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One Moves Many: Ant's Mix for TEDxBrooklyn

iHearditOn.com's own Ant Demby was invited to provide a mix for the upcoming TEDxBrooklyn, and he delivered.  

Check out the mix below, which will be powering the TEDx conference this weekend - iHearditOn.com regulars will recognize many of these tracks...

For those of you interested in attending the conference, and meeting Ant in person, you can register here. And for those of you who want to download 40 minutes of dopeness, click on the little black arrow that points down in the SoundCloud widget.

 

ONE MOVES MANY by HumbleRiot

TRACKLISTING:

1. Theophilus London - "Accept The New" 
2. Little Dragon - "After The Rain" (Trackademiks Remix) 
3. Janelle Monae feat. B.o.B. & Lupe Fiasco - "Tightrope" (Wonda Mix) 
4. Lyrics Born feat. Francis & The Lights - "Something Better" 
5. Will.I.AM - "Money" 
6. John Legend & The Roots feat. CL Smooth & Pete Rock - "Our Generation" (J. Period Remix) 
7. Aloe Blacc - "I Need A Dollar" (Kurc Remix) 
8. RJD2 feat. Kenna - "Games You Can Win" 
9. Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale - "Change" (LehtMoJoe Remix) 
10. Quadron - "Average Fruit" 
11. Miike Snow - "Cult Logic" 
12. Jazzanova feat. Ben Westbeech - "I Can See" (Holy Ghost Remix) 
13. Just A Band - "Extra" 
14. Mickey Factz - "Automatic" 
15. The XX - "Shelter" (Them Jeans Edit) 
16. LCD Soundsystem - "Home"

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 10.02.10)

1. Kanye West, "Lost In The World", (stream/mp3) (Ant: I love where he goes lyrically on this. "You're my freedom, you're my jail")

   i Heard it On: Herfection



2. Nottz feat. Black Milk, "Blast That", (stream/mp3) (Ant: Dude may be the best producer in the game right now. This track is RIDIC! GIvin me visions of DILLA here.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



3. John Legend & The Roots feat CL Smooth, "My Generation", (J. Period Remix) (stream/mp3) (Ant: I dig how the J integrated the Pete Rock and CL version into this.)

   i Heard it On: Potholes in My Blog



4. Kanye West Feat. RZA, Pusha T, Swizz Beats, Jay-Z, & Cyhi The Prynce, "So Appalled" (stream/mp3) (Ant: I love how the track on this one almost feels cinematic and somehow everyone's overall disdain on this track works for me. Cyhi KILLS this.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



5. Jamiroquai, "White Knuckle Ride" (Video) (AR: Jamiroquai returns with a hot track - try NOT to dance to this - and a music video better than most Hollywood action movies)

   i Heard it On: The Couch Sessions

Greg's Top 5

 

1. John Legend & The Roots "Little Ghetto Boy" (video) (Ant: They did a great job covering this Donny Hathaway classic and this was shot extremely well.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



2. Warpaint "Undertow" (mp3/stream) (Art rock) (Greg: Instantly hooked, these girls continue to impress me.)

   i Heard it On: I Guess I'm Floating



3. Trackademics "Fool On The Hill ft. Phonte" (stream) (Ant: This is just ridiculous and those synth lines are ILL and Phonte's verse is CRAZY.)

   i Heard it On: blindiforthekids



4. Sparrow & The Workshop "Just What I Needed (The Cars cover)" (mp3/stream) (Folk) (Greg: The dudes vocals and the adept folk melody-translation are on.)

   i Heard it On: Song by Toad



5. The Fresh & Onlys "Waterfall" (mp3/stream) (Indie rock) (Greg: Well-written rock, amidst a ton of pretenders.)

   i Heard it On: The Fader

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 9.18.10)

1. M.I.A., “Teqkilla (Mshini Wam Boot f. Gnucci Banana)” (mp3/stream) (AR: One more for Friday - a remix of a mediocre song that will have you moving)

   i Heard it On: The Fader



2. Maximum Balloon feat. Theophilus London, "Groove Me" (Video) (AR: Loved this track before (just makes you want to move), but the video has some fun with modern video editing. Click here to download mp3)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag



3. John Legend & The Roots, "Little Ghetto Boy", (video) (Ant: They did a great job covering this Donny Hathaway classic and this was shot extremely well.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



4. Maximum Balloon, “Communion” (Feat. Karen O) (stream/mp3) (AR: Loving this new sound from Dave Sitek. Karen O sounds so sultry against this subtle synth in the background.)

   i Heard it On: Stereogum



5. Kanye West feat. Pusha T, "Runaway" (Live at the VMAs) (Video) (AR: Intensely personal new track that shut it down at the VMAs. This is about a sick beat - new club anthem in NYC.)

   i Heard it On: MTV.com

Ant's Top 5

1. Kanye West Fest. Pusha T, "Runaway", (stream/mp3) (Ant: I seriously fall more and more in love with this song every listen. Video is gonna be ILL.)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



2. Mayer Hawthorne, "No Strings", (stream/mp3) (Ant: Like where he is coming from on this album. Looking forward to newness from him.)

   i Heard it On: Blindiforthekids



3. Maximum Balloon, “Communion” (Feat. Karen O) (stream/mp3) (AR: Loving this new sound from Dave Sitek. Karen O sounds so sultry against this subtle synth in the background.)

   i Heard it On: Stereogum



4. John Legend & The Roots, "Little Ghetto Boy", (video) (Ant: They did a great job covering this Donny Hathaway classic and this was shot extremely well.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



5. Twin Shadow, “Castles In The Snow”, (Video) (Ant: Great editing of old footage to make this. Shouts to the homie A Mod for turning me onto this dude recently.)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo

Ant's Top 5

1. Pollyn feat Freddie Gibbs, “Falling Out Of Place”, (stream/mp3) (Ant: This is genius. The darks keys and Freddie’s gutter flow make this work.)

   i Heard it On: The Fader



2. Chiddy Bang, “The Good Life”, (stream/mp3) (Ant: This dudes keep putting out HEAT. Skateboard P on the co-production. Feel Good to this one.)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



3. Solomon Cortes, "Cry", (video) (Ant: I was both mesmerized both by this video and song. So simple and I can’t turn away.)

   i Heard it On: Vimeo



4. John Legend & The Roots, “Hardtimes” (stream/mp3) (Ant: Got to see both of these joints live last night. Two of my favorite joints on this sick new album.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



5. Black Milk, “Album Of The Year”, (album stream) (Ant: This dude came back with something epic. Listen close.)

   i Heard it On: NPR

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 7.31.10)

1. Snuffaluffagus "Brazilwood Poetry" (mp3) (Tropicalia) (Greg: His poetry floats like Brazilian wood.)

   i Heard it On: Largeheartedboy



2. Cotton Jones "Glorylight and Christie" (mp3) (Country) (Greg: That bell and organ are so key, perfect.)

   i Heard it On: Suicide Squeeze Records

3. Unicycle Loves You "Justine" (mp3) (Glam rock/Pop) (Greg: Pretty direct - just percolating pop.)

   i Heard it On: Girlieaction



4. The Roots feat. John Legend, “The Fire” (video) (Ant: Don’t know about you but this song inspires me and this not a video, its a film.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer

5. The Kickdrums, “Love’s A Drug” (Hype Jones Remix) (stream/mp3) (Ant: Like the way this one moves.)

   i Heard it On: The Music Ninja

Andrew's Top 5

1. Maximum Balloon (Dave Sitek) f. Theophilus London, “Groove Me” (Stream) (AR: Get up and dance to this one. Dare I say it, but a panty burner?You can sign up at Maximum Balloon’s website to buy the single early.)

   i Heard it On: The Fader



2. The Roots feat. John Legend, “The Fire” (video) (Ant: Don’t know about you but this song inspires me and this not a video, its a film.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



3. The Drums, "Let's Go Surfing" (Video) (AR: We posted this AWHILE ago, nice to see it's still alive with this back to basics video.)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag



4. Dead Lover's Twisted Heart, "Where I Am" (mp3) (DJFD: Anglo-indie pop from Brasil)

   i Heard it On: Swedesplease



5. Rick Ross feat. Raekwon, "Audio Meth" (Dirty) (stream) (AR: So addictive indeed. Makes me want to jump up out of my booth with a champagne bottle in my hand, were that something I did....)

   i Heard it On: Nahright

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 7.24.10)

1. Cotton Jones "Glorylight and Christie" (mp3) (Country) (Greg: That bell and organ are so key, perfect.)

   i Heard it On: Suicide Squeeze Records



2. John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona, "Wake Up Everybody" (mp3/stream) (AR: 1st single off of upcoming collab album from John Legend and The Roots. Melanie Fiona comes in beautifully here.)

   i Heard it On: nahright



3. Rai Knight, “New New” (mp3/stream) (AR: Wow, a nodder from Rai Knight. Catchy new pop here with the elements. Thanks to Stone at The Couch Sessions)

   i Heard it On: Pigeons and Planes



4. Japanese Cartoon, In The Jaws Of The Lords of Death, (FULL EP Stream) (Ant: 9 new joints by the side project that Lupe says he is not a part of. C’mon son...we know it’s YOU. Dig In.)

   i Heard it On: The Couch Sessions



5. The Drums, "Let's Go Surfing" (Video) (Greg: Punk with a point: these Bitches have balls.)

   i Heard it On: PrefixMag

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 7.17.10)

1. Admiral Radley "I Heart California" (MP3) (Blissed-out Indie pop) (DJFD: Yep, it sounds like Grandaddy bc half of 'em are in this group.)

   i Heard it On: Chromewaves



2. John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona, "Wake Up Everybody" (mp3/stream) (AR: 1st single off of upcoming collab album from John Legend and The Roots. Melanie Fiona comes in beautifully here.)

   i Heard it On: nahright



3. Pearl Jam, “Amongst The Waves” (Video) (AR: Epic track, beautiful shots of surfing mixed with live concert footage in this video.)

   i Heard it On: Stereogum



4. Skyzoo: "Frisbees" (prod. by Illmind)" (stream) (AR: This guy's rhyming skills stuck with me. More to come from this kid.)

   i Heard it On: Prefixmag



5. Roman GianArthur, “Depraved Valet” (Feat. Kevin Barnes) (mp3/stream) (AR: Hot, and hilarious.)

   i Heard it On: Stereogum