For the next couple of days, we’re giving away ‘Go Go Wine’, the first single from the from the long-awaited Dre Skull-produced Vybz Kartel album, Kingston Story, coming soon on Mixpak. Go grab it for free before Sunday!
A roundup of this week’s choice twitter posts from Mixpak artists, remixers and extended family.
iamthekartel: FREE DOWNLOAD – “Go Go Wine” http://www.facebook.com/iamthekartel
Carl Warrior One: Check my @urban_nerds exclusive mix here: http://tinyurl.com/warrioronemix including new Warrior One treats!!!
Andy Petr: ATTENTION!!! APD004 IS NOW PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD – http://themusebox.net/sendstudionx/link.php?M=302415&N=1083&L=475584&F=H
Mad Decent: Preview & Pre-order Blow Your Head Vol.2 @davenada Presents Moombahton out May 31st! http://fb.me/Pv6fjfb4
Doc Daneeka: check my skream remix here; http://soundcloud.com/docdaneeka/skream-where-you-should-be
Mixpak: Introducing @Andy_Petr: http://bit.ly/hq404N
Rinse FM and Hyperdub’s Funkystepz have been cracking out yet more funky bashment remixes to tear down the dance. After the killer remix of Rihanna’s Rude Boy last year, now comes a new run of Vybz Kartel refixes and an excellent rework of one of last year’s biggest riddims: Jim Screechie. Their ‘Tek Buddy’ refix (someone could make a compilation of these by now) has a similar intro to the Pepper Riddim, but then drops into a straight up military funky beat. Get ready to do the the funky air piano! Be sure to watch out for them on the Boiler Room’s Hyperdub takeover next week.
Vybz Kartel – Tek Buddy (Funkystepz Remix)
Vybz Kartel – Go Go Club (Funkystepz Remix)
Jim Screechie Riddim – Equinoxxx Music (Funkystepz Remix)
This week’s release from Subeena’s OPIT Records comes from London’s Circle Traps (aka Will Ward along with Jack and Duncan from Portico Quartet). The four-track EP builds on their instrumental prowess, weaving sax, drums, bass, flute, guitar and keys into samplers, and floating across genres and influences as far flung as jungle and jazz. Be sure to check the beautiful 2-step of ‘Fjord’ and Subeena’s housey remix of ‘Bo Symbol’. Steve Reich eat your heart out. Get it here.
This is a taste of some of the interesting music coming out of Chicago right now. “Grooverider Free” is off Mahjongg’s very good third record The Long Shadow Of The Paper Tiger. Their sound is hard to pin down and can wax from dissonant-disco towards hyper mobile break-beats or Kraftwerk-like arpeggiator tunnels and then back to something groovy and melodic.
