It’s not an easy thing to make a killer remix out of a near-perfect track such as “Get Free”, yet Big-N-Hairy homie Fellow did just that with his solid reggaeton rage remix that is truly bangin. The caribbean vibez combined with Fellow’s top-notch sounds and nasty synths makes this one of the best “Get Free” remix out there that is ready to hit dancefloors everywhere. Grab it below and play it loud!
BIG ‘N’ HAIRY is proud to anounce the release of ”Extra Extra EP” by Boyfriend, the Lithuanian producer who is well known in the moombahton scene for his original approach towards the genre. Whether it be moombahton, house, other tropical dance vibes or whatever feels right at the moment, Boyfriend has managed to cultivate his own style. With “Extra Extra EP”, Boyfriend slows things down for us, taking his sounds to new, dark, trancey and melodic levels. First off is Random Story, a beautifully crafted, deep and innovative moombahton track that showcases the ever-present synths which in Boyfriend’s own words are “a guilty pleasure”. Second track off the EP is Extra Extra, a more experimental, melodic track that takes elements from dubstep and dub. in short, ”Extra Extra EP” is a sweet journey that seems to calm the deepest of the senses upon first listen of these true sounds. Stream “Extra Extra EP” below and follow the link for a free download of “Random Story” exclusively on Mad Decent. Buy the complete release on beatport.
The Partysquad is giving away their latest reggae-rave-gabber banger titled ‘Lighterman’ which is taken from their upcoming ‘Badman Rave EP’ that drops the 16th of April on Mad Decent. After the massive impact of Original Don, a collaboration between The Partysquad and Major Lazer, the dutch duo decided to go balls out with this new style they coined as badman rave, described in their own words as “All reggae mixed up with crazy electro, gabber, hardstyle, dutch, tropical and what have you..”. The Partysquad has been experimenting with this style since 2009, notably on their first original reggae electro banger ‘Murderer‘ of which some sample bits can also be heard in ‘Lighterman’. The whole EP (which we can’t share just yet) is by far one of the best releases we’ve heard this year, with not a single filler track on it. Congratulations Partysquad, you guys are now known as the new supergalactic emperors of badman rave.
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We’re holding a remix competition for Rebel Sonix’s forthcoming release on Big’N'Hairy! The remix competition is hosted by tropicalbass.com, with support from Yard Gear and Groove3. The winning remix will be featured on the official release which drops on the 11th of May. Rebel Sonix are bass merchants Larry Holcombe, Al Swettenham (Geek Boy) and Phil ‘G’ Guest. They are known for producing straight up fire for the dancefloor, blending all kind of bass madness such as dubstep, moombahton, dancehall, drum and bass and more. Furthermore, Rebel Sonix are also known for their killer visual skills. We can’t help but wonder if there’s anything that this tropical powerhouse can’t do. They are definitely on top on things. Pre-listen two tracks from the upcoming release below:
Rebel Sonix – Back It Up
Rebel Sonix – Bass Pon De Weekend feat. Rokhsan and Lantan (Ducky Riddim)
For stems and details on how to enter the remix competition click HERE.
PRIZES
1st prize:
- your track will be on the official release on Big’n’Hairy,
- exclusive artist feature on TropicalBass.com
- 3 pieces from Yard Gear
- 2 music production tutorials (Massive Explained & Massive Sounds Vol. 1 provided by Groove 3)
2nd prize:
- exclusive artist feature on TropicalBass.com
- 2 pieces from Yard Gear
- 2 music production tutorials (Massive Explained & Massive Sounds Vol. 1 provided by Groove 3)
3rd prize:
- 1 t-shirt from Yard Gear
- 2 music production tutorials (Massive Explained & Massive Sounds Vol. 1 provided by Groove 3)
4th & 5th prize:
- 1 t-shirt from Yard Gear
This competition is made possible with the support of Yard Gear and Groove 3. Please go ahead and check their stuff out.
Good luck to all contenders!
March is definitely the highlight of the year so far in regards to top-notch releases. That’s why it gives us great pleasure to inform you that our friends over at TropicalBass.com, who are no strangers to the scene, released the first edition of their tropical bass compilation series. According to TropicalBass.com, the idea behind the compilation series is to give a snapshot of what is happening in the vital and ass kicking underground blog scene. “Ass kicking” indeed. “Tropical Bass Vol.1 – Funky Edition” showcases some of the best UK Funky-inspired tropical smashers, ready to hit dancefloors around the world and beyond. With household names such as So Shifty, Max Le Daron, DJ Mellow, Dreadsquad, Lady Chann, Marflix and our very own Tipanic to name a few, “Tropical Bass Vol.1 – Funky Edition” will definitely earn its place in your digital crates upon first listen. Stream the complete release below and grab it on Juno or Itunes.
Yes friends! After his brilliant single debut on Jeffrey’s/ MAD DECENT Joelito is back with three stunningly fresh tunes packed with additional six remixes to his debut EP named “Crudo”!
Three orginal tracks and 2 remixes each make this release a 9 track strong EP blending styles from moombahton to global bass, uk funky and soca.
The original tunes vary from dark and fast moombah (Crudo), bouncy and horn driven (All A Di Gal Dem) to futuristic soca (U Got To Get Mad).
With remixes by Boogaloo, Dixone, Murlo, Ophex, Thornato and Tipanic
Check out the EP!!
More fresh music from Joelito here!
While many are in preparation for the holidays, Newly founded label Etoro Records by Isa GT has curated the first of what will be their annual Christmas series compilations. In Colombia the holidays are a time for a lot of dancing and celebrating with family and friends. With ‘Navidades Con Etoro 2011′ (christmas with Etoro 2011), Isa wanted to transpose these South American party vibes and definitely delivers. The diversity of this release is also quite impressive. Ranging from 8-bit to hip hop to cumbia to disco to dembow while featuring artists such as Dembowsky, Chief Boima, Recmade, the mysterious Captain Bubbles, Waya Waya and more, this release is a must-have for anyone looking to drop some straight up bullets on the dancefloor, whatever your taste may be. ‘Navidades Con Etoro 2011′ is out today and is available for purchase at Amazon and all other major digital stores. Pre-listen the complete release here and grab Boima’s heavy hitting bonus track for free. Also, a quick shoutout to our friend Jillionaire for bringing this to our attention.
Diogo Santos is pretty new to the szene. After starting to produce and DJ in a reggae soundsystem about 5 years ago Diago aka ZoorocK now has his focus mainly on Moombahton. „Fall On Their Knees“ is a minimal but intense Moombahton track. It’s raw style combined with Lyrics from 2Pac’s „Until the End of Time“ let’s you know what’s up: Plead for your right to breath!
BH-FT05: Fall On Their Knees by BIG-N-HAIRY
Some more fresh ZoorocK tunes right here:
Tyga – Rack City (ZoorocK Remix) by ZoorocK
Kuenta i Tambú (KiT) is a group based in the Amsterdam that is heavily influenced by the traditional afro caribbean music from Curacao. Having originally formed in 2005 as an educational project to showcase their island sounds and culture to dutch students, KiT quickly evolved and soon enough had a first release out. Now, they dive deeper into the sounds of global bass with some high energy rhythms, vocal samples, chants and the ever-present tambú drums, creating some nice dance material. ‘Kuenta i Tambú’ literally means ‘Stories and Drums’ in papiamentu, which is the native language spoken on the islands of Curacao, Aruba and Bonaire. Preview the complete EP and grab a free track below. KiT EP was released yesterday and is available for purchase on iTunes.
First I thought I would do the post in German because the lyrics are Ausrtian slang, so not even sure if our German friends get the message (that was a joke) It’s so to speak an Austrian special. But since music is a global thing I’ll go a head in English.
Over the last three years we have been releasing music that style has origin from all over the world blended with European club aesthetics. Now it’s time to drop an electro house stomper with some seriuos Austrian slang rap..from right around the corner of our studio..so you all know what’s up!!
Cedrick who came 9 years old as a refugee from Burundi via Kenia to Austria started his new life as an asylum seeker in a refugee camp in upper Austria. Now Cedrick is a 22 years old proud Afro-Austrian musician one step away to the big success in Austria.
Check his first single “I Bin Da Ösi Bua”and wether you get lyrics or not BANG your head to the “Ösi Ösi” hookline and have fun.
If you like what we do support us and buy the song on Itunes – the money goes to the Austrian aid organization “SOS Mitmensch” who fight for more rights of refugees in Austria.
RELEASES
SOON: BH-FT06_GRODIO - DRINK IT SMOKE IT
BH13_JOELITO - CRUDO
BH-FT05_ZOOROCK - FALL ON THEIR KNEES
BH12_ÖSI BUA - I BIN DA ÖSI BUA
BH11_BOOGALOO - LA DIGUE
BH10_GAPPY RANKS FT. LADY CHANN - ENGLISH MONEY REMIX EP
BH09_TIGER TALES -(STAND UPRIGHT)
BH08_TIM TURBO FT. SPOEK MATHAMBO & GNUCCI BANANA - HUSH/LINYORA EP
BH07_TIPANIC - LAZED & CONFUSED
BH06_WAX MOTIF & CSKok - JAKCERS WANNA GET ME EP
BH05_TIGER TALES - REMIXED VOL1.
