With Spain firmly holding their first World Cup title, everything in South Africa is winding down from the insanity that is one of the world’s most-beloved sporting events. But over here in Northern Hemisphere, summer is just getting started, and in the one month of the tournament (and the months preceeding it), there was a lot of fantastic World Cup inspired music released. Here’s a small list of our favorites that we’re sure you’ll hear at clubs or parties.
While we were down at this year’s Winter Music Conference in Miami, Dutch label-mate and awesome pool jumper Mike Mago told us about this fantastic group from his homeland of Holland called Nobody Beats the Drum.
He showed us the music videos, where they fight with home-made transformer outfits, the insane stop-motion animated video with the blocks, etc. We were pretty impressed. Fast forward to June and it’s announced they’re performing at New York’s own Brooklyn Bowl, an awesome venue where you can go bowling while DJs and bands perform live in the same room. Check out the videos below after the jump.
Esteemed dj and disco selector extraordinaire Free Magic just wrapped up a mix for on-point tastemakers Voules Random. The mix is a sampling of the music you’ll hear at Free Magic and co-resident VDRK’s party DISCOVERY, every month at Santos Party House here in NYC.
This is happy, chill, sexy disco. The kind of mix you put on at a pool party, for dancing, lounging, or for cocktail entertaining with fondue (because we all do this).
Oh and don’t forget to attend this weekend’s Discovery with special guests Jacques Renault as well as Love Fingers & Lee Douglas! It’s free before midnight with RSVP at adiscoparty.com.
With New York City breaking temperature records yesterday, peaking at 103 degrees Fahrenheit (thats 39 degrees Celsius for all you non-Americans), summer is truly, officially, here. Perfect time for outdoor events, cool sea breezes, and fun new music from overseas!
I’d like to introduce you to TUFFEM UP! RECORDS, a label from Australia affiliated with Trashbags, promoters of all things epic and bangin’ down under. They’re preparing to release their collaboration with Marc Homes, aka, DEFEAT, in the form of the label’s newest release BNDTS (out August 2nd, 2010). The sound is a mix of banger electro, Danger-esque epicness, and summer festival energy. The EP features 7 tracks: the title-tune “BNDTS”, “DIY”, “Into the groove” (a personal favorite of ours), “Masque”, and “VLVT”. There are also remixes from South African producer HAEZER and UK discoteca man Farfletched.
Enjoy a taste from the record in the form of “Into the groove”, exclusively premiering here on Subdrive. Be sure to pick up the BNDTS EP when it drops August 2nd on iTunes, Juno, and other fine retailers!
Our boys Will Eastman, the man behind Blisspop, and Jesse, aka Tittsworth, alongside members of Thievery Corporation and other DC djs and nightlife luminaries, have just opened what I consider to be DC’s best and most promising dance venue in Washington DC’s history. It’s name is U Street Music Hall. Epic I know, but read on.
Really excited this year because it marks the first time we’re doing parties at Winter Music Conference in Miami.
We’re actually doing two showcases this year…our first event is the night before the official start of WMC at the legendary WHITE ROOM with the majority of the Subdrive crew in attendance including Terror Dactel, Cobra Krames, Mike Mago (first US gig!), Charlie Tippie, Solomon Grande, as well as our friends Nouveau Riche, DJs Are Not Rockstars, and more. It’s a crazy lineup as you can see above and we’ll have giveaways all night thanks to Kill Shop Kill.
RSVP here for $5 entry. 18+
Second party and more info after the jump!
Fresh tunes from brand-spanking new label Grand Hotel Records. They shared this great remix of Dirty Super Car’s “Get a Grip” with us and we just had to pass it along.
The Loops of Fury have made this into a groaning creature, ever-building, with a bassline that adds a great rhythm and proper weight to the tune. The samples found in the tune are from Chaka Khan’s “Hold Her Now”, which gives the remix a nice flair in parts. This tune isn’t a straight up monster, it has some diva in it.
Oh and to celebrate this, their debut release, which drops March 22nd everywhere, Grand Hotel is doing a takeover at Matter with some pretty big heavyweights! Here’s the details from the label:
Each release will coincide with major Grand Hotel label events at either matter or Fabric, beginning with the launch of the labels residency at matter on 19th March, before expanding nationwide later on in the year. The launch night will feature an all-star line up including live performances from Vitalic (V Mirror Show Live) and The Japanese Popstars, plus with DJ support from Plump DJs and Ed Banger favourite Feadz. Room 2 will be hosted by Kiss FM’s Joe Ransom alongside very special guests Joe Goddard (Hot Chip), Duke Dumont, Riva Starr and Oliver $.
Australian record label Sweat It Out releases some dope tunes, but this one…this is probably my favorite tune they’ve ever put out.
Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP have created a fantastic house/techno funk hybrid track with an old-school sample that just begs you to bop your head in happiness. Seriously, it’s such a funky tune that you can’t help but having fun when you hear it or play it out.
If you’re a fan of Riva Starr’s “I Was Drunk”, you will without a doubt love this tune.
Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP – We No Speak Americano | Buy on Beatport
OCD Automatic & VDRK - photo by The Culture of Me
Months in the making, this fantastic tune was crafted by two amazingly talented friends of ours, VDRK and OCD Automatic. Their partnership in the realm of music began when a disco mothership dropped them above Wisconsin. Fast forward to 2010 and here they are with their massive debut, the disco house anthem “Tell My Love.”
Originally to be a Subdrive retail release (and track 14 on our Summer from Below mix), we loved the tune so much we decided to give it away for free! So with that I’m proud and excited to share this with you all, one of my favorite tunes this year, and one I hope will give these guys the attention they deserve.
Terror Dactel - DTF (sub001)
Buy: Juno - Chemical Records
Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 Synth (& Swedish House Mafia music video)
The Swedish House Mafia have just released their official music video for their big tune “One (Your Name)” that features Pharrell Williams. That’s all great and all, the tune is massive, but more interestingly though is that the video is essentially a 4 minute commercial for the upcoming, unreleased Teenage Engineering OP-1, a synthesizer/MIDI-controller that touts wireless syncing, a ‘tape’ feature, and more.
Check out this awesome synth and the music video after the jump.
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