Seriously been listening to Flosstradamus’s remix of Major Lazers “Original Don” on a daily basis for the past couple weeks, then he drops this free EP, holy shit. Grab this for Total Recall, stick around for the ravey bass-heavy minimalism of MOTA and UR Life.
Fresh new High Rankin mix… of last years hits. So not so fresh, but still tasty? Certainly. Plenty of Skrillex, Nero, and Skism in here… pretty accurate recap of who dominated the scene last year.
While we’re here lets not forget about his most recent release, that remix with Nadia Ali…
And if you’re into studio setups, take a look at High Rankin’s Facebook feed, he’s been posting updates as he works on putting together a studio, it’s quite interesting.
Yes the same Young and Reckless clothing line owned by skating legend Rob Dyrdek’s cousin Drama has now apparently jumped into commissioning mixes. I’m still not sold on the clothes but there’s some bangers on here worthy of a listen.
The Figure remix of Gobstopper alone is worth the download. Love or hate thugstep, it strikes the perfect balance between the egotistical lyrics of XV and Whiz and the massive drops of Figure, using the lyrics more like scenery than making them the main focus of the song.
And it works, because they’re singing about Willy Wonka and Gobstoppers or some such ridiculousness that chills quite nicely in the part of your brain that doesn’t think about things too hard. Lovely.
DJ BENZI
It’s not every day you get to wake up to a Bassnectar “Remixtape”, so make it a good one. Don’t forget he’s playing Jannus Landing soon.
DJ UMB sent word his Generation Bass label will be releasing “DEEPATON”, the next of their Moombahton EP series, on September 19th. The exact words he used to describe what to expect: “Four cuts of deep, soulful and sexy Moombahton deep”.
This time they’re highlighting SaBBo, who’s been an influencial global groove machine for some time now, having released his own EP, a ton of bootlegs and remixes, and regularly contributing to the Mad Decent blog.
DEEPATON drops on September 19th.
And some bonus sexiness:
And look out for volume 3 – Shazalakazoo - Bang! Bang! — coming soon…
It’s a party it’s a party it’s a party. Crunk as fuck.
Esjay kills it with some concise sampling of Lupe Fiasco and Biggie layed over some dramatic futuristic synths.
Florence and the Machine – You’ve Got the Love (revolvr Remix)
The highest paid rapper alive, the most talented/douchiest producer of our times, and Flux Pavilion, let’s see what it do…
I love Jay-Z, I love Flux, I can deal with Kanye, but this track is a fuzzy mess with subtle hints that it was much more daring at one point.
Alexandre had been hinting at a big collaboration for the past few weeks, so I was excited when he hit me up the other day to let me know Dead Dreams had dropped on Grunt Worthy.
Starting with the title track Dead Dreams and continuing throughout each of the 5 tracks on here is a dark and soulful sound that at times manages to be emotionally evocative. He starts off with some massive soundscapes on Dead Dreams and Ex Inferis that come off sounding very spacey and dreamlike, but then delves into a groovy jazz and soul tinged DnB/drumstep feel on Freedom before rounding things out with some filth via Gossamer and Power Stance. Powerful stuff.
Alexandre – Dead Dreams on Beatport
It’s safe to say when your teamed up with the worlds most eccentric and skilled producer, you’re at the top of your game, and that’s exactly what Datsik has done. Game over? Not quiet, this is a weird sort of banger. Diplo has a far cleaner style that contrasts nicely with Datsik’s and the vocals from Kay are used well, but it lacks consistency. It’s still a fun track though.
*BONUS TRACK*
Huge tune from two big names. Posner is the bro behind the hit “Cooler Than Me” which you may remember got remixed by Vaski. Now he’s showing some more love for dubstep by teaming up with the Prince of Dubstep, Rusko.
This is one of those tracks that finishes, and immediately makes you want to start it over again. Rusko uses his trademark “squeaky” vocals to accentuate Posners’ and an airy but deep bassline manages to flow through the entire track without overwhelming it. It sounds really simple on the surface, but the more you listen the more you’ll pick up the little details that make it such a solid track.
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