Tangenital Music Mr Bird Releases

Mr Bird Beats EP #001:

36 banging tracks over 9 EPs in the bag from Lisbon based British producer, remixer and DJ Mr Bird, and we’ve got em! Straight out of the blocks is this 4 tracker full of the funk, the hip hop and the freestyle exuberance that he always brings to his productions. Blood-rushing tunes for the uptown party and downbeats for the slowdown/climbdown.

 1. Begin Again

The first track from a huge series of 9 EPs that Mr Bird has smashed together during lockdown is the aptly titled ‘Begin Again’. Well. you have to start somewhere and rewind, restart, relearn, reinvigorate, go deep. Hot nights in a Lisbon studio, nobody on the streets, masks all around. Distorted chanting, heavy percussion and bumping 808s, super dope heavy funk breaks, chopped up scratches and possibly the heaviest breakdown ever put together by Mr Birds’ fair-feathered fingers.

 2. The Dopey Stoat

WE got the funk, the funky stoat funk, mustela beats, the funky stoat walking around trying to fit those grooves around the beat he hears in his head. Funky cut up clavinet riffs, weird synth vibes, but all the while keeping that trademark Bird funky hip hop vibe alive. Swaggering Blaxploitation vibes with a head-snap groove.


3. Go Boom

Word UP! Heavy hip hop and dubbed out/chopped up reggae and hip hop vibes over a righteous beat. On a more downtempo tip this time, dub and snippets of rap vocals are mashed into a slick and slow, hippy-hoppity beat. Scratch Perry meets the Beasties in a shisha bar. Boom!

4. Don’t Let Go

Don’t let go and lose what you love. Keep on. There’s a brighter day tomorrow. 808 drums collide with filtered soul vocals chopped into a hypnotic vibe for smoky hot evenings. A slow building downtempo groove built around a haunting vocal loop that could go on forever. Sublime beats and chops used to the max effect to create this deep sounding track, with another pounding drum and sax solo breakdown complete with a bleep melody that makes your jaw jut out. One for the proper heads.

Bird Beats Vol 01

Bird Beats Vol 001 SAMPLER

Taster of the 2nd E.P. in the Bird Beats series, out now on all good digital platforms via the excellent Tangential Music.

https://bfan.link/bird-beats-002

Bird Beats Volume 002

Bird Beats Vol 002 SAMPLER

A track from the Mr Bird E.P. Bird Beats Vol 003 "Oh Yeah!" (out now via Tangenital Music) was featured on the Huey show last Saturday morning, check it out, cheers for the support!

https://bfan.link/bird-beats-003

Bird Beats Vol 003

Mr Bird on the Huey Show 19.11.22

Son Del Barrio (Empresarios Remix)
by Tony & The KIngs
TTR005 - Tiki Tumbao Records
Out Now:  https://fanlink.to/SonDelBarrioRemix

Tony & The Kings - Son Del Barrio (Empresarios Remix)

Taster of the 3rd E.P. in the Bird Beats series, out now on all good digital platforms via the excellent Tangential Music.

https://bfan.link/bird-beats-003

Bird Beats Volume 003

Bird Beats Vol 003 SAMPLER

Smoove returns with his label Wack Records and delivers two killer cuts straight from the heart of Motown. 
Utilizing original Multitracks from the home of Rick James and The Supremes, Smoove gets his swirv on and delivers two up-tempo Hip-Hop bangers! 


A Side - Smoove - Empty World
B Side - Smoove - Give It To Me How

WACK22  7" vinyl release November 2023

Empty World

Taken from Mr Bird and Spaceships are cool forthcoming EP this is the more uptempo track from the collection.

“Tuning, my radio this morning, I gotta get this call in, the stories to be told…” Super catchy with ‘Bah dah bah bahs’ that keep you humming for days…


The EP was written back in the summer of 2007, a collaboration between two old friends (who met doing a Music Production course in Newcastle in the late 90’s), Steven Bird AKA Mr Bird and Rob Madison (AKA ‘Spaceships are cool’ - at the time, now half of the mighty Revenge of Calculon)

They wrote a few feel good but still slightly left field eclectic acoustic pop tunes with signature beats by Mr Bird.

The full EP is due for release late 2023

Tokyo E.P.

Reporst from far away places

Mr Bird Ft Spaceships Are Cool - Reports from far away places

Stereophonic funky remix for the great Kid Loco! From his album "Confessions of a Belladonna Eater". 2011.

Kid Loco - My Daddy Waza (Doctor Stereo remix)

Taken from 2014's uplifting, life-affirming GREG WILSON mixtape, 'Blind Arcade Meets Super Weird Substance In The Morphogenetic Field' - the coming together of Kermit Leveridge and EVM128, featuring the vocal force of Tracey Carmen and The Reynolds, weaved into a coherent whole by Greg Wilson. 

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PREMIERE: Blind Arcade Meets Super Weird Substance - Red Stripe And A Spliff [Super Weird Substance]

SMOV-Marvins state

Johnny Harrys - Stepping Stones (Sans Groove Retouch)

Matasuna Records presents another treat with its latest release: an official reissue with two songs of the US funk band "Calender". Both tracks are available on a 12" Maxi-Single for the first time. In addition to the mastered original versions, this EP features great reworks by two of our favorite producers: Mexican disco edit king "Hotmood" and the highly acclaimed Matasuna artist "Voodoocuts".

The band "Calender" from New Jersey was founded in the 70s by Paul Kyser. Besides his activities as songwriter, arranger and producer he set up his label Pi Kappa Records. The band's only album "It's a Monster" was released on this label in 1976 and has grown into a legendary status over the years and is appreciated by fans and collectors alike.

The opener "Hypertension" is a disco banger par excellence. Kyser's sophisticated arrangements merge thrilling grooves, elegant strings, varied funk elements and soulful vocals to a great and unique joint for every dancefloor. It's very pleasing that the song doesn't get overloaded or cheesy, as it's often the case in disco music.
Hotmood transfers the track, which was created more than 3 decades ago, into the present time. His great disco edit focuses on the instrumental parts of the original. Thanks to his clever arrangement, a tension curve is constantly built up without seeming repetitive.

On the flipside, "Ritmo Latino" takes a different musical direction. As the name suggests, there are all kinds of Latin American influences to be heard: the brass section, rhythm parts, piano sounds and the grooving bass line, which goes straight into the veins. Nevertheless, the song is also strongly rooted in funk & jazz and inspires its listeners with its unique character.
Voodoocuts rework comes up with a monster broken beat and gives the song a dancefloor friendly structure with its new arrangement. Especially the killer break part in the middle of the song will not only make B-Boy hearts beat faster! Additional instruments, samples and effects give the rework an individual and autark touch and prove once again impressively that Voodoocuts is setting the bar higher and higher with his productions.

Calender - Ritmo Latino (Voodoocuts Rework)

The Mouse Outfit are a nine piece  hip hop (live) band from Manchester. This rework is the title track is from their 2015 Step Steadier album which holds a blistering array of absolute bomb tracks.  The song is massive to begin with and has a damn funky bass hook. We only added some vibe and stuff to dance to.

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/0724fd'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

The Mouse Outfit - Step Steadier (RocknRolla Soundsystem Edit)

Willie Mitchell -   Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Sans Groove ☮ Edit )

"Rey de Reyes (Basement Freak Remix)
by Empresarios

Out Now on Beatport:
http://www.beatport.com/release/el-sonido-m-gico-remixed-ep/1075567

Rey de Reyes (Basement Freaks Remix)

Steve Bird AKA Mr Bird is a musician, producer & DJ, based in Lisbon, Portugal, for nearly 10 years now. Mr Bird has released 4 albums and many other digital releases, including the album 'Low-Fi Classics' which was released by BBE Music in July 2014. A collaboration with singer Greg Blackman, it received strong support from radio and DJs worldwide, including Craig Charles on his Funk and Soul Show, and tracks from the album have recently been remixed by Tom Moulton and Ashley Beedle and released on vinyl with the Ramrock Blue label.


In 2013, he released the 3rd Mr Bird LP, imaginatively titled "Bird Bird Bird" on the Vital Force label. He also released two 7" singles on Resense Records and Lisboa Records with Portuguese producer Dedy Dread, as well as 5 vinyl releases on the Heavy Duty Booty label and several digital releases on his own 'Fat Bird Sounds' label.


in 2001 & 2007 Mr Bird released 2 instrumental hip-hop albums on the Brighton based labels 'Hertz Recordings' and 'Frequent Soundz.'

Back in 2001 he was invited to record a session for DJ John Peel at the BBC Maida Vale Studios, which was broadcast twice in 2002.
Mr Bird is currently in demand as a re-mixer, having remixed over 100 artists & bands including Daytoner, Karthala 72, Lee Fields, Dalindeo, Renegades of Jazz, Captain Planet, Savages, Odyssey and many more. He is currently working on several new musical projects, singers & collaborators world-wide. 

For more info, DJ Bookings, licensing or Remixes please contact: 

mrbirdproductions@hotmail.com 

What the press have said about Mr Bird: 

"inescapably funky, this comes highly recommended." 5/5 (dmcworld.net)

"Modern breakbeat Soul" 
(Monkeyboxing.com)

"Essential eclecticism" 
(Knowledge Magazine) 

"Warm Jazz riffs and funky sensations" 
(Qool DJ Marv)

"Super-fly funky breakbeat instrumental, with growling P-funk bass mantled by hazy, hypnotic samplescapes" 
(DJ Mag)

"Blends live drums with squelchy bass and supplies ‘nuff jazz attitude in the process."
(The Crack Magazine)

"Well crafted mix of eclectic hip-hop jazziness" 
(Wax Magazine)

Mr Bird on the Huey Show 19.11.22

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