Once again, upcom­ing new label 2600 Record­ings hits us with a free mix… this and the Tempa mix that I linked to a cou­ple months ago are a per­fect way to spread the word of a new label. Mp3 mixes are such an impor­tant part of the under­ground music scene these days, some­thing like this can make peo­ple remem­ber a label when their releases start com­ing out. This time around, Mr Cooper (Who I’ve reviewed before as well) takes the wheel(z) for a mix of “Sam­ples, Beats and Tracks.” Tak­ing in a heavy amount of selec­tions from Amongst Strangers plus some new tracks, the entire mix floats on a bed of odd sound­track snip­pets, some jazz, some rock… it’s an odd mix­ture that works to show how Mr Cooper’s music evolves from and melds his tastes. By the way, when I orig­i­nally reviewed Mr Cooper’s Amongst Strangers album, it was only avail­able in Japan or from the man him­self in the UK. It’s since been given a wider release and should be avail­able fairly uni­ver­sally now.
Mr Cooper — Sam­ples, Beats and Tracks (mp3 — full mix)