Mailbox Mania!

Let's take a look at what's been dropped into our mailbox in the last week or two, shall we?

First up we've got Darkartois. Originally from the UK, but now residing in Las Vegas delivers some bass-heavy music that doesn't disappoint. I love his self-description put up on Myspace, which says:

"I am 25. I am from the UK. I am living/mutating in Las Vegas. I am not a bandwagon laptop dj. I am one person. I am influenced by a wide spectrum of genre's. I use Ableton Live, a Moog Little Phatty, and Korg and Rob Papen soft synths. I do not suck corporate cock. I am outspoken. I love to party with like minded people. I was one half of electro duo neON!. I am now Darkartois and I hope you enjoy my music."

I really enjoy this remix, especially the extended intro that features those Freddie Mercury vocals that I adore.

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (Darkartois Don't Stop Remix)

Changing gears, we got a rap chune to drop.

Whitefolkz out of Washington, D.C. is dropping a new album soon and sent us this track. I love the production and the vocals, but the hook is a little corny to me. Still makes me move, and that's what is important.

Whitefolkz feat. Chevy P of Field Mob - Burn

Last, but not least, we've got something from Amsterdam's Don Diablo.
Everyone's been posting MJ remixes, tribute videos etc. We were struck by the tragic news as well but didn't want to just dump everything that's floating around the blogosphere on you.

This is my favorite Michael Jackson track that's been released in honor of him.

Don Diablo - Song For MJ (Remember the Time)

Weekly MVP: Baby Rasta Y Gringo - Punto 40

I have to give credit to Mad Decent for this.
It was posted over there about a week ago.

Baby Rasta Y Gringo are still around, tearin' up the Reggaeton scene with others such as Daddy Yankee and Pitbull. I prefer this old skool stuff.

Back in action...

After a crazy couple weeks we're back in action.

Coming this week we'll have more music videos, artist profiles, mixtapes and of course...music!

As for now, check out NOLA Bounce!
I was looking around the internets for some good New Orleans Bounce resources and stumbled across a site dedicated to the style. Why hadn't I found this earlier? Gah! Emynd from Philly is one of the writers, along with some other dudes. There's lots of background and history, music and mixes to keep you busy.

Here's one of my favorite Bounce tracks.

Big Freedia - Get Back

The Jamaican Juvenile

So the soundtrack to my summer is lining up to be pretty good. With the arrival of the Major Lazer album (finally!) and Discovery's album coming out July 7, 2009 is looking to be pretty hot.

Now, anybody notice that Prince Zimboo sounds like the Jamaican Juvenile here? Okay, obviously I'm referencing the classic 'Ha', but I'm guessing I'm not the only one who made that connection.

Juvenile - Ha
by UniversalMusicGroup

DJ Quik & Kurupt

9 times out of 10... I don't really care. About anything. Seriously, school is just that depressing. But every now and then you get something like this.

Postarama: Playin' Catch Up

It's been super busy the last few days on my end. I didn't have a chance to record a Monday Mixdown or post much at all. The following couple days are going to be similar.

I'm sure most people have already grabbed what may be the biggest release of the summer, but if you haven't then make sure to grab it now!

Here's some music that's been floating around blogland recently.
Don't forget to check out other music from these artists @ Beatport, Gigacrate, Turntable Lab, Juno or any other fine MP3 retailer and give their Myspace page some love.

First up is NYC's Drop the Lime. This dude has been holding down the bass-heavy scene for a while now. This track is from the Trouble & Bass Scion A/V CD Sampler. It's dark and bassy, but delivers some synth work that is a refreshing change from the warbly sound that's starting to swamp the internets.

Drop the Lime - Tabac Theme

Whoooooooa! Next is a new remix from one of The Boombox Incident's favorite artists, Sidechains. The Spanish producer gives us a bouncy remix that has stripped away much of the high-end syth work that is expected and replaced it with some old school rave stabs. Still a dancefloor burner.

Blue Pearl - Naked in the Rain (Sidechains Big Life Remix)

For the last year my favorite production/remix work has come from members of the Brick Bandits. Mad Decent just posted this track the other day. It's so hot my mouse and keys are melting (worst joke...).

Bleszt & DJ Lokey - Turn Me Up (Jersey Anthem)

This track is way too short. Super hype rap/house track from DJ Benzi and Willy Joy featuring Wale and Lady Gaga. The Doo Dew Brown bassline is totally underused these days.

Wale and Lady Gaga - Chillin' (Benzi and Willy Joy Remix)

The last track is a little late now (first posted in late April on Hype Machine), but it's crrrrraaaazy! I love when producers/DJs post set intros and edits for performing. However, they often have tons of tags in the them which kind of defeats the purpose. Yeah, it's cool to listen to the intros and stuff, but I'd never play it live. It's not like I want to claim the edit or intro as my own, but why post it if we can't use it? This one is pretty good though (it says 'MSTRKRFT' once). Give this a listen for sure, I have it on repeat.

Larry Tee feat. Ghostface Killa - I Love U (MSTRKRFT Carmen Edit)

Weekly MVP: The Movement - Jump

I stumbled across this video while researching for an all-90s-dance Monday Mixdown. I'm sure this song would get people moving in a club these days. For some reason I assume Top Billin' loves this track, but I have no proof.

One of the guys in the group is Toronto's Richard 'Humpty' Vission. He's a well known, mainstream producer along the same lines as MC Mario and Chris Sheppard.

The dude on the synth is hilarious, plus him and the other white guy remind me of the two hip hop dudes from the movie Encino Man. Hat and all.

DJ Class - Lakers Is The Shit... again.

Regarding the Lakers vs. Magic game last night.

How the hell do you squander a 5 point lead with like 1 min to go? OH you put Jameer Nelson on the floor, that's how. Dude barely played and Alston, who should have been in, was playing amazing the whole game. It's simple Jameeeeeer, get on Fisher TIGHT, like Courney Lee's face mask, and let him either pass or drive the ball. How do you let that 3 happen? Honestly you could fit a MAC Truck between you and Fish.

Why don't more teams foul with a 3 point lead? So fine, you get Kobe on the line, he hits 2, you still have a 1 point lead with minimal time on the clock. You put Lewis on the line and seal the deal, go back to LA and make it a series. From a coaching stand point it shows that you may not have full confidence in their defecnce but it's the finals, do what it takes to win! But I'm not knocking Stan, we need someone like him in Toronto. Jeff, are you really that comfortable as an announcer?

Fuck Kobe too, bitch turned over the ball twice in the final few minutes. Rhi Rhi might like it rough but damn Bynum, try not to get 4 fowls in the first half of every playoff game, or you just want to make Odom look good? Shit son.

Now it's 3-1 and this shit is locked up by LA. God damn.

DJ Class /f Kanye West - Lakers Is The Shit

Dark and Dirty Stacey Q Remix

Our blog is based out of Canada, so we're happy when local talent sends us something special. Amadou Isaacs, a.k.a. Xan out of Vancouver just sent us his interpretation of Stacey Q's hit from the 80s, '2 of Hearts'.

He's kept a lot of Q's vocals intact, with a little looping and stuttering. The track also has a real dark and dirty feel to it. It makes me think of a foot chase through a sewer in a post-apocalyptic science fiction film....and then the vocals kick in. What's great about the production is that it contrasts Stacey Q's sweet, sugary singing perfectly. Really nice work.

Check out Xan's bio, other music and videos here.
Give him some Myspace love here.
And download the remix here: Stacey Q - Two of Hearts (Xan Remix)

Some bonus cheese for ya...

True Pseudo - Freaking Me Out Part 2!

If you guys thought True Pseudo's Freaking Me Out part 1 was good, you gotta check out part 2! Remixes by Deigner Drugs and Toronto's own Pilotpriest. Check out the full EP below.

True Pseudo: Freaking Me Out (Extended Mix)
True Pesudo: Freaking Me Out (Extended Dub)
True Pesudo: Freaking Me Out (Designer Drugs Remix)
True Pseudo: Freaking Me Out (Pilotpriest Journey Mix)
True Pseudo: Freaking Me Out (Pilotpriest Journey Dub)

Be sure to pick up the 320 version of 'Freaking Me out' on Beatport.

I Gotta Say Something

Last night a friends and I went to go see Tiga at Circa. The venue, as usual, was astounding and came complete with enough eye candy on the walls and floors to keep your mind off of the sheer idiocy of some people.

It had been one of my friends first time there so we decided to take a walk around to check out all of the different levels and bars that Circa has to offer. The 'underwater' bar was great in both decor and service. The 'hip-hop' room was your stereotypical hip-hop/top40 scene -- sunglasses inside the club, a 10:1 ratio, people crowding the bar even after they have gotten a drink -- it all seemed the same and I suddenly felt 19 again. Thankfully, we left after waiting for the slow bartender to get our drinks (we had to tell her our order twice!). To avoid the crowd going up and down the stairs, we went around back to the Kidrobot bar. Lo and behold there is a dude getting head right beside a giant Kidrobot logo. Dude, what the fuck? There are plenty of nooks and crannys to Circa and you had to choose a major walkway to get your dick wet. Nobody wants to see that shit, honestly. All the power to you for getting yours and all, but I felt like he was gloating. The dude saw us walk by with our disgusted faces and he looked like he wanted to give us high fives. Fucking jerk. Great, you got some chicken head to suck you off in public, want a medal? I hope you get the herp.

We went downstairs to check out Tiga and decided to get right up front. The crowd was immediately different in comparison with the hip-hop room. Nobody got mad if you accidentaly stepped on their Puma and everyone was just trying to have a good time. About midway through Tiga's set the party started to get a little bit crazy. People were jumping on stage and dancing around the DJ booth. At first it was a few girls then pretty soon it was a co-ed affair. It's normal, I have no problem with it, it happens all the time. But there were a group of guys that thought otherwise. These weren't your normal group of guys trying to pick up girls or whatever. They were a type I had never really seen before in Toronto. These were true fan-boy-groupies. There were 3 of them, 1 wearing an E.R.O.L drugs shirt (Erol Alkan), another wearing a Dim Mak (label for Steve Aoki, Felix Cartal, etc) tee and the other wearing a Turbo shirt (Tiga's record label). Better yet, the dude wearing the Turbo shirt was holding up another Turbo shirt trying to get Tiga's attention like "Look at me Tiga I'm your biggest fan, let me fellate you later on" type shit. These groupies were getting mad that people were dancing around the stage because the dancers were blocking their view of Tiga spinning. The groupies almost got into a fight with some of the onstage dancers until they finally left the stage fed up that they couldn't lock eyes with Tiga. Retards.

Sorry for the lack of pictures. I don't want this to turn into some Cobrasnake-Lastnight's Party bullshit. Plus I don't carry a camera.

New Remix from Spanish duo Buffetlibre.

Barcelona's Buffetlibre sent us they're latest remix in the mail, and we'd love to share it with you. Buffetlibre and Sidechains are big contributors to Spain's growing electro/italo/nu-disco scene. There's a lot of beautiful synth work going on across the pond.

I'm not a big fan of Patrick Wolf, out of south London, but I'm loving this track. It starts off soft and slow, then builds up energy and delivers some really funky, danceable music. I love italo/electro from the early 80s (check out the Red Room), and this is as close to the real thing as possible while sounding new and fresh. Wolf's deep voice contrasts the high tone synths perfectly.

Download: Patrick Wolf - Who Will (Buffetlibre Remix)

The Major Lazer Hype Machine is in Full Effect!

Mad Decent has released some singles, teaser mixes, music videos and Andy Milonakis viral videos to promote the forthcoming digital-dancehall album 'Guns Don't Kill People....Lazers Do'. Along with the LP will be t-shirts, buttons and apparently there's an action figure set as well.

They've set up a Youtube channel featuring video remixes of Hold the Line and promo/viral material for their...wait for it....Dutty Wine competition!

Instead of explaining it, get all the info here.

Hold the Line (N64 Kid Remix)



White Boy Dance(Dub?)plate



Big Boy Remix



Fail Remix

Weekly MVP: Devo on Letterman circa '82

That's right, it's not actually a music video and it's a Devo song other than 'Whip It'.

Those crazy dudes in yellow suits from Akron, Ohio have created some amazing music, but are usually grouped in with all the one-hit-wonders of the 80s. They're a great band, with catchy 'indie' songs and interesting conceptual ideas (like why they are called 'Devo' for instance).

'That's Good' is one of my favorite Devo tracks...so much so that I figured out how to play the lead synth on a MicroKorg (there's a Youtube vid that shows you the proper settings).

Mark Mothersbaugh has a sweet name in my opinion, and some kick ass hair in this video.

The Monday Mixdown #7 - It's a Rave Dave!

This installment of The Monday Mixdown features more ravey content than usual. It's 27 minutes of electro, bassline, fidget and jackin' house.

I think the live recording went rather well this week. A couple small details need some work, but it's definitely bangin' from beginning to end. The first Rampage track comes in a little too loud, and the mix from Stab to Washout is a bit dodgy. And is it just me or does Alarm Bells seem out of place? I love that song, but I find it hard to give a nice place in a set.

One other issue with the mix is this weird buzz in the background. I think something is up with my computer/DJ equipment setup. I'm going to investigate further. I'm pretty sure the inputs I used this time around are a little different, that may be the case. I'll keep my eye on it.

Last thing, I haven't been producing any music for a while now. The last thing I worked on was a few months before I started this site. However, I always wanted to edit something together with Van Halen's 'Hot For Teacher', to use for a set intro. I finally got around to fitting it in using some simple editing. It's pretty hype, I can't wait to test it out live.

P.S. Go over to Beatport and pick up Hervé's 'Who Da Champ' which was released today. It's bizzzonkers.

Tracklist:
Jokers of the Scene - Baggy Bottom Boys (Van Halen edits are Radicool!)
Rampage - Loving U is Easy
Rob Threezy - You Bad
DJ Gant-Man - Juke Dat Girl (Nadastrom Remix)
Machines Don't Care - Drop it to the Floor
Rampage - Fire
Action Man - Alarm Bell
Kissy Sell Out & Hervé - Rikkalicious
Mansion - Stab
Stereoheroes - Washout (Mikix the Cat Remix)
ReSet! - Sex Machine (Original Mix)
Jamtech Foundation - The Youths Need Bass
Jak-Z - U Know How

Download: The Monday Mixdown #7

Laidback Luke Live At WMC

This graffiti artist turned super producer/DJ has been on my radar for some time. Did you know that he was born in the Philippines but grew up in the Netherlands? Word.

Check out his myspace.

Here is his set from his recent gig at WMC 2009 in Miami which doesn't disappoint.

Laidback Luke Live at Club Louis (03.26.2009)

Check out his new track that was done with, undoubtedly one of our favorite producers right now, Diplo.

Laidback Luke & Diplo - Hey!