puffy's Rainbow in the Dark

Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol. 4

It's been quite some time since I've posted a mix, but I've decided to get back in the habit of it. Over the past years, I've recorded many mixes, but was held back by posting them due to various imperfections. "Don't let the perfect get in the way of the necessary!" a mentor of mine used to say. So, let's get back to it with this lovely chill house mix.

This mix is dedicated to two incredible people, Dave and Amy, who live their lives in a perpetual embrace of love, creativity, celebration and freedom. These are some of the tracks I played for them in a magical place, out of time, out of reality, out in space, and full of love. I'm grateful for generous people like you who honor and support artists in their craft. 

You could call this a Paul Simon sandwich.

Also sending love to the legendary Joegh Bullock, my dear friend and mentor who passed this year. Now you're swimming in the Sea of Dreams and dancing in the Mystic Beat Lounge. I hope it's everything you imagined, as your imagination was infinite.

Mystic Boot Lounge Vol. 2 - Sea of Love

Mystic Boot Lounge 2 - Sea Of Love

FREE HIGH QUALITY DOWNLOAD - Welcome to dreamtrap. The BootsTrap mix is a bass-heavy excursion into the the evolving horizon of deep trap music where we'll explore the emerging style of chill, beautiful songs - infused with the hip-hop inspired bass beats that make trap what it is. This mix was specially crafted to make the use out of your subwoofers, so if you have bass in your soundsystem - turn it up. If you've tried trap music before and it's not for you, I urge you to give this sub-genre a shot. It's quite different than the usual in-your-face eardrum-wompers you've heard before.

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Track Listing:

1 - 	Good Kush	 - 	Styles&Complete
2 - 	In the Wake of Forever (feat. Kristin Callahan)	 - 	Aligning Minds
3 - 	PiNK SPRiTE	 - 	MiM0SA
4 - 	Trap For Me (Van Toth Remix)	 - 	deadmau5 ft. Kaskade
5 - 	Keeping Secrets	 - 	PANTy RAiD
6 - 	Fade (Sane Beats Remix)	 - 	Jakwob
7 - 	The Fall	 - 	At Dawn We Rage
8 - 	Future	 - 	Houcemate
9 - 	BB Dont Cry (Its Gon Be Ok)	 - 	Sango
10 - 	First Aid Kit - Winter Is All Over You (Baauer Remix)	 - 	Baauer
11 - 	Toy Box	 - 	CRNKN
12 - 	Souls by TroyBoi - EDM.com Exclusive	 - 	TroyBoi
13 - 	Click Clack	 - 	Buku
14 - 	I Got 5 On It	 - 	LowRIDERz Feat. Ava Raiin
15 - 	Middle of Things, Beautiful Wife (Feat. SPZRKT)	 - 	Sango
16 - 	The XX - Angels (BeazyTymes Remix)	 - 	BeazyTymes
17 - 	I See Fire (Kygo Remix)	 - 	Ed Sheeran
18 - 	Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? (ChrisB. Refix)	 - 	ChrisB.

BootsTrap - Volume 1 (Chill Trap Mixtape)

Emerging from a long hiatus from my recording studio, I am thrilled to offer you this rich and energetic mix of bass, remixes, drum & bass, mashup, dubstep and mid-tempo house beats. I believe you folks are going to really enjoy this one, as I've had it on repeat for a while and it still sounds fresh and exciting. Turn up the volume and join me as we romp through chunky dance tracks, some new and some well known and loved.

I'd like to dedicate this to the many people who have been messaging me over the past few years, begging me to release new mixes. You know who you are! I can't tell you how loved and appreciated this has made me feel. I may not be famous, but it feels good to know that I have really dedicated fans. You are the best! You can expect more mixes coming soon.

Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol. 8

This mix is named after a magical night with my friends Cassidy & Christina as we tromped around Oregon Country Fair creating puns out of various farm terms. The best which was Lettuce Turnip Beets. Over coming months I plan on releasing a number of new mixes to blast off the coming 2010 summer festival season. Stay tuned for more as I currently have 14 different mixes in progress. This mix is a slower dance set that ranges from 92 to 100 BPM. The next 2 mixes from this series will be a bit faster with a similar style of mashups intertwined with thick dance beats.

Please! Burn this mix. Bump it in your car!  Share it with friends. Put it on your iPod. Turn it up and crank the bass! Comment on this page and let me know your thoughts!

I truly hope you enjoy this music as much as I do.

This mix was recorded by DJ Zack Darling on January 18th, 2010. The above track is a high quality MP3 at 320 kpbs.

Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol. 1

FREE DOWNLOAD - The second mix in the BootsTrap series takes us further into the world of the bass-heavy, hip-hop infused music of chill trap beats - also known as dreamtrap. This mix was arranged and mastered with the sub-woofer turned up and the low frequencies in mind. Be prepared for rich bass and dreamy melodies infused with the striking dynamic syncopation of trap rhythms. Enjoy the ride.

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(track listing coming soon)

BootsTrap Vol. 2 - (Chill Trap Mixtape)

The second set of the Lettuce Turnip Beets series defies genres and revisits familiar songs in new ways. This one ramps it up a bit from the first mix in tempo as well as energy. With a BPM of about 125 it's a whomper dance set that should hopefully inspire you to turn it up and move your body. Again, with all my music, this is a very eclectic mix that should spread the gamut of generations and music styles. Take a trip through mashups, breaks, house, classic rock, reggae, electro, and some that cannot be classifiied. Enjoy the music and share it!

Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol. 2

This is a DJ mix that has been in the works for many years. After finally compiling my collection of reggae mashups and remixes, I discovered that I had enough great music for more than one mix, so here is volume one. Rasta Rediscovered is an exploration of Reggae through Mashups, Bootlegs, remixes & rare re-creations. This eclectic mix of Reggae mashups and strange re-creations bring together many musical genres under the familiar bass lines and beloved riddims of Jah Music. This is a live mix by yours truly.

Rasta Rediscovered Vol. 1

On Christmas, dreams really do come true. After almost a decade, DJ Zack Darling has decided to jingle his bells once again on the holidays. I am pleased to give you the third volume of the much loved SantaMash series of DJ mixes. 

Over the years, SantaMash Volume 1 and SantaMash Volume 2 - Clause & Effects, have become regular soundtracks to many of your holiday parties, gatherings, long drives to see family, kitchen dance parties or present-wrapping sessions. I am eternally grateful to you, my devoted fans, for checking in with me every year to see if I'll release another mix. I'm happy to finally be in a creative space to jump back into my love of making mixes. 

Enjoy this fun holiday treat. There will be many more to come in 2024. 

Please share and share and share. 

Have a Merry Yule y'all.

SantaMash Vol. 3 - The Elfstep Sleighlist

This one's for all you ho ho ho's out there. Welcome to volume 2 of the SantaMash series. Let's get jolly, y'all! It's my sincere hope that this warms your chestnuts while bringing you comfort and joy for the holidays. If typical Christmas music makes you feel like you've got an eggnog hangover, this unique mix of mashup and remixes should shine out of the masses like a red-nosed reindeer. May we have whirrled peas and goodwill, dear friends. Yule have fun with this one, I'm sure.

Claus & Effects - DJ Zack Darling

Take yet another jaunt into the world of MashStep remixes. The 5th installation of the LTB series is a polarized bounce between hip hop and classic rock tracks - anchored with fatty bass and glitch-hop beats. Let's head-bob together to this upbeat mix of DJZD-signature style of mashups, remixed, re-tooled for the dance floor. 

Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol. 5

Prepare for an uptempo romp into house music mashups and remixes. The 6th release of the LTB series stays true to form with Zack Darling's signature rare tracks and unique gems of crafty EDM creations. After 5 years since his last 120 BPM house mix(LTB V2) it's clear that some things are worth waiting for. This is a free high quality download. Comments, likes and shares are always appreciated!

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Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol. 6

Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol. 3

MashStep Metal

After a year hiatus (because fuck 2016), DJ Zack Darling emerges once again into your ear holes. This rowdy romp of raucous debauchery is sure to inspire rump bumping, eye rolling and head bobbing. Your mom likes this mix. Enjoy!
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Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol. 7

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Lettuce Turnip Beets Vol 7

This mix was inspired by a recent live set I played at Juke Joint - one of the North SF Bay's most bumpin' parties. It's a interwoven journey of bass music and mashups that takes you through an eclectic paradox of beats and familiar tracks. 

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This is a free high quality MP3 download. Please share it!

Playlist:
1	-	"""What's Going On"" (Marvin Gaye) -- (BASS FROM ABOVE 2 Teaser)"	-	Nit Grit
2	-	King Of The Bongos by Manu Chao (Philly Sound System Refix)	-	Philly Sound System
3	-	Get Up Stand Up (David Starfire Dubstep Remix)	-	Bob Marley 
4	-	Because (GoldRush Remix)	-	The Beatles 
5	-	Pars Lunae	-	Russ Liquid
6	-	Let Your Love Grow V.2 (Minnesota RMX)	-	Minnesota
7	-	Pars Lunae	-	Russ Liquid
8	-	Come Together-Beatles (David Starfire remix)	-	David Starfire
9	-	Warren G featuring Nate Dogg - Regulate (The Polish Ambassador Remix)	-	The Polish Ambassador
10	-	Time Has Written	-	SuperVision
11	-	Pura Vida (selfmaster 320 mp3)	-	ProJect Aspect
12	-	Otoro feat. Dash Of The Root Sellers and Mat The Alien (Original Mix)	-	Ill.Gates
13	-	Fire Dance	-	Pairadimez (iONik + r.e.g.)
14	-	Robo Booty - Original Mix	-	Opiuo
15	-	Yet Again	-	Jpod
16	-	Louis Armstrong&Duke Ellington vs Missy Elliot vs A.Skillz - I Don't Mean a Mash	-	Dj Frogg
17	-	How We Do (JPOD The Beat Chef Remix)	-	See-I
18	-	Phil Collins - [Crunk] In the Air 	-	Mr Jennings

The Mashtep Evolution Volume 2

The MashStep Evolution Volume 3

An eclectic mix of bootleg and mashup tracks from the chill room. Enter a space where thick downtempo beats reel you back in time through familiar melodies and old memories while modern day electronica carries you forward through this unique DJ set.

Track Listing:

DJ Schmolli - Playground Rocket Man       
Unknown - Mercedes Beck                                        
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Stay Human (Stereo Steambath Remix)                        
Unknown - Sean Paul Gorrillaz Mash                                     
Steve Miller Band vs team9 - Fly like an Eagle (team9 Promotion remix)
team9 vs. Stereogum - Young Cats (Peter, Bjorn and John vs The Cure)
Trinity FM - S.O.S (The Sounds Of Silence) 
DJ Z-Trip - Girl from Eponima                                        
MadMixMustang - AirMail    
MaxwellJump  - Exodus Finger             
DJ Earlybird - Pink Floyd vs B-52's 'Wish you were at the Love Shack'
Lenlow - U Hide 2 
Copycat - The Other Wedding Song                     
DJ Lobsterdust - Cake Beatles Mash (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds)
DJ Earworm - Lemon Lucy (Lemon Jelly ft. Elton John)
Colatron - A Light Lunch
Nightmares On Wax - Angie's Summer Night (ft. Bjork)
MICHMASH  - Jazzy Rockboat             
DJ Earworm -  Brazilian Diamonds (Paul Simon with Django Reinhardt)


Mystic Boot Lounge - Volume 1

SantaMash DJ Zack Darling

A bass-heavy journey into the Mashstep experience. When dubstep and mashups collide, you get an auditory juxtoparadoximoron of wompy bass beats and original tunes. 

puffy's Rainbow in the Dark

Sean Puffinberger