Signal Drivers, Miles Dyson – Summer Rain (Stupid Fresh Remix)
Not that they weren’t already some of the best dance producers in the world, but shit’s gotten way fresher since Stupid Fresh split into Nom de Strip and the newly designated Stupid Fresh (singular). Creative freedom has done them well, and now we’re getting double the stupid and double the fresh week in and week out!
Bryan Barron is MANGLED BASS. Having produced music for only a year or so, he has already created a tantalizing and well-packaged sound – one that nothing could describe better than his DJ name. This is the sound of mangleage.
Barron, who’s from the Huntington Park area of LA, is humbled by his following and his releases on Backzide Records and Baboon Tunes. All he hopes for is a new laptop because his old one died and he currently has no way of providing us with more filth! So someone hook this kid up!
Our friends from Breakdown are pretty pumped these days as their latest remix soars across the globe driving its dirty but very accessible bassline through each of our bosoms. This Daft Punk rework comes at an all too perfect time as we near the arrival of “Tron: Legacy.”
In less than a couple weeks, the song has over 30,000 plays and 8,000 downloads. Meanwhile Paul Oakenfold has requested a special version of it for his own live sets!
What’s more is that the generous Breakdown brothers are giving it all away for free, just like their other recent tracks. Check ‘em all out while you’re here, and keep your eyes peeled for a Breakdown show in the Bay Area over these next few months.
Recently, Stones Throw records released an advanced LP of
Tony Cook’s Back to Reality. This record is an anthology of tracks that were released between 1982 and 1986. The single “What’s on Your Mind” featuring Dam-Funk has a synthy, funk, vibe a la “Me, Myself, and I” by De La Soul. Til next time…
Aniki’s “Superfly” brings together so many disparate feelings into such a pristinely textured, whomping banger, I can just hardly believe my ears! That synth bend at the beginning of each measure puts this beat on the map, but it’s the minimal percussion that really sells it. Aniki came up on some world renown through a remix contest not too long ago, and after chugging away at one masterpiece after the next, this “Superfly” remix may be his greatest work yet, despite the fact that it’s somehow listed as “Indie Dance / Nu Disco” on Beatport. Hah, yeah right… This is straight up House, baby.
A bit darker, but some seriously kickin’ stuff here. “Evolution” is at least partially about the evolution of Dylan’s productions. More techy than most of his previous releases, “Evolution” keeps in line with the Holshausen style (hear the FX sweeps?) while exploring a markedly different sound.
Dillon Francis has already claimed his place amongst quickly rising dubstep and electro producers, but he’s also part of a newer movement. This movement is something no one really knows whether to take jokingly or seriously. The music of this movement was invented only one year ago by Dave Nada of Nadastrom. It’s easy to make, and it feels like slow-motion sex. It’s MOOMBAHTON. (See Oh My!’s original post on Moombahtoon back in March.)
For those who don’t already know, Moombahton is Dutch house slowed down to a tempo of around 108 beats per minute. It can make you laugh, and it can make you cry. It can also paralyze your inner core and actually warp your consciousness so that your mind perceives Time at 84% of its original rate.
“Masta Blasta” is some of the most recent Moombahton out there, and Dillon says it’s already getting a huge response. Sorry no download though, as it’s coming out on Plant Music in the near future. Also included here is the Moombahton version of DF’s collaboration with DJ Ammo, which Major Lazer opened their set with at Coachella this year.
