THE PLUR TAPES #11 // DISCO CLASSICS // MARCH 16, 2021

Elite Force aka Simon Shackleton has had an extensive career in the music industry spanning well over 2 decades. Starting his career off as a musician and being a band member with Thom Yorke (Radiohead) before moving onto his own outfit called Lunatic Calm which had quite a successful career and a few number one tunes including "Rollercoaster". Simon has also worked with a bunch of top musical artists, remixed, wrote movie soundtracks, toured the world and was one to watch in the Nuskool Breaks scene. He then developed the Tech Funk genre in the late 2000's included with such artists as Meat Katie and Dylan Rhymes to name a few. This mix was recorded Live at a Spanish Festival back in 2008, thanks to my Spanish friend Jamie for the mp3. 

For a breakdown of his whole career : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Shackleton

For his biography: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/eliteforce/biography

http://www.simonshackleton.org
https://soundcloud.com/simon_shackleton
https://www.facebook.com/Simon.K.Shackleton/

Elite Force - LIVE @ Pure Selection - 23.03.2008

MADE YOU LOOK W/ SET IT OFF / NAS & BIG DADDY KANE / A FRANKIE BONES MIX

Goldie is the finest character this scene has ever had.  Just a solid dude.  Now to some folks this may come as a shock but being an original face in the Second Summer Of Love in 1989 in the U.K. I met & played with a lot of people.  That doesn't grandfather me into Drum & Bass but as many know, I am a big fan of Drum & Bass.  What we have here is alt. mix to the original.  Old School Breakbeat updated leaving a nice classic in a new light.

INNER CITY LIFE / GOLDIE / BONESBREAKS ALT. VERSION BY FRANKIE BONES

Just for the fact that I am putting this up 40 years later to the actual release date and that I can remember being at Skate Key in The Bronx on April 17, 1982.  Go ahead, look up the date, it was a Saturday Night adult skate session when Skate Key was on White Plains Road.

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force.  Arthur Baker.  John Robie.  Tommy Boy Records. One of the most important Dance records of all time.  40 years.  Where did all the time go.  

So truth be told, the vocals are from the original version, stripped from the actual 2 inch master when Lenny Dee & I were working on a Brooklyn Funk Essentials track for Arthur back in 1988.  Arthur let us spool up all the original tapes for a track called "Do You Like It."  And the rest is history.  

So this one, it's 90%, the vocal fly-in came off for a split second but hey here is to 40 years.

PLANET ROCK 40 YEAR TRIBUTE MIX / APRIL 17, 1982 /2022

Trans4mers latest Mix-Tape of Electro Breaks is finally here!
Featuring a load of New Breaks meets Old Skool Electro mash ups, a touch of classic Hip Hop and a double helping of Sci Fi movie samples in the mix.

ELECTRO WARS MIX 2022

Here is my set from when i headlined Manchesters , Most Wanted 15th Anniversary. It was a brilliant night and the crowd were well up for it. I was very pleased with this set as it included quite a lot of new breaks and some classics I haven't played in ages. It flows well and everyone was bouncing!!

1.	Pirate Jams – Happy Dayz
2.	Shades of Rhythm – Homicide (Altern8 remix)
3.	Diemantle – Street Knowledge
4.	Anunaku and DJ Plead – Clap Clap 
5.	Eon – Spice (J Saul Kane dub)
6.	Kostas G – Transmission
7.	F word, Julia Marks – Last Party (Kraymon mix)
8.	Krafty Kuts – Lets Roll
9.	Obscene Frequency – Holdin It
10.	Deibeat - Rise Up (Freestylers remix)
11.	JGT – Get down
12.	Of Norway – Dolphins
13.	Justin Jay & Denham Audio – Swarm 
14.	Krafty Kuts & Guau – Bad Bwoy
15.	Plump DJs – Thunderbug
16.	Bootie Brown, Gorillaz, Tame Impala – New Gold (Dom Dolla remix)
17.	Dopamine – Homecoming
18.	Plump DJs – Bumper (Obscene Frequency remix)
19.	Dusky – Local Newspaper
20.	Plump DJs – Dreamland (Pirate Jams remix)
21.	Rave 4 Evar – Part 1
22.	Shy FX , UK Apachi – Original Nuthta (Stanton Warriors edit)
23.	Sharpson – Rock up, knock up (Drop the acid)
24.	Aeonm - Jupiter Funk
25.	Golden Girls – Kinetic (Pirate Jams remix)

Most Wanted 15th Anniversary Set - Feb 2023

Some of my favorite tracks from 93-94 that remind me of those incredible mornings at the Beacham Theater in Orlando. Thanks to Kimball, Dave, Jimmy, Chris, Sasha and John Digweed for all the amazing music. Special thanks to Stace Bass for the lights and her amazing vibes. 

Paz & Pooba - Hold Me Tight
Quivver - Twist and Shout
Jam & Spoon - Odyssey to Anyoona
Blast - Crazy Man (F.O.S. In Progress Mix)
Elevatorman - Funk and Drive (Basement Dub)
Hope - Tree Frog
Lost Tribe - Gimme a Smile (The Delorme vs. Dharma Bums remix)
Li Kwan - Point Zero (Land of Plop remix)
Opus III - When You Made The Mountain (Well Hung Parliament remix)
Young American Primitive - Young American Primitive (Angel’s Hand)

Reunion At The Beacham Tribute

10 Explode

Closing

The Prodigy - Omen (LEEDEN EDIT)

"Call It Techno" was the blueprint track which was written on June 4, 1989.  It was at the forefront of European Rave Culture and became a well known track in the U.K. & Germany.  The documentary "We Call It Techno" explains it right from the beginning and from that came the second & third Love Parade themes being named "The Future Is Ours" off the XL/Citibeat LP by Musto & Bones.  And "My House Is Your House" from the Break Boys which was Frankie Bones aka on Fourth Floor Records in 1990.

Frankie became the American Pioneer of Rave Culture on both coasts in 1990, playing Techno as a movement.  The Peace, Love, Unity Movement which in 1993 became PLUR after a fight broke out at an event in The Bronx which had Richie Hawtin as it's headliner.

And the rest is history.  If words can paint the picture here, the first 5 Soundcloud links will describe a DJ who has a journey of a lifetime & still is active in 2024.  The music that comes from the heart & soul of the Brooklyn Underground.

PLANET ROCK 40 YEAR TRIBUTE MIX / APRIL 17, 1982 /2022

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