BeatnikBeats

The only mix on the planet that features beatnik poetry (read by the beat poets themselves) mixed in and layered throughout house, deep house, breaks, organic house, and minimal techno. I was fortunate to find a triple-vinyl collection of the great beat poets Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, and Peter Orlovsky reading their own poems. So the concept was born: I would find interesting stanzas and passages from various poems and mix them in during breakdowns and other suitable moments in the tracks. And the rest, my friends, is BeatnikBeats history. Haha! Really though, this is my favorite mix of all time.

By the way, the beats were indeed the counterculture, free-thinking poets of the 1950s-60s who altered the course of poetry, protest, culture, art, and freedom. If you haven't checked any of the beats out before, I recommend starting your foray with On the Road by Jack Kerouac.