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2011


september 2011 mixtape
portland eclectic.
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august 2011 mixtape
one summer day.
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occasional mix #5
soulful house and funk to cool off the summer.
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july 2011 mixtape
untitled.
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june 2011 mixtape
native tongues at the disco.
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bonus: occasional mix #4
a selection of underground joints i've been bumping.
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may 2011 mixtape
something: a few funky beatles covers.
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april 2011 mixtape
groove drops - a mellow and funky jazz vibe.
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march 2011 mixtape
portland rap classics from the 1990s.
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february 2011 mixtape
in the dolla bins nationwide.
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bonus mixtape
a few classic dj premier-produced selections from wax.



january mixtape
short dedication to Bernie Sanders amazing speech.
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2010


december mixtape
"The Visualz" - mellow hip-hop vibes for the month of December.
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november mixtape
Jazz Pianos from funky to blues.
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october mixtape
A crazy soundscape of all kinds of records. Forty records in 34 minutes.
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september mixtape
Some of my favorite soundtrack cuts.
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occasional mix #3
hip-hop from soundtracks.
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august mixtape
love songs on 45.
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july mixtape
instrumentals with that upbeat swing.
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BONUS: occasional mix #2
some underground hip-hop for the heads to vibe out to.



june mixtape
Relax and chill as we get into the summer sun.
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may mixtape
revolutionary spirit straight from the wax.
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april mixtape
Some heavy records from various genres to wake up on a sunny day to.
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BONUS MIX: Occasional Mix #1
Short mix of some new-ish hip-hop I'm diggin right now..
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march mixtape
Dedicated to radical historian Howard Zinn.
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february mixtape
A short tribute to pianist Ahmad Jamal.
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january mixtape
More Winter Warmth: hip-hop and beats from an old mixtape.
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2009



december mixtape
A tribute to Aretha Franklin.
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november mixtape
An eclectic mix of 70s psych-pop-rock records.
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october mixtape
Classic soul 45s from the 60s, dedicated to my friend Carlos Alvarez (RIP).
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september mixtape
NYC, 1996: a brief collection of b-sides, album cuts and 12 inches from the vintage year of '96 in the Apple.
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august mixtape
covers volume 2: funky jazz covers of the Meters and soulful covers of the Jackson 5 + much more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Root70 Lounge and MESH Radio Mix by DJ Ian Head
mix for for MESH Radio in singapore featuring tracks by artists on the ROOT70 label, as well as many others.
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july mixtape
criss-crossing the country to find those ill crunchy classics.
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june mixtape
that groovy fusion ish without the cheese.
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may mixtape
a tribute to the great ramsey lewis, with some of my favorite cuts of his.
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BONUS: bedroom sessions, vol. 2
underground beats, unheard hip-hop and more from damu the fudgemunk, oddisee, diego bernal, dirty hairy and many more.


april mixtape
that smooth sound, from dj ian head featuring guest dj, evolve-one.
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march mixtape
some classic records that i've maintained after a severe flood.
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february mixtape
dilla favorites...a eclectic mix of dilla originals, beats, and more.
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january mixtape
dolla or less: strictly records from the dollabins.
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2008

BONUS: bedroom sessions, vol. 1
underground beats, unheard hip-hop and more.


december mixtape
covers volume 1: a selection of covers of classics.
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november mixtape
short mix straight from the crates.

october mixtape
eclectic hiphop / beats mixed by ian and dj center.

september mixtape
a few selections from the jazz label CTI / KUDU. some of my favorites, along with a couple classic breaks + accapellas.

august mixtape
More psych/blues breaks than you can shake a stick at.

july mixtape
Summertime chillout brought to you by DJ Ian Head and DJ Verbal Math - Dollabin Style!

june mixtape
That summertime funky stuff.

may mixtape
Strictly obscure mp3s via serato...dope regional hiphop you've never heard.

april mixtape
Recent digging finds, mixed together for your pleasure.
march mixtape (two sides)
30 records for 30 years old. Some classics I grew up on. Download only (zip file).

february mixtape (w/dj seekten)
DJ Seekten and DJ Ian Head take it back to their roots with some west coast flavors.

january mixtape
A few of my favorite jazz cuts, on a mellow soul tip.
2007

december mixtape
That underground blend of classic instrumentals and fuzzy december warmth.

november mixtape
Strictly soul 45s, crunchy but funky.

october mixtape
A selection of fusion, samples with some hiphop.