Mixpak FM 034 comes straight from our own hood, from Brooklyn’s XXXChange. After catching people’s eyes (or rather, ears) with his production on Spank Rock’s debut album, he has since produced and remixed for a heap of huge names, from The Kills to Kool Keith, including this favorite of ours, his dancehall remix of TV On The Radio’s ‘Will Do’.

Normally taking a backstage role, this year he’s finally stepped out with his first solo EP,Bounce, on DJ Ayres’ & Tittsworth T&A Records, the description of which could read much like that of his Mixpak FM mix – a large offering of electro and some hot remixes.

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Mixpak FM 034: XXXChange

Helllooooo Brooklynnnnnnn! (and everyone else) First of all R.I.P to MCA from the Beastie Boys, you will be sorely missed.  DJs, be sure to download Dave Nada’s rowdy  2009 Baltimore club remix of “Fight For Your Right to Party,” simply titled Beastie Fight (right click “save target as”).

I was on vacation in Mississippi over the weekend, Tittsworth is on the run eating, but it’s still been a big week for releases and promos and shit, so here’s a round-up for you to sink your teeth into before your weekend goes full tilt.

And be sure to check out new Beatport Charts from Tittsworth and Bro Safari

Out now! Smalltown DJs featuring Trigga Nom, with remixes from Deekline, Lars Moston, 5kinAndBone5 and DJ Theory!

iTunes / Amazon / Beatport / Juno

Be sure to grab the DJ Theory VIP mix for free at Gotta Dance Dirty

Smalltown DJs hail from Calgary, Alberta, but their new single looks overseas to the UK. “Loving the Vibe” is a big ol’ garage bass hit, in the tradition of DJ Zinc, The Count & Sinden and Jack Beats, with shades of the Carribean-meets-dance vibes of Major Lazer, Douster and Congorock. Over a tropical house beat and infectious bass stabs and wobbles, Trigga Nom (best known as Toddla T’s live MC) makes it a party. And the remixes take LTV to four completely different places.

Deekline brings the already hinted at Baltimore club break in the original version to the forefront, with a rowdy remix that harkens back to the days when you would find T&A vinyl in the breaks section at dance shops all over London. Then he hits you with big ass 808s, car alarm synths and midrange wobbles, and it’s a wrap. 5kinAndBone5 take it in almost the exact opposite direction, stripping away the vocals and almost any semblance of a hook, and building a new, super deep garage track with a nearly endless palate of subtle synths and bass patches.

Lars Moston opts for more of a house take, with a vibe that is pretty hard to pin down; what sounds like a native chant looped in the background rubs up against Trigga Nom’s vocals and Smalltown’s bass. DJ Theory slows things down to 110 BPM, but this isn’t like any moombahton we’ve heard before. A church organ (!) leads into a series of massive wobbles, chirpy synths, back to church organs, into a halftime breakdown, then more synths – words don’t really do it justice, you’ll just have to listen.

Skream & Benga played XXXChange “Bounce” (Jay Fay Remix) on their new show on BBC Radio 1! You can listen to it here.

DJ Excel (Skratch Makaniks) is a monster in the club and as a Philly dude, a big weapon in his arsenal is Baltimore Club, or in Philly parlance “party music.” Here he takes one of the top tunes from A$AP Rocky’s LiveLoveA$AP tape, Peso, and cranks it all the way up to 11. I put this right up there with Dave Nada’s No Hands remix.

Alfa Paare – Asap Ro¢ky Joint by T&ARecords

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This is going to be a big big EP, coming April 17 on T&A! It’s cool weird primetime electro house and techno. Four original tracks, with remixes by Jay Fay, Le1f, Nadus, Zap Pow Die from the Death Set. If you missed our XXXChange “get familiar” blog entry, bounce to it and grab the track “Drippin Like Wooder” for free. And don’t miss his other project Win Win on Vice Records, they have a new single and it is bugged the fuck out!

Jay Fay – $$ OOPS $$ EP by T&ARecords out now on iTunes / Beatport / etc

Diplo drops Bro Safari “The Clap” at 36:00 and Bro Safari “Untouchable” (Jay Fay Remix) two songs later. Plus T&A’s Torro Torro makes an appearance remixing the homies Wax Motif and Torro Torro.
tracklist here