R$N Premieres: June 2018

Intro

Welcome to Mekong Reverie, a five‑track Buddha Bar‑style ambient EP that transports you to the twilight banks of the Mekong River. Each track blends non‑lexical chanting, sparse Thai syllables, and cinematic instrumentals—bamboo flutes, khim zither, pinpeat percussion, and low‑frequency gong textures—to create a ritual‑ambient experience steeped in the mystique of floating lanterns and riverine echoes.

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FootMerc x Mel G - Ima Freak

TRANSIT EP

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KOSHEEN - HIDE U (JUKE NUKEM X SIDESWIPE REMIX)

The tree grew tall and proud - who knew the sights it had witnessed across the years. Most days were but a breeze, there was little to observe but for the flying birds and the dreamy tropics which surrounded the tall branches and the deep green leaves. It was called 'Aftetto'... At least that was what it had been kindly named by the owner of the garden - he had planted it and watched it grow across the decades as he dreamed of life far away. The villa on the hillside was alone and quiet. The tree stood high. 

Stijn Sadee is set to release a new EP on Kitjen as he appears on the imprint for the first time. The label has been held in high acclaim featuring music by the likes of Suzanne Kraft, Fantastic Man and more. His appearance does not disappoint and comes with an extravagant Gerd Janson remix.

Affetto

PREMIERE: Stijn Sadée - Affetto (Gerd Janson Precious Hall Mix)[Kitjen]

Hailing from Málaga, Spanish footwork duo @bsnposse are gearing up for their new album, having previously released on labels including Modern Ruin and Slime Recordings. Out 6th June on their own @iberianjuke imprint, 'Take Me Back To The South' marks the label's first ever vinyl release.

A love letter to Chicago's footwork culture (check the DJ Rashad homage on the front cover), it's home to eight sample-heavy 160bpm stormers, sprinkled with a liberal dusting of Mediterranean sunshine.

Take Me Back To The South

PREMIERE: BSN Posse - Nevah Get Tired of Doin' What U Love [Iberian Juke]

The mud was deep and the trenches were full with men who had begun to fight valiantly against the evil invaders. From outer space they had landed upon earth and were spreading havoc and terror upon a planet of innocent, vulnerable victims. They cast their lost acid on towards the weak and hoped to lure them upwards back to the blackened skies from which they'd come. The night was ominous and dark - nobody wanted to be at war let alone with the terrestrials from beyond the beyond. 

DOTHEDU is set to release his second EP on his own Senseverse imprint. Live acid cuts recorded in one take, no reworks and no added tweaks. Real live shit with vocals straight for the club.

PREMIERE: DOTHEDU  - Lost Acids [Senseverse]

Victor Valiant is a brand new musical pairing of two friends who'd been meaning to go in the studio together for many moons... but life got in the way, as it always does.

Composed of Keith Tenniswood (aka Radioactive Man) and Freerotation resident Suade Bergemann, the duo's debut EP 'V is for Victor' is out 6th July on Keith's new Asking For Trouble imprint. Recorded over two three-day sessions at Suade's mega studio deep in the north-east, it's home to seven tracks of supremely funky electro/techno cuts.

Above, you can listen to 'Olympus', the first track to be taken from the new release.

Pre-order 'V is for Victor' here: https://radioactiveman.bandcamp.com/album/v-is-for-victor

V is for Victor

PREMIERE: Victor Valiant - Olympus [Asking For Trouble]

This was a dangerous state of crisis, the town was under attack from an external drone which left little but an echo in their ears and a foreboding tone amidst the air. It had come last night, late under the cover of the blackened sky. It had swept into town from the East and had left a fury in its wake. The beast from the East they called it, the devil in disguise under the pretence of friendship. The sunny weather had soon been replaced by a relentless storm and they must now escape the noise.

Solar & Brother Nebula have collaborated on a new EP for Legwork - a fierce assortment of abstract electronics and weirdo dance. Brother Nebula then takes it apart and reconstructs. Good times.

Solar x Brother Nebula - S.I.S. (incl. Savile / Brother Nebula Remixes)

PREMIERE: Solar & Brother Nebula - S.I.S. (Brother Nebula Revision)[Legwork]

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Teep - Tha End

A footwork inspired ode to one of our favourite hip hop classics, “Supa Star” is taken from Bennelux’s forthcoming “mixtape”, ‘Old to the New’, available solely as a Bandcamp download and limited vinyl release on Astigmatic Records, from 17 July. 

According to Astigmatic, “Bennelux is creating a parallel footwork universe as an alternative to golden age hip hop. 90s hip hop was a musical signpost to millennials. Both the Astigmatic Records crew and Bennelux duo’s roots are deeply connected to four elements of hip hop culture. ‘Old to the New’ is a combination of early musical inspirations blended with modern 160BPM juke and the footwork world.

‘Old to the New’ is a sentimental journey through the culture that has inspired a new wave of artists – from graphic designers, painters, directors and dancers to electronic music producers. 
Bennelux is a producer duo based in London (UK) and Poznan (Poland). Benncart and Lux Familiar specialise in high energy juke music, footwork, jungle and everything else based around 160BPM. On the ‘Old to the New’ mixtape they’re paying homage to 90s hip-hop from New York.”

“We wanted to go back in time and create something completely fresh and unique moving it to the current fast-moving field of juke and footwork descending from Chicago. Most of our songs started from samples that were previously being used in some of the classic hip-hop tunes that shaped our musical taste,” says Benncart

Available to pre-order now, the ‘Old to the New’ mixtape will be released on 17th July by Astigmatic Records.

Old to the New

Supa Star

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Exclusive Premiere: Bennelux "Supa Star" (Forthcoming on Astigmatic Records)

Shanique Marie​’s ​smooth take​ of “​Give Thanks​” recorded in one take earlier this summer with piano and keys rearranged especially by ​Samrai, Platt & Antonia Canal​ rounds of the EP in fitting style

Out now: https://fanlink.to/100DancesR

100 Dances Reworked

Give Thanks w/ Shanique Marie (Smooth Take)

This is one of the footwork mixes that I did on stream. This is pretty much the last mix I'm gonna do this year to close it off. I really loved how the blends came out here. 

I'm gonna be doing mixes on my twitch from now on but I might post some here.
https://www.twitch.tv/jaydee43

Tracklist:

Clear Path Ensemble - Jerry's Funk [Kush Jones Remix]
The Heights - MindBodySoul
Dj Manny Teklife - Clouds
DJ Diamond - Perk2012
AO UZZI - I Wanna
Dj Clent - Last Winter
Dj Manny Teklife - Damn Daniel  ( Ft Dj Phil )
DJ Paypal - TikTok Bonus Rx !! When A Good Thing Goes Bad
INVT - JUNGLISM
Papi Squad - AMEN LOS BLANCO BASS
DJ Taye - Let The Battle Begin (FFVII RX)
DJ RO - Dominate
Craig - Murder Scene
DJ CLENT - WHERE THE FREAKS
Dj Emoe - On the low
DJ Taye - Area 66
Craig - Bass Pumping
INVT - WORK (Feat. DJ Earl)
DJ Paypal - LOOP (s20e18)
DJ Paypal - VIP Girlz Paypal Rx
Heavee - LANDMINES
DJ Puffin - Resident Evil
DJ EARL - OFF THEY FEET
DJ Rashad - Guess Who Stepped in tha Party? (Original Mix)
KUSH JONES - Son Slide
Craig - sittin here vip
K. Locke - To Go
DJ EARL - BAAAAAA
DJ Puffin - One Summer's Day
Frost Teklife - Lotus
Dj Emoe - Move the crowd
DJ CLENT - MY LEGS
DJ Diamond - Get Buck Extend
Heavee - BOX CLEVER X HEAVEE - TALK 2 ME
DJ EARL - RIGHT DERE
DJ FLP - intuition
DJ Diamond - I Make Her Say
 LOS - 2NITES DA NITE FT. SCATTA
DJ CRAIG - stayjazzy
Jalen TOG - Smoke Out
DJ Taye - B**** I Wanna Party (Danny Brown vox)
Dj Emoe - Love of soul
Kush Jones - LEAVE EM
Nokternal - Aurora (Craig's 160 Edit)
MVNG - JukeMxEditz'19 (For Rashad)
DJ Taye - Throw Them L's Up

Music Therapy: Footwork Mix (12/26/2020)

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PREMIERE: BSN Posse - Nevah Get Tired of Doin' What U Love [Iberian Juke]

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