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NICK THAYER OLD SCHOOL MIX AUGUST 2014

Breaks and Beats

My new EP ‘Skin' is out now!
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Best served with sunshine and cold drinks

Tracklist - 
Stimming - Window Shopping [Diynamic]

Isaac Tichauer - Take Over You [French Express]

Majestique - Must Get There (Dubka Remix) [Eskimo Recordings]

Adriatique – Deeper Love [Diynamic]

Lane 8 – Every Night [Self Release]

Hot Toddy – Mutha Sucka [Smoke N’ Mirrors]

Kidnap Kid – Survive [Black Butter]

Debian Blak – Push It (Real Remix) [Audio Doughnuts]

MJ Cole – Sincere (Tanka’s Birthday Booty) [Self Release]

Dusky – Vanishing Point [Naked Naked]

Deep Future – Let Me Go [Gruuv]

Renato Cohen – Suddenly Funk [100% Pure]

Rudimental – Baby (feat. MNEK & Sinead Harnett) [Asylum]

Maceo Plex – Frisky [Crosstown Rebels]

Summer Mix

Here's the mix I did for the BBC Radio 1 - November was HIP HOP TAKEOVER month. I did an exclusive mix for the "Semtex Show" alongside Mixmaster Mike. A few other DJ homies who did mixes were DJ Craze, DJ Shadow, DJ Cash Money, Just Blaze and Mannie Fresh. Was an honor to be a part of the show and felt great to get back to my roots and get down on some proper Hip Hop. Enjoy!

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Z - Trip - BBC Radio1 Hip Hop Takeover Mix (Unedited)- *Download*

JWS is the winner of the "Beautiful People" remix contest on Legitmix, sponsored by OkayFuture!  Buy JWS's remix here:  
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Tatiana Owens + DJ Ayres - Beautiful People (JWS Heavy Garage Dub)

"Get The Party Started Right!" 
by Fort Knox Five 
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100% Vinyl mixed in one take from 2004, one of the first Fort Knox Five mixes ever made.

Tracklisting:
Juca Chaves - Take Me Back To Piaui
Ugly Duckling - Einstein's Brazilian Travelogue
A.Skillz and Krafty Kuts - Ain't it Funky featuring Ashley Slater
DJ RSL - Beanflicker
Dynamo Productions - Hit The Floor (One Cut Remix)
Mark Ronson - Ooh Wee (Instrumental Mix)
Dragonfly - Angel Dust
Freddy Fresh - Corillo
Pressure Drop - Funkee Joint
Lyrics Born - I Changed My Mind (Stereo MCs Rattlesnake Mix)
DJ Ole - Epidemic	
Journey Man DJ - Journey Man Blues
Beatphreak - Gospel Nights
Deadly Avenger - Brooklyn Scraps
DJ Shadow - The Number Song (Cut Chemist Remix)
Fort Knox Five - The Brazilian Hipster
Dr Rubberfunk - Bossa For The Devil

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Get The Party Started Right!

"To The Breaks of Dawn" 
by Fort Knox Five 
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100% Vinyl mixed in one take from 2004, one of the first Fort Knox Five mixes ever made.

Tracklisting:
Skeewiff - Now I'm Livin' For Me
Red Astaire - The Wildstyle
A.Skillz and Krafty Kuts - These Are The Breaks featuring Kurtis Blow
FK1000 - Roots in FK-os (DC's Finest Remint)
Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder (Pressure Drop Remix)
Skeewiff - Feelin' Fine
Bronx Dogs - Tribute To Jazzy Jay
Malente - The Fever
Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra - Donde Estabas Tu (Fort Knox Five Remix)
DJ Ole - The Magic of Spain
Sugarhill Gang - Sugarhill Groove (Bronx Dogs Remix)
Slyde - Slippedy Slide
Loose Cannons - Handbrake (Out For The Night)
The Beginnerz - Reckless Girl (Stanton Warriors Remix)
Fort Knox Five - Dodge City Rockers

To The Breaks Of Dawn

Booty we knocked up using our track Gonna Keep On from Serendipity EP 1999 and a couple of vocals that I ain't going to mention here as the sample police are out and about....

We made this especially for our Australia tour in 2001 - can remember playing this to several thousand spanglers at Field Day, Sydney.... it was incredible!

Yours to cut out and keep!

SOUL OF MAN - GONNA FLY

My 1 hour mix for Diplo&Friends on BBC :)

Tracklist:

1. Pharrell Williams - Happy (Neus Remix) 
2. Ed Sheeran - I See Fire (Kygo Remix) 
3. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (Kygo Remix) 
4. TLC - Waterfalls (Bixel Boys Remix) 
5. Israel Kamakawiwoʻole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Thomas Jack Remix) 
6. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (TEEMID & Joie Tan Cover) 
7. ZZ Ward - 365 Days (Jerry Folk Remix) 
8. Londonbeat - I’ve Been Thinking About You (Dilemmachine Remix) 
9. Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Shine (Kygo Remix) 
10. Syn Cole - Miami 82 (Kygo Remix) 
11. The Knocks - Comfortable (Oliver Nelson Remix) (feat. X Ambassadors) 
12. Else - Her Movie 
13. Seinabo Sey - Younger (Kygo Remix)

Kygo - BBC Guest Mix For Diplo&Friends

It was a real pleasure to welcome legendary Australian Disc Jockey Mark N into the Kool London Studio for a guest mix . Known mainly for his Hardcore sets, Mark wanted to showcase his Hip Hop influences on this one and what a mix he turned out !! (100% Vinyl as is standard for this show) More info here: www.facebook.com/DJ.Mark.N.Australia
Being extremely knowledgable and passionate about the music, Mark was kind enough to send over an extended and ultra informative track listing to bring the listeners in on a few extra details :) 
Apologies for the mic feeding back during the first couple of tracks..

Tracklist : 

Lynn Collins - Think 
Rob Base & Dj EZ Rock - It Takes Two
Rob Base & Dj EZ Rock  - Keep It Going Now
Word Of Mouth ft. DJ Cheese - King Kut
Gunshot - Battle Creek Brawl
Big daddy Kane - Nuff Respect
Breakfreak Inc - Just A Break Freak
First Frontal Assault - Atomic Air Raid
Kool G Rap - Kool Is Back
MC Paul Barman - Housemate Troubles
Society Suckers - Kakke Ekko
Depth Charge - Depth Charge Vs Silver Fox ft. MC Alkaline
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Mark N Guest Mix:

1. Bomb The Bass / Megablast (Original Rap Version) (1988)
Several versions of this track were released and out of all of them, this is by far the greatest. A stripped down version consisting of UK MC Merlin on vocals over a rough Apache break, complimented by DJ D-Zire transform scratching the intro of The Jimmy Castor Bunch classic 'It's Just Begun'. This version was only released on a 7” which was given away free with copies of the UK music magazine 'Record Mirror' in September 1988.

2. Bomb The Bass / Megablast (7” Edit) (1988)
This was the re-worked version made as the theme tune for the classic Amiga/Atari shoot'em up 'Xenon 2:Megablast'. It was also released as the B side of the Bomb The Bass single 'Don't Make Me Wait' in 1988. Samples / breaks / cuts all in the mix. Original UK sample-house.

3. Big Daddy Kane / Raw (Extended Alternate Version) (circa 1988)
Rough as a badger's arse! This weird version was recorded on cassette from the radio in New York in the very late 80s. It features Big Daddy Kane freestyling over an extended stripped down and brutalized 'Hot Pants' break rolled out by Marley Marl. The recording is so distorted (with added radio compression) that it inadvertently beefs the break up beyond the stratosfear. This version finally hit wax in 2006 on the reissue of Kool G Rap & Polo's 'Road To The Riches' 4xLP special edition.

4. Kool G Rap & Polo / Men At Work (1989)
From the same album as the above cut. Another rugged and raw Marley Marl production utilizing a liberal amount of Incredible Bongo Band's classic 'Apache'. Added 808 kicks for flavour and Kool G Rap lisping and spitting at breakneck speed seemingly without ever coming up for air. “I might be cool but I'm far from a fan”. Golden era business.

5. Twin Hype / Do It To The Crowd (1989)
Two brothers Glennis and Lennis Brown paying homage to their DJ King Shameek over what sounds like a sick rock break. This track has a touch of hip house about it which caused a bit of sneering from the hip hop bosses at the time. It remains one of the best hybrid tracks of its time though with loads of on-the-fly scratches and drop ins. The twins ended up in prison after their career took a sharp dive following the final Twin Hype release in 1991, when they were rumoured to have been involved in an armed robbery which went awry.

6. MC Duke / I'm Riffin (1990 Remix) (1990)
A slightly unusual re-blast of UK MC Duke's original 1989 masterwork, found on the B side of The Final Conflict single on Music Of Life. This version has a slightly more stripped down break combined with sections of Kraftwerk's 'The Model' rocking away in the background. Duke's vocal delivery also seems a bit more subdued than the original.

7. MC Duke / I'm Riffin (The Criminal Minds 5 Year Grudge Mix) (2013)
Awesome recent remix of the original, using Duke's original 1989 vocal track. Remixed by Spatts from The Criminal Minds, with loads of break switch-ups and old school britcore-style open fader roll cuts by Sir Jerome Hill. Released on Jerome's own label Fat Hop last year. Supreme!

8. Sound Unlimited / One More From The City (A.S.K.'s Concord West Refix) (1992)
Australian 12” from the early 90s. Sound Unlimited were one of the only Australian hip hop groups signed to a major in the early 90s. They copped a bit of stick from some of the other hip hop crews in Aus because of this, but they were doing their thing and had some pretty good releases in my opinion – of which this was their final. The original version of this single was far too smooth for my liking, but a remix by old school legendary Aus hip hop DJ A.S.K was commissioned. He wasted no time at all stripping out all the 'music' from the original and roughing it up in the extreme. Breakbeats, loops and berserk layered cuts all in the mix. Amazing. 

9. Ice-T / Mic Contract (1991)
From his epic opus 'OG Original Gangster'. Ice is on fire here threatening all other MC's with his career-ending skills on the mic. This track was omitted from the European vinyl version of OG for some reason, but did appear on the rare US promo-only double LP alongside all the instrumentals on a separate plate. I've spun this in the mix from the equally as rare US radio-only 2xLP promo where all the rude words are replaced with radio static. I've also slipped into the instrumental and busted out a few 80s style cuts to break the mix up a bit.

10. John Davis / I Can't Stop (1976)
Original B-Boy breakbeat which I first heard cut up to absolute perfection on Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince's 'He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper'. I've used it here from Volume 7 of Ultimate Breaks & Beats, just like everyone else did in the 80s.

11. Unique / Axe-Maniac (1989)
I never believed that the record shopping in Japan was as good as everyone said it was until I turned this one up when I was there. It's the B-side of the 'Pure Dynamite' single on Sylvia Robinson's US post-Sugarhill label New Day Records. An absolute slept-on DJ battle classic where Unique talks about how his DJ Godfather D chops up 'new-jacks'. Some killer lines in there including “cuts are much too deep for a band-aid”. Rough stripped down production using the aforementioned John Davis break. Unique's career unfortunately ended after just two singles and before his debut LP got a full release. Booo. I wonder what ever became of DJ Godfather D?

12. Trouble / I Get Hype (1988)
Britcore at its absolute finest. Appearing on Tim Westwood's short-lived hip hop label Justice. Using liberal amounts of James Brown's Give It Up Or Turn It Loose as the basis. Killer vocal delivery. Killer cuts. Roughness on wax. Not sure what happened to Trouble, discogs leads to an artist called Detroit Red, who looks as if he's done some vocal work on a Caveman release in 1992, after which his trail goes cold.

13. Demon Boyz / Vibes (1988)
Awesome and rough track from the classic London trio who set themselves apart from a lot of other Britcore at the time by unashamedly rapping in their native accents. One of my favourite acts from the Music Of Life label.

14. Mark Summers / Summers Magic (1990)
When I first heard this tune in Australia in 1990, I had no idea that the main sample was from Magic Roundabout, the BBC children's TV show (it wasn't screened on Aus TV). Weirdly I first heard this tune on JJJ (nationwide youth radio in Australia) just after it came out and recorded it on cassette. It wasn't quite like the earlier sample house of Coldcut, Bomb The Bass and MARRS as it was quicker and used more unusual sections of sample sources including a killer loop from Fred Wesley & JB's 'Blow Your Head' in one part. It's a pretty cheesy cut-up record – but it does pre-date some of the gimmicky cheese of the early breakbeat hardcore scene. I'd hazard a sensible guess that most of the samples in this tune weren't cleared – and the delicious irony here is that Mark Summers went on to run a company that 're-creates' samples for people instead of 'clearing' them. Amazing!

15. Simon Harris / Bass (How Low Can You Go) (Bass Below Zero Mix) (1988)
Another early UK 'sample-house' record that had a world-wide release via a major. There are a few versions knocking around (including a version mixed by Public Enemy's Professor Griff!). My favourite version by far though is this one by DJ Streets Ahead where he strips the track down to a bare skeleton and cuts up original breaks over the top. Streets Ahead was a favourite UK DJ of mine in the late 80s as he did cuts on a lot of UK records including some Norman Cook releases. Nobody seems to talk about Streets Ahead much these days, and a bit of research recently turned up the unfortunate fact that he passed away in 2012. He will live on in many people's record collections though, including mine. RIP Shem, thanks for all the cuts.

16. Bomb The Bass / Beat Dis (Gangster Boogie Inc. Remix) (1988)
Seminal UK sample-house tune which again had a worldwide release, and uses a bedside digital beeping alarm clock as the main hook. The version that was locally released in Australia had the 4 bar uncleared sample of 'The Good The Bad & The Ugly' by Ennio Morricone removed, but I managed to get hold of the UK import 12”. The original UK release also initially appeared on a 'fake' US label called Mister-Ron, apparently with the intention of leading the London locals on to believe that it was a USA import with more 'kudos' than a local production. This version was a slightly rearranged remix with the guitar sample isolated at the beginning. It's not in the mix for long here, as I was eager to move along into.....

17. Bomb The Bass / Beat Dat (Freestyle Scratch Mix) (1988)
This version appears at the very end of the Bomb The Bass debut album 'Into The Dragon'. Remixed by J Saul Kane (Depth Charge) who also did the manic, slightly sloppy but perfectly appropriate cuts. Sick!

18. Coldcut / Which Doctor? (1989)
From the debut Coldcut album 'What's That Noise?'. Beautiful dubby London melancholy with breakbeats and Matt Black transform-scratching what seems like someone yelling 'heeeeeeelllppp' from a children's record as the main hook. Loads of unknown acapella drop-ins, cuts and spinbacks throughout the tune, some of them very subtle. Still sounds amazing some 25 years after the fact.

19. RPO / 1991 (And I Just Begun) (Next Skool Remix) (1991)
Early dark breakbeat tune by German artist The Mover (of PCP fame), who was also busy at the time with single handedly inventing hardcore techno / gabber and it's variants under the name Mescalinum United. This version appears on the Planet Core compilation Frankfurt Trax Volume 2.

20. Richie Rich / My DJ (Pump It Up Some) (1988)
Another UK cut-up record this time by Richie Rich on his own label Gee Street (a subsidiary of Island). Tons of breakbeats, samples and 'oh fuck it that'll do' cuts. My favourite part is where he transforms the whole intro of Fred Wesley & The JB's 'Blow Your Head' over the top of the breaks and it manages to sit in time. Amazing. There's also a clip for this on YouTube which is highly amusing. Great record! Richie went on to become more well-known for his massive 'Salsa House' tune in 1989, and his music career trajectory seems to go cold around '92. I wonder what he's up to these days?

21. Rythm Mode D / Flex With The Posse (1989)
This is none other than Mr Mark Archer (pre-Nexus 21 / Altern-8) and Dean Meredith (pre-Bizarre Inc). Chris Peat and Andrew Meecham were also part of the crew at this time. Throughout 88 and 89 the crew released a few singles on their Stafford studio's in-house label 'Blue Chip', and then an album called 'So Damn Tough'. The album swings between acid house and breakbeats – the combination of which is unmistakably British. This track consists of simple loops which give way every 8 bars to turntable drop-ins of some original b-boy breakbeats. Simple, rough and awesome.

22. Incredible Bongo Band / Apache (1973)
The basis of a lot of fine golden era hip hop and one of the finest breakbeats in history (next to the Amen of course). Anyone interested in the history of this particular record might want to have a look at the 2012 documentary 'Sample This'. Michael Viner, the guy responsible for putting the Incredible Bongo Band together was quite a card, and the documentary uncovers a lot of his activities pre and post Apache break. Every hip hop DJ who spins this record cuts it up in their own way. (For 7” fanatics I'd highly recommend the 2011 Mr Bongo reissue with Bongo Rock on the A side. It's loud and heavy!) I first heard the break cut back and forth by Grandmaster Flash on the seminal 1981 'Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel' and have been hooked since. The break constantly appeared in many permutations throughout hip hop, hip house, breakbeat hardcore, jungle, drum & bass and breakcore. 
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Suspekt - Watch The Rebound
Hijack - Doomsday Of Rap (Instrumental)

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Roots of Rave show with special guest mix from Mark N. (Bloody Fist) Guest Mix 30.04.2014

Deekline's official remix of UK Grime legend Jammer's track 'Declined.'

Jammer Vs Deekline: Declined VIP Mix

The Booty Fruit team rip through the sky dropping more cherry bombs for their 3rd instalment of hench party starters.  Out exclusive to Juno Download 23/6/2014

Cherry Bombs Volume 3 (Preview)

Download Fatz Da Big Fella's mixtape
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@DaBigFella ft @FrenchMontana x @Wale - Talk About It

K Camp - Don't Blame Me (Prod by WillAFool)
[Mixtape] @KCamp427 - SlumLords livemixtap.es/lqr @LiveMixtapes @iAmTheGenius @DJPrettyBoyTank @iAmTooCold @SyAriDaKid

K Camp - Don't Blame Me

To celebrate 14 years of inthemix, we're looking back at the big tunes of each year since we were founded, with special year mixes by the hottest DJs of the time.

Following on from Kid Kenobi's year 2000 mix, trance star BeXta's 2001 mix, prog-breaks whiz Ivan Gough 2002 mix, Mark Dynamix's double mixes of tech-house and electroclash for 2003 and the 2004 mix from Melbourne's underground king Boogs, we've recruited bass and beat stalwart Nick Thayer, who's delivered a massive selection of tracks from around the era that define the mid-00s breaks and drum'n'bass scenes. TUNES!

Tracklist:

Black Grass - Bang (2003)
I played the hell out of this whole album when it came out. This one and Nice Up were a staple of most of my sets for a long time. This tune has such a tight old-meets-new vibe to it.

Jay Z - 99 Problems (2003)
Jay Z kills it on this. Pretty sure this is my fave flow on any Hov record. And that beat is so damn heavy. 

Dizzy Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp (2003)
Using the same sample as 99 Problems but making it sound so different with that London twang. We were all so enamoured with Dizzy Rascal around this time as he took the underground UK grime sound we were loving and made it around 25% more pop. 

Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful (2003)
There was an earlier version of this released in 1999 I think, but it wasn't until this touched up version dropped in 2003 that it suddenly became an anthem. I still play this record. To see its continued influence just take a look at Recess from Skrill's new album.

A Skillz - It's Your Booty Day (2003)
Made as an invitation to the Fingerlickin birthday party this is another sure fire party jam. Showing the knack for groove and space that defines Adam's production I loved playing this back when the term 'limited' still meant something when it was related to 7" records!

Bronx Dogs - Tribute To Jazzy Jay (1997)
Ok so this is a bit older, but this typified the kind of records that got us to this point. Based on Edwin Starr's 'I Just Wanna Do My Thing' it showed how those stripped back elements and grab bags of samples could lead to great records. 

Slyde - Slippedy Slide (2003)
This basically takes the blueprint from Tribute To Jazzy Jay and take it one step further. Instead of just looping Lakeside's 'Fantastic Voyage' they use it as a base and add a host of their own elements on top.

Shakedown - Get Down (2001)
This record was unstoppable, bridging the gap so neatly between house, breakbeat and funk so perfectly. Plus its arrangement was perfect for maximum ease of mixing.

Chemical Brothers - Get Yourself High (2004)
The Chems have ALWAYS beaten their own drum. When this came out I remember thinking they had somehow combined all these different elements I loved and made this record that seemed to transcend them all. I could easily have put four or five Chems tunes on here like Base 6 or Morning Lemon etc.

GT - Kid Dynomite - (2004-ish)
The first time I heard this was when Kid Kenobi played it at The Lounge in Melbourne. Like 'Get Yourself High' it seemed to have all these disparate elements just thrown into a blender. And sirens. LOTS of sirens.

General Midi - The Westerner (1999)
This was made in 1999? REALLY? This STILL sounds so fresh and effortless. The groove is so loose, it reminds me of Kool & The Gang's 'NT Funk' or something, and the fuzzy bass is so warm but so gnarly too.

Mr Oizo - Flat Beat (1999)
This one was ALSO from that long ago? I remember buying the album 'Analog Worms Attack' and digging the weirdness and then all of a sudden as a hidden bonus track (remember when hidden tracks were a thing?!?!) was this crazy beat. Then of course along came music video with a crazy sock puppet and the tune was suddenly everywhere.

Chicken Lips - He Not In (2000)
Released in 2000, but with endless mashups and remixes this record was in the clubs 'til at least 2008! This was an anthem at Revolver, both at The Late Show and also on the Sunday sessions with Boogs. There are still records coming out trying to capture this exact vibe.

Solid Groove / Switch - This Is Sick (2005)
I remember when Switch burst onto the scene. There was the four guys - Switch, Loveys, Herve and Sinden - and out of nowhere they were suddenly EVERYWHERE. Switch was unstoppable, and his production was SO unique. That school of "I don't care if this is how you're supposed to do things but this is how I'M doing it". It IS sick.

Soul Of Man - Dirty Waltzer (2003)
Soul Of Man were presiding over Fingerlickin who were basically ruling the roost at this point. They had a knack of squeezing maximum funk into everything. And their artwork was amazing. This tune has such a strange structure, but always sounded cool to mix. And maximum sirens.

Groove Armada - Superstylin (2003)
Monstrous tune, that once again combines so many different elements and just became its own thing. The MC toasting, the dub horns, the UK garage bass and the straight up house beat seem so effortless. 

Timo Maas - Shifter (2002)
How do you follow up something like 'Doom's Night' remix? Chickaboo was killing it at this time too, and sounds so great on this record. Great drums and the bass that kind of envelops you. I don't think this album quite did everything they were hoping it would. There were some massive collabs on it. I know I, and everyone else I knew, played the hell out of this tune.

Evil Nine - Crooked (Bassbin Twins Rmx) (2004)
Another ANTHEM for The Late Show at Revolver. This Evil Nine album really defined that 'rolling' sound that had been bubbling away at the time, adding a kind of 'psychedelic rock' edge with live drums that felt like they were falling over themselves. Bassbin Twins were kind of an enigma too, with impeccable production but seemingly popping up at random.

Stanton Warriors - Pop Ya Cork (2005)
Stantons just cornered this whole end of the market, mashing up garage sounds with hip hop acumen, and this example with Twista shows how great that combination can be.

Krafty Kuts - Dangerous (2001)
Another tune that has a HUGE garage edge to it, but still manages to sound unique. I used to put all manner of acapellas on top of this from Ginuwine to Salt'N'Pepa. 

Freestylers - Push Up / Push Up (Plump DJs Mix) (2004)
If you lived in Australia at this time you could not avoid this tune. Originally surfacing as a white label (I still have mine) before ending up being covered on Australian Idol no less, it was surreal to watch the progression of this tune from underground weapon to top 40 hit. And the Plumps rmx takes it in such a cool direction, twisting the vocal til it was almost unrecognisable.

Drumattic Twins - Feelin Kinda Strange (Bass Kleph & Nick Thayer Rmx) (2005)
Stu and I made this rmx back in 2005 and it seemed to catch on quite quickly. However at the time we couldn't even get in to festivals where this tune was being played three or four times on the main stage. It was amazing seeing everyone playing our record, but maddening that we didn't seem to be able to be a part of it. 

Bass City Rollaz - Get Funky (2004)
This was a sound I absolutely LOVED, born out of the garage funk stuff that was around but with a slightly gnarlier edge. Kinda like slowed down drum and bass.

Natural Born Chillers - Rock The Funky Beat (1996)
This tune from the very beginning of the jump-up wave that gave birth to Aphrodite and that Jungle Brothers remix suddenly seems incredibly current again, except now they call it drum step. Also using that Chuck D sample way before anybody else too, and probably in a more interesting manner!

Roni Size - Snapshot (1999)
Snapshot had SO many incarnations it's kinda scary. I love how Roni Size has continued evolving throughout his career too (I think he is just about to put out another album??). 

Andy C & Shimon - Body Rock (2001)
There was so much hype on this record. I remember hearing test pressings of it maybe six months before it actually came out, and people would go to drum and bass shows JUST to hear this record, as that was the only possible way. 

Bad Company - Planet Dust (2001)
The definitive hoover drum and bass record, but let's not forget that amazing booming jungle drop. There was a guy called Ruxspin who used to play at the Lounge and would rewind this maybe five times every time he played it, and it never got old. I still play this record.

The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pendulum Rmx) (2005)
Pendulum were already huge by this point, but this remix sent them into the stratosphere. Originally a bootleg, but Prodigy loved it so much that it got an official release. The live drums at the start make it feel like a metal band and the way they amp up the riff is life threatening. It definitely foreshadowed where Pendulum would end up many years later.

Muse - Hysteria (2002)
I put this at the end not just because it fuckin’ rocks, but also as I wanted to locate this mix in whatever else I was listening to at the time. I have always listened to, and played in my sets, music from as far across the spectrum as possible.

inthemix Flashback mixes: 2005 by Nick Thayer

Trey Songz - Nana (araabMUZIK Remix)(CLEAN)

Lullaby (feat. Tori Kelly) is taken from the new album 'Growing Up In Public'

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Growing Up In Public

Lullaby (feat. Tori Kelly)

Here's my part from this year's 'Live from Funkington Manor' mix series ot promote Funk From The Trunk's mini venue at Boomtown Fair.

TRACKLISTING

Primal Scream vs Jungle Brothers - Playloaded
Ozomatli - Cut Chemist Suite
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wildside
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick it?
Ray Camacho & The Teardrops - Si Si Puede (Lack of Afro Remix)
Roots Manuva - Witness (Acapella)
DJ Food - Dark Lady
Bomb the Bass feat. Justin Warfield - Bug Powder Dust
The Heavy - What Makes a Good Man

Go here for the full mix:
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Funkington Manor 2014 Mini-Mix

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All Time Top Ten Mix (10 Minutes, 95 Classics)

Here's a Drum & Bass mix of mine from around 2010. The first half has a very uplifting festival vibe and the second is more twisted, darker and intense Drum & Bass. Check it out!!!

Hyperlogic - Only Me (Hamilton Remix)
Delta Heavy - Abort
Echo Inada - Never Gonna Give Up
Shock One feat. Reija Lee - Polygon
Mazzini - Thunderbird
2DB - Turkish Delight
Sigma - Stronger
Doctor P - Sweet Shop (Friction Vs Camo & Krooked Remix)
Sigma - The Jungle
Slum Dogs - Bad V.I.P
Friction - 3rd Degree Gurns (Still Gurning VIP)
Firefox - Mayday
Apocalyps - Phobos
Aconit - Cafe
TriaMer - Hospital
Katharsys - Think Is Done
Apocalyps - Dungeons
Broken Note - Pyrotek (Cooh Remix)
Katharsys & Gancher - Sky From Beyond

Skank Pussy

This is the follow up to "Piano Breakbeat Hardcore Vol 1" that I did last year, which has been my most popular mix loaded up on Soundcloud. Again a mix of quite rare whites and unknown's plus some classics and favourites from 1992-1993. 

Tracklist
Reality - Feel it
Igntion - Expression 2
Twinhead - Make me Feel
Kaotic Kemistry - Drum Trip II
DJ KP - Dreams Ep
MK13 - Feeling Magic
Skanna - Nightstalker
DJ EZE & DJ Action G - Hit the Roof EP
Skanna - Ceasefire
3 Sample - Street of Rage
Soundcrowd - Eclectic Ep
Orca - Dances with Dolphins #2
Unknown White
Cosmo & Dibbs - Star Eyes
DJ Distroi - Come with it Bad Boy
Bass Selective - Jessica's Jaw remix
Force & Evolution - Fall Down on Me

DJ Eden - Piano Breakbeat Hardcore Volume 2 (92-93)

Stanton Warriors - Live on Radio 1 Essential Mix (08.12.01)

'Times & Places' OUT NOW - Get your copy here: http://www.andy-cato.com

While digging through his archives for his debut solo album project on Apollo Records, Andy Cato rediscovered this DJ mix on an old c60 cassette. Recorded live from a free party on the South Downs "sometime in the early 1990s", the set is a spotters treasure trove of classic house cuts and captures the musical spirit of pre-Criminal Justice Act Britain. First introduced to the free party scene by his cousin, Digs (of British sound system legends, DIY), Cato spent much of this period circumnavigating the UK in an old Hillman Imp, travelling between the North's illegal party hotspots through to Castlemorton and beyond.

On April 29th Andy will released 'Times and Places'. Over the last 15 years he has been writing this album on the road on tour with GA. From Airport Lounges / Hotel Rooms / Planes / Trains and an array of tour buses. The last two years saw Andy edit all these ideas into one beautiful album. Released through the legendary Apollo Records and R&S Records, on digital and limited edition hardback CD book. There will also be a cheeky vinyl announcement on the way but more of that to come. This is Groove Armada history.

For more info:
http://groovearmada.com
http://facebook.com/groovearmada
http://twitter.com/groovearmada
http://soundcloud.com/groove-armada-1

Out Now!

Andy Cato - South Downs Free Party (Early90s)

A stripped down mix of bass & beats we made to compliment our new Stanton Sessions 4 compilation which can be purchased here http://tinyurl.com/BuyStantonSessions4

Stanton Sessions 4 Bonus Beats Mix

We played at the legendary Rex in Paris on 21.04.13, and the club kindly recorded our set. 

And here's the track list; 

Audiojack – Winding The Box (work in progress…)
So Deaf – Break It Down (Original)
Lars Vegas – The Game (Original)
Audiojack – Stay Glued (FCL Weemix)
Eden – Friction (Original)
Huxley – Shower Scene (Original)
Marcin Czubala – Immediately Above (Audiojack’s Basement Boogie)
Audiojack – No Equal Sides (Original)
Golden Girls – Kinetic (Kraak & Smaak remix)
Jordan Peak - It's Time (Argy Rude Dub)
Coat of Arms – Mesmerised (Darius Syrossian remix)
Hugo – Boot to Boot (Original)
Komon & Appleblim - Gas Jam (Original)
Kevin Knapp – Like This (Audiojack remix)
Homework – Ask Yourself (Audiojack’s Chemical Rewind)
Moodtrap – Out of Time (Audiojack remix)
Audiojack – Get Serious (Original)


Audiojack @ Rex Club, Paris [21.04.13]

Downloadable via XLR8R here: http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2013/04/bondax

01 FKJ "Untitled" (Roche)
02 Kartell "Cost of Love" (Roche)
03 Bonobo "Ten Tigers" (Ninja Tune)
04 Snakehips "On & On"
05 Blackstreet "No Diggity (Bondax Remix)"
06 Justin Timberlake "Suit and Tie (Ta-ku Remix)"
07 FKJ "So Much to Me" (Roche)
08 Xtrafunk "Memories" (Roche)
09 Moon Boots "Unknown"
10 Isaac Tichauer "Doing What I Got" (French Express)
11 Rogue Vogue "Feel Love" (Nuclear Family)
12 Bondax "Gold (Moon Boots Remix)" (Justus/Relentless)
13 Modjo "Lady (Kaytranada Remix)"
14 Xtrafunk "Deep Down" (Roche)
15 La Royale "The Crush" (Electrique)
16 DJ Q "Closer Than Close"
17 Squarehead "No One Has to Know" (Pets)
18 Paul Lawrence "One Desire"
19 Fatboy Slim "Praise You (Maribou State Remix)"
20 Karma Kid "In My Arms"
21 Skanky "1morenight"
22 Softwar "This Time Around" (Future Classic)
23 Plezier "On Time" (Radio Los Santos)
24 Alex Perez "Annie's Song (Maddslinky Remix)" (Shotgun)
25 Shlohmo/Chris Brown "Places/Yo (Bondax Blend)"

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