The Surecut Kids

Got a nice slow burner for you today – its the Diplo remix of ‘Caesar’ (Feat. Robyn) by ‘I Blame Coco’. Its a great example of how versatile Diplo’s production game is. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD: Caesar-Feat.-Robyn-Diplo-Remix

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Benny Blanco is a multi-faceted producer. I love it when someone can make bangers just as well as slow-burners. It shows a genuine love of music and a high level of skill. I first heard of him when he worked with Spank Rock on the ‘Bangers & Cash’ EP. It was a crazy rad release full of booty bass and lots of samples taken from ‘2 Live Crew’.  Anyways here’s an example of his chilled out side. Its a remix he made of ‘Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone’  …the original has been sung by well over 100 different artists over time. This remix is of Michael Jackson’s version.

Ain’t No Sunshine (Benny Blanco Remix)

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Another slow burner for you today – this time it’s the new joint from Massive Attack. It’s been years since their last release and finally they have an EP coming out on October 5th. Until then, we have this to keep us going.

They have always nailed it when it comes to trip-hop and downtempo tunes, and this one is no exception. Give it a listen right through – it just builds like crazy the whole way through, without ever being too obvious. Anyways, i was impressed and i hope you are too.

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The new Gossip album has been out for a minute now and of course its amazing. Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, its everything you would hope for in a follow up to ‘Standing in the way of control’. Beth Ditto is right at the top of my list for ’singers i’d like to remix/do a track with’.

But aside from the hits that the band is known for, they also rule at making these amazing slow-burners that are just incredible! These are two of my favourites…’Four Letter Word’ sounds kind of like if Beth Ditto did a track with The Knife. And ‘Are you that somebody’ is a cover of an old Aaliyah song (i think?).

Four Letter Word

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Are You That Somebody

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And just for good measure, heres an old reggae mashup made by the guys at Nice Up

Skanking In the Way Of Control

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