BLCKSPNKRS – PRELUDE

‘Prelude’ is the first album from yet another mysterious / faceless duo, The Black Spankers. Their productions are however not limited to just Trap elements as many anonymous producers have taken to. Future Bass, Trap, Street Bass, Electro, Drum & Bass, Techno, Industrial, and near ever other kind of “step” variation can be found in the free release.

“To join BLCKSPNKRS, is to become BLCKSPNKRS.
Fight for Justice through Art and Freedom of Speech in any social environment.
Raise one’s level of Consciousness to a global network.”

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Rudimental – Free (Broken Luxury Cover)

If electronic covers become more prevalent, the trend if you will, will receive no quarrel from me. Five months ago Rudimental let free their Indie Dance collaboration with female vocalist Emeli Sandé. The lyric “say la vie” sums up the songs mood entirely. Brooklyn’s Broken Luxury returns to the 2013 single with a whole future bass reconstruction and the duo’s own vocals.

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Hero – Frank Ocean + Mick Jones + Paul Simonon + Diplo

Converse Three Artists delivers us this track featuring Diplo, his cited “teachers” The Clash and vocals from my hero Frankie Ocean. Each of these artists on their own could make me swoon but a collaboration from the three of them? Nothing I ever thought I’d have the pleasure of enjoying. Thank you, Converse.

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John Newman – Love Me Again (Shaun Frank Club Cover)

The original dates it’s digital release back to May last year. Next to the obvious up step of the single as a whole SF kept to a digital release, which earned a couple of brownie points in my book. SF’s covers stand out clearly in the game as an original something in the ever pounding world of EDM, of course, this is no exception.

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Baauer – 1Snap (Slow Graffiti Remix)

Gather round, gather round. Very important new just in from America, Los Angeles. The new guy rocking all the BBC Radio 1 play took his own trap steeze to one of the genres biggest and earliest. The free VIP on Baauer is up for grabs as of 3 days ago.

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SBTRKT – Transitions EP

SBTRKT has finally released his “Transitions” EP, full of groovey synth wave hiphop. Seems like hes moving away from his more vocally influenced tracks and focusing more on the beats with this EP.

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When 5AM – HYSE EP

After going through such an awesome EP like ‘HYSE’ I can’t help but think that the English will always dominate House. The whole release is well worth an in depth listen. There’s plenty of layering, groovy basslines, atmospheres & corners to get lost in. Six of the seven tracks have video accompanyment which you can see HERE.
And yes, it’s all free.

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Cohoba – I Just

Cohoba of the Dominican Republic got himself graduated from the Red Bull Music Academy in 2010, plus the feature of ‘I Just’ on the giants official Soundcloud channel. RBMA has apparently been keeping an eye on this talent and presumably ‘I Just’ will appear on his next EP. Dominican label Stereotipico will host the release and debuted the video for ‘Know 1’ (to appear on the same release) this past February.

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Ultraista – Smalltalk (Heizen Remix)

Harder Electronic has been making it’s way back into my life all at once somehow. Newcastle Australia’s Heizen has been on the crest of the recurrence, around the time his Hunter EP made it’s way over is when it started. Then again, productions tend to take on a darker tone during winter time it seems. This remix does have brighter female vocals opening and mid, but body is solid stuff. The full extended version is free for a like.

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