Mosca

One crew tearing up the rulebook in Dance Music at the moment is the Night Slugs camp, whose label, nights and artists all seemingly operate outside the constrictions of being associated with just one genre with ease.

They are Dubstep, Juke, Niche, Wonky Hip Hop, UK Funky, basically whatever they fucking want to be, and they are all the more exciting and refreshing for it.

Its always been label head Bok Bok who I have taken the most interest in, but recently after a couple of interesting releases I was really starting to become a fan of Mosca, who has a very unique style of production which is hard to pin down and describe. Listen to the sprawling, synth laden, Hip Hop into UK Funky, 10 minute epic that is 'Nike' to try and get the picture.



A couple of weeks ago the latest XLR8R podcast was revealed to be by Mosca, and after reading the write up on the site I couldn't help but get a little excited, with the promise of a mammoth track listing and a genre bending journey guaranteed.
I have now listened to the mix 7 times, and I do not say this lightly when I say, THIS IS THE BEST MIX OF 2010.

From any genre, any DJ, anywhere, will have a hard task of topping just how special this mix is, and how much I am absolutely in love with it. I'll say it again. THIS IS THE BEST MIX OF 2010.

Its a rip roaring, lightning paced journey through a slew of genres including Hip Hop, Dancehall, House, Techno, Garage, Nice, Grime, Cumbia, Jungle, and so much more, and the most impressive thing about it all is that it WORKS. The order of tunes, the flow, the mixing, everything, is just absolutely stunning, and I'm not gonna say anymore, as by now you really should be letting the mix do the talking.

Mosca - XLR8R Podcast (Right Click & Save)

01. Cash Flow "Orange Hill Riddim" (Cash Flow)
02. I-Octane "Puff It" (Cash Flow)
03. Wu-Tang Clan "Clap 2010" (Gold Dust)
04. Shlohmo "Antigravity (Low Limit Remix)" (Friends Of Friends)
05. DJ Panik "Hold Up" (Self-Released)
06. Paul White "Wait For Me" (One Handed)
07. DJ Villa "La Cumbia Del DJ Villa" (Self-Released)
08. Ward 21 "Cosa Nostra Riddim" (Ward 21 Production)
09. Professor "Too Rich (Cosa Nostra Riddim)" (Ward 21 Production)
10. Mosca "Tilt Shift" (Fat City)
11. DJ Panik "Make It Drop" (Self-Released)
12. Deadboy "Long Way 2 Go" (Well Rounded)
13. Unknown "Unknown" (from The Album Super Mambo Supremo 2008)
14. Charlie Blacks "Lighter (12 Furlong Riddim)" (Sankofa Productions)
15. D'Angel "Hot Gyal (12 Furlong Riddim)" (Sankofa Productions)
16. Oh No "Sneaky" (Stones Throw)
17. Letherette "Blad" (Brownswood)
18. Mobb Deep "Flood The Block" (Jive)
19. Mutamassik "Interlude For Granma" (Soot)
20. Levon Vincent "These Games" (Novel Sound)
21. Leroy Styles "Workbird" (G-Rex)
22. Unknown "Milk & B" (Self-Released)
23. Wiley "Wot Do U Call It? (Igloo Bass Mix)" (XL)
24. High Frequency "Malibu (Instrumental)" (Self-Released)
25. Unknown "Tlikitiani Tribal" (Self-Released)
26. Pretty Tony "Fix It In The Mix" (Music Specialists)
27. DJ Gregory "Dama S Salon" (Defected)
28. Blawan "Iddy" (Hessle)
29. Riva Starr "Dance Me (Jesse Rose's Made In St Lucia Remix)" (Made To Play)
30. Mosca "Gold Bricks, I See You" (Fabric)
31. Paul Wall "I'm Throwed" (Swishahouse)
32. Untold "Come Follow We" (Hemlock)
33. Gel Abril "Spells Of Yoruba" (Defected)
34. Durrty Goodz "Switching Songs II" (Awkward)
35. DJ Baddmixx "Hump In They Back" (Juke Trax Online)
36. Q-Bass Ft Skeng Gee "Gun Connection" (Suburban Base)
37. DJ Q Ft Lenky "DC Gang" (Insatiable)
38. Blackjack "Jacked" (Self-Released)
39. DJ Otto "Bara Suballo" (Self-Released)