Midnight Juggernauts

Hell yeah, was I excited when I saw the Midnight Juggernauts appearing in the line-up of the Les Ardentes Festival this summer. Their debut album was filled with amazing tracks as Into the Galaxy, Road To Recovery, Shadows, etc… .

I posted the video for their first new single “Vital Signs” from the upcoming new album and today I’m happy too be giving away two full quality tracks from these guys including “Vital Signs”. The other track accompanying this post is “Get Connected”. I heard a lot of people on boards and blogs whining about the fact these tracks don’t sound anything like Midnight Juggernauts, don’t really understand that. These new tracks get you swept from your feet and take the eclectic rockish (yes I’m bad at describing genres) like genre to a new level, just like their previous tracks did! First row at their Les Ardentes gig for sure.

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Midnight Juggernauts – Vital Signs

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Midnight Juggernauts – Get Connected

Against The Clock

Today I got some fresh drum & bass for you. Jump Up drum & bass, that is. We’ve got big names like J Majik, Hazard and DJ Die (picture above) delivering the latest dancefloor bangers.

Let’s start with the true king of Jump Up, DJ Hazard. He has made big hits like Mr. Happy, Busted, Machete, Killers Don’t Die, Tactix, etc. With his latest release “Platinum Shadow EP” he keeps bringing his signature fast paced beats (around 189bpm) with some deep wobbles on top of it. Listen to those snare drums! Heavy!

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DJ Hazard – Against The Clock

Next up is another legend in the drum & bass game: J Majik. The owner of the Infrared record label once again teams up with Wickaman for the “Mosquito EP”. The title track’s build up leaves no one standing still. With the combination of the vocal, the banging snares and the Deadmau5 sample (“The Reward Is Cheese”), it really drags you into the song towards the drop.

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J Majik & Wickaman – Mosquito

To those who went to Rampage last weekend, you made the right choice! DJ Marky had the whole crowd bouncin’ with this big tune! Next to DJ Marky, it were Taxman and Netsky vs Murdock who destroyed the place!

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DJ Die & Interface – Bright Lights (Rockers Mix)

After the split of Generation Dub/G Dub, both members went their own way under different aliases. Original Sin (Adam Tindill) turned out to be the most successful of the two, but Sub Zero (Jake Carter) has made a couple of great tunes as well (Spin Doc, anyone?). “Motion” could be seen as an updated, bigger version of Spin Doc. This is Big!

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Sub Zero – Motion

The last track comes from DC Breaks‘ latest release “Halo EP”. The second track ‘Babylon’ brings some hard hitting beats. Buy the full EP here.

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DC Breaks – Babylon

Acapella

I’m digging a lot of commercial tv/radio hits recently. Too name a few: I’m thinking of tracks as Rihanna’s Rude Boy, Ellie Goulding’s Starry Eyed and I would even go as far as to say 3OH!3′s Starstrukk is god damn catchy (yes, you know I’m right!). But one that jumped out for me lately is the new single of Kelis called “Acapella”. We probably all know Kelis from her dirty/sluttish track “Milkshake”, but the Kelis we are seeing in this new single has more content and feels so much more mature. Acapella is the first single of here upcoming album “Flesh Tone” which is produced by David Guetta (what is he NOT producing or co-working on these days?).

A thing which almost every time happens with popular commercial tracks … they get remixed! With this song it ain’t different, Maximus/Baxter jumped on the job and delivered an amazing dubstep-like banger. They sent me two versions of their remix, one with vocals, one without. Obviously my favourite is the one with vocals, you’ll hear why!

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Kelis – Acapella (Maximus Baxter Remix)

Hot City – Another Girl

Hot City will be playing at the 6YEARS Breakdown party (30th April) along with Boris Dlugosch, Ed & Kim and more … more info

Dada Life – Cookies With A Smile

Dada Life is already back with another awesome track. While I’m still liking their version of Satisfaction they already released a new track called Cookies With A Smile. The track reminds me of some of their other work but the slightly sexual vocals about cookies make all up for that. Enjoy the milky, bitchy, slutty cookies with a smile!

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Dada Life – Cookies With A Smile (Original Mix)

Please buy this track on Beatport

I’m also including their March Mix because we haven’t posted it yet!

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Tracklist:
Francesco Diaz & Young Rebels – Damascus (Dada Life Remix)
Drop The Lime – Devil’s Eyes (Classixx mix)
Alex Kidd (USA) – Digital Abyss (Club Mix)
Tim Berg – Alcoholic (Dada Life Remix)
Dada Life – Just Bleep Me (Satisfaction)
Dada Life – Love Vibrations (Phatzoo Remix)
Miike Snow – Silvia (Sinden Remix)
Bart B More – Romane (Para One Remix)
Dada Life – Cookies With a Smile (demo version)
Banga and Calvertron – Invisible (Lazy Rich Remix)
DJ Bam Bam & DJ Sheik – The Baddest
Swen Weber, Jewelz – Memory (Uppermost Remix)
Toby Emerson – Never Comin Down (Lazy Rich Remix)
Beware + Motorpitch -El Toro
Wolfgang Gartner – Undertaker
Oliver Twizt – Gangsterdam (Angger Dimas Remmix)
Kingdom – Mind Reader (L-Vis 1990 Remix)

Up and coming!

Okay, my last post for the day focusses on some younger and new talent trying to get there stuff out there.
First up are two youngsters who go by the name “Tex Taiwan” they started somewhere 2008 and are finally coming with their very first album. Their music style falls in line with bands as Crystal Castles and Kap Bambino. Damaged Hearts is the name of this album that will be released digitaly the 21st June, but first there will be two single releases: ‘Labyrinth’ plus YLHCSD remix released on the 10th May & ‘Haphazard’ plus Aerotronic remix out on the 31st May.

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Tex Taiwan – Labyrinth

Faisal sent me a remix for “Soulwax – E Talking”. As a big, big (seriously big) fan of Soulwax I was very curious and I must say, for an unknown Belgian guy, he did a rather good job on this one. The whole remix just feels right, great build ups, good sampling (I hear a sample coming from Justice, correct me if I’m wrong), I like!

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Soulwax – E-talking (Faisal remix)

Last but not least, a band that has been featured on many blogs the last few weeks. Jamaica (that’s how they are called) almost literaly came out of nowhere. Their Debut album is coming soon and is produced by Xavier de Rosnay and Daft Punk sound Engineer Peter Franco! Check out these two awesome remixes and if you haven’t already, watch this official videoclip.

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Jamaica – I Think I Like U 2 (Breakbot Remix)

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Jamaica – I Think I Like U 2 (BuffaloBunch Remix)

Song For Nona

For a moment I thought I had a new release of the amazing Sound Pellegrino label in my hand. You might understand why when looking at the cover art (top). The general layout as well as the logo looks pretty much the same doesn’t it? In the end I wasn’t that far off, okay, so it isn’t a pellegrino release but it damn well could have been!

Sweat it out! are the ones representing this rhythmic funky deep house track from Act Yo Age. A whole team of remixers jumped on it and you can hear the results below, the Coconut Wireless remix is one in 320kbps quality by the way! The track already attracted some attention from Reneissance Man (sound pellegrino!) and Sinden.

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Act Yo Age – Song For Nona

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Act Yo Age – Song For Nona (Savage Skulls Remix)

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Act Yo Age – Song For Nona (Franki Chan Remix)

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Act Yo Age – Song For Nona (The Bulgarian Remix)

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Act Yo Age – Song For Nona (Coconut Wireless Remix)

Rythm Monks

I received this very odd and anything but specific press release from a group/band called “Rythm Monks”. All I could understand out of this small document was “Trance” “Electro” “Drums” and “Rythm” add some words as “midi signals” “space” and “robot machine”, and you’ll probably get something that pretty much represents this press release. Weird and Mysterious to say the least, same thing goes for the video (check top)!

But how does it sound in the end? In my opinion pretty much amazing. Primal Beat, the track I’m posting, is apparently based on a popular rhythm from South Africa and gets you swept away immediately. The vocals by Barbara Panter remind me of such vocal work by Fever Ray, Bjork and similar artists. The original is by far my favourite but the following two remixes make things just that little bit more intense!

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Rythm Monks – Primal Beat (Popular Damage Remix)

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Rythm Monks – Primal Beat (Timo Maas Remix)

TierkratZ – Lucifer VS Jesus mixtape‏

TierkratZ is a Ghent based Dj duo, situated between heaven & hell. They did something special and made a real mixtape battle.
One solid groove mixtape for king Jesus and a filthy dope one for Sir Satan aka Lucifer. You can’t compare both mixtapes but both wanne make you shake and pop.
To make it a real battle both mixtapes contain 11 songs with big ass captains like Partyhardy Pope of Dope for Lucifer and Mumbai Science coconut for Jesus.
You can find the tracklist in the picture above.

Mixtape for Jesus
TierkratZ – Mixtape for Jesus by TierkratZ

Mixtape for Lucifer
TierkratZ – Mixtape for Lucifer by TierkratZ

Let us know which one is your favourite!

House music

“Not everyone understands house music, it’s a spiritual thing, a body thing, a soul thing” I think many off you recognize these lyrics and if not, it’s about time you start knowing them! They are the main lyrics in the massive house classic “Eddie Amador – House Music”. Why am I posting this track? Oh well, I got a track in my inbox today which featured a very very small sample from this track (“House music”, nothing more nothing less) and immediately this all time classic popped in my head. The track that ended up in my inbox was from Jawline a rather bizarre lad from the UK for as far as I can tell (his e-mail got me rather clueless). His track is called “What You Wanna Play” and a part from it featuring this small sample it’s an awesome funky house track!

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Eddie Amador – House Music (Original mix)

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Jaw Line – What You Wanna Play