Obscure Video Game Character #8

And it's back.  Name this evil ass sucker and you'll receive +500 Bastille Love and Admiration Points.  I'll award 150 points if you can only name the game.  Lessgo.

-M


Get On The Move (Original Mix) - Bingo Players (Golden Banana)
Hell yes.  And I quote my friend (he's not the biggest fan of Tech House)
"I didn't know a calm banger was possible"

Fountain Of Youth (Louis La Roche 'In The Discoteque' Remix) - Boy Crisis
Everyone's favorite French House revival producer is back.


Shake Shake (Original Mix) - S.co
It's kinda like Big Room Disco/Electro/Prog House.  What up Los Angeles.  This dude runs a sick blog worth checking out called 310Electro.

Transformers (Ooga Booga Remix) - Futurecop!
Starts Synth Poppy, then drops super hard with heavy Electro.  Great way to pick up energy in a set.

Generate Some Heat (Original Mix) - Foamo
Glad to see his back.  Some Fidget/Disco greatness.

Face Pump (Blende Remix) - JFK, St. Mandrew
Electro for you kids out there.

Close To The Stars (Jerome Isma-Ae Dub Mix) - Fabio XB feat Yves de Lacroix
Prog House or Trance?  It's pretty up for debate.  All I know is that this dude always puts out top notch production.

Road To Perdition (Original Mix) - Dinka
And some super smooth Progressive House to end.  The kind to sleep to, not to play live.

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Obscure Video Game Character #2

+500 Bastille Love and Admiration points for whoever can tell me the name of this character from one of my all time favorite games.

-M

Machines Can Do The Work (Ado Done Most The Work Mix) - Fatboy Slim vs. Herve
That crazy ass Electro Techno that everyone's so keen on right now.  I've got to say, I'm a big fan of the stuff.

Jabba - Kane
Star Wars themed Dubstep anyone?  This song will melt your face off faster than Han Solo shot Greeto.

James Bond - HAEZER
The heavy Electro hero from South Africa.

Drumline (Original Mix) - gLAdiator
Mah boys from Los Angeles bringing the old school Rave feel with some great drum samples. 

Superman (Ajapai Remix) - Lee Mortimer, Foamo
Some evil Dubstep sounds for you.  Totally something The Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer would drop.

Kinder Surprise ft Tomba - Borgore
Yup, it's Borgore.

HotDogFace - Funtcase
Where is this sample from?  Who on earth would make something like that?  And in case you were wondering, crazy Dubstep track.

Oh, and a big cheers to DAFTWHO?, especially for this post.  Great source for heavy shit.

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Do I Have Rabbies, Or Is It Just Foamo?

Foamo is a fidget house producer/DJ from the UK, like the rest of them, that makes some really great tracks. His production style is great for both the college crowd and the electro candy raver crowd. Can't wait to see him at EDC.

-M

Bulletproof (Foamo Remix) - La Roux
His most recent remix that I grabbed from Discodust. It's incredible. I listened to it and then just decided to stop doing my school work which I really need to do and instead make a set of bangers. Also triggered a tiny little Foamo phase which in turn triggered this post.

London Town (Foamo Remix) - Man Like Me
Another new one from Discodust, gotta love the super high pitched vocals. Great bass too, though not unlike his other tracks really.

Half In Love With Elizabeth (Foamo Remix) - Mystery Jets
Already posted this, but I couldn't write about Foamo without putting this in there. It's amazing. One of the best tracks of 2008. It would make my life if he dropped this at EDC.

Forced (Foamo Remix) - Cagedbaby

Moving it Over Here - Foamo
First Foamo track I ever heard, still holds up to its initial impression. I always picture J just dancing around in my drom room to this when he would play it.

Everything Cool - Foamo
Wha' happen? Is everything cool? Great sample.

What (Foamo Re-Edit) - Jack Beats
I like this one, J did not, not sure about Jumpman. It's got that Jack Beats fidget sound all over it.

Rockerman (Lee Mortimer Remix) - Foamo
This is actually the most ravey of the tracks in this thread.

In For The Kill (Foamo's Skream Remix Bootleg) - La Roux
Good edit of Skream's great remix of La Roux, which I actually didn't like (more like understand) at first. Also notice that all of these artists are from the UK.

Hold Me Down (Foamo Remix) - Primary 1

Pulp Fiction (Foamo Remix) - Alex Reece
This is definitely my least favorite of the bunch. Don't really care for it, but it's really the only track of his that I would have left out, so I figured anyone who wants to complete their Foamo collection might still want this.

BONUS:
In For The Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey Remix) - La Roux
For those of you who are unfamiliar.

Wut Is F1dget Hou$e?

If you are an avid electro fan and blog reader, then you've definitely stumbled upon the term "Fidget House." Well, I'm here to explain what the hell this genre, that I used to fervently deny the existence of, is all about, or at least what I understand it to be. This sort of music has been the shit, if you will, for about a year now and seems to be in somewhat of a decline as the viscious blog audience is already hungry for something new (here's a discussion on this topic via Discodust (LINK)). Well, as far as I have observed, Fidget House tends to have these characteristics:

Fidget House
1. A busy/bouncey house beat that likes to play with snare rhythms and sample breakbeats
2. Bass synths with heavy use of LFO or filter envelopes to give it a fidgety/wobbly/wonky/other commonly used yet horribly undescriptive word (It's almost like a cry baby pedal effect) sound
3. Common use of cut up vocal samples (often from old school tracks) that act almost like percussion
4. The majority of it comes out of the UK. If you are listening to British electro, there's a very good chance that it's fidget house.

I'm still going to tag fidget tracks as electro since they appeal to electro fans more anyways. And if you're one of those people that is wondering what the next thing is, look to house, its been around for a while and still running strong and continuing to innovate/reinvent itself. Here is a selection of genre defining tracks and artists, starting with a excellent mock track:

Is This Fidget? A Musical Commentary - Brabe
Awesomely sarcastic track. He's got the sound down to a tee. However, this is NOT a Fidget Track to play live, but rather to simply enjoy and laugh with.

Restless (Fake Blood Remix) - UNKLE
Probably my favorite fidget house artists is Fake Blood (EDC BITCHES). He's the shit. He made one of the best dance tracks of 2008 with Mars, but here's something you might not have and definitely should. There was a good month when he was my favorite producer.

Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden
It makes sense that Armand would start making fidget house, as it was probably a very easy transistion for him and he does it very well. This is one of the songs that made me finally admit the existence of this genre.

Half In Love With Elizabeth (Foamo Remix) - Mystery Jets
One of the best tracks of 2008 and one of the best dance tracks out there. It's amazing. Can't wait to see Foamo at EDC. Also very jealous that the kids as UCSB got his first US performance EVER.

Licky (Herve Gets Low Remix) - Larry T & Princess Superstar
Herve is one of, if not THE giant of this genre and scene. He's got a ton of material which should all go and get, or I might just do a big post at some point. Can't stress enough how important Herve is to this music.

Protect & Entertain (Crookers Remix) - Busy P
Believe it or not, this is definitely fidget house. Crookers are said to be one of the first artists to create this genre, and I definitely see it. If you don't believe me, listen to this track again and you'll hear it.

The Kiss (Jack Beats Remix) - Kissy Sell Out
The goal of Jack Beats in this song seems to just show off the fact that they can make their synths make crazy ass sounds, and I love it. They're one of my favorite fidgeters for sure, as their better songs are incredible, overshadowing their iffy songs. Refer to earlier post on them (LINK).

Meddle (AC Slater & DJ Skeet Skeet Remix featuring Goldielocks) - Little Boots
I'm not a big fan of AC Slater, but he's one of the champions of the fidget sound. This remix is pretty good, and the last two tracks I've gotten from him have been a huge improvement. Maybe my opinion will significantly change about him in the future, I'm definitely open to it.

It Ain't Love (Bird Peterson Remix / JFK Edit) - MSTRKRFT
Probably the best thing to come from the new MSTRKRFT album is this remix. Bird Peterson is also playing EDC, in case you forgot.

Apologies for not posting any Sinden, but he's another Fidget House producer that's made a name for himself and worth checking out. He's does a lot of collaborations with The Count Of Monte Cristal (aka Herve), which should tell you almost everything you need to know about him.