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)