Best of the Rest vol 3

Good afternoon, crazy people. As promised, here is a beefed-up edition of Best of the Rest, to make up for the fact that I didn't post it last week. Instead of 5 songs, I've picked my ten favorite ones. Once again, this is a segment that features the most interesting tunes that we receive in the good ol' inbox. I definitely try to show more love to e-mails that are actually addressed to us, rather than songs included on mailing lists sent to 5000 different blogs.

Today's post is pretty much all over the place in terms of genres, to be honest. Hip-hop, experimental ambient, house, witch house and more get center stage. Hope you enjoy it.

1. TRRBO (Germany)

GLO004 Madeline Puckette - Everything Is Alright (TRRBO Remix) by TRRBO

TRRBO is the new project from Tim Turbo of Man Recordings, and this is his new remix that obviously draws quite a bit from the new wave of UK future garage. Whooping basslines, pitched female vocals, off-time claps, oh my!

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2. Jay Fay (USA)

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Jay Fay is a 17 year old producer/DJ out of St-Louis, Missouri. He cites Diplo, Crookers and NGUZUNGUZU as major influences, and his sound is pretty unique. A feverish love for snare drums and sweet bass are his calling cards. Keep an eye out for this young buck.

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3.Zambian Astronaut (Scotland)

Zambian Astronaut-Mog Bump

ZambianAstronaut make what they call "Heavy Synth Hop", and work with a large variety of vocalists and producers. They are also well-known in the Edinburgh scene as very talented video artists. This particular tune is really trippy, with dope rhymes over a frantic electronic synth track. They've got a really interesting sound that I think you'll definitely get a kick out of.

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4.Seiren (Belgium)

Seiren- Flower Shower

This is one of the more interesting submissions we've received. Seiren first reached out to us because of our love of Flying Lotus & Bibio, strangely enough. He describes his music as Instrumental Ambient/Darkstep/Breakbeat. This is actually not my favorite song off of his really interesting album Scoliosis (my personal fave is Kitaku, a slice of piano drone, but that may be because I am hungover), but it's probably the one that will gain him the most fans. Dope, and seriously out-there and experimental.

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5. BL§§D ØU† (USA)

Mater Suspiria Vision - Crack Busting Angel (BL§§D ØU† Teen Girl Death Rave Edit)

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6. Foolk (Slovakia)

Foolk- White Rabbit

I know everyone hates the term glitch-hop, but it's honestly the first thing that came to mind the first time I played this. The bass is deep and crunchy, the hip-hop influence is felt in the drum programming and the Flat Beat wobbles are well placed. If you ever happen to be smoking chronic with a cyborg, this would be the backing track to that experience. Trippy.

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7. Johnny Lawson (USA)

Mike Posner- Save Your Goodbye (Johnny Lawson remix)

This remix leans very heavily towards a simple house vibe, but I enjoy the simplicity of it. Johnny Lawson is a producer out of Chicago who makes an interesting blend of disco, house and mainstream pop. Light, warm-sounding and sure to make your local bottle service club go wild.

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8. bauchaump (Switzerland)

bauchamp- LA BAGUETTE

What would happen if Mozart tried his hand at modern club music? I'm not sure I ever needed to know the answer, but bauchamp gave it to me anyways. Bloody strange, I must admit.

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9. Void Pedal (USA)

Void Pedal- Looking Glass

Fun instrumental hip-hop breakbeats. Fun for the whole family. The synth lines that come in about half-way through are really dope. Phenomenal laid-back feeling in this one.

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10. Hasan Insane (USA)

Theophilus London – Going Overseas ft. Solange Knowles and Dev Hynes x Sade (Hasan Insane Remix)

Hasan Insane is a producer out of New York who makes chilled-out refixes and blends. While this one doesn't diverge too much from the original, his low-key chopping and dropping, and blending the Sade vocals in is a great combo. Airport executive lounge vibes, son.

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