Dub Boy - Dancehall Nice Again

Dub Boy - Dancehall Nice Again Mix

A few months back, Dont Panic asked me to compile a mixtape for their website. Here is the result!

It's been over 2 years since I last made a dancehall mixtape, and in that time I had become somewhat bored of the turgid RnB, Hip Hop, American-aping sound dancehall had gone down.

However, to my delight, in the last few months dancehall has begun to revisit it's 80's & 90's digital and tinpan roots. This mixtape is a summary of some of my favourite tunes from recent months, plus some original dancehall anthems......

Download here: Dub Boy - Dancehall Nice Again

Tracklist:

Beenie Man & Richie Spice - Streets Is Getting Hot (Cooking Soul rmx)
Kieth & Tex ft Shabba Ranks - Dukku Dukku (Soul Force rmx)
Mungo's Hi Fi ft Brother Culture - Black Paul Bogle
Mungo's Hi Fi - From Di Ghetto
Mungo's Fi Fi - Bogle Riddim // Rihanna & Assassin - Rude Boy rmx
Demarco - Skull Inna Belly
Assassin - Bam Bam
Busy Signal - High Grade
Pinchers - Bandelero
Papa Levi - Speed Rapping
Super Cat - Come Down
Mikeylous - Country Mi Ting Deh
Leisure All Stars ft Lady Chann - Friday Night (rmx)
Crookers ft Poirier & Face-T - Arena
Busy Signal - Dem Call The Police
Degree - Weh Yu Come From
Elephant Man - Request
Timika Marshall - Whine And Go Down
Red Dragon - Duck
Shaka Demus - Bad Bad Shaka
Busy Signal - Food For Di Pot
Mr G - Guilty Mouth
Alborosie - Blue Movie Boo
Shabba Ranks - Trailor Load A Girls
Risto Benji - Passport Buddy
Leftside ft Syon - Nuh Other Girl
Serani - When It's Cold
Elephant Man - Yuh Are Di Wife
Vybz Cartel ft Gaza Kim - Twice My Age
Beenie Man - VISA // Ward 21 - Cosa Nostra Riddim
Timberlee - The General
Mr Lexx - Dem A Pree // Weedy G - Best Trick Riddim
Mercilous - Country Boy
King General - If I Was A Rich Man
Top Cat - Ganga Smoker
Mr Benn ft Blackout JA - Police (Magic Fly 7" rmx)
Mungo's Hi Fi ft Mikey Murka - Old Time Dance
Mungo's Hi Fi ft Lady Anne - Sound Get A Beating
Mungo's Hi Fi ft YT - Precious Diamond
Lutan Fyah - Yu Looking Hot
Tarrus Riley - Children A Pree We
Busy Signal - Government Gone Luuu
Gappy Ranks - Nerious Joseph - Soul Rebel

STEAK 003 - Shipping Friday

Its finally here! Steak 003 goes on sale on July 5th but Boomkat are shipping for this Friday! You can grab the physical here and the digital below with 3 Bonus tracks.


Read full review of Riddim Team EP - Baobinga on Boomkat.com ©


Here's what people have been saying:



Crammed full of party heat, this is one beautiful bashment session that all should check out.
Pathaan, IDJ.

There are very few labels that put out music as infectiously danceable as this. Makes you want to dagger every living soul with a Red Stripe in hand.
Markle, DJ Mag.

Go and shake your shizzle to it.
Anne Haack, Heart in Migration.


Get on it!!!

Zarbak Mr Gasparov Remix

Mr Gasparov's killer remix of Pocz and Pacheko's Zarbak for free, are you mad? Clearly the good people at Senseless Records and Fact Magazine are, and I'm linking this straight up here on the Steak House Blog too:

Pocz & Pacheko - Zarbak (Mr Gasparov Remix)

Yep, we love Mr (Pedro) Gasparov's beats here at the Steak House, and putting 1975 on vinyl was one of the reason's we started this label in the first place.

Pedro's also behind booking the first full Steak House showcase, which will be happening at this year's Boom Festival in Portugal. Baobinga, Octa Push, Mr Gasparov (of course), Monkey Steak, and even MC Zulu to host - full Steak House crew in full effect on the Friday night. But more info on that to follow....

Mr Benn - Vuvuzela Riddim

Steak House favourite Mr Benn has put up a brand new riddim for free download today, and its big, bashy and topical! The man himself explains:

"The Vuvuzela seems to be the biggest cause of controversy and divided opinion at this year's World Cup, so I thought it would be fitting to make a track based on the aforementioned horn...

"I bought a Vuvuzela from Lidl and knocked this up in an afternoon - perfect for all those world cup parties going on!

"Love them or hate them, you can't ignore them - the king size rave horns known as vuvuzelas are a massive part of this years world cup finals. I personally think they're great, and would quite happily take one with me to all my DJ gigs.

"Download from my soundcloud page here:"

Mr Benn - Vuvuzela Riddim

Also worth mentioning that Mr Benn's new single "Police" featuring Blackout JA is out now - this one has been a proper Ruffnek Diskotek anthem for a long time, wicked to see it finally released. This surely means that his album must be soon to follow.... :)

STEAK 003: Full Previews and FREE Atki2 Remix

Following on from their own EP, the latest offering from Hanuman and Atki2’s Steak House imprint sees Baobinga, Poirier and a host of MCs join the Steak House Family.

STEAK 003 sees the label moving into bashment territory with the original Bass Music badman Baobinga serving up three prime cuts of juicy vocal raggastep. Backed by a remix by Karnival king Poirier, this record is crammed full of party heat. The record is due out on 12" and digital on July 5th but, because we're nice like that you can stream the whole EP here. There's even a completely free remix for you to download from Steak House co-owner Atki2.

A1: Wine Up ft Killa Benz Uptempo dancehall pressure with anthemic vocals from Rodney P cohort Killa Benz. This is the perfect soundsystem weapon for the summer skankers!

A1 Baobinga - Wine Up Ft Killa Benz by Steak House Records

A2: Raggipahop ft Rubi Dan Original London badman Rubi Dan takes the mic on this bassy bashment monster, combining thunderous drums and epic synths for that special dancefloor rush
A2 Baobinga - Raggipahop ft Rubi Dan by Steak House Records

B1: Criss Like HD ft Spyda (Poirier Remix); Ninja Tune’s finest Ghislain Poirier takes the reigns on the remix, pushing ‘Binga and Spyda into Trini Road March Territory.
B1 Baobinga - Criss Like HD ft Spyda (Poirier Remix) by Steak House Records

B2: : Criss Like HD (Original Mix) The orignal dancehall heater feat jungle legend Spyda (as featured on Pendulum’s massive Tarantula) Lush synths tumble over trampling beats.

B2 Baobinga - Criss Like HD ft Spyda (Original Mix) by Steak House Records

FREE DOWNLOAD:Wine Up, Atki2 Remix.
Steak House and Monkey Steak cohort Atki2 has done a hot dancehall remix of Wine Up which you can grab below (thanks also to Chrissy Murderbot for mastering it!). Its limited to 100 downloads so be quick!

Baobinga ft Killa Benz - Wine Up Atki2 Remix by Steak House Records

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

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