This is my submission to Superfluous Gearposting's "Sick Flips", a series that aims to provide songwriting challenges to help everyone flex their creative muscles and try something new.

The theme for this first installment was video games and this is an original song composed and recorded by myself with the premise of making it feel like it's part of a Tony Hawk Pro Skater's soundtrack.... or something close to it!

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/4GE4FZXdSW4

Sick Flips 1 - THPS

Sick Flips 2 Trimmed

Como fan y admirador de esta gran banda, hace tiempo queria hacer un remix de este clásico tema de culto.

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As a fan and admirer of this great band, I have long wanted to remix this classic.

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Tortoise- Ten Day Interval - De Las Esferas Rework

From Amsterdam, via Saltillo, Berlin and London, here comes the 31st mix carefully selected for you by Worldwide FM resident Coco María (@cocomariamusic). Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hi Ana, welcome aboard the series. How's your been summer so far?

CM: Hi. Thank you! Today, I came back from We Out Here, very inspired and happy. So, right now I would say this summer I have been very lucky. I was able to travel, to play in many nice parties, and festivals with lovely crowds (big and small), met many of my friends, and made new friends.

MFM: You're originally from Saltillo, Mexico. Can you tell us a bit about growing up there?

CM: It is a city in the north of Mexico. Desert and mountains. Quite a big city. My parents are very musical people and I grew up surrounded by music and family and friends. My mom and dad always made efforts to inspire us, triggered our curiosity and they love road trips so we traveled a lot in Mexico when I was a kid.

MFM: I've read you left your studies in Mexico and moved to Europe. What was the reason for this change?

CM: I finished my university studies (Education Science and Psychology) and literally, the day after I got my diploma ( 22nd of June) I left and have been living in Europe since then. I always wanted to travel and get to know other places. When I was 18, I went to Berlin with my friend Olga, and I fell in love with the city immediately. I was very determined to go and live there. I felt it was the city and energy I needed at that time: it worked out, with a 4 years diversion through London.

MFM: Mexico knows a different culture and traditions when compared to Europe. What would you say are the main differences?

CM: At the beginning the differences were very strong to me: food, weather, people, shops, now 11 years later, the biggest difference are the daily life worries. For example, In Amsterdam, I rarely feel unsafe in the street. There are more opportunities to develop, grow and do what you love, without worrying about your personal safety or so much corruption. In Mexico, the weather and nature are amazing. The food and the warmth of the people is something I miss quite often.

MFM: This year saw your compilation 'Club Coco' being released in collaboration with Swiss label Les Disques Bongo Joe and which features all new music. How did you get to this particular selection of artists and songs?

CM: The first song I wanted to include was “A big Brain” by my friend Nic Mauskovic because I felt this had to be out there. That was what initiated the project and I curated it thinking of a line up... Imagine having all these bands together! Most of the bands are my friends or I have worked with them, it went naturally and felt very familiar.

MFM: It also includes a track of yourself, which is a highly rhythmic percussive work out with lots of brass and your vocals dubbed on top. Can you show a bit of insight in the writing and recording process of the song? Did you work with live musicians for example?

CM: The initiative was from my friend Max Weissenfeldt. He is a brilliant musician, composer and runs the label Philophon. We want to make a Jazz album. This is our first song and we recorded it in Berlin. Then he moved to Ghana, I moved to Amsterdam. And the pandemic hit. I have not seen him since january 2020! Max recorded the music with a live band in Ghana and their names are Pitches, Osei and Kung Fu´u. 

MFM: Do you have more ambition in producing your own works? Perhaps there's something in the pipeline already? 
Would love to finish that jazz album with Max, while he is in Ghana: we will work on the distance. 

MFM: Google Translate says the title 'Me Veo Volar' means 'I See Myself Fly'. Is there a nice story behind the title maybe? :)

CM: “Me veo volar” is about getting rid of fears that weigh you down… and making space for what you really want and take off! At that time I was having some realizations :)

MFM Mix 031: Coco María

En una reunión, a manera de tertulia literaria, en la bellísima biblioteca de Coronado en San Diego, escuchamos a 5 escritoras maravillosas. Las tres que viajan desde Tijuana son: Marlon PV, Montserrat Rodríguez y Melisa Castillo. Otra más llega desde Mexicali, Elma Correa. La última es originaria de desde pero radicada en Los Ángeles, ella es Alicia Kozameh. Aprovechamos esta lectura para preguntarles sobre su obra y sobre el acto de la escritorya. Hoy les compartimos un episodio para disfrutar y para reflexionar sobre la obra producida en esa orilla del continente y de dos países que están totalmente intrincados. Hablamos de qué es escribir en la frontera, de lo que nos cuestionamos, de la denuncia de la violencia, de cómo se escribe hoy en comparación de lo que se escribía en el siglo XX.

Episodio 446: Hablemos de ... Lectura colectiva en Coronado Library San Diego

c//e friends red cow cover

Desde una de las fronteras más transitada del mundo y uno de los puntos más álgidos en la actualidad, Montserrat Rodríguez Ruelas escribe sobre masculinidad, promesas hibridez. Ganó el Premio Nacional de Novela BreveAmado Nervo por su bellísimo libro Aunque es de noche publicado por Ediciones del Lirio en 2023. Tenemos una conversación que habla de ese espacio de fronteridad y nos dice que “En la frontera la hibridación es parte de nuestro día a día” que “Las piñatas fungen como un ritual” que “Las niñas valientes sí existen” "¿Qué pasa con los hombres que no quieren salir a la guerra?"

Episodio 460: Acercándonos a escritoras - Montserrat Rodriguez

2014 marks the ten year anniversary of my compilation "Rio Baile Funk Favela Booty Beats" which was originally released on CD (and limited edition 12" vinyl) on Essay Recordings in August 2004 (Cat Nr. Ay 04).

When released, "Rio Baile Funk Favela Booty Beats" was the first compilation to introduce the mad beats from Rio´s hillside slums, the favelas, to a global audience. Baile Funk took the world by storm and the compilation received wide critical acclaim. 

Fifteen years later, the compilation is widely considered as the major international reference and compilation of baile funk featuring the biggest tunes of the genre from the early 00s. 

Today, the genre is still in full bloom and has diversified in various sub-genres such as funk ostentação, proibidão, rasterinha amongst others. Also, it has been adapted by many gringo producers from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, which fused elements of baile funk with trap, house, electro and various bass music genres.

This mix features the original compilation in a continuous mix. 


1 	N/N "Intro" 	
2 	Dennis DJ  "Furação 2000 Mengão Pt. 1" 	
3 	Jack E Chocolate "Pavaroty" 	
4 	Os Tchutchucos "Chapa Quente" 	
5 	Ricardo e Esquisito "Mulher Coca Cola" 	
6 	MC Mascote "Bate La Palme De Mão" 	
7 	Paty "Cavalo de Pau" 	
8 	De Falla "Popozuda Rock'n'Roll" 	
9 	Dennis DJ "Jonathan II" 	
10 	O Corrascos "Piqué Ta" 	
11 	MC Serghino "Pocoto" 	
12 	MC Naldinho & MC Beth "Tapinha" 	
13 	SD Boys "Planeta Dominado" 	
14 	Dennis DJ "Cerol Na Mão" 	
15 	Mr. Catra + MC Galo "Toma Juizo" 	
16 	Dennis DJ + MC Cabo "Tire A Camisa" 	
17 	Bonde Do Tigrão "O Baile Todo" 	
18 	Cidinho & Doca "Cidade de Deus" 	
19 	Waguinho "Academia de Furação"

Daniel Haaksman -  Rio Baile Funk Favela Booty Beats (2004)

1. Jake Phelps Interview(4:32)
2. Beginnings with the Bible (7:22)
3. Young Jake (10:01)
4. Thoughts on Opinion Video (16:07)
5. Favorite SOTY To Present (20:38)
6. David VS Guy (24:30)
7. Next 2 Time SOTY? (27:02)
8. Clint VS Elijah (29:56)
9. Bust Or Bail Memorable Moments (30:21)
10. Life In A Band (37:18)
11. Thrasher Blowing Up (39:27)
12. What's Next for Jake (44:26)
13. Rapid Fire w/ Da Ghost (45:23)
14. The Post Office (50:21)
15. The Rundown (1:06:40)

The Bunt S04 Episode 06 Ft. Jake Phelps "People think skateboarding owes them"

@menchermusic wrote this. 

Keyboard and singing by me!

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A veces hago "música". Me gustan las cosas que se repiten mucho.

Sick Flips 1 - THPS

Triboluminiscencia.

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