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Full Fat FunkEXCLUSIVE
Review: Alert: another Actual Sounds release has arrived! New school nu-skool breaks, if there ever was such a thing! These guys are not messing around and here's why: They start off with a block rockin' remix of "Twist & Shout", "Cypress Pills" is, well... But wait there is more: "2Pac Wine" is a mashup on "Red Red Wine" and a rap by the late great rapper. Elsewhere "Get Your Hold On" mashes up in style again merging Missy Elliot and Kanye, "Love The Police" samples N.W.A. over some fierce Meat Katie style breaks and we'd best not forget "Buttersweet Symphony" which samples 'that' famous track by The Verve over some more fierce breakbeats for U.K. dancefloors. The definitive party starter!
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ASFFF 01
21 Jan 16
Breakbeat
21 Jan 16
Breakbeat
Various
Best Of 2014EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: Big booty business: Actual Sounds cherry picks 20 favourites from 2014's audio assault with party-priming results. A great opportunity to fill the gaps in your collection; highlights hang mischievously from every corner like groove Gremlins from Altered Grooves' monster-mashing "Muppet Funk" to Big Bang Breaks hip-hop homage "Regulate The Dogg" to Actual Phantom's essential montage soundtrack "Fly Tiger". From Rocky to straight-up block rocking, this is testament to Actual Sounds' dedication to edit craft.
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2011 2015
03 Jan 15
Breakbeat
03 Jan 15
Breakbeat
Ghetto Mob Vol 2EXCLUSIVE
Review: Four of Actual Sounds' most accomplished bootlegateers unleash their best blends for this exclusive four-tracker. Party insanity is guaranteed from the off: "Ice In Outer Space" fuses The Prodigy with Ice T, "Muppet Funk" takes the Animal's classic solo piece "Mahna Mahna" and charges it with a cool funk break, "The Real Ritz" grabs Eminem and flips him back to 1920s prohibition US while "Regulate The Dogg" closes the show with a very smooth marriage of "Drop It Like It's Hot" and Nate Dogg and Warren G's "Regulate". Seriously fruity funk: Each one is a peach.
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410320 14
10 Mar 14
Breakbeat
10 Mar 14
Breakbeat
Phantom Booty BreaksEXCLUSIVE
Review: Premium booty-busters Actual Sounds unleash their mysterious in-house reversionista for this staggering 35 track compendium. Oozing references that sing back to dance music's most formative funky days, across the collection we're treated to versions of every possible dancefloor fave. From the bass-belching breakbeat take on Goldie's "Inner City Life" to the swinging filtered funk flex of Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall" via a roof-demolishing rip off Baby D's "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" Actual Phantom has a repertoire that will make all music lovers smile with both nostalgia and total hedonism. Bootlegs are ten a penny in this game, but few are crafted and packaged with as much care and attention as this.
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352112 014
21 Jan 14
Breakbeat
21 Jan 14
Breakbeat
Various
Review: If you want breakbeat to soundtrack your New Year's Eve celebrations this year than Actual Sounds' 72-track Best Of 2013 compilation is 'the' release. This compilation features heavy inclusions from Spinback Harry, Funk You Very Much, Big Bang Breaks and Actual Phantom, but also a whole host of other names such as Baby Love, Stex, Rory Hoy, DJ Self and countless others. See 2013 out with a breakbeatin' bang.
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721312 2013
13 Dec 13
Breakbeat
13 Dec 13
Breakbeat
Various
The Artist Series Vol 1EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Actual Sounds
Review: The Artist Series Volume 1 sees Actual Sounds gather together a bunch of their artists to provide an expansive selection of bootleg breaks, ghetto funk and jungle reworks of tracks from well-known artists, namely Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill. While there's a certain drunken office Christmas party silliness to the Fab Four reworks, the more hip-hop inclined reworks are much more successful. There are plenty of confirmed party-starters, from the synth-heavy P-funk breaks of Funky Wah Wah's "Beastie Noise (That's Resin Funk)", to Big Bang Breaks' multiple reworks of "Insane In The Brain" (the first of which, a straight-up party hip-hop take, is the bomb).
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322711 2013
27 Nov 13
Breakbeat
27 Nov 13
Breakbeat
Played by: Actual Sounds
Review: When it comes to instant party pleasures, Star Wars' "Cantina Theme" will never stop giving. Case in point: this swashbuckling rendition from Ronald Aquinas. Setting the tone for the whole EP, it's an instant slice of hoe-down heaven. Elsewhere Ronald gives One Republic a slinky low-down bass twist on "Too Late" and gives The Box Tops a firing breakbeat sparkle on "Letter". Funk You Very Much, meanwhile, revisits Blur's "Song 2" with gung-ho hedonism, gives James Brown a contemporary sheen on "Turntable Sex" and takes a classic Les Rhythm Digitales joint and brings it kicking into the future. Exemplary booty business.
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651120 13
08 Nov 13
Breakbeat
08 Nov 13
Breakbeat
Various
Review: One of the most successfully prolific bootleg dealers on the nu-funk scene, Actual Sounds celebrate half a decade of dancefloor hell raising with this epic 40-track compendium that showcases their most talented artists and most bolshy of booties. If you've not had the pleasure of making the label's acquaintance yet, now is most certainly the time. From slamming up-tempo rip-ups such as Actual Phantom's insane "Fat Eric" to slinkier, sleazier jams such as Funk In A Can's killer electro blend of Luniz "I Got 5 On It" Actual Sounds understand all members of the dancefloor from moody rudeboy to a laser-loving raver. Booties don't come with much more distinction than this; here's to another five years.
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401710 2013
17 Oct 13
Breakbeat
17 Oct 13
Breakbeat
Hold Up EPEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: Insanely large bootleg business right here; "Piano Problems" fuses the riff from Black Box's "Ride On Time" with Jay Z's "99 Problems". "Uptown Top Funking" marries Althea & Donna's "Uptown Top Ranking" with Alton Eliis's "I'm Still In Love" by way of swaggering big beats. "Hold Up" takes a snippet of DJ Kool's "Let Me Clear My Throat" and wraps it up in Featurecast style bass trembles and heaving sirens while "Jimi The Fox" provides the ultimate EP climax with a powerful rendition of, you've guessed it, "Foxy Lady". Seriously big.
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416820 13
16 Aug 13
Breakbeat
16 Aug 13
Breakbeat
Funk Lovers EPEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: Actual Sounds' most prolific of bootleggers, Funk You Very Much step up with their own four-tracker. "Clinty Boy" smelts Gorillaz with the Beasties to great (and gritty) effect, "Funk Lovers" rolls with a cool 60s guitar lick and processed filtered stabs, "Beatle Mania" kidnaps "Lady Madonna" and locks her up in a nu-funk basement while "No Bitch No Problem" gives A$AP Rocky a low-swung breakbeat facelift. Guaranteed party-pounders, the lot of them.
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49820 13
09 Aug 13
Breakbeat
09 Aug 13
Breakbeat
Various
Special Fried FunkEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Frankee More, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Hero Records, TURNTILL, Ez Icarus
Review: 32 tracks heavy, Actual Sounds have curated the ultimate booty breaks package right here. Each and every rub is a highlight, taking influence and sample inspiration from the '50s onwards. From the Little Richard-sampling "Tooty Frooty" to Big Bang Breaks' super-sexy take on Khia's naughty "My Neck My Back" ("Pussy Popper"), no genre or decade is left un-plundered. Taking things bang up to date, there's even a respectable bootleg of "Get Lucky" courtesy of Actual Phantom. Exclusive to Juno, this truly is an insane party package.
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321772 013
22 Jul 13
Breakbeat
22 Jul 13
Breakbeat
Hit 'Em UpEXCLUSIVE
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!
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7952013
09 May 13
Breakbeat
09 May 13
Breakbeat
Various
Wake The Funk UpEXCLUSIVE
Review: If your record bag/CD wallet/hard drive (delete as appropriate) is flagging under the weight of soul-sapping breakbeat bootlegs and ill-advised ghetto funk remixes, help is at hand. This compilation from Actual Sounds does contain plenty of sneaky bootlegs and ghetto funk style reworks (including one that bites "Sweet Home Alabama"), but they're all of a much higher quality than we've come to expect of late. There are snappy trips into boogie breaks territory (Big Bang Breaks' "French Funk"), wobble-funk (a thunderous version of the Jacksons' "Rockin' Robin") and Madchester revivalism ("Free Soup"), not to mention a string of booty-licious ghetto funk stompers. If this doesn't wake you up, nothing will.
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162832 013
01 Apr 13
Breakbeat
01 Apr 13
Breakbeat
Various
Played by: Manmade / CMC-Silenta, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Sneak-E Pete, 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.
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281832 013
25 Mar 13
Breakbeat
25 Mar 13
Breakbeat
Ghetto Grooves Vol 1EXCLUSIVE
Review: There's something a little bit silly about this beefy mash-up extravaganza from Actual Sounds. Take lead cut "59th Street Groove", for example. Built around a ribcage-rattling wobble bassline and snappy breakbeats, it twice breaks down to reveal an extended Simon & Garfunkel sample. Really. It does work, mind. Elsewhere, you'll find a crunchy fusion of wobble-heavy hip-hop and funk-rock licks (Big Bang Breaks' "B Boy Flip Trick"), while Mr Mezdup sticks ten tons of TNT up the backside of Yes's party standard "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Wasted On Wax draw proceedings to the close with a heavy breakbeat tweak of Prince's oh-so-Balearic singalong "Raspberry Beret".
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421120 13
21 Jan 13
Breakbeat
21 Jan 13
Breakbeat
Various
Played by: DJ Rudd, Clairvo (MustBeat), Chudy, Actual Sounds, Solomun, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Dastardly Kuts, Rory Hoy, Ez Icarus, Warson
Review: Years ago, if someone offered you some street jam you'd have said no; jams made of pavement and general dirt just don't make the cut for an all-star breakfast. Then Actual Sounds comes along and your understanding completely changes. Gone is the gritty, fag butty, exhaust pipey grime and in comes the royal block-rocking fodder from some of Actual Sounds' finest funky upstarts. Comprising sneaky booties and authentic grooves, this 18-strong collection is a one-stop-shop to party town. Highlights include Mr Mezdup's percussion and glitch-heavy rub of The Specials "Ghost Town", Rory Hoy's high voltage acid attack "Hey!" and Freddy Fresh's beautiful seasonal sonic soliloquy "Summer's End".
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181782 012
20 Aug 12
Breakbeat
20 Aug 12
Breakbeat
Funk You Very Much Volume 26EXCLUSIVE
Review: Funking heck! Will Actual Sounds ever run out of party products? We're talking weekly releases here; each one as cheeky as the previous. Five cuts are on offer this time round, with three instantly recognisable bootlegs as Musical Youth's "Pass The Dutchy", Blur's "Song 2" and Chemical Brothers "Block Rocking Beats" all get a boisterous bulletproof nu funk coat. Elsewhere on the EP are two more understated dancefloor burners with heaps of originality and character. "Everybody Wobble" rides out on a vibrant 60s organ swing while "Free Funk" grooves its face off with a pitched down 2007-flavoured electro riff.
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575201 2
14 May 12
Breakbeat
14 May 12
Breakbeat
Funk You Very Much Volume 23EXCLUSIVE
Review: Another volume in this fun 'n' fresh series of breaks-slanted mash up's sees The Jackson 5 get shook down to the ground on the excellent disco-rhythmed "Break Your Body Down", Will Smith getting a tough new set of beats on "Fresh Summertime", Dr Dre and Snoop's finest moment updated on "Gee Thang Twang" and perhaps best of all, Jona Lewie's '80s synth-pop classic getting nicely rejigged on 'You Will Always Find Him On The Decks At Parties".
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414320 12
14 Mar 12
Breakbeat
14 Mar 12
Breakbeat
I Need Your Lovin'EXCLUSIVE
Review: Actual Phantom - disappointingly not an actual phantom (we checked) - makes the sort of bootleg breaks mash-ups that come with a mile-wide grin and basslines that could fell a herd of cows at 50 paces. There's little subtle about either of the tracks here, but both will send breaks dancefloors - not usually known for their love of the intricacies of electronic music - into arm-waving raptures. "I Need Your Lovin" cheekily uses vocal samples from a familiar old MOR classic ("Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes"). The fact that it works is a thrilling surprise. "You Don't Love Me", meanwhile, is a skanking assault on the head, hips and feet.
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212320 12
12 Mar 12
Breakbeat
12 Mar 12
Breakbeat
Insane FunkEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: Two new breaks workers from the Actual Sounds label, as Big Bang Breaks take Cypress Hill's evergreen "Insane In The Membrane" and add some sick bottom end on "Insane Funk". Also check out the slightly slicker rerub "Insane Breaks" for an electro-slanted alternative.
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220220 12
20 Feb 12
Breakbeat
20 Feb 12
Breakbeat
Funk You Very Much Vol 16EXCLUSIVE
Review: Four new mash-ups from production team FYVM, who are well-versed in adding an unexpected breakbeat spin to a wide range of songs. "The Beach Noise" for example samples vocals from The Beach Boys and adds them to a simple 'womp' beat, while Nirvana get a thorough overhaul on the huge "Stinking Teen Spirit". And for some fast and frantic thrills, check out the Prodigy and the Beasties going toe-to-toe on "Fight For Your Charly".
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414112011
14 Nov 11
Breakbeat
14 Nov 11
Breakbeat
Review: Four funky, mashed-up treats from the latest in this series from Actual Sounds. Funkadelic's chorus 'n' guitar solo favourite "Get Off Your Ass & Jam" gets quantised and layered with a whole new punchy drum track, while "Bustin' Loose" is a chopped up and brassy cover of Nelly's "Hot In Here". The George Clinton love affair carries through into the breaks remix of Parliament's "Mothership Connection", while Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved" gets sped-up and jiggled with on the closing "Bonus Bob".
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423320 11
23 Mar 11
Breakbeat
23 Mar 11
Breakbeat
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: The legacy of that head-nodding sock puppet never seems to go away for long! Flat Beat, possibly the most squelchy British number one ever, gets re-rubbed by the Big Bang Breaks posse and is given a healthy dose of rocket fuel for 2010. That seminal bassline gets a whole new subby dimension while punchy drums make it a must-hear for breakbeat fans everywhere.
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12903 2010
29 Mar 10
Breakbeat
29 Mar 10
Breakbeat
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: Actual Phantom deliver two huge breakbeat monsters on Actual Sounds. Sampling Skee Lo?s "I Wish" the two tracks pulsate and bang to the anthemic lyrics of the original. The Good to Grow mix combines big breaks with the classic hook before throwing in some breakbeat madness. The Hoops for Ballers remix sees faster beats and dirtier bass mixing with rolling drums.
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2132010
01 Mar 10
Breakbeat
01 Mar 10
Breakbeat
