Super talented Spaniard James Rod has been leading the charge for many years with is own brand of slick synth led nu-disco tracks and dark Italo acid house nuggets on his highly recommended Golden Soul imprint but here he returns to his funky roots with his second EP for Fingerman’s Hot Digits Music imprint. 

And what a return it is! 

The Showdown EP is 4 tracks of sure-fire mid-tempo club rollers with juicy riffs and bone crunching percussion all topped off with a slick remix from label honcho and Bandolier Records boss Chewy Rubs.

Play Loud!

Mastered at The Foundry Studios Portsmouth

HOTDIGIT084 James Rod - Matusalem Robot (Fingerman & Chewy Rubs Remix)

A collection of slowed down house and disco tracks

Take It Slow

The 1 and only Boca 45 7'' release of 2021!
Strictly Limited Edition 1 off pressing.. 
Features 
A Side '45's' Ft Emskee with cuts from ex world champ DJ Woody.
B Side = 'Ringo's Lesson' Cut & Paste Drum Monster fab fun for rocking doubles & '45's' Inst Edit. 
EXCLUSIVE image courtesy of Bristol Artist "45RPM" (see what we did there;)
Housed in a high quality sleeve printed in South Bristol.
Remainder RRP for the 7'' will be £12.99 (via carefully selected retailers) but from me it comes with the full 7 track Digi EP FREE straight away (worth £4.50) and you get the single early. 
1st June is the official release date everywhere else. 
NB- This is a pre sale but will be shipping from me within 10 days.. 

Here's what Flea Market Funk website from NYC had to say about the release - 

The Big Drum Beater is back with another adrenaline-filled project aptly named the 45s EP. A veteran of this record game, a leader of the 45 RPM revolution from the beginning, the Bristol, UK native has made quite a name for himself slinging the little records with big holes all over the world. Whether it's making people jump up in the UK or blazing stages across the States or Europe, you can not recognize Boca's sound. And that sound is the drum. Building classic bangers around the many sounds of drums and percussion throughout his years, whether it be for a live set, television or film soundtrack, or his own vinyl record donut releases, he's consistent and on point. Always collaborating with the who's who and who you should know of the industry, he's back like Jordan with the 45 jersey.

Starting off with a collaboration with two of the best, Brooklyn's own Emskee and Burnley's first son DJ Woody, the title track "45s" is a break down of all things 7". It's 45 RPM vinyl record culture to the very core. With Emskee waxing poetic over a Boca big drum beat(er), the one and only DJ Woody flexes. A treacherous three start this EP off hard. "Ringo's Lesson" continues the big beat onslaught with everyone's favorite or least favorite drummer (depending on who you ask). It's a drum lesson that perhaps some may take note of. It's all peace and love though, and it knocks hard. Boca is always a champion for the breaks (hence the big drums), "Chew Valley Breaks" is a guitar-laden B-Boy/B-Girl, up rocking jam that will be hitting a breakdance competition any minute now. Of course, Boca throws in some instrumentals, acapella, and a dope remix of "45s" for the DJ to use in their arsenal. They all knock different. It's even more drums, so neck snapping is inevitable. The man lives and breathes forty-fives. Unmistakable and guaranteed to rock the spot, 45s picks up where Donuts left off, proving the cream (or icing) always rises to the top. Available on the Boca 45 bandcamp for pre-order on May 7th.

DJ Prestige/ Flea Market Funk

Buy Link - https://boca45.bandcamp.com/album/45s-ep

BOCA 45 '45s' 7'' & EP 1 MIN TEASER

DIZZLE XSCAPED THE DUNGEON MEMORIAL DAY MIX

Exclusive release via the Renegade Promo Pool. Available for 30 days, starting on June 25. Website to be announced.

Natural Rhythm ft. Lyssa "Pull Me Deeper"

A specially selected selection of funked up cover versions all from 45 Donuts mostly improving the originals.

They pop, they crackle, they fire !

I hope you enjoy em !

Mixed By Boca 45

Limited Edition 

Strictly 100 copies ONLY

Numbered & Signed 

Never Available On Line - only available on this CD https://boca45.bigcartel.com/product/boca-45-version-excursion-45-x-45s

DONUT VERSION EXCURSION 2MIN TEASER

Label: Ramrock Red Records
Artist: Active Ingredients
Title: Blow the House Down EP
Cat No: RRR020
Release date: November 26th, 2021
Ramrock Red Records are incredibly proud to present the fabulous new release ‘Blow the House Down’ by Active Ingredients a.k.a the prodigious Antipodean beatsmith, Inkswel and his partner in rhymes, the formidable Atlanta emcee, Stan Smith. Their new 7 track EP gets the party started from the get-go. The original version has Stan bouncing his flow over the beats, giving the track Sugarhill vibes mixed in with that classic NY hip hop sound from back in the day with a sprinkling of Atlanta Funk and an incessant rhythm. The North Street West Crew’s production nods towards a Philadelphia groove, with a smattering of inspiration from Pete Rock, Cold Crush Brothers and the Jungle Brothers as well as your very own label mistress Jo, aka Lady Kaos, elbowing her way onto backing vocals.
Inkswel is an eclectic DJ, producer and tastemaker with a long and extensive history of blending the boundaries of genre with a strong B-Boy foundation and forever evolving outlook. He has recently launched his own label, Inner Tribe Records, released his second album on Atjazz Records as well as a boogie EP for Kraak and Smaak’s label, Boogie Angst. Plus, there are several forthcoming Active Ingredients projects in his collaborative musical pipeline.

Stan “Steam” Smith has earnt an international reputation as a versatile emcee, having worked with the likes of Daz-I-Kue, Soulparlor and Rahgroove on their Tokyo Dawn Records release “Get Up Movement” and recently showcased his superb mike techniques on Japanese beat maker MFP’s “Busy Work” and he is constantly in the studio.

Follow on the socials:
Inkswel: @inkswel
Stan Smith: @stansmithclassic
Ramrock Records: @ramrockrecords

Buy digital

01. Active Ingredients - Blow The House Down (OG Version)

Back In 2018 I was DJ’ing in Liverpool as part of the annual ‘Sound City’ festival. After my set, a group of enthusiastic people approached me and congratulated me and wondered if I’d heard of Cavendish Music, as that’s who they work for. Being a bit of a record digger, I of course knew of the amazing Cavendish Series, from the late 60’s to the early 70’s, as well as the Boosey & Hawkes albums.
One of the cavendish crew, passed me his card and said to get in touch if I was ever around the Kings Cross region of London, to have a hunt into their vaults and see if anything came to fruition
So that’s what I did!
Ever since, my recent projects (Forty Five LP, 2020 Donuts LP & Figure Of Speech LP) have all contained Cavendish/Boosey samples, and the Cavendish team have been a joy to work with.
Consequently, I wanted to create a tribute by making a full record of material using the incredible vintage sound sources from their library of music, whilst putting my Boca 45 spin onto them from my studio in Boogie Down Bristol.
I hope that you enjoy the sonic results here.
With kind regards
Boca 45
B BLOCK MUSIC LTD
BRISTOL, UK
BUY LINK - https://boca45.bandcamp.com/album/boca-45-digs-cavendish

Boca 45 Digs Cavendish

BOCA 45 DIGS CAVENDISH 2 MIN TEASER

Available 45 "Friday 1st July".
My one & only LTD Edition mix will be available.
45 x 45s - All WAX - All Killer - No Filler !
It's a full on Party Mix this time around - No Parking on the kitchen / dance floor !
If you've copped one of my previous LTD Mixes of these you'll know what to expect when you hear that crackle ..
BUY LINK - https://boca45.bigcartel.com/
* Strict LTD Edition
* Signed & Numbered 
* Only Available On The CD purchase (never on line unless somebody leaks it)
* Shipping Straight Away on July 1st !!

Bocas 45 Friday Party 2 min teaser

TRACK LIST:
1. Jack Wilkins – Red Clay
2. The Stylistics – People Make The World Go Round
3. The Amp Quintet – Daylight
4. Aretha Franklin – One Step Ahead (Disco Tech edit)
5. Matumbi – (Can’t Get Enough of That) Reggae Stuff
6. Ambassadors – Ain’t Got The Love (Of One Girl On My Mind)
7. The Bongolian – The Fatback Showdown
8. Beverley Road All Stars – Danger In Your Eyes
9. DJ Vadim – The Terrorist (instrumental)
10. Scott Lark Da Sensei – Insight (acapella)
11. King Kooba ft Roots Manuva – Callin’ Mr Tate
12. Guts – Didn’t I
13. Sylvia – Sweet Stuff
14. J Dilla – Crushin’ (instrumental)
15. Yesterday’s New Quintet – Knucklehead
16. Pleasure – Bouncy Lady
17. Average White Band – TLC (Navas mix)
18. Large Professor – The Mad Scientist
19. DJ Food – Living Beats
20. D’Angelo & The Vanguard – Sugah Daddy
21. 2day & 2moro – Disney On Acid
22. The Elder Statesman – Montreux Sunrise
23. Tosca – Chocolate Elvis (Boozoo Bajou Soul Sufferer version)
24. Soul II Soul – Jazzie’s Groove
25. Mario Castro Neves – Candomblé
26. Sir Own – Hooked On You (Kon’s Nite Time remix)
27. Johnny Hammond – Tell Me What To Do (Whiskey Barons rework)
28. William De Vaughn – Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (FKJ remix)
29. Boris Gardener – Melting Pot
 

Blunted Instruments

Billboards - The Afterparty

Boca 45 is known as somewhat of a Bristol (UK) institution from his early days in the mid 90s selling Golden Era Hip Hop from behind the counter of the seminal Purple Penguin record shop rapidly becoming one of Bristol’s most in demand DJs for a quick fire mix of bone-cracking breaks, hip hop, coruscating funk, rock and heavy soul these are all of the musical ingredients which make up Forty Five.
Once Scott Boca got to grips with the studio from the early 00’s he’s had continuous releases, remixes, DJ mixes on labels such as Island/Universal, Domino Recordings, Ninja Tunes, Grand Central, Illicit, Jalapeno, Unique & more under a slew of aliases.
At the advent of Scott Boca’s 45th year on planet Earth he decided to hone everything he’s learnt and loved into one killer solo record.
When making Forty Five, Boca pulled together friends, family and footie mates to make a record that would deserving stand as his musical autobiography - that cast list included his Bryan Munich teammates (Geoff Barrow and Billy Fuller from Beak, Ben Salisbury), Kasabian’s Sergio Pizzorno, NYC MC Emskee, New Zealander soul singer Louis Baker and Malachai bandmate Gee.
Forty Five is Scott Bocas life story in twelve cuts; the soundtrack to an immersion in sound, it’s an honest personal statement. His Twin teenage Sons designed the Forty Five Logo, Boca wrote the comprehensive sleeve notes personally breaking down the back ground of each track as well as making the inner collage using images from all of the collaborators on the LP.
The first people to hear the record outside of a close circle of friends was titanic U.S. record label Mass Appeal (home to DJ Shadow, Nas, Run the Jewels and the J Dilla catalogue).
They immediately offered and signed the record in a worldwide deal.
Previously Scott Boca provided a track for the Banksy Movie “Exit Through The Gift Shop” & in 2015 the elusive artist personally requested Boca to DJ with his 45s at the opening night at his Dismal Land Show.
2018 saw Boca release Bocas Club Donuts - a series of five highly covetable, DJ Friendly iron banger 7’’ singles which each sold out within a matter of hours to a rabid set of collectors via only announcements via his own social media channels.
Now on to 2019 Boca is ready to hit the clubs and world wide festivals armed with a heaving box of Vinyl Wax to spread the good word of Forty Five to whip crowds into a frenzy with his crazy collection of hot 7'' donut Forty Fives.

BOCA 45 '45s' 7'' & EP 1 MIN TEASER

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