Dancehall has escaped the Jamaican soundsystems and is now a global form, disintegrating and splintering into new and exciting micro-genres.
Take Moombahton: invented by American producer Dave Nada, it essentially slows down Dutch House and introduces a few rhythmic kicks borrowed from Dancehall and its Central American cousin Reggaeton.
WESC recently persuaded fast rising London DJ Sarah Young to craft a mix exposing the scene. Escaping the world of fashion to focus on her first love, Sarah Young is a Nasty FM resident and has built her sound around Moombahton and the fragmentations of Dancehall.
Building a mix for WESC, Sarah Young threw in elements of UK bass, Kuduro, deep House and more. Previously given a limited release, ClashMusic are pleased to be able to host the mix in full for the first time.
Stream the mix now… The tracklisting can be found below, while a short feature on Sarah Young sits after the jump.
Tracklisting:
Green Money “Into you” Feat Roses Gabor (Sarah Young Moombahton Remix)
Booty Shakers “Hands high” (Moombahton Rmx By Famous Eno)
“You Don’t Like Me” (Sabbo Remix)
Diplo & Lil John “Que Que!” Feat Maluca – Dillon Francis & Diplo, 10K Favour Sound Check Remix.
Kovary “Until Dawn”
“Baile De Los Pobres” (Dave Nada Moombahton Edit)
Boyfriend “Vodka House”
“Coolie Fruit Ft Gnucci Banana” Schlachthoufbronx)
“Rubbin They Tits” 16bit Master
“Ta Violenton” Jay Fay Remix
“Run The World” Haroun Hickman Moombahton Bootleg
Badman Forward, Badman Pullup” Chong X Remix
Kid Shake And Sister Pop – Sabo
Relojes – Mendez Vs Cold Play
La Doom ‘One Minute Moombah”
Hangover (Bababa) Ckrono’s Rui Costa Style Moombahton Edit – Baraka Som Sistema
Babysteps & 2deep – Fresh Crew (Original Mix)
“First Of The Year” loud Flavour’s Moombahcore Remix
Lloyd “Get It Shawty (BabySteps Moombahton Edit)
Unthinkable (Cabo Blanco Luvbootleg)
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Playing her first show at the age of just 17, Sarah Young has enjoyed a meteoric rise. Discarding a fashion career to focus on music, the Moombahton queen is one of the few female voices in the UK pushing global bass styles.
“When I was 18 and first starting out DJing I played grime and hiphop” she explains, “but for the bigger club bookings I used to experiment with sounds like reggae, reggaeton and the bigger Dutch house bass stuff – this seems to hype the crowd up whilst maintaining my love of the “off beat”. I guess the first time I came across Moombahton or learnt the name for it was when I was bored looking on tropical music blogs. I learnt it was a combination of Dutch house and reggaeton, and I was like “oh snap” I immediately went on Soundcloud and tried to research it as much as possible”.
Part of a growing movement within UK bass music, Sarah Young’s sets are peppered with productions which criss-cross the globe. “More and more uk bass producers are finding out about the global bass scene (which is so varied) every genre especially postcode or area specific sound needs to progress and genres coming together to create hybrids is the answer to musical development” she insists. “Producers such as Hard House Banton, he just brought out an EP on Green Money Recordings, a track like ” El General” has such a Latin off beat global bass style sound. I hollered him on Twitter saying he should make a moombahton remix and he said never really heard of the genre but said he was well up for it. So it’s about these kind of producers being open and brave when it comes to new genres.”
Often sidelined, Britain’s Dancehall scene has reached renewed prominence of late. Reflecting on this, Sarah Young name-checks a few figures who she feels have split the scene open. “Think of Toddla T, Smutlee, David Rodigan all pushing that style of sound” she explains. “Dancehall has a huge international following its a genre that is also a hybrid so caters to a varied taste. If our UK DJs repping that sound get more international gigs and get good press it can and will spread. But I love the UK dancehall scene, it’s tight”.
Featuring plenty of exclusive re-edits and alternate mixes, Sarah Young’s WESC mix is very much a representation of her tastes. Entering production in her own right, the DJ is lining up her debut EP for a Spring release. With more material set to drop in 2012, Sarah Young could finally take her international sound onto an international level.
