Stream: Roska f. Jamie George, “Love Tonight” MP3
Roska is one of the illest dudes in ye olde Londontown and a purveyor of excellent house and UK funky on his uber-downloadable rinse.fm slots. On “Love Tonight,” he continues his collaboration with DJ/vocalist Jamie George for an understated house track with signature garage-y synth bass stabs and a narrative about busted-up love. Dancefloor perfection. This comes from his forthcoming 12″ on Rinse Recordings, which also has two amazing instrumentals that recall both the best parts of early ’00s UK garage (tension, subtlety) and pushes into its syncopated, gravity-less future.
Stream: Roska f. Jamie George, “Love Tonight”
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posted on Feb 9, 2010 in MP3 / STREAMS
Mosca, “Square One (Greena RMX)” MP3
If you’ve been paying attention to this blog at all over the past year, you probably comprehend that we fiend for new tracks from young, super-creative UK producers Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990 (stay tuned for the FADER TV interview, coming soon). Though big things happened for them last year, we think 2010 is theirs, and to underscore that, they’ve launched a new label called Night Slugs, an offshoot of eponymous DJ night. Their first release is Mosca’s Square One, a warped and beastly midnite club track/EP dropping January 25, with remix treatments from the likes of those dudes, Roska and Julio Bashmore. This understated remix by Greena is like the original being haunted dizzy by a ghost wielding cowbells. And as a bonus, Bok Bok has made a dope January 2010 mix that includes “Nike,” the flipside to the Square One EP, and a lot of other gems. Let’s get this party started right.
Download: Mosca, “Square One (Greena RMX)”
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posted on Jan 4, 2010 in MP3 / STREAMS
Video: Venom & Damage, “Deeper”
We’ve been burying our faces in UK funky house as of late, fiendishly copping anything we can find by Crazy Cousinz, Roska, Fuzzy Logik, Geeneus, NB Funky etc, yearning for its clacky percussion and liberating synth riffs. Brit duo Venom & Damage not only did the only version of Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex” that we can listen to without puking, they also made the single most next level video we have seen perhaps all year. It is an acid-neon wolf wandering the earth, skies and a crossword puzzle. It is to promote the song “Deeper” off their forthcoming mixtape, Maximum Carnage II (best) and as a piece of internet art, it is genius. We are considering moving to London based off this alone. Cory Arcangel: betta watch ya crotch! (via Club Bass & Wine)
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posted on Sep 3, 2009 in MUSIC VIDEO
Benga + Roska’s Rinse FM 15th Anniversary Jams
Rinse FM, the legendary East London radio station, turns 15 tomorrow, and they’re celebrating by having a major party, which is unfortunately sold out. But if you do not live in London, or slept on getting your ticket to their party, they’re handing out free cupcakes in the form of exclusive, previously unreleased MP3s: an intensely trippy bass mindspiral courtesy Benga, and some provocative street-holler funk by Roska. Try to listen to them without being really sad that you’re not going to the epic Rinse soirée featuring basically everyone who is awesome. Sigh, happy birthday dudes, we’ll be dreaming of you.
Download: Benga, “Why is Everything Mono?”
Download: Roska, “Hey Cutie”
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posted on Jul 30, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS
