Y’all ready for this? It’s Mixtape Monday here at Head of Rothchild! It’s time to shimmy shake off that weekend hangover and get ya groove on this morning. To celebrate this short work week, I present to you…a really fun mix from Star Slinger for Altered Zones. If a three-day work week ain’t enough to get you off dat ass, this mix might help.
Star Slinger, aka Darren Williams, is a DJ, producer, and master remixer from Manchester, UK. His talents in the studio often end up with him being compared to J. Dilla, but he sees himself to be more like DJ Rashad or DJ Nate, both Planet Mu-affiliates. Star Slinger combines his long-standing hip-hop influences, particularly southern hip-hop like Three 6 Mafia and old school positivity like De La soul, with a fearless motivation to sample anything and everything to become one of the most masterful remixers in the game. He has an ever-expanding portfolio of excellent remixes, including Childish Gambino’s “Feaks and Geeks”, Gold Panda’s “Marriage”, and most recently, Drake’s “Over My Dead Body”. Star Slinger has a particular glitchy, repetitive way of cutting up his samples that make his tracks completely addictive. Don’t worry, your iPod is not broken – that’s just Star Slinger doin’ his thing. Lately, he’s been trying to expand his circle of influence a bit and start producing his very own original material. Listen to his very first original track, “Dumbin’” ft. Reggie B, and you’ll hear how all of these soulful, hip-hop influences come to fruition.
You should find Star Slinger’s Altered Zones mix to be as eclectic as his musical influences. He combines that kinda hip-hop that makes you ride low in ya seat, like Big K.R.I.T.’s “Return of 4Ever” and Juicy J’s “Smoke That Bitch” with popular house tunes, like Armand Van Helden’s “You Don’t Know Me” and Cassius’ “Feelings For You” and mixes them all in with Major Lazer’s “Can’t Stop Now” and…Bone Thugs and Harmony’s “Crossroads”?!?!?! HELL YES. Add in a couple of his original remixes and you’ve got a taste of what Star Slinger is all about. I dunno how he does it, but I’m not mad at this mix at all. Star Slinger will take you to maaaaany different places while you’re in his zone. My advice to you is just to sit back, relax, maybe dance a bit? and let it happen. It’s all about enjoying yourself here on Mixtape Monday.
Tracklist:
1. MYRRYRS – FEEL U (TEKI LATEX & BAMBOUNOU REMIX)
2. NEOTERIC & WAX MOTIF – GO DEEP
3. REDINHO – SLAP
4. LUNICE – JUICE
5. SPOEK MATHAMBO – LET THEM TALK (FEAT. ZAKI IBRAHIM)
6. GUIDO – MAD SAX
7. BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY – CROSSROADS
8. MACHINEDRUM – GBYE
9. REDINHO – WHIPS
10. JUICY J – SMOKE THAT BITCH (FEAT. VABP)
11. GOLD PANDA – MARRIAGE (STAR SLINGER REMIX)
12. BIG KRIT – RETURN OF 4EVER
13. HERALDS OF CHANGE – BOPGUNN (FEAT. OLIVER DAYSOUL)
14. MAJOR LAZER – CAN’T STOP NOW (FEAT. MR VEGAS & JOVI ROCKWELL)
15. CHRISSY MURDERBOT – BUSSIN’ DOWN (FEAT. DJ SPINN)
16. STAR SLINGER – DUTCHIE COURAGE
17. CASSIUS – FEELINGS FOR YOU
18. M.I.A – BUCKY DONE GUN
19. ARMAND VAN HELDEN – YOU DON’T KNOW ME (FEAT. DUANE HARDEN)
20. THE STREETS – WEAK BECOME HEROES
2 selections
21. TEAMS “BASED LOVE”
22. DEATH GRIPS “LORD OF THE GAME (FEAT. MEXICAN GIRL)”
(Last Week on Mixtape Monday – “They Playin’ My Shit” by Pickster)
