This week on ‘Beating The Crates’ we have something a little different for you. At the beginning of June a rare event took place, Morphosis, Fat Harry ‘and’ Spinforth all managed to be in the same place at the same time and play a 2hr set at the beautiful Great Estate Festival in sunny Cornwall… and whats more managed to hit the record button!

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Without the past we wouldn’t have a future, plain and simple and without past genres of music we wouldn’t have the type of music we have today.

Enter the time machine we call Retrospect, where 90s rave and club music reigns supreme. Only the finest mixes are chosen for this series so you are assured an immersive time traveling experience with every mix archived.

This series came to Efocus during a very challenging time, recovering from a brain injury. He suffered unbearable pain, lost his taste, sense of smell, and lost 40% of his hearing,which as a DJ was terrifying. Efocus had a lot of issues with memory and always very confused. Typing and texting remained intact which made it easier to not worry a lot of people while he recovered. Music also remained intact, it is bizarre to say the least that he has difficulties with basic household activity like eating, bathing, etc. Yet Efocus can somehow type this description, create a mix series, and put a heartfelt mix together to kick it off 30 days after his injury, yes at the time of this writing he is still recovering, (8/12/2018) 10:37pm.

” While i was laid up all i did was listen to music, but the soulful music of the 90s was most pleasing to my hurting brain. I believe it healed me, it certainly cultivated a new perspective on life and in music. The First mix 001 was what carried me through the emotional pain one endures through a traumatic event…as a very open window to my heart and soul, it felt wrong not to share this with others that may heal, enjoy, or experience the music for their first time. “ – Efocus

(Artwork by JB Thomas Digital Design)

Tracklist

John Creamer & Stephen K – I Wish You Were Here (PMT Remix)
White Label Promo – Why (Breaks Mix)
Ashtrax – Helsinki
Unknown – Ride (Breaks Mix)
David West – Envey
Chakra – Iam (Wrecked Angle Mix)
Brettuskimmus – Hello Hello
ADS – Feel it Too
Unknown – Broken (Jiva Mix)
Brass Monkey – Big Ride
Force Mass Nation – Why Me
Love Club – The Faith (Vocal Prayer Mix)
Love Club – Celestial Hierarchy (Soul Travel Mix)
Stama & Nick Proteus – People & Places From The Past (Fretwell Mix)
Orchid – Still Searching
Meteor 1 – Rain (Loveclub MiX)
Unknown – Reach – (Fretwell Mix)
LBJ feat.Siiri – Save Us
Miro – By Your Side (Ian Wilkie Mix)
Now Way Out – Nu Breed Mix
Blackwatch – Word Unspoken (Luke Ch-Apc)

Keeping it funky fresh New Zealand’s Funk Ferret mixes up a live set for his “Jukebox” show for Base FM. With new and classic tunes alike Funk Ferret doesn’t stray far from the basic element of funky music all while dropping a great selection of glitched out beats and funky basslines.

Tracklist

Opiuo – Quack Fat
Salt n Pepa – Shoop (Motna Remix)
GRIZ – Before I Go (Feat. Leo Napier)
Beat Fatigue – Hard To Believe
The Funk Hunters & Chali 2na – Word To Spread (Maha Quest Remix)
Dusty Donuts – Funky Thang (Marc Hype & Naughty NMX Underground Edit)
Second Hand Audio – Second Hand (Feat. The Kurnel MC – WBBL Remix)
Fort Knox Five – Swinging On A Rhyme (Feat. Flex Mathews)
Moby – Run On (WBBL Remix)
Prefekt – Adams Lounge
Kognitif – Hit Back
Tom Drummond – Bird Beat (9 Number Edit)
Illegal Cookin – Picketlines
Kool & The Gang – Jungle Boogie (JR.Dynamite + Kovary ReEdit)
Featurecast – Cold Fresh Air
Stevie Wonder – I Wish (Qdup Remix)
Phibes – Hold On
Hotline Zero – Beastly Boys
Hot Chocolate – Every 1’s A Winner (Funk Ferret Edit)
Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It (Frankee More Remix)
WBBL – Give It Up
DJ Rudd – Underdogs
Lack Jemmon – LViS (Edit)
Featurecast – Notorious Banger
Rollomatik – We Love To Party
Tom Booze – Get Fonky Wit It
Galactic Hobos – Funkline & Sinker (Royal Blood Remix)
Father Funk – Jump On It
Vaughn Mason & Crew – Roller Skate (Dr Packer & Casual Connection Disco Rap Mix)
Flavours – Ms Lewis
Second Hand Audio – Married To The Music
The Commitments – Mustang Sally (Bezwun Remix)
Sister Sledge – We Are Family (Funk Ferret Edit)
The Captain – Club Band
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough (Kool Hertz Tribute Bootleg)

DJ Shinder presents to you the “Funk You” Podcast for Russia’s Radio Record, starting the mix off with a golden oldie and then mixing together some wobble bass funk fueled tracks. If mid tempo tunes are your thing then check out this mix your gonna dig it.

Tracklist

01. A. Skillz & Krafty Kuts – Ill Type Sound (feat. TC Izlam)
 @a-skillz @kraftykuts
02. Second Hand Audio – Married to the Music (Mr Stabalina Remix Instrumental) @mrstabalina
03. Second Hand Audio – Married to the Music (feat. Natty Speaks) [Mr Stabalina Remix]
 @secondhandaudio @nattydefcon
04. Howla & WBBL – Crazy Pavers (WBBL VIP)
@howla @wbbl
05. Pecoe – Game Face
 @pecoe @bbprecordings
06. Mr Bristow – To the Beat Y’all @mrbristow
07. J-Sound & Aldo Vanucci – Need A Little Help
 @john-sound-1 @aldo-vanucci
08. A. Skillz & Krafty Kuts – Tricka Technology (Ed Funk Vocal) @edfunk @fingerlickinmanagement
09. Vulfpeck – Funky Duck (Father Funk Remix)
 @father-funk
10. WBBL – Glide
 @ghettofunk
11. DUBRA X ARTEO – BUBBLE BABY 
@djdubra @arteo @dubraxarteo
12. Ali B – Music Saves Me (feat. Baby Bam) [Dubra x Arteo Remix]
 @bombstrikes
13. Sammy Senior – The Way
 @sammysenior
14. NOG & Perkulator – Surfin’ Supernatural
 @nog
15. Father Funk – Love Shack
 @scourrecords
16. Ketatonic – Butter @adaptedrecords
17. Cymande – Brothers On The Slide (Father Funk Edit)
18. Stickybuds – Send It
 @stickybuds
19. Thomas Vent – Squealing Funk
 @thomasvent
20. Lack Jemmon – Loops of Prime 
@lackjemmon
21. Kibosh – Spinning Wheel
 @kibosh-music
22. Phibes – Bust That Rhythm
 @phibes
23. K+Lab – Pull Up (Stickybuds Remix) @klabnz @westwoodrecordings
24. J-Sound – Funky Flow
25. Fort Knox Five – Swinging on a Rhyme (feat. Flex Mathews) [Warp9 Remix] @fortknoxfive @warp99

Are you ready for this ? Forrest Funk sure is and this is one tidy mix indeed, jammed packed with new edits and party styled beats Forrest Funk has your DJ set just in time for the weekend. From Hip Hop to Bass Music to Ghetto Funk you will find a lot of big tunes in a varied and funky mix.

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Tracklist

RJD2 – Ghostwriter (Forrest Funk Edit)
Beastie Boys – Body Moving Acapella
Beastie Boys – Super Disco Breaking Acapella
Funky Destination – Amys Story
The Pharcyde – Ya Mama Acapella
Second Hand Audio VS Brand Nubian – Forrest Funk (Mash Up)
Casual Connection – Guess Who’s Back
Roast Beatz – Bun Da Roof Off
Dr. John – Right Place Wrong Time (Wood N ́Soo Remix)
Dr. Dre – Next Episode Capella
Beenie Man & Redmen – Love Me Now Acapella
Tosses – Same Old Funk
Black Eyed Peas – Weekends Acapella
Funk Hunters feat. Chili Tuna – Funk Back (Featurecast Remix)
Parker Vs P Zilla feat. Conrad Watts – Golden Sounds
Bad Boy – Get Ready Shorty
Andy Cooper feat. BlabberMouf – Here Comes Another One
Dj B Side feat. Kurnel MC – Each & Every Day
Shaka Loves You – Raggafied Affair
Fort Knox Five – Give It A Minute (Stickybuds Remix)
Fort Knox Five – Give It A Minute Instrumental
Will Smith – Gettin Jiggy With It Acapella
Black Machine- How Gee (Mister Djs + Staif Twerk Remix 2016)
Dubra & Artes – She Goes
Dj Katch – Ends Up
Too Many T ́s – Hang Tight
Odjbox – Party Toad
Joe Button – Pump It Up Acapella
Stickybuds – Crooked Politicians Instrumental
Pharoahe Mönch – Simon Says Acapella
Stickybuds – Crooked Politicians
Beat Le Juice – I Promise
Luda Chris – Stand Up Acapella
Sugarbeats – Super Sauce
Captain Flatcap – Bong Hits From A Preacher Men
Ken – Closer To The Sun (Mined & Forrest Remix)
Jack & Jointz fest Wild Life – Coming Down (Mined & Forrest Remix)

Bradley Drop is a Breaks/Bass producer and DJ Hailing from Washington DC, this mix is a special set for Linda B and Funky Flavor Music. Bradley’s music and DJ sets are a mix of of Breaks, Trap, Twerk and Hip-Hop. His first release “The Beat Goes Like This,” was released in 2013. Since then Bradley has released several original tracks and remixes, several of them charting #1 in the top 10 breaks Beatport chart. One of those tracks “Music Takes Control” won best track of the year BBS Awards 2017. This is one hot mix !

Tracklist

1.B-Phreak & Bradley Drop – Whip Whip (Original mix)
2. Rye Rye, MIA – Bang (Stanton Warrior Remix)
3. Bombs Away & Oh Snap – Squats (Bradley Drop Re-rub)
4. Si-Dog & Bradley Drop – Be Good (Original Mix)
5. DJ Icey – Talkin Bout (Original Mix)
6.KMFX- Work It Out (Flip)
7.Pump Pump – Big Dancing (Original Mix)
8. Stanton Warriors – Shake It Up (KMFX Remix)
9. Si-Dog & Bradley Drop – Boss Status (Original Mix)
10. Rye Rye – Shake It To The Ground (Bradley Drop Re-Bump)
11. Smookie Illson – Nice Flow (Original Mix)
12. Nas – Made You Look ( Aazar Vs. Bradley Drop Re-Rub)
13. Kronic – Feel That (Acane Echo Vs Bradley Drop Re-Rub)
14. Outcast – Sorry Miss Jackson (Freebase Mix)
15. Si-Dog & Bradley Drop – Shake It (VIP Mix)
16. Si-Dog & Bradley Drop – Shake It (Original Mix)
17.Fragma -Toca Me (Huda, Si-Dog & Sweet Charlie RMX)
18. Deekline & Wizard – One In The Front (Dustin Hulton Remix)
19. Bradley Drop – Drop It Down (Original Mix)
20. Westbam – Beatbox Rocker (Bradley Drop Remix)
21. Bradley Drop – Bring That Back (Original Mix)
22. KMFX – Get You (Flip)
23. Deekline – Diamonds
24. Qdup – Sonic Drop (Bradley Drop Remix)
25. DJ Snake – You Know You Like it (Bradley Drop Re-Rub)
26. Disclosure – Latch (Mafia Kiss Remix)
27. Stanton Warriors – Jerk That (Dustin Hulton Remix)
28. Bradley Drop, DJ Lantern & Proxxy – Music Takes Control (Original Mix)
29. Earth Wind & Fire – September (Bradley Drop Remix)
30. Sub Focus – Turn Back Time (Bradley Drop Remix)

DJ Zach Moore braces the decks once more for a decent Breaks mix for his Armory Podcast. Picking some delightful tunes Zach whips up a 40 minute mix of 13 new tunes that he is digging at the moment. I wish the Armory Podcast would make their mixes downloadable though…

Tracklist

1. Hold Your Head Up (Original Mix) – Yo Speed
2. Set It Off (Original Mix) – Pump Pump
3. Talk About It (Original Mix) – Mutantbreakz
4. Just Listen (Original Mix) – Meryln, JimmyTheGenius
5. Dope (Original Mix) – Aylen
6. Basskick (DJ Icey & Kimball Collins 2018 AAHZ Mix) – TNG
7. Rocinha (Original Mix) – Bombo Rosa
8. Don’t Stop (IVA Edit) – Chris Lorenzo & Taiki Nulight
9. Bumps (Aylen Remix) – Codes
10. Hitchslap (Original Mix) – Stanton Warriors
11. Morning Song (Original Mix) – Nosk
12. Still Here (Stanton Warriors Shambhala Mix) – Stanton Warriors
13. 2&8 (Original Mix) – Yo Speed

Where has Mafia Kiss been hiding lately ? Fear not he is back (did he go away?) for a 30 minute mix of bass and breaks for the Soundcloud page Durty Disco. Playing some more abstract music Mafia Kiss pushes the boundaries of more experimental bass music but that’s what Mafia Kiss is all about, enjoy.

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As DJ Chronic says, “this mix is for the ladies” ! With a whopping 5000 followers on his Soundcloud DJ Chronic drops a banger of a Breaks mix in the only way he knows how. Lots of new music and uplifting vibes expertly mixed to bring you a stormer of a dance music session.

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Tracklist

Huda Hudia & Sweet Charlie & Blakjak & USBS – Where Is The Love (Original Mix)
Major Lazer & DJ Snake – Lean On (feat. MØ) (Destilux Remix)
Shade K – Tryin’ Weed (Original Mix)
The Nymphobassiax & DJ Trashy & Ski Hi – Frequency Control (Original)
Mike G – No One Else (Original Mix)
Stanton Warriors x Red Polo – Yes, Yes I Still Love You Switch
& I Still Love Your Boots(Chronic Live MixMash)
DJ30A – Be The One (Original Mix)
Keith Mac Project – Now is the Time (Si-Dog Remix)
Stanton Warriors – Pop Ya Cork (VIP Mix)
Mike G – Get It (Original Mix)
Mike G – Beat Em Up (Original Mix)
Dirty Terrain – Future On Fire KillBeat (SP) Remix)
Shockillaz, Under This – Skydance (BETTER KICKS Remix)
Fragma, Johnny CaGe – Toca’s Miracle (Johnny CaGe Remix)
Under Break & Puo – Dreamworks (feat Puo)(Original Mix)

Special Thanx To Brown Foxx Breaks, Omega, Mike G, USBS,
Blakjak, B-Phreak & More.
Special Thanx To Johnny Cage, DJ Trashy, & The Entire NOLA Crew!

All Graphic Design Done By Jb Thomas Digital Design

Showcasing some of my productions i made this mix for the “Something For The Weekend” Soundcloud page a place for all sorts of music but only a 30 minute mix allowed. Go check out the page for more great mixes and if you yourself have a 30 minute mix holla at the page via message and who knows your mix could get posted just in time for the weekend.