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DJ Sliink Remixes Kuhrye-oo’s “Give In (For the Fame)”

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October 23, 2012
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Kuhrye-oo is a Montreal-based weirdo pop artist who runs in the same circles as Grimes and Purity Ring. He’s also the latest artist to receive the remix treatment from the one and only DJ Sliink. The track marks a distinct turn for Sliink as he steps away from club-oriented hip hop and R&B. His approach to “Give In (For The Fame)” is far more nuanced than usual, giving the audience time to actually stop and catch their breath. Always impressive to see an artist experiment and succeed like this. Stream and download below.

Zodiac Remixes Arclight’s “Vitamin D”

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October 23, 2012
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Incest generally has some negative connotations, but when it’s remix incest between members of Jacques Greene’s Vase label, I just can’t get enough of it. It’s fair to say that Jeremy Rose aka Zodiac has shed the weight of the expectations built on The Weeknd controversy and built an impressive resume of individual productions. Rose’s latest is a remix of Arclight’s “Vitamin D”, off of the Hollographic EP. Whereas the original explores abstract ambience, Zodiac kicks it into gear, applying hip hop percussion for a result not dissimilar to Shlohmo’s first few beat tapes. Breathing and heavily chopped vocals are utilized as the main instruments amid Rose’s blunt percussion. With Arclight’s impressive vocal work and Zodiac’s dexterity in the realm of hip hop and R&B, the duo could prove formidable if they ever get together again. Oh and Vase stays winning. Stream below. (Via.)

New 5kinAndBone5 – “Forest Nymphs”

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October 23, 2012
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Despite an abrasively meta online persona, 5kinAndBone5 have a penchant for crafting delicate, grounded dance tracks. The SF/LA based duo originally set out to produce for MCs, but have morphed into one of the most adaptable, innovative acts in North American bass music. Last time we were with 5kinAndBone5, they were making revivalist garage music, but it seems as if they’ve moved into the world of techno, or “Virtual Detroit” as they call it. While “Forest Nymphs” is a techno track, it has the funky feeling of classic Chicago house and is far warmer than most of the Berlin-centric techno being produced these days. This is techno for people who hate techno, more relaxed and less clomping than the standard fare. Stream “Forest Nymphs” below.

Behind The French Avant-Garde Tech Persona With Eugene Hector

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October 23, 2012
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I’ve been meaning to introduce y’all to Eugene Hector aka Dro Carey aka Tuff Sherm aka Fad TMB aka Pierre Magneto Menard for the past few weeks, but haven’t gotten around to it until today. Hector is a young Sydney-born producer and and artist I truly admire in both an audial and intellectual sense. Known by most as Dro Carey, Hector has been producing everything from screwed hip hop to dark minimal techno since he was 13 and stands alone in his sound and vision. I decided to bring Carey up today because he just released two full projects on his “Braincamp” that are essential listening for any and everybody who considers themselves a hip hop and/or electronic music fan.

As I mention above, Hector goes by many different pseudonyms. I’ll make it easy and lay them out concisely. Dro Carey is the persona closest to Hector’s own (but not his actual self), his most common pseudonym and the outlet for his generally hip hop oriented work. Tuff Sherm makes tunes aimed at the dancefloor, generally in the realm of techno. Fad TMB approximates juke/footwork sounds, albeit far from the Chicago sound you might anticipate. Last but not least, Pierre Magneto Menard is the “French avant-garde/tech persona”, Hector’s eldest and most visually-oriented persona. If you’re confused, just religiously follow Hector’s Tumblr and DC vampira video page for an inside look into his creative process and influences.

While most musicians who work under a pseudonym (or four) attempt to hide themselves and their intentions from the general public, Hector has engaged in multiple interviews, laying his heart on the table and speaking on everything from his creative process to struggles with depression and anxiety. He has laid out the main themes he works around in his music, loneliness and humor, and how inseparable his depression is from his creative process. Like few others in the electronic music realm, Hector has managed to put a human face and human intentions behind an often impersonal artform.

If you follow any advice I give this week, then make it this: download (yes spend $1) the tape below, then read the interview Hector did with Resident Advisor and spend a while devouring the Tumblr and video pages I link to above. I guarantee you will become enamored with Hector and it would be difficult to not like at least one of his personas. You’ll be seeing more Dro Carey here in the very near future so stay tuned.

The Idiot’s Guide To Club Music With Dubbel Dutch

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October 22, 2012
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I’m usually pretty against paraphrasing press releases (they usually suck) and view stenography as the lowest form of journalism. But when a press write-up defies convention and actually contributes an appropriate lens to view a release though. The accompanying write-up to Dubbel Dutch‘s new single, “Self Help Riddim” does just that: “Unmoved by the impersonal, drop-oriented focus of contemporary dance music, he challenges the listener to consider the sensual and the uplifting in an apocalypse obsessed era.” Recently signed to the riddim heavy Mixpak Records, the dancehall influences are clear in his music, but they haven’t always been. Dubbel Dutch has been churning out club tunes for a few years now, but “Self Help Riddim” has a more physical and human nature about it than any of his past releases. It also happens to be his best. Built around a simple, warm melody, the track is as infectious as they come and is a welcome departure from more machine-oriented club music. It’s interesting to listen to the Delivery song I posted earlier and “Self Help Riddim”, both club tracks in a sense, back to back. Both squarely aimed at the dancefloor, but eliciting nearly opposite emotional effects. They’ll both get your hips moving, but your mind will be in two entirely different places. Look out for “Self Help Riddim” tomorrow (October 23) and stream below.

Groundislava Remixes Shlohmo’s “Ghosts Pt. 2”

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October 22, 2012
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“Ghosts Pt. 2” was the first Shlohmo song I ever listened to and marked the beginning of my fanboy-like adoration for the man some know as Henry Laufer. It’s been a treat to witness him grow as an artist and explore new territories with every release, but it all started with the twinkling piano of “Ghosts Pt. 2” off of 2009’s Shlo-Fi EP. Apparently, Groundislava remixed the track and has been rinsing it in his live sets as of late with great success. So much success that a groundswell of requests brought him to let the bootleg loose on the public. Following Groundislava’s recent inclinations towards house music, the delicate keys of the original fuses with a funky bassline and the result is really just sublime. Songs like this are the reason why I love writing about music so much. Both Shlohmo and Groundislava have soundtracked some of the best and worst moments of my adult life and for that, I thank them. A download would be great, but in the meantime, just keep the Soundcloud window open and vibe to it.

Still Anonymous Mood Indigo Keeps New Tunes Coming

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October 22, 2012
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Boston’s Mood Indigo continues to churn out impressive new tunes, each with their own intriguing cover art, at an impressive pace. “Moon Hands” and “Two Times Yellow” are of the slightly off-beat vocal variety as opposed to his more Gold Panda-esque beat work. On “Moon Hands”, he (whoever he is) sings “sentiments is nothing, when I put in your head”, invoking an all-important sense of yearning that pervades Mood Indigo’s subject matter and instrumental work. It’s the type of cold dissociation found in The Weeknd’s music, minus the profuse drug and sex references. “Two Times Yellow” is another breakup song built on strained vocals and a haltering beat, replete with plenty of empty space. Both songs are unsettling and far from melodic, but still manage to be infectious in their sincerity. You can download “Two Times Yellow” now, but you’ll have to chunk up 20 cents for “Moon Hands.

New Ras G – “Wedding Day”

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October 22, 2012
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Does anyone epitomize the blunted L.A. beat sound better than Ras G? Maybe Madlib, but it’s close. Apparently “Wedding Day” is just “another sumshit…..beat”, but goddamn is it some shit. Can we get Lord Quas circa 2000 on this? That would be too perfect. Stream below and use your interweb skills to find a download.

Stream Song From New Body High Signing Delivery

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October 22, 2012
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Unless you’re in labor, there’s really no point googling this song

It’s clear that Sam and Jerome, co-heads of L.A. based club label Body High are big on the TR-303. Last month, Sam’s 5 Dollar Paradise EP was largely based around the vintage synthesizer and their latest signing, L.A. duo Delivery, has a special place in their heart reserved for the machine. The duo will debut their live set at the Body High/Boiler Room takeover tomorrow, and they will presumably bring along some fun synths for the ride. “No Pain” is a tense bit of acid techno that just screams warehouse rave. At least my kind of warehouse rave. Stream below and tune into Boiler Room tomorrow to catch Delivery’s full set.

Black Hippy Don’t Give A Fuck About Cirrhosis

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October 22, 2012
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First question: how did this song not make it onto good kid m.A.A.d. city? Second question: isn’t having the Black Hippy four headed monster trading off verses about the problems surrounding alcoholism an infinitely better than having Kendrick go on for five minutes? One of the virtues of Black Hippy is that each member complements each other so well. The formula of Kendrick as the virtuous one, Ab-Soul as paranoiac weedhead, Schoolboy Q as repentant gangster and Jay Rock as the go-to street rapper works too damn well to ignore. And that formula works perfectly on the Black Hippy version (fuck calling adding a few verses a remix) of “Swimming Pools”. The song widget is confusing and blows up my computer every time I try and post it (thanks WordPress) so you’ll have to head here to stream.

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