Connan Mockasin has finally released his brilliant debut solo LP on Erol Alkan's Phantasy Sound and to introduce us to his world, (New Zealand), Connan's made us a mixtape.It features a bunch of tracks from New Zealand artists including an exclusive track from Neil Finn, a song about Leonardo Di Caprio by an NZ supergroup, and a song from a four-year-old kid named Don Dicaprio. Listen and download below, plus check out the seriously strange promo clip for single "It's Choade My Dear" at the bottom of this post.CONNAN MOCKASIN'S NZ MIXTAPE[audio:http://viceland-assets-cdn.vice.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/connan-mockasin-vice-mixtape1.mp3]Tracklisting1. NZ weather report2. Pajama Party - "From a Friend to a Friend"
This song is from Neil Finn and his wife Sharon. They've been working on a record together under the name of Pajama Party which I'm pretty excited about.3. Miho Wada - "Better Model"
Miho Wada is a potty mouthed Japanese woman who moved to nz when she was 15. she's pretty cute too!4. Tommy and the Fallen Horses - Podcast
I got these Tommy snippets from his podcasts at Tommy and the Fallen Horses which I've become obsessed with.5. Lawrence Arabia - "The Crew Of The Commodore"
This is my favourite song from Lawrence Arabia's latest album Chant darling. 6. Tommy and the Fallen Horses - Podcast
In this section, Tommy talks about how he can't write songs like Bob Dylan very often. 7. A Gift - "Lights Red"
One of the popular people from my high school gave me this. 8. The Phoenix Foundation - "Gandalf"
This sounds like it should have been on The Basketball Diaries. I love that movie, Leo DiCaprio is cool when he's high on drugs. 9. Barb - "Leo"
This one was written by four-year-old Don DiCaprio and performed by hot band BARB. 10. Don Dicaprio - "Leo, Blossim and Philipe"
A demo from Don Dicaprio's forth coming debut album. He's four. 11. The Boston Tea Party
This is a snippet from my school music teacher's album, Puketapu Tracks.Thanks Connan!Connan Mockasin - "It's Choade My Dear" from Connan Mockasin on Vimeo.Connan Mockasins LP Please Turn Me Into The Snat is out now on Phantasy Sound.JOEL WRIGHT
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This song is from Neil Finn and his wife Sharon. They've been working on a record together under the name of Pajama Party which I'm pretty excited about.3. Miho Wada - "Better Model"
Miho Wada is a potty mouthed Japanese woman who moved to nz when she was 15. she's pretty cute too!4. Tommy and the Fallen Horses - Podcast
I got these Tommy snippets from his podcasts at Tommy and the Fallen Horses which I've become obsessed with.5. Lawrence Arabia - "The Crew Of The Commodore"
This is my favourite song from Lawrence Arabia's latest album Chant darling. 6. Tommy and the Fallen Horses - Podcast
In this section, Tommy talks about how he can't write songs like Bob Dylan very often. 7. A Gift - "Lights Red"
One of the popular people from my high school gave me this. 8. The Phoenix Foundation - "Gandalf"
This sounds like it should have been on The Basketball Diaries. I love that movie, Leo DiCaprio is cool when he's high on drugs. 9. Barb - "Leo"
This one was written by four-year-old Don DiCaprio and performed by hot band BARB. 10. Don Dicaprio - "Leo, Blossim and Philipe"
A demo from Don Dicaprio's forth coming debut album. He's four. 11. The Boston Tea Party
This is a snippet from my school music teacher's album, Puketapu Tracks.Thanks Connan!Connan Mockasin - "It's Choade My Dear" from Connan Mockasin on Vimeo.Connan Mockasins LP Please Turn Me Into The Snat is out now on Phantasy Sound.JOEL WRIGHT
