This techy stormer sent to me by my homegirl Dani. Think Laidback Luke "Break The House Down" with a little xylophone action to sweeten the deal.

mp3 Twin Pack pres. Electrosila - Circus (zippyshare)

Any NR regular may recognize this cat from tearing up the dance floor at DC 9. He's been there from the beginning... literally the very first Nouveau Riche. On top of being a ryder, this man is a wiz on the guitar and can sing like a bird. Internets, I bring you my long time great friend Squiz aka Sam Squier doing his Squizzafied rendition of a contmporary classic with his man Mike P on the baby grand.

C. Elegance (Squiz and Mike P) - Shawty is a Ten

Pharrell and Gucci on this one with Pharrell is doing his best Juvenile impression. I can dig it.

Gucci Mane ft. Pharrell - Soldier

Some quick footage of me playing it at last Friday's "Wild North" warehouse party, hooting, hollering, hitting the airhorns, generally acting a fool:

And you can cop the track right here:

mp3 Party Bros. - Power

love this guy's attitude towards music, and looking forward to hearing more from him.

This is one of my favorite new joints. Gotta get the HQ mp3 or Wav at beatport. But here's another dope one from them that's floating around out there.

Crookers ft. Kelis - No Security (Hot City Remix)

mp3 Booka Shade - Sweet Lies (Patrice Baumel Remix)

I remember hearing about Washed Out a few months ago. His sound is saturated and warm, yet ambient. But it's not futuristic - His EP sounds like it could've been made with a tape deck.

According to Pitchfork, Washed Out is Ernest Greene, a young guy from Georgia (via South Carolina) who makes bedroom synthpop that sounds blurred and woozily evocative, like someone smeared Vaseline all over an early OMD demo tape, then stayed up all night trying to recreate what they heard.

There’s a sense of longing and distance in Greene’s somber, filtered vocals, but it’s what he does compositionally that makes Washed Out stand out. Backed by gently pulsing, Balearic-tinged disco, Greene’s voice takes on a new dimension. Reminiscent of groups like The Glass and the Chromatics, Washed Out is the music to end your night with, when the city is quiet and the walk home, long.

Check out his track "Belong."

mp3 Washed Out - Belong

Hank Williams Jr. - A Country Boy Can Survive

There are many 80s "message" dance songs encouraging the youth not to do drugs, have sex, bang underage chicks, etc, but this is one of my favorites. I especially like the baritone child-repo-man telling us to "go and get him from off the block."

mp3 Nolan Thomas - Yo' Little Brother

Jay Novelle's "If This Ain't Love" is similar to your typical overdramatic 80s dancefloor burner, but what sets this one apart is the GUITAR SOLO BLITZKRIEG that kicks things off. Don't worry, you STILL get that synth solo near the end, too.

mp3 Jay Novelle - If This Ain't Love

And if you're in DC tonight, make sure to check me out with Kill The Noise:

Hi Jack - Possessed

Snoop - I Wanna Rock

mp3 Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly (Gavin Holland Refix)

Now that you're in the mood to party... COME TO NOUVEAU RICHE THIS SATURDAY!

Awww shucks! New Green Velvet featuring Kid Sister is out now on beatport along with a lost and found re-release of old Green Velvet tracks. If your're a fanatic like me, this is a must have. Some bizarre shit, which leads me to this new Gucci Mane. Not only is the track ridiculous, but Gucci's playing highstakes chess. Since we got the chess master flier for this Saturday's Nouveau Riche, I thought it was only right.

What up yall! I just landed in New Orleans to see my sister, who recently moved here for some schoolin'. Last time I saw this city was in the early 90's -- and as you might guess, a lot has changed since then. She lives in a neighborhood that was definitely affected by Katrina (there are parts of her house where you can see water stains about knee-high in height), but fortunately this part of town looks as though it's recovered pretty well. I haven't done the grand tour just yet, but we're hitting the city in about 30 minutes and she tells me I'll see some shocking things.

Everyone knows about New Orleans' rich culture, but most non-natives don't know about a hip-hop subgenre down here, called Bounce. Like Baltimore club music and DC's Go-Go music, New Orleans has a regional club music which started almost 20 years ago and still pops today.

According to Wikipedia, "Bounce music is an energetic style of New Orleans hip hop music which is said to have originated as early as the late 1980s, but is typically believed to have begun with the 1991 single 'Where Dey At' by MC T.Tucker and DJ Irv...Bounce is characterized by call and response style party and Mardi Gras Indian chants and dance call-outs that are frequently hypersexual...One of the first mainstream bounce records was Juvenile's 'Ha', would eventually chart on the Billboard Hot 100."

If you've been to Nouveau Riche a few times, you might've heard "Ha":

Philly's Emynd put together a nice mix on Mad Decent radio for people who want to get familiar with Bounce. More information about the mix can be found on Emynd's Crossfaded Bacon site. For more information about current Bounce music, check NolaBounce. Alright, time for me to go hit the town --- see yall at Nouveau Riche on Saturday!

mp3 Mad Decent Worldwide Radio #30 - BOUNCE IT (via Crossfaded Bacon)