L-Vis back again with a new mix for CurbCrawlers, this time throwing together a blend of some of the sickest UK Funky riddims around at the moment. Uncle Bakongo 'Bobo' and Hard House Banton's 'Reign' are massive tunes. You can grab the Bakongo EP now on Beatport released late last year on Roska's Kicks and Snares label.
L-Vis 1990 UK Funky mix
Tracklist: 1. Mario – Bloodclart Bass 2. Fingerprints – Test press 3. Hard House Banton – Reign 4. Uncle Bakongo – Bobo 5. N.B Funky – Riddim Box 6. Lighter – Skanker 7. Lil Silva – Funky Pulse 8. Hard House Banton – Sirens 9. R1 Ryders – Rubberband 10. Lil Silva – Different 11. L-Vis 1990 – Run 12. Doc Daneeka – Deadly Rhythm
We're gonna keep it funky for the moment. Here's Makten covering for Marcus Nasty's Rinse.fm UK House radio show on April 22nd, converting heads to the sound one show at a time. One of the most inspiring and sickest Funky sets I've heard in a long while, too many tunes to name. Marcus and Mak both doing it really big right now.
Keep the funk alive!!! Here's a 30 minute Disco mix from none other than Skream for Sinden's Kiss100FM show. Out to Stu and the Disco ravers still doing their thing.
Unknown - Untitled - Cdr Chaka Khan - Feel The Need - Cdr Patrice Rushen - Havent You Heard - Cdr Loose Joints - Tellyou - Cdr Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face - Cdr Rawsilk - Do It To The Music - Cdr Phreek - Weekend - Cdr Taana Gardener - Work That Body - Cdr
New one from bass bandit MikIX the Cat. Check out his Movin' Around EP, which released on Trouble & Bass this past March.
ATFC - Praise To The JBs Hersh, Darmon – Saw (MKXTC edit Reactivate break bootboost ) Rampage – Reactivate Rico Tubbs - Born To Bounce (MikIX The Cat Remix) Electric Soulside – Pump It Up MikIX The Cat – Check Dis Out Wongo – Made This Dada Life - Cash Out Drop In (Twocker's Danger Step Mix ) MikIX The Cat – Movin’ Around Dada Life - Happy Hands (Malente's Wasted Youth & Wacky Mix) Malente – I Like It ( MikIX The Cat Remix) Daniel Dexter, Nahn Solo - The Bounce Is Back MikIX The Cat – Handz Up! The Squire Of Gothos - Sandpaper Riddim Figure – Coker Face DJ Absurd – Ninja Kick Little Jinder - I Like it Casual (BlackfingerRemix)
Ben UFO with a fresh Hessle Audio mix promoting the label's upcoming takeover of Room 3 at Fabric on May 15th. Huge lineup including Ben, Ramadanman, Pangaea, Untold, TRG, and MC Asbo. Not one to be missed. Mix is littered with deep, next level tunes. Shortstuff is on fire right now, the Pearce and Brackles collabs are both on another level. Other standout tracks are the Pearson Sound and the Untold/Tempz mashup of Anaconda and Next Hype 'Nextaconda.'
1. Greena - Maracay (Forthcoming Applepips) 2. Omar S - Busaru Beats (Sound Signature) 3. Aphrodisiax - Unfinished Business (Jus House) 4. Karizma - 33rd Street Anthem (Defected) 5. Unknown - Unknown (Unreleased) 6. Altered Natives - Rass Out (Fresh Minute) 7. Pearson Sound - Wad (Unreleased) 8. L-Vis 1990 - Hey! (Unreleased) 9. Brackles and Shortstuff - Sutorito Faita (Forthcoming Planet Mu) 10. Deep Cover Inc. - Deepin' Side [NYC dub mix] (FX) 11. Ramadanman - No Swing (Unreleased) 12. STP - The Fall [T++ remix] (Subsolo) 13. Peverelist - Teachings (Unreleased) 14. Shortstuff and Mickey Pearce - Tripped Up (Unreleased) 15. Untold - I Can't Stop This Feeling [Pangaea remix] (Unreleased) 16. Bump and Flex - Promises [Hardstep dub] (Urban Heat) 17. Untold vs. Tempz - Nextaconda (Unreleased) 18. Youngstar - Bongcat Riddem (White) 19. James Blake - Air and Lack Thereof (Unreleased) 20. Untold - Flexible (Unreleased) 21. Ikonika - Unknown (Unreleased) 22. Mala - Hunter (DMZ) 23. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo (Unreleased)
Leaving you this week with a mix from Dopefish hailing out of Belgium.
01. Safari Love - Resonance 02. Touch My Horn - Jesse Rose 03. Guy Brutus - Dub Frequency 04. Get Down - Jack Beats 05. Shoes (Djedotronic Remix) - Tiga 06. 8 Float mp3 - Zomby 07. AA 24 7 - Dance Area 08. Its called fun with a K - Dopefish 09. Look For The Woman (Fake Blood Remix) - Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip 10. Against All Odds (Dave Spoon Remix) - Chase & Status feat Kano 11. No You Girls (Zodiac Cartel Mix) - Franz Ferdinand 12. Everyday Hustle (AC Slater Remix) - B. Rich 13. If Ya Can't Beat Em - Reso 14. Guestlist (Rico Tubbs Remix) - Sporty O Feat Keith Mac 15. So It Goes (Double Depths It Goes Chicago Remix) - Bart B More 16. Runark - Congorock 17. Police In Helicopter - Dopefish 18. Bringing (Peo De Pitte Remix) - Marcus Rombo 19. Cherry - Mustard Pimp 20. WARP 1.9 - THE BLOODY BEETROOTS Feat. STEVE AOKI 21. Leave (Style Of Eye Vocal) - V.V. Brown 22. The New Jam - Hatiras 23. Too cool for school - Don Diablo 24. I'm Not Alone (Herve's See You At The Festivals Remix) - Calvin Harris 25. The Choice Is Yours - Black Sheep (Josh David Remix) 26. Rubber Band Boogie (Laidback Luke Remix) - Dada Life 27. Squeeze Me - Dopefish 28. Put That Pussy On Me (Diplo Tonite Remix) - Diplo 29. Disco Cubism (Daft Punk Mix) - I Cube 30. Doggy Style (DJ Bam Bam Remix) - Calvertron 31. Got Dat Bass - Li'll Bo Tweak 32. Hit That Gash feat. DJ Primecuts (Itchy Naan Re Rub) - Foreign Beggars 33. Whatchadoin' (Villains Remix) feat. M.I.A. - Santogold and Spankrock 34. Puah - Gigi Barocco 35. Satisfaction (DiscoTech Remix) - The Rolling Stones 36. Cosmica (Tom Deluxx Remix) - Dilemn 37. Slaughter Funk - Dopefish 38. Fucked From Above 1989 - Last Japan 39. Zealot (Dopefish remix) - Suck Shaft 40. When The Sun Goes Down (Bass Weazal Boom Shaker Remix) - Arctic Monkey
Here's a new mix from Roska, who finds himself at the forefront of the media-dubbed 'Funky' movement. His music tip-toes the lines of House and Garage and uses World-influenced rhythms and percussion to add a defiantly tribal feel to his beats. For some background on Funky, check out this blog post from Martin Clarke aka Blackdown HERE, with a few radio shows from Markus Nasty, Mak10, and Spyro to DL as well.
01 Ill Blu - Frontline (Roska Special) 02 Darkus Beat Company - Promise (Roska Remix) 03 Perempay & Dee - Hypnotic 04 Roska - Feeline (Roska 10K Dub Plate) 05 Karizma - I C U 06 Hard House Banton - Reign 07 Geeneus - As I (feat. Katy B) 08 Audiowhores - Make a Choice 09 Donaeo - Party Hard (Suges - We Belong to the Night) 10 Kenny Dope - Sound Bwoy 11 Roska - Gone to a Better Place 12 Hard House Banton - Sirens 13 Gary Bardouille - Starting Over 14 Karizma - It’s What I Am (Simbad Remix) 15 Wookie - Gallium 16 Fingaprint - Take Over 17 Magic Touch - Hips 18 Geeneus - Yellowtail 19 Roska - Feeline (Original Mix) 20 Kentphonik - Sunday Showers 21 Crazy Cousinz - Inflation 22 Roska - Holograph 23 Roska - Climate Change (Original Mix) 24 D Malice - Gabrieylle Refix (Roska Special) 25 Roska - In Your Handbag 26 Nick Holder - Erotic Illusions (Triple T O V Mix) 27 DJ Gregory - Vasefa (Argy Remix) 28 Geeneus - Into the Future 29 Afefe Iku - Mirror Dance 30 Roska - Over the Horizons
next up, a mix from Berkane Sol's Geoim, with a mix incorporating the early 90s music of Sweet Exorcist woven together with newer funky house music.
1. sweet exorcist – mad jack 2. dennis ferrer feat. malena perez - I can’t go under 3. sweet exorcist – track jack 4. dj seany b – make your move 5. sweet exorcist – jack jack 6. roska – elevated level 7. sweet exorcist - trick jack 8. fish go deep + tracey k – the cure and the cause – dennis ferrer remix 9. sweet exorcist – clonk (homebass) 10. dennis ferrer – grateful (instro) 11. sweet exorcist – clonk’s coming 12. dj ng feat. katy b – tell me 13. sweet exorcist – psych jack 14. octave one – hiero rhythmics
keepin it rollin' with a mix from Dress 2 Sweat's Jackmaster out of Glasgow, with a 40 minute mix of his own:
Lil Silva - Funky Flex Apple - Siegalizer Roska - Our Father Donaeo - African Warrior Roska - Elevated Levels Palceface & Kyla - Do You Mind (Crazy Cousins Remix) Roska - Tack Tiles Lil Silva - Seasons D Malice - Gabrielle Refix Kode 9 & LD - Bad Martyn - Vancouver Skream - If You Know Zomby - Rumours & Revolutions Perempay & Dee - Buss It
and lastly, check out this set from Kode9; a name maybe a little more familiar to most of our regular readers. This set and interview were both broadcast on DJ/Rupture's WFMU radio show this summer.
Kode9 Funky Mix
1.Rhythm & Sound ft. Jennifer Lara - Queen in my Empire 2.Kudu - Space 3.Geeneus - Yellowtail 4.Apple - Segalizer 5.Mentor Roska - Feeline VIP 6.Frankee Solar - Unknown 7.Mentor Roska - Pyramids 8.Fuzzy Logic - Twiss
