The Smoothest Gooch

loving the crew

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0000

Don't get me wrong I usually don't mind having a Rihanna song or the E.T. theme by John Williams stuck in my head for most of the day, but I was delighted to have The Weeknd looping in there instead on this fine Friday.

<p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://soundowl.com/track/2s9h/drake-ft-the-weeknd-crew-love-vin-sol-5kinandbone5-remix"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Download Drake Ft. The Weeknd Crew Love (Vin Sol &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; 5kinAndBone5 Remix)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;</p>
Drake ft. The Weeknd - Crew Love (Vin Sol & 5kinAndBone5 Remix)

McMess

kavinsky's fatal roadgame

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:34:00 +0000

Kavinsky. Remember him? The frog that's best mates with Busy P and the other Ed Banger dubstep collective but for some reason has never been signed with them? Thinks he's dead and a fictional cartoon reincarnation that personifies the 1980's, Ferrari Testarossas and general Frenchisms? Yeah, that guy. Well, turns out he's had enough of releasing periodic EPs and is now ~~man~~ cartoon enough to brave an album. A lot of innocent synthesisers were melted during the production of this record. Zis izehh nu beet ov zee albem - as he may or may not say.

Don't drink and drive kids, or you'll end up as a French cartoon. And no not Sharky & George.

McMess

mates 4

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:57:00 +0000

Where were we then? Oh yeah, probably about time you received an update from our nearest and dearest.

If you've been looking for something to replace Rusko's overplayed 'Cockney Thug', listen no further than SES's very own Fault & Touch and their chirpy, wobbly, clicky and somewhat sassy bassline track 'Scum' (sampling the eponymous film starring Ray 'bet freesixfive!' Winstone).

Perhaps in reference to the fact that his bloody job will not allow him to stop digging bloody holes and bloody come home to see his bloody mates, Monkers is currently in the process of mastering what he's described as "some depressing 130bpm garagey style shit".

And for those still fishing in the 80's electro-synth-pop (or whatever you want to call it) harbour - we have a shiny, gold-plated award winning remix from our friends on the rocks, who recently pulled apart, re-assembled and re-energised Charlie XCX's racey 'End of the World'.

McMess

And we're back.

noreply@blogger.com (Denzi) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +0000

Dear Gooches and Goocherettes.

First up I apologise for leaving you in the dark for so long. Since leaving university in 2010, I have struggled to find a balance in my life which gives time to write about music. I have now found that balance, and now have a place in my heart for the Gooch once again and now more than ever I really want this blog to go further than ever before. So expect all different kinds of content popping up.

The UK electronic music scene at the moment is a little muddled and doesn't quite know where it stands..."do we like dubstep anymore?" "Where's good DnB gone?" "I like deep house and techno but I don't know enough about it or the artists involved" "Why do I keep wearing white underwear to underground all night raves?".......These are all questions that are submerging at the moment.

Personally I think it's a very exciting time for UK dance music especially, and I think 2012 is going to throw some exceptional curveballs our way. It's just about filtering through all the crap, and that's what we at the Gooch are here for.

Anyway, enough of me rattling on. Let's cut to the music.

Submerse

This man at the moment is one of my favourite producers, who simply put makes beautiful music. A young lad from the north of England, who loves Japanese culture (and I think now actually lives in Tokyo..?). I have no idea why he isn't bigger really, and it's probably because you can't dance like this to his music:

What Submerse does is draw a bath with deeply soulful water glistening with garage-esque bubbles. On top of this, he has then encouraged some angels (naked girl angels) and J Dilla to jump in it to give themselves a good scrubbing down. The music is made through this magical water being drained through the amplified plughole. This should describe his music. On listening to his work, after putting on your headphones; close your eyes and be taken to a place far far away, distant from your desk job at your probable boring recruitment agency.

This, if you don't know him already, is what you've been missing:

Hopefully this lad won't go totally Japanese and start to produce Hello Kitty synth pop - and that he clings onto his roots of UK bass culture whilst advancing through 2012.

It's nice to be back.

Peas!

Denzi.

Guidelines of Submission

noreply@blogger.com (The Smoothest Gooch) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:56:00 +0000

In response to the ridiculous amount of dribble dripping into our email system, we have been forced to change our method of contact to the following:

denzi.mcmess@gmail.com

Denzi has officially locked the doors and thrown away the key to our old email (smoothest.gooch@gmail.com), with the following statement: "please don't bother emailing it [our old email address] asking us questions about how to come-out to your parents (especially when your Dad leads a local fascist party at Burley village hall). We simply just don't care".

But if you fancy submitting us your cutting-edge piece of electronic music (strictly in a sound-wave form), please acknowledge our new guidelines (below). If you don't, we'll be childish and not invite you to our birthday party. Denzi has also threatened to forward all anomalies to the sex offenders registry.

Send us a personal email.
Don't get us wrong, we are flattered by emails from Record Labels and PR Agencies, but when they're titled 'Dear insert blog name' we're not really going to bother reading it. It takes no Sherlock Holmes to tell, just from the subject name of the email, whether you have sent your email to 1 blog or 9854009 of them. We're not a blog who are pressured into posting any old shit (that at least a dozen other blogs will also post) just because we want to brown nose so-and-so.

Who are you for crying out loud?
We want to know who you are, where you're from, what inspires you and whether or not you have Tori Black's phone number. A short bio and some free stalking is basically what we're asking for.

We want pretty pictures.
Mugshot, DJing action shot, single/EP/LP artwork or even a retro arty vintage scenester instagram photo of you pouting at your feet pulling the peace V will suffice. Strictly no man tits please.

Can we post your music for free?
Obviously pretty important these days. We don't want the feds or angry Record Labels on our case... again. We've been 'away' recently. What we mean by that is: being held in MI5 headquarters over copyright legality issues concerning us giving away too many free Skrillex tracks (how were we supposed to know his music wasn't actually a practical joke from Rusko?).

If you're a DJ, producer or Event Promoter are you playing/hosting anywhere soon?
And if so can we come? We love watching and listening to live music funnily enough. We love it even more when it's free. We want to come along, buy you a beer, talk about your night or set and let our readers, followers and friends know about how messy it got.

Follow these pretty easy instructions and your email will be read and replied to. It's as simple as that. (American's would say "period!" at this point?).

Many thanks, mad love, big ups and all that shit to everyone that has stayed 'locked' to the Gooch over the past 3 years. We hope to hear from you soon and rekindle those beautiful relationships once more.

Denzi & Mcmess x

radiohead tkol rmx7

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:30:00 +0000

Right, justaquickonebeforeXFactor what?

As I'm sure you've noticed by now Radiohead have been releasing episodes of remixes in the wake of their eighth studio album The King of Limbs. As a fitting finale, the seventh and last instalment features reworks by Jamie XX, Anstam and SBTRKT.

If you somehow missed the previous six editions, take a good couple of hours out of your evening to listen to them here. If you feel you've missed out and can't be bothered to purchase each remix then it's OK, stay patient as TKOL RMX 1234567 (the entire box set if you like) wll b rlsd n 10th ctbr. Pre-order it here in mp3 form for only 9 bees.

Bloom - Jamie xx Rework by Radiohead

Separator - Anstam RMX by Radiohead

Lotus Flower - SBTRKT RMX by Radiohead

McMess

teeth

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:00:00 +0000

Teeth are London's answer to Crystal Castles; a scruffy, energetic band your Nan would most definitely disapprove of.
Describing their sound as yeah like 'whatever' dude, they cleverly decided to name their debut album Whatever and release it on Moshi Moshi yesterday.
Most of the record will make you want to yank your own teeth out with some rusty plyers, but saving further pain are tail-ending tracks 'See Space' and 'Flowers', the latter of which has been spruced up by who else but Russell Chimes.
Whatevz.

See Spaces (Single Version) by TEETH

Flowers (Russ Chimes Vocal Mix) by TEETH

McMess

electro-smeg

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:13:00 +0000

Could be a new sub-genre? We used to post a lot of camp, cheesy-grin 80's electro smeg on this blog.

VOLTAIRE TWINS - "Animalia" - LIFELIKE remix by LIFELIKE

CHROMEO - "When the Night Falls" - LIFELIKE remix by LIFELIKE

Housse De Racket - Roman (Oliver Remix) by Housse De Racket

Oliver - I Need You by weareoliver

McMess

frosty vs amtrac

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:39:00 +0000

Frosty, close bosom buddy to the blog and the chap who designed our logo, has a lot of free time of his hands this summer. Wisely, instead of organising his final major project for Uni, he has spent the last few days putting together an unofficial music video for Gooch favourite Amtrac.

Expect a lot more from both of these artists.

Amtrac - Morning (Unofficial video) from Dom Forsythe on Vimeo.

While we're at it, here's 'Come Along' - the lead single and title track from Amtrac's debut album which will be clearing the shelves from September 27.

Download Amtrac Came Along

Amtrac - Came Along

shake aletti - inside out

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:50:00 +0000

Today is Monday, which means the weekly release of vinyl pancakes, polycarbonate plastic discs, digital mp3 pulses and possibly even a few looters from the slammer.

This week X-Factor's very own Geordie Joe McElderry has released his ironically titled debut album, Classic. AWESOME!

Oh but wait that's not all. Hard Fi also unleashed their new arsenal of killer sounds; an album appropriately named Killer Sounds. COOL!

No but seriously there was Game's eagerly anticipated release of The R.E.D. Album at the weekend too - a seriously DOPE ass record that muthafuckin blows Watch The Throne out the water like daaayum!

Today, Sheffield's strongest p-funk poppers, Shake Aletti, pushed out their new EP, Inside Out, through up and coming Moda. Be careful not to shake the record too hard though as I fear only His Majesty Andre's very danceable remix would remain standing.

Inside Out - His Majesty Andre Rmx by shakealetti

McMess

flume - sleepless

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:35:00 +0000

On first listen, it's astounding to think this is actually 19-year-old Sydney resident Flume's debut EP.

So, where has he been you might ask? Well, like all the very best electronic producers, Flume started from humble beginnings; finding a niche using no not Ableton, no not even Logic or GarageBand, but a production program that poured into a bowl with some cereal.

For Flume it became an obsession; endless synthetic plug-ins, sample packs and vintage analogue hardware brought his computer to a near-standstill but all for the worthy reward of Sleepless.
A kaleidoscopic box of cinnamon graham pads, coco pop synths, slow crunchy nut beats and cheerio vocals make for a very tasty debut EP - likely to excite the taste buds of Star Slinger, Baths and Flying Lotus breakfast clubs.

If you're Australian or one of a billion backpacking out there right now then you'll be fortunate enough to purchase the EP off iTunes here. The rest of us, although able to download moreish title-track 'Sleepless' for free, will have to make do with the Soundcloud streams.

Flume - Sleepless ft. Anthony For Cleopatra by Flume

Flume - Over You ft. Anthony For Cleopatra by Flume

Paper Thin by Flume

McMess

Bondax

noreply@blogger.com (Denzi) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:35:00 +0000

On scrolling through the depths of soundcloud, you realise how many talented people there are out there. So it makes me very jealous when I stumble upon the likes of Bondax, who are two 17 year olds from Lancaster. These boys aren't old enough to get it a pub in England, and I'm guessing havn't even touched a boob below the bra yet - however their music contains such musical soul, you'd think they'd already joined the 27 club, and probably felt a lot more boobs then I have.... so about 3 pairs....sssch.

To be honest, I can't stop listening to this tune right here, which has to be easily in my top 3 tunes of the year to date. And it's even given out as a free tune, so have a poke around their facebook page and soundcloud to find it!

All I Want by bondax

And also, if you're liking that, check out another favourite of mine from these boys...

Just Smile For Me Ft Bobbie Gordon by bondax

Keep an eye on these lads, aye? Already seventeen and working with artists such as Last Japan and Hostage, there's only one way these boys can go......straight into the pub when they're 18! ...And also to the top.

Peas!

Denzi.

the storm

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:55:00 +0000

It is said that on the fourth day God set lights in the sky to separate days and years, creating the sun, the moon and the stars. But what the Book of Genesis fails to mention is that forging his final mixtape, alone, deep in the fiery pit of Mt Sovereign, was Earth's first pervert.

Day Four (The Storm) by sebastián james

On the fifth day, Sebastian James ceased work to allow himself more time to oggle Eve.

McMess

trim it

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:01:00 +0000

Badboy and former blud of the Roll Deep mandem, Trim, releases his new EP I Am today (August 15) through grime blog Butterz.

Released both digitally and on 12", the EP features title track 'I Am', with remixes from Preditah, LV and Mr Mitch, and Sonic the Hedgehog-sampled b-side 'Notice Now' (which itself boasts an increasing number of unofficial remixes from budding grime and dubstep producers).

Numan's 'Apocalypse' remix makes me want to smash in the windows of KFC and loot as much popcorn chicken in my pants as I can, you dun know.

Trim - Notice Now (Numan's Apocalypse Remix) by UKNuman

McMess

hot chimneys

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:06:00 +0000

Here's a couple of logs that'll get the chimney blazing for all you househeads out there.

Choc Ice, one half of Kado, has prematurely pulled this electro-house banger out the freezer, as Denzi informs me, two years before he's ready to eat it. Still, doesn't mean we can't torture our teeth with it though. Head down mate.

Choc-ice - Graduation by Choc ice

QPR's newest recruit, Sebastian James, has informed me that this is the penultimate 'day' of his house quadrilogy. I'm told Day Four (The Storm) is also complete and will be available very soon i.e. when he has the internet.

Day Three (Quiet Before The Storm) by sebastián james

McMess

lana del rey

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:39:00 +0000

Wow - genuinely blown away by Lana Del Rey and her fandom-bound, Hollywood sadcore ballad 'Video Games'.
BaxteR comments: "this song deserves [a] massive dubstep remix". No, it really doesn't. Not everything, and that includes the Harry Potter theme, needs a dubstep remix.

Meshing together random home-movie style clips from YouTube and vulnerable shots of her looking all sad into the view finder of her camera, the video to the song is endearing and probably cost less than a bar of Hershey's.

I'd certainly drag myself away from Fifa if she was up for a bit of a kiss and a cuddle.

Lana Del Rey - Video Games by PurplePR

McMess

starsmith lesson one ep

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:22:00 +0000

Still get light headed and all goosebumpy to Daft Punk's Discovery? Well, you'll be giddy like a school girl when you hear Starsmith's breezy new EP, Lesson One; not only for the fact it embodies the warmth of French Touch but because it's been stamped by the robots' old chum Alan Braxe and his Vulture label.

The accompanying video is pretty tragic. Although, I suppose the moral of the story (or Lesson One in the law of relationships) is, unless they're Kate Humble, don't take your ladyfriend out fishing for the weekend.

Starsmith - Lesson One by Vulture Music

Starsmith - Champion by Vulture Music

Pre-order the EP from iTunes here.

McMess

mates 3

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:05:00 +0000

After a shocking amount of scandalous phone hacking in the last six weeks (in exchange for a free Sky+ HD box), Gooch of the World reporter, McMess, managed to get his sticky hands on a handful of exclusive mp3s, voicemails (from Denzi's mum) and uncensored photographs of Rebekah Brooks' ginger cake.

Debut Bass by Fault SES

Marvin Berry by Touch SES

Fault & Touch - Subtle Feeling by Fault SES

HARLEY SHUTE WORK IN PROGRESS by Monkers

Matt Steel - Over the Line by Mattsteel

Grotty - Air (Skinz Unfinished Remix) by thesmoothestgooch

Do you remember that time in Bristol? by The Smoothest Gooch-Denzi

McMess (heading for Mexico... or Calais)

AMY

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:33:00 +0000

ant brooks

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:46:00 +0000

As I'm sure you've all heard, the big news this morning is that old Mike Eavis has 'accidentally' booked The Wombles to do a huge dubstep set at Glastonbury Festival in just over two weeks time. Not long now; the festival season is upon us.

Here are a couple of re-edits from tech-house maestro, Ant Brooks, to get you in the mood and jumping like Great Uncle Bulgaria.

Axwell - I Found You (Ant Brooks Re Edit) by antbrooksmusic

Wildchild - Renegade Master (Ant Brooks Re Edit) by antbrooksmusic

McMess

New Stardust Remix.

noreply@blogger.com (Denzi) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:12:00 +0000

And we all like a new Stardust Remix.

The absolute boy, Justin Martin brings us this. Nice and different.

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Justin Martin edit) by Annie Mac Presents

Peas!

Denzi.

russ and tonic

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:50:00 +0000

I don't think there are many producers, bands or solo artists that I have stuck with, through and through, from the very beginning. However, good old Russ Chimes is one of them.

I was still being fed mashed bananas and squashing hot lumps of poo into my pants when 'Afterbunner', 'She's Got The Heat' and 'Mulsanne' glided onto the dancefloor of club blogosphere. His dazzling use of synthesisers sat alongside the bottles of Canadian Club, dusty box of johnnies and traffic cones of Fresher's week. God sometimes I wish I was back at Uni with that little rodent Denzi. Perhaps nostalgia is why my fondness for Russ has not only continued but escalated into a restraining order.

As weekdays inevitably devolve back into Eastenders and a big bag of Doritos, Russ' music has evolved to the extent where now, premièring new EP Tonic/Helix on his own label Uno Mas, his productions are almost unrecognisable from past originals and remixes. With each release, the long, orgasmic synth solos are gradually being replaced by electro-house loops and sirens. Only the mid-break of 'Tonic' reprises that distinctive sound of old.

Download Russ Chimes

Russ Chimes - Tonic

Download Russ Chimes

Russ Chimes - Helix

Please support Russ and Uno Mas by purchasing the record at iTunes or Beatport.

McMess

Tickling the Gooch.

noreply@blogger.com (Denzi) — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:34:00 +0000

Afternoon gentleman. As I sit in a unbelievable hungover state in my bed, occasionally walking to the toilet for a sit down piss, It's given me a bit of time to pick a few tunes for you lot. I'll get straight to it.

First up, a second version. James Blake. As much as I enjoyed Mr Blake's debut album, it was lacking my favourite aspects of his past work - the estranged warble, synth organ swelling contrasted with bizzare plucking, filtered vocal snippets, all mixed in with with the bass from 'Footnotes'. I don't know if anyone else feels the same way, but there we go. Anyways, Mr Blake has reworked one of his tunes to a bigger beauty than it already was. I love the cowbell, it really does make it. Hopefully this is a taster of things to come.

James Blake - Give the Man a Rod (Second Version)
&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://soundowl.com/track/vkz/james-blake-give-a-man-a-rod-2nd-version"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Download James Blake Give A Man A Rod (2nd Version)&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/vkz.mp3"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Next up is a man who brought an absolute game changer to the Dubstep scene in late 2009/2010, it's Emalkay. I recently purchased his new LP 'Eclipse' and it is actually far better than I thought it was going to be, because every single tune is masterfully produced. Chilled and sexy in places, and tastefully rowdy in others; Emalkay has obviously kept his thinking hat on for the last few years.
This track features the creaming voice of Dee Fearon of Baby D (Let me be your fantasy). Sweet. It's an absolute cracker of a track, with synths attacking you from all directions and some lovely bass below. Get this in your life.

Emalkay - Keep Moving on (feat. Baby D)
&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://soundowl.com/track/vl0/emalkay-keep-moving-on-feat-baby-d"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Download Emalkay Keep Moving On (feat. Baby D)&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/vl0.mp3"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Third is a man I pretty much know nothing about, giving that there is very little information of him on the internet. His name is Joe - so google search is kind of tricky. What I do know is I heard this around last November, and the other day it got a release on the Hessle Audio's unbelievable compilation '116 and Rising' - you should go buy it. Even features a top sample nicked off the film Boogie Knights......

...Hahaha. Anyway, this sample chucked in with some shifting minimal tech vibe, mixed in with some lounge - then adding some crisp piano jazz, makes this beautiful track perfect. An Essential.

Joe - Twice
&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://soundowl.com/track/vkw/joe-twice"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Download Joe Twice&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/vkw.mp3"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Rising DnB Star Fred V brings us the next tune. Fred goes from strength to strength with his soulful sounds, and is highly regarded in the industry. Bath Spa's finest bring's us this cracking remix which I heard a while ago on a mixtape, but finally found a version...and now I can share that with you. Pump the nostalgia in a new vibe. What a great tune to play around with.

Layo & Bushwacker! - Love Story (Fred V Remix)
&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://soundowl.com/track/vl1/layo-bushwacka-fred-v-remix-love-story"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Download Layo &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Bushwacka! (Fred V Remix) Love Story&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/vl1.mp3"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Finally, a tune off the cracking Ramadanman/Pearson sound Fabriclive 56 album...a guy called 'Elgato' with a tune called 'Music'. Again, not much information on this fella that I could find. I'm trying to find the right words to describe the sound of this production.....Just listen to it, you won't regret it. Probably the right phrase is 'fuck brostep'.

Elgato - Music (Body Mix)
&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://soundowl.com/track/vky/elgato-music-body-mix"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Download Elgato Music (Body Mix)&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://dl.soundowl.com/vky.mp3"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;gt;

Peas!

Denzi.

Jakwob.

noreply@blogger.com (Denzi) — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:47:00 +0000

The other day I ventured into London to check out my friend, and a very talented young man, named Rocky Nti play a set at the Wheelbarrow in Camden. Before his performance, he said, 'Oh, you should meet my mate James!'. The 'James' I realised upon turning around was actually producing machine Jakwob, who had come to check out Rocky's performance also.

To my knowledge the two of them are doing some collab work for Jakwob's new LP in the studio - and I am very interested to see what Jakwob's A-game producing skills mixed up with Rocky's raw soulful voice can come up with.

Anyways, this nicely brings me to Jakwob's new EP, 'Right Beside You'. It's good. Even though the title tune 'Right Beside You' contains a commerical-esque sound, I really don't mind, since the tune itself has lovely shades of light and dark with such overall tight as furrk producing skills. And also I like the fact that Jakwob is collaborating with other UK acts, since we are all in it together right!? However, Jakwob does a complete switch up with another tune off the EP called 'Boomer' which I did not expect at all from the likes of the chap! It's....well....booming! Very dark, unlike Jakwob's earlier stuff, and it just goes to show this boy has come along way since his first release - and gives himself as a producer far more depth.

Also, chucked in on the EP is a remix from DJ Fresh - who claims this remix is....wait...future jungle!? Whaa? Jiggies? Even though it's a great little remix....future jungle? Pfft. Too many people make up genres these days! Seriously Zinc....crack house!?Haha. Let's hope he's delivering an ironic message.

Jakwob - Boomer

Download Jakwob Boomer

Jakwob - Right Beside Ya (DJ Fresh Future Jungle Remix)

Download Jakwob Right Beside You (DJ Fresh Future Jungle Remix)

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BONUS

I am not a massive fan of Cookie Monsta....however this tune....Well, let's just say my sub caught alight and pretty much burnt ALL my Gooch hairs off this morning upon listening. Skank on.

Frozen - Freestylers (Cookie Monsta Remix)- REMOVED

Peas!

Denzi.

totally sebastiAn

noreply@blogger.com (McMess) — Mon, 16 May 2011 00:04:00 +0000

High above the slopes of Montmartre is a billowing cloud of smoke. But this is not the kind of smoke one finds radiating off the steaming hot girls of Paris. No, the source of this plume has been exhaled from a quiet, enigmatic Frenchman; named simply SebastiAn.

For three or so years the Ed Banger obsessive have been through head-banging torture waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting. With impatience brings the daily bombardment of "when's the Uffie album coming out?", "are Justice going to release another bloody album or what?" and "fucking hell is SebastiAn's album ever going to see the light of day?" - just some of what Busy P has had to swallow and politely address.

But what's the old expression - you wait for one Ed Banger release and three come along at once?

Between putting together a live set, producing a few tracks-for-friends and composing a couple of film scores, the SebastiAn cooling tower has been puffing away, with the man inside fusing together a full length LP, and a rather generous one at that - energised by 22 tracks (although 8 of which are 'interludes' each under a minute long).

The wait for Total has been totally well worth it. Within seconds of opener 'Hudson River' you know the record will: a) burn with that distinctive, punchy SebastiAn sound and b) be really really good.

The Prince-esque 'Love in Motion (featuring Mayer Hawthorne)' and tres chic 'Embody' pull Seb up from the dark, industrial belly and out into the fresh air.

Old favourites 'Ross Ross Ross', 'Kindercut', 'Motor' and 'Doggg' all make welcome returns, alongside the new candidates which, for me, constitute much of the second half of the album.

The Breakbot-friendly 'Arabest' has already brought out some mind-boggling, c.1960's moves from my old man; 'Prime', which follows, brings SebastiAn fans back to an apocalyptic reality.

Harpsichordal 'Terta' (co-produced by label mate and smoking buddy Gaspard Auge [the hairy one from Justice]) wouldn't be too out of place on a DatA or Birdy Nam Nam record; and 'Yes' answers the question "has SebastiAn absolutely nailed this record?".

Download SebastiAn Love In Motion (feat. Mayer Hawthorne)
SebastiAn - Love in Motion (feat. Mayer Hawthorne)

Download SebastiAn Arabest
SebastiAn - Arabest

Download SebastiAn Prime
SebastiAn - Prime

Download SebastiAn Tetra
SebastiAn - Tetra

Download SebastiAn Yes
SebastiAn - Yes

Pre-order Total here.

McMess