Dubbel Dutch talks to Canadian online magazine Beatroute about ‘girls, drugs and dancehall’:
My style of music is hard to put into a box. It doesn’t have a specific genre, and that’s kinda my thing; from bass to Jersey club to world beat, I’ve tried to make a name for myself and not be pinpointed
We are proud to release Soca Road, Poirier’s first EP for Mixpak, just in time for carnival. The EP finds its unity in Soca’s high tempos and its diversity in its numerous influences and styles. Thatʼs par for the course for both Mixpak and the veteran producer, who has a slew of genre-defying releases and worldwide collaborations already under his belt.
The opening track, “Who Got Di Riddim” (give it a listen and we think youʼll know the answer) is a playful and melodic piece of soca that breaks down just to explode again, while “Work That” is an inventive rhythmic workout propelled by complex island drums that border on techno brutality. Collaborating with Cape Town’s EJ von Lyrik, “Bring It On” mixes the anthemic with the frenetic, while the closing track “Sak Te Gen Tan Gen La” features Haitian vocalist Imposs and a peak time carnival vibe.
If you can’t get to the carnival festivities and find yourself in a wintery hellscape come January 17th, let “Soca Road” be your savior. Drop it in the club or in your apartment and let carnival come to you.
Buy now on iTunes / Juno / TTL Digital / Beatport
Hot on the heels of their latest big release, ‘I Go Sick’ with Wholesick, London’s Tomb Crew have announced that ‘The Sermon’, featuring Serocee and Mixpak affiliate Rubi Dan will be dropping soon on fellow NYC label Trouble & Bass:
Chandeliers is a hardware driven electronic band based out of Chicago. The group’s dark grooves and creeping synth lines have a Gary Numan feel but they come across sounding anything but retro. This session was recorded by Giant System, which is a project that was launched to document groups playing their own tunes in their own spaces. Chandeliers is part of a burgeoning, electronic scene in Chicago, along with LAZERCRYSTAL, Mahjongg, Mr. 666 and Gatekeeper, and part of a bigger trend towards more hardware based electronic music.
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