Mixtape Monday: DJ Neil Armstrong

My man DJ Neil Armstrong is a mixtape mastermind. I’m hitting you off with the first of his AOK (All Out King) mix series, Warmfuzzy. If you don’t know about Neil Armstrong then imagine that dude that has every record ever printed and then imagine him mixing them. However, not in the, “yo check out this a capella over this instrumental” kind of way but in a “oh this one line rock track relates to this R&B joint correlates perfectly with this hip-hop joint that sampled this funk track that was used in the movie this little snippet is from.” The dude is meticulous in his choices and spends an exorbitant amount of time making things work together. Warmfuzzy was released on Valentines Day and is set up to make panties drop as well as make you laugh. The AOK mix cds continue with Extraordinary which is rock with artist like The Zombies, Interpol, and The Cure. The third is “Filthy” which gives you your hip-hop fix from cats like Trends of Culture, Wu, and the Roots crew. And the fourth, and so far final, is Oscillate Wildly which is a tribute to synths and potentiometers (Read:Debbie Deb, New Order, and Kraftwerk). I also recommend his Sweeet series. There are few DJ’s that take as much time with their craft as this dude and I can’t really big him up enough. Definitely check it.
Pace.

1. Al Green - I'm So Glad Your Mine
2. Beres Hammon & The Originals - You Know My Name
3. Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way Of The World
4. Zapp & Roger, Common & Erykah Badu - Computer Love
5. Wayne Wonder & Buju Banton - Bonafide Love
6. Stevie Wonder - Hey Love
7. Jackson 5 - My Cherie Amour
8. Hall & Oates - Method Of Modern Love
9. Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
10. The Cure - Close To Me
11. Spandau Ballet - True
12. Queen - Play The Game
13. Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed
14. Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
15. The Style Council - You're The Best Thing
16. Michael Jackson - Got To Be There
17. Toto, Slum Village & Noelle - Selfish-Georgie Porgie
18. New Edition - Mr. Telephone Man
19. Sybil - Don't Make Me Over
20. The Cranberries - Linger
21. Teena Marie - I'm Wishing On A Star
22. Jackson 5 - If I Don't Love You This Way
23. De La Soul - Eye Know
24. Stevie Wonder - Do I Do
25. Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
26. Evelyn Champagne King - I'm In Love
27. Sheila E. - Love Bizarre
28. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
29. Hall & Oates - Kiss On My List
30. The Police - Every Breath You Take
31. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
32. Bob Marley - Is This Love
33. Stevie Wonder - Send One Your Love
34. Sade - Lover's Rock
35. Coldplay - The Scientist
36. Kip Dynamite - Always & Forever
37. Lenny Williams - Cause I Love You