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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!
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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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Weekend Mixes

August 13

Too many mixes!  My computer is overflowing with the bastards this week, and I can't post all the mixes I've enjoyed or I'd be here all day.  Here are the highlights though....

Bedtime Bunnage went mad and put up two great podcasts this week, but this was the more interesting, I think.  Dubstep/electro wizard Geiom, the man who runs Berkane Sol records, showed another side to his musical excursions with this deep DnB mix.  Featuring the likes of ASC, D Bridge and even a couple of tracks from himself, this plots a course from the skittish and paranoid, to the mellow and spacious, and is definitely worth chucking on the earbuds for a late night walk around town.

Oh dear, it's an XLR8R podcast again.  Well, they have been on fire lately and it's only fair to link this up, since it's so good and all.  Bristol's Guido follows up his recent album with this classy mix which showcases once more his ear for melody.  Loads of really cool blends in this; in particular 'Mad Sax' in to the Body Snatchers 'Only Hunnerds' works a treat.  It also features his and Baobinga's collab 'Bumba' which might even be a premiere of this fine track.  

Staying in Bristol, here's Atki2 of the Steakhouse / Ruffnek Diskotek crew, who's just dropped this fine Karnival mixtape for Chrissy Murderbot's year of mixtapes. From Sticky and Geeneus to Sizzla and Vybez Kartel, this mix is unashamed bashment vibes and brightened up my evening last night no end.  Highly recommended!  

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From there we journey to Berlin, to the home of Nightshifters Records and DJ Donna Summer, who has put his artistic hat on for this mix - another one for the We Are Skitzo crew - which takes a little detour away from his normal party-centric vibe and off into more leftfield pastures such as Autechre, Meat Beat Manifesto and Ennio Morricone.  Nice.  Tracklist here.

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Finally, I was just going to leave it at that, but I spotted this mix by Brandon Sek of the Happy Please blog over at Discobelle.  They describe it as being 'dark and moody tech-house' but it doesn't sound much like tech house to me.  Maybe I'm a bit out of the loop?  It's certainly dark and moody though, but I'd say it's more kind of 80's film soundtrack music with a kind of twisted Italo influence.  If tech house was this good I'm sure I'd listen to a lot more of it.  It's even got a John Carpenter track in there and I'm sure he's not tech house  Anyway, see what you reckon here.

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Weekend Mixes

August 6

You know, I've been so busy recently, I haven't even had a chance to affront your eyeballs with any pictures of unattractive brutalist architecture.  Well, no time like the present, so here's a big picture of the Trellick Tower in London, which I was admiring this week on a train out of West London.  It was designed by Erno Goldfinger, who was apparently the inspiration for the James Bond character.  So the story goes, he was about to sue Ian Fleming the use of his name, until Fleming told him he'd just change the character name to 'Goldprick'....

So anyway.  Mixes for you to enjoy this weekend.  Let's start with my favourite mix of the week, from F.   F is somewhat of an expert when it comes to blending deep, rolling dubstep, and melodic techno influences, and this is a great example of his stuff.   It's a podcast for Concepto Radio in Spain, which looks to be a pretty good site, if you hablais Espanol.  

Next up, let's stay on the deepish dubstep tip and turn to the latest Resident Advisor podcast, from Bristol's very own Peverelist.  You'll likely know what to expect from him by now; this is a man fixated by rhythms, counter rhythms, polyrhythms and bass that whacks you in the gut.  I often find that with Pev's tunes, if I just drop the needle down in the middle of the track, I don't really get into it.  But if I play the track from the start, then by 3 minutes in I'm lost, adrift in the interplay of the snares, percussion and looping melodic motifs.  So find some time and give this mix the attention it deserves.

Let's now emerge (slowly) from the deep, with this mix from Mackaveli repping the Fabric crew in Mixclouds's 'Curators Series'.  Starting out with the awesome Mt Kimbie remix of Foals 'Spanish Sahara', it pretty quickly swings up towards B'more club courtesy of DJ Class, and classic 2 step from Wookie.  It's a scattershot approach but they're all wicked tunes so it makes for a fun ride:

....and speaking of B'More club, one of the original players, Debonair Samir just uploaded this mix on his soundcloud; 63 minutes, 41 tunes, all produced by the man himself.  It's not big, it's not clever, but my goodness is it fun.  I suppose that depends on whether you consider the sound of Lil Jon shouting over a Think break to be fun - we certainly do.  It also contains Samir's remix of Dizzee Rascal - 'Pussyhole' which I cained solidly in my sets for about a year.  Big.  Tracklist at the soundcloud page.

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Last of all, oh look, it's me again.  Well, if I can't plug all my hard work on this blog, where can I plug it?  I've been booked to play at the Phono festival in Denmark next month, which looks sick - and as a prelude, the guys involved asked me to do a mix for their blog.  This one starts out ambient with one of my favourite producers, Tim Hecker, and stays moody, cold and deep, although gets more banging later.  It also involves a personal favourite tune of mine which concluded me & Bao's first album, and concludes this mix also.  

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Solo I.D. tunes mix

August 5

This week has absolutely flown by.  Apologies for the paucity of blog posts this week - and indeed for the downtime (if you even noticed!); the blog was down yesterday and half of today due to a DoS attack on our hosters, Posterous.  Luckily, they're generally pretty on the ball and quickly set up a new server, so now I've pointed the domain to the new server (no small task for a technical halfwit like myself) and we seem to be back on track.

So, as you might have gathered from Sam's post earlier this week, I was playing in Kiev at the weekend.  It was one of those gigs where everything goes right, and any working DJ will tell you that this is something of a rarity.  We all have our ideal of what a gig should be like, but it's not often that everything matches up to that - the club is full, the crowd are going mental, the sound system is good, the monitors are clear, all the equipment works, the booze flows steadily from the bar to your hand, you get your selection and mixing spot on, and girls even start taking their clothes off.  Yep, to get all those, including the last one, is very rare indeed.  So, on that front, out to the Kiev crew for a wicked night.  The dude with the mic in the photo above is Valta, one of the promoters, and if you want to see the rest of the photos from that night, you can find them here.

As a prelude to that night, I had done a mix for the Kievbass Radio Show on Sub.fm.  I decided to do an egotastic mix of entirely my own solo tunes,  which I've never done before - and I think it came out pretty well.  I suppose I would.  But I reckon it shows quite nicely where the I.D. profile is going - dark, spacious, jungle-influenced breakstep and dubstep (and even some DnB at the end there).  You can check the full show archive here, or just stream my mix below.

I.D. ft Rider Shafique -The Light (dub)
I.D. - Nine Tree Hill (Mata-Syn)
I.D. - Rollage (dub)
I.D. - Halflight (dub)
I.D. - Feudal (dub)
I.D. - Akusative (Cool & Deadly)
I.D. - Stitch (dub)
Vipercorps - Overclocked (I.D. remix) (Lucky Break)
I.D. - Tell Ya (Sub Slayers)
F Word - Death Valley (I.D. remix) (Dusted Breaks)
I.D. - Flay (Cool & Deadly)
I.D. - Once Again (dub)
I.D. - Mustang (Sub Slayers)
I.D. - She Said (dub)

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Weekend Mixes

July 30

I wanna go back to Lisbon.  It's great.  Someone there should book me.  

Anyway - hup!  It's the weekend already.  That came around quick.  I've been checking a few decent mixes this week, and here's the picks of the bunch:

First up, here's the mighty Altered Natives - the man who supplied Bass Music Mix 14, which got more hype more quickly than pretty much any other mix we've hosted - with his promo mix for the 'Work' night in Bristol.  Which, rammed into the tiny sweatbox of Take 5 Cafe on Stokes Croft, is quickly proving to be one of the best nights in the city.  It's on tonight, so if you're in the area then get yourself down.  But get there early!

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Next, I'm gonna big up this Mosca mix from the Fabric blog.  I know, I know - Mosca gets bummed on this blog and this is probably not a mix that's going to want for publicity, but whatevs.  It's a class mix and one of the best I've heard this week.  So, give it a spin.  And try not to be too distracted by Rubidan's engagingly crass track 'Pelvic Floor'!  

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Coming back local again, this mix is from Bristol producer Wascal, who seems to have been involved in a scrap with Mosca as to who could fit the most tunes into their DJ mix.   This mix squeezes in some of the deeper crew who I don't hear enough of in mixes - Jus Wan, Furesshu, and Pangaea, for instance, but still bangs it out at points.  Wascal has even gone to the effort of trackmarking the mix on Soundcloud, which is massively handy for the trainspotters among us (hello). Wish more people would do this, even tho I can't  be arsed myself...

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Finalement, here's a mix for the post-party comedown crew.  I was listening to this about 3am on Tuesday or Wednesday (they roll into one sometimes) whilst trying to wrestle with some pretty tedious spreadsheet work, and it kept my head together.  Maybe it will help yours?  Anyway, it's by Lee Hume of the Lost Souls crew, with some seriously leftfield selections - from Four Tet and Can to The Jones Girls and even the bloody Deftones (!) - trust me though, it works.

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I.D. interview in K Mag

July 14

K Mag are loving us lot right now.  Here's an interview with me, to coincide with the release of my Mustang EP on Sub Slayers.  Looking back over it, I sort of feel like I should've gone into more detail on the old midrange/sub quandary.  I remember a few years back, chatting to a record shop owner in Vienna, who told me that he always finished his club night with our track 'Hood Thang' - and the next day, people would come into the shop, desperate to find out what the track was.  Then they'd listen on headphones, and decide not to buy it.  Was this because the bass is all sub and only really comes into its own on a system? Or maybe it only sounds good when you're pissed.  Hey ho.  Anyway, read the interview here.  And don't forget my summer mix, embedded below:

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Dub Boy - Dancehall Nice Again mix

July 14

Tim 'Dub Boy' is a DJ, producer and promoter from right here in Bristol; and has made a real name for himself as (for want of a better term) a 'proper DJ'.  By which I mean, someone who has a really good record collection, knows his tunes, mixes them well and rocks a party, as opposed to someone who gets gigs because they've released a couple of hype tracks, turn up with a selection of dubs from themself and their mates, and then trainwrecks the lot while wearing a fashionable t-shirt.  You see a lot of the latter, these days.

So anyway, Dub Boy has recently put together this mix for Don't Panic which is an hour of expertly spliced dancehall riddims and versions.  If you're feeling this, you need to check out Ruffnek Diskotek next week, which features Poirier, alongside the Steakhouse Records crew.  Stream below or follow this link for the download.

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Baobinga Raggastep Mix / Interview

July 12


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Meant to write about this last week but didn't get chance, so here we are. I did an interview and guest mix for K Mag to celebrate the release of my Riddim Team EP on Steak House Records, head over here to check it out and DL it. The idea of the mix was to show the various tunes I've done over the years which take the basic ragga type of beat and try and re-work it into a UK friendly 130bpm ish vibe, without watering the spirit down. Judge for yourselves how successful I've been, but at least there's no uber-obvious off-beat guitar skanks.

If you'd rather just stream it, then here's the mixcloud and tracklist...

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  • Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter (The Body Snatchers aka Ginz & Baobinga RMX) - DUB
  • Poirier ft. MC Zulu - Gyal Secret Pictures (Baobinga RMX) - Ninja Tune (2010)
  • Baobinga & I.D. ft. Rider Shafique - Lickle Further - DUB
  • Baobinga ft. Spyda - Criss Like HD - Steak House DUB
  • Baobinga ft. Rubi Dan - Raggipahop - Steak House DUB
  • Tayo & Baobinga ft. Spyda - Style & Trend - Soul Jazz (2008)
  • Baobinga ft. Killa Benz - Wine Up - Steak House DUB
  • The Ragga Twins - Ready 4 This (Baobinga RMX) - 777 (2007)
  • Baobinga & I.D. - What I Need - Vertical Sound (2006)
  • Foreign Beggars - Get A Bit More (Baobinga RMX) - Never Say Die (2010)
  • The Body Snatchers ft. Sir Plus - Jaminglish - Passenger (2008)
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    HeavyFeet Summer 2010 Promo Mix:

    July 8

    We've just finished our Summer Promo Mix for your enjoyment, so here goes... 47 tracks over 80 minutes, with all the usual vibes you can expect from one of our seasonal mixes; 2-step, house, breaks, ghetto flavours, dubstep and dnb. Tracklisting below:

    01 Doc Daneeka - Dizzee Heights [PTN]
    02 Xxxy - Blue Flashing Lights [Infrasonics]
    03 Tinashe - Zambezi (MJ Cole Remix) [Island]
    04 Jackal Youth - Bruk [Reduction]
    05 Samuel H Simpson & Stereo Paws - Some Mo' [Baker Street]
    06 Lewis CanCut - Get Low [Scattermish]
    07 Dario Nunez & Groovebox - Don Vite [Soleado]
    08 Gregor Salto & Mokoomba - Messe Messe (Flow Dub) [G-Rex Music]
    09 Sam Young feat. Aphletik - Hee (HeavyFeet Remix) [Plant Music]
    10 Mele - Bombay (French Fries Remix) [Mixpak]
    11 HeavyFeet feat. Kovas - We Came To Party (Club Mix) [Stamp! Beats]
    12 Seductive - Take Control (Tom Stephan Remix) [Spinnin]
    13 HeavyFeet feat. Bubbz - Young & Dumb (Club Dub) [Stamp! Beats]
    14 DJ Klever - Carnival [CDR]
    15 HeavyFeet feat. Kovas - We Came To Party (Tom Stephan Remix) [Stamp! Beats]
    16 Avicii & Sebastien Drums - My Feelings For You (Angger Dimas Remix) [Vicious]
    17 10 Rapid - Not Everything Sounds The Same [Exceptional]
    18 HeavyFeet feat. Jon Rice - Saving Me (Black Noise Remix) [Stamp! Beats]
    19 Andrea Doria & LXR - Freak Me (Phonat Remix) [Matryoshka]
    20 Zinc - Nexx [Bingo]
    21 Bert On Beats - Suomo (Daniel Haaksman Remix) [Man]
    22 Two Fresh feat. Lady Chann - Transatlantic Skank (HeavyFeet Remix) [Kids Klub]
    23 Moby - Study War (Savage Skullz Remix) [Little Idiot]
    24 Kid Kenobi - Breakers Revenge 2010 (Drumattic Twins Remix) [Klub Kids]
    25 DJ Icey - Seville [Zone]
    26 92 Eternal - The Feeling (Luna-C Remix) [Party Like Us]
    27 Slyde - Move Ya Body [Slybeats]
    28 Demos - The Dirty Way [L2S]
    29 Redlight feat. Roses Gabor - Stupid [Digital Soundboy]
    30 Zinc - Old Flame [Bingo]
    31 Rack N' Ruin - Soundclash [Black Butter]
    32 I.D. - Mustang [Sub Slayers]
    33 Blawan - Iddy [Hessle Audio]
    34 Joe - Claptrap [Hessle Audio]
    35 Marcus Visionary - Pepper Pot [Liondub]
    36 Jack Sparrow - Terminal [Tectonic]
    37 Planas - Roots Music [Immerse]
    38 HeavyFeet feat. Jenna G - War (Kastle Remix) [Stamp! Beats]
    39 8 Bits feat. Riya - On Your Mind [Digital Soundboy]  
    40 Cern & Nymfo - Proton Pack [Project 51]
    41 Twisted Individual - Crap Rinse Out (Serum Remix) [Grid]
    42 Redeyes - My Valentine Remix (S.P.Y. Remix) [Vandal]
    43 Crystal Clear & Cabbie feat. Stapleton - Itzalot (Dub) [Frontline]
    44 Netsky - Iron Heart [Hospital]
    45 Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Turkish Delight [Technique]
    46 Modified Motion & Faction - System [Dynamic Audio]
    47 DJ Die & Interface feat. William Cartwright - Bright Lights (Rockers Mix) [Clear Skyz]

    Mixcloud:

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    Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?nzi4zimjy5w

    Enjoy!
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    Weekend Mixes

    July 2

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    Seems like I go through phases of always linking to certain sites, and I'm in the middle of another one right now.  I can't help it, sometimes people just get it bang on, and at the minute I am firing an unusual amount of links towards XLR8R mag.  Oh well, they deserve it; this week's podcast is from the Glitch Mob.  I often find their tunes to be a bit far over to the 'avant' side of things for my personal tastes, but no such issues with this mix.  Starting out deep, retro, organic, it slowly shifts up through the gears to the sort of sound you'll be more used to.  Brilliant stuff:

    Then there are a couple of blog related mixes for you to check; first up, the ever-reliable Sonic Router: this week they put up a mix and interview with Jamie Grind of Infrasonics.  It's a good read and the mix is a great example of the deep, the funky, and the firing:

    Last but not least, I have to big up this mix from our friends over at Pipedown; they're promoting their next night, which is on the 3rd of July (aka tomorrow, if you're reading this, er, today) - it's at the Rhythm Factory in London, and features Addison Groove, James Blake, Xxxy and others, and it's free to get in.  You really can't say fairer than that:

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