I featured these guys on the old blog. Electronic and soulful at the same time. Y’all dig? I definitely do! Check the plug on the track from the this New Zealand group themselves:

“I recorded the verse in three differing styles for this tune before finally getting something that worked. It’s easy for that heavily layered counterpoint vocal style to sound a bit like a musical pinball machine; things popping out at you all over the show – theme park house of horrors style. I think the result is a bit more chilled than that thankfully. Benji B selected it for his top 10 tracks of 2009 which was an honor for us.”




Electric Wire Hustle – “Chaser” [mp3 audio stream]

Hit the jump for the remix plus a couple videos and more background on Electric Wire Hustle.

“Developing their own sound and twist on modern hip hop, psychedelic and soul, New Zealand’s Electric Wire Hustle has forged a fresh sound that challenges genre boundaries and preconceptions. The music of EWH reaches forward while referencing key points of music’s past. Thick drums and percussion layered with synth lines, hints of Fender Rhodes and nylon stringed guitars have your neck snapping while your ear cranes to the evocative vocals of Mara TK.”

Electric Wire Hustle – “Again (Scratch 22 Remix)”



And about Scratch 22 who did the remix:

“I first met 22 at a DMC battle in Auckland, both of us young budding turntablists. He was probably the most musical DJ out of all of us, taking a real composer’s approach to his battle sets, rather than the Muhhamed Ali method of degradation and methodical pummeling. His productions are equally as thought out; incredibly widely-listened, he creates beats ranging from NYC style hip-hop to punk rock and (good) pop songs. What a guy.”