New Natalie Storm: Mr. Piano Man
March 13th, 2010 by Brendan
Natalie Storm has been redefining “versatility” these days. Following up a Mixpak single that Ludacris and Nicki Minaj totally jumped on (no offense Luda, but you jacked that beat) and a glitchy So Shifty & Ward 21 collaboration, Natalie comes out with infectiously addictive “Piano Man” which you can grab courtesy of the Heatwave blog.
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Dre Skull In Philly With Seclusiasis Crew
March 11th, 2010 by Mixpak
Check Dre Skull tomorrow night at the Let Your Body Take Control party in Philadelphia. He’ll be playing along side Dev79, Si Young, Beam & Deem and MC Buddy Leezle. If you’re unfamiliar with the crew, check the catalog. Full party details at Seclusiasis.
History Of The Amen Break
March 11th, 2010 by Mixpak
Watch this 20 minute documentary on the history and culture significance of the Amen Break (the break from The Winston’s “Amen, Brother”). It’s amazing what kind of impact a 5.20 seconds long, four bar drum loop can have.
[via Tommie Sunshine]
Dre Skull In Philly With Seclusiasis Crew
March 11th, 2010 by admin
Check Dre Skull tomorrow night at the Let Your Body Take Control party in Philadelphia. He’ll be playing along side Dev79, Si Young, Beam & Deem and MC Buddy Leezle. If you’re unfamiliar with the crew, check the catalog. Full party details at Seclusiasis.
Sinden Launches Grizzly
March 9th, 2010 by Mixpak
The details are out on Sinden’s new label Grizzly which drops it’s first release on April 19th. As he describes, “Grizzly will bring this sense of unexpectedness, flitting between styles – it’s serious music without taking itself too seriously.” He wants the new label to reflect his interest in club music which is “all-embracing, fun, disparate and twisted up”.
The label’s first release will be a collaboration between Sinden and SBTRKT, who’s recently remixed Modeselektor and Tinie Tempah among others. The A-side is titled “Midnight Marauder,” while the flip is “Kind of Familiar.”
The first to releases are:
19 April – Sinden & SBTRKT – ‘Midnight Marauder’
17 May – Brodinski – ‘Arnold Classics’
[via Fact]
Free MOOMBAHTON EP
March 8th, 2010 by Brendan
Going against the grain of speeding up old songs into overhyped club-tracks on steroids, Dave Nada’s new project MOOMBAHTON transforms tropical and dutch house tracks to intoxicating slow burners by slowing down the BPM and stretching out the sound. The result sounds effortless and thoroughly enjoyable.
Also worth a read is this story about MOOMBAHTON originating in his cousin’s basement during a “skipping party” before it got busted by the cops. If it’s not enough to convince you that Dave Nada is one decent dude, would the fact that he’s giving away a five track EP of Sidney Samson & Afrojack re-edits do it for you? Download for free from the link below:
Dave Nada- MOOMBAHTON EP (download link)
Reggae’s Civil War
March 5th, 2010 by Mixpak
The cover story from this month’s Village Voice takes an in depth look at the rivalry between Vybz Kartel and Mavado and explores why they “might be the Biggie and Tupac of Dancehall.” Good read.
Culture Bash Mixtape Volume 1
February 26th, 2010 by Mixpak
Our boy Jillionaire hit us up on twitter yesterday to let us know that “Yuh Love” is catching fire in Trinidad…
and today he emailed his new mixtape saying, “I got that sunshine for your ears.” Respect!