Munchi- Rotterdam Trap EP

Holy hell, Munchi made a Trap EP. Of course, we know he's a skilled man in many genres, having made genres as obscure as kuduro on top of the moombahton he is famous for, but this shit is just so so good. He has a degree of adaptability that is just incredible.

The concept for the album, according to the man himself, is "Dutch Bangers from when I was 17 in Trap". This means that you might hear some stuff you recognise in here, but it's gonna be destroyed and put back together in a way like you could never even IMAGINE. Also, Munchi has expressed his love for extremely long remix names that include VIP, which is why this EP is chock full of them.

The first remix on the EP (and to my mind the best) is of Chuckie and Hardwell's Bubbling track I-Alarm. The high-pitched lead nabbed from the original suits trap so well, it seems like it was made for it. Along with the well-placed vocal samples and standard trap drums, it makes a really solid track.

The second track, and coincidentally (or not) also the second-best on the EP, is a pretty standard-sounding trap song. That is, until 00:40, when Munchi decides to blow my balls of with a super-aggro high lead, sounding acidy enough to burn the skin. Cue wild dancing.

The third track on the EP is the Bouncing Harbour re-re-mix (yes I went there.). Munchi apparently recently suggested to Funking Matt that he should make moombahton, and Funking Matt replied he might and that Munchi should make a moombahton remix of Bouncing Harbour. Munchi, to punish Matt for not making moombahton, made a trap remix instead.
TL;DR, some back and forth between two awesome dudes led to a sick track.

Next comes the inevitable: a trap remix of Moombah (Afrojack remix), which although so predictable, turns about to be just as sick as we would imagine it could have been. Munchi also gives a nice little story in the description (read it here) about how the original of this track in some way brought about his career (through Moombahton), and hence his own remix.

The last track on the EP isn't so much an actual remix as it is an example of what I like to call edit-wanking. Munchi takes two classic tracks, and in his own words, "rapes" them, to produce something which, while sounding good, is also pretty damn funny. He identifies the moment of transferral from the sublime to the ridiculous as when he started to use the popular "Damn Son" drop as a high hat. He chose not to make this into a full song "outta respect to the 2 original songs". To be honest, respect be damned, I would've quite liked more of this shit.

This is a long post, but I figured an EP this good and this original deserved some time and respect. Munchi is a boss, who was kind enough to give us all this sick shit FOR FREE.

Download it here



 

UZ- TRAP SHIT

Mad Decent is once again at the forefront when it comes to uncovering new genres. Trap is going to be huge, and beside Diplo's personal support for Flosstradamus, Mad Decent have made a big step towards conquering the newly exploding genre by releasing trap on a large scale, including a Munchi trap release, and this EP by newcomer UZ, whose "Trap Shit" series has been making big waves in the online EDM community, especially on soundcloud. Mad Decent have chosen to release volumes 6 to 9 of this series on their label, and say they are working on releasing more with UZ in the future.

My favourite track out of the 4 on the EP is V8, which you can hear above. The acidy synths are so harsh they make me grimace, then when we hit the main beat there's so much open space in the track, it sounds amazing. I also love the appropriately machine-gun-sounding drum rolls.

I would say V6 is the next best. It varies from the rest of the EP in style, taking a slower, less in-your-face approach, but remains equally as hard hitting, with the bass forming the dark main melody that just makes me want to put on my game face and skank out.

Listen to V7 here and V9 here.

Download the whole EP here.

Rusko- Thunder (Tantrum Desire Remix)

This. Remix. Is. Sick. No, really, it's really sick. The single release of "Thunder" is on July 10th on Mad Decent, and this beauty is gonna be on that release. I love it when a DnB track starts off lightly then takes you by surprise with a ripping bass, and this does that to a WHOLE new level. Listen to the original here.

D!RTY AUD!O 2012 Moombahton mix

I know it may seem like I'm getting a bit repetitive here, but DAMN! This Dirty Audio mix is just so good!
Download it here 
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Skream- Inhumane

 

Skream has absolutely smashed it here. This is so stomach-wrenchingly heavy without being obnoxious, it's just damn perfect. It will be out on Skreamizm 7, which you will subsequently get. 'Nuff said.

Chris Lake & John Dahlback- I Saw This Before

The legend that is Chris Lake is at it again. "I Saw This Before" is a fantastic electro-house collaboration with the superb Swede John Dahlback. Sounding like nothing I've heard recently, the combination of techy bleeps with driving saws works beautifully, and the slow-down section is just SO danceable. To be honest, even without reading this, having seen Chris Lake and John Dahlback probably should be enough to make you skip to the download link below. I know I did.

Also in case you missed it, Chris Lake's first release of this year, Build Up, was just as much of a killer! The dirty build up with the lovely vocals from Chris's wife Gita Lake set the scene perfectly for a drop that blew my socks off not only with its kick but also with its originality. This Tommy Trash edit is also pretty damn good.

If you like all of this, remember Chris Lake has an album coming out on Ultra this year!

I Saw This Before Download
Build Up Download
Tommy Trash edit Download

D!RTY AUD!O- Different Cities

If you haven't already understood how damn awesome D!RTY AUD!O is from my earler blog post, then you bloody well better after listening to Different Cities, his collaboration with DJ/producer Aylen, with Jitta On The Track on the vocals. This is some heavy-ass moombahton, not for the faint-hearted!

Download it here

The Bloody Beetroots- Rocksteady

Firstly, let me apologise for the complete and utter lack of posts for the past couple of weeks. I have been in pre-, during- and post-exam stages, all of which require extreme focus on one activity, (studying, exams, and drinking). I am now, however, absolutely free for a whole three months of summer, and promise to bring you all the delightful EDM you need to put the cherry on this beautiful time of year.

Why not start with The Bloody Beetroots? Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo's new track is fast-paced, with a rock-and-roll feel echoed in the title "Rocksteady". The video is distinctly summery, with a rage-filled rock and roll roadtrip through the desert on display. To be honest, although I like the track, I'm not 100% sure it lives up the high Beetroot standard. It just seems too similar to what's been done before. What do you guys think?

Tiesto & Showtek-Hell Yeah

Tiesto is probably one of the only men in EDM who needs no introduction, but like most others who use that cliche', I'm going to introduce him anyway. Since being one of the biggest names back when trance ruled the scene, he's adapted to the new demand for electro house, starting with tracks such as Zero 76 and C'mon (collabs with Hardwell and Diplo respectively). More recently, he has had huge success with tracks such as Maximal Crazy. This new one is just as big and maybe even harder.

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Lazy Rich & Hirshee feat. Amba Shepherd- Damage Control

Lazy Rich & Hirshee, bosses of the next-level electro-house and dubstep label Big Fish Recordings, have released this monster of a track, with vocals from a certain Amber Shepherd, on Chris Lake's Rising Music imprint. It is absolute quality, so I don't really need to say much about it, other than to warn you this shit is a beaut.


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