Putting a giant exclamation point on another summer of smash singles and packed-out parties across the country, Fool’s Gold - the trendsetting indie label founded by DJs A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs - is throwing a free DAY OFF party on Labor Day. It’s going down from 2-8pm in NYC at City Winery Backyard (155 Varick St, backyard entrance on Spring between Hudson & Varick) and the all-ages event will feature guest raps from Yelawolf, Pill and Donnis, DJ sets from The Brothers Macklovitch (A-Trak & Dave1), Just Blaze, Craze, Klever, Kill The Noise and Nick Catchdubs, and a live performance by The Suzan. It’s truly a family affair, with their friends from Scion, The Fader, LTD+, Slow Roast, Jelly and more on board to make it a can’t-miss party! Read the rest of this entry »
Head over to 5 Chicago to check a Gant-Man video interview and download two free songs, “J-U-K-E-I-O-U” and “Poquito Spanish, Poquito House.” If you couldn’t tell, one is juked out and one is housing! For more Gant-Man, hit Beatport to pick up his new remix of Cajmere’s “Percolator” (alongside new takes from our buds Major Lazer, Riva Starr, Claude VonStroke and more). Chicago!
For this week’s recipe we are passing the mic inter-office style to FG’s own Rachel Etheredge, who is going to school us on making Greek Orzo pasta salad. Rachel writes:
This is great as a side dish or main course. Just remember to prepare it a few hours before you intend to eat. It may feel weird to cook something and not eat it immediately but just ride with it and let the flavors do their funky thing. Also, as you are prepping your ingredients be mindful that the star of the show should be the orzo. The other key players all have VERY strong flavor profiles so don’t go nuts on any one ingredient and aim for a beautiful, colorful balance. Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »
Just when you thought it was safe, the FG releasemania continues…
“Homeless” is the unexpected collaboration between techno trailblazer Style Of Eye and synth maniacs Slagsmålsklubben. The two forces came together to craft one of the most intoxicating dance records in recent memory, stacking electronic riffs Jenga-style atop layers of shuffling, stomping tribal percussion and spaced-out chants. As experimental as it is undeniably funky, “Homeless” comes backed by an appropriately mind-bending package of remixes: Ed Banger chief Busy P and Neus link up for a “cadavre exquis” version “remixed for the girls by Busy P and tweaked for the clubs by Neus,” while rising young producer Canblaster contributes a hyperactive, video-game inspired remix, complete with it’s own announcer! All three tunes sound like nothing else out there, making it only natural that “Homeless” would find its home on Fool’s Gold.
Check Donnis’ Fool’s Gold single “Gone” on DJ Skee’s “Hip Hop Nation” Top 10 Requests countdown from this past weekend, still connecting with folks months after it’s release.
Thanks to everyone who braved the elements with us last Sunday for “Pool’s Gold” at the Jelly Pool Party, and came out soggy-but-smiling on the other end after rocking with Chromeo, Kid Sister, The Suzan and Telephoned.
And don’t forget the carnival-ready fire on Greenmoney’s Gold Ru$h EP! Featuring Serocee, Mz Bratt, Lady Chann and crazy Mele and Karizma remixes.
Check Leo from Greenmoney rocking alongside Benji B tonight at his infamous YoYo party with Seb Chew tonight in London. And check A-Trak making a surprise appearance at Count & Sinden’s Mega Mega Mega launch party on Monday.
No column today, but to make up for it we’re droppin beats once again at Beauty Bar in Chicago! Come on and get down with Nick Catchdubs! Chi-town RAT residents Flosstradamus will be traveling, but local beatmeisters Capcom and Hiroki will be on the set to help hold it down.
What can we possibly tell you about Congorock’s “Babylon” that our friends haven’t said already?
“Amazingly original and forward thinking! I LOVE IT!!!” - Steve Angello
“#1 Track at WMC - Babylon by Congorock” - JFK (MSTRKRFT)
“That Steve Angello edit of Congorock’s Babylon goes off!!” - Tiesto
“Full support! And David Guetta loves Babylon, I told ya!” - Afrojack
“Love the Congorock dub!” - Diplo
“Done damage!” - Sinden
“The hottest record out there! Congorock is on fire!!!” - Chuckie
“Babylon” is the rare song that deserves every extra exclamation point: four minutes of unadulterated dance insanity, firmly establishing Congorock as this year’s producer to watch. So, with such a giant tune in their catalog, its only right that we drop some remixes! Grab them now exclusively at Beatport.
Moscow rave maven Proxy goes straight into the red, chopping up “Babylon”’s indelible riff as only he can. Bass! Techno legend CJ Bolland makes a rare return to the remix stage with a pumping new take, filled with four-on-the-floor thump and sugar daddy synth lines. The Steve Angello edit that became an instant DJ hit is officially available for the first time, in all it’s extended-breakdown glory. And of course the original “Babylon” is here too, in vocal version from Mr Lexx and the raw uncut Congorock dub, both of which continue to cause total pandemonium as they blast from club speakers and festival stages around the globe.
(We’ve got some more remixes stashed as well, stay tuned…)
