If you’re like the umpteen million folks who will be traveling over the coming holidays, you might be wondering what to load into your MP3 player for the long trip. Here’s the top five most downloaded URB Podcast of 2012, which should give you ample beats for your travels.

5. Octave One – Live

The Burden brothers have been doing things their own way for 20 years, putting out seminal records on Transmat, Underground Resistance and their own legendary imprint, 430 West. It’s been Detroit love the entire way, naturally, even though the home base of Octave One has now switched over to another rich cultural center, Atlanta.

The premise still hasn’t changed; the Burdens are still putting out inspiring, indelible techno music that cannot be duplicated in the slightest. To celebrate the legacy of their long-standing career, Octave One released Revisited (Here, There, and Beyond), a remix retrospective of their classic tracks, carefully reimagined and revamped by artists from techno’s glory days (Luke Slater, Aril Brikha), to current representations of the genre (Sandwell District).

]]> http://www.urb.com/2012/12/11/urbs-most-downloaded-podcasts-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.urb.com/2010/12/22/top-5-urb-podcasts-of-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-urb-podcasts-of-2010 http://www.urb.com/2010/12/22/top-5-urb-podcasts-of-2010/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:52:32 +0000 Joshua Glazer http://www.urb.com/?p=56270 Every week for the past year, URB has tried to bring you some of the finest DJ mixes in a myriad of sonic styles from the world’s top DJs. If you missed a couple these past 12 months, here’s a look at the ones that saw the most downloads in 2010. They’re all well worth a listen.

5. FRANKI CHAN

As the head behind the ever expanding IHeartComix mini-empire, Franki Chan is a DJ/promoter/illustrator worth watching. Chan can now add remixer to that job description, with his version of The Very Best’s “Nsokoto” finding it’s way into the mix, along with tracks and remixes by Drop the Lime, Mr. Vega, Boy 8-Bit, Acid Girls, The XX and more.

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