Huuuuuge package of free tunes courtesty of forward looking German label Robox Neotech is up for grabs at their bandcamp. This is absolutely the MUST for any fan of intelligent contemporary beatz. For years Robox Neotech has been putting out quality mutant music, introducing to the masses great beatmakers like P-Fang, Cryptical, Demokracy or Planet Terror, releasing wicked tunes by NastyNasty, +verb, Stagga, Lakritze, Doshy, Powell or Monky. They were always generous with free gifts to their listeners and now collected all of them into one gigantic package. Highly recommended by Doktor Krank!
Great, experimental beats coming from ELOS, a new name on Alpha Pup roster. DunDeals comes from the forthcoming Flying Sky Fortress EP to be released on April, 26th. Definitely an artist to be watched in the future.
Robox Neotech dropped two freebies by our filthy friend NastyNasty who is about to release the monstrous EP on this German label. Sick as always, not to be missed! I am a big fan of Jasper and I simply knew his cooperation with Robox Neotech could not fail. Music for MechaBeatNicks!
Lazers, neon synths and more lazers in a fantastic remix by Broken Haze (part of Raid System crew) hailing from Tokyo. This music is soooooo uplifting, forcing your body to break dance instantly. This tune made my day!
Grab the original and Broken Haze's remix via bandcamp
Nasty shit is coming to terminal near you very soon (28 April on Addictech) Robox Neotech run by alien technology freaks from another galaxy will finally unveil their plan to terrorize and invade unsuspecting earthlings with brain-burning, balls-crushing heavy bass made by a guy who is at least twice as nasty as you or me. NastyNasty takes no hostages and shows no mercy to your ears. Listen to the preview of his monstrous EP and enjoy the last month of moderate calm on our beloved Gaia before this shit hits the fan :)
DJ UMB, one of the brains behind the famous Generation Bass portal released a sick mix of enchanting, bass-heavy pop-step. Great spacey vibe would make any robot shed a few drops of precious oil and quite a few humans should also find this work of art inspiring and moving. Can't wait to play this music to my wife ... Thanks man!
1. We r floating in space - Spiritualized
2. Painted Sky (Grillo rmx) - Seba
3. Because (Across Universe version) - Beatles
4. Because (GoldRush rmx) - Beatles
5. Come In Number 51 Your Time Is Up - Pink Floyd
6. Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath
7. Creep (DFA rmx) - Radiohead
8. Moonshine - Wizard (Gen Bass)
9. Grit Shifer - Nit Grit
10. I got what you want Boy - MartyParty
11. Los Angeles - MartyParty
12. Out Here - NastyNasty
13. Luv U - +verb
14. Dreams - Love & Light
15. New York Legs - NastyNasty
16. TruPlaya - GoldRush
17. SuperSymmetry - GoldRush
18. You - Gold Panda
19. Find Me - GoldRush
20. W o r d - Star Slinger
21. A Day in the Life (edit) - Beatles
22. He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot (edit) - Grandaddy
23. Tell Me if you like it (rmx ?) - Matt!Damon! w/ Cassie
The author of this 75' of beautiful music claims that he was inspired by gorgeous, thought provoking collages such as this:
NastyNasty is baaad, filthy and beautiful in this mind-twisting, bass-heavy way. I am his devoted fan and has never been disappointed with the quality of his music which combines robotic machines on one hand and a lot of deep feelings and emotions on the other. He has recently released an EP Puke Paint on FriteNiteshowcasing his absolutely unique mastering of distorted synths and ultra heavy basslines. The EP includes the track I fell in law from the first hearing, i.e. Toxenne. It is an absolute banger of enormous heat and the synths will burn big holes in your brain. Trust my werd! The rest of the material is equally good. One of the best releases this year without a doubt. I attach one free track for your listening pleasure.
That's not all from the lazer boy :) SF Weekly Blog has published an exclusive Lazer Soul Mini Mix by NastyNasty. 22 minutes of absolute bass-heavy heaven. NastyNasty himself provided insightful descriptions to the tracks in his mix :)
NastyNasty "Priceless (Edit)"
The live edit of one of my staple openers. It's a lonely city we live in, so on the rare occasion that you meet someone worth spending time with, you'd better tell them. If you're bad with words like I am, this is how you tell them.
NastyNasty "Choker (Dub)"
I had the biggest crush on this girl. I actually told myself last February that I wouldn't date until 2010, but I broke down in December for her. The vocal snippets borrowed from Usher's "You Got it Bad" were synonymous with the sentiments I felt at the time.
NastyNasty "Melting You (Dub)"
It's really no wonder this track mixes so well with "Choker," as they're about the same girl. Once I finally had the nerve to tell her about my crush, I then began the process of breaking down all of our silly, guarded boundaries. "Melting You" is a song about breaking down little walls to see what lies beneath.
NastyNasty "No Names V.I.P. (Dub)"
After a year of playing the original a few times a week, I was bored with this one. After another six months, I was downright annoyed by it. Undoubtedly my most popular song to date, I knew it'd be cruel to eject it from the sets altogether, so I made this V.I.P. edit of "No Names" both to keep me interested and give the audience something special. Fun fact: "No Names" is about the furthest thing from a love song. The vocal samples were originally intended as painfully tongue-in-cheek. I was in the wake of one of my most painful breakups when writing the original, and I would have given the left side of my face just to speak to her again.
NastyNasty "West Coast Hardcore (Dub)"
I didn't grow up on electronic music by any means. I listened to a lot more Misfits and Black Flag than Stockhausen or Kraftwerk. I made a series of short tracks that took aesthetics from my roots in punk and applied them to bass music. I sort of took punk's minimalistic effectiveness and simple structure and wrapped loud bass and synthesizers around it. Due in no small part to its simplicity, this track has proven itself to be one of the most effective tracks in my repertoire. Almost instantly resonating with people, this one rips through dancefloors like a slithering cattle prod.
NastyNasty "DEAD STAR"
A good portion of the stars we see at night are, in fact, dead. They have actually been dead for hundreds of thousands of years, and their light is just now reaching us. Comparatively, a good portion of the stars we see on TMZ are dead. They have also been dead for years, and are simply hollow shells of former individuals kept inflated by teams of media moguls until they lose their tabloid usefulness. Deep shit, yo.
Nit GriT & NastyNasty "Say My Name (Dub)"
Both outsiders to the scene, more or less, Nit GriT and I frequently bounce ideas off of each other. When we finally sat down in the studio together, it was sheer mayhem. Like Rusko, Danny (a.k.a Nit GriT) has a flare for pairing melodies with aggressive dubstep sounds, so I knew when we sat down together we'd have quite a pairing on our hands. Also for the record, I totally love Destiny's Child. "I'm a survivor, I'm not gon' give up..."
The Knife "Behind the Bushes (NastyNasty Remix)"
When I first started NastyNasty, I did alot of mainstream rap and R&B remixes. I got to a point where I realized that, while it got me alot of attention early on, it would undoubtedly become a crutch, and if I wanted any sort of longevity in this game, I would need to stand on my own two legs. Having put a ban on doing full-fledged remixes of any mainstream rap or R&B, I now look to other sources when it comes time to pretty up my live sets or color a blog with a remix. The Knife is pretty much awesome. Initially, I was gearing up to remix "Heartbeats," but in all truth, I'd be hard pressed to make that song any better than it already is. "Behind the Bushes" (the closing number on The Knife's Deep Cuts album), however, struck me as the perfect number to re-appropriate and incorporate into my sound.
NastyNasty "Out Here (Dub)"
In the words of Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, "I am trying to break your heart." I'd say about 75 to 85 percent of the songs I make are about love or the lack thereof, and I feel like I'm failing if I don't rip your heart directly through your ears at some point during my set. One of the beautiful things about music is that it can make us feel less alone in our moments of darkness. I find most of my best music comes in times of loneliness because -- contrary to the definition of the term -- it is a universal feeling that we all take part in at some point; we are more or less unified as humans by the sense that we are alone in the world.
NastyNasty "Pictures (Dub)"
I'm not famous by any stretch of the imagination, but I have managed to make a bit of a name for myself in the last year or so. As my music travels, my name travels with it, and as my name travels, so does interest in the person behind the name. This is all kind of abrupt and a bit jarring for somebody like me, who is, by nature, a bit of a hermit. People want bios, pictures, stories, and gossip. All I want is a secluded space with some speakers and my laptop. There is a delicate dance going on between my actual person and my professional self.
NastyNasty "Bad Scene (Dub)"
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." --Hunter S. Thompson
NastyNasty "Sore Loser"
I am not a perfect person by any means, but I do want better for myself and for others. Hope paired with activity is what makes humans so special in my opinion. And not just the fact that we can wish for good, but our willingness to execute those ideas.
NastyNasty "Perforate (Dub)"
[London-based electronic music label] Planet Mu contacted me about doing a release earlier this year, and, being the longtime Planet Mu fan that I am, I was ecstatic. I instantly sent them a catalog of what I considered to be my best work. [Label head] Mike Paradinas rejected a large body of my work, and encouraged me to keep sending tracks as I finished them so long as they were "in a different musical key." It was the first time I had been called out for my endless use of G minor, and I was a bit angry, to be quite honest. I made "Perforate" as a keyless track to transition between keys during my live set, as I set out to expand my key range, and also as a kind of abrasive 'Eff you, I can totally work in other keys, dude,' track. [It's a] mean little bugger to boot.
Starkey "Robot Hands (NastyNasty Remix)"
Starkey has been a favorite of mine for quite some time now, so when I was asked to do a remix for his release for Civil Music, I jumped on the opportunity. The original is quite a weird tune even by my standards, and if anything, my remix stands to normal it out a bit. Although, it's still rather leftfield.
Jasper Reeder, aka NastyNasty strikes again with soooooooooo sick bass. Grab this tune for free from his bandcamp. Can't wait to hear his full-length, coming soon (I hope).
Monster no. 2: Starkey: The creator of monstrous, unrivaled and one-of-the-kind synth symphonies you cannot confuse with anything else. Very good news is I'll see Starkey playing live at the forthcoming Audioriver Festival in Płock in a few days! Super stoked I am :))
Monster(s) no. 3: Stephan Jacobs vs Die Antwoord: Another monster remix by Stephan Jacobs, this time reworking the original by RSA's most famous monsters - Die Antwoord.
Finally the Mash-up Monster: Weekid representing Łódź, Poland, mashed up great PANTyRAiD tune with voice samples of very concerned and angry people talking in Polish about a missing cross (or "krzyż" in Polish - you hear this repeated over and over in various contexts - most clearly when a guy screams Gdzie Jest Krzyż - (eng. Where is the cross) like at 1'23" and on). A clear allusion to the current political situation too complicated to describe on a music blog :) Absolutely fantastic patchwork!!
Vermin Street, one of the finest labels rocking Boston's electronic underground, which has already gained a horde of supporters throughout the worldwide heavy bass / glitch hop / experimental electronica community - - is celebrating its first birthday today (21 July 2010). I know, that nowadays it is super hard to follow all these labels and collectives releasing music over the Internet, and you can very easily be overwhelmed by the mediocrity, but trust me, Vermin Street delivers good, solid and quite diverse quality. Just check their two recent releases - Nintendont EP by Misk, with astounding remix by NastyNasty or Vermin VS Noah23 EP, with super ill glitch hop anthem by Mochipet in Epic SynthHop Mix. They were one of the first labels to release tracks by one of my top-5 producers atm on the distorted, heavy bass front, namely NastyNasty, which definitely helped to arouse my initial interest. Vermin Street claims to be on the forefront of releasing little known artists who are soon to blow up. Next to NastyNasty, Misk is definitely a producer which perfectly fits this definition. He first came to my attention in one of the best debuts of 2009 - Saturation and with Nintendont he has just proved to be a high-caliber player.
Another hot name to follow the tracks of the two aforementioned artists is definitely +Verb (check my post for his Slappity Blappity no. 6 mix). I have observed his music developement for some time and I am really impressed with the impecabble production quality of the tracks he has been releasing in the last few months. As a part of the birthday promo Vermin Street released +Verb's Why U So Gangstah (check other tracks in the pack on the label's soundcloud). Ladies and Gentlemen, please meet +Verb, the glitch hop gangsta no. 1 :)
You should definitely check other artists from the Vermin Street roster, like Vinyl Blight and Zebbler Encanti Experience, to get a full picture of the label which relies not only on whomp and stomp power bombs, but has much more to offer. Apart from releases, Vermin Street has rapidly become known for events which feature more than just the typical DJ + club scenario. Rocking custom-made deco, art installations and multi-media experiences, the label works hard to show off the rich and diverse talents of its community -and it hasn't gone unnoticed. Vermin Street brought a small fortune of the most inventive and explosive artists to Boston (many for their first time) including: Shpongle, Liquid Stranger; DFRNT; NastyNasty; Mochipet; Somatic Responses; Sickboy and Droon.
To celebrate 52 Events and 23 Releases (Heil Eris!) Vinyl Street offers to all the listeners a really sick and uncompromising Birthday Mix by Vinyl Blight featuring released, unreleased and forthcoming stuff from Vinyl Street's gunmen. One of the most eclectic and diverse mixes I've heard in a while. Highly recommended!
Bday-ExclusiMix by verminstreet
Tracklist:
1. NoraJean - Jie (dub)
2. Computo - The Doppleganger (Vermin Street)
3. Misk - Turbulence (forthcoming Vermin Street)
4. The Spit Brothers - No Curfew (6Blocc Remix, forthcoming Dubs Alive)
5. Kush Arora ft Bongo Chilli - Wine Mek Me See You Remix (Forthcoming Kush Arora Productions)
6. Computo - Banana Tits (forthcoming Vermin Street)
7. Encanti - Together (free download)
8. NastyNasty - Turf War (forthcoming Vermin Street)
9. Jahcoozi - Barefoot Dub (Vinyl Blight's Hot Coals Mix)
10. Smokey and Casper - Crisp Crisp (forthcoming Vermin Street)
11. +Verb - Puddlegum (forthcoming Vermin Street)
12. Smokey and Casper - Red Pop (forthcoming Vermin Street)
13. DJ Flack - Enemy Beats (dub)
14. Stickem - Treckies (dub)
15. Mochipet - Vermin Bass Stacks (Vinyl Blight Mix, Daly City Records)
16. Vinyl Blight ft Bongo Chilli - Mission (forthcoming Vermin Street)
17. Vinyl Blight - Dirty Conscience Dub (dub)
18. +Verb - Why U Gangsta (Vermin Street)
19. Misk - Blast Processing (forthcoming Vermin Street)
20. Vinyl Blight ft Noah23 - Blackstone (Mochipet's Epic SynthHop Mix, Vermin Street)
21. Kush Arora ft Bongo Chilli - The Truth (Vinyl Blight Mix, forthcoming Kush Arora Productions)
22. Vinyl Blight - Metal Riddim (dub)
One of my favorite young producers of filthy, glitchy and crunky tunes, NastyNasty has just released on xlr8r for free download his sick edit of the totally mental Huarache by another young gun on the heavy bass / dubstep scene - Loops Haunt, hailing from UK. I'm a total sucker for Loops Haunt seriously twisted synths and off-the-hook non-synchronous beat or crispy industrial pads and snares. Don't know how, but NastyNasty somehow managed to turn this tune into even nastier business!
Filthy, drug-peddling midgets attack decent citizens in a highly entertaining, crunky track by Glitchy & Scratchy from the best Canadian crew of Integrated Grime Unit, including a few nice samples and the beat you should recognize. More jokes of this type, please :))
I haven't checked Rob Booth's podcasts for a while but one dirty name immediately attracted my attention. NastyNasty did an exclusive 40-minute mix for Electronic Explorations including 19 !!! originals plus tunes from the usual suspect e.g. Loops Haunt, Mimosa, Salva or Slugabed, and last but not least - VIP version of the bass-heavy dirty dancefloor banger - Humanoid by Eprom (just released, check your online retailers). NastyNasty mercilessly mixes low subs with pitched, nasty, crunky synths creating filthy melody lines which in my ears sound like most beautiful classic music for an average operagoer. Check my blog for some tasty tunes by NastyNasty and visit Frite Nite, the label on which he would soon drop a full-length release Kingdom Come. One of the most eagerly awaited releses this year in Doktor Krank's camp.
TO ALL EUROPEAN PROMOTERS: NastyNasty will be on tour in Europe in May. For the love of filthy basslines and sick synths - book him! Demolished venue comes in a package for free!
I'm a big fan of the mysterious "sworn-to-black" LORN (you may have a chance to see how big soon, I hope, but shhhh, nothing is confirmed yet). He has been signed up with the mighty FlyLo's Brainfeeder and his full-length debut Nothing Else will drop early June this year. Thus I was really stoked to see him posting a track via Twitter. As it turned out this tune was made in 2006 :) but it has a damn fine mood and this oldschool 'cold-wave' synths and pads are just killing!
Preview of the super dope EP by Misk released yesterday on VerminStreet to be downloaded via the best site for glitch / heavy bass, i.e. Addictech, including dirty remixes by NastyNasty and Petr Passive. Read more on Misk in my review of one of the best albums I heard last year - Saturation.
Speaking of NastyNasty, here is another sick mid-tempo banger Damn Girl to be released soon on Frite Nite. Oh boy...
More fat glitch goodies comes with the first release of the new UK-based glitch-hop label - Skanky Panky Records. Four sick, mid-tempo tracks with j.me.j's Gut Romper and William Breakspeaker's vs. SixAm -Vowel Mouthed being my favorite ones. Grab the entire release on Addictech. It's nice to see Europe finally waking up to the new electronic sound originating from across the pond.
More crunky glitch hop made in UK. Inaudible, whose tracks I covered some time ago on my blog, has dropped a very tight, whompy and ass-kicking release on the forward-thinking US label - Muti Music. The ultra crunky and spacey bassline and sick synths would easily destroy any dancefloor. Production is absolutely top-notch and Inaudible has real power under his buttons, I highly recommend his stuff to you. One of the toughest motherfu****s on the scene at the moment. You can buy the release on ... well, you know already - Addictech :)
The beginning of February seems to be flourishing with fantastic, future beatz and interesting mixes promising a great year for fans of this genre. One name seems to reappear time and again. Error Broadcast is a "21st century beat label blending hip-hop with off-kiler electronica". Exactly! I first heard about them when reviewing a Comfort Fit's Pollyshufflez remix EP. But just know after checking their website I realized how many young cool cats are associated with Error Broadcast: Shlohmo, Dimlite, Pixelord, fLako, 1000names, Hermutt Lobby, Mux Mool, Swede:art, The Great Mundane, Lambent just to mention a few I heard about. Check their site for fresh releases and some free goodies (e.g. Pixelord covered by me yesterday).
Error Brodcast has just released an absolutely smashing mix by the Swede:art, one of the best beatmarkers, producers and DJ's hailing from Germany. His selection is always top notch and really gives you an insight into future, twisted hip hop beatz, wonky, future garage stuff and much more. Analogue Frequencies' tracklist is absolutely stellar: NastyNasty, Slugabed, Dorian Koncept, Untold, Mono/Poly, Dimlite, Martyn, Mark Prichard, Om Unit and much much more. Unique Listening Experience!
I encourage you to listen to this mix on mixcloud, but if you really realy want this work saved on your hard drives Error Broadcast posted a download link on their site:
SWEDE:ART - ANALOGUE FREQUENCIES - ERROR BROADCAST PODCAST Tracklist: Dizz1 - We Go Ridin Ft. Om' Mas 1 B-Ju - Soja Extra (Benny B. Blonco Remix) 2 Javaanse Jongens - On You 3 3l - Without Destination 4 Jose James - Made For Love 5 Om Unit - Lightgrids 6 Slugabed Clunk Clunk 7 Swede:Art Wonderwhy 8 Mono/Poly Red And Yellow Toys 9 Dimlite Feedback Children 10 Nastynasty The Reef (Slugabed Remix) 11 Rustie Keesha Resmak 12 Slugabed Motherfuckeeeeer 13 Dibiase Spacely Sprocketts 14 Hudson Mo X Ghostface Mighty Healthy 15 Swede:Art Analogue Frequencies 16 Jeremiah Jae The Mystery 17 These New Puritans We Want War (Sbtrkt Remix) 18 Trg Broken Heart (Martyn's Dcm Remix) 19 Untold Bad Girls 20 Hsik Fix It Up 21 The Bug Jah War Feat. Flowdan (Loefah Remix) 22 Dorian Concept Im A Balla Vs Trilingual Dance Sexperience (Patchwork Pirates Refix) 23 Martyn Friedrichstraße 24 King Midas Sound Meltdown 25 Slugabed Goulash 26 Dz Just Rollin [Akira Kiteshi Remix] 27 Untold Stop What You're Doing [James Blake Remix] 28 John Cage Credo In Us 29 Mark Pritchard Unknown 30 Massive Attack Paradise Circus Ft. Hope Sandoval 31
Starting from a preview of the second single from the forthcoming Starkey's full-length Ear Drums and Black Holes feat. Anneka. The same girl with whom Starkey created the track from a scratch in a fantastic beat building show in Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental (read more here) ... and a remix by Slugabed on top. Can't wait!
Then moving to the best track on the not-so-stark Fabric's compilation Elevator Music vol.1, namely Starkey's Black Monolith. I really like the vibe and flow of this beautiful track.
