As Limousine gets ready for their Salihara performance on May 21st, 2013, keyboardist Frederic Soulard share with us a 15 song mix, giving you a taste of some of the music this French ‘pop jazz electronic’ group listen’s to.

The group, which includes Laurent Bardainne (keyboard and saxophone), David Aknin (drums), Maxime Delpierre (guitar), dan Frédéric Soulard made their recording debut with their 2005 self titled album, gaining a following while continually refining their sound. The group’s music was featured in filmmaker Broadcast Clubs feature, Lila (2009), which garnered international praises and received prestigious awards from Clermont-Ferrand Festival, and Italy’s Pontenure Film Festival.

The group set to perform their brand of music at Salihara’s rooftop on the 21st of May. Whiteboard Journal will be there to enjoy the festivities, and we hope to see you there too!

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01. Tim Toum – Les Visiteur du Soir
02. Kloudlam – Eagles of Africa
03. Pivot – Fool in Rain
04. The Big Bamboo
05. Franco – Pasi Ya Boloko
06. Jeremy Jay – Slow Dance
07. Michael Kiwanuka – Tell Me a Tale
08. Patrick Coutin – J’aime Regarder Les Filles
09. Robert Gorl – Mit dir (Extended)
10. John Forde – Stardance
11. Alba Only Music Survives (The B Side)
12. Klein and M.B.O. – Dirty Talk
13. Abe Duque feat. Blake Baxter – What Happened
14. Discodeine – Grace
15. Stevie Wonder – SUperstition (Todd Terje Edit)

One half of Asia Afrika Soundsystem, Lion Rock gives us a mix that he describes as the result of diggin in the strangest of places while enjoying hallucinogenic substances. The music he chose shows off an eclectic and varied taste, with it earning its name “Weirdboard Journal”. Enjoy!

01. Os Mutantes – Panis et Circences
02. The Beatles – Come Together
03. Ngozi Family – Nizaka Panga Ngozi
04. Sitompul Sister – Marilah Kemari
05. Teungjai Bunpraruksa – Ngun Pad Baht
06. Kalyandji & Anandji feat Hemlata – The Bombay Connections OST
07. Selda – Yaz Gazeteci Yaz
08. Dangdut Kliringan – Ula Elo
09. Juaneco Y u Sombo – Linda Nena
10. Nelci Sedibe – Holotelani
11. Madman Jaga – Hankuri
12. Bongos Ikuwe & The Groovies – Otachikpopo
13. Jawaika – Genjer Genjer
14 Scientist – Mummy’s Shroud
15 Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Nansi Imali

Ivory Black is a man whose love for good ol’ fashioned hip hop has left him with a permanent head bop. His collection of boom bap has everything from that gritty street hop, club bangers to weirdo back pack stuff. For his first W_Music mixtape he has made a selection of some essential 90s hip hop that often gets overlooked. Of course there is a whole lot more to share, but for an hour mix, this is some pretty solid stuff. Get your head ready cuz you will be bopping all weekend long with this mixtape.

01. Juggaknots – I’m Gonna Kill You
02. Cage – Radiohead
03. Camp Lo – Black Connection
04. Jemini – Funk Soul Sensation
05. Company Flow – Bad Touch Example
06. RA The Rugged Man – Flipside
07. L Da Headtoucha – It’s Your Life
08. Natural Elements – NYC
09. Artifacts – Wrong Side of the Tracks
10. Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin
11. Smiff and Wessun – Bucktown
12. East Flatbush Projects – Tried by 12
13. Siah n Yeshua da Po Ed – The Cure for Stagnation
14. Arsonists – The Session
15. Jeru da Damaja – Da Bitchez
16. Shyheim – On and On
17. Dr. Octagon – No Awareness

With the possible exception of Jamaica, few countries can claim to have such a strong and instantly recognizable musical identity like Brazil. Whether samba, bossanova or tropicalia, the sound of Brazil has been appropriated by countless of artists all over the world, making it an integral part of the modern sonic vocabulary. This is a mixtape about the energy, passion and idiosyncrasy of brazilian music. This is W Music’s Mixtape Tropical Brasileira.

01. Dorival Caymmi – Berimbau
02. MPB-4 – Beco De Mota
03. Elis Regina – Corrida De Jangada
04. Lennie Dale & the Sambalanco Trio – Sambar de Mudar
05. Os Cobras – Chão
06. Interlude
07. Os Mutantes – Panis et Circenses
08. Gal Costa – Sebastiana
09. Edu Lobo – Aguaverde
10. Deodato – Adam’s Hotel
11. Azymuth – Seems Like This
12. Airto Moreira – Tombo in 7/4
13. Sergio Mendes & Bossa Rio – Nôa… Nôa…
14. Tom Jobim & Elis Regina – Aguas de Março

Our loudest episode of Selected yet, Whiteboard Journal Editor and Jirapah vocalist Ken Jenie created this mix consisting of hardcore music. Hardcore is admittedly one of the most important music in Ken’s childhood and the reason why he started playing music in the first place. The selection showcases bands that were essential in his formative years.

Selection:

01. Intro
02. Youth of Today – Together
03. Minor Threat – Filler
04. 7 Seconds – Young til’ I Die
05. Shelter – Enough
06. Bold – Wise Up
07. Bad Brains – Banned in D.C.
08. Cro Mags – We Gotta Know
09. Inside Out – No Spiritual Surrender
10. Indecision – Dream Come True
11. 5th Faction – Touched by the Devil
12. Bane – In Pieces
13. Converge – Shallow Breathing/I Abstain
14. In My Eyes – The Way it Was Left
15. Shutdown – The Judged
16. Candiria – Temple of Sickness
17. E-Town Concrete – No Thanx
18. Madball – Set it Off
19. VOD – Element
20. All Out War – Soaked in Torment
21. Buried Alive – Watching You Die
22. Sick of It All – Pete’s Sake
23. Youth of Today – Break Down the Walls
24. Gorilla Biscuits – Biscuit Power
25. H2O – 5 Yr. Plan
26. Warzone – Don’t Forget the Struggle, Don’t Forget the Streets
27. Outro

As a small teaser to what people can expect from his eagerly-awaited guest spot at W_Music’s Cliff Notes later on in the month, Aardvarck did his famed chopping and slicing routine to create this eclectic masterpiece: an exclusive ‘Hello Jakarta’ mix involving many exciting things that defines his spinning style. While the mix is too varied to detail all the different genres involved, you can expect a bit of jazz, quite a lot of hip-hop, a few soul skits, some club bangers, a pinch of reggae, a healthy injection of dubstep & jungle as well as a steady flow of funk.

In South Africa, the Aardvark, sometimes called “antbear”, “anteater”, “Cape anteater” “earth hog” or “earth pig”, is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal animal that feeds almost exclusively on ants and termites. Yet in Bali, despite living in his own funky lair, Aardvarck the DJ is one of Holland’s best-known and experienced underground spinners/producers. Having released records on numerous collectives and labels, namely Rush Hour Recordings, Delsin, Eat Concrete and faux-Brazilian LA-Based collective Mochilla, he has also released a host of mixtapes for celebrated publications such as FACT Magazine and Little White Earbuds. Aarvarck’s avant-garde career of hip hop, disco, funk, jazz & new wave goes back more than 25 years and can also count Thom Yorke of Radiohead as a fan!

Asia-Afrika brings their latest collaboration mixtape with Whiteboard Journal. Titled W Dub, the mix consists of classic and heavy dub tracks from legendary artists such as King Tubby, Lee Perry, Aggrovator, Dennis Brown, etc.

The mix begins with spacey and planetary vibes from the vulcan, a side project of keyboardist Ken Elliot who was in the prog-rock band Second Hand. Then there is Money, a track from Easy Star All-Star band. The tunes open with the sound of bong hits and coughing, then grooves to slow and dubby reggae beats. Afterwards there’s Jungle Lion, Lee Perry’s infamous track, combining Al-Green’s famous guitar riddim with a unique blend of murky rhythm tracks, heavy bass, thunderous drum and distant-sounding horns.

The mixtape continues with several dubs tracks from King Tubby, Don Corleone, Aggrovator, reaching its end with slower tempo of Lover Rock style from Dennis Brown with the reggae version of Black Magic Woman before finally ending with Red Red Wine’s original version by Tony Tribe. All these tracks are compiled and mixed by Lion Rock and added with deejaying (toasting/mc) from Ras Muhamad, bringing the dub reggae style version into the next level. Asia-Afrika sound choose to collaborate with Whiteboard Journal to expand the musicality and the culture to wider audiences, Asia-Afrika Soundsystem believe that Reggae is for everyone, each person should enjoy and learn the culture.

Mixtape Selection:
01. The Vulcan – Star Trek
02. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Zion Blood
03. Easy Star All-Star – Money
04. Don Corleone – Wrong Side in Dub
05. Alborosie – Dub inna Baltimore
06. Gregory Isaccs – Night Nurse Dub
07. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Jungle Lion
08. Tapper Zukie – Dub MPLA
09. King Tubby – Inna fine style
10. King Tubby – Conversation Dub
11. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetter – Enter The Dragon
12. Lee “Scratch” Perry – Sensimilia Dub
13. The Aggrovator – Move out of Babylon
14. Dennis Brown – Black Magic Woman
15. Lee Perry & The Silverstones – Finger Mash
16. Tony Tribe – Red Red Wine

I’ve always been fascinated with rhythm and it’s ability to create the illusion of motion. Rhythm is the source of the head bop, meditative in its repetition, disorienting you when it scatters, excite or lull you – it is the vehicle that takes you from the beginning to the end of a song. With this idea of rhythm and motion in mind, these are a selection of favorites from recent years that I feel put rhythm and its percussive quality in the spotlight. Enjoy.

Mixtape Selection
01. Psychic Ills – East
02. Black Dice – Motorcycle
03. OOIOO – ATS
04. Islaja – Palaa Aurinkoon
05. Animal Collective – We Tigers
06. Nymph – Reeds of Osirion
07. Growing – Rave Pie Only
08. Dirty Projectors – I Sit on the Ridge at Dusk
09. Olaibi – 太陽
10. Gang Gang Dance – God’s Money V
11. Magik Markers – Brighton

It’s Independence Day month and our own Robin Hood is back! Yes I’m talking about Si Pitung and he returns with appearances in this rap flavoured Independence Day Mixtape. Why Si Pitung I hear you ask? Well because he’s a badass gangsta who fought and died struggling against the tyranny of colonial oppression, and if he were around today he’d probably some tough-as-nails emcee from somewhere in Senen, that’s why. So here are some angry rap tracks, happy rhymes, political rants, trivial hip-hopping as well as some things that aren’t rap at all but funky nonetheless.

Mixtape Selection:

01. Pitung Arrives
02. Homicide – Semiotika Rajatega
03. Iwa K – Tikus Got (Live)
04. Pitung Aint Dead
05. Ndeesaster – Those Days
06. Swerte, Young Vaughn & Serenada Iblis – The Recipe
07. Ronin (Intellek & Kenji) – Senapan Lirik
08. Dynomonk (Jedimonk & Danger Dope) – 02. Jangan Coba-Coba & Hallow Doggy
09. Pembalasan Si Pitung
10. Homicide – Puritan
11. Serenada Iblis & .Xceptional of Manifestone – The Illusion of Tolerance
12. Pitung Says F**k You
13. I Wayan Sadra – Bola Telah Lama Menggelinding

Ever since the long cold European winter forced him to spend more time indoors, jan learned to keep himself busy by listening to all kinds of music he could get his hands on. This kind of unnatural activity subsequently lead to a number of unhealthy obsession with certain artists, eras or genres for which he has since received the appropriate treatment. Now aiming to awaken the dormant music-lover that resides within every (wo)man.

Here is a mixtape consisting of songs that are clearly pop songs, songs that could have been pop songs, songs that should be considered pop songs and songs that are obviously not pop songs.

Mixtape Selection
01. The Radio Dept. – Heaven on Fire
02. Matmos – Public Sex for Boyd Mcdonald
03. Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup
04. Spoon – My Mathematical Mind
05. Are You Employed Mr. Lebowski?
06. Television – Little Johnny Jewel (Part 1&2)
07. Silver Apples – Oscillations
08. Björk – Venus as a Boy
09. Mulatu Astatke – Asmarina (My Asmara)
10. Minutemen – The Cheerleaders
11. Cee-Lo Green – Talking to Strangers
12. William Shatner – Mr. Tambourine Man
13. Yo La Tengo – If It’s True
14. Guv’ner – Tom Tom

Whiteboard Journal managed to lure Aardvarck to burrow into his crate of vinyl and ended up with a mix of starts with raw club banging hip hop, honest & straight forward dirty south, cocaine rap, weird R&B, Big Boi himself, and progresses neatly into experimental nu-funk, nu-soul, dub, a little bit of jungle and of course some hardcore dubstep.

In South Africa, the Aardvark, sometimes called “antbear”, “anteater”, “Cape anteater” “earth hog” or “earth pig”, is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal animal that feeds almost exclusively on ants and termites. In Amsterdam, despite living in his own funky lair, Aardvarck the DJ, however, is one of Amsterdam’s best-known and experienced spinners/producers. Part of numerous local and international collectives, namely Rednose Distrikt, Viral Radio Amsterdam, Rush Hour and faux-Brazilian collective Mochilla, Aarvarck’s avant-garde career of hip hop, disco, funk, jazz & new wave goes back 25 years. The digger can also count Thom Yorke of Radiohead as a fan!

The second time Bergas Haryadita sent Whiteboard Journal a mix, it is this one called “Summer Cuts” which features a mix of uplifting and relaxing tracks. This is what Bergas had to say about the mix:

It’s always a pleasure when Max asked me to do a mix and this one is no different and his lovely Icha new born baby Odetta… WELCOME =) And this mix is also for all my friends who just had or is now raising their precious little ones that make them smile and rejoice the joy of being here. I’m feeling the warm and sunny side of the season now, it’s June and winter dressed up and left the building! So check these ‘Summer Cuts’, put on the shades and pop a cold one with the loved ones because summer is definitely here to hang =) -B

Narendra Tanaya, better known to his friends as Tara, gives us Hidden Mixtape – A fine compilation of Psychedelic Rock / Krautrock tunes for your listening pleasure.

Mixtape Selection:

01. Alcatraz – Where The Wild Things Are
02. Neu! – Super
03. Amon Düül II – Archangels Thunderbird
04. Faust – Picnic On A Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableux
05. Bunalim – Ask Senin Bildigin Gibi Degil
06. The Id – Boil The Kettle, Mother
07. The Freak Scene – A Million Grains Of Sand
08. The Beatles – Hey Bulldog
09. Can – Spoon
10. The Beatles – Revolution 9
11. Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve – Electric Bananas
12. Can – Half Past One
13. HAL 9000
14. Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express

The host for Bamboo Twist, Mar Galo gives us a mix of vintage romantic divas from far-east land, groovy Thai tunes, Cambodian psychedelic rock, golden voices of Indonesian divas. It’s all in the mix of Bamboo Twist. Put together to celebrate nostalgic moments from land of the rising sun to land of white elephants.

Mixtape Selection
01. Changwah Disco – Chantana
02. Jan Pahechan Ho – Van Shipley
03. テレフォンコールで抱きしめて – GO-BANG’S
04. Hey… Remaja – Nidya Sisters
05. When Will You Come Back Again – Chang Loo
06. Beautiful Spring Night – Woo Ing Ing
07. Wait Ten More Months – Ros Sereysothea
08. Tip My Canoe – Dengue Fever
09. Totblues – Janiv
10. Sunshine Day – D.O.N.S.
11. Come On – Mach Kung-Fu
12. Lung Dee Kee Mao – P. Promdan
13. Mak Itty, Mai Illa – Kassim Slamat & The Swallows
14. Love Method – Sinn Sisamouth
15. Enjoy Yourself – The Stylers

Back when Whiteboard Journal first started, Bergas Haryadita contributed this mix to W_Music. Three years later he is one of the chief contributor to its content! Here is what Bergas had to say about this mix he titled N.G.A.D.M.I.X.

When WHITEBOARD JOURNAL asked me to do a mix, i felt so honoured and really happy that i can share my music to a whole new audience….hopefully. This particular mix is really a dedication to my friend Mo Morris the man, the mystery and the talented musician behind the band A MOUNTAIN OF ONE. Some of the songs in this mix were introduced to me by him and he even give me those records which i now cherish hopefully for the rest of my life!

The opening tune on this mix is taken from the newest A MOUNTAIN OF ONE- INSTITUTE OF JOY E.P which properly titled. Hail Pleasure, a blissed drum chanting Cozy Powel style!!! Anyway, A MOUNTAIN OF ONE just released a new album which is out now called INSTITUTE OF JOY, and they will be touring Europe and Japan pretty soon. Who knows they might be coming to Jakarta someday hehehehe

Until then get their new album or if you are lucky, their first album is also something to die for =)

Anyway, hope you guys enjoy the mix and thank you again for having me!!!

A Mixtape named Tinggi, this Chandra Drews aka Ffonz-made mix includes A tiny toke of Zappa, a large dose of Japan’s Flower Travellin’ Band, a nice roll of Bandung’s very own Shark Move, a good measure of Funkadelic with a healthy amount of African fuzz, West Papuan psych funk and Turkish psychedelia on the side. Top it all off with Harry Roesli’s posse & tripped out hip-hop and hopefully you’ve got yourself a good listen.

Mixtape Selection
01. The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
02. En Melody – Serge Gainsbourg
03. Evil War – Shark Move (1973)
04. Meydan Sizindir – Selda Bagcan
05. They Are Among Us – Part 2 – The Heliocentrics
06. Ezuku Buzo – Bola Johnson & His Easy Life Top Beats
07. Se Na Min – El Rego Et Ses Commandos
08. Huembello – Black Brothers
09. Allah Wakbarr – Ofo The Black Company
10. Satori Part II – Flower Travellin’ Band
11. The Blimp (Mousetrapreplica) – Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
12. A Visit to the Gynecologyst – Dr. Octagon
13. I See Colours – Edan
14. Wars of Armageddon – Funkadelic
15. Peacock Dog – The Gang of Harry Roesli
16. Who Do U Worship? – De La Soul

The first mixtape on Whiteboard Journal, Jirapah’s frontman gave us a mix titled Mystery Mix which featured some of his favorite psychedelic songs from the late sixties-early seventies. Featuring acts from different parts of the world, it is an international mix of colorful music and culture!

Mixtape Selection
01. Charlie & Esdor – Då Klagar Mina Grannar
02. The Jacks – In the Broken Mirror
03. Oriental Sunshine – Let it Be My Birth
04. Fear Itself – Billy Gene
05. Erkin Koray – Seni Her Gordugumde
06. Magical Power Mako – 牧場のろっくちゃん
07. Gal Costa – Com Médo, Com Pedro
08. The Mops – Iijanaika
09. Cilibrinas Do Eden – Bad Trip (Alinda Bem)
10. Les Rallizes Denudes – 夜、暗殺者の夜