The last mix I released under my Terrahertz alias, Haole Nyahbinghi came together so quickly that I still associate it with a particular time and place. In the summer of 2004 when I was putting this together, I lived across the street from a large antebellum cemetery in Baltimore. I would take breaks from this mix by walking around the cemetery, picking wineberries and pears that grew on the grounds. My ancient and poorly insulated second-floor apartment had a single window AC unit which would struggle during the heat of that summer, so the walks weren’t much hotter than staying inside, and the numerous mature trees throughout the cemetery provided effective shade. Listening back to this I can still recall the feeling of barely clinging to comfort in my bedroom studio, perched in front of my clunky laptop setup on an old primary school desk pushed against the wall. The blends into and out of Gift of Gab’s Flashback stand out for me.
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Tracklist:
01) fula visboken – brittas fitta
02) amit – roots
03) krs one – uh oh
04) squarepusher – massif (stay strong)
05) the gift of gab – flashback
06) brothomstates vs bill yard
07) acen – window in the sky (monolythikmaniak mix)
08) clouddead – dead dogs two (boards of canada mix)
09) aphex twin – alberto balsalm
10) jega – gemini
11) kick the can crew – saga continue
12) fun tourist – smoking brain & a journey
13) k – trackspill
14) mr. dope america – tom sawyer
15) muziq – my little beautiful
16) pharcyde – frontline
17) klute – survival
18) amen andrews – jungle bunny
19) black uhuru – slaughter
20) souljah – fade 2 black
21) lfo – nurture (surgeon mix)