Not only am I jumping on the solo-artist-wagon, which is just as bad as the bandwagon, but I’m also a little late. Thing is, while avalanches of media praise tend to piss me off, it’s really the un-deserved or overhyped aspect of the barrage that suffocates me. The two artists I’m shouting out today are fully deserving, and while I may be a few months past the crucial blogosphere instant-hype deadline, I truly believe these are songs that will stay with me for a long time. Minimal, moody, bass heavy, acoustic-meets-glitch. These latest albums from The Weeknd and James Blake are helping me hear the future.

p.s.– I cleaned up our blogroll links. Got rid of dead ones and added a couple newbies. Click away and continue your mp3 quest.

The Weeknd :       High For This &       The Morning
Crooning like the best of em.  This is my new favorite sex album, and it’s free.

James Blake :       Wilhelms Scream &       Limit To Your Love (Feist cover)
From his debut full-length. Check his 4 prior EP’s for more of the craziness.

Untold :       Stop What You're Doing (James Blake Remix)
Little something extra that I pulled off this dubstep comp.

Greetings from the land of neon dolphins and candy coated pirate ships! The dancefloors here are slicker than banana peels on waxed marble and somehow everyone knows how to moonwalk. The parties are plentiful, the soma is free, and clothing is highly discouraged. That’s where I’m at right now with this playlist.

Orgone : Cruel Intentions
LA retro-funk outfit killing it here as always, from the Killion Vaults album

Lyrics Bron ft. Sam Sparro : Coulda Woulda Shoulda (DJ Theory Re-Edit)
Theory basically made this track waaay more playable at the club by removing all rapping from Lyrics Born (sorry LB, it’s just true)

Midnight Lab Band : Moonwalking
My Brooklyn homies come correct as usual here with a sick sample from Wganda Kenya and a lil bit of MJ sneaking into the mix

The Kickdrums :       Somethings Gotta Give (Kutcorners Remix)
DJ Eleven‘s new 11-Inch label just keeps putting out HEAT. Go buy the other remixes from this EP plus everything else 11-Inch has to offer.

Kraak & Smaak :       Dynamite (Boogie Funk Version)
Yes, these dudes continually straddle that border between funk and cheese, but so do some of my favorites by Zapp & Roger

The Electric :       U R Diamonds
don’t know enough about these guys to tell you anything, someone school me

YACHT :       Dystopia
Why must there always be some dissent in Utopia? These guys just know how to make it sound really good.

Onra :       Lying Besides You
There’s no harsh “coming down” from Soma, but even if there were, this would surely cure it.

I work all day. Sometimes all night too. It’s sunny (after a very rainy week). It’s Spring. Yesterday was my birthday. I have cool friends. Is there any other excuse needed to play some Jamaican oldies? I think not.

Barry Biggs :       Work All DayÂ
New discovery to me. What a bassline.

Rupie Edwards :       Ire Feelings (Leggo Skanga)
Loving the little chopped up guitar riff on this one.

Winston Groovy :       Funky Chicken
Groovy indeed.

The Skatalites :       Herb Man Dub
Jamaican chase scene music, replete with funky flautist.

Keith Hudson :       Melody Maker
I first got my hands on this track from a cassette tape I got on my first trip to Jamaica when I was 16. That same trip de-virginized me to strip clubs and brought about the brief kidnapping of my older sister. Oh the memories.

Tommy James & The Shondells :       Candy Maker
Obviously not Jamaican, but in addition to being the sample source for some of Kanye’s drums, this track provided the inspiration for the Keith Hudson cut posted above. Listen to the breakdown at the end- so funny how music travels like that…

I’ve been seeing a bunch of artists sell music to help the earthquake/tsunami relief, so I got inspired to do the same. I pulled out an old Japanese LP I’d been meaning to sample for a long time, and did just that. CHECK OUT THE SONG HERE and buy the download if you dig it. I’m asking for a minimum of $1 (all proceeds go to the Red Cross earthquake/tsunami relief effort). If you don’t dig it, find another excuse to donate anyway.

RIP to the late great NATE DOGG. So many hooks, so many classics, a true OG. I know some may think it sacrilegious to even attempt remixing this man, but I felt the need to pay homage in my own way. I remember the first time I heard this song blasting from my friend’s newly-installed subwoofer-equipped car system (paid for with drug money, mind you). The man could make even a skinny white boy in the woods feel slightly gangster, and for that I thank him.

Nate Dogg :       I Got Love Chuck Wild Remix)

I Got Love (Chuck Wild Remix) by ChuckWild

I’ve been pumping out music lately, but neglecting to share it. This is a problem I am about to fix. Along with the regular stream of cool music I’m always pulling from the ether and posting here, expect more exclusive remixes and originals in the next few…

Some of you may remember Gordon Voidwell. He did a Mixtape Riot! party in NYC with us back in Summer ’09. He’s cool as shit and is now getting written up in all the popular publications, set to blow the fuck up. His hipster-disco, synth-pop hit “Ivy League Circus” get’s a nitrous-oxide injection for the dancefloor by yours truly. Looking forward to more from this dude in the near future.

p.s.- you can download the track by pressing the little downward pointed arrow

Ivy League Circus (Chuck Wild Remix) by ChuckWild