The First City and Don’t Sleep homies act as a sort of UK-to-NY bridge best known for their interest in styles like grime and bashy goodness. Their most recent release, the Lewisham EP by Max Echo, is no exception. It’s a dirty synth-laden rush of UK Funky named after the site of a clash in London between neo-Nazis and anti-facists. Echo himself is a Manhattan native who came up through the dnb and dubstep scene with Code of Arms, starting at Konkrete Jungle. So it was surprising that he flipped this whiney, stutter-step bachata remix, and handed it out as a promo for the EP. He takes the BB Inc remix of DNC‘s “La Fila India” and runs it through a digital blender until it comes out lookin like a trashed but happy Terminator version of it’s former self. Most of the foul-mouthed lyrics are left intact, courtesy of Voltio and Sensato (remember “Watagatapitusberry”?), so you won’t miss out on tales of having fun with cuckolds’ women. While you’re enjoying this, look Echo out and cop the EP. You could also get a fly T-Shirt. (Image by LaPrismata.)

DNC feat Voltio and Sensato – “La Fila India (Max Echo’s Tuck Truck Remix)”

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Ottoman intrigue mixes well with the moodscapes of Caribbean realism and the propulsive aspects of deep dish rhythms. DC’s Thomas Blondet and Second Sky do a good job of blending these elements, using Middle Eastern instrumentation, dub reggae signifiers, and housey time signatures. The mysterious kanun and clarinet melodies are the focal points, but the rolling echos and deep basslines ferment the mood until it’s intoxicating. And the diverse percussive palette keeps it all energetic with a 4/4 beat buried in syncopation, cadences, and polyrhythms. The bass and drum loops do, however, strike a trying note as they refuse to switch up very often. It’s a remix of “2 Sips & Magic” by Nickodemus. But really it depends on the Gypsy All Star Band, who provided the musical foundation for the original. The Rhythm & Culture label released it as part of their new compilation album, which strives to focus on artists in Washington with an international outlook. Stream it here and BUY IT here. (Image by Mete Yafet)

Nickodemus — “2 Sips & Magic (Second Sky & Thomas Blondet Remix)”

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Staring into the abyss, the chaos will finally come to order. Fragments of thought float tantalizingly into consciousness, but remain opaquely random on their own. Soon, however, the odd chords and strange, jagged edges pull together as a whole when the clock flitters 2:20. Here, the driving beat takes root throughout, and all of the elements of the arrangement fall into a discernible order. The progression allows a listener to absorb its various segments while its steady rhythm grips one’s attention. This new reality is a disturbing, jury-rigged technocracy; yet beautiful in its precarious, looming construction. As the numbers drift to 4:30, this all begins an enchanting spiral, only to splash into a teasing pool of frustrated chaos resembling the slow awakening from dreamstasis. Make sure to be on the look out for Monky‘s upcoming remix of “Drunkerdz“, which rearranges the anthemic melodies of the James Blake/Jay Dee inspired original into a bongotempo stomper that will transfix the floors. (Image by Eugene Soloviev.)

Monky — “Little Acts of Nature Inspire”

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Here’s another release that we failed to post during our short foray into Ludditeville. It’s a free EP of remixes called Unreleased Dopeplates by Mexico’s PDP. The duo, formed by Ezekiel and Dr. Ruddz, specializes in club-ready, experimental Latin beats. One of the best songs here is their “Trillistep” remix. As the name implies, it’s a creative dubstep remix of a song by Don Tosti’s Pachuco Boogie Band. Tosti’s Band was famous for launching a style of music that mixed Latino music, rhythm and blues, and jazz during the late ’40s and early ’50s. It was rooted in pachuco culture, who were Chicano zoot suiters. Their first single, “Pachuco Boogie“, is said to be the first Mexican-American release to sell a million records. The track sampled here, “El Tirili“, is named after the ghetto dialect spoken by the pachucos. It’s a fitting choice to sample a band popular for mixing the various styles of their unique surroundings, since this song is now part of a new era of global musical give-and-take that retains traditional folk music’s identities. Another good song from the freelease is the remix of Zuzuku’s “Paso Campeon”, which we featured on our mixtape, King of the Flies. (Image by Niark1.)

Don Tosti’s Pachuco Boogie Boys — “TiriliStep (PDP Ultra Tequila-n-Squirt Mix)”

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We imagine this is what bass music would sound like if Evil Dee, the producer behind Boot Camp Clik, had a say in things. Eerie samples used out of context for atmosphere ride in the groove of with a scratchy record needle. Deep bass lines keep the head nodding over hard kicks and clappy snaps. The track is from Venezuela’s Pocz as part of his new FreeP, The Ultimate Ahorcadito Dance, which dropped yesterday. Another good joint on the release is “Milky Way”. That one’s more along the lines of his efforts from The Bangover, which we mentioned a little while back. Over all, Ahorcadito is a bit sparse, but one of the things about Pocz that’s so interesting is his ability to find that rare balance of subtly and energy. He manages to get dirty without abrasiveness and cause hype without banging you over the head. (Photo – yes, photo! – of the Great Smog of 1952 by Edward Miller.)

Pocz — “Backdrop”

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CS has gone silent for an internet millennia of nearly two months. But rejoice, Oh ye legions of grievers – It has risen again. During this endless span of 45 days, powerful RSS streams have carved new paths over the surface of the internet, forking into innumerable new musical directions where adolescent genres have flourished and waned upon their banks. So we’ll take the time to trace such lineages and unearth the remains of these month-old fossils, analyzing what they may have been.

Here, we polish the earth off Lamin Fofana‘s production debut, What Elijah Said [BUY IT], which scientists estimate to have existed as far back as Sept. 21. It is believed to have belonged to the Dutty Artz clan, who are approximated to have resembled something like this.

Fofana’s effort actually eschews any genre boundaries, confining itself only to exploring the possibilities of beat oriented tracks. Using a rich array of dirty percussive elements, he introduces new drum hits and polyrhythms throughout all the tracks. It can be a little disjointed and raw at times, but this seems to work with the overall aesthetic, one that resembles the theme of its cover art – hacked e-waste retrofitted for the purpose of finding beauty and sustenance in another man’s detritus. “Eye on the Devil” is the stand out track. It features wooden snaps complimenting deep bass drums, providing a full depth of perspective, while echo laden synths plod along adding to the mood and rhythm. (Fossilized Wall Street by John Lee via The New York Moon.)

Lamin Fofana — “Eye on the Devil”

A sarod gazes into the embers of a burning lotus, reflecting on that vibrant life, its sympathetic strings draping night over the scene. The Raga Asavari inspired melodies climb and drop in intensity and speed, at times crying terror, at others evoking comfort. Steady, bark textured beats forcefully narrate a life with impact, although whether positive or not is left anxiously unanswered. (Design by Mark Vlek de Coningh).

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