tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61006231523065563912024-03-28T08:16:35.077+00:00Mikus MusikACROSS THE TRACKS (12) AFRICA (3) DRUM + BASS (7) DUB + REGGAE (23) DUBSTEP (2) DUSTY TAPES (7) FILMI BOLLYWOOD (2) FUNK SOUL DISCO (11) GUEST MIX (5) HALL OF FAME (12) JAZZ (5) OLDSKOOL HARDCORE JUNGLE (11) OWN PRODUCTIONS (5) RAP (3) TECHNO+ HOUSE + GARAGE (3) TERRA INCOGNITA (3)Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-2359538301061615882024-03-01T20:45:00.000+00:002024-03-01T20:45:57.132+00:00Dubwise Sound System UK Garage<p>For this mix I've pulled out an hours worth of UK Garage tunes that have a proper dubwise soundsystem spirit behind them. Heavy basslines, plenty of reverb and echo over shuffling garage beats.... This is the second in a two-part soundsystem mix mini-series, the other half Dubwise Soundsystem DnB! For both these mixes I've set some cameras up around the decks and filmed the sets live. For those who like to see whats happening on the mixer check out the YouTube video. But for the best audio quality always download the mix for 320kb quality - YouTube does compress and reduce the bit rate as standard. <br />Dedication on this one goes out to my Southside Sessions family... Big night of underground garage sounds incoming from us this spring at Peckham Audio...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wxMviBRV_CM" width="320" youtube-src-id="wxMviBRV_CM"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dubwise Sound System UK Garage</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Isgwan - Original Chapter</div><div style="text-align: center;">Alfredo Romero - Mad Man</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ansza - Bless Dem</div><div style="text-align: center;">Groove Chronicles & Dubchild - Watch It</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Crisps - Critical Theory</div><div style="text-align: center;">El-B & Dusky - Bubblin'</div><div style="text-align: center;">Holloway - The Sound</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bakey - Flip The Script</div><div style="text-align: center;">Main Phase - Eski</div><div style="text-align: center;">Toby Ross - Sekkle</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cosmin TRG - Put You Down</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grevious Angel - Easy Dub</div><div style="text-align: center;">TC4 - Caracasv</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chimpizm - Raggamuffin Biznizz</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mosca - Bax</div><div style="text-align: center;">Daffy - After Effects</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bower - Dub Shot</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gungo Peas - All London</div><div style="text-align: center;">South Central - All Night Long</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kode9 - Uh</div><div style="text-align: center;">Xander - Don't Stop, Won't Stop<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ZIUAwno7SELljl8FVaJz7o73bFEkJZm/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">High Quality Download Link</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://player-widget.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fdubwise-sound-system-uk-garage%2F" width="100%"></iframe>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-54586678286002341282024-01-31T12:36:00.004+00:002024-03-01T20:46:08.343+00:00Dubwise Sound System Drum & BassFor this mix I've pulled out an hours worth of DnB tunes that have a proper dubwise soundsystem spirit behind them. Heaviest basslines, sirens, the odd conscious lyric and a good dose of effects live off the mixer. This is the first in a two-part mix mini-series, coming up next Dubwise Soundsystem UK Garage! For both these mixes I've set some cameras up around the decks and filmed the sets live. For those who like to see whats happening on the mixer check out the YouTube video. But for the best audio quality always download the mix for 320kb quality - YouTube does compress and reduce the bit rate as standard. Goes out to everyone with the bins and tubes!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MaoChRlKWQY" width="320" youtube-src-id="MaoChRlKWQY"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dubwise Sound System Drum & Bass</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Killaklan 001 - The Assassinator</div><div style="text-align: center;">ST Files - Crackden</div><div style="text-align: center;">Missing - Jack It Operator</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bladerunner & Dub Force - Jah Jah Dub</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Phlex & Bassface Sascha - Babylon Herbalist</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kid Drama & Garvo - Eveready</div><div style="text-align: center;">Break - Bury A Sound</div><div style="text-align: center;">Andy Skopes & Madcap - Scatter </div><div style="text-align: center;">Trex - Dub Pirates</div><div style="text-align: center;">David Boomah & Serum - Why They Wanna</div><div style="text-align: center;">L-Side - Dubmonster VIP</div><div style="text-align: center;">Taxman - Made Of Stone</div><div style="text-align: center;">FD - Top2Bottom VIP</div><div style="text-align: center;">Furney & Locksmith - Dub A Dub</div><div style="text-align: center;">Digital & Spirit - Stolen Desire</div><div style="text-align: center;">Basic Unit - Dub Principles</div><div style="text-align: center;">King Yoof - Pack Up Your Sound </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tyrone - Warriors</div><div style="text-align: center;">Digital & Outrage - Kingdom</div><div style="text-align: center;">Veak & Jumanji - Pressure</div><div style="text-align: center;">Equinox - Hold Jah Hand</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qKb0XpxzTHQjrJAKHo5Qp1BPuUc-JVXU/view?usp=sharing">High quality download link + stream</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>
<iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://player-widget.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fdubwise-sound-system-drum-bass%2F" width="100%"></iframe>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-51293279532900151742023-10-26T21:26:00.003+01:002023-10-26T22:36:58.867+01:001993 Deep Dark Dirty DnB - 30th Anniversary Mix<p>1993 was a unique year in dance music, an unforgettable one for me personally, and I think one of the high water marks of British electronic music. </p><p>New York and London were power houses. On the US east coast you had crew 'hardcore' rap blowing up (Leaders of the New School, Wu Tang, Lords of the Underground etc), whilst on the house scene there were the first tunes with a clear garage shuffle (Todd Edwards, Masters At Work, Swing 52 etc), which would go on to seed the UKG sound a couple of years later.</p><p>In Britain the full-throttle-techno scene was booming with the infamous Club UK opening in London and Spiral Tribe doing illegal acid techno damage, ambient techno hit a new gear with classic releases from Aphex Twin, B12, Black Dog etc, but for me the most exciting music came out of the breakbeat rave scene, with a new wave of innovations that took things faster, wilder, and off in new directions. By the middle of 1992 the average rave track had zoomed away from house grooves to around 140bpm, but by the end of 1993 160bpm had become the new standard.</p><p>And within that new tempo bracket a slew of sub genres were born. There were tunes that kept with the rave stab and piano feels of 1992, but also deeper, so-called intelligent rollers most associated with Bukem and his Good Looking label, stompier jungle techno cuts championed by the likes of Tango & Ratty, the first classic no-longer-proto jungle tunes, happy hardcore was in its infancy, and above all there was a huge amount of darkcore tunes, squeezing bizarre new sounds out of the available technology. Whilst it was not uncommon to hear tunes from all of the above on a night out or played together on pirate radio in my experience the dominant sound were tunes that lent towards the deep the dark and the dirty.</p><p>It has to be said that a lot of people bailed out of the rave scene at this point, due to the darker turn in vibe and direction. One reason for the change in mood that doesn't get talked about much was a change in drug use. The pure loved-up empathy inducing MDMA of the second summer of love was replaced by "pills", which could have all manner of drugs within them. One infamous and common batch in 1993 was the Snowball. Supposedly these weren't MDMA but MDA - a very different, more psychedelic thing it turns out. </p><p>I read once that the source of these snowballs came from a government laboratory in Latvia. After splitting from the Soviet Union, Latvia needed Western currency and had the advantage of no drug laws, so they joined up with a German businessman to produce MDA for export as Ecstasy. This went well for a couple of years until a consignment of 10 million tablets was intercepted in Frankfurt airport, since when MDA has been rare. This along with increased use of coke and crack must surely have had a partial effect on the sound, leading to a new intensity and I would go as far as to say profundity....some serious tunes in 93!</p><p>So yeah, the mix here focusses on some personal favourites in that deep dark and dirty vein - these are the kind of tunes that spring to mind when I think of 93....sounds like had never been heard before, nasty drum programming and a mystical ruff ride down long dark tunnels and occasionally back out into the light. </p><p>I love 93 to bits so I really wanted to get this mix just right and ended up putting several weeks into this, tweaking the track selection and order, working out double breakdowns and double drops and practising the long mixes...hope you enjoy it. Big dedication to everyone who likes it dark and to all the 93 heads, 30 years on and still rolling... x </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq-GYQkrFatHLrBpXE6ragY2FBg3Ux2XyyCfqau6LI4I3RE97sBubY6RJsZCwOS21hQS3eu2YO3IBUwQLXvPt8PPO0C1kaCdqJVteVPnI8nh-WzZDCHqOD3qcbJcYCPpIt7O3TqzvniTACEdRaRJ-RXsfGkmy7T7R7AR-N3pYBiyDqRctoUGWYI0Kdlo/s900/1993%20artwork%20final.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq-GYQkrFatHLrBpXE6ragY2FBg3Ux2XyyCfqau6LI4I3RE97sBubY6RJsZCwOS21hQS3eu2YO3IBUwQLXvPt8PPO0C1kaCdqJVteVPnI8nh-WzZDCHqOD3qcbJcYCPpIt7O3TqzvniTACEdRaRJ-RXsfGkmy7T7R7AR-N3pYBiyDqRctoUGWYI0Kdlo/s320/1993%20artwork%20final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1993 Deep Dark Dirty DnB - 30th Anniversary Mix</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Potential Bad Boy - Work The Box</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ment 4 Bass - You Don't Know</div><div style="text-align: center;">On Remand - Blacksteel</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Anthill Mob - Black Rushin'</div><div style="text-align: center;">Studio Pressure - Jump MkII</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bizzy B - Ecstasy Is A Science</div><div style="text-align: center;">Acro - Superpod</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Rap & Aston - Jeopardy (DJ Spice Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Crystl - Warp Drive</div><div style="text-align: center;">Johnny Jungle - Flammable (DJ Hype Remix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lemon D - Something I Feel</div><div style="text-align: center;">Static Substance - Ghetto People</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jim Polo - Heavyweight</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ravemaster Vibes & Wishdokta - Freeaneazy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Under Graduates - Into Da Future (Massive Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">D.O.P.E. - When I Was Young (DJ Easy B & T-Bags Revisited Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Original DJ Vibes - All Crew</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopa & Bay B Kane - Hoppa</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Trace & Ed Rush - Clean Gun</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Bombsquad - Freebase</div><div style="text-align: center;">Naughty Naughty - Untitled B</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">High Quality Audio <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16HgWMx03R2HHF5vJoeSfSQXuNk2DzUMN/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download link</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://player-widget.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2F1993-deep-dark-dirty-dnb-30th-anniversary-mix%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-23461084144982642832023-04-25T18:31:00.003+01:002023-04-25T18:31:49.612+01:00Jah Shaka Music - Tribute To The Zulu Warrior<p>Jah Shaka has died and I find it hard to not feel resentment to the way that his life and legacy has barely warranted a mention in the UK mainstream media. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised, but what with there being a current mood of recognising the importance of black history and culture amongst institutions who previously didn't, at least on that level I'd expect more interest. For Shaka is a huge figure in not just roots reggae, not just soundsystem culture, not just British music, but music and culture globally. The extent of his influence is perhaps not fully recognised. <br /><br />1980s Jamaica gradually saw a shift in the dominant musical message, moving on from a sacred Rasta driven message to the more profane dancehall sound. But here in the grey and politically tense London streets of the 1980s Shaka not only kept alive that message but reinvented it into a more militant sound, creating a template which would lead to a wave of new UK dub producers in the 1990s, and in turn inspire producers around the world from 2000s onwards. <br /><br />There were many other soundsystems in the UK at the time but through his works I would say Shaka more than any other solidified a pure, forward stepping, uncorruptible musical attitude, a bedrock of so much music that followed. Shaka elevated soundsystem culture to the highest of heights. He is a shining example of how a great DJ isn't just blankly playing other peoples records but can make those tunes their own, and can make the playing of records equal to playing an instrument. <br /><br />He schooled and inspired a generation. He united a multi-ethnic audience under an uncompromising universal Rasta message. He walked the narrow path without ever faltering, with no commercial compromise, guided purely by an unshakeable spiritual sense of justice and righteousness.<br /><br />Shaka's selection is a genre of its own, many an obscure tune can be filed as a 'Shaka Killer'. But Shaka was also a producer, and his label Jah Shaka Music a crucial home for his unique UK roots sound. For this tribute mix I'm playing some favourites released on the Jah Shaka Music label, 80s, 90s, and 00s. The majority feature Shaka as producer and sometimes vocalist, though there are also some tunes here produced by Shaka's son Young Warrior, Mad Professor, and others. Am playing these tunes live here in a soundsystem style... Love to all Shakaites.... Jah Shaka never to be forgotten, message will live forever...Journey on...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVpTADgoNw5466Yu9GYHvaQCv_-AFIKh1R1DbaHaDKRBEo4bMl4XVz68fEmaFdNSHdoD12fsrsrof4BeknUHQ62KefFoc_55pXGdNaxzytnXkOl6pJeGs9tsjVnWd4r3eyu9ltzAZkq7eyrDJjyb2TEj3I-gzzFc2SJ8n3JRdoTSFCfwPA9MfcLSX/s600/SHAKA%20MIX%20ARTWORK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVpTADgoNw5466Yu9GYHvaQCv_-AFIKh1R1DbaHaDKRBEo4bMl4XVz68fEmaFdNSHdoD12fsrsrof4BeknUHQ62KefFoc_55pXGdNaxzytnXkOl6pJeGs9tsjVnWd4r3eyu9ltzAZkq7eyrDJjyb2TEj3I-gzzFc2SJ8n3JRdoTSFCfwPA9MfcLSX/s320/SHAKA%20MIX%20ARTWORK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jah Shaka Music - Tribute To The Zulu Warrior</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka - Conquering Lion</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka with Addis Ababa Crew - Chains Broken</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Pepper - I've Got a Joy</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rasheda - Psalm 61 (Hear My Cry)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka & Mad Professor - Verse 1</div><div style="text-align: center;">Norman Grant - Jungle</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka - Jungle Dub</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka - Lion Youth</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka & Mad Professor - Beyond The Realm <br />Still Cool - To Be Poor Is A Crime<br />Jah Shaka - My God Version</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka - Revelation 18 (LP Vocal)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka - Revelation 18 (12inch Horns Section)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka - Rasta Dah Yah (Version)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sharon Little - Don't Mash Up Creation</div><div style="text-align: center;">Vivian Jones - Roots Rock Vibes</div><div style="text-align: center;">Johnny Clarke - Blood Dunza</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dread & Fred - Warriors Stance</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dread & Fred - Warriors Advance</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sister Beloved - Freedom Of The Land</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lexxy - Lead Me To The Rock</div><div style="text-align: center;">Young Warrior - Lead Me To The Dub</div><div style="text-align: center;">Max Romeo - Rich People</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka, Soljie & Paul Music Works - Rich People Dub</div><div style="text-align: center;">Roger Robin - Journey On</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Shaka & Gussie P - Journey On Dub<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16yBaw4fQxZaYs75KL2TNnE3KHCLWav7x/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">Click here to download</a></div><p></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fjah-shaka-music-tribute-to-the-zulu-warrior%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-27331977569737359972023-03-11T18:30:00.001+00:002023-03-11T19:00:35.206+00:00Tuff Garage Set - Live at Southside Sessions<p>This is a recording of me playing the final set at the xmas Southside Session at the Fox in Lewisham. The recorded audio was coming straight from the mixer so is without the vocals of the mighty MC Profit who was on the mic for this. A whole bunch of recordings (including download links) from the night are now up on the<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@southsidesessions" target="_blank"> Southside Sessions Youtube channel</a> - do check them out and subscribe as there'll be more recordings going up there in the future. <br /><br />Was a great night, pure vibes. Here I'm playing mainly nuskool tracks with a couple of older nuggets in there for good measure. Big tunes guaranteed. You can check my set out on Youtube:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="358" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BXtm76m_N9s" width="481" youtube-src-id="BXtm76m_N9s"></iframe></div><br /><p>On Mixcloud<br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Ftuff-uk-garage-set-mikus-live-at-southside-sessions%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Or can download it as a 320mp3 <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PJwNtd30MYvrq4JnUCJROKrAjN4vVsVs/view" target="_blank">by clicking right here.</a></p><p><br />Things are going really nicely with the Southside Sessions crew, lots of things lined up for the year ahead, next up, big big line up for the March session with headliners Jeremy Sylvester and Benny Ill no less. That's going to be a heavy one. Hope you can join us! <a href="https://www.foxfirkin.com/whats-on-listings/southside-sessions-3" target="_blank">Get your tickets here.</a><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZXdmQWLdwl4nlEF8CkZKOLsH_SWrc4yEZ6_nVdK3rcL_bok_kzW37rfEy5-ryvrhoNt_tB5Rgx_dcdW-QKR4ENpQvGwXaknDVzTa_49_nKP47qM0ZoZGdEPEFwXj0_DuXtycRAS7LPm0D0PyP4--ytxEJqMsZDQoChrzjKJ53O5VH25ykKkHuQyg/s842/SOUTHSIDE%20SESSION%20SPRING%2023%2072DPI%20TO%20SHARE.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZXdmQWLdwl4nlEF8CkZKOLsH_SWrc4yEZ6_nVdK3rcL_bok_kzW37rfEy5-ryvrhoNt_tB5Rgx_dcdW-QKR4ENpQvGwXaknDVzTa_49_nKP47qM0ZoZGdEPEFwXj0_DuXtycRAS7LPm0D0PyP4--ytxEJqMsZDQoChrzjKJ53O5VH25ykKkHuQyg/w453-h640/SOUTHSIDE%20SESSION%20SPRING%2023%2072DPI%20TO%20SHARE.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><p></p>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-70824112718496243042022-12-27T11:28:00.005+00:002022-12-27T11:28:50.968+00:00Robert Owens: A Tribute to The Voice of House Music<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Paying tribute to vocalist Robert Owens - for me <i>The Voice </i>of house music. He's been doing it since day one, setting the mood and message to so many foundational records, and blessing productions of different styles to this day. <br /><br />From the start House music has always been euphoric but it is also the sound of struggle...the pain of the black, and gay, US experience is often right there in many of those early Chicago house records, and Robert Owens voice and lyrics capture it like no one else....hurt, love, liberation, pain, ecstasy. <br /><br />In this mix I've concentrated more on the modern productions that he sings on. The classic records with Larry Heard are well known, but if you are new to him and don't know them then do get hold of the 1988 album <a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/4517-Fingers-Inc-Another-Side" target="_blank">Another Side</a> < an all time classic. Kicking off this mix with the first Fingers Inc release from 1986.<br /><br />His legacy runs deep and it seemed right to run out the mix with a few of the great UK Drum & Bass records he's vocalled on. Also look out for a little dubplate special in there, a cover of Larry Heard's Can U Feel It from my man Fez, with additional production touches from me. </div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last summer me and the Shack crew had the best of times DJing down at Mucky Weekender...a top festival with some fantastic acts on the bill. Closing the weekend out was Robert, djing and singing live. Such a moving experience being in his presence - his wonderful voice still reaching those spots others don't. Total legend. Big loving dedication on this to RMVT xx<br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikySFo3HwfO8nyf6FbNCREwKe1ic6S-ZLuQRkDePO8VtLC6nVFBNW82jrU88x2hA-em4oQ0T9LlIrL4Vv_akn5yLn1uqp3mEYU1ILGZoyyLEOf-9iPydktRn7BTRAi04EbQCYWBAAPqj22Jeo4dz7v_B_Et9NOJHw_gzC8bQLMpHYchiyD5uPErVKa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="294" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikySFo3HwfO8nyf6FbNCREwKe1ic6S-ZLuQRkDePO8VtLC6nVFBNW82jrU88x2hA-em4oQ0T9LlIrL4Vv_akn5yLn1uqp3mEYU1ILGZoyyLEOf-9iPydktRn7BTRAi04EbQCYWBAAPqj22Jeo4dz7v_B_Et9NOJHw_gzC8bQLMpHYchiyD5uPErVKa" width="238" /></a><br /><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Robert Owens: A Tribute to The Voice of House Music<br /></span><br />~roots~</div>Fingers Inc. - Bring Down The Walls</div><div style="text-align: center;">David Morales - I'll Be Your Friend (Original Def Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fez - Can U Feel It (Mikus Rejig) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Harry Romero - I Go Back<br />Felix Dickinson - A Day's Reality (Classic Mix)<br /><br />~searching~</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hugo Barritt - You Are<br />Riva Starr - Searchin'</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gene Hunt - Twilite People (Kenny Dope Remix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Queer On Acid - Take Me (MASC Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Roy Davis Jr - Slide (Groovecreator Throwback Remix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paolo Rocco - Ever So</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~switch~</div><div style="text-align: center;">Atjazz - I Know Now<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~dnb connection~<br />London Elektricity - My Dream (Searching Dub)<br />Icicle - Redemption (Alix Perez Remix)<br />D* Minds x Bladerunner - Deep Inside<br />MISTiCAL - Believe<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zC91GRWkrR63EFHIDhKQt-c7ATMRreH/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">Download Link</a></div><p></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Frobert-owens-a-tribute-to-the-voice-of-house-music%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-84501997842700727062022-07-31T13:26:00.002+01:002022-07-31T13:26:14.298+01:00Behold The Spear! Burning Spear Classics, Versions, Rarities and Dubplates<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Winston Rodney aka Burning Spear is coming to play two dates in the UK this summer; the last time he played here was over twenty years ago, and having announced his retirement some years back its fair to say there's real excitement building ahead of these upcoming shows. In anticipation this seemed like the perfect time to put together this mix of some of my favourite Spear cuts, including a few version excursions, rarities and unreleased dubplate mixes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Although I've long loved Burning Spear material it was only when I got a better understanding of Jamaican music in chronological order that I came to recognise just how original and groundbreaking his material was. My impression is that the early recordings that came out on Studio One perhaps more than anyone else at the time created a blueprint for the Rasta-driven, conscious roots reggae sound that was to come and take over the world. These cuts just seem on another spiritual level to other music that came out at that time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />What came next was higher-level yet - the 1975 <i>Marcus Garvey</i> album produced by Jack Ruby, is a start-to-finish roots classic. This was snapped up and remixed by UK's Island Records, which with Island's distribution power allowed for the music to reach a wider audience and cement his legendary legacy on the global stage. Not many people outside of JA have heard that original Jack Ruby non-Island recording, as the vinyl is rare and no quality reissue (CD or otherwise) has been released - it is also stringently copyright-blocked online. Hopefully one day that will be reissued with the care it deserves.<br /><br />For me perhaps more than any other singer Burning Spear captures in his voice, lyrics and writing that true humble lion power: strength, humbleness, love and Rasta consciousness in perfect combination. He had the grounding spirit of an elder even at a young age.The spear burns on and on...<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQw-8kooKAmGghFJNy5lfeNgIHwQSsK0UABRqzjOnq6gbFwYwela3WkFceEEqiZ6xUCNYuu9cJmY3k5Ut1wcxqbfhQvcPsrc72D9y1jlxRjPmOWarVNT866YkTBcMhOVeqjuCdpGHjgyE3GIVjkZGFp-q8eUje7w-BVlDPKygISsuFTaXPIaq4yFeJ/s600/spear%20cover%20art%20MIKUS%20TRIBUTE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQw-8kooKAmGghFJNy5lfeNgIHwQSsK0UABRqzjOnq6gbFwYwela3WkFceEEqiZ6xUCNYuu9cJmY3k5Ut1wcxqbfhQvcPsrc72D9y1jlxRjPmOWarVNT866YkTBcMhOVeqjuCdpGHjgyE3GIVjkZGFp-q8eUje7w-BVlDPKygISsuFTaXPIaq4yFeJ/s320/spear%20cover%20art%20MIKUS%20TRIBUTE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>1969-1974 Studio One Foundations</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Zion Higher</div><div style="text-align: center;">We Are Free</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ethiopians Live It Out</div><div style="text-align: center;">Get Ready</div><div style="text-align: center;">Journey</div><div style="text-align: center;">Foggy Road</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pablove Black - High Locks</div><div style="text-align: center;">Joe Frazier (He Prayed)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Righteous Flames - Solid Foundation</div><div style="text-align: center;">Swell Headed</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chronixx - World Under Siege</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pablove Black - Push Pull<br /><br /><i>1975-1978 Roots Heights</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spear Burning</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jomo</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tradition (Original JA Wolf Version)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Joe - Tradition Skank</div><div style="text-align: center;">Old Marcus Garvey JA Dubplate</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jordan River JA Dubplate</div><div style="text-align: center;">Throw Down Your Arms (Spear 7inch Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Respect The Prophet</div><div style="text-align: center;">Big Joe - The Prophet<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>1978-1995 Forward On</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah No Dead (Rockers Acapella)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah No Dead (12inch Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jah Is My Driver<br />Driver</div><div style="text-align: center;">Columbus</div><div style="text-align: center;">Iry Niya Keith</div><div style="text-align: center;">Come (Home)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Present</div><div style="text-align: center;">African Dub</div><div style="text-align: center;">Africa</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hg-i6t6ukrUQVx-6GztvhRznp_wnLO6N/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download link</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fbehold-the-spear-burning-spear-classics-versions-rarities-and-dubplates%2F" width="100%"></iframe>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-80461894237077034052022-07-07T21:31:00.006+01:002022-10-05T21:28:35.333+01:0020 Minutes of Hype!! Drum and Bass Bombs<p>A little 20 minute hype upfront DnB mix incoming!! Bomb after bomb, quick fire, blasting!! Some hype energy to gear up ahead of some upcoming summer parties...and so on that theme taking this post to say you can catch me DJing in the coming weeks at:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.latitudefestival.com" target="_blank">Latitude Festival</a> July 21st onwards on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night with the <a href="https://www.shack.events" target="_blank">Shack</a> family - house, party classics, DnB, jungle, reggae, vibes.<br /><br />Our very own <a href="https://ra.co/events/1549938" target="_blank">Southside Session </a>returns on Friday 29th July to The Fox in Lewisham - house and garage selections alongside Jeremy Sylvester, DJ Fen, Onyx Stone and more. Next Southside Session Saturday 22nd October, plus more dates to come before the year is done!<br /><br /><a href="https://kaboodle.co.uk/festival/mucky-weekender-2022?fbclid=IwAR0BDHom4i8ifPgrM_EBT47W7oGkUqz_dGRw-uLiJtL71C2O4YIyA7cACEw" target="_blank">Mucky Weekender </a>Friday 9th September and Saturday 10th September with the <a href="https://www.shack.events" target="_blank">Shack </a>crew - reggae, house and DnB selections. Great festival this - brilliant line up. Mucky!<br /><br />Oh and if you like a spot of DnB and are in London do check out the return of top night<a href="https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/London/ELECTROWERKZ/Launch/36105626/" target="_blank"> Launch, taking place at Elektrowerkz, Angel Islington, Friday 8th July</a> - will be big, guaranteed, and great to see it back post-pandemic. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux05eJdGJTxtI33V2ivELySSdbKBAkkmUOMrjeEY2RrNktpiDhW2T7esXY58YJ3sWxwQp3V5Tbm45Mi8L188rtDtE75FefFmyCPLHpuqPpSaCOeR3D9YAwAZo-DCOZbQDUU1aGE2O6UK9bg6hCHRjd7L9gh4Dou8NBBynDLMyHDKMI1KWvr1Q9_g-/s700/dNb%20MIX%20ARTWORK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgux05eJdGJTxtI33V2ivELySSdbKBAkkmUOMrjeEY2RrNktpiDhW2T7esXY58YJ3sWxwQp3V5Tbm45Mi8L188rtDtE75FefFmyCPLHpuqPpSaCOeR3D9YAwAZo-DCOZbQDUU1aGE2O6UK9bg6hCHRjd7L9gh4Dou8NBBynDLMyHDKMI1KWvr1Q9_g-/s320/dNb%20MIX%20ARTWORK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just Jungle - As We Enter (Remix)<br />Twisted Individual - Bagoshite (Isaac Maya Remix)<br />Toxinate - Bumbaclart Wobbles<br />Trex - Dopamine (VIP)<br />Pengo & Magenta - Elevate<br />Andy Slopes and Madcap - Scatter<br />Uneak - Sound Boy Hear This<br />Dub Phizix - Slush Puppeh<br />De-Tune - Vatican Cameo<br />Taxman - The Fever<br />Ray Keith - Dark Soldier (Benny L Remix)<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ldrWOgiecFGcB1O9EF28yvh4BjE7Nceo/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download Link</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2F20-minutes-of-hype-drum-and-bass-bombs%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-75007493666633301142022-06-02T11:45:00.002+01:002022-06-02T11:45:21.390+01:00Back To The Future 1992 Rave Mixtape<p>The UK breakbeat rave sound of 1992 celebrates its 30th anniversary! I'm marking this milestone with a mixtape: in a classic C90 cassette style two sides of 45mins each, taking in the spectrum of sounds of the era. It was a year when tempos raced ever faster and so the theme here is Side A has tunes at the 130-140 bpm mark, and Side B 150+ bpm tunes. Across the two mixes I've tried to touch on a range of the sounds that dominated the raves: some pianos, endless stabs, some vocals, some heavyweight hardcore, some jungle tinges, and towards the end going into the darker moods that would become more dominant in 1993. Some well known cuts and some rarer ones in there too.</p><p>I think you'd be hard pressed to pick a more explosive moment in British music history than the raves of 1992. The momentum of electronic dance music was building ever stronger and reached a big bang moment in 1992, rave went from being a more underground and exclusive thing to blowing up across the country - your local leisure centre might have Grooverider playing at it on any given Saturday! <br /><br />The melting pot of punters and producers became ever greater, including an influx of urban, suburban and country young guns, and I'd say the musical melting pot became the most eclectic it has ever been in dance music: so many ideas and influences thrown against the sampler wall. And a great moment of grassroots music making too - the whole industry from producers, distro, sellers, radio, events was grown from the bottom up. DIY all the way.<br /><br />I think the 1992 sound, although so anthemic for those who were there, has now been slightly sidelined as the tunes are a touch out of step with modern sensibilities, modern tastes are a bit leaner and more refined. But that's the joy of 1992 - it was driven by a wide-eyed don't give a fuck and having it attitude that's hard to recreate after the fact.</p><p>Really hope you enjoy these two mixes. Big love as always to all my 92 raving gang, also to you and your raving gang, and special dedication to Class of 92 raver Neil DJ Orange Peel - RIP mate, never forgotten. If you want more there are more 1992 mixes on my blog <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2009/08/flashattack-92-93-94.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2010/04/hardcore-londonism.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C8KXe0mWPc" target="_blank">here</a>, and also <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2021/05/junglism-pt2-pirate-jungle-1992.html" target="_blank">this recent 1992 strictly Junglism one.</a><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglTMznxRks6sSk2Y_s8Si0pd7zast7zY546zNZpaiNai-90E_nPqfdisQ7jKWm4NbwzyIg6lYqIQAHlx0FtiQNbc3lZNAG194EEcLzYOB8YuJhL38LN5kpk3lz93Efitt7yMNNOsGUcRfr6MCfwxd_aqL43Z2fu3RMa91GehYmKmOv9e8XNbzOWlxd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglTMznxRks6sSk2Y_s8Si0pd7zast7zY546zNZpaiNai-90E_nPqfdisQ7jKWm4NbwzyIg6lYqIQAHlx0FtiQNbc3lZNAG194EEcLzYOB8YuJhL38LN5kpk3lz93Efitt7yMNNOsGUcRfr6MCfwxd_aqL43Z2fu3RMa91GehYmKmOv9e8XNbzOWlxd=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Back To The Future 1992 Rave Mixtape - Side A: Coming Up 130-140bpm</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Virtual Reality - Time 4 Change</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dragonfly - Visions Of Rage</div><div style="text-align: center;">EQ - True Devotion</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dave Charlesworth - Energizer Vol1 B</div><div style="text-align: center;">EOAD - Ecstasy On A Dream</div><div style="text-align: center;">Project One - Smokin Chalice</div><div style="text-align: center;">Desired State - Duckin and Divin</div><div style="text-align: center;">System Exclusive - Fusion</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bass Ballistics - Smoke Dis One</div><div style="text-align: center;">Code 071 - Bassline Dub</div><div style="text-align: center;">Flex and Uncle - Red Black 4</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Charm - Dementation</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Phantasy & DJ Gemini - Never Try The Hippodrome</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Phantasy & DJ Gemini - Rough Beats Producing Bass</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dj Splix - Nasty Rhythm (Nasty Rhythm Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Krome + Time - This Sound Is For The Underground (E.5 Remix)<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PMUG9vdbmMTG8gQ39rDbNgZ9bCR61pIp/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">++Download Link++</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fback-to-the-future-1992-rave-mixtape-side-a-coming-up-130-140bpm%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fback-to-the-future-1992-rave-mixtape-side-b-rush-hour-150bpm%2F" width="100%"></iframe>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-76360008225758724422022-03-29T18:09:00.002+01:002022-03-31T21:00:59.286+01:00Southside Sessions: Bumping House & Jumping Garage<p>Along with a couple of friends we're starting up a new series of club nights in my patch of South London - calling these nights the Southside Sessions. The launch is a night of Garage, House and 2 Step at the Fox & Firkin in Lewisham. Hopefully that will become a regular jam, already plans afoot for a summer session with Jeremy Sylvester headlining, and we've plans to a get a Jungle & DnB night up and running at a different venue too.<br /><br />So to celebrate the launch here's a promo mix of bumping and jumping house, classic uk garage, and some other boundary pushing shuffles - aiming to capture some of the range of music you might hear at the night.<br /><br />Kicking off with a couple of 1993 foundational US garage tunes, moving on to a couple of later 90s bombs before rolling through some of the range of modern garage influenced tunes out there in recent times.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_ppw7JY0ZNZ5o8u25S3ngtcnY9HTtKBLsEYZdTJ-giJ2oJtrYAJiMliUxMnTAHZM4VHbs6YTMKiyUZPImr0cJMY4TgPcVNUoOK9M_77WWWn2SqI87pyHS5O11A9_gwQZd18gvPCqGaaCoIZQHvyHXFW8PD_NsWftUi4_T9qe_fQ8JlCEinEOFrG2h" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="595" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_ppw7JY0ZNZ5o8u25S3ngtcnY9HTtKBLsEYZdTJ-giJ2oJtrYAJiMliUxMnTAHZM4VHbs6YTMKiyUZPImr0cJMY4TgPcVNUoOK9M_77WWWn2SqI87pyHS5O11A9_gwQZd18gvPCqGaaCoIZQHvyHXFW8PD_NsWftUi4_T9qe_fQ8JlCEinEOFrG2h=w398-h562" width="398" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://foxandfirkin.eventcube.io/events/39381/southside-sessions-the-real-deal-sound-of-house-and-garage" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Link for tickets</span><br /></b></a>Keep in touch on social media channels:<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/southsidesessionsldn/" target="_blank">Facebook<br />Insta<br /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Gw10C-b1v2rBzmkYn4RdhJ67f9LzQ6JAMAeu0DmVfSiuJmj_iGNuk3gbXf20yIOdU0iLzbtJkGU-DZJO3WAQ8WmCcU2zyCpiCAwHUKXcGZGunv4dtPYO-8so-Rp-zlGNCjynXG0B0Lrcd8FGgRRX1Ap5F-XTaVBIIphMUmoB5yqMBgHtoMzxiOe1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Gw10C-b1v2rBzmkYn4RdhJ67f9LzQ6JAMAeu0DmVfSiuJmj_iGNuk3gbXf20yIOdU0iLzbtJkGU-DZJO3WAQ8WmCcU2zyCpiCAwHUKXcGZGunv4dtPYO-8so-Rp-zlGNCjynXG0B0Lrcd8FGgRRX1Ap5F-XTaVBIIphMUmoB5yqMBgHtoMzxiOe1=w394-h394" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Southside Sessions: Bumping House & Jumping Garage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">D Tune - Just An Organ (1993)<br />The Messenger - Guide My Soul (1993)<br />Sounds of Blackness - The Pressure (Booker T Lick) (1997)<br />RIP Productions - Work It (1996)<br />Johan S - Bogus (2019)<br />Soledrifter - I Said (SE Studios & Steve Seck Ruff Dub) (2020)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">D Base - Base Theory (2000)<br />Jay Funk - Shout It Out (Statix Mix) (2021)<br />Stones Taro - Again (2021)<br />Marc Cotterell and Danny J Lewis - Blues For You (Rework) (2019)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mad Villains, Dantiez - More (2018)<br />Groove Skool - To A Better Place (Caution's Dub) (2020)<br />Bailey Ibbs - We Run (2021)<br />Jeremy Sylvester - Something For Your Mind (2017)<br />Two Tone Productions - Heavy Like Lead (2021)<br />Zac Stanton - Reeces Pieces (2021)<br />DJ Hermit - Blow The Roof Off (2018)<br />Johan S - Play Me Down (2018)<br />Billy Butler - 2020 Vision (2021)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oppidan - Delfino Square (2021) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AtrFGi6L89XmHT1vKqti38TDqrOCKdoe/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Click here to download</a></div><p></p>
<iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fdj-mikus-southside-sessions-bumping-house-jumping-garage%2F" width="100%"></iframe>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-16369650468765531162022-01-03T13:25:00.004+00:002022-01-03T13:46:02.473+00:00Foundational Deep House 1987-1991 vs Fresh Deep House<p><b>A double bill of deep house: with a foundational mix from me, and a guest mix of fresh deep house from f3z.</b><br /><br />There's so much house music that gets called <i>deep </i>these days, which is fair enough as there's many a way of going in, but this first mix is all about the original incarnation. Tracks full of sweet melancholy, rolling with no rush, drawing on the spirit of street soul and the logic of dub, and providing an emotional core to the endless <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Summer_of_Love" target="_blank">second summer of love</a>.</p><p>Featuring heavily are classic tunes from New York labels like Strictly Rhythm, Fourth Floor, and a big dose of the almighty Burrell Brothers driving the Nu Groove sound. Also touching a couple of Chicago tracks, from godfather of this sound Larry Heard and Robert Owens. A couple of rarer cuts in there too, including a previously unreleased instrumental version of <span style="text-align: center;">Sha-Lor's 1987 deep anthem I'm In Love.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> <br /><br />New York and Chicago both get some serious snow in winter, and there's something warming and fitting about this sound for the winter months. Larry Heard recalls on making his deep house anthem Can You Feel It "<i>it was in the winter and at that time I was living in this apartment that had these really big windows, kind of a loft place, and I had a view of downtown Chicago and it was snowing. All of my friends that were over that night, they all remember that visual of the snow falling and this music playing</i>." I love to picture that! Here's hoping this mix brightens up these dark months....<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwqqhm-rZgsnutcPUAy4NhIipN_smCU-u8kzo_7svR9M0x6RFWTvd_oqrxibWjs6VfiFx5qkKh3wA-442l4bUmZplAvzsVBdzbSmqTnAshmPrfGQfy4zx5sKfwmMeKQ9KasvIELsYCVXBD_iXuVZWTPKg61_O0MIWY_4Enyo00QcsgYq192DsvCU_R=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwqqhm-rZgsnutcPUAy4NhIipN_smCU-u8kzo_7svR9M0x6RFWTvd_oqrxibWjs6VfiFx5qkKh3wA-442l4bUmZplAvzsVBdzbSmqTnAshmPrfGQfy4zx5sKfwmMeKQ9KasvIELsYCVXBD_iXuVZWTPKg61_O0MIWY_4Enyo00QcsgYq192DsvCU_R=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><a data-ctbtn="0" data-cthref="/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjR7NCh7eP0AhVXgFwKHXt_BaIQFnoECAsQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dictionary.com%2Fe%2Femoji%2Fvictory-hand%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThe%2520victory%2520hand%2520emoji%252C%2520%25E2%259C%258C%25EF%25B8%258F%2Crepresentation%2520of%2520the%2520peace%2520sign.&usg=AOvVaw08fYfEJHnx_cDq064BpSUp" data-jrwt="1" data-jsarwt="1" data-usg="AOvVaw08fYfEJHnx_cDq064BpSUp" data-ved="2ahUKEwjR7NCh7eP0AhVXgFwKHXt_BaIQFnoECAsQAw" href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjR7NCh7eP0AhVXgFwKHXt_BaIQFnoECAsQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dictionary.com%2Fe%2Femoji%2Fvictory-hand%2F%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThe%2520victory%2520hand%2520emoji%252C%2520%25E2%259C%258C%25EF%25B8%258F%2Crepresentation%2520of%2520the%2520peace%2520sign.&usg=AOvVaw08fYfEJHnx_cDq064BpSUp" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); background-color: #202124; color: #8ab4f8; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Time Out For Loving: Foundational Deep House 1987-1991</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Devine Masters - Paradise (Vacuum Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Arnold Jarvis - Take Some Time Out (Club Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">N.Y. House'n Authority - APT 3A</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr Fingers - What About This Love (Extended Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mr Fingers - What About This Love (Dub Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aphrodisiac - Song Of The Siren (Black Sea Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Soft House Company - A Little Piano</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scorpio - Shout It</div><div style="text-align: center;">Robert Owens - Visions (Album Version)</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Utopia Project - File #2</div><div style="text-align: center;">No Smoke - Righteous Rule (Vocal)</div><div style="text-align: center;">No Smoke - Righteous Rule (Dub)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tech Trax Inc - State Of The Art (Unautomated Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tech Trax Inc - State Of The Art (Automated Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">After Hours - Waterfalls (3 A.M. Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sha-Lor - I'm in Love (Instrumental Version)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fallout - The Morning After (Sunrise Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Logic - The Final Frontier (Acoustic Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Joey Negro - Do It, Believe It (Jeep Music)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Metro - Brownstone Express<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W6ZGrd9VuWe7IwSbzhoyHNIQHxunf1zI/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download link</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Ftime-out-for-loving-foundational-deep-house-1987-199%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">...and in response to this mix of mine, my good friend <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/f3z/stream/" target="_blank">f3z</a> has put together a mix of fresh deep house, mainly tunes from the last couple of years or so. f3z is a Leeds-based producer, DJ and club promoter who also occasionally plays alongside the eclectic <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/DowntownScience" target="_blank">Downtown Science crew</a>, who play out across Leeds venues and beyond. Big up f3z!! Some other tasty hose and techno mixes on his mixcloud, so check them out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8zhvwMRMULa1qrRoq3RW82-A5eNYb75_POsOTM0A9lG7etKamkNVF-S4Rj8bgmGdpFoT5_uFKM73cDAlnWEIhVgdKQD3QCX60S2S3BFJ9wb2xh5ljA_6j8wfp_PjxpHpjuB56K8__CC0bPKJ1H4_JSG8E6su3sdlx56JTXmmXINHJf2z-IuckZD_-=s300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8zhvwMRMULa1qrRoq3RW82-A5eNYb75_POsOTM0A9lG7etKamkNVF-S4Rj8bgmGdpFoT5_uFKM73cDAlnWEIhVgdKQD3QCX60S2S3BFJ9wb2xh5ljA_6j8wfp_PjxpHpjuB56K8__CC0bPKJ1H4_JSG8E6su3sdlx56JTXmmXINHJf2z-IuckZD_-" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Deep Winter by f3z</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">SPCE - Lightness</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan Piu - A Beautiful Day</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aleqs Notal - Lighten You Up</div><div style="text-align: center;">Satoshi Tomiie - Thursday 2 AM (Ron Trent Remix Dub)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Deenamic - Fears</div><div style="text-align: center;">Baaz - Carbon Hair</div><div style="text-align: center;">Marcellus Pittman - An Afternoon Delight</div><div style="text-align: center;">Glenn Underground - Silent Pimp (Peace in My Place)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Alton Miller - All the Little Things</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chaos in the CBD - Double Dribble</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gerd - Palm Leaves (Mr Fingers Afropsychojungledub Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Patrice Scott - Moments & Concepts</div><div style="text-align: center;">Zepherin Saint - Resurrect My Feelings</div><div style="text-align: center;">Alton Miller - Way of the Drum</div><div style="text-align: center;">GU - Peaceful Rage (Acid Revenge)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Leeon - That Generous Friend</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Ff3z%2Fdeep-winter%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-56215398885948512842021-10-09T10:15:00.000+01:002021-10-09T10:15:56.862+01:00R U Ready 2 Jack? Fresh Acid Bombs <p>Will be going to the brilliant I Love Acid night at South London's Corsica Studios next week, so to get in the mood have thrown down an hour of some favourite nuskool acid and jacking house dancefloor bombs, all tunes from the last few years, though opening up with a 1988 classic from one of the Chicago founders, the mighty Mike Dunn, still going so strong to this day.<br /><br />Big dedication on this mix goes out to Uncle B.o.B. who requested it - big up Ryan. Also got to send a shout out to Fez who turned me on to a couple of the tracks and a biiig thank you to the Fishfinger for helping with some technical matters. Also respects to all the I Love Aciders and the Don't headstrong. And last but not least big love to all the crew heading down x. Play it loud..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sXNqvt2PGK_EXks0C6JlHt6gg7Ytap-JUOKrgWu9NUHIPXIEpMcRKnaXoShtkNeNHCmEm4DhESstX6gKMbcYi0ahyvyUP8bG81mLMboyE3_eiKBS3eKuaahe0pHcMUnzh72tT7cgE24/s653/acids.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="653" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sXNqvt2PGK_EXks0C6JlHt6gg7Ytap-JUOKrgWu9NUHIPXIEpMcRKnaXoShtkNeNHCmEm4DhESstX6gKMbcYi0ahyvyUP8bG81mLMboyE3_eiKBS3eKuaahe0pHcMUnzh72tT7cgE24/s320/acids.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">R U Ready 2 Jack? Fresh Acid Bombs</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Mike Dunn - So Let It Be Houze (Original '88 Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lauren Flax - Work</div><div style="text-align: center;">Posthuman - The Benz</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Organ Grinder - Magic Box</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Sneak & Tripmastaz - Concentrate</div><div style="text-align: center;">BAGS Inc - D Question</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Haus - Ready 2 Jack (Shadow Child Remix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dennis Quin & Edwin Oosterwal - Synth Seller</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dennis Quin - Aciden (Chambray Remix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Binny - Roll With It</div><div style="text-align: center;">Demiur - How Do I Ask</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aiden Tyrell - Say Wut (909)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Queer On Acid & Robert Owens - Take Me (MASC Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gene On Earth - Bionic Beat</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hostage - Ascension</div><div style="text-align: center;">Granary 12 - Way We Do</div><div style="text-align: center;">Paranoid London - Light Tunnel<br />Outro: Gerd - Planet FDMX (707 Mix)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZslmcN0sQvg8RsXfRQz2RCkn_IWK_y4z/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download Link</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fr-u-ready-2-jack-fresh-acid-bombs%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-82575790408526053012021-06-05T09:32:00.006+01:002021-06-05T10:16:18.036+01:00Junglism Pt.4 - Future Jungle 2017-2021<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For the final part of this Jungle mix series I'm playing some of my favourite tracks from recent times. There is definitely a Jungle revival going on - has been bubbling for a while - but I think 2020 could go down as a vintage year and a turning point - seems to be so many good tunes have come out this last year. It would really be great to see more of the longtime DnB producers making some Jungle tunes in the 160+bpm range, and for the scene to have those two gears, of new DnB and new Jungle both going as strong as one another. <br /><br />Nothing but love and respect to all the producers and labels putting out this music, and promoters putting on the nights. Got to send a big shout out to all the <a href="https://distantplanet.dance" target="_blank">Distant Planet </a>family who have been doing so much in keeping the oldskool vibe alive here in London. <br /><br />Really hope you've been enjoying this mix series - if you haven't already, do check out the earlier chapters, <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2021/05/junglism-pt1-proto-jungle-1989-1991.html" target="_blank">Part 1 Proto Jungle 89-91</a>, <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2021/05/junglism-pt2-pirate-jungle-1992.html" target="_blank">Part 2 Pirate Jungle 92</a>, <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2021/05/junglism-pt3-golden-jungle-1993-95.html" target="_blank">Part 3 Golden Jungle 93-95.</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hrKE0UUbHwRDpskcKXfBInw1iu1h3SmVHvKkojwPqZJZppv88MC7CYc-aqi_yipyu6fADamRxe9zMoGgZk0OJqziwbRyhlMv4nJsHqMntrlg-OItkg-qaIjX6JYv23ugG3oLCpmP6F8/s599/FUTURE+JUNGLE+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hrKE0UUbHwRDpskcKXfBInw1iu1h3SmVHvKkojwPqZJZppv88MC7CYc-aqi_yipyu6fADamRxe9zMoGgZk0OJqziwbRyhlMv4nJsHqMntrlg-OItkg-qaIjX6JYv23ugG3oLCpmP6F8/s320/FUTURE+JUNGLE+.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Junglism Pt.4 - Future Jungle 2017-2021</div><br />Ark X - X2LV (2019)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Joakuim - Jungle Power (2017)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Specialist X - Mind Signs (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">DJ Stretch - Kisses (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Break - Sesame Seeds (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Foul Play - A.I (The Last Ronin Remix) (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ricky Force - Real Love (2017)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Coco Bryce - Ma Bae Be Luv (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Duburban - Back For More (2021)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Missing & Mr Time - Original 90s (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keezee & Tim Reaper - The Roughneck Sound (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">FFF - Gaze Out (2017)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shay - Badboy (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sully - Werk (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Marcus Visionary - Real Warrior (L-Side Remix) (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Decibella - Outta London (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Zere & DJ Hybrid - Inside The Dance (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy - Sincere Whispering (2020)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pete Cannon - It’s Like Ecstasy (2020)</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_8FOJsqD0SPMIhwVtE-q-6ry_DBaPo79/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download link</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fjunglism-pt4-future-jungle%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-78305176979851113012021-05-29T10:20:00.001+01:002021-05-29T10:20:04.005+01:00Junglism Pt.3 - Golden Jungle 1993-95<p>Part 3 of the UK Jungle mix series, this one covering the golden age of 1993-1995, when the jungle sound blew up, where the tempos of 160-170bpm got settled on, and the formulas gelled together into a tradition. That said, the line of 'what is Jungle' is always a blurry one - is a firing ambient amen Bukemesque track from the period Jungle? Or a darkcore roller? For me Yes and No. Genre names are useful but they can also be restrictive, and there are so many different moods and directions you can play a Jungle set from this period (such as<a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2020/01/jungle-love-1994-95.html" target="_blank"> this recent mix of mine focussing on loved up jungle</a>). <br /><br />What I've tried to do here is keep clear of the harder amen rinse outs, and also anything too cosmic or gurn inducing (much as I love all of that!). Going for a more bubbling vibe, with some deeper drum workouts and a couple of rarer ones in there to keep it interesting. <br /><br />Next up after this, for the final mix in this series, Part 4, I'll be playing some new tunes that are reviving the jungle tradition in fine style. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVudWhcnFzzItjjnfT79bDW42olFYMq4AvCtZNTlJc1BTiHzfBI_bDhi0w70VSYFpHYYJ_L-X2swI6UlTXeS9jhENx4E0lWZMR87MBKqup85v6L7RTcqT17BwwtQHXr_xWUInauw-gfQ/s599/PROTO+MIX+PIC+1993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVudWhcnFzzItjjnfT79bDW42olFYMq4AvCtZNTlJc1BTiHzfBI_bDhi0w70VSYFpHYYJ_L-X2swI6UlTXeS9jhENx4E0lWZMR87MBKqup85v6L7RTcqT17BwwtQHXr_xWUInauw-gfQ/s320/PROTO+MIX+PIC+1993.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="text-align: left;">Junglism Pt.3 - Golden Jungle 1993-95<br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">160-170bpm</span></b></div><p>1. Family of Intelligence - Learning From My Brother (1993)<br />James Stephens, the man involved with those pivotal Noise Factory releases of 1992, here breaking new ground and creating new formulas for the Jungle sound of 1993. Jungle breaks, rare groove samples, dancehall attitude - a template of what was to come, and a step aside from anything too ravey sounding. Released on the mighty Kemet label, such an important camp for out-and-out jungle in 93 and 94. Long mixing this one with:</p><p>2. Gappa G and Hypa Hyper - Information Centre (DJ Ron Remix) (1993)<br />9pm Friday nights there was only one was place to be: locked in to Kool FM for DJ Ron and SL, with MCs 5ive-O and Moose. The definitive jungle radio show of all time in my opinion. Ron not only a visionary DJ, but also a massively talented producer, whose tunes, especially Canaan Land, Mo Musik, Crackman and this one here are I think masterpieces of the genre. Really clever arrangement and elements.</p><p>3. Roni Size - Fresh (1993)<br />1993 was the year Roni Size burst onto the scene, and this one also the first official release on Jumping Jack Frost and Bryan Gee's newly formed V Recordings - the rest is history! Still sounds so fresh this one I think.</p><p>4. White Label (1993)<br />Absolutely personal favourite underground white label pressure. Not that its even possible to do this in this day and age, but I'm going to keep the name on this one held back.</p><p>5. Code 071 - Ease Up Soundboy (Don Gargon Mix) (1993)<br />Slightly overlooked release on Reinforced Records I think, with a brilliant dreamlike breakdown in the second half, from the pair that made the classic A London Sumtin.</p><p>6. Simon Bassline Smith - Music and Life (1993)<br />Massive 2-track EP from Simon Smith, another enormous figure still going as strong today as thirty years ago. Both sides of this got caned. All about the power of a bassline this track. Proper vibes, seminal EP. Impossible not to long mix this right up to the breakdown.</p><p>7. Potential Bad Boy - 4 The Ladies (1993)<br />Another mighty release from PBB. I think this possibly one of the first ever tracks to really get that ragga-jungle thing sitting quite so neatly in the drum feel. I'm a sucker for Melody Madness on the A side, but that gets a bit hardcore in places.</p><p>8. DJ Solo - Darkage (1993)<br />I don't know how others see this track but for me this is probably<i> the</i> jungle anthem of 1993. From what I can see its never been licensed to compilations and the like, and maybe that's kept it status slightly more low key, but this was rinsed so hard at the time. Was in two minds whether to include it, as rinsed tunes can only be heard so many times, but personally I never tire of this one. Great fun to mix in and to mix out, begs to get played. All about the bassline. Every day and every night, jungle it.</p><p>9. Doc Scott - Far Away (1994)<br />One of the first releases on Goldie's freshly launched Metalheadz label, from the mighty Doc Scott. At first glance this might seem a mellow ambient tune, but on a system it really packs a punch and the jungle drum feel and bassline really make it come alive. Moving into a deeper section of the mix with this.</p><p>10. Smith and Mighty - Come Fly Away (Dub) (1994)<br />Following the theme of Far Away, flying off dubwise on this one - a unique rubadub sounding tune this I think from Bristol's Smith and Mighty.</p><p>11. Timmi Magic - Everything (1994)<br />Timmi Magic is best known as part of the legendary UK Garage trio Dreem Teem, but in 94 he was producing jungle, and this EP is a personal favourite. I played the other side in my recent <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2020/01/jungle-love-1994-95.html">Jungle Love</a> mix. A lesser known record, but I think its got something special about it. </p><p>12. The Family Foundation - Express '95 (Steve Gurley Remix) (1995)<br />A wicked upfull jungle update on a huge tune from 92 from Foul Play's brilliant Steve Gurley.</p><p>13. Dillinja - Tear Down (Da Whole Place) (1995)<br />Had to include a Dillinja tune, such an important figure. This one perhaps a slightly lesser known one I guess, as much as that is possible in such a revered discography. Deep rolling. </p><p>14. Bizzy B - 16 Track Ting (1995)<br />Bizzy is a monster and is responsible for some of the wildest tunes to ever come out of the rave scene. By comparison to some of those tunes this one is kind of reigned in but is as powerful a tune of his as any of them. I said in the intro Id hold back from amen rippers in this mix but here's one for good measure. </p><p>15. Noodles & Wonder - Rarities (1995)<br />Getting to the last quarter, moving into three more soulful jams. Noodles became a big name on the UKG scene as Groove Chronicles, but was also well known for working in a range of record shops around London. This one a spot on rares-to-ragga cut. <br /></p><p>16. Hot Steppers - Vol1 A (1995)<br />Undercover release from DJ SS, no doubt because of sample clearance issues. I don't care what they say, always had a big soft spot for this. </p><p>17. Dextrous - Moonlight (1995)<br />Unreleased rare-to-ragga jungle from King of the Jungle Dextrous. Got to send big thanks to Steph for the dubplate hook up - wicked track.</p><p>18. Andy C - Roll On (1995)<br />Finishing on an undisputed classic, Andy C proving that whatever year it is he can create era-defining music.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I0xGLMFU7TZ4lIRQorOaY1VAoro_dVEX/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download link</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fjunglism-pt3-golden-jungle-1993-95%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-50613260221939516062021-05-21T21:05:00.001+01:002021-05-22T08:38:42.666+01:00Junglism Pt.2 - Pirate Jungle 1992<p>Part two of the UK Jungle mix series, moving on from the proto years of 1989-1991 to look at the transitional but foundational year of 1992. Calling this mix Pirate Jungle as such a key role was played by pirate radio stations, particularly the likes of Weekend Rush, Kool and Defection (all broadcasting from the Nightingale Estate in Hackney) in forging this as a sound apart, and pushing tunes that often didn't get played at the big raves. <br /><br />1992 was an incredible year in which rave blew up in the UK, and thousands of wide-eyed youngbloods (like me!) poured onto dancefloors across the country. The music went crazy too, with tempos getting ever faster, and a manic mix of elements: pianos, pitched up vocals, stabs, pads, basslines, endless samples, often all crammed into one short tune. Hardcore dominated.</p><p>But in amongst this outpouring of wild creativity were some leaner tunes that carried a purer Jungle thinking, drawing more explicitly on the influence of earlier Black dance music forms, and particularly the logic of UK's soul and reggae soundsystem culture. This is a showcase of a few favourite tunes from that time. <br /><br />Got to shout my brother Fabrok who in 92 DJ'd on<a href="http://koollondon.com/index.php" target="_blank"> Kool FM</a> (Kool celebrating 30 years of nonstop Jungle/DnB broadcasting this year) and turned me on to so much of the music played in this mix series. Forever in debt. <br /><br />Still to come: Part 3 Golden Era Jungle and Part 4 Future Jungle selection.... <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2021/05/junglism-pt1-proto-jungle-1989-1991.html" target="_blank">Part 1 Proto Jungle Years mix here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBB3IzupdUaDU6j7F32NeQZtqcPHQTksBQEXiRLreKxBwYW9Qm2iLbjYBZmoBUXBmYvHYuP_m2gcD48YTQh7ROQgOujIN-ZATLIaaHDjZzzqWAojwo96uMNQF8H5sVS1Io516ihSmDpU/s599/PROTO+MIX+PIC+1992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBB3IzupdUaDU6j7F32NeQZtqcPHQTksBQEXiRLreKxBwYW9Qm2iLbjYBZmoBUXBmYvHYuP_m2gcD48YTQh7ROQgOujIN-ZATLIaaHDjZzzqWAojwo96uMNQF8H5sVS1Io516ihSmDpU/s320/PROTO+MIX+PIC+1992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Junglism Pt.2 - Pirate Jungle 1992<br /></b><b>140-150bpm</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Liquid - Liquid Is Liquid (Remix)</div><div style="text-align: left;">For the first two tracks in this mix I'm going in dubwise - this one loosely based on a Jah Shaka production, or so I've heard. Liquid most famed for their massive hit Sweet Harmony. Billy Bunter says he often played this as the last tune at Labyrinth in 1992.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Tic Tac Toe - 456<br />Immense twelve inch that absolutely brought the clattering weight and power of a soundsytem roots dance to a rave setting. This and Ephemerol on the other side, and the remixes too = all amazing records. Was surprised to find out it was co-made by Simon Ratcliffe of Basement Jaxx fame. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Wots My Code - Most High<br />This is what you all have been waiting for! Stepping out of the dubwise opening two tracks into the jungle breaks. This from a seminal jungle EP best known for the foundational "I Tell the DJ What To Play" 1992 jungle anthem Dub Plate, but always loved this track and Bachelor Rock off that EP, lesser played underground jungle tunes. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. CMC - Greetings<br />Chris McFarlane on Ibiza Records under the early CMC alias - Chris best known now as jungle heavyweight Potential Bad Boy, a name under which he still dons the jungle scene to this day. Legend.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Noise Factory - Warning (Dub Mix)<br />Following Greetings, another track released on Ibiza records. Noise Factory an act that simply helped write the jungle book in 1992 with a string of essential releases, not least the totally groundbreaking Capsule EP which zoomed away from the more standard 140-150bpm range of the time (as in this mix) up to 160 and even 170bpm, where jungle and DnB would end up following.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Smith & Mighty - Killa<br />Track from Bristol's Smith and Mighty, played at the wrong speed of 45 instead of the 33 it was meant to be played at. I think of this one as absolutely a Kool FM special - one of those secret finds that passed its way around the DJs on the station. I think I first heard this played by the mighty Brockie.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">6. SLM - Nice N Slow<br />SLM - South London Massive! The mighty Darren Jay and DJ Yomi. Such a unique tune this one - one of the first stripped back rollers. Natural mystic style. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">7. Guy Called Gerald - 28 Gun Bad Boy</div><div style="text-align: left;">First released in 1991 and again in 1992, this just sounded unlike anything else. Gerald's experimental approach to dance music at this time absolutely opened new ground for the jungle sound. His track Boase Up, also from 1992 was another early junglist test of breaking the 160bpm speed barrier.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">8. MC Uproar - Bad Boy<br />Squeezing this in to the mix without its piano section - killer rattling snares and bassline as we go back-to-back bad-boy/bad-girl in the mix >>><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">9. Potential Bad Boy - Bad Girl<br />Another from Chris McFarlane - couldn't miss this one out. What a bassline. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">10. D-Livin - Why<br />Total anthem, one of the first tunes that to my ears kinda has that rubadub-meets-soul vibe to it that became such a definitive part of the Jungle formula.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">11. Undercover Elephant - Cockney Badboy<br />Remember hearing this at Orange at the Rocket and a little pocket of cockney badboys broke out into a collective one foot skank circle! The little Don't Stand So Close To Me sample cracks me up to this day - that's how I feel now if someone comes in to my precious dancefloor space lol. All cockney badboys hang on...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">12. Progression - On A Rubbish Tip<br />I heard the title is a joke response to SL2's On a Ragga Tip, which hit the charts in a big way. Absolutely heavyweight white label. Huge respect goes out to Mixmaster Max who I heard play this, and so much jungle of this period. A total pioneer, currently with a new radio show on Sunday nights on <a href="https://unitydab.co.uk/presenter/mixmaster-max/" target="_blank">Unity DAB.</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">13. Jazz & Flecks - D! Redlox (Vital Mix)<br />I think fair to say this is an obscure one - have been hunting it down myself for years after hearing it played by Rusher on Weekend Rush back in 92. Huge thanks to JJ at Rolldabeats for sorting me out.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">14. 2 Da Core - Rub a Dub<br />Personal favourite killer jungle rave energy white label, the other side a cracker too.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">15. The Psychopaths - Beats & Culture (Psycho Dub)<br />Unique sounding tune this, bubbling breakbeat rave meets dub logic in fine fashion. Love this. All the Psychopath's tunes had a better-than-the-original dub version, and they're all worth seeking out. Shout to Defection's Force of One.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">16. The Brothers Grimm - Exodus<br />A massive track from Floyd and Syed of the Production House crew that got a lot of rave play too. Those guys really knew how to put together huge tunes.<br /><br />17. Alien - Forseeing The Future (Reggae Mix)<br />Making great use of the sample from Fabian's reggae classic Prophecy, a killer dubwise rave bomb. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">18. Ad break<br />A little 1992 jungle pirate radio advert!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12LhY0nB0WCvtCTCKH5Jpn9AiTFf9lVk1/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download link<br /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="60" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&mini=1&feed=%2Fmikus%2Fjunglism-pt2-pirate-jungle-1992%2F" width="100%"></iframe></div>Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-18445807316471714092021-05-15T11:34:00.002+01:002021-05-16T10:49:47.392+01:00Junglism Pt.1 - Proto Jungle 1989-1991<p>Welcome to the first in a series of four mixes tapping into the past and present of the UK Jungle sound. For this first instalment I'm going back to 1989 to touch on the breakbeat-rap foundations upon which the subsequent emergent prototype Jungle sound of 1990 and 1991 was built on. Absolute time of culture creation.<br />Look out for Pt 2 1992 selection, Pt 3 will be the golden age of 1993-94, and Pt 4 will take it up the new wave of jungle producers putting out tunes today. Really hope you enjoy the series. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHFlBU70pplsgW1NYWjSbWhRiVi6gZbNb6YW52On-66KVPgm1UFslcpbLt29N7ySG_xhgFZmVKtTEr262GFwAYaZKkskRt-j0lR5WypDKmijrdJ_XDoeTSMIK4cxyvpPok2hB9Ar_9Xc/s599/PROTO+MIX+PIC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHFlBU70pplsgW1NYWjSbWhRiVi6gZbNb6YW52On-66KVPgm1UFslcpbLt29N7ySG_xhgFZmVKtTEr262GFwAYaZKkskRt-j0lR5WypDKmijrdJ_XDoeTSMIK4cxyvpPok2hB9Ar_9Xc/s320/PROTO+MIX+PIC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Junglism Pt.1 - Proto Jungle 1989-1991<br />120-130bpm</b></p><p><b> 1989 - The Breakbeat Rap Roots </b></p><p>1. Most Wanted - Calm Down (Instrumental) - 1989</p><p>A classic breakbeat rap instrumental that got pitched up and played in house sets by the likes of Fabio and Grooverider. As a nod to the era I've doubled and cut this one up a bit - if I could scratch I'd have scratched on it too! Hip-Hop DJ skills crossed over with dance djing in these days in a way that has sadly been lost.<br /><br />2. Success-N-Effect - Roll it up (Bass Kickin Beats) - 1989</p><p>Another hot US breakbeat-instrumental import. Frankie Bones tells this story: "December 13th 1989 ... Carl Cox had us over his house to show us his new recording studio. Lenny Dee & I had got Carl a copy of Success-N-Effect on 12" which by that point was the most sort after 12" from me caning it every show. Carl was ready to start producing but joked about how he needed to get his head around all the gear he purchased. This is when I told him, "all you got to do is take this record, Success-N-Effect, ride a couple of new sounds over it and press white labels! Stamp your name on it." That tune become Carl's 1990 rave classic Let The Bass Kick.<br /><br />3. Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome (Terrormental) - 1989</p><p>The musical influence of Public Enemy cannot be understated, particularly the production skills of Hank Shocklee and the Bomb Squad. The two LPs Nation of Millions and Fear of a Black Planet contain probably the most innovative, militant, firing, breakbeat-centred use of a sampler up to that point. Public Enemy tracks themselves were endlessly resampled by UK producers too. This instrumental a classic example of the power of the Bomb Squad.</p><p>4. Silver Bullet - Bring Forth The Guillotine [DJ Beats Mix] - 1989</p><p>The 80s explosion in US rap inspired many a UK act, who often gravitated to rhyming over a faster beat than US artists. There's a parallel here with the UK fast-chat dancehall style of the likes of Tippa Irie, Daddy Freddy and Smiley Culture - itself another big influence on Jungle. Silver Bullet was one of the best of the UK fast-rap acts, and this track along with 20 Seconds To Comply made its way into many dance sets, played here in the instrumental cut.</p><p><b>1990 - Into The Proto Jungle </b></p><p>5. Rebel MC and Tenor Fly Comin' On Strong (Ruff Neck Mix) - 1990</p><p>For my money this might just be the most complete, first ever jungle tune. Up to '89 Michael West aka Rebel MC was finding his sound in a more straight rap fashion, but in 1990 he pushed the boundaries that much further and created some crucial foundational jungle sounding tunes, first with this cut and then the all mighty Wickedest Sound, followed in '91 with the anthemic breakbeat rave reworking of Barrington Levy's Here I Come as Tribal Base.<br /><br />This ingenuity didn't come out of nowhere -<a href="https://youtu.be/earVP24Bsls" target="_blank"> I've uploaded here a clip of stalwart rave deejay Billy Daniel Bunter introducing a clip from an 1987 Acton All-Dayer party </a>hosted by Rebel MC in which both Rebel and the mighty DJ Ron (who would go on by 1994 to claim the title of Jungle Don) were bringing together the cultures of US breakbeat rap, electronic dance music and Jamaican dancehall live on stage and in the mix. Amazing historical clip - do give it a listen.</p><p>6. Language - Renegade (The Cryptic Mix) - 1990</p><p>A killer slice of underground bleepy breakbeat dance with a touch of ragga from Mark Simon, who would go on to produce the classic 1992 anthem Just 4 U London and personal favourites Eyes On The Horizon and The Strength.</p><p>7. Satin Storm - Satin Storm - 1990</p><p>Not really words to say how much this track meant back in the day, played this on a loop. Clearly drawing on dub for the bassline, and cleverly using the riff from The Revolutionaries classic Kunte Kinte, but bringing a whole lot more depth and magic beyond that. A true classic, and check also the track Can't Take No More from the same EP for another slice of raw proto-jungle. Salute Satin Storm.</p><p>8. Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon - 1990</p><p>Although not really involved with, or even making music <i>for</i> the rave scene, this classic dubby track from MBM was one that smashed the dancefloors in the UK, from illegal raves to the Hacienda, the echoing drums kind of capturing the rattle and reverb of a warehouse.</p><p>9. Energize - Like Dis (Full Dread Mix) - 1990<br /><br />A killer slice of breakbeat house with a dancehall flavour from the legendary Dave Lee aka Joey Negro, who has gone on to be such a key figure in the worlds of house and disco to this day. Top tune.</p><p>10 . 4 Hero - The Scorcher (Dance Mix) - 1990</p><p>4 Hero are in my opinion unsung heroes of British music, never mind just the rave scene. Total pioneers, and their label Reinforced pivotal for developing and pushing the limits of hardcore, jungle and DnB. And whilst this track is kinda bleepy, it slams with that jungle drum energy. Powerful on a system. 4 Hero also went on to smash the jungle sound under their Tom & Jerry alias. Crucial on every level.</p><p><b>1991 - Call It Jungle</b></p><p>11. V 4 Visions - Joy In The Jungle - 1991/1992</p><p>A personal favourite release on a white label EP called Jungle Bizznizz - raw production on this but a brilliant feel. By the end of 1991 the word Jungle was definitely being directly associated with this UK breakbeat rave sound. Worth checking the whole 4 track EP, Return of the Funki Dreads another proto-jungle nugget favourite of mine, with more of a house feel.</p><p>12. Dee Pattern - Who's The Bad Man (Sound System Mix) - 1991</p><p>Such an iconic and powerful track. One thing of interest to say about it is that not only is it one of the original proto jungle tracks, but the opening 24 bars are as far as I'm aware the first programming of a UKG/Funky drum pattern! Pure innovation.</p><p>13. G Double E - Fire When Ready - 1991</p><p>Brilliant slice of jump up b-boy proto jungle this. Involved in this track's production is Kris Ogden who was also pushing boundaries as part of Genaside II, whose proto cuts Sirens Of Acre Lane (1990) and Narra Mine (1991) could so easily have been included in this mix.</p><p>13. Demon Boyz - Dett (Speaker Feeder Mix) - 1992</p><p>Cheekly skipping up to 1992 for this one, but its got that 1991 energy and template. Demon Boyz bringing together fast-rap and fast-chat in a UK slang over a Rebel MC production. On the flip is an instrumental proto rave monster, Jungle Dett (Hardcore House Mix), but I wanted to feature the vocals on this mix as MC crews like Demon Boyz don't get the recognition in the UK rap world that led on to jungle MCing, and now to chart topping grime acts.</p><p>14. MI7 - Rockin' Down The House - 1991</p><p>A massive hit of a tune this one, anthem status, and has a crossover appeal that kind of pre-empts SL2's 1992 charting hits Way in My Brain and On A Ragga Tip.</p><p>15. Ragga Twins - Spliffhead - 1991</p><p>"Reggae beat taking over"....The mighty Spliffhead. PJ and Smiley aka Shut Up and Dance on production, two guys utterly pivotal in the formation of jungle, firmly fusing their earlier breakbeat rap production sensibilities into the new proto jungle sound, and bringing in fellow Hackney MCs Ragga Twins into the fold, who in turn helped bring in other dancehall soundsystem MCs over to the rave scene.<br /><br />16. Code 0171 - A London Sumtin' - 1991/1992</p><p>Released on 4 Hero's Reinforced, can't express how much i loved and still love this one. Pure London Jungle attitude. Also on the flip is a secret B2 favourite Stand Together Yo Breakthrough Instrumental. Co-producer Biz can today be caught today on Nuwave Radio as part of the Cyberworks pair with Denz, playing broken beat, hip-hop, jazz, house and techno and the like, Reinforced fashion. Official release date on this is 1992 but have heard a tape of this being played at the very end of 1991 so presume it was ready then.</p><p>17. Lennie De Ice - We Are I.E. - 1991</p><p>Total classic. Lennie associated with the De Underground record shop crew of Forest Gate in East London - Mike, DJ Randall, Cool Hand Flex, Uncle 22, and MC Fats, who collectively did so much to carve out the jungle sound over the following years. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nzPnEk89MXBcvWbYZ0Tx5wAEIi7jmQ6p/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download link</a></p>
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This mix very much moving between the cross-fertilising holy trinity of the USA, the UK, and the Belgian/Dutch badlands. Worth going over the providence of the tracks featured here I think.<br />
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Kicking off in Belgium with a euro classic by ex-soldier Lhasa. Can't Stop a NY classic, followed by a wonderful dusty early Carl Craig tune released under the BFC alias, my favourite of his early productions. From Detroit we go back to NY on the mighty Nu Groove label with Major Problems, followed by a very early Kenny Dope cut, as House Syndicate. One more NY tune next, a classic from Frankie Bones and Tommy Musto, followed by a wicked hypnotising cut from Detroit, In Synch.<br />
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Moving on to two from one of the founders of this sound, NY's Joey Beltram; Subsonic Trance came out in Belgium on R&S, Joey's Riot in the US under the Mental Mayhem pseudonym. Staying in NY for Searchin, followed by such a class tune by house music originator Nitro Deluxe out of Philly, bringing a touch of breakbeats in to the mix. Just read that Young Skretching, the man behind Nitro Deluxe, played with Sun Ra for a spell!<br />
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Keeping the breakbeat feel flowing for the last few, Hey Hey Hey a raw tune by Amsterdam's Orlando Voorn, followed by a stone cold UK classic, The Gonzo. Flipping back to NY for the Leon Lee Special which layers up the riff from E2-E4 with a break and a massive 808 kick. Two tunes next co-produced by the mighty DJ Hype, such a key figure in creating and promoting a London breakbeat dance sound. Legendary deejay but underrated as a producer I think. Finishing on another London classic, Dave Angel's bootleg reworking of Sweet Dreams, the tune that launched his career.<br />
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Big dedication on this goes out to Dusty and Robin, to Handy who I know loves this era, and eternal thanks to Fabrok for introducing me to some of these tunes at the time.<br />
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If you enjoyed this check out my <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2011/07/warehouse-nation.html" target="_blank">Warehouse Nation</a> mix and also <a href="http://mikusmusik.blogspot.com/2018/02/1991-hardcore-techno-bizniz.html" target="_blank">1991 Hardcore Techno Biz</a> mix, for a similar range of cuts from around this golden era.<br />
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Plez - Can't Stop (DMR Zone Mix)</div>
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BFC - Galaxy</div>
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Major Problems - Overdose (The Final Trip)</div>
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House Syndicate - Jam The Mace</div>
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Musto & Bones - This Will Be Mine</div>
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Fade To Black - In Synch</div>
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Mental Mayhem - Joey's Riot</div>
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33 1/3 Queen - Searchin</div>
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Nitro Deluxe Ft. Silk - Hypno House (Hypno Dub)</div>
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Frequency - Hey, Hey, Hey (Panic Mix)</div>
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Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-55261151257430973332020-04-14T14:11:00.002+01:002020-04-14T14:11:53.459+01:00Fight The Power Funk MixtapeI was invited to do a 30 minute funk mix for Mike Walkden's <a href="http://futureradio.co.uk/podcasts/p/mike-walkeden" target="_blank">Chrome Funk & Soul Show on Future Radio</a>, and this is it! - a selection of cuts dealing with struggle, rebellion and revolution. The music here may be some 50 years old but its still as relevant, as moving, as kicking as ever...the fight continues....<br />
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Kicking off with a wonderful rework of the L.T.D. disco-soul classic, possibly even improving on the original I feel, followed by a great new talent out of South London, pianist Ashley Henry reworking the NAS hip-hop classic which itself is based on a sampled vamp from pianist Ahmad Jamal. Staying on the jazz piano vibe, this time out of Louisiana with another great cover, this one of Roy Hargrove's beautiful Soulful.<br />
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Keeping it soul-powered next with a stirring version of the Donnie Hathaway liberation anthem, which features Thundercat and Flying Lotus in amongst the big band lineup. More stay-strong lyrics next, a real personal favourite inspirational cut from Yamie Bolo, before switching into sweet afrohouse gear featuring Malian Adama Coulibali on vocals.<br />
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Kick drums pump on in a dream house style with Telephones transmitting from the Norwegian woods, followed by the power house combination of Ian Pooley and Jazzanova embracing the changes, on into some ambient hardcore magic, before finishing on a vintage piece of sun-blessed jungle juice. Love and strength to all.<br />
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Spring Sun Soul - Love To The World Edition</div>
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L.T.D. - Love To The World (Joey Negro Mizell Magic Mix)</div>
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Ashley Henry - The World Is Yours</div>
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John Batiste - Soulful</div>
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Miguel Atwood Ferguson Ensemble feat Bilal - Someday We'll All Be Free </div>
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Yamie Bolo - One Has To Be Real Strong</div>
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Zepherin Saint - Canima</div>
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Telephone - See Hex & Moon</div>
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Ian Pooley - What's Your Number (Jazzanova Renumber)</div>
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Gnork - Blorp 93</div>
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Ils & Solo - Sweet Sunshine<br />
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Jungle Love 1994-95</div>
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Deeper Love - Dillinja & Mystery</div>
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Special Dedication (Ladies Mix) - DJ Nut Nut</div>
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High Time (Nookie Remix) - DJ Trax</div>
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Rhythm - Engineers Without Fears</div>
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She's So - FBD Project</div>
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Being With You (Van Kleef Remix) - Foul Play</div>
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Something I Feel - Ray Keith</div>
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So Sweet - Hopa & Bones</div>
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Its Not Enough - Orca</div>
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Only You - Nookie</div>
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Togetherness - Timmi Magic</div>
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Your Mind (Gimp/Steve Mix) - The Gimp</div>
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The Love Statement - DJ SS</div>
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So This Is Love - Essence of Aura</div>
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Deep Inside of Me - Codename John</div>
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Universal Love - 4Hero<br />
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Louie Vega - A New Day (Vega Claussell Dub Inst. with Pad) </div>
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RNDT, Kleophazz - Check One, Check Two </div>
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Goapele, DJ Spinna - Closer </div>
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Rhemi - Hairy Mary</div>
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Robert Owens, Ron Trent - Deep Down (DJB Dub) </div>
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Julie McKnight, Kings of House - Still Here (Kings Of House NYC Vocal Mix) </div>
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Sue Avenue, DJ Romain - Reel Deep (Mikus Aint Nothin Nice Edit) </div>
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Luther Vandross, Louie Vega - My Body (Mikus Cut To Keys Edit) </div>
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Atjazz - Out Of The Ordinary </div>
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Henry Wu - Projections </div>
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DJ Kemit, The Lounge Lizards- Wake Up & Stand Up (Kai Alce KZR Vocal Mix)</div>
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FD, Issac Rosie, Maverick Soul - Ribs
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Mikuś Musikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04643003406881926978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100623152306556391.post-35823800814614982102019-08-07T18:56:00.000+01:002019-08-07T18:56:26.998+01:00Shack A long overdue post to flag up my SHACK crew...the concept is that we build a wooden shack usually in some woodland, decorated out with some vintage hifi and visuals, hook up a 10k rig and play the best in dance music from funk to reggae, house to jungle, afrobeat to drum n bass. Have been out at a few festivals the last few years and more things lined up for the near future.<br />
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They're always great parties and killer music guaranteed - do give the Shack a follow on social media etc to keep tabs on it. Links on that website. We've got a London party coming up too, September 7th, in Tottenham alongside the Aespia crew: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aespia-london-takeover-tickets-66552210453?fbclid=IwAR1R-WX3bHKGbrpbqx9IE3k_mqZ7loERrB89ELL7d-TOId7IqLa2lpkpUhs">Full details/tickets for that here</a><br />
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<b>Soundsystem Messages - Chapter One: To The Rock</b><br />
Aqua Levi & The Roots I Mension - Gather My Children<br />
Fire Facts - Injustice March<br />
Mad Professor & Shaloma - Good Vibrations<br />
Leroy Gibbons - Love Light Shine<br />
Nadine - Love We A Deal With<br />
Mafia + Fluxy & Leroy Mafia - Holly Holy<br />
Vibronics - Dub Crises<br />
Mixman & Robbie Valentine - Batter Dem Down<br />
River Bank - Shanti Shaker<br />
Moa Anbessa & Prince David - Babylon To Blame<br />
Twinkle Brothers - Stomp It Out<br />
Joe Ariwa - Kunta Kinte<br />
King Earthquake & Winston Fergus - Too Much War<br />
Young Warrior & Lexxy - Lead Me To The Rock<br />
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<b>Soundsystem Messages - Chapter Two: A Better World </b><br />
Emmanuel Joseph & The Shanti-Ites - Road To Zion<br />
Young Warrior & Sister Beloved - Freedom Of The Land<br />
Dubkasm & Luciano - Hearer Of Prayer<br />
Jerry Lionz - Cyan Tan Ya<br />
Mighty Massa - Build A Better World<br />
Ashanti Selah & Dan I Locks + I-Jah Salomon - Glorious Days<br />
Bush Chemists & Cyrenius Black - World In Confusion<br />
King Earthquake & Gussie Ranks - Share None<br />
Jah Tubbys & Chazbo - Unity Is Strength<br />
Disciples - The Rush<br />
Ashanti Selah & Chazbo - 36 Chambers Of Dubplates<br />
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