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I thought I would take some time out of my hectic Uni life and write about a mix I have been enjoying for some time now. I am not much of a reviewer, in fact I am a shitstain of a reviewer, but I thought this journal would help publicise this gem of a mix :)

Back in October 2006 my good friend Dave, who also happens to be the hip-hop ninja who creates Macadamia with me, released Walls Eating Trees (You can find it here: http://www.rootscape.co.uk/journal/archives/9) to the unwilling public under the name of Rootscape. He says it's probably the last mix he will ever do, but I sincerely hope NOT as it is absolutely fantastic.

This mix has introduced me to a whole new range of artists I would have usually dismissed before as plain inaccessible. This ranges from Bonobo to RJD2. The track list is perfectly balanced with tracks of a chilled nature and to some more intense ones that will have your head nodding. Chilled beats from The Original Instrumental which he uses to agonisingly tease you into the intense atmospheric head-nodding-fest that is Pretense. Not content with just melting your face, he continues to melt your head with The Plug (Quantic mix). And this is just three tracks of the list! :)

This mix reminds me of what an honour it is to make music with this guy, massive respect to my friend Dave :) I cannot wait for his solo stuff to come round to release, which hopefully will be on our own record label which is soon to be started. Also, I cannot wait for the next assault from Macadamia which is currently in the works :)

Track list:

Head to Head
little bit of soul
Travelogue
(Cruise) Don’t Stop
Trees and Seas
Song for Mary
You’ve Got Maelstrom
Turtle Soup (Wagon Christ mix)
Pier 57
Cut out to FL
Hyde Park
The Original (Instrumental) (Rootscape Edit)
Pretense
The Plug (Quantic mix)
What Does Your Soul Look Like (part 3)

Download link: http://www.rootscape.co.uk/journal/archives/9

Thanks for reading

Jan