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Boiler Room x WHP 2021 - Dr Banana B2b Interplanetary Criminal

After a bit of a hiatus, we thought it was only right that we came back with a big splash for number four. 

We've managed to secure 67 minutes of unadulterated heat from one of our favourite selectors - the man from outta Spaced, Tho. Armed with more hammers than B&Q and mixing sharper than a footballer's trim. This is one you'll be sure to have on repeat! 

Ladies and gentlemen rev your engines and buckle up. On your mark, get set, Tho!

@thospaced

DRBM04 - Tho

Thirty six deep and after a short break we're back with a bang for number eighteen in our AGAIN series. Featuring three monsters from the underground originally released in '98. On A side duties we've got Tyson S with two tracks from his seminal Checkmate EP and on the flip FMC's highly sought after Up & Down.

DRBAGAIN18 Clips

Pack with a bag full of playful delights, Dr Banana's beach takeover set the tone for the weekend ahead in 2021... impromptu MC sets, tequila shots and plenty of uk garage and house heaters, we're excited to share the live recording from that memorable moment on site – enjoy.

Dr Banana - Live at Dimensions 2021

And we're back at it with the fifth addition of our DRBM series.

This time we look to a selector who has been a real favourite for many years and I'm glad to now call him a friend. A man who seems to locate and procure the slices that everyone wants but just can't find. It is of course Enchanted Rhythms. With more bangers than your local greasy spoon and a bag deeper than the seven seas, there was no doubt he'd put something special together for the occasion. 

Put your virtual hands together for the man, the myth, Enchanted Rhythms.

DRBM05 - Enchanted Rhythms

DRBM returns with the 6th chapter in the series.

This time around we've got the master, Garage Vybez. The man behind one of the defining YouTube music channels, he's made so many underground gems available for our listening pleasure. A regular archaeologist of the garage world. He has been kind enough to put together 65mins of predominately bumpy 4x4 digs.

Ladies and gentle men wrap you're hearing gear around @garage-vybez

DRBM06 - Garage Vybez

After a bit of a hiatus we're back with number 19 in our original series. 

A selection of ruffneck cuts from the Sky Joose archive.

All tracks were produced in the 90's and taken from the original DAT tapes.

DRB19 Clips

Back at it with number 20 in or DRB series.
This one exploring various moods of speed garage. Four hammers produced by the formidable duo Dubplate Pressure.

DRB20

DRB20 Clips

Dr Banana is a name that commands a lot of respect in certain corners of the dance music world. The man has his Ph.D in record digging—not literally, mind you, but play along—and key to his success is the sense of fun, joy and ecstasy he brings to his DJing. UK garage historian? Sure. Blinding DJ? Definitely. He likes to play records you've never heard before, records that not only make you dance but might remind you of some of your favourite, formative records of yore.

The UK artist started out with a fashion line and some records and ended up an influential label boss, collector and DJ. He made his name with skippy, retro UK garage—sometimes from new producers and sometimes unearthed from the archives—and nicely coincided with the genre's explosion in popularity. Since then, he's highlighted everything from old-school German garage to new-school producers like K-LONE. His DJ sets have only become more adventurous and, crucially, even more bumping. Jungle, R&B, tech house, you name it. His RA Podcast zeroes in on a vintage-sounding, rollicking kind of house music, full of seismic disco basslines and quirky vocal samples. It's as celebratory as it is mysterious.

Once, Dr Banana was a not so well-kept secret for the heads—the kids in Berlin and London who were starting to realize the similarities between UK garage, minimal and tech house. Now, he's for everyone, and starting to earn the wider recognition he deserves.

@dr-banana

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/916

RA podcast

RA.916 Dr Banana

After a full rotation of the sun we're back with something very special for DRBM07.

We present to you 62 solid gold minutes seamlessly weaved together by one of the smoothest DJ / producers going Velvet Velour. In a very short time he has become something of a household name in the scene with his distinct sound both in the studios and behind the decks. We are very lucky to call him a good friend and look forward to watching him rise to the top.

He'll take you places you've never been before... @velvet_velour

DRBM07 - Velvet Velour

Our great pal @dr-banana has delivered the perfect sexy-funky summertime cruise. Enjoy folks!

GHOSTCAST 023 - DR BANANA

Nearly a year since our last offering we're back with DRB21 and it's well worth the wait..

Two bubblin' summer cuts we've been sitting on for hot minute. On A side duties we're very happy to host the inaugural release from The James Creed Project who many of you will know as half of The Ghost. A close friend and exquisite selector who we didn't know had been working away in the studio. On the flip we've got a dubbed out version of a beautiful production from 1999 by the Roc Steadi crew.

DRB21 Clips

Dr Banana presents a new imprint 'Styles For Miles'
A label with no signature sound pushing both old and new.
For the introductory release we offer three beautiful cuts from the '98 courtesy of Wubble-U.

S4M01 Clips

For lucky number 22 in our original series we couldn't be happier to welcome back good friend of the label Robin EE with this highly anticipated release. 
The A side 'One Kiss' was produced in '98 and pressed onto 5 Music House dubplates. The B side 'Make it' was taken from Robin's sought after '98 Fleshy Pleasures EP. As usual we've taken both tracks from the original DAT tape an remastered it for the occasion.

DRB22 Clips

For the 2nd release on our new imprint we've got a beautiful EP produced in 1997 by Justin Canton, Kevin Paul & Martin Lodge AKA Underground Orrkestra. Four deep groovy cuts which I've been road testing over the last 6 months. Limited run of 250 copies.

S4M02 Clips

After a few years break from our AGAIN series we're back with a heavyweight two tracker. Guaranteed dance floor killers from the friend of the label Roland Faber aka Rude Boy. Ruthless and Restless.

DRBAGAIN19

DRBAGAIN19 Clips

Three's the magic number. For the latest addition of Styles For Miles we have a dance floor ready two tracker from our dear friend Jhobei. It's been road tested by the likes of Dyed Soundorom, Dresden and Gene on Earth amongst others. Only 300 copies on this one so don't wait around. Blink and you'll miss them.

@jhobei

S4M03 Clips

DRB23 is here and it's the ID you've all been asking for. Two previously unreleased cuts produced in '07 by the mighty Sovereign. Pure UKG royalty known for his steppers, this time on a 4x4 tip. As always lovingly remastered for the occasion. 

DRB23 Clips

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Three selectors , one wild vibe. Here’s a taste of our end-of-summer madness: Tristan da Cunha, Dr Banana, and Truly Madly going B3B for an exclusive SlapFunk session that might return sooner than you think.

Four hours of dance-floor dynamite, curveballs, and high-energy mayhem….your perfect ADE warm-up to get those necks snapping and booties clapping.

Dr Banana b2b Tristan Da Cunha b2b Truly Madly - SLPFNK LIVE CUTZ #09

Back at it with three certified dance floor rippers courtesy of Oldboy & DJ Cosworth. 

DRB24 Clips

I bring you DRBCHILLERS a new series dedicated to the more downtempo, easy listening, sunny afternoon side of things. This kind of music has played a big part of soundtracking my life from growing up on the likes of Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz series to Josh Tweek's delightful MMSU podcasts. I wanted to throw my hat in the ring and curate a collection of selections to compliment the chilled times in life. 

Kicking things off we have our good friend and digger extraordinaire Flavio Matafora aka Albion Street Music. I first met Flavio when playing a Texture Summit party in San Fran some years ago, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go for a dig at his place and the rest is history. Here is 80 minutes of straight up chillers from the homie, enjoy.

@flavio-matafora

DRBCHILLERS01 - Albion Street Music

Seeing in the second edition of our chillers series we have  2 hours of thunder from down under courtesy of our good friend Andy 'Achy Breaky' Hart. Label boss of Voyage Recordings and master selector if you don't know Andy you best acquaint yourself. Here we have a beautifully blended house party selection which is bound to be doing the rounds this festive season. Enjoy and let's av it!

@andyhart

DRBCHILLERS02 - Andy Hart

For the fourth instalment on my new imprint we have four certified west coast hip shakers from my good friend Natebytheway. The San Francisco based producer has been plying me with a seemingly endless supply of dance floor heaters which I've been road testing over the last 6 months. It was extremely hard to select just four tracks to run with. All the beats and vocals are by Nate, he's a serious talent, major league chiller and a name I'm sure you'll be hearing a lot more of.

@natewillert

S4M04 Clips

A1 DJ Backspin - Weapon '97 (Clip)

Student's Album

B1 Urban Myths - I Just Can't Help Myself (DJ South Central Remix)(Clip)

Two killer UKG cuts re-mastered and rereleased.
'I'm on a romantic call, talkin' to my baby down ah mi yard'

A1 Dj Deller - Romantic 2001 (Clip)

We finally welcome El-B onto the again series, this one has been in the pipeline for a hot minute. A selection of the finest cuts from four different 12"s. It was extremely difficult to select so few tracks from one of the greatest back catalogues in the game but we're sure you'll be happy with the results.

'I can't stop moving up'

A1 El-B - Moving Up (Clip)

B2 3 Practical - If You Want My Love (Clip)

A1 Krush Groove - The Fear (Clip)

Bringing us into double figures on our AGAIN series we're honoured to have this fine selection of Robin EE productions taken from his EE-FFICANCY label. Originally released between '96 and '98 all releases on the label have become very sought after - we've taken one track from each release and remastered them for this cut.

B2 Robin EE - Keep On [Deep And Far] (Clip)

A1 Robin EE - Alright Dub (Clip)

Kicking off our mix series we are very excited to welcome Quest.
With finer cuts than your local butcher and known for digging deeper than a JCB we saw no better selector to open things up. Usually notorious for throwing it around, this time keeping it on a UK tip.
Buckle up buckaroos.

@questwax

DRBM01 - Quest

We hit number thirteen in our AGAIN series with a two tracker welcoming a couple of our favourite artists back to the label. Holding down the a side we've got DJ Deller with a cut taken from his killer All Sorted Flavas EP. On the B side we've got a beautiful flip of Back To Life by Yoshino of the Gush Collective.  Certified party business.

DRBAGAIN13

DRBAGAIN13 Clips

Stepping up for round two of our mix series we've got the people's champ and certified groove wizard Mr Truly Madly. With finer blends than your local artisan coffee shack and deeper bag than a passionate hiker, he's always sure to deliver.
I've been a big fan of TM for many years so it's a real honour to have him on board. Fasten your seatbelts.

@truly-madly

DRBM02 - Truly Madly

Three is the magic number and who better to see it in than turntable magician Bruno Schmidt. Armed with more records than the Guinnesss Book and tighter mixing than your mum's Kenwood. Bruno captures the essence of UKG in this mix paying homage to all four corners of the genre. Strap in.
- @bruno-schmidt

DRBM03 - Bruno Schmidt

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