Brenmar drops the second in his ‘Slow Grind, Deep Hustle’ series for Dummy Mag, 45 minutes of RnB jams and remixes. Peep it below, and read our exclusive interview with him here.
A roundup of this week’s choice twitter posts from Mixpak artists, remixers and extended family.
Mixpak: Check our exclusive interview with the one Brenmar bit.ly/wrlAw2
Chris_Pell: So my wineyard e.p drops tomorrow! murlo.bandcamp.com
popcaanmusic: Read and Retweet: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/teenage/VIDEO–Wah-gwaan-with-Popcaan_10948518
doc daneeka: also – in case you missed it – mine and Benjamin Damage Boiler room set from last week… http://fb.me/1e5pl7jtW
surkin: stream @toddedwards3000’s new EP on @XLR8Rmag http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2012/03/todd-edwards-preps-new-ep-body-h out soon on @BODYHIGH and it’s huge
schlachthofbronx: new video for slowine and dickie riddim ft warrior queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1pSdCuQB74
dreskull: forgot to say we hit 2 million views on Go Go Wine this week…thanks to everyone who’s supported http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeQ0asfmvBs
Here’s the brand new video for Mixpak family Schlachthofbronx’ double A-side ‘Slowine’/’Dickie Riddim’, from their forthcoming full length Dirty Dancing out on 30th March on Disko B. Put it in your diary.
Mixpak FM 030 is brought to you by Sweden’s Safari Sound, one of Europe’s biggest dancehall sounds. Nearly a decade in the game, Shirkhan and Sammy K can be found hosting a show on Swedish national radio, DJing at raves from the Middle East to NYC and putting out their famous mixtapes.
Their Mixpak FM is standardly filled with specials, dubs and remixes of some of the freshest the caribbean has to offer, from straight dancehall, past moombahton and into soca.
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 030: Safari Sound
Brenmar mixes hip-hop and R&B with an addictive pop sensibility that appeals to the savvy house-heads and casual club-goers alike. His string of EPs and collaborations have been garnering some serious attention and now he’s bringing his forward-thinking ear and approach to house music to the Mixpak family. I caught up with Brenmar to talk about his upcoming release, his approach and opinion of mainstream music and what puts him in a creative state of mind.
So what takes you out to LA?
Living, working, trying to connect with others. Just switching up the vibez a lil’ bit. There’s a lot going on right now out here, it’s dope!
You’ve talked a little about the Chicago scene being hard to make it big in, or maybe “make it out of” is a better way to put it. Can you describe the electronic scene the way it was when you were still living here? Also, did you have much contact with other big Illinoisans like Kid Sister and Flosstradamus or The Cool Kids?
Yea Chicago is hard to get respect in, it’s not just Chicago though, the same could be said for most other cities. You don’t get respect until you leave and “make it” somewhere else. Sad that it’s like that in Chicago because there’s a lot of talent in the city that’s not appreciated like it should be. I know Kid Sis, Flosstradamus and the Cool Kids, they all homies, most of them have left the city too. I ain’t forgot about Chicago though, never will, it made me who I am. I rep Chicago all the time, everywhere I go.
