in the clubs when these came out. classic & priceless!

How do you always find ways to touch my spirit...

This is my set from the Beats 4 Love Festival which took place at Dolní Vítkovice in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in the summer of 2023.

Since I returned to the fray in 2023, I've been using Ableton and a number of controllers to create my sets and am loving the flexibility it gives me to do deeper dives into edits, overdubs, mashups and mixes. It wasn't uncommon during this set to have four or five audio channels running simultaneously. I hope you enjoy the ride!

Forbookings, please contact lesley (at) iamcru (dot) com
Much love,
Simon

Elite Force (aka Simon Shackleton) - Beats For Love Festival 2023

A RE:CONSTRUCTED set is a *long* way removed from a standard DJ set. Here's how it works.

Simon takes hundreds of tracks from his huge library, painstakingly deconstructs them (using Ai if needed to separate elements from the original tracks), and then pieces everything back together to create a hugely emotive and immersive musical story.

He uses Ableton Live and multiple controllers to trigger up to 16 individual channels of audio at any one time during the performance, and also performs live keyboard overdubs. The end result is a hugely addictive, compulsive and compelling blend of music that's often new, often familiar but always utterly unique.

This is storytelling on a giant canvas, and in 2024 we will be adding visuals and further live instrumentation to these RE:CONSTRUCTED sets.

Simon Shackleton presents Futureshock - Sci-Fi Re:Constructed - Denver, November 2023

RePlumped

RePlumped - Mixtape - Plump Djs

It's Advent Day 23, it's my birthday, and it's time to get the party started in style with this brand-new and exclusive Breakbeat mix from the Drumattic Twins!

Reaching out after our call out for content for this year's Advent calendar, Nick Slater kindly offered his services and after a proper dig through his music collection, he has turned out another epic mix for us to share with you all. I was lucky enough to receive the mix a couple of days ago and after rinsing it proper, all I can say is that my senses are on fire! Music from the best label on the planet, Finger Lickin' Records, is well-represented because as you all know, that has been the home of the Drumattic Twins for so many years, but there are lots of other forgotten-about treats from around the time of when FLR was in it's pomp. Nick told me he had a massive amount of fun putting this mix together and it can be heard, loud and very clear! Have a great one, party people!

Advent Day 23: Drumattic Twins - LSM Advent Mix 2023

Hi Folks,

It's been a while between uploads. I've come across some more breaks sets from around 20 years ago on my hard drive, this is just one of them. Enjoy :)

The Breakzlinkz site is no more but the Old Breaks Mixes Soundcloud will continue. x

Aquasky - Breaks Mix November 2005

A 2 hour Studio Promo DJ Mix from Krafty Kuts that i got my hands on in 2007.

Straight up Krafty Breaks vibes :)

Krafty Kuts - Promo Mix 2007

This set was first performed on January 1st 2024 in San Francisco at the Breakfast of Champions block party on the Space Cowboys main stage.

A RE:CONSTRUCTED set is a *long* way removed from a standard DJ set. It's a live/hybrid set.

Simon takes hundreds of tracks from his huge library, painstakingly deconstructs them (using Ai if needed to separate elements from the original tracks), and then pieces everything back together to create a hugely emotive and immersive musical story.

He uses Ableton Live and multiple controllers to trigger up to 16 individual channels of audio at any one time during the performance, and also performs live keyboard overdubs. The end result is a hugely addictive, compulsive and compelling blend of music that's often new, often familiar but always utterly unique.

Hope you enjoy the ride.
xoxo

Elite Force - Breakbeat Breakfast Reconstructed - Jan 2024

Ayyyyy! If you were at Breakfast of Champions x It's a New Day this year, I hope you had as much fun as I did! I book-ended the party, mixing video on the Mog at the beginning and DJing on the BoC Space Stage to close the party out. Huge thanks to the happy crowd out there at the end—you made my night and helped kick off 2024 with an incredibly positive boost. 

Here's my set from the party! As usual, I put a lot into it—editing, layering samples and acapellas—and I was also inclined to detoured into DnB for a bit. Enjoy!

XO, 8b

8ball - Breakfast Of Champions 2024

With the very recent passing of Annie Nightingale it's only fitting to upload a few DJ sets that shaped her radio show and her love for music and everything Breakbeat.


RIP Annie ❤

Plump DJs - Annie On One -13.7.2003

Adam Freeland & Evil Nine - Annie on One Xmas Mix - 24.12.2004

Re-uploading this mix from 2006. Enjoy the flash back! 
- 8b

8ball - Deckless Wonder Vol. 1

In this Soundcloud account, I cover music from all my eras and aliases, including Simon Shackleton, Elite Force, Zodiac Cartel and Lunatic Calm.

I feature a TON of vintage and current DJ mixes from my 25 years on the frontline as well as many classic revamps, remixes and originals.

Elite Force - Breakbeat Breakfast Reconstructed - Jan 2024

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