Roland Dubbs - Huh!

Whipped up a little NYE treat for you lovely lot. Just wanted to do something simple and bouncey. Hope this does the job :)

Roland Dubbs - Huh!

MEGA MEGA MEGA...catch up post!

Normally when people blog after a long absence they sign in with "Oh I'm sorry but things really got on top of me", or "I've been totally slack, sorry dudes". We read these statements and never really feel much empathy towards our fellow bloggers. Now, I'm not asking for extra Christmas cards or anything, but I do ask you to listen to my story and search deep within you for your xmas spirit and share my pain that was November and the first part of December.

November starts and some fat (technically she was pregnant, but I was angry) idiot proceeded to pull out in front of my new car for no reason other than that she is an idiot.

It was a 40mph road, so I did my best to swerve but had little chance. After much paperwork and extended phone call bollocks, I managed to persuade her insurance to fix my Audi A3 T Sport ('oooooh' I hear you say!). It has been almost 7 weeks now though, and I still haven't got it back. Total cost to her - £5k. Merry Fucking Christmas, bitch.

Then to make matters worse, the tossers that are Ofsted (big major scary school inspectors for those that don't know) decided to contact our school and tell us they could drop in anytime over the next 20 working days (4 weeks to normal people). So for four weeks everyone at work has been mad tense and overworked. Needless to say, they fucking arrived on the 20th of 20 days (CUNTS). Things went well, but it has only been this last week in which I have managed to return to normality!

Fuck, what am I on about - you people aren't arsed about any of that, you just want some music!

Right then - the important stuff...

Here is the latest episode of the adventures of Roland Dubbs courtesy of Mr. Hope! (Click to view) I've been sitting on this for a hot minute, ironic it should include my car! As friends, we constantly push each other to do better. I asked him for a new comic, he asked me to make a tune to accompany the comic. He delivered this to me - an alien themed mini story. So I created my tune "The Lonely Life Of A Misunderstood Alien".

It's very ambient, with lots of luscious sound design on my part. I must admit, I had just bought 'The Future Sound Of Russia' on Hospital's awesome label, so I dare say there was some inspiration from the likes of Bop et al. It's definitely a different sound for me, but I do love experimenting with all the styles and demonstrating what I can do! Enjoy!!

Roland Dubbs - The Lonely Life Of A Misunderstood Alien

Next on the list is another tune I made. It's very tight technically and one I'm very proud of. Again, it's the not the jacking, wonky sound of my few more popular tracks, nor is it another trip down dubstep lane. It's uplifting, and more dancey with a very catchy hook and some simply gorgeous homemade sounds that sink so well into one-another. Read "Deadmau5 on a comedown" and your about halfway there.

Roland Dubbs - Once Magnificent

NYE PARTY TIME!

As you may already know, I am a regular guest at Thirsty Ear's awesome nights at The Harley in Sheffield. Good friends of the blog, Paulo and East have been putting on slammin' shows for years now, recently featuring Chimpo, No Fakin' DJ's, Boca45, Paul White, DJ Woody, Kidkanevil and Bullion to name but a few.

They have records on the way, mashups under their belt, and recognition from some big labels, record stores and proper headz. There is also a radio documentary featuring Thirsty Ear and myself coming out in January on UK Undiscovered, detailing where we came from and how we got here. It features input from lots of people including some of my tunes! Definitely one to watch out for! Anyway, on NYE @ The Harley they are having a fucking HUGE party. It's already been featured in Exposed magazine as the best place to be on NYE in Sheff. I'll let them explain it to you...

TE say farewell to 2009 and hello to The New Decade in the only way we know how...WITH A SAVAGE PARTY!!!
We'll be taking over The Harley - And throwing the coolest, cheapest, alternative NYE bash in town. Expect the best in Reggae/Dancehall/HipHop/Funk/Soul/Beats/Breaks/Bass/Dubstep/DnB/& Everything Else Inbetween!

We'll have the Full Thirsty Ear DJ Crew playing our biggest & best tunes of the year. With some Special Guest DJs we've picked up along the way this year. Plus warm-up from Thirsty Ear Jukebox 45s!
Drink promos...Carling £2 Double Spirit & Mixer £2.80 Bottle Of Wine £7 Shots from £1 & More!
9PM-3AM (+beyond)
FREE ENTRY BEFORE 11pm! ONLY £2 ENTRY AFTER 11pm! LAST ENTRY 1am

How's that for a catch up?

Double Tap

New Roland Dubbs production for you here.
After spending the last few days killing zombies, watching Woody Harrelson perform 'Double Taps' and reigniting my love for sick Drum & Bass, I decided to try and make a soundtrack to fit such a scenario...you know, like that time when...
'Woody Harrelson double tapped a zombie at a Drum & Bass rave Emceed by Liam Neeson' - we were all there.
It's 171bpm - but very deceptive with it's shuffling beat and drum pattern - not strictly Drum & Bass, and not Dubstep either. It does however have a ridiculously large bassline that hoovers up everything around it. Sounding a lot more evil than normal, I give you...

Roland Dubbs - Double Tap

TURN
IT
UP!

Major Lazer Remix No.2 & Roland Dubbs Comic No.2!!!

Above is the second in a series of comics detailing my adventures as a superhero DJ/Teacher! In this issue Roland Dubbs narrowly escapes a zombie horde using only his beats as a weapon. Bloody superb. Courtesy of the wonderful Mr.Hope (Link in my bloglist!) Click on the image for a larger, readable version!)

And below is my new, and second, remix of Major Lazer. Last one was a dubstep remix of 'Pon De Floor'...this one is a tear out drum & bass remix of 'Hold The Line' with a fat sub bass and some wobble. Santigold never sounded so hot! Blow the fuckin' roof off kids. BAM!

Major Lazer - Hold The Line (Roland Dubbs Rinse Up Remix)

Major Lazer // Roland Dubbs Remix

Here are some facts:
1. Major Lazer is awesome.
2. 'Guns Don't Kill People, Lazers Do' is easily one of the best, most original albums of the year.
3. Diplo rocked at Creamfields this year (check previous post).
4. I met Switch at Creamfields last year.
5. Pon De Floor is definitely one of the biggest party tunes of the year.

How could I turn down the opportunity to remix it? I couldn't.
The download is free of course, in full 320 glory - all I ask is that you head over to the Major Lazer site HERE and vote for my remix in the official competition! :D

Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Roland Dubbs Remix)

Creamfields 2009 Review by Roland Dubbs.

Everybody tries to do something special for August Bank Holiday weekend, it's a British institution. No matter who you are, the choices seem endless.
I chose to go to Creamfields. Just like I did last year. And once again it was incredible, thoroughly deserving of it's moniker of 'best dance festival in the world'. The above photo sums it up really - you just want to be there.
As you would expect, lots of alcohol was involved - particularly my favourite drink of the moment; Sailor Jerrys and coke, which was mainly the reason why I don't remember the first half of the Saturday in the arena. Apparently I saw all the acts I wanted to see, I just can't remember it for the life of me! So who rocked Saturday you asked? Well let me tell you...

SATURDAY:
Spent most of it in the Ape tent and saw;
Skream & Benga
Beardyman
Andy C...

(...then nipped out the tent with the intention of coming back for High Contrast - but it seems like EVERYONE had the same idea, so I couldn't get back in - Gutted. I hope you enjoyed a full tent Lincoln - I was about 15 deep and that was just at the bloody entrance!
I have been the biggest High Contrast fan for a very, very long time now - ever since True Colours bust onto the scene. I've seen him all over the country and he never fails to absolutely smash it. I buy practically everything he produces including his Two Fisted Tales stuff, and I'm chuffed he now writes his own blog 'Highly Contrasting' too. He is one of my hero's and he demonstrates to me that you can be intelligent, well read and sensible yet still make slammin' electronic music that destroys any rave.
People often assume that to make 'dance' music that's dirty/uplifting/off the beaten track, you must be off your face on something - Mr. Barrett shows this isn't the case. I remember bumping into him at Hospitality @ Plug way back in like Feb or something - and being so star struck that all I could muster was "Fuckin' amazing mate". What an idiot. Anyway - I love The Contrast, I think you get the picture.

By this point on Sat I was at the height of my Sailor Jerrys dreamboat to drunkeness so I think I also saw...

Crookers
a bit of Tiesto - not as good as last year.
All in all - a good day.

SUNDAY: (much more successful as far as the temporary amnesia goes)

Jack Beats - unreal squelch.
Toddla T - awesome.
Diplo - highlight of the weekend, chuffed to see so many people digging the Diplo - when he dropped "Pon De Floor" things just went mad. Serious.
Annie Mac - pleasantly surprised, knows her shit and totally killed it...
FAAAAKE BLOOOOOD - Highlight along with Diplo. His ability to edit on the fly using CDJ's and for it to never sound shit was out of this world - and with a healthy dose of some serious scratching he stole the show. His set just bubbled along seemlessly and always erupted just at the right time.
Deadmau5 - seemed all good, missed the unveiling of his new head as I was at Fake Blood, but I was too far away to tell what Deadmau5 was doing - bit gutted...so I headed to...
Basement Jaxx - The Jaxx demonstrated why they are one of the biggest names in dance. I'm hesitant at seeing acts on the big stage because sometimes it's just so huge it's hard to get down with crowd and not seem distant up there and out of the way. But Basement Jaxx have obviously been doing this for such a long time they knew what they were doing. Their own material was brilliant with some excellent live skits added and extra BIGNESS for the live show. They also droppped/covered some recent big tunes including a few Dubstep tunes, which was right up my alley - definitely better than I ever expected.

Creamfields review over. Excellent weekend, best value for money (only £100 a ticket!), Diplo and Fake Blood won it for me. See you next year.

RD.

Deadmau5 VS M.I.A!!

Big cheeky bootleg alert! Deadmau5's huge anthem 'Brazil' laced with M.I.A's sultry vocal from 'U.R.A.Q.T'. Sounds ridiculous, works like a dream. Nothing wrong with a bit of experimentation in the studio kids! Courtesy of myself Roland Dubbs. Nuff said...

Deadmau5 vs. M.I.A - Brazilian QT

Summer Vybz!... (and Roland Dubbs update)

I just HAD to post this track. It's truly awesome.
Vybz Kartel comes correct with an anthem for all this summer's lovers, carefully expressing all the love he has to give. It's simple pop brilliance. Yeh I know, I said pop. The beat has been delicately crafted by Dre Skull, with a totally understated production but with amazing results. It will be very hard for anyone not to like. The track is available from iTunes here, it's only 79p...go and BUY IT! Listen and love it right here...




Roland Dubbs update:
It has come to my attention that one of my remixes has appeared on iTunes. Which to be fair is all good, a nice bit of exposure. Didn't know anything about it though, and I won't see a penny. ANYWAY, if you fancy a little check then head here. You can also grab a copy if you head to my myspace ;)
The track itself, a remix for The Glitter Junkies who are a Sheffield electro act has also been used in a montage video of a Hang The DJ halloween gig at Sheffield's O2 Academy, which is pretty sweet...

New Roland Dubbs tune! (...plus free YBAD mixtape)

Sorry about the photo, I just thought it was really funny. If you didn't know, that's a big dildo in Figure Of Wax's face. Excellent.

Anyway, new tune time. It's the first tune I've finished in a while due to the end of term at work being hectic. I'm on my summer hols now so expect a bit more action. Woop.

It's a big, bassy, distorted dubstep tune that verges on breaking into techno at some points. Weird, I know. There's lots of squeaks and bleeps, rises and wobbles...and it's pretty big like. BIG!

Roland Dubbs - Sinker

Also, the two Neils have sent me Your Boyfriends Are DJ's latest summer mixtape offering...

YBAD - Summer 09 Mixtape

...complete with a fat tracklist!

Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Louis La Roche Rework)
Holy Ghost! - I Will Come Back
Franz Ferdinand - Can't Stop Feeling (WhoMadeWho Remix)
Force Of Nature - Sequencer ... Read more
Mel + Kim - (Get Fresh At The Weekend) Showing Out
Passion Pit - The Reeling (shuttle's super club mega mix '99)
La Roux - Bulletproof (Tepr remix)
Tiga - Shoes (Noob remix)
Major Lazer - Hold The Line (N.O.C. Hold the trumpet remix)
Idiot Savant - Jumpin' N' Pumpin' 2.0
Marek Hemmann - Gemini
Dennis Ferrer - Sinfonia Della Notte
Alex Gopher - Motorcycle
Daft Punk - Technologic
Kill Frenzy - 5-4-3-2-1
Boys Noize - Oh! (A-Trak mix)
Magic Wands - Black Magic (L'Amour La Morgue Edition)
Peaches - I Feel Cream

WORDS!

Roland Dubbs vs. Mr. Hope - 1st Comic Strip!

NEW COLLABO SOON COME...

Official Teaser...

Dubbs shoots Blank's...and JDevious Mixtape!

Don't know what happened to May. I only just realised that I didn't post during the whole month. Twas a good month though, involving muchos Sailor Jerry's, sunshine and good music.
I got back onto a vinyl tip and went crate digging a tiny bit... it's always more satisfying when you have a phat 12" in your hand.
Copped some Caspa, some Daft Punk, some Two Fisted Tales (read High Contrast), some Benga, some Herve, some Renaissance Man...
I also caught a few blockbusters at the cinema - Star Trek (alright), Terminator Salvation (thumbs up....GET IT?!! HAHAHA) and Drag Me To Hell (dire).

Anyway, onto the tune.
I downloaded the Amanda Blank acapella from Discobelle for a remix contest...(still available if you head over there...it's on my list on the right--->). It's a decent tune itself, although I was actually reluctant to listen to it. I enjoy making remixes with acapellas without having heard the original track just to see the contrast between the tracks. Even though I listened to it though, the two tunes are very, very different. Oh, and Miss Blank is pretty hot too...

Amanda Blank - Might Like You Better

and here's my big wobbly remix...

Amanda Blank - Might Like You Better (Roland Dubbs Likes You More Remix)

Let me know what you think.

Onto the MIXTAPE!
Mr. Coops has been very busy. He played live a couple of weekends ago for Elektek TV and has kinldy sent over a copy of his mix. It's just over an hour long, and is ABSOLUTELY BELTING!
If you're down with your house music then you're down with the JDEVIOUS!! No tracklist as yet, but i'll update when I get one...you can also listen before you download so take advantage people!!

JDevious - Elektek Mix May 09)

Don't Walk Away In Silence...

Well I didn't set out to remix Joy Division. Honestly I didn't!

I made this dubstep track and got to a point where it needed something extra that I couldn't quite put my finger on... then I realised the chord sequence was really familiar. Too familiar.
I knew it straight away, but didn't realise how well it would actually work. It's only a teeny sample, but as the original is such a great track I didn't need to use large parts of it.

With a little tweaking here and there, I truly believe we have a potential 'end of the night' dubstep anthem! "PARP!" <-- that's my trumpet being blown right there! Here it is, the massiveness that is...

ROLAND DUBBS - HARDLY SPEAKING
(...which samples Joy Division - Atmosphere)

Lighters Up!!

The Original Was A Killer...This One Is Iller!

Firstly - big thanks to all at Noise Porn for posting my dubstep remix of The Stranglers (check previous post). I've had good feedback so far from a number of folk. According to Hypem.com The Bulgarian likes it - which is alright by me. I hope it succeeds in raising the roof at all your house parties and club nights...or wherever you find yourself buggin' out to it :)

Secondly, here's another new tune from myself, Roland Dubbs. Basically, it's some big wonky fidget business. A lush, summery intro for the summer season, leading into a loud, crude dancefloor wobbler for the summer festivals! (Speaking of festivals, I've got my Creamfields ticket - get on board yo!)

Roland Dubbs - Original Killah

And finally, it's that time again for Thirsty Ear. This Saturday (2nd May) @ The Harley in Sheffield. Alongside the residents playing hip hop, funk, bmore, dubstep and drum & bass there is a special performance from JSTAR!
See you down the front for that one!!

Walking on the beaches...

On my last trip down to Brighton a couple of weeks ago, myself and a few mates went to see Tittsworth @ Audio. I didn't have to spend much time convincing others to go...they must trust my choices...anyway, he was pretty brill - playing everything from house to dubstep, drum & bass to full on party anthems.
Whilst having a boogie, two of my friends were discussing how "The Stranglers - Peaches" would be awesome with a dubstep remix...I agreed with them...and then worked my socks off to get a copy, and give it the treatment before they could!
You snooze you lose suckaaaaaaaaaaas!

So here it is, a grizzly dubstep remix of 'Peaches' by myself. It was quite tricky with all the tiiiiiiiiiiime stretching involved, but rewarding nonetheless. A bit of fun to liven up your dancefloors...

The Stranglers - Peaches (Roland Dubbs Moldy Peaches Remix)

(PS. As a thanks to my boy Figure Of Wax, here's his latest mini-mix, and you can catch him supporting Flevans down in Brighton on Friday May 15th @ Jazz Rooms!!)

Figure Of Wax - Mini Mix - April 09

Gotta Be Gettin' Down

And another hectic weekend over. I popped over to Sheffield on Saturday night for Thirsty Ear's (check recent posts) monthly knees up. It was another great night, and the special guests Rob Luis and Natural Self of Tru Thoughts fame certainly did not fail to deliver. Always good to slow things down with a bit of Hip Hop from time to time.
Not only did people in attendance get to hear some splendid tuneage, they also got to take some home with them - as you can see in the picture above I whipped up a little collection of some Roland Dubbs tunes for the Thirsty Ear faithful to check out. It's more of a showcase of tunes than anything else, bit of fun liiiiiiiiiike. There's some old, two brand new, some remixes, some you've heard and some that you haven't. So here's the tracklisting for those lucky buggers that snaffled a copy!....

Roland Dubbs Sampler April 09
1. Gotta Be
2. Gettin' Down
3. Desert
4. Discotheque
5. Keep It On The Low
6. And You Know
7. Fuck Up (Throw Ya Hands)
8. Good Stuff
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9. Dance Area - 24/7 (Roland Dubbs 'Reach For The Lasers, Safe As Fuck Remix)
10. Roland Dubbs - Desert (JDevious Lost In The Desert Remix)
11. Glitter Junkies - Hang The Mother Fucking DJ (Roland Dubbs Remix)
12. Don Rimini - Hools (Roland Dubbs Re-lick)
13. Mattafix - Things Have Changed (Roland Dubbs Sweet Memories Remix)
14. Romanthony - The Wanderer (Roland Dubbs Wandering In Paris Remix)

Hang on a minute....did I just say there were two brand new tunes in there? Yes I did! Best let you lot have them then, hadn't I?

First new tune is called "Gotta Be" and is a little slower and groovier than some of the tearout, dancefloor business floating around. With a chopped up Common acapella and some odd little squeeks and bleeps, it certainly loosens those neck muscles for a good old nod-along. There's no chance that it'll turn from a nod-along to a nod-off though, as slap bang in the middle of the track is a super camp disco breakdown. It's pretty wonderful. Think Mr Oizo's 'Gay Dentists' and you're halfway there....just a lot more gay. Lots of gay in fact. Lemme know what you think...

Roland Dubbs - Gotta Be

The second new tune is titled "Gettin' Down"...we all like to get down. Again it's a little calmer than normal, with an almost Minimal-esque intro. A simple clicky bassline sandwiched between some more weird sounds and stabs that help to create a nice little roller. It has a stranger, more eery feel to it. Jazzy biscuits.

Roland Dubbs - Gettin' Down

ENJOY!

Presenting...JDevious

After co-rocking the show at the last Thirsty Ear in Sheffield with JDevious, (see above - he's in yellow, I'm in my white taRDyboy tee!) and working together on the last taRDyboy mixtape (see below) he kindly asked for the parts of "Desert" so he could twist it into a wonky house jam. I obliged...he delivered!
There is a simplicity to the remix, but it's not for the simple. The bassline is a head nodder and definitely quite wrong, but it works a fuckin' treat! Expect to hear a lot more coming out of the JDevious camp.... and maybe even a couple of collabo's! Watch this space.

taRDYboy RECOMMENDS!
Roland Dubbs - Desert (JDevious Stuck In The Desert Remix)

BONUS + BONUS + BONUS +

Brand new remix from Roland Dubbs right here!!!
Dance Area - AA 24/7 (Roland Dubbs 'Reach For The Lasers, Safe As Fuck' Remix)

It's the system that makes you a wanderer...

You know when you completely forget about a tune, only to rediscover it years down the line and fall in love with it over again? Well, in my quest to recommend some tunes to a friend I happened back upon Romanthony's classic tune "The Wanderer"...(circa '94 i think?)
(There are a couple of versions of this track - I think the one I love is the "CD Remix #9")

I had this gem about 8-9 years ago, only to let it slip through the net somewhere along the way. It's such a beautiful song, I knew I just had to do something with it.
Problem is, I wanted to keep the same feeling it emotes and not fuck with it too much, you know - just basically convert it to a 4/4 beat, a bit of sidechaining, chop it up a little etc etc.
Usually with my Roland Dubbs' stuff it's all about the jackin', wobbly bass....but I couldn't do that to this song. It's just too nice...

Although Romanthony has worked with the likes of Daft Punk, don't be confused - he is a US House producer, working out of New Jersey originally. My remix has given this track a bit of a French House feel...hence the title "Roland Dubbs' Wandering In Paris Remix". So it's a little different to my other stuff!

I also recommend 'Romanthony - Floorpiece', it's on a totally different tip, more dancefloor orientated, and another favourite of mine that I HAVEN'T lost!
Anyway, here it is in full 320 glory...

Romanthony - The Wanderer (Roland Dubbs' Wandering In Paris Remix)
Romanthony - The Wanderer
Romanthony - Floorpiece

New Mixtape // Thirsty Ear Gig

Can you spot the taRDyboys in this pic? If so, well done!

This photo was taken at one of our favourite club nights, which takes place in Sheffield every month....Thirsty Ear!
Thirsty Ear are a collective of DJ's from our hometown, and they're good friends of us over here at taRDyboy - so much so, that we're playing a very special taRDyboy set at their monthly night TOMORROW (7/3/09).
Get down to the Harley Bar in the steel city for a good old knees up with plenty of Dubstep/Hip Hop/House/Drum & Bass and all the bits in between!

To celebrate this gig Roland Dubbs & JDevious have thrown together a bad-ass, live
mix for you to download....it's a bit of everything, old & new, all big tunes.
Grab it here.........Roland Dubbs - The taRDyboy Mixtape Vol. 2 Feat. JDevious!

Roland Dubbs – Desert
Skream vs. Shawty Lo – Stagger/They Know
Kid Cudi vs. Crookers – Day N Nite (Rusko's Big Trombone Remix)
Lily Allen – The Fear (Herve Saves Lily From The Fear Remix)
Aniki - Dope Girl
Trevor Loveys & Affie Yusef – Tear Up London
Stupidfresh – Spam Javelin
Calvertron & Benga – Like This
White Williams – Violator (Jack Beats Remix)
Lady Sovereign – Got U Dancing (Jack Beats Remix)
Tittsworth – WTF? Feat Kid Sister & Paserock (Nadastrom On Drugs Remix)
Gordon Edge – Set Your Body Free (Crookers Remix)
Machines Don’t Care – Beat Bang
Project Bassline – Drop The Pressure (Jack Beats' Rinsed Out Rave Remix)
Notorious BIG – Hypnotize (Cold Blank Remix)
Mr. Oizo – Gay Dentist
Juiceboxxx & Dre Skull – Center Stage
M.I.A – Paper Planes (DJ Sega Philly Club Mix)
Buraka Som Sistema – Sound Of Kuduro
Herve vs. The Count – Jungle Steppers
Foreign Beggars – Hit That Gash (DJ Primecuts' Itchy Naan Remix)
Adele – Hometown Glory (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)
Jokers Of The Scene – Baggy Bottom Boys (DZ Ravestep Remix)
La Roux – In For The Kill (Skream's Lets Get Ravey Remix)

Never The Same

Here's another track from low-key producer PJ Sapphire. It's a late night/early morning dubstep track, a step back from the dancefloor business currently associated with dubstep. More Burial than Rusko. No heavy, wobbly bass, rather a chopped string sample and eery vocal. Quite beautiful. Sneak a peak.

PJ Sapphire - Never The Same

In For The Kill

On my arrival home from work today I found a cheeky little bootleg from Hostage sizzling away in my inbox... After a splendid remix from Skream, La Roux's 'In For The Kill' get's the Hostage treatment! A huge dollop of wobbly bass rolls alongside some large piano riffs, with some ravey-ass breaks thrown in for good measure. Get on this one yeh? Yeh.

La Roux - In For The Kill (Hostage Remix)

Holidays, Hostage and Beards.

I've had a really eventful last week or so, which has resulted in me not checking my emails for said amount of time....only to find some gems hidden amongst the... errrrr... other stuff.

To explain...

The first part of the week was spent in Brighton where I span a liquid Drum & Bass set in the corner of a quiet bar on Valentines Day...needless to say everyone was elsewhere getting their dicks and tits sucked....the staff enjoyed it though.

After that I shot up to London to go to a J Dilla tribute gig on the anniversary of his sad passing, only to find out that everyone else had the same idea, and Cargo was ram packed - which made it harder to take when I couldn't get in after waiting for tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime.

However, all this was made up for after spending the weekend in Barcelona. Very debaucherous time there which consisted of lots of alcohol, partying and 90,000 upset Barcelona fans after watching their team lose in the Barcelona derby against Espanyol...who are rock bottom of the table...right good watching a game in the Nou Camp though... ANYWAY...

There are my excuses, and they are good ones...so NERRR.

Although the following mix has already been blogged elsewhere, I'm going to post it here as Mr. Hostage has taken the time to send his stuff over to me. That's how I roll.

HOSTAGE – HYPERMIX 2009
1. Reso – If Ya Can’t Beat Em
2. Lady Sovereign – I Got You Dancing (Jack Beats Remix)
3. Dave Spoon & DJ Zinc – Ghost Train (Lee Mortimer Remix)
4. Digitalism – Home Zone (Proxy Remix)
5. Lee Mortimer – Closer
6. Hostage – Shake It (AC Slater Remix)
7. A1 Bassline – Badman Horror Theme
8. Bird Peterson – The Essence
9. Mixhell feat Oh Snap!! & Jen Lasher – Boom Da (Crookers Mix)
10. A1 Bassline Vs Rusko - Cockney House
11. Dillinja - Twist 'Em Out (Proper Villains Remix)
12. Moston & Malente – Do The Right Thing (Alternative Mix)
13. Hostage – Aint No Man
14. Foamo – Rockerman (Lee Mortimer Remix)
15. Piddy Py – Giggle Riddim
16. Hostage – Hoot
17. HeavyFeet - One Last Time
18. Prodigy – Everybody In The Place (AC Slater Remix)
19. Hostage – The Slave
20. Little Boots – Meddle (AC Slater & Skeet Mix)
21. 3 Is A Crowd – Take It Back (Heavyfeet Remix)
22. The Squire of Gothos – Sandpaper Riddim
23. Lee Mortimer - Letting Go (Andy George Hype Remix)
24. Mr. Oizo - Gay Dentists (JFK Edit)
25. Stupid Bastard – Hype Up
26. Toddla T - Manabadman (Andy George Re-Fix)
27. Ivan Allard - Bumbaclartzzz

This, is most certainly very cool with me.

BONUS TRACK +++++


BRAND NEW FRESH TRACK FROM THE MAN LIKE HOSTAGE!!!!
HOSTAGE – ELEPHANT (320kbps)

Here's a bit of an explanation from Hostage himself...
"My new tune is some pretty hard, bit more experimental, ravehouse, but with wobbles and hoovers still, but a bit different again. It's not so much a party jam, more a dark paranoid barrage of beats. This is not for an EP or release so happy to let people just have this one"


Lovely bloke.

Oh and to finish off from what I alluded to in the title of this post...I have grown a beard over half term. r8 spread.

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Extra double bonus track...

ESSER - WORK IT OUT (A1 BASSLINE REMIX)

"Out in the desert with my streetsweeper..."

First new production in a while from the man like Roland Dubbs. It's a huge dubstep bomb, certain to blow the roof off of a few parties...check it here and get your download on for free!

Roland Dubbs - Desert


Wobble on, children.

All quiet on the taRDyfront!? Not anymore...

Yes yes, i know. No excuses this time. Ya get mi? Been well slack. Thing is, I don't just wanna post the same tracks as everyone else does on their blogs. Don't get me wrong, I'm all over the new Jack Beats remixes/Herve tracks/hot new generic electronic producer tunes...etc etc when they are posted. I just don't wanna be part of the bloggin' merrrygoround as it makes it housey manoeuvres in the online world. I rather post brand new, unheard and up-and-coming ish.
Therefore... here's a new mix from previously featured Your Boyfriends Are DJ's... check it!

YBADJ'S - Feb 09 Mix

1. Lykke Li - I'm Good I'm Gone (Metronomy Remix)
2. Holy Ghost! - Hold On
3. Let's Get Invisible - Viewers Like You
4. In Flagranti - Business Acumen (Holy Ghost! Remix)
5. Mr. Oizo - Positif
6. Tiga - Mind Dimension (Tommie SUnshine Class of '89 Edit)
7. Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn (Pablo Decoder Remix)
8. Zombie Nation - Forza (Fukkk Offf Remix)
9. Rhianna - Don't Stop The Music (Acappella)
10. MGMT - Kids (Soulwax Remix)
11. The Presets - Kicking and Screaming (Bang Gang's E if for Edit Remix)
12. Hostage - Ruthless
13. A-Trak - Say Whoa (Big Nasty Remix)
14. House Of Pain - Jump Around (M Vogel's Pack It Up Remix)
15. Twocker - Stitch (Bass Kleph Remix)
16. Peaches - Fuck The Pain Away (Acappella)
17. Audiostalkers - Sex
18. A1 Bassline - Girl Thing (Merk Meny Remix)
19. The Kills - Cheap And Cheerful (Fake Blood Remix)
20. Tonka - Website (Malente Remix)
21. Kayne West - Love Lockdown (Solly Remix)
22. The Young Punx - Mashitup (Original Mix)
23. The Prodigy - Everybody's In The Place (AC Slater Remix)
24. Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era - Far Out (TMX Remix)