The Groove Thief

NYC-based Mischief dwells in the murky underworld of moombahton and bass: synths swirl, drums pound at multiple speeds simultaneously, and the vocal samples are no less hypnotizing.  The Moombaswag Mixtape features an nice selection of remixes from Queen to The Jungle Brothers, Big Sean, and Jay-Z alongside original tracks from the likes of ill.gates and Mischief himself.  Oh, and then all types of moombahtronic madness, with tracks from Zedd, Afrojack, Skrillex, and Diplo getting the electro-shuffle treatment.  Originals, including the fresh banger “Into The Trap,” and additional mixes are available via Mischief Music:

Domino takes an interesting position in the moombahton world, choosing to remix a variety of tracks: some from the pop universe and others much more electro.  His latest moombahventure is No Doubt’s “Rock Steady” (Moombahska Remix), with Gwen Stefani’s voice emerging from a hazy shuffle before the track descends into glitchy-bass.  The production on Riot Earp’s “Shai’ll Be That” (Jamaican Meth Remix) is full-on warbling electro-synths that make for a dark and dirty future dancehall track.  Other remixees include Die Antwoord, The Gorillaz, and Paper Diamond, all available on Soundcloud.

Turntable Dubbers have mixed and mashed some bass brilliance, melding together a truly eclectic smorgasbord of styles and influences to produce a high-pace reggae-tinged dancefest.  There are mashup DJs, and then there are professional audiophiles, like DJ Z-Trip and 2 Many DJs, that can effortlessly connect songs together regardless of genre.  This is an impressive mix comparable to the work of such vinyl exploiters, one that drops an insta-party and somehow doesn’t run out of energy by the end.  Listing genres will spoil the fun, so check out the responsibly-titled Mashed-up party -Festival mix 2012:

Blend Mishkin & Bruises n Cuts have combined forces to create an eclectic dancehall-meets-moombahton EP, My Boom Raise The Dead Vol. 1.  Tracks are up on Soundcloud, and there are some accelerated floor-shaking anthems here, drawing from a variety of musical influences to create a funky musical stew.  ”Big Up Sister Nancy” not only has a title that speaks the truth, but is arguably the strongest of this collection, assembled by Blend Mishkin under his Mr. Mention alias and featuring Daddy Freddy’s vocals sped up to fit with the frantic pounding beats.  Future dancehall clearly needs to be a genre of its own, as BnC’s pair of tracks (as Bossy Ride) come in slow and thick with sound-effects slapped all over their swaggering moombahton rhythms.  Blend Mishkin also drops a drum n bass cut - less than a day old and a preview of Vol. 2 - “Jamaican Girls,” that is in the same vein as some of Krak In Dub’s dnb work.  Like most everything on Cast-a-Blast these are all worth a listen and ready to start a fire beneath some feet at a late-night party near you…

18/04 EDIT: “Jamaican Girls” now has a video, it’s girls&cars&reggae&jungle:

Heard Dr. Dre - Still California (Wick-it Moombahton Remix)?  Most DJs are satisfied simply hyping up a tour and doing some promo - Wick-it the Instigator instead re-imagines classic gangsta rap in the land of wild, bangin’ Moombahton beats… in honor of his West Coast tour.  In case that weren’t enough, and it really could be, here’s Wick-It’s skillfully-crafted Quentin Tarantino-themed eclectic bass adventure, Grindhouse Basterds, as well.  Stream & d/l both:

Sticky K drops “Persian Algebra” - some free Middle-East Moombahton fire for free on Mad Decent’s Jeffree’s pet net label.  So far Jeffree’s seems to produce duds or bangers, and ignoring the unnecessary drawn-out outro (and what techno track doesn’t have one of those?) “Persian Algebra” is definitely the latter with an Arabian-esque main theme squelched over pounding drums and the thankfully-not-overdone vocal samples and air-raid sirens.

Mad Decent presents Jeffree’s presents Knick presents Bro Safari presents Free Music.  Dumb sentence but great idea.  Get your moombahton on with some free tunes, as well as some other free music from Jeffree’s.