Asil Alptekin is back on the mix tip with a lesson on four-to-the-floor groove.

Non-stop classy, melodic house jams are interwoven with more vogue, focussed minimal cuts to give the mix a massive scope of appeal - it is as fitting soundtracking island sunsets as hazy 7am after after-parties. And all is done with a proportioned sense of momentum; not tearaway and not coasting.

Highly recommended.

Feierabend by Asil Alptekin

Easy

Quick and easy, 2 mixes to sink your teeth into. 1st up is YourDigitalFriend. Easily one of the best mixes I've heard this year and that's no understatement. Atmospheric, hard and rhythmic as hell. How techno should be! Just press download (down arrow on the right)

ben de seni by YourDigitalFriend

Next up is dubstep and grime DJ Stark. The mix is full of interesting, distorted and (crazy) sounds. Loud

STARK - BIRTH ! (studio mix) 01.05.10 by STARK

Aite Sheffield heads its been a while. Thought I would resurface by informing you (in case you didn't already know) about Oscillate Wildly. Born and bred in Chelmsford, Essex its broadening its horizons and has chosen Sheffield as the next launch city. A night of forward thinking music who have previously booked artists such as Riva Starr, Rusko, Drop the Lime, Roska, Jack Beats & Tomb Crew. The list is huge and stretches wide across the electronic music spectrum.

Tonight they kick things off with the man in form atm James Blake. This guys stock is constantly on the rise and his latest offering Limit to your love is Zane Lowe's single of the week.


Oscillate Wildly kicks off at DQ from 10:30 and runs till 4. Entry is £3 before 11:30, £5 after. Drinks are cheap as chips and the music is good. Come down for a good time.

Here's some James Blake for ya:

Limit To Your Love - James Blake

Maybes (James Blake remix) - Mount KImbie

Cartal....

after dabbling with some more techno / progressive sounds with Keatch (prime example here) it seems Felix has some electro left in him that needs output.

And here it is:

Felix Cartal - Joker (preview) by Felix Cartal

Reminiscent of a certain MSTRKRFT banger

Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum. YourDigitalFriend is a name you should know, young and upcoming from Istanbul. Groove is an art and he has it to the detail.

Example 1; Recorded Live at the Nobon Lounge
@Nobon Lounge 27/08/2010 by YourDigitalFriend

This is a taste. More to come. Become a fan on FACEBOOK

I'm sorry, but this is just sick. The drums!!




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Nice and quick again. 2 tracks. Loud electro squeals and and bouncy fidget style. But ... heavy!

First up - MSTRKRFT return the remix favour - remember this?
Laidback Luke - Till Tonight (MSTRKRFT Remix) - Link removed at request

Second, soundcloud superproducer samples Vinnie Jones for cheeky effect

Subliminal - The Juggernaught

Don't sleep

I'll keep this short. This writer is in Turkey for the next 5 months. Down with the UK scene, up with the Turkish.

Here's a cross cultural banger from Trouble & Squeak; Uskudara Gider'Iken fused with UK Grime and jungleshufflestep (?!) drum patterns.

Download in the box.

UskuDAYUM! by Trouble and Squeak

Enjoy with baklava and cigarettes

DJ Fresh. DnB Pioneer. New album Kryptonite came out a few weeks ago and I managed to get my hands on a copy.

Not gonna lie, it's got some pretty poppy songs - vocal led Golddust and and Lassitude will be popular with radio play but are not his best work. Heavyweight is on there (does what it says on the tin) and a couple of solid dubstep tracks. The bassline on Fight is rude. Talkbox is also a banging intro track. The whole thing is definitely worth a look.

However... the best thing about the release from me was the free track Fresh gave out via Drum and Bass Arena to promote it - Factory. A slice of energetic and refreshing dnb.

DJ Fresh - Factory (320)

A new Camo & Krooked remix coming up soon too. Don't sleep

This bank holiday weekend is not only host to the Notting Hill Carnival but two huge dance events are going head to head. Being a neutral and not going to either I'm going to compare them the True Mess Head way and see who comes out on top.

As of Monday 23rd August, The Count & Sinden's long anticipated debut album hit the stores. Ever since their huge club hit Beeper rocked the dancefloor's I especially have been waiting for further collaborations between the two. Mega Mega Mega flows in a crazy pattern through the album moving from one style quickly to another. What it does keep solid throughout is its disco vibe and insatiable beats that cant stop you from tapping your foot along. There are the already released tracks in there such as Elephant 1234 and Mega but its songs such as After Dark (feat.Mystery Jets) & Addicted to You (feat Bashy) which really stand out for me. They show the range of talent that these two great producers have at their disposal.

Wow. Its been so long since I have blogged anything. I feel so out the loop. There's one principal reason and that SKY not giving me internet in my new house. All is good now and I have too much to blog at my fingers.
Taking place at a Secret Shoreditch Warehouse, both sets of promoters have put on a stellar line for carnival this year.

For a measly fiver you get this line up. It is ridiculous. It is super secret but now ya know, don't hesitate before its too late.
Saving the best till last, Red Bull return to host the best party at Notting Hill Carnival. Major Lazer made their England debut at it last year and rocked the skate park turned outdoor club to its core.

My oh my, this one is featured on Brodinski's suck my deck mix from last year, managed to get my hands on the full version.

Summer is officially here when there is less than one week to Tramlines festival. Now in its second year, the city of Sheffield becomes awash with free music ranging from drum & bass to Indie to Folk. You name it, you will find it. There is music everywhere, anywhere that has live music capabilities will be showcasing hot new bands and DJs.

Check the website here: http://www.tramlines.org.uk/ (where you can also check out the line up)

For readers of this blog we recommend:

This could possibly be the best prog tune of the year so far

Leventina - Naked (Incognet Melody Mix)

The tune at 320

On Friday Night Karakashian and myself hit Noise @ Babalou in Brixton where Stupid Fresh was headlining. Check out his soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/stupidfresh

The other day I decided that I needed some more vinyls and thought what better way to add to my collection than a cheesy classic!

That's right, Gotta Get Thru This by the man himself!




I bought the release RELENT027T, released on 26 Nov 2001 which features;
- Gotta Get Thru This (D'N'D Full Length Version)
- Gotta Get Thru This (Original Version)
- Gotta Get Thru This (Stella Browne Vocal Mix).

I also came across his album entitled 'Gotta Get Thru This' at a charity shop for a mere £2! So bargained that up straight away. Nostalgic times..

Check out his website at http://www.danielbedingfield.com/

Here are 2 versions of the tune:
- Original Full Length Version [320]
- Acoustic Version [320]


Enjoy

For most of you that don't know Global Gathering is one of the biggest dance music festivals in the UK along with the likes of Creamfields.