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UPDATE!

2011-08-06T12:15:00.001+01:00

New posts on this blog will probably be sporadic for the forseeable future (as if they werent already!) but if you want to keep up with what we're up to as far as new mixes, productions and where we're playing you should probably bookmark any or all of the following:

DJ STEP ONE BLOG

DJ MYSTERY BLOG

DJ STEP ONE MIXCLOUD

DJ MYSTERY MIXCLOUD

SOUL FOCUS SOUNDCLOUD

GROOVE MOTION WEBSITE

Groove Motion @ Vocal Booth Weekender 2011!

2011-08-06T12:09:00.002+01:00

Groove Motion will be DJing at this year's Vocal Booth Weekender. Having been last year its definitely recommended for any fans of funky, soulful and deep house

Mystery & Step One @ Guilfest 2011!

2011-07-02T15:41:00.004+01:00

Its that time of year again - Guilfest is just around the corner, or the weekend of July 15th-17th to be precise. This year we're playing the Kane FM - Funky End dance tent on the sunday alongside DJ Fresh, DC Breaks, Jehst, Diversion Tactics and Jazzy M, aswell as lots of other Kane FM DJs and local talent.

Guilfest website

DJ Step One 'Day One' (88-89 House mix)

2011-07-02T11:05:00.001+01:00

DJ Step One 'Day One' (88-89 House mix) by Soulfocus on Mixcloud

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Tracklist:
Beatmasters ft Cookie Crew 'Rok Da House'
Fast Eddie 'Yo Yo Get Funky'
The 49ers 'Dont You Love Me'
FPI Project 'Rich In Paradise'
Nicole 'Rock The House'
Ralphi Rosario 'You Used To Hold Me'
Inner City 'Big Fun'
Krush 'House Arrest'
Raze 'Break 4 Love'
Victor Romero 'Love Will Find A Way'
Bas Noir 'My Love Is Magic'
2 In A Room 'Somebody On The House Say Yeah'
Double Trouble & Rebel MC 'Just Keep Rockin'
Raul Orellana 'Real Wild House'
Inner City 'Good Life'
808 State 'Pacific State'

DJ Step One 'Take Em To The Tunnel'

2011-05-18T23:53:00.000+01:00

After watching a few videos of footage from Funkmaster Flex's legendary nights at The Tunnel in NYC I decided to put together this mix themed around the club in the late 90s . Enjoy...

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MIXCLOUD STREAMING AUDIO

Tracklist
Funkmaster Flex intro
The LOX 'Wild Out'
DMX, Jay Z & The LOX 'Blackout'
Crooklyn Clan 'Did I Do That'
DMX, The LOX, Drag-On & Eve 'Ruff Ryders Anthem' (remix)
DMX 'Get At Me Dog (DJ Step One blend)
BG ft Juvenile & Lil Wayne 'Bling Bling'
Juvenile 'Back Dat Azz Up'
OC ft Lord Tariq, Peter Gunz & Fatman Scoop 'Dangerous' (remix)
Puff Daddy ft The LOX, Lil Kim & Biggie 'All About The Benjamins' (DJ Step One blend)
Choke No Joke interlude
Jay Z ft Amil & Beanie Sigel 'Do It Again'
The Rite Bros 'Thug Anthem 2000'
Mobb Deep ft Lil Kim 'Quite Storm' (remix)
Redman 'I'll Bee Dat'
Cam'ron ft Mase 'Horse & Carriage'
Cam'ron & DMX 'Pull It'
Pharoahe Monch ft Lady Luck,Redman & Method Man 'Simon Says' (remix)
Capone N Noreaga ft Tragedy 'TONY' (DJ Step One blend)
CRU ft The LOX 'Live At The Tunnel'
The Firm 'Firm Biz' (World Famous remix)
MOP ft Jay Z '4 Alarm Blaze'
Memphis Bleek 'Mind Right'
Mase, Black Rob, The LOX & DMX '24 Hours To Live'

Hopefully the long delayed documentary will drop at some point

Back In The House (trailer)

2011-05-15T17:58:00.000+01:00

Direct Drive 'Verbal Assault' / 'Play You A Song' 12" (1999)

2011-05-11T21:34:00.001+01:00

This was a Drum & Bass 12" we released way back in 1999, pressing 500 white labels with our own money. Its very much in the Urban Takeover/Fresh Kutt style of things as thats what we were listening to alot at the time. We made the track in 98 but by the time we managed to get it on the shelves the D&B landscape had shifted somewhat and - as one of the reviews below points out - that style of Hip Hop influenced jump-up wasn't really flavour of the month. Still we shifted enough copies to break even (the distributor lost some of our boxes in their stockroom which hindered sales slightly!) and managed to get some support from Darren Jay and Aphrodite amongst others. All in all, a pretty successful project and we like to think 'Verbal Assault' still sounds good today!

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Theres a few copies available on Discogs if you fancy grabbing a vinyl copy. Below are the reviews we received in Mixmag and Muzik Magazine

This weekend (and next)....

2011-04-22T20:30:00.003+01:00

2 new mixes from Soul Focus!

2011-04-10T12:39:00.005+01:00

Seeing as the sun's out here in the UK, we have take it upon ourselves to drop a mix each. Both were mixed using vinyl and are very much on a summery vibe: Mystery draws for the piano-y/vocal House selection circa 1992 and I've gone for some classic UK Garage from 97-98. Enjoy!

DJ MYSTERY'S 92 SUMMERTIME HOUSE MIX
Tracklist
Rapino Brothers - Reach To The Top
Urban Fugitives - Pump It Up
Odessa - Tu Tu Tu
Zoogie - Forever On
Last Rhythm - Open Your Mind
Westworld - Can U Count Suckers
Louie Vega & Marc Anthony - Ride On The Rhythm (Funky 92 Re-edit)
Urban Soul - Always
Urban Hype - Living In A Fantasy
Greed - Gonna Let You Go
Gardener - Geranio
Mig 29 - Mig 29 (Part 2)
D Rail - Bring It On Down
Dynamic Boys - Make Me Say Yes
K Klass - Why
Mello Core - Good Feeling
Awesome 3 - Dont Go (K.L.A.M Remix)
S.A.I.N - Its All Right (House Mix)
Sound Waves - I Wanna Feel The Music (Smooth Mix)

DJ STEP ONE'S CLASSIC UK GARAGE MIX
Tracklist
Scott Garcia 'Its A London Thing'
Nu Birth 'Anytime' (Nu Vocal mix)
Alias 'Play With Voices'
Bump & Flex 'Long Time Coming'
Kristine Blonde 'Love Shy' (Tuff Jam Classic Vocal mix)
Gant 'All Night Long'
Bump & Flex 'Got Myself Together'
TJR ft Xavier 'Just Gets Better' (TJR dub)
Indo 'R U Sleeping' (Todd Edwards mix)
Danny J Lewis 'Spend The Night'
Raggas Revenge 'Back To Life'
Barbara Tucker 'Everybody Dance' (Club Asylum mix)
Jhelisa 'Friendly Pressure' (Sunship mix)
24 Hour Experience 'Jazz From The Heart'
M.A.D Productions 'Too Late'
Amira 'My Desire' (Club Asylum Classic Vocal mix)
Roy Davis Jnr ft Peven Everett 'Gabriel'

I Dont Like The Clubs But The Clubs Like Me - Volume 2

2011-03-27T18:03:00.006+01:00

Its been a while since I last posted something (laziness and problems uploading being the main reasons) so here's a new mix from myself to make up for it. Its a house party style mash up of classics, Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Breaks and House. Enjoy...

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Tracklist
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 'Let The Beat Hit Em'
MARRS 'Pump Up The Volume'
Groove Armada 'If Everybody Looked The Same'
Parker vs P Zilla 'Rock Dat'
Mooqee 'Pjanoo'
Ducked Off 'Anyway' (Soul Focus re-fix)
Stevie Wonder 'Do I Do' (U Tern re-edit)
Jackson Sisters 'I Believe In Miracles'
Gwen McRae 'All This Love That Im Giving'
Eric B & Rakim 'I Know You Got Soul' (Double Trouble remix)
Hot Day & Mystique 'I Found Love'
Rodney P, Kano, Swiss, Baby Blu, Yungun, Skibadee & MCD 'Rappers Delight'
Incredible Bongo Band 'Apache'
Chase & Status ft Kano 'Against All Odds'
Beatvandals & A Skillz 'Sunshine'
Tensnake 'Coma Cat'
The O Jays 'I Love Music'
Teddy Pendergrass 'You Cant Hide From Yourself'
Roy Ayers 'Running Away'
Raw Silk 'Do It To The Music'
Featurecast 'One More'
Talking Heads 'Once In A Lifetime'

DJ Mystery - House Focus: The Re-edits & Remixes (2011)

2011-02-13T11:10:00.003Z

Following a very succesful 2010 for our House Focus label, Mystery has compiled some our best bits - some available, some unreleased - and mixed them all up for you.

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01 Electribe 101 - Talking With Myself (DJ Mystery Re-edit)
02 Rasmus Faber VS Sterling Void - Alright Is Alright (Mash Up)
03 Groove Motion - Give Me All Your Love (Club Mix)
04 Hall And Oates - I Cant Go For That (Ben Spellbrand 2010 Re-edit)
05 The Pasadenas - Tribute 09 (Tony Pie Re-edit)
06 Soul Focus - 80's Breakin (DJ Mystery House Mix)
07 Mel And Kim - That's The Way It Is (2010 Booty)
08 Beverley Knight - Greatest Day (DJ Mystery 2011 Re-boot)
09 Mickey Disco - If It Hurts Just A Little
10 2 Evissa - Oh La La La (Paul Sykes Remix)
11 Modjo - Lady (Beefed Up 2010 Bootleg)
12 Dina Carroll - Why Did I Let You Go (DJ Mystery Re-edit)
13 Xpansions - Elevation (2009 Re-edit)
14 Axwell VS Double Dee - I Found You Love (Mystery's 2007 Mash Up)

Some of these tracks are available to buy HERE

Thanks to everyone thats supported us so far, stay tuned for more in 2011!

DJ Mystery - Old Skool Breakbeat mix

2011-01-30T01:12:00.004Z

Wicked mix of some classic early 90s breakbeat business, courtesy of the ever reliable DJ Mystery

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Tracklist
01 Comin On Strong - Rebel MC and Tenor Fly
02 Eternal # 2 - Zone
03 Beyond Control - Rabbit City 001
04 2 Bad Mice - 2 Bad Mice
05 We R IE - Lenny D Ice
06 Circuit Breaker - Rhythm Section
07 Listen To The Drummer - Nation 12
08 What Have You Done - One Tribe feat Gem
09 I Cant Take It - Rabbit City 003
10 Let Me Be Your Fantasy - Haywire
11 Whos The Badman - Dee Patern
12 Sweet Dreams (Nightmare Mix) - Eurythmics
13 Single Minded People - Nicolette
14 Bombscare - 2 Bad Mice
15 Daydreaming (Accapella) - Baby D
16 Different Story - Bowa
17 Jetstar - Tekno Too
18 Radio Babylon - Meat Beat Manifesto
19 Kick Up A Soundboy - Satin Storm

Funkmaster Flex - 80s Hip Hop mix (1994)

2011-01-30T01:11:00.001Z

20 minutes of Flex tearing up some 80s classics - Run DMC, Classical II, Biz Markie, Stetsasonic, Beastie Boys and Rakim all get an airing. This is taped off a Westwood show but was originally broadcast on Flex's 'Street Jams' slot on Hot 97.

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Soul Focus now at Turntable Lab

2011-01-09T16:45:00.003Z

The good peoples at Turntable Lab in New York are now selling Soul Focus releases at their digital store

BUY SOUL FOCUS RELEASES HERE

DJ Step One - 1999 to 2000 Hip Hop mix

2011-01-03T16:14:00.001Z

Thought I'd take my mind of the impending return to work with a mix of some Hip Hop stuff from 1999-2000.

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Tracklist
Eminem 'Role Model'
Prodigy 'Keep It Thoro'
Cam'ron ft Prodigy 'Losin Weight'
Harlem World ft Snoop Dogg 'Cali Chronic' (LBC mix)
Pace Won 'I Declare War'
Lord Finesse & OC 'Ya Better Recognize'
The LOX 'Recognize'
Lil Cease ft G Dep & Busta Rhymes 'More Dangerous'
Gang Starr ft Total 'Discipline'
Ghostface Killah 'One'
GZA 'Publicity'
Marley Marl ft LL Cool J 'Haters'
Pete Rock & CL Smooth 'Back On The Block'
Q-N-C 'Repertoire'
De La Soul ft Redman 'Oooh'
Erick Sermon ft Redman & Keith Murray 'Hostility'
Made Men ft Big Pun, Mase & Cardin 'Deja Vu' (remix)
Juvenile ft Jay Z 'Ha' (remix)
Shyne 'Thats Gangsta'
Shabazz The Disciple 'Brooklyn Bullshit'
Black Rob & The LOX 'Can I Live'

Manix - Reinforced Records mix (2010)

2010-12-25T21:31:00.004Z

Reinforced boss Marc Mac adopts his Manix alias and revisits the label's golden era, throwing in a few unreleased tracks along the way

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Tracklist
1. Your Love Is Over - Manix (unreleased)
2. T-Tree - Nookie
3. Mayday Mayday - Doc Scott
4. What Would We Do - Inta Warriors (Grooverider)
5. Heading To The Light - Manix
6. Deranged part II - Scott & Keith
7. Shinning In The Darkness - Nookie
8. A Patch Of Blue - Tom & Jerry
9. Menace - Rufige Cru
10. Papillon Love Song - Tom & Jerry
12. Journey From The light - 4hero
13. Here Comes The Drumz - Doc Scott
14. One More Time - Manix (unreleased)

DJ Step One '88-89 Classic House mix'

2010-12-19T21:44:00.007Z

1988 is basically 'day one' for me. I was far too young be going out back then but alot of these songs went Top 40 in the UK. Through the 'Deep Heat' compilations and Jeff Young's Radio 1 show I was introduced to a whole new world! Here's some of my favourite House tracks from that era.

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Tracklist
Paul Simpson ft Adeva 'Musical Freedom'(extended freedom mix)
A Guy Called Gerald 'Voodoo Ray' (remix)
Inner City 'Big Fun'
Raze 'Break 4 Love'
Kaos 'Definition Of Love'(extended vocal mix)
FPI Project 'Rich In Paradise'
Bas Noir 'My Love Is Magic'
Raven Maize 'Forever Together' (Forever United mix)
Ralphi Rosario 'You Used To Hold Me' (Kenny's mix)
Nicole 'Rock The House'
Maurice 'This Is Acid' (S&T remix)
Turntable Orchestra 'You're Gonna Miss Me' (Hardcore Club remix)
Intense ft Jazmina 'Let The Rain Come Down' (bootleg remix)
Chanelle 'One Man'
A Man Called Adam 'Barefoot In The Head'(radio edit)

I used all vinyl on this one aswell for the first time in a long time.

Pete Rock & CL Smooth live in London (2010)

2010-12-13T13:30:00.000Z

Great show. Shout to Big Ted, Sarah Love, Jehst, Jazz T, Micall Parkinsun, DJ Matman, Mr Sheen and everyone else in attendance!

VIDEO: Karizma & Kerri Chandler @ Suncebeat 2010

2010-12-12T00:53:00.002Z

Karizma and Kerri Chandler rocking the saturday afternoon boat party at Suncebeat 2010 in Croatia. Definitely one the best moments of the festival.

DJ MK 'Volume 8' (1995)

2010-12-06T21:00:00.003Z

We've been focusing quite heavily on House for the last few posts so thought I'd change it up a bit with some classic Hip Hop. This tape came out in the Summer of 1995 when I'd just got my first set of turntables (Gemini belt-drives!) and had started going up to London every payday to hit Unity, Mr Bongo, Handspun, Blackmarket and the plethora of record shops that populated the West End around that time. A LOT of good music came out that summer!

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My favourite part of this mix was the blend of KRS's 'Ah Yeah' over 'Moments In Love' by Art Of Noise. It still sounds dope now so I've included it as a seperate track in the download.

MK was recently interviewed for Hot110 - check it HERE

If you like this kind of thing make sure you check out Only Built For zShare Links for more classic Hip Hop mixtapes, radio shows and freestyles.

VIDEO - Grant Nelson live at Vocal Booth Weekender (2010)

2010-12-05T22:15:00.004Z

Some video of Grant Nelson's set at Vocal Booth Weekender. The audio is a couple of posts below this.

Groove Motion - House mix (December 2010)

2010-12-05T16:06:00.004Z

Apologies for the lack of recent updates. To get things back on track, heres the latest Groove Motion mix. As usual its full of upfront funky/soulful House...

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Stay Sailing - The Future Of Pirate Radio (trailer)

2010-11-05T19:38:00.004Z

More info here

Grant Nelson live at Vocal Booth Weekender (2010)

2010-11-02T22:28:00.002Z

Grant Nelson absoloutely KILLING IT on 3 decks, recorded live in Spain at Andy Ward's Vocal Booth Weekender. Here's the first 2 hours of what was nearly 4 hours of both upfront and classic House music, with acapellas and special edits flying all over the place!

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Easily one of the best sets we've ever been lucky enough to witness (an opinion shared by more than a few of the people in attendance!). Unfortunately the last part wasn't recorded but hopefully we'll have some video footage for you soon. Shout out to Grant and Andy!

NEW SOUL FOCUS RELEASE!

2010-10-19T20:47:00.000+01:00

Its been a while since we dropped anything on the Soul Focus label but we're back! I actually posted a rough version of this in the early days of this blog but its since been mixed and mastered properly and just generally sounds a lot better...

DJ Step One - 93:95 Hip Hop mix (2010)

2010-10-17T14:32:00.001+01:00

Heres a 60 minute mix I just made covering what is probably my favourite era of Hip Hop. I tried not to go too heavy on the 'over-played classics' side of things and pulled out a few bits I hadn't heard for a while. There's a few blends and obscure bootleg remixes chucked in to keep things interesting aswell..

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Tracklist
DJ Steady G 'Everybody Groove'
Tha Alkaholiks 'Relieve Yourself'
Das EFX 'Baknaffek' (remix)
KRS ONE 'Mortal Thought' (DJ Step One blend)
Notorious BIG 'Everyday Struggle'
Nine 'Whutcha Want'
Armand Van Helden 'Stick Em'
Run DMC ft Pete Rock & CL Smooth 'Down With The King'
Flavor Unit MCs 'Roll Wit Tha Flavor'
Slick Rick 'Behind Bars'
Ten Thieves 'Black Reign'
Erick Sermon 'Bom Digi' (Street Jams bootleg remix)
Masta Ace Inc 'The B Side'
Method Man & Redman 'How High' (bootleg remix)
Mad Skillz 'The Nod Factor' (DJ Step One blend)
Kamikaze 'Spread It'
Group Home 'Supastar'
Troubleneck Brothers 'Back To The Hip Hop' (remix)

Richie Barthez at Vocal Booth Weekender (2010)

2010-10-11T17:37:00.000+01:00

This was one of the standout sets from last month's Vocal Booth Weekender. Richie Barthez dropped an hour of funk, soul and disco on a saturday afternoon in the Spanish sunshine and was generous enough to share it...

"Here it is! My DJ set from the Vocal Booth Weekender 2010 - Friday 17th September in Murcia Spain. Thanks to Andy Ward for all his hard work. What a bloody fantastic weekend it was!!!
After many hours of House music I decided to go back to it's roots and play a classics set of 70's 80's Soul,Funk, Boogie Disco and some recent Re-Edits.
This is my original set replaced with an identical second by second mix. The previous recording was badly distorted!"

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Tracklist
Introduction by Andy Ward
George Duke - Brazilian Love Affair
The Brothers Johnson – The Real Thing
Sylvester – Over & Over
Mouzons Electric Band – Everybody Get Down
Aquarian Dream – Phoenix
The Brothers Johnson – Stomp
Quincy Jones – Razzamatazz
Bill Withers - Lovely Day ( Jimmy The Twin Edit)
Harvey Mason – On and On
Exodus – Together Forever (Frico Edit)
The O’Jays - Darling Darlin Baby (Sweet, Tender, Deep&Disco Edit)
Aretha Franklin – Say A Little Prayer (DFP Re-edit)
Double Exposure – Everyman
Sister Sledge – Thinking of You
Gwen McCrae – All This Love That I’m Giving
Outroduction by Andy Ward

The Heatwave present '25 Years Of Dancehall' (2010)

2010-10-10T16:59:00.001+01:00

For the reggae heads, courtesy of London's Heatwave crew

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"Tuesday 23rd February 2010 marked the 25th anniversary of the day that Wayne Smith's Under Me Sleng Teng was first played in a dance.

To celebrate the 25th birthday of digital dancehall we looked back over the last quarter century of this brilliant music and had a quick party on our Rinse FM show. It was mad to look at how things have developed over two and a half decades.
The plan was to choose one tune from every year since 1985 while at the same time ensuring that all the key artists from the period were represented. We couldn't quite keep it to only 25 tunes and even then some notable vocalists and very big tunes got left out.
I suppose there's always someone who gets left out at a birthday party. Big up Kiprich, Cecile, TOK, Terry Ganzie, Serani, Spice and all the other artists whose invites got lost in the post"

Duck Sauce 'Barbara Streisand' video (2010)

2010-09-29T18:30:00.003+01:00

Big tune, nice video. Never thought I'd see DJ Premier in a video for a House track though!

'The Funky End EP' - out now on House Focus!

2010-09-28T20:38:00.004+01:00

To celebrate House Focus' first year, its 10th release is a an EP, featuring 3 of the type of remixes/re-edits that the label has become known for. Listen to all 3 here and then go and buy the whole lot (please!)

Camo UFOs 'Lighta!! Part II' (2010)

2010-09-22T22:11:00.003+01:00

More old school jungle action from Camo UFOs. Shout to Mike B!

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Tracklist:
Camo UFOs – Intro
DJ Nut Nut – Special Dedication (Ladies Mix)
Red One – Alive & Kickin’
H.M.P. – Runin’s (Lifa’s Mix)
Badman – War For ‘94
Shy FX – Simple ‘Tings
Remarc – Ricky VIP
B-Jam – Funkula
Blackstar – Radical (Zulu Warrior Mix)
South Rakkas Crew – Bun Up 3000 (Camo UFOs Remix)
Hot – Supa Ape Inna Good Shape
DJ Zinc – Bring The Danger
DJ Soul Slinger – Classic London 94 (T-Power Remix)
Remarc – Bad No Bloodclart
Tek 9 – We Bring Anybody Down
Da Intalex – I Like It
DJ Hype & Ganja Max – Rinse Out
Congo Natty – Congo Man (Dub)
Congo Natty – Sess Jungle
Congo Natty – Name (Dub)
Camo UFOs – Foundation Style
Shy FX – Who Run Tings (T Power Steppers Mix)
General Degree – Papa Lover Jungle
Shaggy – Boombastic (Firefox & 4-Tree Boom The Dance Hall Dub)
DJ Trace – Final Chapta
Randall & Andy C – Sound Control
Marvelous Cain – Babaloo (feat Daddy Freddy)
Marvelous Cain – Hitman (feat Cutty Ranks)
DJ Flash – Pulp Fact
Northern Conexxion – Think
Dynamic Duo – The Click
Urban Shakedown – Arsonist

RIP DJ Trend

2010-09-21T21:12:00.006+01:00

Sad news. I used to play 'Another Classic' and 'Tune Your Bass' alot back in the day and dont think I've ever heard a DJ play '2 Degrees' at a rave without it getting a rewind!

Here's a great Trend set on Kool FM from 1997, courtesy of Dolbe on the D&B Arena forum

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This weekend...

2010-09-14T22:57:00.003+01:00

We'll be in Spain for the Vocal Booth Weekender!

Soho record shops documentary (2010)

2010-09-14T22:51:00.004+01:00

I cant imagine how much time and money I've spent in these places over the last 15 years...

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Courtesy of The Most Influential

DJ Mystery 'Chilled Out To The Max 88-91'

2010-09-14T22:45:00.003+01:00

Selection of classic house with a balearic flavour courtesy of DJ Mystery

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01 Sueno Latino - Sueno Latino
02 Electribe 101 - Talking With Myself
03 Frankie Knuckles - Tears (Def Mix)
04 Raze - Break 4 Love
05 Kym Mazelle - Useless (Moody Remix)
06 Victor Romeo - Love Will Find A Way
07 Joey Negro - Do It Believe It (Organic Mix)
08 Ketronics Emsamble - Calypso Of House
09 Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song
10 Last Rhythm - Last Rhythm
11 Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives
12 Ce Ce Rogers - Someday
13 2 For Joy - In A State
14 A Man Called Adam - Barefoot In The Head (Remix)

Game vs Caspa 'Cockney Dreams' (DJ Step One blend)

2010-09-01T23:17:00.002+01:00

Came up with this blend a while back and although I didnt go mad circulating it, the amount of downloads its got so far seem to suggest its pretty popular! Game's 'Dreams' acapella over the Dubstep of Caspa's 'Cockney Violin'

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I'm nothing if not versatile!

DJ Mystery 'Back to 89'

2010-08-30T13:48:00.005+01:00

Great mix of house classics and obscurities courtesy of DJ Mystery. Highly recommended!

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01.Deskee - Let There Be House
02.Massive Sounds - I Want You
03.A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
04.Doug Lazy - Let The Rhythm Pump
05.Centrefield Assignment - Mi Casa
06.Mr Lee - Get Busy
07.Raven Maize - Forever Together
08.Chubb Rock With Howie Tee - Ya Bad Chubbs
09.Inner City - Do You LOve What You Feel
10.Twin Hype - For Those That Like To Groove
11.Masters Of The Universe - Check It Out
12.Fast Eddie - Yo Yo Get Funky
13.Soft House Company - What You Need
14.Sterling Void - It's Alright
15.Tony Scott - That's How Im Living (Remix)
16.Company 2 - Tell It As It Is
17.? - Grand Beat
18.Frankie Knuckles - Tears (Classic Remix)

Photo courtesy of Sam @ Rave Reunited

'HAPPYDAZE' - OUT NOW!

2010-08-30T13:38:00.006+01:00

Great book documenting the early days of the UK rave scene. A must for anyone with an interest in club culture - if you want a real insight to how it was back in the day go an buy it!!!!

BUY IT HERE

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DJ Step One 'UK Bubblers' (2009)

2010-08-30T12:11:00.003+01:00

Selection of some of my favourite UK rap tracks from around 2000-2004, which was something of a golden era for the genre. Enjoy!

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TRACKLIST
Lewis Parker 'Incognito' (Melankolic)
Rodney P, Skinnyman & Mr 45 'Worldwide' (Riddim Killa)
Roots Manuva, Rodney P, Skeme, Fallacy, Big P & Dr Evil 'Swords In The Dirt' (Big Dada)
Klashnekoff 'All I Got' (Kemet)
Jehst 'High Plains Anthem' (Low Life)
Universal Soldiers ft Sundragon 'Metaphysics' (Tongue Tied)
Klashekoff, Kyza & Skriblah 'B4 U Die' (Kemet)
Baby J ft Shade 1 & Laurissa 'Let Them Know' (Baby J)
Fallacy 'FTP freestyle' (Baby J)
Wan Cee 'Rememberance' (Kemet)
Ghost ft Verb T & Asaviour 'The Payoff' (Breakin Bread)
Skeme & Rodney P 'UK Bubblers' (Titan Sounds)
Mud Family 'Nuff Tingz' (white label)
TY & Roots Manuva 'So You Want More' (Big Dada)
Fallacy 'Blackmarket Boy' (Virgin)
Klashnekoff 'Murda' (Kemet)
Universal Soldiers 'Renegades'(Tongue Tied)
Deckwrecka ft Skeme, The Extremists & Big P 'The Titan 4' (Ronin)
Champions Of Nature 'Salsa Smurf' (Wordplay)

Greg Wilson mixing on UK TV (1983)

2010-08-28T17:49:00.004+01:00

One of the UK's pioneering DJs. Spotted at 4 Hours Of Funk

This weekend...

2010-08-26T23:50:00.000+01:00

Should be a good one, the May Bank Holiday party was rammed.

Groove Motion - House mix (Aug 2010)

2010-08-26T21:55:00.004+01:00

DJ Mystery mixes up a nice selection of upfront funky house for you.
Check him out every other Wednesday night 8-10 pm (UK Time) on SS Radio

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Tracklist
01 SOULMAGIC AND EBONY SOUL feat ANN NESBY - GET YOUR THING TOGETHER (SOULMAGIC MAIN MIX)
02 REACTION feat KEITH THOMPSON - I FOUND LOVIN (SHANE D REMIX)
03 HALL AND OATES - I CANT GO FOR THAT (BEN SPELLBRAND 2010 RE-EDIT)
04 RAVEN MAIZE - FOREVER TOGETHER (GRANT NELSON REMIX)
05 KNEE DEEP feat SHENA - MYSTERIOUS (KNEE DEEP CLUB MIX)
06 FURY feat LUCY CLARKE - TAKING OVER ME (ORIGINAL MIX)
07 CANOGA - AT NIGHT (ESQUIRE REMIX)
08 MEL AND KIM - THATS THE WAY IT IS (2010 UNKNOWN BOOTY)
09 SMOKIN BEATS - LOVIN TOUCH
10 DEUX - SUN RISING UP (DANILA 2010 REMIX)
11 RED CARPET feat HARDWELL - ALRIGHT 2010
12 DOMAN AND GOODING - PACIFIC STATE (ORIGINAL MIX)
13 MARK KNIGHT - DEVIL WALKING

NEW HOUSE FOCUS RELEASE!

2010-08-24T18:05:00.002+01:00

Another crowd pleaser out of the House Focus camp. Fresh off the back of the success of 80s Breakin, we bring you a cheeky disco fuelled track, with a classic vocal - a must have for the end of summer parties that are coming up!

Mr Thing 'Champion Nerd' (2010)

2010-08-10T19:27:00.000+01:00

Brand new mix of original samples and breaks courtesy of one of the best DJs around, Mr Thing. Highly recommend you check this, especially if you enjoyed his 'Portable Anorak' mix from a while back.

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DJ Step One - Funky Breaks mix (2010)

2010-08-08T16:47:00.006+01:00

New mix by myself. Very much on the Bomb Strikes/Insane Bangers tip, with a few Soul Focus bits thrown in. Enjoy!

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Tracklist
Black Einstein ft Mystro & Kyza 'Steppin' (Black Einstein)
Soul Focus vs Uptown 'Dope On Plastic' remix (Soul Focus)
A Skillz & Beat Vandals 'Beat Dont Stop' (Insane Bangers)
Badboe & Prosper 'Rock The Beat' Mooqee & Beat Vandals mix (Bomb Strikes)
Eric B & Rakim 'Let The Rhythm Hit Em' Soul Focus remix (unreleased)
Soul Focus vs EPMD 'Im Housin' remix (Soul Focus)
DJ Twister 'Funky Dance' (BOTB)
Ducked Off 'Anyway' (Soul Focus)
Don Diablo 'Stand Up For Me Myself & I' (unknown label)
Soul Focus '80s Breakin' (Soul Focus)
Featurecast 'Feel For You (Take It Back)' (Baffin Island Beat Brigade)
Kid Stretch 'Pushin' (Warriorz)
Tom Drummond & Slynk 'Wild Style' (Good Groove)
Kid Stretch 'Get Away' (Warriorz)
Jay Z vs Cheryl Lynn 'Encore' bootleg mix (white label)
Fleetwood Mac 'Everywhere' Hollaback mash-up (white label)
A Skillz 'Tip Your Cup' (Insane Bangers)
A Skillz 'Twang Banger' (Insane Bangers)
The CBs 'Misdemeanour' A Skillz remix (Jam City)

Groove Motion live at SS Radio's 5th birthday (2010)

2010-08-07T19:10:00.004+01:00

Wicked Groove Motion set of upfront house, recorded live at SS Radio's 5th birthday party at Mango in Reading last month.

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Shout out to Matt, Dave, Wisey and everyone who turned up for a great night!

DJ Step One 'Sicker Than Ya Average Vol 3' (2008)

2010-07-24T11:07:00.001+01:00

This is a mix I made a couple of years back which is still one of my favourites. It clocked up a few hundred downloads at the time but I didnt have my own blog to post it on so thought I'd re-up for you in case you missed it first time round...

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This actually started life as a 15 minute mix for a (badly organised) DJ competition sponsored by Alize, hence the 2Pac intro and Biggie samples. I carried on after the initial 15 and ran through a bit of everything - old and new Hip Hop, Reggae, R&B and some Breaks. This was pre-Serato too. Highly recommended!

Tracklist
2Pac intro
Mary Jane Girls 'All Night Long' instrumental (Motown)
Clipse 'When The Last Time' acapella (Star Trak)
Mary J Blige 'Back To Life 2001' (Rocafella)
Change 'Lets Go Together' (Cooltempo)
Mooqee 'Funk Machine Man' (Bomb Strikes)
Joe Budden 'Pump It Up' instrumental (Def Jam)
Jay Z 'Change Clothes' remix (AV8)
A Skillz 'With You' (Insane Bangers)
Naughty By Nature 'OPP' Ultramix remix (Tommy Boy)
Rayvon 'Pretty' (VP)
Krafty Kuts & A Skillz 'Tricka Technology' (white)
Supercat 'Ghetto Red Hot' Hip Hop mix (Columbia)
Mooqee 'Supacat Police' (Bomb Strikes)
Bobby Brown 'On Our Own' (MCA)
LL Cool J 'Around The Way Girl' Untouchables remix (Def Jam)
Derek B 'Get Down' acapella (Music Of Life)
Gap Band 'Outstanding' (Total Experience)
DaBrat & Notorious BIG 'Da B Side' (So So Def)
Spyder D 'I Cant Wait' instrumental (Champion)
Hijack 'Style Wars' acapella (Music Of Life)
Freestylers ft Tenor Fly 'B Boy Stance' original version (Freskanova)
East Side Hoods 'Funky Smile' (Areeba)
Tom Tom Club 'Genius Of Love' (Sire)
Mariah Carey ft ODB 'Fantasy' Bad Boy remix (Columbia)
Rob Dougan 'Clubbed To Death' (Cheeky)
Busta Rhymes ft Swizz Beatz 'New York Shit' acapella (Aftermath)
Jungle Brothers '40 Below Trooper' (Warner Bros)
The Mafia 'Scene Of The Crime' (white)

This weekend...

2010-07-20T23:54:00.002+01:00

The Radio Active crew are putting on another one of their infamous old skool parties at The Funky End. See you down there...

Warren G & Nate Dogg 'Regulate' (Soul Focus Juicy remix)

2010-07-16T20:06:00.002+01:00

A little something that the DJs amongst you might find useful for the summer months: The G-Funk classic 'Regulate' over Biggie's 'Juicy' instrumental...

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This weekend...

2010-07-16T11:22:00.005+01:00

If you're going to Guilfest this weekend make sure you check the Funky End tent on Sunday night.DJ Mystery will be tearing it up with some house, breaks, D&B and old skool. If you've caught his set the last the last couple of years you know its not to be missed!
Also performing on the day will be Chase & Status, DJ Friction and Diversion Tactics.

Jazzy Jeff live @ The Do-Over, LA (2010)

2010-07-16T10:20:00.002+01:00

Here's a great Jazzy Jeff live set from The Do-Over in LA this past weekend. Skillz handles hypeman duties as Jeff runs through a nice selection of Funk, Soul, Disco and Hip Hop.

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The Do-Over is probably at the top of my list of 'parties I'd love to play at' right now, especially as this place is never gonna re-open.

NEW HOUSE FOCUS RELEASE!

2010-06-22T19:45:00.003+01:00

Things are looking pretty good on the label front right now, with each release doing better than the last and old tracks still selling. This week we drop DJ Mystery's remix of '80s Breakin', alongside the original breakbeat version (which previously came out back in March).

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This one has got a good reaction whenever its been played out - funky disco vibes and a nice female vocal with some Hip Hop flavour in keeping with the original version. Perfect summertime vibes!

Mark B presents Blackmarket Breaks

2010-06-19T17:16:00.001+01:00

"With the help & interviews from the legendary DJ Marley Marl, VIC, Dilated Peoples, Bubba Sparxxx, DJ Greenpeace, David Holmes, Tommy Koi of Mr Bongo Records, Andrew Mason of Wax Poetics & Jared from The Sound Library record store this is one documentary you don’t want to miss."

Spotted at UK All Day

DJ Step One '97:99' mix (2010)

2010-06-09T23:08:00.001+01:00

Here's a mix I knocked up the other day after I went through the 97-99 era selection and pulled out a few old favourites. There's some big tracks here alongside some lesser known ones and a few blends chucked in for good measure. Enjoy!

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Tracklist
Show & AG ft Krs One & Big Pun 'Drop It Heavy'
The Firm 'Phone Tap'
Sauce Money ft Jay Z 'Pre Game'
Mic Geronimo ft DMX, The LOX, Ja Rule & Tragedy 'The Usual Suspects'
CNN, Nas & Tragedy 'Calm Down'
Pete Rock & Inspectah Deck 'Tru Master'(blend)
Nas 'Nas Is Like'(blend)
Pharoahe Monch 'Queens'
L Swift & A Butta 'Ride This'
Tommy Tee ft Pete Rock, AG, Mike Zoot & Large Pro 'World Reknown'
Beatnuts ft Method Man 'Se Acabo' (remix)
Black Moon ft Q Tip 'Showdown'
Screwball 'H.O.S.T.Y.L.E'
Jay Z 'So Ghetto'
LL Cool J ft Redman, Method Man, DMX & Master P '4,3,2,1' (blend)

Matt Sims on Energy FM (2000)

2010-06-05T17:10:00.003+01:00

Another set from the Energy FM archives: Matt Sims playing some of the big UK Garage tunes from February 2000.

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The studio phone line was going mad that night!

Slipmatt & MC MC @ Moondance (1996)

2010-06-02T22:25:00.005+01:00

By request here's Slipmatt alongside MC MC dropping some classic Jungle at famed London club Bagleys. This was broadcast live on Kiss FM on the same night as the DJ Hype set I posted a while back.

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'Terrorist', 'Champion Sound' and 'Valley Of The Shadows' all get an airing. Unfortunately I dont have the whole set but I think I've got the best part of it.

The new laptop is now up and running so hopefully I'll be able to post more frequently.

Today....

2010-05-30T13:28:00.003+01:00

All dayer with the legendary Paul 'Trouble' Anderson. We'll be playing around 7pm.

SS Radio is 5 years old!

2010-05-20T23:58:00.003+01:00

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Q Tip vs Sade 'Breathe In Paradise'

2010-05-20T19:02:00.003+01:00

Another wicked remix out of the Soul Focus camp. Tip's vocals and Sade's 80s classic 'Paradise' sound made for each other.

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This blend was initially made about 10 years go when DJ Mystery mixed the acapella over the instrumental and recorded it to tape. Its been given a 2010 revamp since then and sounds even better.

BONUS! Q Tip 'Gettin Up' (King Most remix)
Been playing this a lot since I found it on the net (I forget where) last year.

House Fetish Does Old Skool

2010-05-09T14:49:00.002+01:00

This friday...

House Fetish website

DJ Mystery -'91 & 92 Hardcore' mix

2010-05-08T17:16:00.003+01:00

Mystery doing what he does best...

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Tracklisting
Rhythmology 'The One After'
Cubic 22 'Night In Motion'
Circa 91 'Can You Feel Me'
P.P Orange 'My Feelings'
Raging Rockers 'Kounter Act'
Rhythm Quest 'Closer To All Your Dreams'
Noise Factory 'Feel The Music'
Cosmo & Dibs 'Sonic Rush'
Criminal Minds 'Baptised By Dub'
One II One 'I Want You'
2 Bad Mice 'Bombscare'(remix)
Soapbar 'Total Feeling'
Issotonik 'Lets Get Down'
Awesome 3 'Dont Go'(K.L.A.M mix)
Ecology 'Feel The Vibe, Feel The Bass'
Acen 'Trip To The Moon pt 3'

DJ Spinbad on Power 105 (2003)

2010-04-30T17:32:00.001+01:00

Haven't posted any Hip Hop recently so here's DJ Spinbad live in the mix on New York's Power 105. This is from 2003 (or possibly early 2004) and includes tunes by Biggie, Mary J Blige, Usher and 50 Cent.

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Camo UFOs - The 4!20 mix (2010)

2010-04-25T16:50:00.003+01:00

Another classic jungle mix from Camo UFOs, Courtesy of Mike B.

Rolled out, stoney bassed, smooth as silk jungle vibes here plus a couple brand new Camo UFOs originals for dat ass. Have you ever heard Marijuana? Very few people have. Here's your chance.

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Tracklist:
Intro
Camo UFOs – Sour Face
Remarc – You and Me
Bigga World - My Perspective
Camo UFOs – D’eadband Rolla
Ray Keith & Nookie vs. S Gurley - Express '95
Potential Bad Boy With MC Det - So Simple
TDK – Friday
Rude Bwoy Monty – Summer Sumting
Interlude
Dillinja – Deep Love
Ed Rush – Check Me Out
DJ Trace – Miles High
DJ Hype - Computerised Cops (Pascal's Remix)
DJ Dextrous – Nice N Slow
Tom And Jerry - Air Freshner
Ellis D – One For The Ladies

NEW HOUSE FOCUS RELEASES OUT NOW!

2010-04-20T18:00:00.004+01:00

Following the success of our last 2 releases by Mickey Disco, we keep the tunes coming with 2 more floor fillers for you.
This time round Groove Motion drop their second release on the label and a man we can only refer to as 'Dodgy Tony' debuts with a reworking of Cheryl Lynn's party anthem 'Got To Be Real'.

DJ Step One - House mix April 2010

2010-04-18T12:45:00.004+01:00

I've been a bit slack on making mixes recently but the weather's been good for the last week and I was in need of a new mix CD for the car so here it is! This includes some brand new tracks alongside a few favourites from the past couple of years. Enjoy!

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Tracklist
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J Blige ‘If You Leave’ (Matthias Helibronn Soulflower mix)
Timmy Vegas & The Universe Band ‘Cant Make It Through Another Day’ (Grant Nelson mix)
Solu Music ft Kimblee ‘Fade 2010’ (Triple D mix)
Soul Focus ‘80s Breakin’ (DJ Mystery House mix)
James Brown ‘Get Up Offa That Thing’ (Featurecast remix : DJ Mystery re-edit)
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool ‘Dance The Way I Feel’ (Armand Van Helden dub mix)
Til West & DJ Delicious ‘Same Man’ (original mix)
Soul Focus vs Alan Braxe ‘Intro’ (Dirty Cash vocal mix)
Mr V & Miss Patty ‘Shake Up The Party’ (Donny The Bull booty mix)
Martijn Ten Velden ‘I Wish You Would’ (original mix)
Robyn ‘Dream On’ (Moto Blanco mix)
Utah Saints ‘Something Good’ (E Squire mix)
Mickey Disco ‘Mad On Her Groove’ (House Focus bootleg)

DJ Mystery & MC Young - Live @ Voyage (1997)

2010-04-14T19:45:00.003+01:00

Taking it back a few years with this one! Mystery dropping some 91-92 old skool hardcore at a party at Farnborough Rec back in September 1997.

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NB: The pic above was actually taken a couple of years ago and not on the night this was recorded but it was the only one I could find of them together.

On The Rooftops....

2010-03-30T16:17:00.003+01:00

GO HERE for a great short documentary on London's pirate radio stations. Includes some good footage of the Flex FM set-up and interviews with Logan Sama (Kiss FM) and Scratcha (Rinse FM) aswell as some interesting history on the UK's first pirates.

Courtesy of Palladium Boots.

2 NEW SOUL FOCUS RELEASES OUT NOW!

2010-03-30T13:04:00.000+01:00

We've just unleased the 7th and 8th releases on the label and they're available now at Juno Download.
Both are very much on the funky/party breaks tip with a strong Hip Hop feel (as usual!) so if you're into Bomb Strikes, A Skillz or Kid Stretch make sure you check 'em out...

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Easter Weekend...

2010-03-30T12:49:00.005+01:00

April 2nd - Radio Active at Square Bar, Camberley
April 3rd - Pews, Guildford
April 4th - Funky End, Aldershot

Groove Motion - Soulful & Funky House mix (2010)

2010-03-22T21:27:00.004Z

Brand new mix of upfront tunes by Groove Motion. Catch them on SS Radio every other Wednesday night, 8pm-10pm (UK time)

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Tracklist
Beauville feat Jenny Halberg - Living Easy (Damien J Carter mix)
Cookie Monsterz feat Michelle Weeks - Spread Love (Richard Earnshaw classic mix)
Justin Michael - My Destination (M Sol mix)
Soul Agenda feat Phillipa Alexander - We Got The Love (Will Dawson mix)
Random Soul - Its What You Got (Random Soul vocal mix)
Tony Vass - Fly Me Higher (Earnshaw and Jones 80s remode mix)
Mary J Blige - I Am (Moto Blanco mix)
Mickey Disco - Mad On Her Groove
Swedish House Mafia - Leave The World Behind (Audioplayerz feel good piano mix)
Christian Hornbostel and Alfred Azzetto - It Was Acid (Deconstruction mix)
Anthony and Eddie Kidd feat Donna - Every Little Thing
Vision Factory feat Nina Hall - Music Brings You Back (Original mix)
Delano - Feels So Right (Miami 2010 mix)

Step One & MC Remedy - Energy FM (2000)

2010-03-21T20:37:00.005Z

Energy FM was a pirate station originally set up in the early 90s and broadcast just outside London for nearly 10 years (on and off). When it was re-launched in late 1999, UK Garage was blowing up big time and that was reflected in most of the shows on the station.
This set is from February 2000 and includes tunes by Zed Bias, DJ Luck, and Ramsey & Fen.

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This Friday...

2010-03-08T00:16:00.001Z

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DJ Hype & MC GQ at Moondance (1996)

2010-03-02T12:26:00.004Z

Hype and GQ killing it live at Moondance back in 96. This was broadcast on Kiss FM live from the legendary London club Bagleys. Pretty sure this was the first time the Aphrodite remix of Blackstreet's 'No Digitty' had been dropped and Hype follows that with a selection of dubplates and future classics like Roni Size 'Trust Me', Zinc's 'Reach Out' remix and Glamour Gold's 'The Only One'.

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Kane FM granted 5 year licence

2010-02-28T21:58:00.003Z

6 years after being granted a restricted service licence, Kane FM has finally been granted a 5 year community radio licence.

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Good news for all those involved. Stay posted for more info...

Soul Focus - Classic House & Garage mix (2010)

2010-02-22T22:00:00.005Z

Last Sunday we were live on Radio Active for 2 hours and decided to play some classic House and Garage.
I haven't got a full tracklist but if you remember tunes like 'Dreamlover', 'Kickin In The Beat' and 'Slave To The Vibe' you'll enjoy this.

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NEW HOUSE FOCUS RELEASES!

2010-02-22T21:39:00.003Z

Our first releases for 2010 sees the label going off in a very funky direction with Mickey Disco reworking two soul/disco favourites.

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If you're a club or radio DJ and are interested in receiving House Focus promos, send your details to soulfocusremixes@googlemail.com

Soul Focus vs Uptown 'Dope On Plastic' remix (2009)

2010-02-15T18:58:00.003Z

Someone with more free time than me uploaded one of our tracks to youtube...

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DJ Mystery - Old Skool Hip Hop mix

2010-02-14T22:11:00.002Z

Inspired by the London pirate stations Mystery heard while he was growing up, this is a well mixed selection of some his favourite late 80s Hip Hop tracks. Check it...

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Tracklist
01 Eric B & Rakim 'Paid In Full' (Coldcut remix)
02 NWA 'Express Yourself'
03 Poor Righteous Teachers 'Time To Say Peace'
04 Public Enemy 'Dont Believe The Hype'
05 Antoinette 'A Is For...'
06 Slick Rick 'Childrens Story'
07 Big Daddy Kane 'Smooth Operator'
08 LL Cool J 'Rock The Bells'
09 Derek B 'Bad Young Brother'
10 De La Soul 'Buddy'
11 EPMD 'So Whatcha Sayin'
12 Spyder D 'I Cant Wait'
13 Sweet Tee 'Its Like That Yall'
14 BDP 'Jack Of Spades'
15 Lakim Shabazz 'Pure Righteousness'
16 2 Kool Posse 'Give Em A Sample'
17 3rd Bass 'Wordz Of Wizdom'
18 Whistle 'Just Buggin'
19 Cash Money & Marvellous 'Mighty Hard Rocker'
20 3D 'Once More'
21 Eric B & Rakim 'I Know You Got Soul' (Double Trouble remix)

WC, Mack 10 & Ice Cube 'West Up!' (Soul Focus re-fix)

2010-02-06T01:34:00.003Z

Here's a nice blend cooked up by DJ Mystery (one half of Soul Focus). He's taken the beat from Ice Cube's 'You Know How We Do It' and stuck the acapella of the WC/Cube/Mack 10 collabo 'West Up' over the top. Simple but effective. It works a treat. There's even a nice extended intro for the DJs...

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DJ Step One 'Dont Make Me Get Old Skool' Volume 1

2010-02-02T18:02:00.002Z

Here's a mix I made a couple of years ago, taking it back to the late 80s...

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Tracklist
First Klass 'Im Hooked'
Young MC 'Know How'
Jungle Brothers, De La Soul & Monie Love 'Doin Our Own Thang'
Sugarbear 'Don’t Scandalize Mine'
Herbie Hancock 'Rockit' (w/ Let The Rhythm Hit Em acapella)
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock 'It Takes Two'
Sugarhill Gang 'Rappers Delight' (Ben Liebrand remix)
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 'Let The Beat Hit Em'
De La Soul 'Eye Know'
Bell Biv Devoe 'Poison'
Grandmaster Melle Mell 'White Lines'
The Source ft Candi Staton 'U Got The Love' (Erens Bootleg mix)
Kariya 'Let Me Love You..'
Raze 'Break For Love'
Stone Roses 'Fools Gold'
Run DMC 'Whats It All About'
Marrs 'Pump Up The Volume'
Globe & Whiz Kid 'Play That Beat'
Bomb The Bass 'Megablast'
Stetsasonic 'Talkin All That Jazz'
Grandmaster Flash 'The Message' (Soul Focus remix)

DJ J Live 'Do The Knowledge Vol 1' (2009)

2010-01-25T21:08:00.002Z

Spotted at Let The Brains Blo G

"Basically, I got tired of hearing a lot of people say stuff like, "there's nothing new out" or "hip hop is wack now". Upon hearing this I usually run down a list of names of new artists and even old artists with new albums and ask if they've heard of'em. Nope! These people have no idea. There's a lot of good new hip hop. You just have to do the knowledge and keep your ears open. These are some of my favorites from 2009 alone. Enjoy!" - J Live

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Parker 'The Butler Did It' mixtape (2008)

2010-01-20T23:00:00.004Z

Excellent mix by Parker from Bristol, UK. This takes in all sorts of genres and artists ranging from London Elektricity and SL2 to David Bowie and KRS One. Highly recommended.

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Copyright Criminals trailer

2010-01-18T00:12:00.001Z

Out January 26th. Go here for more info.

Camo UFOs - Lighta! Vol. 1: Bludclott Jungle Tekno (2010)

2010-01-17T23:02:00.004Z

Some quality old school Jungle from Camo UFOs, aka Mike B and Nate Day.

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Tracklist
The Lighter/ Original Ses/ Bludclot Artattack
DJ Tactix – The Way
Skeng Gee - Connections (Marvelous Cain Remix)
Conquering Lion - Code Red (Wild Apachi Mix)
DJ Krome & Mr. Time – Studio One Lick
In Between The Lines - '95 Rampage
Dr Octagon – Blue Flowers (The DJ Hype Remix)
Remarc – In Da Hood
DJ Red - Mad P.L.O
Lemon D – This Is Los Angeles
Shy FX & Gunsmoke - Gangsta Kid II
Mickey Finn & Aphrodite - A.W.O.L. (VIP mix)
Sophisticated Bad Boyz - All Junglist & Junglette
Ninja & Bounty Killer - Bad Boy Lick A New Shot (Jungle Bullet)
Prizna feat Demolition Man - Fire (Urban Shakedown Mix)
Mystical Influence - Dub Plate Pressure
Krinjah - Blaze Up
Major Lazer - Pon De Floor (Camo UFOs Remix)
Roni Size – Trust Me
J Majik – Jim Kutta
4 Hero - Mr. Kirk's Nightmare (4 Hero's '96 Drum + Bass Mix)
88.3 Featuring Lisa May - Wishing On A Star (Urban Shakedown Mix)
Double X-Posure - Go With The Flow
Wots My Code – The Dub Plate
DMS & The Boneman X – Sweet Vibrations
M-Beat & Junior Giscombe - Morning Will Come
Leviticus - The Burial
Sweetie Irie – Slim Body Girls
M-Beat ft General Levy – Incredible (Underground Mix)
Johnny Jungle - Killa Sound (Krome and Time Remix)
The Dream Team - Stamina (Dread Bass Remix)
Northern Connexion – The Bounce

Jazzie B - Kiss FM (1997)

2010-01-06T20:29:00.003Z

I used to love Jazzie B's Monday night show on Kiss back in the day as he was one of the few people that would play alot of the ragga/hip hop remixes that were around at the time, aswell as some Hip Hop and R&B that you might not hear on other shows.
Here's 30 minutes of a show from December 1997 kicking off with a wicked Hip Hop/Dancehall medley and followed by music from Sleepy Wonder, Pudgee, KRS One, Born Jamericans and a few more.

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Although Jazzie tended not to give any much info on the songs he played, over the years I eventually found alot of the 12"s I heard on his show on various white labels and bootlegs, and on Bobby Konders' Massive B label.

Soul II Soul website

DJ Mystery 'Best Of The 00s' (funky house mix)

2010-01-01T18:33:00.006Z

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a good time last night. To start the new decade off, Mystery has mixed up some of his favourite Funky House floor-fillers from the last 10 years

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Tracklist
01 DONT MESS WITH MY MAN AT NIGHT - LUCY PEARL VS SHAKEDOWN
02 SING IT LOUD - LEISURE GROOVE VS SABRINA JOHNSON
03 FEELING LOVE - SOULSEARCHER
04 SO MANY TIMES - GADJO
05 BORDERLINE - MICHAEL GRAY
06 WHAT YOU WANNA DO (PLASTIK FUNK REMIX) - BIG BASS VS MICHELLE NARINE
07 TIME TO GIVE YOU DEVOTION - DENNIS THE MENACE VS NOMAD
08 GOOD TIMES (RE-EDIT) - CHIC
09 BOMB THE SECRET - THE WIDEBOYS
10 HARD TO BEAT (AXWELL MIX) - HARD FI
11 RISE UP THE JAM - SUNKIDZ VS TECHNOTRONIC
12 FRIENDS (RESTLESS AND VOLATILE MIX) - SHAOLIN MASTER FEAT SIOBHAN
13 HIGHER - SANNY X FEAT TINA CHARLES
14 CHANGES (DIRTY SOUTH VOCAL MIX) - CHRIS LAKE
15 ITS LIKE YOU GOT THE BODYROX TO MAKE MY HIDEAWAY GO ROUND - MASH UP

New Years Eve...

2009-12-27T00:02:00.003Z

Soul Focus/Groove Motion will be handling the music all night. Expect Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, House and loads of old school classics.
Should be a good one...

Go here for more info

Junior Vasquez @ The Sound Factory, NYC (1993)

2009-12-24T19:14:00.002Z

Junior Vasquez live at the legendary Sound Factory back in 1993. Some real classics on this one

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Tracklist
Incognito – Giving It Up
Gabrielle – Going Nowhere
MK – Love Changes
Mariah Carey – Dreamlover (Def Tribal Mix)
U2 – Lemon (Morales Mixes)
Soundman – The Factory (Original Mix, Bass Dub)
Lectroluv – Dream Drums (All Over Sound Factory Mix)
East Village Loft Society – I Wanna Sing Sunshine
Dub Nation – Can’t Help Myself (Deep Emotion Mix)
Cerrone – Supernature
The Brothers Johnson – Stomp
Sounds of Blackness – The Pressure (Classic 12″ Mix With Vocal Intro)
Underground Solution – Luv Dancin’ (In Deep Mix)
Double Exposure – My Love Is Free (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
Creative Force – It’s So Good (Original Full Length Club Mix)
Juliet Roberts – Caught in the Middle (Sunrise Mix)
Luther Vandross – Heaven Knows (Def Mixes)

Courtesy of Scientitian

Kid Capri mixtape (1989)

2009-12-18T14:21:00.001Z

There's no title on this tape but it seems like a pretty good snapshot of what was big in NYC 20 years ago. The Kiiiiid Capri serves up some Heavy D, LL, Big Daddy Kane, BDP, 'brand new' Public Enemy and Soul II Soul plus some classic breaks including a nice James Brown section at the end of the tape.

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Original tape courtesy of DJ MK

DJ Mystery - Back To 92 (part 2)

2009-12-15T20:22:00.004Z

Second part of Mystery's 'Back to 92' series for all the old skool ravers...

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tracklist
01 Cedric Winkleburger 'Take It Easy'(remix)
02 DJ's Unite Volume 2
03 Nick OD 'Jazzy Hardcore'(remix)
04 Reckless 'Time To Make The Floor Burn'
05 Chemical Company 'Tronik Equator'
06 Sonz Of Da Loop Da Loop Era 'Peace And Loveism'(weird breakism mix)
07 Eat Life 'Back To Basics'
08 Run Tings 'Back Again'
09 Release 'Passion'(2nd remix)
10 DJ Mayhem 'Damage'
11 Shut Up And Dance 'The Arts Of Moving Butts'(remix)
12 Open skies 'Ozone Nights'
13 The Joker 'Yeah Yeah Yeah'
14 Jonny L 'Hurt You So'(the full mix)
15 Wag Ya Tail 'Xpand Ya Mind'(150 volts rude boy mix)
16 Sy Kick 'Nasty' (remix)
17 UTwinhead 'U Said U'
18 Bad Influence 'Party People In The Place
19 Under The Influence 'What Do You Feel'
20 DJ Trace 'Rude Boy Hardcore'
21 Rhythm for Reasons 'Grand National' (remix)
22 Little Matt & Uprock 'Error Terror
23 Mystery Man 'DJ Business'
24 unknown 'Can I Share My House With You'
25 Project One 'Roughneck'

Photo courtesy of Rave Reunited

if you're in our area and fancy some of this on saturday night its DJ Mystery's birthday bash:

more info here

DJ Step One 'Music For The 90s pt 2' (Jungle mix)

2009-12-13T20:45:00.003Z

This the second installment of me pulling out a load of my old Jungle/D&B 12"s and trying to recreate some of my old mixtapes. This one focuses mainly on 96-97 stuff - lots of hoover bass, snare rolls and Hip Hop samples!
Goes out to everyone who used to shop (or just generally loiter) in Future World Records in Camberley. Alot of good memories from that era, believe!

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tracklist
Urban Takeover ‘Drop Top Caddy’ (Urban Takeover)
Swoosh ‘Ya Rockin’ (Back2Basics) w/Concious Daughters ‘We Roll Deep’ acapella (Scarface)
Unknown ‘Cops Aint Shit’ (Evil)
DJ Zinc ‘Reach Out’ (True Playaz)
Substance ‘Damn Right’ (Ruffneck Ting)
DJ Zinc ‘On Fire Tonight’ remix (Ganja)
Firefox & Suvivor ‘Back Out Of Dis’ (Philly Blunt)
DJ SS ‘Step Correct’ (5HQ)
UTI ‘Im Finished’ (Influential)
The Terrorist ‘The Chopper’ Shy FX remix (Dread) w/ London Posse ‘Style’ acapella (Bullet)
Jungle Brothers ‘Jungle Brother’ Urban Takeover remix (Gee St)
Gang Related & Mask ‘Not Not’ (Dope Dragon)
Special K ‘Knowledge’ (Proper Talent)
Aphrodite ‘Hit Me!’ (Aphrodite)
Dred Bass ‘Smokin Cans’ SMR remix (Back2Basics)
Mask ‘Square Off’ (Dope Dragon)
Special K ‘Danger’ (Trouble On Vinyl)
Taktik ‘The Way’ Exclusive mix (Back2Basics)
Alex Reece ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Metalheadz) w/ WC, Ice Cube & Mack 10 ‘West Up!’ acapella (Payday)

Original Junglist!

2009-12-08T18:20:00.003Z

Features interviews with Fabio, Bukem, DJ Ash, DJ Rap (shopping in Lucky Spin!), Trace & Rhyme Tyme, General Levy aswell as Shy FX & UK Apachi performing 'Original Nuttah'. Some really good footage in this - essential viewing for anyone with a passing interest in Jungle/D&B.

Spotted at Blog To The Old Skool

If you liked that check this.

NEW HOUSE FOCUS RELEASE!

2009-12-07T23:57:00.006Z

Brand new at Juno Download today is the debut release from Groove Motion, 'Give Me All Your Love'.
If you like funky, piano based vocal house then you'll love this. Its received great reactions when it's been played out over the last month or so and we're expecting it's popularity to go through the roof during the upcoming party season.

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If you're a radio or club DJ interested in receiving future House Focus releases email us at soulfocusremixes@googlemail.com

DeeJay Random - Radio Active 101.8 FM (1991)

2009-12-06T22:44:00.005Z

Some authentic old skool pirate radio business from back in the day.
DeeJay Random just unearthed this set from December 1991.

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"Dont bother asking for a track listing. I was so fucked that i couldnt even see, let alone tell you what the tunes were. Quality isn't great but it is an amusing step back into time...Enjoy..." DeeJay Random

Groove Motion - Soulful & Funky House mix (2009)

2009-12-06T22:37:00.003Z

New mix of upfront tunes from Groove Motion. Check them out every other Wednesday evening on SS Radio.

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A.Skillz - Guest mix on Radio 1 (2009)

2009-11-29T16:13:00.004Z

A.Skillz in the mix with some Hip Hop, Funk, Breaks and Dubstep on Annie Nightingale's Radio 1 show.

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House Fetish this weekend

2009-11-28T00:10:00.000Z

DJ Money B - Rock That Shit!

2009-11-26T21:00:00.004Z

Good mix of rock-influenced old school Hip Hop by Money B of Digital Underground fame

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Tracklist
1. INTRO (MONEY B)
2. DOPE BEAT (BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS)
3. I'M NOT PLAYIN' (ULTIMATE FORCE)
4. THE WAY WE SWING (DIGITAL UNDERGROUND)
5. BREAK 2 (MONEY B)
6. ROCK BOX (RUN-DMC)
7. NEW YORK NEW YORK (GRANDMASTER FLASH & FURIOUS 5)
8. HOW I COULD JUST KILL A MAN (CYPRESS HILL)
9. SHUT 'EM DOWN (PUBLIC ENEMY)
10. BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY (D.O.C.)
11. BREAK 3 (MONEY B)
12. HERE I GO (INFAMOUS SYNDICATE)
13. SLOW AND LOW (BEASTIE BOYS)
14. GANGSTA OF LOVE (GETO BOYS)
15. BREAK 4 (MONEY B)
16. TRICKIN' (CLEE AND DRANK A LOT)
17. TRICKY (RUN-DMC)
18. WILD THING (TONE LOC)
19. WE WANT SOME PUSSY (2 LIVE CREW)
20. GO CUT CREATOR (L.L. COOL J)
21. 8 MILLION STORIES (KURTIS BLOW FT. RUN-DMC)
22. OUTRO (MONEY B)

DJ Step One - The Morning After The Night Before (2007)

2009-11-24T19:01:00.002Z

This was a mix I made totally spontaneously a couple of years back. It turned out pretty well. Its a nice mix of music to chill out, barbeque, or recover from a hangover to. It also - coincidentally - has 3 of my favourite songs ever on it: Keep On Movin, Move Me No Mountain and Mary J’s ‘I Love You’. Hope you like it...

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TRACKLIST
Jhelisa 'Friendly Pressure' (Dorado)
Soul II Soul ft Kym Mazelle 'Missing You' (Ten)
Loose Ends 'Dont Be a Fool' (Ten)
Cry Sisco 'Afro-Dizi-Act' (Escape)
Soundly Beaten Volume 2 'Play Loaded' (Soundly Beaten)
Milton Wright 'Keep It Up' (Soul Brother)
Baby J & Skeme 'Keep It Up' (All City)
Toni Braxton ft Loon 'Hit The Freeway' (Arista)
Mary J Blige ft Smif N Wessun 'I Love You' remix (white)
Love Unlimited Orchestra 'Move Me No Mountain' (Philips)
Wan Cee 'Rememberance' (Kemet)
Soul II Soul 'Keep On Movin' (Ten)
Amy Winehouse 'In My Bed' (Universal)
Saint Etienne 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' Andy Weatherall remix (Heavenly)
*Erick Sermon 'Music' acapella
Ini Kamoze & Damien Marley 'World A Jamrock' (Punchline)
Black Slate 'Collie Herb' (Ensign)
Mary J Blige 'Be Without You' remix (Phatmix)
Soul Supreme ft Pete Rock, T Max & AG 'Queen (Hip Hop)' (Inebreiated Rhythm)
Outkast 'SpottieOttieDopeAlicious' (LaFace)

The photo above is the view from the DJ booth at The Orange Corner Bar in San Antonio Bay, Ibiza

Cause 4 Concern - D&B mix for Kane FM (2009)

2009-11-24T18:44:00.003Z

New upfront D&B mix by Cause 4 Concern, done exclusively for Kane FM

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