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New Way
New Way (edit) - (2:39) 122 BPM
New Way (NFP Club mix) - (4:35) 122 BPM
New Way (Cut La Roc version) - (6:35) 122 BPM Hot
Played by: Native From Paris
Review: Rocstar Recordings is a multi-genre record label, started many moons ago by Lee Potter (aka big beat legend Cut La Roc) and Marco Distefano. Next up on the label there is some 'French Touch' vibes from the ascendant Native From Paris, who gets some seriously bouncy bass going over some chopped-up pop vocals on the lush and bittersweet "New Way", while the label boss (the aforementioned La Roc) injects more groove into it and accentuates those irresistible pop elements on his respectful remix up next. Also features a handy radio edit.
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ROCST 163DA
10 Apr 20
Minimal/Tech House
Back Home EP
Back Home - (3:57) 128 BPM
Back Home (instrumental) - (3:57) 128 BPM
Passing Me By - (3:07) 138 BPM Hot
Passing Me By (instrumental) - (3:06) 138 BPM
Understood - (4:05) 129 BPM
Understood (instrumental) - (4:05) 129 BPM
Review: Undeniably, there are tonnes upon tonnes of worthy labels experimenting with breakbeat sounds, out there in the digital game. However, only a handful are truly positioned to break barriers and bend trends, such as the unstoppable Rocstar label! For their first EP of 2018, the productive imprint has called upon Jimi Needles and Chaz Thorogood to cause some havoc on our charts. One on drums and the other on vocals and synth work, their only use of breakbeat is to create movement for the angelic, cinematic sounds that engulf each and every track on here. Even "Back Home", which is similar to High Contrast or Alix Perez's strain of d&b, contains something non-dance to its genetic makeup, making up a magnificent collection of tunes for both breaks and non-breaks aficionados. Good music for the good souls out there!
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ROCST 162DA
12 Jan 18
Breakbeat
Safe EP
Safe (feat Leon Rhymes) - (3:49) 140 BPM Hot
Be Yourself (feat Leon Rhymes) - (3:10) 112 BPM
Safe (instrumental) - (3:49) 140 BPM
Be Yourself (instrumental) - (3:10) 112 BPM
Vish - (5:41) 140 BPM
What's The Bleed'n Point (feat Andy Princz) - (3:31) 58 BPM
Review: Safety first: Dannywav returns to Rocstar with another collective of multi-tempo party pieces. First he's donkey punching us with two-step slaps on the dizzying turbo-UKF of "Safe" (complete with venom bars from Leon Rhymes), next he's getting all low-slung and heavy with the cowbell in a way that's reminiscent of early Dub Pistols. If that's not enough to keep you under house arrest, he's also provided more skippy, vocal-twisting UKG in the form of "Vish" and concludes nihilistic dark dancehall stepper on "What's The Bleedin' Point". It's an ironic question; with beats like these, there's always a point.
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ROCST 160DA
27 Oct 17
Breakbeat
Hold It Down
Hold It Down (feat Too Many T'S) - (3:30) 140 BPM Hot
Hold It Down (instrumental mix) - (3:02) 140 BPM
Woi! - (3:18) 140 BPM
Review: The Rocstar label have been going strong for a good while now, never tired of splurging out on everything to do with UK dance music; from garage, to grime and breakbeat, these heads like to bill up and spark those smoking joints. They got newcomer Danny.Wav this time around, a young bass-slinger who has no problem in laying down some absolute nastiness in "Hold it Down", his debut as a producer, and a monster hybrid tune. The instrumental mix is big, and and heavy - a perfect DJ weapon - whereas "Woi!" mashes shit up and lays down a speed-garage banger like we haven't heard in donkey's years
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ROCST 155DA
28 Oct 16
Breakbeat
Boom Bap Boxing
Boom Bap Boxing - (3:45) 148 BPM Hot
Boom Bap Boxing (instrumental) - (3:45) 148 BPM
Boom Bap Boxing (clean version) - (3:45) 148 BPM
Review: Captain Flatcap is a three-piece act, (Chris Rotherham, Tom Rotherham and Matt Woods), who perform the most unique fusion of electro-swing, dubstep and ska, all fully live btw, that you're ever likely to hear. Propelled by the hypey rhythms of his band mates, Chris is a whirling dervish of flutes, beads and flat caps. Here he's helped out by Great Scott who delivers an edgy rap over a chunky, funk break beat. Instrumentals and clean versions also help round this cheeky melodic package.
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ROCST 153DA
16 Sep 16
Breakbeat
Gimme The Call
Gimme The Call - (3:03) 106 BPM Hot
Gimme The Call (radio edit) - (3:03) 106 BPM
Gimme The Call (instrumental) - (3:03) 106 BPM
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ROCST 152DA
15 Jul 16
Hip Hop/R&B
What Can You Bring Me?
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles) - (3:33) 107 BPM Hot
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles - radio edit) - (3:33) 107 BPM
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles - instrumental) - (3:25) 106 BPM
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles - Ollie Teeba remix) - (3:41) 106 BPM
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles - Ollie Teeba remix/radio edit) - (3:45) 106 BPM
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles - Ollie Teeba remix/instrumental) - (3:40) 106 BPM
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles/MC Fusion - Credit To The Nation remix) - (5:20) 97 BPM
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles/MC Fusion - Credit To The Nation remix/radio edit) - (5:17) 97 BPM
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles/MC Fusion - Credit To The Nation remix/instrumental) - (5:20) 97 BPM
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ROCST 150DA
24 Jun 16
Hip Hop/R&B
This Is Heaven
This Is Heaven - (6:29) 125 BPM Hot
Lips - (5:53) 134 BPM
Review: Cut La Roc's Rocstar label is showing no signs of mellowing with age, and the blistering "This Is Heaven", a new collaboration with Sir-Vere proves this. With a flaming skull on the cover and furious beats contained within, this seven-minute sizzler marries punky mayhem with a subtle melodic undertone (is that a snippet of Autobahn tucked away in there somewhere?). On the digital flipside "Lips" is less raucous, instead revolving around a squelchy electronic bassline for some Apollo 440 style action.
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ROCST 148DA
01 Apr 16
Breakbeat
On EP
Jib Jab - (4:58) 125 BPM
On - (5:35) 140 BPM
Cakeboy & Ashley Slater - "Walking In The Rain" (feat Scarlett Quinn - Cakeboy vs Kitten & The Hip) - (4:30) 120 BPM Hot
Supercell - (5:04) 135 BPM
Review: Every bass fan's favourite gateau blaster returns with four firing slices of fondant funk and fury; Both "On" and "Jib Jab" take us right back to the turn of the century big beat/breakbeat conversation, the former with bone-snapping acid stomps, the latter with stuttering funk a la JDS. "Walking In The Rain" brings us back to the future by way of sleazy mid-tempo glitch funkery and a sexy vocal from Scarlett Quinn. Finally "Supercell" takes us deep into the heart of 2007 when Plump DJs and Ils were ruling; rolling, suitably twisted and fuelled with detailed FX and samples. Hotter than a spiced cherry sponge baked by Mary Berry herself.
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ROCST 147DA
18 Dec 15
Breakbeat
Calm Down, Baby
Calm Down, Baby (Explicit) - (3:22) 145 BPM Hot
Calm Down, Baby (radio edit) - (3:22) 145 BPM
Review: Having recently remixed Great Scott's Indie Rock & Jager Bombs hit, Superfrank now sees the 'hip-hop white boys' from Burton return the favour by appearing on his Calm Down Baby single. Not only that but they are joined by the mighty Lindy Layton of Beats International fame too, resulting in a super catchy big-beat-pop sing-a-long that rock every indie disco from one end of the country to the other.
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ROCST 146DA
16 Oct 15
Breakbeat
Blow The Snow
Blow The Snow - (4:25) 124 BPM
Blow The Snow (23 instrumental) - (4:25) 124 BPM Hot
Played by: Jimi Needles
Review: This London DJ didn't leave his club roots behind when he left the capital for a new life Indonesia, oh no. He just took the party with him and to prove it, he presents us with his latest commercial banger, "Blow The Snow". It's got urban-tinged basslines, electro-house beats and also features an un-ironic 2 Unlimited-style rap by Jonjo, what's not to love?
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ROCST 144DA
09 Oct 15
Funky/Club House
This Is Heavy
Indie Rock & Jager Bombs - (3:35) 98 BPM
Everything I Do Goina Be Funky - (3:52) 100 BPM
Get Back - (3:41) 105 BPM
What Can You Bring Me? (feat Jimi Needles) - (3:33) 107 BPM Hot
Broke Smokers - (3:32) 92 BPM
Talkin' - (3:51) 97 BPM
The Shadow Of Your Smile - (3:45) 95 BPM
Who Is He? - (3:17) 100 BPM
Miss Music - (3:55) 102 BPM
Day Job (feat Jimi Needles) - (3:34) 100 BPM
The Name's Hot - (4:10) 85 BPM
Let Me Down Easy - (2:52) 111 BPM
The Break Up - (3:42) 90 BPM
Goodbye - (3:57) 95 BPM
Ease My Mind - (3:27) 114 BPM
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ROCST 145DA
02 Oct 15
Hip Hop/R&B
Charlie Watt
Charlie Watt - (4:30) 130 BPM Hot
Charlie Watt (Red Lawrie remix) - (8:13) 126 BPM
Charlie Watt (Cut La Roc remix) - (5:02) 129 BPM
Charlie Watt (Wakeem Coderro Back In The Day remix) - (6:53) 130 BPM
Review: Regularly found mesmerising festival audiences from here to Timbuktu, Drum Machine are bandleader Aid Todd's 30-strong rhythm collective. This is their first release in a while and they (thankfully) haven't mellowed - "Charlie Watt?" putting the eponymous Rolling Stone to shame with nearly five minutes of percussive bombast. Red Lawrie looks to the theme from '90s TV show, The Word, for remix inspiration and Cut La Roc gets dirty with heavy bass and jungle rhythms. Wakeem Coderro's jackin' and spacey "Back In The Day" house mix is the best track here.
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ROCST 143DA
04 Sep 15
Breakbeat
Day Job
Day Job - (3:34) 151 BPM Hot
Day Job (radio edit) - (3:34) 151 BPM
Day Job (instrumental) - (3:34) 151 BPM
Review: More great stuff by Cut La Roc's label dealing in finely sliced breaks. Great Scott AKA Young Criss and Jaws throw down some sick lyricism debating the moribund reality of nine to five working life over some funky jazzed beats, cut to perfection by Jimi Needles. "Day Job" appears in its entirety, a radio friendly edit and finally an instrumental focusing nicely on Needle's beatsmith antics.
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ROCST 142DA
24 Jul 15
Breakbeat
Jazz Trippin
Jazz Trippin' - (3:50) 110 BPM Hot
Jazz Trippin' (bonus beats) - (2:37) 110 BPM
Review: Jimi Needle nails that Kater Blau after-hours vibe with two cuts of dirty electro jazz business. But any other tech-house theme park in the world could surely benefit from these versions too and we'll tell you why. The original on the A-side will work the dancefloor nicely indeed and there's more in store on the B-side with the Bonus Beats version clearing the way for its stomping drum beat and providing an ever useful DJ-tool. You can just imagine them all running down and jumping into the River Spree to cool down after this one!
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ROCST 141DA
24 May 15
Breakbeat
Rinse & Repeat EP
Rinse & Repeat - (5:50) 133 BPM
Prison Breaks - (5:48) 105 BPM Hot
Broken Records - (5:09) 121 BPM
Top Trumps - (6:11) 149 BPM
Review: Mr No Hands releases are about as frequent as solar eclipses, but when they do occur, they're always special. Sharp beats, samples so deeply dug he's got grazed knuckles and an overall sense of stately funk; each cut is a stone cold party popper. From the slo-mo bass scuffs and general sense of doom on "Prison Breaks" to the trippy harmonics, off-beat oddities and awesome Latin sample sizzles of "Top Trumps", MNH remains in a league of his own. It's just a shame that league only plays games once every 18 or so months. Play on repeat.
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ROCST 139DA
03 May 15
Breakbeat
Indie Rock And Jager Bombs
Indie Rock & Jager Bombs - (3:35) 148 BPM
Indie Rock & Jager Bombs (radio edit) - (3:35) 148 BPM
Indie Rock & Jager Bombs (instrumental mix) - (3:35) 147 BPM
Indie Rock & Jager Bombs (Superfrank remix) - (3:29) 146 BPM Hot
Indie Rock & Jager Bombs (Superfrank remix radio edit) - (3:29) 146 BPM
Review: Ben Sims reignites his dormant Symbolism imprint for 2015. Last active in 2006, Symbolism is about music with real mood and will continue to impart Sims' vision of techno through releases from newcomers and established acts alike. The first release comes from D_Func and includes an edit from Sims himself.
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ROCST 138DA
12 Apr 15
Breakbeat
Can You Handle It? (Luv U)
Can You Handle It? (Luv U) - (5:37) 115 BPM Hot
Can You Handle It? (Luv U) (Father Funk remix) - (4:15) 120 BPM
Can You Handle It? (Luv U) (William Breakspear remix) - (3:48) 110 BPM
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ROCST 134DA
15 Feb 15
Funky/Club House
Bonklet Remix EP
Bonklet (feat Dutty Moonshine - Jenova Collective remix) - (4:38) 140 BPM
Enhancement (90 Long remix) - (5:16) 130 BPM
Blaze Up (feat Kitten And The Hip - Father Funk remix) - (3:27) 112 BPM Hot
Blaze Up (Father Funk remix instrumental) - (3:27) 112 BPM
On Your Bike (Mr Biggz remix) - (4:46) 115 BPM
Review: Captain Flatcap : excellent name, excellent style. "Bonklet" featuring Dutty Moonshine unveils some truly inspired and eccentric beats to get those booties shaking first up. There's a definite feel of festivals about the entire release and the dizzying combination of breakbeat, retro video game soundtracks and ludicrous synth-brass wouldn't seem out of place in theme tune of an after school program from 1996, and it's one hell of a ride. Combine that with a can of your favourite juice and somebody to dance with and you've got yourself a party.
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ROCST 133DA
08 Feb 15
Breakbeat
Howl
Howl - (3:27) 50 BPM Hot
Howl (instrumental mix) - (3:27) 50 BPM
Spoonful - (3:07) 62 BPM
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ROCST 132DA
01 Feb 15
Indie/Alternative
Funky Nassau
Funky Nassau - (3:50) 120 BPM Hot
Funky Nassau (instrumental) - (3:50) 80 BPM
Funky Nassau (Bonus Beats) - (1:58) 80 BPM
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat)
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ROCST 131DA
28 Dec 14
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Takin' It Back
Takin' It Back - (6:51) 128 BPM Hot
Takin' It Back (Jamie Berry remix) - (4:22) 105 BPM
Takin' It Back (Captain Flatcap remix) - (4:34) 140 BPM
Takin' It Back (Francis Red remix) - (6:12) 120 BPM
Played by: Cat in the Hat
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ROCST130DA
30 Nov 14
Electro House
Let's Spend The Night Together
Let's Spend The Night Together (feat Sally Bloomer) - (4:28) 126 BPM
Bugle - (4:40) 126 BPM Hot
Played by: Jimi Needles
Review: Rocstar bossman Cut La Roc doesn't release new music half as much as he should, but when he does, attention needs to be paid. "Let's Spend The Night Together" is a steamy, sexy jam that's as dirty as it is suggestive. Sally Bloomer's sultry tones work perfectly over the jacking, mangled horn bass and juicy subs. Also included is a stripped back instrumental dub version named "Bugle". Naked and raw, it carries the same naughty nocturnal message as the original with vocal-free prowess. Solid.
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ROCST 123DA
22 Jun 14
Funky/Club House
Bonklet EP
Bonklet (feat Dutty Moonshine) - (4:14) 131 BPM
Enhancement - (6:00) 130 BPM
Blaze Up (feat Kitten & The Hip) - (4:50) Hot
On Your Bike - (4:33) 128 BPM
Review: Swing and soul ambassadors Captain Flatcap can be found in live three-piece form and solo DJ form. Right here they're clearly operating as a tight unit as an array of organic instruments fly at us from every angle, weaving and bobbing amid treacle-thick cheeky bass. "Bonklet" is a madcap jam with fellow swing sizzlers Dutty Moonshine, all leads and counter leads overlapping with mischief. "Enhancement", meanwhile, plays the soothing counter as we're soothed by flutes and massaged by harpsichord melodies. Deeper into the EP we're chop-slapped by raw swing skanks and savage bass licks on "Blaze Up" and shin-kicked by the gypsy insanity of the accordion-charged "On Your Bike". Tasty.
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ROCST 122DA
15 Jun 14
Breakbeat
Rum Runners
Boardwalk Bassline - (3:15) 129 BPM Hot
Rum Runners - (4:45) 140 BPM
Bang Bang Boom (feat Mica Millar) - (4:34) 129 BPM
Steazy Hangover - (5:16) 140 BPM
Nano's Revenge (feat Nano Sigo) - (5:09) 126 BPM
Showbiz (feat Kitten & The Hip) - (4:34) 130 BPM
Moonshine Hype (feat Hypeman Sage) - (4:34) 133 BPM
Swing City - (4:13) 140 BPM
Bang Bang Boom (feat Mica Millar - Robopunx remix) - (4:35) 128 BPM
Review: Party-upstarts Dutty Moonshine push the 'next level' button with their debut album Rum Runners. If you've seen them annihilate a club or festival in the past you'll already know what to expect... Full-frontal, full-flavoured audio carnage. Fusing aspects of swing over a walloping electro 4/4, it's an unrelenting brew that's ultimately unique. Highlights include the spatters of jazz piano and arresting vocals on "Bang Bang Boom", the molten rave motifs of the slamming breakbeat jam "Steazy Hangover" and the mischievous bump n' shuffle of "Showbiz". Genuinely one-of-a-kind, Dutty Moonshine are rapidly establishing themselves as an unstoppable force in dance music right now. Go on...Pull a moony today!
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ROCST 121DA
08 Jun 14
Breakbeat
Vision Systems
Depth Vision (feat Dice) - (6:01) 140 BPM Hot
Kiberdayn Systems - (4:22) 140 BPM
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ROCST 119DA
13 Apr 14
Breakbeat
From Bed To Worse (remixes)
From Bed To Worse (original mix) - (9:18) 126 BPM
From Bed To Worse (DTC's afterparty mix) - (6:37) 126 BPM
From Bed To Worse (Unique 3 Break The Bed mix) - (6:14) 126 BPM
From Bed To Worse (Big Mr Doom remix) - (7:27) 126 BPM Hot
From Bed To Worse (Earl Tutu & John Khan remix) - (6:42) 126 BPM
From Bed To Worse (original mix - radio edit) - (3:40) 126 BPM
From Bed To Worse (original mix - Funkstramental) - (9:15) 126 BPM
Played by: Matt Darey
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ROCST 118DA
06 Apr 14
Funky/Club House
Sunday Morning People
Sunday Morning People - (4:36) 140 BPM
Sunday Morning People (Herbgrinder remix) - (4:09) 141 BPM Hot
Sunday Morning People (Roast Beatz remix) - (4:04)
Sunday Morning People (Fonkynson remix) - (3:57) 141 BPM
Review: One of the funk and breaks scene's most enduring, influential players, Cut La Roc reminds us what's important in life: going to church on a Sunday morning and giving it up for the big bearded man above. Prayers don't come much funkier; with big soul elements oozing out of every element, it's an instant ticket to party heaven. Remix-wise we're spoilt for choice: Herbgrinder ups the gnarly bass factor, Roast Beatz adds a sprinkle of ghetto attitude to his blend while Fonkyson fuses the mix with lazer-strutting synths and shades of subtle slap bass. Cut La Roc has smashed it on this one. If only all sermons were this funky.
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ROCST117DA
09 Mar 14
Breakbeat
Rauchestra Volume 2
No Doubt (feat Jimi Needles) - (4:00)
Real Thing (feat Captain Flatcap) - (4:40) Hot
Keep The Crowd Hype (feat Cut La Roc) - (3:39) 128 BPM
Get Busy (Ettore Baiunco remix) - (5:33) 128 BPM
Get Busy (Diabeateaze remix) - (4:06) 126 BPM
Review: Vibes don't get much funkier or floor-focused than those currently being conjured by Oxford duo Dutty Moonshine. Returning to the "Rauchestra" title they launched with in 2012, this EP sees them expanding and developing their sound with next-level confidence. "No Doubt" is a bumping, grinding low-down funk bubbler peppered with well-known samples and hype-inspiring vocals, "Real Thing" wriggles and giggles with unique flute and flamenco fusion while the Cut La Roc collabo "Keep The Crowd" hype whips up the tempo and whisks us back to the heady days of big beat with elephantine party glee. Elsewhere we're treated to two remixes of "Get Busy": Ettore Baiunco provides a stomping 4/4 version with a well-chiselled spiky hook and Diabeateaze cook up a fantastic two-step twist that's sprung with tight horn stabs and jazzy keys. Like we said; vibes don't get much funkier.
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ROCST 116DA
19 Jan 14
Breakbeat
Freakin' Pressure EP
Pressure - (4:58) 126 BPM
Pressure (dub mix) - (4:58) 126 BPM
Freak Me - (5:17) 127 BPM
Freak Me (dub mix) - (5:05) 127 BPM Hot
Played by: Rory Hoy
Review: Burlesque bass anyone? Sound Assembly deliver a sound that instantly conjures up sensations of festival frenzies and late night naughtiness. With a spiralling bassline that winds further and further up, there's a sense of mischief across both the vocal version and the dub. Elsewhere we find "Freak Me", a swing-swizzled slab of speed garage, all trumpet toots and big warble bass. Quintessential Rocstar; you can't fail to cause commotions with these.
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ROCST 108DA
18 Aug 13
Funky/Club House
I Don't Get You
I Don't Get You - (3:37) 117 BPM Hot
Aaah Got Ya - (3:35) 117 BPM
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ROCST 107DA
11 Aug 13
Funk
Bodyrocka
Bodyrocka - (5:10) 133 BPM Hot
Bodyrocka (BEAT3 remix) - (3:47) 136 BPM
Bodyrocka (William Breakspear remix) - (3:23)
Review: The new bad boys of swing, Dutty Moonshine return to Rocstar with a slamming slice of retro-future fusion. Swaggering with a heavy rag-time hook and some of the funkiest basslines you'll hear this side of the asylum, it switches from a sludgy glitch to a firing triplet-based D&B shock-out with chaotic results. Beat 3 trips things out heady bass warps and slow, stumbling beats while William Breakspear takes the title literally with a fluid, wet electro body popping workout. Instant festival vibes.
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ROCST 99DA
14 Jun 13
Breakbeat
One
Step Back - (5:22) 128 BPM
Something In The Air - (5:27) 126 BPM Hot
Played by: Graeme Park
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ROCST 98DA
21 Apr 13
Minimal/Tech House
Protect Your Neck EP
Protect Your Neck - (4:08) 140 BPM
Radisson Blu - (3:06) 140 BPM Hot
Played by: Funk and Filth
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ROCST 96DA
24 Mar 13
Dirty Dubstep/Trap/Grime
Skyrider
Skyrider - (5:30) 135 BPM
Skyrider (JFB remix) - (4:34) 140 BPM Hot
Played by: Ez Icarus
Review: Few producers can boast a name as cool as Cakeboy. It's actually his real name, too; we know a funny story about him looking like an eclair when he was born. We don't have time for such frivolous anecdotes though. Not when the beats are as creamy as "Skyrider": Cakey's original bubbles between low-swung nu-funk and a more melodic, organic, star-gazing groove while JFB adds a glitchy halfstep hybrid with plenty of bass. Both are, as another big player in the cake game might say, exceedingly good.
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ROCST 94DA
20 Jan 13
Breakbeat
Electric Kinda Love
Electric Kinda Love - (4:35) 128 BPM Hot
Electric Kinda Love (dub mix) - (5:34) 128 BPM
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ROCST 89DA
10 Sep 12
Funky/Club House
We Go Slow
We Go Slow (original mix) - (3:26)
We Go Slow (dub mix) - (3:20) Hot
Played by: Chamber, Rory Hoy
Review: Although now based in Colchester, Cut La Roc (aka Lee Potter) originally hails from Brighton where, in the heady days of the '90s, he held a four-year residency at the Big Beat Boutique. He's still going strong; often recording with Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody and releasing solo albums (his most recent being Larger Than Life). This latest release on his own Rocstar Recordings sees Potter team up with The Sixth Letter & Kimberley Kennedy for a summery jam that recalls the hazy party tunes like "I Wish" by Skee-Lo.
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ROCST 88DA
02 Sep 12
Breakbeat
Scruffy EP
Scruffy - (3:31) 152 BPM Hot
Scruffy (Instrumental) - (3:32) 152 BPM
Firelight - (3:11) 149 BPM
Firelight (Instrumental) - (3:11) 149 BPM
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ROCST 87DA
29 Jul 12
Breakbeat
Happy Song
Happy Song - (3:07)
Happy Song (radio edit) - (3:06)
Sad Song - (3:06) Hot
Played by: Mo-Matic
Review: Cut La Roc and Tricky Micky's tongues are so far in their cheeks right here, they're almost doing rude things to themselves. Spitting sharp, snide commentary on the faults, foibles and funk-ups of his life, Tricky's lyrics are so rude they'd make Gordon Ramsay run away crying to his mum. More British than The Queen having a cup of tea in the boot of a Mini, about a million times funnier and a billion times funkier, this is a great example of unique UK party hip-hop. Just for added japes, they've thrown in a radio edit and, in case you can't relate to Micky's messed up diatribe, there's a great instrumental on board too.
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ROCST 84 DA
14 May 12
Breakbeat
Favela feat Stapleton
Favela (feat Stapleton) - (5:29) 140 BPM Hot
Favela (Rough Draft remix) - (4:22)
Favela (Hoi! remix) - (5:53) 130 BPM
Review: As old Grandpappy Juno tells all the staff on their first day, 'always pack a hardhat'. At first you haven't got the foggiest what he's on about... Then a cut like "Favela" crashes through the speakers, and it hits you like a slo-mo hardcore techno brick. Softened slightly by tingling rave rushes, this is hardhat-level electro at its grittiest. Rough Draft's remix, on the other hand, needs no safety headwear. In fact his funkified dubstep version is so slinky and sprightly you could jump around to this in that cracking birthday suit of yours and fear no real danger whatsoever. Hoi! finishes the set with a remix and while it's back to a hardhat level of electro energy and oomph, you can wear it at a jaunty angle as the basslines are much squidgier.
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ROCST 81DA
08 Apr 12
Electro House
That Man Is Dirty
That Man Is Dirty - (6:52) 128 BPM Hot
That Man Is Dirty (dub) - (6:52) 128 BPM
Played by: Rebel Sketchy
Review: A very pleasing step away from his usual punchy, bassy breaks sound as Cut La Roc embraces all things deep and house-shaped on the slow-burning "That Man Is Dirty". With an epic rising filter bringing up some hugely funky vocal stabs over a jacking house beat, CLR keeps his hard-hitting sonics in place but wraps them around a much more subtle and tense arrangement - something that's made even more obvious on the accompanying (and very essential) dub included on the single.
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ROCST 78DA
19 Feb 12
Breakbeat
The Bomb Tempo EP
106 Miles - (3:58)
In The Name Of Spain - (3:46)
Partial Nudity - (3:55) Hot
Review: Canadian bass and breaks newcomer Van Tek marks his debut for Cut La Roc's Rocstar label with three excellent mid-tempo wobblers on this tasty EP. "106 Miles" keeps the funk firmly in place despite the techy sheen, "In The Name of Spain" adds a chunky bassline to some bashment acapella action and "Partial Nudity" swings in nicely with a hip-hop aesthetic, a cheeky Family Guy sample and plenty of lovely liquid bass.
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ROCST 79DA
12 Feb 12
Breakbeat
Whoa! Is Me
Fly Or Die - (3:16) 131 BPM
Glass - (3:46) 130 BPM
Lifetime - (3:43) 143 BPM Hot
Over & Out (album mix) - (3:49) 135 BPM
Side Show - (3:35) 135 BPM
Vice Versus - (3:56) 150 BPM
Tattoo's Of You - (3:07) 142 BPM
Take A Risk - (3:07)
Gaffer - (3:01) 151 BPM
Expire - (3:27) 129 BPM
All She Wrote - (3:43) 134 BPM
The King - (3:59) 140 BPM
The Sixth Letter - "Butterflies" (feat Sarah Scott) - (3:18) 135 BPM
Glass (acoustic version) - (3:29) 133 BPM
Vice Versus (acoustic) - (3:13) 125 BPM
The Sixth Letter - "Butterflies" (feat Sarah Scott - acoustic) - (3:15) 120 BPM
All She Wrote (acoustic) - (3:48) 125 BPM
Review: Firstly, what an album title! Secondly, we're glad to see UK hip-hop, rock and breaks trio The Sixth Letter doing so well - with their debut album out this week on Cut La Roc's Rocstar label. From the Led Zep-recalling opener "Fly Or Die", it's pretty clear the listener is in for a big, brash and dynamic album. The boys don't disappoint - mixing the intense lyrical insights of "Glass" with soulful and sunny choruses ("Over And Out") and hot foot funk ("Gaffer"). A perfect marriage of beats, rhymes and guitars.
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ROCST 75 DA
30 Oct 11
Breakbeat
Normal Level
Normal Level (feat Coppa) - (3:02) Hot
Normal Level (feat Native Sun) - (2:53)
Instrumental Level - (3:02)
Played by: Mo-Matic
Review: Exclusive to Juno Download, Rocstar main man and nu-funk breaks king Cut La Rock slams it on this cheeky one-off single. Running at a hip-hop tempo and sporting a tight, old-skool loop featuring plenty of Eastern percussion, CLR offers up the beat to two UK MC's - Coppa and Native Sun - who both kick unique verses with killer lines in each. Don't ask us to pick a favourite, they're both pretty tight spitters who both marry their flow to the beat perfectly here.
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ROCST 74DA
23 Oct 11
Breakbeat
4\4 Volume 1
Make Some Noise - (6:25) 127 BPM
Bugle - (4:40) 126 BPM Hot
Flying High - (7:54) 126 BPM
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ROCST 71DA
14 Aug 11
Progressive House
Innovation
Innovation - (4:31) 155 BPM Hot
Innovation (clean version) - (4:31) 155 BPM
Innovation (alternate version) - (4:31) 155 BPM
Innovation (instrumental) - (4:31)
Review: Label chief of Spanky Panky Records and a pretty mean producer as well, William Breakspear marks himself out as the bard of breakbeat on this new release for Cut La Roc's Rocstar label. With 90s UK hip-hop stars Credit To The Nation leading the rhyme charge, WB cooks up a swaggering, rock-influenced beat while singer Georgina Upton drops a teasing chorus that fits in perfectly amid the hyped verses and souped-up breaks. Truly kick-ass stuff, and a perfect addition to Rocstar's dependable catalogue.
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ROCST 70 DA
26 Jun 11
Breakbeat
Our Sound EP
Our Sound - (4:37) 140 BPM
Our Sound (Davip remix) - (4:40)
Our Sound (Rack N Ruin remix) - (5:01) 140 BPM
Our Sound (Dubsidia remix) - (4:17) 140 BPM
Beware - (5:56) 140 BPM Hot
Played by: Afghan Headspin
Review: London based multi-genre collective Pixel Fist (comprised of Audio, Lorne, Mackie and Stapleton MC of Renegade Hardware fame) come storming back after their super gully remix of Noisia "Gutterpump" with an epic EP on Rocstar Recordings. Taking the title track from their 2010 album Our Sound, Pixel Fist bring in DaVip, Rack N Ruin and Dubsidia on remix duties. Expect rambunctious Slavic abandon in the first instance, followed by a dark, glowering interpretation by R and R and an ominous, Feed Me-esque re-lick from Dubsidia. Pixel Fist's "Beware" completes the EP with some gnarly bassline murderation at 140bpm. Nasty!
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ROCST 68DA
30 May 11
Dirty Dubstep/Trap/Grime
Need To Be
Need To Be - (4:20) 140 BPM
Need To Be (Afghan Headspin remix) - (5:58) 140 BPM Hot
Review: Exclusive to Juno Download, this is a big release from Cut La Roc's Rocstar label, courtesy of Norwegian dub 'n' breaks mentalist Mindflow. Keeping on a half-step rhythm but given extra bounce thanks to thick and joyous rave stabs, "Need To Be" is hot to trot for either dubstep or nu-school breaks fans. London duo Afghan Headspin give it a D&B rerub but at a housey tempo, with an Amen-soundalike beat and killer white-noise breakdown working wonders on this mash up masterpiece.
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ROCST 67DA
23 May 11
Breakbeat
The Story So Far
1, 2, 3, 4 - (6:28) 129 BPM
Darkside - (6:03) 129 BPM
Skets - (5:27) 136 BPM
Devastating - (5:30) 140 BPM
Me So Rebel - (4:18) 130 BPM
Wipergroove - (5:05) 129 BPM
It's Not Uncommon - (4:41) 129 BPM
The Thing That's Gonna Kill Us - (4:27) 129 BPM
The King - (5:52) 131 BPM
Stay Young - (7:18) 131 BPM
Tranquillo - (5:57) 131 BPM
The Calling - (5:59) 136 BPM
International Timewarp - (5:54) 129 BPM
Shadowlands - (5:42) 130 BPM
Chien Lunatique - (5:44) 136 BPM
Shake Your Rump - (5:15) 136 BPM
One Way Ticket - (5:43) 135 BPM
One Way Ticket VIP - (5:45) 134 BPM
Smell The Glove - (4:39) 138 BPM
Scanners - (5:28) 135 BPM
Bang Spanner - (4:50) 140 BPM
Cocaine - (5:21) 140 BPM
Bad Selection - (4:52) 140 BPM
Clump Tropicana - (4:28) 140 BPM
No Process - (5:03) 140 BPM
Manana - (5:43) 135 BPM
Beef Disco - (5:01) 140 BPM
Box Cake - (5:18) 140 BPM
Total Recall - (4:48) 140 BPM
5 Years 10 Years - (6:46) 140 BPM
Acid Signal - (5:13) 138 BPM
Cocaine (Alex Kote remix) - (5:53) 129 BPM
Bang Spanner (601 remix) - (5:13) 140 BPM
Clump Tropicana (dub Elements remix) - (4:36) 139 BPM
Played by: Afghan Headspin
Review: Two former members of D&B trio Resonant Evil (Renegade Hardware, Moving Shadow) have branched out and found a new breaks-friendly home on Cut La Roc's Rocstar label. And boy have they got material to share: with 31 tracks included plus remixes, they've clearly been busy boys, but thankfully not at the expense of quality. "1,2,3,4" comes charging in with live-sounding drums rattling heavily, while "Wipergroove" and "The Calling" show off their deeply tech side. Unable to leave D&B tempos alone, there's even a few hyped, jump-up tunes in there too, making this an exhilarating roller coaster ride of an album, and an impressive debut to boot.
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ROCST 58DA
27 Feb 11
Breakbeat
Bedop EP
Spacetrip - (3:07) 131 BPM
Watch The Birdie - (4:45) 148 BPM
Bedop - (3:48) Hot
Played by: Hero Records
Review: Veteran Scottish scratch master general Krash Slaughta rocks up with three prime slabs of head nod tackle for the Rocstar imprint. "Spaceship" comes at you with the psychedelic sci fi dancefloor heat, a crackling countdown dropping into an expertly cut up synth freak out over a lolloping break, whilst "Watch The Birdie" is much more of a B Boy scratching showcase, tweaking out vocal and ornithological samples over a uptempo funk breakbeat. The pace is upped yet more for "Bedop" the final track which expertly cuts up an organ heavy funk groove. Sterling work as usual from Krash Slaughta.
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ROCST 57DA
16 Jan 11
Breakbeat
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