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DOWNLOAD: Orgasmic - The Sixpack Anthem (Harvard Bass Remix)
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Earlier this week we dropped a mix of Orgasmic's "The Sixpack Anthem" from our boys at Institubes, and now they've shot over another version of the tune (written as tribute to the French clothing and design company, not the beer unit) from San Diego house producer Harvard Bass. Tekitek aka Teki Latex aka the dude who voices the original wrote up his thoughts on the Dago's new up-and-comer, so head to the always-entertaining Institubes blog to read that, and grab HB's clean, tech-ish reworking below. You stay classy, San Diego.
Sounds like: Justin Martin, Jesse Rose, The Mole
Onark - The Sixpack Anthem (Harvard Bass Remix)
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Orgasmic - The Sixpack Anthem (Orgasmic Lay Low Remix ft. E.Mackey)
DOWNLOAD: TV On The Radio - Dancing Choose (Prefuse 73 Remix)
The lyrics of TV On The Radio's "Dancing Choose" holler sore at the idea of crooked news hounds distorting the truth to fit their own motives. The obvious thing to do with the track, then, is to call in someone to remix it - but despite the obvious ironies that lay behind Prefuse 73's re-working, the track's lyrical bite is only enhanced by the fizz and crackle Scott Herren surrounds it with, taut noise like a sprung'n'cut electrical wire flailing and lashing in back-alley puddles.
Sounds Like: Subtle, Why?, Neon Neon
TV On The Radio - Dancing Choose (Prefuse 73 Remix)
DOWNLOAD: Blitz The Ambassador - Breathe (feat. Rob Murat)
"Breathe" is the new single from Ghanian-born, Brooklyn-based MC Blitz The Ambassador, a song crammed with big, braggy horns, and some seriously ill fret-burning in the background, like on a Battles tip if you listen carefully. The jam comes from his new album Stereotype, due for release soon in '09 and featuring guest spots from the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, J. Ivy, and longtime collaborator Optiks. It promises more of the hefty, confident stuff you're hearing in "Breathe," so this'll likely be one of the sleeper breakthroughs of the year, especially if (like us) you're tired of hearing about the same seven "rappers to watch in '09."
Sounds like: Mos Def, Notes To Self, Talib Kweli
DOWNLOAD: Orgasmic - The Sixpack Anthem (Orgasmic Lay Low Remix feat. E.Mackey)
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The always-killing-it dudes at Institubes have dropped their first heater of the year upon us, a "Lay Low" remix of Orgasmic and Tekitek's "The Sixpack Anthem" featuring Tallahassee "pop-hop" dude E.Mackey. Originally written as a tribute to the Sixpack clothing brand, Orgasmic's new mix basically sounds like Flo-Rida's "Low" if it'd been done by some Miami Bass dudes with a Franco-synth jones. We could try and explain how and why the song came together, but the Institubes guys (as usual) have done a much better job of that over at their RCRD LBL Blog, so head over there for the truth and some incredible gravity-defying promo snaps.
Sounds like: Flo Rida, DJ Craze, Michna
Orgasmic - The Sixpack Anthem (Orgasmic Lay Low Remix feat. E.Mackey)
DOWNLOAD: Pase Rock - Get Money Kids (Nacho Lovers Walk Remix)
Back in November we premiered "Get Money Kids," Pase Rock's new single for Dim Mak that re-asserted his stake amongst the club-rap cognoscenti. Little did we know that up in Toronto, Fool's Gold signees Nacho Lovers were splicing together their own dub of the tune, forgoing the vocal and cutting up Eli Escobar's production into something that drifts between fidget house and electro over its six-minute length. The propellant timbale phrases are really what make this thing pop, so stick around till they get all crazy at the end and make sure to turn up the bass if you can, we're assured that this one is "mixed for the club."
Sounds like: Jesse Rose, Switch, Spank Rock
Pase Rock - Get Money Kids (Nacho Lovers Walk Remix)
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EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Tinchy Stryder - Do It My Way (feat. Wiley)
Tinchy Stryder is not your average east London MC. The kid’s been knocking around for years, first coming to the attention of those outside grime and his Bow manor when he won ‘Best Newcomer’ at the Sidewinder Awards back in 2003. Now turned 21 and boasting collaborative links with artists as odd as Craig David and Gang Gang Dance, Tinchy – born Kwasi Danquah – is planning to release his as-yet-untitled second album in summer ’09. We’ve a track for you already – this effort free from the auto-tuned glitz of new single “Take Me Back” (out January 19), “Do It My Way” creeps gritty with east end slank, lo-bit poly-synths chiming, flaring, fluttering over the top of bass splats and lurcher riddim just like guest MC Wiley’s Eski would have it.
Sounds Like: early Dizzee Rascal, JME, Dot Rotten
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Notes To Self - Throw Your (Hands Up)
Notes To Self sold us on this beat because it rocks the same throbby single-note guitar steez that Kanye cooked up for "Jockin' Jay-Z" earlier this fall. Producers: please use guitars more. 2008 is almost over and it is time to ditch the synth vamps and bring back the six-strings. The four-strong Toronto collective includes emcees Swamp Donkey (reminds us of Snot Boogie, from the first ever scene in The Wire) and Roshin, producer/rapper Bronze One, and world renowned DJ/turntablist DJ Dopey, who won the 2003 World DMC Championship. They have a record coming out through BBE next spring called A Shot In The Dark, preceded by an EP in February entitled Warning Shots. Expect more of this horn-heavy, catty rap stuff from them on those records, and until then bump this exclusive straight into 2009. (Hopefully) the year of more guitar.
Sounds like: PRGz, Mos Def, Evidence
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix)
At this point everyone has an opinion on Kanye West's new album 808s & Heartbreak and more specifically his single "Love Lockdown," so we'll leave that discussion behind and instead turn to this mind-melting new remix of the single from our perennial favorite Flying Lotus. Using only the main vocal stem from the original, FlyLo has built a moist, aromatic swamp around 'Yes lead, with collapsing shards of percussion and amorphous tempos (sometimes the vocal seems to get lost, but just go with it, it works out.) It's par-for-the-course for the celebrated producer and deejay, who just nabbed the nod as Pitchfork's 28th best record of 2008 for his Warp debut Los Angeles. Next year brings his installment in !K7's celebrated DJ Kicks series next, which, if his Essential Mix for BBC's Radio 1 is anything to go by, it's going to be pretty extensive and trippy.
Sounds like: Burial, Nightmares On Wax
Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix)
Flying Lotus At The Warp RCRD LBL Blog
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Flying Lotus - Camel (Nosaj Thing Remix)
Flying Lotus - RobertaFlack (featuring Dolly)
Flying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix)
Steve Ellison never seems to stop working. Hot on the heels of Kanye's much-discussed SNL appearance he has put together a murky, tweaked Burial-esque remix of "Love Lockdown" that leaves Kanye's autotuned vox swimming in reverb and under clattering rainy-day percussion. As is becoming his hallmark, the Lotus remix turns the original upside-down and casts it in a new atmosphere, making it hard not to perk up your ears and say "whoah".
With praise coming from every direction it would seem easy for Flying Lotus to rest on the strength of his accomplishments, however he’s doing no such thing. In the wake of Los Angeles release, he was hard at work in the lab putting the finishing touches on a series of LA EPs as well as remixes for Stereolab, Blank Blue and the aforementioned Radiohead. LA EP 1X3 reprised a pair of album tracks alongside mind-blowing new jams like “Rickshaw” and “Paper Crane Gang” while LA EP 2X3 sees tracks being remixed by Martyn, Samiyam, Nosaj Thing, Ras G and others. The third EP in the series remains a mystery, but rest assured it will be an excellent prelude to Flying Lotus’ installment in the seminal DJ-Kicks mix series next year.
EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: N.A.S.A. - Money (The Count Of Monte Cristal 'Dungeon' Remix)
N.A.S.A began when DJ's and producers Sam Spiegel (Squeak E Clean) and Ze Gonzales (DJ Zegon) met at a studio party in Brazil, bonding over a shared devotion to American hip-hop and Brazilian funk. Pairing up to experiment on some tracks the following day, they found themselves forming what would become N.A.S.A. (North America/South America), and began piecing together The Spirit Of Apollo, their five-years-in-the-making debut album for Anti- that features guest appearances from the likes of Nick Zinner, David Byrne, E-40, Tom Waits, Karen O, Sizzla, and a bevy of others. Hell of a Rolodex, right? The folks at Anti- were kind of enough to shoot over an exclusive remix of lead single "Money" from The Count Of Monte Cristal aka Machines Don't Care aka Hervé, who eschews a lot of the guest appearances on the track (that would be David Byrne, Chuck D, Seu Jorge, Ras Congo and Z-Trip) for some skittish bassline house breaks and effected soul drops. It's loaded with those distinctly Northern, almost drum n bass-ish rhythms, but the original's global, sampladelic vibe hasn't been lost in translation.
Sounds like: The Count & Sinden, Buraka Som Sistema, Radioclit
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