OLD BREAK MIXES

BLIM aka Gervase E. Cooke is a classically trained musician and was at the forefront of the early Nu Skool Breaks scene back in the early 2000's with his unique style that fitted well with music from that day. He had quite a few releases on Rennie Pilgrem's label TCR along with other artists such as Chris Carter, General Midi, Elite Force and JDS to name a few. This mix was recorded LIVE in the studios of Tilos Radio in Budapest, Hungary back in 2003.

For more information about BLIM: https://www.discogs.com/artist/4495-BLIM

BLIM - LIVE @ Tilos Radio - 26.7.2003

General Midi, or Paul Crossman, who also performed under the name Fluid, came out of the Bristol club scene, making a splash when he became resident DJ at the Shimmy Club in 1994. His mix of breakbeat with nu-skool, electronica, house, and hip-hop made him a popular act.

Emerging from the backrooms of the Bristol Club scene his slick DJ ability and an ear for a great tune gave him regular appearances at breaks hotspots across the planet such as Fabric, Chew The Fat, Blow Pop, Sounds On Sundays (Sydney), Two Tribes (Australia), Zouk (Singapore), Budapest, all across the USA, Hungary, Spain, Serbia, China and Hong Kong. Teaming up with production partner Eelz, General Midi has been responsible for some of the most genre defining tunes in 'The Westoner' ('99) 'Daft Funk' ('01) 'Further' ('03) & 'You will Be Under' ('03), 'Entertainer' ('04), 'Bass Rockerz' ('04) & 'House of Funk' ('05).

General Midi's singles have been released on some of the most respected breaks labels of the time, including TCR (Rennie Pilgrims label) & Kilowatt (Hyper's label). In 1999 he released his single "The Westerner," followed two years later by "Daft Funk," the same year that his first full-length release, Genetically Modified. All of this has led to his debut artist album 'Midi Style' which was released on Distinct'ive Records in 2005. In 2009 he released his follow up album 'Operation Overdrive'.

Paul Crossman also worked with writing partner and audio engineer Al Watson in the duo act called "Starecase".

Currently Paul Crossman works as as a Teacher of Computing at Lampton School, London UK.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/General-Midi/31810203661
https://www.discogs.com/artist/9438-General-Midi
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paul-crossman-22915014

General Midi - LIVE @ Tilos Radio - 15.2.2003

Scott Nixon debuted his mixing skills back in November 2005 at the legendary Fabric nightclub but started DJing back in 1991. After a short period of time he started promoting his own nights on his home island of Jersey, Channel Islands. Playing along side top UK Djs, such as DJ Hype, Grooverider, Fabio, Plump DJs and Stanton Warriors to name but a few.

This promo mix from July 2007 was around the time Finger Lickin records signed him as an artist on their roster. Nowadays Scott has had releases on the Stanton Warriors label Punks Music as well as continuing his ability to DJ and produce his unique sound.


https://www.facebook.com/ScottNixonOfficial
https://soundcloud.com/scottnixonmusic

Scott Nixon - Promo Mix July 2007

Superstyle Deluxe were a UK Breakbeat duo Dan Holmes & Neil Simons. Gaining top support for their tunes and remixes have seen Superstyle Deluxe play all over the world and, after featuring their work on lables like Brighton's" Heavy Weight" breaks label "SuperCharged/Against The Grain" including their debut artist album.

This mix from 2007 on Triple J Radio Australia showcases Dan Holmes turntablism.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/97483-SuperStyleDeluxe

Superstyle Deluxe - Triple J Mixup - 25.8.2007

The Kiss 100FM Breakbeat Show aired in the early 2000's and was hosted by Danny McMillan (where is he now?) and Tayo. It featured the cream of the crop in early Breaks talent as well as a chance to hear great new tracks that were ony available on vinyl at that time.

This one hour mix from Koma & Bones was exclusive to the show at that time and highlights that developing Tech Funk sound that Koma & Bones were into later in their careers.


https://www.facebook.com/KomaBonesAppreciationPage
http://www.discogs.com/artist/11386-Koma-Bones

Koma & Bones - Kiss 100FM Breakbeat Show - 2.2.2002

Elite Force aka Simon Shackleton has had an extensive career spanning over 20 years. Starting off as a musician and being a band member with Thom Yorke 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 acts, remixed, wrote movie soundtracks, toured 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. Nowadays Simon plays marathon 6 hour LIVE sets in his "One Series" and has moved into the world of professional photography.

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 - Beatfactor Promo Mix December 2004

Dylan Rhymes aka Marvin Beaver was at the forefront of the Tech Funk music movement and synonymous with everything Breaks from 2000 to 2010. With original tunes, remixes and top notch DJing Dylan produced some great music and gained a steady following leading him to star status. Closely affiliated with Lot 49 Recordings he had over 40 official releases.

For a Dylan Rhymes biography: http://www.last.fm/music/Dylan+Rhymes/+wiki   

https://www.discogs.com/artist/6521-Dylan-Rhymes
https://www.facebook.com/dylanrhymes
https://soundcloud.com/dylanrhymes

Dylan Rhymes - Promo Mix November 2005

Lee Coombs started his DJing career in the late 80's producing his first track under the guise of The Invisible Men. With a chance meeting with Finger Lickin label boss Justin Rushmoore Lee found a home to release his special brand of music.

This mix was recorded for Triple J Radio Australia in 2003 and is an example of Lee's musical style.

For a Lee Coombs Biography: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/leecoombs/biography


https://soundcloud.com/analogdelayed
https://www.facebook.com/leecoombsofficial

Lee Coombs - Triple J Mixup - 28.6.2003

Hybrid was founded by Chris Healings and Mike Truman. Since first bursting onto the scene with the now classic album Wide Angle in 1999, the Swansea, Wales-based Hybrid have been known as one of the most forward thinking and technically skilled acts in electronic dance music. Blurring the line between in-studio production and live presentation, Hybrid are one of the few remaining dance acts to perform live with a classic band setup.

Their unique style of everything progressive has lead them to international start status, producing music for movies and tv shows as well.

For a more indepth look at Hybrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_(Welsh_band)


https://soundcloud.com/hybridscores
https://www.facebook.com/hybridscores

Hybrid - LIVE @ Roxy Prague 23.2.2007

The Stanton Warriors have disography about as long as my arm ! Consisting of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley, the duo have performed internationally with their infamous Stanton Sessions parties in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Their name was taken from a manhole cover, made by Stanton Ironworks, which seemed fitting with their style of underground, cutting edge music.

The is so much to be said about this duo and their influence in electronic music today that i could go on forever....
This mix from back in December 2007 was recorded LIVE at Klub 4 in Ljubljana, Slovenia and showcases the typical Booty Bass Breaks sound from them at that time. Enjoy !

For a Stanton Warriors biography : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton_Warriors

https://www.facebook.com/stantonwarriors
https://soundcloud.com/stantonwarriors

Stanton Warriors - LIVE @ Klub K4 - 8.12.2007

Based in St. Petersburg, Russia, Lady Waks aka Alexandra Waks is a force to be reckoned with in the electronic music scene. It all started in 1999 with her Hip Hop show on St. Petersburg's biggest radio station, Radio Record. Then in 2000 she left to focus her energies into promoting and creating the now well known brand >In Beat We Trust<. Recognition came in 2004, when Time Out magazine voted it best club night. IBWT has hosted just about every big Breakbeat DJ in the world. Lady Waks then went into create Breaks Arena, the worlds first Breakbeat Festival. Lady Waks has since toured the world multiple times and has had various releases on different labels, she still continues to promote the gospel of Breaks to her adoring fans and produces a Breakbeat show on Russia's Radio Record.


https://www.facebook.com/LadyWaksOfficial
https://soundcloud.com/ladywaks

Lady Waks - Promo Mix July 2007

Vandal aka Sam Evans was a pioneering Tech Funk producer and DJ with a bunch of releases on such labels as LOT49, U&A, Global Underground, Plastic Raygun, and U&A. His Punk Rock attitude to the music and scene has seen him play all over the world and gain a large fan base in the mid 2000's. This mix was aired on Annie Nightingale's BBC Radio 1 show and was personally downloaded by me using my leet hacking skillz (lol). 

Tracklist

Vandal – ‘Bad Acid’ (Lot49)
Elite Force - 'Return2Mindfunk (Vandal Remix)’ (Used & Abused)
Hyper - 'No Rockstars' (Kilowatt]
Simpleton - 'Just Let Go (Baobinga & ID Remix)’ (Spinout)
30Hz - 'Mutton' (Lot 49)
The Klaxons - 'It's Not Over Yet (Blende Remix)’ (Rinse)
Digitalism - 'Pogo (Mentalism Mix)’ (Virgin)


https://www.facebook.com/sam.vandal.9
https://soundcloud.com/vandal

Vandal - BBC Radio 1 - 20.8.2007

Beatvandals is a side project formed by the legendary Tim Utah of Utah Saints. Tim also runs the mid tempo Bombstrikes label with Mooqee an outfit to release some of their cheeky bootlegs and Funky Breaks music. This promo mix from 2008 was just at the beginning of the Nufunk scene which led to the Ghetto Funk scene and contains some rare bootlegs and edits from the Beatvandals.

https://www.facebook.com/beatvandals
https://soundcloud.com/beatvandals

Beatvandals - Promo Mix 2008

This mix is now 10 years old and still holds up to the test of time, staring off with one of Featurecast's early releases on Goodgroove Records then heading onto a higher tempo selection of Breakbeats in the end. Enjoy !


https://www.facebook.com/featurecast
https://soundcloud.com/featurecast


Intro
2) Featurecast – Avenue Rock
3) Nu Hobo on Da Block – Start Your Feet Like Dis
4) Amerie Vs J5 – Red Hot Control (Featurecast’s Blaze Back Mix)
5) Jazzy Jeff – Brand New Funk
6) Ugly Duckling – Something’s Going Down Tonight (Feat. Grand Puba)
7) Dj Day – What Planet What Station (Vocal Mix)
8) Featurecast Vs Tracy Chapmin – Fast Car (Feature’s Quick Fix Mix)
9) Beatles Vs James Brown – James Brown Can Work It Out
10) Dr Rubber Funk – Watch The Tables Turn (Feat. Sara J)
11) Featurecast Vs Stone Roses – Check It Out (Featurecast’s Another Beastie Mix)
12) Coldcut – The Payback Mix 2
13) Small Town Dj’s – I Got Soul
14) Beat Vandals – Sunshine
15) Dj Czech – Hard To Handle (Feature Cast Edit)
16) Q-Dup – Renegade’s Revenge
17) Krafty Kuts – Da Funk
18) Featurecast – DC 303
19) Finger Lickin Allstars – 2 Da Break (A Skillz Mix)
20) Maelstrom – Slammin’ Freedom
21) Pharmacy Of Sound – Breaking Cowboy
22) Black Eyed Peas – My Humps (Acapella Mix)
23) Dave Spoon – At Night (Beat Vandals Mix)
24) Run Dmc – King Of Rock (Rouge Element Mix)

Featurecast - Summer Mix 2007

BadboE was born in Denmark in 1980 and started out in the mid 90's making euro hardcore techno, after trying out just about every genre that was around at that time Breakbeat and Funky Breaks was something that he wanted to concentrate on. In 2006 BadboE formed his own digital label, Breakbeat Paradise Recordings along with fellow musician Wiccatron. Since then BadboE's talent as a producer and DJ have continued to grow, he still releases music till this day and BBP Recordings are still going strong.

This mix is from 2009 and shows a fine collection of Funky Breaks that were around at that time.

https://www.facebook.com/BadboE-137738785556
https://soundcloud.com/badboe
https://www.facebook.com/breakbeatparadiserecordings


Tracklist

1. BadboE Intro
2. BadboE Lets Get iLL [Good Groove 11]
3. Matenlo Chiguagau [Resense]
4. Smoove Big Love [Wack Records]
5. BadboE Ease The Funk (Jurassic 5 Bootleg) [Audiotory Designs]
6. BadboE Sound of Invasion (Def Cut Bootleg) [Breakbeat Paradise Recordings]
7. Jackson 5 vs Krafty Kuts ABC In Central Park (Zamali Mix) [Michigan Imprint]
8. John Ohms Breath and Stop
9. A Skillz Strawberry Jam Forever [Insane Bangers]
10. Kidda Under the Sun (BadboE Mix) [Skint]
11. Krafty Skillz Superstar [Insane Bangers]
12. Nickodemus Give The Drummer Some (Fort Knox Five Remix) [Wonderwheel Recordings]
13. Mark Walton Backdoor (Qdup Foundation Remix) [Senso Disc]
14. BadboE Stax of Trax [Breakbeat Paradise]
15. Beatvandals Old School [Nice Up]
16. BadboE What is Hip [Good Groove 11]
17. P-Zilla Ups n' Downs [Good Groove]
18. Rephrase Catch Ya [Good Groove]
19. Aldo Vanucci and Featurecast Blue Grassed Devil [Funk Weapon]
20. Featurecast Channel Hopping [Catskills]
21. Mr Strom and Prosper Hollyboot Swinging [East Records]
22. Hawkeye Gotta Feed The Funk (Breakbeat Junkie Jurassic 5 Bootleg) [Dominance Records]
23. Mash and Munkee Kodiac Jam (BadboE Remix) [Backslide Records]
24. BadboE Dynamite [Audiotory Designs]
25. BadboE My Bad [Audiotory Designs/Good Groove 11]
26. Soul Of Man Between The Eyes (A. Skillz Remix) [Fingerlickin']
27. BadboE Funk In the Air [Good Groove 11]
28. Nick Fonkynson Rock Da Spot [Super Hi-fi]
29. Jayl Funk Monkey Phunk [Breakbeat Paradise Recordings]

BadboE - Funky Breaks Mix 2009

Fort Knox Five (FK5) was formed back in 2003 by four like-minded musicians, Steve Raskin, Jon Horvath (RIP), Rob Myers and Sid Barcelona. Each musician in the group have also worked with other acts in the music industry including Thunderball, Thievery Corporation and See-I to name a few. Fort Knox Five also formed their own label Fort Knox Recordings to release their unique style of funky music. Fort Knox Recordings still runs today with various artists contributing their music over the years and giving the label its mass following. With the recent sad passing of Jon Horvath they still continue to play shows as a LIVE instrumental act as well as rocking the turntables to the masses.

For more information about FK5 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Knox_Five

https://www.facebook.com/FortKnoxFive
https://soundcloud.com/fortknoxfive

Fort Knox Five - All The Way From DC Mix 2004

Well where do i start ? Commonly known as “The Godfather of Breaks” Rennie Pilgrem’s contribution to the early Nuskool Breaks scene is outstanding and given this title is often considered responsible for the creation of the Nuskool Breaks genre. Before moving into breaks Rennie produced techno and acid house and was part of the influential rave group Rhythm Section along with Ellis Dee. Rennie is also the boss of Thursday Club Recordings aka TCR a label which he founded in 1993. TCR records was a major force in the Nuskool Breaks scene. Now concentrating more on his talented art skills Rennie has stepped back from the dance scene and continues to produce some great works of art.

This mix from 2007 on Australia's Triple J Mixup was personally downloaded and edit by me.


https://soundcloud.com/rennie_pilgrem
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rennie-Pilgrem/43491866146

Rennie Pilgrem - Triple j Mixup - 21.4.2007

Lanx and Nick Slater, aka the Drumattic Twins, have been a leading force in dance music since they first began touring over 20 years ago. Making their name as Shades of Rhythm, they ruled the early nineties rave scene with legendary anthems ‘Sweet Sensation’, ‘Sound of Eden’, ‘Extacy’ and ‘Homicide’ and performed with the likes of The Prodigy and N-Joi.

Since rebranding themselves as the Drumattic Twins in 1997, Nick and Lanx quickly replicated this global notoriety thanks to massive hit tracks ‘Feelin Kinda Strange’ ‘Twister’ and ‘HyperSpeed’. They teamed up with the legendary release platform Finger Lickin Records in 1999 and settled quickly into the close-knit world of the breakbeat scene, working alongside global acts such as Plump DJs, Soul of Man and Lee Coombs.

From a string of releases from 1999 starting with top the selling "Feeling Kinda Strange" till late 2013 with their "Get Up and Dance EP" on Sugarbeat Records and 2 full length albums in between the Drumattic Twins have laid down a variety of music that have influenced the Breaks Scene and shaped it in to what it is today.

This mix was an exclusive promo for Mighty Breaks, a club in San Francisco that promoted Breaks at that time.


https://soundcloud.com/drumattictwins
https://www.facebook.com/pages/DrumAttic-Twins/7127611305

Drumattic Twins - Mighty Breaks Promo Mix 2007

Diverted were Stephen Baxter and Lee Richardson between them they were responsible for a number of releases across labels such as TCR, Solokov Sounds and Ali B’s Air Recordings label which has gained them huge support amongst scene leaders at that time. They also started out their own label Diverted Traffic which lead to the rise of local talents such as Mr No Hands, Tom Tonic and Dekoy. They have their own unique sound and production techniques which can be heard in this promo mix from 2007.

https://www.facebook.com/DIVERTED-20556209033/
https://soundcloud.com/divertedofficial

Diverted - Promo Mix April 2007

I found this mix from Jay Cunning on an old CD i had laying around for enternity. This mix is from around 2002 the heyday and rise of the Nuskool Breaks genre, it really is a classic mix from Jay containing some great old tunes. Jay himself has been around for ages and is well known for promoting the sound of Breaks over the past decade and more. He is a former DJ at London's KISS FM where he had his own Breakbeat Show (KISS 100FM Breakbeat Show) and has also toured parts of the world bringing the sound of Breakbeat to various parties and festivals. He runs the Sub Slayers label and is a partner with Terry Hooligan in On The Rise Promotions an agency promoting the sounds of now while also running its own DJ Academy helping aspiring DJs to be the best they can.

https://soundcloud.com/thecunningone
https://www.facebook.com/jaycunning
https://www.facebook.com/subslayers
https://www.facebook.com/ontheriseDJAcademy

Jay Cunning - DJ Mix 2002

Old skool bboy into mad flavaz of musik.   I've been dancing since 1984' and have been collecting musik since I was a young buck.  Been there, done that!  Good dude, open mind, polite, respectful, but don't take any bullshit!  Be real!  What you see is what you get.   #afinelinepainting  Check out my commercial in my playlist of my painting company called,"A Fine Line Painting".  It was on the local hip hop radio station here in Pittsburgh a year ago for a year.  And if your that interested in the company, you can go to Facebook and check out the past eight years of my life painting on there at A Fine Line Painting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.  If you love what you do,  you'll never work a day in your life.  Peace, good vibes and blessings.

OLD BREAK MIXES

Mike Doty