Name: Bring It On Down (HS Edit) (2019) by Heavy Stylus (Devon, UK)
Duration: 3 min 33 s
Description: A simple edit/DJ tool I threw together using parts from a classic Deadbeats track from 1995. The original is over 10 minutes long, whereas this version has the melody stripped out and simply concentrates on the percussive parts.

Dusty Donuts presents
NEEDLE DROPS
Volume Three

A new monthly DJ streaming show, where four selected world-class DJs telling a story in their own way, just through the selection of seven 45s in the mix, live on Twitch & FB Live.

Get ready for the third episode of NEEDLE DROPS on Friday the 9th of April, when your favorite DJs favorite DJ Mr. Thing from the UK & legendary The Gaff from Canada meets Dusty Donuts’ Marc Hype & DJ Robert Smith from Berlin
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Theme : Galaxy Quest - Encounter an unknown planet

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NEEDLE DROPS Volume Three feat The Gaff & Mr Thing

James Brown 45s Tribute Set at Motown on Mondays Los Angeles 03.05.2021

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James Brown 45s Tribute Set at Motown on Mondays Los Angeles

45 Day Mix 2022 #45day #fortyfiveday

Dj Woody PRESENTS...bangers & Mash

'Freak the Funk' is an extended re-recording of the interval mix I played at 2022's Hatherleigh Carnival between the two sets played by local indie rockers 'The Wreckords'. DJing after a band is always a challenge, especially if you're a hip hop DJ facing a crowd that have been whipped up into a frenzy by a band playing uptempo classic indie covers for the past hour. Unprepared and desperately flicking through my box looking for an accessible launch record, I pulled out Jimi Hendrix's 'Crosstown Traffic' and its sample borrowing UK cousin 'I'm Ready', before cutting into the Nas classic 'Hip Hop is Dead' and War's 'Me and Baby Brother'. From that point I was on a roll - working through a stack of raw 60s r&b and funk before breaking back into hip hop with 45 Live's release of the previously lost Outlaw Posse cut 'Living in Hackney', purely selected because after a few pints 'Hackney' sounds not too dissimilar to 'Hath'leigh', twisting the track into an unintentional rural anthem!

I've no doubt that the majority of the dancers would have preferred a straight-up indie rock set, but by the time I dropped Daytoner's Wiseguys-apeing 'Ooh Lalo' they were well and truly won over. And then the band came on again and smashed it out of the park.

Anyway, I'd been working on the bar all evening prior to my set and was a few pints in myself, so I couldn't recall exactly what else I played during the intermission, but this mix pretty much covers what I do remember. Although I'm pretty sure I dropped Back by Dope Demand, White Lines and Super Fly at some point, which didn't make it into this version. Recorded straight from the mixer in a single take for that authentic live vibe, raw and uncut, this is rock 'n' roll soul!

01 - Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown Traffic (Polydor)
02 - Caveman - I'm Ready (Profile)
03 - Nas - Hip Hop is Dead (Def Jam)
04 - War - Me and Baby Brother (Island)
05 - Billy Garner - Brand New Girl (BGP)
06 - Clarence Carter - Looking for a Fox (Atlantic)
07 - The Chosen Few - Funky Buttercup (Miami)
08 - James Brown - Mother Popcorn (King)
09 - Outlaw Posse - Living in Hackney (45 Live)
10 - 3rd Bass - Brooklyn Queens (Def Jam)
11 - Redhead Kingpin & The FBI - Do That Dance (HS Edit) (10 Records)
12 - Boca 45 - La Bombonera (High Noon)
13 - Freqnik & WDRE – Stamp Tramp (Friday's Funky 45)
14 - Melvin Sparks - Get Down With The Get Down (Rocafort)
15 - Boca 45 Vs Mohawkestra - The Bear Pit (Bomb Strikes)
16 - Ultimate Force - Tuf (So Damn Djar One Remix) (Beats House)
17 - Daytoner - Ooh Lalo (Friday's Funky 45)
18 - The Ballistic Brothers - Peckings (Junior Boy's Own)
19 - The Pioneers - I Need Your Sweet Inspiration (Justin Robertson Mix) (Trojan)

Freak The Funk

Heavy Stylus - Freak The Funk (2022)

Several years in the making and including around 100 tracks, this is my personal tribute to De La Soul's '3 Feet High and Rising'. Using original sample sources, album tracks, interviews and rarities, 'How High's The Water Mama' tells the story of one of hip hop's most influential albums.

When De La Soul's debut album dropped in 1989 I was ten years old. Yet, by some stroke of good fortune a cassette copy of '3 Feet High and Rising' found its way into my hands thanks to my best mate's older brother. The music was a revelation and had a significant influence in shaping my musical tastes - in fact I can't think of any other album that has had such a profound effect on me as this one. Thus '3 Feet High and Rising' holds a special place in my musical affections. Now, some twenty-five years after its original release, it's time to pay my respect to Pos, Dove, Mase, and Prince Paul...



Credits: 
Respect and thanks to DJ Moneyshot for providing the original inspiration for the mix, Strictly Kev for sample sourcing, design work and general encouragement, DJ Cheeba for keeping me on my toes, Chris Binstead for his great taste in music and for unwittingly exposing my young ears to '3 Feet High and Rising' in the first place, and of course, to Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Vincent Mason and Paul Huston without whom none of this would be possible.

How High's The Water Mama

DJ Moneyshot of The Allergies has put together an hour-long mix of classic Hip-Hop and various Andy Cooper tracks with a focus on the soulful magic of Funk guitar.  The result is a groovetacular and guaranteed to add some bounce to your walk.

DJ Moneyshot - Hangin' With Mr. Cooper

The Allergies go back to back with their 45s. It's three tunes a piece. One aim: To rock the spot! In the mix you can expect some Andy Cooper...of course, a few Allergies Jams....old and new, some afro, classic hip hop and a gang of downright funky grooves. All the way live, yo! x

For bookings: josh@diplomatsofsound.com

Droppin' 45s

The mixtape archeology continues! This second part of the "Payback Mix" was recorded in 2005 and, as with the first part, it was named after the short yet super-intense series of alcohol and marijuana-fuelled nights I ran with a bunch of friends in the back room of the Croft in Bristol back around 2002.

Although in my opinion it's not as tight as part one, this is still probably my most requested mixtape. As a direct continuation of part one, expect heavy funk breaks, hip hop beats and random stuff from small independent labels that you've probably not heard in ages.

Please download and share.

https://tinyurl.com/yaa8vkos

Tracklist Follows:

01.	Beathoven - The Funky Devastate Pt 2 (DJ Format Mix) (Puma Strut)
02.	Boca 45 - Airdrums (High Noon)
03.	The JB's - Monaurail (People)
04.	Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Devotion '92 (Stones Throw)
05.	DJ Format - Ill Culinary Behaviour (Genuine)
06.	A Tribe Called Quest - Jam (Jive)
07.	Ugly Duckling - Friday Night (Bad Magic)
08.	Krafty Kuts - Tricka Technology (Finger Lickin')
09.	The Blueboy - Remember Me (Pharm)
10.	The Herbaliser - Scratchy Noise (Ninja Tune)
11.	Kenny Dope - Supa (Deep In Brooklyn Mix) (Big Beat)
12.	The Buddha Baboons - Heh Yah Heh (AV8)
13.	Katalyst - Showtime (Invada)
14.	Katalyst - Active Fusion (Invada)
15.	The Herbaliser - Bust A Nut (Ninja Tune)
16.	Chubby Digits - Spanish Harry's Old school Party (Puma Strut) 
17.	Random Heroes - C'mon And Get It (Shove It)
18.	Smoke And Mirrors - New York Joint

The Payback Mix (Part Two)

The Payback Mix (Part Two)(2005)

A simple edit/DJ tool I threw together using parts from a classic Deadbeats track from 1995. The original is over 10 minutes long, whereas this version has the melody stripped out and simply concentrates on the percussive parts.

Bring It On Down (HS Edit) (2019)

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eVVa b2b m.c. Vol 7

Heavy Stylus: An explosive amalgamation of Jamaican roots, hip hop beats, heavy soul breaks and blaxploitation ghetto-funk.

I’ve been rocking funk/soul/beats/hiphop/roots for around 20 years in various bars and clubs across the South West, and have supported a wide range of acts and artists such including Jelly Jazz, Boca 45, Andy Smith, Quantic, Craig Charles, DJ Food, Bonobo, Gilles Peterson, Ugly Duckling and DJ Format.

Although I started as a vinyl-only DJ in Bristol, these days I use a pair of battle-scarred Pioneer CDJs as my weapons of choice. I’m currently a resident (of 11 years) at the Angel Bar on Queen Street, and in the past have held Exeter-based residencies at The Monkey Suit, Timepiece, Dr. Inks and Verve (now Urban Underground), as well as DJing regularly for Hold it Down.

For bookings / remix/edits and hook-ups contact James via DM here.

https://soundcloud.com/heavy-stylus
https://www.mixcloud.com/jamesmonkman/

(Oh, and in addition to rocking the ones-and-twos, James Monkman is also one half of Exeter-based independent videogame development studio RGCD.DEV, hence the goofy twitter tag).

Bring It On Down (HS Edit) (2019)

Heavy Stylus (Devon, UK)

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