Mind Fusion is a 5-volume series of albums produced by Madlib.
Volume 1
Mind Fusion Vol. 1 is the first of the Mind Fusion series of mixtapes and remixes by West Coast hip hop producer Madlib. As every mixtape follows a different genre of music, the first in the series focuses on hip hop songs produced and remixed by Madlib. It was released in CD format independently on Madlib's Mind Fusion imprint. It also features vocals from fellow Stones Throw artists.
Track list
All tracks are produced, remixed, and arranged by Madlib.
"Mind Fusions (Intro)" "All Night" (featuring Wildchild, Declaime and MED) "The Omen (Madlib Remix)" (featuring Aim) "I Got A Right Ta (Madlib Remix)" (featuring Common) "Money Folder (12-inch Remix)" (featuring Madvillain) "Never Saw It Coming" (from Push Comes to Shove) - (featuring MED) "Galt Suite No. 7" "Uh Huh (Madlib Remix)" (featuring Method Man) "Stomp the Shit Out You (Madlib Remix)" (featuring M.O.P.) "Steal This Beat (Instrumental)" "Yo’ Soul" (featuring Dudley Perkins) "Hydrant Game" (from The Further Adventures of Lord Quas) - (featuring Quasimoto) "Ain’t Right" (featuring Diverse) "Who You Be? (Madlib Remix)" (featuring Outsidaz) "Beer Games" (featuring Madvillain and Jaylib) "Feel It" (from Secondary Protocol) - (featuring Wildchild) "The Payback (Gotta)" (from Beat Konducta Vol 1–2: Movie Scenes) "WTF (Madlib Remix)" (featuring Oh No and Wildchild) "Montara (Remix)" (featuring Bobby Hutcherson) "Keeps It Krisp" (featuring Kazi) "Now U Know" (from Push Comes to Shove) - (featuring MED) "Space Goat (Madlib Remix)" (featuring Diverse) "Home Turf (Madlib Remix)" (featuring Charizma) "Offbeat (Groove)" (from Beat Konducta Vol 1–2: Movie Scenes) "Right Now" (featuring Oh No) "Duck Sex (Outro)"
Volume 2
Mind Fusion Vol. 2 is second of the Mind Fusion series. This mixtape was released by Madlib under his Mind Fusion imprint. It is a compilation of many songs from different genres from the '60s to the '80s. Like other Mind Fusion mixtapes, this mixtape was released in very limited quantities and is a very rare and collectible item today.
Track listing
All tracks are compiled and mixed by Madlib.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" !width="70"|CD Track !width="15"|# !width="200"|Artist !width="200"|Title !width="200"|Album !width="60"|Year |- |1||1||Nat Adderley||Song of the Valdez Diamond||Double Exposure||1975 |- | ||2||Brian Auger's Oblivion Express||Beginning Again||Straight Ahead||1975 |- | ||3||Johnny Hammond||Back to the Projects||Gambler's Life||1974 |- | ||4||Calvin Keys||Shawn-Neeq||Shawn-Neeq||1971 |- | ||5||Cesar Mariano & Cia.||Metropole||São Paulo Brasil||1977 |- | ||6||Human Egg||Love Like This||Human Egg||1978 |- | ||7||Michal Urbaniak's Fusion||Ilex||Atma||1974 |- | ||8||Peter Lipa||My Album||Moanin||1984 |- | ||9||Mary Lou Williams||Pale Blue||Free Spirits||1975 |- |2||10||Henry Franklin||Cosmos Dwellers||Tribal Dance||1977 |- | ||11||Azymuth||Partido Alto||Light as a Feather||1979 |- | ||12||Elvin Jones||Moon Dance||Time Capsule||1977 |- | ||13||Patrice Rushen||Before the Dawn||Before the Dawn||1975 |- | ||14||Juju||Nia (Complete the Circle)||Chapter Two: Nia||1974 |- | ||15||Marcos Valle||Não Tem Nada Não (Instrumental)||Previsão do Tempo||1973 |- | ||16||Azar Lawrence||Theme for a New Day||People Moving||1976 |- |3||17||Cortex||Automne||Troupeau bleu||1975 |- | ||18||Joyce||Longe do Tempo||Encontro Marcado||1969 |- | ||19||Jackie McLean||Soul||'Bout Soul||1967 |- | ||20||Ennio Morricone||Dies irae psichedelico||Escalation||1968 |- | ||21||Ken Rhodes||The Profile||Profile||1974 |- | ||22||Stefano Torossi||Fearing Much||Feelings||1975 |- | ||23||Duke Ellington||Digeridoo||The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse||1971 |- | ||24||Marcos Valle||Azimuth||Mustang Côr de Sangue||1969 |- | ||25||Bayete Umbra Zindiko Quintet||Let It Take Your Mind||Seeking Other Beauty||1972 |- | ||26||Azymuth||Nothing Will Be as It Was (Nada Será Como Antes)||Telecommunication||1982 |- | ||27||Jackie McClean||Soul||Bout Soul||1967
| ||28||Lorez Alexandria||Baltimore Oriole||How Will I Remember You||1978 |- | ||29||Pharoah Sanders/Norman Connors||Casino Latino||Beyond a Dream||1978 |- | ||30||George Duke||Nigerian Numberuma||The Inner Source||1971 |- | ||31||George Duke||Feels So Good||The Inner Source||1971 |- | ||32||Jackie McClean||Soul||Bout Soul||1967 |- | ||33||Willie Tee and the Gaturs||Concentrate||[B-side of single "Get Up"]||1980 |- | ||34||Egberto Gismonti||Janela de Ouro |Sonho 70||1970 |- | ||35||Cal Green||Revolution Rap - Part 2||[single]||1967
Volume 3Mind Fusion Vol. 3 is compilation mixtape by hip hop producer Madlib independently released in 2005. This album is a mix-up of Funk, Jazz, Dub and hip hop instrumentals released in a total of 8 tracks on CD format.
Track list
"Just A" - 5:25 "Collection" - 6:33 "Of The" - 8:25 "Hottest" - 5:02 "Shit" - 11:49 "Madlib" - 10:07 "Has Ever" - 7:02 "Produced" - 3:23
Volume 4Mind Fusion Vol. 4 is a remix album by hip hop producer Madlib independently released in 2007. This album features remixes of songs by Nas and Jay-Z and others.
Track list
Track list adapted from Rappcats.com. CD Track#TitleArtist11Getup (Madlib Remix)DJ Roddy Rod 2Pause (Madlib Remix)Frank N Dank 36 Minutes (Madlib Remix)O Solo 4InstrumentalMadlib25Butter King JewelsMadvillain36La RumbaRZA featuring Method Man 7Wild OutThe LOX48InstrumentalMadlib 9Stacy Epps (Madlib Remix)Stacy Epps 10MED & Poke Dog (Madlib Remix)MED, Poke Dog 11The Cold One (Instrumental)Madvillain512Get Down (Madlib Remix)Nas613Public Service Announcement (Madlib Remix)Jay-Z 14Made You Look (Madlib Remix)Nas 1599 Problems (Madlib Remix)Jay-Z 16Hey Nas (Madlib Remix)Nas717Moment of Clarity (Madlib Remix)Jay-Z 18Zone Out (Madlib Remix)Nas 19Allure (Madlib Remix)Jay-Z820Further Adventures of Walkman Flavor (circa 1993-1996)Declaime, Madlib, Quasimoto, Wildchild, Medaphoar921InterludeMadlib1022Planet Asia (Madlib Remix)Planet Asia 23Bump Bump (Madlib Remix)Raekwon 24MC Unknown (Madlib Remix)MC Unknown 25Stick & Move (Madlib Remix)Planet Asia1126Wanted (Madlib Remix)Beanie Siegel 27Madlib FreestyleMadlib 28Large Professor (Madlib Remix)Large Professor1229Buzzin' (Madlib Remix)Royce da 5'9" 30Oh No (Madlib Remix)Oh No 31InstrumentalMadlib1332Monkey Suite (Instrumental)Madvillain 33DrainosMadvillain1434Poke Dog (Madlib Remix)Poke Dog
Volume 5Mind Fusion Vol. 5'' is the fifth and last mixtape of the Mind Fusion series by hip hop producer Madlib. This mixtape focuses on "dirty hip hop crates" from around the world as stated on the back cover. Following tradition, this mixtape was also independently released by Madlib on his Mind Fusion imprint in CD format.
Track list
The whole album features only two lengthy tracks which have about 10 to 15 different beats each mixed together.Track 1 - Dirty Crates From Around The World (35:58) Start TimeTitleArtist00:00The SeekerRahsaan Roland Kirk02:13??03:03SoledadThe Chakachas04:42??05:30JoyRuphus06:49We Can Make It If We TryThe Sylvers09:17KurdistanEmbryo10:45People Make the World Go RoundRamon Morris12:21Song of the Second MoonTom Dissevelt & Kid Baltan15:21Pick Your Feet Off the GroundReal Ax Band17:56SneakGrupo Oz19:42RevelationBarrington Levy21:11Keep the FaithSteve Mancha22:44Black VibrationsMarc Copland & John Abercrombie25:10Sound Industrial 15Roger Roger26:02Elephant DanceA.K. Salim29:21AfricanaFree Son32:39Y GwylwyrBran34:08Malicious IntentRoots RadicsTrack 2 - Live At The Do-Over''' (36:55) Start TimeTitleArtist00:00Jungle LoveJ Dilla01:50Funky DudleyDudley Perkins03:05CongomanThe Congos04:25Street RapMaulawi05:55E=MC²J Dilla08:45Aldeia De OgumJoyce Moreno10:09I'll Do My Best (For You Baby)The Ritchie Family13:26Gotta Get Your LoveClyde Alexander18:00Beej N DemSlum Village19:03Hollywood DreamsFather's Children21:17Beat Konducta (Instrumental)Madlib22:44Beat Konducta (Instrumental)Madlib23:56Monkey SuiteMadvillain26:24DiamondsJ Dilla27:44BabyJ Dilla28:38Two Can WinJ Dilla30:15Minsato Le, Mi DayihomeOrchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey32:00InterludeMadlib34:00You Never Come CloserDoris35:16Malicious IntentScientist36:15Pigs Go HomeRonald Stein