Has been an absolute pleasure to digest this mix. Perfect. Thanks for uploading!

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This is a mix I made using original breaks and beats.  Shout outs to Chuck D, DMC, and Wildman Steve for the vocal support!

Johnny Juice's Break Beat CD #1

There have been several sources of inspiration that have really kept me checking for new music the last few years. Madlib's post D*&#a (06) production, future beats producers like Ras G and Dibia$e, and the many quality releases from labels like ReDef Records, Mellow Music Group, and Street Corner Music.  All of the quality music from the aforementioned artists/labels (among a host of others) have fueled ideas for new mixes. Among the array of quality releases, nothing has tickled my fancy quite like the ascension of Roc M*#$iano. Roc Marci's music is the quintessential example of old becoming new. There's nothing new about stripped down, loop-based production sprinkled with grimy raps. However, the way in which Marciano does it and the timing in which it is being done, make this old tried and true combination very refreshing. As much I tried to resist doing this mix because I considered it low hanging fruit, I could only resist for so long.  The music is just too good and I like Roc's catalog too much to have not made this mix.

This mix was completed six months ago and has been sitting on the shelf collecting dust ever since. I held off on releasing the mix because I thought another Marci album was going to drop during the fourth quarter of 2014 (as was done with his three previous albums during the last two years) and I wanted to time the mix's release with Roc's latest album. No such luck and I can't sit on this mix any longer because too much time has passed since I released my last mix.  So here you all go. Enjoy it because I'm not sure when the next mix is coming. Not to be confused, I'm always working on a new mix. Whether it's thinking of new concepts or themes, brainstorming songs and sequences, or the actual mixing of a mix; I'm always working on the next mix.  However, my process is getting slower and my time more limited. Please enjoy it until the next one because if the last few months have taught me anything it's that "next" is not always guaranteed.

Sounds Like Porridge

Curren$y ft. Styles P - WOH (Instrumental) [Prod By Harry Fraud]

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Thirty minutes of upbeat musical goodness for the hot summer days - various treats old and new, from Yasiin Bey to Solange to Moodymann.

thirtyminutesofaugustfunk

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summer***2017***mixtape

I did this mix back in 2011 as part of my Monthly Mixtape series. One of my favorites, thought I'd upload it again for folks who might have missed it.

June 2011 Mixtape

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Monthly Mixtapes: Native Tongues at the Disco (2011 Mix)

When Dilla first passed I refrained from doing a tribute mix because I felt that it was a little like bringing sand to the beach (though I thoroughly enjoyed many of the tribute mixes that circulated the web). Now that 2 years have passed, and over 2 albums worth of new material has been released (or re-released in some cases), I felt I could bring something new to the Dilla tribute mix collection. Expect the usual BlendingNations signature sound of quick mixing and blends upon blends. Take a moment and remember a talented man who died too early. Enjoy..."


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Post: Nick Arks
Photography: Laura May Grogan 


Recorded live at Cookie Curtain House in Melbourne 7-11pm, 05.12.2020.

Cookie Melbourne 05.12.2020

DJ, vinyl junkie and beat maker based in Melbourne, Australia. 

Bookings: nick4rks@gmail.com

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