Botanika FM, 10.5.2012

An abstract black and white selection, moving back and forth between house, techno, beats, hip hop, footwork, post dubstep and what have you.

Playlist:

Shoulda – On My Roost (Astro Nautico)
XXYYXX – Set It Off (Kitsune)
RL Grime – Amphibian (Shlohmo + 2KWTVR remix) // Grapes (Future Life)
Dream Continuum – Giv A Lil Luv // Reworkz EP (Planet Mu)
Polar Pair – Cryx3 (Deft Remix) (Botanika)
Hudson Mohawke – Are You Feelin’ Hot? (Brownswood)
Midnight Runners – Tell Me (Darker Than Wax)
Midnight Runners – Love Calling (Darker Than Wax)
Danny Brown – Grown Up (Scion A/V)
Rotem Or – Little Bird (Rejoicer KC Filth Remix) // RotemORejoiceRemixes (Self Released)
Daniel Savio – Make It Personal // Assecs Denied (Mypr)
Distal – She Wears Pearls // Civilization (Tectonic)
Thomas – Individulasim // Sound Healers Vol 2 (Sound Healers)
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Power Of Love (Om Unit Re Edit) (Om units Edits)
Gene Hunt – May The Funk Be With You (Theo Parrish Remix)    (Rush Hour)
The Funkees – Dance With Me // Dancing Time, The Best Of Eastern Nigeriaís Afro Rock Exponents 1973-77    (Soundway Records Ltd)
Manmade Science – Phase (Philpot)
James Mason – Nightgruv (Rush Hour)
Lone – Lying In The Reeds // Galaxy Garden (R&S)
BICEP – $tripper (Love Fever)
Philipp Stoya – Triohu (Compost Black Label)
Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team – Strange Touch (My House) (acappella version)(Sound Pellegrino)
Arttu – Soul Stream (4Lux Black)
Moodymann – Got 2 Make It //  Picture This (Scion A/V)
FaltyDL – Mean Streets Part 2 (Swamp 81)
Gerry Read – Yeh Come Dance (Dellsin)
Forget Me Not – What Were You Gonna Say? feat. NEO (Auntie Flo remix) (Diamond & Raw)
Jack Dixon – Lose Myself (Dauwd Remix) (Skint Under 5′s)
Rommek – Turquoise // It Feels Better to Be Numb EP (Infinite Machine)
Mao – Harken (Bad Life)
Salva & Grenier – Forest Floor(Frite Nite)
Black Orange Juice – Back Of My Car (Some Think Sounds)
KingThing – Gift (Neon Bounty)
Devonwho – Sleet (All City)
Elgato – Zone (Hessle Audio)
Seven Davis Jr. – Thanks (Brownswood)

Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00:00 — 219.7MB)

Botanika FM, 15.3.12

Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00:16 — 220.2MB)

Botanika FM, 1.3.12

Pic by Meredith Fleischer

Late winter edition, with many Detroit references, as we love the new Model 500 track on R&S. Scroll down for the “play” button.

Tracklist:

Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio feat. yasiin bey (Blue Note)
fLako Feat Dirg Gerner – Lonely Town (Keadz Remix) (Promo)
Parallel Dance Ensemble – Occupied (Salax Peep Show Remix) // Possessions And Obsessions Remixed (Permanent Vacation)
Blu Jemz – Darkest Night (Turntable Lab Editions)
Renegade Soundwave – Renegade Soundwave (The Leftfield Dub) (Mute)
Polar Pair – Not Real (SaBBo RMX) (Botanika Test)
Polar Pair – Fantasy Love (Juju & Jordash remix) (Botanika)
Maxmillion Dunbar – Polo // Max Trax For World Peace (Future Times)
Avalon Emerson – Warm Up Love (Promo)
Boddhi Satva – Make Up Your Mind Feat. Stephen Rigmaiden // From Another World (BBE)
Afefe Iku – Balao // Artifacts of Pottery Vessels) (Yoruba)
Moodymann – JAN (KDJ)
Arttu – Nuclear Funk (ft Jerry The Cat) (Royal Oak)
Gadi Mizrahi – So Addicted To You // Joint Custody EP (Double Standard)
Fhloston Paradigm – Chasing Rainbows (Hyperdub)
Reese – Rock to the Beat // Faces & Phases (SSR)
Untitled – Jumpin Omar (Promo)
Conqueror – Highest Order (Lobster Boy)
Bonobo – Kiara (Cosmin TRG Remix) // Black Sands Remixed (Ninja Tune)
Klic – Post (Promo)
Scuba – If U Want // Personality (Hotflush)
D’Angelo – Untitled (How Does it Feel) (L-Vis 1990′s Own Way Edit) (Promo)
Gregory Porter – 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub) (Tokyo Dawn)
Kaidi Tatham & Dego – Got Me Puzzled (2000 Black)
Recloose – Feels Like Magic feat. B. Slade (C2 Edit) (Rush Hour)
Burial – Loner (Hyperdub)
Maribou State – Olivia (MAO Remix) (Fat!)
Persian – Feel Da Vibe (Existence Is Resistance)
Jamie Grind – Rum N Raisin (Hackman Remix) (Wicked Bass)
Derrick May – Drama // Innovator (Transmat)
Model 500 – The Messenger (R&S)
Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Amazon (Underground Resistance)

Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:05:42 — 230.2MB)

A free hush brownie

A couple of months ago I had a track featured on Leeds’ own Hush House blog. I hollered back, saying thanks and all, and was then asked to do an exclusive mix for them. The challenge was accepted and yesterday the mix went live – check it out here (download/stream).

I wanted the mix to be special, so I set out to do an exclusive re-edit of one of my favourite Prince tracks ever: I would Die 4 U. I tried to make the re-edit relevant to today’s dance floors by injecting the beat with some off-beat swing, adding a fat layer of sub bass and dubbing the hell out of the vocals.

Botanika FM, 10.2.11

Illustration by Noa Liberman-Plashkes

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04:42 — 118.5MB)

Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 – Avramina’s Rap // Seahorse & The Storyteller Instrumentals & Echoes Of Avramina EP (Truth & Soul)
Bilal – The Dollar (Black Milk Remix) (Plug Research)
Larry Young – Turn Off The Lights (Danimalswainger Edit) (BMG)
Syreeta – I Love Every Little Thing About You (Mowest)
The Jones Girls – Your Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else (Philadelphia International)
Maurice Fulton – My Gigolo // Stress: Why Put Me Through It (Transfusion)
Notorious B.I.G – Suicidal Thoughts (Lorn Remix) (Promo)
Lunice - Freaky (Lucky Me)
Virtual Boy – The Future Holds A Beat // Symphony No. None (Alpha Pup)
Adele – Rolling In The Deep (Acapella) (Universal)
Shigeto – Sacrificial (Om Unit Remix) (Ghostly)
Sa Ra Creative Partners Ft Talib Kweli – Feel The Bass (Baby Grande)
Grooveman Spot – Going On (Jazzy Sport)
Pieces Of A Dream – Warm Weather (Jimmythetwin Edit) (Soulfiesta)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round And Round (Pional Edit) (4AD)
Jozif – Cathy’s Diamonds (Infline)
Vakula – Beat Ja (3rd Strike)
Tevo Howard – Content (Permanent Vacation)
Julio Bashmore – Ask Yourself (Midland Remix) (PMR)
XXXY – Ordinary Things (Ten Thousand Yards)

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