Last week Allston Pudding organized 130 Massachusetts bands for a massive compilation to benefit Boston’s One Fund, which is aiding victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. While that effort is gaining national and international recognition, another collection of music is gaining traction out of our town: Beantown Bogiedown’s Always My City, which compiles 33 artists from across the New England dance music spectrum.
There’s really a lot to digest here, and a true spectrum of EDM sounds, from the “My Boo”-sampling Chadley (“Gimme A Call”) to the drum-n-bass of Prism (“Voices Of Life”) to an old personal fave of mine in M.O.O.N. (“Follow Me”), who goes a bit smoother here than the usual stormy techno Stephen Gilarde is becoming known for.
I’ll be honest, I don’t know too many of the artists here, but among the stuff I’m hearing for the first time, I really love Ian Stone’s mechanical electro-house track “Get Stoned” (I really miss this sound, which was everywhere a few years ago) and the dubstep vibes of Noya’s “As A Whole.”
But hey, that’s the point of compilations, right? To hear something previously not on your radar.
That it’s all for a good cause — all proceeds go to the One Fund Boston — makes it sound even better. Like the Allston Pudding comp, it’s yours for just $1 (or more). Full track list after the Bandcamp jump.
Always My City (Boston Marathon Relief Compilation) by Beantown Boogiedown
1. Chadley – Gimme A Call
2. Bass Glutton – Booty Pie
3. Class Action – Weekend (Casual Encounters Edit)
4. Dbow – There’s A Feeling
5. Wattie Green – Testify
6. Nick Jagger – That’s What’s Up
7. Sameer NYC – EverBody Was Frequin
8. Dusty Digital – Anticipation
9. Cata6 – Long Way Home
10. Pat Fontes – 2 Step Eddie
11. Eric Rigo – Requiem
12. Kerry Leva – The Way Out is Through
13. Harlock – Beyond Me
14. M.O.O.N – Follow Me
15. Prism – Voices of Life
16. AxH – Untitled
17. Audio Funktion – Funk Destroyer
18. Harlock – Fire Everything
19. Ian Stone – Get Stoned
20. Noya – As A Whole
21. Colin Domigan – The Artist Formerly Known As Dole
22. Bass Glutton – Cold Fresh
23. Cougar Bait – Jasmine’s Carpet
24. Noremac – Boss Town
25. Mindstream – Space Dusted
26. Cirrus – The Fold
27. EHT – Sunrise
28. Fuzzy Fotch – Your Mom (Instrumental)
29. eelko – Brain Dance
30. n0ms – Grind
31. Darko – Buttons
32. JSTJR – Make it Drop
33. Wheez-ie – Holup
