Madlib’s five-volume mixtape series, Mind Fusion, was released 2004-2007. These CD releases bare no label or address, just the name “Madlib” designed like the Tamla Records logo. One suspects they are outlaw. Some have suggested they were printed by an arm of the Aum Supreme Truth Cult in Japan, but no solid proof exists to support this claim.

Vols. 1 and 4 contain production from Madlib. Vol. 2 is a jazz mix. Vols. 3 and 5 are mixes of records from around the world. Each mix has a minimal or incomplete track list and a descriptive subtitle.

Liner notes in each volume, from authors such as Thurston Moore, Vaclav Havel, LeRoi Jones, and Lungston Hughes, range from essays on jazz, a Los Angeles guides, poems, tips on making bombs at home, and a biography of the Beat Konducta which is likely ficticious.

Vols. 1 and 2 appear to have been repressed because of slightly different color and logo placement between the two editions.

A detailed description of each is below:

Mind Fusion Vol. 1: Hip-Hop
26 tracks. Various production and remixes by Madlib. Published track list has incorrect/unofficial track names. One pressing has no track ID’s, the other one has 26 track ID’s. (Track list below.)

Mind Fusion Vol. 2: Jazz, Funk, Soul

Mind Fusion Vol. 3: Dirty Crates from the Bottom
Funk, Soul, Jazz, Psychedelic, Rock, Hip-Hop Instrumentals, Reggae (Dub) and Abstract. Compiled & mixed by Madlib for Madlib Invazion at the Loopdigga’s Hideaway. Additional mixtown by Tascam Villain.

Mind Fusion Vol. 4: Hip-Hop Remixes, Nas Vs. Jay Z, & CDP Archives
1-4: Remixes, 5-12: Nas vs. Jay Z, 13: from the CDP Archives, 14: Interlude, 15-19: Remixes. Produced by Madlib. Track list below.

Mind Fusion Vol. 5: Dirty Crates from Around the World
Two track ID’s with two mix sets. The copy reads: 1. Dirty Crates from Around the World, 2, Live at the Do-Over. Compiled & Mixed by Madlib.

Mind Fusion Vol. 1 – track list
Mind Fusion Vol. 2 – track list
Mind Fusion Vol. 4 – track list
Mind Fusion Vol. 5 – track list

1. Madlib – Mind Fusions (Intro)
2. Lootpack (Wildchild, Declaime, MED) – All Night
3. Aim – The Omen (Madlib Remix)
4. Common – I Got A Right Ta (Madlib Remix)
5. Madvillain – Money Folder (12-inch Remix)
6. MED – Never Saw It Coming, from Push Comes to Shove
7. Madlib – Galt Suite No. 7
8. Method Man – Uh Huh (Madlib Remix)
9. M.O.P. – Stomp The Shit Out You (Madlib Remix)
10. Madlib – Steal This Beat (Instrumental)
11. Dudley Perkins – Yo’ Soul from A Lil’ Light
12. Quasimoto – Hydrant Game, from The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
13. Diverse – Ain’t Right
14. Outsidaz – Who You Be? (Madlib Remix)
15. Madvillain & Jaylib – Beer Games
16. Wildchild – Feel It, from Secondary Protocol
17. Madlib – The Payback (Gotta), from Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes
18. Oh No – WTF feat. Wildchild (Madlib Remix)
19. Bobby Hutcherson – Montara (Remix #2)
20. Kazi – Keeps It Krisp
21. MED – Now U Know, from Push Comes to Shove
22. (Madlib Remix)
23. Charizma – Home Turf (Madlib Remix)
24. Madlib – Offbeat (Groove), from Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes
25. Oh No – Right Now
26. Duck Sex (Outro)
All tracks produced by Madlib

Track 1
0:00 – Nat Adderley “Song of the Valdez Diamond” from Double Exposure (Prestige, 1975)
0:30 – Brian Auger “Beginning Again” from Straight Ahead (RCA Victor, 1974)
2:51 – Johnny Hammond “Back To The Projects” from Gambler’s Life (Salvation Records, 1974)
5:31 – Cesar Mariano and Cia “Metropole” from São Paulo Brasil (RCA, 1977)
7:25 – Human Egg “Love Like This” from Human Egg (Lizard, 1978) and Jean-Pierre Massiera’s Psychoses Discoïd (2007)
9:09 – Michal Urbaniak’s Fusion “Ilex” from ATMA (Columbia, 1974)
11:47 – Peter Lipa “My Album” from Moanin’ (Opus, 1984) Note: This track is on the 1984 vinyl edition of the album, not the CD reissue.
13:45 – Mary Lou Williams “Pale Blue” from Free Spirits

Track 2
0:00 – Henry Franklin “Cosmos Dwellers” from Tribal Dance
1:53 – Azymuth “Pertido Alto” from Light as a Feather
3:44 – Elvin Jones “Moon Dance” from Time Capsule
6:24 – Patrice Rushen “Before The Dawn” from Before the Dawn
8:29 – JuJu (Oneness of Juju) “Nia” from Chapter Two, Nia
10:04 – Marcos Valle “Não Tem Nada Não” from Previsão do Tempo
11:13 – Azar Lawrence “Theme for a New Day from People Moving (Prestige, 1975)

Track 3
0:00 – Inspector Clouseau “L’Automne” from Teenage Troupeau Bleu (Frog Note, 1988)
1:45 – Joyce “Longe do Tempo from Encontro Marcado (1969)
2:44 – Jackie McClean “Soul” from ‘Bout Soul (Blue Note, 1967)
3:00 – Ennio Morricone “Dies Irae Psichedelico” from Escalation (Cam, 1968)
4:00 – Ken Rhodes “Profile” from Profile (Amayana, 1974) Note: This was confirmed by Ken Rhodes himself, even though he no longer has a copy of the album. Someone send Ken Rhodes a copy!
5:27 – Stefano Torossi “Fearing Much” from Feelings (Carosello, 1975)
6:11 – Duke Ellington “Didjeridoo” from The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
7:31 – Marcos Valle “Azimuth” from Mustang Côr de Sangue (1969)
9:22 – Bayete “Let The Music Take Your Mind” from Seeking Other Beauty (1972)
10:24 – Azymuth “Nothing Will Be As It Was (Nada Será Como Antes)” from Telecommunication (Milestone, 1982)
11:30 – Jackie McClean “Soul” from ‘Bout Soul (Blue Note, 1967)
11:55 – Lorez Alexandria “Baltimore Oriole” from For Swingers Only
14:02 – Pharoah Sanders “Casino Latino” from Beyond a Dream
17:50 – George Duke “Nigerian Numberuma” from The Inner Source
18:33 – George Duke “Feels So Good” from The Inner Source
20:12 – Jackie McClean “Soul” from ‘Bout Soul
20:24 – Willie Tee & The Gaturs “Concentrate” from Wasted (1970)
21:33 – Egberto Gismonti “Janela de Ouro” from Sonho 70 (Polydor, 1970)
22:49 – Cal Green “Revolution Rap” (Mutt & Jeff, 1972), also released on Super Cool California Soul Vol. 2 (Luv N Haight)

Thanks to STMB, The-Breaks, aka, J. Rocc, Egon and others for the track list.

Remixes
1: DJ Roddy Rod – Getup (Madlib Remix)
Frank N Dank – Pause (Madlib Remix)
O Solo – 6 Minutes (Madlib Remix)
Instrumental
2: Madvillain – Butter King Jewels
3: RZA feat. Method Man – La Rhumba
The LOX – Wild Out
4: Instrumental
Stacy Epps (Madlib Remix)
MED & Poke Dog (Madlib Remix)
Madvillainy – The Cold One (Instrumental)

Nas vs. Jay-Z
5: Nas – Get Down (Madlib Remix)
6: Jay-Z – Public Service Announcement (Madlib Remix)
Nas – Made You Look (Madlib Remix)
Jay-Z – 99 Problems (Madlib Remix)
Nas – Hey Nas (Madlib Remix)
7: Jay-Z – Moment of Clarity (Madlib Remix)
Nas – Zone Out (Madlib Remix)
Jay-Z – Allure (Madlib Remix)

CDP Archives
8: Declaime, Madlib, Quasimoto, Wildchild, Medaphoar and others – Further Adventures of Walkman Flavor (circa 1993-1996)
9: Interlude

Remixes
10: Planet Asia (Madlib Remix)
Raekwon – Bump Bump (Madlib Remix)
MC Unknown (Madlib Remix)
Planet Asia – Stick & Move (Madlib Remix)
11: Beanie Siegel – Wanted (Madlib Remix)
Madlib Freestyle
Large Professor (Madlib Remix)
12: Royce da 5’9″ – Buzzin’ (Madlib Remix)
Oh No (Madlib Remix)
13. Madvillain – Drainos
14. Poke Dog (Madlib Remix)