"Same Changes" might be the most recognizable track of the Rong catalog. The slinky synth intro is unmistakable and strangely familiar. This is Lee Douglas' 2005 debut for Rong Music. Double Dragon on this single, as b-side "Our Song picks...
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Folks have been clamoring for the aptly titled "Suspense Is Killing Me" from London's Boy 8-Bit since big name DJs like Switch, Basement Jaxx, Annie Mac and Crookers started spinning it advance style late last year. Now the Boy is signed with...
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Remaking Dilla's masterful "Runnin" is a daunting task (arguably his most universally loved production), but the relatively unknown Philippians have done a worthy job. They keep the tickled magic feeling of the original and approach almost it like a re-edit. Super-bonus here...
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Super hype new tracks from Disque Primeur's star duo, Goon & Koyote! Been waiting a while for this EP to drop and I'm glad it did. It features remix tracks from Dikulous and one of Brooklyn's realest bros, Dre Skuuuuull. I...
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Everything is moving faster. I just heard Catchdubs in the office saying that there's already an I Love The New Millennium on TV. Hey, that shit's not even over yet! All the while, the world gets smaller and cultures start to...
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More of that cumbia heat from our favorite new label. Their debut release having quickly evaporated, Cali's Bersa Discos is back for round two with another limited single. This time they've got Buenos Aires young gunna DJ Negro at the fore, putting...
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About damn time... It's the long-promised debut EP from this much hyped duo, formerly linked to the Fool's Gold bandwagon and now riding with Chocolate Industries. Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks are two Chicagoans who've made a name for themselves among the...
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There's so much to be said about DTL right now. Also known as Curses! for Institubes, or the Undisputed NYC Heavy Bass Champ, this dude just kills. In fact, before he was signed Snack and I caught his one man show at...
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When it comes to 80s electrofunk and boogie cuts, there's no one repping it as hard as Dam Funk. With full backing from PB Wolf, Wax Poetics and U-Tern, there's no argument that he is the realness. Don't know any other DJ...
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First volume of Kitsune's Tabloid mix - a new series in which they have a featured DJ compile and mix tracks by artists that have inspired them. The Digitalism dudes kick off the series with an impressive selection of tracks mostly by...
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DC's Rhythm & Culture with their seventh release. This label's style can be likened to ESL with its classy, refined stilo that merges downtempo, dance, jazz, and worldly sounds. Like previous releases on the label, Thomas Blondet liberally mixes up the...
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Hot chit! Debut release from Bersa Discos, a new label formed by two Argentinian-living Bay Area DJs with a mission to bring cumbia flavors to the masses. With releases like this, it won't take long. Head straight for Daleduro's dubsteppy "Bombon Asesino,"...
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As one half of the DJ duo Certified Bananas, Sammy Bananas has been bringing his style-swapping dancefloor mania to crowds around the country for the past few years. Now, he's linked up with A-Trak & Catchdubs' Fool's Gold label and is branching...
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Finnish Motown attack! Brooklyn-born but Finland-residing soul temptress Nicole Willis rolls out her third album here and it's a goddamn champ. Everyone's so high on the retro soul sound, but so few people actually get it right - but Ms. Willis and...
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The Royalty EP is the debut collaboration between Baltimore's premier club label since 1994, Unruly Records, and the youngest in charge, Tittsworth and Ayres' T&A Records. Club King DJ Technics sets it off with "What Not What," a brand new update on...
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Bam! The Unruly boys are an unstoppable force when it comes to this bmore hype shit and once again they come correct with a full EP of next level club bangers that'll crack your skull. First off is the no-brainer club version...
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Hot on the heels of his Young MC remix, Parisian rave/club prodigy Don Rimini trots out the latest batch of tunes for discerning dayglo dancefloors. Ignore the goofy intro on the opener "Ohow?" - the buzzy, bassy stomp of "Rave On" and...
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A couple new fist-pumpers from the Autokratz boys on Kitsune. You know the sound by now - hard, distorted electro rock noise paired with shoulder shakin' house beats that'll go well at any hip party. Just Keep Walkin' is the typical Kitsune...
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