The 2 Bears Make a Beary Awesome Jam

Cheesy and wonderful, uplifting and gospel-like, the 2 Bears are as new as they are unique. I haven't heard electro pop with so much soul/wonderment/simplified-beauty since Hot Chip's The Warning.

They're new to Southern Fried and definitely seem like a wildcard act among the heavy-hitting-house-heads of the SF crew. I guess with the new release from The Shoes, it isn't that out of the blue... but still.

The 2 Bears - Church

This lil video sheds some light on their goofy antics. They're incredibly lovable (and uncannily bear-like).

The 2 Bears - Recording Session at The Red Bull Studios
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FuzZ: Interstellar Sparkles

Do you ever have those moments? You know, the moments where you:

• are walking down a dark alley at night,
• have a glock in ya pants,
• are wearing dark sunglasses and a leather jacket
• with hood up
• just left a shady house party in Brooklyn,
•  want to kill the people who murdered your mother

For those of you who ever found yourself in this scene from a movie in your head, I recommend FuzZ. His track 'Marshmallow Bazooka' from his full-length LP entitled 'Sparkle Vision' that was released late this past June.

Marshmallow Bazooka by FuzZ
 
There is undeniably something strangely clean about his 'sound.' He is not afraid of the funk. Nor does he fuck around with breakdowns.

Buy Sparkle Vision on bandcamp. (All proceeds go to FuzZ and none to Steve Jobs) :D
You can find moar FuzZ on his Soundcloud, and you can tell him how much you like 'Sparkle Vision' directly to him via his Twitter or his Myspace.

Stryker Remixes Subvader

I'm realllllyyyyy excited to announce that my new ep entitled 'Riding the Night - EP' will be released this Tuesday!! Super dooper stoked about this 3-track release... it really doesn't sound much like my last EP at all (in a good way, i hope :) You will be able to pick it up for free on soundcloud, and bandcamp (which has unlimited downloads in any file format) on the 17th.

So yeah, I've been asking various producer friends to see if they want to remix the last track on the album entitled 'Now We Leave Ground.' So far, the remixes are looking DOPE--got some really talented producers (Young Tom, anyone?)

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Stryker Matthews, prepare to be blown away. This californian adds a Diplo-esque flair to the original, cultivating a really energetic/rowdy vibe.

Subvader - Now We Leave Ground (Stryker Matthews Remix)

Be sure to catch Stryker's 2 part 'Coldest August mix.' Needless to say, it's pretty dope.

Crunk as fuck: YounG ToM

Remember the first time you heard Rusko and the bass wobbles completely crushed ur skull? Well listening to Young Tom is kinda like that. You'll have the same sensation of blowing ur mind.

Young Tom - Anthem
M.I.A. - Steppin Up (Young Tom HARD LA! Remix)

Young Tom is the dubstep handle of the Pittsburgh-hailing Tom Holroyd. At the fresh age of 18, he's proven that u don't gotta be some douchebag who studies music production in order to make badass, full fucking beats. (no offense to peeps majoring in music production--wish i was smart enuff to have done that.) What's really cool is that the dude started his music production swag doing mashups, then twerkin some electro steeze w his other/earlier project 'Comic Strips.' (check the g6 rmx--it's a slayer.)

There is something incredibly 'garage' about his tunes. Kinda reminds me of punk in that regard. His beats are raww. They draw u in with distorted wonderment/interest. Ya just need to hear what crazy shit is going to happen next. That crazy shit usually consists of monstrous bass and glitchy/gangster-ass samples. Maybe u could call it ghetto-step? Regardless, YounG ToM is crunk as fuck.

If u in the Pittsburgh area around the 22nd you should check out Tom (as Comic Strips) playin a show as he plans to drop his dubstep work also :D (check the Young Tom Facebook page for more info)

Got so many haterz, they call me Justin Bieber

Have u ever been hated on?
Are u a hater urself?
Is ur 'third eye' in an 'unusual place?'

If u answered anything to any of those questions, then please-- light up your chalice, crank your stereo system and blast this new remix I made of B.o.B's 'Haterz Everywhere (feat. Wes Fif).' (<
[Compare the original with Die Antwoord's 'Enter the Ninja'... if ur thinkin what i'm thinkin then ur like "ummm what?"]

Haterz Everywhere (Subvader Remix)
Haterz Everywhere (Original Mix)

So yeah, thanks for listening! And if you're on soundcloud, be sure to listen to it here (and maybe give it some <3's or comments if u dig it enuff)

B.o.B - Haterz Everywhere (Subvader Remix) by Subvader

TWEET ON, BRUVVAHZ!! #NED #NED #NED !!!

Doctor P and other bros like him

Even though I'm American, for some reason the UK garage/grime-influenced dubstep just sits better with me. I feel like if you could characterize UK dubstep and American dubstep in order to make a metaphor to illustrate the differences between the two, American dubstep would be a post-metal-show-chick who just wants to roll face and and say "womp womp," whereas UK dubstep would be that outcast bro who steals mtn dew from gas stations and plays WoW on weekends with his 'coding buddies.'

Now u can see from that highly illustrative comparison, that American dubstep is, let's face it, more mainstream (and more likely to give killer head). Also, one should note that when I refer to 'American dubstep,' it sorta refers to both American dubstep producers (such as NiT GriT and Bassnectar) as well as the American 'interpretation' of dubstep (the highly music-festival-oriented, post-neo-hippy rave scene). Let's face it, America likes to bastardize/mainstream-ize/mcdonald-ize our shit. I feel like a lot of American dubstep producer bros get 'caught up' in this mindset and IMHO, it is a disservice to the genre and just makes it kinda cheesy. (kinda like an american car or something... just kind of an 'overproduced letdown.')

But UK dubstep producer bros CAN BE CHEESY and STILL BE FRESH. Why? Cuz the UK gets it. Take Doctor P for example--his 'aesthetic' is undoubtedly a bit geeky and fully-cheese-ridden, but it doesn't matter cuz it's 'crazy-lovable' (and pretty trippy/stimulating to a new degree).



This above track is over a year old and it still sounds phat and fresh to me. Maybe this is cuz 'I'm not on the UK level' but srsly the bass sounds tweak me the fuck out.

His newest 'ish' is pretty much mind-blowing as well. He and Flux Pavillion (one of my new favorite producers these days) got together and made this grimey number. I copped it on BeatPort like as soon as it came out cuz I thought it was JUST that fucking powerful.



But does it live up to last yr's 'banger' that put him on the scene to begin w? I'd like to generalize and say that everybody who's ever shown any interest in dubstep ever has prolly heard "Sweet Shop." Undoubtedly, it's a classic and a milestone for the genre.

I'd like to think that Doctor P has a lot more coming out of his 8-bit wizard sleeve, but what do yall think? Do u think 'P M.D.' has moar tunes that will reach 'Sweet shop status?' IDK, but in the meantime, buy his stuff cuz he's just a bro tryin to 'hustle some quids.'

pacman to the outizzle forshizzle my crackerizzles and other brozizzles.
ZAZZLE! (think imma use 'zazzle' for something. just typed it and realized how 'B.A.' it looks/sounds)

Subvader remixes Kavinsky

Our very own resident 'womperman' SUBVADER has just given us the link to a new track and we're goin gaga for it!

Nightcall (Subvader Remix)

The vader-meister has gone all out on this deep, deep, vastly deep track, showing us that there's (a shit-ton) more to dubstep than a melody-less, wobbly 'WAMP WAMP.' He retains a similar melody to the original but then takes it to some otherworldly space odyssey shit. After listening to it, I feel like I'm in a rave in deepspace where we're kinda floatin around in astro suits outside the starcraft and i just took a hit of DMT. Please crank your speakers when listening to it, and if possible, take some drugs (preferably hallucinogens).

>>ALSO!!!!<<
please give it some hearts on soundcloud because this track was made for a COMPETITION! and the track with the most hearts wins some shit and gets mad street cred. maybe you could even tweet @kavinsky himself and tell him how awesome you think it is. please vote for it tho! spread the word on twitter or facebook or whatever! here's the tiny link: http://tiny.cc/n5nqz ! plz spread tha word yallzz!


alzooo-->>> follow SUBVADER ON TWITTAAAAHHH!!! he's cool. i promise.


i love you guys,
pacman


dubstep loves you guys,
womp womp

don't ever say womp womp or subvader might blast u w his lazy beams

GONJASUFI OMG

So who is this Gonjasufi that all the blogs have been raving about? I'm not sure if it's a duo or a single dude or what (it's totally the hobo character on the left), but apparently the act is signed to Warp and has had four releases so far (3 of which were done this year!!!).

I'm really considering pre-ordering the vinyl version of his latest release (put out today!!), "A Sufi & a Killer." To me, it sounds a lot like if Madlib fucked Cocorosie, had a kid, and that kid was two hours into a two-tab acid trip in the middle of a block of compton that had been teleported (buildings and all) into the middle of some middle eastern desert. They got that psychadelic, beat poppin', crooning sound goin on (as utterly bizarre as that sounds).

Don't believe that this unique fusion sounds good? Download this track that I got off of some random sampler I copped from a mediafire search (sorry it's a 128). Granted, this is MY favorite track so far--there are many more. Get the bootleg thingie here. Or buy at iTunes if you want to support corporate douchebaggery and underpay the artist.

There's a really lovably familiar tape sound reminiscent of campy 60s horror flicks that serves you a flickering, crooning, creepy, drugged out feel. It contrasts really well with some of my other favorite artists on Warp (Rustie, Hudson Mohawke) who have the same home-made vibe, but more gameboy and less opium den.

But I loves me that opium den,
Pacman

The best beat Dilla ever made...

...has been rapped over by Lord Quas (that's the stoned out, high pitch rapping of Madlib fyi) and also Busta Rhymes (on Mick Boogie's Dillagence).

Today I got an email from RCRDLBL.com that mentioned Jay Electronica. WACK ASS NAME--however he too spits rhymes over Dilla's remix of 'Hydrant Game' (the classic vocal track of Quasimoto rapping--get the whole album here and the Dilla remix with the sick beat here, and the instrumental beat here).

From RCRDLBL:

What do you think? I am really just obsessed with the tape bangin feel of Dilla's remix--the instrumental is beautiful, compelling, soulful and artful. In my opinion, it is the greatest beat hip hop has ever seen. Lotsa peeps are tellin me that Dilla's dead SO STOP WORSHIPPING HIM. And the truth is that I will never stop loving Dilla. The man TRULY was hip hop's Beethoven (not Mozart <-- fuck that dude).