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.

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Mwizi II (Dub)

Nabalayo x NKC - Mwizi II

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)

Hard / Match

Shuvvin Match

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

Shikamoo Beat

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.

Afterlife

Shikamoo

Hollow Flow

☣ 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

THD149

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

↩️ 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 ↩️ [Amapiano Mix]

WWW.RADARRADIO.COM

NKC on Radar Radio - 6th April 2017

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.

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

"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

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Calling Card

"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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