Mix 013: A few wobbles short of a rinse out
Bare with me while I get curmudgeonly for a post. Whats with the tail-spin that this "fidget-house" stuff has gone into? Fidget-House, as the kids seem to be calling it, takes cues from pre-millennial UK jungle, 2step and speed garage, basically all the stuff that Switch and his Dubsided co-horts spawned. 90% of it is just awful. The worst of it can be found in the Blogosphere, but have you heard the latest Dubsided releases (Switch's label)? Its like Nu-Jump-Up-Jungle! Anyone remember Joker Recordings and Urban Takeover? Ironically all those Dubsided records are totally sold out (I blame Diplo and Sinden!). Switch and the Dubsided camp produced some pretty amazing tunes in the past few years (Worry about it later rmx / Bump rmx), but the shelf-life and creativity of the recent stuff is a few wobbles short of rinse out. Just one man's opinion. Not trying to be a hater. The cream of the crop fidget can be found on Made to Play. Jessie Rose's label from Germany does a nice job of riding the fine line between disposable dance floor fodder and unique noteworthy tunes that are still a lot of fun. The last two releases by Oliver S are fantastic. There is a CD compilation / mix coming out this month on Made to Play aptly title "Paying Around." It should be a good listen. Potty Mouth Music from Chicago has also grabbed my attention. A lot of their releases channel Tuff Jam and are absolutely solid.
Mixed by Justin Baum
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Everybody every body | Ayres | T&A Records |
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La Conga |
Riva Starr | Dirtybird |
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Slipfunk (The Bulgarians Remix) |
Alan M | Second Session |
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Shimmy |
HiJack | Potty Mouth Music |
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Hotflash! |
Oliver $ | Grandpetrol Recordings |
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Lean N Bounce |
Duke Dumont | Turbo Recordings |
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Mr. Kirk | Ayres | T&A Records |
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Shake It To The Ground (Claude VonStroke Remix) | DJ Blaqstarr | Mad Decent |
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I Want Nothing (Sinden Dub Mix) |
The Black Ghosts | Southern Fried Records |
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Anutha Day In The Ghetto (The Bulgarian Remix) |
DJ Fame | Potty Mouth Music |
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Wake Up | Jesse Rose & Oliver $ | Made to Play |
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For What - Original Mix |
Santiago & Bushido | Potty Mouth Music |
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Jack My Bell - Original Mix |
Riva Starr | Southern Fried Records |
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Freebase Night At Robert-Johnson |
Einzelkind / Meat | Get Physical Music |
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DVNO (Todd Edwards remix) |
Justice | Ed Banger Records |
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Got That - Original Mix |
Santiago & Bushido | Potty Mouth Music |
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Oi New York This Is London (Jesse Rose Dub) |
David E. Sugar | Greco-Roman |
