a little international connection...

One thing that I really get into is finding connections in beat building from around the globe. Like the first time I heard Bhang Ragga, the intersection of Dancehall and Bhangra, flawlessly executed by Tigerstyle and the like. From there I found Israeli Cumbia, Japanese Baile Funk, things have gotten insane.
The musical diaspora is one of my biggest influences in what I'm trying to do. I don't think there's a better example of what exactly the dissemination of international dance music has done to production than these two artists:


USA 808 rein from Tel Aviv and create an intense fusion of Dancehall, Crunk, House and Bass. You might have heard them a few months back on the Mad Decent blog when their track She A Boom!. Their stuff is really well put together. Peep this track, which is not the track from the video.
USA 808 - אוהבת סקס


The next track comes from an obvious favorite of mine from Sweden. Maskinen have been an obsession of mine for the last 2 years. Their manic multicultural smorgasbord production keeps evolving and getting weirder. I see a big similarity between Maskinen and USA 808 in their (very often creepy) dark vocal production. Again, I'm not sharing the track from the video.
Maskinen - Nr 1

Basically, I really only give a shit about stuff that's not from America.

#RIDDIM

I just recorded a little mix of one of my favorite riddims from last year.
Cop it here.

England Town Riddim
Vybz & Shebba - Do Me Dat
Gaza Kim (Kym) - Amen
Lisa Hype(r) - Man Short
Jah Vinci & Blak Ryno - Me Feel A Way

COOLY G

Cooly G is by far my favorite female producer these days. Her spacey, syncopated post-dubstep creations rub me just right. Girl's got some crazy bass in what she's doing, not to mention killer fashion sense. Enjoy this fancy little number.

Cooly G - Narst

WHITE HINTERLAND REMIX

I made this for my pals in White Hinterland
Icarus (LIFEPARTNER remix) by lifepartner

Tried to go outside my normal style, sounds weird and darker than anything I've made to date.

L-VIS

Buy L-Vis 1990's United Groove here and the remixes here.

L-vis 1990 - United Groove (Kingdom Remix)

Natalie + Sticky = the future

This track came right at the tail end of '09, a great send off to a year that saw a rise in the popularity of Funky.

Sticky OWNS it.

DON'T MISS THE NEXT ONE

Sarah Faith Gottesdiener made another beautiful flyer for the next WILD LIFE. She will also be joining me on the decks to play a rare, female centric dancehall set.

Speaking of Dancehall, I made a little live mix for a friend's podcast. Give it a listen
Dancehall Podcast by lifepartner

Intro
Vybz + Gaza Kim - Teenage Pregnancy
(Dem Gyal Sittin Riddim)
Timberlee- No Stress
Natalie Storm - A Nuh My Fault
Tifa - Crawney Gal
(Estrogen Riddim)
Spice - A Nuh Me
Lady Saw - Belvedere Heights
Tifa - Bottom of the Barrel
(Rae Riddim)
Natalie Storm + Tifa- Talk of de Town
Timberlee - Backdoor Delivery
(Smoke Machine Riddim)
Vybz - Yuh Love
Miss Thing + Psycho Tanbad - Bonify
(Rae Riddim)
Timberlee - Bubble Like Soup
(rewind)
Natalie Storm - Back it Up
Warrior Queen - Tings Change
(Fiesta Riddim)
Miss Thing - Regular
Lady Saw - Man is theLeast
(School Bell Riddim)
Lisa Hype - Give Me More
Vybz - A Gaza Ting a Ling
Gaza Kim + Vybz - Twice My Age
(Cheez Trix Riddim)
Natalie Storm - God Bless Me
Macka Diamond - No Man Problem
Tiki - Excitement
(rewind)
Natalie Storm - Ah Your Man
Outro