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.
When I first heard this tune on a Skream Stella Sesh about 8 months ago I was feeling it instantly. Then when I heard it dropped at the Skream n Benga show @ Wrongbar in Toronto (June 2009) I freaked the fuck out. After waiting impatiently for way too long, it finally got a digital release this month on Prolific Recordings. The original is a well known UK Garage classic so there are going to be enough pissed off punters who feel this should have never been remixed but you know how it goes; haters gonna hate. I think its another awesome remix from Nero who we finally get to see coming to Toronto on March 20th as part of the massive Embrace party “Digital Future”.
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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.
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Hot off the press, some sick new shit from the Toronto based duo The Killabits. These guys are charging out of the gate so far in 2010 and their ‘Drop A Gem On Em’ remix is getting mad love around the local Toronto dubstep circuit. A month ago we dropped a few of their tunes and the post absolutely exploded in popularity. Sam (one half of Killabits) was telling me they have been on the grind, logging some serious hours in the studio. He also mentioned they have a bunch of original tracks on the way which I’m excited to check out. Check out their popular bi-weekly Bassmentality which they organize alongside their buddies Zeds Dead. These insane parties go down every other Wednesday at The Basement (751 Queen St. W).
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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)
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!!!
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Darkstar is the genius behind this beautiful piece of music. Released on Hyperdub late in 2009, we can start to classify it as one of those slept on gems. Give it a listen, I think you will love it.
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As Toyota brings Scion to Canada in 2010, Scion brings free music to Toronto. Their AV division must be helping their marketing as they’re throwing a free jam at Mod Club tonight with Drop The Lime, AC Slater, Jokers Of The Scene and Nacho Lovers. RSVP here and check this invite for more info.
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.
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