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September Chart

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Here it is, our very own chart. You may agree with some of the tracks, you may disagree, either way we will be dropping our chart at the beginning of each month (I know its late for september already) and the tracks for you to listen to. We’re not going to throw up tracks we’ve never heard because there’s hype behind them either (i’ve caught a lot of people out doing this). So with out further a do… lets kick it off.

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Justin Martin & Ardalan – Mr Spock (Buy)
This track is just straight killing it with all walks of life at the moment. For more information heres Claude Vonstrokes write up on the release.
‘At the young age of just 20 years old, Ardalan from the TCH Dolphin crew in San Jose is
quickly proving himself to be a leader in the next generation of bay area house music. Justin
Martin quickly recognized his talent when Ardalan sent him a 10 minute demo.

After one listen Justin thought the track was genius but needed some additional editing and arrangement work. He took on the project and the outcome was “Mr. Spock.”This dancefloor monster was instantly charted #1 by myself and Jesse Rose as soon as we heard it. It works. For real’

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Tiga – Gentle Giant (Martyn’s Heaven rmx) (Download)
Martyn’s remix of Tiga’s Gentle giant, taken from Tiga’s album Ciao! is by far the best remix! The groove is heavily swung and laced with stabbing keys through out and is a pretty slow tempo for the likes of Martyn.

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Gorge – Keya (Buy)
This track is taken from Gorge’s L.P. ‘Mood’ and is a really nice slow building house track. Check it out and then go get it here

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Sebastien Phillip and Dan Caster – Drunkin’ Native (Buy)
There is a Sascha Braemer remix of this, but we personally prefer the original. It sounds very much like a Dirtybird release and will have us dancing for a very long time.

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Magnetic Man – The Bug
This isn’t out till October 11th when Skream, Benga and Artwork aka Magnetic Man drop their self titled debut album on Columbia Records. Its a big track and i expect it’ll go massive.

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Lorn – Cherry moon
Lorn is from the USA and this track is taken from the LP ‘Nothing Else’ which is out now on FlyLo’s Brainfeeder label.

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The Jackson Five – Dancing Machine (Henrik Schwarz Remix) (Download)
I’m a sucker for the funk, and Henrik Schwarz does a nice job of remixing this. Just like his Bill wither’s remix its perfect for the early hours of a night.

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The Jellies – Jive baby on a Saturday night
This is a classic from the 80′s or 90′s. It was originally a 300 limited edition vinyl pressing, and recently re-discovered by Optimo. Apparently he played it 7 times in a row at a club in NYC about 2 months ago. Its now getting re-released on Trunk Records tomorrow! (Sept 13th)

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Tapesh And Maximiljan – Wide Range (Buy)
Check out the post covering their whole E.P. This track still does it for me, such a killer groove.

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Toddla T – Better (Seiji’s Troubleadub) (Download)
Seiji does wonders turning this Toddla track into an old 90′s style house track, reminds me slightly of some of the old M.A.W remixes. You may find it a bit cheesy, but begin grooving to it and its sure to put a big smile on your face.

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The other day at fabric, Rinse FM celebrated their long overdue licence accreditation and their headline act was the focus of everyone’s attention. Skream, Benga and Artwork took to the stage in room one (the one with the balcony) to showcase new material from their forthcoming LP and it felt more like a concert than any other club gig I’ve ever witnessed. They seemlessly streamed through unheard (and so far mostly un-leaked) material until reaching current smash I Need Air, at which point Benga kindly warned us of what was about to be played; there was also a fitting build up for stand out track Perfect Stranger (ft. Katy B). Their sound is complex, innovative and original; quite simply some of the best dubstep I’ve ever heard. Although I do fear that (eventually) listening to the album will never compare to hearing them playing it live…

Their stage set up was very simple: a laptop each, Artwork had a/the mixer (I think) and Benga had two mics, one for PA and one for autotuned vocal ad-libs with Benga standing stage right, Artwork centre and Skream quietly doing his thing on the left. There was a Hawtin-esque LED curtain in front of them with a foot gap in the middle, enough to spot their bobbing heads and obvious enjoyment.

Go check out their dates and make sure you see them over summer or on tour!

I took some pics, they’re crap – like the phone they were taken on – but hopefully it gives you an idea of how the space was used and its atmosphere.

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This is a promotional video taken from their Myspace:

Rinse FM Presents Magnetic Man feat. Skream + Benga + Artwork from Rinse FM on Vimeo.

Summer Delicatessen

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For better or for worse the summer comes around every year. It’s great; we can all have BBQs, then when you go out, no one has to leave any clobber in the cloackroom at the club. But what’s not so good is how the sunshine seems to give people an excuse to listen to absolute crap: “It’s a summer tune…” etc etc. Even I may or may not be at fault here, as I may or may not have recently been caught skipping down the road to some Katy Perry… So,  here’s a selection to keep you (and me) on the straight and narrow in the coming weeks, whatever your taste.

Deep House

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Keith Thompson, Davidson Ospina & Oscar P – At Midnight (Greg Stainer After 12 Dub)

House

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Romanthony vs. Mountain People - Show U Love (Audiofly re-edit) (←Free D/L!)

Tech House

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Reset Robot – Se Deplacer

Techno

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Marko Nastic – Pelicula

Ambient / Electronica

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Red Button Blue Button – Sunshine (Original Drum & Bass Version)

Electronic

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The Chemical Brothers – Escape Velocity

Electropop

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Kele – On The Lam

Electro House

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Carte Blanche – Black Billionaires

Drum & Bass

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Claude VonStroke – Aundy (DJ Marky & S.P.Y. remix)

Dubstep

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Magnetic Man – I Need Air (ft. Angela Hunte)

Hip Hop

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Kanye West – Power (ft. Dwele)

UK Funky

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Donae’o – I’m Fly

Disco

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Panther Hands – Young Gifted and Brown