Bazza Ranks

Drops the second instalment of the ''90's Child Mixtape.

Reaching into the vaults to dig out some classic jams.

Hiphop, Reggae, Dancehall & Rave

From Finlay Quaye to Voodoo Ray

I’ll admit that I’m a little late to the party with this EP from The Chicken Brothers for Ghetto Funk‘s free series, but good music is good music, so it must always get shared. Good is a bit of an understatement though to be fair because the 4 tracks on offer really are first rate! The guys really showcase their versatility with this EP, starting with the epic ‘Medusa’, that’s one of the bounciest Ghetto Funk style tunes out there and the intro to it is pure genius! ‘Well Thrown Shapes’ sees the guys combine their love of Electro Swing and Drum n Bass and deliver the best party vibe! ‘London’ will lure you into a false sense of security as the Latin influenced intro will have you in carnival mode, right up until the squelchy, dirty Glitch Hop style beats and bass take over, then it’s off to the backstreets where the parties are really going down. ‘Funky Chicken’ rounds things off just as lively as the the 3 tracks gone before as they bring the horns and an Electro twist to some fat Funky Breaks. Top, top stuff and we look forward to hearing more from these guys.

Download the free EP here via Bandcamp.

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Peter Paul‘s music, particularly that from his earlier days, has always had a huge presence and a spiky edge to it. Now though with these two free tracks ‘Cibertrolia’ and ‘Elektrum’, he’s serving up a sound that’s more rounded, more mature and one that has eroded away the spikiness. Both of these tracks still have presence, that’s for sure, it’s just that now there’s more of a flow going down rather than being straight out hell-raisers. Get these in your party bag, they’ll come in very handy!

Find both tracks and download links here via Soundcloud.

Links for Peter Paul :

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Having had a taste of several different styles of music in his youth, Paruballar found that Tech House and Techno were the ones that really lit up his mind. In his production work you can often find him using synths to create a great depth to his sound. This can be neatly found in his track ‘Floating’ that is indeed deep, but also massively intense and will have you on the edge of your seat with sweaty palms and a racing heart. Powerful stuff!

Download ‘Floating’ here via Hypeddit.

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While Flying Mojito Bros get themselves all prepared for their sets at this years Glastonbury festival, they’ve left us with this super funky jam to keep us all groovin’ along. It’s an edit of Warren Zevon‘s ‘Night Time in the Switching Yard’, which in it’s original form is a piece of stone cold funk, but the guys have now added a dash of Disco, giving it that little extra sparkle they thought it was missing. The Glasto crowd will dig this when it’s dropped and we’re sure you will to once you’ve given it a spin.

Download the Flying Mojito Bros edit here via Tunebula.

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Kritical Records may well be one of the smaller records labels from the UK’s capital, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the music they release is of the similar size because these guys know how to bring the bass! Here to prove that point is this free 5 track EP featuring some soon to be stars of the Bass House scene. Kaylah drops some Acid into his bass with ‘Oh So Funky, while Bisset throws in a soulful spin by using a Marvin Gaye sample on is track ‘Let Me Go’. Slim Chance takes a much tougher stance with the first of his two tracks ‘Chat Sh*t Get Banged’ and Llnk follows on by bringing the filthiest bassline to his Garage infused track ‘We Got’. Slim Chance’s second track ‘Bring The Noise’ feat. Harry Crowe certainly does that and is the heaviest and dirtiest track off the EP. 5 absolute belters that are all yours!

Head here to Soundcloud then download each track via Hypeddit.

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If you love your bass house energetic but still melodic. The Squatters & Layout strike the perfect balance on this classy 3 track EP great for a UK House set and equally great for a bass house set

Click here to buy The Squatters & Layout- Get Down E.P/The Rich Tapes Vol 1

The Squatters & Layout- Get Down E.P/The Rich Tapes Vol 1

Motivbreaks returns to VIM Breaks with a deep melodic breaks track for the ravin’ cru. ‘The Light’ could easily feature in a breaks, Nuskool rave or even garage/house set with the house/garage tempo, rolling breaks and mood setting keys along with breathtaking vocals.

Nefti takes things up a notch to the 140BPM mark for some of his signature Hardcore/Rave Breaks sound, a sound that we hear love at this blog!!!

You can buy ‘The Light’ by clicking here

Motivbreaks- The Light [V.I.M. Records]

Russian label, Natural Selection, is one that focuses itself very much on House music and is run by one of Russia’s top House producers, Alexey Romeo, who has teamed up with his friend who also knows how to make a tune, Yam Nor. Their track ‘City Lights’ is one that glows as much as a city at night and has a real positiveness that you just can’t get enough of in this crazy world. Press play and feel good, simple as that.

Download ‘City Lights’ here via The Artist Union.

Links for Alexey Romeo :

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Links for Yam Nor :

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In Beat We Trust Music continue with their impressive run of releases this year by dropping more heavy duty Breakbeat. The most recent track they’ve delivered is ‘Darin Sound’ which comes from a producer with many years of experience and one who’s never heard of the term ‘holding back’, Davip. Known for always bringing the heat to both his Breakbeat and Drum n Bass work, his new track is all set to melt your speakers once again.

Download ‘Darin Sound’ here via Hypeddit.

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