Ride With It

As the snow starts to fall outside I turn the heating up a couple of notches and dream of sunnier shores. Christmas is fast approaching, the time to stay indoors and relax amongst and good beat or two. I've chucked together a rather mismatch batch of house and downtempo tunes for your listening and downloading pleasure. Amongst these is Nicolas Jaar's warped remix of Billy Jean a must have for all fans of Jaar's slow and pulsating sound.

Jaar's first full LP should be coming out at the beginning of 2011 so keep eyes peeled. Enjoy the tracks

Michael Jackson - Billy Jean (Nicolas Jaar Remix)

André Lodemann - Dark Edge (Dairmount and Berardi Dub)

Joel Alter - Ride With Me Feat. Eric D Clark

51 Days - Feels So High (The Countach Edit)

The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Power Of Love (Om Unit's 5am Dub)

jossa x

Seams

With a background in guitar music and it's production it is no coincidence that James Welch's (Seams) music has the clean and organic feel that so many producers crave to have associated with their music. It helps that he uses a cassette dictaphone to capture field recordings which he then uses in his songs. His release on London based recording label Pictures consists of tracks which use the recordings made over a summer spent in Berlin. If you visit his soundcloud you can have a listen to Nightcycles which uses snippets of sound from a night time bike ride through the city.

He's exciting young producer with a fresh perspective on music production, context is important to him...

“As I don’t write songs with words, recreating moods and experiences is much more what I’m about I guess. There is still a meaning behind the music, it’s just slightly less literal. When people told me they listened to “Nightcycles” when riding their bikes at night, that totally was a win for me.”

Seams - Hung Markets

Nightcycles + RMXS by seams

Seams makes an interesting strain of electronica and is surely one to be watched...

Jossa x

Solar Funk

Kyle Hall is now widely known as one of the best young talents in Detroit music. This brilliant slab of shuffling beats, funky synths and warped vocals is testament to that fact. If one were to come up with some kind of over the top genre name for this kind of music it would go along the lines of cosmic jazz funk...

Kyle Hall - Solar Funk

From a Detroit citizen proper, to a German whose name stands as a tribute to the influence that music from the Michigan city has had on him. I've posted many times about Motor City Drum Ensemble but there never seems a point to stop. This young and very talented producer has had countless releases that have blown people away. This remix of Caribou's "Leave House" is deep vocal heavy beauty. A nice heavy bass line and tinny drums are fused together to create what I consider to one of the best remixes of Caribou around.

Caribou - Leave House (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)

Danish Kenton Slash Demon had one of the best releases of 2009 in Khattabi. This is a track off a recent release called Sun. Very nice rolling bass line and snappy beat is complimented by great vocals and sampling. Check out their Myspace and the video for this track it's great.

Kenton Slash Demon - Matter

Jossa

Pelski Presents @ Counter Culture

I have not been posting a lot recently. The lack of internet at my flat and the rigours of the 3rd year of university have made it hard to update regularly.

Nevertheless, I have to turn your attention towards this event. It is not to be missed. A stellar line up in an amazing venue just south of the river. Jackmode, the Berlin based booking and management agency have teamed up the Pelski boys to create a night of tribal infused house mayhem.

Room 1: Jackmode

Christian Martin (Turbo / Dirtybird)

Zombie Disco Squad (Made To Play)

Solo(Deadfish)

Room 2: Pelski Presents

Round Table Knights (Made To Play / Dirtybird)

Midland (Aus / Phonica)

Mr Sold Gold & Park Ranger (Trouble Vision)

Booking a ticket in advance would be very wise as the queue will be of the large variety. Here is a link to the Resident Advisor page.

To get a snippet of a taste of what is to be expected from the dj's on the night. Here is Midland's fantastic remix of Caribou and an exclusive mix by the Round Table Knights

Caribou - Sun (Midland Re-edit)

Round Table Knights - Autumn Mix

Event details: Counter Culture, 7-9 Crucifix Lane,

London Tube station: London Bridge

Saturday November 6th 2010

10.00 til Late

With some amazing dj's and producers on show it will be a great night of bouncy tropical/tribal infused house and tech house.

Make sure you book your ticket and head down, and download the free tunes...

Jossa

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Deadfish! Returns

I am excited and happy, while sitting here (taking full advantage of my universities free internet). It's about that time when the Deadfish boys are back. For those of you who went to any of the old Family and Friends nights at Public Life you will surely have experienced the joyful atmosphere and fantastic housey beats on offer. I would like to think that Mowgli and Solo need no introduction at all. The london based Italians have been making fresh tech/house, midget beats since the tail end of 2008. Deadfish has turned into one of the most respected underground record labels in the capital with some very exciting artists on their roster, Camel, Tom Flynn to name a few....

Guaranteed good times at a new venue in Dalston. And what is more this night is FREE ENTRY. It's a bit like christmas has come early really. CHECK FLYER ABOVE FOR DETAILS......

MOWGLI - September 2010 Mix - DF podcast 09/10 by DeadFish audio

Camel - Akin

Layo & Bushwacka - Love Story (Solo Bootyleg)

Absolute classic bouncer from Solo

Make sure you make it down...

Jossa

Midland Fact Mix

Midland is going to blow up at the tail end of this year I feel. A friend and collaborator of Ramadanman, there has already been notable success earlier on in the year when the two released Your Words Matters on AUS. Midland himself then released Play the Game on Phonica Records a brilliant four track ep which really bored out his own sound. Originally he started out dj-ing Drum and Bass around Leeds, but after a self imposed i-pod ban during a holiday he came back to concentrate on making slower music.

He makes brilliant house and techno often with a rigid beat accompanied by vocal samples and snippets. Maybe corresponding to living with Ramadanman or just because of a good knowledge and love of music, there is a striking influence on his music from the deeper, more experimental forms of dubstep.

This mix done for Fact Magazine is bursting full of unreleased goodies from the man himself, including beautiful re workings of Boards of Canada and Caribou. All together a fantastic mix of house, techno and downtempo....he is definitely one to watch out for

FACT MIX MIDLAND

1. Boards of Canada – Corsair - Warp (Hyde park field recording)
2. Matthew Dear - Honey - Ghostly International
3. Midland feat. Anywayawana – Hub – Unreleased
4. Al Green – Truth n time – The Right Stuff Records
5. Space Dimension Controller – BBD Alignment – Royal Oak
6. Boards of Canada – Olson – Warp (Midland Re Edit – FACT Version)
7. Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy (Nellee Hooper Instrumental Remix – Midland Rearrangement) – Wild Bunch
8. Ron Deacon – Untitled B2 – Workshop
9. Rainer Trueby – Ayers Rock – White
10. Loot – Dollkraut – Doppelschall Records
11. Washed Out – You’ll see (Midland Re- edit) – Unreleased
12. Roberto Rodruigez – I Got – Forthcoming Fina Records
13. Archie Bronson Outfit – Chunk (6th borough project remix) – Domino
14. El Txef A – She Kissed Me first (Minilogue Hypno Remix) – Forthcoming Hypercolour
15. Mathias Kaden – Kawaba (Dj Koze’s Kosi-san Remix) – Vakant
16. Adultnapper & Big Bully – Low point on high ground – Simple Records
17. Sideshow – Scary Biscuits (John Tejada Remix) – Aus Music
18. Midland – Dead Eyes – Forthcoming This is Music
19. Terrence Dixon (Arnaud Le Texier remix) – Change – Children of Tomorrow
20. Ramadanman & Appleblim – Void 23 – Forthcoming Aus Music
21. Midland – Shelter – Forthcoming Aus Music
22. Kerri Chandler – Fortran (Argys Legendary Bonus Beats) – Deeply Rooted House
23. Caribou – Sun (Midland Remix) – Unreleased

Jossa

Shigeto

If it's Dilla-esque beats you like than Shigeto is the man to look out for. Great similarities can be drawn between the two I feel. At the same time I feel comparisons can be drawn between everybody's favourite Glaswegian, Hudson Mowhawke, and Shigeto. The skipyness of the beats, the use of sampling and beat driven rhythm sections, and the way he layers and textures his production is amazing.

He's signed to Ghostly International and all his work can be found on Beatport. Well worth Checking out...

Shigeto - I Love You - Original Mix

Shigeto - Conversations - Orignial Mix

Ana Caravelle - Black Canyon (Shigeto's As I Inhale Mix)

Shigeto - Bitter Sweet

Jossa