One of the world’s best DJs is back with another mixtape to make your pool parties a little more entertaining this summer. The superstar producer dropped the first edition of “Dirty South Dance” back in 2007 and it still gets regular rotation for me. The combination of disco and house beats with southern rap verses over it was definitely ahead of it’s time, as this sound is all over the pop music world right now. Three quick years later and volume two was released yesterday. The mixtape is available for free download in a variety of formats.

Just like the first release, A-Trak will be teaming up with Obey for a physical release of the mixtape that will be in very limited qualities. This deluxe pack will include a poster, t-shirt and physical CD in digpak format. There’s no word yet on when this will be released, but the collectors should keep an eye out as these will be gone pretty much immediately. Since I know you’d much rather actually hear this mix than listen to me talk about it any longer, you can use the widget below to preview it and download it. Fire up the grill and put this mix on!

It’s a rainy tuesday in Phoenix again, so here’s a little something for those of you that are staying indoors. Daniel Chiazza is one of those friends that you envy for various reasons. The reason I envy Daniel is his incredibly sick and ever-growing record collection. He put together this mix recently to share some of those records with all of you out there. This guy is a hidden gem amongst the Phoenix underground DJ scene. Here’s his description of the mix:

“A steady heavy dosing of the Robitussin during a 2 week long epic crusade against the common cold leaves one side by side with delirium and necrosis. A product of such said state I present: “The Robitussin Mix” by Daniel Chiazza.”



MP3: Daniel Chiazza – The Robotussin Mix



Tracklist:
1: Kraftwerk- “Hall of Mirrors”
2: Harmonic 313- “Music Substitute System”
3: Linear Movement- “Way Out of Living”
4: Bibio- “Jealous of Roses”
5: Washed Out- “Feel it All Around”
6: Flying Lotus- “Camel” (Nosaj Thing Remix)
7: Fever Ray- “When I Grow Up” (Bassnectar Remix)
8: Flying Lotus- “Robotussin” (Ft. Lil Wayne)
9: Tash (Ft. Raekwon)- “Rap Niggaz” (Madlib Remix)
10: Sa-Ra Creative Partners- “Feel the Bass” (Ft. Talib Kweli)
11: Spank Rock- “Coke & Wet”
12: Jamie Lidell- “Little Bit of Feel Good” (Boreta Remix)
13: Dubble Dutch- “Bass Power”
14: Zomby- “Spliff Dub” (Sukh Knight Remix)

How do you make a show that features two of the most talked about bands in indie music over the past six months even bigger? Well, if you’re Stateside, you can add on a third hugely hyped band and create another post-SXSW showcase at the Rhythm Room. We already told you about the Cymbals Eat Guitars and Bear In Heaven show on March 22nd. Now you can officially add Freelance Whales to the lineup. The band is touring in support of their debut album “Weathervanes”, which will be released March 16th on Frenchkiss.

MP3: Freelance Whales – Broken Horse

The FMF Mixcast will finally return this weekend. I intended on making it a weekly exercise, but running this blog mostly by my lonesome can sometimes get a little overwhelming. Especially when you’re trying to ease into a new year. So, I decided to launch a new feature here on the blog to make up for it a bit, and to enlist the help of the talented pool of local DJs we have in Phoenix. Though this new feature wont be limited to just locals, we’re going to start off that way. So here’s the first edition of Mixed-Up Mondays.


Today we have a mix by one of the best producers in town. Mercurius FM is always in his studio working on new tracks, and that’s evident by the high count of remixes and originals that he’s included in this mix. In fact, he’s working on a new EP right now, but took the time to put together this brief mix for our readers. We’ll keep you up to date about the EP as we find out more. Oh by the way, that photo up there is by our new contributor Dave Surber. He’s a wizard when it comes to iPhone fauxlaroids. Check out more of his work here.



MP3: Mixed Up Mondays #1: Mercurius FM



Tracklist:

01-When Doves Cry – Prince & The Revolution
02-Night By Night (Mercurius FM Special Dance Mix) – Chromeo
03-Into Your Eyes – Armand Van Helden
04-We All Wanna Be Prince (Mercurius FM Private Joy Remix) – Felix Da Housecat
05-Move Your Body – Marshall Jefferson
06-Rollin’ & Scratchin’ – Daft Punk
07-1997 – Mercurius FM
08-Word Up (Extended Mix) – MSTRKRFT
09-Outrun – Thomas Bangalter
10-Turnin’ Me On (MSTRKRFT Remix Mercurius FM Edit) – Keri Hilson ft Lil’ Wayne
11-I Would Die 4 U (Mercurius FM Remix) – Prince & The Revolution

Music speaks to me. It tells me a story I can relate to. It also transports me; takes me places that I’ve never been and may never go. Music is the sound of science. Music is the sound of the soul. To listen and feel music is to open up to possibility, to open up to wonder and amazement. I find myself longing to live inside of it. Strange as it seems, this isn’t an original notion. I’ve had many a conversation about the idea of being or living inside of a song; to actually exist within the place that is visible in the mind of the listener, a magical place where all is as it sounds-perfect. Heart beating, stomach swirling, hands tingling, mind wandering, almost as if love has arrived for the first time; this is the feeling that takes hold when a song sweeps you up and washes over you completely. It makes you wish you were there, there inside of the sound, inside of the essence of the sound. In fact, it almost makes you feel like you are a part of it, or it is a part of you.


I think this is because music is rooted in Mathematics. The Golden ratio, Fibonacci sequence, and set theory are just a few of the logical sequences that musicians have adopted and based their works on. Math is so much a part of music that even the worst sounding music (relatively speaking) has a mathematical language to it. Even when music isn’t approached logically (or mathematically for that matter), there is an inherent mathematical structure, or sequence that we humans may not understand we are utilizing. It is ingrained in our DNA and thus apparent in the way we manipulate our surroundings, including music.


The following assortment of goodies is an expression of where I’m at right now. I don’t really know what that means, but it is still true. Maybe it’s the numbers talking, maybe it’s the emotion of the tunes, whatever it is, these songs are speaking my language and feeding my soul. Not every song on this list takes me to a fantasy-land, but they are each important in their own beautiful way. Musically, they are a variety of rich, complex, whimsical, suspenseful, and nuanced. They are of course, mathematical and logical, but at the same time very emotional and nonsensical. Take the time to listen to each and every one (if you are interested in doing so), because if you do, you should not be disappointed. It is my hope that the math and the soul of these tunes will appeal to most of you, if not, no biggie.


Track-list (individually downloadable)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Hysteric
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AIR- Run
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Telefon Tel Aviv- You Are the Worst Thing in the World (Sasha2Involver Remix)
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Atlas Sound- Walkabout w/Noah Lennox
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Six Organs of Admittance- The Ballad of Charley Harper
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Princeton- Calypso Gold
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Efdemin- Bergwein
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Andrew Weatherall- All The Little Things (That Make Life Worth Living)
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James Yuill- This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Sneaky Re-Edit)
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HEALTH- Die Slow (Pictureplane Remix)
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Midlake- Bandits
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Mixed (Sorta) Here

Alright guys, it’s time for some more new music from one of the most prolific and gifted producers of recent times. Phaseone just dropped his new mixtape called White Collar Crime. It features a mix of remixes he’s done for a number of different artists, as well as his original material. There’s some new tracks on here that I actually haven’t heard anywhere else yet. He does some really interesting things here, like in a segment where he mixes Bon Iver’s track “Woods” with an El-P track. You can also download his LP for free here.

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DJ Epidemic has been making quite the name for himself around town lately. He’s been putting in work with a ton of gigs at locations all over town. Phoenix to Scottsdale and back. So, it’s a good time for him to drop another mixtape to introduce his new fans to some recorded work. When I found out he was putting it together, I was quick to let him know I wanted to feature it. So without further ado, here’s It’s Dirty Work for you. He’ll be celebrating the release of the mixtape on Wednesday as he headlines Pinky Ring in Scottsdale.

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Track List:

I Just Want to Dance! (Intro)
Everyday Hustle (2 Bit Thugs Remix)
Bundalele Baile Jean
Don´t Stop The Rock (Baile Funk Mix)
Oh Yeah, I Know You Want Me (Epidemic Edit)
Calabria (Wing Wang Twins Remix)
Theme From Psycho (Crooks & Dunn Remix)
Day ‘N’ Nite (Crookers Remix)
Satisfaction Vs. Move, Shake & Drop (Epidemic Edit)
I’m Not Alone (The Hump Day Project Remix)
Sexy Bitch (Chuckie and Lil Jon Remix)
Im The Ish (Epidemic Edit)
Pon De Floor
Smooth Operator(LunyP Baile Funk Fix)
I Am NOT a WHORE (Epidemic Edit)
Same Man (long version)
Who Is That Guy? (Interlude)
Acidlife (Eli Escobar Remix)
RevoLicky 909 (Epidemic Edit)
Music Sounds Better With You (DJ Sizzahands Remix)

Yesterday I said you’d probably be hearing a lot more from Troublemaker soon, but I didn’t know it would be so quickly. However, he just sent me over his new mixtape called Murder Beats Not People, and it’s one I definitely wanted to share with my readers. He wants you all to know that “It’s some serious bass music with “exclusive” acapellas and appearances by emcees Adam Tensta and Eboi, Hollywood Holt, Micah James, Naptron, Phoenix Orion, and The 87 Stick Up Kids.” I think that’s a pretty accurate description and I’m loving the mix of mainstream hip hop, Obama sound clips, and a ton of bass.

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I’ve been a big supporter of Sleepy Cub since Lorne started leaking out the new tracks he’d been working on. In fact, I’ve posted quite a few tracks on this mix previously. Just go ahead and search “Sleepy Cub” in that search bar up there if you don’t believe it! Now I’m pleased to share with you a mix that he put together for free download for all our readers. Download Shake Up Weepyhead below all nicely zipped up with artwork and all. Keep your eyes open for some upcoming collaborations between FMF and Lorne.

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Next Saturday night will see the Phoenix debut of One Man Party at Cheap Thrills. The man also know as Steve Slingeneyer, the drummer of Soulwax, will be flying over from Gent to drop one of his DJ sets being talked about the world over. Since I’m so excited about this show, I decided to do another contest. You know the deal by now. Send an email to derrick@factorymadefuture.com with OMP in the subject line and your full name inside. You have until Thursday to enter two win two free tickets. And in case you were wondering what Steve does with a live set, here’s an hour and half mix showing off his style.

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