The Heatwave - Its Official

Apparently its official. We are in the midst of a heatwave. Don't panic though, we still have a while before the crops whither and the earth cracks. Until then I suggest that you get down you local park/garden with a few cold beers and some good tunes and soak up the sun. God knows its rare enough in the UK.

To that end, here's some DJ mixes that are perfect for lazing on a sunny afternoon. First up I have to send some thanks to my man thinkyman (via the always brilliant Generation Bass) who pointed me in the direction of this excellent minimix from Andy Kisaragi of LBFM (don't google LBFM at work, I did and got a surprise) 15 tracks of pure global bass fire in 15 minutes, this mix covers a lot of ground from hip hop to bhangra to balkan beat. Grab it here:

Andy Kisaragi - 15 tunes in 15 minutes

TRACKLIST

Anything Goes – Major Lazer
Dhol – Crush Sounds pres. Indian Breaks
Fight on the Streets – Max Pashm
Soobax – K’Naan
Gravel Walk – Sean Kilbride & andykisaragi
Borino Oro – Shantel
Schuttel Deinen Speck – Peter Fox
Double Up – Killaqueenz
General – Buraka Som Sistema
Belboeli (Bob Hotskin remix) – Forty Thieves Orkestae
The Tangent Universe – Mood Deluxe
Give Me The Food – Miss Platnum
Carolina – Bucovina Club vs Taraf de Haidouks
Tigeraso – Maluca
Jungle Shadow – Kiril feat MC Wasp & Rucl

Next up Nick Catchdub's contribution to the excellent (and now defunct I think) Lemon Red mix series. I don't have a track listing but the bmore refix of Sir Duke slays me every time. Grab it here:

Nick Catchdubs - Lemon Red Mix Series. December 2005

Finally, I can't write a post about the Heatwave without mentioning London's favourite bashment peddlars, The Heatwave. All of their mixes are worth listening to but I've been caning their St George's day Rinse session loads recently. You can grab it below:



The Heatwave - St George's Day Special

TRACKLIST

• Crazy Cousinz - Inflation
• Aidonia & Crazy Cousinz - Bounce (Inflation Riddim)
• Peter King - Soca Body
• Suncycle & Mungo's Hi Fi - Around The World
• Riko - Demon Burial (Slow Bounce Riddim)
• Riko - Informer Must Dead (Sleng Teng Riddim)
• YT - England Ah Mi Yard (Electro Agony Riddim)
• Lady Chann - Baby Chann (Retro Sess Riddim)
• Gappy Ranks - Stinking Rich
• Tippa Irie & Mungo's Hi Fi - Ruff Mi Tuff
• Lady Chann & Sticky - Your Eye Too Fast (Fugitive Riddim)
• Maxwell D & Lil Silva - Blackberry Hype
• Gappy Ranks & Rockwell D - Girls Meltdown