Montreal duo Vosper has come out with a warboat release on French imprint Meant Records, which has been getting a ton of hot media coverage as of late. Move out of the way captain!
Have you heard of the Canadian duo out of Montreal named Vosper? The Canadians - - Edouard Le and Christopher Bryon have been making waves on several strong internet publications such as XLR8R and Ibiza Voice, who recently gave the boys a strong 9/10 rating for their newest release on Deep North favoriteMeant Records, which is headed by France's Romain Rouffiac, aka Remain. Below are samples from the release, a five-song EP which can be bought on Beatport. In the meantime, grab a free copy of the remix by Polar, which can be found on the XLR8R Page. Great work from our fellow Canadians - - get that!
Vosper - Release (Original Mix) Official Video >>> [BUY IT]
Since were here, and on the topic, I will share a couple of other strong releases on the Meant imprint which I think you should check out. Remain had a banging one with hisRalph/Digression EP and our homies Clouded Vision [Matt Walsh / Steve Cook] who, we might add own a label of the same name, had another good one under the Meant banner with their Room101 EP.
The Original Grease Boutique: Dick Diamonds & Paul Beazy, aka Bone$ McLeod (Pronounced: Mic-Loud). Taken somewhere, sometime by someone of two late night greasers.
Just wanted to hop in real quick like, with a little stinger by my boy Paul Beazy aka Bone$ McLeod. This is the first little mix I have heard in a while from the witty Toronto-based rapper, slang-slinger and occasional selector. The mix was not quite long enough to be submitted as a DRM, but definitely makes for a great listening experience with some new fire he just dug up in the mix.
For the fans of hip-hop out there, make sure you check out some of Bones' work under his other moniker Paul Beazy on RevebNation, which is essentially a "nickname of a nickname" - - a modified shortening of his original rap alias Paul Bearer.
You can catch Bone$ McLeod spinning an hour long set at TOTA Lounge tonight at around 11:30pm for a new weekly event called Deep Kiss Tuesdays. Who knows, you may even see some of us out there in the crowd, or even spinning with him during his first set under the new new "Bone$ McLeod" moniker. The new weekly event will happen tonight, then jump onto a weekly basis starting in two weeks, on Tuesday the 27th.
It's gonna be fun. A "real pearll" of a time, as some might say in Italy - - so come out!!
To download this mix, click here. Enjoy it, and look forward to the next volume in Paul's Grease Boutique Mix Series.
DJ Dirty Dale can move crowds like few others can, a pillar in Toronto's house music community.
Twenty-five. No, I am not talking about my age, or the number of times I have woken up in a ditch without pants on. Not this time. Rather, it refers to our Deeply Rooted Mixtape series, and the current volume that is being released here before your eyes today, December 8th, 2012.
Twenty-five exclusively mixed sets in nine short months. Awesome. To make that even sweeter, the twenty fifth mix comes from Dale Arsenault, simply, but aptly known as Dirty Dale in Toronto's house music scene. Originally, Dale was known as a dancer, a lover of music who could move his damn feet, arms and body like a mother fucking boss, leaving jaws on the floor and bystanders wanting more. To exemplify this point, check out this clip of Dale smashing the dance in Montreal circa 2008. Yes, he can still dance better than all of us.
DIRTY DALE MERKING THE SHIT OUT OF THE COMPETITION. UNREAL.
I never knew Dale as a dancer, only as a DJ. The first time I saw him spin was at some rave cave on Queen West, in one of the units above the infamous W Afterhours, aka 721. Picture it. I walk into the party, which has barely begun, and crack a cold one. The DJ is a smaller man, unique, yet filled with a demonic energy waiting to be unleashed - - and it was - - before the swelling crowd that steadily pumped into the space. Forward ten minutes, and the beads of sweat on this DJ's brow had swelled to the point that they were rolling down his face, and thats when it came. Like an eighteen wheeler with an oversized load, the drop was absolutely massive, and the crowd literally went fucking apeshit - - and the whole room shook like we were at the epicenter of some fucking world disaster. Almost instantly, the DJ with little beads of sweat and no name was drenched from head to toe, kids hanging from the ceiling and the mirrored interior of the rave cave (dance studio) were fogged up like we were all in there having a group shower. I found out from one of the panting partygoers that the DJ's name was Dirty Dale. The guy was amazing. So amazing that the DJ after him played for about ten minutes, and the party was over. No one could stand hearing an "OK" set after watcing an Atomic Dance Bomb go off before their eyes.
For me, Dirty Dale is exactly what a REAL DJ is. Someone who is absolutely passionate about music, their craft and always has the dancefloor in mind - - not just the newest tunes haphazardly throwin into a "set". I am not a DJ. Dirty Dale is a proper fucking DJ, and I am not afraid to say that he is the best male DJ in this city, hands down. While he does do some producing, he is not known for that. He is known as a selector who knows his shit, who probably even knows your shit more then you do, and who has developed a solid following of supporters who want to see him unleash that unbelievable energy that motivates dancers on any dancefloor, anytime, anywhere. He has incredible draw for someone who -- until recently -- was "just a DJ".
Since I first saw him spin about two years ago, I have seen this Dirt Hurricane absolutely destroy dancefloors across our city at least a dozen times or more. Most of the time Dale is more excited than the crowd is, riding a wave of emotional energy like a general in battle, commanding the respect of those who follow him from venue to venue, battle to battle, dancefloor to dancefloor. Seven times out of ten, Dale will simply steal the show from the international headliners he is contracted to open or close for - - anyone remember Gramaphonedzie's set at the Great Hall a couple of months ago? Anyone?
Dale playing with Karizma @ Sunnyside, Toronto. >> Video by homies Lettherebehouse.ca
A little Clip of DJ DIRTY DALE @ Footwork, Toronto.
So here it is, DRM025 by Dirty Dale. It is with great pleasure that the boys and I at The Deep North present this wonderful exclusive mix to all of our readers and the hundreds of Dirty Dale fans out there - - we are honoured.
Dirty Dale is the best in the game. Thanks for being such an inspiration. You are one of the reasons we do what we do.
We return this week with another top notch exclusive mix for our Deeply Rooted Mixtape Series, an attempt by us to gather together exclusive mixes by some of the worlds most talented producers and DJs, along with a number of locals who we personally think are the bee's knees. If you check out the DRM Page you can see that so far we have been doing a decent job collecting exclusives from all over the globe, having amassed an impressive number of mixes from some of the worlds hottest up and coming producers and selectors.
This week is a special one for us here at the Deep North, because we have acquired an exclusive mix from one of Canada's most talented producers, a man who has been causing a buzz in Europe for quite some time now, yet remains largely unknown by many of his countrymen. Stuart Li - - better known as producerBasic Soul Unit - - keeps a low profile here in Toronto, and the hyper-talented producer of tech house, deep house, techno and electronica likes to keep it that way. The family man recently came back from a tour in the EU, and has stated that the plans for his return in 2012 are already well underway. This is not suprising when one takes a quick look at the sheer number of quality releases he has had on well respected labels such as New Kanada, Thoughtless, Osgut Ton, Defected, Mule, Versatile and Creme Organization, to name but a few. His most recent release, Deep Diving, just came out on Berlin-based label New Kanada and has 4 wicked originals on it. This one is definitely worth a look - - and a purchase, if you ask me. We posted some of his work earlier this year too, which you can check out here and grab at lower quality (128kbps) for those long rides to work or school.
We are super stoked on this hour-long mix from a local hero and fellow musician, and are honoured to have him headlining out next Late & Deep (#7) event this month alongside some other killer locals who have been making waves lately: Jamie Kidd(of Metalogic) and the Deep North's own Phantom Ambulance (Max the Fax and Max Lucas).
Here are a few tunes by BSU, which we snapped up from his Soundcloud page, check them out before you get into his awesome DRM mix.
BSU's Deeply Rooted Mixtape clocks in at just over an hour in length, and is available for download by simply right clicking the following link and choosing "save link as". The tracklisting can be found here.
Our friend from the west coast of Canada, Tomas Jirku made this sweet rendition of The The's wicked tune called The Giant. I grabbed this tune off Tomas' website Rivers of Recordings. Catch yourself some other techno trophy trouts on his website, the bounty is plentiful. Snag!
Tomas made us an exclusive Deeply Rooted Mixtapea few months back, and I suggest you check this bad daddy out.
In September, Tomas teamed up with 2006 BBC Radio-1 Remix champion and de'fchild recordings' boss Ruoho Ruotsi and released a delightful experimental dub/techno split EP which included an original track from each artist. Each of the originals was then remixed by the non producing artist for a true 4-track split EP. Great work as usual here, loving this deeper collaboration between the two fantastic artists. Clearcut by Jirku is phenomenal shit. You can buy it on any major digital music retailer.
NOTE: Looking closely you will see that Jirku's remix of Ruoho's tune is downloadable for free! Simply click HEREfor free Download.
The 14th submission in our exclusive DRM mix series comes fromNoah Pred, a great producer, DJ, buinessman and leader in the Canadian Techno scene and beyond. The owner of the successful Thoughtless music imprint is a very busy guy who -- despite his constant hustle -- always finds the tme to invest in the well being of the artists on his label, put together fun events to help promote those artists and also to help those who have helped help him in the past. With releases on Thoughtless, My Favourite Robot and New Kanada, among others, Noah Pred has established himself among the top techno producers out there.
Take a moment to download this wonderful exclusive mix that Noah sent us. The mix is actually a live recording of a recent set Noah did at Li'ly, a Toronto bar & afterhours club - - one which sees a number of top producers and DJs rock out at. Noah was also kind enough to share two amazing tracks with the readers of the Deep North, Milk Thistleand my personal favouriteUnsung FWD Dub, both released on the Thoughless imprint. Enjoy!
Another exclusive? You know how it is here at The Deep North, we always share the goodies we get when we can. Our boy Sean Romanis on fire right now, developing dance floor monsters that in my opinion, are some of the baddest house heaters coming out of Canada at the moment. Recently Sean sent me a few tracks of his, many of which had recently been signed to killer labels such asHot Waves, , Act Natural, Assemblyand My Favourite Robot. While all the tracks were serious heaters, my very favourite was one called Quirks, which he produced with Jeff Rhodes.
SEAN ROMAN & JEFF RHODES - QUIRKS .......... Download below.
While the -- suprisingly -- unsigned song is very simple, the vocal loop and the bassline werre destined to be together, combining to help create an infectiously catchy track that has me shaking without every day unless I get my fix - - a quirky dose on a phat set of speakers.
Sean told me at Late & Deep IIIthis past weekend that I could put it up on the blog as an exclusive to share with the readership - - so here I am. While I am stoked and honoured to share it with the world via the Deep North, I am only going to share the 128kbps version. Why? Simply because I think that Sean should hold out until someone realizes that this track is a wicked party jam that needs to be released. In the meantime, here is the 128kbps version to get y'all excited. Someone pick this one up please.
You can catch Sean Roman alongside DR.DVS, Pavel Elkin and myself Dick Diamonds, this Friday night at Augusta House for Nevernight - - a FREE jam I am putting together for fun. It's always a good time seeing sean rip it up, so reach out if you want to hear some Deep House and Techno treats from this guy. Check out the details for this event on Resident Advisor.
House heads beware, I have got two sweet little mixes here from our French-Canadian homies Hatchmatik and ZUBI. Both are highly respected djs in their hometown of Montreal, and rightfully so. For example, every time I put on something by Hatchmatik or his crew Peer Pressure, I get all teary-eyed. That's partly because I am a pussy, but also because those guys really ran the shit back when I lived in Montreal through '06 and '07, and missing most of their sets since those beautiful days has been a worthwhile reason to have a little cry here and there. Obviously.
Hatchmatik just put up the entire Peer Pressure mixtape series up on his soundcloud. Quit lollygagging and get the into it kids.
Tomorrow is shaping up to be a BIG night in Toronto as we prepare for the official Medicine EP release party for The Deep North's dynamic resident duo Phantom Ambulance (comprised of Max the Fax and Max Lucas). The party is extra special because the party - - hosted by Thoughtless Music - - has the boys playing alongside the super talented UK producer Deepchildand Canadian electronic heros Fairmont, Noah Predand Alicia Hush. Now that is what I like to call an all-star lineup.
The Deep North Crew will be in attendance for this amazing show of talent on Friday at Li'ly Lounge, and we hope to see some of our readers out there. In fact, we have a special guestlist for those who can be at the venue before 11pm - - all you must do is "like" the Deep North Fanpage and read the information provided on how to get on our guestlist. Make sure you come and say hi to the crew!
This track by newcomer Outboxx has really been doing it for me lately, standing out from the ever-accelerating stream of killer UK-bass rooted house productions for it's rejection of the futurist sounds usually employed by the genre in favour of a very traditional sound palette that is nothing if not refreshing. The great side-chained keys and groovy synth-bass sound could almost be stock presets found in garageband, but the focus here is all on the vibe and melody. Check the track below to hear what I am talking about.
Montreal duo Vosper has come out with a warboat release on French imprint Meant Records, which has been getting a ton of hot media coverage as of late. Move out of the way captain!
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