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Mixtape Mondays: Chairman Mao, Federation Sound, Ape Drums

Words by Deejay Theory — Love is still lingering in the air at Mixtape Mondays, but it's always love around here. Wrap your arms around some excellent dusty reggae covers, a heartfelt collection of class... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: De Tropix -“Beauty and the Beast” EP

Words by Natalie Weiner— De Tropix, a U.K.-based duo with roots in St. Vincent, has come together to drop another dancefloor-ready EP. Composed of DJ/producer/vocalist Damon Bowen (a/k/a Instinct) and vo... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Jah Banks – “Jah Makin Music” Mixtape

Words by Natalie Weiner— Just looking at the cover of Jah Banks' new mixtape, you get a pretty good idea of what he's about —vintage reggae and dancehall (see the tropical forest) combined with classic Bro... Read More...

Mixtape Mondays: Ward 21 x Federation Sound x DJ Autograph, Walshy Fire, Tribe of Kings x Mighty Mystic

Words by Deejay Theory — While our own Jesse Serwer jets back to NYC from Rebel Salute in JA (2014 wrap up in a few) and many of us have the day off to honor MLK, it's business as usual here at Mixtape M... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Tunes You (Probably) Missed in 2013

Words by LargeUp Crew— So you're at the club every night, spend your days scanning Soundcloud and check your inbox every other moment for blasts with the latest tunes. You're up on your music. Even so, w... Read More...

Blacka’s World: Pon Di Rock with Major Lazer

Words by Blacka Di Danca— I've been really busy over the past two months. I landed back home from my third European tour for the year on December 12th, taught a class in Brooklyn on the 15th, then flew... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Jillionaire’s Top 10 Electro-Caribbean Crossover Tunes

Selections by Jillionaire, Photo by Damion "LoOkYah" Baddy— When it comes to the fusion of Caribbean and electronic music, Jillionaire is definitely the toppa top authority. The Trini selector was Dipl... Read More...

Fete Forward: Bunji Garlin, Major Lazer + Kubiyashi Get Carnival Started Early

Bunji Garlin's "Differentology" is that rare soca track that's still gaining steam nearly a year after the Carnival it was released for. Radio DJs in the States are just now warming up to the track that's b... Read More...

You Rate It: Damian Marley + Sean Paul’s “Riot”

Words by Jesse Serwer— With electronic dance music's influence on dancehall growing considerably lately, two of the earliest adopters of the trend, Sean Paul and Damian Marley, have gotten back on the tr... Read More...

AUDIO: My Morning Jacket’s Jim James Remixes Bob Marley’s “Waiting in Vain”

Words by Tasha Brown— Remixing any legend's tunes is risky business. But remixing Bob Marley is like remixing Michael Jackson. You don't do it unless you really know what you're doing. UME/Tuff Gong's... Read More...

LargeUp Premiere: Bunji Garlin’s “Differentology” (Noah Issa Remix)

Words by Massiv D— The sheer number and quality of original EDM tracks and remixes coming out of the Caribbean these days makes it seem like there's an Ibiza-esque movement happening. The two front runni... Read More...

Raving Kings: Alric and Boyd + The Untold Story of Dance Music in Jamaica

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Flyers Courtesy of Alric and Boyd— Jamaica is known for dancehall, not dance music. Recently, however, we've noticed a surge in the number of EDM records coming from the i... Read More...

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