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Obscure Marx Brothers references aside, DJ Nobody has been quite the bisy backson of late. In addition to his stellar collab with Nocando as the Bomb Zombies and his always impressive work with the Low End Theory podcast, old boy also has been quite busy on his own.
Most recently, he dropped One For All Without Hesitation, a bit of a departure from his more hip-hop oriented work. Comprised of material from as far back as 2006, Nobody compiled the final CD in a scant 17 days. Of particular interest, each and every track employs auto-tune. Now, as someone who grew up with Zapp in his life, i say if you're going to go the voice modulation route, go whole hog and fuck auto-tune. That being said, even though i knew this was an AT affair before i hit play for the first time, i could not skip one track on this puppy. In no small part thanks to Nobody's stellar production work, the entire piece works. Nobody uses the vocals more as an instrumental add-on as opposed to the more traditional sense, but the overall affect is far more soothing and inclusive than one might think. Very few people get AT right. Nobody does. And if that weren't enough, he put together a kick-ass DJ set for Self-Titled's Needle Exchange that shows the master in his main arena, throwing treats like a deranged madman on an LSD-laced Halloween binge. You've got everything from dubstep drones to hip hop bangers, from Bomb Zombies to OFWGKTA. Nice, nice, nice. And that's all i have to say about that.
Assuming you consider two galore, have i got some tasty mixes for you kiddies today. My apologies about the brevity of today's offering, but gmail has been messed up for me all day. And while it's only two mp3s, we're talking approximately an hour and a half of actual music here, so let's move on, shall we?
First up is the always stellar monthly mix from those bass heads at the Low End Theory. This month's mix has DJ Nobody and up and comer jonwayne. Regular readers will be familiar with both names, which clearly makes us (and you) cooler than the average bear. If you've been worried that your speakers have been getting lazy, Nobody's set has enough bass to help even the fattest woofer shed lbs. This is dub so grimy you're probably going to need to shower once you're done listening. jonwayne ratchets things down a hair, opening with a pretty kick ass rap, but this one still might shake your fillings and your ass loose. Consider yourself forewarned.
mp3: Episode 18 (Nobody and jonwayne from the Low End Theory Podcast)
If you're the type of cat that gives a flying fig about annual "Best CDs of the Year" lists, you've probably heard about Ikonika's Contact, Love, Want, Have in 2010. Representing the ladies, she's arguably one of the largest names in dub/beat/electronic/what-else-would-you-like-to-call-it music today. The always stellar Fact Magazine realized this and got her to put together the following mix for their podcast. To call it dance floor would be a complete misnomer, but it's clearly in a different place than this month's Low End Theory offering. Less on the booty thumping, more on the clean, higher end stuff.
mp3: Fact Mix 206 (Nov 10) (Ikonika from FACT Magazine Podcasts)
Obscure Marx Brothers references aside, DJ Nobody has been quite the bisy backson of late. In addition to his stellar collab with Nocando as the Bomb Zombies and his always impressive work with the Low End Theory podcast, old boy also has been quite busy on his own.
