When I bring the music for a group, there is a period of feeling them out. Reading the room. Testing the waters. This usually happens in a sequence of 2-4 songs. Recently, I was undertaking this risky business and got quickly humbled. I realized I was in the company of those who prefer a more conventional and familiar sound. This playlist is for them.

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• 3:01, CAKE, The Distance
• 3:29, Stealers Wheel, Stuck in the Middle with You
• 3:09, Leon Bridges, Motorbike
• 2:28, Dusty Springfield, Son of a Preacher Man
• 3:07, Brenton Wood, Oogum Boogum Song
• 2:52, Funkadelic, Can You Get to That
• 4:17, Bill Withers, Lovely Day
• 3:01, King Harvest, Dancing in the Moonlight
• 3:27, Stampeders, Sweet City Woman
• 3:38, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Stir it Up
• 3:57, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Could You Be Loved
• 3:37, Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams
• 4:56, Talking Heads, This Must Be The Place
• 3:55, Outkast, Hey Ya!
• 3:48, Jamiroquai, Virtual Insanity
• 3:12, The Police, Roxanne
• 2:43, Queen, Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Hip hop, R&B, soul-sounding and rap with a healthy dose of Badu seasoning – this week on Ashta Made You A Mixtape. Every Friday night to a million people on Canada’s west coast via CHLY 101.7FM

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• 5:49, Erykah Badu, Bag Lady
• 5:45, SAULT, Masterpiece
• 3:46, Erykah Badu, On & On
• 5:27, Lauren Hill, Ex-Factor
• 4:07., KAMAUU, Mango
• 3:34, Erykah Badu, …&On
• 2:55, Thee Sacred Souls, Easier Said Than Done
• 3:14, Asulin/Roy Reemy, Do Good
• 2:40, DARGZ, Nobody (Like You)
• 4:39, Digable Planets, Jettin’
• 2:44, The Pharcyde, Moment in Time
• 3:37, A Tribe Called Quest, Check the Rhime
• 3:27, SAULT, Wildfires
• 3:10, SAULT, Somethings in the air
• 3:13, SAULT, Let Me Go
• 3:26, Black Star, Definition

This week on Ashta Made You A Mixtape; it fonky

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• 3:15, SAULT, Don’t Waste My Time
• 4:03, RIO KOSTA, Mountain Top
• 3:24, Tomode/Jules Grant, Everything is Right
• 3:36, Tayrell, Odyssey
• 3:40, Adi Oasis, Stuck in My Head
• 3:11, David Blazer, Mechanical Man
• 3:24, Moods/August Charles, Wildfire
• 2:40, The Free Label, Dancing on Your Own
• 4:04, Family Company/Shea Givens, Lookin’ For Love
• 2:20, Alexander IV/Cezanne, Burnin’
• 3:00, Cool Company, Dangerous
• 2:50, Nic Hanson/THANKYOUFATMATT, Alchemy
• 2:59, Reuben James/Theo Croker, Big People Big Music
• 3:36, Lew Apollo, Diamonds And Gold
• 2:21, CAPYAC, Keep Me Close Pt. II
• 3:06, T.J. Wilkins, Let The Cool Come Off
• 3:21, Loaded Honey/Lydia Kitto, Toyko Rain
• 2:56, Collect 200, Notorious

This week on Ashta Made You a Mixtape, it’s an hour long mix with no breaks and no yammering on. Left-field electronic, breakbeats, global grooves, indie dance, and just enough weirdness to keep your algorithm slightly concerned. Comfy like well-fitted vintage track pants, and not without all the dubious history.

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• 3:55, Nikka Costa, Like a Feather
• 3:49, Shawn Lee/Princess Superstar, Christopher Walken on Sunshine
• 4:11, The Olympians, California
• 3:13, Grapetooth, Trouble
• 3:40, Obongjayar, Just Cool
• 2:29, binki, Heybb!
• 5:25, Yin Yin, Takahashi Timing
• 4:15, Chico Mann, Dilo Como Yo
• 3:32, Foxwarren/Andy Shauf, Deadhead
• 3:45, Grandmegneto, Night Fever
• 2:51, Futuro Pelo, Swamp
• 4:08, Melenas, Bang/PB Wolf Remix
• 2:41, Obongjayar/Little Simz, Talk Olympics
• 3:59, DJ Slowz, Di San
• 4:30, Miike Snow/Mark Ronson, Animal- Ronson Remix

This week on Ashta Made You a Mixtape, I took lots of selections from my debut as Spearmint DJ and threaded in some other songs to shake your ass to. I think the first track is about cunnilingus. What do you think? Accepting feedback via the telepathic ether

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• 3:30, Metronomy, Salted Caramel Ice Cream
• 4:03, Neon Indian, Deadbeat Summer
• 3:05, Superorganism, Everybody Wants to be Famous
• 2:55, Fennec, Girl
• 3:56, Remi Wolf/Pete & Pan Remix, Hello Hello Hello
• 3:19, Ora the Molecule, Prince of the Rhythm
• 5:53, MIA/DFA, Paper Planes DFA Remix
• 3:55, Nikka Costa, Like a Feather
• 2:58, Marc Ribillet, Vibes Alright
• 1:32, Kaelin Ellis/Troy Rosenberg, Cats Groove
• 2:35, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Rollerdisco
• 3:15, Disclosure/Al Green, Feel Like I Do
• 5:18, Miami Horror/Poolside, Leila Poolside Remix
• 3:30, Neon Indian, Terminally Chill
• 4:12, Benny Sings, Big Brown Eyes
• 4:22, Cola Boyy/Domenique Dumont, Beige 70 DD Remix

This week on AMYAM

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3:51, Lemonade Market, Supermarket Woman

3:35, Pete Brandt’s Method, What You Are

3:43, Luke Temple, Hard Working Hand

2:43, Wabie, Hey Lover!

4:22, Brazilian Girls, St. Petersburg

2:24, Mejiwahn/Daniel Bitran, Sesebo

2:33, St. Panther, Highway

3:25, Lady Wray, Through It All

1:14, Athletic Progression, NCCU

3:36, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, That Life

2:54, Remi Wolf, Down The Line

3:14, Holy Fuck/Angus Andrew, Deleters

2:26, Sweeping Promises, Pain Without a Touch

3:51, Frances Forever, Space Girl

3:50, Sleigh Bells, Rill Rill

3:11, Polo & Pan, Nana

4:18, Vulfmon/Jacob Jefferies/Ellis, How Much Do You Love Me

3:55, Vulfmon/Woody & Jeremy, Too Hot In LA – Vulfmix