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Welcome to the 15th label release for @PuzzleProjectsMusic brought to us by French 🇫🇷 producer @FunkeeSoundsMusic.

FunkeeSounds is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with as he returns to PuzzleProjectsMusic for his third outing. The Frenchman has a penchant for 70s soul vocals, developed through his love of disco, soul, and funk from years gone by. This brings a timeless quality to his productions as he channels the golden era through today’s technology to produce authentic contemporary electronic funk for the heads who’ll truly feel it. 

His latest EP begins with ‘City Lights’ (PPM0026), another funk-fuelled adventure. This time FunkeeSounds picks up the pace a little, cultivating a rich, warm atmosphere which is amplified by another excellent vocal performance. The drums skip along with a jaunty pace, while strings and delicate chimes amplify the breezy, summertime feel. Not to mention the irresistible bassline that keeps things grooving throughout. The production provides the perfect backdrop for the vocals to do their work, exuding positive energy from start to finish. 

On the flip, we have ‘I Feel Good’ (PPM0027), a seriously groovy number with organic-sounding percussion complementing the sultry twang of the guitar-driven bass accompanied by glistening keys. FunkeeSounds builds the atmosphere carefully, with subtle progression and perfectly placed filters to add an extra boost of energy at optimum moments.  To top it all off, we get delectable vocals that add a wonderfully uplifting edge to the track and transport you to a smoky basement lounge somewhere deep in the city.

Make sure you keep your ear to the ground for the next release on PuzzleProjectsMusic - the ‘Skidum’ EP from Brazilian @KatorziMusic.
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City Lights

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I Feel Good BY FunkeeSounds 🇫🇷 (PuzzleProjectsMusic)

Effortlessly dismantling the barriers between R&B, soul, funk, disco and jazz sounds, MF Robots present long player ‘Break The Wall’, on BBE Music. 

Astonishing musicianship, pristine production and top-tier songwriting, ‘Break The Wall’ immediately calls to mind those iconic American rhythm sections of the 70s and 80s. The music is energising, uplifting and the potent result of a highly accomplished musical partnership maturing, growing and hitting their stride together in lock-step. 

Jan Kincaid and Dawn Joseph met as members of one of the UK’s most successful Acid Jazz bands, which influenced Mark Ronson, D’Angelo, Jamiroquai, Erykah Badu and The Roots to name a few. Founding the Brand New Heavies was an important chapter for Jan, but once he and vocalist and songwriting partner Dawn began working together, the chemistry was instant and irresistible. It was time to turn the page, and soon MF Robots was born. 

“When we made our first album, we didn’t have a band as such. We basically made a lot of the record at home and called on other musicians as and when we needed them. Our sound was developing organically, and when we finally released the record to great critical acclaim, it was time to get out on the road,” says Jan. “We put together a band of likeminded young musicians, playing intimate gigs and big festivals all over Europe and beyond, growing tight as a unit, so that when it came time to think about making this, our second album, we knew we had an extra level of musicianship full of personality that could realise our vision.” 

Inviting band members Alex Montaque (keys), Naz Adamson (bass), Mark Beaney (guitar), Jack Birchwood (trumpet), Ben Treacher (sax) to improvise and contribute their own ideas over song-sketches laid out by Jan and Dawn gives ‘Break The Wall’ a special sense of offthe-cuff brilliance. Even on the polished final product you can detect a collaborative, fluid and unhurried approach to production that’s all-too rare these days. 

There’s guest performances from bassist Gail Ann Dorsey (‘The Love It Takes’, ‘Make Me Happy’) and guitarist Cory Wong ('Shine', 'Make Me Happy'), the former a top-flight session player who’s collaborated with Lenny Kravitz and David Bowie among others, the latter a member of the incredible Vulfpeck collective and an accomplished solo artist in his own right. Mixed by Clinton McCreery and mastered at The Carvery in London, the album was completed in March 2020, just before the World went into COVID19 lockdown. 

As for concept behind the project, “the name of the band, MUSIC FOR ROBOTS, is an entirely tongue in cheek one. It’s a poke at the generic nature of a lot of present day pop music, of a certain “factory” songwriting style and lack of real individuality and personality in ‘manufactured’ music. We want to create strong Soulful music with a timeless classic feel, drawing from a lot of diverse influences that makes you feel good, so maybe you can lose yourself for a little while. We want to create something that touches a feeling in people, the way that we are touched by a lot of great music and want it to still sound good in years to come.”

 In this long player, the duo’s musical mission has been both accomplished, and surpassed. The title ‘Break The Wall’ could not be more apt.

Break the Wall

MF Robots - Brand New Day

HERE WE GO - 20 DOLLA JULIO FLIP

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Shapheshifter (South City All Stars Remix)

02. Andy Buchan - Hands Off

Strictly LTD Edition 45

300 Copies ONLY ! 
1 off pressing ! 
Stamped & Numbered ! 
My 1 & ONLY 45 in 2022

On confirmation of purchasing this Pre Sale I will send you a direct DIGI link to the 2 tracks plus the 2 instrumentals to your choice as High Quality MP3 or WAV files - this is the ONLY way of getting these tracks at this time so please don't share the links - it's for you to enjoy until the 45 lands.

NB - This is a pre sale, expected to be shipping in no more than 4 weeks time.

What is not sold VIA this Pre Sale link will then be made available the next Bandcamp Friday in December and then a few choice retailers (for more money than they are here)

The other thing worth mentioning is that B-Block Records (my label) is having a fallow year in 2023 so there WON'T be anything from there on offer for the whole of next year (LPs / Mix CDs / 45s etc) 
So this is the last chance to get a special goodie from me for a little while. 
I'm aware with the cost of living crisis things are tight for all of us so I don't feel comfortable selling things in such tricky times x

Here's the review which 45 LIVE will be dropping in Dec to give you some background on what you can expect from the release =

Boca 45  
'(Do It) Fluid’ / ‘Another Dimension’  
(B Block Music)

I'm talkin' about Beatmasters, but not the late 80s crew that saw collaborations with the Cookie Crew etc, I'm talking about the legendary Bristol beatmaster Boca 45 who has mastered, honed and polished his creative techniques and his distillation of beat making over the last 25+ years. 
Born out of hip hop and rooted firmly in the Bristol scene of Massive, Wild Bunch, and Portishead, Boca 45 aka Scott Hendy has successfully navigated an ever changing musical landscape with an unwavering connection and honest adherence to those very roots and ethics. It's what makes Bristol such a special place for art of all forms in the city, a DIY, earthy and passionate sound and vision that runs through all the artists that call Bristol home. 
And so it continues with Boca's only 45 release this year in ‘22. 
It’s strictly Limited to 300 copies on High Quality Yellow wax with each copy stamped & numbered. 
On this Bomb Donut he teams up with NYC Native Tongue OG Bam of The Jungle Brothers on hype vocals duties for 2 dancefloor burners. 
The A side '(Do It) Fluid' goes straight for the jugular with an immediate phat rubbery bassline that precedes a beat that charges and swings between 4 to the floor and wild breaks. Everything else within the track is supporting that drum & bass, heaping bucket loads of flavour into the mix. And to make it even more tasty, the arrangement is a clear 'DJs Choice', eminently cut-able, mixable, and double up-able! The intention of this (and the flip) is most definitely to stick 'nasty faces' on everyone on the dancefloor. 
So if you weren't already bleeding from a torn jugular from the A side, then the B side is going to do some serious damage to what is left of your vascular system. Picking up the tempo with a heavy-duty breakbeat that drives ever forward, 'Another Dimension' is peppered with fuzzed up riffs, Bam's hype vocals, and spacy flourishes. The result is a blistering dancefloor nugget heavily laden with urgency and vigour that DJs, dancers and breakdancers alike will be seriously wigging and poppin' out to. 
Ultimately these are classic Boca productions, full of the energy and verve we all know and love, honest, funky, raw, they have it all. 
Both tracks are a step up from cut-and-paste, yet that ethic is loud and proud throughout (and has been a trademark of Boca's beats over the years). 
It's perfectly reasonable to predict that this 45 will be going straight into the play crates of DJs across the world. And you can quote me on that.

45 LIVE

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That's Not An Edit Vol.10

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'Finally' (D-Funk's Broken Beat Mix)

That's The Way

Well, to put it plainly what a shit year !

Life has it's ups and downs but this year has been a real crash and burn. I myself had a major health scare which led to me changing my lifestyle for the better and the effects of this are starting to pay off for me for the better. I thought i would end the year with a free tune sampling the vocal styles of Mustafa Akbar and adding my sample based funky music to it.

I made this tune quite a while ago but never thought it fitting to put it up as a free download out of respect for the artists involved. I got the vocal stems off Jon (RIP) from Fort Knox Five quite a while ago when he used to contact me to promote Fort Knox Five stuff through my site Breakzlinkz. Hope you guys dig the remix i made and let's hope 2021 heads in a better direction for all of us ! x Ross

Thanks to Jon Horvath and Mustafa Akbar. x RIP and Fort Knox Five.

Grab the original track from FK5 here: https://fortknox.bandcamp.com/track/funk-4-peace 

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Fort Knox Five - Funk 4 Peace (Pecoe Remix)

Spatts from The Criminal Minds is giving away this intoxicating piece of 'FREEFAT' as Free Download/Streaming for Valentines Day(https://hypeddit.com/track/22uwtv)

Celebrating The Criminal Minds, Dirty Little Boxes LP Exclusive now at Juno Download(https://www.junodownload.com/products/the-criminal-minds-dirty-little-boxes/4930435-02/). Global releasedate on Big Fat Mama Beats 26th !

Juno Download Review: 'It's been a short while since we last took on a project of this magnitude from the Big Fat Mama Beats crew, who unveil a fabulous full length album drop from The Criminal Minds, who really do go all out to explore the full breadth of the breakbeat sound. From the more experimental, junglist sounds of 'Analog Dog' and 'Bomb Drops', to the throwback, nostalgic energies of 'Rocksteady' and electro-inspired flavours of 'Twin Sunset', this album covers some serious ground moderately quickly! For us, the title track 'Dirty Little Boxes' alongside Nathan Green is the clear standout, adding a dash of class to the tracklisting with it's heist-like bass grooves and percussive influxes. We also enjoyed the high energy bass sweeps and drum energies of 'Cracked' which again takes us to the complete other end of the spectrum. Awesome work!'

Release Biography: The Criminal Minds proudly presents eleven exclusive, filthy, 'Dirty Little Boxes' on Big Fat Mama Beats Records. Back in the day, The Criminal Minds were always in tune with the progressions of UK dance music taking place within the 90s rave scene. Having released their first two hip hop records 'Guilty As Charged' and 'Tales From The Wasteland' in 1992, they turned their hand to more hardcore productions – most significantly the huge 'Baptized By Dub', which was re-released last year in the best-selling anniversary 2020 re-make by Sidestalker and Spatts. You can find it on 'Beats and Pieces Vol.2', out now on Big Fat Mama Beats. The new still-hot-from-the-studio-mixes on 'Dirty Little Boxes LP', represents The Criminal Minds at its mindblowing best with a full blown, full length album, with cutting edge modern twists and turns. Delivering their signature uptempo breakbeat with hip hop samples and scratches, including help from artists and remixers like Pat Bedeau, Nathan Green and offcause Sidestalker and MC HALO. Back and ready to kick you into the groove, with some highly sought after original uptempo breakbeat, how only The Criminal Minds can do it !!!

★ FREE FAT 9 ★ Both upcoming and established artists from the Big Fat Mama Beats roster once again gives you a firm dose of Free Downloads for you to turn up loud and jump around to ! 

Uploads has just arrived on our Soundcloud Channel.: 
https://soundcloud.com/bigfatmamabeats/sets/free-fat-9-free-bre9ks-ep 

Later you can also catch the fatness on our Spotify.: 
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1x7WaLZcaawSIeShEvkn5R?si=b7e8e90d3e744d46  

1. Murderati - How You Remind Me
(DL - https://hypeddit.com/track/taxlz3)

2. Sonale - Black Dog
(DL - https://hypeddit.com/track/1d01f1)

3. Leygo - Good Life 
(DL - https://hypeddit.com/track/3zunlt)

4. The Funk Philosopher - The Funky Beat
(DL - https://hypeddit.com/track/hgvck1)

5. Dj Smartie Roc - Gorillaz In The Mist
(DL - https://hypeddit.com/track/u1pcc2)

6. The Criminal Minds - Dirty Little Boxes (One Dead Jedi Mix) 
(DL - https://hypeddit.com/track/22uwtv)

Dirty Little Boxes LP

The Criminal Minds - Dirty Little Boxes (One Dead Jedi Mix) ★ FREE FAT 9 ★ click buy to download

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.

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