Not A Momma's Boy

Mike Gnacadja is exploding on the international scene! Hot off his releases on Sound Pellegrino and Anabatic as Momma’s Boy and AKA bass-merchant MikiX the Cat with the Trouble and Bass crew. We’re proud to present both sides of his musical personality on “At Night”! The combination delivers a massive house sound laced with a touch of tropical, a seasoning of bass and generous portion of good-old rave, “At Night” is destined to destroy it!

The Ep starts with the title track - “At Night” – a peak-time-hands-in-the-air-sweat-down-the-back-rave-infused-house-banger. Then moves on to “Like That” full of a warbling signal alarm and tribal percussion – keep them hands in the air. “Down To The Floor” keeps the massive house party vibe in full effect with a touch of UKF in the mix and we round out the originals with more huge house/rave action with “Party Rock”! It’s a hurricane of party-awesomeness!

Oh yeah, and then there's the slew of remixes. Italy’s Supabeatz takes “At Night” and kicks up the squelchy synths while French newcomer Søvngaer flips the same into a melodic house progression. Austin’s Dubbel Dutch cools down the original with some smooth chords before he kranks up the rave-stabs. Australia’s Act Yo Age pushes “At Night” deeper with some creamy house and Nightshifters label head DJ Donna Summer takes you on a bass-fueled trip to the underground.

While you get your head around all that, download the damn thing.

Download: Momma's Boy -vs- MikiX the Cat - At Night

Introducing Your Prom Kings....

The Prom Kings are a dynamic duo from Montreal, Canada. The group consists of two dudes (The Sonixx and Alex Mof aka Mo-Fo) from suburban Quebec who have recently moved to the city to pursue and embrace music and the rock and roll lifestyle.

They should find themselves right at home when they arrive as they've been DJing for years and taking pictures of parties whenever they're not behind the decks. They're ready for the big time and with a set of original tracks and remixes designed to destroy sound systems, dance floors, and your mind, they should pretty much be able to accomplish that.

With a sound that pretty much comes off like a blaster battle with beats, their tunes the gamut and include French flourishes, piano house overtones, dubstep drops and enough wobble to make you seasick. In other words...good stuff.

Download: Bitchez Get Down
Download: Nujax - Beat Gon Boom (Prom Kings Remix)

Felix Cartal Wants You To Love Popular Music

This week has been a nightmare. If you read the blog regularly you'll see that things haven't been to regular this week. I've barely had chance to sleep let alone post on here thanks being absolutely buried. It's been a nightmare but the good thing is, this week is over.

Hello weekend! That being said, lets kick off this Friday in style with an ass kicker from our good friend Felix Cartal. The man is pretty much becoming synonymous with the words hard house and his album Popular Music is the reason why. The record squiggles, bangs and clangs its way through the dance floor, drags you back on it and then has its way with you. And that's just the first couple of tunes. By the end you'll be begging for mercy but there will be none.

That being said, Felix Cartal knows that you will love Popular Music so much, he is extending his North American tour. While he could pack it after tearing the roofs off clubs in Austin, Miami and countless cities in between he's decided to come back for more and beat you up one more time. Cartal’s recently released debut (March 30th) kicks off with the eponymous opener and is a ravey, banger built around a catchy vocal line, “Break-it down / Smash it up / Back to where you begin /Take it left / Take it right / Come on say it again.” And that ladies and gentlemen pretty much sums up Felix in a nutshell throw in his characteristic larger-than-life beats and catchy, fuzzed-out melodies and you have one hell of an album.

Here are those dates...
Apr 2: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Apr 3: Dallas, TX @ Lizzard Lounge
Apr 6: Boston, MA – Wonderbar
Apr 8: Charleston, SC – Daily Dose
Apr 15: Denver, CO – Beta
Apr 23: Phoenix, AZ – Barsmith
Apr 24: San Francisco, CA – Triple Crown
July 16: New York, NY – Camp Bisco Festival
Aug 28: Monterrey, CA – Hellow Festival

Download: World Class Drive (Keatch Remix)