ith pleasure today we bring you this vinyl only 2step mix from the legend himself @sykikdj 

We’ve been sitting on this little beauty for too long but before we got it out we had some questions to ask him and the first one was.

Can you tell us a little about yourself?-Original jungle dj started around 97. 
Then started mixing garage in 98. 
Networked myself and got my own bookings did pirate radios in my home town southend on sea. Charge and klash fm. Also did y2k essex and deja essex. 
Along side having spells on London's flava fm in the late 90s and having a  spell on rinse in 2003 and doing other radios like raw mission y2k London etc.
I spent 5 years in the grime scene aswell doing radio with dizzee rascal nasty crew regularly having guests on my shows that's what i was known for. 

Who and what are your main influences?-My influences at an early age in music was always hiphop from late 80s through the 9os and 00s. But In terms of uk underground dance music -Rinse fm from the beginning .. rude fm pressure fm.
Loved the whole crew thing on rinse in the mid to late 9os in the jungle days That was a big influence.

Favourite drink?- Lilt 

Finally what’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen at a rave?-The weirdest thing I've seen.. more funny really.. I was in Stratford rex at a roast event was in the middle of the dance floor with my pals and one of my pals pushed people out the way to make space so he could roll a spliff on the floor...

Sykik - Lilt Bitta Suttin’ ( Guest Mix )

Does exactly what it says on the tin! Maximum vibes, no artificial flavas. 

Wow! What a year it has been!

We have invited some incredible artists to join us on our vision over the last 12 months. So, we felt it was time to have a round up of what has been released so far and give you all a small taste of what is to come in the future.

From Para to Highrise, Stab Mechanics to Perception, as we reach our sixth release lets enjoy the vibes that have all helped us through a very tough 2020/2021. And look the the future, seriously, its going to get a hell of a lot more Vibesey, trust!

Vibesey Records Presents: A Year In The Making (Mix 'N' Blend)

Danger Dubs and Pirate Cutz owners RossyCee and Sykik have put together a wicked 100% UKG dubplate vinyl promo mix ahead of our launch event in January. Both RossyCee and Sykik are no strangers to the underground club circuit. They have both earned their stripes in the early days of rave (90s). 

RossyCee started Djing at the young age of 14 picking up his first radio slot in the early days of pirate radio he also worked at Nicky Blackmarkets legendary record shop (Blackmarket Records) that is where his love for music began from there he jumped on the Garage circuit and picked up his first ever Club residency at Club Koo and also played at various London clubs back in the day. He is also known for his monster collection of underground House and Garage dubplates and rare gems. 

Sykik also started his Journey in the early days of Pirate Radio and has quite a musical background he was also a part of the early days of Grime and played on iconic Stations such as Deja-vu and also has linked with some legendary artists back in the day such as Dizzie Rascal, Ruff Squad, Nasty Crew. He has also made appearances on BBC 1Xtra. 

RossyCee and Sykik linked a few years back over the mutual love of old school underground House and Garage and teamed up and are currently running 2 successful labels Pirate Records & Danger Dubs releasing regular dubplate and full vinyl runs creating moves on the circuit. we expect everyone to get out on their Dancing shoes ready for our headline set they will bring the heat! 
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Pirate Cutz (100% vinyl only Dubplate Promo mix)

A final pure vinyl mix before dismantling the deck room for impending house move. A few favourites of mine from the 1993 - 1998 era.


RTP - Oldskool Underground House & Garage Pt1 1993-1998

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From listening to house, rave, breakbeat, jungle, hardcore, techno & trance throughout the 90's, it wasn't until speed garage found a regular place in my headphones and HiFi around 1996 that a focus on underground house & garage started to emerge.
Listening to Tuff Jam on Kiss FM, hearing friends such as Leighton H-Trax make mixtapes and spin garage tunes weekly were all big influences in finally pushing other genres to the wayside.  Discovering the sounds of Todd Edwards was a pivotal moment prompting the purchase of a pair of 1210s in the Millennium and a journey into vinyl quickly became an obsession.
Avidly collecting tracks I heard my friends play years earlier and religiously recording EZ shows for daily listening to and from work, the scene had started to split and a new bumpy nuskool garage sound emerge from 2001.  From here, I found close friends and producers alike across forums and pirate stations such as Freeze FM, Subjam and Hyperadio as a regular listener and at legendary events such as 4by4 and Z-Uncut.  
With a transition to CDJs and digital, uploading hundreds of oldskool garage vinyl to YouTube as ReleaseThaPressure in 2009 proved popular, although only approx 40 of the most popular remain due to a fit of pique.  The vinyl acquisition kept the postman on first name terms for years as my collection expanded, fuelling weekend long mix sessions with friends and infrequent gigs at a local pre-club bars.
Sporadically releasing mixes including the Garage Bass House series GBH Vol 1-8 on SoundCloud/Mixcloud up to 2015 before going full circle back to vinyl, I started posting uploads to Instagram in 2016. Here I found like-minded enthusiasts and connoisseurs starting to gather, all eager to talk and post about oldskool garage vinyl like forums from years before.  
Several thousand uploads, a few mixes here and there, and many hundreds of new additions to my vinyl archive later, you will find I am still happiest rifling through crates, chatting about unreleased gems and sending clips to mates of that tune I couldn't remember last week.

Marvel
I grew up around music where my Dad and Brother were both in sound systems, I started messing around with music in 1994 and that's when I got my first set of Decks. A couple of guys from school and I set up a 'sound' called Thunderforce and we played Swing, Soul, Ragga and Jungle. We played at lots of house parties and venues - alongside the Heartless Crew on many occasions. In 1995 I got a chance to MC with DJ Fax on Rude FM 104.3 and alongside MC's Ranking and Spee. In that year I got a chance to work in Kid Andy's studio where I got to make my first Drum and Bass track that was released on the "Upfront Records" label. In 1996 Lady Legs introduced me to the new sound that was around, called 'Garage'. Freek was the main station that I listened to and of course I would always lock into the shows of Maddness and EZ. I was lucky that a mate of mine asked me to MC for him on his show on Mission FM, that was the great DJ Colin I. We built up a good show and fan base and alongside the Lady Legs we became the "Fantastic Three". I joined Vocal Fusion where I got advice from MC Creed and he put me in touch with PSG who introduced me to Eli. From here things moved very quickly up the ladder....Eli and I made our first track "Pump", which got signed to an underground record label. After that we did "It's not right" using the Whitney Houston vocals, which got playlisted on Kiss FM. All of this led us to quite a bit of remix work, In 2001 we were very lucky to work with Colour Girl to record "Mas Que Nada", which entered the National Top 40 music chart. We also released a mixed CD called "Garage Anthems Summer 2K". Then we collaborated with JJ who owns Southside Records to make the "Storm on the Southside" CD. Eli and I then started the "Marvelis" Records label that I'm currently running. You can check out some of our latest UK Garage releases on Bandcamp and on Spotify.

Releasethapressure & Marvel

Leandro Miranda Ling AKA Hitch.93 is a UK Garage producer based in Santiago de Chile. 
He began his career in 2015 but his name began to sound in the underground of England in early 2020. From there he has shown a solid trajectory and with great international projections. 
Hitch.93 has released music on Vinyl and digital, by different English labels and has collaborated with various artists in remixes, compilations and radio programs

Enjoy the mix!

Hitch.93 UK Garage Mix 13 \ 30

I started DJing at the age of 16 and worked in my local record shop in Dagenham called Sound Station. 
Started playing on pirate radio such as Flava and Temptation FM and later went on to work at Dj Empire. 
Recently become the top vinyl shotter on Instagram 😂😂😂

Was also on one of the first internet stations called Phatbeats 

I am now the proud owner of Fresh Milk Records with a catalogue of releases featuring Dem 2, Karl Brown, Ray Hurley,  Mystic Matt, Sovereign, James Lavonz and many more.

Currently a dj on garage house radio

DJ Logic UK Garage Mix 17 / 30

What came after the oldskool.......?

Distanced from the commercial sounds that UKG had become, away from the grime and broken best scenes that were forming, a bumpy sound started to emerge somewhere in early 2001. 

Innovative and energetic, skippy and fresh, this niche nuskool sound was a far cry from what preceded. 

And it needed to be. 

This often overlooked period - "the forgotten era" - was full of new producers and labels, with plenty of familiar faces at the forefront.

This vinyl mix from Andy1up aka releasethapressure is a 2hr showcase of the proper nu.skl garage sound of the time, "bringing back da bump"....

PLAY LOUD!!!!


Releasethapressure - UKG The Forgotten Era Part 1

Hey beautiful people here is a new school uk garage mix ive done to celebrate the great new music being made in the scene at the moment, there are some great artists out there right now and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Enjoy and if you're feeling the mix drop a like, comment and a repost as it all helps with new listeners finding these awesome tracks!

Marcus Lee Nu Skool Garage Selection

DNR Vinyl - Live Garage Mix - Vinyl Only!!!

My set on Kiss 100 in Dec 08 
    
        Tracklist:
        1. Danny Tenaglia's feat Celeda - (One Dark Martian’s London Remix) - Cdr
        2. T-Juice - Blinded - United Roots
        3. Grant Nelson - Phantasm - Nice N Ripe
        4. Alessandro - Go - Hype Music
        5. Issac Christopher - Hold Your Head Up - Cdr
        6. Indo - R U Sleeping (Todd Edwards Mix) - Azuli
        7. Alessandro - Go (Genesis Remix) - Hype Music
        8. Qualifide and Daniel Ward – Won't Be Long - Decadance Recordings
        9. Strickly Dubz - Realise - Strickly Dubz
        10. Soulution - X-Cited - 2Tuf 4U Records
        11. Ayklogic - Shine - Ayklogic Records
        12. Karizma - Twyst This - R2 Records
        13. NLT - That Girl (DJ Leo & Guy Robin Vocal Mix) - White
        14. London Connection - Mess Me Up - London Connection
        15. Geeneus feat Zinc & Nikki Benoit - Emotions - Jelly Jams
        16. DJ M.A.1 - Im Right Here (DJ Naughty Remix) - Karnival Music
        17. El - Knockin (Bobbi & Steve Remix) - Stereo Sushi
        18. Dennis Ferrer - Church Lady (Original) - King Street
        19. Donae'o - I - Zephron Entertainment
        20. Paleface Feat Kyla - Do You Mind (Crazy Cousins Remix) - Maximum Bass
        21. Perempay N' Dee Ft Cleo Sol - Time To Let Go - Soulshine
        22. Rise Ashen - Second Wind (Rise Ashen's Club Dub) - ITH Records

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