For those hot summer days and nights, this new Mixmag mix from dance music heavyweights, Groove Armada, is exactly what you need to be listening to. We've been playing it all weekend and if you like your house music funky, melodious and more than a little dirty, this one's for you.
Download Groove Armada's Mixmag Mix of the Week Below:
Special Thanks: Groove Armada, Mixmag, proper house music, summertime and the Dwight Howard saga coming to a merciful end
Wow, "See Right Through," the latest offering from esteemed German house music producer, Tensnake is absolute class and a sure-fire summer anthem. Featuring some sultry vocals courtesy of Fiora and a smoothed out bassline that will be echoing around your brain for days...this is a "tune" in every sense of the word. Officially released on July 28, 2013...Pete Tong just premiered it on his BBC radio show and now it's doing the rounds on the interweb.
Listen to Tensnake's "See Right Through" Below:
Special Thanks: Tensnake, Proper House Music, 4th of July fun and beach days
Madlib Medicine Show was a 13-album series by Madlib originally scheduled to be released monthly on his own imprint, Madlib Invazion throughout 2010 and into 2011. Odd months present releases featuring Madlib's production work while even months showcase DJ work and mixing skills.
Originally planned to be only 12 albums and mixtapes, however a secret Medicine Show titled Medicine Show #13: Black Tape was released in March 2012, to complete the Madlib Medicine Show series.
Here is an exclusive new interview with Madlib during a recent
Medicine Show in London!
Alongside the excellent production and DJ mixing, the cover art for the Medicine Show
is unbelievably creative and doper than Mr. Roper.
Madlib Medicine Show #1: Before The Verdict
Madlib Medicine Show #2: Flight To Brazil
Medicine Show #3: Beat Konducta In Africa
Medicine Show #4: 420 Chalice All-Stars
Medicine Show #5: History Of The Loop Digga, 1990-2000
Medicine Show #6: The Brain Wreck Show
Medicine Show #7: High Jazz
Medicine Show #8: Advanced Jazz
Medicine Show #9: Channel 85 Presents Nittyville
Medicine Show #10: Black Soul
Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music
Medicine Show #12: Raw Medicine (Madlib Remixes)
Medicine Show #13: Black Tape
If you would like to purchase hard copies of all of the Medicine Show albums,
you could purchase: "The Brick".
"The Brick" is Madlib's entire Medicine Show collection in cd form.
Click below to purchase the Brick directly from Stones Throw
For far too long we have gone without new music from the original drum & bass don, LTJ Bukem. His solo mixes and Good Looking Records imprint became the stuff of legend, but in the mid 2000's, he decided to take a well-deserved hiatus. Now over eight years since his last release, he's just put out the instant classic, "In Session," mix album, which features stellar tracks on the revived Good Looking Records.
What's more, in doing a little digging, we came across a candid new interview on the Drum & Bass Arena Blog and it was this particular quote from LTJ Bukem himself that really got us excited about what's next:
“It’s great to have fun with the digital format and give fans more for their money,” he explains. “We’re planning to do an album every month. It starts with Bukem In Session this month. Then in July there’s Collectivism with different artists collaborating with each other. In August we’ve got a Makoto producer album coming out as part of the Producer Series we started a few years ago. In September we’ve got a new series called Resistance with a track from each country from different artists from around the world. We’re also working on a jazz-influenced drum & bass concept named Jazzin. Each month as well as the album there’ll be a variety of digital and physical releases, including vinyl only releases.”
So there you have it...not only is LTJ Bukem back...he's fully recharged and ready to introduce a whole new generation to his signature brand of liquid drum & bass music.
Here's a little taste of Mr. Bukem's Top 10 Tunes for June 2013:
Special Thanks: To the long-awaited return of LTJ Bukem and Good Looking Records...often imitated, but never duplicated
Starting the first week of July on that Daft Punk tip....today's free download find comes from one of our favorite underground producers in the hip-hop game, Exile. While we could do without the needless MC Choosey over the early part of the track....once he steps off and allows Exile room to work his MPC magic, this remix really takes off.
Watch Exile unleash MPC mayhem on Daft Punk's "Doing It Right":
Then Grab that Free Download:
Special Thanks: Exile, Daft Punk, FACT Magazine and to all those that are "Doing it Right"
Some essential reading material we just picked up comes from the summer edition of iconic music magazine, Wax Poetics. Issue #55 features really cool in-depth interviews with some of our all-time favorite groups, Daft Punk, De La Soul and Slum Village that you simply can't miss!
Special Thanks: Wax Poetics, Daft Punk, De La Soul, Slum Village, LTJ Bukem's instant classic comeback album, "In Session" and the Evil Dead remake being really well done.
For those of you out there who might have forgot that Charles Barkley had one of the most
dominant post games of all time, this post is for you.
Over the past few years, Charles and his hilarious quotes, outlooks and observations about basketball have helped make quite a name for himself on NBA on TNT.
But long ago, Sir Charles had some other powerful words for all of us haters out there:
I am not a role model.
In honor of the famous commercial that made us all wonder "what the hell is Chuck talking about",
here it is in all of it's glory.
Fast forward to 2013.
NIKE and their insane design team have been re-releasing and recreating some amazing
shoes that no one in their right mind would ever play ball in, but would definitely
turn the sneaker heads out there.
Enter the NIKE Barkley Posite Max "Suns" Edition.
Real recognize real. Enjoy.
Special thanks to: Charles Barkley's huge ass down on the block that would knock any huge NBA player out of the way, Charles Barkley's gambling problems, Charles Barkley telling us all "anything less, would be uncivilized", Every time Charles Barkley calls someone a knucklehead or says that something is "terrible", Charles Barkley's amazing ability to make us laugh during the NBA season, Sir Charles, Chuck, CB... Respect.
Resident Advisor has brought together a glimpse into the world of one of the
biggest and youngest names in House music : Motor City Drum Ensemble.
No, it's not an ensemble by any standards, but when you listen to his production,
hear his mixes or have the chance to see him live, your ears truly hear an ensemble of sound.
Recently featured on the Resident Advisor website is a short film that
documents the life and travels of one Motor City Drum Ensemble.
Enjoy.
Special Thanks to: Assholes on planes, bus rides full of people who smell, Prometheus and the Dark Knight Rises being awesome action films, the new ZOMBY album sucking, New York pizza, 90th birthday parties, iPhones allowing you to pretty much do anything.
As if Eddie Murphy couldn't be content with his 80's anthem, "Party All The Time," now he's gone and made a reggae album. First single features Snoop Dog, er Snoop Lion, and let's just say for a man with millions, this video looks + sounds like a sketch from the Dave Chapelle show. Seriously, check out the hilarity below:
Eddie Murphy Feat. Snoop Lion "Redlight":
And just for fun, here's the classic clip for "Party All The Time":
Special Thanks: Eddie Murphy for no longer making funny movies, but still holding it down in the music video department
Today's essential free download that we've found comes courtesy of Rob Garza, one half of Thievery Corporation. He recently released his excellent "Remixes" album and now he's served up a stellar bonus remix of Blondie's "Heart of Glass" just in time for the start of summer. This one is seriously funky stuff...
