A brand new mix from the Dance-off Crew, preceding their gig at Love Saves the Day 2014, which is your first alternative if you missed out on shindig weekender tickets, which by the way there are still a few re-sales available so you can email [email protected] /* */  for more information.

LSTD Mix 13: KB & Airayd by Love Saves The Day

So here it is, Phibes are back again folks with our second batch of free tunes,the appropriately named Party Poppers 2,fresh off the press just in time for spring break!

Phibes‘ been dabbling in some glitch, some hop, some hop glitch and some glitch hop and
Both tracks have been cranked through systems nationwide and were happy to say they have been unanimously glitch and hop approved!

Straight out the box is our take on the Parov Stelar classic Booty swing, They’ve mashed up the trumpets, and thumped up the breaks in an attempt to make the swing hop and the electro glitch, while Till the break of dawn is a funky/glitchy breaks baby they have brought up over the past few weeks.
We hope it gets your head bobbing and your feet itching!
Hope you all enjoy, we’ve loved every minute…
All the best from the Phibes!

Video of original remix of Booty swing by video champ Maculate:

Youtube www.youtube.com/user/DJMaculate
Maculate Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/maculate

Other links
Phibes Facebook www.facebook.com/phibesaday
Phibes Twitter twitter.com/WildPhibes
Rockit Recordings https://soundcloud.com/rockit-recordings

BBP Recordings
BBP Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/bbprecordings
BBP Blog www.bbprecordings.com/
BBP Facebook www.facebook.com/bbprecordings

As always a Big Thankyou to the Radical Guys N Gals
Radical Blog radicalmixtape.blogspot.co.uk/

Hey All! Lined up a cheeky little back to back mixtape dig selection for you today, being may the 20th, there are a few people enjoying the festivities around the globe, and probably none more than the Canadians!

And since they do music so damn well too, I thought it would be a good idea to get a couple of 4:20 mixtapes up for the dig from some of BC’s finest lads, The Funkee Wadd and B-mid.

This pair of legends throw their heart and soul into their music and I’m stoked to share their mixtapes with ya’ll.

No messing around today though, there is er.. festivities to get involved with! so i’ll keep it short and sharp.. after all,

it’s all about the music!

Bam!

Funkee Wadd

From Dawn To Dusk. (MP3) by The Funkee Wadd

B-Mid

BEATS & TREES by B-MID

Back next week folks, watch this space

SAMMY SENIOR

What better day than Record Store Day to launch my new GhettoFunk exclusive blog post ‘Jimi Needles Record Store‘. To put it simply, I’m going to be periodically rating and reviewing purchasable music from established, upcoming & underground artists on numerous different scenes, and before you ask, yes, both digital & vinyl releases! I’ll also be throwing in free releases from time to time, and GhettoFunk exclusives too, so keep your darn eyes peeled!

TLC – No Scrub (Drop Out Orchestra Remix)

Label: Homesick || Taken From: Homesick #1 || Genre: Absolute Disco || Release: Vinyl Only via Juno (28 April 2014)

From the guys that bought you that absolutely stunning remix of ‘Get Lucky’ last year (A remix that, to my knowledge, has never officially or unofficially been released) now bring to the disco rework community an absolute ballin edit of the RnB classic ”No Scrub”. It literally sounds like Nile Rodgers produced the track; I’m guessing they were going for that all-so-fashionable disco revival sound, and nailed it. It’s such a good rework it could pass as the original to people who have been locked in some musical time warp for 20 years. Check this… (4/5)

Catch the Drop Out Orchestra LIVE in LONDON at “Cubed” @ The Queen of Hoxton, London, UK on the 5th July.

Trio Valore – Liars & Cheaters

Label: Record Kicks || Listen: ”Crazy”  || Genre: Mod-Funk || Release: Limited 45 Run, Digital Download (28 April 2014)

I love this. I had the pleasure of meeting drummer Steve White (The Style Council, Trio Valore) at a stompin’ Record Kicks 10th Anniversary party in central London back in November last year. The supergroup trio performed a magical hammond-lead cover of ‘Crazy’ by Gnarles Barkley and from that moment I was hooked, and of course, wondered if they’d ever lay this down for the DJs to spin. Luckily they did, and they’ve captured that vibe so well. The flip is a rolling funk number called ‘Liars & Cheaters’ which boasts phatty drum breaks, brass & hammond solos which rounds off the cut rather well indeed. (4/5)

Keep up to date with Trio Valore.

Kitten & The Hip – Hello Kitten

Label: Pedigree Cuts|| Listen: “Shut Up & Dance”  || Genre: Swing Pop || Purchase: iTunes (21st April 2014)

Swingsters Ashley Slater & Miss Quinn are Kitten & The Hip. Formed in 2011, their aim was to bring swing and pop together, and the result is a cheeky, classy, energetic and upbeat debut album! With ”Shut Up & Dance” boasting much success already (it’s my favourite from the album) and a whopping 75,000 plays on

already, they also boast an energetic live show when touring. Listen to the entire album below. (4.5/5)

KATH are playing in BIRMINGHAM. Tonight! For more of their shows have a peep here.

Machette - It’s Right And It’s Ok (EP)

Label: Dred Collective || Listen: “When I Pull Up It’s So Fresh” || Soundcloud: @DredCollective  || Genre: Juke, Footwork, Bass || Purchase: Donations via Bandcamp (Digital Only)

Digging deeper… I’m currently on tour in Estonia at the moment, and the one thing that amazes me about the guys I’m hanging out with here is their knowledge and love of UK musical subcultures, especially the golden era of DnB (circa late 90s, early noughties stuff). What also amazes me is their knowledge of current underground music, stuff that’s right under our noses. Some of you might be familiar with ‘Juke House’ or ‘Footwork’ as it’s usually known, the ‘Dred Collective’ are a label & blog that you simply must start following. Machette‘s music can only be described a colourful, funky and truly individual, and wouldn’t sound too out of place in some funky breaks or even DnB parties. Some of the most interesting sounds I’ve heard this year on my travels for sure. (5/5)

Purchase the EP “It’s Right & It’s Ok” HERE.

Illectrix – Digital Evolution (Free Album)

Label: N/A (Self Release/Free) || Listen: To The Whole Album! || Genre: Future Funk / Glitch || Purchase/Stream: HERE

London’s very own Illectrix has a bright future. After receiving much love on the blogosphere from giants such as EDM & GlitchHop.com, it’s time a shared you guys his debut album. I’m betting my scratch hand (I’m a leftie, for those who don’t know) that in the years to come we will be billing Illectrix as the UK’s very own answer to Kill Paris or Grizmatik. The album spectacles are ‘Give It To Me’, a James Brown vs RHCP megamash with huge beats, bass, filters and sawtooth synth, and ‘The Real Deal’ (below) which is a hyped up lil number, moaning synths and funky shuffles make this the chunkiest party tune on this release. (4/5)

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Thanks for reading GhettoFunkers! Keep your eyes peeled for future Record Store episodes!

Jimi x

Introducing my second Audiology Podcast for the Life Support Machine Blog with an exclusive guestmix from Bass Kitchen’s very own DJ Chamber.

Going back to my funky roots on this one with a selection of midtempo nufunk tracks with a few glitchy style ones thrown in for good measure at the end…

Next month’s guesmix will be from the oh so cool Janette Slack!

Lebrosk tracklist:
Swing Thing – Boogie Belgique
Like you never (Baby Dooks remix) – Ty
The Scurvy – Buck Rogers
Tightrope (Jimi Needles Grand Popo edit) – Janelle Monae
Bird Beat (9 Number edit) – Tom Drummond
Tubby People – DJ Maars & Tom Showtime
The Program – SkiiTour
Reach – Wicked City
Dead Ringer (Feat. Kimberley Kennedy) – A.Skillz
Freak Like Me (Flavours remix) – Adina Howard
The King of Funk – Campeon & Calagad 13
AstroDisco (Funkanomics remix) – Warp9
The One – Marsbeing

DJ Chamber Tracklist:
Gardna – Keep It Unreal ft. Keziah
JFB Vs Public Enemy – Bring The Wobble (Chamber Mashup)
K+lab & The Mic Smith – The Mothership
The Nextmen & Joe Dukie – The Drop
Justin Martin & Eats Everything – The Gettup
Daft Punk – Aerodynamic (Specimen A & James D’ley Re-fix)
Danny Byrd – Sweet Harmony
Dr Meaker – Double Bass
Zeds Dead & Mavado – Undah Yuh Skirt
DJ Illnaughty, Dilated Peoples & Rudy Love – Happiness

https://soundcloud.com/djchamber

‘Reach’ is the second single from Wicked City – the brand new live act from Krafty Kuts.   Its a synth heavy future future funk banger that gets the crowd going. 

It’s  currently being supported by the likes of Eddy Temple Morris, Far Too Loud, Barry Ashworth, Freestylers, Ed Solo and Ghetto Funk, to name a few. 

 ’Reach’ is a put down whatever you are doing right now and dance kind of tune – keep your ears open for more of the same from Wicked City this Summer.

Wicked City – Reach •FREE DOWNLOAD* by KraftyKuts

Wicked City is the brand new project from Krafty Kuts and rising DnB star Erb n Dub.  Other membes include the very talented Dynamite MC, UKG producer Chris Sargeant and Yamaha sponsored keyboardist Steve Barton.

Together they deliver an onslaught of live bass infused Future Funk and HipHop, along with renditions of classic Krafty Kuts bangers.

The band is currently recording their first vocal single with Dynamite, while Krafty Kuts pioneers the Wicked City sound on tour in Australia. Look out for big things to come this Summer

Wick-It the Instigator  springs us with an “all vinyl-no serato no bullshit mix”.. here’s what he has to say:

This is a one take, all vinyl hip hop mix. This is not a studio creation, this is me, two turntables, and a crate of records. My roots are in spinning hip hop on vinyl, scratching, battling, etc…. Very excited to share this everyone.

As he should be.. its brilliant.

Grab your Free download from his soundcloud page

Live Vinyl Mix (One Take. No Laptop. No Serato. No Bullshit) by Wick-it the Instigator

Jump Around by House of Pain gets a remix by Benji Boko to celebrate hitting a million plays on his soundcloud.

Free download!

Jump Around by Benji Boko

Nemesis Recordings continue to bring together some of the best artists the current DnB scene has to offer and these 3 producers need no introduction, already well known for their quality output, NC-17, KC & Soulculture, 3 of the 4 tracks are colabs between NC 17 & KC and perfectly combine NC-17′s pummeling bass assault with KC’s futuristic rolling funk, for the 4th track, Soulculture joins this mighty production team and we’re headed into Jungle territory, dubby/ravey pads meet growling Neurofunk for a unique and captivating track and this writers personal fave from a firing EP of quality assured beats…

Pre Order The EP

NC-17 & KC & Soulculture-Cold World E.P – Nemesis Recordings

Fellow Manalogue contributor, JOHN NORMAN, has been punching his way into the international techno community with a number of originals and remix, pickup up support from some heavyweights (including Richie Hawtin, Slam, and Laurent Garnier) along the way.

His latest is another collaboration with DANTIEZ SAUNDERSON on KMS Records. “Resonance” is a chugging, thunderous stomper – an all-out dancefloor assault equipped with heavy kicks and a brooding synth line that won’t quit.

You can also hear it in Kevin Saunderson’s “Innovators” mix for XLR8R, available for free download.

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