Sorry for my slow uptake on this one, now up to episode 5 DJ Tooltime brings you his special “Best of Breaks Podcast” bringing you as you guessed it the best in breaks. Each time a special guest mix from some of the best in the Breaks business, he starts off the series of podcast with the legendary Huda Hudia …

.. follow this link for the previous podcasts : www.soundcloud.com/best-of-breakbeats-podcast

This Episode 5 is all about the Spanish kings of Breaks, Mutantbreakz !

The music of the electronic act Hybrid rings a note with every Breaks fan and i’m quite sure i’ve posted a few tribute mixes to Hybrid in the past, so yet again another one has appeared in my Soundcloud feed. With over 20 years behind the decks B-Minus  (Dynamix II) shows his experience with an all out DJ mix of Hybrids music with some of his favourite tunes chosen for the mix.

Well where do i start ? Commonly known as “The Godfather of Breaks” Rennie Pilgrem’s contribution to the early Nuskool Breaks scene is outstanding and given this title is often considered responsible for the creation of the Nuskool Breaks genre. Before moving into breaks Rennie produced techno and acid house and was part of the influential rave group Rhythm Section along with Ellis Dee. Rennie is also the boss of Thursday Club Recordings aka TCR a label which he founded in 1993 which was a major force in the Nuskool Breaks scene. Now concentrating more on his talented art skills Rennie has stepped back from the dance scene and continues to produce some great works of art.

These mixes are Part 1 from 2008 & Part 2 from 2009 and are a collection of tunes direct from the TCR label.

Tracklist

01 Koma & Bones – powercut
02 Jaguar – animal
03 Mcmillan & Anderson – definition
04 Waveform – d Tox
05 Chris Carter – moonshot
06 Desert Trip – 6 In The Morn
07 Silicon Valley Def Stars – phat Phuzz (Thursday Club Mix)
08 Rennie Pilgrem & Dub Species – the Sermon
09 Plastic Gurus – no Driver
10 Rennie Pilgrem – soundbwoy Kingpin
11 Rennie Pilgrem & Arthur Baker – like No Other
12 Breakneck – arse In Gear
13 Uberzone & Rennie Pilgrem – black Widow
14 Vigi & Flip – freq Frequency (Remix)
15 Rennie Pilgrem – a Place Called Acid (Acid Indigestion Mix)
16 Rennie Pilgrem & Blim – eskimo (Yellow Snow Mix)

Tracklist

01. Unknown – Come Dancing (TCR Forthcoming)
02. Meat Katie & Elite Force – Ju Ju (Original Mix)
03. Uberzone – Bounce (Rennie Pilgrem & BLIM Mix)
04. Sly Fidelity – Skin & Bone (Original Mix)
05. Chris Carter – ESP
06. JDS ft. Valerie M – Don’t Be Alone
07. Vigi & Flip – Ultra Funk (Latina Mix)
08. Killer Elite – Triggaman (Elite Force Mix)
09. Breakneck – Uplink
10. Rennie Pilgrem – Defender (Vox)
11. General Midi – Further
12. Rennie Pilgrem & Uberzone – Cous Cous (Royale Mix)
13. Rennie Pilgrem & Ninelives The Cat – Can’t Stop This

An absolute legend of the Spanish Breaks scene is Peter Paul from Seville, Spain. His career began in the early 2000’s and he has had a long line of releases since. He also started the N-Mity Sound label producing varying releases and 3 albums along the way. Peter Paul has also been considered that he created the genre Techno Breaks or Tech Breaks as we know it.

I really like Progressive Breakbeat, from the early days of Distinctive Records and acts like Hybrid there’s still a solid foundation for the genre be it a bit more underground these days. This lovely Progressive Breakbeat mix from Saku shows what the genre is up to today, nice soundscapes and rolling music are still todays sound of Progressive Breakbeat.

Tracklist

01 Threshold Productions – Blue Desert (Original Mix) // BQ Recordings
02 Gabriel Gilmour – Mantra (Fourthstate Remix) // Khao Records
03 Gui Boratto & Luciana Villanova – Overload (Original Mix) // Kompakt
04 Karmon – Eleventh Hour (Original Mix) // Diynamic
05 Windom R – Glass Drop (Groofeo Remix) // Calligraphy Recordings
06 Alfoa – Oriental Illusions (Original Mix) // Morphosis Records
07 Smart Wave – Serotonin (Oliver Petkovski Remix) // Smart Phenomena Records
08 Momu – Last Chair Up (Original Mix) // Looq Records
09 Nelver – Sunny Side (Original Mix) // Rune Recordings
10 GMJ & Tripswitch – Open Doors (Kosmas Remix) // Particles
11 One Dub Connection – Coasting (Original Mix) // Digital Diamonds
12 Floex & Tom Hodge – Prelude I (Deltawerk Remix) // Mercury KX
13 Lehar & Musumeci – Amun Ft. Ost & Kjek (Original Mix) // Endless
14 Deepest Nature – Erciyes Mountain (Original Mix) // BQ Recordings
15 Panda (CZ) – Dawn Is A Delight (Original Mix) // Kiosek Records
16 STeK – Damage (Original Mix) // Morphosis Records
17 Peter Makto – Broken Lines feat. Katya (Breakbeat Mix) // Truesounds Music
18 Left/Right – Fall (Original Mix) // Insomniac Records
19 65daysofstatic – Prisms (Original Mix) // bandcamp
20 Kidnap – After All (Original Mix) // Birds That Fly

Elite Force aka Simon Shackleton has had an extensive career spanning over 20 years. Starting off as a musician and being a band member with Thom Yorke before moving onto his own outfit called Lunatic Calm which had quite a successful career and a few number one tunes including “Rollercoaster”. Simon has also worked with a bunch of top acts, remixed, wrote movie soundtracks, toured and was one to watch in the Nuskool Breaks scene. He then developed the Tech Funk genre in the late 2000’s included with such artists as Meat Katie and Dylan Rhymes to name a few. Nowadays Simon plays marathon 6 hour LIVE sets in his “One Series” and has moved into the world of professional photography.

For a breakdown of his whole career : www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Shackleton

For his biography: www.residentadvisor.net/eliteforce

The Beat-Pimp is on point once again with this funk fueled banger of a party mix for the Life Support Machine Blog. Packed jam full of new music this is The Beat-Pimp’s 23rd outing for a DJ mix for LSM. Staring off the mix with some proper funk and vocal treats he raises the vibe about half way through putting you into full on party mode.

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Tracklist

1. Drive By Pony – Prosper & Stabfinger
2. Funky Weekend – Roast Beats
3. Get Out Of My Life – Prosper & Stabfinger
4. Hydraulic Roof – Morlack
5. Ghetto Girls – Morlack
6. Keep The Funk – Morlack
7. Do You Like It – Mr Stabalina
8. I Want You Back – The Jackson 5 (WBBL Remix)
9. The Hump – Mr Stabalina
10. Portal Gun Funk – Sammy Senior
11. Be Funky – Sammy Senior
12. Spirits – Lack Jemmon
13. Take It Down Low – Featurecast (Dubra Remix)
14. Party Toad – Odjbox
15. Funky Feeling – Lack Jemmon
16. Dont Stop – Howla
17. Looking At Each Other – Featurecast
18. The Stoke – Featurecast
19. Loops Of Prime – Lack Jemmon

With the Leopallooza Festival just around the corner Morphosis from Hong Kong Ping Pong has cooked up something rather special here in anticipation and promotion of playing the club. A tidy selection of tunes in this with some well known party favourites, the Leopallooza is at Lower Exe Farm, Cornwall on the 27th,28th & 29th of July.

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Tracklist

01 The Nextmen – Round Of Applause (ft Dynamite MC)
02 Captain Flatcap – Boom Bap Boxing (ft Great Scott) (Crash Party Remix)
03 C@ in the H@ – Drunk N Disorderly feat. Mr FX (VIP Mix)
04 Tuxedo Junction – Past Last Orders
05 Alias & Imagine This – Empire (Waggles remix)
06 X-Ray Ted – Blue Skies
07 A.Skillz & Nick Thayer – Get Got
08 Featurecast & Aldo Vanucci – Make You Happy
09 The Fritz – Drop in the Ocean
10 The Nextmen ft Dynamite MC – Big Woman
11 WBBL – Thinkin’
12 Hardly Subtle – You Got The Praise
13 C@ in the H@ – Drugstore Cowboy feat. Stephen Molchanski
14 Father Funk – Swingers
15 Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Cant Stop (WBBL Remix)
16 Mr Stabalina – Do You Like It
17 A.Skillz – Think (It Takes Two) ft Lyn Collins
18 Cockney Nutjob – Sunshine
19 X-Ray Ted – Rollin’
20 TWOGOOD – She Won’t Call Me ft. Greg Blackman
21 Cockney Nutjob – I’m Skankin’ Out
22 Mr Stabalina – The Hump
23 A.Skillz – Hello (A.Skillz Booty)
24 Extra Medium – Work It Out
25 TWOGOOD – Hollywood Swingers Club
26 The New Groovement – Good Side (Father Funk Remix)
27 Tuxedo Junction – Bermuda Blues
28 WBBL – Get A Wobble On
29 Extra Medium – Stop The Moon
30 A.Skillz – We Got Fun
31 Cakeboy – Lose Your Mind
32 Father Funk – Block Party
33 Tuxedo Junction – Bossa Got High
34 Crash Party – Nitty Gritty (VIP Junglist Mix)
35 C@ in the H@ – Little White Lies

After the success of his first Soulful Funky Beats Mixtape who saw the one and only Krafty Kuts repost it to his Soundcloud page Gramaphone Soul hits us with “Soulful Funky Beats Mixtape Volume 2”. Just a tad over an hour long and full of beats that he loves, old and new including anew track from him “Talkin Bout My Baby”. As the title suggests this really is a Soulful Funky Mixtape.

KurMak takes us on a Bass & Breaks journey with a brand new mix for the European summer. Not only concentrating on the broken beat side of things KurMak experiments with some 4 on the floor Bass House as well as some upfront new Breaks tunes currently out at all good digital DJ stores.

Tracklist

1.Sente – Hoodrats
2.Sirkea – Yeah (Original Mix)
3.D-DOTs & LowParse – Rump (Proper Villains Remix feat. Magugu & Dilly Chris)
4.Breaka – Rory’s Theme (Original Mix)
5.Tt The Artist & Mighty Mark – Girls (Boeboe Remix)
6.Curtis B & Ondamike – G-Code (Original Mix)
7.DJ Icey – Circuits 440 (Original Mix)
8.THOT Experiment – Wubsons Dirty (Original Mix)
9.Camelphat – Cola (Iva Re-Bounce)
10.Jaded & Ashnikko – Pancake (Extended Mix)
11.Phlegmatic Dogs – Keepmastik (VIP)
12.Riddim Commission – More Fire Ft Stush [MASTER]
13.Riton & Kah-Lo – Fake I.D (Echo Knight Bootleg)
14.Herve – Jungle Is Massive (Original Mix)
15.Bubble Couple – Atun (Original Mix)
16.Awoke & Qdup – Sonic Drop (Bradley Drop Remix Instrumental)
17.Tt The Artist & Monikkr & Beat Kitty – Make It Clap feat. TT The Artist (Huda Hudia Remix)
18.Frances Leone & Javi Guzman – Fire (SVD KID & MIAU Remix)
19.Skrillex & Wiwek – Killa (Hasse de Moor remix)
20.Kah-Lo – Fasta (Smookie Illson Flip)