The Rise of MONKEYTOWN and 50 WEAPONS

50 Weapons, run by EDM gurus Modeselektor, has been on the horizon for a while. Its now finally starting to step up with a phatty new release featuring remixes of Modeselektor's gem "Art & Cash", as well as a sweet single from none other than Night Slugs co-founder Bok Bok. Releases 001 and 002 from 50 Weapons were total white labels and still relatively hard to find. The first featured a remix of 50 Cent's "Just a Lil Bit" and the second was a two-sided 12" with tracks from Monkeytown artist Siriusmo and BPitch Control bredren Housemeister. Both were sickness. However you must peep the newness from Monkeytown so as to stay as excited about this stuff as we are. Recently, MDSLKTR's new Monkeytown records released Siriusmo's first full length album "The Plasterer of Love". Now you can be excited for some more upcoming tracks from the likes of SBTRKT, 2562 and Ramadanman to name a few. Here are some tracks from both labels that are worth owning and spinning!

Art & Cash Remixes (50 Weapons):

Modeselektor - Art & Cash (SBTRKT Remix)


Modeselektor - Art & Cash (Phon.o Remix)


Modeselektor - Art & Cash (Roska Remix)
Modeselektor - Art & Cash (Roska remix) by Discotetris

Bok Bok single:

Bok Bok - Say Stupid Things (Monkeytown)
Bok Bok "Say Stupid Things" by Modeselektor

Kaizer Chiefs with The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Ruby

Tes La Rok

No stranger to dancefloor madness and sick dub tunes, Tes La Rok is a worldwide phenomenon. The founder of Noppa Recordings and hailing out of Helsinki, Finland Tes La Rok has made himself famous for throwing down sick, roots-y dub beats (Patois vocal bytes included) with amazing control of dirty, gritty wobble bass lines. On top of that, dude's label has released tracks by the likes of DJG, 12th Planet, Kromestar and Mungo's Hi-Fi. PROPS! Keep watching Noppa for more great releases this fall.

Here are a few tracks I keep on repeat:

Top Cat & Jack Murda - Drunken Master (Tes La Rok Remix)


Mungo's Hi-Fi feat. Brother Culture - Wikidness (Tes La Rok Remix)


Tes La Rok feat. Uncle Sam - Up In The VIP

Siriusmo - Einmal In Der Woche Schreien

King Crimson - Behind the Scenes

Here's a rare, behind-the-scenes documentary on one of the most underrated bands of the last century and one of my personal favorites - King Crimson. Probably a bit too intimidating for their time. No doubt they were ahead of it.





Visit King-Crimson.com to purchase the first in a series of remastered 40th Anniversary CD sets.

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man


King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King

Noisia - Machine Gun

Hard electro with quite the abstract clip to go with it. What a way to start a Friday.



The single is now available on iTunes with remixes by Amon Tobin, 16 Bit and Spor.

Deadmau5 rocking Noisia @ Foot Locker

Everybody's favorite Mau5, always in action, this time at a Foot Locker in his hometown, Toronto. Here we see him playing Noisia's uberawesome new track "Alpha Centauri" off their newly released album, "Split the Atom". We highly suggest you give these dutch gentlemen a listen if you haven't already (the album is definitely worth a buy). From DnB to Dubstep to Hip Hop to Electro, Noisia seems to have something for everyone - and a lot of it.

Check out their official website at www.noisia.nl




And the original in its entirety:

Noisia - Alpha Centauri


friggin love it!

PEEP THIS!

VYBZ KARTEL - CLARKES (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

SOOOO SICK!!!

Goat does Usher

Just lay back. Let the goat do the work.

Adidas - Star Wars Cantina 2010

One thing I really like about the soccer world cups are the commercial battles between Nike and Adidas. In case you haven't seen it, here's Adidas' latest celebrity filled ad, released a couple days ago. You're bound to come across this one a lot throughout the next month..
This time it's Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown (of Stone Roses), Ciara and as always David Beckham starring in a remake of the famous Cantina scene from Star Wars. Here's the unedited version of the ad:

Pfadfinderei & Modeselektor - Labland DVD

via Boomkat:
"Absolutely immense DVD package from acclaimed Berlin design house Pfadfinderei, the people responsible for Bpitch Control's graphic design and, in particular, working closely with the unstoppable Modeselektor. Labland features over an hour of completely exclusive music from Modeselektor - a visual music album pioneering a tight combination of music, film & graphic design in mindboggling ways. The emphasis here, of course, is on tight edits both in terms of visual and audio editing, squashed rhythms, bass, shapes & colours, inventing a new kind of synchronicity. Pfadfinderei distort, twist and warp space in response to Modeselektor's mashed-up samples and low-end heavy backdrops, an absolutely deadly mix. Easily the best DVD we've seen of its kind, for all intents and purposes a brand new Modeselektor album given an extra dimension or two, all recorded in beautifully crisp 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound. A massive recommendation!!!!"

Watch "Labland" in a 9-part playlist (the first of which is below) or buy the Labland DVD here and enjoy it in all its beauty.

He-Man Said Hey

Awesome.

Figgy

Friends of the wonk, meet Figgy. This gentleman has been keeping the scene alive on the east side and his tracks have gotten heavy airplay on glitch.fm radio, so this post is long overdue.

But we'll leave it up to our neighbor to introduce himself best:
"Figgy aka Mike Ferrigno is a New England based producer/DJ who’s glitched out bass heavy music holds no prejudice toward tempos. Armed with a laptop and midi controllers Figgy’s live sets are filled with custom edits, remixes, mashups and originals. Not one to stand around, when he’s not pushing buttons or tweaking knobs you can be sure to find him jumping around like a maniac hopelessly in love with bass."

Have a listen to what Figgy likes to call "Krunky, Dubby Bass Bangers" and be sure to read more about him, download more free tracks and mixes or just give a shout at Figgymusic.com

Figgy - Dr. Gonzo (Listen or Download)

Figgy - 52 Pickup (Listen or Download)

The Renegade of Amstrad

Here's another treat from one of our followers/up-and-coming producers. The Renegade of Amstrad, from the UK, gives us his modern interpretation of the Kraftwerk classic that made them immortal - "Das Modell". He recreated the melody with a couple of arpeggiators, which is an immediate noticeable difference to the original.
But there's a few more treats hidden on his myspace. I especially enjoyed "Doubt" and "Fight Nite", the latter of which contains some samples that video gamers may be familiar with. Definitely give them a listen.

I'm just taking a guess here, but to me it seems like The Renegade of Amstrad is highly influenced by or grew up in the 1990's techno culture in England, Hacienda and so forth. I went to my first serious parties in Manchester during that time (spent all my summers there back in the day) and I gotta say it sparked it ALL for me.

We're always psyched to hear what all of you are up to creatively. We consider ourselves a dedicated link in the support chain for independent talent, so we're all about sharing the goods with the world and spreading the word of awesome. Keep 'em comin' guys!


Listen to Renegade of Amstrad's "Das Modell" or download


Here's the original, performed live on German tv.

Artist feature: Monsieur Adi

Monsieur Adi, poster child of Paris label Technofavrik, recently released his debut EP "We Are The Romans" and leaves us squealing for more! The french producer/fashion design student caught our attention with his remix to Ellie Goulding's Starry Eyed. The original off Goulding's no. 1 debut album is quite the hit in Europe and I'm sure it'll be the same for the States when it gets released there. It got a lil airplay in "Kick-Ass", which I watched yesterday and I gotta say I liked it.
The success of the original brought on a slew of remixes from all genres, but few are really striking. Monsieur Adi instantly stands out of the lot.

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Monsieur Adi Remix)

And the rest of his music is just as pleasing to the ear. Monsieur Adi's interesting list of influences includes Vivaldi and it certainly shows. Some of his material, namely "We Are The Romans", has a very classical-influenced buildup.

Drinkmusik caught up with Monsieur Adi and got to ask him a couple o tings. Here's what he had to say about..

..his studio setup:
My studio setup is very simple with just a keyboard and a microphone and a lot of software(Audition/Ableton/Acid Pro) and VSTs. I purchased some EastWest/Quantum Leap sounds some summers ago and it's just amazing to work with if you love making cinematic orchestration. Very fantastic!

..artists we should watch out for:
Well my current favorites are definitely the cool guys who remixed my debut EP 'We Are The Romans': Flashworx, Renegade, Wolfchild, Overthrill, and Freak You. Sebastian and Christian of Overthrill have been long time friends of mine and their work is just powerful and Franck (Freak You) is not only genius at his own music, but also at discovering new talent. I have to also mention my good friend Pyramid who is just starting, but is so very talented!! Other than my friends, I love what SomethingALaMode is doing as well as Iamamiwhoami. I think that's Jonna Lee, though?

.. the US music scene compared to that in France/Europe:
Well, I did not realize how much musical taste differed depending on where you will go. The European music scene is very alive and I think there's more of a support for independent artists who don't mind experimenting with different textures and sounds and being different. The pop music scene in the US all sounds alike to me, but I think there's more out there than what's in the front.

..how to define "Drinkmusik":
You need water to survive, so music is the same. Drink music and you'll live!
Or you can just get drunk off of music.

Merci Adi!!

Monsieur Adi - We Are The Romans

From Monsieur Adi's Youtube Channel

An album entitled "Empire" is in the making and soon to come. Until then, keep up-to-date with Monsieur Adi or simply show some love on facebook and/or twitter.

Listen to more of his music on..
Soundcloud
Fairtilizer
Last.fm
..and be sure to get a glimpse of what that album might include!

Monsieur Adi's EP "We Are The Romans" is available on iTunes, Beatport, Juno Download, Amazon and 7Digital.

Punky Blaster - Live @ Gala Des Grandes Écoles (Paris)

Punky Blaster have already been convincing us of their production skills, starting with a Mr. Oizo rmx they sent us a couple months ago. It was only to be a matter of time til we got a taste of these guys live.
Here's a 20 minute rip from a gig they did in front of 400o people at Gala Des Grandes Écoles in Paris. A compilation of hard-hitting electro with plenty of thump. And a roaring mass confirming the crowd compatibility. Enjoy.

Listen
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Mosca - Nike

Mosca is a great artist from the UK situated on Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990's great label, Night Slugs. If there's anything to keep an eye out for at the moment, its definitely new Night Slugs releases.



Check out Mosca's amazing 10-minute full version of "Nike".

Mosca - Nike

DRT UK - Track Spotlight

Picasso once said, "Good artists copy; great artists steal." This statement couldn't ring more true in electronic music. Sampling has always been a fundamental tool in composing, and the current trend in technology indicates a lot more to come.



If any of you know 16bit, you know they're a mighty production team. One of the members has a sick garage solo project, DRT. His track "Rising Sun" is a perfect example of great artists stealing. Right off the bat, you can hear a striking similarity to Ratatat in the timbre of the main line.

DRT - Rising Sun


Now listen to Ratatat's "Seventeen Years":

Ratatat - Seventeen Years


Nice.

London Crunk Crew of Trouble & Bass fame, The Boogaloo Crew, has fortunately taken note of DRT's masterpiece and refixed it with a sped-up, more syncopated beat for the dancefloor. My current song on repeat. Enjoy.

DRT - Rising Sun (Boogaloo Crew Remix)

Emalkay - A.G.S.

I've had Emalkay's When I Look At You 12" for a good 4 months, and realized the other day that I have never even listened to the B-side. When I threw on A.G.S. (Angie Got Stoned) for the first time, I was stunned by the quality and beauty of every angle of the track - the bassline, the vocal sample and the shifty upbeat chords in particular.

I almost think this track should've been on the A side of some other release. This 12" is definitely one of the best buys of the past year. Sexy tune.

Emalkay - A.G.S.

NEW CODIAC MIX

Fresh new mix from DrinkMusik's Codiac. It's a feel-good mix consisting friends' favorite electronic tracks of the past few years, with a particular nod to the ladies. This mix will not disappoint!

Codiac - Pursuit Of Nights Off Mix

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Tracklist:

01 The Knife - You Make Me Like Charity
02 Modeselektor - Fake Emotion [feat. Paul St. Hilaire] [Dabrye remix]
03 Moderat - BeatsWaySick [feat. Busdriver]
04 Die Antwoord - Wat Pomp
05 Modeselektor - Deboutonner [feat. Siriusmo]
06 Siriusmo - Allthegirls
07 Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) [feat MGMT & Ratatat]
08 Four Tet - My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
09 Hot Chip - Boy from School
10 Siriusmo - Nights Off
11 Boy 8-Bit - Fog Bank
12 Friendly Fires - Jump In the Pool [Thin White Duke remix]
13 Björk - Dull Flame of Desire [Modeselektor remix for girls]
14 Sam Sparro - Black & Gold
15 Efdemin - Acid Bells [Martyn bittersweet mix]
16 Darkstar - Aidy's Girl's a Computer
17 2562 - Love In Outer Space
18 Benga & Coki - Night
19 Casual - Think Differently [Hellfire Machina remix]
20 Mark Pritchard & Om'Mas Keith - Wind It Up
21 The Bug - Poison Dart [feat. Warrior Queen]
22 Sa Bat' Machines - Sylvia
23 Lil Wayne - A Milli [James Blake remix]
24 Art of Noise - Moments In Love [Caspa remix]
25 Moderat - Let Your Love Grow [feat. Paul St. Hilaire]
26 Bassnectar - Kyrian Bee Bop