G ‘Baffled’ Smoove and Rare Nephew are a couple of relatively unknown producers from London. Both have a handful of heavy-duty releases under their own names but have this time decided to team up on this remix of an all time classic, Meat Beat Manifesto‘s ‘Radio Babylon‘ and what a top job they’ve done. The tempo has been increased considerably with a contemporary Garage twist to boot and the bassline ain’t half bad either. I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot more from these guys if this tune is anything to go by!

Download G ‘Baffled’ Smoove & Rare Nephew’s remix here via Hypeddit.

Links for G ‘Baffled’ Smoove :

Soundcloud

Links for Rare Nephew :

Soundcloud

L.A based, Friskie Business, has been pushing the Funk sound for almost two decades now, so when you come across a mix from him, you know the tracks he’s chosen are gonna be on another level. This is the case with his ‘Funk Soul Variety Hour‘mix. The mix is a midtempo based one, but it’s not all about all guns blazing bangers. The selected one hour of tunes have been geared towards an afterparty vibe, when it’s time to rest those weary feet and take stock of what just went down at the crazy party beforehand.

The music takes off on a real chilled note and builds along the way and although there is the odd heavy hitting tune from halfway onwards, it’s still a very cool mix to listen to and one that takes you on a journey through re-imagined classic funk, soul, hip-hop and beyond. Kick back and enjoy the quality music on offer.

Download ‘Funk Soul Variety Hour’ here via Hypeddit.

Links for Friskie Business :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

Tracklist

01 Brock Berrigan – Four Walls and an Amplifier
02 Pyces – Grown
03 dyalla – She’s Right Here
04 Frank Sinatra – I Get A Kick Out Of You (DJ Snatch Remix)
05 SAFAKASH – Wait A Minute
06 dyalla – People Say
07 Camille Yarbrough – Praise You (Jim Sharp Edit)
08 AfroQBen – Hypnotize Me
09 K+Lab – Pull up feat. Melodownz & Mustafa Akbar
10 Betty Davis – Anti Love Song (Nati regroove)
11 Ain t right (James Rod Rework)
12 The Noisy Freaks & Wicked City – Get Down
13 Studio Base (DC s Finest Remint)
14 Mr Stabalina – Lemme Work It
15 Tobe Tonic – Oh My God (Speed Drum Edit)
16 Bruno Mars – 24k Magic (Discotron Remix)
17 Hall & Oats – I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) – Pecoe Remix
18 Don Adams – Rest My Soul (DJ Snatch rework)

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Once Again, Future Wildstyle are back on Bass=Win to wreak musical havoc with the Once Again EP, a firey melting pot of Jungle, Breaks, Bass, Footwork, even a bit of Acid House!!!

‘Original Big Up’ continues on the path of Jungle Breaks devestation. The Jungle bleeps, stepping beats, snatches of Hip Hop are all present with a bassline that can and will reshape walls!!!

‘Turn It Up’ blends Ragga vox with floating 303s, heavy blasts of bass and a kind of 4×4 meets breakbeat fusion. Things get even more deep and house music like as the tune shuffles along.

Title track ‘Once Again’ bounces from left to right, loaded with great oldskool samples, a fast paced DnB/Jungle tempo and the cut up style of Juke/Footwork complete with half step interludes

‘Hotter Than Hot’ brings us back around to that funky intertwining of Jungle, breakbeat and a bit of oldskool dubstep. Another great showing from Future Wildstyle, doing it differently, doing it deadly!!!

Future Wildstyle – Once Again EP

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The onset of a new Technique Summer LP is always cause for excitement. When that first taster comes from none other than Drumsound & Bassline Smith, those excitement levels pique considerably

‘Holdin On’ will have you throwing your hands up and calling for the reload. Lush vocals and anthemic pads set to the crashing festival reinforced beats make for high voltage fan on the dancefloor wherever that dancefloor happens to be located.

‘Holdin On’ is the perfect teaser for the upcoming Technique Summer LP 2017 LP, its enough of a reason to buy the whole album in and of itself!!!

Drumsound & Bassline Smith – Holdin On

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A lush serving from Spanish Electronica/Dance imprint Parallel Label- Stevie R’s ‘Penelope EP’ is a delicate and tasteful trip into the velvet curtains of the mind’s eye

The original ‘Penelope’ unfolds into a rich Mediterranean psychedelic swim of submerged and sun dried beats and mercurial melodies plus vocal samples of Twin Peaks character ‘The Giant’

The Monkey Brothers take a more conventional but no less enjoyable route with their mixture of Progressive/Tech House sounds used in remixing ‘Penelope’

‘Afolabi’ is a tech-fueled dance into the early hours with strange Gypsy-like vocals.  A further dub mix removes the vocals for some Diggers style pumping tribalism. Agent Cooper would definitely brand this ‘Damn fine dance music’

Stevie R – Penelope EP

I’ve always been a firm advocate for techno preferring the harder unyielding form to some of the techno that seems to be flavour of the month these days which seems to be closer to the feel of deep house than the hard hitting German and Detroit techno that I’ve always loved. Of course there are lots of artists producing the harder edge but not many fans of it in this country where we have never really taken it to heart – apart from the subculture of tekno but personally I prefer to leave that to those who love it. Maybe it’s too cold and stern for us, maybe there’s not enough hooks or, dare I say it, singing but play techno anywhere but a techno club and you’ll have a dance floor emptied quicker than a  lift from a fart -and with the same amount of distain.  So in steps Taro Records to try and rectify this. To the uninitiated this EP by the Argentinian Pablo Guarino may sound unrelentingly hard but give it some space and really listen and you’ll hear the funk and all of a sudden techno isn’t the scary black clothed humourless juggernaut you thought it was – it has become a thing of beauty and light. At least that’s what I say but I’m probably not the best judge of light and dark as I think Nick Cave sings songs of happiness and joy.

The first track Paranoia clocking in at a very reasonable 130 bpm seems at first listen to be an unforgiving banging techno riot with a hard drumbeat and distorted percussion but about one and a half minutes in there starts a lighter refrain hovering in the background. This builds and the relenting beat takes a back seat as the drums become more friendly and the synth sounds take on an ethereal quality and all of sudden all is right with the world.

A remix of Paranoia follows by Unit Shifter that lives up to the tracks’ title more. The beat is faster and the percussion more insistent. There are voices somewhere deep down in the mix but you can’t quite place where. The whole piece is somewhat disconcerting but I can hear the groove in there.

The pin sharp percussion on the next track VK 9V comes as a pleasant relief from the intensity of the previous track and the syncopation of the rhythms gives an uplifting lilt to the track. The hook, although obviously not in the same bracket as a Justin Bieber one, still makes me nod my head and although it is repeated throughout the track it doesn’t pall or make me want to cave his head in – unlike Justin Bieber.

Next up are 2 versions of Voodoo. The first original one is to me the most danceable track on the EP with it’s almost rave like feel. The bass is more a rumble and a caress than a bash over the head. Long time Taro contributors Conka remix the track for the final track on the EP giving it an almost dub house feel with its synth stabs (this is relative to what’s been before you understand). The beat is more in your face but the whole track is positive in its feel – to me anyway – you may feel otherwise.

This all adds up to quite a release for Taro Records and one that should be supported so that they can release more.

Music to buy – out May 11th 2017 (probably not in Woolies)

We’ve a collaborative piece of work for you here in this post and the musical minds that have come together for this one are clearly ones that have be honed and tuned towards making great music. The artists in question are Stabfinger and K.D.S and they’re no strangers when it comes to dishing out some Funk. They’ve worked together on a number of tunes covering different styles, but for this track featured they’ve focused on bold broken beats, fresh flute action and a whole heap of bass. They’ve also lifted the vocals from Rock Steady Crew‘s ‘Double Trouble‘ and of course, they’ve implanted a great deal of Funk just to finish things of perfectly. A party rockin’ tune if ever there was one!

Links for Stabfinger :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Bandcamp / Beatport

Links for K.D.S :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website

There’s music you like and there’s music you love and this tune here is one that’s most definitely gonna filed under love! Nottingham based, The Breakbeat Junkie, has hit up Stetsasonic’s 1988 jam ‘Talkin’ All That Jazz‘ with an uptempo Disco remix that’s packed full of horns and has more vibrancy than Mr Motivator’s wardrobe! Bring your party to life by adding this to your set list and watch the joy spread across the dance floor.

Buy Breakbeat Junkie’s Disco remix here from Bandcamp.

Links for The Breakbeat Junkie :

Soundcloud / Facebook

Mixing up a tight set of new Bass & Breaks music Frequency FX starts his mix off with the lovely bit of Bass music from Nixon, Gods Chior then quickly moving onto the next track setting the tone for the rest of the mix.

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Tracklist

1 -Gods Chior by Nixon
2 -Moody (Original Mix) by Alex Index
3 -Funk to the Brain (Marten Horger Remix) by Vanilla Ace, Cosella
4 -Only (Original Mix) by Evil Nine
5 -Everything Change (Evil Nine Remix) by Ink Project
6 -No Name (Original Mix) by T.R.O.
7- Jaco Garner – Loud MF (CLB Remix)
8 -Iaeatd (Original Mix) by Hervé, Taiki Nulight
9- 1, 2, 3, 4 (Original Mix) by Pelikann
10 -Fearless Hyena (Original Mix) by Mechanical Pressure
11 – 6 million Ways by BassDrop
12- Digital Breaks (Original mix) by Fabric
13- Further (Original Mix) by Daze Prism
14- Aups (Original Mix) by Yo Speed
15- Move (Ahee Remix) by Featurecast
16 -Under the Lights (Original Mix) by Stanton Warriors, Hybrid Theory
17 -Ready For This by Smash HiFi
18 -Lose Control (Guau Remix) by Arsa Ketoma
19 -Brighta Dayz by DJ Bark Lee
20 -Tether (Original Mix) by Urbani
21 -Back to be mine (Sketi Remix) by Outer Kid

Really what is odd these days ? GUAU is a Spanish artist who also runs his own record label called 83 and has just dropped Volume 6 of his Odd Mix series. Leaning on the more Bass side of Breakbeat this is a tidy little mix clocking in at just over 30 minutes.

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Tracklist

1 – Le Duke – Mo Money (Guau Remix)
2 – MURIX – Bumparock
3 – Dj Zinc – When I
4 – Survivors – Realidad en llamas (Michael White Remix)
5 – Yo Speed – Getting Money
6 – Pelikann – Jupiter (Undergorund Traffic Remix)
7 – Out Of Character – Hardcore Clowns
8 – Suga7 – Whoa
9 – Dosage – Panama Peppers (Kursa Remix)
10 – Shadow Child & Bodhi – Um
11 – Taiki Nulight – Double Agent
12 – Eztereo – New Order
13 – Bromley – Relate
14 – Somah – Workhorse (Hajimari Remix)