Released this week on Kompakt without much fanfare, Jatoma’s self-titled debut has gone into regular rotation at Beatportal HQ, an end-of-the-year treat that’s causing some of us, at least, to wonder if we need to quickly recalibrate our best-of-2010 l…
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Pinch has a new video for his single “The Boxer,” which came out in September on Tectonic. Collaging together grainy, black-and-white footage from the ring, it’s every bit as ominous as the tune’s slow-motion T.K.O.
Don’t miss Darqwan’s remix, which reshuffles the footwork to come up with a variation that’s even more twisted. This double A-side release clearly subscribes to the “two hits” theory: it hitting you, and you hitting the floor.
Keep reading to check out the single, as well as Pinch’s most recent Beatport Top 10.
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Maya Jane Coles is danger personified. No, really: working alongside Lena Cullen, the London-based producer and DJ records as She Is Danger, remixing the likes of Massive Attack, Delphic, and Gorillaz; their track “Hurt You” was recently included on This Is Dubstep 2 alongside cuts from Skream, Benga, and Ikonika.
Recording under her own name, Maya Jane Cole’s productions aren’t quite so threatening: her releases for Real Tone, Dogmatik Records, 1trax and others delve into deep, moody tech house, often overlaid with her own vocals, and offering a refreshingly individual take on classic sounds. The principal danger with her solo work is that it’s so sensually addictive.
Coles’ brand new Top 10 maps out the contours of her DJ sets, featuring deep vibes from the likes of Morning Factory, Lauhaus and Mr. G, Tony Lionni and Deetron, Gavin Herlihy, and more, along with Coles’ own “What They Say,” a gorgeous vocal cut that’ll remind you of vintage Chicago sounds at their most melancholy. Check out the full chart after the jump, and stay tuned for her Cool Down EP, forthcoming from Dogmatik and backed with a remix from rising force Ed Davenport.
Riva Starr’s Snatch! Records label is only six months old, but, true to its name, it’s already grabbed the club world by the back of the neck and continues to throw it into a tailspin. Among the rising talents that Snatch! has snatched up is Düsseldorf’s Tapesh, who recently teamed up with Maximiljan for the Wide Range EP, featuring two devastating tracks of loop-heavy house that ought to cut across scenes like a hot knife through warm wax. “Wide Range” has the kind of bassline that only comes around once in a long while, and “Tool de France” is a filtered tribute to the French touch that moves from caress to wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am.
We asked Tapesh to tip us to some surefire hits of the moment: read on for his picks, including cuts from Variante Music, Hardoul Pressings, Rejected, and more.
Tensnake might be this year’s unlikeliest crossover success story, going from one of the underground’s best-kept secrets to emissary of the Defected empire practically overnight, all on the strength of his tune “Coma Cat.”
The Hamburg-based musician, real name Marco Niemerski, got his start a few years ago with a handful of EPs for Mirau Musik, the label he cofounded with Stephan Lorenz and Maik Pallasch. His records as Arp Aubert, a duo with Lorenz, were dusky, minimalist house vaguely in the vein of Hamburg’s Dial Records label. But his solo productions as Tensnake suggested a slightly different sensibility, drawing from ’90s house classics as well as ’80s electronic disco, warm and chilly all at once.
By 2008 he was developing his style on records for labels like Endless Flight, Mule Musiq, and Permanent Vacation. He had a runaway underground hit in 2009 with “In the End (I Want You to Cry),” for Gerd Jansson’s Running Back label, and then in January of this year he snapped everyone to attention with “Coma Cat,” a brilliant slice of vocal R&B with shades of both freestyle and Metro Area. Within months, Defected had snagged the single, and suddenly it was everywhere, helping pave the way into mainstream club play for likeminded slow-motion adepts like Soul Clap and the Wolf + Lamb crew.
To coincide with his new, double-length Tensnake in the House mix, the Defected blog has posted a worthwhile interview with the artist which touches on his retro tastes and his pop predilections.
As for the mix, it’s exactly what you might expect from Tensnake—in the best way—packed with leftfield gems from the likes of Mugwump, W+L’s Zev, Al Usher & Prins Thomas, Jamie Jones, and even Mount Kimbie, along with classic tunes like Armando’s “Don’t Take It” and Carol Williams’ “Can’t Get Away (From Your Love).” Disc one is downtempo, and disc two is geared towards the party; both are as fresh as a spring breeze off the Baltic Sea. Check out the album, plus samplers for Tensnake and Mirau Musik, after the jump.
Despite the fun-loving perversity of “Sandwiches,” Detroit Grand Pubahs have always had a dark side, and they dive into it here. “Maybe I Do” is a bizarro mixture of dubstep and hard rock; the video finds the group doing its best Red Hot Chili Peppers impersonation—fortunately, wearing bath towels instead of socks.
Detroit Grand Pubahs’ new album Madd Circus is out today on their own Detelefunk label, and it’s easily their weirdest work to date (as you might be able to figure out from track titles like “Zombies Playing Dead,” “No Hoes in My Studio,” and “Clown Mobile”). You’ve been warned!
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DJ Dan’s latest album, Future Retro, has something you don’t see a lot of in dance music: cover versions.
Celebrating 20 years of his recording career, the West Coast rave scene veteran pays tribute to classic anthems like Phuture’s “Your Only Friend,” Fingers Inc.’s “Can You Feel It,” and A Guy Called Gerald’s “Voodoo Ray.” Instead of sampling the source material, DJ Dan remakes the tracks in his own tough, contemporary style, aided on several cuts by Hatiras and Dave Aude.
Future Retro is available in a standard, 16-track edition and also, exclusive to Beatport, a specially priced 20-track DJ edition featuring additional remixes from the likes of Uberzone, Morgan Page, and Miles Dyson. Rounding out the package is the single “Fascinated”, featuring remixes from DJ Bam Bam and Chew Fu.
Keep reading to check out the album and Dan’s brand new Beatport Top 10.
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This month, the Netherlands’ trance/progressive mainstay Marco V launched his new venture, TAO. Short for “The Art Of,” TAO combines a record label, event promotions company, and social-media platform under one roof. The label’s first release, “Reaver,” appeared at the beginning of the month; it’s a massive, anthemic progressive number backed with an equally rocking Save the Robot remix.
Read on for Marco’s complete Weekend Weapons picks, including tunes from Toolroom, Mau5trap, Marco’s own In Charge, and more.
This month, the Netherlands’ trance/progressive mainstay Marco V launched his new venture, TAO. Short for “The Art Of,” TAO combines a record label, event promotions company, and social-media platform under one roof. The label’s first release, “Reaver,” appeared at the beginning of the month; it’s a massive, anthemic progressive number backed with an equally rocking Save the Robot remix.
Read on for Marco’s complete Weekend Weapons picks, including tunes from Toolroom, Mau5trap, Marco’s own In Charge, and more.
Bristol is burning, or at least it will be from October until the end of the year, when the Bristol In:Motion series takes over the city’s clubs with a full slate of underground music. Junglists will have field day on Saturday, October 2 when Hospital Records presents Hospitality, featuring a sprawling lineup of label family members and friends, including High Constrast, Marky, Danny Byrd, Netsky, Fabio, Hatcha, Logistics, D-Bridge, Shortstuff, and many more.
In honor of the occasion, we asked Hospital’s liquid funk surgeon Logistics to run down his favorite tunes of the moment. Read on for cuts from New Zealand Shapeshifter, Octane and DLR, and Logistics’ big brother Nu:Tone, among others.
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