The Constorium of Greater Minds

Valentine’s Day, love it or hate it, brings about a slew of love/fucking themed mixtapes. These two have been putting me in that zone for the past few days.

Terrace Martin – The EP Volume 2: Lover’s Edition
Roof gone, driving up I-5 outside of city limits with your main thang = this

U-N-I & Glenn the Engineer Present: The Ultimate Sextape

Just look at the tracklisting (courtesy of 2dopeboyz), you know what goes down when you chop out the interludes and put it on replay.

In terms of gifts, make sure you do it right. Please no grocery store chocolates, go out of your damn way to get some legit confections. Theo chocolate gets my co-sign ever since I checked out their factory a little over a month ago.

Have a good one whether you’re going out for dinner or going out to get twisted.

my friend cole will be in japan next month and he recently asked for a few suggestions on what to do there – if you think this is overboard i should let you know i could go on. i always love the opportunity to impart my knowledge of places and experiences – it makes me excited thinking of the amazing time i had in tokyo and the opportunity to help friends and family have a similarly great adventure is always a joy – plus i get to reminisce a bit…bon voyage, cole!

Cole,

I love the opportunity to pass on the knowledge of places I’ve come to love – I know how much fun and excitement I experienced in Tokyo over my 27 months in the area and I hope I can guide you to experience the city in a similar manner! Here’s a version of my Tokyo Tour Guide – not at all comprehensive…I could type for days, but will definitely set you on the right path. But first a disclaimer: one of the features that makes Tokyo so amazing are its maze like streets and alleyways – you will quickly find it apparent that street signs are useless here and any sort of urban planning has been an afterthought for many years – but this is what makes every hour in the city such an adventure. Searching down narrow streets for a shop or restaurant, wandering through quiet neighborhoods to find cool boutiques or hidden bars is something I always loved about the city. So, the disclaimer – I’m not going to give any directions, you’ll have to do a little searching on the internet for maps, and you’ll inevitably get lost trying to find some of the more tucked away spots, but, hey, that’s half the fun. Enjoy!

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Changin times, changing tunes. Here’s a new one for the faithful. The as yet untitled track is somewhat of a departure from my old style of sampling and looping old vinyl. It’s been inspired by some other stuff I’ve been getting into lately, but nothing worth mentioning because I don’t want to beg the comparisons. It’s still in a rough draft state; I can’t seem to stick with one thing long enough to consider it “finished.” Just getting some ideas down….

Untitled Rough Mix

non plus one final from Tracy ANTONOPOULOS on Vimeo.

Human Chain from NikeSportswear on Vimeo.