I never thought I'd post a Robin Thicke song, but this one kinda thuds. The Nicksta's presence is sassy, slapstick and swagtacular as usual:

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NICKI BONUS:

Lloyd [ft. Nicki Minaj & J. Holiday] - "Take It Off" [Usershare] [NSFW]

BET Hip-Hop Awards 2009 Cypher #1 (Nicki's first up.)


Yo Gotti [ft. Gucci Mane, Trina & Nicki Minaj] - "5 Star Chick (Remix)"

Attention, locals. In case you haven't gotten the memo yet, Beat Bachs' annual Halloween party is happening this Friday, October 30th. Click to RSVP.



In other Halloween-related news, I belong to The Hairy Smiths, a secret mixtape society of sharebros. This club has turned out some fresh-to-death Halloween mixes in the past few days: one by Beat Bachs and one by Blind Derek Jenkins, both of which are essential Halloween party paraphernalia.

BONUS HALLOWEEN JERNT #1:
The Genevan Heathen - "Dance or Die" [dir. by Mattfoley]


BONUS HALLOWEEN JERNT #2:
Krazy Baldhead - "Ghostbusters" [Disco Workout]

The disco revival had worked up a serious momentum and probably peaked in early '07 with Environ, Gomma, Eskimo, Italians Do It Better and DFA leading the way. But even though its traction is wearing, let's not throw in disco's towel just yet. As long as folks like Lindstrøm keep doing their thing, I'll keep coming back.

Speaking of Lindstrøm, the 36-year-old producer will release the disco-pop Real Life Is No Cool, a collaborative album with vocalist and fellow Norwegian Christabelle, sometime in early '10 on his own Feedelity label. The pair released their first single back in '03. It was Feedelity's first catalog release. Here's a cut from the album:

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Here's another one that's been conquering the blog circuit as of late:

BONUS: Lindstrøm & Christabelle - "Baby Can't Stop (Aeroplane Dub Remix)" [Usershare]

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Buy the Baby Can't Stop EP came out today. Buy it off Amazon, iTunes.

Fellow A-Stater Shawn Lee from the Bass + Kicks camp is a man of many trades—blogger, DJ, graphic artist and promoter for the Cool Shoes monthly (just to name a few). Recently he's picked up yet another hat: dubstep production under the Sleek alias.

Here's his fall mix of rugged, aggressive dubstep, complete with metal breakdowns and industrial motifs. Check for a bonus Sleek remix after the jump. It's quite an impressive little choon, especially for someone who's just taken up production within the past few months.

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Tracklisting:

00. Slayer - "Seasons in the Abyss" (Intro)
01. Chase and Status - "Eastern Jam (Trillbass Bootleg)"
02. Bratkilla - "I Am Death"
03. Trillbass - "Bring It Live"
04. Tom Piper, Nic Corelli - "Indisco (Bar 9 Remix)"
05. The Others - "Kingpin"
06. Eddie K - "W...ho's The Hardest"
07. Trolley Snatcha - "The Future"
08. Sukh Knight - "Ganja Dub"
09. Marchmellow - "Reel Simple"
10. F-One - "Swagger"
11. Cookie Monsta - "Optimus Prime"
12. Koan Sound - "Mafia (Trillbass Mix)"
13. Concious Pilot - "How High"
14. Excision & Datsik - "Invaders"
15. DZ - "Old Timers"
16. Noah D - "Seeerious"
17. Skism - "The Blank (16Bit Remix)"
18. Datsik - "Nuke 'Em"
19. Vaski - "Godzilla"
20. Bar 9 - "Strung Out"
21. SPL - "Movie Boof"
22. Orien - "Dead Gangster"
23. Excision & Datsik - "Swagga (Sleek Raw Bootleg VIP)"
24. 16Bit - "Swine Flu"

Bonus: Excision & Datasik - "Swagga (Sleek Raw Bootleg VIP)" [Direct]

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I tend to refrain from posting the drearier, more headphone-reserved side of dubstep, but a new Burial track is not to be slept on. Untrue is an album I still come back to regularly nearly two years after its release.

Burial's label, Hyperdub, will be putting out its first full length album release since Untrue on October 7th. It's a two-disc compilation celebrating the label's five years of existence. The first disc consists entirely of exclusive new material while the second picks tracks from the back catalog. It's titled 5, and you can pre-order it here.

"Fostercare" is Burial's new one from the comp. Here's a CD-quality stream. (It's not a YouTube rip.) See what you think. UPDATE: Hyperdub has requested that I remove the stream. Very sorry.

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Pre-order 5: Five Years of Hyperdub.

We should probably all just make peace with the fact that Chris Brown and his music career aren't going anywhere despite his girl-beating, bowtie-wearing ways. In a truly just world, things could be different. But seriously, who's walking away from heat like this? Can I get a show of hands?

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Just a quick heads up about the new Chromeo "single," "Night by Night," which just went up tonight over on Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound. (My instincts tell me to snicker at the Mountain Dew connection, but hey, if PepsiCo wants to cut checks to artists doing their thing, then more power to them.)

Stylistically, "Night by Night" sounds exactly like something off 2007's Fancy Footwork, but these dudes are so good at what they do that it's hard to gripe. They've become full-on studio pop aficionados. Not the least bit mad at 'em.

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Sadly, Genevan's epic Sensitive Summer interview series came to an end last Friday. (Check my interview here.) But have no fear—it seems our Swiss pal has another a new back-to-school-themed series up his sleeve, and here's another LOL-encrusted Mattfoley video to kick it off. NSFW:



Related:
• Check My Interview on Genevan Heathen's Sensitive Summer

Just a quick heads up that The Cobra Snake has put up a special tribute gallery to the late DJ AM. Check it here.