Monday 30 November 2009

GET HYPE


Having posted a couple of Jeuce remixes a few weeks back, I've been eagerly waiting to see the first moves of the newly formed Get Hype Collective, which they make up alongside Toast, Sharkbait (Yoghurt Warrior Clothing), Pond Life and Dave Verne. An exciting prospect indeed, and they've released a mixtape to give us a taste of things to come in the future. This was Don't Stay In's Mix of the Week last week, download it here and be sure to check out their individual pages.

Get Hype Collective - Get Hype Volume 1

Thursday 26 November 2009

LOVE CRY....


Another apology for another extended absence, my laptop has been out of action and so barring the occasional late night borrowing of a friend's I've been unusally absent from the internet. I've returned to find a wide variety of good new stuff floating around, so expect much more regular posts in weeks to come. To ease you back in, I'll start with one of the best tracks I've heard in a long time. Joy Orbison has been riding on the crest of the wave that ambient 2-step dubstep has been creating in the second half of this year, and for good reason. He really blew up with the release of Hyph Mngo a few months back, garnering support from all the big names, but in my opinion this remix blows it out of the water. Four Tet's original is a masterpiece but this is just so sublimely dreamy and optimistic. It has a great initial impact and it only seems to grow. Excuse the introduction from Four Tet at the start, the full vervsion will have to be bought! In a similar vein is this release from Darkstar, who seems to be really at home with this sort of sound. If you're ever feeling stressed, here's your medicine.

Four Tet - Love Cry (Joy Orbison Remix)
Darkstar - Aidy's Girl's A Computer

Monday 9 November 2009

MT EDEN

Apologies for the recent lack of posts, I was ill for most of last week (naturally claimed swine flu for attention seeking purposes) and was far too busy feeling sorry for myself. After a pretty successful comeback weekend I find myself utterly knackered again at the start of this week, and these tracks reflect that. I was pretty slow on the uptake with Kiwi producer Mt Eden, only discovering him through his track Sierra Leone (get it below) through a friend a few weeks back. Further investigation has shown him to be making some of the most relaxing and mellow dubstep around. I'm not one to jump on the genre-naming bandwagon and call it liquid-step but its undeniably ambient, and a far cry from the frenzied stuff currently saturating the scene. You'll be equally content lying in bed to it as you would be listening to it on a night out. These are my three favourites:

Mt Eden - Sierra Leone
Mt Eden - Beautiful Lies
Mt Eden - I'll Be There For You