Favela Clash - Cassiano (Nossa) (HTML→MP3)

Gotta admit I took my time cracking this mix open. I've been overwhelmed with a ton of mediocre Baile Funk mixes lately and they are all starting to sound the same. Within the genre there are a few stand out mixes (Diplo, Sujinho, Marlboro) that are floating around. But there are also HUNDREDS of lackluster baile funk mixes with the same 12 songs! Well let me take full blame - MY BAD! Cassiano (partner in Nossa with Sujinho) brings the fun back to Baile Funk with this mix made up of Brazillian flavors mixed up with some new dancefloor heat. Def. recommended (even if it is a damn zShare link!)

Genres: baile funk, club, funk, hip-hop, techno

Source: http://www.nossadesign.com/

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Junior Sanchez - Big Shot Guest Mix (MP3)

First of all - get to know Big Shot! Whew some awesome writing/music/etc going on over there! But almost as importantly - check out this mix from Junior Sanchez. All over the map from the get go (from Apotheosis to van Helden and back to Black Sheep!) with lots of electro niceness blent into the mix. This dude is one of the top DJs in NYC and finding his mixes online is a bit of a rarity. Kudos to Big Shot for sharing!

Genres: blends, electro, hip-hop, house

Source: http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/?p=1036

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Disco of Doom - Samauri FM show (MP3)

A bass heavy mix from the latest addition to the Aquasky camp - Disco of Doom (Tom Real & The Rogue Elemen). With their newest tracks like The Click and Loud & Clear getting a bunch of play around the breaks DJ circuit the Disco of Doom project looks to be a force to be reckoned with.

Genres: breakbeat, breaks, uk bass

Source: http://www.aquasky.co.uk

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Diplo vs. SantoGold - Top Ranking (HTML→MP3)

This is kinda like - Piracy funds Terrorism volume 2. Rather than MIA (who is no longer workin' Diplo's microphone) this time out SantoGold hops on board. If you really dig it you can buy a CD version (check the source site link). Tons of styles and oodles of yet to be released Santo remixes crop up in this banging summertime mixtape.

Genres: classic cuts, club, dance tracks, dancehall, dirty south, dubstep, reggae

Source: http://www.turntablelab.com/cds/0/0/50398.html

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Heatwave - Immediate Sounds (MP3)

Caribbean Rave Music?!?! What's that? Take a cross section of bass-line heavy music (garage, jungle etc.) and remix it up with classic dancehall toasters - BAM! you've got a beachfront Caribb-rave. Gabriel Heatwave 'longside Ben Dubstar have a new party on July 19th - Immediate Sounds @ The Others (Stoke Newington, UK). This mix serves as a sampler of what you can expect to hear. A dope-ass selection of hype vocals & tasty drum patterns.

Genres: bashment, bassline, funky, garage, jungle, soca

Source: http://www.theheatwave.co.uk/music/item/immediatesoundsvol01

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Balkan Hot Step Sound System - Gypsy Funk (MP3)

HOPA! Get ready to bust your best Trepak dance moves as we get served up another heaping helping of Gypsy mashed up funk from the mighty Balkan Hot Step Soundsystem! Take 2 parts traditional gypsy songs and then mix in 1 part of hip-hop beats and you've got a great mix that helps map out a new genre (Balkan Beats). Also be sure to snoop around The New Worck for more fwd thinking mixes from some excellent DJs.

Genres: balkan, balkan booty, gypsy funk, hip-hop

Source: http://tnieuwewerck.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-worck-173-of-ba

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Texture DJs - The Loft mix #33 (MP3)

Just get ready to boogie... a little nugget of hip wiggling electro - frisco - dancefloor grease from the Texture Djs. Who are the Texture Djs? Well I'm not really sure but they've been at it for over 2 yrs and have accrued 32 previous mixes worthy of a click-n-listen. I've had this mix open for the past week and whenever I was about to close the player I would start it up again and then be sucked in until that dope fidgit-style Beastie Boys remix at the end. Word to the Texture crew!

Genres: blends, disco, electro, house, remix

Source: http://texturedjs.blogspot.com/2008/06/texturedjs-033-loft.h

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Zizek Urban Beats Club - XLR8R mix (MP3)

Cued up and ready to drop on unsuspecting heads is the cool hip-hop funk from Argentinia. Whew! We had a sneak peek at what that sound is like with that Villa Diamante - ZZK Record mixtape posted up a while back. But now with a true state-side blast comes the fine taste-buds of San Fran's XLR8R.com and they are putting Mr. Villa Diamante on full podcast blast for all to hear. Check-it-out!

Genres: cumbia, electro, hip-hop, mash-ups, reggaeton

Source: http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2008/07/zizek-urban-beats-club

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Nick Vidal - House Your Soul Sydney (MP3)

Ahh house music! The perfect soundtrack to a blissful summer of sunkissed parties. This mix comes to us from down under - where it is actually winter - but that is beside the point. Nonetheless this comes to us from Nick Vidal - one of the residents at Sydney's Soulful House Experience party. And it is a sweet and smooth cocktail of current vocal house gems alongside some classic basslines layered in the mix that'll tease your memory core.

Genres: deep house, house, soulful house, vocal house

Source: http://www.shesydney.com/nick.html

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Girl Talk Doesn't Understand Ecommerce (MP3)

Ummm while I love all of the unique methods artists are employing to sell their music (aka biting Trent Reznor's moves). I gotta mention that GirlTalks latest album sales mechanism is a bit flawed. 1. goto the site 2. fill in the donation fields with something more than 5.00 and click 3. click what type of file you want Mp3 of FLAC + click Paypal inside the US 4. On the final page you can disregard the "CLICK TO INITIATE PAYMENT" link and Just click download album as indiv files or seamless mix and the files download! Voila you just got that shit for free! NOTE to GirlTalk's web team - think about offering the download link AFTER people pay?!?!

Genres: mash-up, mashups, stupid

Source: http://74.124.198.47/illegal-art.net/__girl__talk___feed__th

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