Mix Up Look Sharp: The Best Mixes Of The Week

Genre-crushing voyages, disco badness and a tribute to DJ Shadow's iconic 'Endtroducing' and Snoop's 'Doggfather'.

Mixes Of The Week
Complex Original

None

Mixes Of The Week

Trawling the internet for your pre-party soundtrack is getting harder and harder these days. And let's face it, if you're having a little pre-rave shoobs, you're going to have a range of people round. That five-hour minimal techno mix might be right up your work mate's street, but not everyone wants that vibe. Equally, a reload-heavy grime set might not be the one if you're trying to move to the cutie you invited over. It's a balancing act. Because Complex UK is a public service above all, we've scoured the depths of the internet to bring you a high-quality, well-balanced blend that should push everyone's buttons, regardless of their preferences.

This week marks the 20th anniversary of DJ Shadow's era-defining and mind-blowingly prescient debut Endtroducing. To celebrate, Mighty Atom deconstructed, reconstructed and expanded the album into an hour-long and completely essential DJ mix. That wasn't the only mix to feature rap greatness this week—Snoop Dogg mixed together all the iconic samples from Doggfather​ (the album also turned 20 this year) into a two hour cuffing soundtrack. Elsewhere, TGAF (These Girls Are Fiyah) spinner DJ Ouai reached out to the experimental edges of club music for her latest mix; Reprezent Radio's Naina came through with some heavy duty bangers from Carpainter, Nightwave and the like; and South London electro don Boy 8-Bit threw down a truly eclectic mix with strains of UK funky, D&B, hardcore, house and pretty much anything with a good beat.

We could go on, but it's probably best if you scroll down to the playlist below for your pre-party jams (see, you don't even have to cue them up). Except for the last one, because Mixcloud.

Latest in Music