Soundcloud, Mixed in Key and That Horse Race.

I've been DJing for about 4 years now and have owned the 'DJ tool' Mixed in Key for 2 of those years. So why the fuck haven't I used it properly till now?! It works amazingly well and although I would prefer to be able to hear keys in my head myself, if it improves sounds then I shall continue with it.

Soundcloud is something I came to just after this christmas, and boy is it a little gold mine. Some of my favourite artists don't have a Soundcloud but those that do have links to Beatport, iTunes or to free downloadable tracks. It's a great way to preview songs as well and the interface is simple and easy to use. Sign up, 'follow' your favourite musicians and it just spreads. Some of the more unknown producers also post a lot of stuff to Soundcloud and although there is a lot of shit, like I said... dig for that gold and you'll find it.

Last year I managed to pick out the 100-1 winner of our fabled and Grand, National horse race. Admittedly i've been betting on the race since I was able to read, so my strike rate isn't all that good, but here are some musical long shots that will also be very big winners for you.

Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Russ Chimes Remix) [Steed Lord Homicide House Edit] by Steed Lord

Ok, so Ellie is here. I know McMess from The Smoothest Gooch liked the Russ Chimes remix, so here is a little twist to it and an example of Soundclouds' greatness.

A lot of love to Chemical Jump who with this post (Click here to go to the amazing songs) provided my set in the backward town of Chippenham with a lot of bass heavy choons. Of particular note from the post linked above are 'Dirty Talk' and 'Four Floors'. BIG stuff from Diplo and Laidback Luke.

One last treat is from Nero. Dan Stephens and Joe Ray continue to bring the sound of Dubstep, D&B and whatever else, to the cream of the UK's crop. Which is Illustrated by the fact they are doing three under 18 gigs in the Southwest including one in Bath in the coming weeks. Under 18's fucked on cheap cider, pills and Vodkat, wandering the streets after there bedtime... sounds like a perfect scenario for my housemate Will.

Nero - Electron

Enjoy that sun by the way. It'll be gone by June/Summer.

An artists impression

Like the picture?

Just dropped is a wonderful Deadmau5 remix of Pendulum's new one, Watercolour.

Now Pendulum aren't Drum and Bass and admittedly I don't really like much of there stuff as mentioned before, but this new one has jumped up and grabbed me ass in a very pleasant way.

I think it's the vocal that really gets me, but the drops and lean towards DnB also please the ears.

Feast your ears on these...

Pendulum - Watercolour

Pendulum - Watercolour (Deadmau5 remix)

Nutritional Drum and Bass

Yippee!

Over the past week at varied gigs in Bath I have come across some new (to me anyway) D&B, which is rather pleasant.

Firstly after a tip or two from a drunken gentlemen in Club XL, this almost year old but lovely track from Logistics took my ears on a nice liquid trip.

Preview and download Logistics - The Trip HERE

Visit and support Logistics HERE.

A super duper exclusive remix by one of my favourite if a little commercial D&B producers Blame now...

TV Rock's - In the air has been out for what seems like years but has had a release and a re-release with tons of remixes in the past month. Stop the press though, this D&B mash from Blame definitely rocks my screen.

TV Rock - In the air (Blame remix)----(Link removed by request)

This next dude is from Slovakia. And he shares his name with a nutritional supplement. Which makes internet surfing not only interesting, but also informative.

Everything I've heard on his Soundcloud and My Space page I love. It's exactly my kind of Drum and Bass; just close enough to your face to get you pissed off, but with a story to tell and a pleasant tone so that you don't want to hit it. Right on the spot if you ask me... which you didn't.

B-Complex - Beautiful Lies

Messentialbibeats.

A Slower Beat Per Minute

Nu Disco. Apparently is music with influences from the 70's or 80's and it works, whether its synth heavy or disco-esk it doesn't really matter. Obviously it's been around for a while but some releases recently have caught my ear. Zane Lowe recently spouted about how happy he was that people were catching onto the slower bpm variety (110-120) of Nu Disco, so heres a selection of what's in my bag at the minute with Zane in mind...

Gorillaz - Stylo (Louis La Roche remix) (112bpm)

First single off their new album, with the very joyful Louis on duty here. He says "I made this inbetween working on my own stuff, just a bit of fun" - So enjoy and don't take it too seriously.

Danger - 00h00 (Feat Vyle) (112bpm)

Very popular with my speakers this track. Danger bounces and bends the electro pop through a lovely 5 mins very easily. Was in the Choon Chart for a long time.

Azari & III - Reckless with your love (119bpm)

I discovered this while getting bored listening to Axwell's Top Ten tracks of the month. More 80's pop than 70's disco but top vocals and well balanced track that never lets go of you.

Symbol - Love Juice (Danger remix) (117bpm)

Big love to Earmilk for their continual love of electronic beats.

Enjoy... and let me know what you think of the choons.

Hammering Political Incorrectness

Are you English? Was over thinking again the other day while watching the Rugby, and wondered why if the government are so keen on making us all 'European' do the four home nations still sing their individual national anthems? Shouldn't we have a British anthem? Or even a European one....? O dear, this opens all kinds of questions up to me, perhaps though if you could answer the first one, I will sleep easier.

Right, onto the music.

Here are some songs that will make that sunshine we are having (In England anyway), even more pleasurable and are also being hammered on the dancefloors i'm gracing at the minute.

Rude Boy by Rihanna has that annoyingly catchy feel to it, but not the original. No no, far too drab and slow. Luny P who hails from Australia has created a wonderful 'Booty Breaks' remix however. The TC remix i'll find shortly, but for now this just gets people moving and shaking whenever and wherever I play it. Download it, listen to it and find out more about LunyP on soundcloud......

Rhianna - Rude Boy (LunyP Booty Breaks Mix) by lunyp

Jason Derulo. I won't say anymore. Afrojack though I will tell you about. His remix of Watcha Say has had for me hugely different reactions but I love it, I'd play it 3 times a night if I had three different crowds in front of me. It messes around with the original but keeps the vocal we all know, while hammering us with a heavy and vibrant electro beat. The last third of the track however is for me the best when you get both at the same time.

He hails from Holland (feels wrong saying the Netherlands) and has recently done remixes of PokeHerFace and Show Me Love, but as well as the Watcha Say remix, here is a flavour of his own work.

Watcha Say (Afrojack remix)

Funk the Streets - Afrojack

Don't forget about Drum and Bass

A few new Drum and Bass Delights for you today peoples.

While I've been busy with my usual love of electro, and discovering the many different dubstep remixes that people do of every feckin La Roux or Ellie Goulding track, I've pretty much forgotten about Drum and Bass...

Is it not a winter thing maybe? Seasonal? Or the fact that not much decent has popped up at all over the cold months.

Anyway I can't understand this loss of love, but these next tracks should help both you and I regain our 'summer' spring in our step that involves a bpm much higher than anything else.

Blame - On My Own feat. Fudah Guy&Tinchy Stryder (DnB mix)

-----(Link removed by request)

The first is a fresh new track from Blame. I like Blame, he is one of those producers who's name goes standardly well on a remix package and his own tracks always find their way to my hard drive. Yeah it's not crazily different but it's easy on the drum and bass ears. There is also a Drumsound and Bassline remix which I also recommend but the D&B one from Blame himself wins as the top track today.

It's almost cheesy this one especially with the addition of the Stryder. It kinda works though.

Pendulum - Watercolor (You Tube)

I don't like Pendulum. I couldn't tell you exactly why, but there is something not very Drum and Bass about them. It's probably the fact that everyone requested Pendulum at Flirt for years when saying they wanted D&B and although I hear their live shows are awesome, I think their commercial success has kinda ruined what love I may have had for them.

Cheers to facebook and Ben McAleer for settings my eyes to this. Ben needs your votes. So vote. Vote.

Anyway... new track... thoughts?

I'm not sure if I actually now re-love D&B at all. If that's all I have to offer.

Hungover.com

Ah well.

MC's can kiss my nicking nippy

So it's been a week since I last posted and the rain has been replaced with the sun. Good job world.

Onto the choonage and Uffie. This track was released wheeeeeey back in December but the remixes below are a nice little package that add nicely to an already tasty original.

Uffie - MC's Can Kiss (tube of the you link)

Uffie - MC's Can Kiss (Starkey redid) mf

Uffie - MC's Can Kiss (Zombie Disco Squad) mf

All three are juicy, yes?

Now here at Messentialbibeats I like to post new stuff, old stuff and maybe stuff that (overuse of stuff in that sentence) I've mulled over for a short while and decided that I've now fallen deeply in love with.

These next two tracks I saw and before listening knew they would be good.

Major Lazer - Bruk Out (Foamo remix)

The album from ML still gets pumped in my room and in Clubs on a regular basis and I always enjoy a bit of Foamo. I enjoy this track no less. Good solid dirty stuff to get you deep and down tonight. Also check the Mad Decent label if you like, they give out good shit.

Wolfgang's 5th Symphony - Original Mix

O Wolfgang Wolfgang, how I love stuff like this. It's geared for a big room, but sounds good anywhere. The cuts from and into the classical keep the longish track fresh and it packs a nice punch too. The breakdowns are of course sublime and some nice vocal intervention midway through as well.

BONUS: Pikasso's Splice dub - Teardrop

Enjoy your Marvellous Monday

Tuesday T

So after monday, comes tuesday and a suitably mega post.

Mason is Dutch and apart from that 'Exceeder' track he did, I reckon both you and I don't know much about him. This is a new track from him and it features the short but sweet vocal of Sam Sparro and the very welcome inclusion of DMC (Which added to Run, makes a good combo), both people we know about.

They apparently met after a Hyde Park performance of 'Walk this Way', all loved each other saw dollar signs (£$$$,$$$) and came up with this:

Corrected feat DMC and Sam Sparro

Not ground breaking, but harmless enough and also different from the countless Guetta + random R'n'b star shit that David has been making.

This next one is also a pretty average track in my humble opinion and is really only up here because it was produced by Diplo. Enjoy it anyway though yeah?

Snoop Dogg feat. Kid Cudi - That Tree

Couple of dubstep tracks up next, JSaxton first.

1. 'He's not even 18 yet' say the bloggers, well that surely just shows how easy Dubstep is to produce if you have a computer, some money for software and half a brain?!

Given, I cannot produce music as of yet, so throwing my stones from a glass house isn't a good idea but the wonky additions to this track (1.19 onwards) don't, I think, really add to it and I reckon he got a bit too adventurous putting them in. It's a fab remix otherwise though!

Little Boots - Earthquake (JSaxton Remix) by JSaxton

2. Secondly, Jakwob does his wonderfully wonky wobbled best to give a dubstep re-smack to Mr Foggs - Moving Parts. Soothing vocals make way for dubstep vibes here. Nice. Apparently Mr Fogg mastered the guitar and four-track recorder by 12, and by 14 was an expert drummer.

Been sitting on this next track for a while, but it's climb up my iTunes play count list has made me realise how much I like it and how good it is. Miike Snow get an Ibiza summer treatment - Silvia - (Sebastian Ingrosso and Dirty South remix)

C. U. Next Tuesday.

Frozen Lolly Friday

Well it's been a while since I posted.

I'd attribute this to being busy, but I think it's more down to me being lazy, which is poor form.

Today I've seen the sun, hail stones and an ice cream van. Which leads nicely to but has no connection with, this remix of Frozen by Madonna. Can't remember how I came across this but I've always been encapsulated by the feeling I get when listening to the original so this remix does well to better that feeling:

Madonna - Frozen - Jedeye Rework by Jedeye

A couple of extra bonus electro/breaks tracks next, both of the highest quality.

This one was sent via e-mail to me - Soulico feat Rye Rye - Exotic on the Speaker (Yeah! Woho! remix) and is exactly what a friday needs. Check the remixer out here as well.

and finally....

As Denzi and Messy (big love for Messy on wednesday by the way) suggested a while ago. 'I'm in the House' by Steve Aoki was very shit and only liked by posh twits. BUT... this just released, fresh out of the pan, remix by LMFAO - yes yes yes sir! IS rather stonking. Another friday night treat ..... enjoy.....

Steve Aoki - I'm in the House (LMFAO radio remix)

'Beautiful People Do Not Just Happen'

When I saw this remix pop up in front of me, I thought all of my dreams had come true.

Breakage did Dubstep wonders for the Riverside track we all now know, and hate, but secretly love, like Marmite - and he has done it again here.

Massive Attack shouldn't be strangers to any of you and if they are, then fucking shame on you, you young child.

This first track is a new one and really rather lovely, yeah it's not one you can rave out to, but Massive Attack don't really exist for that purpose. Enjoy.

Massive Attack - Paradise Circus

This remix below is a soothing Dubstep take on the track. Keeping the fluid piano and vocal throughout, it doesn't go crazy but it adds a bit of zingy zest to the original.

Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Breakage's Tight Rope Remix)

One last track is for people that don't know Massive Attack or want to reminisce to an old fav, but it's also a song for someone who has had an incredibly hard time of it lately, to which my heart continually goes out.

Massive Attack - Protection

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." (Elisabeth Kubler-Ross)