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2) HxdB – FLuNK
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3) HxdB feat. Cairo – Once Bytten
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4) Cairo – Sudden Expectations
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The second 2012 release on Party Guy Records is the massive transcontinental collaborative effort between two brilliant producers that go by the names of HxdB & Cairo. Canada’s HxdB has been on every forward-thinking label’s radar over the past 3 years. His affiliations run deep, with tracks penned down to Surefire Sound, Tectonic, Freshmore, Palms Out, Car Crash Set, Echodub, and so on. Australia’s Cairo is no amateur either, with tracks previous penned down to labels including Silverback Records and Gradient Audio. Fans of DFRNT, Jacques Greene, and Sleepyhead are sure to enjoy this release.
The release starts off with with both HxdB and Cairo on the 808-induced track “Bassix”. The track starts off sublt and airy, like a train departing the station, and picks up into a fiery dancefloor riddim. HxdB continues our journey on FLunK, a pulsating bouncy tune. The two meet again on the third track “Once Bytten”, again pairing 808 sounds with clinking riddims. The release finishes with a signature Cairo sound as he beautifully plays with an acapella sample that murmurs, “I don’t want to be alone…” over melodic chords…absolutely brilliant!
Working with sound is like sculpting stone – you’ve got to destroy it a little to get anywhere!” jokes Newfoundland-born dj/producer Matthew Hiscock, also known as Hissy Fit. With tracks released digitally and on vinyl on Car Crash Set, Phuturelabs and the new Swing & Skip Records, he’s gotten play on the UK’s RinseFM and KissFM and received multiple mentions in XLR8R magazine. He’s also played live sets at Montreal’s highly respected events Piknic Electronik and MUTEK.
When not making or spinning tunes, he runs the Make Some Bass production interview blog, which has featured Bok Bok, Ghislain Poirier, Submerse and Resketch, Dubbel Dutch and more. In his remaining spare minute he writes for Music Think Tank and coordinates the Big Things! music collective.
Hissy Fit is a featured artist on PGR006: HGLDT & Hissy Fit – Last Summer Dub.
Please visit Hissy Fit on the web at: http://soundcloud.com/matthewhiscock
Despite the fact they’re new on the scene, Clicks & Whistles are already showing that they’re one of the most intriguing and exciting production duos in the US. Starting out as a long distance collaborative production project between Petey Evans,24, and Jorge Hernandez ,27, they’ve both taken up residence in Charlotte, NC to focus on crafting their defining sound and spreading it to eager fans across the globe. That unique sound is comprised of many genres, including but not limited to: Southern rap and hip hop, dubstep, UK garage and funky, and everything in between.
The Clicks & Whistles sound has been perking the ears of some of the US’s highly regarded electronic producers and labels as well. Starting with their Radiator/Cranberry Goose EP on Atlanta’s Embassy Recordings, 2011 and 2012 will see forthcoming releases on Tittsworth and Ayres T&A Records and Kingdom’s Fade to Mind imprint. There will certainly be plenty more on the horizon for this talented young duo, as they continue to expose the world to the unique sound of Clicks & Whistles.
Clicks & Whistles is a featured artist on Future Sounds Of North America.
Please visit Clicks & Whistles on the web at: http://soundcloud.com/clicksandwhistles
HGLDT is a bass music DJ and producer hailing out of Montreal, Canada. As the founder of the rising Montreal Future Garage Collective, he holds a monthly residency at Swing and Skip events, the city’s first and only future garage and deep dubstep night. With a weekly show on Sub FM and having played alongside such artists as Luke.Envoy, Synkro, Submerse, and Hot City, HGLDT constantly brings a solid selection of deep percussive unreleased material from the most in demand producers on the scene. HGLDT’s songs have received support from international DJ’s including Blackdown on stations such as Rinse FM and Sub FM.
HGLDT is a featured artist on PGR006: HGLDT & Hissy Fit – Last Summer Dub.
Please visit HGLDT on the web at: http://soundcloud.com/hgldt
HGLDT & Hissy Fit – Last Summer Dub
Release Date: 11/01/11
1. HGLDT & Hissy Fit – Last Summer Dub (Original Mix)
2. HGLDT & Hissy Fit – Last Summer Dub (Martin Kemp Remix)
The sixth release on Party Guy Records is a collaboration between two Montreal residents HGLDT & HISSY FIT titled “Last Summer Dub”. The chopped-and-screwed vocal loops and deep bass grooves remind us at Party Guy Records of club nights we spent in Montreal, at places like Aria and Stereo, where we would dance all night to all-encompassing beats, that held our attention until the sun had well-risen. As this “Indian Summer” continues, let us reflect on what a summer it has been, with one more bangin, summer groove…
The title track, Last Summer Dub, is sure to be a modern classic. With cross-over appeal to house DJs, as well as the speed garage connoisseurs, this 4×4 journey captures the essence of long summer nights and starry skys. A dreamy soundscape is created as the funky bass weaves in and out of the kicks and snares, making the listener wish it wouldn’t end (just like summer).
On the flip, Martin Kemp is back with the full UK sound giving the track with an absolute mental remix of the original. A dark, twisting shuffle with a serious bass line punches through eerily throughout the track. Keeping many elements of the original but completely switching the vibe, Kemp proves again why he is someone to keep on your radar.
Sit back, relax, and let that summer jam play out one more time..
1. Sleepyhead – Good Love (Original Mix)
2. Sleepyhead – Move It! (Original Mix)
3. Sleepyhead – Good Love (Nightwave Remix)
4. Sleepyhead – Move It! (Sines Remix)
Debut release from Sleepyhead. One half of SexyTime alongside MiMoSa, Sleepyhead steers away from the clear cut lines of dubstep and ventures into the world of UK Funky and experimental future bass.Supporting this freshmen release from one of America’s rising bass stars, are footwork remixes from Nightwave (formerly 8Bitch) and Sines.The title track Good Love starts off with a deep, sexy RnB hook which is backed up with lush pads.Fancy 808 work and a rolling bass line kick in to top off this super catchy, feel good tune.Next up is the second original Move It!Tribal 808 kicks, a haunting vocal, and an equally creepy synth carry the song until it drops full on into a Julio Bashmore-like masterpiece.Tight hand percussion fills in the gaps throughout the climax until the onslaught of 30 below frequencies are unleashed once again.The Nightwave remix of Good Love wastes no time getting started.From the get-go furious kicks, hats, clicks, and other 808 kit essentials play in harmony with each other, jumping from one polyrhythm to the next.Nightwave proves she is a force to be reckoned with in the new school juke/footwork class of producers.Moving on to the Sines remix of Move It! one can be reassured that everything is indeed bigger in Texas.The boys from South Houston come correct with wicked syncopation and a shuffle that no one could stand still too.A classic in the making, Sines shows they can work an 808 like the best of them.
Previously known as 8Bitch, Nightwave has worked with a number of independent labels for various different projects.
She has completed releases for Seed Records, Svetlana Industries & Slit Jockey, featured on Ministry of Sound’s ‘Adventures in Dubstep & Beyond’ as well as the Cassie Tribute album ‘Skydiver’ out on Local Action Records to name just a few.
Nightwave (real name Maya Medvesek) has also confirmed releases for 2011 with Ghettophiles, Fortified Audio & Unknown To The Unknown. She is also attending RBMA in October.
Maya has plenty of experience as a club DJ and has also worked on the hit video game ‘DJ Hero’ for which she did the motion capture for the female characters.
Nightwave is a featured artist on PGR005: Sleepyhead – Good Love.
Please visit Nightwave on the web at: http://soundcloud.com/nightwave808
Straight outta the dirty South,Houston, Texas, Sines (Leroy Bella ) has quickly become not just one of the busiest producers in stateside bass music but also one with an eye for talent. Responsible for Formant Recordings and a part of the infamous Gritsy Crew. Sines has spent as much time developing the talents of others as he has polishing his own low-down and diverse sounds; just peep some of the names gracing Formant wax. Willfully switching sounds and timbres, Sines are equally happy creating dirty garage-influenced rollers as he is twisting accapellas into sub bass workouts. The defining theme in their work is passion and style, no matter what the project is. Be on the lookout for his new label Freshmore.
Sines is a featured artist on PGR005: Sleepyhead – Good Love.
Please visit Sines on the web at: http://soundcloud.com/sines-1
The Secret Mix Series is a monthly podcast curated by Party Guy Records. We hand pick some of our favorite producers and ask them to get in the mix from anywhere to 30 minutes to an hour. Each mix is uniquely different and the music spans across genres including dubstep, electro, funky, garage, house, and future bass. The one constant, is that tracklists are never provided and always secret. Please subscribe to our podcasts via the iTunes link below:
The fourth release from Party Guy Records comes from Atlanta’s Mitch Brown a.k.a. MANIKAN. Manikan is a DJ / Producer / Promoter who is bringing a breathe of fresh air to the dance floor. Originally from the west coast, he has managed in the last two years to make moves in the dirty south with his high energy sets. When MANIKAN isn’t behind the decks, he is spreading the word about upcoming Gold Sweat ATL events or grinding out tracks in the studio.
Manikan’s debut EP on Party Guy Records, entitled Noche Buena, starts off with the title track; a fierce hybrid of stomping Chicago House kick drums rhythms layered with a raw, bouncing bassline and marching snare hits. Old school diva vocals drive the track and tie it all together in what is sure to be a summer anthem. “Indigo” follows, and brings a much tougher, thuggier vibe to the EP. Quick piano stabs, mixed in with white noise bursts, backed up with a punishing drum kit give this tune a big room sound. Next up is “Bamboo Meltdown” which one could liken to Canblaster or Brenmar, with its bouncing, steppy drumwork and catchy synth line. The sparse haunting R&B vocals and tribal percussion paint a dark atmosphere, that is sure to light up any club. Distal’s remix of “Noche Buena” gets LOW. Rocking sub bass coupled with lighting fast high hats give this remix the ATL treatment it deserves. Back once again with Party Guy Records is Dev79 with a sound like none other. Dev79’s remix is a melting pot of styles, encompassing glitched out beats with wonky bass slides all under one tropical rhythm.
