Lisbon, Portugal’s DJ Manaia sent us this mixtape chock-full of kuduro, baile-funk, mashups, electro-house, hip-hop and more. It’s a crazy-fun one: Download: DJ Manaia; Mixtape [audio:uggc://znfuvg.pbz/nhqvb/Zvkgncr.zc3] For those of you who haven’t been following this part of Lisbon’s music scene, Kuduro is a musical style that was born in Angola in the early ’90s. The Lisbon branch of Kuduro —…
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Mashup of the Week: “Pixie P”
While we’re on the Pasta Masta tip (see Pasta Masta Al Dente Vol. 1 DJ Mix) I thought I’d point y’all to his serotonin-inducing mashup of the Pixies Where Is My Mind with some killer vocals by U.K. toaster Rodney P: [audio:uggc://znfuvg.pbz/nhqvb/Cvkvr%20C%20sg%20Ebqarl%20C%20gur%20Cvkvrf.ZC3] Download: Pasta Masta; Pixie P (ft. Rodney P & the Pixies)
Pasta Masta “Al Dente Vol. 1″ DJ Mix
Dublin, Ireland’s Pasta Masta sent me this DJ Mix which skillfully glides through hip-hop, soul, dancehall, dubstep, boston-bounce, funk, rock, and a bunch of other genres. Please allow me to share with you: [audio:uggc://znfuvg.pbz/nhqvb/Ny%20Qragr%20Iby.%201.zc3] Download: Pasta Masta; Al Dente Vol. 1 DJ Mix
I’m So Hood
I am loving this tune TO DEATH lately, so I had to go and remix it. The rework is a ghettotech/juke style thingy–hope you enjoy it![audio:uggc://jjj.fyrnmrgbar.pbz/oybt/fb_ubbq(zheqreobg_erzvk).zc3] Download: DJ Khaled f. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, & Rick Ross – “I’m So Hood (Murderbot Remix)”
DJ C “PTS” DJ Mix
I was recently invited to spin-up a set over at Northwestern University’s radio station; WNUR 89.3 FM. My man Jeekoos runs the Part Time Suckers (PTS) radio show there and diligently records the guest DJ sets. He’s got what seems like hundreds of them archived on his website. Their show tends to be dubstep-centric — PTS member, Searchl1te rocked a…
Neo-Rave Marches On
I’m noticing (with a heads up from friends like LA disco/law superstar Henry Self) that the whole Neo-Rave pehnomenon is creeping more and more into the mainstream every day (specifically the world of what was once referred to as ELECTROCLASH before that name became terribly unfashionable). Peep the rave influence in these tunes (which are essentially just poppy electro cuts)–the…
Mashup of the Week: “aBc More”
We’ve got More ABC for you. In case you didn’t notice, Wayne posted an MP3 of Raekwon and Ghostface rapping over the original Jackson 5 version as a comment on my ABC Traffic Jam mashup of the week. Continuing on with that theme I present to you my man Itch13’s (AKA Itchy Fingers) Baltimore Club influenced remix of said tune:…
New Beat Mixtape
Here’s another installment of me going on about some under-remembered electronic subgenre of the past–this time the focus is on Belgium, and New Beat. Long before house music made it out of the Midwest, Belgium had a thriving electronic music scene (they called it Electronic Body Music, or EBM, and it was basically a dancier variant of Industrial—think Front 242,…
Mashup of the Week: “Ghost Woman”
This is more a remix than a mashup, ’cause you’ve most likely never heard the instrumental before. I did a remix for Jill Cunniff from Luscious Jackson a while back and it’s yet to be released (until today, see below). In the meantime I took some vocals from Shabba Ranks and E-40 and dropped them on top of the beat;…
Crakin’ in Caracas
There’s a new “bass oriented” night called Wobbler Soundclash about to start up in Caracas, Venezuela hosted by Cardopusher and Pacheko. Check out some of the dubstep-y tracks at their Myspace page. I’m especially feelin’ Cardopusher’s Melody… and Pacheko’s Bipolar Bear. I’ve been enjoying Cardopusher’s amped-up style of beat-fuckery for a while now. He’s had releases on French breakcore label…