Breakage has released his new video.
The track Fighting Fire features Jess Mills on vocals and is brand new fire from the producer and continues the excellent work he did with last year’s Foundation album which was on more than one list on our Best Of 2010 feature. The track is released on Digital Soundboy on February 27th.
Raver
Digital Soundboy
Shy FX is a legend, pure and simple. Having driven the D&B and Jungle scenes for years, he still remains as important and fresh as he ever was and with this new single, out on December 6th, he’s dropped another golden banger. Enlisting the vocal talents of Kano, Donae’o and Roses Gabor, the chorus line of “When I was a yout I used to blow my horn like a raver” immediately grabs you by the scruff of the neck and demands you shock out as the drums spins all around.
With four remixes on the release, there really is something for everyone. MJ Cole comes in with a hugely fuzzy bassline, Benny Page‘s “dancefloor remix” serves up a serious slab of instant D&B and Shy himself provides a “Guinness Punch remix” which concentrates on bringing some vibed out dub to the plate, showing the producer’s versatility with consummate ease.
The stand-out remix on the release however comes from Breakage, who has had one hell of a year with his Foundation album. His “Pattern Moschino remix” combines reverbed vocal hooks with an old school jungle beat which is a perfect example of everything a high-energy dancefloor banger should be.
Shy and his label have rubber-stamped another biggun. Get on it and check out the video to the original below and see how many cameos you can spot!
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It must be the holiday spirit or something, but artists, bands and producers have been even more generous than usual and our inboxes have been overflowing with all sorts of tuneage in a variety of tempos and styles. Here are our ten picks from yet another two weeks of quality music.
The undisputed king of mash-ups and party mixtapes, Girl Talk released his latest collection of nostalgia meets college party meets weird meets brilliant beats online for free and if you haven’t already picked it up then you’ll find it all below. Daft Punk’s Tron OST is currently doing the rounds on the leaky pipes of the web to a mixed reception but if you didn’t catch their collaboration with N.E.R.D. then check out Nero’s remix if beats float your boat more than synths and strings. Shy FX get taken apart from one of the year’s biggest beatmakers Breakage as this weekend turns into a guaranteed party.
Pow 2011 is causing another forward riddim stir in London and Wiley’s meme-spawning ‘bududududada’ bars over the beat makes one of the most addictive dubplates of the year, get it! Crossfader subject Submerse keeps on going from strength to strength and his remix of Wolf Gang’s ‘Lion In Cages‘ sees blogs on a hype for his forthcoming releases. X-Ray Spex’s frontwoman Poly-Styrene makes a welcome return to our speakers with ‘Black Christmas‘. Crystal Castles made one of the most press-worthy collaborations of the year, dragging in Robert Smith for ‘Not In Love‘.
If you thought Jay-Z’s 99 Problems couldn’t be remixed any more then you were very wrong; Liam Howlet takes a simple but effective rework route for this banging Prodigy remix. New York three piece fun. live up to their name again with an acoustic version of their buzzing ‘Walking The Dog’. And last but not least, the hottest female to come out of Wales since… we can remember, Marina and the Diamonds gets a hypegenre workout courtesy of the ungoogleable but absolutely listenable oOoOO.
Go and get them.
N.E.R.D. & Daft Punk – Hypnotize U (Nero Remix) by Crossfire Music
Wiley – Mz Bratt Pow 2011 Dubplate by Crossfire Music
Wolf Gang – Lions In Cages (Submerse Remix) by Crossfire Music
Poly Styrene – Black Christmas by Crossfire Music
Shy FX – Raver (Breakage Remix) by Crossfire Music
Crystal Castles “Not In Love” (ftrg. Robert Smith) by moderntonic.com
fun. ‘Walking The Dog (Acoustic)’ by Hassle Records
Jay-Z – 99 Problems (The Prodigy Remix) by Hypetrak
Marina and the Diamonds – Obsessions (oOoOO Remix) by Hypetrak
Girl Talk – All Day by Hypetrak