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DJ SPK / IKnowYouGotSoulToo

Consider today Mixtape Monday because DJ SPK (aka APPOLLLONIA) has released another banger. SPK’s has put out a mix in homage to classic Hip Hop. The mix features legendary cuts from Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Stetsasonic, Eric B and Rakim, Public Enemy and more. Check it out below.
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DJ QBert / Jellyfish Lazerface Mixtape

Legendary DJ Q-Bert and Mass Appeal released his new mix,Jellyfish Lazerface. The mix is the culmination of Q-Berts’s fall 2014 Extraterrestrium: The Guided Space Tour. It showcases the world of bass music as well as original productions from his upcoming instrumental companion album Extramentals Vol. 1. It also features tracks from Mr. Carmack, LOUDPVCK, and El-P. Q describes it as “an odyssey of future bass music.”

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OSS Presents: “INURE” by @Shankz_OSS / Hosted by @AppolloniatheDJ

Shankz0 of OSS and APPOLLONIA teamed up for the project, Inure. The 10 track mixtape features tracks from OSS’ #NewMusicMonday series, and serves as an appetizer for the forthcoming project New Wave Cinema, which will be dropping 1st Quarter of 2015. Check it out below.
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@AppolloniatheDJ (fka DJ SPK) / Caffeine Dreams (Live Mix)

After changing her name from DJ SPK to APPOLLONIA earlier this morning, APPOLLONIA also released a new mix, Caffeine Dreams. Appollonia spins tracks from Mac Miller, Domo Genesis, MellowHype, Logic, Ab-Soul, Statik Selektah, Raekwon, Joey Bada$$, A$AP Nast, and more. Check it out below.
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The 9th Annual New Years Freakout (Asheville, NC)

The very massive annual NYE freakout returns to Ashville for round 9. Checking in with 3 DJ heavy weights.

DJ Appollonia (fka DJ SPK)
DJ Malinalli
DJ Abu Disarray – Of the Total Gold Posse

VJ Mister-Photon Haptic-Interface Furr Pixel Destroy

$5, Full bar, dance till morning time.

Childish Gambino / STN MTN/Kauai

STN MTN/Kauai is the combined release of the seventh mixtape and second EP by rapper Childish Gambino. The project is composed of 18 all-new recordings that is broken up into two parts, respectively titled STN MTN and Kauai. According to Gambino (aka Donald GloverSTN MTN mixtape is a dream that eventually leads into being woken up in the EP, KAUAI. STN MTN is hosted by DJ Drama. 
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BEMF 2014 Exclusive Mix 001: Machinedrum hosted by MeLo-X

To commemorate this years Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival, Machinedrum and BEMF has released their first exclusive mix from their series. The mix is hosted by Brooklyn DJ/Producer/MC Melo-X.

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Mark Ronson: How sampling transformed music

English musician, DJ, Singer and music producer Mark Ronson gave an intriguing TED Talk on “The Exhilarating Creativity of Remixing”. In the talk the DJ sampled 15 TED Talks and it’s opening theme music into an amazing audio-visual mix, and trace the evolution of Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s 1984 hit “La Di Da Di”. The legendary 80s Hip Hop track is the fifth-most sampled track of all time and has appeared in 547 known samples to date, including Notorious B.I.G.‘s “Hypnotize” to Miley Cyrus“We Like To Party”. Check out Ronson discussing this and more below.
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