Real fresh mix brought to ya by Skratch Bastid. The skill of scratching really is becoming a lost art which makes me appreciate this mix a lot more. Check it out..

This is the latest mix-cd from the great Canadian DJ Skratch Bastid. This follows up the amazing “Get Up from 2007. This mix features a very wide variety of music all blended perfectly by Bastid for your listening and dancing pleasure.

Tracklist after the jump. Sickness!

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This is for you John Moca (with more to come). Here is an excellent record from Brazilian MC Marcelo D2, À Procura Da Batida Perfeita, or Looking for the Perfect Beat, an Afrika Bambaataa reference, produced by Beastie Boys producer Mario Caldato. It has a really great Brazilian flavor to it with samba infused beats and upbeat tropical lyricism. Unlike many Brazilian MCs, D2 has turned his focus away from gangster life in the favelas and consequently gives us a glimpse of the beach, paradise land of Brazil we dream of through hip hop and samba. Make sure to buy this here.

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Nice remix project from DJ Mick and Davy Dave (Pilskills)  coming to ya all the way from Germany.

Davy Dave teams up with DJ Mick but this time mash-ups are not on the table… Well, not explicitly at least. What you get on this lushly packaged cd is 21 remixes (essentially) of hip hop classics - some obvious some a bit more obscure, all of them great though! Mixed into one flowing piece of music!

Tracklist after the jump. Buy the CD here.

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