Future Beats

Seeing as one half of Two Gold Bricks is sunning it up in Spain this week (lucky fuck), we thought it’d be a good idea to do a joint post with Joe Morris (Let Yourself Go) in his absence. It’s a bit like your standard music post, BUT LOADS BETTER.

I can’t stop listening to submerse at the moment, whether it’s in the morning when I’ve just got up or when I’m about to go to sleep. These two tracks are my favourite on his soundcloud, with Seven Times standing out, I think the vocals from Leona Lewis are freaking dope.

Submerse & Resketch - Seven Times by submerse

Tokyopop! by submerse

This aint bad either:

Price - Contempt For All Humankind (Submerse Remix) by submerse

When I was in San Fran all i listened to was Kastle’s March Promo mix, recently I’ve felt I’ve needed some more of Kastle’s delight, and I’ve been graced with Kastle’s Essential Mix. Been listening to this a lot recently, this mix is perfect for a 10 mile cycle home drunk; it has chilled out tracks and beats that make you want to go super fast.

Kastle’s Essential Mix (right-click to save)

Shlohmo’s latest EP landed in my iTunes late last month, and I pretty much ignored it for a while, not really giving it a listen. Stumbled back across it the other day on shuffle, and it’s so so so good. Some of the tracks, namely the Teeth remix, are a bit much; but the rest of the album is fucking dope. Naps is by far my favourite, with it’s slow groove, interrupted by a dark beat towards the end of the track. Brilliant.

Shlohmo – Camping EP

Oh shit then.

Tricycle Express

Mr. Oizo & Gaspard Auge – Tricycle Express

Big Boi – Royal Flush (f/ Raekwon & Andre 3000) [right-click to save]

Summer Street Festival

The spotlight is on Digbeth, Birmingham this saturday as the biggest nights including Bigger than barry, Face, WAX:ON, Atomic Jam and Gutter Skank are about to cause some carnage at the Summer Street Festival. Having attended the electric carnival a few months back, I can't even begin to explain how mad things get. You'd be a fool to miss out.

SATURDAY, JULY 3RD

RIVA STARR

EROL ALKAN

FAKE BLOOD

BREAKAGE

JAMES RUSKIN

MARK BROOM

REBOOT

CHRIS FINKE

NICK CURLY

JAKWOB

Entry: 7PM - 4PM £20 & tickets can be purchased on ticketsellers.

Crooks & Lovers

3 weeks no until the release of Mount Kimbie’s debut album, and after having a sneaky little listen to it, we’re hotly anticipating its full release on July 19th. On first listen, the album is almost unidentifiable; 

familiarity only sustained through Mount Kimbie's trademark percussive blips, however their typically downtempo melodies have been replaced by a pacier, more unorthodox flow.

Bonus Track: Major Lazer x La Roux – Quicksand (featuring Amanda Blank)

In reach

Down to our last exams now and the summer holiday seems only just around the corner. Sunshine, beaches, bbq's, fruity cocktails, ice cold beers, English sunburns, skimpy bikini's, horny bitches, mega festivals and all day/all night partying. Damn, lets start it of with some bangers from VHYCE and Mowgli to get you more hype George Osborne taking away benefits!

Sweat it out! is the Australian label who seem to have dominated all Oz's talent with releases from some of the heaviest names including Edu K, Act Yo Age, Oh Snap!, Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP. Their latest release is 'VOIVODINE (HA HA HO HEY)' by VHYCE. Say no more, its a tech house family feast with tropical twinges and had us screaming summer vibes. Two tracks; 'Voivodine (Ha Ha Ho Hey)' & 'Basement Horns' with remixes from  Yolanda Be Cool, Femme En Fourrure and Rainbows of Death. Romanian chopped vocals, chime synths and even some Major Lazer style snare samples; what's not to enjoy? Femme En Fourrure's version is a minimalistic track which uses the same vocals but over a much deeper groove. 

Voivodine (Ha Ha Ho Hey) - VHYCE

Voivodine (Ha Ha Ho Hey) (Femme En Fourrure remix) - VHYCE

Basement Horns (Yolanda Be Cool remix) - VHYCE

Mowgli really has been baffling his fans, including us. He seems to change his style frequently, but with his latest single 'We think it's cool' we say fair play. Bar the phasers and the synths its almost a basic original sophisticated house track with its jazz elements including that dope as fuck tena saxophone. Don't be a fool and miss out on this Deadfish release!

What you think it's cool (original mix) - Mowgli

To finish,  RTK's latest ep 'Cut to the top'. This will take a hell of a lot to challenge the previous 'Calypso' ep which seemed to have excited the whole of the house music scene back a few months ago. The two tracks 'Cut to the top' & 'Stomper' released on made to play are on sale over at Beatport.

 MTP031 Round Table Knights - Cut To The Top - 'Cut To The Top feat. Reverend Beat-Man' by Made to Play 

 MTP031 Round Table Knights - Cut To The Top - 'Stomper' by Made to Play 

Kiwi/Toadstool

Goldbrickin' as usual, we've got something slightly fancy from Para One. 'Kiwi/Toadstool' is his latest addition to his successful chain of jackin' electronic house whatever the fuck you want to call it. With two new tunes: 'Kiwi' and 'Toadstool', you can expect to be making some abnormal movements at your local disco. Remixed by some of the our personal favourites; Noob, Jesse Rose and Tony Sengshore, you really should get to know. 

Bass guitar riffs, clicks and euphoric synths with a echoed whistle; it looks like Para One has had some serious fun in the studio creating this masterpiece.

Kiwi - Para One

Noob has gotten his grubby little fingers on it, pulled it apart and turned it into something naughty. If you're a fan of Noob already, you will understand how he's left his trademark midget sound on this banger.

Kiwi (Noob Remix) - Para One

The second track on the album 'Toadstool' diverges into a different sound but we like it, even though Jesse Rose does make it raw as fuck.

PARA//LLEL

Calling all Londoners! Don't miss out on East London's latest electronic fetish 'Parallel', bringing the best vibes, alongside notoriously good acts including previously; Kaino, Rob Small, Toni D and Lee Foss! If  that still doesn't meet your needs, the team will always deliver you the most outrageous visuals and destroy your soul with a Funktion one system. The Residents; Ryan Winters and Wesley Razzy are the ambitious two who seem to be one step ahead in the game.

FRIDAY, JUNE 11th

SASCHA DIVE 

(DEEP VIBES/OSLO/CECILLE)

RYAN WINTERS 

(BIOLOGIC/TILT/PARALLEL)

WESLEY RAZZY 

(RYTHMATIC/PARALLEL)

ENTRY:10:00pm - 03:00am (last entry 01:00am)

£5 (Early tickets or Concessions)

£10 Standard Ticket

Email full names to ryanwinters@live.co.uk for concessions.

 Sun (ryan winters remix) - Caribou by ryanwinters 

Free 320kbps download!

General Patton

Less than a month til the release of 'Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty', and another leak, enjoy.

Big Boi - General Patton

Lazy day

 

Always appreciate those times where you end up sitting on your backside doing sweet fuck'all; skipping through music channels to find something worth listening to. Avoiding Cliff Richard and Dolly Parton on Magic I came across  Born Ruffians latest video of 'What to say', not just an amazing track, but also epic video directed by Jared Raab. Born Ruffians released their fourth album 'Say It' on Warp Records on 31st of May last month. A real fresh sound from a band I'd totally forgotten about since their past classic 'Hummingbird'. 

Born Ruffians - Say it

Couldn't argue that Warp haven't released some unheard of talent and The Hundred in the Hands are a prime psychedelic example with their ep 'This Desert' including their latest release of 'Tom Tom'. With her angelic' sounding voice over some intense acidic toms there is more than enough to pull you into a state of tranquility.

 

Réactualiser

Not had a lot of time on our hands recently due to exams and work, and we've noticed there's been a distinct lack of music posted of late; so to make up for a few barren weeks, here are a few tracks that we like at the moment...

First up is a club classic remixed by tribal pioneer Mowgli. The original 'It Just Won't Do' was big back in 2002, and we all remember the video; Mowgli just made it that bit better.

Just Won't Do (Mowgli remix) - APDW vs Tim Deluxe ft. Sam Obernik

Been meaning to post something about xxxy for a while now, but haven't got round it. xxxy released a split EP (along with Ike Release) earlier this month on his label Infrasonics. Contrasting Ike Release's austere and serious sound, xxxy moves in a slightly different, more playful direction with 'Know You', whilst maintaining a similar enough sound to cohere with the rest of the tracks on the EP. Sort of beat you just can't help but nod to. 

Know You - xxxy

This ain't half bad either:

  Xxxy - Fela!! by xxxy

  

James Blake's latest release 'CMYK' was one we were anticipating ever since we wrapped our ears around 'The Bells Sketch EP' back in February. Blake returns with an atypically upbeat track, yet with the characteristically unpredictable melody we now come to expect from him. No download as of yet, so you'll have to make do with this:

The Bells Sketch - James Blake