Wednesday 8 June 2011

Drowning Under a Cascade of Beats

At times, the wide range of incredible new music coming out can seem almost overwhelming - luckily, I'm here to help you make sense of things, and point you towards some of the best music I've been listening to recently.


First up, and perhaps quite appropriately named, this is Crazy Intro by Benny Hill vs DJ Hatcha. This tune is really subtle, and I just love the heartbeat style beat that runs all the way through it - it really makes it get under your skin!

This next track is a new release coming out on the 9th of July on the Black Sun Empire label. This is called Traum, and is the result of a collaboration between Black Sun Empire and Counterstrike. This is fantastic - click here to listen.


This next track is by Echo Inada, who was the producer behind Breathe which was one of my favourite drum and bass tracks of last year. This is a powerful dubstep tune (minus excessive scary vibrating waa-waa's which anyone who knows me will know I don't like!).

Hardhouse time now, with a couple of delights for you.

First of all, these next two tracks are due to be released on BW's BigBoogies label on the 16th of June, and both are sure to be massive on the dancefloors this summer! Click here to listen to the first track; this is by Jon BW himself, and is called "Let you know" - I love the uplifting vocal on this, it's fantastic! Click here to listen to the second track - this one is by Lusty and Hyperstate, and is called Love is the answer. Again this has a great summertime feel to it.

This next mix is an absolute treat for those of you who love the old Trade style hard house from the 1990's. This is the Tony de Vit tribute set from Magna earlier this year; this mix was prepared by Carl Nicholson, and was made up some unreleased tracks that were found in Tony's studio, as well as some classics. This was fantastic - a highlight of the night for me - and luckily for us, it is available to download now. Click here to get on the case!


Time for some more drum and bass, again courtesy of Black Sun Empire. This track is quite an old one now - it sounds absolutely fantastic though. It seems quite tame to start with, and then before you know it, the ante has been upped, and the hecticness is taking over! Love it!

At the moment, there are some absolutely fantastic podcasts doing the rounds, and to make it easy for you, I've got links for a few of the best ones I've come across in the past few days.

First up, this is the guest mix that Eleven8 did for the Data Transmission podcast. Click here to get the 20 minute guest mix, which is absolutely gorgeous, or click here to get the full Data Transmission podcast.

This next mix is the State of Mind Next Level Podcast 006 - click here to listen and download. This has a right tracklist, and is guaranteed to make your day at work go faster.

The last podcast I have for you today is the Technique Recordings one - click here to listen and download. This is podcast number 5, mixed by Phetsta and again, there are some great tracks on here. Also, click here to check out all of the music uploaded to Soundcloud by Technique Recordings. There are studio mixes available to download from Drumsound and Bassline Smith, and also L Plus.

Well, that is plenty of music to keep you going for the time being, I hope you enjoy, and keep your eyes peeled as I will be back soon with some more new tracks, old favourites and an exciting review for you of Trainwreck Magnetism, the new album from The Teknoist.

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