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Freeload: Kyle Hall Fact Mix

Certain friends with long ears to the Motor City streets have been bugging us about 1991-born (lord) Kyle Hall, the youth future of soulful Detroit techno. Check out a bit of “I Love Dr Girlfriend” …...

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Freeload: Beach Fossils, “Vacation” + “Daydream” MP3

We woke up this morning to epic building-shaking thunder cracks and lightning. Two reactions are possible here: We can either go on and on about the beauty of unbridled nature blah blah or we can …...

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Freeload: Patterson Hood, “I Understand Now” MP3

Patterson Hood seems like the kind of dude we could hang with at a bar for several hours. We’d be like eight drinks in and he’d be a few more, but somehow he’d be less … read more »

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Freeload: Terry Lynn, “Jamaican Girls” (prod Johan of Radioclit) MP3

Terry Lynn, responsible for one of the grimiest videos of 2008, has joined up with Johan Hugo of Radioclit/The Very Best to make this new track from the forthcoming free digital EP called It Was … read...

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Freeload: Highlife, “F Kenya RIP” MP3

“My dad listens to this all the time!” says our style editor Chioma Nnadi upon hearing Sleepy Doug Shaw aka Highlife‘s “F Kenya RIP.” (We’re going with “RIP,” as in “rest in peace, guitar player … read...

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Freeload: Strandhotel Markus, “Disco! Disco! (Youth ‘Back to Baleria’ Remix)”...

Listening to foggy, downbeat electropop with singing in Swiss German makes us feel really moody. Like if we had our way right now, we’d be traipsing along the Left Bank shooting semi-glares at anyone...

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Freeload: Ryan Peters of Ladyhawk Makes Mixtapes

This shouldn’t work at all but Ryan Peters, drummer of Ladyhawk has made two mixes of slowed jams, which were just posted on the Ladyhawk blog. Not so much chopped and more just screwed, even … read...

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Freeload: T-Pain + Tha Bizness = T-Wizness

Just when we thought we were getting closer to that T-Wayne album we’ve so openly lusted after, Mr. Big Ass Chain seems to have shifted his collaborative attention to working with one of our newest …...

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Freeload: Major Lazer f. Jahdan Blakkamoore, “Cash Flow”

You know that Major Lazer is taking over your life, right? Cause that is the nature of zombies. They drop gems of this caliber to taunt you into their lair, and then when you are … read more »

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Freeload: Micachu, “Kwesachu” mixtape

As you may or may not know from our story on her in FADER #61 (Micachu went to music school and got her start producing for grime MCs. On her new mixtape she gives us … read more »

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Freeload: Cam’ron ft. Vado & DJ Drama, “La Bomba” MP3

Walking down 6th Avenue yesterday we passed a DJ Drama promo van parked in front of the old Comfort Diner, a shuttered establishment where many a fried food and milkshake were consumed by FADER staff …...

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Freeload: Lil Wayne f. Gucci Mane, “We Be Steady Mobbin” MP3

These two have released enough mixtapes to fill up like 20 of those old CD racks that used to buttress the stereo systems in our parents living rooms and home offices. And some of them, … read more »

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Freeload: Clipse f. Pharrell, “I’m Good” MP3

The best thing about the picture above is how Pusha matched his watch to Rick Rubin’s scarf and Malice matched his sweatshirt to Rubin’s psychotic hair foliage. THAT is a collaboration, people. Not to...

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Freeload: Salem Mix for 20 Jazz Funk Greats

20 Jazz Funk Greats, the site not the album. Though we can imagine our weird homies in Salem making a mix in praise of that, too. Young Cream, AIDS 3D and Tha Pope are all … read more »

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Freeload: J. Cole, “Heartache” + The Come Up Mixtape

J. Cole is a rapper from North Carolina, but is a world away from the last dude who had the state on his shoulders. He released The Come Up mixtape in late 2007 to little … read more »

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Freeload: Ganglians, “Lost Words” MP3

It’s shocking how much stuff Ganglians pack into a song that’s just a little over four minutes long: Sometimes it’s so lo-fi it borders on harsh, other times strains of highlife wiggle around in the …...

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Freeload: Esser’s “America” Mixtape

Pop unconventionalist Esser frequently puts together excellent mixtapes of just the right length, about 20 minutes, a handy grab bag of the dubstep, weirdo rock and classics he’s jamming. To celebrate...

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Freeload: Jay’Ton f. Blood Raw & Rich Boy, “Spaceship” MP3

Was “Put On” really that long ago? This sample sounds epic and makes us feel like we should still be hearing it when we go out. Kanye West’s “Spaceship” was about finding an escape from … read more »

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Freeload: The Heatwave’s Early Warming Mixtape

Prancehall usually brings these Heatwave mixes to our attention, but this time around we were tipped off by the mighty Dutty Artz blog. Early Warming’s got a grip of FADER favorites on it like Erup, …...

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RCRD LBL Freeload/Video: Woods, “To Clean” MP3

Yesterday we trained it out to Fort Tilden to catch the FREE ALL AGES UNAMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC BBQ 2009. There was no barbeque and a lot of bands played. We couldn’t hear most of them because … read more »

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