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(Via The Fader)

According to The Avalanches, this may or may not be a new Avalanches mixtape.  Bring on the new album already, I’ve been waiting for forever!

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The Avalanches – Sleepy Bedtime Mix for Young Ones 

Another tropical mix, this time from Zimmer, who likes to call his music “horizontal disco.” Whatever it is, it’s some cool ass tunes for warm weather. Check out the interview he did for Gotta Dance Dirty, where he describes his perfect dj set  as a virgin beach in the middle of nowhere in Mexico…damn that sound freakin nice.

Some cooled out R&Bish shit by Perseus, originally done for Dazed Digital.

Tracklist
1. Jeremy Glenn- New Life (Perseus summer of 83 rmx)
2. Perseus- Russian Girlfriends
3. Danny Daze – Million
4. Jonas Rathsman – Feeling You (Mashed??)
5. Azari & III- Reckless w/ Ur Love
6. Robin S- Show Me Love
7. Fet et Moi- Paris is for Lovers
8. Parallel Dance Ensemble – Shopping Cart (Maxxi Soundsystem Rmx)
9. Disclosure- Flow

Dj Nick Nack, long a fixture in Austin’s hip-hop and dj scene, drops his first full length album since 2010′s Dearly Departed. State Machine has a handful of features from some big indie hip hop names: Bavu Blakes, A.Dd+, Crew54 and LOEGz.

“State Machine” is inspired by the human apparatus which is a complex ‘machine’ capable of an extremely wide range of ‘states’ (as in conditions with respect to circumstances). As ‘machines’ we can relate to one another through these rich and meaningful ‘states’. They help to define and shape the paths which we travel throughout our lives.

This album in and of itself is meant to be a stateful sonic journey, traversing a variety of genres, moods and styles (from angst riddled raps to relaxing soulful instrumentals).

Hailing from Austin, Kydd drops Sounds in My Head Part 2, with features from Skyzoo, Pac Div and Yelawolf.

Dj Diamond Tip – Energy Crisis!

Medium and Conspicuous Consumption are proud to bring you a new mix from Dj Diamond Tip, “Energy Crisis!“. This past February, I sent Tip a few tracks I was listening to–it just so happened that he was listening to a lot of similar stuff. We emailed some ideas and songs back and forth, and a few days later Tip put together this mix. It’s a nice mixture of newer tracks and remixes with some classics thrown in for good measure. Check out the tracklisting after the jump.

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Medium and Chopsteak 2010 Christmas Mix (Long MP3 File)
Medium and Chopsteak 2010 Christmas Mix (Separate Tracks)

Medium and Chopsteak continue our little holiday tradition and bring you the Chopsteak Christmas mix. These are some tracks from the year that the homie Chopsteak put together for y’all to enjoy during the whisky-induced-chillin’ this holiday season. Enjoy!

Track Listing

1. Andre3000: I Do
2. H.I.S.D.: Lando
3. Exile: Your Summer Song f. J. Mitchell
4. Big Boi: Shutterbugg f. Cutty
5. Willie The Kid: Bath Water Running
6. Aloe Blacc: I Need A Dollar
7. Kanye West: Monster f. Jay-Z & Nicki Minaj
8. Black Milk: Oh Girl
9. Leela James: So Cold
10. Little Brother: Tigallo For Dolo
11. Guilty Simpson: Hood Sentence
12. Rick Ross: Free Mason f. Jay-Z & John Legend
13. Foreign Exchange: Maybe She’ll Dream Of Me
14. Chopperlude
15. Jabee: Imagination f. Carlitta Durand
16. Wiz Khalifa: Black & Yellow
17. Janelle Monae: Tightrope f. Big Boi
18. YahZarah: Why Don’tcha Call Me No More
19. Dred Skott: Home f. Tuk Da Gat (Produced by Chop Steak)
20. Freddie Gibbs: Best Friend
21. Erykah Badu: Window Seat
22. Jay Electronica: Exhibit C
23. Nottz: I Still Love You f. Mayer Hawthorne
24. Big K.R.I.T.: Children Of The World
25. Cee-Lo: Bodies
26. Ron Isley: Close To You f. Lauryn Hill

(Via Classixx.la)

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No Strings – Mayer Hawthorne (Produced by Classixx)

An original track from two of my favorite artists, LA dj/producer duo Classixx and Mayer Hawthorne. If they can keep making music like this or if Classixx can keep remixing tracks for Mayer Hawthorne, I’d be a happier person.

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Adrian Quesada & Brainchild – In Your Right Mind

In honor of the website launching for Level One Studio, Adrian Quesada, best known from his group’s Grupo Fantasma, Brownout and Ocote Soul Sounds recently dropped an old collection of instrumentals he completed over 8 years ago with Stones Throw’s James Pants (then known as Brainchild).

From Adrian’s Site

In Your Right Mind was an album of instrumental hip hop and beats I made over 8 years ago with my man Brainchild (now known as James Pants aka Jaime Pantalones). Coincidentally, it also features my first collaboration with my fellow Taurean Martin Perna as he contributed flute to one track, which was the precursor to Ocote Soul Sounds’ first record. We pressed up only 100! copies and either gave them away or sold them to whoever was interested and I have people tell me to this day they still rock this in their stereo. I put it on the Ipod on a flight the other day and I think it’s aged like fine wine. I would like you all to enjoy it as well….I present to you, a free download of Adrian Quesada and Brainchild’s In Your Right Mind.

Listening to these though, you can see that 8 years ago AQ was doing some things that people are still trying to get right. Download the 14 track instrumental album.