Acid Jacks are gnarly dudes that hail from the land of the koala and kangaroo. They make crazy dance tracks that cause you to pump, stomp and jack (like "Awake Since 78 which MSTRKRFT remixed and their hilarious cover of Pharaohe Monche's...
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Holy Shit! "Funk Phenomena" was not nearly the end for Arman. Although he kinda disappeared for a while(Minimal Man and Snackmaster suspect it was to dodge the wave of Ali G projects, cause they look like twins!) here he is...
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No, you're not dreaming. This release features Armand Van Helden, Jesse Rose, Radio Slave and... Roxy Cottontail! It seems the infamous queen of the NY club scene has risen past her nursery rhyme rap on Aaron LaCrate's "Blow Remix" and now is...
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The most unlikely club hit of 2007. While other producers were hitting the obscure sounds of 80s, Armand Van Helden hit a stroke of genius with this ultimate 80s throwback: part electro, part freestyle, and pure power pop. "I Want Your...
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How do you follow up a string of singles with remixes from MSTRKRFT, Emperor Machine, Radio Slave, Jesse Rose and Crookers? You gotta call in the big guns, and that's exactly what Mr. Van Helden has done for "Je T'aime," the original...
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Armand Van Helden is back and in a big way. In the dance music scene, he's the ultimate chameleon, able to switch and master different subgenres every couple years. His new sound is what you'd label as "new disco" or "nu electro"...
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Azzido Da Bass' 1999 electro-house classic "Dooms Night" (quite groundbreaking in retrospect) gets reissued again, but this time, with remixes seemingly targeted to Lab heads. Switch leads it off with a very literal, clean and lean translation of the original. Judging...
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The debut Trouble & Bass release from accomplished remixer Boy 8-Bit from South London. You may recognize the name from several high-profile lab appearances including a track on Diplo's Turtle mix and remixes for Chromeo, Black Ghost, and Armand Van Helden...
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"Bonafied Lovin" spawned no less than 4 separate vinyl singles, all with differing tracklistings. This digital release shares the same line-up as the Turbo single plus the unreleased Tough Guys mix (a pretty cool 80s pop version). For the fuzzy...
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Tigerbass is doing it up proper. The debut release for the mysterious dance entity known as C.L.A.W.S. is nothing short of explosive - there's insane energy radiating from "C.L.A.W.S. Theme." With a tempo up there with ghettotech or booty bass, jacking bass...
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C.L.A.W.S. is back at the Lab with their awaited Mmmmmm...Sandwiches Digi-EP. When it comes to forward thinking electro house, C.L.A.W.S. can pump it up with the best of 'em without blending into the void. Go straight to "They Said That We Were...
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I read an interview with DTL sometime last year where he said "When I go mainstream..." I was like, when?!? Damn, I guess it's like that then. I mean this shit isn't quite "Umbrella" territory or anything just yet, but I could...
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Cut Copy was instantly popular with the remixes of "Future" that came out last year, and they've come back with more powerhouse remixes this time around. Kingroc and Headman bring us two hot remixes of "Saturday," each exceptionally unique in their own...
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For those that like their music loud and bumping 'till dawn, check the nu-rave, electrobreaks from Dolby Anol. This is the digi version of their 12" released on Tigerbass and features 4 adrenaline pumping tracks, laced with thick bass and fancy...
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Put your hands up for D... Hold up. Put your hands up for New York muthafucka! Leave it to Drop The Lime and Party Crashers Unite to do it up proper for the Big Stinky Rotten Apple. "Pump Up New York" is...
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Lately, it seems like I can't turn my head in NY without seeing Drop The Lime headlining somewhere. It seems like yesterday when Snackmaster and I was watching him pre-Institubes, killing the crowd at Galapagos with his live Ableton set. I've been...
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Heartsrevolution comes digital with their screamer of a single, "C.Y.O.A.," aka "Choose Your Own Adventure." (Originally released on 10" heart-shaped vinyl! Check the stylin video too.) The original is cool and all, but probably too abrasive for most dancefloors -- remixes to...
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Canadian selectors-turned-producers Jokers of the Scene (aka DJ Booth & Chameleonic) drop a bomb for their debut single with "Y'all Know The Name," a massive club re-work of Pharoahe Monch's "Simon Says" that's been getting played by everyone from MSTRKRFT to Annie...
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Juiceboxxx & Dre Skull are back with another bar burner! From the get go, Juiceboxxx's signature "Master of Ceremony" party raps quickly command the dance floor to get down. Makes me want to do the Roger Rabbit. Curses! from Trouble & Bass...
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