Potty Mouth/BPR

Potty Mouth Music is bringing the bass back home on its latest EP with a three-track trek through some of dance music's most infectious grooves of the season. This time, it's Chicago's own DJ Bam Bam making heads bob on his "Big Bass EP" - an uptempo romp of swinging drums, vocal stabs and layered synths that strike both a fun and funky chord on the dance floor. Los Angeles' own Whiskey Pete and Chicago's Alex Peace lend vocal support, while fellow Potty Mouth artist Kelevra puts a dance anthem spin on Bam's title track. The end result is a clever compilation of cone-blowing bass that also twists with lyrical bliss.

For Bam, collaborating with long time friend and creative partner Alex Peace helped put a lighter spin on his bass-heavy PMM debut. "Anytime Alex and I get in the studio, it's nothing but fun and laughs, which makes making music together so easy and fun" Says Bam, who also incorporated swing drums to add even more energy to the EP - "Big Bass definitely reflects the process".

DJ Bam Bam - Big Bass ft Whiskey Pete (Original Mix)

DJ Bam Bam - Big Bass ft Whiskey Pete (Kelevra Mix)

DJ Bam Bam - Poppin Shit (Original Mix)

DJ Bam Bam - Me & My Potty Mouth ft Alex Peace

Some labels can spend the most part of a year establishing themselves as anything other than throw away rubbish. Seems Big Poppa Records dove head first in the deep end in regards to earning their rights and boy, isn't it starting to pay off! 'Funky Furniture' (BPR006) has just dropped and 'straight up cool' is the best way to describe it. The Jackinori & Eddi Zanetti original packs serious bass, with the Stupid Fresh and Eats Everything remixes both providing amazing and fresh takes on a winning original. We suggest you gobble up the links then smash out your purchasing abilities right here! Thanks Big Poppa :)

Jackinori/Eddi Zanetti - Funky Furniture (Original)

Jackinori/Eddi Zanetti - Funky Furniture (Stupid Fresh)

Jackinori/Eddi Zanetti - Funky Furniture (Eats Everything)

Here, There, Everywhere.

With a rise in the number of mixtapes, clips, samples and tunes (or attempted tunes) we've been sent lately, we've decided to layer out a summary for you. There's no logical order behind what we have done, but here's a cross-section of talent for you to pick willingly at. Be sure to click the links to find out more about the respective artist but more importantly, enjoy the tunes!

Trevor Loveys: (click here to find him on Beatport)
He's been in the game for ages, well known for producing top quality, stylish work. He doesn't really do any of that throw-away shit, so he's earned a fair amount of respect in the music community. Below is his remix of Bent's tune 'Always', we're he throws down an old school feel that goes down a treat. The remix is part of an EP (focused on remixes of older Bent tunes) hitting listings on August 17th. Check out the preview below, listed on Discobelle.

Bent - Always (Trevor Loveys Remix) hypem.com

Wongo: (click here to find him on Beatport)
We all know the crazy lad from the Goldy, and surely most of you have caught wind of the party he's throwing at the Gold Coast (Ruby Tramp to be exact) under the banner 'Phunkers'. Anyway, he's doing a bunch of mixtape installments to show how jacked up the parties going to be and there pretty damn tasy. Check out our last post regarding the party (at this link) for more information and the 1st installment of the mixtape, or snap up the link below to get edition 2, just like he promised!

Wongo - Phunkers Mixtape Part 2


Danny T: (click here to find him on Beatport)
We've just gotta chat about Danny, especially after he smashed Monastery around on the Brisbane leg of his national 'Its Time To Jack' tour! He's amazing original effort 'Chico' is out on Beatport any day now, including remixes by Malente, Tom Piper, Baby Gee/Habebe/Benny Electric and The Hump Day Project. We featured a clip of the jackin' jazzy tune awhile ago, perfect for a taste test before you buy the real thing. Here's a repost - grab it then make it a ritual to check Beatport listings (at this link right HERE if you want) so you can snap up the real deal when it drops!

Danny T - Chico (Original Mix) clip

DisCrow:
Keeping in the trend of local punters, Gold Coast resident DJ Ryan Crowe, better known as Discrow, has been smashing out his heavy hitting party tunes in and around South East Queensland. He's also just dropped a new mixtape which he describes as having a bit of everything, from dubstep to electro and jazzy fidget - sure to keep you jiving. Check the tape out and jump on his page via that nice link on his name above.

Discrow - August Beatport Promo (Mixtape)


Honorable Mention:
If it weren't for Trevor Loveys creeping into this post, we would have gone 100% home grown for the whole thing, but then again, 3:1 aren't bad ratios. To make them even better, here's a shout out to the lads from Stupid Fresh who've just thrown out 4 fresh pieces of work. Included are remixes for the likes of Rico Tubbs and Christian Balistrari on labels like Bombsquad, U&A and Rising Recordings. All the tunes can be heard on their Myspace page at the link below, a place where you can also find links to buy their music. DO IT!

Stupid Fresh Myspace

Stupid FRRESH?

We all know how good they are. But, here's a lovely mixtape the UK boys did for a few radio stations and it shows why their energetic live shows are still amping up dance floors internationally. Check out Beatport to snap up some of their tracks and jump on their Myspace and say hi!

30 Minutes of Fresh (Clean)

30 Minutes of Fresh (Unclean)

Stupid Fresh Myspace

Vacations in Sydney

I wish. 

Vacations Records (home to many of Bass Kleph and Stupid Fresh's releases) have teamed up with Sydney local fRew and his one off vocalist, Jess Higgs, to pump out a pretty nice house tune. I was happy to see fRew featuring on the In The Mix this week and 'I Got Something' is exactly what you would expect from the hot shot. Nice underlying bass line that Jess Higgs smashes vocals all over has a pretty good effect on the ears, so jump on In The Mix, check out the artists and download the track!

fRew & Jess Higgs - I Got Something (one week only)

fRew Myspace

Malente Goodness (ITM)

Each week, In The Mix (ITM) happily provides a temporary download link to consistently promising offerings from selected Australian and international DJ's. In turn, I will funnel all the 'goodys' out and present them here. I previously made a post on Bag Raiders which provided a link to 'Shooting Stars', a track available via the ITM download feature. Just remember, I use the ITM link, so the links will be consistent and only last for one week, aka be quick and check back.

ITM Weekly Offering - Malente Goodness

This week, ITM gave a shout out to German producer/DJ Malente by showcasing his latest electro-tech touch up on the already established Stupid Fresh hit, 'Get the Fuck up'. Malente (named after the small German town he was born in), via Unique Records, has managed to push out 5 albums while maintaining a noteworthy international touring schedule. His remix of 'Get the Fuck up' proves his fan base has a reason to be loyal, with all the dirty electro he has developed nicely panned out through the song (yeh... wait for the edgy climax). While Stupid Fresh did no wrong in their original masterpiece, Malente adds some electronic attitude to the song, just perfect for the dancefloor. Check that shit and click on the pictures for their respective pages.

Stupid Fresh feat Stella Mc - Get the Fuck up (Malente Remix) 

P.s - on the topic of Stupid Fresh, check out 'Spam Javelin'... here, its worth it!

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