BALANCE 020, a two-disc compilation mixed by Sweden’s Deetron, will be out Tuesday, November 8. Featuring a selection of classics and lesser-known tracks, this mix seeks to prove that vinyl and digital mixing can coexist. As Deetron puts it, “This compilation is a celebration of the gorgeous format that is vinyl and a praise for the endless possibilities the digital world has to offer.” The track selection and structure of each of these two sublime mixes lovingly and carefully reflects that inherent choice of medium, while at all times reminding the listener why his highly accessible, humanistic sound is so widely cherished and embraced.

Balance 020 is an easy contender for the finest compilation of 2011. North American customers can head over to Balance Music’s online store to purchase BALANCE 020 on Tuesday.

The first Мишка mix of the decade comes from the DJ/production duo Crookers. This installment rolls across dub, grime and electro with tracks from Hudson Mohawke, Untold, Eskmo and Ramadanman. The duo have been touring across the globe dropping some of the most eclectic mixes and edits destroying music festival left and right. If you have never heard of these artists below consider this a bangin’ introduction!

Мишка Presents Keep Watch Vol. XV: Crookers [Download]

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Two sets recorded live at the legendary Creamfields festival in the UK last weekend. Local lad Yousef takes care of hour one from the Chibuku Arena. Whilst Toolroom Records’ Mark Knight steps up for hour two from the Swedish House Mafia Arena. Listen out for exclusive new remixes of Derrick Carter & U2!

Yousef, Mark Knight – Essential Mix from Creamfields

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Experiencing Ibiza is one of those thrills that can not quite be illuminated with words. After all, it’s all about losing one’s self to the dancefloor, so if you are not familiar with this sort of daft idealism then I’m afraid this post might be a bit worthless. The island always provides this opportunity at the hands of arguably the finest DJs in the world, yet I’ve always been left sensing something was lacking from my soundtrack. This is where Ibiza Rocks’ Reclaim The Dancefloor shakes things up.

Every Tuesday for the past two months, artists like 2 Many Djs, Skream, Steve Aoki, Pendulum, &  Boys Noize redefined the perception of what a Balearic summer should sound like. Paired with rock acts MGMT and Vampire Weekend, the island’s non-stop party never looked so good. If you haven’t made it out to Ibiza yet this summer, pack your bags now as there are just three of these parties left with the closing night bringing you The Klaxons and Digitalism.

Since we have arrived at the climax of these events, we want to shed some light on Doorly, the unsung hero who holds the resident honor at every single Reclaim party. Remixing everyone from Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris to Kanye West & Major Lazer, this man inflicts rhythms that switch across filthy dubstep and banging electro. Before the summer began, he put together a warm-up podcast which he dubs “the 1am to 2am warm up set” and we believe it’s still pretty hot. Judge for yourself.

Doorly – Reclaim The Dancefloor Warm-Up

Hit the jump for the full tracklist, an interview with Doorly & Steve Aoki, and a bonus Doorly track.

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Chicago house legend Felix da Housecat serves up this week’s Essential Mix with electro funk. This man has been producing tracks since 1987 and  is consistently on the DJ Mag’s Top 100 list. He drops a new album, He Was King, August 25th, and he will be stopping by Brooklyn, September 12th, at 213 N. Eighth Street.

Now tune into two hours of non-stop booty beats as the Aphrohead takes over.

Felix da Housecat – Essential Mix

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Given Beck’s culture collage of musical styles, it comes as no surprise that he’s begun a weekly DJ set entitled Planned Obsolescence. Beck describes the project as, “…mixes of what we’re listening to, put together by myself or guest DJs.”

The inaugural edition, “Autobahn Hologram”, draws from a somewhat lo-fi obscurity which is exactly what you would expect from the eclecticism of Beck. His own depiction of the mix is, “a laminated miasma colliding on the bavarian trans expressway with american analog and voicemail emeritus… alabama nukes, rhineland jukes, pony tailed arch dukes, and the anatomically correct scapegoat…”
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