IT’S HALLOWEEN WEEKEND, YOU WITCHEZZZZ. Don’t be SCARED by this GHOULISH mix of bangers. That’s actually a bit misleading; there’s nothing really scary about these jams other than how HOT THEY ARE. I just wanted to say some Halloween words because it’s fun to sound like an idiot sometimes.

HAVE YOU HEARD THIS ONE?

Okay so, a Polish guy walks into a bar. He sets up his DJ equipment and destroys the dancefloor.

That’s the jooooooke. I’m talking about The Polish Ambassador, whose latest album “First Words” just dropped online. It’s a massive 2 disc cosmic event, and you can listen to the whole thing on his Bandcamp.

The Polish Ambassador – First Words
Maybe you should buy it, you should probably buy it…

DELICIOUS TREATS

Since it’s Halloween, that means it’s been 2 years since I had a damn vacation. I was in London for Halloween 2008, and I had the joy of seeing DJ Pdex open for Enter Shikari at the down-destroyed Astoria 2 in London. He’s got a new mixtape out called “Colours In Sound” that just came out last night. Not to be confused with his debut EP, which was also called Colours in Sound, the mixtape is available for free listening and download on his Soundcloud page.

Colours In Sound MIXTAPE by djpdex

That reminds me, Inspector Dubplate put out a new mix on Borgore’s Soundcloud too.

Inspector Dubplate – Guess I Got My Channel Back , Exclusive Buygore.com Mix ! by Buygore

Guess I Got My Channel Back sounds about the way you’d expect it to, but I’m generally down for posting anything that drops Excision & Datsik’s Swagga. Excision and Borgore are both in Vancouver in November, both in the same week! What is a boy to do?

Figure this one out…

Steve Aoki & Armand Van Helden – BRRRAT! from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

I’ve long suspected that Bearbot was a stone cold killa, but this week some new evidence emerged that straight up confirms it. Her new EP, “Evocation”, dropped as a free download on her website a couple days ago and it’s been on a killing spree ever since.

The new collection features 10 tracks, a few of which had previously been previewed on Bearbot’s Facebook page.  There are mashups of artists including Ratatat, The Beastie Boys, Weezy and MIA that border on pure genius, and you should expect nothing less, but this EP doesn’t stop there.  More than just a mashup album, Evocation shows off some original instrumentation where you’d expect it to take a back seat behind the mixes.  In Evocation, you hear a few more forays into dubstep/wobbly bass that were hinted at on tracks like Super Nova, Type I on her previous release.  Hustle & Destroy opens with a minute and a half of filthy skank-time before Bearbot’s signature gunshot kicks it into a bouncy electro jam. Bassman starts up with the intro from Rusko’s “Hold On”, with Lil Wayne announcing “I’m Baaaaack!”; and Evocation is the perfect succession to “The Life Cycle of a Star”, which came out earlier this year.  My one complaint would be about the too-often recycled samples. Bearbot loves her Biggie and Daft Punk, and it shows. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing (in fact it’s an awesome thing), but a few of the samples are recognizable from earlier releases. To be fair, the samples are being used in new and creative ways every time, and I suppose Bearbot’s mixtapes represent a work-in-progress, but they stand up as bangers in their own right and I listen to them a lot.  It’s hardly an issue, though. Certainly not enough to prevent the MURDER.

Download Bearbot – Evocation @ BearbotMusic.com for FREE, snitchez.

Jamiroquai’s new video is delightful.  I was pretty pleased when I first heard his new single and, while I wouldn’t see it for another month or so, I somehow knew exactly what the video should look like.

Jamiroquai – White Knuckle Ride

I still don’t know if Yelawolf is serious. He’s so weeiiiiiird looking. I think I first heard him (or at least first noticed him) on Big Boi’s album. He seems to have sprung up over night in a puff of smoke from a battered ford truck’s tailpipe. But whatever, I listen to people who look a lot stranger than that.

Yelawolf – I Just Wanna Party (feat. Gucci Mane) from Motion Family on Vimeo.

San Francisco DJ Wait What put together a really impressive Notorious Big vs.The XX mashup album, called “The Notorious XX”. The whole thing is available for free download so you’ve got no excuse. It’s excellent. I even recommend it for people who aren’t into Biggie (or, more likely, people who aren’t into The XX).

The XX’s atmospheric guitar work provides an opportunity to re-examine some of Biggie Smalls’ best tracks. Don’t miss Suicidal Fantasy.

the notorious xx by wait what

A Thursday post! Is it early for Friday, or very late for last weekend? THAT’S RHETORICAL.

I don’t know what’s up with Vimeo lately. If you can, you should definitely check out the new UFF BANGER.

UFFIE – Difficult from Uffie on Vimeo.

See you this weekend (at some point), I promise!