New breaks project from Kid Kenobi, Australia’s longest-standing and most successful dance music export. Combining classic rave and breakbeat nostalgia with contemporary influences, Origi- nal Rude Boy is in many ways returning to source as well as offering something fresh within the current dance music scene.

Here we see him team up with established super-producer, DJ and MC, Mailer Daemon, (Heralded as Australia’s very own answer to Kanye West) … it’s gonna get nasty!

Its Monday and what better way to kick things off than a new release on BPM, Tech House with bite from ImageMK plus remixes from Mood Theory & Mykee Phunkee, the command is to ‘Go’ and from what we’re hearing, this must be a command to go jack like Jacqueline!!!!!

Available via the iTunes store.

Image MK- Go [BPM]

We had a quick chat with DnB, Hip Hop and Future Jungle Producer Darkhalf about his music career and forthcoming release on Boomsha Recordings

Just to kick things off, tell our readers a bit about the man known as Darkhalf.

Well I’m a 42 year old Hip Hop/ Future Junglist who’s had a dabble at DnB but got quite bored with it and started to produce Hip Hop, which was how I started out in production in the early 90’s. I’ve been involved in many releases and collabs and have more on the way in the future. I try and keep that original flavour with a dabble of future sounds..

How long have you been making beats and what was the initial inspiration to start?

I’ve been making beats since 1991. I started out as a rapper as it goes, teaming up with a couple of other heads as the Fictional Characters, that was when I first entered a serious studio and then I knew it was about making the music instead. I was already djing and had a musical past on 2 instruments, it just seemed natural..

You’ve run labels, produced Hip Hop, DnB and 140/Future Jungle, remixed and produced for labels like Stay On Target and now have a forthcoming EP due out on Boomsha Recordings, how did you get to hear of the label and come to make a release for them?

I first heard of them via Bay B Kane a few years ago now, locked onto some radio shows and got to know people who follow the label.. I was asked last year if I would write an E.P for the label and tbh it’s how I work.. On demand, and so the Forge E.P was put together..

Its very clear when listening to tracks like ‘Forged’ and ‘Your Mind’ that careful attention to detail has gone into this EP, the breaks are tight and on point and have a live feel to them, how do you make this crisp sound and what influences were you taking in?

I spend so much time mixing down the beats, I put more time into them than say compression, which I try not to use as much as too much of it can ruin a good track.. Eqing is a must too and I keep a close eye on the frequencies.. When it comes to filtering, I like to do that realtime on the fly and work with it that way..

Tell us a few of your favourite 140/Future Jungle tracks

This is probably the part that I hate to answer back too because I’m not really a follower of anyone in particular, I don’t like to be online too much and I’m so busy nowadays, it’s hard to find time to sit back and fully appreciate anyone’s music.. I can’t really say I have a favourite track in this case… I’m also working with Hip Hop a lot atm and my head’s been in that.

And finally, any last words? Any big ups, shout outs before we wrap things up?

Yeah can do, can I shout out to Robin (Grimey Rob) @Stay On Target, Bay B Kane for the inspiration, Big shout to Spatts and also a good luck with his new LP release.. Big ups to Rapia, Kawz and to everyone reading this, go and buy my E.P

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Darkhalf Interview

If you’re lucky enough to have the golden glow of the Autumn sun beaming down on you today, wrap your ears around this mix, the latest in the ‘ Late Night Workshop ‘ series from, All Good Funk Alliance. It’s yet another masterclass in how to assemble a tracklist of music that’s so cool it must have been flown in from the Antarctic! The tunes may be cool but the warmth created is just next level. The perfect compilation of Sunday sounds.

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Tracklist :

1. Petit Biscuit “Sunset Lover”
2. Rumtum “Ritz Bitz”
3. Flamingosis “Eternal Groove”
4. Kaligraph E “Mangrove”
5. Prior Grief ?
6. Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club “Love Spin” (Volta Cab Remix)
7. Buggin’ Out “Wreck”
8. Basement Love “As Above”
9. Shy Wove “Want You”
10. Mike Bubbles “Groovin 4 th Sistaz”
11. LANDR “Selfish”
12. Pete Rock “Back on the Block” (Dub)
13. Pyxis “Long Time Comin'”
14. Vanilla “Swept Away”
15. Vanilla “Sunshine”
16. Flamingosis “A Beautiful Soul (Feat. BeRod)
17. Jill Scott “Honey Molasses”
18. J Dilla “Only One Can Win” (? remix wish I knew)
19. Palinoia “Cherokee”
20. Night Tempo “Two of Us”
21. Without “Sum1 Else”

Not only does Reload have three massive remixes of their ‘Flowers’ track out this Monday but they have also put this smasher of a tech house track up for free, referencing one of the homes of house music, just check out that vox, banger!!!

Download: http://hypeddit.com/index.php?fan_gate=1WACpIsVDuGg0UC8lAPg

Reload- Paradise Garage

Music Rascals add the supremely talented United States Beats Squad to their growing roster of NuSkool rave legends, Speaker Freak is the bassier more breaks leaning of the two tracks and ‘Shelter Me’ is USBS at their very best, continuing with their propensity to produce all out euphoric piano anthems that send shivers down your spine.

Buy: https://pro.beatport.com/release/speaker-freak/1623800

UNITED STATES BEAT SQUAD- SPEAKER FREAK EP [MUSIC RASCALS]

Every so often, a track comes along and blows your socks off as does this track by Blinkie, a track that has those perfect sing along vocals that make a great crossover dance track and the winning formula of a timeless house organ/piano combo. That with some incredible remixes to suit all tastes tops it off nicely and voila!!! A track that’s going to cane the clubs and the charts and so it should!!!!

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Spotify: po.st/BlinkieSp

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Blinkie- Don’t Give Up On Love

Who’s for some fresh remixes of that sick track by Uzul on Future Follower Recs known as ‘Subway’? Digital Pilgrimz, MAW, Sqz Me & Strong4Life to supply enough bass to satiate the biggest of bassy appetites, wining stuff from the winning imprint once again

Buy: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/subwayz-remixes-ep/id1052276577

Uzul- Subwayz (remixes) [Future Follower]

As always with a prestige label like Eton Messy, Limits ‘Fading Away’ is a symphony of synths joining the dots between Tech, Prog and Deep House beautifully, a track to sit back and soak in or get lost in a smoke filled room with like minded clubbers, get on it!!!

Buy: https://pro.beatport.com/release/fading-away/1612362

Limits- Fading Away

DFT gets bigger and better with each release, that’s a fact, this new ADE sampler is loaded with the kind of Tech House the real aficionados need, so you know about Madtech and other prestigious labels in this field but now via this superb collection you SHOULD know about DFT!!!

Buy: https://pro.beatport.com/release/ade-2015-sampler/1633232

VA- ADE SAMPLER 2015 [DOLPHIN FRIENDLY TUNAGE]