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"Freaky Bitches," a collaborative track with bass legends DJ Assault and Godfather, was the first ever release on Touchin Bass circa 2002. Six years later, the label revisits the track with four new versions from today's hottest electro-bass producers. Don't expect...
expand review 90s style Miami bass here (although it's the foundation), they've taken it to that other dimension... an awesome snapshot of the current bass scene. Remixes by Alpha 606(1), Kero(2), The WeeDJs(3), and Ed Devane(4). -the mgmnt
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While I do hate the exploitation of women in the music business, and I keep quiet about the superfluous naked photos featured on this website, I can't help but love DJ Assault's filthy records for their sheer shock value and hilarious over...
expand review the top misogynistic lyrics which seem to repeat endlessly and always get the party going. Here, on the Accelerated Funk EP, Assault brings us "Freaky With You(1)," one of my personal favorites and a perfect example of how ridiculous Assault's records are. The lyrics: "I wanna get freaky with you, where your sister at? Where your daughter at? Where your aunt at? Where the freaks at?" Also includes the grimy electric guitar ridden "Shakin That Azz(2)," and "Girlz Best Friend(3)." Six tracks in all including beat and instrumental versions. -Alison Tara
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After living and breathing these records for the past three hours, a pattern's emerged. The a-side of an Assault record (if you haven't figured it out yet, Craig Diamonds is an alias) usually starts out jiggy-as-hell. For example, the first track on...
expand review this record, "Make That Booty Clap(1)", is all silly hi-nrg electro fit for a peak hour set in Ibiza. But after that, it's all uphill, in a good way, and by the time you've made it to the flip side, the shit is properly funky. On the b-side, Assault is definitely on a mid-eighties sample bonanza. There's a most excellent remix of LL Cool J's "Goin' Back To Cali(2)," definitely on the ghetto-electro tip, and check "Drop Dem Panties(3)!" He's got a piece of Ad Rock's "DROP!" from "The New Style." I think that might be the best Beastie sample I've heard. And yes, there's Morris Day and the Time's "Jungle Love," resurrected and remixed at 140 bpm. The last song on the b-side is dope as hell too, a midtempo, dare I say it- drum-n-bass-ish track, with a live bass line that runs throughout. "Don't Try to Play(4)" may be one of those rare, successful adventures where the producer (Assault, in this case), has pulled all his tricks out of the hat and made something completely out of the ordinary. Don't sleep. Seriously. Six tracks. -Carlisle McQueen
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Disco D was a couple years ahead of his curve with his Booty Bar label in 2002. Tommy Boy recognized it and parlayed it to a record deal, but sadly, all we got was this 12" and a mix CD (which is...
expand review a damn good Detroit mix). If you're looking for Disco D production in his prime, I prefer the Booty Bar Anthem EP, but this features one of the key tracks from that release, "Keys To The Whip(1)." Disco D was definitely onto something here with a style later popularized by acts like Spank Rock. Also includes "Detroit Zoo(2)" and "Peon(3)." -the mgmnt
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DJ Assault with another three tracker of his homegrown ghettotech productions. The tracks get progressively more out there on this single. The first track, "Down Low(1)" is an expertly built party track with plenty of bass and even harmonizing one-man chorus. "I...
expand review Don't(2)" features synths that sound like they are from an electro record, and features the very straight-edge Assault chorus of "I don't smoke weed, I don't smoke weed, I don't have no baby mamas, and I don't date strippers." (It makes sense, dude looks like a muscleman gym rat). "And You Know It(3)" is my pick of the set as Assault goes all out on the production, mixing all sorts of different styles (dark electro, Chicago house, ghettotech, techno) into a powerful number. Love the chorus (If you're freaky and you know it, clap your hands), and the second half of the song is basically one long drum breakdown. Accapella versions for the first two songs are included as well as a clapapella version of "And You Know It." -the mgmnt
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I am sorry, but if you think you're too high-class to drop an Assault joint from time to time, then you need to check yourself, 'cause there ain't nobody too good for this shit. The Club Hoppin' EP has class. Sure, you...
expand review can always expect an Assault record to be nasty, but this is no crowd-pleasing ass-n-titties shite that'll give you a soul hangover the next day. That's not to say that this plate isn't all booty: but this here is some incredible, positive, techno music which has been greatly enhanced, in my opinion, by the addition of some proper adult language. Listen to "Drip Drop(1)," and before you start wishing that the words were different (something about holes all over my dick), take a deep breath and appreciate. Check the compression on the low end; check how the man rides the 909; check the trippy-ass filter on the vocal and then check how you can turn this record WAY up, cause a full-on earthquake, and not distort. Production, production, production. And if you find yourself playing a bar-mitzva, drop "Turn Up the Bass(2)" and even the grandmas will get up and do the hora with you. The other three on this plate are definitely more club and Assault-like (as in, "Tear Up The Club"), but "Heffas(3)" and "Grind On That Booty(4)" will do for the floor what ketchup does for french fries - make it all taste really fecking good. -Carlisle McQueen
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For all y'all thinking that Assault has no diversity: think again. The man has scope and the proof is in this EP. "Sumthin 2 Shake Yo Azz 2(1)" is Assault rapping over a 100bpm strip club slumper. Yep, 100bpm! This might be...
expand review the first non-Ghettotech beat I've heard from Assault, and it ain't bad. Seriously, when was the last time you heard a house or dance producer flip a hip-hop beat and rap over it AND have the balls to put it out for that matter? He might not be winning any freestyle battles in the near future, but the lyrics here are entertaining and do the job (which is making that ass move!). Flipside catches Assault at the tempo that made him famous. "Bangin The Beat(2)" and "The Rapture(3)" are grade-A Assault weapons for the dancefloor. I'm especially feeling the all instrumental "Rapture" track - real handy for throwing an unexpected accapella over. Includes clean and instrumental version for "Sumthin 2" and a stripped down version(4) of "Bangin The Beat" with just vocals and drums. -snackmaster
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Assault never surprises me on the levels where he takes his craft. It's practically Goth in a weird twisted way. If the chorus "Take It In The Face(1)" wasn't enough, he adds the punchline "do not spit." But there's saving grace here,...
expand review check out the instrumental mix(2) of another Assault favorite "In Those Jeans," that's nice. For all the Miami bass fiends, check out "My Caddy(3)," that's hot shit right there (really, don't miss this track). For straight up laughs on the dancefloor check "Check Stub(4)" where a girl asks "let me see your check stub" to which Assault replies "get your own check stub." And if MC Hammer shit ever comes back, your in good hands with the "Can't Touch Dis" version "Let Me C U Pop(5)." -the mgmnt
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Shocking! There is an Assault track on here that you can actually play for your whole family! Go straight to "Living The(Good Life)(1)". Assault takes your head out of the booty crack to give you one hell of an uplifting track. The...
expand review hook is so infectious, it's high school summertime all over again with a wad of benji's in your pocket. Good look for flippin' it up. Don't fret, though: the real fans still get crass lines like, "Girl you in my car, take off your bra!" in "U N My Car(2)." See also: rude stunts like "Yo' mommy, yo' daddy, yo' sista's a ho!" in "Yo Relatives(3)" and the most rhetorical of XXX questions in "Love The Pussy(4)." You know he couldn't help himself. -C'mish
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So let's see here- multiple booty references? Check. Lewd sex act soundbites? Yup. Cheek-shaking bass rumblings? No doubt! It's a DJ Assault record and it's nothing if not reliable. The special thing about this succulent set of raunch is that it's really...
expand review the perfect booty tool set for the burgeoning mash-up artist or aspiring ghetto-tech jock. "Shake It, Work It(1)" is a fully realized ass opus with a sexy, gruff voice calling it out and "Shake, Work Beats(2)" isolates the funktastic Detroit track for mix-up experimentation. "I See Booty(3)" is another sizzler complete with a short dub for toying around with. "Mouth Blew Out(4)" is the requisite over-the-top offensive song with a crystal meth-speed "Erotic City" sample that's a hoot to mix in with other Prince tuneage. Assault reminds his fans that he's got a sense of humor with the laugh out loud title on side B - "Mouth Blew Out - RADIO EDIT." Now that's just funny. "E.99(5)" is one for the ladies, a touch more subtle and a little lighter in tone with trippy underwater effects. Bottom line: this EP is the best Assault bang for your hard earned buck. -Odyssey Jones
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