As soon as I saw the lineup for the Bang Face Weekender, I started researching flights to England. It’s that exciting! Alas, the dollar is weak and gas ain’t cheap, so it’s only wishful thinking for now. This happens every year with some music festival or another and the lineups just get more siiiiiick every year. Bang Face hails itself as “A Neo-Rave Explosion of Acid, Jungle, Rave Hardcore, Drum & Bass, Breakcore, Techno, Electronica and Abstract Dance” which only hints at the range of amazing talent presented each year. The 3 day festival takes place at the end of April at Camber Sands and features three different staging areas – the Rave/Jungle/Breakcore Room, The Electro/Bass/Techno Room and a round-the-clock chill-out room. ([More →])

Ninja Tune is releasing an epic compilation album called You Don’t Know: Ninja Cuts that drops March 11th. It weighs in at 3 CDs, stacked with 50 Big Tunes from 1998-2008, from Mike Ladd to Pop Levi and from Roots Manuva to Wiley! Last year, HearingTest featured a few of the tracks that made the cut:

The version of “Free” by DJ Kentaro on You Don’t Know: Ninja Cuts is actually an “Armani XXXChange Remix” and the version here is the original edit from Kentaro’s Ninja Tune LP Enter. (I don’t have the remix yet)

DJ C and Modeselektor remix Ghislain Poirier’s “Blazin,” originally from his No Ground Under LP on Ninja Tune. These 2 versions are not included on the remixes album!

DJ C, Ghislain Poirier, Modeselektor Links

DJ C discusses his “Blazin” remix on Mashit – plus a free download of this song!
Modeselektor music $pace
Ghislain Poirier music $pace

Ghislain Poirier – Montreal’s instigator of electronic mayhem – has a new album called No Ground Under. Ninja Tune released the LP in Canada, but it won’t be released in the US until early 2008. The first single off No Ground Under is the ragga/dancehall tune “Blazin” featuring Face-T. The EP single includes the original album edit and remixes by The Bug and DJ C. In the meantime, here are 2 different remixes of the same song that are not part of either release: a Modeselektor remix and a second remix from DJ C that’s more of a mashup. ([More →])

The mysterious Swedish/Ukranian electro outfit – Maskinen – have released a new video for “Alla Som Inte Dansar.” If you like Modeselektor type stuff, you’ll probably dig Maskinen… ([More →])

Modeselektor uploaded the new video for “Black Block” from their latest album Happy Birthday! It’s kind of Mad Hatter with apes… I LOVE the little RV Van – I want one! “Black Block” is such a bumpin song, good for cranking up the soundsystem… ([More →])