It’s been a long time coming, but I’d like to introduce all you loyal PnT readers to the first official new addition to the team since we got things going last January. Coming to us with keen ears, quick fingers and a penchant for only the greasiest in heavy bass and electro knockers is a man with more nick names than real names, ladies and gentlemen… DICK DIAMONDS!
Long time PnT pal and fellow Torontonian Dirtyred just passed along this nasty new mix of deep and bouncy tech tunes that he recently put together. Well dug and tightly laced, these are 91 minutes of knock you do not want miss. I’d never heard that Bamboo by Rainer Weichhold and was damn near knocked out of my seat when it came in. TAKE HOLD, he also damn near tore the roof of Augusta House at this past February’s Major Rager and is on point running the full house gamut with this mix as well.
Many sides. Deep and Bouncy by djdirtyred
Tracklist after the jump.
I tend to get pretty excited when anything by Munich’s Schlachthofbronx shows up in the PnT inbox… but a Schlachthofbronx remix of a DJ Mujava tune, that’s a listen immediately kind of e-mail. To promote their latest release Ayobaness – The Sound Of South African House, Out Here Records are giving away Schlachthofbronx’s rework of Mujava’s Kwaito monster nugget Mugwanti / Sgwejegweje. Though they do handle the sawtooth well, Schlachthofbronx show their versatility on this one by trading their typically aggressive bass lines for syncopated shuffles and owl hoots. Not to be missed.
DJ Mujava – Mugwanti/Sgwejegweje (Schlachthofbronx Remix)
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Freeza Chin and Plain English just sent over the second installment of their Toronto Funky mixtape series. With 31 heaters of pure funky rhythm and bass and a track list sweatier than Betty’s tits, this one is not to be missed. In fact, we liked the last Toronto Funky mix / event so much that we just had to invite the duo out to play at the March 6th installment of our monthly Major Rager co-op. If you can’t wait that long (which you shouldn’t), be sure to check the next installment of their very own monthly at Toi Bar next Friday, February 26th.
Freeza Chin & Plain English – Toronto Funky Volume 2 (divshare / sendspace)
Tracklist after the jump.
Tonight the Plugged Not Thugged crew will be invading The Social along with Zeds Dead, Bourgeois Bass and LRG for a very special Valentine’s Day bash!!! Check this for the full rundown. Five $ before 11, Ten $ after or enter here to try and win two free passes courtesy of Salacious Sound.
A couple months back I linked Lee N.B. Funky Harris on Facebook and became a fan of his funky digital retail outlet (ukfunky.com). Though the site is a little difficult to navigate, he does send regular on point updates via fb with all sorts of goodies. Lately they’ve been pushing quite a lot from G-REX recordings run out of Holland by Gregor Salto and Co. Many of the releases from this camp reveal how heavily funky bass has been influenced by the deep tribal sounds of Afrobeat. Lying somewhere in between Afrobeat, Funky and House are Salto’s Morning Drums release from early ‘09 and Jason Cheiron’s Abokuta EP from late ‘08 (this one screams deepened Zombie Disco Squad to me). Both have heft, both have chunk and both will be getting a proper rinse. A favorite nugget from each below!!!
Gregor Salto – Morning Drums (buy)
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It seems that most blogs worth talking about these days have some sort of mix series going for ‘em, so to celebrate approximately one year in the blogosphere and the start of our mix series I present you PnTM-1: Mr. Mandelephant’s Sinister Nugget Mix. 70 minutes of sub infused house knockers mixed by yours truly using two Stanton STR8 150s, a DJM 800 and an SL1.
PnTM 1 Mr Mandelephant Sinister Nuggets by PluggedNotThugged
Tracklist after the jump.
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I’ve been listening to some archived Wolf + Lamb podcasts and came across Nicholas Jaar’s label showcase set from the Bunker last March. How such a young producer (I think he’s 19) manages to craft tunes of such intimate depth and sophistication floors me. A lot of you may have already heard this episode of theirs, but I totally slept on it and it made for a most excellent discovery today.
Nicholas Jaar – Label Showcase At The Bunker
Mi Mujer off Jaar’s latest Time For Us EP on Wolf + Lamb is an absolute gem and there are a also slew of other interesting releases from himself, Soul Keita and Nikita Quasim on his very own Clown & Sunset imprint.
