Lovers of J Dilla’s boom-bap will instantly fall for this, ‘The Mission EP’ by London-based Eric Lau and Detroit’s Guilty Simpson. This vid sees Eric talking about the production of the EP and collaborating with the Michigan lyricist. It’s out February 3rd on Vinyl x Digital.
You can get more information from the Kilawatt label: http://bit.ly/9OPW6A
Not sure how we even came about this one…was probably Asa just popping up on our Facebook stream lol. Love what he has done to the ‘Initiation’ track by The Weeknd. Hard drum loops for the dam win. Not for release, just a dance floor bootleg. Keep up to date with all things Asa on his page here.
We seriously can’t get enough of FaltyDL (as you can clearly see but all of the posts). Trying to fit this guy into a genre is near impossible, is it Garage? Dubstep? Experimental? We have no idea, but we do know we’ll be listening to him long into 2012!
The feature track from his album You Stand Uncertain, a review we read over at Factmag described the album perfectly.
“Drew Lustman’s second album as FaltyDL draws you in and swallows you whole, submerging you into a world full of emotions, hidden meanings, flashbacks to times gone by and possible futures”
We can’t wait to hear more!
Jason Chung (Nosaj being Jason backwards) was inspired at an early age by the hip-hop radio stations that the bus driver would play on his way to elementary school, and particularly by the Beat Junkies’ turntablism on Power 106. When growing up he began to get into drum’n’bass and the rave scene; this made him delve into working out how to produce his own music with his Dad’s computer.
Self-releasing his first EP “Views/Octopus” in 2006 and releasing his debut LP,” Drift”, on Alpha Pup Records on June 9, 2009, he’s been making waves in the music scene ever since!
This mix consists of tunes from Drift, it really does show what Nosaj Thing’s music has to offer!
Check out his website here.
The reeking twosome that is Stinkahbell, have gone and released this hallucinogen of a visual for their latest single ‘Switch Up The Gears’. The anticipated, low end grumble, is in tow as well as a hype-inciting a couple of verses from Janset.
Also on it’s way is a 3D version of the video which is expected some time next week.
Check out more of Stinkahbell’s music on their SoundCloud.
“Characterised by a pop-infused, fresh and precisely clean production style, Kito’s music has received support globally from a number of leading DJs and producers. Having had her first completed tracks picked up by none other than Dubstep pioneer and figurehead, Skream, and released on his label Disfugured Dubz, Kito hit the ground running.
Since her first release in 2009, Australian born Maaike Lebbing has gone from strength to strength.”
We took this from her Last FM profile, usually something we don’t do but we couldn’t say this better ourselves.
Kito is definitely an artist we feel deserves regular features, so keep an eye out.
Also buy all of her music from here.
Our second post on TOKiMONSTA and definitley one of our favourite tunes. She manages to create such a unique sound without trying too hard and it sounds amazing; this is the perfect tune to chill to when your got lots of work to do! Also another artist from Brainfeeder, do they have any bad artists on their label? We don’t think so!
TOKiMONSTA will certainly keep being featured on Ego Thieves with more tunes like this one and I’m sure we’ll see a lot more from her this year.
Buy her album “Creature Dreams” from here and the “Cosmic Intoxication EP” from here.
This tune hasn’t been posted anywhere, Soundcloud, Youtube…It’s no where to be found!
We finally stumbled on a video of Gaslamp Killer and Nosedrip, with this tune over it and thought we’d post it!
This is another banger from Mono/poly’s album, Manifestations. There isn’t a bad tune on it, he’s amazingly talented; we’re sure Brainfeeder feel lucky to have him on their label!
Buy Manifestations from here and make sure you check Mono/Poly’s website out!
We told you you’d be seeing another feature on Machinedrum. We can’t get enough of his LP, Room(S), this is definitely one of the darker tunes on it.
Apparently he even made this video, a bit weird we know, but it gives you an impression of the kind of artist Machinedrum is; completley outside the box…we love it!
Room(S) was also released on the label Planet Mu and it’s quickly apparent after listening to it!
Stay tuned for more features on both Planet Mu and Machinedrum.
We love MeLo-X. Its been stated on here before and we have no qualms that will be iterated again and again. He is famous for his instrumentals and production, but he is also infamous for his live remixes.
Using his MPD and pre loaded samples and cuts of his own, he brings together his take on ‘Crew Love’ from Drakes ‘Take Care’ album, featuring The Weeknd. You can pre-order his latest instrumental album now. Stay in touch here.
*update* Due to some douche behaviour, the person who uploaded that Soundcloud clip didn’t have the permission, and one thing we do not tolerate at Ego Thieves is dam Youtube / Soundcloud DJs. Full Teknian feature coming soon.
It actually annoyed us that this amazing tune only has 18 plays on Sound Cloud! Although we heard this late 2011, this is easily one of our favourite tunes from last year.
Teknian is only 17 years old, from Sweden and is currently signed to Screwloose Records. This is literally all we can find out about this amazing new artist, all new information we find in the future will be posted here!
Make sure you like him on Facebook and keep an eye out for more features on Teknian. Also this track features another artists called Kasket, make sure you check his Facebook out too!
Now I’m not one to get excited by very young producers. They are usually very arrogant, miss guided, demanding and very unwilling to take constructive criticism (watch out for my post on how to send tracks in the right way lol).
However, Marco Del Horno introduced us to a producer called Skanky at least six months or so ago, and we’re beyond hype that he did. Not only is Louis Johnson just 17, he is also from my home town of North London which gets him extra credits in my book. It’s pretty unheard of for such a young, up and coming producer, to have already established his own sound and persona. Sensual vibes, R&B chopping and skipping bass are firmly established on his producer CV.
You may of heard his track on Dubfluence 5 ‘Blind Spot‘, which is one of our personal favourites from last year. For us at Ego Thieves, we know a producer has a big future ahead of him when its hard to do say that ‘he sounds like’ this or that producer. If you try to do this with Skanky, it usually draws a blank or a vast mash up: A twinge of Jamie XX, a snippet of James Blake and maybe a shake of Roska and Diplo is all we could come up with.
For now, download this Vybz Kartel remix he did and gave away for free over Xmas. Also keep an eye out for the mix, interview and full feature on him real soon. Hit up his Facebook and Twitter to stay in the loop.
