DHS 8 - Part 8 (H)

well done gents - some more top tuneage. D Lupe - I enjoy everything but the chorus to this! Cant say why, just grates on me. TV on Radio - as soon as I heard this I knew that I knew it - top track, well done for finding, D. The Game - it's ok - reminds me of Fiddy Cent/G-unit. Fatboy - it's a fun tune, from a fun LP some good memories. Moby - back once again... emotive, good melody with reasonable production.... PK rmx is still the don though. S ok - sorry for repetition, but it is factually correct... Rasoul - tune Three Drives - tune Solar Stone - tune Stryke/Oscar G - tune Lustral - TUNE Heavily moved by Estroe's recent Transitions mix - I could of actually picked Chymera's mix of Corrugated Tunnel's "Transist" but it's not such a good stand alone track imo. Check it out in Estroe's or Mothersole's recent mix for it's full effect... it needs to be mixed to sound less monotonous.... Still; I've managed to bookend this with Estroe's first and last records, both her own productions: Estroe - Emotional Rollercoaster perfect electronica to my ears, moody, emotive and beautiful - one of those tracks that I immediately had to look up as soon as I heard it...as the mix progressed I basically sat looking at the producers of the entire track list. Fritz Kalkbrenner (rmx) - Paul's brother has had a massive miami hit with the original of this (Sasha's been playing it mid set, it's def an energetic record and worth a listen).... the sun's coming back out and this is the pace of tune for me in the sunshine. DO NOT expect this to do anything/go anywhere - it just chugs along doing making nice bass sounds to slowed down samples of the original. The next two records have given me some hope that decent pop music is NOT entirely f -ed. Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar first heard this as the theme tune to How To Make it in America (same writers as Entourage). This kid can sing, and he now definitely knows how to write a pop/underground crossover. This LP is one of the best things I've listened to this year (released in 2010 but new to me), it has hip hop, soul, blues and reggae influences and the rich vocal's are just very refreshing to hear, considering he's in the US industry which is swamped with too artists who sound the same as each other. I think this will go big (if it hasn't already) Breakage / Jess Mills for some reason this really reminds me of the early 00's era with all the crossover vocal house records that were big, iio, Kosheen etc. It's nothing exciting in terms of what it does but it has a that energetic bass line and the little dubstep beat drop which slots over the 4-4 which means its immediately got mass chart/pop appeal for todays scene. Estroe Signing out with the tune that signed out Transitions show is the Distortion mix of Estroe's modern classic. This, for me, is just superb - it works; kooky top drums (not to mention a solid kick; a given) teaser melody, electronic vocal snippet, moody breakdown and effects, funky kicks and groovy bassline, acid loop (increasing intensity), then we're 5mins in and that fly-away melody drifts in and you've stopped breathing and are just existing. Sorry, got a bit carried away. Enjoy. H