I’m proud to present my newest mix tape ZOOM exclusively for BxB. It’s beats heavy with contributions from The Works, Onra, Fulgeance, fLako, Om Unit, Alexander Spitt, and Letherette, with vocal features from Jams F. Kennedy and Micah James. Track list after the jump.

ZOOM – 320kbps *Direct link

Track List

1. ZOOM – Start
2. MRR ADM – 1ne
3. James Pants – Theme From Paris
4. The Works – 02
5. Onra – Reminisce
6. Paul White – Floating Free
7. Illa J – Love
8. Mike Slott – My Light Bridge
9. Bullion – Are you The One
10. Alexander Spit – Soul Train
11. Alexander Spit – Enough is Enough
12. fLako – fLako_526 *feat. Micah James
13. Amede & Soundsmith – Break of Dawn Instrumental
14. Telepathe – Bobby Evans Remix
15. The Works – Alice Bounce
16. Dorian Concept – Sweet Yard Sale
17. Joker – Digi Design Om Unit Remix *feat. Jams F. Kennedy
18. Computer Jay – Epiphany
19. Onra – Super Genesis feat. Hazel
20. Fulgeance – Smartbanging
21. The Jay Jays – Cruncher
22. Frank Knitt – Love
23. Issac Hayes – Moonlight Loving
24. Moderat – A New Error
25. Clark – Rainbow Voodoo
26. Letherette – Furth and Myre
27. ZOOM – End

*Bonus: The Earth Blew Up or See Picture #3

I’m playing records with Arabian Prince on sunday to open up the new Delicious Vinyl space. Dare to cruise.

Freak City 6613 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood 8-10 FREE

Dazed Digital is hosting the premier of the 3-D video version of my track Freak-A-Zoid Robotz. They also included a quick interview.

Great minds think alike. This month, as Dazed releases the Another Dimension 3D issue, the progressive Echo Park-based hip hop producer Bobby Evans sees his robotic electro smash Freak-A-Zoid Robots twisted through a retro 80’s time warp with a 3D video. Directed by Marcus Herring (who recently worked with Roman Coppola on an intimate Sebastien Tellier film) as part of the Delicious Vinyl family, it’s Weird Science meets an Electroma neon escapade. Bobby Evans is also still working on new material with the creative mic talents of Jams F Kennedy, as LA low end rap duo Brother Reade (you must check 2007’s Rap Music, one of the best hip hop debut albums of recent years) as well as flexing his art and design skills with OBEY.

If you haven’t already make sure to grab fellow Bad Beat fam Them Jeans’ remix of Freak-A-Zoid.

The full interview and video are at Dazed Digital.
*If your having buffering issues you can also check the video here.

Silversun Pickups – Panic Switch – Bobby Evans Remix

I’ve been waiting a sec for Dangerbird to release this jam but perfect timing on their parts since Silversun Pickups have just hit #1 on the Billboard rock charts. It’s actually the first time in 11 years that an independent artist has done that. Congrats to the band, the label, and producer Dave Cooley.

“Bobby Evans has taken the reigns at remixing the chart-topper, using industrial touches and heavily thumping drums…more rocker than rave-hit and not for the faint of heart.” – Filter Magazine

I started this remix only knowing that I wanted to keep the entire vocal. In most cases I strip a track down to its most minimal structure then slowly build from there but once I pulled out the guitars and drums the vocal just wouldn’t sit right in anything else, it seemed overly soothing and lost the force that the original had. I was laying in bed one night and realized a minimal approach was all wrong, it needed to be full and loud, overly aggressive and distorted.

I went back to the studio and started re-compressing all of the guitar and drum stems, pushing them to distort, record them, then push them back out to the compressor again and EQing through the board as they came back. After that I sent the drums back out through a transient designer to bring even more of their characteristics to the front making them very loud, full and distorted. I wanted them to take up as much room as possible. From there I broke the tracks down to their most basic parts and notes, keeping the original song structure but not the structure of the songs parts. I went through cutting and repeating bass notes and drum hits, removing the melody from the verses, and made the track build to a wide open chorus only to then fall apart to feedback and near slience. In the end I added no extra instruments to the original, its all distortion, feedback, and editing. Enjoy.

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The Works – Live and Direct feat. Jams – Bobby Evans Remix

Copenhagen’s The Works have just released the fantastic EP “Yokohama” featuring Brother Reade half and Bad Beat’s own Jams F. Kennedy available now on limited edition vinyl and iTunes.

“These guys plainly and simply snap necks day, in day out.” – FACT Magazine

So true. I worked from those neck snapping traits and pieced together a crawling bass and staccato harp remix of their jam with Jams, Live and Direct. Download now @320 includes the instrumental and a cappella.