[Exeter] Beatz and Bobz | Aquasky | 08/05

 


Beatz & Bobz are very glad to welcome back the mighty Aquasky to our little rave hole of a home The Cavern.

The Passenger Records head honcho's will be rocking out the beats in a Jackin 4/4, Breakbeats, Bassline Niche, Drum and Bass, Hip Hop and a rub of Dubstep way showing us why they and their label are pushing the Uk Bass sound all over the place.

Support as ever comes from Westcountry Warriors Ben & Lex + the lovely DJ Andromeda.

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Metro Boy | Brap.fm | Download

 


01. Uto Karem 'Trentare'
02. Matt Nordstrom 'Lucky Drawls'
03. Ramon Tapia 'Mi Esposa'
04. Olivier Giacomotto 'Guacamoli'
05. Microdinamic 'Debbie Does Dallas'
06. Richard Dinsdale 'She Wants Me Re-wind (Chris Barratt Remix)'
07. Kobber and Kevin Brown ft Mar C 'Voodoo Doctor'
08. Spencer Parker, Diesel and Co.la 'Zanzibar (Nick Curley Remix)'
09. The Touch 'Maximization Nation (Trevor Loveys Remix)'
10. Benny Rodrigues and Kapuchon 'The Finger'
11. Mastiksoul 'Bofe De Elite'
12. Niki B 'Christian EFEE DJ Chus 'Hossa (Chris Soul Remix)'
13. Thomas P Heckmann 'Slotmachine'
14. Skoozbot 'Subtension'
15. Marco Carola 'Plaster'
16. Steve Mac 'Gotta Have Some Fun'
17. Phil Kieran 'Missp'
18. Maxime Dangles 'John Conrad'
19. Federico Milani 'Hooker (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'
20. Carlo Lio and The Junkies 'Last Days'
21. Rejected 'Cliche (Poldar Remix)'
22. Angel Alanis and Four Square 'Drama Club'
23. Brian Sanhaji 'Cortosis (Chris Liebing Remix)'
24. Mihalis Safras 'Cards'
25. Nick Miur and Jogn Digweed 'Aquatonic'
26. Shin Nishimura 'Yong Yang'
27. Daniele Papini 'Church Of Nonsense'
28. Maxime Dangles 'Geode'
29. Rickzor 'Dark'

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The Beatz and Bobz Show | 21/04/09 | Download

 


Big pimping rave up of a show this week on NSB, featuring smashing new tunes from Skool Of Thought, MSKRNT, Peo de Pitte, Vent and so much more. Plus a slamming 30 min show case mix form Rico Tubbs.

01. Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden 'Bonkers (Doorly Remix)'
02. Zinc ft No.Lay 'Killa Sound' [Bingo]
03. Nick Thayer 'Fabricated' [Passenger]
04. Breakfastaz 'Girls Money Drink and Drugs (CTRL-Z Remix)' [The Breakfast Club]
05. Vent 'Turn The Page (MARS Remix)' [Valium]
06. Skool Of Thought 'Heart Of The Hood' [Cool and Deadly]
07. Drumattic Twins 'Back To The Old Skool' [Finger Lickin]
08. The Count Of Monte Cristal 'Jungle Steppers' [Music Response]
09. The Prodigy 'Everybody In The Place (AC Slater Remix)'
10. Haggstrom 'Be My Baby (Peo de Pitte Remix)' [FlatOut Records]
11. Zodiac Cartel 'We Don't Play That' [UA]
12. MSKRNT 'Put Ya Hands Up'
13. Zinc 'Submarines' [Bingo]
14. Unknown 'Unknown'
15. Skool Of Thought 'Budgie Smuggla' [Cool and Deadly]
16. Skream 'One For The Heads Who Remember' [Music Response]

** Rico Tubbs Guest Mix **

17. Rico Tubbs 'Work This (The Teks Remix)' [Menu]
18. Rico Tubbs 'The Party (Breakdown Remix)' [Menu]
19. Rico Tubbs 'Born 2Bounce (Supra 1 Remix)' [Menu]
20. Rico Tubbs 'Ghetto Funk Baby (Jaksaw Remix)' [Menu]
21. Rico Tubbs 'Slap The Bass (Audio Stalkers Remix)' [Menu]
22. Rico Tubbs 'It Gets No Better (Udachi Remix)' [Menu]
23. Rico Tubbs 'Hot Girls Dope Boys (B.Rich Remix)' [Menu]
24 .Rico Tubbs 'Ghetto Funk Baby (High Rankin Remix)' [Menu]
25. Rico Tubbs 'Gangsters (Tes La Rok Remix)' [Menu]
26. Rico Tubbs :Gangsters (Muffler Remix)' [Menu]

27. Afghan Headspin 'Bad Selection' [Bassrock]
28. Deekline and Wizard vs Stereo:Type 'Baila Baila' [Against The Grain]
29. Mr No Hands 'Chuggy' [No Handed Music]
30. Lee Coombs 'Future Sound Of Retro (Lee Coombs Remix)' [Finger Lickin]
31. The Prodigy 'Omen (Noisia Remix)' [Take Me To The Hospital]
32. Ben and Lex 'Haterz' [Future Perfect]
33. K.Gol 'Pusher (Ben and Lex Remix)' [Fly Beat Music]
34. _AVE_ 'Back To The Old Jack' [APE]
35. 601 'RKSTDY (Ben and Lex Remix)' [Polar Red]
36. Jokers Of The Scene 'Baggy Bottom Boys (DZ Remix)' [Music Response]

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Finally, to all you Djs out there, don't forget to do you bit for charity and submit a mix to the Mongolian Mixtape Marathon in aid of Save The Children.

Benny.

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Phonic.FM Interviews

 


Now were back on Phonic.fm they have created a couple of pages about us and the show :)

Presenter - Ben and Lex

Name: Ben and Lex

Show: The Ben and Lex Show

When are you on? Every other Thursday 8-10pm

What type of music can we expect to hear on your show?
A bit of Everything really…. Imagine if you will a journey from Breakbeat to Balearic being beaten up by Dubstep and Drum’n'Bass along the way and having to recover slowly with a cup of tea made by Mr Scruff whilst listening to Schneider TM cover the Smiths, then deciding to go out again that night even though you hurt, to go and see Jack Beats fight with the Wu Tang…..well…….something like that anyway .

How did you get into this type of music?
By working in a record shop and generally acquiring many thousands of pounds of debts buying every record we could get our hands on ( Benny once spent 150 quid in one shop in one hit on records by Jeff Mills- whilst hungover admittedly..) and going to every gig eveerywhere put on by anyone in the last 10 years

How long have you been DJing?
Together about 11 years…separately even longer……Dear God I feel old…….

How did you start DJing?
Well…..keeps us off the streets innit…….

Can we find you DJing anywhere other than on Phonic FM?
You can find us as resident Djs at any ‘Beatz & Bobz‘ or ‘Joint‘ night in and around Exeter, or headlining at many many clubs around the UK from London to Leeds and festivals from Glastonbury to the Glade.

What has been your most embarrassing DJing moment?
Lex : I once fell off the back of a 25ft stage whilst djing to 10,000 Spanish ravers at the Breaks Nation Festival in Seville and got lost in the dark underneath for 10 minutes whimpering for my mummy..…and a torch….

What has been your best DJing moment?
Probably our 1st set at Glastonbury in 2001 where we played the ’secret’ Thursday night stage to well…basically the whole festival coz it’s the only music on that night ….Any Djs dream fulfilled right there me thinks.

Who is your favourite artist?
Where to start………….Benny says his is Autechre…….I couldn’t possibly fit them all in.

Why?
It all depends on the mood of the moment…….Do you ‘wanna lay down by the fire’ or get you raving boots on?

What is your all time favourite album? Why?
Its just not possible to answer either question without being in a pub with 2 or 3 mates, 7 pints in going.. ” No!…No!…..NO!…its ‘Songs in the Key of Life‘……”Nah mate its gotta be ‘The Brown Album‘…….Don’t be a @£*& it’s The Clash-’The Clash‘

so there……

Where do you shop for music in Exeter?
Reform….

Why? They sell vinyl. Full stop.

Radio Show - The Ben and Lex Show

Show name: The Ben and Lex Show

Presenter/s names: Err…..Ben & Lex……

Show time and day: Every other Thursday 8-10pm

Describe your show in one short sentence:
The Saviours of Phonic FM.

What type of music can we expect to hear on your show?
Tunes to get your Rave on to and keep you on the mellow all at the same time.

Why do you like this music?
Couldn’t possibly tell you ….we’d get nicked.

What is the format of your show?
Playing tunes and forgetting to tell you what they were because we are too busy chatting total nonsense.

Why should we listen to your show?
Because I know where you live………

How did your show come about?
By getting involved in the very first Vibraphonic festival & radio station and some muppet thinking it was a good idea to put us on the airwaves ….and of course being internationally award nominated globe trekking breakbeat duo Ben & Lex.

What goes on behind the scenes in the studio?
If I’m honest ……Swearing…Lots of swearing…..so we don’t do it on air….it’s like hanging out with a couple of drunk navvies off air I tell ya….

What has been you best on air moment?
Generally everything haha……We really are rather good you know and we just enjoy every show as if it was the last……because knowing us two it very well may be :)

What has been your worst/ most embarrassing on air moment?
Leaving the mic up and arguing like a married couple about what to play next…Or alternatively when randoms wander into the studio and just stand there haha… Err……Hello?…….Must get some security I think…

Benny.

SimianSounds vs Beatz&Bobz - General Midi 30/05 @ IsoBar

 


'Simian Sounds' team up with the UK's longest running Breaks night and
the South Wests very own 'Beatz & Bobz' to bring you the mighty 'General Midi'
on the 1st leg of his eagerly anticipated 'Operation Overdrive' Album Tour.

Not only that but the Crow Bar will be hosted by those pesky funkers
'Hong Kong Ping Pong' who've been creating quite a stir wherever they play.

Club:

General Midi (TCR, Distinctive)

Ben & Lex (Beatz & Bobz, Ape, Functional)

Morphosis & Monkey T (Simian Sounds, NSB Radio)

Bar:

Fat Harry & Spinforth (Hong Kong Ping Pong, NSB Radio)

Pre-Ticket Sales + Travel Info: TBC

Sat 30th May @ IsoBar IsDead
Tregenna Place
St.Ives
Door Tax: £5 b4 11 / £6 after.

http://www.generalmidi.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/generalmidi

http://www.www.benandlex.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/beatzandbobz10

http://www.simiansounds.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/simiansounds

Benny.

Mongolian Mixtape Marathon

 


For those of you that haven’t heard yet, Noise Porn has come up with a wonderful initiative, they will be away this summer driving from London to Mongolia in aid of Save The Children. To help them get there, they’re asking for DJs from all around the world to submit mixes, so they can listen to them non-stop all the way there. That’s over 800 hours of non-stop electronic music. To make a mix (and change a life), head over to www.mongolianmixtapemarathon.com right now! The website launched last night and the mixes are already flooding in. Please be as generous as you can!

DJs who have pledged their support include Krafty Kuts, Ben & Lex, NAPT and Brodinski. The Fat! Club, Fabric and Always Fridays @ The Egg are also getting involved, with Dontstayin.com providing some promotional muscle. Also thanks to Nathan Taylor (our PR guru), Felipe and Ricardo at Solution Nine for building the site, and Subdrive Media for hosting the podcasts.

Now go be generous! Going to get my mix in within the next few days.

Thanks to Noise Porn for this post and this wonderful initiative!

www.mongolianmixtapemarathon.com


Benny.

Roni Size / Reprazents Competition

 


If you didnt know already this Thurday Beatz and Bobz & Rinseout have teamed up for another Joint event at the Phoenix Exeter. Its an exclusive one off LIVE UK show from Roni Size / Reprazents.

This is not to be missed by any DnB fan, deffo the best Live DnB show around showcasing classic and brand new Reprazent & Full Cycle material.

Tickets are on sale in person from the Phoenix, Reform & The Guild
On the Phone at the Phoenix 01392 667080 & The Guild 01392 263518
or online at: We Got Tickets or Exeter Box Office

**Competition**

To win a a pair of tickets answer this simple question

Where is the Coachella Festival held?

Answers must be emailed to roni@fun-1.com before midnight Tuesday

Good Luck

Benny.

Finally Back on Phonic.fm

 


So after a 2 year hiatus from Phonic.fm we are back. On tonights show, as its all a bit last minute, I think were just going to drop large amounts of bumping wonky party tunes plus were going to have to get used to the new studio and equipment... should be interesting. So expect lots of us going 'hmm' and pressing the wrong buttons while generally talking a load of gibbering rubbish. Same old then really :)

Sneak peak at the Phonic.fm interview which will be up on their website soon...

Name: Ben & Lex

Show: The Ben & Lex Show

When are you on? Every other Thursday 8-10pm

What type of music can we expect to hear on your show?

A bit of Everything really. Imagine if you will a journey from Breakbeat to Balearic being beaten up by Dubstep & Drum 'n' Bass along the way and having to recover slowly with a cup of tea made by Mr Scruff whilst listening to Schneider TM cover the Smiths, then deciding to go out again that night even though you hurt, to go and see Jack Beats fight with the Wu Tang! well... something like that anyway.

How did you get into this type of music?

By working in a record shop and generally acquiring many thousands of pounds of debts buying every record we could get our hands on (Benny once spent 150 quid in one shop in one hit on records by Jeff Mills- whilst hungover admittedly) and going to every gig everywhere put on by anyone in the last 10 years

Join the Facebook group to be kept up to date on our show and remember no excuses tune in every other Thursday from 8pm-10pm where will be generally playing what ever the hell we feel like :)


Benny.

Freeland - Live

 


Supported Freeland on Tuesday for the first date on his uk tour and I must say it was pretty damn sweet. Mainly new tunes I think, they did play We Want Your Soul though which went down well. So if you can get a chance to see them on the tour then I'd jump at the chance :)





A whole bunch of photos can be found on my Flickr account

Benny.

SWU Mega Rave - New Time Slot

 


Due to finally getting our show back on Phonic.fm I've had to change the time for the SWU Mega Rave show.

We will now be doing the SWU Mega Rave every other Monday starting on the 29th May with a Chemical Brothers Special :D

Benny.

The Beatz and Bobz Show | 06/04/09 | Download

 


Top show this week on NSB Radio with a slamming guest mix from The Wrongstars plus a competition to win a pair of tickets to Freeland in Exeter (This competition is now closed). All this plus hot new tracks from Backdraft, Zodiac Cartel, Riva Starr, Afghan Headspin and so much more.

01. Zinc 'Submarine' [Bingo Bass]
02. Mobius 'Thugs' [APE]
03. Mobius 'Thugs (Afghan Headspin Remix)' [APE]
04. BBB 'Let The Bass (601 Remix)' [Standard]
05. Factor Funk 'Mobi Dick' [Downbeat]
06. Blue Effect 'Stop! (Ben and Lex Remix)' [Functional]
07. Marcus Romboy 'Beginning (Peo de Pitte Remix)' [Flatout]
08. Lightshapers 'Synth Punk (Afghan Headspin Remix)' [APE]
09. The Wrongstars 'Drink Till She Is Beautiful (Metro Boy Remix)' [Unstable]
10. Zodiac Cartel 'We Dont Play That' [UA]
11. Machines Don't Care 'Drop It To The Floor' [Music Responce]
12. Ben and Lex 'Haterz' [Future Perfect]
13. Backdraft 'Headcharge (Backdraft VIP Dubstep Remix)' [Downbeat]

The Wrongstars Guest Mix

14. The Wrongstar Society 'Intro'
15. Rico Tubbs 'Hip Rave Anthem' [Cheap Thrills Records]
16. Jagged Slap '10 Pence Short (The Wrongstars Remix)' [Electric Tastebuds]
17. The Prodigy 'Warrior's Dance' [Take Me To The Hospital]
18. Jack Beats vs Dynamite MC 'What (Vocal)' [Cheaper Thrills Records]
19. The Wrongstar Society 'Dog Brain Soup' [Electric Tastebuds]
20. Paul Lyman 'Break Through (The Wrongstars Remix)' [Dustedbreaks Records]
21. Hackney Soliders 'Da String Tune' [New Deal Recordings]
22. The Wrongstar Society 'Running People Over On A Tuesday Afternoon' [Electric Tastebuds]
23. Fort Knox Five Ft Mustafa Akbar and Shunda K 'Funk 4 Peace (Deekline and Ed Solo Remix)' [Fort Knox Recordings]
24. The Wrongstar Society 'Spotlight' [Electric Tastebuds]
25. Napt 'Lose Control' [Funkatech]
26. The Wrongstar Society 'Get Wrong' [Electric Tastebuds]
27. Shox 'Monkey' [Running]

28. DJ Kool 'Let Me Clear My Throat (MSKRNT Remix)' [CDR]
29. K.Gol 'Pusher (Ben and Lex Remix)' [Flybeat Music]
30. The Prodigy 'Everybody In The Place (AC Slater Remix)' [CDR]
31. Agressivness and Factor Funk 'Small Chicken (Afghan Headspin Remix)' [Valium]
32. Rico Tubbs 'It Gets No Better (Klaus Hill Remix)' [Menu]
33. Drumattic Twins 'Back To The Old School' [Finger Lickin']
34. Dustbowl 'St Petersburg' [UA]
35. The Prodigy 'Omen (Noisia Remix)' [Take Me To The Hospital]
36. Urban Shakedown and Mickey Finn 'Some Justice (Super Mal Remix)' [CDR]
37. The Doors 'The End (Riva Starr Re-Trip)' [CDR]

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The Wrongstars guest mix and FREE Freeland tickets to be won on tonight!

 


The Beatz and Bobz show returns to NSB Radio this fine evening from 9-11pm (gmt) and this week we have a super special guest mix from The Wrongstars plus a chance to win a pair of tickets to the first gig in Freelands live tour at the Cavern on Tuesday 7th April.

So to hear some fine assed rave and to win tickets for Freeland get locked in to NSB Radio tonight for the Beatz and Bobz show with Ben and Lex

:)

Benny

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The Wrongstars on The Beatz and Bobz Show

 


This Monday on The Beatz and Bobz show we have a super hot guest mix from The Wrongstars.

If you like generic boring dance music that is swamping the whole industry then stop reading. The Wrongstar Society consists of of Paul Era, MC Mooretime, Dirty D, Bass Invada and MC Esq. We met in 2006 and in the following months started making tunes that sum up what we are all about. Hooligan Vocals backed with heavy beats and dirty basslines.. as NME stated we are trouble with a capital T.

Their mix features a whole host of remixes, tracks and exclusives from them and its mighty tasty to boot.

So tune in from 9-11pm on NSB Radio this Monday for this and a whole host more.

Benny.

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Dropping Some Bleep Tonight

 

Oi oi

Squeeze returns on the 2nd April upstairs at the Globe Inn, Newtown with some more of Exeter's finest:

Jimi and Emma Hatstand - Magic Hatstand
(Deep House)

Krafty Sounds - Squeeze (please get him really drunk he has a presentation the next day tee hee)
(Minimal)

Phil Licino - Vapour
(UK Funky / Bassline)

Metro Boy aka Benny (Ben and Lex) - Beatz and Bobz
(Techno bleepy loopiness)

Plenty of drinks offers and even room to get down on the dancefloor :o)

Vodka Jellies - £1
Kronembourg - £2.75
Bulmers - £2.50
House Doubles - £2.00
Vodka Ice - £1.70
Wine Small bottle - £2.95
Wine Large bottle - £8.00


This one is a fundraiser for Phonic FM to get a new mixer so will be £1 entry (ouch! ;o)) so come on down and help keep us djs on the airwaves.

Should be a good one... more info on the facebook page

Also I'm thinking or doing a live recording of my set and playing it out during my Metro Boy show on Brap.fm next tuesday :)

Benny.

Beatz and Bobz | Freeland + Free Tune

TUESDAY 7TH APRIL

BEATZ & BOBZ PRESENT

FREELAND LIVE

Adam Freeland makes his eagerly awaited return in the form of ‘Freeland Live’ his exciting new live band project. At this secret warm up gig promoting their upcoming album ‘COPE’ will be frontman Kurt Baumanns haunting yet distinctive vocals, Spinnerette/Distillers guitarist Tony Bevilacqua, Marillyn Manson/Nine Inch Nails cohoet Twiggy Ramirez on bass and DEVO legend Jerry Castle providing backing vocals.

‘Under Control’ the first single from the album is a brilliant return to form that will no doubt leave the congregation of the church of Freeland salivating in anticipation of the album.

The gig tonight is a warm up show for the album launch party in London the next night, so we are offering our regulars’ a free night out by giving 100 tickets away!

Plus support from Ben & Lex, James Gill

Doors 7.30 – 11.00
Cavern Club
Queen St
Exeter

Tickets £5.00+bf
In Person: Reform Records
Web: www.wegottickets.com

Benny.