It's been a while since my last mix so thought I'd squeeze some serious wallop into a brand new 40min session! Big thanks to the UK Glitch Hop/GlitchFM fam for giving it some airtime love! :)

TRACKLIST: 40mins

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Opiuo - Velcro Envy

Broken Eye - Gorilla Tech (Forthcoming on Broken Robot Records)

Staunch - My Name Is

Beat Fatigue - Triple Trouble

Cheshire - Funk On

Pegboard Nerds - FrainBreeze

Flvor - Maybe

Shamanic Technology - Neuro Wolf

Dephecit - Fender Bender

Itsu - Itsop

Kursa - Fiction

Mc2 - Wesh Up

Atomic Drop - Spook

Bass Farmers - Jackbot

Quibble - Bristletone

Skope - Good To Me

Karetus - Fbeats

Skope - Rollerskates

Habstrakt - Bubbles

Dodge & Fuski, Culprate - Vice

PLAYMA - Moscow Funk

Duburban Poison - Exhale

Wizard - Mind Control

601 - Pixelate

Hey Funk Famalam.. who’s up for their weekly injection of bass-driven funk? All of you? Brilliant!

I’m currently drooling over the new scour records release, I have almost drowned out the sound of the neighbours thumping on the wall.. just had to crank it up a notch!

This week’s mix comes from a guy who is repping the funky beats out in California, he’s a demon on the decks and an absolute legend!

Do you know DJ Sol Rising? Of course you do! Want to know him better? You can hang out in his garden and read his mail then go through his garbage.. or just check out this sweet interview I lined up.

SAMMY: First off, why dont yoy tell us a bit about yourself, what you do, what you are about.

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SOL RISING: I started out as a relatively well known turntablist (used to go by DJ Skwint). Won some major battles such as Scribble Jam and placed in the Top 4 at the DMC USA Finals twice. I didn’t start producing until about 5 years ago. I grew up practicing meditation which has had a huge impact on my style of production. I like to mix genres and sounds that you wouldn’t think would work. For example, I may take my Ghetto Funk influence and mix it with world music or sacred chants from India. I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a Ghetto Funk producer although I do produce Ghetto Funk tracks. I’m kind of all over the place.

SAMMY: That’s impressive! I love that you have your own original take on music. You live in California, I’m really curious to know..what’s the scene like out there? Are there many people listening to mid-tempo breaks?

SOL RISING: I’ve been more involved in the transformational festival scene out here. Hard to describe but there is a wide variety of electronic music with a lot of yoga and global influence. Honestly I haven’t seen much of a mid-tempo breaks scene but I know it exists LOL. I do remember A.Skillz ripping it at Lightening in a Bottle in So Cal so I know there is a demand for it. I’ve mostly kept up through Ghetto Funk’s Blog.

SAMMY: Do you think this kind of music is getting more well-known in America?

SOL RISING: I think it is a slow process but I do see it being successful here. Every time I play Ghetto Funk at my gigs people go crazy so it just needs more exposure.

SAMMY: Nothing wrong with slow.. good things take time! Who are your influences? In this scene now and when you were growing up?

SOL RISING:My influences growing up were turntablists because I didn’t start out as a producer. People like Q-Bert, A-Trak, Vajra (Chris Karns), Kico etc. We used to always scratch to old school breaks so I did have a lot of breakbeat/hip-hop influence back in the day. Nowadays I would say everything that comes out on Ghetto Funk. There are so many awesome artists so I’d rather not try to list them all LOL. I also try to take influences from the burning man/transformational festival scene to create a unique fusion of the two worlds. People like the Polish Ambassador, David Starfire, Opiuo. Also some of the more funk hip-hop type artists such as Gramatik and Griz…

SAMMY: Wicked! I love how a lot of those guys are really doing their own thing, and getting big and getting back what they put in. I once had a woman request shenia twain “man I feel like a woman” in the middle of a drum n bass set.. What’s the most ridiculous request you have ever had?

SOL RISING: Haha thats rough! I can’t stand requests… I think that is a universal thing among DJ’s. I would say an Enrique Iglesias song which of course I didn’t have. The girl kept bugging me about it and I had to keep telling her I don’t even have it in my library!

SAMMY:When will they learn! What have you got set for the future? Tours/gigs/releases?

SOL RISING:I’m doing the final mixes on my second album “Mystical Awakening” which has a lot of global bass, hip-hop and some Ghetto Funk influences. I also have remixes coming out for David Starfire and Delhi 2 Dublin in the next few months. I’ll be playing an Ecstatic Dance Retreat in Hawaii in December http://www.ecstaticretreat.com/

Sounds amazing dude, I’m really looking forward to hearing your new album! 

Here are a few links so you can keep in the loop with everything DJ Sol Rising..

facebook.com/djsolrising

soundcloud.com/djsolrising

djsolrising.com 

And now the mix!

Funk Soul Brother Vol. II FINAL by Sol Rising

Aaaaand since It’s such a shame to put up volume 2 without it’s predecessor .. let’s have that one too!

DJ Sol Rising – Funk Sol Brother DJ Mix (Free Download) by Sol Rising

BIG THANKS to DJ Sol Rising, make sure you check out his soundcloud for plenty more great mixes and tunes.. and please PLEASE leave him a thank-you as I know he will really appreciate it.

I’m going back to enraging my neighbours.. peace out!

Sammy Senior

“Like a gang of body popping B-boy lions on a patch of linoleum in the Serengeti, it is with the greatest pride that we at Scour Records commence the unleashing of our patiently awaited Artist Series, the first of which being our debut original release.

Cedar Senior & Imagine This (I.T. to us mortals) team up to create a tune of such ‘stompy-stompy’ magnitude that it has already sown the seeds for complete world peace. Everyone who’s job is marching won’t be able to help but adopt this tune as their new anthem, so strong is the urge to stompy-stomp around when this is playing. Once the sonics of joy get their hooks sunk in no one will ever be able to get angry with anyone ever again. Of course this does mean we should expect large and well drilled groups of ants, Girl Guides and Morris Men to possibly become militarised, but it’s a price well worth paying as far as we’re concerned!

Remix work on this EP brings out the best of the Scour’s superstars, plus a very special guest. DJP‘s Bob James-esque silky brass work is simply exquisite, Father Funk turns out his most mature and understated piece to date, J-Sound uses all his production flex, and Howla just makes everyone pregnant he’s so fertile.

Hear them roar!”

Cedar Senior
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/cedarsenior
Facebook: http://facebook.com/cedarsenior
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cedarsenior

Imagine This
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/imaginethismusic
Facebook: http://facebook.com/imaginethismusic
Twitter: http://twitter.com/imaginethism
Website: http://imaginethismusic.net

Release date: **Thursday 14 November**

Promo Feedback:

A.Skillz: “DJP’s remix is a feel good head nodder, thumbs up!”

Skeewiff: “Aint no half steppin’ With Cedar Senior & Imagine this. In fact – aint no half anything on this EP. Full Flavour. Skee-approved”

JFB: “Nice!!”

Funk Ferret: “Awww yea! Y’all know I love a bit of IT. The quality dripping out of this sucker is insane.. Maybe I should say gushing.. That’s one damn fine line up of remixers too! Dopeness to the max!”

CMC&Silenta: “From hip hop to mid tempo Breaks. Beautiful original release. My favorite from Scour Records so far!”

The Funk Hunters: “DJP remix is dope!”

WBBL: “Well worth the wait! There’s just too much to choose from. Original is a killer, Father Funk’s Dubby vibes are sick, Howla & J-Sound’s mixes both kick it, and djp’s mix is some badassss old school feel good hip hop. Love it!”

DJ Wood: “Love it! Will spin most of these i’m sure.”

BadboE: “Awesome EP! Feelin’ the funky grooves on these mixes and Imagine This Music is killing it on the mic!”

Basement Freaks: “Great Stuff!”

Slynk: “The Howla remix has some serious groove. Digging it a lot. I also really love the djp remix. Beautiful chilled out version.”

Fat Harry: “Two years plus of The Scour blog and a year of Scour Records. Possibly the best build up to a first original release ever! I’ve danced to all the remixes so don’t you dare ask for my favourite, they are all double Boss Hogg and Roscoe P. Coltrane!”

Timothy Wisdom: “Solid release from an exciting new up-n-comer.”

Lewd Behavior: “Such a solid release but Howla’s remix takes the top cake for me.”

Dj Alias NZ: “Wow…the best thing I have heard from SR to date in my humble opinion..I’m up to my nuts!! The Father Funk remix is my pick of the remixes, so dope! Stellar release!”

Tom Showtime: “OG mix is dope, but the DJP funk is undeniable!”

Scour Records
Website: http://scourrecords.com
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/scourrecords
Facebook: http://facebook.com/Scourrecords
Twitter: http://twitter.com/scourrecords
YouTube: http://youtube.com/Scourrecords

Scour Archives: http://ghettofunk.co.uk/category/scour

WAREHOUSE WAX DROP A COMPILATION

EXCEPT ONLY THE BEST BASS LAYDEN FUTURE JUNGLE

OUT 20TH DECEMBER ...

BIG TUNES

Warehouse Wax has had a strong year so far. Releases from Odeed & Wish, Madcap, Pressa, Sanxion and of course the Massive single and video from Austin & Vinyl Junkie Ft. Rachel Wallace – Can’t Go Back.

After all that, the label is finishing the year off with a bang. And definitely with the style and class you have come to expect from this scene leading entity.

“We’re Not Dead – The 3rd Chapter” boasts an impressive line up of artists that reads like a “who’s who” of worldwide bass music in 2013. So, what better way to see the year out? Here is just a sampling of those involved.

Vinyl Junkie, Sanxion, Wizard, RadioKillaZ, Terry Hooligan, King Yoof, Backdraft, Flashback, 601, Odeed & Wish, Strange Rollers, Eddie Voyager, Schema, Madcap, 100me, Skanx, Billy 'Daniel' Bunter and loads more

But… As always, it’s the music that does the real talking here. Label boss Vinyl junkie has teamed up with Sanxion to co-curate this album and picked only the biggest noises. Floating somewhere around breaks, bass, 140 & future jungle. The genres maybe loose but the impact isn’t. If you love hard hitting bass music with both an old skool and new skool vibe… you will love this album.

The album will also be released on a two-disc CD pack with DJ mixes of the tracks from Vinyl Junkie and Sanxion.

GERMANYS FINEST NOISE MAKERS

OSTBLOCKSCHLAMPEN

DROP THERE NEW EP

LA BOOM

IS A BIT BIT DUBSTEP OR IS IT POST DUBSTEP

ITS OUT TODAY

OSTBLOCKSCHLAMPEN - LA BOOM EP

Tick Tick Tick Tick, BOOM! Expect diversity in here. Raw Ostblock-Power mixed with dubstep vibes. Definitely something for everyone! High quality production as always.

This 4 Track EP consist of the latest hot shit from the Bitches from Eastblock. LA. BOOM / NEED YOU / MONSTER SHAKER / BOTOX will kick your ass in higher athmospheres! We know what we do! Ostblockschlampen never dissappoint.

Big support by Crookers, Tony Senghore, The Oddword, Haezer, Make The Girl Dance, Dilligas, Keith & Supabeats, Slamin, Audiobots and more.

01 LA BOOM

02 NEED YOU

03 MONSTER SHAKER

04 BOTOX

Release date:

2013-Nov-11

HUNGRY'S FINEST FUNK STAMP MUSTBEAT RECORDS

SIGNED UP ONE OF THERE OLDEST FRIENDS FOR AN EP

THE WORLDSTYLERS DROP " THE KOSHER BEAT EP"

On our latest release, we've got The Wordstylers, who are one of our oldest partners in crime here in Budapest. We have been sharing the dj booth, having fun, exchanging ideas, promoting events together since the very early years. For the rest of the world, they're more known with their main project called Savages Y Suefo, which fact doesn't really matter when it comes to their approach for world and global-bass music what could be described in 3 words: dancefloor friendly beats. Their songs have always had a huge impact on us, so we're now produly presenting their debut EP on our MustBeat label. Expect huge etno grooves packed with serious rhythms that will make you feel like never wanna stop dancing.

Yep, Spanish DJ, Party Promoter and Distortion Records label owner is back on the Breakzlinkz pages with an exclusive mix of breaks for all you lovely people out there. Straight up breaks featuring some new and exclusive material.

www.facebook.com/pages/Orebeat-Distorsion-Records
www.twitter.com/DistorsionRecs
www.soundcloud.com/distorsionrecords
www.soundcloud.com/orebeat

Rory Hoy's Season Of Funk - Episode 5 by Rory Hoy on Mixcloud

Hi everybody - here is Episode 5 of my semi-regular podcast, Season Of Funk featuring a mixture of Big Beats, Breaks, Funky House Beats and even a tiny bit of Dubstep.

We know that no one is going to say no to a free download from the legendary Ragga Twins, here’s a nice roller featuring Spyda dropping bars alongside the twins, junglists get ready!!!!!

RaggaTwins – DeadlyZone feat Spyda

We are loving this banging DnB re interpretation of 92 whistles, horns and vicks classic ‘Atheama’, straight up murking dancefloor damager for those who like their DnB hard, upfront and with the old skool rave influence, boom!!!! 

Nebula2 – Atheama – Dangerous D Remix (Free Download)