I fucking love Venice Beach. Yeah, its true that most of the crap on the walk sucks and you eventually see the same type of each vendor about 100 times as you walk up and down the concrete road, but don’t let that deter you from loving Venice like I do. If I were to pick a place to go on a weekend to just chill and be entertained, I choose Venice. Here some things you can enjoy at your day at Venice Beach.
1. The Beach: You don’t have to swim but there is a lot of view to take in.
2. Watching Games: You can sit back and relax as you watch basketball, tennis, weightlifting (if that’s how you get your kicks), and my favorite hand ball, played like racquetball, but just as intense.
3. Play games: You don’t just have to watch, Venice Beach is a LA recreational area meaning all are welcome.
4. Skate Park: A nice open skate are including ledges, quarter pipe, rails, and random trash cans to maneuver across. Not a bad idea to just watch as well.
5. Get active: You can run, bike, roller skate, and more here.
6. Enjoy the arts and entertainment: There is everything from lame to exciting showcases of art and entertainment.
7. Shop for Crap, Eat Crap: Not what I really go to Venice for.
8. Venice Beach Nirvana: Sit back and enjoy it all, watch sports, people, and the ocean, play a few games, shop, eat, skate, take photos, do it all.
When I go to Venice Beach I usually notice the strange blends of music that go perfectly along with the strange blend of people. Music is loungy but at the same time islandish but at the same time futuristic with a little bit of hip hop for flavor. With that observation from my many journeys to Venice Beach, I give you a selection that represents the weird characters, homeless, hipsters, locals, yuppies, gypsies, rhythmic roller skaters, skaters, ballers, tourists, thieves, and boys in blue that all choose to share this hell of a place. Check it!
BTW…this was going to be called Flino at first, representing the imaginary love child between LinoType and Flying Lotus. Problem is that the mix turned into a whole different animal. I claim that LinoType is Flying Lotus’ number one fan since I saw him drop a mix with something like 5 Flying Lotus songs in a row. Its okay though cause he claims I once played 5 DJ Quik songs in a row at the USC NYE mansion party back in the 07-08 transition…didn’t happen dawg, I remember 2. So, this mix was born out of influences by LinoType and Flying Lotus and mutated into a representation of Venice Beach (to me at least).
P.S. 30 minute mix Lino, what you got to say now?!
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Futuristic Gypsies of Venice Beach (Week of 04.13.09) – Click to Download
Tracklisting:
1. Of Montreal – Cato As A Pun
2. Tor/Sufjan Stevens – The Tallest Man/I Like It feat. Grand Puba
3. Bullion – Time For Us All To Love
4. Diego Bernal – Velcro Flow
5. Flying Lotus – Parisian Goldfish
6. Grace Jones – Williams Blood (Aeroplane Remix)
7. Beats International – Dub Be Good To Me
8. The Loop Professor – The Stop & Gil (Q-Tip vs. Gilberto Gil)
9. Femi Kuti – Tell Me
10. Johnny Otis Show – Watts Breakaway
11.Tae K – Dance!
12. Nujabes – Arurian Dance feat. Fat Jon & MINMI
13. Air – Casanova 70
14. Dimlite – Back To The Universe Pt. 2
