TAPES!

Have mixtape's become more or less essential to a modern day artist? To some listeners, they offer very little appeal relative to a fresh new track, but to others - their a collectors gem. Regardless of opinion, when guy's like A-Trak and Riva Starr drop a fresh mixtape, it's pretty damn hard to pass up! We've got both of them here for you today, with each individual effort showing a very different side of modern day music!

A-TRAK presents

'DIRTY SOUTH DANCE 2'

After his stellar release of Dirty South Dance 1 back in 2007, A-Trak has finally popped out the highly anticipated sequel for the world! Keeping in suit, the release showcases all things 'dance friendly', mashed and layered upon sweeeeet southern rap and hip-hop rhymes. The 15 track releases showcases A-traks years of skill behind the turntables, with the mix seamlessly scratching, chopping and dicing threw a plethora of styles and genres. He's even been nice enough to chop the mix into individual tracks and allow it for streaming. Don't think about this, just do it - you can thank us later!

RIVA STARR presents

'BACK TO THE BASS'

After throwing down a killer set at the Brisbane leg of Creamfields 2010, Riva Starr has gone and pushed out another killer mixtape. On the back of his storming Essential Mix for Pete Tong earlier in the year, Riva has backed up nicely to showcase an awesome 'dirtybirdesque' sounding tape! After releasing it earlier in the week, he had one given commandment for anyone wishing to experience it - 'No laptop speakers!'. The amusing post, that was sent out over his official Twitter, really does make sense when you listen to the release. It's encapsulation of tech and tribal infused house perfectly compliments his style and is really fitting. Download or stream this tape ASAP at the link above!

RELAX!

Before we start on this impromptu post, we just want to make sure you haven't missed the happenings in the last couple of days. We have both (A) a write up on Danny T & Chris James' latest EP Hustlin' and (B) a solid dosing of 'We No Speak Americano' remixes. If you've missed them, click here or here respectively! Anyyway... today brings a new day and with it we've decided to push out some of the music we have received over the past few weeks (as we have been quite slack!). Don't expect this post to follow any sort of order. Just enjoy it and lap up the audible goodness and save it for the weekend when you can compliment it with an icy cold beer and a hot Brazilian girl in a bikini.

Riva Starr - I Was Drunk (Shooting Horses Remix)

We said it over a year ago and we'll say it again - in terms of the tech house music scene, Riva Starr can do no wrong. Often producing understated tracks with catchy melodies, lyrics and samples you couldn't find anywhere but your grandparents record collection, he has proven that he is the f$%king man! We've got a remix of his highly popular 'I Was Drunk' track by Nottingham's former 'Uber DJs' - The Shooting Horses. What do you think? 

D12 - Purple Pills (Tooshoes Bootleg)

We've chatted about Tooshoes before. He's a solid Brisbane DJ and producer who's making a name for himself by associating with all things party. Not only can he drop a killer set, but he's also really working his way into high end production. Watching his tracks become increasingly polished is actually quite enjoyable. Watch out for this guy! 

Ali Love - Love In Darkness (Original Mix) weird!

Love In Darkness is the choice cut from Ali Love's new album 'Love Harder'. It's definitely something different in respect to what we usually post, but theres something about the vocal that just keeps pulling you threw the song. If we had to explain it in detail, we'd say it wraps you up and serenades you, whether your in the pits of a nightclub or strolling the walkways of a park. Check it out, but don't expect the usual!

BONUS!

TEENAGESINTOKYO - End It Tonight (Hijack Disco Mix)

RIVA STARR FEATURE

Riva Starr is a name considered very familiar to anyone with an interest in modern house music. Having shot to the top after a string of head turning releases on some of the most talked about labels, Riva Starr couldn't be any hotter right now. What's quite remarkable though is how quickly Stefano Miele, aka Riva Starr, established himself so prominently on a DJ/producer circuit thats notoriously difficult to break. It doesn't hurt that Claude VonStroke and Jesse Rose, the two men who sit atop of the pile, happen to be his biggest fans!

Riva's cleverly structured productions have made him a very sought after collaboration companion, completing remixes for Malente, Fatboy Slim, our very own Reekay Garcia, Tom Piper, Daniel Farley and many more. To hype up one of his recent releases "Dance Me" (one of my all time favorites), he made a promotional video equally captivating as the song. This song has also reached many top 10 DJ and music charts. The man also currently has an album which Beatport is exclusively promoting as one of their cream of the crop for the month. "If live gives you lemons, then make lemonade" includes all of his most recent productions plus some groovy, stripped back tech house tunes that I'm sure you'll find perfect for a warm-up set! If you've been nestled under a rock, check out the tunes and BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix I've included below to get a fair idea just what Riva Starr is capable of.

Major Lazer - Jump Up (Genghis Clan vs Riva Starr Rmx)

Riva Starr - Trompe D'Amour

Riva Starr - I Was Drunk (Soular Remix)

Riva starr - essential mix-sat-02-06-2010

Adam Bozzetto Says Hi (January)

Hey all. Let's kick things off by throwing around a few tunes I like playing at the moment. Golden Bug’s newish track called Assassin first of all. I think I like it because it's hip hop meets electronica. Second I am back with a Riva Starr remix of the Gossip. I am not a massive Gossip fan but I think if you download this you will here the section of the song that caught my interest!

Assassin, Golden Bug

The Gossip, Love Long Distance (Riva Starr remix)

Moving on, every now and then I help out the Heap’s Decent guys. Heaps Decent is a label/collective of people that help underprivileged members of the community play and make music. It was started by Diplo and two Sydney guys, Nina Agzarian and Andrew Levins. To see more go to heapsdecent.com. It's amazing who they have gotten on board to help out so far, all of which you can see on their website. Anyway I was lucky enough to have Mad Decent’s artist’s Maluca come over to record some vocal’s and help write with one of the Heaps Decent rapper’s, D-minor. Was awesome to work with such an amazing artist like Maluca, which was definitely a highlight of last year, especially when she turned up with another Mad Decent artist Paul Devro! The track we recorded should be up on the Mad Decent Blog soon!

About 6 months ago I did a remix for an Italian group I am into called Pink is Punk. Just by chance I was in Jakarta when they were on the Indonesian Tour in December. I went down to the club to play with them and it was a great gig. It was the first time I had met them face to face which was cool. The gig was at Budda Bar (yep the same people that do those compilation CD’s) which is probably one of the best clubs I have been to in Jakarta. The night before I caught Aeroplane play there which was awesome. Here is the remix I did for the Pink is Punk guys if your interested.

Pink is Punk, It Must Be My Lucky Day (Adam Bozzetto remix)

Last thing is my new mixtape. There is a remix I did for Muscle’s on here which was done almost a year ago and was due to be released on Modular but we all know about the fall out that happened with Muscle’s and Modular. I would like to add that my personal experiences with Muscle’s were all positive. Also there a couple of new tracks which will be coming out on Potty Mouth Music next year. Enjoy!

Adam Bozzetto December Mix 2009 //

Adam.

Adam Bozzetto Says Hi (November)

Hey all. Not a whole lot has been happening in the last month. Calm before the storm I think! I personally have been finishing off some tracks for Potty Mouth Music. Hopefully a second release is not to far off in the future.

I do have a tonne of new music in which to write about however. The two that stand out are the new Strip Steve EP and Justin Martin and Riva Starr teaming up. The new Strip Steve EP.......Amazing. I like that there is a move to a more funky/disco sound with acts like Strip Steve, Boyz Noise, Fake Blood etc. It makes it easier for myself to play their music in my sets. Also a five track EP, not just two or three.  I think its kind off meeting a middle ground between what I guess I am used to as ‘fidget’ and Indie Dance/Nu Disco.

Strip Steve - AM/ FM

Also I am excited that the not minimal/not fidget sound (like the label Sound Pellegrino) is giving a new life to Justin Martin and Riva Starr. I remember all the tech house heads were the only people that would listen to Justin Martin. But now he is back. Here is my favorite tune from the two at the moment.

Justin Martin, Claud Von Stroke – Beat That Bird (Riva Starr-Re Chunk)
 

Talk this time next month!

Adam Bozzetto.

Star Power!

Riva Starr is a straight up cool cat and one of our favorite producers at the moment. Straight from the man himself, his influences stem from 'blogs, wild after parties and music that works for the kids as well as the cool ubercoolisch Europeans'. If you want a lesson in history, we'd say his rise to fame kicked off around the time he dropped his name on Jesse Rose's 'Frontroom Records' label (quite some time ago now), a deed that pretty much booked him out for the months following and ever since for that matter. Fast forward to right now, he's still powering upwards and he continually creates creative and original tunes and remixes stemming from a new and very popular sound. September 9 is your best bet to catch his latest innovations, with his 'If Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade' EP hitting listings and serving up a perfect prequal for his debut artist album planned to drop later in the year. Even better is the video chilling up the top of this post, which is an excellent chop up to suit the teaser - watch it, tap you feet, nod your head and smile.

Riva Starr on Myspace, Facebook, Beatport, Twitter, YouTube

Hey Punk!

One track we couldn't turn away in our inbox this week, regardless of how Soundcloud felt about it! Anyway, joining forces with one of their favourite producers, The Young Punx and Riva Starr deliver this fidgety-tech groove with a ragga vocals from Yolanda.

Simple but infectious acidhouse basslines leave plenty of room for signature Riva Starr sounds and stabs. The result is total dance-floor energy and drive, which has gained the support from some of house music’s most influential DJs including Calvertron (One of Fridgejet's current favorites) and David Guetta. The original 1.5 mix of Juice & Gin will feature on The Young Punx new album ‘MashPop and PunkStep', due for release late Summer of 2009. The track is definitaly worth a listen, so jump on all the links and say you liked it before everyone else did!

Young Punx Myspace Riva Starr Myspace

The Young Punx - Juice & Gin (Riva Starr Remix)