Stories — Mixes

With this post, I happily share with you the full Paradise: 1x10x100 Revisited tracklist, including artist, label, and release year for each track. And if you don't already know, 1x10x100 Revisited is an oasis of smooth soul and jazz sounds that take the listener to a paradise within oneself.

You know the story: 1 store. 10 dollars. 100 records. When Harry's Music Store closed in February, I bought vinyl records so dirt cheap, I decided to make a mixtape of my finds. But one mixtape just wasn't enough—that's why I made another, it's called Paradise: 1x10x100 Revisited.

One store, ten dollars, one hundred records. That's what this free mixtape is all about. It's called 1x10x100, an ode to Harry's Music Store in Honolulu and the soulful vinyl records that populated its record bins. Over the course of one weekend, I spent $10 and scored 100 records—soul, funk, disco, pop, jazz, fusion. I walked away enlightened, and I want you to hear what I found.

Thanks to everyone who played and downloaded the Aloha Got Soul x Fitted Pupu Mix, a free appetizer mixtape packed with 30 minutes of Hawaiian funk, soul, and rare groove. Many of you have been wondering about the Pupu Mix tracklist. To be honest, I thought I might keep it a mystery for a while... Why? As niche as this blog is—Hawaiian funk and soul from the 70s and 80s is pretty obscure, after all—and as much as I doubt more than a few people a day will start Googling "rare Hawaiian funk music", the digger/collector in me wants to...

Aloha kakou! I know you're hungry to hear the forthcoming mixtape by Aloha Got Soul and Fitted. I know you're curious about the details, the music, the limited tee. You can't wait for one of the biggest releases of 2012 to drop. Neither can we. Introducing the Pupu Mix by Aloha Got Soul and Fitted. Aloha Got Soul and Fitted give you the Pupu Mix, a free appetizer mixtape packed with Hawaiian rare grooves. Thirty minutes of quality homegrown music that's funkier than a Hawaiian mosquito's tweeter. Did we mention this music is from Hawaii? Born straight from the ‘aina...