korok forest
Isao Tomita - Clair de lune, No 3
FAKA- uyang'khumbula
Isaac Hayes- Never Can Say Goodbye
Ornette Coleman- Lonely Woman 
Bonnie Banane x Lafawndah  HONEY COLONY-Such An Honor
Nai Chon & Nai Suk With The Luang Sano Phinphat Ensembl-Lakhon Rueang Kraithong
Musica Electronica Viva- The Sound Pool, Pt. 2 (Excerpt)
Barbara Lewis- Hello Stranger
Rino Gaetano- sfiorivano le voile
Joan Armatrading- Im Lucky
Kelela-Jupiter

THANK YOU TO ALL THE SOULS WHO BROUGHT ME HERE TO STRING THIS MIX TOGETHER, THANK YOU ENDLESSLY TO THE WAVES THAT RUN THROUGH OUR EAR DRUMS AND INTO THE COSMOS OF THE VEINS THAT TIE US TOGETHER. WHO'S TO SAY HUMANS WILL LAST, BUT MUSIC ALWAYS WILL. XO LU
HERES TO THE NEW YEAR AND HERE'S TO YOU

BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE BEGINNING OF NO END BC THERE IS NEITHER BEGINNING NOR END

Modern Comforts

Just finished recording new music with Mutya, Keisha and Siobhan and the girls felt like having a bit of fun at the end of the last session - enjoy!!

Lay Down In Swimming Pools by Mutya, Keisha & Siobhan [Mixed By Blue]

Devonté Hynes - Piano Improv. 9

M.I.A. - PIRACY FUNDS TERRORISM

Jour 2

Jour 2 (feat. Helena Deland & Ouri)

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