Reggae Bass’n’Breaks

Gettin’ a bit more lively with this one. Click the hyperlinks below to buy the tracks.

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1. Beat That Chest (Jstar remix) – Dreadsquad & Natalie Storm
2. I Feel Like Jumping – DJ K
3. Nice Up The Session (Dub Pistols Remix) – Pato Banton
4. Dub Room – Rhythm Beater & Benny Page
5. Top Rank Skank (feat Mr Williamz) – Benny Page
6. Champion DJ Serial Killaz VIP Remix – Rebel MC Top Cat
7. Know Fi Move Your Waist – Benny Page
8. Greater than great (Dialect & Kosine rmx) – Skarra Mucci

Saturday Night’s Alright For Dancing

1. Beyond Disco (with The Simonsound) – DJ Format
2. Let’s Dance and Freak – Kerrier District
3. Bounce – Mr Scruff
4. My Daddy Waza (Ezequiel Lodeiro’s Latinazo Dub) – Kid Loco
5. Two Planets (Mr. Benn’s Bumbaclog Remix) – The Magic Fly Featuring Ricky Ranking
6. Come With Me (J-Boogie Remix) – Daz-I-Cue
7. Disco Bus – Kerrier District
8. Ale’ Sofi (Captain Planet Remix) – Cloak and Dagger
9. Happiness (Bone Us Mix) – Nightmares on Wax
10. Release Da Freak (Simbad Remix) – Pablo Sanchez Feat. Colonel Red
11. When I Come Back Around (Freeform Reform) – Jamie Lidell

1. Kicks off with DJ Format and the The Simonsound mixing up some hip hop / disco so you can’t say fairer than that. Taken from DJ Format’s latest album Statement of Intent, and a treat it is too. The Simonsound is Simon James and Matt Ford (DJ Format). Their album of moogy delights ‘Reverse Engineering‘ is available on Bandcamp. And you know I love Bandcamp! The clip at the start “I’m trying to demonstrate to you my stuff” is from a great Luke Vibert track. Google it.

2. Second up is the first of two tracks taken from Luke Vibert‘s 2004 Nu Disco album under the moniker Kerrier District. Now if only I could get my hands on the Kerrier District 3 record at a reasonable price.

3. Third is some bouncy goodness from Manchester’s Mr Scruff. Taken from the Feel It single from last year. Where’s this new album then Scruffy? Get a move on!

4. Next up we have Kid Loco from his recent Bastard Jazz 12″ My Dada Waza. Really like this record and there is some fine remixes on there.

5. All aboard for another cut from Bastard Jazz. This time we are going back to 2009 with a Mr Benn remix of The Magic Fly’s 2 Planets. Some proper bass injected here.

6. Next in the mix is Daz-I-Cue remixed by J Boogie. Don’t know much about Daz-I-Cue I’m afraid though been loving J Boogies output of late, so always on the look out for remixes etc. I found this on the Digital Gems compilation from Berlin based label Sonar Kollektiv.

7. … and here we have the second Kerrier District track. Get aboard The Disco Bus!

8. A Captain Planet remix is always welcome and here we delve into a Tropical-flamenco-house style groove with a remix of Cloak and Dagger. Already played this one out and it’s a winner. Check it out here.

9. And here we are going way way back. I’ve been going through all my CDs ripping them to FLAC, as the first time I did them as mp3s and totally regretted it. THe upside is listening to long lost stuff again. Here is Nightmares from Wax, can it really be twenty years ago?? Fuck me. Still brings Happiness. Boom! More upbeat than NOW’s later output and more housey than their debut bleepy album. Nice happy organ sounds. I looped a little samba groove over the top.

10. Next up is a track from the Turntables On The Hudson compilation from last year Reflecting Cielo on Wonderwheel Recordings. This album is full of choice tunes and worth investing in for sure. Here we have Release Da Freak by Pablo Sanchez remixed by Simbad.

11. And wrapping the whole thing up we have another Warp Records oldie, but not going as far back this time. Here we have Jamie Lidell from 2006 with When I Come Back Around. This is the Freeform remix taken from the remix album Multiply Additions.

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Live at the St Helens Junction Cocktail Hour

1. Speaking Of Happiness – Suonho
2. And I Love You – Suonho
3. Again & Again (DJ Format Mix) – Speedometer
4. Perdido (Suonho Swingin Disco Mix) – Gloria Lynne
5. The Journey / Ghana ’74 (Dusty Remix) – The Boogoos
6. Betrayal (Dusty Remix) – Fredericks Brown
7. Love Me Good (Yoga Edit) – Ray Lugo
8. Passive Aggressive – Lack of Afro
9. Mt Daddy Waza (Suonho Remix) – Kid Loco
10. I Dream of Bahia (Cachaca Edit) – Ray Lugo
11. It’s On Fire (feat Lateef The Truthspeaker) – J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science
12. Vamos a Comer (Dusty Edit) – Makala

A live mix from behind the chicken wire at St Helens Junction at Cocktail Hour. On the Mojitos!

Been listening to Suohno and Dusty a lot as you can see from the mix. Lots of Suohno remixes in the mix as well as Dusty remixes and tracks from his label Jazz & Milk. Check them out!

The first two tracks come from the Editorial EP VOl. 2 released November last year on Editorial. Here Suonho shows his well honed and tasteful editing skills to great effect.

Third up there is a DJ Format (his new site and tour details here) remix from the Sounds From The Soul Underground compilation from the Freestyle label, released earlier this year. Some top tunes for all you soul freaks.

Fourth is another Suonho edit. As he says on his soundcloud page “i’m pleased to present my rework of such a cult tune! it’s a track originally produced by the Genius of Raymond Scott in 1958”. Raymond Scott, who’d have thunk it!

Fifth we have Dusty, label boss of Jazz & Milk records on afrobeat remix duties. You can pick this and more from Jazz & Milk over at Bandcamp, which for FLAC fans like me, is good news $$$ wise!

Sixth another Dusty remix on Jazz & Milk, this time some more afrobeat goodness from Fredericks Brown.

Seventh a recent release from Jazz & Milk but this time no Dusty (what??? – ed). Instead it’s a Ray Lugo track from the recent album We Walk Around Like This. Another one from this later!

At eight we have a Lack of Afro track Passive Aggressive. Not sure of its availability before but I got it on a sampler for the upcoming collection of Remixes and Rarities on Freestyle. I always look out for Lack of Afro remixes as there are some corkers, so looking forward to this release 30th April.

Ninth tune is another Suonho remix (last one I promise) this time from the brand spanking new, and awesome, Kid Loco single from Bastard Jazz. Listen to all the mixes here, then go get it!

Tenth is another cut from Ray Lugo on Jazz & Milk. Worth checking out his stuff for sure. And he knows how to boogaloo I seem to recall. Safe!

Eleventh we’ve got It’s On Fire from J Boogie’s excellent recent album Undercover. If you haven’t checked it out yet it’s a treat, with everything from cumbia, soul, disco in a really good coherent listen. Dance up!

Twelfth and rounding us off is a Dusty remix (who’d have guessed!) of Basque Country DJ and Producer Makala.

Crack open some cocktails or whatever is your brew and enjoy. Adiós for now!

Technoid Cockroach Mixup

Here’s a mix by my more techno-esque GFunkElectric persona. Get amongst it!

1. Looka Dat (Vibert Mix) – Chevron
2. Qarth – Syntheme
3. Cosmic Awakening – DMX Krew
4. Ragysh (Original) – Todd Terje
5. Craejrzhd – Global Goon
6. Approaching Rainbow – Lone
7. Space Paranoia – Ceephax Acid Crew
8. Human Meadow (Luke Vibert Remix) – Falty DL
9. Believe – Mr Scruff
10. Artierial Acid Part 1 – Ceephax Acid Crew
11. Coreshine Voodoo – Lone
12. Does It Look Like I’m Here? (Daphni Mix 1) – Emeralds

Almondos Dance Up Pt.1

Bit of an eclectic 4×4 dancefloor mixup. Enjoy! Links below for the tunes…

1. Sound of Breaking Glass – Expanding Head Band
2. Jump – Sabo & Zeb
3. Hidden Treasure ft. Sabira Jade & Kwasi Asante (DJ Vadim Re Rub) – DJ Vadim
4. Pinky (Monkey Safari Remix) – Zombie Disco Squad
5. Suave Drink Down (J Boogie RMX) – Mr. V Meets Elvis Crespo
6. Free For The Girls (Richard Sen Remix) – Black Devil Disco Club
7. Lisa Lisa Lisa (Chuck Wild Remix) – Yellow Alex & The Feelings
8. NYC – Sabo & Zeb
9. Congaloid – Solo
10. Shift (Baymont Aventure Refunk) – Fort Knox Five
11. Battle of The Planets (The Simonsound) – DJ Format

Tropical Allsorts (Take 2)

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1. Sina Makossa Remix – Uproot Andy & Chief Boima
2. Bacalao Al Pil-Pil (Dj Farrapo Remix) – Makala
3. Ran Kan Kan (Thunderball vs The Fort Knox Five remix) – Tito Puente
4. Get A Wiggle On (Suonho remix) – Renegades of Jazz
5. Maldita Guerra – Randomised Coffee
6. Brazuca – Sid Vaga
7. Ay Loco – Sabo
8. Hit & Run (Captain Planet Remix) – Chip Wickham
9. Pomba Giro – Sabo & Zeb

First up is the excellent Uproot Andy giving that electronic tropical vibe a plenty to Chief Boima‘s ‘Sina Makossa’ from the African In New York E.P. Well worth checking out here on bandcamp. A bargain, and as always with bandcamp, FLAC at no extra cost.

Second up we’ve got a track off Makala‘s 2011 album Unexpected Tapas. Nice vibes from the Basque country.

Third we have the mighty Tito Puente remixed by the always funky The Fort Knox Five.

Fourth the reliable Italian Suonho remixes Renegades of Jazz. There’s a tasty looking Suonho remix coming up of Kid Loco soon on Bastard Jazz so keep your ears peeled for that.

Fifth up is some nice electro latin vibes from Randomised Cafe.

Up at six we have the New York imprint Wonderwheel Recordings with a tasty bit of electro-samba courtesy of Sid Vaga.

At seven DJ Sabo hits the spot with some Brazilian call and response with a track from his tasty and tropical Sol Selectas label.

Eighth up is a track from the new collection of Remixes/Remixed involving the one and only Captain Planet, fresh out on Bastard Jazz.

And finally last up another Sol Selectas cut from Sabo & Zeb.

Enjoy the sunshine!

Cumbia and other tales. A mixtape for 500 Miles High.

I have put together a mixtape for Lord Muck’s 500MH music blog.

I urge you to go and see his blog here to enjoy lots of good tunes and things to read.

1. John Henry (Thornato Remix) – Harry Belafonte
2. El Ritmo (feat Deuce Eclipse & Caipo of Bang Data) – J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science
3. Bogle – Mungo’s Hi Fi
4. K Le Pasa (So Shifty Remix) – El Dusty
5. Cumbia Salvaje (J Boogie Instrumental) – Empressarios
6. 2 Sips & Magic (feat. The New York Gypsy Allstars) – Nickodemus
7. Move It – Balkan Beat Box
8. Dem Can’t Stop We From Talk feat. Jahdan (Bleepolar Remix) – Anthony B
9. Hold Me (Quincey Jointz Remix) – jazz.K.lipa feat. Soom T

Couple of Acid Mixes feat. Ceephax, Aphex Twin, Luke Vibert, Plastikman, Syntheme, LFO

1. Eqxq – Syntheme
2. Finnial – Syntheme
3. Static – Ceephax Acid Crew
4. 5 Minutes To Get Straight – Ardisson
5. Helikopter – Plastikman
6. UT1 dot – Polygon Window
7. Arterial Acid Part 4 – Ceephax Acid Crew
8. Arterial Acid Part 2 – Ceephax Acid Crew
9. Lob Him Over The Wall – EOD
10. Arterial Acid Part 3 – Ceephax Acid Crew
11. St Vincent Lespinasse (Ceephax Acid Crew Remix) – Koyote

1. Frf3k Up! – Syntheme
2. My Computer Eats An Acid Trip (Dexter Remix) – Sylvie Marks & Hal 9000
3. XWC – Syntheme
4. I Love Acid – LFO
5. Zombie 303 – AGT Rave Cru
6. Fusion Power – AGT Rave Cru
7. Red Telephun Electro – Hrdvsion
8. Tied Up (Acid Mix) – LFO

Gone all electronic in these two mixes. Posted on Soundcloud under my GFunkElectric nom de plume. Plenty of Warp and Rephlex style acid going on here with LFO, Ceephax Acid Crew, Polygon Window (aka Aphex Twin), Luke Vibert, Syntheme (aka Global Goon) and more.

For more acid goodness check out this Luke Vibert acid special I did earlier.
Check out soundcloud for more electronic mixes from GFunkElectric.

Enjoy!

Blow My Funk

1. Car Chase – BBII
2. Fresh Noodles – Mr Scruff & Kaidi Tatham
3. Terabu – Lord Echo
4. Percussion Interlude (Jeremy Sole Remix) – George Duke
5. Death of The Revolution – Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
6. Macaco Mata El Toro (feat Nova Lima – Batata Remix) – Faraon Bantu
7. Olufeme (Natural Self Re-Edit) – Oscar Sulley
8. Speakin’ Nuyorican – Captain Planet
9. Ole (Cairo Version) – Salah Ragab And The Afro Egyptian Ensemble

A Mix up of styles in this mixtape.

First up is an ace slice of electro funk from Ed DMX’s Fresh Up label. Love this tune. Rumours over who the musicians are behind some of these releases on Fresh Up. Anyone think Rephlex personal of Ed DMX, Aphex Twin, Mike Paradinas???

Second up Mr Scruff & Kaidi Tatham provide some pure flutey funk beats on David Wolstencroft’s Manchester imprint Prime Numbers.

Third up New Zealander Lord Echo funks up some grooves, available on Bandcamp. See the link below.

Fourth a Jeremy Sole offering from Soundcloud. An excerpt from his remix of George Duke‘s Percussion Interlude. If you fancy some eclectic West Coast vibes, check out Jeremy’s KCRW weekly radio show, available on listen again here.

Fifth up Will Holland‘s dub and Colombian hybrid band Flowering Inferno bring us The Death of The Revolution. Love Quantic’s Colombian output. Looking forward to this years collaboration with Frente Cumbiero. Check out this video here. Can’t wait to get my hands on this record.

Sixth up is a nice number from Colombian label Palenque Records. Sweet sounds!

Seventh is a Captain Planet (aka Chuck Wild) classic in Speakin’ Nuyorican. Keep giving us those worldwide beats Captain!Check out his excellent mp3 blog here.

Before the next one I played a small slice of the Quanitc remix of the classic 70s African classic Disco Africa by The Ogyatanaa Show Band. The original can be found on the classic Ghana Soundz 2 compilation. You have to own these two Ghana Soundz compilations. Dropped the speed down on this just to bridge me to …

Last and definitely not least a great version of Ole, with the legendary Fela Kuti sticks man Tony Allen on the drums. From the class Honest Jon compilation of Tony Allen remixes ‘Lagos Shake – A Tony Allen Chop Up‘

Enjoy!

Pour mes amis à Morzine

1. Mirame – La Troba Kung-Fu vs. DJ Sabo
2. Hairy Bumpercress – Mr Scruff
3. Lujo De Pobre (Daniel Klauser techno Cumbia remix) – Sancocho E Tigres
4. Frequency (Luke Vibert Remix) – Mark Archer
5. Afro Disco (Infragandhi & Cameleon Selecta remix) – Zeb
6. Mi Tierra – Sabo & Uriel
7. Ogidi Inwelu (Lazy Flow remix) – Onyenze
8. Flex EFX (Shantisan Baile Tech DUB) – jazz.K.lipa

As I am stuck at home with a broken leg rather than doing 360s on the slopes in Morzine, here is a mix in my place for my friends who have thoughtlessly gone there without me.

The Desperados picture is in homage to a bar in Morzine which sells the stuff. A sensible drink lager laced with tequila, sure you’ll agree.

First up is another track off the Madrid based Lovemonk remix compilation “Más Achilifunk: Gipsy Soul From 21st Century”. It’s a remix compilation of tracks from the earlier “Achili Funk: Gipsy Soul 1969-1979“. Both records are great and I think everyone should have both! I’ve played them out a lot.

Second is the tea master himself, Manchester’s very own Mr Scruff with a track from his 2008 album Ninja Tune. New album should be due out soon. Get a move on Scruffy!

Third up is a track from Subatomic Sound’s Sancocho e’ Tigres compilation which was organized by Rebel Records’ Caballo and recorded throughout Mexico, South America, & Canada as collaboration between Latino digital cumbia producers and musicians.

Definately a big change for the next track. This is a track by Mark Archer, which is remixed by Luke Vibert. Samples you may recognise, LFO’s “Low Frequency Oscillation” and Captain Beefheart “Fast and Bulbous” lyric from the track Pachuco Cadaver from Trout Mask Replica! Something for everyone : )

Up sixth is a Zeb (AKA The Spy from Cairo) track ‘Afro Disco’ keeping up my quota of tracks in my mixes from the Turntables on the Hudson mob. Remix duties performd by Infragandhi & Cameleon Selecta.

Seventh we got a track from the Akwaaba Remixed compilation from Perfect Losers. This track is $1 for a FLAC download on bandcamp. I love Bandcamp! The album is only $8, and none of this charging through the nose for FLAC, same price. I love Bandcamp!

Last up another Bandcamp bargain, this time from Timewarp Music’s offshoot Kraak Records. Just 5EUROS an album in FLAC? Ta very much, some good tracks on there too, it’s a selection of tracks remixed from jazz.K.lipa’s earlier Global Dancehall 2010 release, which has some tasty digital reggae featuring Soom T. Nuff said as it were.