Greetings and salutations, dead kids. It is I, your intrepid sometimes blogger, DJ Mannik. I have something special ALMOST READY for you, but not quite, so in the meantime have these somewhat randomly selected tunes. Squire of Gothos are always fantastic if you want that reckless oldskool vibe in a new school bassline/garage context. This [...]

Happy leap year everyone! I’m starting this year off by continuing with my series on amazing Canadian hard dance producers.   This time around we have another HUGE up-and-coming talent that is making a giant splash on the international stage. From Lethbridge, Alberta comes another rising Canadian star: Clayfacer! Now, unlike my past article subjects (Rodi [...]

This week, 4 low end heavy hitters that come from the combined efforts of artists from different ends of the earth, OR from artists exploring the music of cultures other than their own. You get me?   MUNCHI – SHOTTAS (ALEXIS K DUB) Australia’s lady of bass, ALEXIS K, gives a DUB heavy rinsing to [...]

I’m just gonna start off with this…   Needless to say, the early 80′s was a very strange time, but it did see some amazing music. One such song is BLONDIE’s RAPTURE. It’s a very unique and complex blend of NEW WAVE. DISCO, JAZZ, POP, & HIP-HOP. While I’m sure you’ll agree that lead singer, [...]

It’s my favourite time. MOOMBAH-time!!! MARK INSTINCT This Calgary native is one of the many young producers proving that CANADIANS do BASS MUSIC bigger and better than anyone. He started out, several years ago, as a DRUM N BASS DJ, but it was the sounds of DUBSTEP that inspired him to take up producing. Many [...]

In this post, my love of a well executed MASHUP wins over my distaste for Deadmau5. SWEEKUH This Philadelphia based beat dropper is on a mission to become the worlds greatest DJ. If he keeps making Mashups like the following, I think he’s well on his way. Check out this combo of a Deadmau5 jam, [...]

Happy DEAD FRIDAY! Lets celebrate with some very heavy hitting REMIXES of some favourite dancefloor destroyers of mine.   DJs FROM MARS FT. FRAGMA – INSANE (IN DA BRAIN) ((BERNASCONI & FARENTHIDE RADIO EDIT) Low bass ELECTRO from the combined efforts of two of the worlds hottest remixers. DOWNLOAD: DJs From Mars ft. Fragma – [...]

BIG DIRTY DUTCH comin’ atcha. COLD BLANK They are 2 HOUSE producers from the Hollywood area, that have their home town scene, and impending doom on their minds. Creative bios are so much fun. Check out theirs: “Los Angeles, December 12th, 2012. . . There’s not much time left. Soon the world will be enslaved [...]

This post may shock some readers that are familiar with the majority of dancey tracks found within the HIP-HOP category of DKGL. STATIK SELEKTAH It’s been a long time since I purchased an entire album by a Hip-Hop artist (or anyone for that matter). As I listened through STATIK SELEKTAH’s POPULATION CONTROL LP, it became [...]

I’m a big supporter of UK HARDCORE that manages to push boundaries forward by presenting an original spin on a genre that is, in majority, unimaginative recycling of the mundane and irrelevent. PEAKS & PINNACLE are doing just that. PEAKS & PINNACLE 2 UK DJ/Producers that team up to make HARDCORE that incorporates elements of [...]