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!!

Steak House Vs Pollinate Radio Show w/Joao Brazil

Once again we join forces with Pollinate Records to present our monthly show. A show of new exclusive tunes, old favorites, boozy banter, special guests and a smoky room full of excitable fans.

João Brasil "L.O.V.E. Banana" feat. Lovefoxxx from CSS from Man Recordings on Vimeo.

This month we’ve invited our local funk master, João Brasil down to perform a special set! He’s an MPC whizz, certified mashup king, Fatboy Slim’s favourite Brasilian and the man behind the sexiest video of 2011 so far!



Joao’s newest hit, ‘L.O.V.E Banana’ has been released by Man Recordings. The lovely Lovefoxxx from CSS sings about the banana and how she loves it. It’s a cheeky number that’s already hitting the summer chartsmiths hard and having already tallied 25000 views it’s destined for big things. Get it!

We’re dead excited to have him in Studio 54 this Wednesday (8th June). Listen in to Hivemind.fm between the hours of 8pm & 10pm.

Mix Monday: Andy Payback - +Computer Rule+ Soundboy Killing In A Digital Style

At the Peng Sound club night last month (a great small party located in the basement Take 5 Cafe on Stokes Croft), I had the pleasure of getting my skank on to the latest selection from underground Bristol legend Andy Payback.

Andy's soundboy credentials hark back some 22 years when he began collecting records; all types of Jamaican sounds, early soul and rhythm and blues, disco and electronics, post-punk and Miami Bass, and has been repping these sounds out in and around Bristol for the last 12 years.

Andy also used to co-promote one Bristol's first electronic events, Pedestrian, in the late 90s and early 00s, booking the likes of Four Tet, Bogdan Raczynski and The Bug for their Bristol debuts! While Pedestrian closed their doors for business in 2003, Andy has had time to return to his early love of Reggae, particular the Digital sound from around 1985-1991. His favourite labels include Jammy$, Redman International, Parish, Fashion, Firehouse, Waterhouse and Witty, and producers such as Gussie P, Steely & Cleevie, Hugh James, Philip Smart, King Jammy, Edgar Whyte, Fatman and Peego. He also teamed up with legendary Payback Record stall in Bristol's St Nick's covered market, and continues to promote and play his sounds all over the city.

Like Andy, I'm a sucker for this particular offshoot of reggae, and this blinding mix demonstrates his thorough and detailed knowledge of the genre. As for the title, and for the theme of this mix, Andy says "this title is more than just a tired cliche or overused signifier bolted onto another tepid Reggae mix to lend it some sort of authenticity. This is a mix of 100% soundboy-killing Dancehall records from the Digital era ... All played from 7"s, 12"s and LPs."

This mix really is a treat and reveals a master selector at work! And as the man says, "All counteractions welcome...."

Andy Payback - Computer Rule: Soundboy Killing In A Digital (link to a downloadable Soundcloud link)

01. Johnny Osbourne - Spit On Your Sound

02. Brian & Tony Gold - Pass Me A Dubplate

03. Sugar Minott - Don't Distress

04. Super Classic - Soundboy Business

05. Sammy Levi - Come Off The Road

06. Little Kirk - Screechy Across The Road

07. Sammy Levi - Wrap Up

08. Carl Meakes - Rawborn Rub A Dub

09. Robert Lee - Come Now

10. Eccleton Jarrett - Rock Them One By One

11. Scion Success - Trainer

12. Jr. Wilson - I'm The Toughest

13. Bunny General - Bangarang Sound

14. Chuck Turner - We Rule The Dance

15. King Kong - Have Some Approach

16. Pliers - So Dem Come

17. Lovindeer - Seek & Destroy

18. Candy Man - Drum Pan Soundboy

19. Hopeton James - Going To The Cemetery

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

DJ Stryda meets Dub Boy Mixtape

Recently myself and Bristol's number one rootsman, DJ Stryda, linked up to compile a mix for the infamous Subloaded party.


We both spent some time rooting through Stryda's incredible record collection pulling out rarities galore and some choice cuts from his Sufferah's Choice label catalogue.


Once happy with our selections we decamped to my studio where I juggled, mixed & blended the tracks into a continuous mix whilst Stryda jumped around providing the vibes......


The result is a mix we're both proud to present to you all!


DOWNLOAD LINK: http://soundcloud.com/subloaded/dj-stryda-meets-dub-boy


Dubkasm & Levi Roots - Senismilia Addict
Dixie Peach - Jah Road
Errol Bellot - Glory Hallelujah
JTS - Version
Jah Shaka - Dont Give up
Errol Dunkley - A Little Way Different
Black Roots - Bristol Rock
Dubkasm ft Tena Stelin - More Jah Songs
Dubkasm ft Solo Banton - Tell The World
Dubkasm's Digistep - More Jah Melodies
Dubkasm ft Ras Addis - Strickly Ital
Henry & Louis ft Prince Green - Too Late
Gov Lewis & Jimmy Ranks - School Dub
Manasseh & Admiral Tibet - Permission
Michael Palmer - Juggling
Yami Bolo - The Glock War, Gun War
Garnett Silk - The Rod
Computer Paul & Noel Alphonzo - Ghetto Youth Version
Cornell Campbell - Nothing Dont Come Easy
Leroy Gibbons - Hold It Down
The Key Massive - Sweet Sensi
Little Devon - Trash & Bruk
Home T4 - Rockers Dont Move You
Garnett Silk - I Am Vex
Sugar Minott - Play Me Nah Play
Fabian - Prophecy

Steak House & Pollinate Radio Show w/Bass Clef: AUDIO

The audio from this months radio show is now online and features an absolutely BLISTERING DJ set from the very wonderful Bass Clef alongside bad Mary Anne Hobbs impressions, Wakefield Rhubarb, technical difficulties and even the odd tune from Rob Pollinate and myself.

Download it below:

Steak House and Pollinate Radio Show w/Bass Clef May 2011

Tracklist:
Laila Nazmi - Unknown
Issa Bagayogo - Dya Bana
Oumou Sangare - Wele Wele Wintou
Serocee - Oh Na Na ( rice and peas mix)
MC Zulu - Hyped Up, Pass Out.
Bob Marley - Smile Jamaica
Monkey Steak - Bridgwater Riddim
Mr Gasparov - Carnivore
DJ C - Belgrade (Ft Sub Swara)
Erra - Stax
Assassin - Energy
Jumping Back Slash - Granadilla Lolly
Assassin - Let Me Through
Cajmere feat Dajae - Day By Day
Shazalakazoo vs TBCO vs Grupo G - La Inconformable
Changes - Geet It
The Bumps - Queima e Babà (MC Gus e Vuc)
Tyler The Creator - Yonkers (Lil Silva Remix)
DJ Cobra - Pura Huaracha Papa
Jumping Back Slash - Kwaai Sneakers (Erick Rincon Remix)

Bass Clef Interview
Bass Clef Live Set

Steak House & Pollinate Radio 11/5/11 with Special Guest Bass Clef.

This month from Studio 54, we have an excellent show…

Jon’s recently been shopping in Berlin so he comes with a bag packed full of new and old House classics. Rob’s recently been shopping in Rochester so he comes with a bag packed full of new and old Ragga and Radiophonic Workshop classics.

Plus, we’re very pleased to have a very special guest, Bass Clef!

The Bristol Trombass daddy comes fresh from releasing a new cassette only album on his new label, Magic + Dreams. Have a gander at this superb free track from the album, ‘Inner Space Break Free’:

Bass Clef 'memory scars' by magicanddreams
We are live on Hivemind.fm at 8pm-10pm Wednesday 11th May 2011