Half On A Baby Remixes Out Today!

October 25th, 2011

‘Half On A Baby’, the second single from the Vybz Kartel Kingston Story album is out today on Mixpak, complete with 5 exclusive remixes from Mosca, Funkystepz, Dubbel Dutch, Schlachthofbronx and Bert on Beats.

On its own, “Half On A Baby” is a proper Caribbean dancehall/pop anthem, but when combined with remixes from some of the most exciting names in underground bass music it becomes something more. Recent Mixpak signee Dubbel Dutch takes “Half On A Baby” deep into the underground without losing sight of the melodicism that makes the original so enticing. Another member of the Mixpak fam, Schlachthofbronx, flips the track on it’s head, turning it into a tempo-shifting Power Soca heavy hitter.

Bert On Beats and Funkystepz hand in contemporary bass takes on “Half On A Baby”, with the former going hard and the latter taking a more melodic, tropical approach. Finally, Mosca (Number, Night Slugs, etc) comes with a subtle-yet-banging remix that simultaneously references early-90′s house and hyper-modern UK sounds.

Buy on iTunes / Turntable Lab / Juno now!

Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Remixes) EP by Mixpak

Stream ‘Half On A Baby’ Remixes

October 18th, 2011

The Fader had the first look yesterday with a stream of our ‘Half On A Baby’ Remixes EP, out October 25th on Mixpak, and now we’re presenting the full set of remixes, featuring Mosca, Funkystepz, Schlachthofbronx, Bert On Beats and Dubbel Dutch, alongside the Dre Skull produced original.

On its own, ‘Half On A Baby’ is a proper Caribbean dancehall/pop anthem, but when combined with remixes from some of the most exciting names in underground bass music it becomes something more. Dubbel Dutch takes “Half On A Baby” deep into the underground without losing sight of the melodicism that makes the original so enticing. Another member of the Mixpak fam, Schlachthofbronx, flips the track on it’s head, turning it into a tempo-shifting Power Soca heavy hitter.

Bert On Beats and Funkystepz hand in contemporary bass takes, with the former going hard and the latter taking a more melodic, tropical approach. Finally, Mosca (Number, Night Slugs, etc) comes with a subtle-yet-banging remix that simultaneously references early-90′s house and hyper-modern UK sounds.

Watch this space for the official release next Tuesday, 25th October.

Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Remixes) EP by Mixpak

Mosca on Rinse FM

October 13th, 2011

This week Mosca covered SBTRKT for a two-hour slot on Rinse FM, dropping some of his forthcoming material including his Vybz Kartel remix for Mixpak and tracks for 3024, along with new R1 Ryders, Skudge, Preditah and more.

Stream it or download it here.

Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Remixes)

October 13th, 2011

October 25th will see Mixpak release Vybz Kartel’s second single from the Kingston Story album, with 5 big remix offerings. Check the tracklist below and watch for further details and streams coming soon.

1 Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby
2 Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Dubbel Dutch Remix)
3 Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Mosca Remix)
4 Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Schlachthofbronx Remix)
5 Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Bert On Beats Remix)
6 Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Funkystepz Remix)

Mosca – Done Me Wrong/Bax

August 18th, 2011

We’ve been waiting for a release date on this one for time, and finally we have it: 12th September is Bax time. The two-track release on Glasgow label, Numbers, runs on an infectious throwback garage sound, with chopped vocals and huge basslines. This is lip-biting production from Mosca, as usual, get it when it drops next month.

Mosca Dubs Spooky

April 19th, 2011

Mosca gets his dubby hands on one of last year’s biggest grime tunes, Spooky’s ‘Spartan’. Some serious cross-genre niceness, with Mosca really dipping confidently into the dub tradition – A LOT of reverb, plenty of samples and a sufficiently deep bassline, reminding us that the two genres definitely do have a whole bunch in common.

Mosca Preview

January 5th, 2011

Take a listen to Mosca on Gilles Peterson’s Radio 1 show last night, where he previews some of his big forthcoming tracks: a Gucci Mane remix that’ll be dropping on Mad Decent, and ‘Done Me Wrong’, to be released on Numbers.


Mosca on BBC Radio 1, 04.01.01

T. Williams – Heartbeat (Mosca Remix)

November 3rd, 2010

The original is fantastic but I have become obsessed with the Mosca remix of T. Williams’ ‘Heartbeat’. I love the dichotomy between hard beats and soft vocals, I could talk about bassline refixes of US R&B singers for days. In this case, it’s Roc-A-Fella’s Terri Walker, whose voice hugs the deep rolling bass of Mosca’s remix. The tune is what i would imagine if Nina Simone teamed up with today’s broken beat producers. The record is out now.


T. Williams – Heartbeat (Mosca Remix)