Flashback: Breakbot - Make You Mine // Ed Banger

This was released in February 2010 on the Baby I'm Yours EP. With Daft Punk vocal distortion, a funk-soul upbeat melody and relaxing piano, the distinctness of Breakbot's sound is ever so refined.

Enjoy!



Released: Feb 2010
Label: Ed Banger / Because Music

Flashback: DJ Mehdi - Signatune

Taken from his 2007 album Lucky Boy At Night, we relapse in to a Daft spin with this Thomas Bangalter mix.

Released: April 2007 (on album)
Label: Ed Banger under excl licence to Because Music

EP/Single: Cassius - I Love You So // Rawkers EP

With over 15 years of experience, Cassius, individually known as Zdar and Boombass, have finally got into bed with the darlings of French electro, Ed Banger Records. Their latest offering (from the excellent Rawkers EP) twists their proven formula of languid, sexy electro into something more off beat and nasty, accompanied by a massive snare sound. This sound, the signature of many a 2nd rate 'dubstep' track, doesn't force the direction of the song but serves only to complement the typically Gallic swirling synths, distorted basslines and vocal sample. I personally can't get enough of the delivery (in 2 pitches) and its mixed messages of joy and pain, love and hate. In a genre where so many songs are propelled by percussion, Cassius do a better job conveying emotion with 3 lines ('Ooh I love you so/But why I'll love you/I'll never know') than some bands do with an entire song.

The Ed Banger influence is clear, but it exists in a way which doesn't threaten to take the shine off the polished surface Cassius have worked so hard to maintain.

With this latest E.P, Cassius appear to be innovating and changing with the times, seemingly not content to look back on their work under their many guises (Aphex Twin I'm looking at you. It's been 4 years! Make something already!). The thirst to create and produce shimmering masterpieces is still there, as is the ability to get a crowd moving and shaking.

De la bonne musique!

Released: 8th October 2010
Label: Cassius Records/Ed Banger Records
Link: myspace
Words: Darcy Mitchell

Remix: Breakbot feat Irfane - Baby I'm Yours

The original to this track was released back in February, but in homage to that is a new release of remixers this week. Breakbot follows in the footsteps of Justice and sounds much like the disco-electro sounds of Daft Punk. The big remix is from Aeroplane, who seem to be remixing every new artist at the moment, not that I'm complaining. An extract from the Moshi Moshi website:

"Emerging electro wunderkid Breakbot crafts party tunes. Big ones.
Following in the footsteps of French electro duo Justice, Parisian
Thibaut Berland aka Breakbot has mastered the art of melting together
all the best elements of dance, electro and hip hop with skill and
precision. And a laptop.

Born in 1981, Thibaut was immersed in the sights and sounds of the
subsequent decade, and remained appropriately pulled between his love
of animation graphics/comics, and music. He chose neither one clear
path, nor another. Possessing a degree in computer graphics, and
having created his first animation short film co-directed with two
friends, Thibaut now makes music videos, commercials and such. By day.
By night however, he cooks up choice cut electronic music,
experimenting with beats, layers, keyboards, vocals, and Daft
Punk-esque get-yo-funk-on basslines."

Enjoy.



Released: 28th February 2010
Label: Ed Banger Records under exclusive licence to Because Music.