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DDD 040
15 May 13

Tuffist - "Smoke The Weed" - (5:02)

Soul Rebel - "Train To Skaville" - (4:59)

Hammond Classics & DJ Tzinas - "Dela Dela" - (3:20)

Bluntskull - "Old Vet" - (3:14)

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Played by: Justin Johnson, Ez Icarus

Review: Billed as 2013's biggest collection of reggae-fuelled party tracks, this madcap collaboration between New York's own reggae star Tuffist and newcomers Soul Rebel, DJ Tzinas and Bluntskull whips up new creations from some of reggae's finest tracks. From Toots and the Maytals to The Ethiopians, Soul Rebel, DJ Tzinas and Hammond Classics work together to bring a new flava, while Tuffist's jungle vibes and Bluntskull's breakbeat hype provide fresh new sounds to get the party skanking. Don't underestimate the power of reggae to get floors filled across the country, this series confronts non-dancers and shuns bad feelings. Embrace the party jams!

FEATURECAST

Remastered & Reissued

Goodgroove

buy whole release (12 tracks) from ~~$19.56~~ $9.21

GGD 01
14 Mar 13

Avenue Rock - (5:27)

Chuck Berry - (5:26)

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)

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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.

VARIOUS

BBP Remixed

Breakbeat Paradise Recordings

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BBP-069
03 May 13

BadboE - "Freak Hip" (Morlack remix - part 2) - (5:26)

Kool Hertz - "Whatta Joint" (Badboe remix) - (4:05)

Fretless - "The Report" (Tom Drummond remix) - (4:36)

Jayl Funk - "Monkey Phonk" (Jayl Funk remix) - (3:30)

Tom Drummond - "Rock The Rhythm" (MustBeat Crew remix) - (3:44)

Calagad13 - "Back To The Power" (JiggyJoe remix) - (4:14)

BadboE - "My Bad" (Omegaman remix) - (4:12)

DJ Rudd - "Shake It Out" (BadboE remix) - (5:12)

Calagad13 - "I Can Make You Dance" (Nynfus Corporation remix) - (3:44)

Fretless - "Let Go The Past" (Jazz K Lipa remix) - (5:21)

Prosper - "HMR" (feat Azaxx - Ez Icarus remix) - (3:13)

Ez Icarus - "London Lights" (Infamous remix) - (4:32)

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Played by: DJ Stex, Chudy, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, Justin Johnson, Badboe, DJ Axe, Morlack, Ez Icarus, Essex Groove

Review: Flip the switch and get with the program: evergreen party purveyors Breakbeat Paradise have commissioned a whole bunch of reversions and each one is an instant booty-buster. Highlights abound throughout this raucous bass-bizzled nu-funk adventure but only a twit wouldn't pack Badboe's rub of Kool Hertz En Vouge sampling sizzle-up "Whatta Joint", JiggyJoe's orchestral disco-strung halfstepper rub of Calagad 13's "Back To The Power" or Badboe's take on Rudd's Supremes-slicing "Shake It Out". Paradise found.

DJ MAARS/TOM SHOWTIME

The Chippa Irie EP

Booty Fruit

BOOTYFRUIT 012
08 Apr 13

Heatwave Episode - (3:06)

Hungry Busta - (4:09)

Rocksteady Up - (3:58)

Champion Steez - (4:03)

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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.

Funk From The Trunk (Junodownload Exclusive)

BASEMENT FREAKS

Funk From The Trunk (Junodownload Exclusive)

Jalapeno

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505545 3688508
13 May 13

A Blues Thang - (3:23)

Gimme More (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:32)

Funk For Freaks (feat Charlie Funk) - (2:56)

Work It Out (feat MC Rayna) - (4:05)

The Calling - (3:15)

Gotta Make Me A Gun - (2:57)

Disco Boy - (0:51)

Bedroom Stories (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:43)

Red Light Streets - (5:24)

Dancin' (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:38)

Soul Intoxication - (4:21)

That Little Thing You Do - (4:06)

Grey - (5:05)

The Last Train - (5:22)

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Played by: DJ Stex, Chudy, Jayl Funk, DJ Axe, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks

Review: Is it just us or are Basement Freaks albums getting funkier and funkier? As hinted with their Soul Digga EP last winter, the trio just keep getting more organic and authentic, this being their most engaging, juiciest funk LP to date. From the Alabama 3 meets the Daptones style "Gimme More" to the insanely authentic Parliament skit "Disco Boy" via the mild skank bounce, organ noodling and Troutman crooning on "Red Light Streets", this really is party dynamite. Basement Freaks are ruling the nu-funk scene right now.

VARIOUS

Scoured Cream Vol 02

Scour

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SRSC 02
21 Mar 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Superfort - "Gloria" - (3:36)

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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.

PROSPER/RORY HOY/IMAGINE THIS/OLD SKOOL NEMO

Shake It Out EP

Boogie Boutique

BB 010D
06 May 13

Prosper & Rory Hoy vs Imagine This - "Shake It Out" (original mix) - (4:16)

Prosper & Rory Hoy vs Imagine This - "Shake It Out" (Funkanomics remix) - (4:44)

Prosper & Old Skool Nemo - "Get That Boogie Thing" (feat JC001 & Ashley Slater - original mix) - (5:25)

Prosper & Old Skool Nemo - "Get That Boogie Thing" (feat JC001 & Ashley Slater - Nick Fonkynson remix) - (4:40)

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Played by: Prosper, Actual Sounds, DJ Axe, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Essex Groove

Review: London nu-funk imprint Boogie Boutique come correct once again on the Shake It Out EP which pairs up French producer Prosper with a number of collaborators. The title track has Prosper going toe to toe with Knaresborough's finest Rory Hoy on a funk heavy cut n paste production blessed with the J-Live style delivery of Imagine This - German trio Funkanomics handle remix duties and turn in one of their trademark electrified productions that still makes ample usage of Imagine This' delivery. Following this, the superbly titled Old Skool Nemo proves his studio worth alongside Prosper on the boogie number "Get That Boogie Thing" whose speed of sound is matched by swiftness of vocal delivery from JC001 and the man Ashley Slater. Nick Fonkynson drops a remix that begs for a big beat revolution.

DEEKLINE/ED SOLO

Bounce N Shake

Rat

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RAT 001ALB
18 Feb 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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...

THE ALLERGIES/PARKER/MR 50/FRENIC

Bristol Fashion EP

Riddim Fruit

RIDDIMFRUIT 017
02 May 13

The Allergies - "You Wouldn't Know" - (3:09)

Parker - "Real95" - (4:01)

Mr 50 - "Reeses Pieces" - (4:28)

Frenic - "Bring It Back" - (6:06)

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Played by: Mooqee, Justin Johnson, The Funk Hunters, Morlack, Ez Icarus, Essex Groove

Review: With all the amazing dubstep and D&B coming from the city, you could be fooled into thinking bass is Bristol's only fashion. Well it's not; there's also a thriving nu funk scene, and each of the four cats on this generous EP are leading the charge. The Allergies lay down an authentic Dap Kings style vibe on, Parker drops the tempo for a slow, sludgy and remarkably sexy bass bust-up, Mr 50 pays homage to one of the sweetest chocolates on the planet by way of shivering 8-bit bleepery, swampy bass and nifty accordion squeezes and Frenic completes the set with a crisp, dramatic ode to the big beat glory days. Call the fashion police, this shizzle is hot!

BIG BANG BREAKS/FUNK YOU VERY MUCH/FUNKY WAH WAH

Hit 'Em Up

Actual Sounds

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7952013
09 May 13

Big Bang Breaks - "Bring Your Whistle" - (3:06)

Funk You Very Much - "Leaving Cali" - (4:28)

Funk You Very Much - "Break The Doors" - (4:37)

Funky Wah Wah - "Blow It Shorty" - (3:52)

Funk You Very Much - "Bop A Lot" - (3:15)

Big Bang Breaks - "Swings Of Life" - (3:42)

Funky Wah Wah - "Stroke Of Luck" (free track) - (3:38)

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Played by: Actual Sounds, Justin Johnson, Ez Icarus

Review: Big-assed bootleg business from the Actual Sounds crew... Big Bang Breaks revisits Public Enemy on "Bring Your Whistle" and Derrick May on "Swings Of Life". Meanwhile Funk You Very Much mixes up Randy Newman with Biggie Smalls on "Leaving Cali", gives The Doors a slap with glove of glitches on "Break The Doors" and gets jiggy on a two-step vibe with "Bop A Lot". Elsewhere we find Funky Wah Wah fusing Too Short's "Blow The Whistle" with a reggae version of Marvin Gaye on "Blow It Shorty". Hit 'em up... Then knock 'em down!

DEFKLINE/RED POLO

Disco Cakes Vol 7

Disco Cakes

DC 07
04 Feb 13

Space Cowboy - (5:10)

Turn The Beats Around - (5:00)

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

Shystie's Disco - (5:57)

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Played by: 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.

VARIOUS

Manmade: Gold Edition

Manmade

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MM 010
27 Feb 12

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

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)

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

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

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

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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".

BADBOE/VARIOUS

Paradise Breaks Volume Two

Breakbeat Paradise Recordings

buy whole release (16 tracks) from ~~$23.84~~ $13.49

BBP-048
16 Mar 12

Breakbeat Junkie/DJP - "Freak Hop Part 3" - (4:57)

BadboE - "One Of Those Days" (Pimpsoul remix) - (4:45)

Calagad13 - "Back To The Power" (Slynk remix) - (4:24)

Fretless - "Let Go The Past" - (4:31)

Javier Morillas - "Krazy" - (3:50)

BadboE - "Make It Happen" (Bryx remix) - (4:32)

JiggyJoe/Prosper - "Sweet Home Smoke" - (4:18)

Morlack - "Take It To The Zulu Part 2" - (5:53)

Grand Slam - "Lifetimers For The Funk" (Jayl Funk remix) - (3:57)

Jazz K Lipa - "Follow The Bouncing Bass" (DJ Wood remix) - (4:18)

MustBeat Crew - "Get This Clear" (BadboE remix) - (4:41)

JiggyJoe - "Da Trumpets" - (4:15)

Morlack - "Electrophonic Mind" - (5:47)

Wiccatron - "Strongbeats" - (4:55)

Ez Icarus - "London Lights" - (6:31)

Various - "Paradise Breaks Vol Two" (continuous DJ mix by BadboE) - (27:30)

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Played by: DJ Agent 86, Clairvo (Mustbeat), Fuzzbox Inc, Trotter, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, Sard Boogie, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Dastardly Kuts, Badboe, The Funk Hunters, Morlack, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, Tosses & Varvez

Review: Presenting another collection of the best nu-funk and ghetto breaks from the Breakbeat Paradise label, volume 2 of Paradise Breaks contains a killer selection of hip-hop, funk and bass work from artists at the top of their field such as Badboe, Morlack, Breakbeat Junkie and Jazz K Lipa. Among the 15 tracks, look out for Pimpsoul's low-slung remix of Badboe's "One of Those Days" and the re-energised Southern soul of Jiggy Joe and Prosper's "Sweet Home Smoke".

JFB

Swing Bum

Freshly Squeezed

ZESTEP 049
27 Apr 13

Swing Bum - (4:43)

Swing Ya Beard (feat Beardyman) - (4:31)

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Played by: Nick Hollywood, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, DJ Axe, The Funk Hunters, Ragga Scum, Ez Icarus, Essex Groove

THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES

Dunk Your Trunk Remixed

Pedigree Cuts

PEDS 013
01 May 13

Soho Strut (Empresarios remix) - (4:20)

Sunset Star (Daytoner remix) - (4:00)

Milf Shake (Omegaman remix) - (3:52)

Big Girls Don't Cry (PulpFusion feat Lorenzo Medici remix) - (4:28)

Trip Wire (Skeewiff remix) - (4:44)

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Played by: Chudy, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, The Funk Hunters, Morlack, Ez Icarus, Lazy Kiss, Disco Doubles

VARIOUS

Best In Season

Booty Fruit

buy whole release (10 tracks) from ~~$14.90~~ $10.99

BOOTYFRUIT 011
14 Feb 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tonic - "Smack" - (3:03)

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

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

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

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Played by: Goodgroove Records, Bmd, All Good Funk Alliance, Actual Sounds, Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Breakbeat, 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.

MOOQEE

Bombstrikes Vol 3

Bomb Strikes

BSDIGI 003
19 Mar 11

Supacat Police (feat MC Kinky) - (5:39)

Jazz Talkin - (5:15)

Hypnotic - (4:41)

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Played by: Prosper, Mooqee, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Chamber, Stereo Beatz, Tosses & Varvez, Juno Best Sellers 2012

Review: More party antics from Mooqee as this latest in the Bombstrikes series of funky mash-ups takes in KRS-One jammin' with Bob Marley on "Supacat Police", while acapellas from Tupac's "California Love" and Stetasonic's "Talking All That Jazz" butt heads with each other over a flute-led hip-hop beat on "Jazz Talkin". The "Mustapha Dance" instrumental mix of The Clash's "Rock The Casbah" also gets a good seeing to on closing track "Hypnotic".

VARIOUS

Street Jam Vol 4

Actual Sounds

buy whole release (28 tracks) from ~~$41.72~~ $15.99

281832 013
25 Mar 13

SpaceInTown - "Yardie Funk" - (5:39)

Hans Zolo - "Ooh Baby" - (3:46)

Telephunken - "Que Se Sepa" - (3:41)

Dastardly Kuts & Aditup - "Funk On Cream" - (4:51)

Funk You Very Much - "Bolivian Mystery" - (4:09)

Quincy Jointz - "I Rule The Fruits" - (4:14)

JiggyJoe - "Take One On Me" - (4:00)

Altered Grooves - "Disko Biskit" - (3:22)

PulpFusion - "Dont Bring Me Down" - (4:08)

DJ Self vs Run DMC - "Down With The King" - (5:19)

Big Bang Breaks - "Duckin N Doggin" - (3:17)

Stereo Beatz - "Ride The Pony" - (4:48)

Funky Wah Wah - "Thats Resin Funk" - (4:33)

Tosses & Varvez - "Helly Cops" - (4:12)

The Funk Bangers - "IMac" - (4:05)

Funk Soda - "Westside Funk" (Fooey remix) - (4:34)

Ram Skank - "A BigBeat Treat" - (6:19)

Stex - "Bungee Funkin" (Cosmik remix) - (8:11)

Mr Mezdup - "Me Ears Are Alight" - (6:05)

Funk You Very Much - "Old Dirty Money" - (4:14)

Wasted On Wax - "Free Soup" - (3:53)

Rhythm Junkies - "Bump That" - (4:24)

Ural DJs - "Disco Brain Damage" (DJ Moff remix) - (3:37)

Magic Tricks - "Introduction 2" - (4:22)

Funk You Very much - "Bolivian Mystery" (Stex remix) - (5:11)

Stereo Beatz - "99" - (3:25)

Rhythm Junkies - "Intergalactic" (free rrack!!!) - (4:06)

Myniemo - "Unbelievable" (free track!!!) - (4:25)

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Played by: DJ Self, Manmade / Cmc-Silenta, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Morlack, Ez Icarus

Review: Four volumes in seven months... Actual Sounds are ruthlessly efficient when it comes to showering the scene with fresh booty-shaking bootlegs. And it's business as usual as we're thrown around by the limbs to a 28-track strong selection of wide-eared funk fusions that range from an uptempo breakbeat cut n' shut of Nina Simone ("Ooh Baby") to Brooklyn era block busters ("Down With The King") via classic rave-meets-early house mashery ("A Bigbeat Treat"). A bargain and banging - these booties are keepers.

A2C

Kick & Bass EP

Pandora Box

PBR 032
10 May 13

The Groove (original mix) - (6:01)

I Got The Music (original mix) - (5:28)

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Played by: A2c

SYMBIZ SOUND

OneFourFive

Rootdown Germany

buy whole release (15 tracks) from ~~$22.35~~ $13.49

RDM 13082-3
29 Apr 13

Soundboy Dead (feat ZHI MC) - (2:25)

Globetrotters (feat La Methode) - (3:28)

Ruff Ride (feat Lady Chann) - (3:24)

Kick People! (skit) - (0:46)

Down Under (feat Spoek Mathambo) - (2:57)

Taking Over (feat ZHI MC) - (3:18)

Controlando (feat Bituaya & McKlopedia) - (2:34)

Bad So (feat Feral Is Kinky) - (2:37)

Shakka Boom! (skit) - (0:52)

Soldierlettes (feat Etzia) - (3:45)

Link Up! (skit) - (0:29)

Top Class (feat Singin Gold) - (3:00)

Miss Independent (feat BRNGTN) - (3:36)

Bushweed - (2:45)

All Alone (feat Teacha Dee) - (4:06)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Dancehall/Ragga, Ez Icarus

Review: It's a meeting of minds on this long player with rootsy German label Root Down releasing this much-anticipated album from Korean-German 'future dancehall' act Symbiz Sound. There's plenty of tunes, 15 in total here, many of which featuring either the talents of ZHI MC or Feral Is Kinky. Highlights include the sweet sounding lovers rock of opener "Soundboy Dead", the bassy, ghetto-hop of "Ruff Ride", the digital dancehall of "Down Under" and the sheer tribalism of "Bad So".

TOM BOOZE

Bruck Wild EP

Bomb Strikes

BSDIGI 021
08 Mar 13

Bruck Wild - (2:36)

Point & Shoot - (3:23)

From Sun To Sun - (2:32)

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Played by: Goodgroove Records, Roast Beatz, Hong Kong Ping Pong, DJ Stex, Mooqee, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Utah Saints, DJ Axe, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, Jiggyjoe, Funk And Filth

Review: Fact: Tom's real surname is genuinely Booze! There was a terrible mix-up between the birth registry office and off licence when he was born. Naturally Tom was upset for many years, but he took consolation by burying himself in the studio with a sampler and a keen ear for a badboy groove, and his diligence is paying off. Each of this nu-funk trio squelches and fist bumps with unashamed party brutality, the highlight being the Bob James / Perpetual Motion sampling "Point & Shoot". Venture to no disco without this!

DJ TWISTER aka VINYL CAT

Swing Session Vol 3

BOTB Poland

BOTB 18
20 Sep 12

Tequila Swing - (5:00)

High Swing - (4:00)

Not Unusual Swing - (4:50)

Limb By Swing - (5:14)

Weekend Swing - (4:47)

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Played by: Chudy, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Ez Icarus, Warson

DJ TZINAS & MRBIGK/DEDY DREAD & MR BIRD/TIM MCVICAR/MR FRESH

Proper Produce Volume 1

Booty Fruit

BOOTYFRUIT 006
13 Apr 12

DJ Tzinas & MRBiGK - "Rocksteady Boom" - (3:52)

Dedy Dread & Mr Bird - "LOVE" - (3:24)

Tim McVicar - "California Dreamland" - (3:57)

Mr Fresh - "SOUL" - (3:42)

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Played by: Clairvo (Mustbeat), Timewarp, Jazz K Lipa, Audioprophecy, Turntable Dubbers (Nice Up!), DJ Stex, Badboe, Voodoocuts, Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Mr Bird, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, D-Funk, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Dusty Tonez, Juno Best Sellers 2012

Review: A nu-funk remix of The Mommas & The Poppas' "California Dreaming". Just writing those words seems preposterous. But trust us, Tim McVicar's take on the 60s hippy classic really works! Squidgy bass and chop-slapping beats a-go-go, by the end of the summer it will be illegal not to play this in BBQ and beach sets. Law will also be upheld on anyone not exploiting the utterly funky charms of the other three cuts. DJ Tiznas & Mr BiGK's take on Kenny Dope and Screechy Dan's "Boomin In Ya Jeep" is like Fatboy Slim circa 98, Dedy Dread & Mr Bird take Missy Elliot into Hammond organ heaven while Mr Fresh's "SOUL" is a trip head nod so heavy it falls over into massive sticky pile of jazz.

MANJAH

Katakana Edits Vol 8

Katakana Edits

KE 9008
30 Nov 12

Sensi Aroma - (3:31)

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Played by: Clairvo (Mustbeat), Timewarp, Trotter, Jayl Funk, Sol Power All-Stars, Killer Funk Records Usa, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Manjah

Review: Fresh-faced funkateer Manjah steps up to the party-hardy Katakana series, and does so with distinction. It's a game of two halves as the first two cuts are dedicated to chanteuses Smokey Robinson and Donna Hightower. Both powered by swashbuckling 60s funk riffs, these are authentic edits done with true creativity. Later on in the EP we head West to the Caribbean as Manjah gets his skank on with Dancehall Queen. Those with a penchant for Greek taverna flavours should hold tight for the rustic groove on "Orienta Patria". Nice work.

VARIOUS

Boogie Boutique Volume 2

Boogie Boutique

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BBR 004
26 Apr 11

Hayz - "Ghetto Rat" - (5:07)

Funk Ferret & Some DJ - "Shake Ya Booty" - (3:51)

NineLives The Cat - "Let Me In" - (4:34)

Badboe - "Show Me Ghetto" - (5:48)

DJ Wood - "Zimba In The Deep" - (6:06)

Ursula 1000 - "Sophisticated Boom Boom" - (3:20)

Nick Fonkynson - "D-Funk" - (5:42)

DJ Kid Stretch - "Get Down To The Funky Sound" - (4:37)

Morlack - "Come To The Go-Go" - (5:50)

Toastbusters - "That's Funky Fresh" - (4:08)

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Review: This is a bit of a treat for funk breaks fans, as leading label Boogie Boutique gathers together a selection of its finest floor-filling bangers. With cheeky mash-ups and bootleg remixes from the likes of Hayz, Ursula 1000 and Nick Fonkyson, there's much to enjoy, not least the sheer silliness of some of the rump-shaking fusions. Check, for example, the anthemic grooves of Nine Lives The Cat's "Let Me In" (a brilliantly executed fusion of "Just Be Good To Me" and "Cross The Tracks") or Badboe's "Show Me Ghetto". None of the cuts will win you brownie points with chin-strokers, but they'll certainly smash up the dance - and that's all that matters.

FUNK FERRET & IMAGINE THIS

Apply The Pressure

Ghetto Funk

GFD 04
01 Apr 13

Apply The Pressure - (4:11)

Apply The Pressure (Instrumental version) - (4:11)

Apply The Pressure (Funkanomics remix) - (4:22)

Apply The Pressure (Skeewiff remix) - (4:35)

Apply The Pressure (WBBL remix) - (4:00)

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Played by: Spinforth, Roast Beatz, Manmade / Cmc-Silenta, All Good Funk Alliance, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, DJ Axe, The Funk Hunters, Rory Hoy, DJ Jimi Needles, Ez Icarus, Essex Groove, Funk And Filth, Bialson Hajsy

Review: There are various ways to apply pressure to your dancefloor. You could turn the venue into a vacuum, you could drop one of those comedy (but deadly) 100 tonne anvils on the floor OR you could drop this - a nu-funk swagger basher with cute shades of electro on the bass and a silver-tongue, almost Q-Tip style, rap from Imagine This; it's perfectly pressurised and comes danger-free! Remix-wise Funkanomics add a little P-funk to proceedings, the ever-cool Skeewif goes for more of a classic low-swung funk rub while WBBL hurl a whole barrel of squidgy bass at us. Apply this to your dancefloor today!

FUNK YOU VERY MUCH

Funk You Very Much Volume 32

Actual Sounds

415520 13
15 May 13

Beastie Slap - (3:57)

Blind Wish - (4:20)

Rude Valerie - (4:47)

Xerox Jam - (3:11)

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Played by: Justin Johnson

THE CUBAN BROTHERS

Yo Bonita

Jam City

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JCITYCD 001D
06 May 13

Salsation - (1:16)

Roll Call (feat Kurtis Blow & Abdominal) - (4:46)

Mike 4 President - (4:44)

Lights Out - (2:52)

So Sweet (feat Mica Paris) - (3:43)

Misdeamenor - (2:47)

We Must Be In Love (feat KT Tunstall) - (4:01)

Get It Right (feat Tenor Fly) - (4:00)

Ohms (feat Omar) - (3:46)

Let's Wander - (3:43)

Ain't No Need - (6:11)

The Under Dog - (4:13)

The Finding - (4:16)

Got To Give The People - (4:11)

Ace Of Spades - (2:52)

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Played by: The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, Essex Groove

Review: We've been waiting a LONG time for this one! Miguel Mantovani, Archerio Mantovani and Kengo San have been teasing and pleasing with their tongue-in-cheek funk on wax and on stage for years... We always knew when an album drops it would be big. And just look at the line-up - Kurtis Blow, Abdominal, Mica Paris, Tenor Fly, Omar, KT Tunstall are all collaborating across this 15 track funk explosion. With licks from James Brown endorsed CBs band and the perfect balance of tight riddims and humour, "Yo Bonita" rocks in every sense. Essential.

WARSON/CHUDY

Funky Boar Strikes Again

Funkosol

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FLR 03
23 Apr 13

Warson - "That's That" - (4:04)

Chudy - "Won't Stop Trying" - (4:00)

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Played by: Roast Beatz, Chudy, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Badboe, Morlack, Warson, Essex Groove

Review: Tru Funk / Funkosol's most dynamic duo return with two solo workouts that tickle the party's funkiest quarters. "That's That" takes the lead with a series of wild synth squiggles, heaving horns and a lolloping slap-bass riff. "Won't Stop Trying", meanwhile, springs back and forth with a cool cut-up vocal sample, tight beats and nifty tape stops. Both absolutely kill it.

TOSSES & VARVEZ/THE MAN FROM DELMONTY/ROBINSON GROOVES/FUNKY BOOGIE BROTHERS

Fresh Beats Vol 2

Funkosol

FLR 04
16 May 13

Tosses & Varvez - "Perfect Combination" (bonus free track) - (3:35)

The Man From DelMonty - "Ghetto Princess" - (5:19)

Robinson Grooves - "Move Your Feet" - (3:35)

Funky Boogie Brothers - "Right On Everybody" - (2:38)

Azzar - "Discogirls" - (5:45)

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Played by: Chudy, DJ Axe

Review: It's another booty and funk bonanza from the Funkosol crew! "Perfect Combination" rubs Led Zep up against Cypress Hill and Wyclef Jean. "The Man From DelMonty" shoves the Spin Doctors into the smoochy cupboard with a barrel of bass. "Move Your Feet" and "Right On Everybody" take us directly into funky town while "Discogirls" ups the tempo for a super sexy disco fun finale with Donna Summer. Perfect summer party nuggets, the lot of them.

ALI B & NICK THAYER

Bombstrikes Vol 19

Bomb Strikes

BSDIGI 019
16 Jan 12

Nick Thayer & Ali B - "Music" - (3:12)

Nick Thayer & Ali B - "NE Way" - (3:16)

Nick Thayer & Ali B - "Back To You" - (3:16)

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Played by: Chudy, Juno Recommends Breakbeat

Review: A stellar partnership for this latest volume in Bombstrikes' series of funk 'n' breaks party weapons, which came about after Ali B called in on Nick Thayer during a recent Australian tour. The pair fuse together a wild set of influences and sounds, as on opener "Music" which evokes Cypress Hill, Jay Z and classic '60s soul whilst still staying true to their block-rocking breaks sound. "NE Way" dips into a riff made famous by Dillinger and pimps it out gloriously with heavy drums while "Back To You" samples a line from one of De La Soul's classics and adds a Moog-ish bassline and all manner of funky sampled breaks.

MOOQEE & PIMPSOUL

Bombstrikes Vol 20

Bomb Strikes

BSDIGI 020
30 Jan 12

Keep Pounding - (4:14)

Let It Pop - (4:04)

Do It - (4:02)

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Played by: DJ Stex, B-Dub, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Hayz

Review: For the 20th instalment of the happy-go-lucky Bomb Strikes bootleg series, label regulars Moquee and Pimpsoul join forces. Those who've enjoyed their previous work will no doubt be salivating already - or at least dribbling profusely. "Keep Pounding" is typical of their cheeky, party-hearty style, turning shuffling classic "The Beat Goes On" into a snappy, stepping, glitch-laden breaks banger. "Let It Pop", meanwhile, wobbles and raves in all the right places, lacing a familiar hip-hop vocal over a typically pounding backdrop. Closer "Do It" sits somewhere between the two tracks, cutting up Chic's "Le Freak" and adding a silly, rectum-slackening bassline to propel things forward.

MR 50

City Of Sin EP

Riddim Fruit

RIDDIMFRUIT 016
18 Feb 13

Low King - (4:06)

Fifty 50 Funk - (3:16)

Nightcrawler - (4:18)

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Played by: Roast Beatz, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez, Tulioxi

Review: Ever eaten a Riddim Fruit? Rich in funk flavour and so many party nutrients they don't just hit your five a day, they're your floor-flipping 50 a day. Speaking of which, Brizzle's Mr 50 has delivered one of the label's freshest crops to date. "Low King" takes common glitch techniques on more of a cut n' paste skank vibe with some lovely horn action to boot. "Fifty 50 Funk" is more a guttural groover with a wheezing bassline and weeping synth lines a la Compton 20 years back. Finally, "Nightcrawler" leaves us wanting more thanks to its p-funk cheekiness, 8-bit trills and high-end bass zaps on the fills. Fruity!

BASEMENT FREAKS/FUNKANOMICS/SLYNK/SKIITOUR/WOOD N SOO/DEFUNK

Fully Loaded Vol 3

ReSoul

RSR 003
26 Nov 12

Basement Freaks - "Puppit Masta" - (4:14)

Funkanomics - "The Goonies Island" - (6:11)

Slynk & SkiiTour - "Figure It Out" - (4:23)

Wood 'n' Soo - "Rollin Cheeba" - (4:43)

Defunk - "Banjo Blues" - (4:44)

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Played by: Spinforth, Clairvo (Mustbeat), Fuzzbox Inc, DJ Stex, Chudy, Manmade / Cmc-Silenta, Badboe, Nick Hollywood, Qdup Foundation, Jayl Funk, Tim Livingstone, Dastardly Kuts, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, Telephunken, Tosses & Varvez

Review: Canadian vibe masters ReSoul recruit some die-heard funk soldiers for their third "Fully Loaded" EP and each track is a wise move. The unavoidable Basement Freaks gets devilish with a dubstep bass and funky breakbeat with a deft slice of Cypress Hill. Funkanomics digs deep for a lavish string-hook that never stops shimmering. Slynk & SkiiTour rediscover the BeeGees with added electro boogie bravado. Wood 'n' Soo pull your trousers down for a savage bass spanking while Defunk's "Banjo Blues" finalises with a very clever nod to Blackstreet. ReSoul we salute you!

URBAN KNIGHTS feat DADDY FREDDY

Jamaica To Miami

Sub Slayers

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SLAYER 022
03 May 13

Jamaica To Miami - (5:11)

Jamaica To Miami (Benny Kane remix) - (4:49)

Jamaica To Miami (6BLOCC 'Trapped Out' remix) - (4:24)

Jamaica To Miami (Skanx 'Future Junglist' remix) - (5:30)

Jamaica To Miami (Black & White 'DnB' remix) - (4:31)

Jamaica To Miami (Rebel Sonix 'Bass' remix) - (4:42)

Jamaica To Miami (Rebel Sonix Vs Geek Boy remix) - (5:15)

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Played by: Benny Kane

Review: Benny Kane and Dr Specs hook up with one of dancehall's most distinctive vocalists Daddy Freddy. The result? A dark, near-menacing stepper with a heavy, ominous vibe. Remix-wise every bass base is covered: Benny Kane adds a tropical hollow-bass stomp, 6BLOCC cause 808 meltdown on their Trapped Out rub, Skanx sharpens his rave breaks so much they can cut your ears from 50 paces, Black & White up the tempo for a hectic laser-puncher of "Tarantula" proportions and Rebel Sonix outlays two different versions; one laden with bleeps, the other laden with jaunty skanks and high end screams. Immense.

MR BIRD

Monkey Funk EP

Fat Bird Sounds