Late last October–if you can remember that far back–we debuted a mix from a 19-year-old upstate New Yorker named RAJA, who at the time, we really knew nothing about. In fact, the only prior knowledge we had of the dude was that he once performed at the infamous Boiler Room (watch his set here) under a previous moniker of his, InfinitiRock. The name RAJA, he told us, was a new musical brainchild, and he was coming to us to help get the word out. Flattered at the opportunity to work with someone who has even stepped foot inside the Boiler Room let alone played there, we jumped at the chance and summoned RAJA for an official LFTF mix, not knowing one bit what the outcome would be. A couple days later, our inbox bestowed a 32-minute set of entirely original material, strung together by way of one single take on a pair of turntables. Needless to say, and I promise we’re not just saying this because it’s LFTF affiliated, the mix proved to be one of the best mixes we had the pleasure of hearing all year.
Fast forward to today–we loved RAJA’s LFTF mix so damn much that we decided to catch back up with the dude and see how things have been. We also wanted to get a better understanding of who RAJA is, and find out what the influences are that go into the wonderfully unconventional soundscapes his music is soaked in. Check out the interview (and some new RAJA tunage) after the jump.
Hit the jump to check out LFTF’s exclusive interview with RAJA:
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Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo, two of the most highly acclaimed electro producers ever, have joined forces for a collaborative album under the joint name Handbrakes. Now if right now you’re asking yourself, “Wait who??,” let us put it in perspective for you: think of this as the electro world’s Watch The Throne. Furthermore if you’re one of these people, you probably should be informed that as far as electro music goes, what country you’re from has everything to do with what sound you possess. And with that said, Boys Noize–from Germany–and Mr. Oizo–from France–couldn’t sound any more contrasting. It’s like comparing apples to oranges, and that’s exactly why this EP is so notable. Boys Noize’s grainy motor sounds fused with Ozio’s corky blips and bleeps–it’s a perfect storm people. Stream the four-track EP below and look for it in digital stores February 6th.
Kirko Bangz is like the southern version of Drake, so the fact that he goes in over a number of Drizzy’s tracks on his newest mixtape The Progression 2 is totally justifiable. The Houston rapper built a strong buzz for himself early last year with “Drank In My Cup” one of our top ten favorite songs of 2011, and this new project sees the dude diving deeper into that same lean induced half rappling/half singing esthetic. Check out a few of our favorites from the tape below and be sure to grab the whole thing.
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TheBoiler Room puts on parties that about 99% of us will never get the pleasure of being invited too, but hey at least they’re decent enough to show us all the fun we miss out on. Here’s the latest piece that they’ve pulled from their archives and made available to the world, a 100 minute long back to back Jamie XX/Caribou set from October of last year. You know, nothing too crazy.
If you couldn’t tell, WEDIDIT has a major crush on Drizzy. Like, to the point that they’ve remixed the dude around fiveorsotimes. Young bwoy D33J provides the latest WEDIDIT/Wheelchair Jimmy collab–with his suffocating take on “Over My Dead Body”.
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Chicago bad boy’s Flosstradamus flip the script on Major Lazer‘s newest effort “Original Don”, taking it out of it’s original rave setting and placing it in the scariest ghetto you’ve ever seen. A remix so trap it would make even the hardest of thugs shake in their boots. Where’s an ignorant Waka Flocka verse when you need it? Even Lex Luger could take notes from the hardness of this jawn. Absolutely massive.
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