Shoot Sucka: Thank you Dave Nada

So I'm sitting in my sister's apartment in Manhattan right now, wishing it weren't cold and rainy, but I figure that if I'm forced to stay inside I might as well use the time to share some good tunes, right? A few weeks ago I stumbled across a post over at Scatterblog (check it out here for an awesome mix and a bunch of free downloads) about a brand new genre called moombahton that Dave Nada invented on the fly at a high school party (read about it over at Fader). The formula for moombahton is pretty simple: take Dutch house, pitch it down to about 110 bpm, and layer Latin samples over it. When it's done right, it's the perfect sound for a sweaty, late-night summer party. The slowed-down bleeps and squelchy synth lines hypnotize you, while the chugging Latin grooves free you from the rigid dancing demanded by a lot of four-on-the-floor house music. Dave Nada has produced the best moombahton tracks I've heard so far, but a few other artists (most notably some of the Scatterblog crew) have hopped on board and are pumping out some great edits and original productions. So here are a few of my favorite tracks from this genre that I'm hoping to hear more of this summer, play them loud and enjoy!