Listen to “Scale It Back (Robotaki Remix)” here

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Little Dragon joins sample-crazy DJ Shadow in his cool, collected track “Scale It Back” off his recent album, The Less You Know, The Better. Following a remix contest hosted by Shadow, Robotaki came out as winner with the most popular remake of the song. This easy-on-the-ears reinvention is the result.

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“Original Don” is Major Lazer‘s latest cannonball of a banger mélange. Marching to a mashed-up reggae beat, the single is a collaborative project between Lazer duo, (none other than DJ sensations, Diplo and Switch) and their Dutch friends, Partysquad. Read the full story

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The African sounds of Captain Planet‘s Speakin’ Nuyorican EP is a salsa fiesta partnered with a a hip-hop record. The Brooklyn-based DJ returned to Bastard Jazz Recordings to give us more where 2005′s Gumbo Funk EP came from. Read the full story

Listen to “Day In – Day Out (Cut Chemist Remix)” here

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His science is the mixture of musical matter and the reactions he creates make him the infamous Cut Chemist. Once a member and contributing producer of Jurassic 5, the American DJ has had us dancing, swaying, and bouncing to his ranging mixes. Re:Generations is an honorary album that celebrates Nat King Cole’s legendary influence on folk-jazz and American culture in general. Read the full story

Listen to “Party Animal” here

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Hudson Mohawke‘s “Thunder Bay” is a chop suey of tastey bits of bass, “ah”s and “oh”s made to scare off any epilectic. If I had to put money on it, I’d say Hudson has Sleigh Bells, Major Lazer, M.I.A., Girl Talk, and tUnE-yArDs on his everyday tracklist. Bets aside, there is no guessing or luck involved with knowing what strange, yet appealing mashed up arrangements he creates. Read the full story

Listen to “Goodie Two Shoes (Viceroy Edit)” here

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As their many fans would agree, The Duck Sauce boys are no “Goodie Two Shoes,” with their not-so-coy beat dropping and nasty bass, but that’s exactly what the A-Trak and Armand Van Helden team-up has titled their next hit. The name itself eludes to what happens when the sauciest of table turners Read the full story