"A musical weed brownie to the ears."

At least that's what Shae of N.E.R.D said about the recent mix released by the latest addition to their Star Trak Label, Mansions on the Moon. And I couldn't agree more. With players like Benzi and Diplo presenting the mix, it's almost a guaranteed good time. The mix, dubbed Paradise Falls, features the likes of Deadmau5, Washed Out, and Xaphoon Jones. It displays just how far their musical abilities can reach by mixing indie pop, trip-hop, and electro while you heedlessly float on cloud nine for 32 minutes.

If you haven't checked these dudes out before, the group has been around for about a year now and word on the street is they're going to be big. Currently, they're in Los Angeles working on a debut album with tour dates being announced sometime in early 2011. Keep an eye out for these guys and download the mix below or hit up their myspace and get on it.

Mansions On The Moon- Paradise Falls (Presented by Diplo & Dj Benzi) by michaelwashington

Benzi and Diplo Present...

Mansions on the Moon: Paradise Falls Mixtape Download

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And if you wanna see what else Diplo's been up to...

Tobacco, Small Black, Washed Out, The Hood Internet, Pictureplane@ Holocene

Last night the Holocene held a lineup which is in high demand right now. First on deck was Washed Out, who is quickly becoming a heavyweight in the unnameable 'chillwave' or 'glo-fi' scene. This man knows his way around a synthesizer. Pictureplane was a definite crowd pleaser who laid out some really unique sounds. Each song was a new flavor for the ears. The beats were accompanied by a trio of stage dancers who not only were dressed like they were ready for Burning Man, but kept the crowd going with some sweet 3-way dance moves. After a stage change, Small Black put on a great show. The 4 piece group started off right with some dreamy keyboards and vocals. It sounded like Tokyo Police Club on ritalin with a glo-fi twinge.

Next up was the Cali duo Tobacco. The mix of beats and trip hop thumping bass mixed seamlessly with their visuals. A large video monitor displayed clips so non-sequitur it boggled the mind. A live ChatRoulette projection also added a little bit of spice/male nudity to the Gorilla-masked front man Tom Fec. Rockin' the house comes naturally for the man behind such crazy-minded projects like Black Moth Super Rainbow.

Everything wrapped up with mash-up champs: The Hood Internet. When you put on a set that combines indie goodness from Glass Candy, Passion Pit and Little Boots with the ghetto fab of Juvenile, Weezy and Gucci, its hard not to set a dance floor off. Be sure to catch these artists again, because the place was so crackin' it could have changed that sourpuss Garfield's mind about Mondays.

There's a whole slew of mp3s after the jumpbreak from these artists, slurp em up