WERE HERE NOW
WERE HERE NOW
Well the electronic veterans have now announced full details of DJ Rashad and DJ Roc’s releases for the imprint. First off, Rashad, a veteran of the Chicago dance scene whose links to Paul Johnson and DJ Godfather go back years (you might remember that us and Night Slugs tried to book him for our Cable party this year, but immigration weren’t as keen on the idea), will release a six-track EP this October titled Itz Not Rite.
Rashad, along with his partner DJ Spinn, made his name on a series of releases for Juke Trax and Databass, many of which are available for download on Juno and Boomkat. He also represents the snappier, more club-focused side of juke, compared to DJ Nate’s pitch-bent cuts for the weirder side of the dancefloor. Itz Not Rite drops early October.
Later in October, DJ Roc will release his album for Mu, The Crack Capone. Roc has been producing juke for the best part of a decade, and formed the Bosses of the Circle crew who put on some of the city’s more successful juke parties. They were also, according to Mu, the first juke squad to put out their own mixtapes, the Juke City series.
Itz Not Rite will be released on October 4, The Crack Capone October 20.
Itz Not Rite Tracklist (samples here):
1. Itz Not Rite
2. Teknitian
3. 10 On Da Cush
4. Who Da Coldest
5. Baby
6. Rashad
The Crack Capone Tracklist:
A:
ONE BLOOD
LET’S GET IT STARTED
THEY CAN’T FUCK WIT ME
PHANTOM CALL
KING OF THE CIRCLE
B:
I MAKE HER SAY
I CAN’T CONTROL THE FEELING
FUCK DAT
MAKE CRACK LIKE DIS
TAKE HIS ASS OUT
C:
DJ ROC SYMPHONY
LOST WITHOUT U
GIRL WEN U DANCE
BALL EM UP
I DON’T LIKE THE LOOK OF IT
D:
GET BUCK JONES
GUN SMOKE
KILL DA BITCH
SHOT DOWN
BREAK IT DOWN
Loefah (Swamp 81, DMZ) UK
Loefah aka Pete Livingston has been creating bass heavy beats since the early 2000′s with his first major release in 2004 alongside DMZ members Digital M…ystikz. With plenty of tunes & remixes like Rufage, Candyfloss, Punisher & Disko Rekah under his belt he’s earned himself serious rude boy status letting the people know that bass is his main function. The end of 2009 marked the next major step in his career when Loefah launched Swamp 81 Recordings. It’s most recent release “Foot Crab” by Addison Groove (aka Headhunter) is only more serious proof that Loefah isn’t playing around! Always on the forefront of music’s ever evolving wave Loefah has plans to take us for a ride and introduce us into the emerging sounds of Juke. If you haven’t heard its like Bootyhouse meets garage add a little dubstep and some grit. Then shake for a minute and serve up ice cold on a big sound system. Don’t forget your safety goggles!
DJG (Surefire, Lo Dubs, Tube 10, Narco.Hz, Transistor, Noppa) San Francisco
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dean J. Grenier aka DJG landed in the world of Dubstep in 2007 with his first 12″ “Shadow Skanking” b/w “Joyful Sound” on Narco.Hz. Immediate support on Rinse FM and in the clubs from DJ’s like N-Type propelled DJG to the forefront of American dubstep producers early in his career. DJG’s production style is richly melodic, emotive while full of groove and energy. Recognized early on for a more dubwise sound, DJG’s recent productions have revealed an evolution in his music, getting deeper into bass-heavy, tech-drenched, soulful tracks like the much-anticipated February ‚Äò09 release “Bunker” b/w “Apophenia” on Tube10 and “Avoid The Noid” b/w “Duality” on Pushing Red.
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Very rarely does a new band excite me as much as San Francisco’s Mi Ami. Their excellent and under-appreciated 2009 release "Watersports" never got the recognition it deserved with it being one of the final Touch and Go releases before they shut down. That didn’t stop it from being on constant rotation in my house all last summer and one of my favorite albums of the year.
Moving forward, the fine people at Thrill Jockey stepped in to release the bands new material and now we have "Steal Your Face." While I'm only starting to digest the album as a whole, SYF expands upon the noisy controlled chaos, tribal beats, and oft incredibly high pitched and sometimes unintelligible vocal screeches that made Watersports a must. There aren’t many other current bands that can mix eunuch no wave with tribal afro beat rhythms and krautrock influenced grooves so smoothly.
“Latin Lover” is a mutating 6 + minute freak out jam of epic proportions that has just about every stylistic element that makes Mi Ami.. well Mi Ami. For those unfamiliar with the band, this song is as good a start as any. Mi Ami will either be your new favorite band, or you’ll hate em. Fuck the haters!
MI AMI - LATIN LOVERS (THRILL JOCKEY 2010)
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note: kind of reminds of the early Rapture tracks that were so infectious.
First things first, hope all yall had a 420 to remember!! errr.... partially remember!!
I am currently living the REAL tropical life in Costa Rica at the moment, so with a clear mind and not much else to do besides drink beer and hang out with my family, I'll be able to catch up on everything that should have been posted last week. WORD.
..now on to some real nuggets. Let me introduce a new feature to Tropical Life, our Fresh Greens mixes/ podcasts. Fresh Greens will be posted every few weeks and will focus around our collective of friends and Boston artists. This will allow myself, Kid K, No Requests, & mates to post new mixes of our own new dubs, what we are currently grindin too, and really whatever the eff we feel like playing.
Below is the first, juke filled installment in the Fresh Greens Podcast/ Mix series by myself and Kid K that we recorded last Sunday at 2am. Once I figure out how to get these on itunes, all Fresh Greens / Tropical Life mixes will uploaded.
Fresh Greens Mix 01 - Donovan Sharp & Kid K (April 10) by TheTropicalLife
Tracklisting.
1. Pursuit Grooves - Start Something
2. Jay Revlon - Godzilla HA
3. Roulet - Kitamanda (Girl Unit Rmx)
4. Crooker’s - No Security (Zomby Remix)
5. DJ Nate - Below Zero
6. DJ Rashad - Its not Rite
7. DSharp - ASSTRO
8. DJ Nate - May Be Sum Day
9. DJ Lil Red - Bang Bang
10. DJ Pillsbury - Disco 93
11. DJ Elmoe - Whea Yo Ghost at Whea Yo dead Man
12. DJ Nate - Apocalypse
13. James Blake - CMYK
Our neighbors must be going absolutely bat shit crazy with this on repeat 24/7.
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