You may have heard of Juke, that crazy, energetic, sped up house music from Chicago. Well here is an interesting look at how Juke came about. The documentary explores some of the history of the house sound in Chicago, the similarities between Juke and Bmore and Ghetto Tech, as well as the dance moves and where the sound is heading. Some good little interviews with some of the big names in the Chicago Juke sound. The documentary is now up on vimeo in its entirety -  Enjoy the fancy footwork!

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Top Billin have just released their first Moombahton compilation, aptly titled “Moomba World”. Appropriate given that Moombahton producers have seemingly popped up from all the corners of the globe now. I know the guys at Top Billin are big fans of Moombahton, and it shows with this compilation of great tracks, ready for clubs worldwide. In the release notes, Top Billin even state “What’s special to to us with Moombahton, it’s its impact on the dancefloors” and there is certain to be some impact on the dancefloors from these new joints on the compilation.

Highlights for me are The Mane Things Bring Ya Booty, and J-Tricks Bumbaclot, not to mention my own track with my buddy Gilsun. Check out our track Oh! in full below, and go grab the whole EP for peanuts over here.

Track List for Moomba World:

Top Billin – Bust Out
Fellow – Kill It
Skinny Friedman – ATP
Edo & Gilsun – Oh!
J-Trick – Bumbaclot
The Mane Thing – Bring Ya Booty
No Body – Quiero Mucho
Blaze Tripp & Spenda C – Brainwashed
Top Billin & Spartan Lover – Phil So Real
Northie – Detonator
Etc! Etc! & Kid Cedek – Alarma
Too Fresh – Riddim Culture

Scattermusic is proud to announce its 14th official release, a super heavy three track EP by Melbourne group Congo Tardis #1. Drawing on the genres which have dominated their DJ sets over the past few years such as Reggaeton, Dancehall, Kwaito, Shangaan Electro and more, Congo Tardis #1 bring together uplifting flavors from all over the globe to create something that’s truly unique. Steel drums ride the snap of cheap snares, carnival keys pulse over white noise sweeps, the vocals are fragmented yet the message is obvious, tune in your speaker, put the lime in the coconut, pump up the tweeter, don’t worry, it’ll make much more sense on the dancefloor.

The release also features appearances from three close friends. Marawa the Amazing, the worlds most incredible hula hoop performer (check this link if you don’t believe us) lends her vocal talents on Sweet Lime. MC Damaja, one of Melbourne’s finest dancehall MCs contributes the rather warped vocal hooks for the lead track Wild n’ Ready. Finally, musical extroadinare, relentless blogger, radio personality and all round good guy Faux Pas contributes with his remix of Doala, influenced by the ultra high tempos of African Shangaan music.

01: Wild ‘n’ Ready FT Damajah

02: Sweet Lime FT Marawa the Amazing

03: Doala (Faux Pas remix)

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This weekend the good people at Radio Valerie will be streaming the entire Congo Tardis #1 launch party live. Tune into this page from 10pm till 3am Australian EST this Saturday 4th of Feb to hear live DJ sets from Larrie, Congo Tardis #1 and Scattermish.

10 Larrie
11 Congo Tardis #1
02 Scattermish

Number One Launch Party – Saturday Feb 4th, Croft Nightclub Melbourne.

If you feel like offering Radio Valerie the support they deserve do so via this link.

If you’d like to a own copy of the Congo Tardis #1 – Number One EP, grab it via this link.

Today we’re excited to be dropping the video for Congo Tardis #1′s new track: Sweet Lime FT Marawa the Amazing. The clip was skillfully put together by Melbourne video artist and Scatterblog contributor Jean Poole. Check his own blog Skynoise for more of his great work.

Also don’t forget to take a look at Congo Tardis #1′s brand new website. It’s got details of all upcoming shows, releases, mixtapes etc.

congotardis1.com

Scattermusic’s debut vinyl release is finally here and available online. A clear vinyl 7inch featuring the two original tracks from Congo Tardis #1′s forthcoming EP. The package also includes a free poster by Melbourne artist and CT#1 member PAZ as well as a free digital download card.

Available online from Wax Museum Records (link)

Also don’t forget to hit the launch party if you local. Saturday Feb 4th at The Croft Institute.

Come and celebrate the launch of Congo Tardis #1′s debut EP on Saturday February 4th. There’ll be a stellar lineup including but not limited to Larrie, Mat Cant, Scattermish, Lewis CanCut, Paz, Ms Butt and of course Congo Tardis #1. Not only that but it’ll be one of the few opportunities to buy a limited copie of the Number 1 EP on vinyl! For more details including soon to be announced set times, follow this link to the event page.

Number 1 EP Launch Party 

PAZ

Larrie

Ms Butt

Mat Cant

Scattermish

Lewis CanCut

Congo Tardis #1 

February 4th, Croft Nightclub. 10-late.

Coming to an online store near you January 31st.

01 Congo Tardis #1 – Wild n’ Ready FT Damajah

02 Congo Tardis #1 – Sweet Lime FT Marawa the Amazing

03 Congo Tardis #1 – Doala (Faux Pas remix)

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Just in case your wondering why we’re so excited here at Scattermusic about this release, here’s a sneak preview of track 2, Sweet Lime FT Marawa the Amazing.

Personal favorites from the last 12 months. Bring on 2012!

AFRICA HITEK – OUT IN THE STREETS (buy)

DJ KETCHUP – Um Ano De Namoro (buy)

DJ OTTO – TIERRA AZTECA (buy)

KOYOTE – NIGHT TRAIN (buy)

DJ SLIINK – PUTCHA BACK IN IT (buy)

New mix from Melbourne tastmaker Paz featuring a nice blend of tribal tech, pirate samples, 3ball, barefoot, kwaito, bubblin’ etc. We’ve had some super hot days recently and even though my car’s got no air con, this mix makes it feel 5 degrees cooler.

Buccaneer – Mutiny Music for Sargasso Pirates by PAZ