Friday Night SMOOTH Music

I was listening to Steely Dan all the way home tonight and it got me in the mood for some smooth music.  Those soft airy vocals, the subtly haunting lyrics, and vocal perfection were the perfect soundtrack for my dusk commute; it's summertime y'all, let's enjoy it while it lasts...jam on a sexy set of moombahfied smooth classics.






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Feliz Cumpleaños MUNCHI

You ever heard of this dude??  Yeah I didn't think so.  So, introducing Munchi!  Naw just kidding...anyways, it's the dude's birthday so I thought it'd be dope to remind you of some of his finest work so far (many more hits to come I'm sure).  Not sure how old he is, probably like 22 or some awesome age like that, but y'all should toast his amazingness now that you know it's his birthday (editor's note: it's already Sunday in many spots around the world...hey Hawaiians hold it down!!).  Here's some classics from the new lord of bass music...happy birthday fool.










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Tuesday Night: Preview Night

In the past I have expressed a disliking of "previews" being blogged BUT in an attempt to create more weekly features, I've come up with a "once a week" long form blog dedicated to tracks that either aren't finished or aren't released or whatever reason an artist/label may give for not putting out the full song.  This way I can shed light on forthcoming releases without having to wait on the complete songs to hit soundcloud.  So for our first week of Preview Night I've got some awesome stuff from Nadastrom, Munchi, ETC!ETC!, and more!!!  Here we go!

Here's a new track from ETC!ETC! and his homie Must Die. No release details yet but the description promises some are on their way!! Apparently this unreleased dubby track has early support from "Dillon Francis / AC Slater and More."

Here's a housey preview of something called "Chicken And Waffles" from the Mad Villains. It's unsigned and so unreleased as of yet but here we're getting over 4 minutes of funky niceness so maybe it'll end up being like a 6:30 epic!

This track is actually out...here's an example of a preview I don't really get (but hey the artists can do what they want I suppose). Anyways you can buy this Codes remix RIGHT HERE and the whole release from Kill The Noise HERE...enjoy!

Unreleased Nadastrom is my favorite kind. Here's another one that some label fools seem to be hoarding along with probably my favorite moombahton track of ALL TIME, their remix of "Too Close". Anyhoo, this Zeds Dead remix is pretty alright I guess too.

Awwwwww yiss...DEATH TRAP. The vortex is apparently rising and LeDoom will be riding on the wave. Not sure of any release details yet but be on the look out or the Masters of Hardcore will get you!

New Boys Noize...and I do mean new. Won't hit 'shelves' till October of this year. That's right folks!! For the next 3 months you'll just have to settle for this 1:43 of glory!!

Finally the king of not only the preview but the never released track, it's that Rotterdam dude with big hair, MUNCHI! He's calling this "Skull Trap" so take away from that what you will folks, apparently it's the sort of stuff he's been wanting to do for a "long fucking time" and says we all need to be on the look out for his new EP entitled PRSPCT "soon". We'll be looking!

Well that's it for this week's previews, we hope you liked them!  I feel like the full blog is about to start so I probably don't have time to go grab a soda/popcorn refill.  Just be glad we don't make you sit through commercials like they do at Regal/AMC/etc before you even get to watch the previews--seriously right?!  I mean why did I pay $12 for my ticket, $6 for a hot dog, and $5 for sour patch kids if you still have to support yourself with commercials?!?  Till next Tuesday!!  In the meantime feel free to enjoy the full length tracks we're also featuring on the site.


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400 DEEP

People probably don't realize what it really takes to run a dope music blog like this one...I certainly didn't for the longest time.  For like 2 years I just sorta had the blog and would throw stuff up here and there, sometimes months between each post.  So it's exciting for me to see that we've now come to post #400.  For the last 8 months or so I've been living this site, going to bed each night trying to dream up awesome ways to make it more appealing to you the reader.  We've launched the Midweek Pull, "Don't Be Shy", the KBOO #Moombahton Takeover, and more shit to do just that.  I hope over the next 400 posts (and beyond) we will continue to bring you dope tunes, original stuff, exclusives, and more!  To celebrate this milestone I'm ROCKING MY ASS OFF in the studio.




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Welcome Back To Reality!

Uh oh...Monday, that means it's back to the daily grind here at MTH...to cold dark studios where we spend countless hours of the day sifting through the pile on soundcloud trying in vain to bring you some new and interesting tuneage.  This week is no different from any other, we've dug and dug and dug and now present to you some new music from the likes of Munchi, Dillon Francis, Nadastrom and more!  It's gonna be a great week y'all so let's get it cracking shall we??

Let's kick it off with a rocking remix of Alex Clare...I've let it be known that THIS remix is probably my favorite song at the moment (it has been for months) but I'm glad Nadastrom decided to go back to their punk roots for a little diddy just for us fans.

Here's a baile funk track from the PHX homie Riot Earp. Fans of the site know I'm impartial to latin rhythms and this track delivers for sure...plus I love whistles y'all.

Buraka beat master Branko is back at it with a bubbly rework of Drake. It's a FREE DOWNLOAD for now so make sure to get your hands on it ASAP.

Here's another FREE DOWNLOAD for ya...this time coming from Will Bailey who'll be at next month's Muevelo out here in LA...check it out and come to Muevelo to support the movement.

Another remix of "Express Yourself" is out for FREEEE...this version makes me feel like I'm dozing after a full night of raging, so good job Starfoxxx...I'm pretty sure that was your goal.

And now for a little summer flavor...first up here's a deep club re-fix of Aalyiah's "Rock The Boat" (RIP) from Tony Quattro. It's super chilled out and a FREE DOWNLOAD over at the man's Facebook page.

And here's a free soul track from our boy King Kong outta Portugal. This kid keeps the hits coming yet again with a track perfect for those outdoor pool parties you'll be frequenting soon.

The latest from Dillon Francis is a core'd up remix of Steve Aoki's "Control Freak"...it's a departure from Dillon's standard fare which is great to hear cause lately I've been growing tired of his style, so I'm glad he's trying to switch things up a little bit.

Another native track from ATCR...been really digging their stuff lately and I'm stoked they're giving it away for free RIGHT HERE!

What's that you say?? You want MORE ATCR?? Well hope about this Javier Estrada remix? Does that suit you?? It's a free DL as well...grab it RIGHT HERE.

New 'ish from JWLS...he's a Miami kid so it's no surprise that he dropped this strip club anthem on us after the Heat won the 'ship...grab it RIGHT HERE.

Brodinski cooked up a little "Techno Trap" transition track out of Danny Brown's "Die Like A Rockstar". It's available in the Fool's Gold Goldmine so if you're so inclined go ahead and sign up y'all!!

Now just wanted to share two tracks from Munchi's new release...the Rotterdam Trap EP dropped today, my man has been kicking back and taking care of himself so we're ok that he's taking more time to release tracks. As they come out he proves again and again why he's the master, this time he dominates the trap sound with his insane proficiency. Grab the EP RIGHT HERE y'all and rock this thing.

I could post the whole thing (it's all FIRE) but I feel like it's getting tons of exposure as is so I'll just keep it to two songs on today's big post. Holler at the kid MUNCHI in a city near you and support the movement!

That's gonna do it for today's new music y'all...we'll be back on Wednesday with more heaters to destroy your speakers with. Until then you'll just have to live with whatever else I decide to drop on you. Make sure to check us out on Facebook and twitter for more and more and more nonsense. PEACE!


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Yo man...u got dem tapes??

Yeahhhh buddy.  It's Friday morning, I'm watching the Awake finale getting pumped for Muevelo tonight.  Bout ready to drink some whiskey and party right along with the Phoenix moombahtonistas who are as you read this making their way across the desert towards the bright lights of downtown Los Angeles.  So in order to get the night started off on the correct foot, I've compiled some mixtapes for your listening pleasure; feel free to bump them whilst you pre-game at your hotel/apartment getting ready to go wherever you plan on raging tonight.  We got stuff from Flosstradamus, Bird Peterson, Astronomar and more so check, check em out!










That's gonna do it for this week's mixtapes y'all.  Make sure to follow us on Facebook, twitter, and soundcloud for more updates about all things Moombahton/Heavy music and keep checking back here at the blog for the best of the best in the scene.  We're cooking up our fourth episode of "Don't Be Shy" for next week with the one and only Pickster and maybe a couple other surprises for you and you and yes, even you.  Till then...PEACE!



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Fresh Monday

why they call you New-New?

So it's Monday morning, my face is still a tad bit numb, I'm about to pop a vicoprohin and eat some eggs but I wanted to get this post up before I bounced for work.  Hope y'all had a wonderful holiday weekend and are ready to get back to the grind.  I'm not quite ready but the week is not waiting on me to get rolling so here we go!  Starting this bitch off with freshness from the PHX king Pickster One; keep scrolling for more from the likes of David Heartbreak, Flubba, Wes De Graaf, and the great and powerful Munchi who seems to be turning more and more HEAVY METAL which I realllllly dig.






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RIP Bret Michaels

MORE from MUNCHI

More and more and more hits coming from Rotterdam's finest, Munchi.  This guy is one of our all time favorite producers here at MTH and we know y'all love him so we're posting up everything he puts out.  There's no way I could do nearly enough justice on these tracks so I'll leave it up to the man himself to explain his newest sounds to you.  From Generation Bass:

OK, ok. I love talking about shit and I talk even more about music, but this is to introduce the 3rd release this week.

Introducing the free EP once again at the end of the month, this month with the long delayed 3ball Dub EP!

This contains the ‘Skrillex Es Un Montro’ track, 3Ball remix of my favorite Dubstep track Noah D’s ‘Serious’ and a 3Skull remix of Chase & Status’ ‘Smash TV’ (still a favorite on my MP3 lol). And as you might know, I like to write some more info on the tracks when releasing it – and that’s what I’m doing now BOW!

1. Chase & Status – Smash TV (Munchi’s 3Skull ‘Shoryuken’ Remix)

So this is still one of my favorite DnB tracks. FUCK, that filtered synth thingy that goes on the thirds is SO GOOD.

I always wanted to remix this track so I eventually did and I was still doubting to release it, but eventually after a remastering I did now as you can see lol! I put some Street Fighter samples in it and some reeses and Skullstep snares and also an unexpected random Street Fighter fight somewhere in the track for fun, lol. And of course the most important element which is the 3ball. BAM!

2. Munchi – Skrillex Es Un Montro

HA! I remember when I first heared this track, and I was like WTF. Tittsworth showed me when it still was called ‘Untitled’ lol. I made a Moombahcore remix of it which I never put out, but only played on gigs.

Then I made a 3ball remix of it and waited until it was out there so that I could put it up on Soundcloud. I’ve been asked a shitload of times for this remix, until someone put up a ripped version and everyone started playing out that lol. And on Youtube people said that it was Moombahton, because it was on a Moombahton mixtape for some reason. But after a long delay here is haha!!

3. Noah D – Serious (Munchi’s 3Ball Remix)

My favorite Dubstep track. Yes, this track. I fucking love it. Everytime Nicon played it at the Subway parties in Rotterdam – I just waited for that track to come up haha. It was actually going to be an official remix, but since I kinda took too long I was like it’s all good. Free shit is what it’s about anyway BOW!

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Monday is for NEW Music

It's early out west and I've been perusing the depths of soundcloud to try and bring y'all some fresh new tracks to start the week of riiiiggggghhhhttt.  LESSSSSS GO!
Noisia - Tommy's Theme (Munchi's Fear is Weakness Remix) by NOISIA
BLAP!
Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie (Kovary nu jump up booty) by Kovary
BAM
Valorous - Danger (D-V3KZ Remix) by D-V3KZ
OH SNAP?!
Voltron - Take It Easy (Lorenzo Vektor Remix) by Lorenzo Vektor
WOW
Black Rob-Whoa(Card-1 Bailecrunk-N-Bass Rmx) by Card-1
CHICKY CHECK
BINGO PLAYERS - RATTLE (SPENDA C REMIX) by TOP BILLIN
BANG
DJ MADD OD X DMX X MACHINE GUN KELLY - I DONT DANCE (MOOMBAH REMIX (108 BPM) by DJ MADD OD - DC
ARF! ARF!

"New" Munchi Out Next Week

One of the biggest and baddest producers within the movement will finally release some of his early work next week via Mad Decent.  Moombahtonista features updated mixes and mastered versions of some of the biggest original tracks to feature the slowed down dem-bow stylings of the genre.  Munchi's original production was monumental to the development of moombahton as an original sound, taking everything to the next level beyond mere edits.  In anticipation, the folks down at the MD soundcloud have uploaded a preview mini-mix of the EP (which seems to be the way things are done nowadays).  We here at MTH are eagerly awaiting the release which is next Tuesday 2/28/12.

Moombahton Massive 12 is TONIGHT

These are the quintessential moombahton parties on a national and international scale and tonight is no exception.  Curator's Nadatrom will again headline their signature event with a little help from the biggest moombahtonistas around, Sabo, Heartbreak, Munchi, and Jen Lasher.  If I lived anywhere on the eastern seaboard I would be making my way to our nations capitol tonight for what is sure to be another amazing MASSIVE.
Nadastrom/Munchi/Jen Lasher - Say My Name by Munchi
Sigueme (Preview) -Sabo feat. Roxiny by SolSelectas
M2D ( Miami 2 DC ) by David Heartbreak

Moombahton's West Coast Weekend

WEST UP!

The Golden State plays host to a string of big time moombahton parties this weekend and it all kicks off tonight in the city of angels.  Los Angeles hosts Rotterdam wunderkind Munchi at Muevelo for a night of debauchery featuring local producers 2 Deep, gLAdiator, and Benzona.

Saturday shall be equally interesting for both northern and southern California moombahton fans with SoCal enjoying the stylings of local boy Dillon Francis who'll be hitting up the OC for a party hosted by friends of MTH, Into The Am.

As for NorCal, pioneer and style chameleon David Heartbreak will grace the bay for the first time ever at Fever.  Heartbreak will be bringing the heat to the party and is ready to rock SF.

So for all of us lucky enough to live in CA I suggest getting down and dirty this weekend at one of these parties.  This sort of weekend is few and far between with three localities each getting a big time heavy hitter within the movement to come out and rock the decks.

BEST OF 2011

chicka yeah!

2011 has been the biggest year in the short history of the Moombahton movement so we here at Metal Top Hat wanted to take the time to run down our top 5 releases of the year.

5) Moombahsoul Vol. 1

Heartbreak's June compilation showcased the sexiest side of Moombahton.  Fans of the movement know it all began with "Shy Day" and blossomed into three volumes of fun in the summer of 2011 and this one started the ball rolling.  Heavy hitters DJ Melo, Riot Earp, Pickster One, Jon Kwest, Munchi, and of course David Heartbreak lined up to drop some smoothness on all of us.  Great for a summertime cruise through your neighborhood or for grooving with friends at a barbeque, the soulful tracks ushered in the warm temps with style and grace and still rock dance floors well into the cold months.
The Weeknd "Rolling Stone" ( Heartbreak's Remix ) by David Heartbreak Pickster - Stay Together Feat. Kris Hill by PicksterOne
DJ Melo & Jon Kwest - Ecstasy by azdjmelo

4) Verano Del Moombahton

Little material came into the blogosphere from pioneer Munchi this past year following a 2010 filled with releases.  One of the finest compilations to rise above the clatter was his summer release, Verano Del Moombahton.  Here again we're introduced to moombahton's versatility with tracks like "Jimi Knows" transforming nearly any type of tune into a dance floor destroyer.  Pickster One, Teen Wolf, and Sazon Booya are some of the highlighted producers.
Sazon Booya - Mis Armas |Verano De Moombahton| by Sazon Booya Munchi - Jimi Knows by Munchi
Hostage - Straight Raw by HOSTAGE

3) The Spring Of Moombahton

By far the longest release of the year was this massive compilation put together by Lightening Eyez and set free on the first of August despite its title.  Featuring both Light and Dark sides of moombahton and released simultaneous with the even larger re:BIRTH of Wildstyle comps, this 46 track set showcased the up and coming nature of the genre.  The through note of versatility again shined as listeners were treated to the gamut of styles intertwining their way into the moombahton subconscious.  Producers like Flubba, SAUR, 2 Deep, DJ MADD OD, and J-Trick flexed their muscles along with many others.
J-Trick & Anndyk - Blaze It (Original Moombahcore Mix) by J-TRICK Jungle Toaster by flubba
2Deep & babySTEPS - Horn Swag (Original Mix) by 2 DEEP
Top 2 after the jump!

Skrillex Announces Intimate LA & NYC Weeks

soRRy foR paRtying

American Dubstep Wunderkind Skrillex just announced plans to play two weeks of intimate shows on both coasts to SPIN Magazine.  Happening the last week of January and into February 2012, the kid will be teaming up with big league guests including Diplo, 12th Planet, Spank Rock, Skream And Benga, and also MTH faves Munchi and Nadastrom.

Los Angeles
Tuesday, January 24 @ Dim Mak Tuesday at Cinespace (Skrillex, Alvin Risk, KOAN Sound)
Wednesday, January 25 @ Echoplex (Skrillex vs. 12th Planet, Diplo)
Thursday, January 26 @ Exchange (Skrillex, Zedd)
Friday, January 27 @ Avalon (Skrillex, Huoratron, KIll the Noise)
Saturday, January 28 @ The Palladium (Skrillex, AraabMUZIK, KOAN Sound, Munchi)
Sunday, January 29 @ L.A.Live Event Deck (Skrillex, Benga, Nadastrom, Special Guest TBA)

New York
Tuesday, January 31 @ Webster Hall (Skillex, AC Slater)
Wednesday, February 1 @ Pacha (Skrillex, Zedd, Sazon Booya)
Friday, February 3 @ Roseland Ballroom (Skrillex, Zane Lowe, Spank Rock, Special Guest TBA)
Saturday, February 4 @ Terminal 5 (Skream & Benga, KOAN Sound, Tokimonsta)

The Mothership tour has been hitting massive stages across the country so I'm sure these crowds will be in for a night to remember.

Crookers Giving Mad Love for Munchi

Moombahton heavy hitter Munchi recently had some major health issues while on tour in Hawaii.  From DJ Ayres:

"As many of you know, Munchi suffered a seizure while on tour in Hawaii two weeks ago.  He was in a coma for 9 hours and in the hospital for 11 days.  The seizure was the result of a intracerebral hemorrhage in the left side of his brain, with no prior history of illness.  He's doing a lot better now, out of the hospital and resting up.  Yesterday we started a fundraiser and raised over $5000, bought Munchi a flight home to Rotterdam and covered the cost of his meds.  Today we're working on getting his hospital bills, which will surely be very high.  If you haven't given yet, please visit this page and do what you can to help:  http://giveloop.com/help-munchi"

Munchi ft Mr Lexx - Shottas (Crookers Remix) by Crookers.net

To bring more light to the situation, Crookers are giving away their remix of Munchi ft Mr. Lexx's "Shottas".  See Crookers.net for more details.