It's the Supersound

Finally went through my inbox from the last week, not exactly the most popular stuff. It's kind of the whole point of this type of post, so hey, give it a chance. First off is the Grandtheft remix of Walter Meego, I'm pretty sure I've posted Grandtheft in the past. Anyways, I love this original track and the remixes of it. It's a bit of a lighter remix of the track as, it didn't completely warp it into something different. It works. The Trash Yourself remix of Glasnost is a bit more club or trance, it's entering an area I'm unfamiliar with anyways, but it stuck out from the other tracks I listened to. I like I like. And lastly, the remix of Emil & Friends' Tigerstripe. It really reminds me of oldschool MSTRKRFT, which I can't get enough of. It's that dirty sound that for some reason I haven't heard in a long time.


Walter Meego - Girls (Grandtheft Remix)
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Glasnost - Come Alone (Trash Yourself Remix)
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Emil & Friends - Tigerstripe (Remix)
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More new ish from A1 Bassline, this time mixing the eff out of Frankmusik, Ghost Frequency, and Little Boots. I love how Christian instead of throwing together a half-assed remix and sending it over in some zshare link... will instead collect toegether a good half dozen solid tracks with that same familiar bassline sound we all love in that up tempo-dubstep-hybrid genre (all in ace 320 kbs bitches).

Alex Roots - Fake (A1 Bassline Remix) | download [320 kbs]

Frankmusik - Better Off As Two (A1 Bassline Remix) | download [320 kbs]

Ghost Frequency - Never Before (A1 Bassline Remix) | download [320 kbs]

Little Boots - New In Town (A1 Bassline Attack Mix) | download [320 kbs]

Little Boots - New In Town (A1 Bassline Remix) | download [320 kbs]

Chicago's 'biggest' outdoor music festival of the year (i say that in pure size only, not necessarily in anticipation) has finally announced their lineup. Three days and nights of rock, folk, indie, hip hop and electro. And well... I'd have to say its a bit underwhelming.

At least underwhelming in regards to the closing acts. No Daft Punk, no Radiohead, no Rage... just The Killers (tic). Seriously not into listening to Depeche Mode promote their new album, never liked Tool, the Killers are sell outs, Jane's Addiction hasn't been relevant in 15 years, Kings of Leon frickin played a 4pm set two years ago and are now headlining? No thanks... Beastie Boys are the only interesting ones.

But to be honest, it's never the headliners that make this festival successful. It's the day acts that makes the cost of your ticket worthwhile. And there are PLENTY of good ones this year. Out and about spread thru the three days are dozens of rock/folk/indie staples in many of your playlists. Arctic Monkeys, Crystal Castles, Fleet Foxes, Friendly Fires, Hey Champ, Passion Pit, Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective, etc.

But then there's the ever growing and ever more popular Perry's Tent (for this blogs' readers). Here you'll find some of electronica's biggest names and acts: MSTRKRFT, Simian Mobile Disco, Deadmau5, Boys Noize, Crookers, A-Trak, Bloody Beetroots, LA Riots, and a dozen more. I'll be spending most of my time here as its like our own Ultra Festival w/o the $500 plane ticket during spring break season.

[full Lolla 2009 lineup]

Hold tight - Trouble Vision are back with their fifth outing, showcasing some of the most exciting sounds in British underground dance music. Teaming up with label Dead Fish and london night Dirty Canvas, TV have put together arguably their best line-up yet, in terms of exciting names stirring up a buzz. I've already posted on Riva Starr a number of times; one of my favourite producers right now - listen to his enchanting tech-house mix here and his exceptional Laidback Luke and The Doors remixes here. Pelski [highly] recommends you check out Riva Starr's set, it's bound to be an intriguing mix of house, electro and techno. His remix of KRS-1's hip-hop classic chops that acapella allong to some rolling tech, while Vouxhall brings chunky thuds of bass (techno-heads ought to seek out Tom Green's superb remix).

One producer to really make me sit up in 2009 is Riva Starr. His weird thudding house release on Claude Von Stroke's WTF EP brought him into the lime-light in 2008, but just when everyone thought they had his sound down, he to knocked everyone's expectation sideways with an altogether different tune - but equally weird and wonderfully - the bongo-infused War Drums. My personal favourite is the criminally overlooked tech-house beauty 'Generation Noize', posted here. Whether he's crafting bouncy house beats or minimal tech, Riva Starr's one of the most exciting producers around right now.
Watch out for more mixes on the WeAreBlahBlahBlah series and subscribe to them here. Their blog's worth a peek too.

Chase & status are crossing over all kinds of music fans to their acessible brand of dubstep and drum 'n' bass, in a similar way that Pendulum populized drum 'n' bass (albeit Chase & Status did it in a more listenable fashion). Their accessible, poppy brand of the two genres provides hooks, vocal samples and alot to be relished by the non-drum'n'basser. I suppose the Skream remix of La Roux was already introducing the genres to pop fans from all over. Over the last year now it's become progressively clear that dubstep doesn't have to be meditative and serious (a la Burial). Rusko's been shredding dancefloors with his filthy dubstep bangers for some time (though I do perhaps draw the line when it comes to Rusko's latest, 'Woo Boost' - poppy, populist dubstep of the worst kind).