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YeahYal MixtapesMix 33For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comEpisode 33, packed onto a FULLY MIXED 45 song mixtape.This episode’s highlighted track: Track 22Suzanne Kraft - Never Heated*Los Angeles electronic producer, DJ, and experimentalist Diego Herrera—better known as Suzanne Kraft—is known for his prodigious, eclectic dance tracks and wide-ranging collaborations. On “Never Heated,” from his 2015 debut solo album Talk From Home, Herrera channels a thoughtfully chilled-out vibe, layering sparse interjections of Wurlitzer keys and picked bass guitar over the minimalist pulse of a drum machine’s click-tempo and sporadic soft clap. Remini...2025-07-023h 00
YeahYal MixtapesMix 32For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comSummer is here so chill out with this FULLY MIXED 38 song mixtape.This episode’s highlighted track(s): Track 6 and 12Rose Droll - Sleep Easy*Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist Rose Droll explores the emotional aftermath of heartbreak in “Sleep Easy,” a standout track from her second full-length album, With Strangers. Over a looped acoustic guitar and a distant, reverberating bass synth, Droll delivers a delicate yet affecting vocal performance, offering comfort to an ex-lover: “You say you’re fine and I hope you’re alright, but lately a...2025-06-023h 00
YeahYal MixtapesMix 31For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comEpisode XXXI, packed onto a FULLY MIXED 43 song mixtape.This episode’s highlighted track: Track 14Royal Otis - Oysters in My Pocket*New South Wales group, Royal Otis developed a small following when their early 2022 Bar n Grill EP cleverly combined jangly, indie and psychedelic rock on tracks like the catchy Oysters in My Pocket. Leveraging techniques used by many great current Aussie bands, Royal Otis adeptly blend 60s surf rock with 80s new wave to create music embedded with an instantaneous neo-nostalgia. The du...2025-05-062h 58
YeahYal MixtapesMix 30For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comUh-huh Honey, enjoy this FULLY MIXED 46 song mixtape.This episode’s highlighted track: Track 11Talaboman - Dins El Llit (Superpitcher Remix)*Dins El Llit is an incredible auditory journey created by the deep-house minimalist super group, Talaboman (consisting of electronic masters, John Talabot of Barcelona and Axel Bowman of Stockholm). To add to the supergroup aspect, this version is remixed by Superpitcher, a German producer who happens to be a member of Pachanga Boys (another electronic supergroup featured previously on Yeahyal 25 as the highlighted tr...2025-04-043h 10
YeahYal MixtapesMix 29For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comIt's dangerous to go alone, take this: The Legend of YeahYal, a FULLY MIXED 46 song mixtape.This episode’s highlighted track: Track 4Sneaks - Look Like That*Washington, DC multi-instrumentalist/producer/poet Eva Moolchan, aka Sneaks, is a minimalist post-punk artist known for witty blends of chants and spoken-word vocals over beds of lo-fi bass, drum machines, and minimal keyboards. On It’s a Myth, the 2017 album on Merge Records, Sneaks offers her longest track (weighing in at a whopping three minutes and fifteen seco...2025-03-132h 56
YeahYal MixtapesMix 28For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comThis new mix has 45 tracks FULLY MIXED.This episode’s highlighted track: Track 2Automatic - Skyscraper*Hailing from Los Angeles, the absolutely brilliant three piece band Automatic consist of Izzy Glaudini (synths, lead vocals), Lola Dompé (drums, vocals) and Halle Saxon (bass, vocals). The trio channel acts like Le Tigre whilst also carrying the torch for post punk/new wave bands like The Slits, Tom Tom Club and Wire (with an a bit of Velvet Underground psych influence for additional good measure); despite all the...2025-02-142h 56
YeahYal MixtapesMix 13For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comMix 13 got skipped last year and I never got around to releasing it… but now that a convicted felon is being inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day it’s clear we live in a dystopian universe where many things don’t seem to matter, including superstitions. So slip on your eye-masks and check out for a bit.This new mix has 40 tracks FULLY MIXED.This episode’s highlighted track: Track 17Oneohtrix Point Never - A Barely Lit Path*Prolific Massachusetts composer and elec...2025-01-192h 54
YeahYal MixtapesMix 27For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comThis new mix has 45 tracks FULLY MIXED.This episode’s highlighted track: Track 7Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Edge of the EdgeEach gaining notoriety as psychedelic masters from their individual bands Animal Collective and Spaceman 3, Noah Lennox and Peter Kember went on to improve upon their sounds on solo projects as Panda Bear and Sonic Boom, respectively. Since then, the two have collaborated with artists including Beach House, Stereolab, Daft Punk, Neutral Milk Hotel and MGMT, to name a few. Coincidentally, both artists le...2024-12-123h 17
YeahYal MixtapesBonus Mix: A Moment of SilenceCongratulations USA, 51% of you wanted a totalitarian regime and you got one. Big up to disinformation, ignorance, apathy, and the inability to critically reason! Here’s a mix to listen to while we all reflect on what we can do in the next four years. Specially packed with a free epiphany for all by the end.The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearBrian Eno / Silence / Drums Between the Bells / 2011Wilco / 23 Seconds of Silence / Summerteeth / 1999 Sly & The Family Stone / There’s a Riot Goin’ On (Silent Track) / There’s a Riot G...2024-11-0759 min
YeahYal MixtapesMix 26For full setlist visit yeahyal.substack.comThis new mix has 49 tracks FULLY MIXED. This episode’s highlighted track: Track 37Psychic Mirrors - Obatala (Souls on Fire)Following the release of their debut LP, Nature of Evil, The Psychic Mirrors frontman, Mickey de Grand IV, began producing tracks for acclaimed artists such as SZA, ABRA, and Denzel Curry, serving their infectious hybrid of spooky, contemporary funk and 80s pastiche to larger audiences. With Obatala (Souls on Fire), the Miami six-piece band deftly channel Rick James, E.S.G., and Tom Tom Club t...2024-10-232h 58
YeahYal MixtapesMix 25The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearMarvin Gaye / Let's Get It On (Flight Facilities Remix) / Let's Get It On Single / 2022Warpaint / Disco//Very (Richard Norris Remix) / Keep It Healthy & Disco//Very (Remixes) / 2014HIGHLIGHTED TRACK: Pachanga Boys / Time / Girlcatcher - EP / 2012Arthur Wimble / Love's So Dumb / Love's So Dumb - Single / 2021ODESZA / The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette) / The Last Goodbye / 2022Metronomy / Night Owl / Summer 08 / 2016Mount Kimbie / You Look Certain (I’m Not so Sure) [feat. Andrea Balency] / WXAXRXP Session - EP / 2019...2024-09-162h 59
YeahYal MixtapesMix 24The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearGiraffage / Green Tea (feat. Angelica Bess) / Too Real / 2017Daphni / Cos-Ber-Zam Ne Noya (Daphni Mix) / Jiaolong / 2012Django Django / Firewater / Django Django / 2012MonoMono / The World Might Fall Over / Give the Beggar a Chance / 1971Metronomy, Naima Bock & Joshua Idehen / With Balance / Posse, Vol. 2 - EP / 2024Nite Jewel / What Did He Say / Good Evening / 2009Westerman / Confirmation / Your Hero Is Not Dead / 2020Charlotte Day Wilson / I Don't Love You / Cyan Blue / 202479.5 / Feel Like Dancin' (Generalisation Dub) / 79.5 Remixes...2024-07-233h 01
YeahYal MixtapesMix 23The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearMick Jenkins / Drowning (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD) / The Healing Component / 2016Sudan Archives / Selfish Soul / Selfish Soul / 2022Little Simz / Point and Kill (feat. Obongjayar) / Sometimes I Might Be Introvert / 2021Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul / Ceci n'est pas un cliché / Topical Dancer / 2022Toro y Moi / Postman / MAHAL / 2022Evelyn King / Love Come Down (DJ NiPPER Remix) / Love Come Down - Single / 2019Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band / Crockett Theme / The Serpents Mouth / 2018Alien Alien / The Nights / The Nights - Single / 2013...2024-06-172h 54
YeahYal MixtapesMix 2241 tracks FULLY MIXED in the “double-sided, double-density 5.25”podcast above.This episode’s highlighted track:Andy Pickett - PaidThe anthem of freelancers everywhere, “Paid” is a straightforward, catchy plea for prompt remuneration on services rendered. With its throbbing bass stabs that accentuate piano and echoing vocals pleading for payment, “Paid” pays homage to the late 70s and early 80s (while still feeling quite contemporary and relevant) with its deft technique. Hailing from Fort Worth, Texas, the self-taught pianist initially gained local notoriety as the front door bouncer for local bars until he befriended James Petralli...2024-05-202h 59
YeahYal MixtapesMix 2139 tracks FULLY MIXED in the podcast above (also available on Soundcloud).This episode’s highlighted track:En Attendant Ana - WonderWith “Wonder,” Parisian indie rockers En Attendant Ana do a brilliant job channeling elements of Neu!, The Mamas and the Papas and Stereolab to create a jangly guitar fever dream that’s somehow both melancholic and inspirational, simultaneously. Taken from the 2023 album Principia on Sub Pop, “Wonder” begins as a traditional, twee pop tune before evolving into an exciting monster. It begins with the ethereal voice of Margaux Bouchaudon almost pleading with herself, “Ho...2024-04-172h 50
YeahYal MixtapesMix 2037 tracks FULLY MIXED in the podcast above (also available on Soundcloud).UNMIXED playlist on Spotify and Apple MusicThis episode’s highlighted track:HVOB - AzraelAustrian electronic minimalists HVOB, or Her Voice Over Beats (I’ve also seen the “B” representing “Boy” or “Band”), consists of Anna Müller and Paul Wallner. The duo offer up Azrael, a pulsating, yet somehow melancholy, banger that I can only hope is an ode to Gargamel’s evil cat Azrael from the Smurfs, but more likely refers to God’s archangel of death from the Quran and Bi...2024-03-182h 50
YeahYal MixtapesMix 19Ni-Ni-Ni-Ninteen40 tracks FULLY MIXED in podcast above (also available as Soundcloud episode).UNMIXED playlists on Spotify and Apple Music.This episode’s highlighted track:Cat Power - Bad ReligionChan Marshall, aka Cat Power built her career developing innovative reinterpretations of great songs and in general, my thoughts on artists “covering” songs is predominantly negative—these are usually transparent attempts to ride the coattails of well known classics with flimsy recreations that provide nothing to the listener except a watered-down version of the original. Unfortunately, and more often than not, an...2024-02-212h 40
YeahYal MixtapesMix 18Eighteen39 tracks FULLY MIXED. (Also available as Soundcloud episode).Also available as UNMIXED playlists on Spotify and Apple Music.This episode’s highlighted track:Wildcookie - Serious DrugSerious Drug begins with a samba-like, scattershot sample that provides the backdrop for vocalist Anthony Mills’ funky falsetto; his lilting voice lets us know that “cocaine is a serious drug” by name checking artists like Rick James, Amy Winehouse and Robert Downey Jr., among others who have fallen victim to its devastating effects. In addition to being incredibly funky, it’s also admit...2024-01-262h 39
YeahYal MixtapesMix 17Happy New Year! This mix has a few tracks from artists (Rasmus Møbius, Eddy Grant and 7A3) that are not available on streaming unfortunately. 🤷This episode’s highlighted track:Simian - Never Be AloneForming as university students from Manchester, England in 2000, the psychedelic electronic pop experimentalists Simian (consisting of James Ford, Jas Shaw, Alex MacNaghten and Simon Lord) made a name for themselves by blending 60s style harmonies and hypnotic Krautrock rhythms with the Brit Pop of their era to form an original and unique sound. 2002’s Never Be Alone ends with Sim...2024-01-102h 41
YeahYal MixtapesMix 16The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearDomenique Dumont / Sans cesse, mon chéri / Miniatures de auto rhythm / 2018Against All Logic / Now U Got Me Hooked / 2012 - 2017 / 2018Indeep / Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life / Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life / 1983Jessie Ware / What’s Your Pleasure? / What's Your Pleasure? / 2020Georgia Anne Muldrow / Ciao / oLIGARCHY sUCKS! / 2015YACHT / Le Goudron / Le Goudron - EP / 2012Lecomte De Brégeot & Elle Valenci / Paris 1985 / Fragment - EP / 2019Little Dragon / Ritual Union / Ritual Union / 2009Musarrat...2023-12-072h 54
YeahYal MixtapesMix 15The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / Year José González / Teardrop / In Our Nature / 2007Charlotte Gainsbourg / Hey Joe / Hey Joe - Single / 2013Air / So Light Is Her Footfall (Metronomy Remix) / So Light Is Her Footfall - EP / 2010Brenda Lee / If You Love Me (Really Love Me) / Emotions / 1961Natalie Bergman / Talk to the Lord / Mercy / 2021Tristesse Contemporaine / I Didn't Know / Tristesse Contemporaine / 2012Oran "Juice" Jones / The Rain / Juice / 1986Massive Attack / Teardrop / Mezzanine / 1998Tinlicker & Helsloot / Because You Move Me / Because You Mo...2023-11-132h 59
YeahYal MixtapesMix 14The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearGraham Nash / Better Days / Songs for Beginners / 1971Gino Soccio / Try It Out (Edited Version) / Closer / 1981Blood Orange / Out Of Your League (feat. Steve Lacy) / Negro Swan / 2018Sons Of The James, Rob Milton & DJ Harrison / Things I Should Have Said (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow) / Everlasting / 2020EMMANUELLE / Italove / L'uomo d'affari / Italove - Single / 2016Sault / Up All Night / 5 / 2019Furniture / I Can't Crack (Broken Mix) / On Broken Glass / 1984Wild Nothing / Sleight of Hand / Laughing Gas - EP / 20202023-10-172h 38
YeahYal MixtapesMix 12The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearMoses Sumney / Title of This Song / Beck Song Reader / 2014Dan Lissvik / Dreams / Archive 1 / 2018Labrinth & Zendaya / I'm Tired / I'm Tired (From "Euphoria" An Original HBO Series) / 2022Rhye / Taste / Blood / 2017Sébastien Tellier / Le long de la rivière tendre / Love Songs / 2005LA Priest / Lady's In Trouble with the Law / Inji / 2015Portishead / The Rip / Third / 2008Dralms / Usage / Shook / 2015Slum Village / Fall In Love (Instrumental Mix) / Fantastic, Vol. 2.10 / 2000Blur / Jets / Think Tank / 2003...2023-10-012h 53
YeahYal MixtapesEp11 MixThe setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearThom Yorke / Suspirium / Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) / 2018Mark Robinson / 100% Guaranteed / Canada's Green Highways / 2001Shallou / Begin (feat. Wales) / All Becomes Okay - EP / 2017Sheena Easton / Strut / A Private Heaven / 1984Ed Mount / Make It Right / Space Cries - EP / 2018Saâda Bonaire / You Could Be More as You Are / Saâda Bonaire / 2013Radiohead / Reckoner / In Rainbows / 2007Solange / Binz / When I Get Home / 2019Billy Idol / Eyes Without a Face / Rebel Yell / 1983...2023-09-203h 01
YeahYal MixtapesEp10 MixThe setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearSeb Wildblood / amelia (feat. mauv) [Suzanne Kraft Remix] / amelia Single / 2019Neneh Cherry / Buffalo Stance / Raw Like Sushi / 1989Michael Mayer / Higher / Higher - EP / 2020Angie Stone / Wish I Didn't Miss You / Mahogany Soul / 2001Shintaro Sakamoto / A Stick and Slacks / How to Live with a Phantom / 2011Mac Miller / Good News / Circles / 2020Nick Hakim / Qadir / Will This Make Me Good / 2020Fela Kuti / Water No Get Enemy / Expensive Shit / 1975Domenique Dumont / Le soleil dans le monde...2023-09-042h 40
YeahYal MixtapesMix 9This episode’s highlighted track:Le Mans - Canción de Todo Va MalFrom their final 1998 album titled, Aquí Vivía Yo, (I lived here) San Sebastián, Spain, indie rock band, Le Mans’ “Canción de Todo Va Mal” (Song about Everything Going Wrong) is an elegant and moody ballad about the end of the world laid over a mysterious, almost tribal programmed drum beat. True to their form the Basque country quintet toy with this haunting theme by juxtaposing it with beautiful mandolins, horns, drums and piano that slowly build (the vocals for the 8 min...2023-08-192h 53
YeahYal MixtapesEp8 MixThe setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearCigarettes After Sex / Apocalypse / Cigarettes After Sex / 2017Agar Agar / I'm That Guy / Cardan / 2016Porches / Underwater / Pool / 2016Todd Terje / Johnny and Mary (feat. Bryan Ferry) / It's Album Time / 2014Car Seat Headrest / Drunk Drivers-Killer Whales / Teens of Denial / 2016Young Marble Giants / N.I.T.A. / Colossal Youth / 1979Vagabon / Water Me Down / Vagabon / 2019RÜFÜS DU SOL / Innerbloom / Bloom / 2015The Pointer Sisters / Automatic / Break Out (1983 Version - Expanded Edition) / 1983Lucy Pearl / Dance To...2023-08-022h 47
YeahYal MixtapesEp7 MixThe setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearConnan Mockasin / It's Choade My Dear / Forever Dolphin Love / 2010Mac DeMarco / Salad Days / Salad Days / 2014MorMor / Some Place Else / Some Place Else - EP / 2019Matthew Dear / Modafinil Blues / Bunny / 2018Crumb / Ghostride / Jinx / 2019Panda Bear / Crosswords / Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper / 2015Vicktor Taiwò / Curse / Juno - EP / 2015Soft Hair / Lying Has To Stop (Single Version) / Lying Has To Stop / 2016ABRA / Feel / Rose / 2015Moderat / Gita / II / 2013Carriages / Hardest Mile / M...2023-06-272h 47
YeahYal MixtapesEp6 MixThe setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearLes Gordon / Morning / La / 2017Arthur Wimble / Hearts / Hearts - EP / 2016Men I Trust / Norton Commander / Oncle Jazz / 2019Shoes / John Goodman Is Too Cool To Cry / Eccentric Breaks & Beats / 2010Nas / Adam and Eve (feat. The-Dream) / NASIR / 2018Foxygen / Why Did I Get Married? / Take the Kids Off Broadway / 2012The Good, the Bad & the Queen / History Song / The Good, the Bad & the Queen / 2007WITCH / Home Town / Introduction and In The Past / 2012Ibeyi / River / Ibeyi / 20142023-06-122h 48
YeahYal MixtapesEp5 MixThe setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearBig Wild / When I Get There / Invincible - EP / 2017Soul II Soul / Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (Accapella) (feat. Caron Wheeler) / Club Classics Vol. One / 1989Florence + the Machine / You've Got the Love (feat. The xx) [Jamie xx Rework] / You've Got the Love Single / 2009The Very Best / Warm Heart of Africa (Metronomy Remix) / Warm Heart of Africa (The Remixes) / 2011 Vampire Weekend / Diplomat's Son / Contra /2010Javelin / tu machina / Jamz n Jemz / 2008 Eurythmics / Love Is a...2023-05-292h 53
YeahYal MixtapesEp4 MixPaul McCartney & Wings / Bip Bop / Wild Life / 1971Great Lake Swimmers / I Saw You In the Wild / Bodies and Minds / 2005The Whitest Boy Alive / Burning / Dreams / 2006Ohio Players / Sweet Sticky Thing / Honey / 1975The Drums / Let's Go Surfing / The Drums / 2009The xx / VCR (Matthew Dear Remix) / VCR - EP / 2010Liz Phair / Mesmerizing / Exile In Guyville (Remastered) / 1993The Kinks / Shangri-La / Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) / 1969Fruit Bats / The Blessed Breeze / The Ruminant Band / 2009Ty Segall / The Singer / Manipulator / 20142023-05-202h 47
YeahYal MixtapesEp3 MixEpisode Three consists of 35 tracks and is FULLY MIXED as a podcast (see above) or Mixcloud episode. Unmixed versions are in easy-to-add playlists for Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.The setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearDanilo Plessow & Motor City Drum Ensemble / Raw Cuts #3 / Single / 2008Lindstrøm / Music (In My Mind) / It's a Feedelity Affair / 2006Chemise / She Can't Love You / She Can't Love You - EP / 1982Spirit Catcher / Code Breaker (Original Mix) / Key Generator - EP / 1995Bee Gees / You Stepped into My Life / Children of t...2023-05-082h 49
YeahYal MixtapesEp2 MixThe setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearJavelin / Lindsay Brohan / Javelin: Ep 1 / 2009Metronomy / Whitsand Bay / Metronomy Forever / 2019Gary Numan / Metal / The Pleasure Principle / 1979Efence / Spaceflight / Synthwave, Vol. 5 (Retro Dreams) / 2012Sister Sledge / Il Macquillage Lady / The Sisters / 1982Kevin Morby / Nothing Sacred - All Things Wild / Oh My God / 2019Letta Mbulu / Nomalizo / The Best Of / 1999Jaakko Eino Kalevi / Sensaatio / BIS: 001-020 / 2014Pale Grey / Seasons / Waves / 2017Clearlake / It's Getting Light Outside / Amber / 2006Julia Jacklin / Body / Crushing / 20192023-04-272h 42
YeahYal MixtapesEp1 MixThe setlist:Artist / Song Name / Album / YearBullion / God Only Knows / Pet Sounds: In The Key Of Dee / 2007Steve Lacy / Dark Red / Steve Lacy's Demo - EP / 2017Royksopp / Daddy's Groove / Daddy's Groove - Single / 2013Bullion / Yawn / Heaven Is Over - EP / 2020Thompson Twins / Lay Your Hands On Me (James Farber Remix) / Thompson Twins Greatest Mixes / 1988Pat Lok / Late.Nite / Corazon / 2019Jerry Paper / Feed Me Sweet Sounds / Feels Emotions / 2014Sly & The Family Stone / Loose Booty / Small Talk (Bonus Tracks Edition) / 1974...2023-04-203h 03