Dellamorte Does Drums is a mix series I've been meaning to start for a couple of years. I really think drum & bass is one of the best and most enduring musical genres ever formed, and the current sounds coming out of the scene are ensuring it's staying at the top of its game whilst other styles are growing tired and diluted. anyway, I present to you Dellamorte Does Drums Volume One - It's heavy on the trancier electronic side of d&b, starting with a few current anthems, then going a little deeper before building up again at the end. I'm pretty fond of it and I hope you will be too.

Coming in threes!

Hey there my friends!

Well, it’s been a while hasn’t it? I’ve not exactly been resting on my laurels however, and I have a few bits of news for you, which, being an efficient and somewhat anally retentive fellow, I shall tackle in point form below.

1) House Of Dellamorte 2

Last year I dropped a house music mix on my Soundcloud page – It had some pretty good feedback, so I decided to do another. Like the first, it’s fairly short (just over half an hour), but unlike the first, which eased in gently and then went off halfway through, this one doesn’t take any prisoners (first track the exception). Please look below and have a listen or download it – leave me a comment on there (or on my Twitter , or to djdellamorte@gmail.com )and let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy it!

House Of Dellamorte 2 (March 2012) by Dj Dellamorte

2) This week’s Radio Show on Spiritplants

I did another hip-hop special for spiritplants this weekend – I made the first one last year and it was by far the most popular of all my shows, and, well, I’ve done another! I’ve tried to make it both as accessible and as wide-ranging as I could – plus it’s been made extra extra special by the involvement of none other than the legendary Akira The Don – Check out the ace radio drops he made me! The show airs Saturday 10th March at midnight GMT, or repeated at 12.30pm on Sunday 11th over at www.spiritplantsradio.com – I’ll be manning the chat on Saturday so hope to see you there. Boom!





3) Gig!

Yours truly has a gig coming up also – on the 16th March (a scant few days after my birthday) in Shoreditch –Details are over here. Come along, hear some awesome tunes, and maybe buy me a drink! Few more events in the pipeline too so I’ll keep y’all posted.

Peace!
D x

Triple Dip = BASS EDITION 07.02.12

Hey kids,

It’s time for another edition of Dellamorte’s Triple Dip, I reckon! This is the feature of this here blog in which I pick three tracks or mixes that I’ve been obsessing over recently. Over the last few weeks I’ve been listening to a lot (more than usual!) of recent dubstep and drum & bass. So much good stuff out there – the D&B scene in particular is incredibly strong at the moment (and in fact I am currently working on an epic D&B mix). With this in mind I present you the following!

Zed’s Dead – Hit Me

Zed’s Dead are a duo from Toronto, Canada who have been on my radar for a couple of years now, with some excellent bootleg remixes of The Rolling Stones, Radiohead and, rather wonderfully, The Moody Blues, as well as more recent releases such as the brilliant Rumble In The Jungle/Under Yuh Skirt on the mighty Mad Decent records and the utterly storming Bassmentality with The Killabits. They make a real genre mash-up sound, heavily dubstep influenced but with elements of house, jungle and breakbeat. Their recently released EP is titled Adrenaline and features 4 total killers, this one is my personal favourite, really different sounding tune – I love the old-skool breakbeat and the funk horns which come in at about 3 mins. Boooom!



Rollz – The Music

I mentioned above how strong the d&b scene is at the moment, and here is a good example. Rollz is a producer from London who has been hitting big in the last year or so, and this tune takes elements of the liquid D&B sound which Hospital Records made it’s own, with the new-school trance-influenced rave vibes which have really grabbed my ear of late. Another tune which really does it’s own thing brilliantly.



Oblivion – Drunkstep
And here’s something from the US of A! Minneapolis in fact. The Americans, it seems, really have welcomed dubstep with open arms of late, and that’s no bad thing when we have tunes like this to show for it. Referencing the darker, less dancefloor (although this will SLAY a club) original London sound of dubstep (as opposed to the newer jump-up ‘brostep’/filthstep styles), I can’t get enough of turning the bass to 11 on this one and putting my hood up. FIRE!



Hope you had much fun listening to these – Keep your eyes peeled for a new radio show in a couple of days and hopefully some very exciting news to follow shortly!

Triple Dip special - The art of the mix!

Hey!

So, it’s a been a while since The Triple Dip selection made an appearance – in fact, over the festive season and various upheavals I’ve been struggling a little to keep up with the tide of new and old music battering down my studio door. In my slightly bemused and confused headspace what was been keeping me sane is listening to other people’s mixes – Something I’ve really been getting into in the past few months.

Anyway, I’ve decided to a mix-only special of the Triple Dip, so, without further ado, here are my three favourite mixes of the last month or so.

1. Mensah – Urban Nerds mix

I think it’s pretty difficult to do a dubstep mix that keeps the energy up and keeps your interest going when listening at home, but here’s Mensah stepping up to the (dub) plate with his mix of new stuff, his own productions and a few cheeky edits of big tunes, and this one cheered me up when I was feeling utterly miserable a couple of weeks ago, so enjoy!

Mensah exclusive mix for Urban Nerds X BassLaced NYE 2011 by urbannerdslondon

2. DJ Adam Speechley – Boom Bap Mix

Now this guy is interesting – He has apparently got a shop in Hoylake (Wirral massive represent!) which sells fine wines, trainers and has a recording studio in back! The man is obviously living the dream! As well as this, he is, on the basis of this mix alone, a mighty overlord of hip-hop DJs. This mix is pretty much a best of of 1990’s New York hip-hop, which to my mind is the greatest hip-hop ever made. There are a LOT of tracks on this, highly recommended.

POOKYS TRIBUTE TO NYC GOLDEN ERA HIP HOP by POOKY AKA ADAM SPEECHLY

3. The Leisure Hive – Somerset House Mix

And finally here’s something completely different from a good friend of The Dichotomy, a mix which won a competition to soundtrack the ice-skating at London’s Somserset House ice rink (good bloody work!). This is a selection of ridiculously brilliant disco and pop tunes – In fact, some of my favourite records of all time are on here. The Leisure Hive is starting a new night at the Star Of Kings in Kings Cross in a couple of weeks time – lookee here - @theleisurehive on Twitter

60 minute mix for Somerset House ice rink by The Leisure Hive on Mixcloud

So there you go – don’t forget you can check out my own experiments in the mix form over at www.soundcloud.com/dellamorte23 - until then, night all!

The Best of 2011 !! Links and tracklistings!

So! I did it! As promised/threatened, Here are the links and tracklistings for all three parts of my Best Of 2011 Mix.

The content of the three mixes is as thus -

White - This is the least 'mixed' of the three - a blend of my favourite indie, hip-hop and electronica, one for the more laidback and thoughtful moments

Blue - This is the house party mix, starting with reggae and hip-hop vibes easing you into an epic romp through some marvellous cosmic disco, electro and house.

Red - This is the RAVE mix - Full-on big room energy ranging from house & techno to moombahton to all shades of dubstep and drum & bass.


The Best of 2011 : White Mix

DJ Dellamorte - The Best of 2011 (White) by Dj Dellamorte

1. Skream ft Sam Frank – Where You Should Be
2. Bon Iver – Skinny Love (Das Kapital Re-rub)
3. Peter, Bjorn & John – May Seem Macabre
4. Bear Hands – High Society
5. Jay-Z and Kanye West – Murder to Excellence
6. Jens Lekman – An Argument With Myself
7. Cassie – Radio Ft Fabolous
8. Blue Scholars ft Macklemore – Tommy Chong
9. Akira The Don – All The Right Things
10. Das Racist – Rainbow In The Dark
11. Kidz In The Hall – Livin' It
12. The Dream – Fuck My Brains Out
13. Matt & Kim – Cameras
14. Gramatik- DreamBIG
15. Poolside- Harvest Moon
16. Adele – Set Fire To The Rain (Plastic Plates Mix)
17. Germany Germany – Cold Hands
18. Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician Mix)

The Best Of 2011 :Blue Mix

DJ Dellamorte - The Best Of 2011 (Blue Mix) by Dj Dellamorte

1. Beres Hammond – Pull Up
2. Major Lazer – Keep It Going Louder (So Shifty 1961 Ska Mix)
3. Wiley – Numbers In Action (Sticky Mix)
4. Mark Ronson & The Business International – Record Collection (Plastic Plates Mix)
5. Classic Brothers – Munchies (Rimer London Mix)
6. Germany Germany – Take Your Time
7. Human Life – In It Together (Polygon Palace Mix)
8. Daft Punk – Tron End Titles (Sander Kleinenberg Mix)
9. The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love?
10. Solila – Til The Light Comes
11. Kome & Kumar – Zanzibars (Instrumental)
12. Classixx – Into The Valley
13. The Aston Shuffle – Start Again (Jump Jump Dance Dance Mix)
14. Keljet – Laserflies
15. Adele – Rolling In The Deep (TABS Mix)
16. Punches – Sleepless City (Flosstradamus Mix)
17. Katy B – Lights On (Gigamesh Mix)
18. Morning Parade – Under The Stars (Get People Mix)

The Best of 2011 : Red Mix

DJ Dellamorte - The Best Of 2011 (Red Mix) by Dj Dellamorte

1. Knife Party – Internet Friends
2. Sharooz – Hysteresis
3. Fake Blood – Voices
4. Udachi ft Short Stories – Stumble
5. Toddla T ft Shola Ama – Take It Back (Dillon Francis Mix)
6. Flux Pavillion – Bass Cannon (Direct Feed Mix)
7. Nero – Innocence
8. Plan B – Prayin' (Plan B Mix)
9. Breakage ft Jess Mills- Fighting Fire
10. Flux Pavillion – Hold Me Close
11. Chase & Status – Time (Specimen A Mix)
12. Rusko – Everyday (Netsky Mix)
13. Ooah -The Love I Need
14. Nero – Crush On You (Knife Party Mix)
15. Drumsound & Bassline Smith – Close
16. Gyptian – Hold You (Shy fx & Benny Page Mix)
17. Cassius – I <3 U So (Skream Mix)

Psst!

I’ve been a little quiet here recently, I know – Gigs and holidays and work have been conspiring to keep me busy the last month or so, and I’ve fallen behind accordingly in all sorts of ways.

But! A week or so ago my show for Spiritplant’s 8th anniversary weekend went out and was very well received – Basically a mixture of party classics and singalong floorfillers – You can stream or download it (along with all my other shows) over here.

And also, work has begun in earnest on what is fast becoming a seasonal tradition – My top tunes of the year, and accompanying mixes to showcase them. I’m currently halfway through the shortlist, which will be painstaking whittled down to my 50 favourite tracks of 2011, and most of them will be appearing (as last year) in 3 seperate mixes, as long as I can shoehorn them into some kind of order. Exciting times, eh?

Anyway, I’ll hopefully see you very shortly when the results are in.

Take care!

Dx

Triple Dip! 01/11/11

Hello one and all and welcome to Dellamorte’s Triple Dip! It’s the first day of November, and whether you’re writing a novel, growing a moustache or just hibernating for the winter and avoiding fireworks I’ve got a handful of tunes you need in your life!

First up is someone I’ve been banging on about for a while now – A chap called Germany Germany, who is a dude from Canada who makes lovely dreamy electronica – He very readily cites The Postal Service as being a massive influence on his website, and, yes, I can see that, and it’s a very good influence to have. Anyway, as you can see, there are some things you can download on his website, so I suggest you do just that. Here’s my favourite track off his album ‘Adventures’ –

Take Your Time by Germany Germany

So? Do you like cut-up jazz and funk beats that make you nod your head and smile like a lunatic? Of COURSE you do! And that’s why you’re going to love the work of Gramatik. The Slovenian hip-hop head has been putting out various projects for a few years but he recently popped up on my radar via his FREE album (well, it’s a pay-what-you-like release, and I reckon he’d appreciate a few quids) on Pretty Lights Music (click link to D/L their entire back catalogue!) This tune, Moar Jive, really jumps out for me, I can see it going down very well in a party, although I have not, as yet, tested this

Gramatik - Moar Jive by Gramatik

Finally, many of you will have heard of Krafty Kuts, one of the funkiest and most skilled DJs ever to have lived. Some of you may have heard of Featurecast also, and this release teams them up and lets them loose on something I really wasn’t expecting – A dubstep re-rub of one of my favourite hip-hop records (It Was A Good Day by Ice Cube). This is great, enjoy (and go buy it!)