Just in time for Memorial Day is this week’s goldmine: Houston DJ Dave Wrangler transforms indie hits till their dancefloor proper. It’s like when everyone leaves school for summer vacation, and then they come back the next year and the old captain of the debate team is all into Slayer and body modification.
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First up is Houston DJ (and SubEx fav) Dave Wrangler whom we hope will soon make his way up from the armpit of Texas to do a few sets in D town. Sure we've heard countless remixes/mashups involving Dead Prez's "Hip Hop," but this mashup (with Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah) is the first we can think of that pushes the tempo and makes us feel a little nervous.
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Mr Wrangler has touch when it comes to mash ups. Finding the right way to pull these to together is an sign of true skill. Its like they were meant to be.
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Genres hardly exist for Dave Wrangler, Houston, Texas man who seems to cranking out mashups, remixes, and blends like the rest of us do lunch and dinner. In fact, It looks like he's only been making musical offerings to the masses since the beginning of 2008, so his
plethora of tunes is all the more impressive. As stated, Wrangler likes to bend genres -
although Indie Rock, Hip Hop and Electronica take center stage. For download here you'll find him mashing Notorious B.I.G. with Ghostland Observatory, resulting in Biggie spitting over
beats beyond his time.
For all these reasons and more, I am thrilled to present a delicious cut of the original, the Dave Wrangler remix. If you thought the original was good, check this bad boy out–there’s even sound bytes at the beginning!
Dammit this guy is good. Normally we don’t post about this kind of music, but this guy just needs to get props. I haven’t been this excited about mashups in quite a while. In fact, for the most part I probably haven’t heard mashups that sound so clean since Brush Your Bittersweet Shoulders Off – the mash that rules them all.
I know I declared Houston’s Dave Wrangler a robot last month, but now I’m beginning to think he’s some sort of super powered alien. He just puts out remix after mash up after remix.
Dave Wrangler used to boost up the frequency of our blog with his latest remixes, rightly. Today we’re very confident, that the cracker he pitched and shipped this time will kick the guts out of the bodies. While Dave Wrangler already had an original mix of this Amanda Blank track on his yearned upcoming remix album Under the Influence, Dave thought he’d take a stab at using one of the YACHT tracks. Good choice!
Dave Wrangler ushers in this majorly hot NYC morning with another preview track from his upcoming release, Under the Influence. Take one part underground hip-hop legends and one part indie dancerock gurus, and you've got a tight piece of work befit of gangsters wearing skinny jeans and thin boys rocking big bling. Wrangler grabs hold of the lazily swagger-filled Dead Prez track, Hip-Hop, and amps up the speed by wisely allowing Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's Satan Said Dance to share space on this mash as well. Also, if you're in Houston, Wrangler has just started a new residency at Hotel Zaza each Saturday night in the Monarch Lounge. Lucky Texans.
Dave Wrangler will dabble in any and all genres and his style of performance and production reflect his chaotic focus. He blends elements of hip-hop, electronica, indie, rock and dance into a seamless mix of high-energy madness! Ok, so that just described like every DJ right now...but as one of the busiest and most versatile DJ's in Houston, he is becoming one of the most acclaimed new producers/remixers in the bloghouse (thanks for the description HR!).
Dave's tracks, remixes and sets have been featured with the likes of underground and mainstream powerhouses: Soulwax, Diplo, Justice, Peaches, Portishead, MIA and Santogold just about everywhere. This time Mr. Wrangler has decided to tackle the Beasties and Kanye West/Twista. Two different tracks two different approaches. If the Beastie Boys track would have been released in 98 it would have had Big Beat Anthem stamped all over it...a post-classic if there ever was one. Meanwhile, the Kanye/Twista track pumps up the energy level like 100 times and lets Underworld run all over the thing. It's yet another post 90's anthem.
With a million and 1 dj’s out there today, it’s hard to find the good ones — it’s like finding a needle in a haystack. Fortunately for us, we have minions scouring the internet every second looking for the good ones and we were lucky to encounter the houston based remixer, producer, DJ Dave Wrangler. Never short of new mixes and innovative remixes, Dave is indeed the life of the party, only if you are lucky enough to get a copy. Lucky for you, we have a link, courtesy of the man himself, DJ Dave Wrangler. His first mix we are presenting is Life of the Party 2008 featuring a huge assortment of dance, house, rock, electro, and fitting any genre you can fit on a mix, like clowns in a car, but comfortably.
2009 Houston Press Best DJ Nominee Dave Wrangler (yeah I know, long intro name) is every bit worthy of being a best DJ nominee. I don't know who he lost to (care to share, Dave?) I'm surprised he didn't win because he consistently reforges good songs into great jams. Get a load of this particular remix in particular and keep the ears out for more tunes as Dave sends them
my way.
Remixes and mashups fall into the same genre of music; like brother and sister. Remixes consist of songs that have parts pulled away and/or added on by another musician, whereas mashups consist of combining two separate songs to make one cohesive unit. Dave Wrangler is one of the latest in making mashups and remixes and he has put together three stunning tracks that use Ghostland Observatory as the base.
More dopeness from the man like Dave...He just keeps on popping the inbox full of treats. Catch Dave Wrangler near you soon!
Since we just got a remix of it from the likely-to-be-mistaken-for-a-bro Dave Wrangler which just so happens to be sufficiently synthy and laid-back (like Animal Collective themselves) for our tastes, we figured it'd be good to share.
Dave Wrangler dropped us a line with some new tracks and a link up to a fresh new mix:
Check me out next Byte FM Radio in Germany for an exclusive Dave Wrangler DJ Mix. If you’ve heard my “Life of the Party 2008″ DJ Mix (which Rolling Stone called “this week’s goldmine ” upon release,) then you know to expect an assortment of indie anthems, hip-hop classics, throwback mash-ups, and club bangers! This particular mix is aimed more at showcasing the remixes, mash-ups, and original material that I’ve cranked out over the past few months…
2 tracks from the mix: Jay Z vs. Foals – Girls Girls (Dave Wrangler Balloons Remix) (Divshare)
Eric B. & Rakim vs. Radiohead – I Got Soul (Dave Wrangler National Anthem Remix) (Divshare)
Dave Wrangler remix of the classic 'Staring at the Sun' track by TV On The Radio. Yet another quality piece of work by someone who is fast becoming a blogger's favorite in 2009. Staring At The Sun (Dave Wrangler's Conscience Clear Remix) - TV On The Radio / YSI Buy It At Record Store! Buy It At Insound!
Mr. Wrangler sent over this PB&JÂ mashup/remix and here we are. A lot of people dug that new Peter, Bjorn & John track that Kanye West leaked a few days ago (“Nothing To Worry About”), and now good ole Dave Wrangler has done an exquisite job of mashing and mixing it up with none other than B.I.G. I’m not a fan of Mr. Biggie, but this somehow works just fine. More than fine, even. But the new PB&J remix has nothing on his fantastic Animal Collective remix. “My Girls,” as I’ve said before, is my favorite track off Merriweather Post Pavilion, and I’m glad the remixes I’ve heard so far are doing it justice.
Dave Wrangler who has been a remixing factory of late just sent over his new remix of the song, which is good because I had already listened to the original a good 50 times. The remix itself just adds a straightforward club beat to the track, but its still worth the listen.
To celebrate the dropping of his remix/mashup-album Under the Influence next month with
tracks from Biggie, Kanye West, YACHT, Ciara, N.A.S.A. and more Dave Wrangler suprises the sphere with a brandnew mashup of N.A.S.A. vs YACHT. Accompanying the album, will be a
variety of original videos to look for on Youtube- such as this mix of Money by N.A.S.A. We definitely stay tuned!
Dave Wrangler, the bro-looking awesome remixer from Houston just sent us over a new remix and a message about his status in putting the finishing touches on the Heads Up Houston album, which is comprised of Houston artists--both mainstream and underground. Wrangler will be releasing the record February 20 via the www.headsuphouston.com website as a free download. In the meantime, please enjoy this new jam that the dude passed along to us.
Continuing the theme from yesterday of mixing hip hop with robotic beats, Dave Wrangler has sent in hist latest remix featuring Biggie's Nasty Girl blended with an instrumental from electro funk group Ghostland Observatory's Heavy Heart. Purists may cringe at the idea of combining the two, but it ends up sounding like something the Neptunes might have put together for the Clipse circa 2001. Peep: Biggie vs. Ghostland Observatory - Nasty Girl (Dave Wrangler remix)
Dave Wrangler, the man behind some rocking remixes of Animal Collective, Jay-Z, Foals and more, brings The Mix Tape a first post on this new mash up. Originally Wrangler was meant to hit us up for our 1st birthday celebration yesterday, but no matter, this still sounds pretty magic to us...Scream (Dave Wrangler Remix) - Michael Jackson Vs. Ghostland Observatory / YSI
A few smash hits for you. The first is a new Dave Wrangler remix of Overnight Celebrity by Kanye West and Twista. You will most likely recognize the music. Dope drums, almost has a juke feel. Overnight Celebrity (Dave Wrangler Remix) – Twista feat. Kanye West
You definitely need to tune up this Tuesday, January 13th at midnite (5pm in Houston) on Byte FM Radio in Germany for this exclusive Dave Wrangler DJ Mix. This particular mix is aimed more at showcasing the remixes, mash-ups, & original material that he has cranked out over the past few months. Here are some rad blends from the mix: Jay-Z + Dave Wrangler + The Foals:“Girls Girls (Dave Wrangler Coke Balloon Remix)”
"Under the Influence" is a remix album by DJ/Producer Dave Wrangler that features artists such as Amanda Blank, Durrough and Beastie Boys. UTI was released in February of 2010 and is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD.
This EP is comprised of songs from N.A.S.A.'s "Spirit of Apollo" and YACHT's "See Mystery Lights" that are mixed and mashed together by Dave Wrangler. Released in January 2010 as a FREE DOWNLOAD.
"Heads Up Houston" is a full-length remix album featuring mainstream, underground and independent artists based out of Houston, TX. FREE DOWNLOAD
DJ mix for Byte.FM in Berlin/Hamburg, Germany in 2009. The mix featured many exclusive Dave Wrangler remixes and artists such as Gang Gang Dance, Hot Chip, Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Armand Van Helden and more. FREE DOWNLOAD
"Block Party Bootlegs" is a remix album that features all sorts of remixes and mashups of artists such as TV on the Radio, Gillette, Wham!, M.I.A., Grandmaster Flash, 2Pac and more. FREE DOWNLOAD
LOTP was released in May of 2008 to much praise as Rolling Stone calls the mix "a goldmine." LOTP features exclusive Dave Wrangler remixes and artists such as MGMT, M.I.A., TV on the Radio, Santigold, LCD Soundsystem and more. FREE DOWNLOAD
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