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22 February 2012

Sector7G - Apocalypse Nigh Mix

Posting of Sector7G mixes has become a permanent feature on my blog. This DJ, hailing from Athens (Ohio) has music taste nearly perfectly aligned with mine. The selection in his latest Apocalypse Nigh set covers the majority of my personal best artists and productions of 2011 on nu beat / West Coast / heavy bass / post hip-hop scene. From e.g. Dimlite, Young Montana? and Mussck through Slugabed, Motem and Coco Bryce to Kramfphaft, Dailon, Fancy Mike or Damscray and much much more, this is a 2-hour sonic orgy of the best that ingelligent, contemporary electronic music could offer in 2011. Best mix this year so far. Highly recommended!

Sector7g - Apocalypse Nigh by Sector7G

TRACKLIST AFTER THE JUMP

20 April 2011

Fancy Mike - Sigma Chi Primavera

Fancy Mike - Sigma Chi Primavera

Tracklist:
01. Twin Peaks feat. constrobuz 1:54
02. Adult Swim feat. Stephen Farris 4:10
03. Captain Nero feat. Montgomery Clunk 2:21
04. Ramachandran #011010 (pixelord's tron cat remix) 3:56
05. Swan Swan feat. Starfawn 3:56
06. Lazer Opera #58008 (Jack Contra's Pagliacci Reprise) 4:06
07. Ramachandran #323 (bugseed's sequel) 3:14
08. Goblin feat. constrobuz 3:42
09. Ramachandran #666 (Alphabets Heaven's Mephistopheles Mix) 2.48
10. Ramachandran #1337 (satanicpornocultshop's bleep bloop blo...) 4:05
11. Ramachandran #00 (ages film suite) 3:51
12. Superman 2:15

[KING004] Fancy Mike - Sigma Chi Primavera by king_deluxe

DOKTOR KRANK'S RELEASE OF THE MONTH - 9/10***

On 19 April 2011, 21-year-old Midwest-native beatmaker Fancy Mike released Sigma Chi Primavera, his follow up to last year's Madison Square Gardner on the Canadian label King Deluxe Records. Thumbs up to Fancy Mike and King Deluxe for gathering so many great collaborators and remixers, incl. Pixelord, Montgomery Clunk, Alphabets Heaven, Constrobuz, Jack Contra, Sephen Farris, ages, Bugseed, Starfawn. As a whole a very interesting and eclectic album. As usual with this type of multi-genre, collaborative thing, diversity is the key here. Cosmic mutant beatz and a kind of lo-fi aesthetics seem to be the leitmotive of all tracks, as well as absolutely impeccable production quality. The rest is just an orgy of forward-looking, unrestrainted, contemporary sonic explorations served by Fancy Mike and his talented young friends. I can easily imagine powerful Adult Swim with its bright neon synths and great samples storming any dancefloor, just paving the way for my favorite banger of this release i.e. Pixelord' tron cat remix of Ramachandran #011010. 8-bit sound has never been more appealing than under the buttons of this Russian guy, he really knows how to achieve more with less. Whereas Captain Nero featuring Romanian wizzkid Monty Clunk is a kind of modern tribal psychedelia mixing tambourine and heavy drums with crazy synths and all-encompassing voice drifting in the background. Other tunes on this amazing EP tell their own story. Sometimes it is just pure beauty like in Swan Swan (oh boy this female vocal turns me on) or off-kilter experiments in Alphabets Heaven's Mephistopheles Mix of Ramachandran or Ninja Tune'ish broken beat in satanicpornocultshop's bleep bloop blorp refix of the same tune. Jack Contra's Pagliacci Reprise of Lazer Opera, reminding me of Kid606 and other artists from Titerbeat roster, is a real slap in the face of any classic Opera fun :)) Well, f..k them, I still love his lazers and heavy guitar riffs. The rest is equally good, so don't hesitate and load these sonic bullets to your player and deliver some fresh energy to your synapses. Highly recommended by Doktor Krank!!!

You can grab the entire album in lower quality version

Fancy Mike - Sigma Chi Primavera (192kbps)

.. or buy higher quality version from King Deluxe Store:

Fancy Mike - Sigma Chi Primavera (High Quality)

And watch this funny video to Pixelord's remix.

Fancy Mike - Ramachandran Pixelord remix from pixelord on Vimeo.

18 April 2011

Mixing Monday: Donky Pitch, Pixelord, + verb, Kuedo, Coco Bryce.

Last week brought a few interesting mixes and I decided to load them wholesale to my site. Hours of spacey synths, heavy bass and stomping beat in a mutant sauce of contemporary experimental electronica. Enjoy! (All tracklists after the jump at the bottom of the page).

Let's start the selection from the latest, super hot mix from the Lord of All Pixels i.e. Pixelord. In Big UP's podcast he offers top-notch selection featuring Alexey's own stuff and remixes, a great Zeppy Zep's remix of Spellbound by a Polish producer hailing from my hometown - Tom Encore plus huge Krampfhaft tune and f...g heavy lazers from Naive Machine and loads more. Definitely the mix not to be missed!

Big Up Podcast 44 - Pixelord

Donky Pitch has recently stormed the scene with their releases and this is another smashing radio show, featuring an exclusive mix from LA's Groundislava and a short mix by Ghost Mutt. The selection is eclectic as usual featuring tons of unreleased stuff from e.g. Slugabed, Jonwayne, Blue Daisy, Nasty Nasty, Nightwave, KRSUR, 813 and much more.

Just Groundislava's mix alone is worth downloading this 3-hour monster. He has recently dropped an amazing self-titled debut on Friends of Friends which is one of my favorite releases this year. Expect more words about this on DrKrank's blog soon. Preview and cop the album on boomkat

Donky Pitch - Hivemind vol. 7 f. Groundislava and Ghost Mutt

Now is the time for off-kilter synth bonanza courtesy of Skwee Master from Holland - Coco Bryce in a mix for glitch-hop.pl. Absolutely wicked stuff! No tracklist, unfortunately :(

GLITCH-HOP.PL_Podcast#07_by_COCO_BRYCE by Mash Machine

Slapping and cybarblapping mix from + verb, an artist consistently developing his own unique style full of heavy basslines and extensive melody lines, glitchy and touching at the same time. I have been his fan for years, and as usual this guy never disappoints. This mix is the latest installment in his music career, offering a preview of several unreleased tracks. Expect big things coming from + verb on, among others Robox Neotech. And don't forget to invite him to a town near you for a sick lazer set. Return on Investment guaranteed!

+verb - Cyberblap2011 Sahn Mixtape by +verb

Kuedo a.k.a. Jamie Vex'd in a short mutant wonky mix with lots of twisted hip-hop beats and rhyming for Belgrade's Svetlana Industries. This is one of these artists whom I have followed since my early dubstep years and each of his 'faces', either as a part of Vex'd duo or solo as Jamie Vex'd or now Kuedo, is inspiring and interesting and shows great sensitivity and feeling of the urban electronic scene. I'm anxiously waiting for his new releases.

Kuedo - Shortcast # 9 (Svetlana Industries)

TRACKLIST AFTER THE JUMP

13 April 2011

Eliot Lipp - Mux Mool and Big Gigantic remixes (Brolab Remix Album)

"Mux and I have worked on plenty of tracks in the past and done a huge tour together. Our styles are similar, but I appreciated how he took this song in a totally different direction"

"I was stoked to collaborate with Big Gigantic. I've been a fan of their music for a couple of years but most of all they're just good dudes. Dom and I finished this remix via video chat just minutes before I sent it to the mastering studio"

On 20 April 2011, Eliot Lipp, a producer hailing from Brooklyn, NYC, will release a free remix album "Brolabs" on Old Tacoma Records. Grab two fantastic remixes by Mux Mool and Big Gigantic. In particular, the Mux Mool's take on "The Outside" is a laidback hazy roller with sick sick neon synths. Highly recommended! Can't wait to hear the entire album!

Eliot Lipp - The Outside (Mux Mool remix)

Eliot Lipp - Yeah (Big Gigantic remix)

06 April 2011

beatz & lazers & other monsters

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.

ELOS: DunDeals by ALPHA PUP

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!

RbxfreeTune - NastyNasty - DopeRunner by Robox Neotech

RbxfreeTune - NastyNasty - Brooklyns Finest by Robox Neotech

More, deep cosmic beats from Russia courtesy of another young producer Arktor, hailing from Krasnoyarsk.

The End is Nigh by Arktor

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

Rorschach Test One[BROKEN HAZE VERSION] by BROKEN HAZE

03 December 2010

+verb & Richard Sweat - Next to the Subwoofers

Take this, all of you and listen to it. Phat dopey, lush synths, sick, drilling basslines and stomping beat in a very successful collab between +verb and Richard Sweat. Class!

+verb & Richard Sweat - Next to the Subwoofers by +verb

01 December 2010

Krampfhaft - Brightly Colored Candy Teardrops EP (Saturate Records)

DOKTOR KRANK'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED RELEASE!

A new label on the neon, mutant beat scene Saturate Records, has just dropped its first release. Krampfhaft is a producer from Utrecht, Netherlands and his Brightly Colored Candy Teardrops EP is - to borrow a title of one of the tracks - "Pure Fucking Diamonds"!!! Add Coco Bryce and Pixelord as remixers (next to heRobust and Roel Funcken), and you know you want a closer peek at this release. Trust my werd - you'll not be disappointed. In particular Take Me Under - deep, beautiful, eerie soundscape with fantastic neon synths and talking beat. One of the best tunes I've heard this year! The title track is another example of the new wave of beatmaking by the young artists on the scene - reminding me of Error Braoadcast artists (in particular Montgomery Clunk) and the Russian beat squad e.g. Damscray, Demokracy or Moar Pillar. I must say I really dig and heartily accept the direction they follow. Lots of great, eclectic, fresh stuff coming from them all the time. The rest of the release is equally tasty and out of the remixes, I liked most the Pixelord's twisted future garage meets chip tunes refix (this guy knows how to improvise with his gear) and heRobust's blipping, spacey and a-synchronous beats.

Visit Saturate Records bandcamp to grab the release.

One tune is available for free from bandcamp and actually it is my personal fave of the EP :)

KRAMPFHAFT - TAKE ME UNDER

Listen to a few tracks on soundcloud:

08 Krampfhaft Brightly Colored Candy Teardrops (Pixelord Remix) by SATURATERECORDS

05 Krampfhaft Brightly Colored Candy Teardrops (Coco Bryce Remix) by SATURATERECORDS

... and a special Saturate Records mix prepared by Krampfhaft

Krampfhaft SATURATE! Mix001 by SATURATERECORDS

Tracklist:
01 Jerry Goldsmith - Flameout (Logan's Run OST)
02 Krampfhaft - Brightly Colored Candy Teardrops
03 ∆bstract-ONE - Legacy/Detached(remix)
04 Krampfhaft - When You And Sleep Escape Me
05 Lazer Sword - Koopa Boss Mode
06 813 - Ultramagnetic Pipirkus
07 The Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts (Lorn Remix)
08 Constrobuz - Pokemon Fetish
09 AstroPoser - Hashshashin
10 Krampfhaft - Take Me Under
11 Julien Mier - Warp
12 Teebs - Double Fifths
13 Wols - Fractals, Chaos, Power Laws
14 Modeselektor - VW Jetta
15 James Blake - CMYK
16 Tristram Cary - City Music 1 & 2

23 November 2010

Pixelord - Magic Firn

Pixelord's trippy syntehtic rainbow hopping released via Sonic Router. Visit the site to read some news about the hero of the Russian beat scene.

21 November 2010

+verb - Please & U Nome

From collaborations with Pixelord or Stephan Jacobs, through Car Crash Set and Mambo records releases (with new stuff coming soon on Vermin Street and Muti, plus Starkey's remix on Civil Music), this guy is simply unstoppable.Since the first time I've heard his music, +verb has been continuously delivering better and better tunes and his production progression curve is pretty steep and probably still far from its peak. If you are looking for smashing synths and deep groovey basslines, you will love the vibe of the latests offerings from Arizona :) Please has button work reminding me of a 21st century organist squeezing all the juice from his instrument in a possessed and maniac way. The synths are sooooooooooo mighty and huuuge! I'm a real sucker for this type of sound. Please is DA TUNE!

Please by +verb

Another heavy, glitchy bomb with sick sub-bass by +verb you can download for free!! He he listen to these synths. Again, +verb delivers bravely and right on target!

+verb - U Nome

19 November 2010

Take - Neon Beams (inflect remix) & Big Boi - Shutterbugg (Mochipet Remix)

There is no better way than start a new, boring day at corposlavery (even if it's Friday), with some dope music, like a fresh remix of Take's anthem Neon Beam's done by inflect, hailing from Lincoln (NE) in the USofA. Great pounding beat and nice, smooth synth work make a really nice combination.

Take - Neon Beams (inflect remix) by inflect

...and metal bass stomp by the best electric pet on the planet Earth - Mochipet, glitching it hard in a fantastic remix of Big Boi's Shutterbugg. Wicked!

Big Boi - Shutterbugg (Mochipet Remix) by Mochipet

10 November 2010

Montgomery Clunk - Entourage (B-Ju Remix)

I'm deep in the shitty corporate human abuse, trying to squeeze 3-day work into one day with my brain circuitry close to overload, but thanks God I have daily delivery of fresh tunnage. Next Monday, Nov. 15th, Error Broadcast will release a debut Superbus EP by a very talented beatsmaker from Romania - Montgomery Clunk. I expect a lot of goodnes from this release and can't wait to hear all the 7 tracks. For a time being, grab a laidback, neon remix of Montgomery Clunk's Entourage by another great new producer from Error Broadcast roster - B-Ju.

Montgomery Clunk - Entourage (B-Ju Remix) by Error Broadcast

26 October 2010

Montgomery Clunk - HEAT (Error Broadcast forthcoming release)

Error Broadcast can do no wrong. Seriously, for me this is definitely one of the best, most forward-looking, eclectic and fresh labels on the future mutant beat / neon front. They have found another, absolutely amazing 22-year old youngster. Again! His name is Montgomery Clunk, and he hails from Bucharest, Romania in Eastern Euroope. The first track I've heard from him - You Neon Night - was great but Heat from the forthcoming debut Superb EP on Error Broadcast (14th Nov - can't wait!!) - literally blew my mind off. Just listen to these synths - it's a work of ART. This boy will be huuuge.

Montgomery Clunk - HEAT by Error Broadcast

You can also download You Neon Night by this Romanian Wunderkind:

Montgomery Clunk - You Neon Kinght by Gimme5

Friends of Friends Mix series: Darkhouse Family - Pump That In Your 4x4

Friends of Friends label / portal / creative center attracting super talented beatmakers has just released a funkstatic, twisted, mutant beat mixtape by Don Leisure & Metabeats a.k.a. Darkhouse Family, the duo hailing from Cardiff (check their Family Trees EP released a few months ago on Fat City). Fat beats indeed all across the board with every single name and track in the selection fitting perfectly well, as a result creating an uniterrupted flow of head-nodding bliss with occasional taste of sick weirdness (like Slugabed vs. Eprom. Oh my oh my oh my!!) I f...g demand Eprom's Psycho to be released IMMEDIATELY! Great mix from the 1st to the last second, highly recommended by your humble Doktor!

FoF Mix #5 Darkhouse Family - "Pump That In Your 4×4" by FoFMusic

Tracklist:
DHF – INTRO
MADLIB – SLAPPED UP [SLAP N CLAP] – STONES THROW
EXILE – POPULATION CONTROL [SAMIYAM MIX] – PLUG RESEARCH
DARKHOUSE FAMILY – DE LA GHETTO – CDR
DAM FUNK x BIGGIE – GOING BACK TO CALI – CDR
LLOYD BANKS – BEAMER, BENZ OR BENTLEY (INST) – EMI
LAZER SWORD – WEB SWAG – INNOVATIVE LEISURE
DARKHOUSE FAMILY – RED LEATHER – CDR
J DILLA – DON’T NOBODY – HOUSE SHOES RECORDINGS
DEVONWHO – WINDMILSHIRE – CDR
DON LEISURE – PUNTA SKALA – CDR
LAKRITZE – TROPICAL MEAT – ROBOX NEOTECH
SLUGABED – BREADCRUMBS & BUTTERBEANS – CDR
EPROM – PSYCHO – CDR
JOHN WAYNE – A BANGER – CDR
SHIGETO – AND WE GONNA [SAMIYAM RMX] – GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
DIBIA$E – DUNGEON DUST – CDR
METABEATS – OPA BEAT – CDR
ILLUM SPHERE – ONE FOR DIMLITE – CDR
BUSTA RHYMES – GENESIS – FLIPMODE

25 October 2010

Earth, do you hear me? Cosmos speaking. I've got a few mixes for you

The best radio show in Polish radio - Kosmos, hosted by Maceo Wyro - vol. 31 of 16.10.2010.

QUALITY as USUAL! Mutant beatz, hip-hop, glitch, lazers and neons in top selection plus a free Polish lesson for all the international listeners :) not to be missed. New hot shit from The Gaslamp Killer, Lazersword, Dimlite, Swede:art, The Bug & more plus some hip-hop bombs (Nottz!) is enough!Just check the tracklist after the jump.

KOSMOS 2010 VOL.31 by KosmoS

New super label has been born. Donky Pitch is the name and Donky Stomp is the first release, featuring one of my top-3 producers atm - i.e. Slugabed and Ghost Mutt. Killing release to say the least. Check this minimix.

DKY001minimix by Donky Pitch

Mweslee, a producer from Spain, who played alongside Slugabed, Ghost Mutt, Alexander Nut at the Donky Pitch label release party last Saturday, has released an interesting Donky Pitch Mix via Rhythm Incursions, a fine tool for serious office head-nodding fitness. Classic, funky and proper mutant beatz / hip-hop without all these shitty artificial and horrible top-40 losers. TIP!

MWESLEE - DONKY PITCH MIX

Talking about Rhythm Incursions, here is another super dope and heavy guest mix for RI from the Tokyo-based Raid System aka RIRS, i.e. Broken Haze and XLII. Oh boy, these guys know how to kick ass dropping banger after banger featuring several of my favorite artists, like e.g. Slugabed, Mochipet, edIT, Machinedrum, FlyLo, Rustie, +verb or Diplo. Jump, jump madaf***s!

PS: Bart B's - Brap made me leave my workplace (which is a near-crime in my corposlavery) cause there was no way I could sit on my ass listening to this!

RAID SYSTEM - RHYTHM INCURSIONS MIX OCT'10

ALL TRACKLISTS AFTER THE JUMP

20 October 2010

In Bass I Trust (with occasional neons)

I'm back to reality after a super duper cool off-site drinking / swimming / sightseeing week at Tenerife and La Gomera. Reality sucks, but at least tons of great music awaited me after returning to cold Poland.

Let's start from a new collaboration between two super talented producers from USofA Stephan Jacobs and + Verb whose tracks have been featured on my blog regularly. Super distorted bassline and superb synth work = quality. Want more :)

Stephan Jacobs & +Verb - Blind Dreams (Unreleased) by Stephan Jacobs

And here is a short promo mix of the most eagerly anticipated release this year - Lazer Sword LP dropping on November, 2.

Holy Flying Spaghetti Monsters from Hell, these guys are on a completely different level already. Can't wait! (Dolphins sample rulez!!!!)

LAZER SWORD ALBUM *PROMO MIX* - AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2 by LAZER SWORD

I'm a big fan of Stereoheroes who are unrivaled creators of sick bangers. Listen to their flirt with dubstep and heavy bass :)) Me likes a lot!

A word from them: The Lost Generation is what remains of a computer crash while StereoHeroes were last touring the USA. Originally meant to be a hip hop EP with some high level MCs from France, all they could save is two wav files. Effigy & Pixie, two Hip-Hop / Dubstep tracks, will never change or evolve, but here it is for you. ALL THE MCs OUT THERE SEND US YOUR VOCAL VERSION OF THE TRACK !!

StereoHeroes - The Lost Generation EP by stereoheroes

Uber-label Numbers introduces heavy-weight Purple_Neon_Light_Bringer from Scotland - Taz Buckfaster in an absolutely smashing EP - Gold Tooth Grin. Robogrime is the best riddim I've heard in a while. Sooo sick! And at the same time a great name to describe the type of music produced by Taz. Numbers 33rd release will hit the jackpot again (Nov, 15).

Taz - Gold Tooth Grin (Previews of NMBRS3 Numbers) by Numbers

On 21st October, VibeSquaD will release a new full length album - The Fire. Judging by the first single - Funk Wear - which you can grab for free from bandcamp below - this record will be even better than the previous ones which I liked a lot!

VibeSquaD - The Fire (via bandcamp)

14 May 2010

HUDSON MOHAWKE - ROS KWAME WAKE UP MIX

Hudson Mohawke, beatz charlatan from Glasgow and a wunderkid of acqua crunk wonky movement dropped a very nice mix riding on neon synths and totally twisted post hip-hop beatz in Ros Kwame show on BBC 1. Shining buttons work and serious head-nodding bizninz plus uplifting sunny vocalizations - all meet here in a typical HudMo collage. Highly recommended!

HUDSON MOHAWKE - ROS KWAME WAKE UP MIX (NEW WORKING LINK !!!)

01. Mr Flash – Domino Part 1
02. Hudson Mohawke – Thunder Bay
03. Hudson Mohawke – Keys
04. Swindle – Daredevil
05. Supa Nova Slom feat. Jay Electronica – True and Living
06. Hudson Mohawke – King Kong Beaver
07. Big Boi – Shutterbug
08. Consequence – Let U Live
09. Hudson Mohawke – Power Ruby
10. Theophilus London – Understood (prod Hudson Mo)
11. Wiley – Electric Boogaloo (Hudson Mo remix)

29 April 2010

STARKEY - Resident Advisor Podcast .204

Well, I listen to Starkey a lot and still can't get enough of his extended, spacey synths, out-of-this-planet melodies and sick bass. This guy really brings dubstep (and a few other genres in it) to the next level, maybe not for all tastes but my neural set-up seems to get a perfect rapport with Mr. Street Bass music offering. I don't know whether he is a pioneer of the so-called "2nd wave dubstep producers" (the term coined in this article), but I do now he eascapes easy pigeonholing, showing immense creativity and music sensitivity. The mixtape selection is killing as usual and includes a few of my favorite recent tunes. Apart from Starkey's solo work and remixes, I'd mention Knight Riderz remix of a killing Schlachthofbronx anthem Ayoba, Grimelock's remix of Let the Bass by a Belgian producer Alchemyst, filthy tunage by NastyNasty or absolutely, ridiculously senseless Zombies by Kanji Kinetic. There is more, just listen.

It's great that Starkey's podcast appeared on the Resident Advisor's portal, which is rather associated with more minimal, techno, house or possibly dub-tech vibe. New outlet for exposing Starkbots's sound may only bring new converts, even if some hardcore fans of 'minimal sound' (??) were slightly or quite straight-in-yer-face disappointed (see the comments section for the podcast).

STARKEY - Resident Advisor Podcast .204

Tracklist
Starkey - 11th Hour - Planet Mu
Kaiser - Polyphonic Pressure
Terror Danjah - Reinforced
Mensah - Acid Dub - HENCH
Spooky - The Devil Within - Oil Gang
Numan - Skull Crusher (Sduk remix) - Slit Jockey
Starkey - Robot Hands
Scratcha DVA - Bullet Dub - Keysound Recordings
Zeno - Test1
Mr. Rogers - Birdbox (Starkey remix) - Innerflight
Starkey - Fourth Dimension - Planet Mu
Stagga - The Park (Draw remix) - Subdepth
Dream McLean - Woo Riddem Freestyle
Gemmy - Da Dodge
Tayo meets Acid Rockers ft. Pupajim - Vampayaa (Starkey remix) - Cool & Deadly
Skinnz & ID - Shimmy - Double Science
Magic Mash - Give Me Some More
Starkey - OK Luv ft. Badness (Eprom's Alternate Mix) - Planet Mu
Alchemyst - Let the Bass (Grimelock remix) - Stainage
Starkey ft. Anneka - Stars - Planet Mu
Foals - This Orient (Starkey remix) - Transgressive
Drake - Over - Cash Money
Baconhead - Ghetto Buffet - Acroplane
Rod Azlan - Jah Live (Starkey remix) - Scion AV
NastyNasty - Damn Girl
SchlachtofBronx - Ayoba (Knight Riderz remix)
Camp Lo - Luchini (Instrumental) - Profile
Kanji Kinetic - Zombies - Senseless
Halp - Leek - Seclusiasis
Starkey ft. Cerebral Vortex & Buddy Leezle - Club Games - Planet Mu
Swindle - Molly - Planet Mu
Numan - Skull Crusher (Capricorn One remix) - Slit Jockey
Starkey - Numb ft. P-Money - Planet Mu

13 April 2010

Low End Theory Podcast Episode 14 NOBODY AND TAKE

Yeah, another killling Low End Theory Podcast ist da! This time NOBODY will TAKE you for a trip through strange neighberhoods full of sick basslines, laidback melodies, off-beat electronica and neon/wonky synths. NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

Low End Theory Podcast Episode 14 NOBODY AND TAKE

PS. Artwork rules as ever!

07 January 2010

MISK - SATURATION

I try to clean some backlog from my e-mail account from 2009 before it grows to alarming proportions. I definitely would not like to miss one of the best releases of the end of 2009, namely Saturation by San Diego-based Misk. Technically speaking this is his full-lenght debut, but he dropped some tunes on vinyl and in digital format on a few dubstep labels last year and you definitely hear that he is not a newcomer to beat-making. His music was supported by e.g. Rob Booth (Electronic Explorations series), XI/Ultragamma, DLX, Starkey. All the compositions on Saturation seem to be very tightly built, flowing smoothly to encompass the listener with really enjoyable sonic textures. Starting from the amazing Subterranean Crawlspace - spacey, glitched out synths, full of bleeps, nice kicks and snares, this track reminds me of Starkey’s ‘gutter bass’ style or wonky excursions of the Lucky Me crew. No wonder Starkey featured this very track in his recent Fact magazine mix. Misk very easily creates beautiful and dreamy landscapes moving from mid-tempo to down-tempo and back, all lighten up by twisted broken beats and neon synths and based on heavy sub-bass, like in Cookies for Breakfast, Maurey, New Orleans or Lizard Lift. I also really dig Misk's experiments in WARP'ish sounding Worms and Fast Food or very deep, unnverving Fur Pants (my personal highlight of this release). In general, this is definitely one of the most consistent and interesting albums of 2009. One can only appreciate the music eclecticisms of Misk and the ease with which the listener can immerse into this music head to toes. You can have it for a mere 5 US$. Don't sleep on this!

MISK - SATURATION

12 November 2009

Nasty Nasty - The Reef (incl. Slugabed remix)

Oh boy, this release will be huge. Jasper Reeder aka NastyNasty will soon release a single The Reef on Frite Nite, as a first step to his full-length Kingdom Come. This neon wonky banger is extremely hard to classify, but one thing is certain - it's dirty and big and has a huge effect on the listener (I hope). The package will also include smashing street bass remix by a young UK bad bowy - Slugabed.Cant wait to see this released. Listen!!

NastyNasty - The Reef by fritenite

NastyNasty - The Reef (Slugabed Remix) by fritenite

BONUS (Death Star Rap in Lorn remix):

And I Could Die Tonight (Lorn Remix) by fritenite