2014 now! 2013 was the year dance music without a doubt took over. There’s more interesting forms of music than there ever has been, new and sub genres everywhere and all sorts of heated online debates about “EDM” and “What is DJ-ing?” which are great for stirring people into an internet rage with a few well timed and placed comments, trollololol!

At Dutty HQ we have 1000′s of flying monkeys in bellboy outfits out there checking for what’s going to be happening in 2014 in the Electro Swing world around the world from releases, events and what not so we hope to have some cracking news over the next couple of blogs.

Before we start a, call out to honkies!
We’d like to hear from people on what sort of stuff they’d like to see us write about in this blog, we’re going to try and change up some of the content every blog but some stuff will be in everyone such as free tunes, movers and shakers. Feedback; the good, the bad and the naughty! Send all to [email protected] /* */

Free tunes
Well even though in our interview today there’s a link to a ridonkulous amount of free tunes we’re still going to recommend a few

1st up one of ours with Kid Kasino, a Ray Charles remix. If you like geeking out to C.O.D. Youtube videos you may have heard it already as everyone seems to want to use it to make compilations of funny/clever stuff they did in a game (well done you). Collectively on youtube this tune prob has a couple of million hits, if only our soundcloud did!

Swing…Trap? It so works though! We know the “T” word can be quite a dirty word at the moment but we don’t give a rats arse, good music is good music no matter where it belongs. Was planning to keep this close to the chest but couldn’t, we’d rather encourage the rummaging of Pandora’s box

Go on let’s really push the boat, may we present to you Swarage….that’s not really a term for Swing Garage and if we hear anyone using that terrible pun you’ll receive a lynching

Dutty Duo Recommendation

Couple of cool tracks we dig:

Mike – Check out this pop tune made into a swing song and then remixed by Paris’ finest.

Furley – Glitchy bluesy build up, jazzy breakdown into a bluesy drop with body rocking triplets AND it’s free, aw yeah!

Movers
Cabaret Voltaire

This is a night put on by Don Johnston, an awesome artist with a high recommendation from us. The nights are held in Bournemouth and Exeter. Both are highly popular with the local creatures. What’s really great about these nights is the crowd that go. Don. J has built up a following of people who really dig what he does, people generally come for the brand leaving him free roam to put who he wants on and they’ll trust he’s done a good job. This we think makes the best type of night because you really have people there for the love of it and gives Mr. Johnston a chance to book not so well known acts and not have to worry about name pulling. Everyone is dressed to the nines and the ticket price is cheap as chips. He regularly has guest performers and has the resident burlesque dance Sparkles Galore. She’s our favourite burlesque dancer and the only way to describe her would be: “Imagine if Boomtown was a burlesque dancer” Anyway if you live even remotely close to either of these towns go to one and you won’t be disappointed!

Shakers

May we present to you Menage Quad!

So believe it or not we actually have a rough plan on who we’re going to interview over the next few blogs but we kicked the order up one when discovering these guys as we had to get them out there ASAP. They’re based in Minneapolis and take a heavy influence from Parov Stelar but have a distinct west coast flavour. It’s the tits!
Here’s a tune to listen to by them while you read:

1 – What’s your thoughts/take on Electro Swing?

Electro-Swing was introduced to us by Parov Stelar, hence our heavy influence and sampling in our first single. We saw the trailer for The Princess Tour and it was game over. Such an old school, classy feel. We felt we needed to sprinkle some Minneapolis love into the genre, and thus we created Swing Hop.
2 – Explain the band a bit, you have a lot of vocalists.

There are technically 10 of us, 4 MC’s, drums, DJ, bass, trumpet, trombone, and tenor sax. A few of us had been friends before its conception, and a few were auditioned and adopted afterwards for a fuller stage presence. We wanted to bring the live aspect into the EDM community, like STS9, Parov’s The Princess Tour, Lotus, etc.
3 – What was your previous gig?

Our last gig was a tour sponsored by The Hideaway and MN Legit here in the Twin Cities. We played in the surrounding midwest area with Lucy Luxe of Dirty Talk, Big Jess of Rhymesayers, and several more. It was quite an adventure.
4 – What’s your next gig?

We’re currently looking to tour as soon as our next release drops, probably some time in early march, and then again in Summer. Hopefully extending that into the UK with another release in the fall/winter of 2014.
5 – If your music was a drink what would it be and why?

It would be Jameson, neat. Euro influence, makes you dance, goes down smooth as a baby’s bottom.

6 – Can you provide us with a funny story you guys have had/experienced? The more embarrassing/naughty the better.

Hilarious shit is always happening since there are 10 of us. We are somehow all on the same page, and yet somehow not. Too many stories jump out at once to list, but conceptually speaking, we have this thing called a DGF. Most of the guys in the group have significant others, but the ones who don’t are referred to as the DGF, the designated groupie fuckers. We need to keep our fans happy, you know.
7 – What can we expect from a show from you guys? Elephants jumping through hoops, horses rogering the dancing girls? Do you have the word rogering in USA, sounds like a British word?

The only Roger we know wears fantastic cardigans and sweaters and used to host a children’s television show. Our shows are insane, it’s impossible to not bring an insurmountable amount of energy when there are so many people on stage who vibe so well together. That’s the phrase we hear most often actually, “You guys have such amazing energy, it’s impossible not to move.” That’s what we like to hear.

8 – Can you teach us a couple of slang words? Here’s a couple the Brits have that I don’t think you do?

SAFE – Can mean many things, “thanks”, a greeting/farewell or to describe someone as being decent. BUGGER – funny sounding swear word you can replace with “fxxk” and it’s not as bad. Actual English meaning a bit nasty, google it.

Yovs, novs, and provs. Yes obviously, No obviously, and probably obviously. We use these constantly. Also, grenade. The term used for some wasty-face groupie that we direct to the DGF.
9 – Westcoast Hip Hop meets Electro Swing… works but how did that happen?

Well with all the influences, we’ve strayed away from the West coast thing. The MC’s bring so many different styles to the table it’s impossible to categorize. Our song “Play Dat Soul” on Swing Soiree was a song written individually by each MC to talk about where their influences came from. It’s very personal to each of us.
10 – Invent a genre name and explain what it is?

PsyHop- Psytrance with hip hop vocals. (Sounds horrible).
11 – Anything you want to say/add?

Check us out on the internets, download all of our shit for freezies! www.menagequad.com.
Quick fire questions:

Bagel or Pitta? Bagel, fuck pita, what is this, the Hunger Games?
Number 1 or Number 2? Number 2 always. And remember, if you’re gonna be loud, YOU’VE GOTTA BE PROUD.
Best smell in the morning fresh bread or bacon cooking? What the hell kind of question is this? We are Ron Swanson’s, not Julia Childs’.
Who would win in a fight James Brown or Beethoven? Pretty sure Beethoven wouldn’t even hear what was comin’. (See what we did there?)
Pogo Stick or Space Hopper? Hovercraft.

Yeah make sure you check out their Soundcloud, uber amounts of free stuff!

Nice one honkies, keep moving and shaking!

For our next exclusive tonight Mr Strange Rollers steps up with a huge,  upfront, 140 jungle track, “Code Red”. Crisp percussion intertwines with rough jungle drums and bouncing b-lines to provide a atmospheric backdrop of futuristic urban sounds. This was created especially for our 500 like giveaway!

Strange Rollers has been gathering support from all corners of the scene and rightly so. His productions are always one step above the rest. His supporters include Billy Bunter, Jay Cunning, King Yoof and many more of the scenes top artists and you won’t hear many sets going down without a few Strange Rollers tracks being dropped. Expect some massive tracks coming out of his studio soon with forthcoming remixes of Kranky & Lethal – Unstoppable on Anomoly Records, Vinyl Junkie & Sanxion Remix for Warehouse Wax, Dani B – Stay Focused Remix for Bad Habit, Victor Simonelli – Do You Feel Me (StrangeRollers Vs Bad Habit Remix) and GAWTBASS – Vivid Light Remix for Future Followers. That’s not all though he is hard at work on his second album and is also going to be giving away a superb, three track, classic Rave re-vamped EP and a three track Acid House Ep for free via his Facebook page. Make sure you are following him for all updates and to be the first to hear when they are ready for download.

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Strange Rollers – Code Red

The First Breakdown Radio of 2014, we got new Jingles from Reggae Superstar Jamie Irie.

New tunes Ina Hip-hop, Funk, .Dancehall, Trap & Breaks Stylee

Lend me your  Ears !!!

The Breakdown Chart

8) Johnnypluse – Dont Stand for it – End of Nite Edit – Bulabeats Records
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7) Cut la Roc – Sunday Morning People – DJ Roast Beats RMx – Rocstar Records
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6) DJ Tzinas feat Clinton Sly – Real Good Gal – DJ Maars Rmx –Irish Moss
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5) Hop – Jump Around – Tom Drummond Rmx – Promo
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4) Jimi Needles – Throw ya Hands – Promo
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3) General Narco – Ranking Nation – Good Groove
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2) The Prodigy – Voodo People – specimen A Rmx – Promo
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1) Electric Friends – Electric Friends – ED209 Rmx – Sub Slayers
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A Bulabeats Records Production 2014-01-10

From the land of the long white cloud, New Zealand funkster Funk Ferret has uploaded a whopper of a Nufunk mix. This two part mix showcases some of the best Nufunk, Ghetto Funk and Funk tracks over the last few years.

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Funk Ferret - Nufunk Party Jams Part 1

Tracklist

Grinny Grandad - Black White & Ginger
Funk Ferret VS Captain Planet - So Dam Hot
Slynk - Break It On Down
Bobby C Sound TV - Sucha Good Night
Mandrill - Fat City Strut - Funk Ferret Edit
Mr. Cocoman & The Solid Vibes - Tak užto bal - VOITA Lipert Ghetto Re-Dub
J-Roc – It’s Your Thang - Big Beatin Beastie Edit
Morlack – Chinchilla
BadboE - You Don't Stop – Pre Album Version
Mr Chombee - Let me Be Your Lover - Chombee Edit
Badboe - Shine Like A Halo
Breakbeat Junkie - Front To Back
The Barkays VS Roots Manuva - Too Hot To Witness - James DB's Make It Funky Edit - Ferret Cut
Slynk & SkiiTour - Figure It Out
The Equals VS Grandmaster Caz - Workin Like A Train - Funk Ferret Mashup
DJ Rudd - Underdogs
Badboe & Prosper - If You Want My Love
Rollomatik - Dancing Machine
Missy Elliott VS Will Smith - Wild Wild Work - TheFunkyFR34K Mash-Up
DJ Wood - No Ice Cream On The Road
Alicia Myers - Thank You - Funk Ferret Edit
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On / Sexual Healing Ft. Max-A-Million - Stickybuds RMX
BadboE - Make It Happened
Rollomatik - Wrap It
James Brown - Ants In My Pants - J-Sound Mix
Featurecast - Ooooh!
Timothy Wisdom - Put The Stereo On
Slynk - We Come To Party
Zenit Incompatible - Big Stuff
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet - The Funk Hunters RMX
Featurecast - Woah!
The Captain - Another One Dusty Bossa
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring - Bobby C Sound TV Edit
Bobby C Sound TV - Ghostin' The Machine
Stickybuds & Bobby C - Party Remedy
DJ Black Belt Greg - Freakin' Pants
J-Roc - Shining Star

Funk Ferret - Nufunk Party Jams Part 2

Tracklist

The Sly Players - On The Hook - The Captain RMX
Slynk - My Sound
Captain Futuro - Firehoes
Featurecast - Funky White Brother
El Bomba & Hidden Riddim - Miss Disco Flex
Adski - Groove With It
Russ Cuban - Doggs Booty
P.O.D.G.E VS Salt n Pepa - Say What! - Lebrosk Mashup
Little Anthony & The Imperials - Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop - JR. Dynamite Edit - Funk Ferret Cut
The Allergies - You Wouldn't Know
Jean Claude Gavri - The Get Down
Neighbour & Think Tank - Get Up - The Breakbeat Junkie Remix
Fred Wesley - House Party – Dean Sunshine Smith 2013 Edit
Automatic Reaction - Mos Definitely Summertime
The Breakbeat Junkie - It's Like That
Cheer - A Lover's Holiday - Funk Ferret Edit
Beck + Tom Drummond - Blurred Beck – Funk Ferret Edit
Funk You Very Much - We Got The Funky Jointz
The Captain - Got To Change
Tom Drummond - Superstitious Sounds
Missy Elliot & Fred Fish - Aso So - Ferret Cut
Michael Jackson VS Ini Kamoze - Don't Stop The Hot Stepper - Jimmy Needles Party Smasher
Funk The System - Terapeutica Do Grito - Funk The System RMX
Nevscott + Waynessential - Carryin' On
Father Funk - Get Up!
Funk Burners - Whatchya Got
Featurecast - Chuck Berry
The Breakbeat Junkie - Never Dug Disco
DJ Twister - Wreck The Disco
DJ Agent 86 - Pick Up The Party
The Beatles - The Word - The Captain RMX
Chic - Le Freak - Basement Freaks Edit
Matty Blades VS DJ Axe - Move!
DJ Twister - Dance To The Music
Slynk + Tom Drummond - Woah Now
J-Roc - Get Down
Jazz K Lipa - Purple Haze
Sampology - Ecstasy - Sampology Disco Mix
Itchy Bastards - Keep That Funk Alive
DJ Agent 86 - So Hot - Jayl Funk RMX
DJ Rudd - Shake It Out

Now its time to throw down with the pairing of one of the biggest labels in the mid tempo, funk & breaks scene and one of the freshest new talents out there today, Bombstrikes and Herbgrinder.

Bombstrikes have really been a leading force in creating the scene, with 2014 being their 10th year in the game. The first two release’s on the label set the standard of the Nufunk / Ghetto Funk sound and original vinyls now sell for serious cash. From early bootlegs to collaborations with all the leading players including Mooqee, A.Skills, Krafty Kuts, Nick Thayer, Featurecast, Badboe and Ali B to future funkers Slynk, J-Roc, Pimpsoul, Neon Steve, Mr No Hands and of course Herbgrinder, they have become a name synonymous with party starting beats and deadly funk basslines.

With this year being a decade in the scene for the label, they have some huge celebrations to come so you really need to be following them on Facebook and Soundcloud for all updates.

Relative newcomer Herbgrinder has really found his place at the label with several high profile remixes and originals released. His fans include all the top names and you wont find many a set without at least one Herbgrinder track in there somewhere. He has already topped sales charts across several genres and has garnered huge support from specialist Radio stations such as Xfm, Kiss and BBC Radio 1 and 1 xtra. The track he has produced for us is a bass heavy, mid tempo thwomp, remixing the classic big beat track from

. His unique style shines through and samples are cut and pasted seamlessly into a rumbling, wobble infused party rocker that will be a mainstay of your arsenal for some time to come.

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SOL BROTHERS – THAT ELVIS TRACK (HERBGRINDER REMIX)

I’ve re-created my set from BassCoast Project 2013′s Slay Bay stage. I absolutely loved this stage and festival. After hanging out for the first couple of days getting the vibe of the party and seeing what was getting played, I decided to throw down a bit of Funky Breaks, Ghetto Funk, Bass, Nu-Disco, Hip-House and Funky Techno all mashed up in a party cocktail! If you have not been out to BassCoast up in Merrit, BC, you’re missing out on a great festival. Highly recommended!

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BassCoast Project Sun Aug 4th, 2013
Stage- Slay Bay
Time- 11pm – 12am

Tracklist-
1- Wow! – Featurecast
2-Mr Overtime feat Dave 1 (Oliver Remix) – Punks Jump Up
3-V.I.C. Wobble vs BAWZ Take Me To A disco (Ruckus Roboticus Moombhaton Bootleg Blend)
4- Boyfriend (Grandtheft & Skeet Skeet Edit) – Justin Bieber
5- TOODOO feat Carmen Castro – Mr Oizo
6- Hide ft Aynzli Jones (A.Skillz remix) – N.A.S.A.
7- Blurred Lines (Qdup Re-Rub)
8- Groove Is In The Heart (Gigamesh Remix) – Deee-Lite
9- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough (Gigamesh Remix) – Michael Jackson
10- There is only today (Go Go Bizkitt! Remix) – Muneshine
11- Whoomp That Bass! (Original Club Mix) – Azzar
12- TAKEMEHIGH (Sard Boogie Electro Boogie Funk Re-Edit) – Javier Morillas
13- GOTF – Gigamesh
14- Funk Phenomena (Starkilers 2010 Remix)- Armand Van Heldon
15- Party Starter (Relanium & Stanley Loud Bootleg) – Will Smith vs Bingo Players
16- I Wish – Plump DJs Remix – SKEE-LO
17- C.R.E.A.M (Benny Kane / Urban Knights Congo Mix) – Wu-Tang / Coldcut
18- SHAKE YA ASS (LOOSE CANNONS 2011 RE-SLAP) – Mystikal
19- Pass The Dutch (Original Mix) – WhiteNoize
20- Urban Sex (Original Mix) – Lifelike & Tommi Bravo
21- Train Ride (Original Mix) – Woodhead

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2014′s first forthcoming release from N-Type’s Sin City imprint assembles together a team of big hitters, Hatcha, dubstep pioneer and Kiss FM resident along side Funtcase, Surge & Lost with an EP that draws from the early mid 90′s Dubstep sound, no brostep, its deep dark subs and rhythmic percussion with South Asian influences and shades of Jungle & Breakbeat, we’re definitely feeling this classy EP here at the blog…..

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Hatcha & Friends Ft Funtcase, Surge & Lost-Sin City

Ok, so for those who don’t know, Juicebox is my monthly radioshow on NSB! On the go for more than 3 years now, I have an eclectic mix of guests, playing styles ranging from electro to breaks, glitch-hop to techno and beyond. Here, for show #37 I welcome my buddy Loz Young (Speculum) in the mix for the last hour with a special classics set. Check out the set list below to get your mouth a watering!!

Fifties: (First Hour)

1. Kathy Brown & Al – Somebody to Love (Massapeals Remix)
2. Kathy Brown & Al – Somebody to Love (Alessio Remix)
3. Hazzaro & Electric Soulside – Pump The Champagbe
4. A-Trak & Oliver – Zamboni / J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science – It’s on Fire (Acapella)
5. The Brainkiller & Wardian – Funndication
6. Vandal – Metal On Metal
7. Yreane – What You Want / Else Del Mar & Jason Rivas – Amanecer De Ibiza (Acapella)
8. The Subs & Zombie Nation – Outta Your Head
9. Alex Gopher – No Drop (NTEIBINT Remix)
10. AutoKratz – Cracked City
11. Colombo – Drop it
12. Jordan & Santero – Birthday Boy (Jagerverb Remix) /Evil Nine – Auto (Sample)
13. Wax Hands & Sirkuz Sirkuz – Acid Elephant
14. Mint Royal – Take It Easy (Plump DJs Mix)
15. Colombo – Classic Approach
16. Dean K – Spanish Booty
17. MartOpetEr – Bloody Mary
18. Drumsound & Bassline Smith – One In A Million (Tantrum Desire Remix)
19. Led Zeppellin – Kashmir (Elite Force Revamp)

Loz Young: (Second Hour)

1. Beber – Juvenile Delinquent
2. Deep Impact – Mad Methods
3. Smithmonger – Fuckwits In Midiland
4. Deejay Punk Roc – Blow My Mind (Plump DJs Mix)
5. Freq Nasty – One More Time
6. Christian J – Nightfighter Unknown – Left Of Life
7. Forme – Percussive Thinking
8. Christian J – Understand
9. Habersham – Follow The White Rabbit
10.Unknown – Its Dark In Here
11. Underworld – King Of Snake (Fatboy Slim remix)
Look out for the next show on 23rd January where we have LSM’s Mr No Hands on the decks!!

To celebrate the end of 2013 in style, Mr Coombs drops this big, breakbeat mash-up. Taking the unmistakable riff and vocal from Kariya – ‘Let Me Love You For Tonight’ and adding in some Lee magic … ta-da! A perfect, party, popper to kick start your new year.

" Re-recorded my set from the AWESOME Carousel NYE party in Hackney Wick! Mostly a ‘my favourite tunes of the last year’ set but couldn't resist throwing some classic Tearout Breaks alongside a little Prodigy towards the end!

Big ups to the Vaudeville Rave crew for asking me to come down! Blaps! :) " - Buck

Tracklist

Tupac vs James Brown - Unchained (Refracture Refix)
Sedge Warbler - Octopus Lover (Shamanic Technology Remix)
Skope - Robofunk
Pegboard Nerds - Fire In The Hole
Habstrakt - Get Funky
Skope - Rollerskates
Zomboy - Here To Stay (Krossbow Remix)
Far Too Loud - 600 Years
ShockOne - Lazerbeam (Skism Remix)
Autobots vs Screwface - Burn
Electric Friends - Electric Friends (ED209 Remix)
ED209 & Baobinga - Infectious Bashment (Mashup)
Serial Killaz - Dutty Sound
The Prodigy - Omen (Noisia Remix)
Defkline & Red Polo - Oh Sevre! (Breakbeat Garage Remix)
Mr Happy (PYRAMID Refix)
Serocee - Rising Up (King Yoof Remix)
The Prodigy - Diesel Power
King Yoof vs DJ Gold - Every Night Is A Soundclash