Stanky Decale

If your like me and have been enjoying Boima's African By The Bay EP, you will dig this too. Nays is the truth, and he fucks with pretty much every major form of African dance music from Zouk to Funana. Not totally uncommon to do that, but dude's got finesse.

Pinnokkio

DJ Dopy - Speedy Megamix 2005

Everything that a Bubbling Battle track should be. Contains Everyone Falls In Love Sometimes by Beenie Man and other sped up goodies for popping and locking, aka the weird dance also known as "Pinnokkio".

I Was In The Hood While You Were Shopping At Whole Foods

A snippet from Lil B's 6 Kiss mixtape (which has a creepy Trevor Brown-looking cover). Lil B raps over a really high pitched sine wave that sounds like something Fennesz made. I don't know how "enjoyable" it really is, but it's good backing proof to Lil B's position as poster-child for the effect the internet has had on the musical youth.

There Ain't No Such Thing as Baltimore House

Tyler Wilcox - Get Your Life! (Soundcloud Link)

Tyler sent over this great mix of early Baltimore 12"s in an email titled "There Ain't No Such Thing as Baltimore House". I definitely agree that what came out of Baltimore especially in the early days was a totally different sound than Chicago, but the title was meant as a correction to my mis-labeling of things, namely that I usually say "Baltimore House" when referring to such. It's not House music, but it's definitely club music, and this is a mistake that I don't imagine many people from Baltimore make. I hear other outsiders make the same error all the time, but there is an easy way to correct your mistakes. Just think of where you would most likely hear the music. In Chicago there is still a big underground wareHOUSE party scene, and we don't like ketchup on our hot dogs. In Baltimore the music started at the CLUB and they eat crab chips. It's as simple as that.

This mix is a real good collection of Baltimore Club music in it's early days, with lots of Big Tony vocals and Frank Ski productions. A lot of scratchy 12 inch dubs that tell the story of pre-internet underground tape swapping and pre-Baltimore remix. Words from the creator: "Growing up in Baltimore, the first underground music I heard were club tapes traded at school. Here is a mix of underground club 12"s I remember from the 90's. Many of my copies came from djs of that era so they're kinda crunchy, enjoy!!"

Bubbling Battle

Bubbling Battle is the style of Bubbling made for kids to dance to, and it's a small world because it's a ritual similar to Chicago Footwork. It's very much a pop-and-lock dance that goes along with weird DMC sounding mixes, a few of which I've posted recently. Pretty different to the drums-only tracks, and a lot goofier. The mess DJ Moortje left behind is now considered the old school form, and it's been known to piss off Dancehall artists who don't like their music at the wrong speed. I've heard that one of the reasons people enjoyed the change in pitch is that its fast energy fit the demands of the northern Dutch country boys who had enough adrenaline (and drugs) to dance like rabid animals for 10+ hours. Your speed binge wouldn't be disturbed by the constant record changing, because that's all your attention span at that point can handle.

Some More Kuduro

Helder Rei Do Kuduro - Ladies Night (Live)

Super sick live recording of Helder getting buckwild on the mic.

Kuduro Rituals

DJ Nays - Let Me K.O. (from Zouk Et Kuduro 2009)

The head of the Aubervillier Industrial scene using barking demon dog synths to make Kuduro. Really DJ Chuckie sounding on the rave tip too. I think you gotta say his name four times in the mirror before you can listen to this.

NGUZUNGUZU NU NU

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A promo mix for the forthcoming EP and debut NGUZUNGUZU release! I've heard it and can speak for myself, it is some of the best music I've heard this year in any category. This mix is a good representation of the corpse named genre that these guys chewed up and left behind, made possible with both drum pad skills and four well tuned ears.

Country Rap Still Not Kosher

Fuck this rap is dead shit. From the Juicy J and Project Pat Cut Throat mixtape, which is good.

The Art of The Assturn

DJ Kaas - Blanka Battle Beat 2001

Gunshots, G-Funk organs, Bam Bam Riddim, spaceships, and Wu-Tang.

House Music Identity Fraud

Mark Bernard - Kick Off (from Loop Point 12" 1993)

An old House song with way too much phase shift. I understand using pseudonyms for making music, but why on earth do a lot of the Dance Mania guys use "normal" names for their records, that aren't actually theirs? This is Robert Armani before he became the "Big Boss of Techno" and started doing the Hard House thing (something I know absolutely nothing about). No beard scratching to be found here, just fun goofy lo-fi dance music pulled off a shitty vinyl rip.

I Call It Lemon-Red

This video matches this blog, and Gucci pays $5000 for a cup of juice.

"VERY COMPLICATED"

DJ Nate - S.A.S.

DJ NATE , BEING A VERY CURIOUS AND TALENTED PERSON , HE FOUND A "BOOTLEG WAY TO RECORD LOL" SO THEY DECIDED TO RECORD AND RAP MIXTAPE ON THE SOUND RECOREDER PROGRAM , WHICH APPEARS ON EVERY WINDOWS COMPUTER. WHAT THEY DID , WAS THEY HAD USED A SMALL RADIO TO PLAY THE INSTRUMENTALS , AND USED A COMPUER MIC, TO RECORD THE BEAT AND THEIR VOCALS AT THE SAME TIME "VERY COMPLICATED , BUT THEY MADE IT HAPPENED , COMPARED TO HOW THERE MUSIC SOUNDS NOW , THAT WAS WEEK BACK THEN LOL!, BUT NOW, ANYTIME THEY NEED TO RECORD , THEY ATTEND DIFFERENT STUDIOS , AND RECORD BOOTS TO MAKE STREET POERTY , AND AS FAR AS NEW INSTRUMENTALS , DJ NATE , AND DJ PRODIGY MAKES MAGICAL BEATS , I MEEN THE REAL DEAL BEATS THAT RAPPERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WOULD LOVE TO PURCHASE FOR A HIT SONG, ENUFF SAID , "GET IT SQUAD WE THA FUTURE"

2 Years Ago...

UGK - Tell Me Something Good Original Version (from The Southern Way Cassette 1992)

Sensi Addicts Only

Vybz Kartel - Weed (Gutter Riddim 2009)

I recently started paying more attention to the Riddims from the other islands in the Caribbean and this one out of Grenada is solid. Something about the down tuned xylophone with the muted dying trumpet sort of suspend things in time, like a snippet of Carnival caught in a tape loop. Vybz vibes pretty well with things, and his performance seems to be over a slightly bolder mix. Bunji Garlin's Mad Carnival is worth hearing too, but we're a few months too early for that.

Karizmatic

Karizma - Neccessarry Maddness (from Mind of It's Own vol 2 2009)

I've slept hard on Karizma, and it's a shame because his absence in my life has attributed to my grumpiness towards Baltimore House music in 2009. Which is to say, a general boredom with hearing too many lazy remixes and not enough fresh material to peak my interest. Karizma produced one of the weirdest early Bmore singles (Blow the Whistle) that I've always held close, but I was unaware of his recent productivity until a few months ago. His music goes along way and in this particular instance I'm excited to hear the Sing Sing Break used in a techy manner. This one cuts like a Disco Edit on the grown side of things, a definite floor mover that won't spill your drink.

Acordeões

Kodé Di Dona - Seis Anus Na Tarrafal (Cap-Vert: Kodé Di Dona's Funana 1995)

Really beautiful earlier Funana song that I've been listening to a lot lately. This was on Ocora, one of my favorite labels ever. Love finding this stuff used for dirt cheap in shops, don't love owing the Harold Washington library late fees.

Clean Like Dish Detergent

DJ Pillsbury - Swag Surfin (Juke Remix) 2009

So aggressive it's pretty much a Footwork remix. Just barely daytime radio-friendly, though I've heard DJ Nehphis play it before.

Now Streaming:

photo via Wayne&Wax's flickr

An INTENSE three hour long Kingdom live set on Ustream.

Whooditech

This isn't so out of the ordinary as far as Ghettotech goes, but almost every track from this guy seems to be based on a sample by a New Orleans rapper. I mean the vocals are in the same Detroit tradition and cars aren't an uncommon theme, (see DJ Assault - My Caddy) but it's surprisingly uncommon to come across "unoriginal" material in this environment. The music wasn't birthed from a sample like Bmore, therefore has different responsibilities. There are even some DJs who frown upon this method, and while a lot of Ghetto House/Tech lyrics are written in less than 5 minutes, I'm partial to the raspiness of Slugo's baritone, neighborhood kid choirs, and Assault's lisp. I would rather get some Katey Red or Chev up on something like this, but Mannie Fresh works out out OK in the end.

I'm not morally against putting an mp3 up since I can't find any legitimate places to buy this (released on Thorn Entertainment, a tiny subsidiary of the Twilight 76 web that exclusively put out AJ McGhee records), I just don't have one.