Box Musique » Mix Monday http://www.boxmusique.com Music news and criticism Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:37:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Kahn Sonic Router Mix http://www.boxmusique.com/kahn-sonic-router-mix http://www.boxmusique.com/kahn-sonic-router-mix#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 04:44:26 +0000 David http://www.boxmusique.com/?p=3387 The last day of February saw Kahn’s first release on Punch Drunk and, characteristically for the seminal Bristol label, it was breathtaking. I reckon it might have even been better than one of the latest acts on Britain’s Got Talent and they’re like pretty good aren’t they? I thought the woman singing opera with her dog was amazing…or maybe, maybe I tried to kill myself halfway through. Anyway, the pistol from Bristol — as I shall call him, just this once — has compiled a mix for the folks over at Sonic Router and it’s a great listen. Progressing from chilled out to sinister then easing back to serenity, the 30 minute sojourn largely comprises Kahn’s own original tunes and remixes with a few choice additions from Peverelist, Zhou and Sorrow. The remix of Superisk’s ‘Find Your Way’ rears its powerful head as the undoubted highlight about halfway through and will surely have you cycling back to the drop every couple of minutes until your hair goes grey. If your hair is already grey, grab a Werther’s and lose your shit in the study while your grandchildren make muffins in the kitchen. I’m looking forward to when I can do that.

Listen after the jump and head over to Sonic Router for the accompanying interview.

Tracklist
1. Kahn – Azalea
2. Kahn feat. Naomi Jeremy – Close
3. Kahn – Polar
4. Peverelist – Bluez
5. Zhou – I Remain
6. Kahn – Tehran Uprising
7. Superisk – Find Your Way (Kahn Remix)
8. Kahn – Fierce
9. Kahn – Rorschach Riddim
10. M.I.K – Do It (Kahn Remix)
11. Maddslinky feat. Tawiah – Further Away (Kahn Remix)
12. Sorrow – Escapades of Kami and Dyna

Buy Kahn tunes at Juno.

]]> http://www.boxmusique.com/kahn-sonic-router-mix/feed 0 Mix Monday: Sicknote Vol. 7 http://www.boxmusique.com/mix-monday-sicknote-vol-7 http://www.boxmusique.com/mix-monday-sicknote-vol-7#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:03:33 +0000 David http://www.boxmusique.com/?p=883 It’s still as cold as a Nazi’s heart here at the moment, so there’s really nothing else for me to do except sit inside, cover myself in wool and goose fat and pound out…uh…massive tunes. I’m sure HxDB will be excited at the prospect of me in this state hypnotically swaying to his recently unleashed Sicknote Vol. 7 mix, an hour-long blanket of swelling atmosphere and bass, and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. Packed to the rafters with unparalleled ambient dubstep, Vol. 7′s roster includes Phaelah, Desto, Headhunter, Djunya, Mount Kimbie and a number of others who have the ability to instil a feeling of nebulous calm. Particular highlights, however, come in the form of Hyetal’s ‘Secret’ and Desto’s characteristically beautiful ‘Bounce’.

I’m getting a little bit addicted to these chilled out mixes, I reckon I may soon crumble into dust and spend the rest of my existence swirling around the scene of a Constable painting. It wouldn’t be so bad I guess…

Download it below, tracklisting after the jump.

HxDB – Sicknote Vol. 7

Tracklisting
Foiled Torsos – Infident (Indigo RMX): Dub
Hypno – Hubble Dub: Dub
Don Goliath – Mrs. U (HxdB RMX): DDR023
Indigo – Kind of Voodoo: Echodub 013
Hyetal feat. Sines – Secrets: Formant Dub
Headhunter & Djunya – El Presdente : Surefire Sounds 002
Sclist – Bass Bubbles: Dub
Gyu- Mettle: Urban Scrumping
Macabre Unit – Bacteria (Wascal RMX): Filthy Digital
Phaeleh – Soulfunk: Dub
Simonoff – Cloudy Dub: Dub
Jus Wan – Action Potential: Apple Pips
HxdB – New Sense: MIGRATION 006
ID – Engram: Smokin Sessions
Ike Release – Wavescape: Dub
Max Ulis – Malaise: Dub
Grooki – Fairy Wren (HxdB RMX): DubKraft 018mp3
Desto – Bounce: BOOMBAP02
Mount Kimbie – Sketch on Glass: Hotflush
Phaeleh – Tachi feat. Alex: Dub
Zeno – Dub No. 9: Trillbass

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The file below is the full 1xtra show but if you want to skip to the mix, it starts almost exactly an hour in. A full tracklisting is available on the BBC 1Xtra site.

Crissy Criss – 04/02/2010

On another note, I think Crissy Criss looks a bit like Piccolo from Dragonball Z in his photo on the 1Xtra website…seriously.

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There’s a filthy dubstep ‘yang’ mix on the way too, so keep your ears peeled and I’ll get that up when it surfaces.

Listen/download it below, tracklisting after the jump.

Splinter – Yin Mix

Tracklisting
Let the Bodies Hit Thunder – Crookers Vs DJ Sega
Zeggie – Afrojack
Doubt (Riton Vocal Remix) – Delphic
Rockafella Skank (Rivastarr Remix) – Fatboy Slim
Tant Besoin de Toi (Douster Remix) – Marc Antoine
Kid Soldiers – Redlight
Starter (Audionite Remix) – Boys Noize
Turn That Shit Up – Diplo
Better Run (Afrojack Remix) – Tocadi…sco
Ringroad (Jack Beats remix) – Underworld
Baiser Sur La Disco (Rubix Refix) – Rubix
Scorpio – Grandmasterflash

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Listen/download it below, tracklisting after the jump.

Solitude – Ambient Dubstep Vol. 4

Tracklisting
1. Phaeleh – If
2. Synkro – Lost For Words
3. Kryptic Minds – Distant Dawn
4. Elemental – Blob – Vocal
5. Faib – Broken Mirror
6. Hektagon – Running Through – Elemental Remix
7. DFRNT – Headspace – Scuba Remix
8. Phaeleh Feat Anneka – Awakening
9. Forensix – Solace
10. Distance – Delight
11. Majiker – Tongue – Phaeleh Remix
12. Kryptic Minds – Chosen Few
13. Toasty – The Knowledge – Vocal
14. Headhunter – Prototype
15. Trpwr – An Illusion
16. Nibe – On Off
17. Phaeleh – Numb
18. D Bridge – Desire Line – Interlude
19. Burial – Dog Shelter
20. Pink Floyd – Breathe
21. Pink Floyd – On The Run
22. The Beatles – A Day In The Life – Unknown Remix

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This is a short mix he did exclusively for Fact Magazine late last year and it consists solely of his own productions. Some of which are awesome — ‘Pick Up the Phone’ is pretty mad — and some of which don’t quite twang the right note. It’s still ultimately a decent mix and an interesting insight into what Clipz, usual purveyor of all things heavy, is really capable of. Fuck knows what it has to do with crab meat though.

Tracklisting after the jump.

Redlight – Bad Boy Crab Meat Mix

Tracklisting
Redlight & Dynamite – Weepers
Redlight – Kid Soldiers
Redlight – Champion Style
Redlight Feat Serocee, Dread & Omi – Stay With You (Dubplate Mix)
Redlight – Rock Bottom
Redlight Ft Jenna G & Jammer – Pick Up The Phone
Redlight – Stupid
Redlight Ft Redskin & Scorpio – Twist Up
Redlight – MDMA
Redlight Ft Redskin, Zaniah & Dread – Feel So Good

By Redlight music at 7digital.

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As mentioned by Sabbo, who posted this up on Mad Decent, the mix crosses several genres “from dubstep to garage, old skool hardcore to Miami bass and reggae”, so it’s a pretty varied ride. Tracklisting after the jump. Enjoy.

Kalbata 2010 Mix [Mediafire]

Tracklisting
1. Cha-os – Too Much Bass
2. Sticky – Golly Gosh
3. Headhunter – Prototype
4. Chernobyl & Praga – Balança (Edu K Remix)
5. Baobinga & ID – Tongue Riddim
6. Jahcoozi ft. Lexie Lee – Freeze (Kalbata Remix)
7. Mary Cliff – 911
8. Kalbata – Karl Butter
9. Dre Skull – I Want You (Bok Bok Remix)
10. Kalbata – Oh Gosh
11. MJ Cole Ft Digga – Gotta Have It (MJ’s Funky Dubb)
12. Jack Sparrow – The Chase
13. TRG – Love2Hide
14. Botz – Lock
15. Al Haca ft. Arabyrd – (Kalbata Remix)
16. Hackney Hardcore – Dancehall Dangerous
17. Sunship ft. Warroir Queen – Quits (Kalbata Remix)
18. Dixie Peach and the Off Beat Posse – Tonight is the Night

]]> http://www.boxmusique.com/mix-monday-kalbata-promo-mix/feed 1 Mix Monday: Big Basha Hits from the Strong http://www.boxmusique.com/mix-monday-big-basha-hits-from-the-strong http://www.boxmusique.com/mix-monday-big-basha-hits-from-the-strong#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:27:03 +0000 David http://www.boxmusique.com/?p=194 Betamorph Recordings’ second promo mix, Big Basha’s ‘Hits from the Strong’, comprises over an hour of filthy dubs that’ll make you feel like you’ve dived headfirst down a sewage pipe slip ‘n slide. Relentlessly heavy from start to finish, this little terror will box your ears like an East End mother, hitting you square in the jaw with a fistful of abusive bass. I’m serious, you know, this here mix be heavy.

Packed full of tunes largely courtesy of the Betamorph roster (which, you’ll notice, is very similar to the one cultivated over at Rottun), we’ve been treated to the likes of DZ, Flux Pavilion, Trolley Snatcha, RSK and Mark Instinct, as well as a ream of other up and coming filth mongers. Download it, have a listen, have a shower, repeat.

Big Basha – ‘Hits from the Strong’ [Mediafire]

Grab it above, full tracklisting after the jump.

Hits from the Strong

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This one is a 30 minute promo mix from Portuguese kuduro advocates, Buraka Som Sistema, gifted to us by the folks at Fabric in order to promote the upcoming release of Fabriclive 49. It comprises a host of decent tracks including some sick material from L-Vis 1990, Emalkay and Deadmau5. I would embed it, but it’s in a frame and they make me shiver, so head over to Fairtilizer and enjoy its unashamed bounce. Full tracklisting after the jump.

Tracklisting
1. Roulet vs Dj Znobia – Bad Jóras/Eu me Remexo Muito (CDR)
2. Emalkay – When I Look At You (Dub Police)
3. Octa Push feat. Tony Clean – Deixa (Iberian)
4. L-vis 1990 – United Groove [Buraka Som Sistema Remix] (Mad Decent)
5. Stenchman – Puking Over (Bovinyl Moosick)
6. Sub Focus feat. Culture Shock – Move Higher (Ram)
7. Deekline & Wizard feat. Ivory, DJ Fresh – Blow (The Bomb) [Ed Solo & JFB remix] (CDR)
8. Deadmau5 meets Daft Punk – FML / Revolution 909 (CDR)
9. Buraka Som Sistema vs Technotronic- IC19 / Pump Up The Jam (fabric)
10. Buraka Som Sistema – Aqui pra voçês [Buratronic mix] (fabric)
11. Buraka Som Sistema Feat Kano – Skank (fabric)
12. Drop The Lime – Hear Me [Buraka Som Sistema remix] (Trouble & Bass)
13. Number Nin6 – She (CDR)

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