Stu Pot - Assorted Instrumentals

I have a bunch of instrumental and instrumental-ish tracks that have been bouncing around my comp box with no home for a while. I’ve wanted to share them, but haven’t really had the right opportunity – they’re not quite cohesive enough for a single post, too diverse for a mood, etc.

But sucks to that, I make the rules.

So here they are. The first comes from Flying Lotus’ LA 3x3 EP, on which he remixed tracks from his fantastic Los Angeles LP last year. The tune, “Auntie’s Lock,” is a mellowed out and strung up take on his often frenetic beats. Its muted heartbeat moves a wandering track forward with a gentle push in the right direction.

Next up comes Julian Lynch’s “Banana Jam Pt. 1.” Fun Fact about this song – If you think about “Banana Jam” as in jelly/preservative made out of bananas, the song is much less fun. So don’t do that. Instead, you should picture a bunch of dudes playing instruments under a banana tree or something. I’m not completely sold on this track, or at least I don’t think I am. It’s kind of part of this new music movement that’s picking up speed that I don’t totally love – the Record-Something-Decent-And-Then-Run-It-Through-The-Washing-Machine-So-It-Sounds-A-Little-Muffled-And-Rough-Around-The-Edges Movement. The name needs a little work. Anywho, maybe this is a product of everyone making music in their basement or a tendency toward organic-sounding backlash against computerized music, but it’s not the greatest movement ever. That being said, this tune is pretty damn groovy.

Finally, more of a teaser than an actual track. It’s an 8 minute long mix from Oh No’s upcoming album Dr. No’s Ethiopium. Baller album title from the dude who did some of the best beats on Mos Def’s The Ecstatic. This mix gets me pumped to hear the album, even if the computerized promo voice does get a bit grating at times.

Flying Lotus – Auntie’s Lock (YSI) (filesavr)

Julian Lynch – Banana Jam Pt. 1 (YSI) (filesavr)

Oh No – Dr. No’s Ethiopium 805 Snippet Mix (YSI) (filesavr)