“Like a gang of body popping B-boy lions on a patch of linoleum in the Serengeti, it is with the greatest pride that we at Scour Records commence the unleashing of our patiently awaited Artist Series, the first of which being our debut original release.

Cedar Senior & Imagine This (I.T. to us mortals) team up to create a tune of such ‘stompy-stompy’ magnitude that it has already sown the seeds for complete world peace. Everyone who’s job is marching won’t be able to help but adopt this tune as their new anthem, so strong is the urge to stompy-stomp around when this is playing. Once the sonics of joy get their hooks sunk in no one will ever be able to get angry with anyone ever again. Of course this does mean we should expect large and well drilled groups of ants, Girl Guides and Morris Men to possibly become militarised, but it’s a price well worth paying as far as we’re concerned!

Remix work on this EP brings out the best of the Scour’s superstars, plus a very special guest. DJP‘s Bob James-esque silky brass work is simply exquisite, Father Funk turns out his most mature and understated piece to date, J-Sound uses all his production flex, and Howla just makes everyone pregnant he’s so fertile.

Hear them roar!”

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Imagine This
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Release date: **OUT NOW**

Promo Feedback:

A.Skillz: “DJP’s remix is a feel good head nodder, thumbs up!”

Skeewiff: “Aint no half steppin’ With Cedar Senior & Imagine this. In fact – aint no half anything on this EP. Full Flavour. Skee-approved”

JFB: “Nice!!”

Monkeyboxing.com: ★★★★★

Funk Ferret: “Awww yea! Y’all know I love a bit of IT. The quality dripping out of this sucker is insane.. Maybe I should say gushing.. That’s one damn fine line up of remixers too! Dopeness to the max!”

CMC&Silenta: “From hip hop to mid tempo Breaks. Beautiful original release. My favorite from Scour Records so far!”

The Funk Hunters: “DJP remix is dope!”

WBBL: “Well worth the wait! There’s just too much to choose from. Original is a killer, Father Funk’s Dubby vibes are sick, Howla & J-Sound’s mixes both kick it, and djp’s mix is some badassss old school feel good hip hop. Love it!”

DJ Wood: “Love it! Will spin most of these i’m sure.”

BadboE: “Awesome EP! Feelin’ the funky grooves on these mixes and Imagine This Music is killing it on the mic!”

Basement Freaks: “Great Stuff!”

Slynk: “The Howla remix has some serious groove. Digging it a lot. I also really love the djp remix. Beautiful chilled out version.”

Fat Harry: “Two years plus of The Scour blog and a year of Scour Records. Possibly the best build up to a first original release ever! I’ve danced to all the remixes so don’t you dare ask for my favourite, they are all double Boss Hogg and Roscoe P. Coltrane!”

Timothy Wisdom: “Solid release from an exciting new up-n-comer.”

Lewd Behavior: “Such a solid release but Howla’s remix takes the top cake for me.”

Dj Alias NZ: “Wow…the best thing I have heard from SR to date in my humble opinion..I’m up to my nuts!! The Father Funk remix is my pick of the remixes, so dope! Stellar release!”

Tom Showtime: “OG mix is dope, but the DJP funk is undeniable!”

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DC Breaks are surging forward as one of the best acts in drum & bass right now. With some unreal releases lined up and some firing tracks doing damge currently, their mix for Datatransmission is highly anticipated. Of course they don’t disappoint. Track after track of the finest d&b mixed to perfection, creating an intense hour long mix of the best tracks around. Go download and annoy your neighbours.

Tracklisting:
1. Shaman VIP – DC Breaks
2.LRAD – Knife Party (The Protoytpes Bootleg)
3.F**k It Up – Hamilton
4.Program – Noisia
5.Workout – Andy C
6.Get Lo – Interface
7.Game Over – TC
8.Fornax – Smooth
9.Tap Ho – TC
10.Slugs – DC Breaks
11.Headroom VIP – Audio
12.Beyond Reality – The Upbeats
13.Smash TV – Chase & Status
14.Misfits – Nymfo & June Miller
15.SWAG – DC Breaks
16.Membrane – Gridlok & Prolix
17.Like It Hard – WIlkinson
18.Lounge – Hold Tight (DC Breaks Remix)
19.Get Together – Hamilton
20.Horror – DC Breaks
21.Stomp – Sub Focus
22.Haunting – Andy C
23.Hurting – Calyx & Teebee
24.Diplodocus – Noisia (Kill The Noise remix)
25.Gambino – DC Breaks
26.Abyss VIP – The Prototypes
27.Heartbeat – WIlkinson (Calyx & Teebee remix)
28.Gravity – Mind Vortex
29.Burning – DC Breaks
30.Proton – DC Breaks
31.Glowing in the Dark – Jupiter Ace (DC Breaks remix)
32.Safe in Sound – Sub Focus
33.Breathe In – Koncept
34.Mythos – Inside Info & Mefjus
35.Strung Out VIP – Calyx & Teebee
36.Nightfall – Stealth ft Codebreaker

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DC Breaks – Datatransmission

Well my friends, New Years Eve is fast approaching and I tell ya what the key is wherever you are.. find somewhere that you know is going to be playing music that you love, make sure you are with some friends, don’t drink too much and pass out before midnight and you can’t go wrong! If you are in the UK there is only one place to be.. BRISTOL! I can’t say too much at this stage but it’s going to be BIG!!

Speaking of things that are big and amazing, have you seen the Fro on AfroQben? It’s a thing of beauty, quite like his music. I had to investigate and find out if it had any magical powers.. kind of like if Erykah Badu got off with Dumbledore and created a cosmic funk wizard. You never know..

SAMMY: You are from Portland in the US.. tell us about the music scene there, what should we look out for when we come a visiting?

AFROQBEN: Portland has a little something for everyone. The biggest shows are mostly electronic music, ranging from House, Trap, Dubstep, and those unique West Coast Bass producers. Ghetto Funk isn’t really that well known, and the big promoters don’t book funky acts too often. I played the biggest halloween show in Portland called “Howl” this year, and opened up for Fort Knox Five, which was a rare treat to have them in town, and JPod also played. I may just have to start putting on my own shows to get more of the funky acts I like, because I’m sure people would love it, but they don’t know about it nor have the chance to see it live.

SAMMY: You should definately start your own shows, thats a great idea! Where do you mainly play gigs? And where in the globe would you really like to play in the future?

AFROQBEN: I’ve been putting most of my focus into production over the years, but have been playing more and more shows lately. Over the summer I played my first two canadian shows after Shambhala Music Festival. I’d really like to play Canada more, because they have a huge love for the funk, and the vibe is awesome up there. I’m hoping to play Shambhala 2014, because out of all the festivals I’ve been to, it is top. I played a few west coast festivals this last year, and my club shows range from Seattle down to L.A. My plan is to keep releasing music, and get more involved in the festival circuit for 2014 as well as more club gigs over the winter/spring. I would love to see more of the world and travel while playing shows to make it feasible. You know, Europe, Canada, Australia, and South America for starters… Playing more internationally interests me more than traveling around the United States. The West Coast has the vibe though, and would like to get down to San Francisco/L.A. area more often. Thats where it’s really happening.

SAMMY: That sounds like a great plan, we can’t wait for you to come visit us in Europe! You released a remix album this year of your “Liquid Gold” album and had some big names remix your tracks. Did you have a favorite remix from the album?

 AFROQBEN: It was great to work with producers from all over the globe and get new versions of my tunes. I was pretty happy with them all, and its too hard to name one since they were all so unique. My top 4 were if I can is, Qdup – Massive Move Forward, Drumspyder – Dream The Impossible, Empresarios – Cafe and Zebuel – Dirty Heart.

SAMMY: In this mix you teased us with some huge unreleased tracks, can you tell us a bit more about when we can get our funk-loving mitts on them, and tell us about this forthcoming EP!

AFROQBEN: I’ve been sitting on a lot of those tracks for a while, and will be released this fall, so I thought I’d put them on my mix to get a early start on the release hype. The collaboration track I did with Lafa Taylor, who was the vocalist for the tune “Everyone Jump” off the album “Liquid Gold”, will be released this thursday, the 14th, on SF based label, Street Ritual. The “Hypnotize Me” track, which I’m really excited about, will be up for a free download along with a Funk Hunters video to go with it, in the next couple of weeks. There will also be a “Jam Packed” EP, with the release date still unknown, but sometime this fall/winter. Trying to find the right label for support, but may just do my own bandcamp free release. This 4 song EP, has two tracks featuring Lafa Taylor, and 2 tracks featuring Hip-Hop legends Aceyalone and Myka 9 from the group “Freestyle Fellowship”. If you don’t know who they are, they were pioneers in the underground hip-hop scene and influenced so many well know MC’s underground to main stream.

SAMMY: Wow that’s big! I love the Freestyle fellowship, especially that track hot potatoe.. they are funky cats! Where do you get your inspiration for making music?

AFROQBEN: Music has been in my family for generations, and was always something that came naturally to me. My grandfather made his first guitar out of a cigar box, gut strings and a broom stick. He became an amazing jazz guitarists and played strictly by ear. I’ve been playing the guitar for about 20 years now, and picked up the bass, drums, keys and percussion along the way. I started out, only having my brothers cd’s to listen to which gave me the influence of Classic Rock and Metal. By midway though high school, I heard “Herbie Handcock – Chameleon” through a friend, and those sounds blew my mind, and from then on, I left Metal and developed a love for 70′s Funk and Reggae, and started digging for that sick funk, as well as Jazz and Hip-Hop. I’m also hugely influenced by current electronic music- Ghetto Funk, House, Dubstep, Trap, and Downtempo. I think every genre has something good to offer. When people say they “hate house” or “hate trap”, its because ever genre gets saturated with everyone trying to make it, which leads to a lot of crap and only a small percentage of quality. Thats why certain genres get bad raps. So, i’m influenced by them all to some extent. That’s why if you listen my music, it may sound random and diverse. Nothing really sounds the same because there are so many different influences. My main goal is to make people dance and be happy through my music, so that’s also another inspiration as well as what I listen to.

SAMMY: That’s incredible, your grandfather was a genius! Well said about genres too, that is a really good perspective. And lastly,  apart from the ability to produce amazing funky music and making women throw their underwear at you when you DJ, does your afro have any special super powers?

AFROQBEN: Well, I wish I had super powers but not really. Having an afro coincidently fits my love for old school funk. Rhythm and a musical ear has been a super power if I had to say I had one. I’ve been playing instruments for a long time, and producing since 2002. The music production has led me to not play my instruments as much as if I had stuck with pursuing the band thing, but making beats became more fulfilling because I didn’t have to rely on anyone else, and could get all the parts that I wanted, and have something left to show for. I’m not a master of any instruments or producing, but can only keep at it and do what I love. Hopefully the powers will get more super as the years progress. The funk in me will never die and will always be the main core of my music.

Thanks man.. sounds like you have funk flowing in your veins, anyone that listened to your music could tell you that! Keep up the amazing work and I’m sure I can speak for everyone when I say we are really looking forward to your new material coming out.

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SO who wants to hear about some of these tracks that were mentioned? Get this mix on.. pronto!

AfroQBen – Fallin’ For Funk – DJ Mix by AfroQBen

Don’t forget to leave a comment and favorite the track if you decide to grab it, and feel free to spread the word.. sharing is caring!

Have a good Week all!

Sammy Senior

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Austria based DnB producer, Dossa is about to make huge waves in the scene, a protege of Benny Page who has previously been signed to the respected Run Tingz imprint, Dossa lets loose with a 4 track EP which is pure fiyaaaaah!!!

First we have the uptempo ‘Rucksack’ which builds until it explodes with energy and irresistible melodys…

‘Can’t Take It Longer’ continues with the melodic grooves, a funky affair with a catchy vocal and rip roaring bass!!!!

‘Give It To Me’ adds a soulful vocal into the mix, ever so slightly darker that the previous 2 tracks but still just so damn funky!!!!!

‘So Good’ brings us to the end of the voyage and is a perfect set closer assured to maximise dancefloor mayhem with sweet pads and vocals and rabble raising bass!!!!

Mainframe Recordings have unleashed a deadly weapon with this EP, you best just watch out for Dossa, he’s going to be tearing things up!!!!!

Due out on all good download stores November 25th, check the clips below…….

Dossa – Rucksack EP-Mainframe Recordings

Agent K & Bella – Sex Wax

60 Minutes of Bass Continuously Mixed!
Track Listing….

01. 00:00 Intro
02. 01:08 Beats In My Trunk – Bella
03. 01:56 Shook Up – Bella – UFO Project Remix
04. 04:36 Breaker – Agent K
05. 06:30 All My Bitches – Bella
06. 08:42 I See The Future – Agent K
07. 12:52 Hustler – Bella
08. 14:28 Monster – Bella Remix
09. 17:06 All Gold Everything – Bella Remix
10. 19:31 Adventures In Bass – Agent K
11. 23:57 Money – Agent K
12. 25:40 Put Your Hands On It – Bella
13. 28.07 Hit You Wit It – Agent K & Curtis B – *Drop The World
14. 30:14 Long Hair Don’t Care – Bella
15. 32:09 Thick As Thieves – Agent K
16. 34:00 Lap Dance – Bella
17. 37:08 Street Beats – Agent K
18. 40:06 Dreams – Agent K & Goldillox
19. 42:41 Drivin Me Crazy – Agent K – Kid Panel Remix
20. 45:10 Drivin Me Crazy – Agent K – Original Mix
21. 46:09 Motor City – Agent K
22. 49:40 Hit The Flo – Agent k
23. 52:35 W.O.R.K. – Bella
24. 54:48 Til My Tape Pop – Agent K & Curtis B
25. 57:51 Set You Free – Agent K

Agent K & Bella – Sex Wax – Free Download!

Every Boxing Day (26th December) here in Perth, Australia there is Breakfest. A special event that has become a tradition and a world renowned event in the books of punters and dj's alike. Held in a natrual amphitheatre at Belvoir Breakfest always delivers the best day ever for the Breakfester with great music and great production.

This years stellar line up is below !

STANTON WARRIORS | LTJ BUKEM | PLUMP DJS (retro breakbeat set)
DEEKLINE | MAFIA KISS | DOM & ROLAND | NICK THAYER | MEAT KATIE
FEATURECAST | JANETTE SLACK | HEDFLUX | STICKYBUDS

GA: $99+B7H fee www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/breakfest-2013/68443?&ref=boomtick

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Below is local DJ Roxright's promo mix as a little teaser to get you in the Breakfest mood.

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A special exclusive mix from West coast based producer Urple Eeple! These next forty five minutes are laced with a vast selection of lush beat driven tunes that are sure to be the perfect remedy after a long day!

Tracklist:
Synkro – I Miss You
Robot Koch – Tapedeck
Phonat – Ride the Prejudice
Ifan Dafydd – No Good
Gillepsy – The Scientist
Pascäal - Drowning in You
Long Arm – When Children Sleep (Empt Remix)
YoggyOne – Second Bus Salmon feat. Zack Christ
Deft – Jungle Jim
Kenny Segal – Loose Change
LazerSword – Gucci $weat$hirt
Little Dragon – Place to Belong
Urple Eeple – Looking for Action (Olove Remix)
Benedek – Laser Forest
Galimatias – Marshmallow Grove
Submerse – Dim Lights and Meteorites (featuring Sorrow)
Triiyp – Nesquik
Urple Eeple – Days Without You (Ashanti Rework)
Submerse – Truth
Freddie Joachim – Nightcap
Penthouse Penthouse – Baby
Take (AKA Sweatson Klank) – Neon Beams
Shigeto – So So Lovely
Urple Eeple – Morning After (unreleased)
Lapalux – Yellow 90′s
fLako – Mating Dance (Supah Mario Bootleg Remix)

Beating The Crates 20131109 by Hong Kong Ping Pong on Mixcloud

How do Ghetto Funk massive, apologies for the absence in blogs of late life in general has been crazy busy what with work n gigs n stuff… not to mention the addition to the HKPP crew, Midge The Dog, a nine week old Labrador Springer cross who is demanding rather a lot if time and effort at the moment. Anyhoo a rather splendid radio show was smashed out last saturday which included an exclusive play from the next Scour Records release ‘Cedar Senior & Imagine This – Funk I’m Kickin (DJP Remix)‘ which we’re all somewhat excited about. I failed miserably to blog the last show (06/10/13) but believe you me it has sat there and notched up decent amount of plays none the less so big ups all who found it! I’ve added a player and tracklist for the show at the bottom of this post.

This show is now available to download from the NSB Radio Archives, if you enjoy it please click the ♥ to favorite this cloudcast and help spread the Ghetto Funk sound far and wide!

Tracklist:

01 Jean Knight – Do Me (Skeewiff Re-wiff)
02 Drivers & Home Brew – Only For You (Hobo With A Laptop Hop)
03 Stevie Wonder – Superstition (The Geek x Vrv Remix)
04 Imagine This – Do It
05 Bryx – Which side you on
06 GRiZ – How It Ends (ft. Dominic Lalli)
07 Cedar Senior & Imagine This – Funk I’m Kickin’ (DJP Remix)
08 Busta Rhymes – Woo Hah (Andow Remix)
09 K More – Ride With Me (Fogata Remix)
10 Shimi Sonic – Boomin
11 Cervendos & Freakvent Flote – Influence
12 GRiZ – DTW to DIA (the travels of Mr. B)
13 Beat Fatigue – Organic Bamboo
14 Fatboy Slim – Weapon of choice (Tom Drummond reeemix)
15 Shimi Sonic – Hot Peach
16 Leo – King of Da Jungle (Master)
17 C2C – Down The Road (Detta Remix)
18 Cockney Nutjob – Get Up On Ya Feet
19 Dj Numark ft. Bumpy knuckles – Dumpin em all (Bryx & L-nix remix)
20 House Of Pain vs Pyramyth – Cowbell Around (Dylan Sanders Drag and Drop Mash)
21 Jayl Funk – Rising
22 Bobby C Sound TV – DISCO FOURth
23 El Bomba – The Bomba Bounce
24 Funky Boogie Brothers – B-Boy Freedom
25 Shimi Sonic – Satelite Funk Mix
26 Myniemo – A New Pair Of Boots
27 Max Romeo – Ska Ska Ska (Hiphoppapotamus’ going with the flow remix)
28 Fort Knox Five vs Sneaky Sound System vs Klubbheads vs Justice vs CZR and Alex P – We Love to Bring Back the Funk (DC’s Finest Remint)
29 Slamboree – Cheeky Peepers (Freerange RMX)
30 Dub Pistols – Alive (Hollaphonic Filthy Remix)
31 Ying’n'Yang & Marc Spence – No Pain No Gain
32 BreaksMafia – Cactus (Original Mix)
33 Myniemo – This Is How We Rock (Breakers Edit)
34 Laidback & Deekline ft Simm & Midas – Take Me Away
35 Aries & Gold_feat_Cowboy_Ranger_2nice – My_Sound_(No_1_In_The_Dance)_(Run_Tingz_Cru_remix)
36 Krafty Kuts – Feel Like Jumping (Ed Solo Jungle Remix)
37 Atomic Drop – Pressure (Original Mix)
38 S.C.A.M – Put Up Your Hands (Freestylers vs Chris Unknown Mix)
39 Ray Charles – Hit The Road (D&B Remix)
40 Dub Pistols – Gun Shot (Jinxed In Dub Remix)

Beating The Crates 20131026 by Hong Kong Ping Pong on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

01 DJ Maars & Tom Showtime – B.I.G Future
02 Roast Beatz – Heavy Ear Play feat Brotherman Action Bronson Jehst Stig of the Dump
03 GRiZ – Feel The Love
04 Stylus – Serenity
05 Roast Beatz – 5 Star General feat Action Bronson and Phoenix da Icefire
06 Tom Showtime – Passin Me Jazz
07 1 Giant Leap – Inspiration (JPOD remix)
08 GRiZ – How It Ends (ft. Dominic Lalli)
09 DJ Maars & Tom Showtime – Dr. D.R.E.A.D
10 Big Daddy Kane – 2 Da Good Tymz (Late Knight Re-funk)
11 Qnoe – Step it Off
12 GRiZ – Gettin’ Live
13 Cervendos & Freakvent Flote – Downtown Groove
14 Cedar Senior & Imagine This – Funk I’m Kickin’ (Original Mix)
15 Dead Air (S.U.B & Outsider) – Havoc V.I.P ( The War E.P Free Sampler)
16 Brand Nubian – Dont Let It G To Your Head (Late Knight Re-funk)
17 DJ Maars & Tom Showtime – Tubby People
18 HerbGrinder – The Nod
19 Shimi Sonic – One Love
20 Mr. No Hands – Don’t Care
21 Mr.G! – Money Happening
22 Dub Pistols – Alive (BSide Remix)
23 Shaka – Automatic
24 Hong Kong Ping Pong – Right On Bucovina
25 GRiZ – Do My Thang
26 House Of Pain vs Pyramyth – Cowbell Around (Dylan Sanders Drag and Drop Mash)
27 Leo – Go Miller (Live Master)
28 Turntablerockers – A little Funk (Ike Aligbe Remix)
29 HerbGrinder – The Shake
30 Africa Bambaataa – We Funk This Party Out Feat. Grandmaster Flash, Mele Mel & Kurtis Blow (Qdup & AGFA Remix)
31 De La Soul – SATURDAYS (Bobby C Sound TV remix)
32 Duck Sauce – Its you (Leygo its yours Duckeh remix)
33 Opiuo – Velkro Envy
34 Shimi Sonic – Satelite Funk Mix
35 Atomic Drop – Back To The Future (Original Mix)
36 Slamboree – Cheeky Peepers (Deekline Remix)
37 PuRe SX & Mutantbreakz – Champagne
38 Roast Beatz – Humble Pie feat Dabbla
39 Shades Of Rhythm – Sweet Sensation (Pimpsoul Remix)
40 Ying N Yang – Superbad Sisters

Stumbled across this mix from 2008 the other day and really enjoyed it so thought id share. 30 mins of Bmore & Breaks uptempo action from a time when it seems I gave each track a bit more time to breathe..would probably be a 5 minute mix if did it again today. But think the difference is what I enjoyed. Think break all up in the place!

Fat Harry Meats… The Cuban Brothers

The Brothers have just released an album called ‘Yo Bonita’. Of course it’s utterly amazing. If you’ve ever spent any time in the world of The Cuban Brothers then you know there is no-one else like them on the planet, their live shows are simply solid gold and everything they do is incredible. They could turn Prime Ministers questions into Club Tropicana within minutes; Glenda Jackson would swing through the chamber on a chandelier in a gimp mask and a pair of otter skin thigh high boots screaming that the drinks were free…

That’s the Cuban effect. I’m amazed they’ve allowed me the opportunity to interview Mike Cuban, to do it justice i’m only wearing a swimming cap, baby oil, speedos, marigolds and veruca slippers.

FH: Hi Mike, can I call you Mike? I feel I should call you Sir Mikeerino or the Love Bullet, I can’t call the funkiest, swingiest, hippest hoppiest chief Cuban Brother just Mike …that would be like saying “Budge up Jesus!” on the bus.

MC: Haraldo you beautifully teta’ed count…

FH: ……I don’t know what that means, but i’m aroused and if i’m not mistaken, possibly pregnant. Teta’s…do you mean ‘my potatoes’? I usually carry three with me, here look, this one looks like a…

MC: Teta’s is Spanish for tits Haraldo

FH: :blushes: Why thank you, it’s this unseasonably chilly weather. Mike Cuban/The Love Bullet, you are a Don, your legs exude more sex appeal than Barry White and Luther Vandross. How do you get up in the morning knowing that men and women and a myriad animals want to be in you?

MC: I never get up in the morning EVER so I don’t have this problem you are proffering…usually I can start being fellated around 3/3.30pm by whomever is present regardless of gender …I like to get up to get down then it’s into shower followed by a nice long bath that I share with my 7 Koi carp then back into the shower to scrub my naked body with pumice humous then it’s time for a bath a very long soak this time enjoying a few Rons (rum) to start the day then it’s straight up and into the shower to let the jets energise my fire-hazards …of course I’m then out, dried and into the bath to answer some of my fan mail from ladies of all generations but mostly the ones who tell me about the CHANGE and how it effects them.

FH: I knew you were a Koi carp kind of guy! :highfive: The Cuban Brothers are world renowned B-boy funsters and party block rockers, we’ve all been looking forward to the release of Yo Bonita if only to graze over it and pick out the one or two stand out tracks, but it’s not like that at all. There isn’t one track any less amazing than another and i’m not even blowing smoke up your bum. You must be just so damn proud! I listen to it and decide ‘this is definitely my favourite’ until the next tune comes on and i’m thinking ‘Nope, bugger! THIS is my favourite’ and so on, do you have a favourite?

MC: Gracias my over-generous in the cock department friend!

FH: Thanks fella but honestly, these speedos are of quite a generous cut…

MC: The songs are like children so to pick a favourite is very difficult as I wouldn’t want to upset myself or the tune itself …but let’s just say to get Kurtis Blow out of retirement and on “Roll call” was indeed a nice feeling and to have the father of rap on the joint with Abdominal MC and myself was beyond ILL.

FH: Did you get to share studio time with any of the legends? Just how did you snag them to appear on the album? Did you hang around outside their apartments with a van and ask them to help you in with a sofa like in Silence of the Lambs? “Omar puts on the lotion or Omar gets the hose” styleeee?

MC: All of the guests on the record I have respected as artists for some time and have appeared on the same bill at one time or another so they knew our styles and that regardless of the fun, physical nature of our Steez that we are music cats first and foremost, so after I had flown most of them around the world to record in Toolshed, The Wendy house and my own personal studio Miguelito’s Lab, everyone was relaxed and able to have a fantastic time recording and partying….I think you can hear that vibe on the record.

FH: It shines through, track after track. I imagine it’s the Koi carp effect, or your aura of rampant fertility. I’ve filed your album under a category i’ve called ‘Golden like a fox’, how on earth did you find such talented players?

MC: Blasssings!!! (said in Non ironic accent) this band I put together to tour with the Godfather .. Mr dynamite…Mr James Brown in 06 as I had snagged us the support for his Oz and Asia tour….amazingly. They are the best players in the UK in my opinion but are from all over; French Guyana, Barima Asante on keys; Germany, Magnus Box – my Ace on the Bass – all the cats are beyond dope and most of them were Amy Winehouse’s band god rest her soul, but mine first.

FH: :Removes swimming cap – bows low: Ultra respect. How did you not explode when people sent you their vocals? Dame Mica Paris’ voice alone would probably have made my spleen implode.

MC: She is the illest most powerful female vocalist this side of Aunty Jocelyn Brown and very warm and funny. I love Mica and as you say she kills it every time guy. Also Omar is one of my fave vocalists ever so to get him to bless the project was amazin tin crescenting.

I have a meeting right now so I’ll return to interview laters yes?

FH: That’s cool, i’ll put my cap back on and get a few laps in, try and sharpen up these pecs for the ladies.

MC: …Hello my friend

FH: Mike! Hola!

MC: Are you well potato man?

FH I can’t feel my arms…

MC: Here, look at these pictures of me in my pants…

FH: Pow! Strong stuff! Can you see a time when you can tour the album with the Brothers and the full live band? Because that is something the world must see.

MC: Yes friend! Next year i’ll take the full CB’s out on a world tour playing the worlds finest garden centres starting of at Hemi’s Flora in Rotorua New Zealand and taking in every major tropical plant vendor in both hemispheres…..I also think we’ll do a 15 date UK tour in normal venues just for the fun as there’s not much money floating about with 11 guys on the road who are all into drugs, gambling, whores and bonsai rearing! We will soon be coming in your town starting March 2014

FH: Have you ever punched a bear or had any kind of altercation with an animal?

MC: As far as fighting animals goes, I have wrestled a lot of dogs in my time…

FH: Me too

MC: …usually while defecating in someone ‘s garden while drunk. Hey, we’ve all done it brothers and sisters!

FH: Stooling! Super cool!

MC: But seriously, we are all animal lovers in Los Hermanos…apart from Kennny (Kengo-San) the bastard! He will just eat shit… not literally of course but he eats stuff thats still living or in its death throes… part of the Japanese culture apparently it’s why there was no future for his mother and I. She tried to serve me live crayfish after a pumping session in 81…I mean Jesu e Christu – to coin an english phrase – I like a laugh but i fuck’n hate a pantomime’ and well, you know, it was time to move on……Ostia!!!

FH: Credit where it’s due though, there’s not an ounce of fat on the fella and his barnet is shiny like Magnum PI’s chest. He’s fast too, snaps out the dance moves like a hungry snake…he’s probably eaten one of them too

MC: I was once bitten by a snake in Mexico but thats another story

FH: Do tell…

MC: Heraldo! Hush now, I can’t give too much away, it’s ALL in my book ‘Miguelito!!’ – The man, the myth, THE MAN’! Published by Firehazards in hardback.

FH: Top shelf material? 50 shades of Los Hermanos? Can’t wait! Miguel Cuban, thank you for your time, it’s been an absolute honour! Where can we catch you next?

MC: Look out for The Brothers in new Nick Frost movie ‘Cuban Fury’ out in February….and myself starring in ‘Sunshine on Leith’, Dexter Fletchers new film, playing Bronco.

FH: Will do. One last request. Can we moonwalk?

MC: One day my friend, but now I must fly. Muchos Respectos!

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