Just in time for this year’s WMC festivities Marcus Gauntlett returns to Kick It Recordings for KIR269 with the massive club banger “MIAMI”. Islandy drums instantly give that beach vibe to this proggy House tune with a hard driving bassline that quickly starts the energy building. Cheeky vocal bits and an epic main breakdown complete the package properly.
Florida native Farace has been smashing tunes as of late and has some serious heat on deck for the rest of 2012 including a forthcoming full length album ft. with some guest appearances from a host of up and comers like Kid Colt and Kristen Campbell.
Back on KIR269, Farace sorts out a huge remix of “MIAMI” which stays true to the original but brings it a bit harder with heavy low ends and just enough side-chaining to keep things bouncy. With support from the likes of Access Denied and Ashley Slater (Dub Pistols, Kitten & The Hip), you know this one is nothing but MIAMI heat!
Support From
Access Denied - "I love the Farace remix!"
Ashley Slater - "This tune is mega!"
Fisso & Spark - "This release rocks! Big tunes! Can't wait to play them out!"
Wavewhore - "Nice release... def liking where Farace took this one!!!"
Llupa - "Original is a big stormer of a tune - great grooves and percussion, really dig this. Farace turns up the stomp up to 11 on the remix - massive track with a damn big break. solidness all round on this - great work!"
Play Moore - "Heavy business!"
TJFX - "Throwing down the Gauntlet with this one!! Really feeling both mixes, may have to b2b them in my next set."
SK-2 - "Marcus Gauntlett is from my neck of the woods so great to see him with a release on Kick It recordings... and what a release!! Farace's remix is absolutely off the chain!! Full support!!"
We've got a little something different for you guys today. We don't often ask our readers to vote for things, especially non Kick It related but today we're making an exception for DJ Wicca from West Wales.
Having been Djing for over 20 years now, Dj Wicca started out bringing UK clubbers the D&B business but over the years transitioned into fat and funky breaks and currently she is beginning to incorporate some Electro House, Mid-Tempo and 4/4 into her sets.
Dj Wicca has played numerous charity events over the years and she also setup a social enterprise with a good mate of hers which was established to teach younger girls the art of Djing and to quickly increase their confidence and skill set which they were highly successful at doing!
Currently Dj Wicca can be heard every other Tuesday LIVE from Lampeter from 6-8pm UTC (11pm-1am EST) with Dj Lord Muttly bringing you the DNA Radio Show on Brap FM. Mixing it up with a wide variety of styles, the only thing you can be sure to expect is some DNA quirkiness!
Recently Wicca entered herself into the competition to win a slot at this year's 4 day festival known as the Boomtown Fair. Wicca has made it into the final round of voting and she needs your help! Currently in third place for the "Bassline Stage", if she could get a good boost from our Kick It readers, it might just be what this well deserved veteran needs to put her over the top!
Now I know what you are thinking, "but Btz, we can't vote for someone to play on a stage at a big festival when we don't even know if they are qualified!" Well I agree and I would never ask you to do so, that's why we have a wicc-ed one hour Competition Promo Mix from Dj Wicca for you below.
Recorded a few years back, this is a 100% Live recording, sans editing, straight from her mini-disc it was put to. Pure vinyl and totally funky it features some of Wicca's all time favorite "badass-biatch-breaks" and will keep you grooving from front to back. Check it out for yourselves and then head on over to the Boomtown Fair DJ Comp Page and give her a "Like"! Just scroll down to the "Bassline Stage" once your on the page.
Shifting into 5th gear, Kick It is firing on all pistons and our latest release brings you five amazing tracks! KIR268 just dropped today on all the digital sites and is coming at you from Play Moore with his “Press Play” EP.
Kicking things off is the so fresh and so clean “Blast Off” which has a super groovy feel to it combining laid back funk with Nu Skool basslines for a sexy number that packs mega dance appeal.
Next up is “Flux & Move” which shows a completely different side of Play Moore bringing in a hard driving bassline, epic synth leads and a few talking stabs to keep the youngins interested.
“Jax Beach Sound” is the third original from the EP and Play Moore finishes things off in proper style with a massive club banger that comes equipped with a heads down bassline and heavily FX’ed vocal snips that will intrigue your ears.
Lucky enough for all our Kick It fans out there, there were some technical issues with the upload of "Jax Beach Sound" the original mix, so you all are getting it for free!! You can download "J.B.S." from the Soundcloud player at the bottom of this post.
First up on the “Jax Beach Sound” remixes we have Kyle Cross returning to Kick It with a big time Breakbeat audio workout. Retaining just enough flavor from the original, Kyle whips up a no bullshit bassline and edgy synths taking “Jax Beach Sound” to the darker side.
Rounding things out is Kick It Veteran, Vize who turns out a killer remix with heavy kicks, crispy snares and a ton of energy packed into a five minute tune. Big low ends and an extended breakdown will have hands in the air every time, break it down!
Support From
Farace - "Big business from Play Moore! Great EP here!"
Left/Right - "Heavy release here! Bangin!"
Fisso & Spark - "Awesome release once again from Kick It! I like all the tracks on this EP, 'Blast Off' is pure energy! Will support for sure!"
Kwerk - "Big release! Absolutely loving Play Moore's tunes right now. Big sounds, crisp production. Will be playing ALL 3 mixes of 'Jax Beach Sound' as I simply can't choose one!"
TJFX - "Play Moore is about to Blast Off! Huge EP! All originals are solid and danceable with killer remixes! Top notch release!"
Mobius - "'Flux & Move' has got a nice fat bassline and will work in my sets, will try ti tout on the show tomorrow."
Bass Reflections - "Heavy release here! Loving all the mixes. Lots of style and variety... will be supporting this one all the way. Lots of good selections for every set."
Need some more free tuneage to keep your week heading in the right direction, into the weekend, I thought you might. Good thing Kyle Cross released his Re-Vamp of Dirt Monkey & MSD's "Intergalactic" for everyone to download!
Kyle Cross is based in Calgary Alberta and he has been bringing his beats around the Canadian EDM scene for quite some time now. Having started off with the likes of Hard Style and Hard Dance, Kyle has traversed the genre gamut over his career and along the way he has picked up the ability to work a crowd and select the right tracks to get the party rocking while mixing them seamlessly.
Having found his niche in Breaks, Kyle has made that his home picking up influences from the likes of Krafty Kuts, NAPT and Far Too Loud. Developing a serious passion for funky business and heavy basslines, Kyle is continuing his progression as an artist with some wicked releases under his belt including getting into the Beatport Breaks top 20 with his first EP.
With a release due out next week on Kick It Recordings, more slated for Breakz R Boss and Kick It in the coming months and a slew of edits and originals available, you know big things are coming at you from Kyle in the near future.
Kyle's latest freebie is a sweet Re-Vamp that he put together for the "Intergalactic" remix competition. Originally a Dubstep tune, Kyle has given it a 140 Breakbeat workout with punchy drums and a super tough bassline. Big leads and the vocoded vox from the original provide a touch of Old School which I know many Breaks heads are going to eat up. Grab it for yourselves and check out Kyle on his pages below.
Happy Tuesday faithful followers, have we got something delicious for everybody today!! If you're a producer and you are looking for some more wicked samples to add to your database, then today is your lucky day!
Way back in April of 2010 we featured our first sample pack from Farace and we still have it available here on the blog - Farace Drums & FX Sample Pack
Now the F man is back with another massive kit for all our bits & bobs freaks out there.
How massive you say... how about over a quarter gig of killer basslines, kickin drum loops and fresh vocals. Yep that's right, we're talking 236 MBs of the business, straight from Farace.
Need some new lead lines to inspire your next piece, we've got em. Looking for some crispy fills to set your tracks apart, their in there. Have a lack of quality FX, Farace has got you covered there as well.
So what are you waiting for, download it for yourself and get making some bangers. Make sure you head over to Farace's website and Soundcloud pages as well as he's got more free tracks than you are going to know what to do with, Kick It!!
