BEGIN END BEGIN (TAKE REMIX)...

New video from Take (aka Sweatson Klank). This is a remix of "Begin End Begin" by Take himself from Only Mountain: The Remixes on Alpha Pup. Check it.

ONLY MOUNTAIN: THE REMIXES...

Also out this week is Only Mountain: The Remixes from LA beat scene veteran Take. The album features tracks from last year's Only Mountain remixed by the likes of Mono/Poly, Alex B, TOKiMONSTA, Mux Mool, Free the Robots, Shigeto, Eliot Lipp, Om Unit and more. SOOO good.

US (JON HOPKINS REMIX)...

Speaking of Nosaj Thing's Drift Remixed, here is the video for "Us (Jon Hopkins Remix)".

DRIFT REMIXED...

The second remix album comes courtesy of LA beat scene standout Nosaj Thing. Drift Remixed features 8 tracks from 2009's Drift remixed by the likes of Low Limit, Teebs, Jamie xx, Daedelus and Take. More often than not the remixes don't outdo the originals but there are a few high-quality efforts on here.

ONLY MOUNTAIN...

Also out this week is Only Mountain, the new album from LA beat scene veteran Take (aka Sweatson Klank). This album is really doing it for me. Electro-leaning synthlines and wonky beats drenched in a sunny West Coast vibe. The hotness for sure.

CTRL ALT DELETE...

Out this week is Ctrl Alt Delete, the debut full-length from LA beat maker Free the Robots. I'm a big fan of this record. It's a nice combination of hard hitting hip-hop beats, dusty samples, live instrumentation, and killer synth work. Essential listening.

JIMMY THE LOCK...

Also out this week is via Alpha Pup is Jimmy The Lock, the debut from Low End Theory resident emcee Nocando. The album features production from a bevy of LA's finest including Nosaj Thing, Nobody, Daedelus, and Thavius Beck. A solid debut from an up and coming wordsmith.

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NoDoz: NOSAJ THING

2009 is shaping up to be a banner year for freshman beat makers. Among this years class is Nosaj Thing out of Los Angeles, CA.



Nosaj Thing (aka Jason Chung) makes moody electronic music with a spiritual vibe to it. His debut full-length, Drift, came out this week via Alpha Pup and I must say I'm quite impressed. A must have for fans for Flying Lotus & Dabrye. Listen below.

THE CRAFT: edIT

Edward Ma, also known as edIT, the self proclaimed "professional crowd slayer" talks about how he got started making music and his personal creative process. If you don't already own it, go out an buy Certified Air Raid Material. It dropped last year on Alpha Pup and it's crazy nice.