Bout time i finished up the post on these dudes. They’re doing some crazy shit lately – actually for a while – but they’ve been much more active on my radar since Nadastrom were here and they played us some rad Starks & Nacey tunes.

If you don’t already know, Steve Starks and Nacey’s background lies in Washington DC. They’re both part of the Nouveau Riche parties (with Gavin Holland) which i’ve only been hearing and reading good things about. They’ve got a bunch of tracks floating around the interwebs, and have had a couple of releases (solo and together) on that bit of hot, T&A Records.

Basically i’m just gonna throw up 6 (yeah i know, it was too hard to narrow em down) of my favourite tracks that they’ve given us.

Nacey – Six Million
This tune is just straight fun, like too much fun! I’m in bed writing this but as i listen i wanna jump up and have a pillow fight with a pack of girls in bonds…

Steve Starks – You Don’t Want None
Ultimate ghetto synth classic in this one. The classic Hip Hop/Dance hybrid that we’re all about at Scattermusic. HYPE.

Armand Van Helden – Witch Doktor (Steve Starks Remix)
A bit bmoreish in sound, but tuff not cheesy. The big bass and horns in this make guaranteed big room hit.

Old Money – Buena Mah Muvu (Starks & Nacey Remix)
Doooope modern club Hip Hop jam here. Great movement and drums, with a smooth arse original vocal.

Radioslave, Dubfire – Grindhouse (Steve Starks Bootleg)
I love how deep the original Dubfire remix is of this, I still play it. But Starks completely flips the song on it’s head. Still big and dirty but with a completely new sound and tune.

Starks & Nacey – Summer Madness
I dig this tune purely for it’s change-up at 2:15 – real summer vibes.

Tips:
Keep an eye out for their ultra remix of Rampage & Nader – track 3 in this mix.
Grab their TRO/Lydia EP and Starks’ Git Em EP (previewed below), all on T&A.
Watch this space for more Starks & Nacey!!!

Steve Starks – Git Em EP by T and A Records

Our neighbours Generation Bass have started up a new label. In the video above is what you can expect from the first release! Keep an ear out…

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The last few weeks have extra been large with festivals, tours and big gigs between the bunch here at scatterblog,  its now at the point where im becoming scared for my health. The parties have all been huge and there is no off-time this week as our fav dj/producer is back in town.

Tomorrow night Late Night Date and Sweat It Out have teamed up to produce a label party crammed with local talent. Filled with the labels signings from Melbourne and Sydney and the king of quirkly left field dance Douster. Im expecting this to be one of the parties of the year and very much looking forward to representing the scatterblog crew by doing a vs set with Mat Cant that will be one full time freak-out show. Dress lightly and don’t forget to bring a towel!

First up im giving away 3 double passes to the first three people who can tell me the first two words spoken in the song attached for download below. Make sure u send your answers to this email: scattermusicteam@gmail.com

Busy Signal x Crookers x Douster / I jus wanna fuck (Douster remix)

Douster has given us some exclusive heat here yet again. This tune rocks the dance hall dance vibe juuuuuuuust right for me. Crazy hook vocals, punchy kicks and a synth hook that rolls so dope. Im tipping this will be dropped by the man himself tomorrow night and i just cant wait to get dutty wit it. No more about the song, just download it and send your answers in if your from Melbourne and wanting to party tomorrow night.

What’s the best thing about writing for a music blog? Your constantly meeting great producers, DJs, musicians as well as receiving a shit load of free music!  Yep, it’s that simple. Enter Faux Pas who introduced himself to me a few years back while eagerly downloading a bunch of digital cumbia from the blog. After sending me the links to his back catalog I was nothing short of blown away! You know those people who seem to have an endless supply of original thinking and creative hustle? Well he’s one of them. Apart from his busy production schedule he also releases much of his music himself, runs a top notch blog, an online store and is also a regular perverter of Melbourne’s radio waves. Now his latest release titled Vanderbilt has come around and I’m happy to report that Scattermusic represented on the remix front, the result of which is the squeaky tribal joint linked below. I highly recommend grabbing the whole release though, available online for free and apart from the two killer originals, there’s also top notch remix work form Pasobionic, Crumbs and Aoi.

Faux Pas – Vanderbilt (Lewis CanCut remix)

Download Full Vanderbilt EP

Just a quick post to draw a little more attention to the whole 8-bit cumbia thing that’s going down right now. I’ll admit that It takes a while for this stuff to grow on you, but once you’ve heard half a dozen tunes you’ll be strangely hooked. This brings me to our duo Super Guachin who seem to be leading the charge with their signature sound generated through old, modified 8-bit consoles. For more of their work check out the Argentinean net label Cabeza where you can download a bunch of tunes for free.

Pibes Corros – La Colorada (Super Guachin remix)

Bonus Round!!!! Given that I actually know very little about Super Guachin, I decided to shoot them three no brainer questions to help shed a little more light on the elusive duo

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L: How long have you been producing?

SG: Well i ve been producing since 2008 experimenting with a few softs and a lot of hardware. In Super Guachin proyect we are 2 peoples and we produce animations to be projected in real time at live shows. Making a sort of 8bit tropical psychedelic trip.

L: What kind of gear do you use to get your signature sound?

SG: We are huge nerds collect vintage game consoles and old computers (like Atari, Commodore 64, Game Boy, NES and ZX Spectrum) with wich progamming sounds in trackers and old soft, I record a lot of things in my laptop home studio (old synths, new synths, electronic toys, guiros, cowbells, rythm machines and more)

L: Are there some recent releases people can go to too and check out more of your production?

SG: At the moment people can buy a few new tracks at Cabeza! (www.cabeza-netlabel.com) but soon there will be in other labels new material

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These guys have a solo EP due soon on the worlds most respected digital cumbia label. More details coming.

Latest release from our other favourite blog label, Discobelle Records. This one is the remix EP of Femme En Fourrure’s “Dirty Blonde”.

Enjoy the Lazaro Cassanova remix they’re put up for FREE:

Femme En Fourrure – Dirty Blonde (Lazaro Cassanova Remix)

And go buy all that tastyness hereeeeeee.

Did everyone know that we created a Moombahton Soundcloud group?? More and more tracks keep going up there. So please join and help it expand. It’s becoming a really good access point to listen to new Moombahton…
Moombahton

For the last few months i have been looking forward to this coming weekend so much, not am i celebrating the day of my birth but I’m also DJing with one of my favourite MC’s in the world, Lady Chann! If you don’t know who Lady Chann is then its time sit up and pay attention because she is about to take over and you need to be ready, and that’s real talk!

The are a lot of MC’s out there doing there thing over Funky tunes at the moment but Lady Chann is definitely one that is standing up above the rest. Not one to stick to the one sound with her unleashing over anything from bashment riddims, grime, funky, dubstep and everything in between. Lady Chann’s work ethic is something not to be messed with either, it seems like every week I’m getting a tune that she features on and with talks of an album coming out in the first quarter of 2011 (executive produced by the godfather Sticky) i don’t see her slowing down anytime soon.

All the way back in May Lady Chann released her Dun Dem Season Mixtape that was mixed by the guys from South Rakkas Crew and its filled with hits like “Sticky Situation” and “King Riddim” plus her upcoming single “Treble To Your Bass” that should hopefully be released soon!

Lady Chann – Dun Dem Season Vol. 1 Mixed by South Rakkas Crew (direct link) (alt link)

Lady Chann feat Maxsta – Dun Dem Season (direct link) (alt link)

Lady Chann – Ease Up (Fiyah Wyah Riddim) (direct link) (alt link)

Recently Lady Chann did a track with Australia’s own Two Fresh which has been going great in the clubs over here and has been added to radio. Our boy Sampology from Brisbane did a great remix of this track that has been a staple in most of our sets since its been released, big up Sam!

Two Fresh feat Lady Chann – Translantic Skankin (Sampology Remix) (direct link) (alt link)

BONUS – If you don’t have this Toddla T remix of Sticky Situation yet then your missing out big time…

Lady Chann – Sticky Situation (Toddla T Remix) (direct link) (alt link)

This Friday night Lady Chann performs at The Espy in St Kilda, Melbourne with a huge line up including Sydney’s Killa Queenz, Motley (UK), Fraksha & Afficks, Mamacita Bonnita and myself Mat Cant. Doors open at 9pm, entry is $20 on the door or you can buy tickets here, do yourself a favor and check this show out and come help celebrate me becoming another year older!

Rinse has just gone and released this video for Katy B new single “Katy on a Mission” produced by dubstep legend Benga and its so infectious! Ive had this on repeat all morning and after falling in love with her track “Louder” that was featured on Zinc‘s april crack house mix i must admit I’m really excited to hear Katy’s album. Rinse has just been awarded there FM radio license after 16 years of being on air and has also launched there new website as well so make sure you go over there and check it out and support them.

Here’s a remake of the classic Inner City track “Good Life” by rinse godhead Geeneus featuring Katy B, its for all the funky lovers and will always get the girls to the floor.

Geeneus feat Katy B – Good Life refix (direct link) (alt link)

Last week i was asked to do a quick 30 minute mix for Melbourne radio show “Shake ‘N Bake” on PBS and thought it was a great chance to put something together that included some new remixes/edits I’ve been working on, plus a collection of some new tunes that have been really working well for me recently. Ive also included in the mix my new remix I’ve just finished for Sydney hip hop outfit Killa Queenz that’s coming out soon on Sweat It Out so keep an eye out for it. For now here’s a link to the mix for you to download and enjoy…

30mins For Shake N Bake (PBS 106.75FM) by MatCant

Mat Cant – 30mins For Shake N Bake (PBS 106.75FM) (June 2010) (direct link)

Tracklist

01. Greenmoney feat Lady Chann – Political Hype (Original Mix)
02. Killer Queenz – Break The Rules (Mat Cant Remix)
03. Warrior One feat Serocee – Bullring (Vocal Mix)
04. Zinc – Nexx (Original Mix)
05. Paz – Raw Raw (Mat Cant Vocal Mix feat Fraksha)
06. Vato Gonzalez – Badman Riddim (Mat Cant Badman Place Blend)
07. The Prodigy – Breathe (Spenda C Remix)
08. Sandro Silva – Told Ya
09. Jack Beats – Revolution (Original Mix)
10. Wafa – Ewid Disco (Drop The Lime Remix)
11. Felix Cartal – World Class Drive (Harvard Bass Remix)
12. Leg-No & EMMA – Outdated (French Fries Remix)
13. Dubbel Dutch – Deep Underground (Original Mix)

Also here is my Badman Riddim blend that is included in the mix, big up to the guys at The Heatwave for the inspiration for this one

Vato Gonzalez – Badman Riddim (Mat Cant Badman Place Blend) (direct link)

So the world is going football crazy at the moment as the World Cup takes over our lives, i think its funny how so many people in Australia become instant experts in football when World Cup is on. One thing i have fallen in love with during the World Cup is the Vuvuzela, not enough to sit there and listen to vuvzela.fm all day or even go out and buy one, but enough to claim myself as a fan. If you don’t enjoy the sounds of the vuvu then there are HEAPS of filtering options you can use, there’s even a ‘Pro’ option from audio company Waves with there Vuvuzela noise reduction chain but with a price tag of around US$3000 why would you bother!

If you can’t get enough of the Vuvuzela you could always go and buy one, or even buy the iphone app or even better grab a copy of this HUGE tune Serocee has just leaked, i would say its got to be the best thing to come out of the UK during the World Cup (oooooohhhhhhhh, did i just say that? hahaha) Im sure as hell going to be playing this all weekend and i suggest you do too… SOUND DI VUVUZELA!!

Serocee – Sound Di Vuvuzela (Original Mix) (direct link) (alt link)

Also rumor has it Serocee might FINALLY be coming out to Australia at the end of this year so look out for more info on that

*BONUS*

Just got sent another track featuring the Vuvuzela this time from Scattermusic fam Swick, he brings it to the club with this and with a nice little chant down in the middle this is what you need to get the party real hype

Swick – The Rules Of Vuvuzela (direct link) (alt link)

Someone that’s really jumped on my radar recently is the Belgium duo Hector & Nate, in early July they will be releasing their debut EP Jeunes Hommes on MSMD records and i can tell you its a really great first EP. The EP includes 3 original tracks and 2 outstanding remixes from Le Petit Belge & Vhyce.

To get ready for the release of the EP Hector & Nate have sent out their new June Mix that includes loads of great house tunes from the likes of Renaissance Man, Mowgli, Camel, Riva Starr and Para One. If you love your house music do yourself a favour and go download this mix…

Hector & Nate – June Mixtape for Break The House Down (Mediafire)

Because they are super rad dudes too they have sent us an exclusive track to share with you all, its a great rolling tech house tune that moans and groans all the way to the dancefloor.

Hector & Nate – The Moan *EXCLUSIVE* (Mediafire) (alt link)

BONUS

Hector & Nate – Ashiha (Radio Edit) (Mediafire)

For those of you who came to see Nadastrom at the Espy on Saturday night, you’re well aware of the wildness that ensued. More photographs will be uploaded onto the blog soon but for now you can see the entire album here.

Yours Truely, C.A

I made this lil edit of Salt n Pepa’s infamous, remixed a million times (yeah i know), played a billion times hit, “Push It”. Just really for a bit of fun to play out. I’ve essentially replayed the main hook with a kick drum, and then cut up some vox here and there…

I chucked it up on my soundcloud, then all of a sudden it had 1000 plays. So i might get it mastered then chuck it round blogs, for now:

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