**** DRUM WILL NEVER DIE MIX SERIES

Radio shows and extended interviews from the monthly DJ Polo & NKC show on SWU.FM

DJ Polo & NKC Shows + Interviews on SWU.FM

Releases

Remixes

Mixes & Radio

ETS-MWIZI
02/04/21
Even The Strong

Mwizi is a collaboration between Nabalayo – an artist, producer and vocalist from Nairobi, Kenya – and Even The Strong label founder NKC. The release combines Nabalayo’s arresting vocal harmonies and flowing melodies, which draw influence from Kenyan folk music, as well as Bjork, Kelela and Tiwa Savage, with NKC’s broken rhythms, choppy sampling and pulp FX.

@nabalayo-nabalayo
@eventhestrong

Mwizi II (Dub)

Nabalayo x NKC - Mwizi II

Official remix for Mwana Wa Gorofa by NKC from the Mwizi EP realeased by Even The Strong on 2nd April 2021

buy here ;)
http://bit.ly/ETSMWIZI

Mwizi

Mwana Wa Gorofa (Remix)

NKC & MM – Beams [Sea Cucumber]
NKC – Strak [Sea Cucumber]
NKC – Airprox
NKC – SFTGQM [DRMTRK]
NKC – Radio Jacker [STLN]
NKC & Nabalayo – Mwizi II (Dub) [Even The Strong]
NKC – Twockin
NKC – Shuvvin Scratch
NKC & MM – Idiot Savant
NKC – Astrogrifter
NKC – Tyrannoskank [Putivuelta]
NKC – Bootlicker [Sea Cucumber]
NKC – Reticular Beats [Sea Cucumber]
NKC – Nerve Plant [Massive Gain]

Reticular Beats [PRODUCTIONS MIX]

https://nkcproductions.bandcamp.com/track/twockin

TWOC – Taking without owner’s consent

Hotwired UK funky instrumental / drum track
One for the late ‘00s folk devil joyriders

Art & sculpture by Eric Hernandez 🙏

Listen also:
eventhestrong.bandcamp.com/track/mwana-wa-gorofa-remix

Twockin'

🚘 Ragz Originale - brush u (NKC Refix)

@ragzoriginale

brush u (NKC Refix)

Bandcamp

Ragz Originale - brush u (NKC Refix)

Yeyeyeye

EXCLUSIVE: DJ Polo & NKC - Hammerhead

DJ Polo & NKC w/ BAE BAE 13TH DEC 2021

FUNKY RIPS
Minimix

Some of my favourite funky tracks and snippets from around 10 years ago.
Ripped from YouTube and radio shows on my hard drive.

01 Ms Dynamite & Geeneus – Get Low / Geeneus live at FWD / Rinse FM Rip
02 Aramac – Hurt Inside / Unknown DJ Rinse FM / YouTube Rip
03 Apple – Step Out (Supa D Dubplate) / Supa D / The Soulful Funky House Experience
04 DJ Eastwood – U Ain’t Ready (Funky Remix) / DJ Reflex / YouTube Rip
05 Sami Sanchez – Dirty Salsa / YouTube Rip
06 Tazer – Unknown / Mellow Bee on Déjà Vu ft Weeksey / Déjà Vu Rip
07 Mario – Bludclaat Bass / YouTube Rip
08 Yotam Avni – Coke Bouquet / YouTube Rip
09 Addictive – Domino Effect (DJ Naughty Remix) / DJ Reflex / YouTube Rip
10 Delerious – Funky Climax / YouTube Rip
11 Dub Plate Wonder – Anthem Hype Dub 2 / YouTube Rip
12 Gyptian – Hold You (Funkystepz Remix) / Funkystepz on 1xtra / 1xtra Rip
13 DJ Eastwood – Quest / YouTube Rip
14 Greyman – My Village / YouTube Rip
15 Scratcha DVA & Queen of Sheba on Power House Friday / Rinse FM Rip
16 DJ G Smallz – 86 Jam / YouTube Rip
17 Ossie & Baba – Set The Tone / Mellow Bee on Déjà Vu ft Weeksey / Déjà Vu Rip
18 Black Biscuit – Who’s Skanking The Hardest / YouTube Rip
19 Mos Wanted Mega – R U Mad / YouTube Rip
20 Major Notes – Holy Ghost / DJ Sawman – This is Saw Vol 1 / YouTube Rip
21 The Proxy – Raven / Geeneus live at FWD / Rinse FM Rip
22 NKC – Errthing / Brackles ft Mighty Moe on Rinse FM / Rinse FM Rip

Funky Rips

How You Flow

Ghost Mode

SteamRooms w/ NKC & Monoke 14TH FEB 2022

@janiceiche and @NKC link up on @EvenTheStrong with six cuts of cosmic UK funky and amapiano-inspired club music. Hear ‘Afterlife’ now

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-janice-iche-x-nkc-afterlife

Afterlife

Premiere: Janice Iche x NKC ‘Afterlife’

Ghost Mode is the instrumental VIP of Janice Iche x NKC - Afterlife, from How You Flow.

How You Flow is a collaborative EP between Janice Iche – an artist, DJ, and vocalist based in Mombasa, Kenya – and NKC – Bristol, UK. The project started out in the DMs, developed through WhatsApp calls and emails in the latter half of 2021, and ended up as an extended release – featuring three original collabs and three instrumental re-versions by NKC with alternate track names.

SteamRooms w/ DJ Polo & NKC & Mad One 14TH MAR 2022

Hollow Flow

SteamRooms w/ DJ Polo & Lurka 11TH APR 2022

SteamRooms w/ Strick 01ST JUN 2022

***Note: this was removed from Bandcamp due to copyright claim***

A laid back & low slung funky house flip of Give It Up 2 Me by Ojerime to get you in the mood for SteamRooms - a Bristol club night by DJ Polo & NKC.

SteamRooms - Friday 8th July - The Crofters Rights

░ DJ Polo & Ramzee

░ NKC b2b Lurka

░ DJ SP

Tickets: hdfst.uk/E76180

Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/3142618162644298

SteamRooms socials:
Twitter - twitter.com/steamrooms
FB - facebook.com/SteamRoomsUK
Soundcloud - @steamrooms

Ojerime - Give It Up 2 Me (NKC SteamRooms Flip)

☣ SPINNER ☣

Spin out music

SLOW DRUMZ / DARK AMAPIANO / CORE GQOM / FUNKY HOUSE

01. Mxshi Mo – Slow Poison
02. Toma Kami – XN
03. De Grandi – Easy Mongo
04. MM x NKC – Secret Dub
05. DJ JM – Hybrid
06. MM x NKC – Secret Dub
07. Riddla, Skeng – Gvnman Shift (Amapiano Remix)
08. Gvijin – Trip to SA
09. Native Soul – Way to Cairo
10. Fibbs – Angry Bass
11. Njelic & Thabza Tee – Down the Drain
12. CrowBeats – Desart Riddem
13. DJ Black Low ft. DJ Sax Boy – 9 Days
14. Toxicated Keys – Me Now
15. Real Nox – Party Animal
16. Growzie Presents – Tech Whistle
17. Mellowbone SA – Charmer Boy
18. Teno Afrika – Gomora Groove
19. Glitch_se18 – Tiny Warrior
20. Maestro – Deep Space Six
21. Secret Dub
22. ZVRI ft. Cue – Kontrol
23. Dominowe – Rah (Core Gqom)
24. Leonce – Banana Runtz
25. Zebulun – Hardo Bread
26. Naycha – Treat Me Right
27. DJ Technics – Officer Breakdown
28. Ojerime – Give It Up 2 Me (NKC SteamRooms Flip)

☣ SPINNER ☣

3024-FYE3

Honest Drums

Monstart is proud to present the label's twentieth release, which will be available November 24, 2023. This "Stepping Out" EP is the result of the collaboration of two French artists: Ouanounou - the head of the label - and Gipsyan - a talented producer from Montpellier.

With "Stepping Out" this original duo pays tribute to their common musical preferences, which are in the mood of the UK & US underground scenes - hard drums, juke, footwork - and global bass. The result is a body of work that is technical, heavy, percussive, yet extremely harmonious. A musical journey into the club world, from 130 to 160 BPM.

"Stepping Out" is a 10-track album by Ouanounou and Gipsyan. They have combined their science and studio approach to create a work that is made for the dancefloor.

After participating in an artistic residency last January, the two artists began a deep process of reflection and creation aimed at defining their perspective of club music in 2023.

The project was based on the idea of liberation and artistic self-affirmation. On the occasion of this 20th release, "Stepping Out" will also be available in a limited edition on vinyl, marking the label's very first physical release.

Including massive remixes from legendaries producers 🔥
https://soundcloud.com/djpolo-uk
https://soundcloud.com/nkc
https://soundcloud.com/dj-marfox
https://soundcloud.com/henzotrax
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“7 years after my first EP and all the experience gained in clubs and studios, I'm delighted to release this project with Gipsyan on my own label. For me, it's a complete project drawing on the many influences that have shaped my artistic identity. It's an EP made for clubs and dancefloors, which required a lot of introspection and artistic bias to bring to life. I'm also very proud to have so many talented remixers on this release, who have taken the tracks beyond anything I could have imagined.”
https://soundcloud.com/ouanounou

“This project is a culmination, via Monstart, a label that motivated me because it was the only one I was in contact with even before joining through their events. This project inspires me with instantaneity and the uncompromising sharing of trends. It's a warlike, dynamic EP. It represents the common ground we share with Ouanounou personally, more than artistically. The result is raw and with a positive masculine energy.”
https://soundcloud.com/gipsytrax

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Producer : Ouanounou & Gipsyan
Vocal : Karlita, Zoé Nacer
Mix & Mastering : Qant Mastering
https://www.instagram.com/qantmastering/

Artwork x Esquive Studio : https://www.instagram.com/esquivestudio/
Illustrator Antoine Paikert, aka Esquive Studio, worked closely with Monstart on 'Stepping Out', to define the visual dimension of the project. Here, he offers a contemplative yet dynamic composition in the image of the EP, where two human figures face each other and embody visions of a future conducive to emancipation.

Aurora (NKC Remix)

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09. Ouanounou, Gipsyan - Aurora (NKC Remix)

https://www.instagram.com/nkc_proddz/
https://www.instagram.com/monstartcrew/

Monstart invite NKC | 25.11.23

Hush Finale feat. @nkc

2018-2023

Thx all who listened & guested over the years xx

Hush Finale Feat. NKC (DDR: 26.12.23)

NKC drops a fresh solo EP that finds the balance between grimey overdriven basslines and grown ‘n sexy percussion rhythms; four funky house grooves drawing on amapiano, gqom, and UK funky influences.

Produced & Mixed by NKC
Mastered by Lurka

Artwork by Rory King

Menace

NKC - Make Nice

RETVRNED

1. Ice Beats Slide - Slow One For Sunday
2. uLazi - Gijima (feat. Thabza Tee)
3. Goodguy Styles & Thama Tee - Meropa
4. W4DE & Shakes & Les - 1212
5. Lowbass Djy - ph Saka (danger project) (feat. Leroy SA)
6. Hotfurze - 441.Hz [Sgidongo]
7. Inter B & Draad - For the Groovies
8. MFR Souls - Amantombazane (Soulful Mix) [feat. Moscow on Keyz]
9. W4DE - Rare / Nkabi
10. Maluda, Tots SA & Deejay Jomling - Drums
11. Kammu Dee & Thabza Tee - Sihamba Sonke (feat. Njelic, Felo Le Tee & Rhythm Tee)
12. Jay Music & Inter B & Draad - Woza Madala
13. Major Wabantwana - Shake it like Jelly_(Quantum Sound)
14. Nandipha808, Dot Mega & Djy Fresh - Haa Ahh Joh
15. Inter B & Draad & King Deetoy - Movimento Diverso
16. Vibeculture Sa, Rifle Deep & Laz Mfanaka - Climax Change (feat. Ma Ten MusiQ)
17. DJ SOL K, FOI & Jay Music - Bique (Deep Groove)
18. Unruly Phoenix - Unruly Piano (feat. Citykingrsa & MK Peaters)
19. D'Athiz & X-TRAORDINARY - Zinc Remake
20. Vibekulture Sa - Pianoland Wave
21. Major Wabantwana - Elevation
22. Felo Le Tee, Scotts Maphuma & Thabza Tee - Yebo Lapho (feat. DJ Maphorisa & Djy Biza)

RETVRNED

OUTSIDE

1. W4DE -  32 (feat. Blaqnick, MasterBlaq & TNK MusiQ)
2. Hotfurze - Marseilles
3. Hugo - 911 Your Emergency
4. MusiqalXcape - S For Strata
5. Hugo & MDU aka TRP - Techno (feat. Infinity MusiQ & Twiddy Twist)
6. Mr L DeDeejay, Theo Da Producer & Exotic MusiQ - Touch My Soul
7. Hotfurze & Darian Kgwasi - Yeyyy
8. MBUZI & Lowbass Djy - Global Sgidongo
9. Hugo, KLaK MusiQ & Exotic MusiQ - Drum & Piano
10. KLaK MusiQ - Skill Saw
11. W4DE, Mordecai & Musical Jazz - Travel Safe Grooties (feat. Tkcreedlion)
12. DrummeRTee924 & Sthipla rsa - Ghosted Drums
13. real almighty, Amu Classic & Kappie - Zest
14. Inter B & Draad, DjY Mow Sa & FakeManKVY - Sgafro Five
15. Ice Beats Slide - Timeless Vibes
16. Dj buffle, Thama Tee & Citykingrsa - PRISCA
17. M00tion & Sdala Deep - Welcome to 012 (feat. Mellow & Sleazy)
18. Ice Beats Slide - Yerrr
19. Gxsti_B & Vibekulture Sa - Ready or Not
20. N.I.D Muziq, Rivalz & Nation Deep - BOUNCE 55
21. D'Athiz & DJ Ndumz SA - Hitman
22. DandyLisbon & Real Nox - Drunken Master (feat. Jazz 501)
23. Okee, DaVinci's Disciples & ABUTI WADI SPVRCLE - English Breakfast
24. Mr JazziQ & Vigro Deep - Fede


OUTSIDE

SOUNDCLOUD BLOCKED IT UP
GO TO BANDCAMP TO GET THE FULL TRACK - https://nkcproductions.bandcamp.com/

I'm giving away my Ariana Grande hard drum edit to get you ready for Even the Strong 6 at the Flying Dutchman on 15/07. 

Advance tickets only: bit.ly/tix4ets6 
RSVP on Facebook: bit.ly/RSVP4ETS

Free DL

Ariana [Click link for free DL]

Situating hard drum music with a new show on Radar Radio featuring guests who have influenced Even the Strong, hard drum & heavy perc club music, as well as newer producers making hard drum & taking syncopated club toolz in their own direction. The first show includes a chat with UK funky legend DJ MA1, a mix of 100% MA1 unreleased productions + hard drum/hard synth up and comer Lima.

WWW.RADARRADIO.COM

Even The Strong with NKC, MA1 & Lima - Radar Radio - 16th March 2018

Tracklist

NKC
Ploy - Roy's Rolls
Grand High Priest - Let The Music Use You (Beats)
dJJ - Cyllell
DJ JM - Sorriso
OMAAR - Tribalismo
Missdevana ft DJ Nelson Fonseca - Okur
Apple - Messed
Syn - Roller
NKC - Posh Buzz
Mas569 - Pelea
Color Plus - Aggro
Circuit 900 - De Novo (De Grandi Remix)

MM Mix

Artwork by https://twitter.com/3000000000am/status/1037863325923794945?s=21

ETS on 1020 Radio with NKC & MM - 12th September 2018

(year I remember making the track)

NKC - Marie (2010)
NKC - Partisan Efforts (2011)
NKC - Ghettotechno (2010)
NKC - QF (2013)
NKC - Marfox Spesh (2015)
NKC - Cybersonic Party Intro (2015)
NKC ft. MM - ??? (2018)
NKC - No Sleep Summer (2017)
NKC - Next Life (2016)
NKC - BTD150 (2015)
NKC - No Drama (2015)
NKC - THD149 (2014)
NKC ft. MM - ??? (2018)
NKC - Hissing (2017)
NKC - Codeine Crash (2016)
NKC - Salon Room (2015)
NKC - Tongue on a Razor (2010)
NKC - Posh Buzz (2018)
NKC - Pixelate (2017)
NKC - Dual Power (2016)
NKC - Hague Basement VIP (2015)
NKC - Domain Frame (2015)
NKC - Honest Drums (2017)
NKC - Jewel Power (2015)
NKC - Blocked (2016)
Drum Thing - Warp Skin (NKC Remix) (2017)
NKC - Puncture (2017)

full show is on mixcloud:
https://www.mixcloud.com/NoodsRadio/nofile-w-nrk-22nd-september-18/

100% NKC Productions Mix for NoFile on Noods Radio - 22nd September 2018

Tracklist

Tomas Urquieta - Nahual
Kenny Dope - Tribal Dance (Part 2)
De Grandi - Chrome
Neana - Metropolitan Drums
Swisha - BMC Loop
Martel Ferdan - (CRA)
Vjuan Allure - Kongtronik
Louie Vega & Luisito Quintero - Yemaya (DJ Tool Mix)
Darren Sains & Balo - Pray (feat. J Thornton) Beats
Scratchclart - Drm Walk
DJ Navy - America
Kush Jones - They Should've Never Gave U Drums
Edgar V & Carlos Torre - Drop It
Neana - Terror Danjah Beats
DJ Jigsaw - (We Are) The Revolution
DJ JM - Waterwheel
MM - ?
DJ JM & TSVI - Mad Move
Scratchclart - Kong
NKC - Hissing
[tribal house classic]
[tribal techno classic]
DJ JM - Quiet Lyf
[can't ID]

art by https://twitter.com/3000000000am/status/1046646408202342400
10twentyradio.com

ETS on 1020 Radio with NKC - 10th October 2018

www.1020.live

art by https://twitter.com/3000000000am/status/1082719226790662145

ETS on 1020 Radio with NKC - 9th January 2019

First 30 mins = NKC
Second 30 mins = @daebakjpeg

www.1020.live

ETS on 1020 Radio with NKC & Daebak - 13th February 2019

"With h*rd drum headed for rapid implosion, NKC will be transmitting a four-part mix series live on 1020 Radio focused on the four-letter syncopated subgenres set to spin out of the debris. Expect custom-build demos, rare 320s and forthcoming Even The Strong releases."

**** DRUM WILL NEVER DIE - Part 1 of 4 - Hard.
Featuring music by Superficie, Syn, Kaval, Strict Face, Strick, Millia Rage, Lemonick, Avernian, Ovid and more.

**** Drum Will Never Die

HARD DRUM WILL NEVER DIE (**** Mix Series 1/4) - 1020 Radio - 30th July 2019

"With h*rd drum headed for rapid implosion, NKC will be transmitting a four-part mix series live on 1020 Radio focused on the four-letter syncopated subgenres set to spin out of the debris. Expect custom-build demos, rare 320s and forthcoming Even The Strong releases."

**** DRUM WILL NEVER DIE - Part 2 of 4 - Soft.
Featuring music by Martel Ferdan, Bakongo, Wizard Of, Lithe, DJ JM, OMAAR, Jock Club, Dean Lyon, Martyn and more.

SOFT DRUM WILL NEVER DIE (**** Mix Series 2/4) - 1020 Radio - 5th September 2019

LA based producer and DJ, davOmakesbeats, releases bonus tracks and remixes from his summer EP release 'Shadowboxing'. Remixers include Murder He Wrote, NKC, Dos Flakos, Bored Lord, and Wildkatz.

Shadowboxing: Bonus Tracks & Remixes

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Shadowboxing (NKC Bonus Beats)

"With h*rd drum headed for rapid implosion, NKC will be transmitting a four-part mix series live on 1020 Radio focused on the four-letter syncopated subgenres set to spin out of the debris. Expect custom-build demos, rare 320s and forthcoming Even The Strong releases."

**** DRUM WILL NEVER DIE - Part 3 of 4 - Fast.
Featuring music by Syn, Async Figure, Fakethias, Onleash, Moa Pillar, Gage, AceMo, Scratchclart, Galtier, T5UMUT5UMU, Neana, Strick and more.

FAST DRUM WILL NEVER DIE (**** Mix Series 3/4) - 1020 Radio - 29th Jan 2020

"With h*rd drum headed for rapid implosion, NKC will be transmitting a four-part mix series live on 1020 Radio focused on the four-letter syncopated subgenres set to spin out of the debris. Expect custom-build demos, rare 320s and forthcoming Even The Strong releases."

**** DRUM WILL NEVER DIE - Part 4 of 4 - Post

TRACKLIST
https://open.currents.fm/post/z2f43pL7kUQzKYLYvDg3

POST DRUM WILL NEVER DIE (**** Mix Series 4/4) - 1020 Radio - 25th March 2020

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