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A monthly detour through music I like, taking in everything from jazz to house, and often with an electronic flavour. A new mix every month, completely free to download. Each month's mix tends to be in a specific style - mainly because they're easier to mix that way!

Check out the mixes uploaded so far, and remember to grab the RSS feed for regular monthly updates or just hit 'subscribe' in iTunes.

A monthly detour through music I like, taking in everything from jazz to house, and often with an electronic flavour. A new mix every month, completely free to download. Each month's mix tends to be in a specific style - mainly because they're easier to mix that way!

Check out the mixes uploaded so far, and remember to grab the RSS feed for regular monthly updates or just hit 'subscribe' in iTunes.

ash, ashton, mason, podcast ash, ashton, mason, podcast Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:50:50 -0600 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:50:50 -0600 September: Routed Ashton Mason http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=7 http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=7 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:58:36 -0500 Ashton Mason Classic house no ash, ashton, mason, podcast 40:12 We dip into the recent classic archives this month for a house mix that's more straight up than the SA flavours we've been tasting lately, but no less funky for it. I've been listening to the new Quentin Harris album Sacrifice lately, and this mix is somewhat inspired by that (and features two tracks from it). U don't know - M60 feat. ST Circles - Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker Touched the sky - Dennis Ferrer feat. Mia Tuttavilla Hey Hey (DF's Attention Vocal Mix) - Dennis Ferrer Wait - Quentin Harris feat. Denise Henderson Only One (Extended) - Chris Lake Nothing Better Than Your Lovin (Hardsoul Main Reconstruction) - T. J. Cases feat. Natalie Broomes Binaural Beat (Dub Mix) - Grant Nelson We dip into the recent classic archives this month for a house mix that's more straight up than the SA flavours we've been tasting lately, but no less funky for it. I've been listening to the new Quentin Harris album Sacrifice lately, and this mix is somewhat inspired by that (and features two tracks from it).

  1. U don't know - M60 feat. ST
  2. Circles - Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker
  3. Touched the sky - Dennis Ferrer feat. Mia Tuttavilla
  4. Hey Hey (DF's Attention Vocal Mix) - Dennis Ferrer
  5. Wait - Quentin Harris feat. Denise Henderson
  6. Only One (Extended) - Chris Lake
  7. Nothing Better Than Your Lovin (Hardsoul Main Reconstruction) - T. J. Cases feat. Natalie Broomes
  8. Binaural Beat (Dub Mix) - Grant Nelson

]]> August: Tanned Ashton Mason http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=6 http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=6 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:23:20 -0500 Ashton Mason Afro minimal rhythm overload no ash, ashton, mason, podcast 60:50 From a misleadingly tranquil beginning, this month's mix builds a slow, cylic ascent and heads deep into the minimal stratosphere, never saying no to a pounding afro rhythm along the way. Superman (Dubmental Mix) - Black Coffee feat. Bucie Uthando (DJ Rork Rework) - Kentphonik feat. Mimi Whats Goin On (Instrumental) - +268 Crazy (Culoe De Song Winter Remix) - Black Coffee feat. Thiwe Champagne (Diamond Dealer Mix) - Four To The Floor Erotic Illusions (Erotic Illusions 93) - Nick Holder Elevation (Radio Slave's Panorama Garage Remix) - Jerome Sydenham & Tiger Stripes Africa - Nick Holder & Matt M1 DiMaria No Hook - Kenny Dope and Terry Hunter Ibis - Ramon Tapia Eshelon - AV From a misleadingly tranquil beginning, this month's mix builds a slow, cylic ascent and heads deep into the minimal stratosphere, never saying no to a pounding afro rhythm along the way.

  1. Superman (Dubmental Mix) - Black Coffee feat. Bucie
  2. Uthando (DJ Rork Rework) - Kentphonik feat. Mimi
  3. Whats Goin On (Instrumental) - +268
  4. Crazy (Culoe De Song Winter Remix) - Black Coffee feat. Thiwe
  5. Champagne (Diamond Dealer Mix) - Four To The Floor
  6. Erotic Illusions (Erotic Illusions 93) - Nick Holder
  7. Elevation (Radio Slave's Panorama Garage Remix) - Jerome Sydenham & Tiger Stripes
  8. Africa - Nick Holder & Matt M1 DiMaria
  9. No Hook - Kenny Dope and Terry Hunter
  10. Ibis - Ramon Tapia
  11. Eshelon - AV

]]> July: Taken Ashton Mason http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=5 http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=5 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:26:57 -0500 Ashton Mason Back in the attic no ash, ashton, mason, podcast 41:55 After a month off for good behaviour, we're straight back onto the ones and twos this month for a slippery summer cocktail with a few more deep 'n dirty South African flavours shaken in. Just Like That - Sis N' Jones & DJ Christos & Art Jones & G Family Complicated (DJ Christos Afro Deep Mix) - Ralf GUM feat. Kafele Hiya Kaya (Rocco Deep Mix) - Kentphonik Listen With Your Soul (feat T Shedi) - Sis N' Jones & DJ Christos & Art Jones & G Family Uyangichomela (DJ Christos 5 AM Mix) - Shana Spells Of Yoruba (Original Mix) - Gel Abril EP#5 (Original Mix) - Quentin Harris This Is How It Goes (BlackCoffee Remix) - GoldFish Sunday Showers (DJ Rork Rework) - Kentphonik If you're paying attention you'll notice a few of these tracks have cropped up before, sometimes in different guises. I'm okay with that, hope you are too. This month's mix marks a couple of other changes of direction, too. It was mixed more off-the-cuff than the others were and feels, to me, more spontaneous for it. Less scripted and perhaps also less directed: it's basically just what I currently feel like playing. After a month off for good behaviour, we're straight back onto the ones and twos this month for a slippery summer cocktail with a few more deep 'n dirty South African flavours shaken in.

  1. Just Like That - Sis N' Jones & DJ Christos & Art Jones & G Family
  2. Complicated (DJ Christos Afro Deep Mix) - Ralf GUM feat. Kafele
  3. Hiya Kaya (Rocco Deep Mix) - Kentphonik
  4. Listen With Your Soul (feat T Shedi) - Sis N' Jones & DJ Christos & Art Jones & G Family
  5. Uyangichomela (DJ Christos 5 AM Mix) - Shana
  6. Spells Of Yoruba (Original Mix) - Gel Abril
  7. EP#5 (Original Mix) - Quentin Harris
  8. This Is How It Goes (BlackCoffee Remix) - GoldFish
  9. Sunday Showers (DJ Rork Rework) - Kentphonik


If you're paying attention you'll notice a few of these tracks have cropped up before, sometimes in different guises. I'm okay with that, hope you are too.

This month's mix marks a couple of other changes of direction, too. It was mixed more off-the-cuff than the others were and feels, to me, more spontaneous for it. Less scripted and perhaps also less directed: it's basically just what I currently feel like playing.

]]> May: Searched Ashton Mason http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=4 http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=4 Sun, 02 May 2010 18:37:41 -0500 Ashton Mason Funky tribal rhythms no ash, ashton, mason, podcast 34:20 Beamed out direct from deepest southwest London, this month's mix marks the first glimmers of summer with a funky upbeat mix of rhythms and beats. Thicken - Gel Abril Hiya Kaya (Original Mix) - Kentphonik EP#5 (Original Mix) - Quentin Harris Sunday Showers (Casamena Basement Mix) - Kentphonik Mind Ckuf/Wena Ng'Hmba Nawe - DJ Cleo Bongo Jam (L-Vis 1990 & Bok Bok's Refix) - Crazy Cousinz Monopoly (Kenny Dope Remix) - Kenny Dope and Terry Hunter Inflation - Crazy Cousinz Neva Believe You - Movado Enjoy the tracks and tune in same time next month for another installment! Beamed out direct from deepest southwest London, this month's mix marks the first glimmers of summer with a funky upbeat mix of rhythms and beats.

  1. Thicken - Gel Abril
  2. Hiya Kaya (Original Mix) - Kentphonik
  3. EP#5 (Original Mix) - Quentin Harris
  4. Sunday Showers (Casamena Basement Mix) - Kentphonik
  5. Mind Ckuf/Wena Ng'Hmba Nawe - DJ Cleo
  6. Bongo Jam (L-Vis 1990 & Bok Bok's Refix) - Crazy Cousinz
  7. Monopoly (Kenny Dope Remix) - Kenny Dope and Terry Hunter
  8. Inflation - Crazy Cousinz
  9. Neva Believe You - Movado


Enjoy the tracks and tune in same time next month for another installment!

]]> April: Faultzone Ashton Mason http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=3 http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=3 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:56:07 -0500 Ashton Mason House classics no ash, ashton, mason, podcast 40:46 Seeing as this month's mix falls on the first of April, I guess I should tell you that I've cooked up some Estonian folk flavours, or maybe some Inuit sledding chants. But no. Instead, for our fourth monthly mix, we have nine classic house tracks -- triple distilled, barrel-aged, and non-chill filtered for your listening pleasure. A touch of piano on the nose, more than a hint of gospel on the palate, and a lingering aftertaste of soul. The mix is called Faultzone, for no clear reason -- and no it's not a reference to the mixing skills :) Whatcha Gonna Do (Vox) - Teddy Douglas feat. Margaret Grace My Joy - Quentin Harris feat. Margaret Grace Church Lady - Dennis Ferrer feat. Danil Wright God Created Woman (Vocal 12") - Teddy Douglas feat. Margaret Grace Deep Inside (Original Mix) - Hardrive Ready Or Not (Copyright Old Skool Mix) - Yasmeen Can't Stop - Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker Self Religion - Believe In Me (Hardsoul Reconstruction) - Hardsoul feat. Fierce Ruling Diva Sinfonia Della Notte - Dennis Ferrer Seeing as this month's mix falls on the first of April, I guess I should tell you that I've cooked up some Estonian folk flavours, or maybe some Inuit sledding chants.

But no. Instead, for our fourth monthly mix, we have nine classic house tracks -- triple distilled, barrel-aged, and non-chill filtered for your listening pleasure. A touch of piano on the nose, more than a hint of gospel on the palate, and a lingering aftertaste of soul.

The mix is called Faultzone, for no clear reason -- and no it's not a reference to the mixing skills :)

  1. Whatcha Gonna Do (Vox) - Teddy Douglas feat. Margaret Grace
  2. My Joy - Quentin Harris feat. Margaret Grace
  3. Church Lady - Dennis Ferrer feat. Danil Wright
  4. God Created Woman (Vocal 12") - Teddy Douglas feat. Margaret Grace
  5. Deep Inside (Original Mix) - Hardrive
  6. Ready Or Not (Copyright Old Skool Mix) - Yasmeen
  7. Can't Stop - Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker
  8. Self Religion - Believe In Me (Hardsoul Reconstruction) - Hardsoul feat. Fierce Ruling Diva
  9. Sinfonia Della Notte - Dennis Ferrer


]]> March: Snowblind Ashton Mason http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=2 http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=2 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:07:35 -0600 Ashton Mason Scandinavian beats no ash, ashton, mason, podcast 39:59 Well March is here, and with it another issue of the Monthly Mix! This month, something of a change of style from February's edition. From the heat of Mumbai we head north and brave the worst Scandinavian winter on record for a deep breath of icy modern jazz. Cooler than the bottom of a frozen fjord, fresher than a trawler-full of wild-eyed herring, heavy with the perpetual twilight of the Norwegian winter, and cosy with the warm glow of the northern lights. The music coming out of Scandinavia is unmistakeable. Let me know if you like the mix, and don't forget to hit subscribe. Simply So - Nils Petter Molvaer (Norway) Maison de Reflexion - Efterklang (Denmark) The Message - Esbjorn Svensson Trio (Sweden) -Shank - Shank (Germany) Keep the Streets Empty for Me - Fever Ray (Sweden) Frozen - Nils Petter Molvaer (Norway) El. - Bugge Wesseltoft (Norway) S-Hank - Shank (Germany) Soulhack - Forss (Sweden) (Yes I know Germany isn't really in Scandinavia -- but it's right next to Denmark so cut me some slack 8) Well March is here, and with it another issue of the Monthly Mix! This month, something of a change of style from February's edition. From the heat of Mumbai we head north and brave the worst Scandinavian winter on record for a deep breath of icy modern jazz.

Cooler than the bottom of a frozen fjord, fresher than a trawler-full of wild-eyed herring, heavy with the perpetual twilight of the Norwegian winter, and cosy with the warm glow of the northern lights. The music coming out of Scandinavia is unmistakeable.

Let me know if you like the mix, and don't forget to hit subscribe.

  1. Simply So - Nils Petter Molvaer (Norway)
  2. Maison de Reflexion - Efterklang (Denmark)
  3. The Message - Esbjorn Svensson Trio (Sweden)
  4. -Shank - Shank (Germany)
  5. Keep the Streets Empty for Me - Fever Ray (Sweden)
  6. Frozen - Nils Petter Molvaer (Norway)
  7. El. - Bugge Wesseltoft (Norway)
  8. S-Hank - Shank (Germany)
  9. Soulhack - Forss (Sweden)

(Yes I know Germany isn't really in Scandinavia -- but it's right next to Denmark so cut me some slack 8)

]]> February: Risen Ashton Mason http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=1 http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=1 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:42:30 -0600 Ashton Mason A trip to Mumbai no ash, ashton, mason, podcast 40:33 This month, we take a trip to the nightclubs and movie sets of Mumbai for ten of Bollywood's finest. Dhoom Again - Vishal Dadlani & Dominque Cerejo Mad World - Feel Good Productions Fashion Ka Jalwa (Remix) - Sukhwinder Singh, Satya Hinduja & Robert "Bob" Omulo (Remix DJ Amyth) Mourya Re - Shankar Mahadevan Fanah - K. K., Anu Malik & Chorus For Your Eyes Only - Sonu Nigam, Krishna & Nandini Fanaa For You (Chand Sifarish Club Mix) - Shaan & Kailash Khar (Remix DJ Aqeel) Bebo (Club Mix) - Kilogrm K&G Kuchh Khaas (Remix) - Mohit Chauhan & Neha Bhasin (Remix DJ Amyth) Aaj Ki Raat - Alisha Chinoy, Mahalaxmi, Sonu Nigam Track 1 from Dhoom:2 (Yash Raj Films). Tracks 3 and 9 from Fashion (T-Series). Tracks 4 and 10 from Don (T-Series). Tracks 5 and 6 from Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (T-Series). Track 7 from Fanaa (Yash Raj Films). Track 8 from Kambakkht Ishq (Eros). This month, we take a trip to the nightclubs and movie sets of Mumbai for ten of Bollywood's finest.

  1. Dhoom Again - Vishal Dadlani & Dominque Cerejo
  2. Mad World - Feel Good Productions
  3. Fashion Ka Jalwa (Remix) - Sukhwinder Singh, Satya Hinduja & Robert "Bob" Omulo (Remix DJ Amyth)
  4. Mourya Re - Shankar Mahadevan
  5. Fanah - K. K., Anu Malik & Chorus
  6. For Your Eyes Only - Sonu Nigam, Krishna & Nandini
  7. Fanaa For You (Chand Sifarish Club Mix) - Shaan & Kailash Khar (Remix DJ Aqeel)
  8. Bebo (Club Mix) - Kilogrm K&G
  9. Kuchh Khaas (Remix) - Mohit Chauhan & Neha Bhasin (Remix DJ Amyth)
  10. Aaj Ki Raat - Alisha Chinoy, Mahalaxmi, Sonu Nigam

Track 1 from Dhoom:2 (Yash Raj Films). Tracks 3 and 9 from Fashion (T-Series). Tracks 4 and 10 from Don (T-Series). Tracks 5 and 6 from Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (T-Series). Track 7 from Fanaa (Yash Raj Films). Track 8 from Kambakkht Ishq (Eros).

]]> January: Straight to the frontline Ashton Mason http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=0 http://pod.ashtonmason.net/?channel=monthly&entry=0 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:50:50 -0600 Ashton Mason Chilled tribal house with a Kwaito flavour no ash, ashton, mason, podcast 40:40 To start things off nice and easy, a fairly chilled mix in a tribal house style with a distinctly South African flavour. Track listing is as follows: Spiritual Dance - Jihad Muhammad Uyangichomela (DJ Christos 5 AM Mix) - Shana Your Kiss (DJ Christos Vocal) - Bucie Turn Me On (Original Mix) - Blackcoffee feat. Bucie Frontline (Original Mix) - Princess Come Fetch Ur Dub (Franck Roger Mix) - Dj Pepsi feat Magesh and Ben F12 (Argy's 6Am Mix) - Jerome Sydenham & Tiger Stripes (Track 1 includes excerpts from Spiritual Dance (Spiritual Percussion) - Jihad Muhammad. Track 7 includes excerpts from Congo - Jerome Sydenham). To start things off nice and easy, a fairly chilled mix in a tribal house style with a distinctly South African flavour. Track listing is as follows:

  1. Spiritual Dance - Jihad Muhammad
  2. Uyangichomela (DJ Christos 5 AM Mix) - Shana
  3. Your Kiss (DJ Christos Vocal) - Bucie
  4. Turn Me On (Original Mix) - Blackcoffee feat. Bucie
  5. Frontline (Original Mix) - Princess
  6. Come Fetch Ur Dub (Franck Roger Mix) - Dj Pepsi feat Magesh and Ben
  7. F12 (Argy's 6Am Mix) - Jerome Sydenham & Tiger Stripes

(Track 1 includes excerpts from Spiritual Dance (Spiritual Percussion) - Jihad Muhammad. Track 7 includes excerpts from Congo - Jerome Sydenham).

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