Archive for June, 2009
Louie Fresco has . . . “Attention Deficit Disorder!”
by Natry on Jun.25, 2009, under Top 5
. . . GOD gave us music, so we PLaYED; Grandmaster Master Flash gave us the mix, so we MiXED; DiSCO ViLLAiNS have given us M*sH UP, and you WILL D.A.N.C.E. !:!:! . . .
CHECK - LUDACRIS ~ MOVE B*TCH (DiSCO ViLLAiNS REMiX) - Possibly, NO! apologies = DEFINITELY, one of my top trax.
always trying to get an INsight into the people bringing us THE sounds of THE music Land, Muzik Snob got hold of Louie Fresco from the one and only : DiSCO ViLLAiNS : to feel the FiBRe of his FaBRiC . . . .
- “Put yourself out there in three words.”
>>> “Attention Deficit Disorder.”
- “What is your personal motto?”
>>> “Let’s get social, bitch!”
- “You guys have M*SH’d up such a diversity of artists, from Justice to Wu-tang Clan, from Ludacris to Gorrillaz. Which has been your favourite and WHO’s up next?”
>>> “I’d say Luda… but I love how the crowd reacts to the We Are Your Friends remix everytime.. I’m only taking official remixes now, I’m doing some remixes for Edwin Van Cleef, All Leathers, Tommie Sunshine, and many others, but when I have some free time I would like to collabo with Gigi Barocco.”
- “If you were a tune, what would you be?”
>>> “Duel of the Fates from Star Wars.”
- “Who is your TOP Movie and Cartoon Villain?”
>>> “BrickTop from Snatch… I love the Muttley, the dog from Wacky Racers… we share the same laugh…”
- “cracking answers Louie, thanks again and keep ‘em massive REMIXES coming!!!! . . . . (check out the full Q&A @ Muzik Snob)
enjoyED all ’round me thinks . . . .
Holy Shit! Vol. 1 + AngelBreaks.co.uk Launch Party + Remixes of Kidda’s New Single!
by Adam on Jun.24, 2009, under Downloadables, Events, News
We’re rather excited to say that the official launch party for this very website is only two days away! Featuring Kidda, Baobinga and Leatherhead rocking the decks from 9pm til 3.
Check out the full details HERE!
To celebrate, we’re making the inaugural ‘Holy Shit!’ mix available to download today. Mixed by our chief-resident and co-Dictator Mr. AngelBreaks, it’s a breaks-tinged electro romp, all the way to ragga-town and back. There’s even some porn in there towards the end.
Download it here! Holy Shit! Vol. 1, Mixed by Mr. AngelBreaks. Click below for the full tracklist…
Club review: Hidden Pleasures: Crisis @ Cargo
by Sofi on Jun.23, 2009, under Events, Reviews
Given the clandestine tone of this gig, I did feel like I was participating in a spoiling night of surreptitious gluttony, lapping up Britain’s hottest dance and D n B acts of which I, and the 100-strong crowd, left Cargo coyly licking our bass-smattered chops.
What’s more, given the sparse number of spectators and the whole of Cargo to romp around in, the acts also felt free to chill and mix with us particularly fortunate punters, of which I have to admit that the MC from Chase + Status is exceptionally charming.
Simian Mobile Disco - Audacity of Huge (HD Video!)
by Adam on Jun.22, 2009, under Downloadables, News
Evening chaps. I decided to take a brief break from rocking back and forth in the dark, crying, to point you towards this little stab of magnificence provided by Simian Mobile Disco. By now we’ve all heard a fair portion of their new LP, but a new development has arisen in the form of a lovely new HD video for new single ‘Audacity of Huge’ featuring Chris Keating. I won’t bore you with the grisly details of either the track, nor the odd rash that has appeared near my left nipple (It’s shaped like Lithuania!). Instead, I will simply post the video, which has it’s definition level set to high. Especially good news if your “bands” happen to be “broad”.
I’ve resized the video to fit this blog, you’ll have to click it to receive it’s full girth.
A MAD DECENT thing for them to have done.
by Tom on Jun.22, 2009, under Reviews
Buraka Som Sistema - Sound of Kuduro
If you have seen me DJ recently or even if you have been within a half-mile radius of me, you will have heard me playing and shouting about Buraka Som Sistema. They are an electro outfit hailing from Portugal and they have been celebrated for their innovations in the “progressive kuduro” movement.
Kuduro is a form of music that originated in Angola but has since taken a foothold in Lisbon. It is an energetic, upbeat and danceable music that was hybridised out of African percussion, Calypso and Soca rhythms, and European electronica. Even its name is a composite, referencing both an Angolan dialect, but also meaning “stiff bottom” in Portuguese. This definition draws more parallels with the world dance cultures of Hip-hop and Dancehall. This genre is transcendent, sprawling and culturally diverse. Vivian Host, in her essay ‘The New World Music,’ even cites Daft Punk as an inspirational force.
