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San Antonio’s Ernest Gonzales is one prolific mofo. As Mexicans with Guns, he recently dropped a collection of Mexicans with Guns remixes past and present. The collection is 14 streaming or downloadable tracks and includes remixes of Freddie Gibbs, Bassnectar and Diego Bernal.

Sick video from SA’s Mexicans With Guns directed by Duey FM.

Corpus Christi’s Dj Dus recently put out this 3 track EP on Exponential Records and it’s bangin’!

From Exponential Records

DJ DUS has taken the principals of 1970’s era Jamaican soundsystems, a producer’s approach to developing new material and a DJ’s skill behind the turntables to develop a unique and inspired mix of cumbia, hip hop and reggae tracks that translates to a new and fresh sound- best described as NU Cumbia.

I‘ve posted a lot of stuff from San Antonio’s Exponential Record’s, and they never, ever disappoint. If you’re feeling it, go check out Dj Dus’s other releases on the Dj Dus Bandcamp page. Now go blast this through your speakers and shake that ass!

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J Dilla - Donut Shop

As part of promoting their double vinyl + slip mat collaboration with the J Dilla Estate and Serato, Stones Throw has released the digital versions of  Donut Shop tracks. Best of all, they are free! This fresh set of donuts from the legendary J Dilla includes instrumental version of Mos Def’s “History” and Q Tip’s “Move”.

Yo! Check out the sugar coated Studio No. 1 (Shepard Fairey and co.) designed packaging for the double vinyl + slipmat version of Donut Shop! It includes the six J Dilla tracks, 2 sides Serato Control Tone (for use with Serato Scratch Live DJ software), and 2 donut slipmats. Looking at these, I see I could have probably added some sprinkles to a donuts inspired design a did a few years ago. Blast!

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Oddisee West Coast Beats - Hosted By Trek Life

DC area based producer Oddisee took a trip out west while producing Trek Life’s latest album and as he says on the bandcamp page, ” I don’t know if it was the palm trees, beaches, or burgers but this is what I was making in LA.”

Trek Life’s album, “Everything Changed Nothing” produced entirely by Oddisee drops on July 27th, and you can check some of it out on Trek Life’s  MySpace page.

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Dj Bahler - Mashin’ Pit

This is a pretty ambitious and awesome mashup project from LA’s Dj Bahler. Each track on the 14 track project revolves around a Passion Pit track or a track from one of their side projects. Check out the tracklisting and if you aren’t a Passion Pit fan, check it out anyway, there’s something interesting on every track.

Tracklisting + Details
1) Everything is Going to the Beat (Introduction)
Aislyn - Cosmic Paths
Jack Kerouac - The Beat Generation
Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes
Yeasayer - Grizelda

2) Forty Winks
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Goldfrapp - A&E
Mary O’Hara - ”rÛ Mo Bh·idÌn

3) Mum Mum Mum Moth
Passion Pit - Moth’s Wings
Lady Gaga - Poker Face
Major Lazer - Pon De Floor
Muse - Starlight

4) The Drinking
Passion Pit - The Reeling
T-Pain - Bartender

5) Open Secret
Passion Pit - Little Secrets
Afroman - Because I Got High
Beastie Boys - Alive
Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick - The Show
Taylor Swift - Fearless
J Kwon - Tipsy

6) I Thought I Knew You
Passion Pit - Seaweed Song
Ratatat - Alps
City High - What Would You Do

7) Touch The Ground
Passion Pit - Moth’s Wings (Stripped Down Version)
Coldplay - Life in Technicolor II

Mephitic Mantra
Shuttle - Rotten Guts
Drake Ft. Lil Wayne & Eminem - Forever

9) Swimming in Solace
Passion Pit - Swimming in the Flood
Blink 182 - First Date
Kid Cudi - Symphonies
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry

10) Somebody Loves You
Passion Pit - Live to Tell the Tale
Janet Jackson - Someone to Call My Lover
Jay Sean - Down

11) Watch the Sun Rise
Ellie Goulding - Sleepyhead (Starsmith Remix)
Barry Louis Polisar - All I Want is You
Noah and the Whale - Blue Skies (Yacht Remix)
Oh No! Oh My! - I am Not a Monster
Sunloverz - Summer of Love
Tokyo Police Club - Sixties Remake
Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up to Dry

12) Potholes on Easy Street
Passion Pit - Tons of Guns
Yelle - Ce Jeu
Kanye West - Touch The Sky
Beatsteaks - Cut Off the Top (Timo Maas Dirty Rocker Remix)
The Bloody Beetroots - Mother
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

13) Reeling in a Dream
Passion Pit - The Reeling
Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - Desert Song
Passion Pit - The Reeling (BURNS Remix)

14) Cluster Cuss
(0:00) Trans X - Living on Video
(0:04) Crooklyn Clan - It’s About Ta Get Hot
(0:18) Passion Pit - Little Secrets
(0:35) Destiny’s Child - Independent Women
(0:48) Passion Pit - Little Secrets (Jack Beats Remix)
(0:53) KRS One - Sound of da Police
(1:32) Crystal Castles - Air War
(1:47) Crookers - Knobbers
(2:17) Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris - Baby
(2:45) Passion Pit - The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix)
(3:16) The Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch (Eiffel 65 Remix)
(4:00) One Republic ft. Timbaland - Apologize
(5:04) Ian Van Dahl - Will I
(5:33) Outkast - Roses
(5:34) Sleigh Bells - Tell ‘Em
(5:49) Ying Yang Twins ft. Lil Jon - Salt Shaker
(5:54) Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
(7:46) The Beach Boys - California Girls
(8:00) Salt-N-Pepa - Twist and Shout
(8:01) Passion Pit - Better Things
(8:03) Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk
(8:05) Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
(8:17) Sara Bareilles - Love Song
(8:17) Holy Fuck! - Royal Gregory
(8:18) Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
(8:31) Chiddy Bang - Truth
(8:31) Chemical Brothers - Beats Made to Break
(9:30) Nas ft. Pharrell - The Flyest
(9:30) Psapp - Needle and Thread
(9:36) Jeremih - Birthday Sex
(9:38) System of a Down - Chop Suey
(10:07) Minus the Bear - Into the Mirror
(10:08) P. Diddy - Last Night
(10:10) Marvin Gaye - I Heard it Through the Grapevine
(10:56) Passion Pit - Smile Upon Me
(10:56) Kele - Tenderoni
(10:57) Miike Snow - Animal
(11:11) Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come (GRUM Remix)
(11:40) Calvin Harris - The Girls
(11:41) Santigold - L.E.S. Artistes
(12:09) Jason Derulo - In My Head
(12:11) Lady Gaga - Just Dance
(12:21) Ke$ha - Tik Tok
(12:35) Kevin Rudolf - Let it Rock
(12:46) Matt and Kim - Daylight (Outro)
(12:47) Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
(13:02) Death Cab for Cutie - Tomorrow
(13:16) Kid Cudi - Day N Nite
(13:46) David Guetta ft. Akon - Sexy Bitch
(14:16) Shakira - She Wolf
(14:16) Kid Cudi - Day N Nite (Crookers Remix)
(14:44) Snap - Rhythm is a Dancer
(14:46) La Roux - Bulletproof
(14:46) Benny Benassi - Get Loose
(14:52) Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
(15:00) Wonder Girls - Nobody
(15:15) La Roux - Bulletproof (Foamo’s Dubstep Remix)
(15:29) Tokio Hotel - Monsoon
(15:30) Duran Duran - White Lines
(16:13) Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - Home
(16:26) Pitbull - Hotel Room Service
(16:44) Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun
(16:59) Whitey - Leave them all Behind
(17:12) Crippled Cranes - Neverending Hallway
(17:58) Passion Pit - Let Your Love Grow Tall
(18:05) Yeasayer - ONE
(18:48) Marina & the Diamonds - I am Not a Robot (Passion Pit Remix)
(19:02) David Guetta ft. Akon - Sexy Bitch
(19:34) MC Chris - OMC
(20:20) Royksopp - The Girl and the Robot
(20:20) Daft Punk - Robot Rock (Soulwax Remix)
(20:24) Flight of the Conchords - Robots [The Humans are Dead]
(20:37) The Crystal Method - Double Down Under
(21:31) Dizzee Rascal - Stand Up Tall
(21:34) Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work
(22:19) Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce - Telephone (Passion Pit Remix)
(22:25) Will Smith - Men in Black
(24:07) Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed

(Courtesy of UNDRCRWN and Lunchbox Theory)

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Dj Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie - Summertime: The Mixtape

Yo! Do not sleep on this one! 49 summertime tracks mixed up by Dj Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie. Brought to you by UNDRCRWN and Motivation Boutique. Perfect blend of summertime soul and hip hop!

Tracklisting
1. Summertime Intro
2. Kool & The Gang: Summer Madness (Live Version)
3. Kool & The Gang: Summer Madness
4. Quincy Jones: Summer In The City
5. Ahmad: Back In The Day
6. Ice Cube: It Was A Good Day
7. Roy Ayers f/ Mary J Blige: Everybody Loves The Sunshine
8. Pharcyde: Passin’ Me By (Ffej Remix)
9. Jay-Z f/ Babyface: Sunshine
10. Ramsey Lewis: Sun Goddess
11. A Tribe Called Quest: Find A Way (Ffej String Edit)
12: Bush Babies f/ Mos Def: The Love Song
13. Jodeci: Get On Up
14. The Commodores: High On Sunshine
15. J Dilla f/ Dwele : Think Twice
16. Erick Sermon f/ Marvin Gaye: Music (Mick’s Marvapella Edit)
17. Bernard Wright: Who Do You Love
18. LL Cool J: Loungin’
19. A Tribe Called Quest: Hot Sex
20. Main Source: Live At The BBQ
21. Nuyorican Soul: Nautilus
22. Pharcyde & Sublime: Summertime
23. Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff: Summertime Remix
24. Michael Jackson: I Can’t Help It
25. De La Soul: Breakdawn
26. Musiq: Just Friends
27. Carl Thomas: Summer Rain
28. Faze-O: Riding High
29. Dionne Warwick: Walk On By
30. Skee-Lo: I Wish
31. Black Moon: Who Got The Props
32. Frankie Beverly and Maze: Before I Let Go
33. Nu Shooz: I Can’t Wait
34. Montell Jordan: This Is How We Do It
35: The Roots f/ George Benson: Breezin’
36: Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff: Time To Chill
37. Biggie: Can’t You See
38. James Brown: The Payback
39. En Vogue: My Lovin’
40. Bobby McFerrin: Sunshine Of My Life
41. Fifth Dimension: Let The Sun Shine In
42. Mos Def: Sunshine
43. Nine: Whatcha Want
44. Otis Redding: Sittin’ On The Dock
45. 2Pac: I Get Around (Mick’s String Edit)
46. Zapp: Computer Love (Terry’s Mirage On The Water Mix)
47. Seals And Croft: Summer Breeze
48. Jay-Z: Dear Summer
49. Weldon Irvine: Morning Sunrise

Central Texas’s Crew54 just dropped their latest EP, “The 54 Reality Show Tape” this past Friday in Austin. The project is available for download through the Crew54 Bandcamp page, go check it out and support! I had a lot of fun previewing and contributing to the project through the sleeve design. Photographs of Crew54 by Alejandro Crisologo.

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Soft Serve - A Summer Mix

The homie Chop Steak drops another mix just in time for the first weekend of summer! A smoothed out mix with the feeling of a cold creamsicle on a hot summer day. Oh yea!

Tracklisting

1. Goapele - Different f. Mos Def
2. Petey Pablo - He Spoke To Me
3. Beatnuts - Get Funky
4. Bishop Lamont - Right
5. Dilated Peoples - Worst Comes To Worst
6. Q-Tip - You
7. Zion I - Boom Bip
8. Freddie Gibbs - Ghetto
9. Redman - Tonight’s Da Night
10. Foreign Exchange - Raw Life f. Joe Scudda
11. Pete Rock - Queen f. AG
12. Common - Real Nigga Quotes
13. Johnson & Jonson - Told Me
14. People Under The Stairs - Days Like These
15. Cam’ron - Like Shiiit
16. Pharcyde - She Said (Jay Dee Remix)
17. Ludacris - Good Relationships f. Snoop Dogg & Nate Dog
18. The Game - Old English
19. Lil’ Wayne - Mo’ Fire
20. Three 6 Mafia - Da Summa

Artwork by The Honest Ape

Yo!!!! I will be participating in a live design pong contest tonight, June 18 at a warehouse in Adams Morgan, DC as part of Digital Capital Week. Overall it’s going to be overstimulation of art, music and design! Come party with The Ape! Check out the event on Eventbrite, and buy tickets ahead of time, because they are so much cheaper!