French Reggae Bootlegs?

So I was in Paris this past winter, you know, scouting for culture. The city kind of sucks in general (closes relatively early, very expensive, exceptionally conservative -- or maybe that's just my experience) but I did find this amazing record store called Patate Records, which pretty much only sells reggae. I'm talkin' all types of reggae- roots, conscious, digi-dub, ragga, some jungle refixes, but the real gold-mine was their selection of 7" bootleg remixes.

That's where I first heard about the Bombists, a french production team that puts out super DL bootleg remixes of popular party tracks. I was getting my set ready for a night at the Enormous Room in Cambridge, MA, and I came across one of the few Bombist remixes available digitally, a sweet remix of Cassie's "Me and U." I also came across a fabulous roots remix of Daft Punk's "Harder Better Faster Stronger."

You can order Bombist 7 inches from Juno. But for now you can have this awesome Cassie bootleg. And the Daft Punk remix. All yours.

Download: Cassie "Me and U" (Bombist Bootleg)

I can't stream the Daft Punk remix 'cuz it's hosted on mediafire and isn't a direct download, but seriously just take my word for it -- you should cop this.

Download: Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (Bombist Bootleg)

GRIME 2012

Well if you missed the Maxsta EP you should really hear that one; it's got grime sensibilities transplanted onto Jerk instrumentals. Aggressively syncopated flows with tasteless brazen synthesizers and PS2 beats. But these new-jack MCs must be listening to American Top 40 charts 'cuz you can hear Kanye, Trey Songz, and the New Boyz' influence on Maxsta's song-writing, especially in the choruses where the MCs aren't deep in machine-gun bars. Honestly, "Progress Is My Religion" is the jam on that tape.

That's what's up.






Then there's also Shorty's Short Man Syndrome mixtape. Also good. Maybe better. This one came recommended from Jammer in an interview over at XLR8R magazine... It's got cameos from the biggest and best in the scene; Jammer, JME, Boy Better Know, Skepta... my goodness!

Download that here.

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The Bug feat. Hitomi - "Catch A Fire"

The Bug, one of the dirtiest and most innovative producers on the UK scene right now is set to release a new EP with Autchre, Roots Manuva, Hitomi and Scratcha on November 15th. Roots, according to FACT, is going to be voicing over the "Poison Dart" rhythm on "Tune In". Shit is bound to be epic. The video above is "Catch A Fire" and you can hear that "Skeng" instrumental bumping in from the beginning. Tamed, but still strong.

via FACT

J-WOW & Toy Selectah, “Mo’chaxo” MP3

Thanks- once again- to Julianne over at the Fader magazine, who has done an amazing job providing a respectable media platform for new and unusual sounds and artistic movements.
I would say this is Kuduro or Guarachero or one of those things but honestly it's probably caught somewhere in the Atlantic ocean floating around untethered to any pre-established musical category. Let's call it... "brown atlantic rave wave" ??
Love this tune!

Download: J-Wow & Toy Selectah, “Mo’chaxo”

Hitler hates Dubstep

This shit has gone viral in the last few hours and in internet-meme-time I'm actually probably slow on getting this up, BUT IT'S AWESOME. I love that Hitler represents the aging Burner orthodoxy, it's so antagonizing.

"You want to start a soundcamp?... We'll call it Trance Trance Revolution."




A few things- first of all, free music;

So I love Brackles. He's leading the charge towards left-field, brukked-up electronic music that doesn't suck in the way that 98% of IDM does. The stuff is rhythmically, tonally, and structurally unpredictable, totally weird and art-y, but still groove-y and FUN for the floor, which is the primary goal here, yah?


Here's his remix of Ellie Goulding, "Under the Sheets"



Here's another original Brackles tune that made its way out to free release somewhere on the internet. Choppy, surprising, and slightly dissonant, but without losing its immediate visceral appeal.


Brackles - Blo


These were released as promotion for the man's new mix CD, which you can check out here.


AND. We're huge fans of Ms. Dynamite over here at Mettle Detek, so since this was released yesterday we should all rejoice and watch it together. SHE IS TOO FUCKIN' FABULOUS and this tune is huge. Total dancefloor destroyer.

FREE REGGAETON!

I was watching the international little league tournament on ESPN yesterday and I saw some little Mexicans opening a can of whoop-ass on some little Boricuas so I decided to post up some super-theatrical dramatic Puerto Rican rap music in honor of their defeat. The video's here and the download link is below. I'm pretty sure most of our readers are going to dismiss this as overstated commercial garbage (which it is) but let's try to see the beauty in it, yah?? This track is called "No Me Dejo" by Genio & Baby Johnny with the help of an enormous hype crew.






Genio & Baby Johnny Ft. JKing, Guelo Star, Syko & Chyno Nyno - No Me Dejo

And to round out the free reggaeton session, here's some OLD SCHOOL ASS Brooklyn Reggaeton from MC Ceja, a track called Confusión from 1997, accompanied by a great club remix that updates the track a little bit, giving it overstated, dark gangster strings and synthesizers à la LUNY TUNES. YES THEY'RE 320S!! I like the older one 'cuz its kind of just reggae en espanol, from before the genre really developed its own distinct vocabulary, but its also got kind of a 90's hip hop breakbeat edge to it. You can still hear the ragga in it.





Mc Ceja - Confusión

Confusion (Official Remix) (By Wisin1018)

Oh while we're on the reggae tip, here's a cool remix I did of the infamous dancehall anthem "Under Mi Sleng Teng," bringing it into 145 bpm booty house mode for all ur mazh up partiez.

Under Mi Sleng Teng (Kat Fyte Re-Jack)

Circus Riddimmmmmmmmm

   Circus Riddim Megamix - DJ Engineroom (2 Hard Music) by zincbeats