RUFFNEK DISKOTEK Summer Bashment this Saturday

If you're in Bristol this Saturday (18th June) then all roads lead to Cosies for the annual Ruffnek Diskotek summer bashment!

Steak House head honcho's Monkey Steak, will be gracing the decks alongside Dub Boy and Stylatron.

As always you can expect an eclectic mix of bass heavy soundsystem styles including everything from dancehall to dubstep and juke to jungle.

Come down, it should be fiyah!!

Hanuman: Mix for DJ Mag.

Apologies that its been a bit quiet round here recently. No excuses, just summer laziness. Anyways, we're back now with plenty new music!



I was recently asked to compile a podcast of my favourite Karnival beats for DJ Mag and the resut is below. I'm not going to say too much about it apart from that its my favourite Funky, Kwaito, and Soca bits of the moment. I'd welcome any feedback so have a listen and leave a comment here or get at me on twitter.

Hanuman - Steaktone Karnival Podcast for DJ Mag.

1. EL B – Que Pasa Papi
2. Geeneus ft Ms Dynamite – Get Low (Crackish)
3. Cajmere feat Dajae – Brighter Day (Underground Goodies mix)
4. Chrissy Murderbot feat MC Zulu – The Vibe is so right
5. George Morel - Bouncing Sax
6. Baobinga feat Spyda - Criss Like HD (Poirier Remix)
7. Tayo- Salvador Riddim
8. Heatwave feat Natalie Storm – Play Di Ting.
9. Baobinga feat Killa Benz – Wine Up
10. Hanuman & Rob Pollinate – Bubo Bubo
11. Warrior One - I Don't Need You
12. DJ Cleo – Shapa Bafana Shapa
13. Altered Natives – Rass Out
14. DJ Mujava – Mugwanti / Sgwejegweje
15. DJ Choice – Mabencane
16. Big Nuz – Ungebasi (Remix)
17. DJ Cleo ft Bliksem - My Ma Se Kind
18. Machel Montano - Congo Man
19. Machel Montano – No Behaviour
20. Faye Anne Lyons - Get on
21. JW & Blaze – Palance (Road mix)
22. Mr Vibes - Ting (For the Road)
23. Maddzart – Carnival is Mine
24. Timmy - Bumpa Catch a Fire

If you're finished with this one then please go and get Atki2's Karnival mix for the Year of Mixtapes blog. This is his take on Karnival with plenty of hot Bashment, House, and Funky on there.

Atki2 - Karnival Mixtape

1. Bunji Garlin; We Done Dey (Iron Island Refix)
2. Atki2 & Dub Boy ft. GRina; Flower of Life (Dub / Idle Hands)
3. Donaeo & The Heatwave ft. Rubi Dan, Capleton, Vybz Kartel, & Danny English; Party Harder (The Heatwave Refix)
4. DJ Mujava; Please Mugwanti / Sgwejegweje (Out Here)
5. Magic Fly ft. Ricky Rankin; Those Two Sounds (Mr Benn Remix) (Bastard Jazz Recordings)
6. Sizzla; Money We A Make (Shaolin Temple Riddim)
7. Delly Ranx ft. Focus Ryte; Wine It and Climb (Shaolin Temple Riddim)
8. Joe; Claptrap (Hessle Audio)
9. Busy Signal; Step Out (Acappella)
10. Atki2; Electric Wasp (Dub)
11. Natalie Storm; Look Pon Me (Acappella)
12. Hard House Banton; Flonko Bants Bootleg
13. Pamputae; Wining Master
14. El-B; Que Pasa Papi (Dub)
15. Geenius ft. Ms Dynamite; Get Low (Crackish) (Dub)
16. Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett; Jonkanoo Riddim (Don Corleon)
17. Ill Blu; Bullion (Hyperdub)
18. Bunji Garlin; Fire Now (Acappella)
19. Geiom; Eyl Booty (Berkane Sol)
20. Rita Indiana; Los Poderes (Dutty Artz)
21. Sticky ft. Marvin Brown; Too Bad Mine (Steak House special)
22. Sticky ft. Lady Chann; Eye Too Fast
23. Papi Sanchez ft. Shabakan; Guayamo o Peliamo
24. Enur ft. Natasha; Calabria (Ministry of Sound)
25. Pitbull & Lil Jon; Anthem (Calabria Riddim)
26. Smutlee; Hot Wuk / Calabria (Smutlee Blend)
27. Maxwell D; Don't Care
28. Sticky ft. Ms Dynamite; Rude Gyal
29. Rymez ft. Juza; African Air Horn Dance
30. Ghislain Poirier; Coco Drunk (Ninja Tune)
31. Vybz Kartel vs Lil Silva; Clarks (DJ Shredah Remix)
32. Sticky ft. Marvin Brown; Jack It Up
33. Baobinga & I.D. ft. Rubi Dan; The Future (Dub)
34. Chief Boima; Techno Rumba (Uproot Andy Remix) (Dutty Artz)
35. Busy Signal & Machel Montano; Wooeii Gal Wooeii (Juke Boxx)
36. 3 Suns; Give It Up

STEAK 002 in The State.

Nice review of Steak 002 in this months Dance round up in The State:

"If you really want to push it to fever pitch, try the aptly named ’Hyped Up EP’ by Monkey Steak on Steakhouse Records. The title track sees MC Zulu whipping up the crowd in hyped up Soca fashion. If you are not in the mood for Zulu’s chirpy party banter, try the instrumental mix, which is called ‘Bombeiros! ‘. ‘Haarlem Drift’ on the flip combines the booming bass drum and rolling snares of UK Funky with a hint of deep, Detroit style chords and ‘Tigris Rhythm’ combines Funky with Bollywood. A stonkingly good debut by Monkey Steak, aka Atki2 and Hanuman, who recently scored with ‘Tigerflower’ and ‘Bola’ respectively."

STEAK 002 on Sonic Router

Lovely Review of Steak 002 on Sonic Router:

"Bristol bass fiends Atki2 and Hanuman – collectively Monkey Steak - have a pretty admirable record for pulling together the best bits of many of the globe’s bass mutations. The first release for their Steak House label was strangely psychedelic, despite its often rapid-fire nature – next to Mr. Gasparov’s comparatively delicate ‘1975’, Lisbon duo Octa Push’s pair of tracks were positively manic, both furiously addictive slabs of funky-infused electro noise. Meanwhile, their recent 12” for the Idle Hands label has proven to be one of the year’s best, notable especially for Atki2 and Dub Boy’s stunning ‘Tigerflower’. It also welcomed a less obvious aspect to their sound, favouring gradual change and melodic progression over simple dancefloor action.

The second release for Steak House sees Atki2 and Hanuman further explore both sides of that split personality: both tracks on the A-side hit like a ton of bricks from the off. ‘Hyped Up!’ and its counterpart riddim ‘Bombeiros’ rattle along at a nerve-busting 150 bpm, their tightly syncopated percussion and frazzled stabs of synth more akin to Octa Push or Buraka Som Sistema’s electrified kuduro than the slightly more sedate vibes of UK funky. The presence of Ghislain Poirier collaborator MC Zulu only serves to solidify this connection, his ever-escalating excitement impressively suited to the music’s manic nature.

The duo’s more experimental side, though, is far better represented on the flip. ‘Tigris Riddim’ is one of the most intriguing hybrids to have emerged so far this year, centred around a lopsided Arabian folk sample that curls around the beat like plumes of shisha smoke. It’s also one of the best, its cut-and-paste nature making it a pleasure to unpick on a decent pair of headphones. Though faster again, ‘Haarlem Drift’ continues in a similar vein, giving equal priority to musical development as to raw dance energy, and in doing so significantly upping its longevity. Though the scorched carnival atmosphere of Zulu’s contribution remains true to this music’s basic purpose, the slightly more exploratory bent they’re taking on the B-side suits Monkey Steak well. Long may it continue."

Monkey Steak - Hyped Up @ Ruffnek Diskotek

Got some good footage here of Monkey Steak @ Ruffnek Diskotek last week. They're playing Hyped Up featuring MC Zulu, which has just come out on Steak House.

Cosies is a small basement club so the footage is fairly murky, but believe me the club was properly bouncing to this!

Venue Magazine article on Steak 002 & Ruffnek Diskotek

Bristol & Bath's Venue magazine have written some excellent press in this weeks issue about both Ruffnek Diskotek this Saturday, and the imminent release of Steak house 002

And remember the Grevious Angel remix of Tigris Riddim by Monkey Steak , is still available for a free download here!

Steak 002 release party @ Ruffnek Diskotek

This Saturday see's the first Ruffnek Diskotek of 2010!

We are putting on a Steak House release party to celebrate the imminent arrival of Steak 002 on March 8th!

If you come down to Cosies, our favourite bass cave in Bristol, you'll be able check out tracks from the forthcoming Monkey Steak EP, hear what else they've been cooking up in their lab, plus shake your rump to Dub Boy & Stylatron.

If you like dancehall, soca, garage, dubstep and general karnival vibes, and you're in Bristol this Saturday, this is you.................

STEAK 002: Preview now on Youtube.

STEAK 002 Available at Redeye Records now.

The lovely folk at Redeye Records win the prize for being the first to list STEAK 002 for Pre-Order. You can grab the vinyl from their website now for only a shade over a fiver. Get involved!

STEAK 002 at Redeye

STEAK 002: Released 8th March

STEAK 002: Monkey Steak & MC Zulu is coming out on 12" vinyl and digital on March 8th. You can listen to the tunes here:

Steak House Sound Cloud


It'll be available in all the usual places put feel free to email us for Stockist enquiries: Steakhouserecords @ gmail.com

We've been receiving great reviews for the record including two in this month's DJ Mag! You can read them below:


Sinden - DJ Mag




Markle - DJ Mag





Oli Warwick - IDJ

STEAK 002: Review in Clash Magazine

Nice Review of Steak 002 in Clash Magazine. We're hoping to have the record out in about 4 weeks.

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

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

Hanuman - Juno Chart

Juno asked us to put together a chart of our favourite releases of the moment and here it is. As well as the usual Steak House and Monkey Steak tunes, there are hot new tunes from Lisbon's Iberian Records, Bristol's Idle Hands and mysterious producer Bubblez

Steak House Records - STEAK 001

Its finally happening. STEAK 001 is coming out! The first record on our own imprint is on its way. Distributed by ST Holdings its due out in late September or early October and its pure carnival fire! Read on for more info and to hear the tunes. Feel free to leave us some comments we'd love to know what you think.

STEAK 002 and STEAK 003 soon come!

STEAK 001 brings together the hottest Global Bass talent from the Iberian Peninsula: Octa Push and Mr Gasparov.

Mr. Gasparov is Lisbon’s premier purveyor of Intelligent Bass Music. Using graphics tablets, midi controllers and a synth made from an old McDonalds till point, Mr Gasparov makes intricate, bass heavy dub techno / two step crossovers that will destroy any dancefloor with enough detail to keep the experimental heads attention.

‘1975′ is a slow build 2step workout with skittery beats and thumping sub that delivers in all the right places. Think El-B meets Aphex Twin under a tropical sky.

Mr Gasparov - 1975

Mr Gasparov - 1975 by Steak House Records

Octa Push were formed when Portuguese Bass Music pioneer Conspira challenged producers Mushug and Dizzycutter to join forces and create a totally live dance music project. Their unique fusion of Bashment, UK Garage and Dubstep with other elements like Afrobeat and Techno has put them at the forefront of the Iberian electronic music scene with explosive performances at places like SONAR, Glade, and Fabric.

Ai Nadia is a throbbing afro-step monster. Shuddering sub bass and chanted vocals collide to create something very special indeed.

Octa Push - Ai Nadia

Octa Push - Ai Nadia by Steak House Records

‘Laika Likes it’ combines sweet female vocals, broken garage beats, and pounding bass to devastating effect. This is a tune firmly for the hips.

Octa Push - Laika Likes It by Steak House Records

Toddla T - Fabriclive 47

Toddla T contributes the latest installment to the Fabric Live mix series which hits record shops today. We're particularly excited about this one as it features an unreleased Monkey Steak beat called Tigris Riddim! Other artists represented include Toddla himself (of course), Skream, Oris Jay, Sticky, Deadmau5, Geeneus, Untold, Lil Silva etc etc! Check the Fabric website here for the full tracklist....

Here's a complete track off the mix, hosted by Black Plastic (this is one of my personal favourites) - Lady Chann gets heavy on classic a Sticky riddim... Ms Dynamite first spat "Boo" to this one!

Lady Chann & Sticky - Sticky Situation

Something for the Weekend and A New Family Member

Its Friday and time for a quick round up of mixes that’ll get me through the weekend with a smile on my face. First up is the excellent Lotion and Motion mix from up and coming DJ/Producer and OMG resident Tekton Naggar.

Tekton has been tearing up dancefloors across Bristol and the South West with his unique blend of Global Bass; mashing together Dubstep, Kuduro, Baile Funk, and Booty Bass in a way that is guaranteed to make the party go off!


Tekton Naggar – Lotion and Motion mix


TRACKLIST:

01. Ize - Tronku Di Mundo
02. RSD - Firewall dub
03. Crazy Cousinz - Bongo Jam (L-vis 1990 & Bok Bok refix)
04. Buraka Som Sistema & Dj Znobia - Luanda/Lisboa
05. Baobinga - State of Ghetto Jackin' (Dave Nada remix)
06. Costuleta ft Dj Znobia - Tchriri
07. The Whip - Divebomb (Mumdance Carnival remix)
08. Solo - Congoloid - (Minimow remix)
09. Digital Dave - Bmore Percolator
10. Bass Weazal - Weazals love Bob Marley
11. Mr. Vegas - Oh My Gosh (Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir Gutter remix)
12. Roddie Tedwards - B-line Woman
13. Greenskeepers - Bang in Your Face
14. Mikix the Cat - Freeze (Drop the Lime remix)








Staying in the capital of dutty bass music, I’d like to welcome a new arrival to the Steak House Family. From next week Bristol dancehall ambassador Dub Boy will be joining the blog to give us the skinny on all things bashment, soca, and carnival. To celebrate this we’re posting up the absolutely fierce second instalment of his rooted and grounded mix series. This mix has more bangers than a lorry full of illegal fireworks! You can grab some artwork here and the mix here:

Dub Boy – Rooted and Ground Vol 2


TRACKLIST:

* Shinehead – Billie Jean (African Love)
* Bounty Killer, Nitty Kuchie & Angel Doolas – Go Away (Kingston 11)
* Biga – Nah Buss Mi Gun Fa Nuhum (Furybass)
* Colonel Maxwell – Heart Attack (Furybass)
* Carl Meeks – Help Me Jah (Furybass)
* Mikey Melody – Stand Up & Chant (Furybass)
* Laroz & Ranking Levy – Rootsman Party (........)
* Zion Train ft Dubdadda – Boxes & Amps (Wadadda remix) (Universal Egg)
* Minoo – December (Universal Egg)
* Zion Train ft YT - Life That I Choose (Universal Egg)
* Omar Perry – Daily Bread (Universal Egg)
* Zion Train ft YT – Skank That I Choose (Prof Skank remix) (Universal Egg)
* Carlton Livingston – No Answer (Universal Egg)
* Zion Train ft YT – Baby Father (Weeding Dub Remix) (Universal Egg)
* Ranking Joe – Satan Bites The Dust (Jah Warrior)
* Macka B – Warrior Style (Ariwa)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Brother Culture – Ing (Scotch Bonnet)
* Vibronics – Long Time Version (Scoops)
* Dub Invasion – Guide I (unreleased)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi – Around The Redub (Scotch Bonnet)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Soom T – DJ Killer (Unreleased)
* DanMan – Jah Rain (RSD Remix) (Ranking Records)
* Jah Warrior – Star Of David (Jah Warrior)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi – Warm Up (Unreleased)
* RSD – Jah Way (Punch Drunk)
* Clouds – Elders (Wadadda refix) (Jahtari)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi – Dubplate Fi Dem (Scotch Bonnet)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi – Babylon Glitch (Unreleased)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Benjammin – Mexican Bean (Scotch Bonnet)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Ranking Joe – How You Bad So (Scotch Bonnet)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Murrayman – Mash Up (Scotch Bonnet)
* Mungo’s Hi Fi ft Lyricson – Grudge & Vanity (Scotch Bonnet)
* Kenny Knots & The Roots Squad – Too Much Gunshot (Jah Tubbys)
* Johnny Clark – Declaration Of Rights (4-4 High Steppers Mix) (Mafia & Fluxy)
* Kyla – Do You Mind (Lovers Rock Remix) (Ariwa)




Finally a little nod to my man Toddla T for this mix that I came across the other day on the FriedMyLittleBrain blog. Toddla put this cheeky little mix together with MC Serocee to celebrate Fabric’s 9th Birthday last year. I don’t have a tracklist but I can tell you that one of the first tunes he plays is an exclusive Monkey Steak tune that’s coming out on steak House later in the year.

Toddla T and Serocee – Happy Birthday Fabric.

New Monkey Steak EP.

We've got a Brand New EP about to come out on Chrissy Murderbot's rather wonderful Sleazetone imprint. It's 5 tracks of wonky Bassline, Soca, and Baile Funk put through the Steak House filters.

This is what people are saying about it:

Ratatosk's Tree" EP, their first release for Sleazetone, sees them taking things in a more bassline-oriented direction, with 5 tracks of forward-thinking 4x4 anthems informed by garridge & dubstep, with some Latin-American / Carribean vibes thrown in the mix. “Warpath”, “Sexypumpy”, and “Voodoo is Everywhere” are absolute stormers—heavy-hitting bassline cuts with an abstract bent that will keep the experimental heads’ attention. “Veuve Edouard” is a throbbing bass monster—baile funk meets dubstep production quality. Rounding out the pack, “History!” is a fast-moving soca-influenced dancefloor smasher with some absolutely SICK sub bass.

If you can't wait for the vinyl then you can grab a copy of History right here:

Monkey Steak - History!

Our very dear feline friend Word the Cat put his own unique take on the tune with a chopped and screwed version for all the sizzup heads. You can grab it here:

Monkey Steak Vs The Dream - Falsetto History (Word The Cat Refix)