Archive for the ‘london’ tag
When the duo of Lex One and Mike Beatz headed to London a year ago, it was a toss up if they’d actually survive the myriad world of late night club culture in that town and emerge with a sound of their own. Sure enough, they did, but not by trying to emulate a bloody thing happening in England and instead they imported their crazy ass South Florida swag (Broward County stand up) into everything that they do. They’re now going by the name Wizard Sleeve, and with producer Pusher FM in the mix, they’re a crazy crew of hip-hop/club/fidgethouse junkies that are making themselves famous one mixtape at a time.
This is their latest offering, Gangsta Bass in the Big Smoke, and it actually rides hard. The concept here is that they’re rapping over commercial beats that are played on UK radio…be it regular radio or pirate shit, but they’re essentially making a statement that UK radio is far better than the hot garbage we get here in the U.S. So you’ll hear the crew rapping over everything from Tinie Tempah’s anthemic “Pass Out” joint to Rusko’s “Hold On” and making it all sound like one crazy ass night out on the town in the process. The entire thing was mixed by Black Noise. Dive in below if you’re ready… full tracklist after the jump.
Wizard-Sleeve-GANGSTA-Bass-In-The-Big-Smoke-mixed-by-Black-Noise by Wizard Sleeve
Back in the day, I lived in London for a short period. One of the perks of being a Londoner was experiencing the pirate radio culture that thrives there. Pirate radio in the UK at large has been going strong, and the capitol is, sensibly enough, the capitol of the scene.
Every evening my radio dial would suddenly get more populated, and on weekends sometimes two or three stations would start running over each other. Seeing as its all short broadcast distances, you might get completely different stations on the same frequency depending on which direction you walked (or drove, if you aren’t rocking the old school walkman). Long story short, it was some goodness. I heard some of my favorite music for the first time over those airwaves. Wistful sigh…
One of the granddaddies of the pirate scene is grime and dubstep pioneer station Rinse FM. They’re so robust they even made motions towards gaining an official license and going legit. That didn’t pan out, and so they continue to broadcast illicitly from covertly-installed antennae.
The fellas over at Discobelle put down some collaborative energy with Rinse FM DJ Braiden, resulting in this 30 minute studio mix. It runs from Ruff Squad to Aphex Twin to your dudes Major Lazer. Braiden describes it as “London bass music” and it’s a pretty good sample of Rinse FM’s spectrum. Do yourself a favor: download it. And if you or anyone you know is getting piratical in your area, let us know. We love you already.
Braiden – Discobelle Studio Mix
Full tracklist after the jump:
About a week ago, the Ultra Official LxNxM email (lastnightsmixtape@gmail.com if you’re not knowing) was graced with a message from affiliates of the Get Some crew from the UK. I had never personally heard of these dudes before, but I’m definitely feeling their steeze. The fellas throw a party on the regular in the one and only London Town, and flex some decidedly rugged design skills (and that’s meant as a good thing).
The in-house sound selector for the Get Some team goes by the name of SSG, and amongst the other goodies up on their web world (including a little Mungo’s HiFi refix that we’re feeling, check it below the jump) he’s got a couple of live mixes posted up. Personally, I’m feeling the second a little more – a couple of lethal change-ups and that good good bass are treating me right.
Grab it, and if you happen to be in Shoreditch anytime soon, check for these gents.
And because I can’t resist anyone who’s going to bring Wiley and Wot you call it? back, another Get Some mix:
Mungo’s HiFi vid and a couple of tracklists after the jump.
Detroit and London in the house. Download and blast it now.
