Mixpak Holiday Gift Guide

December 14th, 2011

Here’s a quick rundown of what to fill your stockings with this year, some of our favourite merch from independent labels round the world. Happy holidays from Mixpak!

Night Slugs

It’s a wonder it took the NS camp so long to make merch, but it’s finally here and has already been spotted on the one Bun B! Get it here.

Mad Decent

Mad Decent always have a strong merch game, especially their collab with Mishka. Get it here.

Trouble & Bass

Fellow NYC label Trouble & Bass have a crazy range, from watches to artwork. Get it here.

Fool’s Gold

Fool’s Gold always put design quality on the same level as their music, check out their new collab with aiaiai. Get it here.

Stones Throw

Stones Throw goods usually sell out before you can say Madlib, get one of these Dam Funk ’1999′ inspired tees before they disappear. Get it here.

Shimmy Shimmy

Representing for the dancehall camp, Shimmy Shimmy reprinted two of their sold out designs in time for the holidays. Get it here.

Sound pellegrino

If you have a little extra dollar to spend, this limited edition of 30 stadium jackets from French label Sound Pellegrino is the one. Get it here.

and of course, our very own:

As seen on Schlachthofbronx! Represent for Mixpak with these two exclusive tees. Get it here.

Mixpak FM: DJ MikeQ

November 1st, 2011

Mixpak 024 is brought to you by New Jersey’s DJ MikeQ, a pioneer of the new generation of Ballroom DJs that’s been steadily bubbling up from the underground NY scene and making waves worldwide. Producing tracks and remixes in the vogue fem style, MikeQ has put his magic looping touch to Chelley, Egyptrixx and Willow Smith to name but a few, and heads up his own production company, Qween Beats. His Mixpak FM offering is 90 minutes of brash, club-driven sounds, jumping between Ballroom and Jersey club. It includes tracks and remixes from Vjuan Allure, DJ Jayhood, DJ Tameil, Kingdom and more, alongside tracks from his forthcoming EP on Fade To Mind, released on November 22nd. It will be sure to get you (trying) to vogue.

[For a more comprehensive look into the Ballroom scene, read the XLR8R feature from earlier this year]

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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Mixpak FM 024: DJ MikeQ

Tracklist below »

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.

Jam City – Magic Drops EP

December 3rd, 2010

Here’s some Eski influenced niceness out of the Night Slugs camp! Think 808 might be Jam City’s favourite number.

Get the EP here.


Jam City – Magic Drops

Girl Unit – Wut

October 13th, 2010

Another forthcoming scorcher from the Night Slugs camp.


Girl Unit – Wut

Girl Unit Podcast

August 23rd, 2010

In case you’ve been sleeping on the brilliance that is Night Slugs, XLR8R have kindly invited Girl Unit for their latest podcast. Dubplate and unreleased tunes galore!

Head here for the DL.

New Kingdom EP

July 27th, 2010

Riding high off L-Vis 1990′s recent release, Night Slugs crack out another genre-busting EP, this time from NYC’s Kingdom. Expect some dark, pitch-shifting, beat-chopping underground sounds, matched with some smooth RnB vocals and a bit of rave thrown in for good measure.

Check it over at Night Slugs’ myspace, and cop that ish!

Kingdom – That Mystic

Bok Bok’s “Stag & Dagger” Mix

May 3rd, 2010

The only thing that’s nicer than the  that funky looking t-shirt is this new “Stag & Dagger” mix that Bok Bok just dropped on the blogosphere.

Much like following a long dark winding tunnel down into an alternate universe where everything is a thousand times grimier, this mix is both surreal and recognizable at the same time-  there’s a cast of recognizable Night Slugs crew showcased within, but all new traxx. It also finishes on an exceptional high note with a brand new Kingdom edit and a mind altering Girl U.N.I.T jam, one of the best things I’ve heard in months.

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Bok Bok – Stag & Dagger Mix (Sendspace Link)

Tracklist:

Floating Points- Shark Chase
DJ Eastwood – U Ain’t Ready 2010 (Bok Bok Special)
Lil Silva- No Hooks
T Williams- In The Deep
Dva – New World Order
Lil Silva – Against Yaself
Altered Natives – The B*tch
Egyptrixx – Untitled
Tony Senghore – If You Came Here (L-Vis 1990 Vumpy Remix)
Dowee – Enigmatic
C.R.S.T – Dance (Mosca Remix)
Girl Unit – Shade On
Silkie – Unorthodox Daughter (Kingdom Edit)
Girl Unit – Wut