Wanted to share some of the other popular Jerkin’ trax that are representing the genre right now, on the heels of dropping the Jam Master A Electro-House remix of New Boyz “Turnt” Remix
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ASU Str33t F!ght3rs
Jerks in AZ! I found these guys on Myspace They have some dope moves.
… and on that note, expect some 8 and 18 measure instrumental and drum loop outtakes soon, for use in digital DJ software or as sampler food.
New Boyz – “Turnt” (Jam Master A – Jerkin’ House mix) – Listen Now (128k)
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Track Background
Jerkin’ is the new style of rap out of SoCal, Jay-Z famously dissed it because the Jerks wear skinny jeans. Fuck Jay-Z, this style of rap is fresh. So fresh – it deserved a bangin’ bootleg electro-house remix. If Jay-Z is lucky, maybe I’ll remix one of his tracks.
Read more about Jerkin on Wikipedia. There are a couple interesting article links at the bottom of the Wikipedia page.
Hear the original version of New Boyz “Turnt” via YouTube:
Production Notes
Yes, I made my own acapella. There was none available. Its a mix of multi-band EQ and sidechained compression, as well as out and out channel muting.
I will be releasing some drum loops, sound outtakes, and minimal instrumental sections/dub versions for DJ use. I might release my homebrew acapella later.
The song was done in Ableton Live 8 Studio edition, my favorite music software. Mastering was in both Ableton and Audacity, which is a cool open source audio editor.
Screenshot of Ableton Live – click the link for full-size
