The details are out on Sinden’s new label Grizzly which drops it’s first release on April 19th. As he describes, “Grizzly will bring this sense of unexpectedness, flitting between styles – it’s serious music without taking itself too seriously.” He wants the new label to reflect his interest in club music which is “all-embracing, fun, disparate and twisted up”.

The label’s first release will be a collaboration between Sinden and SBTRKT, who’s recently remixed Modeselektor and Tinie Tempah among others. The A-side is titled “Midnight Marauder,” while the flip is “Kind of Familiar.”

The first to releases are:

19 April – Sinden & SBTRKT – ‘Midnight Marauder’

17 May – Brodinski – ‘Arnold Classics’

[via Fact]

Going against the grain of speeding up old songs into overhyped club-tracks on steroids, Dave Nada’s new project MOOMBAHTON transforms tropical and dutch house tracks to intoxicating slow burners by slowing down the BPM and stretching out the sound. The result sounds effortless and thoroughly enjoyable.

Also worth a read is this story about MOOMBAHTON originating in his cousin’s basement during a “skipping party” before it got busted by the cops. If it’s not enough to convince you that Dave Nada is one decent dude, would the fact that he’s giving away a five track EP of Sidney Samson & Afrojack re-edits do it for you? Download for free from the link below:

Dave Nada- MOOMBAHTON EP (download link)

The cover story from this month’s Village Voice takes an in depth look at the rivalry between Vybz Kartel and Mavado and explores why they “might be the Biggie and Tupac of Dancehall.” Good read.

Our boy Jillionaire hit us up on twitter yesterday to let us know that “Yuh Love” is catching fire in Trinidad…

and today he emailed his new mixtape saying, “I got that sunshine for your ears.” Respect!

Download Culture Bash Mixtape Vol 1

Culture Bash Mixtape Vol 1 Tracklist

Whoi Gal Whoi – Machel Montano ft Busy Signal
United Groove (John Roman ‘London Jump Up’ Edit) – L-Vis 1990
Come Dig It – Machel Montano
Jump Up (LAZA beam Remix) – Major Lazer
Heater (Sultanes del Sonido Original Rework) – Samim
Dis Gyal (Nah Go Play) – Swappi
Wile Out – Zinc ft Ms Dynamite
It Takes 2 To Lotay La – Sonny Mann ft Denise Belfont & General Grant
Aur Chale Knight Rider – Destra Garcia & Dil E Nadan
Da Chutney Style Deh (Carnage Refix) – Busy Signal
Hold The Line (Edu K Remix) – Major Lazer
Alright (Ramajay) Mr. 305 Remix – Machel Montano ft Pitbull
Thiefin – Machel Montano
D Fan – Kerwin Dubois ft Slammer Cutter
Pavement – Farmer Nappy ft Kerwin Dubois
Show Me Love (Geeneus Remix) – Steve Angello & Laidback Luke ft Robin S.
Throwback – Dubbel Dutch
Party Hard – Donaeo ft Problem Child
Sacrifice Riddim – Mumdance ft Badness
Immigrant Visa (Gutter Riddim) – Poirier ft MC Zulu
Weed (Gutter Riddim) – Vybz Kartel
Mad Carnival (Gutter Riddim) – Bunji Garlin
Ah Something (Gutter Riddim) – Fay-Ann Lyons
True Lies – Fay-Ann Lyons
Turn It Up (Brass Fest Riddim) – Patrice Roberts
Spread Out (Brass Fest Riddim) – Lil’ Rick
Doan Hold We Back (Brass Fest Riddim) – Machel Montano
Huntin – Blaxx
Police – Shall Marshall & Screws
Palance – J.W. & Blaze

“Lay Me Down” is a Sissy Nobby rap track in the vain of “Da Letter” and “Consequences” with raw sexual lyrics and a heartfelt delivery. Produced by Dre Skull, this anthemic, midtempo rap song is equally indebted to the sounds of No Limit and Rap A Lot Records, carrying on a Southern tradition of syrupy synth strings and head nodding bass.

You’ve heard the “Lay Me Down” remixes and it’s finally time to drop the single. Tomorrow night is the Sissy Nobby “Lay Me Down” record release party in New Orleans, Louisiana and Dre Skull, Rusty Lazer and Sissy Nobby will be in the building.

You can order the limited edition vinyl now – only 500 copies.

If you’re in New Orleans, get the full record release party details here.

Ludacris and Nicki Minaj over a beat that uses the string sample from Sticky’s Jumeirah Riddim. Big!!

Cocaine Blunts dropped Bounce For Relief Vol. 1 back in 2005 and they have finally followed it up with Vol. 2 and it’s a big mix.

Here we veer into the gangsta bounce of early Cash Money and another of the stronger labels from that era – Pack. It’s also bookended by two proto-bounce tracks Gregory D & Mannie Fresh’s “Buck Jump Time” and the J Ro J’s brass band “Buck Jump” knock off “Let’s Jump.” Like the first the song selection consists of mostly classics with a few lesser known titles sprinkled in. Sorry about the crackle and fuzz on some tracks, you know how it goes. Please continue to support New Orleans in any way you can.

Bounce For Relief: The Best Of New Orleans Bounce Vol. 2

[via Cocaine Blunts]

1. Gregory D & DJ Mannie Fresh – “Buck Jump Time” (Yo, 1990)
2. MC Heavy – “Gangster Walk” (Cash Money, 1992)
3. Cheeky Blakk – “Twerk Something Pt. 2″ (Tombstone, 1995)
4. Lil’ Slim – “Bounce Slide Ride” (Cash Money, 1992)
5. Da Sha Ra – “Bootin’ Up” (Take Fo’, 1993)
6. PxMxWx – “Splift Out” (Hard Hood, 1992)
7. Full Pack – “Slide Giddy Up” (Pack/Brutal, 1993)
8. Mia X – “The Payback” (Lamina, 1994)
9. Pimp Daddy – “Got TTo Be Real (Pack, 1993)
10. UNLV – “Get Into It With A Nigger” (Cash Money, 1993)
11. Kimy P & Shorty T – “Where’s My Bitch” (Pack, 1992)
12. Black Menace – “Goin’ Off” (Prime Suspect, 1992)
13. 3-9 Posse – “Ask Them Hoes” (Parkway Pumpin’, 1992)
14. East Bank Gangstas – “Slide Second Line” (Lil Mac, 1995)
15. MC J’Ro’J – “Let’s Jump” (Rosemont, 1990?)

DJ /Rupture and Matt Shadetek’s Dutty Artz label, blog and parties are indisputably ground zero for New York’s exploding global bass scene. Here, we speak with Shadetek and longtime collaborator Jahdan Blakkamoore about the rising tide of dancehall, daggering, Latin, and tropical and what it takes to push music into the future.

[via Seen]

The “Smoke Machine Riddim” is still a growing phenomena (just check out the daily twitter mentions of “Yuh Love”), but it wasn’t until we saw it being bootlegged as a riddim CD in Japan that we realized just how global it had gone. Big up the dancehall massive!

NguzuNguzu redefine “eclectic” with this mixtape, culling old house music, ghetto bass, Gucci Mane, beatboxing and even Ginuwine’s “Pony” into thirty seven minutes of harmonic dissonance – each track sampling  elements from “Moments in Love” by Art of Noise.

NguzuNguzu -  Moments in Love Mixtape (zshare)

Moments In House: Essence
Go Down Baby: Diamond K
Machete Moments: Eridson Vs. Lucifer (Nguzu Edit)
Superstar Remix: Dj (7)+-≫
Art In Moments : Dj Quest Vs. Liebrand (Nguzu Edit)
Tonite: 2 Smooth
Moments In Love: Art Of Noise (A.Mc Edit)
Everyday: Dj Deeon
Moments: Dj Godfather And Starski
Tootsie Roll (Quiet Storm Club Remix): 69 Boyz
Moments In Love: Art Of Noise (Caspa Remix)
Tip Of My Tongue: Jagged Edge Ft. Gucci Mane And Trina
The Art Of Funkin: Dj Funk
Moments In Love: Art Of Noise (Unknown Drum N Bass Remix) (Nguzu Vocal Edit W/ Aaliyah)
Moments In Love (Beat Box Remix): Rhazel
Momento Enamorado: Los Daddys
Doing It Well (Remix): Ll Cool J
Moment: Jt And The Big Family
Moments In Love (Extended Mix) Snippet: Art Of Noise
Murda Mo: Bone Thugs N Harmony
The World Has Too Many Freaks: Krayzie Bone Ft. Adina Howard And Play N Skillz
Pony (Booty Bass Remix): Ginuwine
Rnb 24 Instrumental (Art Of Noise Remix): Dj Smooth4Lyfe
Moments In Love (Live At Highline Ballroom, Nyc): Hypnotic Brass Ensemble