Our official mix series, the lovelists, are a collection of hand-picked tunes we are loving at the moment. This latest one is a little more chilled out, a collection of sweet-sounding songs that we wouldn't usually be able to play in a club.
Tracklist: 1. Wolf Gang - The King And All Of His Men (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix) 2. L-Vis 1990 - Run 3. Edu K - Sex-O-Matic (Solid Groove Remix) 4. Solo - Midgets In Bricklane 5. Minimow - Bollyhouse 6. Eskmo - Let Them Sing 7. Hudson Mohawke - Overnight 8. Cauto - Bona Vida 9. Matt Shadetek - Strength In Numbers 10. IItone - Crush 11. Terror Danjah - Zumpi Hunter (Swindle Remix) 12. Ed Chamberlain - Zarathrustra 13. Jose James - Blackmagic (Joy Orbison's Recreation)
This one is a little different so would love to know what you all think!
All of the DJs here at ML are playing this friday at Cosmic Ballroom, so come along and say hi! They guys at Ape-X have kindly asked us to smash upstairs once again and this time they've invited up some serious heavyweights too.
Clive Henry, half of peace division, founder of Low Pressings, resident for Circo Loco at DC10. I'm really excited to see him play in such an intimate venue. Check out his full bio here
Harry James has been hitting it big time with his banging night Snap, Crackle and Pop and hit band O:Children. No doubt he's gonna show us how it's done!
This guy has been hitting it hard for longer than some of us have been alive. He had one of the first ever releases on Finger Lickin' Records, the breakbeak label that has been setting the standard for the last decade. He has had his tracks on pretty much every mixtape that matters, Fabriclive (incl. no.2 by Ali B), Global Underground, Pure Pacha, Air Breaks, Essential Mixes. Lee Coombs has seen all of them.
His latest studio album, Light & Dark, was released last month and I seriously suggest you check it out. One of those albums that really is worth buying for every track. Ever remember buying CD's like Destiny's Child or Blue and being a little pissed off that only the singles were good, all the other 6 tracks were crap? Well this is the 'Americana' of dance albums, they're all droppable! (don't pretened you never listened to Destiny's Child of The Offspring, we all did)
Anyway the first single to be released from the album is Detox, and the remixes included are seriously good. Listening to the tracks, Mr.Coombs' personality seems to exude throughout, not that I know him personally. They are such confident tracks, simple but really effective. The production is materful too, what a smooth bass sound, so rich. Nice. But these tracks are also seriously fun, the cow bell on the Meat Katie remix really creates a party atmosphere. Have a listen, then buy buy buy!
Lee Coombs - Detox (Project Access Denied Remix) (buy)
And the other thing I love about, shal we say, more experienced producers, is how their confidence in production leads them into music that is much more free from genres, allowing them to be more creative and original. These tracks are sort of electro, sort of breaks, with strong references to minimal AND house. Mad.
Tiga, SebastiAn, Busy P, DJ Medhi, Brodinski, Grum, DSL + The Whip. Phew, serious melting pot of talent tonight right there. Understandable as one of the largest & most respected nights in the country, Chibuku, is heading the event.
I think I have blogged on nearly all of the artists mentioned above. However one I have yet to post is Brodinski, so to get you excited here is a little bit of Brodinski-related media:
And a nice little remix to boot, a little more messy than the original, with a great percussive breakdown:
Right big post coming up as lots has been happening recently over here.
1) Thanks to everyone who came to the opening party for theCut on Monday night, lots of fun I hope. Really really budget video I made, also check out the photo album which I have just uploaded.
2) I have just finished a mix that I was asked to make for the Best Of The West BUSC bid. They're campaigning to run the British University Snowports Council next year. I am pretty happy with it, perhpas a little less underground than we usually have here at mudlove, but if it gets your booty shaking then that's good enough for me! Check out the tracklist in the comments section and see what you think...
3) Last time I blogged Bucko Records it was for their sweet remix of Bam Bam, read the post here. We've just been sent over a few of their latest tracks and once again I'm a big fan:
First is 'Riot.' It reminds me a bit of 'undergound mexer,' however Turk Disco, if you listen to his tune on my last post, does have a clear sound of his own. On the face of it the song seems rather bland, possibly repetitive, but don't let this blind your judgement! When that pounding percussive rhythm drops it develops into a beat you can so easily dance to, feels like you're at Rio Carnival or something! The description perfectly explains what I'm trying to say;
'This track is really dangerous. It can only be spinned at those euphoric moment when your djn and it feels like the hole place is going to explode. It got some socca percussion, some dutch rubber band synths'
My other favourite is 'Cronic In The Back.' I fucking love Hard House, it's a genre that is shunned too quickly. Just like The Loove, if the trashy sound is mastered well, it can amount to some furiously sweaty *fun* times! How can this song not put a smile on your face... it's ridiculousness breaks down your inhibitions so well! Ass ass ass ass ass!
As you all know, Mudlove is all about promoting the freshest new music from the best up and coming dj's. And we have a real treat for you.
Liverpools very own James Rand has kindly offered us a fantastic mix to make available for download for all mudlovers.
James Rand secured his first residency at EVOL in March 2007, awarding the opportunity to play in between bands such as Metronomy, Late Of The Pier and Mystery Jets, whilst also warming up for Vitallic, Duke Dumont and 2 Many DJs. Over the course of the next year, James has started his own night entitled 'Bibliothèque', soundtracking the Saturday night of the most individual venue in Liverpool, Korova with a mixture of Italo Disco, Techno, Noisy Electro, Vintage Electroclash, Alternative 80s Pop and Tinted Acid House. This night consistently serves an alternative to the wave of no-brainer indie nights with a more 'forward thinking' approach to music. "Basically we want people to go out and hear music that's exciting. A large proportion of the 'indie crowd' will go out to hear music they already have on their shelf. Our aim is to bring some intelligence back to the indie disco."
This year James has gone from strength to strength. He recently mixed the 50th edition of the Broken Hooker DJ's very popular ArePeopleReal podcast (previous guests include Brodinski, Matt Walsh and Duke Dumont) and is further deepening his skills in production with recent tracks supported by Up & Atom (Club Pony) and The Countach (Jupiter Rooms)
The next month sees him back at Chibuku supporting Erol Alkan (24th Oct), shaking Club Pony's annual Halloween bash with Ben Rymer (DFA) and Riotous Rockers (Stealth) and venturing to to Leeds to support newcomer Renaissance Man (Dubsided Sound Pel at Kill The Rhythm. All this coupled with continuing residencies at EVOL (Liverpool's premier alternative event), Jupiter Rooms (Manchester's coolest cosmic disco) and his own Bibliotheque imprint at Peacock, Liverpool.
Some exceptiontal techno and tunes so fresh jamescan only give us the name of the label they have come from, Enjoy James Rand - Fuck the Disco!
Another big release that I forgot to mention last week was drum & bass big-dog Sub Focus' first album. Having hit the scene early in the decade, he has grown to enormous hights due to beatuifully crisp production skills and some banging releases, so it is great he has finally got down to nail a serious album.
I'm not going to give a full out review but I will draw attention to two particular songs from this collection. The only 'electro' track is an absolute banger and the d&b feel works so well at this slower tempo, with dreamy soaring vocals in the breakdown and a steady hard 2x2 snare with a garage bassline, have a listen!
Another gorgeous breaks song. Sub Focus has managed to create such warm textures and layers throughout this album which give a really whole and full sound which anyone can groove to!
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 12:20PM 
