Broken Toy

Hold it in for about 20 seconds... or ... until your vision begins to vibrate. At that point...

Some of the new Broken Toy that i have been test driving in my sets recently. Lots of new sneaky grooves like this on the way. What do you think of it ?

Good To Go

The Commercial hippies have a Remix album coming up later in the year. This was my selection and we`re all pretty happy with the result. A tough song to remix but i think it brings a new feel to this classic track. Big UP Dr Rockit! 

TCH - DR Rockit ( Broken Toy RMX ) OUT NOW ON NANO records!

Are all parties starting to sound the same to you? Struggling to differentiate one kick drum from the next? Too many of the same quirky vocals over the same offbeat bass just getting all TOO MUCH?!?!? Then i suggest you do not push play.

This one has been a few years in the works in various forms. Got to testing it out in my sets recently and i think its time to post it. Will get to releasing it later this year. Enjoy it ! SSDD !

SSDD (Same S#!t Different Day )

Released september 2014 on Dala's compilation 'Sacred Vibrations' (Nano records)

Broken Toy - "High Tech Low Life" (Earthling RMX) FREE WAV DOWNLOAD

I said i want Candy! 

It was time to update this classic from my 2007 Broken Toy album " The Low Down Dirty Sound of..." . So many crazy sounds in the original and so many parts - This version is a lot more stripped down to basics for some easy funky grooving.

Part of my Ten years of Toy celebration for 2014 - Enjoy!

Broken Toy - Candy ( Sad Paradise RMX ) tester

Disco Balls 142 D

Broken Toy warps our minds once more with his mad quirky samples and riffs, that bounce and bob over massive grooves for the day time posse!

Artist: Broken Toy
Label: Nano Records
Cat no. : Nanodigi040
Format: Digital Download
Release Date: 14 May 2014

Track Listing :

1. Broken Toy - Tiger Blood
2. Headroom - Headbanger Boogie ( Broken Toys Remix )

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Broken Toy - Tiger Blood

Time to shake up an old classic and re-shine that Disco Ball ! This was one of the hits in my sets a few years back that had to be retired until now and this rework for 2014. Not sure if this should be a BT track or a Sad Paradise thing but anyway - enjoy!

Disco Balls 2014 rework

Broken Toy - Tiger Blood FINALLY OUT on Nano Records!

On the 21st of September i celebrated 10 years of Broken Toy with a 2hr journey starting with some of my earliest tracks leading up to the present day. Some really rare edits of some tracks you`ll know but probably never heard before made it in as well as some brand new reworks of the classics. 

Thanks to all who have supported me over the years! 

Ten YEars of Broken Toy - Anniversary Set at Earthdance 2014

South Africa- and UK-based NANO Records' monthly radiOzora series next episode will be presented by BROKEN TOY. 

BROKEN TOY is James Copeland from Cape Town, South Africa. 
His unique take on producing fullon psytrance with a twisted and quirky edge has earned him his position as one of the most low, down and dirty dancefloor manipulators in the scene today. Combining a forward thinking attitude with respect to the oldschool, you can expect a hard-hitting yet groovy dancefloor experience mixing elements of funk, indie-electro, and rocking psytrance. 
ITs hard to imagine, but 2013 already marks 10 years of Broken Toy! Having started his career back in 2001 as a member of the project “Damage”, he was one of the pioneers of the South African psytrance scene alongside such artists as Rinkadink, Protoculture, and Shift. Soon after, he started the Broken Toy solo project and joined Uk based Alchemy records back in 2003. 
Since then he has released over 70 tracks on various labels such as Nano, Spun, Timecode, Solar tech, etc and 2 full length albums on Alchemy records - his self-titled debut album and 2007`s “The low, down, dirty sound of…” 
He has toured to over 20 countries and has played at major festivals all over the world such as Boom festival in Portugal, Glade festival in the UK, Full Moon festival in Germany, SOnica in Italy, Universo Parallelo in Brazil as well as all the major parties in South Africa such as Origin, Rezonance, Vortex, H20, Alien Safari, etc. 
2010 saw him branching out in 2 new directions - going back to his roots as a metal guitarist and bass player with his tongue-in-cheek psy-rock project “Super evil” and also with an electro breaks project called “Nesono”. More recently in 2013, he`s taken things down a notch and made some Swing/gypsy-jazz flavoured tech house in his new self titled project, James Copeland and also Progressive techno project Sad Paradise. 
With so many creative outlets, an uncluttered and refined vision of Broken Toy has emerged in 2013, set to ignite dancefloors across the world once more. Look out for a new album as well as the Broken Toy 10 year anniversary VA featuring remixes by all his friends across the globe out soon!

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Nano Records Series Vol. 5 - Broken Toy 18/10/2014

My Live set at Rainbow serpent festival in Australia 2015. What an amazing party. I played into the sunrise after the first night on the Market stage. 

Broken Toy Live At Rainbow Serpent Festival 2015

Earlier this year my whole neighbourhood and the valley in which we live almost burnt down. Do you want the World on Fire ? Not really! Not when you`ve experienced it so close at hand , but some people know no other way , and this track is for them.

Enjoy this "oldschool psy" roller - something I`d try in contrast to my more new school style stuff i`ve done lately. Out soon on Regan`s ( Nano Label boss and DJ ) ORIGIN 5 compilation . 

World On Fire Preview - Out soon on Origin 5 ( Nano records )

On the 27th July , Nano records presents " A Taste of South African Psychedelics " - A showcase for all the talent that South african psytrance has to offer. This is Africa! 

Broken Toy - This Is Africa PREVIEW

A remix i did for Waio Vs Freakulizer - Bass speaking . Out soon on Solartech records! Enjoy

Waio VS Freakulizer - Bass speaking ( broken Toy remix ) SNIPPET

My remix for my good mates Loud and Shulman. Out soon on Nano records!

Loud VS Shulman - Tales from the Loudmobile (Broken Toy RMX)

You know what it is ! Its a Broken Remix of them bloody aussies the Presets innit ?

Presets - Talk Talk (Broken Toy RMX)

Can one improve on such a classic track ? No , but you can have a lot of fun trying. My take on Headroom`s absolute banger - Headbanger boogie. Enjoy!

Headroom - Headbanger Boogie ( Broken Toy Blame it on the Boogie RMX)

A tale of Mustangs on desert highways, a solar eclipse, heat haze , big open skies and mysterious happenings... Part one.

Broken Toy

Dawn Snyman