By Jimmy Ness
and written for Passionweiss. I organized this mixtape feature and there’s
plenty of others you
can check out here if you need some more good sounds.
If you live on
this side of the world, the sun has vanished and you’re now undergoing seasonal
depression. There’s no children running under fire hydrants or bikini-clad
bodies to be seen and when it rains you watch re-runs instead of venturing to
the bar. But it’s not all bad. Some of the best music is made for listening
during winter and without it we wouldn’t have classic cold season albums like
Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” or most East Coast 90s rap releases. For that exact
reason we’ll each be posting a playlist during the next few weeks. After all,
“Winter Warz” is still 100% more listenable than “Beach Chair.” I’m not
alternative or interesting enough to post over 60 minutes worth of artists
you’ve never heard of. Plus I supposedly have more important things to do with
my time. Instead I’m sticking to what I know in the hopes that I’ll drop some
musical gems upon you like manna dropping from the sky to the Israelites. If
you listen properly, you might even catch Freddie Gibbs and Kanye West on the
same track. If Dipset, Krayzie Bone and The Re-Up Gang coupled with the
undeniably funky tunes of The Gap Band and Carl Carlton doesn’t get you in the
Christmas spirit, nothing will. Half way through this playlist you’ll probably
think “how are any of these tracks relevant to the cold season?” I don’t really
know, but I’ve always felt that the grimiest of music works best in the
grimiest of weather. You could also say the soulful stuff is for that classic
winter feeling when you step outside and it’s raining diagonally into your eyes
and the funky part is to pick up your spirits. Or you could just shut up and
listen. (Shout out to Aaron Frank and Brad Beatson for helping me organize this
feature)
Download link and tracklist after the jump
Download link and tracklist after the jump
Tracklist
1) Dipset – “Dipset Anthem”
2) Re-Up Gang – “Bring It Back”
3) Krayzie Bone- “Heated Heavy”
4) King Chip ft Freddie Gibbs and Kanye
West – “Stand Up King”
5) Big K.R.I.T ft Raheem DeVaughn –
“Players Ballad”
6) Ab Soul ft Alori Joh and JaVonte –
“Empathy”
7) Devin The Dude – “Doobie Ashtray”
8) Illa J ft J Dilla – “Timeless”
9) Slum Village – “Players”
10) Outkast – “Spottie Ottie Dopalicious”
11) The Gap Band – “Outstanding”
12) ThEESatisfaction – “QueenS”
13) Carl Carlton – “Bad Mama Jama (She’s
Built. She’s Stacked)”
14) Sly & The Family Stone “Everyday
People”
Download Link