Stalwart of the breakbeat scene, Cakeboy has been releasing big and bouncy tunes for 15 years,with a dollop of good humour and with his tongue firmly in his cheek. – one of my all-time favourite album titles was “Gateau Blaster” – genius!

But beyond the humour and half-baked culinary puns lie some cracking tunes, and the two new tracks on the Weapons EP are no exception. First up, at a storming 135 BPM is “Rockin the Retro”. A rasping bassline brings the bounce to the crisp breakbeat and the ascending pitch of the vocal sample in the breakdown is particularly pleasing. No less floor- friendly  is the relatively pedestrian title track. The beats are supplemented nicely with the use of a variety of kits and the simple synth and vocal  samples make sure this is one catchy tune. With this release Cakeboy has continued to prove that there’s more to this DJ / Producer than just a wry sense of humour, and it should be in every right-minded DJs arsenal this new year.

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Dropping in with the first of several quality Breakbeat mixes we have for you in our advent calendar giveaway is UK based producer/DJ, CAKEBOY. He’s hand picked a high energy collection of music for his one hour mix and is exactly what you need if, like me, your one of those people who’ll need to burn off the few extra pounds gained from sneaking your hand in the chocolate tin that one more time. It also features 2 new tunes from CAKEBOY’s ‘Weapons’ EP that’s due out on 20th January on, Rocstar Recordings, which keeps the high energy antics going on strong. Press play and get stuck in!

Download CAKEBOY’s mix here from our Hearthis page.

CAKEBOY’s ‘Weapons’ EP :

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Tracklist

1) Kuplay – Back To The Old School

2) Yo Majesty – Club Action ( Smokey Illson Booty – Keith Mackenzie & Fixx Edit)

3) Shade K – Clean

4) Papapapa – Fasion Killa

5) Tiga – What You Need (Proxy remix)

6) Alex G – Mr Roboto

7) Dave Spoon -Lummox (Plump DJs Remix)

8) Cakeboy – Weapons

9) Cakeboy – Rockin’ The Retro

10) Fox 5 – Bing Chi Baang (Cut La Roc Edit)

11) Pirate Jams – Happy Days

12) Kuplay – Miami Bass
13) DJ Hero – Listen To The Drums

14) Nom De Strip – Bad Things

15) Krafty Kuts & Jason Laidback – Woofers In My Trunk

16) Jason Laidback – Freaky Ways

17) Cakeboy Vs Chemical Brothers – Sometimes I Feel So Deserted (Rebake)