Dim Mak Sends SXSW Off With A Bang! + Unreleased Skrillex and 12th Planet

1ST - "Skrillex - Equinox" (unreleased Skrillex tune)
2ND - "Skrillex & 12th Planet - Needed Change"
3RD - "La Roux - In for the Kill (Skrillex Remix)"
4TH - "Skrillex - All I Ask Of You (Skrillex & 12th Planet Remix)" (unreleased track)
5TH - "Doctor P - Watch Out"
6TH - "Nero - Guilt (VIP Mix)"
7TH - "Excision & Datsik - Swagga"

"Felix Cartal - Montreal Dreams"

"Steve Aoki & Sidney Samson - Wake Up Call (Mustard Pimp Remix)"
Above Videos Courtesy of: Masamune100000, follow the link for a bunch more sick video coverage of the night)

Unreleased "Skrillex - Equinox" GREAT SOUND AND VID QUALITY. Uploaded by MrShsball

I'm definitely still nursing a devastating hangover from the mayhem that was this years SXSW. However I'm going to bare the brightness of my computer screen to bring you this final SXSW story.
Last night Dim Mak Records through a SXSW send off party at Republic Live in Austin. The event featured killer sets from the likes of Felix Cartal, Mustard Pimp, Steve Aoki, Peacetreaty and massive surprise guests SKRILLEX AND 12TH PLANET. I really take my hat off to Sonny Moore (Skrillex) and 12th Planet for showing us fans love and playing such and awesome set for absolutely no compensation (they weren't getting paid, 'cause they weren't actually booked). After a long festival, during which both artists played almost every night I don't know how they found the energy to make it out and play till 5AM for no charge at all!!! Thank you guys, you killed it.

Mustard Pimp played a bangin' set, dropping gems like the brand new Money Shot and their remix of Wake Up Call by Steve Aoki and Sidney Samson, featured in the video above. Felix Cartal also fucking killed it, dropping all my favorite new and old tracks, such as Montreal Dreams, featured above. Sorry the sound in the video kinda clips, the filmer got it the best it possibly could be I promise. I don't think I have ever heard such a small club bump it so hard, I felt like someone shot an 50- caliber M-60 next to my head all night when I got out.
Also, in all the above videos you can see your's truly, me, Space Cadet, liquored up and raging. On the Mustard Pimp vid I'm in the bottom right of the screen and Felix Cartal I'm in the bottom left. I am the one doing a lot of crazy double fist pumping and all kinds of weird shit, LOL. You can't really see me in the Skrillex + 12th Planet vid because I'm in the front but I remember vaguely getting my lighter up first, cause I was smoking a cig, so thats me. 

SKRILLEX + 12TH PLANET (photo by me, that why it sucks)

Aoki took the stage over from Felix Cartal at 1:40 and played till about 3:20. Despite some mixed feelings I harbor for Aoki live, last night he killed it. During his Lion King vs. Rage Against The Machine outro (LOL), Skrillex and 12th Planet appeared and the crowd went MAD. Skrillex and 12th Planet took turns on the decks and blew everyones mind dropping tons of new and/or unreleased bangers. They played out SXSW till the wee hour of the morning, only finishing this phenomenal set at 5AM.
Check out some tracks from the duo of Skrillex and 12th Planet below. Enjoy!
Skrillex and 12th Planet - Father Said
Skrillex and 12th Planet - Needed Change
Skrillex - All I Ask of You feat Penny (Original Mix)

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German Electro House phenom Zedd has been featured on a few of Skrillex's EP now. He recently released a fantastic remix which takes you on an 8-bit trip down memory lane. Zedd's remix of The Legend of Zelda theme song lays a bangin' electro punch on top of the classic 8-bit lead. Check it out below along with his work for Skrillex.
Zedd - The Legend of Zelda (Mediafire DL)

  Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (Zedd Remix) by Zedd
  Skrillex - Weekends!!! feat. Sirah (Zedd Remix) by Zedd

DFA 1979's 1st Reunion So Massive it Sparks Riot at SXSW

I can't even begin to describe how fucking crazy last night's Undocumented Management party at the Beauty Bar in Austin, TX was in full detail! But here is a shot at a little summary of events.

The night started off super well with superb sets from Felix Cartal, Harvard Bass, Bird Peterson and Run DMT. Then the "secret guest" took the stage, Toronto duo Death From Above 1979. Earlier that day DFA 1979 had announced via Twitter that they would be playing their first gig after an nearly a six years hiatus. Needless to say the crowd inside and outside of the venue where amped for the triumphant return of DFA. The small venue had around 200 people tightly packed into a space parking lot and the alley directly adjacent had upwards of 500. 

About 20 minutes into the set the fans in the alley who had been banging on the fence and ripping down bushes desperately trying to get a view of the newly reunited DFA managed to completely tear down the fence. Austin PD on the premisses greeted the fans in the ally with tasers and industrial strength mace to prevent anyone in the alley from sneaking in (See Fence Come Down + Cops Tasers and Mace on Video). The kids in the front who got hit super hard were vomiting and convulsing on the ground with their teary eyes swollen shut from the mace.

There was a short intermission while the fence was tied back up and then the music and the mayhem started once again. Approximately 30 minutes after the fence came down Austin riot police brought four cars to block the alley and marched six horses through in an attempt to disperse the crowd. However, the spectacle only attracted more followers. The swelling crowd throwing insults, cans, cups and bottles at the cops would repeatedly push back to the fence as the horses finished their pass through the ally. Eventually cops on foot started making arrests clubbing and handcuffing fans who had thrown plastic cups or verbally assaulted the officers. After the arrests were made the police dispersed and the party outside continued on till the show eventually ended around 2:30.
All in all I can say this is one of the most memorable shows of my life and will go down in history as the savage return of dance-punk legends Death From Above. Please check out the videos of my favs from last night above and check out almost the entire DFA 1979 reunion set on Youtube.

I also got the chance to speak with JFK, Sebastian Grainger and Al-P (other half of MSTRKRFT) who was in attendance. They are all the nicest friendliest guys on earth and they all nodded at the notion that new DFA 1979 and MSTRKRFT is coming soon, along with a potential DFA 1979 cover of MSTRKRFT's new single Beards Again. Sooooooooo Sick!
UPDATE: Told you so, check out  a new MSTRKRFT track down below.
MSTRKRFT - Back In The USSA

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Felix Cartal absolutely killed it last night, bringing his massive sound super hard and getting a crowd that seemed mostly interested in DFA to bounce. I also got the chance to have a quick conversation with Taelor (Felix Cartal), who very graciously accepted my many praises. 
If you are lucky enough to be in Austin tonight I highly recommend that you swing by the Dim Mak Party @ Republic tonight. The line-up features Felix Cartal, Mustard Pimp, Steve Aoki, Blaqstarr, Peacetreaty, Rob Roy, RAC and more.
If you couldn't make it to SXSW console yourself with this new banger Felix Cartal just released for the upcoming Mortal Kombat Album Executive Produced by none other than JFK himself. Enjoy!
  Kung Lao's Theme by Felix Cartal

Hey GTRONIC, Welcome to Dim Mak

A few weeks back Gtronic put out his first official EP on the now infamous label Dim Mak. Seeing as we here at TCHNCRCY have been huge fans of Gtronic forever, and his new "Sucker Punch - EP" is an undeniable banger I had to throw one of the tracks up here so that anyone who hasn't grabbed this awesome EP would run out and grab it. I also stumbled upon TCHNCRCY favorites, The Mastertron's mix of the title track "Sucker Punch". Beware of this track it is one Sucker Punch that is liable to knock you the fuck out! Also keep a sharp eye on this Verona duo as their Debut EP "Revenge is Coming" is dropping on Mätrasher Records on the 29th of this month. And myself being one of the lucky few to get on the promo list for this release, take it from me this EP is going to be a huge one, DO NOT MISS IT. But first grab get a taste for the "Sucker Punch - EP" Below and then grab it on beatport here.

GTRONIC - My Money

GTRONIC - Sucker Punch (The Mastertrons Remix)

Bonus - More groovy goodness from another fabulous Dim Mak artist, Felix Cartal who just remixed a track off L.A. favorite Valerna new EP "Look Ma, No Pants!" which bangs all too hard, grab it on beatport here. In addition, I also have Valerna's Remix of Pance Parties track Maru from their "Kim Jong Thrill EP", personally I like Valverna's version more though the original is very tasty. In other things Valerna related, I just heard that Valerna is playing Control with Wolfgang Gartner and Harvard Bass on August 13th, NASTY SOUNDIN' NIGHT!

Valerna - Look Ma! (Felix Cartal Remix)

Pance Party - Maru (Valerna Remix)

Evil Nine are FOR LOVERS

For those of you who haven't heard, the English duo Evil Nine, comprised of Tom Beaufoy and Pat Pardy, have created a new record label called For Lovers. This is a depature from Marine Parade Records under which the two released their previous work. And it's because of this new label that the two have graciously provided us all with access to their single "Ultimo" in high quality. I'm here to spread the track as well as provide you all with the Evil Nine beats that you should already have. I'm not the most adamant supporter of Evil Nine and while I was looking through what songs I wanted to put up, I realized I should be. These two have produced and created some of my most favorite songs over the past few years and if you haven't heard "They Live!" as a Electro anthem, then I don't know where you've been hiding.

So here's Ultimo, a nice summer jam with some dark house vibes, and the Dem Slackers remix of the one and the same (SUPER DIRTY). Both are outstanding and have their place. "They Live!" is a must have and you might as well grab the masterfully done Felix Cartal remix. The Arveene & Misk remix of "No Manners" is ill and removes most of the lyrics to create a straight banger. The Alex Metric track is a nice house remix that you should definitely pick up. Finally, check out the collaboration they did with Aesop Rock, one of my favorite Hip-Hop artists. It was that song that first got me into Evil Nine.

Evil Nine - Ultimo (320 kbps)
Evil Nine - Ultimo (Dem Slackers Remix) (320 kbps)
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Evil Nine - They Live! (Dj Version) (320 kbps) ♥
Evil Nine - They Live (Felix Cartal Remix) (320 kbps)
Evil Nine - No Manners (Arveene & Misk Remix) (320 kbps) ♥
Alex Metric - It Starts (Evil Nine Remix) (320 kbps)
Evil Nine - Crooked (ft. Aesop Rock) (320 kbps) ♥

Bonus Banger:

Doctor P tearing the house down!

Dan Le Sac. vs Scoobius Pip - Sick Tonight (Doctor P Remix) (320 kbps) ♥♥♥

Kontact Me Remixes

Boys Noize Records just released the newest remix album for the single Kontact Me, off Boy Noize's newest LP Power. This is by far the best remix album Boys Noize has put out to follow the release of Power, and thats a big statement considering Tiga and Mr. Oizo putting out mixes for the Transmission Remix album which was also huge. However remixes by the likes of Housemister, Beataucue, Jan Driver, Rynecologist and Depressed Buttons make for an absolutely fantastic release from BNR.

Depressed Button was born out of the much loved dance punk band from Omaha, Nebraska known as The Faint. The Techno trio Depressed Buttons is made up of Todd Fink (Vocals, Keyboard in The Faint), Clark Baechle (Drums in The Faint) and Jacob Thiele (Keyboards, Backing Vox in The Faint). I love their remix of Transmission and who knows, much rumored Supergroup Colossus consisting of The Faint, Boys Noize and Steve Aoki may not even feature Todd Fink on the mic and could even have a strait techno sound. Check out their new remix and speculate all you want, the debut Colossus EP is going to drop on Dim Mak records some time this year. Also Swing by Depressed Buttons' website and scope their blog, which is super dope.

The Rynecologist Remix is posted because its is also phenomenal, and I promise that I will post more on this dope Canadian producer very soon. You can also grab the Beataucue Remix of Kontact Me, that I posted ages ago in 128kbps right here and buy the whole thing in glorious 320kbps over at Beatport.

Boys Noize - Kontact Me (Depressed Buttons Remix)* The Faint's Techno sideproject

Boys Noize - Kontact Me (Rynecologist Remix)*** Dope

Bonus: I love got so much love for Felix Cartal's Popular Music LP, released on Aoki's Dim Mak Records. "Why Wait" is a super solid track off Popular Music, I definitely recommend that you you snatch it now. Maybe this will be more similar to Colossus' sound, who knows?

Felix Cartal - Why Wait feat. The Faint