Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Jstar & Honey Brown in Vienna Part 2!


Thanks for all the wicked feedback on our Vienna escapade, and due to the many of you requesting the last bit of the JSTAR set, it's now posted on soundcloud!
Dont forget the Nice Up will be hosting our xmas party with Turntable Dubbers and DJ Shepdog at London's Jazz Cafe on Dec 3 2010!

JSTAR & Honey Brown @Roomservice, Vienna Part2 by Jstar

Dutty House



I've been buying and playing a lot of this stuff for a while, but never got round to putting a mix together so here goes! I'm not sure terms such as "Crack House" or "Funky Bashment" sit too well with me and "UK Funky" just sounds terrible, so I've gone with "Dutty House". House that is, well...dutty. Featuring tracks by DJ Zinc, Toddla T, Seiji and Warrior One alongside a couple of my cheeky mash-ups and a couple of classics. Enjoy!

Dutty House Mix by Djshepdog on Mixcloud


As a bonus, I've also re-upped my 2 bootlegs used on this mix...
DOWNLOAD: Soundboy Bounce - DJ Shepdog
DOWNLOAD: So DIfferent - DJ Shepdog

Sunday, November 28, 2010

sales on delicatessen


massive sales on crates of ag delicatessen. 
price reductions on 44 records. click on the picture above or on this link:

Friday, November 26, 2010

Vampayaa


Almost forgot to post this up...brand new on Mungo's Hi Fi Scrub-A-Dub label, heavy steppers tune from Tayo featuring our favourite MC at the moment Pupa Jim. There's a nice selection of remixes from Starkey and RSD, but check out the Marcus Visionary rework above...HEAVY!

Head over to their webshop to cop the lot.

Thursday, November 25, 2010

[instrumentals] kick back / canada


i have another great instrumental package for you guys today! we're heading over to canada, where kick back blesses us with 12 joints. i found his youtube-channel a while back- and i was amazed by his works!

«I'm a 26 year old Hip Hop Head/producer from Edmonton, Canada. I dig through crates of soul, jazz, funk, and library music, mostly from the 60's and 70's. My style can be hardcore, smooth, and hypnotic. I prefer to put a 90's feel on all my joints, because i grew up listening to boom bap, its the only sound i can relate to. I have such a deep love for Hip Hop, my mind will never be tainted or brainwashed by mainstream music, as i plan on making the same, 90s style beats, for decades to come.

Influences:

Reggie Noble, Pete Rock, Grap Luva, Nick Wiz, Buckwild, DJ Premier, Guru(RIP), K Def, Damu The Fudgemunk, Easy Mo Bee, Xtra P, Fredro Starr(Onyx), Roc Raida(RIP), Lord Finesse, & Showbiz, The Artifacts, Redman, K Banger, Miilkbone,
Da Youngstas, Illegal, Das EFX, Cella Dwellas, Kardinal Offishall, Cipher, Down 2 Erf, Da Grassroots, MOP, Lost Boyz, Onyx.

What I currently use:

Numark TTUSB (USB Turntable), Audacity, FL Studio 7»

i also have to mention a collabo he made earlier this year with k-banger, which is also dope- particularly for 2010!

k banger - ode to new york (kick back production/2010)


«K Banger is an emcee from New Jersey, who is currently signed to the label 45 Scientific. He was involved with music at an early age, and Hip Hop throughout the 90's. K has been affiliated with Miilkbone and Nick Wiz, as well as Scienz of Life in the past, and present. He was also featured on one of the illest joints from the mid 90's...

 «Dirty Delaney» - Miilkbone ft K Banger (Produced by Nick Wiz)

This is how I found out about K Banger...Although it never made Miilkbone's 95' LP "Da Miilkrate", it was finally released on "Nick Wiz - Cellar Sounds vol 1", in 2008. I contacted K Banger on youtube early 2010, and offered up some beats. We've only released one single, "Ode To New York", that was recorded in 2010. We are currently working on a few joints for his upcoming LP in 2011, and an LP of our own for late 2011."

K Banger has 2 previous albums:

Stillborn Lives - released in 2002 through Dirt Department, Inc. &
Truth Be Told -  released in 2007 through Shaman Work Recordings. Both can be purchased online or on iTunes.»


KICK BACK INSTRUMENTALS '10

1. BEAT 1
2. BEAT 2
3. BEAT 3
4. BEAT 4
5. BEAT 5
6. BEAT 6
7. BEAT 7
8. BEAT 8
9. BEAT 9
10. BEAT10
11. GURU TRIBUTE BEAT

BONUS:

12. K-BANGER - ODE TO NEW YORK (KICK BACK PROD.)







kick back instrumentals [teaser]




hey what more can i say. perfect moods to hit the streets. big shout out to my man kick back and k banger. love your stuff and i'd love to see an lp next year!

make sure you check out his youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/KickBack90sBeats

kick back, come back anytime.

peace,
akutt

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Ante Sensi


Hip Hop tracks don't come much bigger than MOP's Ante up, so when Mr Blennd got his hands on the instrumental we knew there was gonna be trouble. Spliced and diced with the classic reworking of under mi sensi, this is pure dancefloor dynamite. Blennd has decided to give it away for free too, so got grab it and bump it loud, be it in the disco, in your whip or on your sketeboard, wherever...



Mr Blennd - Ante sensi by Mr Blennd

TributeToTocotronic


Pre-Listen Here:
Download Here by Grizzly
only tracks by tocotronic in here

01. Explosion (Berlin String Theory Version)
02. Du Bist Immer Für Mich Da
03. Liebes Tagebuch
04. Sailor Man
05. Stories
06. Harmonie Ist Eine Strategie
07. Gott Sei Dank Haben Wir Beide Uns Gehabt
08. Hi Freaks
09. Imitationen
10. In Höchsten Höhen
11. Alles wird In Flammen Stehen
12. Hier Ist Der Beweis
13. Näher Zu Dir
14. Cheers For Fears
15. Drama
16. Die Grenzen Des Guten Geschmacks II
17. Hi Freaks (Time & Tide Mix)
18. Tomorrow Will Be Like Today (Justus Köhncke Version)

The Nextmen podcast



Volume 2 of The Nextmen's podcast has recently gone live and we really think you should check it out. Featuring upfront pressure from Yesking, The Milk and DJ Zinc if you're a fan of this blog then you're gonna love it. Their last podcast knocked trance tat-merchant Tiesto off the top spot in the download charts, which can only be a good thing...go forth and download!!

DOWNLOAD: The Nextmen - Podcast 2

Guinness Punch



We've been banging on about this release since we first posted a snippet some time back...so here it is in it's fully downloadable glory. Shy FX doing an old time reggae refix on his latest tune "Raver" featuring Kano, Donae'o & Roses Gabor. Just like the drink it is dark, tasty, intoxicating and makes you want to get dutty. It reminds me of late nights in a Harlesden Jerk shop sipping on a few punches whilst some OAPs get down to bashment...

DOWNLOAD: Raver (Shy's Guinness Punch remix) - Shy FX

Monday, November 22, 2010

Warbox Space Program



We've just decoded an incoming signal from our good friend Ashley Beedle with his latest podcast/selection or 'Space Program' as he likes to call it. Ashley, incase you don't know, is one of the original UK acid house veterans and famous the world over for his house, disco and downtempo productions under guises such as Black Science Orchestra, Ballistic Brothers and more famously X-Press 2. He's also an authority on reggae music, as well as a great selector,DJ and producer. Having had the pleasure of DJing with him a couple of times, I can vouch for his true passion, knowledge and skills behind the turntables. So strap yourselves in for a musical journey with the Daddy...

DOWNLOAD - SPACE PROGRAM (WARBOX SPECIAL)

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

shrlock da madman


«i try to maintain and keep this rap thing true, new york might be dope but richmond brothers got flavor too!»

i couldn't start this one better than with this quote from the featured mc itself. i present to you this record by shrlock da madman on rolling records from '96. some of you might already be aware of this 12". i also featured «for what it was» on my volume 5 mix back in '07. shrlock da madman is from virginia and has nothing to do with sherlock from sweden. i don't know if that's his only record out there- enlighten me if you know more.

i like the whole record, but i stick straight to the last track. also, a full track with the intro beat would have been nice too! keep your eyes open for this one.



SHRLOCK ALL COMP. SLIDE BACK 12" '96

1. SLIDE BACK
2. TOP NOTCH
3. SET IT OFF
4. FOR WHAT IT WAS








pz,
akutt

Raver (Breakage remix)



We posted a clip of Shy FX's wicked Guiness Punch remix a few weeks back, but Annie Mac has just let off the Breakage remix of this banger over on her website. Upping the rave factor and busting open some good old fashioned Amens, this reminds me of popping Slipmatt & Lime tapes on my walkman on my way to school. Head over to Annie Mac's website to get your hands on a copy.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Grizzly@Villa 54


Pre-Listen Here:
Download Here by Grizzly
Live_Cut - Villa 54 - 14|11|2010

01. Nufrequenzy ft Ben Onono - Fallen Hero (Motor City Drum Ensemble Rmx)
02. Peter Visti - Heaven Is A Disco
03. Mock & Toof - Normans Eyes (Massimiliano Rmx)
04. Azari & III - Into the Night (Nicolas Jaar Remix)
05. John Roberts - Glass Eights
06. Ali Love - Smoke & Mirrors (Bottin Edit)
07. Pollyester - The Indian (Mock & Toof Rmx)
08. Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Yound Edits Version)
09. Hardway Bros. - Relaxer
10. Good Guy Mikesh - Spare (Mano Le Tough Rmx)
11. Magda - Doom Disco
12. Chymera - Pump
13. The Royal We - Party Guild
14. Fritz Kalkbrenner - Kings Of Exile
15. Vangelis - Blade Runner Blues (Zev's Rework)
16. Sally Saphiro - My Fantasy (Bottin Rmx)
17. Laid Back - Cocaine Cool
18. Green Velvet - Thoughts
19. D.A.D. - Laugh'n'1/2 (Peter Visti Edit)

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

[hanDJob talks to] dj gerard (reggie capers)

Once again my man hanDJob returns with another interesting interview. this time he talked to dj gerard aka brother black from queens. you should at least know him from the reggie capers releases (four years ago i posted their second 12" on sound plus rhythm).

«hanDJob: To start this, please share some history about the time you got into music, like how it was back then. How it all started.

Dj Gerard: I started DJing at 13 years old, in Lefrak City Queens NY. This was where and when I received my first DJ set, It was BSR TURNTABLES, AND A UP AND DOWN CROSS GEMINI MIXER AND A REALISTIC AMP FROM RADIO SHACK. To this day...»



yep, and you know how we do [at least the leechers out there, who don't read one line we post]! once again we come with some exclusives! dj gerard blessed us with two unreleased reggie capers joints. fellas, they are hot, check the videos below! and to make the package perfect, we also share their '95 debut release «she can't love me». plus i also packed in the suspect 12" again- like that you'll get all 3 releases in this download. dope stuff!

REGGIE CAPERS 12" '95 (courtesy of hanDJob)

1. SHE CAN'T LOVE YOU
2. DO IT LIKE THAT
3. MO' BANG





reggie capers - i apologize


reggie capers - time and time again




and now go and read the interview! big shout out to dj gerard and reggie capers!

peace!
hanDJob & akutt

Free Zinc



"The Badboy Deejay Zinc" has recently been letting off a few classic gems on his twitter page - namely his DnB remixes of The Fugees and Mobb Deep from 2002/2003. Now you know we're suckers for a bit of bootleg action on here, but we wouldn't be posting these if they didn't still BANG! Zinc is now plouging his own furrow in the world of Crack House and we're loving the fruits of that...but Zinc if you're listening...please give us some fresh rollers like this too!!! DnB needs you right now...

DOWNLOAD: Ready Or Not (Zinc mix) - The Fugees

DOWNLOAD: Shook Ones (Zinc mix) - Mobb Deep

Monday, November 8, 2010

Move from your sofa and BUY THIS!



Yes, thats right...The Nextmen's brand new single featuring French toaster Pupa Jim is out on 7" vinyl today and has already made Record Of The Week over at Piccadilly Records. It's also available from Juno, Fat City, Phonica and Chemical or you can buy it direct from our distributor and save yourself a few pennies. BIM!

As a special treat, the guys have put together an exclusive reggae mix for Spine TV - check it out:












Friday, November 5, 2010

Raver



We've just received the remix package for Shy FX's new burner from Digital Soundboy - fast becoming our favourite label over here (big up man like Wrec!). To be honest, with remixes from NICE UP! favourites MJ Cole, Breakage and Benny Page you're gonna be spoilt for choice for a favourite when it drops, but check this old school version from the man himself...pure Studio One vibes agwaan!

Afraid we can't post any MP3s yet, but keep your eyes peeled.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Bam Bam Sound Podcast #9 - We Are All Magnetic Man




Nice Up's good friends Bam Bam Sound return with their monthly bass and beats update. It's Dancehall showcase time this month.... along with some gnarly grime, a little taster of the Magnetic Man album, some Funky about a snake, a "Just Say No" from famous Irish deejay Pat O'Banton and an RIP for the cool ruler


grab it here

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Sofa video



The Nextmen hype continues with this pretty amazing video courtesy of DJP...check it out and spread the word! News just in is that The Nextmen's podcast has already hit #2 on the UKs Music Podcast charts - make sure you download it here and rate, lets get it to #1!!!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Sofa...so good!




Released next monday, The Nextmen make their NICE UP! debut with "Sofa", a bumpin lil reggae number featuring French toaster Pupa Jim. Along with the original and version, there are a couple of fantastic remixes from recent Roots Manuva collaborator Wrongtom and up-and-coming superstars The Milk, all of which you can check out here.

Not only are The Nextmen DJing at NICE UP! this weekend, but they've also put together a rather amazing podcast, which is creeping up the Itunes most-played list...check it out!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Parking Meter


Super prolific Brumaican MC Serocee has been going from strength to strength lately, dropping more hot cakes than an arthritic baker. His new track 'Parking Meter' produced by Heavy Feet is no exception - With his inimitable quickfire chat effortlessly riding a stuttered beat and bubbling bass you know this one's gonna do some serious damage on dancefloors all over the shop.

What's more, those kind folk over at Bass music blog are giving it away for free, so grab your slice of the cake here:

Heavy Feet ft. Serocee 'Parking Meter'

Also watch out for the Edu K remix and the club mix both available here on Beatport

In other Serocee related news, his collaboration with Mr Benn 'Rising star' is due to drop on Benn's debut LP in early 2011 - watch this space...