Now this is a distinctive track if ever there were one. I’m not too hot about the vocal version but the dub totally sums up the direction in some early house productions that spawned the garage sound. You gotta love those spooky synths and swinging drums. It was produced by a chap named Miles Morgan who also had some success in the early 90′s with his efforts under the Mount Rushmore moniker. Check it, it’s worth a bump.
Adam over at Things I’ve Seen asked us to do a little interview, and we think it came out alright! You can read / listen here: GET SOME DROP THE TRUTH. Cheers Adam.
Manchester MC, Skittles looks to build on his début album Two Pints of Brandy and a Packet of Skittles with his follow up effort Poor With £100 Trainers and has released this free EP to get the buzz going. His strength is painting a picture with words and that’s why I think his style works better over hip hop than dubstep, which gives him a platform to flow over without drowning out what he’s saying. Definitely worth a listen.
You can’t seem to open a newspaper or watch the TV, without seeing an info-graphic at the moment. I recently came across this poster which I’m guessing was included with Tempa’s Roots of Dubstep Compilations. You might look at the sound some of these artists are pushing now, and question where they’ve been placed or who they’ve been linked to, but if you rewind back to ’06, I think most of them match up. The credits are on the on the other side, so we can’t see them, but like most of Ammunition/Tempa/FWD/Rinse work, I’m guessing they’re the work of Give Up Art.
Not a lot needs to be said about this really, two legends in the UK dance scene have teamed up in Wiley and MJ Cole and here is a clip of their work, a VERY good look if you ask me. Check it out.
PEACE&OUZO
With over 75,000 plays in under 12 hours (and counting) this is something worthy of a listen. It’s trippy. Quiet beautiful and apparently it’s Justin Beiber at negative warp speed. That’s right. According to the label it’s the teeny boppers track “U Smile” slowed down by 800% to an epic 35 minute Sigur Ros-esque soundscape. You have to sample it to get the full effect of the hype.
My favourite track from Giggs’ album Let Em Ave It has received the video treatment. A slickly shot number starring Idris Elba, who some of you may recognise as ‘Stringer’ from The Wire.
A fair bit of what we talk about on here stems from the sphere of Garage, so we thought it would be nice to tip our hat to the roots from time to time and drop a few classics for your reference. First up is a sexy little number from NY house legend Victor Simonelli masquerading as NY’s Finest. “Do you feel me” was originally released in 1993 and helped lay the trail to what many call ‘Garage’.
A salute to all our ‘after hours’ athletes, our night skankers, all crew who made it down to the rave on Saturday, and of course all of our DJs. Until next time…
It’s nearly time for our party on Saturday people! Following on from Simbad’s wicked mix, we caught up with one of our other headliners, Doc Daneeka, for a few words. Read on…
Who are you and what do you do?
Hi – I’m doc Daneeka and I make beats. Most of these beats are possible to dance to.
Where are you from and where are now?
I’m from the Big SwansAY in South Wales. It’s pretty much a massive dump. Like a small Detroit by the sea.
When did you first get involved with music and what were you doing?
I used to play in loads of bands, then I started dj’ing. Then I started making beats. and somehow it ended up like this.
First record you bought? Last record you bought?
Hmmmm, first record I had when I was a kid was Simple Minds – Don’t You Forget About Me. My auntie worked for CBS at the time and gave it to me when I was a toddler … Last one was Model 500 - No UFO’s, been catching up on some of that Detroit shit (edit: listen here).
What is your most memorable moment in music?
Finishing up my set in New York recently and hearing the applause was pretty amazing. With all the jetlag I’m not sure I’d actually clocked I was playing in New York – it kinda kicked in for a second then. Big up the New York lot!
Where/Who do you get you inspiration from?
Everything. rhythm wise, the first people that made me want to do this sort of thing were Bugz and Quantic. That rhythm just flipped me out. My sound, to my ears, is almost broken beat meets jungle.
What’s next for you/your label?
I have a single Hold On dropping on Ramp in late august, and my second e.p. ‘Television dropping on PTN shortly afterwards. There will be a couple of remixes floating about too. Apart from that the label will be pretty busy up until October so keep peeled on that one…
If your career in music never was, what would you be doing now?
Something to do with food. Maybe a tea or wine buyer.
Who should we be watching in 2010?
C.R.S.T. and anything on Ten Thousand Yen.
And finally, please complete the following sentence…
GET SOME…tickets for get some and come party on the 14th!
Doc Daneeka – Hold On by DocDaneeka
The chaps at W+K have dropped a new Nike /Footlocker Viral starring my boys Arsenal stars Marouane Chamakh and Andrey Arshavin who have joined forces with French World Champion female boxer and model Ingrid Graziani to promote the new Air Max 90 trainer.
The viral uses projection mapping techniques which i’ll be using for this weeks GETSOME.
Tight
EASY, with only a few days to go it is time to unleash some music! Simbad has dropped a little mix, exclusive to GET SOME, and kindly let us interview him in the build up to Saturday nights rave, can’t wait! So have a read and have a listen, then get yourself down to Gramaphone and enjoy the party!
PEACE&OUZO
GET SOME INTERVIEW SIMBAD
Who are you and what do you do?
I make msuic & dj, have used many aliases when released in the past but im trying to stick just to Simbad deze days…
Where are you currently based?
Mainly in London but spending 1/3 of every year in da US
When did you first get involved with music and what were you doing?
As a teenager I picked up the saxophone and started playin in bands and got heavily into jazz & funk then moved to Paris in the mid-90′s where i was putting on Jungle & DNB nites with a crew, finally moved to London when i was 19 to pursue my dreams… Had to do many shitty jobs while playing with musicians on the side but got to do loads of session work in studios, mainly house & garage. Then met another french fella called Fred McQuinn and we started our own studio and label (we were releasing under Marathon Men) , thats when i really got into the whole production & record collecting (was workin in some record shops in Soho @ that time too)…
How has the music industry changed since you first got involved? In your opinion, has the online revolution has a positive effect on what you do and the music industry?
Well back in da days we would press a 12” and live of it for months easily (as music was selling well in general) and everything was much more ‘physical’ or hand on hand, whether in da studio regarding the gear (hardware equipement like compressors, mixing desk, reverb units etc…) , record releases or carryin crates of vinyl to your gigs you know ? The whole digital revolution had some positive effects regarding freedom of expression & exposure via non-physical mediums but the whole game has changed tremendously, not only money-wise but also substantially…
Like nowadays i feel the information behind a tune or an album has been lost, no more credits attached to it too much and the sound resolution in quality has somehow diminished and we’re getting used to it !! It seems that there’s a lack of knowledge in certain areas and that kinda bothers me coz its as if technology has made our brains regress instead of progressing, we almost leave the computer to do all the thinking and thats fucked up in my humble opinion… I mean its amazing what we can do now with computers just digitally in creativity and all that, but its important to know also what we’re worth just as simple human beings and how we relate to our context in different ways… Hahaha not that i wanna sound patronizing but you know what im sayin ???
Do you find there to be a prejudice against DJ’s who use MP3′s and is software like Ableton Live bridging the gap?
Mmmh not really, i mean again its a question of taste and creativity really… You can have the best tunes and not connect with an audience, wether its coz you’re playin’ low resolution mp3′s via your laptop (so the frequency spectrum of the music is totally diminished therefore we can’t feel it through the sound-system) or coz you just dont pay attention to the vibe and just look at your screen all nite LOL but naaaaaaah you can really exploit that digital side of playing in a positive way… Its about energy and emotions & fun @ the end of the day right? (and BASS hahaha)
Personally I still prefer vinyls and cds for the physical touch and the randomness of human error opposed to a robotic flawless pattern of a software… But thats me yo !!! Loads of my fellow dj friends do really great things with Serato and Ableton and i do admire them, somehow its all about being original and being yourself… The way you do it isnt too much of an issue no more… Just spread da love yooooo 
What can we expect form Simbad in 2010?
Few singles about to come out on a few labels (Defected, 2nd Drop and a few others TBC) and still loads of remixes (Simbad Remixes VOL 2 due any minute on Key Rec.), gotta mix down some collabs projects too (with Cooly G, Deetron, Von D, Fred P, Karizma , Son Of Kick etc…) and more travelling i guess… The Donn T album that i produced in Philly in 2008 has just come out (she’s Questlove sister) and im still rapping up this booogie / funk project featuring some dope singers in the states for a respected label from LA… Also finishing a compilation for Brownswood Rec. with exclusive material from various peeps, quite exciting actually !
If your career in music was to end tomorrow, what would you do instead?
Good question haha ! I pretty much live day by day and find it a blessing to survive doing what i love so i dont think about it too much… Maybe i would retire to the Himalayas and become a buddhist monk LOL
Who should we be watching in 2010?
What you eat LOL !!! Musically ?? A singer from South Africa called Brian Temba, a french producer named Klimaax, the next Stereotyp album all gone juke style, some Mark Pritchard newness that is out of this world, guys like ID & Baobinga, Airhead, Midland, Trilogy or DNB cat Steve Lynx makin sick beats … The next Disiz & Grems album (the 2 best french rappers) … Labels like Night Slugs, Deep Teknologi, Record Breakin’, Numbers plus all your favourite producers and bands haha
And finally, please complete the following sentence…
GET SOME… love (let’s)
EXCLUSIVE SIMBAD MIX FOR GET SOME by OUZO
TRACKLIST
1: Earl Flint – People Hold On (CBS)
2: Mike Dunn – Prey (CDR)
3: Kink – E79 (Ovum)
4: Izzi Dunn – Nothing But Love (Bugz In The Attic Dub) (CDR)
5: Doc Daneeka – Hold On (Ramp)
6: Simbad – Pilgrimage (CDR)
7: Dubbel Dutch – Throwback (Palms Out)
8: Ave Blast – Glow In The Dark (CDR)
9: Mj Cole – Thekla Riddim (Prolific)
10: Africa Hitech – Do You Really Wanna Fight (CDR)
11: Midland – Play The Game (CDR)
12: LD Vs Cluekid – Jay’s Reese (Ringo)
13: Plan B – Prayin (Breakage Remix) (CDR)
14: Aquadrop – Hyper (Eight FX) (Edit) (CDR)
15: Unknown – Chatte Pa La (Edit) (White)
Two scorching Summer joints for your ears! One to go cop, one for free.
First up, Heartless Crew’s Mighty Moe links up with up Wiley for a grime pop club banger… Smasher on buttons.
Then Fact have secured this Roska remix of Kyla’s (singer of Crazy Cousinz anthem Do You Mind) new single Don’t Play With My Heart Download HERE.
