February 11th, 2011

This Week In Twitter

A roundup of this week’s choice twitter posts from Mixpak artists, remixers and extended family.


DexplicitDexplicit: BIG! RT @TroubleandBass: New Heavy Bass Champions of the World Vol XIV by @TombCrew EP is OUT NOW! http://bit.ly/gJCwge

ukmeleukmele: my edit/blend of @lethalbizzle pow 2011 > http://soundcloud.com/ukmele/pow-2011-mele-blend RT


Bok BokBok Bok: NIGHT SLUGS # 17 w/ LVIS, BOK BOK, EGYPTRIXX live, GIRL UNIT, LIL SILVA & JAM CITY http://on.fb.me/gO859M 5th March 2011 – do it

Hugo DousterHugo Douster: New minimix for norvegian radio ! good things in deh ! http://bit.ly/hLGAlA


schlachthofbrnxschlachthofbrnx: wow, more than 2,5K plays already on this one: http://soundcloud.com/schlachthofbronx/nasty-bass-promomix-schlachthofbronx

DJ QDJ Q: FREE NEW DJ Q BASSLINE CD http://www.sendspace.com/file/had24c

MixpakMixpak: our girl band @HardNips_band got featured on Japanese TV!! http://bit.ly/fsUWvO


February 11th, 2011

Trilla – Etap Riddim 2011

Some men bond over sports, others women and then there are the odd ones who bond over a little seen YouTube video of 3 midlands girls doing a fan video of Trilla‘s Etap riddim. That was two years ago when I had an in depth conversation with a University Professor about that video (which has since been taken off YouTube).

With the original not really reaching further out than the bassline scene (though it really deserved to), Trilla has returned with a version that is more akin to dubstep. He’s even brought along Boy Better Know’s Frisco for this 2011 version.

Sadly it’s a radio rip at the moment so allow the Logan Sama voiceover.

February 10th, 2011

RYEot PowRR Mixtape

Baltimore’s finest young MC, Rye Rye, is back on the scene with this brand new mixtape produced by DJ Sega: RYEot PowRR. Ignore the Miley Cyrus version, skip to the B-more bangers!

Get it here.

It took something special to get me out of the loop of trying to find what Neptunes songs sounded similar to Ward 21’s Brain Freeze riddim (we concluded that it may be a slowed down version of Noreaga’s Superthug).

So when I heard Checan‘s Robocop i couldn’t help but bust a sly bassline skank rather than the bottle popping dance trance I was stuck in by listening to early aughts neptunes for 2 days. Slightly funky, slightly bassline and slightly menacing aka all the things I love in a tune.

February 8th, 2011

Funkystepz on Hyperdub

Rinse FM’s Funkystepz have (yes there’s 4 of them: 3 producers & a DJ) have just released this bumping record on Hyperdub – ‘Fuller’ & ‘The Hurricane Riddim’. Check out the majestic strings below! It’s out on 12″ and digital. Head here to cop it.


Funkystepz – Fuller/Hurricane Riddim