Duke Duke Duke Dumont. You can say this Londoner is my favorite producer at the moment. The first track of his I really liked was Thunder Clap. It's one of those 127 bpm high energy ones that at the time was easily blendable to the big room bangers I was spinning more of at that period. As time went on my grooves started slowing down and getting more base line friendly and really focused on soulful vocals. I forgot how I discovered it but I stumbled upon his track Need U (100%) [purchase @ Beatport] and boy oh boy was I hooked. Annie Mac went with the perfect choice for her BBC Radio 1Essential Mix - Future Stars of 2013. He starts of the mix nice and sexxxi and rides it out for a while and then he goes for a brief increase in energy and then brings it back down to sexxxi. There's a lot of groovy dance floor heaters in this mix. Press play, turn it up, and dance away.
Check out Nas performing Daughters, one of the joints off of his new album: Life Is Good, which will hit stores on July 17th. Nas appears with his full live band Z at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend in London. Pre-Order Life Is Good Here, and see more videos from Nas here. Also, check out Z's album Arize: The Prequel on bandcamp: here (FREE!).
Big ups and many thanks to Drew and everyone w/ the SMOG crew for their continued support + hospitality. By far some of the easiest + coolest cats to work with. We made the trek up to hollyhood on holiest of days, the Sabbath. For some it's a day of rest and for those like us it's a day to absorb and experience new music. We brought along our fellow alien artist travelers, Bass Commander + T'Challa Lee from the band Z, along with us so they too could experience this form of Bass music first hand...
The month of February has been a good month for tech house and Bass music as bbc radio has been bringing some really good artist for their Essential Mix such as Maceo plex who's mix is just perfect with that deep (love) tech house. Trust me, when you listen to it, you will think of that. Two tracks I noticed from this mix " frisky" starting at 17mins in and transitioning into " Sex Appeal". These are going to be some hot tracks in 2012 and a busy year for Maceo Plex. Enjoy!
This mix starts very deep bass but picks up, Scuba is a producer that just goes beyond the horizon of music genres, stuff to where a lot of clubs in America would not want to book him because his sound its not ("Levels") material. But he keeps it real of what he wants to produce and I'm a big fan of that. He also just released an album called "Personality" on hotflushrecordings take a listen and purchase it. Enjoy!
As stated in many previous posts of our enjoyment of all things Jack Beats, it was truly a pleasure to FINALLY have this track in my possession. It's been around since around 2009 and was featured in Jack Beats' BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. Ever since I first heard it I've been on a search for a proper version and not a radio rip. Here's what Plus One & Beni G had to say about the track, "Dubs for clubs Part.2: 'Deeper'. This track has been in every club set we've played since back in 2009, when it originally started life as a remix for drum and bass legend TC, for his track "Deep". We never finished the mix and ended up turning it into and original production a while back, and now we've decided to give it away for free, freshly finished off and brought up to date. Massive big ups to TC and Jon & Al (D-Style Records)."
Our friends over at SMOG have given us the green light to give away another pair of tickets to see Benga, Katy B (LIVE), DJ Craze, Darkside, Pawn & Emu, Steady, and MC Kemst tomorrow night at The Observatory in Santa Ana, CA [18+ to party | 21+ to drink]. We were lucky to get our hands on the first set of tickets we gave away on-air during our previous program The Beginning. You guys were so hungry for another set you even called up Radiobomb the week after to see if they had any to giveaway. So here's your chance to get in to this nearly sold out show.
To win a pair of tickets* you'll need to comment this post with the following:
1) On what date was the FIRST Skream and Benga In New DJ's We Trust on BBC Radio 1? 2) FULL NAME as it's listed on your government issued ID 3) Email address [You will NEED to respond to our confirmation e-mail]
A winner will be chosen at random by 8pm Thursday January 19th.
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I'm more than certain I've explained my appreciation for this amazing production/dj duo signed to MTA Records, Nero. But we've been getting a surge of new readers from across the globe so I'll re-hash it briefly. I actually thought Nero was just one dude when first heard of them. The track was Innocence. I don't remember where it was or who shared the music video with me, but at the time it was the coolest thing I've seen. Being a long time fan of Japanese Anime and Sci Fi films/concepts it was something that I've always wanted to do. Something I will probably do in the future to help explain my own music. But these guys beat me to it.
For our UK friends over the pond SBTRKT has just announced a ring of LIVE performance dates towards the end of February [with support from one of my more recent favorite sibling duos Disclosure!!!]. Having seen this set up of his live I can honestly say it is mandatory attendance. If you end up going please let us know how the show went and if you would like to go on our behalf to cover the show please contact us ;)
It was only a matter of time until Kaskade presented us with his very own BBC Radio OneEssential Mix [AIRED SEPTEMBER 9, 2011]. Till this day I still have his Coachella 2010 Mix in regular rotation. Having experienced that set first hand gives that mix a very special place in my collection. Now that I'm listening to his current Essential Mix I know for sure this too will leave a permanent mark on music memory bank. To take things up a notch Ryan has even uploaded it onto his Soundcloud for complete unaltered listening. Enjoy!
To celebrate the arrival of his newborn child, Skream is giving out a new track on his Soundcloud called "Clamourous", for free! It's got a sick chainsaw sounding bassline and heavy hitting drums. And if you didn't catch their latest In New DJs We Trust broadcast on BBC Radio 1, you can check it out here from now until Thursday. Very sick exclusives, looking forward to a bunch of them, especially 16bit's "Boston Creme" and the Skrillex and Nero remix of Nero's track "Promises"!
this is live sbtrkt - drums/ marimba/ effects sampha - vocals / grand piano/ timbale recorded in studio 3 at maida vale studios, london june 2011 original version features on album out 27th june - young turks recordings excuse some of the mistakes , it is live and there is only 2 of us ;)SBTRKT
Get Down we're nearing Bat Country! What? What?! my attorney yells at me. Who knows what strange creatures we'll find as we approach our final destination. Sure the sub sound infrasonic waves will ward off those U.F.O.'s no matter what happens. But I assure you this Revelation will be an Out Of Body Shutterbug where you'll Get Off All Night long. Yes that's right, I Got You Dancing. But do you hear that? The inner mind starts to escape it's own Labyrinth of Carnival mazes just in time for you to meet your maker who's a pretty little Jebus freak. Yes, you had had your fun. I'm Not Your Toy! Where's My Money?
Below you will find Skream + Benga + Artwork = Magnetic Man perform Whip My Hair by Willow Smith. This will have to be my third or fourth video of watching them perform "live" with laptops and all. I'm still curious as to who's on which program and which computer is running the time code and leading the session. If anyone can shed some light on this please let us know!
When I first started walking down the path of dance music I was still searching for something to keep me grounded in what I grew up with. I was searching for an artist to bridge the gap between the hip hop/DJ[Turntablist] culture that was always present in daily life[while growing up] and the ever growing 4 on the floor that was becoming more present each day. After spending many early morning/late night hours digital crate digging I discovered Jack Beats.
Hey there everyone! Before I begin, Nativity’s brought to my attention that we’ve been getting more readers from the UK, France, Germany, and Russia. So thank you guys for checking us out and on behalf of the Dank Radio family, we hope you join us more every week for something different from each of us. Also, be sure to check out our most recent Dank Radio broadcast with an exclusive hip-hop mix by dubstep producer Jakwob!
Rally J makes chiptunes (8-bit music) using an original Nintendo Game Boy with LSDJ, which is pretty much a music workstation for the Game Boy platform. I really dig the fact that they sound like the soundtrack for a video game, but at the same time, very danceable. Check out this and his other release and feel free to download them!
Fabricated- Pinay Catfight
So here’s a track that I finished last week. What I have posted here isn’t a completely finished version, but it’s close enough. I’m currently working on a 174 BPM drumstep version in addition to a remix for a friend of mine in San Diego, CA. I might include all 3 of these in a release soon on bandcamp or something. Check out the track and let me know what you think!
Late Night Alumni - It’s Not Happening (Original Mix) [Purchase: Beatport | Juno]
This track came out a few days ago and being a fan of Late Night Alumni, I had to check this one out. “It’s Not Happening” starts out with some reverse samples, and then some cymbals and a synth kick in, and right when the vocals come in, a shuffling garage beat and a discrete yet deep bassline come in and that’s where it gets me. Also, check out the Kaskade mix too if you’re into progressive house.
Here’s another track with a garage beat on it that I stumbled upon looking at the new tracks that came out this week. Very relaxing and ambient sounding with some Burial-esque drums and sampling. I recommend checking out the other track on this release, Watchtower, which is equally as relaxing with a dubstep beat, some really deep bass, and what I take to be a smooth and sexy saxaphone sample drowned in reverb in the back.
Being a fan of anything Hotflush Recordings releases, this just came out today and when I heard it, I felt that I should post this up. I really dig the vocal sample every few beats along with the chilled out beat and fat bassline underneath those drums. Highly recommend if you were digging the last two tracks I posted along with artists like Joy Orbison, Scuba, or Breakage.
All I really have to say about this track can be summed up in two words – HUGE DROP! Crank up the bass for this one! Massive bassline, sick top line coming in around a minute, and really punchy reverberated drums will give you your daily dose of filth. If you’re a fan of Skream, Benga, or basically anything dark, heavy, and filthy, I highly recommend this track.
Skream & Benga on Radio 1 - In New DJ’s We Trust
I think the tracks on this broadcast as well as Skream & Benga themselves should be enough reason why you should listen to this radio broadcast (over and over). The amount of unreleased tracks on this broadcast made me excited for what’s coming up in the near future this year and hopefully, you’ll feel the same way too!
Track list:
Distance — Fallin’ feat Alys Blaze – Island
Skream & Example — Shot Yourself In The Foot Again
Youngman — Slaughter – Digital Soundboy
Dread MC & TC — Concrete – Dub
Slaughter Mob — Dubphonic – Dub
Cyrus — Dubplate – Deep Medi
Distance — Knowing – Dub
Orphan 101– Disembled – Apple Pips
Instra:mental — Voyeur – Disfigured Dubz
Kutz — Shapeshifter – Dub
Magnetic Man vs Redlight — What U Banging On About
We first shared the amazing music by James Blake with you all back in April of 2010. Through the random tweets of Diplo and my usual cases of insomnia I discovered the uniqueness of his music. His originality hasn't slowed down a bit and he's further pushing how one can progress in sound expression. Those not familiar will be surprised to know he started off with intentions to create dubstep but kept on scrapping sounds that weren't original to him.
Below you will find a beautiful performance of The Wilhelm Scream first heard and shared with the world on BBC Radio 1. It's the second track of his upcoming debut self titled release which will be released later this year on ATLAS/A&M. You can pre-order the album here. Press play and enjoy...
