Monday 31 May 2010

Mix Monday: Kid Kameleon EXCLUSIVE MIX

A very special exclusive mixtape this week comes courtesy of San Francisco based DJ, Writer, and all round bad boy Kid Kameleon. KK first came to our attention way back in 2004 with a pair of mixes he did for Kid 606's excellent Shockout Label. The absolutely shocking and even more shocking mixtapes mashed together Breakcore, Dancehall, and Electronica with quirky pop in a genuinely new and exciting way. Since then he's been building a name for himself worldwide with a series of devastating DJ mixes, articles and podcasts for XLR8R, and as part of SF's Surya Dub crew

This time the kid has turned his attention to future garage/post dubstep/ Wot do you call it with his Stop asking me what Genre this is mix. KK has been at the forefront of those pushing this sound in the US and his mix is a showcase of the hot new tunes of the moment.

You can grab Part 2 exclusively from the Steak House Blog below. Part 1? Thats over on the excellent Frite Nite Site.

Kid Kameleon - Stop Asking Me What Genre This is Part 2.

Tracklist:

Buzzard and Kestrel - James Blake
Stop What You're Doing (James Blake Remix) - Untold
Starfox - Kuedo
Apple Hi - Lone
Wind It Up - Mark Pritchard and Om'mas Keith
A Rustling - Shortstuff
Behave - Shortstuff
No One Likes A Smart Ass - Untold
Rawkus - Brackles
London - Barry Lynn
Triple Bypass - Unknown / Hate
Tongue Riddim - Baobinga & ID
Bad Girls - Untold
Universed - Al Tourettes
When I Rest, I Rust - Al Tourettes
Minimalistix - Skream
Soul Solstice - Autopilot
Constant - XXXY
Night on the Wonk (Gemmy Remix) - Wedge & Aesoteric
Bleeps From Outer Space - Quarta 330

Direct download here.

Stop Asking Me What Genre This Is Part 2 by Steakhouse on Mixcloud


Tuesday 18 May 2010

Jumping Back Slash: Exclusive Indlovu Iyajaiva Mix.




This week is an excellent one for Global Bass Music. Not only do we have the previews for STEAK 003 up but we've just heard that one of our very favourite labels have a new release due out on the 21st June. Pollinate Records, the London based label responsible for the killer Ibhithi series of tunes recently had been keeping a few tricks up their sleeves for this, their first full release since 2008's The Artworks Formerly known As Prints. Turns out that the Ibhithi tracks that we heard earlier in the year were just the tip of the tropical...ahem...iceberg. There's a full Ibhithi release on the way with a clutch of hot new afro-house beats as well as fattened up, remastered versions of the earlier tracks for those not fortunate enough to grab them previously.

The excellently monikered Jumping Back Slash is the man behind the Ibithi series. Hailing from the frozen tundra of Wigan in the north of England, he currently resides in Capetown, South Africa. His tunes marry the heavy kwaito grooves of his adopted homeland with a classic house sensibility and killer bassines. This is a record not to sleep on.

To celebrate the release, JBS and Pollinate have kindly given us an exclusive mix for the blog of some of the hottest kwaito and underground house tunes from South Africa at the moment.


The mix is the perfect antidote to the banality of the 'official' World Cup anthems by K'Naan and Shakira.

Grab it below and play it LOUD!



Tracklist:

Intro (Nkosi Sikelele Africa - Mahotella Queens)
DJ Tapatso - Dictionary Remix
DJ Mu Elvan - Bass To Bass
DJ Pacco - Lady Senbone
DJ Bazzy - Sun Of The Soil
DJ Mike Vs DJ Pacco - Slow Poison (Snake)
DJ Pacco - Destroyer
DJ Mike - Dzudza Mazeze
DJ Adjuster - I Am King
DJ Adjuster - Marathon
DJ Call Me - Mama, I'm Sorry




JUMPING BACK SLASH - INDLOVU IYAJAIVA [Mix for Steak House] by Pollinate




Monday 17 May 2010

STEAK 003 - BAOBINGA


Here in the Steak House we're absolutely thrilled to announce our new signing to the label, the original Bass Music badman, Baobinga.

Serving up three prime cuts of juicy vocal raggastep, Baobinga is joined by some of the UKs finest bashment vocalists., Killa Benz, Spyda, and Rubi Dan. A hot remix by Karnival king Poirier completes the package.


The record is due out on July 5th on 12" and digital and we'll have full previews up on our soundcloud very soon. In the mean time you can listen to preview clips of all the tracks on the Steak House Myspace. (link at the bottom of the post)

STEAK 003 - Details
Baobinga -Riddim Team EP
Side A: Wine Up ft Killa Benz; Raggipahop ft Rubi Dan
Side B: Criss Like HD (Poirier Remix); Criss Like HD (Original Mix)

Steak House Myspace - Click Here for Previews

Thursday 6 May 2010

Al Fingers Pass Out Refixes

Election day in the UK. Without meaning to be too political (this is meant to be a music blog after all) I'm not looking forward to the most likely result. To stop myself thinking too deeply about it I've been playing music LOUD in the office! Two tunes that have been really getting me going recently are Al Fingers' massive refixes of Tinie Tempah's number one smash, Pass Out.

Remind yourself of the original below:



Then get straight on Al Fingers' mashups below. He's given the riddim a more JA flavour by dropping vocals from Capleton and Richie Spice over the original tune. FIRE!

Capleton - Capleton Medley (Pass Out Refix)

Richie Spice - marijuana (Pass Out Refix)