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Nightshifters come back with a storming new Ep by Chicago’s own Rampage! Part of the Ghetto Division crew along side Rob Threezy, Charlie Glitch and MaddJazz, Rampage is out for blood with this second ep: War. Whether he’s taking on dubstep, putting a Bmore update on house, or making a stop at the rave, he’s always bringing new sounds to the party!

The Ep starts with the hybrid title track “War”, a rollercoaster of a tune swerving between rave and moody dubstep but over a skeleton of urban claps and kicks. “Loving You Is Easy” builds on the emerging house-Bmore style Rampage and his crew are known for, while “GTFO” is a stomper with thunderous synths and sampled shouts. “Southside Anthem” brings it all back to the neighborhood with Bmore trumpets and enough bass to shake the L Train.

We got some badass remixes too. The Italian duo Blatta & Inesha turn “War” into a galloping kuduro-fueled, rave-siren wailing beast of a track. While Manchester’s HeavyFeet drop 2 remixes- They add a bit more P.L.U.R to  “Loving you…” and then push “War” over the brink with a full-on Drum and Bass remix! Whoa! Didn’t see that coming, eh?

Rampage - Loving You Is Easy.mp3 (320, direct link)

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Proper Villains has been busy- even though we haven’t been blogging him too much here lately. He just finished this awesome Bmore flavored Ep for Philly’s Flamin Hotz. You can read all about it here, or you can take this quote from the man himself for proof that you NEED it:

Oh what, you’re single? Punch a hole
in this motherfucker n’ wear it around your neck like a dookie chain. {see above}
This shit will turn you into a motherfuckin’ pussy MAGNET!

You can grab it at Turntable Lab or Juno. It’s a pertty object too with a freaky space image on the front. You know you want it. Just go get it.  But to whet your appetite, here’s a Dj mix he did with a few tunes from the rec + some other stuff for you and you alone:

Proper Villains - Big Apple Bounce mix (Zshare)

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Proper Villains also teamed up with Jubilee (she’s still on tour in Australia, then goes directly to bop around Canada, yall) to make this slammin remix of Cubic Zirconia. Unfortunately you’ll have to go to the de-voweled “Record Label” to get the track, but DEF GO DO THAT! It’s f’n GREAT!

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Cubic_Zirconia/track/Fuck_Work_Proper_Villians__Jubilee_Remix

We received this track in from CT Burners and Jubilee and decided it was too good to just send out by itself, so we got a few remixes and now we’re happy to give to you our first FREE Nightshifters EP!

Of course you probably already know our own superstar Dj, Jubilee who is one of our residents @ Nightshifters, but she’s joined by DnB producer CT Burners to give you a proper rave-tastic jam. Like we said we grabbed 3 remixes for this one as well. The Squire of Gothos are two louts from Sheffield and their version has deep wobbly bass synths with just a smidge of poundy kicks. The American bi-coastal WZRDZ deliver a solid slab of side-chain pogo-electro for your peak-time needs, while our resident Dj Donna Summer tries his hand at a sort of dubstep-rave-breaks affair.

All tracks are free as the wind, and if you dig it- PLEASE SPREAD THEM AROUND!

CT Burners and Jubilee- Kick it (NS008) (49.3Mb- all tracks 320Mp3 + artwork)

http://www.nightshifterslabel.com/NS008/CTBurners+Jubilee-Kick_It.zip

Threezy and Ghetto Division get a feature article in Chicago’s awesome weekly newspaper!! It’s really fantastic and pretty long too!  Here’s a quote:

{Threezy}, 20, was born in Pilsen and grew up with house DJs for uncles. “I know all the deep house and disco house that came out of Chicago,” he says. “I did my research on that, so I’m like, ‘OK, I’m gonna see if I can make some jazzy house, but with breaks, and glitch it up a little bit and add a different style to it,’ and they’re gonna be like, ‘Whoa, what is that?’ and I’m like, ‘That’s just the music I make. That’s just me.’”

Herrera continues to experiment. “The Chase,” his single most popular with DJs, includes the requisite “Think” breaks and a wailing police siren, but it also has a chilly feel that’s more in line with electro and a stabbing staccato synth piano that’s straight out of old-school house. And “Jingle Jams,” from his new digital-only EP, The Change Up (Nightshifters), uses wobbling sub-bass synth and sudden tweaky jumps in volume and density to create a sound that’s less like club music and more like dubstep—a British-born style that belongs to an evolutionary lineage that split from club music’s ancestors in the mid-90s, aeons ago in dance-music years.

Dayum son! Go check the FULL ARTICLE HERE

Our own celebrity Dj and shooting star - Jubilee-  just made an incredible new Dj mix called “Where’s The After Party?” and we could not possibly enforce your downloading it. It’s f’n awesome! Also, check out her new-ish website (http://www.jubileelovesyou.com) for all her club dates! She’s on fire!

Jubilee- “Where’s the Afterparty”.mp3 (Zshare)

…and catch her live!!!!

5/29 LOW -Vessel - San Francisco, CA
5/29 BLOW UP -Rickshaw Stop -San Francisco, CA
6/13 Hotel Premier -Newcastle, NSW  Australia
6/13 World Bar -Kings Cross, Sydney Australia
6/18 Bitchin’ Tour with Mama Miche and Kenzie Clarke- Canmore, Alberta
6/19 Bitchin’ Tour- Fernie, BC
6/20 Bitchin’ Tour- The HiFi Club Calgary, Alberta
6/23 Bitchin’ Tour- Edmonton, Alberta
6/24 Bitchin’ Tour - Aurora Banff, Alberta
6/26 Bitchin’ Tour- Lick -Vancouver, BC
7/1 Bitchin’ Tour -Whistler, BC
7/10 Flashing Lights with Flosstradamus, Ayres, Catchdubs- Studio B -Brooklyn, NY

Our boy Nicky Digital asked me to make a lil pre-party mixtape for him, so instead of jamming it full of bangers, I decided to make it all musical and conceptual and shit. Go get it, it’s chill:

Dj_Donna_Summer -_Pre_Party_Jamz.mp3

Nightshifters is proud to present the debut release by Rob Threezy!!  Hailing from the South side of Chicago, Rob Threezy is part of a new generation of Chicago producers who are pushing the boundaries of club music, ripping apart borders between Baltimore, Dubstep, Electro and House.  Hot off remixing Blaqstarr and Diplo’s “Get Off” on Mad Decent and part of the awesome Brick Bandits crew and releases, Threezy’s track “The Chase” showed up on almost every blog and celebrity DJ playlist in 2008. But now it’s 2009 and it’s Threezy’s time to shine!

The Change Up is his first feature release with 4 tracks of House and Bass inspired Bmore and 3 incredible remixes. “Dark Night” is a moody wobbly bass-line Bmore jam, more minimal that expected with a sort of light-rave feeling, while “Jingle Jams” retro drums and house-organs will be comfortable in almost any electro, techno or Bmore set. “You Bad” is already a staple track for many Dj’s with a mix of ghetto sirens, gunshots and a frenetic Piano that always gets hands in the air. But it’s the revolutionary title track, “The Change Up” which promises to turn heads, mixing indyrock bass with Rave inspired synths, urban claps and wiggly bass to deliver one of the years most exciting new sounds.

Complimenting Threezy are three awesome remixes. Jokers Of The Scene take a moment out of their busy globetrotting schedule to deliver one of their best remixes ever. They take the Change up and make it a techno-rave prime-time moment with a buildup that’s sure to get siren’s blasting and sweat pumping. Dj Sega takes us back to Philly on his “You Bad” remix while young Trouble and Bass upstart Mikix The Cat throws some wonky synths around with his remix of “You Bad.” Yummy!

Rob Threezy - The Change Up.mp3 (320, direct link)

And YES! The Ep’s up at BEATPORT RIGHT NOW:

https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/169451/the_change_up

Yeah, we’re on Twitter now…  @Nightshifters! COME FOLLOW US!!!

Never a man to be held down, Hostage has been on a roll lately pumping out some ARRRR worthy tunes which our chums over at Discodust were kind enough to post up for us! We love to spread the wealth, so here’s 2 killers to get that bootie moving…

Hostage - Pirates.mp3 (direct from Discodust)

Hostage - Rudeboys.mp3 (direct from Discodust)