Considered one of the pioneers of the Nu Skool Breaks sound and an innovative person in trying out new sounds Adam Freeland had many a hit back in the day. Heading the very start of the breaks scene back in the late 1990's and playing the very most underground acts of that time Adam promoted the very early breaks music through DJing and the Breakbeat Show at Kiss FM as well as starting his own record label Marine Parade records. Never one to shy away from making white label bootleg records back then he went under various aliases, but you could always tell it was him from his particular style of music production.

This mix was recorded live back in 2004 at Roxy, Prague and contains basically all of his greatest hits, enjoy this 2hr 30min set.

Thanks to Antis for the MP3. 

For more information about Adam Freeland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Freeland

https://soundcloud.com/adamfreeland
https://www.facebook.com/adamfreeland

Adam Freeland - LIVE @ Roxy Prague - 22.10.2004

DOWNLOAD LINK: https://hypeddit.com/eliteforce/eliteforce-oct2022-djmix

It’s been three years since I last created an Elite Force DJ mix. While my focus has recently turned to my Simon Shackleton output, there’s been a nagging desire to create something a little tougher from some of the great breakbeat and techno that’s being made at the moment.

May The Force Be With You.

Elite Force (aka Simon Shackleton) - DJ Mix Oct 2022

Evil Nine are an English DJ/Producer duo comprising of members Tom Beaufoy and Patrick Pardy. Gaining recognition after signing to Adam Freelands label Marine Parade in the early 2000's their unique sound gathered a high following and had a very influential effect in the early Nuskool Breaks scene as well as early influences on the later Tech Funk genre.

This mix is from 2004 was made for Australia's Triple J Radio and it's Saturday night weekly show Mix Up. 

For more information about Evil Nine : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Nine

https://www.facebook.com/evilnine
https://soundcloud.com/evilnine

Evil Nine - Triple J Mix Up - 2.10.2004

Timothee Chalamet

An incredible day was had by all in Budapest in late May on the Cruisin / Be Massive 20th Anniversary Boat Party on the Danube. 

My great friend (and amazing DJ/Producer) Metha invited me to celebrate Be Massive's anniversary and the brief was ... 'please play some classics from across the years as well as some new stuff - and we'd love to hear a little Zodiac Cartel too'.

This is the result. 
900 people. 
Nothing but the best vibes.

For 2023 bookings, please contact lesley (at) iamcru (dot) com
Much love,
Simon

More Elite Force / Simon Shackleton
https://www.simonshackleton.org/
https://www.facebook.com/Simon.K.Shackleton
https://www.instagram.com/simonshackletonmusic

For more on Be Massive - 
https://www.instagram.com/bemassive
https://www.facebook.com/BeMassiveBudapest/

Budapest 2023 - Be Massive 20 Party

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

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

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Taly Shum - Rage Power [Axiom Music]

Stanton Warriors - Live on Radio 1 Essential Mix (25.07.04)

Meat Katie 'Lowering The Tone’ Podcast - Episode 23 (Exclusive Classic Breakbeat & Tech-Funk Mix)

This episode I decided to do something slightly different, due to the overwhelming response to the recent Old Skool Breaks set I played in Budapest which is posted as a live MP4 from the Breakbeat Massive event @ Frame on youtube, I have re-recorded the set as close as I could, I have also added a few other tracks that I didn’t get chance to play that night, so now it be accessed as a full download for your listening pleasure.

As always if you enjoy the show (‘set' in this case) please hit the share button and spread the word, that is how you can support the podcast. 

If you are unaware of Lowering The Tone, just head off to www.loweringthetone.london and all the episodes are up there & an bunch of release’s too.

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I hope you enjoy, have a great easter everyone :-)

x

Mark

Tracklisting

Meat Katie 'Lowering The Tone’ Podcast - Episode 23 (Exclusive Classic Breakbeat & Tech-Funk Mix)

Finger Lickin Records were the home to many great Breakbeat artists and DJs. Started back in 1998 by Justin Rushmoore and Jem Panufnik (known collectively as Soul of Man) they were at the forefront innovating the breaks scene with new music and artists, selling a pile of vinyl records throughout the year 2000 and onwards. 

For more about the Finger Lickin story head over to their website: http://www.fingerlickin.co.uk

https://soundcloud.com/soul-of-man-trax
https://www.facebook.com/djsoulofman

Soul of Man - Essential Mix - 22.7.2007

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

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