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Today, we're going to go off the beaten path. Hope you're wearing suitable attire, this could get messy.

Odus- Three Wishes (Original mix)

This is a recent discovery of mine, a track submitted by a reader. I know next to nothing about Odus, besides that he comes from Reims, but after a quick look at his soundcloud page, I'm a fan. This mp3 was tagged as minimal house, but fear not, dear readers, I wouldn't have posted minimal on a Wednesday afternoon. If this was Saturday at 5am, that's a different story, but I digress. Odus' Three Wishes has much more in common with the bubbling, ascending crescendos that are so popular in the new wave of tropical/ethno/percussive house that we all know and love. While I'm not sure Odus would agree with this assumption, my gut reaction is to say that this wouldn't seem out of place in a Sound Pellegrino-esque set or mix. What do you think? Let us know in the comments, if you wish. (Big Ups to Source of Cool for the recommendation)

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Samo Sound Boy- Bort Sampson Riddim

I had never heard of Samo Sound Boy before he released his EP The Bandit, and since then, I've been trying to keep up with his releases. He got featured on a few charts, and also featured on the remix package of Expendable Youth's Cannibalistic, along with ATV favorites LOL Boys. This L-A based producer makes really trippy nigh-unclassifiable bass heavy club music. This song in particular sounds like what would happen if the the 20th century Fox theme was played by Aztecs with sticks and stones. His other work is more on the crazier club tip (check out the soundcloud link posted below), but I had a hankering for some weirder shit.

You know, I've just peeked at his myspace bio (stream of consciousness writing fuck yes) and it says that he learned how to DJ from experimental cumbia producers in Argentina, an influence that I can definitely hear. He also spent time as a van driver and record stamper for Mad Decent Records, which probably also affected his creative process as well, given that he was around all those crazy DJs and producers. So, here's my second take on Samo Sound Boy's sound: it is post-apocalyptic cumbia club that shreds, and his shit should find a comfortable place in your playlists/sets, if there's any justice in this world. Bong Bong.

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Korallreven- Loved-Up (LOL Boys remix)

My love for LOL Boys runs quite deep (czech out this previous feature we did on them for some crazy shit), and given that they are getting massssssive amounts of hype at the moment, I couldn't be happier for them. I hit up Markus recently (the Montreal half of LOL Boys), and let's just say that their new stuff is huge. Like, oil spill MAJOR. They've recently been featured on Sound Pellegrino's new A/V compilation, with a remix of Para One's Toadstool, and they've also done a collabo remix with SP head honcho Teki Latex on Bambounou's great tune Nappy Head. If you've ever wondered what spoken word mixed with Amazonian rainforest/tropicana-rave craziness sounds like, head over to Juno to procure it. It's worth it. (Have you ever heard about my buddy Bambouno? He's chilling)

This particular tune is a remix of a really hazy track by Sweden's own Korallreven. LOL Boys' signature touch is quite apparent on this, and I am definitely not mad at it. The vocal chops are so on-point that it is ridiculous, and somehow, these dudes manage to make something that is almost off-beat sound proper, if that makes any sense. The rhythm is so off-kilter, but their mastery of percussion is Inception-level dreamy.

Although I might seem like a groupie, believe me, LOL Boys are the future, man. This is good stuff.

NICE LITTLE BONUS: Well, we've just been given the green light to post the Para One remix of Toadstool off of the Scion A/V compilation for y'all. I don't really give a damn about being the first to post this (fuck "exclusive shit!"), but I just want to share some great music with y'all. Hope you like this remix, it is nutsbar.

Para One- Toadstool (LOL Boys remix)

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As always, hope you guys enjoy our posts. Thanks for reading.

-Matt

Thizz Music first quarter

Are you a Narc?

Nah? Well, I figured that while I'm on this ridiculous nostalgia tip (summer is probably to blame), I'd start a 4 part segment on my favorite songs I got geeked up to when I was a wild and reckless little shit. Not condoning drug use here, kiddies. Well, kinda. I do blog under the name MDMAwesome for a reason, haha.

Seriously though, I've left that kind of craziness behind me, but hopefully you'll enjoy these as much as I have, under the influence or not. Stay safe.

E-40 ft Keak da Sneak- Tell me when to go (Trackademics remix)

It would take me quite a bit of time to really explain the intricacies of the late Hyphy movement, so I'll skip it. To make it as simple as possible, it was started by the late, great Mac Dre, and was almost completely focused on rapping about extasy and 'going dumb', which is rather self explanatory. This was a huge hit in 2006, and for those who have never heard it, you've missed something great.

Hyphy was a really innovative and hilarious (if a bit narrow-minded) scene, and it's a shame that it self-cannibalized. This is Trackademics' remix of Tell Me When to Go, and is definitely one of the greatest rap remixes of all time, in my opinion. This shit is a thumper, son. No one has blogged about it for quite a while, so in the interests of preserving great tunes, here you go. Back into the collective consciousness, baby. [I've included the video for the original tune so you can see what he's done to the beat. And, if you've never heard of hyphy, it'll give you a little insight into the whole scene.]



The Pack- At the Club

Before Lil B The Based God blew up on the internet, he was 1/4 of Bay Area hyphy group The Pack. These dudes were sort of scarily ahead of their time, rapping about skateboards and vaguely hipsterish stuff, wearing vans and streetwear many years before it became the norm. They are most famous for their hit Vans, but this is the one that always got my head shakin' and body movin back in the day. They are even beefin with the weak-ass New Boyz, who basically jacked their entire swag from the Pack. Hyphy trumps Jerkin any day of the week. This beat goes fuckin' hard, and everyone really comes correct. Plus, that chorus...oof.

D4L- Do It Like me Baby

They got a hell of a lot of flak for the terrible Laffy Taffy, but D4L made some of the best tunes that came out of the extasy-influenced Atlanta Snap music scene. Including a rather awesome whistle backdrop and twitchy keyboard lines makes this one of the most memorable snap tunes about getting geeked up, which is a feat considering that most were instantly forgettable. Oh, and FABO. I saw a video of him recently, and let's just say that the human body cannot handle prolonged heavy abuse of MDMA. Whoa.

Unrelated BONUS beat:

Dan Curtin- Mr Bean do an E (DJ Madskillz remix)


THIZZ FACE.

Bless.

almost there...

I have not been really doing my fair share on this music blog thing. Maybe being on day shift instead of night will make things a little easier. In the meantime, 3 electro tunes (haven't done much of that in the past while) for your listening pleasure. I'll eventually provide you with more music than you can possibly handle.

Art Nouveau - Miracle
Heard this song way back in January on the French duo's MySpace after noticing it had made it's way onto Sound Pellegrino's chart. See kids, charts are fun and useful for a multitude of things like music or presentations. I especially like pie charts since you can eat them when your done. Anyhow, Art Nouveau is made up of Andrea Starosse & Julien Salman. Even though their names are relatively new to the music scene, nothing about them disappoints. Their songs focuse on a few different styles of house music while keeping it simple at the same time. This formula seems to have been the most successful in the past few months.

Mystery Machine - Shake This
When this song came out as part of a Bang Gang compilation way back in 2009, it sparked the interest of quite a few people. To this day, nobody really has a clue as to who da f*ck Mystery Machine is. Apparently, they enjoy it this way. Kinda like that Gucci Vump thing, makes people paranoid and go ape shit on finding out who can hide their true identity on the internet. Don't let this bother you and just listen to the darn song.
Respect Too Many Sebastians

Djedjotronic - Bit This Thin Part 2 - Original Mix
The most recent release from Djedjotronic on Boys Noize Records. Song is cool and the Jesse Rose and Tony Senghore remixes are too, but it's the Part 2 breakdown which I enjoyed the most. Give it some time, around 1 minute in you'll see what I mean. In other news, he has a remix out of Chilly Gonzales' I am Europe. HUGE TUNE! MAD REMIX! Will share soon enough, for now i'll leave you with the clip.

the lights are too bright

(Once again, respect to Liza Lacroix)

Well, the Dooze Jackers show was pretty awesome. Bynie and I hit Belmont last night, and we were pleasantly surprised. The opening djs were a bit too heavy on the bangers, though. Perhaps it's like that at all heavy electro shows, but I love it when people actually build a decent groove to allow the headliners to smash it. When you start playing heavy bpm "blog house" at 11 pm, people aren't going to be in the mood to dance as much when the headliner comes out. Then again, the average age at this show was pretty young, so maybe they've got more energy than me. People still looked like they were having a good time, so kudos to everyone who played.

Regardless, I was fucking smaaaaaaaaaashed. Those beans will be the death of me, man. Not much sleep + splitting headache = one of those days that I post laid-back tunes that I'm jamming to right now, with the lights off and the blinds closed. Oy vey. Too much dutch house in one night is to blame.

Enjoy.


Coeur de Pirate- Place de la Republique (Live Rip)

A.J. Cattapan- Teeth

Blonde Redhead- Misery is a butterfly

Bran Van 3000- Call Me (I'll be around medley)

-Matt

Not your first choice

Outkast ft Eightball & MJG- Throw Your Hands Up

This is an old classic, produced by Dungeon Family member Mr. DJ, who also produced many of Outkast's big hits (Ms Jackson, Art of Storytellin, B.O.B, The Whole World, and more). Given that we've had such a jaw-droppingly nice summer so far, I figured that unearthing this gem and sharing it with y'all would be the perfect complement to those afternoon BBQs and this great weather we all love. Everyone on the song brought their A-game, which is reflected in their amazing verses.

My only friend is a glock with the 4-5/ 4-5 in the mornin it don't stop/ daydreamin bout flossin a drop top/ blue lights snap me back to reality/ I hit the alley quick and toss what I got on me

Drop The Lime- Tried by Sex Sax (Doc Adam Moombahton Edit)

I still have not gotten tired of Moombahton, strangely enough. This is a recent edit by Portland's Doc Adam. He smashes East Flatbush Project's Tried By 12 into one of the summer's biggest hits, Drop the Lime's huge Sex Sax, and makes some magic. Most Moombahton, of course, is just sloppily slowed down and pitched down dutch house, but Doc Adam's take on the whole trend is quite well done. Of course, I really like Sex Sax, so maybe I'm just biased. Regardless, this is a dope edit.

Stephen Marley ft Damian Marley & Buju Banton- Traffic Jam

Nothing says summer and sunshine like reggae music. I've been guilty of just uploading 2-3 year old tracks recently, but whatever. I'm a humongous fan of Junior Gong, and this is one of his best tunes, in my opinion. The beatboxing and thumping bass match the Marley brothers' effortlessly cool rhymes, and Buju Banton closes it off by(as usual) bigging up the 'erb. A solid mix of laid back vibes and great production.

I figured that I'd leave you guys with the videos for the original mix of Sex Sax, and for Traffic Jam. Drop the Lime's Sex Sax is chock full of cameos from minor New York celebrities like 77klash, Telli from Ninjasonik, Catchdubs and features Dirty South Joe as the mystery saxophone player. I, for one, really dig the look of the video, even if Drop the Lime does look a bit goofy doin' his little shuffle. As for the Traffic Jam video, well, it oozes Rastafarian swagger. One of my favorite videos, although it is a shame that they left Buju out of the video.





- Matt

Canadian Club Crunchers vol 1

Today's post will focus on a few Canadian artists, one that I've posted about before, and the others that deserve recognition because of the big moves they are making. Actually, given that the music scene in Canada is so unbelievably dope, I will be running a weekly segment called Canadian Club Crunchers to bring some of that talent to you. We've also included their respective myspace, facebook and soundcloud pages, just in case you guys want to keep tabs on them, become a fan, or just tell them how much you dig their shit. You can google their twitter as well, if you're so inclined.

If you guys know of any artists you think deserve mentioning on this segment, just hit us up at the usual place. On with the show.

Dooze Jackers (Montreal)


We've already posted about talented Montreal duo Dooze Jackers in the past, but they have been killin' it recently, so another mention was inevitable. DPV & Techjio have recently released two great EPs, Got Line!, on Rogue Records, which I mentioned in the previous post, and one called We Love Moogie, on DJs Are Not Rockstars. We love Moogie is one hell of an anthem, a pounding electro-house anthem that's sure to get massive amounts of love. Actually, if I can remember correctly, Canblaster's remix of that song got onto one of Brodinski's monthly charts, which is amazing.

I hit the guys up today, and they said that they were working on a BSBTRGDCLUB remix, which should be dope, and reminded me that their 'Got Line!' release party is this friday at Belmont Bar on St-Laurent. I have yet to see them live, so I'll report back on how it was. By the look of the video he included of the We Love Moogie party, it shouldn't dissapoint. Oh yeah, and by the way, here's a snippet of the new Kid Kaio remix of their upcoming track Zoo. Big Tings, Dooze Jackers, big tings. Their recent foray into the Dutch House style is bound to produce some quality shit.

Dooze Jackers - Zoo (Kid Kaio Remix) by Kid Kaio

Nujax- Beat Gon' Boom (Dooze Jackers remix)



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Dooze Jackers' July 2010 Beatport Chart

Jokers of the Scene (Ottawa)


Ottawa's greatest and apparently only DJs (seriously, who else comes from Ottawa? I can't think of anyone) have been literally obliterating dancefloors for quite some time. Jokers of The Scene were some of the first signees to Nick Catchdubs & A-Trak's Fool's Gold label, and I distinctly remember seeing them at the first Fool's Gold showcase w/ Kid Sister, Mehdi, Kavinsky, A-Trak,etc. These dudes are the kings of hard hitting rave music, and conveniently switch up their style on every remix. They go from creeping excursions into house to straight-out bash your head against the wall electro. No matter the genre, these guys master it and create some of the most memorable synth lines you'll hear this year. Oh yeah, I hear they throw great parties, too. The first song I posted is a recently released Video Edit for their new single Revolting Joks.

These dudes are always scarily on point when it comes to chosing visuals. I'm pretty sure Dust La Rock does most of their promotional artwork (as per the usual for Fool's Gold releases), but nevertheless, I always seem to remember the art that comes with JOTS stuff. They're actually holding a contest in collaboration with Fader Magazine to see who can make the best video for Revolting Joks. I dig the fact that they encourage fan participation, and hope they pick something dope. If you are artistically inclined, head over to THE FADER to get all the necessary info.

Jokers of the Scene- Revolting Joks (Video Edit)
Boy 8 Bit- Wolfen (Jokers of the Scene remix)

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Nacho Lovers (Toronto)


Last but definitely not least is Toronto's masters of house and techno, the gargantuan talent known as Nacho Lovers. This duo crafts amazingly smooth tunes that bring you back to the basics. Their tunes all share a certain "sensual/smooth/groovy" (for lack of a better expression, I suppose) feel, a sort of throwback to the finer virtues of electronic club music. They've got that "eyes closed, hands in the air" vibe down to a tee, and I am a big fan. I've yet to hear anything I haven't liked from these guys, but if you're into gratingly aggressive electro, this probably isn't your bag. Not to say it won't get you moving though; their baby-makin' deep house anthems are perfect for any after-hours rave as well. Expect the birth rate to go up in any city that Nacho Lovers go through, though. (Interesting fact: The first song of theirs that I'm posting is actually what inspired Dave Nada to create Moombahton. Get with it.)

Style of Eye- The Big Kazoo (Nacho Lovers Limb by Limb edit)
Nacho Lovers- Acid Life

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bangers n' mash

this weekend was a total abuse of the good things, we got crunk as wild rabbits.

I always have a hard-on for banger electro. The kind of sound that makes you want tear shit up. The 2 songs here respond very well to my likings.

Fatboy Slim ft. The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch, Right Now (Horse Got Smacked Edit)
1st joint remixed/mashup(yes i know mashup, eeeewwwww right, but this one passes the test). Remixed by some guy i randomly found on soundcloud. Cant really find any of his other stuff on the interweb but im sure we'll figure it out when this track starts mindfucking people on hypem.

Fantastadon - Fantasdonculous
This one has pretty much the same beat all over the 5minutes but fuck, its great. I be swingin' my head all night on this track. From Boston, this young producer delivers. Raw sound.

see you next time with some chill hip hop, back to the lyrics mang

have a great evening yall