Spring has sprung, and that means only one thing: this year’s mix tape has arrived. My rules for assembling such a compilation are now customary: under 80 minutes, with no artist or album appearing more than once. Listen and be mesmerized:

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This time around, MOG (and other such services) supplied hidden gems aplenty. The opening track “Lexicon” in particular embodies nearly everything I love about music—even the album cover’s energetic pooch makes me happy. Other newfound favorites include tracks from Clark, Toddla T, and Burial, all of whom are decidedly on point.

A few of my most revered artists have returned to the fray as well. Plaid, Alice In Chains, and Cold Storage each contribute in legendary fashion, with the world’s finest chanteuse Bjork even making a surprise appearance of her own. As usual, the tracks are split fairly evenly between those with vocals and those without. Enjoy this mix, everyone. You have earned it (?)

Brademixx 2012 (Disc 4)

1. “Lexicon” — µ-Ziq — 200
2. “Want U Now” — Toddla T — Ninja Tune XX Volume 1
3. “J. City” — Tyondai Braxton — Central Market
4. “Onyx” — Cold Storage — Wipeout Pure Soundtrack
5. “Black Sheep” — Metric — Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
6. “Archangel” — Burial — Untrue
7. “Q” — Mental Cube — Earthbeat
8. “Feral (Lone Rmx)” — Radiohead — TKOL RMX 1234567
9. “Hyperthrust” — Rustie — Sunburst EP
10. “Sorry, You’re Not A Winner” — Enter Shikari — Take To The Skies
11. “Latin America” — Holy Fuck — Latin
12. “Ti Bom” — Plaid — Double Figure
13. “Neverland” — The Knife — Silent Shout
14. “Brush Away” — Alice In Chains — Alice In Chains
15. “Herzog” — Clark — Body Riddle
16. “All We Are” — Dirty Projectors / Bjork — Mount Wittenberg Orca
17. “Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime” — The Field — Yesterday And Today