Todd Edwards comes to Bristol

For my first blog post of the new decade, I can't resist mentioning yesterday's official opening of the world's tallest manmade structure, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. It stands at a collosal 828m (2,717ft) and the summit hosts what is quite possibly the most terrifying view I think I've ever seen....



One man, however, who doesn't need to build a Tower of Babel to get to Heaven is garage legend, Todd "the God" Edwards. The lovely people at Crazylegs (in their LoveBug guise) are, unbelievably, giving him his Bristol debut this Saturday night / Sunday morning at Basement45 and he'll be treating his two-stepping congregation to a top notch selection of his newest productions alongside some of his old garage classics. If his latest FACT mix is anything to go by, he is currently on fine form!



Worth checking out are two productions Todd's been giving away for free last month, one new, one old. The first is a rather surprising rework of Japanese noise metal band Boris, the second is an old unreleased beat from the vaults. I understand Todd's working on a website at the moment where a lot of previously unavailable versions of his tracks / remixes will be available for the first time as mpfrees which will launch later this year.

BORIS - BUZZ IN (TODD EDWARDS REMIX)

BRING YOUR LOVIN BACK TODD EDWARDS VOCAL MIX 1

New Boops Riddim from Juke Boxx Productions!

Happy new year to all our readers!

To start off the year I want to bring everyone's attention to what is probably my favourite reggae dancehall riddim at the minute.

Juke Boxx productions have recently recorded an updated version of the timeless Boops riddim, made famous by the Supercat tune of the same name, which is in tribute to the infamous reggae producer Steelie who sadly passed away last year.

A slew of top class reggae & dancehall artists have jumped on this riddim to voice some excellent cuts. There's 3 (yup count them!!) quality Busy Signal voicings, plus stand out cuts from Taurus Riley, Lutan Fyah and Assassin.

To start 2010 off in the right way I thought I would link you all to a couple of wicked cuts by Chino and the lovely Timaka Marshall.........

CHINO - PHONE GALLIS (new link)

TIMEKA MARSHALL - SWEET VIBES

(http://mediafire.com/?jmdmnmkudyg)

(Links courtesy of 21st Productions)

STEAK 002: Full Previews and FREE Grievous Angel Remix

Hot on the heels of STEAK 001, praised by everyone from Thom Yorke to Sinden comes another 12” of karnival heat from Hanuman and Atki2’s Steak House imprint.

STEAK 002 sees label bosses Monkey Steak (Hanuman and Atki2) take the helm to deliver a release that fuses Soca, Funky and Bashment sounds with global influences and trademark Monkey Steak edits. The result is a record that’ll blow the roof off any dance!

A1: Hyped Up feat MC Zulu is an instant party classic. Featuring the
formidable vocal talents of the original badman MC Zulu. This tune is pure Soca Fire.

STEAK 002 A1 - Monkey Steak feat. MC Zulu - Hyped Up! by Steak House Records

A2: Bombeiros! is the riddim of Hyped Up and a huge tune in its own right.
Chromatic Bass and galloping Soca Beats raise the temperature on this tropical banger. One for the Airhorns Crew!

STEAK 002 - A2 Monkey Steak - Bombeiros! (Hyped Up Instrumental) by Steak House Records

B1: Tigris Riddim. As featured on Toddla T.’s Fabriclive:47 mix. Fragments of Iraqi folk music collide with bubbling bass and tuff bashment beats. Global Bass at its finest.

STEAK 002 B1 - Monkey Steak - Tigris Riddim by Steak House Records

B2: Haarlem Drift is a psychedelic funky anthem. Dreamy synths and punishing sub bass weave themselves around a broken tribal rhythm. Featured in Chrissy Murderbot’s massive Mad Decent Mixtape.

STEAK 002 B2 Monkey Steak - Haarlem Drift by Steak House Records

As a special Christmas Gift from Steak House we're also giving away a free 320 of Sheffield Garage Legend Grievous Angel's remix of Tigris Riddim from STEAK 002. Feel free to blog this, share it, whatever. Just click on the arrow on the top right of the player. Happy Xmas!

Monkey Steak - Tigris Riddim (Grievous Angel Remix) by Steak House Records

Warrior One - DJ Mix

This mix has been on repeat for me since I first received it and its only fair that I share it because its huge! Warrior One are two producers from West London making some of the freshest and most exciting tunes I've heard in a while. Proper Karnival House heat! According the their bio:

"Warrior One is a master yoga pose dedicated to Virabhadra, the name of a fierce warrior incarnation of Shiva, who had a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet, and wields a thousand clubs whilst wearing a tiger's skin. Deadly."

Their new EP (Including a fierce voicing by the one and only Lady Chann) is dropping Feb 15th on their own king pigeon label and you can grab the mix below.

Warrior One Mix



Tracklist

WARRIOR ONE FEAT LADY CHANN - KING RIDDIM
GRIEVIOUS ANGEL FEAT RIKO DAN - ICE RINK (FUNKY REMIX)
DOC DANEEKA - FUNKY BIT
RITON + PRIMARY ONE - WHO'S THERE? (L-VIS 1990 REMIX)
DOC DANEEKA - I CAN SEE (BUMP DUB REMIX)
TODDLA T + HERVE FEAT SEROCEE - SHAKE IT (DONAEO REMIX)
BEN ONONO - IT JUST WONT DO (WARRIOR ONES LOOSEY GOOSEY REMIX)
MAJOR LAZER - HOLD THE LINE (EDU K REMIX)
DJ ZINC + DAVE SPOON - GHOST TOWN (SOLUTIONS - WAS IT JUST A GAME - ACAPELLA)
ROSKA - GONE TO A BETTER PLACE
WARRIOR ONE - BAD LIKE JIMMY CLIFF
MAJOR LAZER - PON DE FLOOR
STICKY FEAT MAXWELL D - MAD MD
THE COUNT AND SINDEN - MEGA (DUB VERSION)
WARRIOR ONE - THE MACHINE
HOT CITY BASS - NO MORE
WARRIOR ONE - TURN THE MUSIC UP
PIDDY PY - GIGGLE RIDDIM
ZOMBY - EUPHORIA
GEENEUS FEAT KATY B - AS I (SKEPTA REMIX)

Cosmonaut Goes South - 13th December

Those looking to escape the hell of pre-Christmas preparation would be well advised to head down to Brixton on Sunday 13th December for the latest installment of Cosmonaut. Audio Sushi's resident spaceman Disastronaut will be playing alongside The Mighty Love, Orac, Gagarin and others. There'll be homecooked food and film screenings and you can bring your own drink. A good opportunity to keep out the winter cold with a cloak made of stardust.


Full details here
Venue here

JOY ORBISON: DOLDRUMS 001 MIX

Its been floating around for a while but I just picked up this rather wonderful Joy Orbison mix up from Trash Menagerie. This is perfect music for a hazy Sunday. Delirious synths wash around you, bringing with them swells of bass and strutting beats which swing between techno, funky, 2step, and speed garage. Put this on and let it coax you out of your hangover.

Joy Orbison - Doldrums 001 mix

Tracklist:

01. Pearson Sound – Indelible // Aus
02. Karizma – Drumz Nightmare // R2
03. Nu-Birth – Anytime // Locked On
04. Tonya Renee – About You (Karizma Boucha Remix) // Home Recordings
05. Altered Natives – Rass Out // Fresh Minute Music
06. Joy Orbison – Smother // DOLDRUMS
07. Efdemin – Acid Bells (Martyn Remix) // Curle
08. Shed – Selection One // Soloaction
09. Ultramarine – Hooter (Carl Craig Remix/JORb EdiT) // Real Soon
10. Joy Orbison – Tentative Bidding // DOLDRUMS
11. Martyn – Hear Me // 3024
12. Joy Orbison – J. Doe // DOLDRUMS
13. Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo // Hotflush

STEAK 002: MONKEY STEAK.

Exciting times. We've just got everything finalised for the next record and I can confirm that STEAK 002 sees label bosses Monkey Steak (myself and Atki2) take the helm to deliver a release that fuses Soca, Funky and Bashment sounds with global influences and trademark Monkey Steak edits. We've enlisted the formidable vocal talents of the original badman MC Zulu on Hyped Up! and the record also features Tigris Riddim (as featured on Toddla T's recent Fabric mix) and Haarlem Drift (as featured on Murderbot's recent Mad Decent mixtape)



You can listen to short preview clips on our myspace by following the link below and hold tight for full previews on our Soundcloud soon:

http://www.myspace.com/steakhouserecords