We stay in Japan for our next guest mix with Yosi Horikawa stepping up to bat. I can’t quite remember but I think I first discovered Yosi’s work via Fulgeance and Jay Scarlett when I was in Italy in April for a couple of gigs with the pair. Fulgeance mentioned Yosi’s name following his Japanese tour and Jay dropped me a copy of his Mavericks Session 2 EP which featured Yosi’s amazing ‘Cook From South’ track (which we consequently dropped on the show cos it’s absolutely killer).

I continued to follow Yosi’s music from then, regularly checking his Soundcloud for new stuff. He dropped a guest mix for Fulgeance’s Mixette series (which you should always check by the way) and from there it was only a simple move for us to also request a mix, especially after hearing his more recent work (again on soundcloud).

As regular listeners know our links with Japan are strong and I’ve personally always supported the music coming from the country’s many underground producers starting with my earlier work on the tablist scene all the way to the electronic undercurrents of the capital in recent years (check the archives) and the addition of the Raid System family as hosts of a monthly Rhythm Inc show. The thing I love most about Yosi’s music is that it’s easily the most original stuff I’ve heard coming out of Japan in recent years. The way he approaches composition, his usage of recorded/found sounds and the diversity of his productions and the styles they touch upon all make him stand out as a truly original voice and talent in an increasingly saturated market. A self-taught sound designer from the age of 12, Yosi is a truly unique producer and he manages to bridge the worlds of sound design and electronic music as elegantly and fascinatingly as Amon Tobin.

All of which is reason to celebrate this guest mix. It features his own productions, recordings of tribes from Tanzania as well as rap classics from Jungle Brothers, Smiff N Wessun and O.C and music from favourites of ours like Japanese producer Riow Arai, Yoggyone and Jagga Jazzist.

Yosi can be found on the internets at the above addresses and has a forthcoming release on French label Eklektik records, tracks from which can be heard on the label’s soundcloud and his own.

As always download or stream the mix below. Or subscribe to the RSS/iTunes/newsletter and never miss a show.

Massive thanks go to Yosi for his time and enthusiasm and to Pierre Fulgeance for the hook up. よろしくおねがいします！

Download Yosi Horikawa – Rhythm Incursions guest mix (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
01. Collin Walcott, Don Cherry, Nana Vasconcelos – Mumakata
02. Alex Gopher – The Shell
03. Haruki Matsuo – Underground Dwarf
04. Riow Arai – Status
05. Jungle Brothers – What U Waitin’ 4
06. Jaga Jazzist – 220 V _ Spektral (Final Mix)
07. Yosi Horikawa – Cook From South
08. Rito Tribe – E E Marangao
09. Tanzanian Tribe – New Year-Harvest Festial
10. Tokimonsta – Sa Mo Jung (思母亭)
11. Miles Davis – Rated X
12. Smif-N-Wessun – Wontime
13. O.C. – The Crow
14. Lord Finesse – True And Livin’
15. Artifacts – Flexi With Da Tech(nique)
16. Black Sheep – Peace To The Niggas
17. Fulgeance – London Falling
18. Zoffi – Bubble Command
19. Surgeon – Krautrock
20. YoggyOne – Aerith
21. Yosi Horikawa – letter

We return to Los Angeles for the first show of the year hosted by our man DDay One. In fine style he’s bringing you fresh sounds arranged around a theme taken from a best-selling book by Napoleon Hill. I’ll let him explain it all…

This session is along the lines of the Blend Meditation mixes in that the music was specifically chosen to create an atmosphere that motivates the listener.

This time it’s a tribute to the Great Depression era bestselling book “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. Blended in between classic breaks, atmospheric pulses and world premieres are brief descriptions of the principles of the text, taken from an LP of the same title narrated by Earl Nightingale (circa 1956).

The 13 Principles of “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill:
Desire, Faith, Auto Suggestion, Specialized knowledge, Imagination, Organized Planning, Decision, Persistence, Enthusiasm, Power of the Master Mind Group, The Brain, Subconscious Mind, The Sixth Sense

Shouts to the artists featured! Sit back and enjoy!

Peace**
Dday One

Don’t forget the following DDay releases are currently available:
- Heavy Migration (2nd run/ 300 worldwide) is available Now at www.samplist.com/content.html. Don’t miss out.
- Mr. Cooper and Dday One “Tribute to The Q4” 7-Inch out now on Project Mooncircle

You can contact DDay on Facebook / Myspace / Twitter

Download DDay One In Session No. 8 (right click and save as)

Tracklist:
1. The Q4 – Look Again (Dday One Remix) – (www.myspace.com/ddayone)
2. Dj Kompack – Seven Eight – (www.myspace.com/kompact)
3. Joe Kickass – Joe Goes Africa – (www.projectmooncircle.com/)
4. Dark Party – Active – (www.myspace.com/drkprty)
5. Sade – Soldier Of Love –( www.sade.com/)
6. Blackalicious – Changes – ( www.blackalicious.com)
Jon of Trueradio Speaks (Live at Breaking Atoms)
7. Robot Koch – Blind feat Grace – (www.projectmooncircle.com/)
8. Equal Beats – Helsinki Go (bang bang) – (www.myspace.com/equalbeats)
9. Om Unit – Lightgrids – (www.myspace.com/omunit)
10. Bonobo – The Keeper – (www.bonobomusic.com/)
11. Mike Slott – Snow Birds – (www.myspace.com/mikeslottbeat)
12. Fat Jon & Sonic Brown- In Between Loves ( www.fivedeez.com/)
13. RJD2 – Space ship now – (rjselectricalconnections.com)
14. Dextah – All I have is Salvation (ww.myspace.com/dextah) ***(World Premier)***
15. Blockhead – It’s Raining Clouds (www.myspace.com/theblockishot)
16. Lyrics Born – Oh Baby – (www.lyricsborn.com/)
17. Nocando – Hurry up and Wait- (www.myspace.com/nocando)
18. Riow Arai – Beat Cast Yourself – ( www.riowarai.com/)
19. Olde Soul & Blak King – The Pot – www.myspace.com/contentlabel ***(World Premier)***
20. Savages & Unifairfly – Blow up Your Box (Demo) (www.myspace.com/unifairfly)
21. Amon Tobin – Meet the Reapers (www.amontobin.com/)
22. Glen Porter – On up 1 (www.glenporter.org) ***(World Premier)***
23. Dday One – Terminal 86 (myspace.com/ddayone)
24. Saukrates – Father Time (www.myspace.com/saukrates)
25. 2econd Class Citizen – A World Without (www.myspace.com/2econdclasscitizen)
26. The Qemists Ft Wiley – Dem Na like Me (www.myspace.com/qemists)
27. People under the Stairs – DQMOT (www.putsonline.co.uk)