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Here’s a little 100bpm experimental refix I did in order to mix this in my moombahton sets; I figured I’d share it for those of you that can make use of it, or just fancy hearing a different take on the whole moombahstuff phenomenon, lol.

NOTE: Dubphizix had it removed from SoundCloud, probably because it clocked up over 1000 plays in the 22 hours it was online.  Please, SHARE this to help spread this and let more ears hear it…. :)

320kbps MP3 Download Links…

http://www.mediafire.com/?1zcg5mf384dzbxm

http://www58.zippyshare.com/v/24404357/file.html

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"Kryptic Minds in their hayday"-esque beat from Geode! :D

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Absolutely colossal mix from 16 Bit, which if nothing else, simply shows how far UK Bass music has come in 2011.

HUGE

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Fela Kuti - Documentary Part 1/6

All 6 parts are on youtube, I just can’t be bothered to link them.

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Pure SICKNESS from our very own Geode! Don't be shy, check his SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/geode-1 

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GHETTS SHIFT FROM GRIME - MC HITS HOME WITH 90BPM FREESTYLE ON SBTV THAT RIVALS ANY IN THE SCENE Further to my comments on the grime scenes transition into slower tempo hiphop and rap, here is a perfect example of a big name clearly shifting from 140bpm grime tracks into grime sounds at a leisurely 90bpm. Check the part 1 of the video also on SBTV, and notice the hint in the video title that clearly promotes a shifting of genres...

Also, many of you who know the scene will notice Ghetts never released his long awaited album in 2011 following his Calm Before the Storm free mixtape.... My guess is that like many artists in the Grime scene at the moment, he has held back his material for one last farewell broadside at the grime market, perhaps in the form of another free release mixtape that will be quickly followed with a full hybrid album of his biggest grime and hiphop to date...

After an unexpected lull from this usually hyperactive artist, with well produced collabs such as the recent 8 minute track with Kano talking of the death of grime, the build up of promotion such as this from ghetts suggests more releases are not far off...

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Dark future, but Grime shows it still has roots to maneuver...

So it seems even those who held up flames to the scene back in the day (including me to an extent) have been writing the death of grime all over twitter, facebook, blogs and even in lyrics, but poke around in the ashes, and you will be suprised by what you find.....

Back at the turn of the 90s, Garage was dying. It had not only helped forge the roots of UKG and UK Bass as we know it (Grime, Dubstep, Bassline ect.) but has also created a base through which UK MCs could establish a name, such as Donaeo and Ms Dynamite. Suddenly MCs had the opportunity to take centre stage, and a sprawling sound of complex lyrics of hard basslines erupted out, with momentum being kept alive through pirate radio, white label releases and the growth of internet culture.

Now we see a similar thing for the Grime scene, made more painful by the openness of the internet - people can sit back and watch the death of a genre unfold as artists fall from grace, and commercial music begins to stifle the raw roots of the underground.

But.... songs like this offer hope as the critics descend on the stagnant carcass of what is now defined as the Grime genre... Here we see two artists of the old cause (Ghetts and Kano) rising and stretching their necks over the creative block, showing the entreprenurial talent for grafting sound that remind me of the days when they had everything to gain from daring to be different.

With a sound that incorporates a Kanye West style 808 hiphop feel, with the raw lyrical talent for imagery realised through Grime, this new track has played on repeat since I found it. Lets hope they have the balls to put their careers on the line, and realise that at this current crossroads in sound with the next big thing bubbling under the surface, being different is the only way to survive...... Their lyrics definitely seem to indicate they will............

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Dare to be different: How artists such as Venetian Snares are shaping the next big sound

Although a mainstay of the minimal underground for years, Venetian Snares’ latest album Cubist Reggae released in May this year proves they still have the ability to subvert the norm. WIth several releases now under their belts on Planet Mu Records, they are prime examples of the success good producers can have when they are brave enough to disregard commercial values and fly their true musical colours.

Their sound is usually built around irregular time signatures such as 7/8 drum and bass, taking the emphasis immediately away from the commercial focus on danceable beats. In their latest instalment, they lend their hand to minimalist reggae, with their choice of album name drawing parallels to the 20th century avant-garde art movement made famous by Picasso, which subverted the grinding normality of everyday expression.

As dubstep is stripped of its roots by the commercial scene, and with movements such as drum and bass full to capacity with variations, it will be artists like these who dare to be different that will inevitably stumble upon the next big sound…

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7even Exclusives (free download mini compilation) by 7evenrecordings

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Nifty little house-vibed remix by Dark Sky

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'Falguni and Shane Peacock Sept 2011' Collection at New York Fashion Week. Music for fashion commissioned by Fusion Three Sixty.

In line with my post yesterday, here is another brilliant example of how to fuse live instruments and percussion with computer assisted production.  BeatSoc's very own Buttress Root Drumming (aka Rob S) was commisioned to create the soundscape for a catwalk show during this years New York fashion. 

The result is an incredibly detailed 16 minute epic that really highlights not only his great talent, but also what can be achieved with mic'ed instruments and music-programming.

Rob will be helping to run the Logic branch of our production workshops so be sure to have a chat with him when you see him there.

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Remixes: From Acoustic to Club

Mesita, one of the most interesting sounding independent artist I've come across in a while has recently uploaded and acoustic version of his well received song "Somewhere Else" from his Free "Here's To Nowhere" EP.  I absolutely love the original - so much so that I decided to do a remix, which luckily he also liked too - and the acoustic version is equally as beautiful.

I figured posting the three versions together would highlight the subtle differences in the way that a single tune could be represented with the addition of computer-aided production:

Mesita - Somewhere Else (Acoustic Version) [FREE Download]

Mesita - Somewhere Else (Original Version) [FREE Download]

Mesita - Somewhere Else (LAZKA remix) [FREE Download]

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Hmmm, this looks intereting!

Check the tags in the footer of this post for a list of some of the artists participating in the documentary.

RE:GENERATION is a feature length documentary that explores the history of music through the eyes of five modern DJs. Our superstar DJs embark on a musical odyssey to create a cutting edge electronic track inspired by one of five traditional musical genres: Jazz, R&B, Country, Classical and Rock.