For now, I gotta get back to movin couches. I’ll try get some snaps from the shoot up later in the week so check back soon.

Shotty.

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“We ain’t done” was one of my favourite songs on Borrowed Time. It’s a song I felt people never actually got though – if you know what I mean. I have a habit of liking tracks that have an unorthodox pattern or timing to them, whether it’s the way the drums are programmed or whatever. I think I just like coming up with flows and rhymes to match or ride them. The sorta stuff you can’t just grab the acapella of and throw over any beat with the same tempo.

Anyways, this remix here I think Nick intended to be sorta comedic – I actually like it though. The beat sorta reminds me of “PN-Whoa” and contrary to what I was saying above it gives the song a more conventional feel timing wise i.e not so stop-start. Ha I confuse myself trying to explain this shit. Check it out.

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Frontline – We Ain’t Done Remix [zShare]

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I dont know if this is a remix in the strictest sense of the word, being that Nick has just titled the file as ‘Routineblend’ but whatever. The beat is different and that’s all that you need to know really – ha. Anyways, “Routine” is another song off the Borrowed Time album, I recall it being our engineer Steve’s favourite of the bunch when we were mixing the album at York St. I originally intended it to be kinda like an online exclusive type thing. Just a song that we could put up on the net and give away that wouldnt be on the album, so I pretty much wrote the whole song in one sitting and went and recorded it the next day. As it usually goes with that sort of thing, we were really happy with it once we recorded and heard it back so that pretty much sealed the deal and on the album it went. Shotty.

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Frontline – Routine Blend [zShare]

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The remix madness continues with another song from the What you expect era. I always liked the original “Cliche”, and for me listening back it hasnt dated the way some of the others songs from that album have – to me anyway. Anyways, this remix has been kicking round since we were working on Borrowed Time and I always thought this sample fit real nice. Yes, it’s cheesey. Ha.

p.s Thank google image search for that random pic.

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Frontline – Cliche Remix [zShare]

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Ok, lets do this. I thought this track would be an appropriate one to start on being that it’s a remix of the intro to What you expect – our first release.

I rarely listen to any of my stuff once it’s out, and generally after a couple of months or so of not hearing it, when I do hear it I’m cringing and looking for the off button. This one was particularly buzzy cause I dont think I’ve heard these raps in a couple years, it’s almost like I’m listening to someone else. Definitely reminds me of some good times though – I recall writing/recording these in a blazing hot bedroom under some stairs with an sm58 and a pantyhose pop filter. Cracked copy of Cool Edit of course. Ended up re-recording them after Nick copped Pro Tools and I saved up enough money for a Rode NT1000 though. We didnt really know how to use anything – but we were stoked to be making songs – and that’s what it’s all about aint it ?

..Well aint it ? Fool you betta come on innnnnnn.

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Frontline ‘Intro Remix’ [zShare]

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I’d actually had the idea of rapping over some 90′s New York stuff for a while, but it wasn’t till around mid last year when I saw Marco Polo’s video for Nostalgia that I thought ‘fuck it’ and went ahead and did it. I was just psyched on everything about it – chopped up sample, boom bap drums, Masta Ace on the verses, scratch chorus, and a basic as video of a dude just rhyming. It reminded me of the vids/songs I grew up watching on Trueschool(MaxTV). I used to tape them, then play them back over and over till I had to get the ‘head cleaner’ tape out because the picture on the VCR was looking all fucked up.

Anyways, I’ve got heaps of old instrumental versions of songs that I used to download to rap on. I used to get on Soulseek pretty much every night, search for ‘instrumental’ and download anything that looked like rap. Back in the 56k days this shit took AGES! but over time I built up a pretty big collection. So for this I pulled out the old archives for the first time since back then and just started comin up with raps for some of my favourites.

I recorded this stuff with Nick here and there, just whenever we had some spare time between doing songs for my album. I didn’t wanna worry ’bout song structure or ‘flipping’ the song on some mixtape shit or anything like that, I just wanted to rap – cause it’s fun. So you wont hear no stacked vocals with 4 layers of BV’s and special effects, it’s all pretty much just a first take with a double. Straight rapping – a back to basics approach if you will. Big thanks to Che and Truent for taking a bunch of verses over old songs and turning it into something that makes sense, and to Substance for putting the whole thing together. Mean as my bros.

How to get it

The mixtape will be released as a series of free downloads through this website. Beginning next week we’ll release one track every Monday, Wednesday and Friday which will continue over the next few weeks. The 12th and final track will be an exclusive new song from my upcoming album ‘Something Awesome’. We’ve also created a podcast that you can subscribe to so that the new tracks are delivered direct to your computer as they are released. This is the SHIT if you use Itunes and you like automating things to make your life easier. Che’s created a help page for those of you that are unfamiliar with podcasting, click here to read it.

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Dave’s gonna be headlining the Sneaker Pimps official afterparty at The Met on 7 December. Support on the night includes Louie Knuxx and myself, Penfold and Manchoo on the ones and twos.

From Sole Jam!:

It’s going to go down @ The Met Bar, starting at 11PM on the corner of Shortland & High St right in the heart of Auckland city. Featuring a big performance by David Dallas (Con Psy) of Frontline, supported by Louie Knuxx, and with DJs Manchoo, Mouli, and Penfold spinning the wheels of steel all night long in the biggest sneaker party/event of the year.

We might have some last-minute additions to the line-up so stay updated here…

Remember, it’s FREE ENTRY with a Sneaker Pimps pass, otherwise $10 at the door if you can’t make it to the show earlier on at Qubic.

As for dress code – wear your best sneakers. Yes, caps are allowed. Nuff said.

Sneaker Pimps is the largest touring sneaker show in the world and is a must for die-hard sneaker heads. Legendary NYC graffiti artist Futura will also be heading to NZ for the first time as part of the Sneaker Pimps show. For more information on the Sneaker Pimps event check out Sole Jam!

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