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.
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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 officialMr. Mandelephant Soundcloud for any of you who want to follow my auditory antics here on in.
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.
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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!
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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)
Due to troubles experienced with the FTP server this week, I am a bit behind in posting a bunch of heated content to the blog — including this weeks plugcast (008), which features another MUM production duo known as the Tempered DJs. The DJ’s consist of two lads — Pete Stanley and Mike Knapper — who produce a generally deeper and darker blend of techno and tech house. The Tempered DJs have seen growing success since signing to MUM records in 2009, with the explosive release named theKeane’s Changed EP – - which sent ‘That Picotto Track’ flying to the 1 slot on Trackitdown’s Tech chart – and it rode high in their Top 20 Tech House Chart of the year.
Our good friends at MUM thought that it would be a good idea to have Pete and Mike send us an exclusive promo-mix to commemorate and support their latest release named The Greenhouse EP. This three song EP was released in early August and has received amazing support while selling very strongly on most internet retailers. Check out this hot exclusive mix along with a tight little collaboration MUM shot us between the DJs and Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero called I Want Out.
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Gooffee has sent us their exclusive podcast — called Getting Plugged & Gooffee — as part of this weeks special plugcast double drop in celebration of MAJOR RAGER’s one year anniversary. These young producers have been making some serious waves as of late, gaining popularity with their hot Intellegenix release EP 2. In fact, Juno chose the duo’s tune Fat Pound (Terror Tone Remix) — remixed by Major Rager family member Terror Tone — as the site’s number one recommended electro tune for the month of June. These young and extremely talented producers not only know how to grease off hot bangers in the studio – but they also know how to get a greasy party banging hotter than a sauna. The boys came and closed out the night for Major Rager #9 — Terror Tone’s Snake Charmer EP Release party — and I don’t think I have seen a Rager hit such a wild peak as when they played with the Terror. These guys are definitely on the come up and I suggest that you keep them on your radar because they will be bringing that heat that nobody wants to miss. If you happen to be in Toronto this weekend and want to see a wicked set by extremely enthusiastic DJ’s, then come check Gooffee at Major Rager’s birthday this Saturday. Get hyphy.
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MAJOR RAGER 1-year Celebration Bonus: Gooffee has also provided a special tune for the PnT fans out there to celebrate our Rager’s 1-year birthday party. This hot little Gooffee remix is of Bach in Black, a sweet tune by Toronto duo Beat Burrito who are also signed to local Intellegenix records. Check these beat beaners out on Beatport by clicking here.
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Toronto’s Ash Ainsworth and Chris Sanakidis — more commonly referred to as the Tape Deck Bros by hot young girls — have been corrugating the hell out of the scene in the past year with their in-your-face party rocking and cardboard headpieces that remind me of low-budget Daft Punk helmets made by broke-ass college kids who have completely mismanaged their funds. These two Mega City natives have been producing music together since before their electric shift to electro-house in the mid 00’s. The former “Animal Clinic” band members have been working their asses off and it seems to be working out for them, as the Bro’s have been gaining a strong following among throngs of horny,young and sweaty college kids that fiend for high-energy parties which are perfect for freaking the fuck out.
If you really want to get an idea of how these guys corrugate the dancefloor with their electro-house vibes and sweat inducing flavour, check out this exclusive PnT mix the boys sent us to pump up the pre-game crowd before they make their first appearance at our monthlyMajor Rager party in Kensington Market this coming weekend. You can also catch the two box-heads at the beginning of every week for Monday Meetings at the Social — the location of their highly popular weekly residency thrown in conjunction with the Mansion Entertainment group. The track listing for the mix can be found after the jump.
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MAJOR RAGER 1-Year Celebration Bonus: This coming Saturday’s Major Rager is the official one-year birthday of the series, The Tape Deck Brothers have decided to celebrate by including a 320 kbps remix they did of Dr. Dre & Eminem’s classic Forgot About Dre. If you loved the original, get blazed on this.
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Hot off the decks we deliver to you Plugcast 005; an exclusive new mix from 40hz front man Spyne. The Toronto bass ambassador has titled this one Medication Meditation and with it you will find a fresh mix packed with deep selections with the emphasis on melody and dark bass lines. 40 hz Productions have been throwing jams in T.dot for a couple years now and are known for bringing the freshest new talent and backing them up with by massively reinforced sound systems. This recipe for success has created a solid following of Toronto bass enthusiasts. Spyne also runs the 3rd week of the month for the Archi-Textures weekly in Toronto and you can catch him performing tonight at the Vaski party at the Great Hall.
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Apologies for the lack of activity over the past week fellow music lovers, but I must confess that I have been too busy listening to a super-catchy tune which has essentially immobilized me for a week straight. The song is Babe Were Gonna Love Tonightby Senõr Stereo (featuring Lookbook), a heroin-like cover of the 1980’s classic by Montreal’s disco-electronique duo Lime. For those who don’t know, Señor Stereo consists of Joe Masurka (aka Joe Maz), Danny Gomez (aka Danny Daze) and Matt Masurka (aka Gigamesh). These three are signed to Slow Roast Records and you will see that they form like a Voltron-esque disco ball that will blind any dance floor with blasts of leg-twisting grease. I will warn all disco lovers that these tunes will hit your soul like a god damn musical blitzkrieg.
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And a special mix that we got from Señor Stereo’s Soundcloud – If anyone can find the tracklisting for this, please post a comment!!
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Plugcast 004 comes in from Montreal’s multi-talented DJ/producer/blogger Matthew Hiscock. This fantastic mix comes packed with some fresh future-dub vibes from my beloved hometown with tunes from Hissy Fit (Hiscock’s production moniker), Skinnybones and Bowly (all Montreal natives) as well as Headhunter & Invisible’s ultra-infectious Love Dup from from the always incredible Soul Motive camp!
From 2004 to 2007 Matthew ran Bodega Records with releases that garnered support from Lee Burridge and James Zabiela among others and now runs the Make Some Bass blog which features interviews on the production techniques used by some of our favorite heads (Bok Bok, Dubbel Dutch, ID & Baobinga). Cutting to the chase now… take it away Matthew.
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If you’re feeling this, be sure to check the remix he did for ID & Baobinga here. Awesomely, Matthew has decided to dedicate this mix to a Ontario’s John Pruyn who had his artificial leg ripped off by police during the G20 (and subsequently got thrown into a cell). Read about this here… absolutely ridiculous.
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