Return To Form

Danger continues to remix more popular artists, in this case, One Republic's All The Right Moves. Danger is moving further and further away from his signature sound, to a fuzzy, less engaging one, although that lovely Danger sound does kick in later on in the track. Personally, I don't think it's time to move away just yet, and that Danger has indeed not pulled 'all the right moves'. I am so witty.

One Republic - All The Right Moves (Danger Remix)

Damn. It's as if A1 Bassline read my blog post and said to himself "Rarche is right. What am I doing?". He did everything right, emphasizing a heavier, grittier dubstep, more glitch, and even the Rasta. Go A1 Bassline!

Sissy Nobby - Lay Me Down (A1 Bassline Remix)

He's back, and it's pure SebastiAn, experimental and destructive. The original track was 13 tracks of unlistenable noise, but luckily Too Many SebastiAns has provided us with a nice little edit.

SebastiAn - Threnody (Edit)

MMMatthias has returned to us with a glitchy, growling, and somewhat relaxing remix of Yeasayer. As you would expect, the entire melody is constructed from glitchy, rearranged vocals, random sounds, and occasionally 8-bit tunes. Very nice.

Yeasayer - O.N.E. (MMMatthias Remix)

Mr Oizo's Cheetas is, surprisingly non retarded. While this might be beneficial for the majority of musicians and their music, it's not for Mr Oizo, who we've come to think of as our loveable, crazy Frenchman friend. Come on Mr Oizo, we need more 'woops' and 'pew, da-d-da, je suis!' in your music!

Mr Oizo - Cheetas

Round Up 2009 : Disappointments

By using the term 'Disappointments', by no means at all am I saying that these artists are terrible, or even that what they churned out in 2009 is. What I mean by disappointment, is that, like an underachieving genius, they could have done a lot better.

Danger : 09/16/2007 was underwhelming, and the most recent Danger remix of 2009, of Give It All You Got by Lil Jon, wasn't 'dangerous' enough, in the try-something-different sense, as well as the pun sense. Compare this to 2008, where Danger released a slew of top-notch remixes, and you'll see why he's in this particular Round Up.
2010? : Not entirely sure, but Danger should pull through with an EPIII and album next year. I suspect the reason why 2009 was such a letdown was because he was preparing for his new album, which should be an engulfing, surrealistic experience.

Danger - 88h88(80Kidz Remix)

A1 Bassline : A1 Bassline has the intros, the outros, and the build ups down (his build ups are top notch). So what has he done wrong in '09? Choosing dubstep for his drops. It's not that fidgety, gritty dubstep, but a rapid, fast firing type, which even though appeals to me more than most dubstep, it's still dubstep. But now it has shifted away from the rapid fire dubstep, to a high pitched, whooping type, which, quite frankly, destroys the entire track. It's a shame really, as I really enjoy his newfound style of glitched Jamaican Rasta vocals.
2010? : Emphasise the Jamaican Rasta, add more glitch, drop the dubstep, or at least make it filthier, and 2010 shall be a great year.

Little Boots - Remedy (A1 Bassline Get Hype Remix)

Bag Raiders : Bag Raiders had the EP of 2008. Both Turbo Love and Shooting Stars were faultless, truly. Bag Raiders also had some of the finest remixes of last year, in particular, their remix of Far Away by Cut Copy, which I now deem to be a perfect remix. Fast forward to 2009, and their productions are well below par, and too 'gangsta' for my liking.
2010? : Album coming out 2010. Should be impeccable.

Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Bag Raiders Remix)

Writing this Round Up hurt in it's own way, it made me realise how disappointed I was by some of my favourite artists. Come on guys! 2010 is a new year :)

I Like It When The Bassline Comes In

It's been a long time coming (a year and a bit?) but A1 Bassline's Bad Man Horror Theme got released. Although the music video is chockers with models in their underwear kidnapping A1 Bassline, I reckon a music video with history's villains (Nero, Attila The Hun, Jack The Ripper, Hitler, etc.)all dancing in unison would have been more entertaining, no matter how politically incorrect it may be.

On second thought, maybe not. Spot the difference between the older and revised versions.

A1 Bassline - Bad Man Horror Theme
A1 Bassline - Bad Man Horror Theme (Old)

Here Come Da and 8oh8 (Danger!) both channel the blipping and blooping Bad Man in all of us. Gotta love it.

A1 Bassline - 8oh8
A1 Bassline - Here Come Da

Anyone know what to call that sleazy guy with the cape, tophat, cane and moustache? All I come up with is Horrible Bad Man.

Compression : II

Wow, I haven't posted for over a week. A lot has happened in that time, and, being a music blogger, as opposed to an about life blogger, I won't share details with you. I'll bring on the tracks.

First off, I received some brilliant remixes in my inbox from a bloke called Johnathan Live. His sound is a glittering, sparkling synth-fest, comparable to Justin Faust and Classixx. Dirty Work is my pick. Oh, new Chromeo to boot.

Cato Canari - Dirty Work (Johnathan Live Remix)
Everything But The Girl - Driving (Johnathan Live Remix)
Similou - Clouds (Johnathan Live Remix)
Chromeo - Momma's Boy (Johnathan Live Remix)
Chromeo - Night By Night

New remixes by Cut Copy are a rarity nowadays, so it's always pleasant to be greeted with one. Viking remix of Hearts On Fire adds a bit of pow to the original.

Munk - Back Down (Cut Copy Jackmaster Remix)
The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band - You'll Disappear (Munk Remix) - FIXED
Cut Copy - Hearts On Fire (Viking Remix)

Don Diablo has been sending me tracks, but oddly enough, I've been downloading them off Scottish Friction instead, as I see them on his blog first. Quaint.

Don Diablo vs Phoenix vs Jay-Z - 99 Fences
Don Diablo & Example - Hooligans (A1 Bassline Remix)
Cassius - Youth, Speed, Trouble, Cigarettes (Don Diablo Remix)

Marchand, which is apparently French for Merchant (thanks for the translation, WDPK), creates music comparable to that of Lifelike. Summer chill-out tracks? Look no further.

Marchand - Starlove
Marchand - Supernova

Grum belts out a stellar remix, but it is ultimately trumped by Hemingway's seductively smooth Starlight Yacht remix. Don't know much about Keenhouse, but I'll be keen to after this effort. I quite enjoy lame puns, don't you?

Keenhouse - Ari-Es (Hemingway Starlight Yacht Remix)
Keenhouse - Ari-Es (Grum Remix)

Well kids, that's it for me. Better get back to Specialist Maths. Have to look at those Argand Diagrams and Imaginary Numbers.

Rarche Out!

Mr. Shank

Okay, I kinda have a thing for A1 Bassline, AKA Christian Shank. Christian Shank. Even his surname is bloody awesome. Shank. He's also half-asian (I think). So waddya reckon kids? Coulson in the future? :)

But seriously kiddos, what I really love about him is his remixes. They meld Fidget, Dubstep and (of course) Bassline together seamlessly. But on top of that, he adds a little bit of an orchestral touch to his work. And that just makes it, you know?

Check it out when the time bar on your iTunes hits 3:04. Excellent.

Little Boots - New Town Girl (A1 Bassline Attack Mix)*

*I don't know if Mr. Shank was just being difficult, but he actually renamed Little Boots' original song. It's meant to be 'Little Boots - New In Town'. For some reason he also made two serparate remixes. Don't worry kids, you have the superior one in your grubby little hands. Trust.

French Mustard

Mustard Pimp are out with a new track. For those who don't know, Mustard Pimp are an unsigned (perhaps because of their name) duo from France. Their latest effort is a mediocre attempt, but is still lotsa fun.

Mustard Pimp - Télésiège

One of their older remixes. Bit repetitive, but catchy as hell.

A1 Bassline - Bad Man Horror Theme (Mustard Pimp Remix)

Let's Work It Out!

Esser reminds me of a German city. Have no idea why, but who cares? I've had this remix for quite a while now, but I reckon you kids deserve a hear if you haven't had the chance already. It's a decent song until 1:44.

Listen. You'll see what I mean.

Esser - Work It Out (A1 Bassline Remix)