Feb Essentials

Hey lil muff,

Krit has been a busy gyal and my computer has mad viruses which is making using Soundcloud almost impossible. (mac's are meant to be virus proof, no?) (anyone know a good place to disinfect sick computers in Syd?).

I haven't been able to endlessly scroll through all the new musics but I did manage to cop a few heaters. Speaking of things that alter temperature, I have also spent 2 WHOLE DAYS trying to hunt down a fan for my room and they are sold out EVERYWHERE. I'm talking' Kmart, Big W, Officeworks, not even fucking Typo had any weird novelty ones, what's up with that? My housemate went overseas tho so I racked his, he doesn't know, he also doesn't know about this blog so he never will lol. (hey chris if u reading' this, I will return ur fan b4 u home to notice, we cool?)

K so lemme give you the run down of what you are about to treat your ears with. NLV Records keeps delivering the G-O-O-D-S with NLV's new one Now or Never, we got some new stuff from queen Thast, hot nü Baauer, Fresh Hex, and Club cheval. Club Aerobics put out their first release from co-founder Ducky and it's been getting remixed left right and centre so you'll find out my fav one below. Deadboy and Murlo's new project DBM FINALLLLLLY put Squeeze on Soundcloud so that's in their too, plus more kewl tunes.

That's all I've got to say for now. So plz, if you know a fan supplier (cheap pls, it hard out here for a binch) or have any computer hospital tips hmu. Pls enjoy and cya on the internet xxxxxxxx

Obseen Rhymes With Caffeine, Coincidence? I think not.

Hi ya lil succulent. I haven't done a feature for a couple of weeks, have you noticed? Probs not because you are too busy having the time of your life with the playlists i've been making for you. It's time to cut that out though because I have someone you might want to meet if you like things that are good and fun.

Part of the Wile Out label, Sydney boy Obseen is like the "+ 4 wild card" in UNO. He can work with pretty much anything and when it gets dropped you know some shit is about to go down. The first track I heard from him was his remix of Ice Rink by Cashmere Cat & DJ Mustard and it is one of the best out there. Aside from that, he has been putting out other remixes, bootlegs and originals for about a year now. 

A lot of Obseen's stuff is a forward thinking blend of house, trap and jersey. Buucardi is his latest release, that just came out on the 16th and it's a totally wild . It starts out super dramatic and then rolls into this fabulously daffy hook that when I hear it makes me feel like a fresh prince. I can tell he killed it at lego as a kid because of how well this track builds, or maybe he was more of a building blocks kinda guy, idk. Either way I appreciate it v much. 

Here is some great news for people who do not like to buy music with their precious numbers ($$), Obseen here has generously allowed for people to download his artworks of sound FO' FREE yeiii boiiiiz!! It's like consensual stealing so get around it if you want to feel like a BAMF. 

Expect more fiery heaters from Obseen in ~the future~ but in the meantime you can pretend you are in the future by listening below :) 

Adios, Kritty 4 lyf. xxx

hey i'm diggin' these 9 songs rn

Crumpet! hru?

I don't think ya ready fo' this jelly, I don't think ya ready fo' this jelly, nah you probably are, you should know what to expect by now right? Expect nothing, thats my motto, just go with the flow, it's the fountain of youth i'm telling you. 4eva yung. I have made this for you and here is why you will want it.

This is a beautiful, young playlist, it has an average age of only 50 days old, wow! (I legit just did real life maths to figure that out). This v rare item is going for the price of $0.00, it is priceless. You can use this playlist while showering, while dressing, while cooking, eating, cleaning, a playlist for everyday life! This can all be yours today! Quality is guaranteed so there will be no refunds or exchanges, any further questions pls contact me.

Over 50% of this playlist is made in Australia (LunyP, Kito x Swick, KUČKA, Golden Features ft. Thelma Plum & Stonefox) so pls continue to buy local produce and support local farmers, ty and enjoy.

copy?

Kritty over and out. xxxx

That Time I Went To The WWP 2.0

Hey wassup hello

This Friday night Brisbane's RNA show grounds turned into a rave cave and it was a cave I would like to hibernate in for a while. Alison Wonderland's Wonderland Warehouse Project 2.0 pulled a strong crowd of party animals together. This year's lineup featured Paces, Cosmo's Midnight, Awe, Motez, Slumberjack and of coarse, the Trap Queen herself.

A bitchin' pre-game and delayed taxi (typical) meant our crew of buckled units rolled in about an hour into the throw-down. When we stepped in I was floored by the amount of people already there and still arriving. To see all these kids brought together for one girl was some inspirational shit. Here are some things that went down that you missed or, can look forward to if your city is getting hit next.

• Adidas as far as the eye can see*

• You will hear many a #BBHMM remix

• Spice girls was played and I will never forget that

• Cosmo's play PC music <3

• Alison will play the whole Run album, make sure you're around it to reach ur boogie potential

• Toilet lines are no joke

• Old blokes were there for a spot of dancing and to think about the good ol' days

• Soul mates are found (Big ups to the boy wearing the same light up shoes as me, we will meet again)

• "PACK 'ER UP BOOIZZ" is still everyones fave catch phrase

In conclusion, every set had the fire warning locked in at extremely high. Vibes were so right from the front of the pit to the back, to the drinks line, to the toilets, to outside, everyone was raring to be there. Alison does it so right. TY for the invite to your party. 

* You will not be the only one who puts "Alison" under your bootleg Adidas logo t-shirt, 10 points for effort though <3 

Love your lover Kritty xxx

Sidenote: If you type in WWP 2.0 into google images, all you get is pics of kewl sunnies 

Show These To Your Mum

Hey meatball, what's the 411?

It's been a good week right? The good time train is still travelling and I hope you're onboard because the playlist this week is like central station for the weekend, it'll take you anywhere you need to go, Grimeville, Ethereal Hill, Funky Town, you will get there when you play this out. You can leave your jackets at home for this trip, you might think its starting to get cold but you're about to get hit with some fire so just chill out with the beanies and scarves for right now.

Another week another #BBHMM remix, Diplo and Grandtheft went and put their spin on it and it's one of the good ones. More stuff sourced from Triple J Unearthed, this time from Brisbane boy Reuben Stephan. He kinda blew me away a bit with his debut track I Got It Now, this dude can do everything, he writes, sings, raps, produces and engineers all his own stuff, if you're into people like Robert Delong you should watch for more to come from him. Grime is pretty heavily featured again this week because I get down to it so hard and that's the only explanation you need for that. Then there is a bunch more from faves like TroyBoi, Ben Khan and Shakka, who i'm kind of obsessed with atm.

That's all we've got time for today folks, please enjoy the complimentary refreshments and I hope to see you onboard again next time.

Love Captain Kritty xx.

p.s you should know that I was one second guess away from titling this post Choo Choo Choones because of the train reference, I think its for the best I let that one go.




ya dig?

Royal Babies

Hello fruits of the earth,

I am off to Syndey tomorrow for Groovin The Moo / weekend of going out to dinner and drinking cool drinks at the Opera Bar, so this weeks playlist is getting dumped into your lives today horrayy! This playlist is pretty much a behind the scenes AAA pass to my life this week, I have been giving these tracks the Royal treatment they deserve and I think it's time you get some of this McLovin' in your lives too.

New Disclosure, Tiga, life chaining remixes of Club Cheval, Tinashe and SPICE GIRLS, plus a whole lot of other new friends that you will love. This Spice Girls Wannabe jersey club remix is courtesy of $JAYY and it has everything I have ever been searching for in a Spice Girls remix and believe me, I have been on the hunt for some time. I also think I found my favourite Bitch Better Have My Money remix thanks to old mate Porter Elvinger, it's pretttty different to the original, but #hotdamn its so so good, I <3 it.

Warning: In the case of fire, please evacuate and apply ice immediately to any burns you may receive, if you seek further assistance pls phone the police and the fireman on 000.

Enjoy! Don't forget to water our love fern :)

Love Kritty xx

Cool guys // BEN KHAN

Sup button nose, twinkle toes?

Wanna climb the social ladder and be the coolest person out of everyone you know? Listening to Ben Khan can do this for you. He's a pretty groovy guy out of London who is producing all hits and no misses.

I found out about him a month or so ago after he released his single 1000, which is the title track from his forthcoming EP. After that song got into my system and started a party, I stalked his Soundcloud existence and found myself liking and downloading every single track he has uploaded, which has never happened to me before. I wasn't sure if I was just really enjoying my late night, peppermint tea fuelled listening session way too much or, if this dude really did just adopt my digital heart.

His sound is a first-rate blend of funk and pop featuring swoon-inducing guitar riffs and synthy melodies with a buttery vocal over the top; this is the heart snatcher ladies so keep that shit on lockdown.

He came onto the scene with his first EP 1992 last year (the year he was born, so start calculating whether or not he is too old/young for you, I know I did and 3 years is fine with me). Now about to release the 1000 EP due out next month, he has been racking up the radio plays with the 1000 single and now gaining more attention with the release of his latest single, Zenith which is 2 minutes and 43 seconds of 80's funk-a-fied vibed out amazingness.  So if you want to be cool, make sure you get your daily intake of Ben Khan everyday for 7 days a week.

Just here to help,
Love Kritty xx

Mid-Week MP3s

Hey swizzle sticks,

It's about that time for another playlist and I thought instead of using my free time to do my assignments, i'd write this instead. So time management could be better but these are the things I do for you, you're so welcome, it really is my pleasure.

Ok class, hands up if you like guitars, keep your hands up. Who likes pop? Woo yeah, keep your hands up. What about electronic beats? Fabulous, keep those hands up. Future bass? Brilliant keep 'em high. Where's my trap king and queens, hands up? Wow look, everyone in the whole world has their hand up. This is perfect because that means everyone in the world will find something they can crush on in the weeks playlist. Mission accomplished, good job Kristy Barker, you've done it again.

Another week, another load of newly harvested tracks. This week the "Australian Made" stamp goes to  S U N D A Y, Female, Feki and Grrl Pal, who are all Triple J Unearthed lil babies and also to Melbourne boy, Air Max '97. All these weet-bix kids are blossoming as I type this and even more as you're reading this so keep you're ears up for more things to come from them.

Have the best time,

Love Kritty xxx

Music for Your Monday Morning

Hello again familiar faces and hello to new friends! Welcome to the first meeting of your Monday morning, I would like to start by introducing you to what will be your soundtrack for the week.

This playlist is scientifically proven (by me) to cure you're monday morning blues, and it's fo' freeee. It is recommended that you play this out loud when doing such activities like showering, brushing teeth, getting dressed etc, doing this will put you in an A+ mood and your good vibes will then ultimately rub off on you're workmates which will in turn change the world, wow the power!

I have thrown in a bunch of different styles into this one as usual, everything from 80's inspired pop, to trap and just about everything in between. Again, I am showcasing a heap of freshly ripened tracks that I found over the past week and can almost guarantee you'll obsess over at least half of them. Prepare yourself because let me tell you, the releases that have come out over the past couple of weeks have been all that and a bag of chips, I know I say this every week but I can't help it if 2015 is totally outdoing herself rn. I could probably do a feature on every single artist in this playlist because they all seem to be on a roll right now and are receiving my little orange Soundcloud hearts from every direction.

I hope you appreciate this playlist as much as I do and I hope it gets your tune rags flapping in the wind. Quick warning, Loud Places by Jamie XX may turn your eardrums into tear-drums so listening is at your own risk and you must accept full responsibility for any feels you may or may not develop. Never fear though because SOPHIE's remix of 'Won't K' is up next and it's super cute and could possibly be made out of smiles so you'll be back to cutting shapes in no time.

That's all for today vibe cats, i'll catch you on the weekend <3

Love Kritty your #1 tuuuna fisher xx.

If You Don't Know, Now Ya Know : IRIS

Hey meatloaf, this is an exciting feature this week. Let me introduce you to IRIS my newest mp3 lover.

A couple of months ago I came across IRIS's first single "I'll Wait For You" off her forthcoming debut solo EP. Straight away I was caught by the crawling baseline in the intro, because I'm a sucker for a baseline and this one had me on the groove train. From there the song layers and builds and gets the vocal cut treatment. It's one of those unpredictable songs that you don't exactly know where it's going to go. For some reason, I can't pick what is that is provoking this, but she kind of reminds me of Imogen Heap, it could be the vocal. idk.

From hearing "I'll Wait For You" I went onto her full Soundcloud page and saw that this was her only uploaded track so I was a bit bummed out I couldn't go down an IRIS wormhole like I do with most of the artists I find, but at the same time I was super excited to be able to follow her from the very beginning and to hear her sound develop as it happens.

Which brings me to her brand new (less than 24 hour old) new single, "Follow Me".  In my opinion it's even better than "I'll Wait For You," which I think is a good thing ya know, you don't wanna do the opposite, that'd be a bit of an anti-climax wouldn't it. "Follow Me" starts with a gust of wind sample which then rolls into a slow burning, synth-pop vocal, epic, movie soundtrack sounding intro that then escalates with the help of some fancy-finger guitar and some friends in the brass family making themselves known. If I had to sum it up in one word i'd just say "big" because, it's so big, I think it's the brass giving me subconscious elephant vibes or something.

I don't know much about her personally, other than the fact that she is a Spanish-Canadian BABE who is heavily inspired by Steven Tyler, David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, which is a recipe for some prettyyyy cool tunes.


Definitely keep your eye on her for 2015. yeeyuuhh

Kritty out xx.

Meet Hot New Singles!

Oh hi there, are you looking to meet hot new singles in your area, or maybe looking to cross some boarders, test out those long distance waters? I've got you covered, all of these candidates below are newly single and looking for loving, get them while you can.

Into Barbados bbs? - See Rihanna's new trap influenced, dirty bass single 'Bitch Better Have My Money.' It's a big fat anthem. For the people who like a fierce boss lady.





Looking for Australian Boiz ? - Swick's newest track 'Crystal Palace' is essential listening. Swick makes the happiest tracks ever and will always make you feel like rejoicing and celebrating even the smallest of achievements. Also highly recommended for ppl who play FIFA js.




After a USA bae? - LA producer Hoodboi has a new EP and the title track 'Palm Reader' featuring another producer to be watching this year called 'Lido', is an electronic, kind of glitchy, dream come true.





Jamaican me crazi ?¿ - Major Lazer are becoming the godfathers of EDM. This Caribbean flavoured trio know how to make a flaming crowd pleaser. Their brand new track "Roll The Bass" is exactly what you would expect from the title. For those who are all about de gyrate lyf man and like to twerk sum ting.





I hope you find a loving companion.
Love your matchmaker, Kritty xx

Big Ups // TroyBoi

Shut ya pie holes, open ya ears and let TroyBoi open your world. This week i'm taking you to London town, but like a weird side alley of London that kinda freaks you out at first but then you realise you love it and want to hang out down there with all the other freaks on weekends.

TroyBoi is such a breath of fresh air, also making up half of the production team  Soundsnobz, his solo yolo approach to beat making is so innovative and completely unique, he has created a sound that is immediately identifiable and really sets him apart from everyone else. He produces tracks in a range of different genres, making it quite clear that he has a really deep pocket of influences to draw upon when creating his masterpieces.

I've been following this lad for about 4 months after I heard 'The Messenger' and had a big oof fest over it, then 'Remember' came out and I was frothin' a little bit, 2 months later O.G came out and I starting to crush really hard, one month later 'Do You' appeared online with it's spaghetti western intro that turns into a heavy, dirty trap beat, then there's the Flosstradamus track 'Soundclash', the Diplo and Friends BBC 1 guest mix, then the next day he dropped his most recent track 'Zone' that is a flutey, violin, wild banger. What I am getting at here is it's only up and up for this London boi.

So yeah TroyBoi, remember the name and run & tell that. *Major Lazer sirens* *drops the mic* *checks to make sure it's alright* *it is, thank god* PMPN 8 EZ

Kritty owt. xxx

Froth Over These Friday

Hey guidos and guidettes, wanna know what is gooooood this week? Let me fill you in on some things you may have missed in the past couple of weeks while we were busy 'celebrating' Valentines Day and frothing over GRRL PAL.

Big things, big things, massive things. I'm talking new Kanye West, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Florence and the Machine, Vic Mensa, Cashmere Cat, Everything Everything (this isn't available on soundcloud so won't be in the playlist but CLICK HERE for the good stuff ), Miami Horror, Unkown Mortal Orchestra, Roland Tings and a couple other little Unearthed gems again, because Triple J Unearthed is the spice of lyf.

A couple of these songs I kind of put in the friend zone for a hot minute but then, when I revisited them later I was ready to take the relationship to the next level, and was already naming our children.

I hope you find something in here that you will like straight away, and something you will realise you love when you come to your senses.

Love your spice girl, Kritty
xx

I Left My Heart at Laneway 2015

This weekend was the first festival of my musical year, St Jerome's Laneway Festival a.k.a LANEWAY!

This is one of my favourite festivals in the country purely because they really have their finger on the pulse and without fail book acts on the bill who have only just starting to blow up; or are about to any minute.

This year was a testament to this with big names from 2014 like Flight Facilities, Banks, FKA Twigs, Caribou, Little Dragon, Vic Mensa, Tkay Maidza, Jungle, Raury, Future Islands and so so many more loveable characters making the lineup.

If you didn't make it to the festival this year, this is what you missed out on, and if you're from Perth, Adelaide or Melbourne, this is what you have to look forward to.

The ever-bouncy Tkay Maidza soaked up the crowds energy and gave it right back, Raury's outfit was 100% perfect and he is an inspiration to 18 year olds (and every human) everywhere, Vic Mensa ripped Brisbane a new one during his seriously ruckus set, Jungle revealed the disco groove within all of us,  Caribou's  'Can't Do Without You' is to die for live , FKA's stage presence was absolutely captivating (she is a goddamn work of art), Banks may have some mic volume difficulties but she is fierce as hell and sounds (and looks) flawless live, Yukimi from Little Dragon makes you feel stupidly happy and I want to wear a kimono and FLIGHT FACILITIES, so much sweat, so many hits, so much jumping, too much screaming, Owl Eyes on the mic is perfect and I want to live in a Flight Facilities crowd forever!

Can't wait until the next festival to do it all again, Groovin' in The Moo, save me a patch of grass, i'm coming for ya.

Love Kritty xx

Weekend Favs - Jan 12

First one back for the new year so I made this an extra special 20 track playlist. tbh you'll probably want to burn in onto a CD for your next road trip. Im sure by now you'll expect some diversity as usual, it's a mixture of a bunch of different things new and old tracks that got me going this past couple of weeks, everything from electronic, to alternative, to jersey club, you better believe it's all in there. Hope you find something that tickles your pickle, floats your boat or feeds your goat.

Love Kritty xx.

NAME CHANGER . GAME CHANGER ( NEW NOISES )

OK Friends I have undergone a name change, "zeitgeist" has had it's day. Still love the word but turns out so do a lot of people and they have stolen the name :( :( so in order to be found a bit easier ( and easier to pronounce)I have had to part ways with the old and in the with the new name NEW NOISES 

Love Kritty xx

p.s notice URL change "the-new-noises.blogger.com"