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“Ransom The Senator” Frikstailers Mix

Frikstailers Video ImageHere’s another in our series of Zulu remixes leading up to the release of the Gods & Robots album Tuesday.

This mix of Ransom The Senator is from Córdoba, Argentina-based Frikstailers, who also have a tune on the Gods & Robots Mixtape. The track will also be featured on their forthcoming debut 12-inch vinyl release on the Glasgow, Scotland label Revolt Into Style.

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Zulu; Ransom The Senator (Frikstailers Mix)

“Body Work” (Sabbo Remix)

Sabbo on BikeAlthough the Gods & Robots Mixtape has already been released, the awesome remixes continue coming in. We’re gonna share a couple of them with you over the next few days in anticipation of the Gods & Robots album coming out in the Mashit MP3 download shop next Tuesday, May 13.

This remix of Body Work is by Sabbo from Tel Aviv, Israel. He’s got a tune on the Mixtape too. Check it:

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DJ C & Zulu; Body Work (Sabbo Remix)

Lazer-Bass

Lazer BassI was reading the New Yorker this week and came across an article by Sasha Frere-Jones in which he coined the term “lazer bass” to describe the music of Montreal-based party crew Megasoid. Ghislain Poirier used to call the genre “big asshole bass” or “big ass bass.” accurate descriptions but less likely to fly as an official term than lazer-bass.

Update
2 more contenders for the title: “raggaclash” and “wonky.” See the comments on this post for more ->

Turns out Sasha’s been writing about lazer-bass on the New Yorker blog too, and that piece is more in-depth; he also mentions LA’s Glitchmob and a crew from Scotland who I hadn’t heard of called LuckyMe.

He says lazer-bass is “a loose affiliation of musicians in California, Montreal, and Glasgow.” That seems true, but I would argue that the affiliation goes far beyond the 3 locals mentioned.

Vancouver, BC for example; check out the track She Lives in San Fransisco on the Myspace player of Max Ulis. He, along with Taal Mala and the Lighta Sound crew, has been rokin’ the sound for a while now. Meanwhile, over in Vienna there’s Stereotyp. He and the Al Haca posse kick out the big-dirty-bass riddims as well. Let’s not forget Philly’s Starkey supplying nuff bass hugeness. Then, across the pond there’s Toddla T outta Shefield U.K.. Down south in Austin, TX there’s Bird Perterson. And further down south in Caracas, Venezuela Pacheko and Cardopusher are shooting serious blasts of bass. There are many more in other parts of the world too.

Clearly some of these artist’s tunes could be said to fall into genres like dubstep, bloghouse, Thank Thong Graphicnu-dancehall, etc., but what ties them all together is what Sasha describes as “Menacing, bass-heavy productions with layers of electronic noise.”

One thing’s for sure; the Megasoid Thank Thong remix tape that Sasha advocates is awesome, so I’m reposting it here:

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Megasoid; Thank Thong Remix Tape

Tracklist

  1. Megasoid f. D-Shade - Tank Thong Intro.
  2. Thunderheist - Jerk It [Megasoid Demo Mix]
  3. Megasoid f. Zulu - Student Riot [Demo Mix]
  4. Bangers and Cash - BOOTAY [Megasoid Rmx]
  5. Justin Timberlake - My Love [Megasoid Rmx]
  6. Dr. Dre - Still DRE [Megasoid Dre Day Cover]
  7. Clipse f. Pharrell - Mr. Me Too [Megasoid Rmx]
  8. Master Ace - Jeep Ass Niguh [Megasoid Version]
  9. Blahzay Blahzay - Danger [Megasoid Re-Rmx]
  10. Busta Rhymes - Touch It [Megasoid Rmx]
  11. Slim Thug / BunB - Ain’t Heard Of That [Mgsd Rmx]
  12. Clipse - Monopoly [Megasoid Rmx]
  13. Missy Elliot - Get Your Freak On [Megasoid Rmx]
  14. Nas - Made You Look [Megasoid Rmx]
  15. Old Dirty Bastard - I Like it R.A.W. [Megasoid Rmx]
  16. Hot Dollar - Streets On Lock [Megasoid Rmx]
  17. Bonjay - Gimme Gimme [Megasoid Remix Rddm]
  18. Lazer Sword - Gucci Sweatshirt [Megasoid Rmx]
  19. Dead Prez - Hell Yeah [Megasoid Rmx]
  20. Megasoid f. Isaiah (T.T.T.) - Kick ‘em Outro

Continue reading ‘Lazer-Bass’ ->

DJ C “On The Night Bass” Mix

I made this for last month’s Samurai.fm mix and now I’d like to share it with y’all here. Check the tracklist below for lots-a juicy links Night Busto more info about the artists, tracks, and labels.

Also note the tracks Dear John and Exhibition Virtues (Hardcore Tonight Remix) which will be featured on the upcoming DJ C & Zulu album, Gods & Robots, out May 13th in the Mashit Shop.

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DJ C; On The Night Bass

Tracklist

  1. DJ Skeet Skeet ‘Party Like A Rockstar’ - EatSkeet.Com
  2. DJ C & Zulu ‘Dear John’ - Mashit
  3. Wayne&Wax vs. Kanye West ‘A It Dat’ (Gold) - Virb.com/putassier
  4. Boreta ‘Slide That Dutch’ - Unreleased
  5. Amerie vs. Rupee feat. Lil Kim ‘One Damn Thing’ - Deviant-Dancefloor.com
  6. Busta Rhymes ft. Missy Elliott ‘How We Do It Over Here’ (Curtis Vodka Remix) - Virb.com/curtisvodka
  7. Apple Juice Kid ‘Africandancehal’ (Ft. Scoop) - Unreleased
  8. South Rakkas Crew ‘Hotter Than Them’ (Extended Mix) [feat. Kid Foreigner & Bigga Boss]’ - Mad Decent
  9. Milanese ‘Caramel Cognac’ - Planet µ
  10. Warrior Queen & The Heatwave - ‘Things Change’ (DJ C Mix) - Soul Jazz
  11. Britney Spears ‘My Perogative’ - Jive
  12. Talking Heads ‘Take Me To The River’ (ATOM’s Depth Charge Distortion Mix) - Promo
  13. KW Griff ‘Respect’ (Mooqee & Russ Cuban Edit) - Bomb Strikes
  14. Freebass 808 ‘Kiss and Bump’ - Unreleased
  15. Shadows J ‘Hip This House’ (Local Vocal Mix) - Quark
  16. D Fly ‘Perculator Rap (Tired Of The Perculator)’ - Street Hits
  17. DJ C & Zulu ‘Exhibition Virtues (Hardcore Tonight Remix)’ - Mashit
  18. Kid Fareigna ‘Light Up’ - South Rakkas (Chinkuzi Riddim)
  19. Bronski Beat ‘Smalltown Boy’ - London Records
  20. CSS ‘Death From Above’ (SMD Mix) - Sub Pop
  21. Baltimoroder ‘Wile Out’ (VIP Mix) - Myspace.com/baltimoroder
  22. Nirvana ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ (Tastes Like Skeet) - EatSkeet.Com
  23. Destiny’s Child ft. Spruce Lee ‘Bumpin Bumpin’ - Label Unknown
  24. DJ Tameil ‘Jamrock Theme’ - Label Unknown
  25. Toddla T ‘Do U Know’ (Sinden & Count of Monte Cristal Dub) - 1965 Records
  26. Christina Aguilera ‘Aint No Other Man’ (Blaerg’s Oral Fistfuck Remix) - Mashit.com
  27. Herve ‘Rocky Raver’ - Dubsided
  28. DJ Die Young ‘Crank Dat’ (Edit) - Unreleased
  29. Milanese vs. Busta Rhymes ‘Touch It Billy’ - Virb.com/putassier
  30. Onili ‘Games’ (Sabbo Remix) - Unreleased
  31. South Rakkas Crew ‘Hot Patty’ (feat. Sandy Smith & Professor Murder) - Mad Decent
  32. The Small Faces ‘Lazy Sunday’ - Immediate

Rock Rock Rock Remixes

Rock Rock Rock RemixesDJ Donna Summer (AKA Jason Forrest) asked me and a bunch of other crazies to remix his track Rock Rock Rock — the first single on his new Cock Rock Disco release Panther Tracks. The outcome is a 14-track, completely free download album of remixes by folks like Glowstyx, Aaron Spectre, Black Rabbit, and many more. It’s a wild variation of rave-o-licious treats. You can download the whole shebang for free at the CRD site ->

But first, a few individual tracks to wet your whistle:

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DJ Donna Summer; Rock Rock Rock Remixes:

Fuck Fuck Fuck (DJ C Mix)

Aaron Spectre Remix

Glowstyx Remix

Rock x 3 - Kids Get Hyphy (Zeddemore Remix)

Stepping-Steppers-Step

StepperThis post is inspired by a step-steeped day I had recently. While I was getting ready to head out for a night of dubSTEP with Caspa at Bass Goes Boom I was listening to the radio and learned that there’s a dance style called Chicago STEPping.

From Wikipedia:

Chicago stepping is a name given to a dance that has evolved over the years from various other dances. Originally created in Chicago’s predominately African American neighborhoods, the dance has morphed from its beginnings with the Jitterbug in the 30s and 40s, to the Offtime in the 50s, to the Walk and the Chicago Bop in the 60s and 70s.

This revelation came on top of the fact that there’s a style of reggae called STEPpers which has been around at least since the ’70s.

From Wikipedia:

In Steppers, the bass drum plays four solid beats to the bar, giving the beat an insistent drive. An example is “Exodus” by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Another common name for the Steppers beat is the “four on the floor”.

As far as I know there are no ties between Chicago stepping and steppers reggae, except that disco had a large influence on both.

Steppers reggae, especially ‘80/’90s U.K. steppers dub by artists like Iration Steppers, the Deciples, Alpha & Omega, etc., has a much closer connection to dubstep. This track by Alpha & Omega has a classic steppers sound:

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Alpha & Omega; Bug Up Dub

This dubstep track by Skream has the steppers-reggae feel too:


Iration Steppers Live Video:

When I played at the Glade Festival in England last summer I noticed some of the sound-systems mixing up dubstep and more traditional steppers reggae. In fact, this mix by Skream from September, ‘06 is a good example:

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Skream on Rinse FM September 27, 2006

One of the aspects of dubstep that holds my attention is that there are so many influences at work on the various tentacles of the genre. Sometimes you can hear the strong U.K.-garage influence, other times drum-n-bass, and quite often reggae, dub, soca, dancehall, and steppers.

DJ C Live in Milwaukee DJ Mix

DJ C Live in Milwaukee Pic by Jeekoos
Photo by Jeekoos

Last month I DJed the Sublow Bounce party in Milwaukee. It was a blast and the kind folks who put it together also recorded my set. I’m not sure weather I should be happy about that or not ’cause it features drunken mixing and Serato glitching when folks were jumping up and down on the wood floors of the barn-like club. The fact that folks were jumping though suggests that in their drunken state they thought the mix was good. The moral of the story is get drunk and listen to this mix.

DJ C Live in Milwaukee @ Sublow Bounce 3/14/08

  1. Ghislain Poirier; Justin Timberlake (ft. Betty Bonifassi)
  2. DJ C; Hardcore Tonight Riddim
  3. DJ C & Zulu; Exhibition Virtue (Hardcore Tonight Remix)
  4. M.I.A.; U.R.A.Q.T. (DJ C Mix)
  5. Pretty Titty; Sweet Dreams Edit (ft. Dizzee Rascal)
  6. Stereotyp feat. Joice Muniz; Jece Valadao (Instrumental)
  7. Christina Aguilera; Aint No Other Man (Blaerg Oral Fistfuck Remix)
  8. Disrupt; Bauhelm Dub
  9. Herve; Rocky Raver
  10. Sunship ft. Warrior Queen; Almighty Father
  11. DJ C; Juce (Instrumental)
  12. DuoTone; Dread Bounce
  13. Cardopusher; PAO! Total Xplosion of the Heart (Cardopusher rmx)
  14. DJ C & Zulu; Body Work
  15. DJ Donna Summer; Sweet Assed Child O Mine
  16. Twista; Celebrity (Woodside Remix)
  17. Michael Jackson; Bad Treck
  18. Starke; Dementia
  19. Trim; Wot (Part 2) (Featuring Frisco)
  20. Richie Spice; Burning (Coki Remix)
  21. DJ Scotch Egg; Aaron Spectre’s Scotch Acid Remix
  22. Exillon; Moonshiner Remix
  23. Pop It Off Boys; Crank Dat Batman (Starkey Adam West Mix)
  24. Sosolimited; Biggee Grinds My Gears
  25. A1 Bassline; Somebody
  26. B-52s; Love Shack (Murderbot Remix)
  27. Schlachthofbronx; Ward Dely
  28. Shy Child; NWS (Buraka Som Sistema Remix)
  29. Apple Juce Kid; Clocks
  30. South Rakkas Crew; Twelve (ft. Geefus & Ninja Kid)
  31. Goulet; Troubled
  32. South Rakkas Crew; Under Mi Sensi (Retro Mix ft. Mr. Vegas, Alozade & Hollow Point0
  33. Krinjah; Angel
  34. Beyoncé vs. DJ C; Work It Out (Crazy)
  35. Krinjah; Saigon - Ladies Big
  36. DJ C; Billy Jungle

“Jumpfast” Van Halen, Supremes Mashup

Apple Juce Kid LogoChapel Hill, NC-based Apple Juce Kid sent me his remix of Van Halen’s 1984 classic Jump a while back. He said I should feel free to re-remix it if I felt so inclined so I did. Well, actually I didn’t do much to it but lay the Supremes You Keep Me Hangin’ On acapella on top. Here’s what it sounds like:

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Apple Juce Kid ft. Van Halen & The Supremes; Jumpfast (DJ C Refix)

And if you have a hankering for the instrumental, here:

Apple Juce Kid; Jumpfast (Instrumental)

The Apple Juce Kid isn’t your run-of-the-mill, Myspace-havin’, bedroom mashup DJ. He’s an accomplished drummer and producer who’s been winning beat battles from coast to coast:


Apple Juce Kid at a beat battle in NYC

He and Suede from Camp Lo also have a group called Freebass 808 who’ve been pumpin’ some heat too:


Freebass 808 live

I highly recommend his version of Clocks by Coldplay which completely kicks ass on the original. It’s available as a free download at HisSpace ->

You can buy some of his tunes at PMP ->

DJ Mix: Hanuman vs. El Kano; “Soundcrash”

Hanuman vs El Kano Souncrash Mix PosterOur friends El Kano from London’s Adverse Camber crew and Hanuman of Bristol’s Monkey Steak have faced off in the ultimate sound-crash and below you can hear the outcome: 50 minutes of global wreckage for your sound-system.

once you’ve consumed this mix make sure to check out some of the other wicked mixes by these two:

Mashit Exclusive MP3 Download

Hanuman vs. El Kano; Soundcrash

Tracklist

  • Artist - Track [label]
  1. Signal - Waves [Raster Noton]
  2. Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Shashkin [Celestial Harmonies]
  3. Atki2 - Knock Knock [unreleased]
  4. Atki2 ft General Levy - The Wig [unreleased]
  5. Luke Vibert - Blasted Wook [Lo Recordings]
  6. Small Arms Fiya feat. Serocee - Give It To Mi [1965 Records]
  7. Paris Zax - Retreat [Alpha Pup Recordings]
  8. Ding Dong - Badman Forward Badman Pullup (acapella) [VP US]
  9. Cursor Miner - EventsBeginToSpiralOutOfControl [Noodles Discotheque]
  10. Sukshinda Shinda - Dhamiwala Da Dhol [Naxos]
  11. Roll Deep - 30 [Roll Deep Recordings]
  12. Crookers ft MC Dandão - Soca Ali Baba [Man Recordings]
  13. Modeselektor - The Black Block [BPitch Control]
  14. Deadbeat - Gimme A Little Slack [~scape]
  15. MIA - Bamboo Banga [Interscope Records]
  16. DIM - Airbus Baby [Turbo Recordings]
  17. Proxy - Din Dah [Turbo Recordings]
  18. DJ Scud - No Love [Transparent]
  19. Mala - Lean Forward [DMZ]
  20. Badboy - Badboy [WSM]
  21. Darqwan - Confused [Texture Records]
  22. Skream - Losing Control [Tempa Recordings]
  23. Monkeysteak - Black Milk [unreleased]
  24. A Made Up Sound - 699 [Subsolo Records]
  25. Pope Thermador - Selassie on the Wye [unreleased]
  26. Monkeysteak - Hairy Angler (Demo version No1) [unreleased]
  27. Sickboy - March of the Antifa [Tigerbeat6]
  28. Mahala Rai Banda - Spoitoresa (Russ And Roc Brass And Bass Mix) [Atlantic Jaxx]
  29. Vybez Cartel - Gun Session [Greensleeves]
  30. DJ Scud - Coldharbour Lane [Rephlex]
  31. Tweet & Missy Elliot - Oops (Oh My) [Elektra]
  32. Speedranch Jansky Noise - Herve Villechaize has Metamorphosing Rhino Balls [Planet Mu]

Hanuman vs El Kano Souncrash Mix Art

Track of the Week: Steak House Bodywork Bassline Mashup

In keeping with our last Track of the Week we bring you anotherGods and Robots Sketch by Jeekoos bassline-house mashup, this time by Bristol, UK-based Steak House crew.

This is also a teaser of sorts for the upcoming DJ C & Zulu Gods & Robots mixtape which will feature an original Atki2 (of Steak House) production with Zulu.

A couple months back we posted a bunch of Zulu’s a capellas here and challenged folks to “download - remix - upload.” Many of the wicked tunes that we got back will be featured on the upcoming Gods and Robots Mixtape; a 31-track, 1-hour continuos DJ C mix of Zulu’s vocals backed by hype party tracks from producers the world over (Argentina, Belgium, Canada, England, Israel, Portugal, and cities across the U.S. are all represented). Guest vocal appearances by Los Angeles rappers Aceyalone and Jah Orah, plus Tel Aviv singer Onili, round out the productions by artists like Montreal’s Ghislain Poirier, Brooklyn’s David Last, Tel Aviv’s Sabbo, and many others. The mixtape will be followed by a Gods and Robots EP, but more on that later.

Gods and Robots Sketch by Jeekoos and Michelangelo
Gods and Robots Sketch by Jeekoos and Michelangelo

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Zulu vs. T2; Bodybroken (Steak House Mashup)