Jaksaw "Noise EP"

Jaksaw (AKA Jack Stuart) hails from Bournemouth and has been involved in the thriving underground dance scene for many years both as a dj and as a producer. Starting off at underground parties Jack was exposed to the freshest, rawest sounds of the scene and his production technique flourished in this inspirational environment and it wasn’t long before he began gaining the attention of djs and producers up and down the country. His style that has taken inspiration from the likes of Speakerjunk, Lee Mortimer, Hi-jack, Jesse Rose, Chuck Love, Jacob London and many more to create a sound which is not only unique but also maintains a strong connection to the very roots of house music.

His latest offering is his "Noise EP" on Nitrous Records with the first track "New Jack Heights" available now exclusively from DjDownloads and "Noise" following shortly exclusively on Beatport.

Jaksaw - New Jack Heights (Original Mix) (zShare)

Jaksaw - Noice (Original Mix) (zShare)

Jaksaw also has another release about to drop on Union Recordings, "Fireball EP" which will include the much sort after tracks Fireball, Damn and Punk Mofo plus a Hijack remix of Fireball. Keep your ears open!

Itchy Trigger Finger!

I was in touch with Wongo from Queensland, Australia not long ago about his track as i'm a big fan of his stuff, anyway he was kind enough to send us over some of his stuff for me to share with you all. Itch Trigger Finger is an absolute blinder!! get it whacked on full blast!

Wongo - Itchy Trigger Finger (zShare)

Wongo - Song For Jack (zShare)

Check out some more of his tracks on his myspace, their plently more where this came from!!

Oh Snap!!

Two remixes sent through from Oh Snap!! the other day which are really taking my fancy, specially Hostage's take on 'Bill Cosby Sweater'.

Oh Snap!! - Bill Cosby Sweater (Hostage Remix) (zShare)

Oh Snap!! - I’m Too Fat To Be Hipster (Ed Orable Remix) (zShare)

Check out Oh Snap!! at one of his upcoming shows:

February 27 (Live Set) – Fingerlickin’ YO BBQ at PS14 – Miami, Florida
March 7 (DJ Set) – BANG BANG at Café Nola – Frederick, Maryland
March 12 (Live Set) – w/ MSTRKRFT, Lazaro Casanova, & Rye Rye at OTTOBAR – Baltimore, Maryland

Sawtooth Sucka EP

This fella is on top form lately, not just with his Sawtooth Sucka guise but also under his real name Lee Mortimer (check out his latest remix here) and is showing no signs of stopping any time soon. His productions have been in my box for a long time now but it's his latest stuff that is really catching my ear!

Sawtooth Sucka 'Don't You Forget About Lee EP'
[Wearhouse Music WEAR005]

1. Depressed Mode : Sample mp3
2. This Is Hot : Sample mp3
3. Backing Town : Sample mp3
4. Backing Town (Scott Cooper's Back In The Rave Remix) : Sample mp3

Available now at Juno Download and Stompy later this week.

"The 5th EP from Lee Mortimer's Wearhouse Music label is here. Rising star, Lee himself provides the tracks under his Sawtooth Sucka guise.

With support from Switch, Jesse Rose, Hijack, Crookers and many more this label is going from strength to strength with the last release getting to the top spot in the Junodownload sales charts.

'Depressed Mode' kick things off with a full on fidget fest of squelchy beats and a sample in the break to absolutely die for! Drop it and wait for the crowds to scream for more.

'This Is Hot' is next up, again with jackin' beats, catchy samples and a filth bassline.

'Backing Town' started life as a tribute song to Jesse Rose! Just check out the sample and you'll know what we mean. Adored by Jesse himself for it's quirkness and above all else the nutty sample.

Wearhouse Music new-boy Scott Cooper provides the remix of 'Backing Town' and what a corker it is. Putting a dirtier spin on proceedings with Rave-tastic synths."

Phra (Crookers) @ The Arches

What a night we had @ the Arches in glasgow at the night Death Disco. Thanks to Phra and Elena for putting up with us, haha!! here's the pictures and video's from the night...

What a weekend!!

I'm finally in a state to post again after a mad weekend in glasgow, first of all we had a mental night on saturday, thanks to Phra for letting us all party with him and his missus while he rocked the arches!! (pics and video's will be up soon) then later that night/morning my best mate was in hospital after a heavy sesh (light weight) turned out to be a virul infection... well anyway i'm back now and my mail box was full up. Here's the pick of the bunch:

I know I posted this track in the last post but here's Yeah! Woho!'s take on Larry Tee's latest "I Love U", and I think you'll find it's another top remix from the swedish duo.

Larry Tee - I Love U (Yeah! Woho! Remix) (zShare)

Also for more Yeah! Woho! remixes check out their myspace page.

TJR has an EP coming out on Lee Mortimer's Wearhouse Music label in March and he's dropped off a mix to help promote it. The EP is called "Bass is the Place" and will feature the tracks "Sonic Chronic", "Atomic" and "Mind Altering" plus a Lee Mortimer remix of "Sonic Chronic".

Mix Description: Newest mix by TJR jam packed with the latest wobble/fidget/funky/quarky bangers. It’s pretty much a full throttle mix from the get go with a few spots to catch your breath or buzz in this case ;). Always some skratching thrown in to keep things movin, so download and bump it where ever you can.

TJR - Catch A Buzz Mix (zShare)

Now I don't have much info on this track apart from it's from a young Australian producer by the name "Daz The Dominant" and if this doesn't get you moving then nothing will! Go check out his myspace for free downloads of his production work, alot more jacking bits and pieces up there. Looking forward to hearing more from this lad in the future!

Daz The Dominant - Yo Vio! (zShare)

Pulling Teeth emailed over their latest track at the weekend, if you don't know anything about them here it is in their own words :) i'm getting lazy by this point as you can tell.

We (Pulling Teeth) are DJ duo started in the summer of 2006. We've been djing a lot since then, all around milan at our own parties, or at other events, but also london, frankfurt and around the north of italy.

During the last 2 years we've seen projects like Congorock, Crookers and Bloody Beetroots grew up and i guess we grew up as well, even if we were very concentrated on the back to back djsets.

Our Dj style is a mix of hardcore heavy stumpers and electro giant distortions all fucked up with fidget bass monsters and handclappings.

After 2 years of distortion disco we needed to express ourselves through our own songs, even if we didn't know how the fuck a multitracker worked, but we kinda managed to learn and this is the result.

We've been singing the vocals you hear, i mean it, that's our voice, for real..... ;)
Anyways, the song is called NEW ERA, hope you like it.

Pulling Teeth - New Era (zShare)

Yeah! Woho! remixes

If you had a look at the February chart you will have seen Yeah! Woho!'s remix of the massive dancefloor stormer "This Is Sick" by Solid Groove in at no.3, i've been waiting a long time to hear a good remix of this track as it's got to be my favourite of all time and their remix recycled everything and gave it a fresh new face lift! Head over to Stockholm Beat Connection and grad it now if you haven't already.

This time it's the relatively unknown Dance, Kill, Move and vintage house heroes Kings of the Universe who gets the remix treatment.

Dance, Kill, Move - Dance, Kill, Move (Yeah! Woho! Remix) (zShare)

Kings Of The Universe - Shooting Star (Yeah! Woho! Remix) (zShare)

SOLID w/ DJ Michael Savant & DJ Die Young

DJ Michael Savant and Dj Die Young have put together a promo mix for a night they're playing together tomorrow night (Friday 15th) called Solid in Boston. If your in the area get yourself there, if I lived in boston then i'd be there!

Solid Promo Mix (zShare)

Tracklist:

1. Wideboys feat Sarah Saville - What Your Thinking (Up Norf Dutty Mix)

2. Bass Kleph - Bump Uglies (Stupid Fresh 'Wizards In Oz' Mix)

3. Jahcoozi - Get Yo Shit Out (Kanji Kinetics Fuck Yo Shit Up Remix)

4. Snoop Dog - Make It Clap (Hostage Rave Mix)

5. Speculum - Nympho (Mowgli Remix) (Bombaman Re-Edit)

6. Mowgli feat. MC Zub - Get Down (Mowgli Hip House Mix)

7. Le Ron - Just Do it (Zimbardo Remix)

8. Solid Groove - This Is Sick (Yeah! Woo! Remix)

9. ATFC - Mothership (Bart B More Remix)

10. Burial - Archangel (Boy 8 Bit Remix)

11. Bon Johnson - Gangsta Bonz (DJ Die Young Remix)

12. Martin Solveig - C'est La Vie (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

13. Kissy Sell Out - Get Busy Tropicana

I'll have it on repeat all day saturday warming up for CROOOOOKERS in glasgow!!!

Happy Valentines...

With valentines day here again here's a nice treat for you all, Larry Tee's new single "I Love U" which includes remixes from Bart B More, Christopher Just and The Bulgarian. I've hand picked my favourites for you all, although i'm not keen on the vocals from these tracks the beats more than make up for it!

Larry Tee - I Love U (The Bulgarian Remix) (zShare)

Larry Tee - I Love U (Bart B More Secured Dub) (zShare)

Now I think I better get myself down to the shops and pick up a last minute card for the missus...

Mr PHER

I first heard of Mr Pher through Juno download while searching for a switch remix, well anyway one of his tracks came up and it was straight in my basket. I then passed by his myspace page and he was kind enough to send over a few of his tracks for you all off his new "Tuff Jack EP" out now on Runt Records!

Mr Pher is a singer song writer producer DJ sound engineer etc from Southern Australia who from the looks of his myspace shares my passion for a bit of fidgit. If your into these tracks then head over to his myspace for plenty more or these download sites for his latest releases.

Juno Download, DJ Download, Track It Down and most other digital sites.

Mr Pher - Pelvis Control (Switch It Remix) (zShare)

Mr Pher - Private Jet (Crooked Remix) (zShare)

Mr Pher - Comf-Factor +8 (Switch It Remix) (zShare)

Disturbed Clothing!

The shop is finally set up, will be adding more designs soon, let me know what you all think. Also if you do buy one please drop me an email or leave a comment, would love to know how far these babies are traveling!

Disturbed Clothing Shop

Riva Starr - Scratch N' Itch EP (Southern Fried)

Title: Scratch N' Itch EP
Artist: Riva Starr
Label: Southern Fried

Riva Starr, a name to watch in 2008, burst into life with releases on Claude Vonstroke's Dirtybird label and Jesse Rose's Front Room Recordings. Following his excellent remix of Armand Van Helden's Je T'aime, Southern Fried now release 'Scratch N' Itch'... 4 tracks of exquisitely crafted Riva Starr music for the dance floor.

Support from Erol Alkan, John Acquaviva, Felix Da Housecat, Crookers and many more!

He's also been kind enough to send through an exclusive mixed preview of the forthcoming release so check it!

Riva Starr - Scratch N' Itch EP (Exclusive Mixed Preview) (zShare)

Tracklist:
1. House Music
2. I Know You Want My Thang
3. Scratch N' Itch
4. Jack My Bell

Prim @ Keep Real

Prim dropped off his latest jackin' mix live from Lausanne, Switzerland for Keep Real. He's based in Newcastle UK ,but hosts a weekly show in Spain on Factoria FM which he then archives at Prim Sessions, these sessions include some guest mixes from some of the hottest dj's from around the globe! One to look out for in February is Lee Mortimer on the 17th.

Prim @ Keep Real (31st Jan 08) - Lausanne, Switzerland (zShare)

TiTAN "Star-T EP"

Titan is an Italian Producer/Dj who got in touch with me through myspace not long ago and wanted me to check out his work, and i'm glad he did! His sound has a very french feel to it that works very well. He produces using 99% hardware, a mix of new and old equipment like a Roland TR909, Akaii MPC1000, Juno 106 and other vintage bits and bobs.

He currently has a mini EP available on Montana Records Digital entitled "Star-T EP" which includes the track "Star-T" along with a remix by French Producer/Dj, Thony Ritz. check out the remix below then head over to Beatport for the full EP in better quality.

Titan - Star-T (Thony Ritz Remix) (zShare)

He also threw in a couple more bits of work for you all to check out which includes his recently finished remix of fellow Italian NT89 which is marked for release shortly on Philtre Records.

NT89 - Afonso A Posillipo (Titan Remix) (zShare)

Titan - Silver Girl (zShare)

Titan - Funky Spaceship (zShare)

Disturbed's February Charts

1. Late Of The Pier - The Bears Are Coming (Metronomy Remix)
2. Chemical Brothers - Boot It Again (Mowgli Bootleg)
3. Solid Groove - This Is Sick (Yeah Woho Remix)
4. Jesse Garcia - Off Da Hook (Duke Dumont Remix)
5. Nic Sarno - Hot Jack
6. Azzido Da Bass - Dooms Night (Crookers 'Bum' Remix) Buy
7. Santiago & Bushido - Head Trick (Original Mix) Buy
8. HiJack - Possessed Buy
9. DJ Jeroenski - Back Once Again (Lee Mortimer Remix)
10. Cazals - Life Is Boring (Crookers 'Zuppa Del Cazals' Mix)

Bryan Cox - Where You At

If you've been a long time reader of the blog then you may remember a remix posted last year from Bryan Cox, well he's back with another release on Crux set for a release late in March. This is a very strong release with the original + 2 remixes from Gaetan and 3 Is A Crowd.

I'm loving all 3 takes on this track and can't decide which is my favourite. Check them all out below and let us know what you all think. Then come March grab yourself a copy from Beatport and all other good digital sites.

Bryan Cox - Where You At (zShare)

Bryan Cox - Where You At (Gaetan Remix) (zShare)
Bryan Cox - Where You At (3 Is A Crowd Remix) (zShare)

I'm also glad to hear that Crux Records have attained the services of Disturbed Beats favourite The Bulgarian to do a remix for Bryan Cox's future release, "Let's Go To Work".

SWITCH: Artist of the Year

Just stumbled across this interview with switch over at XLR8R, it's from back in December last year but still very interesting stuff. Check it here.