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You can never be quite sure what to expect from Technique's Ukrainian assassin. After all, MaxNRG has repeatedly proven that he's perfectly prepared to twist up a sub-genre or two in his quest for dancefloor mastery. We've seen him experiment with multiple shades of the drum and bass palette and funnel all of them through his highly individual approach to musicality.

The only constant is the presence of rock-hard drums and lethal bass.

Even in his craziest excursions, it's all about the rave.

In “Kill the Snake”, Max casts his mad scientist's eye onto a blending of styles. There's that high-energy big-room vibe somehow entwined with a more claustrophobic technoid, neuro flavour. This counterpoint is established right from the intro, as low, menacing strings are offset by a modulating ravey synth in the high end. These sounds lay the foundation for a documentary dialogue sample that gives the track it's title. Then clean pizzicato strikes mesh with an alarm-call riser to take this sound-melding tune to the drop.

The bass and beats are, as you'd expect from MaxNRG, clinically merciless. Ear-poppingly pressurised drums ride along a driving undercurrent of grittiness in the bass. The mids and highs fulfil that smooth-and-serrated combination that was laid out in the intro and take us effortlessly through building layers of drama. The energy just doesn't quit.

It's clear by now that MaxNRG is a big fan of taking established ideas and reconfiguring them almost beyond recognition. Whether it's from instinct or meticulous study, his understanding of the form shines through, without ever distracting from the drum and bass heartbeat at the core of his music. This is intelligent rave music that hits hard.

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If Breakbeat is what you are after than this is it, an hour of Breaks bangers mixed properly by Australia’s Roxright. With his recent mix of !ll Lumination Roxright is on a roll releasing a steady flow of music to get you moving.

Tracklist

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Bring The Freestyle (Original Mix) – Evan Gamble Lewis
Cosmic Funk (DIRT REVOLVER Remix) – Freak Da Bass, Tom Clyde
Don’t Stop (ilLegal Content Remix) – Quadrat Beat
How Long (?) – Sketi
Sky (Yo Speed Remix) –  Quadrat Beat
Dominator feat. Slooom (Original Mix) – The Feels
Body Lock (Original Mix) –  Kuplay
Fuckuplay (Original Mix) – Shade k
Give Me Some Space (Sunsha Remix) – Underground Utopia
Cowboys (Original Mix) – Cyrax & Sektor
Black Mask (Colombo Remix) – Hankook
Serious (Guau Remix) – Hankook
Reset Button (Original Mix) – Perpetual Present
Gemini (Original Mix) – Blazer
To the Limit (Obscene Frequenzy Mix) – Enterpryse

Backbeat was a monthly event here in Perth, Western Australia a place for Breaks and the promotion of it to like minded people in the club scene. Thanks to one person DJ Gully (RIP) the Breaks scene excelled back in the mid 2000’s and one of the acts to brace it’s presence was the Beatslappaz. While at that time it was all about the Nuskool/Tearout Breaks the Beatslappaz continued to grow and eventually lead them onto the path of winning a Stanton Warriors remix competition and gaining acknowledgement among their peers leading them to their own EP release on the Punks Music label. This is a rare mix from them, i hope you enjoy !

This mix is part of Breakzlinkz Retro series: www.breakzlinkz.net/retro/

Tracklist

Affinity – The Andromeda Strain – Hardcore Beats
Devils Gun – Raising The Beast (Breakfastaz Mix) – Eat Electric Records
ED209 – Biscuits And Gravy – Hardcore Beats
Specimen A – Check The Sound – Funkatech
Entity – Coming On Deep – Broke
Longplayers – Diabolik – Love Breaks
Tha Beetslappaz – Z-Day (Dub) – Unsigned
Stormtroopers – Universe (Specimen A Remix) – Trans:Verse
Control Z v Screwface – Darlicks – Hardcore Beats
Baobinga + I.D. – Hood Thang – Pure Filth
Toasty – The Knowledge – HotFlush

Nice little rare LIVE set from a while back of the legendary Freestylers this time mixing it up for Rough Tempo Radio and a BBQ they held in July of 2009. While Rough Tempo now deal with more of the Drum and Bass sound they were the go to place for many a famous Breaks act a few years back. Enjoy !

The good folks over at Life Support Machine were able to get there hands on a rather funky new exclusive Bass Funk mix from The Beat-Pimp. Rather impressed with what he put together the LSM blog have asked him to be a regular contributor to the mixes section of the site.

So without further a-do, LSM present the first mix from The Beat-Pimp which contains an hours worth of Bass Funkin’ beats and Breaks.

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Ghetto sounds indeed ! DJ Shinder presents his new show “Ghetto Sounds” airing out through www.bassfm.ru Moscow, Russia. An hour of party music spreading the Ghetto Funk sound.

Tracklist

1. WBBL & X-Ray Tad – True
2. B-Side & WBBL – Blowin’ It Up
3. The Chicken Brothers – Funky Chicken
4. Crash Party – Move Ya Feet
5. Roast Beatz – Get It Poppin
6. General News – Master Blaster
7. Dub:ra – Head At
8. The Niceguys – Jams&Joints
9. Howla – Silent River feat. Jesse Royal
10. Phibes – Just Like this
11. Leygo – Beenie Breaks
12. Crash Party – PGH
13. Lack Jemmon – L.E.W.I.S.
14. Father Funk – Hands Up
15. General News – Body Rock
16. ElectroGorilla – Keep Rockin’
17. Funky Boogie Brothers – Don’t Stop
18. Wiccatron – Green Salad Up (Scratch by BadboE & Tom AiD)
19. Supercat – Ghetto Red Hot (Featurecast Edit)

Lanx and Nick Slater, aka the Drumattic Twins, have been a leading force in dance music since they first began touring over 20 years ago. Making their name as Shades of Rhythm, they ruled the early nineties rave scene with legendary anthems ‘Sweet Sensation’, ‘Sound of Eden’, ‘Extacy’ and ‘Homicide’ and performed with the likes of The Prodigy and N-Joi.

Since rebranding themselves as the Drumattic Twins in 1997, Nick and Lanx quickly replicated this global notoriety thanks to massive hit tracks ‘Feelin Kinda Strange’ ‘Twister’ and ‘HyperSpeed’. They teamed up with the legendary release platform Finger Lickin Records in 1999 and settled quickly into the close-knit world of the breakbeat scene, working alongside global acts such as Plump DJs, Soul of Man and Lee Coombs.

From a string of releases from 1999 starting with top the selling “Feeling Kinda Strange” till late 2013 with their “Get Up and Dance EP” on Sugarbeat Records and 2 full length albums in between the Drumattic Twins have laid down a variety of music that have influenced the Breaks Scene and shaped it in to what it is today.

This mix is part of Breakzlinkz Retro series: www.breakzlinkz.net/retro/

Yet another mix from yesteryear this time from the Guru of Breaks, Krafty Kuts. One of the most influential people in the electronic music scene today with experience as a DJ / Producer for more than a decade. Never one to be tied down to a defined genre Krafty has mixed it with the best and has crafted (pardon the pun) the breaks scene in to what it is today. Many artists have come and gone over the years but Krafty is still here leading the way !

Krafty Kuts, real name Martin Reeves, is the multi-award winning DJ/producer and the undisputed King of breaks. Acclaimed in the UK, adored in Australia, admired in North America, Krafty is a living legend of electronic music.  His multi-genre sets, dexterity on the decks and dedication to dancefloor hedonism have earned him hierarchy status in  every genre of electronic music.

From humble beginnings, Krafty Kuts is now one of the big players on the world’s club scene. An enviable career which boasts accolades ranging from eight times Breakspoll Winner, Best International DJ and Best Single of the Year by DJ Mag, and DJing alongside The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim and even the Rolling Stones.

Krafty is still making waves in the dance music scene after more than a decade with his new label ‘Instant Vibes,’ which gives him full creative control over the music. With Krafty in the driving seat, he continues his love affair with breaks by bringing through new talent from the likes of  Marten Hoerger, Calvertron, Jay Robinson.

This mix is part of Breakzlinkz Retro series: www.breakzlinkz.net/retro/

Zemerald has been dropping some great edits on Soundcloud over the past few years. One part of the old Ghetto Funk/Funky Breaks act Fuzzbox INc, Zemerald has been producing some great tracks for a FREE download gaining a huge following and thousands of plays. This mix for the 80HD Podcast showcases Zemerald’s style, Hip Hop, Funky Breaks,Ghetto Funk and Mid Tempo happiness.

This week on the San Francisco’s Armory Podcast is a LIVE party set from DJ Flytrap which was recorded LIVE at the Burning Man Festival this year. Enjoy the party vibes !

Check DJ FLytrap’s Soundcloud widget below for more LIVE mixes he played during the Burning Man Festival for 2016.

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