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Meet Danny London, a 23 year old singer/songwriter from Cleveland whose soulful R&B music leans more towards the jazzier side of things. Known for his frequent collaborations with Cleveland rapper Treazon, London is switching the focus to his own music as he puts the finishing touches on his debut album, Finding Harmony, set for a late summer release. I’ve had the privilege of hearing a good portion of the album and I am excited for the rest of the world to hear it. For now, listen to London’s latest single, Hey Hey, which was produced by Freeze-Tag and is a good indication of what to expect from the rest of the LP.

Bonus: Danny London – Susie Cues (Javelin Remix)

It’s been a few months since our last guest mix and for that, I apologize. The good news is that the mix series is back on track with our sixth guest from Boston by way of Cleveland producer Urbindex. Coming off the release of his debut EP, Symmetrics B, the talented beat maker also runs the recently spawned digital label, Alloy-X, which has housed releases for newcomers like Ghost Noises, Smoke Screen, Broken Keys, NoFee and more. Within Urbindex’s mix lies a heap of exclusive material and unreleased remixes you won’t find anywhere else. For all my bass heads out there, bask in 48 minutes of hard hitting, broken beats below and look out for the next release on Alloy-X, Black Sand Beach, from producer Broken Keys out on May 17th.

Tracklist:

Cal Chuchesta – Cal in Spase: 20XX
Broken Keys – Missed The Bus
NoFee – DemonLove (Unreleased)
Tuxedo – So Good
Urbindex – Dragon Drop (Unreleased)
Black Milk – Computer Ugly Ugly
Mr. Carmack – Blipswitch
Urbindex – Life Is Good
Dane Chadwick – Half Laser
Urbindex – Abracadabra
KenLo Craqnuques – Bolide
Muramasa – Paris
G Jones – Drift
Urbindex – Metro Gnome
Smoke Screen X Urbindex – Buju Banton
Ramadanman – Tempest
Cam’ron – What Means The World (Duff808 edit)
Great Dane – Oh
Mari Pranksters – One4Dex (Unreleased)
Purist X Danny Brown – Jealousy
Londy – Her Kiss
FuzZ – Flowers (Urbindex Remix)
Bames – Fine Lines
Constrobuz – No Shoes On
Yung Satan – Poured Up
Lakritze – Mantrid
Urbindex – Allergic to Cats
Urbindex – Slow Roast (Unreleased)
Kaytranada – Killacats
Yung Joc – Drip / Vlooper – S:FFLªGE SU∆ JOB
The Mo$t – Stickup
Urbindex – High End
Just Blaze X Baauer – Higher (Urbindex edit)
Rustie – Triadzz
Justin Timberlake – Don’t Hold The Wall (Urbindex Bootleg)
Ghost Noises – Hallucinating
Young Jeezy X 2Chainz – RIP (Urbindex edit)
LukeOutThere – Talkin’ Love

Ever since I witnessed Cashmere Cat drop his Miguel rework for the first time live at the LFTF SXSW day party in Austin, I have been fiending for the real thing. A low quality radio rip from the LuckyMe x Rinse FM show hosted by Eclair Fifi & The Blessings surfaced the following week but it still wasn’t enough. Well over a month later, we finally got our paws on the official CDQ version of his Do You… remix and it was well worth the wait. Stream and download Cashmere Cat’s massive remix below and try not to fall in love with it.

With help from director French Films, Tink and Lou bring album cut Drawn to life in the second video from their joint mixtape. Drawn is the closest thing to a love song you’ll find on Mobbin’ No Sobbin’ but don’t get it twisted, this track is far from soft. In fact, this is one of the grimiest beats on the tape, which is saying a lot when Lou is behind the boards. MNS is still available for streaming/download below for those of you that are about that life.

Download: Western Tink & Beautiful Lou – Mobbin’ No Sobbin’

Continuing his onslaught of music videos, Deniro Farrar recently dropped a new visual for Good Girl from his latest project, The Patriarch. Starring Dazia Moore and directed by Anthony Supreme, Good Girl is a more in depth look into Deniro’s personal life outside of the music. Head below to stream/download The Patriarch in full if you haven’t already.

Download: Deniro Farrar – The Patriarch Mixtape

For the third year in a row, forward thinking blog-turned-digital record label Astro Nautico has rounded up a collection of new tunes by friends and talented artists from around the world. Like years prior, the third installment of their Atlantics compilation series is available for free download and features new music from the likes of C.Z., Druid Cloak, Seapoint, 813, Cosmic Revenge, Rimar, Tom Richman, Big Voyage, Phil Gerus, Kloud and more. Atlantics Vol. 3 spans “genres as disparate as hi-fi footwork and grainy new wave” and will undoubtedly put you on to some talented new producers worth keeping an eye on down the road. Stream and download Atlantics Vol. 3 in its entirety down below.

Download: Astro Nautico – Atlantics Vol. 3 (Compilation)

I’ve paid close attention to Detroit producer Rob Mansel, aka Black Noi$e, since he contributed a track to our On Repeat Vol. 1 compilation about a year ago. The young producer has made beats for a laundry list of upcoming rappers, including credits with Children of the Night, World’s Fair, Deniro Farrar, Boldy James, Aaron Cohen and more. He is also a member of the Potholes Music roster, who recently assisted with the release of $$$, his first official project under the label. The five track EP features all new material, plus a guest appearance from fellow label mate Jay Cue. Stream $$$ and name your price for the EP via the link below to get a better idea of just how versatile Black Noi$e is.

Download: Black Noi$e – $$$ EP

Bonus: Black Noi$e – $$$ EP Trailer

I’ve been gushing about Hawaii’s Mr. Carmack for a while now and it seems he’s finally getting the recognition he deserves. Back in February he was invited out to San Francisco to play at the legendary Low End Theory alongside Djemba Djemba, Daddy Kev, Nocando, Nobody and more. Last week saw the release of Carmack’s first official project, a double sided single on Mad Decent’s sister imprint, Jeffree’s. Birth Control and Hopscotch both exemplify the fusion of forward thinking electronic music and classic hip hop beats that Carmack’s been making for years now, but with a tad bit more sheen to them. Both tracks can be streamed and downloaded in full below, and if thats not enough, entertain yourself with the idea of an official Mr. Carmack x Ginuwine collaboration after a photo of them in the studio surfaced a few days ago. Our fingers are crossed!

Young Scooter can make cocaine. But Shlohmo can make some of the dopest remixes around. Such is the case with his most recent, a melodic, downtempo remix of Scooter’s street anthem, Colombia. There was a low quality radio rip floating around for a couple weeks but the official CDQ has been liberated by Shlohmo himself and can be streamed/downloaded below.

Rising Montreal production duo Grown Folk have proven to be extremely versatile when it comes to their production. After cooking up a few lo-fi, cloudy hip-hop beats for the Main Attrakionz last album, Brendan and Drew went on to release more forward thinking, house influenced tunes through the San Francisco based Icee Hot label. Most recently, the duo put their atmospheric touch on Deniro Farrar’s Just In Case The World Ends, a cut from his joint EP with BSBD. Expect more new music from Grown Folk soon and stream/download their heavily sedated Deniro Farrar remix below.

A few months ago, we invited Marcus Alan Ward aka Freeze-Tag to Taxidermy Studios in Akron to film a live studio session in anticipation of his new EP. With last week marking the release of his Eskimo EP, we felt it was an appropriate time to share the live video for the EP’s title track. Special thanks goes out to Ben Patrick & Will Cardina (Taxidermy Studios), Brad Puette (Engineer) and Brian Devers (Videographer) for all their help. Keep an eye out for more videos from the live session down the road and download Freeze-Tag’s Eskimo EP below if you haven’t already.

Download: Freeze-Tag – Eskimo EP

It’s no secret that we hold a special place in our hearts for Cleveland native Freeze-Tag’s music. We’ve supported him since the first EP and he will be the first to tell you how far he’s come since then. Watching an artist steadily grow and create their own niche is a beautiful thing, which is why it’s such a pleasure to present Freeze-Tag’s latest, and undoubtedly most complete body of work to date. The Eskimo EP is an audio collage of leftfield sounds inspired by jazz, soul, R&B and even visual art. It features previously released singles Eskimo, Kiss, Kiss, Kiss and his cover of Little Dragon’s Twice, in addition to three brand new tracks. Fall In Love is a personal favorite, but stream/download the entire EP below and form your own opinion of Freeze-Tag’s unorthodox electronic creations.

Download: Freeze-Tag – Eskimo EP

Bonus: Freeze-Tag – Eskimo (Video)