The Clap

You didn't see this one coming! Benga switches it up with an absolute banger once again. It ain't called "Baltimore Clap" for nothing, ya heard!
Also - how cool is the video? Well I'll tell you... way cool. Waaaay coooool.
Throw ya bmore hands up!

My DJ!

When I first heard about this collabo I spent ages trying to find it with no success. Then it popped up on Zinc's superb 'Crack House' mix CD for Mixmag last month. Since then it's been released on the 'Wile Out' single feat. Ms. Dynamite. ('Blunt Edge' with an acapella basically - but still oh-so moreish!).
'My DJ' also features the talents of Ms. Dynamite, albeit only on a few vocal cuts.
The thing I love about this track is that it doesn't go over the top with the wobble. Zinc & Benga have deliberately kept it in check, and it works perfectly - it never gets too silly. It just sits there, staring at you from behind the fence, knowing that it's getting to you and burrowing deeper inside, all the while there's nothing you can do about it but stand there and enjoy it.
And trust me, after a handful of listens you'll just get it. It clicks. Hard. Hence why I spent the journey home from work on Friday with this bad-boy tune on repeat and cranked up to 11.

You can go grab your copy on iTunes now for a ridonkulous 79p. Or just check it here, now.

Creamfields 2009 Review by Roland Dubbs.

Everybody tries to do something special for August Bank Holiday weekend, it's a British institution. No matter who you are, the choices seem endless.
I chose to go to Creamfields. Just like I did last year. And once again it was incredible, thoroughly deserving of it's moniker of 'best dance festival in the world'. The above photo sums it up really - you just want to be there.
As you would expect, lots of alcohol was involved - particularly my favourite drink of the moment; Sailor Jerrys and coke, which was mainly the reason why I don't remember the first half of the Saturday in the arena. Apparently I saw all the acts I wanted to see, I just can't remember it for the life of me! So who rocked Saturday you asked? Well let me tell you...

SATURDAY:
Spent most of it in the Ape tent and saw;
Skream & Benga
Beardyman
Andy C...

(...then nipped out the tent with the intention of coming back for High Contrast - but it seems like EVERYONE had the same idea, so I couldn't get back in - Gutted. I hope you enjoyed a full tent Lincoln - I was about 15 deep and that was just at the bloody entrance!
I have been the biggest High Contrast fan for a very, very long time now - ever since True Colours bust onto the scene. I've seen him all over the country and he never fails to absolutely smash it. I buy practically everything he produces including his Two Fisted Tales stuff, and I'm chuffed he now writes his own blog 'Highly Contrasting' too. He is one of my hero's and he demonstrates to me that you can be intelligent, well read and sensible yet still make slammin' electronic music that destroys any rave.
People often assume that to make 'dance' music that's dirty/uplifting/off the beaten track, you must be off your face on something - Mr. Barrett shows this isn't the case. I remember bumping into him at Hospitality @ Plug way back in like Feb or something - and being so star struck that all I could muster was "Fuckin' amazing mate". What an idiot. Anyway - I love The Contrast, I think you get the picture.

By this point on Sat I was at the height of my Sailor Jerrys dreamboat to drunkeness so I think I also saw...

Crookers
a bit of Tiesto - not as good as last year.
All in all - a good day.

SUNDAY: (much more successful as far as the temporary amnesia goes)

Jack Beats - unreal squelch.
Toddla T - awesome.
Diplo - highlight of the weekend, chuffed to see so many people digging the Diplo - when he dropped "Pon De Floor" things just went mad. Serious.
Annie Mac - pleasantly surprised, knows her shit and totally killed it...
FAAAAKE BLOOOOOD - Highlight along with Diplo. His ability to edit on the fly using CDJ's and for it to never sound shit was out of this world - and with a healthy dose of some serious scratching he stole the show. His set just bubbled along seemlessly and always erupted just at the right time.
Deadmau5 - seemed all good, missed the unveiling of his new head as I was at Fake Blood, but I was too far away to tell what Deadmau5 was doing - bit gutted...so I headed to...
Basement Jaxx - The Jaxx demonstrated why they are one of the biggest names in dance. I'm hesitant at seeing acts on the big stage because sometimes it's just so huge it's hard to get down with crowd and not seem distant up there and out of the way. But Basement Jaxx have obviously been doing this for such a long time they knew what they were doing. Their own material was brilliant with some excellent live skits added and extra BIGNESS for the live show. They also droppped/covered some recent big tunes including a few Dubstep tunes, which was right up my alley - definitely better than I ever expected.

Creamfields review over. Excellent weekend, best value for money (only £100 a ticket!), Diplo and Fake Blood won it for me. See you next year.

RD.

New Mixtape // Thirsty Ear Gig

Can you spot the taRDyboys in this pic? If so, well done!

This photo was taken at one of our favourite club nights, which takes place in Sheffield every month....Thirsty Ear!
Thirsty Ear are a collective of DJ's from our hometown, and they're good friends of us over here at taRDyboy - so much so, that we're playing a very special taRDyboy set at their monthly night TOMORROW (7/3/09).
Get down to the Harley Bar in the steel city for a good old knees up with plenty of Dubstep/Hip Hop/House/Drum & Bass and all the bits in between!

To celebrate this gig Roland Dubbs & JDevious have thrown together a bad-ass, live
mix for you to download....it's a bit of everything, old & new, all big tunes.
Grab it here.........Roland Dubbs - The taRDyboy Mixtape Vol. 2 Feat. JDevious!

Roland Dubbs – Desert
Skream vs. Shawty Lo – Stagger/They Know
Kid Cudi vs. Crookers – Day N Nite (Rusko's Big Trombone Remix)
Lily Allen – The Fear (Herve Saves Lily From The Fear Remix)
Aniki - Dope Girl
Trevor Loveys & Affie Yusef – Tear Up London
Stupidfresh – Spam Javelin
Calvertron & Benga – Like This
White Williams – Violator (Jack Beats Remix)
Lady Sovereign – Got U Dancing (Jack Beats Remix)
Tittsworth – WTF? Feat Kid Sister & Paserock (Nadastrom On Drugs Remix)
Gordon Edge – Set Your Body Free (Crookers Remix)
Machines Don’t Care – Beat Bang
Project Bassline – Drop The Pressure (Jack Beats' Rinsed Out Rave Remix)
Notorious BIG – Hypnotize (Cold Blank Remix)
Mr. Oizo – Gay Dentist
Juiceboxxx & Dre Skull – Center Stage
M.I.A – Paper Planes (DJ Sega Philly Club Mix)
Buraka Som Sistema – Sound Of Kuduro
Herve vs. The Count – Jungle Steppers
Foreign Beggars – Hit That Gash (DJ Primecuts' Itchy Naan Remix)
Adele – Hometown Glory (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)
Jokers Of The Scene – Baggy Bottom Boys (DZ Ravestep Remix)
La Roux – In For The Kill (Skream's Lets Get Ravey Remix)

They came from a Distant Land...

Here's a tasty little dubstep treat from unknown entity Project Sapphire. The track is called "Distant Land"...and that's really all the information I have! Well, that and the fact that it's a bit of a banger!! Think a Benga-esque production with a sampled female vocal, alongside a deep-down and dirty bassline. Nice to find something new and unheard.

Project Sapphire - Distant Land

Keep It On The Low

Sorry for the delay folks - I have a pretty good excuse... I've been to Creamfields! Woop. Yes, it was amazing, thanks for asking. As you can see from the photo above I met some pretty cool people. There's me on the left, next to Herve, and Switch just second in from the right. Not bad ey? It was about 10mins before Switch's set in the Bugged Out! Tent.
Highlights for myself included Skream & Benga, Herve, Switch, Noisia, Andy C, Matrix & Futurebound, 2manydjs, Underworld, and rather surprisingly Tiesto. I don't like trance, but the sheer magnitude of that show and the vast amount of people in what must be the biggest tent in the world was quite amazing! Needless to say, I got my wonk on all weekend and had a blast.

New tune time. Yeah so just before I headed out to Creamfields I made a new tune as Roland Dubbs. It's full-on dancefloor wobble business and it's called "Keep It On The Low" - you can get it here...

Roland Dubbs - Keep It On The Low

Peas.