Calyx & Teebee - Summer Minimix

Given that I first started out spinning Drum and Bass back in '99/2000, and will always have a soft spot for the genre, it's crazy how I haven't really kept up with the scene recently. I think the last few joints I heard about were "Marka" and Fracture's "Gert Busy". I digress...


Anyhow, I saw this posted on Khal's blog and had to take a listen.


Mixmag posted mix for this Friday's GetDarker Vs. Drum&BassArena party, which goes down at the Cable club in London. They both drop a great varied selection, including the tracks from their forthcoming RAM records release, plus a number of remixes and cuts from TeeBee's Subtitles imprint.


This mix is definitely going on the iPhone.

New music from Fused Forces and Be-1ne...

I've been getting more into the Autonomic/minimal side of D&B over the past couple of years; especially since a lot more producers have started experimenting with half step tempos.

These two tracks come courtesy of Midlands-based Be-1ne (who also runs Area Recordings), and Triangulum family members Fused Forces.


Be-1ne - Version 1 bounce (Autonomic) by Be-1ne


Fused Forces - Dark Beginnings by FusedForces

Be-1ne opts for some lush pads, whilst the Romford duo come with a darker vibe, complete with organ stabs and rolling percussion.

Well played, chaps!

Hot110 Podcast Vol. 2 - DJ Cable

Hotoneten Podcast Vol.2 - Dj Cable by Hotoneten on Mixcloud

Shouts to Hot 110 for giving me the opportunity to do their latest Podcast. Seeing as it's the start of a new year, they kindly asked me to put together a selection of tunes/genres that not only am I currently feeling, but will also be big on the club scene in 2010.

The end result? A 45 minute mashup of everything from Dubstep, to Grime, Thugstep, D&B, Southern Hip Hop, Glitch/Electronica & more...

You can also download the mix here

Tracklisting:

01. Intro
02. Taz Buckfaster - Half Man Half Trout
03. P Money Feat. Little Dee & Blacks - I'm OGz
04. Joker - Ouput 1-2
05. Giggs Feat. Mike Skinner - Slow Songs (Marco Del Horno Remix)
06. Redlight - Be With You
07. Silencer - Dirtbag
08. Ludacris - How Low (Can You Go)
09. DJ Cable Vs. Mark Pritchard & Dem Franchise Boyz - Wind It Up & Lean Wit It
10. Gucci Mane Feat. Plies - Wasted
11. Young Money - Streets Is Watchin'
12. Reso - Hyperglide
13. Rustie - Keesha Resmak
14. Jantsen - Bangin Like Me Mashuur
15. Datsik - Southpaw
16. Foreign Baggars - Contact (Noisia Remix) + "Bonus Scratches"
17. Xample Feat. Jakes - No Respect
18. Total Science - Nosher (Marky & S.P.Y. Remix)
19. Tinie Tempah - Pass Out

Got any thoughts? Feel free to leave a comment...

P.S. Remember to vote for me in the NGDJ Competition!

David Guetta Feat. Estelle "One Love" Remixes

We all know David Guetta for his recent chart-topper featuring Akon (which admittedly, was pretty catchy), and also that cheesy piano-driven bullshit with Kelly Rowland..So I was a bit skeptical when I stumbled upon these remixes. Can Shy FX and Breakage really do this tune (which also happens to be shit) any justice?

The Shy FX isn't too bad. It's got that mainstream D&B vibe for the main part, but then drops into a Dubstep-ish section for the latter part of the song. It's not really my style of D&B, but for the more commercial clubs, and also as a transition tool from Dubstep to D&B (and vice versa) for DJs, it'll do okay...

The Breakage remix, however, is fairly solid. Again, this is another girl-friendly remix which will do well in mainstream venues, but is still worth checking out as it's got a nice laid back vibe.

Get: "One Love" (Shy FX Remix)
Get: "One Love" (Breakage Remix)

I'm sure it's only a matter of time before David Guetta teams up with someone like Sean Paul for yet another urban electro smash hit *rolls eyes*

DJ Cable: RTDLTD 001 Podcast

Something to keep you guys and gals happy until "Mash Down Vol. 3" drops next month.

With each release on RTDLTD, my boy Khal plans on getting a DJ to throw down a hot mini mix to help entice you guys to cop it...And you should, as RTDLTD is alot!

So, for the label's first release, I stepped up to put together a 23-minute mini mix full of Drum & Bass pressure, including both sides of RTDLTD001 (which is available at all good quality download sites, which you can find via Google) and some forthcoming RTDLTD heat from Mr. Dymz and Delphi Productions...

That Sinistarr joint is also straight fire...

Listen/Get: RTDLTD 001 Podcast

Tracklisting:

01. Noah D - Mash Down [RTDLTD001]
02. ShockOne Feat. MC Spyda - Chronic [VIPER]
03. ShockOne, Phetsta & Metrik - True Believer [VIPER]
04. Lomax - Avon Calling [RAM]
05. Mr Dymz - Our Last Day [RTDLTD Dub]
06. Random Movement & Mixmaster Doc - Rattled System [INTEGRAL]
07. Delphi Productions - Somethin' Else [RTDLTD Dub]
08. Sinistarr - My Thoughts Exactly [INSIDE]
09. Noah D & Shylok - Lion Sound [RTDLTD001]

Got any thoughts? Leave a comment!

Rock The Dub LTD's 1st Release: RTDLTD001

So it's finally here, the eagerly-awaited first release from Rock The Dub's digital imprint, RTDLTD. The first release comes from US artist Noah D, who brings us a great slice of ragga-influenced D&B. Highly recommended.

Sound Clips:

A) Noah D & Shylok "Lion Sound"
AA) Noah D "Mash Down"

You may remember I featured "Mash Down" in the first edition of my monthly mixes for this year, and it's also where I got the name from!

Hold tight for more quality D&B (and other genres) from RTDLTD very soon! In the meantime, if you're a producer/artist, send your beats over to Khal.

Available now from Nu Urban Music, DNB Arena & Digital Tunes.

Alesha Dixon ''Lets Get Excited'' (Blame Remix)

Yeah, you'd get it Alesha, but this one goes out to Blame, not you.

If you haven't heard of Blame you should probably get out more (or just keep reading this blog religiously). Blame's been around the Drum & Bass scene for years, but recently he's been receiving a lot of well deserved recognition. 2008 saw the release of Stay Forever, a massive tune that soon began receiving some serious air play on Radio 1 and 1Xtra, as well as blowing up dancefloors across the country.
This year Blame's showing no signs of slowing down, having already released one of the biggest liquid D&B anthems of the year, Because Of You.

Perhaps more exciting than his original productions, however, are his remixes. His remix of Show Me Love has been at number 1 in the Top 100 Drum & Bass tracks on www.trackitdown.net for a long time and has received a lot of support from fellow DJs, and quite rightly so - its huge. His latest remix of Alesha Dixon's Lets Get Excited is basically more of the same; a big commercial track reworked to appeal to a different dancefloor.

However, one notable thing about Blame is his accessible sound; don't be surprised to find his tunes getting played out mainstream nightclubs as well as D&B raves. Alongside Brookes Brothers, Blame is definitely a Drum & Bass producer to watch in 2009.

Check out his productions/remixes on his myspace

Mistabishi "Printer Jam" (Music Video)

My favourite D&B joint of the moment gets a nice-looking video!

Previously: Mistabishi "Printer Jam"

Mistabishi "Printer Jam"

Some new D&B goodness for you all...

I first got to know about Mistabishi though High Contrast's "Watch The Ride" mixtape. "She Lied" was a personal favourite for 2008.

Taken from his debut album, "Drop", which will released on Feb 23rd through Hospital Records, "Printer Jam" is a track that, as the name suggest, makes use of various printer sounds as its main structure. The result? He's made one of the sickest, and most creative D&B joints I've heard in a long while...

Get: Mistabishi "Printer Jam"

This is my new favourite joint of 2009.

DJ Cable "The Mash Down: Vol. 1"

I've been promising you a mixtape since the start of this year...so here it is!

Rather than do Weekly Mixes, I'll be doing them on a Monthly basis. Each mix will vary in genre, or will be a cross-genre mashup...Hip Hop, D&B, Electro/Fidget, Dubstep, House - There'll be something for everyone...

So, to kick start this year's set of mixes I've gone in with a dope D&B mix for you to check out. There's a nice mixture of jump up, tech-step, disco, vocal & liquid D&B here for your ears.

I've taken the name for this series - "The Mash Down" - from the rather excellent track by Noah D, which will be released digitally next month on RTDLTD. I think it kinda sums up the whole theme pretty well.

Listen/Get: DJ Cable "The Mash Down: Vol. 1"

Tacklisting:

01. Dan Miracle - Digital Data VIP
02. Clipz - Push It Up (TC Remix)
03. Culture Shock - Imax
04. Noah D - Mash Down
05. Total Science - Bizzy Time
06. Ill Skillz - Exodus
07. Noisa - Crank
08. Distorted Minds - Ho Bass
09. Black Sun Empire - Crime Side
10. Break - Is This What You Want
11. Blame - Bring Me Down
12. Lenzman - Lose You
13. Blame - Because Of You
14. Dirtyphonics - Bonus Level
15. Culture Shock - Kronix
16. Metrik - Zero Gravity
17. Break - Surroundings

Got any thoughts? Leave a cheeky comment or holla

DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #52

Once again, it's time for another Weekly Mix...Well in fact, it's the last ever Weekly Mix of the series...But don't fret! I'll be back with more mixes next year....just not every week lol!

So for this week's final mix, and due to Khal's recommendation, I went in with a nice selection of D&B for your ears...Jump up, Liquid, Disco, Vocals...It's all there. Artists featured included Hazard, Brookes Brothers, Total Science, and Chase & Status. I also threw in a forgotten classic from High Contrast too....

Listen/Get: DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #52

Tracklisting:

01. Auld Lang Syne Intro....
02. DJ Hazard - Machete
03. Original Sin - D For Danger
04. Matrix & Futurebound Feat. Cat Knight - Reflection
05. Total Science - Stone Love
06. Brookes Brothers - Tear You Down
07. Agent Alvin Feat. Fiasco - Don't Look Back
08. High Contrast - Magic
09. Lenzman - String City
10. Nu: Tone Feat. Natalie Williams - System (Matrix & Futurebound Remix)
11. Brookes Brothers Vs. Futurebound - Dawn Treader
12. Chase & Status - Take Me Away

Lastly...I'd like to thank all of those who downloaded my mixes over the year, to the bloggers who posted them up (Bluntwun, Khal, Krakmuzik), and to everyone who's joined the Facebook Group, and shown support. It's definitely been a fun thing to do (although sometimes a little stressful!), but next year I'll be focusing a lot more on production and full-length mixtapes....

So....52 weeks, 52 mixes, no tracks repeated (remixes excluded) & 100,000+ downloads. Who else can step up to the challenge?

Until next time, Happy New Year and all the very best for 2009.

See you on the other side.

Beardyman, Ed Solo & DJ JFB on D&B Arena

JFB, BEARDYMAN & ED SOLO ON D&B ARENA


Beardyman, Ed Solo & JFB talking about their interactive & improvised club night Battlejam, plus some beatbox & turntable action....

FLOL @ Beardyman's dubstep remix of "My Little Pony" (about 6 mins in)....

BONUS! More footage of Beardyman making music with his mouth....



Genius.

DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #14 (Download)

Yep yep, here's the 14th(!) installment of my Weekly Mini Mixes for you all....If you've missed out on any previous mixes - They can all be found here.

Anyhow - A few of you may know that I originally started off spinning Drum & Bass when I first got turntables....so for this week, I decided to go back to my roots and throw some D&B joints together.

As usual, stream/download via Zshare

Tracklisting:

01. Die & Clipz - Number One
02. Keaton & Hive - Bring It On
03. Jaydan - After Dark
04. Lynx - Distance Zero
05. Chase & Status - Hurt You
06. Clipz - Ugly
07. Utah Saints - Something Good '08 (High Contrast Remix)

BONUS! I have yet another refix for you all....If you listen to BBC 1Xtra then you may have heard Mistajam's rather excellent 'Night Time Soulja', where he's taken the existing Soulja Boy track, and put a Benga & Coki loop behind it.

I decided to expand on that, add a DJ friendly intro, chopped up some vocals and cut from the original track to the 'Night' instrumental....I've been sitting on this for a few months now, but thought I'd might as well share it with you....I must also stress as well that Mistajam came up with the idea first (Cable & biting doesn't mix!) - So, here's my take on Mistajam's already dope blend record:

Mistajam - 'Night Time Soulja' (DJ Cable Refix)

Got feedback? Holla!