One doesn’t expect to speak about clocks when it comes to club music. “Master Of Complication” the new Ep by Canblaster, is a concept record about time, speed and, well, the complexity of watches. Of course there are many things about the music of Canblaster that is not what you expect. First of all, his music is ultra-melodic with an almost Zen like use of melodies that lifts you right off the ground. Then there’s the everything-including-the-kitchen-sink beats filled with details that always seem to point outward to an even larger world.

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, let us introduce you to Canblaster, aka Cédric Steffens, he’s from Northern France and he’s part of the Club Cheval crew that’s currently storming the scene.  He’s only 22 but his unique ability to combine genres and sounds belie wisdom beyond his years.  “Master Of Complication” is his first for Nightshifters and, to be honest, it’s so full of new noises we’re not really sure how to describe it.

“Clockworks”, the slowest track (132bpm), kicks it all off with a soaring melody of reverberant House stabs and ticking watch beats. One notch faster is “Triple Ring” (140bpm) with probably the catchiest vocal hook of the year! It’s a UK-influenced club smash like no other! Sure, people could call “Lost In The Shell” (160bpm) a juke/footwork styled tune, but they’d be overlooking all the other music smashing – it’s the hardest song of the lot and guaranteed to start fights!  The release ends with “Timemaster’s Chronicles” (180bpm), a thrillingly progressive tune that remains true to the Ep’s R&B tinged spirit while hinting at every other musical genre in existence. Really!

In addition to 4 completely amazing original tracks, we have 4 completely amazing remixes. French superstars Para One & Teki Latex team up for one of their best remixes ever on “Clockworks”, a time-crushing fusion of synths past and present with added Robotic vocals.  We’re proud to debut one of our new artists as well – Magnum takes “Triple Ring” and cuts it with superbly with breaks and a ton of atmosphere. Jubilee takes the same track to Miami, adds a touch of acid, and lets that bass boom! Bambounou takes “Timemaster’s Chronicles” and completely reconfigures it as a steamy northern UK bass masterpiece from the future!­

Canblaster is also the first of a next generation of producers we’re proud to be working with. Together with Magnum (he’s next), Distal and Talk, they are a new generation of producers that are pushing the limits in a big way.

Deathwave – Behemoth, the first of a series of singles for badass NYC-based label Djs Are Not Rockstars dropped last February 8th, 2011.

It’s  now available  on all major online distributors. Get it!

From Turntable Lab:

Nathan Vice aka Deathwave fuses acid, techno, rave, and tropical elements for a dark, heavy electro monster “Behemoth.” The track is characterized big by bass, raw and crunchy synths, and galloping drum sequences – the perfect concoction for powerful dancefloor impact if you ask us.

To celebrate the release, Mr. Deathwave has put toghether a lil’ sumthin’for ya’ll:

Also, in celebration of the new release, I put together a little compilation of “oddities”. Old tracks and remixes that got lost in the vaults of time. Some are downloadable, some are not (for now). Peep the set for a few head nods, laughs, whatever.

Deathwave – Oldies and Oddities by Deathwave

Here’s some of my latest tunes forthcoming on various labels… Keep watch for upcoming dates and news, my debut EP, and my Canblaster remix for his EP Master of Complication out soon on Nightshifters. Follow me on FB for more info: Magnum

Latest tracks by MAGNUM BASS

Magnum – Dense was recently featured The Sound Pellegrino Podcast – Episode 8 from France. Check out the mad goodness!

New music from Hackman, LOL Boys VIP edit of “Steady Movin”, new Soul Clap remix for Michael J. Collins, Richelle, Jamie Grind, Magnum, a great Todd Edwards remix of Spank Rock in dub version and more!

The Sound Pellegrino Podcast – Episode 8

Tracklisting:

Michael J. Collins “Nothing Wrong With Holding On” (Soul Clap jungle mix) [Apersonal music]
Luca Lozano “Heaven & Hell” [Klasse]
Hackman “Made Up My Mind” [PTN]
Phil d’bit & Sebastiano Sedda “Housetralopitecus” (Remerc Remix) [Snatch!]
Grown Folk “Steady Movin” (LOL Boys remix VIP)
Spank Rock “What It Look Like” (Todd Edwards dub) [Ninja Tune]
Richelle “Bendin” [Pelican Fly]
Magnum “Dense” [cd-r]
Jamie Grind “Footwork” [Fortified Audio]

Subscribe to the Sound Pellegrino Podcast and get all previous episodes for free on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-sound-pellegrino-podcast/id409700483

Source: Sound Pellegrino

Check out Discuss’s bangin remix for Rai Knight – New New to be released on vinyl with a collection of other Rai Knight remixes… Stay on tune for more info soon!

Rai Knight – New New (discuss official banger remix) by discuss

This live mix is a preview of all things bass and weird to come this next Tuesday [12.21.10] on Winter Solstice 2010: The Beckoning with labelmate TALK and SQUADRA at RED SHIELD. Download and bass…

Magnum Winter Solstice 2010 Promo Mix by MAGNUM BASS

More on Deathwave and Nathan Vice:

http://n8rv.com/

http://n8rv.tumblr.com/

Deathwave – December 2010 Mixtape by Deathwave
Tracklist:
1. Deathwave – Pancake
2. DJ Ayres & Nadastrom – Fired Up
3. Cosmin TRG – Twilight Riddim
4. Deathwave – Hot Sauce
5. Brodinski – Arnold Classics (Tony Senghore Staggering & Daggering Rmx)
6. Deathwave – Behemoth
7. Magnum – Shapeshifter
8. Talk – Holy Mountain
9. Deathwave – Jack Her
10. Shinichi Osawa – TECHNODLUV
11. Benga – Baltimore Clap
12. Paul Marmota feat. Geoslide – Rango 16
13. Lil John – U Don’t Like Me (Datsik Rmx)
14. Excision & Downlink – Reploid
15. Deathwave – POWER
16. Emalkay – When I Look At You (Sduk Rmx)
17. Gorillaz – Doncamatic (Joker Rmx)
18. Loefah – Mud
19. Magnum – Visions / Gatekeeper – Serpent (Brenmar Club Mix)
20. High Powered Boys – Highway
21. Gyptian – Hold Yuh (Major Lazer Rmx)

It has dropped! La Ola Criminal esta rampante! We hit the streets with some massive speaker-wrecking mambo-ragga-crunk that’s taking soundsystems accross barrios worldwide by storm! Le borramos la cara a tus bocinas! COP THAT SHIT!

La Ola Criminal – Sin Gas NEW YORK TROPICAL PROMO by LA OLA CRIMINAL

From Dutty Artz:

After almost a year of work, New York Tropical is finally hitting digital shops today, and we couldn’t be more excited about it. 12 dope tracks, almost all unreleased, and styles from Funky to Cumbia with a little bit of ambient/Rupture in between for the subway ride home. Expect a few tracks to start leaking out into the internet and a new mix from me next week.

Until then, grab a copy.

itunes, boomkat, amazon, turntable lab, etc

1. Knight Magic – El Baile de la Cumbia
2. Rita Indiana – Los Poderes (Kingdom remix)
3. Matt Shadetek & Lamin Fofana – Sunshine City
4. La Ola Criminal – Sin Gas
5. Maga Bo – Analys D’Amour (instrumental)
6. DJ /rupture & Matt Shadetek – Sunset B35
7. DJ Orion – The Undertow (instrumental)
8. KG – I’m Feeling Funky
9. Nguzunguzu – El Bebe Ambiente (new mix + master)
10. DJ /rupture, Matt Shadetek, & Chief Boima – Elegy for Mr Peach (Rupture mix)
11. Lido Pimienta – La Minga (Sonora remix)
12. Matt Shadetek – This Is Love

From Turntable Lab:

12 exclusive tracks from Dutty Artz, the Brooklyn-based purveyors of tropical/global bass. The legendary New York Tropical is currently on a hiatus, but if you want to get a feel for how sweaty, funky, and awesome the party used to get, definitely jump on this release. The album opens with “El Baile De La Cumbia,” a dub-influenced digital cumbia track with a wicked vocoder layer, and moves on to Kingdom remix of Rita Indiana’s “Los Poderes,” a very minimally produced track with uk funky tendencies that focuses on very deep and expressive vocals (have no idea what she is saying). “Sin Gas” by La Ola Criminal” is another digital cumbia number that combines traditional instrumentation with elaborate synth lines and visceral sub bass, while “El Bebe Ambiente” by Nguzunguzu is characterized by the aggressive and charging (aka strictly for the dancefloor) feel. A solid comp for sure.

Peebra

From Boomkat:

DJ/Rupture and Matt Shadetek’s Dutty Artz imprint continue a heavyweight run of form this year with ‘New York Tropical’, gathering twelve new tracks from the likes of Rita Indiana (remixed by Kingdom!), Lamin Fofana, Maga Bo, DJ Orien, Nguzunguzu, Chief Boima and more. It’s essentially a brilliant overview of the label’s aesthetic and the wealth of Tropical fusions occurring in the crucible of the Big Apple, covering the spectrum of international dancefloor rhythms Brooklyn style. Top of the pile is Kingdom’s scorching rework of Caribbean megastar chanteuse Rita Indiana, cut with his usual blend of tranced-out R&B and big bwoy rhythms. UK Funky is repped with KG’s anthemic ‘Feeling Funky’, and La Ola Criminal take it uptempo Soca styles with ‘Sin Gas’. Other highlights have gotta be the WTF fusions of Knight Magic’s ‘El Baile de la Cumbia’, sounding like Bruce Haack meets El Hijo De la Cumbia, or the Zomby-esque gallop of Nguzunguzu’s ‘El Bebe Ambiente’ but we gotta give it dues- the whole comp is just outstanding. Fans of Radioclit, the Shangaan Electro comp, or any of the Dutty Artz releases should consider this album a priority purchase.

Early this Wednesday morning, RINSE FM UK caught a glimpse of the Magnum sound as Scratcha from DVA Music played “Magnum – Visions” in his morning show GRIMEY BREAKFAST on RINSE FM. Listen to the track and an excerpt of the show below.

Magnum – Visions by MAGNUM BASS

MAGNUM – VISIONS @ RINSE FM GMC w/ SCRATCHA 10/27/10 AM by MAGNUM BASS

And listen to the whole Podcast from Rinse Fm here: http://relay.exequo.org/rinsefm/podcast/Scratcha271010.mp3

MAGNUM – SONIDO SECRETO VOL. 1

1. Magnum – Clave (Unreleased)

2. Magnum – Rump Inc.(Unreleased)

3. Dj Donna Summer – Blinded (Unreleased)

4. Magnum – Visions (Unreleased)

5. Talk – Holy Mountain (Forthcoming Nightshifters)

6. Magnum – Shapeshifter (Unreleased)

7. Distal – Amphibian (Unreleased)

8. Magnum – Juracan (Forthcoming Nightshifters)

9. Canblaster -  (Magnum Remix)

10. Savage Skulls & Douster – Rendezvous (Douster Remix) (Mad Decent)

11. Magnum – Rays (Forthcoming Nightshifters)

12. Magnum – Cash (Forthcoming Nightshifters)

13. Magnum – Underground (Forthcoming Nightshifters)

14. Canblaster – Im a Superfister (Fis T VS dj Mike Q) (Unreleased)

15. Magnum – Groove Works (Forthcoming Nightshifters)

16. Distal – Boca Ratawn (Unreleased)

17. Talk – Walking Disease (Forthcoming Nightshifters)

18. Rita Indiana – Los Poderes (Kingdom Remix) (Dutty Artz)

19. Nguzunguzu – Mirage (Silverback)

20. Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West – Wylin’ Cause I’m Young (Magnum Remix) (Unreleased)