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September 2011

 

Basement Jaxx - Red Alert (HeavyFeet vs. Nick Thayer Bootleg)

I'm sure you'll have seen this little bootleg all over the web, or via our persistent Facebooking and Tweeting, but if you've been hiding away all week, the time has come to click here for your free download of our 'Red Alert' bootleg!

Mike HF

Filed under  //   Basement Jaxx   Nick Thayer   Red Alert  
Posted September 28, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Shystie - Blue Magic (mixtape)

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I'm not entirely sure how I managed to miss this, to be quite honest with you, but if you did too (and you're interested), go download the new mixtape, Blue Magic, from the original, bad gyal UK female MC, Shystie. Be sure to check back to her main page in a few weeks too. Apparently they'll be a whole new website uploaded with all the necessary bells and whistles on soon.

Click here to download Blue Magic (Mediafire)

Mike HF 

Filed under  //   Blue Magic   Shystie  
Posted September 27, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

The Beats, Breaks & Bass Show - 24.09.11

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The Beats, Breaks & Bass show - presented by HeavyFeet
Saturday night 11pm-1am, Unity Radio 92.8FM (Manchester, UK)

24.09.11

 

Ben Westbeech - Something For The Weekend (Breach Remix)
Submerse - Need To Know (Famous Eno Remix)
Myomi - Sun In My Eyes (Keith & Supabeatz Remix)
Presk - Love Again
Tickles - Call 4 Back Up
Vent - Eush 
Surkin - Orbital Motorway (Voodoo Mix)
Jack Dixon - Survive
Submerse - Tokyopop!

Artist Feature: Chocolate Puma

Chocolate Puma - Always And Forever
Chocolate Puma feat. Colonel Red - Back Home
Chocolate Puma & Firebeatz - Go Bang (Hardcore Mix)

Detboi feat. Mista Men - Sanctuary Of Love (Detboi Deep Sleep Remix)
Joker feat. Silas - Here Come The Lights
Warrior One - Coastin'
Yasmin feat. Shy FX - Light Up (The World)

Calm Before The Storm:

The Touch - All I Find
Spokes - 345 (HeavyFeet Remix)
Waif & Strays - Feel

HeavyFeet In The Mix:

Alex Niggemann feat. John Rydell - Point Of No Return
Skyboy - The Track Called Dr. Gonzo
Felix! - Again (Embryo Remix)
Arveene & Misk - Mi Casa Su Casa
Groove Armada - Oscillator One
Steve Mac - Tonight
Copyright feat. Imaani - Story Of My Life (Main Mix)

Top 3 Bangers Of The Week:

Carl Cox - Chemistry (Foamo Remix)
Schema - Wait No More
Mosca - Bax

Posted September 27, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Drake 'Take Care' release date

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On Friday, Drake announced his forthcoming second album, entitled 'Take Care', will be released on October 24th. I believe that the above image will be the front cover of the new album, as the artwork has been tagged as 'final web copy', so I'm assuming this is the case, anyway! 

As most of you who frequent this blog will know, I'm a huge Drake fan, and I'm extremely excited to hear how the new album's developed from 'Thank Me Later', and also to see how the OVOXO collaborations have gone between Drake and Abel Tesfaye, AKA The Weeknd.

Mike HF

Filed under  //   Drake   Octobers Very Own   Take Care  
Posted September 26, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Going on strike in the name of art?

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This afternoon I was reading some articles on the Faith Fanzine site. There's always articles and interviews on there that are of interest to me (I'm an old-skool house head at heart), but in particular, a transcribed, informal interview/conversation with the German techno producer and DJ, Steve Bug, caught my attention.

Essentially, I take from what he's saying is that a) producers are kicking out too many tracks, that b) are having little lasting impression on their audience, and c) all the tracks are being file shared, and that's he's considering going on strike, and only making music for himself and his own sets, which will in turn boost his exclusivity as a DJ.

If a producer is making more tracks, which are having less impact on the audience, and no one is paying for them, surely this cannot continue, and, essentially is a hugely counter-productive way of moving forward as an artist in the digital age... I have to agree. An interesting point that Steve makes from Stacey Pullen on the same matter, also; 'We didn’t use to release a record just because another month was over', which is entirely true if you care to look back a few years. 

I'd add more of my own comments to what both Pullen and Bug have said, but it will turn into a small dissertation... so maybe next time! 

You can read the full article from Steve Bug here on the Faith Fanzine site.

Mike HF

Filed under  //   Faith Fanzine   Stacey Pullen   Steve Bug  
Posted September 24, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Warpaint - Rough Trade Sessions

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I've never been one to subscribe to the hypest of the hype. I tend to discover an artist months before the general cool world care, of months after they've moved on to the next bright, shiny thing. In this case, Warpaint, for me, is of the latter discover category. Friends have mentioned to me about them, I've skim read articles about them as a band and their music, but up until yesterday I'd never consciously listened to their music. Below are their Rough Trade sessions from earlier this year. These truly blew me away.

Mike HF

Posted September 24, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Orange Hill ft. Kano, Busy Signal & Fatman Scoop - Wine De Best (video)

New crazy dancehall business with a distinctly UK production flavour from Orange Hill Productions, who are Ras Kwame (former BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ and UK urban music don) and Jnr Tubby. The three MC's really should need no introduction; Kano (one of the best UK MCs we've got), Busy Signal (JA dancehall superstar) and the slightly dubious hype man selection... Fatman Scoop ('FATMAN SCOOP HERE WE GOOOO'). Enjoy! 

Mike HF

Filed under  //   Busy Signal   Fatman Scoop   Kano   Orange Hill Productions   Ras Kwame  
Posted September 21, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

The Beats, Breaks & Bass Show - 17.09.11

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The Beats, Breaks & Bass show - presented by HeavyFeet
Saturday night 11pm-1am, Unity Radio 92.8FM (Manchester, UK)

17.09.11

Wolfgang Gartner - Menage A Trois
601 - Cant Take It
Submerse - Need To Know (Famous Eno Remix)
C.R.S.T. - Turn For Me
Wretch 32 feat. Josh Kumra - Don't Go (MJ Cole Remix)
Instramental - Pyramid
Steve Mac - Tonight
DJ Craze - Love No More
Carl Cox - Chemistry (Foamo Remix)

Artist Feature: Green Velvet

Green Velvet feat. Walter Phillips - Shake & Pop
Green Velvet - Brighter Days (Remix)
Cajmere - Percolator (Rework)
Green Velvet - Flash (Remastered)

DJ Craze feat. Wrekonize - Dance Alone (Kastle Remix)
The Living Graham Bond & Shooting Horses - Premier
Warrior One - Coastin'
Mutated Forms - Wastegash

Calm Before The Storm:

Alix Perez feat. Peven Everett & Spectrasoul - Foresaken
Imagery - Subdued
Lenzman - Broken Dreams

HeavyFeet In The Mix:

Martin Dawson - Sunday Smoking
Lovebirds - Dancin'
Wollion - Daddy's Cadillac
DJ PP - In My House
Copyright & KORT - Tomorrow
Reboot - Enjoy Music (Riva Starr Remix)

Top 3 Bangers Of The Week:

Ben Westbeech - Something For The Weekeend (Breach Remix)
Carl Cox - Chemistry (Reos Remix)
Schema - Wait No More

Filed under  //   HeavyFeet   Unity Radio  
Posted September 21, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

DJ Mehdi

Today brought very sad news, DJ Mehdi - R.I.P.
(20 January 1977 - 13 September 2011)

 A pioneer of amazing music. Gone, but not forgotten. 

Mike HF

Filed under  //   DJ Mehdi   Thomas Bangalter  
Posted September 13, 2011 by HeavyFeet 
 

Ed Sheeran - Y.N.M.I.D.N.Y (True Tiger Remix) [Video]

A remix in the dance music sense of the word, but also in the hip-hop sense, as this 'remix' features two of London's hypest MC's, Dot Rotten and Scrufizer, providing the additional bars. It's not my favourite True Tiger remix to date (I'm a big fan of theirs), but it's definitely worth a listen anyway (the video isn't exactly 'wow' in all fairness either) and I'd suggest waiting it out for the synth solo that True Tiger have added at the end... as that truly is wicked!

Mike HF

Filed under  //   Dot Rotten   Ed Sheeran   Scrufizer   True Tiger  
Posted September 13, 2011 by HeavyFeet