great mix Steve!.....I have just done a new breaks track https://soundcloud.com/david-johnson-35/revenge

Great set, blogged here https://breakzlinkz.net/dj-steve-thorpe-tangled-breaks-lockdown-live-stream-may-2020/

best thing to happen since lockdown began!

What can I say!? What a fantastic festival Moovin was. So great to be back in a field again playing tunes to smiley, happy people!! My set went down a storm and was made extra special by my friend Rhian dancing wearing a hat made of papier mache which was the head of me!! Absolutely hilarious!! and thanks to my girlfriend Hannah for getting a shout out on Radio 6 :)

Tracklist -

1. Intro - Lauren Lavern shout out on Radio 6
2. Bassbin Twins - Between the Fro / Loaded acapella
3. Bomba Rosa - Numeros
4. Future Funk Squad - Lockdown (Plump DJs mix)
5. Anz - Loos in twos
6. Kostas G - Mercury
7. Shire T - Blue Kiss
8. Plump DJs - The Rub Off
9. Screen II - Hey Mr DJ
10. Gat Decor - Passion
11. Young MC - Know How (Stanton Warriors mix)
12. Guau & Destroyers - Turn this X up 
13 Franky Wah - Come Together
14. TMPLT - Wishing Well (Plump DJs remix)
15. Bruise - Theme
16. Green Velvet - Flash (Eats Everything mix)
17. Drumskull - Interlocked (Coco Bryce mix)
18. Chemical Brother - The darkness that you fear

Moovin Headz - Live at Moovin Festival, Stockport 2021

Manchesters legendary two room clubnight Tangled returned once again bringing their much loved sounds back to the smiley, sweaty dancefloor. 

This event was also a very special Tangled Breaks 25th Anniversary. The DJ's on the night were resident Steve Thorpe alongside original Tangled Breaks resident Herbie Saccani and the mighty Evil Nine. The night was a huge success and every DJ played an absolute blinder. Steve started the night building from 110bpm mixing familiar cuts with some brand new breaks, then Herbie followed with chunky mix of electro tinged, bass heavy breaks. Tom from Evil Nine then played an awesome 2 hour peak-time set comprising a selection of fresh beats, uncovered gems and Evil Nine classics. Steve finished the night in true style with Tangled Breaks classics uplifting piano infused breaks to end on a high! Smiley faces everywhere!

Tangled Breaks 25th Birthday - 6hr Set - Manchester 02/06/22

Here is my set from Moovin Festival , Stockport, in 2022. It was a Saturday afternoon set. Always love playing this festival as there is always a great crowd at anytime of the day / night. 

Tracklist - 

Stone Roses – Fools Gold (Grooverider remix)
Lee Coombs – Break Free
Jason Laidback & Jem Stone – Mantra
Orbital – Are we here (Dusky remix)
Guau & Yo Speed – Tell Me
Plump DJs – The Gate
Leftfield – Pulse
Kostas G - Escapism
Sekret Chadow - Connexxxion
Drumattic Twins – Crazy in Love (Peo de Pitte mix)
Dusky – Local Newspaper
Baltra – I want you (I need you) – Darius Syrossian extended mix)
Plump DJs – Funk hits the fan
Hint – Lock the Door – (Zed Bias mix)
Soul Mass Transit System – Blocked (Bakey remix)
TSHA  feat Mafro – Giving up
Shades of Rhythm –  Sound of Eden
Xpansions – Move your body

Tangled Breaks - Moovin Festival - 2022

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://hypeddit.com/eliteforce/djmixfebruary2023

This new mix showcases the sound I hear in my head when I think about a beautiful hybrid of breakbeat, techno and electro. It's also representative of the kind of Elite Force sets you'll hear from me in the live arena, as I return to the fray in 2023 after a four-year absence!

To craft a mix that had the exact feel I was looking for, I used 24 tracks in some shape or form, pulling many of them apart, rearranging them and adding liberal ly from my own extensive sample library. This set includes 11 Elite Force VIP edits, several acapellas / acidapellas and lashings of breakbeat-techno-electro love.

2023. I'm coming for you. 
Booking enquiries via - www.simonshackleton.org

Elite Force (aka Simon Shackleton) - DJ Mix Feb 2023

Aloha,

Here you go my friends, something different from me….

This is not a promo mix and I’m not trying to generate work off the back of it, it’s simply a mid-tempo DJ mix.  I have been collecting tracks for a while that didn’t seem to fit anywhere in my sets, but that I really love, so I decided to put them into a mix in their own right… music with a late night, deep & sleazy electronic feel, full of atmosphere, with a splattering of dark funk thrown in. 

I’ve got plenty of brand new peak time releases coming shortly on my Lowering The Tone imprint, from Pook/ & Lola, Lee Coombs, Matt Goddard/Dopamine, Ben Coda, Carbon Kingdom and myself, but in the meantime welcome to the “Den Of Iniquity” :-)

Enjoy!!

Mark (Meat Katie)

Artwork by Matthew Miles

Meat Katie 'Den Of Iniquity'  Late Night DJ Mix (2023)

RePlumped

RePlumped - Mixtape - Plump Djs

This set was first performed on January 1st 2024 in San Francisco at the Breakfast of Champions block party on the Space Cowboys main stage.

A RE:CONSTRUCTED set is a *long* way removed from a standard DJ set. It's a live/hybrid set.

Simon takes hundreds of tracks from his huge library, painstakingly deconstructs them (using Ai if needed to separate elements from the original tracks), and then pieces everything back together to create a hugely emotive and immersive musical story.

He uses Ableton Live and multiple controllers to trigger up to 16 individual channels of audio at any one time during the performance, and also performs live keyboard overdubs. The end result is a hugely addictive, compulsive and compelling blend of music that's often new, often familiar but always utterly unique.

Hope you enjoy the ride.
xoxo

Elite Force - Breakbeat Breakfast Reconstructed - Jan 2024

Adam Freeland & Evil Nine - Annie on One Xmas Mix - 24.12.2004

Stanton Warriors - Stanton Sessions Vol.1

This 2 hour live stream set was recorded live from my lounge during the Covid-19 Lockdown. The set includes classic breakbeat anthems from Tangled Breaks, together with new music and classic old skool tunes. Non-stop beats to move your feet to!

Track list - 

1. Future Sound Of London - We are explosive - Kurtis Mantronix mix
2. Freestylers - Check the skillz
3. Drummatic Twins - Feelin Kinda strange
4. Beginnerz - Reckless Girl
5. Rennie Pilgrem - Sheffield Steal
6. Precision Cuts - Smart breaks in the place
7. Mekon - Whats Goin On feat Roxanne Shante (Junior Cartier mix)
8. Zero B - Lock Up
9. Plump Djs - The Push
10. Krafty Kuts & Tim Deluxe - Bass Phenomenon
11. Bombo Rosa - Numeros
12. Brassica - Wryders
13. Bushwacka - Monster
14. Stanton Warriors - Romantica
15. Blowfelt - Lickle Rolla
16. Almighty Beatfreakz - Resident Soundboyz
17. Hackney Soldiers - Hold tight
18. Public Enemy - Bass how low can you go (Acapella)
19. DJ Groove & Saint Rider - Bring the vibe (Freestylers /Lady Waks remix)
20. Zero - Emit collect (Rennie Pilgrem Agatha stomp mix)
21. Pirate Jams - Sweets from Heaven
22. Arc en Ciel - The Juice
23. X-press 2 - Smoke machine (Koma & Bones remix)
24. Guau - Zero
25. Plump DJs - Invincible
26. Throwing Snow - Simmer
27. Adam Freeland - We want your soul (Acapella)
28. Douglas Adams - Shadow of the valleys VIP
29. Stone Roses - Fools Gold (Grooverider remix)
30. Electroliners - Loose Caboose (Bassbin twins remix)
31. E-lustrious - Dance  No More (Kodo remix)
32. Cutter - The Blow
33. Stanton Warriors - XTC
34. 808 State - Pacific State (Circa 92 remix)
35. Editors - Upside down - (Joris Voorn remix)
36. Blapps Posse - Bus it (its time to get busy)

Tangled Breaks - Lockdown Live Stream - May 2020

A 1hr 40 minute retrospective mix featuring....

1. Intro (Snippet from Earth) - Evil Nine 
2. Less Stress - Evil Nine
3. Towards the sun (Evil Nine remix) - Future Funk Squad
4. Boadicea (Evil Nine remix) - Mason feat Roisin Murphy
5. Crooked (Instrumental) - Evil Nine
6. Broken Dreams - Evil Nine
7. Restless (Acapella) - Evil Nine feat Toastie Taylor & Darrison
8. Superfast Jellyfish (Evil Nine remix) - Gorillas feat De La Soul & Gruff Rhys
9. Under Control (Evil Nine's Graveyard smash instrumental) - Freeland
10. Roar - Evil Nine
11. Heel & Toe (Acapella) - Freeland feat. New Flesh
12. Go Go Go (Evil Nine remix) - Broke One
13. In All Nothing (Adam & The Evils remix) - Telemen 
14. The Night - Evil Nine
15. Above the Clouds (Evil Nine remix) - McMillan & Tab 
16. Technology - Evil Nine
17. The Way (Evil Nine remix) - Dylan Rhymes
18. Pearlshot (Acapella) - Evil Nine feat. Juice Aleem
19. All the cash - Evil Nine feat. El-P
20. Set it Off - Evil Nine feat. Beans
21. Raining Again (Evil Nine remix) - Moby 
22. Sabot (Evil Nine remix) - Santos
23. Sweet Disposition (Evil Nine remix) - The Temper Trap 
24. Hired Goons - Evil Nine
25. House (Evil Nine remix) - Dems

XXX.

Bingo Night At The Earthworm Church (Retrospective Mix)

Steve Thorpe started mixing tunes at home when he was 18 and first started DJingin Manchesters bars and clubs in 1996. Playing an eclectic mix of broken beats. In 1997, Steve joined Manchester clubnight - Tangled and turned the upstairs chillout room of a house and trance night into the longest running breakbeat night in the UK...if not the world - Tangled Breaks. Running weekly, then twice monthly and then quarterly for over 15 years and then returning 3 times a year until it ended on Tangleds 21st Birthday in 2014. Steve has warmed up and played alongside all the best breaks DJs and producers in the UK. After Tangled stopped regular events in 2008 he started his own night - Carry On which after 14 months then changed into Lowdown and Dirty... which now after 6 was voted the best breaks clubnight in Manchester and the world as it has won the 'best small event' at the Breakspoll International awards for 3 years running and Lowdown won the coveted City Life 'best clubnight in Manchester' award for 2014. Lowdown has now come to an end but Steve has been DJing at various events and festivals around the UK and helping out with other clubnights, continuing producing mixes and live streams. Steve will also be bringing Tangled back one the UK is back to normal after Covid for a special one-off party!

To view the Tangled Book visit -
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2883812

Tangled Breaks - Lockdown Live Stream - May 2020

DJ Steve Thorpe

Recent comments

sopoka

Rhythmic Journey

Steve Wrigley 2

Pablo Escobreaks - AkA DjVandali / PabloLombardo

Related tracks