The Mixdown

The Case for Direct-to-Video Action

mixdown.wav@gmail.com (Isaac Ashby and Luke Williams) — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000

And we're back! It's only been 535 days! Wow! That's a lot of time, but think about it. HBO made you wait two years for season eight of "Game of Thrones," and season eight of "Game of Thrones" sucked! This episode of the Mixdown does not suck! We promise! We always keep our promises. ALWAYS.

For today's episode, Luke sounds off on one of his favorite topics, Direct-to-Video action movies. Luke is very passionate about this, and Scott Adkins. Why? Listen to find out.

Movies discussed in the episode include:

Accident Man (2018)
Acts of Vengeance (2017)
Avengement (2019)
Black Dynamite (2009)
Boss Level (2021)
Ninja (2009)
Ninja 2 (2013)
Ninja Assassin (2009)
Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing (2006)
Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)

The Monthly Mixdown

mixdown.wav@gmail.com (Isaac Ashby and Luke Williams) — Fri, 5 Mar 2021 03:45:59 +0000

So you want a Kanye episode? We recorded one. It was really bad, You don't want to hear it. This isn't some Spongebob lost episode situation. Instead, we are just going to be lazy and talk about some albums we've been enjoying. Also the audio on Isaac's voice is really bad. If you want a better podcast, make one yourself.

Songs played:

(intro) "One More Time" by Daft Punk from Discovery

"Scottie Beam" by Freddie Gibbs & Rick Ross from Alfredo

"Cold" by Chris Stapleton from Starting Over

"Pain Everyday" by Clipping. from Visions of Bodies Being Burned

"Dreamsicle" by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit from Reunions

"Jewel" by Flume from Hi this is Flume

"Shook" by Tkay Maidza from Last Year Was Weird Vol. 2

"Snow Day" by Shame from Drunk Tank Pink

"Feel Away (feat. James Blake)" by Slowthai from TYRON

"Hard Drive" by Cassandra Jenkins from An Overview on Phenomenal Nature

"Numbers" by Weezer from Ok Human

"Is this It" by the Strokes from Is This It

Debut Albums: Part Two

mixdown.wav@gmail.com (Isaac Ashby, Luke Williams) — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:20:00 +0000

This week we’ll be going through our picks for the best debut albums from the past three decades. Why did we use the word best? BECAUSE WE ARE OBJECTIVE. Yes, rest assured, we are right 60% of the time, every time.

Songs Featured:

The Strokes: "New York City Cops" from Is This It

Frank Ocean; "Pyramids" from Channel Orange

Kendrick Lamar: "M.A.A.D. City" from Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City

Kanye West: "Jesus Walks" from The College

Bon Iver: "Blindsided" from For Ever, For Emma Ago

Arcade Fire: "Wake Up" from Funeral

Fiona Apple: "Sleep to Dream" from Tidal

Aphex Twin: "Ageispolis" from Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Nas: "N.Y. State of Mind" from Illmatic

Danny Brown: "Monopoly" from XXX

Check out our Spotify here

Debut Albums: Part One

mixdown.wav@gmail.com (Isaac Ashby, Luke Williams) — Tue, 2 Feb 2021 20:10:00 +0000

Debut albums. Every artist has one. What are the best? This week on The Mixdown we decided not to answer that question (patience is a virtue). INSTEAD, we will be presenting our two individual lists of debut albums that deserve more love.

Songs featured:

Too Many Zoos: "Flightning" from Brasshouse Vol 1: Survival of the Flyest

Samia: "Stellate: from The Baby

Ondatrôpica: "Punkero Sonidero" from Ondatrôpica (self-titled)

Adult Jazz: "Springful" from Gist Is

Elliot Smith: "Condor Ave" from Roman Candle

Shame: "Tasteless" from Songs of Praise

Kiwi Jr.: "Murder in the Cathedral" from Football Money

Sylvan Esso: "Could I Be" from Sylvan Esso (self-titled)

American Football: "For Sure" from American Football (self-titled)

Moses Sumney: "Doomed" from Aromanticism

Benjamin Booker: "Have You Seen My Son?" from Benjamin Booker (self-titled)

James Blake: "I Never Learnt to Share" from James Blake (self-titled)

Songs played during the show (in order of appearance):