Skeewiff have never been short of a bossa or two. Since the early days, their love for wild fusions of exotica, lounge, funk, breaks and electronics has meant that they are no strangers to the wonderful palette that is the music of Brazil.

This album, that started its humble voyage back in 2008 with the co-incidentally titled track Sailing boat being written in a modest studio in Acton, West London, has culminated in tracks like Blame it on Rio, written and recorded in 6 different studios across the world. It is an homage to all the music that have inspired all the artists that appear on it. A musical pilgrimage for Skeewiff and all who sail in her.

check out the full release and pre-order HERE

OUT THIS MONDAY 05/05/14

Exclusively mixed with love for the Ramp Shows blog:
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When you like d& b cakes, deep bassy music , very funky and with some wobble.... Then this is for you.

Including: F-Block, Ray Charles, The Breakbeat Junkie, DJ Wood, JFB, Dub Pistols, Slynk, Deekline & Ed Solo, Turntable Dubbers, The Wildlife Collective u.o.

The D&B Paaarty Tracklist (44 jungle cakes):

01) F-Block - Jungle Bossa Nova (4:24)
02) Tamba Trio - Mas Que Nada (Rebel Re-Groove) (3:06)
03) Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart (Dj Twister Remix) (3:05)
04) The Breakbeat Junkie - Spit In The Dark (4:38)
05) Deep Purple vs Trippcore - Fire In The Sky (DJ Schmolli) (5:02)
06) Fatboy Slim vs 2Pac (DJ BootOX pres Blaze Music) (4:38)
07) DJ Wood (Ghetto Funk) - Jam Jam (4:17)
08) Bill Withers - Lovely Day (B-Side & Detta Remix) (5:03)
09) JFB - Tequila Sunrise (5:47)
10) JFB - Five On It (5:20)
11) Dub Pistols, Rodney P, Darrison - Gunshot (Original Mix) (5:40)
12) Cain 1 & Wakcutt - Night Nurse (5:01)
13) Jinx In Dub - Amen In Session (5:59)
14) Slynk - Bad Duppy Walk (4:31)
15) Jinx In Dub - Seek & Find (5:00)
16) Deekline/Ed Solo - Top Rankin (5:14)
17) Deekline/Ed Solo - King Of The Bongo (5:45)
18) Deekline/Ed Solo - Good Looking Gal (5:48)
19) Turntable Dubbers/Sbski feat. The Real Live Show/Cdaynger - Live Free (Ricky Tuff Remix)
20) Deekline/Ed Solo - Pass Out (Will Street Wise Mix) (5:31)
21) Marcus Visionary - Badboy Skank (5:59)
22) The Wildlife Collective - Bad Boy (5:38)
23) The Wildlife Collective - Sugar Me (Original) (5:37)
24) The Wildlife Collective - I Need A Dollar (5:12)
25) DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Lewd Behavior Remix) (3:38)
26) Ed Solo/Deekline - Sensi (5:47)
27) Ed Solo/Deekline - Man Down (4:29)
28) Ed Solo/Deekline - Untold (5:02)
29) Deekline/Ed Solo - You Can Be My Night (4:32)
30) Ed Solo/Stickbuds - Joker Smoker (4:17)
31) Soundclash - RackNRuin (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix) (4:55)
32) Ed Solo/Stickybuds - Smoke The Weed (4:51)
33) Andrew Paul - Who's Gonna Make The Dance Ram (Serial Killaz Remix) (5:06)
34) Dub Pistols feat. Rodney P/Lindy Layton - Rock Steady (Turntable Dubbers Remix) (4:43)
35) JiggyJoe - Maceo Said Shake The Room (4:13)
36) Elton John - Im Still Standing (Funkanomics Remix) (3:31)
37) Qnoe - 99 Bongos (3:56)
38) Nappy Riddem - DTA (Stickybuds Remix) (4:40)
39) Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze Me (Featurecast Remix) (5:15)
40) Paella - Blaze It Up (feat Million Dan) (4:29)
41) Ricky Tuff vs Ras Mac Bean - It's All Love (Original Mix) (5:07)
42) Featurecast - Morning Sun (feat. Pat Fulgoni) (5:06)
43) Featurecast - Ofelia’s World (5:02)
44) Jimi Needles & Dimitri From London - Soul To Infinity (Jimi Needles DnB Edit) (4:28)

Big thanxs to all the artists for their great works and to all the editers, remixers and remashers for reshaking the tracks.

Hello! First up, I’ve got to give some apologies. I’ve been trying to get this roundup into a regular pattern however outside work pressures have been making it hard (I’ve been juggling launching a new vintage DJ business (Vintage Wedding DJ if you’re interested) with holding down a normal job and gigging at the same time and it’s all got a bit hard to manage. As such for the next few months I’m going to do each Electro Swing Roundup on the first of every month so that everyone knows exactly when to expect it.

Right plenty to catch up on so let’s get into it!

Swingamajig 2014 It’s only a few days to Swingamajig and there’s a really good buzz about the festival going on. I know that it’s almost sold out and once again there will be the cream of the electro swing scene meeting up in Birmingham. If you come down make sure you say hi – look for me on the main stage between all the headliners. To get you in the mood check out The C@ In The H@’s rather smashing mixtape:

Free Music Top of the class goes to this deep disco groover from The Swing Bot and Johnny Lectro:

Here’s the first of two remixes messing with Parov Stelar. First up the Swing Bot again:

And Phibes adding some definite glitch n bass:

Pugzilla is celebrating getting an impressive 75000 plays on soundcloud by this unusual swinger:

Butler Reeves has been nicely retouching this vintage swing original:

This has a nice swing feel mixed with a 60′s style sample which grooves rather nicely:

This may split a few people when it drops, but I have to say that the build always puts a massive smile on my face. I might wait until after midnight at Swingamajig and see if it’s the right time to drop it in.

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I rather like Tomahawks excursions into the 50′s style sound and this one works well:

In preparation for their new album (see below) Kitten & the Hip have been remixed than none other than Bart and Baker for this lighthearted dittie:

I nearly forgot to put this in. Lucky escape because this is another strong remix from JPOD.

Mr Manifold has been adding world flavours to the Quantic Soul Orchestras classic Pushin On:

And Jamie Berry bringing the wobble to the Puppini Sisters vintage take on Kate Bush:

Mista Trick seems to be doing some interesting things with that classic mix of vintage samples and bass.

New Releases Big news of the week is that Dutty Moonshine have finally got their LP ready to go, it’s not released quite yet…. so I’ll review it next month but suffice to say it’s sounding hot and contains lots of bass.

Molotov Jukebox – Carnival Flower Here’s a band who seem to be gaining lots of momentum at the moment. They’ve got a new album out and lots of festival appearances lined up. Definitely one to watch. Get the album from Amazon.

Parov Stelar – Clap Your Hands EP It’s always big news when Parov Stelar releases something new. Here’s the preview for their next EP which is out on May 9th:

Scoured Cream – Vol.4 Spinforth seems to have been guiding his Scoured Cream releases ever more in the swing direction and there’s a number of strong tracks on this release which slide beteen the ghetto funk and swing scenes. In particular check out the Minoru track and Father Funk / Howla track.

Kitten & The Hip – Hello Kitten Kitten & the Hip also seem to be gathering momentum at the moment (I heard their Shut Up & Dance track soundtracking a TV advert yesterday) and so it’s good timing for their debut album to be released. Mixing Ashley Slaters skills on production (remember Freak Power?) with the Kittens vocal and stage presence seems to be working well and this album is a good mix of swing, dance and pop.

Howla – Jivin’ Howla has a new version of Jivin available from his bandcamp in high quality for only £1.10.

ShazaLaKazoo – Monobrow If you like the balkan sound then dive on into the new ShazaLaKazoo album – loads of good things going on here! Available from itunes.

Foxy Cheex – Lick The Spoon Cheeky video of the month goes to Jem Stone who has reinvented himself in kinky cartoon form – definitely worth a watch! Track available from Juno.

Mundial Beats If you like your balkan and world flavours then you should check out the new compilation on Bombastic Jam. There’s loads of good stuff on here, although a few I’ve seen before. It’s available from Juno and here’s the balkan jam that made my ears prick up:

Gypsy Hill – Bekin Cocek (Agreement Mix) And another phat balkan throwdown from Gypsy Hill. On Juno from 30 April.

Fresh Dixie Project – Ipso Facto Remixes Ragtime Records seem to be busy at the moment and they’ve come through with a 4 track EP remixing their new signing Fresh Dixie Project. Personally I’d head straight for the C@ In The H@’s remix of Flowers & Cigarettes.

Sound Nomaden – Warm Lights EP If you like the chilled end of house with just a hint of the swing feel check out this slick EP of gentle groovers:

DJ Mixes I’m getting excited about this years Boomtown which has an absolutely killer lineup of swing acts. To get you in the mood the Big Swing Soundsystem have put together a mix of some of the live acts and DJ’s. Here’s the tracklist – check it!

Kid Kasino feat. Shea Soul – Mink Schmink
Formidable Vegetable Sound System – Yield
Jamie Berry Feat Rosie Harte – Peeping Tom
Smokey Joe & The Kid – Schön
The Chicken Brothers – The Big Apple Turnover
C@ in the H@ – Sneaky Bizniz
Dutty Moonshine & JFB – Move Ya
AlgoRythmiK – Muppet Chaud
Fresh Dixie Project – Pay My Way
Gabby Young & Other Animals – In Your Head
The Electric Swing Circus – Penniless Optimnist
Tape Five – The Flappers Delight
Klischée – Tin Tin
Hypeman Sage – SwingTing
Cab Calloway – Minnie The Moocher (Castro Remix)
[dunkelbunt] – Cinnamon Girl

DJ Sensible has been in touch. He does a radio show every week on Casafonda Radio and seems to enjoy mashing up all sorts of things from swing to folk, blues and funk. It’s quite a ride:

Last up is this balkan flavoured mix from Clan Dextine:

That’s it. See you in a month! If you’ve got anything you’d like included in future roundups hit me up on soundcloud.

Electro Swing Roundup – May 2014

Breaks Of Unknown is a mix series hosted by DJ D-Xtreme & DJ Rob-E featuring mixes by known artists and those that are unknown! Vol. 17 see’s Lee Coombs in The Mix Spot. A labor of love, Lee Coombs spent several days going through his collection gathering some music that you just don’t hear anymore and well as some new tracks. Never loosing sight of his goal …Dance. party, have fun!!

Assured to rip the roof off every given time, download his latest freebie here:
https://soundcloud.com/analogdelayed/kick-a-hole-lee-coombs-rerub

Please join the Lee Coombs / Thrust email list to get more ReRubs first!
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Tosses & Varvez hit us with a half hour power mix of mid-tempo bangers.

Free download from soundcloud, also up on mixcloud HERE

Tosses Beat N Scratch Vol8 Fistfast Edition by Tosses & Varvez

We love a good old fashioned live recording. Nothing old fashioned about the content though, Generik won a competition to open for Daniel Portman in Brisbane, and we have both the winning mix and the live set to share.  you can listen to his winning entry HERE and follow the links below to hear his live set.

Ghetto Funk (Live @ Elements and Lemon & Lime pres. Daniel Portman Apr 26) by generik

Beating The Crates 20140428 by Hong Kong Ping Pong on Mixcloud

After a brief hiatus due to serious chocolate egg hunting and a failure to archive the 1st show of the month this here is Aprils only ‘Beating The Crates’ to have made it to the ‘listen again stage’ so enjoy, Morphosis promises to pull his finger out next month… Fat Harry would rather he left it in but beggars can’t be choosers.

So with out further ado Morphosis brings you ‘Beating The Crates’ in a Hong Kong Ping Pong Styleeeeee in association with www.ghettofunk.co.uk with a big slab of funking fresh tunage and some super fresh promo business to tickle your aural lobes… get amongst it. x

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

Tracklist:

01 Panama Cardoon – Upnaked
02 Wayne Marshall feat. Agent Sasco – Stupid Money (Max RubaDub Remix)
03 Neon Steve Ft Kymberley Kennedy – Breathe (Neon Steve Remix)
04 DJ Maars – Biggie Bam (MSTR)
05 Palov – Cumbia Mamacita
06 KOAN Sound – 7th Dimension
07 Ben & Lex – Bang Like This Ft The Pharcyde (Original Mix)
08 Odjbox & Port Limbo – Sloth
09 Opiuo – Snorkle
10 Mad Caddies – Villains (Minoru Rmx)
11 Panama Cardoon – Martelo
12 DJ Inko – La Cumbiamba
13 Deejay Theory – Carnaval
14 Elvis – Bossa Nova Baby (DJ Snatch mastered edit)
15 Shaka Loves You – Party Like We Do
16 The Allergies – Heartbreaker
17 Defkline & Red polo – Come Baby Come
18 Hammond Classics – Tao Boa
19 Defkline & Red polo – If You Really Want To Party With Me (Nu Disco Mix)
20 Mr Bristow feat Benny Silver – My Life (B Side Remix)
21 Sammy Senior & WBBL – Soul Rocka
22 Lack Jemmon – Theory Test
23 Wicked City – Sensation
24 Valentino Khan & Will Bailey – Rukus
25 Bryx & Neon Steve – Loves Me
26 Foxy Cheex & Jem Stone – Lick The Spoon
27 Access Denied – Funk You
28 Mr Stabalina – Money
29 Jayl Funk – Dirty
30 SkiiTour – The Program
31 Buscemi – It Ain’t Right No No
32 Mr Bill & Video Cat – Rusty Wonderland
33 Kuplay – Don’t Stop
34 Conte Crux – Take Me To The Q-Tip
35 Dutty Moonshine Featuring Nano Sigo – Nano’s Revenge
36 Simian Frenzy feat Rodney P – Ill Not Sick (Skitz & The Sea Remix)
37 Stanton Warriors – Jerk That (Mafia Kiss Remix)
38 Hoomicide – Restoration (original mix)
39 King Yoof – Soundboy Love feat Rony Blue & Mr Williamz (Gold Dubs & Nushu remix)
40 Mr. Konfuze – Lookout Weekend (Lack of Afro Disco Remix)
41 Keith Mackenzie & Fixx – Get Down

Now THIS is how to do a remix! Steezmonks are two 20 year old djs/producers from Spain specialising in deep house and sassy summer sounds. With only 2 years experience, they sound way beyond their years! Here we see them take on the massive ‘When A Fire Starts to Burn’ by Grammy nominated Disclosure, and boy, it is a hottie! Follow the ‘Free Download!’ link you a selection of goodies

Howla has just released a new track which is available to purchase over at bandcamp.

Have a listen here and follow the “BUY” link to get this into your crate.

Jivin’ [OUT NOW!] by Howla

We’ve got a pretty epic Monday round up of tunes for you, starting with a selection of tunes, EPs and LPs out in the download stores (or available for pre order). First up, the man who has a style of his own, much loved Jungle legend Bay B Kane releases the 4th in his series of ‘Future Destination’ EPs on Boomsha Recordings, BBK always manages to bring something fresh to the Jungle sound, examples of this here include ‘No Solar’ with its atmospheric Sax lead intro and a beautifully re sung female vocal of Bill Wither’s ‘Aint No Sunshine’, if BBK’s ‘Everybodys Gotta Learn’ was the future jungle anthem of 2012 (and it was indeed) then ‘No Solar’ is the anthem of 2014, ‘Roads Untraveled’ is wonderfully deep too while on the flipside, we get some raucous sounds in the shape of ‘Ring The Alarm’, ‘Soul Cry’ & this writer’s favourite ‘Running’, Boomsha continue with a winning formula and there is plenty more to come from this amazing label..

Staying on the deeper side of things, the incredibly talented production duo, Subessence released a whole LP on Kut Off Records today ‘Journey Through Vibrations’, truly a journey it is too, an extremely pleasurable one, a journey of blissed out, dubbed out sounds utilising all kinds of live instruments and taking things back to a similar ethos of mid 90′s DnB where a warmer, more harmonic sound was given preference over the traditional electronic beats. From abstract jazz to ethnic sounds, all bases are covered in this too good to be missed up on LP

BUY HERE

Out today on Ekstra Recordings, the ‘Extra Sensory Perception EP’ features 5 tracks of classy DnB from Otter, nKey, Hastings & The Peacemaker, joining the dots between old skool jungle/DnB, Trap/Bass music & Tribal beats, the producers shine on here taking us through the deep and the melodic sounds through to more uptempo beats with spotless production

Out on iTunes and al good download stores

You must check out DJ Hybrid’s new 2 tracker on Audio Addict Records, ‘Set The Base’ is a lesson on how DnB should be done, a hefty dose of Hip Hop attitude gets bolted on to super tight beats and some seriously sharp bass, ‘Toxic Jungle’ takes it back opening with a great sample before unleashing some rinsing amens and heavy weight bass!!!!

Due out on the 19th May 2014, the first full LP of colabs from MC Fat’s MC Fats Collective series, following on from 2 EPs that really set the standard with incredible remixes and more outstanding remix work is on display here for this LP that needs to be in every DnB fans collection, highlights include Will Miles colab ‘The Last Breath’, ‘Soulseeker’ with Alix Perez, ‘Dirty 78′ with Quadrant, Kid Hops & Iris, Czekki’s remix of ‘Crazy’ with A Sides, as with previous releases, we get a non DnB track, the excellent dub excursion ‘Foundation Dub’ with Die & Fats, overall an essential album, kudos to the remixers here who have once again done an exceptional job

pre order from iTunes

We finish off with a few choice free downloads from Alexander Head & Analogyzer, Jordan Strange & EP, Status Deeper, TGE, Rasterlin, Donkai Kong & The Monaco Crusiers

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Bass,140 & DnB Round Up 28.04.2014