When he’s not working with his sidekick and music making partner, The Mic Smith, JBrown can be found creating little gems of his own like this stunner of a remix of ‘ Sexual Healing ‘ by, Marvin Gaye. He’s lifted the original with a Brazilian makeover (not that kind of Brazilian!). Four to the floor beats with a real Samba flavour. Cool beats from, JBrown, with several more to be found on his Soundcloud page so hop on over!

Links for JBrown :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Bandcamp

It’s been a while but we’re back again with another selection of 10 mixes to aid you throughout your weekend plans, whatever they may be. And what a collection of mixes we have for you this time. The music on offer is simply out of this world! As always we’re going across the board of genres from Funk to Nu Disco, House, Techno, Breaks and Drum n Bass and even some beautiful Downtempo Chillout sounds. Whether you like all ten or just one of these mixes, your weekend will be made that bit sweeter whatever your choice. Providing this bountiful supply of spine tingling, uplifting and in parts, pretty filthy music is Pyperb, Black Girl / White Girl, Leftwing & Kody, Ben Coda, Skeewiff, Fort Knox Five & Qdup, Miss Mants, Stanton Warriors, Dj Randall and SkiiTour. As always, there’s no ranking of favourites here. Each mix is is on par with the next one so try one, try them all, the weekend is here!

We start things as we mean to go with a Nu-Disco mix that reaches in, cuddles your heart and releases that warm glow throughout your whole body as, Pyperb,  treats us to his ‘ Deep Disco Space Mix Vol.5 ‘. This dude definitely has a good ear when it comes to selecting the newest and best Nu-Disco for our ears and he’s gone and done it again. Deep and very delicious Disco music!

Links for Pyperb :

Soundcloud / Facebook

These two super cool ladies have been delighting crowds around the world, not only with their highly intoxicating Deep/ Tech House sets but also with their own crisp production work. If you adore House music, Black Girl / White Girl, have just the mix for you! So, so very good!

Download the mix here.

Links for Black Girl / White Girl :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / YouTube / Twitter

Leftwing & Kody, are another House music based duo that have simply been ripping up the scene, again with their own silky production skills and behind the decks creating great times for ravers on the dance floor. This mix is one of those you will fail to sit still to so press play and get dancing! This mix is brought to us by the online art and music magazine, When We Dip.

Links for Leftwing & Kody :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Beatport / Twitter / Lost Records

Ben Coda, brings us our daily helping of Techno with a mix he’s done for, Proton Radio. This ones a real head turner and a maker of happy faces from the off! Get yourselves connected to this one. Loin shaking, banging beats ahead!

Links for Ben Coda :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Beatport / YouTube / Twitter

This mix from, Skeewiff, that was recorded for the amazing Saturday afternoon treat that is the ‘ Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show ‘, is a few months old now but because of the quality of the Funk, Soul and Jazz on offer, it cannot be ignored! It sees, Skeewiff, delve into the archives of ‘ Library Music ‘. The stuff that gets made over the years by session musicians and is kept away for use for in commercial enterprises on TV and radio. The tracklist of this mix is outstanding, just have a listen! You can catch Craig Charles show every Saturday from 6:00pm (GMT) on BBC 6 Music.

Get the tracklist and the download link here.

Links for Skeewiff :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Hearthis / YouTube / Twitter

For the 10th year in a row, Fort Knox Five, took to the stages of the gorgeous, Shambhala Festival. This year however it was sadly for the first time without their dear friend and musical partner, Jon Horvath. It goes without saying that this set was dedicated to their homie and joining them on stage this year for an epic four-deck set was their good buddy, Qdup. The mix incorporates live mashed up acapellas, fx, original tunes, exclusive mixes and some of their favorite dance floor destroyers. The finest Funk on the planet brought to you by some of the finest funk soul brothers on this planet! Get the tracklist here.

Links for Fort Knox Five :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Bandcamp / Mixcloud / YouTube / Twitter

Links for Qdup :

Soundcloud / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter

One of favourite Breaks ladies, Miss Mants, is here to help get all the Breaks heads fired up and ready for the weekend with a mix she has done for, Clandestine Music. A few new tracks mixed with some old favourites of the scene makes this mix one to play again and again! Get the tracklist here.

Links for Miss Mants :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Beatport / Mixcloud / YouTube / Twitter

We’ve been covering a lot of music from the Stanton Warriors have brought us on their imprint, Punks Music, recently, so now it’s time to bring you some music from the guys themselves. This comes in the form of a new mix for the, UKF Podcast series. You know by how this is gonna go down. Speaker shaking bass showcasing a whole heap of new material. This ones pumpin’!

Get the download link and tracklist here.

Links for Stanton Warriors :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Beatport / YouTube / Twitter

Your Drum and Bass helping comes from one of the pillars of the scene and one of the original members of the, Metalheadz crew, Dj Randall. In celebration of the ‘ Metalheadz Re-Mastered History Mix ‘ series, Randall has dug deep into his knowledge and pulled out a 90 minute mix that is clearly different gravy! First rate action form a bonafide legend of the game!

Links for Randall :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Mixcloud / Twitter

Rounding off all the mayhem that’s been created by the previous mixes is, SkiiTour, with their mix ‘ Chairlift Chillin Vol. 7 ‘. The title may slightly give the game away but this is straight out chilled vibes from these guys. The ultimate winter warmer mix to have saved away for when the wind gets it’s nip on and the sky’s become grey. Heaven neatly wrapped in one hour of pure lushness!

Links for Skiitour :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Beatport / Mixcloud / YouTube / Twitter

So there you have it, another 10 mixes we hope will make your weekend start, maintain and finish in style, Rave safe party people!

Back in 2009, after hugely successful period of producing a string of top draw Breaks tracks, Romanian producer, Mesmer, created his own label, Scarcity Records. The label, eclectic in it’s approach, is heavly based around Breaks but opens it arms to a touch of Tech House, Dubstep and Drum and Bass. There’s not only a massive amount of music to be found on, Scarcity’s, Soundcloud page but the quality of the music you’ll find is seriously good. If you like you music dipped in lush melodies, acidic hooks and thunderous basslines then you’ll find a whole load of the good stuff right HERE!

The track posted for this weeks, Throwback Thursday, is a re-rub Mesmer did back in 2011 of ‘ Enjoy The Silence ‘ by, Depeche Mode, which was released on, Scarcity. It has, Mesmer’s, trademark sound stamped all over it being deep and lush whilst at the same time bringing huge amounts of energy. A very classy take on an 80’s classic, get stuck in!

Links for Mesmer :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Beatport

All you old skool ravers put your hands in the air!! In Jay’s latest mix he reminisces the hedonistic, sweaty, warehouse raves of 1994. Armed with his pony tail and raving jacket he takes us right back to the early nineties when clubbers flocked in their droves to the now legendary ‘Sanctuary’ in Milton Keynes. Think Helter Skelter, Dreamscape, Slipmatt, Ellis Dee & Seduction and you’re on the right track! Tunes taking us back 20 years or more, we have an old school, rave, jungle, drum & bass medley of the highest order.

If you start to feel the ground shake you might just think that the tectonic plates beneath your feet are kicking off. What’s likely to be the case though is that someone in your neighbourhood has gone and treat themselves to the new track from, Hyper, and quite simply has it cranked to the max!

‘ Bully ‘ is the new intimidating brute of a tune from, Hyper, that’s released on, Ayra Recordings. It’s one of those tracks that grabs you by the collar and whispers menacingly in your ear, ” lets ave it sunshine! “. It’s a proper hard nut this one which kicks off on a dark and heavy footing, which then builds into some fearsome old skool Jungle Breaks with New York rapper, Shirt, providing the vocal angst. If this tune was a Halloween costume you need some new undies, pronto!

The release of ‘ Bully ‘ is backed up on a global scale with remixes from Japanese Breaks supremo, Esherciks, who smashes it big time, ramping up the bpm with his Breaks remix. Hungarian Drum n Bass producer, Kelle, takes the bpm back down but the intensity is still full on in his Glitch Hop remix. The final track on this release is Eshericks instrumental remix. Music to literally blow your socks off!

Buy ‘ Bully + Remixes ‘ here.

Links for Hyper :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Beatport / YouTube / Twitter

Every April the world honours Yuri Gargarin, the first human in space. LOTEK and I do our part by co-hosting the dancey bits for a Yuri’s Night party at the Manitoba Museum.

We’re doing something similar to celebrate the anniversary of the Sputnik launch and World Space Week. The Sputnik Party will follow a similar trajectory as THE SHAKE, and special guest LAMBO, ignite the dance floor of the Manitoba Museum’s Planetarium. Once again inside the dome will be lit with visuals from two of the most talented visual artists I know: PIXEL PUSHER and TOXIC PROPHECY.

The evening will also feature special showings of Dawn of the Space Age. The Museum’s Sputnik will be on display – produced by the Soviets in the 1950’s. Additional displays and a cash bar in the science gallery will further rekindle curiosity for those wishing to get their science on with a drink in hand. As always, a space-themed costume contest gets bonus marks and gives you a chance to win cool prizes!

Tickets are $15 and includes free pizza, DJs, the planetarium show, and all the science fun you can handle.

Thursday, October 8
The Manitoba Museum
Tix: $15 (available online)
Facebook event details
w/ DJs The Shake (Lotek and Manalogue) and Lambo; VJs Pixel Pusher and Toxic Prophecy

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The last time we featured, Coqui Selection, on the ward was when he dropped his incredible remix of ‘ I’m Free ‘ by, The Soup Dragons (see here). Now he’s back on the ward with another truly amazing piece of Tech House called ‘ Do It Good ‘ and boy is he doing it good! It’s all to easy to throw around the term ‘ feel good music ‘ and we only do it when necessary so guess what? You got it, this is feel good music of the highest order! In the first five seconds your foots tapping and there’s an immediate sense of intrigue. Just after the minute mark it’s like the, Notting Hill Carnival parade, has just turned up in your front room! The brightest of music brings the biggest of smiles and we’re all grinning from ear to ear here! Treat yourself to a listen and join in the smiles!

Download ‘ Do It Good ‘ here.

Links for Coqui Selection :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Beatport / YouTube / Twitter

Following on from a string of excellent releases on Bad Habit Muzik, Curious has a new one out today on the label ‘Pushin’ Keyz’ a tension building deep and melody rich excursion into the 140 sound, with hints of 80’s cinema a la John Carpenter and a sci fi like feel, its another winning track from the L.A original junglist!!!

Buy: https://www.trackitdown.net/track/curious/pushin-keys-original-mix/breaks/8797326.html

Curious- Pushin’ Keyz [Bad Habit Muzik]

Get ya skank on!!! Numa Crew & bonnot deliver the fiyah with a crazy addictive Ragga Jungle remix of Dub FX Ft Eva Lazarus ‘Run’ elevating a great song to a rough n’ ready riddim!!!

Buy: http://www.junodownload.com/products/dub-fx-run-numa-crew-bonnot-remix/2891121-02/

Dub FX Ft Eva Lazarus- Run [Numa Crew & Bonnot Remix]

Meat Katie lowers his tone again in the 10th episode of his podcast. This time on the guest slot we have top notch producer, dj and all round cool dude Sonny Wharton, deemed “My producer of the year” by Fatboy Slim. Starting off we have a mix from Meaty himself, cranking up the tech, bigging up the funk, before taking things into deeper dimensions. A super interview follows where important matters of the day are being discussed such as the current state of electronic music, running your own label, nightmare gigs and how he got started on his journey.