Azealia Banks 'Fantasea' (Mixtape)

Here's a little mid-week treat to keep you ticking over. Riding on a wave of hype after the release of her '1991' EP, Azealia Banks now brings us a fabulous freebie in the form of a 19 track mixtape entitled 'Fantasea'. Originally scheduled for release at the start of last week, the tape is a mix of old and new material including sixteen originals and three covers. In an interview with UK magazine NME, Banks' confirmed that Fantasea had a sea theme, "but it's less obviously mermaid stuff and more like witchy hip-hop and some real rave shit" I don't even understand what this means, but the first listen is instantly promising. FANTASEA TRACKLISTING 'Out Of Space' 'Neptune' (Featuring Shystie) 'Atlantis' 'Fantasea' 'Fuck Up The Fun' 'Ima Red' 'Fierce' 'Chips' 'Nathan' (Featuring Styles P) 'L8R' 'Jumanji' 'Aquababe' 'Runnin'' 'US' 'Pardiso' 'Luxury' 'Azealia Skit' 'Esta Noche' 'Salute' Fantasea is bound to keep fans foaming at the mouth for the upcoming release of Azealia's debut album 'Broke with Expensive Taste' (Interscope), which is due out this fall.Pick it up for free here. What are your thoughts?