Party starter, that is indeed my profession, and I’m staying super busy right now. Got a new jump-off going on this Wednesday at The Standard Hollywood with my homie DJ CATO who recently made the transplant move from Brooklyn. We also have a very special, very secret guest DJ who will be joining us (hint: he can’t list his name because he’s got an official grammy party gig on Friday- which I’m also a part of) and we’ll have live percussion from one of LA’s finest… This one is for the dancers, so if that’s you, then don’t snooze! If you can’t make it Weds, then please do come through to the massive Subsuelo+Mad Decent grammy bash on Friday where I’m doing a live remix set. AND, if you’ve been under a rock for the last 6 months, then perhaps you didn’t notice that the weekly Saturday night dance party I throw with Canyon Cody has quickly become one of the most raucous things the East Side of LA has to offer. Past 2 weeks in a row we’ve broken consecutive numbers at the club which used to be Little Temple- a legendary venue in my book long before I made the move out West. Not trying to toot my own horn here, just trying to help you have a good weekend, aiiight?!? And now for some tunes…

JJAMZ :       Heartbeat (Chrome Wolves Remix)

Jamie Lidell :       What A Shame

Mikky Ekko :       Pull Me Down (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)

Justice :       On'n'On (Ruined By Rick Rubin)

Aeroplane :       We Can't Fly (Oliver Remix) &       Without Lies (Breakbot Remix)

Sinkane :       Runnin' &       Jeeper Creeper

Chico Mann :       Same Old Clown (Kon Remix)

Grizzly Bear :       Gun-Shy (Lindstrøm Remix)

Booka Shade :       Body Language / Interpretation

Lane 8 :       Every Night

Even in the depths of winter, we’re warming things up with a large supply of certified heaters. Mostly all new and recent tracks, this month’s episode brings you more of the eclectic, funky, left-field sounds that you can always expect from MTR. Some of these joints have made their way onto the blog before, but a bunch of them will be new to you- featuring music from Cherub, Yellow Alex, Rhye, Chico Mann, Grizzly Bear, Tall Black Guy and more. Full tracklist and download available on the BrooklynRadio page.

Mixtape Riot #007 by Brooklyn Radio on Mixcloud

Now I don’t normally do this, but uh, it’s Friday and hearing the insanely ballistic new collabo banger from Baauer & Just Blaze inspired me to pull out some of the heavy hitters I’ve been sitting on for a while now. Just when you thought you knew the limitations of crunk, somebody with an 808 and a keyboard comes along and gets even stupider with it. Truth be told, I can’t listen to too much of this stuff at a time, but the cream of the crop, in limited doses, does a body good. Also, next week I’ll be playing at the massive Subsuelo vs. Mad Decent Grammy jammy, so I gotta prepare for the hardest of bass heads. Stagedive from the balcony comes courtesy of Macklemore (not on today’s playlist, but props to him for going platinum no label!) and the photo was captured expertly by Lavid (before I jacked it from a FB stream). Without further ado, it’s headbang time.

Just Blaze & Baauer :       Higher
TRAP TRAP TRAP

Baauer :       Yaow!
THUMB PIANO TRAP

Wayne Marshall ft. Damian Marley, Aidonia, Bounty Killer, I Octane & Vybz Kartel :       Go Hard
WHAAAT?!? Insane posse cut from dancehall’s finest

Clicks & Whistles :       Can't Believe &       Relief
harder than bricks make you bounce type shiiiiit. More from these Cackalackians.

Purity Ring :       Ungirthed
this still counts as HARD!

Big Boi :       Lines (ft. A$AP Rocky & Phantogram) &       Apple Of My Eye
I can’t say his whole new album is entirely listenable throughout, but I applaud the ambitious collection of hipster and hip hop collabos, and there’s a few songs like these that really do work for me.

Mike B. :       Dreaming Out Loud ft. Breezy Lovejoy
underground Los Angeles rap that came into my inbox and I’m actually really feelin it. Check the rest of the album here.

Yuna :       Live Your Life (Melo-X Remix)
Melo-X, Joey Bada$$, & CJ Fly :       Live From East Flatbush
my dude Melo is staying super busy these days. The Yuna remix gets bananas DnB steez at the end, and this little freestyle session is one of the rawest, most Brooklyn songs I’ve heard in a minute

St. Lucia :       Closer Than This (Xaphoon Jones Remix)
ok, so this one is definitely not hard, but I like how some of the same electronic sounds are mixing into this smoother style. More Xaphoon.

Cleaning out my musical closet, which means I’m going to be giving away a few remixes in the next several weeks that were meant to see the light of day long ago, and then got shelved or dropped somewhere along the way. Remember way back when I first discovered this cool tune by Ms. Morier? I initially reached out and offered to remix the song since I liked it, and then it appeared as though this was going to get a proper label release, but one year later, still no such luck. Good thing is, that means another freebie for you! Press play and bump loudly.

I had the extreme pleasure of gettin down to the soulful sounds of Moodymann late on Saturday night (after I finished DJ-ing at 2am). Huge shouts to my Angeleno bredren Jeremy Sole & Eric Wiseacre– aka The Lift. Still one of the dopest parties in the city, celebrating 3 years young! Partly inspired by the funky stuff I heard that night, but also just from recent internet gleanings and random radio discoveries, I present you with today’s eclectic selections. The photo above (Moodymann stayed masked his entire set), comes courtesy of KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd (sorry I jacked your instagram feed homie!).

Toro Y Moi :       Say That &       So Many Details
I feel like this guy has really found his stride on this new material. I’ve been a fan for a while, but these new tunes are striking the bullseye.

Velour :       Speedway
new collabo track from Julio Bashmore & Hyetal. Wish I had a higher quality rip to share, but maybe this dope video will make up for it.

Gemini Club :       Ghost (Hey Champ Remix)
some nice 80’s boogie sounds in this production from Hey Champ.

Black Amex :       Pitch Black City
very tasteful edit of the disco classic “A Lover’s Holiday” by Change. It’s nice when you find that someone out there has already taken care of an edit that you’d been meaning to do. Props once again to Black Amex

Gwen McRae :       All This Love I'm Giving
an old classic that I somehow just discovered.

ESG :       Moody (Spaced Out)
yes, this actually got dropped on Saturday, and all was right in the world.

Sir Own :       Hooked (Kon's Nite Time Remix)
King Kon comes highly correct on this silky smooth rework of Cerrone’s “Hooked on You” from 1981. Get the 12″ if you can…

Gramatik :       Break Loose
hard to be original when sampling some classic JB, but this usage of “Payback” gets my full approval. More funky stuff from Gramatik here.

Wave Machines :       Keep The Lights On
simple infectious head nodder from these Brits

Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band :       Stay Away (Nirvana Cover)
slept on this one for a while… can’t go wrong when these soulful super powers combine.

Extra Classic :       Congo Rebel &       Give Them The Same (12
mellow rock-infused indy-reggae from this SF band 

Very eclectic (somewhat all over the place) 60 minute mix I recorded live on a recent Friday night in downtown LA. I was DJ-ing at Wurstkuche, which provides some serious grub, even if you’re a vegetarian like myself. Brew selection is no joke either. Some disco, some house, and plenty of funky shit that falls between the cracks.  For those of you in the Angeleno region, come through tomorrow to The Virgil where I’ll be playing similarly eclectic ass-propelling music all night.

Live at Worstkuche 12.14.2012 by Charlie B Wilder on Mixcloud