Back From New York
OK back from New York after an eventful little holiday and there’s definitely a noticeable gap in posts since then.
I had these tracks playing on the iPod during the painful ‘battery chicken’ style plane ride and they soothed my aching body.
Modeselektor – The White Flash ft. Thom Yorke
First up is the incredible collaboration between Berlin producers and Thom Yorke that features on Modeselektors album.
Brookes Brothers vs Futurebound – Dawn Treader
I’d like to compare Drum & Bass to fizzy drinks. There is definitely a ‘Diet’ or ‘Light’ option with a lot of the new stuff coming out and to be honest I prefer it – This one’s a favourite of Annie Mac and now a favourite of mine.Holy Ghost! – Hold On – download
Aesop Rock – None Shall Pass
Aesop is a true lyricist – not a rapper who spits a few lines and then hangs on the chorus. There must be seven or eight pages of words here – It’s hard to believe the talent some people have to spit these kind of songs.
Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning (Alex Metric Remix)
Alex Metric is a Mahogany favourite and so far all his remixes have delivered. The vocal edits are a bit of a trademark now. Looking forward to his set at Neon Noise in August in London!
Friendly Visual Delight
The video for Friendly Fires’ new single is up and it’s great.
Shot on the coast of Ibiza with the classical African skin drums – perfect summer track. Radio is going to like this one.
They deserve the Mercury Music Prize more than anyone.
Check out our previous post for the MP3.
Friendly Fires – Kiss Of Life
TEef vs. FrankMusik
Rising UK rapper TEef seems to have teamed up with FrankMusik for this little video however I can’t see Frank anywhere – but who needs him eh?
He recently supported Enter Shikari so he’s taking an alternative route down the rap road. Expanding out and reaching to new audiences is key. Good luck to him.
Move over Wiley?
Nearly.
Bon Iver – MySpace Transmissions
The Bon Iver performance at The Park in Glastonbury has gone down in my book as the most beautiful gig I’ve ever seen.
I don’t think anything can or will top it for me – what made it was the anticipation. I’ve had the Bon Iver album since it was released and listened to it an unhealthy amount of times so finally hearing it live pulled every string in my body.
MySpace Transmissions invited Justin and the band to record a few songs from For Emma, Forever Ago and the live rendition reveals how pure the sound is. It’s not a studio sound at all. Just pure emotion in every chord and keystroke.
If you ever get a chance to see Bon Iver – prepare to be amazed.
Here are three tracks from the session.
Bon Iver – Flume (MySpace Transmission session) – download
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Bon Iver – For Emma (MySpace Transmission session) – download
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Bon Iver – Lump Sum (MySpace Transmission session) – download
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Oh Shit!
Oh Shit!
Famous words that we all say at least once a week. Mainly when we pull out the handful of receipts for the night before or when we realise there’s no toilet paper (in a public toilet).
There is an Oh Shit! that is positive however. The words we scream to ourselves when a dirty beat is dropped and that’s what the LA duo set out to achieve. With successful outcomes.
Pushin’ Harder featuring Whiskey Pete is coming out this week exclusively on Beatport and we’ve got some tasty remixes.
Oh Shit! ft. Whiskey Pete – Pushin’ Harder (DJ Vanish Remix) – download
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Oh Shit! ft. Whiskey Pete – Pushin’ Harder (Chris Nunchaku Lead Mix) – download
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Oh Shit! ft. Whiskey Pete – Pushin’ Harder (Audius Remix) – download
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We Can Get It On
About a month ago the DJ Vadim track featuring Pugs Atoms was released and it sent me to memory lane. All my hip-hop heroes like Pharcyde, Souls of Mischief, Pete Rock and others were bought back to fruition by Pugs’ authentic hip-hop sound.
Pugs sent this video to us last week and the minute I listened to it, I loved it. Hopefully he’ll drop an mp3 through so you can have this on the go.
I noticed he’s playing a few dates in Europe but I’m yet to see a London date. He’d be the perfect artist for Cargo or Hoxton Bar & Grill.
Off to New York tomorrow and this is getting me ready.
Check out our DJ Vadim post featuring Pugs Atomz.
Pugs Atomz – Get It On
Blog of the Month on Hype Machine!!!!!
Almost exactly 6 months ago was the birth of The Mahogany Blog and since then it’s been an incredible time.
A lot of credit for our growing fanbase is the Hype Machine and what a better way to celebrate our 6 month anniversary by being featured on their website.
Hypem have almost 1500 chosen blogs and for July and much of August – we’ll be one of the five blogs featured.
There’s a radio show that features music chosen by the selected bloggers and interviews as well so have a listen to what I have to say about Florence & The Machine!
Here’s the link – listen to the entire show or flick to 31 minutes to hear The Mahogany Blog.
Back To The Future?
Every now and then it’s important to look back on some of our earlier posts that you may have missed.
Here’s a few personal favourites.
Rare cover of the Gorillaz song Feel Good Inc performed by Editors.
Foals remix by Ewan Pearson – really progessive, really really good.
Collection of High Contrast remixes including Pjanoo!
Work It Out by Esser is a staple track for your mp3 player.
There’s so much music on Mahogany if you dig and dig that’s still fresh so it seems a shame to keep it in the dark.
