Featured DJ: Dale Phurrough (NYC) 25 June 2009

DALE PHURROUGH (Jungo Road, NYC)
Do you want glitchy dubby bass? Do you like dope half-step, dubstep, or all out 160 bpm jungle? Then bounce this way; Dale delivers it for us this week.
Part of the mission of Jungo Road is to highlight DJs and producers that bring us music off the beaten path. Years past, [...]

Featured DJ: Chad North (NYC) 18 June 2009

CHAD NORTH (Erase Records, Jungo Road, NYC)
This second Jungo Road mix by Chad comes on the heels of an very exciting month of releases on Erase and Exceptional.
June 1st saw the release of The Grind which climbed the Beatport breaks chart immediately; peaking at #20 and then staying steady in the top 25. The Grind, [...]

Featured DJ: Elite Force (UK) 9 June 2009

ELITE FORCE (U&A, UK)
A few words before we delve into the obligatory biography… those who are fans of breakbeat and tech-funk have no need for a formal introduction of Elite Force – and for those who are new to the genre, there is no better artist to better sum it up for you than this [...]

Featured DJ: Tolgar (Chicago) 4 June 2009

TOLGAR (Audio Logic Recordings, L8-Night Records, Multi Music, Chicago)
An ardent musician from an early age: playing several instruments varying from mandolin to drums; participating in marching band to rock band – Tolgar’s history clearly depicts an amalgamation of musical sensibilities and his desire to share with others the music that he loves: breaks.
Writing and performing [...]

The Grind now available on Beatport

“The Grind” started as a Lee Coombs vs Elite Force remix I was working on in summer of 2007 – I had a tough beat and some great samples but, as many producers can relate to, the track became overburdened with other elements and was shelved for a year and a half.
By that time, Aaron [...]

Vitamin B returns to the Loft with DJ FIXX

contributed by Matt Tarquin…
So the summer is starting, and John and I could not be happier about what it is going to bring for Vitamin B. First up, there is one huge change:
VITAMIN B IS RETURNING TO OUR ORIGINAL LOFT SPACE STARTING ON JUNE 5!!!
We realized it was the perfect home for our party, and [...]