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I know this won't be popular amongst producers but I'm getting to the stage where I don't have the patience for most laid back instrumentals. Few break particularly new ground so I tend to need a vocal to bring me in a bit further so I can really feel it. Even great beats frustrate me as I can hear vocals for them in my mind generally. However, there are a few that still manage to take me by the eardrums and lead me off somewhere special. This Boperly (pronounced Bah-per-lee) is one of those tracks… although truth be told, in the back of my mind I'd still love to hear a nice jazzy female vocal on it.

Anybody keeping an eye towards the goings on of our Mixcloud page would have noticed this rather fine mix of Future Funk flavours from our Cardiff bredren Mr Healan, who was one of the number of acts from the city featured on Starkey's recent Sub FM show (the Philadelphia phuture trooper has also been bigging up the city in his Facebook feed - see we told you our hometown was doing it).

We’ve had an eye on Mr Healan’s productions for a while and it certainly seems that he’s found a perfect home in the current climate. Starting off in the Drum N Bass scene under the name Haze he was resident DJ alongside High Contrast at nights such as Silent Running and Enthusiasm. He has a great ear for subs and drum patterns and has definitely taken in the journeys of Hip-hop’s post Dilla producers as well as the current Dubstep generation. He has recently cropped up on Rinse FM, Sub FM and BBC 1Xtra and has been staking his name into the general arena like a flag in a battle zone. This mix he did for us gives a taste of his influences, innovations and collaborations. We like it very much and we think you might to. Listen above and if you're feeling it, download the whole mix below.

Download: Mr Healan - Chrome Kids Mix 2010

Tracklisting:

Mr Healan & Don Leisure - Passion Fruit
Don Leisure - Punta Skala
The Roots - Stereo Lab
Testiculo - We Do Every Day
DarkHouse Family - City Road
Samiyam - Catch Me Riding Dirty
Mr Healan - Hard Work
Mr Healan - Truffle Shuffle
Oriol - Shay Lo
Mr Healan - Palm Tree's Grow and Grow
Onra ft. Satvia - We Out Buddy
Mr Healan & Don Leisure - You Got More
Dam-Funk & MC Eiht - Hood Pass
Mr Healan - Mad Love For Zaggins

Mr Healan - Palmtrees grow and grow by Mr Healan

Mr Healan x Don Leisure - Passion Fruit by Mr Healan

Mr Healan Hard Work! by Mr Healan

Mr Healan will also be playing alongside Blue Daisy, Benjamin One, Monky & Kaptin at our 2nd Birthday party this Friday, but more info on that tomorrow.

Hey you lot, stop listening over our shoulder. We're trying to check this new mix by Ras G. What? You want to listen to? But we haven...Oh go on then...

Download: Ras G - BTS Radio Live Set #001

Illum Sphere - Psycho (Fat City)
Flying Lotus - Data Entry (CDR)
Mike Slott - Six AM (LuckyMe)
Eccy - Silver (CDR)
Samiyam - It`s Not a Fluke (CDR)
Flying Lotus - Vicodin (CDR)
Ras_G - Raw Fruit (CDR)
O.J. Simpson (Madlib/Guilty Simpson) - The Paper (Stones Throw)
Samiyam - Zombie (CDR)
TokiMonsta/Blue Daisy - USD (CDR)
Quasimoto - Main Girl (Stones Throw)
Sluggabed - Get The Fuck Up!!! (CDR)
Otto Von Schirach - End Of The World
16 Bit - Chainsaw Calligraphy
Foreign Beggars - 7 Figure Swagga (CDR)
Excision & Datsik - Swagga Back (CDR)

Whoops the Christmas situation has thrown our days into even more confusion then usual, we only just figured out it was Monday in time to hit you with these. No tracklistings unfortunately but the first is forged from beats entirely of San Fran 'Blap' pioneer Dnae Beat's making, whilst the second is more of a straight up Hip-hop offering from the Associated Minds' catalogue, past present and still to drop including Metabeats, Ruffstylz, Mudmowth, Dubbledge and Elucid.


There's a Wormhole in My Bathroom by DNAEBEATS


Download: DJ Jaffa - Associated Minds Xmas Mixtape

Just had this warm and fun little festive EP to help ease the ever decreasing temperature around Chrome Mansions. It's from the Black Power Arrangers, what appears to be a collaboration between THEE Satisfaction and erm, other people. It's essentially a beats snippets album of the Madlib kind with a lush blend of jazz, Hip-hop and electronic beats but using Christmas classics for the large part and the spirit of Christmas for the rest. You can download / listen at Bandcamp and we've included a couple of choice cuts below.

Download: Black Power Arrangers - Christmas On The Moon (Album) via Bandcamp

Download: Black Power Arrangers - Christmas On The Moon (Track) / alt link

Download: Black Power Arrangers - World Peace
/ alt link

Fusing the soulful sounds of the 80s such as Rare Groove & New Jack Swing with a new skool off kilter Hip-hop sound and touches of House, Stevie J aka West London based beat maker, Funkineven 1956 steps nicely into the warm, fuzzy and funkadafied musical family that is Eglo Records alongside fellow siblings Floating Points, Fatima and Shuanise.

(YSI) Funkineven 1956 - Mad Swing / alt link

(YSI) Funkineven 1956 - You! / alt link

And seeing as we're steppin' into that Gilles Peterson / Ross Allen type territory with these it's a good excuse to drop a couple of Seiji tracks aimed at the other end of the dancefloor, some dope Broken Beatish bounce alongs. Now I know there's some emcees out there that could jump on these and bring a bit more of our flavour to them, you might even find a few more over at his blog too.

(YSI) Seiji - Hohoho / alt link

(YSI) Seiji - Dance With Me (Remix) / alt link

With the weather here in Wales being as unpredictable as always, not sure whether to put up a a bright and sunny track or a more melancholic rainy one... so here's both.

First up is from George Lenton, who some might recognise from the dope MGMT and The King Blues remixes we included on our Hulk Hop Vs Crunk Rock mixtape. This is rather different to those. Although it's not necessarily happy, there's definitely a spring chirpiness to it. Vocals here are from Liz Lawrence whose solo acoustic tracks are definitely worth checking out too.

(YSI) George Lenton ft Liz Lawrence - Refresh / alt link

pic by Gem Vs Gem


Next is actually from a Hungarian Indie / Dance band we've been listening to called Mizantrop. Some great stuff but this moody instrumental track in particular caught our Chrome plated ear drums.

(YSI) Mizantrop - Jenny / alt link

Can pick up their whole album Down-Loud for free here.

01. Peter Bjorn and John - Nothing to Worry About (Troublemaker Remix feat. Adam Tensta, U-N-I and The 87 Stick Up Kids) (White) (YSI)
02. Little Boots - Meddle (Old Money Edit) (White) (YSI)
03. Spank Rock - Bump (Liv£r Remix) (White) (YSI)
04. Marina and the Diamonds - Mowgli's Road (The Last Skeptik Remix) (White)
05. Kyza – Dirty (Dented)
06. Rye Rye feat. M.I.A. - Bang (White) (YSI)
07. Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle - Rasta Don't (Toddla T Remix)
08. Xrabit + DMG$ - Follow The Leader (MWG Remix) (Big Dada)
09. Th' Mole - How 2 B Cool (Robot Koch Rmx) (Daly City / Chrome Kids)
10. La Roux - In For The Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey Mix) (White) (YSI)
11. DJ 0.000001 - We All Fall Down (Daly City / Chrome Kids)
12. George Lenton – Jungle Whomp (White)
13. EVS - Let It Go (Studio Rockers)
14. Ghosttown ft Smasha - What Goes Around (Senseless)
15. Blackout Sands - Blackout (Clocktower Collective)
16. Stagga – Bad Dance (White)
17. Gouseion - We're In High School (Run Riot)
18. Monkey and Don Leisure – Shit 4 Brains (White)
19. Mr. Scruff feat. Roots Manuva - Nice Up The Function (Remix) (Ninja Tune)
20. King Cannibal feat Face A Face – Virgo (Ninja Tune)

Image is from Paris Photographer JR's latest project in Nairobi.

Just discovered Brooklyn producer Lloop, from the electronic band WE™ who dropped the Dubstep-esque '60 Hertz’ late last year. Whilst being far from bright and breezy it is never quite as dark in its depth as some of the stuff we’ve posted recently. We’re talking Ibiza mornings after a wreckage rather than skint London winter nights. Tracks leave enough space for thought although The Cholas, Honch and ODB Scripta Elegans are more aggressive in their approach and are better for sulking then thinking.

(YSI) Lloop - Autumn Rains Until Those Of Spring

(YSI) Lloop - ODB Scripta Elegans

Can buy the full album here.

Don't really know much about The Cutler except that they consist of Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia / The Solid Doctor / Heights Of Abraham / J*S*T*A*R*S) & Porky (Head Honcho of Pork Recordings) and they produce the kind of easy yet epic and edgy (entertaining, esoteric, extraordinary and exceedingly good would have simply been too many Es for a Thursday afternoon) type of tracks that Pork have been excelling at for years. Think I might have come across them by accident on Myspace but they were kind enough to send me a couple of tracks to share, so here goes.

(YSI) The Cutler - Weltschmerz

(YSI) The Cutler - Scimitar

They also have an album out on Steel Tiger, buy it here

Don’t know much about Leoparden except that: he’s from Stockholm; makes exceptionally good Glitch ridden beats that range from atmospheric to optimistic; and has two other fantastically named music projects called :ö: and soonmoonsoon (with fellow Swede Suzywan).

He is also giving away his new album oneone absolutely free – download it here...

Leoparden – oneone

Or check out a couple of choice cuts first...

(YSI) Leoparden – Matsi

(YSI) Leoparden – La Romance Quoi!

(YSI) Leoparden - I Can’t Wait (feat Hiyoko Mame and Infinite Livez)

Montreal DJ / Producer Ghislain Poirier’s productions, in particular those on his latest release for Ninja Tunes ‘No Ground Under’ betray a keen ear for big dutty tunes from all over the world. Anyone who has been to his club night Bounce Le Gros, where he drops a mix of global Hip hop, Grime, Bali beats, Booty bass, Crunk, Baltimore and more, may lay testament to that, but for those who haven’t comes his brand new mix Cosmopolitan Bass. A journey round the world from the comfort of your own private dance floor taking in artists from Montréal, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Jamaïca, Sweden, France, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Haïti, Barbados, Trinidad, UK, Senegal, etc.


It’s not always easy to get heads to open up enough to take in the sights and sounds of Global goodness but Ghislain has the right kinda bass to bind it all and also the right attitude to see it through.

“it's not easy playing that music. But, fuck, I like it ! So I just imposed it to the people and it's working pretty good”

(Z Share)Ghislain Poirier - Cosmopolitan Bass

For a full tracklisting check his blog.

(YSI) Ghislain Poirier - Blazin feat. Face-T (Modeselektor Remix)