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Charlie Wilder aka Captain Planet is a DJ / Producer / Artist / Professional nice guy.

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No Shazam Selecta

All Summer long my Subsuelo homies have been throwing down weekly Sunday soirees at Caña Rum Bar in downtown LA. The spot is tiny, but the place gets packed every week without fail from 3 til 9 (til 2am on bank holidays), and the vibes are always super high! This past weekend was my turn to curate the DJs, and I called upon a super talented list of friends to come through. It was a big success, and I want to extend HUGE thanks to Xandão, Brooklyn Shanti, Ericalandia, Sumohair, and DJ NADI who all killed it! Also biggups to the dancers and party people who make it what it is. In the immediate aftermath I asked Nadi to put together some gems from his set to bless this site once again- including one of his own new mashups which often set off the crowd during my own sets. You can check more pics from the talented Farahstop right here. Without further ado, words from the man himself:

“Nuff Shazam Selectas inna di dancehall…here  are a few that could prove a little more difficult to come upon…Martinique dancehall, Soca/Calypso, Qgom, UK Funky, Congolese bass and soul and other assorted goodies”. 

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Never Grow Old

We lost a real legend this past week. I’m sure many of you out there have already been revisiting her decades long catalogue, so I don’t really feel the need to give a full tribute playlist. Listening to interviews she gave over the years really helped me get perspective on how her musical genius was just part of the reason that she became such a major cultural icon. Aretha was a truly inspirational soul on so many levels. I start off today’s set with a quick edit/remix I made for a show I did on Friday night (opening for one of my favorites- Chancha Via Circuito). It’s not really a finished track, but just something that I figure some of you might enjoy putting into your mixes for the next couple weeks while we collectively mourn the loss. Otherwise, today’s picks are pretty upbeat and on the funky side of town. Really fun new sounds from Chaka Khan (YES!!! and produced by Switch?!?), Mura Masa, The Internet, Amber Mark, Polo & Pan, Disclosure and more.

  • gian

    Big up!! Thank you!

  • Justin Simonsen

    I drive Lyft in SF and all day I get compliments for my playlist and I have to tell them that it’s not mine, it’s yours. Thanks from the streets of San Francisco. That Goodie Bag track is going to get a ton of spins. Wow!

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Colombian Booty

Last week I acquired more vinyl records with bikini clad women on the cover than I ever knew existed! It was a legit DJ dream come true. So here’s the story: I got a message on Facebook from an extremely generous fellow DJ & longtime reader of this blog. All respect due to the man himself – Don Bustamante. He told me he was relocating, not DJ-ing so much these days, and as a form of repayment for all the music he’s gotten from me over the years on this website (and Captain’s Crate), he wanted to donate 5 boxes of vinyl from his collection, mainly from Colombia!!! As you can imagine, I didn’t hesitate and I proceeded to be a little over-eager in trying to make the whole thing happen. One week later, I’m just beginning to sift through the stacks. There is cumbia galore over here, and it seems very appropriately timed with the current heat wave here in Southern California. Today I share with you the first selections, recorded from vinyl. Some of these were artists or tracks that I was already familiar with (some were already in my iTunes even) but there’s also a seemingly endless amount of good material that is brand new to me. Even this Carlos Vives track, which I now realize was a mega-hit in the 90’s, is something I never really listened to before. So hopefully some of out there will you find yourself in a Latin mood as well, if so, all thanks go to Señor Bustamante! For the rest of you, enjoy the hilarious album covers, and of course, if any of you out there reading feel similarly inclined to donate some vinyl- feel free to reach out! hahahaha.

 

  • Stinky Jim

    Thank you both. Some fresh discoveries and a couple of tracks I was able to upgrade from my own cumbia vaults. Will be running these out and about in Auckland, New Zealand so please know that these good deeds spread joy far and wide. Booty indeed, would love to hear more. Muchas gracias.

  • WB

    Hi,
    These look promising!
    May you please chek the player screen?, it does not change the tracks.
    Thanks!

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Mystery Trip Vol. 2

Here is it folks! Mystery Trip Vol. II, a 45-minute funky psychedelic global journey, including 9 new remixes blended with audio samples and field recordings from my travels. As I mentioned a couple posts back, this project is all about going back to my roots, remixing the old records that I first went nuts over in my early days of DJ-ing. For those of you in LA, come through to Melody on Virgil this evening 6-10pm for a little release celebration. Sunset on a patio, with fine wine, bomb cuisine, accompanied by top notch records spun by yours truly.

And of course, please support if you dig the sounds! The project is available on digital, cassette tape and limited edition 12″ on Bandcamp courtesy of Bastard Jazz Records

  • DiJiT

    The 12″ arrived the other day! Sounds great! Dropping a couple tracks on our rural, community radio airwaves this evening! I will have to grab the mix as well. Thanks, always! Been following since the crate days!

  • Captainj Triffid

    Oh Captain. This is just the stuff. Keep it coming.

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Immigrant Appreciation Day

After a weekend spent protesting in the streets with my friends and family against the mindbogglingly inhumane family separations that the Trump administration’s policies have created, on the eve of this country’s birthday, and just a week before the release of my next “Mystery Trip” mixtape– I thought it appropriate to go back to the roots of what I love about digging for music and sharing it here online. Some of you readers out there have been with me since the Captain’s Crate days (beginning 13 years back)- biggup you know who you are! Back then, broke as a young struggling DJ, I foolishly spent probably 50% of my meager income digging for cool old vinyl, which at the time was often not available on iTunes or YouTube (Spotify & Pandora didn’t exist). I’d rip it and share it with the hope of spreading and celebrating all this great, often overlooked musical artwork and culture from around the world. Well, I know the typical playlist here on Mixtape Riot is quite different from those oldies, and the updates are certainly less frequent, but the spirit is still very much the same.

I think one reason I also began to steer away from those oldies, is because so many new labels started popping up who were doing killer work digging, researching, and properly re-issuing these same hidden gems. Today I am astounded at the amount of rare cuts that I can even find on Spotify, BUT they certainly don’t have everything. And there’s still something about the quality of the MP3 when you can hear the vinyl crackle. So today’s playlist includes some joints ripped from my prized stash, as well as some things that I would never have heard of or gotten my hands on if it weren’t for amazing labels like Soundway, Finders KeepersBBE, Ostinato, Vampi Soul and so many others…

So today, press play and take a vintage dusty trip through Nigeria, Brazil, India, Iran, Mali, Cape Verde, Colombia, Peru, Turkey, Somalia and Jamaica. Hopefully the sounds help remind us all how great this world is because of our diversity. And especially if you’re American like me, be thankful for this place we call home that has always (and should always) pride itself on welcoming immigrants with open arms, not handcuffs.

  • Jake

    Excellent playlist! The essence of Mixtape Riot! Also from the UK but feeling mighty international ;)

  • Will B

    Thanks again for these long-time selections. They are great for off-line enjoying
    May you please check the download button, seems is not going.

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Manman Mwan

Got another single for you all today from my upcoming “Mystery Trip Vol.II” mixtape which drops July 10th on Bastard Jazz Records. This one is a dedication to the power of mothers, including the mother of us all- Mama Earth! With vocals in Haitian Creole, accompanied by 808 bass and traditional vaccine horns, this one is a future roots dancefloor sureshot. Pre-order of the vinyl or cassette tape will get you a download of all 9 tracks, or this tune is also available as a free download from the soundcloud page or right here. For desired effect, press play and turn up loudly.