Check out this tough number from man like Bobby Champs, one for the techno heads. The up and coming producer makes straight-up dancefloor tracks that have already gained support from the likes of Mosca, Pangaea, Jackmaster and Objekt. His 4-track EP is due for release on 20th Feb by the always-on-point Pictures record label. Download the lead track ‘Moonlight‘ below (via Mixmag):
Amazing music from Portico Quartet, taken from their forthcoming album in January. Download ‘Ruins‘ for free here.
Check this Christmas offering from London Hip-Hop crew Piff Gang. We put you on them a while back (click here). Here’s 17 tracks, free, to get lifted too. Mary Piffmas!
While you’re waiting check the video for Jiff Gang…
And this highlight reel of footage from Rotterdam and Birmingham shows…
There is always a lot of free music given away around Christmas; and this year it all starts with the Lucky Me advent calendar. The Glasgow-based label, whose releases include music from Hudson Mohawke, Lunice, Jacques Greene and Machinedrum, will give away the first of the free 320s tomorrow, and continue up until Christmas Day.
Download your free tune every morning from here: http://thisisluckyme.com
This. My. Jam.
Seems like nothing can stop young Lapalux right now, the latest signing to Flying Lotus‘s Brainfeeder, the kid just keeps churning out mad dope remixes. Warped, dreamy, electronic goodies. Listen to his remix of Mirrors ‘Fear of Drowning’ below, and head here to download his remix of AlunaGeorge (Super Recordings) for free via XLR8R.
DJ and producer Slackk has just given away a free track via his Twitter page @_slackk_ (which y’all should follow, he’s a pretty funny guy… #slackkformayor). Listen to the grime-meets-house track below and download it here.
Up and coming Leeds-based producer Hackman is giving away a free musical treat ‘You Deliver’ courtesy of Ramp Recordings/PTN. Download below:
Released yesterday, the much anticpated follow-up to House of Balloons. Download it from here.
WOAH. Detroit rapper Danny Brown slappin’ you in your mf face with this one right here. Not for the easily offended. Out to kidkanevil for the link. Check out the free album released on Fool’s Gold Records and download below:
Download XXX.zip here.
The Friends of Friends collective of artists based in California comprising of woozy left-field beatmakers such as Devonwho, Shlohmo, Salva and JonWayne has dropped Pop Massacre 2 featuring their remixes of artists like Rihanna, Busta Rhymes, and Ashanti. The mixtape is free to download, check it eLan‘s version of ‘Foolish‘ by Ashanti here:
and download the free mixtape here:
Out to Al and TW for bringing this one to my attention. The perfect marriage of 90s house and hip-hop, and a pretty dope video too. Check it out. Free download here.
Greeen Linez have put together a mix for GET SOME that is sure to get your heads nodding and bring the summer vibes. Classic west coast bounce y’all. Tracklist below and download here.
1. Ice Cube – You Know How We Do It
2. Billy Cobham – Crosswind
3. Mobb Deep – Give Up The Goods (Just Step)
4. Herb Alpert – I Need You
5. Roy Ayers – Mystic Voyage
6. Dennis Edwards – Don’t Look Any Further
7. Carly Simon – Why
8. Greeen Linez – Palm Coast Freeway
9. Vanessa Williams – Be A Man
10. Atlantic Starr – Silver Shadow
11. Loose Ends – Stay A Little While, Child
12. The System – You Are In My System
13. Mtume – Hips
14. Aurra – Coming To Get You
15. Greeen Linez – Summer Bounce (Outro)
BD1982‘s Tokyo based label Diskotopia is releasing Greeen Linez’s debut EP on 25th July. Greeen Linez is a collaboration between Matt Lyne (A Taut Line) and Chris Greenberg (Hong Kong in the 60s) and together they produce sun-kissed, synth-infused, g-funk dance music. If you miss the hazy days of 80s and 90s funk, RnB and hip-hop, this EP will be your summer jam.
Sit back and enjoy this video for the EP’s bonus track:
And while I still have your attention, check out this awesome video taken from South Londoner Visionist‘s recent ‘Rock the Flock’ EP which is out now on Diskotopia.
Star Slinger gives away his dope refix of How to Dress Well’s ‘Ready for the World’. On repeat.
Bristol’s Baobinga has released a full length album on his own Build imprint. The album is, bar one track, a collaborative project with a pretty extensive list of UK producers, including Ginz, Hyetal, Guido, Jack Sparrow, Gemmy, Kowton, Mensah, Untold, Roska – you get my drift.
This mix will give you an idea of the inspiration behind the project.
Baobinga PitchforkMixtape by Multiverse
You can stream the album in full over on FACT’s website.
Download this collaboration with Randomer by clicking the link below.
Build are selling the album directly. You can buy it from here.
