Monday 27 June 2011

Parkranger - Stop Making Sense Podcast


Right, it has been a while since I have done anything blog related. However this mix is worth bringing to everyone's attention. Park Ranger is a resident and promoter at Trouble Vision and he has recently turned out this mix for Stop Making Sense Festival in Croatia (12th-14th August).

It's fantastic concoction of deep house and disco, featuring tunes from some of the best labels around at present. There are a couple of unreleased bangers included, namely Lone's remix of Tensnake and Midland's reworking of Boards of Canada.


TRACKLIST:
1. Nightmares On Wax - You Wish
2. Duff Disco - I Won't Forget
3. Andi de Luxe - Boobsie Collins
4. Soho808 - Get Up Disco
5. Double hill - Everytime i go
6. Boards Of Canada - Olson (Midland Edit)
7. Thomas Bangalter - On DA Rocks
8. Tensnake - In The End (I Want You To Cry) (Lone Remix)
9. Double Hill- I Wanna Get
10. Franc Spangler - Forever A Day
11. Alexis Raphael - Spaceship
12. Jayson Brothers - Keep On Moving
13. MANIK NYC - White Motif - Shur-i-kan vs. Milton Jackson Remix
14. Unknown - The stamp is unreadable!!
15. Linkwood - Dirty Love
16. Ame Feat. AMAMPONDO- Ku Kanjani (version 1)
17. Todd Terje - Ragysh

Download it, put it on your Ipod and enjoy!

Jossa x

Tuesday 19 April 2011

Big Pelski Lineup

The Pelski boys never dissapoint. On saturday there is going to be another one of their nights in London. The Martin Brothers are dropping in and the lads have sent me over a load of goodies to give away.

First up some deats:

After the huge success of the first two Pelski vs Jackmode at Crucifix Lane (formely Counter Culture), we’re back with an even bigger lineup, headed by none other than the The Martin Brothers (AKA Justin and Christian Martin). Held in a warehouse-esque venue under London Bridge, equipped with two formidable Funktion1 soundsystems, this one’s set to go off. And the lineup’s a showcase of some of the finest jackin’ house and tech-house artists around, hailing from the biggest labels in the game: Dirtybird, Sound Pellegrino, Style Rockets and Made To Play. Room 2 will be the hosted by the upcoming label Klasse Recordings:

Room 1: Jackmode

The Martin Brothers (Dirtybird)

Nat Self (Sound Pellegrino / Mad Decent)

Hanne & Lore (Monaberry / Style Rockets / Sunset Handjob)

Pelski (YCCMP)

Charles Darkly b2b Oli Hackett (YCCMP)

Room 2: Klasse

Luca Lozano (Klasse / Dirtybird)

Mr. Ho (Klasse)

Johanna Knutsson (Klasse)

James Creed

At 7-9 Crucifix Lane, London

Tube station: London Bridge

23rd April 2011 10pm-6am




Earlybird tickets can be bought in advance for only £8, once those run out, it’ll be £10 in advance:

Check the Facebook event and Resident Advisor event.


Download all these goodies, for your listening pleasure. Direct Links

The Martin Brothers Mix, Vol. 1 (Spring 2011)


1. T. Williams – Heartbeat (Paul Woolford Rewurq) [Local Action]

2. And.ID - Erotica [Mobilee]

3. Audiofly – Fela (Davide Squillace Simple Chaos remix) [Get Physical Music]

4. Will Saul & Tam Cooper – Hi-Lo [Simple Records]

5. Jesse Rose & Martin Dawson – Nonstop (Catz 'n Dogz remix) [Made to Play]

6. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – How Far (2 Bears remix) [Greco Roman]

7. Canblaster – Jet Pack (Kry Wolf remix) [Sounds of Sumo]

8. Pimp Sessions & Soil – Pop Korn (Doc Daneeka remix) [Brownswood Recordings]

9. Kill Light – 4D [Cheap Thrills]

10. Sade – Love is Found (The Martin Brothers bootleg) [Epic Records]

11. Onur Ozer – Oval [Cocoon Recordings]

12. Terry Toner - A Walk in the Dunes (Alexi Delano remix) [Echoism]

13. Riva Starr – Jump (The Martin Brothers remix) [Snatch]

14. Scott Grooves – Mothership Reconnection (Claude VonStroke Energy Pattern remix) [Soma]

15. Marcel Knopf - Perchance to Dream [Clap Your Hands]

16. Burial – Stolen Dog [Hyperdub]


Sinnamon - Thanks To You (Johanna Knutsson Quick Fix Edit)


Donna McGhee - Make It Last Forever (Mr. Ho Edit)


Nat Self – War


Jeff Doubleu - African Drum Concert (Nat Self Remix)


Make sure you head down to this one, buy your tickets now. It looks like it's going to be roadblock so get there nice and early.....






Monday 4 April 2011

Let's Love


Keeping it short today...I am really feeling this at the moment.


And this too, although it's been around a bit longer


Last off I've got to say that although the new stuff from Lone isn't necessarily a massive step forward from his work last year, i'm really feeling it. The R&S vinyl release is a great one for the collector. One of the vinyl's comes as see-through acetate.


Here is another Lone bit, up for Download. This one is the remix of Golden Girls. It's got that same dreamlike rave vibe that all Lone tracks seem to hold.


Jossa


Wednesday 30 March 2011

Bricks

For those of you in London coming up this Friday is Bricks at CAMP by Old Street Station. Don't go being a fool and stay in on April Fools. There is a solid line up with Boddika, Scratcha DVA, Jam City and T. Williams making it an eye catching affair.

Boddika, aka one half of Instra:Mental, has been smashing it of late. His dark juke and acid influenced beats have been a highlight of 2011 so far. This tune was given out today by Scuba's label Hotflush, on which Mr Boddika has forthcoming material. It's a beast download below..


Be sure to check out Voyeur, When I Dip and Electron, they are all superb. I would head down just to see him, let alone the other people on the bill.

Scratcha DVA has done a mix exclusively for the night, here it is


Enjoy the tunes, follow the link for mix tracklist

ONLY £5 BEFORE 11pm
(£7 thereafter)

C.A.M.P (City Arts & Music Project)
70 – 74 City road
Old St (next to tube)
EC1Y 2BJ

Monday 7 March 2011

Introducing - Youandewan

Those of you who purchased or have listened to Midland's superb Bring Joy EP, will have found it hard to not hear the Youandewan remix.

It is a first class 11 minute long beast of a remix. An impressive journey of snappy house snare drums, muffled kicks and tinny hight hats paired with subtly stifled synths and glimmering vocals.


Admittedly a few months back I was sent a Youandewan track and it was lost in the maelstrom of emails that any present day journalism student receives. But I am finally getting round to posting that very tune.

With similar drum styles and patterns as the Midland remix it's another beauty. Sauntering along at a perfect 120bpm. I love this track because it reminds me of Watergate club in Berlin, the residents would start off the night playing slow and subtle tracks like this before smashing it later on.


The Leeds based producer has been receiving support from some big names, here's Skream playing one of hisdubstep influenced tracks on Rinse FM


Links to his Souncloud and to his Facebook so you can stay in the loop

Enjoy, I have been

Jossa




Tuesday 15 February 2011

The Look

Two producers very much under the radar at present are Jacques Greene and Koreless. The two are bright talents forming part of a wider group of exciting producers that the tail end of 2010 and beginning of 2011 has thrown up.















In Canadian Jacques Greene's music there is a more recognisable house influence, contrasting with the dubstep influence present in Koreless's, although two both use brilliant vocal samples and are partial to a 2step beat. There is a warm clean feeling to Koreless's style whereas Greene's tunes carry more dance floor clout.

Both of them have forthcoming releases. Check their respective soundclouds for details.















Sunday 23 January 2011

New Joy


It's looking very much like Pete O'Grady is set to kill it once again in 2011. Better known as Joy Orbison, the man behind big hits of last year Hyph Mngo and The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow. There has been a distinct switch up in his sound. Often a slower tempo has been adopted and he borrows much from the housier side of things. It is a stirring change and one that has brought him success already with a scheduled release for Hotflush. Ladywell and BB were both great tracks with a house energy and tempo, and if you choose to believe that Sicko Cell is his too then we can safely say that this year holds sizeable amounts of good vibes for him.

Friday 21 January 2011

James Fox


Londoner James Fox's production is very strong. His tunes are brilliant in their simplicity. I like the tempo and the way in which he fades in the synths, particularly in these two tracks. Ramadanman did a good remix too of his track "Put It Back". Some people rate this guy very highly, I would have to agree with them...








Tuesday 18 January 2011

Melé

Melé is a producer i'm feeling a lot. He hails from Liverpool and to me his tunes have just the right amount of influence from the grime and funky side of things.

Just about a month ago he gave away this track for free via Soundcloud

Download:


Here are some more bits. His tunes have got a good frenetic jump up vibe to them.