Warrior One delivers a promo-mix for Chew The Fat’s 14th birthday, with big tracks from WO himself, Brenmar, Checan, Africa Hi-Tech, a Murlo remix and more.
Dubbel Dutch’s first EP for Mixpak, Hymn, is out today!
The appropriately titled intro, “Open Up,” exposes a world of chaos where feral Midi demon dogs are unavoidable and an eerie timbale melody hums in the distance. Then comes “Darq”: a sonic no-manʼs land where only the echoing shrieks of those foolish enough to enter can escape its sub-bass, sounding as if, heaven forbid, Goth Kids fell head over heels in love with Miami Bass. The next obstacle on the gauntlet, “Heartbruk,” is a riddim so infested with duppies that any sane Dancehall artist would leave it the fuck alone, yet it would make the perfect soundtrack for a movie based on an Anthony Winkler novel. The journey ends, luckily, with the title track, maybe the most uplifting moment in this producerʼs career, which gives hope of survival by means of triumphant brass and Coupe Decale snares.
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Main Attrakionz are an Oakland-based rap duo who have been starting to garner a lot of atention lately with an inexhaustible stream of free mixtapes. “Swaggin Hard” is a cut from one of those tapes called Chandelier which was released in May. The duo’s mix of melodic hip-hop production and occasional triplet-time flow makes them sound a little like a new, swagged out Bone Thugs.
Jersey’s Mike Q, who made us a huge Mixpak FM just a few weeks ago, is set to release an EP on Fade to Mind on November 22nd. The 7-track offering re-reminds us of the importance of the ‘Ha Dance’for the Ballroom and Jersey club genre, and features some of the most important figures in the scene – Vjuan Allure, DJ Sliink and Angel X.
