JSquared is another producer who has chosen to pay tribute to the late Joni Sledge, by reworking one of his favourite Sister Sledge tracks ‘Got To Love Somebody‘. The funk hits the fan from the get go in this rework and the punchier beats and extra groove applied, really breathe’s new life into an already amazing track and you can be sure that’ll you’ll be met with smiles wherever you choose to spin it. Ace stuff!

Download ‘Watch My Step’ here via The Artist Union.

Links for JSquared :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / Twitter / Instagram

The original members of the Freestylers are Matt Cantor and Aston Harvey who started off their musical careers in the mid 1990’s. They released their first two albums ‘We Rock Hard’ and ‘Pressure Point’ on the legendary Breakbeat label Freskanova. The third and forth albums ‘Raw as F**k’ and ‘Adventures in Freestyle’ were released on ‘Against The Grain’another Breaks power house based label. Their last album from 2013 ‘The Coming Storm’ was released through Black Hole Recordings.

The Freestylers began their career as an Urban Electronic Music Act, and their early tunes ‘B-Boy Stance,’ ‘Ruffneck’ and ‘Warning’ set the marker. As their music progressed so did their anthems with the seminal tunes ‘Punks’, ‘Boom Blast’, ‘Fasten Your Seat-Belts,’ ‘Painkiller’ and more recently ‘Cracks.’ In addition to their status as underground heroes, they have gained commercial success with their huge global hit ‘Push Up’ and have had their music featured in TV and film, including the hugely successful comedy film Zoolander.

This mix was recorded for Australia’s Triple J Radio back in 2005.

Dick Slitherington brings the F U N K with a colossal mix of Ghetto Funk, Breaks, Glitch Hop & Hip Hop in this his “Dicktator Of Funk Mix Volume 1”. With a mix as good as this i can’t wait for Volume 2, hit that download button for your FREE copy.

Tracklist

1. Dick Slitherington’s Funked Up Intro
2. DJ Thomilla vs Snoop Dogg & Dr Dre – Get Up G Thang
3. George Clinton & Dick Slitherington – Atomic Doggs ft. Warren G, Nate Dogg
4. Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta (Bobby C Sound TV Remix)
+ Blondie – Rapture (Acapella)
5. Featurecast – Shining Star (Earth, Wind & Fire)
6. Ice Cube – No Vaseline (Bobby C Edit)
7. Major Lazer, D-Funk, Dick Slitherington – Free & Legal
8. Dr. Dre, Dick Slitherington, Triple Eh Mashers – 1 More G Thang (Remix)
9. Kris Kross – Jump (Dick Slitherington Remix)
10. Gwen McCrea – Funky Sensation (Kindsadness dub Edit)
+ Cameo – Word Up (Acapella)
11. Boifrenz – Bang Bros
12. Sub Focus – Out The Blue (Dick Slitherington Remix)
13. Discotron – Cali’s Party (Dub Mix)
14. ProJect Aspect – Inspector Cool Js Gogo Glitch
15. Tupac – Holler If Ya Hear Me (Bobby C Sound TV Remix)
16. Dubra & Arteo – Here We Come
17. Basement Freaks – All That Funk!
+ Run DMC – My Adidas
18. Dick Slitherington ft. Ludacris – Get Back (Remix)
19. Will The Funkboss – Funky Stuff
+ Dr.Dre & LL Cool J – Zoom (Acapella)
20. Phibes – Bust That Rhythm
+ Outkast – ATLiens (Acapella)
21. A Tribe Called Quest – Bugging Out (Bobby C Edit)
22. Thomas Vent – Funkin’ Pumpin
+ YG – I’m Good
23. Wu-Tang – Shame On A Ni##a (Dick Slitherington Remix)
24. JPod, Warp9 – Slapstick (Freddy J & Dick Slitherington Ballin at 5am Mix)
25. Martello – Believe (Discotron Dub)
+ Huey Lewis and The News – The Power Of Love (Acapella)
26. Prosper &Stabfinger – Mista Funkmaster
27. Royal Blood – Chicken Noodles
28. Netsky – Starlight (Break Beat Dojo Remix)
29. Stephane Deschezeaux – Prime Time
30. Royal Blood – Hood Wood (Dick Slitherington’s Ghetto Mash)
31. Pendulum – Tarantula (Father Funk Remix)
32. WBBL – Soul Goodman
33. Outunder – Street Life
34. Zerostailaz – Fonk Marley
35. Skryonic – With You
36. Griz x Dick Slitherington – Visions Of How It Was
37. App & Roger – Dance Floor (Bobby C Quick Remix)
38. Royal Blood – Funk Bazaar
39. Benny Page – Turn Down The Light (Father Funk Remix)
40. Dick Slitherington – Show Me The DJ
41. Daft Punk – Robot Rock (Dick Slitherington Remix)
42. Fort Knox Five – Whatcha Gonna Do (Father Funk Remix)(ft. Mustafa Akbar)
43. Mauvaise Pioche x Krafty Kuts x Dick Slitherington – There They Growl
44. Royal Blood & BBK – We Aint Gotta Stop
+ Slick Rick – I Shouldn’t Have Done It (Acapella)
45. Spinzo ft Damien Marley – Inanimate Objects (VIP Remix)
Hip Hop Kool-Off
46. The Notorious B.I.G. – Another ft. Lil’ Kim
47. GZA – The Mexican
48. RZA – Saian ft. Saian Supa Crew
+ Dj Vadim – Boom Sumting ft. Demolition Man (Acapella)
49. Eazy-E – Gimmie That Nutt
50. The Funky Four Plus 1 More – Feel It
51. Stop The Violence Movement – Self-Destruction (Extended Mix)(Shortened)

Mookie & Mooz are two Italian producers who live, breathe, eat and sleep all things Disco. Their love affair with the genre can be best found in the music they make, all of which needs checking out, including this new edit of Ronn Matlock‘s 1979 hit ‘Love City‘, which is absolutely incredible! The horns are blazing away and the deep Disco groove applied by the guys to their edit is off the scale and when you add in Ronn’s super smooth vocal, we’ve got ourselves a real masterpiece to own. It’s only available for free for a limited time so be quick now…

Download Mookie & Mooz edit for free, or pay what you lie her from Bandcamp.

Links for Mookie :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Mixcloud

Links for Mooz :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Bandcamp / YouTube / Twitter

Look at what we’ve got here, it’s only the bloomin’ premiere of ‘Swagger‘, which is one of the tracks off Father Funk’s eagerly anticipated album ‘Heavy Rotation‘. It features one of London’s hottest rap duo’s, Too Many T’s, who are bang on form and fire out their rhymes over Father Funk’s infamous bass laden broken beats, to create a track that’s gonna get rinsed at so many parties this summer!

If it’s a track you love and you’re hungry for more, fear not because as mentioned above, Father Funk’s new album drops tomorrow on ‘420 day’ and there’s 9 more tracks to be found with the same levels of heaviness on an album that has a distinct air of ‘future classic’ about it. If you wanna check all of the tracks, hit either of the links just below and then pop back tomorrow to buy Father Funk’s incredible new album.

Buy Father Funk’s ‘Heavy Rotation’ album from these links on April 20th : Juno / iTunes

Links for Father Funk :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Bandcamp / YouTube / Twitter

Beat Assassins first release of 2017 is here to lay down a marker as to how things are gonna pan out this coming year. ‘See Ma Gun Go‘ sees a return to his trademark sound of quirky, vocal led Drum n Bass. Featuring on this track is the rising British rap star, Miss Stylie, who collabed with Beat Assassins on the hugely successful ‘War Dem‘. Miss Stylie once again fires out lyrics at a fast and ferocious pace over driving bass and heavy hitting drums. Class stuff as always!

If you’re loving Beat Assasssins tune but want it a bit harder, Toronto Is Broken‘s remix is well worth checking! He’s delivered a full throttle, peak-time monster that’s only mission is to cause the maximum amount of mayhem on which ever dance floor it lands.

Buy both tracks here from : Beatport / Juno

Links for Beat Assassins :

Soundcloud / Facebook / Website / YouTube / Twitter / Instagram

These two mixes from January of 2017 are in stark contrast. The first is a more chill mix with downtempo and dubstep flavors while the second is an all out dnb barrage. The January 9th mix has tracks from the likes of Femina-X, KOSIKK, Sugarpill, Bassnectar, Sub Focus and Breakage. The January 23rd mix features Freeland, Hyper, Danny Byrd, Aquasky, Chase & Status, and two tracks by yours truly, Phylo.

Direct Download: State of Breaks – January 9, 2017

Direct Download: State of Breaks – January 23, 2017

Playlist:

January 9, 2017

Femina-X – INKA (LifeisLove Remix)
LifeisLove – The Saga
Resonata & Subsets – Yuletide ft. Cartography
Subranger & Elo Method – Down
KOSIKK, Touris & Second Section – Come Closer To Me
KOSIKK – Eon
Poly – Sweater Weather (Hookie Remix)
L.E.A – Reflections
The Cure – A Forest (Cyberoptics Remix) ft. Amber Noel
The Weeknd – Wicked Games (Sugarpill’s Slippery Souldbass Remix)
BEDUK – Electric Girl ( Ahmett Half Tempo Mix )
Lights – Everybody Breaks a Glass ( Dal Remix )
Bassnectar – Magical World feat. Nelly Furtado
DarkElixir – Lost In You Remix
Kg Man/Cobi – Man A Fighter (Cobi Chilled Remix)
Sub Focus – Could This Be Real (Joker Remix)
Tiesto – Knock You Out (RuN RiOT Remix)
Unknown – Middle Beast
Clare Maguire – Ain’t Nobody (Breakage remix)
Blue Foundation – Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix)

January 23, 2017

23Roses – We’re All Just Stars (Phylo Remix)
Karton – Nowhere Now
Freeland – Under Control (TC Remix)
Phylo – Space Age (Davilone Remix)
D Kay – Galaxy
Hyper – My World (Hamilton Remix)
Phibes – Party N Bullshit
Future Prophecies ft.MC Soultrain – Dreadlock (Vocal VIP)
Cyantific – Ghetto Blaster (Sparfunk Remix)
Danny Byrd – Planet Music V.I.P feat. MC Foxy & Adrock
Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellites (Busta Remix)
Bombs Away – Super Soaker (Smile On Impact Remix)
Deekline – I Don’t Smoke (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)
Phibes – Pimp
Dub pistols – Rock Steady (Turntable Dubbers remix)
Aquasky, Elhornet – Girls And Boys (High Contrast Remix)
Aries – Herbsmoker – TC Remix
Drumsound and Simon Bassline Smith – Killa DJ
Freeland – We Want Your Soul – Ed Rush & Optical mix
DJ Fresh – Scream
Maztek – Rock Da Disco
Plan B, Chase & Status – Pieces
Master & Disaster – Just Cause
Hyper – The End (Interface Remix)
Konnekt – Keep It Burning

Cheers!

Phylo

Phylomusic.com
Facebook.com/phylomusic
Soundcloud.com/phylo

Motivbreaks is a Greek based DJ/Producer who covers all aspects of the Oldskool & Nuskool breakbeat sound. In 2009 he launched the Greek Breaks label Whitetower Digi with the aim to promote the sounds of Nu-rave & Hardcore Breaks to name a few. He has since produced music for VIM Breaks, Diablo Loco and Fantomas Records. This is his latest mix, a look into future sound of Bass & Breaks music.

Tracklist

1.Burial-Archangel/Margaris Kid Edit Mix
2.Zander And Left/Right-Cant Stop This
3.Barely Loyal Ft Lo-Fire In The Dark
4.Wuki-Where You At?
5.Dirtykicks-Push It To The Limit
6.Herve Ft Meridian Dan-Do You Really Wanna Rave?
7.Plump Djs-Yes Yes
8.Motivbreaks-If You Wanna Extended Mix
9.Terry Hooligan And Rico Tubbs-One And Only[Ravemix]
10.Bob Sinclair-Someone Who Needs Me[Suga7 Remix]
11.Steven Sanders-Azurlo-4.1
12-Brohug-On Fire
13.Northbase-I Found You[Freestylers Remix]
14.Gvx-Love Disco 3000
15.Black And Blunt-Break Of Dawn[Original Mix]
16.Keith Mackeinzie-Too Far Gone
17.Motivbreaks-Forget The Past
18.Motivbreaks And The Push Ft Mc Central-Release Me
19.Dj Zinc And Shiftk3y-Jumpstart

Having the original idea of streaming a LIVE DJ set via his Facebook page and then putting it up for a FREE download, Spain’s Hankook is back for the month with Volume 2 of his LIVE Streaming Show. Showing his skills behind the decks to perform a LIVE set Hankook mixes up some brand new Breaks & Bass music in this 1 hour long mix.

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Tracklist

00:32 – Ace Of Base – All That She Wants (Adam Vyt Remix)
02:30 – Paket – Missing out
04:25 – Suga7 – Whoa! (Original Mix)
06:55 – Yankee – I’m Sure (Original Mix)
10:56 – Dynamite – I Would Like ( Original Mix )
14:33 – Yankee – I Don´t Care (Original Mix)
18:30 – 3D Stas – Industria Psychika (Obscene Frequenzy Remix)
22:08 – Obscene_Frequenzy-Rolling-Original_Mix
25:00 – Face & Book – Good Shit
27:25 – Shade K – Ass Now
29:57 – Stanton Warriors – Feel This Way feat. Grove (Original Mix)
31:47 – Suga7 – Heaven (Original Mix)
35:07 – Shade K – Jumpin
37:45 – Eztereo – Black Cat (CoolTasty Remix)
39:12 – Face & Book – Kamasutra
42:10 – Hankook – Breakdown (Original Mix)
46:15 – Bubble Couple – My name is Bright Krow (Original mix)
49:08 – Mask Yo! – Jungle War (Original Mix)
52:44 – Murix – BumpaRock (Eztereo remix)
56:06 – Hankook & Murix – Step Up (Original Mix)
59:58 – Murix – Crazy for your love

Section launch their new label ‘Locked Up Music’ with the ‘Give Us  A Break EP’ It’s out right now on Bandcamp followed by Juno Download from May the 11th and all good download stores from the 18th of May. Read on for an insightful interview from the Section lads….

Section – Give Us A Break EP by Section

For those who don’t know, tell us a bit about Section. How did you get into music production? What were the initial steps?
We are from Worthing, West Sussex (UK) and are made up of James Barclay (Jay B) and Nathan Solley (Solley). We have been mates for years and always talked about music and go to nights in Brighton. I used to DJ a lot in the early 00s and this inspired Nathan to make Drum & Bass. I was never interested in the production side of things but when Nathan showed me the process on Cubase I became hooked! In 2007 I got my own setup and things progressed from there. We formed Section in 2013 and we’ve never looked backed! 

How would you describe your production style?
Dancefloor rollers! We try to make music that has elements of the original jungle sound that we grew up on but it has to have an impact in the clubs. We use a lot of samples to maintain an authentic flavour but we hope that we are relevant to the younger crowd too, as we understand that they are the next generation of this incredible movement.
Why have you decided to start your own label and what plans do you have in store?
It was always the dream but initially, it didn’t feel right. In 2016 we spoke about it while camping, Solley came up with the name immediately and 6 months later we have our first release ready to go! We have our first three releases sorted; the first is our Give Us A Break EP which will be available on Juno from 11/5/17 and worldwide on 18/5/17, then we have a two track release from ourselves. The third release is the first part of the Alliance Series which features four collaboration tracks. We wanted to involve artists who have supported us over the past few years, and who we felt we could collaborate with effectively. We plan to continue the series and hopefully get more artists involved in the future.

Are there any major influences production wise that inspire you?
Jay B – This is always a tricky question to answer but I reckon the Bristol sound of the late 90s has really inspired the way I approach music production (Roni Size, Krust, Die, Suv, D Product, Surge etc.) I also think that UK Hip-Hop production is influential; sample driven, raw but with soul.
Solley – I think Pink Floyd have been a major influence on my sound since I started making music, I love those long evolving pads and anything dripping in reverb or delays. Drum & Bass wise I’m inspired by Paradox’s production; I love his drums! Such good programming and sound so ruff, they’re proper drums, none of this one shot shit!
Of all the tunes you’ve made, which is your favourite?
Jay B – Can I have two?! We released a track in 2014 called Beauty & The Bass. It is quite different from our normal stuff but love it! Solley sings on it too, which is a rare treat!

The second tune is one that is coming out very soon on Directors Cut called “Ten Tonne Sound” with our pal Junior Red. He smashes it! We have worked with him on a few tracks in the past and will continue to work with him in the future. He has so much talent, if you don’t know then get to know!

Solley – I really like Fear on the new EP. I think the track translates into a real emotion for me; it feels anxious and uncomfortable, in a good way! I’m happy with the drums on that one.
Where have you DJ’ed?
I (Jay B) do the majority of the DJing; it’s what I have done since 1997 and I still love playing out in clubs today (although my kids have scuppered too many late nights these days!). I have been fortunate to play all over the UK, including One Nation at Brixton Academy. I have played at the Winter Music Conference in Miami and in 2013 Nathan and I played at Remedy and Koncrete Jungle in New York.
Describe to us your approach to a DJ set, do you like to gently warm up the crowd or go for the bangers or more of a journey approach?
Unfortunately, you only get an hour in the UK (or 30mins if B2B) so you don’t have much time to create a journey. We mainly play at the Volks in Brighton and to be honest the crowd love it hard for 60mins so that’s what we try to deliver! Playing to that sort of crowd has definitely influenced our production; the first drop has to kill it or they’ll stop dancing pretty quickly ha!
Could you offer a bit of advice for an up and coming producer?

Solley – Mmm, my advice to up and coming producers would be, not to spend any time trying to sound like anyone else you would be doing yourself and others a great disservice. I know I wasted so many hours of my life trying to sound like Noisia or Pendulum, but in the end, all you end up sounding like is a shit version of someone better at being themselves! I would love to give my younger self that advice.
And if you could remix any tune of your choice, what would it be?
Jay B – Another tricky question! Two tunes spring to mind; Horizons by LTJ Bukem and Deadly Deep Subs by Dillinja. I suppose these two tracks got me hooked on Jungle. One part of me says remixing tunes like these would be incredible, another says don’t touch history!
Solley – I think I would choose anything by Simon Posford under his Hallucinogen alias, not because I actually want to remix it but so I can see how he puts his tunes together! He has such great sound design and intricate detail; I love all that!
So before we hit play on this new forthcoming release of yours on Locked Up Music, can you tell us a bit about the inspiration behind it?
The EP is called Give Us A Break, which has two meanings. The first is obvious(!) the second alludes to the fact that we use funk breaks in our tunes because that’s the sound we fell in love with. All four tunes original funk breaks; answers on a postcard!
We wrote the EP with that concept in mind, something that we haven’t done before, but we are pleased with the results. So far we have had some really humbling feedback from artists we respect; Bailey, Need For Mirrors, Blu Mar Ten, Ray Keith. We look forward to releasing more music on our label as well as other labels that have supported us to get us to this point on our journey.
Any final words and shout outs?
Jay B – Yes! I would like to thank my wife Sarah who puts up with the long hours I spend making music. I love you!
Solley – I’d like to shout out to my cousin Clement White for getting me started in music production and teaching me how to use synths and software, and also to Ashley Jackson (DJ Mace) for giving us loads of samples when we were starting out. Big up!

We would also like to thank all the DJs, promoters and label owners who have helped us try to make some headway in a scene which is notoriously difficult to succeed in. We will try to not forget anyone but apologies if I do!
Ash-A-Tack, Tony Damage, Monita, Ray Keith, DJ Hybrid, Agro, Junior Red, John Physmatics, Ill Effects, Taelimb & Conscience, Stu Rogue Beatz, Ikon-B & Crisis, DJ Wise & Lipton MC (Dream FM), Xeropoint, Bailey, Need For Mirrors, Blu Mar Ten, A-Sides, LSB, Tyke, Trouble & Maniac, Rustycee, Lotskee, Richie Weaver, DJ Uno, Livewire, Threts, Cynical Gene, Brown B, Jaybee, XTC, Cabin Fever, D Funk, Kumarachi, Soul Intent, Madcap, Dazee, Verdikt, Mentah, Marcus Tee, Kosine & Dialect, DJ Mace, Margaman, Lifestyle Music, Jawa (Everyday Junglist Podcast), Kilo & Maz (Trickstar FM) and all of the Volks creatures!
We would also like to make special thanks to Dapz from Compound Audio who does all of our mastering, but has also been key in improving our mixes with his expert advice. Big up!
A final thanks to free breaks blog for reviewing our debut release. Hope to catch you all out and about soon!
James and Nathan

Section Interview + New EP