MAD KIDS GET FRESH, EKS OTUS CONTROLLER, BMX DISCO FEVER AND LADY SOVEREIGNS NEW SINGLE HUMAN REMIXED BY SINDEN
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Pic – Hobogestapo
Fair bit of time on my hands meant I could have a good browse of what the interweb had on offer today.
Found my way onto the EKS Otus Dj Controller and the thing looks super swish and most likely super expensive.
The whole idea is it steps away from vinyl, away from cdj’s and syncs and turns your laptop into an actual tangible mixer/controller. Where by instead of using your mouse/shortcuts to drop treble, add a sample or loop something you can use the EKS Otus Dj Controller.
With the push of a button you are doubling the functionality, has an onboard mouse pad a stack of hardware to boot so it got my vote. Was also used by Fake Blood for his essential mix a month or two ago (well 3 of them!).
Tutorial videos here and a good live demo here.
Mad Kids sent out to the blogs 3 new toys to play with, 2 remixes and an original work. You might remember their remixes of 3 is a Crowd and Jesse Rose’s ‘Touch My Horn’ (Crookers remix here).
Of the three the Mad Kids remix of ‘Eurovision’ by Zombie Disco Squad is a killer, simple intro with real fuzzy bass plastered all over it. Add looped vocals and double claps and you should get the right idea.
Zombie Disco Squad – Eurovision (Mad Kids Remix)
Lorcan Mak – Crack Shack (Mad Kids Remix)
You thought you have/had mad BMX disco moves check out this vide-ohhhh
Bonus > Rad – Send me an Angel
Plus only a low quality version of Lady Sovereign’s single ‘Human’ remixed by Sinden. You may notice something familar about it.. and your right it samples/steals The Cure’s ‘Close to me’.
Give it a few listens and it starts getting catchy.
Lady Sovereign – Human (Sinden Remix)
Watch our rambles on Twitter here, preview tracks on Hypem here or join our Facebook group to chat to us here.
Don’t forget to come party with me and Hatch at Hugs tomorrow (Friday) with Shazam, Dan De Caires, Kato + more at Nevermind on Oxford St. $10 before 12.. do it!
Also the Spank Records/Bang Gang Damn Arms is underway so head over and grab the sample pack and get cracking. I know Kraymers already started as well as Son of Vader so go go go.
Extra extra (Wow’s on a bit of a roll with posts so adding a few tracks that have been sent through)
- Cassette Kids – Anywhere But Home (BMX Remix) via Tracasseur
- Grum – Runaway (Calling in Sick Remix)
- Haddaway – What is Love? (Barletta Remix)
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero (N.A.S.A. Bloody Lobo Remix)
Ubbs
What is the difference between Otus and Serato using cds? really small and most clubs have serato in them so you only bring your laptop and control cds. Hell of a lot less work if you want that CDJ feel, which is exactly what Otus is.
all I know is im impressed by shiny things, so yes haha
it looks pretty straight forward to use which means hopefully dj’s can get more technical when mixing live