Friday 26 June 2009

Me legs are crazy




Bristol based funky and bass outfit, Crazy Legs have been doing some pretty big things the last few months. They've put on big collaborative parties with Dirty Canvas, Wifey and Pollen and are currently organising events with Night Slugs, Seasonfive, Mad Decent/BuggedOut and Penguin Dance. They've put on some big lineups, with the likes of Diplo, Rusko, Joker, Cluekid, Starkey, Brackles, Lil Silva, Jackmaster, Dexplicit, Raffertie, Kanji Kinetic, Guido, Rekordah and Komanazmuk being just a few names appearing at their nights. Basically: Big.

They've also just released part two in their mixtape series, mixed by Sheffield's Grievous Angel. Enjoy!

Crazy Legs 002 Mixed by Grievous Angel

TL:

Dem 2: Baby You’re So Sexy – Vocal Mix
Dru Hill: Freak Like Me – El B Remix
Missy Elliott: Work It – Grievous Angel Remix
Cooly G: Floating
Uncle Bakongo: Baga
David Byrne and Brian Eno: The Jezebel Spirit
Hard House Banton: Sirens
KenLou: The Bounce
Riko: Ice Rink – Grievous Angel’s Drum Ritual Remix
Riko: Ice Rink – Grievous Angel Remix
Roska: Climate Change
Cooly G: Dis Boy
Q Burns’ Abstract Message: Innocent – King Britt Scuba Mix
Refuge: Frozen – Grievous Angel Remix
Lady Saw & Cecille: Loser – Grievous Angel Remix
Grievous Angel Ft. Rubi Dan: Move Down Low – Funky Remix

-KAISER

Thursday 25 June 2009



I've been meaning to write about Sublime Frequencies for a while, they're a Seattle based label dedicated to putting out raw as fuck world music, not in a kind of trendy mad decent way but rather putting out music largely recorded from old radio shows in the host countries. This has seen Nepalese folk, Thai pop, Algerian rai and Argentinian psychedelia amongst other things. I had missed the chandce to see Group Doueh and Omar Souleyman (pictured above) recently and im massively regretting it! Anyway check out the article in fact magazine for a more eloquent description and a mix containing some of the highlights from the back catalogue

Fact - Sublime Frequencies

[Rory]

Monday 22 June 2009

Purple Hedgehog




Check these Gemmy remixes Sonic the Hedgehog:

Gemmy x Sonic

I would've creamed myself if he had done one of Chemical plant zone. Continuing the synth theme, I've just finished a new mix - the first half is the UK's view on forward thinking bass music - the purple wow sound. (even though im not sure its that forward thinking any more) The second half is the America's take on the same, with Starkey coming outta Philly and Kid606, Cardopusher and Pacheko coming outta Venezuela - definitely a darker sound.

Download it here: Purple Shadows

1. Bodysnatchers - I like What I See (Joker remix)
2. Joker - Digidesign
3. Bar9 - Amalgamation
4. Gemmy - BT Tower Mast
5. Rustie - Jagz The Smack
6. Ikonika - Direct
7. Joker - Untitled Rsn
8. Joker - Purple City
9. Adam Freeland - Do You (Joker remix)
10. Joker - Psychedelic Runway
11. Starkey - Creature
12. Starkey - Gutter Music VIP
13. Kotchy - One For The Money (Pacheko remix)
14. Pacheko - Green Bull (remix)
15. Starkey - Spacewalk
16. Pacheko - Hielo Seco (remix)
17. Twisted & Redemption - Il Dire (Cardopusher remix)
18. Pacheko & Cardopusher - Harp Shaped Box
19. Star Eyes - Disappear (Cardopusher remix)
20. Kid606 - Monsters (Cardopusher remix)
21. Starkey - Escape
22. Starkey - Dark Alley
23. Starkey vs Ginuwine - Pony Store (Murderbot Blend)

[Rory]

Wednesday 17 June 2009

Be More Burlesque!



Totally hyped about this - Im DJing next week @ Start the Bus (Bristol) Thurs 25th June - bring the BMore hard and unruly, alongside Burlesque beauties! (Seriously though what could be more fun than this) I may have to crack the nipple tassles out for this one. For those of you that aint got a clue BMore is the native music of Baltimore Maryland - hence the name, here's a BMore remix of a rave classic complete with the 'sing sing' and 'think' breaks that are ubiquitous in BMore club. Anyway the night is called Be More Burlesque (see what they did there!) Anyone in Bristol get down there! Also anyone in Bristol this weekend hit me up as I have 10 guestlist to give away as Im playing alongside Vast & Bulbous, Steve Rice Kelly Twins, Tekton & Wascal & Sell by Dave plus loads more.

Kazey & Bulldog - Sweet Harmony

[Rory]

What Dya Call it.... Funky..




UK Funky isn't really a new thing - it’s a dreadful name though granted, its better to think of Funky not as a new genre but more a way of repackaging something for a different scene as Bok Bok puts it "Funky is Grime in disguise" I tend to agree, while Funky isn't really anything new it's brought just enough grit and sub bass to the rather stale Funky house table to make the grime kids get into it. Grime after all is dying a death partially borne of its own success (Wiley/Dizzee/Tinchy) and partially its lack of evolution and association with gun crime, a lot of Grime DJs have been converted to Funky. (Lil Silva, Mak10 etc) as well as a lot of Dubstep DJs now dabbling in it (Kode9, Geiom, Ramadanman)

Cooly G - Dis Boy Pt4

Roska - Climate Change

NB Funky - Riddim Box

[Rory]

Breakstep... well sort of...



Breakstep came out of the whole UKG thing when producers like Darqwan, Zed Bias and Zinc cast away the sext shuffle of 2-step for a more beefy breakbeat sound while keeping the essence of UKG intact. Since then its has undergone a few interpretations, what would generally be considered breakstep today, is the kinda stuff put out by Marlow, Warlock, Blackmass Plastics etc, Im not really into this sound but im loving the techstep inspired works of Reso and the broken beat 2 step of TRG, while this doesn't really bear any resemblance to new Breakstep it definitely has made a fairly significant sacrific at the altar of Oris Jay et al.

Reso & ID - Shifty

A Dominant Species - It’s A Feeling (Reso remix)

Mujava - Township Funk (TRG remix)

Baobinga feat DJ Nasty - State Of Ghetto Jackin (TRG remix)

[Rory]

Monday 15 June 2009

Baseball bat... to the face.



I've had this one for a few weeks now, and I've been sat there desperately trying to figure out what it's supposed to be achieving...it just makes my face feel like the guy in the picture.

Am I missing something? Or is it actually just one of the worst songs released in years? I think it's the latter. All Hervé has managed to achieve with this one is offend my ears, and confirm to me that fidget is dead once and for all, leaving him with no option other than to explore alternative (shit) genres. Sluggish electro-metal + shocking performances from pig faced ex-Bonde Do Role singers headbanging will NEVER EVER sound good Mr. Harvey. And then just because the drums sound a little bit like High Rankin, getting him to do an average remix for it doesn't give it any more credibility. Shape up and release some music we can listen to. Just because you own your own label, doesn't give you the right to release utter crap. (Actually, I suppose it does.)

Rant over. I don't quite know why i got so worked up about that haha, just listen for yourself.

Baseball Bat - Hervé ft. Marina Gasolina:



To balance things out, here's what Hervé should be doing more of:

Science of Fear (Hervé Remix) - The Temper Trap

- KAISER

Sunday 14 June 2009

I kissed a girl....




Well it would appear that me and Julia are a pair of train wrecks in bath, just been listening to some power-pop/d'n'b. Forgot how epic this is, huge huge tune - for all the wrong reasons! Normal service will resume shortly.

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (Drum and Bass remix)

[Rory]

Let Them Eat Ket!



Bonjour!

By popular demand, i've finally gotten around to making an (almost) pure dubstep mix, filled with midranged crunchy-ness, transformers noises, evil basslines, and ridiculous samples. I'm personally leaning away from this style of dubstep of late, but, you've told me what you wanted, (apparently you want your ears to bleed) and it's been delivered!

Thank you Marie Antoinette for the inspiration for the title.

Qu'ils Mangent De La Ketamine! - KAISER

TL:

Eyes Closed - Raffertie
Maniac - Twist
Retreat - Datsik
8 Bit Lover - Vesicle
You Wouldn't Understand - Vaski
Nuke 'Em - Datsik
Hello (Trumpdisco Remix) - AC Slater
They Live (Alkaseltza Remix) - Evil Nine
Dancing in the Dark (Ollie! Remix) - Proxy
Tremor - Southbound Hangers
Stupid Cunt - Ollie!
Night of the living bassheads - Sarantis
Guilty - Sarantis
Hangman (Bombaman Remix) - Sasquatch
Mazerati 32Hundred - Southbound Hangers
A3 on Cunt Trax EP - Unknown Artist
Antisocial - Raffertie
Gamma Ray Burst - Downlink
Talk Dubby to Me - Downlink
Fourtunez - Ollie!
Art of Revolution - Bassnectar
HP Sauce - N-Type
M.U.G.E.N - Luke Envoy
26 Basslines - Benga
One Million - Benga
Riddle of Steel (12th Planet & Tealong Remix) - Guns & Bombs
Raw & Uncut - Sarantis
Attack of the giant robot spiders! - Pinch
Aquafresh - Zomby
Kaliko - Zomby
Warriors Dance (Benga Remix) - Prodigy
Flower People - Bombaman
Get Back - 501
Dissapear (Cardopusher Remix) - Star Eyes
Dark Matter - N-Type
Purple City - Joker & Ginz
Re-up - Joker& Ginz
Puking Over - Stenchman
Miracles (Jamie Vex'd Remix) - Starkey
Emerald Moon - KAISER
Rebel Woman - Sasquatch
Badmans Roor - Tactic
Where's My Money? (L-Vis 1990 Edit) - Caspa
United Groove - L-vis 1990
Come Together - L-vis 1990

- KAISER

Thursday 11 June 2009

Emerald Moon



I've been a little off form with the blogging recently, whilst Power has been posting like a madman! (Some bloody good stuff he's put up though, I'm sure you'll agree).

However, I do have a valid excuse, in the form of my first track to be released from the digital captivity of my hard drive, and into the wild world of the interwebs. Download, and let me know what you think!

KAISER - Emerald Moon

- KAISER

Wednesday 10 June 2009

Neon Soul



Some Synth heavy stuff here; Lotsa Purple wow-types, Neon hyper grime, Aquacrunk, Wonky and all that good stuff all oozing with a bucketload of soul. Theres been a fair bit of Various production and Boxcutter turning up in my mixes of late - make sure to catch both of them @ Lab - 17th July, big ups to Jack & Tom on some big boi bookings there! Enjoy the mix

Neon Soul

1. Falty DL - To London
2. Boxcutter - Old School Astronomy
3. Boxcutter - Endothermic
4. Fantastic Mr Fox & Rich Reason - Plimsoul
5. Zomby - The Lie
6. LV - Dream Cargo
7. Mujava - Township Funk (Ikonika remix)
8. 2000F & Kamata - You Don't Know What Love Is
9. Joker - 80s
10. Gemmy - Supligen
11. Starkey - Striking Distance
12. Rustie - Rollin
13. Jamie Vex'd - Radiant Industry
14. Jamie Vex'd - Saturn's Reply
15. Fantastic Mr Fox & Rich Reason - Bleep Show
16. Scuba - Twitch (Jamie Vex'd remix)
17. Hudson Mohawke - Overnight
18. Durrty Goodz - This Is What They Want (prod. by Joker)
19. Joker - Do It
20. Taz Buckfaster - Quack
21. Durrty Goodz - Destruction (prod. By Taz Buckfaster)
22. Starkey - Miracles (Jamie Vex'd remix)
23. Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Joker & Ginz remix)
24. Joker & Ginz - Re Up
25. Rustie - Response
26. Rustie - Tempered
27. Zomby - Mush
28. Ikonika - Simalcrum
29. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (Zomby remix)
30. Zomby - Dripping Like Water
31. Zomby - Liquid Dancehall
32. Zomby - 1 Up

Baobinga - Dubplates!!!



Baobinga is really putting out some bassweight treats these days - having largely cast off his breakbeats of old for a more bassline influenced style - bloody good job I say! Here's a mix of dubplates that I'd kill my own mother to get my hands on, and some bonus tunes:

Drop The Lime - I Love NY (Baobinga Fucked Up Like Woah remix)

Rob Le Pitch - Sticky Fingers (Baobinga & ID remix)


Baobinga - Dubplates May 09 mix

1. The Body Snatchers - Banana Riddim w/ Lil Flip ‘Game Over’ - Dub
2. The Body Snatchers - Gun Runna Riddim w/ Lil Flip ‘Game Over’ & Sirplus ‘Dress Back’ - Dub
3. Baobinga & Killa Benz - Wine Up - Dub
4. Baobinga & Heavy Feet - Some Mo - Dub
5. Baobinga & Rubi Dan - Raggipahop - Dub
6. Baobinga - Ride It - Forthcoming Real Monsters
7. Baobinga & Spyda - Criss Like HD - Dub
8. Ursula 1000 - iCome (Baobinga & I.D. RMX) - Forthcoming ESL Music
9. Gella ft Spyda - Twinkle (Baobinga & I.D. RMX) - Dub
10. Baobinga & I.D. - Jump Up Get Hype (DJ Manaia’s VIP ‘Knuck If You Buck’ Mash Up) - Unreleased Fat!
11. Baobinga - Make It Drop - Forthcoming Real Monsters
12. Baobinga & I.D. - Man Down - Dub
13. Skinnz - Ukraine - Dub
14. I.D. & Skinnz - The Blues - Forthcoming Earwax
15. Baobinga & I.D. - Tongue Riddim - Dub
16. I.D. - Handbagger (Baobinga RMX) - Forthcoming Passenger
17. Baobinga & I.D. - The King - Dub
18. The Body Snatchers ft Frilla - Who Dat - Dub

[Rory]

Electrostimulation Records



Electrostimulation records run by Dangerwank favourite Kanji Kinetic is putting out some serious future-bassline heat at current, we've already featured Kanji and Squire of Gothos, but electrostim new boy Egyptrixx is new to these pages, hailing from Toronto he treads the line between Ghettotech and Heavy bass, something like DJ Slugo/Nasty meets Drop the Lime, here's some tunage from him and the Electrostimulation regulars

Girljoy - Liquorich (Kanji Kinetic remix)

Kid606 - Mr Wobbles Nightmare (Squire of Gothos remix)

Esser - Satisfied (Egyptrixx remix)

[Rory]

Tuesday 9 June 2009

Pressha Chamba



Some heavy dubplate pressha here: Think dub techno, not the Berlin x Bristol dub techno axis of Shackleton, T++, Peverelist etc but more thick pressurised subs building on what Basic Channel were doing updated for the dubstep generation, add some Piano refrains, Bruck out funky riddims and subby steppas, before moving into more experimental grounds - enjoy.

Pressha Chamba


1. The Black Ghosts - Full Moon (Appleblim & Komonazmuk remix)
2. Will Saul & Tam Cooper - In & Out
3. Hector & Bryant - Tension (Appleblim & Al Tourettes remix)
4. Efdemin - Acid Bells (Martyn Dark remix)
5. Burial & Four Tet - Moth
6. Shed - Another Wedged Chicken (Martyn remix)
7. Efdemin - Acid Bells (Martyn Bittersweet remix)
8. Altered Natives - Bullet Blade Knuckle
9. D1 - Ongie Bongie
10. NB Funky - The Leak
11. Altered Natives - Rass Out
12. Untold - Anaconda
13. Pinch - Attack Of The Giant Robot Spiders
14. Untold - Sweat
15. Pinch - Teleportation
16. Sigha - On The Strip
17. Joe - Rut
18. Ramadanman - Humber
19. Brackles & Shortstuff - Broken Harp
20. Burial & Four Tet - Wolf Cub
21. Pumajaw - Buds (Various Production remix)
22. Flying Lotus - Glendale Galleria
23. Modeselektor feat Thom Yorke - The White Flash
24. Ghostleigh - Dleep On
25. Jamie Vex'd - In System Travel

[Rory]

Moderat



Modeselektor have been around for what seems like donkey's years now, in that time they released the seminal Hello Mom & Happy Birthday albums. Now they've teamed up again with Bpitch control label mates Apparat for their first Moderat outing since 2002. I just got hold of this album and well its massive - with all the usual digi-dancehall related stuff, plus the epic Rusty Nails sounding like Thom Yorke meets Burial meets progressive trance a la Markus Schulz - big! Pick it up here and make sure to cop the album over at Juno if you like it.

Modeselektor - The White Flash (Trentemoller remix)

Moderat - Rusty Nails


[Rory]

Sunday 7 June 2009

Steamdub

After Ricorb showed me this little preview video on youtube of his upcoming Steamdub release the other night, I haven't stopped watching it! Sooooo dark, brutal and trippy, with layers and layers of sounds to keep you interested till the end. For me though, the video makes it! I recommend you crazy kids watch this one whilst your off your face at 6 in the morning...



If you haven't heard Ricorb before...he'll hurt your face with his industrial bass... I really reccomend that you hit him up on his myspace and particularly check out his AC Slater remix!

- KAISER

We can all groove with it.

Very excited about this one! This absolute belter was posted by L-Vis 1990 himself on Curbcrawlers last week. Particularly like the drop at 1.59...just lovely. Great video too!




Out soon on Mad Decent!

- KAISER

Monday 1 June 2009

Apples!



Im not especially keen on apples but thought I'd provide a little orchid based amusement for you, some UK funky from apple, an absolute apple pie from L-Vis 1990 and dubstep offerings from Appleblim & Geiom. That’s a lot of apples!:

Apple - Siegalizer

L-Vis 1990 - Apple Bass

Appleblim & Geiom - Shreds


[Rory]