Drop Beats Not Bombs

 


Double rave weekend again coming up. Friday were at the Beatz and Bobz 11th Birthday and on Saturday were going up north for a bit of Drop Beats Not Bombs.

Drop Beats Not Bombs will be returning to Birmingham's Rainbow Warehouse for one night of musical mayhem.

With more than 50 acts spread over 5 stages across the Rainbow Public House, Rainbow Warehouse and Beach, plus the closure of Adderley Street, this promises to be an event like no other.

As per usual we have aquired the best in up and coming tallent to provide you with more than enough beats and bass to keep you guys jumping till sunrise.

The 8th of November will be a night you are certain never to forget... so bring you dancing shoe's ... bring your friends... bring the noise!

We're playing in the Nuskoolbreaks.co.uk room...

* THE RAINBOW RAILWAY ARCH
* Nu Skool Breaks
* Napt & MC Incyte
* Baobingas
* Tom Real
* Subsource (live)
* Beat Assassins
* Ben & Lex
* Richie Balboa
* Rcaine & Doc Vin
* Visuals By VJ Air
* Broadcast live on www.nuskoolbreaks.co.uk

No idea about set times or anything yet but either way its going to be freaking awesome :)

Benny.

Beatz and Bobz Show | NSB Radio | 03/11/08 | Download

 


No lexy this week as he has the man flu so I Layed down the funk for the first 20 mins or so on this weeks Beatz and Bobz show. But have no fear it goes off all rave after that :)

01. Aldo vanucci and Featurecast 'Walk Like A Man'
02. A Skillz Feat. Beardy Man 'Beardy Man (Bonus)'
03. A Skillz Feat Krafty Kuts 'Hapiness'
04. Calagad 13 'Get On Down'
05. Nick Fonkynson 'Rock Da Spot'
06. Bingo Players 'Get Up (Diplo Remix)'
07. Rusko 'Cockney Thug'
08. Spikers 'Jesus Scrapbook'
09. ID 'Mission'
10. Natty Jack 'Jackin Da Garage (HiJack Remix)'
11. Jagged Slap '10 Pence Short (Wrongstars Remix)'
12. QUASI (Plaza Da Funk Remix) ??
13. Smash Hi Fi 'Everything You Need'
14. Diplo Feat. Rye Rye 'Wassup Wassup (Crookers Happy Remix)'
15. Rob Le Pitch 'Sticky Fingers (Tom Real and The Rogue Element Mix)'
16. Break The Box 'Prostitutes and Video Games (Rektchordz Remix)'
17. Lee Coombs 'Future Sound Of Retro (Lee Coombs Remix)'
18. Ben and Lex 'Wind It Back (Riva Starr Remix)'
19. Ed Solo, Deekline and Mc Flips 'Handz Up (Stanton Warriors Remix)'
20. Stanton Warriors 'Blaze (Baobinga and ID Remix)'
21. Diplo 'Blow Your Head'
22. Cybass 'Shake It (Afghan Headspin Remix)'
23. Backdraft 'Revolution (Affinity Remix)'
24. Zodiax Cartel 'Klappyn'
25. Soul Of Man 'Dizzy Heights'
26. Justice 'We Are Your Freinds (DV Remix)'
28. Stanton Warriors 'Still Here (Baron Remix)'
29. Juke 'Swing City'



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Benny.

Beatz and Bobz 11th Brithday | 07/11/08

 


We've been going for 11 bloody years this weekend... who would of thought it haha

To celebrate we take over the Exeter Phoenix for a proper knees up.

Friday 7th November

Room 1: Dreadzone - Full Live Band
plus very special guests

Room 2: Beatz and Bobz Residents
Ben and Lex, James Gill, Andromeda

Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street.
9.00 - 2am
Tickets - Box office 01392 667080 | www.exeterboxoffice.com | www.seetickets.com

more info on the facebook page

Benny.

The Good Living Remix EP

 


This release snuck out the other week or so.. haha I didn't even know is was due out till lexy gave me the slab of vinyl :)

The 12" features our collaboration with Aldo Vanucci with 'Ravers Party' while the digital release also features our remix of 'Naive'

New four track ep from those good looking fellas at Good Living.First up Kidda remixes one of the fav tracks from Aldo Vanucci's Straight Lift album "Holla Down".

The beat was originally scheduled for Jay Z's Blueprint 3 but after the Jiggaman nicked Kidda's Monster Munch at Glastonbury, the Brighton Soul Breaks Maestro offered it up.Then comes our Mexican friend with a leftfield take that grows on you more and more with each listen, so far we are up 3,427.

The B side sees label honcho Scott Whyte step out from Vanucci's shadow and show us where the Vanucci sound should have been going. More to come from this man, hurrah!

To give us all a happy finish Plymouths 14th best dj team up with Exeter pin up producers Ben and Lex for a reggae breaks track that though outside of Good Living's comfort sound has been receiving such attention it just had to be committed to vinyl.

(Plus 2 digital only bonus remixes from Ben & Lex and Scott Whyte).

Not 100% sure where its available yet but you can buy it from DanceTracks or for more info check out the Good Living Records Myspace

Benny.

Egerton House & Swan Lake Weekend

 


Couple of weekends ago Me and my wife went to London for a posh weekend staying in the Egerton House Hotel and went to see Swan Lake at the Royal Opera House.

I'm too lazy to write it all up but Swan Lake was ace and the hotel was mega posh, in fact this is a photo of our room :)



To save my lazyness here is the review that Becky wrote for the local paper :)

WHEN my parents-in-law bought me tickets to see the Royal Ballet for my birthday, I vowed that this time I would do London in style.

And style is certainly a word you would use to describe the Egerton House Hotel. This five-star boutique hotel nestles unobtrusively in the heart of Knightsbridge, just a short stroll from some of the city’s most popular attractions including the Natural History Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

The Egerton is a member of the Red Carnation Hotel Collection, winner of the AA small hotel group of the year 2007-2008 accolade. Originally two grand townhouses, it has been sympathetically refurbished and upgraded with fine fabrics and antique Italian furnishings.

It is also home to a collection of original artworks by artists such as Picasso, Toulouse-Lautrec and Matisse.

Slightly flustered on arrival (why anyone in London would bother owning a car, I don’t know), the hotel staff couldn’t have been more obliging. Our car was driven off to be parked, while we were shown to our room and served a welcome cup of tea.

There are 29 rooms in the Egerton, all different but all offering the same level of luxury, including hand-stitched mattresses, down pillows and duvets or 16-thread Egyptian cotton sheets, a well-stocked minibar, an iPod docking station, Wi-Fi, cable TV and air conditioning.

Lovely touches included the personalised welcome card from hotel manager Sandra Anido, fresh fruit, complimentary bottled water and some rather decadent chocolates.

Our room had a glorious four-poster bed, a huge flat-screen television and en-suite with the most inviting bathtub I have seen for some time.

After a luxurious soak, my husband and I wandered down to the intimate dining room for a pre-ballet cocktail and light meal.

Head barman Antonio Pizzuto is reputed to make the best martinis in London, served with a theatrical Italian flourish, so it seemed churlish not to indulge as we waited for our food.

I ordered the glazed goat’s cheese on a bed of sauteed vegetables with basil sauce while my husband decided on crispy calamari with homemade chilli sauce. Both were excellent.

Declining the staff’s offer to order us a taxi, we sallied off to the Royal Opera House — just a short tube ride away — dressed in all our finery for the evening’s performance of Swan Lake, a truly magical experience.

On arrival back at the hotel, we were impressed to find the bedcovers turned down, chocolates on the pillow, slippers laid out beside the bed and a candle lit beside the bathtub. There was even a card with the next day’s weather forecast for our information.

Declining Antonio’s tempting offer of another martini, we settled on a bottle of champagne in our room and reluctantly decided that ordering anything from the extensive night menu might be an overindulgence too far.

Consequently we both had a good appetite for breakfast the next morning, after perusing the Sunday papers.

Served in the delightful breakfast room, we had a choice of continental breakfast or an a la carte meal. I opted for the continental, which included cereal, fruit, yoghurt, toast and pastries, while my husband made short work of a full English breakfast with all the trimmings.

It was with real regret that we checked out of this home from home, but I sincerely hope to visit again soon.

Details: 020 7589 2412, www.egertonhousehotel.com.

Copyright Express and Echo 2008

Benny.

Metro Boy | Brap.fm | Download

 


Bit late on the archive for this one I'm afraid. But its worth the wait :). Slight glitch with the internet/archive at the start so you miss out on the first tune :( and then during the show my laptop wigs out a bit haha but its all good.

01. Metro Boy 'Untitled (Drone3)'
02. Staffan Linzatti 'Slightly Increased'
03. Christian Smith and John Selway 'Transit Time (Dubfire Remix)'
04. Radio Slave 'Grindhouse (Dubfire Terror Planet Remix)'
05. Benjamin Vial 'The Bass The Monkey (Metro Boy's More Monkey Mix)'
06. Skoozbot 'Reud Reckoning'
07. John Largora 'Get Down'
08. Skoozbot 'Lost Wages'
09. Delete aka Sergio Munoz and Ilario Alicante 'Rolling Cookie'
10. Butch 'Earth (823's Crackpots In The Field Remix)'
11. Gaiser 'Trunkated'
12. The Advent 'War Cry'
13. Christian Smith and John Selway 'Total Departure (Cirez D Remix)'
14. System 7 'Space Bird (Dubfire Deep Space Remix)'
15. Norman 'Ich Bin Was Ich Bin (Andromat 3000 Remix)'
16. Nitzer Ebb 'Control Im Here (Dubfires Arrowhead Dub'
17. DJ Rush 'Motherfuckingbass (Popof Remix 2)'
18. Luetzenkirchen 'All That Jazz (Popof Remix 01)'
19. Rejected 'Cliche (Polder Remix)'
20. Metro Boy 'Untitled (Drone4)'

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Back Again With A Double Helping Of Myuzyk

 


Hurrah. I have a slight amount of spare time again ;) last week was possible the most stressful I've had in ages and thus no posts :( Loads happened as well so this week should be a double bumper of mindless posting.

Stressful? all due to the complete incompetence of the marketing department at work. But I can't even be arsed to waste my breath ranting about them so while I collect all of last weeks raves, radio shows, new releases and flyers for this week I'll leave you with a double helping of new releases on the awesome Myuzyk label.



Falls & Regis - Done Up Like A Vicar
MZYKN010

F&R have stepped forward from the shadows and delivered a collection of seven tracks ranging in tempo and character. Several of the compositions show their love for beats that operate on certain dancefloors, elsewhere are contemplative moments and downtempo. Amongst the MPC beats, samples and bass lurks a comic darkness which influences the overall sound in this release, which in places seems to translate real life experiences into music and words. The opening track, 'Congratulations You've Made It', is lead by a mantra that the listener will find themselves repeating - "Don't do drugs, Keep your nose clean. Go to work, do a good job."

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dep - Nothing To Undo : Nothing To Redo
MZYKN011

Danny Peck has combined field recordings of his immediate surroundings as well as programmed beats and instrumentation to create a personal and involving album. There are experiments and more traditional approaches to electronica in this album that show an open minded and mature artist at work. 'Nothing To Undo : Nothing To Redo' cohesively houses explorations into techno and downtempo with attributes of glitch, distortion, loud and quiet, artificial and real altogether across thirteen tracks. At times it sounds like a film soundtrack, other places it sounds like an audio diary. This engaging artist album is a very welcome addition to the Myuzyk catalogue and we hope you enjoy it time and again.

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Benny.