Catz n' Dogz have really been blowing up over the last year and have teaming up with a range of producers inclusive of Justin Martin, Claude Von Stroke and dOP, delivering big hitting tunes. This time round they have teamed up with the KiNK and proved to the world that they should be working together more often. The Love EP delivers two sides of the house genre, with Good love bringing a more deep house/tech vibe, with the tune being driven by a punchy bass ostinato, whilst Bad Love delivers a more a darker twist on the former, with more [...]
One of the hottest releases of the year came out on dirtybird this past week-the long awaited remix EP of Kill Frenzy & DJ Funk's now legendary track Make That Booty Clap . Just about every festivalgoer has probably heard the original sometime in the last year since its initial release on the Hatched series in early 2012, and this year, it's back again, this time with a whole set of fresh remixes by The Martin Brothers ( Justin Martin & Leroy Peppers ), Zombie Disco Squad , Plastician [...]
Presently there are a number of big name collaborations in electronic music that tend to create whirlwind of excitement whenever a new release is leaked to the masses. From Joy O & Boddika , Dark Sky & Breach to perhaps the biggest of them all Justin Martin & Eats Everything. Following up their thunderous Hypercolour EP, ' Feather Fight ', the notorious twosome have again crafted a bass heavy, stomach churning master piece that has roof lifting capabilities. This record is distinctly Justin Martin and Eats Everything as they effortlessly combine deep smooth melodic undertones with a wub [...]
Catz ‘n Dogz & KiNK – Good Love (Preview) Forthcoming on Dirtybird.
Two of dirtybird' s finest have joined forces on a new track titled "The GettUp." Eats Everything and Justin Martin's new collaboration - which was premiered by none other than dance music's resident tastemaker, Pete Tong - features a concoction of grungy, ba ss-heavy noises that culminate to a melodically pleasant end result. You can leave it to these two dance music maestro to make "weird" work wonders - mixing it up in the typical dirtybird unorthodox ways to make something refreshingly different and innovative. The track is set to drop next month. You just finished reading [...]
San Francisco has a strong tradition of street fairs and festivals, and since its inception in 2000 the How Weird Street Faire is informally known to be kickoff to every year's festival season in the city. As every other year, 2013 brought peace, joy, and a whole lot of weird to Howard Street and SoMa. There were 10 stages of electronic music, lots of Burning Man faithfuls, and this year's pervading "Weirdly Gras" theme. The most exciting part about the day for us being the shared stage with Symbiosis and the dirtybird crew. Claude VonStroke and Justin Martin's label got its [...]
This summer, the Dirtybird crew will be traveling from San Francisco to Ibiza for a highly anticipated residency at Sankeys Ibiza . Their club night doesn't kick off until June 27th, but labelhead Claude VonStroke gives listeners a peek with his aptly titled Back To The Island Mix. The bass-heavy set is short, but packs a groovy enough punch to lift our spirits and keep us pressing replay. Maintaining the tropical vibes throughout, he mixes now classic vocals like " Make That Booty Clap " with more surprising selections like a Kendrick Lamar sample. After this [...]
We recently had a chat with Dirtybird up-and-comer Justin Jay. The LA young buck has been crashing into the scene under the wings of Claude and crew. He latest release Static is a smooth blend of Sn Francisco bass pop a classic deep vibes. As BPM's sway below 120, deep looks like the genre of the minute with the dance youth feeding into the 'house revival' as it swings in full force. Fresh producers like Justin Jay were brought up correctly with quality house and their studio prowess shows. [...]
Still basking in the chart-topping glow of latest release "Jack," the fine folks at Dirtybird have built another bomb in the re-release of Kill Frenzy 's wildly popular "Make That Booty Clap," complete with four accompanying remixes. The Belgian producer's genre-defying hit became one of the biggest tracks of 2012 and was supported by no shortage of producers, even making a marquee appearance in Skrillex's Tomorrowland and Electric Zoo sets. Each of the four remixes succeeds in exploring new sonic territory while retaining the infectious rhythmic [...]
In hot anticipation for his upcoming Thursday night residency at Sankey's Ibiza with the likes of Justin Martin, Catz 'n Dogz, and Eats Everything, head honcho of the Dirtybird label, Claude VonStroke delivers 30 minutes of gritty, island-ready techno in his Back to the Island Mix uploaded on his Soundcloud page . For those of you who might be new to Claude VonStroke (which I hope isn't many) this Detroit-raised bearded dj and producer is known for his energetic sets with music [...]
Tom Flynn is no stranger to dance music enthusiasts. Having shown face on many labels such as Dirty Bird all the way to Mobilee - Flynn is spreading like wildfire. This time, Nick Curly snatches him up to debut a a four-piece EP on his 8-bit Records! Four solid original productions epitomizing Tom Flynn's interpretation of the different angles in deep house. The UK native has consistently brought a certain groove to his productions - this EP is no different. Everything I am has been produced in a way that just gravitate its listeners [...]
Ten years ago, Greg and Voitek of Catz 'N Dogz began playing together in their Polish hometown. Fast forward to 2013, through club nights, residencies, and radio shows, and the pair have landed themselves their first Essential Mix on the Radio 1. Both in this mix and more generally, their musical taste is difficult to categorize -it's house, disco, tech, tech house, and bass. Like many of the other Essential Mixes that Dancing Astronaut highlighted so far in 2013, Catz 'N Dogz use their 120 minutes on air to share their favorites [...]
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Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Justin Jay, Baauer, Diplo, Justin Martin Song: White Stripes - Hello Operator (Eats Everything Jack Bootmeg) [download here ] What's so [...]
The L.A. dance festival Hard Summer is back for 2013 with a colossal line up. You know when you see Flat Eric walking a dog and getting tweets from Dog Blood, that it's going to be good. Beside the awesomeness of dogs dressed up as some of the headliners, continual flashing of big name acts attending this years festival will leave you drooling throughout the trailer. Hard have shown they know how to throw a party or two from the likes of Hard Haunted Mansion and of coarse epic Holly Ship . And this years Hard Summer [...]
Using the power of puppies to announce its lineup, HARD Summer unveils a star-studded lineup perfectly suited for the Los Angeles scene. With entire stages dedicated to Ed Banger and dirtybird there is no shortage of exciting artists here; throw in some of the biggest names in their respective genres; Knife Party , Bassnectar , Baauer , and you've got one of the more unique first phase lineups we've seen this festival season - including a special appearance from Duck Sauce. Always tastemakers in the industry, HARD Summer continues its dedication to emerging talents with TNGHT , [...]
The lineup for HARD Summer 2013 is out! Earlier today, HARD EVENTS , the company responsible for Day of the Dead and Holy Ship , announced the full line-up for this year's edition of HARD SUMMER, Los Angeles' biggest summertime music event. The festival returns to Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday, August 3rd and Sunday, August 4 for it's sixth edition. Highlights of this year's lineup include the only U.S. stop of the Ed Banger 10-Year Anniversary [...]
Best of the Rest is a daily feature from Dancing Astronaut that recaps the most important posts of the day as well as the stuff we didn’t get to. With the rapidity that dance music news and releases come out it’s difficult for us to hit everything — we hope BOTR serves as a catch-all. Make sure to check it out at the end of each day to ensure you don’t miss anything! DA POSTS YOU CAN'T MISS 1. Listen to [...]
The Saguaro Desert Weekender provides a classic spot for those 'to cool' for Coachella to hang during the daytime hours while the rest of the world sweats it out on the fairgrounds. Well we have the perfect chance for you to chill with the industry elite poolside while San Francisco's favorite booty-shakers man the decks. Claude VonStroke and the DirtyBird crew have sent us over a VIP package for two to their Coachella pool party. Since the desert is a bit to far from the ocean for us, we decided to pass along the experience to [...]
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