Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Greg Reve, MTWAT, PHNTM, Le Le, Elite Force, Rusko etc etc

Firstly, congratulations to ALL the MK Awards winners and to the nominees who didn't get the nod, but were still in the running. Our industry is getting bigger and bigger and there is more and more awesome independent music coming from all over SA, its AWESOME to see alternatives to Just Jinger and the parlotones etc...

New Greg Reve video!!! He's off to the States (San Francisco) on the 10th April, this AWESOME producer and DJ is SURE to make HUGE inroads there, keep an eye out for him.



New label out from Top Billin member Sharkslayer called My Techno Weighs A Ton or MTWAT for short:






Low Life Inc stalwarts Le Le are back, and they are covering Whitney Houston:






Elite Force's ever expanding gift of AWESOMENESS on RVMPD2 has yet another beat of awesomeness, it's like the gift that KEEPS on giving!!!

Scion A/V is giving away a pair of tickets to EVERY US Skream and Benga show on their upcoming tour! To enter for a chance to win:

1. Read the rules and tour schedule HERE

2. Follow their TWITTER HERE

3. TWEET "@SCIONAV #SkreamBenga [date of show]"

Easy Peasy Pudding Sleezy. Winners will be chosen randomly and will be contacted via Twitter one day BEFORE the concert on HOW to redeem the tickets.
I love BOTH these artists and am GREEN with envy that you bastards are getting to see them!!!







Rusko - Skanker

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Twelv, Eyes Like Mirrors, Desmond and the Tutus, POPSKARR, Trumpdisco...

LOTS of awesome South African music from Twelv, Eyes Like Mirrors, POPSKARR and Desomond and the Tutus as well as some NON local stuff such as TRUMPDISCO, Dirty Ganesh, Disclosure et al...

Oooooh, Trumpdisco...


Some awesome free music from my friend Ben and his band Eyes Like Mirrors:




Check out Twelv's new free LP Beautiful Filth on Karana Music, follow up to his Squelchstep and precursor to his and Thesis's upcoming release. Prolific little bugger, Robert.



Further local stuff for you:


Desmond and the Tutus have a new album coming out, they have made an infomercial:


New from Shax Trax:
Dirty Ganesh - Cosmic Terror EP on Beatport

Neptuun City have a new release of Elay Lazutkin with a cool PHNTM remix

Party in SHOREDITCH bitches (if you're in London

Disclosure - Tenderley (Kidnap Kid Remix)



Monday, March 26, 2012

Twelv, Nick Cave and Debbie Harry, The Hussy, One Night Stand competition etc

We went to The Brickfields Festival at Carfax on saturday night, it was awesome, thank you Jani, this was the track of the night for me,
thank you Digital Rocket, cool catching up with Graeme, dancing till 4am is one of my favorite things. We also met Inge Beckman and Mr Sakitumi, awesome people.

Monday morning madness for you all.

Grimes has been compared to Nine Inch Nails with Mariah Carey, not sure how I feel about that comparison, you make up your mind:



Gun Club's Jeffrey Lee Pierce who passed away in 1996 from a brain hemorrhage was working on some tracks, unfinished, they have been unearthed and a tribute album featuring Nick Cave collaborating with Debbie Harry amongst others has been released, here are some samplers for you to get excited about:



Thanks Keith:
The Worlds FIRST Rock Concert ends in chaos…awesome!!!

Firehorse - Our Hearts

The Hussy - Undefined

People Get Ready - Disappear )Greg Saunier Remix)



Zammuto - Shape of Things To Come

James Curd - Guide Me (Gigamesh Remix)

If you are a muso in Oz, (local to Dalby or thereabouts) and want to play at ONE NIGHT STAND in Dalby, check out this awesome competition to win a chance to play at the festival.



Ridiculous news of the day:
Californian indie-pop outfit The Morning Benders have changed their name to POP ETC after being told they're band name"was the equivalent of 'The Morning Fags' in America." 

The trio broke the news to fans on their facebook page a few hours ago, posting "This will be the last post from The Morning Benders. Thank you all very much."

New albums just released:

Mars Volta - Noctourniquet
Yukon Blonde - Tiger Talk
Django Django - Django Django 
Bearhug - Bill Dance Shiner
Anti-Flag - The General Strike
Chet Faker - Thinking In Textures {EP}
Grinderman - Grinderman 2 RMX 

Odd Future - The OF Tape Vol 2
The Chemical Bros - Don't Think (CD/DVD)
Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Going To Change The Way You Feel About Me Now
Kindeness - World You Need A Change of Mind
Xiu Xiu - Always

Squelchstep is anew free LP from the twisted genius mind of Twelv (one half pf Twelv and Thesis and brother to the equally brilliant Richard the IIIrd), also check out Zulu Tunes Soundcloud page with loads of free underground music from Johannesburg:



Last but defo not least a free 12 track album from The Clash, the link is in the top right hand corner:
Cargo Collective featuring The Men, The Wedding Present, Robert Pollard, Genesis P Orridge etc etc...

Friday, March 23, 2012

Friday I'm In Love Part Deaux...MtKidu...Beataucue

Kitsuné...we love you



Murray and Nick, we love you....unfortunately they will be defunct for a while as Kidu concentrates on his other band commitments and Mt fucks off the Europe...again...
COME BACK SOON FUCKERS (ruv ewe rong time)

MtKidu - SkeletonKey from MJ TURPIN on Vimeo.

Friday and I'm in Love....Anti retro Vinyls, A-Trak, Flying Lotus, Dot Hacker et al...

Happy Friday Bitches....and may I mention that I am UBER excited for Season 5 of Breaking Bad, however it is still a LONG way off (sigh)...annnnnnd Ugly Americans is AWESOME, thank you Comedy Central. That being said, The Dead Set is also awesome, Zombies, gore, hopelessness...nice....SO much better than that crap Walking Dead mess....

Cool, well, Happy Friday humanoids,

The Anti Retro Vinyls have a song for download, and it's FREEEEEE







Dot Hacker - Disorder





Diplo + Turntable.fm + SXSW + Pepsi + Intel 3.15 from Turntable.fm on Vimeo.



A-Trak + Turntable.fm + SXSW + Pepsi + Intel 3.15, Turntablism from Turntable.fm on Vimeo.



Flying Lotus + turntable.fm + SXSW + Pepsi + Intel from Turntable.fm on Vimeo.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

NEW GARBAGE, Elite Force, Mynabirds, and a NICE try

Some Thursday love for you:

The Do LaB's Lightning in a Bottle 2011 - Official Video from The Do LaB on Vimeo.



Elite Force's latest in the ongoing weekly series of awesome Revamps being given away is here.





I Heart Sharks - 'SUMMER' (HD) from Spike Morris on Vimeo.









Also check out Housse De Racket - Alesia (Deluxe Edition) Here



YES, you got it right….GARBAGE….FUCK yeah!!!




















AND, LASTLY, my FAVOURITE Scam so far, 10 out of 10 for originality:

Rev. Michael Chruchman
240 Bishop Avenue
vertican city, roma


Compliments of the season to you and members of your family.


My name is Rev. Michael Chruchman a member of Pope Benedict XVI, Papal
Visit to Chicago IL from 14th of January 2012 to 16th of January 2012.
On board Lufthansa airlines, LH5335 on route Rome to London Heathrow to
Chicago O'Hare international airport. At Heathrow international airport,
I meet a diplomat Mr. John Lopez with two truck boxes belonging to you
And the diplomat was seeking for an assistance which we did by giving
Him a papal tag which allowed him access to enter the United states of
America with the two truck boxes with each weighing 32 Pounds valued
3,000,000USD (Three million dollars) each. But unfortunately, the
Diplomat has lost your address and your nearest airport including your
Telephone numbers, probably because of the pressure from the airport
Authorities.



I personally assisted him to get his luggage out of the customs as He
claimed that the two truck box has a papal tag. Could you please?
Kindly contact Mr. John Lopez on email johnlopez02@rocketmail.com He is right there at the airport please contact him immediately for the delivery of this two truck boxes.


Note: your papal tag numbers are PT405ROME-IL and PT406ROME-IL.


Get back to me to confirm if you have received your two truck boxes.


May GOD bless you?

Monday, March 19, 2012

Orbital feat Zola Jesus, Elite Force, Vato Gonzales and Diplo, Fidlar, Chantal Claret et al... etc etc

New post FULL of cool things.



Midnight Magic - Drop Me A Line (Holy Ghost Remix)

Neon Indian - Hex Girlfriend (Twin Shadow Remix)

Woods - Wind Was The Wine

Chantal Claret - Bite Your Tongue



Fidlar - No Ass

Orbital - New France feat Zola Jesus (Vis 1990's Rewound Mix) Right Click



School of Seven Bells - The Night (Rewards Remix)

Vato Gonzales and Diplo - Rasclat Riddim











Elite Force's latest in the 18 track odyssey of free awesomeness is available for Download HERE, be sure to get it asap

Our shop will be open again in the next few weeks, new bigger premises, exciting times up ahead, INCLUDING some EPIC and HUGE concerts.
I promised a mixtape, I did one, wasn't happy with it, will re-mix it and post it asap...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Greg Reve, This Is Gin, Point 4, Slave-1, Midnight Magic

A short post today, I will probably have some mixtapes to post tomorrow, going to do two shortish sets tonight and I will load them tomorrow.

Another awesome goodie from Greg Reve



Shax Trax has a new EP out, you can purchase it here:
Shax Trax - My House EP (Beatport link)

Midnight Magic is a force to be reckoned with in the studio and on the dance floor. Anchored by former Hercules & Love Affair alumni Carter Yatusake, Morgan Wiley & W. Andrew Raposo, the disco collective is powered by the enormous vocals of chanteuse Tiffany Roth. Serving up a feast of funk, disco, electro and soul, the band has unleashed banger after banger including their dancefloor smash, “Beam Me Up.” The Drop Me A Line single which features remixes from Holy Ghost, Juan Maclean and more was released last October and today the band has released the “Drop Me A Line” (Holy Ghost Remix) MP3
Midnight Magic - Drop Me A Line (Holy Ghost Remix)
They are touring Europe:
4/6: Brussels Belgium @ Beursschouwburg, Live
4/6: Brussels Belgium @ Maison Du People, DJ set
4/7: Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz, Lolita Party, Live
4/10:  Rome, Italy @ L-Ektrica, Live
4/11: Milan, Italy @ Milano Rocket, Live
4/12: Tallinn, Estonia @ Club Jazz, Live
4/13: Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser, Live
4/14: Rotterdam, The Netherlands @ Worm, Live
4/19: Paris, France @ Chacha, Club DJ set
4/20:  St Petersburg, Russia @ Dom Beat, DJ set
4/21: Moscow, Russia @ Solyanka, Live

Johannesburgs The Frown are playing at Golden Down Festival along with Lee Scratch Perry, Roots Manuva etc etc, such awesome news for them.



My friend Jordan Gin has done some mixtapes, it's HERE, check it, it's filthy:




Indie-Dubstep from Rome, Italy: ALESSIO OISSELA-aka-Slave-1
Alessio Oissela - Avant Garde Jouets

And finally, keeping it in the BASS family, my friend Dino, aka Point 4 has done this:

Give him your love...

Monday, March 12, 2012

POST NUMBER 400+ (402 actually...)

I HAVE POSTED OVER 400 POSTINGS on this labour of love, thank you to EVERYONE who has contributed and stuff, it makes me all warm and tingly inside....

Mon Ami Greg Reves, the fantastic French producer of AWESOME and MAD insane bass has something new:










Christopher Paul Stelling - Ghost Ship (Right Click etc)


"This week we’re bringing you three tracks from the new Filewile remix album ‘Rewile’. Our friends in Switzerland, Mouthwatering Records, has put together an uncompromising package of remixes from great freinds and artists that Filewile has encountered over the last few years on tour. Our favorite mix is from Electric Blanket and it sounds like a huskier voiced Kate Bush lost in Italo-Disco-Landia. There’s a great video teaser as well which gives a glimpse of the whole package…Enjoy!!!"
I DO of course LOVE you Low Life Inc…really, I do…and I KNOW you do too:






The Spring Standards - Only Skin

Hollis Brown - Ride on the Train

Slick Shoota, a producer from Trondheim, Norway bringing you more bass for your face, check what them press peeps are saying and then feat your ears on these:
"Perfect release!" -Crookers (Fools Gold)
“Finally!! Slick Shoota never fails!” -Munchi (Mad Decent / Enchufada)
“I love melodies and sounds like this. Hot tracks!" -DJ Gant-Man (Dance Mania / Fools Gold)
"This EP is Massive" -Mumdance (No Hats No Hoods / Mad Decent)
"This EP made my day! These tunes are HOT!!!!" -Cardopusher (Frijsfo / Tigerbeat6 / Hyperdub)




One of my favorite labels, Astralwerks has a new release by Morning Parade who are currently touring with The Kooks, the EP is being released on the 13th March, here it is streaming in its FULL glory:
Morning Parade EP Stream etc

A new album by Giant Giant Sand called "Tucson" is on the cards, yay!!



French electro-pop composer Yuksek (aka Pierre-Alexander Busson) is EVERYWHERE all of a sudden, I suppose that's what you get for breaking in North America:


Apparat - Candil De La Calle (Apparat Dub Mix

A Place To Bury Strangers - So Far Away (School of Seven Bells Remix)

Julia Holter - In The Same Room

Plan B - Ill Manors (The Prodigy Remix)

Bear In Heaven - Sinful Nature

ANNNND, courtesy of Triple J, my favorite Australian Radio station in the history of veers, go to THIS PAGE for some wicked new free MP3's of new up and coming bands etc, join their Mailing list for more of the same, you won't be sorry!!

K, bummed I missed RAMfest yesterday, but by all accounts it was brilliant, one day I will have some money again to be able to go out...hahhaha.
Till the next post, I hope the above tracks keep you entertained!!!

Thursday, March 8, 2012

This inbox, it HAUNTS me...

This mailbox of mine has been filling up relentlessly, I can't keep up!!!

Here's some goodies for you, hope you enjoy...love MEEEEEE





Panama - Magic (Midnight Magic Remix)



Theresa Anderson - Hold On To Me



Keys n Krates - Let It Rain (Lotus RMX)






April 10 is the release date for Bassnectars new 11 track album called Gallically: Vava Voom. Here is a what they say about it: "Right off the bat, we want to let the ugliest kid ride first, because ugly is beautiful, and sometimes we like our music rugged, raw and berzerk. I teamed up with Amp Live and we created a little banger to express how much we love it when music gets nasty."

Bassnectar - Ugly



Track THREE in Elite Forces RVMPD2 weekly series is available HERE it's features Culprate, Elite Force and Muse. Be sure to get the previous two weeks on the same page.





The Men - Open Your Heart



Haroula Rose - Lavender Moon (The Hood Internet Remix)

Grimes - Genesis feat Deniro Farrar (Ryan Hemsworth Remix)

SXSW 2012 Playlist:











Friday, March 2, 2012

Some music, for you, my in-box fills up QUICKLY

Hey peoples, a post, FULL of freebies and non-freebies...

Happy weekend, I'm djing tonight at the usual, Bobs, I think it will be quiet as all the Hipsters will be at the free Two Door Cinema Club gig...anyhoo, AND then tomorrow night I am playing at my fiends Mike and Pam's wedding, PLUS potentially much later at The Woods, depends on a few things though.

K, here it is,






Gemma Ray - Runaway (Right Click etc)






















 

NEW Kitsune Compilation is out, it is called "Kitsune Parisien II", here is a mini-mix of the album:

You can BUY the album HERE





FREE Great Lake Swimmers album on Noise Trade:


Dot Hacker - Inhibition



Thanks Kim, here is the Wires and Sparks EP: