Simztek & Dubz- ­ Wanting

Combining uplifting pianos with power keys, this one goes in !!!
Optimator Ft Troy Dillard- ­ Paradise

Gorgeous soulful vocal house taking it back to the true house sound
Andrew Greatorex- ­ Together

Driving and infectious, buzzing and breezing house from Andrew Greatorex
The Goons- ­ Ghetto Belles

Big big oldskool 90s style funky house!!!
Barb & Cust- ­ Uninvited

Dark and dubby take on the vocal house sound
Axel- Doorman ­ Whatever You Want

Melody loaded fruity n funky tech house
AKA- ­ House Nation

Tough jackin track featuring the ‘house is a nation’
Wainscott- ­ Acid Sunrise

Like a glorious sunrise, this beautiful slice of classic acid house is worth the price of this awesome EP alone
Inside Out- ­ Nerve (Work That)

One for the terraces, stripped back n bassy with oldskool diva style vox
Fix- ­ Move

Our favourite track on this EP, with a nod to oldskool hardcore/rave and even earlier Detroit/Chicago sounds. We love the tempo of this track and the ethereal ravey vibes
Detroit Project- ­ Flamenko

Just made for the White Isle with lovely spanish guitars and gentle beats
9Bar- ­ You Don’t Like It

Anthemic and soulful vocal garage/house that will set the party alight
Dave Crane- ­ First to Cry

Building and peaking soulful tech house with warm vibes
Sub8- ­ The Fool

Stripped back bumpin’ n jackin house for the heads down and dance crew!!!
Oliver Viking- ­ Soul of Chains

Could this be 2016s’ ‘Ripgroove’? A massive slice of bass house with a huge infectious riff
A.S.R- ­ Response 

A dark opus of a techno track to finish off the Ibiza EP. Shades of the seminal Rising High imprint on this slow builder of a monstrous techno track

Stream clips here: Out on all major download stores 14/06/16

VA- The Ibiza EP [Sweep The Floor]

Swerve Digital reveals its’ first artist compilation loaded with quality sounds across the house/techno spectrum…. ‘Deviate Vol One’ is due out soon on Swerve Digital, we breakdown the the highly lovable tracks on offer

James Wesley ­ MK 1

A deep house track that shuffles along with low slung bas melodies and dubby goodness
Andy Ho ­ Drop It

Pounding tribal beats and old skool acid make for a great modern take on the early 90s sound of imprints such Guerilla
Faulty Minds ­ Shovel

atmospheric late night techno assault that we absolutely adore!!!
Vitor Saguanza ­ Garboil

Pounding, swirling and growling techno that totally rocks our boat!!!
Avesie & Luke Davidson ­ Eledance

Locked in the groove tech House excellence with subtle keys, turbulent bass and rolling beats
Banb Ace ­ The Murder

Verging on Techno with dark dark stabbage and bumping beats, goes down a treat!!!
Barnaby James & Ali Emm ­ Back To Time

For those messy and frantic moments, the beat goes on as do the room filling keys and intense melodies
FlipstiK ­ Bring It Back

Funky club house with a jagged side, the funk filled riffs are accompanied by mutated basslines that’ll drive you crazy!!
Jamie De Von ­ Technology

London style bass house with jackin beats, eerie strings and bouncing bass
Mayeye ­ Checkmate

Super crisp beats, a ridiculously funky bass riff and plenty of bleeps and bloops, a great closer to this awesome compilation. We can’t wait for vol two!!!

Get ‘Deviate Vol 1′ on Swerve Digital from 27/06/2016 on Traxsource http://www.traxsource.com/label/26710/swerve-digital and all good download stores

VA- Deviate Vol One [Swerve Digital]

London based, new kid on the block, Rhyvms, has put together this really neat edit of ‘Peace Go With You Brother’ by, Gil Scott Heron, in commemoration of the great mans legacy. The spirit of the original still shines bright, but Rhyvms has added in a snare hook that gives it an extra level of crispness. If you’ve been ‘avin it large over the bank holiday weekend like I have, this edit is very pleasant ‘pick me up’ to help us return to some kind of normality.

Download Rhyvms edit here via Hypeddit.

Links for Rhyvms :

Soundcloud / YouTube / Twitter

We’ve been fans of Michael Johnston ever since Unique2Rhythms’ label boss posted a Traxsource link to his tracks on Facebook. The things this man can do with a piano would and will blow your mind.

His latest track ‘Budamn’ is out now on houses’ finest imprint the very same Unique2Rhythm. It’s a shing slice of timeless piano house/garage with bumping beats, organ and horn snatches and of course…piano and oh boy what piano!!!   A absolute dream of a track, you have to check out the good feels of ‘Budamn’

Click here to buy ‘Budamn’

Michael Johnston- Budamn [Unique2Rhythm]

Massive dreamy synth laden rave tinged bass n breaks heater from Sanxion on Bad Habit Muzik out now!!! Signature Sanxion brilliance in a massive follow up to his previous track on Bad Habit Muzik. ‘All That I Can Do’ is fire!!! Dreamy synths with a ravey edge lead into some bouncing dirty bass n breaks action!!!! Get this monster of a tune out now on Bad Habit Muzik!!!

Click here to buy Sanxion ‘All That I Can Do’

Sanxion – All That I Can Do [Bad Habit Muzik]

Swankouts’ massive ‘Get Dark EP’ is out now on Top Drawer Digital. A electrifying blend of Tech House, Bass and Oldskool Hardcore/Jungle. You can buy the EP here and read on for an exclusive interview with Swankout + an exclusive minimix….

So, we first came across your music via this forthcoming EP on Top Drawer Digital and and a Radio One mix from a few years back, how long have you been doing the music and what have I missed out on?

I started DJing in 1996, and producing in 2000 and I started collecting vinyl in 1994, I’ve been behind a few different projects doing rave breaks , house and jungle. I stared doing the Swankout stuff end of 2013

Could you tell us a bit about the different projects?
I did three rave break/fidget hybrid kind of tracks with DJ Faydz in 2010 for future rave anthems 2, I ran a label in 2010 called Unleashed Sound which specialised in rave breaks and future jungle which did quite well in the trackitdown charts.
I’ve had Radio 1 /1xtra, Rinse FM & Kool FM plays. I Was part of a deep house/garage duo in 2014 which had a few releases on what’s your status? And support from EZ, Groove Armada & B traits

Was this a transition over to house music or had you been doing stuff prior to that?

I’ve always loved / made all types of music thought tend to be mostly partial to anything sounding like jungle or old skool I’ve always enjoyed crossing genres in my production and making hybrid music. My vinyl collection is a reflection of that also

Are you still a keen vinyl collector?

Yes! I love vinyl it’s in my blood, started collecting in 94 aged 12 and still buy today, though usually it’s oldskool, I just had 2 delivered actually, Doctors Of Dance – Dance Theme From 91, and Twister On Formation Records from 96

The influence of this wealth of dance music history can certainly be heard on your new EP as Swankout, can you tell us a bit about this current alias/project?

Thanks! I was kind of aiming for “heritage” if you like from this, and I’m really pleased you said that so thanks , and obviously mixing in new styles and sounds as well as modern production techniques, I’ve done a few other bits as well on Deep Freeze Records and Daylight Robbery, which are again two contrasting variations, with the releases on Deep Freeze being aimed more at the Deep House/Garage /bass kind of sound, and the release on Daylight Robbery more proper Deep House. It all started as a bit of fun and a way of getting my hybrid/more experimental music out there too

How did you come to know of and be signed to Top Drawer Digital?

Haha! Well, a bit of a long story this …. Was recommended them by Om Unit. I met him in Bristol, he was behind me in a shop queue , my mate pointed him out and being a big fan of his music I waited outside to chat to him! He is a sound guy! I asked if I could send him some music which was some of the Get Dark EP and he recommended Top Drawer to me!

Which takes us to this EP, a mixture of dark 130bpm ish Jungle Breaks a la Mella Dee, Special Request etc and some ravey Tech House. What was the inspiration behind these incredible tunes?

Wow thanks for the compliment! Well exactly that really, huge huge fan of both Mella Dee, and Paul Woolford aka Special Request , those guys really hit the spot for me musically so with tracks such as Amnesia and Untitled coupled with Mella Dee’s release on Lobster Boy records and the GT Turbo EP backed with all the previous rave projects I’ve done I guess

On a side note, if you could do a Swankout remix of any track of your choice what would it be?

I’ve often thought about bootlegs of stuff like The Prodigy ‘Jericho’ or Future Sound Of London ‘Papa New Guinea’ but to me all these tracks are masterpieces that could possibly left untouched? Though High Contrast did a sterling remix (bootleg) of Papa New Guinea

Great choices, so to wrap things up, any mentions, big ups? and what advice would you give to aspiring producers?

Yes indeed! From my friends and family who’ve supported me in many ways, to my fellow producers who have mentored/helped me through the years and of course Lucas and Free Breaks Blog for the support! Really appreciated! And for anyone aspiring, as cliché as this sounds if you work hard and you believe you Can achieve something, then you will! Thanks for the interview!!

Stream clips of the ‘Get Dark EP’ below and click here to buy

Exclusive ‘Get Dark’ minimix below

Swankout Interview + New EP ‘Get Dark’

DJ Norbak is a well established DJ hailing from Cadiz south of Spain. he has been pushing the sound of Breaks for quite a few years now with numerous bookings for well known local Festivals and Raves and delivers a high energy set every time. DJ Norbak is this weeks guest for the Funktasty Crew.

Funktasty Crew is a project of promotion for the artists/djs from the electronic music scene, focusing styles as “breaks” and “bass” music.

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Funky Flavor Presents (This Is Breakbeat) is a series of downloadable mixes from digital label Funky Flavor. Orebeat is the newest guest in this continuing series. Previous guest DJs include Wes Smith, Cliff The Head, JDub and many more ….

For all previous mixes head over to the Cognitive Music website : www.cognitivemusic.com/this-is-breakbeat

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Tracklist

01 – Jaded – Made in China (Dirty Bird)
02 – Baymont – Too Much (Ravesta Records)
03 – Wes Smith – Funk Train (Mutantbreakz Remix) (Juice Recordings)
04 – Bradley Drop – Nothing But A Thang (illeven Eleven)
05 – ilLegal Content – Iron Man (Distorsion Records)
06 – ID – ID
07 – Foamo – Running (Iva EDIT)
08 – Yo Speed – Demon (Distorsion Records)
09 – Wes Smith feat. Goldillox – Shadow of a Kiss (Juice Recordings)
10 – Garmiani – Jump & Sweat (feat. Sanjin) (X&T MIX)
11 – Jaded – Bomba
12 – Eztereo – Im Believe (Delicious Groove Records)
13 – Drifta – Ride The Wave (Barely Royal & Bunnie Remix)
14 – Hankook – Serious (GUAU remix) (83)
15 – Aggresivnes – Put The New Needle (Colombo Remix) (Elektroshock Records)
16 – Yankee – Russian Surety (Distorsion Records)
17 – The Brainkiller Ft. Jose Rodriguez – Nofotro
18 – ilLegal Content – In My Pocket (Yo speed remix) (Distorsion Records)
19 – Dickin & Destilux – Call Me Maybe (Distorsion Records)
20 – Yo speed & Wahuu- Bass In Your Face (Distorsion Records)
21 – V.Aparicio – Here I Go (Musication Records)
22 – Eztereo – Feel The Heat (Delicious Groove Records)
23 – Baseface ft Yola – Something Human (Colombo Remix) (Ibreaks Records)
24 – Dee & Perfect Kombo – Born Not To Give Up (Vip Mix) (Selecta Breaks Records)
25 – Suga7 – Rock on (Obscene Frequenzy Remix) (Wasted Recordings)
26 – VAHNI – Blood (Barely Royal Remix)

This week on the Armory Podcast we’re excited to welcome “South Florida-based low-end frequency distributor”, Supernaut of Miami into The Armory. Press play. Get Down.

The king of Booty Bass DJ Icey has unleashed his new Automatic Static Mix for Summer 2016. An hour of Breaks, Bass, Trap and that original sound that is DJ Icey.