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Lotic - "From the Front" (ft. Dr. Luke, Rabit, Sugur Shane, DJ Karfox, Big Hud, Fat Pimp)

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https://soundcloud.com/lotic/front Lotic's self-released mini-album Damsel In Distress was named one of the best of 2014 by FACT Magazine, referring to it as a mixtape of "gothic club nightmares". Quite a description of the Berlin, Germany DJ/Producers' brand of dark yet satisfying, enrapturing club music. And "From The Front" only helps to add to Lotic's mystique: it's a grab bag of disturbingly distorted southern voices and lyrics that are paired with a production job that includes elements of trap, trance, gritty grime and crunchy, squeaky dubstep, all competing with each other for attention but still working seamlessly together. Lotic, along with his collaborators (Dr. Luke, Rabit, Sugur Shane, DJ Karfox, Big Hud and Fat Pimp) have created a song that's sure to be considered an eerie, almost ghostly but exciting and bouncy certified club/strip joint banger.

-Ron Grant

TASO - "KingShit VIP"

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Teklife producer TASO has produced one of my favorite tracks of 2014 right here, and it comes off a compilation he dropped with fellow DJs Rashad, Spinn, and Manny back in March. The hooky vocal samples and rattling trap rhythms are too amped for words. There are some nutty juke-style kick drums running throughout this thing, too.

This thing is just pure visceral, rhythmic bliss. Enjoy!

R.I.P. DJ Rashad.

Hudson Mohawke - "Chimes"

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UK-based electronic music producer Hudson Mohawke has recently announced that he's got a new EP on the way via Warp Records. He's dropped a new track along with the announcement, and it's the title track of that forthcoming EP, Chimes. It's dropping officially on September 29th.

Needless to day, considering I've enjoyed Hudson's previous projects so much, I'm excited for what's coming up on Chimes. The title track itself takes an incredibly loud, rowdy approach to the trap banger. While there are some ethereal, glossy synth passages on this track, much of it's runtime is taken over by loud, distorted sub-bass and slightly offbeat synth horns.

It's unquestionably colorful, and even though it might share a little too much common ground with what Hudson's already done in TNGHT, I'm still loving what's going on here.

Enjoy!