Weaving songs together can have many purposes geared towards a spectrum of listening experiences and the environments these sounds inhabit. With each mix a narrative unique to its selector unfolds, allowing insight to what moves them and how connections are made from one song to the next. Sometimes, a story is told.
Here is a story presented by Selim X. You have stepped into an otherworldly psychedelic car ride through colorful cosmic boulevards. You turn on the car radio in this surreal voyage as you sit sunken into the backseat, slowly taking it all in. A composer/producer/theorist from the Sonoran Desert, Selim X is currently based in San Francisco. Prolific maker of music that almost falls within the spectrum of experimental house/techno but really expands way beyond. We once saw his music described as R&B science fiction. It feels like the perfect words to describe this mix as well.
Tracklist:
Fripp & Eno - The Heavenly Music Corporation
Viper - Thug Verses
Barry White - Sho You Right
Xavier Jouvelet - Oeuf En Clock
Goblin - Tenebre (Reprise)
SpaceGhostPurrp - Paranoid
Jaheim & Miss Jones - Waitin' on You
System Olympia - 6am Romance
Quaid - Mirage
Mr. Fingers - On My Way
Soichi Terada - CPM
Nhac Hoa Tau - Ly Cay Bong
Weather Report - Young and Fine
Mach-Hommy, Tha God Fahim - Mozambique Drill
Yellowman - Dem Sight The BossCST: Where are you from and where do you live now?
S: Born and raised in Mesa, AZ. Living in San Francisco since 2013.
CST: Introvert or extrovert?
S: Intro for sure.
CST: What is your favorite record shop?
CST: What is your morning ritual?
S: Try to ignore my phone, do pushups, get cleaned up and dressed, weed, coffee, then a walk around the neighborhood. I can usually gauge my daily temperature from that point.
CST: What are you reading right now?
S: Right now I’m reading Assata, Autobiography of Malcolm X, Paradise Lost, various pdfs, and user manuals.
CST: What are your other interests besides music?
S: Shoshin, spirituality, basketball, ravens. to name a few.
CST: Biggest vice?
S: Vietnamese iced coffee, unquestionably.
CST: Happiest moment?
S: Hasn’t happened yet.
CST: Favorite part of the day?
S: 10pm onward. My mind goes to another gear. Only good things happen after midnight.
CST: Is there a concept or theme for this mix and if so, can you tell us about it a little bit more about it?
S: I’m no DJ; I do it all mixtape style. I grew up on my father’s old tapes and have inherited that ancestral storytelling tradition; focused on mood & momentum over technicality. Natural flows and narratives can emerge without conscious intent too. This particular mix is an arrangement of some recent favorites, inspired by seasonal weather and open to interpretation. Thanks for listening and I hope y’all enjoy!
