Fresh from collaborations with the likes of Beni, The Presets, LDRU and Touch Sensitive, Australia’s most innovative DJ and visual artist Ego has just released his new video mixtape Between Dreams, which isout now.
To celebrate, he’s given us a rack by track run down of every banger on the mix, it’s a surefire way to kick start your week. If you like what you hear, be sure to check out Ego’s Facebook page.
1. Sweater Beats ‘Rain Dance’- 0:00
“Let’s begin by easing slowly out of our blissy slumber with the dulcet tones of David Duchovny and some unabashed Dali references before being whacked in the face with some David Lynch on that Sweater Beats drop.”
2. Odesza ‘Say My Name’ (Atticus Beats Remix)- 3:40
“Atticus Beats kills this remix, I wanted to play with that idea of fogginess in dreaming and waking so threw down some pixel-art styled imagery alongside.”
3. Giraffage ‘Tell Me’- 5:12
“Onwards to a happy place filled with coconut palms, pastelled geometry, and contorted cinema classics.”
4. Spank Rock ‘Gully’- 7:17
“This is the kind of frantic dreaming that health bloggers warned you too much late night TV or laptopping before bed would induce.”
5. Caribou ‘Our Love’- 8:58
“Love looks not with eyes, but with the mind, and thus winged Cupid is painted blind. If cupid did have eyes though, he might watch this mixtape and let these sweet light forms wash over him to one of my favourite tracks from last year.”
6. Sophie ‘Nothing More to Say Dub’- 11:17
“Summery melty daydream vibes here. Thanks Sophie. Whoever you are.”
7. Beyonce ‘Bow Down’- 14:27
“Queen B’s dreams of running the world meet the broken dreams of fallen empires here.”
8. Kanye West & Jay-Z ‘Niggas in Paris’- 15:34
“Throwback to that time I supported Hodor on his Australian Rave of Thrones tour!”
9. S-Type ‘Billboard’ (Lido Remix)-16:30
“Still on that regal tip, bringing out the horns for Lido. Think we’ve found our king.”
10. Basenji ‘Heirloom’- 18:23
“Adrift on the seas between dreams and reality is Sydney’s favourite canine…”
11. Electric Mantis ‘Flips & Flops, Drips & Drops’ – 20:21
“… before a wild rumpus on the shores where the wild things are.”
12. Bear Mountain ‘Two Step’- 23:31
“And finally let’s shoot off into space on the back of a psychedelic cheetah with Jodie Foster whilst pondering the very fabric of reality.”
Upcoming Shows
13th February @ Alhambra Lounge – Brisbane
