A neat little video from one of the most consistent producers out there! The music is ace too :)

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Its not often that i find a remix from a unknown artist that i thoroughly enjoy (and i mean thoroughly). Mendoza is a young producer/DJ from Hamburg Germany and has been producing for almost 3 years. His remix of Mr. Oizo’s ‘Positif’ is exactly what i have been looking for – a revamped and funky remix of a classic club classic. This song sounds like a Beatacue remix of Positif (and i say this in the best possible way). It retains the fantastically bizarre riff of the original but injects an added funkiness which is instantly danceable. I have already played this out twice with fantastic reactions from the crowd! Rest assured Mendoza is no one hit wonder: his forthcoming productions are fantastic.

watch this space!

Mr. Oizo – Positif (Mendoza remix)

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We got more gifts from that man that keeps on giving : Hostage. Last night I received a brand new track of his which is an fun little tune (listen to the vocal and you will understand why my language is so vague). ‘Otis’ is a bouncy banger with tropical hints as well as those classic Hostage synths (i was listening to this as i was about to go to bed and was bouncing around like a madman!). I’m really enjoying the pitch shifting melodies that have been cropping up in his latest material. We also have a fantastic mix that Hostage recorded for us crammed full of some of my favorite current tunes (check out the Malente and Jay Robinson remix of Bhangra dance its brilliant).

Hostage – Otis

Hostage – March 2010 Mix

And finally a video of Hostage and Lee Mortimer playing in what looks like one of the craziest clubs ever!

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This Friday 5th March Edinburgh’s fastest growing electro night Fuse will be offering yet another Bass Heavy treat in the form of Lee Mortimer.  As one of the hottest up and coming stars in his field, Lee is making waves with big sleazy jump – up productions and massive collaborations with the likes of Laidback Luke and Foamo.

Some call it fidget house, a label which accurately describes this heavy sound but as Lee is keen to point out ‘anything sleazy, electronic and above all else, BIG(!) will make it into my sets!’ These sets are getting bigger too with jaunts around the world playing clubs as far a field as Singapore (Club Zirca) and Australia (HQ/Revolver) where he will soon be an underground superstar. He also played most of the UK festivals last year with a storming turn at Bestival which had the crowd going mental in the middle of the day!

As well as his sterling efforts on the wheels of steel he has also made a name for himself as a producer par excellence with tracks signed to Fool’s Gold, Dubsided, CR2 and Made to Play. He’s also provided remixes for bands such as Franz Ferdinand, The Futureheads and Bombay Bicycle Club to name but a few. He has also re-jigged tunes by Foamo, DJ Zinc, Dave Spoon & Pete Tong to spine tingling effect. Many of these mixes have also appeared on compilations by Claude Von Stroke, Plump DJs and Kissy Sell Out. It seems Lee has a knack for lifting already banging tunes up a notch into the upper echelons of dance floor hedonism!

Lee Mortimer is the complete package. He remixes; produces and his DJ skills are unbeatable. He regularly plays Mint in Leeds and London’s Egg and his monster sets are something to behold. It all falls into place when watching him play out as the crowd throbs in unison as each new bassline warps into another. Basically Lee just loves music and you can hear this love in everything he touches from full on party tunes (It’s Going Down) to 80’s electro revamps (check out the awesome remix of Visage – Fade To Grey). With talent to spare Lee isn’t just one to watch, he is the one to watch.

“Lee’s one of the most exciting producers and DJs in the UK right now. You have to check him play… I don’t think anyone can touch him for that sound at the moment.” -
Dave ‘Switch’ Taylor

Check out the Facebook Event as well as the video of when Doorly played at Fuse.

As well as Lee Mortimer Fuse will be crammed full of their glorious resident DJs including Lee Mutch who was kind enough to record us a banging mix to get ya in the mood!

Lee Mutch – Its Getting Better

1. Row Sunshine – This Is The Dutch Sound (Original Mix)
2. Josh The Funky 1 – It’s The Music (Bingo Players Remix)
3. Patric La Funk – I Know Better (Bart B More Remix)
4. Martin Solveig – Poptimistic (Bingo Players Vox)
5. Mark Trophy – Let There be (Original mix)
6. Bingo Players – Devotion (Carl Tricks Remix)
7. Bastian Van Shield – Get Low (Kid Massive Audiodamage Mix)
8. Fran Cosgrove, Junkyard Dog – Sextoy (Kid Massive Re-Edit)
9. Antranig – Bitchslap – Original Mix
10. Mowgli – London To Paris (Original Mix)
11. Punk Rolla – Getting Better (Original Mix)

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Before I say anything about the album, I’ve got to hand out some massive props to Baobinga and I.D. for this incredibly cool project. Since the end of January, Bass Music blog has been featuring their Diary of a Free Album, a week-by-week account of the ins and outs of releasing a free album in today’s digital music industry, which as they highlight, can have many useful inroads for artists but can also be pretty unforgiving at times. The whole thing was done really as an experiment, and a way of learning more about the process of releasing and promoting an album digitally for free, and doing it properly. It’s a fascinating read, and I.D.’s commentaries are entertaining and well-detailed, throwing some useful light on many aspects of the digital industry. New producers and anyone involved in pushing music online should definitely give it a browse.

Now onto the good stuff. The album itself, called Bass Music Sessions, is a brilliant summary of the duo’s style – it’s a multi-genre collection of eight tracks, with lots of hip-hop, dubstep, two-step and broken beat influences. Many of the soundscapes are stripped-back and futuristic, and, noticeably, the tracks are really well-polished for the dancefloor; they’ve done a superb job on the mastering front, a topic that was broached in the discussion leading up to the release. The one drum & bass track “The King” is a standout for me, soulful and deep with nice tough breaks driving the track. Loving it. “Hush Up Riddim” is my favourite dubstep track on the album, with twisted synths and a fat pulsating bass, and the housey crowd are sure to love the bouncy kuduru-style beats of “Man Down”, featured previously on Noise Porn.

It’s had a lot of DJ support on various fronts, and there’s definitely something for everyone here. You can download it for free or for a donation: Proceeds will go to Dove House Hospice in Hull, UK. Obviously with so much hard work put in, the boys would love your feedback, so let us know your thoughts or check in with them over at Bass Music.

DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM HERE

BONUS:

We’ve also got a brand new DJ mix from I.D. for This is Breaks, with a focus on breaks, dubstep and everything in between. I.D. says, “…it’s my take on where next for ‘breaks’ music  – i.e. incorporating loads of funky, 2-step, ragga, dubstep and everything else that’s got funk and interesting beats.” Take a look below.

I.D. – This is Breaks Mix 2010.mp3

Tracklist:

1. Altered Natives – Bullet Blade Knuckle Slap (Fresh Minute Music)
2. Seiji – Hohoho (seiji.co.uk)
3. Baobinga ft Rubidan – Raggipahop (dub)
4. Martyn – Megadrive Generation (Hyperdub)
5. Toddla T ft Herve & Serocee – Shake Ya Body (DJ Sega remix)
6. Redux – Acidbomb (601 remix) (Trickery Collective dub)
7. Ghislain Poirier ft MC Zulu – Gyal Secret Potion (Baobinga remix) (Ninja Tune dub)
8. Geeneus – Raggoo (Rinse FM)
9. South Rakkas Crew ft MC Gi & Mr Dockery – Hands Up Brazil (Mad Decent)
10. South Rakkas Crew & Killa Queenz ft Lady Chan – Double Up (Mad Decent)
11. Flore & Shunda K – Feel Me (Peo de Pitte remix) (Botchit & Scarper)
12. Snide – Cot Damn (dub)
13. Freestyle DJs – Back To The Old Jack (Rektchordz remix) (Ape dub)
14. Martsman & John Gloss – Wrecking Girlcore (dub)
15. Pocz & Pacheko – Zarbak (Mr Gasparov remix) (Senseless Records)
16. DJ Madd – Bass Come Down (Subway dub)
17. Sully – In Some Pattern (Keysound)
18. I.D. vs Skinnz – Shimmy (Double Science dub)
19. Brackles – Rawkus (Planet Mu)
20. I.D. & Baobinga – Inland (Bass Music dub)
21. Untold – Gonna Work Out Fine (Hemlock)
22. I.D. – Once Again (Passenger dub)
23. Redlight – Pick Up The Phone (Lobster Boy)
24. Baobinga & I.D. – Tongue Riddim (Build)
25. I.D. – Mustang (Sub Slayers dub)
26. Afghan Headspin – Cocaine (Gella’s Rather Have A Tablet remix)(Valium)
27. D1 – Jus Business (Dub Police)
28. Vipercorps – Overclocked (I.D. remix) (Lucky Break)
29. Si Begg – Brain Activity (Wascal remix) (Noodles)
30. I.D. – Handbagger (Baobinga remix) (Passenger dub)

Thanks for all the new material guys, and a hefty big up from us at Noise Porn for the effort!

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As some of you might know, Noiseporn Records, the official record label brand of Noiseporn.com will be launching in April 2010! If you didn’t know, well, now you know :). The label will be built around the many talented artists that deliver music for us to feature on this blog. There are already 8 planned releases for the label this year that will showcase some incredible new and established talent! Each release will be announced via Noiseporn.com and various other sites.

To commemorate this launch in Q2′2010, Noiseporn Records would like to give ANYONE and EVERYONE a shot at being apart of one of its upcoming releases and furthermore, get their name spread right on our website! How do we accomplish this? How about a Remix Contest eh? Noiseporn Records will be launching an original track from Mark Lam featuring MC FreeFlow! On the remix tip, you will see Viro & Rob Analyze gracing the release with an original Electro/Jacked Remix to further compliment the already great original track. As far as who else is on the release, well this is where you come in! This remix contest will enable anyone and everyone to download the remix parts, and preview the original track and be apart of the release.

To be apart of this:
1. Download the original track: Mark Lam feat MC Freeflow-Jungle MCs (Mp3)
2. Download the parts: www.noiseporn.com/noisepornREMIXCONTESTPARTS.rar
3. Remix the original track in however style you want!
4. Submit to editor@noiseporn.com and we will let you know if you are chosen for the release!
5. Only use sendspace.com, mediafire.com, or yousendit.com when sending us your completed remix.

Deadline for Remix Submission: May 1, 2010
Style of Remix: ANY style is acceptable, just have fun with it
Winners: There will be 5 winners picked for the release.
Runner Ups: All remix runner ups will be posted up on Noiseporn.com for FREE download
Release Date of Release: June 2010

About Artists & Song:
Irish producer Mark Lam has teamed up with UK’s very own MC Freeflow to bring you and electro tech banger known as “Jungle MC’s”. Mark Lam has been hitting the Irish club scene hard over the last 4 years with his wide variety of bootlegs which are available all over the internet and is known for messing around with more or less what he thinks just “sounds good”. After working with MC Freeflow who’s unique style of rapping has landed him collabs with top artists such as young nutz, dirty basement and has upcoming tracks with defunct! , Nikjam & the meena and many more this track is worth checking out.

How will we determine winners?
All of the Noiseporn.com writers, producers of the original track, and Symphonic Distribution staff will vote on the remixes we believe are the best for the label. Keep in mind that if you do not win, it is nothing that is bad at all! Your remixes will get the attention of 60,000 unique visitors of this website because all will be posted for free download. Since we receive many requests for posts, we feel this will be a great way to give everyone that is a runner up a VICTORY!

When and Where will this release be out?
This release will be available worldwide on retailers such as iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, JunoDownload, Beatport, JamVana.com and hundreds more! The release date is tentatively set for June 2010 with a more exact date to arrive in the future. This is a great opportunity for an artist that might not be affiliated with a label and/or have a release on a label that will be pushing them very hard!

Who is involved in this contest?
Aside of Noiseporn Records, Mark Lam and MC Freeflow deserve a big thank you from our community for being apart of this to massively promote the record label brand that has its launch in Q2′10. In addition, the release will be heavily promoted and digitally distributed by the parent company of Noiseporn.com, Symphonic Distribution. Symphonic Distribution is a digital content distributor and services provider aimed at providing the best in content delivery, customer service, marketing, education, and more for music industry artists, managers, and record labels across the globe. In addition to our services, Symphonic Distribution also has several distinct brands for the intention of expanding the reach of a client. We have a proven track record and currently provide services to hundreds of clients based in countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Australia, Sweeden, Bosnia & Herzegovina, India, Japan, USA, Canada, Portugal, and countless other countries and cultures around the globe. Symphonic Distribution is ran by experienced music producers, label owners, and artists thriving in providing the highest level of service. For more info, visit www.symphonicdistribution.com

Will there be more contests?
Yes, we will do this again! We can’t say when but would like to eventually do one of these every quarter. Our goal is to feature new and/or established talent and we will continue this promise with the record label brand by getting everyone involved.

About Noiseporn Records and its releases
Noiseporn Records is the official record label brand of Noiseporn.com (Online Blogozine!). The label features cutting edge Electro, Dubstep, House, and any other genre that works for our listeners. Artists will include Viro & Rob Analyze, YikEz, Mark Lam, Double Oh No, and many more new and established artists that will be sure to catch your attention!

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Noiseporn is pleased to announce a Deluxe Edition release of Tiga’s breakout album “Ciao!”.  The Deluxe Edition will be available March 9th through iTunes.  The release includes exclusive new bonus remixes of “What You Need” from Chromeo, A-Trak and Dim Mak’s Steve Aoki, coupled with official videos for the tracks “Shoes” and “What You Need”. To celebrate the release we have been sent the Chromeo remix to give away! Its a damn funky number that is sure to get you toe tapping.

Tiga – What You Need (Chromeo remix)

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Can you feel the Tension? You should because Meat Katie’s just dropped his ludicrously huge Tension Remixed EP featuring some up and coming players in the Euro techno / minimal arena. It’s an EP that would serve great livening up your sets with some unique and killer tunes. It’s popped up on Beatport this morning with remixes to die for; ranging from tech, to electro and even some breaks!

It’s sad watching Lot49 almost completely divert away from breaks, but the stuff that’s coming out now on the imprint is just oh-so gooooooood!

We’ve been supplied with that kick ass little widget that when you open it (Think of this as opening a chest in Zelda) you are delivered with Tony Senghore’s spaced out little electro stomper.

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