Blockhead

ELECTRONIC/HIP-HOP
Artist: Blockhead
Album: The Music Scene
Tracks: “The Music Scene” & “Tricky Turtle”
Street Date: January 26, 2010
Label: The Music Scene

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Blockhead, a.k.a. Tony Simon, is a witty and innovative Manhattan-based hip-hop producer and DJ. He has previously released Music by Cavelight, Downtown Science, Uncle Tony’s Coloring Book, and released The Music Scene earlier this week.

In addition to his solo albums released on Ninja Tune, Blockhead also produces music for fellow hip-hop artist, Aesop Rock – who he has produced eight albums for in the past. He also worked with artists such as Cage, Murs, Mac Lethal, Mike Ladd, S. A. Smash, and Slug (Atmosphere).

Blockhead is known for his layered electronics and DJ Shadow-like soundscapes and rolling “headnodica.”

The Music Scene is considered to be Blockhead’s most complete album, which is apparent after listening to the first track. The album is full of upbeat sound, weird and unusual samples that make Blockhead so unique and awesome. The Music Scene is a refreshing album that shows his evolution as a music-maker and a producer.

For more information, visit Blockhead's MySpace.

Mochipet

ELECTRONIC/EXPERIMENTAL/BREAKCORE
Artist: Mochipet
Album: Master P on Atari Transformed Volume 1
Tracks: “Marshall Bass Smacks (Kraddy Remix)” & “Robot Basslab Juice (S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Remix)”
Street Date: January 12, 2010
Label: Daly City Records

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Mochipet, a.k.a David Wang, works among many electronic artists around the world such as Spank Rock, bpitchcontrol, Jahcoozi, Raashan Ahmad of Crown City Rockers, Otto Von Schirach, Daedelus, Sindri , and Tralphaz, in addition to producing his own music.

Wang, also the founder of Daly City Records, released his latest album Master P on Atari Transformed Volume 1 on Tuesday. The album is a collection of hard/breakcore electronic music, similar to his past work.
His label has grown into an international success. Artists such as Xiu Xiu, Ray Barbee, Weasel Walter, Rotator, Scissors for Lefty, Geoff White, Edit, and Mikah9 have made contributions to Daly City Records and essentially allowed it to build a strong foundation in the electronic music genre.

The label is geared toward exploration of electronic music rather than following popular trends. According to Daly City’s website, the label hopes to “create something fresh and new for the mass music audiences, that have been compounded by an onslaught of retro fitting genres.” Master P on Atari Transformed Volume 1 is culmination of that intention.

Lake Lustre

ELECTRONIC/EXPERIMENTAL/ALTERNATIVE
Artist: Lake Lustre
Album: Mountain Math
Tracks: “Winterless” & “Shoplifter”
Street Date: January 12, 2010
Label: Metal Postcard

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UK-based experimental artist Joe Scerri became involved with underground music at a young age. During the mid 80s to 1990, Scerri DJ-ed at various clubs, parties, and on the radio and began to make his own music via casio keyboard, drum machine, guitar, bass, and some children’s toys. After college, Scerri began to write and release music under the name Lake Lustre in 2000.

After relocating to Switzerland, he finished and released his debut album Indecipherabilia on Abflug Records in 2004. Since then, he has toured in many European countries such as Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, in addition to Argentina and Australia. He released his new 15-track album Mountain Math early last week.

Many musical genres are presented in Mountain Math through an experimental approach. Each track dabbles with elements of electronic music to create a lofty overtone throughout the entire album (reminiscent of Grizzly Bear experimentalism in some parts). To end the album, Scerri includes a nice remix of “Shoplifter” by Aliplays.

For more information, visit his MySpace.

Kriss Van Small

ECCLECTIC/TECHNO
Artist: Kriss Van Small
Album: Digital Nature EP
Tracks: “Digital Nature” & “Above the Clouds”
Street Date: January 5, 2010
Label: Amplified Digital Records

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Polish DJ Z. Szestakow, a.k.a Kriss van Small has been making music for quite some time. The producer created his first ever compositions on a PC with the Cakewalk program and as hardware and software technologies developed, he began using Fruity Loops, Cubase, and various VSTi plug-ins to make more creative and innovative sounds. After releasing his first EP entitled Memories on Vortek Records, van Small was signed to Amplified Digital and has been working with them ever since.

Kriss van Small has experimented in various forms of electronic music but found his niche in Dutch trance music. Many of his tracks have been played on Elka radio in Poland and his more recent songs such as “Traffic Forever” and “Aharta 2004” are played in a number of Polish night clubs.

Amplified Digital also has a radio show entitled Amplified Radio. To check that out, visit www.amplifiedradio.com.

Disco of Doom - Warpig *FOURSIE Award Winner*

ELECTRONIC/TECHNO/METAL
Artist: Disco of Doom
Album: Warpig
Tracks: “Spawn Again” & “Warpig”
Street Date: August 4, 2009
Label: Coco Machete




Congratulations on your FOURSIE, Disco of Doom!
Awarded by: Sunny Dee

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Spiraling downwards is the only way to define the feeling of listening to the fittingly titled electronic artist Disco of Doom. According to Sunny Dee, “It’s like zombies eating the earth mixed with freakin’ the best beat ever.”

Disco of Doom’s first release entitled EP1 was released in 2008 on Passenger Records and immediately reached the ears and hearts of fellow electronic artists AutoKratz, Tronik Youth, Etienne De Crecy, Alex Metric, Acid Jacks, Miles Dyson, and many more. It was after this release that the band had the opportunity to tour across the UK, opening for headline gigs in Amsterdam and Helsinki.

Currently signed to New York City-based label Coco Machete, Disco of Doom released its second album Warpig in early August and continues to destroy dance floors across the globe.

Thunderheist *FOURSIE Award Winner*

HIP HOP / RAP / ELECTRONIC
Artist: Thunderheist
Album: Thunderheist
Tracks: “Nothing2Step2” & “Space Cowboy”
Street Date: March 31, 2009
Label: Big Dada

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Congratulations on your FOURSIE, Thunderheist!
Awarded by: Olga Kozedub

Montreal-based Thunderheist, consisting of Isis Salam and Grahm Zilla, released a total of five EPs since October of 2007. Their March release of their first full-length album, Thunderheist, seems to be a culmination of all their past work since the time of release.

The band’s music as well as their music videos have been featured at various popular music outlets such as Jimmy Kimmel, South by South West film festival, YouTube, Hip Hop Connection, DJ Mag, Music Week, Dazed and Confused, and many more. Many remixed Thunderheist tracks are floating about the internet waiting to be listened to.

Though in completely different realms of electronic music, outspoken Iris has a habit of bad-mouthing her peers, non-crediting music samplers Crystal Castles and eccentric pop princess Lady Gaga.

Since March, Thunderheist has released a new EP entitled “LBG (Little Booty Girl).” Keep it coming you two.

To listen to more from the Canadian duo, visit their MySpace!

Hakan Lidbo *FOURSIE Award Winner*

ELECTRONIC
Artist: Hakan Lidbo
Album: Yellow Fever EP
Tracks: “Yellow Fever (Death Step Remix)” & “Done Up (Hakan Libdo Remix)
Street Date: May 19, 2009
Label: Tigerbass


Congratulations on your FOURSIE, Hakan!
Awarded By: Matt Laszuk (CEO)

"Who did you select for your foursie, and why." - Sunny
"Hakan Lidbo, because he's bangin." - Matt

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If you’re ever in the mood for jaw-dropping electronic music, turn your attention to Hakan Lidbo, who was recently awarded as one of the 100 best producers of electronic music in the world by Urb Magazine. Lidbo has 10 years of experiences as a pop and dance music producer – most techno/house. He has also managed Swedish record labeles such as MNW Dance and Left < > Right Recordings. His discography consists of more than 150 records that range from avant garde to clean-cut vocal pop/house.

In the past, Hakan has made music for commercials, film, television shows, computer games, and a ballet – just to give you an idea of his musical scope.

In an interview with Montreal Mirror, Lidbo explains how he got into electronic music in the first place:

“Not when I was a kid, but I think some of the reasons I began producing music with electronic equipment were pretty much the same reasons you wanted to be an astronaut - you get to wear really cool clothes and work with high-tech, rocket-type things. When I first saw Kraftwerk and Yello play, I was blown away because I thought that it was amazing to be able to work with these computers and machines with knobs. And you know, for me, to have a job where you feel very cool is pretty important.”

To check our some of his work, visit his MySpace.