It’s that time of the week again for some Throwback Thursday music and this week it’s a track that has old skool / nu skool written all over it!

The track comes from the up and coming ( if not already ) star of the Breakbeat scene, Mafia Kiss. Wanting to put his his signature ‘ kiss ‘ on an old skool track he chose Shades Of Rhythm’s 90′s classic Sound Of Eden and the result of this is outstanding! Keeping all of the soulful old skool 90′s vibes, he incorporates a healthy dose of  nu skool Bass and Breaks to maximum effect. It marries what was going on then and what’s going on now in the dance music scene perfectly. Simply put, it’s a track that spans the ages and will do for some time!

Mafia Kiss has been on lock down in his studio working on new music recently so head to his Facebook page HERE to keep up to date with the new tracks that are on their way and for future gigs you can hear them all at.

Shades Of Rhythm find themselves non stop gigging these days playing to packed crowds all over the UK who still have that thirst for the old skool. You can keep in the loop of what’s going on with those guys on their Facebook page HERE.

One more day till it’s the weekend. Rave safe everyone!

At the age of 78yrs old, Lee Scratch Perry is still showing how its done with his 2nd release 0f 2014, the man that had a direct influence in U.K sounds like jungle delivers a fresh EP of electronic dub infused reggae, his voice still sounds great and the music is as amazing as it was decades ago, listen to the dubstep/roots soundclash that is ‘Roots Rock Reggae’ with its powerful uplifting melodys, the timeless skank of ‘Get Down’ with the conscious lyrics, the sweet sweet summer dancehall ‘Midnight Train’, the stepping spiritual ‘Run Rebels Run’ and this writers favourite, the stunning instrumental ambeint ‘Flash’, an incredible powerful piece of music, my words are inadequate to describe the goodness here, we are talking about a true master whith a legacy that carrys on to this day, whatever your persuasion may be, this should be in your collection

‘Vibez EP’ will be out this Monday, you can pre order it here: http://www.junodownload.com/products/lee-scratch-perry-iguana-vibes/2550390-02/

LEE SCRATCH PERRY & IGUANA-VIBEZ EP [IGUANA VIBES]

Black Masala “The Remixes”
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Out Now Worldwide:
http://blackmasala.bandcamp.com/
http://www.junodownload.com/products/black-masala-remixes/2563762-02/
http://www.beatport.com/release/black-masala-the-remixes/1366880

Tracklisting:
1. Mesecina (Solo Moderna Remix)
2. Knockin’ (dj clairvo Remix)
3. Knockin’ (Broso Remix)
4. Bhangra V (Los Chicos Altos Remix)
5. Bhangra V (Omegaman Remix)
6. Bhangra V (Kosta Kostov Remix)
7. Bhangra V (Kinky Electric Noise Remix)
8. Bhangra V (Samuel Tegaro Remix)

Since releasing their self-titled debut album earlier this year, Black Masala has been busy performing, touring and recording new music. The group won two Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE awards for Best World Music Recording and overall Best New Artist of the year. Black Masala has quickly made a name for themselves with their eclectic and funky brass-heavy sound, performing at shows up and down the East Coast.

Three tracks from Black Masala’s self-titled debut album received remix treatment by some of the world’s most exciting and in demand remix artists. First up is Dutch producer Solo Moderna’s funky Balkumbia remix of “Mesecina”, a high-energy stepper to get the dance floor going. DJ Clairvo, from Budapest, takes the deep southern Soul of “Knockin” and drops the bottom out, adding funky beats and dj scratches. NYC based K Sabroso also reworked “Knockin”, pushing and pulling the track through a range of effects, creating a bass heavy moombah-soul monster! Popular tune “Bhangra V” received five different remixes, the first by Los Chicos Altos from Barcelona, Spain. Los Chicos Altos maximize the heavy horns of Bhangra V with a swinging beat and deep bass line to maximum effect. Sydney, Australia’s Omegaman has added his signature chopped up breakbeats and other effects to create a party rocking and DJ friendly jam. Originally from Bulgaria and now based in Cologne, Germany is Kosta Kostov, who has warped and twisted “Bhangra V” into a heavy, dance floor Balkan smash; be careful with this one! Miami’s Kinky Electric Noise originally hails from Colombia and that comes through in his remix, with an upbeat tempo, heavy bass boom and some killer percussion. Closing out this release is the deep, tribal house remix of “Bhangra V” by German producer Samuel Tegaro, a refreshing and surprising take on this great tune.

Black Masala is known for their music gumbo, a live and enchanting mixture of funk, Balkan, soul, brass, Gypsy, Appalachia and more thrown together. These remixes capture the essence of Black Masala, taking the band’s music into new and different directions like house, breakbeat, moombah-soul, Balkumbia and more. Music knows no borders and neither does the irresistible vibe of Black Masala.

Catch Black Masala live in Concert:
8/29 – Fairfax Concerts Under The Stars – Fairfax, VA
8/30 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
9/13 – Balliceux – Richmornd, VA
9/19 – Zeba Bar – Washington, DC
9/21 – Festicle @ Capitol Fairgrounds – Washington, DC
9/24 – Rosh Hashanah @ Carnegie Library – Washington, DC
9/26 – TomTom Founders Fest Block Party – Charlottesville, VA
9/27 – Rhythm & Drum Festival – Greenbelt, MD
10/4 – NYC Gypsy Festival @ Drom – New York, NY
10/5 – Takoma Street Festival – Takoma Park, MD
10/17 – Hard Times Cafe – Fredericksburg, VA
10/19 – Circus Life Festival – Falls Church, VA
10/31 – Tropicalia – Washington, DC
11/01 – 8×10 Club – Baltimore, MD
11/29 – Jonny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

You can always expect fine output from Top Drawer Digital, Ben Venom is a producer who has featured on the label before with great tunes like ‘Hold Tight’ and ‘I’m A Shadow’ and his new EP keeps up with his slick production and penchant for turning out euphoric and thoroughly banging tracks!!!

‘Alchemist’ opens with a trance like intro and old skool rave stabs building up the tension before exploding into some filthy bass and breaks

‘Sky Mission’ also opens with a epic intro and tough 2 steppy breaks, the pads and melodies sit in that space between old skool rave, trance and house, uplifting and energetic while ragga style vox slip and slide in and out of the mix, all in all 2 excellent tracks from the mighty Top Drawer Digital!!!

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Ben Venom – The Creative Impulse EP [Top Drawer Digital ]

Breakage drops some free Jungle via   Digital SoundBoy Records .  ” Come with  it ”  is a Slab of  Jungle infused  Dnb  vibes

Get on it  …

http://www.digitalsoundboy.com/

This month we kick off with some Soul music, there is allot of great stuff around at the moment and I wanted to showcase some of that. Then expect some blissed out Disco and even a bit of Jungle. Thanks to all of my listeners and don’t forget to share if you have been enjoying.

-RACKABEAT

Tracklist

1. FKJ – Waiting (feat. Madelyn Grant)
2. Rag n Bone Man ft Stig of the Dump – Rising Sun
3. FKJ – Learn to Fly (feat. Jordan Rakei)
4. The Noodleman & Eddie C – Rusty Halo
5. Cee Roo – I’m So Happy
6. Deadbeats – Pick Me Up
7. Quantic – primate boogaloo (quantic mix)
8. Fort Knox Five – The Brazilian Hipster
9. Jamie XX – All Under One Roof Raving
10. Youngblood Brass Band – Ain’t Nobody

Jayl Funk Promo-Mix by Jayl Funk on Mixcloud

Tracklist:
1. Theme from Dave Allen by Skeewiff
2. B-Boy Sound by Ewan Hoozami
3. Tough by Morlack
4. Party Remedy by Stickybuds and Bobby C
5. Raw Taste by Tonbe
6. Oh My God Its Boogie Music by OhYeah
7. Pop It (AGFA vs. JM Jackmaster ReEdit) by One Way
8. The Program (Jayl Funk Edit) by SkiiTour
9. The Funk Never Sleeps (Jayl Funk Remix) by Pulp Fusion
10. Last Drink by Tonbe

Paper Recordings have delved into their back catalogue to bring you an ultra crisp piece of House music from Nu Phunk Theory. With summer fading away it’s tracks like this that keeps the warm glow of the sun fresh in the mind.

Head to Paper Recordings Facebook HERE, give em a like and the track is yours for free. With a back catalogue of quality tracks to check out, that’s a fair deal indeed!

Download it free here: bit.ly/1l8nX5N

2 hour set recorded at @cafemamboibiza in 2014

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Part 1:

6 Mix PT 1 by Zero 7 on Mixcloud

Part 2:

6 Mix PT 2 by Zero 7 on Mixcloud