And this needs to be added just because it's a brilliant shot of USA keeper Howard and Ghana keeper Kingson fighting for the ball in the last moments of the World Cup match between the sides.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Teddy & G Tank - Ghanaian Fire (PREVIEW)
Here's a preview vid with the tunes off the latest Teddy and G Tank release 'Ghanaian Fire.' 'Ren & Stimpy' has to be one of the snazziest grime instrumentals I've heard in a while...
And this needs to be added just because it's a brilliant shot of USA keeper Howard and Ghana keeper Kingson fighting for the ball in the last moments of the World Cup match between the sides.
And this needs to be added just because it's a brilliant shot of USA keeper Howard and Ghana keeper Kingson fighting for the ball in the last moments of the World Cup match between the sides.
Teddy & G Tank - The Free Download
Hailing from East London, Teddy started off his music career as DJ Silencer in 2003 at the tender age of 14. His passion for music grew in strength with the aid of local youth clubs where he was allowed to hone his mixing skills, resulting in his rise to the top at London’s leading pirate radio station, Rinse Fm. Recently his show has seen a change in time, from late at night to a prime time driving slot, clearly illustrating the positive reception his shows have been receiving due to the excellent selection, tight mixing and a high level of professionalism while on air. Accompanied with MC and DJ guests alike on his show as well as the various bookings he has acquired up and down the country, Teddy has fortified his position in the Grime scene and is also seeing success commercially, with production credits on the album releases from grime legends Skepta, Lethal Bizzle & the forthcoming albums Ghetts & D – Double E.
Teddy began producing at the age of 17, presenting a strong production brand aided with his influence in the scene as a DJ as well as with his recording group Underground Unit. The collective, with Teddy contributing with his powerful productions, has seen great success on Channel AKA (formerly Channel U), charting twice in top 5 positions. Although this proved as great promotion for Teddy, what really catapulted him onto the scene was his monstrous creation, “World War 4” which since seeing a vinyl release along with three other Teddy instrumentals, has been appearing in playlists of every major grime radio station from Logan Sama’s Kiss 100 slot to Tim Westwood’s BBC Radio One & 1xtra shows.
Forging his own hard hitting unique take on the UK Grime sound, Teddy is now highly recognised as one of the top producers in the scene, armed with a catalogue of hits that have been damaging club dance-floors, raves and radio sets as well mixtapes and albums. A collection of the instrumentals that have been floating about as well as some exclusive unheard material have been collated into a CD project entitled ‘Run The CD.’ The release boasts fifteen Teddy productions and documents some of his most famous work including the ‘Final Lap’ and the aforementioned ‘World War 4’ as well as showcasing some exclusive gems including ‘Dirtbag’ and ‘Goblin.’
The U.K. underground scene has seen a dramatic increase in the production of instrumental CDs in recent times yet with ‘Run The CD,’ Teddy has established himself as one of the leading pioneers to put forward a solid product, filled to the brim with tracks that up and coming artists and DJs will value for years to come. Aside from the massive attraction an instrumental CD has to those within the industry, one must not forget that there are numerous fans out there that are desperate to get their hands on some decent beats and Teddy has certainly succeeded with ‘Run The CD’ in meeting their demands.
In the second half of the year; whilst concentrating on his radio show which has been moved to a prime time slot, Teddy has extended his already large portfolio with some exciting collaborations with the top artists in the scene. Working on both singles with the likes of Boy Better Know’s JME, and Slew Dem’s Tempa T, as well as featuring on mixtapes from artists such as P Money, Blacks, Stutta, Tinchy Stryder & Blive 2010 looks prosperous for Teddy and the Grime scene as a whole. Teddy also has a grime instrumental album which was just released which is (fittingly for stateside fans) titled 'Ghanaian Fire' which can be purchased HERE.
Teddy began producing at the age of 17, presenting a strong production brand aided with his influence in the scene as a DJ as well as with his recording group Underground Unit. The collective, with Teddy contributing with his powerful productions, has seen great success on Channel AKA (formerly Channel U), charting twice in top 5 positions. Although this proved as great promotion for Teddy, what really catapulted him onto the scene was his monstrous creation, “World War 4” which since seeing a vinyl release along with three other Teddy instrumentals, has been appearing in playlists of every major grime radio station from Logan Sama’s Kiss 100 slot to Tim Westwood’s BBC Radio One & 1xtra shows.
Forging his own hard hitting unique take on the UK Grime sound, Teddy is now highly recognised as one of the top producers in the scene, armed with a catalogue of hits that have been damaging club dance-floors, raves and radio sets as well mixtapes and albums. A collection of the instrumentals that have been floating about as well as some exclusive unheard material have been collated into a CD project entitled ‘Run The CD.’ The release boasts fifteen Teddy productions and documents some of his most famous work including the ‘Final Lap’ and the aforementioned ‘World War 4’ as well as showcasing some exclusive gems including ‘Dirtbag’ and ‘Goblin.’
The U.K. underground scene has seen a dramatic increase in the production of instrumental CDs in recent times yet with ‘Run The CD,’ Teddy has established himself as one of the leading pioneers to put forward a solid product, filled to the brim with tracks that up and coming artists and DJs will value for years to come. Aside from the massive attraction an instrumental CD has to those within the industry, one must not forget that there are numerous fans out there that are desperate to get their hands on some decent beats and Teddy has certainly succeeded with ‘Run The CD’ in meeting their demands.
In the second half of the year; whilst concentrating on his radio show which has been moved to a prime time slot, Teddy has extended his already large portfolio with some exciting collaborations with the top artists in the scene. Working on both singles with the likes of Boy Better Know’s JME, and Slew Dem’s Tempa T, as well as featuring on mixtapes from artists such as P Money, Blacks, Stutta, Tinchy Stryder & Blive 2010 looks prosperous for Teddy and the Grime scene as a whole. Teddy also has a grime instrumental album which was just released which is (fittingly for stateside fans) titled 'Ghanaian Fire' which can be purchased HERE.
P Money - Freestyle for 1Xtra (BRAND NEW)
P rips this brand new freestyle apart on Tim Westwood's 1Xtra show. New bars spraying every which way on top of a couple bare Rudekid tunes. HEAD GONE
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Skepta - Rescue Me (OUT NOW)
Just released on itunes, this is somewhat a departure from Skepta's usual take on grime, but surprises nonetheless. With vocal backup from Greg Timberlake (yeah, laugh it up) this one starts off innocently enough but is immediately flipped on by Skepta who proceeds to murder throughout the rest of the tune. Definitely worth a listen/download.
Purchase Skepta 'Rescue Me' on itunes HERE
Purchase Skepta 'Rescue Me' on itunes HERE
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Doctor P feat. P Money - Sweet Shop (Official Vocal Version)
P Money is back again with another dubstep beat that he isn't afraid to destroy from the first bar onwards. Although Doctor P's 'Sweet Shop' has never been a favorite instrumental dubstep tune of mine, P Money has his fingerprints all over this tune featuring his signature flow and delivery which turns it into a genuine dancefloor banger!
Saturday, June 12, 2010
English – 'My Way' Mixtape (free download)
And just like that, we're back on the GRIME.
English returns with another release through the label, Left Turn Records. Having recently put out the 'Local Hero' episodes, he returns with a more hip-hop approach to his variety of grime. Flipping US beats into his own version of things, 'My Way' clearly shows this East London artist versatility and charisma on the mic.
Carrying on where he left off with the Left Turn Radio series, English brings us more quality music with the help from such artists as Big Cakes, Saint, Rose, JayJay and April Showers.
This 15 track free download release is mixed and hosted by DeJa Vu’s own DJ Timmid who brings us a well rounded project from English.
Download English 'My Way' Mixtape HERE
English returns with another release through the label, Left Turn Records. Having recently put out the 'Local Hero' episodes, he returns with a more hip-hop approach to his variety of grime. Flipping US beats into his own version of things, 'My Way' clearly shows this East London artist versatility and charisma on the mic.
Carrying on where he left off with the Left Turn Radio series, English brings us more quality music with the help from such artists as Big Cakes, Saint, Rose, JayJay and April Showers.
This 15 track free download release is mixed and hosted by DeJa Vu’s own DJ Timmid who brings us a well rounded project from English.
Download English 'My Way' Mixtape HERE
And you can follow English on Twitter HERE
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Tales of DEMF
Recently I was blessed with the opportunity of attending DEMF (Detroit Electronic Music Festival) and needless to say, I had a wonderful time. The lineup, while not necessarily grime music, definitely encompasses everything that I've grown to love about dark, urban, gritty sounds. The festival was started back in 2000 and has grown in immense popularity ever since. You can read more about the history of this festival HERE.
This is clearly the premier techno/house festival in the world and quite frankly, the only thing missing from the lineup was more UK artists. Specifically ones that play 2 step/garage/grime type sounds. Martyn was placed, quite oddly, between two well known tear-out hard as nails dubstep producers DZ and Excision. Somehow he managed quite well and played one of my favorite sets of the entire weekend.
Kyle Hall was the standout Detroit producer that I saw all weekend, followed close by Big Strick who I saw at the first party of the weekend for myself at 10 Critics (Beretta/Omar S party). The Martinez Brothers were also favorites for me because they were perfect for lounging on the lawn at first and I was immediately able to jump into the action at full pace as soon as I saw fit. Great NY housey vibes that seemingly guided the weekend's weather the entire time. Derrick May also surprised me by starting with thick Detroit techno then slowly moving to deeper Skull Disco sounding house. Over all, this was just an amazing weekend with good vibes, good tunes, and great friends. I look forward to attending again next year. Put your hands up for Detroit!
But wait, this post wouldn't be complete without FLY SWATTER GUY!!
And for your own sake, join the FB group Fashion Disasters of DEMF. Too many LOLs to fit into one blog post.
--- Now for my personal favorite story of the festival. It's a story of betrayal and treachery. A tale of mischief and misguided power. A security guard confiscated my hotel towel and my dignity in one fatal swoop:
My towel was confiscated. Yes you read correctly. The hotel towel I brought to be able to sit down on during the day at the festival was in fact, confiscated.
Now I'm not completely up on the policy of what is and isn't allowed into the festival grounds at Hart Plaza, but I had no idea that bringing a towel in would be such a big deal. Walking into the grounds on Saturday the first time around was nothing at all. Some woman (who was obviously hating her job and life at the moment) quickly stuck her head in my bag and waved me through. Nice. Barely any security to deal with at all, I thought. We check out the festival grounds and decided to walk to a bar down the street to eat lunch and grab a few drinks before making our way back.
This is where my story really begins. I walk through the security checkpoint, backpack open and ready to be searched, when I'm stopped by a security guard who looks at my bag a little more intently. He sees my towel and says "you can't bring that in here." I chuckled at him, legitimately thinking he was just fucking with me and started to just zip up my bag and go.
He then says "sir, you are not allowed to bring towels inside."
Me: "You can't be serious. I see about a dozen people in this immediate vicinity with towels wrapped around their heads and waists"
Him: "Can't bring it in"
Me: looking at the woman who had searched my bag earlier in the day "Well she just let me in a couple of hours ago and she said nothing about it" **bitch immediately turns away and acts like she didn’t hear me**
Him: “Doesn’t matter, sir. That’s the policy”
Me: “Can you at least give a logical reason for throwing away this towel? I’m just not following your logic on this. Do you think I’m going to go all Jersey Shore up in here with it?”
Supervisor walks up
Sup: “Is there a problem here?”
Me: “Yes there is. They are telling me that I can’t bring in a towel to be able to sit on when earlier today I’ve seen families of 5 setting up places to sit down with blankets and umbrellas. I do not understand why I’m being told to throw away my hotel towel. Is Paxahau willing to accept a potential fee from my hotel if they decide to charge me for it?”
CAN’T BRING IN A FUCKING TOWEL.
I threw it away in disgust and went to go have fun for the rest of time.
I later tested the theory of whether or not towels were allowed at the festival or not. I brought a wash cloth and a hand towel on Sunday and that went off without a hitch. So Monday I really stepped up my game. I brought in 3 fresh, fluffy , beautifully bleached hotel towels. I made sure to lay them all out prominently and got them dirty as fuck. Thank you Detroit and towel guy.
This is clearly the premier techno/house festival in the world and quite frankly, the only thing missing from the lineup was more UK artists. Specifically ones that play 2 step/garage/grime type sounds. Martyn was placed, quite oddly, between two well known tear-out hard as nails dubstep producers DZ and Excision. Somehow he managed quite well and played one of my favorite sets of the entire weekend.
Kyle Hall was the standout Detroit producer that I saw all weekend, followed close by Big Strick who I saw at the first party of the weekend for myself at 10 Critics (Beretta/Omar S party). The Martinez Brothers were also favorites for me because they were perfect for lounging on the lawn at first and I was immediately able to jump into the action at full pace as soon as I saw fit. Great NY housey vibes that seemingly guided the weekend's weather the entire time. Derrick May also surprised me by starting with thick Detroit techno then slowly moving to deeper Skull Disco sounding house. Over all, this was just an amazing weekend with good vibes, good tunes, and great friends. I look forward to attending again next year. Put your hands up for Detroit!
But wait, this post wouldn't be complete without FLY SWATTER GUY!!
And for your own sake, join the FB group Fashion Disasters of DEMF. Too many LOLs to fit into one blog post.
--- Now for my personal favorite story of the festival. It's a story of betrayal and treachery. A tale of mischief and misguided power. A security guard confiscated my hotel towel and my dignity in one fatal swoop:
My towel was confiscated. Yes you read correctly. The hotel towel I brought to be able to sit down on during the day at the festival was in fact, confiscated.
Now I'm not completely up on the policy of what is and isn't allowed into the festival grounds at Hart Plaza, but I had no idea that bringing a towel in would be such a big deal. Walking into the grounds on Saturday the first time around was nothing at all. Some woman (who was obviously hating her job and life at the moment) quickly stuck her head in my bag and waved me through. Nice. Barely any security to deal with at all, I thought. We check out the festival grounds and decided to walk to a bar down the street to eat lunch and grab a few drinks before making our way back.
This is where my story really begins. I walk through the security checkpoint, backpack open and ready to be searched, when I'm stopped by a security guard who looks at my bag a little more intently. He sees my towel and says "you can't bring that in here." I chuckled at him, legitimately thinking he was just fucking with me and started to just zip up my bag and go.
He then says "sir, you are not allowed to bring towels inside."
Me: "You can't be serious. I see about a dozen people in this immediate vicinity with towels wrapped around their heads and waists"
Him: "Can't bring it in"
Me: looking at the woman who had searched my bag earlier in the day "Well she just let me in a couple of hours ago and she said nothing about it" **bitch immediately turns away and acts like she didn’t hear me**
Him: “Doesn’t matter, sir. That’s the policy”
Me: “Can you at least give a logical reason for throwing away this towel? I’m just not following your logic on this. Do you think I’m going to go all Jersey Shore up in here with it?”
Supervisor walks up
Sup: “Is there a problem here?”
Me: “Yes there is. They are telling me that I can’t bring in a towel to be able to sit on when earlier today I’ve seen families of 5 setting up places to sit down with blankets and umbrellas. I do not understand why I’m being told to throw away my hotel towel. Is Paxahau willing to accept a potential fee from my hotel if they decide to charge me for it?”
CAN’T BRING IN A FUCKING TOWEL.
I threw it away in disgust and went to go have fun for the rest of time.
I later tested the theory of whether or not towels were allowed at the festival or not. I brought a wash cloth and a hand towel on Sunday and that went off without a hitch. So Monday I really stepped up my game. I brought in 3 fresh, fluffy , beautifully bleached hotel towels. I made sure to lay them all out prominently and got them dirty as fuck. Thank you Detroit and towel guy.
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