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A beautifully chilled tune gets the beautifully chilled remix it deserves.. A few weeks ago we INTRODUCED you to Sydney duo La Mar, at the time celebrating the release of their single Anchor - the second release out of the just-launched Stoney Roads Records stable. It followed on from the debut SRR release - Mazde's Shifted Thoughts feat. La Mar again. Anchor has since been remixed by Mazde and also Hatch, along with the one you're about to hear from Pile-fave GRMM. If you read Pilerats you've probably seen us extolling the virtues of GRMM for a while now (try HERE and HERE to get up to speed), and with all of this background info it should come as no surprise the combination of GRMM and La Mar makes for an absolutely killer remix, and even better - one that's free as a thankyou from La Mar for all the early-adopters out there who've gotten behind them since the start. Folllow GRMM: FACEBOOK Follow La Mar: FACEBOOK

Be one of the first people in the world to own a piece of Pilerats 2015 Merch.. We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. But there's a limit to how much we can suck up to people for free stuff ;) An important part of any successful branding enterprise is how strong ya merch game is. We kicked things off with a bang (a Unicorn with a penis for a horn anyone?), and are now very excited to launch a new range of Pilerats Merchandise. It's been a long time in the works, and we're frothing to see it on the bodies of people around the world. Nothing makes us happier than seeing other people repping the 'Rats, and by winning this competition you'll be one of the first in the world to be able to do so: The winner's Merch Pack will contain: - 1x Pilerats T-Shirt - 1x Pilerats To

Two of Australia's bright young things make for some sweet, sweet sounds.. Brisbane producer JOY has had a bloody bonza 2014, releasing some killer original tunes, absolutely slaying Peking Duk's Like A Version, recording THIS beautiful live recording, and just this week being named as part of inthemix's 21 Locals set to own 2015. We've been all about her since we first came across her, so when the opportunity came up to premiere this dope remix of Stone from another emerging producer in Zuri Akoko we of course jumped at the chance. Akoko's productions combine a dreamy blend of atmospheric pads and vocals, often taking turns into glitchy trip hop and downtempo, experimental beats. For proof check out her own original tune We Can from earlier this year, and of course this excellent re-do of Stone. The production is gentle, yet punchy, with a breakdown that effortlessly pulls the rug out from under your feet, and already has us digging through Akoko's back catalogue for more gold. It's e

A couple of sweet selections from the Noap Studio Summer 14/15 Collection.. We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. But there's a limit to how much we can suck up to people for free stuff ;) The legends at WA-based menswear label Noap Studio have been behind the Rats since day dot, chucking ads in the earliest issues of the magazine (RIP), and generally lording since then. Check out an interview we did with them earlier this year HERE, along with a supremely rad exhibition they held HERE. If you're gonna sell clothes with imagery, NOAP Studio are a good example of doing it right - their Lookbooks are always on-point; awesomely shot so it's not just like you're being sold stuff, but just looking at some epic photos. Here's the press pitch for the Lookbook you're about t

Watch platinum hitmaker Timbaland and teen rapper Tink's new video.. Take a look at anyone's 'biggest predictions of 2015' list and young (like young - 19) year old Chicago rapper Tink is a given. With a professional, emotional and aesthetic maturity way beyond her years, she's already got four incredible, self-made mixtapes under her belt, although has yet to release a studio album - with any luck, she'll make her studio album debut with Timbaland, one of the rap/pop game's biggest producers (Brandy, Drake, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake etc), who not too long ago signed Tink to his Epic imprint Mosley Music Group. "Being in the studio with Timbaland, it makes me just want to be better," Tink said in an interview with Noisey. "When you're in the studio with Timbaland, you really bring your A game."  Up until now, Timbaland's been teasing us fans with snippets on his Instagram of himself and Tink in the studio, and clips of him listening to new Tink material in his car, but recently

Housemaster Motez drops a new edit and announces a massive world tour.. A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of watching one of the smoothest cats in Australian electronic music, Motez, throw down a v-large B2B set with Howard from Disclosure at the World Bar as part of Sweat It Out's showcase night during EMC Play. Sometimes B2B sets feel like each person is just trying to one up the other, but this one just felt like two dudes with a massive collection of quality tunes having a very very good time spinning them together. It was part of a huge year for Motez, whose been releasing some killer originals, getting named Stoney Roads' inaugural Producer Of The Year, and just had a recent stint in the US. Today he's announced (via the Stoney lads) that he's headed back overseas after a few Aussie dates (including our own Wonderland this weekend), and dropped a tasty little edit of Teki Latex's Zodiac: UPCOMING AUS' SHOWS: Dec 19 - Factory, SUNSHINE COAST, QLD Dec 20 - Wonderland, PERTH

Emotional thug Kevin Gates finishes 2014 strong with the Luca Brasi 2 Mixtape.. Louisiana rapper Kevin Gates and 2014 XXL Mag Freshmen Class member Kevin Gates is hard at work on his album for Atlantic Records right now, but in the meantime he's not leaving us hanging, finishing up 2014 strong with the delivery of his Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Luca Brasi 2, hosted by DJ Drama. It's the follow up to his 2013 breakthrough mixtape The Luca Brasi Story, and his most recent release since By Any Means, which came out earlier this year (he also jumped on a track with Rustie not too long ago). He’s joined on the tape by Atlanta's Rich Homie Quan (Word Around Town), R&B upstart August Alsina (I Don’t Get Tired #IDGT), B.O.B. (Talk on Phones), Red on Da Track for Perfect Imperfection and John Gotti (which also made it onto the tracklist for By Any Means), Rico Love, Bobby Johnson, B.O.B. and Bobbie Black. "Kevin Gates, I'm everybody's sworn favourite": for those new to Gates, his appeal lies mostl

We want you to go to Southbound 2015, and we've got 2x Happy Camper double passes to make it happen.. We're feeling a bit, um, "Christmassy" so we've taken it upon ourselves to launch the inaugural Pilerats' 10 Days Of X-Mas - a different giveaway will be up for grabs each day leading up to December 25.Yes, we're aware it's supposed to be 12 Days of Christmas. But there's a limit to how much we can suck up to people for free stuff ;) January 3 & 4 of 2015 will see Western Australia's raddest camping festival once again have the hordes heading south for the summer and Southbound Festival. It features one of their biggest lineups to date (Alison Wonderland, Alt-J, Asgeir, Bluejuice, Glass Animals, George Ezra, Jagwar Ma, Jamie xx, Joey Bada$$, Julian Casablancas & The Voidz, The Kite String Tangle, Milky Chance, Movement, The Presets, Empire Of The Sun, Safia, Run The Jewels & HEAPS MORE), along with a Coconut Club lineup that we've already gone bananas OVER. Check the timetable down the

Meet the NZ-based producer forging his own path at 17 years of age - Gasp.. A few weeks back we decided to set up our own Pilerats.com Soundcloud to give us free reign to post all the rad new music we discover through the Pilerats website, and avoid any confusion with our own Pilerats Records releases. It also gives us the opportunity to host some guest mixes moving forward, kicking off with this one from 17-year-old New Zealand-based producer Eden Burns AKA Gasp. Having already had guest mixes with the likes of THUMP and Red Bull Studios Auckland, Gasp's keen interest in the house genre bucks the trend of New Zealand's love affair with drum'n'bass in the past. Take a listen below, and check the brief chat we had with the young gun after that: Hey Eden, thanks for answering a few questions and sending us the mix! First up, you’re only 17, but you’ve been making music in bands and on your own for some time now, what first prompted the shift from bands into production? The band I was

Jam City remixes Kindness' Who Do You Love, and offers a newbie of his own, Crisis.. Night Slugs' producer Jam City has given Kindness and Robyn's track Who Do You Love, of Kindness' Otherness album, a moody, metallic remix for a forthcoming remix EP of the track. Jam City was in the studio with Kindness when he started working on the original sample for Who Do You Love, and helped Kindness with a few tips, so his inclusion in the remix EP was a natural step: "I had no idea what Jam City would come up with, but I'm honored he's re-worked Who Do You Love into something so Jam City-ish!," Kindness told FADER. The remix EP is out early January and will also feature remixes from Joakim and Jeremy Sylvester. Stream Jam City's remix of Who Do You Love HERE. London producer Jam City's behind some of our favourite tracks, he provided the production for Kelela's Keep It Cool, of her incredible CUT 4 ME mixtape from last year, and also collaborated with Oakland rap duo Main Attrakionz for a trac