Jahcoozi - "Pure Breed Mongrel"

I really should have mentioned MIA in the thread title. Guaranteed 1000% more page views.

Maybe I should append "M.I.A." to all my sad & ignored posts from now on. :/

I also have heard this rather interesting disc by Quio. She does this sort of insane music that is based in hip hop and it is pretty banging. It kind of makes me think of that Kate Wax woman on Mental Groove at some points. AGF is on a few tracks. You should check that out as well.

Antye Greie & related projects thread (just linking this here because it's not indexed properly by the ILM search so far, a recent problem I think).

Quio is quite individual yes! I didn't think it was out yet. I'll check.

Jahcoozi have some connections to Modeselektor (remixes) which is the breadcrumb trail that led me to them.

I wasn't sure what to make of that Kate Wax stuff, I had a little listen the other day (Ellen Allien's done her a remix, though I haven't heard it yet it piqued my interest). Mental Groove are an odd 'nearly, so close' what I like label for me.

I did not know about the link to Modeselektor with Jahcoozi... what remixes were those?? I must have missed them

I felt the same about Kate Wax when I first heard it, I was just not sure but, like the Jahcoozi and Quio it really sunk into me later on.

And of course (I forgot this) Sasha Perera (of Jahcoozi) is on the track 'Silikon' on their "Hello Mom!" album.

What is it about the Kate Wax you like especially?

I couldn't really work out what was that great about it. Maybe I'm trying to be interested too quickly/easily but there wasn't much that hooked me on a quick shallow sampling listen.

I'll look for all those mixes and so on... I have heard the Modeselektor disc is pretty great... I will have to keep an eye out for it.

It's like super-minimal electrohouse with sung, near-spoken vocals. REALLY minimal and low tempo, although not as swinging as something like that Matias Agayo record (or Closer Musik) perhaps. Reminds me a little bit of Laila (of "Like Weather" and Björk production fame) somehow.

I don't think all these songs are amazingly strong, but the music alone is great a lot of the time. "Pleasure Zone" is great, kinda walking on that edge of campness-but-direct fun that you find in OLD pop/dance hits (pre-acid house).

Originally, an M.I.A. comparison came to mind for me. But it disappeared pretty quickly. Sort of a drag, really, but I have no idea who or what to compare them to.

and who ever asked for the modeselektor black barbie remix:
its great and out on the 'the girls ep' on shadetek records.

and thanks for mentioning our blog www.sickgirls.de, it's true - GRIME parties in berlin are big fun and way better than in london (i did not say this, a native londoner told me, fo'real.)

and in case you need the perfect djs to go with JAHCOOZI always choose us. SICK GIRLS is our name, hello. nice to meet you.

I would have thought they'd have used the opportunity to showcase some of it instead of coming over like 1000% other hipster diplo hollertronix whatever DJ's out there (not that it wasn't a really fun enthusiastic mix). Anyway... and I was being utterly pissy, negative & prejudiced upthread (first post) too. I'm not sure what I'm trying to say here.. revealing my ignorance as usual..

I like this.