If Saturdays are for remixes, Sundays at DAD are for DJ mixes. The scene needs and is defined by the DJs that spin tracks night in, night out, and there's always a new mix ready to be downloaded. Who took us on the best journey, though? Which DJs cooked up a dope theme and executed it perfectly?
Welcome to DAD's weekly mix round-up.
A-Trak's Fool's Gold Radio Mix for January 2013
A-Trak has been a dope DJ for a long time, and his affinity for dance music has only won us over more. Fool's Gold likes to dabble within the divide between rap and EDM, and is exactly the kind of label we love getting behind. Some might want more mixes from the man, but the fact that he takes the time to drop a solid hour every month is always more than enough for the DAD squad. Lovely selection on January's mix.
Tracklist:
Style Of Eye feat. Gina Turner - Ray Dee Oh (AM Mix / A-Trak Intro Edit) [Fool's Gold]
Oliver - M.Y.B. [Fool's Gold / Mechanical EP]
Gregor Salto & Chocolate Puma - Gimme Sum
John Dahlback - Get Wild
Ostblockschlampen - Pop That Shit! (Gtronic remix)
A-Trak feat. Oliver - Disco Nap [Fool's Gold / Tuna Melt EP]
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe (Star Slinger Edit)
Will Sparks - Ah Yeah!
Donovans - Jackin Lovin
Los Ghosts – Musique [Fool's Gold / Clubhouse]
David Jones - Rhythm Alive (Federico Scavo Remix)
Playmode - Ultrasonic
Carli - Mind Control [Fool's Gold]
L-Vis 1990 - Rubber Crash
Benny Benassi & Pink is Punk - Perfect Storm (Clockwork Remix)
Boys Noize - Ich R U (Jacques Lu Cont remix)
Fake Blood - All In the Blink
Alt-J - Something Good (The Subs Get House Remix)
Daniel Farley ft. Imagine This - Back From The Dead
Amtrac - Ladies & Gentlemen
Cerrone – Misunderstanding (A-Trak & Codes Re-Edit)
GTA - Ai Novinha
DJ Zinc - Forest Gate Funk (Rinse)
A-Trak feat. GTA – Landline [Fool's Gold / Tuna Melt EP]
High Powered Boys – Girly (Sleepy Tom Edit)
Northern Lights' "Future Stars" Mix
Not everyone can say they were hand-picked by Skream & Benga to be the next stars of the bass music scene. We've been following Northern Lights' trek into dubstep and other non-dnb sounds, but hearing tune after tune of theirs in one mix? We now, without a doubt, know we were right, and applaud Skream and Benga for their choice.
Tracklist:
Northern Lights – Screw Loose
Northern Lights – Scum Bags
Northern Lights – Bun Dem
Cookie Monsta – Yow Momma’s Ass (Northern Lights Remix) – Circus
Northern Lights – The Black Hole (VIP) – Stripes
Northern Lights – Six – Stripes
Northern Lights – Desire
Northern Lights – Invite The Future (Edit) – True Tiger
Northern Lights – Sentiments Feat. Beezy – Stripes
Northern Lights – Special Place
Northern Lights – Confusion
Northern Lights – Watch Ya Bass Bins – Stripes
Northern Lights – Unfinished Business (VIP) – Stripes
Northern Lights – N-Joi
Northern Lights – Loonology (VIP) – Stripes
Dee Bo General – The Specialist (Northern Lights Mix) – Audio Warfare
True Tiger – Big Love Feat. Maiday (Northern Lights Remix) – Stripes
Aylen's 2013 Bootleg Pack
NJ producer Aylen is one talented individual who likes to get his remix/edit game on. This week, he dropped a mix of nothing but remixes, mash-ups and edits he's done to a plethora of tracks... then released the remixes in one big .zip file. Just check the track list ot see how massive of an undertaking this project truly was.
Tracklist:
1. Duck Sauce x Darth & Vader x Jewelz x Scott Sparks - Toxic Streisand (Aylen Mashup)
2. Zedd x Eric Prydz - Stache Call (Aylen Mashup)
3. Aylen x Killers x Clockwork x Marco V - Brightside Titan (Aylen Mashup)
4. Daft Punk, Adele, Sander Van Doorn, Tom Staar, D!RTY AUD!O, Xristo, Mr. K - Cheyenne Chasin' Something About The Fire (Aylen Mashup)
5. Showtek & Justin Prime - Cannonball (Aylen 'Anchorman' Edit) (OG Mix to Carnage & Victor Niglio Rmx)
6. Dillon Francis, Chuckie, Flux Pavillion, Skism, Foreign Beggars - Who Is Ready To Jump Back (Aylen Mashup)
7. Flux Pavilion, Baauer, iNexus, Dev, Cataracs - Bass Cannon Yaow (Aylen Mashup)
8. Martin Solveig, Madeon, Hard Rock Sofa, Marco V - Analogital Night Out (Aylen Mashup)
9. Dada Life x Gigi Barocco - One Last Motherfucker (Aylen Mashup)
10. Zedd x Sandro Silva x Quintino x LA Riots x J.O.B x Anjulie - Epic Shotgun Warrior (Aylen Mashup)
11. Axwell x Adrian Lux x Henrik B x Stereotronique - Teenage Crime (Aylen Mashup)
12. Nero x Zedd x Michael Canitrot x MAKJ - Me & You On The Floor (Aylen Mashup)
13. Deadmau5 x Calvin Harris x Deorro - House Feels So Fn' Close (Aylen Mashup)
The John Stewart's DANCE PARTY
Many of us only know The John Stewart for his brilliant re-mastering of Danger Mouse's The Grey Album, so it was delightfully random of him to drop this mix of nothing but EDM tracks of some of the biggest tracks out there, from PSY to Kendrick Lamar. It's almost like you can only listen to this mix with more than three people in your home.
Tracklist:
1. Marvin Gaye - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Van O Remix)
2. Fun. - Some Nights (Jakob Liedholm Arena mix)
3. Nas & Damien Marley - As We Enter (Dallas K Remix)
4. Ludacris - Georgia (BUSTED by heRobust)
5. Skrillex ft. Damien Marley - Make It Bun Dem (Bro Safari & UFO! remix)
6. Trindad James - All Gold Everything (Protohype & Carnage Festival Dub mix)
7. Alex Sin & MountBlood ft. Anna Yvette - Bad For Me
8. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (At Dawn We Rage Fest Edit)
9. Three Six Mafia - Late Night Tip (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)
10. Waka Flocka Flame - No Hands (CRNKN RMX)
11. Snow Tha Product - Hola (THE remix)
12. Big Sean - Guap (THE remix)
13. Zedd ft. Bright Lights - Follow You Down (Keys n Krates Remix)
14. Big Sean - A$$ (Crushendo Remix)
15. Busta Rhymes - Break Ya Neck (James Egbert Remix)
16. Flosstradamus - Roll Up
17. Psy - Gangam Style (Candyland’s OG Remix)
Crissy Criss' FABRICLIVE Promo Mix
2012 was a big year for Crissy Criss, and he starts 2013 out with giving us a massive mix, highlighting why he was the #1 DJ in line to take over Bailey's 1Xtra D&B Show.
DJ Craze's Moombahton Forever Mix
Miami's DJ Craze has been a champion of the moombah sound, and T&A grabbing him to rock the mix for their forthcoming Moombahton Forever compilation made perfect sense. He stuck his whole entire foot in this one, too. Just when you thought moombahton was over...
Tracklist:
1) DAVE NADA – MOOMBAHTON
2) GTA – ALERTA
3) MUNCHI – LA BRASILENA TA MONTAO FT. ANGEL DOZE
4) KINGMAN FIRE – MAMI WHINE IT UP
5) SAZON BOOYA & AGLORY – LA JUNGLA
6) NADASTROM – SNAKE JUICE
7) TORRO TORRO – GOTTA KNOW
8) LEDOOM – DETH
9) DILLON FRANCIS – BEAUTICIAN
10) NICK THAYER & DJ YODA – DA WHEEL KLAMP
11) HEARTBREAK & RELL THE SOUND BENDER – KILLA
12) ORIGINAL RUDEBOY STYLE INTERMISSION
13) JAY FAY – DIBBY DIBBY
14) CRAZE – HOW YALL FEEL!
15) VALENTINO KAHN & ETC!ETC! – EAT IT
16) BRO SAFARI & UFO! – SAVAGE BEAUTY
17) TITTSWORTH – CLUB 221
18) DJ AYRES – SUEÑO
19) SABO & TEENWOLF – VIBRACION
HyJax's Club Killers Vol. 1
Here's another dope mix that doesn't just sit in the dance music zone; HyJax understands how to kick off a mix with Gucci Mane and make it work like gangbusters. This could be your theme music.
Tracklist:
01. Gucci Mane – Bussin Juugs
02. Wiz Khalifa – Work Hard Play Hard (Valentino Khan & ETC! ETC! remix)
03. Buku – Janky
04. HyJax & Sean 2:16 – The Doctors In
05. HyJax – *Forthcoming Toon*
06. Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (HyJax 2012 Bootleg)
07. Waka Flocka ft. Wale & Roscoe Dash – No Handz (CRNKN remix)
08. HyJax – *Forthcoming Toon*
09. Wiz Khalifa – Initiation
10. HyJax & Sean 2:16 – Cockney Swagga’
11. OG Status – High Roller
12. HyJax ft. Smokescreen – Bonkerz (Vocal VIP)
13. Mike Jones – Leanin On Dat Butter
14. Butch Clancy – Lazy Twerk
15. Foreign Beggars – Goon Bags (UZ Remix)
16. Kendrick Lemar – Swimming Pools (HyJax UNRELEASED remix)
17. Titsworth & Des McMahon – Half (VIP)
18. CLASSIFIED – CLASSIFIED
19. Major Lazer ft. Flux Pavilion – Jah No Partial
20. Borgore – Decisions
21. Rusko – Jehova (HyJax Bootleg)
22. Willy Joy – Wild Horses
23. Buku – All Deez
24. Butch Clancy – A Beautiful Mind
25. Flosstradamus – Ov3r (Kid Womp Remix)
26. XXYYXX – Fields (Hesk & Paveun Remix)
27. Djemba Djemba – I Just Go
Darq E Freaker's Mix for Rinse FM
This was possibly the most-played mix of this past week. Darq E Freaker is a monster on the grime beats, and shows it with nothing but his riddims in this set. Every time we thought he dropped a dope track, he seriously went ahead and mixed in something even nastier. Required listening if you want to understand where we're coming from.
Tracklist:
Autumn
Trojan
Blueberry
Shanghai
Go Nuts
Knights
666 Sauna
Butterscotch
Ironside (Kill Bill)
Honey
Girls
Hades
Yellow Diamonds
Party Animal
Chillin’ ‘N’ BIllin’
Wave Race
Gone For A While
Mosquito Bite
2C-I
DJ BenHa Meen's Face Melting Material
BenHa Meen isn't your average EDM DJ; he's more known for hip-hop, but what we like about him is that he has interests that he acts upon. He spoke with me a few months back about getting into dubstep, and tossed out an idea about mixing remixes of r&b/pop/rock tracks, and I threw some tracks his way. He loved them and built this very mix around them. Perfect gateway for people who are intrigued by dance music but might need some kind of nudging, or the ability to see how dance could work within the world they're in now.
DOWNLOAD DJ BENHAMEEN'S FACE MELTING MATERIAL
Dr. Proper's Sleazy Silk Mix
Dirty Deep House. Nothing else needs to be said.