animal collective rough trade mix

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If you pre-ordered your copy of Merriweather Post Pavilion from Rough Trade, you would've received a "strictly limited, rare and exclusive mix cd, mixed by animal collective just for rough traders," consisting of 8 uniformly awesome tracks that presumably influenced or inspired the band in some way. The eclectic mix features selections from two of my top 3 records of '08 -- Erykah Badu's heartfelt J Dilla tribute "Telephone," and Grouper's "Stuck" -- along with a handful of jams I was mostly unfamiliar with, including a tight new(ish) track from dubstep luminary Kode 9, and a song from Osamu Kitajima's amazing, out-of-print 1971 album (released under the decidedly Anglo-sounding pseudonym Justin Heathcliff), which was only released in Japan and is definitely worth seeking out.

mp3:
kode 9 vs. ld :: bad
justin heathcliff :: life

Get Animal Collective's exclusive Rough Trade mix here, and check the full tracklist after the jump...

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elsewhere:

Mad Decent posted an exclusive Santogold remix featuring 3-6 Mafia and Project Pat that's sure to be all over the place by tomorrow morning. Grab it here.

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Animal Collective Rough Trade Mix tracklisting:

Ralph Lundsten :: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard
Le Orme :: I Miei Sogni
Justin Heathcliff :: Life
Grouper :: Stuck
Sand :: May Rain
Vladislav Delay :: Raamat
Kode 9 vs LD :: Bad
Erykah Badu :: Telephone

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