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Give The Drummer Some: The Save Clyde Stubblefield Fund

September 2

In addition to having the coolest name in the entire world, Clyde Stubblefield is possibly the funkiest man ever to have lived. His drums from James Brown's 'Funky Drummer' are amongst the most widely sampled of all time, and he also played on more classic funk tracks than I have space to list here. So, it was with a certain degree of sadness that I read he suffered kidney failure last year and is now forced to undergo weekly dialysis to stay alive. Fortunately, a group of fellow drummers in the USA have taken it upon themselves to set up an online donation facility, via which you can PayPal money directly into a fund set up to help support Mr. Stubblefield.

Check out the site, and tell your fellow music fans to do the same.

http://clydestubblefield.chipin.com/clyde-stubblefield

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2562 v A Made Up Sound - Little White Earbuds Podcast

September 2

Check out this mix from Dave Huismans aka 2562 / A Made Up Sound for the splendid Little White Earbuds blog; crammed full of dubs and mixed tighter than a tight thing that's just been washed on slightly too hot a setting.

http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/podcast/lwe-podcast-57-2562-vs-a-made-up-sound/

01. WNCL, “Mrs Fingers” (Quantec Remix) [WNCL]
02. Instra:mental, “Rubba” [Swamp81]
03. Martyn vs Mike Slott, “Untitled” [white*]
04. T.Williams, “Chop & Screw” [Deep Teknologi Records]
05. Cosmin TRG, “Bijoux” [white*]
06. Breach, “Fatherless” [PTN]
07. A Made Up Sound, “Rear Window” [Delsin]
08. Skudge, “Overture” [Skudge]
09. Will Saul & Mike Monday, “Sequence 1″ (Scuba Remix) [Aus Music]
10. F, “Slowdown” [white*]
11. Boddika, “You Tell Me” [Darkestral]
12. Lone, “Pineapple Crush” [Magic Wire]
13. D-Bridge, “ZX81″ (Shed Remix) [Fat City]
14. Ramadanman, “Space Dance” [white*]
15. Wax, “No-20002″ (Pinch Remix) [white]
16. Basic Soul Unit, “Jak’d Freq” (A Made Up Sound Acid Bonus) [Crème Organization]
17. Studio 1, “Rosa 1″ [Studio 1]
18. D.I.E., “Detroit Technobass” [M.A.P.]
19. Addison Groove, “Sexual” [white*]
20. A Made Up Sound, “Extra Time” [A Made Up Sound]

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Cedaa - Tiffany

September 2

Cedaa is a producer from the US who's been honing his sound a lot over the last 6 months. It's always nice to see a producer come on - I first remember seeing his stuff this spring, when he emailed over a remix in the big Bass Music Sessions remixes funtime game. The remix was promising but not really up to the level we needed - so it's good to see he's been hustling and getting his productions tighter. He's now just releasing his debut track, 'Tiffany' which is an intriguing blend of juke inspired percussion and mellowed out synths - shouldn't work, but does. Out now at Juno. If you're into it, check his recent mix with Barrius - mediafire download linkage here.

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It's Still Summer - Grapes / Fireman Sam Mixes!!!

September 1

Well there's been a bit of a chill in the air recently but it's not autumn yet! So here are two mixes that should help you hold on to the last vestiges of those good Summer vibes just a little bit longer...

First up is Bristol's own Fireman Sam, a resident at Bristol's epic Shit The Bed nights and a promoter of 'The Bustle' at Basement 45 - their next bash is October 2nd and will see D Double E, Oneman, Mensah and a bunch more mash it up next stylie. This mix goes from Ragga and Bashment through Funky to Grime and Dubstep, and even features a sneaky blast of the next Build... Well worth a check!

Next up, we've got a mix from Grapes, hailing from Germany. He also promotes, in this case the 'Clap Yo Feet' night in Hamburg... And is a bit of an expert in Dirty South hip-hop, so much so that we've got him beavering away working on a special mix to showcase New Orlean's finest.

But first, check out this unusual blend of screwed-up sizzurp-sippin Southern hip-hop blended with Purple-esque dubstep - it's perfect for cruising in 'tha whip' with the subs up high and the roof down low, or something. Basically, 808s aplenty and an interesting concept, combining to create an overall win.

Grapes - Night Screwz

Grapes - Late Night Surpstep Mix by tooKlonk

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Ellie Goulding - Brackles remix

September 1

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Shocking decision by the referee there. This Brackles remix of Ellie Goulding was for some reason not used by the record label. Which is always a source of mystery to me - they've paid for it, surely they should try and exploit it somehow? Me and Baobinga did a remix a couple of years back, for a biggish indie label in the US, it was the highest fee we'd ever charged for a remix, and the label still haven't put it out. Hey ho.

Anyway, the good news is that the remix is now free for all y'all to download and enjoy, and I actually think it's one of the stronger things Brackles has done lately. Swinging house beats set against early dubstep sub drops, this has got most of the things I want to hear in a track, and it's being used by K7 as part of the promo for Brackles new mix/compilation 'Songs For Endless Cities'. You can read all about the comp here, and stream the track below. Or download it from this mediafire link.

Can't remember if I posted it before, but even if I did, it bears repeating: Brackles has also released a free (original) track in the lead up to this mix too - called 'Blo' it's more of a straight house affair, and it appears on the mix itself. Stream below, download link here.

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Bristol - Sunday - Hessle.

August 27

Nuff said.

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Free beats from Reso & Untold

August 26

Just caught wind of this tune giveaway, which has been arranged by Bacardi but features some fairly solid tunes. Two tracks most likely to interest readers of this blog are by Reso and Untold; both took traditional Latin influences and melded them into contemporary vibes. You would have to register to get them, although Reso has rather cunningly put his up for download on his soundcloud so no bother there:

For the Untold track, follow the link below. And remember kids, don't buy Bacardi. If you're in the US, don't buy Havana Club either. Buy Mount Gay instead.

http://www.bacardi.com/#/uk/en-gb/onlinemusicinfluencer/details/artist/untold

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DJ Still Life - Tropicaaliyah Free EP

August 25

I should be posting this anyway just for the quality of that pun, but I'm also gonna post it for the quality of the cumbia. DJ Still Life from Brooklyn has just put together this package of mashups which combine Aaliyah tracks with latin riddims. Great idea and works unsurprisingly well - but the real winner for me has to be track one, 'Try Otra Vez'. Love that swang. Stream it below, or just download it - it's free after all.

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Bass Music - the label

August 25

Click here to download:

Bass_Music_-_the_label.zip (184 KB)

Well, all that free album business showed us that although we might look it, maybe we're not complete incompetents. So before we cock it all up somehow, we've decided to start a label. Baby steps at first, with a digital release to begin with, but I've got some good ideas so stick around.

We've got full digital distribution through EPM, but we're still going to be using the bandcamp page extensively. With that site, we'll be able to offer a special package of stems, so people can download the full tracks, plus individual stems of drums, bass, FX etc, for the remixers, mashup artists and ableton crew. Prices to be decided, but it'll be pretty cheap. We'll also offer full, high quality artwork for each track (hi-res versions of the above) - again, this will only available from the bandcamp page. I don't know why the digi shops can't handle stuff like this - you'd have thought in this day and age they'd be keen to try and offer some new cool stuff to keep people buying music. Oh well, hopefully more people will buy things direct instead. The artwork has once again been completely nailed by Nic Hamilton, and if you think those are good, wait until you see the animated versions on youtube. Oh yes!

So anyway: I present to you the debut release from Setspeed. Two tracks from the deep side, these will be released next month in all good shops. I would post the press release, but I'd prefer it if you just listened to them and decided for yourself.

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More Monky Goodness - Free Tune, New EP

August 24

Easy all,

You may remember our recent thoroughly excellent Bass Music Mix from man like Monky - well, he has an EP out now on Robox Neotech and it's got loads of really interesting beats and blips in there - grab it here and buss up yer dance.

And to whet your appetite even further for Monky-esque goodness, here's a free tune from him - chopped up vocals, digi-bass rumbles and game-boy burbles aplenty.

On a brief aside, I'm really feeling the Robox Neotech artwork and general vibe - check some of this goodness: