We've talked about Melé a lot on the blog before, and with good reason - the producer has got backing from a lot of big names, with releases in the pipeline for Sinden's Grizzly imprint, an EP already out on Mixpak and a tune on Hervé's Cheap Thrills imprint.
His mixes are also worth checking out, he's got bookings all over the country, and a Ustream session I caught of his the other day covered pretty much every spectrum of electronic music.
His new mix for June is no different - kicking off with a new Joy Orbison bit that has been kicking around for a while, and is one of his best yet, the mix also covers new tunes from Braiden, whose new mix I featured here, GreenMoney, C.R.S.T, Supra1, Tomb Crew, R1 Ryders, Jack Beats, Deadboy as well as a new blend from Martelo which has been doing it big for me - mashing together intelli-wobble Fis T's Night Hunter - and a classic Wookie garage riddim.
Anyway, enough words - cop the mix below, and watch out for his upcoming Grizzly release. If you're feeling this, then head over to Juno Download here and buy some of his productions.
Joy Orbison // Gr Etiquette
Professor Green // Just Be Good To Green ft. Lilly Allen (Greenmoney Remix)
Fis T vs. Wookie - Down On My Night Hunter (Martelo Blend)
Bambounou // Nappy Head (French Fries Remix)
Baobinga & Cosmin TRG // I Get Ruff
Andy Bell // Call On Me (Deadboy Remix)
Greenmoney // Who's Greenmoney? ft. Mz Bratt (Melé Remix)
Drop The Lime // Sex Sax (MJ Cole's Lubricated Re-Lick)
Jack Beats // Revolution
Teki Latex // Dionsaurs With Guns (Pipes Remix)
Savage Skulls & Douster // Rendevouz (Jay Weed Remix)
Melé // I Swear Down
R1 Ryders // On Your Marks
Teed // Blood Pressure ft. Riko
Tomb Crew & Wholesick // Stars & Moons
Supra1 // Ghoster
Melé // Kanopa Riddim
C.R.S.T // Dance (Mosca Remix)
Manaré // Pirog
Jackal Youth // Let Me Be
Detboi // Get Murked
Wildlife Ft Terry Lynn // Nocturnal World (French Fries Remix)
Marcus Price and Carli // Mat Bira Kvinnor Weed (Kingdom Remix)
C.R.S.T // Saturday Tingz
Detboi // I Got Dope
Braiden // The Alps
Mele // Digits
Hey Hey... I hope everyone had a great weekend! Sorry this is slightly later than usual, but I was enjoying the sun so much today that I really couldn't bring myself near anything involving the internet or things technical. However, Let's get to it.
First up is another mix from the one they call Melé from Toddla T sitting in for Mary Anne Hobbs last week... a short 20 minute mix, that packs more bite than bark... serious tunes a plenty! The mix into Crash Bandicoot and then into Baltimore Clap is deadddddly!
French Fries & Manaré // Dirty Blonde
L-Vis 1990 // The Bird
Seiji // Basslips
Outlander // Vamp
Canblaster // Jetpack
Randomer & Fife // Slum City
D1 // Pitcher
Wiley // Crash Bandicoot
Benga // Baltimore Clap
Douster // A Mi A Loco
SFR // Kwaito Mandla
Timzed // Alone In The Dark
Skepta // Rescue Me (Melé Remix)
Next up is a great UK Bass/Garage/Funky/House mix from Gram, which I've been playing quite a lot in the past few days. Tight mixing and an awesome tracklisting. Gram is 20 and based in Bournemouth and is currently promotes the night Colors Shapes Sounds, which if to be based on flyer design alone, looks fantastic. He's also a resident for On&On in Bournemouth, no mean feat. Check him out, big things to come from this man I'm sure.
Kowton // Stasis (G Mix)
Ramadanman & Midland // Your Words Matter
Tina Moore // Never Gonna Let You Go (Kelly G Dub / GRAM Edit)
Four Tet // Sing (Mosca Remix)
Joy Orbison // Hyph Mngo (Mike Monday Remix / GRAM Edit)
Human Life // In It Together (Acid Girls Remix)
Altered Natives Vs MAW // Work Out (Miami Edit)
D1 // Pitcher
Girl Unit // Temple Keys
Shortstuff // A Rustling
Ramadanman // Glut
Africa Hitech // Blen (Remix)
Pariah // Orpheus
Andrea // You Still Got Me
Deadboy // Long Way 2 Go
Last up we have Rinse FM's Crises... the third edition of his Underground Step mix series. A fine tracklisting I'm sure you'll agree. Taking things a little deeper and darker than I usually go with this blog, but I'm all about something different.
Crises hosts a show on Monday on Rinse... 11am-1pm, lunch hour listening. Please check out his show.
A little bit of Sunday listening and a big heads up for you here. A producer I've been following for the last 6 months with great interest. He's been producing for something like the last 5 years, and has been getting support right across the board from Tomb Crew to Toddla T and Jaymo & Andy George to Sinden... who recently signed him to his new label.
One of my favourite tunes I've been rising since the turn of the year is a wee UK Funky remake of the classic No Scrubs by TLC... called Digits. Very vivid memories of my early teens and the mainstream Garage crossover I grew up listening to on a daily basis. He was kind enough to give the tune away for free on his Soundcloud a few months ago, I suggest you check it out, sharpish!
I've recently been getting up to speed on some of his earlier releases, most notably his remix of Ruffcut's Hustler after hearing Nick from Tomb Crew playing it Kissy Sell Out's recent all day party at Vibe Bar.
Something a little different from the man, a lot of energy, but a whole lot of fun. I really recommend that remix, which you can catch on Juno here and preview below.
He was also kindly asked by one of my favourite bands New Young Pony Club, to remix their new single Chaos at the turn of the new year, and he laced his 2-step/Garage/Funky stamp all over it to dazzling effect. He really worked Tahita Bulmer's vocals into his mix very well and created something of dazzling beauty but also colourful and uplifting.
This week saw the release of his new EP titled Bombay out this week on Mixpat... featuring new tunes Bombay, Flexi & And of the Sun with remixes from Heavyfeet, Nadastrom and French Fries.
Epic funky business. Bombay is definitely my favourite tune, featuring a sample also found in Will Bailey's Hustlin n' Scratchin. Flexi takes on a more Garage influenced vibe with some awesome warped bass and top vocal samples, while And of the Sun takes on a more 2-Steppy-Soca trip, the sort of thing you'd expect to hear on an Ace Ventura soundtrack. Maybe. Good vibes and a great breakdown half way through. Your pick of the remixes comes from French Fries... simply put, pure Saturday night party music.
You can preview the EP above and grab it from Juno here. It's a great EP, so please support Melé in the best way possible if you're feeling his work.
Melé recently did a guest mix for Sinden's Kiss 100 show, which you can check out and download below courtesy of the Mad Decent blog, a great tracklisting and featuring Melé's up and coming release Mugged... one of my picks of the whole year that one... and my all time favourite M.I.A track XR2.
He recently did a great remix of The Count & Sinden's jungle epic Strange Things, which you can grab courtesy of The Fader... bigups!
Also, finally a heads up on one more Melé tune, which was recently released as part of the second edition of Hervé's Ghetto Bass series. Grab that from Play.com here Another great tune from the man, featuring a top vocal sample, which sounds somewhat like the lead singer from Crystal Fighters... I'll try and chase him up about that. Anyway, happy listening, and keep a tabs on this man, he's heading for an immense second half to 2010.
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.
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
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