Triple Ring (Jubilee Remix) - Canblaster

When you google Canblaster, as I just did, you get quite a few pictures of the man himself, a few pictures of his new EP, and the picture you see above. I then decided that you (read: I) would prefer to look at this picture over another boring picture of someone DJing or an album cover.

Although I'd seen a bunch of Canblaster remixes up on other blogs, I'd never really gotten into them. Then, our newest contributor, Mr. Lightning, turned me on to his new EP Master of Complication. The entire EP is one huge mindfuck, and actually pretty unique, which is a big compliment in todays EDM world, where every hit sounds like the last one. The EP includes 4 original tracks and 4 remixes, each of which manages to stay true to the original but brings something new as well.

This is my favorite remix, which slows down the original mix, adds some deep bass, and reworks the vocal samples into a beautiful peace of music.

Triple Ring (Jubilee Remix) - Canblaster

I highly suggest you go and buy the entire EP over at Beatport.

Take - Face the Firing Squad

Los Angeles producer Take, killing it. Don't lose ya heads at the break. Watch how the track develops from raw sample to some blade runner futuristic fly shit in without ever losing its integrity.

My name is LankyLightning, now contributing to GetLifted blog. More music coming soon.

First, some songs that are definitely worth a listen...







Sincerely,
LankyLightning
Missoula, MT

P.S. Thanks to Aaron for the opportunity to build a cool blog together. A more formal introduction later.

MIXTAPE! - Soopah Eype Mixteype Vol. 4: What up Sweatpants? - Soopah Eype

Eugene's own, Soopah Eype, has dropped the fourth mixtape, titled What up Sweatpants?, in his Soopah Eype Mixteype series. Over an eclectic bed of beats, Soopah Eype spits tongue in cheek rhymes on a wide variety of topics, from politics and pop culture, to the daily grind of college life. Intricate rhyme schemes compliment the beats which are very clearly influenced by the late great Dilla and Madlib's own unique sound. This is a tape you do not want to sleep on.

Make sure to check out more of Soopah Eype over at his website: http://soopaheype.posterous.com/
You can grab his other mixtapes, listen to some interviews, and watch Soopah on a homegrown version of cribs.

Also, you can here some exclusive beats by Doogies the Lion, the producer for much of What up Sweatpants?, over at his site: http://doogiesthelion.posterous.com/

Here's the full tape:

Soopah Eype Mixteype Vol. 4: What up Sweatpants?

As well as a couple of my favorites for your previewing pleasure:

Black Problems -Soopah Eype

Hold It - Soopah Eype

VIDEO! - All of the Lights (Feat. Rihanna & KiD CuDi) - Kanye West

Dope new video by Kanye. Hype Williams is just so damn good at what he does. You know any video directed by him is gonna be a smash, and this is no exception. Although I don't get what the little girl walking around (I'm assuming in Chicago) is doing, this video is really cool. It's not gonna win any awards for best story line or anything like that, but visually it's quite stunning.
What was better, this, or the "Monster" video?

Spotted at: Pigeons&Planes

Big Mistake - Tim Fite

Sometimes a song comes along at a time in your life where it just fits perfectly. This was one of those songs for me last year. Tim Fite is a singer-songwriter (I hate that term?) out of Brookyln who mixes indie, alternative, and some acoustic guitar with hip hop. Check out his newest album, Under the Table Tennis, for FREE. It's just right over here at his website: http://www.timfite.com/.

"Sometimes you just have to fuck it up in a most spectacular way."

Big Mistake - TIm Fite

Groove Tonight - SuperFire

We've got another track by Seattle hip-hop group SuperFire, and this one's smooth as butter. As you can see on the cover, the track has some disco influences, and it's super catchy chorus will have you nodding your head and singing along without you even realizing it.

"I'll show you how to groove tonight / My baby's lookin' good in the moonlight / And we glide through life like we're caught in a dream / But girl I'd rather not wake up unless I've got you right there next to me"

Groove Tonight - SuperFire

Electroman (Dirtyphonics Radio Edit) [Feat. T-Pain] - Benny Benassi

Ok, I'm just going to dive straight into the question I know you probably asked as soon as you saw the cover for this single... What the hell is a diamond encrusted banana doing on it? My answer... who the fuck knows. It's T-Pain, and he pretty much does whatever he wants (for example, chewing on a grammy and riding a segway on stage).

Now that we've got out of the way, I've gotta say that this is a track that took me awhile to get into. I heard the original and thought it was pretty meh. Next I heard the Congorock remix, then tried out the original again, but still couldn't get into either all that much. Then, after hearing this version, I downloaded the entire single release, and decided that every single version SLAPS. Slaps really, really, hard.

I tried to decide which edit/remix to put up and finally decided on this one, but all of them are amazing.

Buy the official release over at Beatport.

Lanky Lightning on the tip.

Electroman (Dirtyphonics Radio Edit) [Feat. T-Pain] - Benny Benassi

Guest Playlist! - Ari Kogan

Today we've got a guest playlist by a buddy of mine. No downloads, just some good old fashioned streaming fun. 

Let me know what you think in the comments. I'm gonna be making some changes and I want to know what all you faithful readers think. More playlists like this? More streaming? Input would be much appreciated. #leaveacomment

1. BTSTU - Jai Paul

This dude is gonna blow up in a year or so, calling it right now. This song is completely original in the same sort of sense as M.I.A.'s Arular, but definitely a lot more accessible and easy to listen to. Think Kid Cudi meets Massive Attack. Oh, and did I mention it's free?

2. Super Market - Domo Genesis (Feat. Ace Creator)

If you haven't heard of Odd Future (full name Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, or OFWGKTA), it's time to look into… wait for it… the West Coast Wu-Tang Clan of the 21st century. They have upwards of a dozen free albums on their website; this song is off of Domo's Rolling Papers album. Really nice beat, makes you feel like you're stuck in the soul crushing rut of working the check stand at a supermarket. Your homework is to watch Earl Sweatshirt's 'Earl' video and not get a little bit sick.

3/4. My Life, My Swag/Still - jj

Meet jj, the Swedish electronic duo sensation. They have a plethora of really fantastic songs, but I picked these two because they demonstrate the wide range of styles they have on lock. Catchy, mellow, just a lot of fun to listen to. Their Kills mixtape which contains Still is free by the way.

5. Raindrops - Basement Jaxx

I know, you've probably heard of Basement Jaxx before, but if you're anything like me, you never really gave much of their stuff a chance. Meet Raindrops, the song that will knock your socks off. It's got great vocals, just enough synths, and a definite psychedelic feel.

6. Heavy - Chase & Status (Feat. Dizzee Rascal)

Okay I'll admit, this playlist has been really low key for the most part. At the risk of breaking its continuity, let's mix things up a bit with this cut from Chase and Status. I ordinarily am not a fan of dubstep, but this track balances hip hop, DnB and dubstep really well. Oh and for the record, Dizzee is raw as fuck. Just putting that out there.

Nautilus - Mr. Scribbles

Happy Valentines Day ya'll. Instead of the typical picture of the artist I put up, I decided to go with a picture that fit my current mood a little better.

Real talk though, this track is crazy good. One of my favorite songs of the past year, it's a definite top 25 most played in my iTunes. Whenever I need to calm down or chill out a little bit, this is the go to song in my library. Mr. Scribbles is one of the contributors over at our fellow music blog Squeegie Sounds, so go check out the rest of his work over there.

Oh, and this record would do wonders during a blunt/fuck sesh. Just sayin'.

Nautilus - Mr. Scribbles

The Joker (Feat. B-Eazy) - Caleb Mak

Although a bunch of sites have this song tagged as being a Drake track, it's actually by a young rapper named Caleb Mak, out of Dallas, TX. This is the first track I've picked up by him, but it's a banger. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Check out his Facebook or his Myspace for more music.

The Joker (Feat. B-Eazy) - Caleb Mak