Specimen A are brothers Phil and Mo Jones alongside DJ Smart. Born into a family of musicians, they are nephews of 80’s pop star Howard Jones and were raised with a strict classical training whilst developing a love for electronic music. They started making Breaks in 2006, collaborating with then up & coming producers Far Too Loud, after signing with Funkatech Records they continued to craft their distinctive sound winning a devoted fan base, international bookings and proving themselves skillful performers and versatile song writers.

For the full Specimen A biography: www.residentadvisor.net/specimena

Recorded LIVE from Breakspoll 2007 by BBC Radio 1 and aired on the Annie Nightingale Show this is Krafty Kuts LIVE tearing up the dance floor and showing what a true professional he is. His album Freakshow won “Best Album” that year as well as winning the “Outstanding Contribution” category and claiming the award for “Best DJ”.

Tracklist

Milke – ‘She Says Inst’ (Fat Records)
Chemical Brothers – ‘Galvanise Acapella’ (Virgin)
Malente – ‘Move Ya Body’ (Unique)
Krafty Kuts – ‘Beer Chucker’ (Deepcut Recordings)
Unknown – ‘Punks Groove’ (CDR)
Krafty Kuts & DJ Icey ‘Thru The Door’(Against The Grain)
Dave Spoon – ‘At Night (Beatvandals Mix)’ (Toolroom)
Malestrom – ‘Disco Funk’ (Menu Music)
Rob Le Pitch – ‘Twisted (Rogue Element & Tom Real Remix)’ (Passenger)
Brothers Bud – ‘Yap Yap’ (Finger Lickin)
Unknown – ‘One In The Mandy’ (CDR)
Krafty Kuts Feat Dynamite MC – ‘There They Go’ (Against The Grain)
Hard Fi – ‘Living For The Weekend (Breaks Mix)’ (CDR)
Scam – ‘Killer (Deepcut Remix)’ (Deepcut Recordings)

Lloyd Seymour aka Skool Of Thought was a British Breakbeat Producer/DJ based originally in Brighton UK. Staring off his career at a night called Supercharged in Brighton along with the likes of Ed Solo and Krafty Kuts. Currently based in Australia, Skool of Thought has been a key contributor to ‘nu skool’ breaks scene since it was born into the late nineties. He was driving force of ‘Against the Grain’ and ‘SuperCharged’ record labels, SOT is widely considered to be an ambassador of all things Breaks and Bass.

This mix from Australia’s Triple J Radio from 2009 and is a good indicator of his talent and passion as a DJ and Producer.

Spanish artist LDP Breaks has produced this new mix for an upcoming gig called “Kings Of The Bass” along with a stellar local line up including Mutantbreakz and Yo Speed, LDP Breaks is set to take to the stage and drop a Bass and Breaks mix similar to this on on the night.

For more information about this event: www.facebook.com/events/1788467548042251

Kicking back with some more Funk and Hip Hop tunes The Beat-Pimp serves us a slice of chunky tunes to start off 2017. This mix is an exclusive for the good folks over at the Life Support Machine Blog and is Volume 14 in The Beat-Pimp’s Pimpology Series.

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Tracklist

1. The Funky Architect – Jabathakut
2. You Better Shit It – Zemerald
3. It’s Too Late – Carole King (BadboE Ghetto Funk Rmx)
4. Ain’t Got Nothing – Featurecast & The Gaff
5. Breakadawn – Del A Soul (Rhythm Scholar Rmx)
6. Soul Power Is The Earth – Dj Nomad Mashup
7. Lee Dorsey – The Liberty Chaps
8. Funky Enemy No One
9. Here Comes The Circus – Morris Chestnut
10. Welcome To The Party – Morris Chestnut
11. React – The Allergies
12. The Joint – BadBoe (Old Skool Mix)
13. Chali’s Roach Clip – The Caretaker & Mr Rich
14. Ease Funk – BadBoe
15. Do What You Want To – BadBoe (Mashup Mix)

The American master of Breaks and Bass DJ Icey delivers a new mix for his Automatic Static session for Winter 2017 with a smorgasbord of new tunes to hear throughout and starting off the mix with a new DJ Icey tune available through Zone Records soon. Breaks, Bass and Booty Bass are on the menu for this one.

Welcome to 2017 it’s a start of the New Year with new opportunities and a whole year to improve on the last. X-Ray Ted has rounded up some of the best tunes he has been playing through 2016 and put it together in this new mix for start of 2017.

Happy New Year folks, let’s make it a good one !

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Australia’s Roxright drops a nice New Years Breaks mix to welcome in 2017 with a bunch of new tunes and some great older gems from his collection thrown in for good measure !

Tracklist

Dense (Original Mix) – Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes
Lose Your Mind (Original Mix) – Plump DJs
Porkstore (Original Mix) – Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes
When You’re Dead (Peter Paul Remix) – Meat Katie, Chevy One
Bass Is Kicking (Original Mix) – Aggresivnes
Love Divine (Original Mix) – Sub Focus
Badman Funk (Original Mix) – Detach
Done It Again (Original Mix) – Colombo
On Your System (Original Mix) – Alt-A
Peytons Bassface (Original Mix) – Beta and Karl Sav
The Hunted (Blazer Remix) – Future Funk Squad
Zones (4Kuba Remix) – Future Funk Squad
Toastclub (Adsorb_Remix) – Splitloop

The Coventry based duo, Feral Creatures, are about to blow your minds with their remix of Future Sound Of London‘s classic ‘Papa New Guinea’. Their Progressive Tech House take on the original is nothing short of epic! Full of intensity, intrigue, darkness, except for the breakdown, which shines down like a shard of sunlight from a clearing storm. I’ve found myself quite addicted to this remix and I’m sure many of you will do to.

Download Feral Creatures remix here via Hypeddit.

Links for Feral Creatures :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Beatport / YouTube / Twitter / Instagram

Pre-Order From Beatport out 09/01/17

Swerve Digital return to once again knock it out of the park with a truly top class Tech House EP by Beta Music with remixes from Casey Spillman plus J Fellowes & Jame Moorfield

Swerve Digital and it’s sister label, Fxtion have fast built a deserved reputation for high-class output. Beta Music add their sizable talents to a growing roster of underground House & Techno talent with ‘Felt This Way’, a dark, deep tech opus that grabs you from the opening drop.

We’re not kidding when we say if you love labels like Lapsus, In The Loop, & DFTD you will absolutely adore the textured tension of ‘Felt This Way’ and Casey Spillman’s deep swim of a remix and the wonderful big room bump of  J Fellowes & Jame Moorfield’s remix

The additional track ‘Calling Me’ truly is a bonus, on a par with the title track in fact, dubby beats for hazy nights. We’re not just saying this is an exceptional release, your ears wil tell you the same!!!

Beta Music- Felt This Way EP