Tierkratz have been quietly sending us great mixtapes for a while now, and this one, like the others, is wonderfully listen-on-repeat-able, it smoothly bounces along, starting with the beautiful Cream by Claptone (released this week on Exploited), also featuring the first of their own productions that I’ve heard as yet, U Don’t Know nestled in the middle.
I love the man, and two hours of him on the essential mix is going to make my day. Have a listen.
You snooze you lose, especially on something as huge as Dan Pearce (Eats Everything) and Chris James‘s collaboration Coat of Arms and their bimonthly mixtapes. I was slow off the mark on the December-January mix, so I’m going to share February-March with you while it’s fresh. So fresh, in fact, that we don’t have a tracklist yet, but I’ll add it in as soon as we get it.
I’m always delighted when there’s a new Miguel Puente mix to add a bit of funk to my day in the office, and a quick flick through this one assures me it’s just as damn good as I’d expected, with tracks like the beautiful Equal Responsibilty by Climbers (7 mins in, so very very lovely), and Eliphino’s More Than Me (28 mins). Yum.
There’s so much great music coming from Mexico at the moment. Louie Fresco, Miguel Puente, Climbers and Damian Uzabiaga all brought together at the legendary BPM Festival in January.
We’ve had our eyes on Louie Fresco and Jay Blakk (of Climbers)’s Mexa Records for a couple of months, and they’ve just given us something to sink our teeth into with this new promo mix, full of funk and disco all nice and bassed up.
Tracklist
01 Lee Foss – ID
02 Lee M Kelsall Feat Thabo – ID
03 Louie Fresco – ID
04 Lee Foss – ID
05 Corey Baker – ID
06 Ashley Wild – ID
07 Ashley Wild – ID
08 Louie Fresco – ID
09 Miguel Puente – ID (Puente & Rosch Gangsta Rework)
10 Lee Foss – ID (Richy Ahmed Remix)
11 Spacebyrdz & Justin Baulé – ID
12 Matt Fear – ID
13 Nobody Knows feat Bastard Love – ID
14 Lee M Kelsall Feat Thabo – ID (Cubiq Remix)
15 Climbers – ID
Louie’s just shared his latest production too, on route soon…
What a lovely build – starting off with the smooth and sexy that we’ve come to expect from Alexis Raphael, then ending with some hardcore thumping that’ll warm you up this frosty February.
Sadly no tracklist at the moment but that’s probably because it’s chocka block with unreleased exclusives that we might have to wait for a while for.
There are so many things that are just so right about this mix before even the first listen:
1. It’s Russ Yallop
2. It’s Culprit head honcho trio Droog
3. It’s at one of the legendary Rebel Raves
4. It’s in Peru, so it would have been a beautiful sunny party on top of being very cool.
Then read the comments on the soundcloud link and everyone’s identifying all the tracks that tick my boxes (not in order of appearance):
1. Climbers – All Right about 34 minutes in (Culprit give a release date of April in the comments too)
2 RaffaFL – Hot For You (the original – also watch out for the Climbers remix)
3. Eats Everything – Lo To Hi, 43 minutes in. We’ve been waiting to get our mitts on this for so long…
4. Russ’s remix of Oskar Offermann - Fluffer which is EVERYWHERE right now
And last but so utterly not least, I was unaware that Russ has also remixed our teenage dance anthem Fish Go Deep‘s The Cure and the Cause. Oh the memories! Hear it 1hr in.
The man can basically do no wrong at the moment… Watch out for the sound though, it is live so it’s not 100%.
Droog & Russ Yallop Live @ Rebel Rave, Lima, Peru. 21-01-2012 – Bamboocha Radio by Bamboocha Radio BBR
Jonas Rathsman was responsible for the mighty Tobago on French Express at the very end of last year; one of the best EPs I’ve heard in a long time, one where both tracks (Feeling You on the B side) were an absolute delight and expertly trod the ground between disco and deep house.
His mixing doesn’t disappoint either, and this little beauty is packed full of my favourites; from Hot Since 82‘s Let It Ride to Jesse Perez‘s Slanging That D. You can hear Feeling You in there too. Enjoy.
Januari Mix by Jonas Rathsman
Tracklist:
Madi Diaz – Trust Fall (Jensen Sportag Remix)
Behling & Simpson – Left Behind
David August – You Got To Love Me
Saarid – Future Lately Feat Javi (Walker & Royce Remix)
Maxxi Soundsystem & DRW – Open Your Eyes (feat. Royston)
Akabu – Life Is So Strange (Lovebirds Life Goes On Remix)
Prince Club – Love Strong
Todd Terje – Inspector Norse
Side Ways – U-tern & AJK
Viadrina – Luna (Coat Of Arms Remix)
Dj Nibc – Call Me (Mercury Remix)
Hot Since 82 – Let It Ride
Disclosure – Flow
Jonas Rathsman – Feeling You
Jesse Perez – Slanging That D
Marvin Gaye – Sunny Mercury Edit II
Kornél Kovács is one of the three driving forces behind the Swedish Studio Barnhus label, alongside the excellent Axel Boman and Petter Nordkvist. Last year was the real breakthrough year for the trio, with Axel Boman signing his Nattsud EP to Jesse Rose’s digital imprint Play It Down, dropping two well-received EPs (Europa and BARN 003) on his own Studio Barnhus label and his 2010 hit Purple Drank (Pampa Records) being played everywhere by everyone. In addition, Kornél Kovács released his name-making solo hit Down Since ’92 in October, a Studio Barnhus follow-up to his 2010 debut Baby Step.
Studio Barnhus has been releasing records since October 2010 when they launched with a joint EP, Good Children Make Bad Grown Ups (which featured Baby Step and Axel Boman’s Modern Fluids). Releases quickly followed with EPs from Shakarchi & Straneus, Acid Andy, Ex-Pylon, HNNY, Jesper Dahlback and, most recently, Radioactive Orchestra (a unique Axel Boman collaboration with nuclear physicists, Bo Cederwall and Torbjorn Back, and media artist Kristofer Hagbard, based on musical algorithms and models of radiation emitted from various isotopes!).
As is often the case these days, their sound is somewhat indefinable; another reason why Kornél Kovács’ new mix for DJB is well worth a listen. From the man who regularly uses samples from his childhood Casio keyboard, this mix takes on a well-worked fusion of two-step, acid, Detroit, his cheeky Swedish personality and everything in between…
Oooh, there’s so much goodness packed into this 1 1/2 podcast from the great man Noir. I’ve been waiting to hear Russ Yallop‘s remix of Louie Fresco‘s So Good since it rocked the Hot Natured party on New Year’s Day as well as the haunting Hot Since 82 remix of Toky’s About You, H.O.S.H‘s What Do You Want Me To Say, due February on Diynamic and as for Tevo Howard & Tracey Thorn - Without Me (Noir & Martin Thompson Remix) Tracey’s dulcit tones are always a pleasure.
Noir also includes mystery Mexican duo Climbers, who I’ve been trying to find information about for a while now, since Cozzy D included Equal Responsibility on his Aphrodepth December 2011 mix (see 1hr 19 minutes in) and I played it to Emily about 17 times on repeat. It turns out theirs is the next EP forthcoming on Culprit, Losing You. Also worth a listen is their forthcoming remix of Raffa L‘s Hot For You. Nice.
Noir Recommends // January 2012 (episode 9) by Noir
Tracklist
01. M.A.N.D.Y. & Booka Shade – Home (Kollektiv Turmstrasse Remix) – Get Physical
02. Toky – About You (Hot SInce 82 Remix) – NM2
03. Odd Parents – Fame (Catz n’ Dogz + Martin Dawson Remix) – Ellum
04. Gavin Herlihy – Endless Feeling (Larse Remix) – Culprit
05. Hollis P Monroe – I’m Lonely (Laura Jones Remix) – Noir Music
06. Tevo Howard & Tracey Thorn – Without Me (Noir & Martin Thompson Remix) – Defected
07. H.O.S.H. – What Do You Want Me To Say (Original Mix) – Diynamic
08. Atapy – You & Me (Kolombo Remix) – NM2
09. Louie Fresco – So Good (Russ Yallop Remix) – No.19 Music
10. Life & Death ft Scott McCloud – Step Aside (Original Mix) – Visionquest
11. Unknown – Promo Only (Original Mix) – Jolly Jams
12. Blawan – Getting Me Down (Original Mix) – White Label
13. Climbers – Go WIth The Flow (Original Mix) – Culprit
14. Noir & Richard Davis – Found Out (Original Mix) – Noir Music
15. Nicolas Masseyeff – Mugen (Original Mix) – Herzblut
16. Kollektiv Turmstrasse – Uneins (Aril Brikha Remix) – Connaisseur Recordings