NYC-based singjay Beniton the Menace rocks an undeniably bouncy delivery on this one. And yea, independent women turn us on, too. The riddim is produced by the Bassrunner crew out of Vienna, Austria. They’re also responsible for the Lexie Lee joint, “Crying.” Definitely cop that also if you haven’t already. Image by Gigi Bio.

We’re gonna keep it on the Disboot tip here for a second. This time we got a dude named Nehuen to set your speakers on fire. The dotplate he laced us with flips some Neuva Cumbia full of swagger. Room-sized drums meet that familiar rhythm while G-funk whines call and wobbly bass responds. Bleeps and blops ride alongside cheesy synths for good measure. As nasty as this is, after the 3:00 minute mark, it basically just repeats itself. But we’ve got it on repeat anyway for now, so it hasn’t bothered us yet. Image by Barry Underwood via BLDGBLOG.

This carnival haunted house ride is a sort of Frankenstein beat, it’s mold poured from some sinister melting pot. Picture Jack-o-lanterns with slide whistles, calacas with accordions and zombie horn players. (It jumps off at about 40 seconds in.) Suckafish released this joint on the free Phantasmatica! EP with the Barcelona-based label Disboot. The label devotes itself mainly to open-minded dubstep. Our readers might remember them as the label that put out Cauto’s “Despertar.” Speaking of Cauto, he just dropped this crispy little mixtape over at Mr. Gasprov. (Creepy) image by Fedora, via (You)Enoch.

The Argentinean group Tremor recently released this nice video for a cut of theirs called “Viajante.” This joint is the title track of Tremor’s new full length on ZZK. It’s rhythm is based on a style originating in the Bolivian Andes called Saya. We thought Culture System came with some crazy subgenre flavor - check this quote from their biography: “Electro-tribal malambo, glitch chacarera, gipsy sayas, and even IDM huaynos are some of the elements involved in the landscapes created by Tremor’s new music.”

Grab a free download of “Viajante” from XLR8R, or cop the full quality version for cheap.

There’s also apparently a remix contest headed up by the Mad Decent boys, so all y’all producers get’cha weight up for this one. The deadline is December 31st. But an Austrailian outfit called The Cumbia Cosmonauts got down on the “Viajante” remix tip last year. You can get that free download on the Discontent blog.

This downbeat track is a subtle story told in long envelopes, slowly building toward a dramatic finale. It’s an exercise in listening that rewards the effort. Ominous synths lines roll forward in a dark gray sky, their melodies striking out at wet clay horizons in surprising notes with an almost avant garde flair. Its sound palette is pale, but the innumerable shades and subtle patterns of silver glow from within those clouds. With each measure, the melody marches on through murky surroundings, slowly changing but always moving toward its mysterious goal. Different layers of melodies float along the low slung sky toward the same direction. Piano keys fall like cold raindrops from the sky, their echos rippling in the pools formed in its steady trail of footsteps left behind in the mud. Distant bells toll behind the fog, weighing on the morale of caked boots that refuse to keep moving. The dark, faded vision at the end is never discovered. Rather, the song finds triumph in the enduring struggle to get there. Painting by Tim Kent.