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Amplive Remixes Jamie Lidell, Santogold and more
Zion I’s Amplive has been on a remixing bender as of late. Starting with his reworking of Radiohead’s In Rainbows album, and continuing with a spree of remixes of the likes of Santogold, Jamie Lidell, Public Enemy, Tokyo Police Club, MGMT and more. Here’s a couple of my personal faves to check out. You can…
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Miguel – Mischief The Mixtape
Miguel is an LA-based artist who was signed to Jive Records earlier this year. He’s also appeared on Blu’s Below The Heavens and the Johnson&Jonson album (under the name Jontel). And I learned via FreshSelects that he co-wrote Musiq’s “If You Leave” and Usher’s “Revolver”. He recently dropped a free ep/mixtape which is pretty hot…
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New (ish) Little Dragon Track
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Strictly Social Vol 2 DJ Mix
Strictly Social brings you LA’s only night of truly eclectic and progressive live soul music. In case you happen not to live in LA, the Strictly Social mix series brings you a little taste of what the night offers. Volume 2 comes courtesy of DJ Myxzlplix. Check the tracklist below, then stream or download. Track…
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Tax Cut – Modern Sleeping f. Luz Mob
I’m just discovering this rather old track and album for the first time. Modern Sleeping is the brainchild of one Cousin Jacob, whose real identity I shall not reveal, but suffice to say I’m mad at him for not sharing this with me sooner. Ha. Anyways, this particular track “Tax Cut” features the eclectic-ly chilled…
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Reckoner Remixes – Flying Lotus, Diplo
Radiohead have been running a user-generated-remixathon over at radioheadremix.com. Some top-notch folks have been getting on board so I wanted to share a couple of the good ‘uns with you. First up, Flying Lotus‘ ethereal workin’ over: [audio:radiohead-reckoner-flyinglotusremix.mp3] Download HERE Diplo also tossed his hat in the ring with a couple versions: [audio:radiohead_diplo_reckoner_remix_v1.mp3] This is…
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LMFAO – Kanye West – Love Lockdown Remix
So I think this autotune thingamabob madness that’s going on is for the birds and am sad that Kanye has jumped on that bandwagon with such gusto. Producers just need to stop with it already. Please. And why is Kanye “singing” like his jaw is still wired shut? Young man needs to enunciate. But having…
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New DJ Rahdu Mix – Swoon Unitz
DJ Rahdu has just dropped this dope mix of progressive soul and hip-hop. Download it for free here (or listen below) and enjoy the dreamy sounds, featuring some of our faves like Peter Hadar, Kissey Asplund, Velben, Dwele, Sy Smith…well shoot, pretty much the whole damn tracklist. Thanks homie! PLAYLIST 1. Swoon Unitz Intro 2.…
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Sepalot – Saigon – Did It Again
Thanks to GiantStep I just got turned on to European producer Sepalot who recently released an album on Compost Records Red Handed. Haven’t heard the whole thing yet, but this track “Did It Again” definitely perked my ears up. It’s hip-hop, but not as we know it. As one might expect from the combination of…
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Foreign Exchange – Daykeeper
So unless you’ve been under a rock as of late, you’re probably hip to the fact that the much-lauded pairing of Dutch beatmaker Nicolay + Little Brother’s Phonte AKA The Foreign Exchange are about to drop another album. Leave It All Behind will be dropping digitally on October 7th with a double CD release to…
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Gold Dust Label Sampler Mixtape
Gold Dust Label Sampler Mixtape Mixed by Large Pro (Gold Dust, 2008) http://www.zshare.net/audio/17793268de9c1227/ 1. Zion I- Rush 2. People Under The Stairs- Step Bacc 3. DJ Muggs & Planet Asia- 9mm (feat. B-Real) 4. Large Pro- Hardcore Hip-Hop 5. Brooklyn Academy- What’s The Buzz 6. DJ Muggs & Planet Asia- Drama 7. Zion I- Juicy…
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Worldwide Renewal
Adult-oriented animated programming from Adult Swim can be found late night on the Cartoon Network. They have teamed up with Chicago’s Chocolate Industries to provide a pretty dope free digital album featuring hip-hop and electronic beats provided by the likes of Cool Kids, Diverse, Via Tania, Proton, Push Button Objects and more. You can find…