Glitch.CZ affiliated DJ and producer Wizual has released a brand-spanking fresh EP titled ‘Indians & Big Problems’ for free! Follow the MediaFire link for some bouncing dubstep.
I love what these guys do. The third instance of this compilation is top notch! Mad-Hop Volume 3 features some excellent tunes that you shouldn’t miss out on. Plus, you can name your price for the album over at Bandcamp. The is no reason why you shouldn’t own this album.
This third trip around the world has connected artists from Japan, Serbia, Canada, Hungary, U.S.A, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, England, Russia, France and Slovakia.
We got Pixelord (RU) with his dope drop of dubstep and special guest Tilman Ehrhorn (GER) with his track “Sat” remixed by Himuro Yoshiteru (JP). 2Legit2Quit (CA) introduced himself with some unusual lyrics and BFPSP (USA) got produced by AL_PD (USA). Really thick production popped from Galex and Karaoke Tundra (SL), who also remixed one of fewer tracks with lyrics that came from Cy6erSlut ft. 2Legit2Quit (RU,CA). Pure madness provided by Save Slaves (RU) who appreciate “Nice haircut” and Stephan Farris (USA) with his interesting tune “Sweton”. Headshotboyz (HUN) made a dope hip-hop experiment once again and so did aKiLi (USA) with his buzzing track “Mellowdining”. Filtercutter (SER) also participated, this time featuring Zzuu (NL) remixing track from Manni Dee (ENG). Amazing stuff came from England’s finest, Alphabets Heaven (ENG) with his alien production and Ambassadeurs (ENG) that gave us goosebumbs over his track “M.O.P.E”. Miqi O. Huey Newton (FR) remixed “Gak” from Huess (USA) and gave us lazy snare hit at the back of a neck that is simply unforgettable. Parallel Concept (BUL) went some place deep and created “Buckyball molecule”. Laser synth invasion by Jakub Nox Ambroziak (PL) who gave us “Proton decay” was remixed by Stendek (PL) and we went “Virtual l” with the man himself Powell (FR). B-Ju (GER) introduced some dreamy soundscapes with nice vocals and we also got Lambent (JP) with more classic laid back vibe.
Alright already, time for some Coyote Kisses love. The boys from down south bring another heavy bass banger titled “Acid Wølfpack”. And they are getting some mighty attention from the Reddit community, a favorite place of mine.
Just when I was missing some of that experimental goodness, Alpha Pup NYC brings some of the best in electronic hip hop to Brooklyn. This Saturday, there will be performances by Teebs, Saturn Never Sleeps, Taylor McFerrin, and Suzi Analogue. You can also expect “reinforced subharmonics.”
Entry is $10
12am-4am
All ages
Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
I had the pleasure of catching MartyParty, Opiou, and Freq Nasty at the Santos Party House last month. Ilya P brought in a few extra subs to give the bass that extra little boost. I remember standing with my back to the far wall of the venue and as the bass frequencies changed my body began to vibrate, alternating between a pulse in my knees and my chest. It doesn’t get more visceral than that. The pinnacle of the night was a track MartyParty dropped about half way through his set. The name of that track is Superior and it’s out tomorrow.
I can’t help but get the feeling that the west coast dubstep and bass scene is getting a little stale. There I said it. Go over to Addictech and browse the glitch hop genre for the past two months. It’s all decent, but it all sounds so similar. Whatever happened to the genre bending elements of bass music? Maybe it’s all the recycled patches, but it’s becoming difficult to distinguish one artist from another. I’m not hating, I’m just eager to hear something new. Pantyraid’s Superior EP doesn’t defy the formula, but it does a hell of a job promoting the bass face.
Claviq and Denoir (see photo), members of the Glitch.CZ crew, are driving around Prague on top of this baby. They’ve got Frances Sanders and Dima Berzon in the backseat creating live art to be projected on buildings around the city. Take a peak at a video sample of their art below. You can also see their visual art alongside Teebs’ peformance at the Lunchmeat Festival this weekend.
The fifth annual Sperm Festival is back next month! This art and music event brings together some of the big names and lesser known talents from around the world. Headlining this year’s event is the ever wonderful Architecture in Helsinki. But my personal favorite artist from the line up is the Polish rap/post-rock/glitch band Napszyklat. Don’t miss out on them!
Godfather’s of Skweee was a success! And the video above was born from this monster of a party. You’ve got to admit that the scenic views of Prague at night are stunning. I’ve been told that the decision to shoot this was spontaneous and took place 30 minutes before the party started. Good call!
This Skweee party, co-organized by Glitch.CZ was a warm up for the full on Lunchmeat festival this weekend. More info to follow!
SKWEEE je analogové retro a zároveň funkový futurismus, vtipné lo-fi a zároveň experimentování na tisíce synťáků, malá scéna s velkým světovým ohlasem, který tenhle žánr dostal na slavný Sónar do Barceloně nebo po bok jmen jako Brian Eno, Hot Chip, apod. na technologicko-umělecký festival Yota Space v Petrohradu. Dění na skweee scéně se točí především okolo švédského labelu Flogsta Danshall a finského Harmönia, jejichž šéfové PAVAN a MESAK nám přijedou předvést své livesety, stejně jako další severský klasik JOXAREN, jeden z autorů filmu We Call It Skweee, který bude promítán na začátku večera. Zahrají také djs z party Glitch.cz – Noa?, tvprodukt a Denoir.
PAVAN aka LIMONIOUS
Frans Carlqvist je pravým pionýrem tohoto žánru a zakladatelem zásadního labelu Flogsta Danshall, na kterém vydává alba, kompilace i singly. Jeho tvorba živá vystoupení nesou kultovní status a inspirovaly většinu skweee producentů. Loňské album House of Usher (pod pseudonymem Limonious) následuje právě vydané Holy Volt, shrnující jeho syrovou produkci v letech 2003-2006.
MESAK
Finským protějškem Pavana je Tatu Metsätähti, zkušený finský producent, který se po letech úspěšného učinkování v electro projektu Mr. Velcro Fastener soustředil na sólo dráhu pod pseudonymem Mesak založil druhý ze dvou stěžejních skweee labelů – Harmönia. V loňském roce vydal své první skweee LP School of Mesak.
JOXAREN
I David Giese aka Joxaren má za sebou dlouholetou hudební praxi v různých žánrech – punku, dubu, hip hopu nebo electru, když odehral přes 500 živých vystoupení. Vedle hudební skweee tvorby (vydané především na Flogsta Danshall) natočil i dokument We Call It Skweee.
Zahrají také Glitch.cz djs NOA?, TVPRODUKT a DENOIR.