Speaking of all these artists that had huge breakout years, the next tier sometimes gets lost in the woodwork. Don Rimini had his own very productive and successful year with an excellent set of remixes on top of a new EP released in the summer.
Is this my 3rd rap-electro hybrid on this stupid list? Perhaps. But is it one of the best illustrations of taking a song that's nearly 20 years old and making it one of the most banging tracks of the year? Definitely. Mind thumping kicks under a filthy bassline equals magma. White. Hot. Poindexter.
The French are taking over bitches!! Run for the hills or they'll pillage your women and taint your children! Well... that's possibly not 100% accurate... but close if you consider electro blog-house on par with pillaging. Those of you who might not mind it though should get yer asses down to the Abbey Pub this Friday for French phenom Don Rimini. Also of note, Chicago's own Bearries and Black Holes have hit the big bill once again and have some newly remastered works for y'alls to check out.
Use the following tracks to help prepare for that which is 'BUSTIN' on Friday.
I'm not really sure on the legalities or courtesies of these contests... if its frowned to spread the word, or link to the files. So instead of hosting the .zip files myself, I'll just give you laptop DJ's the heads up.
Head over to Discobelle for the files. The contest is for Don Rimini's track "Hools" off his newly released EP Kick'N Run. And if you're not interested in actually competing, it's still a great resource for practicing and honing your remixing skills... (lordy knows we all need more practice)
Here's a lower quality version of the song. Be sure to go grab the whole EP (in kick ace 320 kbs) over at Beatport.
Back a few months ago when Crookers was coming to town, I posted a remix they worked of Don Rimini's "Let Me Back Up". And to be honest, I really hadn't heard too much of his own work... beyond a Young MC remix here and there. Which made me all the more pleased to get his new single in my inbox.
Well, for an uber brief bio... Don Rimini hails from France. He has a new EP out now entitled Kick'N Run. It's being released here in the states on rap/hip-hop label Delicious Vinyl Records' new imprint Delicious Gutter (which was newly formed by b'more giant Aaron LaCrate. Go grab the whole thing on beatport.com.
Also in time for the weekend, here's a new mix form the Don himself feature plenty of heat from Fake Blood, Oh Snap!!, Crookers, Little Boots, Bloody Beetroots, etc.
01 Verb feat.Don Rimini – Psssy Mind (Don Rimini Remix) 02 Drop Into The Floor 03 Terry Poison - 24 Hours (The Aston Shuffle's A-Bomb) 04 Fake Blood – Mars 05 Estelle - American Boy (VNNR go west remix) 06 Don Rimini – Ohow ? 07 Machines Don't Care - Afro Jacker 08 Don Rimini – Rave On 09 Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat (Fake Blood Remix) 10 Proxy - Dance In Dark (Original Mix) 11 The Bloody Beetroots – Storm 12 Don Rimini – Hools 13 Lazaro Casanova - Venganza (Felix Cartal Remix) 14 Crookers – Lollypop 15 Busy P - To Protect and Entertain feat. Murs (So Me rmx) 16 Emynd - Back At Your Ass 17 Don Rimini – Nervous Breakdown 18 Aaron Lacrate - Put Your Hands Up For Bmore 19 High Powered Boys – Up Down 20 Oh Snap!! & Ed Orable - Everyone's A DJ
Welp, I'm a bit late for my mid-monthly collection of ace tracks that I've found across the blogosphere or thru my library. Remember as always these aren't necessarily new to everyone, but all good and need to be exposed for all to see (plus, I get major site hits when posting some of these most recently SAFE!!!)
Mp3:Booka Shade - Charlotte [mp3][saw these guys for the first time at Lolla and were outperforming MGMT for the entire hour]
Mp3:Cryptonites - Can't Give You Up (Kill the Noise Remix) [mp3][i posted Fantastadon's remix a few weeks ago, but this takes it in another direction, equally on fire]
Mp3: DVAS - Ambient Room (SymbolOne Remix) [mp3] [SymbolOne does another 80's retrofit discotheque killer, this time of a track by DVAS, of whom you should expect much more from in future soquitcherbitchen posts]
Mp3:Ladytron - Ghosts (Toxic Avenger Remix) [mp3][Ghosts was always a fitting title for this track, and Toxic Avenger makes it scary as hell]
Mp3:PNAU - Embrace ft. Ladyhawke (Fred Falke and Miami Horror Remix) [mp3][more Aussie on Aussie dancefloor fodder... dont we all love it when they play nice together?]
Mp3:The Presets - Yippiyo-ay [mp3][not everything has to be remixed... i prefer not to ever hear this track and its witty lyrics changed, ever]
Mp3:Young MC - Bust A Move (Don Rimini Ravekid Remix) [mp3][ummm... kinda thru this in the mix at the last second cos DJ Bald Eagle used it in his set at Lolla, which btw was one of the highlights of the day... BAH CAW!!!!]
Germany plays Portugal in the Euros today at 130 local time. It's do or die time as the loser goes home, and the winner continues on. After the bittersweet finish in the '06 World Cup, losing to Italy in the semi's, but then beating Portugal in the 3rd place match... the world will definitely be watching intently to see how the two match up again. And it's never easy when you have to face the best player in the world, Christiano Ronaldo, but will surely be a great game either way. Good luck fellas!
On to music, I got a few tracks from a talented broski in NY, goes by Lovelock. I say talented, because after hearing his original produced tracks, he's obviously loaded with it. Why he is unsigned is beyond me. He's self-releasing an album soon, which humbly cant come soon enough. Enjoy his beats streaming here and visit his myspace for a couple other amazing tracks, including my favorite from him, 'Maybe Tonight'.
Mp3: Lovelock - Love Reaction [track removed per artist request]
Mp3: Lovelock - Burning Feeling [track removed per artist request]
Next up, James and Celeste from OldSchoolReunion were nice enough to send over a new remix they recently finished. You remember their pair of tracks I posted last week right? Well I'm glad to report the new one is post-worthy as well, check it!
Lastly, I wanted to post just one more reminder before the efkin' killing that will be taking place at Smartbar tomorrow night. If you dont know yet that Crookers are on their way, you need to clear you schedule now and make it up to Wrigleyville for a party and a half.
