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Yooo our homies from Huntsville, Paper Route Gangstaz just released their 6-song EP “Rocket Fuel” now available exclusively on iTunes. It features their hit single Keyshia Cole and two tracks “Addicted to balling” and “Stop n Go” that are produced by that diplo guy. Download Addiced to Balling for freeee HERE and CLICK HERE to buy the rest on Itunes
(VIA MAD DECENT BLOG)
Hyper Crush: Ayo (Produced By Diplo)
If you havent already grabbed this off the blawgz (#1 on hypm yay), here’s a new track Diplo made with Hyper Crush. Don’t worry be happy.
This is a live dj show I did in Chernobyl,RU during my tour of russia. Just some things i’m feeling, not too underground but its mad real son, filled with major lazer exclusivezzzz ~ Diplo
Tracklist: keep it going louder - major lazer pon the floor (razz & biggy mix) - major lazer deh style deh - busy signal major lazer dubplate hold yuh - gyptian (major lazer mix) hold on - rusko (tom steven mix) ride - ciara (diplo edit) one - s.h.mafia freak - estelle (kaio mix) rudeboy - giani mariano mix/dj tameil mix on to the next one - jay z (lbl mix) teach me how to dougie - cali swag district good enough- major lazer say it aint so- weezer/cash flow mix (lobster edit) how lo- ludacris (caspa mix)(diplo bookashade edit) show out - roscoe dash (heroes & viliians mix) dancehall queen - robyn (stenchman and diplo mix) swagga - excision (downlink mix)
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NEW BOY 8-BIT EP ‘STILL KILLING’ OUT NOW
Boy 8-Bit’s “Suspense Is Killing Me” was a major sleeper for us (whole EP is brilliant), so it’s with great pleasure that we present this equally weird and fantastic EP that we can’t stop listening to. These remixes slowly stacked up over a year or so and now we have a really cool set plus the vintage “Ghost House (Suspense Is Killing Me Pt 2).” Enjoy death metal and dreamy pop from Memory Tapes, house & live sax from Obi Blanche, and an awesome reworking of “Suspense” from Philipe De Boyar. The new remix of “Cricket Scores” from Boy 8-Bit is standard brilliance from him, working one of his catchy horn synth things for the chorus. Preview all of them here, purchase links below: itunes(US) turntablelab amazon PRE-order vinyl ltd 500 pieces, full pic sleeve + free 320 mp3s!
Also check out this mix of new, upcoming, recent and probably never to be released Boy 8-Bit related material… Banging stuff, including some of the tracks from this EP
Tracklisting: Les Gillettes - Pompeii (Boy 8-Bit Remix) Boy 8-Bit - The Cricket Scores (Memory Tapes Remix) Boy 8-Bit - Bulbs Burn out (Obi Blanche Remix) Mandy Vs Bookashade - Donut (Boy 8-Bit REmix) Boy 8-Bit - Baltic Pine (Run Hide Survive Remix) Boy 8-Bit - The Keep Boy 8-Bit - We Move By Night to Avoid Detection The XX - Crystalised (Boy 8-Bit Essential Mix ReEdit) Boy 8-Bit -Restricted 18 Part 1 Boy 8-Bit - The Cricket Scores (Boy 8-Bits “Its not Cricket” Remix) Boy 8-Bit - Wolfen (Jokers of the Scene Remix)
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‘FAVELA ON BLAST’ TRAILER
‘FAVELA ON BLAST’ - COMING TO DVD JULY 20TH
On July 20th the film will be available digitally and on DVD through Mad Decent. Fans will get an early chance to preview the film when it airs on Pitchfork TV’s ‘One Week Only’ starting July 9th.
Favela on Blast, the directorial film debut from Grammy-nominated DJ and producer, Diplo, and his partner Leandro HBL, documents a vibrant and innovative musical subculture that has emerged in Brazil’s impoverished slums, known as favelas. Well beneath the radar of mainstream society for the last 20 years, they have their own language, style and heroes. Their music and culture have gone mostly unnoticed outside of South America until now. Favela on Blast captures the rarely seen stories of MC’s, DJ’s, dancers, and cultural producers through the eyes of Diplo and Brazilian filmmaker Leandro HBL, with memorable appearances from funk superstars Deize, Tigrona, Mr. Catra, and Duda Do Borell.
Favela on Blast documents the culture surrounding “Funk Carioca,” a musical rhythm that mixes the American electronic funk of the 1980’s with the most diverse influences of Brazilian music. It is one of the most interesting musical movements in the world and it comes from one of the most violent and poorest places too: the slums of Rio de Janeiro. Bombastic rhythms coming from the Miami Bass and loops and samples are united to powerful rap vocals using Brazilian slang. This music is designed to be listened to as loud as possible and with high bass pumping through the tropical nights of Rio. The heroes are the creators- the musicians. Their pace is set between colossal street parties; propped with rudimentary sound-systems, warring drug factions, and an eerily tense city where the Police and societies elite have the upper hand until it comes to their musical culture, always Brazil’s heart and nation’s identity.
An Official Selection of SXSW Film Festival 2009, Favela on Blast was not an easy feat to be conquered. Little funding, unfamiliar territories, and broken translations proved to be harsh obstacles for Diplo and Leandro. However, to show the world the music that has helped acts such as Diplo, Bonde de Role, and a heap of Mad Decent artists rise to international prominence was worth the trouble.
