Passion of the Weiss Mix, Volume XII: Captain Supernova - "The World Has Just Begun"
The latest in the Passion of the Weiss mix series: A blend of soul-funk, jazz, and 70s soundtracks from Captain Supernova.
Fusing Floyd, Bowie, Herbie Hancock, French electronic prog, Daft Punk and Marvin Gaye, the astral traveler christened Captain Supernova made an impression on the collective squad when he dropped "The Captain's Theme" earlier this month. Intent on preserving his anonymity, the pilot will only admit to a penchant for hard drums and phosphorescent synthesizers. His music comes across as well-studied without the stuffiness that sometimes trails those whose crates threaten to put clamps on their imagination. The few tracks he's released thus far, maintain a stoned 3-dimensionality, as though his only studio needs are Moogs, astronaut ice cream, and the most refined street pharmaceuticals. For the 12th Volume of the Passion of the Weiss mix series, I tabbed the Captain to compose a mix of some of his influences. He described it as: "Old funk and some OSTs in between tracks. Its starts out downtempo and then increases into some more spacey disco jams. I was trying to make a mix that would be the soundtrack to the creation of Earth." The mix and tracklist are below. Best heard in your preferred liquid and cooling ventilation garment.
Tracklist: David Axelrod - 1000 rads Vladimir Cosma - Profil Grec 1 Crown Heights Affair - The Love I Found this Time The Flasher OST - The Flight Dorothy Ashby - Windmills of your mind David Axelrod - Ken Russell Frank Gartner - Laser Dexter Wansel - The Sweetest Pain Jon Lucien - Would you Believe in me Glenn Davis Edit Donald Byrd - Think Twice Hubert Laws - Undecided Driver OST - Driving Leo Hassler - Grotesque Manzel- Space Funk Lalo Schrifen - No one is home Herbie Hancock - Ready or Not Flashlight - Beginner's Luck Tomita - Aranjuez Alternate Link:
Passion of the Weiss Mix, Volume XII: Captain Supernova - "The World Has Just Begun" by Passionweiss on Mixcloud