Pretty Lights - Glowing in the Darkest Night EP

Pretty Lights is hands down my favorite DJ/producer talent in the last year. His fusion of breaks, dubstep, electro-hip hop and classic vocal samples of some of our favorite hip hop artists(Biggie, Tupac, etc) is a mashup that I've stayed in love with over the past year.

In 2010, Pretty Lights (based in Colorado) has released a series of 3 EPs. The third - Glowing in the Darkest Night - was just released today and can be downloaded for FREE on his web site. In fact, all of his music can be downloaded for free on his web site - pay what you will. I encourage you to sample some tracks and throw him some cash, this music can't happen without our financial support.

Pretty Lights is a staple of my DJ sets, and I can't get enough of his beats and genre mashups. Keep it comin, keep it comin.

Mux Mool presents Wax Rose Saturday EP - Ghostly International

Someone sent me a link to a track from Mux Mool a few weeks ago. Between birthday concerts (Mos Def, Talib, Gorrilaz, N.E.R.D) and preppin for the future (more info to come!), I finally listened. Now I'm scouring online for everything I can find of his.

Mux Mool reminds me of the Ambient Paradise at BOOM Festival - a kaleidescope of hip hop beats, electro rythyms, and trip-hop roots with smooth underscores. He's a Brooklyn artist on Ghostly International. Here's a track from his SoundCloud page, and below is a free download that I am seriously enjoying right now.



Sing Heal All by muxmool

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Mux Mool presents Wax Rose Saturday EP - Ghostly International

New Properly Chilled mix from famous Eighteenth Street Lounge - for Thomas Blondet Rythm & Culture Release Party

Brandon at Properly Chilled knows how to pick em - check out his newest mix here, performed live at the famous Eighteenth Street Lounge in Washington, D.C. (founded by Thievery Corporation and a hot spot where they and others on 18th St Label perform).

Properly Chilled DJ'd this set for Thomas Blondet's newest record release party - for the release of The Sound of Rhythm & Culture, a comliation that showcases the incredible talent on the Rhthym & Culture label. Check out a review and listen to a sample of the new album at Properly Chilled here.

Listen and download Brandon's DJ set here - awesome mix of funk, reggae, hip hop and latin flavor. QUITE.

Properly Chilled at Eighteenth Street Lounge by properlychilled

New OM TEASE Lounge House mix from DJ Erok - FREE DOWNLOAD

This is a lounge house oriented dance mix, prepared for a Silent Disco at OM Lounge in Harvard Sq in Cambridge, Mass. I guess many people think lounge and dance are antonyms, but I disagree, you can keep it smooth and slightly chilled, but definitely - I kid you not - we had the place dancing their faces off. I call it lounge house, but you'll hear many different electo sounds, from spanish to balkan to dub, elector-rock and electro-hip hop. Listen to it - you'll know what I mean :) And this is just a sample of what DJ Andy Ward and I played... Enjoy!


OM Tease by DJ EROK, Downbeatscape

Fort Knox Five MoGlo Mix - FREE DOWNLOAD

Fort Knox Five monthly radio show DJ mix for Mo Glo - aired Sept 17, 2010

GET IT MUSIC MAN! Funky international sounds all over this music, for the eclectic dance party where people are lookin to move to world sounds. Dig it.

FK5's Mo' Glo Radio - September 2010 by fortknoxfive

Dub Kweli - Produced by Max Tannone

Dub Kweli - the latest in a series of excellent mashups by DJ/producer Max Tannone, the same guy who brought you Mos Dub and Jaydiohead. Incredible.

Dub Kweli by Max Tannone

New Properly Chilled Set

My boy Brandon - aka Properly Chilled - spins a great party every few weeks called simply "Lounge" at Quintessence in Albany, NY. His website www.properlychilled.com and his vibe PROPERLY CHILLED were (and continue to be) big inspirations for my own sounds and sets. Check out his latest set from Lounge:

Properly Chilled Live DJ Set (Lounge @ Quintessence May 15) by properlychilled

Nas and Damian Marley - As We Enter Remix (Tinie Tempah)

Wow, I've been gone for a month- more or less off the grid as I re-center myself around my two priorities in life right now: 1) music - Djing, blogging, sharing and 2) helping companies improve the world through corporate responsibility.

So I'm back, and here's some music I'm digging, sent to me via RCRD LBL:



"Tinie Tempah—who’s not exactly the quietest, most obscure kid on the hip-hop block—gets to spit as Nas and Damian Marley look on, heads bobbing, no doubt, to soul-shine horn parps and party-up bass. Someone here seems to be doing a cat impression, too. Not sure who’s responsible for that."