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Calvertron
The Wideb
Doggy Style Black eyed Peas AgentX and Mr V round off
CDR Boom Boom Pow the package nicely.
(Wideboys feat o
y
Calvertron, aka one half of Twocker, Majestic MC) (London Crowdy
s,
PO Bo
delivers a dirty speed garage/fidget Mix) Crowdy
rave monster. Blatant sampling and Interscope White
x 1
quirky rawness really add to the groove
02, Emsw
and build up nicely into a synth bass US supergroup look to the One of the freshest vocal
earthquake. Calv never holds back when UK for a two-step rework tracks to emerge from the
it comes to drum programming and and London’s Majestic MC current UK funky/grime
or
t
this track contains more breaks than delivers a monstrous verse. movement comes from this
h, PO1
a crash-test dummy. You’re unlikely to Also check the ‘Stadium mysterious new collective.
0, 9A
see this in the national charts but that’s Mix’. Insanely catchy and not a
what makes it even more delicious. Also dance routine in sight. Yes! W
check out the ‘Zodiac Cartel Mix’ for a Platnum
R
ossi
tasty doggy treat. Trippin’ (Agent X & dirty danger
Mr V Remixes)
Hard
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,
Chanel
djr
Hard2Beat White
ossib@gmail.com
If You Love Me (Control-S Mix)
Hed Kandi After massive chart success Not sure what’s going on
with H Two O and their with the ‘hard’ theme in
Chanel’s quality cover of the Brown- cover of ‘Loveshy’, Platnum so many tracks right now
stone classic gets the two-step garage are back with the infec- but this is another banger.
treatment courtesy of one of UKG’s tiously catchy ‘Trippin.’’ Something different for
hottest up-and-coming duos, Control-S. Heavyweight mixes from the summer-time massive.
Martin and Lee effortlessly work the
vocal with tight London drums, care-
fully chosen instrumentation and an
awesome bass riff. This is what UKG is
all about and what made it so popular
in the late-’90s. Would love to see Hed
Kandi using this as the main mix on this
project.
Big Ang
feat darren
MONE
Y
davinche
Brookes
SHO
T!
Rider
Roses Dirty Canvas
White
One of grime’s finest production talents has teamed up with Ghetto, JME and
Big by name, big tunes by nature! Keedo on this, the first single taken from his forthcoming album ‘Open Minded’.
Bassline’s No.1 female DJ/producer ‘Rider’ definitely flirts with the mainstream but maintains a real underground
comes up trumps again with this peak- credibility, a crunk influenced track with all the elements to make it a winner with
time vocal anthem. Last offering ‘Wifey’ the guys and girls alike. AGENTX HeAtseeKer reCords
has already been signed to Universal/
AATW with a video in the bag and ‘Roses’ 01. AgentX ‘Fallin feat Mutya & Ultra 3 Beat
looks like it will certainly follow suit. Kt This time he lends the hook and beat
“Set to do big things, with an impressive remix package to follow.”
Darren’s well-delivered vocal is liable to Free (Remixes) to Lethal B for ‘Go Hard’, another club 02. AgentX ‘trauma’ Heatseeker Records
“UK funky track, currently on limited availability, sets the mood with its haunting
get stuck in your head after first listen, Rewind Records banger from Mr B who always seems to
vocal sample.”
and with a deliciously tasty drop and
bring pure hype to the table. Not your
03. Be vs Kig FAMily ‘AgentX special’ Dubplate
skippy beats this is bound to do damage Singer KT steps to the front and delivers typical funky/grime collaboration but “This mash-up mix smashes the dancefloor every time.”
on many a soundsystem over the sum- a catchy track with some crisp mixes to very club worthy and worth purchasing.
04. sUBzero FeAt tezzKid ‘rock starr’ CDR
mer months. rock the dancefloor. Already working the
”Bassline’s man-of-the-moment supplies this infectious beat, with Tezzkid doin’ his
Fumin
thing.”
Birmingham raves, this will ooze freely
various Artists across the nation. Welsh-based Tremore Out Of The Game (Paid In Full
05. doUBle s FeAt UltrA ‘sold Cold (AgentX vs Hayde C remix)’
Remixes
Vol.1)
Heatseeker Records
Fire head the remix package with a solid “It’s so cold but heating up the dancefloor.”
2 Tuff 4 U Sample set of six mixes to choose from, covering DL Records
06. BlACK eye PeAs ‘Boom Boom Poww (Wideboys london Mix)’
bassline to electro. Also check out JD
Interscope
Karl Tuff Enuff Brown joins forces with Beats, Ben Joel and Sparks’ remixes. Fumin is grinding hard right now and his
“Wideboys present us with a killer edit — pure bass energy.”
DNR Vinyl to continue his physical endeavours are evident in his forthcom- 07. Keri Hilson FeAt KAnye & neyo ‘Knock you down
release schedule on the well-respected lethal B feat donaeo ing mixtapes ‘Paid In Full Vol.1’ and
(AgentX tiger Mix)’ Interscope
“Three of the hottest stars around come together on this US smash.”
2 Tuff 4 U label. Calling upon Ayklogic, Go Hard ‘Vol.2’, both of which feature a serious
5-Mob, DJ Ski and Sole to deliver the Lethal Bizzle selection of hot new tracks and perhaps
08. grACioUs nAPPA K ‘Migrane skank’ CDR
”Smashing any rave south of the country. Mana say, “Shooww mmeee!”
beats, we’re spoilt for choice with this
more importantly, oven fresh bars! ‘Out
09. JAson Herd ‘My girl (AgentX Funky Mix)’ 3 Beat
bumpy 4/4 sampler. Traditional in flava, Donaeo has been one of the artists/ Of The Game’ is one of the standout
“The dirty version is the one to catch, tells it how it is...”
these tracks will perfectly fit into any producers at the forefront of the current tracks from ‘Vol.1’, with production from
10. donAeo ‘Partyhard’ CDR
Tuff Jam inspired set and will gain sup- UK funky movement with some stella Wiley and Bless Beats and cameos from “Donaeo shining bright. Expect this record to be around for a long time.”
port from true UK garage connoisseurs. songs under his belt in recent months. Wiley, Ice Kid and more.
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