Lowkey doesn't seem to know how to spit anything terrible. This man is a flipping BEAST.
Friday, 12 February 2010
Lowkey Smashes It
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Nolay Smacks It.
One of my favourite grime beats gets absolutely smashed to pieces by Nolay.
Sidebar: Is she standing outside a prison?
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Stoked On: Jimmy Jitsu
Those UK Hip-hop fans amongst you readers will most definitely have heard of Lowkey, Logic & the whole Peoples Army movement. A collective of like-minded artists pushing out positive, conscious music, to hopefully educate and inspire people in a world where what really matters has become twisted.
However, you may not have heard of their youngest recruit, one 17 year old named Jimmy Jitzu. Hailing from South London, Jimmy had been secretly writing lyrics from a young age, until one day getting spotted by Logic at an Open Mic night in Brixton, the rest, as they say, is history.
If you want to hear more from a definite 'one to watch' in the UKHH game, you can download his debut mixtape, 'The Lightbulb Revelations' for FREE, just click on the mixtape cover.
There will also be hard copies for the hardcore heads in due course.
Look out for It's Gutter's review of that real real soon.
I'll let the fact he said 'guitarer' rather than 'guitarist' slide...
For more on Jimmy Jitsu check out his MYSPACE, YOUTUBE & follow him on TWITTER
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
The Midnight Beast - Tik Tok (K$sha Parody)
Absolutely jooooooookes pisstake of that shite Uffie wannabe, K$sha.
Goldielocks Breaks Out In A 'Cold Sweat'
I really like this, subtle dubstep type of vibe throughout. I THINK it's produced by Benga, you don't gotsta quote me on that though =]
It's taken from Goldielocks' EP 'I'm Not Her' out on February 1st. For more info check out her website, which has links to her blog, twitter etc
Monday, 11 January 2010
Easyone's Tracks of 2009
Every blogs gotta have one...
10) Drake - Best I Ever Had
To say 2009 was Drake's year is a bit of an understatement. I have never seen hype for one artist on the level Drake is getting now with two Grammy nominations before he has even released an album and it certainly isn't unprecedented. Drake's ode to his girlfriend is admittedly not his best track but the repetition of "you the fucking best" perfectly complements verses with some sneaky examples of his lyrical quality. Drake manages in one song to have the boast of "when my album drops bitches will buy it for the pictures, n***as will buy it too and claim they got it for the sister", the imagery of "sweat pants, hair tied chilling with no make up on" and the sheer brilliance of "she call me the referee cos I be so official, my shirt ain't got no stripes but I'll make your pussy whiiiistle".
09) La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream's Lets Get Ravey Remix)
OK, so it might have been overplayed to the level that I can hardly bear to listen to it when compiling this list myself but when this first dropped it was absolute fire. Skream managed to turn La Roux into an overnight superstar through his haunting remix of her signature track, if you can bare to listen to it I'm sure you will agree that it certainly was one of the musical highlights of 2009.
08) Fever Ray - Seven (Martyn's Seventh Remix)
Martyn, a Dutch producer currently living in Washington first really showed up on my radar with a brilliant reworking of TRG's 'Broken Heart' on Dubstep Allstars Vol. 6 but pigeon-holing Martyn as Dubstep is one of the biggest mistakes you could make. While his tracks do have a few of Dubstep's elements they lend more to House or Breakbeat than anything you'd hear from a Dubstep artist. Martyn's remix of Seven by Fever Ray had a brilliant driving quality to it and is an example of an artist at the minute who is at the absolute top of his game.
07) Deadboy - U Cheated
Deadboy is a name I don't know much about to be fair, but his track 'U Cheated' was one of my utmost favourite songs this year. A lovely cut vocal layered onto a nice drumkit with an undercurrent of bouncy bass doesn't sound like anything groundbreaking and that is the simplicity of it, it isn't. It's a brilliant working of a tried and tested formula and is certain to go down well on any dancefloor. Incidentally Deadboy has recently submitted a very good Jan 10 Mix to Fact magazine which is certainly worth a listen.
06) Emalkay - When I Look At You
Similar to the Skreamix of 'In For The Kill' this track has been rinsed again and again and again. But also similar to that there is a reason why after the tentative build up which reaches a crescendo and "when I look at you" is uttered one last time the drop can't fail to bring a smile to your face. I'm not a huge fan of 'big drop' Dubstep myself but when it is done as well as this it's almost impossible to hate on it.
05) Sully - Phonebox
Sully is another name similar to Deadboy which I know next to nothing about but again his track Phonebox (apologies for the link, it only lasts for 1.27 before moving onto something else but it was the best youtube had to offer) was some of that brilliant Dubstep which leans more to the 'step' side of things. Sully is a name who will almost certainly enjoy a big 2010 and another parallel with Deadboy is he has also recently submitted a fine mix to Fact magazine, again definitely worth a listen.
04) Burial - Fostercare
For all the other tracks I've put in here with a heavily chopped vocal and a driving drumkit there is only one artist who has really got this down to a tee. I cannot remember since first listening to his self-titled album a bad release by Burial and Fostercare is no exception. The track seems disjointed, broken and only really shows its true colours in short snippets of the haunting vocal which sounds almost like another synthesizer in Burial's musical array and that is exactly why it is so good. Fostercare is quintessentially Burial, its not made for you or me but simply a musical expression of the inner workings of Burial's world.
03) Tempz - Next Hype
While being pretentious about what music you listen to can have its rewards sometimes instead of bleary eyed searching through blogs at 2am for some minimal tech-house you just need a kick up the arse. So when you first hear "YEYE AM STILL ABOUT" it can certainly do that for you and you certainly won't forget. Tempa T carry's on to threaten his listener in just about every way possible, this track is not just the most energetic of the year, it is also the most quotable. The first time you shout "DRAAAPES, GET OUT THE CAR" to your Mum when she's come to pick you up is the moment that it dawns on you what a profound effect this track has had in 2009.
02) Joker - City Hopper
No '09 list would be complete without a piece from Bristol's finest and leader of the 'purple' movement. Joker's output in 2009 has been nothing short of exceptional, City Hopper perhaps isn't on the level of Tron (if any of you have been at a night where this has dropped you will know what I'm talking about) but showcases Joker's talents perfectly. To say Joker loves synths would be the understatement of the year, every single track he's put out recently has got the best his V Synthesizer can muster, strong driving synths which simply take the listener on a journey through a musical landscape, all I can recommend is for you to sit back and enjoy.
01) Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
Original I know. OK, this may be pretty much everyone's favourite of the year and there's no prizes for guessing why. Joy Orbison aka Peter O'Grady is a relative newcomer to the scene working on what he himself describes as a "really basic set-up…just kind of PC Workshop" has certainly got onto something here. The track is hypnotic to an extreme and brings almost a theme of sadness and loss in its execution, to be fair I'm sure O'Grady's own explanation of just why this is so good will be a lot better than mine so on that I will leave you with good luck for 2010 and hope for a lot more music.
""I'm a big fan of emotion in music so a lot of the sounds and vocals I use are there to sort of trigger that feeling. Although 'Hyph' may appear to be a relatively straight forward track, I've always found it quite hypnotizing and there's a good reason why it's so repetitive. Dance music only really appeals to me when it has that hypnotic, almost chanting feel." - Joy Orbison, 2009
10) Drake - Best I Ever Had
To say 2009 was Drake's year is a bit of an understatement. I have never seen hype for one artist on the level Drake is getting now with two Grammy nominations before he has even released an album and it certainly isn't unprecedented. Drake's ode to his girlfriend is admittedly not his best track but the repetition of "you the fucking best" perfectly complements verses with some sneaky examples of his lyrical quality. Drake manages in one song to have the boast of "when my album drops bitches will buy it for the pictures, n***as will buy it too and claim they got it for the sister", the imagery of "sweat pants, hair tied chilling with no make up on" and the sheer brilliance of "she call me the referee cos I be so official, my shirt ain't got no stripes but I'll make your pussy whiiiistle".
09) La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream's Lets Get Ravey Remix)
OK, so it might have been overplayed to the level that I can hardly bear to listen to it when compiling this list myself but when this first dropped it was absolute fire. Skream managed to turn La Roux into an overnight superstar through his haunting remix of her signature track, if you can bare to listen to it I'm sure you will agree that it certainly was one of the musical highlights of 2009.
08) Fever Ray - Seven (Martyn's Seventh Remix)
Martyn, a Dutch producer currently living in Washington first really showed up on my radar with a brilliant reworking of TRG's 'Broken Heart' on Dubstep Allstars Vol. 6 but pigeon-holing Martyn as Dubstep is one of the biggest mistakes you could make. While his tracks do have a few of Dubstep's elements they lend more to House or Breakbeat than anything you'd hear from a Dubstep artist. Martyn's remix of Seven by Fever Ray had a brilliant driving quality to it and is an example of an artist at the minute who is at the absolute top of his game.
07) Deadboy - U Cheated
Deadboy is a name I don't know much about to be fair, but his track 'U Cheated' was one of my utmost favourite songs this year. A lovely cut vocal layered onto a nice drumkit with an undercurrent of bouncy bass doesn't sound like anything groundbreaking and that is the simplicity of it, it isn't. It's a brilliant working of a tried and tested formula and is certain to go down well on any dancefloor. Incidentally Deadboy has recently submitted a very good Jan 10 Mix to Fact magazine which is certainly worth a listen.
06) Emalkay - When I Look At You
Similar to the Skreamix of 'In For The Kill' this track has been rinsed again and again and again. But also similar to that there is a reason why after the tentative build up which reaches a crescendo and "when I look at you" is uttered one last time the drop can't fail to bring a smile to your face. I'm not a huge fan of 'big drop' Dubstep myself but when it is done as well as this it's almost impossible to hate on it.
05) Sully - Phonebox
Sully is another name similar to Deadboy which I know next to nothing about but again his track Phonebox (apologies for the link, it only lasts for 1.27 before moving onto something else but it was the best youtube had to offer) was some of that brilliant Dubstep which leans more to the 'step' side of things. Sully is a name who will almost certainly enjoy a big 2010 and another parallel with Deadboy is he has also recently submitted a fine mix to Fact magazine, again definitely worth a listen.
04) Burial - Fostercare
For all the other tracks I've put in here with a heavily chopped vocal and a driving drumkit there is only one artist who has really got this down to a tee. I cannot remember since first listening to his self-titled album a bad release by Burial and Fostercare is no exception. The track seems disjointed, broken and only really shows its true colours in short snippets of the haunting vocal which sounds almost like another synthesizer in Burial's musical array and that is exactly why it is so good. Fostercare is quintessentially Burial, its not made for you or me but simply a musical expression of the inner workings of Burial's world.
03) Tempz - Next Hype
While being pretentious about what music you listen to can have its rewards sometimes instead of bleary eyed searching through blogs at 2am for some minimal tech-house you just need a kick up the arse. So when you first hear "YEYE AM STILL ABOUT" it can certainly do that for you and you certainly won't forget. Tempa T carry's on to threaten his listener in just about every way possible, this track is not just the most energetic of the year, it is also the most quotable. The first time you shout "DRAAAPES, GET OUT THE CAR" to your Mum when she's come to pick you up is the moment that it dawns on you what a profound effect this track has had in 2009.
02) Joker - City Hopper
No '09 list would be complete without a piece from Bristol's finest and leader of the 'purple' movement. Joker's output in 2009 has been nothing short of exceptional, City Hopper perhaps isn't on the level of Tron (if any of you have been at a night where this has dropped you will know what I'm talking about) but showcases Joker's talents perfectly. To say Joker loves synths would be the understatement of the year, every single track he's put out recently has got the best his V Synthesizer can muster, strong driving synths which simply take the listener on a journey through a musical landscape, all I can recommend is for you to sit back and enjoy.
01) Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
Original I know. OK, this may be pretty much everyone's favourite of the year and there's no prizes for guessing why. Joy Orbison aka Peter O'Grady is a relative newcomer to the scene working on what he himself describes as a "really basic set-up…just kind of PC Workshop" has certainly got onto something here. The track is hypnotic to an extreme and brings almost a theme of sadness and loss in its execution, to be fair I'm sure O'Grady's own explanation of just why this is so good will be a lot better than mine so on that I will leave you with good luck for 2010 and hope for a lot more music.
""I'm a big fan of emotion in music so a lot of the sounds and vocals I use are there to sort of trigger that feeling. Although 'Hyph' may appear to be a relatively straight forward track, I've always found it quite hypnotizing and there's a good reason why it's so repetitive. Dance music only really appeals to me when it has that hypnotic, almost chanting feel." - Joy Orbison, 2009
Monday, 4 January 2010
Monday, 7 December 2009
Coleco December 2009 Mix
New December 2009 Mix from Coleco is now up online and available for listening and download.
Trackslist:
Apathesis - Hindsight
Submerse - One More Day
Groove Chronicals - 1999
Myrkur - Outer Space
Submerse - Everything Around Us
Reso - Hemisphere
Brackles - LHC
Krytpic Minds and Leon Switch - Minor Nine
Darqwan - Last Of Nine
Phaeleh - Tachi (feat. Alex Taylor - Violin)
Aaron Spectre - Say More Fire
Marlow - Machine
L-Wiz - Egyptic
Elemental - Magic Harp
Macabre Unit - Bacteria (Wascal Mix)
Phaeleh - Broken
Martyn - Yet
Sharmaji - Break Your Heart
Bassbin Twins - Pigpen
SnD - Blue Mantra
L-Wiz - Must
Running Time: 1h 10mins
Stream / Download: DivShare
Download: SendSpace
Enjoy!
Trackslist:
Apathesis - Hindsight
Submerse - One More Day
Groove Chronicals - 1999
Myrkur - Outer Space
Submerse - Everything Around Us
Reso - Hemisphere
Brackles - LHC
Krytpic Minds and Leon Switch - Minor Nine
Darqwan - Last Of Nine
Phaeleh - Tachi (feat. Alex Taylor - Violin)
Aaron Spectre - Say More Fire
Marlow - Machine
L-Wiz - Egyptic
Elemental - Magic Harp
Macabre Unit - Bacteria (Wascal Mix)
Phaeleh - Broken
Martyn - Yet
Sharmaji - Break Your Heart
Bassbin Twins - Pigpen
SnD - Blue Mantra
L-Wiz - Must
Running Time: 1h 10mins
Stream / Download: DivShare
Download: SendSpace
Enjoy!
New Urban Scrumping Release!
Well, the boys from the Urban Scrumping camp have done it again.
Another huge release (as to be expected), this time from Full Spektrum. You can listen to the tracks on the player below...
And you can buy the tracks from either:
Digital Tunes
Juno
Addictech
Or from the Urban Scrumping website @ http://www.urban-scrumping.co.uk/
Another huge release (as to be expected), this time from Full Spektrum. You can listen to the tracks on the player below...
And you can buy the tracks from either:
Digital Tunes
Juno
Addictech
Or from the Urban Scrumping website @ http://www.urban-scrumping.co.uk/
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
He's Got Talent: Sketch
Decided I'm going to start a new feature on this here blog. I'll be posting up tunes and ting from people i think have a bit of t-a-l-e-n-t.
First up is a guy called Sketch, who after searching a bit, I found out is from my endz!
He makes some lovely remixes, aswell as some duttyness (check his myspace for 'Fat Slags'}
His album is out NOW...and is flipping FREE! Cop that HERE
You can find more from him over at his Myspace, Facebook or Youtube
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Where's My Monkey?
What Did He Say?!
Sunday, 15 November 2009
New mix from Fidelity
New mix on Soundcloud from Fidelity! HUGE selection as always
Hytal – We Should Light a Fire (Wild Angels)
Auto Pilot (HxDb rmx) – She Says (Dub)
Scuba – Klink (Hot Flush)
Twisted – Changes (Red Volume)
UNknown Artist - Trelawny Dub (Dub)
Untold – Disipline (Wild Angels)
Joker – Purple City (Kapsize)
Noah D – Seerious (Subway)
Quantum Soul – Star Chaser (Dub)
Turbulence 303 – Know Yourself (Forthcoming Break the Trend)
Silkie – Sly (Deep Medi)
Fidelity – Rehab is For Quitters (Dub)
Basement Jaxx (Engine Earz Rmx) – Scars (Forthcoming XL)
Fused Forces – Fruits of Labour (Pesky Plates)
Dubwise vs. Joint Forces – As I Rise (Stupid Fly)
Pacheko & Redemption – Titan (Dub)
Listen and Download here:
http://soundcloud.com/fidelity/we-roll-this-deep-vol-4
Hytal – We Should Light a Fire (Wild Angels)
Auto Pilot (HxDb rmx) – She Says (Dub)
Scuba – Klink (Hot Flush)
Twisted – Changes (Red Volume)
UNknown Artist - Trelawny Dub (Dub)
Untold – Disipline (Wild Angels)
Joker – Purple City (Kapsize)
Noah D – Seerious (Subway)
Quantum Soul – Star Chaser (Dub)
Turbulence 303 – Know Yourself (Forthcoming Break the Trend)
Silkie – Sly (Deep Medi)
Fidelity – Rehab is For Quitters (Dub)
Basement Jaxx (Engine Earz Rmx) – Scars (Forthcoming XL)
Fused Forces – Fruits of Labour (Pesky Plates)
Dubwise vs. Joint Forces – As I Rise (Stupid Fly)
Pacheko & Redemption – Titan (Dub)
Listen and Download here:
http://soundcloud.com/fidelity/we-roll-this-deep-vol-4
Give me one more chance?
Easy gutter crowd!
Not thrown anything on here for a while myself so thought I'd point ya'll in the direction of a tasty little number which has been at the front of my record bag for a while now.
This one's a Bloc Party remix by Squidface and the badness that is Wachs Lyrical..
Not thrown anything on here for a while myself so thought I'd point ya'll in the direction of a tasty little number which has been at the front of my record bag for a while now.
This one's a Bloc Party remix by Squidface and the badness that is Wachs Lyrical..
Friday, 13 November 2009
Adam F & Redman Reunite.
After the banger that was 'Smash Sumthin' Adam F & Redman return, this time alongside Horx...for what is essentially Smash Sumthin 2.0.
Having united with Redman in Amsterdam to record the vocals the tone was set and with Redman fully on-board to record an album and take it on the road as a live act, it couldn’t be a more exciting prospect for next summer. In fact it was Redman (currently touring with Method Man for their latest Blackout 2 album) who said that in 2010 he wants to “get away from the big U.S arenas and get into some dark festival tents with lasers!”
Check some behind the scenes footage of the recording process here
I'M HYPED
here's a lovely wobbly remix from Caspa.
Having united with Redman in Amsterdam to record the vocals the tone was set and with Redman fully on-board to record an album and take it on the road as a live act, it couldn’t be a more exciting prospect for next summer. In fact it was Redman (currently touring with Method Man for their latest Blackout 2 album) who said that in 2010 he wants to “get away from the big U.S arenas and get into some dark festival tents with lasers!”
Check some behind the scenes footage of the recording process here
I'M HYPED
here's a lovely wobbly remix from Caspa.
Monday, 19 October 2009
So Solid Comeback
I was expecting something VERY cheesey, but compared to alot of the stuff in the chart right now (no shots)....it isn't so bad.
The beat reminds me of something, can't put a finger on it right now though.
I wonder if the rest of the crew are gonna come back too?
The beat reminds me of something, can't put a finger on it right now though.
I wonder if the rest of the crew are gonna come back too?
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Engine-Earz
These dudes are flipping amazing, I really wanna see them live.
Here goes a video of them performing with Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee, another amazing talent who i highly recommend seeing on a stage, he absolutely smacks it!
Sick huh? How about another, this time with some Mc's.
Oh, you want names? Orifice Vulgatron and Metropolis...
FOREIGN BEGGAAAAAARRRRSSSSSSSSS
For more on Engine-Earz, check out their website & Facebook page.
Here goes a video of them performing with Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee, another amazing talent who i highly recommend seeing on a stage, he absolutely smacks it!
Sick huh? How about another, this time with some Mc's.
Oh, you want names? Orifice Vulgatron and Metropolis...
FOREIGN BEGGAAAAAARRRRSSSSSSSSS
For more on Engine-Earz, check out their website & Facebook page.
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Hard
If you've been following dubstep for the past year or so you'll have probably come across the brilliant track 'Together' by Breakage. Even if you, like myself have been hypnotized by David Rodigan's vocal and the sub bass floating around the track, you (or at least I) would have probably never had it down as a track which an MC would jump on, but Footsie and D Double E have completely proved me wrong with this track 'Hard'.
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