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Criminal Minds
The Mutate Crew gatecrash your earlobes,uninvited armed with a blistering releasefrom breakbeats rowdy relativesJourneyman & BARRcode (we're not surewhy it's spelt like that either?) basically onewell constructed set of driving beats,lavishly furnished with seriously largedramatic synth stabs and enough squelch &fx to keep the most demanding pleased,just under the halfway mark the trackreceives a cleverly placed 4/4 switch thenits back to the pressing issue of thatbassline. A definite contender for this yearsbreakbeat hit parade. Remixes cross thedance spectrum from dark tech house, richspacious dubstep, through raucous breaksand acid driven electro house First on theremix tip is a new partner in the Mutatecamp: Hall North, a prolific young manwho's remixed for labels including Soma &Celestial Recordings, his fresh style ofmoody tech house is dark &uncharacteristic of the norm with elementsof spacey ambient groove runningthroughout. Breakbeat's lead bassspecialist Gella steps up to the mark athrows down a deep, moody and warpedre-twist. As fans of Gella know he hasnever knowingly disappointed to this veryday, and certainly doesn't here. Big badbassline, flanged beats, delayed bleeps andheavy mutated vocal treatments, definetelywhat the doctor prescribed! Mutate'sLabel heads Unique 3 take it down thehard avenue, more down-sampled
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Criminal Minds (Original)
(5.50)
Criminal Minds (Gella's Thugout Remix)
(4.52)
Criminal Minds (Mike Lennon's Dubstep Mix
(5.01)
Criminal Minds (Unique 3's Laptop Mix)
(6.22)
Criminal Minds (Hall North's Dark Dub)
(6.19)
Criminal Minds (Justin Johnson Remix)
(5.45)
Summer of Dub
As you might expect, the original mix is a wicked fusion of dark and dirty breaks, filthy old skool synth stabs and dancehall flavour with twists, turns and drops ready to assault the dancefloor. Dropping this in any set will guarantee your audience to be lulled into a false sense of security just before that darkness descends!
B-Phreak signature style is quite often described as "mental" so we're pleased this remix has his stamp all over it. Banging beats, cut-up synths and a twisted, dancefloor destroying bassline make up the first remix of this package!
Blazer has made a real mark on the breaks scene of late with his dark, techy psybreaks and this remix is no exception. Taking the dub elements of the original and layering them on top of a throbbing bassline with sneaky stabs throughout, this is a real groover!
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Positive Vibes
A real feel good track, that will really get your hips shaking with the very talented Freeflow45on remix duty.
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Through the Night/Between the Lines
‘Through TheNight’ sounds like the duo are tripping the light fantastic round the midnightstreets of Miami with Harold Fal...termeyer in the back seat, while ‘Between The Lines’ is supremely classy dubwise tear-out that plays on an incessant groove, ragga vocal sampes and oodles of lush synth action. Their best work yet
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Boing
Another fresh produce release!! This one as filthy and techy as the last, big tings agwarn!
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No Exception/Riddim 'N' Culture
This terrible twosome team up again for a couple of breakbeat stormers. No Exception uses a No pot, no coke, no smack, no crack, no pills, no exception monotone male vocal sample atop buzzin breakbeat production. It works nicely, and Riddim N Culture on the flip is a different beast altogether. A rocksteady skanking thing that uses Lee Scratch Perry samples and plenty of space for the track to breathe, it will fit perfectly into a dubwise set or early doors
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Wikkid Babylon
Another killah dub flex with Wikked Babylon injecting a huge amount of dub and a mass of energy! The huge Def Inc step up for the remix duties, filthying it up and making it suitable for huge sound systems of all calibres!
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Blood For Blood
The original mix is wicked. A bumpin jolly little roller with dark undertones and a sharp simple breakbeat with loads of interesting edits. Baobinga & I.D work the track into a more tribal techy monster for a much more serious feel on the flip
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Time 2 Unite
Rewind to 1991 and Time 2 Unite comes over all breakbeat hardcore before dropping down into a neat dubby skank. When it kicks back in it could still be from 1991, apart from the immense junglist bassline that underpins the dionysian shuffle. Think Silver Bullet, think early Prodigy, think Chrome and Time, Q-Bass and Hyper on Experience - this sound is for the underground. Control Z focuses on the skank but overlays a neo-clownstep bass that S.C.A.M and Pendulum have been using of late. Flexing to the max.
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Journeyman & BARRcode
Biography
Journeyman (Ian Vilarelle) and BARRcode (Adrian Barr) joined forces to DJ and produce together back in 2004 after organising and djing with friends at a small club night in London. DJ'ing together they describe their style as an up lifting, hands in the air, no holds barred experience which they have unleashed at clubs such as Fabric (London) after being asked to play by no other than the Plump Djs. Over the years they have played top venues in the UK such as Ministry of sound, Turnmills, The Marquee and The Rocket to name but a few and have also enjoyed various excursions to cities around Europe and beyond, even headlining at the Shambahala Festival in Canada alongside some of the biggest names in breaks. They have had extensive radio play around the world with their DJ mixes with a guest mix for Radio1 being broadcast twice on Annie Nightingales show.On the production side they have already chalked up ten original releases with an equal amount of remixes for various high profile labels, so expect so see a lot more from these guys in the future as they go from strength to strength.
Contact
Email: adrianbarr@mail.com
