Quality Mixtape find..

Intro/Side Note: Personally I am "pleased" with the new Daft Punk album. It's a lot more chill which is something I wasn't expecting at all, but I really love slow jams, so I'm down. My main problem with this release is the amount of guest musicians.. (too many). That and the fact that the first half is really tight and completely conceptual, but I think it (both the narration and tone of jam) sort of looses focus towards the middle/end. I love the track with Panda Bear, but it doesn't sound like Daft Punk with Panda Bear it sounds like PANDA BEAR with daft punk. Great track, just not what I was hoping for. So there are definitely some qualities about this release that don't go over well with me, but overall I think its waay better than their last regular LP, and I think I may have found a new favorite Daft Punk Jam.

With that being said, perhaps you wanted something more "fun & upbeat".. You were looking for the "party side" of Daft Punk weren't you? Well.. try this one out:

Pretty awesome right?

REVIEW: Kool A.D. - 19

8.25 out of 10

Find it here.

Blurring the line between solid-original Electronic beats and classic ("sometimes modern") Hip Hop isn't always the easiest thing. However, with each new Kool A.D. release (Victor Vazquez) seems to master this concept with ease. His latest mixtape '19' is solid proof that he is more than competent enough & ready to produce the next best underground Hip Hop release of all time..(hopefully).

I love a great mixtape, and I LOVE when a mixtape displays an artists full knowledge and skill levels by tinkering with multiple genres/styles. '19', part of a two-part mixtape (here's the other), is full of club bangers, chill hooks, wonky lyrics, playful/experimental banter, and an attitude (between humorous self-indulgent and moral morose) that just can't be denied. How this producer has time for anything in his life is beyond me, look into all of the projects this guy is involved in, he's quite the prolific producer. Out of everything I've heard of his though (Das Racist included), this project is my favorite. I'd like to think/probably can predict that this release will be perfect for all this warm weather coming up (it's coming right??). No matter, blast this beast and let the bass nod you into a "yeah I'm slick as hell for listening to this music right now trance".

While listening to Kool A.D. I can't help but be reminded of Clouddead's Gonzo Hip Hop sound (only present-tense polished a bit), this is a high mark too in my book because I really love that collective. I belieb in Kool A.D. and you should too.

Standout Tracks: All of 'em, especially; Marine World Africa USA (Feat. Issue) (Prod. Issue), Venderdores (Feat. Tray 57) (Prod. Young L) (on repeat), Beautiful Naked Psychedelic Gherkin Exploding Tomato Sauce All Over Ur Face, Flame Grilled Painting (Feat. Haji Springer & Bill Ding) (Prod.Bill Ding) (these lyrics make sense to me), Hawaii 510 (Feat. Cuzzo Fly & Citizen Chance) (Prod. Mac Mean)

A few more gifts to unwrap..

Parenthetical Girls - Parenthetical Girls Save Christmas
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Kisses + Keep Shelly In Athens - Holiday Mixtape
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(cute song, great (up & coming) band..you may recognize Anton from this band.
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The Drums - I'll Be Home For Christmas
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Banjo Or Freakout - XA2011
&∆Aimon - All Of Winter In One Hungry Night
&Various Artists - 4-4-2 Music: Glory To God In The Lowest

Happy Holidays:]

QualitySpooky Halloween Mixtape find..

Fright Night Club - Monster Mash-Up

Lo♥♥♥e this time of the year! I also really love the song "Living Dead Ghoul" (track #6), it may be the best version I'll ever hear of this (massivley overplayed) song. Thanks for sharing Colin!

Jj Nº 4 this X-Mas Eve...?

No "official" word yet, but this song may appear on Jj's upcoming mixtape titled "Kills". It may just be a merry X-mas indeed..

Have you heard the about this?

From Tor:

"Illinoize" is a free remix tape put together by Montreal-based producer Tor, sampling songs from multi-instrumentalist and indie hero, Sufjan Stevens. Tracks are sampled from his 2005 LP "Illinoise", as well as 3 of his other albums, "A Sun Came", "Seven Swans" and "Songs for Christmas", blending Sufjan Steven's acoustic guitar, piano and horns with MC's Aesop Rock, Big Daddy Kane, Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), C.L. Smooth, Outkast, Brother Ali, and Grand Puba. Download HERE.

Word.

Quality Mixtape find..

The Diogenes Club - Various

Tracklisting:
1. Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You (Twelves Remix) - Almost Gold
2. Van She - So High - Modular
3. the Diogenes Club - Tete - Urban Torque
4. Tesla Boy - Fire - Mullet Records
5. Lindstrom & Christabelle - Baby Don’t Stop - Smalltown Supersound
6. Pnau - Baby (Breakbot Remix) - Etcetc
7. Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You - Roule
8. BB & Q Band - Dreamer - Cooltempo
9. Dusty Kid - Nemur - Boxer Recordings
10. the Diogenes Club - Tie Ourselves Around - Urban Torque
11. Scope - Audio Tonic - Urban Torque
12. Midfield General - Disco Sirens - Skint Records
13. Yuksek - I Like To Play - Fiction Records
14. Barbara Mason - Another Man - Metronome
15. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood - Island Records
16. the Diogenes Club - Early May - Urban Torque
17. Booka Shade - Sweet Lies - Get Physical
18. the Diogenes Club - Come Back to Us - Urban Torque
19. Junior Boys - Hazel - Domino
20. Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane remix) - XL
21. Mario Bastinov - Caribbean Girl - (TDC Part 1) - Unknown
22. X-District - Color Correction - Playhouse
23. Zoot Woman - Automatic - Wall Of Sound
24. Zapp n Roger - So Ruff So Tuff - Lastrada Entertainment Co.
25. Lindstrom - The Magnificent - Smalltown Supersound
26. the Diogenes Club - Do You Know How To Feel It? – Urban Torque
27. Telefon Tel Aviv - My Week Beats Your Year - Hefty Records
28. Anoraak - Nightdrive With You - Endless Summer Recordings
29. Casio Social Club & XS Night - More Love - Mullet Records
30. Zoot Woman - Nobody Knows (Part 2) - Wall Of Sound
31. Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love - Profile Records
32. Michael Mcdonald & James Ingram - Yah Mo Be There - Qwest Records
33. Lovebirds - Tuesday - Teardrop
34. BB & Q Band - Genie - ZYK
35. Midnight Star - Midas Touch - Solar
36. Eat More Cake - Red Sky - Urban Torque
37. Latryx - Lady Don’t Tek No - Solesides
38. Kool And The Gang - Fresh - Best Records
39. Aretha Franklin - Jump To It - Arista
40. Long Distance Analogue - Plecked Medium - Mullet
41. Toto - Africa - Columbia
42. Tom Browne - Brighter Tomorrow - Arista
43. Five Star - System Addict - RCA
44. Empire Of The Sun - Standing On The Shore - EMI
45. the Diogenes Club - Untitled - CDR
46. Art Of Noise - Moments In Love - ZTT
47. Radiohead - Talk Show Host - Parlophone
48. Mario Bastinov (TDC Part 2) - Caribbean Girl - Phonica

Too bad, it's ONLY 48 tracks long...?

New Sinner DC Mixtape..

Sinner DC - Pan Ocean Mixtape

Thanx Manu!

It's a Fact..

The Xx - Fact Mix 70

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King Midas Sound - Fact Mix 103

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Bullion - Fact Mix 118

These mixes are the beezkuhneez. And there's more to be had..(but hurry, they expire)

~njoy

Free Gucci Mane mixtape..

Free Gucci: Best Of The Cold War Mixtapes

Tracklisting:
1.Danger’s Not A Stranger (Diplo Remix)
2.Dope Boy (Bird Peterson Remix)
3.Excuse Me (Memory Tapes Remix)
4.No No No (Brodinski & Monsieur Monsieur Remix)
5.Frowny Face (Douster Remix)
6.Frowny Face (Emynd Remix feat Playboy Tre)
7.Im Expectin (Teenwolf Remix)
8.Boi (Zomby Remix)
9.My Shadow (Salem Remix)
10.Excuse Me (Diplo Remix)
11.Photo Shoot (Flying Lotus Remix)
12.I Be Everywhere (Mumdance Remix)
13.I Be Everywhere (DZ Remix)
14.Im The Shit (Benzi & Willy Joy Remix)
15.Break Yourself (Diplo Remix feat Lil B)

I've just thrown my hands in the air (and I DO care)..

NEW/Free Micromix (ala Mr. Cox)..

Micromix 23

1. The Five Discs - Doctor
2. Alain Poinsot - Rosarium 2 (Reversed & mixed with dictaphone recording of fever dream I had while in bed with pneumonia)
3. West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - I Won't Hurt You
4. Sun Ra - Solar Drums
5. Sparks - The Number One Song in Heaven
6. Ruth White - Gymnopedie No. 1
7. Rafael Toral - We Are Getting Closer
8. Phillip Jeck - Wholesome
9. Paul Giovanni - The Anointing
10. Sonny Sharrock - Once Upon A Time
11. Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby

Thanx BC & co!

Free Blondes mixtape..

Blondes - Purple Glazed Mix

Thanx VL!

Download these right NOW.

Tamaryn - Mild Confusion (song)

Great Shoegaze/Dream Pop

Thnx Strgm!

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Phaseone - White Collar Crime (album)

One of the best mixtape/mash-up albums I've ever heard (no seriously, it's reeeally good)..

Thnx GvsB!

~njoy.

Free Major Lazer mixtape..

Featuring Baby T-Pain..Ha!

Thanx GvsB.

Free Kurt Vile mixtape..

Thnx. Testostertunes!

2 FREE Mixes that THOROUGHLY IMPRESS.

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Thnx. Dublab

Free Sinner DC mixtape..

~njoy.