not really a list pt. 1

We at Bodymusik would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to George Bush for accomplishing NONE of the dubious items on his list (although a US invasion of Canada would be grand).

Alas, we also missed the "best of 2008" list deadline (by several weeks). We were in Brooklyn messing around and blogging was the farthest thing from our minds. Well, hopefully the quality here makes up for being unfashionably late (where do you blog heads find the time?). So, with no rhyme no reason (i.e. no order), straight from East London, here's part 1 of our year's highlights from the bodymusik camp.

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We start with a release from this year (ha switched it up on you, list maker crazies), from another Bristol Wunderkind (I see you Joker) via Germany. SCLIST has put out one of the first 'dubstep' records of the year that deserves some chatter. You can hear the Berlin, Basic Channel, dub-tech influence through and through. I'm putting up the title track (although the Phaeleh remix is also on-point) :

SCLIST - "Darkroom":
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2.
Offshore records put out this little flip featuring a Starkey remix of a big tune called "Lilyliver", originally by Darkstar (on 2010 records). While I'm a fan of the original version, the Starkey remix has some layers that the original lacks. In the tradition of Pinch , this vocal track keeps it moving:

Darkstar - "Lilyliver" (Starkey remix):



3.One would have to be whacked not to include Mr. Steven Ellison (aka Flying Lotus) and his album "Los Angeles" in their '08 lists. We're going with a remix of the song "Camel" by Nosaj Thing.

Flying Lotus - "Camel" (Nosaj Thing remix):



4. Does anyone answer unknown numbers, ever? When I see the "Private Caller" flash on my phone, I'm singing out this tune from Busy Signal, then it's going to voicemail.

Busy Signal - "Unknown Number":





5.Matt Shadetek, Jace Clayton (DJ / Rupture), and crew have a label called Dutty Artz that puts out what they describe as "New York Tropical", and it's proper. It's tough for me to choose a track from this label, as I'm partial to quite a few ("Can't Breathe" remix anyone?). Since I played "Go Round Payola" to DEATH, here's a remix of Iron Shirt, "I Gave you all my Love", Shadetek on production featuring Jahdan Blakkamoore. Oh, and buy Rupture's fully sanctioned (serious) mix "Uproot", he deserves your G-backs, your P's, and most definitely your €'s. You can get it from Amazon as well for like $9 or something ridiculous.

Iron Shirt - "I Gave You All My Love" (Matt Shadetek remix):

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