Nicolas Jaar

Nicolar Jaar is still a teenager. That's absolutely nutty. How does someone this young make/understand such fine sounds? Dude is going to become a household name in a genre that was born before him if he keeps this production up.

Azari & III - Into The Night (Nicolas Jaar Remix)


No Regular Play - Owe Me (Nicolas Jaar Remix)


To get more familiar with this rising talent's roots & come-up, peep Resident Advisor's great write-up here.

Jamie Woon x Ramadanman

The production on Jamie Woon's "Night Air" original is absolutely amazing. So amazing that I wasn't remotely surprised when I found out it was co-produced by Burial. Heavy layering, deep moody atmosphere, and vocal echos galore... all aspects that scream Burial involvement. Just when I thought the track couldn't be touched up or further improved, Ramadanman comes through. And he comes through big time.

Jamie Woon - Night Air


Jamie Woon - Night Air (Ramadanman Refix)

J. Cole x Drake x Blackberry?

RIM needs to hault its Blackberry marketing efforts in the Toronto area - it's clearly not necessary. Peep the berry insanity starting @ 1:50.

C.R.S.T

Always feelin' C.R.S.T joints. The South Wales crew, whose name derives from the first letters of all its members' names (Chesus, Rodski, Stroud,Tony Blitz), has been steady pumping some of my favourite UK sounds (from Garagae & Funky to the more bass-heavy).

Their most recent killer:

Mista Men - What You Do To Me (C.R.S.T Remix)


...and some slightly older goodness:

The Count & Sinden - After Dark (ft. Mystery Jets)(C.R.S.T Remix)


Kele - On The Lam (C.R.S.T Remix)


The XX - Shelter (C.R.S.T Remix)

J. Cole - Friday Night Lights (Mixtape)

I was in NYC last week and this was the sole thing I listened to. Five days straight, constant repeat... probably a solid 10-15 times, front to back. Last I (this thoroughly) enjoyed a tape was when Yelawolf's "Trunk Muzik" first dropped at the dawn of the year. There's somethin' about J. Cole that's mad universal, from production to delivery. The boy (for serious though, he's an '85 baby) pinches on just about every (rap) tastebud - and it's evident as the mixtape unfolds. Whether love for the Kanye-eque ("Blow Up"), the Wale flow ("You Got It", featuring guess who), Royce Da 5'9" influence ("See World"), or hook reminiscent of somethin' 50 might have done in '03 ("Love Me Not")... the young'n is all-embracing. Solid, solid, solid.

Download:
J. Cole - Friday Night Lights (Mixtape) [full zip]

Stream:

Poka

I don't know much about this Poka cat, but I do know this - he's from Athens, and he's damn good with his disco-house. First bumped into the "99 Style" track roughly 3-4 months ago and have since been steady grabbing his material (II).

Poka - 99 Style


Poka - Still Dont Wanna

DJ Illo - Live In The Bassment Mix

I'm a tad/month late on upping this stellar mix by the good fam Illo. Recorded live (something more people need to get back on), the journey touches all things fine with the classic house sound that ceases to get old & outdated.

DJ Illo - Live In The Bassment (Classic House Mix)


Tracklist:
The Spinners - I'll Be Around (Simp-House Mix)
Jomanda - Got A Love For You
Michael Jackson - Remember The Time (Steve Silk Hurley Remix)
Raze - Break 4 Love
Aaliyah - One In A Million (Geoffrey Curtis Remix)
K.C.Y.C - 4 D.D. (For Devotion) (I Want You Mix)
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (MAW Dub)
Shaun Escoffery - Days Like This (Dj Spinna & Ticklah Remix)
Alexander O'Neal - Lets Get Together (Classic Stomper Remix)
India - To Be In Love (Universe Remix)

Bang Bang Bang (U-Tern, Count & Sinden remixes)

I didn't want to up this back when I first heard it (August?) 'cause I wasn't sure whether or not Mark Ronson would include the homie U-Tern's edit in the release. Seems even though released as a bonus cut on Ronson's "Record Collection", it was made available for free download. Although partial to U-Tern's fondle, the original and Count & Sinden versions are absolutely great in their own rights - so all 3 are worthy of the grab.

Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - Bang Bang Bang (Ft. MNDR & Q-Tip)


Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - Bang Bang Bang (U-Tern's Disco Dub)


Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - Bang Bang Bang (Count & Sinden Tribal Horn Remix)

Frenzy w/ KINGDOM

Our October edition of Frenzy features Fool's Gold & Night Slugs powerhouse Kingdom. We're extremely pleased to have some heavy NYC RnBass bless our system/dancefloor.

Sean Kingston - Letting Go (Ft. Nicki Minaj) (Kingdom Dub)


Kingdom - Hottest In America


"Kingdom is a Brooklyn-based producer and DJ whose signature sets and productions have been gathering a rabid following since he released his first mixtape in 2006. Since then, DJs from Diplo to BBC’s Annie Mac have given his tracks spins, and with his recent signing to Fools Gold Records and the video for his debut single “Mind Reader” airing on MTV2, there’s no doubt that Kingdom is the young American producer to watch. Kingdom may play everything from kuduro to juke, but R&B is his first love, and it shows in his bass-heavy remixes and original tracks, often featuring R&B vocal samples on top of his trademark production style—what some have called “a Brooklyn take on the UK garage sound.” This vanguard of tropical blends, Latin stylings and bass-heavy, dance-savvy sounds from around the world is catching the ear of more than a few tastemakers. Kingdom has received positive press and praise from magazines such as The Fader and XLR8R, to trendsetting sites such as Pitchfork and Discobelle, but his eclectic, forward-thinking style blows right past the buzz. Bok Bok of the London-based Night Slugs collective attested: “The genres Kingdom dips into range across the board, but his mixes create within themselves a new logic, a gutter house aesthetic that just makes sense."

Tonight, Friday October 1st, 2010
Frenzy w/ Kingdom & DJ Drastik
Babylon Nightclub (317 Bank St.)
Doors @11pm, 19+

Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand (video + mp3)

Duck Sauce (A-Trak + Armand Van Helden) just released their video for Barbra Streisand earlier today. Simple and happy - perfectly fitting for the fun track. Directed by So Me. Featuring absolutely everyone. (Really though)

Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand

Rubix

Amsterdam delivers. This Rubix young'n really has me impressed.

Don Diablo - Who's Your Daddy (Rubix Remix)


Flinke Namen - Flexican Beat (Rubix Dub Remix)


Rubix - Baiser Sur La Disco (Rubix Refix)


Solo - Rawmania (Rubix Remix)

Gucci Vump - Shashtilism

Whatever happened to the whole secrecy behind Gucci Vump's real identity? Last I heard (about a year ago) the Sound Pellegrino label kept it on the low due to the producer's extremely high profile and industry ties/rights. Never really bothered to look to much into it since.

Whoever it may be, I'm feelin' the "Shashtilism" joint. Quite an odd tune, but I think that's why I enjoy it. Very mystical/fairy tale sounding - definitely the song you'd expect to hear walking into a club in Wonderland, with (of age) drunk arm candy Alice.

Gucci Vump - Shashtilism

Rescuing a Lost Era of Jazz History

1000+ discs of live jazz recordings, majority of which only aired once on radio (between 1936 and 1940), discovered and in the lengthy 10 month process of being restored.

Full article in the New York Times here.

Cee-Lo - Fuck You (video)

1.5 million views in 4 days? Cee-Lo with the viral video.

UPDATE: The official video out now...

DJ Jazzy Jeff, CL Smooth, Kardinal

This post is courtesy of the shuffle feature in itunes. Jazzy Jeff & CL Smooth's joint by no means a newbie, but still hella nice to put back in rotation.

DJ Jazzy Jeff - All I Know (ft. CL Smooth)


I actually upped a Kardi track off this same 2007 release back about 2 years ago (over here), but seems the file has expired - so here's the re-up:

DJ Jazzy Jeff - She Was So Fly (ft. Kardinal Offishall)

Monarchy - Love Get Out Of My Way (remixes)

UK's Monarchy just saw a recent revamping of their "Love Get Out Of My Way" single - with the help of some top notch dj/production talents. All versions stay true to the remixers' by-now-expected sounds (Sinden with the upbeat touch, Treasure Fingers with the disco approach, etc).

Monarchy - Love Get Out Of My Way (Sinden Remix)


Monarchy – Love Get Out Of My Way (Treasure Fingers Remix)


Monarchy – Love Get Out Of My Way (Tim Goldsworthy Remix)


Monarchy – Love Get Out Of My Way (Holy Ghost Remix)

Surkin x Revolver Mixtape

New mixtape by the French young'n & Institubes fam, Surkin. Bunch of great upcoming releases, meshed with several notable older joints. Sorry, no download link, just mixcloud stream for the time being.

Tracklist:
Round Table Knights – Drop The Dow (vocal loop)
Harvard Bass, Noob, Brodinski, Djedjotronic – ???
Jan Driver – Tellyfoam
Bobmo – My House
Farley Jackmaster Funk – Love Can’t Turn Arround (vocal loop)
MMM – Nous sommes MMM
Strip Steve – Breakin (Rynecologist remix)
Light Years – Sex Education
Teki Latex – Dinosaurs With Guns
Carte Blanche – Gare du Nord
Justin Martin – Ghetto Train
Crookers – Royal T (Rivastarr remix)
Bag Raiders – ??? (Harvard Bass remix)
Bobmo – Bring It (Hot City remix)
Surkin – Easy Action (Cochise remix)
Afrojack – Pacha On Acid
dj Sega – Seg’s Break
Fast Eddie – I Can Dance
The Lincoln Boys – Check It Out (Bad Boy Bill Mix)
Todd Terry – Got Me Burnin
Trinidad – Philly The Blunt
Joey Beltram – Energy Flash
Surkin – Fan Out (club mix)

DJ Spinbad - Old School Memorial Day BBQ Mix

Spinbad needs no intro. Dude has been the point guard of the mixtape game for as long as one can remember and, without a doubt, a household name to any music head. Below is (another flawless) Spinbad podcast, from the last week of May.

DJ Spinbad - Old School Memorial Day BBQ Mix (May 27 2010)

Drop The Lime mix + Bart B-More remix

Trouble & Bass dignitary Drop The Lime's latest "Sex Sax" bomb was recently re-worked by the always solid Bart B-More.

Drop The Lime - Sex Sax (Bart B-More Remix)


Also out this last week - Drop The Lime's bass infused mini-mix. Note the opening track of the compilation, courtesy of previously-posted-about Willy Joy (& Rob Threezy).

Drop The Lime - Worldwide Bass Invasion Mini-Mix


Tracklist:
Joy Threezy – Run Up [T&B]
w/ Drop The Lime – Set Me Free Feat. Carrie Wilds [acapella]
Calvertron & Rico Tubbs – Stamina [T&B]
Rene Kuppens – Star Drumz [Sneaker Muzik]
Nouveau Yorican – Jakit (Drop The Lime Remix) [Mish Mash]
Tom Staar – Cannon [T&B/MODA]
Autoerotique – Bubonic (Drop The Lime remix) [Dim Mak]
Luke Vegas – Let The Bass Kick [Lickin Records]
Diamond K & Al Ripken Jr – Hands In The Air (Bok Bok Remix) [Top Billin]
Supra1 – Still Believe feat. Amy Douglas (Boogaloo Crew Heavy Dub) [T&B]
Drop The Lime – Sex Sax (Club Mix) [T&B]
Act Yo Age – Dance Of The Sock Monkies [Souther Fried]
AC Slater – Take You Feat. Ninja Sonik (Drop The Lime Remix)
Zombies for Money – Sacanagem [T&B]
Drop The Lime – Cat Got Your Tongue VIP [White Label]
Little Jinder – Youth Blood (Tony Senghore Remix) [T&B]

Frenzy w/ Willy Joy

Our June edition of Frenzy (flyer below, fb event page here) goes down tomorrow night with none other than Mr.Fly By Night, and URB's Next 100 select, Willy Joy. Been a solid 2 years since the Chicago party front-runner's last (and only) visit to Ottawa - so we're beyond excited to let loose with Trouble & Bass' most recently acquired release talent.

Below is one of Willy's mixes from back in February '09:

Willy Joy - Pre-Party Jamz Mix


Tracklist:
The Glamour - Kidz Night
Basement Jaxx - Miracles Keep On Playin' (Red Alert Remix)
Basement Jaxx - Red Alert (Jaxx Club Mix)
Million $ Mano - Lady
A-Trak & Laidback Luke - Shake It Down (Joachim Garraud Remix)
Hardrive - Deep Inside
Jamie Anderson & Content - Body Jackin' (Original Mix)
Hollywood Holt - Hollywood (Willy Joy Remix)
Tittsworth feat. Pase Rock & Kid Sister - WTF (Eli Escobar Remix)
Oh Snap - Falling Out (Sammy Bananas Remix)
Sam Sparro - 21st Century Life (Count and Sinden Sidewinder Remix)
Kid Cudi - Day 'N Nite (Crookers Remix)
Pretty Titty - JB RIP
Cousin Cole - Everybody (Demo Mix)
Blaqstarr - Hands Up Thumbs Down (Bird Peterson Remix)
Blaqstarr - Hands Up Thumbs Down (Nadastrom Remix)
Atomic Hooligan - Electro Aint Electro (Rico Rave Mix)
Disco D feat. Dean - What Color Is Yo Thong (Original Mix)
Dev79 - In Ya Face (Willy Joy Remix)
Garage Jams feat. Clare Evers - Snowflake (Wideboys 2008 Extended Mix)
Indo - R U Sleeping? (Bump & Flex Vocal Mix)

Brodinski - Arnold Classics (remixes)

Brodinski's "Arnold Classics EP" just saw its release on Sinden's brand new label, Grizzly. The new imprint will be focusing on the often genre unpinpointable "grey area" of club music. Brodinski's effort is the just the 2nd Grizzly release, with remixes courtesy of Egyptrixx, DJ Sega, and Tony Senghore.

Brodinski - Arnold Classics (DJ Sega Remix)


Brodinski - Arnold Classics (Tony Senghore Staggering & Daggering Remix)


Make sure to cop the EP over here, as the Brodinski original & Egyptrixx remix are by far the most massive versions in the release.

BONUS:

Brodinski - Arnold Classics (Supabeatz Remix)

Riva Starr - Back To The Bass Mix

Brand new mix by one of my favourite producers from the last while - Riva Starr. Only advice he twitter-dished regarding the mix was "NO LAPTOP SPEAKERS PLEEZ!". Big system worthy bass throughout.

Riva Starr - Back To The Bass Mix (download)

Theophilus London - I Want You (mixtape)

Theophilus with the newness! His latest 19 track mixtape finally saw its release today. I've been about this Brooklyn cat a couple of times already (back here and here), so its always nice to keep on with his most recent material & watch his transition/growth.

A taste, off the mixtape:

Theophilus London - Light Years


The full mixtape:
Theophilus London - I Want You (zip file)

Round Table Knights (Spring mix + podcast)

Round Table Knights have always come out with stellar mixes. Their compilations are always conveniently released with the turn of the seasons, and feature seamless transitions of the finest (loungy-er) tunes. Below is their newest spring mix, as well as a previous podcast for the Made To Play label series. For more of their Swiss smoothness, make sure to search & download their last few winter mixes.

Round Table Knights - Spring Mix 2010

Tracklist:
Bibio – Lovers Carvings
Bibio – Lovers Carvings (Catz n Dogz Re-edit)
Kink – Bitter Sweet
No Regular Play – Smiling Faces
Aleks Patz, Alex Caytas – Take V
David Keno – Upside Down
Belocca, Soneec – Bla Bla
Malente & Dex – In Nightclubs
Mowgli & Solo – Tatanka (Luca Lozano Black & White Remix)
Ogris Debris – Miezekatze
Tom Trago – Lost In The Streets Of NYC (Boris Werner Remix)
James Murphy – People

Round Table Knights - Made To Play Podcast 008

Tracklist:
Chopstick – Clear Eyes
SoulPhiction – A Short History Of…
Dop – The Dust (Enliven Deep Acoustics Mix)
Franky Rizardo – Afrika (Round Table Knights Remix)
Hess Is More – Ssshhh (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)
Matteo Matteini, Lorenzo Bartoletti – Latina (Hector Couto Remix)
Die Vögel – Empire
Round Table Knights vs Bauchamp – Calypso
Andreas Henneberg, Simon2 – Bolingo Grigo
Oliver $ – Ginger Ale
Monkey Safari – Zulu (Yankee Zulu Remix)
Jamie Anderson – A Night In Tunisia

This kid is bomb

Pase Rock - Nights (remixes + video)

Pase Rock's new "Nights" single just dropped earlier this week. The 'tuned smooth electro release is complemented by a very Pase-y fun video, and remixes by Nadastrom & DJ Spider. Check the aforementioned below & keep an eye out for new remixes on the upcoming 10" vinyl.

Pase Rock - Nights


Pase Rock - Nights (Nadastrom Remix)


Pase Rock - Nights (DJ Spider Remix)

The Young Punx x Acid Girls

Wow. Acid Girls killin' it with this one!

The Young Punx - SugarCandySuperNova (Acid Girls remix)


Older Acid Girls goodness:

Acid Girls - The Numbers Songs


Acid Girls - Lightworks (video)

Mayer Hawthorne covering Tony Bennet (video)

Shit. Speaking of Hawthorne (previous post) - just bumped into this gem. Mayer covering a Tony Bennett original, for a tri-company collab (Stones Throw x HUF x Freegums). As biggups to the close of Mayer's recent tour, the three heavyhitters teamed up to create the below video, a limited t-shirt, and a heart shaped USB drive with the Bennet cover. Peep it all here.

Snoop Dogg x Mayer Hawthorne

I've been heavy on the Hawthorne since I first heard his stuff back in September. Apparently Snoop was equally impressed, and went on a Mayer hunt for collaborative purposes. The two link up, get to studio, and absolutely blow minds with their first effort. I've had this on constant repeat for over 2 weeks now.

Snoop Dogg ft. Mayer Hawthorne - Gangsta Luv (Mayer Hawthorne G-Mix) [STREAM ONLY]

Theophilus London - Life Of A Lover

Haven't upped any Theophilus London since "Cold Pillow" back in December (here). Dude is always on point.

Theophilus London - Life Of A Lover (feat. Jesse Boykins)

Crookers do Miike Snow & Rye Rye

THESE.
BANG.
HEAVY.


[STREAM ONLY]


The Rye Rye track (pre-wobble) sounds like something you'd hear on an EA Sports "NBA Street" game.

[STREAM ONLY]


I went a little bit more into detail about Crookers, their album, and their own radio station on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto game over in this post @ The Docking Station website. Peep that.

Rob Threezy x Top Billin

Not a newbie, but a damn goodie. The homie Rob Threezy gettin' some hometown Chicago re-work courtesy of (far-from-Chicago) Finland's Top Billin.

Rob Threezy - The Chase (Top Billin's Chicago remix)

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar

I watched that "How To Make It In America" show for the first time last week. Didn't live up to the hype, in my opinion. I thought it was going to crazy on the perma-grind-to-make-it tip, but it seems the dudes "struggling" are still livin' a life far from difficult (wasn't surprised to find out it was created by the minds behind dream-life Entourage). One thing I do approve of, however, is the series' choice of opening theme - Aloe Blacc's "I Need A Dollar". Stellar song.

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar

For Your Sorrows (video)

Is it "For Your Sorrows" or "Fo Yo Sorrows"? Either way - nice to see a video for the killer joint. I upped the mp3 back in October... grab it back here.

Wiley x Shy FX (video + mp3)

I honestly don't think I've gone a day without listening to this joint since I first got my hands on it. The "Solo loves garage remix" I upped in December had to get taken down due to the fact that it will be one of the official remixes released later this month (28th). The whole entire package is straight UK murder - from Wiley & Emeli, to Solo (rmx), Herve (rmx), and now this Shy FX version.

Wiley ft. Emeli Sande - Never Be Your Woman (Shy FX remix)

TONIGHT - Frenzy w/ Brandon Sek

Excited to launch our new monthly open-format party tonight. The "Frenzy", much like the Disorganised monthly that we retired just last month, will focus on showcasing ahead of the curve music talents that are (as often as possible) virgin to our city's dancefloors. No better person to headline our launch party than Brandon Sek - Toronto musical tastemaker extraordinaire & author of the boundary pushing Curb Crawlers blog.

For those that aren't up on what exactly Sek does/has done, peep his interview with Eye Weekly.

Otherwise, full info is in the facebook event page.

So Shifty x Them Jeans

New from the Crossfaded Bacon camp - So Shifty's "Wine Touch Clap" EP. The release features remixes by Bacon's own Emynd, Dim Mak giant Them Jeans, and the Buenos Aires homie that I've been forever posting about on here, Douster.

Here be the Them Jeans big room twist:

So Shifty - Wine (Them Jeans remix)

For the free original (+ full EP purchase links), jump HERE.

Destroy Disco - Face It

I just can't seem to get this tune out of my head. The Aussie dudes Destroy Disco doin' it.

Destroy Disco - Face It

"Alma" - an animated short

Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

"Alma", meaning "soul" in Spanish.

Just a great animated short - had to post.

Coachella 2010 lineup announced

This year's Coachella lineup was announced last night. Stacked, as expected.

FRIDAY APRIL 16: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La Roux, Yeasayer, Lucero, DJ Lance Rock, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proxy, Ra Ra Riot, Deer Tick, Wolfgang Gartner, Aeroplane, Iglu & Hartly, Sleigh Bells, P.O.S., Baroness, Hockey, Little Dragon, White Rabbits, Wale, Kate Miller-Heidke, As Tall as Lions, Jets Overhead, Alana Grace, Pablo Hassan.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17: Muse, Faith No More, Tiësto, MGMT, David Guetta, The Dead Weather, Hot Chip, Devo, Coheed and Cambria, Kaskade, 2Many DJ's, Major Lazer, Dirty Projectors, Gossip, Z-Trip, The xx, John Waters, Les Claypool, The Raveonettes, Mew, Sia, Camera Obscura, Tokyo Police Club, Porcupine Tree, Old Crow Medicine Show, Aterciopalados, Bassnectar, Frightened Rabbit, Dirty South, Flying Lotus, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pretty Lights, Shooter Jennings, RX Bandits, The Almighty Defenders, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Craze & Klever, Zoe, The Temper Trap, Portugal. The Man, Band of Skulls, Girls, Beach House, Steel Train, Frank Turner.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18: Gorillaz, Pavement, Thom Yorke????, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Julian Casablancas, Plastikman, Gary Numan, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, MUTEMATH, Deerhunter, Infected Mushroom, Club 75, Matt & Kim, The Big Pink, Gil Scott-Heron, King Khan and the Shrines, Florence and the Machine, Yann Tiersen, Little Boots, Miike Snow, Talvin Singh, Ceu, B.o.B., Babasonicos, Owen Pallett, The Glitch Mob, Mayer Hawthorne, Local Natives, Rusko, The Middle East, Hadouken!, The Soft Pack, Kevin Devine, Paparazzi, Delphic, One EskimO.

Diplo x Gucci Mane (mixtape)

I've been sucking major balls (II) at fulfilling my duty as Mad Decent Ottawa promo rep in the past few months, so time I change that around a bit. I blame it on iTunes & other purchase sites' country download restrictions though... almost all the promo, release, and freebie links I'm given are not attainable due to IP address cockblockery.

This, however, is available to everyone - Mad Decent head honcho Diplo's new Gucci mixtape, featuring an absolutely stacked roster of remix talent (Mumdance, Flying Lotus, Benzi, Willy Joy, Flying Lotus, + more). I'm no Gucci fan (I actually find him boring after the 40 second mark of every song), but this tape provides the only bearable/enjoyable flip of the Mane I've heard to date.

2 joints off the mixtape:

Gucci Mane - Excuse Me (Diplo remix)

Gucci Mane - Break Yourself (Diplo remix ft. Lil B)

...and snatch the entire compilation for free-99 here:

Gucci Mane - Diplo Presents: Free Gucci (Best of The Cold War Mixtapes)

Acid Girls - Lightworks (video)

Acid Girls - Lightworks from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

The XX x Pariah

Been just over a month since my last The XX mention. That post, featuring their remix of Florence + The Machine's "You've Got The Love", kinda stuck with me. The edit grew on me so much that I seriously think it was one of the top 5 remixes of 2009. This time around its a UK dude by the name of Pariah that takes quite the soft Burial-esque route on the XX touch up.

The XX - Basic Space (Pariah remix)

Brackles remixes

I don't know much about this Brackles cat. All I know is that I like him. His remix game is on point (to say the least), and he shares bills/stages with names (High Contrast, Mumdance, L-Vis 1990, Crazy Cousinz, Bok Bok, to name a few) that tickle my heavier tastebuds. People need to keep an eye & ear out for this guy.

Very effective, soft dub, stripping down of the otherwise MSTRKRFT monster:

MSTKRFT - Heartbreaker (Brackles remix)

On a slightly more powerful dubstep tip, but still without wompwomp-ing the shit out of it:

Crystal Fighters - I Love London (Brackles remix)

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