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It's been a busy old time for me, hence the lack of posts. Maybe I should just write less crap? Could be an idea.

Anyway, I've done a lot of travelling recently. Mostly on trains and tubes and the like. There's something about trains that makes me want to listen to liquid drum and bass. Hence the first track on today's post - Nu:Tone's awesome 'Jet Stream'. Nu Tone hails from the Hospital Records camp, so you know he's sicker than a cider hangover. In a good way. 'Jet Stream' is as much of a beast as a liquid funk tune can be, and is highly recommended for anyone who likes High Contrast/Blame.

And if you don't like them, then WTF?!.

I should probably post some electro, seeing as that's nominally the genre I go for. I really want to stick up Steve Aoki's mix of 'Gladiator' because it is nutsssssssss with 9 s's, and would go nicely with the whole crazy electro Jack Beats/Kry Wolf vibe I've been on recently. But... it's already on the Hype Machine's popular list so there doesn't seem much point. For anyone who hasn't heard it, grab it from Danger Danger.

The only other electro I've really been listening to recently is DatA's impeccable La Roux edit, but everyone's already heard that as well. It's like every blog in the world is out to get me and post all my tracks before I can. Conspiracy.

Oh well, here's a bunch of my old favourites to go with the Nu:Tone track. The Nacey track is huge, bouncy house (same breed as 'Anyway' by Duck Sauce). The Burns tune is more of the same, and was knocking around getting some hype a few weeks ago. 'Mind Control 09' is a huge dubstep track that deserves it's own individual post. 501 will literally fuck with your mind.

Have a good week. I know I will.

Roll on Reading!

Nu:Tone - Jet Stream Buy

Nacey - Lose Your Love Myspace

Burns - Heartbeats (Extended mix) Buy

501 - Mind Control 2009 Buy

Youtubesteak

I've been watching shit on youtube. Best video of the week = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4OyrzO4N8s. Lol.

Apart from that... There's one video called 'Horrific AK 47 Accident', which has nearly 2 million views. The actual thing is just some loser kid called 'Joe' twatting around with a toy AK, which I'll admit was a bit of a relief because I was expecting some kind of... horrific accident. In fact, I kind of wanted to see a horrific accident.
Apparently, the majority of those millions of viewers also wanted to see one. Some people actually really, really, wanted to see a horrific accident. One guy was so upset he couldn't see one that he complained:

This is shit, what the fuck. go die in a hole you stupid bitch fucker.

He wasn't alone in that sentiment. A lot of people seemed to feel like their time has been wasted, and also that 'wtf?'.

UrNotHardBody: Fuck You! Wasting Time!

Time that could have been better spent watching real, quality accidents take place.

Amongst all that kind of understandable shit in the comments section, you also get two people arguing about Obama, a long discussion on the merits (or not) of Joe's hair colour, and someone claiming: HEY!!! I am an Australian and I DON'T CARE!!!!..... without really explaining why they felt the need to clarify that.?
People on youtube are abnormal.

But also hilarious. Like that chav who kicked down a wall and got his leg crushed, before bleating out 'help me'. The comments on that vid are genuinely hilarious - i.e. 'wall FTW ' and 'Mr. Gorvachav....Tear down this wall! '. A few people seem to be debating whether or not to show some chav-love: one guy goes for 'unlucky mate' before rounding his comment off with: 'i guess doing stupid things like that CAN be funny. hahaha owned', which probably doesn't ease the blow. Funnyclatflap12 is a bit more genuinely sympathetic, opting for: 'that is manky but funny. he deserved it although if he lost his leg that is bad. look at the way it crushes his leg at 0.12'
I love the way he has isolated the exact time the chav gets his leg crushed.


Someone else just set the video to Benny Hill's theme tune, which is even more hilarious. MadSkills9407 sums it up with:

'I like how he kicks to the beat'

LOL.
There's a bunch of other shit that has been set to the Benny Hill music as well. This TV advert rework is possibly the most hilarious.

Good times.

Anyway, here's some sick tunes to go with the viewing:

Bungle - 25th Floor (DJ Marky & Bungle VIP) Buy

Grafton Primary - All Stars (Aston Shuffle Remix) Buy***

Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff (Nero Edit) Myspace**

Mucky

Speaking of large things... how about some delicious, high-cholesterol beats? Specifically, Jack Beats. Mr Beats has obviously been knocking about for a bit and he's a big favourite with certain blogs, but I'll admit I'm not a massive fan. 'Get Down', though, is impossible to ignore. It's got a more house-style structure to it than his other stuff, and his trademark wobble is combined with a grinding mono-synth which gives the whole song a rough, aggressive edge. The youtube comments pretty much sum it up - 'this is fuckin NUTS!!!!!!!!!! '. If you haven't heard/got it already then it's a must grab. (He's also put out a solid La Roux remix that's well worth checking out.)

It's kind of hard to follow 'Get Down' with anything that's similarly crazyily hype, but 'Mucky' by Kry Wolf comes pretty close. It kicks off with one of the bounciest drum patterns I've ever heard and then brings in a huge, filthy, deep, fuzzed out bassline punch that sounds like 'Flat Eric' on electro-infused crack/a rubber duck taking an amplified shit. I played it on the tube this morning and nearly ruptured my face/seizured. It's deep. Another must have.

Also, Calvin Harris' album leaked the other day, to mixed reviews. Personally I think he got the singles spot on. The rest of the album isn't bad but nothing really jumps out. I could happily listen to it, but I don't think I'd remember much of it after. Either way, apparently all people are buying at the moment is singles so I guess it doesn't really matter how good the album is.

In other news, Deadmau5 has finally put a radio edit of 'Ghosts 'n' Stuff' together and is getting some airplay. I prefer the original mix, without the corny vocal bit over the top, but it's still a bit of a tune so fair play to the geezer.

Last up, one more tune. This one is some deep, grimy dubstep from Calibre - a tune called 'Tenopause'. So far all I've heard is a radio rip from Hatcha and Mala's b2b on Kiss, which is more low quality than Paris Hilton's home videos. But despite the quality the track appears to be a piece of pure fucking mentalness. I won't call it minimal, because that's bound just to put people off, but it's not the usual jump-up. The best way to describe it is as basically one rip-roaring bass sound with some freaky ghost noises over the top. And some drums. Banging.

If you're looking for any other huge dubstep tunes than hit up Rossi B and Luca and check out Enemy (or the Tallinn Evil remix) on their page. The other tunes are pretty obese as well. Looking forward to some more releases from them.

That's all, folks.

Jack Beats - Get Down Buy

Kry Wolf - Mucky Myspace

Calibre - Tenopause Myspace

Chin Up

I'm going to kick off today with an older track. Loose Shus are electro-types with a heavily eighties influenced sound. 'Threesome' is my favourite song from them, and one I've suddenly picked up and started playing again. As long as you don't take it to seriously, it's awesome. Anyone who likes the intros to old cartoons (I'm thinking Bucky O'Hare/Ghostbusters, but with a lot more production value and less epic stadium rock guitar bits) should grab it - like Danger on happy juice.

Speaking of happiness, SMD's new album found it's way into my itunes yesterday. I thought it would be awesome, but they've gone in strong for that minimal sound of theirs (you'll know what I mean if you've heard the singles) which I'm not such a fan of. 'It's The Beat'/'Hustler' are more my kind of thing, but there's not much of that sound on the new record. For me, they should leave the minimal to Style Of Eye, Major Notes, Lazy Jay and the rest and get back on the heavier electro vibe.
So, not going to post anything from SMD today anyway.

Blame dropped a remix for Example's new tune a week or two back, along with everyone else whose any good at the moment, and obviously I have to post it. Good old Blame. If you've heard his 'Shark in the Water' mix then you'll already know how good he is. His take on 'Watch The Sun Come Up' is more of the same. Definitely a huge summer tune, nice to see liquid drum 'n' bass getting a bit more attention at the moment.

GRUM + Edwin Van Cleef = incredible. I've blogged enough times about Grum for everyone to be well aware of how highly I rate the Leeds boy. I rate Mr. Van Cleef almost equally highly, so I was pretty excited to see him given the remixing honours for Grum's new production 'Heartbeats'. Have yet to hear the original, but if Cleef's effort is anything to go by, it's going to be huge. As for the remix - epic, fast, and very very nice indeed. A great blend of electro-house. Very similar to 'Overtaken' and possibly even a bit better. Thanks to these guys for the original post.

I was planning on sticking up some filthy, bass-tastic dubstep but I now feel like I'm in too good a mood. So last up is a remix by FCKN (your guess is as good as mine) which got some attention here and there. The original is by The Bloody Beetroots, who I still can't decide if I like or not. However, I definitely like FCKN's version - very cheerful, bouncy electro house, with a little bit of lo-fi feel distortion splayed over the top to please the more hardcore.

Have a good weekend people.

Loose Shus - Threesome Buy
Example - Watch The Sun Come Up (Blame Edit) Myspace
Grum - Heartbeats (Edwin Van Cleef Remix) Myspace
The Bloody Beetroots - House No.84 (FCKN Remix) Myspace

Karatay Partay

"I know Karate, I know Ju-jitsu,

I drive like a gangster when I'm coming to see you
I know Karate, I've got some mojo,
and holding hands ain't something I do,
Thats true."

Greatest lyrics ever written. You can hear them in all their funky, 80s-influenced goodness on 'Karate' by Kennedy. I've had the tune for a few weeks and despite its ridiculous nature, the track is incredibly catchy. Infectious, like a tastier version of swine flu.

Why not enjoy it with a nice cool glass of 'Panther', freshly remixed by Zeds Dead. The bassy, distorted synths layered over this one make it a bit of an interesting counterpoint to 'Karate', as does the fat mono bassline and d'n'b influenced drums. I'm not sure if the tune is dubstep or electro, or some kind of new and wonderful hybrid, but its pretty sick anyway. More of a cheeky gut punch than a karate chop.

I feel like I should be posting that new Blame remix of Example as well, but probably enough bloggers have covered that. Those who want to can find it here. Blame at his euphoric best.

Have a good one.

Kennedy - Karate Buy
Barletta - Panther (ZEDS DEAD Remix) Myspace

Howard You Like It

Classixx established themselves (arguably) as the sound of Summer '09 a while back, by releasing a whole bag of awesome mixes of stuff and making the blogging world wet themselves collectively in excitement. A few month' back, a video of their single(?) 'I'll Get You' sprang up on youtube, Radio 1 got all excited about it, so did I, and since then I've been waiting to grab a decent copy of the track. Which I now have. Aeroplane played it when I saw them on Saturday and pretty much made my day, despite all the rain and ketted-up nutters. The chorus of the song, for those who don't know it, goes 'Do you like bass, do you, do you like bass?' which I think should pretty much sell it to any doubters.

Listening to Classixx has put me in a pretty chilled type of mood, which probably explains why I chose the next song. The Time And Space Machine remix of Bastila's 'Ghosts' sound like a track that has been custom-made for a MoS 'Chillout' compilation. The guitars are heavily reverbed, trebley and wah-wahed up to the hilt, giving them a very relaxed, floaty feel. Signal Hill-esque, but with some sampled old-school hip hop drums and a deep, funky bassline thrown over the top to give it a nice bit of rhythm. A good one for watching the sunset.

Next up is a Lifelike remix, courtesy of Hyperbole. So far I've heard 3 different mixes of Killa Kela's 'Everyday', and I reckon Lifelike's is the best of the three. He basically takes the insanely catchy chorus on the original, turns it up, and loops it for the best part of six minutes. In a good way - kind of like his 'Cross The Dancefloor' remix. It sounds epic, very summery, and good for dancing or barbequing. Obviously that sounds like a bit of a contradiction, but I think it just depends how loud you play it. Probably the best remix I've heard from Lifelike in a long time, but well worth the wait.

Last, but definitely not least, is another one from my new favourites Y A L L. Following up on my last post, I've been searching everywhere for some more tunes from these guys' back catalogue. Their remix of the classic 'At Night' is the pick of the bunch, just edging their La Roux edit off the top spot. Massive kicks and snares, fuzzy sub bass snippets, and (standard) party synth stabs make up a very powerful track - think Sidechains, Grum, etc. A must-have for the electro rave-up animals.

Classixx - I'll Get You (Feat. Jeppe) Buy
Bastila - Ghosts (The Time And Space Machine 'Summer of Love' Remix) RCRD LBL
Killa Kela - Everyday (Lifelike Remix) Myspace
Shakedown - At Night (Y A L L Mix) Web

Flash

I've been on holiday, which is my excuse for the short sabbatical. But now I'm back, with an ipod overflowing with tasty tunes. (Huzzah!). Anyway...

I don't know who St Andrew are, but I know that I've spent the whole morning trying to find out. Apparently he is some guy called Andrew Swanson, he has studied film, some other boring stuff... and he makes nice tunes. 'Cosmic Terror' is his calling card and despite spending most of today listening to his stuff I can't think of anything better to post up. Its a punchy piece of laidback electro, very much in the mould of Nosaj Thing and Flying Lotus but with a bit more action - bigger synths, glittery electro shizzle plastered all over it, some great vocal work, etc. Well worth a listen for anyone who's a fan of the aforementioned two producers, or a fan of electronic stuff in general.

I've been waiting for a good quality copy of this next tune for a good month or so now. And here it is. The Chase & Status remix of Nneka's 'Heartbeat'. This is quite possibly the most obviously commercially-viable crowd-pleaser ever produced by anyone in the history of history (thats probably why they've labelled it so self-consciously) but... f*ck it. Because it is amazing. (In before underground people banging on about how they've sold out. It sounds good to me and thats all that maters).
The thing about crowd-pleasers is that they are pleasing, after all. Big guitars, big bass, massive snares, good times.
Expect this one to be going off everywhere. If it isn't already.

Speaking of commercial stuff, La Roux is very popular at the moment. It seems like anyone who's anyone, or noone (but wants to be someone), is remixing her tracks. 'Bulletproof' is the most recent single, and it's attracted everyone from Foamo to Tepr, but my favourite mix so far comes from the Barcelona duo Y A L L. It's attracted a lot of notice since they entered it for her remix competition by virtue of being brilliant. The Barcelona boys have thrown a load of electro stabs and synths on the song, with a bit of strings (a la Justice/MSTRKRFT/Neo Tokyo) and it sounds awesome. Very dancey, bouncy and cheerful. All the things the original was, multiplied by the power of electro. Definitely a must have.

Last up, how about some feel-good indie? I've posted about Two Door Cinema Club before but I feel like they deserve another mention. The band come from NI and they make very happy summer tunes. 'Undercover Martyn' is their first single and 'tis very nice indeed. You can see the video here if thats the kind of thing you're in to, or just give the track a listen. It's very sing-along, they change the pace up nicely, the guitars are all trebley and rifftastic. Think Delorean, Mew, a less-french Housse de Racket/Phoenix. Indie-pop stuff, basically. There are probably some much better comparisons out there, I just wanted to list bands I like. Ho hum. Check 'em out, they could be the sound of our 'barbeque' summer.

More tomorrow.

St Andrew - Cosmic Terror Buy
Nneka - Heartbeat (Chase & Status 'We Just Bought A Guitar' Remix) Buy C&S
La Roux - Bulletproof (Y A L L Remix) Myspace
Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn Buy