Line - Love Lock Down (Kanye West Cover)

The crew over at Slutty Fringe have breathed a bit of realworld-ness in to their blog. No not a party. They've only gone and set up  record label. Hot Pockets. Nuff respect on that tip. If the labels anything like their blog. Well it'll be pretty friggin special. Fresh tunes you wont find anywhere else. The first single is off the hook. Where did they find this guy. I'm talking about Line a British chappy with a wonderful voice whose bold refix n' rejig of Kanye West's Love Lockdown constitues the labels debut release. The result is one of my favourite little singles of 09 thus far. A digitally hotwired cover of the Kanye West banger. Line will be playing live on ith at the Islington Academy alongside Crazy P, Shock Defeat, and the Slutty Fringe DJs on March 5th.


Line - Love Lock Down (Kanye West Cover).mp3

Man Bites Blog Party @ Dalston Visions Video Bar

A golden rule of blogging, is never draw any attention to lack of posts. Well Fuck that cos I've been busy taking Man Bites Blog into the real world. What manifested was the afore-posted party. Whitney Et Schumacher, Neon Skullz, and DJ Dials. It was big - not in terms of numbers - Where were you when I needed ya, huh?

But in terms of music and misadventure. Whitney Et Schumacher stole the show, whatever that actually means. First by almost killing someone in their dash to make it to the stage on time. Car. Bike. Windscreen. Thwack. Spanish cyclist jackknifed to the ground. Whitney unscathed but shaken. Cyclist dazed, confused but easily bribed. Luckily all parties concerned were left unharmed. The only tragedy is that no photos have emerged. Thats A recccuring theme actually - I need more!!!

Music wise things were far less dramatic, I mean all went smooth. Bad turn of phrase. It was the motherflippin' Jam! Believe me I was there. Whiteny Et Schumacher killed it, weird mutated hip hop. I've cristened it ASBO Pop. Expect a pending mixtape in the not so distant.

Neon Skullz laptop skullbuggery was a joy to behold. Someone was heard saying that ''He plays every type of music I've ever heard'' well if you've grown up on a diet of Garage, Dubstep and Grime. In other words Crawley you can't argue with that.

DJ Dials on the ones and two's. Does that even mean turntables? Anyways DJ Dials was joined by Lazer Sword. Together they rocked the joint with their take on all things hip hop. Also of the mutated bit-crushed-to-fuck variety.

A Big thank you to all those that came, and all those that took part. If anybody has anymore photos please post them.

My DJ set might have not been Ethnographic Jam but my outfit sure was!

DJ Dials - Face Melters Mixtape

DJ Dials will crunk you.. he will.. he will.. crunk you (Repeat!) This mix is a pulsating audio pile-pile-up of LOUD NOISES. Hip hop gets crunched and spliced to f*ck- Hyphy, Crunk, R&B'Iatch, even beats courtesy of Rustie, Megasoid, Lazer Sword mangle their way on to the Face Melters Mix. Its all done in a way that excites me big time. Even more so, cos' I'll hear him tear this up very soon as he's kindly offered to headline my party on the 19th of February. So, If you like what your hearing you have to come and show some love.


DJ Dials - Face Melters Mixtape.mp3

Man Bites Blog Presents:

Thursday 19th at Dalston Vision Video Bar in London. Man Bites Blog has ripened to the age of one and to celebrate, I'm throwing a party. Turbo Crunk and Boom Blap courtesy of DJ Dials - Whitney et Schumacher debut their ASBO pop - and Neon Skullz will kill, then, resurrect you with his trademark voodoo bass and laptop skull-buggery! If that weren't enough we've got a secret guest lined up so special-so special- so special (no not Movado) but their promoters will hunt me down if I tell you who they are. So just trust me its a fucking coup, fans of the blog/podcast will know this is going to the f*cking jam. Come down, if not to support the blog and the music, then in aid of Hackney Music Development Trust. All profits will go their way. In any case the nights going to be off the hook. So if your in the East London area, Dalston to be precise on the 19th Feb, it will be messy.

Dalston Visions Video Bar on 19th Feb will sound like this...

Publish Post

Flying Lotus - Tea Leaf Dancers Low Limit Remix.mp3
is that giving too much away?? ;-)

Douster & Arcade - Wasted Mix

Douster & Arcade - Wasted Mix.mp3

Oh shit people this is Serious... like Seri-ARSE! Grab this mix now from Douster & Arcade over at Wellgosh. I'm hearing a bug eyed mix of HI NRG mix of Techy Hip Hop, Digital-cumbia, Ragga, and Baille funky. By the sounds of things Douster blatantly hosts one of the sickest parties going on in Buenos Aires right now as part of the ZZK collective. Fuck paying for their MP3 mixes though - Booo! If you got a sec check Douster's myspaz for his Missy Rain refix and more fine mixes at no extra cost.

Man Bites Blog Podcast Ep: 08 Feat. Whitney et Schumacher

The Whitney et Schumacher takeover continues. Enjoy their special brand of electronic ear sing-song and wordsmithery as they help me navigate through the usual musicus eclecticus. Actually its mainly electro crunk with a Syrian or Turkish folk track sprinkled here and there for good measure. Other than that you can expect the usual mish-mash of music you may have never heard before. This weeks show features the likes of JME, Selda Bagcan, Fever Ray, and of course the afore mentioned Whitney et Schumacher.

Download it here

1. Rich Boy - Drop
2. Nosaj Thing - Coat of Arms
3. Whitney et Schumacher - Mindshowers
4. Banjo or Freakout - Archangel (Burial Cover)
5. Restiform Bodies - Interactive Halloween Bear (Lazersword Remix)
6. Jackson C. Frank - Milk and Honey (Whitney et Schumacher Refix)
7. Selda Bagcan - Ince Ince
8. Omar Souleyman - Leh Jani
9. Bugge Wesseltoft - Somewhere In Between
10. Bollie - You May Kiss The Bride
11. Don Armando - I'm An Indian Too
12. Whitney et Schumacher - Back to 85

Whitney et Schumacher

Whitney et Schumacher make electro pop music of the kind that Thom Yorke would have made if he had an Asbo. Songs constructed of squelchy synths, bargain-bin basslines and lyrics that are cobbled together ala Joanna Newsom make an for an alluring listen. Mind Showers is a syncopated rally-cry to the mentally unhinged distilled through a love of Aphex Twin, UKG, and Nerd-Rap. Complex in its execution and arrangement, yet still maintaining a rhythm and flow that is catchy and memorable. Whitney et Schumacher make music in Crawley. The sort of English town where nothing happens. Ever. But with songs like Back to 85 they trancend the doldrums of the place they call home, firmly putting Crawley on the musical map.
Below is an exclusive track they remixed for the podcast. A wonderfully booming re-fix of the great Jackson C. Frank. Keep your ears, eyes and even your fucking legs out for forthcoming debut LP Why Race The Music? For now enjoy these...

Whitney et Schumacher - Mind Showers.mp3

Whitney et Schumacher - Back to 85.mp3


Jackson C. Frank - Milk & Honey (Whitney et Schumacher Refix).mp3

Whitney et Shumacher takeover the pod with their special brand of electronics and wordsmithery. Ofcourse you can expect the usual mish-mash of modern beats and those that slipped between the cracks of a musical yesteryear. This weeks show features the likes pof JME, Selda Bagcan, Fever Ray, and of course the afore mentioned Whitney et Schumacher. They even prepared a bespoke remix for Man Bites Blog Podcast, a frantic re-scrambling of the Jackson C Frank classic Milk and Honey. Enjoy the show people.

1. Rich Boy - Drop
2. Nosaj Thing - Coat of Arms
3. Whitney et Schumacher - Mindshowers
4. Banjo or Freakout - Archangel (Burial Cover)
5. Restiform - Interactive Halloween Bear (Lazersword Remix)
6. Jackson C. Frank - Milk and Honey (Whitney et Schumacher Refix)
7. Selda Bagcan - Ince Ince
8. Omar Souleyman - Leh Jani
9. Bugge Wesseltoft - Somewhere In Between
10. Bollie - You May Kiss The Bride
11. Don Armando - I'm An Indian Too
12. Whitney et Schumacher - Back to 85

Guido - Minimix

I am loving all this electronic crunky dubstep I've been hearing. Guido is another dubstep producer to get your head round in 09 thats been doing just that. He's mates with Joker and is part of the Bristol bass scene. His remixes have been popping up on all the right mixes, Kode 9, Dusk and Blackdown to name a few. Below is a mix he did for Highrise in Decemeber, a nice taster in the shape of a dirty lil' minimix.


Guido: December Mini-Mix.mp3

Guido - Tantalized
Guido, Aarya & Ruthless - Beautiful Complication
Guido - Chakra
Guido - You Do It Right
Guido - Orchestral Lab
Gemmy - Johnny 5
Guido - Mad Sax
Joker - Do It!
Guido - Tango
Joker - Digidesign