Hold tight – Trouble Vision are back with their fifth outing, showcasing some of the most exciting sounds in British underground dance music. Teaming up with label Dead Fish and london night Dirty Canvas, TV have put together arguably their best line-up yet, in terms of exciting names stirring up a buzz.
This officially launches Mowgli’s new label Deadfish, a joint project with fellow Italian-turned-Londoner Solo, that arose from sharing a studio together. A sub-label is in on the cards too, ‘FreshFish’. DeadFish focuses on big house and techno beats, while FreshFish offers sounds more minimal in essence.
Mowgli’s been smashing the underground scene for a couple of years now with his inventive remixing and twitchy house tunes. Since his immensely fun Chemical Brothers and Michael Jackson remixes, he’s pulled his production style back a bit, but retained that fun bounce, turning a little more towards the minimal; assuming his Minimow monicker for the deeper, techy numbers. Exotic flavours resonate throughout his remix of Zombie Disco Squad’s ‘Eurovision’ (ZDS are
definitely ones to watch this year). And one of his older tunes, a remix of MJ’s ‘Bad’, nails a fidgety, rasping bassline:
Zombie Disco Squad – Eurovision (Mowgli Remix) [pelski highly recommends]
Michael Jackson – Bad (Mowgli Remix)
Partner in crime, Solo, made an appearance at the last Trouble Vision (check some of his tunes in my post
here) and will be smashing Room 1. Hot on the heals of some stirling remix material, Solo has number of highly anticipated releases (namely ‘The Big Stef EP’). Solo’s aptly named ‘Congoloid’ is gathering alot of support, wonderfully wielding some bumpy tropical house beats. And Mowgli, as his Minomow alter ego, strips it down with a subtle techy rework. The original is a
must and can be found on a twin release with Zombie Disco Squad on the
‘Congo Fire’ EP. An older production is Solo and Mowgli’s remix of Elite Force invigorating, whirring tech-house stuff:
I’ve already posted on Riva Starr a number of times; one of my favourite producers right now – listen to his enchanting tech-house mix here and his exceptional Laidback Luke an
d The Doors remixes here. Pelski [highly] recommends you check out Riva Starr’s set, it’s bound to be an intriguing mix of house, electro and techno. His remix of KRS-1′s hip-hop classic chops that acapella allong to some rolling tech, while Vouxhall brings chunky thuds of bass (techno-heads ought to seek out Tom Green’s superb remix).
KRS-1 – Sound of Da Pecan (Riva Starr ReChunk) [pelski highly recommends]
Riva Starr – Vouxhall
Don’t forget electro filth maestros Nadastrom will be nestled among all these names. Nadastrom’s ghetto-tech banger ‘Pussy‘ has been ripping up dancefloors all over. ‘Pussy’ booms out everything, from a famous R’n'B vocal sample (Soul II Soul) and bmore percussive beats to hefty eletro riffs and a buzzing bassline. Their remix of ‘Back Up In This’ is a bit of departure from their usual brand of electro as is his lovely exclusive 40 minute TV megamix, filled with tribal tech-house percussion and clappy shuffles. The tracklist is on the left (and attached to the artwork), click the image to download it.
Additionally, the established and pioneering dubstep DJ Chef will be heading Room 1 – a busy man who holds residencies all over Europe, including London DMZ and FWD, as well as running his long-standing radio show on Rinse FM.
Joker’s one my favourite Dubstep artists right now(Check out my Joker post
here), and will be shaking the TV dancefloor with his blasts of rumbling sub bass and 2-step, through Corsica’s mighty Funktion 1 soundsystem. Having firmly stamped his name on the Bristol scene, Joker’s keeping dubstep fresh, not purely resorting to floor-filler popularism, but swinging between 2-step sounds, crazy synth-work and grimey acapella-led productions. Each tune’s catchy (without sounding commercial) and hugely diverse. Gullybrooks Lane’s a whirring monster, while the jittery, brilliant ‘Zariack’ has been provided by Joker for the Grimeforum EP. :
Mumdance, in Room2, is the guy who got everyone all hot and flustered with his inventive remix of Evil Nine late last year. His new remix of indie-electro outfit The Whip builds up through some juddery glitching before dropping into some full-on 90′s synth-rave madness, before switching to a bubbly niche bassline.
The Whip – Divebomb (Mumdance Carnival Remix) [pelski highly recommends]
Santogold – Creator (Mumdance Mix)
OneMan will be providing the 4X4 fun, while Tomb Crew’ll be playing out their usual crunky blend of hip-hop, garage, dubstep, house and bmore; always immensely fun. And one of my favourite remixes of the Dead Prez classic is Tomb Crew’s simple, sprightly baltimore edit. It fits perfectly:
Tomb Crew – Bigger Than [pelski highly recommends]
It’s gonna be a big one.
Very limited £7 Early Bird tickets available here. £8 before midnight, £10 after . For more information please call Chris on 020 770 34760, or email chrisgold@corsicastudios.com
d The Doors remixes here. Pelski [highly] recommends you check out Riva Starr’s set, it’s bound to be an intriguing mix of house, electro and techno. His remix of KRS-1′s hip-hop classic chops that acapella allong to some rolling tech, while Vouxhall brings chunky thuds of bass (techno-heads ought to seek out Tom Green’s superb remix).
