WARM SYRUP 3

THE LONG AWAITED, LITTLE ANTICIPATED THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE MOST BOOTLEG MIXTAPE SERIES ON THE INTERNET. VELVET PILLOWS FLOATING DOWN A RAINBOW OF LIQUID SUGAR INTO THE GRAND CANYON, IN SLOW MOTION, ON A PURPLE RAINY DAY. IF YA DON'T KNOW, THEN NOW YA KNOW. 30 TRAX, BRO.

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BY WETT DREAMSS

WARM SYRUP VOL. 3 (FULL MIX) by Wett Dreamss

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ASTROCAST8: Abel

Astrocast8: Abel by Astro Nautico on Mixcloud

Abel provides a well-rounded mix of experimental beats, organic soul, and lush synthetic textures for the 8th ASTROCAST in our ongoing series.

The young producer out of No-Cal has already released a handful of impressive and diverse EPs illustrating his refined handle in production, covering styles from experimental beats to ambient electronics.

This mix leans heavier on the beat driven tip, containing everything from hip-hop classics (The Pharcyde & Wu-Tang Clan) to tunes by newer experimental producers we've covered recently (InfinitiRock & Lapalux).

Check out his "Skipping Puddles" EP, which will be available for download via Rebel Magazine this coming Thursday (4/12) and contains remixes by Lapalux and Astro Nautico's own Obey City.


http://rebelmagazine.bandcamp.com/album/skipping-puddles

http://soundcloud.com/abelmariam

neu joints & jamz

COUPLE NEW JOINTS FROM YA BOI

1st is this remix of Blaque's "808." Big up to Kuhn the dub don who collaborated & even more importantly provided the acapella on 12"!!!!! YUPPPPPP.

I gives you DL cuz I love you: BOOM BOOM BOOM

BOOM BOOM BOOM by Obey City

Secondly is a remix I did of the boy Abel's glittery banger entitled "Skipping Puddles." The project also includes a remix by Lapalux, who did our latest Astrocast if y'all were SLEEPIN' and haven't check it out yet. The EP will be released through Rebel Mag and available for download Thursday, but you can stream em all for now right here:



http://rebelmagazine.bandcamp.com/album/skipping-puddles

Blood Brothers

TUCSON, AZ.

2 Brothers, 1000 Styles.

ZACKEY FORCE FUNK THE ELECTRON DON (right) & NATE NO FACE, 1/2 CRIMEKILLZ (left), both members of MACHINA MUERTE. Had the extreme honor of having these animals get on a couple Paolo trax... the first collabs of many to come, East <----> West. Keep your ear to the ground.

LOCUST HEAT W/ ZACKEY FF by paolo xz

KILL COPS W/ NATE NO FACE by paolo xz

08 - 4-bit hearts by CRIMEKILLZ

Though they're in the process of moving to LA right now, you can catch Zackey and Nate all over the digital map right now, with vox spots on the new Baron Zen, Mike Gao, Salva and more, as well as their new respective albums in the works. And if you missed it, make sure to cop Blood Brothers, a compilation of their older stuff, released last year... one of my personal favorites. period.

ASTROCAST7: Lapalux

Astrocast7: Lapalux by Astro Nautico on Mixcloud

ASTROCAST7 is full of earnest texture-laden, bass heavy experimental hip-hop courtesy of Essex-based producer LAPALUX (Stuart Howard). With his unique way of marrying tactile scapes and ground shattering beat elements, Lapalux has proven himself to be about as versatile as it gets in the wide world of futurist electronic music.

This mix has a triumvirate of unreleased Lapalux tunes that will do well to characterize his sound for the uninitiated, but really we would encourage folks to download the three EPs he has self-released in the last two years (see links below).

Stay tuned for the next Lapalux EP, Many Faces Out of Focus, out on Pictures in April, and cop the cassette, duhh!!

http://www.soundcloud.com/lapalux

http://lapalux.bandcamp.com/album/forest-ep

http://www.lapalux.com/

MIKE BUBBLES - "BUBBLEWORKS"

The last time we heard from our strange acquaintance Mike Bubbles was about half a year ago when he sent over his Summer Bunnies mix to help welcome in the new season, as well as all the sunshine babes that come with it.

NOW THE KID'S FINISHED HIS EP & IT'LL BE OUT IN TWO DAYZ ON MR. LIPP'S LABEL OLD TACOMA RECORDS (MARCH 22nd)

"BUBBLEWORKS" contains six tracks full of warmth, sunshine, and synthesizers emulating his idols (teddy riley, herbie hancock, dj quik and roger troutman to name a few...) whilst adding his own bubbly touch to it.

Mike Bubbles - Acapulco by Old Tacoma Records

HOLLA at that LAMB cuz spring is on it's way baby & mike bubbles will be the soundtrack to slaying lions & partying in streets


he got some fly hunnies (cocoon central dance team!) to dance in this promo vid too, so y'all should peep it too:

Mike Bubbles - Groovin 4 The Sistaz from Old Tacoma Records on Vimeo.

ASTROCAST6: Time Wharp Promo Mix

YESSSSSsssssirrrrrrrrrr.. Fresh new Astrocast from the kid Time Wharp, who will be joining us (Kuhn, Obeycity, Paolo Xz) at the next Over the Top this Thursday (St. Patrick's Day). This night also coincides with the release of Time Wharp's new album - "Later" - dropping on AMDISCS, with a cassette release to follow on Wonder Beard Tapes. I could write a lot more about Time Wharp or this mix, but I think the music more than speaks for itself... Just do yourself a favor and download it (yes! download links now attached!) and make your way to Cameo Gallery at 11pm sharp this Thursday for extensive brain melting/body burning/love making.

Astrocast6: Time Wharp Promo Mix by Astro Nautico on Mixcloud

Koji Kondo - Forest of Illusion

Blank & Kytt - All Hail America
Thundercat - Jamboree
Knxwledge - Keepºn
galapagoose - reflector
The White Panda - Give it to Sussudio
Time Wharp - cuspcake
Time Wharp - cuspcake (Chrome Sparks Dance Remix)
Matthewdavid - Motion Trouble
Mane Mane - Just Called 2
Omar Souleyman - Leh Jani
Flying Lotus - Caravan of Delight

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check us out w/ Time Wharp on Thursday, 3/17 (St. Pattie's Day) @ Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn. it's going to get sweaty.

* past Astrocast download links to follow shortly...

ASTROCAST5: Blank & Kytt's Semi-Sensual Mix

Astrocast5: Blank & Kytt's Semi-Sensual Mix by Astro Nautico on Mixcloud

This week's Astrocast is brought to you by a pair of Matthews from Coventry, England who know how to make beats that bang hard but still feel smooth as a baby's ass.

The Blank & Kytt catalogue includes last year's smash 3010 LP and the recent FastSlowJamz, which is also a full-length. Quality & Quantity.

A bunch of influences get thrown into the B&K blender--- future funk & classic soul, hip-hop & bass music, etc.

This mix, selected by Kytt, highlights the more sensual side of the B&K audioverse. Everything from T-Pain & Young Montana? to Jackson 5 & Kate Bush. Just don't get carried away... this is only 'semi-sensual.'

Blank & Kytt are also on

Myspace

Soundcloud

HOLOGRAMS

DAMN, GIRL. This is a bubble bath intermission for your all-night sex party. Some of the smoothest, pillowy interlude type trax you'll ever hear. Throw it on for just about any after hours session, and light one. Sexy marshmellows squashed between two chocolates and two graham crackers GIMME GIMME SOME MO.

Little is known about dude... except that he's from Long ISLAND (ya) and has been putting out music as 骨架的... and runs one of the illest tumblrs out there @ vaprs.tumblr.com.

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ASTROCAST4: Railster's Stupendo Sensation

Astrocast4: Railster's Stupendo Sensation by Astro Nautico on Mixcloud

ASTROCAST4 is a monster from Italia.

The premier Italian ambassador of future beats n' bass, Railster has a well-established history of mixes for major cybernetic bass outlets like Jus Like Music, GCC Magazine, and UrbanSoul.ru.
Also a producer and ace remixer, Railster's philosophy comes through everything he touches.

"It's all about style. It's not always about music theory or audio skills to a make good song. I like when I hear an equilibrium of elements, with simple new ideas, with a new original style. That's what I care about."

*special thanks to Kae "Kaesthetics" for the voice.

Soundcloud

Mixcloud

ASTROCAST 3: Betsberg Mix by GwS

The third installment of our still newly born AstroCast comes from a man named Geert Wijns, running under the alias GwS. Hailing from Oosterzele, Belgium near the Betsberg woods, G's mixes (Bonzai!s) sound like they are coming straight from the heart of the darkest forest you've never been lost in... and this one is no exception. Having done a killer bonzai for us last August, asking G to partake in this series was a no-brainer.

Astrocast3: Betsberg Mix (Presented By Gws) by Astro Nautico on Mixcloud

When I asked Geert to describe himself, he responded with "??".

Please check out some of his other mixes here and fill in the blanks for yourself.

ALSO, be sure to peep this compilation - Sample Based Life vol. 1 - that Forrest Reiff put together, featuring two tracks from Geert Wijns himself! and a bunch of other artists. The album is free, but an $8-$10 donation will get you a physical copy of the tape in cassette format.

_nintendirt

_crystal gangster by _lip
balloon cat by _lip

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ASTROCAST2: GOK Takeover (Presented by InfinitiRock)

Astrocast2: G.O.K. Takeover (Presented By Infinitirock) by Astro Nautico on Mixcloud

Our first guest-contributed Astrocast comes AN favorite InfinitiRock and his burgeoning Guns of Kingston collective.

This is an hour-long all-original beats 'n' bass frenzy to welcome the new year. And, as always, it's a lesson in texture.

The bulk of the material comes from GOK boss InfinitiRock and compadre Cayman. Hear some exciting new collaborations here.

InfinitiRock has a forthcoming EP on Base Trip called Apeirophobia dropping on March 12 and a full-length entitled PrimordialRecollection dropping on Asthsmatic Kitty later this spring. It gets the AN stamp for HUGE record. Both will be available nationwide digitally and physically including vinyl.

"GOK is an island of artists spearheaded by me. We have rappers, rock bands, folk artists, etc. We are aiming to put NY on the map and represent all sorts of unsung heros." -IR

Astrocast1: Kuhn's Sunday Dreamix by Astro Nautico on Mixcloud

We had some bandwidth issues with our last attempt to share this, so here's our new mixcloud account and a rewind of our very first ASTROCAST. tomorrow infinitirock's guns of kingston collective takes over the AN space station for episode 2!!!! don't sreep!!!

TIME WHARP

4MINUTES52SEC

NEVER

BURNED

SO

SLOWLY

T I M E W H A R P

MERRY F&#^ING XXXMAS

WELL NOW

FINALLY WRAPPED THIS SUCKER

GONNA SLIDE HER UNDER DA TREE

REAL SMOOTH

MM

MERRY CHRISTMAS ANIMALS

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FEATURING ALVIN, ARNOLD, DEM ASTRO BOYZ, INFINITIROCK, THE BREAD GHOST, CRUNK, AND MANY, MANY MORE NAUGHTIEZ

QUIET NIGHTS EP

'Quiet Nights' has been a long, long way coming. Started with a dusty old cassette in my basement in '09 and ended with some phresh new Trans-Atlantic interweb collabroations this year. I honestly couldn't have landed a more adventurous and expert pack of remixers. Everyone took it in an entirely different direction... The result is an album that's simply traveling... Vocoder silk, Future-boogie synth frenzy, Blunted blunts, Cavernous speed dub, Balls-to-the-wall breakcore, Jungle birds... You name it. Pack a bag. I hope it was worth the wait.

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(NEW BANDCAMP!)

--GUESTS' LINKS--

Young Montana?

InfinitiRock

Termeric aka C Powers (1/2 of Mane Mane)

Thirsty Jefferson

COMING SOON:

This month: our annual holiday mix shortly before Christmas and a very special InfinitiRock Astrocast in time for NYE.

1st quarter 2011: Obey City's Melted Magic EP.

2nd quarter 2011: Atlantics Vol. 2.

Q U I E T N I G H T S D E C 9

Quiet Nights EP Preview (Drops Dec 9 - www.astronautico.com) by Astro Nautico

Yung Gunnaz

Wanted to share some jams from a couple young producers who have been impressing me as of late. maybe you've heard of them...maybe not

first is the boy Cedaa fresh out da cedaa forests of Bellingham, WA (not sure if there are cedar forests there but I like to imagine there are). dudes been bubblin' as of late with some real dope remixes in his unique fusion of juke, bass, crunk & funky music. plus he looks like dan casey, a good friend of the blog.


this remix in particular is drivin me mad (u know i'm crazy for those r&b vox ;) )

Clicks & Whistles - When I Feel (Cedaa Remix) (via XLR8R)

and a couple from his soundcloud available 4 DL:

Magique (Demo) by Cedaa

Are You That Somebody (Cedaa Remix) by Cedaa

(my personal favorite remix of this track i've heard, keeps the original vibe but addin' that SuuUUuUB)

Next on the list is this dude Jamie from the XX, a band of some young lads and a ladette I kinda meant to pay more attention to but never really got around to it. never expected one of em to have productions chops like this though! he's got a slew of official remixes out & is slated to do this crazy remix/collabroation with none other than the great Gil Scott Heron.


first track that really caught my attention is this bonkers nosaj thing remix:

Nosaj Thing - Fog (Jamie xx Remix)

Here's one off the Gil Scott Heron joint:



kids these days!

The Fibonacci Spiral - filling the void

GET YR HEAD STRAIGHT!!!! YES, I am always a suckerrr for thick ambient music.... but this shit is Completely Wonderful. 16 trax that sound like everything at once, in the best way possible.

thanx to GWS for the lynx.