Sorry for the late passs, but when we received the latest Swede:art release on Tokyo Dawn entitled “Emotional Colors Remixes” last week, we didn’t get a chance to put it online. Of course we took some time out to give it a good listen and I liked what I was hearing. Fellow ex-RBMA participants B. Bravo, Kidkanevil and TOKiMONSTA remix the shit out of Swede’s Emotional Colors project together with producers such as Comfort Fit, Devonwho, Ishfaq and Sam Irl. Buddy Bravo delivers that funk, but I didn’t expect anything less. Devon’s remix is also a banger so enjoy these 2 streams, because the CD doesn’t drop untill October 21st.

Swedeart – Linguistics Ft. Stray (B. Bravo Remix)

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Swedeart – Mosambique (Devonwho Remix)

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written by nilez \\ tags: b. bravo, comfort fit, devonwho, emotional colors remixes, Ishfaq, kidkanevil, persuit grooves, rbma, red bull music academy, sam irl, stray, swedeart, tokimonsta, tokyo dawn records

Colorado’s top producer Alex B has been making noise for quite some time now. As head of Elm and Oak (which is his own label) he dropped his debut album “Moments” about five months ago, which can be bought on . Next week he’ll be starting his US tour and as a preview he’s assembled this exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast.

It’s a layered, at times psychedelic, journey through hip-hop beats, dubstep brawn, and bedroom-studio skronk that nicely showcases Botwin’s talents; as it happens, he either produced or remixed half the songs here. Throw in some unreleased gems from like-minded beat producers, and this podcast is poised to get any beat freak salivating.

XLR8R Podcast 157 – Alex B

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written by nilez \\ tags: alex b, colorado, devonwho, electronic beats, elm and oak, itunes, leonard dstroy, mndsgn, moments, mr. me too, podcast, reggie b, us tour, xlr8r

Young homie Joe Kay from Cali dropped another mix on us and we decided to host it. He named the mix “Telepathy” and it sounds hella refreshing if you ask me. The artwork looks crackin’ and was done by 96 from France. Download this free mix below and check the tracklist after the jump. Enjoy your weekend!

Joe Kay – Telepathy Mix

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written by nilez \\ tags: 96, afta-1, artwork, b. bravo, devonwho, eric roberson, freddie joachim, joe kay, mix, onra, telepathy, the roots, tokimonsta

I remember buddy Bravo telling me about DâM-FunK hitting him up for some exclusives for this mix he was doing for Mary Anne Hobbs. A month later here it is and at the same time we say farewell to Mary Anne as she is leaving BBC1 for good. Of course a lot of unreleased music from Ad Bourke, Teeko, B. Bravo and the master of Funk himself. So sit back and enjoy this “The Future Sound of Modern Funk” mix and download it HERE.

DâM-FunK – The Future Sound of Modern Funk Mix

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written by nilez \\ tags: ad bourke, b. bravo, bbc1 radio, boogie, computer jay, dam funk, devonwho, dibia$e, dibiase, electric wire hustle, exclusives, fatima, free download, grooveman spot, j1, mary anne hobbs, modern funk, pudge, reggie b, stones throw, teeko, the future of modern funk mix

New music from the Klipmode collective. This time it’s Funraisers Vol.3 from Knxwledge entitled Strawberries. The album is available for purchase on Knxwledge’ bandcamp. Big up to Suzi, Devonwho and Mndsgn

Knxwledge – Dirteeknees (SKR∆W)

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Knxwledge – Kafe

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written by nevill \\ tags: devonwho, funraiser vol. 3, gloof, klipmode, knowledge, knxwledge, strawberries, suzi analogue

The ambassador of boogie funk – DâM-FunK – is dropping another hot 12-inch EP on us with vocal versions of “Hood Pass Intact” featuring MC Eiht and “4 My Homies” featuring Steve Arrington (of Slave). Rounding out the four-track Hood Pass Intact are contributions from Devonwho on the instrumental re-edit of Toeachizown’s “Come On Outside” and JT Donaldson and TK co-producing the non-album single “How It Be Between U & Me?”. Keep an eye out for this late summer release on Stones Throw.

Dam-Funk – Hood Pass Intact Ft. MC Eiht

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“This is not an original beat of mine…..I just added a few bass and string joints in there and mostly mixed it. The melody including a few samples is a cover of Devonwho’s original “Actriz” from his beat CD “Funraiser Vol. 1: Thumbtracks”. As for the drums, those are originally Black Milk’s from his “Purple Rain” Beat CD. And of course I had to spice some Dilla in it…..I just wanted to see how two of my favorite joints would sound together”. – NAMELESS

Devonwho X Black Milk X Nameless – Actriz Mix

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Second podcast from the homies at Elm And Oak. After the first installment with Devonwho, they now asked Phillie based producer MNDSGN to make his selection. KLIPMODE!!!!

Elm And Oak Podcast #2 – MNDSGN

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