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BOOTYFRUIT 012
08 Apr 13
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.
BOMBBASSF 001
15 May 13
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!
BBP-069
03 May 13
Played by: DJ Stex, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, Justin Johnson, Badboe, 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.
RESENSE 033
16 Apr 13
FLR 02
01 Apr 13
Played by: Chudy, Manmade / Cmc-Silenta, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b, Morlack, Turntill, Warson, Essex Groove, Bialson Hajsy
Review:
A fine foursome of funklets right here! Morlack gives Ghostface Killah the sexiest disco-funk reversion possible, Jayl Funk gets all Latino on our asses, Warson continues his jack attack with a classic Human Nature vocal, and Azzar completes the set with a flashback to the 90s thanks to a neat, not to mention clever, blend of a Tag Team classic. Non stop party vibes!
PL - 7008D
06 Apr 13
Review:
DJ Day (aka Damien Beebe) is lucky enough to hail from the eternally sunny and glamorous town of Palm Springs. He is also lucky enough to have sustained a DJ career spanning almost 20 years (long before the Stateside EDM phenomenon). Here we get a deluxe edition of his recent career retrospective "The Day Before" which serves as a good introduction to his new artist album Land Of 1000 Chances. Highlights of this record however, include the dreamy, breaks-led retro soul of "Four Hills", the Kraftwerk and other classics-referencing "What Planet What Station" and the golden funk of "Gone Bad".
TVLP 08
29 Apr 13
Review:
A special dedication to his formative days praying at the good church of hip-hop, cutting and pasting in Sunday school, Venice Beach member Moar gets down and does the caterpillar. An eclectic ensemble of loops and compositions, this lick shots from Senor Coconut to Bambaataa and back again with its frenetic arrangement of swinging drums, cheeky samples and crafty editing. Highlights include the bongo and fuzz box fusion of "2 vs 2" and low-swung bass shuffle and swing of "Bump On". Moar please!
PMP 04
08 May 13
BNR 096
08 Apr 13
Played by: Smutlee, DJ Cable, Juno Recommends Electro House, Winter, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah
Review:
2013's trap attack continues unabated and the mysterious UZ is leading from the front. "Trap Shit V12" takes a series of warm, belly-punching 808 bleeps and bruises while processing the well-known "I Know You're Going To Dig This" vocal beyond recognition, while "Trap Shit V13" strips the vibe even further back into the ghetto thanks to some menacing counter melodies and throat-slicing snare rolls. Meanwhile in remix territory we're bombarded with a cavalcade of genres; Audionite takes us into peaktime techno territories, Justin Martin massages the perfect dosage of funk into the mix while Clicks & Whistles remind us where trap came from in the first place. No shit here; just raw, undiluted 808 science.
100515 55
21 Mar 13
RBJ 1303
01 Apr 13
Played by: DJ Nova (Rodon Fm 95)
Review:
For the uninitiated, Around7 is a Parisian beatmaker with a difference. Composing mainly with an MPC in the old hip-hop fashion, he makes deep, jazz-soaked jams that sit somewhere between Guru, DJ Cam and Moodymann. This 19-minute 'LP' for Phil Weeks' Robsoul Jazz imprint is something of a surprise gem, flitting effortlessly between bossa-influenced 4/4 cuts (see "Broi"), sampladelic deep soul beats ("The 7th Sin"), stoned trip-hop (the Jazzamatazz flashback vibes of "Butter & Fly" and "I Love BBQ") and head-nodding nu-jazz ("Kick It"). The overall quality suggests that we could be hearing more from him in coming years.
100572 22
08 May 13
7952013
09 May 13
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!
707541 528191
09 May 13
CM 007
25 Mar 13
Review:
These days with all this 'is it a movie or is it a video game' shenanigans a la Call of Duty, it's sometimes nice to just go back to the old skool, to the days of Donkey Kong, where life was simple and video games simply entailed the player having to jump over pixelated barrels to save the day. Here Totalcult have done the same thing musically, delivering some raw and crackley old-skool funk grooves, albeit with some tough-but-subtle modern beats. After all, how long before musical barrel jumping gets boring, eh?
TRUDD 075
08 Apr 13
KAD 121DD
25 Mar 13
CR 016-1
12 Apr 13
Review:
Not a week goes by without some kind of DJ Vadim release. This one has a killer back-story: Vadim and Spanish musician Mendoza were all set to release this EP some years ago. However the master copy disappeared on a flight to Peru (a virus also put paid to the back-up files). It seemed all was lost until by chance Mendoza heard his songs being played by a Peruvian bootlegger, which lead to shady meetings with all kinds of backstreet characters, eventually resulting in the release of this quality fusion of Latin vocals and hip-hop beats.
100515 63
19 Apr 13
TRUDD 076
06 May 13
SR 012
26 Mar 13
BOOTY 01
29 Apr 13
FRSH 015
18 Mar 13
Review:
Calling all switch-flippers! If you want to twist your crowd's minds with an instant flip from deep, hypnotic dubstep to a ghetto-slapping trap then "Diamonds" is for you. The best of both bass worlds, this will unite all sides of the dance. As will Mike G's stuttering footwork rub, for that matter. Further on we're treated to crisp, shivering 6AM twinkles -step ("IAC") which is given a more fractured, dubbed out remix from Rabbit. A very strong release.
100565 68
02 May 13
210520 13
10 May 13
506500 1719257
21 Apr 13
707541 525398
09 May 13
100565 58
03 May 13
100572 25
16 May 13
DKY 008
18 Mar 13
100558 91
09 May 13
FACES 704
22 Mar 13
ANOTHER 41
27 Apr 13
HWT 001
10 May 13
MPM 080 B
10 May 13
Review:
At last DJ Day and Miles Bonny's 2009 EP of Raphael Saadiq covers, "Instant Saadiq', is available in digital form. Featuring two tunes, this sees the collaborators pay homage to the RnB veteran in a way that still sounds fresh four years later. "Still Miles" is smooth and romantic with a smooth vocal and particularly squelchy synth, the same one which later duels with a trippy trumpet on the floaty "What's Life Like".
MPM 148 B
10 May 13
BRKZPD 18
02 May 13 | ||
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