Good dance music can be as simple as a system of symbiotic loops. With great dance music those loops phase through each other, continuously reinventing the same emotional core. With Isolée, those ever evolving, interweaving loops are also ovals. The grooves bump up and down, riffling their rhythms and occasionally jarring off the path previously laid out, yet always coming back around to land just so. Isolée seems to have an ear for songs that stand out from the rest of a setlist, and his third album and first ...
What a year it was for the world surrounding bass culture; while the aggro-based sound collectively known as “bro-step” blew out big clubs all over the States, the surrounding, more intimate and intelligent venues housed some of the best artists seen in recent years. This is partly because this was a landmark year for new acts to emerge out of the electronic fold and present themselves in the biggest way possible; 2010 was definitely a year to step up in the grandest way and the artists on this top ten list reflect that; from big debuts to debut album epics to just extraordinary musical undertakings, all the tracks here provide a sonic connection to the many pieces that made 2010 whole. Without further ado, the best tracks of the year are down below.
Exclusive: Not necessarily nostalgic. More simply, still heavily enamored with the vinyl sounds from the days of info lines and map points — Indecent Exposure drives right smack into jacking warehouse territory. Embodying bits of both classic West Coast rave and modern East Coast penthouse party vibes, DJ Nutritious makes certain that his tracks are cut for raw dancing, the kind where your ass is literally pushed across the floor by bass. The kick and hats stay the fours while the rhythm heavy breaks encourage b-boys to dust the floor and the DJs slip-in turntablist tricks. Anyone keeping tabs on NYC knows the social-club task force is once again dastardly policing the scene. In fact, it seems everywhere we look, we’re further submitting to a more vulnerable, exposed and naked society. Equal parts fun and stone-cold seriousness, this simple jazz/funk …
The Mean Red-powered Club Infinity returns once again with a mighty guest DJ flying across the Atlantic to provide us with his signature tunes (and signature call-out within his tunes). UK Funky and broken-beat specialist Roska is providing well-deserved funky house vibes to New York City tomorrow. Along with residents Kingdom (Night Slugs/Fool’s Gold) and Dre Skull (Mixpak). Along with this crazy shindig happening tomorrow night in the East Village, Kingdom has been nice enough to highlight his remix for recent Dutty Artz signing Rita Indiana. Peep the flyer and link to the remix after the jump.
Basement Jaxx have spent the majority of 2010 prepping for the re-release of their classic ’90s Atlantic Jaxx material. But Felix and Simon have spent a little time in the studio as well, coming up with this new grinder, “Dracula,” that has more to do with the analog beatdown of electro-punks like Motor and proto-industrial innovators Suicide than the polyrhythmic housings of their early work. But then the vintage BJaxx dog whistle pitch comes in and you remeber it’s still the same guys trying to make you move.
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