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Young NRG Productions
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Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: Cut 'n' paste breakbeat at its best from Stex, as he smashes together a huge range of sounds over these three new mixes. "Express" mixes both S'Express' "Theme From S'Express" and its sample-source, Rose Royce's "Is It Love..." over huge bass and beats, while "Get Wicked" plunders a variety of b-boy favourites (Public Enemy and DJ Kool in particular) and The Jackson Sisters' "I Believe In Miracles" gets stretched out and chopped on title tune "Super Pupa Funky".
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NRGSPF
14 Aug 11
Breakbeat
14 Aug 11
Breakbeat
Various
Review: New from the Young NRG label, this third compilation of breaks/disco/funk bangers makes for a pleasantly varied listen - whether it be the klezmer-meets-hip hop fusion of Bashboom vs Radiozastava's "Anastasia", the nu-funk breaks of Damage Breaks' "Android" or HB's mix of Stex's Hamilton Bohannon-sampling "Let's Start The Funk". On less of a funky tip, Random Scarves' "Primordial Soup" keeps things deep and astral thanks to some glowing textures mixed with thick bass beats.
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NRGBBASSVOL 5
01 Jan 12
Breakbeat
01 Jan 12
Breakbeat
Review: A rowdy hook up between Swiss producer Bashboomb and Italian Balkan band Radiozastava results in this lovely new release from Young NRG, which sees clarinet hooks go toe-to-toe with acapella loops of Rakim on "Anastasia", billowing brass resting over sampled funk breaks on "Good Elevators" and jacking deep house getting a dubby klezmer treatment on the excellent "Minkien".
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NRGTFEBB
19 Dec 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
19 Dec 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Blending disco and thumping breakbeat for this new release on Young NRG, Stex's "Boogiebomb" has a trace of Lipps Inc's "Funky Town" running through its veins, as well as plenty of pumping synth work and some chunky drums mixed in too. His Breakfunk mix goes for a more light touch, while the Funkybreak DJ edit opts for more trancey leads shadowing that familiar and much-loved bassline.
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NRGBBFNK
21 Jun 11
Breakbeat
21 Jun 11
Breakbeat
Review: Young NRG founder Stefano Ricci (AKA Stex) has been producing and releasing music since the 1990s, both on his own and with regular collaborator Teo Ederle under the Dasya guise. Here, Ricci presents a bumper selection of disco-funk inspired tracks from his personal archives. Musically it's surprisingly diverse, offering a mix of tweaked re-edits (see "Turn The Funky On"), cut-up disco-house jams featuring familiar disco and boogie samples ("Just in Analog", "Funkin 4U") and occasional forays into strutting funk breaks (the James Brown-biting "Big Mama Funky"). In essence, it's basically a collection of tried-and-tested DJ tools for disco loving house DJs.
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NRG 1411
15 Mar 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Mar 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Young NRG's resident breaks master Stex blends funk, disco and breakbeat with aplomb on this latest set of bangers - featuring the "Funky Town" groove of "Boogiebomb", the glitterball 'n' bass stomp of "Disco Robot" as well as hip-hop party starters like "Get Wicked" and "Puppet". As a refreshing change of direction though, "Deep" is a slow-burning house-inspired gem that creates an intense groove thanks to some reverbed chords and dubby vocals.
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NRGSTXOVR
21 Sep 11
Breakbeat
21 Sep 11
Breakbeat
Review: Boundless sample-craft is at play throughout this 13 track album as Young NRG founder Stex gets up, stands up and struts his funky stuff. Mischievously messing with the likes of the BeeGees, Frantique and James Brown, his party-minded abandon creates a sense of surprise with every track where basslines fire away with no warning whatsoever and rhythms switch wildly, much to the delight of your dancefloor. With a variety of flavours and appearances from fellow label players The Random Scarves, Hydrator and Horny Andy, it's quite the collection. Shucks, he even finds time to apply his party-know how to classical composer Holst. Now that's what we call old school!
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NRGBBFNK
02 Apr 12
Breakbeat
02 Apr 12
Breakbeat
Played by: Ez Icarus
Review: Here's a good one - next time someone stops and asks you whether you've got the time, slap your headphones on their lugholes and play them this. They'll thank you for it: the only time that matters is "Electro Swing Time", and in their heart they'll know this. Across the whole EP expect to find myriad dusty, crackled piano, brass and woodwind riffs, all looped with jaunty jacking glee. Highlights abound but the slinky snake-charming vibes of Stex's "Bee Bop" and Patty Eagle's juddering funky prohibition homage "Gangster Story" represent the EP with the highest accolades.
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NRGELCSWNGTM
19 Jan 13
Breakbeat
19 Jan 13
Breakbeat
Review: And now for a little Stexy time. One of the most prolific breaks producers to emerge from Italy since Santos, barely a month passes without another session of his wily and whimsical party concoctions. "Play Funk With My Beat" includes a few old faves ("Funky Dog" and "Fat Burger") which bump and grind alongside new tracks such three new remixes of "Funky In The Street" by Jazz K Lipa, Funky City and Ez Funkin and, our favourite, "Bizarre", an uptempo freak out which rattles us back to the good old 80s thanks to a diced and spliced version of Duran Duran's "Reflex". A party must-have, it's guaranteed to coax those oldies onto the floor!
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NRGPWMFNKBT
21 Jul 12
Breakbeat
21 Jul 12
Breakbeat
Review: Winner of Best New DJ at Breakspoll this year, Chamber's clearly on his way to a pretty outstanding 2011. "XXL" only confirms that - an enormous tune that not only packs the mix with winding, distorted synths that'll get your blood pumping immediately, it also has one of the most effortless tempo drops we've heard for a long while. Bumping down to 100bpm makes it a stand out, and the inevitable climb back up to full speed is an equally genius moment too. Combined with the electroid stomper "Snake Style" on the flipside, this single on Young NRG comes highly rated indeed.
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NRGCHMBXXL
31 May 11
Breakbeat
31 May 11
Breakbeat
Review: Taken from his album The Plugger, "Don't Stop" comes with a clutch of remixes, each one guaranteed to set a different stage of your party alight. The McTwist remix is for that moment when warm up becomes the show down... The tempo is still low but the energy certainly isn't. Tosses & Varvez's remix is for about an hour later; the dancefloor is filling and you need a reliable groove that doesn't go too over the top, but keeps peeps bubbling. Naturally Jazz K Lippa's remix is for the peak time; upbeat and sprung with a rude bass undertone, this will raise more than a few whoops. Finally the Time To Funky remix. A conga-fuelled freakout, you could drop this at any point of the night and watch the chaos ensue. Listen to the man: do not stop!
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NRGDNSTP RMX
10 Oct 12
Breakbeat
10 Oct 12
Breakbeat
Played by: Actual Sounds
Review: Here's a fact for you: Young NRG label boss Stex never sleeps. Seriously... How else can he churn out so many party pieces? We'll save the sermon on how a good night's kip helps to lead a healthy life; when the music's this funky, who are we to argue? Eight cuts in total, The Plugger is Stex at his freestyle best: breakbeat-busting, sample-sucking fly-by-night bullets loaded with cheeky twists and turns. From the switch from organic live drums to tight-knit two-step on album opener "Don't Stop Time" to the savage, beast-like bass riff and early Fatboy-style jauntiness of "Cmon Baby", Stex has covered all bass bases with style and aplomb. The only thing missing is your dancefloor!
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NRGTPLG
24 Sep 12
Breakbeat
24 Sep 12
Breakbeat
Played by: Breakbeat Associate
Review: New from funky-breaks honcho Stex comes this fun and fresh journey through a clutch of samples, bubbly synths and old-school drum machines. This new mix (entitled the Old Skool Funky mix) drops snippets of b-boy classics ("The Grunt", "The Funky Drummer" etc) over a Prosac-happy soundbed of filtered funk and sub-punishing synthlines. Stex doesn't let it get boring for a second and uses his supreme cut 'n' paste skills to liven up every second.
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NRGDSCRBT
07 Jun 11
Breakbeat
07 Jun 11
Breakbeat
Review: More funky breaks bizniss from Young NRG's Stex, who cooks up two new bangers on this latest single. "Funkadeliko" is a frantic cut 'n' paste delight with billowing brass loops and popcorn-style funk rhythms all meshed together in style, while "Funky Extreme" loops up a previously un-mined JB classic into an irresistible party starter.
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NRGFNKEXTRM
14 Nov 11
Breakbeat
14 Nov 11
Breakbeat
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: A pleasingly varied set of mixes of Italian breaks outfit Feline Phonic includes the Stereophonik mix of Reborn, which works in one of the most tripped-out and spacey breakdowns you're likely to hear for a while, along with two new mixes of "Split". Funkybaby take "Split" and give it deep Balearic mainroom vibes, while Feline Phonic's own mix comes in on a heavy nu-funk tip.
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NRGRBRN
22 Jan 11
Breakbeat
22 Jan 11
Breakbeat
Review: Bungee funking? Now there's a sport we've not tried yet. What does it involve? Judging by the frazzled, frenetic funk on offer here, bungee funking must entail a buzz on a bungee jump while playing a massive call-to-action trumpet riff, or slamming out a sweet swing breakbeat on the drums, or razzing out a parptastic p-funk jam on the bass, or chewing away on a tasty talkbox - wow! The extreme methods Stex will do to make a tune these days is beyond us...
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NRGBNGFNK
04 Feb 13
Breakbeat
04 Feb 13
Breakbeat
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NRG 1533
07 Jun 15
Breakbeat
07 Jun 15
Breakbeat
Various
Review: The cover artwork may make this look like some kind of 90s trance release, but it's actually a decidedly killer collection of contemporary breakbeat-influenced productions from a selection of up-and-coming artists. There's plenty for breaks/bassheads to sink their teeth into, from the bleep-laden, electro-influenced business of Horny Andy's "Broken Minimal" and the warped, dubstep-rock mash-up madness of Beat Muffin's Damage Breaks re-rub, to the disco-sampling shenanigans of The Random Scarves and Stex's bizarre classical/breaks/electro/jungle cut "Opera 32 Jupiter". Oh, and a punchy electro-breaks remix of Chamber from up-and-coming Bristolian PODGE.
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NRGBBASSVOL 6
07 Mar 12
Breakbeat
07 Mar 12
Breakbeat
Review: The uber-prolific Stex wraps up his planet series with a clutch of killer remixes of his cut n' choppy "Earth". Geon goes straight for the breakbeat G-spot with a pumping tech funk remix that's not dissimilar to Elite Force's material, McTwist's remix opts for a more playful jam with a killer build up and a classic Finger Lickin' style bass riff, Jazz K Lipa's rendition is more contemporary with plenty of high-end bleeps and whistles while The Random Scarves give it a beastly 4/4 electro facelift.
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NRGERMXVA
06 Jul 13
Breakbeat
06 Jul 13
Breakbeat
Played by: Ez Icarus
Review: Here's an interesting proposition: a brand new dancefloor hip-hop cut based around the famous groove sampled for King Bee's "Back By Dope Demand". The new rap vocals are pretty tidy, while the groove is pepped up by some particularly large military drum fills and jazzwise percussion solos. Breathing new life into something so famous is tough but EZ Icarus and Octopus have done a very good job. Flip for "Sunshine", a loose and snappy rework of Spanky Wilson's ace version of "Sunshine Of Your Love". Both cuts are short and sweet, but pack enough punch to suggest major rotations in all-action sets.
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NRGEZIC 1
30 Apr 12
Breakbeat
30 Apr 12
Breakbeat
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Young NRG Productions commander-in-chief Stex comes up with three blistering new forays into the glitchier, more electro side of sample-based breakbeat. This guy is always on top form and he's released an ocean of good stuff, but "One More Time" must be the illest, quasi-house excursion we've seen from the man - bouncy funk basslines and a gorgeous 4/4 kick for all your DJ needs! The Club Mix inserts a substantially more electronic vibe to the equation and a couple of killer vocoders to boot. The Dub Version is definitely our favourite though - those rickety, shuffling beats just stand clearer and prouder in the mix.
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NRG 1405
08 Feb 14
Funky/Club House
08 Feb 14
Funky/Club House
