Download Keep Watch Vol. 3: The Others & Roguestar (Click Here)

The Others, two of the UK’s foremost beat makers, D-Code & DeXterous have come together here to heap a dark and heavy helping of Garage and Grime upon the Mishka’s ongoing Keep Watch series. Representing one of the deepest crews in the scene – consisting of seventeen hardcore Mishka supporters– under the namesake of Dub Police, The Others have dug deep into their collective influences to create 41 minutes of the densest beats heard in a while. Accompanying them on the mic is MC Roguestar, a pillar in the UK Dub, Drum & Bass underground scene, adding his own touch to keep the theme of the mix dark and moody. Working together The Others and Roguestar pull the roots of traditional Dubstep right out of the ground, chop them up and deliver a completely unique sound.

If you can’t conveniently download the mix, you can also listen to the mix streaming on our Doombox.

Download Keep Watch Vol. 2: Teki Latex (Click Here)

For the latest addition of Mishka’s Keep Watch series, we have teamed up with Paris’ very own artist extraordinaire, Teki Latex. Bringing together exclusive tracks such as a High Powered Boys’ remix of Blaqstarr, RIVER’s B-more take on TTC’s Telephone and EP2000’s Capitaine Abandonne, which samples a classic French pop track from back in the day, this mix is a solid representation of Teki Latex’s naturally creative talent as a DJ and producer. Working with his close friend RIVER, the mix also represents Teki’s first full foray into experimenting with Ableton live. The result is a mix that is colorful, fun and uniquely Teki.

For this mix, listeners can expect to get a creatively diverse experience starting with fun, minimal songs from the likes of Errorsmith, all with a little bit of wonky house sprinkled on top. Then, the mix delves into rap — including a freestyle that Teki does on top of Ratatat’s Mirando — B-more and big Ibiza house, then finally ending off with some harder tracks similar to the sets that Teki Latex has been known for. In between all of this goodness, fans can also find a couple of little treats in the form of Teki Latex’s infamous Obsession/Be/Show Me Love routine and a new track called Raven, a special freestyle done over Proxy’s Raven.

Born in 1978, Teki Latex is a Paris-based Electronica, Dance and Hip Hop artist working both independently and as a part of TTC. His 2007 collaboration with Lio for Les Matins de Paris, remains an international internet favorite today. Aside from his own music projects, Teki Latex is also the co-founder of the independent hip hop and Electronica record label Institubes. You can catch Teki Latex live at the Pop Montreal Festival on October 3, 2008 with additional dates across Canada to follow or playing regularly in his Parisian hometown.

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Mix tapes have always been an integral part of NYC’s underground culture and burgeoning music scene, and as such, Mishka is proud to carry on the tradition with the launch of Keep Watch. Featuring top DJs hailing from every genre and geographic corner, Mishka’s Keep Watch party-mixes celebrates one of the most widely practiced American art forms. Released on a semi regular basis (usually to accompanying party), the mixes will be available for free download through our site, the Bloglin and very shortly podcast on Itunes.

To kick off the Keep Watch series, we have invited our Canadian friends, Jokers of the Scene (JOTS), to put together something special just for you. This first volume by JOTS also celebrates the 5th anniversary of their high popular club night Disorganised,which has hosted the earliest Canadian appearances of such party heroes like MSTRKRFT, CSS, Diplo, Crystal Castles and Girl Talk. Listeners can expect to hear mind-melting mixes that are loud, fun and guaranteed to light up dance floors world wide.

For those looking for more mix mayhem from JOTS, be sure to catch their 5th Anniversary party live in Ottawa July 17th, 2008, with special guest Diplo!

Keep Watch Vol. 1: Jokers of the Scene (click to download)*

*ZShare is seemingly hammered with download requests that are occasionally giving “Internal Error” Messages when you click the link. The link is not broken, just be patient or try back later. We’re trying to get it fully running as a podcast by some point tonight in any event so hang tight… the mix is over an hour of goodness and totally worth the wait!

The Mix has now been uploaded on to our Doombox as well!