We are incredibly proud to announce that one of the original jungle legends will play the closing set at our boat rave this Saturday 2 July.
Remarc is one of the originators of jungle music, a supreme master and true pioneer of the art of chopping breaks. His first release came out on vinyl back in ’93 – not long after the term “jungle” was first coined. Leading the way with his prototype junglist experimentations, Remarc created a large following for himself and inspired successive generations of producers and ravers with his forward thinking drum programming and heavyweight sonic force.
Remarc systematically tore apart and rearranged the amen break like never before – creating timeless classics in the process. Tracks such as R.I.P, Sound murderer, Ice Cream & Syrup and Ricky still get rewound countless times at raves, shaking 21st century foundations with their mighty low end and catching ravers off guard with clever and playful edits. In recent years Mike Paradinas signed him to Planet Mu, joining the likes of Venetian Snares, Boxcutter, Luke Vibert and Milanese on a hugely eclectic and futuristic roster.
The legend himself kindly took time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions for us. Enjoy!
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Posted by chris in Featured, Interviews, Mixes, Music.
We are incredibly proud to announce the return of moustachioed bass loving mentalist, toy monkey seller, celebrity sex therapist and self styled “jungle ponce” High Rankin.
Mr Rankin is a bonafide Braindrop legend. We first booked him for our 2nd ever party at Jacks club, London Bridge. Back then he was making a name for himself on the D&B scene with his hard edged, breakcore-esque junglist productions. We next booked him in December 2008. This time he gave us a special mix for us to distribute to the Braindrop family. It featured a selection of his own dubstep experiments – relatively new territory for him at the time.
Since then High Rankin has exploded onto the dubstep / bass music scene- bringing a huge and ever growing international following in his wake. He’s remixed Professor Green, The Count & Sinden and Si Begg to name a few. He’s taken the internet by storm with his comedy viral tunes “Meow Meow” and “Don’t Carry on Like a Rude Boy when Daddy’s got a Yaught”. And he’s overseen the rise and rise of his own Suicide Dub label – having released material by the likes of Hostage, Balkansky and Temper D.
High Rankin is headlining our 3rd annual boat rave. Expect maximum bassline carnage, ranging from the filthiest dubstep, through to skanky 4×4 business and junglist murkage.
We caught up with the man himself to ask him some questions. And we’ve included some free music for you to download at the bottom of the page. Enjoy! Read More >
Those of you who came to our first Braindrop of 2011 will remember conscious junglists Matamatiks and Beaton ripping up The Macbeth’s soundsystem with some serious amen bassweight. A 2 man DJ / production team, their forward thinking sets join the dots between bassbin worrying jungle and techy drum ‘n’ bass steppas – with a few curveballs thrown in for good measure.
The guys also run their own night, the excellent Temple of Bass, currently based in the heart of East London. We’re a big fan of ToB’s underground line ups – having booked the likes of Icicle, Jubei and Ulterior Motive for their respective brands of stripped back, low end mischief.
With releases on Acidic Records ready to drop you can be sure to hear more from them in 2011. And the lovely chaps have uploaded an exceedingly heavy mix to give you a wee taster of what they’re about. Read More >
The McMash Clan & MC Carasel @ Arcadia, Glastonbury 2010 by The McMash Clan
Posted by doug in McMash Clan, Mixes.
First time we met Jason and Eddie 16bit was back in February 2009. We’d only just heard of them, having recently bought newly released screwface anthem Chainsaw Calligraphy and the massively catchy Ford Fiesta. At that time we were blown away by their production skills, and by the fact that these incredibly gifted but more-or-less unknown musicians were so young. We knew it was only a matter of time before they blew up.
Fast forward 1 year and 4 months and they’ve smashed it. They’re toured Europe, the USA and Australasia. They’ve provided the soundtrack to a high profile Nike Campaign (their huge dancefloor enthem “Jump”), they’ve remixed Noisia to great critical acclaim and they were personally selected by Chase & Status as support acts on their high profile live tour. The 2010 Dubstep Forum awards saw them win the best mixtape category with their eclectic Milky Pie mix, as well as beating the likes of Skream, Benga, Breakage, Mala, Martyn and Ramadanman to secure 2nd place in the best producer category.
We are very proud to have them playing at the Braindrop Robo-Pirate Boat Rave. We caught up with Jason from 16bit to ask him a few questions. And download their Milky Pie mix at the bottom of the page. Read More >
Posted by chris in Interviews, Mixes.
After weeks of listening to the entries and after much debating we are pleased to announce that we have chosen the winning dj set. Read More >
2009 saw bass music prodigy Flux Pavilion absolutely tear up the dubstep scene. Having only started producing in late 2008, the last 18 months have seen him position himself firmly in the record boxes of the dubstep A-list with tracks such as F**king Noise, Voscillate, Meathead, Got 2 Know and Air Raid (ft partner in crime Doctor P).
The young Flux has also started his own fledgling dubstep empire with the infamous Doctor P. Together they set up Circus Recordings, one of the most popular new dubstep labels around and home to fellow rabble-rousers Cookie Monster and Funtcase. Circus hit the limelight late last year when promos of Doctor P’s anthem “Sweet Shop” hit the dj circuit – becoming a rewind classic and causing Rusko to name it “rewind of the month” on his 1xtra show. Sure enough once it was released on the label it was a big commercial success.
Flux joins us to headline our Braindrop arena when we host room 2 at Matter for Halcyon with Infected Mushroom. We tracked him down and asked him some important questions . . . Read More >
Posted by doug in Interviews, Mixes.
One week since we uploaded it to Mixcloud, we’ve uploaded our BLOC mix to Soundcloud for your download pleasure! Read More >
Posted by doug in McMash Clan, Mixes.
Only a few more sleeps until Bloc! And we’re bringing you the last of our Braindrop @ Bloc interviews. This week we have the incredible honour of speaking with MJ Cole, a true dance music legend and arena headliner for our Braindrop showcase on Sunday.
Mr Cole was one of the leading lights of the UK Garage scene. Responsible for many a UKG classic before (Talk to Me / Treat Me Right are 2 of our faves), it was the seminal Sincere which catapulted him into the limelight. A timeless masterpiece, it set the bar for his production style for which he would become famous. Tight, skipping beats, punchy bassweight, lush classical arrangement and his much copied off-beat vocal snippets. Pete Tong got hold of one of only 20 test pressings and the rest is history. A hugely successful and inspiring career followed – including a string of anthemic singles, a Mercury Prize nominated album, countless classic remixes, a hectic international dj schedule and the rise and rise of his label – Prolific Records.
Where as a lot of leading UKG producers have all but disappeared, MJ Cole has adapted and developed as an artist and remains a towering force on today’s bass music scene. His current musical output retains the musicality of his earlier productions and crosses them with the tribal riddims and shuddering bassweight of UK funky. Check out the massive AO ft MC Serocee, or Fly Up Ya Banner (produced jointly with fellow UKG legend Zed Bias) for a taster.
MJ Cole kindly took some time out of his busy schedule to do a quick interview with us. Enjoy! Read More >
Posted by chris in Interviews, Mixes.
Saturday 3 April sees Braindrop make our debut at Slammin Vinyl’s Tranz-mission @ Alexandra Palace. And we’ve drafted in man of the moment Doorly to headline alongside Congo Natty, Loefah, The McMash Clan and Broken Note.
If you don’t know about Doorly by now then . . . well . . . we’ll tell you about him! Doorly is a hugely talented and prolific dj, producer and promoter who’s career has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the last couple of years. In fact after looking at his recent CV I had to restrain myself from poking my eyes out with a fork out of jealousy.
His DJ sets fuse dubstep, electro and techno in an old skool block party style, mashing up an eclectic and bass heavy selection using 3 CDJs, 2 turntables, an EFX unit and Pioneer DJM 800 mixe
Doorly’s first big break came in April 2008, when he was invited by a certain Pete Tong to record a live Essential Mix for Radio 1. This led to many good things – some huge international bookings, as well as residencies at Wax:On, Metropolis, Ibiza Rocks, Ibiza’s Reclaim the Dancefloor, Annie Mac Presents and Zane Lowe’s “DJ Hero’ tour
His productions have been getting a lot of airplay as of late, most noteably his MASSIVE remixes for Dizzee Rascal, Basement Jaxx, The Prodigy and Groove Armada (to name a few). And his solo productions are banging – check out “Toys / Horse Step” which is out now.
We caught up with Mr Doorly whilst he was on his Austrailia tour to ask him some questions about some very important stuff. And the lovely guy gave us a brand new Annie Mac mix for download. Link is at the bottom of the interview. Enjoy! Read More >
Posted by chris in Interviews, Mixes.
