KOAN Sound & Asa - Tetsuo's Redemption

Just posting the full version of my favorite tune from the KOAN Sound & Asa EP. Say what you will about spiritual relaxation music, but I prefer this stuff.

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Figure - Monsters Vol. 4

Halloween is coming up once again. Personally I really like this time of the year, the weather, the parties, wearing entertaining costumes and, of course, watching horror movies.

Figure is once again back with a cavalcade of horror music, 'tis the season indeed. A strong release according to me, a more well rounded sound (but still iconic) and with a touch of musical development showing from Figure. It is also lifted by some of the featured artists, most prominent in 'Center of Hell'.

The favorites that stuck out to me would be 'The Crypt' and 'The Devil', two very intense but also not too high-pitch reliant tunes. 

Get 'Monsters Vol. 4' here!

Happy Halloween y'all.
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Zomboy - Raptor

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I Am Legion (Noisia & Foreign Beggars) - Album Released!

Finally it is here, the long awaited album by I Am Legion, the super-collab group featuring Noisia and Foreign Beggars. Maybe it became silly to name stuff "Noisia feat. Foreign Beggars" so many times that they decided to make a band? I don't know, it was a great move however.

The first single was really something, 'Make Those Move'. I wasn't too riled up by 'Choosing For You', but interesting to hear some new ground being broken. The full effect of I Am Legion is very heavy in any case, and there's plenty to go around with 16 tracks on this album. Sunken Submarines and Warp Speed Thuggin' are my favorites for now!

Get on Amazon, Beatport or listen on Spotify!

Also remember to check out the BASSPOLICE Spotify playlist!

I find it fitting for this to be the 200th BASSPOLICE in some ways. No copyright infringement intended. All cred goes to the respective authors and labels, as they should!

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Dirtyphonics - Irreverence [Album Preview]

Well shit, an entire album preview? It is a nice thing when artists do these kind of things. I'm a fan of Dirtyphonics, they bring out interesting stuff on the regular in many different genres but still maintaining a signature sound. 
This release contains some stuff you might've heard and liked already, such as DIRTY and Walk in the Fire. 
The collab tunes with Aoki and Modestep weren't my cup of tea really, but the Modestep vocals were great as always. The one feat. Foreign Beggars was a notch above, slightly unique if nothing else.

BUY THIS ALBUM Y'ALL

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Bro Safari & UFO! - Animal

This is some great stuff, big ups to Bro Safari and UFO! for releasing this for FREE!

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DIESELBOY - BEYOND THE BLACK BASSLINE

If you like drum and bass, this is the mix for you. If you don't like drum and bass, well, what kind of monster are you?

We have already enjoy two previous mixes from Dieselboy, namely "Wake The Dead" as well as "Unleashed!" and this mix is no different from them in the sense that it does not compromise. Be prepare for some unheard stuff, great mixing and a continuously hard punch.

Download it here and put it on a cassette tape for your grandmother.

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FuntCase - Out For Da Milli

An interesting tune from FuntCase. Got excited for this one after hearing it in Bro Safari's ULTRA mix. FuntCase has his own sound for sure, which I appreciate. I saw him perform live like one or two years ago and it was one of the best shows I've ever attended.

You can pre-order this beast right hear.

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The Upbeats - Alone EP [Out April 15th]

A new, great, EP from The Upbeats. Interesting stuff, ranging from mellow to intense, mainly d&b but other noticeable influences as well! A nice opening tune featuring Tasha Baxter (who did a great job on Feed Me - Cloudburn) and also a rough-in-the-jungle tune feat. Noisia!

A free download is available for the Noisia collab song, here.

Nicely enough, the EP is currently there in its entirety, but will be released for sale on April 15th!

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Flux Pavilion - Blow the Roof

Flux Pavilion just released an 8-track EP ! Only about 10 dollars for it, too.
This track, The Scientist, is amazing. A great tune with Childish Gambino as well.

Get it here.

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Reso - Axion (KOAN Sound Remix)

Can you sit still while listening to this? I couldn't.

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Savant - Alchemist [Album]

I received an email from the great people over at FiXT Publicity (FIGURE, Celldweller & more). It was a promotional request for this album, by Savant. Now, I had heard the name Savant before, but never actually listened to any of the music associated with the name.

The 3rd song on the album, Sledgehammer, was the first song I heard, and that song coupled with the interesting bio, made me decide upon a review. However, I do realize that this is some next level stuff, and I might not be qualified to judge the quality of music overall, but hell, sue me, y'all.

Not sure where to begin with this. Many times, an album/EP features one dubstep track, one moombah track, etc. But with 22 tracks, and most of them intertwining genres to create something that I have no label for, Alchemist is definitely one of the most diverse "EDM" releases I've ever heard. Wide range of different BPMs, dubstep, trap, electro house, classical interludes, the whole array.

Savant - Sledgehammer by Aleksander Vinter

The aforementioned song, Sledgehammer, is a favorite from the album. Electric organ intro that sounds real niche, and some great high, twisting synths in a "drop" that sure goes hard in the paint. Also features an unexpected transition into some interesting moombahton type groove. Chances are, you've never heard something like this before.

I listened to this album a handful of times over the course of a week or so, trying to get a feel for each song, since there's so many of them. I decided that the best course of action for this post would be to simply choose the two tracks that, to me, stood out the most.


For song number two, I had to go with this one, Fat Cat Shuffle. Opens with an intro that sounds like a cross between Bossa Nova and Donkey Kong, quickly turning over to some intricate bass work. I think Savant's production skills really shine here, so many great sounds, together and on their own as well. At the two minute mark, twangy LFO bass galore! Definitely like the feel of this song.

Anyway, I think you should listen to the entire album and make your own opinion. It's freely available to stream, but if it appeals to you, I think you should purchase it, since a lot of time has gone into Alchemist, I am sure.

Summary of my opinions:
Pros: Great diversity, awesome sounds, huge tracklist, some really unique stuff.
Cons: The mixing lacked somewhat at times, a few tracks got (slightly) muddy in certain parts, but overall, not really an issue.

I know this is late, since the album was released Dec. 12, but I haven't really been able to find the time for this up until now. 
Expect a lot more from BASSPOLICE this year though, I'll be putting in more time to feature more content, and work on some connections to maybe get some exclusive stuff on here.

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Pegboard Nerds - Self-Destruct

A friend tipped me off about these guys yesterday. Shit son, it's great. The part from 2.40 onward, lawdy.

If y'all wondering why the post rate is low, it's because of this - this and this. 

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Bro Safari - Back To Skool Mix - Volume 2

If all y'all's Wednesday wasn't already gangster and dope as fuck, it will be now.
Killer moombahton/trap/dubstep/bass/you-name-it mix from Bro Safari.
If you haven't already, you need to check out Bro Safari. Already did? Do it it again, son! 

"But Mister, where is the free download?", funny you should ask! Iz rite heer mayne.
 
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Dirtyphonics - DIRTY (+Remixes)

 

I think that Dirtyphonics should get some rep for being one of those that deliver on a consistent basis. Here's the first single, "DIRTY", from their upcoming EP, "IRREVERENCE". 

Couldn't embed the actual "set", but it contains this song + 4 remixed versions of it. 
Definitely worth going here for the Metrik remix alone! 

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Dieselboy + Evol Intent + Ewun - Midnight Express (SPL + ill.Gates + Triage RMX)

 

So this collab-remixed-collaboration song was released today.
I must say that many chefs can apparently cook a pretty f'n bomb stew.

Guess what, you can buy this ratatouille right here.

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The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (Noisia Remix)

After the last BP post, Noisia responded to my tweet, saying "funny you should post about the remix we did years ago 3 days after announced a new one". Funny indeed, I had no idea.
Listened to the airing of the remix yesterday on 1Xtra, it was mad. 
Noisia posted the excerpt on their Soundcloud today, so enjoy!

It will be featured on The Prodigy's "Fat of the Land" deluxe album with a release date on the 3rd December, so make sure to get that, folks

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A Bunch of Quickies!

 Firstly, two tunes from the really creative and unique Brown & Gammon!

"How I Feel"

"Blow My Mind"

And the video for Foreign Beggars tune, "Apex". Produced by Knife Party!

...Followed by the cray gravy remix of above song, by Dirtyphonics!

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Zomboy - Never Say Die Vol. 28

A great almost 50 minute mix from Zomboy! Some serious stuff in there.
Download link, y'all.

Also, you might notice the amazing design changes that I've made to BP, for example the menu bar with "tags" up top, and some top posts to the right. I was gonna make a blogroll, but realized I had nothing to put in there besides Dödselectro.

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Excision: X Rated - The Remixes

Following up on the Deviance remix! Here's a whole lot of remixes of the X Rated tunes.
High Rankin's remix of Execute is killer, and Eptic also shows his colors in style with his take on 8-Bit Superhero!

Have a listen and find your favorite, or something.
A link, if you feel like buying the whole lot, or some individual songs!


In other news, BASSPOLICE now has a 3-digit Like count on Facebook, hurray.
TRIPLE X RATED!

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