Mixtapes, Mashups, Dead Friends & New Ventures

Finding new tunes to stay motivated and fresh during design, cinema and post-processing photo work can be a trying process - especially considering how much time we spend in front of our monitors. Even further, once we find some mixtapes and mashups to listen to, they might not exactly do the job...and we all know how much our moods (and music) influence our work.

One man, however, continues to bring the heat when it comes to putting together some sick music to feed the creative soul - Clifford Lidell. From every mixtape I've come across, he's managed to string tracks together from not only decades apart, but completely different genres like they were collaborating in the same studio. Simple amazing.

His latest mix that I've come across is aptly titled "Butter" for how silky smooth his colorful, creative style has crammed over 80 songs in just under 50 minutes together. Click the images below to download:



Just for the hell of it, I've included some of his other mixtapes for download and a special bonus hip-hop mashup courtesy of fakeRICH.

Clifford Lidell - You're Perfect

(Click here to view NSFW artwork)

Clifford Lidell - Secret Fever


Them Jeans - Swag Step


What's even more amazing is that Lidell is now leaving his mark in the visual arts world. Consider him a modern forray of Warhol pop culture in a tweaked and tech-y application that is more than reminiscent of his musical genius. It's a blend of studio and street art - raw photography and doctored, careful design. As a matter of fact, a couple months ago he had his first solo art show which earned him 2 publications:








For more pics from his show, check out his Myspace page. What do YOU listen to when you're on the grind?