• Karenn - Boiler Room Mix

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  • Blawan & Pariah - Rinse.FM Mix

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  • Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage
    “The Barnsley-hailing producer hit on a rich vein of form last year, expanding on his 2010 Hessle Audio debut with a pair of storming singles on R&S (‘Bohla’, ‘What You Do With What You Have’) and the white label smash ‘Getting Me Down’, before closing the year with a slew of rampaging, more overtly techno records – one solo, others in collaboration with Pariah (as Karenn) and Analogue Cops.
    There are a few new Blawan releases in the pipeline right now: a vinyl double-pack for R&S has already been openly talked about, while Blawan and Analogue Cops have a white label single due on their new collaborative label, Parassela. He’s also contributed to a forthcoming compilation by shadowy techno label Frozen Border.
    We now have concrete details on another new release – this time an EP for German label Black Sun, who’ve housed music from Sunil Sharpe and more in the past. Blawan has a new four-track EP forthcoming on the label, with the release date tentatively scheduled for the end of this month. All four tracks are new originals, and feature some fantastic titles in ‘Scarborough Harbor’, ‘Grafter Gets a Home’, ‘Breathe them Knees In’ and ’6 to 6 Lick’ [via Blawan’s Twitter].
    There’s also been a new Blawan track doing the rounds on our good friend the internet. ‘Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage’ won’t be on the Black Sun release, but according to Blawan, will see release soon. You can stream a radio rip of it below, and check Blawan’s recent Boiler Room set here.

    BSR005 tracklist:
    Scarborough Harbor
    Breathe Them Knees In
    Grafter Gets A Home
    6 To 6 Lick”

    (via Fact) 

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  • Sometimes it seems like it’s more important for girl DJs to be cute or sexy than for their music to display any modicum of talent. In and of itself, that’s only a tragedy for uptight feminists—the real tragedy is that most DJs (and often the best ones) are seriously fugly guys. I have a better chance of walking into a subway car and finding a passably attractive guy than I do wandering into any given Boiler Room session (and I fucking shudder at the thought of inadvertently finding myself in a Hyperdub session—those guys look better as emo line drawings than real people). Like, why do you think it’s all the rage for DJs to wear masks right now? Because they are mad hurt, and they would rather you think of them as mysterious, talented beatlords than balding computer geeks who jerk off while kneeling in front of a subwoofer. I could be a shallow bitch right now and link to a bunch of nerdy-looking producer dudes, but instead I’ll look on the bright side and share with you this rather dismal list of mostly okay-looking guys who sadly make up the hottest men in the game right now. 10. Jamie xx I know, he’s not that hot, so let that speak to what we’re working with here. When people hear about Jamie xx, they’re always like, “Is that the girl or the guy from the xx?” and I’m like, “No, he’s the guy in the back pushing buttons.” He is pretty cute and I would definitely hit it, but he certainly has that look of the guy standing in the back pushing buttons, or like your best friend’s brother. 9. Nicolas Jaar Sometimes Nico looks really good, but in person he’s not as hot. He’s a little too scruffy and his face is shaped like a box, and I don’t know, sometimes I feel like he has a lot of moles or something. He looks like a cleaner version of my friend’s ex-boyfriend who wants to live on a gutter punk commune in Canada. 8. Maya Jane Coles Hahahahahaahah 7. Scuba Yeah, Scuba does look like a “rowdy English footballer,” but I wouldn’t kick him out of bed or anything. The more I look at him, the hotter I think he is, to be honest. He is good-looking, but not out of the realm of normal-guy hot—which is even kind of nice, because I have low self-esteem. And, as you can tell, I have a type (dark hair, a hint of Jew, and you can’t tell from pictures but height is important). 6. Flying LotusBut I also have another type: blipsters. Oh man, if only Tyler, The Creator, Kid Cudi and Hodgy Beats were DJs…! Lotus isn’t a blipster, though—he’s definitely an attractive CBG. The problem with FlyLo is that his head is fucking huge and his mouth is even bigger (pause), but no he is definitely a hottie. And with the kind of music he makes (that would be “music stoners want to bang to”), you know he has moves. Wasn’t Mary Anne Hobbs grinding up on that? Girl has taste, so enough said. 5. Ben Klock There is a reason Ben Klock has a super foxy girlfriend: he’s pretty Euro-hot. He’s got a Calvin Klein underwear model, All-American build, but a European demeanor and wardrobe. He just looks so European to me—I bet he wears capris. I don’t know, maybe he’s too boring-looking, but he does look like a European Ken doll. 4. BlawanHuge hipster, but so are you, and so am I, so we can both agree that we are totally into it. Look at his mustache in this picture! 3. James Blake Had to. He’s a total pansy and he probably cries after sex and then plays Drake songs on a harp, but the dead silence at JB’s sets are always broken by girls shouting out, “You’re beautiful!” He’s really tall, which is a major selling point, and one time someone told me he looks like this heroin-addicted guy I was seeing in high school who was way too hot for me, especially at the time. 2. Diplo Total douche, really hot. I was into him in high school, you know what I mean? That doesn’t die. Aww man, he’s pretty darn cute, now I’m rolling through Google images of him like crazy. But on second thought, last September he posted a picture of him DJing naked at Electric Zoo, and his body was…just like, not…well, see for yourself. I think this is the first time I have missed high school…hmm. 1. Shlohmo At the risk of giving away my identity to people who know me, I will admit that I have a special place in my heart and my imagination for Shlohmo. I’m really into him, but I get that his skinny lil look is not for everyone. I have heard people at some New York-based music publications say that Shlohmo-related posts get a lot of traffic, but they don’t understand why. My guess is that it’s because he is an adorable guy making sexy, sad music that seems to say, “Girl, I love you and totally understand your pain. I feel it too.” (And, what do you think the title “Same Time” is referring to…? O.o) Shloh seems like the kind of guy who gets so deep in there that he physically touches your heart. Is that gross?? Whatever. Henry, CALL ME. By Rave Snob

    Sometimes it seems like it’s more important for girl DJs to be cute or sexy than for their music to display any modicum of talent. In and of itself, that’s only a tragedy for uptight feminists—the real tragedy is that most DJs (and often the best ones) are seriously fugly guys. I have a better chance of walking into a subway car and finding a passably attractive guy than I do wandering into any given Boiler Room session (and I fucking shudder at the thought of inadvertently finding myself in a Hyperdub session—those guys look better as emo line drawings than real people).
    Like, why do you think it’s all the rage for DJs to wear masks right now?
    Because they are mad hurt, and they would rather you think of them as mysterious, talented beatlords than balding computer geeks who jerk off while kneeling in front of a subwoofer. I could be a shallow bitch right now and link to a bunch of nerdy-looking producer dudes, but instead I’ll look on the bright side and share with you this rather dismal list of mostly okay-looking guys who sadly make up the hottest men in the game right now.

    10. Jamie xx
    I know, he’s not that hot, so let that speak to what we’re working with here. When people hear about Jamie xx, they’re always like, “Is that the girl or the guy from the xx?” and I’m like, “No, he’s the guy in the back pushing buttons.” He is pretty cute and I would definitely hit it, but he certainly has that look of the guy standing in the back pushing buttons, or like your best friend’s brother.

    9. Nicolas Jaar
    Sometimes Nico looks really good, but in person he’s not as hot. He’s a little too scruffy and his face is shaped like a box, and I don’t know, sometimes I feel like he has a lot of moles or something. He looks like a cleaner version of my friend’s ex-boyfriend who wants to live on a gutter punk commune in Canada.

    8. Maya Jane Coles
    Hahahahahaahah

    7. Scuba
    Yeah, Scuba does look like a “rowdy English footballer,” but I wouldn’t kick him out of bed or anything. The more I look at him, the hotter I think he is, to be honest. He is good-looking, but not out of the realm of normal-guy hot—which is even kind of nice, because I have low self-esteem. And, as you can tell, I have a type (dark hair, a hint of Jew, and you can’t tell from pictures but height is important).

    6. Flying Lotus
    But I also have another type: blipsters. Oh man, if only Tyler, The Creator, Kid Cudi and Hodgy Beats were DJs…! Lotus isn’t a blipster, though—he’s definitely an attractive CBG. The problem with FlyLo is that his head is fucking huge and his mouth is even bigger (pause), but no he is definitely a hottie. And with the kind of music he makes (that would be “music stoners want to bang to”), you know he has moves. Wasn’t Mary Anne Hobbs grinding up on that? Girl has taste, so enough said.

    5. Ben Klock
    There is a reason Ben Klock has a super foxy girlfriend: he’s pretty Euro-hot. He’s got a Calvin Klein underwear model, All-American build, but a European demeanor and wardrobe. He just looks so European to me—I bet he wears capris. I don’t know, maybe he’s too boring-looking, but he does look like a European Ken doll.

    4. Blawan
    Huge hipster, but so are you, and so am I, so we can both agree that we are totally into it. Look at his mustache in this picture!

    3. James Blake
    Had to. He’s a total pansy and he probably cries after sex and then plays Drake songs on a harp, but the dead silence at JB’s sets are always broken by girls shouting out, “You’re beautiful!” He’s really tall, which is a major selling point, and one time someone told me he looks like this heroin-addicted guy I was seeing in high school who was way too hot for me, especially at the time.

    2. Diplo
    Total douche, really hot. I was into him in high school, you know what I mean? That doesn’t die. Aww man, he’s pretty darn cute, now I’m rolling through Google images of him like crazy. But on second thought, last September he posted a picture of him DJing naked at Electric Zoo, and his body was…just like, not…well, see for yourself. I think this is the first time I have missed high school…hmm.

    1. Shlohmo
    At the risk of giving away my identity to people who know me, I will admit that I have a special place in my heart and my imagination for Shlohmo. I’m really into him, but I get that his skinny lil look is not for everyone. I have heard people at some New York-based music publications say that Shlohmo-related posts get a lot of traffic, but they don’t understand why. My guess is that it’s because he is an adorable guy making sexy, sad music that seems to say, “Girl, I love you and totally understand your pain. I feel it too.” (And, what do you think the title “Same Time” is referring to…? O.o) Shloh seems like the kind of guy who gets so deep in there that he physically touches your heart. Is that gross?? Whatever. Henry, CALL ME.

    By Rave Snob

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  • Blawan - His Money
    This is a brand new tune by Blawan. This time he samples “How Many Mics” by Fugees. Not bad, not bad at all. 

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  • 2011 was an important year for music. The Weeknd and Frank Ocean revived R&B, ASAP Rocky and Tyler, The Creator reanimated rap and dubstep is still going strong with releases by Burial, James Blake, Jamie xx and SBTRKT. It was a year of amazing beats and bangers, check out our favorites that are compiled in no particular order. 1. The Weeknd - Initiation // Stream2. AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like // Stream3. Azealia Banks - 212 // Stream4. Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers // Stream5. SBTRKT - Wildfire // Stream6. Joy Orbison - Sicko Cell // Stream7. Drake - Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross) // Stream8. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx - NY Is Killing Me // Stream9. ASAP Rocky - Palace // Stream10. Creep - You (feat. Nina Sky) // Stream11. Jamie Woon - Lady Luck // Stream12. The Weeknd - What You Need // Stream13. James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream // Stream14. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Otis // Stream15. Blawan - Getting Me Down // Stream16. Rustie - After Light // Stream17. Jamie xx - Far Nearer // Stream18. Burial - Street Halo // Stream19. Jai Paul - BTSTU (Edit) // Stream20. The Weeknd - Dirty Diana // Stream21. Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci // Stream22. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Jamie xx Shuffle) // Stream23. Sibian & Faun - I’m Sorry // Stream24. Phanes - Lucky Woman // Stream25. Kanye West - Monster (Kingdom’s Nicki-Centric-Edit) // Stream26. Frank Ocean - Thinking About You // Stream27. Koreless - MTI // Stream28. Burial, Thom Yorke & Four Tet - Ego // Stream29. Clams Casino - Motivation // Stream30. Deadboy - Here 4 You // Stream + Full Youtube Playlist 

    2011 was an important year for music. The Weeknd and Frank Ocean revived R&B, ASAP Rocky and Tyler, The Creator reanimated rap and dubstep is still going strong with releases by Burial, James Blake, Jamie xx and SBTRKT. 
    It was a year of amazing beats and bangers, check out our favorites that are compiled in no particular order.

    1. The Weeknd - Initiation // Stream
    2. AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like // Stream
    3. Azealia Banks - 212 // Stream
    4. Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers // Stream
    5. SBTRKT - Wildfire // Stream
    6. Joy Orbison - Sicko Cell // Stream
    7. Drake - Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross) // Stream
    8. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx - NY Is Killing Me // Stream
    9. ASAP Rocky - Palace // Stream
    10. Creep - You (feat. Nina Sky) // Stream
    11. Jamie Woon - Lady Luck // Stream
    12. The Weeknd - What You Need // Stream
    13. James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream // Stream
    14. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Otis // Stream
    15. Blawan - Getting Me Down // Stream
    16. Rustie - After Light // Stream
    17. Jamie xx - Far Nearer // Stream
    18. Burial - Street Halo // Stream
    19. Jai Paul - BTSTU (Edit) // Stream
    20. The Weeknd - Dirty Diana // Stream
    21. Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci // Stream
    22. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Jamie xx Shuffle) // Stream
    23. Sibian & Faun - I’m Sorry // Stream
    24. Phanes - Lucky Woman // Stream
    25. Kanye West - Monster (Kingdom’s Nicki-Centric-Edit) // Stream
    26. Frank Ocean - Thinking About You // Stream
    27. Koreless - MTI // Stream
    28. Burial, Thom Yorke & Four Tet - Ego // Stream
    29. Clams Casino - Motivation // Stream
    30. Deadboy - Here 4 You // Stream 
    + Full Youtube Playlist 

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  • Karenn  -  Limewash (Barrelled)

    Karenn (Blawan + Pariah) - Lime Wash (Barrelled) 
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