Santurday's Links

Have you ever watched the X-Treme Slip n' Slide video? As a sequel to the debauchery, Large chick gets pulled by a jet-ski and takes off - helicoptering in the air. It's a perfect example of physics!

I've been following College Humor for much of a decade. Lately, with the help of intuitive designers, comedy writers, new media specialist, HD video.. blah, blah, blah. They're original viral videos are hilarity! Prank wars is unstoppable, vimeo's great HD capabilities and upload limits are close to the top of the list in terms of free service, and here's video of me failing off a rope swing three years ago.

Can't wait for Summer!

Venetian Snares - Pussy Skull

Jon Bob LIVE Free Broken Beat Mix

at Broken Science (direct link)
04-16-09

Intense and amazing! Complete smash-up of broken beats and glitch noise. Live from Halifax, Canada on Broken Science. The man has fine production ability. My guess is that much, if not all, material he plays is his own production. He's a fucking unicorn alright.

Pac Man Trashes French Market

Another vid from French public prank star Remi Gaillard.


It's hilarious! Too funny when they all fall over each other at the end, right into security. LOL! And for you footy fans, here's Remi's football skills.

Mother Earth's Bar Tricks

Cloud streets are rows of cumulus clouds aligned by low lying streams of wind. This example was filmed and photographed over Sea of Okhotsk in Summer of 2007.



And of course video evidence.



This Google Image Search shows more varied examples. Neat how such things happen. Maybe God was combing his Mother Earth's hair? Woaaaah.. Why don't God fearing and God praising people, or the God makers, start looking after the only planet we've got? As with the rest of us! I tend to think, and maybe act in selfish ways of convenience. But that's why Earth Day and events like Earth Hour are there to help remind us of our duty to respect our planet.


A BIT OF OBSERVATIONAL FYI: Calgary has recently begun implementing a blue-box recycling program. Everyone who's received their blue box is excited. Single-stream bins that eventually get processed into recyclable materials. Being true innovators, most communities in Ontario have had the program for up to 20 years! Good to see it happen here, however. I'm sure the drive to the community depots with week/month old recyclables was pleasant.

PS. It's very exciting for Earth week to be starting off on 4-20-09! :)

Thunderheist

Fun Breaks track from Thunderheist who are currently touring Canada before heading to big E - Europe. I say I hate club tracks, but tunes like these have me head-bobbin'. Props to Andrew for the link up!


Do the Right Thing

Everyone's Being Lazy

Courtesy of the Miami Underground Movement comes a perfectly seemed mix by the always brilliant Richie Hawtin. Creative and genuine, 'tis a mix for all you Techno lovers.

Miami Sessions with Richie Hawtin
04-14-09

1 2 Rare People (Time Xpansul Remix)
2 Gabry Fasano - Time Blender (Original Mix)
3 Alexi Delano - Brooklyn Social
4 Gennaro Mastrantonio - Katodo
5 Par Grindvik - Continuate
6 Pascal FEOS & Marc Miroir - Rezolution
7 MarkAntonio - Studio 3
8 Dusty Kid Luna (Tadeo Remix)
9 Spinky and Lumeq - (Locura Alejandro Lopez Schizoid Mix)
10 ID
11 Space Explorers - Malilesapuamukesa
12 Chris Liebing - Bangpop
13 Adam Beyer - Swedish Silver (Paco Osuna Remix)
14 Lucio Aquilina - Magic M (Massi DL RMX)

NYLON TV - Bat For Lashes

Repeating in my iTunes for the past week has been the sensual and surrealist songs from Brighton singer/songwriter Bat For Lashes. For gray days and sunny days I highly recommend her albums Fur and Gold and Two Suns.

Short and intimate interview with NYLON TV.

Bat For Lashes - Daniel

Work It

From the days of Funky House and Dirty Breaks came an cross-border duo called The Beat Freakers. Full of funk and big skills in performing live, The Beat Freakers testified to the Chicago and Toronto underground during the early-mid 2000's. A dynamic fusion of phat tracks and funky styles left its mark whether playing to massive sold-out indoor venues, or playing from the back of a rental truck to the most willing listeners. Again, The Beat Freakers - a class act that has been on hiatus. Wonder what their new word will be?




The Beat Freakers - Ghetto Cardio
1) Mobilegazer - My House (General Midi Mix) [Kilowatt]
2) Atomic Hooligan - Seven 10 Split (Extended Atomic Hooligan Mix) [Botchit + Scarper]
3) Lee Coombs + Andy Gardner - Obsessional Rhythm (Atomic Hooligan Mix) [Fingerlickin]
4) Phonik - Don't Stop The Funk (In Da Club Mix) [Sound Division]
5) Disco Darlings - Freaks (Vox Mix) [Audio Friction]
6) Ian Carey - Prince Uptown [So True Recordings]
7) DJ DLG - The Drums (Original Mix) [Audio Friction]
8) Da Fresh - Back 4 Ya (Da Fresh Remix) [Weaked]
9) Kid Massive feat. Tigerlily - Bring It On [Blow Media]
10) Supa Channel - Highlight [Chateau Funk]
11) Dab Hands - Supergood (Original Mix) [Ten Records]
12) 16th Avenue - Down Inside [White]
13) DJ Dan - Green Whore [White]
14) Novy vs. Eniac - Pumpin' (Original Mix) [Positiva]
15) Aaron Smith feat. Luvli - Dancin (Fuzzy Hair Vocal Mix) [Boss]
16) Body Rockers - I Like The Way (Junior Jack Dub Mix) [Mercury]
17) Kraft Punk - DP Is Bootlegged At My House [White]
18) Rennie Pilgrem - Gladiator (High Eight Mix) [TCR]
19) Move-Ya + Steve Lavers - Rock Me (Steve Lavers Remix) [Audio Bug]

Killa Sound

Free download of Zinc's
Killer Sound EP.
Mini release of remodeled House music. UK Funky is a bit like UK Garage, subtly more 4/4.

“I like the vibe of that scene,” Zinc says. “It sounds like a cross between regular house and UK garage, with mainly 4/4 beats and basslines, but not as fast or cheesy as Bassline House.”

Read more from
Beijing Nightlife, as the city prepared for the arrival of Zinc.

Hard House is Back Again w/ the Incredible DJ Opel

It has been a long time since I've heard a Hard House mix of this quality. In the past week I've dug out my CDs and have started putting my older favourites back onto my computer. For the fan of HH and slamming beats DJ Opel presents a 40 minute mix he commissioned for The Canadian Hardcore Collective. Two of his tracks are laced into the mix, proving the man is a legend in Canadian Hard Dance.

For those of you wanting more hard-beats - tune into CHC Radio tonight at 7pm EST on Krafty Radio! 2 Hours of the hardest beats from Canada's crew of slam!



40 Minute Mix for CHC Radio (SendSpace)
Karl Davis & Defective Audio - Afterparty - Pure NRG
Defective Audio & The Tom - Norton Affect - Spinball
Karim - Diablo - Do Not Bend
Karim & Frank Farrell - Sharona - Do Not Bend
Paul Glazby - I Am Your Nightmare 2008 - Vicious Circle
UK Gold - The House Gets Warm (Marc Johnson & Defective Audio remix) - PlasticMan
Dramatik - Party Animal - Beat Ranch Digital
Grady G - Pump Up The Volume - Beat Ranch Digital Producer Series
djOpel & Defective Audio - Do It Live - CDR
Karl Davis & Defective Audio - Elbow Greeze - Pure NRG
djOpel & Defective Audio - Dog of Abraham - CDR

MASH UP: The Beatles vs LCD Soundsystem vs The Kinks

New in Town

Listen to Little Boots' brand-
new single on her MySpace.

It's goooood. Glad LA didn't turn her horrible and pregnant.





Pre-Order Here

Meow Deux

Miss Kittin is back with a very new mix (from today, really). Download it below and another here to get your fix from the female feline of House. I'd say Felix da House Cat would be the male. No?

Switch (Studio Brussel) 04-05-09
No tracklist, sorry!

A Twisted Blog Writer

Live as hell and pretty raw. But it's The Prodigy. With a mix of old and new, concert style.

The Prodigy - Roseland Ballroom NYC - 03-26-2009
1-Worlds On Fire
2-Their Law
3-Breathe
4-Omen
5-Poison
6-Warrior's Dance
7-Firestarter
8-Run With The Wolves
9-Thunder
10-Voodoo People
11-Comanche
12-Crowd
13-Invaders Must Die
14-Diesel Power
15-Smack My Bitch Up
16-Take Me To The Hospital
17-Your Love/Out Of Space

Increase the Party

Moguai - German producer and DJ of House. For more than a decade he's been an international player of sound in the most intimate spaces to the biggest warehouse parties. Now with his internationally syndicated Punx Up the Volume radio broadcast he stays vital in with his music in-front. Two tasty treats of House in clubby, and sometimes dreamy states. The third is streaming from the show's MySpace and will be made available whenever released.


Direct Downloads (Save As)

Punx Up the Volume Vol. 1
01. Justice vs. Uffie - The Party (Radio Edit) - Ed Banger
02. Ultraviolence feat. Spank Rock - Heartsrevolution (Original Mix) - Kitsune
03. White - White
04. Groove Armada - Drop The Tough (Van She Remix ) - B Live
05. Martin Solveig - One 2.3 Four (Mason's Dark Disco Mix ) - Mixture
06. Beni - My Love Sees You (Etienne De Crecy Remix) - Kitsune
07. Deadmau 5 – Ghost N Stuff - Mau5Trap Records
08. Pryda - Miami/Atlanta - Pryda Records
09. Delicious & Abigail Bailey - Bounce ( Original Mix ) - CR2 Records
10. Butch - Dark Fader (Original Mix) - AFU Ltd.
11. Moguai - Beatbox (Patric la Funk & Timo Becker..s Dial T For Timbee Remix) - PUNX
12. Moguai - Sittin On Chrome (Original Mix) - PUNX / Kontor
13. Dido - Don't Believe In Love (Dennis Ferrer's Objektivity Remix) - Sony BMG


Punx Up the Volume Vol. 2
01. Moguai - Beatbox (Sensation White Special Intro Mix) - PUNX
02. Moguai - Beatbox (Moguai's Punx Up The Volume Mix) - PUNX
03. Funkagenda - Breakwater (Dataworx Remix) - Toolroom
04. Patric La Funk - Restless (Norman Zube A Mix) - Opaque
05. Roman Salzger - Move It – White
06. Modeselektor - Suckerpin (Feadz Remix) - Bpitchcontrol
07. The Eerls - Let It Rain (Gash Djs Mix) - Transmitter Records
08. Shinichi Osawa - Maximum Joy - Southern Fried Records
09. Pryda - Animal - Pryda Recordings
10. Oliver Dahl - Villo - Noir Music
11. Funkagenda & Exacta - Mad Money – Size Recordings
12. Jesse Rose - Touch My Horn – Dubsided
13. Timo Maas - Subtellite (Sharam Remix) - Cocoon Recordings
14. Sebastian Leger - The People (Eric Prydz Remix) - Pryda And Friends

Bruno - Sacha Baron Cohen

Going to be a hilarious movie!

Winter Music Convention

DOWNLOAD the WMC 2009 mixes
at New Mixes.com

Fake Pussy , Synthetic Cats

Miss Kittin - Phrench Phries Podcast 01

01. Rude 66: “Paradox Lake” [Creme Organisation]
02. Miss Kittin & The Hacker: “1000 Dreams (Maxime Dangles Remix)” . [Nobody’s Bizzness]
03. DHS: “House of God (Martin Landsky Remix)” . [Poker Flat]
04. Chicks on Speed: “Kaltes klares Wasser” . [Disko B]
05. Miss Kittin & The Hacker: “PPPO (Function’s Sandwell Mix)” . [Nobody’s Bizzness]
06. Guy Gerber: “Timing” . [Cocoon]
07. Appaloosa: “The Day (we fell in Love) (Acid Girlz Remix)” . [Kitsuné]
08. Robert Calvin: “Mummy wants some Eggs” . [Turbo]
09. Tommy Four Seven: “Smoke” . [Brique Rouge]
10. Surkin: “Next of Kin (Todd Edwards Remix)” . [Institubes]
11. D.I.M: “Is you (Brodinski Remix)” . [Boysnoize Records]
12. Miss Kittin & The Hacker: “Broken” . [Nobody’s Bizzness]
13. Xenia Beliayeva: “Analog Effekt” . [Systematic]
14. Miss Kittin & The Hacker: “Ray Ban” . [Nobody’s Bizzness]
15. Nathan Fake: “Stops” . [Border Community]


Where to begin but where it ends? Miss Kittin has been a phenomenal artist and vocalist to the underground scene since the mid-90's. Her iconic sound of synth and strong vocals, sexy and sleek, have rebounded her 15 years later for one to watch in 2009. I first heard her during Media Studies in the college art studios (2003) and have loosely followed her throughout the years, but her sound is iconic. Twilight and perceptive delights. Crisp, sensual vocals. Deep and melodic grooves. Fantasy and finesse.


PS. I'll also mention Chicks on Speed: “Kaltes klares Wasser” is one of my all-time favourite tracks.

Bleed It

A little bit of everything thrown into two separate hours of dance music. An essential mix by the impressive Fake Blood. No doubt Mars was one of the top-hitters of 2008 with its chunky beat and droning theme. Now he's out with a two-part Essential Mix that encompasses his tastes and his remixes from all over the board.


Fake Blood - Essential Mix 14/03/09 (Direct Download)

Hour One: The Club
1. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip “Look For The Woman” (Fake Blood Mix)
2. Hatiras “The New Jam”
3. VV Brown “Leave!” (Style Of Eye Mix)
4. Knuckles “Loading”
5. Underworld “Ring Road” (Fake Blood Mix)
6. Touche “Vampires”
7. — w/ Frankie Bones & Lennie Dee “Just As Long As I Got You” Acapella
8. F#M “Riptide”
9. EDX “Casa Grande” (Robbie Rivera Mix)
10. Hot Chip “Touch Too Much” (Fake Blood Mix)
11. Mustard Pimp “Oh La La Satan” (Jay Robinson Mix)
12. — w/ Josh Wink “Superfreak” Acapella
13. Hatiras & Jelo “Donkey Punch”
14. Boy 8-Bit “Baltic Pine”
15. Walter Murphy “A 5th Of Beethoven” (Soulwax Edit)
16. — w/ A+ “Enjoy Yourself” Acapella
17. Malente & Daniel Dexter “Hyperactive”
18. — w/ Trick Daddy “Shut Up” Acapella
19. The Kills “Cheap And Cheerful” (Fake Blood Mix)
20. DJ Zinc “Blunt Edge”
21. — w/ Plez “I Can’t Stop” Acapella
22. Lazy Jay “Float My Boat”
23. Ink & Needle “Tattoo 3″
24. — w/ Scenario Rock “Skitzo Dancer” Acapella
25. Little Boots “Stuck On Repeat” (Fake Blood Mix)
26. Joachim Garraud “Are U Ready” (Roman Salzger Mix)
27. Vektorkat “End Run”
28. — w/ Daft Punk “Revolution 909″ (Roger Sanchez Mix) Acapella
29. Fake Blood “Mars” (Original / R!M!E Mix / Hatchmatik Mixes)
30. Electric Light Orchestra “Mr. Blue Sky” (Fake Edit)
31. — w/ Green Velvet “La La Land” Acapella

Hour Two: The Afterparty
1. Chateau Flight “Baroque”
2. Mike Monday “I Am Plankton”
3. Touche “Spectres”
4. Butch “Amelie”
5. Caro, Dapyk & Padberg “Island” feat. Caro (Noze Mix)
6. Simian Mobile Disco “Run Theme”
7. Lucio Aquilina “Magic M”
8. Monochrome “Pearl”
9. Whomadewho “The Plot” (Noze Mix)
10. Can “A Spectacle”
11. In Flagranti “Business Acumen” (Holy Ghost! cover version)
12. Stephan Bodzin and Marc Romboy “Puck”
13. — w/ X-Press 2 “Smoke Machine” Acapella
14. Touche “Zombies”
15. Giorgio “From Here To Eternity”
16. Pylon “Cool”
17. — w/ LCD Soundsystem “Yeah” Acapella
18. Knuckles “Targus”
19. Lorenz Rhode “Antidote”
20. Battle Sequencer “Fish Fingers Part II”
21. Radiohead “Reckoner” (Diplo Mix)
22. Seventeen Evergreen “Music Is The Wine” (Joakim Dub)
23. Bent “To Be Loved”
24. Fad Gadget “Coitus Interruptus”
25. David Rubato “Circuit”

Human Robots

Better than the Kollaboration videos. This is collaboration, however. Two brothers pop and lock and liquid and moon walk as a morphing robot. Intense.

Sprung Leak

The lovely Hannah Holland of Bastard Batty Bass releases a proper set for a proper time. She's reppin' Spring with a tasty new mix of her signature selections. Spring is now upon you (definitely not here..) and rolling in are the sounds of tomorrow's parties! I am probably heading to the mountains next week to ski and it feels good to not feel brittle in -35c with a severe windchill. But coasting through the snow and vista views are in order. I guess that's what this mix is about for me. I'm sure for others it will bump the bass and have you dancing with the windows wide open!

It's also released at a perfect time. RiotRiotRiot was started one year ago to collect all the music that really made something happen inside my ears. We've listened to Holland for over a year and it feels damn good to hear what she's bringing to the US in 2009. She's been having a time traveling and working Europe, Australia, and Asia with her hand-picked blends of House and Techno. If all goes well we might have a few dates around our areas that be worth traveling for! (Hannah, please somewhere along the West coast..)

Hannah Holland - Spring Mix 2009
1. Zwivetty - Mike Monday
2. Love Machine - Anton Pieete
3. Sleep - Burnski
4. Carnival (Gabriel Ananda rmx) - Steve Lawler
5. Debbie Downer - Argy, The Martinez Brothers
6. Set It Off - Amir, Butch
7. Black Russian - Steve Lawler
8. Pluk - Dusty Kid
9. Phosphenes - Simon Flower
10. Spanish Fly - James Braun

P-A-R-T-Y

Awesome dance-scratch abilities from Parisian duo Beat Torrent. Feverish Turntablism with classic dance beats gives a whole new meaning to party. Check out their MySpace tune-box for a 3-part sampling of their live mix CD that's absolutely bonkers in track and scratch skill.

A sample of their 2009 show:

Scars - Beat Torrent including LIVE shots,

Downloads (Right Click):

Beat Torrent - FabricLive Mix

Beat Torrent RMX - Whole Lotta Love - Led Zepplin

Beat Torrent RMX - Robot Rock - Daft Punk

GA Take-Over

On the 20th of March Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, the duo that forms Groove Armada, took the place behind the decks of Pete Tong's Essential Selections on BBC Radio1. Grand selections from the pair! Note: The Blame remix of Laidback Luke & Steve Angello's Show Me Love, and Skream's Dub mix of La Roux In for the Kill are my top picks. As well, the usual radio show call-ins, shout-outs, and buggering around we've come to espect. But much more!

Groove Armada Takeover - Pete Tong's Essential Selections - 03-20-2009
Download

Groove Armada-'Super Stylin' (Sony/BMG)
Morillo & Richard Grey- 'Life Goes On' (James Teej Remix) (Subliminal)
Herve & Sneak- 'Droppin Kisses' (CR2)
Simian Mobile Disco- 'Synthesise' (Wichita)
Martinez Brothers & Argy- 'Debbie Downer' (Objektivity)
Friendly Fires- 'Skeleton Boy' (Grum Remix) (XL)
Laidback Luke & Steve Angello- 'Show Me Love (Blame Mix)' (Data)
Sticky K- 'The Testament Of Dr Mabuse' (Dubsided)
La Roux- 'In For The Kill' (Skreams Get Ravey Remix) (Polydor)

Yousef On The Phone
Yousef Ft Derrick Carter- 'Legacy' (Circus Recordings)

Groove Armada In The Mix
Joey Negro - 'Ride The Remix' (Z Recordings)
Zoo Brazil - 'The Talk' (Get Physical Music)
Carlo Lio - 'Crispy' (Rawthentic Music)
The Discowboys - 'To The Mountain Top' (Dessous)
Manuel Tur - 'Will Be Mine (Ian Pooley Remix)' (Freerange)

Essential New Tune
Adam Shaw - 'Engage' (CR2)

Ashley Beedle From X-Press 2 On The Phone
X-Press 2 - 'Musik Xpress' (Skint)
Groove Armada In The Mix Pt 2
Beni - 'My Love Needs You' (Relish Recordings)
ZDS - 'Esperanto (Solo Remix)' (Made To Play/Dirty Bird)
Jamie Jones - 'Panic (Bass Clef Remix)' (Crosstown Rebels)
Stu Hirst - 'Clap Snare Repeat' (Cr2)

The Calm Before The Storm
House Of House - 'Rushin To Paradise' (Whatever We Want Records)

Essential Hot Mix
Wolfgang Gartner - 'Yim' (Kindergarten)
Delphic - 'Counterpoint (Paul Woolford Mix)' (R & S Records)
Dave Spoon - 'Lummox' (Toolroom)
Oliver Jaconetto - 'Guacamole' (White Label)
Matt Star - 'Kulla Fliega' (Mainrecords)

Smooth Summer Beats

Regardless of the strange weather in Calgary that see's +10c turn into -9c with 25cm of snow overnight, I have hope that somewhere it is warm (possibly Miami WMC). Local Note: The set starts of from Canada with a track from a Toronto Hip Hop and House DJ.


Ian Pooley - DJ Mix - March 2009
1. Nick Holder - Suite 202 Curcio (i live in toronto)
2. Ian Pooley - Nightscape (imple records)
3. Pezzner - Brooklyn New York (Justin Martin Rmx)(freerange)
4. Liapin - Basila (connaisseur)
5. Ian Pooley - Do the Thang (Pooley’s nu thang Mix)(pooledmusic)
6. Luomo - Tessio (Stimming Rmx)(great stuff)
7. Falko Brocksieper - Covert Action (tuning spork)
8. Magik Johnson - House Quake (white)
9. Roberto Rodriguez - Be Somebody (freerange)
10.Taras van de Voorde - Crepe d’Amour (exceptional)
11.Mowgli - Pa Pa Pon (Nat Self Rmx) (deadfish)
12.Magik Johnson - Simply Yes (white)

Synth and Break and Bass

A transforming blend of House and Breaks done propper. Deep bass and club-rockin' tunes to fill the room. Reminds me of old Embassy/Whippet parties in London, Canada. Tech-Funk and Breakbeat mashed to smash! Check out Meat Katie from a few days ago, then jump back in time to heard his JJJ Mixup from 2007. Old.. . good!


By the way, I have finally saw the phrase 'the people don't dance no more' come to light. Not pointing out the guy in front with the perma BASS face.. Hands out yo' pockets son!

Meat Katie - JJJ Mashup - 12-01-2007

1. Metric - Monster Hospital (Alex Metric remix)
2. New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream (The Hooks remix)
3. Jude Sebastian - Rubber Man (Stama remix)
4. Hard-Fi - Surburban Knights (Alex Metric remix)
5. Shiny Toy Guns - You Are The One (Adam Freeland dub)
6. The Chemical Brothers - Salmon Dance (Crookers remix)
7. ?
8. Elite Force - Used and Abused (Zodiac Cartel mix 1)
9. Blende - Peaches
10. Edison - Press Repeat
11. Hi-Jack - Hijackin (Herve remix)
12. Nas - Where Y-all At (? remix)
13. Broken Family Band - Love Your Man Love Your Woman (Rogue Element remix)

Zombie Disco Squad Zulu House mix downloads

Zombie Disco Squad are weird-and-bumpy House music. New and sometimes experimental sounds of House, wild and well-played blends, and damning drums! Some call it Zulu..


In their words,

Zulu is banging on drums. Zulu is congas and cowbells. Zulu is a relentless kick drum. Zulu is rhythm. Zulu is jacking til you sweat. Zulu is old and new. Zulu is Get Rude. Zulu is a feeling. Zulu is that low down wobble you sometimes feel. Zulu is a familiar feeling. Zulu is fresh. Zulu is bass. Zulu is bigger than you and its totally okay to feel a little intimidated right now.

DOWNLOADS

Proton Radio Mix
Wonky headbobbers and light Crux smoothed over with eerie effects.
// Tracklisting.


Made to Play Podcast
Upbeat and sometimes quite Batty.
// Tracklisting.


House Radio Mix
Nice and tribal grooves that morph into a dark lounge near the end.
// Tracklisting.

La Roux - In For The Kill

UK duo La Roux are singer & synth player Elly Jackson, backed by writer and producer Ben Langmaid.
Great vocals from a ginger in the impressive synth-pop single.




A smooth and low dub mix for another angle:
La Roux - In For The Kill - Skream's Lets Get Ravey Mix (Right Click, Download)

Groove Armada - My Friend

Funky, groovy jazz beats by Groove Armada

Also - for those of you who can tune into the BBC online, you can listen to GA on Pete Tong's show this Friday, March 20th at this address

Thursdays in March on KraftyRadio.com

SLAMMIN' Broken-Beat Rave Tonight!

1000 Hand Dance

After a shockingly split-up day mixed with good and bad emotions I want to post this video that always re-fire's my inner furnace.

RIP to the father of a long time friend, and Happy St Patt's.

1000 Hand Dance by China Disabled Peoples Society (HQ)

Princess Superstar

Princess Superstar - Live in Graz (Right Click, Download)

It is the ultimate party mix, for now. Lots of old school classics and party mixing. Plus - you get some dumb blonde shouting through the mic every once in a while.

View a sample from the SAME night the mix was recorded:

Kuduro is Kickin'

New video from Buraka Som Sistema. Creative videography in the editing makes for one fun video. This Kuduro stuff sounds amazing to my Canadian ears. It isn't often we'll find a great music/video pairing.

Buraka Som Sistema - Aqui Para Voces

An incredible short animation passed on by my friend David Transplant.

Carlos Lascano in his own words:

"A couple of pencil-outlined birds escape from a little girl´s drawing, leading us through the life she dreams of."

The track is parted Sigur Ros Hoppipolla. More about making the film, and the creativity and techniques HERE.
Click the link after the video to get HD on Full-Screen. Just incredible!


A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION

Angel Alanis - Hatiras Radio

As a front-runner of the Canadian dance music scene, as a purveyor of proper beats, and as a promoter of House music's most interesting mix-artists, Hatiras and Hatiras-Radio continually blow me out of the water.


For instance.. this Angel Alanis mix is MNML House that just doesn't stop! Mixed by one of Chicago's finest club-men.

It'll have me bumpin' all night.. and it looks like quite a few promo's are thrown in for good measure!

Angel Alanis - Hatiras Radio Presents (Right Click, Download)
01. Kaufmann & Ferdinand feat. Crystin - Secret - Promo
02. Gel Abril - Miranda - Get Physical
03. Alexdelia - Dalukas - Didascaliad (Maetrik Remix) Promo
04. Tim Baker - Player H8ter - Promo
05. M.N.L - AS Brain - Jhon Doe - Kannabia - Original_Mix - Promo
06. Congo - Unknown - Promo
07. Eye of style - Stick - Promo
08. Forcipe - In the Mood for Love - Promo
09. Moby - I Love to Move in Here (Style of Eye Remix) - Unknown
10. Chris Liebing - Turbular Bell - (Original mix) - Promo
11. Patrice Baumel - ROAR - (Rudi Stakker remix) Promo
12. 10,000 Watts VS DUST N HAZE - Pendulum (Original Mix) - Klientele
13. Chukhno - Crying - Unknown Promo
14. Sasha Carassiand - GianlucaLuisi Homer - Unknown
15. DJ Hyperactive - MusicBox - (Everything But the Kitchen Sink Mix) - 4track
16. Que Va! - Unknown
17. R-PLAY - Sub -Original Mix - Impact Mechanics
18. Skitish - Redrose - Unknown

Daft and Disney

The robot-punks of France are set to record the music and soundtrack to Disney's Tron 2.0, a remake of the 80's original. A film about robots with a score by two of the most famous robot-people of all!

Not only will it be their first album recording since Human After All, but it's for a Disney feature film. One has to suspect that the duo's love of art films and technology has something to do with them jumping on board. Congrats! I don't watch much movies, especially Sci-Fi - but I could like this.

Source

Daft Punk - LIVE @ Coney Island 07

Get Your Mix On

New mixes from the end of February.
Some tracklistings can't be found and therefore none are posted - so feel free to Google all you want. Right now is about the time the artists sneak out from their studios loaded with material and hype. It is about time, after the success of the music last year we couldn't wait any longer!

Steve Angello - Live from Dance Department 2009 (MegaUpload) (House)

Blame - Essential Mix (RapidShare) (DnB)

Peter Bailey & Richie Santana - Mind Control Podcast (Uploaded.to) (MNML)

Audiojack - Feb 2009 Promo (Right Click, Save As) (House & Techno)

Mousse T - in the Mix (MegaUpload) (House)

Pete Tong - The Essential w/ Nic Fanciulli (MegaUpload) (the Essentials!!)

In party news - Shambhala is taking shape and looks like there is a tonne of excitement surrounding this year's camp. Aside from the $180 tickets (and increasing) the Western rave and party crews have hype'd it enough that my flatmate and I might hold a pre-fest. Pete Tong is also coming to the Warehouse in Calgary on Wednesday March 25th. Tonnes of Drum and Bass and Dubstep throughout the city! After the amazing night Caspa played we're looking to catch Rusko's LIVE set, alongside a new fave from the West - Excision. Still lots of weeklies to check out and we're hoping the Spring and Summer seasons bring even more top talent!

Future Sounds of DnB

1. Matrix & Futurebound - Shangai Surprise (Metro/Viper)
2. Shock One - Way You Move (Viper)
3. Inside Info - Sneaker (Viper)
4. Sigma - Hi Top (Viper)
5. DC Breaks - Mankind (Viper)
6. L-Plus - Middle East Sun (Viper)
7. Matrix & Futurebound - Universal Truth (Metro/Viper)
8. T-Phonic - Keep Moving (Viper VIP)
9. Jaquan - Riverplate
10. Matrix & Futurebound - Family (Nu:tone & Logistics Rmx)
>> Matrix & Futurebound - Family (original) (Metro/Viper)
11. Nu:tone ft. Natalie Williams - System (Matrix & Futurebound Rmx) (Hospital)
12. Futurebound vs Brookes Brothers - Dawn Treader (Breakbeat Kaos)
13. Metrik - Technicolour (Viper)
14. Shimon & Andy C - Skirmish (Ram)
15. Matrix & Futurebound - Womb (Metro/Viper)
16. Agent Alvin - Wicked Man (Viper)
17. Matrix & Futurebound - Skyscraper (Metro/Viper)
18. L-Plus - Rage (Metro)
19. Matrix & Shimon - Slipstream (Audio Porn)
20. Shock One - Polygon (Viper)
21. Sonic - The Prophet (Metro)

Matrix & Futurebound - The Future Sounds of Viper/Metro
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Acid City

The man behind Curb Crawlers and another from Nacho Lovers release a minimalist acid mix from the grounds of Toronto. Superb mixing makes this one a ride.

Acid City Mix << Right Click, Download

Tomski and Fredboy - Cereals (James Braun Remix)
Zombie Disco Squad - Esperanto (Solo Remix)
Pace Rock - Get Money Kids (Nacho Lovers Remix)
Catz N Dogs - SF
David Keno - Grutane
Tom Flynn - White Keys
Worthy - La Swing
Dubbel Dutch - Maser
James Braun - The Shakers
Renaissance Man - Spraycan
Oliver $ - Whats In Your Head
Tom Flynn - Spaced Out
MHM One - Stomping
Seth Troxler - Aphrika
2000 And One - Wan Poku Moro
Till Von Sein - It’s My Love
La Pena - Keep Moving
Andre Crom - Jazz Thing (Riva Starr Remix)
Tiefschwartz - Best Inn
Martinez - Le Cirkus
Chelonis R. Jones - Rehabilitation (Dachshund Remix)
Tiefschwartz - On And On
Spencer Parker - Yogoto

DEATH TO THE BUNNY 09

1. Hot Chip - Hold On (D.I.M. Remix)
2. Gingy - Asi9 (Acid Line)
3. Jokers of the Scene - Baggy Bottom Boys
4. Blaqstarr - Hands Up Thumbs Down (High Powered Boys Remix)
5. DJ Rush - Motherfucking Bass (Popov Remix)
6. Calvertron & Kieran Brindley - Stumble (Rustler Remix)
7. Korgis - Need Your Lovin (Laidback Luke Remix)
8. GRUM - Go Back (Le Castlevania Remix)
9. John Roman - On The Floor
10. Fake Blood - Blood Splashing
11. The Spell - Feed Me
12. Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)
13. Hot Pink Delorean - Field Agent vs. Jay-Z - Roc Boys (Acapella)
14. Chase & Status - Eastern Jam
15. Katy Perry - Kissed A Girl (Rusko Remix)
16. Rusko - Cockney Thug
17. Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)
18. The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die

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Bangin' bass from Toronto/London Canada duo - Golden Gloves

Moby vs Freemasons - Disco Lies

The Freemasons have released some amazing material in recent years.
Disco House is always a good time!

This Winter has been dry of quality House and Minimal sets. Setting his own pace, Mike Conradi releases his first mix of 2009 with a carefully selected bunch of tunes, and offers a growing, bumping mix for you to download and enjoy. Conradi says this is the first mix recorded using his MacBook - we think he did well in effort.

The slight progressive attitude builds the set full of surprises from start to finish.

Mike Conradi - February 2009 (Right Click)
1 Miles Dyson - Intro
2 Olivier Giacomotto - Guacamoli
3 Steve Smooth & Jo Jo Flores - Sex Fiend (Hatiras mix)
4 Adam Shaw - The Plot Thickens
5 Viro & Rob Analyze - Blown Away (Melting Man Mix)
6 Dylan Holshausen - Lalala (Melting Man Mix)
7 Splitloop - Method One (Vip Mix)
8 Lucky Break - The Hell
9 GBX & MKM - I Don't Think So
10 Stanton Warriors - Precinct
11 Calvertron - Doo Doo (Jelo Mix)
12 Electric Soulside - Porno Star (Melting Man Mix)
13 Che DuBois - Freaky To Me (Electric Soulside Mix)
14 Felguk - Guess What (Miles Dyson Mix 2)
15 Jon E Industry - Take It Low (Lazy Rich Mix)
16 George Michael - Freedom (Myagi Bootleg)
17 The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive (Myagi Mix)

Batty Beyonce

BATTY BASS BIZNESS: NEW BOOTLEG FOR YA BATTY << Click for original post.

Hannah Holland ends February with a down and bassy remix of Beyonce's Diva.

Original here.

CHC RADIO

TONIGHT and EVERY THURSDAY on Krafty Radio

7-9 PM EST - 12-2 AM somewhere in the UK

tonight
Canadian Hardcore Collective presents...

Saiyan, Fuzzboy, and our good friend Trixie Firecracka!

Expect feel-good Breakbeat HC vibes from Trixie!

Canadian Content Drum 'n Bass

Right click to DOWNLOAD EPISODE 7
with Furious Records: D Region, Lexx & Division By Zero

CLICK THE PIC TO GET MORE CCDNB & TRACKLIST

Something Out of Nothing : Rube Goldberg

It is all quite interesting.

Tittsworth : Broke These Days

>> DOWNLOAD (MediaFire)
Intro
Tittsworth - I'm Rich
Bird Peterson - Torture Motherfucker
Rod Lee - Let The Horns Go
Project Pat - Keep it Hood (Bird Peterson remix)
Yusek - Ggodzilla
Lee Mortimer - Putto
Edu K - Raver Lovin' (Nadastrom remix)
3 is a Crowd - Take it Back (Heavyfeet remix)
Bloc Party - Mercury (Herve is in isarray remix)
AC Slater - Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats remix)
Keleva & Nathan Boom - Like to Freak (Bam Bam remix)
Chris James & Lee Dearn - Torica Cumbia (Mightyfools remix)
Dropthelime - Hear Me (AC Slater remix)
>> Dropthelime - Crazy Love
Machines Don't Care - How Ya'll Like Me Now
>> Mujava - Township Funk (Sinden remix)
Tujava - Township Funk (Rob 3 remix)
Tittsworth - Recess
AC Slater - Banger (Tittsworth remix)
Style of Eye - Ona
Weird Science - Haus of Cards (Laidback Luke remix)
A-Trak & Laidback Luke - Shake it Down

Excision - Shambhala (2008)

Shambhala Music Festival is the essential dance festival of Western Canada and North Western United States. In the dense forests of the Kootenay's, along the Salmo River in Canada's province of British Columbia, lay several hand-built stages and paths, a mountain-fed river beach, and quite possibly some of the most unique festival villages in the world. I'm trying to track down a quality video of the event, but them hippies can't use technology properly!
If you enjoy Dubstep with a bit of DnB and some really organic experimentation of basslines than check out this mix recorded in the Ewok Village in 08.

Excision - Live from Shambhala 2008 >> Download (Link)
01. Excision - System Check
02. Excision and Ultrablack - Bear Trap
03. Ill Bill Bachelor - The Demons
04. Noah D and No Thing - Unknown suspect
05. Roommate and Spl - Gangster
06. Suspicious Stench - Ghost Town
07. Skream - Oskilatah
08. Cotti and Cluekid - The Legacy
09. Bassnectar - Dubble Step
10. Antiserum - Rambo Style
11. 12th Planet - 28 Hours Later
12. Ohmwerk - Dubcore
13. Vex'd - Angels
14. Vista - Exit Wound
15. Excision and Noiz - Do it Now
16. Excision and Redline - Square 1
17. Stenchman - Sounds of the Future
18. Trillbass and Bro Safari - Fist Pump
19. DZ - Oooh
20. DZ - The Fireman
21. Ill Bill Bachelor and B.U.N. - Yorkshire Pudding
22. Ultrablack - UBGW
23. 12th Planet - Open Your Eyes
24. Excision and Noiz - Force
25. Audio - Warehouse VIP
26. Konflict - Messiah (Noisia Remix) (Excision Edit)
27. Jackal and Cheshire - Newtown Sounds
28. Bar 9 - Shaolin
29. Nero - This Way
30. 12th Planet - C sick (Excision Edit)
31. Babylon System - Our Moment
32. Excision and The Subdivision - Hypothermic
33. SPL - Cobalt
34. Excision and Endophyte - Aliens
35. Ohmwerk - Templar
36. 12th Planet - Lighters
37. B.U.N. and Ill Bill Bachelor - Choppa
38. Five Oh One - Get Back
39. DZ - Down
40. Nero - Workout
41. Corrupt Souls - 1138
42. Mistabishi - Pleasures
43. Skream - Sandsnake (Excision Edit)
44. Excision - Serious business
45. Reso - If you Can't Beat 'em
46. Computer Club - Load Rocket
47. Excision - More Obvious
48. Stenchman - What the Future Holds VIP
49. Bar 9 - Pussyhole
50. Excision - Wasted
51. Nero - Night Thunder

Sam Sparro - Black & Gold - Highland Hustlers RMX

Not only is it nearly a full year since this tune came onto our blog, but someone found the pop track remix worthy!

And, they built the track up to something Step-Worthy! A great DnB bootleg of a rather poppy track. Excuse the original, the broken beat of the remix makes the tune worthy. *bows*

Sauve Assassins

Stumbled upon the crew of Suave Assassins and subscribed to their podcast - which expands to over 50 episodes! DnB from Canada's West coast. Nothing gets me going like a collective of top-tune purveyors. The amount of talented DJs and producers west of the Great Lakes is phenomenal!

Outside of Canada's capital of commercialism (Toronto,) there's an organic rhythm to the sounds of the Underground. Aside from the weeklies in Toronto that pack the house, here out West it is a much more dedicated, hard-working group of fanatics. Expect a lot more Western Canadian beats from us!!

Such a smashing set:

Sauve Assassins Presents:
#51 - Whitness & Turntable (Right Click)
01. Break - All Around [Symmetry]
02. Ray Charles - Hit The Road (DnB Bootleg) [White]
03. Shy FX - Bambaata (Break rmx) [Digital Soundboy]
04. The Upbeats - Tear Down [Ganja-Tek]
05. Ewun - Take That rmx [Evol Intent]
06. Kid Cudi vs Crookers - Day n Night (TC rmx) [Data]
-Whitness-
06. Hoax - Krunk Step [Dropbeat]
07. Die + Clipz - Work It Out [Audio Zoo]
08. Calibre + MC Fats - Neighbourhood [Liq-weed Ganja]
09. Friction + Logistics - Sin City [Valve]
10. Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe (Urban Legendz rmx) [White]
11. Hoax - You Can Change Me [Drop Beat]
-Turntable-
12. Kenny Ken - Murder You [Monitor]
13. Barrio Kats - Tequilimbre [Planet Blend]
14. Filthy Dirty Rich feat Anjelai vs. G-enetic - Second Skin [Emotif]
15. Shannon Swain - Let Me Down (Ben Sage rmx) [Disturbed]
16. Highland Hustlers - Black + Gold [Scam]
17. Roni Size feat. Die + Hollie G - Shoulder to Shoulder [V]
18. Bad Company UK - Planet Dust [Prototype]
19. Deja Gambino feat. Beyonce + Collie Buddz - Ring The Alarm Relick [Rude Bwoy Plastic]
20. Nosliw - Immer Wieder Horen (Bassface Sascha + Franksen rmx) [Have-A-Break]
21. Sizzla vs. UB40 - Red Wine To Gaze (Jiggy rmx) [Bootleg]
22. Supercat - Too Greedy rmx [Relick Brothers]

DEEPS

Living in the Kootenay Mountains of British Columbia, Deeps masters genre blending and bass bending mixes. Crunky basslines, mash ups, breaks, dub, DnB, and a whole host of tunes perfected for the club and dub lovers.

A mix that has been getting regular play by me,
Gutter Beats Vol. 2 (Right Click,) is a clash of Hip Hop, House, Breaks, Mash Ups and remixes. Some dandy old tracks with a fresh club taste.




More mixes HERE

I'm Searching for Water...

A short and beautiful festival set from the legendary Carl Craig, who is so old school he hasn't a proper web page.

HQ in the lower right allows for higher-def video if you choose.

Hatiras Presents - KID MASSIVE

01. Stop Playing With My Mind (Dub Mix) - Daniel Bovie feat. Roy Rox
02. All We Need (Out Of Office Dub) - Da Groove Doctors
03. Music Is The Answer (Aspin & Dipace Mix) - Kid Massive feat. Elliotte
04. Mathematics (Pash Dub Mix) - Jochen Pash
05. The Comeback Of The Hero - Darbruck & Klein
06. 24 Hours (Funkagenda Remix) - Seamus Haji
07. The Best Thing (TV Rock Remix) - Hook & Sling
08. Any Noise - Chuckie
09. Release Yo Self (Dons Remix) - Roger Sanchez
10. Spatulina (Nice7 Mix) - Daley Padley & Nick Bridges
11. Neon Lights - Kid Massive

DOWNLOAD (click-through link)

Kid Massive

Stephen Colbert's Personal Remix

History of Donk

! I have a pretty crate full of Donk. Shhhh... It's DONK!


WATCH THE OTHER PARTS

Production Note

Noisia creates some deep basslines with wax paper. Simple method with a tonne of impact.

Headshotboyz

DOWNLOAD >> Crutch Mixtape Feb 2009 by the Headshotboyz. Funky, bumpy, Crux and Electro-fied. A pile of pimp material is this fun mix.

• 01. Buraka Som Sistema - Yah! feat. Petty
• 02. Wolfgang Gartner - For The Love Of Girls
• 03. Lost Daze - Jump Flex feat. T.O.K. & BL (Vanilla Gorilla Remix)
• 04. Stupid Bastard - Hype Up
• 05. Shinichi Osawa - Push (Tronik Youth Remix)
• 06. Ron Carroll - Bump To Dis (Bart B More & Bingo Players Remix)
• 07. Steve Angello - Gyspy (Daagard & Morane Remix)
• 08. Headshotboyz - Detector/Tellemgood Dirty Dutch Vox
• 09. Scott Cooper & Andy George - Jump & Twist
• 10. Wolfgang Gartner - Hook Shot
• 11. Rudenko - Everybody
• 12. His Majesty Andre - Peep Thong
• 13. Neon - Ship In Ship (Hatiras Remix)
• 14. Headshotboyz - Thar
• 15. ZXX & Paul AnthonyJiberish

Much thanks to Fried My Little Brain, a source of quality media.

Atomic Hooligan

Most likely the next show I attempt to make it out to will be for Atomic Hooligan. Click their link to visit their MySpace which has a bunch of goodies, free downloads, a MiniMix, and tonnes of video.

With such control of the decks it appears February 27th's BASSIC event at Sumo Lounge could be a fantastic night. Bump this 2 PART set!

Atomic Hooligan @ Blacklight Prom -Part 1

Atomic Hooligan @ Blacklight Prom -Part 2

Kay Pettigrey - The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

Cute rendition of the Fresh Prince theme by Kay Pettigrey - a Grade 7 student in Toronto. Pleasant vocals that made my Saturday, in mellow tone that I've grown to love recently.



Enjoy! The dance tunes will come in time, there has not been anything exceptional to come my way in a bit- though I haven't searched hard since I've been working harder. 12 hour days in the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, riding public transit, and drinking tea from water bottles.

Hydroplaning Dolphins

The BBC always has interesting documentaries. Perhaps its the narration or the pan-flute still in use from the Middle Ages that makes the videos so appealing, but in any case these dolphins are evolution in perspective.

Best International Group

- Born on old school computers in Angola, Kuduro genre is low-tech, high-energy lower West African dance music driven on free samples, cracked software, and percussive patterning. -

Buraka Som Sistema are a collective of old-world and new-world technologies and cross-border recording and vocal artists. Mainly based in Lisbon, Portugal, the flavour of Kuduro meets HiFi equipment and many Angolan migrants in the suburbs and the city itself. Add in production skills from M.I.A. and king of Kuduro DJ Znobia, plus Angolan MCs, - and this cross-border sound cult is the only true international group fit for the title.

Watch this great interview from XLR8R TV when BSS were in the US for the first time.




Black Diamond is the full debut album from Buraka Som Sistema which they're touring currently.
Here's the intense video the first released single Sound of Kuduro which saw a big range of producers and vocal talent. Plus, check out the dancing - The kids got moves!



As for their sound - check out these two very different mixes created some great zines. DJ'd rather than live, the mixes sample Buraka Som Sistema's progressive sounds and include a bit of outside material.

theFader Mixtape

Pitchfork Media Mixtape


Both links follow to the original posts and come with tracklistings. Even as a pale Canadian the warm bass and upbeat rythems get played quite often. I probably watched that documentary 20 or 30 times while writing this post, and would have put more effort into it had I not gotten sick. But in any way, watch Buraka Som Sistema and other international collaborative groups. They're bringing music from shadowed cultures and forefronting it to wide audiences with some of the best vocalists (Sabarosa's annunciation is wild!) and production men and women without the need of borders, aside from cultural differences. But spice up the cold months and get ready to shake! BSS is truly an international act.

Kalemba/Wegue, Wegue - great live performance turned music video for their 2nd single which is #2 on the Portuguese charts at the time of writing.


PS. Happy Birthday to the late Bob Marley! <3 One Love!

Hannah Holland - SHAKE IT UP ft Mama

New release from Hannah Holland and Batty Bass Records. Catch more this Spring when the full shops up and running!
Personally, I think her skills are gonna claim 2009. Just my picks.

BEST PODCAST - Batty Bass Radio

Timing and taste is everything for this award! People crave good, upfront music and the efforts to release one mini-mix a month won this award. Not only that, if you manage to download all the casts you'll see the development of a truly unique sound called Batty Bass.



Today, Hannah Holland has released the 13th edition of
Batty Bass Radio << Click to Subscribe!

Hannah's Bastard Batty Bass podcast blends the latest & greatest underground club tunes into pre-event hype. Representing her monthly club's flavour, the 20-or-so minute cast is perfect for myPods. Thousands tune into the sound of wobbly head-bobbing bass - expansive and inclusive of many genres: a bit of Techno and House, Progressive, NY Garage, Baile Funk, B'More, Jungle, and the environmental depths of Dub-Step. It has even been ranked in the Top 5 subscriptions on Podbean - climbing past 100,000 other casts!!

The ferocious sound-sisters Hannah Holland, Mama Shamone, and MC Chickaboo blast patrons with street smashers and quirky MCing, in an environment of creative and clashing culture. Batty Bass' two years of monthlies have made the first Thursday of the month a must-do on London UK's club calendar.

Outside the monthly, miss Holland is regularly called up to the decks at the infamous Bugget Out parties and has taken her skills to such clubs as London's Fabric, Ibiza's Space and Manumission, the great Exit Festival in Serbia, and more recently traveling down-under. The tuned unique sounds of Batty Bass have reached a global audience.

Any North American promoters that want to drown their crowd in bassy-sound, Hannah is looking for bookings in June~ish 2009.
DJ Booking info in right column.

OUR PREVIOUS POSTS (full of media and links to articles and .mp3s) also make her the Most Blogged on RiotRiotRiot, though she didn't have to try hard there. We love ya HH!.. <3

Join the podcast and sync it to your device! Episodes 4, 7, 11, and 12 are our most played (I'd know more if I hadn't reinstalled iTunes.

Kap Bambino - French Indie Thrashers

Charging out of Bordeaux, France, Kap Bambino powered through 2008 with intense vocals from Caroline Martial and electro-thrash mixes from the hands of Orion Bouvier. Their full throttle performance meets independent spirit and the pair have been touring their show through the global underground all year. At the same time they have been releasing tracks on their fully hands-on label, WWILKO - including all artwork and recordings.

Sample their material and bold quirk:

LIVE Performance and Interview with Dazed Digital


And if you start this video as the one above is ending then you should get a seamless mix into

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The Ting Tings UPDATE

The video is back up! Earlier today the new video for the US release of That's Not My Name had errors with sound/video sync. Although embeds are disabled you can catch the video on YouTube!

The Ting Tings are the Breakthrough Artists of 2008

Playing and pushing their performances for two years since their debut at 2007 Glastonbury Festival on BBC's Introductory stage, The Ting Tings played massive sold out shows, toured the world, and are now being recognised for their astounding, seemingly simplistic efforts. One of the most posted and exciting journeys to watch. We knew the UK duo would reach the masses in 2009, and now releasing a redone video for That's Not my Name, they are certainly the breakthrough artists from start and onwards. Best in 2009!

Post Posting Script: As expected the video was removed two hours after its release. This is just our ability to get the goods before others. In replacement I've sampled some of my favourite vids (that I can get in my territory) below:

Great DJ


We Walk - LIVE at Toronto's Mod Club


Shut Up and Let Me Go - LIVE @ Radio 1's Big Weekender

West Coast Canadian DubStep

Hands down! This bassy award goes to DJ Cure for his work with Aufect Recordings, his local promotion work, and his talents behind the decks. You can read more about Cure, and download this chunky and grimey mix that sealed the deal:

DJ Cure - Stimulus Simulus
STREAM or DOWNLOAD (Link)

Praise the Roof - We Have Closure!

Andy C droppin' Pendulum and MC GQ on the mic - the Holy Ghost meme gets an early award for syncing the F out of those revivalists!

Canadian LIVE Breakbeat Hardcore

These guys are a band and the track Kill Bella Donna is my favourite, possibly only 7". There are more 7"s I want, but I'm not paying customs. So sneak them in when you get here ;)
Dirty, raunchy smash-lyrics.
Belladonnakillz - Kill Bella Donna (Panacea Remix)

VV Brown - L.E.A.V.E.

Official video for VV's new single - available March 2nd.