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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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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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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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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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Tracklisting available after the jump.

A1 Bassline – Girl Thing (Merk Meny Remix)

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Plugcast 007: Gooffee

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on August 6, 2010
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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.

Plugcast 007 – Gooffee – Getting Plugged & Gooffee (PnT Exclusive Mix 2010)

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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.

BeatBurrito – Bach In Black (Gooffee Remix)

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End of an Era: Major Rager Celebrates a Year of Kensington Mayhem

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on August 6, 2010
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This week is a special week for us here at Plugged Not Thugged because it marks the 1-year birthday of our highly popular MAJOR RAGER party series.  Major Rager was born from a need to move our nutty 2-story Foxtrot parties (originally held at Mr. Mandelephant’s King St. loft) to an actual venue, as we were bringing in over 250 people every other month to Deezy’s abode — which became a filthy and costly affair.  MAJOR RAGER — which has been running and steadily growing for twelve long months — has been held at the Augusta House, our favorite Kensington Market hangout.  Despite the fact that Augusta’s staff and management are the best people we have worked with, the Rager parties have simply outgrown the venue’s maximum capacity of 198 patrons.  Life is a series of eras, and we would like to sincerely thank the Augusta House staff for the wonderful year that Major Rager enjoyed with them — we wish you all the best and thank you for everything!

To commemorate the end of a wonderful era,  the headliners of the show — Tape Deck Bros and Gooffee — have both recorded their exclusive plugcast mixes for PnT.  The Tape Deck Bros  “Plugged in the Tapedeck” exclusive has just been posted — and the hot Gooffee mix will be posted later today so keep your eyes peeled.  The Rager series will be moving to legendary College Street hangout Andy Poolhall for the September 4th Major Rager, which will increase capacity to approximately 500 patrons, and provide a gigantic amount of bar space – so the booze will flow like the Nile.  Get wild!

Sky Surfing Ft. Wayne Marshall (Douster Remix) – Toddla T

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Plugcast 006: Tape Deck Bros.

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on August 4, 2010
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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 monthly Major 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.

Plugcast 006 – Tape Deck Bros – Plugged into the Tapedeck   (PnT Exclusive Mix 2010)

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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.

Dr Dre feat. Eminem – Forgot About Dre (TapeDeckBros Remix)

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Plugcast 002: Lady Blacktronika

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on July 15, 2010
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The second installment in our newly minted podcast series comes to you all the way from Mt. Shasta California from the one and only First Lady of Beatdown Lady Blacktronika! No stranger to PnT, Lady B’s infectious Bill Withers rework Make Me Whistle was featured here just last May, so we’re absolutely ecstatic that she’s contributed a mix to our podcast series. This one is filled with deep soulful summer grooves to get glazed and freaky to on a Sunday afternoon in the sun with a lover. She’s also been hard at work starting her own imprint, crafting new tunes and spinning on her weekly Bang Deep radio show for Stickam. Be sure to keep your eyes here for more Lady B action soon and the interview we promised you in May!!!

Plugcast 002 – Lady Blacktronika – My Man Is Playing Tricks On Me

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Gramophonedzie: Brazilian Tight

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on July 14, 2010
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Gramophonedzie hit me harder than  hard with his guitar-laden feelgood house track Brazilian.  The ever-building song was first released by the Serbian producer back in May on Nocturnal Groove Digital and really makes my body move.  Who needs Prozac when you could just play this tune a few times?

Gramophonedzie – Brazilian (Original Mix) (Buy)

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Always

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on July 12, 2010
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Summertime groove-miester this one is… one for the ladies! Out now on Shifting Peaks.