BALUT013: Polar Pair – Hip Shakin’ Mama (April 2012)
March 27, 2012
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Hip Shakin Mama EP is a 300-copy, strictly vinyl release, which precedes the forthcoming Polar Pair album. The common thread of the EP is an old-school-meets-new-school approach. All the tracks draw their inspiration from classic moments in dance music’s history, while applying an up-to-date sound and production.
The A side is Hip Shakin Mama – essentially a jacking house tune, with deep pulsating bass, sprinkles of post-punk guitars, and a soulful, cheekily treated vocal sample.
The B side features two remixes of tracks from the forthcoming album, from highly respectful producers: garage hero Zed Bias contributes a vintage 2 Step dub monster, while Amsterdam’s purveyors of the deep Juju&Jordash came up with a tremendous proto-house/new beat hybrid.
Botanika FM, 15.3.12
We went to space and all you got is this radio mixtape. Play/download below.
MachineDrum – What U Wanted 2 Feel // Index
Shlohmo – Rained the Whole Time – Nicolas Jaar remix // FriendsofFriends
Kodiak – Spreo Superbus – Actress remix // LuckyMe
Soul Clap – Ecstacy // Wolf&Lamb
Kham Lingtsang Band – Solan // Elevator People
Django Django – Life’s a Beach // Because
The Watkins Screamers – Night Time // Ten Thousand Yen
Little Shalimar – Bad Position – Electric Cowbell
TheShining – Hey You! // Young Turks
Bonobo – Ghost Ship // Ninja Tune
Cage & Aviary – Good Egg, Bad Apple // Internasojnal
James Mason – Nightgruv // Rush Hour
Polar Pair – Fantasy Love – Juju & Jordash remix // Botanika
Pittsburgh Track Authority – Archipelago // Further
Redshape – The Land // 3024
Renaissance Man – What Do You Do When You Do What You Do – Herbert remix // Turbo
Mike Dehnert – M10 // Fachwerk
Big Strick – Code 1 // Seven Days Entertainment
Omar S & OB Ignitt – Wayne County Hill Cop’s – part 2 // FXHE
Ultramarine – Hooter – Carl Craig remix // Real Soon
Tazz – Many Reasons! // Tsuba
Chateau Flight – Cosmic Race // Versatile
Vadislav Delay – Recovery IDea – Andy Stott remix // Semantica
Italo Johnson – b2 // Italo Johnson
Anthony Shake Shakir – Piper // Frictional
The Analogue Cops – untitled // Outer
Marcel Dettmann – untitled // MDR
Blondes – Lover // RVNG INTL
Eamon Harkin – Life Times // Subway
Atmosfear – Dancing in Outer Space – MAW Lunar mix // Disorient
Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00:16 — 220.2MB)
Botanika FM, 1.3.12
Pic by Meredith Fleischer
Late winter edition, with many Detroit references, as we love the new Model 500 track on R&S. Scroll down for the “play” button.
Tracklist:
Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio feat. yasiin bey (Blue Note)
fLako Feat Dirg Gerner – Lonely Town (Keadz Remix) (Promo)
Parallel Dance Ensemble – Occupied (Salax Peep Show Remix) // Possessions And Obsessions Remixed (Permanent Vacation)
Blu Jemz – Darkest Night (Turntable Lab Editions)
Renegade Soundwave – Renegade Soundwave (The Leftfield Dub) (Mute)
Polar Pair – Not Real (SaBBo RMX) (Botanika Test)
Polar Pair – Fantasy Love (Juju & Jordash remix) (Botanika)
Maxmillion Dunbar – Polo // Max Trax For World Peace (Future Times)
Avalon Emerson – Warm Up Love (Promo)
Boddhi Satva – Make Up Your Mind Feat. Stephen Rigmaiden // From Another World (BBE)
Afefe Iku – Balao // Artifacts of Pottery Vessels) (Yoruba)
Moodymann – JAN (KDJ)
Arttu – Nuclear Funk (ft Jerry The Cat) (Royal Oak)
Gadi Mizrahi – So Addicted To You // Joint Custody EP (Double Standard)
Fhloston Paradigm – Chasing Rainbows (Hyperdub)
Reese – Rock to the Beat // Faces & Phases (SSR)
Untitled – Jumpin Omar (Promo)
Conqueror – Highest Order (Lobster Boy)
Bonobo – Kiara (Cosmin TRG Remix) // Black Sands Remixed (Ninja Tune)
Klic – Post (Promo)
Scuba – If U Want // Personality (Hotflush)
D’Angelo – Untitled (How Does it Feel) (L-Vis 1990′s Own Way Edit) (Promo)
Gregory Porter – 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub) (Tokyo Dawn)
Kaidi Tatham & Dego – Got Me Puzzled (2000 Black)
Recloose – Feels Like Magic feat. B. Slade (C2 Edit) (Rush Hour)
Burial – Loner (Hyperdub)
Maribou State – Olivia (MAO Remix) (Fat!)
Persian – Feel Da Vibe (Existence Is Resistance)
Jamie Grind – Rum N Raisin (Hackman Remix) (Wicked Bass)
Derrick May – Drama // Innovator (Transmat)
Model 500 – The Messenger (R&S)
Galaxy 2 Galaxy – Amazon (Underground Resistance)
Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:05:42 — 230.2MB)
