Dajla just arrived from Paris. Eurostars in the house…
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Featured Release
January 31, 2010
Making the Video pt II
Making the Video pt I
Badness doing it on stage for the ‘You Know’ video. Ooooookayyyyy
January 29, 2010
Out now on vinyl and digital download, thanks to everyone supporting! 
PLAYS FROM: Mistajam on 1xtra, Review in Mixmag, Skream, Vex’d, Baobinga, Tomb Crew, Octapush, Starkey, Warlock, Kanji Kinetic, Sterotyp, Laurent Garnier.
Blurb:
Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla You Know w DZ/Numan/Cracks RMXs
Out now on vinyl and digital download, thanks to everyone supporting!
PLAYS FROM: Mistajam on 1xtra, Review in Mixmag, Skream, Vex’d, Baobinga, Tomb Crew, Octapush, Starkey, Warlock, Kanji Kinetic, Sterotyp, Laurent Garnier.Blurb:
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Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla – You Know
Ghosttown – Greezy (Instrumental)
Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla – Greezy (DZ Remix)
Digi Only
Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla – Greezy (Numan Remix)
Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla – Greezy (Murlo Soca Remix)
Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla – Greezy (Cracks Remix)
Like his spectral namesake Simon Booth aka Ghosttown has spent the last few years obscured, half out of sight as a producer hiring out his futuristic beat-science to a string of heavy hitting MCs including Foreign Beggars and Skrein here in the UK and a clutch of artists across the Atlantic including Guilty Simpson, Oh No, Frank and Dank and Dudley Perkins from the Dilla/Stones Throw axis of the hip hop spectrum.
His debut release started life like most of his productions, on a beat tape with another 80 or so one minute tracks, all vital snapshots charged with the excitement of what might happen with the right MC but there was something special about the original ‘Greezy’. It wires up squelching formant synths to insistent, minimal drums sounding like a 2010 UK-bass update to Ginuwine’s ‘Pony’ but at 145 BPM with speaker damaging sub.
This devastating but unusual collision of sounds needed a versatile MC and Badness was top of the list. Known for his early work with Lava Unit and Terror Danjah as well as last year’s carnival smash ‘Message is Love’ with Jammer and Silverlink Birmingham born Badness’ star is on the rise. ‘You Know’ as the track became features his signature double time bashment/grime flow and a killer hook sung by cosmic-soul powerhouse Dajla. The Parisian born singer is a Radio Nova favourite who has collaborated with Wax Tailor, Foreign Beggars and celebrated hip hop poet Anthony Joseph. The resulting track is unmistakably UK but with a bashment flavour, wonky dancehall?
The vinyl remix comes from DZ (Hot Flush/Tru Tiger) who delivers a mix that turbo charges the dancefloor elements of the track to come up with multi coloured low end work out. Digital only mixes come from rising star Numan who has already done a session for Mary Anne Hobbes and flips the original to come up with a menacing slice of ice cold grime. Resident at Brighton’s Square Roots and Angry Dance Party DJ Murlo cranks it up a notch with his debut remix, a soca destoyer that should bring a ray of Caribbean sunshine to the winter months. Last but not least Cracks rework the original in to a grimy bassline/electro crossover monster.
Senseless will release a Ghosttown album in summer 2010 featuring vocalists including Frank & Dank, Olivier Daysoul, Badness, YT, Navigator, Killa P and more. 2010 is the year the Ghost comes to life.
You Know
Do YOU know?
December 7, 2009
Cheasleauen
Our newest artist, exclusive on Beatport from next week. Everywhere else from Jan.
Cheasleauen – Off The Glass
Cheasleauen – Off The Glass (Slugabed RMX)
Cheasleauen – Off The Glass (Ghosttown RMX)
Cheasleauen – Off The Glass (Murlo RMX)
Cheasleauen – Fire (Ghosttown RMX)
Hitting you below the belt and sounding a 2010 cross between Lil Kim, Rye Rye and The Cool Kids, Senseless are very proud to present their first artist from the US of A. Cheasleauen (Shass-Lowen) is Detroit native now living in Las Vegas with all the style, sex and attitude of Sin City present and correct in her sound. It’s hard-hitting rap with a fiery temper mixed up with futuristic electro beats and a good girl gone bad attitude. Add insane remixes from wonky-gloop-step man of the moment Slugabed (Stuff/Ramp/Planet Mu), new boy Murlo (Square Roots) and Senseless’ resident beat scientist Ghosttown and you have yourself a hot little package.
After hearing her music on the Generation Bass blog Senseless reached outcross the Atlantic to sign Cheasleauen up quicker than losing $500 on the roulette tables. The first fruit of the new deal is, ‘Off The Glass’, an ode to doing that thing that people like doing: drinking. The original sits precise rhymes over an insistent minimal electro beat with a chorus so boozy it makes you want to leap through the swinging doors of the nearest saloon immediately and grab yourself a bottle of Dom P.
Let’s ditch the hyperbole, the Slugabed mix is incredible. Taking the original rap and transforming it absolutely and completely into a squelching slice of wonky space acid. Echoes of French electro mixed with all that’s good about the current crop of forward marching UK beat makers, this one if ready for DJs from any genre. Big room, small room or bedroom you will dance when this is played.
Another new Senseless discovery Murlo serves up some cracked-out house music in a carnival-on-mushrooms style. A 4×4 soca rhythm in the UK funky mould takes a left turn with a wild pitched vocal chorus and some psychedelic percussion, dancefloor energy for late, late nights.
Last but not by any means least Ghosttown steps in to provide what can only be described as two certified bangers. Leaping off from the Neptunes school of beat making, his remix of ‘Off The Glass’ is jabbing white noise and percussive synths plus his own take on those drunk horns and a touch of gangsta whine to get your lean on. Finally he remixes a killer vocal from Cheasleauen’s latest mixtape for the bonus track, flipping Fire over a digital Miami Vice sunset. Watch out for another Cheasleaun single coming early 2010 and a full album not far behind.
July 11, 2009
DeVille Calippo Mix
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Summer’s here, and some good summer gigs are coming in the next month (Z-Shed, East Village, Secret Garden) so I ate a Calippo and it inspired me to make this mix. Tropical bass for the sunshine mixed up with a few Senseless exclusives and a couple of old tracks I dug up from the recently organized vaults. Track list with bonus commentary:
Instituto Mexicano Del Sonido – Cumbia (Tom Tom Club Remix) w/ Bun B – Pop it 4 Pimp Acapella
Old school legends Tom Tom club make New York electro cumbia monster, couldn’t resist a bit of Bun B over the top, saw him live this year, legend.
Coki & Benga – Night (Sonido Del Principe RMX)
Benga and Coki chopped and screwed by one of Europe’s finest Cumbia producers. Woozy, chugging, great.
Amadou & Mariam – Sabali (Dakunt & Stinj RMX)
This called itself a Kuduro remix but really wasnt, it is a really nice edit of one of my favourite tracks off the LP though.
Basement Jaxx – Raindrops (Joker & Ginz RMX)
The Joker and Ginz EP on Kapsize was one of my records of the year, so when I saw this I was excited. Big squelchy rainbow bass for the sunshine.
Pacheko & Pocz – Zarbak
An exclusive from Venezuela, international funky business with an old school Warp acid vibe
Shystie – Bad Gal Bass (Ill Blu Funky RMX)
Shystie is back, Ill Blu makes it funky = Win.
Benga – 26 Basslines (Dubble Step RMX)
Never quite bought in to the original but this cheeky re-edit made my day.
Sticky ft Marvin Brown – Jack It Up
You don’t need to tell me Sticky is on fire at the moment, apparently Marvin is from Leeds. Where was he when I lived there?!
Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers (Club Dub)
I have no shame in admitting I love this track, Armand Van Helden is the constant renaissance man.
Buraka Som Sistema – IC19
The highlight for me from a great album, almost understated comapred to some of their other stuff, but a banger none the less.
Maxwell D & Lil Silva – Blackberry Hype
Never thought I’d like a track about phones so much, they should use this on the Blackberry adverts.
DJQ – Shottas (MR V RMX)
Good bassline never gets old. Simple but effective would describe this one.
Stagga – Rockin Down The House
Cheeky re-edit of a classic track, Stagga’s lopsided basslines live up to his name. Who remember’s the Jaxx version?
Lol Boys/Sukh Knight – Diesel Paint Job
Re-edit from America of one of the grimestep tacks of last year. I’m told Ice cream paint job has some fairly dubious potential meanings.
Sasquatch – Kickboxer
Brand new Senseless Records, ’squatch channels Van Damme 1989.
Swindle – A Different World
I swear Swindle is the grime Stevie Wonder. This is of his CV album, a lot of it is almost toooo funky for the club but this one edges it, amazing.
Toddla T – Shake It (Donaeo RMX)
Donaeo definitely has a sound, but its a good one.
DJ Gregory – Block Party (DJ Spen Dub)
Used to play this years ago, theres a few good mixes of it though. Doesn’t sound a million miles from UK funky now it has to be said, but that could be a good or bad thing.
Untold – Anaconda
I liked his old stuff but never played any of it but this tune is like woooooooah. Will not leave my box this year.
Iron Soul – Pressure Instrumental
Always thought Iron Soul was better than Kromestar. But rumour has it he’s on some new funky which was also fire.
Tempa T – Next Hype (Mosca RMX)
Grime/Baltimore re-edit, almost more of a DJ tool but it works.
Roska – Climate Change
Was blown away by this, and it still packs a punch. Not even sure if he’s bettered it yet.
DeVille ft Violet – Click (Octapush RMX)
Liboa in the house, was a honour to get two of my favorite new producers to remix one of my tracks.
Metronomy – Radio Ladio (Radioclit RMX)
Epic.
Madeira Limpia – La Lenta (Schlachthofbronx RMX)
I’m still not ever sure I’ve spelt their name right but I like what I’m hearing from these guys. What is it with Germans and Latin music?
Boy Better Know – Too Many Man (Heartless Crew RMX)
A great tune, potentially made even greater. A Grime history lesson.
DeVille – Calippo / w Busy Signal – Step Out Acapella
I like Calippo’s this summer, this will have an official vocal later in the summer.
Ghosttown – Greezy
Another Senseless exclusive, also getting a VERY big vocal and rmx. Release Sept/Oct.
April 18, 2009
Hello World
Welcome to the new site for Senseless, we’re launching this on the day of our first CD, Vocals and Versions so the first post has to be about that. Full info is up on the releases page but here are a few quotes from people who have said nice things, the response has been amazing so huge thanks to everyone for that and everyone involved in making the CDs. The picture above is from the launch at Exodus/DMZ in Leeds with the full Senseless crew and seven vocalists, more pics and hopefully some audio coming up from that. Thanks to Simon Scott at Exodus, and Urban Nerds in London for hosting our London launch with Warrior Queen.
The CD and the first vinyl is up for sale on the shop page, anyone buying direct from us here gets a bonus collection of instrumentals from the CDs. Enjoy!
Reactions for Vocals and Versions Volumes 1&2:
FACT Magazine, “Undeniable quality evident from the start”
RSD/Rob Smith (Smith & Mighty/Tectonic) “What a great collection!”
Kid606 (Tigerbeat6) “Real great stuff, I’ve listened to all of it and will DJ many tracks on there!”
Laurent Garnier (FComm/The End): “This is absolutely brilliant.”
Bassnectar (OM/Organic): “YES! I have so much respect for the diversity…not just typical dubstep…really fierce and eclectic, fucking LOVING this”
Warlock (Rag&Bone): “Wicked! What a fat package”
Starkey (Planet Mu/Trouble & Bass): “This whole thing is sick. Thanks again for asking me to be a
part of it”
Rob Booth (Electronic Explorations): “Awesome, amazing 2 CD’s .. really impressed, can’t put them
down!”
Bok Bok (Faggatronix/Night Slugs):”The releases are great, real mixed, real interesting, and seem
like a lot of work has gone into putting together the collabos involved.”
Pirate Soundsystem (Mad Decent/Trouble & Bass): “Big tunes! Think I might have to reach for the
CD copy when it comes out”
King Cannibal (Ninja Tune): “Its rare such an ambitious collection of material proves anything other
then a few tracks with a lot of filler… but Senseless run tings differently.”
Akira Kiteshi (Black Acre) “Both albums are amazing!”
Blogs Features:
Ghetto Bass Quake, FACT, Masalacism, Scatterblog, Wayne&Wax, Sonic Router, Taka Fogo, Gods of
War, Sceneexscience, Chrome Kids, Shimmy Shimmy Yay, Wizards Are Better.
