For the third installment in our series of FRSH SLCTS x 101 Apparel co-premieres,
following up on last year’s mixes by Waajeed and DJ Spinna -
today, we have an exclusive preview of the new mix by international tastemaker, LeFtO.

An essential member of Gilles Peterson‘s Brownswood family & label,
Belgian DJ, LeFtO is world-reknowned for breaking new talent across all genres,
w/ a strong foundation built on years of respect earned thru his work at Music Mania -
the most well-trusted record store in his hometown of Brussels & beyond,
as well as his own show on the premiere Belgian radio network, Studio Brussels.
Both have led to work and collaborations w/ labels such as
Blue Note, Stones Throw, Jazzy Sport, !K7 Records and more,
as well as regular DJ dates spanning all across the globe -
almost all of which he documents on his extremely well-kept Vimeo page.

For his t-shirt and mix collobration w/ 101,
entitled Universal Magnetic,
LeFtO compiles the best of his most recent musical findings from his travels
& seamlessly blends them all into a concise 70 minute mix
that takes listeners everywhere from the US to Europe, Asia, Africa,
& pretty much everywhere else in between.

He explains it a little bit better himself in his artist statement below:

“To me, music is universal, it has the capability of connecting like minded people all around the world without even speaking the same language and it all works as a magnet. Today, thanks to the internet, musicians are able to meet and work with other musicians on a global scale, people are listening to music in shuffle mode and musical styles mix up to create new styles. This mix is what I do, mix up styles, blend them into different styles of music to create one sound, one world. When 101 Apparel asked me to do a mix, the minute after that I had the concept ready and here it is. Make sure you have your passport ready for this mix and enjoy this journey around the globe.”

- DJ LeFtO (Brownswood Recordings)

You can stream the first 12 minutes of Universal Magnetic thru Soundcloud
before getting your exclusive download of it below.
Also provided is the full mix’s tracklisting
(the songs w/ links & in bold being the ones included in the preview)
+ LeFtO’s self-shot recap of him performing at the PRTLND edition of
Adidas Originals’ The Do-Over party
@ Produce Row Cafe in September of 2011,
as well as the official music videos from two songs that appear in the mix.

1. Soosh – Us (Jameszoo Remix) (SCOTLAND/NETHERLANDS)
2. Pac Div – Posted (prod. Like & Dahi) (USA)
3. The Two.Fifteens – Patch’dUppRugbySlapp (USA)
4. Lunice – Bricks (CANADA)
5. GREMS feat. Starlion – Toast (prod. NOZA) (FRANCE/BELGIUM)
6. Buda Space – Good for (JAPAN)
7. Simo & Mood Schula – Sliceslice (SOUTH-KOREA)
8. I.N.T. – Jaipogan (NETHERLANDS/INDONESIA)
9. Quantic y Conjunto Los Miticos del Ritmo – Cuarta con Cuarta (COLOMBIA)
10. Dorian Concept – Yorktown Recreation (AUSTRIA)
11. Huss Und Hodn – Du Bist Nackt (GERMANY)
12. L.Gruznov – T.K.K. (ESTONIA/RUSSIA)
13. 2morrows Victory – Food Fight (UK)
14. Zara McFarlane – Mama Done (UK)
15. DaM-FunK – Forever (USA)
16. Onra – Keep On Loving Me (FRANCE)
17. Inkswel feat. Zackey Force Funk – Glass Tear Groove (AUSTRALIA)
18. Vakula – Mama Said Go Slow (UKRAINE)
19. Ray Stephen Oche – Ikwunkomon-Okoitiho (NIGERIA)
20. Bixiga 70 – Balboa Dub (BRAZIL)
21. Alliace Makiadi – Passeio por Luanda (ANGOLA)
22. Orchestre Tout Puissant Likembé Konono N°1 – Muanga ( CONGO)
23. FCL – Let’s Go (BELGIUM)
24. Sohail Rana – Soul Sitar (PAKISTAN)
25. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou – Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni (BENIN)

Compiled & Mixed by LeFtO for 101 Apparel

A quick weekend update for you tonight. Johnson&Jonson (Blu & Mainframe for the slow folk) have just released a new EP single for the track, “Mama Told Me,” off their self-titled album. Along with the album version, the EP also includes the instrumental version of the title track, the very noddable bonus instrumental “Do Right,” plus my personal favorite from the J&J album, “Hold On, John.” You can stream two cuts from the 4-track EP below.

As a bonus – I’ve also got a download of J&J’s “La La Land” (featuring BeYoung of Pacific Division) which is exclusive to the Japanese version of the J&J CD. The track’s sample should sound familiar to R&B heads who have been paying attention this year… that’s all I’ll say on that. Big ups to Mike Check for putting me up on this one & credit due to Soul Assassins who (to my knowledge) had it first.

Also, after the jump, I’ve got three of J&J’s lesser known tracks from various compilations – including two instrumentals and a Blu solo cut – all of which are from 2006, when you were most likely still sleeping on Blu.

Blu “Nuts Hang”
from Clock Is Tickin’ EP (Clockwork, 2006)

Johnson&Jonson “Upside Down Cake”
from Clock Is Tickin’ EP (Clockwork, 2006)

Johnson&Jonson “Whats Been Said”
from The Change Up (Untapped Sounds, 2006)