Archive for January 2010

Monday not treating you so great? Why not get all Arts & Craft and build a tiny set of decks from matchsticks, sticky backed plastic and bottle lids then place your MP3 player underneath out the way but plugged up to your computer speakers (if you have battery powered ones all the better). Dig out your favourite action figure from the box in the attic to act as a DJ, head out into the garden and use these handy mixtapes as sets to play to all the insects... they'll love it.

Or you could just sit at the computer and listen to this fine selection from Bullion (crate digging, chin stroking and beautiful); 1000names (futuristic, head nodding and seriously left of Saturn); or OM Unit (phat, funkalicious and full of All City releases past present and future, including his very own Lightgrids just released on the label) , they'll sound just as good but it's not quite as fun.


Download: Bullion - FACT Mix 118 via FACT

Tracklisting:

Caravan – Ride
Brainticket – Places Of Light
David Crosby – Orleans
Delaney – Some Things Coming
Kraan – You’re Right
Buffy Sainte-Marie – Adam
Orchestre Veve Star – Bassala Hot
Syreeta – Move It, Do It
Hudson-Ford – Shy Girl
Cabaret Voltaire – Sensoria
Paul Hart – Strides
Fleetwood Mac – Coming Home
July – I See


Download: 1000names - Lowriders Mixtape 002 (via Lowriders Collective)

Tracklisting:

01. Bibio – Great are the Piths
02. Black Monk & Ras G – Juju
03. Wankers United – Superfunky
04. Coco Bryce – bit crushing
05. Inko – Alma Parodia
06. Gards from KC – Statement
07. Robot Koch – Gorom Sen (Shlohmo rmx)
08. Kidkanevil – Mega joy
09. Lone – Arcade
10. Yoggy One – Moonwalk
11. Alan Hwakshaw – Technicolor
12. A.Rodionov – Electronic Jokey(horse races)
13. 1000names – Telephony 2000
14. Blue Daisy – Hunters
15. Shafiq Husayn – Evil Man (Flying Lotus rmx)
16. Lapti – Polar Bear


All City Showcase Mixed by Om Unit by allcitydublin

Download: Om Unit - All City Past, Present & Future Showcase
Tracklisting:

Intro
Matthew David - Late Nite Lo Fi For dak
Pudge - Awn My Dawn
Tokimonsta - Park Walks
Heralds Of Change - Work That
Take - warm Ruin
Dimlite - Quiz Tears
Hudson Mohawke - ROot Hands
Pudge - Blips Ahoy Mate
Mweslee - Jamas Jame Jamon
Dibiase - Spacely Sprockets
Fulgeance - Mamie Thè
Heralds Of Change - Ridin Chrome
Musinah - Lose My Fuse
Tokimonsta - Last Nights Blurry Memories
Om Unit - Lightgrids
Snowman - Rise
Onra - Wee Out ft. Buddy Sativa
Krystal Klear - Tried for your love
Devonwho -Keepthefunkalive
Knxwledge - Wait

First up is a titan clash between Mochipet and Kraddy as the Glitch Mobster takes on a track from the Glitch Godzilla's Master P on Atari album. He's not the only one either, Master P On Atari Transformed Vol. 1 which is out now on Daly City Records also features the likes of Restiform Bodies, S.P.E.C.T.R.E. and Sub Swara.

Download: Mochipet - Marshall Bass Stacks (Kraddy Remix) / alt link

Mochipet fans should also check the new video for Robo Crunk Juice.


And this mosh stomping monster of a track with occasional uzi drum fire and the kind of violent guitar stabs that could seriously puncture your speakers, courtesy of from HavocNdeeD who's single Headspin is due to drop on Play Me Records in the next couple of weeks.

Download: HavocNdeeD - Roll Call / alt link

"Hey look down there, hear the Pretty Lights"

You mean look up there and see the pretty lights right?

"I know what I mean mother f**ka."

Synesthetic bitch.... oh right you mean this dude... oooh, tasty stuff indeed.

Download: Pretty Lights - Fly Away Another Day / alt link

Entrepreneurs is in search of "the swampy nowhere-land between Captain Beefheart and J Dilla" and you know what, we think it might just have been found in this excellent remix.

Download: Marina and the Diamonds - Mowgli's Road (Entrepreneurs Space-Hopper Remix) / alt link

A while back we gave you a mini mix from a dope Glitch hop crew called Chip Chop (the combination of Portland-based producer Graintable and Lake Tahoe-based producer & drummer AD/AM). Well after some wait to get our hands on the individual tracks, the excellent Run Riot Records have picked up some for a proper release coming on the 2nd February, so we can all sleep soundly to a psychotic synth chainsawing our heads (although there are tracks such as Puking Rainbows which are deep on the floaty side of the fence) . Here's the title track from the EP.

Launch Blank by chipchop

Download: Chip Chop - Launch Blank (Direct Link)

Heard a few good Claude VonStroke Dubstep remixes recently but definitely feeling this 127bpm take on the sound.

Beat That Bird(Piranha Piranha ReHatch) by Dan Solo

Download: Claude VonStroke - Beat That Bird (Piranha Piranha ReHatch)

Soooo. Right let's get straight to business as we show you the best way to spend your next 3 hours. Firstly is the latest mix from our Chrome Kids compadre Monkey. As you might expect from his productions, Monkey is the deep, soulful fella of the crew and this mix proves that to perfection. Laced with future funk, deep uptempo grooves and a touch of fried filth this is guaranteed to put your emotions on spin cycle; next we have a promo mix from SkisM from the Never Say Die crew who are dropping some seriously scorching remixes of the Foreign Beggars & Noisia track No Holds Barred by Excision and Affinity, and if that wasn't enough the release also includes remixes of Get A Bit More from Baobinga, Demus & Randomplay and SkisM; and also on the promo tip are the guys from Pipedown who are putting on a helluva line up of exciting artists this Wednesday at the Rhythm Factory including James Blake, Om Unit, Greena and Elijah & Skilliam. The mixing here is more than a bit patchy but the selection is still pretty killer.

Download: Monkey - FutureMajikDubSoul Vol. 1

Tracklisting:

Silkie - Spark (Deep Medi Music)
Zomby - Strange Fruit (Ramp Recordings)
Ramadanman - Revenue untoldRMX (2nd Drop Records)
Doctor P - Badman Sound (Dub Police)
Magenta - MS20 (Dub)
Zero G - Bass Culture (Lion Dub)
Falty DL - Party (Ramp Recordings)
Stagga - Tubby's Innovation (Sub Depth Records)
Hot City - No More (Infrasonics Recordings)
Hudson Mohawke - Fuse (Warp Records)
Untold - No One Likes A Smart-Arse (Hemlock Recordings)
Dan Marshal - Footsteps (Dub)
Numan - Secrets (Sub Depth Records)
Monkey - Ezekiel15 (Dub)
Ikonika - Sahara Michael (Hyper Dub)
Starkey - Rain City (Rwina Records)
RSD - Naked Mario Kart part2 (Dub)
Monkey - Lemon Town (Dub)
Ill Diddy - The Drop Out (Dub)
James Blake - Air Or Lack Their Of (Hemlock Recordings)
Exile - Extra FUNK (Scion)
Hudson Mohawke - Velvet Peel (Warp Records)
Dam Funk - Burn Straight Thru U (Stones Throw)


Download: SkisM - Never Say Die Volume 2




Download: cntrst - Promo Mix for Pipedown #01

Tracklisting:

Dowee – Fckurblp
Cosmin TRG – Love 2 Hide
Aphrodisiax – Unfinished Business
L-Vis 1990 – United Groove (Kingdom Remix)
Hanuman – Bola (Atki2 Remix)
Geeneus – Ultrafunkula
Mosca – Square One (Greena Remix)
Martin Kemp – Aztec
Greena – Tenzado
Geiom – No More Tears
Bad Autopsy – Mag
James Fox – Put It Back (Ramadanman Remix)
Africa Hi-Tech – Blen
Mosca – Nike
Hyetal & Shortstuff – Don’t Sleep
Crystal Fighters – I Love London (Brackles Remix)
Destiny’s Child – Bills Bills Bills Bills Bills (Harmonimix)
Starkey – Rain City
Gemmy – Johnny 5
Terror Danjah – Air Bubble [Butterz]
Royal T – Beat Fighter (Bok Bok Remix)
Terror Danjah – Sidechain (DOK Remix) [Butterz]
James Blake – Air and Lack Thereof
Untold – Stop What You’re Doing (James Blake Remix)
Harmonimix – Trim
Zomby – Tarantula
Floating Points – Truly
Om Unit – Lavender
Joker – Digidesign (Om Unit Remix)

Folowing on from his Summer and Autumn albums, Oddisee returns to bring warmth to the Winter with a little help from some mic wielding friends, including UK rapper Tranquill and a New Yorker who has been catching our ear alot lately (props to the guys at Associated Minds for the heads up), Homeboy Sandman. The kind of sounds to melt even the most frostbitten of eardrums.

Download / Stream: Oddisee - Odd Winter via Bandcamp

Even though Brenda might be sorry, this beat is filth and fun with computers a far cry from begging forgiveness... we don't believe George Lenton is sorry at all.

Download: George Lenton - Im Sorry / alt link

but he has been having a good old think about maybe being sorry, probably... well this is certainly thinking music at least. A touch more mellow and magical than we've come to expect, you can almost hear somebody recounting their dreams by the side of a mountain lake some place... some place with guns and lazers and big fat booty b**tches...well okay it's not like that at all but we occasionally get that reaction when faced with anything nice and calming for too long.

Download: George Lenton - San Angel / alt link

We've said it before but we'll say it again... buy his Price EP when it drops in the near future.

From what we can work out it seems Ralph Rip S**t went straight from bugging about the Hudson Mohawke track Rising 5 at Monkey's yard, into the studio and came out with this killer unofficial dub that makes it sound like the beat was made especially for him.

Ralph Rip Rising by AssociatedMinds

Download: Ralph Rip S**t Vs Hudson Mohawke - Ralph Rip Rising / alt link

In his first official mix for 2 years, Bassnectar comes at us from every direction firing proton pack funk into the speakers and not giving a f**k whether he crosses the streams and lets some big marshmallow bass into the arena. Actually marshmallow makes it sound alot fluffier than it is, this is pure filth with influences flying in from Dubstep, Hip-hop, Drum N Bass, Reggae and that Carnival full of Gypsies that rode into town when you were young. There's some original Bassnectar tracks, some re-edits and some friends along too. So steal a tank, strap a stack of speakers to the side and roll into town blasting for a full force 44 minutes and 25 seconds of heavyweight fun.

Tracklisting:

01. Azzido Da Bass - Doom’s Night (Timo Maas vs Bassnectar)
02. Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy (Mega Bass Mix)
03. Rye Rye - Bang feat. MIA [aca]
04. S.C.A.M. - Let Me Hear You Say
05. Stagga – I Got Bass
06. Seductive Dubz - Hey!
07. Caravan Palace - Starscat
08. AAK & Double Step - (Bassnectar Edit)
09. Bassnectar - Boombox (Bassnectar Remix)
10. The Pixies - Where is My Mind? (Bassnectar Remix)
11. Nextmen - The Lion’s Den (Sigma vs Bassnectar)
12. Zen - Your Shout ft. Killabeats & Gry (Bassnectar Re-edit)
13. Bassnectar - Teleport Massive (Bassnectar Remix)
14. Bassnectar - Slam Dunk feat. Dunkelbunt
15. Bazznectar Medley - Tears for Modern English Masher
16. Damian Marley - It Was Written (Chasing Shadows Remix)
17. Kid Cudi - Day & Night (JOTS vs Crowdrock vs Bassnectar)
18. Malente & Dex - Lions (Bassnectar & iLL Gates Remix)

High Rankin is a bad man. He is a purveyor of filth, sleaze and brutality, a self confessed Pimp and Gambler who pushes his pornographic beats on innocent ears and frivolously makes entertainment from the kind of x rated obscenities that you can only find on the top shelves of the most depraved record shops out there. It's no wonder this EP is coming out on a label called Cheap Thrills, ban it now!!

There is an example of how dangerous this man can be below, however if you would like to check the whole release so you can file a full report to the censors, you can find it at Beatport.

High Rankin - Top Shelf Obscene (featuring Pie) by High Rankin

Download: High Rankin feat Pie - Top Shelf Obscene (128kbps)

And here the overgrown sonic warlord pulls in a gang of reprobates that share his sickening taste in dirt and depravity.

High Rankin presents Danger Rank (Janurary 2010 mix) by High Rankin

Tracklisting:

1. AC Slater - Play that record again
2. B-Rich - Killing it
3. Doorly - Horse step
4. High Rankin & Gyto - Bubble and squeak
5. Trevor Loveys - Organ Grinder (The Counts big B Morgan remix)
6. High Rankin - Stabvests and hot pants
7. High Rankin - Occupation: Pimp and gambler
8. 501 - Special Request
9. Tempa T - Next hype vs Pixel Fist - Speaka freaka
10. Temper D & Balkansky - In pictures
11. High Rankin - The Airloom (2009 vip)
12. Reso - Beasts in the basement
13. Wolfgang Gartner - Firepower
14. Fake Blood - Mars (Jack Beats remix)
15. Sub Focus - Could this be real
16. High Rankin - Duncans disco dirtbox disaster
17. Mowgli - London to Paris
18. Count and Sinden - Strange things (High Rankin gentleman junglist remix)

Download: Starkey - Building The Beat (for Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 1) / alt link

We have to admit we find it hard not to like any of the of the bass heavy, mechanically monstrous beats and rhymes that fire out way from the Cape Town direction. A seriously big and dutty sound combined with seriously good rhymes, yet there's something light hearted about everything that keeps it from being too... well, serious. Not that this has any reflection on the quality, not by a long shot but there seems to be a consistent characteristic of really enjoying making music. None outline this more perhaps than the trio of Narch, Mark Z and Disco Izrael who make up P.H. Fat. We've included a couple of their tracks in the past, plus one or two solo pieces and now they've hit us up with some new tasty tunes to share with you all.

Eskom by P.H.fat

Download: P.H. Fat - Eskom

P.H.Fat - Dinosaur Blood by P.H.fat

Download: P.H. Fat - Dinosaur Blood


We also have some tracks from a crew who are new to us here but that fit perfectly into our already high estimations of the Cape Town scene. Jam Jar is the combination of producer Soundproof and Bakaman on rhyme duty, who sounds similar to Michael Franti at times with a deep laid back delivery, but then switches up and fires flames on Neck Low, one of the more Dubstep influenced tracks. Here's a couple of examples but there's plenty more on Baka's Soundcloud account.


Jam Jar - Neck Low by baka

Download: Jam Jar - Neck Low

Jam Jar - Fire In The Jets by baka

Download: Jam Jar - Fire In The Jets

Plus finally we have an instrumental from a man who's no stranger to this page and who has worked with members of P.H. Fat and Baka in his time. If any emcees are feeling this beat enough to ride it then Liver would be most pleased.

dont be silly (full version) by theLiver

Download: Liver - Don't Be Silly

Daly City explores something of a deeper sensitive side to their soul with their new signing, London producer MusSck. Still keeping it glitchy and in the realm of Hip-hop's cyborg reconstruction, this album is more subtle then previous label releases, conjuring up open rolling virtual plains to wander through. Playful yet emotional, there appears to be a fairly comprehensible story being told from track to track and chapter to chapter, let's hope there's many more volumes to come.

You can buy The Land Of Animation now here, but to give you a taster here's one of the tracks plus a promo mix to check out.

Download: MusSck - Town Made Out Of Clouds / alt link

Download: MusSck - Land Of Animation Promo Mix

Tracklisting:

01) Creation Of a New World
02) Finding Forever
03) Memory Of Yesterday's
04) Pain To The Picture
05) A Fatherless Child
06) The Core Of The Problem
07) Anger Is Brief Insanity
08) The Mother Of All Mistakes
09) Confession Of A Demon
10) Underworld Of Fortune
11) Ghetto Village In 2D
12) Draw What Comes To Mind
13) Sell You A Dream
14) The Town Made Out Of Clouds

New single here from the Madlib produced album In Search Of Stoney Jackson from LA 'super-group' Strong Arm Steady (now minus Xzibit) due out on Stones Thrown in the near future. The track features the ever soulful Phonte from Little Brother who compliments the depth of the track perfectly. There's also a non-album track Follow Me, a gritty little blunted ride through their mind state. Both have been cleaned up to broadcast friendly status for all you radio peeps.

Download: Strong Arm Steady feat Phonte - Best Of Times (produced by Madlib) / alt link

Download: Strong Arm Steady - Follow Me / alt link

A Scribble Jam winner and Low End Theory host, NoCanDo is no stranger to those with any kind of connection to the current West Coast scene, so it's perhaps a little surprising then that his debut full length is only just upon us. Dropping courtesy of Daddy Kev's Alpha Pup label and with a producer line up that includes the likes of Nosaj Thing, Daedelus, Free the Robots and Thavius Beck, we were obviously excited about this album before it even hit the player. It doesn't dissapoint either, one of the most well rounded Hip-hop albums for a long time Nocando switches up styles, flows and deliveries in a way that truly showcases his long term love of the music without having his nostalgia chip jammed in any particular heyday. From crunked up club bangers to more instrospective head nodders, this is serious business which never takes itself too seriously.

The West Coast Hip-hop scene has always been a diverse and divided bag of noise. From classic Gangsta Rap to the Good Life Cafe attendees back in the late 80s and 90s, or Bay Area Hyphy and the kind of artists who grace the upper echelons of Low End Theory. Although this album is perhaps a little too grown up to truly cross over and a little too contemporary for the traditionalists, it joins the dots for the current scenes well and in many ways brings everything else up to date. Grab it!

Jimmy The Lock is out on Alpha Pup from January 26th but we have a copy of the new single for you here.

Download: NoCanDo - Hurry Up and Wait (produced by Nobody) / alt link

1000names - Ill(U)minated Man from casiomistakes on Vimeo.

Not sure if we quite made it in time to still be included as Monday, but f**k it, some place in the world is having a Monday right now so here you go. We got something a little different for you hear but if ever there was a reason to rip up the rule book, it's Pete Lawrie. This muti-talented, multi-instrumentalist, singer / songwriter will be no stranger to regular readers and here he gives a slight nod back to his days as a Hip-hop DJ / Producer, although this is perhaps a world away (despite a touch of Roots Manuva up in there). If this is a little too soulfully soothing for you we've put up a filthy mix of big and bashie Filth-step to keep you amused, from relative newcomers Plastic Thumbs.

Download: Pete Lawrie - The Long Road Home (A Mixtape) / alt link


Vol.1 - Two Too Many Digits by Plastic Thumbs

Tracklisting:

Bounce (Plastic Thumbs Pull Up Edit) - L.A Diamond.
Wha-la-la-leng - Ghislain Poirier Ft. Face-t.
Killin Dem - Jovirockwell.
Scars (Seiji Remix) - Basement Jaxx Featuring Kelis.
Louder (Acappella) - Major Lazer.
Mash Up Da Place - Switch.
Murderer - Party Squad.
Turn That Shit Up - Tom Stephan.
Riverside (Original) - Sidney Samson.
Hey! (Sidney Samson Remix) - Laidback Luke & Diplo.
Lions (Feat New Kidz - Acappella) - Malente/dex.
Bingo Players Get Up (Diplo Remix) - Bart Bmore.
Big Money Comin' Original Mix - Crookers.
Tupac Robot Club Rock (Kill Em All) - Filthy Dukes.
Shiny Toy Guns - Ricochet (Nadastrom Head Spin Dub).
What - Jack Beats & Dynamite Mc.
We Run This - Schlachthofbronx.
Drop To The Flo - Craze.
Ghetto Yute Vip - Ed West & Toxin.

Mixcloud just announced their Top 50 lists of 2009 and amongst their best 'Cloudcasts' from the likes of Joy Orbison, Erol Alkan and DJ Marky, is two mixes by our very own Chrome Kids DJ wing...wahey. Check the full lists and book yourself into a major listening session here.

We first came across David Starfire through his remixes for NY bass fusion crew Sub Swara, indeed it seems that David also shares their superb taste in Indian flavours and has cooked up a long play follow up to his Bombay Beatz EP. Bollyhood Bass is out now on Six Degrees and here's the first track from the album Sitarfire along with a bootleg remix of a certain Scouse quartet's Come Together (the album also features a cover version of their track Hey Jude, the first song the multi instrumentalist ever learnt on the guitar).

Download: David Starfire - Sitarfire / alt link

Download: The B**tles - Come Together (David Starfire Remix) / alt link

Bonus Download: David Starfire - Indian Fever / alt link

It's about time I unleashed yet another blend/mashup for your listening pleasure...And what better than some good ol' THUGSTEP?

If you remember "Fuck Thugstep Vol. 1", then you'll know this was made as an exlcusive blend for Ego Thieves & Rock The Dub. However, due to the amount of people asking for it, I thought I'd be kind and post it up here as a free download.

DOWNLOAD

Enjoy!

Related: Hot 110 Podcast Vol. 2 - DJ Cable

We mentioned in our 2009 round up, the extra prolific nature of Spoek Mathambo, and just to highlight our point here's just a few of the projects that have caught our attention recently which have addded Spoek sparkle to their merits.


First up those bass hungry Bavarians Schlachthofbronx have a new EP out on Man Recordings, they hit us up with the title track Ayoba (a South African slang expression used for general appreciation) which features Spoek along with Gnucci Banana on a tropical hype tip.

Schlachthofbronx "Ayoba" feat. Spoek + Gnucci Banana by MANRECORDINGS

plus here's a video they recorded for the track




Next up, is a new EP from LA based rapper Subtitle, which as well as boasting a beat selection from the likes of Bearmod and Megasoid has this Mochipet produced bass bubbler featuring a killer vocal line up of Cadence Weapon, fellow Briefcase Rocker , Juan Huevos and of course Mr Mathambo himself.

Download: Subtitle feat Cadence Weapon, Juan Huevos & Spoek - 4 On The Floor / alt link

Finally is an EP we discovered at South African music blog Electro Trash from Sweat X (Spoek and Markus Wormstorm). Unfortunately the file is bringing up error messages but it might work for you guys, If anyone has any other links to this EP hit us up.

Download: Sweat X - Saviour & Messiah

via Grand Crew

Been a while since we heard from The Snare Bear, not suprising really since it's hibernation time (well it is in Scotland where the Buffalo, NY native is currently resting) and this new tune he hit us up with certainly would be suited to those long cold winter nights spent in the depths of a cave in the Highlands some place.

Cocoon by The Snare Bear

Download: The Snare Bear - Cocoon / alt link / wav

Download: Ramson Badbonez - Here Today Gone Tomorrow Dub / alt link

On a similar tip to the AK Kids EP we posted recently, Akira Kiteshi once more eschews the big brutal bass sound for a more atmospheric soundscape created from looped up reel to reels, outboard synths and old jazz vinyl, and again recorded in one take.

Download: Akira Kiteshi - Cheyne Stokes (zip)

Akira Kiteshi - Cheyne Stokes (Mini Album Free Download) by Akira Kiteshi

Much as we love the late 80s Bomb The Bass sounding lick (is it from Don't Make Me Wait?) on Roisin Murphy's new single, it was screaming out for a Dubstep remix really... and lo and behold the Knob Jockeys have obliged.

Roisin Murphy - Momma's Place (Knob Jockeys dubstep remix) by Knob Jockeys

Download: Roisin Murphy - Momma's Place (Knob Jockeys Dubstep Remix)

Our bredren Benjamin One just schooled us to a new compilation due out on the free net label Myuzyk on Monday 8th February. Comprising of a bunch of artists we don't know (except for Ben himself of course and a most welcome return from Dark Circle a German crew who found favour on UK Hip-hop labels such as Jazz Fudge and Defcon back at the start of the last decade) but have had great pleasure in getting to know. Infact it's a struggle not to post the whole album as every single track, from the sketchy flute splatttered future Dub of Klondike Kids to the intense Ghost train glitch of E.A.R.L. is a straight up sonic feast, loosely drawing lineage from the depths of the experimental Hip-hop psyche. Regular readers should by now understand that free music does not mean a compromise in quality and with this compilation, Myuzyk damn well cements that sentiment to the head of every listener. Here's a few of our choice cuts.

Download: Benjamin One feat Derth (Inc) & Wichcraft - Over The Moon / alt link

Download:E.A.R.L. - Gymps / alt link

Download:Buddy Peace - Crimson Feather Valve / alt link

Download: Bob Villain - Trendy

Don Leisure returns with a new mix of the month, featuring bags of funk and soul added to the clunk click glitch fuzz of the LA, Detroit and Glasgow post Hip-hop schools of music. Includes a new tune from the man himself which is perhaps fittingly dedicated to the LA Lakers forward and Clippers General Manager Elgin Baylor (see / hear below).

Download: Don Leisure - January Mix

ELGIN BAYLOR v1 by Don Leisure

Plus here's a mix from Revolva (previously Octopussy) that he posted up on Bass Music Blog yesterday, made all the more poignant by the fact that one half of this duo is Ghettozoid (the other being BUF) who was in the house spinning some stunning selections yesterday. One of which, a beautiful track using an Anne Peebles sample from I Can't Stand The Rain is set to be released on her new One4Ho label in the near future (sorry but can't remember the name of the Berlin producer whose tune it actualy was).

Dope new project from our boy Troublemaker...

RAD OMEN - "Rad Anthem" from Nicholaus Goossen on Vimeo.

Download: Rad Omen - Rad Anthem / alt link

Hotoneten Podcast Vol.2 - Dj Cable by Hotoneten on Mixcloud

Shouts to Hot 110 for giving me the opportunity to do their latest Podcast. Seeig as it's the start of a new year, they kindly asked me to put together a selection of tunes/genres that not only am I currently feeling, but will also be big on the club scene in 2010.

The end result? A 45 minute mashup of everything from Dubstep, to Grime, Thugstep, D&B, Southern Hip Hop, Glitch/Electronica & more...

You can also download the mix here

Tracklisting:

01. Intro
02. Taz Buckfaster - Half Man Half Trout
03. P Money Feat. Little Dee & Blacks - I'm OGz
04. Joker - Ouput 1-2
05. Giggs Feat. Mike Skinner - Slow Songs (Marco Del Horno Remix)
06. Redlight - Be With You
07. Silencer - Dirtbag
08. Ludacris - How Low (Can You Go)
09. DJ Cable Vs. Mark Pritchard & Dem Franchise Boyz - Wind It Up & Lean Wit It
10. Gucci Mane Feat. Plies - Wasted
11. Young Money - Streets Is Watchin'
12. Reso - Hyperglide
13. Rustie - Keesha Resmak
14. Jantsen - Bangin Like Me Mashuur
15. Datsik - Southpaw
16. Foreign Baggars - Contact (Noisia Remix) + "Bonus Scratches"
17. Xample Feat. Jakes - No Respect
18. Total Science - Nosher (Marky & S.P.Y. Remix)
19. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Got any thoughts? Feel free to leave a comment...

Seems that things have been kinda quiet in the Welsh capital recently but there's always a lava pool of talent bubbling under the surface ready to erupt in a volcanic explosion of sound. If it eveer does happen these folks should definitely be part of Cardiff smoke cloud set to bury the unexpected.


We've got a big bag of dubz courtesy of Curtamos whose sound is ever developing and now bridges the Dubstep borders between deep and dirty perfectly. Look out for Drop and Stormtroop in particular, both have been snapped up for release. He also hit us up with this Reel 2 Real bootleg which returns a certain amount of credibility to the dope but rather cheese stained club classic.

Download: Curtamos - I Like To Move It / alt link

We first heard of the L.D.P. (previously L.D.G. - Lock Down Generals from what we can understand) from Stagga's Face Get Splat track which featured JBone and Y Dot from the crew (which also includes Ability). Yesterday we posted a preview to the Cardiff Grime crew's new DVD but then after hunting them down we got hold of this track as well, only 128kbps but well worth a listen.

Download: L.D.G - Showa Session 2 / alt link


Speaking of Stagga, we previewed his remix of Hour Glass by Squid Ninjaz soldier Joe Blow a while back. Well Joe just hit us up with the original to the track which is going to be the first single from his new album Dead Man Smoking.

Download: Joe Blow - Hour Glass / alt link

Bonus Download: Starkey - OK Luv (Stagga Remix Instrumental) / alt link

As if Kraddy from the Glitch Mob's solo stomper Android Porn was not monstrous enough, it's just had a Godzilla sized remix from Mochipet. Due to drop on Berlin based Equinox Records.

Kraddy-Androidporn (Mochipet's Android Godzilla Porn Remix) by mochipet

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Right as we come out fighting to face the week with dubz in hand and a slew of chaos in the weekend wake, here's some extra armoury for the eardrums. First two are part ones in what we hope will continue into long and illustrious mixtape dynasties. We have the Lowriders Collective season with the pilot episode courtesy of Coco Bryce and future mixes from the likes of Slugabed, Débruit and Hovatron to look forwards to; Second is a touch more partytastic from Shorterz and kicks of the Bigger Than Barry Records Mixtapes whilst the third and well the fourth too are 2 major mash up journeys from the The Kleptones (who had the Beastie Boys / Prodigy combo on our last mix), one full rock out and another more introspective and chilled.


Download: Coco Bryce - Lowriders Mixtape 001

Tracklisting:

01. ELIOT LIPP – FLASHLIGHT (HEFTY)
02. RUSTIE & 215 TFK – CAFE DE PHRESH (STUFF)
03. CANDY HANK & MC SHADE – WE ALL GO TO DIE TONIGHT (SONIG)
04. SAMIYAM – RETURN (HYPERDUB)
05. MAD MEN – KANZULU (HUM DRUMS)
06. 1000 NAMES – TERMINAL 5 (CDR)
07. COCO BRYCE – SLECHTE RIP OFF (CDR)
08. REKORDAH – BEDROOM SUITE (POLLEN)
09. POGFLIPPER – ANTHOLOGY – COCO BRYCE REMIX (CDR)
10. STARKEY – OK LUV – EPROM REMIX (PLANET MU)
11. COCO BRYCE – DIS CAM BELIE (CDR)
12. DEBRUIT – KO DEBOUT (CIVIL MUSIC)


Shorterz - DopeBass Vol 7 (Bigger Than Barry Records JAN Mixtape) by Tom Shorterz

Tracklisting:

01. LL - No VIP
02. Simian Mobile Disco - Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix)
03. Amanda Blank - Rusko Remix
04. Doctor.P & Cotti - Rise The Temperature
05. Boris Dugloush - Bangkok
06. DJ Zinc - 128 Trek
07. Crookers feat Kellis - No Security
08. Michael Jackson - Beat it (Wakowob Remix)
09. DJ Zinc feat Lady Dynamite - Wile Out
10. Mowgli - Belly Dance
11. Rave Sniper - When I look at you
12. Trolley Snatcha - The Future
13. S1 - Heartbreaker
14. Sonic C - Stickin'
15. Chromeo - Night By Night (Skream Mix)
16. Doctor P - Sweet Shop
17. Francis & Bentio - You & I
18. Tom Piper - Brrrrap! (BTB records)
19. C.R.S.T - Jam For You
20. Unknown - Sleep
21. Dub Melitia - Lost In London
22. Video & Max - Feel (Organ Snizzle)
23. Joy Orbison - Blackmagic
24. Search & Destroy - Blue Mantra
25. Mungo's Hi Fi feat Soom - Did You Really Know (OUTRO)



Download: The Kleptones - Uptown / Downtime Full Mixes (zip)

Download: The Kleptones - Uptown / Downtime Split Tracks (zip)

Uptime by The Kleptones

Uptime Tracklisting:

00:00 - 01 - Call To Mind
02:30 - 02 - Voodoo Sabotage
07:02 - 03 - Welcome Back
12:06 - 04 - Hella Touch
16:38 - 05 - Can't Be Paranoid
19:11 - 06 - Care
22:55 - 07 - Deeper Sand
26:09 - 08 - MKY Da HVN
31:04 - 09 - Come Again
39:17 - 10 - Destiny And Tenacity
46:02 - 11 - Cubikini
49:23 - 12 - Brightness And Contrast
55:10 - 13 - The Highest Kite
59:14 - 14 - Body Jump
62:31 - 15 - Nothing Beats A Large
65:44 - 16 - Mad Groove
71:28 - 17 - This Song Smells
75:48 - 18 - Final Word

Downtime by The Kleptones

Downtime Tracklisting:

00:00 - 01 - Interlude
04:37 - 02 - Freeze
07:30 - 03 - Seed Of Idumea
11:24 - 04 - Stay
16:13 - 05 - Untired
22:17 - 06 - Hammer
28:16 - 07 - Black Medicine
36:49 - 08 - Unbroken
39:04 - 09 - Correspondence
48:21 - 10 - Incandescence
51:35 - 11 - Exit
54:37 - 12 - Entrance
61:30 - 13 - Killing Jah
68:05 - 14 - Resignation