Held Hostage

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on August 28, 2010
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Heavy.  Scotland’s Hostage has really captured my attention over the past week or so, probably because when I hear his bass-banging techno beats, it feels as though they are blasting through my frail eardrums like a runaway freight train hitting a brick wall.  I first heard about hostage — a Nightshifter’s artist who brings only the freshest bass-filled produce to market — in passing as I checked out Dani Deahl’s blog right before I saw her destroy the dance floor in Toronto about a week ago.  Since then a few of his tracks have burned big holes in my speakers.  The coolest thing about Hostage and Nightshifters is that they are offering people a free EP which includes two hot tracks and several remixes of those tracks! If you like bass music that deviates from the norm and doesn’t quite fit in the dubstep category, then lock yourself in a room with the big bad bass monster that is Hostage.  He takes no prisoners.

Hostage – Valhalla (Buy on Beatport)

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Hostage – The Ba$$ (Cop the FREE EP from Nightshifters)

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Also loving this remix of Axwell’s (feat. Errol Reid) tune Nothing but Love by Diesel Laws.  That fat ass “ERROR BASS” — as I like to call it — that drops in around 1:38 is just blazing and makes my life want to re-boot.  Diesel Laws is also offering this tune for free — what is this, free-town?  Grip it then pump it.

Axwell feat. Errol Reid – Nothing But Love (Diesel Laws Remix) (Grip the free track now)

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Stacking Paper Like Ron C

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Dick Diamonds
on August 24, 2010
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Ron Carroll is dope.  The Chicago based musician was well known throughout the  global house music scene for being an active singer, songwriter, DJ and producer.  This quick-steppin plumpster began his pimpin’ musical grease-a-thon in the  early 1980’s and apparently liked to walk down the streets with his Nike’s on – which somehow allowed him to keep ”stackin’ that paper like Donald Trump“.   Whether this is actually true of not is debatable, but one thing is for sure: Carrol and his tune Walking Down the Street (The Nike Song) have been stomping the fuck out of the worlds dancefloors ever since.  In 2008 Sneakerz Muzik released an EP of remixes from the likes of Fedde Le Grand, Bart B-More, ErickE and RiskSoundSystem.  This was obviously a good move because the track kept stomping across Europe for quite some time – - in fact, it kept walking down the streets of Hollands national charts for 8 months.  Learn from Ron’s video folks, he obviously knows how to swing that stick like Tiger Woods.

Ron Carroll – Walking Down The Street (The Nike Song) (Buy on iTunes)

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Ron Carroll – Walking Down the Street (Bart B More Remix) (Buy on iTunes)

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Bart B More may wear Reeboks, but he also swings it like Tiger Woods — or something.

Bart B More – Romane (Original Mix) (Buy on Beatport)

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S-T3RRA Exclusive Mini Mix

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Dick Diamonds
on August 23, 2010
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Sean Terriblini, better known as S-T3RRA, is an electronic music producer and DJ from San Francisco California who I met online nearly a year ago.  This young and extremely personable producer released his first EP Kissing Cliche on France’s Noise Dealerz has been making waves with his interesting “horror-electro” productions – - real wicked tunes which incorporate little bits of punk, thrash and horrorcore into electro music.  I asked S-T3RRA to make us an exclusive plugcast a while back and he agreed – - however, his exclusive mini mix did not meet our time requirements of 45 minutes, so we could not post the hot mix as a plugcast.  Sean will get us a longer mix for the plugcast series in the near future, hopefully around the time he releases his upcoming Mandrake EP.  For now, enjoy S-T3RRA’s minimix and a copy of the song Kissing Cliche off his last EP of the same name.  Also, dont forget to check out some of the cool shit this guy is working on by visiting his myspace and soundcloud sites, electro smashers await.

S-T3RRA – Exclusive Plugged Not Thugged Minimix

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S-T3RRA – Kissing CLiche (Buy on iTunes)

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Croozin’ With Barleezy and O-God

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on August 23, 2010
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Today we have a gnarly little tune to feature from a couple of our close friends and Major Rager family members Barletta and O-God.  I got a call this Saturday from O-God – - aka Owen Zahara, infamous for his Barbara Streisand “remix” – - saying that he and Barleezy had gotten into the sauce during an afternoon hangout, got chooched and decided to make a tune together.  Well, apparently these cats can work alright while plastered, because they pumped out a groovy little disco-flavoured tune that combines a smooth rolling bassline with O-God’s love for bongos and Barletta’s signature stabs and sweeps.  The combination resulted in a beat that makes you want to “Cruise down the highway going 140 km/h”, as Owen puts it.  The tune is called Croozer and should be picked up by those who aren’t snoozers.

Barletta & O-God – Croozer

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I am also going to share some other classic O-God mashes and remixes which I have always had a soft spot for.  First up is the Shimmy Brain Blend which brings together two classic tunes from rap legends Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Cypress Hill into a fine blend of amazingness.

ODB vs Cypress Hill (O-God’s Shimmy Brain Blend)

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This smooth tune is what O-God terms the Feelin for Intro Mashup, which brings Alan Braxe’s ‘Into’ together with the classic ‘Feeling for You’ by Cassius in a beautiful way.  This is one of my favourite O-God blends.

Alan Braxe vs Cassius (O-God Feelin For Intro Mash).mp3

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This is a remix that O-God did for Salacious Sound’s Streetlab remix competition back in the spring.  In my honest opinion, O-God’s remix was the best of all the submissions for the competition, but unfortunately he did not win the race according to the user-submitted voting system.  He did clench the “Dick Diamonds Choice” award however, which is still a great accomplishment in itself.

Streetlab – Rat Racer (O-God Remix).mp3

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This was the very first O-God remix I had ever heard.  I remember first hearing the tune while completely smashed and swerve-dancing during one of his weekly sets at the Sutra Tiki Bar on College Street back in 2009.  I have played this tune out so many times that now I can barely listen to it, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do the same.  Get nauseous on this stinker!

Jay-Z – Run This Town (O-God Remix)

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FU MANCHU

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Billionaire
on August 22, 2010
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This one is going to take over.  After hearing it in the Magnetic Man Essential Mix I have been searching high and low looking for more info about a release date.  There is a promo vinyl pressing that has been out a couple weeks in the UK but the tune is coming out on Technique Recordings [TECH068] and is set to be released Sept. 6th, 2010 in all formats.

Drumsound and Bassline Smith – Fu Manchu  (Preview Clip)

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Here are a couple really catchy dubstep remixes of popular tunes.  Roksonix puts a fresh, bouncy bass line behind the pop hit “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap.

Imogen Heap – Hide and Seek (Roksonix Remix)

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Adam F has been known for his work in drum and bass and producing banging hip hop beats for the likes of Redman.  He teams up with UK drum and bass producer Fresh to create a party rockin remix of the Dead Prez anthem “Hip Hop”.

Dead Prez – Hip Hop (Adam F and Fresh Remix)

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Everything Hatch Wanted

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Dick Diamonds
on August 20, 2010
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I just got hit up this afternoon with a banging new remix of Kele’s Everything You Wanted by my man Hatchmatik of Peer Pressure.  Hatchmatik was making some major waves on the net a year or two ago with several popular remixes such as My Girls by Animal Collective.  In the spring of this year I was really wondering what was up with Hatchy because he seemed to have cooled it down as his website became stagnant and I was hearing very little about this killer Canadian producer and DJ.  I reconnected with the Peer Pressure fam a month ago when Mandeezy and I threw down a big banger of a set with Hatch and A-Rock during one of the infamous On The Run afterpartys.  The night was fantastic – - we finally got a chance to play with the Peer Pressure cats rather than watch them – - and what really made it special was that these guys were stoked to play with us, people who got as excited as they did during a set.  We were all dripping with sweat and exploding with excitement with each big drop and breakdown.  The highlight for me was when Rock & Hatch finished their set and Deezy dropped the classic Krames remix of Shoulder Lean - – a staple during 2007 Peer Pressure jams.  Taste this savory morsel for yourself.  You know where you heard it first!!

Kele – Everything You Wanted (Hatchmatik Remix)

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Kele – Everything You Wanted (RAC Mix)

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West Coast Roast

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Mandelephant
on August 19, 2010
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I put this mix together to pass around while rollin’ around the wild Canadian west and realized I totally forgot to slap it up on the blog for y’all to hear. That and I’ve now got an official Mr. Mandelephant Soundcloud for any of you who want to follow my auditory antics here on in.

Tracklist after the jump.

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Killed Bit By Bit

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Dick Diamonds
on August 19, 2010
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Our good friends Sam and Biz of The Killabits shot another hot little nugget our way today, and we have decided that this special tune needs to be shared with the bassheads of the world immediately.  This special tune was recently released by Universal/Republic Records, and has already racked up over 130,000 views on Youtube in less than a month.  The banging track is a Killabits remix of Stephen Jerzak’s song She Said, which features Leighton Meester.  Until now, the song has only been available through the Killabits facebook fanpage, but the group now wants it to be made more widely available by offering PnT the exclusive right to share this banger.  This song is a great example of just how versatile the Killabits are when it comes to making heaters that draw on music from a wide variety of genres, styles and artists.  I would urge all the bass lovers of the world who are planning to pass through Toronto to try their best to check one out the Killabits’ energy filled performances at a weekly Bassmentality party, thrown in conjunction with their friends Zed’s Dead.  In fact, if you move fast enough you can even catch both the Killabits and Zed’s Dead rocking with Plugged Not Thugged’s Mr. Mandelephant and Billionaire on September 1st for the Bassmentality/Adrift Booty Shaking Competition at Wrongbar.

Stephen Jerzak Ft. Leighton Meester – She Said (The Killabits Remix) [Get 320]

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Peer Pressure IV Years

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on August 19, 2010
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This past weekend I had the pleasure of partying with A-Rock, Hatchmatik, Merk Meny and Shaydakiss – - of  Montreal’s Peer Pressure camp – - at the Drake Hotel on Queen West.  The jam was held to celebrate the crew’s monthly party series — held in the Drake’s underground rave cave — which has become a staple for party rockers in Toronto.  These guys are ultimately responsible for making Mandelephant and I party promoters and general party animals.  The PP Crew knows what is fucking up in terms of music, being sexy and kicking your ass.  If you have not been to a Peer Pressure party, I suggest you do so immediately – or risk missing the jam of a lifetime.  Here is a hot 4-year celebration mix the foursome put together for the jam along with a sweet remix by Merk Meny, the man of many Marks.  Shake and groove.

Peer Pressure DJs – Fourever Yours Anniversary Mix

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A1 Bassline – Girl Thing (Merk Meny Remix)

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Terror at Parliament Hill

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Dick Diamonds
on August 17, 2010
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It has been a couple of months since we last posted about Terror Tone, an extremely talented and hard working producer and DJ from Toronto that has been turning heads around the world with his club-terrorizing bangers.  His Snake Charmer EP on Intellegenix was very well recieved — especially in Europe — and Terror’s recent remix of Gooffee’s Fat Pound was featured as the number one recommended electro track on Juno for the month of July.  Terror has become a very close friend of mine over the past year and I can honestly say he is one of hardest working producers out there  — the man lives for his beats and it is hard to get the man out of his lab.

Terror Tone put together a short promotional mix for a dubstep gig He, Grizzy,  SWIVL and I (Dick Diamonds) — all representing the Major Rager Fam — played at Ritual Nightclub this past Friday.  The monthly bass party is called “DUBSMACK” and is thrown by the capital’s KNWLDG Entertainment group, and has been gaining heavy steam over the past couple of months.  August’s DUBSMACK! party — on Friday the 13th — was pumped up by the Rager Fam into a energy-filled mega-rager rammed with sweaty bodies that just didn’t give a fuck about anything other than shaking to heavy bass-lines that would blow over the elderly in a hurry.  To see some of the sick pictures from last Friday’s jam, click here.

Terror Tone also sent us his previously unreleased tracks  Die for You — which samples the DnB classic ‘Up All Night’ by John B — and a grimey Barletta edit of Shake to share with our readers.  I have also included a hot little number called ‘She’s a Slut’ by our deadlocked dubaholic Grizzy, who always brings that hyper-type energy to every jam he annihilates.  Check out these nasty Terror Tunes then plan your trip to Ottawa on September 10th, because trust me, the next DUBSMACK we hit will be well worth it!  It’s going to be another all out invasion by the Major Rager fam!

Additional DUBSMACK photos after the jump.

Terror Tone – Dubsmack! Mixtape by Terror Tone

Tracklist available after the jump.

Terror Tone – The DUMBSMACK! Mixtape (August 2010)

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Terror Tone – Die For You

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Terror Tone – Shake (Secret Barletta Edit)

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Grizzy – She’s a Slut (And She Knows It)

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DUBSMACK! Mix – Tracklist :

Terror Tone Feat. Swivl – I Don’t Care (dub)

The Angry Kids Feat.Bob Marley – Mr.Brown (Agent X remix)

DJ Zinc – Nexx

Marvul – Quark (Terror Tone Remix) (Forthcoming Intellegenix)

Marcus Visionary Flying Dubs (Feat. Satori)

Syntonics – Work Dat (Terror Tone Remix) (Forthcoming Intellegenix)

Green Money Feat. Serocee – Suh Mi Stay

Zombies For Money – Numbra One (Foamo Remix)

Terror Tone – Shake VIP (dub)

Lucy ‘Lo – Blair Beat (Terror Tone Remix) (Forthcoming Intellegenix)

Dre Skull Ft. Sizzla – Gone Too Far (Buraka Som Sistema Remix)

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