DRINKMUSIK 2009 CHARTS

Denz's charts:
Top 10 Tracks of 2009:

1. Moderat - A New Error
   
   Buy / Find it on HypeM
   


2. Mount Kimbie - Maybes
   Buy / Find it on HypeM
   


3. Siriusmo - The Uninvited Guest
   
   Buy / Find it on HypeM
   


4. Deadmau5 - Bot
   
   Buy / Find it on HypeM


5. Burial & Four Tet - Moth
   
   Buy / Find it on HypeM


6. Hudson Mohawke - Rising 5
   
   Buy / Find it on HypeM
   


7. Nosaj Thing - IOIO
   
   Buy / Find it on HypeM


8. Major Lazer (feat. Mr. Lexx & Santogold) - Hold The Line
   
   Buy / Find it on HypeM


9. The Field - The More That I Do
   
   Buy / Find it on HypeM


10. Reso - If Ya Can't Beat 'Em
    
    Buy / Find it on HypeM

Top 5 Albums of 2009:

1. Moderat - Moderat (buy)
2. Deadmau5 - Lack Of A Better Name (buy)
3. Hudson Mohawke - Butter (buy)
4. Nosaj Thing - Drift (buy)
5. Major Lazer - Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do (buy)



FEELINDANK's Charts
Top 10 Tracks of 2009:

01. Starkey - Gutter Music [VIP]
Gutter Music 12"// Keysound Recordings BUY


02. Brackles - LHC
LHC/Sutorito Faita 12" // Planet Mu BUY


03. Mount Kimbie - Maybes
Maybes 12"// Hotflush BUY


04. Efdemin - Acid Bells [Martyn bittersweet mix]
Acid Bells [Martyn Mixes] 12" // Curle Recordings BUY


05. Siriusmo - Nights Off
The Uninvited Guest // Monkeytown BUY


06. N-Type - Envy
Envy/Can't & Won't 12" // Southside Dubstars BUY


07. Joy Orbison - Wet Look
Hyph Mngo 12" // Hotflush BUY


08. Jakes - Rock tha Bells
The Jakes Project Vol 2 12"// HENCH BUY
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09. Ginz & Joker - Re-Up
Purple City/Re-Up 12" // Kapsize BUY


10. Darkstar - Aidy's Girl's a Computer
Aidy's Girl's a Computer 12" // Hyperdub BUY


Top 5 Albums of 2009

01. 2562 - Unbalance BUY
02. Martyn - Great Lengths BUY
03. Untold - Gonna Work Out Fine EP BUY
04. Nosaj Thing - Drift BUY
05. Bok Bok & L-Vis 1990 - Night Slugs EP BUY



Gizmo's Charts
Top Ten Tracks

1. Mount Kimbie - Maybes
Maybes 12"// Hotflush BUY


2. Siriusmo - Nights Off
The Uninvited Guest // Monkeytown BUY


3. Blackfinger - UMF (HeavyFeet Remix)
Fearless EP // Trouble & Bass Recordings BUY


4. AC Slater - Calm Down
Scion CD Sampler V.25 // Scion Audio/Visual, Trouble & Bass Recordings BUY


5. Armand Van Helden feat. Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers Bonkers 12" // Dirtee Stank Recordings BUY


6. Sa Bat' Machines - Sylvia
Evry 12" // Kiosk Records BUY


7. Zombie Disco Squad - Vie!
Banging On Drums EP // Made To Play BUY


8. Julio Bashmore - Um Bongo's Revenge
Um Bongo's Revenge 12" // Dirtybird BUY


9. Hostage - Valhalla
Valhalla EP // Nightshifters BUY


10. Headhunter - Prototype (Modeselektor's Broken Handbrake Remix)
Prototype Remix 12" // Tempa BUY




DrinkMusik Crew's Favorite DJ Mixes/Sets Of 2009:

Modeselektor - Body Language Vol. 8
Incyde - Hotflush Podcast 01
Jackmaster - Lower End Spasm Mix
Bok Bok & L-Vis 1990 - Night Slugs Dubplate Mix
SCB - MNML SSGS Mix 37
2562 - FACT Mix No 81
Modeselektor - Live @ Igloofest, Montreal
Von D - Bass Music Exclusive Mix No 8: Chacha's Leggings Mix
Skream & Benga - Live @ Trouble & Bass 3-Year Anniversary
Star Eyes & The Captain - Trouble & Bass Fabric Promo Mix
Nate Day - Summer 09 Promo Mix
Untold - XLR8R Podcast
Brackles - FACT Mix 29
Desto - Mix for Blackdown's Blog
Fantastic Mr Fox - Electronic Explorations Mix, No 83
Ramadanman - Hessle Audio Mix for RA
Ramadanman - Pipscast 01
Starkey - FACT Mix 91
Joy Orbison - DLDRMS001 Mix
Denz - D21NKMU51K MiNiMiX Vol 1 & Vol 2
Gemz - D21NKMU51K MiNiMiX Vol 3
Codiac - FutureSound Mix
Codiac - Zomby Sparrow Mix
Vice T - Funky Fresh Mix
G Notorious - The Funky Precedence

Ears open for: Hobo

The guys at M-nus are seriously on fire. One after the other, this label's back to back releases just keep getting better and better. Here's a guy I can't wait to hear more of - canadian producer Hobo. He's been around for a year or so, within this time his tracks have already clearly matured. IMO these are two of the hottest tracks around right now. I've also attached a podcast he did early this year. Turn up those subs and enjoy!


Hobo - Eazy


Hobo - Orange Dyno



Hobo - M-nus Music Podcast 002 (download)

check out his site @ hobotracks.com

pick up Hobo's records on Beatport

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany

Take an hour to check out this BBC documentary on the origins and downfall of Krautrock. BBC generally makes awesome documentaries, but I especially loved this one.

Enjoy!

Vinyl Sales Hit Record Highs

According to Nielsen SoundScan (a media practice that monitors entertainment sales worldwide), vinyl and digital sales both reached record highs this year. The vinyl industry is everything but dying down, with a predicted overall sale of around 2.8 million for 2009 (= almost a 50% raise compared to the 1.9 million in 2008). A benchmark since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991.

Fun fact: 70% of all vinyl sales are rock albums.

Vinyls, however, make up for less than 1% of overall sales. Digital tracks are predicted to pass the 1 billion mark, not including digital albums, which already surpassed last years 65 million in mid November.

Billboard.biz commented on this global sales boost:

"The two trends - digital sales on one hand, vinyl records on the other - could not be more different. For all the efficiencies of digital music's distribution and supply chain, vinyl counters with an equally expensive and inefficient process. Yet, the two are on the rise.
There is no doubt digital formats represents the future of recorded music. iTunes is just the beginning. New types of digital services promise to change how consumers acquire and experience music. Yet the concurrent rise of digital and vinyl tells us this: Through their purchases of vinyl, a small yet dedicated group of music fans are showing artists and labels that digital does not fill all their needs."

So contrary to the general opinion, the music market seems as flourishing as ever. Sure, there will always be people that take advantage of the almost limitless possibilities of downloading music for free. But true fans and people with a conscience will use these possibilities for evaluatory purposes and buy the track afterward - if they like it. That, in my opinion, is fair enough. And, contrary to the millions of tracks on youtube that are falsely labeled "HQ", buying the music you like is the only way that ensures the highest possible quality!

Use Your Novation Launchpad like a Monome

Tweakers like me cream themselves over the thought of owning a Monome or a Tenori On. Monomes are built in small batches, so they're pretty hard to find new, plus the prices of both the Monome and the Tenori On keep the whole thing a daydream. Now instead of waiting some years for the price to possibly go down, the guy in this clip uses Nonome, a monome emulator for the Novation Launchpad (Launchpad ranges around 179 EURO/$ 200-250), and flin (cyclic poly-rhythm MIDI music box) in order to operate the Launchpad like you would a Monome.

The track is "Sunup" by Thomas Piper.

Flying Lotus - Infinitum

From the album Los Angeles.

Directed by Daniel Garcia

Two Youtube Videos and a Motherfucking Crossfader

Need I say more?

www.twoyoutubevideosandamotherfuckingcrossfader.com

RJD2 - new album coming up Jan 19th

While we're all eagerly anticipating the release of his 4th studio album "The Colossus", the guys at Motherboard.tv sent some stoner down to Phillie to hang out with Ramble John Krohn aka RJD2 (one of my personal fav's) at his place for a lesson in cobbler-making and an even more exciting tour of his sweeeeeet home studio, filled with vintage awesomeness. The dude was definitely paying more attention to the cobbler.






Here's what RJD2 had to say about his new album:

"10 years! My god, that is a LIFETIME! I cant believe I have been making records on a national level for 10 years. In 1999, I was just making these little beats in my bedroom for release on an independent label. Fast forward to 2009, and I'm... making these little beats in my bedroom for release on an independent label. Okay, to be fair, some things have changed — a bigger studio, I OWN the studio, I OWN the independent label, and instead of driving 10 blocks to a gig in my hometown, I fly 10 hours to a gig in another country. But when it all comes down to its most basic level, the goal is still the same — to make a piece of music that is going to hopefully rearrange your brain, or at least provide some relief from real life for a moment or two.
As The Third Hand was my first TRULY solo album, with NO guest performances whatsoever, I decided to do the opposite of sorts this time — an album that is as collaborative as possible, an overview of all the different types of working approaches Ive used over the years. Some songs are strictly sample-based; some are live; some songs are completely instrumental while others are vocal songs , some have guest vocalists, a few songs I sing myself; and I brought a few rappers on board. As this was all tracked at the same time and in the same place, it has a nice cohesive feel to it, but retains the diversity throughout that I think has become a trademark. It features Phonte Coleman (Little Brother, Foreign Exchange), Kenna (Star Trak, VA Beach), Aaron Livingston (The Roots Guns Are Drawn), Columbus MCs The Catalyst, Illogic, and NP, and a slew of instrumentalists. And I think I can safely say this is the most sonically lush and varied record Ive ever created. The album also marks my debut behind the drum kit (Games You Can Win,The Shining Path, Tin Flower,Gypsy Caravan,Walk With Me). Save for A Sons Cycle which features MCs, all songs were written and arranged by myself. When my instincts were telling me that something like horns, flute, or mandolin were needed, I hit the Rolodex. Same goes for the execution of vocals — if a songs vision was something I couldnt pull off myself, I went on the hunt for the right person to pull it off. Id rather not spend time describing the music, but I honestly do feel that this album is a kaleidoscopic look forward, as well as back."


Visit RJD2's website to pre-order his upcoming album AND for a chance to win limited edition packages, tickets to his shows and a private DJ lesson with the man himself. How cool is that?!

A sneak peek into the album's first release:

RJD2 - Games That Can Be Won (feat. Kenna)

Something for Kraftwerk fans

I stumbled over a few goodies that should surely be interesting to fans of Kraftwerk (and beyond).

Think about the pioneers of electronic music - Kraftwerk should immediately come to mind. Their works have been sampled (Depeche Mode, Chemical Bros, Jay-Z, MC Lyte, Franz Ferdinand, Coldplay) and covered (U2, Rammstein, Santogold, Cardigans, The Cure) by hundreds of artists and influenced many, many more.
But Kraftwerk's groundbreaking sound not only helped shape electronic music as we know it; other genres - mainly modern pop music and hip-hop - would not be the same either if it wasn't for them. "Trans Europe Express" was sampled on Afrika Bambaata's "Planet Rock" (considered one the first "mainstream" hip-hop tracks), Jay-Z kicked off his commercial success with a Kraftwerk sample in "Sunshine". Take a look at this list of artists that have sampled or covered Kraftwerk.. Pretty crazy.

So here's a kewl documentary from swedish tv about Kraftwerk, their approach to sound, their love for synthies and their impact on music (interviews w/ Bjork, Moby and others)









Here are six 1-hour-compilations of Kraftwerk covers from a huuuge collection of artists - compiled by Strictly Kev (aka DJ Food), courtesy of BosBos.net

Kev's Kraftwerk Kover Kollektion:

KKKK1 (1 hr, 82 MB)

1. Michael Bailey – And Finally Here’s Music
2. Fearless 4 – Rockin’ It
3. Pelding – It’s More Fun To Compute
4. Trouble Funk – Trouble Funk Express
5. Makoto Inoue – Europe Endless/Neon Lights
6. Unknown – Radioactivity
7. Senor Coconut – Trans Europe Express
8. Senor Coconut – The Man Machine
9. Souxsie & The Banshees – Hall Of Mirrors
10. Senor Coconut – The Robots
11. Balanescu Quartet – The Robots
12. Tafkafb – Waltz Mit Der Robot
13. Apoptygma Berzerk – Ohm Sweet Ohm
14. Frenchbloke & Son – Neon Love (cha cha cha)
15. Jason Moran – Planet Rock
16. Tremelo Beeer Gut – Das Model
17. Big Black – The Model
18. Rammstein – Das Model
19. Ride – The Model
20. Frenchbloke & Son – Sexy Model
21. Buffalo Daughter – Autobahn
22. Dark Side Of The Autobahn – Dark Side Of The Autobahn
23. Rot Front Trikont – The Robots
24. Senor Coconut – Showroom Dummies
25. Girls On Top – I Want To Dance With Numbers
26. Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force – Planet Rock (Elecktric Music Classic Mix)
27. Coptic Rain – The Robots
28. Erasure – Blue Savannah (Remix)
29. Dmx Krew – Showroom Dummies
30. Melt Banana – Showroom Dummies
31. Aqua Vista – The Model
32. Senor Coconut – Home Computer
33. Senor Coconut – Tour De France
34. Elakelaiset – Poro (Reindeer/Robots)


KKKK2 (1 hr, 55 MB)

1. Das Erste Wiener Gemueseorchester (First Viennese Vegetable Orchestra) – Radio Activity
2. Casio VL80 Calculator – Computer World
3. April Nine – Radioactivity
4. Papa Dee – The Model
5. Laether Strip – Showroom Dummies
6. P.O.D. – Die Roboter
7. The One You Love – Trans Europe Express
8. Uter – Ohm Sweet Ohm
9. Terre Thaemlitz – Ruckzuck
10. The Manatees – The Model + Jerky Boys – The Gay Model
11. Chris Whitely – The Model
12. Hikashu -The Model
13. The Treble Spankers – The Model
14. Miladojka Youneed – Pocket Calculator (Live)
15. Satoru Wono (Feat. Meiwa Denki) – Dentaku
16. Black Wedding – Taschenrechner
17. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Pocket Calculator (Live)
18. Senor Coconut – Radioactivity
19. Diplo – Percao (Feat. Pantera Os Danadinhos)
20. Drop Da Bomb – Computerworld
21. Dhiva – Tashenrechner
22. P.M. Dawn – If I Wuz U
23. The Balanescu Quartet – Pocket Calculator
24. Erasure – Blue Savannah (Die Deutchse Remix)
25. Laiboforcen – Numbers
26. Anthony Rother – Numbers/Computerwelt
27. Dynamix II – Techno Bass
28. Le Juan Love Feat. DJ Man – Mega Mix (House Style)
29. Anthony Rother – Trans Europe Express
30. Kurtis Mantronik – Original Electron
31. Snakefinger – The Model
32. Galaxy Sound Orchestra – The Model
33. David Byrne & The Balanescu Quartet – The Model (Live)
34. Frenchbloke & Son – Sexy Model (Strings)
35. Electric Six – The Model
36. Westbam – Monkey Say, Monkey Do
37. Think Tank – Hack Attack
38. The Balanescu Quartet – Computer Love


KKKK3 (1 hr, 55 MB)

1. Skanfrom – Phon Sweet Phon
2. Compulsion – Home Computer (Live)
3. Evil Twin – The Lady & The Lake
4. DJ Danielson – Partisans Of The Lesser Known
5. Mannequin Depressives – The Model
6. The Cardigans – Das Model
7. Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble Of Shadows – Modela
8. Jack n Madness – I Like Percussion
9. Z-Entropa – Antenna
10. U2 – Neon Lights
11. Makoto Inoue – Europe Endless/Neon Lights
12. Koto – Trans Europe Express
13. Empire State Human – Hall Of Mirrors
14. Terre Thaemlitz – Schaufensterpuppen
15. Bowery Electric – Freedom Fighter (Remix)
16. X-Ecutioners – A Journey Into Sound
17. Jay-Z – (Always Be My) Sunshine
18. MC Lyte – Cha Cha Cha
19. 2 Live Crew – My Dick Almighty
20. Mitja V.S. – Neon Lights
21. Frenchbloke & Son – No Expo
22. Terre Thaemlitz – Mensche Machine
23. Fink – Autobahn
24. Tragic Comedy – Autobahn
25. Gary Lucas – Autobahn
26. Kimitaka Matumae – Atem/Harmonika
27. Beitthron – Airwaves
28. Teruo Nakano – Computer Love
29. Alva Noto – Man Machine
30. Xcranium – The Man Machine
31. Terre Thaemlitz – Tour De France
32. Terre Thaemlitz – Morgen Spazergang
33. Skanfrom – Phon Sweet Phon
34. Xingu Hill – Electric Cafe


KKKK4 (1 hr, 83 MB)

1. DJ Flywheel – Solid Steel Intro
2. Bigg Ocean Mobb IV-1-5 – Gangster Driven
3. Wagon Christ – Unknown Studio Session
4. Coldplay – Talk (Instrumental Demo)
5. MC Duke – I’m Riffin’
6. X-Men – It’s More Fun To Sample
7. DMX Krew – Homecomputer
8. Luke Vibert – Homewerk
9. P.L – Transeuropa Express
10. Rodney Baker – Numbers
11. Torul – It’s More Fun To Compute
12. Alenia – Home Computer
13. LCD Soundsystem – Disco Infiltrator
14. MAW Electronic – Tranz
15. Love Tractor – Neon Lights
16. Bass Junkie – Robotechno
17. Coldplay – Talk (Thin White Duke Remix)
18. Beck – Get Real Paid
19. Poison Clan – Dance All Nite
20. Audio Science – Trans Europe Express
21. Yoshinori Sunahara – The Telephone Call
22. Biochip C – Steal It And Deal It (DMX Krew Edit)
23. Zoot Woman – The Model
24. Partia – Das Model
25. King Automatic – The Model
26. Top of the Pops – Autobahn
27. Gorefest – Autobahn
28. Balanescu Quartet – Autobahn
29. Roni Size (Feat. Rahzel) – Out Of Breath
30. DJ Godfather – Ping Pong/Ping Beatz
31. Ionic Vision – Tour De France
32. Fresh Prince And Ready Rock C – Live At Union Sq. Outtake
33. DJ Craze – DMC 2000 Final Routine
34. Morocco Moe – Task & The Beat Konductor – Open (Space)
35. Trans Am – Man Machine (Live)
36. Coldcut – Everything’s Under Control (Theory 0.1)
37. Rozmarinke – Radioactivity
38. Videosex – Spacelab (Gus Gus Remix)
39. Albert Kuvezin And Yat-kha – Man Machine


KKKK5 (1 hr, 139 MB)

1. Samarkan – Solid Steel Intro
2. Turf Talk (Feat. E-40 & Young Mugzi) – Do The Robot
3. Wallenstein – Exis O1 Intro
4. Kollo – Franz Schubert (Kollo Remix)
5. LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous (Soulwax Version)
6. Bit Weapon – Spacelab
7. Bubblyfish – It’s More Fun To Compute
8. Death In Vegas – Kontroll
9. Para One – Showroom Dummies
10. Crazy Girl – Showroom Dummies
11. Breakout – Planet Rock (Jazz version)
12. Kollo – Autobahn (Kollo Remix)
13. Bit Shifter – Antenna
14. Primal Scream – Autobahn 66
15. Sany Pitbull – Funk Alemao
16. Aurelius (Feat. Ashanti) – My Number Babe
17. Modified Toy Orchestra – Pocket Calculator
18. Clones – Clones
19. 6Blocc – Digits
20. Fink – The Model
21. Terre Thaemlitz – Die Roboter
22. Kalyanji Anandji – Y.O.G.A.
23. El Aviador Dro – El Modelo
24. Fatboy Slim – Radioactivity
25. Cha Cha 2000 – Autobahn
26. San Jose Cow Muzak – Autobahn
27. Case Managers – Autobahn


KKKK6 (1 hr, 138 MB)

1. New David – Computer Love (mp3)
2. Glass Candy – Computer Love (Italians Do It Better)
3. 8-bit Operators – Computer Love (Astralwerks)
4. Kraftwerk – It’s More Fun To Compute (Busy P remix) (mp3)
5. DJ Tameil – Trans Newark Express (Money Studies)
6. Between The Sheets – Late Night Radio (Bootlegs)
7. Keith Mansfield – Electromatics (A&B) (KPM)
8. The Simonsound – Tour De Mars (Project Blue Book)
9. 8-Bit Operators – The Robots (Die Roboter) (Astralwerks)
10. Santogold – Anne (Switch mix) (CDR)
11. Dreamland Happy Times For All – Showroom Dummies (Spill)
12. Christian Prommer – Trans Europa Express (Sonar Kollektiv)
13. Doormouse – Werkin’ It (Addict Records)
14. Para One – It’s More Fun To Compute (Phonofile.dk/The Orchard)
15. 8-Bit Operators - Pocket Calculator (Astralwerks)
16. Hajime Fukuma – Musique Non Stop (FGL Productions)
17. Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet – Autobahn (mp3)
18. New David – Autobahn (mp3)
19. Antediluvian Rocking Horse – Craft Work Out (Spill)
20. Fleetwood Mac – The Chain (Warner Brothers)
21. Vibravoid – Ruckzuck (Fruits De Mer)
22. Clowns Smiling Backwards – Hall Of Mirrors (Spill)
23. The Cure – Like Cockatoos (Rhino/WEA)
24. Death in Vegas – Zugaga (Drone)
25. Soma Mestizo – Trans Europe Express (Soma Mestizo)
26. Two Litre Dolby With Chris Smith – Radioactivity (Spill)
27. Huon – Upfield Bike Path (Spill)
28. New David – Expo 2000 (mp3)

Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express

Jungle Trance Hip Hop

So for clarification, here is the original quote from Henry Rollins that was used in Modeselektor's BPitch Control Mix CD "Boogy Bytes Volume 3" and most recently in AC Slater's "Play the Record Again". I've been wondering where it came from and turns out, Henry Rollins is pretty fucking funny.

2 Burial Remixes

Here's a couple of awesome Burial remixes, in honor of his place in the #1 spot of FACT Mag's top 100 Albums of the decade list.

Burial - Endorphin [Irrelevant remix]


Burial - Archangel [Phaseone remix]

SONIC WARFARE

Word has been on the street for about a year now that Steve Goodman (Kode9) - owner of the Hyperdub label and DJ extraordinaire - is writing a book. Well it's finally being released this month on MIT Press, and it looks to be a very interesting read.

Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear (Table of Contents). Basically, the book is about how sound affects not only the realm of sound art/pop culture, but also politics and warfare.

Traversing philosophy, science, fiction, aesthetics, and popular culture, he maps a (dis)continuum of vibrational force, encompassing police and military research into acoustic means of crowd control, the corporate deployment of sonic branding, and the intense sonic encounters of sound art and music culture.

The book concludes by speculating about the concept of "unsound," or the not yet heard, and how it "relates to both the peripheries of auditory perception and the unactualized nexus of rhythms and frequencies within audible bandwidths." (p xx of Introduction chapter)

You can get a better feel for this interesting subject by reading a couple of sample chapters:

Introduction

Chapter 1 - 1998: A Conceptual Event

For the hell of it, here's 2 of my favorite Kode9 tunes - both coming from his Black Sun/2 Far Gone Hyderdub release in March, 2009:



Kode9 - Black Sun


Kode9 - 2 Far Gone

Bok Bok 'n da SLUGZ

I've been hearing some really impressive stuff from Bok Bok, L-Vis 1990, Manara and the NIGHT SLUGS crew [facebook fan page] this year. A lot of crunked-up 4x4 UK BASS funky/grime/dub/gutterhouse that doesn't quite sound like much else out at the moment. For the last 6 months or more they've been hosting parties in London backed by FACT Mag called FANTASTIC FOUR, where they host 4 top notch DJs for free (next one coming up on Dec 3rd has Roska, Scratcha DVA, D-Malice & Ill Blu...and the one after that on the 18th has Lil Silva, Ikonika & Oneman coming thru).

I got a chance to see them opening up for Joker at the Trouble & Bass party last weekend in NYC at Santos Party House, and to me their set was much stronger than Joker's - much more enthusiasm, danceability and flow. This took my by surprise considering the whole reason I went was to catch 2009 MVP Joker in action.



I emplore you to tune in to Night Slugs on their monthly radio show on SUB.FM.



And be sure to pick up the new Night Slugs EP out on Dress 2 Sweat!



Below are a few of highly recommended mixes to download



Bok Bok & L-Vis 1990 - Night Slugs Dubplate Mix 2009

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Tracklist:

01 - BOK BOK - Ripe Banana [Dress 2 Sweat]
02 - Buraka Som SIstema - Generale (L-VIS 1990 remix) [Fabric]
03 - Royal T - Beat Fighter (BOK BOK remix) [No Hats No Hoods]
04 - Hardhead - Toothbrush Country (L-VIS 1990 edit)
05 - BOK BOK - Citizens Of The City Dub
06 - L-VIS 1990 - Zahonda [Sound Pelegrino]
07 - Little Jinder - Youth Blood (BOK BOK remix) [Trouble & Bass]
08 - L-VIS 1990 - Compass [Sound Pelegrino]
09 - Untold - Stop What You're Doing (BOK BOK edit)
10 - BOK BOK & L-VIS 1990 - Wake Up Early [White]
11 - L-VIS 1990 - Hide [Dress 2 Sweat]
12 - Riton & Primary 1 - Who's There (L-VIS 1990 remix) [Phantasy]
13 - Egyptrixx- Just Say Really (BOK BOK remix) [Idiot House]
14 - Kingdom ft Shyvonne - Mind Reader (L-VIS 1990 remix) [Fools Gold]
15 - L-VIS 1990 - Changes
16 - Secret Agent Gel - Crew (BOK BOK dub) [Bass Tourist]
17 - Gucci Vump - Sha, Shtil! (L-VIS 1990 remix) [Sound Pelegrino]



Bok Bok b2b w/ Kingdom - Night Slugs Sub.fm show 06.27.09

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Tracklist:

01. Mini Kingz - Funk Me
02. Soultonic Soundsystem - Generals
03. Cooly G - Dis Boy Part 4
04. Cooly G - Craze Refix
05. Ghose On Tape - Predator Mode (Roska remix)
06. Fuzzy Logik - The Way You Move
07. Hardsoul ft Fierce Ruling Diva - Self Religion (Believe in Me) (Hardsoul Reconstruction)
08. Kingdom - Bakka
09. Doneo - Be Mine
10. Dre Skull - I Want You (Bok Bok Dub)
11. Cooly G - Digitally Higher
12. Footsteps - Baby Kinta
13. Lil Silva - Red Remix
14. Lil Silva - Different (Kingdom's Jazmine Sullivan Remix)
15. Mosca - Square One
16. DJ Corlando - Passa Passa (Kingdom Refix)
17. Brackles & Shortstuff - Sutorito Faita
18. Gremino - Scarce
19. Mark Pritchard and Om'mas Keith - Wind it Up
20. Terror Danjah - Zumpi Huntah (DOK Remix)
21. Zomby - No
22. Kingdom - Joshua Juke
23. Untold - Stop What You're Doing (Bok Bok edit)
24. Maluca - Culebra (prod. NGUZUNGUZU)
25. R1 Ryders - Karnifour
26. Kingdom - Mindreader ft. Shyvonne
27. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
28. Submerse - 2nite
29. Bok Bok - Ripe Banana
30. Baileee - Live Drums
31. Terror Danjah - Save The Last Dance ft Elrea
32. Xara - You Got Me
33. Pangea - Memories



Bok Bok & Manara - NLLR Exclusive Mix

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Tracklist:

01 * Big MIDI intro
02 * DROP THE LIME - Like Thunder
03 * SCREAMA - Bones
04 * DJ DEEON - Ok
05 * KINGDOM - Bang (Vocal Dub)
06 * BURGA BOY - I Can Love You
07 * Oh Oscillator interlude
08 * MR VIRGO - Hypnotiq
09 * TRC - Freak Me ft ZOE & SCREAMA
10 * BOY 8 BIT - Suspense Is Killing Me (DROP THE LIME remix)
11 * NASTEE BOI - Mussy Mad '08 ft E-MAN
12 * AGENT X - Skanked
13 * DJ ABSURD - Hats To The Back
14 * A DOT R - Flippin Hell ft GRINDSTARR
15 * LEIF - Black Magic
16 * STICKY - Ganjaman
17 * SCREAMA & MERKURY - Get Up
18 * DJ DEEON - Acceler8
19 * JON E CASH - War
20 * DJ MATABAYA ft DJ VR - O Puro
21 * DS1 - Lockoff
22 * JUMPIN' JACK FROST - Pornography
23 * MIDI Satisfaction outro

New Major Lazer clip

Here are the two video versions of Major Lazer's latest release "Keep It Goin' Louder", featuring Nina Sky in a catchy hook and Ricky Blaze on autotune. Both clips are awesome and terrifying in their own way.

There's something about autotune though that makes me want to spew. I think it's because the first time I heard it was in one of my top 3 most annoying tracks of all time. Maybe vomiting through autotune would sound cool? Oh right, Kanye already did that.

This case of autotunage doesn't seem to bother me though, au contraire my dears. Had this track in my head all day. The bassline reminds me of 90's one-hit-wonder Olive's "You're Not Alone" (anyone remember that one?)

Risspek!!

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Thank you and good night.

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good preview of what's to come

Word on the street is that Four Tet will be releasing a new album - There Is Love In You - sometime around January. Also making waves is that Four Tet will also have Joy Orbison and Roska giving the track 'Love Cry' the remix treatment, for release later this month as promo. Here's a lil preview!

B.RICH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

In preparation of B.Rich's event BASS IS KING next Tuesday (17th) at Milky Way, an event put together by So Dope and DrinkMusik, we've caught up with him to do an exclusive email interview!


DM (Drink Musik): You're from Pittsburgh, but got your start in Boston. How did you pick Boston as opposed to other East Coast metropolises?

BR (B.Rich): Well, I was in Boston for school and I decided to stay for work as well. Always was intrigued by the city and I was right in the fact that I ended up loving it. Definitely a home away from home.


DM: What would you say are the advantages/disadvantages to a smaller urban scene like Boston compared to cities like NYC, LA or Philly?

BR: Well an obvious disadvantage to Boston in comparison to a place like New York... night life isn't really embraced by the city I don't think. If the T ran longer, or if clubs could stay open longer it'd be easier for kids to hit up multiple spots in one night and really everyone would win.


DM: What do you do besides composing and DJing? Did you study (anything music related)?

BR: Well, music was a hobby turned job (a jobby?) so it definitely is almost all that I do. I often put in 12-15 hour work days and wake up and do it again. But I do enjoy cooking and reading. Sometimes I just have to get away from it.

I did music when I was in Boston, at the New England Institute of Art.


DM: What does your live setup look like?

BR: Simple.. it's my mac book pro which I link into Serato. Easy!


DM: What does your current DAW consist of and what would you add to make it your dream DAW? Why do you prefer ______ (current sequencer) over others?

BR: I've been using Cubase SX on a PC for a minute. It's a quad-core/4gb RAM system that doesn't touch the internet so it's rock solid. Honestly I have no complaints and it does everything I need for now, so I don't plan on making any drastic changes. The occasional VSTi addition is obvious. I've been toying with Logic while I'm on the road so that I can start laying down more concrete ideas to take back to the studio.



DM: What are your favorite resources for digging up new music?

BR: My favorite is when all I have to do is open my email inbox... but other than that I frequent Boomkat, Juno Download, Beatport, etc.


DM: Some of your newer stuff seems to be a cross between dubstep and electro house, with the wobbly bass and/or half-time feel of dubstep mashed with the general tempo and energy of electro. This style almost seems to be a new movement born mostly in the Northeast US! What's your take on this?

BR: Well, I love all sorts of dance music so it was only natural to start blending them. It serves well for transitional periods in my live sets where I'll go from slower house music to the more amped up bassline/dubstep infused stuff. It seems to cater to a larger crowd, which is a bonus. I try and write things that I think everyone can kind of feel.


DM: We know you've taken up an interest in UK Funky. What makes this genre so interesting to you? Do you think it is a movement that really has some weight, or is it more of a temporary phase?

BR: It's just been a fresh of breath air for me [nice one Barrett!]. A lot of music was getting boring, same tricks being used. I'm a big fan of r&b, hip hop and a lot of uk funky has that same kind of vibe. Fits well with grime & dubstep and just has a more mature sound, It clearly has weight, it's (been) huge over there right now. Whether or not the whole U.S. will really get it, I don't know.


DM: What artists inspired you to start producing and performing electronic music? What artists currently inspire you?

BR: Well when I was a kid it was Moby that inspired me. Over the past 10 years or so I have been largely inspired by my friends AC Slater & Udachi. The ideas have always bounced and flowed off of all of us.. no matter what kind of music we were doing.


DM: What are a couple of unforgettable touring moments you've had so far?

BR: Club owner in ATL telling me to stop playing dubstep... even though everyone was vibin hard. A stuffed elmo flying at me in Pittsburgh and it hitting the turntable stop button. Studio time with Armanni Reign & Sporty-O in ATL. Slamming a Smirnoff Ice outside the club on a street corner in Orlando with Pauly Crush 'just because'.



DM: How do you see the future of electronic dance music in the US, as compared to say the UK or Germany?

BR: It is growing strong for sure. It'll just keep snowballin, ya know? Hopefully we can continue to push a more U.S. sound and contribute in that way.. as the U.S. has almost always followed the UK. But ya know.. its all good. Not a competition or anything.



DM: DRINKMUSIK is a blog based in Boston as well as Berlin. Any plans for taking over Europe?

BR: Yes, we are working on a UK/EU tour for late Jan/Feb. Probably will be for 3 weeks. Gonna be a good one! Will definitely be in Berlin.


DM: What are you currently working on? Any upcoming releases?

BR: Just before I left for tour I was working on an Ultra remix for Tommie Sunshine. I gotta finish that midway through the tour real quick. Just finished a handful of remixes for various labels.. some on the funky/house tip and some dubstep. My Party Like Us Remix EP drops this month which is gonna be huuuge. Remixes from Heavyfeet, Squires of Gothos, AC Slater, J. Rabbit and AutoErotique. I've been doing the songwriting thing while on tour now so I can have some material to work on when I get back.


DM: What do you associate with the word "DRINKMUSIK"?

Sounds a lot like an average night for me.


Thanks very much to Barrett for the interview. We are definitely looking forward to this event, it's going to be packed and insanely fun!!



Here's some promo tracks to snipe:

B.Rich - It'll Be Alright [feat local talent Domonique!]

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La Roux - Tigerlily [B.Rich remix]

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Mr J Medeiros - Holding On [feat Tara Ellis] [B.Rich remix]

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And here's 2 of B.Rich's most recent promo mixes, no doubt we'll hear a lot of these tracks at BASS IS KING! Highly recommended:

B.Rich - Novemeber Promo Mix Pt 1 (Tracklist)

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B.Rich - Novemeber Promo Mix Pt 2 (Tracklist)

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Lastly, don't forget to pick up a copy of B.Rich's new release on Party Like Us Records later this month, and his recent Make Me Dance EP from July!

HOTFLUSH PODCASTS

Label of the hour, Hotflush Recordings, has been supplying us with some damn fine material. Mount Kimbie, Scuba, Sigha, Untold, Joy Orbison, Pangaea - what these artists have in common is that their tunes are hard to categorize. The kind where the last 20 comments on youtube are kids arguing about what genre it is, agreeing on something like "new-rave-dub-hop-abilly". But ultimately, all of these artists have a sound that is symptomatic for the label itself. And that's what makes Hotflush so hot. Music that is hard to define, but obviously Hotflush.

Apart from all the sweet releases, they're bringing us a podcast every month from one of their artists. This month's podcast comes from San Fransisco's Jus Wan.

You can also pick up the podcasts directly from the Hotflush website. We're just making your life a little easier!

Hotflush Podcast 05 (Nov) - Jus Wan

Here are the past ones, in case you missed 'em:

Hotflush Podcast 04 (Oct) - Skibble

Hotflush Podcast 03 (Sep) - Scuba

Hotflush Podcast 02 (Aug) - Sigha

Hotflush Podcast 01 (Jul) - Incyde

ENJOY!

Hardwax turns 20!

After Hyperdub and Ableton, here's another anniversary/birthday coming up that'll surely make for an amazing party, quite possibly the biggest of the lot. Berlin's legendary Hard Wax record store - one of the world's leading dealers of electronic music vinyls - turns 20 years of age this winter and to celebrate this accordingly, they've rented out the famous WMF club for a 3-level birthday bash with an armada of A-list DJ's on Dec 5th. If you happen to be around, DO NOT MISS IT!!! Seriously.
The Killasan Floor (main DJ floor) is named after the Killasan sound system that drives it. This behemoth of sound was passed on to Hard Wax by its owner, some japanese guy, who I guess couldn't make use of it in his living room.
Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann, Modeselektor, René Löwe, Errorsmith, Shed and Anthony "Shake" Shakir will be providing the ear candy among many others. Hardwax employees, all DJ's themselves of course, will also be showing off their skills behind the decks. Paul St. Hilaire, whom you might know from his collaborations with Mdslktr, will be on the mic alongside some friends during reggae/dub sets from Honest Jon's record shop co-founder Mark Ainley and Hard Wax owner Mark Ernestus, who'll be playing some of the early sets of the night.


A brief tour of Hardwax


Scuba - From Within (Marcel Dettmann Remix)

Modeselektor - Black Block (Rustie Remix)

Errorsmith - Near Disco Dawn (live)

Zombie Disco Squad

Here's another dynamic duo to keep your eyes on and ears open for: Zombie Disco Squad. These two London gentlemen have quickly established themselves, fusing hip-hop and (tropical) house to create an own signature sound. And do they know how to throw a party. Currently they're spinning around the globe, spreading their love, stopping by Berlin on their "Made to Play" tour for a gig at the Panorama Bar on Nov 28th, and on to NYC Dec 8th. If neither of these cities is anywhere close to you, be sure to check out further tour dates on myspace, cuz these guys are out and about a looooot.
As an extra lil tidbit, Zombie Disco Squad recently released a Mix for the XLR8R podcast, free for y'all to download!

Find all ZDS releases on Beatport!

Zombie Disco Squad - Vie!

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Zombie Disco Squad - Dance


(DL) Hess is More - Ssshhhh (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)

DOWNLOAD Zombie Disco Squad XLR8R Podcast Mix

Thomas Heckmann's Synth Museum

Here's some footage that will make every circuit nerd cream his pants. German techno producer Thomas Heckmann gives a tour of his studio, packed with synthesizers that he collected over the years. Some impressive stuff.
Thomas Heckmann has been around since the very early stages of techno in Germany, releasing his first record in 1991. He has founded 4 labels since then and worked under many aliases on countless productions, however without ever reaching any serious mainstream success.
Much of the audio is German with subtitles.

Part I


Part II

Happy Birthday Ableton!

Almighty Ableton is celebrating its 10th birthday! And we get the presents!!!

The Berlin based company's revolutionary flagship product "LIVE" quickly advanced from a smart concept to the industry standard in electronic music production, becoming one of today's most popular digital audio workstations. It's very hard to imagine electronic music today without this fine piece of software. But also rockbands like Garbage can't go without it anymore in their production process. Many big name artists have tried it for production, (re)mixing or live performance purposes. Most of them stick with it.

To celebrate this anniversary, Ableton has assembled a bunch of goodies for their users:

Free Live packs!
- 10 artists, including Apparat and Múm, provided LIVE packs to one or more of their songs for you to download and screw around with. Tweak and remix as much as you like (but remember dem copyright laws, so don't try to sell that shit!)

Sweeeet discounts
- up to 20% off Suite 8 and Live 8

Free upgrades
- for Live Lite and LE users

NEW PRODUCTS!!!
- Live Intro - not all of the functions, but for way less $$$

- Max for Live - interesting tool kit for creating instruments, effects or extensions; sounds very cool indeed. If you're already a licensed Live 8 user, you can join the Beta testing here. Set to hit stores Nov 23rd.

Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk on Ableton Live:

"I use Live anywhere, anyhow. I use it on my laptop as a notepad for remembering and experimenting with musical ideas, and as a personal-computer game—because I have more fun with it than most video games...Live is one of the most transparent and creative softwares I have ever used. The whole process is easy, simple and fun, yet with accessible sophistication and professional results."

Four Tet announces new album

Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet recently revealed the details to his 5th studio album - his first in over four years - which is to hit the stores January 25th. "There Is Love In You" will comprise nine new tracks - eight exclusives along with his current single "Love Cry", which will be released as part of a remix package later this month, complete with remixes by Joy Orbison and Roska.

Along with his album comes a 7-date mini tour of the UK that will kick off mid February. Joy Orbison will be joining in for the London gig. Here are the dates:

Feb 12 - O2 Arena, London
Mar 11 - Manchester Academy 1, Manchester
Mar 12 - TJ's Woodhouse Club, Leeds
Mar 13 - Bongo Club, Edinburgh
Mar 18 - Concorde 2, Brighton
Mar 19 - Custard Factory Arts Complex, Birmingham
Mar 20 - Fiddlers, Bristol

Four Tet - Love Cry

Five Years Of Hyperdub

The prestigious London label turns five! As a treat, Hyperdub released "5: Five Years Of Hyperdub" end of last month, a 2-Disc Compilation of their finest bits. With it, Hyperdub takes a look back at the past years in which they have largely contributed to shaping the dubstep scene, while giving a glimpse of the future, where the label will undoubtedly increase their influence on the genre.
Disc 1 compiles exclusive, unreleased tracks by Burial, Kode 9 and Zomby among others. Five of these tracks are said to be released as singles. Disc 2 is a bundle of Hyperdub's most popular releases. Online record stores like Boomkat can't keep up with the sales and are out of stock.
I've listened to it and am impressed by the wide range and unique vibe. It's packed with all the big names and many big tunes of the label and genre, so there's no way of going wrong. Burial delivers strong as usual with a new and exclusive track "Fostercare" as well as two - "South London Boroughs" and "Distant Lights" - re-mastered. I won't say I looooove all songs on the record, but I can't remember a handful of albums where that was ever the case. 7.5/10 from me.

Buy "5: Five Years Of Hyperdub" here.

Here's my selection of favorites old and new:

Burial - Fostercare

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Flying Lotus - Discoballs


Darkstar - Aidy's Girl's A Computer


Joker & Ginz - Stash


Zomby - Kaliko


Kode 9 & Spaceape - 9 Samurai



Along with all this, Kode 9 recently contributed a half-hour mix made up of UK Garage and 2-step from the years 1999-2002 to the XLR8R podcast.

Download Kode 9's Bubble 'N' Squeak Mix