VIEUX FARKA TOURE
UFO's Over Bamako: VFT Remixed
Produced by Derek Beres

Following close on the heels of his acclaimed debut, Vieux Farka Toure collaborates with a select team of top producers presenting brilliant illustrations of his signature desert blues. VFT Remixed is a fully-realized, classic mix of big-beat dance floor crushers, hip-hop infused funk, trancey landscapes and dubbed-out electronica. Featuring Cheb i Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Nickodemus and more!
MOVING STILLNESS
Produced by Derek Beres

This down- to mid-tempo collection features musicians taking eclectic elements of their culture and history and making sense of them in song. Be it tj Rehmi’s skilled classical guitar work in a heady electronic palette, tabla player Karsh Kale and ghazal vocalist Vishal Vaid weaving ancient Persian/Indian melodies with bass-heavy cadence, Israeli Yossi Fine’s Sound System canvassing an dubbed African landscape or Brooklyn’s hip-hopping Open Thought weaving indigenous Australian instruments into solid beats, the old and new are beautifully indistinguishable.


MIXES BY DEREK BERES

Emergence Inspired by a springtime drive from New York to Chicago, this uplifting mix of reggae-tinged and bottom-heavy grooves are interspersed by an amazing array of vocals. Featuring 3 Na Massa, Akli D, Richard Bona, Groundation, Rootz Underground, Natalia Clavier, Beth Gibbons and Rupa & The April Fishes, as well as a Nostalgia 77 remix and Fat Freddy's Drop live on the BBC.

Atmospherix Just as there is an endless possibility of emotion, there are endless musics to match each feelings. This mix, featuring new tracks and remixes by Nomad Soundsystem, Jef Stot, Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Federico Aubele, Bitter:Sweet and Hamid Baroudi, is one for the skies.

Dark of Autumn As the days grow shorter these songs have nothing to do with the dark - they merely bring out the light through deep intensity. Tracks by Susheela Raman, Massive Attack, Jeff Buckley, Si*Se and Sade, as well as remixes of Karsh Kale, Nickodemus and Ojos de Brujo, lead you on this most enlightening musical romp through the impending cold days of winter.

Summer Stacks In the midst of a bubbling heat wave in the Northeast, this mix was born, to cool it down and bring it back up. The soul of Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Anthony Hamilton and Theivery Corp meshes with the hype of Bole 2 Harlem, Duo Live, Ben Harper and Nickodemus. Enjoy the journey.

Days to Come The impending burst of summer is prepared with the beautiful sounds of CeU, Bonobo, Soulphonic Sound System, Nickodemus, Zeb, Nightmares on Wax, Gotan Project, Nostaglia 77 and more. Featuring snippets of the wisdom of Alan Watts sprinkled throughout.

Roots Down 28 Soulful classics from '60s and '70s Jamaica. The original, gritty analog sound of Trojan comes alive through Lee Perry, Junior Murvin, Peter Broggs, The Congos, Ina Kamoze, Burning Spear, Nora Dean, Gregory Isaacs, Ras Michel and, of course, a classic cut by Bob Marley.

GlobalHop 16 globetrotting hip-hop cuts from Ethiopia, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Senegal, Spain, Jamaica and, of course, plenty of American action. This 48-minute mixdown features prime cuts by Calle 13, Akwid, Boozoo Bajou, GZA, K'Naan, Daara J, Nas and a host of other surprises.

Sensuous Sumptuous Solstice Mixdown Marking the beginning of Summer '06, this feel good, sexy global mix features soulful cuts by Si*Se, Tony Allen, Ex-Centric Sound System and many more. Canvassing Afrobeat, R&B, Reggae, Brazilian Soul and French Lyrical Tricks, the 64-minute mix opens with a unique cover of Stevie Wonder and ends with a stellar remix of Tony Joe White.

Candela Classics Classic Cuban son for an hour of Havana Fever. Features memorable tracks by Ibrahim Ferrer, Celia Cruz, Los Van Van, Beny More, Elaides Ochoa, Ruben Gonzalez, Omara Portuondo and more. The mix is bookended by the beloved "Chan Chan" - first Compay Segundo's 1985 recording, followed by the version that made Buena Vista infamous.

Global Reggae Jamdown A mix of reggae-inspired musics worldwide, from Mali's Amadou & Mariam (w/Manu Chao), Hasidic Reggaeite Matisyahu and Rasta Sikhs via Transglobal Underground to remixes of Bob & Damian Marley and a Groove Corporation Dubdown.