Proxy - Abyss & Cypher

Proxy is know for his dark and dirty style of electronic music and with a slew of hugely popular tracks in recent times including 'Raven', '8000', 'Vibrate' and his classic 'Dancing In The Dark' he has secured a spot as one of the biggest names dance music. The impending release of his first album on Turbo has become the topic of much hype in the blogosphere. My prediction?... once this thing drops the whole world will fall to Communism. Below are two preview tracks from the album..massive stuff.

Proxy - Abyss

Proxy - Cypher Boooom!

For more Proxy tunes click HERE

WEEKENDS!!! feat Sirah - Skrillex

Sonny Moore, better known as Skrillex is a one-man machine describing his current sound as “a mix of dubstep, electro and glitch all thrown together. Skrillex released his debut EP "My Name Is Skrillex" in June this year as a free download on his management's website and within weeks it had accrued almost 5000 downloads. His latest release 'Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites' was a huge success with 8 songs breaking the Beatport top 10, which is impressive considering the EP only featured 9 songs. The title track also held the number 1 spot, which is the first time ever a Dubstep track has graced such heights. 2011 is going to be a massive year so expect a lot more from Skrillex!

This is my fav song of that EP weekends feat sirah and if you dont have the ''My Name Is Skrillex'' EP pick it up below.


Skrillex - WEEKENDS feat Sirah

My Name I Skrillex EP zipped folder
1. My Name Is Skrillex
2. Weekends feat Sirah
3. Fucking Die 1
4. Fucking Die 2 (Cooper mix)
5. Do Do Oliphant
6. With You Friends

And head on over to Beatport to pick up 'Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites'.

Noisia

I came across this little gem whilst on rcrdlbl.com. Which by the way if you don't already know about you should most definitely check out. Three chaps from Holland under the guise of Noisia(full Bio here) are known for thier work in Drum & Bass, now taking the Dubstep route they have turned Skrillex's bass bin destroyer 'Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites' into something that can only be described as 'Gnarly'. In Dubstep it seems to be the dirtier the noise the better and this is close to the dirtiest I've ever heard.

Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix)

Not In Love

When I heard about this I almost didn't believe it, however now it's here and .......wow. Glitch crusaders Crystal Castles have teamed up with none other than Robert Smith of The Cure to make a true masterpiece of collaborative music. The Cure are my all time favourite band and to hear Mr. Smith croon over a distortion heavy Crystal Castles beat is nothing short of amazing. So do yourself a favour and download this song, you WILL NOT regret it.

Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith - Not In Love

Beat The Weekend.. part 6

Beat the wknd is here and no other way to bring it on then to share with you loyal smidgem fans this massive post consisting of nothing but bangers. First up 8 Dubstep destroyers shore to tear the floor up as if it was an asshole drawn on paper. Also thrown in a few other tunes that are rocking the scene. There all banging (trust me) grab em all.

Animale - Datsik Remix

WARP (feat. Steve Aoki) - Dirtyphonics DubStep Remix

Regulate - Wick-it Remix

Jay-Z Big Pimpin - Rico Tubbs Fix

The Nemesis - Mikey B

Big Boss - Doctor P

Hey Sexy Lady - Skrillex Remix

One - The Prototype Remix

Bonus

Through The Prism - Designer Drugs

Trust Me - Clouds Remix

One More Day - PeaceTreaty Remix

Back To The Beat - Lee Mortimer Remix

Public Service Announcement (PSA) - Light Year

Panic - Emperatron

Break The Rules - Loot & Plunder Remix

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Flickin through somes I found a track I was meant to throw up a while back but forgot. The man known as "The Prince Of Darkness" or commonly Dubfire, has put a few extra touches to Plastikman's snare filled masterpiece, Spastik. Suited for darkrooms and early morning hours.This will have you wondering where your brain went.

Plastikman-Spasktik (Dubfire Rework)

Speaking of Plastikman ,demi god Richie Hawtin will be bringing his infamous Plastikman live show down to Australia for the FMF in 2011..All reports I have seen say its a mind blowing spectacle not to be missed.Heres a little teaser video of what to expect.

OMGITM MIXTAPE #41 GTRONIC

Boom, another OMGITM mixtape, #41 is created by one of Belgium sickest DJ's, GTRONIC. This mix is packed with some sick heavy bass tracks, which is no surprise when you see the tracklist. So, any Gtronic lovers here? If so, get ready for a 45 min roller-coaster ride. If not, you will be a fan after hearing this mixtape

Gtronic - OMGITM Mixtape

1. Heads We Dance - When The Sirens Sound (GTRONIC remix)
2. GTRONIC - Suck My Lollipop
3. Foamo - Everything Cool (GTRONIC RMX EDITED)
4. Devnik - Concrete (GTRONIC RMX)
5. Pink a Pad - Pink is back (GTRONIC RMX)
6. NT89 ft Distrakt - Pumpin’ (GTRONIC RMX)
7. GTRONIC - Cameltoe
8. GTRONIC - Iron Man
9. GTRONIC - My Money
10. Bloody Beetroots fr Steve Aoki - Warp (GTRONIC RMX)
11. Tom Deluxx - Careful (GTRONIC RMX)
12. GTRONIC ft Oddword - Chop Chop
13. Autodidakt ft RQM - 15 Seconds (GTRONIC RMX)
14. GTRONIC - Slasher
15. TAI ft Steve Aoki - Paradise Poltergeist (GTRONIC RMX)
16. GTRONIC - Sucker Punch

Pogo

Pogo is a 21 year old music producer and video mastermind operating out in Perth. Originally from South Africa Pogo discovered his love for music at age 12 banging out on his Playstation game "Music 2000". Pogo is now more widely known for chopping up both audio and visual from classic childrens movies. His best known work "Alice" has received 4, 663, 107 hits since its release 3 years ago. Pogo has many other amazing pieces of work you can view on his youtube channel here. Pogo has a Pirates Of The Caribbean mix "Swashbuckle"waiting for release, unfortunately being contracted work the producers at Jerry Bruckheimer Films dont want to release the video at this point in time. Pogo even said "I think it's one of my best mixes yet..."

Smidgemers! Stay tuned for more work from Pogo and make sure you visit his website and youtube channel.

Pogo's Website

Pogo's Youtube Channel

Happy Birthday.

So I realised today that Smidgem has hit the big 01. That's right it was a year ago Saturday that this blog was brought into this world to share with you all the wondrous joy that is music. I'm not going to lie I feel a little warm inside writing this, I imagine it's comparable to that of raising a child (almost definitely not comparable), the feeling of creating something that has come so far in so little time. From it's ever so humble beginnings as a page that I could share music I was "feelin'" at the time, to having numerous contributors each in their own way diversifying the content (as much as you can in the small niche' of Electronic music) and making Smidgem a happy place for music lovers around the world. A year ago a I never would have thought that our inbox would be overflowing with promo or that we would have interviews and exclusive content but I guess that just goes to show the power that blogs have in the modern age of music. This is something that I've only come to realise since I became part of that world, albeit a small part it's these masses of small parts that make the whole. For the future? Onward and upward I say, the Blogosphere will only grow more and more each day and with it the number of people acquiring their music from blogs will grow. I would also like to add a huge thank you to our readers, whether you're a regular or this is the first post you've read everyone at Smidgem would like to say THANK YOU. Also I would like to thank you if you've read this far into my rant but I feel it's deserving of such an occasion. Smidgem will endeavour to make our second year bigger and better than our first not sure how or why but I know we can.

Oh and here's a song, a bit of an old one now...however I can't think of a song more appropriate.

Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Boys Noize 'Happy Birthday' Remix)
Lucas

WAKE UP!!

After a long await its finally here smidgem contributor/Dj, JIM JUNKIE has just dropped his new mixtape, This one’s set to go off. The track list reads like a Who’s Who of fun bringing us his blend of electro,dubstep and downright dirty noise and just in time for the wknd too, so be quick and get on this one cos its banging...

Jim Junkie - WAKE THE NEIGHBOURS - direct download link

Wake The Neighbours by Jim Junkie

1. ZZT - ZZafrica
2. DJ Antention - Real Bad
3. The Oddword - No Machine
4. Tim Healey & Calvertron - Back to the Ghetto (Krafty Kuts)
5. Sidney Samson - The World Is Yours
6. Afrojack & The Party Squad - Amsterdam
7. The Oddword ft. Gtronic - Chop Chop
8. WTF?! & Dead Prez - Its bigger than hip hop (Sidney Samson)
9. Dillon Francis - Take me high
10. Pendulum - The island pt. II
11. Dem Slackers - Let's go (Bart B More)
12. DJ Antention - Jump (The Oddword)
13. Dem Slackers - Fifty what (Dizz & Drazz)
14. Beat & Bang - Listen to moscow
15. The Prodigy - Breathe (DJ Antention & CK)
16. Mightyfools - Heads up (Bloody Beetroots)
17. Light Year - Sex education
18. Duck Sauce - Barbera Streisand
19. Bart B More - Brap
20. The Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday i love you less and less (Boys Noize)
21. DJ Antention - Go (Bigger & Bolder)
22. Gtronic - My money
23. Example - Last one standing (Doctor P)
24. Eric Sharp & Bass Cadet - Thunder cats (Sick Boy)
25. Supabeatz & Landmark - Rhumbla wohoo (Jay Robinson)
26. Tim Berg - Alcoholic (Dada Life)
27. Tai ft. Steve Aoki - Paradise poltergeist
28. DJ Antention - Poison
29. Skrillex - Rock and roll .