This mixtape was 1st in the Hip Hop chart, 1st in the Soul chart, 1st in the Jazz chart and 1st in the Beats chart on Mixcloud. Now It can be enjoyed on Souncloud too!

Talk is cheap and good music is priceless. This mix compiled by Swedish DJ/producer Devastate from Counterweight Records showcases the label's musical ambitions mixing classic boom bap sounds with soulful beats and various jazzy instrumental gems. It’s an one hour mix filled with laid back music that demands you to sit down, be quiet and really listen. Enjoy!

DJ Devastate (Sweden) has dropped various instrumental projects and also produced artists like: Ed O.G, El Da Sensei, Masta Ace, Reks, Termanology and many others. His earlier mixtape releases include collaborations with BBE Records, Fremdtunes, Basementality and Waxpoetics.

Counterweight Records just dropped their first single “Medicine” Featuring ADL available on 7” vinyl through their website, also out as a digital release.

Counterweight records: www.counterweight.se - www.twitter.com/cwrecs
DJ Devastate: www.twitter.com/djdevastate - www.soundcloud.com/djdevastate

Artwork: Jonas Hilmersson

TRACKLIST:

Intro (Prod. DJ Devastate)

The Basement - Pete Rock CL Smooth (Freddie Cruger RMX)

Aquarius – Cris Prolific

Touching Realness – K-Def

Rigel - Shin-Ski

Afro Blue – Robert Glasper (9th Wonder's Blue Light Basement Remix) (featuring Erykah Badu & Phonte) 

Don’t Fall In – Andrés

Act of Faith (Supafuh) – Melaz

Time Leak f. Talib Kweli (Damu the Fudgemunk RMX) – The Union
 
Raindrops – Max I Million (Counterweight Exclusive)

Motor City Movin' (feat. Guilty Simpson & Journalist) – Jr Ph7

Medicine – ADL (Max i Million RMX)

Medicine – ADL (Original Version)

ONE4PETER - Suff Daddy 

Dusk Till Dawn – Koolade

Where I Belong – Moods

Come Back - Kev Brown

C.A.L.I - IAMNOBODI 

Late Night Suff – Miles Bonny
Trip – Ta-Ku

Cold Day – Black Milk

Quicksand (feat. Common & Dezi Paige) – Yancey Boys

Mon Amie De'Troit (ft. Ozay Moore) – Tall Black Guy

Vernors - The Detroit Experiment

Donut Man – Darryl Reeves

We Three Kings – Low Budget Crew

Moog Boy 4 Life - Dexter



Sit Down & Shut Up (a LDBK mix by DJ Devastate)

Swedish Independent Hip Hop Label.

A small independent label with ambitions to to defy hype in effort to create a musical balance. Counterweight starts from scratch with the simple goal of showcasing creative and soulful music.

Founder, DJ Devastate tragically passed in 2018. The label is kept spinning by his long time creative partner Max I Million and Dev's family.

We still put out dope music in honor of DJ Devastate.

REGGAETAPES DOT COM.....A DAT MI SEH!!!!!¨
SOUNDSYSTEM PROMOTION 2 DI WEEEEERLD!!!!!

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

A biology major who writes songs and rap in his spare time conveying experiences and passion for Rap music. Some influential persons to him are J Dilla , Apollo Brown , Rakim , The Boogiemonsters , Lil Scrappy, Q Tip and Nas to name a few.