A Trak's Fool's Gold Records, a force to be reckoned with in 08 have finally released two new EPs. The long awaited debut 'Yall Know The Name' EP from Ottawa's finest party starters and good friends of the blog, Jokers Of The Scene including remixes from Flosstradamus, The Nacho Lovers and William Russell, and also Kid Cudi's 'Day N Nite' EP, a big favourite of many tastemakers out there, backed with remixes from Jokers Of The Scene and Crookers. The label have some great things lined up for the coming months, including some new signings, and a second EP from Jokers Of The Scene with some remix work from Brodinski, Boy 8-Bit, Destroy Disco and Andy George in the pipeline 'Yall Know The Name' by Jokers Of The Scene, and 'Day N Nite' by Kid Cudi are both out now on Fool's Gold Recs and available to download at Juno or Turntable Lab.






Southern Fried Records have also started the year off with a big bang with their new signings, and no strangers to this blog Crookers. Their 'Knobbers' EP has just been released on the UK label and demonstrates how the Italians are taking it up a level for 2008! Southern Fried have also signed Riva Starr who's had some previous releases through Front Room and Dirtybird, and his 'Scratch N Sniff' EP shows hes capable of delivering wonky bassline filled club tracks just as well as his minimal infused productions. The 'Knobbers' EP from Crookers is out now and available at Juno on 12" or download, and Riva Starr's 'Scratch N Sniff' is forthcoming on the label.






We've all heard the superb showcase of forthcoming club bangers in the Count & Sinden's Essential Mix, and its almost time were treated to their official release of 'Beeper' featuring Fools Gold's treasure Kid Sister, out on Domino Records. I still the play the original version quite a lot, and its a shame they had to re-record some of the vocals, assumingly for copyright reasons, but really this track is sounding better than ever! Kid Sis' vocals work so well on this track, and the accompanying remixes are world class, with A Trak, Detboi, Sunship and Fake Blood (Who also have a release forthcoming on Dave Taylor's Counterfeet) all doing a great job. Mr Harvey has also just released his debut EP as The Young Lovers, a more of a jazz tip that further expreses his roots and vast musical influences, and as Herve and as The Count Of Monte Cristal along with Sinden have remixed plently of tracks for the coming months. 'Beeper' by The Count Of Monte Cristal & Sinden featuring Kid Sister is forthcoming on Domino, 'Love You Madly' by The Young Lovers is out now on Loungin and available on 12" from Juno or Phonica.





Mowgli has stuck to his promise of a new bootleg every month, following on from the success of his last dabble with The Chemical Brothers' 'Do It Again'. This month hes worked his magic on Benny Benassi's 'Satisfaction' with great results! Stay tuned for a new bootleg from Mowgli every month!







HeavyFeet are a UK based production and DJ duo, who have been busy in the studio for 2008, conjuring up tracks remixes and bootlegs aswell as working with a number of MCs. They have just remixed the new track from The Loose Cannons, after recently being featured on their KISS FM show, so they have kindly sent over the mixset they did for KISS and the remix along with some of their fantastic bootlegs theyve cleverly knocked up. HeavyFeet also have a forthcoming EP on Potty Mouth Music.





Tracklisting:
Nate Manic - 'It's Never Easy (HeavyFeet's Taking It Easy Dub)'
Timbaland vs. HeavyFeet - 'Give It To Me'
Santiago And Bushido - 'Head Trick'
HeavyFeet w/Peyote MC - 'Rude Bwoi'
Black Russian - 'Pressure (HeavyFeet's Kitty Shuffles Mix)'
Loose Cannons - 'What Have You Done For Me Lately? (HeavyFeet's Get Stupid On The Dancefloor Dub)'
HeavyFeet w/ Switch MC - 'Sick (Like That)'
HeavyFeet w/ Switch MC - 'Sick (Like That) (Dub Mix)'
Baobinga & ID Feat. Virus Syndicate - 'Jump Up Get Hype (HeavyFeet's Raving Re-shuffle)'






A bit of a change of pace of the usual Electric Zoo tunage now, heres some nice laidback funky tracks produced by the DFA duo James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy. The Duo have put their mark on M.I.A.'s iconic Clash samplin' masterpiece 'Paper Planes', giving it a slick laidback slack bassline, and Tim has also remixed the latest single from Mark Ronson's triumphant 'Versions' album, he has spaced out 'Just' featuring Phantom Planet under his The Loving Hand guise. 'Paper Planes (Homeland Security Remixes)' by M.I.A. is out now via XL and available from Juno Download, and 'Just' by Mark Ronson featuring Phantom Planet is also out now and available on a lovely 10" at Juno.






Matt Nordstrom has got in touch with his latest offering, a bootleg of Run DMC's 'Its Like That' thats been getting support from Tittsworth and Dave Nada. This is a great production that uses a slowly rising bassline, with cleverly marked stabs that bring in the full flavour of the original track, check it out.






Lastly, heres a mixset I was sent from Bones yet another act from Sydney Australia. This set is packed full of some awesome new unreleased tracks, and a lovely taster of whats to come in the next few months!



Tracklisting:
GUCCI CREW II - Roll It Up My Nigga // Gucci Records
SANTIAGO BUSHIDO - Got That // Potty Mouth
DETBOI - Ya'll Want Mo // Cheap Thrills
JUKEY feat. SWAY - The Way We Go (Herve's 'This Is The Way I Go' Remix) // Ministry Of Sound
TREVOR LOVEYS - Shake It // Dubsided
TITTSWORTH feat. KID SISTER PASE ROCK - WTF // Plant
MATT KIM - No More Long Years (Radioclit Remix) // Iheartcomix
THE WHIP - Trash (Crookers Remix) // Southern Fried
JAKSAW - Fireball // Union
FAKE BLOOD - Fake Blood Theme // Counterfeet
DJ SEGA - DIG // Hollertronix / DJ TAMEIL - Wild M********s // White
EDU K feat. TIGRINHA - Despedida de Solteiro // Man Recordings
JAHCOOZI - BLN (Chris De Luca VS Phono 'Baby Like N****z' Remix) // ASound
DJ KHALED feat. YOUNG JEEZY, LUDACRIS, BUSTA RHYMES, BIG BOI LIL' WAYNE - I'm So Hood (Remix) // Koch
USHER feat. LUDACRIS - Dat Girl Right There // Jive / Laface / Sony BMG
BURAKA SOM SISTEMA feat. PETTY - Yah! (The Count Sinden Remix) // Modular
SHARKSLAYER - Bad Ding // White
LI'LL BO TWEAK - Riddim Come 4ward (Lil Bo Tweak's Mum Dad Version) // Loungin' Recordings
JOKERS OF THE SCENE - Acidrod // Fool's Gold
PINK SKULL - Drugs Will Keep Us Together (Trevor Loveys Remix) // Savant Guard