In the beginning there was Jack, and Jack had a groove, and from this groove came the groove of all grooves...etc etc. We all know how the story goes, and Jack is making quite the comeback. After just posting the name of Breach's latest EP http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2013/04/breach-jack.html, Montreal outfit Black Tiger Sex Machine along with Dabin are set to release "Jack Dat Body". This isn't Chicago's Jack, however. This one is armed with electro beats and the remixes are full force entrenched in dubstep.
Side note: David Guetta's label is called Jack Back Records, also an hommage to "Jack"
Monday, April 1, 2013
Breach - Jack
Dirtybird gets the worm! Ben Westbeech http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/you-need-to-know-ben-westbeech-aka.html under his pseudonym Breach has been creating quite the buzz with his latest Dirtybird EP entitled Jack.
Westbeech also recently teamed up with Sweden's Rasmus Faber to lend his vocals to "No Surprises". Faber had contributed to Westbeech's sophomore album. Another familiar collaboration comes from Kraak & Smaak with Westbeech. Having lent his vocals to Squeeze Me, he teams up with the Dutch producers again for "The Future Is Yours." Check out the single and remixes, among which Tom Trago is a contributor.
And last but not least, maybe my favorite collaboration of them all comes from Westbeech and Artwork (who along with Skream and Benga make up Magnetic Man). They made the funniest promo video for Snowbombing, Austria's music festival in the snow:
Poor Julio Bashmore haha!
Westbeech also recently teamed up with Sweden's Rasmus Faber to lend his vocals to "No Surprises". Faber had contributed to Westbeech's sophomore album. Another familiar collaboration comes from Kraak & Smaak with Westbeech. Having lent his vocals to Squeeze Me, he teams up with the Dutch producers again for "The Future Is Yours." Check out the single and remixes, among which Tom Trago is a contributor.
And last but not least, maybe my favorite collaboration of them all comes from Westbeech and Artwork (who along with Skream and Benga make up Magnetic Man). They made the funniest promo video for Snowbombing, Austria's music festival in the snow:
Tracques - Volume One
So I'm guessing Tracques is a play on the word "tracks" and the name "Jacques". Am I right, am I right? Stuart Price's alter ego takes you into a techno journey with his latest album. From the artwork, looks like its gonna be called "Volume One". Here's a teaser:
Part of that album is Lunatrick, one of my favroite cuts.
Is it me or does this aptly fill the void Daft Punk has left behind (not that I'm not excited for their new album but this sounds way future!)
Another great release is Traques new EP for Boysnoize Records, which you can preview here:
Finally, sounds like Stuart Price is slated to be producing the next Pet Shop Boys album. If you're a child of the 80s like me, then you are probably extremely excited by this upcoming project. The album is called Electric and I'm sure it will be exactly that, if this teaser is anything to go by!
Part of that album is Lunatrick, one of my favroite cuts.
Is it me or does this aptly fill the void Daft Punk has left behind (not that I'm not excited for their new album but this sounds way future!)
Another great release is Traques new EP for Boysnoize Records, which you can preview here:
Finally, sounds like Stuart Price is slated to be producing the next Pet Shop Boys album. If you're a child of the 80s like me, then you are probably extremely excited by this upcoming project. The album is called Electric and I'm sure it will be exactly that, if this teaser is anything to go by!
Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise Red 2 (Boys Noize Wild Pitch Mix)
Leave it to the King of Acid House, DJ Pierre, to lead me towards greatness. After charting this track on his March Top 10, I got to re-discover why Dave Clarke is the penultimate techno producer.
Getting the remix treatment by Alex Ridha aka Boys Noize, he brings a little darker and dirtier sound to the classic track.
Here is the full remix set:
Lots of fun coming out of the Boys Noize camp. Szymon Rabowicz aka Audionite, has brought his latest to Boysnoize Records, and its a doozy! Check out the heavy "No Good" EP here:
Getting the remix treatment by Alex Ridha aka Boys Noize, he brings a little darker and dirtier sound to the classic track.
Lots of fun coming out of the Boys Noize camp. Szymon Rabowicz aka Audionite, has brought his latest to Boysnoize Records, and its a doozy! Check out the heavy "No Good" EP here:
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Is it me or has Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso been distancing themselves from Steve Angello? Just thinking out loud...tbc
Check out this interview Steve did. Yes I am a total dance music conspiracy theorist! http://www.spinner.ca/2013/03/27/steve-angello-break-up/
Check out this interview Steve did. Yes I am a total dance music conspiracy theorist! http://www.spinner.ca/2013/03/27/steve-angello-break-up/
Saturday, March 9, 2013
KiNK vs Marc Romboy - Over and Out
Courtesy of Audiojack's Beatport chart, I heard this great track from Marc Romboy and KiNK. Its out now on Romboy's Systematic Recordings.
I know everyone is fawning over Justin Martin's remix of Follow the Step by Rachel Row, which was written by KiNK, but I think you should pick up Over and Out instead (or also!)
Check out the video for KiNK's remix here:
I know everyone is fawning over Justin Martin's remix of Follow the Step by Rachel Row, which was written by KiNK, but I think you should pick up Over and Out instead (or also!)
Check out the video for KiNK's remix here:
Friday, March 8, 2013
Boys Noize - XTC (Chemical Brothers Remix)
Many people lament that gone are the days of old fashioned techno. The good ol' days, the good ol' days...even I do it a lot! But if you want to go back to the days of 90s techno, say hello to this track!
I'm always late to the dance music party, and so my introduction to the UK's Chemical Brothers came late in life. I remember walking into a boutique in Montreal called Juan & Juanita (they had some of the best clothes in the city) in 1999 and blaring on the speakers was "Hey Boy Hey Girl." I asked the sales girl what was playing, and she handed me a copy of The Chemical Brother's album Surrender. Of course I had heard of the name "Chemical Brothers" but probably could not name a single track before that time. The track is definitely in my top 10 best electronic tracks of all time. So so good!
Ok, well, the video creeps me out a little, but that's cause it doesn't take much!
Fast forward to close to a decade later, and Germany's Alex Ridha releases the groundbreaking Oi Oi Oi under the moniker of Boyz Noize. Chalked full of electro beats, the album made quite a mark on the electronic scene's landscape. Since, Ridha has collaborated with heavyweights like Mr. Oizo and everyone's favorite dubstep brostep poster boy Skrillex (known together as Dog Blood). He also released his sophomore album Power, which included the gem Jeffer, and late last year released Out of the Black. That album contained the track XTC, and has now been remixed by Tom & Ed Chemical. Its almost as if the duo has returned the remix favour, as Ridha remixed their track Swoon in 2010.
I'm always late to the dance music party, and so my introduction to the UK's Chemical Brothers came late in life. I remember walking into a boutique in Montreal called Juan & Juanita (they had some of the best clothes in the city) in 1999 and blaring on the speakers was "Hey Boy Hey Girl." I asked the sales girl what was playing, and she handed me a copy of The Chemical Brother's album Surrender. Of course I had heard of the name "Chemical Brothers" but probably could not name a single track before that time. The track is definitely in my top 10 best electronic tracks of all time. So so good!
Fast forward to close to a decade later, and Germany's Alex Ridha releases the groundbreaking Oi Oi Oi under the moniker of Boyz Noize. Chalked full of electro beats, the album made quite a mark on the electronic scene's landscape. Since, Ridha has collaborated with heavyweights like Mr. Oizo and everyone's favorite dubstep brostep poster boy Skrillex (known together as Dog Blood). He also released his sophomore album Power, which included the gem Jeffer, and late last year released Out of the Black. That album contained the track XTC, and has now been remixed by Tom & Ed Chemical. Its almost as if the duo has returned the remix favour, as Ridha remixed their track Swoon in 2010.
Taking you back to the days of warehouse raves!
Duke Dumont - Street Walker (DJ Sneak Remix)
Hey hey, its a post about DJ Sneak not calling him out on being whiney!
The producer of Puerto Rican origin who now dwells in Toronto after being inspired by the streets of Chicago during the birth of House puts his hands on Duke Dumont's "Streetwalker." You can hear the Latin sound that has been a huge part of Sneak's influence on the music he has made.
The track is fittingly featured on the Turbo Recordings Miami compilation, just in time for the annual Winter Music Conference.
Streetwalker comes from Duke Dumont's (real name Adam Dyment) Turbo EP "For Club Play Only Vol. 1." http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/sinden-keep-it-1000-duke-dumont-remix.html. Percussion is huge on both the original and the latest remix!
Check out the video for the track: lol!
Side note: this is how I plan to pay back my educational loans...just kidding!
The producer of Puerto Rican origin who now dwells in Toronto after being inspired by the streets of Chicago during the birth of House puts his hands on Duke Dumont's "Streetwalker." You can hear the Latin sound that has been a huge part of Sneak's influence on the music he has made.
Streetwalker comes from Duke Dumont's (real name Adam Dyment) Turbo EP "For Club Play Only Vol. 1." http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/05/sinden-keep-it-1000-duke-dumont-remix.html. Percussion is huge on both the original and the latest remix!
Check out the video for the track: lol!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Kid Sublime - Keep On
New music and a new artist (to me) I'm excited to share with you. Jacob Otten is Dutch-born and based producer also known as Kid Sublime. Releasing his Return of the Basehead EP on his label Dopeness Galore, a standout track for me is "Keep On". Reminds me a lot of Daft Punk in the Homework era. I know people think its sacrilegious to compare anything to the French duo (who are slated to release new material in the not-so-distant future), but I think the track has a great old school vibe, and once you listen to it, you will agree:
Ellie Goulding - Explosions (Stay+ Remix)
Ellie Goulding has always been dance music's darling since she burst onto the scene. I was first introduced to her through Max Vangeli & AN21's remix of Starry Eyed. Her title track from her breakthrough album, Lights, was famously remixed by Bassnectar. She became entrenched in the scene when she started dating dubstep giant Skrillex. She collaborated with Calvin Harris for "I Need Your Love" and her latest sighting was in the video for Diplo's track featuring Gents & Jawn called "Butter's Theme."
I last blogged about Stay+ with the track "Crashed" http://jackhadagroove.blogspot.ca/2012/11/stay-feat-queenie-crashed.html. Little was known then about the artist behind the name. It has now emerged it is the work of Matt Farthing of Manchester, but details still remain murky. Stay+ has remixed Ellie Goulding's Explosions off her latest album Halcyon. Its pretty darn good!
Side note: Halcyon was the name of a benzodiazepine, and is the name of one of my favorite Orbital tracks from 1992. The track was titled as such because of the brothers of Orbital had a mother addicted to the medication. Kristy Hawkshaw's voice is played backwards as the vocals of the track, and she is featured in the video:
Side note: Halcyon was the name of a benzodiazepine, and is the name of one of my favorite Orbital tracks from 1992. The track was titled as such because of the brothers of Orbital had a mother addicted to the medication. Kristy Hawkshaw's voice is played backwards as the vocals of the track, and she is featured in the video:
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