Rant: You Dont Even Know Me 2008

So you probably have heard these two tracks if you havent been living under a rock the past couple of months. We have one called "You Don't Even Know Us" by Sharvais and the other is called "Runnin'" remixed by Funkagenda and Mark Knight.

I'm going to keep this short and simple (or try to).


If you are sampling a funky disco house (and soulful in a way), don't try and make it tech house or minimal in a way because it won't gel together (Or maybe it could, just not in these tracks). These two tracks would sound alot better without the samples in them. They just sound out of place and like they don't belong in the song. On top of this, they both sampled the same EXACT thing. It's one loop of strings that goes OVER and OVER.....and OVER again. Come on, you couldn't sample anything else from the song and put it in the track? Especially in the Sharvais version. The break is the same loop over and over with volume fades in and out. Seriously, you couldn't be anymore creative? It literally takes 2 minutes to do this in Logic or any other program used for creating songs. They do one of the easiest breaks you could possibly do in a track.
What trash! Its either they had to meet a steep deadline or they just
need to stop being lazy.

Sharam/Gervais are (supposedly) great producers. I never really got why everyone is all over Sharam. At best, I think his songs are boring. Cedric on the other hand isn't bad at all. "Spirit In My Life" was a monster track and "Let's Take Drugs" is a club banger for sure. So for being pretty popular, you would think they put some work into this song, right? Not the case. They murdered a classic song.

I have the formula to both of these songs. Lets take what is popular now (tech house) and throw an Armand Van Helden sample in (classic) and hope it sells like crazy because it has "You Don't Even Know Me" in the song. Forget what it sounds like, we just want to make paper.

This is exactly what happened.

And on a side note, I could NOT believe "Runnin'" hit #1 on Beatport charts. Worst #1 song in Beatport history, easily. Find me one that was worst and I'll take it back.

Funny thing is, this song is not on Beatport anymore.

I wonder why.

Anyways,

That's my rant. Stay tuned in for my next blog.

*THB

Artists You Should Know: The House Moguls

Artists You Should Know







For my first blog in my "Artists You Should Know" series, I want to introduce you guys to a duo hailing out of Chicago, IL (yeah, Chicago bias) called The House Moguls. The duo, which consists of Bill Basil and Gus Calderone, are easily one of the best talents here in the Chi and if you havent heard their shit yet, this is your chance to hear some great stuff.

Their are several reasons why I chose them, but the one that sticks out in my mind is their ability to combine so many different elements of house into their songs. They mesh all kinds of progressive, funk, electro, tech and make it groove together almost seamlessly. Very few artists can do this and the only artist I can slightly compare them to is Laidback Luke.

Over the last couple years, their sound has grown tremendously and so has their resume. They have hooked up with several popular artists like Ian Carey, Asle, Oscar G, Tony Arzadon, MC Flipside, Deadmau5, Patrick Alavi, Josh the Funky 1 and also did a remix of Daft Punk's "One More Time" (and KILLED it by the way).

They have kept busy as of lately too, snappin' up projects left and right, not to mention a couple huge releases with Nervous Records and just recently, had their song "Get That Feelin'" featured on ABC's hit TV show Ugly Betty. (Watch on YouTube) Eric Morillo has recently shown support by spinnin' their remix of "Motherfucker" live at the Subliminal Sessions 2008 plus Laidback Luke (stud) has also shown love for their newest remix called "Poppin Bottles"

People, these guys are legit. Make sure you take some time out and listen to their toons at the bottom of the page. Stay tuned to the blogs for the latest House Moguls news as well. Check out my track suggestions below and sign up for their podcast too!

*THB

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THB Likes:
"40s and Hoes"
"10 Things Not To Say To a DJ"
"Angel"
"Get That Feelin'"
"Get That Feelin'" (Tripped Out Remix)
"Crave You"
"Been A Long Time"
"The Power"
"It Don't Stop"
"Remedy 2007" (Bill Basil Remix)
"One More Time" (Remix of Daft Punk)
"Motherfucker"


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"The Show" Podcast presented by Bill Basil & Gus Calderone AKA The House Moguls

House Moguls iTunes Podcast

The innovating duo Bill Basil and Gus Calderone, also known as The House Moguls, take a break from the production end of top notch remixes and original productions to bring you a monthly podcast. There mixes are filled with pure energy and amazing tracks by themselves as well as some up front promos by today's leading artists. This is an intimate description of what they do live. Most usually a live show consists of Bill and Gus each on their own set up of 2 to 4 CDJs or a tag set on 3 to 4 CDJs for longer shows of usually 2 to 4 hours.

1st blog : Intro 12/31/2008

So lets start off by saying thank you for checking out the blog. This one is gunna be a little boring (my apologies), as it is just an introduction to who I am and what I do.

Obviously the name says it all. I feel that there are not enough people talking about house music, so I started a blog for it. Simple. I want to be able to rant and rave about various issues like artists, productions, venues, labels, etc. There are not alot of artists who deserve the respect they get. Seriously, there are big name artists out in the scene whose productions are not great. Period. It makes me want to vomit at how these people are making money. But on the other hand, there is not enough respect for artists that deserve it. There are way too many artists out in the industry who go unnoticed that deserve to be in the limelight. I intend to exploit both sides.

I also intend to rip/praise artists tracks and productions as well. Ive been musically trained my whole life and it baffles me to hear these tracks that are not in Key/Tune, or tracks that are like 2 mins long. (You might say it's creative, but I call it being lazy) Just mind blowing.

Really, its not that I'm talking shit. I'm just being honest. Some people do not like hearing the truth. If your an artist/label and you read my blog, don't get offended by what I say. Honestly, Im one fuckin' person with an opinion out of the billions in the world. Just one person. So get over it. Your obviously in a better position than me. And if you cant get over it, then you must know your shit is garbage because your not confident in it. Like I said though, it wont be all about putting people on blast. I'll be posting blogs about artists (big and small) who deserve respect as well. Make sure you keep in tune with my player. If has what I'm currently listening to. (For the most part, MS sometimes is limited to what I can put on there)

Again, this is a blog so anyone can post the way they feel about subjects and we can discuss. This is the main reason for a blog. If you guys have any suggestions for me, like a good song or artist, please do send me a comment or message. I won't be like some of your big names and not respond back to you. LOVE.

*THB


P.S - Have a happy NYE and be safe! 2009 is gunna be a good one!