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Evolution Of The Giraffe LP

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Evolution of the Giraffe

The 20th release from Diffrent Music is a label album featuring artists from the past, the present and the future all carefully put together onto an 8 track album with a CD with an extra 2 bonus tracks and a 12" pink vinyl sampler.

Vinyl / CD / Download

DIFF020

Song

oh kay

Just a short mix from Optical to celebrate 15 years of Virus Recordings, featuring a selection of classic tracks from the label from 1998-2013.

1. Ressurection - Ed Rush & Optical feat. Rymetyme
2. Pacman Remix - Ed Rush & Optical(Ram Trilogy Remix)
3. Collision - Audio
4. Compound - Ed Rush & Optical
5. Satellites - Ed Rush & Optical
6. Lick-a-Demon - The Upbeats
7. Sicknote - Ed Rush & Optical
8. Bacteria - Ed Rush & Optical(Pendulum Remix)
9. Endgame - Noisia
10 Rocket Launcher VIP - Sonic & Silver
11 Infested - Optiv & BTK
12 Mythos - InsideInfo & Mefjus
13 Headroom - Audio
14 Chubrub - Ed Rush & Optical

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15 Years Of Virus Mix by DJ Optical

Evolution Of The Giraffe 09/12/2013

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the rest of the album, artist guest-mixes and the "Evolution Of The GiraffeCast - Album Special"

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CD & Download

Shiver - Forfeit [DIFF020]

Evolution Of The Giraffe 09/12/2013

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the rest of the album, artist guest-mixes and the "Evolution Of The GiraffeCast - Album Special"

Follow Arkaik at: https://soundcloud.com/arkaik

Vinyl, CD & Download

Arkaik - Wax [DIFF020]

Evolution Of The Giraffe 09/12/2013

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the rest of the album, artist guest-mixes and the "Evolution Of The GiraffeCast - Album Special"

Follow M-Zine & Scepticz at: https://soundcloud.com/mzinescepticz
and Mtwn over at: https://soundcloud.com/mtwndnb

M-Zine & Scepticz x Mtwn - Choices [DIFF020]

Punish Me 2007 - Dom & Roland DRP004

Evolution Of The Giraffe 09/12/2013

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the rest of the album, artist guest-mixes and the "Evolution Of The GiraffeCast - Album Special"

Follow Dexta at: http://soundcloud.com/dexta
and Mauoq via: http://soundcloud.com/mauoq

Dexta & Mauoq - Slugger (Tension Dub) [DIFF020]

Evolution Of The Giraffe 09/12/2013

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the rest of the album, artist guest-mixes and the "Evolution Of The GiraffeCast - Album Special"

Follow Kolectiv at: http://soundcloud.com/kolectiv

Kolectiv - Slow [DIFF020]

Evolution Of The Giraffe 09/12/2013

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the rest of the album, artist guest-mixes and the "Evolution Of The GiraffeCast - Album Special"

Follow Jekyll at: http://https://soundcloud.com/drjekyll

Jekyll - Horcurso [DIFF020]

Evolution Of The Giraffe 09/12/2013

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the rest of the album, artist guest-mixes and the "Evolution Of The GiraffeCast - Album Special"

Follow Dominic Ridgway at: https://soundcloud.com/dominic-ridgway

Dominic Ridgway - Siren [DIFF020]

Free download: http://diffrent.bandcamp.com/track/physical

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Download

Fybe:one - Physical [Free Download]

Evolution Of The Giraffe 09/12/2013

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for the rest of the album, artist guest-mixes and the "Evolution Of The GiraffeCast - Album Special"

Follow Fybe:one at: https://soundcloud.com/fybeone

Fybe:one - The Last Minute [DIFF020]

[Spifflicated ~ drunk. The same as canned, corked, embalmed, fried to the hat, jazzed, lit, ossified, owled, plastered, potted, primed, scrooched, tanked, or zozzled]

A little treat from JAM just in time for Christmas, this is the mix we dropped at Blind Pigs Launch Night back in late November. Held at a little bowling green tucked neatly away from the prying eyes of the police ;) on the outskirts of Newcastle, the place was trembling with only the finest vintage sounds around, topped off perfectly by C@ in the H@'s closing set, which had everyone grooving like it was the 1920's! We've mashed up lots of classier swing with some newer bangers that'll hopefully have you jiving round your bedroom like you just don't give a hoot. Lots of love, hopefully see you around soon. Merry Christmas!

Setlist:

Smokey Joe and The Kid - Schön
Jamie Berry - Carnival
Atlankis – Bitchness
Balkan Beat Box - Urge to be Magical [ShazaLaKazoo Remix]
Skeewiff - Jizz Rag
Balkan Hotsteppers - Cut Killer vs. Cymbalum - Nique La Police [Fuck The Police]
In-Grid - Vive Le Swing [Dimi Koan Remix]
Dr. Dre - Boban Marcovich vs Dre [Antwerp Gypsy DJ Remix]
The Alaev Family - Greek Salad [DJ Click Remix]
[dunkelbunt] - Cinnamon Girl ft. Boban I Marco Markovic Orkestar
Basschimp - Friend Like Me
Jamie Berry - Super Mario Bros [Electro Swing Remix]
Francis Red - Jeeves and Wooster Theme
Hunter S. Thompson - Too Weird to Live [Acapella]
Incontrol - Indian Chief
Jay Z and Linkin Park - Numb/Encore [The Legitimate Gentlemen Remix]
Jazzotron - Get Up [Francis Red Remix]
Jazzotron - Sunny Side [Remix]
Frajle - Pare Vole Me [Gramophonedzie DUB Remix]
Jamie Berry - I Wanna Be Just Like You [Remix]
The Dirty Bass - Gossip Folks
Francis Red - Spin
Jamie Berry - Delight [Kiwistar Remix]
Caravan Palace - Beatophone [Club Mix]
Alan Watts - Existence is Weird [Acapella]
Round Table Knights ft. Reverend Beat Man - Cut to the Top
Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses [DJ Zed Remix]
Jamie Berry - Out of my Mind
Slamboree - Cheeky Peepers [Deekline Remix]
Dutty Moonshine - Fancy a Tipple [ft. Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer]
Dutty Moonshine - Gypsytronic [ft. Kitten & the Hip]
Stereo Partizan - Partisan Brassstep  [Bella Ciao, Stereo Partizan Remix]
Hunter S. Thompson - Acid Spill [Acapella]
 


Absolutely Spifflicated - A Breakfast With C@ in the H@ [JAM and the Crumpets]

Drum & Bass remix of the dub track 'Silence Fiction' by Weirdub (Gaudi, Dr Cat and Polcari). The track is part of their album 'Recreational' (2000) now remastered and released on Green Queen Music.
Other remixes include San Jay Tailor of Asian Dub Foundation and Dr Cat himself.



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Weirdub - SILENCE FICTION (Mauoq Remix) [Green Queen Music]

In Hour 2 Damon Bell is our guest with a mix of music that has influenced him over the years. The Deepblak Recordings Chief Connoisseur weaves through a mix of Reggae, Funk, African, Jazz and Brazilians flavours with music from James Brown, Horace Andy, Max Romeo, Gilberto Gil and Manu Dibango. His last EP 'Hue-Man Made' released on Meda Fury garnered rave reviews and his debut LP follows this Autumn. He told us this 'The Time Is Now! A mix with a message in the music. Compiled influences translating thoughts and emotion through song. ROOTS MUSIC!
Enjoy.'
Damon Bell aka D^Bo!

Buy 'Hue-Man Made' here http://randsrecords.greedbag.com/buy/ram-17/

Check out the Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows
You can follow Solid Steel on 
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instagram.com/solidsteelradio
twitter.com/SolidSteelRadio

PART 3 + 4 - 	Damon Bell		
				
James Brown	_	Popcorn with Feeling	_	King
Horace Andy	_	Naughty Dread A Wa She Want	_	Tappa Records
In Crowd	_	Mango Walk	_	PK Records
Errol Dunkley	_	A Little Way Different	_	Attack Records
Horace Andy	_	You Are My Angel	_	Trojan Records
Luie Lepki 	_	Jamaica A Fi Mi Country	_	Hitbound Records
Little John	_	Dance Hall Style	_	Greensleeves
Max Romeo	_	Chase The Devil	_	Island
The Mighty Diamonds	_	Why Me Black Brother Why	_	Virgin
Zap Pow	_	Be Cool	_	Rhino
Papete	_	Maraca	_	Universal Sound
Beth Carvalho	_	Me Ganhou	_	Tapecar Gravacoes
Don Cunningham Quartet	_	Samba de Orpheu	_	Luv n Haight
Jon Lucien	_	Would You Believe In Me	_	RCA
Gilberto Gil	_	Maracatu Atomico	_	Elektra
Jorge Ben	_	Camisa 10 Da Gavea	_	Philips
Trio Mocoto	_	Nago	_	Philips
Manu Dibango	_	NIghts In Zeralda	_	Atlantic
Tunji Oyelana & The Benders	_	Ifa	_	EMI Nigeria
Peter King	_	Ajo	_	Spindle

Solid Steel Radio Show 19/9/2014 Part 3 + 4 - Damon Bell

After a busy summer of festivals this year at home and abroad, i've been inundated with messages from people asking me if my sets had been recorded. Unfortunately not.
So, I thought I had best put a mix together of all the tracks ive been playing. 
BIGUP everyone who booked me, MC'd with me, fed me, watered me, drove me around and skanked to my music this summer. 
One love x

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Festy Vibez 2014 Mix

THIS WAS A COMPLETELY IMPROVISED LIVE REMIX SHOW... NO MIXES WERE PRE-PREPARED OR PLANNED. THIS WAS THE GREATEST SHOW OF MY LIFE TO DATE!

THANKYOU GLASTONBURY & CHAI WALLAH!! THIS IS SO EVERYONE ELSE WHO DIDNT COME CAN SEE WHAT I DO LIVE! I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DID!!!

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LIVE FESTIVAL MIX

For Radim,David and Jan my friends from kitchen..

JaMaL23-KitchenCucumber

Fink - PRETTY LITTLE THING (Mauoq Bootleg) [Free DL]

If two heads are better than one, what are three heads capable of?  

Don’t answer that. Just press play and marvel at the power of northern trio Phobia, Sato and Tyrone. Respect-worthy players in their own right these three heads have consolidated their brute audio force to form their shiny new bullet-proof brand Chroma. Clearly three heads are capable of kicking serious dancefloor ass.

With previous on Phobia’s Coded and Klute’s Commercial Suicide, the guys have now secured a slot on one of 2012’s runaway success stories of the scene: Program. With a distinctive floor-focussed sound and a growing repertoire of exciting new artists, Ram’s sister joint is the ideal home for Chroma’s pristine production and ruthless attention to the groove.

We kick off with ‘Acetate’, a deep croaky roller that pays homage to the formative days of jungle drum & bass where the highly sought after dubplate was the scene’s gold standard. With its effortless roll and less-is-more motif, it’s reminiscent of early Ram material from the turn of the century such (think Moving Fusion, think Shimon, think Andy C himself) but it’s delivered with that all important contemporary crunch. The elements are devilishly simple but startlingly complex; just tight, chest-punching drums, hypnotising one note bass and a walloping sub.  

‘So Alone’ flips the switch for a more wholesome, soulful scenario thanks to a breath-taking reggae vocal loop that doesn’t sound dissimilar to Barrington Levy circa ‘Broader Than Broadway’. Again, the elements are simple but devastatingly effective as the bassline swings with well-rounded glee and snake-like drums that do more driving than an Eddie Stobart driver.

Following fine joints from the likes of Kove, Frankee, LoKo, Wickaman and more, Program have proved themselves to be one of the strongest new labels of the year. Chroma’s contribution is no exception and proves the trio to be a name to watch right now!

Chroma
A: Acetate
AA: So Alone

Date: 17th Dec 2012
Cat: PRGRAM005


Chroma - Acetate

If two heads are better than one, what are three heads capable of?  

Don’t answer that. Just press play and marvel at the power of northern trio Phobia, Sato and Tyrone. Respect-worthy players in their own right these three heads have consolidated their brute audio force to form their shiny new bullet-proof brand Chroma. Clearly three heads are capable of kicking serious dancefloor ass.

With previous on Phobia’s Coded and Klute’s Commercial Suicide, the guys have now secured a slot on one of 2012’s runaway success stories of the scene: Program. With a distinctive floor-focussed sound and a growing repertoire of exciting new artists, Ram’s sister joint is the ideal home for Chroma’s pristine production and ruthless attention to the groove.

We kick off with ‘Acetate’, a deep croaky roller that pays homage to the formative days of jungle drum & bass where the highly sought after dubplate was the scene’s gold standard. With its effortless roll and less-is-more motif, it’s reminiscent of early Ram material from the turn of the century such (think Moving Fusion, think Shimon, think Andy C himself) but it’s delivered with that all important contemporary crunch. The elements are devilishly simple but startlingly complex; just tight, chest-punching drums, hypnotising one note bass and a walloping sub.  

‘So Alone’ flips the switch for a more wholesome, soulful scenario thanks to a breath-taking reggae vocal loop that doesn’t sound dissimilar to Barrington Levy circa ‘Broader Than Broadway’. Again, the elements are simple but devastatingly effective as the bassline swings with well-rounded glee and snake-like drums that do more driving than an Eddie Stobart driver.

Following fine joints from the likes of Kove, Frankee, LoKo, Wickaman and more, Program have proved themselves to be one of the strongest new labels of the year. Chroma’s contribution is no exception and proves the trio to be a name to watch right now!

Chroma
A: Acetate
AA: So Alone

Date: 17th Dec 2012
Cat: PRGRAM005

Chroma - So Alone (Exclusive Friction Play)

The remix we did for our homies 12th Planet & Flinch is coming out soon!
The End Is Near - Let's play some Drum and Bass!

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12th Planet & Flinch - The End Is Near Part 1 (Dirtyphonics Remix)

Smoke da herb

AEROSOLID [Mauoq Music]

Puffin da erb

Download link >>> http://www.mediafire.com/?c2816ja0q0871t3

Yes!! its podcast time again. on deck for this session we have one of our favorites HOMEMADE WEAPONS ....

https://soundcloud.com/homemadeweapons

BIO

As a child of the 80s, Homemade Weapons (Andre Delgado) witnessed the birth and growth of many musical styles, and has always favored the extreme ends of the spectrum - from frighteningly heavy to delicately soft. Having fully internalized the musical ethos of his native Baltimore/DC, and his more recent backdrop of Seattle, WA, his music exhibits a combination of subtlety, power, and depth, rare in any genre, but much more so in the confines of Drum and Bass.
As of late, the right people are taking notice of his solo and collaborative efforts. His music is presently supported by Loxy, dBridge, Skeptical, Clarity, Hybris, The Upbeats, Ruffhouse, The Insiders, Quadrant, Bachelors Of Science and Sinistarr to name a few.
Plans for 2013 include a another trip overseas and North American dates in the Spring. Expect forthcoming releases on acclaimed labels such as Cylon, Architecture, 117 Records, Fokuz, Broken Audio, and more to be announced.

Fractured Technique Podcast #4 - Homemade Weapons

Playtime Productions Remix of D'Vinci 's Low Slung, Forthcoming on Audio Rehab Recordings... 

D'Vinci - Low Slung - Ft. Dalia - (Playtime Productions Remix) (Audio Rehab Recordings)

Here's a track I made a couple of years ago after sorting my sample libraries. I ended up playing around with a nice Sample pack from the Studio Technique crew, so special thanks go to Drumsound and Bassline Smith!

UNKNOWN RECIPIENT [Free DL]

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LIVE AT GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2013

“Great minds don’t think alike. They think Diffrent.”

British independent record label exploring the experimental realms of Drum & Bass / Bass Music and beyond. Established in 2010, run by Chris Dexta, Ben Funks, James Hillah & Chris OneTen

Send Demos & DUbs via www.diffrentmusic.com/demos