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.
Pardon the interruption of service, but we hooligans are still undergoing the slow process of recovering from a healthy serving of Miami Music Week. Your regularly scheduled programming will resume... now.
Richie Hawtin's Berlin-based label Minus just released this one a couple of days ago from Dubliner Matador. Spooky atmosphere and thudding kicks take this brooding techno track to Planet Facemelt and beyond. Vividly reminds me of seeing Sven Vath close the Carl Cox tent this past weekend at UMF. Head to the beatport for the rest of an EP stacked with pumping tekno.
Maceo Plex does not stop. The sexual tension between this me and this song is simply unbearable; you could cut it with a butter knife. Check out the acidic banger of a B-side on the soundcloud [please don't get mad, Mr. Maceo's lawyer!]. This one goes out to all the freaky people who attended/played Get Lost: Miami. Y'all know what sexy is and how sexy does.
In other news, we should be posting some manner of review/summary of our shenanigans this past weekend in the south of Florida in the coming days/weeks/months. And keep an eye out for our interview with a classy fellow by the name of Eats Everything. What a guy.
CONTEST: Stickers will be awarded to the first animal who can identify the home of the lovely disco ball pictured above.
What better way to start off the weekend than in the deep end? First up we have this absolute bomb of a track from Maceo Plex's own Ellum Audio "Sleazy Riders Collection" that comes out just in time for Miami. Head over to Beatport to scope the full compilation, the other efforts are definitely worth checking out, my two picks in particular being the Lukatron and Sync Mode trax. If you're in Chicago tonight, Maceo Plex himself is playing alongside our favorite beatsmith all the way from Bristol, Eats Everything, at Spybar, be sure to make it down there if you're not headed over to the Mid for the Bromance tour.
download: Maceo Plex - Deez Nuts (Original Mix)
Get loose. Each release on leftroom seems to be bigger than the last. If you're gonna be in Miami next week, wednesday has a bunch of absolutely ridiculous parties (more on that in our official guide) but Culprit vs Leftroom is definitely one of our picks. The lineup ranges from bristol bass-ers Waifs & Strays to Lee Foss, Laura Jones, Droog, Inxec, Jozif, and the man behind this next track, Gavin Herlihy... Yeah, you could say "stacked."
download: Gavin Herlihy - Get Loose
Huxley is a dude I've really been getting into more and more recently. This track in particular is an all time effort from him full of swinging bass and classic piano stabs.
download: Huxley - Shower Scene
Deetron taking a bit more of a techno approach here, but still sprinkles on his typical amount of swiss melodic magic like only he knows how. This one really takes off in the second half. Like, really takes off.
download: Simon Garcia - Train In Vain (Deetron's Slave To The Rave)
A massive Casino Times remix of the new Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs single.. pretty much a combination guaranteed to lead to amazingness, this one is deeper than a lot of TEED's stuff but manages to really hit the spot. Can't wait for the full release on April 2nd.
Not So Deep
If you're like me and have been playing the youtube version of this song countless times over the past couple days, this mp3 will come as a godsend.. Full 320 quality. If you're in Chicago tonight and looking for something a little (lot) higher energy than the deep shenanigans at Spybar be sure to check out Brodinski & Gesaffelstein at the Mid.
download: Lana Del Ray - Blue Jeans (Gesaffelstein Remix)
A bit older, this one came out earlier in the spring courtesy of the French teenage prodigy Madeon... sunshine vibes all the way through.
download: Madeon - Icarus (Extended Mix)
I have to say I'm not usually a fan of mashups at all, but our DC homeboy Sean Johnson sent over his classic rock vs progressive house mashup pack the other day and something about these tracks is really awesome. This Tristan Garner vs The Police's Roxanne is my personal favorite from the bunch, just a ton of energy and fun.. Head over to his facebook page to grab the other two bootlegs for free as well.
download: Tristan Garner vs The Police - Punxanne (Sean Johnson & Third Culture Bootleg)
An incredible remix package on Joakin's newest single... literally each one is so good I can't pick a favorite.
Can't wait for this next one to come out on Revealed recordings. No_ID are a group you should get familiar with, the dutch duo has been getting attention by everyone from Hardwell to Axwell recently..
Yes it is Monday and not Sunday. No, I don't care. It's a long weekend in the states. A few days ago, Maceo Plex's essential mix aired on BBC Radio 1. For those of you who don't know Eric Estornel too well, he's actually been in the game for quite some time, releasing his first record in '98. Under the moniker, Maetrik, his sound consisted of mostly darker techno whereas recently, as Maceo Plex, he has devoted himself to a slower and sexier funk while still retaining a unique darkness to his new house sound. This mix is full of goodies and I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I have. Pay attention to the first couple minutes for a short bio given by Pete Tong and Maceo himself. Full tracklist after the jump...
Bonus Maceo:
[Download Removed by Request]: Maceo Plex - Stay High Baby (Original Mix)
[Download Removed by Request]: Maceo Plex - Can't Leave You (Original Mix)
[Download Removed by Request]: Maceo Plex - Your Style (Maya Jane Coles Remix) [128kbps]
A warm mix of UK style bass with some fizzly, floating synth pads, this next track is one of the purest and undeniably good things I've come across in a while. I first came across it in Friendly Fires' Resident Advisor podcast (which was absolutely ace) and immediately had to stop listening and refer to the tracklist to find out what exactly I was hearing. Scope the full release from Hot Chip's Greco Roman label on Beatport here.
Download: Hackman - Your Face Pulling My Hair (Original Mix)
Maceo Plex doing what he does best here; slowed-down, sexed-up house replete with some throbbing analog synths. Another top release from a 2011 that saw him rightfully entering RA's top 100 djs list at #5. Oh and that reminds me, be on the lookout for our upcoming top 50 tracks of 2011 list that should be coming out in the next few days, I don't want to give too much away but you can definitely expect some Maceo Plex on there. Also be sure to check out the Eats Everything remix of this track.
Download: Laura Jones - Love In Me (Maceo Plex Remix)
Our friends over at Volta Bureau sent us this dance dub of their single "Hope" the other day and needless to say I was immediately smitten with it after just one listen. Clean, swinging percussion, some dreamy piano cuts and a massive, analog-sounding synth line to top it all off. What more could you ask for? For all things Volta Bureau be sure to head over to their Facebook Page.
Download: Volta Bureau - Hope (Volta Bureau Dub)
Can't wait for this release. I'm sure this is a track that will be destroying Miami all spring this year.
Here are some tracks to get weird to on this fine Halloween evening. I've amassed some fat ass beats in the last month that need some sharin' with you, the fine people of the Bright & Shiny Nation. Play all of these with loads of bass and lots of decibels.
BRISTOL
The fine people of Bristol, UK have been holding it down as of late, which should come as no surprise considering they're changing the face of dance music as we know it. With a little bit of bass and a lot of love, these fine young men have been churning out the best beats in the business.
First up is Coat of Arms, composed of two B&S future-hall-of-famers: Dan Pearce AKA Eats Everything, and Chris James (who's actually from Birmingham, but who's counting?). download: Coat of Arms - Lovin' Together
Eats Everything has been blowing up the BBC Radio 1 airwaves as of late with their support of his recent releases. With support from Pete Tong, Jaymo & Andy George, as well as Annie Mac, you know this man's got some talent. See if you can spot the sample in this one. Eats Everything - The Size
REST OF WORLD Subb-an is another fine fellow from the UK. Dunno anything about him really, because Augustus showed me this track last week and I've listened to it at least once daily since. Funky ass deep ass trax. download: Maya Jane Coles - Get Away (Subb-an Deeper Remix)
Tim Green, also of the UK (surprise!) has been a favorite producer of mine since I heard his remix of "Live Those Days Tonight" last June, and this track channels the same bouncy, happy house vibes that made that one so special. download: Tim Green - Cherry
Maceo Plex of Madrid, ES has got, in the words of Usher, "the beats to make the booties go *CLAP*" I dunno what it is about him, but women love to get down to his deep tracks. download: Maceo Plex - Stop Your Hate
And while we're on the subject of deep house, keep an eye out for our interview with Toronto's Art Department in the coming days!
