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"Kicking and Screaming" The Presets

Doesn’t the video make you want to see them live. Presets are one of the best performers in the world, especially since they are duo. Don’t sleep. If they are in your area go and see them live.

Magdelena

Major Lazer "Zumbie" ft. Andy Milonakis

Some people hate this song, I’m not there yet. The overwhelming thing with this song is the sparse yet full beat. So listen to it again minus Andy’s dumb faux Jamaican dumb rhymes about sucking zombie pussy and you will find one of the best beats this year. Major Lazer album will be better than most albums this year.

2 Much 2 Soon

Toddla T & Herve 'Shake It'

UK stand up tall! Toddla T debut album, Skanky Skanky, is reviewed over at FACT. Toddla is the man behind some of the beats on the last Roots Manuva album and the most interesting Hot Chip Remix in ages (Touch Too Much). Should be a good listen, I fully expect to be dancing to it during the upcoming summer months.

Well Now

The Jesse Rose album will most likely be my album of the month, if the blog had such a thing. I already talked about the two stunning Hot Chip feature tracks; however the album is full of fidgety house goodness. Even the track Night at the Dogs which chops up the ubiquitous jazz sample Moondog’s Bird Lament is a joy to behold. Let's forget that Mr Scruff re jigged the same song recently. The album even samples that song that you all know but don’t know the name of, on the track Pop Ya Porn.

If you are interested in hearing something different, minimal, sing-a-long choruses and full of bleeps then give this a try. This album is very much the sound of a Brit being influenced by the minimal and dark Berlin dance scene. Imagine if Josef K dropped E in a dark and brooding cave near the Berlin wall circa 1980.

The album What Do You Do If You Don't is out now on Dubsided.