TRG - Missed Calls EP

This is a release that keeps growing on me as time goes on. It's not often that you find an EP whose entirety of tracks is so high in quality. This EP came out in 2008 on Subway Records and Gizmo picked it up at Toolbox Records in Paris in 2009, so I found it relatively late in the game. But I guess that speaks for the quality of the doublepack - diverse, groovy and just plain fucking CRASSSS. It will be just as great 15 years from now. Here's all 6 tracks to peep...and please just buy the thing here if you don't already own eet

01 TRG - Missed Calls


02 Drum Tribe


03 Ghetto Romance


04 Resistance Break


05 Feel For You


06 Hoods Up

This is an epic closer track, pulling in the dubstep banger for the end




TRG [discography] [blog] is from Eastern Europe (Bucharest, Romania). He was just in New York City in mid February for the Unsound Festival with 2562, Untold, Pole, Faulty DL and Dave Q (among others) [why the fuuuuck did i have to miss that] and he'll be touring around the UK for a minute in March. He had some phatty mixes for FACT and Electronic Explorations, and has releases out on Mad Decent [forthcoming], Audio Phreaks, Hessle Audio, Tempa, Hotflush, Tube 10, Soul Motive and Immerse Records. Here's a mix to leave you wit:

Cosmin TRG - Arctic City Mix, 12.2009

download

Tracklist:

1. Lone – The Twilight Switch
2. Nosaj Thing – Quest
3. Flying Lotus ft Andreya – Tea Leaf Dancers
4. DJ Bootsie – Mosquito Dance
5. Bibio – Fire Ant
6. Mike Slott – Snow Birds
7. Ras G – Spacewayz
8. Heralds of Change – Sittin on the Side
9. Bullion – Young Heartache
10. Cosmin TRG – Masterplan
11. Cosmin TRG – Modern Tribes
12. Lone – Love Heads
13. Cosmin TRG – Space Station Riot
14. Boards of Canada – Telephasic Workshop
15. Cosmin TRG – UFO Interlude

RJD2 - Let There Be Horns

Here's the clip to RJD2's latest release Let There Be Horns, taken from his 4th studio album "The Colossus". Released in early January, the vid got people fired up for the album, which followed Jan 19th.




The album has reviewers of popular opinion leaders clashing their heads, Resident Advisor gave it 1 out of 5, URB and Spin gave it 4 out 5, and Pitchfork gave it a 6.8. Clearly it's not everybody's thing, too many people were expecting what they already heard. But RJD2 is experimenting, playing. His sound has evolved, it's more laid back, more happy. I have to say I don't like every track on the album, but as a whole it's a good listen. If we're doin the "out-of-ten"-thing, I'll give it a 6. Won't have everyone celebrating on the streets, but they won't be disappointed either. Preview the entire album below and see for yourself!

Order RJD2 - The Colossus at Newbury Comics and get an autographed CD booklet!!!

Wu-Tang: Enter The Dubstep

Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol.2: Enter The Dubstep [buy]

Been meaning to post this for a while. Great compilation out on iHipHop/FrankRadio late last year showcasing the best of Wu-Tang rap over the best of dupstep's dirtier-side producers. Although some of the album is a bit shove-gravel-in-your-face 'ardcore overboard underproduced dubstep, most of it is bad ASSSSS. Here's some of me favs:

Lord Jamar & RZA - Deep Space [Jay Da Flex & Yoof remix]


Casual - Think Differently [Hellfire Machina remix]


U-God & Method Man - Wu-Tang [DZ remix]


GZA & Justice Kareem - Cinema [Chimpo remix]

creepiest song Evar

Method Man, U-God & Prodigal Sunn - Love Don't Cost (A Thing) / Still Grimey (Nebulla & Dore remixes]


Bronze Nazareth, Kevlaar 7 & Phillie - New Year Banga [Rogue Star remix]


Wu-Tang Clan - Alphabets [Dakimh instrumental remix]


Son One - Now Or Never [Parson remix]


GZA, Masta Killa, RZA, Ghostface Killah & Ka - Pencil / My Piano / Firehouse [Soroka remixes]

TRUMPETTTT


and best one for last:

Bronze Nazareth, Solomon Childs & Byata - Street Corners [Scuba scythe remix]



GANGSTA, GANGSTA, UHHHHHHHH

HOT HAND MIDI EXP CONTROLLER

This is a really neat little gizmo. It's a motion sensitive ring with a wireless receiver that allows you to control MIDI controllers. I found the first video on Encanti's myspace page and started researching it a little more. Check out these sweet vids for more deets.

DIE ANTWOORD - Taking over the interwebz!

Holy shit these guys are nuts. Crazy rap trio (sometimes a quartet with local artist Leon Botha) from Cape Town that love to smoke big phat spliffs, my bru. I'm not sure how to sum it up, but you can check out their album for free on the net and get an idea for yourself. MC and leader, NINJA, spits raucous rhymes in an incomprehensible tone and language. You can look up the lyrics, only to be mesmerized by how much of it is actually in English. Then you have the "fresh, futuristic bitch" (gorgeous) YOLANDI followed by beatmaker DJ HI-TEK (no, not Talib's Hi-Tek, might be some issues down the line...). Check out this interview with Ninja and Yolandi to get a better idea of what they...uh...erm...represent...



Luckily for us, they've posted their entire album on Youtube. Here are a couple of the faves:

Die Antwoord - Beat Boy


Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja


Die Antwoord - Wat Pomp


Die Antwoord - Dagga Puff


Die Antwoord - Liewe Maatjies


Die Antwoord - $copie


Die Antwoord - $copie (Live)


And if S. Africa couldn't get any better, check this out. A live performance in a taxi...This doesn't happen in the states, folks! Only thing that comes to mind is this. Anyways:



So show your support by watching the vids over and over again so we can get them over here and have them teach some of our own performers a thing or two. Now in traditional DRINKMUSIK fashion, a short picture tribute to the immensely gorgeous Yolandi Visser!

FATBROS

FATBROS

Punky Blaster

Punky Blaster from France sent us this sweeeeet remix of Positif by Mr. Oizo. I think the original is friggin awesome, but I always thought it could have worked well with more of a punch-to-the-face drum kit. Apparently that's what these guys thought too! There's been a slew of remixes to this track - Vektorkat, LFO, Mr. Flash to name a few good ones - this one's definitely among my favorites. I like beats that sound like a synthesizer being raped. Or doing Karate.

Mr. Oizo - Positif (Punky Blaster re-blast)

Be sure to browse through more music by Punky Blaster on their SoundCloud.

Download their official podcast directly or from their site.

History of the Boombox

"Before iPods (or even CDs) there were boomboxes. It's been 20 years since they disappeared from the streets, but the nostalgia they evoke is about more than stereo equipment. We've changed the way we listen to music — and to each other. Watch a video about the history of the boombox."

History of the Boombox

New Goldfrapp March 22nd

So I seem to be one of the last to know, but apparently Goldfrapp is releasing their new album "Head First" end of next month. "Rocket" is the first release - and I'm hoping the whole album isn't built up on that so fashionably retro 80's style. The aerobics training video kind. The Van Damme montage kind (I swear, listen to it!). She'll be successful with it. Drunk Europeans will go crazy for that shit. Me tinks the economy might have taken its toll on Mrs. G-to-tha-frizzle. Waiting on the rest of the album. Alas, here's the tracklist:

01. Rocket (Find it on HypeM)
02. Believer
03. Alive
04. Dreaming
05. Head First
06. Hunt
07. Shiny And Warm
08. I Wanna Life
09. Voicething

Deux Helix - The Theta Mind Oscillations

We were introduced to Deux Helix last year through three hard hitting tracks that we then shared with you (remember!!). "Complex Nervosa" especially is a crowd banger thoroughly promoted at Drinkmusik events. They return now with a sweet 42-minute mix for y'all t'listen to or t'download. Features four new tracks of their own, my personal favorite being their Peanut Club remix for Noob & Brodinski. Be sure to check out Deux Helix's SoundCloud for more of em.


Listen to The Theta Mind Oscillations or download it directly

Tracklist:

01. Deux Helix - Stubbornly Persistent Illusions..
02. Deux Helix - Ataraxia
03. Shadow Dancer - Northern
04. Zoo Brazil - Technik
05. Simian Mobile Disco - Aspic
06. Dusty Kid - Lynchesque
07. Zinc - Blunt Edge
08. Modeselektor - Cash
09. PYQ - Prism
10. Popof - Tempered Dance
11. Deux Helix - Subatomics
12. Kraftwerk - Numbers
13. Noob & Brodinski - Peanuts Club (Deux Helix Remix)
14. Zyntherius - Synthesizer
15. Daft Punk - The Brainwasher
16. Boys Noize - Transmission
17. Para One - Ski Lesson Blues
18. Vitalic - The Past

Electro Coffee Table

Renouned designer and engineer Moritz Waldemeyer teamed up with interior design team Wallpaper to create an eye-popping, futuristic home disco accessory. Out came a coffee table/iPod dock, with an integrated "Haze Machine" that poops lasers and smoke, turning the whole thing into a dancing cage. Giggity giggity.

Housemeister - In Order To Dance

From Housemeister's In Order To Dance EP.

Housemeister - In Order To Dance
Find it on Hype / Buy

The Asspeaker

From Yanko Design - Designers Younes Daneshvar and Javad Yazdani came up with this baby. Connected through bluetooth, the big butt is the subwoofer and control station. Separate the cheeks of the smaller butt and you've got yourself some speakers. Tap the big butt to turn it on/off. When activated, the cheek will light up red for a few seconds. Rub the cheek to adjust the volume.

Having one of these would completely change the way I listen to music. Everything I'd play would be based on who I'd most want to hear singing out of an ass. I'd have to buy shitloads of music.

DIY Controller

At Livid Instruments, you'll find bits and pieces you need to build yourself the ultimate custom controller. Rubber keypads (w/space for LEDs), faders, controller boards, even rack rails. All you really need to do is design that mofo.

Experimental artist Moldover used the help of Livid Instruments with his recently unveiled, stylish but imo overpriced "Mojo" controller (pic), which will retail at around $1800.

Resident Advisor: Top Tracks of the '00's

Resident Advisor, key source for all things electronically musical, has released the results of an RA survey regarding the top releases of the past decade. Many of them would definitely fall within our own faves, so here's some of the ones we picked that stand out. They also have the top albums and mixes, so you best be checking those out as well!


96. Samim - Heater [Get Physical Music, 2007]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

94. Joker - Digidesign [Hyperdub, 2009]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

89. John Tejada - Sweat on the Walls [Poker Flat Recordings, 2004]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

88. Radiohead - Idioteque [EMI Records, 2000]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

85. Squarepusher - My Red Hot Car [Warp Records, 2001]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

78. DJ Mujava - Township Funk [Warp Records, 2008]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

74. Akufen - Deck the House [Force Inc., 2002]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

73. Djuma Soundsystem - Les Djinns (Trentemøller Mix) [Emotiva, 2006]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

72. Paul Woolford Presents Bobby Peru - Erotic Discourse [2020 Vision, 2006]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

70. Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At [Atlantic Jaxx, 2001]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

67. Benga & Coki - Night [Tempa, 2007]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

57. Jürgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie [Kompakt, 2002]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

56. The Avalanches - Since I Left You [Modular Recordings, 2000]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

42. Green Velvet - La La Land [Music Man Records, 2001]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

40. Mylo - Drop the Pressure [Breastfed, 2004]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

34. The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers [DFA Records, 2002]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

28. Claude VonStroke - Who's Afraid of Detroit? [Dirtybird, 2006]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

25. M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - Body Language [Get Physical Music, 2006]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

24. Fischerspooner - Emerge [Serotonin, 2000]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

23. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo [Hotflush Recordings, 2009]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

19. Skream - Midnight Request Line [Tempa, 2005]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

10. Nathan Fake - Sky Is Pink (James Holden Remix) [Border Community, 2004]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

05. Burial - Archangel [Hyperdub, 2007]

Buy / Find it on HypeM

02. Laurent Garnier - Man With The Red Face [F Communications, 2000]

Buy / Find it on HypeM



Check out the complete "RA Poll: Top 100 Tracks of the 00's" YouTube Playlist here.

Grasscut - Muppet (Nathan Fake Remix)

Nathan Fake, aka Computer Musik's Wunderkind, just remixed Grasscut's song "Muppet". Yet another example of how Nathan Fake makes the world go 'round. Thanks, Jaan.

MONDAY PLUGIN

Thanks for the suggestions for this week's feature. After reviewing and a lot of research on our part, we decided to focus on a small little distortion plugin that we've had a lot of fun with. If you haven't already, KVR Audio is a great source for info on vsts, all sorts of fx and community feedback for homegrown audio products. Definitely check it out when you have time to get lost...



Groovyboy DRIVE packs quite a punch compared to a lot of the disto/drive fx out there right now. Its flexibility is amazing, as though it had twice the knobs. Reminiscent of REASON's Scream Destruction module, this is a great, cheap (it's free!) way to achieve those dirty, gritty sounds needed to spicen things up every now and then. Here is a little audio sample we made showing the dynamic changes to a simple drum beat written in Maschine.

Groovyboy DRIVE preview


As you can see in the pic and perhaps through the sample, is that it has two powerful filters available with the normal settings (Highpass, Lowpass, Notch, Band, etc). This really adds to the diverse sounds you can produce. Check back next week for some more cool shit.