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!
Girl Unit Podcast
August 23rd, 2010Mixpak Profile In XLR8R Magazine
August 2nd, 2010
Not since the days of Bobby Konders’ and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez’s ragga-hip-hop hybrids of the early to mid-’90s has the US-Jamaica bashment connection seemed so energized as it does with Brooklyn producer Dre Skull’s Mixpak label.
Buy the July/August issue of XLR8R magazine to check out a nice profile of Mixpak in their Labels We Love feature. If you have trouble getting the hard copy, read the entire issue online.
Matt Shadetek – Flowers
June 16th, 2010
Matt Shadetek’s solo instrumental album came out last week and it features some impressive production that explores the intersections of UK garage, funky and the low end of the sound spectrum. The world needs more full length albums in these genre lanes, so do your part by supporting Matt Shadetek’s Flowers LP now. If you need any convincing, listen to Matt Shadetek’s recent XLR8R podcast which features dancehall, UK funky, grime and a bunch of his own productions.
Natalie Storm Featured in XLR8R Magazine
March 22nd, 2010
As we ready Natalie Storm’s Mixpak EP, she continues to do bigger and bigger things. Check the current issue of XLR8R magazine which is out now (you can read it online here). From the article,
[Natalie] says her future collabos will span R&B, pop, one-drop, calypso, and electro, genres in which she’s already established her presence. she voiced five songs on Enur’s 2008 album, Raggatronic, recorded “Look Pon Me” on the Sticky-produced Jumeirah Riddim, and has plans to keep experimenting. “no matter what style I work with—electro, R&B, pop—I will always be representing Natalie Storm vibes,” she says, describing her approach as a mix of patois vocals, electro sounds, and hardcore garrison beats. “it’s a mash-up, a bashment sound.
Meanwhile her Look Pon Me video is making strides in the UK market getting spins on MTV UK, Channel AKA and Flava TV. Pick up “Look Pon Me” on iTunes, Beatport and all quality digital stores.
DOWNLOAD: Dre Skull’s XLR8R Podcast
October 22nd, 2009
Dre Skull helms the most recent XLR8R podcast previewing a bunch of unreleased Mixpak material. Check it out.
