Hi dirts,
I’m doing my NME bit here too.
Great effort from everyone and a special well done to Leon for organizing the whole shebang.
1 : Polyester & Freshchuckdaily - Whatever You Do (Grandbrother Does Something Mix)
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This mix in my opinion is way better than the original. The original is clichéd in places and the hip hop rap sound dated. This mix however creates a fresh feel with a capital cool. I wanna get on the floor and do something. Classy and already in my fav folder.
2 : Exile Cartel - A Year in the waiting
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We go even more down tempo with this. The track builds then fades nicely. I really like the guitar sound (what is this?).
3 : The Wankfoot Soundsystem - Police & Theives
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Spliff up and sit on your porch (if you have one) then reggae it up. It starts of reggae – then gets more "Orb-ish" with the echoes and samples dropped later on. Strangely reminded me of Chief Wiggum singing “Jammin” (not in a bad way though
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4 : Sputnikk - Cool Water Temple
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A layered lead arrives after the intro and guides us along into the tune, building slowly with confidence to help us arrive into a beautiful chilled out descent. I started whistling the lead in Tesco yesterday!
5 : Solar Polar - Aerobic Sensation
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shit
6 : Marshall Watson - An Evolution of sorts
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The organ grinds, the arpeggiator bubbles with a beautiful echo, the minimal beats tease, the lead says nothing but manages to convey a retrospective melancholy which subsequently transforms into hope and beats. (NME muso writers - watch out!)
7 : The Virus - Kata (for human and drum computer)
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Keeping a bell like chime underbeat throughout, the track throws sounds at you from near and afar, layering and mixing blips, bleeps and drums in a style that I'm sure, edited, wouldn't have gone amiss on the late John Peel's evening shows. Praise indeed. More cowbell.
8 : A Gator Got Her - Quelebric Hazel
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This one fades in with clicks and bass... then fades up with an electro pop sound that stands up well on its own... I found myself singing words to it and you may too.
With an added vocal this would be my stand out track on this compilation.
9 : Emmet - My Mission is This
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DANCE NOW! Four to the floor with samples, tweaks and stabs to frenzy you up in an old skool style. Robots and samples aplenty then... Fuck me - there's singing too.. with a catchy lyric this really starts to rock. Cmon Now
(I'd love to remix this)
10 : Sr Cranks - Sr Cranks Your Time is Now
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Following on with more upbeat sounds, Sr Cranks introduces hard and tough sounding synths - screaming along with heavy drums that drop into a mix of sweet versus nasty.
11 : Avid - Glow in the Dark
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The start gives me a warm glow inside - a reminder of St Ettienne and The Smiths before then delving in and out of that sound using synth lines and stabs, topped of with cheery bleeps. Love it.
12 : PhaseBlue : HAL Test Msts Hi
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Chillout with HAL samples and the music to-ing and fro-ing from spliff-tastic ambient to a quicker pace which may get you out your chair and hit the munchies. Lovely layers.