NEW AZONTO: Criss Waddle ft Bisa Kdei - Ayi (Ghost Azonto)
I can’t see the name Criss Waddle without thinking of, y’know, the mullet sporting, penalty spacking England legend Chris Waddle:
I wonder if Ghana’s Criss Waddle is aware of his namesake. What a mullet. Incredible.
Anyway.
Current hit Ayi’s some crazy, spookily restrained Azonto magic. I’m desperate to find a high quality download of it, any suggestions internets? I’m willing to pay hard currency.
Mr Renzo & Aidonia - Bend Ya Back (Remix)
Aidonia’s killing it at the moment - his high tempo party anthem Tip Pon Ya Toe is smashing dances worldwide, and this soca hook up with Trinidad artist Mr Renzo looks to be another heater. The swinging riddim kinda reminds me of Hundred Stab, which is the first track I remember Aidonia really shining on- in fact here’s a reminder of that cut, download Bend Ya Back underneath…
Cashtastic - In My Zone
Splurgeboys are back with a banger. AGAIN. I haven’t heard a wack beat yet from the South London production duo, and I’m starting to think they’re the most under rated artists in the UK right now. In My Zone has got a lot going on, and all of it’s good - I love how it opens with a sample taken from Adam F’s Smash Sumthin - another track that proved UK producers can own hip hop on their own terms - and the nasty, grimey bass pulse that runs through is the vicious child of Youngstar’s classic overdriven 808 kick. Plus, extra marks for having a video that delivers more than the usual balling on a budget embarrassment. The last track I heard from this lot was Fem Fel’s Frigid which kills the rave to this day, and I’m hoping In My Zone gets them the recognition they deserve.
Yes. I’m happy this gig is happening.
—Papago (DJ Whisky Mix 2013)
Amazing mutated kwaito from DJ Whiskey. I don’t know if there’s a lot of this kind of shuffling beat around but it’s really addictive, so if anyone can point me in the direction of more I’m all ears. The original came out some time last year, and is apparently a kind of comedy song. Seeing as I can’t understand a word of the lyrics I’ll just have to assume that’s true - all I know is that it’s got this lovely euphoric old skool house vibe, all washes of uplifting synth pads and clicking beats - watch it below -
This is deep in the proper sense of the word, with the the hard, minimal drums bubbling up from bottomless caverns of reverb and funk. Papa Ghana keeps the wonky, pitch bent vocals sparse and the result is a dope piece of leftfield afrohouse striving on to the future. The track develops in a pretty strange way- it kinda has movements rather than a more traditional verse-chorus-verse structure, and whilst it’s interesting I’d love to hear it drop back into the L’Afrique vocal after the final bass pulse have dropped. I can feel an edit coming on…
There are a bunch of other tracks on Full Crate’s soundcloud page—
RDX - KOTCH
This has been out for a minute now, but seeing as I’m playing it every set, not posting it seems nuts. How are RDX this good? It’s racing up the dancehall chart, but deserves to be bigger than just a genre hit… Joyous soca music at it’s finest, there’s something magic in those minor chords. Download below.
Diplo made some big claims, my favourite being his assertion that he’s the driving force behind Jamaican dancehall. #NewsToMe
I spent a couple of hours with Shy FX protege B.Traits talking bass music and UK radio…
OK this is too much… I’ve always been a sucker for Mystikal but whoever convinced him to go full on JB on his new single deserves a medal. I’m not sure if this is on his old home of No Limits or a new label, but whatever IT BANGS.
