In For The Kill

On my arrival home from work today I found a cheeky little bootleg from Hostage sizzling away in my inbox... After a splendid remix from Skream, La Roux's 'In For The Kill' get's the Hostage treatment! A huge dollop of wobbly bass rolls alongside some large piano riffs, with some ravey-ass breaks thrown in for good measure. Get on this one yeh? Yeh.

La Roux - In For The Kill (Hostage Remix)

Holidays, Hostage and Beards.

I've had a really eventful last week or so, which has resulted in me not checking my emails for said amount of time....only to find some gems hidden amongst the... errrrr... other stuff.

To explain...

The first part of the week was spent in Brighton where I span a liquid Drum & Bass set in the corner of a quiet bar on Valentines Day...needless to say everyone was elsewhere getting their dicks and tits sucked....the staff enjoyed it though.

After that I shot up to London to go to a J Dilla tribute gig on the anniversary of his sad passing, only to find out that everyone else had the same idea, and Cargo was ram packed - which made it harder to take when I couldn't get in after waiting for tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime.

However, all this was made up for after spending the weekend in Barcelona. Very debaucherous time there which consisted of lots of alcohol, partying and 90,000 upset Barcelona fans after watching their team lose in the Barcelona derby against Espanyol...who are rock bottom of the table...right good watching a game in the Nou Camp though... ANYWAY...

There are my excuses, and they are good ones...so NERRR.

Although the following mix has already been blogged elsewhere, I'm going to post it here as Mr. Hostage has taken the time to send his stuff over to me. That's how I roll.

HOSTAGE – HYPERMIX 2009
1. Reso – If Ya Can’t Beat Em
2. Lady Sovereign – I Got You Dancing (Jack Beats Remix)
3. Dave Spoon & DJ Zinc – Ghost Train (Lee Mortimer Remix)
4. Digitalism – Home Zone (Proxy Remix)
5. Lee Mortimer – Closer
6. Hostage – Shake It (AC Slater Remix)
7. A1 Bassline – Badman Horror Theme
8. Bird Peterson – The Essence
9. Mixhell feat Oh Snap!! & Jen Lasher – Boom Da (Crookers Mix)
10. A1 Bassline Vs Rusko - Cockney House
11. Dillinja - Twist 'Em Out (Proper Villains Remix)
12. Moston & Malente – Do The Right Thing (Alternative Mix)
13. Hostage – Aint No Man
14. Foamo – Rockerman (Lee Mortimer Remix)
15. Piddy Py – Giggle Riddim
16. Hostage – Hoot
17. HeavyFeet - One Last Time
18. Prodigy – Everybody In The Place (AC Slater Remix)
19. Hostage – The Slave
20. Little Boots – Meddle (AC Slater & Skeet Mix)
21. 3 Is A Crowd – Take It Back (Heavyfeet Remix)
22. The Squire of Gothos – Sandpaper Riddim
23. Lee Mortimer - Letting Go (Andy George Hype Remix)
24. Mr. Oizo - Gay Dentists (JFK Edit)
25. Stupid Bastard – Hype Up
26. Toddla T - Manabadman (Andy George Re-Fix)
27. Ivan Allard - Bumbaclartzzz

This, is most certainly very cool with me.

BONUS TRACK +++++


BRAND NEW FRESH TRACK FROM THE MAN LIKE HOSTAGE!!!!
HOSTAGE – ELEPHANT (320kbps)

Here's a bit of an explanation from Hostage himself...
"My new tune is some pretty hard, bit more experimental, ravehouse, but with wobbles and hoovers still, but a bit different again. It's not so much a party jam, more a dark paranoid barrage of beats. This is not for an EP or release so happy to let people just have this one"


Lovely bloke.

Oh and to finish off from what I alluded to in the title of this post...I have grown a beard over half term. r8 spread.

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Extra double bonus track...

ESSER - WORK IT OUT (A1 BASSLINE REMIX)

"Out in the desert with my streetsweeper..."

First new production in a while from the man like Roland Dubbs. It's a huge dubstep bomb, certain to blow the roof off of a few parties...check it here and get your download on for free!

Roland Dubbs - Desert


Wobble on, children.

All quiet on the taRDyfront!? Not anymore...

Yes yes, i know. No excuses this time. Ya get mi? Been well slack. Thing is, I don't just wanna post the same tracks as everyone else does on their blogs. Don't get me wrong, I'm all over the new Jack Beats remixes/Herve tracks/hot new generic electronic producer tunes...etc etc when they are posted. I just don't wanna be part of the bloggin' merrrygoround as it makes it housey manoeuvres in the online world. I rather post brand new, unheard and up-and-coming ish.
Therefore... here's a new mix from previously featured Your Boyfriends Are DJ's... check it!

YBADJ'S - Feb 09 Mix

1. Lykke Li - I'm Good I'm Gone (Metronomy Remix)
2. Holy Ghost! - Hold On
3. Let's Get Invisible - Viewers Like You
4. In Flagranti - Business Acumen (Holy Ghost! Remix)
5. Mr. Oizo - Positif
6. Tiga - Mind Dimension (Tommie SUnshine Class of '89 Edit)
7. Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pablo Decoder Remix)
8. Zombie Nation - Forza (Fukkk Offf Remix)
9. Rhianna - Don't Stop The Music (Acappella)
10. MGMT - Kids (Soulwax Remix)
11. The Presets - Kicking and Screaming (Bang Gang's E if for Edit Remix)
12. Hostage - Ruthless
13. A-Trak - Say Whoa (Big Nasty Remix)
14. House Of Pain - Jump Around (M Vogel's Pack It Up Remix)
15. Twocker - Stitch (Bass Kleph Remix)
16. Peaches - Fuck The Pain Away (Acappella)
17. Audiostalkers - Sex
18. A1 Bassline - Girl Thing (Merk Meny Remix)
19. The Kills - Cheap And Cheerful (Fake Blood Remix)
20. Tonka - Website (Malente Remix)
21. Kayne West - Love Lockdown (Solly Remix)
22. The Young Punx - Mashitup (Original Mix)
23. The Prodigy - Everybody's In The Place (AC Slater Remix)
24. Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era - Far Out (TMX 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

It Takes More Than A Blue Drink For That To Work...

So I check my inbox yeah, and found out that the system actually works... the word is getting around about the blog, and people are beginning to send me stuff. Mixes, remixes, tracks, photo's...the lot. It's good to know that new DJ's and artists take the initiative to get their stuff out there and take a chance. And I have to say, there is a LOT of good stuff coming out of the UK at the moment. Electronic music is crazy-hot right now, the big guns consistently deliver - but more importantly there is a scene of up-and-coming producers that are pretty much on the button, running their own nights and spreading the cheer of good tunes and party vibes throughout the land. I likes. Which brings me nicely to another southern head pressing said buttons...

Teen Symmetry (pictured) is a young, hip producer with all the right credentials... Hoodie? Check. Cap? Check. Haircut? Check. Trendy artwork? Check. Remixes under his belt? Check. Talent? Definitely.
He dropped me a line through Facebook no less with links to mixes and tunes, not for me... but for YOU! How very kind. After listening through the tunes on his Myspace, which I recommend, I can see similarities between what TS does with the likes of Drop The Lime, amongst others. And that ain't no bad thing. He makes the kind of music that's a little too fast to be house, a little too much fun to be techno, and not cheesy enough to be electro...yet takes elements from all three... the kind of music that makes the party go off. Ya get me? Plenty of loud and screechy sirens, stabs and synths. Here's an intro from the boy himself...

"Teen Symmetry is the musical incarnation of producer Erin Davies. After playing in bands since the age of 18, the now 21 year old has turned his hands to his laptop, midi mixers and keyboards. His sound blends dirty disco punk with dancey electro. Teen Symmetry has only been around since Febuary of this year and under this guise has already produced remixes of MSTRKRFT, Kylie Minogue, A1 bassline and Frank Musik.
Due to all this he has already played shows around his hometown Bournemouth and travelled around the UK playing shows with the likes of Hadouken! DJ's, Le Petit Pilous (Boys Noize), Foals, Alex Metric, Example, Crack your skull (Ibar), Ste-V-Something (We are your Friends)."

Not bad ey? Now for the proof...

Click HERE for a collection of some of Teen Symmetry's remixes!
And then click HERE for this mixtape...

Tracklisting:
1: Intro - Teen Symmetry
2: Messiah - Le castle vania vs Computer club
3: Summertime (Crookers remix) - Whiley
4: Detroit - The Bloody Beetroots
5: Electro 411 (Lies in disguise remix) - Shinichi Osawa (Teen Symmetry edit)
6: Thunderstruck (Crookers remix) - ACDC
7: Cocottic (Boys Noize remix) - Daft punk
8: Paris - MSTRKRFT (Teen symmetry's friendly edit)
9: Music sounds better with you - Stardust (Teen Symmetry edit)
10: Designer drugs (Designer drugs remix) - Fake shark real zombie
11: Hey you (Le Castle Vania remix) - Kill the noise
12: Mars - Fake Blood
13: Lo sforzo (La riots remix) - Ocelot
14: Bounce ft Nore (Felix Cartal remix) - MSTRKRFT
15: Club Action vs D.A.N.C.E (A1 bassline mix) - Yo Majesty & Justice
16: Vuvuvu - MSTRKRFT
17: I want your soul (Fake blood remix) - Armand van Helden
18: Hear beats in Vancouver (Teen Symmetry remix) - Kylie Minogue
19: Disco sirens (Boy 8 bit vocal edit) Midfield General
20: Leavin (MSTRKRFT remix) - Jesse McCartney
21: I kissed a girl (Bass invaders remix) - Katy Perry
22: Crimewave (LA riots remix) - Crystal Castles
23: Phantom PT II (Boys Noize remix) - Justice
24: Music is my hot hot sex (The slips remix) - CSS
25: Whats your Damage (Digitalism remix) - Test Icicles
26: Hold me down (The shoes remix) - Primary 1

ENJOY!

Don Rimini Remix Contest!

Ok so we all know today is very important as far as voting is concerned...the result of the big vote today is likely to change the world forever...

That's right, I am of course talking about the Don Rimini remix contest I entered a few months back!! (HAH YOU THOUGHT I MEANT THE USA ELECTION!)
My track has made it to the final and there could be some good prizes in it! :D

Ok, so it might not change the world, but it's still pretty important you represent and hopefully get my remix to win!
It's pretty simple, visit Fairtilizer find my track called 'Don Rimini - Hools (Roland Dubbs Re-Lick)' and click the "love heart" icon next to the track to vote for it!
(It might ask you to register, if it does don't worry - i just did it in under 30secs, usual affair - email, password etc and you're done!)

Your vote will be really appreciated, and hopefully we'll get 'nuff people voting for me! The track itself has already had almost 2000 downloads online, so it's got a good shout!

Happy voting, Roland Dubbs!

ALSO - NEW REMIX AVAILABLE HERE!!!

Glitter Junkies - Hang The Mother Fucking DJ (Roland Dubbs Remix)