Created in 1990 using a Tascam 244 four track cassette recorder, a few reverb and delay fx units and a wide collection of vinyl, I created this ambient mixtape.
I gave a few copies of the mixtape to selected close friends but unfortunately we lost our copies over time... that is until recently, when a cd burn of the mix turned up in a friends collection 32 years later!

Hypnotized Coma

Turn your speakers up because I've got a savage selection of sounds for you, in this week's show.  Loads of fresh new tunes in the mix, as well as some classics from the vaults.  

TRACKLIST
Fort Knox Five - Brothers Gonna Work It Out (DC's Finest Remix)
Paul Sitter and Andy Cooper - Go Move (Roast Beatz Remix)
Crash Party - Supersonic Frequencies
The Breakbeat Junkie - Here's A Funky Beat 
Mr Bristow - Pull Up My Roots
Hipsta - Step to the Rhythm
Tom Showtime - Got to B-Real
Mr Bird - Soul Troopers
Boydex - Feel alright
The Breakbeat Junkie & DJP - Take You Back 
Brass Construction - Get Up To Get Down (TWOGOOD Edit)
Public Enemy - Bring Da Noize (Ross Go Remix)
DJ Bacon - Beastie Bar Kays - Shake Your Rump (To The Funk)
Pecoe - Sunshine Love
Kelis vs Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Shake (X-Ray Tedit)
A.Skillz - Think (It takes two) feat Lyn Collins
Fort Knox Five - Shoulda Known Better (DC's Finest Remix)

Bootlegs & B-Sides - RapTz

Bootlegs & B-Sides - RapTz Radio Mix #116

Oh yes people. We are back with a new episode of the Podcast. Now called The 'Dancefloor Data Podcast', we have a new format. Expect multi genre guest mixes from well known artist as well as Toy Beats himself on mix duties from time to time. It's great to be back!

If anyone out there thinks they would like to feature a mix on a future episode get in contact with the man himself via email: djtoybeats@gmail.com

Dance Floor Data VOL.16 - Aldo Vanucci

20241012 The Shampoo Effect

House Edits mostly ! Deep and Funky👽🤙💚

Funk House Mix

The January edition of my monthly “Snapshot” mix series, which recently celebrated its premiere on Radio Z 95.8 Nuremberg. This time, the focus is increasingly on two of my personal favorite labels labels from England, which celebrated round anniversaries in 2024: First Word Records (20 years), and Wah Wah 45s (25 years). In addition, there are a few more of my recent musical discoveries.
The sound ranges somewhere between downtempo, hip hop, neo soul, soul jazz, nu jazz, broken beat and afro house.

Featuring music by Hardkandy, Espen Horne, Takuya Kuroda, Essa (a.k.a. Yungun), Mr Thing, Tall Black Guy, Blockhead, Amanda Whiting, Scrimshire, Total Hip Replacement, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Anthony Joseph, Part Time Heroes, and others...

- Hope you enjoy! -

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>> TRACKLIST:
01. Hardkandy - Yonder [Wah Wah 45s]
02. Takuya Kuroda - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (Original Version) [First Word Records]
03. Art Test - Meanwhile In The East [Folded Music]
04. Espen Horne - Bakeren (feat. Faye Houston) [Wah Wah 45s]
05. Essa (a.k.a. Yungun) - Out [First Word Records]
06. Essa (a.k.a. Yungun) - The Big Idea (feat. Lewis Parker) [First Word Records]
07. Mr Thing - Funky Coffee Thing [First Word Records]
08. Kidkanevil - A Love That's Worth Sampling [First Word Records]
09. Tall Black Guy - Super Heights [First Word Records]
10. Jonny Drop & Andrew Ashong - The Puzzle Dust [Albert's Favourites]
11. Blockhead - Dolphin Lundgren [Future Archive Recordings]
12. Ruth Joy - Feel [First Word Records]
13. Mr Thing - Changes [First Word Records]
14. Nick Marks - Into The Void [Self-released]
15. Amanda Whiting - Incredible Lightness [Albert's Favourites]
16. Fthmlss (feat. Christie) - Estuary (Synkro Remix) [Folded Music]
17. Arjuna Oakes - The Love That I Feel (Scrimshire Edit) [Albert's Favourites]
18. Eddie Chacon - Empire (feat. John Carroll Kirby) [Stones Throw Records]
19. Quiet Dawn - See The Good [First Word Records]
20. Total Hip Replacement - Kakum [Total Hip Replacement]
21. Part Time Heroes - Realise (feat. Jono McCleery) [Wah Wah 45s]
22. Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) [!K7 Records]
23. Anthony Joseph - Tony [Heavenly Sweetness]
24. Essa & Pitch 92 - Seasoned [First Word Records]
25. Lawne - To Live Here [Wah Wah 45s]
26. Beatkozina (feat. El Mago & Axel Camil) - Merhba (Radio Edit) [Compost Records]
27. Takuya Kuroda - Choy Soda (Waajeed's Hi-Tech Jazz Remix) [First Word Records]
28. Bopperson & Bikbaye - Consumption (K15 Remix) [+33JOY]
29. Stefan Ringer - Cleanse [Black Acre]
30. Tall Black Guy - There's No More Soul (feat. Diggs Duke) [First Word Records]



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[*Cover image: Photo by Aida L / Unsplash]

Snapshot 2025-01

Aquelarre de Hombres Desnudos

Artista: Martin Alejandro Oviedo
Sello: República Argentina Records
Catálogo: RR04
Estilo: Velvet Breaks (fusión propia: breakbeat, acid jazz, drum & bass, electronica lo-fi)

🎨 Concepto

El título sugiere un ritual nocturno, íntimo y subversivo, donde la vulnerabilidad y la energía masculina se transforman en un acto colectivo y poético. El “aquelarre” no se entiende como algo oscuro, sino como una celebración mística de lo humano, lo erótico y lo espiritual en simultáneo.

Musicalmente, el disco explora:

Breakbeat orgánico con grooves fragmentados.

Riffs de bajo acid jazz y líneas cálidas.

Texturas lo-fi (cintas, vinilo, reverbs soñadas).

Voces andróginas y cálidas con letras poéticas en español.

Atmósferas ambientales (viento, agua, ecos naturales) que envuelven al oyente.

🎶 Narrativa sonora

Cada track se plantea como un pasaje ritual, con estructura más cercana al pop/lo-fi que al club mix.

Intro: atmósferas ambientales + pads.

Versos y coros: voces poéticas y cercanas.

Breakdowns: silencios llenos de texturas naturales.

Outros: cierres elegantes, como desvanecimientos en la madrugada.

🖼️ Arte visual

Vinilo: rosa pálido iridiscente, con manchas blancas suaves.

Etiqueta: textura de piel humana con un patrón casi invisible de símbolos masculinos, como glifos rituales.

Tipografía: negra, minimalista, moderna.

Estética: surrealista, delicada, entre lo sensual y lo hipnótico.

💡 Posicionamiento

Un álbum que mezcla la cultura underground electrónica con un discurso poético y corporal, casi performático.

Encaja en espacios de arte sonoro, música experimental y escenas electrónicas alternativas.

Invita a la escucha íntima en vinilo, como objeto artístico. 
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released September 4, 2025
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breakbeat, broken beat, acid jazz, nu jazz, drum & bass, dnb, lo-fi, lo-fi electronica, downtempo, trip hop, ambient, cinematic, hypnotic, nocturnal, experimental, spanish, vocals, Argentina, electronic


El Bosque

Number11

May 15, 2025

Barry Ashworth Balearic Funk Mix

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your record collection.

I produce, DJ and perform live with my band Daytoner and I've been making records for 10 years under this artist name, although I have been DJ'ing since the mid 90s and collecting records since I was a teenager. I live in the far west of the UK (in Cornwall) and spend a lot of my spare time either in my studio shed or out in the lovely Cornish countryside and coastline with my wife and kids.

2. 45/7 is all about celebrating the 7". Can you tell us a bit about what you love about the format. 

It's been great to see the revival of 7" vinyl, which is a lot less back-breaking than a DJ bag of 80 12" vinyls! As a producer, the format also focusses the mind, condensing track length to less than 4 minutes, which is more than enough for most ideas anyway. The 7" also makes vinyl production affordable for DiY labels such as mine (Cabin Pressure Recordings) as they can be made relatively cheaply in short runs of 300-500 copies. 

3. One hour of vinyl goodness... can you talk us through your selection for your 45/7 mix?

I thought I'd supply a varied mix to include a lot of the genres that I enjoy, along with some of my major influences, so I've included a favourite from my youth (Primal Scream's 'Loaded' that I bought back in 1990 when I was at University) and a very dusty old Chess copy of Fontella Bass' 'Rescue Me', right through to brand new releases such as my own 'Apache Street' edit. I'm also very grateful to producer and label friends such as Smoove, Aldo Vanucci, The Allergies, 45 Live and Dinked Records for supplying me with their funk-fuelled 7s.

4. Where can people catch you / listen to your music? 

In the last few years I've been focussing on producing and performing with my band and we've been out and about across the UK playing at over 50 festivals and events. This Summer we'll be playing at another 6 festivals including Mostly Jazz, Wilderness, Love Summer & Beautiful Days, plus we'll be supporting Craig Charles at his Funk and Soul Club events as we have been doing regularly since 2016. Online there's lots of my music in the usual places including Soundcloud, Mixcloud, YouTube and Spotify, not forgetting record stores such as Juno, Jazzman etc

5. Top 5 all time fave records

I always find these Top 5 lists really hard as it's always changing, but right now I'd have to go for...

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Tamla 1967)
One of the few records that always gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I hear it and it often seems to be an emotional moment when playing it out, especially when everyone sings the chorus in unison. I think its the Jamerson bass line that's the goosebumps trigger, but I just also love the whole Berry Gordy, Tamla Motown hit factory story in that tiny Detroit basement, during such upheaval in US society.

Googie Rene Combo - Smokey Joe's La La (Class 1966)
I remember buying Wah Wah 45's re-release of this for 99p from a little Cornish record shop (Solo Records) and I still treasure it as it's always been a go to record for almost any DJ set. I feel it distills all the excitement and optimism of the 60s into 3 minutes of jazz piano, breaks and crowd noise.

Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Apache (Pride 1973)
The importance of this record in the birth of hip-hop is well documented in the movie 'Sample This'. Personally I've always loved this break and as my 'Apache Street' 7" reveals I still use it today.

Primal Scream - Loaded (Creation 1990)
In my teens I was an indie rock fan, then this release became my introduction to the wide world of dance music and it still sounds fresh nearly 30 years on.

Daytoner - Little Wonder (Wack 2009) 
Indulgent I know, but it was my very first Daytoner vinyl release (and it's got a young Stevie on it)!

45/7 #59 ARTIST: DAYTONER

:: DR.BEST ::
DJ and radio host on Radio Z 95.8 Nuernberg/Germany (Radioshows “Limbo Rhythm” and “Headz”).

As DJ he has performed since 1992 in the Franconian surroundings, however, also in Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria… Moreover he was booked for events such as the IFA International Radio Exhibition Berlin and the biggest European Youth Fair “YOU”, also in Berlin.
Dr.Best himself considers his roots in the Hip Hop Sound of the early 80’s to the mid 90’s, but he also dealt with other styles such as Funk, Soul, Acid Jazz, Trip Hop, Big Beat, House, Drum & Bass and Breakbeat. Over a couple of years he has been known in the German Clubscene as a Breakbeat-DJ, then in 2006, however, his style started to mutate… Styles such as Funk, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggae, Latin, Afrobeat and Disco got mixed with his Breakbeat Sound and created a new mixture which cannot be easily tagged any more.
- But actually there is no need to tag it, is it? -