A mere fortnight after he lavished us with a two hour
Essential Mix for BBC Radio,
Jamie xx Smith has spoiled us again.
Number 282 in the FACT series, this un-tracklisted mix clocks in at a manageable 32 minutes and is available to download for three weeks only so get to it. In the words of FACT it's,
"a dusk-lit garage and house session featuring Elgato, Dark Sky and a bunch of stuff we’ve never heard before, though alternate versions of a couple of well-known Jamie xx remixes appear to be present."
A wonderfully hazy half-hour then and Rihanna, arguably, never sounded as good. Download it
here.
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Mixtapes aren't just free music, they can also turn you onto new bands. Winsconsin's married dub-pop duo
Peaking Lights have just signed to Domino label
Weird World (who co-released
Washed Out's Within and Without with SubPop), and to celebrate they've dropped this eclectic mix which will transport you to the backseat of a jalopy somewhere in Latin America, while listening to local classics and American lounge, reggae, soul and funk on the radio. A tip of the hat to
Gorilla vs Bear for this one; it'll do very nicely over summer, thank you very much. Right, off to check out their well-reviewed album
936. Well done, mixtape, job done...
MIXXED-UP by Peaking Lights
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He's funny, he's self-deprecating and he's partial to vodka. He's Brooklyn rapper
Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire and yesterday he marked 9/11 by releasing his very first mixtape,
Lost In Translation, which features the likes of Das Racist, El-P and Necro.
Anyone who names a track in honour of
American Ninja Michael Dudikoff deserves to blow up.
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From his forthcoming mixtape
Fin, this is a most-definitely NSF blasting at W track from London rapper/entrepreneur/graphic designer
Thai Matic. Produced by regular collaborator Wundah, it's not particularly funny or inventive, but the opening sample will transport you into your own 80's action cartoon, for free, and that can only, to nick a phrase from wealthy wordsmith Martha Stewart, be "a good thing".
Bonus Video (NSFW)