Friday 31 December 2010

Happy New Year

Thanks to all the readers, listeners, promoters, friends, family and club nights! I've enjoyed this year, I've learnt alot and I will make minor improvements to make 2011 even more successfull!

Here's my NYE treat! A picture of my pretty sick hotel room!






Benji

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Wednesday 29 December 2010

MARTELO - DOWN ON MY NIGHT HUNTER



Martelo hit me up with a HUUUGGEEE zip of tunes today and asked me to share this free download with you!


MARTELO - DOWN ON MY NIGHT HUNTER by IamMartelo

I may be late but the version kicking around isn't the high quality one I'm offering HERE, download, enjoy and share!

Benji


Squarehead - On The Line (Checan's Neck On It RMX)

Check out the latest free download from my man Checan:-

And if you haven't already go and support him by purchasing his 'New Breed E.P' HERE



Friday 24 December 2010




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Monday 20 December 2010

DVA Music 2011

Look out for GuGu-AC Riddim and 'The Decaffeinated E.P" on the 'DVA music' label in the new year!
Here's a taste of what's to come!





Benji

Sunday 19 December 2010

Gobstopper Xmas Giveaway!

Mr.Mitch hit me up today with four free productions from his 'Gobstopper Records' label(click the link of the song to download)

Firstly a couple of remixes from 'DarkTone' and 'Sketch'E & Klassic' that didn't make the final Fright Night E.P


Mr Mitch - Fright Night (Sketch'E & Klassic remix) by Gobstopper Records

'Pimp Shoes' by Mr.Mitch cries out for an MC! I reckon this would sound good with Trim over it?!


Lastly there's a beat from Deset of 'Marger-Grime Ting' fame.



Entitled 'Heart Attack(VIP)' I guess that was his intentions from that sick drop!

Look out for Deset's new release on Gobstopper in the new year!

Much love Benji



Sunday 12 December 2010

M.U.S.K's top 10+1 of 2010

Hey, don't worry about a massive long read here, I'm simply gonna keep this review as simples as possible.

So....

Record label wise Butterz, NMBRS and Night Slugs have been the highlight of a very interesting year of genre blending music. Head over to their websites to find out what I'm banging on about.

Anyways my top 10+1 of 2010 was quite a simple task(not!), open up my Traktor and look at the songs with the highest play count, answer to this about 30 songs all released this year!......

In no particular order I give you my top 10 of 2010:-

Calypso-Round Table Knights

I first heard Annie Mac play this on her Radio 1 show, that carribean steel drum just hit me straight away!
The simplicity of this song is what keeps me interested! with it's layers of percussion coming in like minimal tech, a reverb ridden build up and those woah woah woah's half way through!



Air Miles-Swindle

This was hammered by the Butterz guys at the start of the year and it was my most anticipated release of the year!
It's actually classed as a 'grime' song, with a very different outlook on generic grime.

The intro with it's tribal percussion, and soft synths make way for the disgusting bass drop around 40 seconds in!



If U want me-Deadboy

Post dubstep, future garage, whatever you wan't to call it, this is a quality piece of music!

I love the vocal chops and the ever rising sliding synth line! Perfect droning hypnotic music for 2010.




Oo Aa Ee VIP-TRC

I was surprised when the Butterz guys decided to release this tune.
My first impression of this tune is that it's 'Bassline' music. BUT after hearing it in several of their mixes, live, on radio etc I now get their perception of the tune.

A simple but quality drum loop, some nice purple synth and that amazing bass drop make for a song that never gets boring!



Fatherless-Breach

This song takes on diffent genres and sounds to create something original.
This is another branch away from tree of normality, taking on generic house/dubstep/funky and mashing it into something crazy!

That pipe/flute sound reminds me of some crazy Indian snake charmer!



Kingdom-Mind Reader(L-Vis 1990 remix)

L-vis worked wonders with this song, amazing percussion sounds, vocal chops galore and that dirty bassline!

The build up half way through is absolute perfect, I love this song!



Night Hunter-Fis-T

This is another one of those songs that have been hammered on Rinse FM and I've had to wait months to get a hold of the track!

Finally Oneman set up his own label(502 Recordings) and released this song.

A throbbing bassline, a UK Funky beat and some weird scary vocal samples make for a overall sick tune!



Butterz-Quality Street

I'm gonna cheat here cause picking the best from the second release from the Butterz gang is toooo hard!

This E.P represents several new angles of instrumental grime, expect more like this in 2011!



Mad Sax-Guido

Bristol badman Guido takes sexual "The Bill" style sax, some purple synth and a nice chilled beat.

This is yet another angle of the genre blending we've come into this year!




AND Guido is one of the first guys to bring live instrumentation into a Dubstep DJ set.




The XX-Crystalizsed(Dark Sky remix)

The XX released their really distant album which leaves a massive space for us guys to remix the hell out of em!

This indie/dubstep/2-step crossover is beatuiful, Dark Sky brings vocal chops, house keys and a bouncy beat to give this song a new direction!




Myth-Roska & Untold

I had to include this but choosing 10 songs became quite a chore!

This colab between two of the funky/future house/bass music worlds finest is truly immense.

I love that nearly-a-French-accordion synth line, the percussive drop and that signature bass sound from Untold!



I couldn't decide on my favourite release from the Night Slugs gang, wether it be Mosca, Lil Silva, Jam City, Bok Bok etc... their all making amazing stuff so go out and buy their compilation CD, All Stars Vol 1 HERE

Although I don't completely agree with everything Martin is writing about, head over HERE for a more in depth look on this year.

Benjamin Adam Harris



Swindle making a beat in 10mins, he's doing it again!

Thursday 9 December 2010

Mike Skinner & Robert Harvey

Mike Skinner is a true legend in my eyes, I can see no wrong in anything he does.
The vocal along with his is one Robert Harvey, singer from The Music(the greatest live band I've had the pleasure of watching).

Please head over to The Streets' website HERE cause Skinner's blogging some pretty interesting stuff!

'Too Numb'







New Jack City-Solo Banton remix

Fellow Bigger Than Barry DJ 'New Jack City' sent over his latest reworking of Solo Banton's- Old Time Something.

Solo Banton - Old Time Something (NewJackCity Remix) by NEWJACKCITY

He keeps the Jamaican vibes with the classic dancehall, kick kick snare beat but gives it a contemporary feel with a dirty bassline and some nice bleeps in a Toddla T kinda twist!

You can download the track HERE.

Benji