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CONRANK RELEASE NEWS & DJ MIX

Conrank is back after a short hiatus with a number of releases coming on a variety of labels over the coming months.
First up is his remix of Jordan & Santero’s ‘Charlie Messed Up’ (released 14th October 2011 on Top Billin Records) and will be followed shortly with an EP on Simma as well as releases on his own Rankadank Records label.

Peep the preview here:

Conrank managed to find the time to record this new mix, hosted on the mighty Mixcloud.com before heading off to Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur this weekend on his headline tour with Antidote across China and South East Asia.

Conrank’s Next Step

Its finally here!  The long awaited release of Conrank’s highly anticipated ‘Next Step’ EP on Suicide Dub is available now and it totally FREE!
After 24 hours the release has had over 1000 plays on 500 downloads and the push through blog sites has not even begun.  You can join the growing list of proud owners of this EP by downloading from the Suicide Dub soundcloud page, or directly from the link below.

The 4 track EP includes collaborations with London based MC Inja on the track ‘Hush’ and ‘Time To Go’ sees Conrank working once again with Pleasureland (who also collaborated on his State Of Play EP released on his own label Rankadank Records).  ‘Weakness’ and ‘Love Me’ complete the EP to cover all areas of the drumstep spectrum.

Stagga & Conrank Remix Atomic Bass

Y4K have recruited TWO Faze 2 artists for the latest remix package of Rhythm Sections classic track ‘Atomic Rhythm’.  Conrank and Stagga go head to head on the A-side of this vinyl release which comes out on 18th July 2011, with Ellis D & Twister’s remix joining the original version of the track on the flip.

Conrank and Stagga will be joining forces again for a collaboration on some original material when Stagga hits Shanghai on his forthcoming tour of Asia so watch this space for news of that.  In the meantime enjoy the Atomic Bass remixes and be sure to grab yourself a copy from the Y4K store on 18th July.

Atomic Bass – Conrank Remix

Atomic Bass – Stagga Remix

Conrank OH God out May 28th on Rankadank Records

Conrank follows up his recent re-edits with a new release on his Rankadank Records label in the form of ‘Oh God’ released 28th May.
With his Suicide Dub EP finally about to see a release and ongoing collaborations with Figure soon to see the light of day, Conrank continues to build on his ever-growing reputation in the drumstep scene.

Check the preview of ‘Oh God’ here:

Conrank – P Money Drumstep Remix

Following the massive reaction to Conranks last remix of Snow Patrol’s “Set The Fire To The 3rd Bar” he’s returned to a more typical source of inspiration for his latest remix.  This time putting his own take on P Money’s ‘Turn it Up feat. Tyna’ and the reactions have been good again.

Conrank’s EP on Suicide Dub is expected to come out any day now, and he’s just had another track signed to Will Bailey’s Simma label.  As well as his solo work, he’s currently working on a collaboration with Figure.  As soon as we can, we’ll be posting links to listen to those tracks as soon as we can of course, but in the meantime, get down to the sound of Conrank messing with P Money at the link below – you can of course download it to play yourself!

Conrank’s Snow Patrol Remix

Conrank wasn’t back at his studio long before he got all productive.  Inspired by his time on the road and heeding some good advice, Conrank got right back in the studio and put together this rather beautiful drumstep reworking of a rather beautiful original track.

Snow Patrol & Martha Wainwright’s ‘Set the Fire to the 3rd Bar’ is not the most obvious choice for a remix, but Conrank has done good things with this.  Keeping the original vibe of the tune strong throughout, Conrank adds and edits to the song in subtle layers which enhance the track giving it a harder edge.

This isn’t so much for the dancefloor, but it’s a fine remix all the same and we like it.  And you can have it for free… happy days.
Conrank return to European shores for a brief trip in April with limited dates available.  In the meantime enjoy this…

Conrank Releases & Mixes

February has been a busy month for Conrank.  It kicked off when he joined the likes of Blu Mar Ten, Tunnidge and Kode9 invited to produce a KongKast podcast.
Another strong release on his Rankadank label, including his own remix of Koya’s ‘Save Me’ (released 17th Feb) plus a successful UK tour which saw him playing alongside Reso, Sigma and Need For Mirrors, have enhanced further his position as one of the leading players in the drumstep scene.

With the release of his ‘Next Step’ EP scheduled for release around April 2011 on Suicide Dub, Conrank is heading back to his Shanghai studio and for more gigs throughout Asia, before returning to Europe from 15th April – 8th May 2011 for DJ shows to support the release of the EP.

With all this on his plate he still managed to find time to put together this awesome DJ mix showcasing some of the tracks from the Next Step EP alongside some unreleased material and a selection of the tracks that have been featuring in his club sets recently.

Check out his remix of Koya’s ‘Save Me’ here:

Enjoy the latest Conrank mix here (full tracklist after the jump)

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Conrank’s Next Step

With confirmation today of a March release date for his Suicide Dub EP and news of a remix version of the EP planned for the same label, Conrank is packing his bags for a gig in Hong Kong, before heading to the UK for a run of gigs.

His remix of the Reset’s ‘If We Try‘ saw a lot of love on blogs and on dancefloors and current reworking of the classic P Money track ‘Turn it Up’  is following in the same trend already.  Keep an eye on the blogs and of course his website itsconrank.com for news on this track hitting the blogs as well.

His label Rankadank records releases its next single on 17th February including a remix of Koya’s ‘Save Me’.

Watch this space to keep up with the next step, in the meantime check out some tunes.

Blu Mar Ten mega-video upload

Blu Mar Ten fuel the fire of anticipation for the release of their ‘Natural History: Revision’ album (out Monday 29th November 2010) with an almighty upload of video previews of the new remixes from the album.  That’s 19 videos in total including; 3 competition winner remixes, 3 new Blu Mar Ten remixes and 13, yes THIRTEEN,  runner up remixes!  That’s pure dedication right there.

In addition to this, the 13 runner up remixes will be available for free download from the Blu Mar Ten website on release day (that’s Monday 29th November 2010 if you’ve forgotten in all the ezcitement).

The video above is Blu Mar Ten’s Bounce Remix of ‘Above Words’.  We chose this cos we like to give you something a little unexpected.
The video below is new Faze 2 signing Conrank and will be available as part of the free download package on Monday 29th November.
Transport yourself over to the Blu Mar Ten site by clicking the link here and enjoy all 19 videos.  There are some awesome remixes and some interesting twists on the originals.  We really like the Nomad remix for this, but there is something there for everyone.

Conrank Releases 2 in 2 weeks

He might have a dodgy tash but you can’t fault his music – hell no!  Conrank has been busy in his Shanghai studio, working on a slew of releases for his own Rankadank label and for the highly respected Suicide Dub.
By the time we get to the end of this month (November 2010 for those of you on retrospective trawl through our blog) Conrank will have released his the ‘Hao Ting EP’ and his first single for High Rankin’s ‘Suicide Dub’.

The ‘Hao Ting EP’ is available now from a number of sites – a 7 track E.P which is 100% free to download. Each producer from the Rankadank label has provided an original, remix or bootleg track that they feel represents their music. It is a good starting place for anyone new to the sounds of Rankadank and of course includes a good dose of Conrank in the form of a remix and his latest offering ‘It Aint So Far’ feat. Nas.  Download it from any of the following:  Kmag / Waakao / Juice Online / The Wicked Bass / Rankadank – did we say its totally FREE?

The release date for ‘This is Suicide Dub Vol. 2′ is 28th November 2010.  Alongside Conrank’s ‘Had Enough’ you’ll find tracks from artists including Hostage, Temper D, RacknRuin, High Rankin and many more!

Listen to ‘It Aint So Far’ by Conrank (feat. Nas) below, before grabbing your free copy of the (free) Hao Ting EP