DZ

DZ's production's are amazing. I first found out about him through Dean Tynan sending me a bunch of ideas for massive dubstep tunes. The first track that captured my attention was DZ's "Down" the bassline was so massive and the movement was so cool that I wanted to hear it to a 4x4 beat for fun. So I started editing and within a couple hours I was done with my refix of "Down". I told Dean later that night that I had edited one of the dubstep tunes he was telling me about into a 4x4 tune, he replied "please tell me you did DZ - Down"...




& check out my remix of DZ "Fireman" coming out soon on Badman Press

Supra1

Supra1 is from Poland(which I've heard from Dean Tynan has an amazing club scene) and makes amazing dubstep and bass house. They won a Trouble & Bass remix competition a while back remixing Little Jinder's "Polyhedron" into a synth heavy, pounding dubstep track, which I edited a couple months ago for my first refix mix and is still one of my favorite refixes to play to this day.

And check out Supra1's new remix of Drop The Lime's "Devil Eyes" up on there myspace player.

Blackfinger - UMF (Supra1 Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ojimm1n3n2i

Zion I Remixes

Tony and I made some remixes for Zion I Remix Competition on Keep Real. We couldn't figure out what we wanted to do dubstep or bassline so we did both.

Zion I - DJ DJ (Thrills & Tony Rocky Horror Bassline Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wdamkumo3j0

Zion I - DJ DJ (Thrills & Tony Rocky Horror Dubstep Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?whyhhw3zokm

Flufftronix

Flufftronix has been making dope music for a couple years now. I first heard about him from his edit of Bodycrash, which everybody was dropping a year and half ago. Now we share the same home in SubDivision.

Lately Flufftronix has been making some dope dubstep tunes. Go check out his myspace site and his yet to be released track "Filthy Angels" for some freshness.

Passion Pit - The Reeling (Flufftronix Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jzot1zybbgm

Major Lazer ft Vybz Kartel - Pon De Floor (Flufftronix Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jyhlz2ig4nn

Dean Tynan

Dean Tynan is a good friend of mine, we are both very like-minded. He dropped some garage knowledge on me and I promised him caramel corn(I swear you're gonna get it!). So I'm a little biased but trust me when I tell you Dean is here to stay.

Recently Southern Fried dropped a A1 Bassline track "We Love Pussy" featuring Dean. Go to Beatport.com and cop that cause it's an amazing club track with dope builds that works everytime.

Last Japan - Reverse This (Dean Tynan Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zvdixxtmwmw

Manta Raya - Cruzo (Thrills & Dean Tynan Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jz1njmkylt3

Dean Tynan - C89.5FM Mix
http://www.mediafire.com/?y3zn2owggzd

Commodore 69

Commodore 69 is coming through Seattle this weekend playing a couple shows. First up is Full Blast UKG (the first UK Garage dedicated club night on the west coast) at Club Contour on November 13th and November 17th at The Baltic Room for the D&B Tuesday Night Anniversary Party.

Definitely check out these shows if your in Seattle & this La Roux remix collab with NoNewYork.
La Roux - Bulletproof (NoNewYork & Commodore 69 Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2wzdxjnhoww (link removed)

Vaski

My homie Vaski has been making some cuts lately. I featured one of his tracks from Excision's Rottun Recordings for my second refix mix but honestly, I could refix and play every track Vaski's made. Sometimes I scratch my head by the sounds he makes, wondering how did he do that???

Look out for a Vaski Remix of Tony Rocky Horror's "Subatron" coming out in early 2010 on Sub Philo Music.

Amanda Blank - Might Like You Better (Vaski Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?md2mymnumjk

Bassnectar

I'm a big fan of Bassnectar. I've been loving his dubstep for a while. For my first refix mix I edited his track "Heads Up" which quickly became one of my favorite refixes to play.

Bassnectar's new album "Cozza Frenzy" just dropped in stores on October 27th. An album 3 years in the making with multiple collaborations including a track with Zumbi from Zion I.

go cop Bassnectars "Cozza Frenzy" LP --click it-- > BUY IT

Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy (Bassnectar Mega-Bass Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zr2mmmjwujd

Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy (Z-Trip Hellrazor Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2fwmrmonok

Bombaman

Bombaman aka Matt Carl is a dubstep producer from Toronto and 1/2 of group, Loetech with XI. He's done tracks and remixes for Southern Fried, ESP Records, Badman Press, Electrostimulation, Sub Philo Music and has remixed DZ, Egyptrixx, Syntonics, Diplo, & Laidback Luke.

Everytime I dj I look forward to playing his tracks. BIG TUNES!

Diplo & Laidback Luke - Hey (Bombaman Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mgm2mn0dlwz

Bombaman - Rear End
http://www.mediafire.com/?ummkmzt5mjt

Bombaman - Media Contender Mix
http://www.mediafire.com/?mdd1wqlfota

Keith Babinec

I've been really getting into some melody driven tough dubstep action lately. Sometimes its hard to find good tracks of that nature. Yesterday I felt lucky when Keith Babinec sent me one of his new tracks, "Heat", a dope tune with a cool electro tinged build up in the middle and sinister lead synths throughout. Check it out yo!

Lookout for collborations with Tony Rocky Horror and a upcoming remix release on Sub Philo Music.

Keith Babinec - Heat
http://www.mediafire.com/?oqmzdml1xde

:::bonus:::
Keith Babinec - Grime City
http://www.mediafire.com/?eylunktzdmq

Tony Rocky Horror

Tony Rocky Horror has a new EP dropping this month, The Bonnie Situation on Espionage Records. He sent me his mini mix promoting the release and all three tracks are bangers, take notice. Definitely gonna be dropping these in my sets (Stomping In My Airforce Ones is ill).

Be on the look out for his new project, DICKWOLF w/ his brother Keith Babinec. And if your in the Seattle area check out Eleminow w/ Tony Rocky Horror, Keith Babinec and myself @ Rebar on December 11th.

Tony Rocky Horror - The Bonnie Situation EP Mini Mix
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmgyvv1mmzd

Keith Babinec - Street Player (Tony Rocky Horror Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?iewvdwzyez0

Tragik - Crazy (Thrills & Tony Rocky Horror Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jnjm4eiwvky

Tony Rocky Horror - Fall Promo Mix
http://www.mediafire.com/?v2z2y30mozh

Excision

Excision is one of North America's best dubstep producers, his sound quality is impeccable and futuristic. His tracks make me think of Bladerunner or THX 1138. Excision also runs two labels, Rottun Recordings and Ex7 Music which always has releases in the beatport dubstep top ten.

Excision and Datsik - A Milli (Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wlztx2kiedj

Excision - Obvious
http://www.mediafire.com/?ownm3tzjryu

Excision - Shambhala 2009 Dubstep Mix <--- (one of the best DJ Mixes of 2009)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mwjdq3kt0mm

Last Japan

Last Japan has been doing big things recently from playing at the Ministry Of Sound to remixing Brodinski and Diplo for Southern Fried. A couple weeks ago Bullet Train Records released his "Reverse This" EP(which can be found at Beatport) featuring my dubstep remix and remixes from my homies Dean Tynan and Tony Rocky Horror. Its a big release and is definitely worth checking out(I play all the remixes in my sets).

Keep an eye out for future releases by Last Japan on Bullet Train Records and Southern Fried.

Last Japan vs Diplo - Way More Oi!
http://www.mediafire.com/?woegdmyqtxo

Foamo - Wardance (Last Japan Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dyzhzyj0myz

La Roux - In For the Kill (Last Japan Skream ReEdit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?qnm4dbyno3y

Last Japan - Monsters Mix
http://www.mediafire.com/?nzdfmiyofwy

Bryx

Bryx is a producer & dj from Nelson BC, Canada. He contacted me a bit ago about my refixes and we've been sending promos back and for the for the past couple of months. He sent me this track a month ago and I instantly liked it for the good use of the DJ Quik samples and the matching bassline. Bryx and his friends help with Shambala, an exciting electronic music festival in Canada that started in 1998, and has turned into one of Northern Amercia's most popular music festivals.

Bryx - Eradicate (VIP)
http://www.mediafire.com/?yf2n4lyz2yv

Bryx - RedBull Mix
http://www.mediafire.com/?nrwiolejjmm

Sean and Dev

The best time I ever had djing was with my brother, Sean. We played on 4 turntables together a lot and every time it always felt special. We djed around each other so much we both knew each other's records like we knew our own. I usually knew what he was gonna play and probably vice-versa. We both had a similar style but on occasion he would pull me into a deeper direction than I would normally find myself at and I would push him to be more playful. We both helped each other grow as djs and equally kept each other in check.

heres a couple of mixes (I will find more Sean and Dev mixes and post them soon)

Sean & Dev - 2x4 Live On The Vortex c89.5FM (05.24.08)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ouyyujynwjn

Sean & Dev - Live on The Vortex c89.5FM (06.28.08_Part 1)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ncmlgzmdtom

Sean & Dev - Live on The Vortex c89.5FM (06.28.08_Part 2)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzirdw0zl2w

Mixes

When it gets down to it; its really all about the mix... How a track plays verses other tracks is really whats sets apart good club tracks from great club tracks. When I produce I try to think about how it will flow into something else, the ease of that transition.

Here are most of the mixes I could find. I have more that I recorded in my house days but they are on actual tapes (I have to record them at some point cause a lot of them are really good). I worked hard on most of these mixes, editing each track to fit with the next. The only mix that wasn't made this way was the 2 hour vinyl mix that I am very proud of. As a bonus I added a Mini Mix I made for The Vortex on c89.5FM.

Thrills - Dubstep Refix Mix 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?ydocz2uwixz

Thrills - Dubstep Refix Mix 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?qamkiztywkm

Thrills - Live on The Afterparty c89.5FM (Dubstep Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?umzt5zzzuxj

Thrills - Live on The Vortex c89.5FM (01.03.09)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1ywzydgwhwm

Thrills - Live on The Vortex c89.5FM (04.26.08)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ykmuqyoglmj

Thrills - Live on The Vortex c89.5FM (02.16.08)
http://www.mediafire.com/?yymnjgznjzw

Thrills - Live on The Vortex c89.5FM (12.29.07)
http://www.mediafire.com/?5zttw4mjmlz

Thrills - Live on The Vortex c89.5FM (10.20.07/Vinyl Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?21azmjdqtzc


:: Bonus Mix:::

Thrills - Mini Mix
http://www.mediafire.com/?2w4wwmynixn

Jayou

Jayou is a part of my crew/agency SubDivision. Tonight he is launching SubDivision:UK with a Halloween Party at Club Zoo in the UK with Subscape from Dub Police, Dialog and more.

Heres a couple of my favorite Jayou tracks and a mix(featuring my dubstep refix of AC Slater & Jack Beat's "Jack Got Jacked").

Jayou - Zub
http://www.mediafire.com/?zqtw2mydzm5

Jayou - In The Mix!
http://www.mediafire.com/?tnwvwrijzm4

Doorly

Doorly is an amazing producer & dj from Huddersfield, UK. He holds a residency at Reclaim The Dancefloor in Ibiza, which has hosted some of the best djs and electronic acts in the world like Digitalism, Soulwax, Pendulum, Chase and Status, Kissy Sellout & more.

Here are two of my favorite Doorly Remixes and two mixes. One mix representing his sets at Reclaim The Dancefloor(which features my refix of DZ's "Down") and the other being his Mini Mix for Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1.

Calvin Harris - Not Alone (Doorly Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?0cnzqtjtw2z

Dizzie Rascal & Arand Van Helden - Bonkers (Doorly Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?li4imtjynzj

Doorly - Reclaim The Dancefloor Mix (Part 1)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wkmztwgmz2m

Doorly - BBC Radio 1 Mini Mix
http://www.mediafire.com/?il3vfnky2jw

LA was dope!

Just got back from a two day trip to Los Angeles. I played "Monster Mash" with my homies NoNewYork from San Francisco, and Cease & De Clash from LA. The show was intense with a good turn out by 9:30 and by 11:30 it was a packed warehouse with nearly 700 kids. The lights were intense and the sound system had weight. LA knows what they're doing.

This is a edit I made a while back. its beeperless....

The Count & Sinden - Beeper (Fake Blood Remix_Thrills Beeperless Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2jlh3no1gmj

& an older remix of one of my tracks that I edited... Culture Prophet smashed this one!

Thrills - T.I.P. (Culture Prophet Remix_Thrills Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?hmy5yj2gtwh

here's a video from LA...

Just Say NoNewYork

NoNewYork are homies from SF. Sub Philo Music will be releasing their Dancehall Blues EP soon with remixes by Dev79, Bombaman and myself. The three tracks they made for this ep are back and forth bassline and dubstep; headnodding and bouncy at the same time. The ep is being mixed and mastered as I write this by my friend Slade Templeton from Defunct.

Phoenix - Fences (NoNewYork Smooth Groove Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?zvcrqtmmntk

:::bonus:::
This next remix was collab with Commodore 69 (formally known as Nitsuj). Who I was a huge fan of when I was growing up. He co-founded the legandary 360 BPM Crew with Zacharia and was a huge influence on the birth of drum and bass in Seattle in the late 90s. I used to record his mixes off the radio (89.9 KGRG) and listen to them on repeat.

B.Rich feat Reese - Make Me Dance (NoNewYork & Commodore 69 Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nxynjlimdmm

Why Are We Waiting???

I started djing in 1997. Early on I was influenced by Derrick Carter, Jeno, Doc Martin, and DJ Sneak. I loved it all from Chicago to Minimal techno. A lot of my early tracks as I got back into house music after a 5 year hiatus into hip hop production had a feel of that early hard and Chicago house style. I was listening to a lot of the early Count and Sinden tracks and got heavily obessed with dance style production again. At one point I started experimenting with making rock style house music.

This remix of Canadian indie rock band These Electric Lives was made/released on itunes in 2007/2008.

These Electric Lives - Soda Water (Thrills Remix)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ednlyqrihmy

Method to the Madness

DZ's Method Mix

http://www.mediafire.com/?jdtvgvizmej

I like refixes, my wrist does not...

I've been doing these refixes for a while now. Kinda just for fun; a thing to do when I don't have enough energy to make beats but still want to work on music. When I made the first refix mix I clicked the mouse so much I inflamed my wrist for several months, my wrist would burn when it would be at that horizontal hanging angle to control a mouse. For a couple weeks my girlfriend even helped me navigate through refixing tracks.

At the height of the pain I had the idea to refix house into dubstep(again for fun). These were the first two out of three I made(the other being a dubstep refix of Federico Franchi - Cream; which is on its way).

AC Slater - Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix_Thrills Refix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?jy2n3jmt1mn

Does It Offend You Yeah? - Epic Last Song (Jack Beats Remix_Thrills Refix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?iz4amkntejq

:::bonus refix:::
Rusko - Cockney Thug (Thrills Refix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?emyny10onqz

Work, Rusko, & Kid Cudi

Last night I was tired from working a super involved wedding and couldn't work on any music. So I trawled youtube looking for new tracks and radio rips. I found one video entitled DZ Down lvis Dubblestep Remix. After listening to it for 30 seconds I realized it was my refix and that Rusko was playing it & filling in for Mary Ann Hobbs on BBC Radio 1... respect to DZ, Rusko, Mary Ann Hobbs and BBC Radio 1!

Kid Cudi ft Ratatat & MGMT - Pursuit of Happiness (Thrills & Tony Rocky Horror Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nnhxxwkwzzk

Major Lazer ft Vybz Kartel - Pon De Floor (Thrills & Tony Rocky Horror Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?z0wmnetod2y

Thrills Dubstep Refix Mix II
http://www.mediafire.com/?utyt3jdoyzk