Mishka gets dark with Deathface

New York clothing line / record label / rules of the universe Mishka are underground tastemakers. Their designs have defined hipster chic since its founding in 2003, and its series of Keep Watch mixtapes has been just that: mixes from some of the fastest rising stars in electronic dance music. Major Lazer, Rusko, Skream, and Nadastrom are just some of the acts that have contributed to the series in what is becoming an underground rite-of-passage.

Next up is recent Trouble & Bass signee Deathface. As Deathface, Johnny Love - formerly of Guns 'n' Bombs - is leading the way in creating dubstep that is sonically and thematically darker than ever before. His Horror EP is equal parts bass and blood, and his Mishka mix is no different.

Download Mishka presents Keep Watch Vol. XIX: Deathface.

The mix starts our ominously enough, with the grim horns of Benga's "Rock Music" descending into some two-step wobble. Goth-wave duo Blessure Grave are given remix treatment on "Strangers in the House," set to be the first release from Mishka's record label.

The entire mix is an unrelenting, dark grindfest, but it really hits it's stride about midway through, as Deathface's remix of the Mexican Institute of Sound's "Cumbia" fades into hit-of-the-moment "Sex Sax." When Mishka says, "Keep Watch," it's best to listen.