Words by Deejay Theory
It’s Bank Holiday weekend in London which can only mean one thing—nonstop wining in the streets for this years Notting Hill Carnival. With bare madness ensuing on every corner, we mix it up with a few different vibes at #MixtapeMondays to catch a feeling regardless of your coordinates. Press play below
The Heatwave, Carnival Bashment Mix 2014: Every year around this time our guys at The Heatwave in London come with the necessary warmup package for tunes that will echo in the streets at London’s Notting Hill Carnival. From uncut dancehall to culture and one drop, African and azonto to American R&B, Gabriel and the gang are always on top of what’s gwaaning from the radio to the road to the afterparty. If you’re in major #FOMO mode like us just press play on this one real quick. Stream and download below, tracklist here
LargeUp Premiere: Tribe of Kings x Bramma, Weh Mi Do Mix: Touching down from sunny San Diego come the ever-badd Tribe of Kings crew, this time joined by “Da Gorilla” and Big Ship family Bramma on the hosting business. Known throughout the West Coast for top notch culture mixes, Dash Eye and the team know how to run slackness same way with Weh Mi Do juggling sick new dancehall and exclusives. Stream and download below, tracklist here
Dubbel Dutch, MoMA PS1 Warm Up Mix: Brooklyn-based producer/DJ and loyal Mixpak soldier Dubbel Dutch stays busy, whether it’s chalking up production credits like Popcaan’s summer smash Everything Nice in addition to other cuts on the album, or in this case warming things up for a recent slot at NYC’s legendary MoMA PS1 affair. The mix is laced with new originals and exclusive edits and adds to another chromed out trip through dancehall, techno and various club frequencies. Stream and download below, tracklist here