Mixtape #184


A fearless and endlessly inventive artist, composer, performer, visual artist and self-described anti-disciplinary force, Dorian Wood has spent years creating daring and emotionally expansive work that resists categorisation while confronting systems of marginalisation. Moving fluidly across disciplines, the Los Angeles-born artist, with Costa Rican-Nicaraguan roots, has built a singular practice rooted in ancestry, collective memory and transformation, creating immersive works that blur the line between ritual, protest and celebration. Whether working through sprawling installations, chamber arrangements or incredibly affecting vocal performances, Wood’s music carries an emotional intensity that feels both raw and transformative. Her stunning latest album, Canto de Todes, distills a sprawling 12-hour installation into a powerful and emotionally rich listening experience, weaving together chamber classical, folk, torch song and experimental sounds around her commanding and multi-textured voice. So we’re beyond excited to have her behind this month’s mixtape, with a selection of sounds that reflect the richness and depth of her singular artistic world. Press play and enjoy.

  1. Violeta Parra – Maldigo del Alto Cielo [RCA Victor]
  2. Gavin Bryars – Titanic Hymn (Autumn) [Point Music]
  3. GES – Besuch aus der Unterwelt [Faitiche]
  4. Björk & Robert Wyatt – Submarine [Polydor]
  5. Scott Walker – Darkness [4AD]
  6. Charles Curtis – Éliane Radigue – Occam V (live) [Saltern]
  7. Dorian Wood – Wright [Antigen Records]
  8. Congregación – El Dulce Espiritu de la Soledad [Machitun / IRT]
  9. Mooey Moobau – Friends Who Are Fathers [Vosotros]
  10. Chavela Vargas – Gracias a la Vida [Rama Lama Music]
  11. Totó La Momposina – La Verdolaga [MTM]

Mixtape #126

Known for a myriad of multi-art collaborations, Chris Vibberts is a tremendously talented composer and multi-instrumentalist, constantly performing and recording, as well as producing a vast array of artists. A sabbatical in the high desert mountains of central Mexico proved life changing and gave birth to his project Chrystal Für. Under this moniker, he swept us away with compositions incorporating electronic elements and genres from ambient and post-classical to drone. His utterly engrossing and profoundly beautiful new album, Elusion, arrives at the tail end of the month and we’re thrilled to have him curate this month’s mixtape with a sublime selection, including three tracks from his upcoming album. Enjoy!

  1. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (excerpt) [DJM Records] 00:09
  2. Brian Eno – The Big Ship [Island Records] 00:26
  3. Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (excerpt) [Vertigo / Warner Bros. Records] 03:09
  4. Jóhann Jóhannsson – “Ég Heyrði Allt Án Þess Að Hlusta” (A Winged Victory For The Sullen Rework) [Deutsche Grammophon] 04:10
  5. Chrystal Für – There Is No Second Chance [What Are We Records] 10:13
  6. Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb (excerpt) [Harvest / Columbia] 14:10
  7. Stars of the Lid – Requiem for Dying Mothers, Part 2 [Kranky] 14:41
  8. Angelo Badalamenti – Laura Palmer’s Theme [Warner Bros. Records] 21:35
  9. Prince – Darling Nikki (excerpt) [Warner Bros. Records] 25:49
  10. Philip Glass – The Photographer Act III (excerpt) [CBS / Epic] 26:09
  11. Max Richter – Tokyo Riddle Song [FatCat Records] 30:38
  12. Chrystal Für – I’m Losing You [What Are We Records] 31:37
  13. Peter Gabriel – Wall of Breath [Geffen Records / Virgin] 36:52
  14. Ali Akbar Khan – Two Lovers [Worldly Music] 39:07
  15. Sigur Rós – Takk… [Geffen Records / EMI] 44:02
  16. Gavin Bryars – The Sinking of the Titanic (excerpt) [Obscure / Island Records] 45:55
  17. Chrystal Für – Pass the Torch [What Are We Records] 51:37
  18. Jóhann Jóhannsson – Flight From The City [Deutsche Grammophon] 55:11
  19. David Bowie – Life On Mars? (excerpt) [RCA Victor] 01:01:32