H.U.D. Pipedown Mix 07

Our friends over at Pipedown just released their seventh mixtape and this one is truly amazing! It's mixed on 3 turntables by H.U.D., a London promoter with a very exquisite taste in music. The mix is a journey through house, funky, juke and quality techno. Download here

MODERAT ClashMusic Mix

Those Modeselektor guys have pretty insane taste in music so it's always a treat to listen to their DJ mixes. Apparat joins the party on this one for ClashMusic. As Moderat they pave a  journey through atmospheric dubstep, techno, funky and garage. Just take a look at the tracklist you'll know that this is pretty essential!

XXXY BBQ Mix 002

BBQ is a party in Wroclaw (Poland) showcasing the latest forms of electronic bass music. They recently started their own mix series and they couldn't have had a have a better start with Mosca as the debutant. They aren't showing any signs of slowing down though, as the second mix is even better than the first! Xxxy comes with a fresh mixture of dub techno and funky held together by a polyrhythmic firmament. Incredibly soothing!

SUBEENA Picture / Spectrums

Subeena releases a new track on her own, newly formed Opit Records. After her releases on (now dysfunctional) Immigrant/Imminent Recordings and Planet Mu she drops a massiv new one with Picture. It opens with a harpsichord massively dubbed from which we are blown away by a rolling techno vibe. Heavy bass-kick mixed with heavy synth overload, from there we hear this rolling bass synth take over: where dubstep flows into techno. Spectrums opens with a space vibes all over covered with this on going stepping square rave beat topped with an overwhelming symphonietta. Again Subeena proves that she knows how to fill th floor. [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/a1.mp3] [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/b1.mp3]

FUNCKARMA Dubstoned EP3

The brothers Funcken are in the music bizz for a long time with off and on success. Their projects vary in music styles from IDM, techno, electro, hip hop and just for the last couple of yours they moved into dubstep. Their sound on the Dubstoned EP (number 3 already) is very dub reggae infected. The dubs are heavy on the bass, the space reverb is all around us: trippy space. During the EP the sound evolves towards dubtechno (Delibel / Sovtron) but then more from a IDM perspective. Again the Funcken brothers define their specific field of music from their guts to their brain. The remix by the brilliant Wallonians Herrmutt Lobby (only digital) makes it complete. Dark, grimy, pure sandpaper for the ears and brain. Hawking-Radiation [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Hawking-Radiation.mp3] Moor [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Moor.mp3] Sovtron [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sovtron.mp3]

Cinnamon Chasers – Luv Deluxe (Scuba Remix)

[vimeo 6540668] Scuba retains the original's lush synths and builds a bass-heavy techno foundation around it.

Sbtrkt – Right Place

The mysterious Sbtrkt drops a free track for us. He has been getting alot  of buzz lately and rightly so. His tunes are very diverse ranging from techno to house to dubstep. This particular one takes on the wobbly dubstep approach with a lovely garage shuffle and some Radiohead goodness. Download from RCRD LBL

YANG 2009 list

I didn't think too long and hard about this list. Mainly because I would never be able to create an absolute top 15 and I would always forget some tracks, no matter how long I'd think about it. So I just listed 15 tracks I really really liked out of the top of my head. 2009 was a very interesting year. Especially the abstract beats scene and instrumental hip hop. The effects of Flying Lotus and the Brainfeeder crew rubbed off on a lot of new talented producers. Also the days of pure headnodding at the parties are over.  Artists like Slugabed, Eprom, Dorian Concept and The Gaslamp Killer are rocking parties hard with their crazy distorted midranges. A lot of the dubstep has gotten a bit boring for me. There's a clear formula for the music now and loads of (the wobbly) stuff sound pretty much the same. There are still many creative new productions coming out though. I very much like the producers (Untold, Geiom, Brackles etc.) experimenting with the housier side of music. The added groove brings the much needed freshness to the scene. I predict UK Funky and Future Garage will get heaps of new fans this coming year. MIKE SLOTT - Gardening (LuckyMe) [youtube wTja-C1HUDQ 350 25] UNTOLD - Stop What your Doing (James Blake remix) (Hemlock) [youtube ClKhjCzLxc4 350 25] MOUNT KIMBIE - Maybes (Hotflush) [youtube WMaKsZDD2Go 350 25] BORIS DLUGOSH - Bangkok (Roska remix) (Phantasy Sound) [youtube LHtVHFaNs1Y 350 25] MARK PRITCHARD & OM’MAS KEITH - Wind it up (Hyperdub) [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Wind-It-Up.mp3] HOT CITY - No More (Infrasonics) [youtube kHKe_xpg7Ok 350 25] KENTON SLASH DEMON - Khattabi (Tartelet) [youtube 9dVw6-pyP8Q 350 25] SHORTSTUFF - A Rustling (Ramp) [youtube VMJef8YO-wI 350 25] HUDSON MOHAWKE - Overnight (Warp) [youtube 8I8_tyOPyf8 350 25] DEADBOY - U Cheated (Well Rounded) [youtube 2a_9Iob8tCg 350 25] RUSTIE - Keesha Resmak [youtube KCZ3uCFdX1U 350 25] ZOMBY - Digital Flora (Brainmath) [youtube co4cGNsF5EM 350 25] FUZZY LOGIK - In The Morning (Virgin) [youtube m6tuohhCGz4 350 25] RAINBOW ARABIA - Kabukimono (Manimal) [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/03-Kabukimono.mp3] MONO/POLY - Beatles Bitch (Faces) [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Beatles-Bitch-.mp3]

CO2RO 2009 list

Below my list in no particular order. A mix of dancefloor and home-entertainment, post-rock gitars and sweet ill-biant. So much to choose from... AARDVARK - Bloom3 (Bloom) MODERAT - Seamonkey [ Untold/ Surgeon Remixes ] (Bpitch Control) RSD - Over it (Tectonic) REMERGE vs AGT RAVE CRU - Amenyall (Remerge LTD) TORTOISE - Beacons of Ancestorship (Thrill Jockey) BROADCAST & THE FOCUSGROUP - Investigate witch cults of the radio age (Warp) Warp20 BOX - 1989-2009 (Warp) MARK PRITCHARD & OM'MAS KEITH - Wind It Up (Planet Mu) SLUGABED/COCO BRYCE Myor 02 (Myor) DISRUPT - The bass has left the building (Jahtari) LEYLAND KIRBY - Sadly, the future is no longer what it was 3lp (History Always Favours The Winners) Library Subscription Series 1-5 (Disposable Music/ Finders Keepers) MONOLAKE / T++ - Atlas [ T++ Mix ] (Imbalance) PEVERELIST - Jarvik Mindstate ( Punch Drunk) JOE GIBBS - Dub Serial (Greensleeves)

UNTOLD Flexible

Untold is an adventures man. His releases have been, from day one on tempting. Yukon, the first one was amazing, this 10 inch was a daring blend between dubtechno, dubstep and on the remixes that followed abstract beats were added. His last one, Stop What Your Doing we already reviewed as one of the best records this year and then sudenly this one....This is as simple as strong. Reduced to demanding powerfull beats, layered and shifting. Its amazing how rich this track is. Flexible [audio: http://www.lowriderscollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/untold.mp3]