This here? This is loud.
May. 11th, 2010 04:29 pm
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/A-Trak/track/Trizzy_Turnt_Up
A Trak (http://www.djatrak.com/) is one of those DJ's you've probably heard a bunch of places (he's been around since the late 90s). He DJed for a Kanye West tour. He's done remixes for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He's been on stage with DJ Q-Bert. And he's all of 27. These two tracks are pretty fun electro-hip-hop. I'm not sure why he hasn't made more of a name for himself.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Boys_Noize/track/Transmission_Tiga_Remix
Boys Noize (http://www.myspace.com/boysnoize) is a German techno DJ with some very heavy club/house influences. Normally I'm not a big fan of the repetitive club tracks but this stuff is fun and caught me in a mood to head-bop so here you have it. Mental images of electronic hamsters wired on speed are completely optional but I find they help.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Villains/track/BoB_-_Nothin_On_You_feat_Bruno_Mars__Bei_Maejor_Villains_Remix_
This is another of those idiosyncratic styles - it's R&B and hip-hop and electronica all cut and spliced back together in the first track. The second is much more house with the serious high-BPM thuddy bass that I like, but still has the rap vocals and sudden pace changes that make it more interesting than your standard house track. Villains (http://myspace.com/wearevillains) are an LA-based duo with a good discography and several more samples on their MySpace page.
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Sleigh_Bells/track/Tell_Em
I don't quite know how to classify Sleigh Bells (http://myspace.com/sleighbellsmusic) except... um, loud! This is the kind of thing I like to blast out my open windows on a warm summer day, much to the dismay of my church-going neighbors. The poppy/cheerleader/punk female vocals really make these tracks. (Is 'cheerleader punk' a genre? If not, it should be.) Anyway, loud. I'm telling you - crank this one up.