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.
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.
PGR003:
V/A – Future Sounds Of North America
Released: 11/29/10 Exclusively on Beatport, 12/13/10 Everywhere Else
1. Bardeenz – Brazilianaire
2. Distal – No No No Yes Yes Yes
3. Norrit – N Gbekinho
4. Kid Aloha – Low Tide (Acid Riddim)
5. Buckmaster – The Ja Dance
6. Skinny Friedman – Bear Conditioner
7. Clicks & Whistles – When I Feel
8. Atlantic Connection – Delicious
9. B. Laing – Axe VIP
10. Cosmic Revenge – After Party
11. Manikan – Crab Grab
12. DubCHI – Square Bomb
13. DJ Apt One – Bang The Bass
Bass music has always been a part of North American music culture. More often than not, this music has existed in regional pockets with Miami Bass, Baltimore Club, and Chicago Juke as prime examples. In the past few years, the globalization of dubstep has genuinely changed the current landscape of worldwide bass music.Today, we find ourselves in a melting pot of styles, where tonal and textural commonalities exist outside of distinct regions.From NYC to Los Angeles, from Austin to Montreal, there is a common denominator that is uniting people across the continent and across the world. We call this BASS music.
The Future Sounds of North America compilation was created to promote these recent advances in bass music, and specifically, to showcase North American producers.This compilation features rising superstars in future of bass music: Atlantic Connection, Kid Aloha, Clicks & Whistles, DJ Apt One, Distal, Buckmaster, B. Laing, Norrit, Skinny Friedman, Cosmic Revenge, DubCHI, Bardeenz, and Manikan. The release ranges from spaced out funky to full-on tropical club bangers.
PGR002: GUTTSTAR – Battery Hues EP
Release Date: 31/08/2010
1. Fresh Produce
2. Bomb Blast
3. Not Money or Show
4. Tracers
5. Bomb Blast (Dev79 Remix)
6. Not Money or Show (Kastle remix)
Party Guy Records‘ sophomore release, the Battery Hues EP, is the debut release from Matt Gutt a.k.a. GUTTSTAR (Formerly known as SubPRIME). Hailing from Burlington, VT, GUTTSTAR made quite a bit of buzz over the past year from his outstanding remix of Lil’ John’s Snap Yo Fingers. His debut EP offers up four original bangers alongside remixes from Philadelphia street bass champion Dev79 and Pittsburgh’s bass maestro Kastle(B. Rich). GUTTSTAR has undeniably captured the purple sound on his debut EP, which the likes of Joker, Ginz, Rustie, Gemmy, and Guido have made so famous. GUTTSTAR has welded his lush synth lines together with innate precision, creating a heavy crunk soundscape with mass-appeal.
1. Messed Up Maison (Original Mix)
2. Messed Up Maison (DubCHI Remix)
3. Messed Up Maison (Finley Remix)
4. Messed Up Maison (Bardeenz Fucks You Silly Remix)
Party Guy Records’ first offering, the Messed Up Maison EP, features the debut release and title track from Bardeenz. This masterfully crafted work of electro-wizardry is sure to turn any dance out. Bardeenz’ attention to detail and top notch production skills have finally come to fruition. Supporting this big room crusher are remixes from Slanted Black’s Finley, DubCHI, and an extraordinary VIP mix from Bardeenz himself. The Finley remix is a textbook prog smasher, filled with monumental build ups and drops which create massive tension and release points throughout the track. DubCHI comes correct with a more upfront and edgy remix ready for the big speakers.
