After three years, Curb Crawlers will be closing up shop. It's not all bad news though, we've started a quirky new page called happyplease.us with the help of a few good friends. Have a peak and take us for a spin, we hope you like our new project. To help us kick things off, Jokers of the Scene made us this brand new mixtape. Go get it! Jokers of the Scene - Bombs Over Belleville Jokers of the Scene - [...]
Starting off a series of "best of" lists today with some love to a few of our favorite pages this year. Christmas cakes to; Peljy , Keytars and Violins , No Pain In Pop , Feel My Bicep and Nobody Cares About Kitsune . We're big fans and check you on the reg ♥. Everlasting love to the forever amazing Fluo Kids and Slutty Fringe staples too. More lists to come before the year expires. Here's a gem we nicked from the Wolf + Lamb camp's recent [...]
Seasons greetings to all reading today from everyone at Curb Crawlers! With the help from our Toronto based BFFs the Nacho Lovers , we're delighted to host the latest in our mixtape series. Soaked in Americana proto-house / techno influence, the NL boys of Fools Gold fame get straight to the handclap realness. To round things out right, the guys have infused elements of throw back disco, classic warehouse and funk to insure today's tape comes complete with all the proper elements to kick start your new year. Lovers, take it from here.. [...]
OUT TODAY ON MIX PAK RECORDS. - L-Vis 1990
I doubt we'll get around to putting together a best of the decade list. It's tough enough to gather together a decent best of 2009 list (yep it's coming soon..). No doubt we've given a bit of thought to what how such a list would look though. Despite the endless supply of incredible music produced in the past 10 year, little effort would be required to include Claude Vonstroke 's Who's Afraid of Detroi t on the short list of timeless wonders. Nearly five years have passed since it's initial release and it's effect on the [...]
The holiday lovin' starts now with a cop and feel from the Soul Clap team in Boston Mass. As a thank you for the support they've received in 2009, the guys have just released the first in a series of Free EPs highlighting their signature edit house approach. No filler in sight with this RnB infused pack. Only Grade A quality sexy time made the cut here and we're already eagerly awaiting to the follow up. We've selected their DM centric b side Kissing Game but make sure to visit them at [...]
It's time for yet another instalment in our CC Mixtape series. Today we're delighted to distribute a fine selection from our friend Julio Bashmore . Two Thousand and Nine has been quite a year for Julio as we saw him rise from near obscurity to being one of the most exciting artists around. His recent rework of BSS's Restless is available now courtesy of Fabric and his much anticipated 12 " on San Fran based imprint Dirtybird is set to ship any day now. Take it away Bashmore... Julio Bashmore - CC [...]
The other day I was once again listening to what might be one of the finest dj mixes of the year, Joy Orbison's BSRkR01 . I could praise the immaculate taste that was required to produce this fine piece of aural entertainment (it did). However, instead, I'd like to bring to notice that Nite Jewel's Weak For Me sounds to me like a long lost female counterpart to Mr. Fingers' Distant Planet, one of my favourite Larry Heard productions "like, ever". Here, have a listen: Ok I can't manage to make Youtube embedding work, [...]
A Zomby and Piotr Kamler production.
The third installment in our CC Mixtape comes today courtesy of Kenton Slash Demon . Best known in Scandinavia as members of the critically acclaimed Danish indie band When Saints Go Machine , their high-tech alter ego Kenton Slash Demon have spent the better part of 2009 shaking speakers and topping charts with their latest Tartlet Records EP Khattabi . Championed by the likes of Claude VonStroke, Luciano, The Martin Brothers and Brodinski, Khattabi's chunky low end and syncopated rhythmic section stood out as one of this year's most creative [...]
One class act of a Stardust remix this week from Melbourne's Nick Verwey . Showing great restraint, Verwey opts for stripped-down repetitive tribal drums, short vocal snippets and a rolling bassline instead of the full vocal and disco filter. The poker face is played well giving this classic a tasteful nip and tuck. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Nick Verwey Remix) (320) Didn't think we'd leave you without a some low rider riddim did you? Nick's Dance Of The Sock Monkeys dives 20,000 leagues below the surface with rib shaking 808s and timpani drums. [...]
The outbreak began in July 1518, when a woman, Frau Troffea, began to dance fervently in a street in Strasbourg. This lasted somewhere between four to six days. Within a week, 34 others had joined, and within a month, there were around 400 dancers. Most of these people eventually died from heart attack, stroke, or exhaustion. Historical documents, including "physician notes, cathedral sermons, local and regional chronicles, and even notes issued by the Strasbourg city council" are clear that the victims danced. It is not known why these people danced to their deaths, nor is it [...]
I made the unfortunate mistake of "remembering" the Macarena the other day and visuals of overweight mothers in fanny packs shaking their hips on the jumbo-tron at a Buffalo Bills game have been haunting me since. Not sure why I decided to kick off this post is such a manner. Maybe I'm beginning to draw some weird parallels between hype hysteria, sequenced dancing, my mom and errrr... funky? I've picked up a few cuts in recent weeks that depart from the rnbvox/conga/123step hyperbole formula and opt for stripped down drum machines, chicago house nods and spacey pads. Check [...]
2562 's alt style dubstep have been a highlight around CCHQ for some time now. His somber soundscapes, spacey dub delays and ultra-minimalism have provided the sound track many laid back sunday afternoons so it's with much excitement to his recent works under his original guise A Made Up Sound come with more of an upbeat flex. Similar to the sounds of Joy Orbision, 2562 bridges a gap between emo-but-not-stfu-emo, dub techno, detroit and 2-step throw back. Closer is out now on the self titled Clone sublabel and comes backed with the equally impressive cut entitled Rework. [...]
Biiiiiiig riddim here. It's been doing the rounds with all the right ears these past few weeks and for good reason. The xx get their 2-Step on with their recent remix for Florence and The Machine and I'm seriously prone to goosebumps and shivers when those dubby xylophones creep in during the breakdown. A classy look on the super repetitive 2-Step break and warm like a camp fire bubbly subs too. Wish i could write more about how I love this record but my arm feels like about to fall off. Get to the file... you'll [...]
Noticed this gem tucked into Ivan Smagghe live at Robert Johnson mix while driving around the city with A.Ross. Thought it was fitting to post it given our obsession with drum machine centric boogie tech (please don't quote us on that tag.. yikes!). Originally out in 05, this instrumental was re-released and backed with some errrrrr 'questionable' reworks in 2007. The cut of choice is a little over three minutes long and is cursed with an overly exaggerated fade out yet still packs some speaker bruising low end and Dolomite inspired slop. Fans of CVS take note, you'll undoubtedly [...]
An added bonus of dj'ing is every once in a while you get to visit rather striking venues; personally the most impressive being the Rem Koolhaas / OMA designed Casa da Musica in Porto, pictured above, followed closely by Stalin's present to the city of Warsaw, the Palace of Culture and Science . From a less architectural point of view the winner of the joint category club / restaurant / gypsy camp / circus / theme park is (or was?) Bar 25 in Berlin. In addition to all the things mentioned Bar 25 [...]
Had this one ready to post a few weeks back and totally dropped the ball. Please don't let my carelessness reflect the sheer quality that is Soul Clap . Based in Boston, these guys have been holding it down for quite some time. Their recent Michael Goes To 123 on Wolf + Lamb and W+L Black Edits have been staples around these parts since released and for good reason. Here's one from their recent EP on Airdrop . Shouts to Joee at POS for sorting out the promo. Soul [...]
It seams like we've been waiting nearly a year for this to release. The Royal We (Seth Troxler, Shaun Reeves and Hector) come with their tongue-in-cheek jackin' commentary on why some people suck. Sure, we could mention the vocals, how haha they are and how everyone is reminded of so-and-so when hearing them but that would be obvious. Check the 4:10 mark for Troxlers' (hopefully) improm ptu humming over the bassline. Classic. The Royal We - Party Guilt ( HQ ) Our Facebook Page | Follow us on Twitter
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