Karl Henry

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Daddy Cool (Chris Moody & DJ Riz Remix) - Boney M (Golden Banana)
I guess people decided to re-listen to Boney M after Duck Sauce sampled the SHIT out of them.  Great Disco House jam, this un.

Feature Music (Alex Kenji Remix) - Nick, John Dalagelis (Silver Banana)
Tech House at it's best.  Super robotic feel.

Nothing Really Matters (Ellarsound Remix) - Roy Rosenfeld
Electro House, clearly Deadmau5 inspired.  Sounds a lot like Uppermost.  Cheers to Pointblank for the headsup on this dude.

Transatlantic Flight (Axwell Mix) - Lorraine
I mean, it's Axwell.

Party Girl (Turn Me Loose) (Abel Ramos Havre De Grace With Love Dub) - Ultra Nate
Abel Ramos can't help but make the Biggest of Big Room.

First Aid (Original Mix) - Michael Woods
Electro House with Progressive elements.  Ravey as fuck.  Banger for sure.

Fly With You (Alex Gaudino & Jason Rooney Mix) - Chicco Secci
HEAVY Progressive House, super ravey drop.
Regenerate (Russ Chimes Remix) - Booka Shade
Really impressive for Russ, new ground for him.  Progressive House, beautiful.

Swagger (Mind Electric Mix) - Bombs Away
Some fun House music.

That Feeling (Original Mix) - Mario Chris
House with Disco flavor.

Karl Henry Zipped Booked

Booka Shade Review

So I saw Booka Shade live at the Music Box in Hollywood last Thursday.  Review time.

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The opener was supposed to be Joaquin Bamaca.  However, after looking this dude up, he clearly wasn't the guy that we saw on stage.  Whoever we DID see, was quite possibly the worst DJ I've ever seen.  Not that he fucked up or anything, just the most boring, repetitive songs, terrible transitions, just really awful and boring.



Then Booka Shade came on.  They were pretty awesome.  The above video is them playing Charlotte on thursday.  They played all original songs, so if you're not familiar it's a sort of Progressive Techno / Tech House.  In other words, pretty, minimal, robotic music.  Some songs were definitely better than others, and the crowd would respond accordingly.  That said, I'd definitely recommend seeing them play a festival rather than a club.  Their sound is much better suited for a massive stage than a club.

How about some remixes?

Kingdom (Booka Shade Remix) - Dave Gahan
Sick track.  Techno.

The Expert (Booka Shade Remix) - Yello
More awesome Techno.

O Superman (ft. Laurie Anderson) (Felix Da Housecat Remix) - M.A.N.D.Y. & Booka Shade (Golden Banana)
Really like this one.  I remember hearing Destructo drop this at a HARD 13.

Booka Shade Remixes (86 MB)

Zipped // By Track

Stay tuned for a Simian Mobile Disco review.

Dubfire

Dubfire is the king of Techno as far as I'm concered. Dubfire was the first minimal producer that I really loved, and definitely paved the way for me deciding to open up my music taste beyond the realm of Electro. He also was part of the duo Deep Dish along with Sharam and invented Progressive House. Heavy shit. Anyways, his solo tracks are so much better than anything he ever made with Deep Dish. Enjoy, every tracks is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

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I Found U (Dubfire Remix) - Axwell
First track of his I ever heard, and boy do I love it. Still my favorite. You could probably get away with palying this at a college party actually, I might try it.

Charlotte (Dubfire Remix) - Booka Shade
Brilliant

Grindhouse (Dubfire Terror Planet Remix) - Radio Slave
One of the raviest tracks ever made. Really.

Float Away (Dubfire's Casaplex Dub) - Robbie Rivera
This track is really amazing, god I love Dubfire. This one's a more Progressive with an electro bass, actually.

I guess 4 tracks up top is enough, though I really could write a raving description about every single one of his tracks.

Dubfire Collection (All In One Zip)

Dubfire Collection (By Track)

Once again, I would like to remind all readers that if we are to be shut down for any reason, we will be continuing our horrible piracy on apeswithbarrels.wordpress.com, which is our back up blog and contains all the posts this one's got.

Rusty Nails

Moderat just released one of my favorite cuts off their album along with some remixes that you'll definitely want to check out. If you haven't already, you should definitely grab their album HERE (via Fake Tattoos) as well as check out our review of their live show HERE. Here's Rusty Nails (12''), tracks in order as they appear on the vinyl:

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Rusty Nails (TRG'S Peaktime Remix) - Moderat
Awesome dubstep remix. Really well done.

Rusty Nails (Original Mix) - Moderat
As I said, one of my favorites from their album.

Rusty Nails (Booka Shade Remix) - Moderat
Hell yes, how I love Booka Shade. They're a must see live band as well, really changed my perspective on dance music (I only really liked electro at the time, blew me away).

BONUS:
Speedmaster (Original Mix) - Andrea Bertolini