In anticipation of a scorching summer ahead here’s Astroboy’s latest mix for your listening pleasure. It features sunshine drenched beats from the four corners of the globe.

Don’t forget about Astroboy’s Departure Lounge night on Saturday 24 April at The Caves in Edinburgh featuring Bass Clef, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and SoulJazz Orchestra either, especially if you’re digging the sound of this latest mix from him. We’ll see you on the dancefloor.

Here’s what DJ Astroboy himself had to say about the World Gone Crazy mixtape…

“Perhaps an unwise attempt to cram as many of the global styles of music I am feeling just now into one mega-mix.

We kick off with some trippy Arabesque, moving quickly through Trenchtown and over to Argentina where we linger with the electronic cumbia of ZZK Records. More Latino dancehall follows, then a quick trip to the Balkan bassment before some Notting Hill skank beckons. Bit of classic hip-hop and funk for the old-timers before a mini mashup of afro-latin-ragga breaks that leads into Zomby’s monster Tarantula, heralding deeper territory, but not before a detour into some very fresh tropical bass. We wind things up with a bit of uk funky style and futuristic garage, finishing with the title track. Enjoy!”

And here’s some more dates you can catch Astroboy on over the coming months.

Included here are his sets at the forthcoming Kelburn Viewpoint Sessions and the Kelburn Garden Party festival itself in July.

Dates

• 24th April Departure Lounge Edinburgh w/Bass Clef, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble + Souljazz Orchestra
• 30th April: Electrikal Party East Lothian
• 7th May: Four Corners Edinburgh
• 8th May: Kelburn Viewpoint Session #1 w/Mungo’s Hi-Fi, Soom T, Boom Monk Ben + More
• 21st May: Departure Lounge Edinburgh w/DJ Parker + Paper Tiger
• 27th May: Plastic Soul Dundee
• 28th May: Club No Borders Aberdeen
• 30th May: Knockengorroch Festival
• 4th June: Four Corners Edinburgh
• 5th June: Kelburn Viewpoint Session #2 w/DJ Smoove, Capitol1212, NoFACE + More
• 27th June: Glastonbury Festival
• 2nd July: Four Corners Edinburgh
• 3rd July: Kelburn Garden Party

Tracklist

1. Cheb i Sabbah – Morey Pya Bassey (The Arch Cupcake Remix)
2. Dr Rubberfunk ft. Roachford – Trouble Woman (Steinski Remix)
3. B-Real Ft. Damian Marley – Fire (DJ Ray Remix)
4. El Remolon vs. Zaptap-Citizen 10 – Cumbia Lescanera
5. Poirier – Kalima Shop Titi (Uproot Andy Remix)
6. Zonora Point – Huachita Rica (Douster Remix)
7. Lightning Head – Preguntas Por Que (Album Version)
8. Instituto Mexicano del Sonido – Para No Vivir Desesperado (NSM.PSM Remix)
9. Manu Chao – Trapped By Love
10. Dutch Rhythm Combo – Cartagenera
11. Balkan Beat Box – Digital Monkey (Soulico Remix)
12. Tape Loops ft. Finley Quaye – Never Do That (Parker Remix)
13. Ed Solo & Skool Of Thought ft. Darrison -We Play The Music (JFB Mix)
14. Mr Benn ft. MC Souls Liberation – The Jump
15. Ozomatli – Saturday Night
16. The Bamboos ft. Lyrics Born – Turn It Up (Club Edit)
17. Ugly Duckling – Turn It Up
18. Golliwog – Mattress Mambo
19. Romanowski – Strudel Strut (Up Bustle & Out Remix)
20. Irie Maffia – Slow Down Chale (The Uptown Felaz Remix)
21. Sabo – Easy Star (Afro Mix)
22. Zomby – Tarantula
23. Toddla T – Come Out And Play (The 2 Bears Tuned To Riddim Mix)
24. Idan K & The Movement Of Rhythm – Pau Do Berimbau (Audio JunkiesRemix)
25. The Souljazz Orchestra – Secousse Soukous
26. DJ Zhao vs. Nduraga Ngwetereire – Over the Horizons
27. Unknown – Life Shaker
28. Debruit – Nigeria What?
29. Sofrito Soundystem – Unknown
30. Sekta ft. Spoek Mathambo – Peterpan (Doc Daneeka Remix)
31. Mosca – Gold Bricks, I See You
32. Donae’o – Riot Music (The Nextmen Remix)
33. Dub Pistols ft. Horace Andy – World Gone Crazy (MJ Cole Mix)

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