HIJACK & BRABE REMIX COMPETITION

To celebrate the release of Hijack & Brabes groovy new Boogie EP (see here) Jack Union are launching a remix competition in association with Soundcloud. You have unitl 18th November to submit your remixes. The winning remix will be released on Jack Union Records in December and the winner will also receive a Soundcloud Pro account. Enter the competition here: http://jackunion.net/boogie-remix.html .


Good Luck!


http://soundcloud.com/brabe
http://soundcloud.com/hijackhouse

SINGLE OF THE WEEK - DJ MEHDI/ZOMBIE NATION

With Halloween fast approaching it seems fitting that Zombie Nation would take this latest single of the week. Albeit a gnarly track itself, what really catches the eye (or ear) is Dj Mehdis super cool remix. Typically deep Zombie Nation style drums and, most notably a fantastic, stabby chord line turn this original into a real club badboy. Out now on Beatport/November 8th everywhere else on UKW records.

PT says 9/10.

Zombie Nation - OVERSHOOT (Dj-Mehdi-Remix) by zombie nation

BLOC WEEKENDER INITIAL LINEUP REVEALED

Take a whole host of world renowned djs, a handy 24 hour alcohol license and one..erm..cough..Butlins(yes you did read correctly) and the result? Bloc weekender. Celebrating it's fifth birthday in March next year, today the first acts, of what is sure to be a tasty lineup, were announced. Amongst others, rave pioneers LFO will be gracing the west country stage, along with sets from French dab hand Vitalic, genre spanning Joy Orbison and Dubstep heavyweights Digital Mystikz. PT favourite Claude Von Stroke also features on the bill, as well as Moderat and Seth Troxler.

Find out more at http://www.blocweekend.com

CLOUDS PREVIEW/BLOOD MUSIC

Ook ok ok so I'm a month late on this. Big deal. I recently found out that none other than Fake Blood was going to baa like a sheep and join the crowd of producers who are now starting their own record imprints. And while it's nice to know there are now a billion and one labels, it wasn't until I found out it was Scottish newbies, Clouds, who have released Blood Music Records 001 in the form of their debut EP, Liquid, that things started to take an upward turn. See, whereas many minor musicians recently have decided to take the plunge into labels, Fake Blood is far from a minor musician. And it shows. The first two tracks on BMR do sound suspiciously similar to the label head, but fuck me who cares, they're bangers.


Big Sounds! PT says 9/10

Liquid by thisisclouds

Mauful Sir by thisisclouds

SINGLE OF THE WEEK - DIRTYPHONICS

Normally I would say that this sort of pretty standard hard Dubstep wasn't really my thing. But after hearing that Soulwax style rave sound  I'm in love with this Dirtyphonics remix of The Bloody Beetroots. Despite releasing the original (with Steve Aoki) on Dim Mak donkeys years ago the new release also comes with a Dj Oder 'Drum and Bass remix', it's shit. Download the Dirtyphonics remix below.

PT says 8/10

The Bloody Beetroots featuring Steve Aoki - WARP (Dirtyphonics Dubstep Remix) by Hypetrak

MARINA & THE DIAMONDS FRED FALKE REMIX

On reading a number of negative reviews we here at PT weren't expecting much when it came round to giving the new Fred Falke remix of Marina & the Diamonds a listen. HAVE YOU GONE FUCKING MAD!? Where's everyones sense of fun gone, its refreshing to here this sort of track when so many songs seem so lifeless and solemn driven purely by bass. Expect big things from the Welsh hottie on 679 Recordings.

PT says 8/10 and fucking lighten up

Marina + The Diamonds: Shampain (Fred Falke Remix) by hardcandymusic

DIGITALISM NEW BLITZ EP

I wonder if the Digitialism guys realise that in their 2 year absence from music Dubstep has taken over the underground and now the charts? Hmmm. Whilst there's an air of promise with the lead single 'Blitz' it sounds a little dated, slightly 2005. Due for release some time in November on infamous French label Kitsune along with remixes from Harvard Bass and Villa. Have a quick listen here and make your own minds up.

PT says 6/10.