One of the most rock & roll acts out there, Barry Ashworth’s merry band of reprobates — the unstoppable Dub Pistols — are staying true to form with their sixth long-player. It’s called ‘White Lines’, although Barry is keen to stress that the title isn’t some sort of blatant drug reference. “It’s about the number of white lines we see on motorways and at airports when we’re travelling around all the time,” he says.

To celebrate the tour they are giving away a rather huge remix of their crowd rocking hit Alive (word on the street is the remix package dropping soon includes mixes from our very own DJ B-Side & The Dancefloor Outlaws, big t’ings !!)

Fri 11th Oct Kings Hall – Herne Bay, Canterbury
01227 787787 www.canterburyticketshop.com

Sat 12 Oct Portsmouth Pyramids – Portsmouth
0844 2491000 www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Sun 13tOct Bogiez:Cardiff
02920 396590 www.bogiez.com

Fri 18 Oct The Venue: Derby
01332 203545 www.seetickets.com

Sat 19 Oct Rock a Hula Club: Swanage
01929 422722 www.wegottickets.com

Sat 02 Nov Joiners: Southampton
02380 225612 www.seetickets.com

Thu 07 Nov Fiddlers: Bristol
0117 9873403 www.wegottickets.com

Fri 08 Nov Phoenix – Exeter
01392 667080 www.seetickets.com

Sat 09 Nov Princess Pavilion:Falmouth
01326 211222 www.seetickets.com

Thu14 Oct Jazz Café – London
0844 84 7 2514 / www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Fri 15 Nov Concorde – Brighton
01273 673 311 / www.concorde2.co.uk/events

Sat 16 Nov Esquires – Bedford
01234 340120 / www.seetickets.com

Fri 22 Nov Stereo – Glasgow
0141 222 2254 / www.synergyconcerts.com

Sat 23 Nov Plug – Sheffield
0114 241 3040 / www.seetickets.com

Fri 29 Nov University – Leeds
0113 380 1342 / www.seetickets.com

Sat 30 Nov Sound Control – Manchester
01618321111 / www.seetickets.com

The Dubs continue to be one of the busiest bands on the circuit. Seemingly no music festival is complete without their riotous blend of ska, dub, hip-hop, electro, breakbeat, punk and drum & bass. Good times are guaranteed when the Dub Pistols blaze in to fire up the joint, and they’ll party all night — if you let them — until the motorway sun comes up with the morning light.

Over they years the Dubs have earned their ticket to ride the white line highway — and if you aren’t already hooked, baby, it’s nobody else’s fault. They originally grew out of the DJ sound system that Barry Ashworth started with cohort Jason O’Bryan in the mid-90s.
Along with contemporaries the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, the Dubs initially surfed the late ‘90s big beat wave with tracks like ‘Cyclone’, ‘Westway’ and ‘There’s Gonna Be A Riot’ before swerving into the more political ‘Six Million Ways To Live’ album after the Millennium and their first hook-up with unforgettable Specials frontman Terry Hall.

The procession of guest vocalists who’ve joined them in the intervening decade or so reads like a roll call of urban legends. UK hip-hopper Rodney P, late reggae great Gregory Isaacs, Freak Power man Ashley Slater, Beats International’s Lindy Layton, acid house original Justin Robertson, the sweet tones of Horace Andy, UK rapper Akala, TK from New York, Red Star Lion from the West Indies, Dan Bowskills… the list goes on. Despite these top collaborators, they’ve somehow still managed to remain a cohesive unit, and it’s for their riotous sense of fun, entertainment value and tireless ability to make crowds jump that the Dubs have carved a niche for themselves. Verily, they’re something of a phenomenon.

‘White Lines’ is more of a party album than the conscious vibes of previous LP ‘Worshipping The Dollar’, and also has its fair share of top-notch guests. Reggae don Earl 16, eminent hip-hopper Seanie T, in-demand rhymer Serocee — as well as regulars TK, Darrison, Sir Real, Ashley Slater, Rodney P and Barry Ashworth himself on vocals — all make an appearance, as well as the dubwise horns of Tim Hutton.

http://www.dubpistolsmusic.co.uk

Dub Pistols – Alive (Benny Kane & Dr Specs Remix) + White Lines Tour

Lewd Behaviour drops a huge remix of Insolent Noize’s hit Shimmer..

Buy Now – Lewd Behavior -

Wicked tech funk/psy breaks track from French breaker MartOpetEr. After hitting the 3000 follower mark on Soundcloud, he has remastered and reworked this massive remix of Run Riot and given it up for free download.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/MartOpetEr
http://twitter.com/martopeter

RuN RiOT – Everybody Needs A Bassline 2 (MartOpetEr Remix)

Mafia Kiss, real name Paul Baron has been gaining ever increasing popularity since his major win for Best New Producer at Breakspoll – International Breakbeat Awards 2012. He has been domnating the charts of Juno, Track It Down & Beatport with releases on labels such as Rat Records, LOT49, Sunday Best Recordings, Digital Records, Sub Slayers & has recently signed to Stanton Warriors infamous label Punks.

His productions have gained attention/support from some of the biggest names in the breaks/bass scene including Stanton Warriors, Plump DJ's, Deekline, Marten Horger, Smash HIFI, Lady Waks, DJ Icey, Atomic Hooligan, Dub Pistols, Kissy Sell Out, PuRe SX & Krafty Kuts.

Renowned for his remixes & edits alongside his originals, Mafia Kiss's DJ sets are quickly becoming famed for the unique bass & beats "kiss" that he puts on the hottest house, electro, hip hop, moombahton & anything else in between.

With an upcoming Australian Tour at the end of the year Mafia Kiss is sure to set fire to every dancefloor he attends with a booty fuelled bass journey that gives no rest for the wicked & a kiss they'll never forget.


So tell us a bit about yourself, where you are from, where you live and any other general facts we should know about you?

I’m originally from a town called Slough in Berkshire just outside of London but I moved down south to Bournemouth just over a year ago to concentrate on my production. For anyone outside the UK Bournemouth is right next to the sea & is so nice during the summer to hit the beach every weekend, weather permitting.


Have you always concentrated on making breakbeat/bass music?

I started out making terrible music in 2008 & mainly ‘four four’ beat driven stuff just trying to get my head around production really, nothing got released or any attention but mainly just me trying to find my feet. Most of it was laughed at by friends but that was a good thing as it made me want to do better. I saw Stanton Warriors at Matter in 2009 just as I was starting to progress as a producer & I turned round to my girlfriend & said “I wanna do what them boys are doing!”


What sort of music influenced you in the past?

I grew up listening to Motown via my mum 60’s, 70’s Rock via my dad & I ended up liking Gangster Rap as an early teen then I moved on to Indie Rock until I started exploring the club scene as a late teen onward. My musical knowledge is quite vast & hence why I found broken beat dance music the one I wanted to produce as it has so much freedom production wise.


So where does your artist name "Mafia Kiss" come from? Or shouldn't I ask such a question as I'll end up with a horse’s head in my bed?

[laughs] No it’s cool you’re safe… you’re actually the first interviewer to ask, I really thought it would have been brought up sooner but I was wrong [laughs].
Basically there were originally two members in Mafia Kiss a friend of mine called Lee & myself.Before we had a name we would be talking over a pint about what we should name ourselves or texting different ideas over to each, all of what were really bad.
After endless bad names Lee texted me to ask if I wanted to go down the pub to meet him for a drink. He had just started seeing this girl & had accidently put an ‘x’ on the end of the text. So I naturally wanted wind him up & call him out about it & said “what’s with the girly kiss mate?”
We joked & I said “let’s pretend it’s like a manly mafia kiss or something?” & from then on we kept putting mafia kiss at the end of every text to each other instead of an ‘x’.
It wasn’t till two or so weeks later when Lee was on holiday that he called me & said I’ve figured out the name & we realised the name was staring us in the face & that was the birth of Mafia Kiss.
Lee wanted to carry on doing boring stuff like paying a mortgage etc so I took Mafia Kiss on solo and the rest is history. He often jokes saying I owe him royalties & that he came up with the name but he should have pulled his thumb out hey? [laughs]


Do you have a musical background, i.e. have you been trained to use a musical instrument?

I’m not musically trained or anything, I’ve tried to train myself over the years. I used to be in a band when I was 16, I played rhythm guitar & sang but wasn’t that good. I also used to have a set of 1210’s too & play just at home & round friends but that was it.
I’ve always been crazy about music though & once I discovered software that I could programme, take my time doing so & literally take control of every aspect of a song I knew I had found my calling.


Do you prefer to make tracks for yourself for your DJ sets or is it a goal to make a banger of a tune that sells well?

I first started out making tracks that other DJ’s would want to play out. It was always a goal to have Stantons, Deekline, Krafty & so on to want to play my tracks. Obviously I was doing it for me but it’s every producers dream to have their peers play their stuff out. Now I make stuff that I want to play out in my sets as well as have other DJ’s play them out. I just want to make tunes that make people think wow, either at home, on their MP3 player, car stereo or in the club. It’s a big achievement for me if I can make a tune that covers all of those aspects.

With your success of Best New Producer at Breakspoll (International Breakbeat Awards) has this had any impact on your career and where you are at the moment in the Electronic Music Scene?

Winning Best New Producer totally helped out & since then it’s been getting more & more crazy but from the word go it was all unreal. I went straight to number one on Track It Down with my first release ‘Bump It’ & my second release gained support from Krafty & Horger then I snapped up the award within a year. I could never have imagined that to have happened so quickly.But each year keeps topping the previous achievement wise.


What can we expect at a Mafia Kiss gig?

You can expect to hear stuff you know, love & haven’t ever heard of before but all in my non ‘four four’ bass style! Most of all you’ll come away buzzin’ & hopefully inspired just like I was in 2009 after seeing The Warriors at Matter. This is the thing now, at first it was all about me just banging out tracks but now I’m a whole package & actually holding back tracks, edits & remixes specifically for my sets. I get feedback from fans & promoters complementing my sets & contacting me afterwards via Facebook or Twitter telling me how they’ve been looking for something new for so long. Basically you can expect a new movement in bass & broken beat style music, what more could you ask for?


What are some standout artists today that you look up to and have influenced your type of sound?

Standout artists as most of you know for me are Stanton Warriors, they are why I’m doing what I’m doing now & are still the true innovators out there but there are some amazing acts that have been rising up like fellow Punks brother Marten Horger & Woz from Black Butter. Claude VonStroke & most of his signings to Dirtybird like Eats Everything & Justin Martin are all something to check out as they are delivering some really experimental stuff right now & I love that. I think to make interesting Breaks music you need to sometimes look away from Breaks & bring something outside to the table.


Are you looking forward to your Australian Tour at the end of the year, have you packed your shorts, flip flops, sunscreen and sunglasses?

I’m so excited to hit Oz it’s unreal! I lost my trademark Ray’s on the Stanton Sessions Boat Party in August so I have my eye on some Carrera Safari’s at the moment that I shall be bagging before I set off. But I’ll be loaded with fresh tunes to road test out there too!


So what’s instore for the future of Mafia Kiss, any new tunes, remixes we should be looking at for in the near future?

Right now I’m on the verge of finishing my EP for Punks & also putting some finishing touches to my ‘Twerk That’ remix I’ve been doing for Stantons, I’ve got about 3 different versions I’ve been testing out over the summer & have finally picked one to go with. After that I will be concentrating on a few more international tours at the start of 2014 & obviously more tunes!


Recorded at the end of last month this is Mafia Kiss LIVE in St Petersburg, Russia at the one of the famous In Beat We Trust parties. An hour and a half long set of awesome bass and beats !

WEB: www.mafiakiss.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/mafiakissmusic
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/MafiaKiss
SOUNDCLOUD: www.soundcloud.com/mafia-kiss
YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/user/MafiaKissTube
BEATPORT: www.beatport.com/artist/mafia-kiss/208672

Easy all, and warmest of welcomes all round, from myself (Spinforth) and my very very special guest intro blurb writer (X-Ray Ted), to this, your latest edition of Spinforth’s Biweekly SoundCloud Scour..numero 93!!

Sadly no Fat Harry on duty this week due to work commitments. Which, along with a few other unforeseen spare time sapping circumstances in my own ‘real life’ world, almost forced a week’s postponement of this weeks Scour. At least that was the story until good pard and absolute legend X-Ray Ted offered up his guest blurb writing services, which in turn encouraged me to pull an all nighter to catch up with my Scouring last night. Turns out that our hard work has paid off, and with a big joint effort we’re back on track to deliver you this, my 93rd Scour!

Have to admit I’m absolutely shattered though, and so..I’m pretty much ready to hand you all over to ‘Ted to introduce this weeks mighty fine selection (..you all trust ears by now right!?) of tasty free treats already. Juuust before I do though..a quick heads up to everybody and anybody whom might be out partying for Halloween in Bristol **NEXT SATURDAY** (26th). For those whom prefer their partying to feature lashings of Ghetto Funk flavoured goodness courtesy of Featurecast, BSide, DJP, Goodgroove, Dancefloor Outlaws, Hong Kong Ping Pong, Sammy Senior & Detta…there really is only ONE place for you party faces to be, and that is undoubtedly at Ghetto Funk’s 3rd Birthday takeover bash, which we are celebrating at Bridewell Island, Silver Street, BS1 2AG Bristol, as part of the sure to be awesome Wonka-Vision Halloween – Escape From Zombie Island!! Still a few tickets available, at £20.00 per pop, don’t sleep, grab them >>HERE

Enough from me, I desperately need some sleep. Switching you all over to the one, the only, the Scour #93 saviour..Mr X-Ray Ted!!

Scour lover thumbers at the ready, aaaaand…

Enjoy! x

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Hey y’all, X-Ray Ted here being entrusted with stepping up in replacement of the one like Fat Harry. I’ve been at this most of the day today, hats off to Spin & Harry for their dedication and hard work each Scour, getting involved really does shed a very different Scour light on proceedings! None the less, it’s undoubtedly a true honour and privilege to be involved as your guest blurb writer for Scour 93!

Firstly, I’d like to say thanks to everyone in this Scour for sharing their free music. Secondly, as a producer who has gained pretty much all of my following via the power of The Scour, please do make sure that you comment, share, follow the artist, like, re-blog, repost, and so on. One little click goes a long way, and it means the world to us!

Anyways, back to business…if y’all really like to rock the funky beats, somebody say hell yeah!

SCOUR #93 EXCLUSIVE #1: OK, you Scourlicious bunch, let’s get started! And what a way to kick us off… First up, we have Ozzie-mash-up-master Mr Tom Showtime showing us exactly what he does best. This sumptuous, jazzy blend of (my personal favourite tune…EVER) The Pharcyde’s “Passin’ Me By” is as silky-smooth as Fat Harry’s glorious, hairless phisique – and almost just as naughty (almost). Big ups to Tom Showtime for sharing this little beaut, and if you like what you hear, don’t forget to go cop his endless supply of mash-up-fire from his SoundCloud!!! >>SCOUR EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD LINK RIGHT HERE

Let us now welcome the first of this week’s Scourgins™ in the form of Belgium’s very own R.O..and what an entrance he’s just made. This neuro-bouncy-bassy twist on Caravan Palace’s “Je m’amuse” really does tick all the boxes – “Can I play this at peak time?” YES, “Well produced?” YES, “Does it make me feel like I should be holding a cigar, sipping a Martini, and sporting a prohibition-era pure silk suit, while a gaggle of flappers show me just enough thigh to be considered somewhat racey?” YES! All I can really say now is “YES, R.O. – hell yes”..and thanks for sharing. 90bpm ▼

JPod – Now if you know me, you may know about my worrying addiction to fried chicken, ribs, and anything coated in peanut butter; but when this man’s in the kitchen I can order nothing but the soul-food special of the day. Legendary veteran JPOD (the beat chef) kindly dishes out his remix of 1 Giant Leap’s “Inspiration” with sumptuous flavor by the bucket-load. But flavour’s not enough for this man, this perfectly crafted “World Music” style masterpiece is produced to a standard some can only dream of – keeping the Earthly soul of the original but adding crisp drums and an astounding bass sound. Gordon Ramsay can f*ckin’ do one, Jpod is the only chef we need. 94bpm ▼

SCOUR #93 EXCLUSIVE #2: Chalk those hands, polish your bat (Oh, Matron!), and get ready for a home run, because next to step up is German hard-hitter, Qnoe; delivering a fine swing to knock competitors straight out of the park. Flipping Greg Nice’s “Set it off” with a dub-reggae skank, we’re certainly on to a winner here! This one goes straight in my crate, massive shout to Qnoe for this kind donation! >>100% SCOUR EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD LINK RIGHT HERE

While Spinforth’s out there popping Scour cherries, he still finds the time time to give us all a little pork, as such, we welcome our second of this week’s Scourgins™; Sausagefinger. Bred wild in the Arubian wastelands, and known only to the locals and tourists as “Frank Furter”, his real identity remains a mystery. This time laying his meaty digits on Grizmatic’s gritty, bass-heavy “My People”, and converting it to a tight, sub-powered Electro-Soul roller with a familiar vocal cut to keep things extra spicy. Large ups to Saugsagefinger for this meaty main course. ALTERNATIVE DOWNLOAD LINK REQUESTED/AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD/IN TRACK DESCRIPTION. 98bpm ▼

A man who needs no introduction. If you don’t already know Gramatik, get to know. Laying down a tasty, modern day Bootsy-style funk weapon, this has been on repeat all day at X-Ray Towers. I could write for hours on how much I’m loving this one….but I won’t as we have a lot to get through, all you really need to know is “new, free, Gramatik” the rest speaks for itself! 98bpm ▼

Next up we have Re-funk hero, Late Knight, masterfully taking to Big Daddy Kane’s “2 Da Good Tymz”. The hard hitting ‘pella, finely blended with that classic Honey Dripped glaze creates a laid back funk-filled infusion that’s almost irresistable. Make sure to head over to the Welsh dragon’s cave for some pure heat. ALTERNATIVE DOWNLOAD LINK REQUESTED/AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD/IN TRACK DESCRIPTION. 97bpm ▼

What’s this? Spinforth breaking a golden Scour rule!? Fair one though, definitely a tricky decision picking a winner out of these two. It’s Late Knight, back once again with the ill behaviour – but this one has an extra dash of stompy-goodness. Crafting beats in his cave, the dragon breathes fire again to deliver another intelligent blend; this time with a Re-funk of Brand Nubian, “Don’t let it go to your head”. Massive thanks to Late Knight for the double offering! ALTERNATIVE DOWNLOAD LINK REQUESTED/AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD/IN TRACK DESCRIPTION. 103bpm ▼

Deep beyond the depths of Berlin’s infamous house & techno scene lays a mysterious beast in the form of aleksey! Bringing funky-fresh re-rubs to the table that pack some serious dancefloor punch. This “funky burrito bootleg” of The Pharcyde’s classic “Ya Mama” tastes as good as it sounds (and sounds as good as it tastes). Props to aleksey for putting this out, this is some instant head-nod material. 105bpm ▼

SCOUR #93 EXCLUSIVE #3: Warning, floor-filler alert!!! This next offering come from a Scour Mega Star, a fine young specimin who tore up this year’s festival scene – if his lady-melting sideburns, and explosive DJ style weren’t enough for you, he also merits in being (in my opinion) one of the most versatile and promising young producers in our scene. I’m talking, of course, about Father Funk. Yet another bass-fueled banger with an oh-so-fluid funk from Cumbria’s finest! 105bpm ▼

Yet another Scourgin™, and certainly not today’s last, let us introduce Mr. G!. This track slapped a big fat smile right on my face as soon as the beat kicked. 109bpm ▼

SCOUR #93 EXCLUSIVE #4: It’s time to say congratulations to Shaka Loves You, not only for reaching a mighty 1000 followers on Soundcloud (don’t forget, always room for more!), but also for hitting the Juno chart hard with their current EP. This one’s a celebratory freebie the guys have been kind enough to give away, so massive props for that. Here’s to the next 1000 dudes! >>SCOUR EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD LINK RIGHT HERE

Absolute fire from GRiZ (ft. The Floozies). The Whoozies?? look ‘em up, it’s yet another top tip from Spin’! Their funky guitar line receives an almost liquid, Nu-Disco boost that can only be described as straight pimpin’. Another track so smooth that it, once again, makes me want to highlight it’s likeness to a freshly-shaved Fat Harry, but I won’t, it’s just too arousing a thought. This tune taken from Griz’s incredible brand spankin new album ‘Rebel Era‘ available >>FOR FREE RIGHT HERE

Some big-boy business from another Scour Records Super Star – Leo (UK), you never cease to amaze me. Some may not know, but Leo built a cyborg version of Glen Miller that he kept in a cage and poked with a drumstick. Eventually, the Glenborg grew concious and broke free, the untamed swing-beast is tearing up soundsystems and raising havoc on dancefloors worldwide. This one will have you bouncing off the walls before you can say, “Holy sh*t, a robot Glen Miller!!!” 110bpm ▼

Party people in the house, this is a big room, late night weapon. We all know the time when you need something filthy, but familiar, well DJ Dylan Sanders delivers this honestly titled “Drag and Drop Mash” of Pyramyth’s “Cowbell Rock” and the ever-crowd-hyping House of Pain ‘pella. Plain and simple, this naughty little 3 minute wonder can blow the roof off if used effectively – it’s even got a massive bomb drop in the middle! 110bpm ▼

Munich’s up and coming Ike Aligbe returns to The Scour with a gritty re-boot of Turntablerocker’s circa 2000 jam “A Little Funk” with bassline that could tear a man in two. Yet another floor-filler, you lot are being spoilt! Thanks to Ike Aligbe for sharing. 110bpm ▼

SCOUR #93 EXCLUSIVE #5: Scourgins™ a plenty today! And a massive welcome to Canada’s CrashCourse, smashing on to the Scour-scene with “Mothership” (ft. Hazardous). Rumor has it he is hard at work on a whole slew of new releases and preparing for his “The Finer Things” Tour upon his EP release in December 2013. Big up yourself CrashCourse, and thanks-a-plenty for this very kindly donated 100% FREE (by Scour Power request)…>>SCOUR EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD LINK RIGHT HERE

GOD DAMN..where/how does Spinforth consistently find them!!? Fresh-faced Brighton based producer Gary Stabler bringing it LIVE with his entrance to The Scour. What an incredible track to pop his proverbial “Scour cherry” with, too! Certainly a very promising individual right here..forever remember where you heard him first!! I ‘wonder’ if Spin has already made that call?

No doubt a very silly question..can’t wait to hear more! ALTERNATIVE DOWNLOAD LINK REQUESTED/AVAILABLE ON SOUNDCLOUD/IN TRACK DESCRIPTION. 115bpm ▼

It’s everybody favourite Shake & Bake Scour veteran, Nottingham’s one and only LEYGO! Coming through with a lively mid-tempo re-boot of Duck Sauce’s feel-good hit “It’s You” which offers the kind of warmth that can only be likened to climbing into the pouch of a funky / friendly kangaroo, and is packed with enough bounce to back up my whimsical metaphore! Nice one Leygo, we salute you. 115bpm ▼

Is it really a surprise that a href=”http://www.facebook.com/Bobbycsoundtv” target=”_blank”>Bobby C Sound TV strikes again? This man has the lazer-funk Midas touch. Less lazer-like than usual, however, is this booty of De La Soul’s “Saturdays” – transforming the hip-house twinged original into a pumping, yet soulful, floor-filler. This is another top quality, pounding, funk-weapon to add your collection of massive Bobby C. bangers. Thankyou, Mr. Collins 114bpm ▼

Sadly that’s all X-Ray Ted has time to muster up for as far as intro blurbing goes this Scour folks. So, time now to switch back to little ol me (Spinforth) to wrap up the last few picks. Before we move on though, please give it up for Ted’s Scour Saving assistance, by way of being sure you’re following him on >>SoundCloud HEREFacebook HEREcurrent EP HERE

Right then, so on with Scour 93 show we go! Please excuse my comparatively rubbish intro blurbing skills in advance. Been yonks since I got myself involved in this bit..for good reasons too, I nearly always ran out of time down this end, and tonight I’m definitely true to old school form. Plus Fat Harry always been a gazillion times better at it than me! So..It’s time to engage speed blurb mode in he hope that I can get this puppy out for you all tonight. Apologies in advance to the forthcoming tail enders. Rest assured my ears are still absolutely loving your tunes (hence their inclusion in the final cut)..just an unfortunate scenario that this week I’m massively strapped for spare time.

Next up..we see/hear the return to The Scour of Nottingham’s very own Jamko (..huuge thanks for your consistent Scour support bro!)..whom has not been seen in these parts since Scour #79 times)! Warmest of welcomes back fella, an absolute pleasure to support you as always! Have to say this funky as hell number caught me by very pleasant surprise, undoubtedly ‘Pant Shakingly’ rad work here bud! More please..you already know what for!

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I’ll be first to admit that any worthy Scour wouldn’t be complete without some Skeewiff action these days..be it via front and/or back door Wiiff, I’m ceratinly not complaining..he’s quite possibly one of the most consistently legendary super star Scour fans/followers/friends out there, and so fully deserves a shout as often as possible i think/hope we all agree! Seems we’re rolling back door Wiff stylee this week, via this very tasty, fully approved endorsed (official instrumental version is yours to download for free over >>HERE

Just three slots left (..including curveball, which actually consists of 6 tunes this week, but waaaait for it!)..and all being filled by Scourgins! Time to switch it up drum n bass’y stylee with this mega dope nugget from Australia’s Sunny! Originally planned to be DnB remix of Gangsters Paradise..but instead turned in to this wubbly gem. No complaints here, great effort. Warm welcome to The Scour dude! And thanks for sharing. 175bpm ▼

Last up, pre curveball..I know there’s quite probably definitely millions of them already, BUT until now, I hadn’t stumbled across a DnB version that was, in my fussy eared opinion..’Doin’ It Right’. Aaand then, out of nowhere..well, out of my inbox actually (cheers for the heads up Sam Hextall), up steps this wicked bootie version from the Scour’s penultimate Scourgin, Bluewire! Great work dude..and a warm welcome to The Scour with it sir! 178bpm ▼

And last, but by never ever ever means in any way whatsoever least, we land at this Scour’s Curveball! It’s from a yet another Scourgin™ (..sort of), and it’s absolutely bloomin’ badass’ly gorgeously brilliantly genius work, from someone whom we are ALL very very familiar with in Scour-land, just that usually he goes under a different, much more well know Scour guise/alias! Proving that he’s a supremely talented Scour legend (..not that i personally ever had any doubt whatsoever), it’s time now to introduce you all to a ‘new’ kid on the Scour block, whom goes by the name of Stylus*..’one of’ the exceedingly awesome alternative sounds of none other than Scour Superstar Father Funk!!! Been meaning to let you know for aaaages pard (just biding my time until they were all available for a good ol fashioned Scouring!), that this right here is indeed right up my cuppa tea! Sterling old school instrumental hip hop/Mo Wax’y vibed work. Great stuff. get involved folks, please follow Stylus* SoundCloud >>HEREHERE

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This set was recorded live at a massive Spanish festival called The End (held at Carpas Al Aire in Barbate) where Martin was playing alongside breaks legends Atomic Hooligan and Hardy Hard. It starts off big and doesn’t let up, as he drags the crowd through a blistering bass workout full of upfront exclusives from the likes of Deekline, Keith Mackenzie and Fixx and Martin Garrix as well as original material from the man himself – including a cheeky White Stripes bootleg.

Tracklist

1 Hatiras Shake That Autograph (Breaks Remix) “Exclusive Promo”
2 Slamboree Cheeky Peepers (Deekline Remix) “Exclusive Promo”
3 Deekline & Ed Solo ft MC Flipside Hijack VIP “Exclusive Promo”
4 Keith Mackenzie and Fixx Freak Dat “Exclusive Promo”
5 Keith Mackenzie and Fixx Dolla Bills “Exclusive Promo”
6 Martin Garrix Animals (Breaks Edit) “Exclusive Promo”
7 Mafia Kiss It Began In Detroit “Exclusive Promo”
8 Hatty Keane Best Kept Secret (Martin Flex & Angel Remix) “Exclusive Promo”
9 PuRe SX & Mutantbreakz Let Me Go (Booty Down)
10 PuRe SX & Mutantbreakz Champagne
11 Kuplay Hangover “Exclusive Promo”
12 PuRe SX & Mutantbreakz Seven Nation Booty
13 PuRe SX & Mutantbreakz Another Day
14 Deekline, Ed Solo & Million Dan Blaze It Up

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Sangers & Ra present the forth episode of the Big Bass Party radio show, loaded with bass heavy electro noise to make your ears bleed !

Catch the show live in South East Queensland (Australia) on Radio Metro 105.7FM, or stream it live from www.radiometro.com.au Monday nights, 11pm - 12am AEST. Alternatively, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or download it from SoundCloud.

Tracklist

1. Bro Safari - Fang Banger
2. DJ Icey x Juicy J - Talkin Bout
3. A-Trak feat. Oliver - Disco Nap (Datadex Edit)
4. Paces - Ignite
5. Yellow Claw - Kaolo
6. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' Ta F' Wit (FeatureCast Remix)
7. Sub Focus - Torus
8. Mystikal - Hit Me
9. Herbgrinder - The Nod
10. Branko feat. Zebra Katz - Rolling
11. Bart B More - The Box (Marten Horger Edit)
12. fRew - Shake With It (Bass Kleph Remix) [BREAK TO THE FUTURE]
13. Stanton Warriors - Where's The Beef?
14. Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah (D. Ramirez vs. FTW Remix)
15. Sub Focus - Eclipse

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I’ve been waiting for my recent run of gigs to finish so I could put out this mix. This was the live set I played at Hot Club De Swing in Birmingham a couple of weeks ago, and to be honest I think it’s a really damn good mix. It definitely got everyone jumping which has to be a good sign!

Electric Swing Circus – Remix Competition The Electric Swing Circus have offered out the stems of their track Bella Belle for anyone who fancies remixing it. Go here for the details. Here’s the original track:

Free Music Here’s two tracks from DJ Django mixing 50′s style rock & roll mixed with some nice deep bass action. Great stuff!

Here’s a quality remix of the lovely Alice Francis. Nice.

Here’s Professor Green bringing the fun back into music with his outside the box thinking…

Does what it says on the tin. Will Smith and Parov Stelar innit…

Old style blues grooves from Ecklectic Mick:

It’s very guitar heavy this but it does mix up some very nice middle eastern flavours in it.

Here’s Skeewiff slickly mixing up South American grooves with Jurassic 5 rhymes:

Skeewiff again. This ones good – Vassili Gemini on a very soulful tip. Quality music.

Here’s some old style swing from DJ Curb:

Lord Justice getting in on the electro-blues feel:

The Metropolitan Bedroom Ensemble getting busy on Shantels balkan tunes:

The multi talented Skeewiff seems to be unstoppable at the moment and here’s his other latest freebie – a chilled out rumba groove:

New Releases Swing It!!! Vol. 1 – Finest Electro Swing

Billybong Records have put a new compilation together of, count them, 26 of the newest electro swing tracks around. Selected by Cab Canavaral and Tony Maroni there’s a good range of stuff for everyone on here with a great line up of artists including big names like Bart & Baker, Skeewiff, Grant Lazlo and Dunkelbunt, along with fresh talent such as Extra Medium, The Jenova Collective, Francis Red and Caspar. You can buy it for 15EUR from here and check out the sampler here:

Parov Stelar – The Art Of Sampling

The new album by Parov Stelar is out now. It’s a double album put together for the UK market and contains some new tracks and some old favorites. It’s definitely worth checking out for the new stuff, including this rather nice mix sampling Marvin Gaye:

…and this remix of Lana Del Rey:

If you like your swing you probably have most of the old stuff though. It’s available from here.

DJ Mix Just one mix for you to finish… here’s Pony Montana:

That’s it for this week. If you’ve got anything you’d like included in future roundups hit me up on soundcloud. To find out more about my own events check out the Electro Swing Ball.

Electro Swing Roundup

ROAST BEATZ DROPS HIS NEW EP ON RIDDIM FRUIT

ITS ALL HIPHOP YA DONT STOP

ITS OUT 06 /11/2013

Today is a good day, not because Ice Cube

said so. Because at long last Roast Beatz

‘Heavy Ear Play EP’ can see the light of day!

This 4 track EP has been bubbling on a hard

drive like Gizmo’s back after a spilt drink.

Waiting to erupt like an aggressive gremlin, it

Boast’s features from:

Action Bronson, Brotherman, Jehst, Stig of the

Dump, Phoenix da Icefire, Rtkal and Dabbla.

A long list of heavy hitters for a 4 track EP.

The Featured artists lyrically smash a bed of

funky, eclectic, instrumentals that’ll keep any

hip hop head happy.

It’s been a minute since Roast’s last release

and the strength in production and

turntablism has come on 10 fold. He’s

explored the synth side of music production,

while staying true to his roots of dusty

samples and breaks.

With tempos from 87 to 130 bpm,

influences from blaxploitation to Latin, there’s

a track for everyone, simply ‘cos you’ll love

them all.

Check more Roast Beatz out on:

https://www.facebook.com/djroastbeatz

https://soundcloud.com/djroastbeatz

https://twitter.com/djroastbeatz

DJ Mat White slams together this hour long mix of Tearour Breaks just in time for Autumn.

Tracklist

Beatsmack - Magnetized
Cyberpunkers - Dungeon (Far Too Loud remix)
Slop Rock Whiskey Pete - Super Dope (Gigi Barocco remix)
DJ Tocadisco - Nobody (Break mafia rmx)
Perfect Kombo - La Rissa Project
The Brainkiller - Cockroach (Original Mix)
Crisp Biscuit - Funky Shit
F Word - Fail Tonight (Dubaxface remix)
B Phreak - Sleaze
Vandal - Big Dog (Elite Force Remix)
Electric Soulside - Predator Clan
Far Too Loud - Faster Than Light

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