They came from the deepest woods of the former UDSSR!…AND THEY WILL BOMB WHO THEY WANT!!! Ostblockschlampen, “THE BITCHES FROM THE EASTERN BLOCK” is Markus Lange and his cohort Vanilla, two electro terrorists that have been rocking the boat and kicking in doors across the nation. ‘Bitches From Ostblock’, a two part release, features a who’s who of upstart producers including Modek, Stereofunk, Faites Leur la Danse, Ill Saint M, Boylerz, Frederic De Carvalho, & Phantom’s Revenge…bass bass bass…but you say who??? Wir sind die Bitches!
After nine years, and over 100 releases, New York City’s Coco Machete Records delivers its first eponymous collection with ‘This Is Coco Machete – No. 1’. Far from being a retrospective, ‘This Is Coco Machete’ places you smack in the middle of the label’s most recent, current and not yet released club bangers. The mix of eclectic vocals and sonic inspirations could have only originated in the streets of New York City though many of the featured artists and remixers hail from every corner of the globe; Fukkk Offf & Jence of Digitalism, Hamburg Germany; Oliver Twizt, The Netherlands; Zodiac Cartel & Disco of Doom, UK; Polymorphic & Noise Invaders, Moscow; Mikix the Cat, Paris; NROTB & Hatchmatik, Montreal and of course Spencer Product, Entyce & Debra Dolce from NYC. This is simply for people who want to SHAKE IT ALL NIGHT LONG; This IS bringing down the walls of YOUR musical ghetto; This is THAT BUG OUT SOUND, ready for the dance; This is the sound of New York City, THIS IS COCO MACHETE!
Bodies poppin’ let the work begin. Debra Dolce is back in the cat house with Fairytale Love Affair. A stunning set of remixes comes from LaTourette (Bad Life, Boxon), Moscow’s Noise Invaders (Polymorphic & Marseille) & NewStereoKids. After ‘Goodies’, the first single from Debra Dolce, rocked clubs present and future it was only a matter of time before that green door was opened once again. This time out New York’s Cody-Ann Palmer lends her vocal stylings to the songwriting/production team of Stephen Cee & Jeremy Mage. Nefertiti Stole a page outta my book.
The winning team that brought you ‘Tight Jeans’ is back and reworking ‘Alley Cat’ for a back alley beatdown. From Hamburg to New York the combination of D’ Secret SVC’s twisted vocal stylings and the floor destroying pulsation that is, Fukkk Offf, knows no bounds. The main remix takes Fukkk Offf into new territory with tropically syncopated rhythms pounding out the rat a tat as back up for the vibrant vocal gymnastics of both D’ Secret SVC & Duchess Monroe. The dub version takes you back to classic Fukkk Offf territory with reverb heavy basslines pushing behind the skip and bounce of the high hats and cowbells. There’s even a dog barking, no doubt in hot pursuit.
Turn up the stereo and get ready for the funk. Dresden Germany’s Stereofunk has teamed up with New York’s D’ Secret SVC for an electro disco stomper that will definitely get you off. Driving beats and italo style basslines wrap around tight vocal chants from D Secret SVC that declare ‘you’ve got to move your body, the music says so, let’s go!’ There’s even car tire screeches and crash sounds, I don’t know what else you could ask for…Get Off !!!
Coco Machete Records welcomes back Absolut Freak artist and label boss Frederic De Cavalho for a jumpin’ summer release with ‘Radio Freak’. Fred last peeked his head out on Coco Machete with his late night bangin’ remix of Fukkk Offf’s ‘Love My Shake’ for ‘Remix Is King’ so it’s about time we got something original from the man. ‘Radio Freak’ picks up where he left off but takes things in a deep electro house direction with hints of a familiar melodic lead that never let’s itself go leaving you wanting more and feeling teased. The flipside is a remix from Man Recording artist Bert on Beats that takes the track and Coco Machete back to it’s tropical foundations. The rhythms jump, lazers fire and sirens blaze…it’s that ‘bug out sound’ ready to make you FREAK!
D’ Secret Svc is back with ‘Alley Cat’ a new joint from the darkest corners of New York City’s shadiest back streets. This time a female cat has entered the picture, in the form of Duchess Monroe, to counter the bravado that is the D’ Secret SVC dog. The Duchess delivers a vocal performance that could be one half Grace Jones and one half Nicki Minaj with her chants of ‘Suck you like I was a black fuckin’ Alley Cat’ but it’s the back and forth between the two vocalists where it all comes together. Berlin’s Lars Moston & Belgium’s Modek deliver mixes comprised of both Ghetto Thump & Acid Jack respectively. ‘Oh my God, it’s in my yard, don’t let my dog catch your cat’
Lars Moston & Breakfastklub come out strong with their first release on Coco Machete. There’s three hot mixes to choose from depending on how you like your ‘Organik’ beats cooked. Lars comes at you with the original cut ready to rock the blocks from Harlem to Hamburg with heavy de-tuned 808 toms, clickety clack rim shots, the vocal chant of ‘Bring The Beat Back’ and enough bass to set of car alarms on the next block. Paris’ Mikix The Cat who has been dropping recent releases on Brooklyn’s Trouble & Bass takes things in a dirtier direction with big rave sounds that just might be the car alarms set off by Lars’ original. Finally Hamburg’s Teenage Mutants take things in a bit of an old school Chicago house direction adding swinging hi hats and bongo loops to round it out for the deeper dancefloors. So for a record called Organik this sure sounds like the big bang of a 16-bit drum machine attack from the digital world…Bring the beat back!!! You can shake it to me all night long!
Late fall of 2010 we were graced with the Worldwide EP featuring four brand new Joints from our man in Hamburg, Fukkk Offf. ‘Brain Rock’ brought the fire as the standout track of the EP so we’ve spent the last few months putting together this undeniable remix package, in two parts, for your listening, dancing and Brain Rocking pleasure. Zodiac Cartel is back, his remix of ‘Rave Is King’ devastated the clubs for months, and his take on Brain Rock is just as crazy. As he said in his own words ‘Working on a new remix for Fukkk Offf…KEEPING IT WRONG!’. Brooklynite Indie darlings Body Language come in with an acid groover that works equally as well in the warehouses of Williamsburg as it does in the danceclubs downtown. TWR72 and Dinamics Rock the Brain a bit more on the techno side while Italy’s Cyberpunkers and Yacek keep it peak time RAVE! This beat gonna mess you up !!!
Fukkk Offf’s Brain Rock Remixes is out now exclusively on Beatport and to kick things off we’ve brought you a full length live mix right here. Feel free to stream it from the player or download the mix here…but watch out because it’s HOT!
Join us This Saturday, March 26 for the release of Spencer Product’s “Nightology”. Spencer Product and Joseph Quartana will be holding it down on the decks at Don Hills, 511 Greenwich Street.
Spencer Product is back and this time he’s teaching a lesson in ‘Nightology’. Picking up where he left off with ‘We Bite’ we find Spencer ‘lost in the streets, out at night, all dressed up…like a cabaret’. The original mixes old school bleep heavy techno, NYC fierce diva and distorted rock drum fills to maximum effect for any underground club worth its salt. Fear of Tigers, straight off remixes of Visage’s ‘Fade to Grey’ and Does it Offend You Yeah’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’, turns ‘Nightology’ into a massive building anthem for the chemical, the natural, the empty and those addicted to ‘Nightology’. Next on the floor is Kitsune artist JBAG who re-shuffles the original and adds rave-style breaks for the flip. Death to Throne & POSR give you a straight ahead club push ‘like a fire in hell’. ‘We don’t take no shit!!!’
Coco Machete – Big Nuts & Big Knives. A collection of some of our favorite cuts from Coco Machete Records’ first 5 years, 2002-2007, Remastered. The sound of Coco Machete has always defied typical genre classifications in favor of bring something fresh and unique to the danceloor; There has to be a hook, a hell of a lot of bounce and a heavy dose of the street. The Coco Machete sound has always been influenced by Disco (Let’s Do It Again), Acid House (Rebel Music, Tie Me Up), Hip Hop (Livin’ My Life, Eye Kandy), Electro Funk (That’s A Good Look), and Post-Punk (We Are Back, On Again). As we move into our 10th year as a label we wanted to bring these tracks to light one more time in their remastered form in order to explore the foundations upon which we have built this house. It’s time to ‘Bring Down The Walls’
Entyce is back ‘In Da Club’ with a hot new set of remixes ready to set the night on fire. The Fukkk Offf remixes became an underground summer anthem for 2010 and now with remixes from The Netherlands’ own Oliver Twizt and Moscow’s Polymorphic ‘In Da Club’ is ready to tear things up again for 2011. Both remixes have a full vocal mix and an equally devastating dub for the beatdown. Light it UP!
