MAJOR LAZER Hold the line (THE UNIK & TAMBOUR BATTANT REMIX)

MAJOR LAZER Hold the line(THE UNIK & TAMBOUR BATTANT REMIX) by tambour battant

Great bass-heavy and glitchy remix of the remixed-to-death Major Lazer’s HTL by the French electro outfit Tambour Battant and The Unik. Ben & Chico from Tambour Battant are both drummers by trade, and similarly as The Unik are very sought after live performers, thus push and kick factor is properly represented in their production, which I really really LIKE! Actually the first remix I really liked since An-ten-nae’s shit (check it here). Honestly speaking, I did not expect to hear any more remix of this song which would not be nothing but irritating. You see, I'm pretty alergic to "hyping" and HTL ting was absolutely blown out of any reasonable proportions. OK, enough of this bitching, just listen to good music.

Also check a nice, funky ghetto track by Tambour Battant YO!

YO! TAMBOUR BATTANT

Last year they released a full-length album, check it here. Intelligent D'n'B and more!

Some information about Tambur Battant from their myspace (sorry The Unik, I was unable to find info on you in English and I don't speak French :()

Ben and Nico couldn’t have chosen a better name.Both drummers by trade, percussion lines have always determined their musical style, acting as a solid anchor around which everything else is fluid and flexible.Having relished the energy of Rage Against the Machine, the experimentation of Sonic Youth and Jazz music, the hedonism of Daft Punk (Da Funk / Rollin’ & Scratchin’ period) and the booming days of hip-hop, it was at free parties that the two school friends discovered their passion for rolling bass and broken beats. But at 19 years old, tormented by the aggressive, formulaic drum & bass that they were hearing, the pair took the initiative to produce their own interpretation of breakbeat: ‘We ran out to buy a Yamahah because we were always attracted to the idea of composing. That’s why we established ourselves on live sets. Playing and mixing vinyl’s has never appealed to us. Given a basic rhythm we can do anything. We’ve been touring for three or four years and we haven’t even got a demo to give out! It’s by playing live that people know us. We’re drawn to the stage more than anything else.’

TOP 10 TRACKS OF THE MOMENT

MOST RECENT TOP 10 TRACKS OF DOKTOR KRANK

1. Nosaj Thing – Fog Just 13 days to the release of the best album this year! I’m absolutely positive it will be huge. I can listen to Nosaj Thing stuff on a permanent repeat.

2. Joker - "Untitled RSN" Another essential Joker track!! Also check Flying lotus track on this split single released for Pinch's Tectonic label.

3. Boreta – Humanoid Can’t wait to see the release of this killing glitch hop track. Actually Boreta has an entire set of new smashers prepared – just check his myspace.

4. Tom Encore – Jig One of the best dubstep tracks released by a Polish producer finally available on Beatport on Nuke’em EP by Rottun Recordings! Memorize this name properly, we’ll see lots of goodies from this guy in the future, I’m positive. Check his myspace.

5. Robot Koch vs. Cerebral Vortex – After Shocks (Stagga remix) Super-heavy, inhuman metallic wobble in a totally dancefloor-oriented banger remix by Stagga.

6. Beastie Boys Body Movin (Messy Jesse reproduction) Messy Jesse added such a contagious base line to the well-known Beastie track that it’s on a constant repeat in my car’s SS.

7. Raffertie – Sugar! The master of beautiful disaster strikes again. Crazy rave on speed! Coming in a double pack with Wobble Horror, it’s one of the best releases recently. Grab it NOW!

8. Major Lazer – Hold the Line (an-ten-nae remix) Without a doubt, the best remix of Major Lazer’s Hold the Line (the first official leakage from ML’s debut album). Heavy!!!!

9. Th’Mole – How to be Cool (Ladyscraper remix). Bombastic, and fun(k)y as hell Th’Mole teaches the unaware masses how to be cool. I wish all my teachers were like him. And oh, yes, Th’Mole will play in Poland this Friday!!!! The entire Fre-Release of Th’Mole How to be cool remixes released by Chrome Kids in collaboration with Daly City Records.

10. Bassnectar – Art of Revolution (6Blocc remix) Tight, fast and heavy remix of Bassnectar’s anthem to destroy dancefloors with.

Major Lazer - Hold the Line (LehtMoJoe Remix)

Another remix of Major Lazer's Hold the Line (I've already lost the count), this time from a Dallas' producer LehtMoJoe . At such a rate, in a month I'll be able to make top-50 of best remixes of this track (an-ten-nae still holding the top place), unless Major Lazer leaks another track from their album. LehtMoJoe work resembles a mash-up incorporating into dancehall vibe heavy guitra riffs and rock drums from Toto which all of you definitely heard at least 1000 times in the past. But, you know what - the trick somehow worked and by adding some 'cheesy' edge made it even more interesting. Check it out (zShare):

Major Lazer - Hold the Line (LehtMoJoe Remix)

Major Lazer's "Hold The Line (Poirier Remix)" + US Tour Dates

Major Lazer's "Hold The Line (Poirier Remix)" zshare
As expected the wave of Major Lazer HTL's remixes is constantly flooding the blogosphere. This time it's none other than Ghislain Poirier that produced this quite solid and tight remix. Not bad at all, not bad - I'd call it 'steppy soca' :) Probably not better than the recent devastating banger from an-ten-nae, but check it and decide by yourselves.

Apart from that check these updates on Major Lazer.

Pre-order link to Major Lazer's eagerly anticipated 'Jamaican' album "Gun's don't kill people, lazers do" (to be released around 16 June 2009)

and definitely check a 'fun(k)y' application for iPhones by mad decent, which can be downloaded for free from Diplo's site but first let him take you on the tour. I wish I had an iPhone :)

Major Lazer will be on tour in US - eh, I wish I had some teleporting device at hand :(
6/13/09 NEW YORK, NY SOBs
6/18/09 BOSTON, MA HOUSE OF BLUES
6/19/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA ELECTRIC FACTORY
6/20/09 WASHINGTON, DC ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL
6/24/09 VANCOUVER, BC COMMODORE BALLROOM
6/25/09 SEATTLE, WA NEUMOS
6/26/09 SAN FRANCISCO, CA THE GRAND BALLROOM @ REGENCY
6/27/09 LOS ANGELES, CA LA MEMORIAL COLISEUM & EXPO
7/10/09 AUSTIN, TX STUBB'S
7/11/09 DALLAS, TX HOUSE OF BLUES
8/07/09 CHICAGO, IL CONGRESS THEATER
10/31/09 INGLEWOOD, CA THE FORUM

MAJOR LAZER - HOLD THE LINE Ft. SANTOGOLD AND MR LEXX (AN-TEN-NAE REMIX)

When Diplo and Switch (plus tones of other collaborators apparently) joined forces to become Major Lazer combo, everyone in the blogosphere was like “It’s f…g mad news, can’t wait to hear them”. Then I heard Zumbi dub, and it was absolutely awful!!! Fortunately they returned to form with a great dancehall-vibe tune Hold the line featuring none other but lovely Santogold (yes I know and no I will not write Santigold) and Mr. Lexx (formerly known as Lexxuss), released as a single of their forthcoming Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do album recorded in Jamaica with the support of Vybz Cartel, Ward 21, Busy Signal and many others.

Now, good people from Muti Music sent me a remix of this tune done by “Acid Crunk Man” and one of my favorite Bay Area artists – an-ten-nae. Oh My God! The original was propa ting but an-ten-nae’s remix is just devastating! Full low-end power and bass-heavy whomp beats with sick accapelas on top take Major Lazer’s tune to the new dimension securing the status of dancefloor killer instantly. You will dance your asses off to this, I guarantee. And watch out, the instrumental of this track under the name of “ILL” will be released this summer on Muti Music. Enjoy!

MAJOR LAZER - HOLD THE LINE Ft. SANTOGOLD AND MR LEXX (AN-TEN-NAE REMIX) (YSI)

Do not forget to check an-ten-na's myspace for more music, including totally dope and spacey remix of Mochipet's - Godzilla New Year (forthcoming on Daly Records along other remixes).