Download: Brainfeeder Sampler (feat. Martyn, Lapalux and other)

The LA based label Brainfeeder headed by Flying Lotus has proven to be a force to be reckoned with in the field of beat-centered electronic music.  With a roster featuring the likes of Martyn, Lorn, Gaslamp Killer, Thundercat and Lapalux the imprint has remained on the cutting edge of the scene delivering fresh and new ideas on every release.  Having just received the label-of-the-year award through Gilles Peterson's show, Brainfeeder released a compilation available for free download here (in exchange for your e-mail address) with songs from the label's roster for your listening pleasure.  The comp also features a previously unreleased Lapalux track from his upcoming album. 

Lapalux Double Post: Remixes for Astrid Williamson and Fink

Lapalux has been on our radar since his massive bootleg rework of Gwen Stefani's "Luxurious".  Essex-based Stuart Howar has since signed to FlyLo's Brainfeeder, where he must feel right at home among experimental hip-hop producers and other masters of the beat.  There's plenty to look forward to from Lapalux, but until then check out these two relattively recent remixes we've been enjoying.  First up is the Astrid Williamson track "Dance", which Lapalux winds down to a woozy tempo demonstrating chopped and screwed influences a witchy aesthetic (ghost-hop anyone?):  

Next up is his remix for Ninja Tune guitar player/singer (and former beat maker) Fink whose work we've often enjoyed yet have always though his songs would make for great remixes. That theory holds true as you can hear below: