Download Keep Watch Vol. 9: Congorock (Click Here!)

Talk about worlds colliding, this month’s Keep Watch comes courtesy of Congorock, and fuses together every conceivable genre in electronic music to create a sound all it’s own. Completely balanced, it’s a perfect mix to kick off spring and summer with, featuring a range of the biggest tracks from the darker side of the spectrum to the poppy, lighter side of things.  Here’s a forty minute look into what’s happening in Italy’s underground Dance scene.

Citing influences from Dubsided to Capcom, Congorock blends together a range of styles to create his own brand of effervescent house. Originally from the southern town of Lecce, Congorock now calls Milan home, and his music is very rapidly crossing borders worldwide. Having recently released his first EP for Fool’s Gold “Runark”, Congorock joins the ranks with Crookers and Bloody Beetroots at the top of Italy’s burgeoning electronic scene.

Download Keep Watch Vol. 8: Plastician

This month’s Keep watch comes courtesy of another Croydon, London alumni – Plastician brings us this month’s mix – a compilation of his favorite Dubstep and Grime tracks from the past year. Hits from the likes of Rusko, Skream and Crissy Criss, along with many others makes this month’s Dubstep-heavy installment the perfect part mix for the start of spring. Enjoy.

Plastician has been rocking the UK underground for 8 years now and has been seen all over Europe as well as North America. His recent induction into a BBC Radio 1 slot really is a testament to his popularity in the scene, complimented by his ongoing Rinse FM show at 11pm on Monday evenings and his infamous May Mixes (new one dropping soon). Plastician still finds the time to run his own label Terrorythm Recordings and just released his new album “Beg to Differ”.

Download Keep Watch Vol. 7: Trouble & Bass (Click Here)

Keep Watch is back for lucky number 7. This month we’ve got Brooklyn’s own Trouble & Bass who really need no introduction at all, quite simply they’re the masterminds behind some of the heaviest music production and the rawest parties New York has ever seen. They’re Mishka family and we’re hyped they put this together for us (and you). The mix is flooded with tracks and remixes from virtually the whole T&B extended family. Right from the start, Keep Watch 7 – Trouble & Bass has the sole purpose of getting the party started and keeping it going. Here’s 35 minutes of Trouble & Bass.

Trouble & Bass is the sound of staying up all night and getting wild in the streets, sweat dripping off the walls and speakers pounding in your face. For the last four years, T&B has brought raw energy back to dancefloors worldwide by effortlessly flipping bass music in all its forms. The crew is full of surprises, taking influences from house, electro, dubstep, drum & bass, metal and hip-hop to form an entirely new genre simply known as “heavy bass.”

Download Keep Watch Vol. 6: Skream (Click Here)

For our sixth installment of Keep Watch, we’re excited to have Croydon, UK’s own Skream keeping our speakers on sonic overload. Skream helped build the burgeoning dubstep scene throughout the UK and we’re honored to have him drop this mix for you guys, exclusively through our Keep Watch series. A perfect example of the dark and grimy vibes coming out of the dubstep underground, Skream unleashes what we can only describe as bass bazookas into your headphones and speakers. The mix goes from heavy and murky to quick and danceable, and calms it down near the end with a soulful outro.

Croydon’s wonderkid, Skream discovered making music at the young age of 15 and hasn’t looked back since. Helping to evolve the dubstep genre, Skream has worked with many of the top artists in the scene, including fellow Tempa lablemates, Hatcha and Benga. Often described as “a wild child,” Skream’s subdued alter ego comes through in each and every track he produces, combining a minimal and technical approach with a keen sense of composition. Skream is set to continue killing the dubstep scene for sometime to come.

Keep Watch Vol. 6 is also currently streaming on our Doombox!

What happens when you set a really catchy clubtrack to the best parts from one of your favorite movies? You end up with this awesome new video for Jokers of the Scene “Baggy Bottom Boys.” As many of you may already know, we collaborated with JotS on our first Keep Watch Mix and they’ve been keeping busy ever since with remixes, touring & ending up on Radiohead’s blog. Anyhow, check out the video and be prepared to have a burning desire to dance your ass off and rewatch Big. Lord knows I did!

Download Keep Watch Vol. 5: MixHell (Click Here)!

MixHell is the musical brainchild of husband/wife team Iggor and Lalma Cavalera, fusing dark rock, hip hop cyberpunk and dance into the mix, they bring a new approach to the Keep Watch series. Relentlessly heavy, the mix combines old favorites spanning at least a few genres as well as introducing original MixHell tracks – ranging from trance inducing soundscapes to drum beats that need to be danced to, MixHell encompasses everything we at Mishka love about the Keep Watch Series.

Iggor Cavalera is best known as the drummer in Sepultura, as anyone who listened to metal in the 90’s knows, Sepultura had an uncanny ability to make some of the most punishing music on the planet – known equally for their rhythmic structure as their heavy handedness. Iggor’s contributions to the band have transcended just the metal world and helped spawn MixHell. He and his wife Lalma perform live mixes worldwide incorporating their love of all music giving each set an organic almost pulse like essence.

Download Keep Watch Vol. 4: Nadastrom (Click Here!)

This month’s Keep Watch comes courtesy of Nadastrom, arguably one of the best DJ/Producer teams in the industry today: Dave Nada and Matt Nordstrom. Each prolific in their own right, they’ve dominated the club scene since joining forces. This month they’re here to walk us through a selection of favorites ranging from deep and soulful house to danceable dub to their own creations, a comprehensive mix if there ever was one. Make like you always do: download the mix and get the party started. Also be sure to check out Nadastrom’s newest release “Pussy” which is available now on Dubsided through Beatport.

Dave Nada consistently proves to be one of the most electrifying and effective DJ’s around.  Recently acquired by AM Only, and is a longstanding resident at Taxlo, voted “best party in America” by Blender Magazine.  DJ Craze will soon break from his duties as Kanye West’s official DJ to join Nada in an international tour, which kicks off in Singapore.  Previous DJ tours include regular cross-continental dates with Tittsworth, invites to Australia, festival gigs in Puerto Rico and more.  Even in a time of declining record sales, Dave Nada’s regular releases on T&A (label of Tittsworth & DJ Ayres, of The Rub) rapidly sell out.

Matt Nordstrom’s studio work includes longstanding efforts with Grammy Award-winning, internationally chart-topping, Global Underground artists.  Widely regarded as a leading cutting edge label, Nic Fanciulli’s Saved imprint offered Nordstrom a multiple record deal, where he would join Pete Tong and a long list of trendsetters.  Having held numerous residencies in the DC area, he is also synonymous with razor tight mixing and impeccable selection.

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!