HOSTAGE - October 2013 mix

Hostage is back with his fresh October mix full of big wobbly tunes to get those ears twitching and them feet flicking. Never seems to disappoint when he puts together a mix so press play and go throw some shapes. (Track Listing coming)

WHATS ON: Halloween in your city

Chunky Beat have gathered together our recommended Halloween themed events from some of the UK's major clubbing cities. Get yourself to one of these events to have one epic Halloween to remember.

LEEDS

Dusk Halloween Special - Plastician

Friday, 25 October 2013 @ Beaverworks

Link: Facebook Event Page

Prism Halloween Special - Flashmob & Dale Howard

Saturday, 2 November 2013 @ Mint Warehouse

Link: Facebook Event Page

MANCHESTER

Warehouse Project & Metropolis - Knife Party The Haunted House

Thursday, 31 October 2013 @ Victoria Warehouse

Link: Facebook Event Page

Bitch Halloween Special - Tristan Garner + Residents

Saturday, 26 October 2013 @ Venus

Link: Facebook Event Page

GLASGOW

Notsosilent Halloween Event - Funkinevil

Thursday, 31 October 2013 @ Make Do

Link: Facebook Event Page

LIVERPOOL

Yousef presents Circus Halloween - Heidi, Nick Curly, DJ W!ld + more

Saturday, 26 October 2013 @ East Village Arts Club (Formerly the Masque)

Link: Facebook Event Page

LONDON

Running Wild Halloween Special - Catz n Dogz, Dark Sky + more

Friday, 1 November 2013 @ Brixton Electric

Link: Facebook Event Page

Secretsundaze Halloween Asylum Party - Function, Redshape + more

Saturday, 2 November 2013 @ Oval Space

Link: Facebook Event Page

Weekend Mix

Kick off your weekend with this beasty feel good breakbeat mixtape from Deekline & Ed Solo. If you wasn't planning on raving tonight this may just sway you. MEGA!

Tracklist:

1. Intro

2. DJ Defkline & Red Polo* – Ragga Tip

3. DJ Defkline & Red Polo* vs. Dustin Hulton – Cars That Go Boom

4. DJ Godfather Ft. DJ Omega – Ghetto Electro (Nom De Strip Remix)

5. Tim Healey vs. DJ Deekline* – Take It Ezy (Breaks Mix)

6. Unknown Artist – Hi Top

7. DJ Deekline & Tim Healey Ft. Babe Ruth – The Mexican

8. DJ Defkline & Red Polo* – Street Sounds

9. DJ Defkline & Red Polo* – Remember Dre (Booty Breaks Mix)

10. Slyde – Block Parties

11. Unknown Artist – Dance The Way

12. David Guetta & Afrojack Ft. Wynter Gordon – Toyfriends (DJ Deekline Edit)

13. Stanton Warriors – Good Vibrations

14. DJ Defkline & Red Polo – Cruel Boots

15. Unknown Artist – Shake It To The Floor

16. Young MC – Know How (Stanton Warriors Remix)

17. DJ Deekline & Wizard Ft. DJ Assault – Night Moves (Beat Assassins Remix)

18. DJ Defkline & Red Polo – Oh Why

19. Nick Thayer – War Joint

20. DJ Defkline & Hammerstix Ft. Common – Universal Mind Control

21. Unknown Artist – Riverside

22. Tittsworth Ft. Kid Sister & Pase Rock – WTF (Beat Assasins Remix)

23. DJ Deekline & Red Polo* – Use Somebody

24. Wildlife Collective, The* – Sugar Me

25. Wildlife Collective, The* – Hail Up The Lion

26. Wildlife Collective, The* – Top Rankin

TEKNICOLOR /// LEEDS

After taking a well deserved break, Teknicolor is back again at the global award winning Mint Club in Leeds with some huge line ups as always.

Expect some cutting edge house & techno and some of the hottest djs and producers on the scene playing monthly guest headline slots. Every one of the events have an amazing atmosphere with near capacity crowds of music lovers and fun-loving students.

Here is a taster of Tekicolor’s party earlier this year featuring Heidi and Eats Everything

Line ups (September - December 2013)

Week 1
Finnebassen (Noir / OFF Recordings)
Tanner Ross (Wolf+Lamb / Crew Love)
Slow Hands [LIVE] (Wolf+Lamb / Crew Love)

Week 2
Shonkey (Apollonia / Circoloco – DC10)
DJ W!ld (Cocoon / Circoloco – DC10)

Festival Weekend
Jamie Jones (Hot Natured / Paradise - DC10)
Ryan Crosson (Visionquest)
Waff (Hot Creations / Paradise - DC10)
Adam Shelton (One Records / Below)

Week 3
Will Saul (AUS / Simple)
Tom Demac [LIVE] (Hypercolour / AUS)

Week 4
Lee Foss (Hot Natured)
Francesca Lombardo (Crosstown Rebels)
Waff (Hot Creations / Cocoon / Paradise – DC10)

Week 5
Skream (BBC Radio 1 / Tempa)
Ejecta (AUS / 2020 Vision)
Route 94 (Route 94)

Week 6
Danny Daze (Ellum Audio / Hot Creations)
East End Dubs (Moon Harbour / Dogmatik)

Week 7
TBA

Week 8
San Soda (We Play House)
Ryan Elliott (Ostgut Ton, Panaramabar)
Seb Zito (Fuse London / Ibiza)

Week 9
Carnivale & Friends (Free Party - details TBA)

Week 10
Deetron (Music Man)
Mosca (BBC Radio 1 / Hypercolour)

Week 11
Hot Since 82 (Moda Black / Moda Black)

Week 12
Heidi (BBC Radio 1 / Jackathon Jams)
T.Williams (PMR / Rinse FM)

Get yourself over to the Teknicolor Facebook Page to find out more information

The Cure

Jetlag could soon be a thing of the past after Oxford scientists found a specific gene which stops our body clock from resetting.

Flying long distances make you have to endure days of fatigue at the beginning of our holiday/trip which can lead to sleepless nights and tiredness throughout the day. However, this discovery could see a new pill being developed which would finally put an end to jetlag.

This would be fantastic news for those who suffer from jetlag following a long-haul flight. Some people suffer badly from jetlag and spend the first few days feeling like a zombie.

This could be perfect if you earn a living by travelling around to different destinations.

Further info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23880152

Three Free Monday

We have rinsed the web this bank holiday Monday and chosen three free juicy tracks you should definitely download.

Check them out below and enjoy:

August Mix - DJ Lloyd Kelsall

Get your ears plugged into this fresh deep house mixtape from Bristol based DJ Lloyd Kelsall. Some beasty house tracks in this mix with a slight R&B twist throughout.

Track list:

Andrea Doria, Dino Lenny - Sexual Healing (John Sfera Remix)

Bondax - No Diggity (Bondax Edit)

Burston - Diamond Life Remix

Louie Fresco - New Hateration (MK Remix)

Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw - Heartbeat (Prince Club In The House Vocal Mix)

Dennis Ferrer, Janelle Kroll - Mind Ur Step

Terri Walker, Ridney, Artful - Missing You (Ridney Rework)

Maya Jane Coles - Pace Yourself

Maya Jane Coles - Play The Game

Dusky - Vanishing Point

Paolo Rocco - People Say (Nic Fanciulli Remix)

Climbers - Criminal Love Feat. Yasmine Azaiez (Steve Huerta & Prince Club Remix)

Urulu, Steve Huerta - Things I Didn't Mean

Mike Vale - Don't Give A Damn Feat Stella Mercury

Jamie Jones - Tonight In Tokyo Feat Luca C (Breach Remix)

Kraak & Smaak - The Future Is Yours

Maya Jane Coles - Everything feat Karin Park (Breach Remix)

Midland - For (Yacht)

George Fitzgerald - Child

Dark Sky, Breach - The Click

A Lister - Bitter Sweet

Gregory Porter - 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub)

DJ Lloyd Kelsall: Facebook / Twitter / Souncloud

Tom Jagger - Still In Love

Our fresh new Chunky house track for this weekend is from a young Leeds based DJ called Tom Jagger. He has produced some tasty tracks but this one is deep with groovy vocals and a killer drop.

Tom Jagger: Facebook / Twitter / Soundcloud

INTRODUCING: Fei-Fei

Today we are talking about L.A. based DJ-producer and label owner Fei-Fei.

This bass raging female DJ who produces epic thumping music and has toured the world playing amazing sets is one to watch. She has a big passion in music and her mixing skills are spot on which will definitely win you over if/when you see her perform live.

In her live sets Fei-Fei includes a wide variety of different music genres including electro, dubstep, grime, house, and hip hop. She decided to mix it up a bit and blast out dubstep at Armin van Buuren’s A State Of Trance party in Southern California which didn't go down to well with the major trance fans.

Check out her set below that caused some harsh death threats:

She clearly loves life, loves music and loves to have a major good time. If you are an upcoming female DJ or Producer, Fei-Fei is someone you should be inspired by and learn from.

Have a watch of her most recent track 'Flying Daggers' below:

Now available on Beatport

Label: Feided Productions, New State Music

Goa: The End of Ravers Paradise

India's long time holiday destination Goa, known for its outdoor beach raves, drugs and free love music will be no more. With the state's government putting a ban on dance bars and outdoor parties this will mean the once famous raver's paradise will become a quiet family holiday destination.

The state has progressively tightened controls on nightclubs and outdoor parties over the last few years after a series of high-profile crimes including the rape and murder of a British teenager in 2008.

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, elected in the southwestern state last year announced on Thursday that "Dance bars will not be allowed in Goa. There has been a lot of image-beating for the state due to the existence of drugs and prostitution on the beaches. We will clean it up"

Parrikar has made cleaning up Goa's palm tree-lined beaches a priority to make the area attract families. Bigger measures to safeguard foreign tourists will be used including ordering police to remain present on the beaches until midnight. Previously police would withdraw after sunset and the partying will continue.

Once a laid back hippy beach hangout known for drugs, free love and music - retains an image as a free-wheeling oasis in straitlaced India and draws 2.3 million foreign and domestic visitors annually.

Goa's criminal sides were exposed in 2008 by the death of 15-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling, who was raped by two men and left for dead after she consumed a cocktail of illegal drugs at a beach cafe. Her death prompted a crackdown on nightclubs and rave parties, with many forced to close down or finish early.

What do you make of this news?

Did you ever get to experience Goa's nightlife?

EXCLUSIVE: Toddla T - Flash

Brand new big bass carnival feel track release from Toddla T Sound. The Bongos are out in this epic catchy bass heavy song from Toddla T. Check it out:



The track will be released for download on Monday, 7 October 2013.

Pre order the track at NinjaShop

Label: Girls Music

Help Chunky Beat

Chunky Beat is a fresh new house music blog and we are on the look out for some up and coming DJs/Producers. We will be soon launching a mixtape series and we want you to be part of it.

Want your music to be heard and your mixing skills noticed?

If so, drop us an email at chunkybeat@outlook.com

Grandtheft & Christian Rich - Deep (Original Mix)

Thumping bassline, snares and an infective female vocalist.

Grandtheft & Christian Rich turn the famous 'Deep Inside' sample into one hell of a house track. It has already got massive support from some big names such as Steve Aoki and The Crookers.

You can purchase the track from Beatport right NOW

Label: Spinnin Records

Dusk Underground Music Launch Party - Leeds (14/09/2013)

Following on from a sell out closing party at Beaver Works, and the successful UK summer tour, Dusk are back in Leeds to once again to provide you with one hell of a party.

Dusk are taking their next step into the music industry and they want you all to be part of the celebration. Determined to provide you with the best talent around, Dusk will be ensuring that you have a night you will never forget.

Originating from the city of Leeds which gave birth to some of the most recognised names in the industry, Dusk promises to both follow and succeed.

Line Up:

Lee Sanderson (Founder of Dusk Underground Music Label)
Andy SowerBeats
Chaque
Shaw WM
Kit McBride

Tickets:

£4 - Earlybird (SOLD OUT)
£6 - 1st Release
£8 - Final Release

Tickets are available from TicketArena
Further Information: Facebook

They keep the entry cost down so you can enjoy quality beats

Check out Lee Sanderson's July Podcast below:

Hostage Mixtape - August 2013

Fresh hour long mix tape for your weekend full of new, exclusives, promos, and unreleased tracks for download. From light and fluffy through to deep heavy shakers.

You can also download this mix for free !!

Facebook: Hostage

Solee - Sommerliebe (Eelke Kleijn Remix)

Eelke Kleijn remix of Solee's new track is now available to buy from today. This remix has already got massive support from the likes of Riva Starr, Adana Twins and loads more big names DJs out in Ibiza this year.

Check the track out:

Buy the track from Beatport

Label: Parquet Records

TUNE of the Moment: Basement Jaxx – What A Difference Your Love Makes

English electronic duo return with a new track "What A Difference Your Love Makes" which has a bit of disco melody and a nice catchy beat. I didn't have to think too hard about choosing this track, it's upbeat and repeats in your head over and over again.

If you love Basement Jaxx then go check them out live at V Festival this weekend. They also have plenty of tour dates around the UK later this year, check out their website

Have a listen to "What A Difference Your Love Makes" below:



Label: 37 Adventures

Chris Finke News

Chris Finke will be launching a new alias and label called Bodyjack this September

Chris has already done production work for labels like Mote Evolver, Affin and Beardman. He has thrown out some worthy remixes such as Mark Broom’s ‘Got Me Working’ and a Guy Called Gerald’s classic ‘Blow your House Down’ which helped him get on the set list and radio playlists of a huge number of DJs the world over. 

He has now hooked up with Aidy West from Vinyl Underground to present Bodyjack as a label and as a limited vinyl edition. 

This is a label to watch !

Vato Gonzalez - Sushi Riddim

Check out Vato Gonzalez's new track 'Sushi Riddim' - OUT 28/08 on BeatPort



Label: Cr2 Records