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!!

Mix Monday: Brother Wetlands - Right Royal Wedding Mix

Just the sort of mix I need to kick start my the week, Brother Wetlands latest selection has enough blue in its blood to make any royalty blush. Bristol-based Ole "Brother Wetlands" Rudd is resident DJ for club nights Ruffnek Diskotek, Micro_Rave, Duchess and Boggle, is one of the main organisers behind this year's Bristol Naked Bike Ride, and is attempting to kick start a Bristol booty revival!

You can hear his current obsession for Chicago/Detroit/Miami ghetto music from the early 90s through to the mid-noughties well represented in this mix, with some added curveballs from the likes of Ceephax Acid Crew and Wagon Christ.

So, as the man DJ Deeon once said, "If this don't make your boody move, you're boody must be dead!"

Brother Wetlands - Right Royal Wedding Mix (link to SoundCloud download)

01 - Funk - On The Floor

02 - Godfather - Hit It Quick

03 - Deeon - On Da Floor

04 - Wagon Christ - Toomorrow

05 - Bitch Ass Darius - Rise

06 - 313 Bass Mechanics - Betcha Can't

07 - 313 Bass Mechanics - Can I Get A Ride?

08 - Waxmaster - Ride My Pony

09 - DJ Assault - Deep

10 - Deeon - On The Floor

11 - Godfather - Let's Go

12 - Deeon - Yo Mouf

13 - Disko Baller Clique - Smack My Ass

14 - AJ McGhee - Have A Drink

15 - Cozmo Dee - Down

16 - Deeon - Put It In Yo Mouth

17 - Starki & Clutch - Bounce

18 - Deeon - No Doubt

19 - DJ Nasty - Never Ending Room

20 - Ceephax - Turrican II

21 - DJ Spinn - Feel For You

22 - Waxmaster - Footwork

23 - DJ Funk - Pop Them Thangs

24 - Chrissy Murderbot - Braaain

25 - Starkey - Nuub

26 - Wagon Christ - Wake Up

Ruffnek at Cosies this Saturday

First Ruffnek Diskotek of the year at Cosies this Saturday! Comprised of Punch Drunk's latest signing Kahn (who's upcoming record is a flippin belter!) and Sureskank main man Neek, Gorgon Sound play a wicked selection of steppas, Bristol bass and their own ruff n tuff productions. With their tunes currently receiving support from DJ Stryda, RSD and us Steak House lot, theirs is a sound steeped in Bristol soundsystem culture.....

Ruffnek Diskotek / Steak House start a brand new, 2 hour radio show on Bristol's new internet radio station Hivemind FM this Wednesday. Dub Boy and myself will be doing the first session, and show will be going out every fortnight. If you've ever been to a Ruffnek Diskotek party before, you'll know what to expect, a big bassy bashy mix of dancehall, funky, garage, party electronics and dub.

The stream begins at 8pm on Wednesday 14th April. Get in the chatroom and let us know what you think!

Hivemind FM

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.................

Forensics ft Indi Kaur - Exile VIP (video)

Ruffnek Diskotek resident, and general master of eerie, minimalist doomstep, Forensics, & long time Atki2 collaborater, Indi Kaur, have just had a great promo video shot for their Exile VIP track.

Excellent, atmospheric stuff!

Ruffnek Diskotek 4th Birthday Bash!

Hey folks

I just wanted to quicky tell you all about Ruffnek Disotek's 4th birthday bash which is happening in Bristol on Saturday 22nd August at Cosies.

For those of you who dont know, Ruffnek Diskotek is our club night. We've spent the last few years pushing underground, bass heavy soundsystem insprired music in Bristol and have brought a wealth of dubstep, reggae & electronic music talent to our fair city over that time.

To celebrate this achievment we having a residents party at out monthly dance where we will dance, drink, eat cake and have lots of fun with our friends & family. No doubt there will be lots of fresh Steak House material getting played too.

If you're in Briz on the 22nd please come down & join us! All tribes are welcome!

For more info on Ruffnek Diskotek check the myspace: www.myspace.com/ruffnekdiskotek or find us on Facebook.

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.

Dragonfly release / Ruffnek Diskotek Mega Bashment

I'm delighted to announce that the good folk at Terminal Dusk have just released my tune "Dragonfly" on their latest 12" compilation Viridian. The track features an original vocal by Bihani Sarkar, from a recording session which originally came about when my twin brother and I collaborated on a play soundtrack about 5 years ago! So far, the record is available from Juno, Chemical and Redeye. You can also check out a a VJ piece made by TheDave on YouTube featuring the full track here.

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If you're in Bristol this weekend, make sure you get down to Ruffnek Diskotek at the Black Swan! As usual, we've put together a massive line up :) I'm particularly excited about catching future Steak House collaborater Mr Gasparov who has put together a very special live show for the night! Also, headliner Ghislain Poirer is currently giving away an awesome remix/mashup, using the Wha-La-La-Leng riddim from his ep Soca Sound System (out now on Ninja Tune) and the acapella of Major Lazer feat. Mr. Lexx and Santigold. Seriously get downloading, this tune is BIG!

Major Lazer feat Santogold and Mr Lexx - Hold the Line (Poirier Remix)