Funkatech Records: You Know The Sound mixed live by NAPT

Just been sent a new NAPT mix showcasing the best Funkatech Records releases from 2008 in preperation for Breakspoll next month. Funkatech are home to NAPT, Far Too Loud, Specimen A and Pyramid, all making phat-ass breaks right now.

Funkatech_You_Know_The_Sound_Mixed_by_NAPT (Right click and save as)

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Rinse FM: Plastician

Been really digging Plastician's Rinse FM mix CD which I bought last week. Was turned onto it by this podcast from the London pirate radio station's Rinse FM blog where shows are regularily posted up to download. It's a great place to dip your toes into some of the best dubstep, bassline and grime out there, either listening to the stream live or downloading the mixes as podcasts. For dubstep I can recommend recent Plastician and Youngsta mixes and have the latest Skream one lined up on the pod now.

All right click and save as (or mac + save):
Skream - 21st January
Youngsta - 8th Janaury
Plastician - 24 November

To get the tunes without the talking and 'Hold tight' shouts though, get hold of the mix CDs, they're well worth it.

An-Ten-Nae: Dark Side of the Dub

An-Ten-Nae is one of the artists on Canada's Muti Music that I keep going on about. Dubstep glitch-hop... mmmmm....

Antennae_Dark_Side_of_the_Dub_Nov_2008 (direct link)

Tracklisting...
Pink Floyd - Breath/On the run (an-ten-nae remix)
Puppetmastaz - an-ten-nae remix
Bob Marley - Exodus - (an-ten-nae remix)
Damian Marley Vs Scuba - Culture United - (an-ten-nae refix)
Noble Society - The Swarm
Skream - (an-ten-nae mashup)
loefah vs sizzla - Obstacles (an-ten-nae refix)
an-ten-nae ft samba - Griot
Modeselektor - let your love grow
Mad world - an-ten-nae remix


... I found the mixtape on this random thread For Glitch Mob Fiends which is a vertiable gold mine of glitch hop and whomp. Have a browse or just search the page (cntrl + F) for names you know. Gonna check out Glitch Bitch mix and Flying Lotus Essential Mix next methinks. Also a few Bassnectar live sets somewhere.

All over the Prodigy?

!New Prodigy video!

I actually really liked the last album, all electro and aggression. Be interesting to see what this one turns out like. We listened to Jilted Generation in its entirety on the radio the other night driving down to Brighton. Soooo goood!

RIP The End: Errol Alkan bugs out

This is the end... of The End. Tonight night those who have money to burn and memories to rekindle are tearing up the floors of one of London's most loved clubs one last time. Enough eulogies have been written to wrap round the sun in the last few weeks so I thought I'd just leave you with a classic mix by one of tonight's headliners Errol Alkan, live at Bugged Out in 2005.

Erol Alkan Live At Bugged Out London, May 2006 (direct link)

You can download more Alkan electro jiggyness and subscribe to a podcast on his website. Personally, my favourite stuff is from 2005/2006 when he was playing filthier electro and less indie disco but Alkan is always a consummate DJ and I'll leave you to explore for yourself!

You can read a recent interview with Mr Alkan about playing years of Bugged Out and his musical direction on The End's website here.

Lurking around on Psyforum

So, way back on Psyforum in 2005 I discovered Chickens of the Infinite by DJ Lurk - a two part mixtape with a silly name that grooved from lush progressive trance into funky upbeat psytrance via a blend of smooth bass and floaty melodies.

Chickens of the Infinite Pt1
Chickens of the Infinite Pt.2

The mix was conceived as a compilation of tunes that Tom liked grooving to on his ipod over the summer and Pt 1 especially had a top spot on my ipod for some time after. Anyway, I recently found Lurk's 2008 update which showcases the more techy, minimal side of progressive trance at the moment, sounding more pulsating and floaty than minimal techno or tech house but with all the subtle builds, drops, noises and harmonies. Enjoy...

Revenge of the Infinite Chicken (direct link - save as)

1. massive attack - tear drop (minilogue rmx)
2. kasey taylor - trapped (dousk rmx)
3. d-nox & beckers - changes
4. antix - red robin (kasey taylor rmx)
5. ace venturer - serenity now (fiord rmx)
6. perfect stranger - stardust
7. elegant universe - grizzly
8. liquid ace - psychic experience (perfect stranger rmx)
9. minilogue - little sister (d-nox & beckers rmx)
10. out of loop - the strangest night & still
11. ticon - in stereo (even 11 rmx)
12. john deere - flesh eater (luke porter rmx)
13. dousk - hammer
14. perfect stranger & ace venturer - perfect ace (atmos rmx)
15. freq - strange attractor (liquid soul rmx)
16. liquid ace - psychic experience

An if you like all that, I strongly recommend checking out Lurk's chunkier wonky side with his awesome compilation CD on Sonic Dragon. Check out the samples, buy it and get your wonk on!

Nightshifters are Proper Villans

Last week I flagged up a banging electro/dubstep breaks soundclash by a New York gal called Jubilee (or 4AM Jess). Having dug a bit deeper it turns out that in November Jess and DJ Donna Summers launched their own label called Nightshifters. Their blog, here, is regularly updated with fresh mixes and it's all sounding pretty tasty so far.

The lastest out the gate is Proper Villains with a wonky mixtape that sits somewhere between electro house, dubstep, breaks, d'n'b and old skool rave. I have no idea how it works either, but trust me, it does...

Proper Villains - Here Comes The Neighborhood Mix (Sharebee)

Tracklist:
01. Rob Threezy - Music is Hot
02. ZZT - The Worm
03. Alias - Work
04. Napt - Gotta Have More Cowbell
05. DJ Touche - Vampires
06. Monty Luke & Tasho - Paranoid
07. Roland Casper - Punch Drunk
08. DJ Rush - Motherfuckin’ Bass (Popof Remix)
09. Project Bassline - Drop the Pressure (The Count’s Conquistadore mix)
10. Hostage - Shake it (Acid Jacks Remix)
11. Deadmau5 - The Reward is More Cheese
12. Proper Villains - Trick Baby
13. Udachi - Jelly Roll
14. Reso - If You Can’t Beat ‘em
15. Proper Villains - Vampy
16. Zomby - Float
17. Kaotic Chemistry - Strip Search
18. Rachel Wallace - Tell Me Why