We slept a bit on this latest U-Tern release, but it really is delightful.. Sun-soaked vibes that feel perfectly crafted for a summer day at the beach.
download: U-Tern - You Don't Know Me (Original Mix)
Sgt Slick brings the ruckus on this one, almost sounding like some early Hardwell with a progressive banger that's equal parts melodic and fist-pumping.
download: Sgt Slick - Picture This (Original Mix)
Jack Dixon is a new face in the UK bass scene who's been getting recognition for the way his sound blends elements of sexier tech house with melodic UK bass. Off his most recent EP this Dauwd remix is definitely the choice pick of the bunch..
download: Jack Dixon - Lose Myself (Dauwd Remix)
This next one is far and away the mega anthem of this post. A Dubfire classic from a couple years back, I stumbled on this one when my iPod was on shuffle and let me tell you this is a timeless monster. At over 10 minutes long it's a song explicitly crafted for destroying dance floors in the way that only Dubfire knows how. Every phase of the song is different and bigger and better than the last section, and it seems to steadily build into a massive crescendo at the end. This song is literally destined to be blasted out of festival speakers. I love the part around the 3 minute mark when it really takes off with the vocals strobing in and out of the beat.
download: Robbie Rivera - Float Away (Dubfire's Casaplex Remix)
Check out this music video of Eats Everything's recently released "Jagged Edge" on Pet's Recordings. Also look up the B side of the EP, "This Elbow", and grab the whole thing off off beatport. Now watch this girl eat just about... everything.. ahhh ok
Extra Eats Everything. Stay posted for the forthcoming write up of our interview with him!
I'm writing this right before we hit the road to drive up to San Francisco for Maceo Plex and Maya Jane Coles tonight (so stoked), so I'll have to keep it brief. These tracks are a taste of the weekend-inspired jams we'll be bumping on the roadtrip, and in honor of tonight let's start off with some Maceo Plex.
SCNTST is probably one of the most fascinating producers flying under the radar out there right now. The 17 year old German prodigy on Boys Noize's label seems to switch up his style on every new remix or original that he puts out, all the while retaining a really high level of production quality. This remix is almost like some relaxing trip hop, which is definitely a switch up from his typical techno-inspired sound.
download: Mickey Moonlight - Welcome Aboard (SCNTST Remix)
Hot Since 82 are the next big thing in deep house. Mark my words. Somewhere between the Hot Creations/Art Department sound that's become so popular over the past year, these dudes have been riding a wave of success with a string of really high quality releases recently. This original just might be their best effort yet. Pure fire.
download: Hot Since 82 - Sundown (Original Mix)
Gigamesh's new All My Life EP on French fashion house/record label Kitsuné is some serious heat. Ranging from sun-soaked nu disco, to moments of almost-psychedelic dream pop, this release really has it all. Aside from the title track, this B side "Dream On" is probably my favorite one off the EP. Check it out below and be sure to head over to Beatport for the full release.
download: Gigamesh - Dream On (Original Mix)
This next track comes off of another equally amazing release. Mat Zo's The Sky EP on Anjunabeats is plain old incredible, and shows him exploring the interplays between classical trance and various other sub-genres on the electronic music spectrum. The EP comes with two mixes of the track - the club mix, which is absolutely huge and takes the song in a Nicky Romero face-melting electro direction, and the chiller Extended Mix, which is my choice of the two. Beatport it for the full ra-leece.
download: Mat Zo - The Sky feat. Linnea Schossow (Extended Mix)
Everybody loves some new Disclosure. Well, this one isn't quite new, but I bet you haven't heard it. An obscure edit of Q-Tip (of Tribe Called Quest fame)'s solo effort 'Work It Out'. Half Fidget house, Half bass-twerked electro, and completely freakin' booty shaking.
download: Q-Tip - Work It Out (Disclosure Booty Call Edit)
Also thank you Heidi for dropping this SUPER MEGA RIDICULOUS BOMB-of-a-track during her set on BBC the other week..This release is about to be a straight dancefloor murderer (drops first week of June)..
Banging big room house from Deniz Koyu, who's probably one of the most underrated progressive house djs out there.
download: Deniz Koyu - Magnitude (Original Mix)
In the immortal words of the chemical brothers, "Don't Think": just let
this velvet collage of grooves wash over you. Courtesy of a dude who
always seems to have the lushest analog synths around, Nico Purman.
download: Nico Purman - Think (Original Mix)
// PARTY ALERT \\ John Digweed is invading Los Angeles this Wednesday, just in time to deliver your full serving of midweek madness. The good people from Liquified LA are bringing Digweed to The Mayan for a night that promises to be full of endlessly deep and techy sounds from one of our all-time favorite DJs. Needless to say this is one we're pretty stoked on, as Digweed is one of those rare artists who seems to find a way to innovate and improve every time he hops on the decks.
But wait! It gets better: by CLICKING HERE you can enter to win VIP entrance to the concert for you along with 6 (SIX!) of your friends. The winner will also get a signed copy of Digweed's new CD along with a poster. Again, read all about it and enter the compitition over on Liquified LA's website here. Check out some additional information & a short mix by Digweed himself below.
The Low Down Where?The Mayan Theater, 1038 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90015 When?This Wednesday night (May 16th) from 10PM - 4AM Ages?21+, yo
Tickets??BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE, this is definitely a show you won't want to miss out on.
FUTURE/TECHNO
I've basically been tracking down all the most demented, Gesaffelstein-eque future techno that I can get my hands on recently, and one really intriguing artist I've come across in the process is Oblast. This release by them is diabolical and thumping in all the ways that make it entirely appropriate for a dark & lazer-filled room somewhere at 4AM. Check out the full 'ACT 1' EP on beatport: released by Mikix The Cat's Parisian-based ADD Cat imprint.
download: Oblast - Breakdown (Original Mix)
All you need to know: I grabbed this bad boy of a track from the Gesaffelstein mix above. Bass + Techno =
download: Bubba - We Need A Break (Original Mix)
Up next are two really good Scissor Sister remixes I've acquired recently, but I haven't been able to decide which one is better. Right now I'm leaning towards the Boys Noize effort, those super sharp synths that wash across the track at around 3:30 are Boys Noize at his electro-tech best.
download: Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light (Boys Noize Remix)
Off of that free Alex Metric EP that he released a month or two ago, this one is a track that I dig more and more every new time I hear it. 'Rave Weapon' collides elements of UK Bass with rapid fire 90s rave stabs and Metric's own impeccably clean production skills.. what more could you ask for?
download: Alex Metric - Rave Weapon (Original Mix)
GET DEEP AND FREAK Hot Since 82 continues to make a name for himself as a deep house magician capable of crafting all sorts of weird late night shenanigan inducing soundwaves. This remix of Chris James is simply next level.
download: Chris James - Nothing Else Matters (Hot Since 82)
Chris James (1/2 of Coat of Arms alongside Eats Everything) is a dude we've been watching develop for a while now, and this 'retwist' shows him really coming into his own as a producer. this track is an absolute BOMB, and all we can say is we can't wait to see what the dude cooks up next. Find Chris on facebook and beatport.
download: Markus Anthony - Distant Memory (Chris James Retwist)
Old School (think: +5 years old) driving and brooding Dubfire at the pinnacle of what makes his sound so addicting. The breakdown from 3:45-5:00 is pretty much
guaranteed to bring the house down any time during any set
anywhere in the world...
download: Unkle - Hold My Hand (Dubfire Remix)
One of my favorite tracks from this entire post. That lead synth/bass line is so simple yet incredibly effective at the same time.
download: Nobody Knows - Hundred Trys (Original Mix)
Ghetto Kraviz is a track we've been in love with for a while now. Along with Nina Kraviz. When Jamie Jones dropped this edit of her anthem at Ultra this year though, it was waaaay fatter than we ever could have imagined. On the right sound system (aka a really fucking loud one), the bass here is simply out of control. Go to right before the 4:00 minute mark to get a feel for where Jamie mixed in and how banging the bass was; the track really takes off from there.
download: Nina Kraviz - Ghetto Kraviz (Amine Edge Edit)
Another track where the bass gets more and more devastating the louder you play it, this one is some top notch deepness from one of my favorite labels Gruuv. The Audiojack remix is money as well, check the full release on Beatport.
download: S.K.A.M. - Rush Hour (Original Mix)
Bonus
These next two don't really fit into either of the two categories above, but are nonetheless quite fresh in their own right. 'Sex' is sleazy electrofunk at it's most chilled out, while the Wax Motif effort is just a bit of really solid electro.
download: Slugabed - Sex (Original Mix)
It's really been a breakout year for Disclosure. This south London duo has really started gaining ground quickly in the electronic music world with their amazingly clean production abilities and knack for taking a beautiful vocal track and creating a stunning harmonic landscape around it. They recently put out a mix for Fact Mag and it's a truly impeccable collage of some of the best deep house releases of the last several months. I wish all mixes were of this quality. Stream it, check the tracklist, and download it for free below.
