Apeanaut
Since tonight is the monthly Dubtempo party at Manhatta (316 Bowery, NYC; 10 PM; $3 Red Stripe all night) I figured I'd post some stuff from old college friends Tim and Andy aka Apeanaut who are resident DJs there with Chicus, Karl Injex and DRM. It's sort of embarassing that I haven't posted for these guys because I really appreciate their approach toward production and songwriting. Rather than steer their hybrid of dub, reggae, dancehall, 80s electro, forward thinking electronica and oldschool hip-hop full speed into a brick wall (like so many producers), they instead remove roadblocks brick-by-brick, carefully deconstructiong and reconstructing tracks with an intelligent eye on what moves a dancefloor. Their recent string of releases for Redbud and Bastard Jazz have shown incredible evolution and diversity and have caught the ears of XLR8R, Flavorpill and others to great acclaim. Even a new track I heard recently, in its infant stages, has me excited with its potential and a killer banjo line played by Tim (yes, banjo).
If you enjoy the posted tracks, you can pick up all the Apeanaut stuff, including the "War Games" 7" designed by yours truly (shameless, I know, sorry) at fine vinyl purveyors near you or online like Turntable Lab. But I'd suggest you strongarm you're local wax emporium to pick this shit up. The "Dem Girls" remix is not yet released but should be coming out on Redbud sometime soon. Supposedly the old school verses at the end of the track have been cut, so you get a real exclusive here and to be honest, I think they work nicely.
Apeanaut :: "War Games"
Mahlon Stewart :: "Dem Girls" (Apeanaut Remix)
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