There is no doubt that dBridge & Instra:mental are at the top of their respective games right now. Through their Autonomic Podcast, DJ sets, NonPlus+ label and soon to be Autonomic label they have been writing, playing and supporting some of the most beautiful music being made anywhere right now. It was no surprise that they were asked to step up and produce the next installment of the legendary FabricLive mix series, FabricLive 50. If this promo mix is anything to go by, the actual mix is going to be something truly incredible.
I seriously can not recommend this mix highly enough.
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Bonus good news for us NZ folk: They are about to bring their Autonomic sound to town for a series of gigs up and down the country, including the awesome Splore festival. Be sure to get along and check it out.
Another installment of recession friendly free tunes to get on the old em pee free player. This time round it is all about the cheeky booty/remix business.
Art of Noise – Moments in Love (Caspa Remix)
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I have to admit that until I heard this tune I actually had no idea who Art of Noise was. However wonky man of the moment Caspa delivers a beefed up remix of one of the 80′s avant-garde synthpop groups biggest hits (check the video for the original, it is phenomenal). I am really enjoying these vocal dubstep remixes that seem to be pouring out at the moment, good to see that the crew aren’t taking themselves too seriously, and just making tunes that make you want to lose your sh*t on the d floor. Got hold of this a while ago, but thanks to Nivin for bumping it in my memory.
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I am quite a fan of Lupe’s brand of infectious pop hop, and this is a nice little drum and bass rework of Paris Tokyo from his 2007 album ‘the Cool’ (courtesy of London based DJ Clart). Nothing like a cheeky little bootleg to get the floor moving. Oh yeah, apparently Lupe has a new album on the way soon.
Michael Jackson – Human Nature (Makoto & Specialist VIP)
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I had to think pretty hard about posting this one up. The MJ bandwagon has been jumped on by enough people already, without me getting on it too. Don’t get me wrong, I think it is really sad, and I also think we are unlikely to see a talent like his again for a very long time, if ever. I just don’t want to be one of ‘those’ people. Having said all that, this tune is a cracker. The original remix from Makoto & Specialist came out a couple of years back, and stayed in my record bag for a long time. The VIP was given away as a tribute to the king of pop, and features an extended chunk of the the original track. Sure to see plenty of play at parties big and small around the world over the coming few months, and so it should. RIP MJ.
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