Mixtape Mondays: DJ Odyssey, DJ Kayla G, DJ Private Ryan

Words by Kali Madden

In the regular order of things, February is carnival season, a festive time for Caribbean people to get on bad. As we navigate online events and social distancing this year, these mixes have us reminiscing on times not so long ago when we partied in the street and danced with strangers. Full of soca flavor, this week’s Mixtape Mondays will have you feeling ready for the road, wherever it takes you.

DJ Odyssey – Shell Down Volume 19

This one colder than a New York winter! DJ Odyssey‘s Shell Down Volume 19 opens with uptempo soundbites from Prince Swanny’s “Real Mad Dawgs” and Rotimi featuring Wale’s “In My Bed,” and heads into one hour and 41 minutes of soca and dancehall shellings. Known for his rapid production of custom mixes, DJ Odyssey has kept the lockdown party going with his Shell Down mixes and his other series Soca Matters. Now in its 19th volume, Shell Down takes us on a multi-genre journey with songs such as Ding Dong’s “We a Lead,” Lead Pipe’s “Make Dem Know,” Kylie Minogue’s “Magic,” Coldplay’s “Orphans,” and more well-rounded fire. If you want to feel like you’re at a global party — somewhere exotic, with a rum runner — stream Shell Down Volume 19 here: