First uploads of 2023, so let’s make them good ones, right?

"Back with a sound that hits you like thunder, did you miss me? I wonder."

As pioneers of the UK breakbeat/jungle scene, I doubt Smiley & PJ need any introduction. This two-part mix compiles many of my favourites from their extensive back catalogue, including the seminal LP ‘Dance Before the Police Come’ in its entirety.

Part 1 focuses slightly more on their rap roots. Part 2 leans towards the breakbeat sound that saw the rave scene adopting them back in the early 90s.

Part 1 Tracklist:

Shut Up & Dance - £20 To Get In
Shut Up & Dance - Rap's My Occupation
The Ragga Twins - Wipe The Needle
Shut Up & Dance - 5, 6, 7, 8 (Original Mix)
Shut Up & Dance - White White World
Shut Up & Dance - This Town Needs A Sheriff
Shut Up & Dance - This Town Needs A Sheriff (Remix)
Rum & Black - Fuck The Legal Stations
Rum & Black - Wicked (Remix)
Nicolette - O Si Ne Ne
Shut Up & Dance - The Green Man
Rum & Black - Tablet Man
Shut Up & Dance - Cape Fear
Shut Up & Dance - Autobiography Of A Crackhead
Shut Up & Dance - Runaways
Shut Up & Dance feat. The Ragga Twins - Java Bass
The Ragga Twins - Spliffhead
Adé - Summer Breeze
Shut Up & Dance - Dance Before The Police Come (Remix)
Shut Up & Dance - Dance Before The Police Come
Cedric Winkleburger & The Yellow Blueberries - Take It Easy (Original)
Shut Up & Dance - Rest In Peace (Rap Will Never)
Shut Up & Dance - Because Of My Vocals
Shut Up & Dance - On A Street Level

Part 2 https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/shut-up-dance-retrospective-mixtape-part-2

Shut Up & Dance Mixtape (Part 1)

Shut Up & Dance Retrospective Mixtape (Part 1)

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Home of my own mixes - predominantly jungle/hardcore with the odd bit of D&B, plus eclectic sample-digging, breaks and hip-hop, techno & electronica. 

Pre-2001, all mixes vinyl; Post-2016, all mixes digital (DJay 2); Post-2018, Ableton Live. Why? Why not?
I've got an old skool DJ's mentality, early influences ranging from Sublove, Ratty, Randall & Hype to Coldcut, DJ Juice, MK & Primo.  In the early 00s I turned my back on D&B, retired my turntables in favour of family/work commitments, and got into funk, soul, reggae and so on... a lot of this driven by curiosity around the sample roots of hardcore and jungle.  Forward another decade and an early mid-life crisis saw me messing around with virtual decks on my phone, and later acquiring a vinyl ripper, with one vision in mind: making mixes.
Although I'm partial to the odd DJay or vinyl mix when I get the chance, the progression into Ableton Live was a simple means to an end.  My ideas stretch further than the limitations of my physical collection and real-time mixing, and by sequencing I can pick, choose, chip away and structure mixes at my leisure. Which I do... a lot :)

Wait, there's more ... an absolute stack of classic golden era/old skool hip-hop/turntablism, jungle and d&b, hardcore, techno and house mixes retrieved from my dusty tape & CD archives.  This includes (by my reckoning) the most exhaustive collections of classic Full Cycle and Sublove Galaxy Radio shows, live Ruffneck Ting jungle tapes, loads of studio & compilation mixes, all manner of rave tapes, and so on. 

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Shut Up & Dance Retrospective Mixtape (Part 1)

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