Where Americas Vol. 1 focused on the IDM-Cumbia experimentation coming out of Argentina, my second Americas Volume compilation is dominated by a wealth of new Mexican music, especially from the prolific Tijuana scene.  Clorofila (who actually lives in Pasadena, California) from the influential Nortec Collective is represented with two remixes, and also from Tijuana are experimental folk-pop producers Los Macuanos and Maria y Jose: two projects who are spearheading a new direction in indy meets electronica meets folk meets club imbued with a distinctive Mexican sense of humour and irony.  Other parts of Mexico are represented by a promising debut release from Melbourne-based Mexico City-inspired folk-dub project Nahuatl Sound System, two songs from Monterrey’s Sr. Amable and finally Los Amparito and Pepepe, both from Guadalajara.

Peru is represented this time by several remixes of songs by the Paris-based Radiokijada, produced by Rodolfo Munoz and Christoph H. Mueller of Gotan Project.  I’m especially hyped to include another unreleased track by Cero 39 (for me personally the most exciting contemporary Colombian producer).

Whilst “Americas” may appear to be a series of compilations selected for geographical criteria, far beyond there having to be an Americas connection, the choice of songs is purely aesthetic.  In that way I present a specific set of my personal tastes in digging/listening, but potentially also capture a particular moment in the history of the most exciting music crossing the borders of folk, electronica and pop…

DOWNLOAD Americas Volume 2, Compilation by Saca La Mois DJ!! (RAR – 161 mb)
DOWNLOAD Americas Volume 2, Compilation by Saca La Mois DJ!! (INDIVIDUAL FILES)

AMERICAS VOLUME 2 TRACKLIST:

1. DOŇA MARIA Plantita de alelí (Lulacruza Remix) – from Doña María Remixes EP Self-released (Argentina/Colombia/USA)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
2. NAWITO DUO Monona Paz – from Michitarex Vol. 1 out on Michita Rex (Chile)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
3. PEPEPE Mirar A Los Ojos Es De Mal Gusto – from Roba Orgon de Plantas y Animales released by The Poni Republic (Mexico)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
4. NAHUATL SOUND SYSTEM La Danza Azteca – from La Resistencia EP (Mexico/Australia)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
5. KONSUMPRODUKT Santeria Satanica from Rumbero Elegante released by Laridae Records (Spain)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
6. CERO 39 Love Fi (Fungi Cumbia) – previously unreleased (Colombia)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
7. THE PERONISTS vs SONIDO DEL PRINCIPE La Haitiana – from Sonido del Principe Dubs+Edits Vol. 2 (Argentina/Netherlands)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
8. LOS MACUANOS feat. SCOUT KLAS Pueblo Muerto – released by Red Bull PanameriKa (Mexico/Sweden)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
9. LIDO PIMIENTA Humano (Sonora Remix) – self-released (Colombia/Canada)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
10. RADIOKIJADA Manoteo En Menor (Tremor Remix) – released by March::Music (Peru/France/Argentina)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
11. RADIOKIJADA Agua E Nieve (Cumbia Cosmonauts Austoft 7000 Remix) – released by March::Music (Peru/France/Australia)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
12. CLOROFILA of NORTEC COLLECTIVE Funky Tamazula (Cumbia Cosmonauts Remix) – previously unreleased (Mexico/Australia)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
13. SR. AMABLE Pasale Las Armas A Bul – from CUU EP (Mexico)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
14. RADIOKIJADA Tumba y Cajon (Nortec Remix by Clorofila) – released by March::Music (Peru/France/Mexico)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
15. DIRTYBEATS Shiaww – from Alone In The Jungle released by Scattermusic (Mexico)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
16. MARIA Y JOSE Semana Santa – from Espíritu Invisible EP released by Grabaciones Amor (Mexico)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
17. DE JANEIROS Sambodromo – from Planteado released by Michita Rex (Chile)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
18. LOS AMPARITO 4500 millones de años de soledad – self-released (Mexico)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD
19. SR. AMABLE CUU desde el espacio – from CUU EP (Mexico)
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD

DOWNLOAD Americas Volume 2, Compilation by Saca La Mois DJ!! (161 mb)

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)

Type the word lucid into your browser and it brings up more cosmic dream related material than you can shake a crystal at, search our site though and you get one of Melbourne’s best and brightest producers. Tuesday next week we release of his debut ep consisting of three killer club tunes and believe me, this is going to be something big. Not quite sure how to even describe the sound but if I had too well I’d call it a beast of warped and bubbling Dutch house over landscapes reminiscent of Detroit’s golden era. To celebrate the release we’ve asked him to put together a mixtape of current club sounds he’s following so hit the download link and let it keep you hyped for a couple of days till the real business drops.

Lucid – The Calling Dj Mix

So i’ve had heaps of people ask me about my set that i played at Scatterfest on January 30th at The Espy so i decided to record it and put it up for download. I was going to record the whole 45 minutes but i though a nice little half hour mix would be better so here it is.

Mat Cant – 30 minutes from Scatterfest (mediafire)

Tracklist

1. Sound Of Stereo – Zipper (LA Riots Remix)
2. Chuckie & Afrojack feat Shermanology – Freeriders (Original Mix)
3. Afrojack & The Partysquad – Check Die Beat (Original Mix)
4. Switch – Grace (Laidback Luke Edit)
5. Computer Juice – Juice (Tai & D.I.M Remix)
6. Zombie Nation – Seas Of Grease (Harvard Bass Remix)
7. French Fries – Predador (BeatauCue Remix)
8. Major Lazer – Keep It Going Louder (Savage Skulls Remix)
9. Wiley feat Emeli Sande – Never Be Your Woman (Solo Loves Garage Remix)
10. Crazy Cousinz feat MC Versitile – Funky Anthem
11. The Count & Sinden – Mega (Mat Cant Touch Edit)
12. Drop The Lime – Doomsday Device (Original Mix)
13. Sharooz – Saccharin (SonicC Remix)
14. Toadally Krossed Out – Yakity Yak (Original Mix)
15. Savage Skulls feat Timbuktu – Bumps
16. Gella feat Spyda – Twinkle (Baobinga & I.D Remix)
17. Suncycle feat Mavado – No More (Redlight & Toddla T Remix)
18. Zinc feat Ms Dynamite – Wile Out (Original Mix)
19. Partysquad – Murderer (Original Mix)

**BONUS**

Here is the edit of Mega that i used in this mix plus another edit i did of a Partysquad track that i also played at Scatterfest

The Count & Sinden – Mega (Mat Cant Touch Edit) (mediafire)

The Partysquad – Rage (Mat Cant Enemies Edit) (mediafire)

As you should all know by now Scatterfest isn’t too far away so expect a lot of posts highlighting some of the artists that appear on the line up. After Lewis great post on Shit Robot, I’ve put together a bit of background information on James Amato.

James Amato is one of the most widely recognised names in the electronic music scene, and also one of the busiest. Not just a DJ, James divides his time promoting club nights and since 2007, has been running his fidget/electro/tech-house record label ‘Potty Mouth Records’ which is one of the hottest labels in the music scene today.

1990 saw James launch his music career in Milwaukee and as he worked his way through the local and Midwest rave scene, his profile grew. In 2004 James became Milwaukee’s Mantra Lounge’s co-owner/director of music and bookings – which opened the doors for him to launch the successful club night ‘Kamasutra’. The night continued to grow during the 3-years stint, giving the club national attention with publications in URB magazine and a front-page cover story in ‘Nightclub/Bar Magazine.’

Basing himself in Chicago in 2006, James became the new director of Music and Bookings for ‘Smart Bar’, a venue with 25 years of showcasing electronic talent under its belt. Juggling the roles of both promoter and booker, he was responsible of bringing Chicago some of the hottest acts in the electronic music scene to date. These included Switch, Alan Braxe, Digitalism, Crookers, Erol Alkan and Claude Vonstroke .

In 2007, James received critical fanfare in Chicago when he was named part of New City Magazine’s “45 Most Influential People That Rock Chicago.” In addition to this he was named one of the next “10 Exciting Up-And-Comers” in the electronic music world in 2008.

James’ rising profile in the underground electronic scene led to the creation of two successful digital/vinyl labels including the well-known Potty Mouth Music which has now established itself as a label which has supported the electro, house, techno and crunk genres. The label has released over 30 EP’s and has showcased big-name talent including: Santiago & Bushido, Crookers, HiJack and the Mightyfools.

In October 2009 James relocated to Los Angeles where he continues to balance his career as a promoter, label-owner, DJ and producer.

As an extra here is a link to a current phone interview James did on potty mouth music
JAMES AMATO INTERVIEW

I can’t write this post without some music so here is James’s Latest Mixtape featuring a lot of Potty Mouth Releases. This will give you a great idea of what you will witness in a James Amato DJ Set.

James Amato – Left Coast Bass (Mediafire)

Find the Complete Tracklist in the Comments Section

****SCATTERFEST TICKET GIVEAWAY****

The first person that can tell me the name of the track James Amato & Nate Bowen released on Large Music in 2008 wins a FREE double pass to Scatterfest!

Email all answers to scatterfest@gmail.com and the winner will be notified by email

I love this time of year, the weather starts to get warmer, the beers are flowing and it seems like every weekend we have another International guest in town to provide the soundtrack to our summer. This Friday I’ve got the chance to support the man behind the world famous Mad Decent label, Paul Devro and I’m pumped for it! Paul is coming out to Australia for the Diesel Xmas party at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney and word has it he is bringing Maluca out with him. Its all going down in Melbourne on Friday downstairs at the Mercat Cross Hotel with support from myself Mat Cant, Steezy, Tranter and Team Opulent and entry is only $10.

Heres a old Paul Devro track i pulled out of the vault for your collection, i have been known to reach out and play this quite a bit, always a crowd favourite

Paul Devro – Walk The Dino (Mediafire) (alt link)

Saturday is the next Scatterblog presents party this time featuring the one and only mad man Rico Tubbs! Rico smashed the good vibrations festival last year and now he’s back to do it all again. I wont write anymore about this night because there has already been a post all about the event, but instead i will give you his new remix he has just done for Tittsworth, classic Rico Tubbs right here so if you love your squelchy wobble basslines this ones for you.

Tittsworth feat Nina Sky & Pitbull – Here He Comes (Rico Tubbs Remix) (Mediafire) (alt link)

BONUS

I just finished uploading this so i thought i might as well post it now… A couple of weeks ago I went up to Sydney for the weekend to play some gigs and my set at world bar was so well received i thought i would re-record my set i did that night and post it up as a mix for everyone to enjoy. There are a couple of cheeky edits in there as well as some new tracks that will be coming out on scattermusic very soon! I will put the tracklist in the comments section too, hope you enjoy it

Mat Cant – Wham! @ World Bar Sydney Mix (14/11/09)

Also watch out for the next Scattercam video from our Hornbo release party with Rob Threezy to be released in the next day or two

Lately I have been real busy in the studio with Scatters finishing off some new Slap & Dash production, including a remix for Edu K’s ep coming out through Scattermusic, also working on our new Slap & Dash 4 deck,  plus adding some more Mu remix love on Lewis Cancut’s ep which will surprise a whole bunch of cats. The boy is a little genius. This is the first and last time I’m going to post something up like its a blog diary, but i kinda wanna share. In my hiatus I did a whole bunch of production mixes and edits for fashion shows around the country. I get a fair bit of this work and its always fun as you get to explore the different shades of electronic music. It’s kinda shaping the way i see music now, dance music especially. I’m looking for a bit more than just a hook. I’m finding myself deep in the arrangements of music. Anyway blah fucking blah. To sum it up I’m using arrangements and samples from 60-70′s world records and adding them to modern electronica to make some pretty fun stuff. More for the listen than the play out, but I figure I would share what I have been doing to excuse my no-posting for the last couple of months. Also for the club heads is my 15min mix I did for a dj comp in Melbourne a little bit back. This is a live practice from the day before so excuse some mistakes. In the end I didn’t win. Ripped off i tellz ya.. Nah, well done to Spacey who did.

Mu-Gen Dhini RAFW ’09 (DOWNLOAD)
No track list available for this one as its real short (like 5mins) and choc full of samples. Prob my favourite fashion mix I have made of late. The brief i worked with had key words like tribal and marching drums. The start of the show had a live marching band drummer playing along until the main drop where i sampled buraka. Was mad fun to work with  a live musician on a piece of work I’m really proud of.

Mu-Gen – Trimapee 09 (MFW) DOWNLOAD
This mix was so much fun to put together. I always do Trimapee’s show music and have a really good relationship with the guys who run it. They pretty much give a brief and let me run with what I want. This mix had a crazy brief, industrial, Arabic, historical and modern. WTF right? It took a bit of planning but i think I nailed it.
TRACKLIST:
1. Ahmed Abdule-Malik- Rooh (the soul)
2. Metronomy –Night Out
3. Fulgeance –Haggis (Mu-Gen Takseem edit)
4. Harmonic 313 – Quadrant 3
5. Ahmed Abdule-Malik – Mahawarra (the fugue)
6. Harmonic 313 – WOBBZ (Mu-Gen Grind’n Edit)
7. Modeselektor – Godspeed
8. Christan Dehugo – Viva El Cante
9. Brain Children – Future Flights
10. Harmonic 313 – Cyclotron
11. Nosaj Thing – FWD
12. Unknown –Mu-Gen Techni stutter edit
13. Dalt Wisney – R2FUX
14. Harmonic 313 – Dirtbox
15. Ahmed Abdule-Malik- Takseem (Solo)

Mu-Gen – Absolute 15 djcomp (practice mix) DOWNLOAD
So I won this comp a couple of years ago and was pretty keen to do it again this year. This happened around the time of the Major Lazer album drop earlier this year so i thought with all the hype around I would do a Major Lazer inspired mix. The way I would describe this is Carnival rave party with a dash of surf rock…
TRACKLIST:
1. Slap & Dash -mix tape intro
2. Major Lazer-Hold The Line (Douster Hold the Drop Edit)
3. Major Lazer-Jump up feat. Leftside & Supahyp (Co-Produced by the Crookers)
4. Major Lazer-How I Like It (Kid Kaio Rowel Sinester Remix)
5. Marcus Price & Carli-Mat, Bira, Kvinnor, Weed (Kingdom Remix)
6. Metronomy -Radio Ladio (Radioclit Swedish Remix)
7. Santigold -Creator (Photomachine Breakup Remix)
8. Sonic C -Stickin’ (original mix)
9. Spencer and Hill -Cool (afrojackremix)
10. April March -Chic Habbit
11. Laidback Luke & Diplo -Hey (original mix)
12. Blaqstarr -Shake It To The Ground (Switch remix Feat Santogold)
13. Loco Dice -Pimp Jackson Is Talkin’ Now (dubbel dutch bootleg)
14. Major Lazer -Baby (feat. Prince Zimboo & M.I.A.) (Switch Remix)
15. Dick Dale -miserlou