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RANKIN- TAKE ME BACK

Mike Wash — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:45:49 +0000

Here’s some smashing new drum & bass/drumstep from one of our favorite up and coming LA producer’s Ryan Rankin. Download the track now below, and look out for an exclusive LFTF interview/mix coming from Rankin in the near future.

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Rankin- Take Me Back

DIGGIN’ IN THE CRATES: XEN CUTS

Jonathan — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:25:55 +0000

Finding information on these guys is very difficult. The best of what we could find is that Xen Cuts is a three-disc compilation album released by Ninja Tune for their 10th anniversary. Ninja Tune is a London-based record label crafted by DJs Matt Black and Coldcut. That’s all fun and dandy, but the relatively unknown names do nothing to mask the unreal music that lies within.

Ninja Tune got a couple dozen of their DJs together and told them to have fun, go nuts, and be as innovative as possible when crafting their single tracks for CDs 1 – 3. They range anywhere from jazz to drum and bass to hip-hop to trip hop to chillwave to electronica. It’s a reputable smorgasbord of DJ heaven.

Disc Two really seems to be the gold medalist of the trifecta. Below are four of our favorite tracks.

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Xen Cuts (Disc 2) – Neptune- Soul Pride

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Xen Cuts (Disc 2) – Animals On Wheels- Build A Church With Your Fear

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Xen Cuts (Disc 2) – Flanger- Quicksilver Loom

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Xen Cuts (Disc 2) – DJ Food feat. Ken Nordine- The Aging Young Rebel (Gentle Cruelty)

C’MON FEAT. BUSTA RHYMES (JAKWOB REMIX)

Mike Wash — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:39:24 +0000

When we saw Busta Rhymes jumped on Diplo & Tiesto‘s summer jam “C’mon” a few months ago for a remix, we were hella stoked! But then we actually heard the song annnnd were not that stoked. Then we saw the music video and officially lost all stoked-ness (sorry, club battle dancing hasn’t done it for us since Save The Last Dance). But today’s a new day, and thankfully our good bro Jakwob has taken on the liberty to remake this track and give it the proper facelift it needed. Adding in some dubstep/drum & bass elements, Jakwob lets Busta Bus’ rapid-fire flow actually settle in, making the track a hell of a lot more listenable. Woo, officially stoked again! Check it out now below:

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Tiesto vs. Diplo- C’mon feat. Busta Rhymes (Jakwob Remix)

SHY FX- RAVER REMIX EP PART 2

Mike Wash — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:39:19 +0000

Shy FX and Digital Soundboy keep things rolling with their stellar hit single “Raver”–already offering out one remix EP (which featured remixes from Breakage, MJ Cole, and Shy himself), here they are with a second batch of mixes. This time around, “Raver” gets manipulation from B. Traits (pictured above), Benny Page, and Skream; each taking the original in completely different directions. B. Traits gives the track a more house-influenced, tropical-steel-drum-vibe, Benny Page sticks to his guns providing an ever so vintage old school jungle take on the song, and Skream cooks up a dubstep heater worthy of extreme head banging. Probably the best news though, is that just like the first EP, this one is absolutely free. Check out/download each remix below:

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Shy FX feat. Kano, Donae’o & Roses Gabor- Raver (B. Traits Breaking Bad Remix)

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Shy FX feat. Kano, Donae’o & Roses Gabor- Raver (Benny Page Remix)

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Shy FX feat. Kano, Donae’o & Roses Gabor- Raver (Skream Remix)

WATCH SHY FX & DONAEO’S 25 MINUTE MIX

Mike Wash — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:48:07 +0000

If you havn’t heard about the Boiler Room yet, it’s a rave in East London that goes down every Tuesday night in a remote warehouse at some secret location. The warehouse is small & sweaty, the DJ’s they book are incredible, and each party is simultaneously broadcasted on Ustream for thousands of people to see. We know…heaven, right? And wait till you hear this–for one of their recent raves they brought out Shy FX and fellow Digital Soundboy mate Donaeo to play. God damn you lucky British people with your awesome warehouse parties! Infinitely jealous of this crowd (look at them go f–ing ballistic)…here’s Shy FX and Donaeo absolutely destroying the place.

BR #40 Shy FX & Donaeo from PLATFORM MAGAZINE on Vimeo.

RANKIN SUMMERTIME MIX

Mike Wash — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:38:10 +0000

Mr. Rankin representing California to the FULLEST with this little summertime mix he did here. A little drum & bass, a little dubstep, a lot of good vibes. Call up the homies, grab some cold ones, and throw this on the ol’ boom box–a guaranteed good time. Press the little ⇓ button on the far right of the stream to get it, GO HERE TO DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE ON ITUNES and be sure to check out his soundcloud page for more mixes and originals.

MAGNETIC MAN

Mike Wash — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:57:56 +0000

Couple things here…all dealing with UK supergroup (Skream, Benga, and Artwork) Magnetic Man. First off, above is the new visual to their latest single “Perfect Stranger.” Featuring some old school breakbeat flavor mixed with some penetrating vocals from LFTF favorite Katy B, the song is an absolute anthem. Be sure to look out for it forthcoming on their debut self-titled album, Magnetic Man. The 14 track LP is set to drop Oct. 14th and will also feature collaborations with John Legend, Ms. Dynamite and Angela Hunthe.

Secondly, this past Saturday Magnetic Man took their shot at BBC Radio 1′s Essential Mix, compiling 50 of their favorite dubplates and exclusives all into one massive mix. Check out the track list here and grab the mix below:

Magnetic Man- BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Last but certainly not least, the incredible single “I Need Air” by Magnetic Man has been released and is now on sale everywhere. The song is one of our favorites of the year and has already reached the #6 spot in the UK charts. Please please please support good music by purchasing this massive tune! You can do so here && here. (still looking for a US retailer)