Mixpak is excited to announce the next EP from Murlo! Following up on February’s Jasmine EP with Gemma Dunleavy, Odyssey‘s eight tracks lead you on a winding journey through the ever-fantastical world of the UK producer. Digital is out November 6th, Vinyl soon after.
FACT has the premier of the first single, “Moodswung” which you can also stream below. More soon, get in your pre-orders now (and recieve “Moodswung” right away).
Ruppings Issue 1 is a photo book from Mixpak’s time in Jamaica in the first half of 2015, featuring Popcaan & the Unruly gang. Made by Susannah Webb & Tony Lowe, it features 35mm photos in full color. 46 pages, perfect bound, 5.5×8.5, limited edition and made with love in NYC. Some outtakes below, buy here.
October is NAAFI vs. Mixpak month. Hot on the heels of our October 3rd blowout at Trans Pecos, Mixpak is heading to DF on October 9th to play Salón Paraiso. Catch NAAFI crew members LAO & Mexican Jihad alongside Dre Skull, Jubilee & The Large.
Mixpak is excited to announce the vinyl release of Popcaan’s Where We Come From, out now. Packaged in a deluxe gatefold jacket, with photo booklet including an essay by musicologist Wayne Marshall. Also available as a bundle with either of the Popcaan X Mixpak caps.
Where We Come From is the debut album from Jamaican superstar Popcaan. Executive produced by Dre Skull and featuring productions from Dre Skull, Dubbel Dutch, Jamie Roberts, Anju Blaxx and Adde Instrumentals, Popcaan’s first full length offering sees his signature melodies and uplifting tones on thirteen original tracks. As Wayne Marshall writes in his essay on the album:
“Where We Come From” gives voice, as the best reggae does, to the contradictions of life in a society rife with inequities and yet so rich. Whether odes to the ghetto or the good life, Popcaan’s lyrics bring realist portraits and utopian visions into dynamic tension. Songs about struggle and sex and happiness occupy the same space because they do. And whatever the topic, Popcaan’s infectious positivity comes through.
Mixpak FM 088 comes from NY-based producer, DJ and painter, Lil Jabba. Though known predominantly for his explorations in footwork, Jabba is a versatile producer with an impressive back catalogue, including a full length album on Local Action, and a second now in sight. His Mixpak FM brings forth the sounds and influences from his latest EP, Keep, that broadly takes its cues from rap, grime and jungle. A near cinematic experience – in places beatless, in places frenetic – it melds his own material with tarraxo, grime, Young Thug and Aphex Twin. You can 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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