Category Archives: rave

PUNK ROLLA

Written by manalogue. Posted on August 24, 2010. Filed under bass, breaks, electro, mixtapes, rave, remix, wobble. Tagged , , . No comments.

Punk Rolla

PUNK ROLLA is still keeping his identity tied up with lock and key so let’s take a look into his personality with his latest mix shall we.

PUNK ROLLA & DIRTY SMART PRESENT – THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR TEASER MIXPTAPE by PUNK ROLLA

Just a quick glance at the track list reveals a couple of things about him but one thing is clear – he’s into bass. Keep your eyes and ears open though. Rumour has it that he’s going to release his Tori Amos bootleg soon.

01 Laidback Luke Vs Daft Punk – Break Da Funk Down [Krafty Kuts Re Rub] CD-R
02 Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours [Black Noise Re-Fix] CD-R
03 Vato Gonzalez – Badman Riddim [Original Mix]
04 Krafty Kuts Feat. DJ Assult – Shake Them Hips [Punk Rolla Clean Mix]
05 Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer – Blau [Krafty Kuts Re-Rub] CD-R
06 Costello – Get Nasty [Will Bailey Remix] CD-R
07 Alex Mind – Disappear [Original Club Mix] SIMMA RECORDS
08 Will Bailey & Punk Rolla – Kata [VIP Remix] SIMMA RECORDS
09 Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance The Way I Feel [Krafty Kuts Vs Armand Van Helden Re-Rub]
10 Aniki – Feel Good [Original Mix] CD-R
11 Will Bailey – Grind [Original Mix] SIMMA RECORDS
12 Mighty Dub Catz – Magic Carpet Ride [Will Bailey Remix]
13 Swedish House Mafia – One [Congorock Remix]
14 House Of Pain – Jump Around [Will Bailey Mash Up Remix] CD-R
15 Marlon Deja – Million Years [Punk Rolla Remix] CD-R
16 Porter Robinson – Say My Name [Original Mix]
17 Tori Amos – Professional Widow [Punk Rolla's Respect To Van Helden Rmx] CD-R
18 The Squatters – One Life [Original Mix] SIMMA RECORDS

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MR MAGNETIK

Written by manalogue. Posted on July 15, 2010. Filed under dutch house, electro, rave. Tagged , . No comments.

Mr. Magnetik

Following on the heels of his recent ‘Ouch!’ and ‘You’ve Been Magnetized’ EPs on Lektroluv, Belgium’s MR. MAGNETIK has taken the leap across the Atlantic to deliver a new stormer to Coco Machete Records. The Animatronik EP comes with three grinding synth driven tracks for anytime of the night or into the morning.

First up is the EPs namesake with a builder primed to jump start any party into gear. This is my favourite track of the EP. Somehow it bridges old and new electro using deep bass kicks, subtle handclaps, squelch, and glitch that will keep you stuttering until morning.

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MP3: Mr. Magnetik – Animatronik

‘Born To Rave’, with it’s jumpy Dutch house rhythms and snare rolls will keep you marching into the wee hours.

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MP3: Mr. Magnetik – Born to Rave

Finally ‘My Friend’ is a track that can knock the dance floor back to earth with it’s blistering meltdown and builds.

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MP3: Mr. Magnetik – My Friend

Grab the 320s from beatport.

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ELITE FORCE: NEW SINGLE & MIXTAPE

Written by manalogue. Posted on July 7, 2010. Filed under bass, breaks, electro, epic, maximal, mixtapes, rave, remix, wobble. Tagged , , , , , , . 1 Comment.

Several months back now, Elite Force ran a little competition on his facebook page asking for suggestions on new tracks to Revamp, with the winner grabbing one of the top-end  ‘Revamped’ packages from the Elite Force site and the winning entry came from Ivano Knight who suggested Midnight Juggernauts’ ‘Tombstone’. Well, grab the result below.

The latest single from ELITE FORCE, a collection of three remixes for “Law of Life” is a must-have for anyone looking for something to stomp to. Elite Force himself sums it up best as “battleweapon electro techno filth gnarly bass monster.” I think he forgot breaks, but maybe that’s being redundant.

Grab it from beatport.

Law Of Life (Loops Of Fury Remix) TASTER by Elite Force

He also released a new mixtape. Grab the tracklist after the jump.

Elite Force – Pantheon / Afterlife DJ Mix – July 2010 by Elite Force

TRACKLISTING
01 Intro – Godspeed You Black Emperor – Dead Flag Blues (Elite Force Revamp) [CDR]
02 Mike Hulme – Set The Controls [U&A Recordings]
03 Alex Di Stefano – Something is Movin [Mantide]
04 MJ Cole – Sincere (Nero Mix) (Elite Force Revamp) [CDR]
05 Excision – Subsonic (Elite Force Revamp) [CDR]
06 Dirty Super Car – Get a Grip (The Loops of Fury Mix) [Grand Hotel]
07 Felix Luker – Mechanical [U&A Recordings]
08 A.G.Trio – Bass Effect (Zodiac Cartel Mix) [EtageNoir]
09 The Loops of Fury – Rack Em (Zodiac Cartel Mix) [U&A Recordings]
10 Zombies for Money – Numbra One (Foamo Mix) [CDR]
11 Sub Focus – Move Higher [RAM Records]
12 Vandal – Big Dog (Elite Force Mix) [Benefit]
13 Elite Force feat. Bare Noize, Fatboy Slim & Chemical Brothers – Hangover Deep [CDR]
14 Outro – Elite Force – Psychotrope Jams (extract from a mashup)

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BLAZE TRIPP

Written by Bonnaventure. Posted on June 11, 2010. Filed under rave, techno. Tagged , , , , . No comments.

SO this aussie just sent me an email and I thought to myself “I’m drunk and stoned, and not only is this email really easy to read, it is well thought out. I’m not sure I even need to hear the tune, I’m blogging this….”

Yes folks, we get so many bad emails every single day I am sure that it makes more than just myself cringe… it’s not the music, sometimes the music is amaaaaaaazing, it’s the emails that make me want to kill myself. Between poorly written promos, bad DJ names and blah blah blah, my already injured brain has trouble keeping up… I love you… but if you can be elegant, to the point, and send SOUNDCLOUD links, I would be much much much more inclined to check out your tunes.

BLAZE TRIPP is the aforementioned aussie and his remix of the Chemical Brothers is a real winner.

It’s everything I love about new and old rave, using a technology I enjoy.

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NAPT

Written by manalogue. Posted on May 30, 2010. Filed under bass, breaks, rave. Tagged , . No comments.

The funny thing about this tune is it came a day before I was supposed to play this outdoor party and I’m sure many of the people attending once wore (or would have worn if they were old enough) fat phat pants. Does that make things clear? Basically, it was supposed to be a rave. I’m not sure those things exist anymore so it would have been nice to find out. The party was rained out and blown down with the storm of the year.

It was difficult finding music to play for this party because my memories of raves are from over ten years ago. Mostly. There have been a handful of parties since then, including one in the dugout, dirt, basement of an abandoned church in Brighton which was, well, everything one could imagine in such a location.

Anyway, in my mind music at these types of events is supposed to be underground. I had a difficult time picking tunes that fit the bill, mostly because I can’t decipher what’s underground anymore and since everything is saturated and borrows elements from every style I don’t think it exists these days. (BTW, I hope I’m wrong, but I also hope it’s not because I’m getting on in years and completely out of touch, which is completely possible.)

So then this NAPT tune arrives in the inbox and gives me some inspiration. The vocal sample is perfect and reminds me of tunes from the mid-90s that contained similar messages. Plus the tune is thunderous and balanced and will get the kids jumping to and fro.

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MP3: NAPT – Dateline

www.myspace.com/naptuk
www.twitter.com/NAPT
www.facebook.com/naptuk
soundcloud.com/napt
http://www.napt-music.com/

…and finally, NAPT on beatport. Watch for their latest N-FUNK installment on the FUNKATECH RECORDS imprint coming out on June 7.

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ROY DAVIS JR + BEAR WHO? + MIGHTY MOUSE + TREASURE FINGERS + BRYAN JONES

Written by manalogue. Posted on May 5, 2010. Filed under house, indie, rave, robotdisco, stuff my wife would like. Tagged , , , , . No comments.

It’s impossible to get away from the robotdisco. Not that I’m complaining, in fact, if I could describe my musical preferences in a single word, that would be it. Well, maybe I’d add a few key genres slash descriptions because there’s no need to paint myself into a musical corner. No no.

SCION A/V‘s latest promo package is full of robot juice, ideal for dancing. I’m listening to the Bryan Jones remix right now and the acid lines are sending me through space and time. I might as well start with this tune then…

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MP3: Roy Davis Jr. Feat. Bear Who? – Rock Lights (Bryan Jones remix)

Atlanta’s Treasure Fingers gives his take on “Rock Lights” with some of the classic glitch, stutter and urgency that has made him a consistent killer in the nu disco scene. Starting the track off with a basic beat and a tiny tease of Bear Who?’s vocal line, Treasure Fingers keeps the party going.

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MP3: Roy Davis Jr. Feat. Bear Who? – Rock Lights (Treasure Fingers remix)

London electro duo Mighty Mouse bring up the crunch of the bassline and add a sci-fi cinematic touch to “Rock Lights.” On their nearly eight-minute interpretation they let the momentum build slowly before bringing in the hook on a sparkling wave of synth. From there the track belongs in the realm of warm-hearted robotdisco with an extra celestial groove.

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MP3: Roy Davis Jr. Feat. Bear Who? – Rock Lights (Mighty Mouse remix)

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HERVE

Written by manalogue. Posted on March 26, 2010. Filed under bass, electro, rave. Tagged , , . No comments.

Bass music’s man of a thousand faces HERVÉ is ready to tear things up with his upcoming EP, “Zombies.” The four-pack includes the original and two remixes from Franzy Scanner, another member of the CHEAP THRILLS family. The fouth cut, “Hot! Drum Attack” is an assult of kuduro-influenced rhythms and squelching electro. In all honesty though, it sounds like another version of the title track from the release. Does it matter? No. Why? It’s simple really – you feel like turning yourself into a sweaty mess and this is just the single to do it.

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MP3: Hervé – Hot! Drum Attack

Hervé’s “Ghetto Bass” compilation from a couple years ago garnered tonnes of attention from djs worldwide. Keep an eye out for Ghetto Bass 2 which drops on April 12.

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ELITE FORCE

Written by manalogue. Posted on March 13, 2010. Filed under bass, breaks, dubstep, epic, maximal, rave, remix, wobble. Tagged , . No comments.
I’ve been waiting and waiting for this! You shouldn’t wait any longer either. Grab the Re:Vamped compilation from ELITE FORCE now. You can get all 15 tracks from beatport for $12.99 (USD). That’s next to nothing considering the amount of wumph in these tunes that range from sleezy electro to wobbly breaks and dubstep.

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NROTB aka (NEW RAVERS ON THE BLOCK)

Written by manalogue. Posted on February 8, 2010. Filed under cancon, electro, epic, maximal, rave, remix, robotdisco. Tagged , , , . 2 Comments.

It’s too bad NROTB weren’t called the New Ravers On The Blog, because, given the times the producer’s handle seems so appropriate.

The Montreal duo have been on top of things for a while, and I’ll be completely honest here, since “Droplet” and “Miam Miam” were let loose in the summer, I’ve been trigger happy with every track that has their name on it. There’s enough nostalgia in each of these tunes for a thirty-something-once-upon-a-time-raver (that’s me by the way) to, excuse me, fucking lose it. Add some of the best production of 2009 to the mix and well, it seems as though there are a million reasons to hail this release as the best ever. Really, ever.

Wait.

On Friday, February 5, 2010 the single got an official release on PLANT MUSIC with remixes from FELIX CARTAL and AUTOEROTIQUE. After hearing these mixes I went into immediate cardiac arrest. Basically, I died and somehow I’m living off of the single’s perpetual beat.

NROTB – DROPLET E.P. SAMPLER by Plant Music

Grab the entire release on beatport. You won’t regret it.

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Loonies to Blow

Written by Bonnaventure. Posted on January 27, 2010. Filed under bass, cancon, club, lasergun rap, rave, remix. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.

Will Justice ever produce a new track that we’ll all instantly get behind and not assume is fake? Way to go pranksters, you got us good.

So being a Canadian blog, we get excited when our fellow countrymen are releasing tunes. As a Canadian, I get REALLY excited when former cast members of my favourite television programme becomes a rapper of note. It’s even better when said rapper of note gets together with an awesome Canadian DJ, and things go off. I was kind of blown away to see Jimmy walking around like it was no big deal. I’m talking about DRAKE if you weren’t paying attention.

This is a fun little edit/remix that sends Wayne home and makes it RAVE.

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Drake x Birdman x A-trak – Loonies to Blow

Another duo with Loonies to blow happen to be my buddies PIRANHA PIRANHA are lighting it up fridays at their own night MODERN MATH, and will be opening up for DIPLO in Calgary OH SHEESH!
Please listen to their rework of the classic DIGITALISM tune:

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Digitalism – Zdarlight (Piranha Piranha Dub Mix)

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