For our second installment in the Almost On series we turned to Victoria Rawlins, one of LA's premier leading ladies on the turntables. Her deep, diverse crates matched perfectly with this year's eclectic roster of new releases. This mix was recorded live in one take using two turntables and two cassette decks. This is the first chance to hear some of what we have in store for 2015.  

Almost On Vol. 2

1. Little Wheel Spin And Spin - Chakra 2. Little Drummer Boy - The Crusaders 3. Joy To The World - Roman Coppola & Alessandro Casella 4. Christmas Letters - Carol Ford 5. Christmas Time Is Here Again - The Flirtations 6. Jing Jing A Ling - Honey And The Bees 7. Xmas Party - Eddie & The De-Havelons 8. Surfin’ Santa - The Ramblers 9. I’m a Snowman - Bears 10. Suzy Snowflake - The Cidermill Drive 11. Santa Fell Down the Chimney - Aliens Pat 12. I Wanna Give You a Present - Christmas Aguilera 13. I Don’t Want To Wear No Clothes On Christmas Day - Goldie Lookin’ Chain 14. Wonderful Christmastime - Tuxedo 15. Slayrider - Morgan Ames 16. Go Tell It On the Mountain - Mathew T~Bird Thornton 17. Just Me and These Ponies (For Christmas This Year) - Corb Lund 18. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Beard & Glasses 19. Winter Man - Clarence Reid 20. Christmas Sounds - Saturday’s Children 21. Joseph - John Ylvisaker 22. A Joyous Time of Year - Marty Feldman 23. Ho Ho Ho - Georgie Fame 24. Big Bulbs - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 25. Funky Little Drummer Boy - Bobby Hollaway 26. Please Don’t Bomb Nobody This Holiday - The Dan Band

THE THOMAS DYNAMIC FESTIVE MIX 2015

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A selection of lost sounds from a Somali archive, a teaser for the upcoming compilation "Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa." Out Now! 

Travel with us to the Al Curuuba hotel in Mogadishu, the dusty streets of Hargeisa, and the shores of the Gulf of Tadjoura in Djibouti. 

We hope you enjoy!

Get it here: https://ostinato-records.lnk.to/sweetasbrokendates

★★★★ 
-- The Guardian

"A mega mixtape of Somali classics."
-- BBC

"Sparkles with superior voices, superb musicians and both familiar & refreshingly new sounds." 
-- Wall Street Journal

"This record is a miracle. A legacy of the past that blurs the trauma of the present." 
-- Le Monde

"Perhaps the most beautiful music in the world, finally rediscovered."
-- Radio Nova Paris

Read/Listen more here: 

— BBC bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05btd5h
— Wall Street Journal on.wsj.com/2wTYAzQ 
— Al Jazeera http://bit.ly/2vfgc4g
— Yahoo / AFP https://yhoo.it/2w2ofFe
— OkayAfrica http://bit.ly/2uNaGsn | http://bit.ly/2f0kaLB
— Music in Africa http://bit.ly/2hfMx9n
— Quartz Africa http://bit.ly/2hfWTpC
— Radio Nova Paris http://bit.ly/2ubY3U7
— Thump Germany http://bit.ly/2vkS708

Watch the TED talk about the project: http://bit.ly/2vleB1g

BUY NOW!

Somali Sounds from Mogadishu to Djibouti (Selected by Nicolas Sheikholeslami & Vik Sohonie)

i'm not bored i'm scared

some guy

intruder : doors open on me

what happens if i can't change

PURCHASE @ https://tinyhousewarriors.bandcamp.com/

Tiny House Warriors Vol​.​1
by Tiny House Warriors

40+ artists have donated their music to this album, to assist the Tiny House Warriors to complete the 10 tiny mobile homes that will protect traditional unceded Secwepemc territory from the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Expansion. If you love their songs, please follow them and support their craft.

The Warriors

After a few hours of absorbing the calm of the lake, you're welcomed back to shore by the sound of rustling leaves echoing along the shoreline as you make your way to the canopy covered campground. The mid-day sun periodically shimmers through the treetops lighting up the forest trail inviting you to go and discover. Find the perfect place to lose yourself along the thousands of miles of pristine Michigan trails. https://www.michigan.org/hiking

ABOUT WINDY & CARL: As composers of Forest Trails, Windy Weber and Carl Hultgren began writing music together in 1993. They have since released numerous LPs and singles with labels such as Kranky Records. Windy & Carl create imaginary film scores – music for the movies in your mind. These days, their time is split working on new music, walking their dogs and running Stormy Records – their 20 year old record store in Dearborn, Michigan. http://www.stormyrecords.com/

More Info: https://www.michigan.org/puresounds 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4IraxSJiP3P7561LUlNTrY 
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/forest-trails-single/1459913776 
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B07QLNYBP9?ref=dm_sh_e998-0bff-dmcp-c905-1aa13&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER 
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bwusinmexbpbemdrztikabx3g5i&tid=song-Tydfow3rnkt2foqspszgqgs4xdy 

Executive Produced and Mixed by Blair French. Mastered by Eddie Logix.

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