Anyway, I found some gems whilst sifting through well over 1000 pages of internet hype and info.

Firstly this surprisingly, well done project by a chap named Tom Caruana. On the same vein as The Grey Album he has taken samples, snippets, sounds and soundbites from the Beatles and created a whole new aesthetic for the rhymes of the Wu Tang clan.

And low and behold he pulled it off! I’m a huge fan of the Wu and hate hearing bad efforts for remixes. but this is dope!

Little Dragon

I actually got put onto this super fun and talented band from Sweden, named Little Dragon by my good Buddy Simon. Later finding out that they played in Vancouver not so long ago. I’m sure it’s always the way, you find out about a group a little to late or see them live when you don’t know them yet.

Oh well I know about them now! From all accounts their live show is phenomenal so i will definatley be looking out for them on my travels.

check this cheeky wee video. It looks very DIY which makes even cooler.

Moustache Men DJs – Hyper Color Mix

I actually got given this mix a few months back and have been wanting to pass it on really badly. As it is one of the dopest mix’s I heard in 2009.

The Moustache Men are a Canadian trio coming out of Montreal, Quebec. They teamed up with the very dope Color Magazine, and Adidas footwear to bring out this 59 track stomper!

I just love how this mix goes all over the show. Dropping heavy dub tunes, glitched out hip hop, cumbia, dancehall, and even some tropical house cuts. Not to mention their own custom made edits, mash ups, remixes and turntablism.

check out this tracklist. They definitely know how to jam in the tracks!

DL: The Moustache Men DJs – Hyper Color Mixtape (Direct from their Blog)

1. Jammer – Weed Man
2. John Holt – Police in Helicopter
3. Ed Solo and Skool of Thought – Sludge (Album edit)
4. The Real Estate Agents – Old Bak Ache
5. Rogues – Not So Pretty (Wire and Example Remix)
6. Nic Xedro – I’m a Freak
7. Joker – Do It
8. GS Boyz – Stanky Legg (Lunice Remix)
9. Matty G – West Coast Rocks (The Glitch Mob Remix)
10. The Beastie Boys – The Move
11. Tipper – Razor Back
12. Santogold – You’ll Find a Way (Switch and Sinden Remix)
13. Laroz featuring Trevor Ranks and Daddy Colonel – Sabo Ital (NDV Remix)
14. Ghislain Poirier – Don’t Smile, It’s Post-Modern
15. Thunderheist – Slow Roll
16. Hernan Builes – Chela (Sneaky P Remix – Classi Assi Edit)
17. Toddla T vs. Buju Banton – Meddle vs. Champion (Classi Assi Blend)
18. Stickybuds – Bounce Ya Booty
19. Modeselektor featuring Sasha – Silikon
20. Boom Bip vs. Ludacris – Rat Tail vs. Gossip Folks (Classi Assi Blend)
21. Rusko – Mr Chips
22. Guns n Bombs – Riddle of Steel (12th Planet / teaLong Remix)
23. Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some More (F.U.N.K. Blend)
24. Ranking Dread vs. Skream – Fattie Boom Boom vs. Simple City (F.U.N.K. Blend)
25. Chase & Status – Against All Odds feat. Kano (Dubstep Remix)
26. MaddJazz – Spanish Juke
27. 2000F & J Kamata – You Don’t Know What Love Is
28. AC Slater vs. Disco D – Hello vs. Fuck Me On the Dance Floor (F.U.N.K. Blend)
29. Sinden & The Count – Stinging Nettle
30. Thunderheist – Jerk It (Megasoid Remix)
31. Lil Mama vs. A1 Bassline – Lip Gloss vs. Lucky Charms (F.U.N.K. & New Money Blend)
32. Busy P – Chop Suey
33. DatA – Rapture feat. Sebastien Grainger
34. Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix)
35. Dave Gahan – Saw Something (Skream Remix)
36. Bionic Commando – Bionic Commando (Rusko Remix)
37. Joker – The Bop
38. Capleton – Day Me Borne (New Money’s AFL refix)
39. Tanya Stephens – Its A Pity (AFL Refix)
40. The Cool Kids – A LIttle Bit Cooler
41. Asher Roth – I Love College (Kid Static Remix)
42. JFB – Resident Evil
43. Bounty Killer – Mad Love
44. Mr. Oizo – Flat Beat
45. La Roux – In For The Kill (Last Japan Skream ReEdit)
46. Major Lazer – Hold The Line (DZ vs Kutcorners & Marvel Remix)
47. Biz Markie & Elephant Man – Let Me See You Bounce (Chris SU Remix)
48. Ghislain Poirier – Wha-La-La-Leng (ft. Face-T)
49. Crookers – Para De Gracinha (Sticky K Remix)
50. Joker and Ginz – Purple City (New Money’s Good Vibrations Blend)
51. Gucci Mane – I’m The Shit
52. Joker – Holly Brook Park
53. Gorillaz – 911
54. Max Romeo & The Upsetters – Chase the Devil
55. Willy Northpole – Body Marked Up
56. Dead Prez – Hip Hop
57. Asher Roth – Lion’s Roar
58. Savage – Swing
59. Kid Sister – Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)

this is so dope! All done in 2 hours and the final product is amazing.

Download: Starkey – Building The Beat (for Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 1)

Wale is playing in Vancouver in a few weeks at the best club in the city, Fortune Sound Club. Which I am totally excited about!

So I started having a re-listen to some of his mixtapes and tracks, and it totally reminded why I like all his stuff so much, and that this dude is one of the most exciting things happening in Hip Hop right now.

I thought i would post a few of his mixtapes that have been dropping over the last couple years. If you haven’t heard this dude, start now!

He also just dropped his first full length album called Attention Deficit you may have a little trouble getting it outside the states, but honestly these mixtapes are so bad ass they feel like a full length album and they are FREE!

10 DEEP – MIXTAPE ABOUT NOTHING

WALE – 100 MILES AND RUNNING (MIXED BY NICK CATCHDUBS)

WALE – BACK TO THE FEATURE MIXTAPE (via RCRDLBL)

I’m a little on the fence as far as being a fan of Gucci Mane, I mean any one with Gucci in there name is just a little wack. But he still does have some cool shit and a unique style so if you put that, and a roster of some of the dopest producers in the game together then you know its gona be fire!

grab the full quality DL from the Mad Decent blog here .

The other great thing about a mix is that you can throw it on and do some work and not have to deal with the boring part of tracks as some helpful Dj has blended it all together!

Perfect.

Anyways I thought I would post some Muxtapes (that’s how us Kiwi’s pronounce it) that I have been given or downloaded in my travels and keep them moving through the interweb. Might be a little old to some of you, but quality none the less!

KINGDOM MIX – FOR DISCOBELLE

This one is a little weird (in a good way) at times but seriously I gotta rate this in the top ten mix’s of 2009. Its sounds like the future! With so many remix’s and edits in there its great listen. Thanks Discobelle!!

tracklist DL – KINGDOM MIX – FOR DISCOBELLE

1) Kingdom – Wine & Stomp (Intro)
2) Jam City – In the Park (Kingdom Refix ft. Allure)
3) Bok Bok – Ripe Banana
4) L-Vis 1990 – United Groove (Kingdom Remix)
5) Cooly G – Jus Wanna
6) KG – 808
7) Roska – Elevated Level (Kingdom Edit ft. Brandy)
Marcus Price & Carli – Mat, Bira, Kvinnor, Weed (Kingdom Remix)
9) Dubbel Dutch – Throwback
10) Lil Silva – Different (Kingdom Remix ft. Jazmine Sullivan)
11) DJ Makency – Ragga Jump
12) DJ Alan Rosales – Claps
13) KS-20 – Fun-key (Instrumental)
14) Lil Silva – Pulse vs. Flex
15) Kingdom – Mindreader ft. Shyvonne (Bok Bok Remix)
16) Lenny Fonata – Spirit of the Sun (Bump & Flex Mix)
17) DJ Corlando – Passa Passa (Kingdom Remix)
18) Kingdom – YOU
19) Terror Danjah – With U ft. Shola Ama
20) Young Dot – DPM Remix / Threat Misses – Juke Ya Girl (Kingdom Remix)
21) The Dream – Fancy

RICO UNO

This mix from Vancouver heavy weight Rico Uno is so fun and innovative. It is a great round up of the sounds of summer with a special twist. For all you southern hemisphere readers this can be your summer mix as it was for the crew in Vancouver!

It’s All Over: Livestock Block Party Mix 2009

Rodriguez -Sugar Man (Rico Uno Blindfold Edit)
Shawty Putt – Dat Baby (Rico Uno Nightshift Remix)
Grace Jones – Feel Up
Smokey Robinson – Mickeys Monkey
The Lo – Lumdi
Fujiya & Miyagi – Pterodactyls
Belle Epoque – Missy Broadway (Rico Uno Blend)
QQ – Stookie (Acapella)
Lionel Ritchie – All Night Long (Israel Lebron Remix)
The Zombies – Time of the Season (DJ Cobra Remix)
Sean Paul – Bounce It Right There (Rico Uno Mind Control Remix)
Busy Signal – Tic Toc
Children at San Juan Government School – Sammy Dead-O
DJ Unk – In Yo Face (Rico Uno MumSecousse Remix)
Duke Dumont – Hoy!
Don Corleon & Nigel Staff – Junkanoo Rhythm Version
Beenie Man – Chakka Dance
Vybz Kartel – I Neva
Say Whut – Go 2
Bunji Garlin – Fire Now (Rico Uno Hawaiian Remix)
Thunderheist – Jerk It (Nacho Lovers Remix)
Rock D Feat. Big Boi – DDT Bombon (Rico Uno Remix)
Swizz Beats – That Oprah
South Rakkas Crew – Twelve
Alozade – Screw Face
Johnny Prez – Tu Pum Pum (Rico Uno Go Edit)
Tones on Tail – Go
Eileen – Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour Marcher (These Boots Are Made for Walking)
Ja’net Dubois – Movin On Up
The Osmonds – One Bad Apple (U-Terns Bucket Mix)
Lady Red – Smokin Acapella
Jennifer Lara – I Am in Love
Leftside and Esco – Horny
Lou Johnson – Always Something There to Remind Me

WeSC Superlative Mix by Chrome & Schowi

This dope ass free mix from the always on point label WESC came out in Jan 2009. this 2 part stomper covers a lot of musical bases. I love the transition from mid tempo funk and disco tinged hip hop to electro and big hit bangers from all the right producers. I don’t know know too much about Chrome & Schowi but these Berlin based Dj’s sure know how to throw a great mix together!

Pt 1 by Chrome:

1. The Message (Datashat Remix) . GMF
2. Gangster with an “A” – Old Money
3. It takes two – Mr.Oizo
4. What a world (ft Chester Frank) – Common
5. Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT Remix) – Chromeo
6. Blow your Mind – Eli Escobar
7. Ask the Dj (Sinden & Count of Monte Crystal Remix) – Mr Hudson & Library
8. Let me show you – Madjazz
9. Quero te amar (Douster Remix) – Bonde Do Role
10. Bounce (Bloody Beetroots Remix) – MSTRKRFT ft NORE
11. Everybody be somebody /Chew Fu Remix) – Ruffneck
12. Lets go Ravers – Rob Threezy
13. Touch too much (Fake Blood Remix) – Hot Chip
14. Must be a Devil – Diplo

Pt 2 by Schowi: (one take!)

Hello and welcome to my brand spanking new music blog Ghetto Box

Ghetto Box is going to be my little slice of the interweb. A place to vent some of the masses of music that I am listening to every day! Also some of you may have been to some of my Ghetto Box parties, in Wellington NZ, so this will be a great way to stay in touch with Ghetto Box and what we are doin.

Ghetto Box is A little bit Hip Hop, a little bit electronic, a little bit dubstep, a little bit weird beats, a little bit in between. Don’t worry about genre! This is about good music!

Ok lets get on with this.

I thought the best way to start this off would be to post up a few links to some projects, artists and tracks that are high on my list of favorites right now.

First off I am loving everything that i am seeing from the Blakroc project. An amazing colab project with blues-rock band the Black Keys on the beats and some of my favourite east coast rappers, like Mos Def. RZA, Pharoahe Monch and Q Tip!

The full album dropped at the end of November, so definitely go grab it!

they have also been posting a really great video log of the whole album process that you can watch on their site www.blakroc.com

anyways here is a wee vid to give you the idea. check this out!

ok this is a mega first post! But thats ok, its a good beginning.

So I have had an unhealthy infatuation with heavy bass ever since my sordid Drum and Bass days. It took me a little while to come around to Dubstep when it first started blowing up a few years back but now I’m a big fan! I have even been making some mixtapes! which you can DL here

JOKER

one of the most amazing producers to emerge from the vibrant Bristol scene is a 20 year old bad man by the name of Joker. If you have been listening to any Dubstep mix’s over the last while you would have heard one of his tracks or remix’s. This guys is gona be huge.

To be honest his sound at times moves away from the “Dubstep” sound into a whole new crazy style. That’s kinda why I like him so much, his tracks are just good music! At times sounding like they need a rap lyric over the top or a vocalist.

blah blah. here’s some track I like and a cheeky bootleg I made a while back! enjoy

Basement Jaxx – Raindrops _Joker and Ginz Remix

Radiates – Joker Remix

digidesign

Joker vs Rick Ross (Kev Fresh Edit)

CENTRAL SPILLZ. How We Roll (Joker prod.)

oh and here is a cool little bootleg from a South African producer that I am liking more and more (post about him coming soon!).

BenEKing_StandByMe_BiscopeBoot.