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We posted this video from Swedish Electro pop funsters Purpl Pop a while back but the single is now out on Fat! Records, who are also giving away this hypetastic UK Funky-esque Warrior One remix.

Download: Purpl Pop - The Way (Warrior One Remix)

Only 2 more weeks to the World Cup and already football fans are bravely sporting their Engish Football tops here in the Welsh Capital. Whilst on the other side of the world where kick off is due to take place.... this is happening!

Jam Jar - Sync into the Sun by baka

and this...

Download: Liver - Lethargy / alt link

Our boy Moneyshot just hit us with this ill old skool Electrofied reworking of an E40 classic.

Download: E-40 - White Gurl (DJ Moneyshot Mannie Fresh Remix) / alt link

Dope new project from our boy Troublemaker...

RAD OMEN - "Rad Anthem" from Nicholaus Goossen on Vimeo.

Download: Rad Omen - Rad Anthem / alt link

"I dont know which came first shitty rave music, or the drugs....."

Top choice of sample as AC Slater drops a killer jump up track that sounds good in any state, in your face Rollins... or is that off our face?

Download: AC Slater - Play The Record Again / alt link

Right we know we said there would be a Tuesday Mixtape session for you... and there is... kind of. But this is what we call the quickfire round. Hit us up at the email to your right for tracklistings.


A decade of forward thinking Hip-hop in one handy mix. Damn near essential.

Download: Om Unit (2tall / Kper / Clockwork) - A Boom Bap Continuum


A connoisseur collection of Glitch Hop and Dubstep from the new BwompBeats writer.

Download: Psymbionic - The 'Wicked Glitch of the (Mid)West' Mix


Epic jump up selection of Electro, Breaks, House and Dubstep.

Download:Dizz N Draz - Kaptivate Mixtape

This hyper than hype jump up party mix from Micky Slim is getting us well geared up for some good ol' fashioned wrong doing this Halloween at Shout Out Loud's Dance Of The Dead in Cardiff, where we shall be joining, not only the twisted Slimster himself but also the likes of Ms Dynamite, Toddla T & Serocee, Mumdance, A1 Bassline, Squire Of Gothos (whose mix we brought you yesterday), Baobinga, Oneman and Detoboi so you know that's some serious throw ya drinks in the air, dancefloor destroying freakiness of the highest order.

Micky Slim - Shout Out Loud Halloween Mix by Chrome Kids

There's no tracklisting for the mix unfortunately but it includes the new Chew Fu and Wiley, Major Lazer, Jack Beats, Count & Sinden, Enigma & Shorterz' Dubstep remix of RIP Groove and the MRK 1 remix of Micky's new track Skank Out with Virus Syndicate which is huuuuge!


Incidentally if you're creative pulses are twitching and you want to have a go at remixing Skank Out yourself then there's a competition in which you could get your prize effort released on Micky's Bomb Squad label.

Simply download the parts here and email your entry to info@bombsquadrecords.net before the end of November.

Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin (Mix n Blend's Phats Wilder Bootleg) by mixnblend

Something to make you smile this Sunday from one of our favourite crews out of South African Mix N Blend.

Download: Fats Waller - I'm Saving My Love for You (Mix N Blend's Phats Wilder Bootleg) / alt link.

Whilst our ears are in Africa, DJ Edu is doing an Electro special on his 1Xtra show tonight. He's got a mix from Black Coffee and also Buraka Som Sistema's guide to Kuduro. show goes out 4am Monday (BST) or is available to listen to online for 7 days afterwards.

We posted up the Doorly remix of this track a few weeks back but now Wiley's blessed the original version with a verse, just in time for the last of the Ibiza closing parties.

Download: Riton & Primary 1 feat Wiley - Who's There / alt link


Some may remember a couple of posts we put up from a great Electro House producer by the name of A-ux out of New York. Well the last one was just before he headed off to do national service back in his native South Korea, he's still got a while to go but he's been spending his first ever leave in the studio exorcising all the emotions that have built up since his time there, and here's the result.

Download: A-ux - Forgotten Memoir / alt link

And he also polished up one of his older beats for us which is a slightly grimier crunkish affair (it stands for Your Mom Loves this Beat)

Download: A-ux - Y.M.L.B / alt link

When our bredren Stagga upped and relocated to Berlin there was certainly an emptiness around the corridors of Chrome Mansions, however we knew he was in good company with the likes of Jamie Vex'd, Robot Koch, Doshy and Kid606 all making lots of dope sounding bass heavy bleepy noises in the city. In fact with everything moving generally eastwards in Europe, it makes sense to be active at the gateway and so we're off to join our Chrome amigo for the week and properly check out Berlin. I'm sure there shall be many tales to tell and maybe even a couple of posts, but for now here's a little taster of what's fresh from the city at the moment.


First up we have this beautiful version of People Are Strange by Robot Koch and his wife Mimi de la Boheme.

This isn't for download yet but you will be able to buy a copy soon so no fear. We did however, just pick this gem up from Robot Koch's blog Robots Don't Sleep.

(YSI) Robot Koch vs Charles Mingus - Moanin'


Plus hot off the press is this slick, glitched up reworking of the classic Dabrye & (MF) Doom track with fellow Berlin resident Flako.

(YSI) Dabrye feat. MF Doom - Air (fLako & Robot Koch remix)

Dabrye - Air feat. Mf Doom (fLako & Robot Koch Remix) by kwatro

Next is a little taster of what Stagga's been cooking up of late too.

(YSI) Stagga - Rub On Ya Bass Binz (limited d/l)

(YSI) Stagga - Tubby's Innovation / alt link


Finally we have two soundboy stomping mixtape selections from Kid 606. The first one he hit us up with the other day, and well the name pretty mich speaks for itself.

(Direct Link) Kid606 - On a Ragga-Dubstep-Techno-Rave-Soca Tip 2009 Live DJ Mix‏

Kid606 - On a Ragga-Dubstep-Techno-Rave-Soca Tip DJ Mix by Tigerbeat6
Next up is the latest podcast for XLR8R in which he mixes up an epic 47 tracks including Rustie, Drop The Lime and Dexplicit in with plenty of his own twisted productions. Check the full tracklisting or grab the enhanced m4a version here.

(Direct Link) Kid606 - Megachurch Meltdown

Acts such as New Flesh and Gamma in many ways were ahead of their time with the sound they were putting out at the start of the decade and the end of the last. Although they didn't always hit home, the vision was certainly there and both of them should definitely be counted amongst the pioneers of the type of sounds we include here at Chrome Kids. One of the key members of both groups Juice Aleem has just dropped his his debut album (surely not?!) Jerusalaam Come and from what we've heard it seems that producer Part 2 in particular has finally grown into his sound and can rightly take his place at the forefront of the current scene.

The album launch parties in London (13th August @ Gramophone) and Birmingham (22nd August, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath) will feature guest slots from the likes of Yarah Bravo, Triple Darkness, Cipher from Moorish Delta, Blackitude and Mad Flow and the London show will be hosted by Roots Manuva.

This rather Discofied Electro rockin' remix of the first single comes courtesy of Evil Nine.

(YSI) Juice Aleem – First Lesson (Evil Nine Remix) / alt link


Also just caught this over at Media Contender a second ago and had to pass it on in case any of you guys missed it, and yes this is a collaboration not just a bootleg remix.

(YSI) 12th Planet vs Ras Kass - West Coast Dub / alt link

Couple of releases just dropped this week that we feel compelled to tell you about.

First is a Disco dusted Electro Funk number from Berlin / Barcelona bass infected mic fiend RQM which gets toughened up for some serious late night dancefloor stomping with the Brain Matters and Bass Weazal mixes whilst Big Dope P drops some booty bouncing Ghettotech on his mix, Filewile gets all deep and techy keeping it fairly minimal and Stereotyp gets deeper and sophisticated still with a Dubstep edge to his Voodoo offering.

(YSI) RQM - Barely Evil / alt link


Next is something a little different from Mumdance as he hooks up with Brodinski for his latest single on Norman Cook's Southern Fried Records. The sounds are recognisable from his Carnival style party starters but it's a much deeper and twisted stomping affair than we're used to. Our favourite remix choices here come from Zombie Disco Squad, with their minimal tech topped tropical taster and High Rankin whose darkly paced Dubstep mix is what being lost in a Favela at night on Ketamine must kinda feel like.

Here's a teaser showcasing the original & the remixes...

(YSI) Mumdance & Brodinski - Eurostarr Teaser / alt link

You can but it now over at Beatport.

We’ve got a stockpile of gigantic mixtapes this month so here’s a quick rundown of just a few that caught our eyes and ears.


Any regular readers of this page know how much we love what’s coming out of the Cape Town scene, and seems our boys Monkey and Stagga’s are getting some love back too as they find their way into this massive Dubstep mix from Liver.

(DivShare) Liver - It Seemed So Peaceful (Dubstep Mixtape)

Tracklisting:

1. Liver - Intro
2. Dank - Dank Make Yur Titties
3. Mix n Blend - Out Of Town (Hyphen/SFR Cherries and Berries Mix)
4. 6 Blocc - Never Scared
5. Bassnectar - Art of Revolution (Original Mix)
6. DJ Fast Eddie - Yo Yo Get Funky (Original Mix)
7. High Rankin - No Money For Guns
8. Jantsen - Bust Jack (Jantsen Remix)
9. Jayou - Township Funk remix (VIP)
10. Deadmau5 - I Remember (Caspa Remix)
11. Rusko - Sound Guy Is My Target
12. Bassnectar - Kingston (2009)
13. Chase and Status - Against All Odds (Dubstep Remix)
14. Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)
15. Liver - Nasty
16. Mix N Blend feat. SFR - Tantrum
17. Reso - Busted Crunk
18. Rico Tubbs - Gangsters (Tes La Rok Remix)
19. Monkey - Volume (VIP)
20. Rico Tubbs - Ghetto Funk Baby (High Rankin remix)
21. Stagga - Sick As Sin (VIP)
22. Rusko - Go Go Gadge
23. SFR - Kwaito Mandla
24. Mix N Blend feat. Narch(PH Fat) - I Got Bitches


Anybody who was feeling the Jack Beats / Tittsworth mash up we posted a few days ago might well appreciate the widely extended version (i.e. mixtape) from Dizz & Draz.

(ZShare) Dizz And Draz - Fresh Till Deaf Mixtape

Tracklisting:

1.Get Down--Jack Beats
2.Song 2 (Micky Slim Remix)--Blur
3.Sonic Chronic (Lee Mortimer Remix)--TJR
4.Chin Up (A1 Bassline Remix)--Rochelle
5.Polkadots--Afrojack
6.Pon De Floor(R!M!E Remix)--Major Lazer
7.Who's Your Daddy (Act Yo Age Remix)--Don Diablo
8.What U Do To Me.Rue Groove (Filthy Rich Mix)--Ryan Margatroyd
9.Knock You Out (Andy George Remix)--Black Noise (Dizz And Draz More Bassline Edit)
10.Bring The House Down (Dirty Freek Remix) Ivan Allard
11.Ya'll Want Mo--Detboi
12.Rocking It--Black Noise
13.Remedy (A1 Bassline Remix)--Little Boots
14.Gotta Have It Feat.Digga (Micky Slim Remix)--MJ Cole
15.Addict--Mightyfools
16.Baby Baby (This Is Kokuz Remix)--Bill Eff
17.It's Going Down--Foamo and Lee Mortimer
18.FUTP 2009-- Ed Kane
19.Bonkers (Doorly Remix)--Dizzie Rascal(Dizz And Draz MORRE BONKERS EDIT)
20.Make Me Dance Feat.Reese--B. Rich
21.Tetris--Electrixx
22.Jelly Roll--- Udachi
23.a.Ready For The Weekend (Fake Blood Remix)--Calvin Harris
b.Club Action--Yo Majesty
25.Labyrinth (Dizz and Draz "WTF" Bootleg)
a.Labyrinth--Jack Beats
b.What (Boy 8 Bit Remix)--Jack Beats
c.WTF (Beat Assassins Remix)-- Tittsworth
27.IC19 (A1 Bassline Remix)--Buraka Som Sistema
28.I'm Not Alone (Herve Remix)--Clavin Harris
29.U Sure Do (Dj Dunno Remix)-- Strike
30.Song Away--Jack Beats
31.Hardcore Girls Possessed(Dj Ayres Edit)--Rye Rye V.s Hi Jack
32.--Technical Difficultes--Dizz And Draz Edit
a.Not See On The Radio---Deficient
33.That's Kinky--Mangled Bass
34.Rock To The Rhythm (Squatters Club Mix)-- Cutback Feat.Federal
35.Scarzy (Dizz and Draz Keep It Comin Edit)
a.Johnny No Rhymes (A1 Bassline Remix)--Scarzy
b.Dip Dop (Hump Day Project Remix)--Danny T
37.Kiss My Ass (Micky Slim Remix)--The Potbelleez
38.Paypur--Udachi
39.Rush Hour(Quadrat Beat Remix)--Breaking News
40.Yo Yo Get Funky (Tim Healey And Deekline Remix)--Dj Fast Eddie
41.Love You So (B. Rich Remix)---Kelevra
42.Tearing Up The Club--2 Bit Thugs
43.Wardance--Foamo
44.Warp 1.9 (Gtronic Remix)--Bloody Beetroots
45.Blow Ya Mind (Squatters Remix)--Lock 'n' Load
46.Infinite Decimal--Dubbel Dutch
47.Trouserflap (Mightyfools Remix)--Bill Eff
48.I Only Wanna Be With Bass- Squire Of Gotho's
49.London Town (Foamo Remix)--Man Like Me
50.Get Down (Vip Mix)--Jack Beats
--Outro—


To entice you all to join them on their Lazerdaze Summertour 2009, Tim Turbo and Danny Scrilla have put together this ghettofabulous mix of disgustingly filthy bass monsters, hosted by Prince Zimboo. We’re sold, check here for dates. .

(Direct Link) Tim Turbo & Danny Scrilla - Lazerdaze Tour Mix

Tracklisting:

01 The Count & Sinden - Mega (Club Mix)
02 Silvio Ecomo & Chuckie - Moombah (Afrojack Remix)
03 Crookers Ft MC Dandao - Soca Ali Baba (Tim Turbo Remix)
04 Laidback Luke - Break Down The House (Funkstar Baltimore Club Bootleg)
05 Shystie - Pull It (Ill Blu Remix)
06 Jamtech Foundation - Golden Hen
07 Danny Scrilla & Tim Turbo - Song For Swjatoslaw III
08 Schlachthofbronx - Mad Instrument
09 Schlachthofbronx - Redbull & Guiness
10 Schlachthofbronx - Regulate
11 Major Lazer Feat Nina Sky And Ricky Blaze - Keep It Goin Louder
12 Schlachthofbronx Ft Kein Vorspiel - Chupchick
13 Schlachthofbronx - Good To Go
14 Boy 8-bit - A Town Under Siege (Danny Scrilla Remix)
15 Vato Gonzalez - Badman Riddim
16 Ms. Dynamite - Badgal (Crazy Cousins Remix)
17 Wittyboy ft. Wiley - Champagne (D.B. Remix)
18 Orien - Look At My Eyes
19 Marco Del Horno - Samurai (Rusko Remix)
20 Dead Prez - Hip Hop (Danny Scrilla Remix)
21 BBK - Too Many Man (Danny Scrilla Remix)
22 Danny Scrilla - Hench
23 The Others - Bazooka
24 Crissy Criss - Kick Snare
25 Rusko - Original Cut
26 Nastee Boi Ft E Man - Mussy Mad
27 Lethal Bizzle ft. Donaeo - Go Hard (DJ Q Remix)


Out of the Red-i Soundsystem crew in Manila who have been spreading the bass heavy gospel across Asia with their Dubplate nights, Astrid aka Soulflower has hit us with a live set of soundboy slaughterers. You can catch her doing her thing across Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and of course The Philippines.

(SS) Astrid aka Soulflowers - Come Again Live Mixtape

Tracklisting:

Major Lazer - Hold The Line-Sabbo Remix
The Prodigy - Breathe (Numbernin6 Remix)
Dub & Run - Boyz
bjork - nattura switch remix
Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (Heppy J Remix)
Kromestar & Cessman - Dirty South
Lilly Allen - The Fear (JaKwoB Remix)
Ms Dynamite - Bad Gyal (Club)
Ninjasonik - Tight Pants
Michael Jackson -Billie Jean (Tek Step Remix)
The Glitch Mob - West Coast Rocks (The Glitch Mob Remix)
Bassnectar - Heads Up (California Style)
Caspa - Rat-A-Tat Tat
HD4000 - South Street (HD4000's VIP remix)
6BLOCC - Take 2
Bassnectar - Kingston
6BLOCC - Boom
PANTyRAID - Beba
Dubterror - Turn The Tide
Joker - Digidesign
Mungo's Hifi - Haffi Rock



To celebrate their new Fidget / Dubstep release on Electric Sushi Records that has already been getting rinsed on BBC Radio 1 and BBC 1Xtra, Kitch n Sync have dropped this slick and twisted little mix.

(ZShare) Kitch n SYnc - Boom Selection Vol 4

Tracklisting:

1.Autokratz - Always More (Kitsune Records)
2.Gossip - Heavy Cross (Fred Flake Remix)
3.Orbital - Halcyon (Tom Middleton Re-Model)
4.Lisztomania - Holy Ghost (Loves Paris Remixomania)
5.High Rankin - Bubble & Squeak
6.La Roux - Bulletproof (Zinc Remix)
7.Blatta & Inesha - Aint Nouthin To Fuck With
8.Boltan - Laughing Through My Teeth (Blatta & Inesha Remix)
9.Vega - All To Vivid (The Funk Out Remix)
10.Crookers - Para De Gracinha (Stick K Remix)
11.Dan Thomas - The Real Thing (Kitch 'n Sync Remix)
12.Mikey Dalton - Smart Party
13.Young Nutz Vs Funk Out - Funky Nutz
14.Depeche Mode - Peace (Herves Warehouse Frequencies Mix)
15.Kitch 'n Sync - Agrabah (Original Mix)
16.Mini K - Funk Lover (Original Mix)
17.Malente - Music Forever (Urchins Remix)
18.Kelevra & Whiskey pete - Jak Muzik (Aniki Remix)
19.Frederik Mooij -Big Up

Plus here's a free Dubstep track from the fellas too...

(YSI) Kitch N Sync - All Bless / alt link


Stepping out of the French Drum & Bass and Breaks scene into the world of Electro, Digi-Dancehall and Bass whompin' Hip-hop, Flore has a new single on Botchit & Scarper featuring the Riddim Killa himself Rodney P and Yo! Majesty's Shunda K on vocals and a forthcoming album... oh yes, and she's also got this fantastic new mix too of course.

(SS) Flore - DJ Mix

Tracklisting:

01. Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance (Buraka Som Sistema rmx)
02. Solo - Congoloid (Mowgli rmx)
03. Jesse Rose, Hervé & Action Man - Wind it up
04. K.Gol - Shell Game
05. BassJackers - Sujo (Bart Bmore Balkan edit)
06. Flore & Shunda K - The Test (Botchit & Scarper)
07. Speech Debelle - Go then, bye (Photomachine & El-B rmx)
08. Dre Skull feat. Sizzla - Gone too far (Dre Skull rmx)
09. Flore & Rodney P - We Rewind (Am I Angry ? Flore mix) (Botchit & Scarper)
10. Unknown - Dance Motha Fucka
11. Bassnectar & Freq nasty - Everybody knows
12. Rock & Junior - Let's get Physical (Frikstailers rmx)
13. Flore & Rodney P - We Rewind (Botchit & Scarper)
14. The Chemical Brothers - Hot Acid Rythm (Flore edit)
15. Digital Filth & Will Bailey - Krusher (Digital Filth rmx)
16. The Widdler - Sensi Samuri
17. Deekline & Wizard - Bounce & Rebounce (Bassnectar rmx)


And lastly but never ever least, Chew Fu gets us ready for the weekend with some straight up big dancefloor remixes that he cooks up so well, including his very own funked up House version of Purple Rain with Steve Clisby bravely taking over Prince on the vocals (and doing a pretty good job of it too).

(ZShare) Chew Fu - Do Drugs, Get High, Pass Out

Tracklisting:

01.Steve Clisby & Chew Fu_Purple Rain(Prince Cover)
02.Ciara & Justin Timberlake_Love Sex Magic(Chew Fu Small Room Fix)
03.Lady Gaga_Paparazzi(Chew Fu GhettoHouse Fix)
04.Black Eyed Peas_Boom Boom Pow(Chew Fu GhettoHouse Fix)
05.Jason Nevins & Greg Nice_Candyman(Chew Fu GhettoHouse Fix)
06.Lady Gaga_Love Game(Chew Fu GhettoHouse fix)
07.Don Diablo_BLOW(Chew Fu "DO DRUGS"fix)
08.3OH!3 feat Kid Cudi_Don`t Trust Me(Chew Fu GhettoHouse Fix)
09.P.Diddy_Diddy Bop(Chew Fu GhettoHouse fix)
10.Britney Spears_If U Seek Amy(Chew Fu GhettoHouse Fix)
11.Ruffneck_Everybody b Somebody(Chew Fu GhettoFunk fix)
12.Master SHortie_Rope Chain(Chew Fu Big Room Fix)
13.Doug E Fresh & Chew Fu_Do It Like This(Big Room Club Fix)
14.Crazy Cousinz_Its That Funky(Chew Fu "Candy"GhettoHouse Fix)
15.Chew Fu feat Steve Clisby_Stand By Me(Big Room Fix)
16.Linkin Park & JayZ_Encore(Chew Fu GhettoHouse Fix)
17.Marilyn Manson_Devour(Chew Fu GhettoHouse Fix)
18.Kings Of Leon_Use Somebody(Chew Fu Festival Fix)

Fabric prove themselves to be the super club to end all once again this Friday with another monumental line up that seems to come as standard for them.

This time it's artists such as Scratch Perverts, Foreign Beggars, Jackbeats, Poirier & MC Zulu, DJ Hype, Mumdance and Badness that might well tempt us down for another visit.

Here's a little taster of Room 3 which will be occupied by the Dirty Canvas fellas.

(ZShare) Dirty Canvas ft Brackles & Mumdance on Diesel U:Music Radio

Backed up by a soundtrack that spans over two decades of clubbing, all wrapped up in a tasty present day pastiche, New York City’s Vinyl Life at first sound a bit like classic Jungle Brothers, only with haircuts and designer jeans, before delving deeper into the club, ending up in the ladies toilets doing lines off somebody's breast, losing any associations with the Brother's afrocentric meanderings on the dancefloor of the club's sweaty backroom where all the really cool kids hang out.

Finally they hit the after party and it ain't stopping til way past 6am as their forthcoming self titled album and Jack The Hype mix are left to loop round on the player until the very last few remaining people are left standing... and that's probably going to be Vinyl Life themselves.

(YSI) Vinyl Life vs. Kraftwerk - Good Life (It's More Fun To Compute) / alt link

(Direct Link) Vinyl Life - Jack The Hype Mix (zip)

Slowly the Glastonbury memories are starting to return and so we can begin to tell you a little about our weekend adventures. We all had completely different experiences so will try and bring you at least a couple of viewpoints but this is how it pretty much went down for me...

Having been in attendance at the festival since I was a knee high nipper it seems to be almost against the Glastonbury way to plan out your weekend and flap around stressing about getting to see all the acts you want... so I never do. In fact I generally spend most of the time not seeing fantastic acts, which this year included Hudson Mohawke, Q Tip, N.E.R.D., Don Diablo and erm Bruce Springsteen and it works out pretty well for me. The main issue is I really can’t deal with the big stages or the Dance arenas, when people complain that Glastonbury has lost its way and become too commercial, they have obviously spent too much time in the wrong parts.


My lady friend and I did make one bold mission to the Dance arena. We tried reaching over to see Raffertie in the Dance Lounge on Thursday night but the times were changed and so we managed to miss his set. Feeling just a tad disappointed and left in the middle of the masses, who were being visited upon by a biblical thunderstorm, we vowed not to set foot over that end of the festival for the rest of our time there and so stayed safely on the other side with the futuristic dystopian dreamlands of Shangri La, Arcadia and Trash City.

We did venture into the Pyramid area to catch some of The Specials set but it wasn’t until Ghost Town that the miserable magic of Terry Hall truly seemed to fit the proceedings, that was their last tune and pretty much the last thing I can seem to remember as a friend with a big bag of horse tranquilizer helpfully ensured an early return to my tent only to re-emerge around 4am to carry on. Bouncing from Bashment in Trash City to Balloons at the Stone Circle would generally seem like a culture shock if it wasn’t for the fact that Glastonbury is carefully tied together with an anything goes attitude that makes it all seem as equally strange as it is perfectly normal.


The Bassline Circus dome in Shangri La seemed like the perfect home for our set as it sat like the central hive raised above an area that was part Brave New World and part Star Wars. The place was spilling out the door and the crowd were well hyped for some dirty bass heavy beats thanks to some killer sets from live Dubstep troop Engine-Earz and Radio 1’s Bobby Friction, not to mention the Circus’s own off the wall antics which sit sharply on the edge of both the street and the stage. The set itself couldn’t have really gone better, and even though security weren’t too pleased at the stage invasion that got completely out of control, we figured it was a pretty good sign we were doing alright.


Sound seemed to be a major issue throughout the festival though, something they really need to sort out in future (as well as the 8 hour queue to get in on Wednesday), it didn’t help that Bruce Springsteen apparently ordered all the sound systems turned down during his set (a fact that our boys Sicknote were most upset about, check one of the band's blog). Hot 8 Brass Band put on a decent show but the sound was plain awful, and was even worse some of the other times we went past the Jazz World stage. That might have been part of the problem with Roots Manuva's show on that stage, but actually it was more likely the rather poor selection of tunes (didn’t he notice nobody actually bought his last album) and having the stage presence of an agoraphobic, albeit a mildly enthusiastic one. Dizzee Rascal was also rather lacking in the performance department although he has a strong enough repertoire of crowd pleasers to help the masses not notice, and masses there were indeed. He has firmly cemented his move from bad boy Grime artist to golden boy Pop star and the amount of grannies, trannies, teenagers and ravers singing / rapping along in the crowd certainly proved that. There was also the obligatory tribute to Michael Jackson, which consisted of Semtex playing a few instrumental bars of about four Mikey tracks whilst Dizzee acted like he was going to rap over them… but didn’t. Of course the death of Jacko was the main conversation of choice over the weekend and it was surprising how quickly the T Shirts announcing it started popping up everywhere.


The other main topic was whether to watch Blur or Prodigy (again the T Shirts joined in the conversation), we avoided this problem by spending this period in our tent, I can’t really tell you much about what we were doing but it involved some 2CB and a higher level of tantric than an Indian holy man could hope to reach. Even though Blur were supposed to have been amazing, I could almost guarantee that I was having a better time than anyone actually there watching them. We eventually made it back into the festival to catch the last bout of rain and miss a fantastic show from Chrome Hoof at Trash City due to an overt queue aversion.


I guess the main way to sum up the different approaches to Glastonbury is: the package tour way, where you see all of the sights and sounds you’re supposed to and vow to get your money’s worth. You marvel at some things, taking plenty of photos, but then you get disappointed a lot, complaining that it’s not like the brochure and being stuck with the rest of the package tour crowd on their stag and hen parties; then there’s the backpacker way where you wonder off the beaten track, discover the dodgy back lane bars with that great little band that nobody’s ever heard of, meet shed loads of people then lie to your family about how you got to see The Boss / Machu Picchu but lost your camera so don’t have the photos to show how great it was.


We had definitely overdosed on Michael Jackson by the time we left Glastonbury and things aren't going to ease off for some time yet, but seeing as it was the biggest news of the festival it's only right to add our tuppence worth. Here's a bunch of our favourite tributes that have rolled in so far. Tributes if not for the King Of Pop himself, then for all those poor buggers who paid ridiculous amounts of money to go and see him this month.



(YSI) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Tek-Step Remix) / alt link

(YSI) Sway - The King Full Stop / alt link

(YSI) Hype On Hype Vs Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (Dirty Dub Drop) / alt link

And here's a few more from our friends over at Subservient Experiment.

(YSI) Michael Jackson - Remember the Time (Don Diablo Remix) / alt link

(YSI) The Hood Internet - Billie Wildcat Jean (MJ vs. Ratatat) / alt link

(YSI) Michael Jackson - Beat It (LehtMoJoe Remix) / alt link

Rucker aka Brandon from Deviant Soundsystem has an ever increasing bag of heavy bass lines, thick kicks, and shuffled percussion that is about ready to burst onto the Fidget scene with huge results.

He's dropped us a little taster here for you, his grimey bootleg remix of a dope Pase Rock and Santigold track.

(YSI) Pase Rock ft. Santigold - Lindsay Lohans Revenge (Ruckers Revenge Remix) / alt link

We gave you a little taster of Blood Shake not long ago, tasted a bit like sweat and strawberries if we remember rightly. Well seems they have a whole heap of other Bass flavoured beauties on their new album Dirty Ghetto Lovers, from Electro, Bmore and Dubstep to their homegrown Baile Funk style, all blended together with just the right amount of spice.

(YSI) Blood Shake - Mulumba / alt link

(YSI) Blood Shake - Durban / alt link

(YSI) Blood Shake feat. MC Gringo + MC Nem - Fock Me Baby Avontade / alt link

As the summer offically starts pretty miserably weather wise for some people, iamxl drops a brand new mix that makes it all sunshine and beaches with a jacking blend of Electro coated Reggae, Funk, Jazz, Hip-hop and Pop. Although the man from Vancouver has been hitting us up with plenty of his own remixes over the past few months this is his first mixtape outing since last year's Back To Berlin, a most welcome return indeed.

(MF) iamxl - D.A.N.C.E. Happens

Tracklisting

01. Sublime - Summertime (iamxl edit)
02. Booty Cologne - Shake What Your Mama Gave Ya (don't feed the monkey remix)
03. Rye Rye ft. MIA - Bang Bang (Nacey Remix)
04. Missy Elliott vs Jesse Rose - Touch my Horn (Hump Day remix)
05. Mowgli - Pa Po Pon
06. N.A.S.A. - Gifted (Steve Aoki remix)
07. Chris Kaeser - Who's in the House? (DJ Chuckie remix)
08. Tiga - Shoes (Noob Remix)
09. Claude Von Stroke - Deep Throat (Justin Martin remix)
10. Douster - More Gunz
11. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers (Doorly Dubstep remix)
12. Santigold - Unstoppable (iamxl edit)
13. K-OS - Sunday Morning (iamxl edit)
14. Too Short - I Need a Freak (iamxl remix)
15. Le Le - Breakfast (Mercury remix)
16. Claude Von Stroke - Peanut Butter Jelly Time (Miami Bootleg)
17. Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (BeatauCue remix)
18. Stoopit - Wamp Wamp (Red Foxx Chopped n FX Edit)
19. Fashen - Bam Bam
20. Switch - A Bit Patchy in Bulo (Tate Re-rub)
21. Bass Weazals - Weazals Love Reggae
22. Krs-One - Sound of the Police (Freq Nasty mix / iamxl edit)
23. Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp (ButtonMasher remix)
24. Bass Weazals - Weazaling (ultra low remix)
25. Prince - When Doves Cry (Bobentunem remix)
26. Hot Chip - Over and Over (Solid Groove remix)
27. Nostalgia 77 & Alice Russell - 7 Nation Army (iamxl edit)

We rolled in force down to Fabric in London on Friday to add some extra legs on the dancefloor for Stagga's set in the Rag & Bone room alongside Raffertie, Kanji Kinetic, noyeahno and Warlock. Some heavy sets from all which pretty much kept us posted in that room except for getting lost on the way to the bar / toilet / smoking area a few times and getting kinda nutty to DJ Hype tearing it down in one of the other rooms.

Next night we touched down at Cardiff's new regular club gathering for all things dutty, electronic and bass heavy, Music By Numbers, which also saw Raffertie's first visit to the city with appearances from the likes of Foamo, Mumdance, Schlacthofbronx, Detboi, Toddla T and Squire Of Gothos all lined up for the future.

As good an excuse as any to post these two recent mixes from the big bouncing ball of banging bonkers beats that is Raffertie. The first was posted on the Fabric First blog as a promo for the night and the other was recorded for Rob Da Bank & Friends on BBC Radio 1 a couple of weeks back.

(SS) Raffertie - Fabric Mix

Tracklisting:

01. Intro
02. Stagga - Face Gets Splat
03. Toasty - The Knowledge (Untold Remix)
04. R1 Ryders - Rubberband
05. Raffertie - Temper Temper
06. L-Vis 1990 - United Groove
07. Raffertie - Sequence Thinking
08. Raffertie - 7th Dimension
09. Major Lazer - Hold The Line (Numan's Zapper Remix)
10. Joker & Ginz - RE-UP
11. Raffertie - Doves
12. Stagga - Sick As Sin (Ultra V.I.P.)
13. Starkey - Creature
14. Raffertie - Vomit Riddim
15. Starkey - Fidelio
16. Outro

This delicious new Stagga track was also posted as a promo for the night.

(YSI) Stagga - Robotomy / alt link


(SS) Raffertie - Rob Da Bank & Friends Mix

Tracklist:

01. Raffertie - Hole
02. Kanji Kinetic - Deep Down South
03. The Squire of Gothos - Old Skool Shit
04. Raffertie - Pumping Like Reeboks
05. Diplo & Laidback Luke - Hey (Foamo Remix)
06. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (The Artful Dodger Remix)
07. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (Acapella)
08. Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On
09. Aretha Franklin - Deeper Love (Acapella)
10. Benga & Coki - Night
11. 2 Unlimited - Tribal Dance
12. George Michael - Freedom (Raffertie Re-Edit)
13. 2 Unlimited - Let The Beat Control Your Body
14. Fragma - Toca's Miracle (Raffertie Re-Edit)
15. 16 Bit - Panic
16. Dubwise - Pull Up
17. Reso - Smash Your Face In
18. Reso vs. VENT - Rumble
19. Raffertie - Eyes Closed
20. Jakes - Rock The Bells
21. Joker & Ginz - Purple City
22. Starkey - Starting Gates
23. Akira Kiteshi - Boom N Pow (Raffertie Remix)
24. Raffertie - Vomit Riddim
25. Akira Kiteshi - Ming The Merciless
26. Raffertie - Antisocial (B. Rich Remix)
27. Bombay Bicycle Club - Always Like This (Raffertie Remix)
28. Raffertie - Stomping Grounds VIP
29. Raffertie - Sugar
30. Outro

Just before the Raffertie mix was this equally filthy selection from A1 Bassline.

(ZS) A1 Bassline - Rob Da Bank & Friends Mix