To get you through your hump day arvo, we’ve got a smooth selection of tracks hand-picked by acclaimed American producer/DJ and frequent Anderson .Paak collaborator TOKiMONSTA.
TOKiMONSTA will be heading to our shores soon to play the boutique New Years festival Let Them Eat Cake, taking to the splendid Werribee Mansion stage alongside some of the finest national and international electronic artists like Alex Niggemann, Cut Chemist, Dusky, Mano Le Tough, and a stack more.
To give us an idea of the mood we could be in for during her Cake set, we asked TOKiMONSTA for ten tracks she’s digging right now, and she’s sent us over a ten track assortment of her current “timeless sounds” – and with tunes by everyone from Nicolas Jaar to BadBadNotGood, it’s a winner.
Timeless Sounds by TOKiMONSTA
Blu & Exile – ‘Dancing In The Rain’ from Below the Heavens
“This track really brings me back to the golden age of the LA hip hop movement where unity between producer and the rapper were at its peak.”
Machinedrum – ‘Morphogene’ ft. Ruckazoid from Human Energy
“Machinedrum came with this bubbly sound and hasn’t looked back.”
Thundercat – ‘Heartbreaks + Setbacks’ from Apocalypse
“A fellow Brainfeeder labelmate really came with it on this tune. The emotion surrounding Steve on this whole album just touched me and the sound / vibe really speaks wonders.”
Nicolas Jaar – ‘Fight’ from Fight
“Jaar really was channeling Aphex Twin on this tune and both producers are always at the top of my list of people who keep music viable and amazing!”
Mr. Oizo – Sea Horses ft. Tetanos from All Wet
“It’s just so french and dirty, then the high hats start to snap and the tune goes to the next level.”
Allan Kingdom – ‘Wavey’ ft. Spooky Black from Future Memoirs
“This beat is so spacey and these two together just left me in a zone!”
BadBadNotGood – ‘Lavender’ ft. Kaytranada from IV
“Super deep break beat then the lead synth just makes me think of people in the 60’s getting so loose and jamming out.”
CRi – ‘Tell Her’ from Tell Her
“This newcomer CRI was the first person I signed to my label outside our circle and the tunes he makes are so warm and timeless! GO CRi!”
Chance The Rapper – ‘All Night’ ft. Knox Fortune from Coloring Book
“Brings me back to all the hip house from the late ’80s.”
Nosaj Thing – ‘N R 5’ from NO REALITY
“Nosaj Thing never tries to fit into a specific sound/genre other than ‘good vibes’. He’s also one of my favourite sound design producer in music!”
