If you’re a fan of House and Techno, the Yorkshire based duo, Black & Watky, are a couple of guys you need to get acquainted with. As well as running and DJing at their own night, Illicit Events, in Hull, the duo can also be found producing their own music which sees them draw on influences from Disco, Funk, Electro and Hip Hop.

For their latest tune, it’s a strictly Acid affair as they deliver their mind warping and cosmic Techno tune ‘Meteor’. It’s one of those tracks that’ll be best served up in the early hours of the morning and will guarantee that the ravers will be left in a sweaty mess and totally loving life. Lose your sh*t to one hell of of tune!

Links for Black & Watky :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

Barnaby James started out making Trance and EDM, but has somewhat come of age since the summer of 2015. His focus is now directed towards a more refined House sound with a bit of Bassline and Garage thrown in for good measure. He’s kept the dance floors of the North East of England busy for a while now and has found himself in a position where he’s been able to start up his own night called, Barajada.

From the music we’ve listened to of Barnaby’s, his night sounds like one that should definitely be checked out if you’re in that neck of the woods and if you do head there, you may well get chance to throw your shapes to his rework of Mylo‘s ‘Drop The Pressure’. It’s much more chunkier and tougher stance that Barnaby has applied and it’s best served through a sound system at full whack! Great stuff!

Download Barnaby James’ rework here via Hypeddit.

Links for Barnaby James :

Soundcloud / Hearthis / Instagram

‘Clap Your Hands Now’ is the second collaboration of two mighty musical minds, Stickybuds and K+lab. The track is their take on The Meters ‘Hand Clapping Song’ and you’re gonna need to hold on to your hats, because this is coming at ya with some serious force! The perfectly sculpted midtempo beats are huge and they’re backed up by a biblical amount of bass, fruity sounding horns and if all that wasn’t already enough, you can expect to hear the incredible skills of Basement Freaks on guitar and an ultra smooth and soulful vocal from the very talented, Kwadi. This tune has got the lot and then some!

Buy ‘Clap Your Hands’ here from Bandcamp.

It’s fair to say that D-Funk had an absolute blast on his European tour last year. He played eight shows in five different countries which included Carl Cox‘s ‘Music is Revolution‘ at, Space Ibiza, Sideshow Kuts International Showcase at ADE (Amsterdam), his old hometown, Bournemouth, and he also made his debut in both Paris & Glasgow.

One of the tunes that got the party goers going crazy at every one of his nights is his rework of ‘I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)’ by, Jamie xx. D-Funk’s take on the original has seen him deliver his trademark fresh and funky sound with fat broken beats and bass to certify this one as an total banger!

You can also hear this track in D-Funk’s ‘Europe 2016 Tour Mix’. He’s put together just over an hours worth of tunes that he used to cause mayhem on several European dance floors. It not only features tracks from other artists who were rocking his world at the time, but it also features a large number of his own tracks that are currently unreleased. He felt this tour was the right time to give them a test run and reports indicate they all did the job in a big way. Great music all over the shop here folks so make sure you enjoy it all.

Download D-Funk’s version here via The Artist Union.

Links for D-Funk :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Hearthis / Mixcloud / YouTube / Twitter

Mix Tracklist

1. Toots & The Maytels – ‘Reggae Got Soul’ (Prince Ballard Edit // D-Funk Edit)
2. Hot 8 Brass Band – ‘Sexual Healing’ (J Felix Mix // Shaka Loves You Edit)
3. Nerdy Bastard – ‘Bad Mr Kitty’
4. Luniz – ‘Got 5 On It’ (Frankee More Mix // D-Funk Edit)
5. D-Funk – ‘Hold On (I’m Coming)’
6. D-Funk vs Jamie xx – ‘I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)’ [Free Download]
7. D-Funk – ‘Super Clap Hands’
8. D-Funk – ‘Give Me Your Love Hut’
9. Kurtis Blow – ‘The Breaks’ (Copycat Edit)
10. D-Funk – ‘Get Up & Jam’ [Grits N Gravy]
11. D-Funk & Philly Blunt – ‘Bad Piano Habit’
12. Mike Millrain – Do You?
13. Deekline & Bad Zuke – Pull That Back
14. Beatslappaz – ‘Bottles’ (D-Funk Mix)[Free Download]
15. Plump DJs – ‘Loose Your Mind’
16. D-Funk vs Wookie – ‘Battled Woman’
17.Wax Wreckaz – ‘Bubble & Wine’ (Urban Knights Mix // D-Funk Edit)
18. Rogue Robots – ‘Off My Face In ’97’ (D-Funk Mix) [Upstart Music]
19. Leda Stray – ‘What It’s Like’
20. Natural Born Chillers – ‘Rock The Funky Beats’
21. D-Funk – ‘Rumors’

‘Body & Soul’ is the new mini album from French multi instrumentalist, musician and producer, Stephane Voituret a.k.a Leon, which has been released by the awesome, Timewarp Music. 7 amazing originals make up this new album and all are heavily laced with funk and Leon’s trademark cinematic sound that occupies every nook and cranny in your mind.

The first three tracks on the album ‘Body & Soul’, ‘The River’ and ‘Get On The Boat’ all have a huge Big Beat vibe about them and make great use of some superbly played electric guitar, which gives a rocky edge to the energetic funky beats and psychedelic touches. The next two tracks are the coolest on the album as ‘The Meeting’ shrouds itself in a cloak of mystery and elegance and ‘Friend’ has a slick and soulful feel. ‘Feelin’ Groovy’ picks up the pace and intensity just a touch with a much more funk led approach. ‘Sexy Toy’ completes the circle that is ‘Body & Soul’ with another healthy helping of rock infused funk and broken beats. Get set to have you attention fully used up once you indulge in ‘Body & Soul’.

Buy ‘Body & Soul’ here from Bandcamp.

Links for Leon :

Soundcloud / Facebook / YouTube

After reinventing itself a few times the Post Breaks page on Facebook has decided to restart its Postcast series of guest mixes with this one mixed by ILLSTARRED a DJ/Producer from Louisville USA. ILLSTARRED specialises in such genres as Electro, Breakbeat & Bass and this mix from him highlights tracks from the Bass & Breaks movement.

Tracklist

PRODUKDo – Digital Foxtrot
Jiro & PRODUKDo – Blow
Underground Utopia – Put It Down
Eric Mould – Give Me Some
Rae Sremmurd – Black Beatles (Keith MacKenzie & Fixx flip)
Magic & Johnson – Hit & Run (Original Mix)
The Weekend (Tee ex RMX)_EGL Wants Your Soul VIP
Andy P – Up In The Club
Keith MacKenzie – Straight Lose It
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Obscene Frequenzy EXCLUSIVE WASTED Mix)
Stanton Warriors – Hoping (Extended)
ZOOFUNKTION – Break Down (Original Mix)
Frazah & WayvD – Rude Boi
Mafia Kiss – Nightmare
The Chemical Brothers – Go (Claude VonStroke Remix)
Tomcraft – Happiness (Evan Gamble Lewis Bootleg)
Underground Utopia – Insanity (Hillbilly Dro Boiz Light It Up Mix)
Freq Boutique – Can U Hear That
Motez – Down Like This (Iva & Outselect Edit)
PLS&TY & AutoLaser – Hiding From The Rain (Left/Right Remix)
Mr. Batou – Rock This (Bass Station Refix)
Micky Slim & Killa Hz – Get Down

Spanish born Pachy Hildago is the one man band known as The Beatkillers with a long history in the local Breaks scene from DJ to Producer and now running his own digital label called Deep Low Records. He has also played and supported such international acts as The Crystal Method and Lady Waks to name a few. This is his latest mix with a top selection of new Breaks tunes that are around at the moment.

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Tracklist

01. Agresivnes- Our Nitgh (Brainkiller Remix)
02. Dj Fixx-Roll it up (Original Mix)
03. Basstyler- Danec To The Rythm (Original Mix)
04. Obscene Frequency- Lose Conntrol (Original Mix)
05. Colombo- Shake That Jazz (The Beatkillers Remix)
06. Sunsha- Bass up (Original Mix)
07. Detach- Hard Work it (Original Mix)
08. Aquasky &Autoboots- Dreamland (Original Mix)
09. Ufo Project- Change your way (Original Mix)
10. Eztereo- Feel the heat (Original Mix)
11. Perfect Kombo- Untitled One (Dmoney Remix)
12. Detach- Get your name (Original Mix)
13. Sub Focus- Love divine
14. Mechanical Presure- Fearles Hyena (Suga7 Remix)
15 Quadrat Beat- Sky (Under This Remix)
16.Paket- Judith Bitch (Original Mix)
17. Liquid Crystal- You got me (Suga7 remix)
18. Suga7- Rock On (Obscene Frequency Remix)
19. Cellardore- Make it work (Original Mix)

Aquasky is about to drop 3 new mixes for the month of February, two of them are classic Breaks mixes with music from 2001 to 2015 and the last mix a Drum & Bass mix with a bunch of new tunes.

Aquasky has used the traditional method of mixing, straight up mixing on Technics 1210’s with on the fly beat matching:

Technics 1210’s
Rane TTM 56S
Serato 1.8.1
SL3 Box
Novation Dicers
Macbook Pro
2x Shure Whitelabel Needles

Aquasky did this mix for Mike Swaines ‘Bass & Breaks‘ Radio Show just recently.

Tracklist

1: Aquasky & Ragga Twins ‘Living Legends’ – Passenger
2: Aquaski ‘Shadows Across The Motorway’ Remix
3: Aquasky Vs. Masterblaster ‘Addiction’ – 777
4: Aquaski ‘Vamp’ Remix
5: Aquasky & Meat Katie ‘Overneath’ – Passenger
6: Aquasky Vs. Masterblaster ‘Boom (Breakfastaz Remix)’
7: Ellis Dee ‘Next To Me’ – Passenger
8: Aquaski ‘Exceeded’ Remix
9: Backdraft & Ragga Twins ‘Rock The Mic’ – Passenger
10: Baitercell & Schumacher ‘Lock N Load (Aquasky Remix)’ – Passenger
11: Backdraft ‘Popcorn’ – Passenger
12: Aquaski ‘Crush On Intro’ Remix
13: Backdraft ‘Labrat (Aquasky VIP Remix) – Passenger
14: Aquasky Vs. Masterblaster ‘Wheels Of Steel’ – Passenger
15: Backdraft ‘Hoody’
16: Aquasky Vs. Masterblaster ‘Lords Of Motion’ – Passenger

Morphosis presents ‘Beating The Crates’ in a Hong Kong Ping Pong Styleeeeee in association with Ghetto Funk.

This show is now available to download from the NSB Radio Archives and to stream on Mixcloud!

If you enjoy the show please please click the little ❤️ and hit the repost button, each and every single one really helps to spread the word further and further afield.

Big love in advance! xxx

Tracklist:

01 Cut La Vis ft. Lotek – Rinse and Repeat (Boom Bap remix)
02 Mister T. – Break My Back
03 Ak Sediki – Whiskey Soda
04 Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie (Odjbox remix)
05 Gramatik – Satoshi Nakamoto (Psymbionic Remix)
06 Taggy Matcher & Kumbia Boruka – Cumbia Locura
07 80s Casual – Fiesta
08 Stickybuds & K+Lab – Clap Ya Hands Now ft KWADI (Original Mix)
09 Grid Division – Get Up
10 Mako & The Hawk – Strut Your Stuff (feat Chima Anya)
11 K+Lab ft Mustafa Akbar & Melodownz – Pull Up
12 The Vaude Villainz – Savage
13 DIS – What Do You Want
14 Beat Le Juice – The Boom The Bang
15 MDRN – Going Nowhere
16 Grid Division – Fish Taco
17 Artistic Raw – Sound Of Da Police
18 D.End – Get Up And Dance
19 WBBL – Irie (Scour Records Freemix)
20 Royal Blood – Moonlithgt (feat Rkayna)
21 The Vaude Villainz – Jumpin’ Jack
22 Frankee More – Do My Thang
23 D.End – Sugar
24 WBBL x Howla – Jumper
25 Mister T – The Gospel Way
26 Grant Phabo presents Racecar – The Wheelie Champion Sound
27 Jazzotron & Gramophonedzie – Swing Worm
28 Tom Booze – How We Do This
29 Taisun – Senorita Remix (Perfect Driver Music)
30 The Vaude Villainz – Evil
31 WBBL – Street Playa
32 DNKZ – Da Phunk Bass
33 Detach – Get Your Name (Cyrax & Sektor remix)
34 Rico Tubbs & Terry Hooligan – Horns
35 Funk Bank – Glitch Bitch
36 Millie – My Boy Lollipop (Swingrowers remix)
37 Jamie Berry ft Octavia Rose – Lost In The Rhythm (Mista Trick remix)
38 Electric Swing Circus – Empires (Aries remix)
39 Hoogs – R Ting
40 Numa Crew – Bass Hater ft Dub FX (Brian Brainstorm remix)

My annual trip down the lane of ambient, chill and downtempo! A mix of new, old and a timeless classic or two thrown in for good measure. Thanks to everyone who inspired me to get this together – you know who you are

PLEASE share, comment or like if you are digging what you hear! Spread the love ….For a free CD message me with your addy: [email protected]

Louise (Fifties) x

1: Flying Lotus – Puppet Talk (Space Gang Remix)
2: Lorca – The End (Hepop Original)
3: Lars Bartkuhn & His Passion Dance Orchestra – Thought of You
4: Bonnie Bailey – Can Hardly Wait (Kupper Chills Mix)
5: Sia – Blow it all Away
6: Conduct – Autumn Leaves (Irresistible Force Remix)
7: XY – Gravity Pulls Me Down
8:Cassius Mc Fawner – Isabelle
9 Dusted – Always Remember to Respect Your Mother Pt:1 (Bent Remix)
10: Walls – Heat Haze
11: Simon Shackleton – Soothe
12: Nora En Pure – Come with Me (Satin Jackets Remix)
13: Simon Hardy – Samba (Sunset Mix)
14: Synkro – Acceptance
15: Zen Baboon – Cymru
16: Ryuichi Sakamoto – Forbidden Colours
17: The Angelica Project – Another Skin
18: Loui & Scibi – Believe Me (Feat: Beth Aggett (Hot Sand Remix)
19: Jody Watley – I Want Your Love (Danny Krivit Edit)
20: John Myrtan – Sunshine’s Better (Talvin Singh remix)
21: Goldfrapp – Utopia
22: Stronger – Suga Babes
23: Croquet Club – You Left Me

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