Beat Bizzare and Backdraft

I met Michelle (aka. Ebere) from new Manchester label Beat Bazaar on Thursday. Artists on the label include Backdraft, Veba (Groove Armarda vocalist), Ebere herself (sung with Gorillaz and many others) and MC Mr Fox. Collaborating together a Beat Bazaar Live, they're going to be taking part in an event I'm helping with called the decibel Performing Arts Showcase. It's being held in Manchester in September so will be home turf for them.


The showcase should co-incide with the release of the first album on Beat Bazaar, Backdraft's 'We Know Where You Live', which is due autumn 2009. I've been enjoying Backdraft tracks on compilations for some time now so really looking forward to hearing the album and seeing what they're all up to with the live dubstep/breakbeat band. Check out the Beat Bazaar website where they've got a badass new mix up feat fresh tracks from Backdraft as well as Bassbin Twins, Deekline, Chimpo and more.

You can download it straigh off by clicking here:
Download Backdraft Promo Mix

Aquasky get fresh

I've had an eye on Aquasky since first hearing a track on a Freestylers compilation. I have to say, it doesn't always work for me but when it does they can nail a wicked dancefloor tune, and the Passenger compilations are always good. They've just dropped this mix on Noiseporn via The Fat Club (thanks to De Rouge for the heads up!) showcasing a fresh sound which seems to be heading more in the direction of their Body Snatchers side project with Baobinga. Have a listen and see what you think...

Aquasky DJ Mix June 2009.mp3

1 ‘Took the Night’ (Detboi Night remix) – Chelley
2 ‘Dirty Bass’ – Jackamo
3 ‘You Know We Do It Big’ – Aquasky & SliPZ & DaPZ (forthcoming on Passenger)
4 ‘In Da VIP’ (Project Bassline Dub mix) – Wideboys and Majestic
5 ‘Soundboy Massive’ (Herve & Detboi) – Machines Dont Care
6 ‘Outta Control’ – Aquasky & Sporty-O (forthcoming on Passenger)
7 ‘Hardcore Girls’ (Project Bassline instrumental remix) – The Count & Sinden
8 ‘18 Years’ – Jonny L and Horx
9 ‘Ready For War’ – Tonka
10 ‘Check The Blast’ – Black Noise
11 ‘Lush’ (Herve’s Tree & Leaf remix) – Orbital
12 ‘Fuck Work’ (Andy George remix) – Cubic Zirconia
13 ‘You A Star’ – Aquasky & Goldmouf (forthcoming on Passenger)
14 ‘You A Star’ (VIP) – HeavyFeet ft. Bubbz
15 ‘3Klane’ (Dubble Step edit) – Joker & Jakes
16 ‘Where’s My Money’ (Dubble Step edit) – TC & Caspa
17 ‘Wheel It’ – Tonka
18 ‘Handbagger’ (Baobinga remix) edit – ID

Baobinga drops 7 fresh dub riddims

Manchester breaks bot Baobinbga has just dropped sample of seven new two-step dancehall fused riddims on his myspace: http://www.myspace.com/baobinga

Baobinga's set was one of my highlights of the Breakspoll afterparty this year. You can sample some recent mixes on Trash Menagerie:

A Duo of Baobinga Shorties on Trash Menagerie

Looking forward to his set with ID at Glade this year!

Breafastaz: Guest mix on Breakzlinkz

Breakfastaz have been a bit quite lately.. their Myspace page is looking a bit like it did last year! Anyway, new things may be rumbling in the bass boys jungle as they've turned up with a fresh April Promo Mix featured on Breakzlinkz. Let's hope so, their remix of Freestyler's 'Warrior Charge' is one of my favourite dancefloor tunes and if this mix is anything to go by they are well and truly back on form with some proper mash up genius...

Breakfastaz - April 2009 Promo Mix for Breakslinkz

Tracklist

1. Granite, Pendulum, Breakfastaz remix & Girls Money Drink & Drugs, Breakfastaz, Acapella
2. The Slammer, Freestylers, Affinity Remix
3. Die Tonight, Innerparty System, LA Riots Remix
4. Acting Wrong, Breakfastaz
5. Rip Groove, Double 99
6. Modern Age, Radioplastic, N.A.P.T Remix
7. 8Bits of Pie, Breakfastaz
8. Blow, Ivory, Affinity Remix
9. Invaders Must Die, The Prodigy & Show Me Love Acapella (!!!!!)
10. Rocket Soul, The Plump Dj's & M.I.A Creator
11. Shock, Stereotype
12. Omen, The Prodigy, Noisia Remix
13. Raven, Proxy
14. Skism, Back Off

Freeland: Do You Cope with badass remixes and new album on the way

I'm at risk of turning into a walking advert for Marine Parade.... the new Freeland single 'Do You', out today, has four incredible remixes on it by some of my favourite producers at the moment Joker, PANtYRAiD, Moonbootica and High Rankin. Listen to the full tracks on Discobelle who have also got their mitts on this new mixtape with tracks off the forthcoming album, Cope™ and a new Alex Metric tune. Sweeeet!

Adam Freeland went to Brighton and all we got was this lousy mix tape (Direct link)

Now & Them was a huuuge album for me when it came out in 2004(?). You can pre order Cope™, his first artist album in 6 years, from FreelandFM

How do you dance to dubstep?

Labyrinth: In the Woods

Second recomendation from Spiral Matt - deep atmospheric dubstep from the US by a guy called Labyrinth on Pangea Productions/Pure [Perception Records. Starts off very melodic and floaty while the bass progressively ramps up underneath. Very nice...

Labyrinth - In the Woods (Direct link)

1. breakage - callahan
2. ital tek - red sky
3. djunya - dream awake (cyrus rmx)
4. distance - out of mind
5. noah d - rise
6. rob sparx - the prayer (distance rmx)
7. ramadanman - blimey
8. synkro - hold on
9. miretz - king of kings
10. synkro - dub specialist
11. zomby - the lie
12. f - the untitled dub
13. subeena - circular
14. dot - chinawhite
15. headhunter - baseflow
16. antiserum - skull fucked
17. babylon system, noah d - examination of time
18. balkansky - united