Jamie Orebeat and Josep Pirelli take you on a trip to the deeper side of their musical taste with this one and a half hour mix. Packed full of wobbly basslines and techy Bass House, this will be a perfect accomplice to fend off any mid week lag that might be dragging you down. Only good vibes with this one!

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Czech Republic DnB don Dada lands with a might thud on Titan Recs for 2 tracks for the headstrong crew!!! ‘Diverted’ opens with soaring anthemic strings that build steadily with a nice call and response style leading into an epicly grimey drop leading into a dexterous medley of bass and beats

‘Simple’ is dark and metallic with a heavy hitting bassline and tough beats, subtle touches of eerie atmosphere slip and slide out of the mix.

Essential Buy!!! http://www.beatport.com/release/diverted-simple/1448847

A Cray – Diverted / Simple [Titan Records]

This week in The Armory, we’re excited to welcome label boss at DogEatDogRecords, DJ Si-Dog (aka Rob Silas), to the 1s and 2s. Press play. Get down.

Rob Silas “DJ Si-Dog” Moved to Orlando from CT in 1993 after college, where he was quickly was introduced to the Florida EDM Rave scene. Rob moved to Florida to find a band as a Drummer by trade, but was quickly consumed into the Orlando EDM club scene and decided to start DJing and producing EDM in 1994. Signed to the Indie Label Phattraxx in 1997, He released tracks under that label until he made his own label DogEatDog Records that specialize in Breakbeat EDM production & event production as well.www.facebook.com/DogEatDogRecords.

Si-Dog Dee-Jayed at Huge parties over the years like Zen 98’, and Usuaya in Gainesville & Jacksonville in the 90’s, along with numerous night clubs around Florida. Simons, Firestone, and The Beacham until 2000 to name a few.. In 2000 a new Hartford CT after-hours club called him to be the head DJ and international talent promoter from 2000 to 2004. Si-Dog had his own radio show webcast Stim-U-Late, (fathered by the Trance Domain) and then starting playing gigs in the Northeast From Philly to New Hampshire.www.facebook.com.SiDogOfficial. Si-Dog is a webcast Dj as well with his own u-stream radio station where you can watch him over the internet when he performs as well.www.ustream.tv/channel/doggymix.

Rob got married in 2006 and started a family. Now travels back and forth to Florida 10 times a year.. Recharged in back in the Florida Scene, Si-Dog has been producing tracks again on DEDR, he has many charted tracks on Beatport’s Top 100 with include remixes for Deekline (that won a World Wide remix competition), and Si-Dog has also collaborated with Top 10 Producer Agent K, as well as his own monthly tracks on Beatport.

Rob’s other passion is event production, DEDR threw a huge event at Firestone in December 2012 called the Leaders of the True School, Rob Silas was a presenter of the show, who showcased Colombo in is 1st ever Florida appearance from Spain. and is also back throwing parties at WMC which he’s always done in the past. He has partnered up with Glyn Morgan of FSOB and is involved with Dr P Booking, Old Skool Reunion and LOTS 2 to close out 2013. In 2014 DEDR celebrated 15 years with a huge event in South Beach Miami Rooftop pool with the biggest names in the Breaks Industry in the bill AND in attendance!. DEDR will also produce The Reunion 2014 in Orlando, and LOTS-3 in Orlando as well.
Rob’s still loves his old skool fan base as well, his soundcloud page will have all his work from over the years and current remixes as well, ALL and ALWAYS for FREE DOWNLOAD on @Si-Dog.. DogEatDog Records soundcloud page has Rob’s Original work, which is sold on Beatport, I-Tunes, Trackitdown, Juno, and Amazon. @DogEatDogRecords , Si-Dog’s youtube page also consists of Videos of his shows and his produced tracks as well.www.youtube.com/DogEatDogRecordsdownloadat @Si-Dog.

For more information on Si-Dog visit:

@sidogofficial
www.beatport.com/#artist/si-dog/308081
www.facebook.com/SiDogOfficial
twitter.com/DogEatDogRecs

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This is the 10th installment of the Funktasty Podcast. This time hailing from Tenerife (Canary Islands) are the duo of Noemi & Yera W. Old school vibes, Booty Breaks with rhythm and fun !

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

Tracklist

01.- Deekline, PSG, Asha Rae – Taking It Back (Better Than Before) (Pirate Jams Remix)
02.- BumpR StickR – Don’t Stop The Robot (Original Mix)
03.- Jack Your Body (KMFX Mix)
04.- Mafia Kiss – High (Original Mix)
05.- Wes Smith & Short Stack – Make It Clap (Original Mix)
06.- Krafty Kuts – Dope 2 Drop (Original Mix)
07.- Mafia Kiss – It Began In Detroit (Original Mix)
08.- DJ Fixx – Shake It Naughty 2K15 (Original Mix)
09.- Azealia-Banks – Chasing Time (Keith MacKenzie & Fixx Remix)
10.- Wes Smith, BumpR StickR – Back Again Feat Shana Rockit (DJ Fixx Remix)
11.- DJ Fixx – We Run This (Original Mix)
12.- Deekline – Gotta Believe (Original Mix)
13.- Nixon – Muscle Head (Original Mix)
14.- Pirate Jams – Turn It Around (Original Mix)
15.- Mutantbreakz – Boom (Original Mix)
16.- Noemi & Yera – Love Beats (Original Mix)
17.- Noemi & Yera – Music Is My Life (Original Mix)

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I love being the bearer of good news. Here is the new freebie from one of the funkiest mammals on the planet “Funk Ferret.” It’s a remix of Captain Planets “Get You Some”. FF is going to blessing you all with freebies until he runs out of music! Or until he drops a smashing new release…Which will come first?

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I find myself regularly perusing Soundcloud and other social networks for new and fresh mixes. It’s rare in this day and age you stub your toe on a fat treasure chest of classic, current bangers and skills, just lying there, waiting to be opened and caressed.

Just as your ready to give up and pull your pudding to the new edition of Bitchcraft, you unearth some thing special, some thing that only comes round once a year. Better than some fat bloke rummaging in his sack for coal and satsuma’s over your bed as you tremble with fear… The kind of annual eclectic mix that guarantees an Electro swing addict a horses hand brake in his trousers after 3 minutes of listening.

The only possible suspects for such chino bulging, audio arousing, festiveness are the bad men like Dutty Moonshine.  Expect the normal, abnormal, freshness, as they dig in the crates to whip out….

“Vintage remix tunes covering a wider span of base genres than your Gran’s knickers with a splattering of awful voice acting.”

There you have it, press play, then download, press play again and enjoy the Dutty Moonshine annual mega mix!

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We have an exclusive interview lined up for you today with Gavin Dista Douglas and Shaun Bradshaw AKA DJ/Producer duo, DB. These guys are known for there rough and tough old school speed Garage sound which they’ve been kicking out relentlessly for the last couple of years. 

So, tell us a bit about yourself and how you met up.

(Bradshaw) I think we first met around 2009. We both randomly ended up working for a shit Painting & Decorating company together. I didn’t drive at the time & Gavin picked me up for a few days. We didn’t know we shared the same interest in music for the first week, then one day on the way to work Gavin played a Bassline House CD in his car. I remember saying I kind of like this music but prefer Speed Garage the old ’97 – ’98 style.

(Dista) I was like ‘Yes mate! Me Too! I even produce under the name ‘Dista’. I remember him squinting at me and saying ‘your Dista??! – ive got some of your vinyls!’. I dropped him off and the next day he brought one of his mixes for the car – I had some ridiculous sub in the boot and we had it blasting to and from work for a week. It was clear we were on exactly the same vibe.

(Bradshaw) We added each other on MSN messenger and Dista sent me a clip of something he’d been working on – Dista’s Theme.

(Dista) Dista’s Theme! Yeah it was your mix that inspired me to write that y’no! Straight Oldschool Speed Garage!

(Bradshaw) I wanted Dista to press it to vinyl but we lost touch after the decorating firm went bust. I wasn’t until 2012 that we met up again and started writing together as DB.

What inspired you guys to start making tracks together?

(Bradshaw) It was Facebook. Myself & Gavin messaged each other and Gavin said come up to mine and we’ll produce a tune.

(Dista) We’d agreed to go for that ’98 sound but I was used to writing Bassline so Shaun was on my back all the time telling me to take the claps out and put rougher snares in and oldschool warps.

(Bradshaw) I remember taking a Vinyl up to Gavin’s with a clean bass warp and no drums over the top to sample. After a few beers we made our first DB track. We both thought it sounded great until we had sobered up the next day.

(Dista) Yeah we had to bin the first one off. But we got back on it the next week and BOOM it just clicked.

(Bradshaw) Dista was always good at putting the drums together, it was capturing that Oldschool Speed Garage bass that we struggled with. The first one that we felt ready to show off to the world was DB – Joy (Dista & Bradshaw’s 5AM Mix). The reason we called it the 5AM Mix is because I was basically at his house for 24 solid hours and it was stupid o clock by the time we finished it.

(Dista) We were complete unknowns at the time so we just uploaded it for free on the Soundcloud. It actually did better than we thought and got hammered in Sheffield on radio and in the clubs.

Tell us a bit about Urban Sprawl and the ethos behind the label.

(Dista) It all started when I got a message from a download store asking if it was possible for them to sell my music. At the time we were the only people doing that sound so we’d begun to gather a bit of attention. I started a secret Facebook group appealing for fresh Speed Garage producers and it took off, with around 100 people joining the plight. Producers, Dj’s, Vocalists, Promoters – the whole spectrum, and we made it non profit as a incentive to secure the best artists. We’ll have been up and running 2 years in June.

(Bradshaw) I think the thing that separates us from everyone else is that we don’t follow trends. Were doing Old school Speed Garage and were unapologetic about it. We’re not trying to sell out to get plays or fit in with whatever sound is current. Were just doing what we love and there’s something honest about that. Its what gives the music its integrity.

Tell us a few of your current fave Speed Garage bangers?

(Dista) Bradshaw’s the vinyl nerd, ill let him take this one.

(Bradshaw) Para – Got My Mind (Phonetix Deeper Than House Mix) the tune still sounds unreal every time I hear it, 2’s Co – Why – what a tune. This track was made in 2012 on my old label Ruff N Tuff. The Tune was so good Gavin re released it on the Urban Sprawl Snipers compilation.

And your all time 5 Speed Garage anthems?

(Bradshaw) Tough question but I’ll try !

Ruff Driverz – Deeper Love (Ruff Mix)

Sly Slipppin” EP – Badboy

Todd Terry it’s over love – (Dillion & Dikkins Devine Mix)

Celetia – Rewind (Rob Bee Remix) the non MC version

Rodger Ruff – (Do Ya)

(Dista) Trust me he could go on forever – his collection is like a rarseclart library.

Urban Sprawl is one of the few labels still putting out Vinyl. What’s in stock for the avid vinyl collectors out there?

(Bradshaw) Although me and Gavin have given most of our tunes away for free download on Soundcloud we press about 10 vinyls of each release for the collectors. I myself only spin vinyl so it’s nice to put a needle on a record.

(Dista) If it is gonna be in stores we try to release vinyl before the digital to give the smaller Djs a chance at the exclusive. It’s nice to piss the digital only Djs off too!

Who’s supporting Urban Sprawl on the DJ circuit?

(Bradshaw) I don’t like big name Djs dropping but a few that spring to mind are Jon Buccieri, Jd Smith, Ryan Kelleher, Craig Pullan, Davey Boy, SBS, Tom Shorterz, Naughty Nick….

(Dista) Yeah man gota mention DJ Impact’s Sunday Service, Rare Candy, Matt Craig, Wisk and Stuie Bizzle at Silk, Chris Dutton, DJ Richard, Bass Dominators and my boy DJD whos been there since the beginning. Sorry if I’ve missed anyone – you know who you are !!

Well it’s looking good for the Sprawl in 2015! DB already have there first tune out there – a 2015 remix of their debut single – Joy. If your reading this I’d encourage you hit that switch and play it loud!

dB – Joy 2015 (Dista & Bradshaw’s Watch This Refix)

If your interested in finding out more, take a minute and check out the links below:

US WEBSITE: www.urbansprawlofficial.com

FB – www.facebook.com/urbansprawlofficial

TWEET – https://twitter.com/speedgarage2015

BANDCAMP – www.bandcamp.com/urbansprawlofficial

Or search Urban Sprawl on your download store.

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Dusky’s house anthem gets some broken beat treatment from LTJ Bukem who weaves an enchanting jungle rhythm out of the original, then we have Benton’s superb 130BPM Jungle reworking which simply has to be heard to appreciate how good it is, one things for sure, both are worthy additions to your collection

Buy: http://www.junodownload.com/products/dusky-yoohoo-remixes/2671820-02/

Dusky-Yoohoo (Remixes) [17 Steps]

A. ElectroGorilla – If You Really Like
B. ElectroGorilla – What You Rockin For
C. ElectroGorilla – All Get Down
D. ElectroGorilla – Ain´t That Funky

Out now on digital EP:

Buy it here:
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Also available on iTunes, Beatport, Amazon ect.

Breakbeat Paradise Recordings is ready to drop a funky fresh EP, with one of our the favourite new producers/DJ´s on the breakbeat scene: Mr. ElectroGorilla. We are very proud to be dropping these 4 original true skool jams to warm the dancefloor with oldskool breakbeats and happy vibes all the way.

Funky beast ElectroGorilla has been cooking up the oldskool breakbeat sound for a while now, with fresh releases and featured on compilations from the Funk Fusion Label alongside artists like Shaka Loves You and Mr. Bristow. He is known to have that oldskool spirit in his music that also got him signed immediately here at Breakbeat Paradise Recordings.

It’s time to All Get Down, cuz this release gonna send you into the wilderness of funky dancing and cruisin’ with some high powered true grooves and funky breakbeats.

Reviews:
No knuckle-dragging for Electrogorilla on the All Get Down EP as he goes ape with the funky breaks and provides four lively beats to soundtrack all manner of dancefloor pre-mating rituals. If You Really Like is the big band horns-toting, simian sound-featuring, b-boy friendly opener, What you Rockin’ For takes the tempo up and goes for a more minimal feel with electro keys, All Get Down adds Balearic vocal harmonies on the hook and Ain’t That Funky Now goes back to the horns with a touch of Bongolian-esque psychedelic keys. It’s almost enough to make you stand up and beat your chest…
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Feedback:
“Some good soulful horns with concrete splitting beats, nicely done.”, Roast Beatz
“Great release! Funky as funk can be! cheers”, Mr Bristow
“Ah yeah thats some funky shit!”, Morphosis
“Funky!”, Timothy Wisdom
“listened on juno, 1s track is dope!”, Dj Wash
“Uplifting tunes! : )”, Xoices
“Wicked EP, but have to say I’m Loving ‘what u rockin for’!”, DJ Ccockney Nutjob
“Pretty good funky stuff!”, Fingers
“true funk from the finest!!! wanna get down to this…”, DJ EXCEED
“all sounds quite samey but as far as funky brass breaks goes its groovy baby!”, Soul of Man
“Sooo fonky!”, FRANCESCO ADINOLFI, RAI Italia radio
“Very nice, groovy stuff ! waiting for more tunes like this without heavy wobble bass !”, Chudy (Tru-Funk)
“Party funk when it’s best.”, Wiccatron
“All really good, playable tracks. Nice work. “, J-Roc (Sould Out Djs)
“Nice fresh funkyness will be defintaely be getting a spinout :)”, Buba King
“Nice EP – some funky breaks fo who”, Robert Monk DJ SOMATIK
“A nice release from ElectroGorilla. Faves: “What U Rockin’ For” and “Ain’t That Funky””, Ton Kombinat
“Nice EP especially ‘What U Rockin’ For’…seriously funky business!”, Paddy Ramp

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These guys always get me hyped with these teaser mixes of upcoming releases but this latest 2015 sampler is simply loaded with tracks you have to hear!!! Plenty of that old skool rave/hardcore influence and equal amounts of bass!!!!

BACK BY DOPE DEMAND – FLASH CATS
REELING – FLASH CATS
DIVING IN THE BEAT – FLASH CATS
COME ON – FLASH CATS
PARADISE – FLASH CATS
CLOSER TO ALL YOUR DREAMS – FLASH CATS
ANDROID – FLASH CATS
GOTTA RELEASE – FLASH CATS
WE ARE HARDCORE – FLASH CATS
MUST BE THE MUSIC – ALT A (THE FLASHBACK PROJECT REMIX)
TANGO PROJECT – FLASH CATS
THE SNOWMAN – FLASH CATS
WE LIVE AS ONE FAMILY – FLASH CATS
LOVE IS THE MESSAGE – FLASH CATS
COME INSIDE – FLASH CATS

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THE FLASHBACK PROJECT JAN 2015 SAMPLER