Hey 2014, ’88 called – They want their frequency back.  Well too bad they ain’t getting it anytime soon.  Those incorrigible, irrepressible Freestylers acid burning, thundering new release ‘The Sound’ feat Fast Eddie receives the remix treatment from Reverands of Rave, respected early 90′s London outfit –  Blapps Posse.

It’s less throw-back and more throw down though, they go back to the future taking ‘The Sound’ to 1992.  Complete with sweeping, chest burning rave chords, subby bass, MC vox drops and the filthiest, dirtiest, wickedest breaks.

Out on Black Hole Recordings.

Preview:

Buy Link: http://tinyurl.com/blappsposse

Hello all

What’s everybody up to this weekend? I’ve got a busy one planned.. Breakspoll in London on Friday and Shindig presents Huey Morgan at The White Bear in Bristol on the Sunday. Oh how my liver loves bank holiday weekends.  Anyone coming along for some shenanigans and good music? 

This week’s mix is super funky and comes from a DJ with only 62 followers. Whaaaat? Yes I was also quite surprised at this because from the word go, you can tell DJ Isit knows what he is doing behind the wheels of steel and the mix is really great.

So I am going to ask y’all for a bit of support here because I think it’s well deserved.. please click follow, and go on then while you are at it you may as well click the heart and drop Isit a thank-you while you are at it. Small price for a banging funk mix

Got all that? Brilliant, thank you my friends.. lets get the mix on

Don’t Call It A Comeback by DJ Isit
Have a good Weekend all, play safe.

Sammy Senior

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One of irelands Finest MCs

Jay Red Drops Find My way

Its a Song to Help Raise Awareness to Depression .

Find My Way is a track written by myself Jay Red and its in memory of a few of my friends and family members that sadly passed away. The first verse of this track is written in memory of Thomas TUCKER McInerney. I tried to share some of my own thoughts on the topic of depression as it effects a few of my close friends including myself so I tried to bring the topic to light through my music. The beat is produced by Polish Beat-maker Zayac. The vocalist is the very talented Marion Kelly. The aim of the track is to simple help people or anyone who feels down in themselves so I hope this song will help them see that they are not alone. This track has been sponsored by The Goldrush Cardroom and Casino Cork, Thelma and Louises, Limerick and Tuckers friend Robbie Carey from Aubars. No matter where you are from and what you do I truly hope that you all will Find Your Way! - Jay Red

Skeewiff have never been short of a bossa or two. Since the early days, their love for wild fusions of exotica, lounge, funk, breaks and electronics has meant that they are no strangers to the wonderful palette that is the music of Brazil.

This album, that started its humble voyage back in 2008 with the co-incidentally titled track Sailing boat being written in a modest studio in Acton, West London, has culminated in tracks like Blame it on Rio, written and recorded in 6 different studios across the world. It is an homage to all the music that have inspired all the artists that appear on it. A musical pilgrimage for Skeewiff and all who sail in her.

check out the full release and pre-order HERE

OUT THIS MONDAY 05/05/14

Basement freaks have spliced all there fav Kool & the Gang tunes in a Tribute Style. This One on Funky Breaks Tip.

Happy Vibes for the summer !!!

Free Download over at Basements Freaks Facebook Page :

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Get On It  :)

CHESHIRE has been a go-to for mid-tempo swinging tunes and other oddities. His latest release dropped on Adapted Records on April 28 and features 10 cuts full of bass and glitch. The album runs heavy with funk, soul, swing, and blues – material that might not normally make it into many crates. The fact of the matter is, any crowd with a penchant for a good time who are willing to get down will appreciate the craft in this record.

One of the standouts is his collaboration with SLYNK. The bass tones rumble under a bed of funk and soul. Equal parts ghetto funk and glitch, this one will curl lips into a wide grin while getting feet off the ground.

It’s not fair just to point out a single tune so here are a few other standouts. Don’t stop here though, grab the long player (which also features some of mid-tempo bass all stars) on Beatport.

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Slynk on Soundcloud | Facebook | Twitter

So, this is a nu serie with the mash up style.

All tracks could be found on the following site:

www.nublends.net/
www.facebook.com/NuBlends

Thanks for these great mash-ups. Touching the stile of of soul, funk, blues rock and many more.

Further infos and more funky mixes you can find under facebook:
www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Funky-M…uito/47824910403

Part one:

Part two:

(Tracklists available on Soundcloud links)

Exclusively mixed with love for the Ramp Shows blog:
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When you like d& b cakes, deep bassy music , very funky and with some wobble.... Then this is for you.

Including: F-Block, Ray Charles, The Breakbeat Junkie, DJ Wood, JFB, Dub Pistols, Slynk, Deekline & Ed Solo, Turntable Dubbers, The Wildlife Collective u.o.

The D&B Paaarty Tracklist (44 jungle cakes):

01) F-Block - Jungle Bossa Nova (4:24)
02) Tamba Trio - Mas Que Nada (Rebel Re-Groove) (3:06)
03) Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart (Dj Twister Remix) (3:05)
04) The Breakbeat Junkie - Spit In The Dark (4:38)
05) Deep Purple vs Trippcore - Fire In The Sky (DJ Schmolli) (5:02)
06) Fatboy Slim vs 2Pac (DJ BootOX pres Blaze Music) (4:38)
07) DJ Wood (Ghetto Funk) - Jam Jam (4:17)
08) Bill Withers - Lovely Day (B-Side & Detta Remix) (5:03)
09) JFB - Tequila Sunrise (5:47)
10) JFB - Five On It (5:20)
11) Dub Pistols, Rodney P, Darrison - Gunshot (Original Mix) (5:40)
12) Cain 1 & Wakcutt - Night Nurse (5:01)
13) Jinx In Dub - Amen In Session (5:59)
14) Slynk - Bad Duppy Walk (4:31)
15) Jinx In Dub - Seek & Find (5:00)
16) Deekline/Ed Solo - Top Rankin (5:14)
17) Deekline/Ed Solo - King Of The Bongo (5:45)
18) Deekline/Ed Solo - Good Looking Gal (5:48)
19) Turntable Dubbers/Sbski feat. The Real Live Show/Cdaynger - Live Free (Ricky Tuff Remix)
20) Deekline/Ed Solo - Pass Out (Will Street Wise Mix) (5:31)
21) Marcus Visionary - Badboy Skank (5:59)
22) The Wildlife Collective - Bad Boy (5:38)
23) The Wildlife Collective - Sugar Me (Original) (5:37)
24) The Wildlife Collective - I Need A Dollar (5:12)
25) DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Lewd Behavior Remix) (3:38)
26) Ed Solo/Deekline - Sensi (5:47)
27) Ed Solo/Deekline - Man Down (4:29)
28) Ed Solo/Deekline - Untold (5:02)
29) Deekline/Ed Solo - You Can Be My Night (4:32)
30) Ed Solo/Stickbuds - Joker Smoker (4:17)
31) Soundclash - RackNRuin (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix) (4:55)
32) Ed Solo/Stickybuds - Smoke The Weed (4:51)
33) Andrew Paul - Who's Gonna Make The Dance Ram (Serial Killaz Remix) (5:06)
34) Dub Pistols feat. Rodney P/Lindy Layton - Rock Steady (Turntable Dubbers Remix) (4:43)
35) JiggyJoe - Maceo Said Shake The Room (4:13)
36) Elton John - Im Still Standing (Funkanomics Remix) (3:31)
37) Qnoe - 99 Bongos (3:56)
38) Nappy Riddem - DTA (Stickybuds Remix) (4:40)
39) Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze Me (Featurecast Remix) (5:15)
40) Paella - Blaze It Up (feat Million Dan) (4:29)
41) Ricky Tuff vs Ras Mac Bean - It's All Love (Original Mix) (5:07)
42) Featurecast - Morning Sun (feat. Pat Fulgoni) (5:06)
43) Featurecast - Ofelia’s World (5:02)
44) Jimi Needles & Dimitri From London - Soul To Infinity (Jimi Needles DnB Edit) (4:28)

Big thanxs to all the artists for their great works and to all the editers, remixers and remashers for reshaking the tracks.

Hello! First up, I’ve got to give some apologies. I’ve been trying to get this roundup into a regular pattern however outside work pressures have been making it hard (I’ve been juggling launching a new vintage DJ business (Vintage Wedding DJ if you’re interested) with holding down a normal job and gigging at the same time and it’s all got a bit hard to manage. As such for the next few months I’m going to do each Electro Swing Roundup on the first of every month so that everyone knows exactly when to expect it.

Right plenty to catch up on so let’s get into it!

Swingamajig 2014 It’s only a few days to Swingamajig and there’s a really good buzz about the festival going on. I know that it’s almost sold out and once again there will be the cream of the electro swing scene meeting up in Birmingham. If you come down make sure you say hi – look for me on the main stage between all the headliners. To get you in the mood check out The C@ In The H@’s rather smashing mixtape:

Free Music Top of the class goes to this deep disco groover from The Swing Bot and Johnny Lectro:

Here’s the first of two remixes messing with Parov Stelar. First up the Swing Bot again:

And Phibes adding some definite glitch n bass:

Pugzilla is celebrating getting an impressive 75000 plays on soundcloud by this unusual swinger:

Butler Reeves has been nicely retouching this vintage swing original:

This has a nice swing feel mixed with a 60′s style sample which grooves rather nicely:

This may split a few people when it drops, but I have to say that the build always puts a massive smile on my face. I might wait until after midnight at Swingamajig and see if it’s the right time to drop it in.

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I rather like Tomahawks excursions into the 50′s style sound and this one works well:

In preparation for their new album (see below) Kitten & the Hip have been remixed than none other than Bart and Baker for this lighthearted dittie:

I nearly forgot to put this in. Lucky escape because this is another strong remix from JPOD.

Mr Manifold has been adding world flavours to the Quantic Soul Orchestras classic Pushin On:

And Jamie Berry bringing the wobble to the Puppini Sisters vintage take on Kate Bush:

Mista Trick seems to be doing some interesting things with that classic mix of vintage samples and bass.

New Releases Big news of the week is that Dutty Moonshine have finally got their LP ready to go, it’s not released quite yet…. so I’ll review it next month but suffice to say it’s sounding hot and contains lots of bass.

Molotov Jukebox – Carnival Flower Here’s a band who seem to be gaining lots of momentum at the moment. They’ve got a new album out and lots of festival appearances lined up. Definitely one to watch. Get the album from Amazon.

Parov Stelar – Clap Your Hands EP It’s always big news when Parov Stelar releases something new. Here’s the preview for their next EP which is out on May 9th:

Scoured Cream – Vol.4 Spinforth seems to have been guiding his Scoured Cream releases ever more in the swing direction and there’s a number of strong tracks on this release which slide beteen the ghetto funk and swing scenes. In particular check out the Minoru track and Father Funk / Howla track.

Kitten & The Hip – Hello Kitten Kitten & the Hip also seem to be gathering momentum at the moment (I heard their Shut Up & Dance track soundtracking a TV advert yesterday) and so it’s good timing for their debut album to be released. Mixing Ashley Slaters skills on production (remember Freak Power?) with the Kittens vocal and stage presence seems to be working well and this album is a good mix of swing, dance and pop.

Howla – Jivin’ Howla has a new version of Jivin available from his bandcamp in high quality for only £1.10.

ShazaLaKazoo – Monobrow If you like the balkan sound then dive on into the new ShazaLaKazoo album – loads of good things going on here! Available from itunes.

Foxy Cheex – Lick The Spoon Cheeky video of the month goes to Jem Stone who has reinvented himself in kinky cartoon form – definitely worth a watch! Track available from Juno.

Mundial Beats If you like your balkan and world flavours then you should check out the new compilation on Bombastic Jam. There’s loads of good stuff on here, although a few I’ve seen before. It’s available from Juno and here’s the balkan jam that made my ears prick up:

Gypsy Hill – Bekin Cocek (Agreement Mix) And another phat balkan throwdown from Gypsy Hill. On Juno from 30 April.

Fresh Dixie Project – Ipso Facto Remixes Ragtime Records seem to be busy at the moment and they’ve come through with a 4 track EP remixing their new signing Fresh Dixie Project. Personally I’d head straight for the C@ In The H@’s remix of Flowers & Cigarettes.

Sound Nomaden – Warm Lights EP If you like the chilled end of house with just a hint of the swing feel check out this slick EP of gentle groovers:

DJ Mixes I’m getting excited about this years Boomtown which has an absolutely killer lineup of swing acts. To get you in the mood the Big Swing Soundsystem have put together a mix of some of the live acts and DJ’s. Here’s the tracklist – check it!

Kid Kasino feat. Shea Soul – Mink Schmink
Formidable Vegetable Sound System – Yield
Jamie Berry Feat Rosie Harte – Peeping Tom
Smokey Joe & The Kid – Schön
The Chicken Brothers – The Big Apple Turnover
C@ in the H@ – Sneaky Bizniz
Dutty Moonshine & JFB – Move Ya
AlgoRythmiK – Muppet Chaud
Fresh Dixie Project – Pay My Way
Gabby Young & Other Animals – In Your Head
The Electric Swing Circus – Penniless Optimnist
Tape Five – The Flappers Delight
Klischée – Tin Tin
Hypeman Sage – SwingTing
Cab Calloway – Minnie The Moocher (Castro Remix)
[dunkelbunt] – Cinnamon Girl

DJ Sensible has been in touch. He does a radio show every week on Casafonda Radio and seems to enjoy mashing up all sorts of things from swing to folk, blues and funk. It’s quite a ride:

Last up is this balkan flavoured mix from Clan Dextine:

That’s it. See you in a month! If you’ve got anything you’d like included in future roundups hit me up on soundcloud.

Electro Swing Roundup – May 2014

Breaks Of Unknown is a mix series hosted by DJ D-Xtreme & DJ Rob-E featuring mixes by known artists and those that are unknown! Vol. 17 see’s Lee Coombs in The Mix Spot. A labor of love, Lee Coombs spent several days going through his collection gathering some music that you just don’t hear anymore and well as some new tracks. Never loosing sight of his goal …Dance. party, have fun!!

Assured to rip the roof off every given time, download his latest freebie here:
https://soundcloud.com/analogdelayed/kick-a-hole-lee-coombs-rerub

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