"There is two kinds of music the good and bad. I play the good kind." (Louis Armstrong)

In the true spirit of Christmas, Mex from Black Grass serves up a FREE festive mix for you to enjoy over the holiday season.

You can download it at:
black-grass.com/Resources/xmas_mixx_2006.mp3

If you're lucky, you might still be able to pick up tickets to see Mex at Audio in Brighton on NYE.

More MP3s :
Download Black Grass Deadstock 2006 Mix (a new 1 hour, 26 track podcast mixed by Mex to celebrate the release of the "Oh Jah" single!) and Black Grass April Fools Mix (a 45 minute, 23 track podcast mixed by Mex! Includes exclusive tracks from the new album) on black-grass.com/media.html

LE SPAM COMPILATION ONLINE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD.. CHECK IT!
"I DID A COMPILATION OF CUBAN MUSIC, FUNK, ROOTS REGGAE AND MIAMI ELECTRO/BASS FOR THE LATEST ISSUE OF RE:UP MAGAZINE.. YOU CAN LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE...
reupmag.com/thebigcoverup

THERE IS ART FOR THE CD AND A SHORT PROFILE IN THE MAGAZINE, SO BUY IT!
myspace.com/reup_magazine"

Info found on Spam Allstars MySpace page

Page : kindergartenmusic.org
Direct download link : 03 March 06 - Luke Vibert live @ Kindergarten (MP3)
Infos on Luke Vibert : ninja-obsession.net

Free Spank Rock 'Rick Rubin' download
(MP3/Quicktime video) Big Dada BDDL090, 2006-06-15

Tracklisting :
01. Rick Rubin | Go download MP3
02. Rick Rubin (Quicktime video) | Go download video

Free Ringtone :
Text SPANK FREE to 82822

Info :
"Rick Rubin" is Spank Rock's very own, somewhat cryptic brag. What the Baltimore duo (trio? quartet?) are suggesting is that, just as Rick Rubin transformed modern music in the mid-eighties, now Spank Rock are going to do the same for the mid-noughties. As you would hope, the boast is accompanied by tons of squelching bass, bizarre latin percussion, talking drums, random electronic squeaking, robot voices, and a rhyme that skips through concepts and ideas at such speed that it leaves you dizzy and desperate for more.

Links :
www.bigdada.com
www.spankrock.net
www.aircockthrust.com
Spank Rock on Ninja-Obsession.net

Weird Al Yankovic - You're Pitiful (James Blunt parody)

You can download it here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, or here.
Or here or here, not to mention here.
Oh, did we mention here?
from the WeirdAl.com website

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Rob Luis - ChoiceCuts Mix
(128k MP3) Tru Thoughts, 2006-05-18

No tracklisting.

Info :
"Tru-Thoughts Labelhead drops the killer mixtape for ChoiceCuts. Tru-Thoughts have been making a name for themselves of late as a trailblazing independent label that are setting the trend in the U.K. for how a label should be run. We've worked with a few of their artists in the past like Quantic and Alice Russell so we are delighted to bring you this mix from Rob Luis which we are sure you'll enjoy.

Links :
Download MP3
XML Podcast feed
Choicecutsonline.com

Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening
(CD) Warner, 2006-07-10

Here's an album we've been expecting for quite some time now. The first Cut Chemist real solo 'album'. The man is one of the most famous active scratchmasters of the planet, along with Dj Shadow, Shortkut and a few others. He's released many incredible recordings as a member one of the best hop hop outfits out there, Jurassic 5 (from whom a new album will be out this summer!), he's done deejay mixes, solo ("The Litmus Test"), or with partners in crime ("Brainfreeze", Product Placement", "Live At the Future Primitive Soundsession", "Live At The Variety Arts Center"). Lotsa tracks on compilations ("Return Of The DJ", "Deep Concentration", "Bunky's Picks") and remixes (Dj Shadow, Otzomatli, Blackalicious, Major Force West, gly Duckling, Breakestra, Edan...) were released since the mid-nineties, and even a few bootleg compilations appeared on the market recently ("Pre-historik Rarities", "Def Beat Remixes Vol.7", "Tunnel Vision"). The hype is now so big on this artist that he's signed with Warner to release his first album.
That's bad news. Major companies are really killing artistic potential. Jurassic 5 may have attained artistic freedom since they became major stars on the live circuit (and so don't need their record company more than the record company needs them), with Bonnaroo festivals and such, but Cut Chemist's solo career is another thing. We can only keep our fingers crossed, waiting for something not too awful like the recent Dj Shadow cash-in of the "Entroducing - Expanded Edition" (don't buy it!).
Two tracks are already available. I'm not convinced. I keep my fingers crossed for at least one or two heavy dancefloor electro hip hop'n'scratches tracks on vinyl though... Let me know what you think.
Tracklisting :
01. Motivational Speaker
02. My 1st Big Break
03. The Lift
04. The Garden | Download MP3
05. Spat
06. What's The Altitude (featuring Hymnal)
07. Metrorail Thru Space
08. Storm (featuring Edan and Mr. Lif) | Download MP3
09. 2266 Cambridge
10. Spoon
11. A Peak In Time
12. The Audience Is Listening (Theme Song)

Links :
cutchemist.com
myspace.com/cutchemist

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Various - Sound Sensation - compiled by BiggaBush
(mixed CD/2xLP) Stereo Deluxe SD136, 2005-11-25

To celebrate the release of his "Sound Sensation" mix released at the end of last year on Stereo Deluxe, Glyn "Bigga" Bush, the man who releases so many reggae and dub-influenced stuff of the highest quality under so many guises, offers not a track, not a mix, but ONE track and TWO mixes for your listening pleasure. If funk, dub, reggae, latino and hip hop are your thing and you enjoy spreading some electronic dub textures and production on top of those, then go listen!

Downloads :
Kode 9 & The Spacecab - Sine Of The Dub MP3 : stereodeluxe.com
Sound Sensation Alternate Take (DJ Mix) : Go Download MP3 | Podcast XML
Podcast May 2006 (Dj Mix) : Go Download MP3 | Podcast XML

Links :
Official site : biggabush.co.uk
MySpace page : myspace.com/biggamusic

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Garage A Trois - Videos
Live at The Independant - San Francisco, CA
2005-08-10/11

Tracklisting :
01. Outremer
02. Etienne
03. If 6 Was 9 | Go watch video

Keller & The Keels - Grass
(CD) Keller Enterprises, 2006-03-21

Info :
Keller Williams, one of the most (if not the most) talented guitarist/entertainer from the last ten years, is still a complete stranger to France. He played in Paris a huge total of 30 minutes, between 7:00PM and 7:30PM, opening for a shitty Michael Franti show some two years ago. At least 30 people have seen him that day... :) He's just self-released a new album, recorded in two days in August 2005 with Larry Keel (guitar) and Jenny Keel (half-sized bass). You can order it through all cool online record stores, you know, the ones who do the job of selling everything you really wanted, cheap and fast...
Included are lotsa nice and surprising cover versions, as usual: Pink Floyd ("Another Brick In The Wall"), Tom Petty ("Mary Jane's Last Breakdown"), Mother Hips ("Stunt Double"), The Grateful Dead ("Loser" and "Dupree's Diamond blues"), Yonder Mountain String Band ("New Horizons"), and Karl and Harty ("I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail", a bluegrass classic and an old-time Jerry Garcia favorite). Our advice is simple: don't miss this new slice of acoustic sunshine dried up in progressive bluegrass, and get your hands on Keller Williams' "Sight" DVD...

Tracklisting :
01. Goof Balls | Download MP3
02. Another Brick in the Wall
03. Mary Jane's Last Breakdown
04. Stunt Double
05. New Horizons
06. Loser
07. Crater in the Backyard
08. Dupree's Diamond Blues
09. Local
10. I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail

Links :
Official site :
Myspace page : myspace.com/freekerbythespeaker
Discography on Djouls.com : djouls.com/index.php/Keller-williams (part 2) / djouls.com/scifidelity (part 1)

Big Dada free downloads!!

New Flesh - Backyard
Roots Manuva - Seat Yourself (live at the Forum)
Spank Rock - Put That Pussy On Me

Links :
New Flesh discography (ninja-obsession.net)
Roots Manuva discography (ninja-obsession.net)
Spank Rock discography (ninja-obsession.net)