Some dangerous bits on the funky side of things from Venom & Damage and Doc Daneeka by way of Ten Thousand Yen Recordings. Set for release tomorrow on limited edition green vinyl from Ten Thousand Yen directly, expect this to go over well with all types of crowds. The post-rave stabs and crisp soca rhythms get the head bobbing with ease, and Daneeka gets down on the B side with some more experimental congo work and highly addictive syncopation. Currently on the bandwagon: Jackmaster, Julio Bashmore, Modeselektor, Brodinski, and more. The digital release should follow shortly first week of June.
Venom & Damage – Deeper/(Doc Daneeka Remix) // Ten Thousand Yen

New heat from German electronic duo Modeselektor today, created for a German short film preaching the woes of materialism entitled Art & Cash, from which the song takes its title.  The song doesn’t really have much to do with that, as there are no vocals, but it’s classic Modeselektor all the way through, with choppy gated synths and a driving beat pumping the track along.  Give the video a peep on youtube as well, it’s dope.  Props to Voules Random on the tip.

Modeselektor – Cash

Here are the top 3 tunes from all of us via this past weekend’s big music festival. If you’re thinking about coming in the years ahead, we all highly recommend it.

MacGregor

1. Bassnectar – Cozza Frenzy (Bassnectar’s Mega Bass Remix)

2. Untold – Anaconda

3. Blake – What I Like (Knuckles ‘Insomniac’ Remix)

Brookah

1. Deadmau5 – To Play Us Out (youtube)

2. Seductive – Underground Sound

3. DIM & TAI – Lyposuct

EDLine

1. B. Rich – Everyday Hustle (AC Slater Remix), probably sickest track ever.

2. The Bloody Beetroots – I Love the Bloody Beetroots

3. Rusko – Cockney Thug

Mr. Scribbles

1. Bassnectar – I Got Bass (???) mystery tune. (Youtube, go to about 4:20 in the video) A proper track id will not go unrewarded.

Edit: Busta Rhymes – I Got Bass (Stagga Remix) [Thanks to Nate from Chemical Jump!]

2. Modeselektor – Kill Bill vol. 4

3. Zero 7 – Everything Up (Joker & Ginz Remix)

Orpheus

1. Emalkay – When I Look at U (rip 1) (rip 2), direct mp3′s

2. Boys Noize – Kontakt Me (rip)

3. Product 01 – Ready 2 Rage (Bassnectar & Jansten Remix)

Poppa Glock

1. Jack Beats – UFO (K-Hole Riddim)

2. Snoop Dogg – The Next Episode

3. Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers (Doorly Remix) and Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone (Doorly Remix)/ Emalkay – When I look at U (see above)

Rodan

1. Benga – One Million (rip)

2. From Monument to Masses – Beyond God and Elvis (Felix Cartal Remix)

3. Boys Noize – Jeffer

What?

1. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Runaway

2. Shimmer and Shine – Ben Harper (youtube)

3. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody, as played by MSTRKRFT

Moderat, the über-combo of German electronic duo Modeselektor and Apparat, are apparently coming to Chicago.  I very much hope to attend.  Here are two tracks off of their EP.  The first is a melodic electro song, with one of Modeselektor’s signature bass lines.  The second is a bit of a heavier cut, with heavy bass and deep pumping synth, with a bit of a dark, dub tone to it.

Moderat – A New Error

Moderat – No. 22

(Removed by What? for copyright purposes.)