Mix n Blend are no strangers to the streets of Cape Town nor the music landscape of South Africa. Known both for their corporate swing sets and bass-y festival mash up sets, Mix n Blend are kicking off 2012 with a belated Xmas gift for your nearest sound system.
Ben Lewis (one of Mix n Blend’s founding members) is still on Team Mix n Blend, albeit from a far, and has created a mix for the new year! Expect nu disco, funk, hip hop and soul sounds to keep you clinging to the holiday feeling in 2012.
The set list includes artists such as Nas, Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Chicago and Stevie Wonder but this isn’t a hiccup from your Dad’s record collection because the mix also includes work from the Artful Dodger, edits from Psychemagik (Summer of Love), Underdog (Darkchild / Babyface) and Leo Zero (remixed Imogen Heap / Florence + the Machine) and remixes from MJ Coles (BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes) and Deekline & Ed Solo (Fabric Live) to name a few! Ja, expect to have a permanent smile, head nod and foot tap (at least!) through this set.
Thanks Ben Lewis and Mix n Blend! Listen here:
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P.S Here’s the tracklist:
Nas- I Can (DJ Will-Rock Edit)
ADOR- Let it All Hang Out
Tommy Stewart- Bump n Hustle Music
Toots & The Maytals- Funky Kingston (Trick Turner Edit)
Willie Hutch- I Choose You (Mann Made Music Mix)
Aeroplane- We Can’t Fly
Escort- Cocaine
Wes Coats- Land Of Music
Prince- I Wanna Be Your Lover
Fleetwood Mac- Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)
Chicago- Street Player (Remix)
Stevie Wonder- As If You Read My Mind (Underdog Edit)
Artful Dodger ft Craig David- Something Skippy
The Clash- Magnificent Dance (Leo Zero Edit)
Omar & Zed Bias- Dancing
4th Measure Men- For You (Maya Jane Coles Mix)
Fort Knox Five- Funk 4 Peace (Deekline & Ed Solo Mix)