...this beat tape. It's worthwhile, as. Get it HERE. Fella called Juj, same crew as Schlohmo (spelling?!) and the ilk. Kind of a younger LA beat scene crew doin' large bits and pieces.
This photo is completely off topic, but it's what happens when your kitchen table starts to get cluttered.
Also this is super dope summertime and again worthwhile as, as! Fuckin' as! Nice one hip drop for linking my favourite NZ DJ Alphabethead's 60's and 70's mix tape - split into two cassette sides!
I first heard of this sub-genre of a sub-genre (possibly of a sub-genre) in late 2008/early 2009 on what has now become the ego mess that is dubstepforum. Without really pursuing it, Skweee kept peeking around the metaphorical corner and winking at me. When Rusko released a Skweee remix of Kotchy, I honestly dismissed the style fairly quickly.
not so into that one to be fair...
However, recently I have been watching skweee pop up in my internet meanderings again, and I thought it only fair to give it a real digital whirl. To my happy surprise, skweee is really fucking awesome. Everything I like about fruitbeat is in it, and in addition, some nordic funky analogue sounding synthesizer shit that sounds like dam funk wrapped up in several giant jackets sitting cosily by a fire in fucking Scandinavia or something similar. (NB : Czech dis shit out)
Well, after that little jaunt down adjective avenue, here comes the kicker.
Listen to the shit out of this badboy...if gypsies made funk it would sound something like this I think. Best of all, that wee package is utterly free. Who new post-dubstep could be so enlightening!
More linkies and information come from 'ere and old uncle google too.
For a lovely introduction piece, have a read of this little morsel from The Guardian.
And now for something not completely off topic - it is about Scandinavia - but what may be the newest low for reality TV...
So one week or so after discovering the how awesome the Jus Like Music compilation is - which has been on repeat on my system allllll week - they bring out another one, which you can find here. What a choice thing to stumble across as soon as you wake up when you really should be writing an ethics essay...
This one features ill beats from the likes of me ol' fave Slugabed, the very cool 8Bitch, and a whole bunch more. It probably won't leave the speakers for some time.
Been playing loads off the first compilation up at radio and at the Ginger Minx on Wednesdays, the ultra synth flavoured, bass-heavy wonky goodness is just awful hard to pass up on!
So anyway, THIS IS THIS SATURDAY! DON'T FORGET! COME ALONG, IT WILL INDEED BE THE THE FUNNEST OF TIMES IN THE MOST GLORIOUS OF SURROUNDINGS WITH THE MOST ENTERTAINING OF PEEPS!
"Vibes inside the ride!"? - Thats me sounding like a real promoter, not the pretend one I actually am...!
Alright, so the ID and Baobinga behemoth was ballistically bangin' and buckwild, well, I found another free album, ironically linked from the very cool bassmusicblog where the Binga & ID beats originated...how gloriously convoluted!
Anyway, here it is, one of the wickedest in wonky, worry-free wonderful warthogs I've come across. Download it for free. Beats from that man Om Unit again, Le N?ko, T. Hemingway...gosh it really does just go on.
Also incoming is the crazy, strange, weird and wonderful combination of Gonjasufi - A Sufi & A Killer. Pitchfork had this to say on the matter...
And, looking a little deeper, I found you can get free download of their track "Ancestors", at the Warp Music site here. The Realness!
And because, whats a blog post without a video, I bring you this:
If you find yourself in the Pacific Northwest for the NZ winter, then make sure you keep an eye on Photosynthesis Festival...this may or may not be related to the above vid...
Shouts to Patricio for the Raglan fest, big up all the crew who made it down...shit I hate to think when the next outdoor frivolity may be...might have to head south for a bit of mid winter psy! (couldn't find any decent quality videos...take my word for it)
What am I going to do today? get deep into some free music at the free music archive...linked is the Polka section...
As promised, here is the flyer! Getting excited for this one, theres so much great music out there at the moment to smash out in a genre non-specific show such as this one.
This chap Om Unit is on some next level style at the moment. Check his soundcloud for a whole lot more, including free download of his Mizz Beatz "My World" remix.
While loitering on soundcloud, check out a fellow called Benjamin One, and have a gander at what he's got going on. Lots of tasty treats there!
In other news of the world, might I direct your attention to this lovely piece of video:
I'm not the hugest Bassnectar fan these days, but this video - woohooo more Burning Man - motivated me to track down a bunch of dope stuff for a sunrise set this sunday morning at the Raglan Dance Festival...
No radio tomorrow night, circumstances outside of our control deign otherwise. Instead, some tunes and exciting news from the week that sit well within the realms of fantastic music that you won't catch many other places...
Firstly, this week brought deeper listening from the wonderful character Bullion, in the form of his tunes "Crazy Over You" and "Say Goodbye To What?". Absolutely strange and fruity yet catchy and moving.
Secondly, great news from one of my favourite remixers of the unconquerable Flying Lotus material, a chap by the name of Dimlite. He has released a tune for free on the Fabric site, and its well worth the 3 minutes it ought take to download. Played it at the Ginger Minx this past wednesday and it sounded wicked on the system there.
What else has happened? Well, its just lovely being back at university after a break. Also, wander on over to BassmusicBlog for the free album that was released last week. Other than that, watch this space for particularly exciting news relating to a tour of New Zealand being announced soon. All I can say at this point is keep saturday the 17th of April free at this point...
Anyway, watch this and remember what dubstep used to be...
