MIXED BY Kastle

Forgive me for falling back on one of music criticism's most criminally overused catch-phrases, but over the past couple of years, our friend Kastle has indeed propelled himself to the upper echelon of electronic music's "forward thinkers."

"Now David," my college writing professor might say, "What does forward-thinking actually mean?" Well let me educate ya'll. Kastle, real name Barrett Richards—and formerly B. Rich—has made a name for himself testing the limits of conventional genre ties; dragging R&B, dubstep, garage, and hip-hop into the house arena, and bridging the gap between mainstream and underground with reworks of everyone from Drake to Bieber.

Turn on a Kastle production and you'll hear his trademark tendency towards cheeky pop samples, buttery, warped vocals and fluorescent basslines that will light a fire under your Converses. And let us not forget his label, Symbols Recordings, which has been a home to other budding genre smashers like Lindsay Lowend, Clicks & Whistles and Atlas. With a stellar debut album under his belt and club dates just about everywhere on the globe, there's no telling what the future might bring for Kastle. All we know is if this bonkers MIXED BY is any indication, there's no stopping this dude.

Tracklist:

Emoh Instead - Why Can't You (Say So) [Sweat It Out]
Persian Empire - Time ft. Ariel Camusso (123Mrk Remix)[OD Music Group]
Lakosa & iO Sounds - Home Early (Pedro 123 VIP Mix) [MadTech]
Red Milk - See Me ft. Michele Wylen [Symbols]
Tender Games - Your Body [Suol]
Ty Dolla $ign - Paranoid (DJ Hoodboi & Falcons Remix) [Self-Release]
Ghost Mutt - Rumble Pak [Donky Pitch]
Jeannie - No Option ft. Artymove [Chic-ness]
Sweater Beats - Feel Me [Symbols]
Ozzie - You Should Know [Self-Release]
Childish Gambino - 3005 (Paces Remix) [Self-Release]
Vindata - Recognize ft. Xavi & Ebonique [Symbols]
Curl Up - Yea [Terrorhythm Recordings]
Panama - Destroyer (Cosmo's Midnight Remix) [Future Classic]
Ruddyp - Say My Name, Elizabeth [Self-Release]
Sage The Gemini - Gas Pedal (Motez Edit) [Self-Release]
Dirtyphonics - Hanging On Me ft. Leila Moss (Kastle Remix) [Dim Mak]
Zinc - Show Me [Rinse]
Anna Lunoe - Breathe (Cosmo's Midnight Remix) [Fool's Gold]
Mark Stent - Waiting Again (Kyle Watson Remix) [Flexual Records]
Mason - Affected (Kastle Remix) [BMKLTSCH Records]
Kevin Saunderson & Inner City - Big Fun (Dantiez Saunderson & Stereo Phunk Remix) [KMS Records]
Crown Duels & Aspect - The One [OD Music Group]
Chromatic & Tali - Drumma (Bassline Edit) [Symbols]
Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo - Kneadin' [Dirtybird]
Suffix - Concrete Romance [Self-Release]
Jhene Aiko - The Vapors (AC Slater Remix) [Self-Release]
Xavier - Falling Up (Kastle Remix) [Symbols]