Surya Dub, San Fran

Saturday, May 24, 2008 DJ C @ Surya Dub – San Fransisco @ Surya Dub (voted best club night in San Fran 2007) with Kid Kameleon, Ripley, Kush Arora, Maneesh the Twister, B-love, Ross Hogg & DJ Netta, Jimmy Love, and DJ Amar Club Six 60 6th St. bet. Mission and Market Visuals by Ohashi MC Daddy Frank pon da…

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Chicago’s Crack Down on Event Promoters

It’s come to our attention that late last week the Chicago City Council rammed through a new “Promoter’s Ordinance” aimed at small-time / “underground” event promoters. According to the Save Chicago Culture blog: Imagine a Chicago where local music is only heard in the suburbs and theater is limited to Wicked and Jersey Boys. Scary thoughts. But if the City…

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“Ransom The Senator” Frikstailers Mix

Here’s another in our series of Zulu remixes leading up to the release of the Gods & Robots album Tuesday. This mix of Ransom The Senator is from Cordoba, Argentina-based Frikstailers, who also have a tune on the Gods & Robots Mixtape. The track will also be featured on their forthcoming debut 12-inch vinyl release on the Glasgow, Scotland label…

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Mochipet Remix Contest

Remix tracks from Mochipet‘s Microphonepet album and you just might end up on a big-old slab o vinyl. Rules & Instructions Download A Capellas and Remix. All Samples used in your song must be clear of copyright. Submit your remix via EMAIL as a 320K mp3 file to remixmicpet[at]dalycityrecords.com Winner will be chosen by Mochipet, Chris De Luca vs. Phon.o,…

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“Body Work” (Sabbo Remix)

Although the Gods & Robots Mixtape has already been released, the awesome remixes continue coming in. We’re gonna share a couple of them with you over the next few days in anticipation of the Gods & Robots album coming out in the Mashit MP3 download shop next Tuesday, May 13. This remix of Body Work is by Sabbo from Tel…

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History of the Future

Thnk ahead just 50 years, perhaps, to the day when everyone will appreciate the nuances of electronic music” … dreaming of a future sound-scape of London” -What The Future Sounded Like Electronic music pioneers in the mid 20th century invented the tools that are now so ubiquitous that they have a profound effect on the sound pop music today. This…

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Poll: Wot U Call It?

Since writing that last post about lazer-bass it’s become clear that there are a number of names being tossed around for the emerging genre of dancehall, hip-hop, club influenced, gritty-BASS infused dance music. Here’s the question we pose to you. What u call it? [poll=3]

Lazer-Bass

Megasoid; Tank Thong Remix Tape [audio:https://archive.mashit.com/audio/TANK%20THONG%20MIXTAPE.mp3] I was reading the New Yorker this week and came across an article by Sasha Frere-Jones in which he coined the term “lazer bass” to describe the music of Montreal-based party crew Megasoid. Ghislain Poirier used to call the genre “big asshole bass” or “big ass bass.” accurate descriptions but less likely to fly…

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DJ C & Zulu; “Gods & Robots Mixtape”

DJ C & Zulu; Gods & Robots Mixtape -> [audio:https://archive.mashit.com/audio/Gods%20and%20Robots%20Mixtape.mp3] Last February, when we posted a bunch of Zulu’s a-capellas here and challenged folks to  “download – remix – upload” we had no idea we’d get back so many dope tracks, but we did and many of them are featured in this 31-track, 1-hour continuous DJ C mix of Zulu‘s…

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DJ C “On The Night Bass” Mix

[audio:https://archive.mashit.com/audio/On%20The%20Night%20Bass.mp3] DJ C; On The Night Bass I made this for last month’s Samurai.fm mix and now I’d like to share it with y’all here. Check the tracklist below for lots-a juicy links to more info about the artists, tracks, and labels. Also note the tracks Dear John and Exhibition Virtues (Hardcore Tonight Remix) which is featured on the DJ…

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