With April 20th on the horizon (4/20), tokers all around the globe will be stocking on their favourite flavours so that they can celebrate their annual day by strapping up a few fat ones to blaze the day away. If you happen to be one of those people, this new mix from the Latin alternative group, Empresarios, will be the perfect soundtrack to your chilled, hazy day. It features a very cool selection of Reggae, Dub, Latin, Cumbia and Hip Hop music and has been put together ahead of their upcoming show at the National Cannabis Festival in Washington DC. As well as Empresarios performing on the day, other acts on the bill include Backyard Band, Talib Kweli and The Pharcyde.

We appreciate the subject matter of this post may not be to everyone’s taste, but the music in the mix is most definitely worth a listen, especially if you’ve had one of those days where you need to end it by chilling the ‘f’ out.

If you’re in the area this coming Saturday (22nd April) and want more info, Click Here.

Links for Empresarios :

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Tracklist

Little John – Smoke Ganga Hard
Moresounds – Weeda
Bad Brains – Day Tripper/She’s A Rainbow
Cumbiaman y Su Sonido Nueva Religion – Rimsky
Empresarios – The Vibes (Kinky Electric Noise Remix)
J Boog & Fiji – Smoke Bomb Bud
6Blocc – Collie Weed
Erick Jaimez – El Cumbiambero
Roll The Weed – Little Lion Sound
Las Poetas x Tony Touch – Cien
6Blocc & J5 – Mexico City
Supercat – Dolly My Baby (Kinky Electric Noise Remix)
Chronixx – Here Comes Trouble (Craze Refix)
Version – Hot Version
Barrington Levy – Here I Come (Chuggin Edits)
The Groovers – Where You Belong
Flamingosis – Flight Of The Flamingo
Teddy Presberg – Nancy (Quasimodo Dubbed Mix)
Baauer – Rasberry (Nick Bike Edit)
Louie Rankin – Typewriter
Collie Budz – Collie Budz (Streetwise Edit)
Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie

Welcome to Soundcloud Sessions Volume 3 a collection of music that can be downloaded for FREE via Soundcloud by clicking on the links in the tracklist below. There are also a couple of new ones from me but not downloadable at the moment ;-). While Volumes 1 & 2 stuck with the theme of uptempo Breakbeat & Bass music i thought i would venture into the Mid Tempo genre. You will hear pretty much every genre from the Mid Tempo scene from Funk to Disco to Swing and everything in between. I hope ya dig !

Tracklist

01. Discofunkremixes – Kool-the-gang-summer-madness-rhythm-scholar-remix
02. Badboe – Second-hand-audio-shine-bright-badboe-remix-free-download
03. Dj-wood – No-ice-cream-on-the-road
04. Dj-wood – Booty-swing-dj-wood-reboot
05. discObeta – Chinese Robots (Pecoe Remix)
06. Daily-bread – Surprise-ice-in-the-morning
07. Hkpp – Right-on-bucovina
08. Morlack – Gotta-bad-feeling
09. Criminal_tribe_records – Under-influence-big-mean-woman-030417-ctrfree029
10. Thefunkhunters – The-funk-hunters-dj-wood-nasty
11. Groovemind432hz – The-funk-hunters-feat-chali-2na-word-to-spread-groove-mind-remix-master2-16-bit-irc-iii
12. Tuxedojunctionswing – Sing-sing-sing
13. Djphibes – Phibes-puttin-down
14. Yanivi – Yanivi-ft-love-de-luxe-that-sound-free-download
15. Wbbl – Street-playa
16. Dr-packer – A-kiss-for-my-prince-dr-packer-rework-free-download-20k-followers
17. Djgroovecellar – Constant-boom-free-download
18. Basement-freaks – Praise-you-basement-freaks-bootleg
19. Brick – Dazz (Pecoe Edit)

These two mixes from January of 2017 are in stark contrast. The first is a more chill mix with downtempo and dubstep flavors while the second is an all out dnb barrage. The January 9th mix has tracks from the likes of Femina-X, KOSIKK, Sugarpill, Bassnectar, Sub Focus and Breakage. The January 23rd mix features Freeland, Hyper, Danny Byrd, Aquasky, Chase & Status, and two tracks by yours truly, Phylo.

Direct Download: State of Breaks – January 9, 2017

Direct Download: State of Breaks – January 23, 2017

Playlist:

January 9, 2017

Femina-X – INKA (LifeisLove Remix)
LifeisLove – The Saga
Resonata & Subsets – Yuletide ft. Cartography
Subranger & Elo Method – Down
KOSIKK, Touris & Second Section – Come Closer To Me
KOSIKK – Eon
Poly – Sweater Weather (Hookie Remix)
L.E.A – Reflections
The Cure – A Forest (Cyberoptics Remix) ft. Amber Noel
The Weeknd – Wicked Games (Sugarpill’s Slippery Souldbass Remix)
BEDUK – Electric Girl ( Ahmett Half Tempo Mix )
Lights – Everybody Breaks a Glass ( Dal Remix )
Bassnectar – Magical World feat. Nelly Furtado
DarkElixir – Lost In You Remix
Kg Man/Cobi – Man A Fighter (Cobi Chilled Remix)
Sub Focus – Could This Be Real (Joker Remix)
Tiesto – Knock You Out (RuN RiOT Remix)
Unknown – Middle Beast
Clare Maguire – Ain’t Nobody (Breakage remix)
Blue Foundation – Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)

January 23, 2017

23Roses – We’re All Just Stars (Phylo Remix)
Karton – Nowhere Now
Freeland – Under Control (TC Remix)
Phylo – Space Age (Davilone Remix)
D Kay – Galaxy
Hyper – My World (Hamilton Remix)
Phibes – Party N Bullshit
Future Prophecies ft.MC Soultrain – Dreadlock (Vocal VIP)
Cyantific – Ghetto Blaster (Sparfunk Remix)
Danny Byrd – Planet Music V.I.P feat. MC Foxy & Adrock
Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellites (Busta Remix)
Bombs Away – Super Soaker (Smile On Impact Remix)
Deekline – I Don’t Smoke (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)
Phibes – Pimp
Dub pistols – Rock Steady (Turntable Dubbers remix)
Aquasky, Elhornet – Girls And Boys (High Contrast Remix)
Aries – Herbsmoker – TC Remix
Drumsound and Simon Bassline Smith – Killa DJ
Freeland – We Want Your Soul – Ed Rush & Optical mix
DJ Fresh – Scream
Maztek – Rock Da Disco
Plan B, Chase & Status – Pieces
Master & Disaster – Just Cause
Hyper – The End (Interface Remix)
Konnekt – Keep It Burning

Cheers!

Phylo

Phylomusic.com
Facebook.com/phylomusic
Soundcloud.com/phylo

Motivbreaks is a Greek based DJ/Producer who covers all aspects of the Oldskool & Nuskool breakbeat sound. In 2009 he launched the Greek Breaks label Whitetower Digi with the aim to promote the sounds of Nu-rave & Hardcore Breaks to name a few. He has since produced music for VIM Breaks, Diablo Loco and Fantomas Records. This is his latest mix, a look into future sound of Bass & Breaks music.

Tracklist

1.Burial-Archangel/Margaris Kid Edit Mix
2.Zander And Left/Right-Cant Stop This
3.Barely Loyal Ft Lo-Fire In The Dark
4.Wuki-Where You At?
5.Dirtykicks-Push It To The Limit
6.Herve Ft Meridian Dan-Do You Really Wanna Rave?
7.Plump Djs-Yes Yes
8.Motivbreaks-If You Wanna Extended Mix
9.Terry Hooligan And Rico Tubbs-One And Only[Ravemix]
10.Bob Sinclair-Someone Who Needs Me[Suga7 Remix]
11.Steven Sanders-Azurlo-4.1
12-Brohug-On Fire
13.Northbase-I Found You[Freestylers Remix]
14.Gvx-Love Disco 3000
15.Black And Blunt-Break Of Dawn[Original Mix]
16.Keith Mackeinzie-Too Far Gone
17.Motivbreaks-Forget The Past
18.Motivbreaks And The Push Ft Mc Central-Release Me
19.Dj Zinc And Shiftk3y-Jumpstart

Having the original idea of streaming a LIVE DJ set via his Facebook page and then putting it up for a FREE download, Spain’s Hankook is back for the month with Volume 2 of his LIVE Streaming Show. Showing his skills behind the decks to perform a LIVE set Hankook mixes up some brand new Breaks & Bass music in this 1 hour long mix.

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Tracklist

00:32 – Ace Of Base – All That She Wants (Adam Vyt Remix)
02:30 – Paket – Missing out
04:25 – Suga7 – Whoa! (Original Mix)
06:55 – Yankee – I’m Sure (Original Mix)
10:56 – Dynamite – I Would Like ( Original Mix )
14:33 – Yankee – I Don´t Care (Original Mix)
18:30 – 3D Stas – Industria Psychika (Obscene Frequenzy Remix)
22:08 – Obscene_Frequenzy-Rolling-Original_Mix
25:00 – Face & Book – Good Shit
27:25 – Shade K – Ass Now
29:57 – Stanton Warriors – Feel This Way feat. Grove (Original Mix)
31:47 – Suga7 – Heaven (Original Mix)
35:07 – Shade K – Jumpin
37:45 – Eztereo – Black Cat (CoolTasty Remix)
39:12 – Face & Book – Kamasutra
42:10 – Hankook – Breakdown (Original Mix)
46:15 – Bubble Couple – My name is Bright Krow (Original mix)
49:08 – Mask Yo! – Jungle War (Original Mix)
52:44 – Murix – BumpaRock (Eztereo remix)
56:06 – Hankook & Murix – Step Up (Original Mix)
59:58 – Murix – Crazy for your love

Cakeboy made his name in Brighton and on the UK Festival circuit in the late 1990’s performing LIVE DJ sets and writing his own unique style of Breakbeat music. Now at home with Cut la Roc‘s Rocstar Agency Cakeboy reaches out to a worldwide audience playing his own original music amidst music new and old with cheeky bootlegs and lots of LIVE trickery. This is Cakeboy’s LIVE set from this years Grinagog Festival.

After having a few exchanges with the Soundcloud Police Doe Ran had to create a new Soundcloud profile. Not deterred by the music authorities Doe Ran’s Bootlegs & B-Sides Show can be heard at differing locations. His latest show starts off with some Hip-Hop classics moving onto some Funky numbers and finishing off some uptempo Drum & Bass.

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I featured Santabeat and his first Golden Beats mix a few weeks ago and well he is back again with “Golden Beats Volume 2” a collection of beats and bass in an hours worth of new music well mixed together.

You can catch Santabeat – Golden Beats Volume 1 > HERE

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At the top of the leader board (if there ever was such a thing) are the duo that is the Stanton Warriors who have been in the electronic music scene from the 1990’s and look like never slowing down. This mix was recorded for BBC Radio 1 and Annie Nightingale’s “Quest Mix” an hours worth of beats, bass, breakbeats and music that the Stantons are digging at the moment, plus it’s a FREE direct download.

Section launch their new label ‘Locked Up Music’ with the ‘Give Us  A Break EP’ It’s out right now on Bandcamp followed by Juno Download from May the 11th and all good download stores from the 18th of May. Read on for an insightful interview from the Section lads….

Section – Give Us A Break EP by Section

For those who don’t know, tell us a bit about Section. How did you get into music production? What were the initial steps?
We are from Worthing, West Sussex (UK) and are made up of James Barclay (Jay B) and Nathan Solley (Solley). We have been mates for years and always talked about music and go to nights in Brighton. I used to DJ a lot in the early 00s and this inspired Nathan to make Drum & Bass. I was never interested in the production side of things but when Nathan showed me the process on Cubase I became hooked! In 2007 I got my own setup and things progressed from there. We formed Section in 2013 and we’ve never looked backed! 

How would you describe your production style?
Dancefloor rollers! We try to make music that has elements of the original jungle sound that we grew up on but it has to have an impact in the clubs. We use a lot of samples to maintain an authentic flavour but we hope that we are relevant to the younger crowd too, as we understand that they are the next generation of this incredible movement.
Why have you decided to start your own label and what plans do you have in store?
It was always the dream but initially, it didn’t feel right. In 2016 we spoke about it while camping, Solley came up with the name immediately and 6 months later we have our first release ready to go! We have our first three releases sorted; the first is our Give Us A Break EP which will be available on Juno from 11/5/17 and worldwide on 18/5/17, then we have a two track release from ourselves. The third release is the first part of the Alliance Series which features four collaboration tracks. We wanted to involve artists who have supported us over the past few years, and who we felt we could collaborate with effectively. We plan to continue the series and hopefully get more artists involved in the future.

Are there any major influences production wise that inspire you?
Jay B – This is always a tricky question to answer but I reckon the Bristol sound of the late 90s has really inspired the way I approach music production (Roni Size, Krust, Die, Suv, D Product, Surge etc.) I also think that UK Hip-Hop production is influential; sample driven, raw but with soul.
Solley – I think Pink Floyd have been a major influence on my sound since I started making music, I love those long evolving pads and anything dripping in reverb or delays. Drum & Bass wise I’m inspired by Paradox’s production; I love his drums! Such good programming and sound so ruff, they’re proper drums, none of this one shot shit!
Of all the tunes you’ve made, which is your favourite?
Jay B – Can I have two?! We released a track in 2014 called Beauty & The Bass. It is quite different from our normal stuff but love it! Solley sings on it too, which is a rare treat!

The second tune is one that is coming out very soon on Directors Cut called “Ten Tonne Sound” with our pal Junior Red. He smashes it! We have worked with him on a few tracks in the past and will continue to work with him in the future. He has so much talent, if you don’t know then get to know!

Solley – I really like Fear on the new EP. I think the track translates into a real emotion for me; it feels anxious and uncomfortable, in a good way! I’m happy with the drums on that one.
Where have you DJ’ed?
I (Jay B) do the majority of the DJing; it’s what I have done since 1997 and I still love playing out in clubs today (although my kids have scuppered too many late nights these days!). I have been fortunate to play all over the UK, including One Nation at Brixton Academy. I have played at the Winter Music Conference in Miami and in 2013 Nathan and I played at Remedy and Koncrete Jungle in New York.
Describe to us your approach to a DJ set, do you like to gently warm up the crowd or go for the bangers or more of a journey approach?
Unfortunately, you only get an hour in the UK (or 30mins if B2B) so you don’t have much time to create a journey. We mainly play at the Volks in Brighton and to be honest the crowd love it hard for 60mins so that’s what we try to deliver! Playing to that sort of crowd has definitely influenced our production; the first drop has to kill it or they’ll stop dancing pretty quickly ha!
Could you offer a bit of advice for an up and coming producer?

Solley – Mmm, my advice to up and coming producers would be, not to spend any time trying to sound like anyone else you would be doing yourself and others a great disservice. I know I wasted so many hours of my life trying to sound like Noisia or Pendulum, but in the end, all you end up sounding like is a shit version of someone better at being themselves! I would love to give my younger self that advice.
And if you could remix any tune of your choice, what would it be?
Jay B – Another tricky question! Two tunes spring to mind; Horizons by LTJ Bukem and Deadly Deep Subs by Dillinja. I suppose these two tracks got me hooked on Jungle. One part of me says remixing tunes like these would be incredible, another says don’t touch history!
Solley – I think I would choose anything by Simon Posford under his Hallucinogen alias, not because I actually want to remix it but so I can see how he puts his tunes together! He has such great sound design and intricate detail; I love all that!
So before we hit play on this new forthcoming release of yours on Locked Up Music, can you tell us a bit about the inspiration behind it?
The EP is called Give Us A Break, which has two meanings. The first is obvious(!) the second alludes to the fact that we use funk breaks in our tunes because that’s the sound we fell in love with. All four tunes original funk breaks; answers on a postcard!
We wrote the EP with that concept in mind, something that we haven’t done before, but we are pleased with the results. So far we have had some really humbling feedback from artists we respect; Bailey, Need For Mirrors, Blu Mar Ten, Ray Keith. We look forward to releasing more music on our label as well as other labels that have supported us to get us to this point on our journey.
Any final words and shout outs?
Jay B – Yes! I would like to thank my wife Sarah who puts up with the long hours I spend making music. I love you!
Solley – I’d like to shout out to my cousin Clement White for getting me started in music production and teaching me how to use synths and software, and also to Ashley Jackson (DJ Mace) for giving us loads of samples when we were starting out. Big up!

We would also like to thank all the DJs, promoters and label owners who have helped us try to make some headway in a scene which is notoriously difficult to succeed in. We will try to not forget anyone but apologies if I do!
Ash-A-Tack, Tony Damage, Monita, Ray Keith, DJ Hybrid, Agro, Junior Red, John Physmatics, Ill Effects, Taelimb & Conscience, Stu Rogue Beatz, Ikon-B & Crisis, DJ Wise & Lipton MC (Dream FM), Xeropoint, Bailey, Need For Mirrors, Blu Mar Ten, A-Sides, LSB, Tyke, Trouble & Maniac, Rustycee, Lotskee, Richie Weaver, DJ Uno, Livewire, Threts, Cynical Gene, Brown B, Jaybee, XTC, Cabin Fever, D Funk, Kumarachi, Soul Intent, Madcap, Dazee, Verdikt, Mentah, Marcus Tee, Kosine & Dialect, DJ Mace, Margaman, Lifestyle Music, Jawa (Everyday Junglist Podcast), Kilo & Maz (Trickstar FM) and all of the Volks creatures!
We would also like to make special thanks to Dapz from Compound Audio who does all of our mastering, but has also been key in improving our mixes with his expert advice. Big up!
A final thanks to free breaks blog for reviewing our debut release. Hope to catch you all out and about soon!
James and Nathan

Section Interview + New EP