Tuesday 21 July 2009

The Heat

I got the MSTRKRFT album a few month' back and I thought 'Oh, the new MSTRKRFT album. This is pretty good.' Since then I've pretty much ignored it. Mainly because there was too much rapping on the songs and I'm not really keen on that with my dance music. I like beats and nonsense vocal snatches and cuts, not big long verses about why (insert rapper here) is so awesome and rich.
(Not that I'm hating on rap, I just don't think it works too well over electro.)
Anyway, long story short, I've started listening to it again. The reason for that is Wolfgang Hartner's remix of 'Heartbreaker', which was my favourite tune of the week up until yesterday when I heard 'Calypso'. The original version was probably my favourite track from the album, but Gartner takes it to a new level. The addition of a much more powerful bass kick sets it off nicely, and the crazy, wobbly, electro blips and fuzzed out vocals turns this into an absolute classic dancefloor filler. It's in the same sort of vein as Chris Lake's remix of 'Oh My God', for anyone who's heard that.
In case I haven't sold this enough: it is f%@£!*g incredible and you must download it. It makes my brain shit gold.*

I don't want to get stuck in a rut or anything, but I'm going to post another Alex Metric tune. And another Treasure Fingers one. At the same time!!!!
I hope that won't blow your mind too much.
Anyway, this is an older mix that Mr. Fingers did for Mr. Metric, and it is pretty much everything you would expect. Funky bouncy bassline, decorative spacey synths, dance-friendly reverbed vocals and a clubtastic beat. Probably my favourite effort from Treasure Fingers so far actually, loving it. (The original is called 'In Your Machine'.)

I don't know if anyone's seen the new Transformers film? I haven't, but thanks to Datsik & Excision I have now heard it. Seriously. I may be a bit late with this one, but 'Calypso' is literally one of the grimiest dubstep (or is it wobble now?) tunes I've ever heard. If robots went out for a massive lash-up and started raving their rusty metal tits off, they'd be doing it to this tune. The bassline is literally like the sound of something industrial throwing up, and the tune is filled with weird metallic stabs and effects that are out of this world. Heavy. Highly highly recommended to anyone who doesn't know it.

The next tune is one from the ever on-point RubADubDub blog, but it isn't (strangely enough) a dubstep cut. It is, in fact, a bit of intense drum and bass, courtesy of Spor. I could pretend that I know loads about Spor and his tune, but to be honest all I know (and all I need to know) is that 'Aztec' is a banger and I love it. If Formula 1 cars had fat soundsytems, this is the kind of intense, fast-paced shit they'd be playing.

Enjoy

MSTRKRFT (Feat. John Legend) - Heartbreaker (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)** Buy
Alex Metric - In Your Machine (Treasure Fingers Remix) Buy
Excision & Datsik - Calypso Buy
Spor*** - Aztec Buy

*Slight overhype.
**You can DL from there easy enough, they don't appreciate re-hosting. Check out the other free tracks - some of them are pretty good.
***Call me late, but apparently Feed Me is Spor's house/electro productions moniker. I now love him 10x more. Legend.

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