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BREAKBEAT REVIEWS
QUICKIES
Splitloop
Party People (Remixes)
Rennie Pilgrem
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Against The Grain
feat MC Nine-
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SHO
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Blue Effect
rinsin’ double header. Lives The Cat
OBEN
Stop (Ben & Lex ‘Up & Down’ is not-quite- Splitloop hand over the parts from
Can’t Stop
Remix)
tear-out, while ‘It’s True’ one of the standout tracks from their
TCR
Functional
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packs more melody, bleeps electrifying ‘Pleasure Machine’ LP.
nit 2C, 1 and female vocals. Finnish dread Rico Tubbs injects the
Having spawned the nu skool breaks
Keeping the rootsy vibe
track with trademark anthemic hardcore
sound, Rennie Pilgrem’s pioneering
of Blue Effect’s dubstep Curtis B
chords, wobble board basslines and
label celebrates its 15th birthday as
6-1
original, this expertly Take You
steppy garage-styled beats for another
the godfather goes back to basics with
6A Baldwin Gar
turns it into a great wobbly
Royal One
great overhaul, while Kid Kenobi takes it
a slice of pure unadulterated funk.
breakstep anthem that can
in more of a stab-fuelled electro-house
No fancy glitchiness, no noisy electro
be sweetly dropped early on Steppy noisenik bizness
direction. It’s left to Supercharged
dabblings, this hip-swinging groover
or midway through a set. from Curtis B.
resident DJ Adsorb — who got my vote
is pivoted around a twangy live bass
Germany’s B-Phreak with MC NineLives The Cat supplying
dens, London EC1N 7RJ.
for Breakthrough DJ at Breakspoll — to
Kid Digital delivers the pick of the
cater for the straight up breaks fl oors.
the feelgood rhymes.
Up & Down/It’s True
remixes with a track that Rennie’s reminding everyone that
Bombtraxx
Built atop a choppy bass undertow,
utilises electro cut-ups while
with scratchadelic tricknology aplenty,
funk is essential in breakbeat – if it
still being pivoted around
this is perfect warm-up gear from a DJ/
ain’t got the funk, what has it got?
Kid Digital from Russia hits
offbeat breaks.
producer to watch in 2009.
Jem Stone from Soul Of Man takes it
this Stateside label with a
ultradeep, while Diverted take it on a
Rektchordz breakstep journey with a protracted
Feed Your Head
raspy bass for the dub headz.The funk
U&A
is strong in this one!
Rektchordz has been niftily label hop-
anthem. Adsorb, meanwhile, adds a has lent her larynx to many a breakbeat
ping of late. On this occasion, he deliv-
wicked junglist bassline and scything missive and there’s a real yearning to
ers a highly playable tech-funk piece
sideswipes to his rude overhaul whilst her delivery here. With a great back in
on Elite Force’s label that is built on a
D*Funk from Bournemouth fi lls his the day feel, the track features plenty of
warping acidic bass and a deep growly
boots with intricate glinting percussion old hardcore sounding piano chords and
vocal that seems to be saying something
and a round-the-corner lead line. a nice smiley breakdown. You can just
like “batter me.”
picture older ravers tearing themselves
On the remix, Elite Force adds a tad
Loop De Ville
from the seats to give it one last heave
more melody with a mentalist and less All Over Your Diq
to this. There’s an instrumental included
PLAZA DE FUNK WESTWAY RECORDS
acidic post-drop lead line, the track all
Brighton Breaks
overleaf for all you vocalphobes. Gis a
but disappearing in the extended drop.
01. KISH MAUVE ‘Lose Control (NAPT Remix)’ Funkatech
go on yer water, got any chewing gum,
Another big tune from the NAPT boys who were truly on fi re in 2008.
Coming back in with wiggly aplomb, he Loop De Ville have been playing around
you’re my best friend, I love you!
fi res it home to the close. Nice package. the south of England for a while now,
02. JURASSIK ‘How To Pick Up Chicks (Plaza De Funk Remix)’ Supatronix
rocking parties while working on
First release on new imprint Supatronix with remix action from yours truly.
Vandal
Access Denied
production in their spare time and this Captain Magic
03. MAELSTROM FEAT MC YOUTHSTAR ‘The Beat Police’ Katorza
Lucky Bitches
is their fi rst release proper. Built around
Lot49
This has been destroying dancefl oors wherever I’ve played it. Big things from Maelstrom.
Westway
a raspy electronic b-line and cheeky
04. GROOVE DIGGERZ ‘Funky Heroes (Plaza De Funk Remix)’ Breakin Even
little fi lls, it’ll work well as an early doors Vandal has really been doing the dam-
Look out for this soon, very happy to be remixing these guys!
These guys from Belarus have been
track. age with his electrobreaks
making waves way beyond their borders
05.
Jay Stewart is the perfect producer to amalgamation and here is another
STANTON WARRIORS ‘Precinct’ Punks
of late. This is more of a groove-fuelled
The Stantons doing what they do best. Enough said. select for remix duties, a guy who has winner.
track than we’ve seen from them, full
da funk running through his veins. Here ‘Captain Magic’, in its Filth Mix guise,
06. EVIL 9 FEAT EL-P ‘All The Cash (Alex Metric Remix)’ Marine Parade of funk fi lls but with enough bottom
I’ve really been digging Alex Metric’s sound and this remix is no exception.
he riddles his mix with electrotek noises boasts a staccato electronic stab and
end to ensure it can fi t anywhere in a
while still keeping a funky feel. a lead line that builds and builds, all
07. BEAT ASSASSINS ‘Put ‘Em Up’ Mofo
set. Marten Hoerger from Boogie Army
punctuated by a cut-up female “Captain
Another act who really did it for me in 2008. Massive.
completes the international fl ava with
C83 feat Liz Melody
Funky Magic” sample. The sinewy electro
08. SLYDE ‘You’re My Fix (Utah Saints Remix)’ FINGER LICKIN’
a remix that draws inspiration from the When We Were Young
scything is effortlessly relentless, and
One of the best tunes off their album gets the rework from Utah Saints — and it does electro noisenik squad.
En:Vision
on Vandal’s own Tech Mix it is replaced
the damage.
Like Koma & Bones sharing a madcap
by more traditional breaks sounds.
09. RENNIE PILGREM FEAT MC NINELIVES THE CAT ‘Can’t Stop This’ TCR
motorbike ride with Justice, the mad- There’s a real last-tune-of-the-night
Rudi Stakker’s mix is a pressure cooker
Funky as hell, Rennie on top form and NineLives doing a wicked job on the mic.
ness revs continually after the fi rst feel to this future anthem from C83. Liz
minimal affair, while Worthy’s mix is a
10. LOOP DE VILLE
drop, ensuring an electric peak-time Melody is a breakbeat troubadour who
‘All Over Your Diq’ Brighton Breaks
bleepy old skool electro body-popper.
Impressive debut from these Brighton boys.
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