Introducing... Mele

Mele has actually been mentioned on the pages of this blog before, albeit under a different pseudonym and style - Duncestep. Since then Krissy seems to have matured massively musically, with the tunes on his soundcloud showcasing a whole new 2step/dubstep/funky vibe to it. Since the Duncestep tunes we've posted up before, this sound has clearly evolved - I can hear hints of El-B and Roska in Dancer's percussion. This is clearly the right direction for Krissy, his tunes have already got radio play on Kiss and remix requests from the Count & Sinden. So it's an honour to have a quick interview with this producer, and a mix at the end.

SB: The tunes you made under the name Duncestep seem a lot different from your new material, what is the reason for your change in direction?

M: I found the whole fidget house thing really boring, and there's only so far you can go with it I think. Plus i was really getting into guys like Douster, L-vis 1990, Geeneus, Roska and guys like that, and I just thought it was such a fresh future sound. Fidget, with the exception of Bill Eff, Lee Mortimer and a couple others, just sounds dated right now, so i thought I'd stop. My new direction is more of a house/garage mashup thing, although I'm still into the really hard big basslines, which hopefully comes through in some of my newer tunes sometimes.

SB: Which producers and DJs are you feeling right now?

M: There is so much good music right now! Everyone's not sounding the same to a degree, its really exciting. L-vis 1990 is one of my favourite producers, plus he is helping me out with testing my tunes and giving me good advice. Douster is 100% doing his own thing and I just love his stuff. Who else... Mowgli, Bill Eff, Hot City, French Fries, the list goes on, loving alot of the stuff thats out now!

SB: What about your 5 favourite artists of all time

M: Liam Howlett/The Prodigy - First dance album I heard as I was a massive hip-hop head.

Switch / Solid Groove - He got me into house, an absolute legend!

Herve & Sinden - I still love their stuff, Sinden played one of my tunes on Kiss FM recently which was a proper dream!

Audio Bullys - I love their sound and I still play a lot of their old stuff whenever I play out.

DJ Premier - My favourite producer of all time, I'm a massive hip-hop fan! He's definitely influenced my style.

Enough chat, now for some tunes:

Mele October 09 Mix

Latest tracks by krissymele
Gucci Vump - Sha! Shtil! (L-Vis 1990 Remix)
A1 Bassline - Girl Thing (Christian Martin Remix)
Doc Deneeka - Swine Flu
Greenkeepsers - Planet (Bill Eff Remix)
Crazy Cousinz - Bongo Jam (L-Vis 1990 & Bok Bok's refix)
Shab Ruffcut - New York
Balearic Soul - Ole (Dub Mix)
Jeff Doubleu - Woman
Rythem Rockerz - Rock the Disco(Jackinori CoCo dub)
Highbloo - Ouchhh !!!
Mele - Cranky
Chop Chop Chop Chop - Disco Chop
Diplo & Buraka Som Sistema - Inna De Ghetto (Remix)
Diplo - Blow Your Head (DJ Eli Remix)
Kry Wolf - Mucky
Speakerjunk - Outside
N.A.S.A - Gifted (Steve Aoki Remix)
L-Vis 1990 - United Groove

Duncestep Artist Feature

Got a really big artist feature for you this week, on Krissy Peers aka Duncestep. Hailing from Merseyside, Duncestep has been producing for about 4 years now, despite only being 17 years old. He started of messing around with hip hop, breaks and drum and bass until he was about 16, when he fell in love with house - all kinds of house by the sound of his productions! Duncestep is also a keen DJ, mainly hitting bmore club and fidget house. We've got three tunes for you today, one exclusive to Squeaky Bleeps as well as an exclusive Squeaky Bleeps mix. Get on it! All three tunes are absolutely massive - snappy beats, bit crushed synths, chopped up hip hop vocals and old skool rave flavas.

Duncestep - Suprise Suprise (Squeaky Bleeps Exclusive)

Duncestep - Doin' It For TV

Duncestep - Tag Team

Duncestep Mix for Squeaky Bleeps

Tracklist:

Wake up (Zombie Disco Sqaud Remix) - Raziek
DJ K-Swift – Boobie Thong
Divine Gosa (Switch Remix) - Radioclit
This Is Sick – Solid Groove
Laidback Luke & Steve Angello – Show Me Love (Afrojack Remix)
Armand Van Helden – Illin' And Fillin' It (Malente Monster On The Loose Remix)
Calvertron – Car Theif
Jaymo – Tuned In Live
Andy George – Big Dipper (Hijack Remix)
Everything Cool – Foamo
Baggy Bottom Boys – Jokers Of The Scene
Get Down – Jack Beats
Rock It Out – Ac Slater