It’s always nice to get a true dose of IDM flavored bass music in our inbox, and this heaping certainly did not disappoint! R/D’sFace of God EP takes us on a melodic journey through distant lands filled with mythical creatures that seem to gyrate to the halftime crunchings of tree bark against combusting metal. Each track tells a different story through sheer musical engineering, as they are far from empty or boring. They seem to spring new life into the washed ears of bassaholics near and far.. what the fuck are we talking about, you ask? Well, give’m a listen!
With Summer comes lot of traveling for many folks. Festivals, out of state shows, and outdoors trips.. wherever you’re going, more likely than not, it’ll take a while to get there. As huges fan of listening to mixtapes on long road trips, here’s a couple old favorites and some new spice to make your trip seem a little shorter!
An oldie but a goodie, this first mix by Tipper showcases not only his amazing mixing talents, but also his ungodly scratching abilities.. an ability that seems to allow him to create some of the most textured noises in the scene to this date. Can’t wait for his new album, which has supposedly been forthcoming for a long time.
Freddy Todd is no stranger to the coveted pages of Bwomp Beats.. and for good damn reason! Once again he delivers with his “Lick the Glitch Mix”, filled almost entirely with originals. Great to get you hype when ya start to doze!
Hometown homie Sleek is bustin’ back out onto the scene with a new mixdown chocked full of some of the hottest dubstep tunes around right now, including some originals! Not to be missed!
Denver badboy Seied is no stranger to bass, having helped to pioneer the glitch-hop scene many moons ago. His recent Bass Odyssey mix gives us a great dose of the glitchy drumstep that we all secretly crave..
A while back, we delivered this next mix to you.. but, we really feel like it could use a repost. Eskmo has been known to us through many long nights driving, and for that, he has our thanks..
Sugarpill is an L.A. based producer, DJ, and radio host on Glitch.FM. His quirky sound of glitched out bass has earned him some impressive recognition, including a remix released on Daly City Records of Mochipet’s “Complex Players Dub”, as well as a recent opening slot for The Do Lab’s Eskmo / Siren show. Recently, he put out a free EP of bootleg hip-hop remixes that are hot FIYA! Snag them for free at his Bandcamp.
Also, grab his latest mixtape below, and make sure to tune into Polybeat Plant! With Sugarpill and Stutterfly every Thursday from 8pm – 10pm CST on Glitch.FM!
Low End Theory’s got hands down one of the sickest music podcasts on the net. From the champions of the LA bass music movement, you would expect no less. Peep this episode with the motherf—–g Gaslamp Killer alongside none other than Lorn, who if you don’t know already, is gonna be melting your face this year. His album “Nothing Else” is out now at your nearest digi-store. Prep your hearing holes.
Hooray! Resident Austin, TX wizard of glitchy-whompy breaks, Bil Bless, just released a new album today entitled The Life Mechanism Part 2. You may know Bil better as Son of the Electric Ghost, SOTEG, The Disciple Grin, or even as Skeetaz (Bless + Kilowatts), but no matter which of his music you may have heard, we’re sure you’ll be able to enjoy this new release from him! As the mastering engineer for such artists as Bassnectar, Propa Tingz/BreakBeatBuddha, Heyoka, Ill.Gates, Eskmo/Welder, and Dieselboy, he knows a thing or two about sonic alchemy. His productions, in our opinion, are probably some of the most concealed and unknown, yet amazing works of art out there in the genre. We highly recommend digging deep for anything you can find from this impressive artist, and donating to his cause so he can continue to grace our ears with his bewildering creations!
Bil is giving away the album for free at his Bandcamp, cop it and his other releases there or on Addictech!
Good god! 2010 is the year of Muti Music, wouldn’t ya say? The glitchdubcrunkhopstutterwhompchillstep label out of San Francisco, CA has been blowin’ it up haaard this year already. With only the first half of the year down, we’ve seen a lot of great stuff and I’m sure we’ve got some great stuff to look forward to! Here’s some of the great releases and artists that have caught our eye recently..
From the first that Cosmic Boogie wisped by our ear canals, we knew it was going to be a treat. When Heyoka released Marklar some months back, it signaled that Heyoka was taking his music in a new direction, exploring more hyphy and double speed variations on his signature psychedelic sound. However, some felt that it didn’t match the par that earlier releases had set when it came to depth and dynamics. But fear not! Cosmic Boogie very well could take the cake as your new favorite Heyoka album. Find Cosmic Boogie on Addictech, then download the Cosmic Boogie promo mix below!
We’ve been highly anticipating this release for a number of months, and there’s no disappointment here! Siren’s take on gangster-purple-hop-whomp-step comes highly recommended. With the just the right amount of psychedelic juiciness, this EP keeps your body moving while still tantalizing your brain with complex edits and glitchiness built right in. We first got our dose of Siren almost a year ago with the “Spawn” EP, which screamed it’s way into our speakers with huge drums and crushed basslines. In the past year, Siren has refined and altered his sound, which should definitely be considered an evolution. This was one of the few releases this year that filled our iPod’s on repeat for hours and hour.. can’t recommend it enough! Cop it on Addictech, then snag Siren’s remix of Zion I’s Juicy below from the Soundcloud player.
Really glad to see these guys on Muti! Glitchy and Scratchy, also known as Bevvy Swift + The (“El”?) Mongoose, is a glitch-hop super duo hailing from BC, Canada. They first came onto our radar with the compilation of hip-hop bootlegs called “Robots Sodomizing Famous Rappers” some time ago. Since then, they’ve made a name for themselves with multiple releases, including some on the Canadian glitch hop label Woofer Cookers. The Broken Logic EP takes us on a journey through fuzzy basslines, crushed drums, and industrial synths reminiscent of the hay-days of dark trip hop. Grab Broken Logic on Addictech, and score this hilarious track by Glitchy and Scratchy called “Midgets”.
Adam John, also known as Kid Kryptic, has been in the scene for going on 10 years. Throughout his career, he has established a great name for himself with releases on labels such as Evol Intent Recordings and Shift, as well as starting one of Arizona’s first DnB labels, known as Theoretic Records. His most recent release was also his first on Muti, showing a quite diverse side of Adam in the way of downtempo, bass heavy glitchy goodness. This EP has almost a magical feel to it.. something about the combination of dreamy synths with fat bass alongside choppy vocals and tiny percussion produces a vibrant soundscape in which to get lost in. Peep it on Addictech, and then make sure to pon the downloads of his remix of Luddy vs. Nate Doog’s “Play No Games” as well as his most recent mixtape, Laser Beam Force Field.
Make sure to scope out Muti’s Addictech store at http://mutimusic.addictech.com/, and keep your eyes peeled for Timonkey’s new release, entitled Future Perfect, which should be out toward the end of this month. Other notable releases worth checking out are: Masia One – In Di Streets, Mad Zach & R2 The Specialist – Wolf Spiders, Domain ID – Boombox Apocalypse, and Shen – Lost Hopes. But, we can’t speak for your taste! Dig deep with these guys, as they have a few years of worthy releases that still rock dancefloors to date.. trailing all the way back to the Clipping Paths compilation, featuring the talents of Kraddy, Vibesquad, Kilowatts, Ooah, Dov, Timonkey and a whole slew of others. Can’t wait what else Muti Music has in store for us this year!
2010 is looking to be more interesting everyday. With this last month being the one year anniversary of the BWOMP! crew feeding heart and energy into some memorable parties in LA 2009, its felt like so much longer. We assure you things have only begun… special things are brewing! Here are some mixes a little off the beaten path but will keep your head bobbing through whatever it is you’re doing.
MONKY AND R. SWEAT will also be dropping bombs this Saturday the 12th at the monthly we’re currently raising hell at called SHOCK @ The Airliner. Come check us out if you’re in the area!
Bonus. (Word is there could be a series of these by Kraddy so keep your ears low!)
This post doesn’t actually have much to do with Wesley Snipes aside from the title. On the contrary, NicoLuminous from Portland, an accomplished vocalist, beat boxer and multi-talented improvisational musician is looking pretty bright under this summer’s sun. Putting some serious Ableton skills, beatbox, and flow into a tight package, Nico’s been churning out some heat this year with some slinky shoulder poppers to put a bug in your dome. So peep here, a little west coast hip hop dub decorated with that glitch and bass:
So the question today is, what does a REAL mob do? We’ve all seen what a real mob has done.. breaking barriers and genre restrictions, slaying crowds that didn’t even see it coming, and becoming a household name among electronic music fans nationwide. Through the years, Ooah, Boreta, and edIT (and, at one point, Kraddy) have bitcrushed and beat-repeated their way into our hearts. From edIT’s Crying Over Pros to Crush Mode, this Mob has displayed a real knack for diversity. And now, we are here to address the newest direction.
XLR8R TV Episode 83: Glitch Mob Street Warfare
(To be fair, I believe both edIT and Ooah can play the guitar.)
From their humble beginnings, four friends set out to change the face of underground music. Each producer was already well respected in their west-coast circles, and together, they proved that they were a force to be reckoned with. Four distinct sounds, rooting from four different DJing and production backgrounds, pushed their sound of bastardized hip-hop beats and crunchy, rolling basslines into the sights of many a fan through sheer perseverance and skill. As noted before, they’re also no strangers to finding the limits of genres and then bashing them down, each in their own way.
One thing that’s really great about The Glitch Mob is that they seem very accessible to their fans for the most part. They do their best to stay up on all the social networking sites, respond to inquiries, and even open discussions about their methods and gear. However, throughout time, The Glitch Mob have streamlined their live shows into something akin to the boy bands of old. Have The Glitch Mob become “The Boy Band of Glitch-Hop”? Some feel that without any sort of live mixing, and a marginal amount of effecting shared amongst three people, that The Glitch Mob are now the epitome of the push-play DJ that seems so popular in this day and age.
That being said, their new live setup looks extremely promising and should be an amazing thing to see live. This definitely looks like a great new direction for them, and could prove to open their horizons to new and exciting ventures.
The Glitch Mob – Beyond Monday :: An experimental installation honoring the harmony of vision and sound.
Anyone who has heard the new singles Between Two Points and Drive It Like You Stole It surely has something to say about the new direction that their music is taking. On one hand, with this being their first originals as a group, there will of course be some melding of tastes and styles.. but that’s a weird thing: The Glitch Mob’s newest material doesn’t sound anything like what they have created throughout their solo careers. In fact, it seems to miss a crucial element that probably defines the Mob: glitch. In short, one might define their new sounds as some sort of generic laser bass.
It looks as though The Glitch Mob are trying to distance themselves from their old sound (as seen on the new Glitch Mob website, where you won’t find any downloads of Crush Mode or Heat Up The Night), the sound to which their thousands of adoring fans have grown to love. One could assume that somewhere along the way, they decided to trade in the underground for the mainstream. Is it natural progression? Evolution? Will we see The Glitch Mob once again push the boundaries of what we think of as danceable electronic music, or will they fade into the background of countless other artists competing for the almighty dollar?
The Glitch Mob’s newest promo for their upcoming album, Drink The Sea.
So now we come to their newest release, a bootleg remix of French Electro/Breaks producer, Krazy Baldhead. This remix captures the epic factor of the original and builds upon it quite nicely. Nine minutes of revolving synths and well-produced samples, culminating in an emotional presentation of the state of the music industry today.
Everything aside, it is ultimately the job, neigh, the duty of the fan to reach out and support music that they love. So go see The Glitch Mob live, and develop your own informed opinions about them and their evolution.
Round ‘n round ‘n round we go. Where do we stop? Just in time for a heaping handful of FAT beats! Once again, this lovely thing called ‘life’ is getting the best of me, which means that the blog occasionally has to go on the backburner.. but fear not! It just means that the fiya will come at ya all at once :) Lots of super freshness and a few exclusives today, so let’s get at it!
And speaking of mashups, I figured I would give this one away that I’ve been holding onto for a minute. It’s a masher of Eskmo – Agnus Dei with Telefon Tel Aviv – TTV (Slicker Remix). Hope you enjoy!
I want to take just a second to say a couple of things. Artists and promoters, please take a second to read this rant on the GHF started by DoubleYou of I Am a Laser. This blog is a labor of love, and a little thanks (and TAGGING your TUNES so I know who you are!) goes a long way! That being said, if I told you I’d like to get your track on the blog and you haven’t heard back from me and still haven’t seen it after a week or so, drop me a followup email! I support artists that I believe in, and I love this scene and the people in it. Much thanks to everyone who makes this blog possible! So, until next time..
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