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J’lem Dreams

benchun — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:58:45 +0000

This mix is, among other things: another step on the path toward home, a stand against winter, the return of uptempo breakbeat, a warm rock in low-angle sun, a force that traverses a shade, a specially-made gift, some 80s fashion, that moment you fall asleep on the phone, an honest composition, and threaded with a deep undercurrent of hope that we find peace.

benchun – J’lem Dreams

The xx – Intro
Blue Scholars – Lumiere
Stormtrap – Zey Ma Sar Mbareh
SUN:MONX – Pure Gasoline
Uffie – ADD SUV (ft. Pharell Williams)
Duran Duran – Save A Prayer
Freeland – Rock On (Siriusmo Remix)
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Home (RAC Mix)
Crookers – Hip Hop Changed (ft. Rye Rye)
Kelpe – Nat’s Twirly Mug
Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy (Ample Mammal Remix)
Lauryn Hill – Every Ghetto, Every City
Deru – Fadeaway
The xx – Islands (CHLLNGR Remix)
Gladkill – Fast Lane
Talking Heads – And She Was (Extended Mix)
Fever Ray – Triangle Walks (Tiga’s 1-2-3-4 Remix)
Bjork – Alarm Call (Radio Mix)
Bjork – Alarm Call
Nosaj Thing – Us (Dntel Remix)
Phil Collins – Sussudio
Kaya Project – Calico Stomp (Gaudi Remix)
Jon Hopkins – 100
David Byrne – Dance On Vaseline (Thievery Corp. Remix)
Télépopmusik – Breathe (Matthew Adams Sunday Breaks Mix)
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps (TGIK Remix)

Pattern Language

benchun — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:02:58 +0000

This mix is, among other things: a mark of the season, an ongoing fight for honesty, a need, a desire, a campfire, a peripheral vision, balance that isn’t a compromise, a thin blanket of snow, a tribute to Christopher Alexander, a dream seeking words, a roll across the shoulders, an acceptance of the unknown process, and a brush against the edges.

benchun – Pattern Language

Echaskech – Redeploy
Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen (August 15, 2008)
Moderat – Nr. 22
Random Rab – The Alienist
Death Cab for Cutie – Brothers on a Hotel Bed
Shipwrek – Untitled (Unreleased)
Two Fingers – Bad Girl (ft. Ce’Cile)
R/D – Clonk
Aceyalone & RJD2 – Here & Now
Fever Ray – When I Grow Up (Bassnectar Remix)
Dirtwire – Hunter’s Harp
Little Dragon – Twice (Aaron Jerome Remix Radio Edit)
Morphine – Cure for Pain
Pantyraid – Headcase
N.A.S.A. – Gifted (ft. Kanye West)
Tycho – Coastal Brake (Lusine Remix)
Enigma – Return to Innocence
Rumpistol – Mobile
Emancipator – When I Go (ft. Thao Nguyen)
Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness (ft. MGMT & Ratatat)
Little Jinder – Eat My Fears (Drop the Lime Remix)
Of Porcelain – Signal the Captain
BT – Every Other Way (ft. Jes) (Album Mix)
Dan Black – HYPNTZ
Mochipet – Remix Parts – Master P on Atari Drums

Diagonalization

benchun — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:45:34 +0000

This mix is among other things, for every thing has other things among which it may be found or placed. Bounds built of language cannot enclose all. Diagonalization, then, is a survival strategy. Remember: the members of an infinite set are still themselves distinct. We are nothing if not discrete, yet nothing if we remain orthogonal. Diagonalization, then, is a reshaping for deeper understanding.

benchun – Diagonalization

Erykah Badu – Danger (ft. China Blac)
Ill Gates and Meesha – Sweatshop
Mochipet – Turbo Thizz Petnation
La Roux – Bulletproof
TV on the Radio – DLZ
UGK ft. Outkast – International Players Club
Mux Mool – Death 9000 (Machinedrum Remix)
Mistah F.A.B. – New Oakland
Jonny L – Back to Your Roots (DJ Friction and K Tee Remix)
The Streets – Blinded by the Lights (Nero Remix)
Akira Kiteshi – Pinball
Pretty Lights – More Important Than Michael Jordan
Sean Paul – Gimme The Light
FM Fatale – Heart to Give (Bloody B Remix)
Amplive – Video Tapez (ft. Del the Funky Homosapien)
Subvert – Speaker Humpin
Milanese – Caramel Cognac
Rye Rye ft. MIA – Bang (Nacey Remix)
Lady Sovereign – Love Me or Hate Me (instrumental)
Boy 8-Bit – Fogbank
Blue Mar Ten – Anytime Soon
TImonkey – Back to the One
KiloWatts – First Snow
Jurassic 5 – Gotta Understand
shipwrek & benchun – Thursday Nights

Navigation

benchun — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:39:56 +0000

This mix is, among other things: an open empty hand, another passage into liminal space, a wish it were otherwise, a mirror pointed at the sun, what I can offer today, a watercolor of the larger self holding the smaller self, some notes from a hard lesson, a step toward taking the long way, my appreciation for touching words and moments, and silence for that whereof we cannot speak.

benchun – Navigation

Chemical Brothers – Where Do I Begin
Mobthrow – My Dub Kingdom (Mobthrow Remixes FSOL)
Tor / Sufjan Stevens – Star of Wonder (ft. Aesop Rock)
IAMX – My Secret Friend (ft. Imogen Heap)
Subvert – Dance Revolution
TV On The Radio – Family Tree
Random Rab – Kloud Kings
Gui Boratto – No Turning Back
Kleerup ft. Lykke Li – Until We Bleed (Mikael Karlsson cello version)
Apparat – Fractales (Apparat’s Ibiza Mix)
REM – Walk Unafraid
MGMT – Kids
Grievous Angel – Culture Killer (Discomix)
Phoenix – 1901
Tipper – CycleswithinCycleswithin
Imogen Heap – Hide and Seek
Alias & Tarsier – Luck and Fear
Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
Pinch – Gangstaz (instrumental)
Ochre – REM Sleep Research
Sia – Breathe Me

Taking Flight

benchun — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:40:21 +0000

This mix is, among other things: a dream about flying, a risk, a recovery, a single form with its own outline, a reconnection with the piano, an open window, a break in the clouds, a struggle to be free from genres, a wide smile, a moment to remember the natural world, a gentle light, some common ground, and a reminder that spring will come.

benchun – Taking Flight

Bloc Party – Signs
Nanda – Demon Killer
Adele – Hometown Glory (Pocketknife’s Familiar Faces Remix)
Vector Lovers – Electrobotik Disco
Birdman ft. Young Yeezy – 100 Million
Akon – I’m So Paid
Santogold – Lights Out (Tepr Emo Remix)
KiloWatts – In The Gist (Mix by DoF & Set In Sand)
Beastie Boys – Alive (Acappella)
Thom Yorke – Atoms for Peace (Four Tet Remix)
Ill Gates – Eggplantation
Zion I – DJ DJ
Fischerspooner – Emerge
Eskmo – Agnus Dei
Massive Attack – Teardrop
Bjork – Headphones (Digital Warfare’s Clip Mix)
DJ Kentaro – Tasogare Highway High (Bass Wanna Be A Singer)
Modeselektor – 2000007 (Siriusmo Remix)
The Flashbulb – Mellann
Timonkey – Always
Mia Doi Todd – What If We Do

Everything and More

benchun — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:40:06 +0000

This mix is, among other things: a love letter, a meditation, a rediscovery of the horn section, a confession, an apology, proof that vocals can be more than samples, a weekend night in, a tribute to David Foster Wallace, a deep breath, a swirl of sensory memories, and heartfelt hope for the future.

benchun – Everything and More

Murs – Everything
Heyoka – Shmlizl
Apparat & Raz Ohara – Komponent (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix)
Bil Bless – TimeSome
Frou Frou – Shh
Digitonal – Nothing Left to Say
Shaggy – It Wasn’t Me
Shingo Suzuki – Sunrise (ft. Marina P and Blanco Nice)
Tristan – Sapphire Eyes
Jay-Z – The City Is Mine (acapella)
Bomb the Bass – Black River (ft. Mark Lanegan)
Uffie – First Love (Flufftronix Upbeat Mix)
Underworld – Born Slippy
DNTEL – Rock My Boat (ft. Mia Doi Todd)
Nanda – The Awakening
Thievery Corporation – The Heart’s a Lonely Hunter (ft. David Byrne)
Santogold – L.E.S. Artistes (XXXChange Remix)
Lupe Fiasco – The Instrumental (ft. Jonah Matranga)
Kraddy – Steppin’ Razor
Massive Attack – Stronger
The Knife – Heartbeats
Buju Banton – Wanna Be Loved
South Rakkas Crew – Mad Again (Instrumental)
Morcheeba – Sleep On It (ft. Thomas Dybdahl)
Booka Shade – You Don’t Know What You Mean To Me (J’s Lullaby)

Storytime

benchun — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:39:48 +0000

winter listening music

benchun – Storytime

Beck – Broken Drum (Boards of Canada Remix)
Moderat – Let Your Love Grow (ft. Paul St. Hilaire)
Random Rab – HymnalAYA (ft. Rigzin)
Nalepa – Pomme Granite Dub
CunninLynguists – Mic Like A Memory (ft. Kory Calico)
Kudu – Boom Boom (ddpesh Remix)
Soutien Gorge – Persze (Cooler’s Rework)
Beck – Still Missing (Royksopp Remix)
So Solid Crew – Broken Silence
Shen – Embrace (Deadbeat’s Soaking In The Dub Remix)
Apparat – Arcadia
Booka Shade vs. Plastic Operator – Night Falls/Won’t Back Down
Modeselektor – The White Flash (ft. Thom Yorke)

Smashup

benchun — Tue, 29 May 2007 08:43:13 +0000

Retro party music for the 23rd century. Put a brick on the gas pedal.

benchun – Smashup

Tom Burbank – Blabber Mouth
Coldcut – True Skool
Apparat – Holdon (Modeselektor Remix)
Disruption – Last Level (Lazer Sword Bonus Round Remix)
Santogold – You’ll Find A Way (Switch & Graeme Sinden Remix)
Nas – If I Ruled the World (feat. Lauren Hill)
Dan Mangan – Little Snitch (Kraddy’s Cash Rules Everything Around Me Remix)
Chemical Brothers – Galvanize (Streetlab Remix)
DJ Blaqstarr – Shake It to the Ground (Detboi Shakecore Remix)
Phon.o – Kyoto Station 6
Ott – Splitting an Atom
Lux – Attractor Beam
Traxamillion – Bring it Back (Chris De Luca vs. Phon.o remix)
Jahcoozi – Tits of My Origin (Black Barbie Rmx)
Uffie – Pop the Glock (SebastiAn Remix)
Dr. Octagon – Ants (feat. DJ Dexter)
Scratch Perverts – Stand By
Deltron 3030 – Madness
Mr. No Hands vs. Bassbin Twins – Adrenalin Ltd
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – Joy & Pain
Freq Nasty – Come Let Me Know
M.I.A. – Hit That
Ty – This Here Music (feat. Speech)

memekast mk011

benchun — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:33:24 +0000

This is my first laptop mix and it pushed my ideas about being a DJ. The line between performance and production is blurring, and we like blur. Thank you to Jeremy for the opportunity to be a part of the memekast.

benchun – memekast mk011

Wyclef Jean – Anything Can Happen (benchun edit)
Spearhead – Skin on the Drum (Bassnectar Remix)
Rappin 4-Tay – Player’s Club
Si Begg – Moveup
Seiji vs. Q-Tip – Loose Tips
Rena – Autumn
benchun – Organ Donation
? – Black Ice Cubes
Talib Kweli – Ms. Hill
Dead Prez – Hip Hop

Live at 111

benchun — Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:28:56 +0000

During WMC all the big promoters and DJs are out of town, which gives other people the chance to pick up nights. This was a fun one where everything seemed to just work.

benchun – Live at 111