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I'm greatly looking forwards to next Friday where I'm about to enter a head to head clash with one of the best DJs out there, DJ Moneyshot. Possibly not a name that springs instantly to mind for you guys, especially the straight up Bass heads out there but he's a favourite on Ninja Tunes' Solid Steel radio and before he set off to the land of Oz for a while had a quality show on the now sadly defunct XFM Wales with his long term back to back buddy Parker (it's Moneyshot trying to explain the "state of the zookeeping industry" on Where's My Monkey?).

Although I shall be dipping into many a chrome plated tune the music policy is most likely to be more fun and funk driven (for more serious sets look out for Kaptin Is Dead) with plenty of crate digging and mash ups going on. This selection from DJ Moneyshot should give you some idea on the general vibe, couple have already been getting love from Huw Stephens and Rob Da Bank on BBC Radio 1.

Download: DJ Moneyshot - A Million In Prizes / alt link

Download: DJ Moneyshot - Too Ruffneck for Crows / alt link

Download: TC - Where's My Money Caspa Remix (DJ Moneyshot 110 re-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

With a big pot of tribal electronic beats for the streets L-Vis 1990 has just dropped this new mix to warn anyone planning on visiting Fabric in London this Friday (June 5th) that things are going to go off in Room 2 on a monumental scale.

It's something a little different from what we expected after his extremely cheeky bootlegs have found themselves a heavy rotation at Chrome Mansions. Although his dirty and deep UK Funky style is still noticeable in there at some places, there are times when the mix sounds like an Endor forest battle against the Imperial Stormtroopers transplanted to somewhere in the Congo and at others like a full on lunar rave up (in the best possible way of course).

L-Vis 1990 will be rocking Room 2 with Rob Da Bank & Friends, which also sees Tim Exile and Beardyman doing their thing, whilst the likes of Sinden and Toddla T tear up Room 1.

(ZShare) L-Vis 1990: Fabric Promo Mix '09

Tracklist:

1. Untold – Anaconda (L-vis 1990 Chopped n’ Screwed Mix)
2. Christian Martin – Elephant fight (Justin Martins Jungle Remix)
3. Crystal Fighters – Exatic Truth (L-Vis 1990 Remix)
4. Boris Rush – Miami Push (Franky Rizardo Remix)
5. Uncle Bakongo – Maasai
6. Emvee – Glitch Dub
7. Zinc – Pimp My Ride
8. L-Vis 1990 – United Groove
9. Lil Silva – Different
10. L-Vis 1990 – Compass
11. Justin Martin – My Angelic Demons
12. Diplo & Laidback Luke – Hey! (L-Vis 1990 remix)
13. L-Vis 1990 – Come Together

Plus here's a few examples of his boundary blurring between Dubstep and UK Funky, or Dubble Step as he calls it...

(YSI) TC - Where's My Money (Caspa Remix - L-Vis 1990 Dubble Step Edit) / alt link

(YSI) Joker & Jakes - 3Klane (L-Vis 1990 Dubble Step Edit) / alt link

(YSI) Crazy Cousinz - Bongo Jam (L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok Refix) / alt link

Rob Da Bank once again proves he has a truly gifted ear for good tuneage by playing our very first offical Chrome Kids track 'Chrome Plated Elbow', a remix of the Elbow track 'Grounds For Divorce' on his BBC Radio 1 show. You can listen again to the show online for the next week, we're the third track in. We'll be putting the track up on here in the a couple of weeks time so keep checking back.

As I'm sure any regular readers will already be aware, last month we recorded a Welsh Hip-hop mix for new music guru - Rob Da Bank's BBC Radio 1 show. If you did happen to miss us showcase the wealth of talent and diversity apparent in the scene in Wales then worry not as here it is in it's full glory. It's still radio friendly but also includes a track at the end which might not be... more is explained after the tracklisting.

(Zshare) Chrome Kids - Enter The Dragon (Welsh Hip-hop Mix for BBC Radio 1)

Here’s a quick interview with Rob Da Bank that preceded the mix when it went out on the Radio:

Tracklisting

Metabeats / Ralph Rips S**t / Ruffstylz / Mudmowth /Cervantis – F**k With Me (Radio Edit) (Associated Minds)
Metabeats ft Cesto – 'Meta's Cypher' (Associated Minds)
Qred ft Opus One – 'Dungeon Siege' (White Label)
Qred / Joe Blow / 4Dee / Skamma – 'Lunar Burn' (White Label)
The Incredible Torture Show – 'God Told Me To' (LURKMUSIC)
Secondson & Humurak D Gritty – 'Rags' (SFDB)
Beatbox Fozzy ft Willo Wispa – 'Tuna Fish' (Associated Minds)
Metabeats ft Pergyl & Cervantis – 'Live & Let Live' (Associated Minds)
Diverse Concepts ft Mind Kontrol – 'Any Means Necessary' (White Label)
Y Diwygiad ft Daedelus – 'W.E.N.G.L.I.S.H.' (Dockrad)
Ralph Rips S**t ft Dubbledge – 'Kiss The Guns' (Associated Minds)
Me One ft Durrty Goodz – 'Pay Me No Mind' (Frenemy)
Sweet & Tender Hooligans – 'I Have Seen' (White)
Flow Of Thought – 'I Got My Boyz' (Flow Of Thought)
Blaktrix ft Vocal Recall – 'Trouble Trouble' (Dial Up)
Brigzy – 'One For The Money' (White Label)
Hoax Emcee –'Rhymin' Son' (White Label)
Lews Tunes & Nobsta Nutts (Headcase Ladz) – 'Get What You See' (Wonky Wax)
Parker & Conrad Watts – 'Western Soul' (Good Groove)
Ninjah – 'Woman In Control' (White Label)
Ming Dy Nasty & Redeye Knight (Shadow Law) ft Ruffstylz – 'Damage Done' (White Label)
Dead Residents – 'Smash Robot Vs Pacman Ghost' (Cuthulu Nation)
Mudmowth - Skullcrackology (Associated Minds)





Mudmowth's 'Skullcrackology' was chopped from the original mix for being too damn offensive by the BBC in a post Manuelgate environment, but we figure you lot are made of stern enough stuff to handle it. The PLO produced banger was taken from Mudmowth's new 5 track EP 'Circus In The Cemetry' which you can grab now, on collectable white vinyl, complete with cover artwork from the incredible Mister Shrew, from the Associated Minds Store (including a free signed CD copy)or digitally on iTunes.

Mudmowth - Skullcrackology (Associated Minds)

MP3 - YSI / Direct Link

WAV - Direct Link

Radio Version 320 MP3 - YSI

Last night we showed off our roots a little bit and did a Welsh Hip-hop Mix for Rob Da Bank & Friends on BBC Radio 1. The mix is probably the most definitive yet for the Welsh Hip-hop scene and incorporates a wide variety of styles. It also shows that far from being an isolated and backwards country as many people in the rest of the UK, and even some in Wales itself would believe, we have emcees from all over the country, from all over the world infact who have congregated here and helped to add to that rich diversity. There are also some great collaborations by Welsh artists with emcees from California, Philadelphia and London on the mix too. Take a listen, we have also included many of the tracks for download via YouSendIt here as well.


Any questions about the artists or the scene in general then hit me up on whosthecaptain@hotmail.com

Listen Now: Chrome Kids: Enter The Dragon - Welsh Hip-hop Mix on BBC iPlayer

Tracklisting (and Downloads)

Metabeats / Ralph Rips S**t / Ruffstylz / Mudmowth /Cervantis – F**k With Me (Radio Edit) (Associated Minds)
Metabeats ft Cesto – ‘Meta’s Cypher’ (Associated Minds)
Qred ft Opus One – ‘Dungeon Siege’ (White Label)
Qred / Joe Blow / 4Dee / Skamma – ‘Lunar Burn’ (White Label)
The Incredible Torture Show – ‘God Told Me To’ (White Label)
Secondson & Humurak D Gritty – ‘Rags’ (SFDB)
Beatbox Fozzy ft Willo Wispa – ‘Tuna Fish’ (Associated Minds)
Metabeats ft Pergyl & Cervantis – ‘Live & Let Live’ (Associated Minds)
Diverse Concepts ft Mind Kontrol – ‘Any Means Necessary’ (White Label)
Y Diwygiad ft Daedelus – ‘W.E.N.G.L.I.S.H.’ (Dockrad)
Ralph Rips S**t ft Dubbledge – ‘Kiss The Guns’ (Associated Minds)
Me One ft Durrty Goodz – ‘Pay Me No Mind’ (Frenemy)
Sweet & Tender Hooligans – ‘I Have Seen’ (White)
Flow Of Thought – ‘I Got My Boyz’ (Flow Of Thought)
Blaktrix ft Vocal Recall – ‘Trouble Trouble’ (Dial Up)
Brigzy – ‘One For The Money’ (White Label)
Hoax Emcee –‘Rhymin’ Son’ (White Label)
Lews Tunes & Nobsta Nutts (Headcase Ladz) – ‘Get What You See’ (Wonky Wax)
Parker & Conrad Watts – ‘Western Soul’ (Good Groove)
Ninjah – ‘Woman In Control’ (White Label)
Ming Dy Nasty & Redeye Knight (Shadow Law) ft Ruffstylz – ‘Damage Done ’ (White Label)
Dead Residents – ‘Smash Robot Vs Pacman Ghost’ (Cuthulu Nation)

If you want a quick idea on what the mix is about then here’s a quick interview between Rob Da Bank and Kaptin that precedes the mix.

As you should know by now we shall be making our debut DJ outing as Chrome Kids at the Swn Festival here in Cardiff, Wales. I've posted about a couple of the artists playing but thought I'd give a special mention to some of the others. They might not all fit into our usual style but this is such a good little festival and these are all such great acts that frankly we had to run a little something. We hope you enjoy them still and if you happen to be in the area, pop in and catch them live.


We have basically included the acts that we shall be going to check out this weekend... other than Skinnyman, Durrty Goodz, Dead Residents, King Cannibal, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Y Diwygiad and Metabeats who we've covered already.

First act I personally want to go check out on Saturday is actually Rhys Ifans rock band The Peth, a band which also features producer / DJ / percussionist extraordinaire Kris Jenkins, the man behind laid back lo fi lunatics Bench and also the lesser spotted but no less incredible Black Music Workshop. Think the singer on their featured track below is also one of The Peth’s backing singers Dionne Morgan formerly of Shubeen, wouldn’t swear to it but certainly carries her diva like stamp of soulful quality.

(YSI) Black Music Workshop – Bones


On Saturday it was supposed to be Chipmunk but unfortunately he had to pull out so the space has justly been filled by Baby J who will be bringing 3 emcees with him apparently but not sure who just yet. With such a heavy line up on his recent Baby Food album such as Fallacy, Alex Blood, Farma G, Million Dan and Low Key though I’m sure heads won’t be disappointed

(YSI) Baby J feat Alex Blood – Wake Up

(YSI) Chipmunk – Who Are You


Also at The Point that same night will be everybody’s favourite one mouth band, Beatbox Fozzy – who has recently been on tour with Dizzee Rascal and is a valuable member of the Associated Minds family who are helping to take care of the first half of the night.

(YSI) Beatbox Fozzy feat Willo The Wisp – Tuna Fish

The second half of the night will be looked after by Drum & Bass night Aperture who have some of their best residents throwing down – Dan Marshall, Ransom & Magenta and of course the mighty mighty High Contrast.

(YSI) Kanye West – Goldigger (High Contrast Remix)


Sunday we shall be checking out Evils courtesy of Kruger Magazine (for whom we recorded our recent Halloween Podcast). Evils first made his name via bootlegs that got picked up by Radio 1 who also gave play to the lead track from his first official EP release ‘The Pig Fucker’ which sampled the male rape scene from Deliverance but still made number 12 in their Radio 1 Festive 50. They have continued to support as have BBC6 and XFM. We look forward to seeing the Wendy house bound beat junkie.

(YSI) Evils - Clean Yourself Up

(YSI) Evils - Micron Funk 2


Then we shall be finishing the night over at The Point again for the Swn closing party being organized in conjunction with Secret Garden Sound System and Sunday Best and featuring: Rob Da Bank, who you might have noticed has invited us onto his Rob Da Bank and Friends Radio 1 show later on in the night to do a Welsh Hip-hop mix; Goldie Lookin Chain; Matt The Hat & The Balkan Bandits; Sportsday Megaphone; and the last ever gig by Genod Droog, a great live band whose members include Y Diwygiad who we featured a couple of days back.

(YSI) Genod Droog - Breuddwyd Oer (feat. Gwyneth Glyn)

(Direct Link) Goldie Lookin' Chains - GLC Parental Warning

(Direct Link) Goldie Lookin' Chains - Draw

There’s plenty of other bands to discover who we’ve never heard of too, all in all should be a great weekend. If you’re interested you can check details on their website – www.swnfest.com