Sorry for the lack of posts recently, I am literally in the clouds! I have escaped London for a couple weeks but due to my intense altitude internet is a little bit harder to come by than i thought!
I havent got any of my tunes so im afraid your gonna have to rely on some good old fashioned Youtube buzzness!
Seeing as i'm in italy I thought I would rep Italian producer Gigi Barocco whos tech-house sounds have been keeping me going while I have been hidden away from the world.
A lil' cheeky electro tune mc competition that HypeMan-Sage entered and got through!! unfortunately the people he recorded it with deleted the file and its all being waited to be done again...long
So last Friday Sly Fly were invited to drop a couple beats at Londons lovebox festival. We duly obliged and invited SOME and Vagabondz residents Slugz & Boyson down for a little beat battle. Hosted as always by Hype Man Sage.
There were LOADS more pictures but as we were drinking alot of free beer most of the shots are totally out of focus... Heres the best.
So we thought we would be pretty current on Sly Fly today and feature one of the acts announced as a nominee in this years Mercury Music Prize. Foals
Lucky for us this gives us a great excuse to drop some exclusive Sly Fly remix's of Foals single 'This Orient'
We got asked to remix this single about 4 months ago but Warner Brothers ended up going with another mix. We had to hold off releasing these mixes for a while but now they are yours to play loud and enjoy!
First up we have our boy Bangatang. His productions just getting better and better and he has just finished his first E.p which will be dropping on the Sly Fly record label in October. You might have seen Bangatang's other Foals remix floating around the blogs. In case you havent we have also added it below.... Enjoy
Next up we got one of our SOME and Sly Fly faves George Lenton. Check back to an older post we did about Georgy boy to hear one of his amazing mix's. His version of the song was more chilled than his epic dj sets but still as amazing.
We changed thing up with the next remix, went for a bit of a electro house vibe with production being taken care of by the Wall Street Riots Social Society. The west london rock band have a couple of similar mix's out as they work on their first full length album thats currently in production.
So the word on the street is that the first ever dubstep album to go to number 1 is only around the corner...... Magnetic Man are smashing things right now and look like their decision to release a record with a major label is paying off.
We have all sat back recently and watched the meteoric rise of dubstep. 2 years ago we would be talking about dubstep and get a look of confusion from whoever we were talking to. Now things are different. Everyone wants in!
This is both a good thing and a bad thing for the genre. With popularity comes a larger choice, more dj's playing more nights in more cities. Those of us who like loud, dark rooms to watch our fave dj's in cant complain about that.
Leading the way in the production stakes has to be the 'Nicest Man in Dubstep', Benga.
A regular at SOMEnight I cant really say a bad word about the man. Check out a couple of his productions above and below.
My name is Ruaraid Achilleos, AKA Coolhandluke, a Slyfly and S.O.M.E. DJ for many moons now and avid reader of this blog. I am now going to start a regular post of my own on here full of tunes that make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and perhaps even some which turn the stomach. As its Monday (just about) I have decided to name this inaugural post the spectacularly imaginative: ‘Music On Monday’. . .
First up I've posted a little number of my own limited production skills. Full 320k alton road mashed potato. Bisto anyone?
After seeing Mark Ronson recently, I was reminded of this 90’s gem by Organized Konfusion ft the evergreen Q-Tip, from their 1994 album ‘Stress: The Extinction Agenda’. A fine slice of summer straight from the golden age.
Gella, nominated this year for Breakthrough Producer at Breakspoll, is carving out a niche for himself merging elements of breaks and garage. ‘Twinkle‘, featuring excellent vocal accompaniment from the legendry MC Spyda, is the standout track, although Baobinga must also take credit for this top trumps remix. Take a bow son, take a bow.
Next up is a spot of bigroom dubs from The Boogaloo Crew. Calling All Dancers finds its way into every set I play and is arguably their biggest tune to date. At the other end of the spectrum, ‘Rising Sun’ has a gorgeously seductive summery vibe and gets better and better with every listen.
After a trial separation of nearly three years since ‘Road to Zion’ (2007), Nas and Damian Marley are reportedly ‘giving it another go‘. ‘As We Enter’ is an early breakthrough. Remixes have inevitably followed from the likes of TC and Foamo, but Rack N’Ruin’s dnb offering is absolutely top draw. 03 - As We Enter (Rack N Ruin Remix) by Coolhandluke
Here is sneak preview of ZINC’s new track 'Nexx' due to be released later this month. Unfortunately this copy goes straight into the drop without the standard minimal build but you get the idea. Future club banger. DJ Zinc - NEXX by Coolhandluke
Tomb Crew have been consistently producing quality dubstep for the last couple of years but this remix of the French Fries 'Predador' is a jump into the unknown, a dancehall/carnival wobble and a prophetic vision perhaps. . . 03 Predador (Tomb Crew Remix) by Coolhandluke
And finally. . .Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs! Not sure where they’ve come from but I love everything they have released so far. The variety of their productions is staggering. Electro, techno, and garage tunes can all be found on their myspace. Go on, ‘av a butchers. Garden - T.E.E.D. by Coolhandluke
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