Anyone who’s paid the slightest bit of attention to to what we do will know we are massive fans of Bjork at MBHQ. She’s da best and that’s all there is to say on the matter. As we anticipate her forthcoming album with baited breath and sweaty palms, we can keep a lid on such nervous anticipation by treating you to this tasty little re-edit of her classic ‘Hope’ from her last album Volta. Courtesy of an exciting and mysterious young producer from Glasgow known as Feliz Plastico, it takes the original and brings some snap and pop to it with tough drums and a solid groove aimed squarely at the dance floor. It’s been tearing up the floor at our weekly shindig in Glasgow so we felt it only right that we shared it with you lot.
While you’re at it, check out Feliz Plastico’s debut EP for 3rd Abstract Records. His ‘Nature’ EP was recently released and has been causing a stir amongst the house and techno heads among us. Check it out and get yourself a copy on the double.
Clouds are at it again. Not content with setting the world alight with their fantastic ‘Numbers EP’ for Turbo Recordings, they’ve followed it up with a DJ mix to savour. Recorded for The Loose Cannons show on Kiss FM, it’s 18 cuts deep in 30 quick fire minutes and bangs as hard as you can handle. It shows Clouds at their very best, ripping up dance floors from front to back…
1. Rebotini - Decade Of Aggression (Jesper Dahlback Remix)
2. Sei A - Sweet Lies
3. Jori Hulkkonen - Threats
4. Mr. Oizo - M-Seq
5. Seth Troxler feat. Matthew Dear - Hurt
6. Osborne - Bout Ready To Jak (TNT’s Acid Mix)
7. Phil Kieran - Cut Copy Waste
8. Popof - High And Down
9. Zoo Brazil & Adam SkyCircle Jerk
10. Play Paul & Nicos Marcos - Breathe (Jan Driver Remix) -
11. Housemeister - Verflixt
12. LFO - We Are Back
13. Stefan Goldmann - The Maze
14. Clouds - Geometry
15. Audion - The Pong
16. Animal Collective - Peacebone (Pantha Du Prince Remix)
17. Art Department - Vampire Night Club feat. Seth Troxler
18. Zombie Nation - Shottieville
One of our esteemed residents DJ NoFace, has been busy in the lab recording this super dope promo mix ahead of this year’s series of Viewpoint Parties at the fantastic Kelburn Castle in Largs. We are hosting a full take over on June 4th featuring Benny Boom, Killer Kitsch, NoFace vs MGCK, Djamba vs Point To C, Vitamins DJs, Astroboy, S-Type & Profisee, HaHaHa and Bigg Taj so you know you’re in for a party. With the mighty Electrikal Soundsystem bringing the bass bins and the best location for a party in Scotland, it is very much ON.
Early bird tickets for the Mixed Bizness Takeover on June 4th are now SOLD OUT. However there are still some standard entry tickets available so get in amongst it if you know what’s up.
In the mean time, check the mix from DJ NoFace. It’ll see you right…
Our man Mr Benn recently recorded a tip top remix of Joe Driscoll’s excellent Mixtape Champs track, and it’s being given away free as part of a free remix campaign so get your ears round this.
Joe Driscoll is posting two remixes of the title track from his new album ‘Mixtape Champs’ for free download every Tuesday up through June at www.joedriscoll.net. His new album will be released May 23rd on Localization Records, just in time for the summer festival season with remixes from Skitz, Mr. Benn, Tom Caruana, Eddie Rankin of Gentleman’s Dub Club, Jon Kennedy, and Don Hendicutz. Currently on tour in the U.K., he will be appearing at many of the finest festival stages through the summer: Glastonbury, Secret Garden, Shambala, Beatherder, Sunrise, and GreenMan to name just a few.
Driscoll, an innovator of live looping, creates the soundscape of a live band utilizing beatbox loops and multi-instrumental grooves. He was a pivotal part of the One Taste collective whose alumni include Jamie Woon, Little Dragon, and Portico Quartet. He has collaborated with artists like Arrested Development, Rodney P & Skitz, and dancehall legend Spragga Benz.
The first remixes are from our very own Mr. Benn, adding his signature summery reggae hip-hop flavors, and Don Hendicutz taking it back to the old school with his aptly titled ‘93 remix. Get some.
Point To C is many things to many men. To us he means the most though. Not only is he our consistently brilliant chief designer, responsible for our flyers and general visual aesthetic, he’s also one of our crack team of resident DJs, spinning his unique mix of glacial beats, hip hop heavyweights, techno sound scapes and generally tasteful yet most dance worthy selection of quality music. He is also the man behind the always-on-point Grampian Mountains blog, which he uses to showcase his seemingly endless creative endeavours as well as share his musings with the world at large.
Check out this article on 5 of his favourite DJ mixes and what they mean to him. Covering the likes of Rob Hall, Andy Votel, Hexstatic and Autechre, it’s a worth while read and we can think of few better ways to spend 15 minutes of your time before spending the rest of your life tracking down the mixes in question….
Benny Boom is back in the saddle with another hip shaking selection. It features original tracks and remixes from our esteemed brethren Hint, Parker, S-Type, Kazey, The Revenge, DJ Moneyshot and William Breakspear as well as some big hitting beats from the last few months. It’s a standard affair but y’all know you love it…
1. Mosca - Tilt Shift (Fat City)
2. Red Astaire - No Mo! (Homegrown)
3. The Cheerz - Whooz Da Baddest ?! (TV On Mars Remix) (Moveltraxx)
4. Proxy - 8000 (Diplo Remix) (Turbo)
5. Sonido Rampage y Nader - Hocus Pocus (Unknown)
6. Tape Loops - Never Do That (Parker Remix) (Jalapeno)
7. Smerins Anti-Social Club - Alibi (Mr Benn Remix) (Unreleased)
8. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (William Breakspear’s ‘Quids In’ Remix) (Unreleased)
9. Jack & Juke - 9th Wonder (First Word)
10. Sub Swara - The Balance (Fort Knox Five Remix) [feat. Fort Knox Five and Mat the Alien] (Low Motion)
11. Hot Chocolate - Cadillac (The Revenge Edit) (Jisco Music)
12. Tori Amos - Professional Widow (SDC Disco Mix) (Ooft Music)
13. Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You (Loud Minority Radio Edit) (Unknown)
14. Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M (DJ Moneyshot’s Travesty mix) (Unreleased)
15. Big Daddy Kane - Raw (Stanton Warriors Remix) (Unknown)
16. The Town - Spartanic(Unreleased)
17. Max Romeo - Protest To The M1 (DeVille Remix) (Senseless Records)
18. DJ Zinc - My DJ feat. Benga and Ms Dynamite (Zinc Music)
19. Dubbel Dutch - Bongo (DDJs Productions)
20. MJ Cole & Wiley - From The Drop (Hint Remix) (Unreleased)
21. Taylor - CMB (Girl Unit Remix) (Super) / Ms Dynamite - What You Talking About!? (Acapella) (MTA)
22. S-Type - Medusa (Phuturelabs) / Tweet - Oops Oh My (Acapella) (Elektra)
Our man Parker features on the latest ‘Into Battle’ EP, which has just been released on block party vibing label Bomb Strikes. It’s a fresh and funky retake of Jimi Hendrix’s classic ‘Foxy Lady’, brought up to speed with that unmistakable Parker charm.
It’s a vinyl only release for now so cop the 12″ from Juno while you still can…
DJ Zinc is a legend living among mere mortals. He’s been a massive inspiration to us for as long as we can remember and we have nothing but love and respect for the man. Back in October 2008 we were honoured to host DJ Zinc for his first ever house set as he made the transition from being a drum & bass and jungle don to the leader of the new school of crunked up 4/4 beats and cracked out house riddims. Since then we’ve welcomed him back with open arms whenever possible and we are lucky enough to be hosting him in Glasgow this Friday, 11th March.
In anticipation of his set at the 2nd of the 4 closing parties we are hosting for Glasgow School of Art he has not only taken the time to grant us a quick catch up but also recorded an exclusive DJ mix to share with you all. Unsurprisingly it’s the best thing we’ve heard in a minute so get up in it…
Unfortunately for the trainspotters amongst us there is no track listing. The man himself tells us ‘One man’s tracklisting is another man’s shopping list’. Best dig out your own treats then…
What’ve you been up to? Just finished mixing Katy B’s album, so starting on a few new tracks for my next release
What’s your production setup like? Loads of analogue, but lots of new software too - I try and use the best of both worlds
Explain your beatmaking process? I do a lot of sketches on my laptop on planes and trains, then take the basic ideas and make them more detailed and smooth in my studio
You made the leap from drum & bass and jungle to a more electro house sound. Do you ever see yourself making the switch back? Lately I’ve been playing some jungle in my sets, and the long term plan was to be more of a ‘any genre’ DJ, but i had to have a few years with strictly no drum & bass in order to make a clean break. I can’t see myself ever playing up front dnb again, I really prefer the old jungle to new dnb.
What was the reaction like when you played people your ‘new’ stuff? Weird at first, because people expected dnb and so were a bit puzzled. but after about a year people seem much more interested in the new stuff. My diary is busier then ever, and I’m having lots of fun!
People like Clipz (Redlight) have made a similar switch in sound. Do you think other producers are gonna be inspired to think outside their own comfort zones? Hopefully - I love it when you get a dubstep person making house etc - brings different flavours to the table!
You worked with Ms Dynamite on Wile Out, Is there any other vocalists you’d like to work with? Why? I’d like to work more with Ms Dyna, and Mr Dyna : ) - also working on Katy B’s album was a pleasure, so I’d like to work more with her. Newer people are P Money and Jamie George
Do you make a beat with a vocalist in mind or does it happen more naturally than that? I just make beats then I let the vocalist decide what they like
You’re back in Glasgow again playing the Art School this Friday. for anyone who hasn’t seen you before what can they expect? Bass heavy house, probably some jungle. hopefully quite well put together!
What music are you feeling at the moment? This house thing seems to be getting more interesting by the day, Redlight’s stuff is getting more attention. I like dubstep but I don’t play any generally
What would you be doing if you weren’t a musician? Mid level office clerk. maybe middle management if I was lucky.
In your opinion, how has dance music, and the music industry generally changed since you started out? Wow. I could talk about that crap for days. studio wise, when i started you had to go to a studio and use an engineer to make a tune, then I saved up and bought basic equipment, its was a slow complicated process, so the computer revolution means its much easier to make tunes, and people from poorer backgrounds have a much better chance. The downside is that when I started, because most tracks were made using a engineer, everything sounded pretty good, nowadays there’s so much crap music about.
Re vinyl going, then CDs going - overall I really like the way its gone. It’s speeded things up, made it a much more level playing field. Again, there are downsides, but i think its 90% good. I like the idea of music sharing, treating music as an art or a gift, not a commodity. The way the industry has gone lots of arseholes have lost jobs at majors etc, and good riddance I say. i could talk about this stuff for days…
Favourite place you’ve ever played? I love playing in Tokyo, such a great place to be. Brazil was good fun. I dunno, there have been so many great gigs…
Have you got any projects in the pipeline? Working on a new solo project, probably an album.
In anticipation of Profisee’s all new ‘Logan’s Run’ EP for Glasgow’s Phuturelabs label our very own Capitol 1212 have crafted together this quick-fire retrospective of Prof’s recent work, alongside some classics from his dark and mysterious past. Get involved and get familiar.
Profisee’s out-standing ‘Logan’s Run’ EP is released on 28th March and is already getting nuff hype before it drops. It’s hardly surprising considering Profisee is as good as they get and the beats come courtesy of a stellar production cast that includes Poirier, S-Type, Process Rebel and Scharkz.
Capitol 1212’s latest single, ‘Good Feeling‘, is out now and sounding fresh!
Our very own DJ Moneyshot shows us once gain why he’s earned the title Mixtape King. No crate is left undug as he works his way through recent Nu-Funk remixes of Duck Sauce’s Barbara Streisand, Vintage Psych Rock from July, and Jungle from mans like Benny Page. It wouldn’t be a Moneyshot set with out some curveballs as standard. Supplied in spades here by aggy Punk singles from The Salford Jets, and the funky chamber music stylings of Andrew Lloyd-Webber. All capped off with a coupla exclusives from Moneyshot himself, soon to see the light of day on his new label home, Proto Hype Records. All in all, boom banging as only our man Moneyshot can do.
1. DJ Moneyshot - Intro (mp3)
2. Lee & Herring’s Fist of Fun - Excerpt (mp3)
3. Screechy Dan - Boomin’ In Your Jeep (S Man remix) (mp3)
4. Duck Sauce - Barbara Streisand (Pimpsoul & DJP Remix) (mp3)
5. Eats Everything - Woo? Yes? No? (DJ Moneyshot Remix) (Proto Hype Records)
6. Foreign Beggars (Contact (instrumental) (Dented)
7. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (acapella) (Source Records)
8. Sub Focus - Rock It (J-Roc It Edit) (mp3)
9. Poets Tree - Excerpt (mp3)
10. Beathoven - Raw Chills (Puma Strut)
11. Ave Blast - Drakefield Soul (Keep Up!)
12. InDeep (When Boys Talk (Acapella) (Sound Of New York)
13. Galactic - Fanfare (Epitaph)
14. Rory and Paddy’s Even Greater British Adventure - Excerpt (mp3)
15. Sample 208 - Losing Musical Equipment (mp3)
16. Human League - Soundtrack to a Generation (Acapella) (Disky)
17. Peter Digital Orchestra - Juicy Lady (Eklektik)
18. Roy Montrell - (Everytme I Hear That) Mellow Saxophone (Master Classics)
19. The Funk League Feat. Andy C - You’re Gonna Learn (Favorite)
20. D.END - Right on Baby (Big M Productions)
21. July - Dandelion Seeds (Major Minor)
22. U-Tern - Back To Trinidad (mp3)
23. Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim - Change Partners (Reprise)
24. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Excerpt (mp3)
25. The Moody Blues - White Satin (Zeds Dead Remix) (mp3)
26. DJ Moneyshot - Evacuate, Listen (Proto Hype Records)
27. Benny Page - Money (Dubplate) (mp3)
28. Salford Jets - Who You Looking At? (Castle Music)
29. Visionary - One Foot Skanking (Dance, Rock & Groove)
30. Rola & Blaktrix - GOD (Get On Down) ‘08 (mp3)
31. PH Fat Feat. Fuzzy Slippers - Big Five (Break)
32. Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon (Slash)
33. Andrew Lloyd Webber - Theme (Paganini Caprice in A Minor No. 24 and Variations 1-4) (Universal / Island)
34. Naughty By Nature - Craziest (acapella) (Tommy Boy)
Parker, our brother in bass, is set to launch his Monkey Butler label on February 13th with the first release coming from the man himself. Featuring long time collaborator Sarah Scott, he’s come correct with some future bass soul, the likes of which you’ve never heard. It’s sexy but tough, like the best Valentines Days. Check the preview and get to know. Pre-orders available from the links below…
Fremdtunes release their See-A-Sound compilation today. Featuring tracks from our own Soosh and the likes of Kelpe & Coco Bryce, you know it’s worth getting involved in. Check out the snippets and do the right thing…
Mr Benn is beginning 2012 in the only way he knows how. With a dancehall skank. He’s flipped the new Monkey Mafia single into a digital bounce off, just how we like it…
Soosh is our latest recruit and one of many of our names to watch in 2012. To get familiar with his styles, here’s a DJ mix he recorded late 2011 for Habitat events in Italy. It’s chilled, moody and enveloping. Just how we like our music when Soosh is handing it out.
Our main man and resident MC Profisee is set for a massive year. His album ‘From All Angles’ is set to drop and features collaborations with Neil Landstrumm, S-Type, Dam Mantle, AK Kids, Poirier, Nasty P, Scharkz and Dems. Yep, it’s sounding big but that should come as no surprise. Before the LP comes your way you can get your hands on this future anthem from all good record stores. It’s a jump up, synth led, grime inflected banger with a sing-a-long hook you wish you’d written. It’s released on digital and ltd 12″ on February 20th through Abaga Records.
Hint has a new video! This is the first single to be lifted from the Hint album ‘Daily Intake’, available on ltd edition 10” on 30th January 2012. ‘Daily Intake’ is available from 19th March 2012
Yes indeed, we’re on Mixcloud. You know what that means? It’s your one stop shop for DJ mixes from our extended crew. Boom Monk Ben, DJ Cheeba, Electrikal Collective, HaHaHa, David Heartbreak, Hint, The Leisure Allstars, Memory9, Mia Dora, DJ Moneyshot, Mr Benn, Mungo’s Hi-Fi, NoFACE, Parker, Point To C, Raksha, S-Type….you’re about to get spoilt for choice, that much is true. To kick things off we have Boom Monk Ben’s first mix of 2012. It’s on a straight house tip but with his usual to and fros, back and forths and ups and downs…
Mungo’s Hi-Fi get about a bit. That much we know. In October 2011 they paid New York City a visit and took it by storm. What else did they expect? It’s 47 minutes of serious dub pressure featuring nothing but Mungo’s cuts from beginning to end with exclusives, unreleased skankers and all those deep bass rumblers we know and love…
2012 is gearing up to me Hint’s year. His new album is set to drop on Tru Thoughts in March and from what we’ve heard so far, it’s his biggest and best yet. The first release to come from his 3rd long player will be a double A-side 10″ featuring two tracks of extreme dance floor bizness. Featuring the dancehall stylings of Kingston’s Natalie Storm and butter flow of Houston’s Fly-T, it’s the perfect way to kick things off in a new year. The vinyl is out on 30th January and the digital release follows on February 20th featuring remixes from Maddslinky, Belleruche, Lanu, Darq E Freaker, Hidden Orchestra and Hint himself. They’re kept under wraps for now but here’s a preview of the main event to keep you guessing…
We keep them coming from DJ Moneyshot today with another jaw dropping DJ mix to get down and all the way round with. The good people at the Ninja Mix Dump asked him to do a mashup of some of his best mixes for their mixmas special, here’s the results. Ultimate mixtape, much?
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In 2011 our man DJ Moneyshot gets around. Last year he hooked up with the party starting Chai Wallahs crew and did the rounds of every major UK festival over the summer. Highlights were smashing a 2000 person tent at Green Man while masses of kids climbed the poles and went bezerk and killing it to the max at Beach Break Festival. Check out the video to see how they do and get ready for more of the same in 2012…
Ok, we know…SoundCloud isn’t anything new and everyone in the Mixed Bizness crew has had one for time but we figured we might as well get a collective on the go so you can keep tabs on us all in one handy place. Check it out for official releases, remixes, exclusive previews and free downloads from all our artists.
Mia Dora are the latest addition to our ever expanding family of artists. 2012 is set to be a big year for them with their debut release on new label High Sheen already making waves amongst the dance floor elite. We’ve not only booked them alongside The 2 Bears and Disclosure for a set at out next HYP? event at Sub Club, but we have also enlisted them to record this epic promo mix to get the juices flowing in anticipation. It’s 38 tracks deep and goes this way then that. We couldn’t have hoped for a better way to start 2012. Let’s go…
Our friends at LuckyMe have been busy spreading festive cheer throughout December with their goodie laden musical advent calendar. This week saw our man S-Type get involved with a typically fizzing beat entitled ‘Bairns’. It’s a big one so stick in your stockings and pop some corks….
Parker’s remix of Diego & The Dissidents’ ‘Cosmic Dust’ is out now. He’s flipped the original into a down tempo bass monster in the way he’s been known to do…
Clash Magazine and Gio Goi have joined forces to bring a free party to the people of Glasgow. They’ve booked DJ Yoda and our very own Boom Monk Ben. It’s on Thursday 8th December at Sub Club. It all adds up. We’ll see you there.
Check out this fresh DJ mix from Benny Boom to get you bubbling ahead of time…
It’s been in the offing for a while now but as promised, here’s Parker’s remix of the Bjork classic ‘Venus As A Boy’. It’s a bass heavy grizzler that keeps it tasteful but pulls no punches. Get your download on…
Is it that time of year already?! Yes, yes it is! Our main man DJ Cheeba has been locked in his DJ dungeon for what seems like an eternity, working hard on his all new audio visual mixtape. Unsurprisingly it’s not far off being the best thing ever. Yeah, we said it. What of it?!
Our man on the ragga front line Mr Benn has whipped up this bass heavy 110bpm roller of a remix for Dresden’s Jazz K. Lipa. It’s bumps along in his usual party starting style. You know you’re in safe hands with Mr Benn. It’s out now so do the right ting…
Check out this rocking mix from the Dirty Dubsters with live MC action & a selection of un-released tracks coming up soon on Irish Moss records. It’s a fresh exclusive for the Bodytonic Podcast series but we thought we’d help spread the word. Get ‘pon the download now…
With the British Isles celebrating Bonfire Night, (the occasion of a failed attempt to blow the timbers off the House of Lords, and explode King James I), our very own DJ Moneyshot observes this historic date with a themed mixtape fit to bursting with incendiary songs celebrating civil unrest. Before the Rozzers turn up we [...]
This week is an exciting week. Our HYP? residency at Glasgow’s famous Sub Club reaches the ripe old age of 4 years old. During that time we have welcomed a mammoth list of DJs and live acts for your musical entertainment and had a lot of fun along the way. From Chromeo to Fake Blood, Toddla T to Mary Anne Hobbs, we’ve kept them coming and you’ve shown nuff love as we go.
This month we’ve invited Glasgow’s renegade party starting crew Vitamins to throw a birthday bash in our honour. They’ve pulled out all the stops with a triple bill that’s sure to get you frothing at the mouth. Seiji, Objekt and Lando Kal will be jetting in to jam it down but for now we have one half of the Vitamins DJ crew, Shaun Fae Solar, with a live mix recorded recently on Subcity Radio to keep you keen. Get involved and see you at HYP X Vitamins - 4th Birthday Halloween Bashup.
