Lana Del Rey VS Congi - Sonmium of the Young and Beautiful (L&O Cocktail)

A bit of a throwback but seven years ago we made a Cocktail (mashup) of Congi and Lana Del Rey. I had made a video mashup for the two based off of Lana Del Rey's music video and the trailer for the Great Gatsby but had done it in iMovie and didn't quite know what I was doing. So it was never posted, I found the old file and cleaned it up the best I can and so now here it is for fun and enjoyment.

Congi:
soundcloud.com/congi-music

Lana Del Rey:
lanadelrey.com/

Video Clips:
Lana Del Rey
youtube.com/watch?v=o_1aF54DO60
The Great Gastby:
youtube.com/watch?v=rARN6agiW7o

cock·tail
ˈkäkˌtāl/
noun

1. An alcoholic mixed drink that contains three or more ingredients, at least one being a spirit, one sweet/sugary, and one sour/bitter.

2. An intoxicating sonic concoction consisting of a delicate blend of various tracks and samples, then cut with a fine layer of supplemental sound design.

So what happens when you invite L&O to play a Great Gatsby party? You get a jazzy fusion of retro melodies blended into a more modern framework that compliments that martini in your hand. While the whole set was a left-field trip through the lounge sound of the 1920s, we felt that the opener stood out as something our larger internet audience would enjoy.

Congi's track Somnium (Latin for "The Dream") provided a perfect noir backdrop to Lana Del Rey's somber lyrics on nostalgia, and the desperation of youth. The product of their tonal marriage is something we're happy to share with you today.

Things We Do In The Dark

Things We Do In The Dark is a pleasure playlist of heightened senses and sensuality. The psychedelic but chill and beautiful nature of this playlist runs throughout and is perfect for a relaxing background soundtrack to an evening with friends, a night at home by yourself, or even for evening encounters of a more intimate nature.

Libations & Oscillations - Cadavre Exquis

So this is the fifth mix chronologically but the story this mix takes place after our duo Dr. Dirigible and The Outlaw Saint have left Professor Seaglitch's Isle. In this arrangement, we hear the newfound musical techniques of Dr. Dirigible and The Outlaw Saint. The former title could be, "The Exquisite Corpse of My Former Self," however that is a touch extravagant. Instead "Cadavre Exquis" describes both the technique and emotion that was put into this mix. This was put together and performed for the 38th Ambient Campout and lead to one of our favorite remixes we’ve ever done. The Portishead remix here was something that happened. There was a point in Cadavre Exquis where we thought, "Man, it would be nice to drop some Portishead right here, but it doesn't quite fit." So we remixed it. You have to be careful when remixing something as timeless as Portishead. The original is so beautiful, we didn't want to change that much but rather just amp up the groove a bit to fit the context of the mix.

“Tracklist:
1. AMB - Skyway 2011
2. Hecq - With Angels (Trifonic Remix)
3. Massive Attack - Teardrop (Knight Riderz Remix)
4. Florence & The Machine - Cosmic Love (Seven Lions Remix)
5. Bird Of Prey - The First Step
6. Portishead - Roads (Libations & Oscillations Lori Petty Remix)
7. The Flashbulb - Teeming Disconnected
8. Phaeleh - Afterglow (ft. Soundmouse) (Akira Kiteshi Remix)
9. Phaeleh - In The Twilight
10. Bird Of Prey & Chillax’n - Pipe Dream
11. Made in Heights - SKYLARK INTERABANG?!
12. Kid Beyond - I Shall Be Free
13. Kaiori Breathe - I Have Ruined Everything I Care About
14. Kraymon - Slick Tricks
15. The Nomad - Devil In The Dark (Opiuo Remix)
”

Libations & Oscillations - Invasion Of The Soul Snatchers

It’s hard for me personally to pick-out a favorite Libations & Oscillations set. Tonebreaker and I made a lot of magic together in the studio piecing together songs from friends, remixing, and editing extremely avant-garde tracks. This mix would be up there at the top though. This was our set from Ambient Camping 36. We decided to construct a blend of haunting downtempo that creeps along and stitches together beautiful, yet somber melodies. In addition to being hauntingly beautiful, this places in some of our favorite artists and allowed us to really start putting our own flavor into those tracks through remixes and edits.

“Tracklist:
1. KiloWatts - Interlude
2. The Flashbulb - A Raw Understanding
3. Frank Riggio - Tryk Alimba
4. Eskmo - Moving Glowstream
5. Ill.Gates & MiM0SA - Never Alone
6. Two Fingers - Moth Rhythm
7. Beats Antique - Siren Song
8. Florence & The Machine - Heavy In Your Arms (C Berg Remix)
9. Phaeleh - From a distance
10. Emancipator - First Snow (Ooah Remix)
11. The Flashbulb - Kirlian Changes
12. Mercan Dede - Istanbul (L&O’s Two Broken Edit)
13. Beats Antique - Alto
14. See - I - Blow Up
15. THIEVERY CORPORATION - Is it over?
16. Bluetech - Three Worlds
17. Zero 7 - Ghost sYMbOl (L&O’s Finalflash Edit)
18. Leftfield - Swords”

Joseph Noctum - African Red Bush

This was originally recorded back in the 2008 timeframe, but like so many of my projects lost when the cheap hardware I was using crashed. What did we ever do before the cloud? While the unfinished project recording files we’re never recovered the 35 minutes of test rendering was. Originally this was a mix done for my new girlfriend, now wife, who had missed out on my DJ glory days. Having “retired” from DJ’ing in 2005/06 I was convinced to make her a mixtape, as hopeless romantics often do. She is way more of a hip-hop head than I, but we agreed on Downtempo and Trip-Hop. This idea what a holdover from the Noctum Records days when I thought it would be fun to do a series based on what a DJ would play in a coffeehouse rather than a club. The name is taken from a type of Roobios tea. Which is a play on the Tea House that my now wife ran back then, along with her nickname, “Red”. During its life it was played during an Ambient Camping event and then eventually release on the nurevolution studios podcast in 2010.

“Tracklist:
1. Roland Klinkenberg - Dusty Horizon Interlude
2. Miika Kuisma - Trying My New Wings
3. Thievery Corporation - Facing east
4. Jef Stott - Funky Nawari (Drumspyder’s Midnight Snack Wrap Up)
5. Zeb, Sabo - Con Chill
6 . Nightmares On Wax - I Am You (Negghead Remix)
7. Mo´Horizons - So Ma Guisee
8. Dezaarate - The 79 Years
9. Culprit 1 - Strings Outro
10. Stac - Balls Bounce (Bonobo Remix)
11. Urban Myth Club - Breathe”