I’ve always been a huge fan of Siriusmo’s productions; his style is incredibly varied (one day a wobble, the next day a trumpet) and he always makes sure to have the subtle bits to tracks that truly complete them for me. BreakBot just released an EP (buy it, it’s great) and Siriusmo provided a fantastic remix. I frequently argue semantics and this is no different. To me, this is a song, not a track (if that makes any sense). Nice vocals, development, etc. make for a great song that I can’t stop listening to. Sometimes a song doesn’t have to bang to grab my attention (sometimes). Thanks to Chemical Jump for the tip.

BreakBot – Baby I’m Yours (Siriusmo Remix)

RQM has been backing the tracks of some of our favorite artists for a while, but this time he’s taking the mic and claiming beats by some great producers right now, namely Siriusmo. The full length (buy here) includes remixes by Son of Kick and Chris de Luca, as well as another original entitled “Colors Fade”. Already been on the Mary Anne Hobbs show, this track will start seeing some serious light soon.

RQM – Atomic Fusion (prod. by Siriusmo)(160)

(artwork by Mr. Scribbles)

Myself and the other writers of this blog had the idea to start up a new project in early April.  What has come of our effort has been unbelievably rewarding. I’d like to thank all of the artists who keep sending us music, all of our readers, and the writers personally. Keep doing you.

Below are the lists of our favorite aspects of music for the year of 2009. This year was an incredibly good year for all genres, especially the ones we regularly feature on this page. Electronic music is exploding in all directions right in front of us, and we are lucky to be in such an exciting time for it. Next year we will try to feature a wider array of artists, everything from folk to rock to hip-hop along with the usual styles we post. Be sure to bookmark this page, you will not be disappointed :).

Again, I cannot thank our readers enough for coming back to this page. Please add your own two cents to this whole “favorites” thing in the comments section, we would love to hear everyone’s opinion. Without further ado…

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Oh yes, I am indeed grinning, as that was a bit of a scare with the whole server thing.  But now we are back, and (possibly) better than ever! So enjoy some tunes here- quite a gaggle.  I know, some might be a little on the stale side, but we’ve been down, and I’ma post what I wanna post, aiiight?  First we have a remix of Chromeo’s tune “Night By Night” by one of my all time favorites, German electro-funk-pop master Siriusmo.  He takes pretty much the opposite route from the minor vibes of Skream, and favors a happy, retro vibe.  I love how he does that, combining the old-school synth-pop style with his own fresh new sound.

Chromeo – Night by Night (Siriusmo Remix)

After that comes some solid new hip hop, and I feel like not many people have heard of this guy, so I figured it was worth the post.  Tom Hardy, to me at least, sounds like what Asher Roth could have been if he weren’t a pubescent jerk-off.  Hardy is a white rapper, and he plays into that element, but not too much that it becomes a gimmick.  Furthermore solidifying my faith in him is the list of features on the mixtape (Murs, Mikkey Halsted, Harlem’s Cash), and the fact that it’s produced entirely by 9th Wonder (regrettably teaming up with Don Cannon).  So enjoy the beats, because Tom Hardy is fun music, and grab his mixtape “Curse Of The Green Faceded” (Yep, it’s spelled that way) on his myspace.  Here are my favorites off  the tape:

Tom Hardy – I’m Grinnin

Tom Hardy – I’m The Ooh Child Feat. Murs

Tom Hardy – We Rap Gr8 Feat. Mikkey Halsted & Harlem’s Cash

Then comes a bit of dubstep love from L.A. Boxers, creators of that wonderful Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ remix we had a while back, this time a dubstep original that thumps with the best of ‘em.

L.A. Boxers – Bass Warfare

Finally, a truly grimy submission from dubsteppers Zeds Dead, with a remix of Sublime that comes pretty much straight out of left field in terms of interpreting the original. Show them some love up on the ‘Space.

Sublime – Doin’ Time (Zeds Dead Summer Grime Remix)

We’ve blogged here before on Squeegie about Siriusmo and, more specifically, his Uninvited Guest EP (get it on Beatport, it’s so good). We bring you another track from the EP, and my personal favorite, ‘Let Me In’. The creepy voice coupled with some awesome sounds makes for a great track.

Siriusmo – Let Me In

A great place to find new music is in the Beatport charts. Unlike some download providers, I really respect what Beatport does and how. They have the best exclusives from my favorite labels and feature some really great artists. I get regular emails from them (most of which I wish I hadn’t), but a recent one came through with the subject “Best of DJ Charts, All Time Edition”, and I couldn’t help but take a peek. I have only been really interested in dance music for a little less than two years, and was not familiar with most of the chart’s regulars. The name that frequently came up, however, was Dubfire. After a bit of research, I’ve come to figure that he’s an incredibly well respected techno and minimal producer, a strain of music I rarely touch. Now he might be the Tiesto of techno, and I just don’t know it, but so far I’ve heard some pretty bangin’ tunes. Going back to that “All Time” list, the No. 1 was a Dubfire remix, of a Radio Slave song called “Grindhouse”. I still have yet to figure out why it’s the best song of all DJ time, but it at least adds a bit of spice to my pathetic techno collection.

Radio Slave – Grindhouse (Dubfire’s ‘Terror Planet’ Remix)

Beatport also offers the almost always shitty “Artist Recommendations”, until someone like Boys Noize throws some tunes at you which surprise. Now I’ve always been a fan of Siriusmo, but sometimes he simply outdoes himself. Check out the title track from his new EP, “The Uninvited Guest”, which grinds through a wacky and hypnotic techno groove similar to Mr. Oizo. If you don’t have this EP, GIT IT ASAP. I can’t wait to write my best of 09′ list just to slot “High Together” in some sort of top spot.

Siriusmo – The Uninvited Guest