Even though I’m convinced that the first words uttered in this tune are “I’m on top of the game and no-one’s parsnip”, it’s worth battling through the childish mirth because, all vegetables aside, it’s rather good. A right Bristol knees up with Kahn lending a fleshy orchestral touch to Joker’s ‘Back in the Days’ from his recent album The Vision, it doesn’t actually feel hugely different, but that doesn’t really bother me because I love the original.
Anyway, it’s free to download so grab it below. Shouts to our new buddies Squeegie for getting this up before me!
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The whole dubstep filth phenomenon is something I’ve become less enthusiastic about in recent times. Although I am still partial to a booming sub, I’m not particularly in love with the robotic vomit gushing from bass cannons and other similar conceptual contraptions such as the mind of Skrillex (he’s not real, is he?). Where I once would have rejoiced at a wugga wugga drop and tried to come up with a witty description along the lines of “dirtier than a dead dog in a dustbin”, I now tend to just put on some garage and shuffle around like an old man trying to find a handkerchief.
This tune, however, is an example of heavy dubstep at its finest. A brutal remix of Pinch’s ‘Swish’, Distance is a genius and this will punch you in the stomach like an angry dwarf. A very angry dwarf. At the moment, there’s no details regarding its release and this short clip is all we’ve got, but that doesn’t detract from the fact that this is huge.
I’m actually posting this on the fly so there won’t be any of the usual in-depth commentary often quoted by the Guardian. Basically, I believe I heard this tune in a mix by West Norwood Cassette Library a while back, but word on the street — and by street, I mean the internet — is that it’s now going to get a full release on R&S, which is great news because it’s cooler than your older brother Mikey was when he got Pokemon Yellow a few days before it’s official release. Anyway, have a listen, it’ll knock your toupée off. Oh, you’re not wearing a toupée? It’s clearly a toupée…
Announced today by Distance, the next release on his Chestplate imprint will feature ‘Zombies’, ‘Scanner’ and ‘Narrow’ by a new addition to the label roster, Sleeper. That was basically all the information provided and even the release date is yet to be announced. There will, however, be full previews uploaded soon. In the meantime, we must satisfy ourselves with the mercilessly short clips of ‘Zombies’ and ‘Narrow’ below. Sleeper’s style essentially embodies the dark, industrial Chestplate sound that we are accustomed to and evokes images of gritty streets, tenebrous alleyways and all manner of similarly inky experiences. Yeah, I used the word inky. That is the first time I have ever used the word inky. I actually said it out loud and added it to a mental list of rare words. Inky.
Ever imagined what would have happened if James Brown’s father had actually been an ’80s computer? Well, it’s very likely he would have sounded a lot more like KOAN Sound’s forthcoming Funk Blaster EP. Comprising four tunes which literally blast the funk harder than a Rick James human cannonball, it’s an interesting concept which ultimately works quite well. Have a listen.
Funk Blaster EP drops on November 1st. Preview the title track and ‘Meanwhile, in the Future’ below.
This is Machinedrum’s remix of Scuba’s ‘M.A.R.S.’, a tune which exclusively appeared on the Hotflush honcho’s recent DJ Kicks release. Wow, that sentence was informative. Soon I’ll be writing for BBC News or, considering its intensely boring and pragmatic construction, the Financial Times. I want to be more interesting, like writers in lads mags who get paid to author witty taglines for photos like “phwoar, I’d like to drum her machine”. Well, actually I don’t. I’d rather listen to a Boyzone/Westlife mash-up album than subject my brain to such creative tyranny…
What is this post about again? Oh yeah, the Machinedrum remix. It feels a little more frenetic than the original, with the persistent Roland rim shot rolling throughout, but ultimately still bears the shadow of Scuba’s atmospheric genius. It’s damn good and it’s also free to download, so what’s not to like? Shouts to XLR8R for the heads up on this one.
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