News just in from Edinburgh boy Hostage that his new track Snakecharmer is dropping exclusively with Noise Porn - only place in the big wide world you can get this track is right here people so get downloading. It’s in 320kbps so dancefloor friendly too!
Well we’ve had a cracking response from DJs wanting to do mixes for Noise Porn and the next one is already in so I thought I’d put it straight up, it’s from Noise Porn favourite Osmo, who’s mix we featured earlier on Noise Porn recently won Freshblood of the Month over at We Love Music
True to form he’s produced another absolute cracker, tracklisting below is below
D Secret Svc - Tight Jeans (Fukkk Offf Remix)
Donovan - Yo
The Count and Sinden - Beeper (Fake Blood remix)
Dizzee Rascal - Flex (Micky Slim remix)
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (Twocker remix)
Schwarzkopf - Dancing in the Dark (Proxy remix)
MSTRKRFT - Vuvuvu
Download it here
HYGFM? minimixes on the way from DFRNT, Raffertie and Black Lights - watch this space!
In the first of a series of exclusive five-minute minimixes, Dutch DJ Jeff Doubleu has stepped up to the plate with this bang-on-five minutes selection of treats showcasing his own work. Needless to say - it’s a mean little peace of audio tastiness.
1. The Beatdoctors & Jeff Doubleu - Keep it Jackin
2. Jeff Doubleu - Cutting Traffic
3. Obi Blanche - Rock N Roll Lifestyle (Jeff Doubleu Remix)
4. Larry Tee - Louis Vuiton (Jeff Doubleu Remix)
Download it here
If you’re interested in doing a minimix for HYGFM?, get in touch!
Edinburgh Dream Factory is the latest news in Edinburgh and has been whipping the city’s underground scene into a creative frenzy since it’s inception last November. Stephen, one of the founders, explained
“It’s a really exciting time to be involved in the Edinburgh scene, something is definately about to go off. The nice thing is that, because everyone wants it to happen, they’re all networking, supporting each other, and working together. This puts the city in an even stronger position.”
According to www.edinburghdreamfactory.co.uk (where you can also download their FREE album!),
“The general idea is to create a space where people can create what they want, and do what they want under the umbrella of the EDINBURGH DREAM FACTORY. A kind of eternal festival vibe of a thing, free of embarrassment, where someone can dress like a unicorn, hand out home-made chocolates and call themselves the Eight Legged Candyman, then blame it on the fact that they were down at THE DREAM FACTORY havin a few, just like saying “Awh man, it was a festival, y’know!” “
With it’s spiritual home somewhere between The GRV and Red on the Cowgate, and growing support from the likes of The KLF, Utah Saints, Hostage, and Andy Glitch - Edinburgh Dream Factory are giving away their free album (Acid Glitch) on their website. All you have to do is give them your email address - not too bad is it?! Two tracks below to try out -
Edinburgh Dream Factory - Breakbar
Edinburgh Dream Factory - Swivel Radio
“The Commodore 64 kids have grown up and, after years of guitar boredom, the sounds of squelching acidic basslines can now be heard across the city.” Sounds good to me!
Download the album from this link here
Street Knowledge is the latest news on the Edinburgh d&b scene with their debut landing in style on May 24th at Cabaret Voltaire. Alongside Fabio and Nicky Blackmarket in the main room, they’ve also opened up the floor to up and coming DJ talent for a set in Cabaret Voltaire’s new third room, the Speakeasy. And the first winner was recently announced as — DJ NoFace. He’s a talented young gun with a couple of original tracks under his belt. To celebrate his win, we’ve got the very mixtape he won with to give away to our lovely readers - for free!
More on Street Knowledge coming soon…
DJ NoFace - Street Knowledge.mp3
1. Dubwize - Ghetto Story
2. Visionary - Around the world
3. Taxman - Too Bad
4. Morphy - The Stopper VIP Mix
5. DJ Hype, Wickaman & J Majik - Crazy World VIP Mix
6. G Dub - Crush
7. Noisia - Fade To Grey
8. Chase n Status - Dumplin Riddim
9. Monoman - Dirty Games (GDub mix)
10. Sappo - (whitelabel)
11. Lomax - Paloma
12. Soulpride - Badass
13. Ego Trippin - (whitelabel)
And don’t forget to head down to Cab Vol tonight for Annie Nightingale, Krafty Kuts, Drummatic Twins and others - and it’s a 4am license. Whoop whoop!
Samurai FM is the internet radio sensation taking the Far East by storm. With bases in London and Tokyo, its dedication to new music and superior underground talent is a force to be reckoned with. Noise Porn talked to Matt Cheetham, one of the founders of the station (alongside Hasham Ahmad), about what’s been going on since 2003.
So, it seems to be going well, how many listeners have you got so far?
We currently broadcast to between 90,000 and 120,000 visitors a month from all over the world although the core listeners are in Japan, UK, USA and Germany.
What’s the general ethos behind the station?
We try and focus on new musical forms that are interesting and exciting however the music is made. We want to provide an alternative to established media and provide artists and labels with communication services that will empower them to reach an audience without compromising to traditional media.
What are the big shows you’ve got on at the moment? I spotted Unique Three and I think Aquasky on the roster.
We value all of the shows we have on the site, of course some shows are hosted and produced by more well known artists, labels or festivals but we try and keep the quality high no matter who produces the show. The shows we feature are usually the most popular
Where can you see the station being in say, five years time?
Still providing a radio service but with increased functionality such as music sales, event info, blog, photos etc on a much more interactive platform (between producers and consumers).
What’s the best and worst thing about running an internet radio station?
Best is lots of amazing music
Worst is trying to pay the bills each month.
What’s going on in Japan with the clubscene? I hear it’s a bit backward but catching up super quick!
It’s small but cool, not so many clubs but the clubs there are usually have fairly decent programming and the crowd are usually very receptive and up for a party.
Would you rather have a Pacemaker OR an Aston Martin DB9?
What do you think!
What’s the last record you bought but didn’t actually like?
Fortunately I get sent a lot of music so I can’t actually remember the last record I bought….. Actually I do, it was from some guy busking on the underground in London a guitar, it was pretty good though actually!
What’s the weirdest item of clothing/accessory you own?
All surplus cash gets invested in hardware so I don’t have the luxury of buying strange items…. Sounds geeky I know (and it’s true) but the weirdest thing I have is one of those vacuum cleaners that you set off and it automatically maps out and cleans up your floor space.
Samurai FM broadcasts live over the internet from www.samurai.fm/home/
Hi there people, news just in from Lovely Chords (Argentina/Spain/Japan), darlings of the blogosphere and devastators of the dancefloor (including @ Creamfields Buenos Aires) with track “Boys Ain’t No Good.”
Lovely Chords - Boys Ain’t No Good.mp3
And then these two crowd-pulling remixes and one original track from Belgian booty busters - Gtronic
Also get these, all in 320 for DJ aural pleasure!
The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Gtronic Trash Edit).mp3
The Chemical Brothers - Salmon Dance (Gtronic Remix).mp3
And to round it all off, Raw Coco in a previous alter-ego as Gangsta Robot, check this out, and if you like it, buy the album on iTunes!
Biggups go out to the shiny people at Supercharged Music who’ve provided us with these two tracks from Splitloop’s forthcoming album - “Pleasure Machine.” Phil & Bren, who together make up Splitloop, reckon that since their last album (Here on Business) things might have changed…
‘Pleasure Machine’ has a velvety sheen, touching on modern sexy D. Ramirez-type electro-house, juddery Justice riddims, old skool electro, bleepy Trickyesque bizness, speak ‘n’ spell robotica and a hell of a lot more. In many ways, it’s breaks, but for the ladies.
“You can’t be looking only to the breaks scene to get inspiration for your music,” reckons Bren. “That would just be a ridiculous feedback loop”.
“We’re at an age where we really just wanted to make music we thought was really good and moving our sound forward, not worrying about what anyone else would think.”
The full album is out tantalisingly soon and we’ve got two tracks available to listen - you can hear that kind of sexy sheen to them can’t you?!
Splitloop - Electricity
Splitloop - Back That Smack T
This just in from Edinburgh based dubstep producer and DJ, DFRNT, featuring some of his own tracks and remixes. It’s proper wobbly!!
1. DFRNT - Dosile (Exclusive track, not available till EP release)
2. Tes La Rok - Rollout
3. Caspa - Ohh R Ya
4. Muteqx - Game Grid
5. Tes La Rok - Lickshot
6. Micheal Jackson - Butterflies (Tranzyt DUbstep Remix)
7. DZ - Just Rolling
8. Frostyboy - Disco Biscuit
9. Sasha - Mongoose (DFRNT Remix)
10. SPL - Sober
11. Undertow - Onslaught
12. Rob Sparx - Independent Life
13. Prodigy - Voodoo People (Dismal Futures Dubstep Remix)
14. King Soly - Wicked King of Persia
15. Hektagon - Running Through
16. Kromestar & Hatcha - Never Sleep (Hijak Remix)
17. Kudos - Bring the Lights Down (Caspa Remix)
18. Loefah - System
19. Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (Mindflow Dubstep Remix)
20. Dead Prez - Hip Hop (DFRNT Dubmix)
21. Toasty - Angel (Si Begg Remix)
Download it here
Also featured on his website are loads of free tracks, including a Dead Prez remix which is pretty safe and his own track “Walking Alone.” I strongly suggest you check this guy out!
This just arrived from Jamie Ross, one of the resident DJs at Element in Edinburgh. It’s his April 2008 mix and features quite a few of the tracks I’ve been listening to recently on the electrohouse side of things.
And as an extra special treat here’s a couple of remixes of his for you!
Short Dick Man - 20 Fingers (Jamie Ross Vocal Mix).mp3
Short Dick Man - 2o Fingers (Jamie Ross Instrumental Mix).mp3
And one of his own finely-crafted tracks, cool little understated sound going on here with some awesome live acoustic guitar in the middle. Check it out -
Jamie Ross - Acoustix.mp3
