It's Remixin' Time!

Just back from Orlando, kids. You'll be glad to know that the Magic Kingdom still stands, i'm sure. Enough of this catching up shit, though, let's jump into a couple of remixes, shall we?

i often decry DC's lack of a beat scene, but we've obviously got at least a few bastions of hope 'round these parts. At or near the top of that list has to be Fort Knox Five. To help celebrate Bob Marley's recent 66th birthday, they dropped this little gem.

mp3: Dubby Conqueror (Fort Knox Five Mix) (Bob Marley & the Wailers from the Fort Knox Five website)

By now, you've all heard the news about the White Stripes splitting up, i'm sure. While i thought they put out some pretty tight albums, based upon the two times i saw them live, they may well have been the most overrated live performers of all time. i've found myself involved in some recent debates wherein i essentially argue that the Black Keys are superior in every single way (except the low budget porn category, which Meg wins for the Stripes hands down), and because i'm me, i'm always correct. Anyway, the Glitch Mob did up a pretty nifty remix of one of the Stripes' classics to bid the band a fond farewell (until someone starts smelling reunion money, i suppose). Seems GM is getting ready to go bonkers with shows and new music in the near future, so you might want to head on over there and sign-up for their mailing list.

mp3: Seven Nation Army (The Glitch Mob Remix) (The White Stripes from the Glitch Mob website)

Beat Meet: A Charlie Brown Christmas Edition

So The Missus has undertaken the Xmas decorating at Chez Terrible, and we've got one of my "non-traditional" holiday mixes on ye olde iPod docking station. Whilst listening, i just realized i've got a couple of beats sampling A Charlie Brown Christmas, thereby providing a perfect way to launch the holiday season 'round these parts AND furthering my promise to make LET the world's premier source of beat music of a questionably legal nature sampling your favorite kiddie shows of yesterday. 'Tis truly the most magical time of year. Black Dynamite bless us, everyone!

Ho, ho, ho, you ho, ho, hos!

mp3: X-Mas Dub Time (Fort Knox Five from X-Mas Dub Time)

mp3: The Christmas Massacre of Charlie Brown (DJ John from Santastic: Holiday Boots For Your Stockings)

Free Music Friday: The Getting Ready to Go Out to See the LET Concert Edition

i assume that you, like me, are busy getting ready for LET's first concert tonight, so let's keep this one short and sweet. Meg and i will see you there later tonight.

Thankfully with increased frequency, we've been getting some pretty stellar beats of late. Unfortunately, some of these come with little to no info on the artist him/herself, so i'm afraid i can't tell you much about B-Ju other than he tears the shit up on this thumper.

mp3: Habit in Your Redlight (B-Ju from Soundcloud)

If you're like me, and you know you wish you were, you dig 80s R&B chick groups. Clearly taking inspiration from the likes of Vanity 6 and the Mary Jane Girls, Margo puts her stamp on the sound with a couple of singles here for your listening pleasure. Produced by Jaakko and Nikko, updated with a 2010 electro vibe, here's her take on the Missing Persons classic. Plus, girlfriend looks damn fine with teased out hair in a skintight jumpsuit. Ah, the 80s...

mp3: Walking in L.A. (Margo from the Couch Sessions)

mp3: Cold as Ice (Margo from Animal House EP)

And now, a two-fer from one of the best in the beat game, the one and only Flying Lotus. Firstly, check out the wonderfully named My Dry Wet Mess remix of Flying Lotus' "PieFace." And if that's not enough, the flying flower also takes production duties on the latest leak from Blu. Oh yeah, that latter track also has some U-God in there, just for good measure.

mp3: PieFace (My Dry Wet Mess Remix) (Flying Lotus from XLR8R)

mp3: KeepItGoing (ft. U-God) (Blu leaked from still no release date No York)

Did you vote earlier this week? If you're from Cali, and you did NOT, i'm holding you personally responsible for Prop 19 failing. Ass hat. Anyway, to encourage you to get to the polls, Fort Knox Five dropped this Beatles remix. Hmm, maybe it's my fault for not sharing this earlier. Whatevs.

mp3: Revolution (DC's Finest Remint) (Fort Knox Five from their website)

Want a spacey track that goes from Halloween eerie to 80s synth crazy at the drop of a hat? Well, check out the latest from Keep Shelly in Athens then.

mp3: Running Out of You (Keep Shelly in Athens from In Love with Dusk EP)

And to send you on your merry way before you head out the door to our show, here's the latest leak from the Bomb Zombies concerning, well, hair, which, as a bald dude, perplexes me, but what can you do? i would have posted anything by Nocando or Nobody, so when the two teamed up, well, i think i got a stiffy. The cover art didn't hurt, either.

mp3: Bangs (Bomb Zombies from Sincerely Yours)