DiE WaLküRe

Music in Leipzig, Germany may conjure up thoughts of classical composers like Richard Wagner and Johann Sebastian Bach to those steeped in tradition, but what many may not know is that Leipzig has a burgeoning scene of electronic pioneers and innovators with a penchant for blistering analogue bass belches, decimated high hats, and industrial snare hits. Aura Kamikura, aka Janina Otto, and the Global Noise Movement, are amongst those leading the way.

Aura has graced us with a micro-set from a Live session at Moritzbastei featuring tracks from Reformed Faction, Sonic Subjunkies, Mlada Fronta, Celluloid Mata, DJ Hidden, Ammo, Overcast, and 13th Hour. The set is organic yet logical and leads you though a journey of industrial, haunting, and sometimes, frightening intensity.

I think the DJ and producer, explains her take on music best in her own words:
I find it admirable that this scene is so wide: from techno to trance, from breakbeats to industrial and rhythmic noise. So I never can make a strict decision what to play. My sets differ from hard breaks, dark d`nb to industec, electro and rhythmic noise and also idm. Despite of this I would name everything which is produced with nous and sense as “intelligent dance music.”

The Foundation presents:

Aura Kamikura - break it hard like a mayflower

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Reformed Faction - Fall angels fall - Klanggalerie
Sonic Subjunkies – central industrial - Digital Hardcore Recordings
Mlada Fronta – XB-33 - Flatline Recordings
Celluloid Mata – Astro Girl - Noise Museum
DJ Hidden – As she laughed - Ad Noiseam
Ammo – No safe Place - Flatline Recordings
Overcast – Loom - Bloody Fist Recordings
13th Hour – Possess - Division 13 Records

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Big Bada Boom!

The Foundation wishes everyone a blessed Festival of Lights.

We don’t like being overly political and such, but Diwali denotes freedom and liberation in many ways. So, please spare a thought for these people who are being denied those basic rights.

Now hand over the Laddoo and Jalebi!

Shubh Diwali!

Jah Love. Irie.

We have another new face here on the Foundation. KaL hops on the bandwagon with his take on the dubstep genre, presenting us some ‘Bass On Ur Face’.

Here’s a little shout out from the boy.

“Hey guys, I’m KaL from Malaysia, currently in New Zealand. This mixset consists of a bunch of heavy weight dubstep tunes from big dub-steppahs like Cotti, ClueKid, Tes La Rok and as well as Skream. Honestly I dont know how big is the dubstep scene back home but I would like to spread the Dubstep love to all the souljahs out there!” - KaL

There are some wicked tunes on this, including one of my all time favourites. Also, look out for a curious rework of Carl Orff’s O’ Fortuna!

The Foundation presents:

KaL - Bass On Ur Face
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1 ) Korn - U
2 ) Cotti - Persia
3 ) CluKid - 3000
4 ) Tes La Rok - Rise
5 ) HD4000 - West Runnin
6 ) Caspa - Jahova
7 ) Skream - Rottan
8 ) The Bug - Life
9 ) Tes La Rok - Like
10) Caspa - 2QNA
11) Cotti - Kokain
12) Tes La Rok - No Nasty
13) System - Worm
14) System - Dancing Feet
15) CluKid - DUB
16) Babylon - Time
17) Mundos - Babylon
18) Trytonik - Morning
19) Flowdan - Skeng

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SOUL-SOOTHING, SULTRY, & SENSUAL

Someplace in the high desert of Central Oregon, there is a sacred place, a village nestled in the Bend of the Deschutes River, where the beats are funky, the bass resonates through the puffs of magic dragons, and the vibe of tribal social consciousness reigns supreme.

Moksha is one of the chief rockers of the underground scene in the Pacific-Northwestern USA and represents the styles of trip-hop, dubstep, r&b, ambient, nu-jazz, and hip-hop, with digital grace and silky smooth sequencing. This set is packed to the gills with talented producers like The Herbaliser, One Self, dZihan & Kamien, Vanja Lazarova, Michael Franti and Spearhead, and the legendary Kruder & Dorfmeister.

This is the perfect kick-back, throw your feet up and enjoy listener… and even a great getting-into the mood soundscaper… Download and Enjoy!

The Foundation proudly presents:

Moksha - Aural Ferric Chill

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01 the herbaliser: mr. holmes
02 one self: temptation
03 shuggie otis: strawberry letter 23
04 thievery corporation: until the morning (TC rewind)
05 dZihan & Kamien: ford transit
06 zuca 103: force total (funky lowlives dub)
07 vanja lazarova: stojne bre mome kokansko
08 toires: sanäti (featuring natacha atlas)
09 michael franti & spearhead: skin on the drum (bassnectar mix)
10 fila brazilia: harmonicas are shite
11. kruder & dorfmeister: shakatakdoodub
12. dj drez: universe
13. los lobos: little japan
14. tom zé: detect2curiosidad (john mcentire remix)
15. dj drez: inner vision

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Bass, Beats, Boogie.

Audio Response 21 sees Rhys Byron churning out an eclectic blend of electro, funk and soul, moulded into one cohesive unit of pure aural gratification.

“As a general rule anything by Fred Falke or Breakbot will get a rinsing over here and neither of them disappoint this week with their latest offerings. But my favorite tune this week is ‘Safari’ by La Mode for the funnest, funkiest, dirtiest break i’ve heard this year. I cannot wait to play this one out…” - Rhys Byron

Rhys, who shares the weekly Audio Response show with our boy D’Arcy, can be heard every Sunday night at 10PM on Bay FM 99.9 for those in North NSW and online via the Audio Response weblog. Look out for some wonderful cuts from Kid Sister, 80Kidz, Broke One and Shinichi Osawa with this one and stay tuned as we bring you more Audio Response sets in the future.

The Foundation presents:

Rhys Byron - Audio Response 21
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1. Fatlip - Whats Up Fatlip (Breakbot Instrumental)
2. STA - Bakers Dozen
3. Kid Sister - Family Reunion
4. Landmark - Save Rock (Broke One Vocal Mix)
5. La Mode - Safari
6. MGMT - Kids (80Kidz Re-edit)
7. 80Kidz - Life Begins At 80
8. Shinichi Osawa - Detonator (Herve Remix)
9. Switch, Ant & DNA - Xpand
10. A-Trak - Say Whoa (Sinden Remix)
11. Rocca - Party Boppa (Mowgli Remix)
12. City Life - San Francisco (Fred Falke Remix)
13. Popular Computer - Lost & Found (Shinchi Osawa Remix)

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Freestylo Magnifico

Chris White, aka DJ Dynasty, is at it again… Your Foundation Ambassador has brought it to you raw, hard, high-energy and trancey with the latest installment of his Freestyle series of mixsets.

Dynasty’s devilishly distinctive style features hawtness from the likes of Dj Preach, Basic Command, Raul Mezcolanza & Bob B, Southsoniks, and Fabio Stein. And to top it off we’re given a sense of what’s brewing behind the scences at Tranztek Recordings, Dynasty’s recently formed record label.

The Foundation produly presents:

Dynasty - Freestyle Volume 3

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1. Grizzzly & Dynasty - Like It Raw(Original Mix)-Tranztek Recordings
2. Dj Preach - Joomla-Boom Tsjak
3. Basic Command - Personal Sputnik(Abstract Vision & DSI Remix)-S.O.L.T Records
4. John Marks - Insanity (Techno Mix)-Dance Villa
5. Joey V - Bleeper Squeaker - Detox Records
6. Raul Mezcolanza & Bob B - Musica Disco-Laktic Records
7. Rantan - Warrants-Techment Records
8. Southsoniks - Transformer(Reaky remix)-Sound Evolution Records
9. Genix - San Rafael(Joey V Remix)-Reset Records
10. Richard Durand - Ledged Up(Raw ‘n’ Hard Mix)-Terminal 4
11. Fabio Stein - Techtris(Original Mix)-Hellhouse Digital
12. Grizzzly & Dynasty - Like It Raw(Breaks Remix)-Tranztek Recordings
13. Jeremiah - Treeman(Reaky Mix)-Ambig Records
14. Joey V - Hellish-Detox Records
15. Fer BR - In Ur Face(Audiowarp Remix)-Corrupted Data
16. Bas & Ram - TrancesettlerZ.nl-Dance Villa
17. Mark Sherry presents Outburst-Vengeance(Polymental Mix)-Detox Records
18. Digital Kid & Dr Dave - f**k Up-Arktik Records

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Theta Rhythms: One of several characteristic electroencephalogram (EEG) waveforms associated with various sleep and wakefulness states of the brain, between 4 and 8 Hz and involve many neurons firing synchronously in the hippocampus and through the cortex. These rhythms are associated with spatial navigation and some forms of memory and learning, especially in the temporal lobes.

The Rhythm In Theta

First of all “Made In Theta” is not going to make you sleep. Not by a long shot. In fact, it sucks at making anyone sleep.

Why? Because it’s Vidda Vein returning to The Foundation  with this astounding amalgamation of deep-electro-tech-funk awesomeness that takes the listener from floor-filling mosh mayhem to vivid dream-like introspection and hypnotism. And then blowing the roof and most of your clothes / brains off.

How the hell could you sleep through all that?

“Made In Theta” shows why this boy is one exciting talent booming out of Florida. This energy-ball of a mixset features some deep cuts as well mainroom ballsy-ness from the likes of Dada Life, Frederic De Carvalho & Tristy Nesh, Streetlife DJs, Giacomotto, Popof and Kid Blue.

Damn.

The Foundation proudly presents:

Vidda Vein - Made In Theta
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1. “Chick Lit” (Danger TV Remix) - We Are Scientists
2. “Revox” - (Justin Martin Remix) - Tim Green
3. “BabyDoll” - (Fredric De Carvalho & Tristy Nesh Remix) - Adam Sky
4. “Dance in the Dark” - (Original Mix) - Proxy
5. “Gunn Crime” - (Cut N Rub-Dub) - Streetlife DJs
6. “ElectroShock” - (Original Mix) - Utku Sonmez
7. “So Real”- (Andre Lai Mix 1) - Rennie Pilgrem
8. “Are You A Big Boy DJ” - (Beggline VIP) - Si Begg
9. “Crystal Palace Planet” - (Doobiass Techno Mix Edit) - Opencloud
10. “Red” - (Original Mix) - Jerome Montez & Cyril M
11. “Cash In Drop Out” - (Original Mix) - Dada Life
12. “Wanna Ride Feat MC Kovas” - (Giacomotto Mix) - Bit Crushers
13. “Guiana” - (Original Mix) - French
14. “Turn the Music To Your Head” - Popof
15. “Vapour Trail” - (Kid Blue Mix) - Elite Force
16. “Black Porsche” - (Fridget Rub-Dub Mix) - Electric Soulside
17. “Chips” - (Andre Dalcan Remix) - Teka

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BEND, OREGON KNOWS HOW TO PARTY!!

DJ Smoke hails from Deschutes County, in Central Oregon, better known as “Paradise” to it’s residents and frequent visitors, and represents a variety of the grooving, tribal sounds that Left-Coasters crave.

A veteran of the club scene, large-format outdoor music festivals, and everything in between, DJ Smoke knows how to work a crowd through an arc of funky, dirty, grimey beats and make your body rock to electro and bounce to disco. Featuring hot joints from Modeselector, Alex Celler, Armand Van Helden, BassNectar, Benny Benassy, Sander Kleinberg, The Discipline Grin, and my personal fave Ben Westbeech, this mixtape set is just a taste of the goods that Smoke has in his sack of tricks…

The Foundation proudly presents:

DJ Smoke - Birdsong

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01. Modeselector feat. TTC - Dancing Box
02. Ursula 1000 - Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)
03. General Midi - Statement of Intent
04. DJ Jeroenski - Back Once Again
05. Alex Celler - Acute Sense
06. Armand Van Helden - Playmate (Jesse Rose Remix)
07. Ben Westbeech - Dance with me (Switch Remix)
08. Bassnectar - Yo - Amplive Mix feat. Deuce Eclipse
09. Ben Mono feat. Capitol A - Beatbox (Jesse Rose Remix)
10. Paul Woodford - Heart
11. Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (Proxy Oddschool Remix)
12. Sander Kleinenberg - The Juice
13. Rex - Rewire His Brain + Freeland - We Want Your Soul
14. The Discipline Grin - Hammertoe
15. David E. Sugar - New York This is London (Hot Chip vs. Ragga Twins Remix + Jesse Rose Remix)
16. Spektrum - Kinda New (Dirty South Remix)

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You annoying hackers thought you could shut us out? The Foundation? We’ve only got one thing to say:

Get Outta Here!

After months of chasing, pleading, crying and threatening, Dj Define finally returns to FKL! As one of KL’s well known breakbeat exponents, the boy lays out an impressive body of work this time around with ‘Outta Here’ .

Featuring some sweet, funky Nu-Skool tunage from the likes of Jaymo, Dj Icey, Stanton Warriors, Beat Assassins and good ol’ Krafty Kuts, Define takes us all on a journey with this progressively structured mixset, building slow, steady and almost minimalistic before pounding us all at the end with, what is probably, Lot 49’s most pivotal release of 2007 - Trevor Lovey’s rework of 30hz’s ‘Daddio’ .

Good to have you back Define. Can we please not wait another gazillion years for the next one?

The Foundation proudly presents:

DJ Define - Outta Here

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1. Mephisto Odyssey feat. Kristo - Sexy love (dub)
2. Keith Mackenzie & DJ Icey - She’s gamey
3. Signal Drivers - Pump funk junk (Lutzenkirchen remix)
4. Texass Instruments - China girl
5. Rico Tubbs - Cant get no better
6. Mowgli feat MC Zub - Get down (Mowgli hip house mix)
7. Stereo Dan - Play with me (Original mix)
8. Beat Assassins ft Nine Lives - Generation MTV (Pimpin mix)
9. Noisia ft. Bex Riley - Gutterpunk (Jaymo remix)
10.Ed Solo and Skool Of Thought - Tug nut (feat Deepcut)
11.Krafty Kuts and DJ Icey - Through the door (DJ Icey mix)
12.DJ Deekline and Ed Solo - Handz up (Stanton Warriors mix)
13.Break The Box - My brothas spring (Philipe De Boyar remix)
14.30hz feat Yolanda - Daddio (Trevor Loveys remix)

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Strictly for the Hardcore!

Damien K, one of the Foundation’s most acclaimed members, hits us with his latest contirbution of blistering synth keys, pounding industrial bass lines and crisp drum hits in Hardstyle Renaissance 008. If you like your music bone-jarring, cell-shaking, and sense-shredding, than you’d better prepare yourself for this crazed joy-ride.

Our resident Master of Dancefloor Disaster brandishes his arsenal of floor wreckers by the likes of Haze, Donkey Rollers, Tuneboy, Bruno Power and Beat Providers. Damien K, which track had that dope interpretation of The Reflex by Duran Duran? Get ready to have your mind melted down to it’s core and your music sensibility beaten into a keen cutting edge in Damien K’s steel forge of a set. Are you ready?

The Foundation presents:

Damien K - HARDSTYLE RENAISSANCE 008

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1. Haze - Combined
2. Pavo - Elektronik
3. Haze - Fact
4. A-Lusion - Re-Vera
5. B-Front - Resimulated
6. Donkey Rollers - Thunderbeats (Original Mix)
7. Tuneboy - I Will Growl
8. The Hose - I Survived
9. DJ Gius - Nerve
10. Bruno Power meets Dark Oscillators - The Box
11. Technoboy feat. Shayla - Oh My God (Technoboy Dib Dub)
12. Builder - My Life Is Just A Demo (Dub)
13. D-Block & S-Te-Fan - Stronger
14. Return Corp’s & Hollow - Wrong Frequency (DJ Zany Remix)
15. Beat Providers - Silence 16. Luna - Who We Are

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