READY FOR THE WEEKEND

Fake Blood does what he wants with songs and I'm glad he does. I'm ready for the weekend, are you?

[DL] Calvin Harris - Ready for the Weekend (Fake Blood Remix)


For those in the area, be sure to come out to Little Rock's only monthly dance gathering of it's kind... COOL SHOES. Come get yer dose of indie electro, ghetto tech, bassline, fidget, and more tunes that'll leave your clothes drenched in sweat. RSVP on Facebook!

- S.

SKREAM x MAJOR LAZER x MISHKA VOL. 10

When I want to be discouraged and hopeless in the world of creating groundbreaking music, I think of Skream - the 21 year old dubstep producer who will always be many steps ahead of the majority of dubstep producers in the world. Check out a new one and some older stuff below.

[DL] Skream - Calous
[DL] Skream - Midnight Request Line
[DL] Major Lazer - Hold the Line (Skream Mix)


And while we're somewhat on the topic of Major Lazer, check out the mix superstars Diplo and Switch did for Mishka. I prefer this one over the BBC Essential Mix they just did as well.

[DL] Mishka Presents: Keep Watch Vol. 10 - Major Lazer

- S.

THE PROXY x THE BLOODY BEETROOTS

Not as good as the original (though it never is with The Proxy) but still heavy and dark as all hell with a solid build-up and even more hype for the original release.

Who the fuck are you?

[DL] The Proxy - Who Are You (The Bloody Beetroots Remix)

- S.

JACK BEATS x HARD FEST MIX

Here's a 30 minute mix put together by Jack Beats to promote the upcoming Summer HARD Fest happening on August 8th - one of the biggest electronic events to happen worldwide. The track list looks fucking solid as it starts off with a track straight off their upcoming EP on Cheap Thrills records titled "U.F.O." Let Jack Beats show you the proper way of the wobble.

[DL] Jack Beats - Hard Summer Mix 2009

TRACKLIST:
1. Jack Beats- U.F.O
2. L-Vis 1990- United Groove
3. Hard House Banton- Sirens
4. Trevor Loveys- Organ Grinder (The Counts Big B-Morgan Remix)
5. Boy 8 Bit- A City Under Siege
6. Hockey- Song Away (Jack Beats Anger Management Remix)
7. Project Bassline- In da VIP
8. Jack Beats- Get Down VIP
9. Proxy- Raven (Crookers Remix)
10. Diplo & Blaqstarr- Get Off (Jack Beats Remix)
11. Fake Blood- Mars (Style of eye Remix tool)
12. Sharkslayer- So Sincere (Renaissance Man Remix)
13. Jack Beats- Labyrinth
14. MJ Cole- AO (Zed Bias Wind- Up Mix)
15. Herve & Jack Beats- Rainstick W/ Major Lazer- When you hear the bassline (Ft. Miss thing) acapella
16. Duck Sauce- Your Nasty

- S.

CALM DOWN... PART II

Here's a little preview clip of Calm Down part TWO by AC Slater hopefully being released soon by the Trouble & Bass camp. Think of it as a VIP release of the track. If you haven't heard the original yet, check the link below. This tune will be huge!

[DL] AC Slater - Calm Down

And below is a free track from B. Rich himself - "a lil tune that didn't make the cut for the new EP. TWITTER EXCLUSIVE!" but you can get it here as well.

[DL] B. Rich - We Ball Harder

- S.

SUB KULTURE

Mark your calendars if you're in the central Arkansas area on the 8th of August and prepare your ears and faces to be brutally damaged by BASS!

Here's some music.

[DL] Bar 9 - Coalescence
[DL] Freeland - Do You (Joker Remix)
[DL] Dre Skull - I Want You (AC Slater Remix)

- S.

NEW JUNTS

I'm not a huge fan of everything that Rusko has been doing lately since he signed to Mad Decent - but this Little Boots re-work is undeniably catchy, fun, and heavy at the same time. Hate all you want but I actually like it when artists evolve and experiment with new sounds. That has been making more sense to me since I've started producing myself these past couple of months... change is a good thing. Come on... give it a listen.

[DL] Little Boots - Remedy (Rusko's Big Trainer's Remix)

The Rye Rye sample (?) that builds up this track is ridiculous. A new one from Foamo with a familiar fidget sound like his older stuff. The bass keeps coming and coming and coming and coming...

[DL] Diplo & Laidback Luke - Hey! (Foamo Remix)

- S.

16bit

16bit is... MASSIVE!

[DL] 16bit - Texaco
[DL] 16bit - Chainsaw Calligraphy

- S.

TUNES TUNES TUNES

Air Jordan 1 High Strap 2009 Holiday Collection

Solid tracks I've been thoroughly enjoying lately.

[DL] Rico Tubbs - Gangsters (Jay Stewart Remix)
[DL] Bar 9 - Shaolin Style (Nero Remix)
[DL] OlliE! & Bare Noize - Dancing in the Dark VIP

This tune contains samples from Russian techno producer The Proxy's "Dance in the Dark." Absolutely fucking FILTHY.

[DL] The Proxy - 8000 (Rip from Tiga's Set)

This is a rip from a recent set from Tiga which is pretty much a preview of a new track from The Proxy. It reeks of Russian pride and damnit, Russians go HARD. Without being on his nuts too hard, I think that The Proxy is pushing the limits of dance music right now by using these foreign sounds. Though I think music as a whole right now is moving in a very progressive direction where people all over the world are coming together and meshing their own sounds and influences - going international. Thank fucking god.

- S.

BASSANDKICKS.COM MIXTAPE VOL. 2

BASSANDKICKS.COM Mixtape Volume 2 is mixed by my fidget-lovin' boys in Deviant Sound. As Little Rock natives, they are currently the only producers from this state that have toured with their productions and remixes and have played clubs in New York City and Los Angeles alongside acts such as Fukkk Offf, Reid Speed, and MC Whiskey Pete. They'll be performing at Underground Sound 5 coming up in August. Check out the mix be-low.

[DL] BASSANDKICKS.COM Presents Mixtape Vol. 2 - Deviant Sound

TRACKLIST:
1.Daniel Merriweather ft. Wale - Change (The Count of Monte Cristal Remix)
2.Audio Stalkers - Hallucinate (Kouala Mix)
3.Cicada - Psycho Thrills (Anikis Thrillride Remix)
4.Lars Moston - So Sick (Nick Supply Reboot)
5.Boy Crisis - Dressed To Digress (Nero Remix)
6.16bit - Chansaw Calligraphy (Original Mix)
7.Premont Horror excerpt
8.Santiago & Bushido - Make Me Feel ft. Colette
9.Kyle Watson - Deep Off
10.Alex Gopher - Handguns (Dada Life Remix)

- S.

COOKIE MONSTA

Don't let the name fool you... Cookie Monsta, yet another dubstep producer from the UK creates punishing tunes and he has LOTS of 'em. Probably some of the most experimental dubstep I've heard yet. Below is an original as well as an hour mix full of just his original work. Wow.

[DL] Cookie Monsta - Bliss
[DL] Cookie Monsta - Maryland Chocolate Chip Mix

TRACKLIST:
1. Misunderstood
2. Bliss
3. Frontline
4. Optimus Prime
5. Crank
6. Smack ‘Em
7. Breezer
8. Suicide
9. Fallen Angel
10. Cheeky cunt
11. Dirt Deep Drilla
12. You Can Do it!
13. Revenge
14. Stinky Ferret
15. Ca$h
16. Finally
17. Ginger Pubes
18. Grandmomma
19. Tight for a Honky
20. DeadBeat
21. Sycho Bob
22. Face Fuck
23. Massacre
24. Playtime
25. Bladdered
26. Badman a Talk
27. Contract with the Devil
28. Break Slash Dance
29. Break Slash Dance (Dubstep version)

Cookie Monsta tracks are available for purchase HERE!

- S.

TRUMPDISCO - LOTR

Here's yet another Trumpdisco track I got in the inbox a few days ago. I've always been a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings soundtrack and they've sampled it perfectly using the intensity of the epic church choir style vocals to create a short and sweet dance track with a thumpin' bass kick.

[DL] Trumpdisco - LOTR

Also keep posted for the BASSANDKICKS.COM Mixtape Vol. 2 coming sometime this week!

- S.