MAGIK JOHNSON - STAND UP EP (POTTY MOUTH MUSIC 029)

I normallly do not cover house music on my blog, but from time to time I succumb to the guilty pleasure of simple, pumping beat which reminds me a bit of all yesterday parties. Well, I AM the party animal, and I love dancing my ass off, actually to any kind of music that moves my mind and limbs. Sometimes I don't need any sophistication but just pure rhythm. And this is exactly the case with the new EP "Stand UP" by Magik Johnson hailing from New Zealand (originally born in UK and relocated to NZ 10 years ago).This is yet another interesting release from Potty Mouth Music. I'm not an expert in this particular style, but the title track of this EP - Stand Up, is the best house track I've heard in a while. The uptempo, pumping beat and infectious, twisted synths along with the well chosen voice samples will guarantee a packed dancefloor in the club at the peak of the night. This release is worth buying if just for this track alone. "Make You See" is a more laidback, tribal offering with a rolling grove. Nothing fancy but again pay attention to the pretty diverse synth work.  "The Boy Blew" is a strange mixture of the acid-like bassline made in roland tb 303 and classic jazz (or should I write acid-jazz). Calverton did a really good job in his remix of "The Boy Blew", breaking the beat, cutting up vocals and adding fidget house bassline - I can easily imagine this track being heavily rinsed by DJ's. Another highlight of this release.

Magik Jonson's Stand Up EP is available exclusively at BEATPORT (till 2 December 200)9, and after that date at other stores.

MAGIK JOHNSON - STAND UP EP (tracks in 128kbps)

MAGIK JOHNSON - BEATPORT - TOP TEN (NOV 2009)
1 Matias Aguayo / Walter Neff / Original / Kompakt
2 Fake Blood / I Think I like It / Original / Music Response Rec
3 Drums of Death / Got Yr Thing / Jesse Rose / Greco-Roman
4 Magik Johnson / Make You See / Original / Potty Mouth
5 Edu K / Avec Bon Bons / Original / Anabatic
6 Calvertron vs Itchy Feet / Dwarf Porn / Magik Johnson Remix / Potty Mouth
7 Crookers / Put Your Hands On Me / Solo Remix / Southern Fried
8 Claude VonStroke / Vocal Chords / Original / Dirty Bird
9 Mowgli / Nu Skool / Original / DeadFish
10 Gucci Vump / Sha! Shtil! / L-Vis 1990 / Sound Pellagrino

New Potty Mouth Music EP: TJR - Eat, Breathe, Sleep promo

Promo Pack Free Download - It includes all three tracks in 128kbps format plus some artwork.

EAT, BREATHE, SLEEP EP (PMM025) Released May 19, 2009 via Beatport.com (Exclusive for 4 Weeks) Original tracks by: TJR Tracks: Good Evening Chicago, I Dont Know Where Remix by: Klaus Hill (Good Evening Chicago)

I'm not a "house" guy as such, but I must confess to listening to quite a lot of fidget house or blog-house, as it is sometimes called. I very often use the simple, and totaly misleading and well-known term - banger - to describe it. As this type of music should be played on dancefloors and should make your head bang and swing. If it does not, than it's a crap, be it nurave, nudisco, electro, fidget or gadget house ....

Potty Mouth Music label run by James Amato from Chicago groups in its roster top guys in this category with smashing releases hitting the charts and DJ crates with extraordinary regularity. Crookers, Hijack, Mightyfools, The Bulgarian, Heavyfeet, Santiago and Bushido to name the few - I've heard so many banging killers from them that I eagerly wait for every release.

This time it's the debut release by Chicago's TJR: Eat, Breathe, Sleep EP including two original tracks and one remix by Klaus Hill from Australia.

I Dont Know Where is a solid disco-oriented, fidgety stomper with a few lazer soundz added for a good measure, but definitely the higlight of this release is Good Evening Chicago.

TJR says: “Creating a song dedicated to the city that keeps redefining house music was a goal of mine”. Indeed! It is a pumping and totally infectious fidget house track, a tribute and an anthem in one pack, produced by a guy who has been a scene veteran for over 15 years. He expresses his gratituded in the best possible way by addressing the public and the live sound of the crowd responding adds a lot to this track which I believe would be heavily played across the dancefloors. Good Evening Chicago easily passes my personal test for banger - I swung my head like crazy and my co-workers again look at me in this particular, strange way :)))))

The remix by Klaus Hill is okey, but nothing more. I prefer the original and will be waiting for more remixes as they will definitely follow. Listen to the tracks in the promo pack and grab them from Beatport.

BONUS: TJR - May 2009 mix - check the latest mix by TJR.