More on the DMZ 6th Birthday write up tomorrow, for now, this!

Straight from Finland, on 502 Recordings. Check those vocals.

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Playedio head honcho Basshoven has treated everyone to his latest half hour mix exploring only the nicest of vibes with a few tasty remixes thrown in. Check the Playedio blog for more mixes and news.

1: XXXY - Fela!
2: Don't Play with my Heart (Roska Remix)
3: Strip Steve & Das glow - Calcium
4: To Rococo Rot - Fridays (Shackleton's West Green Rd Remix)
5: Mount Kimbie - Carbonated
6: James Blake - CMYK (eLDOCO Remix)
7: Sully - Duke St Dub
8: Starkey - Gutter Music
9: Submerse & Resketch - 2nite

Another mix here from (Pass) this one is carefully selected to give you Bassbumps!

Farewell by (Pass)

Gold To Gets - Lil Silva
Back Beating - Brenmar
Square One VIP - Mosca
If U Want Me - Deadboy
Sines- Dreams Are Made Of (Von D's Mooving Stab Remix) - Von D
Stand Up - L-Vis 1990 & T. Williams
Stereo Freeze - Untold
CMB (Girl Unit Remix) - Taylor
Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (Dubloke remix) - Dubloke
Brave (Dark Sky Remix) - Kelis
Router (Original Mix)- Pangaea
(Baby I Don't Know) What you Want - Jacques Greene
IRL (Bok Bok Remix) - Girl Unit
Qawwali - Pinch
Roll With The Punches - Peverelist
Footcrab VIP (swamp81) - Addison Groove
Boddika’s House - Boddika
Prism - Jay Weed
One Thing (French Fries Remix) - Amerie
My Friends Will Always Say... - Falty DL
Bodygroove (Boy Is Mine Remix) - Architects
Epworth & Hackman - Mrs D - Hackman
Crossed Out - Pariah
Booty Slammer - Velour
POW 2011 (MELE BLEND) - Lethal B

"An acid-soaked, tear out of a set from Boddika. His dubs just keep reducing us to tears. Clearly this stuff isn’t safe for work. We don’t take any responsibility for injuries as a result of spilling hot drinks. You’ve been warned."

If you listen to one mix this month make it Boddika in session for the Boiler Room. If you have a look on their website this exclusive London based night has got a wealth of artists in session smarter than your average bear and this mix is no exception. As a 7th Jaffa cake in your 6 pack Jaffa cake mini-pod bonus, the first half of the mix is hosted by none other than Manchester super-MC CHUNKY representing Manchester in the sunny south.

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SBTRKT



Off the recent Step in Shadows EP (YT043) Look at Stars is an absolute killer of a track which embodies all of SBTRKT's achievements up to now and, at the same time, paves the way for music to come in 2011. Collaborating once again with London based artist Sampha, the smooth vocal rolls throughout the track as a perfect accompaniment to the sexy house rhythm. If you like this, check out the more lively Break Off from another of SBTRKT's recent releases also featuring Sampha.

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Tracklist -
Freak_Me - Another Level
Lights On - Katy B
Gold To Gets - Lil Silva
Santd Up - L-Vis 1990 & T. Williams
What You Talking About!? (Roska Remix) - Redlight ft. Ms Dynamite
Hot Gyal (Dre Skull Remix) - TNT
Igloo - Wiley
We Nuh Run (Sirens Riddim) - Stush
Raw (Hackman Remix) - Flore
Square One VIP - Mosca
Brave (Dark Sky Remix) - Kelis
Prism - Jay Weed
Router (Original Mix) - Pangaea
Always - Hackman
Break Off - SBTRKT Sampha
Pulso - Dubbel Dutch
Squark - Roska
The Scent of Romance - Velour
Bodygroove (Boy Is Mine Remix) - Architects
Deep Inside (Dub) - Harddrive
Reminder - Sully
Killa sound - zinc ft no.lay
IRL (Bok Bok Remix) - Girl Unit
Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody (Dubloke remix) - Dubloke
The Unspoken - SBTRKT
Voyeur - Instra:mental
Size 3 (Skream Remix) - Mark Ashken
Skeng ft.Killa P - Flowdan - The Bug
Taplin - Wiley
Lucifer - Coki
Memories Of 3rd Base - Skream
Over (ft.Zarif) - Breakage
Nervous (Strings VIP) - Jessie Ware & SBTRKT
Boddika’s House - Boddika
Fish - Ikonika
Street Fighter Riddim - D Double E
Minimal Dub - Terror Danjah
Fallshort - Ramadanman
Bricks (Instrumental) - S-X
Music Please = Royal-T
Footwork - Jamie Grind
Spartan - Spooky
Surgery - Kromestar
Ghost Notes - Dark Sky
80's Baby - Silkie
Disco Rekah - Loefah
Woooo - S-X
Wut - Girl Unit
Limit to your love - James Blake
Bury the Bwoy - Mala
NY Is Killing Me - Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX
Education - Digital Mystikz
Miracles- Mala
Footcrab VIP (swamp81) - Addison Groove
Sweet Like Chocolate - Shanks & Bigfoot
Phreqaflex - Falty DL
One Thing (French Fries Remix) - Amerie
(Baby I Don't Know) What you Want - Jacques Greene
All that she wants - Ace of base

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Big session this week with local DJ's JANSSON & BASTIAN tearing it up in the second hour with some pure eyes down vibes mixed with some maximum good times vibes. This session is a solid 2 hours of forward thinking dubstep and is definitely worth a listen back at any time of the day.

Kode 9 - Time Patrol (Hyperdub)
Martyn - Twenty Four (3024)
Icicle - Minimal Dub (Shogun)
Boddika - Boddika's House (Naked Lunch)
Jakes - Justice (Sin City)
Ramadanman - Glut (Hemlock)
Distance - Nomad (Scuba remix) (Abucs)
Skream - Losing Control (Tempa)
Untold - Test Signal (Hessle)
Shackleton - Hypno Angel (Skull Disco)
Cluekid - Sandsnake (Disfigured Dubz)
SP:MC - Trust Nobody (Tempa)
Falty DL - My Friends Will Always Say (Planet Mu)
Coki - Shattered (Tempa)
Skream - Filth (Tempa)
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Evelyn (Black Acre)
Blawan - Fram (Hessle)
Rosi B & Luca - Saturn (Double Science)
XXXY - Know You (Infrasonics)
Hypno - Doo Doo (PTN)
Jamie George - Flying Saucers (Roska Remix) (Roska Kicks And Snare)
Breach - Fatherless (Doc Daneeka Remix) (PTN)

JANSSON & BASTIAN IN SESSION

Biome – Swan (Dub)
Skream – Rollin (Dub)
Synkro – Reservoir (Box Clever)
DJG – Pressure (Wheel&Deal)
Quest – Travelling (Dub)
June Miller – Time (Dub)
Arkist – Out Of The Sun (DecaRhythm)
LD - Traumatic Times (Hyperdub)
The Others – Under_score (Ringo)
Skream – Trapped In A Dark Bubble (Tectonic)
Skream – Cut Like A Buffalo (Dub)
Versa – Lucid (Dub)
Freeze & LX One – Foreseen (Osiris)
Icicle – Xylophobia (Shogun)
Truth – Indigo Mood (Aquatic Lab)
Jack Sparrow – Can't Dance (Tectonic)
SP:MC & LX One – Judgement (Tempa)
Biome – Flesh (Dub)
DJ Madd – Dub Marine (Kryptic Minds Remix) (Blackbox)
Mala – City Cycle (Tectonic)
Benga & LD – 3 Phase (Ringo)
RSD – Over It (Tempa)
J:Kenzo – Mortal Kombat (Argon)
Jack Sparrow – Way Out West (Cloqworq)
Lurka – Conscious (Forthcoming)

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Eastern Bloc bad man and turntable technician Bane lays down a heavy drum n bass and jungle foundation in and around Manchester on a regular basis, acclaimed for his diversity and sheer ability to switch it up when you least expect it. Resident at the world famous Manchester bass-music night Hit n Run Bane tears up the dancefloor; S • W • C residents can assure you this one's something special. Preceeded as usual by the usual suspects.

Unknown Artists - I Don't Give a Dub
Silkie - Headbutt Da Deck
Kode 9 - Fat Larrys Skank (Remix)
Spatial - 90729
Ramadanman - Fall Short
Boddika - Boddika's House
DVA - New World Order
Boxcutter - Moon Pupils
Martyn - Twenty Four
Falty DL - Because You
Ramadanman - Revenue (Untold remix)
Untold - Gonna Work Out Fine

BOMBYX MORI & FORTUNE IN SESSION

BANE IN SESSION

Kelpe

This is a blinding track from the highly capable producer, Kelpe. He has released an avalanche of material over the past year, including his album entitled 'Cambio Wechsel.'



His music is made up of diversely picked sounds that are smoothly bound together. The result, is a reaaal rich sound. This track is the one for me that explains it best, good one for those drowsy mornings. It's taken from the 'Margins' EP, released on Black Acre Records.

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This week we bought in Manchester badman DOM HZ for our first show of 2011, preceded by S • W • C family's SMITHY & MC BLACK JOSH and residents rolling out with some fresh new tunes. Listen out for some massive tracks from DOM HZ's own back catalogue.

Dead Prez - Hiphop (Dom Hz Remix)
Dom Hz - Two Minutes
Biome - Natural High
Dom Hz - Why Not
Dom Hz - ?
Biome - Cheese Cake
Dom Hz - Ten Snide E (2 Step Mix)
Biome - Cellar Dweller
Skittles - Tipicaly
Dom Hz - Rastafari Way
Biome - Chrysalis
Dom Hz - Stop It Refix

Here's a name that's been riding the brunt of the "future garage" wave that's currently sweeping across the UK music scene. Cliche comments and genre naming battles aside, Dark Sky is a solid talent who succeeds in creating a thought provoking music that also gets your pulse up. His recent take on 'Brave' by Kelis reflects a superb mix of imagination and rhythm and contains enough detail to maintain your attention whether you're greecing in front of a sub, or acting gangster at the back of the bus.

Dark Sky keeps on shaking up the frequencies and will be one to watch this year. Click on the link above to download his free minimix.

Kelis - Brave (Dark Sky Remix) availible 9th Jan 2011! by Dark Sky

Crystalised - The xx (Dark Sky Remix) Out Now! by Dark Sky

Julio Bashmore - Battle For Middle You

This tune is an absolute fruit smoothie of genres and tickles me inexplicably for a reason I can't quite put my finger on. Having remixes tunes by the world famous Claude Vonstroke, Bristol's Julio Bashmore is no stranger to music for making love to. He incoporates this tune as part of the 'Everyone Needs a Theme Tune' EP which includes some interesting tracks, none of which stand out as much as Battle for Middle You accept 'The Horn that Time Forgot'. This tune has an almost Jimmy Edgar Detroit (that'll be the only mention of that word on this blog, I promise) feel to it and, taken down a few octaves, would make for a right sleezy number.

Jamie XX Mini Mix for Benji B (Radio 1)



A delicious mix to start the year on for Radio 1's hot number 2 tip for 2011 artist Jamie XX on the Benji B show (Radio 1, 10pm-1am every Sunday). The mix embodies the sort of vibe I'm sure we'll be hearing in the coming year; keeping a constant proximity to 110 BPM and sounding almost trip-hoppy in places. The half hour features Jamie XX's fortcoming release on XL Recordings which is generating a lot of chatter at the now: Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Jamie XX Shuffle), which provides a suitable outro proceeded by Jamie XX's recent release also on XL and in collaboration with American poet, musician, and author Gil Scott-Heron. That said, the Cassie tune is absolutely large!

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Timmy Thomas - Why Can’t We Live Together
Zomby - Tarantula
Jamie Woon - Night Air (Becoming Real Remix)
Koreless - M.T.I.
James Blake - I Mind
Cassie - Must Be Love (Jacques Greene’s Marriage Proposal Mix)
Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off
Rui Da Silva - Touch Me (Chopped and Screwed)
DJ Choko - Stealth Drums
Jamie xx - Far Nearer (The Knife Bootleg)
Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo
Crazy Cousinz - Inflation (Chopped and Screwed)
Tanya Stephens - Can’t Touch Me No More
DJ A B - Darbuka
Harmonic 313 - Problem 7
Lumidee - Never Leave You
Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Jamie XX Shuffle)
Gil Scott Heron and Jamie XX - One Take

HACKMAN

Hackman has been lurking around under the radar for quite some time now. Making his very own mix of percussive funky garage/house that makes your limbs move like never before! With releases on RAMP recordings, PTN (Doc Daneeka's label!) Shift peaks & a cheeky Brackles remix under his belt. There's no stoppin him at the moment. Catch him playing @ Fabric along side the likes of El-B & Oris Jay this Friday. This man is definitely one to watch in 2011. Check out his tune Fists of Ham which was recently given away over at XLR8R. Here's an old favorite that I cant help myself going crazy for



Guest contributor: (pass)

Another super size mix with extra sauce brought to you by (Pass) 'put together to get you through those horrible mornings'. This one's got a particular atmosphere about it which I can't quite put my finger on, with a heavy crescendo of bass toward the business end and a looming sense of danger it's perfect for right now. If you like what you're hearing you can check out (Pass) and CLOUDHUNTER in the mix on the weekly Sessions HERE, or, for something completely different try out (Pass)'s 80's Jam mix HERE.

THE SCANNING EXPERIENCE IS USUALLY PAINFULL...

Winter by (Pass)

Lost - 2562
Over (ft.Zarif) - Breakage
Unexpected -Digital Mystikz
Chosen Few - Kryptic Minds
Fogs - Kingdom
Surgery - Kromestar
Goat Stare - Loefah
Showstoppa - Girl Unit
Orchestral Lab - Guido
Me & U (Mickey Pearce's Mickey Luvs Cassie remix) - Mickey Pearce
Pirates - Burial
Rain - Breakage
Love You To Life (Mala / Digital Mystikz Remix) - Grace Jones
Enforcers - 2562
Limit To Your Love - James Blake
Mountain Dread March - Digital Mystikz
768 - Kryptic Minds
Surreal (5 Am) - Trg
Never Know (Submerse Remix) - Primary 1

FESTIVE SPIRIT

Being Christmas and that, some Artists have been giving away cheeky free tunes. Finally started to recover from the festivities and we hope you have too. Eating your own weight in food in 20 minutes is not the one and like listening to loads of free giveaways remember, it's always important to pace yourself.
Also, don't forget to head over to Example Magazine for their massive advent calender including 24 tracks featuring Synkro and an E.P from Indigo. Enjoy.

+ Addison Groove - "Footcrab VIP"

+ Zed Bias - 'LOST DATS ARCHIVE' Volume 1

+ Silkie - The Night Before

+ Quest (Zip)

+ Jack Sparrow (Zip)

+ Mensah (Zip)

+ DJ Madd (Zip)

+ FaltyDL - And I Really Know...

+ Bjork - Hidden Place (Illumsphere Remix)

+ Skream - Gather Round

+ Skream presents: The Freeizm Album

+ Truth - Perfect Combination

+ Sines- Stuff Dreams Are Made Of (Von D's Mooving Stab Remix)

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After our Christmas 3 Hour Special, we carried on recording the aftermath. What we lack in poor levels interspersed with drunk chat, we make up for in big tunes, the first ever S • W • C Battles with a little sprinkling of pure hype and the world debut of DR BADASS and LORD Z...straight from the Secret Underground Lair. Massive shout goes to SMITHY, PYREX, FORTUNE and BOMBYX MORI for rolling out for another weighty 2 and a half hours. You can listen to the 3 Hour Special featuring The Steppahs & Guests HERE. We'll catch you in 2011 with fresh new guests, every week.

Kode9 and The Spaceape - Time Patrol

Dark video from Hyperdub.

ESKMO

San Francisco based electronic music producer Eskmo has been making waves this year and has recently released the video to 'We Got More'. Eskmo's tunes are unusual taking elements from electronic hip hop and dubstep to breakbeat, with none of his style sticking to the same generic sounds . He's had releases on the massive labels, Warp, Planet Mu and has now signed to the highly respected Ninja Tune Records. With his new release, you can expect to find the trademark choppy melody and live instrumental noises similar to his 'Spor- Knock You Down remix'.
Nice track aside, the video directed by Cyriak Harris is pretty sick. It's got a trippy Inception vibe crossed with choppy edits that works with the music.. like a dream, within a dream, within a..



Good to see an actual music video that pushes the more experimental elements, hopefully creative videos will reflect the super back to the future forward thinking scene that's kicking off now.

The director's website says "Hello, I am Cyriak from 100 years into the future, where I have been exhumed and sent backwards in time via cyberspace in order to welcome you to the unabridged contents of my brain-damaged imagination." He's based near Brighton and his illustrations are sick.
Go check his work HERE

You can listen to other Eskmo tracks HERE