RE:GENERATION
I get a little cagey when big companies and brands invest money in music-based projects when their own business operations couldn’t be further from music – yet every now and then there will be a worthwhile project which gets together the correct creative minds and comes away with something meaningful and even inspirational.
Car manufacturer Hyudai are cross promoting their new car with a project called RE:GENERATION which sees the likes of DJ Premier, Skrillex, Mark Ronson, Pretty Lights and The Crystal Method come out of their typical musical comfort zones and delve into genres that have been fundamentally influential to them and team up with some legends in the process to create brand new sounds.
The result, as you’ll see in the YouTube trailer, are moments of revelation and frustration but the key aspect here is that an album of sorts featuring all the work is being given away as a free download on the official website with a feature length film to follow.
Amongst all of the melee, one of our favourite UK producers/artists Bonobo has remixed the huge collaborative Mark Ronson track – have a listen!
Mark Ronson ft. Erykah Badu, Mos Def and Trombone Shorty - A La Modeliste (Bonobo Remix) – download here
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POW! // Ifan Dafydd
Ifan Dafydd is still something of an enigma in producer and DJ circles. Although his output has got him some top level praise from his contemporaries, not a huge amount is known about the man himself. As such this will probably be one of the more copy light POW posts we’ve ever had.
Ifan Dafydd – No Good
The first we heard of Ifan was with the lauded release of ‘No Good’ – a track that sampled the late great Amy Winehouse with a subtlety and originality that many have tried to foster and could not. You could place him somewhere between garage and dubstep, but Ifan has a sparse, cool sound all his own. That garage inspiration can be heard to full effect on his track ‘Miranda’ – a moody two-step mash up of Usher’s ‘You Remind Me’.
Ifan Dafydd – Miranda
Ifan’s remix of rising star Emelie Sande takes her story of forbidden love from commercial soul anthem into James Blake down-pitched vocal territory. The Blake comparison is regularly made (Ifan apparently lived with him for a time) and although clearly there are similarities in the two artist’s output, Ifan’s tinkering with vocals and melody seems a little less self-indulgent.
Emelie Sande – Daddy (Ifan Dafydd Remix)
Ifan’s latest release uses sparse vocals and sweeping moody instrumentals to great effect. The double A-side ‘Treehouse / To Me’ is released digitally on February 6th. Although Ifan Dafydd is still currently a bit of a mystery, if this EP release is anything to go by 2012 feels like the year when he will step out of James Blake’s shadow and carve his own niche.
Ifan Dafydd – Treehouse / To Me
Submerse (Stumbleine Remix)
Big thanks to Shura for aiding us in the discovery of Bristolian producer Stumbleine and his deep downtempo remix of Sumberve’s 2010 two-step track Kowai.
Top stuff.
Submerse – Kowai (Stumbleine Remix) - right click, save as to download
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SBTRKT (The Neon Lights Remix)
The Neon Lights have a penchant for an incredible tidy remixes and edits and their remix of The xx topped our ‘Best Remixes of 2010′ poll back in 2010.
They’re back now with a sumptous bootleg remix of SBTRKT and Sampha’s Hold On which word on the grapevine says SBTRKT himself is dropping on his DJ sets.
Huge.
Josh Record – New Demo
Josh Record is one of those artists on the cusp of something really big in 2012 and he’s certainly a man that deserves it. We showcased him alongside his band on our first Introducing sessions and he’s climbed to become the 9th most session overall this month.
He’s just revealed a new demo recorded at home but it’s a stunning piece of work and sets our tails wagging for the upcoming EP!
Watch his Introducing session here.
