Good Music Makes Me Happy: 2011

Sampling is archeology. Digging through crates for obscure old records and drafting the sounds of times past into contemporary music is as much about preserving the past as digging for bones is. Few musicians take that pursuit as literally as L.A. native DJ/Producer Bei Ru. He has traveled across the Middle East on a mission to hunt down rare, obscure, and out-of-print Armenian records, which he uses to create a never-before-heard blend of vintage Armenian melodies mixed with touches of hip hop, funk, & soul. He breathes new life into these songs on Little Armenia (L.A.), an intoxicating voyage through rhythm and melody that serves not only as a dedication to the under-appreciated Armenian musicians of yesteryear and a homage to the Little Armenia section neighborhood of Los Angeles, but also as a musical map of the Armenian diaspora.

Latest tracks by Bei Ru

POPSHOP RADIO 009 (MIXED BY THE KNOCKS) by The Knocks

1. "Champagne Kisses Could Work With Everything" - Samuel + Two Door Cinema Club
2. "Seeing is Believing" - The Knocks
3. "Dirty Talk" (Laidback Luke Remix) - Wynter Gordon
4. "Right Here Right Now" - Fatboy Slim
5. "Black + Gold" - Goldsmith
6. "Can't Stand Still" (The Knocks Remix) - The Postelles
7. "Houdini Look Sharp" - Captain Cuts
8. "Scenic World" (Pocketknife's Breathtaken Remix) - Beirut
9. "It's Around You" - ANR

Mustang june 11 mixtape by Mustang (Official)

Toro Y Mo i: Still Sound – Voodoo Bear Remix
Trickski : Can’t Get Through
Dance Disorder : Metallic Italic (Jeremy Glenn Remix)
Andrea Esu : E.S.U. Track
Matias Aguayo : Dance Machine
Tensnake : Something About You
Mustang : Shooting Love (Club Mix)
2 Bears : Bear Hug
My Favorite Robot, The Model : Still In My Heart (Ivan Smagghe Remix)
Benoit & Sergio : Principles
Alla Farmer : Deep Sweet Kiss – Original Mix
Jamie XX, Gil Scott-Heron : I’ll Take Care Of You (Special DJ Version

Moonlight Matters by 10 Days Off

Hypnolove – Holiday Reverie
Shindu – Happy House
Mitzi – India (Joakim Remix)
Metronomy – The Bay (Erol Alkan Rework)
Is Tropical – The Greeks (Moonlight Matters Remix)
Yuksek – Mister Dangerous
Robyn – Indestructable (A-Trak Remix)
Hercules & The Love Affair – Painted Eyes (Moonlight Matters Remix)
Adele – Set Fire To The Rain (Moonlight Matters Remix)

M&L Mixtape by M&L Records

Discodeine feat. Jarvis Cooper – Synchronize
Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix)
Hey Champ – Cold Dust Girl
Fred Everything with 20for7 feat. Vanessa Baker -Friday (Crazy P Remix)
Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars
Gossip – Heavy Cross (Yuksek Remix)
Robyn – Indestructible (A-Trak Remix)
Moullinex – Catalina
Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon (Madeon Remix)