Archive for December, 2010

Dancehall Roundup Roundup

December 31st, 2010

2010 has been a crazy year for Dancehall – if you want the full (or the condensed) stories, thankfully some excellent roundups have been put together, covering Bashment, Reggae, Soca and all your 2010 Caribbean needs.

Erin Hansen gives her comprehensive lowdown over at Kiss My Teeth, while Large Up have compiled their top reggae, JA-influenced pop, Soca and even their top ten Trinitech tunes of the year. For a UK look, head to Shimmy Shimmy.

Looks like Vybz might have taken the man of the year crown. Gaza mi seh!

This Year In Mixpak

December 31st, 2010

Mixpak has had a huge year, thanks to y’all! Here’s a quick rundown of everything we’re dead proud of…

January: Ms Thing & Psycho Tanbad released ‘Bonify’ on the Smoke Machine Riddim
February: Sissy Nobby released ‘Lay Me Down’
March: We signed Mele
April: Mele released ‘Bombay’ EP
May: We launched Mixpak FM, Yuh Love hit a million views on YouTube
June: Don Axidental won the ‘Look Pon Me’ remix contest
August: The Mixpak website launched in Japanese
September: Cory Blaine released ‘Hot Plate’ & we signed Hard Nips
October: Warrior One released ‘Lord of Bashy’
November: Lil Scrappy released ‘Look At Me’ (accompanied by Pen & Pixel artwork and a new T-shirt)
December: Hard Nips released their EP and Vybz Kartel announced his LP for 2011

Happy New Year from Mixpak!

This Week In Twitter

December 31st, 2010

A roundup of this week’s choice twitter posts from Mixpak artists, remixers and extended family.


MixpakMixpak: Mixpak FM is back with So Shifty! http://bit.ly/egVmE1


Rubi DanRubi Dan: According to junodownload best of reggae 2010 number one is #lordofbashy !! Nice way to end the year!!


DJ SegaDJ Sega: My runaway remix…hope you enjoy!!! http://snd.sc/e6PQyZ


malentemalente:two new remixes up in the rmxs set at http://soundcloud.com/malente

iammeleiammele: check mensah’s remix of trappin #grizzly >>>> http://soundcloud.com/mensahanderson/mele-trappin-mensah-remix

DexplicitDexplicit: Dexplicit- Pull Up Riddim >> http://soundcloud.com/dexplicit/pull-up-riddim

CoryBlaineCoryBlaine: hey guys check out ma new mixtape http://energetik.org/forum/index.php?topic=2676.0

Look Pon Me (Smutlee’s Moombahton Edit)

December 29th, 2010

Smutlee has really taken to Moombahton like a fish to water. After the success of the Ms Thing refix, now it’s Natalie Storm’s time (mixed with some Booka Shade too). Word is Smutlee’s going to be dropping an EP any time soon, get ready!

Mixpak FM: So Shifty

December 26th, 2010

Mixpak FM is back with German duo So Shifty! The production/remix team from Hamburg blasted their way onto the scene in 09, with their huge remix of The Very Best’s ‘Warm Heart of Africa’. Before long, they were sought after remixers and their own productions, like the dancehall-tinged club banger ‘Wine’ (featuring vocals from Ward 21′s Kunley), set dancefloors alight. They have created some top crossover tunes, and their productions skip comfortably across house, cumbia, dancehall and tropical. They’ve also collaborated with some of the past year’s biggest breakthroughs (like Natalie Storm and Douster) and have undoubtedly produced the very best Busy Signal remixes.

Before you ask, we don’t know what the German bits are saying but it’s probably something nice like ‘We’re So Shifty, welcome to our amazing mix’.

You can go subscribe to Mixpak FM via iTunes, subscribe with an RSS reader from the Mixpak FM site or download this mix directly.

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Mixpak FM 005: So Shifty

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POW 2011 Video

December 26th, 2010

Here’s the official video for Lethal Bizzle’s POW 2011, the two words on everyone’s lips for next year. This grime anthem features a line-up from 2-step heaven: JME, Wiley, Chipmunk, Face, P-Money, Ghetts and Kano. It’ll be up for DL in February. POW!

This Week In Twitter

December 24th, 2010

A roundup of this week’s choice twitter posts from Mixpak artists, remixers and extended family.


MixpakMixpak: Vybz Kartel announces upcoming album on Mixpak and talks about it in his recent MTV interview http://bit.ly/hM7pZN


CoryBlaineCoryBlaine: new tune im working on is up.. http://soundcloud.com/cory-blaine/hoez-chords-dub


Hard NipsHard Nips: HARD NIPS on Japanese Qewpie Mayonnaise commercial!!! The fine man, Fukuyama Masaharu is like Brad Pitt of JP http://youtu.be/2flmgHQL3pc

241onROAD241onROAD: [GRIME] Dexplicit – Pull Up Dat 2011 ft Big H & More UNCENSORED (Rinse FM 15/12/2010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gL28MS6tSE


itswildlifeitswildlife: Now up on @soundcloud too: http://soundcloud.com/brodinski-boe/sets/best-of-everything-vol-2-by-brodinski/

Vybz Kartel LP on Mixpak

December 23rd, 2010

We’re more than excited to announce a new Dre Skull produced Vybz Kartel album for release in spring 2011! Here’s a little video of the ‘dancehall hero’ himself telling you how good it’s going to be (with back-up from producer Not Nice and a sneak preview of one of the tracks in the background).

Vybz is very rarely interviewed, but Marvin Sparks at MTV UK has just put out this brilliant two parter (read part one here and part two here) where Kartel talks about writing lyrics, borrowing from Ne-Yo, collaborating with Mavado and, of course, some words on the Mixpak album:

MTV: Can we expect a follow-up album to ‘Pon Di Gaza 2.0’?

Vybz Kartel: Yeah, we’ve got a record that we’re working on for next year with Dre Skull from Mixpak records. He’s this white kid from New York that builds some sick beats. So next year me and him – Adidjaheim records/Mixpak records – it’s going to be for April. We haven’t even started the promotion for the album yet. It’s going to be like 14 exclusive tracks.

Yep, 14 exclusive tracks! More info coming soon!