Stream: Crookers f. Kelis, “No Security”
What with the epic “Scars” with Basement Jaxx and this sparkly dubstep joint from our Milano party brethren Crookers, we’re impressed by Kelis‘ sudden ubiquity, having just popped a kid and gotten divorced and all. As Annie Mac (that’s Annie Mac, right?) says on this radio rip, the new US mainstream’s interest in dubstep is kind of bazonkers, though we’re still waiting for that Jay-Z/Joker collabo. But then Ms Rogers has always been adventurous—you’ll recall her early work with Neptunes when they were the hottest shit in space—and we hear she’s been working on her new album with our beloved Switch, which sounds like one of the best ideas ever. Until that transpires, we’ll marvel at this YouTube rip of “No Security,” which Crookers put up on their own blog. That’s kind of funny, right?
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posted on Sep 14, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags annie mac, Basement Jaxx, Benga, Crookers, dance/electronic, dubstep, Eve, Jay-Z, Joker, Kelis, Neptunes, Switch
Buraka Som Sistema, “IC19 (Toadally Krossed Out RMX)” MP3
We bought this track off iTunes the other day because we have an obsession with Toads that would rival an ornery 11-year-old Mark Twain character. Toadally Krossed Out’s tracks so far are ebulliently creative, ravetastic little numbers and their sampling of various ribbits, sproings, creepy chortles, and cricket twerks represent the specific coordinates where the natural world, the animated parallel universe, and the demonic flames of hell intersect. Some of it might even be performance art, hard to tell. Regardless, now they’re offering this remix for free and playing LA on Saturday, so you should download it while we wonder if our $.99 was enough, and whether we are qualified to run for Mayor of Stantowne (Toads Province).
Download: Buraka Som Sistema, “IC19 (Toadally Krossed Out RMX)
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posted on Jul 8, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Buraka Som Sistema, dance/electronic, Mad Decent, Toadally Krossed Out
Lemonade, “Big Weekend (L-Vis 1990 RMX)” MP3
This dude, the so-called “L-Vis 1990,” is sort of the scourge of the universe. He is making it really hard to listen to any music that is not made by him, particularly for those of us who are dancefloor killas. Because he is apparently spastic and rad and knows his way around a remix (and WHAT) and a wicked drum pattern, also because he makes cramazing videos. This Lemonade remix is a study in looped batcave drumrolls and placing a synth hammer at exactly the right point, economical and impactful. It’s like deep-sea mindspiral diving.
Download: (via Discobelle
Total Freedom & Nguzunguzu, “Wildness (Club Vortex Mixtape)”
Club Vortex is a monthly held at Glasslands in NY where all manner of outré/vanguard worldwide dance musics are played, and prior to each episode the guest DJs make a mixtape. The next installment is Kingdom’s b-day, FADER fave Maluca is performing live (always a rad time) and guest DJs Total Freedom and Nguzunguzu from Los Angeles are bringing the vibe of their Wilderness party to the Brooklyn warehouse setting, which according to this mixtape may include the Keri Hilson vox from “Swag On” over some kind of organic sounding triple-syncopated kinda-ragga rhythms, a possible Bollywood track blended with maybe the song from the “Natasha!” scene in Party Girl, Nicki Minaj “Go Hard” with a total BK-style drumline backing track, and copious drops filtered through a witness-protection-program vocal converter. This is all speculation, not actual scientific tracklistage, but the tape is hot and when you go to the party this Friday, July 10th (details here), you will not be hearing anything boring, played, wack or 100% identifiable. Happy B-day Kingdom!
Download: Total Freedom & Nguzu Nguzu, Wildness (Club Vortex Mixtape)
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posted on Jul 6, 2009 in FADER, MP3 / STREAMS tags club vortex, dance/electronic, Keri Hilson, Kingdom, Maluca, mixtape, Nguzunguzu, Nicki Minaj, Total Freedom
