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RBMA Bass Camp Italy 2012

grillo — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:39:54 +0000

So, Redbull graciously invited me to this year’s bass camp italy, which is basically a mini 3 day version of the academy proper, with lectures, exclusive shows, studio setups and free drinks. It was an amazing experience, the class was packed with incredibly talented producers and singers and i felt like i was going to get exposed as a fraud every time i opened my mouth or played a note.

Luckily i managed to save face, actually more than that, made some new friends, wrote some great music, had even better food and drinks.

Gareth Jones was around the whole weekend, sharing a lot of great insight and getting involved with us in the studio. Read his own account of the whole thing, it’s better worded than mine and decorated with an awesome photoset.

Patrick Pulsinger taught an amazing class on modular synthesizers that definitely made me want to get my own system. I’m afraid i’ve caught the bug, will let you know how that goes.

Tiger&Woods and Morgan Geist had an amazing show to cap the weekend and then it was already time to go back home. Le sigh.

I hope you guys filled out the RBMA application form for this year, because trust me, only good things can come out of that.

Mean Green

grillo — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:37:53 +0000

#3 in the acclaimed and beloved Street Fighter Beat Tape series, Mean Green focuses on our favorite Brazilian Beast Blanka, so expect lots of Bossa samples, some murky amazon deepwater jungle funk, tribal footwork and bouncy Bossa-thon.

Head Here for an overview of the Streetfighter Beat Tape Series

Backstep Roll and Song for Jimmy are classic sample flips with added boom bap, though the groove is a lot more stilted and jarring, Lightning Cannonball has kind of a moombathon tempo, or should i say bossathon? Don’t know, not really good with genres and labels.

River Run and Rock Crusher are deeper, plodding amazon jungle jams, with a lot of bass and general sense of heaviness, while Mean Green and Electric Thunder are the party cuts, with busy syncopated drum patterns, footwork style.

The package is rounded out by three excellent remixes by Lupid, Brotto and K.Relly, so yeah, this is the most packed release in the series yet, and i’m really proud of it, head over to bandcamp, download it and let me know what you think of it.

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Mean Green – Vol.3 Out Now

grillo — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:22:12 +0000

This took a long time, sorry, but when i started this series i honestly didn’t think it would get to this, yes, the first two tapes got downloaded 2000 times already, and i got a lot of messages, donations and collabo propositions.

So well what i am trying to say is that i kinda felt the pressure for this.

And honestly I hate Blanka, he’s so hyper and always hopping around and busting out some tricks. I really hate fighting the dude. That fucking bite move, or that cheap electric shock thing, nightmares am i right?

But yeah, about the music, that’s the main thing of course.

There’s a lot of brazillian influences, with bossa samples and percussions. Backstep Roll and Song for Jimmy are classic sample flips with added boom bap, though the groove is a lot more stilted and jarring, Lightning Cannonball has kind of a moombathon tempo, or should i say bossathon? Don’t know, not really good with genres and labels.

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Apes on Tapes – Foreplays Remixes

grillo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:32:27 +0000

Foreplays had a very good reaction from both audience and critics, so it deserved a proper remixes release.
The result is this HWR021: seven remixes by seven music mates from all over Italy: Digi G’Alessio is part of the Overknight crew and maybe the most important italian name in the wonky dubstep scene. His last release is a great split with UXO, another Foreplays remixer and creator of the blog Queenspectra. Desanimaux, part of Homework and great visionary remixer. Furtherset is just 17 and already played at Dancity Festival and Club to Club. Railster from Udine, part of Reddarmy and creator of the Beat.it compilation. Grillo is a well known name at HWR since he’s the author of “Fireworks” released on our label. Last but not least Mstk: part of the crew Alive Lab, maybe the most beautiful news in the electronic scene of Bologna.
Everything ends with “Starz are coming in”, an unreleased Apes on Tapes’ original.
Enjoy. Come on!

Remix Collection

grillo — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:33 +0000

Somebody made me notice a lot of my remixes had run out of downloads on soundcloud, so yeah, time to do something about it!

So, just head over here, on bandcamp, and get the lot of them for free. Cheers!

Mad Hop vol.4

grillo — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:32:19 +0000

My track Urabon has been selected for Mad Hop vol 4, yay, feeling immensely proud, the whole thing is absolutely amazing start to finish, crammed with bangers from KidKanevil, Pixelord, Ichiro, Squeaky Lobster, Karaoke Tundra, Professor Ojo, Planet Soap and Digi G’Alessio and many more

This is my track, but check out the rest, believe me it’s worth it.

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This is it Mad-Hoppers, our final compilation of this year is here! It’s hot, it’s fresh and it’s free. We joined forces with labels we dig, to provide extra spicy selection of maddest producers in the future/glitch/post dubstep scene. Hope you like it, we LOVE it!! Remember, sharing is caring! Not all gifts come in wrapped paper.

And our wishes for new years? Don’t give up on your dreams, take the best choices in the world full of changes and open your mind! Live life as a free person, take control of your faith, just do what you want to do and make Love your law. May the force be with you all!

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DOWNLOAD MAD-HOP VOL.4 / BC

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Cover design by Stella Ivšek / 5237

Mastering: Gargle & Expel (www.gaex.org)

Introducing Go Savant!

grillo — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:01 +0000

Yo, i’ve been keeping mum about this for a while now but the time has come for the big reveal.

Go Savant is a collaboration with the buddy UXO, and while it’s still firmly rooted in beats and bass stuff it certainly has a different vibe than my usual stuff.

Sort of a cosmic, more psychedelic feeling with lots of synth sounds, drones and general assorted throwback sci-fi stuff.

Check our first four tracks out HERE

Feedback has been great so far, so enjoy this but know that more is definitely on the way!

Beat.It is out now!

grillo — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:32:55 +0000

Download the compilation here. Check the how-to video here, listen to the mix here.

Beat It Compilation

grillo — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:11:50 +0000

BEAT.IT is a project focussing on an exciting musical movement.
The compilation we put together features tracks from a number of Italian underground producers, with musical genres ranging from funk to abstract, and including some of our most interesting and contemporary experimental sounds.
The project is a collaboration of Error Broadcast, Made In Glitch andReddArmy, with the support of Get Beat, Homework Records, Il Vinilificio, Laid Back, Overknights, PTW School, Sentire Ascoltare,Snob Production and Snowy Peach.
Mastering by MattB at Made In Glitch Studios
Enjoy the beat!

THIS-IS-BEAT.IT

It’s the Remix!

grillo — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:01:40 +0000

Long time without an update, but i’ve been really busy, and i’m now here to share the results, woo!

Over the last months i’ve contributed original tracks for upcoming compilations like Mad Hop 4 and Beat.it and remixed a lot of great people: some of the tracks aren’t out yet, like the Demokracy, Darkrm and Apes On Tapes remixes, but others are actually available now.

Check it out -

Minoo – All The World (Grillo Remix)

Handbook – Amnesia (Grillo Remix)

Uxo – LSB (Grillo Remix)

And i’m pretty sure i’m forgetting somebody here, but yeah, i’ll write an errata corrige post if i missed some stuff.

Oh yeah, there’s also a bonus track, a remix-mashup of Shontelle’s T-shirt that i put up on soundcloud last week, please enjoy, download, share, go crazy!

T-Shirt (Grillo Doesn’t Count Remix) by grillo