Strictly Social resident, and one of LA’s best DJs, DJ Destroyer has kindly put together this exclusive mix for us. Featuring some soulful beats and cerebral soundscapes, Destroyer displays his usual impeccable taste.

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Tracklist:

1. STAY HERE – MUHSINAH
2. FOR THE HUNGRY CATS – PORTFORMAT
3. PLANETARIUM – IMAN WILLIAMS
4. SON (FEAT. SUZI ANALOGUE) – MINDESIGN
5. LA SAMBA – AFTA-1
6. ELECTRIC LOVE (NICOLAY REMIX) – VIKTER DUPLAIX
7. THE MEANING – 14KT
8. THRONES – GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW
9. CRAZY YOU (FEAT. SY SMITH) – ZO!
10. BEYOND 2012 – DAM FUNK
11. AMERICA (REVISITED) – JIMETTA ROSE

Thanks to the folks at A-Side for this free joint from Tony Ozier’s Aural Penetration album.”Futuristic Soul (Do You Agree?)” is produced by 14KT who’s got that Midas touch with tracks – pretty much anything he touches turns to dope.

Listen to “Futuristic Soul”:
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You can find Aural Penetration at 
While you’re there, make sure to pick up 14KT’s excellent album The Golden Hour

It’s taken me too long to get around to writing this post, but now that I’m on kind of an instrumental kick, it seems appropriate. Here’s another great producer you need to be up on, Pursuit Grooves. If you like Flying Lotus, 14KT and those type of folks, you’ll dig Pursuit Grooves. She was kind enough to send me two of her albums which each have a distinct vibe and demonstrate her versatility as a producer. Wild Art Forestry is the more experimental/abstract one of the two albums, although the tracks still have a solid bump to them. My favorite however is the Fun Like Passion album which has a funkier vibe.
Listen to “Count Me In(strumental)” from Fun Like Passion
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Listen to “Too Much Time” from Wild Art Forestry. This is one of the funkier tracks from that album.
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This lady is definitely on her grind, performing live, running her publishing company, making albums and more. She is absolutely a talent to keep an eye on. Keep tabs on her via her Myspace.
Here’s a little bonus track for ya – Onra & Pursuit Grooves ft. Fatima – “Are You Satisfied”

And a video from Afro Samurai – “Limelight” produced by Pursuit Grooves

I do love me some Paul Pre. Here’s his latest selection of tastiness, this time in conjunction with YesYesYall.org and tRUEradio mhz. Savor the tracklist below and grab the download.Thanks Paul!

tracklist:
01. Dorian Concept – Fort Teen
02. Exile – Your Summer Song
03. Floating Points – For You
04. Slumgullion – Disko Bowler
05. Devon – Houston
06. 14KT – Tick Tock Hustle
07. Débruit – Pointy
08. Harmonic 313 – The Returners
09. AD Bourke – Queen Beez
10. Jr EakEe – Club sandwich
11. Anemonen Entertainment – Soul Ane
12. CHIEf – Pump
13. 00Genesis – Cheddar Puff Dreams
14. Mr. Beatnick feat. Ahu – I Know All The Bitches // Bullion Remix
15. Dr. Who Dat? – Ghetto dreaming
16. SA-RA Creative Partners – Master Teazer (Ken’s Revenge Edit)
17. Suzi Analogue – Hey Relax
18. !NSiDE – orb-15
19. Brenk – Ole Woam (Iawiszas)
20. KiEnRa – Golden Child
21. Byron & Onra – The Return
22. Elaquent – Tip Toes
23. Slumgullion – Springers
24. Flying Lotus – RobertaFlack (Featuring Dolly)
25. Afta1 Feat. Kreme – Six
26. Comfort Fit – Rock da Dam (feat. Portformat)
27. Kazi – You Wanna Take this (fLako Remix)

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I don’t usually do year-end lists, but this year I decided to go full force and not only do my own, but gather a few from some esteemed musical colleagues which will be posted separately.

Beatlife Top 8 of 2008 (in no particular order)

Little Dragon – Little Dragon
I said no particular order, but if I had to pick, this would probably come out on top due to the fact that it was simply the freshest sounding album I’d heard in aaaaages, and easily traversed any labels or genres you could try and pin it down with. Read more here and here

Carlos Nino & Lil Sci – Elevation
This album was criminally slept-on but features, in my opinion, some of the best and most progressive hip-hop you’ll hear.

Buff 1 – There’s Only One
It’s no secret that I loved this album- it’s what got me re-inspired by hip-hop. Read more.

14KT – The Golden Hour
Dope production in a somewhat Flying Lotus-esque vein. The A-Side camp were on fire this year!

Wayna – Higher Ground
Wayna definitely turned some heads with this excellent indie soul album. Compelling listening from start to finish. More info.

Replife – The Unclosed Mind
This is one of the most inventive hip-hop albums you’ll ever hear, as Replife easily brings nu-jazz and soul into the fold. More info

Eric Lau – New Territories
I don’t know where this guy came from but he sneakily dropped a brilliant progressive soul album! Thanks!

Sy Smith - Conflict
Well Sy is always a favorite when it comes to good soul music. Conflict is possibly her best album yet, can’t wait to see what she does next. More info

other contenders: Peter Hadar, Zach Lipkins, The Foreign Exchange, Afta 1, Slakah The Beatchild