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SRSC 01
20 Dec 12
Breakbeat

B Visible - "Sun No Shine" - (3:43) 89 BPM

J-Sound Spinforth & The Fritz - "Front Row People" - (3:42) 95 BPM

WBBL - "Run Along" - (4:11) 100 BPM

Joe Revell - "Jungle IQ" - (5:04) 105 BPM

Father Funk - "Hell Yeah" - (3:29) 105 BPM

Kotch - "Funk Out" - (3:55) 110 BPM

Hong Kong Ping Pong - "We No Speak Amerikernow" - (3:39) 110 BPM

Pugzilla & Envious Mind - "Gotta Be Jumping" - (4:35) 115 BPM

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Review: This label recently launched by DJ Spinforth (and pals) as a next step extension to his biweekly column for the Ghetto Funk blog called 'The Scour', to highlight and showcase the unsigned talent that he encounters while 'scouring' Soundcloud. The next logical step was to actually release this stuff, so here's the impressive debut compilation snappily called Scoured Cream. Originally intended to showcase just five tunes, its now boasts eight including the stop-start blues-hop of "Sun No Shine", the wobble-soul of "Hell Yeah" and some electro-swing courtesy of Hong Kong Ping Pong.

FEATURECAST

Remastered & Reissued

Goodgroove

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GGD 01
14 Mar 13
Breakbeat

Avenue Rock - (5:27)

Chuck Berry - (5:26) 120 BPM

Make You Happy - (4:01)

Funky White Brother - (6:02)

Take A Ride - (4:56)

Top Billin - (6:37)

Woah! - (4:34)

Wow! (previously unreleased) - (3:32)

Get It On The floor - (3:16)

Rock Ya Body - (5:04)

Get Up (Lets Get Down) - (5:14)

Bump - (4:21) 120 BPM

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Review: Welcome to the mid-2000s. A few years before Jalapeno took him on and developed him into the nu-funk guru he is today, but after he'd scored international kudos by syncing to an Apple advert "Channel Surfing", Featurecast was one of the biggest bootleg barons on the scene. 21st century big-beat and turbo-hip-hop, Goodgroove released some of the cheekiest sample-heavy tunes of his early career. And here they are in all their remastered glory. Highlights include the Wild Cherry sampling bootie shaker "Funky White Brother" and the Vandross-DMX love-in "Get It On The Floor". If you weren't around the first time, now's your chance to catch up.

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Scoured Cream Vol 02

Scour

SRSC 02
21 Mar 13
Breakbeat

Warp9 - "Lucas With The Glitch On" - (4:47) 98 BPM

Buck Rogers - "Time To Rock" - (4:06) 104 BPM

Hong Kong Ping Pong - "Funk You" - (3:59) 108 BPM

J-Sound - "Boss DAT!" - (3:57) 108 BPM

X-Ray Ted - "Jeeves" - (3:44) 110 BPM

Waggles & Bear Twists - "Old Rosie" - (3:55) 110 BPM

Basement Freaks - "Insane Brains" - (4:18) 110 BPM

Superfort - "Gloria" - (3:36) 120 BPM

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Review: Spinforth's quest for freshness continues as he follows up the debut December Scour dispatch with another generous selection of chunky-jacksy bass joints. With gnarly fingers probing every party pie, across the collection we're treated to dubstep-meets-classic-Brooklyn ("Time To Rock"), 23rd century electro wobbles ("Boss DAT!") and VERY cheeky Cypress Hill booty business ("Insane Brains"... obviously!) And that's only three examples. Get Scouring.

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Manmade: Gold Edition

Manmade

MM 010
27 Feb 12
Breakbeat

CMC & Silenta - "Pata Pata" - (4:21) 127 BPM

BadboE & Prosper - "If You Want My Love" - (5:31)

Funkanomics - "Superstation" - (3:48)

Nine Lives The Cat - "Cat Nip Tuck" - (5:05)

Slynk & Tom Drummond - "Cow Bwoy Break" - (4:32) 127 BPM

The Breakbeat Junkie - "Listen To The Deejay" - (4:35)

The Breakbeat Junkie & DJP - "Funky Now" - (5:48) 126 BPM

Telephunken - "Feeling Good" - (3:24) 138 BPM

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Review: The tenth release from the Manmade staple sees their crew of excellent NuFunk producers and remixers eager to please, with CMC & Silenta dropping a very tasteful edit of Mariam Makeba's classic calypso-funk gem "Pata Pata", Badboe & Prosper giving the Wu Tang a radical funk overhaul, while Cat Nip Tuck slams in the classics on the schizo-boogie of "Cat Nip Tuck".

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V's Edits Vol 1

Vehicle

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VHR 012
24 Jan 12
Disco/Nu-Disco

Zed Leppelin - "Whole Lotta" (V dub edit) - (6:08) 101 BPM

Fly & Samily Stone - "Thank You" (V's To The Bone edit) - (8:29) 115 BPM

Skinks - "You Got Me, Really!" (V Under My Skin edit) - (4:25) 128 BPM

Hythm Reritage - "SO WAT?" (V DJ Tool edit) - (6:56) 120 BPM

Toe Jex - "Put Your Life Together" (V Quick edit) - (3:49) 128 BPM

Stevie - "Wonder's Highest Grounds" (V Clap & Bass edit) - (5:17) 123 BPM

Aifferson J-Plane - "Some Body 2 Love" (V edit) - (3:58) 130 BPM

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Played by: Timewarp, Jamie 3:26, Paul Deighton, Juno Recommends Disco, John Warren (Aural Graffiti), Neil Diablo, Karim, Eddie Matos, Peza, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Juno Best Sellers 2012, Tulioxi

Review: Anyone who decides to dedicate a fair chunk of his debut edits release to scalpel cuts of tracks from Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane and Stevie Wonder must have gonads the size of watermelons. Sitting down could be an uncomfortable proposition, then, for the mysterious V, whose seven-track debut EP also includes chunky, floor-friendly re-tweaks of The Kinks and Sly & The Family Stone (as well as a couple of stonking disco bangers). While some would argue that much of the material here didn't need messing with, he's done an excellent job. The Dub of "Whole Lotta Love", for example, is pitched just right, offering much more bang and exactly the right amount of disco dubbiness.

DEEP & DISCO/ALKALINO/DEBONAIR/JOHNWAYNES

Ruff N Stuff

Whiskey Disco

WD 13
22 Oct 12
Disco/Nu-Disco

Deep & Disco - "Hitney Whouston" - (6:17) 114 BPM

Alkalino - "Ruff N' Stuff" - (8:17) 113 BPM

Debonair - "Mellow Mellow" - (7:16) 110 BPM

Johnwaynes - "Number 1" - (7:37) 105 BPM

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Review: This release reads like a re-edit producer's convention, with four different artists all delivering their own unique takes on selections from disco's past. "Hitney Wouston" is Deep & Disco's funky tech-house take on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by you know who. It's an enthralling version that competes with Girls On Top's all-time reworking from back in the day. Alkalino's "Ruff N' Stuff" is a killer blend of throbbing bass, cowbells and a retro rap. Debonair's "Mellow Mellow" features a mesmerising, heavily filtered string loop and lots of disco lasers. Retro-house don Jonewaynes wraps things up with the looped slice of shimmering Balearica that is "Number 1".

DEEKLINE/ED SOLO

Bounce N Shake

Rat

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RAT 001ALB
18 Feb 13
Breakbeat

Gloria (feat Christina Nicola) - (3:38) 175 BPM

Bad Boys (feat Top Cat) - (4:51) 175 BPM

Always RIP (feat Donna Dee) - (5:10) 175 BPM

All Gravy (feat Darrison) - (4:09) 175 BPM

Reload (feat Million Dan) - (4:51) 175 BPM

Hey Mr DJ (feat Christina Nicola & Sporty-O) - (4:03) 175 BPM

No No No (feat Gala Orsborn - Serial Killaz remix) - (5:15) 175 BPM

Deekline & Ed Solo vs Nu Jam - "Countdown" - (4:35) 175 BPM

Hold Your Head Up High (feat Gala Orsborn) - (5:03) 175 BPM

Weekend Lover (feat Christina Nicola) - (5:10) 175 BPM

Deekline & Hardy Hard - "Can't Hide It" - (6:34) 175 BPM

Ridin (with AfroWhitey) - (4:23) 175 BPM

Champion Number 1 (feat Million Dan & Kidd Money) - (4:33) 175 BPM

Together (with Sweetsounds feat Darrison) - (3:16) 175 BPM

You Can Be My Night - (4:31) 175 BPM

Dancehall Tribute (feat Tenor Fly) - (3:40) 175 BPM

I Like Girls (feat Sporty-O) - (4:58) 175 BPM

Blaze It Up (feat Million Dan) - (4:27) 175 BPM

Blowout - (5:38) 175 BPM

Deekline & Ed Solo vs Dustin Hulton - "Stay The Night" - (6:03) 175 BPM

Shake The Pressure (Marten Horger remix) - (4:49) 175 BPM

City To City (feat Darrison & Rubi Dan) - (4:26) 175 BPM

Gimme (A Piece Of That Booty) (feat DJ Assault) - (5:05) 175 BPM

Take It (feat Gala Orsborn) - (4:52) 175 BPM

Deekline & Ed Solo vs Shystie - "Nu Style" (Disco VIP mix) - (5:57) 175 BPM

Freefall Collective - "Ganjaman" (Deekline's Swagger Jackin VIP mix feat Rubi Dan) - (5:52) 175 BPM

Deekline & Tim Healey - "Creeping" (Ed Solo & Krafty Kuts remix) - (4:18) 175 BPM

Deekline & Hardy Hard - "Can't Hide It" (NorthBass remix) - (5:57) 175 BPM

Together (with Sweetsounds feat Darrison - MutantBreakz remix) - (6:38) 175 BPM

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Played by: Hong Kong Ping Pong, DJ Aka (Funk Moguls), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz, Juno Recommends Electro House, Badboe, Euphonique, Run Riot, Ragga Scum, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, S Man

Review: Bang! There'd been hushed tones of this opus for well over a year, and at a whopping 29 tracks, it's been well worth the wait. Showcasing their widest repertoire, within the first trio of tracks we're already treated to Latino swing breaks, new jungle jiggery and dramatic dubstep. This wide-eared vibe embracement runs throughout consistently; "Hey Mr DJ" rattles a few electro-hop cages, "Countdown" is quintessential booty-bass heaven complete with delectable UK hip-hop rhymage, while "You Can Be My Night" shoots us up to planet D&B on a floaty carpet of rave heritage. A solid calling card to every party in town, it's time to get bouncing...

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Midnight Riot Volume 4

Midnight Riot

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MRD 003
06 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "Love Dance" - (5:56) 116 BPM

Yambee - "Blacker" (Joey Negro remix) - (5:40) 116 BPM

Caserta - "Get Down" - (6:36) 108 BPM

Doc Jam - "The Party (Move On)" - (5:32) 105 BPM

LTJ Experience - "Posin" - (6:34) 106 BPM

DJ Butcher - "Grab A Girl" - (6:12) 110 BPM

Deadly Sins - "Here We Go Again" - (5:54) 95 BPM

Peza - "Turn Off The Lights" - (6:42) 98 BPM

Dan Butler - "Why Must It Be" - (9:13) 96 BPM

Chip Chabralle - "Got The Body" - (5:32) 110 BPM

Rayko - "Night" - (8:48) 113 BPM

The Glue - "Places" - (6:27) 120 BPM

Shit Hot Soundsystem - "Bashful" - (7:12) 120 BPM

B Jam - "River" - (7:01) 120 BPM

BG Baarregaard - "I?ll Be Your Shining Star" - (6:30) 110 BPM

Beaten Space Probe - "Fly A Night" - (7:52) 116 BPM

Fingerman - "Marlenas Groove" - (7:56) 116 BPM

Wish & Consyn - "Singular Breaks" - (6:41) 108 BPM

Heion - "Change Ahead" - (6:56) 112 BPM

Ilya Santana - "Trying Over" - (5:31) 114 BPM

Niccolo Cupo - "Keep Comin Back" - (6:58) 110 BPM

Colbourne - "Fireflys Desire" - (7:28) 111 BPM

Jay Ru - "Toooo Late" - (6:30) 94 BPM

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Review: Arriving at a fourth Midnight Riot label compilation in little over a year is no mean feat for Yam Who?'s ISM operation, and the key to their success lies in the diversity of sounds you can include within the overarching theme of nocturnal grooves. And of course the high standard of artists that contribute, with this bumper 23 track selection no different as Yam Who? call on some respected names to contribute; seeing the likes of Joey Negro, Ilya Santana, Rakyo and LTJ Experience puts you at ease as you know you are in good hands - the Negro edit of Yambee's Ballistic Brothers classic "Blacker" is a notable highlight. Yet the fact these established names don't overshadow the contributions of lesser known Midnight Riot newcomers such as Dan Butler and Caserta - indeed the latter Boston based producer provides perhaps the best example of a 'nocturnal groove' with his slow burning, beat down house cut "Get Down".

PSYCHEMAGIK

What A Funky Night

Psychemagik

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DW 002
21 Jan 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

What A Funky Night (Psychemagik edit) - (5:01) 120 BPM

Auf Dem Dub (Psychemagik edit) - (6:48) 93 BPM

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Played by: Spec., DJ Drm (Bastard Jazz / Bstrd Boots), Los Charly's Orchestra, Andrew Allsgood (Free Association), Roberto Rodriguez, Juno Recommends Disco, Alessandro Otiz, Dionigi, Cc:disco!, Dirty Mckenzie, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Future Feelings, Philosophy Of Sound, Kono Vidovic, Nu Disco Fever

Review: These guys have been flying the flag for quality amongst the disco re-edit community for a while now. This new two-tracker is being hailed as one of their best yet, with the title track being a lean, super-perky chopped up floor filler with infectious female vocals and a just-go-with-it Euro-rap. The second track is from the other side of the tracks: it's the type of slow n sleazy new wave-disco tune you can imagine in a dark early 80s New York fleapit, where the cast of Liquid Sky hang and dance in a beautifully nonchalant manner.

DJ MAARS/TOM SHOWTIME

The Chippa Irie EP

Booty Fruit

BOOTYFRUIT 012
08 Apr 13
Breakbeat

Heatwave Episode - (3:06) 140 BPM

Hungry Busta - (4:09) 155 BPM

Rocksteady Up - (3:58) 149 BPM

Champion Steez - (4:03) 149 BPM

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Played by: Spinforth, Roast Beatz, Chudy, Actual Sounds, Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Badboe, Ez Icarus, Essex Groove, Miles Reverse, Bialson Hajsy

Review: Booty Fruit's DJ Maars joins forces with newcomer Tom Showtime for some seriously delicious sound mash-ups for this latest EP. "Heatwave Episode" is a funked-out re-edit of Dr.Dre's and Snoop Dogg's infamous "The Next Episode", whilst "Hungry Busta" puts a real dancehall vibe over Busta Rhyme's inimitable vocal machine-gun bursts. "Rocksteady Up" re-fixes yet another early 2000's hip hop gem "Ante-Up", and "Champion Steez" goes all breakbeat/ska mode, introducing some rather rapacious Jamaican lyrics over that booty-shaking groove.

YSE SAINT LAUR'ANT

Beards EP

Whiskey Disco

WD 15
28 Jan 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Freeze Frame - (6:16) 100 BPM

I Own The Boogie - (7:02) 102 BPM

Warm Wind Brewing - (7:29) 101 BPM

Here I Come Again - (6:58) 101 BPM

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Review: Beards. Where'd they come from, eh? One minute it was all asymmetrical haircuts and 80s electro-pop, then the beards & disco brigade arrived. Well successful re-edit imprint Whiskey Disco proves that beards are still big and happening. YSE has a shady house music history but here displays his love of disco with four quality reworks. "Freeze Frame" is a vocoder-led slow building chant-a-long, "I Own The Boogie" is a deep and intense disco funker with killer basslines (both electronic and live), "Warm Wind Brewing" is a Fantasy Island/Love Boat romantic journey and "Here I Come Again" ends things with some raw disco seduction.

DEFKLINE/RED POLO

Disco Cakes Vol 7

Disco Cakes

DC 07
04 Feb 13
Breakbeat

Space Cowboy - (5:10)

Turn The Beats Around - (5:00) 128 BPM

It Ain't All Good - (4:41)

Shystie's Disco - (5:57) 129 BPM

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Played by: Roast Beatz, Chudy, DJ Aka (Funk Moguls), Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Jiggyjoe

Review: Masters of the crafty art of bootlegism and funk edits, the not-so-pseudonymous Defkline and Red Polo get busy on four classics with crucial party-boosting results. "Space Cowboy" takes the Steve Miller classic and coats it with a whole slew of classic rhymers from ODB to Fiddy. "Turn The Beat Around" takes the disco classic of the same name and reboots it with chunky house 4/4. "It Ain't No Good", meanwhile, takes De La Soul and Chaka Khan's soul-blistered ballad and gives it just a cheeky mild skank. "Shystie's Disco" brings us to a fitting climax with ripples of glitterball-twisting electro boogie vibes.

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Best In Season

Booty Fruit

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BOOTYFRUIT 011
14 Feb 13
Breakbeat

Funk Ferret - "Whole Loada Shizzle" - (5:00) 149 BPM

Mr Fresh - "Funky Kingsland" - (3:41) 154 BPM

Dedy Dread - "Too Hot On The Floor" - (3:12) 144 BPM

Livingstone & Canosis - "Uptown Top Ranking" - (3:48)

The Allergies - "Remember" - (3:57) 148 BPM

DJ Tzinas & MrBIGK - "Rocksteady Boom" - (3:52) 155 BPM

Tonic - "Smack" - (3:03)

Cut La Vis - "Kingston Bounce" - (4:43) 144 BPM

El Bomba & Hidden Riddim - "Dr Fluteski" - (4:12)

DJ Maars - "Juice Loose" - (5:11) 151 BPM

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Played by: Goodgroove Records, Bmd, All Good Funk Alliance, Actual Sounds, Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, B-Dub, Ez Icarus

Review: Cypress Hill getting mashed up and personal with Led Zeppelin, Biggy getting busy over The 45 Kings, an electro-skank remix of Sister Nancy... these are just three of the super-cheeky bootleg treats on offer right here. Booties can go one way or the other; poorly pitched cut n' shut or clever, witty and complementary. These definitely fall in the latter. From furry flute bliss ("Dr Fluteski") to Busta Rhymes on a major skank-up ("Kingston Bounce"), this ticks all the right party boxes.

GORGON CITY

Real EP

Black Butter

BLKBTR 38
18 Feb 13
Bass

Real (feat Yasmin) - (4:37)

Thor (explicit) - (6:16)

Athena - (5:20)

10 Below - (6:19)

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Played by: Mat Cant, Redsoul, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Utah Saints, The Funk Hunters, Martin Solveig, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Shouts!, Kid Kenobi, Alan De Laniere, Kono Vidovic

Review: This powerhouse duo - a collaboration between none other than Foamo and Rack N Ruin - dropped their killer debut EP last year and since then things have been ominously quiet. Well, now they're back with a stonking great new release that fully explores the pair's interest in all things deep and groovy. "Real" features the vocal talents of rising star Yasmin and manages to be both an exotic pop anthem and a sparse, 4/4 bass head-nodder. "Thor" is nasty dark basement fodder, "Athena" is a lithe, tropical acrobat of a tune and "10 Below" is a sinister house-meets-garage monster.

CAPITAN FUTURO/DAVE GERRARD/DJ BUTCHER/ILL ADVISED

Chopshop Music Turns Me On Vol 2

Chopshop

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CHOPDIGI 020
01 Mar 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Capitan Futuro - "Love Me Crazy" - (5:47) 112 BPM

Dave Gerrard - "Twisted Message" (DJ Butcher mix) - (5:45) 101 BPM

DJ Butcher - "However Do You Want Me" - (5:09) 104 BPM

Ill Advised - "Superstition" - (5:18) 98 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Andy Warburton, Homegroove Project, Franz, Fingerman, Juno Recommends Disco, Disco B, Joseph Terruel, Futurewife, Peza, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Spilt Milk, Nu Disco Fever

Review: With a sly wink and a beckoning wave of the hand, Chopshop invite us into their boudoir for another seductive trip into slinky rework territory. As usual, many bases are covered. Captain Futuro kicks things off with "Love Me Crazy", a slo-mo disco-flecked hip-hop head-nodder. Label supremo DJ Butcher turns Dave Gerard's "Twisted Message" (a sneaky bootleg version of the Furious Five classic) into a disco funk-breaks smasher, before laying down some revivalist rare groove fun in the shape of his own "However Do You Want Me" (a rework of Soul II Soul's "Back To Life"). A decidedly sensual package is completed by the misty-eyed headiness of Ill Advised "Superstition" (yep, a remake of that "Superstitition").

100% Gomma (by Jacques Renault) (unmixed tracks)

JACQUES RENAULT/VARIOUS

100% Gomma (by Jacques Renault) (unmixed tracks)

Gomma Dance Tracks Germany

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GOMMADT 048
05 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Leroy Hanghofer - "Pin" (Jacques Lu Cont mix) - (6:17) 120 BPM

Los Amigos Invisibles & Dimitri From Paris - "Glad To Know You" (Ray Mang's Flying dub) - (10:52) 116 BPM

Capablanca & T Keeler - "No Hay Dub" - (7:15) 119 BPM

Severino Horse Meat Disco - "Bounce" - (5:54) 120 BPM

Daniel Avery & The Deadstock 33s - "Nylon Icon" - (5:40) 122 BPM

Headman - "It Rough" (Chicken Lips remix) - (8:05) 120 BPM

Baldelli - "Phobos" - (4:56) 124 BPM

DJ Steef - "Venusian Missing" - (5:45) 118 BPM

The Glimmers - "Awake" - (6:48) 129 BPM

Munk - "Keep My Secret" (Jacques Renault remix) - (6:02) 119 BPM

Mercury - "Man" - (7:28) 119 BPM

The Barking Dogs - "Your High" (feat Tom Trago) - (6:18) 120 BPM

Telonius - "Control" - (5:03) 119 BPM

The Deadstock 33s - "Tic Tic Toc" - (4:54) 127 BPM

Various - "100% Gomma" (continuous DJ mix by Jacques Renault) - (1:00:14) 120 BPM

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Played by: Dicky Trisco, Martin Virgin, Dave Allison, Los Charly's Orchestra, Juno Recommends Disco, Headzsquare, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Simonlebon, Peza, Lesale, B.g. Baarregaard, Alan De Laniere, Vinyladdicted

ROLLOMATIK/JIMI NEEDLES/WBBL/JOHN FARRUGGIO

Bootique Volume 1

Boogie Boutique

BB 007D
11 Jan 13
Breakbeat

Rollomatik - "Frying Pan" - (4:14)

Jimi Needles & WBBL - "Crash The Party" - (4:34)

Rollomatik - "Soul Power" - (4:53)

John Farruggio - "Move Your Feet" - (3:26) 128 BPM

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Played by: Clairvo (Mustbeat), Roast Beatz, Chudy, DJ Self, DJ Aka (Funk Moguls), Actual Sounds, Justin Johnson, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, Dastardly Kuts, DJ Axe, DJ Jimi Needles, Ez Icarus, Dusty Tonez

Review: Wide-armed sounds abound on the latest Boogie Boutique offering. More hip-hop than nu-funk in places, there's great casual confidence about each of these rubs. The label's Finnish faves Rollomatik are on board for two horn-heavy joints; the p-funk block rocker "Frying Pan" and the roof raising peak time "Soul Power". Label newcomers Jimi Needles and WBBL, opt for jazzier keys and a bassline that gradually evolves into quite the glitchy gem. Jacksonville jive merchant John Farruggio finishes the set with a waltz through 80s electro, mid noughties house and late 90s big beat. Swashbuckling stuff.

DISCO TECH

Funky Heroes Vol 3

DiscoDat

DD 008
24 Dec 12
Disco/Nu-Disco

Stars In The Ghetto - (8:49) 100 BPM

On My mind - (5:35) 103 BPM

Tensions Over Me - (6:21) 105 BPM

Feel Like Dancin' - (6:16) 110 BPM

Lifted High - (6:17) 114 BPM

Be With You - (5:00) 99 BPM

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Fingerman, Superbreak, Chris Deepak, Disco Tech (Discodat), Juno Recommends Disco, Alessandro Otiz, Joseph Terruel, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Ramsey Hercules, Del Strange, Vinyladdicted

THE ALLERGIES

Heartbreaker EP

Riddim Fruit

RIDDIMFRUIT 015
21 Jan 13
Breakbeat

Heartbreaker - (3:58)

Club Spillage - (3:39)

Seven Days - (3:36)

Ever Love You - (3:30) 144 BPM

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Played by: Roast Beatz, Chudy, Voodoocuts, Actual Sounds, Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Hidden Riddim, Justin Johnson, Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b, The Funk Hunters, DJ Jimi Needles, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, Essex Groove, Tosses & Varvez, Double Yellow, Miles Reverse

Review: Those searching for formidable, funk-fuelled party fodder should be well aware of the Riddim Fruit label, one of the more reliable sources of mash-up madness. This EP from The Allergies - complete with heavy beats, scratches, borrowed rap vocals and funk breaks aplenty - should cause carnage in those clubs that still rock the breakbeat vibe. Lead cut "Heartbreaker" sets the tone by revisiting a little known funk stomper, while "Club Spillage" fuses bottom-heavy boom-bap beats with quality raps and slick Hammond organ licks. "Seven Days" spices up a string-laden funk-soul jam with some weighty breakbeat pressure, while "Ever Live" slows the tempo for some sweet soul-hop bumpiness. Predictably solid.

ALKALINO

Renew EP

Audaz

ADULTERY 013
07 Jan 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

I Love It - (7:43) 115 BPM

U Can Do - (9:52) 110 BPM

Warp - (7:28) 123 BPM

Silver Shot - (8:01) 120 BPM

Something Funky - (5:55) 113 BPM

Janeiro - (5:30) 115 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, Slow It Down, Fingerman, Kid Who, Superbreak, Alexander Robotnick, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Disco, Martin Brodin, Cc:disco!, Dirty Mckenzie, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Ramsey Hercules, Tulioxi, Vinyladdicted

Review: If you're suffering from a post-Christmas slump and are keen to mix things up, this EP of varied edits from Berlin-based producer Alkalino could be right up your alley. Featuring six varied cuts that touch on electrofunk, P-funk, jazz and '80s electro, there's plenty of playable fodder for discerning DJs. Highlights include the talkbox funk and piano solo bizniz of "I Love It", the hustling disco-funk of "Silver Shot" (check the fabulous percussion break halfway through), the jazztime swing of "Janeiro" and the heavyweight Whodini re-cut "Something Funky". Also worth a look is the winding, cosmic oddness of "Warp" - a curious concoction that should appeal to those who like to drop a bit of leftfield disco.

VARIOUS

V's Edits Vol 4

Vehicle

VHR 17
22 Mar 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Comme Rhodes - "(Why Don't You) Patch It" (V dub edit) - (6:57) 100 BPM

Gardster - "Up" (& Down & Up Again V edit) - (6:04) 109 BPM

Party Schmitt - "Because" (V edit) - (4:31) 122 BPM

Johnny's Toe Black - "Soul Francisco" (V soul boogie edit) - (4:13) 106 BPM

All Brown - "Good or Bad" (V edit) - (5:36) 114 BPM

Is There Phillips - "Love You Too" (V Bass edit) - (6:16) 120 BPM

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Andrea Rucci, Juno Recommends Disco, Miles Reverse, Monkey Boots

Review: Following the success of the first three volumes of his AOR-tinged V's Edits series, Russian producer Valique (best known under his usual pseudonym for disco-flecked funk breaks) unleashes another EP of scalpel jobs. This time, the sources are a little more obscure (the silly artist names offer clues), but the party-starting remit remains. So, we get some chunky low-slung, Fleetwood Mac-ish rock ("Because"), a dash of hustling disco-funk ("Up"), a sprinkling of synth-bass laden funk-rock ("Soul Francisco"), a thickset house version of a soul classic ("Good Or Bad") and a big chunk of '90s US garage silliness ("Love You Too") - all tweaked and teased with an eye on dancefloor devastation.

VARIOUS

V's Edits vol 2

Vehicle

VHR 015
29 May 12
Disco/Nu-Disco

Wetty Bright - "Slip & Do It" (V Feels So Good edit) - (5:56) 105 BPM

Marvin - "I Know Your Ego" (V Gentle edit) - (7:00) 120 BPM

Incredible Watson - "Booty Ooty" (V Checked The Sub - Found acid edit) - (7:22) 118 BPM

The Windsiders - "I Like Your Snuff" (V Disco Boogie edit) - (7:30) 120 BPM

The B-Boys - "G-Vibrations" (V dub edit) - (6:51) 95 BPM

SMB - "Fly Like An Eagle" (V Slips Into The Future edit) - (5:19) 102 BPM

Pex Sistols - "Anarchy In The UK" (V Special edit) - (6:24) 131 BPM

The Laughing Spoonful - "Summer In The City" (V Somesynth edit) - (6:08) 110 BPM

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Review: The mysterious V has got some balls. You see, it's common practice in re-edit circles to steer clear of certain big tunes and artists. V clearly didn't get the memo, because this second volume of party-hearty, floor-filling reworks contains sneaky dubs of tracks by Steve Miller (a smile-inducing version of "Fly Like An Eagle"), the Sex Pistols (a filter-heavy tweak of "Anarchy In The UK"), The Lovin' Spoonful ("Summer In The City") and The Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations", which gets a weirdly breaksy Balearic rework). Better, though, are the versions of the more disco and funk-inclined material. His Betty Wright rework ("Slip & Do It") is particularly magical.

VINYLADDICTED

Edits For Credits Vol 1

DiscoDat

DD 007
17 Dec 12
Disco/Nu-Disco

Sexy Eyes (Hooked On Your Eyes edit) - (6:05) 103 BPM

Don't Break My Heart (Broken Heart Repair & remastered)) - (5:17) 109 BPM

Stay With Me (Tasting The Hot Chocolate edit) - (7:24) 103 BPM

Miss Ya (Soul-Stretching edit) - (6:06) 111 BPM

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Played by: Superbreak, Disco Tech (Discodat), Juno Recommends Disco, Tosses & Varvez, Jona Saucedo, Kono Vidovic, Vinyladdicted

Review: DiscoDat continue on their quest to retweak every song from the 1970s charts with another EP, this time by Vinyladdicted; and why not? Sometimes it can actually improve on the original, as in the case of Dr Hook's mid 70s mustachioed romp, "Sexy Eyes", which gets looped and beefed up here. "Don't Break My Heart" soups a little known 1980 anthem by Tonee & Bill Collins, "Miss Ya" is sweet holiday funk but it's a hypnotic reworking of Hot Chocolate's "Stay With Me" that really hits the spot.

THE FUNK HUNTERS/SKIITOUR

Fully Loaded Vol 4

ReSoul

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RSR 004
21 Jan 13
Breakbeat

The Funk Hunters & Skiitour - "The Plan" - (4:22) 110 BPM

The Funk Hunters & Skiitour - "Whole Lotta Drop" - (4:42) 89 BPM

Skiitour - "Filthy Laundry" (EP bonus track) - (4:30) 112 BPM

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Played by: Spinforth, Ellboss, Chudy, Manmade / Cmc-Silenta, DJ Aka (Funk Moguls), Actual Sounds, Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Hidden Riddim, Justin Johnson, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, Tosses & Varvez, Dusty Tonez, Jiggyjoe

Review: There's something rather funky in the fresh Canadian air right now, and native imprint ReSoul are breathing in six lung-fulls by the second. "The Plan" is utter horn heaven as we bump and grind to a beefy swing hook that's peppered with just the right amount of hip-hop snippets. "Whole Lotta Drop", meanwhile, takes The Dynamics' wicked reggae cover of Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" and drives it straight into D&B town. Skiitour's "Filthy Laundry" finishes the set with a boogified 80s rock stomp. What a package.

VARIOUS

Black Lace Vol 5

Los Grandes

GRAN 017
11 Mar 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Dynamicron - "Yes It Is" - (6:24) 100 BPM

Brevil - "Sexy" - (5:52) 108 BPM

Jay Ru - "It's Not Over (Remember The Good Times)" - (7:14) 115 BPM

VinylAddicted - "No Doubt" (Never Lies edit) - (6:04) 103 BPM

PCJ Project - "I Like Sound" (Groove Intrigo rework) - (5:31) 102 BPM

DJ Butcher - "Take A Chance With Me" - (6:20) 120 BPM

Nicko Marineli - "The Man" (66 edit) - (8:20) 120 BPM

Craxi Disco - "Jerusalem" (Chariots Of Fire edit) - (5:42) 106 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Gazeebo, Fingerman, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Vladislav Moustache Love, Disco B, Joseph Terruel, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Ramsey Hercules, Vinyladdicted, Albacore

Review: Nope, this ain't the return of mulleted 80s duo Black Lace, it's the latest comp from Dynamicron's Latino-centric nu-disco label Los Grandes. Once again they've searched high and low to gather the hottest re-edits. Highlights this time include Brevil's sultry sweaty "Sexy", Vinyladdicted's shocking percussion-led rework of 'cough', Jimmy Nail's "Ain't No Doubt", PCJ's baddass 70s disco rock freakout "I Like The Sound", DJ Butcher's faithful take on Mister Flaggio's Italo disco masterpiece "Take A Chance", and Craxi Disco's seductive and proggy synth-disco epic "Jerusalem".

THE GAFF

Katakana Edits Vol 7

Katakana Edits

KE 9007
15 Oct 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Mambo No 5 - (3:14) 104 BPM

Funny Saga - (4:56) 119 BPM

High Life - (4:55) 120 BPM

Zamboozee - (3:42) 96 BPM

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Review: For the uninitiated, The Gaff is a Canada-based DJ, producer and prodigious maker of "party breaks" - shorthand for re-edits and reworks that should appeal for those DJs for whom loose rhythms are of more interest than a straight 4/4 pulse. This first contribution to the digital-only Katakana Edits series is full of funk and soul-laden jams with heavy but snappy drums. There's a global feel, too, with excellent forays into afro-funk ("High Life") and Latin beats ("Mambo Number 5"). While all four tracks are carefully tuned to the needs of dancefloors, the afro-flecked disco-funk grooves of "Funny Saga" stands out.

WIZARD, ED/DISCO DOUBLE DEE/DISCO TECH/THOMASS JACKSON/TONY TEE/DJ RAW SUGAR

Slo-Roasted

Editorial

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ED 23
21 Dec 12
Disco/Nu-Disco

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "On The One" - (6:39) 106 BPM

Tony T - "The Feeling" - (6:25) 104 BPM

Thomass Jackson - "Gangsta Man" - (6:36) 82 BPM

Disco Tech - "Our Lives" - (5:52) 93 BPM

DJ Raw Sugar - "Alright (The Lost Dub)" - (5:10) 125 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, Fingerman, Superbreak, Spilt Milk, Chris Deepak, Disco Tech (Discodat), Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, In Flagranti, Ramskank, Alessandro Otiz, The Funk Hunters, Karim, Dirty Mckenzie, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Thomass Jackson, Willo Schubarth, Lazy Kiss

DISCO TECH

First Pressure EP

DiscoDat

DD 001
11 Apr 12
Disco/Nu-Disco

Papa Was Rollin' Stoned - (5:21) 122 BPM

Feelin' Love - (8:04) 124 BPM

Love Inside - (4:26) 110 BPM

Cover Me - (6:30) 122 BPM

Dare Me - (5:13) 113 BPM

Grease Iz The Word - (5:29) 115 BPM

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Played by: Jimmythetwin, Dicky Trisco, Fuzzbox Inc, Andrea Rucci, Chris Deepak, Disco Tech (Discodat), Juno Recommends Disco, Chas Bronz, Tasun, Vladislav Moustache Love, Martin Brodin, Dirty Mckenzie, Joseph Terruel, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Heion, Juno Best Sellers 2012, Jona Saucedo

DJ RUDD

We Can Get It On EP

Breakbeat Paradise Recordings

BBP-061
11 Jan 13
Breakbeat

We Can Get It On - (5:10)

Shake It Out - (4:10) 128 BPM

Say Ooh - (3:46)

Underdogs - (4:11)

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Played by: Clairvo (Mustbeat), Roast Beatz, Chudy, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Dastardly Kuts, Badboe, DJ Axe, Ez Icarus

Review: Toxic bootleg action! Spill one splash of these fruity mashes on the dancefloor and your groovers will bump and grind like mutated fools. The title track takes Royksopp's "Eple", adds a smidgeon of Marvin and a dash of electro while "Shake It Out" fuses Cassius with a killer lick from The Supremes. Elsewhere we find Edie Brickel, Eminem, Fugees and The Wiseguys get wobbly over a glitch-step hook ("Say Ooh") and Sly & The Family Stone get a classic hip-hop schooling. You heard the man...get it on!

TIMEWARP INC

Ghetto Drunk

Timewarp Greece

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TMDG 117
11 Feb 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Bullshit - (4:57) 105 BPM

Ghetto Drunk (feat Tonkin) - (4:43) 116 BPM

Humus - (4:42) 115 BPM

Start With An A - (4:58) 120 BPM

Kotzak - (5:42) 105 BPM

Yuil Disco Breaks (Soundsystem version) - (5:44) 112 BPM

Hipsko (feat The Time Travellas) - (5:06) 126 BPM

Disco Frisco (feat Leon) - (4:56) 123 BPM

Kraakin - (5:56) 120 BPM

Home Grown - (4:35) 120 BPM

Chase In The Case - (4:09) 125 BPM

Hot Spot (electronic mix) - (4:39) 129 BPM

Latin Cookies - (3:47) 135 BPM

Projections - (4:14) 115 BPM

Dubwizejah - (4:40) 100 BPM

Kotzak (revisit) - (5:39) 105 BPM

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Played by: Timewarp, Zamali, Trotter, Voodoocuts, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz, Juno Recommends Funk/Reissues, The Funk Hunters, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Leo Leonardi Aka Funky Brothers, Tulioxi, Vinyladdicted

Review: Timewarp have been putting out bangers since 2005 on their own Timewarp Music, a Greek label dedicated to only the most alluring electronic sounds. This is their new LP and it's choc-a-bloc with surprises for you; starting from the opener "Bullshit", an irresistibly hip-swanking trip-hop number, it goes all the way through "Disco Frisco" featuring the one like Leon for a smooth but rough-ready house roller, and ends up in places never expected like "Latin Cookies", a track so joyful and packed with good vibes that it can't be properly catalogued into one genre...it has one hell of a bass line though - much like everything else on this sweet full-length from the boys at Timewarp.

MR FRESH/LONE DRUM/RAS B/KILL EMIL

Proper Produce Volume 5

Booty Fruit

BOOTYFRUIT 010
21 Dec 12
Breakbeat

Mr Fresh - "The Dopest" - (3:38) 146 BPM

Lone Drum - "Minnie" - (3:21)

Ras B - "Turbo Lounge" - (2:41) 137 BPM

Kill Emil - "Alphabet Land" - (4:32) 144 BPM

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Played by: Spinforth, B.visible, Ellboss, Badboe, Hammond Classics, Actual Sounds, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Telephunken, Tosses & Varvez, Dusty Tonez, Mr Doris

Review: It's more than ten years since the phenomenon of the bootleg mash-up became 'a thing' thanks to the likes of Richard X and yet people still come up with fresh interpretations of the genre. People like Booty Fruits, who have now reached number five in their ongoing series of booty compilations. We get four sizzling tracks here including the cut and scratch ragga-hop of "The Dopest", and 'Minnie', which sees Lone Drum following in Jean Jacques Smoothie's famous footsteps by utilizing Minnie Ripperton's "Inside My Love".

ED WIZARD/DISCO DOUBLE DEE/THE NEW BLACK/RABO & SNOB/VINYLADDICTED

Twenty Four Seven

Editorial

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ED 24
19 Feb 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "Do It One More Time" - (6:52) 109 BPM

Rabo & Snob - "Camel Filter" - (6:12) 100 BPM

The New Black - "I've Been So" - (7:22) 110 BPM

VinylAddicted - "Alright" - (5:15) 107 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Dave Allison, Superbreak, Hot Toddy, Juno Recommends Disco, The Funk Hunters, Cc:disco!, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Ramsey Hercules, Vinyladdicted

Review: There's something admirable about the no-nonsense approach of the Editorial camp. While steeped in a deep love of the disco sound and the genre's deep history, the edits and reworks they release are first and foremost tried-and-tested dancefloor bumpers. The four cuts here are a great case in point. Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee's "Do It One More Time" is a hustlin', low-slung treat (recasting Harvey Mason's "Groovin You" as a sweaty chugger), while Rabo & Snob's "Camel Filter" romps along on a formidable disco-funk flex. The biggest surprise, though is Vinyladdicted's "Alright", a rush-inducing chunk of Balearic disco.

Bass Funk Vol 1: Mooqee (unmixed tracks)

MOOQEE/VARIOUS

Bass Funk Vol 1: Mooqee (unmixed tracks)

Bomb Strikes

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BOMBBASSF 001
15 May 13
Breakbeat

Mooqee - "Retro Intro" - (0:28) 129 BPM

Ali B - "Beats On A String" (feat Jungle Brothers) - (4:35) 149 BPM

Kontaktor - "Back To School" - (4:11)

Neon Steve - "Kill 'em With The Vibes" (feat MC Zulu) - (4:08)

Stereo Shiftaz - "Come On Bounce" - (3:54)

Drumattic Twins - "Meeting Point" (HerbGrinder remix) - (4:52)

Pimpsoul - "Bang Your Head" (feat Alaska MC - acappella) - (2:49) 150 BPM

Opiuo - "Fizzle Tickler" - (6:59)

Mooqee & HerbGrinder - "Sound Around Town" - (4:06)

Santero - "Drop The Bomb" (feat Credit To The Nation - Stickybuds remix) - (4:49)

Santero - "Drop The Bomb" (feat Credit To The Nation - 110bpm acappella) - (2:58) 147 BPM

Pimpsoul - "Lets Do It Right Now" (feat MC Shureshock - instrumental) - (3:53)

All Good Funk Alliance - "Throw Down" (feat Neighbour & Think Tank - Featurecast remix) - (4:29)

McMash Clan - "Swing Break" (feat Kate Mullins - radio edit) - (2:50)

Kraak & Smaak - "Squeeze Me" (A Skillz remix) - (4:26)

Nick Thayer - "Thizz Shake" - (4:39)

Brothers Bud - "Like We Do" - (5:43) 127 BPM

Rory Lyons - "Raging Speedhorn" - (3:27) 140 BPM

Neon Steve - "Got This Feeling" (feat Charlotte Dobre) - (3:44) 140 BPM

Rory Lyons - "Shake Ya Mama" - (3:45) 133 BPM

Pimpsoul - "Bang Your Head" (feat Alaska MC - Erb n dub remix) - (4:27) 131 BPM

Featurecast - "Ego Tripping" (feat Farina Miss - Featurecast drum & bass remix) - (4:37) 134 BPM

Mooqee & HerbGrinder - "Rain" (feat Greg Blackman) - (5:01) 131 BPM

Mooqee & Pimpsoul - "Feeling Good" (feat Bianca Gerald - Tantrum Desire remix) - (4:57) 131 BPM

Rory Lyons - "I Got 5 On It" (feat Utah Saints) - (4:20) 131 BPM

Various - "Bass Funk Vol 1: Mooqee" (continuous DJ mix by Mooqee) - (54:11)

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Played by: Mooqee, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Utah Saints, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, Essex Groove, Tulioxi

Review: Mooqee's label Bombstrikes is doing all right for itself. So much so in fact that they've reached that milestone - a label's first compilation album. Here Mooqee has selected 25 sizzling bangers new and old that do it for him, and hopefully will do it for you too. Highlights include the compressed electro steamroller that is "Back To School", the crunch synth funky freakout of "Come On Bounce" and the devastating bass that's eaten all the pies of "Let's Do It Right Now". Heavy!

JAMES WELSH/SQUAREHEAD/MELLA DEE/WAZE & ODYSSEY/TERRENCE PEARCE

WOLFEP015

Wolf Music Recordings

WOLFEP 015
07 Jan 13
Deep House

James Welsh - "Nowt" (Ron Basejam mix - pt 1) - (7:12) 110 BPM

Squarehead, Mella Dee - "Get Together" - (7:22) 126 BPM

Waze & Odyssey - "Feel My Voices" - (6:20) 122 BPM

Terrence Pearce - "Joice" - (7:08) 120 BPM

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Played by: Lee Daley:contentmcr/Beef/Huddtraxx, Ya Dun Know, Superbreak, Chris Coco, Sw, Juno Recommends Deep House, Claudio Giordano, Chris Coco, Freddy Love, Tura, Sccucci Manucci, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Shox, Tee Circus, Groove Armada, Jack Fell Down, Scuola Furano, Jakobin&domino

Review: Arriving at a fifteenth release in little more than three years is no mean feat, and the Wolf Music crew have retained a standard of quality throughout that a few other labels could learn from. Once again switching the emphasis from artist release to a quartet of contributors, WOLF 15 opens with a killer Ron Basejam refix of recent Wolf anthem "Nowt" by James Welsh. Originally a louche slice of beatdown, "Nowt" stays at an even tempo in the hands of the Crazy P artist though there are all new levels of seductive funk added. Complementing this are three label debuts of varying style but equal quality, with Squarehead & Mella Dee (one half of Mista Men no less) opting for a brazen concoction of ruffed up garage rhythms and deep house emotions on "Get Together". Next up, breakout house duo Waze & Odyssey add Wolf to their growing CV with the effervescent cut up house rowdiness of "Feel My Voices" whilst South African producer Terrence Pearce might just steal our affections with the skippy, smudged delights of "Magic".

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Black Butter Spread Love Vol 1

Black Butter

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BLKBTR-SLCD 01
13 Jan 13
Bass

Kidnap Kid - "Be More" (3hrs & Woz remix) - (4:37)

Kidnap Kid - "Vehl" (Matta remix) - (4:47)

Kidnap Kid - "Vehl" (Jonty Skrufff remix) - (6:52)

Kidnap Kid - "Lazarus Taxon" (Vince Clarke remix) - (6:13)

Kidnap Kid - "Lazarus Taxon" (South Soul Project) - (5:35)

HeavyFeet - "Dirty & Stinking" (feat DRS) - (3:24)

HeavyFeet - "Dirty & Stinking" (instrumental) - (3:21)

HeavyFeet - "Cosworth" - (3:45)

Codec - "What You Need" - (4:30)

Codec - "Be Yourself" - (5:27)

Codec - "Your Always" - (4:56)

RackNRuin - "Mark Two" - (6:15)

RackNRuin - "Hackney Heat" - (5:14)

Hostage - "Bubble Up" - (4:49)

Hostage - "Hold It Now" - (3:41)

Hostage - "Trick Green" - (4:36)

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Fort Knox Five, Mat Cant, Nic Fanciulli, Matta, Tee Circus, Rack N Ruin, Coco Cole, Lucent

Review: Despite only unveiling themselves to the public in 2010, Black Butter Records have already ascended to some impressive heights with a string of hugely popular bass/UKF releases. This first 'proper' label comp features five names from their roster, remixed by many more. It's literally fizzing and popping with retro-futuristic ideas and sounds: from the B-more drum machine orgy of "Be More (3hrs & Woz mix), to Matta's accelerated electro version of Kidnap Kid's classic "Vehl" and Vince Clarke's elasticated tech-house version of "Lazarus Taxon", to the scuzzy, rave-inflected house of Codec's "What You Need", the thoroughly ominous bass tones of "Hackney Heat" by Racknruin via the eccentric end-of the world beats of "Trick Green" by Hostage.

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Think & Change

Nonplus UK

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NONPLUSLP 004I
11 Mar 13
Techno

Boddika & Joy Orbison - "&Fate" - (7:04) 127 BPM

Lowtec - "The Rhythm" (remix 2) - (6:15) 120 BPM

Four Tet - "For These Times" - (4:57) 127 BPM

Boddika - "Beats Me" - (5:06) 126 BPM

Pearson Sound - "Quivver" - (5:41) 132 BPM

Endian - "Straight Intention" - (6:33) 119 BPM

Kassem Mosse - "IP Mirrors" - (5:08) 125 BPM

Instra:mental & dBridge - "White Snares" - (5:17)

Martyn - "Bad Chicago" - (7:25) 129 BPM

Boddika & Joy Orbison - "Mercy" (Boddika VIP) - (5:13) 126 BPM

Kassem Mosse - "Broken Patterns" - (6:25) 120 BPM

SCB - "Dissipate" - (7:11) 128 BPM

Basic Soul Unit - "Untoward" - (7:24) 123 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Spec., Henderick Aka Thelonious Funk, Shadow Dancer, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Techno, Slam, Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), Simonlebon, Deetron, Menorah, Resident Advisor, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Larssen, Jt86, Eats Everything, Ibiza Sonica, Dapayk Solo

Review: The Boddika-helmed Nonplus unveil Think & Change, the label's first compilation and what a way to mark such an event. Calling on a cast of the great and the good of contemporary techno and bass music, Think & Change arrives sporting some thirteen tracks, a statement of how far Nonplus has come since its emergence in 2009 as an outlet for the Autonomic family of artists, gradually mutating into a more wide ranging approach, with material from Actress, Kassem Mosse and Basic Soul Unit ensuring a reputation as one of the most respected labels in the bass music diaspora. The highlights on this compilation are many, but you should be checking Four Tet's contribution "For These Times" (easily his best, least fussy club track to date) "Bad Chicago" from Martyn, and Kassem Mosse's excellent "Broken Patterns".

John Digweed: Live In London (unmixed tracks)

JOHN DIGWEED/VARIOUS

John Digweed: Live In London (unmixed tracks)

Bedrock

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BEDLDNCD 1
03 Dec 12
Deep House

Various - "John Digweed: Live In London" (continuous DJ mix by John Digweed) - (1:11:50) 120 BPM

Various - "John Digweed: Live In London" (continuous DJ mix by John Digweed) - (1:06:14) 122 BPM

Various - "John Digweed: Live In London" (continuous DJ mix by John Digweed) - (1:05:23) 123 BPM

Various - "John Digweed: Live In London" (continuous DJ mix by John Digweed) - (1:17:47) 125 BPM

Eagles & Butterflies - "Kolleckt" - (7:40) 120 BPM

Sebo & Madmotormiquel & Nayan Soukie - "Slow" - (6:53) 122 BPM

Kollektiv Turmstrasse - "Kontakt" (Sieg Uber Die Sonne remix) - (7:22) 120 BPM

Baby Prince - "Nobody" (feat Lonely C - Miguel Campbell club mix) - (6:54) 121 BPM

Luca Bacchetti - "A Night In Nassau" - (8:14) 121 BPM

Phonogenic - "DesenJumi" - (8:35) 123 BPM

Maher Daniel & Nikko Gibler - "I'll Wait For You" - (8:32) 124 BPM

Dusky - "It's Not Enough" (feat Janai - Jozif Voxatron remix) - (7:30) 120 BPM

jozif - "Twilight" (Edu Imbernon 96' mix) - (6:22) 118 BPM

Wiretappeur - "Iridescent" - (7:07) 122 BPM

Ben Pearce - "What I Might Do" (Bonar Bradberry remix) - (6:35) 122 BPM

Todd Bodine - "Melancholiebe" - (8:15) 124 BPM

Simian Mobile Disco - "Everyday" - (5:34) 123 BPM

Sebo & Madmotormiquel & Nayan Soukie - "Everything Will Change" - (7:02) 121 BPM

Stelios Vassiloudis - "Coma" - (11:21) 124 BPM

Pezzner - "Need More" - (3:44) 121 BPM

Blamma! Blamma! - "Obsidian/Oblivion" (feat Femme - Deleted edit) - (6:36) 123 BPM

SIS - "Miles From Me" - (10:43) 124 BPM

Pig & Dan & Olivier Berger - "Crazy" - (8:21) 123 BPM

Alex Arnout - "Serious" (Max Chapman remix) - (7:20) 120 BPM

Justin Martin - "Butterflies" (Catz N' Dogz remix) - (6:30) 124 BPM

Jemmy - "Quarry Bank" (Stelios Vassiloudis remix) - (7:48) 124 BPM

Mohn - "Eberplatz 2020" (Jorg Burger mix) - (7:18) 120 BPM

Mohn - "Eberplatz 2020" (Wolfgang Voigt Hard Trance AtlanticXS mix) - (8:43) 121 BPM

Miguel Bastida & Florian Kaltstrom - "Behind The Mirror" - (7:52) 122 BPM

Stelios Vassiloudis - "What's That?" - (7:31) 122 BPM

Simian Mobile Disco - "Unfixed" - (5:40) 128 BPM

Igor Vicente & Vernon Bara - "Don't Feel No Way" - (8:19) 126 BPM

Julian Jeweill - "Zoulou" - (6:14) 125 BPM

Nico Lahs - "My Side" (Daniel Dexter remix) - (7:21) 122 BPM

Stephan Bazbaz - "Hurt Me" (Mihai Popoviciu Morning Dub remix) - (8:42) 122 BPM

Pig&Dan - "Insomnia" - (7:20) 120 BPM

Tiga - "Pleasure From The Bass" (Subb-an remix) - (8:02) 123 BPM

Phonogenic - "Tired Being" - (7:48) 124 BPM

DJ Romain - "Luv In The Club" (feat Hype Hunnets - instrumental) - (6:34) 122 BPM

Pig & Dan - "Let The Show Begin" - (7:49) 123 BPM

Pig&Dan - "Natives" (Dosem remix) - (6:45) 125 BPM

Smash TV - "Matthew Pervert" (Coyu remix) - (8:05) 124 BPM

Quivver - "Fakes & Bullshit" - (7:27) 125 BPM

Kernel Key - "Out Of Body Experience" - (7:18) 127 BPM

Harvey McKay & Saytek - "Nothing" - (6:10) 124 BPM

Antix - "Like Ships In The Night" (Jamie Stevens remix) - (7:17) 124 BPM

Max Cooper - "Gravity Well" (Microtrauma remix) - (7:06) 126 BPM

Doomwork - "Dreamland" (Supernova remix) - (7:09) 123 BPM

Guy J & Sahar Z - "7 11" - (7:27) 125 BPM

Kyodai - "Never Know" - (8:18) 121 BPM

Robert Babicz - "Eastside" - (7:05) 124 BPM

Butch - "303" (Paul Ritch acid dub mix) - (6:47)

Heiko Laux & Diego Hostettler - "Jack Up" - (9:10) 126 BPM

Deetron - "Crave" (feat Hercules & Love Affair - Deetron cRave dub) - (9:48) 126 BPM

Gabriel Ananda - "Hey Blop" (Marcel Janovsky remix) - (8:29) 126 BPM

Guy J - "Mish Mash" - (7:31) 124 BPM

Hollen - "Monitores" - (6:50) 125 BPM

Technasia - "Bastille Days" - (7:10) 127 BPM

Pete Bones - "Give That Man A Bell" - (7:38) 122 BPM

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