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Bomb Strikes: Highlights 2023
Various
The Niceguys, Bobby Saint & Prop Dylan - "Strip It" - (3:12) 110 BPM
Boca 45 - "45s" (feat Emskee & DJ Woody - DJ Moneyshot remix) - (3:17) 115 BPM
Review: No prizes for guessing what's going on here, as Leeds based Bomb Strikes label round up some of the best bits from their 2023 catalogue. The Niceguys' distinctly Prince-esque opener 'Strip It' sets the tone for a collection that draws mostly on hip-hop, funk and breaks for inspiration, with the emphasis firmly on uptempo, party-hearty vibes - see the fast 'n' furious rapping on Boca 45's '45s', the fat, squelchy funk of Tom Booze's 'T-Funk' (a track that wears its influences proudly in its title), or Nat Tate's charmingy, organic take on Gala classic 'Freed From Desire'. But there's room, too, for Bazza Ranks, Turnstyle & Venessa Jackson's cheesy-but-irresistible disco-houser 'Back To You', as well as Kraak & Smaak's driving, euphoric 'Get Live, Get Down', making for a strong, varied package overall.
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BOMBHIGH 023
15 Dec 23
Breakbeat
Joints N' Jams, Vol 2 (Curated By Shaka Loves You)
Shaka Loves You / Various
The Allergies - "Love Somebody" - (2:49) 111 BPM
The Niceguys & Bobby Saint - "Irie" (Flevans remix) - (4:17) 117 BPM
Pete Le Freak Power - "Five Six Seven Eight" - (6:22) 119 BPM Hot
Da Lukas - "Free & Happy" (feat Musione 2) - (7:00) 118 BPM
JB Dizzy - "Lovin' Me" - (6:42) 118 BPM
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BOMBJNJ 002A
25 Mar 22
Funky/Club House
Funk N' Beats Vol 9 (unmixed tracks)
Jim Sharp / Various
Itsu Uno - "Shooter" (Super Sharp B-Boy) - (4:06) 110 BPM
Kidda - "Real Good Thing" (Diesler remix) - (4:56) 110 BPM
X-Ray Ted - "Get It Started" - (2:34) 115 BPM
Kraak & Smaak - "Squeeze Me" (feat Ben Westbeech) - (3:17) 110 BPM
The Bamboos - "Ride On Time" - (4:16) 118 BPM Hot
Review: Featuring 22 full-length cuts plus a 42-minute mixed version, there's no faulting the VFM on offer from this Jim Sharp-helmed Bomb Strikes comp. Featuring tracks and mixes from the likes of The Allergies, The Nextmen, Ugly Duckling, Alice Russell, Lack Of Afro and Sam Krats, the emphasis here is on the kind of dusty funk/soul grooves that sit well alongside hip-hop and breaks - as opposed to the stack-heeled, silver-jumpsuited kind that goes better with disco - with standouts for this writer including Sly5thAve's moody, cinematic 'Shiznit' (think Shaft staring broodily out of a rain-streaked diner window) and Skill's 'Break It Down', a stuttery, stop-start gift for the jazz-dancers.
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BOMBFUNKB 009
29 Oct 21
Funk
Disco Funkin' Vol 4 (Curated By Birdee)
Birdee - "Take Me To The Disco Intro" (Intro) - (1:32) 117 BPM
Anoraak - "Between Love" (feat Maria Uzor) - (3:57) 118 BPM
Da Chick - "Chick-A-Boom" (Pete Herbert remix) - (6:35) 118 BPM
Dan Shake - "Wake, Bake & Shake" - (4:51) 119 BPM
Javi Frias - "Keep On" - (5:51) 118 BPM
Birdee - "Thinking About You" - (5:56) 118 BPM
Review: Birdee is a rising star of the nu-disco and re-edit scenes, so it makes perfect sense that Bomb Strikes has recruited him to curate and mix the latest volume in their excellent Disco Funkin' compilation series. As you'd expect, it's a thoroughly and joyous affair, rich in colourful synth sounds, funky disco basslines and beats that flit between housed-up heaviness and more organic-sounding, less pumped-up grooves. There are tons of essential cuts amongst the 25 unmixed tracks on show, with highlights including the sun-bright rush of Pete Herbert's remix of Da Chick's 'Chick a Boom', the crunchy Clavinet-sporting disco-funk of Shaka Loves You's 'Let's Move (SLY Disco Rub)', the slick French Touch style warmth of Birdee's own 'Thinking About You' and Ray Mang's celebratory revision of Smoove & Turrell's 'Do It'.
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BOMBDISCF004A
25 Jun 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Bombstrikes: The Best Of 2020
Various
X-Ray Ted - "On The Floor" - (3:52) 118 BPM
Prosper & Stabfinger - "Stir It Up Sister" (feat K MI & KDS) - (4:24) 110 BPM
Krafty Kuts & Dubra - "Step To This" - (3:51) 112 BPM
Kibosh - "Loopback" (feat Timothy Wisdom) - (4:19) 110 BPM
Review: Bringing a select bevvy of the best Bombstrikes tracks the label has released in 2020, it's enjoyed an explosive year of tunes from Krafty Kuts, Jet Boot Jack, Lack Jemmon, Shaka Loves You and more! They feature here with "Blow Your Whistle", a funked-out "Let's Move" and the lowdown swing-track "I'm A Boss". Other highlights include the Cypress Hill style hip house track "Stir It Up Sister (feat K MI & KDS)" to Prosper & Stabfinger's squelchy, space bubble cruise down mainstreet: "Down In The Basement (feat Awoke)". With some tear-out bass, horns and synths coming out of Ninjulas' "You Know I Like It", check out some lo-fi and slamming funk, disco and house from X-Ray Ted's "On The Floor'' alongside The Nice Guys' Godzilla-themes "Turn It Out" and Jet Boot Jack's strings in "Straight To My Head". Boom!
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BOMBBEST 020
18 Dec 20
Breakbeat
Shaka Loves You Joints N' Jams Vol 1
Shaka Loves You / Various
X-Ray Ted - "Chopsy's New Groove" - (3:54) 110 BPM
Fullee Love - "Deney Terrio" - (4:35) 111 BPM
Heritage & Ed Mahon - "Luvin' U" - (7:16) 116 BPM
Pablo & Shoey - "Raw Human Emotion" (part 2) - (7:09) 119 BPM
Izo FitzRoy - "Blind Faith" (Art Of Tones dub) - (5:14) 117 BPM
Review: Following the success of Shaka Loves You's previous compilations on Bombstrikes, the label has offered them the chance to launch a new series all of their own. Named in honour of their radio show and regular parties in Glasgow, Joints & Jams offers up a hugely entertaining (and largely floor-friendly) mixture of funk-fuelled hip-hop (Bastien Keb, Fort Knox Five, Andy Cooper), skanking reggae (The Nextmen and Gentlemen's Dub Club sing-along 'Done It Again'), flash-fried funk breaks (the Allergies), tropical goodness (DJ Nu-Mark's hook-up with Quantic), and various fusions of disco, boogie and funk (see the cuts from Kraak & Smaak, X-Ray Ted, Pablo & Shoey and Shaka Loves You themselves). The result is a brilliantly mixed-up collection of tried-and-tested dancefloor bombs.
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BOMBJNJ 001
27 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Disco Funkin' Vol 3 (Curated By Natasha Kitty Katt)
Shaka Loves You - "Disco Weapon 2" - (6:15) 115 BPM
Magic In Threes - "Chupa Cabra" (Fouk remix) - (5:09) 115 BPM
Natasha Kitty Katt & Twisted Soul Collective - "Twisted Katt" - (7:18) 115 BPM
Pheonix - "Nature Dance" - (6:13) 117 BPM
Fred Pallem & Le Sacre Du Tympan - "L'Odyssee" (Yuksek remix) - (5:33) 117 BPM Hot
Olivier Boogie - "Dance Band" - (6:23) 118 BPM
Fouk - "Cat Lady" - (6:15) 118 BPM
Birdee - "Groove Me" - (6:27) 119 BPM
Prosper & Stabfinger - "Boogie Bugi" (Club dub) - (4:46) 118 BPM
Review: For the latest volume in their popular Disco Funkin' compilation strand, Bomb Strikes has handed over curation duties to rising star and Midnight Riot regular Natasha Kitty Katt. The Edinburgh DJ/producer's selections are undeniably addictive and on-point, moving between heavyweight re-edits (see her collaboration with Twisted Soul Collective, 'Twisted Katt', solo disco-funk tweak 'Edgarr!' and Oliver Boogie's slamming 'Dance Band'), superior nu-disco originals (Phoenix's piano-heavy 'Nature Dance', Fouk's sample-heavy 'Cat Lady' and the slick boogie revivalism of Lovebirds' 'Give Me a Sign') and loopy disco-house treats (the contributions from Shaka Loves You, Birdee, Hotmood and Mark Lower). Those looking for fresh dancefloor ammunition will find much to enjoy, while the Scottish DJ's accompanying mix is as entertaining and excitable as they come.
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BOMBDISCF 003
25 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Bass Funk, Vol  5 (Curated By Krafty Kuts)
Krafty Kuts - "Get Ready Intro" - (1:29) 110 BPM
Ali B - "Music Saves Me" (Dubra X Arteo remix) - (3:51) 110 BPM
Krafty Kuts - "Masterplan" (feat Dynamite MC) - (2:39) 110 BPM
Opiuo & Krafty Kuts - "Buff Marvin" - (4:56) 111 BPM
The Funk Hunters - "Say Something" (Kotek remix) - (3:57) 111 BPM
Krafty Kuts - "Bass Funk, Vol. 5" (Krafty Kuts continuous mix) - (49:05) 110 BPM
Review: Krafty Kuts & Bomb Strikes, two names that when combined leave us with potentially incredible results. They join forces here to curate and design the fifth edition of 'Bass Funk', showcasing some of the most prominent faces across the entire breadth of breaks. The tracklisting for this one looks pretty monstrous, featuring the likes of A Skillz, Dubra, Arteo, Fort Knox Five, K+Lab & more. There are a couple of immediate stand outs however, with the latin horn melodies and vibrant rhythms of Ninjula's 'Spanish Princess' and the pure rawcus devilry of 'AI' from the legendary Delta Heavy both standing out!
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BOMBBASSF 005
15 May 20
Breakbeat
Bombstrikes: The Best Of 2019
Various
Ali B - "Music Saves Me" (feat Baby Bam - Beatvandals Club dub) - (4:16) 115 BPM
Ninjula - "Take My Hand" - (3:05) 115 BPM
Prosper & Stabfinger - "Get Your Body Groovin'" (feat Georges Perin) - (4:14) 115 BPM
Review: Bomb Strikes, the UK hip-hop/funk/soul/breaks label headed up by Mooqee & Beatvandals, celebrated their 15th birthday in 2019 with a fantastic compilation album, and to further celebrate the success of the label in 2019 they're releasing another compilation featuring 15 of their best cuts from the past 12 months. What's most impressive is the variety on offer, ranging from straight-up hip-hop from Alexander Norman Prosper & Stabfinger, to party breaks from Ali B and Krafty Kuts, to 'new old' soul from Flevans, to the fairly self-explanatory 'Disco Weapon' and 'Mirror Ballin'' (by Shaka Loves You and X-Ray Ted, respectively. Tons of fun for festive season funkateers of all ages!
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BOMBBEST 019
20 Dec 19
Breakbeat
Funk N' Beats Vol 7 (unmixed tracks)
Marc Hype / Various
Voodoocuts - "The Fool" - (4:44) 110 BPM
Hot 8 Brass Band - "Get Up" (Diesler remix) - (4:56) 110 BPM
Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop - "Point Blank" - (5:05) 110 BPM
The Allergies - "Can't Keep Working This Hard" - (3:35) 112 BPM
Captain Planet - "Speakin' Nuyorican" - (3:29) 113 BPM
Jazzanova - "Boom Clicky Boom Klack" (Mr Scruff's vocal remix) - (8:39) 115 BPM
Nicole Willis - "Big Fantasy" (For Me) - (4:50) 115 BPM
Eric Boss - "Closer To The Spirit" - (3:27) 118 BPM
Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop - "Al Naafiysh" (The Soul) - (4:13) 118 BPM
Marc Hype - "Funk N' Beats Vol 7" (Marc Hype continuous DJ mix) - (1:03:55) 115 BPM
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BOMBFUNKB 007
06 Dec 19
Funk
Disco Funkin Vol 2 (Curated By Flevans)
Various / Flevans
Lance Ferguson - "Joyous" - (4:23) 110 BPM
Izo FitzRoy - "I Want Magic" (Dimitri From Paris Vs. Cotonete 12" version) - (7:12) 115 BPM
Situation - "What Is Going On?" (Andromeda Orchestra remix) - (5:03) 115 BPM
AOTOA - "Paradise" - (5:04) 116 BPM
Shaka Loves You - "Disco Weapon" - (6:12) 116 BPM Hot
S3A - "Clarence J Boddicker" - (5:37) 117 BPM
Hotmood - "Make It Slow" - (6:38) 116 BPM
Prosper & Stabfinger - "Dopeness" (Beatvandals Club dub) - (5:26) 118 BPM
Doc Jam - "I Feel It" - (6:26) 118 BPM
Flevans - "Who's Got Me" (Art Of Tones remix) - (3:41) 118 BPM
Birdee - "Body Move" (Roccoe's Bassy edit) - (6:15) 119 BPM
Flevans - "Disco Funkin Vol 2" (Flevans continuous mix) - (1:00:00) 119 BPM
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BOMBDISCF 002
27 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Tonight
Disco Weapon - (6:12) 116 BPM Hot
Review: Over the last few years, disco and boogie loving funkateer Shaka Loves You has proved to be one of the most reliable artists on Bomb Strikes. Further proof arrives in the shape of "Tonight", a two-track single that's as summery as rain-soaked festivals, abandoned backyard barbeques and post-work beer garden drinking sessions. Vocalist Amunda stars on "Tonight", a unique blend of R&B, synth-driven reggae and Balearic boogie that has all the makings of a smile-inducing radio hit. If it's heavy dancefloor thrills you're after, virtual B-side "Disco Weapon" will do the trick; its' low-slung bassline, razor sharp horns, fizzing synth lines and rousing horns are tailor-made to guarantee dancefloor devastation.
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BOMBMUSIC 053
02 Aug 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Bombstrikes: 15 Years (Curated By Mooqee & Beatvandals)
Featurecast - "Listen To The Horns" - (2:39) 110 BPM
Phibes - "Came To Get Down" - (4:01) 110 BPM
Krafty Kuts - "Get So Ill" - (3:33) 110 BPM
Mooqee & HerbGrinder - "Sound Around Town" - (4:06) 110 BPM
Mr. No Hands - "Happy Now" - (5:26) 114 BPM
Mooqee & Pimpsoul - "Keep Pounding" (original mix) - (4:14) 113 BPM
Prosper & Stabfinger - "Mista Funkmaster" - (5:00) 111 BPM
Beatvandals & A.Skillz - "Sunshine" - (4:40) 113 BPM
Stereo Shiftaz - "Come On Bounce" - (3:54) 110 BPM
Dubra - "Keep It Going" - (3:01) 110 BPM
Ninjula - "Take My Hand" - (3:05) 115 BPM
Rory Lyons & Utah Saints - "I Got 5 On It" (Pimpsoul Funk remix) - (3:16) 115 BPM
Various - "Bombstrikes: 15 Years" (Mooqee & Beatvandals continuous mix) - (1:05:33) 110 BPM
Review: Fun loving Party Breaks and Beats label Bomb Strikes serve up a retrospective collection curated by label bosses Mooqee and Beatvandals. With 31 full-length cuts plus a one-hour DJ mix, there's no faulting the VFM as we move through breaks, funk, hip-hop and the occasional gnarlier nugget. Standouts include Andy Cooper & The Allergies' rework of Run DMC's 'Mary Mary' and Beatvandals & A Skilz's 2007 cut 'Sunshine', which mashes up Roy Ayers and Indeep. But the one we keeping back to is Mooqee's 'Supacat Police' (2006), which makes devastating, ragga-fied use of chunks from a certain KRS-One classic that we won't insult your intelligence by naming!
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BOMBSTRIKES 015
14 Jun 19
Breakbeat
Disco Funkin' Vol 1 (Curated By Shaka Loves You)
Various / Shaka Loves You
Shaka Loves You - "That Sound Intro" - (0:49) 116 BPM
Discotron & Alan Junior - "Je Suis Funk" - (6:07) 110 BPM
Shaka Loves You - "If You Give" (feat Dave Towers) - (5:24) 112 BPM
Smoove & Turrell - "You Could've Been A Lady" - (4:53) 116 BPM
Ali B - "Music Saves Me" (feat Baby Bam - Beatvandals Club dub) - (4:16) 115 BPM
Flevans - "Cold Hands" - (4:19) 119 BPM
X-Ray Ted - "Buddy Burger" - (3:51) 112 BPM
Uptown Funk Empire - "Boogie" - (5:26) 115 BPM
Fullee Love - "Nile Rodgers" - (3:49) 116 BPM
Review: Glasgow's Shaka Loves You has rightly earned a reputation as disco-centric duo on the rise. Because of this, it's little surprise to see them at the controls on Bomb Strikes' first foray into the disco-focused compilation market. The Scottish pair have naturally pulled out all the stops for the occasion, selecting 20 hot-to-trot cuts that aptly blur the boundaries between disco, funk, nu-disco, electro and boogie. Highlights include, but are in no way limited to, the hazy, sun-kissed soul of Lack of Afro's "Back To The Day", the thickset P-funk revivalism of Kraak & Smaak's "Dynamite" and the rubbery disco-house-meets-UK soul flex of the Reflex's remix of Omar's "Vicky's Tune". Throw in a tasty selection of the pair's productions and you have a suitably strong collection.
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BOMBDISCF 001
01 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Goodgroove Disco Series
My Love - (5:48) 113 BPM
Ridin' High - (4:38) 112 BPM
In My Soul - (4:55) 117 BPM
Review: Just over a year ago, Glaswegian party-starters Shaka Loves You joined forces with festival-friendly funk breaks imprint Goodgroove to launch the Disco Series. This belated follow-up is as on-point as its predecessor and contains four-more chunks of fun-time, disco influenced workouts smothered in live instrumentation. We're particularly enjoying the hard-wired funk guitars, rising horns and insatiable vocals of "Dance, Dance, Dance", though throaty edit-not-edit "Ridin' High" - all hard-wired synth bass, shuffling house beats and P-funk flourishes - is also superb. The bouncy, dance-until-you-drop craziness of "In My Soul" (a largely instrumental edit of a well loved early '80s disco smasher) and jaunty opener "My Love" complete a fine package.
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GGD 17
30 Mar 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Swing Set Sounds/Artist Compilation
Various
The Fritz - "La Mujer" (original mix) - (3:34) 112 BPM
Agfa - "Senoritas" (feat Ashley Slater/TWOGOOD - original mix) - (3:51) 115 BPM
BadboE - "Superfly Funk" (original mix) - (5:13) 115 BPM
Puszi Egyu - "Ma Este" (remix) - (2:53) 115 BPM
Review: Welcome to the sunkissed and free world of Swing Set Sounds, a label committed to sunshine melodies and grooves. Having cleverly built interest in this, their first artist compilation, by revealing a track at a time, the album is set to put the label (and the artists!) firmly on the map. Highlights include the slow and low organic hip-hop grooves of "Imagine This" by Shimi Sonic, the big drummed funky breaks of "Watch The Man" by D-Funk and the sparse Latin grooves of "La Majeur" by The Fritz. Once you visit this world, you won't want to leave.
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SSS 002
17 Jun 16
Breakbeat
Goodgroove Disco Series
If You Give (feat Dave Towers) - (5:24) 112 BPM
Turn It Loose - (4:02) 110 BPM Hot
Review: Having spent much of their nine-year existence blazing a trail for good-time party breaks and ghetto funk, the crew behind Goodgroove Records has decided to turn their attention to disco. The first Disco Series release comes from Glaswegian party-starters Shaka Loves You, whose punchy, horn-heavy take on nu-disco owes much to their funk breaks background. There's much fun to be had throughout, from the electric piano heavy, organic disco-house bump of opener "Make It Last", to the toe-tapping, 107 BPM disco-funk-meets-ragga goodness of closer "Shake". In between, they stroll further towards summery funk territory on "Turn It Loose", and layer snaking saxophone lines over a rolling groove on the tasty "If You Give".
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GGD 15
14 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Northern Beats Vol 1
Various
Shaka Loves You - "Soul On Fire" - (4:23) 113 BPM Hot
Superfort - "Yo Love" - (4:05) 110 BPM
Review: Crate digging in the Northern Soul scene is the gift that keeps on giving - an endless quest for rarer and rarer gems. Here Beatnik present a new collection that features nine classic Motown and Northern Soul cuts which have been sensitively retouched by some contemporary talent. Highlights include the celebratory, fizzy soul jam "Soul On Fire" by Shaka Loves You (yes, the one sampled by Beyonce), a Junkie XL-style makeover of Martha & The Vandellas on "Nowhere To Go" and Mak & Mr Bristow's muscled up take on The Rascals - "Olympic Lovin".
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BCD 008
05 Feb 16
Breakbeat
Tasty Beats Vol 10:Essential Selection
Various
Funkosol Beats - "Be Myself" - (3:32) 110 BPM
Jayl Funk - "Keep It Hot" - (4:05) 115 BPM
Max Revolt - "Funky Feelin'" - (3:28) 110 BPM
Arteo - "Funky Technician" - (3:49) 110 BPM Hot
Jayl Funk - "What You Get" - (4:28) 116 BPM
Phunk Sinatra - "Papa's New Hot Bag" - (4:11) 115 BPM
DJ Axe - "Breakbeat Junkies" - (4:27) 116 BPM
Bang 'n Mash - "Jump Herbie" - (2:54) 110 BPM
El Bomba - "When The Record Spins" - (4:40) 119 BPM
Review: It's a great sign of the state of music when the tenth installment of Tru Funk's Tasty Beats series, which normally features about five tunes, boasts 21 fresh new cuts! It's a veritable feast of party mash-up bangers, with something for everyone. Highlights include the funky Khia/Snoop blend of "Gangsta Lick", the cut-up electro-funk of "Golden Ass" and the hands-in-the-air Stevie Wonder madness of "Party Like We Do".
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TF 52
31 Dec 15
Breakbeat
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