Young L.A. based label BODY HIGH has been making some big noise the past few weeks. Collectively run by Trouble & Bass’ California attaché Samo Sound Boy and Jerome from the killer duo known as LOL Boys, these guys pulled a fast one and are releasing a huge new 5-track ep from Todd Edwards.

A name instantly identifiable by keen U.K.G. heads and snobs, Mr. Edwards is known for his ability to tie down a pretty garage roll with cut-up religious themed vocals and quick, thunderous builds; he’s nothing short of THE drive behind the emergence of Garage music in the U.S. in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. When combined with a label known for their Bass and ghetto-dancehall grooves, the result is ‘Shall Go’, a release dripping with a raw, modern take of a time when dance music was sweeter.

The tracks “Hold the Faith” and “Echos of the Past” are his gentle, complex garage beats offered on the album, and “The Stranger” is a reversion into his craft of layering lyrics into an inspiring message(he’s a devout Christian). Yet it’s the title-track and “This Generation” that really reach out. Both feature huge percussion, the former a stomping, inspirational anthem, the latter a uniquely massive drumline banger that features a sample from “Pass the Dutchie”. Stream the entire album below for free, and get your clickers ready, this bad boy drops tomorrow, keep an eye on his Soundcloud and Facebook.

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Happy Sunday friends! Good to be back with the stench of Coachella becoming that much more pungent. Looks like everyone has pretty much got their goodie-boxes, judging by the hoard of mobile uploads and instagram photos people have been posting on FaceBook. We get it, bro. I haven’t opened mine yet…I just don’t want to think about it! Haha. It’s still not close enough. And if you’re NOT going, don’t fret. Goldenvoice put together a bunch of shows between the two weekends of Coachella artists. They’re calling it Localchella? I dunno. Click here to see that lineup. Until then, we got 4 more lists to go! Enjoy #86:

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Adele vs. Daft Punk – Something About The Fire (Carlos Serrano Mix) (Chill/Mashup)
Treasure Fingers – Rooftop Revival (Bro Safari Remix) (Moombahton)
Malente, Treasure Fingers – Crusaders (Original Mix) (House)
Wavves – Baseball Cards (Indie/Garage Rock)
Best Coast – Summer Mood (Indie/Rock)
Burial – Shell Of Light (Louis La Roche House Edit) (House)
Flinch – When I’m Gone (feat Domonique Porter) (Dubstep)
A Tribe Called Quest – Description of a Fool (Hip Hop)
White Fence – A Pearl Is Not A Diamond (Garage Rock)
Justice – Genesis (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix) (Electronic)

The other day I randomly found myself wondering what the hell happened to electronic-punk outfit Does It Offend You, Yeah? who, as far as I knew, hadn’t released anything since their 2008 debut. They fell off the map for a bit and I let myself forget about them. Turns out, they released a followup last year, and I’m glad I stumbled across it. If words could describe this album it would be: “!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Simply put, the album is organized chaos, crammed into 11 hard-hitting, dizzyingly catchy indie-electro tracks. It successfully blends indie-rock with dance-pop-noise and so much more. Though they manage to hold onto their original charm, the three years off clearly did them some good. It’s massively entertaining. Enjoy.

Tracklist

1. We Are the Dead
2. John Hurt
3. Pull Out My Insides
4. Yeah!
5. The Monkeys Are Coming
6. Wrong Time Wrong Planet
7. Wrestler
8. Wondering
9. The Knife
10. Broken Arms
11. Survival of the Thickest

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Dawn Of the Dead
Dawn Of the Dead (Hadouken! Remix)

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Some we love. Some we just discovered. All good stuff.
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From what I have heard of Amon Tobin‘s ethereal productions, it’s safe to say that it will be unlike anything you’ve ever listened to. He likes to create sounds of instruments that “are not from this world.” There isn’t much order with his songs but it’s what he does with them that makes it captivating. So many unfamiliar sounds. So much bass! The one thing I know for sure about the dude is that his live show is next level shit. One of the most large-scale, innovative productions we’ll probably ever bear witness. Actually, at the rate of things nowadays, that could be a claim. Just watch the video. You’ll be able to decide right here and now if it’s something you want to be a part of. I for one am NOT going to miss this. Stream his 7th studio album ISAM below.

Nothing to say that hasn’t already been said about these guys. I love them and their style so much. I’ve been waiting for this song, which was originally a remix, for way too long. The breakdown isn’t as good as the remixed version, but it’s nice to finally have a completed song. I included the remix and a video I got of when they played it at HHM 2010 below. Here’s what they said:

Dubs for clubs Part.2: ‘Deeper’. This track has been in every club set we’ve played since back in 2009, when it originally started life as a remix for drum and bass legend TC, for his track “Deep”. We never finished the mix and ended up turning it into and original production a while back, and now we’ve decided to give it away for free, freshly finished off and brought up to date. Massive big ups to TC and Jon & Al (D-Style Records).

Props to Nate at ChemicalJump.com for pointing this out! Don’t know how we missed it.

TC – Deep (Jack Beats Remix)

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INTO THE AM is putting things together in a whole new way for us Southern Californians. Bring some household names up and down the coast, and it looks like just the beginning. They set up A-Trak in Santa Barbara a day before he goes to Sutra in OC and Voyeur in SD. If you’re anywhere in the area, a trip to Santa Barbara is in no way out of reach! I love it there…Almost too much. Still bitter I didn’t get into UCSB, but you gotta play the cards you were dealt. Anyhow, here’s how you can win:

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Should be a fun show! I’ve seen A-Trak countless times and plan to see him even more in the future. His sets are always so fun and different from each other. Here are the best videos I’ve gotten of him:

Zeds Dead continues to hold it down for Canada – these dudes are consistently delivering bangers with every release. Am I wrong to think their local shows consist of batches of Canadians downing bottles of maple syrup and losing their shit? The Adrenaline EP made some serious waves and this week they released a couple free sources of delight for the fans. The first is a 7 minute mini dubstep mix that impressively packs in 16 different tracks with a lot of energy. The second is a fucking awesome remix of The Roots’ “Dear God 2.0” which features Monsters of Folk. Must listen. Dear God, please send us more ZD.

The Roots ft. Monsters of Folk – Dear God 2.0 (Zeds Dead Remix)

If you didn’t already know, Hooks of Zeds Dead boasts some impressive graffiti skills. They’re currently in the midst of their massive Living Dead tour, which will be stopping all over; check the dates here and watch a dope video of Hooks throwing up a Living Dead graffiti piece in Toronto.