Our monthly list of tunes in our collection that we think are worth their weight in gold.
Vesper's Chart
#1 // Youngman // One & Only (Prod. Benga)
#2 // Roses Gabor // Love Sick (Prod. Redlight)
#3 // Subscape // Just Coz
#4 // Mz Bratt // Selecta (Greenmoney Remix)
#5 // Samo Sound Boy // Taking It All (Melé Remix)
#6 // Benga // I Come From London
#7 // J-Wow // Fogo/Spark (Canblaster Remix)
#8 // Breach // Fatherless (Doc Daneeka Remix)
#9 // Magnetic Man // K Dance
#10 // Kashmir Kid - Return To Bombay City
Ben White's Chart
#1 // James Blake // Don't You Think I Do (Darling Farah Remix)
#2 // Drake ft The Dream // Shut Down
#3 // Terror Danjah // Upton Lane
#4 // The Count & Sinden // Addicted To You (Lone Remix)
#5 // Terror Danjah ft. D Double E // Undeniable
#6 // Velour // Booty Slammer
#7 // Girl Unit // Wut
#8 // Julio Bashmore // Footsteppin'
#9 // Slackk // Eski Clicks
#10 // Zombie Disco Squad // Hobo
Vesper's Chart
#1 // Skepta // Rescue Me (Melé Remix)
#2 // Swindle // Airmiles
#3 // Magnetic Man // I Need Air (Redlight Remix)
#4 // GreenMoney // Suh Mi Stay ft. Serocee
#5 // Hudson Mohawke // Fuse (Myd's Dirty Funky Remix)
#6 // Roses Gabor // Love Sick
#7 // Sticky // Look Pon Me ft. Natalie Storm
#8 // AC Slater & Mumdance // Transatlantic Riddim ft. Badness & 77 Klash
#9 // Wiley // Electric Boogaloo (Roller Express Remix)
#10 // Drop The Lime // Thwomp Stomp
Ben White's Chart
#1 // Slackk // Orbits
#2 // Martin Kemp // Wot U Got
#3 // Kode 9 // You Don't Wash (Actress' Negril Remix)
#4 // Cassie // Me & U (Brenmar Remix)
#5 // Please Take Me To Brazil // Seduce
#6 // Sepalcure // Every Day Of My Life
#7 // Rylski // Ain't Got You
#8 // Xxxy // 651
#9 // Geeneus // Midnite (Remix)
#10 // Altered Natives // The Bitch
New mix from me for you today, bit of a moody one this time round - less danceloor orientated than my usual mixes, this should do nicely for nightime bus rides around London or anything like that, it's pretty much just me getting irritated with uni work in mix form!
Check it out on mixcloud or download it directly below from Mediafire
Brandy // Angels In Disguise (Fantastic Mr Fox Remix)
Mala // Level Nine
Goldie // Timeless (Sbtrkt Remix)
Skream // Sub Island
Rylski // Ain't Got You
Mosca // Square One (Greena Remix)
Appleblim // Girder
Bonobo // Eyesdown
Mount Kimbie // 50 Mile View
Sticky ft. Miss Dynamite // Boo!
Pangaea // Sunset Yellow
Scuba // You Got Me
Sam Diamond // Aaliyah
Ramadanman // Glut
Massive Music // Find My Way (Kode 9 Remix)
Pariah // Crossed Out
Zed Bias // Time Out (El-B Remix)
Ellie Goulding // Starry Eyed (Chemikal Remix)
James Blake // Limit To Your Love
Alex Phountzi (Greenmoney, Bugz in The Attic)'s Download This! night returns to Brixton's excellent Plan B venue this Saturday for another bi-monthly rinse out, that promises to join the dots between house, bruk, UK funky, dubstep and garage.
Headlining are the one and only GreenMoney, with Seiji, Lil Silva, Smutlee, Sambalanco all also in attendance. I'll be on hand to warm things up nicely and all round the night should be a big smash - last month's Download This saw Roska and Redlight smash Plan B and this one will be no different. Promo mixes from Smutlee and Lil Silva can be found below, make sure you're attending on the facebook event here, and most importantly of all get those advance tickets in here.
I'm particularly looking forward to catching Seiji's set - his recent Fact Mix was excellent, as was his recent self titled single Yesman/Elevator - both of those are well worth checking out, and if you haven't got your fill of Seiji yet then grab a free track from Seiji's website here - always worth keeping an eye on Seiji's website, lots of free tunes up for grabs up there!
A new mix to kick May off from me - kicks off with some nice disco bizniss, moving up through some african house, gentler funky and grime, as well as new bits from James Blake, Swindle, Girl Unit and Guido. You can download the mix here, or stream it from Mixcloud below:
PRINCE // The Future (Mark Moore Remix)
THE SWISS // Bubble Bath (Knightlife Remix)
HOT CHIP // We Have Love
DJ MA1 // High Definition (Original Mix)
MURDZ // Dem Ways Dere
DJ MUJAVA // Sgwejegweje (Schlachthofbronx Remix)
NATALIE STORM & FOOTSTEPS // Play Di Ting (The Heatwave Refix)
C.R.S.T // Inside
JHELISA // Friendly Pressure (Into the Sunshine Edit)
SULLY // In Some Pattern
SWINDLE // Airmiles
WILEY // Ice Pole Remix
GEENEUS // Aquarius Remix
PLATINUM 45 FT. MORE FIRE CREW // Oi!
GIRL UNIT // IRL
FOUR TET // Sing (Mosca Remix)
DARK SKY // Ghost Notes
GUIDO // Mad Sax
MOUNT KIMBIE // Maybes
JAMES BLAKE // CYMK
Dates:
Friday 7th May: Big Fish Little Fish Cardboard Box w/ Duke Dumont (Brighton)
Monday 10th May: Aka Aka Roar w/ Pariah (Brighton)
Saturday 15th May: Download This w/ GreenMoney, Seiji, Smutlee (London)
Monday 17th May: Aka Aka Roar w/ Jackmaster (Brighton)
Saturday 22nd May: Shakey Bismarck w/ Dollop DJs (London)
Monday 24th May: Aka Aka Roar w/ Brackles (Brighton)
Friday 29th May: Blow w/ Format B, Phil Drummond, Holly Daze, Union DJs (London)
Saturday 30th May: Adventures In The Beetroot Field @ Lock Tavern w/ Funkineven live, Jam City, Reecha, Lego (London)
Sunday 31st May: Aka Aka Roar presents Room 2 @ Hospitality w/ High Contrast, London Electricity + SeasonFive residents (Brighton)
Monday 31st May: Aka Aka Roar vs SeasonFive w/ Furesshu + Snugfelix (Brighton)
Monday 7th June: Aka Aka Roar w/ Shackleton (Brighton)
Monday 28th June: Aka Aka Roar w/ Fantastic Mr Fox (Brighton)
Friday October 29th: Rhyme and Slang w/ Cooly G, ADHDJs, Vesper (London)
Vesper's Chart
#1 // Roni Size // Lucky Pressure (MJ Cole Vocal Version)
#2 // Melé // Digits
#3 // Redlight // Stupid ft. Roses Gabor
#4 // AC Slater // Take You ft. Ninjasonik (Doorly Remix)
#5 // Diamond K & Al Ripken Jr // Hands In The Air (Bok Bok remix)
#6 // Foamo // Jookie
#7 // Rockwell D // Girls Meltdown ft. Gappy Ranks
#8 // Double 99 // Ripgroove ft. Top Cat (12" Vocal Version)
#9 // Motorpitch & Beware // Pororoca (Zombies For Money Remix)
#10 // DJ Rabano // Into The Woods
Ben White's Chart
#1 // Mujava // Mugwanti
#2 // Harmonimix // Sorry Ms. Jackson
#3 // Hot Chip // We Have Love
#4 // Four Tet // Sing (Mosca Remix)
#5 // Wiley // Ice Pole Remix
#6 // Prince // The Future
#7 // Jhelisa // Friendly Pressure (Into The Sunshine Edit)
#8 // Girl Unit // Temple Keys
#9 // Cajmere // Percolator
#10 // Swindle // Coffee
#11 // Nuyorican Soul // It's Alright I Feel It (Masters At Work Remix)
So late last month was the first anniversary of the first post on Squeaky Bleeps. It's somewhat of a milestone that we certainly wanted to celebrate with a more meaningful post than just necessarily music for masses.
We met up at Ben's house in North London to record an exclusive podcast for our fantastic readers. Sometimes when you post on a blog, it's hard to see how your writing or views are received, but over the past 12 months, every now and again I have had some great feedback from friends, DJs, Producers and general music fans from across the world. So thank you to anyone who has ever listened to, read, commented, downloaded or sent in any material to us. We may not always reply to messages we're sent, just due to the fact that I'm doing my third year of university and sometimes we've slacked a little bit with posting, but we've always listened to everything we've received. Even if it wasn't something we felt was music we liked personally, everything has helped to broaden our horizons and post up material and comment that we feel can take this blog to the next level.
First off we each played a few tracks from the last year that we've either posted up on the blog or have felt a special mention is needed, then towards the end of the podcast (just over an hour in length) we both have a wee play on the decks and play some more current sounds that we're feeling at the moment. Possibly some hic ups along the way, considering I play off timecode vinyl with Traktor and Ben was also playing some vinyl and CDs... it got interesting, but was nethertheless a good laugh, and great to meet up and share some stories and banter.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it... the tracklisting is posted below, and I've also uploaded it to Mediafire if you wish to have a listen or download it.
Cheers for a great first year, much more to come this year!
Ben & Lee's 1st Birthday Picks
B: DJ Rolando - Knights of the Jaguar
L: Raffertie - 7th Dimension
B: Rubies - I Feel Electric ft. Feist
L: Dusty Kid - Nemur (Walls of Guitars)
B: DJ Technic - Gabryelle (D-Malice Refix)
L: Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Kissy Klub Version)
B: Joker - Stuck in the System
L: Nuboy - Where It Began
Vesper (Lee)... in the mix
Baobinga & I.D. - Tongue Riddim
Geeneus - Yellowtail VIP
DJ Donna Summer - Raw
Baobinga & I.D. - Man Down
Double 99 - Ripgroove
Skream - Memories of 3rd Base
Aftee - Serenity
Ben... in the mix
Starkey - Stars
Four Tet - Sing (Floating Points Remix)
The XX - Dark Sky (Crystallised Remix)
C.R.S.T - Dial The Operator
Bok Bok - Citizens Dub
Sully - In Some Pattern
Sduk - On A Low Low
Apple - De Seiliger
Hackman - Always
Crazy Cousinz - Funky Anthem (Instrumental)
James Blake - Lock In The Lion
The Dream - Fancy
Very quick heads up here as I'm balls deep in my dissertation at the moment, which is due in tomorrow afternoon and have to get it done by 11am to get it bound before the deadline, but here's a mix Ben did for Valentines' Day, which he uploaded to Mixcloud. He's also been featured on the site... currently at #7 for today... bigups!
Cfcf - Big Love
Rubies - I Feel Electric ft. Fiest (Tiedye Remix)
Four Tet - Angel Echoes
Mayana - Skips A Beat
Hot Chip - ‘One Life Stand’
Abc - The Look Of Love
Cooly G - Love Dub (Refix)
The XX - Islands
Justin Timberlake - My Love (Diplo Remix)
Simian Mobile Disco - Love (Duke Dumont Remix)
Juan Maclean - Happy House
Burial - Unite
Zomby - Float
Darkstar - Need You
Guido - Chakra
Hudson Mohawke vs. Chris Brown - Kiss Kiss (Pipedown Overnight Spesh)
Mount Kimbie - 50 Mile View
Blue Daisy - Shade 002(Light Blue)
Johnny Flynn - Tickle Me Pink
Drexciya - Aqua Wormhole
The Dream - Fancy
#1. Hostage // Dub My Disco
#2. French Fries // Predator (Tomb Crew Remix)
#3. Udachi // P-Funk Skank
#4. Zed Bias // Neighbourhood 09 ft. MC Rumpus & Nicky Prince (MJ Cole Dub)
#5. Instra:Mental // No Future (Skreamix)
#6. Pangaea // Why
#7. Doctor P // Badman Sound
#8. Jonny L // Hurt You So
#9. Excision & Liquid Stranger // Get To The Point
#10. Downlink // Gamma Ray
Ben White's Chart
#1. Pariah // Crossed Out
#2. Harmonimix // A Milli
#3. Martyn // Hear Me (Zomby Remix)
#4. Jamie Grind // if u want
#5. Taz Buckfaster // Gold Tooth Grin
#6. Wiley // Never Be Your Woman (Solo Remix)
#7. El-B // Buck & Bury
#8. Shortstuff & Brackles // Melvin Blue
#9. L-Vis 1990 // United Groove (MJ Cole Remix)
#10. Atki2 & Dub Boy // Tigerflower
To hear a few of these tracks as well as many more in the mix, check out a live mix from my last set at Brighton's Aka Aka Roar - warming up for heavyweight producers/DJs Untold & Shortstuff:
We had an interesting weekend me and Ben... Saturday night was supposed to be a jolly knees up at Chew The Fat! where Ben was DJ'ing in Room 2. However, it turned into a bit of a flop. Come 10pm and I still hadn't left my mates' house in Acton, where we were pre-lashing before popping down to see Ben. He'd been selected as part of a final lineup for winners of a DJ competition setup by Chew The Fat!
We still hadn't left at 11pm either, and I was becoming frustrated. Ben was already there, psyching himself up for one of the most important sets of his DJ career to date, and I was waiting for someone to blowdry some socks. I finally reached Aldgate East station at 12:30, just as Ben was scheduled to start.
When I got there I found a queue longer than life itself, with a, one in, one out door policy. What then followed what much cursing by myself at my cronies for their shocking ability to get ready, by the proposed leaving time of 10:15. Ben then came out of the Venue at 1am, as he had been put on half an hour early, because of a no show. Not only did I miss Ben's set, but I also missed A1 Bassline, Foamo, Pirate Sound System and Raffertie. I finally got in at about quarter to 2 to catch Warrior One, Randomer, DC Breaks and Bare Noize. DC absolutely killed by the way, I strongly suggest you check him out!
So, a bit of a shocking night in all honesty... but, let's just congratulate Ben, because he eventually won the competition for his "daringly creative mixing and tune selection. Well done, a big year is ahead of Ben I am very sure of it, as he's been signed up by Chew The Fat's DJ agency... bigups! We will keep you posted on future Chew The Fat! nights that Ben may play at.
Anyway, let's get started with the first post of the week... mixes!
It's that time again... when Kill Em' All returns to Fabric for another all night disco stomper, this month with the holiest guest of them all... Erol Alkan. What better way for us to get in the mood for such an epic night, than Stopmakingme providing an hour of glithy and melodic electro/techno beats.
Focussing more on the music of now, this is exactly what I'll be listening to come 6pm on Friday night... ready to lace up my dancing shoes for the night.
Sporting some new remixes, including his fantastic rework of We Have Band's Divisive, this pretty much sums up his sound in the club down to perfection, top mix!
1. Green Velvet & Kid Sister - Everybody Wants
2. Boy 8-Bit - A City Under Siege (Stopmakingme Remix)
3. Tiga - Sex O'Clock (Matias Aguayo Remix)
4. Populette - Mommy (TBD Remix)
5. Booka Shade & Marc Romboy - Everyday Of My Life (Martin Landsky Remix)
6. Sven Brede - Sweat
7. Sloppy Seconds - Feel It
8. Hot City - No More
9. Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance (Dixon Edit)
10. Touch Sensitive - Body Stop
11. Sounds Superb - Pseudo Wind
12. Boogie Corporation - Dirty Rips
13. Kraftwerk - Aero Dynamik
14. We Have Band - Divisive (Stopmakingme Remix)
15. In Flagranti - ExExEx (Golden Bug Remix)
16. Pink Skull - Peter Cushing
Next up is L-Vis 1990 and his awesome new mix for Redlight's In New DJs We Trust show on Radio 1Xtra... half an hour of crunkin house and future bass vibes. You heard it from here first, but that Ripe Banana VIP will set the tone for the bass sound of 2010 for sure. So hypnotic, I played it out louder than life a few days ago from Bok Bok's January mix, it just goes straight through you! These two continue to shape the future of UK dance music, the diversity of their sound knows no limits and they will bury you!
Also, please check out the newly released United Groove Remixes EP out on Mad Decent now!
1. Mosca – Square 1 (L-Vis 1990 Remix)
2. Mike Dunn – Deep Down
3. Mosca – Nike
4. Kingdom – That Mystic
5. Dva – Ganja
6. Bok Bok – Ripe Banana VIP
7. Geiom & Marita – Sugar Coated Lover (Brackles & Shortstuff remix)
8. L-Vis 1990 – United Groove (Buraka Som Sistema remix)
The last mix comes from one of my favourite producer's of 2009 in Lee Mortimer, and no it's not just because we share names... he is literally a legend. He apitomised everything that was genuinely good about the old fidget scene (Snake Pit was brilliant)... and he's pioneering the more credible sounds of the post-wobble exodus... Superman with Foamo being his latest exponent.
It's sad that I've never witnessed a set from Lee, I've passed up the occasion far too many times because of money issues and such, but he's definitely on my must see list this year.
#1. Audiofun - Dirty Gold (Tonka Remix)
#2. Adam F & Horx // Shut The Lights Off ft. Redman (Caspa & Trolley Snatcha Remix)
#3. Flatline // Hollow Dub ft. Carleton Hall
#4. El Guincho // Kalise (Mumdance Remix)
#5. DJ Prime Cuts // Warning ft. Dynamite MC (Eddie K Remix)
#6. Zinc - Killa Sound ft. No.Lay (Skream Remix)
#7. Thør House // State Of Mind (Flatline Remix)
#8. Mosca // Square One (Greena Remix)
#9. Mowgli // Paris To London
#10. I Killed Kenny // Something In The Blood
Ben White's Chart
#1. Nomi & Rampa // Inside (Eric Duncan Remix)
#2. Debruit // Nigeria What
#3. Drake // Forever (Nosaj Thing Remix)
#4. Twizzle // Skydiving (Dubstep Remix)
#5. Ill Blu // Time To Get Nasty
#6. Ben White //A.N.N.A / Think
#7. Dusk & Blackdown // Focus
#8. Masters At Work // Blood Vibes (Kenny Dope Mix)
#9. Terror Danjah // Bipolar/ Air Bubble
#10. Greena // Actual Pain
Recording of Sunday's radio show - was meant to be broadcast on URF but technical problems prevented this - so I recorded it instead, and you can get it now! Apologies about the lack of single tracks from me on the blog this week - its deadline week at Uni, so no full music posts until next week most likely, but I'll try to get a few more mix posts up before then.
Mixing ain't always perfect - juggling two decks and a radio studio and a recording between one of me was a bit tricky, and the tracklist isn't exactly groundbreaking in parts - but it was meant to be for student radio after all! Minimix is a classic from Pipedown heads Sduk & Cntrst, and got grime from Wiley + Frisco, hip hop from the US + France, classic reggae and a largely unheard Radiohead track.
Vesper's Chart #1. Mom & Dad // The Whole Sh-Bang (Harvard Bass Remix) #2. Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer // Blau (Original Mix) #3. Zeds Dead // Dark Side Dub #4. DJ Zinc // Because #5. Jammin' // Go DJ #6. Plump DJs // Be Good #7. Krafty Kuts & Skool of Thought // Sound Check #8. Solo // Rawmania (Beataucue Remix) #9. Youri Donatz & Franky Rizardo // I Like This Sound (Original Mix) #10. Thør House // State Of Mind (Flatline Remix)
Ben White's Chart #1. Geeneus & Ms Dynamite // Crackish #2. N.W.A // Express Yourself #3. Jose James // Blackmagic (Untold/Joy Orbison Remix) #4. Julio Bashmore // Jack Got Mac #5. Zinc // Because #6. The XX //Fantasy (Ben White Remix) #7. Redlight // Feels So Good #8. Wookie // Scrappy #9. Terror Danjah // Reloadz #10. Joy Orbison // J Doe
So it's that time of the month again, where me and Ben try and invade you're perceptions of what you might think is good, by telling you what we think is good, and are there some great tunes coming out at moment. I really suggest grabbing a listen of Mumdance's new remix featured in Ben's chart. A right peach of a tune!
Also get locked onto Emalkay's tune, soon out on Caspa's Dub Police syndicate as a 12", which has been tearing up the club scene of late... I had to pleasure of being in the booth with Caspa last week when he dropped it at Under The Radar's recent 16+ party at Ministry of Sound... shit when downnn boi!
A nice juice of tunes to get you're heads around... lots of vibe in all of these tracks. 2009 may have been branded as the year of the weird and the year of the piano... but it's most definitely a year with big vibes!
Vesper's Chart
#1: Emalkay - 'When I Look At You' Dub Police
#2: Eve N Benga - 'Me & My' White Label
#3: The Gossip - 'Love Long Distance' (Riva Starr Remix) Columbia
#4: Major Lazer - 'Pon De Floor' (Drop The Lime Remix) Mad Decent
#5: Fake Blood - 'The Dozens' Cheap Thrills
#6: DJ Zinc - 'Blunt Edge' Bingo
#7: Highbloo - '50cl' White Label
#8: Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer - 'Blau' Fools Gold
#9: La Roux - 'I'm Not Your Toy' (Jack Beats Remix) Polydor
#10: The Cheerz - 'R U Ready' Ho-Ju Recordings
Ben's Chart
#1: Silverlink feat Badness & Jammer - 'The Message Is Love' (Mumdance Remix)
#2: Onra vs DMX - 'Anthem Up' (Pipedown Blend)
#3: Digital Mystikz - 'Pathways' (Doc Daneeka Remix)
#4: Example - 'Watch The Sun Come Up' (Joker & Ginz Remix)
Bit of a quiet week so far here at SB, but that's about to change - got an absolutely jam packed Weekly News for you, with new releases, new mixes, and upcoming events.
Toys R Us again this friday, at the massive Fridge in Brixton. DJ action coming from me, Niyi (keep an eye out for his next single, Amelia, with remixes from me, Cobra Krames, Ben Mono and many others), Goldielocks (live), Unicorn Kid (live), My Panda Shall Fly, Dick Turpin, Nova and last but definitely not least... Bassline hero Dexplicit! This is possibly the most excited I've ever been about DJing alongside someone... And all of that for £7.50 advance or £10 on the door. Check the facebook event here
Mad Decent Soundystem @ Bugged Out this Sunday at Union Car Park - ought to be an absolutely massive night, tickets are £17.50 in advance from ticketweb.I've already grabbed mine, so don't hang around! DJ lineup is absolutely massive - Diplo, Skream, Fake Blood, Boy 8 Bit, Mumdance, Crookers, Riva Starr, Nic Sarno, Hannah Holland. Check further down in this post for a bit more news on the Mad Decent front...
Last week was also absolutely huge in terms of events - we had Night Slugs with Terror Danjah, Egyptrixx and the residents on Thursday and FWD with Kode 9 all night long on Sunday. Terror Danjah absolutely killed it with his exclusive Grime set, big up to anyone who reached for it! If not you can grab a tune below.
Although an exam on Monday prevented me from hitting FWD, I've heard amazing things about K9's set - and managed to find a half an hour recording that made me very jealous of anyone who made it.
High Horse at the new (and greatly improved) T-Bar was also a real hit on Friday night - the Blogger's Delight team (Skull Juice, Casper C)'s new night is getting off to a real start - guests include In Flagranti, a Turbo showcase with Noob & Matt Walsh. High Horse is a weekly night, every Friday, at T Bar and I recommend you get down there - if not, then at least check out this mix they did for Fact Magazine:
Haventepe - Re-Uptake [Baum] Jackmate - Male Kicks [Philpot] Maurizio - 4.5 [Maurizio] Literon & Ovatow - Permutation 1 [Frantic Flowers] Nick Hoppner - Makeover [Ostgut Ton] Pitto - Feelin' (Dub) [Rejected] DJ Madskillz - Down The Rabbit Hole (2000 & One's '90's Re-Edit) [100% Pure] Alton Miller - Inner8 (Literon Remix) [Rize Radical] Dot - Kinda Strange [Moon Harbour] Markus Fix - World Clock [Cecille] Christian Burkhardt - Dos [Love Letters From Oslo] La Pena - Tool 3 [La Pena] Sascha Dive - Untitled [Deep Vibes] Brothers' Vibe - Revolution [SOM Underground] Jesper Dahlback - The Real Jazz [P&D] Blagger - Strange Behavior (DJ Koze Remix) [Perspectiv] Plez - Thing For You (Factory mix) [Plezure] Slowhouse - Untitled [Slowhouse] Da Rebels - House Nation Under A Groove [Clubhouse] Kris Wadsworth - High Roller [Hypercolour] Schatrax - Restless Nights [Schatrax] G-Man - Quo Vadis [Styrax] STL - Something Is Raw [Something] Ame - Ensor [Innervisions] Santiago Salazar - Arcade [Macro]
Another reason I didn't make it down to FWD was that I was locked in to the Pipedown TV Launch, which was a massive success! Connecting the dots between dubstep, grime, funky and everything else between, the mixing was class and despite the Pipedown crew's claims that the visuals looked crap, I was well impressed (although that may be more of a reflection on my knowledge of VJing/ all things visual than anything else.) You can stream the audio and video from here, Iplayer style, or just download the audio below:
Tracklist: Joker – Solid State Frisco – Man Down Wiley – Hummer Activity James Blake – Air and Lack Thereof Eskmo – I Dream I’m Flying Various Production – Trycycle Sbtrkt – Rundown Tayreeb – 123 Sun Bullion – Get Familiar Joker – Digidesign (OM Unit Remix) Paul White – Alien Nature Hud Mo – Oooops! Kode9 – Black Sun Shed – Wedged Chicken (Martyn Remix) Footsteps – Green Light Roska – Elevated Level Seiji – Hohoho Donaeo – Party Hard (Heatwave Refix) Crazy Cousins – Bongo Jam (Skepta Remix) DJ NG – Tell Me Crazy Cousins – Inflation Crazy Cousins – Love Shy Remix Apples – Chantes Young Nate – Wind It Gal Lil Silva – Seasons Ill Blu – Pull It Starkey – Gutter Music VIP Gemmy – Bass Transmitter Zomby – Aquafresh Sarantis – Focus Burial & Fourtet – Moth Jamie Vex’d – Radiant Industry Joker – Do It Maniac – Thug Lil Silva – Funky v Pulse High Rankin’ – Bubble & Squeak Unknown – C•nt 3 Raffertie – Do That Toddla T – Coin Off Hud Mo – Still On It Gemmy – Supligen 2000F & J Kamata – You Don’t Know What Love Is Jakes – In Tha Place To Be Mr. Lager – Tell Me Radikal Guru – Kingston Town Rusko – Soundguy Is My Target Skream v Mavado – We Dem A Fick (Pipedown Blend) Joker & Rustie – Playdoe Man Like Me – London Town (Rudekid feat. JME Remix) NEXT HYPE PIPEDOWN SPESH Chase & Status – Saxon Newham Generals – Heads Get Mangled DJ Oddz – Strung Out VIP Choong Family – Adrenaline Remix Darqwan – 3 Note Blue Jammin – Kinda Funky (Wookie Remix) Emvee – Glitch Dub Twizzle – Skydiving (Greenmoney Remix) Computer Jay – Epiphany Tayreeb – Da Funk Stenchman – Puking Over
In the new releases field this week, got a couple of special things for you - a lot of you may have already copped the new Don Diablo feat Example single from Palms Out. Although the mixes (A1 Bassline, Doorly and a few others) were definitely doing it for me, I finally got the promo today and realised that actually Palms Out hadn't posted the entire package and there were two treats in there - the Spor mix bringing some proper heavy DNB action as well as a mashup with Aerodynamic that absolutely KILLS it. You'll find them both below, now I've just got to choose which one to play out this weekend.
Another new release this week is the third installment of the Rebirth Essentials compilation series. Peak-time tunes, pure dancefloor tracks, and a different vibe too, more eclectic, atmpospheric, balearic and electronic. Top choices are Sei A's mix of Telespazio, the Audiojack re-edit of Hugo's remix of "Pump It" by Robytek vs Shield Feat Foremost Poets (confusing I know). It out to be ought by the end of May, but until then check it out on Beatport.
Bit of news from me this week - I've got down to the last stage of the Union DJ competition, which means I get a set at the next Union @ Fabric. If my set is judged to be the best out of all the competitors that night then I go to Ibiza with the Union boys this summer as well as playing at every UK Union event! I've also got cheap tickets for the event, on June 1st with Pendulum, Killa Kela and a suprise Special Guest, so hit me up for details.
The other bit of Mad Decent related news is biiiig - yesterday Diplo posted up my remix of College by Asher Roth on the MD blog, so big up the Mad Decent crew for posting it! Head over and check out the post, or you can grab the tune below:
New material from the Brick Bandits crew has emerged this week on the Mad Decent blog - comprised of some of the biggest names in bmore (DJ Lokey, Mike V, Rob Threezy, DJ Sega, DJ Tameil, DJ Tim Dolla), their last EP was on Mad Decent and it was BIG. Number Advisory, Robot Club Rock and The Chase had to be the stand out tracks for me. The new material sounds just as big as the older stuff, some classic bmore action creating proper heat on the dancefloor.
Mindie 3rd Birthday this saturday at 93 Feet East - live performances from Pillars of the Community, Adagio, and Nova . DJ action from Rattus Rattus + Klose One (Urban Nerds), Me, Dead Boy and Ordio Kid. Entry is £7 and you can check out the event here.
SUNDAY MAY 17th. 9-11pm GMT. Pipedown TV. Live and direct.
...THE FUTURE/ Once a month Sduk+cntrst are about to bring the Pipedown vibez, not just sonically, but visually too! Yes, you heard. Not only will you be able be able to hear but you will be able to see. This is 21st century radio. This is PipedownTV.
Expect an amalgamation of bass music oozed through the roughest of fruit blenders producing the most exotic concoction we like to call 'Technicolour-dayglo Melt with a topping of Gfunk sleeze.'
This week also saw the annual Radio 1 Big Weekender... The dance stage was as strong as ever, with Erol Alkan, 2 Many DJs, Pete Tong, Plump DJs and Annie Mac. Of those, I stayed up late enough to catch the Erol Alkan, Annie Mac and 2 Many DJs sets... The Erol Alkan set was absolutely amazing, best set I've heard from Erol in a while, and the Annie Mac was equally enjoyable - if a bit less subtle. Unfortunately the 2 Many DJs set was a tad formulaic, and was a bit too similar (read: identical) to the Creamfields 2008 set. We've got the Erol Alkan set for you below, make sure you check out the end: Blue Monday into Waters Of Nazareth alone is worth listening to.
This week I finished a new mix, for JAYOU - track is called Crack Hands, so I thought I'd post it up here and let you all get your hands on it. My mix channels a UK Funky vibe, with some mean subs and bass.
Next up we've got a mix that has been getting a lot of attention on some of my favourite blogs - Curb Crawlers & Lower End Spasm. I thought I would post it up as well, purely as it is well worth everyone's attention - the track-listing alone makes it one of the more exciting sets I've heard for a while, and the mixing is no different. Ben UFO, head of Hessle Audio, completed this mix for Fabric as a promo for Hessle's takeover of Room 3 @ Fabric on the 15th May. So if this pleases your ears then make sure you reach for the 15th, the lineup is BIIIG: Skream, Rusko, Patchwork Pirates and Jackmaster (Dress To Sweat) in Room 1, Fabio and other DNB big names in Room 2 and TRG, Ramadanman and Pangea join Ben in Room 3.
First up this week we have a Squeaky Bleeps exclusive for you from Great Scott, of his new EP The Great Conspiracy. The breakbeat producer has collaborated with Raja Wilco and Nibu for this track Theorists. A proper slow burning hip hop style tune, this might not be our usual fare, but it's really caught my attention, and I've had it on repeat since I got it. If you like Theorists, then head over to Beatport and support Great Scott by buying the rest of the EP.
Also got a couple of new tracks and a new mix in my inbox from Kitch 'n' Sync. The Kitch 'n' Sync lads have been getting a lot of support from some big names, and rightly so - their own noisy brand of fidget is clearly influenced by speed garage, jungle, oldskool hardcore as well as house. The first tune, "Shack Out", is out on Electric Sushi and is already enjoying massive support on BBC Radio 1 from Kissy Sell Out, and also on BBC Radio 1Xtra from Mistajam. Again its on a bit more of a chilled out tip, that is until the proper wonky synth kicks in.
1.Steve Angello & Laid Back Luke - Show Me Love - AC Slater Remix 2.Chris Isaak - Wicked Games - Chew Fu refix 3.Slam - Lifetimes - Album Version (Soma) 4.Andy George - Big Dipper - Hijack remix 5.Double 99 - RipGroove (Ant Brooks & twisted Bits Ripped The Fuck Out Mix) 6.Jackamo - Jacked Up Badman 7.Bass Weazal - Break The Bomb 9respect To kenny Dope Mix) 8.Snoop Dogg - Pump Pump - Aniki WMC Bootleg Mix 9.Kelevra - Funkstick 10.His Majesty Andre - Peep Thong 11.Redman - I Hold The Crown (Gigi Barocco Remix) 12.Breakdown -Play With It (feat. Whiskey Pete & Julz) (Gigi Barocco Mix) 13.The Bulgarian - Air Bounce (Nick Supply Remix) 14.Fragma - Memory 9B Rich Dub Mix) 15.Steed Lord - Its What You do to me (Jack Beats Remix)
This friday I'll be playing at the Club Shoo vs Music & Lights Secret All Night Party alongside My Panda Shall Fly, the Pipedown lads, entry is a fiver . Clearly as it's secret I can't really say anymore about it... But if you hit me up on myspace or via Blogger I'll let you know more details.
Got a new track and a new mix for you this week - track is called Anything To Get A Kick, some nice wobbly bass, and the
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