Showing posts with label Martyn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martyn. Show all posts

Monday, 1 March 2010

Grab your shotguns... Zomby!

Two really contrasting tunes here from Zomby
The first is "Mercury's Rainbow", which recently featured on Martyn's sublime Fabric 50 Mix (which you should check out). The song plays out as if you've just shot into space in some future sci-fi adventure. And all the buttons and controls are sounding off at once. And through the g-force and adrenaline, all you can make out is the faint sound of this Zomby tune. Which basically sums up the video aswell!
The video is also probably the only one in existence that uses media-player visuals in a non-shit way, as it kinda suits what the song is trying to achieve. I can only link you to the YouTube page as embedding has been disabled for this tune (?)

Take a listen here...
Zomby - Mercury's Rainbow

The second Zomby tune is... well, it's a Skream remix. Ok. But that's a good thing... a very good thing. It's been doing the rounds for aaaaaaaaaaaaaaages. And since that now I've decided to post anything that takes my, and taRDyboys' fancy (rather than just strictly new unsigned acts, which was proving fruitless), I shall post it right here. And you shall listen. And maybe dance.



The original is off Zomby's album "Where Were You In '92?", which does exactly what it says on the tin and provides plenty of ravey synths and nostalgia for all you old folks to reminisce too. The remix, however, is switched up a notch courtesy of the London boy-wonder Skream. And he's done a mighty fine job of it too. If you've seen him DJ at all over the last year you'll probably have heard it. In fact, if you can find your own arse with your hands you've probably already heard it anyway. But basically, it's mighty fine dance music at it's best. It also has a brilliant name... 'Skream's I Was In Infant School, Where Were You In '92 Remix'.

Turn it UP!


Sunday, 31 January 2010

Thirsty Ear Feb 6th / Roland Dubbs Minimix!

THIS ISH BANGS!

It's all about the lovely residents for this first TE of 2010 - it's about time we gave them some time to shine!
They'll be craftily joining the dots between Reggae, Funk, Hip-Hop, Beats, Dubstep, Some Future Sh*t, and the rest...
Your DJs for the night:
Dr Bad Touch / Dark Phayd-R / Infinite Soul / Matter of Fact / Ian Cracknell / More TBA

Drink Promos / Free Mix CDs
10:30pm-3am
FREE ENTRY BEFORE 11pm
£2 ENTRY AFTER 11pm
LAST ENTRY 1am

Facebook Event Page HERE
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In anticipation of the night on Feb 6th the Thirsty Ear boys kindly asked Roland Dubbs to do a minimix to be given away on the night.
The rules were simple; 5 tracks currently big in your box and no longer than 15 minutes.
So he obliged and came up with this little chibber....

Tracklist:
1. Hot City - If That's How I Feel
2. Helsinki 78-82 - Cruising
3. Martyn - These Words (Feat. dBridge)
4. Mosca - Nike
5. JJ - Pure Shores


Roland Dubbs - Thirsty Ear 5x5 Mini Mix Jan 2010 by RolandDubbs

Thursday, 7 January 2010

Martyn

I first came across Martyn a number of years back on a Fabric compilation mixed by High Contrast. As my music listening rotation swings back and forth from drum & bass to other forms of electonic music it's easy to lose track of artists from time-to-time.

I noticed over the last year or so that Martyn hasn't been making Drum & Bass per se, or rather what i've heard hasn't been deebee - (I may be wrong?). There has been odds and sods of dubstep and techno and the like, but not what I expected. A fleeting glance at his myspace address would lead you to believe he is making d&b, but a quick listen to the the tracks on his player would suggest otherwise...

Martyn's Myspace

After having an adventure through blogland over the last few days (no work - snow days FTW!) I found some links to some truly awesome songs by Martyn. Have a listen, I hope you'll agree.