We've done a lot of talking about Seclusiasis, one of the premiere US imprints for that "street bass" sound, which is a dope mixture of hip-hop, dubstep, grime, r&b, and whatever else keeps the block hot. Seclusiasis has a sister label, Slit Jockey, which is run by Starkey, Dev79, and El Carnicero ("the Butcher"). While many of you only knew of grime in the 2000s via Dizzee Rascal, El Carn and the Slit Jockey crew were snagging releases from Stagga, SDUK, Numan, and DZ.
When not making moves behind the scenes, El Carn's crafting his own beats, with artists like Doodlebug (of Digable Planets), Warrior Queen, and RollDeep's RikoDan having worked with him in the past. He has more music coming with Doodlebug, as well as tracks featuring Curly Castro and Juakali on the way, as well as a brand-new imprint, Fat Black Records (which was started alongside Cool Hand Lex). For his DAD mix, El Carn flips a number of tracks from Seclusiasis, Slit Jockey, and other like-minded producers (including the heavyweight Lockah remix of "Jooky" from Danny Brown's Bruiser Brigade crew). He even took some time to throw some Macklemore in this one. Set your weekend off right!
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Tracklist:
El Carnicero - Mac & Cheese
Mr Mitch - Bethlem Royal
Moony - Too Jazzy
JBeatz - Boogaloo
Starkey - Poison ft. Leah Smith
Siyoung - Caution Careless
KnightRiderz - Million Miles (Goosebumpz Remix)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Jimmy Iovine ft. Ab-Soul
Shiftee & Badman Shark - EKG Riddim (JBeatz Remix)
7982 - Letters & Numbers
Manikan - Dream Snatcher
+verb - I Want Some
Psymbionic - Ride With Me (Starkey Remix)
Rx & Shiftee - Ice Is Back
Mella Dee - CTRL
Skream - Junkyard Dispute
Shiftee - Killa
Deeco - Illusion
Bruiser Brigade - Jooky ft. Danny Brown, Dopehead & SKYWLKR (Lockah Remix)
Wiley - Bang Bang
XXYYXX - Love Isn't Made ft. Steffaloo
Kastle & Jason Burns - Somebody
Lion Gonzalez - Lodosa (I Can Find My Way)
Disclosure - Boiling ft. Sinead Harnett