Our girls Jubilee & Star Eyes have just released their very first original collab tracks, ‘Locked’ and ‘Merkwood Estates’ via London label Unknown to the Unknown. Though heavily rooted in grime and the UK sound, it never steers to far from the frequencies of Miami & Jersey. This is the first of many so keep it locked and grab the free download here.
While UK Funky seems to have slipped away slightly, there are tracks that’ll still blow up a dance years on. Crazy Cousinz’ ‘Funky Anthem’ is one of those, and that’s no doubt why Murlo has put his signature touch to the original. No download yet, but watch out for his next release on Mixpak Pressure: Volume Two, coming very soon!
Global editor of VICE Magazine & director Andy Capper has just made his first leap into feature film – the hotly anticipated Snoop Lion Reincarnated documentary is set for release this coming spring. After numerous visits to Jamaica on the project, he also linked with Dre Skull to film the latest Mixpak videos: Beenie Man, Popcaan and Tifa on the Kling Klang Riddim. Read on to find out how the videos were made, how many people Popcaan rolls with and how to bribe Dre Skull.
So the most recent music video I’m aware that you’ve done was ASAP Rocky ‘Wassup’, what other music videos have you made?
Vybz Kartel, the ‘My Crew’ video, Black Lips, ‘Go Out and Get It’, Black Lips ‘Bad Kids’, that’s the best one. Those are more like fun things I did while I was making documentaries for VICE, like ‘The Vice Guide to Liberia’ and ‘Krokodil Tears’. The videos were really like a side project, but after Reincarnated I just got more offers. So I’m doing more of them, but documentary and film is still the main focus.
A roundup of this week’s choice twitter posts from Mixpak artists, remixers and extended family.
WORLD PREMIERE: @PopcaanMusic "So We Do It" Official Video. Directed by @ANDYCAPPER. Watch now: http://t.co/kl8kGuPK
— Mixpak (@Mixpak) January 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/LUCIDsdreamy/status/294545467772125184
Hey folks. Here's me set from swing ting in m$anchester the other night https://t.co/6ergRbiF
— Murlo (@DJMURLO) January 23, 2013
Mixpak FM 045 is brought to you by Estonian producer, Bert on Beats. Bert has made his way through various monikers and genres – starting out as Estonia’s number one hip hop selector, DJ Critikal, and releasing an acclaimed Drum n Bass album before settling on the B.O.B name & sound we know today in 2009. Releasing originals & remixes on Man Recordings, Trouble & Bass and Moveltraxx, his influences bounce from all around the world – from kuduro to dancehall. He joined the Mixpak family for his remix of Vybz Kartel’s ‘Half on a Baby’, and will be featured on Mixpak Pressure Volume 2 next month.
His Mixpak FM runs through new & classic dancehall cuts, garage, african house, champeta, kuduro and baile funk, including some of his own remixes and many a Mixpak favourite.
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Mixpak FM 045: Bert on Beats
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