Archive for May, 2011

Rolling In The Heat

May 10th, 2011

The Heatwave have delivered yet another impressive blend, and this time it’s a refix of a refix – taking Jamie XX’s dancehall-inspired remix of Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’. As if Adele over a clapping dancehall beat reminiscent of the Diwali riddim wasn’t already enough, The Heatwave supply a huge roster of vocals on their version, as always – Mr Lexx, Cecile, Timberlee (and even a snippet of ‘Iko Iko’). This one is sure to heat up the dance.

The mp3 of the tune will be given away for free on their site this week.

Also, be sure to check out their latest podcast from their weekly Rinse FM radio show, where they played ‘Go Go Wine’ for the first time. ‘That’s what you call a bullet’.

Andy Petr ‘Rapper Turned Singer’ EP Out Now!

May 10th, 2011

Andy Petr’s debut release, ‘Rapper Turned Singer,’ is out now! On the EP the prolific Milwaukee-based 19-year old producer affirms his knowledge of electronic music, interlacing bits and pieces of IDM, Chicago house, Acid house, Juke, hip hop and more. Far from the core London, Paris, and New York electronic scenes, Petr cranks out track after track, exploring intricacies of production and ultimately finding a sound all his own. Support this release on iTunes and at all fine digital music stores!

‘Go Go Wine’ Grabs #1

May 10th, 2011

We’re excited to announce Vybz Kartel’s ‘Go Go Wine’ debuted at #1 on the Global Reggae Top Singles chart in the first week of it’s release. Thanks to everyone who has been supporting this and, if you haven’t already, grab it from iTunes!

Lil Silva – The Patience EP

May 9th, 2011

Though UK Funky producer Lil Silva has been doing big things for years now, he’s still only put out a couple of releases, on none other than the Night Slugs imprint. Now he’s releasing this EP, The Patience on Good Years, which drops today. The four-track EP is pretty dark, and features the sub-bass filled ‘Cheese & Bun’, the synthy ‘Patience’, the piano-riff club banger ‘Wait Is Over’ and the track below, ‘On Your Own’, featuring vocals from Sampha. It’s emotional. Go get the EP on vinyl or digital here.

Bay Area Banger

May 9th, 2011

This is a cut from Young L’s sophomore mixtape DOMO-KUN.  Young L hit the scene a few years ago with The Pack, a post-hyphy rap crew who got some serious attention for their anthemic, hip-hop skateboard track “Vans.”  The group is still around today but less active, leaving Young L some time to explore the parameters of the polarizing and momentously weird “BASED” rap style. On “Loud Pockets,” Young L mixes huge 8-bit bass sound with a slacker flow, making a track simultaneously heavy and stark, laid-back but grindingly aggressive. Definitely bashy.  Throw it on in your “cinnamon limousine,” and shake your dreads out of that fitted!

Andy Petr – Rapper Turned Singer Giveaway

May 6th, 2011

Our new kid on the block Andy Petr drops his first EP with Mixpak, Rapper Turned Singer next week. He’s neither a rapper nor a singer, but he makes a fine jacking house beat, and we’ve decided to let you jack for free by giving away the title track from the release. Rapper Turned Singer will be out in full on May 10th, watch this space (and Andy’s twitter!).

This Week In Twitter

May 6th, 2011

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


NADASTROMNADASTROM:Video: NADASTROM interview on TITTSWORTH.COM! #MOOMBAHTON http://tumblr.com/xlc2efd7sf


DexplicitDexplicit: Check out my new Grime Instrumental!! ‘The Centaur’ // http://soundcloud.com/dexplicit/the-centaur

AC SlaterAC Slater: I’m giving away a new free track every week this month on my facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/djacslater


Natalie StormNatalie Storm: PI uploaded a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/aVDhcMTBek8?a SMILE – NATALIE STORM

Eardrum NYCEardrum NYC: Win a pair of tickets to see @PEELANDERZ, @HardNips_band and Friends Saturday at @StudioatWebster! Enter here: http://bit.ly/jQEaEl


Andy PetrAndy Petr: buy in 320 when it comes out – http://www.junodownload.com/products/rapper-turned-singer/1738741-02/


Sound PellegrinoSound Pellegrino: #SoundPellegrinoPodcast Episode 23 — with an AWESOME guest mix by @DJKOYOTE — is up on iTunes! subscribe & download: http://bit.ly/emNjS3


MixpakMixpak: Vybz Kartel “Go Go Wine” is up to #24 on the iTunes bestselling Reggae chart! http://bit.ly/k7zghz Support @iamthekartel!!

DaVinci & SMKA – Slide Through

May 6th, 2011

DaVinci brings an energetic, versatile flow to this heavy beat by SMKA. The lyrics slide along at a quick pace, switching up every few bars in way that should hit the floor nicely. That’s combined with a variety of drums, some hard bass, and these X-Files style G-Funk synths. Throw the hook in and you got a track that could make some money, but is surprisingly free. It’s part of a mixtape called The 808 Experiment: Vol 3, in which the ATL producers get on the collabo tip with rappers from all over the country. There’s a lot of notable names on there like Freddie Gibbs, Skewby, and Young Scolla, so cop that for more. Check SWTBRDS for more Davinci.