British boys Bloc Party have released the first single off their upcoming 5 track EP entitled The Nextwave Sessions due out in August, which was apparently recorded whilst on tour for their 2012 album Four. The release of new Bloc Party material so soon after the release of their last great album is exciting news, made even more exciting by just how good the new single sounds. 'Ratchet' is a bonafied (bloc) party starter and features a rad bassline and rapid snares joined by rough guitar riffs and cheeky fast paced lyrical delivery akin to Helicopter. It was produced by Hot Chip's Dan Carey and his upbeat dance influence can really be heard. Good things are expected from this EP based on this rocking tune!
The time has come for the second edition of the Thursday Stumble, a short and sweet selection of tracks that I like to post on a Thursday (for some reason). This week's selection features a mixture of mellow groovy tracks with a number of heavy dangerous ones, with genres spanning from nu-disco to jackin house to tech to bass to indietronica. Let's see what's on the menu:
Cause & Affect - The Tickle
Some dank heavy bass transforming into funky synths and back again for a dirty rave
Boys Noize - Starwin (download in player)
A new one from Boys Noize, a feel-good nu-disco number with a bit of acid house thrown in for taste
My goodness, Hannah Wants is amazing! Her Soundcloud page says the following "Hannah Wants is a self-taught house music DJ from Birmingham. She mixes a variety of house genres but her style is often heavily ‘bass’ influenced". I can definitely agree with that last phrase, bass in yo face!
I've seen Hannah Wants live and let me be honest, she is the business! I've known about her for a while but it seems that she's only recently gained the recognition she really deserves. Often teaming up with Chris Lorenzo, the two create beats that will shake your bones and definitely have you bobbing your head or going full crazy (if you're that type), either is acceptable!
These are my favourite Hannah Wants tracks! Some amazing stuff!
Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo feat Janai - Signs (Sunshine Mix)
Her latest track, and probably my favourite of them all. Very chilled. Great vocals! Amazing track!
IYES - Lighthouse ( Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo remix)
This one starts off slowly with some slow guitar and some neat vocals, but dont be fooled. The drop will smash you!
Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo - I Refuse
The genre on soundcloud states this as "Ghetto Bass". That pretty much says it all!
Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo - I Still Love You
Ahhh what a classic! I still love youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!
Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo - Sick Sunshine
"This is sick"
Check out her Souncloud page for free downloads of some of her tracks and fresh mixes!
Today we have some funky fresh tunes to spice up your life. Groovy baby groovy!!!!
Tom Novy & Christopher Groove - (Like I'm Falling In) Love
Some groovy deep house for your young ears from legendary German DJ Tom Novy. It's got a sick summer vibe. So for all of you currently enjoying the warm sun on your faces, this will make you very happy!
This is by far my favourite type of deep house. Very bouncy and very simple! This track has some pretty weird vocals but overall the track is top notch! FABOlous remix
Sydney's Michael Di Francesco of Van She aka Touch Sensitive has produced an amazing synth pop/disco track. I've had this on repeat ever since I heard it and its got a really cool video too, where Michael Di Francesco (Touch Sensitive) is the pizza guy and drives around in his Ferrari delivering pizza boxes with vinyl in them. The customers all seem relatively satisfied. If I got this vinyl in a pizza box I wouldnt complain either. Touch Sensitive delivering beats to the benefit of society. We definitely need more of this! (See Video Below)
Classic Track of The Week : Shonky feat Jennifer Cardini - Tuesday Paranoia (Jamie Jones Submerged House Mix)
It was probably the second time that I had ever been to a club that only played underground deep house and tech house and I heard this. Ya I went pretty crazy! This song is really hypnotizing, the vocals, the bassline and those "submerged" sounds throughout the track. Jamie Jones is a deep house legend. He also has a label called Hot Creations which continually releases some crazy shit! Favourite tracks of his? Tourist Trap, Say What and his remix of Hungry For The Power. Check check check check check check it out!
I've been meaning to post about the incredibly talented Australian beat-maker known as Flume for a while now ever since I got hold of his self-titled debut album near the beginning of this year, and now that he has just released a brand new remix, here is my opportunity!
This guy is seriously making big waves in the electronic music industry, especially in his home country of Australia where his album managed to debut at number one last year. When listening to the man's music though its not difficult to see why. He has a unique fresh sound which combines a multitude of influences, ranging from hip hop to soul to trance to electro to dance and on and on... all of which culminate in his unique amalgamations that have a dreamy and soulful, sometimes chilled and trippy, sometimes hard-hitting glitch-hop techno vibe. The man of the hour when it comes to the contemporary electronic genres that end in 'wave' or 'step' in my opinion. My words probably fail me at this point, so take a listen for yourself to his brand new remix of Disclosure's You & Me, which Flume likes to call 'orchestral crunkwave':
Wow I know right?! After you're done picking up the fragments of your brain splattered around you from that mind-blowing goodness, download the track through Mp3juices.com here.
Then after you're finished doing that check out my two personal favourite tracks from his album below: On Top feat. T.Shirt by Flume
Oh man, I think I got the Flume fever, this guys gonna be big, watch this space!
BONUS:
As a bonus, a couple of Aussies made a free EP in which they mix Flume instrumentals with acapellas from none other than the late great Biggie Smalls a.k.a Notorious BIG! How's that for a combo you ask? Pretty damn decent I say, or in the words of Biggie himself, "its all good baby baby!". Check that out below:
