Not much is known (to me anyway) about UK Tech-Funkster Gella aka Andy Davies. What I can tell you is that for the last 16 years or so, he’s been twisting Breakbeat, Bashment, and Electro into some serious low-end monster. With remix work for big names like Baobinga & ID and Elite Force and an upcoming album on the awesome Fat! Records (no relation to the punk rock label), its time for the world to take notice.

Gella’s Chi Ka Chi Coo (particularly the Gunfire Dub) has been a late night staple as of late. The bass is dripping with sweaty rumble but the beat is still crispy and clean with a bit of a 2-step stomp to it. This one is a bit for the heads but rolls along so nicely.

Twinkle is an upcoming Bashment tune to be released as the first single from the new album (and hopefully soon). Featuring vocals from Spyder (of Tarantula) fame, this is a peak time stomper for sure. There’s a bit of a South Rakkas Crew thing happening on this one and I would not be surprised to see it get a nice nod from the blogs once the release happens.

For UK Producer Zodiac Cartel the mission is simple… ‘Jackin’ House Music With A Techno Soul.’ And this week he deliver’s no less with his new remix of Doggy Style upcoming on Calvertron’s never-disappointing Jack Knife Label. There’s some wonky bass, some fidget bits a special blast of that Amen Apache breakbeat that never get’s old… Look for it later this month (hopefully)… choice.

Morsy’s been busy in the studio producing some fresh originals this month that I can finally share with you folks. First up is The Shine, a recent uptempo disco collaboration with the cosmic dance duo Koko Dozu. And next is the fidget stormer On Fire which is also the soundtrack to our January video (below). Grab them now for free in super high quality or head out this weekend to hear them on a proper system.

What can I say about AC that hasn’t already been said by people with way better literary skills? Brooklyn’s own AC Slater has been on a burner lately. He’s got an upcoming remix of the Freestylers “Push Up” on Ministry of Sound 12 inch, a split EP with Pirate Soundsystem on Palms Out and a Passions x Mathhead remix on Trouble & Bass. He’s been pioneering a new breed of figity electro along with the likes of contemporaries B. Rich and Mowgli. And if my name dropping isn’t enough to convince you that this is one dude not to be missed - he’s heading into the studio for the next few months to work on some fresh tracks - then check out the (slightly dated but oh so good) Take Your Shirt Off Mix and new track Party Like Us below. Lots more on his myspace including the aforementioned Freestylers remix.

Boston’s Benefit Friends has been making moves lately taking the term “live PA” to a new level. While most of us are digitizing our vinyl, moving to Serato, or doing live sets through software like Ableton, BF has developed an entirely computerless digital rig of pedals, processors, keyboards, and the like to belt out some seriously intense Italo-electro party stompers. Geeked-out theatrics aside, this is some high energy dance sh!t for sure. Check out his fresh take on the overly-remixed “Push It” below and me sure to visit his MySpace page for more original tunes.

 

 Benefit Friends - Push It: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Benefit Friends - Emoticon: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Benefit Friends - Over Oceans: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Our late night duties this month are coming in the for of Jess Jubilee aka 4am Jess. As one third of the New York/Berlin based music blog La Decadanse and stormtrooper of the Modular Records camp, Jess has here feet planted firmly in the cutting edge of dance music. Tonight she takes us deep into her current obsessions with a special evening of Bassline house and Garage. Crooked Disco regulars that the late night sessions can get pretty insane - from drag queen runways to impromptu stage show to assorted, unmentionable debauchery - and no one is better steering the late-night party ship then Jess Jubilee.

This is the easiest/hardest “Sound of” to right this month cuz it’s little old me, your humble party thrower, lighting engineer, and all around fall out boy. Morsy is out of town in Cali killing it so I’ll be taking on Residency duties this month. That means no fancy mixtapes or remixes from me but it also means that I’ll be dropping some tunes you don’t normally get to here at Crooked Disco. Killer tracks from Young Punx, Kissy Sell Out, Funkasaurus, Mowgli, Bart B More, Hustle and Flow, Armand Van Helden, (def. some) Bassbin Twins, Plump DJs, Bass Kleph, Nick Thayer, Deekline, Cut & Run, Herve, DJ V, and more. If you can sort out what all that sounds like in a blender then you’ve got a sweet night of funky-disco-electro-housey-proto-breaks to get down to. Personal efforts and more on my blog, Laugh or Death.

Fresh trailer from the Eclectic Method boys for their new DVD…

People have been slammin me up for a minute now for sights and sounds on this months line-up so here are some fresh MP3s straight from the blogosphere for ya. First up its a few from Todosantos who’ll be doing a live set Friday… (via Fluokids and Big Stereo

Here’s a few remix’s from Heart Me! AKA Marc-Alan Gray & Vasili Gavre. Be sure to check out his remix of BT’s Somnambulist… its a straight dancefloor killer! (via Trash Menagerie)