A mate of mine sent me this link of some wikid experimental live beat making. Apparently it took 2 weeks of practice and 7 hours of recording to get a good take.

You can buy a mastered copy of the track here if your interested and
you can also check out more of Julian Smith’s videos here.

This style of beat making isn’t particularly new but its always interesting to see someone else’s take on percussion and sampling. Here’s a couple of other videos that sprung to mind when I saw “Techno Jeep”.
…continue reading It’s bangin son

From the cats who brought you the Box of Dub series and the original Steppa’s Delight, Soul Jazz Records have just released another dubstep compliation, Steppa’s Delight 2 : Dubstep Present to Future. It’s a compilation that brings together a bunch of scene defining tracks from both originators of the scene and up and coming artists pushing bass music in a new and interesting direction. For fans of the label, it definitely lives up to the standard of the first installment.

Soul Jazz the London based label have been pressing and releasing music since the mid 1990s, originally specializing in reggae, dub, funk, hip hop and soul they have since broadened their musical repertoire to include more electronic releases but often still staying true to more organically formed beats.
…continue reading Jazzin’

I’m not going to dwell on Flying Lotus for too long, as everyone probably already knows just how interesting and varied his productions are and has no doubt seen him live at some point in the last few years, if not I highly recommend checking out his shows.

…continue reading A Decade of Cali beats

I’m not gonna make a big thing about the best tracks of 2009 just yet…..

But over the last week with Rage against the machine performing live on BBC5 and eventually winning their battle against the evil Simon Cowell by topping the UK charts for christmas ’09 as well as talk going around about the best songs of the last decade I feel empowered to share a few tracks with you.
…continue reading Top of the pops!

I’ve spent a long time talking and thinking about starting up something musical online to give back to the community that has given me so much over the years, and I guess that opportunity starts today….

So just to get everyone started I’d like to present a mix from a small time Australian DJ who dabbles in production currently residing in London (UK), he goes by the name Snifit. This mix is titled “Wobble Bleep Volume 1″ and is a first in a series he’s running. I chose it as it’s a fairly diverse mix and explores many of the genres I hope to further document within these virtual pages in the near future.

This mix starts off with some Wonky Hip Hop and Future Beat, then adds a dash of Funky Breaks, a splash of Glitch and finishes off with a tasty hint of Dubstep

Enjoy on a damp, dreary Sunday in London with High Tea or Scones for best results … not after a visit to the dentist with only watermelon to comfort you…

…continue reading Something to get you started….