Today’s a very exciting day for me as two of my most anticipated EPs were finally released!  First up is the long-awaited Roots EP from Kill The Noise (click to purchase), which also marks the first release on DJ Craze’s Slow Roast Records imprint.  The title track “Roots” has been around forever but is finally seeing a proper release, expect to hear this one for years to come, it’s an absolute monster!  I can’t wait to drop this (maybe this Friday?) to see what happens!  For the disco heads, definitely check out “Perfect Combination” which has garnered support from tons of artists including nu-disco aficionados Duck Sauce - always nice to see some variety on an EP.

EDIT: “Roots” just went up for free download on RCRDLBL:

Second up is Sound of Stereo’s Flatland EP (click to purchase), out now on Dim Mak.  I was never a really big Sound of Stereo fan until their last EP, which saw a departure from the typical Gigi Barocco-esque electro they were producing to a style now which focuses more on huge kickdrums and epic drops, laced with simple synth melodies.  The Flatland EP shows even more progression for the duo, as these tracks are definitely more accessible than the last EP but are still just as dirty.  I love it.

-Miyuru

Throughout SXSW I checked out an insane number of DJs, but only one got me extremely excited.  I’m talking so excited that I hunted down these tracks I was dancing to the moment I got home.  Makes sense that I had never heard of any of them as they’re all unreleased as of now!

My search led me to what is surely to be one of 2010’s hottest dance labels - Slow Roast Records!  This outfit is headed by 3-time World DMC champion DJ Craze alongside labelmates (and heavy hitters in the electronic scene): Kill The Noise, Klever, 12th Planet, and Senor Stereo.  Futhermore, the label is a subsidiary of A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold label, so clearly there is a lot of faith behind it!

The first EP scheduled for release will come from Kill The Noise on April 6th, marking the official release of the long-anticipated “Roots” and “Jokes On You”.   Definitely take a listen to these tracks at the official MySpace page or on Kill The Noise’s official site.

As an added bonus, Slow Roast Records are now running an official podcast (or, err, Hogcast), click here to listen!  Tracklist as follows:

Craze Mix
01 Donaeo – Riot Music (Shy FX Radio Mix)
02 Kill The Noise – Roots
03 Pase Rock – Nights (Nadastrom RMX)
04 Sub Focus – Move Higher
05 Kid Kenobi – Move That Body (Destroy Disco RMX)
06 Congorock – Babylon
07 Twizzle – Skydiving (Greenmoney “In Da Sky” RMX)
08 Little Dragon – Runabout (Craze’s Caribbean Refix)
09 Delphic – Halcyon (L-Vis 1990 RMX)

Kill The Noise Mix
01 Kill The Noise – My World
02 Klever – Jack Me Off
03 Sidney Sampson ft. Lady Bee – Shut Up and Let it go (DJ Chuckie RMX)
04 Oliver Twizt – Gangsterdam
05 Tiga – What You Need (A-Trak RMX)
06 Malente and Dex – Bangkok feat. Bonde do Role (Malente and Dex RMX)
07 Kill The Noise – Jokes on You / 08 Doctor P – Sweetshop
09 Señor Stereo – I Am The Beat (Salva RMX)
10 Drumma – Convict
11 Wolfgang Gartner – Undertaker
12 Feed Me – Chain Smoker
13 Crookers ft. Kardinal Offishal – Put Your Hands On Me (Sticky K RMX)
14 Señor Stereo – Unintentional (U-Tern RMX)
15 DJ Craze – Drop To The Flo
16 Drop The Lime – Doomsday Device
17 Klever – It Gets Hott
18 Buraka Sound Systema – Skank (Foamo RMX)
19 Mighty Fools – Clean It

-Miyuru