Y. Whales are awesome, but as fellow mammals we are pretty awesome as well. So in an awesome fashion I mixed up a storm on the wheels of steel this evening and made this animal-themed downloadable 34 minute mp3 mix down. Some may be tempted to call it a podcast, but I can’t make that commitment.

Since I have so much music, picking themes helps me narrow down my playlist selection a bit. My DJing philosophy is sort of like a genre-less stream of musical consciousness but if you had to peg it down I’d say this mix is a children’s electronic dance mix, with bonus rap music.Download it here(28mb) or stream it with this:

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For now, here’s the playlist:

1. Lion King – Circle of Life // Massive Attack – Tear Drop (sampled with M83 – Birds, Dr. Michael Ghiselin – Darwin and Evolution Audiobook)
2. Boards of Canada – Dayvan Cowboy // Savage Garden – The Animal Song (sampled with Naraus & Miranda – What Is An Animal?)
3. The Go! Team – Ladyflash (sampled with Power Records Ghostly Sounds – Mean Cat)
4. David Wilcox – Do The Bear Cat
5. Daz Dillinger – Vibe (Instrumental) // Sesame Street – A Cat Had A Birthday // Ratatat – Wildcat
6. Beastie Boys – Brass Monkey (sampled with Muppets – Mahna Mahna)
7. The Aquabats – Cat With 2 Heads!
8. The Other People Place – Moonlight Rendezvous (sampled with Dr. Michael Ghiselin – Darwin and Evolution Audiobook)
9. Lil Wayne and Juelz Santana – Birds Flyin’ High (sampled with a bit of Beach Boys – Pet Sounds)
10. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Brooklyn Zoo (Clean Lord Digga Mix) // Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Brooklyn Zoo (Instrumental) // Nelly Furtado – I’m Like a Bird // Snoop Dogg – Still A G Thang (Instrumental)
11. Sesame Street – A Bear Eats Bear Food // mu-Ziq – Whale Soup
12. Dr. Dre – Hustlers (Instrumental) // Shamu And His Crew – Doin’ The Dolphin
13. Rufus Thomas – The Funky Bird
14. CunninLynguist – Halfanimal, Halfman
15. Gonzales – Love Scene // Manual – Frequency (sampled with Dr. Michael Ghiselin – Darwin and Evolution Audiobook, Wizard of Oz – Lions And Tigers and Bears)
16. Silver Jews – Animal Shapes // Wonderland Records – Yogi Bear and Boo Boo

I admit some parts of it didn’t mix so hot but I’m new at this so cut me some slack. I realize it’s pretty heavy on the childrens music, but that was just the case this time. Enjoy and don’t forget to purchase music you enjoy.