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You and I both Know is # 7 for XLR8R’s Top Downloads of 2010

keith — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:14:06 +0000

XLR8R Magazine just listed their top downloads of 2010 and “You and I Both Know” is at the # 7 spot!!

25. Tiefshwarz “Home feat. Daniel Wilde”
24. Salem “King Night”
23. Robot Koch “Devil Drums (Alex B Remix)”
22. Todd Edwards “I Might Be (Joy Orbison Remix)”
21. Flight Facilities “Crave You ft. Giselle (Version 2)”
20. Jimmy Edgar “Hot, Raw, Sex (Instra:mental Remix)”
19. Loops Haunt “Huarache (NastyNasty Edit)”
18. Mount Kimbie “Field”
17. Asura “Silver Trees”
16. Themselves “You Ain’t It (Lazer Sword Remix)”
15. M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade “Donut (Gui Boratto Remix)”
14. Magnetic Man “I Need Air (Redlight Remix)”
13. Telefon Tel Aviv “Lengthening Shadows”
12. Eliot Lipp “GoldenEye”
11. Eskmo “Come Back (Lorn Remix)”
10. Four Tet “Angel Echoes (Caribou Remix)”
9. Onra “Long Distance (feat. Olivier Daysoul)”
8. Andreya Triana “Lost Where I Belong (Flying Lotus Remix)”
7. Alex B “You and I Both Know”
6. Jori Hulkkonen “I Am Dead (CFCF Remix)”
5. Caribou “Sun (Midland Re-Edit)”
4. Gyptian “Hold Yuh (Major Lazer Remix)”
3. Aloe Blacc “I Need A Dollar”
2. The Glitch Mob “Drive It Like You Stole It”
1. Jimmy Edgar “Hot, Raw, Sex”

Mux Mool – Hogknuckles (Alex B Remix) out on Ghostly Interntaional

keith — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:54:14 +0000

Free download of my Mux Mool “Hogknuckles” Remix available here

One of the more focused and hip-hop-leaning bangers from Brooklyn producer Mux Mool’s (pictured above) debut album, Skulltaste, is the crunchy “Hog Knuckles.” This version of that Dilla-referencing track, remixed by recent XLR8R podcast contributor and Colorado resident Alex B, comes from the Wax Rose Saturday EP, which dropped 8/31 via Ghostly. Alex B’s remix remains centered around the jittery bounce and sampled guitar melody of producer Brian Lindgren’s original beat, but is also given an extra dose of beat-scene slap and soulful synth timbres.

XLR8R PODCAST!

keith — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:31:57 +0000

I recently did an exclusive Podcast for XLR8R Magazine. You can check it out here and see what they had to say!

LA might get all the shine for the burgeoning beat scene, but a few states over in Colorado, producer Alex B (a.k.a. Alex Botwin) has been quietly setting up an abstract, instrumental fiefdom of his own. (That’s why we recently tapped him to host the Denver edition of our ongoing City Guide series for XLR8R TV.) As head of Elm and Oak, which functions as a record label, design shop, and clothing line, Botwin’s talents aren’t limited to just beatmaking, although his debut album, Moments, certainly garnered plenty of attention when it dropped earlier this year. Next week, he’ll be setting off on a massive US tour—check the litany of dates here—and as a little preview, he’s assembled this exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast. It’s a layered, at times psychedelic, journey through hip-hop beats, dubstep brawn, and bedroom-studio skronk that nicely showcases Botwin’s talents; as it happens, he either produced or remixed half the songs here. Throw in some unreleased gems from like-minded beat producers, and this podcast is poised to get any beat freak salivating.

01 MNDSGN “***reversefootsteps”
02 Toro Y Moi “Fax Shadow” (Carpark)
03 Robot Koch “Devil Drums (Alex B Remix)” (Friends of Friends)
04 Adam Deitch “Fat Boyyy”
05 Leonard Dstroy “Hypnotized feat. Brother of Moses and Reggie B.” (Bloom Bap)
06 Alex B “At Channel One/Mr. Me Too Remix”
07 Alex B “Chip Chop” (Elm and Oak)
08 Leonard Dstroy “Sunbeams”
09 Alex B “Getting to Know You” (Elm and Oak)
10 Alex B feat. Quiz “Fuss”
11 Alex B feat. Quiz “Yea Girl”
12 Alex B “Dehydration”
13 Jonwayne “Pondwater” (Wedidit)
14 Devonwho “untitled”

XLR8R TV – DENVER CITY GUIDE! ALEX B x ELM&OAK

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:47:58 +0000

XLR8R TV City Guide: Denver

Gettin’ lifted in the Mile High City with Alex B.

While producer/label manager Alex B (né Botwin) might often get lumped in with Low End Theory’s abstract beat cats of Los Angeles, he’s a Colorado boy through and through. In this episode of XLR8R TV, he takes us for a trip through the kissing-cousin locales of Denver and Boulder to show us the region’s vegetarian delights, its vinyl havens, and its other unique wonders (Mexican-restaurant jazz clubs, anyone?).

Since 2002, XLR8R has produced in-depth city guides by talking to the people who know cities best: the musicians and artists responsible for creating vibrant local scenes. This episode also coincides with the release of the Denver edition of XLR8R’s City Guide iPhone application. To download the City Guide app, go to xlr8r.com/cityguide or type in “XLR8R Scion City Guide” in the iTunes app store.

Words: Shawn Reynaldo

New Single-"You and I Both Know"

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:33:26 +0000

The brand new single from Alex B’s upcoming record just came out on XLR8R MAGAZINE. You can download the track “You and I both know” HERE . Also make sure to give it a good rating if you like it!

Along with XLR8R it was posted to HYPE MACHINE and is in the top 10 in the twitter standings!

You can listen to it here – Make sure to click the heart if you’re feelin it!

Also, if you have a twitter account you can re-tweet the following phrase-

Listen to Alex B – You and I Both Know at http://awe.sm/52vbz @hypem PLEASE RETWEET

This will help Alex’s track raise in the standing! Already in the top 10 at number 9!!!

HYPE MACHINE TWITTER CHARTS!!! UP TO NUMBER 5!

Lets gooooooo!!