Dub boy's Gurt Tropical Mix

Following on from my 'Dancehall Nice Again' mix for Dont Panic earlier this summer, I was recently asked to compile a new mixtape for the Tropical crew up in Leeds.

These guys have been putting on wicked parties & pushing the tropical and karnival sound for a little while now, so I was delighted to be able to put together something that showcases some of the tunes I've been playing recently......

Dub Boy's Gurt Tropical Mix:

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1/ DJ Mujava - Mugwanti (Out Here)

2/ Qui Papa Pasi (dub)

3/ Steve Angello & AN21 - Flonko (Hard House Banton refix) (white)

4/ Maxwell D - Sexicano (Dub Boy special) (dub)

5/ Roundtable knights - Calypso (Made To Play)

6/ Natalie Storm - Look Pon Me (Pushking remix) (dub)

7/ Kidkut - Lilt (Applepips)

8/ Daniel Haaksman - Kid Conga ft MC Miltinho (Dubble Dutch remix) (white)

9/ Artifact - Imur2 (dub)

10/ Tayo - Salvador Riddim (dub)

11/ Man & Man - La Cabouret Hollogramme (Lazy Flow remix) (Poirier edit) (dub)

12/ TOK vs Rishi Romero - Defence vs African Forest (Mycon Deep refix) (dub)

13/ Jera - Miss U (dub)

14/ Baobinga & I.D. ft Rubi Dan - The Future (dub)

15/ Sticky - Dusk Til Dawn (dub)

16/ Maxwell D - Gully Hype (white)

Mix Monday: Rory Power - Fiya Pon Dem!

Just picked up this lively party mix from Bristol's Audio Discharge crew and its great. If you need something to melt the snow then turn this up and point your speakers out the front door. Close your eyes and pretend its summer. Bashy!

Tracklist:

1. ms dynamite - bad gyal
2. lady chann & sticky - you eye too fast
3. lil silva feat maxwell d - blackberry hype (sticky remix)
4. sticky feat natalie storm - look pon me (jumeirah riddim)
5. bubblez - loser
6. baobinga & id - man down
7. major lazer - pon de floor (r1 ryders remix)
8. lil silva - funky flex vs pulse
9. r1 ryders - rubberband (funkitek mix)
10. stush - we nuh run (sirens riddim)
11. marcus visionary - in the vip
12. rusko - cockney thug (buraka som sistema remix)
13. octa push - deixa
14. hakan lidbo - yellow fever (genuine guy remix)
15. baobinga & id - tongue riddim
16. octa push - laika likes it
17. hatcha - bashment
18. brackles - lizards
19. menta - sounds of the future
20. youngstar - true vip
21. b-15 project - girls like us


Fiya Pon Dem! by Rory_Audio_Discharge

New Mr Benn mix..... Play it again Mr Benn

Our good friend Mr Benn has just done a new mix which he recorded for Passion Radio Bristol.

On grey, cold Febuary days, happy sunshine mixes like this which are full of top quality reggae, hip hop & dancehall mashups & blends are just what the doctor ordered!

1. How High - Mr Blennd

2. Get That Monkey - Ms Thing

3. Get That Money (instrumental) - Ms Thing / The Jump (accapella) Mr Benn & Souls Liberation

4. Jmoney Bomb - J Star

5. Dont Stop (Dreadsquad blend) - Fatman Scoop, Lil Jon & Elephant Man

6. Chok There - Apache Indian

7. Real McKoy - Rankin Dan

8. Barb Wire - Sono Rhizmo

9. Jamaican Girls - Terry Lynn

10. Ante Kokana - Mr Blennd

11. Ante Sensi - Mr Blennd

12. So Many Girls - The Nextmen ft Dynamite MC

13. No no no mama - Nice Up

14. Riddim Killa (wrongtom remix) - Rodney P

15. Dirt on ya dancehall - Infinite Soul

Grab the mix here.

New Dub Boy Tropical Bass Mix

We have another mix to post up here on the Steak House blog today, this time courtesy of yours truly.....

I recently recorded a mix for Amsterdam's Bombdiggy crew which has now gone up on their website. I really enjoyed putting this together for them and managed to include a good number of the karnival / funky bashment / tropical tunes that have been a staple of my dj sets for the last few months.

You can grab the mix here!

Or copy and paste the link:
http://bombdiggy.nl/bombs/16-01-2010/bombcast-02-dub-boy-embrace-tropical-bass

And here's the tracklisting....

1. Baobinga - Ride It
2. Busy Signal - Step Out (Mosca's Step It On The Frontline Remix)
3. Sticky - Jumeriah Riddim
4. Bunji Garlin - Fire Now (Mr Leub Remix)
5. Contagno - Smash
6. Flippa Mafia - Tight Tight
7. Pamputtae - Sidung Pon Di Buddy
8. Mr. G - Wining So
9. Mr G - Old Mattrass Riddim
10. NB Funky vs Natasja - Bonfire Riddim Box (Steak House Remix)
11. Jera - Jungle Dub
12. Stush We Nah Run
13. Sean Paul - Temperature (Heatwave Remix)
14. Maxwell D - Drunken Master
15. Lil Silver - Different
16. Vybz Cartel - Tek Buddy (DJ Shredda Remix)
17. Vybz Cartel & Spice - Rampin Shop (DJ Shredda Remix)
18. Maxwell D - Blackberry Hype
19. Dub Boy & Atki2 - Tigerflower (Grevious Angel Remix)
20. Major Lazer - Jump Up (Laza Beam Remix)
21. Poirier - Coco Drunk
22. Busy Signal - Da Style Deh (Heatwave Remix)
23. Benga & Coki - Night (Geeneus Remix)
24. Shabba Ranks - Love U No More (Sublusive Remix)
25. Monkey Steak - Haarlem Drift
26. Machel Montano - Love A Come Down

Mix Monday: From the Tundra to the Tropics.

The United Kingdom sits under a dirty white blanket of snow. On the other side of the world, Carnival season is getting into full swing. Whether you love the snow or are holed up under the sun lamp with a rum punch and Cumbia on the radio we've got a mix for that.

Tundra: First up is the incredible snow mix from Aussie Ex-Pat Dubsola This mix is perfect listening for frosty mornings; all arctic orchestration, frozen noise, and brittle drums. Crisp like winter air.


Tracklist:

Bing
Hauschka - Ginsterweg (from Snowflakes and Car Wrecks)
Inch Time - Icicles and Snowflakes
Ezekial Honig - Fractures and Fissures
Robin Saville - Snow Jewel
Tenniscoats - Aurora Curtains
The Necks - Drive By
Harold Budd - As Long As I Can Hold My Breath
Fluxion - Atlos
Carl Craig - Es. 30
Vainqueur - Elevation
Indio - Snowdrifts

Dubsola - Snow

Tropics: Pollinate Records boss Squared has just dropped a new mix which makes snowy London feel a million miles away. Karnival heat flows through every minute of this one. Exclusives, favourites, forthcoming Pollinate releases and a cheeky burst of STEAK 001 make up this 40 minute mix. Perfect for chasing away the winter blues.



Tracklist:
DJ P-Flow - Budum Ridim
SQUARED° - Hello I’m Here Now [demo] [*Forthcoming on Pollinate]
Zaima - Mi Cosita Tiradera Pa Baby Killa
Esgar - Blaster [*Forthcoming on Pollinate]
SQUARED° - Shortwave Is Skin Deep pt.1 take.1
Lido Pimienta - Humano
Pesina Siller - Entona-Ritmos [Parte II]
Greyman - Doughnut
Unknown Artist - Flautazo Azteca
DJ Baton - Ritmo Ochumba
DJ Baton - Flaute Pan
Stimming - Song For Isabelle
El Guincho - Kalise [Kubo Remix]
Octapush - Al Nadia
Figura - Ze Bula [Chancha Via Circuito Remix]
Frederic Galliano - Saudade Nova York
Deckstar [Featuring Phe Phe] - Take Me Away
Dama S [Featuring Puto Stro] - Wo Wo Wo
Jumping Back Slash - Kwaai Sneakers [*Forthcoming on Pollinate]

SQUARED° - Here, There, Now & You [mix] by Pollinate

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)

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

Groucho Marxx - Mix and Free Tunes

A mix and some free tunes from one of my favourite producers on the scene right now. Groucho Marxx draws elements from house, uk funky, afrobeat, baile funk etc to create a sound that is altogether his own. I've been rinsing his tunes out everywhere recently and he's very kindly let me give a couple of them away free on the blog.

First up though, a recent mix that I picked up from his blog. You can grab it here:


Groucho Marxx - Deep Mundial Mix

Tracklist.
1.Andre Torquato Project-Manfrida
2.Dom Haywood-London
3.Dop-Lighthouse
4.Dj Romain-The Oneness Of Ro'
5.Franky Rizardo-Afrika
6.Suges-We Own The Night
7.Groucho Marxx-Voodoo Doll
8.Theo Parrish-Falling Up (Carl Craig Remix)
9.Richard Les Crees-Dengon (Frederik Stark Dub)
10.Blaze-Revolution Poem

Now the tunes. Funky Lagos is an afro house monster that sounds like 2 parts Masters at Work, 1 part Fela Kuti, served in a tall glass with plenty of ice.

Groucho Marxx - Funky Lagos

El Cubano combines latin keys with funky house beats and bass to devastating effect. Every time I've played this out it has gone off:

Groucho Marxx - El Cubano

Joyce Muniz Mixtape

I'm at home ill at the moment but am being sustained by the simply wonderful Joyce Muniz mixtape that I picked up off DiscoBelle.

Man Recordings, Germany's greatest purveyor of tropical heat have started a mixtape series. As label boss, Daniel Haaksman says:

"As every gentleman´s motto is “Ladies first”, here´s the Man Rec Mixtape #1 by our beloved Joyce Muniz: It´s full of new and unreleased tropical heat from Solo to Riva Starr, Man Rec classics re-edited, to new baile bangers and house shakers - a mix perfect to grind your sun tanned bodies at the pool."

If the rest of the series is anything like this then Haaksman is onto something very special indeed.

Joyce Muniz - Mexe Mexe

TRACKLIST:

1. kubo/un korpo/mixtape intro
2. kubo feat. Joyce muniz – mela
3. zombie disco squad- esperanto (solo rmx)
4. crookers feat. Mc leka – para de gracinha ( sticky K rmx)
5. beware & motorpitch – backstabber (more drums less talk mix)
6. eduk – jumpin N´pumpin
7. dj woody- buffalo bill
8. dj edgar – projeto funk se- (vem kikando)
9. daniel haaksman- senta senta
10. chris james & lee dearn – torcida cumbia
11. renaissance man -what is guru (rivastarr rmx)
12. nick & dannychatelain – katrinyla (buff buff rmx)
13. kubo feat. joyce muniz – solta a porra (joyce muniz & SR edit version)
14. solo – joga bola
15. daniel haaksman feat. mc miltinho – kid conga
16. metal cut – izotope
17. scottie b & king tutt- african chant (top billin rmx)
18. kubo feat. joyce muniz – rebola
19. douster- for weirdos only (momma´s boy rmx)
20. bonde do role- solta o frango (schlachhof bronx rmx)
21. air tronic – remember (b. funk electric mix)
22. buraka som sistema- puxada (joyce muniz & SR edit version)
23. flore feat. shunda k – test
24. dj beware & motorpitch – la mezcla
25. outro / vaza

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

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.

Music For The Tube Strike

The London Underground strike has meant that my trips to the office are taking a lot longer than usual. The upside of this is that I’ve got loads more time to listen to music on the way in. Below are some recent (and one not so recent) mixes that have been cheering me up amidst sweaty bus rides and long walks across the capital.



First up is Gabriel Heatwave’s excellent new Early Warming mix. This mix has kept me smiling and enjoying looking at London through the windows of the 43.

The Heatwave – Early Warming Mix


Tracklist:

1. Laden - Really Like You
2. Gappy Ranks - Gyal Mi Love
3. Voicemail - Ride Mi Bike
4. Gyptian - Money Man
5. Buju Banton - Buy Love
6. Richie Spice - Soothing Sound
7. Konshens - Straight Forward
8. Busy Signal - Beep
9. Mavado - Neva Believe U
10. Equiknoxx & Gerusalem - Cobba Cobba Riddim
11. Lil Joe - Wine
12. Tifa - Single
13. Spice - Badmind
14. Cecile - How It Feels
15. Anthony B - Roll Mi Gal
16. Mr Vegas - Mi Believe
17. Mr Vegas - Old School Hustling
18. Major Lazer feat Mr Lexx & Santigold - Hold The Line
19. Gappy Ranks - Put The Stereo On
20. Erup & Nature - Trample Dem
21. Beres Hammond - I Feel Good
22. Beres Hammond & Donovan Germain - I Feel Dub
23. General Degree - Jah Will Provide
24. Delly Ranx - Pleasure Pain
25. Buju Banton - Pretty Every Time
26. Cornadoor - Chocolate Fudge





Next up is Brazil’s favourite Barcelona based export, DJ Blip. The To All Tits Bigger Than Mine mix flows effortlessly from dubstep, to bassline, to bmore, to baile funk and back again. Nice to see a Monkey Steak tune in there too!


DJ Blip – To All Tits Bigger Than Mine


Tracklist:

01. Timeblind _ Backwardation
02. Monkey Steak _ Voodoo Is Everywhere
03. Uncle Bakongo _ Makonde
04. RSD _ On Deck
05. Blackdown feat. Badness, Riko, Flowdan and Killa P _ Bullet A'Go Fly
06. Akira Kiteshi _ Pinball
07. Karizma _ Drumz Nightmare
08. Untold _ Anaconda
09. King Cannibal _ Virgo
10. Geeneus vs Wizzbit _ Da Stomp Riddem
11. RSD _ Accepted
12. Kutz _ Tarantula
13. Dj Flack _ Moodystepper
14. Fused Forces _ Animal
15. Solid Groove and Sinden_ Red Hot
16. Kazey and Bulldog _ Big Truck
17. Franz Ferdinand _ Ulysses Zomby Gloop RMX
18. Timeblind _ Backwardation, yes, again, deserves it
19. MPC _ Rio Dub Style Bruno Belluomini RMX
20. Geiom & Earlybird _ Net Weight
21. Zomby _ 1up
22. Zôl _ Syphillisupastar
23. Alien Entertainment _ Shoot to Kill Instrumental
24. Kelis _ Bossy Two Fingers RMX
25. Ghislain Poirier _ Pou Ki Sa Dub feat. Nik Myo
26. Chancha Via Circuito _ Buss It feat. Jahdan Blakkamore
27. Busta Rhymes _ I Got Bass
28. Dj Flack _ Rock to the Rhythm
29. Ghislain Poirier _ No More Blood feat Face T




Techno legend Derrick May has been soundtracking the journey back home the last couple of days with this excellent live mix recorded back in 1990 in Bristol. Pure old school techno fire!


Derrick May – Live in Bristol 1990


Tracklist:

Suburban Knight - The Art of Stalking
Liaisons Dangereuses - Peut Etre... Pas
Fade To Black - In Sync
Asmo - Music Please
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Loom
Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings of Life
Earth People - Dance
Rhythim Is Rhythim - It Is What It Is
Model 500 - The Wanderer
DJ Mink - Hey Hey can You Relate (Sunshine Dub Instrumental)
Suburban Knight - The Worlds
LFO - LFO Remix
Petra & Co - Just Let Go (Dub)
Scram - I Believe (Before the Storm Mix)
A Man Called Adam - Techno Powers
Sueño Latino Ft. Carolina Damas - Luxuria
Reese - Just Want Another Chance
Bluejean - Track Show Vol 1 - H
The D.O.C. - Portrait Of A Masterpiece (Orginal Album Version)
A Guy Called Gerald - Emotions Electric (Frankie Foncett Mix)
De-Lite - What Is Love? (Holographic Goatee Mix)
Pete Shelley - Witness The Change
Lil' Louis & The World - Nyce & Slo (Luv Bug Mix)
Soho - Hot Music (Jazz Mix)
MIC - Oobe 1
Rhythim is Rhythim - Drama
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Andy Weatherall A Mix Of Two Halves)

Kymatik Mix Archive

The Kymatik Mix Archive is now online at http://www.kymatik.co.uk. Neil Kymatik was a luminary of the Bristol Dubstep scene; co founder of the excellent Soul Motive record label, byte resident and all round good chap. After Kymatik's untimely death earlier this year, some friends got together to provide a fitting tribute to the dubstep don by creating a place where all of his mixes would be permanently archived. My Favourite mix is below but you should take the time to go through the site and explore them all because they're great!

Kymatik - Sundown


Tracklist:

01: Forsaken- Into The Sunset
02: Phaeleh ft Ngaio- Fires
03: Darkstar- Lily Liver (Starkey Rmx)
04: Clouds- Protecting Hands Pt 1
05: TRG + Dub U- Losing Marbles (2562 Rmx)
06: Clouds- Protecting Hands Pt 2
07: Peverelist- Infinity Is Now
08: Quark + Ruckspin- Sunshine
09: Forsaken- Last Saloon Swagger
10: Tekton Naggar- Moving On
11: Geiom ft Marita- Reminissin’
12: Hyetal- Gold Or Soul
13: Joker- Snake Eater
14: Pangaea- Router
15: Sully- Phonebox
16: Sines- Test 7 (Hyetal Rmx)
17: Martyn- Vancouver
18: Peverelist- CM3 Skank
19: Goth Trad- Genesis
20: Kryptic Minds- Minor 9 (Headhunter Rmx)
21: Cult Of The 13th Hour- Wickedness
22: Sharmaji- Break Your Heart
23: Silkie- Dam4
24: Coleco- Campfire Funk
25: TRG- Move Dis
26: Unknown- Untitled
27: Joker- 80s
28: Joker + Rustie- Play Doe

He Bangs the Drums

DJ Zhao from Berlin's Ngoma Sound System crew has been making waves with his Global Bassweight series of mixes recently. Ngoma, according to their blog are:

"Ngoma: Swahili word meaning Drums, Dance, and Song. Soundsytem: The positive side of globalization-- bass culture and musical heritage fuse; ultra-modern riddims meet the wealth of local flavors; irresistable next-level urban dance music arise on every continent. India, Cuba, Tanzania, Egypt, Cape Town, these are just a few destinations where wild styles are born, crucial new scenes thrive - places out of reach to most - NGOMA ambassadors of funk bring the heat from party hotspots across the known world - the wickedest beats and sweetest flows."

Zhao's mixes effortlessly fuse the sounds of the Global South with UK and Eurocentric Garage, Dubstep, Grime and Funky house riddims to create a sound that straddles genres and continents with ease, dropping sonic bombs that destroy dancefloors from London to Kinshasa to Denpasar and back again.



All of Ngoma's mixes are pure fire but my favourite is the Fusion Part 1 mix which takes traditional and contemorary music from places like Turkey, Indonesia, and Ethiopia and places it alongside heavyweight riddims by the likes of Pinch, Danny Weed, Wiley and Shackleton.

You can stream it from Get Darker here:

Ngoma Sound System - Fusion 1

Or you can Grab the mp3s here (Part A) and here (Part B)

TRACKLIST:

01 Intro
02 Deadbeat - Lost Luggage / Indonesia traditional - Spring Water
03 itoa - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Dub Band D1 / Indonesia traditional - Morning Sun
04 Balwinder Safri - Karve Da Din / 2562 - Basin Dub
05 Iran Traditional - Zeybek / Dj Hatcha - Chillz
06 The Mahotella Queens - Muntu Wesilisa / Wiley - Bang Bang Instrumental
07 Turkia Traditional - Kervan / L-Wiz - Fruit Shop
08 Indonesia Traditional - Sanda Kandung / Grime instrumental
09 Benga - Half Ounce / Burundi Traditional bernadette ii
10 Indonesia Traditional - Ngantosan / Mark One - Slang
11 Danny Weed - Dirty Den / Huseyin Ali Riza Albayrak - Ey Zahid
12 African Headcharge - Belinda / Blir - 19_4_04
13 Kode 9 - Magnetic City / Akhenation - 361 Degrees
14 Pinch - Qawwali / Toshinori Kondo - Fukotsu
15 Indonesia Traditional / L-Wiz - Fruit Shop
16 The Mahotella Queens - Ndodana Yolahleko / Skream - Skunkstep
17 Circle - Memo / Even Order
18 Hiripsime - ces femmes qui me ressemblent / Cyrus - Random Trio - Bounty
19 Hijak - Nightmares / ø - Toisaalia
20 Ana Whabibi - Mahmoud Fadi (interlude)
21 The Mahotella Queens - Amezemula / Iron Soul - Slo Moshun
22 African Headcharge - Run Come Saw / DQ1 - Wear The Crown
23 Indonesia Traditional - Padang Magek / Omen - Rebellion
24 Mulatu Astatge - Kulunmanqueleshi / Dj Hatcha - Just a Rift
25 Loka - Fire Shepherds / L-Wiz - Fruit Shop
26 Loka - Fire Shepherds / Dubwoofa - Devoliz

Zhao's other mixes are equally great and can be downloaded here:

DJ Zhao - Ngoma Vol 1

DJ Zhao - Ngoma Vol 2

DJ Zhao - Ngoma Vol 3

New Starkey Mix

The chaps over at PDXinDub have been kind enough to post future Steak House collaborator Starkey's recent live mix from their Various night in Portland, Oregon. The mix contains more exclusives and dubs than you can shake a speaker at and Starkey reckons its one of his favourite sets he's played. You can grab it in full 320 glory here:

Starkey live @ Various 11th April 2009

You can also pick up Starkey's fierce new mixtape here or here.

TRACKLIST: Starkey @ Various:

01 - Starkey "Fidelio"
02 - Ray Keith "Something Out There (DZ remix)"
03 - AC Slater "Calm Down"
04 - Starkey ft. Durrty Goodz "Gutter Music"
05 - DZ & Kozee "Crack"
06 - Blackheart "Jupiter"
07 - Starkey "Pressure"
08 - Starkey "Beatingz"
09 - Starkey "Gritty"
10 - General Midi & Foreign Beggars "4 Million Ways (Ginz's Purple
Interpretation)"
11 - Joker & Ginz "Re-Up"
12 - Tempa T "Next Hype (Starkey remix)"
13 - Starkey "Dementia"
14 - Jamie Vex'd "Radiant Industry"
15 - Starkey "Creature"
16 - Pinch "Attack of the Giant Killer Robot Spiders!"
17 - Starkey "Pleasure Points"
18 - MOVES!!! "All Skate"
19 - Scarlet Harlots "Backlash (Raffertie remix)"
20 - The Brown Acid "Try Humanity (Starkey remix)"
21 - Numan "Skull Crusher"
22 - Stagga "Timewarp (remix)"
23 - Starkey "Dark Alley"
24 - Joker & Gemmy "Electric Wow"
25 - Nocturnal "Factory Settings"
26 - Stature "Gardener's World"
27 - EPROM "Humanoid Dub"
28 - Starkey "Murderous Words"
29 - Starkey "Starting Gates"
30 - Slugabed "Ultra Heat Treated"
31 - Starkey "Miracles (Jamie Vex'd remix)"
32 - Starkey & Ginz "Purple City"
33 - Starkey "Striking Distance"
34 - Kito "To the Floor"
35 - J-Sweet "Kerb"
36 - Starkey ft. Cerebral Vortex & Buddy Leezle "Club Games"
37 - Starkey "Swollen Glands"
38 - T-Pain "Chopped & Skrewed"
39 - Starkey "Gutter Music VIP"
40 - Slugabed "Sun Too Bright Turn It Off"