Music

DA Premiere: Aaron Smith – Dancin’ (Sluggers Remix)

Miami's house revival is well underway thanks to acts like Sluggers. Appearing out of nowhere in late 2013 with their OWSLA-debuted Phantom Fade EP, the enigmatic duo have put out some of the most razor sharp club cuts in recent memory. From "Courtesy" to "Contact," Sluggers unique approach to their beat work has earned them top honors in warehouse circles and their latest production follows suit. The Miami duo look back to 2007 and Aaron Smith's "Dancin'" for inspiration here, pitching the classic top line down deep into the underground. A flurry of hyper-violent percussion, tripped out stabs, and a harsh yet undeniably infectious groove redefine the poppy original into something more deserving of the Sluggers stamp.

Andrew Spada
Music

Sluggers return with ‘Courtesy/HYPR’ EP on Fool’s Gold Records [Free Download]

Peddlers of the freshest club cuts in recent memory, Miami's Sluggers join the Fool's Gold Clubhouse for a two-track exercise is jacking G house and ripping techno. Curators of a nearly indescribable sound, Sluggers have made a name for themselves by blurring genres like few before them. Funky enough for big rooms and gritty enough for dark warehouses, the duo's latest pressing features "Courtesy," a track that pairs a hip hop topline with sawblades of ripping techno and the morse-code squeaks of "HYPR," another funk-focused cut that serves up it's groove in a space-age soup of lasers and filter cuts.

Andrew Spada
Music

Dancing Astronaut presents Axis Episode 096: Mixed by SLUGGERS

The enigmatic SLUGGERS burst into the dance music conversation earlier this year with the Phantom Fade EP, a strange collection of industrial noise and future garage tendencies. Genre-defiant and impossible to categorize, SLUGGERS joins the Axis family with an hour's worth of the most dynamic beats that electronica has to offer. An alchemic mix of metallic techno, bouncy nu-disco, and gritty bass, the tracklist-lacking hour from the faceless production outfit is designed to turn your headphones into an after hours dive into the dark and sensual side of dance music.

Dancing Astronaut Staff