CPI - The Venus Envy Mixtape

Holy shit, 2004 was a busy year! Here we have mix #5 from that period.

I had been playing gigs for a number of charities at this point, and in particular for parties run by Venus Envy, a local women's health and sex supplies store. A few of my friends worked there and one asked for a mix of stuff to play in the store.

Borrowing from recent sets I did for Ladyfest Ottawa and the Venus Envy gigs, I assembled this mixtape. It abandons a lot of strict DJ rules, but was more fun for that.


CPI - The Venus Envy Mixtape

01. Cinematic Orchestra - Durian
02. Lou Reed - Walk On The Wildside
03. God Is My Co-Pilot - Behave
04. Pizzicato Five - Baby Love Child
05. Herbaliser ft What What - The Blend
06. Cibo Matto - Know Your Chicken
07. Sleater-Kinney - Words And Guitar
08. Dressy Bessy - If You Should Try To Kiss Her
09. The Blow - How Naked Are We Going To Get
10. Herbaliser - The Sensual Woman
11. Bjork - I Miss You (Dobie Pt. 2)
12. that dog. - Gagged And Tied
13. God Is My Co-Pilot - Sissy Dog
14. Glanta - When I Dance
15. Le Tigre - Well Well Well
16. Yellow Note vs Pukka - Naked, Drunk And Horny
17. Peaches - Lovertits
18. Betty Boo - Doing The Doo
19. Deelite - Groove Is In The Heart
20. Le Tigre - Dyke March 2001
21. Fischerspooner - Emerge (Dave Clarke Remix)
22. DJ Isaac - Face Down, Ass Up
23. Polyphonic Spree - Wig In A Box
24. Herbert - The Audience
25. Bjork - Alarm Call (Alan Brace Remix)
26. Tori Amos - Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix)
27. Barbara Morgenstern - Aus Heiterem Himmel (Ellen Allien Remix)
28. Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
29. DJ Dan - Needle Damage
30. Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat
31. Deadbeat Vs Stephen Beaupre - Ample Slacks
32. Le Tigre - Keep On Living

CPI - B-Girl set for the Decypher Cru

Decypher Cru are Ottawa's first all-female breaker crew, and lo', I decided to make them a mix, because they are awesome.

CPI - B-Girl set for the Decypher Cru

01. Mr. Bird - Jazz Chimp
02. Herbaliser ft What What - The Blend
03. J-Live - The MC
04. Eyedea & Abilities - Big Shots
05. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' Ta F' Wit
06. Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp
07. Aerosmith & Run DMC - Walk This Way
08. Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
09. Atmosphere - Party For The Fight To Write
10. Eighty Mile Beach - There Are No Right Angles In Nature (Soulstice Remix)
11. London Funk Allstars - Sure Shot (Revolution)
12. Beathoven - Raw Chille
13. Common Ground - Comment
14. Eyedea & Abilities - Architect's Theme
15. Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick
16. DJ Shadow - Organ Donor
17. London Funk Allstars - Way Out
18. Aim - Concentrate
19. DJ Food - Mello
20. DJ Krush - Ruff Neck Jam
21. Jon Kennedy - Chocolate & Cheese
22. Boca 45 - La Bombonera
23. De La Soul - Me, Myself & I

CPI - June 19th 2004, Om Festival, Canada: Sumkidz Stage

This was probably one of my favourite sets ever. Om was a big hippie rave in the woods for 5 days with many soundstages and lots of good vibes.

I player Saturday afternoon on the largest stage there. It had been cold and rainy, and just as my set started (I think around 2:30?) the sun came out from behind the clouds and suddenly it was all smiles and dancing.


CPI - June 19th 2004, Om Festival, Canada: Sumkidz Stage

01. Bill Wells Octet Vs Future Pilot AKA - Om Namah Shivaya
02. Herbaliser - A Mother (For Your Mind)
03. Bonobo - Dinosaurs (Jon Kennedy Remix)
04. Hylozoid - Poppies
05. Eyedea - The Dive Part 2
06. Josh Martinez - Deep End
07. Bonobo - Sugar Rhyme
08. Blockhead - Insomniac Olympics
09. Jon Kennedy - What Are You Searching For?
10. DJ Food - Consciousness
11. Blockhead - A New Day
12. Cannibal Ox - The F Word (RJD2 Remix)
13. Sole - Da Year Of Da $exx $ymbol
14. Eyedea - Birth Of A Fish
15. Aphex Twin - On (28 Mix)
16. Lemon Jelly - Beautiful
17. Atmosphere - Party For The Fight To Write
18. Aesop Rock - No Regrets

CPI - Libations for the Gods

By this point in the game everyone was clamoring for more party and dance-oriented sets, as had been unfurled at a few underground parties.

My response to that was to release another abstract hiphop mix. And oh boy did I love this one.
I was releasing these as limited edition physical promotional products back then, and the art for this one was from a Liam Thurston painting I bought, and was one of the best visual representations I had ever seen for my mixes at that point.


CPI - Libations for the Gods

01. Mike Ladd - Libations
02. Mummy Fortuna's Theatre Company - The Evaporation Of Manmade Angels With Bodies Of Condensation
03. Sole - The Priziest Horse
04. Cannibal Ox ft Rob Swift - Cosmos
05. Atmosphere - Multiples
06. Non-Prophets - Mainstream 307
07. Quasimoto - Put A Curse On You
08. Antipop Consortium - Nude Paper
09. Project Blowed - Jurassick
10. Def Harmonic - Electron.People
11. El-P - Lazerfaces Warning (RJD2 Remix)
12. Blackalicious ft Saul Williams - Release Part 2
13. The Opus ft Slug - The River
14. DJ Vadim ft Sarah Jones - Your Revolution (DJ Nappa Remix)
15. Tes - Trigga Da Whistla
16. Company Flow - Info Kill
17. Aesop Rock - Abandon All Hope
18. Josh Martinez - Bermuda Shorts
19. Non-Prophets - The Cure
20. Listener - You're So Underground
21. Cannibal Ox - Rasberry Fields
22. Aesop Rock - The Greatest Pacman Victory
23. John Spencer Blues Explosion - Greyhound (Killah Priest Remix)



PS: Just like no one knew how to pronounce the title of "Lyrical Ontology" properly and always swapped the words with others more familiar, the same thing happened with "Libations For The Gods".

CPI - No Ones Around, There's No Need To Fake It

Most of my mixes, especially back in the first 6 years, were a scrapbook for me. They were there to remind me of certain emotions and states of being.
They were mnemonic devices to guide me on certain paths, for history and for ritual.

This was my favourite period of DJing. I almost got zero gigs because I was waaaay too abstract and outsider, and liked it that way.

This mix was the shining crown jewel of that period. After this my mystique became eroded as I became "Ottawa Famous". (tongue/cheek/check)
I was so proud of how the first half is all 60 bpm. I beat per second. Come follow me on a journey...


CPI - No Ones Around, There's No Need To Fake It

01. Bjork - Possibly Maybe (LFO Remix)
02. Max & Harvey - Big Amoeba Sound
03. Tori Amos - Hey Jupiter (Dakota Version)
04. Soma - Risen from Agartha (Francois Tetaz Mix)
05. Soma - The Collector
06. Cat Power - Metal Heart
07. Susumu Yokota - Hisen
08. Massive Attack - Exchange + (Exchange)
09. Herbaliser - Mrs. Chombee Takes The Plunge (DJ Food Rebake)
10. Cinematic Orchestra - Burnout
11. Portishead - Only You
12. Portishead - Glory Box
13. Break Reform - Fractures
14. Tori Amos - Winter
15. Fourtet - Unspoken (promo version)
16. Elixir - Return To Happiness
17. Aim - The Girl Who Fell Through The Ice
18. Mogwai - Tracy (Kid Loco Remix)
19. Pelding - Untitled
20. Talvin Singh - Traveller (Kid Loco's Mix)
21. DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
22. Sketchie - Dancers In Creed



PS: For those that asked, the title is from a Dressy Bessy song, of all absurd places.