Having got off to a great start as a Best Breakthrough DJ at 2007’s International Breakbeat Awards, UK producer / DJ Hexadecimal keeps the pressure on and switch styles with Base 16; the debut album due out on Distinctive Records on May 10th 2010. Here's a 10 minute mini mix of the original tracks off the album.


Download Hexadecimal - 'Base 16' [Distinctive Album Preview Mini Mix]

Elected best Electro newcomers at French Festival Printemps de Bourges, Tambour Battant is a duo act that has been pushing the limits of electronic live performance with their controllers, MPC pads, electronic drums and effects. To celebrate their upcoming release of On The Ground EP on Expressillon, they have put together an explosive mixset of UK Bass, French Electro and Nu Break!

TRACKLISTING

01. Tambour Battant - On the ground, Expressillon
02. Tambour Battant - Handz up!, Expressillon
03. Hostage – Skin out, Nightshifters
04. Udachi - P-Funk Skank, Party like Us Records
05. Tambour Battant - KP3 (The Unik Remix), Bigoodisc
06. Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy, Child's play
07. Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy (Z-Trip Hellrazor Remix), Child's play
08. Party dark - Is that you (Akira Kiteshi remix)
09. Missill - Chuppa (Tambour Battant Remix), Citizen Records

Download Tambour Battant "On The Ground" Promo Mix

To celebrate the 8th release on Deekline & Tim Healey’s label Giant Pussy, here's a DJ mix from the Brazilian superstar duo, Felguk. Do keep a lookout for their ravey jam with Sporty-O in the form of 2Nite in the mixset. It's a big-sounding tune that is out on the Brighton-based Ghetto House label and sure to garner them more crowd-jumpers at the floor!

TRACKLISTING

01. Felguk - Buzz Me (Rework), BugEyed Recs
02. Neelix - Disco Decay (Felguk Remix), BugEyed Recs
03. Felguk feat Sporty-O - 2Nite (Original Mix), Giant Pussy Recs
04. Felguk - Keep Keeping (Original Mix), BugEyed Recs
05. Felguk - Side by Side (Original Mix), BugEyed Recs
06. The Doxis vs Plumo - Nordlicht (JELO Remix), BugEyed Recs
07. Crookers vs Fatboy Slim - Love to Praise You (Felguk Mashup), Unreleased
08. Felguk vs Spencer & Hill - Fingertips (Felguk Mix), BugEyed Recs
09. Hardy Waks vs Mr.X - Records Back (Electrixx Mix)
10. Madonna - Celebration (Felguk Love Remix), Warner Bros Recs

Download Felguk DJ Mix

To celebrate Functional's 60th release from Jinx In Dub (AKA Joss Braund), the Westcountry label is dropping us a free Dub Breaks rehash of MIA's Bucky Don Gun as well as a set of Raggamuffin Hip Hop, Breaks, Dubstep & Jungle mixed by the Bristol rising star. Good stuff, also look out for the skanking reggae vibes of Tippa Tap in the tracklist.


Download Jinx In Dub - Bucky Don Dub
Download Jinx In Dub DJ Mix

TRACKLISTING
01. The Dub Pistols - Ganja (Jinx In Dubs big Bristol buds remix), Sunday Best.
02. Fort Knox Five - The wonder strikes again (Jon Ohms Remix), Fort Knox Recordings.
03. Alien Entertainment Feat Black Canvas - Shoot 2 Kill (Jinx In Dub remix), Wellness Tunes.
04. Terry Lynn and Johan Hugo - Jamaican Girls, CDR.
05. Zinc Feat Slarta John - Flim, Bingo.
06. U-Man Feat Squidly Cole - Where is Tarzan (Jinx In Dub remix), Down The Bush.
07. Overproof Sound System - Watch what you put inna (Jinx In Dubs Rizla Redub), CDR.
08. Jinx In Dub - Tippa Tap Sound, Functional.
09. Gella Feat Spyda - Twinkle (Nails Mix), CDR.
10. Tayo & Acid Rockers feat Lady Sovereign - Silver riddim, CDR.
11. Aswad - Warrior Charge - Jinx In Dubs V.I.P version, CDR.
12. Phaeleh Feat I-Mitri - Selecta (Jinx In Dub remix), Against The Grain.
13. Jinx In Dub - 9 to 5 Dub, CDR.
14. October - Dub Junglism, Z-Audio
15. Smiley Culture - Police officer (Jinx & Gellas Junglistic Redub), CDR.

While gawking at the Blue Steel models of a men's magazine, we chanced upon an article featuring our local DJ hero, Brendon P. The following is an excerpt from his telling observation of the club music-scape in Singapore.

Electro, Top 40s and hip hop are now the mainstay in many clubs and bars. Even many trance acts are moving towards remixes of Top 40 hits, like Tiësto working with the Black Eye Peas. I'm not saying this is neccessarily bad for the clubbing scene in Singapore - the underground sounds of house, breaks, techno and trance would not be possible without the 'overground' mainstream sounds of disco, pop and rock that are sampled. But when club owners and investors get too caught up with the dollars and cents of a night out, it means the DJs have to keep their music safe. And that means clubbers are likely to find the exact same music everywhere they go - Pg 50, AUGUST MAN Magazine, March 2010

Besides hosting a monthly Fixation show at meshradio, the spin-doctor produced his own tracks too. More on Brendon P here.

Brendon P - Fixation-Tekk -02-2010 by Brendon P

Hot off the press is a brand of good groove called Nu Funk. Leading the mob is none other than the TCR boss, Rennie Pilgrem, who presents a new 9-track double EP entitled Street Legal. To celebrate the release of the first volume, the label is giving away a free track off the EP and a freshly brewed DJ mix!

Download Rennie Pilgrem - F Express
Download Rennie Pilgrem 30 minute DJ Mix

TRACKLISTING
01. Nuboy - Where It began, CDR
02. Basement Freaks - Something Freaky, Jalapeno
03. James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing (Good Groove edit)
04. LCD Soundsystem - Bye Bye Bayou, Parlophone
05. Bush Doctors - Night Train, Bush Doctors Music
06. Bush Doctors Vs Bootsy Collins - Disciples Of Funk
07. Rennie Pilgrem - F Express (Street Legal EP), TCR
08. Bush Doctors - Turn It On, Bush Doctors Music
09. Rennie Pilgrem - Dubwa’ (Street legal EP), TCR
10. Spector - Near The Mark, Rogue Industries
11. Rennie Pilgrem - Dance With Me Featuring Arianne Shreiber (Street Legal EP), TCR
12. Rennie Pilgrem - Really (Street Legal EP), TCR

Grand orchestra, hair-raising vocals and epic sounds all round up! The lead single Break My Soul from Hybrid's forthcoming album will be available on March 8th along with a brand new Hybrid remix, dub and an instrumental.

Download Hybrid Feb 2010 DJ Mix

TRACKLISTING

1. Massive Attack...Paradise Circus - Gio Boratto mix
2. Mat El Star - Regret A Minute
3. Ricky Ryan - Snakecharmer - Lank Remix
4. Henry Saiz - Hipnos
5. Weekend Heroes - Sidewinder
6. Paradigm - House
7. Sasha - Magnetic North - Lank Remix
8. Hybrid - Break My Soul - Hybrid's Kill City Dub
9. G.e.R.M - Glitterball - Cagebabay Remix

A new breed MC to burst out of the South London underground, Brixton-born Ivory is no stranger to the British indie rave scene. Merging his raw, adrenalin-filled lyrics and the technical prowess of sound engineer Wizard, Hand Grenade is the lead single from his forthcoming debut album, Jack In the Box.

For now, while waiting for the album to unleash in June 2010, here's a promo mix by Deekline + Ivory to get us well geared up for more.

Download Deekline + Ivory Promo Mix V.1

TRACKLISTING

01. Ivory ‘No Cure’
02. Assault ‘Gimme A Piece Of That Booty’ Heavy Feet Rmx
03. Ivory ‘Nasty Hearts’
04. Dj Godfather ‘It’z Yo Birthday’
05. Ivory ‘Jonnie 5’
06. Ivory vs breakfastaz & Affinity ‘Watch The Ride’
07. Felguk ‘2Nite feat Sportio’
08. Ivory ‘Hand Grenade’ Datsik Rmx RAT
09. Scratch Perverts ‘Warning’ feat Dymanite
10. Higher Man
11. wor wor wor
12. Bing bing bing
13. Eyph Mngo Joy Orbison

Meshradio is back online! If you are looking out for the latest club movers and shakers beaming out of the station, it's about time to check out the radio mixes of Fabric & Fabriclive 50 series. Again, taking the 2nd hour time slot of DJ Reiki's Fixation show, you can expect different sounds & vibes from Martyn & Autonomic (the creative alliance of dBridge & Instra:mental).

Listen Fixation Archived Shows : Episode 106 (Feb 6, 2010), Fabric 50: Martyn + Fabriclive 50: dBridge and Instra:mental Present Autonomic Mixtape

Here are two brand new mixsets from French producer, Maelstrom to promote his forthcoming Australia tour in May. As Mr Strom, his first set offers you a rushy combo of Nu-Funk and Bootleg mix. For the second set, he steps up as Maelstrom and takes you from Electro, House to Breaks whilst featuring fresh bangers from Flore Morfin, Elite Force, Peo de Pitte, Plaza De Funk, Noisia, Len Faki, Nick Thayer, Fukkk Off, Laidback Luke, Foamo and more.

Download Mr Strom NuFunk Mix 2010
Download No Prisoners Mix 2010

At the cost of $4.99, there are over 100 sound effects, samples of classic dub sirens, bass drops, rises and MC shouts in the Krafty Kuts iPhone application. To find out if this newly released DJ tool is worth your penny, read the hands-on review on Intomobile. On the other hand, the breakbeat legend has just gotten on Soundcloud. Do check out his previous DJ mixes with some absolute belters in there.

Download Krafty Kuts DJ Mixes

FabricLive compilation hit number 49 with the Portugal’s popular Kuduro group, Buraka Som Sistema. True to form of their love for re-rubs, this one gives you a sizable helping of infectious rhythms and club bangers. If you have yet to check out these scene-shapers, Fabric's streaming a special promotional mixset below to draw you into their phenomenon.

Definitely master of funk n beats, Fort Knox Five newest release unleashes crisp tunes from themselves, International Velvet, Speedy Consuela, Liftoff, See-I, Empresarios and Nappy Riddem. Further artists and guestspots include Afrika Bambaataa, Frank Mitchell (Thievery Corporation), Asheru (Unspoken Heard, The Boondocks) and more in The New Gold Standard 2 compilation, due for release in mid November.

Good news for those living on this side of the planet! The DC-based outfit is set to rock Stereolounge on Nov 14. So if you have never heard of them before, here's a recent mixset for you to get to know them.

Download Fort Knox Five - All Good Things Come in 5's

This is a recent mixset put together by The Atomic Hooligan to celebrate the launch of their Bass = Win label (co-run with Rico Tubbs). It showcases some of the label’s future offerings ranging from bass, breaks, electro to fidget house. To preview, just click on the arrow PLAY button on the top left hand corner of Mixcloud.

To catch them in action, the lively duo will perform their DJ set at WaveHouse Sentosa this coming Oct 18.

20 tracks of impeccable taste, this is Scott Reeder AKA Hexadecimal's new DJ Mix which is based around his set at Glade Festival 2009. Watch out for his full artist album, Base 16 that will hit the shelves this coming October on UK label Distinctive.

TRACKLISTING

01. Hexadecimal – I’m Not Insane [Distinctive]
02. Jaksaw – Duck Up [Destination?]
03. Hybrid Heights – Old Skool New (Bass 2 Sted–E mix) [Sea To Sun]
04. Rob Reng – Future Shock [Ruffdog]
05. Michael Morph – Manabad (Hexadecimal mix) [Pillow Talk]
06. Sam Hell – Logjammin (Kickflip mix) [Mofo]
07. Rennie Pilgrem – Come Dancing [TCR]
08. JDS – Purple Funky Monkey (Koma & Bones mix) [TCR]
09. Malente & Daniel Dexter – Hyperactive (Bombo mix) [Exploited]
10. David Bowie – Magic Dance (2009 Breaks mix) [CDR]
11. Arveene & Mark – Blow Your Whistle [Gung-Ho]
12. Perpetual Present – Red Light On [Acidphonic]
13. Enjoy The Silence (Matt Samuels ft For The Masses mix) [Tool Room]
14. U & Me – Touch Me 2009 (Siege mix) [Sugar Sugar]
15. Hexadecimal – Nuclear Sub [Distinctive]
16. Hexadecimal – Base 16 (Album mix) [Distinctive]
17. EK – Speak Your Grind (Hexadecimal & Delirium Funk mix) [Dead Famous]
18. Lenny Cramsit (Hexadecimal mix) [CDR]
19. Hexadecimal – Spectrum Theme 2009 (Dub Mix) [CDR]
20. Vangelis – Chariots of Fire (2012 Dubstep mix) [CDR]


Download Hexadecimal August 2009 Mix

Strictly underground flavas and a return to the fray for the notable home-grown boy Kiat. He has just launched a brand new music label, Qilin which is joined by london-based Singaporeans, General Vortex and Clart with other crucial contributions including artists from Glasgow, Detroit, Michigan, Jakarta, Iceland and London.

The first release from the crew will be QLN001: Slave Codes/ Klang at the end of August. Meanwhile, look out for their podcast by Morphy (Glasgow) who graced over the mixing desk to brew you a dosage of interesting tunes.

Download Qilin Podcast 01

Another banging mixset of Tech-Funk, Breaks, House, Techno and Electro for the Strongarm Sessions webcasts by Elite Force. If you are digging for mashups and re-edits that have graced his shows and DJ sets, look out for the influential London Tech-funkster's brand new mix CD entitled Re:Vamped at the end of 2009.


TRACKLISTING

01 DJ Hell - Hellracer [International Deejay Gigolo]
02 Dustin Zahn - Stranger to Stability (Len Faki Podium Mix) [Rekids]
03 Calvertron Vs Banga - Invisible (Lazy Rich Mix) (Elite Force Re-edit) [Destination?]
04 Mr. Fingers & DH Dan - Can you Feel It? (Zodiac Cartel Mix) [Nettwerk]
05 Zodiac Cartel - All Day [CDR / U&A]
06 The Faint - Machine in the Ghost (Djedjotronic Mix) [Boysnoize]
07 Elite Force Mashup - Barbar Blaze [CDR / U&A]
08 Cirez D - Raptor [Mouseville]
09 Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n Stuff (Elite Force Re-Edit) [CDR]
10 Meat Katie & Elite Force - Non-Believer [U&A]
11 Soulfix & DJ Trim - Failed War (Jelo Mix) [Atomic Zoo]
12 Phuture - Acid Trax (Plump DJs Edit Vs Elite Force Edit) [CDR]
13 Astronivo & DJ Zombi - Anything You Want (Miki Litvak & Ido Ophir Mix) [Sprout]
14 Elite Force - Fear The Pain [CDR / Lot49]
15 Datsik - Retreat (Elite Force Re-edit) [CDR]
16 Dylan Rhymes - Superstar (Elite Force Remix) [Lot49]
[Acapella - La Roux - In For The Kill]

Download Elite Force - (Aug09) Strongarm Sessions Special Edition #02

This is madness...205 tunes in 10 min. We have lost count but we love it!

To celebrate the release of their "Bounce & Rebound" remix package, Deekline & Wizard have whipped up 205 of their favourite tunes into one easy to swallow 10 minute mash-up mix of hip hop, breaks, jungle, garage, grime and more - Against The Grain Mailer

Download Deekline & Wizard Free Mini Mix

Looking for rip-roaring dubstep and jacking beats to to wake up your neighbour? Here's the latest mixtape from Zodiac Cartel.

Download Kneel Before Zod (Zodiac Cartel Mixtape - August 2009)

Hailing from Hungary, Adam Huszár under the name Retroid created his label Morphosis Records in 2007. This coming August. a new compilation album from various artists such as Aeron Aether, Retroid, Parallax Breakz, Felix Stone and many more, will be out on the label. If progressive breaks is your flava, here's the teaser!

Download Morphosis: Evolved Breaks Teaser (25 Min)