I’m noticing (with a heads up from friends like LA disco/law superstar Henry Self) that the whole Neo-Rave pehnomenon is creeping more and more into the mainstream every day (specifically the world of what was once referred to as ELECTROCLASH before that name became terribly unfashionable). Peep the rave influence in these tunes (which are essentially just poppy electro cuts)–the…
Mashit Shop Launch
We’re launching the brand-new Mashit download shop with the exclusive MP3 release of DJ C’s Sonic Weapons album, which was released on CD this summer to critical acclaim. That’ll be followed by releases from the likes of Bong Ra, Chrissy Murderbot, DJ Flack, Sosolimited, DuoTone and many more. You’ll be able to preview tracks and then buy them as high-quality,…
Mashup of the Week: “aBc More”
We’ve got More ABC for you. In case you didn’t notice, Wayne posted an MP3 of Raekwon and Ghostface rapping over the original Jackson 5 version as a comment on my ABC Traffic Jam mashup of the week. Continuing on with that theme I present to you my man Itch13’s (AKA Itchy Fingers) Baltimore Club influenced remix of said tune:…
ASAP!
Here’s a video my KC homie Cody Critcheloe (of Ssion fame) made for a tune he & I have been working on. Expect the new Ssion album, Fool’s Gold, and the Critcheloe / Murderbot collab LP sometime in 2008…
Totally Paper Rad Dood!
Ben Jones was my roommate. I’m proud to say that ’cause I’m a huge fan of his work. Back when we were at MassArt together he would show his Alfe videos inter-spliced with bits of lo-fi, computer generated psychedelia. There was always something mind-blowing, disturbing, and hilarious about his stuff. We collaborated on the Toneburst parties a bit but not…
New Beat Mixtape
Here’s another installment of me going on about some under-remembered electronic subgenre of the past–this time the focus is on Belgium, and New Beat. Long before house music made it out of the Midwest, Belgium had a thriving electronic music scene (they called it Electronic Body Music, or EBM, and it was basically a dancier variant of Industrial—think Front 242,…
Mashup of the Week: “Ghost Woman”
This is more a remix than a mashup, ’cause you’ve most likely never heard the instrumental before. I did a remix for Jill Cunniff from Luscious Jackson a while back and it’s yet to be released (until today, see below). In the meantime I took some vocals from Shabba Ranks and E-40 and dropped them on top of the beat;…
Robots & Donuts
Eric Joyner paints Robots. And Donuts. Together. It’s pretty grand. Go look at his website for a good sampling of his work. http://www.ericjoyner.com
Crakin’ in Caracas
There’s a new “bass oriented” night called Wobbler Soundclash about to start up in Caracas, Venezuela hosted by Cardopusher and Pacheko. Check out some of the dubstep-y tracks at their Myspace page. I’m especially feelin’ Cardopusher’s Melody… and Pacheko’s Bipolar Bear. I’ve been enjoying Cardopusher’s amped-up style of beat-fuckery for a while now. He’s had releases on French breakcore label…
Starkey’s Work Ethic is Making the Rest of Us Look Bad
My boy Starkey is keeping BUSY lately! This guy is one of my fave dubstep producers at the moment. (But then again, would I have put out one of his records if I didn’t like him?) VERY recently he came through with the Street Bass Anthems Vol. 2 comp on Seclusiasis, and now he’s got TWO new releases of his…