MP3 of the Day: Dave Aju

What is it about San Franciscans and their obsession with beatboxing? First we have Kid Beyond, who loops live beats, melodies, and screwball sound effects he makes with his mouth to craft very original-sounding sets. Now we have the debut disc from local producer Dave Aju, a CD called Open Wide , where all the "instruments" were simulated by Aju's mouth. It's an impressive feat, considering the styles range from house to new wave and reggaeton, and you'd swear those are synths and kick drums on a couple of the tracks. The album drops a week from today, but you can preview the goods at Aju's MySpace page here. I highly recommend the mouth disco ditty, "Crazy Place". --Jennifer Maerz

(image from Dave Aju's MySpace page)