NEW YORK (www.fabriclondon.com) - The forthcoming Diplo release marks the 48th installment of the Fabric/Fabriclive CD series which features artists one might hear/see if they spent a night at the club. Fabriclive CD's represent Friday nights' hip hop, drum 'n bass and breaks programming while Fabric CD's represent Saturday nights' house dj's. - check here for the full back catalogue list.
Diplo, the producer behind M.I.A., this year's hottest newcomer, was raised across the southern states of America; fed on a diet of shrimp, Miami Bass and DIY DJ party culture. In his late teens he began DJing and migrated north to Philly and New York, where he began to produce his own tracks and taught computer music to little kids. While living in Japan he read about Ninja Tunes hip hop offshoot Big Dada and sent them demo, swiftly signed he put out the deep, diverse and funky 'Florida' LP in 2004. He's remixed for artists ranging from Beck and Gwen Stefani to Bun B, Kano and Le Tigre. Diplo pushes the envelope of new sounds and rhythm that constantly absorbs and amazes listeners of his mixtapes and Hollartronix parties. He's previously recorded compilations for the forward thinking Def Jux and releases on Money Studies in NYC. Most recently he's been working on a full DJ and Audio Visual show for a global tour later in the year.
'Fabric was the first club I ever played by myself in London, I did the solo show and they just kept inviting me back. I really like it; it's always a really receptive crowd and the soundsystem is crazy. One of the best I've ever played on.' - Diplo
'FABRICLIVE 24' is a fast paced, funk fuelled ride through the badlands of hip hop, dubstep, electro, rock and techno sounds. There's sexy sunny vibes at the opening when Plantlife meet Nina Sky's alluring vocals, Killer Mike's brooding beats meet the sparkling robotic electro of Cybertron, the old skool vocal vibes from Yazoo and Debbie Deb then classics like Freestyle's 'Don't Stop The Rock'. Throwing down the techno bass there's cuts from Hashim, Model 500, Aphex Twin and Cajmere before Solid Groove get sick. The beats come fresh and raw from Two Culture Clash and Ludacris, dirty latin tinged rhythms from Diplo and Gaiola Das Popozudas, with M.I.A.'s distinctive vocals. Heading to the close rock class from The Cure meets Outcastes furious hip hop, Le Tigre's grinding guitars, DJ Nasty's pulsing Hurricane, before winding down with Turbulance and the sweet sounds of Cat Power.
'I wanted to do the mix as a history of the electro/ Miami Bass sound, but throwing in all sorts of things with a funk feel… I wanted to break out a lot of new stuff that people might not be exposed to yet as well. I went a little out there and put on tracks people might not be familiar with just 'cuz it's a FABRICLIVE mixtape.' - Diplo
Fabriclive 24 - Tracklisting
01 - Plantlife - Love 4 the World (Why They Gotta Hate?) - Plantlife/ Gut Records
** - Nina Sky - Turnin' Me On - Universal Records
02 - Killer Mike feat. Big Boi - My Chrome - SonyBMG
03 - Cybotron - Clear - Tresor
04 - Yazoo - Don't Go - Mute Records
05 - Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music - Pandisc Music Corp.
06 - Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock - Pandisc Music Corp.
07 - Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) - Cutting Records
08 - Model 500 - Nightdrive (Thru Babylon) - Tresor
09 - Aphex Twin - Windowlicker - Warp Records 10 - Cajmere - Percolator - Cajual Records
11 - Solid Groove - This Is Sick - Front Room Recordings
12 - Two Culture Clash feat. Ms Thing - Love Guide - Wall Of Sound
13 - Ludacris feat. Shawnna - What's Your Fantasy - Island Def Jam
14 - Diplo feat. Pantera Os Danadinhos - Percão - Big Dada Recordings
15 - Gaiola Das Popozudas - Vem Cristiano - Link Records
16 - MC Biro Leyby - Cria Asa Periquita - Link Records
17 - Gaiola Das Popozudas - Ô Darcy - Link Records
18 - Diplo - Way More (remix) - Big Dada Recordings
** - M.I.A. - Bucky Done Gun - XL Recordings
19 - Jammer - Destruction VIP - Jah Mek Da World 20 - The Cure - Love Song - Fiction Records
21 - Outcast - B.O.B. - LaFace Records/ SonyBMG
22 - Le Tigre - Deceptacon - Wiija Records
23 - DJ Nasty - Hurricane - MCEC
24 - DJ Deeon - Freaks - Juke Traxx
25 - Turbulence - Notorious - THC Muzik
26 - Cat Power - Free - Matador Records
'FABRICLIVE 24' - Dilpo is out December 6th.
