Mix Roundup: The Killabits, DJ Vilify, DJ MorNYC, Flatline, Author

SUPER premium selection of mixes this week – lots of deep, dubby, filthy goodness. Starting with the most roughneck, and ending with the most chill, here are the best mixes from the last few weeks.

Whenever I see the THE KILLABITS, I get excited (because of THIS FUCKIN TUNE). They absolutely slaughtered their session for J’aime Le Dubstep. What I love about the Killabits is that no matter how aggro they get, they never lose their sense of musicality or tune. Apparently they helped start a long-running weekly in Toronto with Zed’s Dead, called Bassmentality. Fuckin A, I love it when you find out awesome people are related. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/29277014″]

TRACK LIST
Intro
Dream McClean f. Sirius – Coke n Vodka
The Killabits & Riggadale – Motown 2000
xKore – Hello
The Killabits – The Streets (10k)
Engine Earz-Experiment – They Live (The Killabits Dancefloor Edit)
Zeds Dead – Hit Me vs. Nero – Promises (Skrillex and Nero Remix)
Twist – Fix Up
Ephxia – Division (Varien Remix)
SebastiAn f. Mayer Hawthorne – Love in Motion (Skrillex Remix)
P Money – Ho! Riddim vs. Monstar f. Roly MC – Put Ya Hands Up
Skrillex – Reptile Theme
The Killabits – Oh Hai
Nadastrom – i!
Porter Robinson – Unison (Knife Party Remix)
Jeuce – As We Move (The Killabits Remix)
Noisia – Machine Gun (The Killabits Edit)
The Killabits – G.T.F.O
Figure – Cryptkeeper VIP
Figure – The Werewolf (The Killabits Remix)
Zeds Dead & The Killabits – Bassmentality (Figure Remix)
Helicopter Showdown f. Messinian – The Great Escape (The Killabits Remix)
Marilyn Manson – The Dope Show

Next, DJ Vilify, from Montreal. Whenever Passion of the Weiss devotes a whole post to rap about a dubstep mix, you better believe there’s more than just bangers thrown into it. Like Sach O says in a way more elegant fashion, there’s a ton of utterly amazing tracks in here that you can’t believe you haven’t heard – at least I couldn’t. Like Zed’s Dead sampling “Say A Little Prayer” to infintely fantastic effect. And Bosh’s “Use The Force” edit of Sweet Shop… if there are two things that are overdone in this world, it’s Sweet Shop and electronic music version of the Star Wars theme. Yet together, they’re sublime.There’s a whole bunch more rad shit in there, a lot of creatively dropped gangsta rap, and a whole bunch of chioce riddims… go see for yourself!

Stream: Vilify – Step Up Vol 1

MP3: Vilify – Step Up Vol 1

1. HABSTRAKT – 1990
2. CLICKS, WHISTLES – NEVA GET CAUGHT (STARKS & NACEY REMIX)
3. SUPREME, STINKABELL – GRIMEY
4. RACKNRUIN – RIGHTEOUS (FEAT. SEROCEE, NAVIGATOR, ILLAMAN & ATG)
5. MELAMIN, WICKED SWAY – CHICAGO
6. BURAKA SOM SISTEMA – HANGOVER (BABABA) (CASPA REMIX)
7. RICK ROSS FEAT. YUNG JOC – UGH
8. RUSTIE – CITY STAR
9. THE WEEKND – ROLLING STONE (FUNKYSTEPS EDIT)
10. SILOSONIC – SOMETHING (J WIZZA REMIX)
11. ZEDS DEAD – COFFEE BREAK
12. TEXIE – POOR PEOPLE
13. TERRABAD, AWOL – BIG SHOT
14. DOCTOR P – SWEET SHOP (BOSH’S USE THE FORCE REMIX)
15. DJ FRESH – GOLD DUST (FLUX PAVILLION REMIX)
16. CURTAMOS – BEGINNING
17. WIZ KHALIFA FEAT. BIG SEAN – GANG BANG
18. BARE – BROKEN
19. BUKEZ FINEZT – SPAC ATTACK
20. KALBATA – NINJA WE NINJA
21. 6BLOCC – BUDDY BUDDY
22. JAY-Z – BIG PIMPIN
23. COTTI – I DON’T GIVE A DUB
24. STARKEY – BLOOD ROSES
25. ORIGINAL SIN – THERAPY
26. MR LEXX – WINE UP FOR ME
27. BEENIE MAN – WHO AM I
28. MR VEGAS – HEADS HIGH
29. TC – TAP HO
30. BENEFIT – SO SICK
31. PORTER ROBINSON – SPITFIRE (KILL THE NOISE REMIX)
32. COUNTERSTRIKE, KC – EXTREME MUTILATION
33. FIGURE – DOMINATE
34. AUDIO TWO – TOP BILLIN’

DJ MorNYC deserves special recognition for being the first to put the dub in dubstep for me. His mixes always have a strong roots-reggae influence. Perhaps better than anyone, he shows the connection between Jamaican dancehall and NYC’s Webster Hall. Though the bulk of this mix heads well into brostep territory, it’s masterfully constructed, and you can find the thread of soundsystem culture woven throughout. For more cultcha lessons, go check out his oevre on subnav.
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Tracklist:
King Kong – Radikal Guru
Great man – Truth
The other side of the pillow – DJ Toast
My trance girl – Joker
Blue Sphere – Tronix
We Don’t Eat (James Morrow) – Adventure Club remix
Raise your weapon (Deadmau5) – Noisia remix
Frozen (Freestylers feat. Josh Steele) – Cookie monster remix
The trumpeter (Ray foxx ft. lovelle) – Subscape remix
In your eyes (johnny osbourne) – Brookes brothers
1990 – Habstract
Boston Creme – 16bit
Surge (Amon Tobin) – 16bit remix
The Others – First Flight
Evacuate the dance floor (Cascada) – Barron remix
The first of the year – Skrillex
Power – MRK1
Pimpin – Cyberoptics
Reflections – Habstrakt
Let’s Go – Roksonix and Statelapse
Watch out – Doctor P
Paris Vendetta – Habstrakt
Turn Me On – Subscape
Feels so close (Calvin Harris) – Nero remix
My feelings for you – Avicii & Sebastien Drums
Crusader – Emalkay
Champion Skank – Caspa
Computation – Dismantle
Maximum Boost – Foreign Beggars, Von-D, Spyda

Flatline continues the duppy vibes with a mix that was so finger lickin good that the first time I heard it, I listened to it twice in a row, all the way through. It starts with a stunning minmal dub edit of Amy Winehouse (which really shouldn’t be a surprise, given what Flatline’s can do with vocals – he’s still the only one to ever do a decent dubstep remix of Glory Box) and keeps the heat on, blazing through significantly smooth and irie selection of tunes from DZ, Marcus Visionary, VIVEK, DJ Madd and Radikal Guru.
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1. Stronger Than Me (Flatline Remix) – Amy Winehouse
2. Give It Up – LX One
3. Jah Prayer – DZ
4. Stinkin’ Rich (TMSV Remix) – Gappy Ranks
5. Fally Rankin (V.I.V.E.K Remix) – Johnny Osbourne
6. Kali – Radikal Guru
7. Dem A Talk – TMSV vs Mavado
8. Good Old Days VIP – DJ Madd
9. Vampayaa (Marcus Visionary Remix) – Tayo and Acid Rockers ft. PupaJim
10. Slow Down (Adam Faz Remix) – Flatline

Finally, a mix for Mary Anne Hobb’s XFM joint by Author, who I was delighted to find is a collaboration between Jack Sparrow and Ruckspin, two of the best contemporary producers of deep, dark, uberchill dubstep. Ruckspin is also the chief knob-twiddler for Submotion Orchestra (which is why Sunshine sounds so familiar).  It’s almost like a dream-team engineered to challenge Phaeleh as the King of Chill. Anyway, this mix certifiable grade-A bedtime-step – enjoy!
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Tracklist:
Author- ‘After Time’ feat Quark
Author- ‘Roman’
Author- ‘Sunshine’ feat Quark
Author- ‘Dashiki’
Author – ‘HYC’
Author – ‘Turn VIP’
Author- ‘Sun’
Author – ‘Mothership’
Author – ‘Fix’
Author – ‘Roots Vibration’