RAYDEUS (GuerillaBASS, STiRTy, Jungo Road, SF)

Jungo Road contributor Raydeus (a.k.a. Darin) pumps up the dirty, throbbing bass with a mix specially crafted for the heat of summer. It starts out with Greena’s groaning and breaky drums then quickly builds into a blistering mix of bass, beats, and breaks. It’s all about the B’s.

You nu disco and fidget house heads will find the sounds that make you go jump on the dance floor too. Raydeus delivers a set that turns it out and doesn’t let go until the final beat.

Get more info on Raydeus at Raydeus.com, Facebook, and right here at Jungo Road.

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1. Greena – Actual Pain
2. Big Bang Breaks – Get Down (Skip To My Loops Mix)
3. Eddi Zanetti featuring Jackinori – Bust Dis (Lee Mortimer Remix)
4. NT89 & Distrakt – Pumpin’
5. The Gulf Gate Project – Beezy (Electric Soulside Remix)
6. Dom G – Work (DJ Dan & Mike Balance Remix)
7. Elite Force featuring Hatiras, Vandal, JELO, Stanton Warriors – M.A.D.
8. Soul Puncherz – Crush Nasty (Filthy Rehab Remix)
9. Altered Grooves – Higher Raver
10. DJ Fen – Here Comes Funky
11. DJ Mutiny – Tell U Something (Afghan Headspin Remix)
12. Mr. Tools – Humanize
13. Javi Gongora – Studio Number 8
14. DJ Dan – Chop Shop (extended version)
15. Calvertron & Tim Healey – Back 2 The Ghetto (Krafty Kuts Remix)
16. Mightyfools – We Dont Care (Tommie Sunshine & Figure’s Brooklyn Fire Remix)
17. Lady Packa – Pretty Bop feat. Elise 5000 (RunRiot Remix)
18. S-File – Heads Up (F.O.O.L Remix)

Dale recently came back from a trip to Berlin where he listened and danced to more techno than he thought possible. Berlin has a fantastic mix of youth, culture, EDM, and harness of technology that reminds him of San Francisco. He tells us, “Berlin was invigorating to me. I would go out any night of the week and find several very good parties going on easily until 4am. Berliners love celebrating and music! Combine that with artists creating installations in warehouses and makeshift galleries, I’m very drawn to the city and am going back.”

On Dale’s mix is also several house tunes. This is a big change for him. Dale grew up a house head and enjoyed west coast parties like Stompy, Sunset, SuperHighway, and Flammable. About 2002, he felt house music wasn’t progressing and become more interested in breakbeat and hip-hop. Now eight years later, he’s finding new life in the 4/4 tech and deep house beats.

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Get more info on Dale Phurrough right here at Jungo Road as well as Facebook.

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• A Familiar Sound – Boxcutter
• Earth Sings (South Rakkas Crew Genesis Remix) – A Man Called Adam
• Over feat. Zarif – Breakage
• Sincere (Nero Remix) – MJ Cole
• Throbbin’ The Light (Jupit3r Mix) – Quade
• On Your Own (XI Juicebox Remix) – James Yuill
• Dis Vicious (J. Rogers Tech Stepped Mix) – Shdwplay
• iThought – Anja Schneider
• Zoo Comunale – Hugo & Marcin Czubala
• Back For More (DJ Odissi Mix) – General MIDI
• Green Eyes (CJ Reign Vocal Mix) – Goldielocks
• Quantum Echo – Timonkey

Its perfect that you can catch Tektite this Friday June 11th at Vitamin B’s Old School Night in Brooklyn, NY. Its also his birthday bash so you know it will be a good night.

Get more info on Tektite at Vitamin Breaks, Facebook and MySpace.

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• Gangsta Boogie (Original Mix) – Faust, Shortee
• Weapon Of Choice 2010 feat. Lazy Rich (Lazy Rich Remix) – Fatboy Slim, Lazy Rich
• Inna Dat (Rico Tubbs Club Mix) – Tomb Crew
• Jack Track (Black Noise VIP remix) – Tonka
• If We Try “The Love Anthem” (Atomic Hooligan Remix) – Reset!
• Kicks (Original Mix) – DJ Icey
• Youth Blood (Rico Tubbs Speed Garage Remix) – Jinder
• Blau! (LA Riots Remix) – Lee Mortimer, Laidback Luke
• Drop Hits (Santiago & Bushido Remix) – Hatiras, DJ Dan
• Don’t Break It feat. Bobby K (Lazy Rich Remix) – Monolythe
• Roc Da Beatz (Original Mix) – Rhythm Rockerz
• WTF feat. Kid Sister & Pase Rock (Deekline & Tim Healey VIP House Remix) – Tittsworth
• Take It Ezy (Original Mix) – Deekline, Tim Healey
• Show Me Love feat. Robin S (AC Slater Vocal Mix) – Steve Angello and Laidback Luke
• Set Me Free (Harvard Bass remix) – Drop The Lime
• Hype The Funk (Hirshee Mix) – Critical
• Watch Out For This Girl (B. Rich mix) – Norrit
• London Town (Foamo Remix) – Man Like Me

Mr. Pope is back once again with an ill-behaving mix on Jungo Road, whipping through 19 tracks of breaks, house & tech-funk in 68 minutes… much of it rare unreleased gems, including his own new track “All About This”… And check out his latest collab with Chad North, “Off The Wall”… the way it’s tearing up dance floors, it won’t be unsigned for long…

1. Wiley – Never Be your Woman (Shy FX Remix) [White Label]
2. Aaron Pope – All About This [Unsigned]
3. Tim Healy, Tomcraft – Real Smooth (Krafty Kuts Remix) [Taste/d Music]
4. Sub Focus – Could This Be Real [RAM Records]
5. Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – Dance the Way I Feel (Armand Van Helden Club Mix) [Stiff Records]
6. Chad North & Aaron Pope – Off the Wall [Unsigned]
7. Timbaland – Morning After Dark (Wolfgang Gartner Remix) [White Label]
8. The Prodigy – Take Me to the Hospital (Adam F and Horx Remix) [Take Me To The Hospital]
9. DJ Zinc – Wile Out [NEWS]
10. Binkers – Do It Right (Calvertron’s 59 Fifty Remix) [Legacy Kids Club]
11. Passion Pit – Little Secrets (Jack Beats Remix) [New State Music]
12. Neelix – Disco Decay (Felguk vs reFaze Edit) [White Label]
13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs Elite Force – Maps [White Label]
14. Sarah Mcleod – He Doesn’t Love You (Hook n’ Sling Vocal Mix) [Renaissance]
15. Emanual Kosh – Make My Sushi (Zodiac Cartel Remix) [Electric Sushi]
16. Lee Mortimer & Foamo – Superman [Wearhouse]
17. Shystie – Nu Style (Deekline & Ed Solo Mix) [Rat Records UK]
18. HiPopulation – Bring That B (Chad North & Aaron Pope Remix) [Erase Records]
19. Bassbin Twins – Rhythm Rocks the Blue (Elite Force Mix) [u&A Recordings]

I first heard the name Dylan Rhymes when I discovered Whole9Yards – the UK record label that would forever change my taste in electronic music. It started with Dark Globe, then I discovered Meat Katie and Elite Force. I knew Lee Coombs from Fingerlickin’… but this was the beginning of my love-affair with all things tech-funk.

The record store I frequented the most in LA at the time was on Melrose Avenue… one of the shop DJs knew I was into breaks and ordered me all kinds of great stuff from the UK. After moving from LA to Chicago and Gramophone Records being my new home for music – it didn’t take long for the shop to know all Lot49 music would be purchased (at $12 per 12″) by yours truly.

Almost as quickly as I had discovered this music, I made my first visit to San Francisco – where a talented young DJ named shOOey was playing Salty at a small bar in the Mission. I knew at that moment that this town “got it”… not less than 4 hours later I would hear Melyss play my all-time favorite Rhymes track Party People at an underground Opel event. This was May of 2005. It was decided: we had to move to San Francisco.

It is fitting that we feature Dylan Rhymes this week – the 8th anniversary of Opel is this weekend. I know SF has become as special of a place to Marvin as it has to me, so I decided to ask him a little about his experiences in the city on the bay:

JR: When did you first hear about breaks being popular in San Francisco?
DR: Before my first trip, which seems an age ago now, I had heard there was a big party scene in SF. For such a relatively small city I was amazed at how many people were in to the whole underground culture. Luckily having always worked with Opel promotions there I wasn’t DJing to a one genre crowd. They were very accepting of all styles of dance music which was great for me as I play a lot of different music.

JR: What is the most special about visiting and/or playing in San Francisco for you?
DR: I love going to SF because it is one of the most welcoming places I have ever been to. There is a great spirit amongst the people that live there and I have made some amazing friends. The shows are always fantastic but you gotta prepare for the after party onslaught

JR: Can you share with us a memorable moment from your gigs at Opel over the past several years?
DR: One of many special moments I can remember was playing @ Mezzanine with my Label partner Meat Katie. Prior to the party there was a fashion show of all local talented designers and manufacturers. It blew my mind the work and effort that went in to this production and how well it went. It was only my 2nd or 3rd time in SF and this experience cemented the fact that it would be my number 1 destination to play.

JR: What is it like playing at Opulent Temple at Burning Man?
DR: It is an experience which I find hard to describe as every time I think about it I conjure up different moods and memories. You have to go to Burning Man to fully comprehend and appreciate the hedonism of it all. I guess the easiest way I can describe playing there is to imagine thousands of people in front of you that are having the best time of their life and you are responsible. At the risk of sounding like a Trance DJ, I would say EUPHORIC…if that’s allowed?

JR: What is different about playing in SF compared to other cities around the world?
DR: The main differences are the crowd is very open to different styles and they are out to party. It’s a very simple process for the Bay Area people……they go out…..they get down……they enjoy themselves! SIMPLE!

I would like to thank Marvin for participating in this years “Take Five” (we did a five question interview with Syd Gris last year prior to the Opel 7 year anniversary). His music has been an inspiration to me and I am thrilled we could feature an amazing mix of his this week on Jungo Road.

A little more about our friend Marvin…

Dance music has been the biggest part of Rhyme’s life from a young age. Inspired by early hip hop and electro a la Kraftwerk and Doug E. Fresh, Marvin purchased his first set of decks at 15 and caught the bug in a bad way. Rhythm Design Studios in Uxbridge became the birthplace of Outsiders, Drake and Beaver’s much-lauded project for Junior Boy’s Own Chicago influenced Jus Trax label. Friend, DJ and London mainstay Clive Henry then joined the team and the trio became Peace Division, a project that gained props from every corner of dance music without exception.

Since then he has cemented his reputation as one of the leaders of the breakbeat and tech house scenes through his output through Kingsize Records, Meat Katie’s Whole9Yards and Lot49 labels and his own Blue Black imprint. Besides original work, Beaver has also remixed the likes of Deep Dish, Infusion, Dave Gahan, BT, Overseer, Unkle and Puretone while he has collaborated with Meat Katie, Christian J, Force Mass Motion (as Silencer) and Anthony J Gorry (on his 2004 album, Dead Famous).

Catch Dylan Rhymes in the US over the next month or so starting this Saturday February 27th at Mighty (SF) for the Opel 8 Year Anniversary, March 6th in Tucson, AZ at The Rock, and then March 16th & 18th at SXSW as part of Lot49’s Texas invasion!

More about Dylan Rhymes on his site, Lot49, MySpace, SoundCloud, and Twitter.

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1. Dylan Rhymes + Meat Katie – ONLY YOU (Haggstrom remix)
2. Etienne De Crecy – Move
3. Zoo Brazil – FANCY (Popof remix)
4. Andreas Henneberg, Simon2 – BOLINGO GRINGO
5. Dylan Rhymes + Meat Katie – ONLY YOU (Echo Vacio Remix)
6. Reset Robot – v3
7. Thomas Schumacher – HEAT IT UP
8. G.e.R.M. – GLITTERBALL (Dylan Rhymes re-shift)
9. Odissi – DIRTY SECRETS
10. Cirez D – On Off + Depeche Mode – PEACE (Accapella)

Rising out of the 90’s Drum ‘n Bass scene in San Francisco, Smoove quickly became a fixture on the underground Breakz circuit in 2001 DJ’ing with Space Cowboys and their mighty Unimog. These days his signature power-funk Breakz sound can be heard every weekend all over San Francisco’s night life, from underground warehouse parties to his residencies at The End Up, 1015 and Mighty.

All his hard work in the night club trenches has earned him membership in nitevibe.com’s DJ Dream Team since 2004 and was voted Best DJ 2008 by the readers of the S.F. Bay Guardian in their annual “Best of the Bay” issue. Taking his sound to the airwaves, Smoove has been featured on XM Satellite Radio’s Thump Funk show (XM 80) as well as Below Zero on Energy 92.7 and was a frequent guest on Future Breaks on KUSF.

Currently, he can be heard on Fog City Funk every Wednesday night at 8pm PST on Nu Skool Breaks Radio (nsbradio.co.uk) In 2004 he, along with Donna Matrix, started publishing the underground magazine NewsBreakz and more recently launched NBz 2.0 (newsbreakz.com) the on-line version in late 2008.

Simply put, Smoove is one of the quintessential taste makers in the San Francisco Breakz scene today and can always be relied on to bring a big party fun sound that makes the crowd go giddy on the dance floor.

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1:  Tomcraft / Tim Healey feat DJ Assault – “Real Smooth”  Tasted Germany
2:  Unknown  “Don’t Push”  Party Style
3: DJ Dan  “I Don’t Care”  (Hot Mouth Remix) In Stereo US
4:  Unknown  “Take It To The House ” Cut & Run
5:  Shystie “Nu Style”  (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)  Rat Records UK
6:  Plaza De Funk “Do It!” Global Underground
7: Accsex Denied  “Cookie Boogie Jar”  Party Style
8:  DJ Hero  “Return To The Rave” (Farace Remix)  Kaleidoscope Music
9:  The Loops Of Fury  “Flick A Switch”  (Krafty Kuts Re-Rub)  Against The Grain
10:  D. Marley “Hey Girl”  Malpractice
11:  Beat Assassins “Gun Clip”  Mofo Recordings
12:  Unknown “You Got The Love”  Crisp Biscuits
13: Slyde “Benga Dose” (Unreleased Remix)  White Label
14: Stanton Warriors “Boot Vibrations”  Punks

Born in 2004, marrying skills and tastes from different musical backgrounds to push for a common cause, Robosapiens have moved with the landscape around them, evolving through technology and pressing their sound forward, never following, but forging their own path. Not content with sitting still, Robosapiens have a desire to transcend genres, to produce music to an ethos, not to a trend…music for an altered consciousness, for an adrenaline overdose.

The combination of a drum ‘n’ bass graduate and a techno survivor, Robosapiens uncovered a mutual interest in breaks that has lead to some memorable gigs and studio successes. The Robo/Sapiens – Jamie Flukes and Steve Kyte – met while DJing breaks at parties around Bristol, a club scene both knew well from years of service in the city.

Jamie had previously earned his stripes as a resident for Drive By, Bristol’s leading drum ‘n’ bass night, as well as gigs for other promoters including Bulletproof in Cardiff and Pink Lime in Bristol. Jamie has pushed the Robosapiens sound abroad with regular visits to Japan playing Tokyo’s prestigous WOMB.

Formerly one half of techno outfit Pranksterz, Steve is no stranger to the studio or club environment and has DJ’d throughout the UK and Europe, not to mention releases on major dance music compilations and countless releases on his own numerous labels.

Robosapiens journey so far has seen them travel the world, taking their sound from the studio and impregnating it into people first-hand. Their appeal has been far-reaching, leading to remixes for many labels, name-checks from producers as a major influence, and a set for Annie Nightingale on Radio 1 played again on her Christmas show, and called her best mix of the year. Their music draws on their former styles, adding a tech edge to rolling breaks with some deep tracks and some upbeat ones – all capable of igniting dancefloors.

Keep up to date on Robosapiens’ live performances at their websites below and the Jungo Road calendar.

More about Robosapiens on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud and their own website.

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1. FIORD – GET UP JUDE(BECKERS RMX)- EVAPOUR8
2. SIC – WE ARE NOT ALONE(ROBOSAPIENS RMX) – AUX CDR
3. INFUSION – DOGTOWN(BECKERS DNOX RMX)-OMNIS
4. MARC D PULSE – PS YOU ROCK(SPEKTRE RMX) – SK SUPREME RECORDS
5. UMEK – SLAP – 1605
6. ROBOSAPIENS – THE 9 – DEADFAMOUS
7. ROBOSAPIENS – BODIES – DEADFAMOUS
8. FUSSYBOY – JONNI(ROBOSAPIENS RMX)- LOT49 CDR
9. UMEK – DEMENTIA (ALEX DI STEPHANO AND DYNA RMX) – HELL YEAH
10. MOTEM – SCANNERS(AUDIOPHASE RMX)- CDR
11. SLEVEN – DEMENTIA -CRESCENT RECORDINGS
12. DEPECHE MODE – HOLE TO FEED(POPOF VOCAL RMX)- MUTE
13. ROBOSAPIENS – NEW WORLD ORDER(KULTAR COLUMBO RMX) – DEADFAMOUS CDR

With a musical and business insight that transcends everyday definitions of trend and genre, Aaron Albano, a.k.a Ming, is an inspired, talented, and hard-hitting producer, songwriter, and performer known from London to Los Angeles. Thirteen years of touring and production experience has given Ming uncontested credibility as an enduring source for fresh and distinctive sounds.

In 1996, Ming opened the record label and recording studio Madhattan Studios in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City with former partner FS. Over the course of ten years, the legendary break beat duo Ming+FS played over 1000 shows in the United States and abroad, opening for acts such as Sting, Run DMC and Moby, released four albums and a series of EP’s, and countless 12 inches and remixes. During his tenure with Ming+FS, Ming earned the reputation as an innovative talent, racking up writing, producing, and remixing credits for artists such as P. Diddy, Suzanne Vega, and Toby Lightman.

Ming’s business acumen led him to expand his career to commercial music. He mastered the nuances of licensing and film scoring through years of creating content for television and film, eventually leading to musical credits including syndicated shows such as CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Sex In The City, Showtime’s Weeds, BBC America’s series Dinner Take All (title score and cues), and the BBC/TLC series Travel Spies (title score and cues). Ming+FS’s music also found an audience with the gaming community when Sony enlisted the group to provide tracks for their PlayStation games Wipeout Pure and Tourist Trophy. EA Sports has also used original tracks from Ming+FS in their game NBA Ballers.

Ming’s work at Madhattan Studios firmly established him as a pioneer and a true professional; a music person of the first order. In 2006, seeking to add to his success in the music industry, Ming left his accomplished group and label to open his production company, Hood Famous Music (HFM).

HFM fills an industry gap: a full service production house that develops emerging artists who match Ming’s intense drive and unique musical vision. Some standout projects include the metal band Bazaar Royale, Hip Hop and R&B maestro Michael Lynche, and NYC’s electro-rock outfit 33hz. Ming has found kindred spirits in 33Hz and recently joined the group as the guitarist and continues to write and produce material for the group’s forthcoming second album and will hit the road with the boys upon its release.

Under HFM, Ming has created a large catalog of varied and distinctive music licensed mostly by popular companies to help define their brand. MTV, a regular client of HFM, recognizes Ming’s distinctive style as part of their own ethos, relying on him for exclusive tracks for shows such as The Real World, Cribs, Becoming, and Beauty at the Beach. Rockstar Games, currently the hottest gaming company, placed Ming’s mix of 33hz’s “I Feel Alive” in the top selling game Midnight Club LA.

With the success of HFM, Ming is extending his brand with Habitat Music, a new venture providing original music for the advertising community as well as film and television. The creation of Habitat is a testament to Ming’s innate work ethic and drive to always challenge himself: “What’s propelled me to stay in music has been the endless creative freedom – learning different musical styles, instruments, and even businesses.” He continues, “If you want to be a successful music producer, you have to challenge yourself to to stay current and keep your ear to the ground.”

Aaron “Ming” Albano has seen serious success in an industry where few even make it out of the starting gate. He declares, “I’ve been an artist and a label owner. I know what it means to make a record. I know what it is to grind something out for 10 years, and I know what it is to stay true your own vision.” He concludes, “Music has been the thread that holds everything together in my life. I’m always trying to push myself to do something innovative. Sharing that creative moment with someone; struggling over a song and then breaking through – these are the eureka moments. When you push hard enough, great things happen.”

www.hoodfamousmusic.com

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1. Delphic – Doubt (Riton Rerub)
2. Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce – Telephone (Ming vs Chad North Remix)
3. Neelix – Disco Decay (Felguk Mix)
4. Lee Coombs & Uberzone – Right Now
5. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Moon Hits the Mirrorball
6. Jewlez – Spacer Women
7. 30 Seconds to Mars – Kings and Queens (Chad North Mix)
8. Classix – I’m On It
9. Rogue Element – Panic (King Roc Remix)
10. Stuffa – A Million Secrets (Stuffa Club Mix)
11. Stonewash & Fagault – Violet (Lazy Rich Remix)
12. Sawgood – Ctrl Ur Brain (Calvertron’s Jedi Mind Trick Mix)
13. Wolfgang Gartner – Fire Power
14. Trabant – The One (Filthy Dukes Dub)

Influence has been damaging dance floors with his versatile array of breaks since 1998. His distinguished style combines long precise mixes, cross fader control with bass driven breaks. In 2004 Influence & Jay Vigor created Strategik, a crew dedicated to producing underground, renegade and all around proper events in Northern California. Strategik produced over 30 events in the past year and shows no signs of slowing down yet.

Now-a-days when you hear Influence damaging dance floors, it will be to adifferent beat, consisting of dirty electro house, breaks and sometimes everything else. Guaranteed to satisfy any urge to get down and dance!

More about Influence on his site, MySpace, and Strategik.

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Upcoming Influence DJ Dates:

01/29/10 – Strategik presents: AQUARIUS (birthday celebrations) @ Shine
02/05/10 – Stakk The Decks presents: Promance @ Shine
02/05/10 – Rocko Dynamite & Dubalicious present: Fight Night round 2 @
Underground
02/12/10 – Brass Cowboys present: Match Maker Mashup @ Paradise Lounge
02/14/10 – Strategik presents: “Love Affair” (a Valentines Day marathon
brunch) @ The Triple Crown
02/20/10 – Strategik presents: “Dance” (a Amy Gregg assisted production &
fundraiser) @ Project One
03/26/10 – Rebel Bass Collective @ Mighty
05/29/10 – Strategik 2yr Anniversary @ TBA

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1.    Trick & Kubic – Ocean Of Sadness – Swing Records
2.    Kerfunk Vs Adonis – Rockin Down The House (Micky Slim rmx) – Simply Recordings
3.    Sander Kleinenberg – The Fruit (Ivan Gough & Grant Smillie mix) – EQ Records
4.    Felguk – Guess What – Plasmapool
5.    The Beatpusherz – Last Days Of Disco – Plasma.Digital
6.    Dominik De Leon vs. Burhan G – Everything Changes (Luke Chable rmx) -PinkStar
7.    Oliver Koletzki feat. Fran – Hypnotized (Beat Haus rmx) – Stil Vor Talent
8.    Robb G – 12 Inch Therapy (Hirshee rmx) – Promo Records
9.    Cold Blank – Breakdown (Dirtyloud rmx) – Burn The Fire
10.   Alex Mind – Sick – Big Fish Recordings
11.    Stanton Warriors – Still Here feat. Eska – Punks
12.    The Rogue Element – He’s So Hot Right Now – Functional
13.    Butter Party – Flipperbaby (Projectiles rmx) – High Grade Recordings
14.     BSD – You Must Find Strength – iBreaks
15.     Retroid – Everyday Hero (Left/Right rmx) – Ego Shot Recordings

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RAYDEUS (GuerillaBass, Stirty, JungoRoad.com – San Francisco)

JungoRoad.com is proud to welcome Darin Eriksen (aka Raydeus, his DJ handle) as our newest official contributor. As a mover and shaker in the San Francisco underground dance music scene, he brings a distinctly West Coast point of view to the proceedings. To mark the occasion, we’re featuring his newest mix as this week’s exclusive download.

In what city, region/state, and country do you currently reside?

Nation of San Francisco, recently moved to The Mission district.

When did you or your family notice your interest in music?

Probably when they heard loud rock music coming from the basement of the house. My family was very Christian and conservative. So, if anything sounded in any way “Satanic”, I got yelled at and the record would be taken away. That all changed when I was in college; my music collection grew.

When did you get interested or exposed to electronic dance music?

It goes back to 80’s electro-pop and hip hop. I listened to everything from New Order to LL Cool J. The common thread was the groove and the bass. I remember Beastie Boys’ “Brass Monkey” and LL’s “Goin’ Back to Cali” making people go nuts at school dances. Looking back, it was the heavy Miami bass kicks that really got people going. I followed the evolution and melding of styles into the 90’s with Massive Attack and Portishead. And then, in 1996, I heard Underworld’s “Born Slippy NUXX” and it turned me inside out. I dove head first into electronic music after that. In addition to being an Underworld fanatic, I started listening to The Chemical Brothers, Tricky, Aphex Twin, The Orb, and Orbital a lot.

What do you like (or moves you most) in any type of music?

There are so many intangibles, but #1 would have to be inventiveness. I love hearing new ideas in music; shit I have never heard anyone do before, and yet it sounds so good it’s as if it always existed. Like the first time I ever heard The Pixies. Their music was so brilliant, different, and amazing, you knew it would have an impact on everything that came after it.

What do you like (or moves you most) in electronic dance music?

Well, like I said, bass is really important. Deep bass and a solid groove are sometimes enough on their own. But what takes a track to the next level is a great hook. “Born Slippy” has that instantly recognizable synth line that, whenever played, people lose their shit.

When did you start DJing?

Around 2002 or so, I bought decks and started playing dub & downtempo. I didn’t have a name yet. I worked my way up to spinning progressive house after about a year and, then, I got caught up in the big breaks wave that took hold around 2004. Finally, I started getting some bookings, started a crew, started throwing parties, and named myself Raydeus.

What do you like about DJing?

Having a good excuse to spend truckloads of money on a glorified hobby! Really, being able to justify the huge amount of time I spend listening to music, and lots of money buying music. Also, that the communities rise up around the music you’re playing, and that the act of DJing is for the sole purpose of making people happy. That’s why I do it… it’s certainly not about the money.

Are you associated with any record labels or crews?

Until recently I was affiliated with Pronoia, a crew I started with my friends Pieter Rizen and Damien Jones back in ’04 with a fundraiser to help get enough voters registered to vote Bush out of office. The idea was that Pronoia would only do events that were charitable, hence the idea of “others conspiring to benefit you.” That crew name is now retired as of this year, after five years full of memorable parties. I’ve now joined two other crews in SF, GuerillaBass and Stirty. And, of course, JungoRoad.com. Here’s to new horizons!

For what types of music genres or styles are you known?

I think most people got to know my breakbeat side and I became known for playing really super hard, dirty breaks. Then, that sound evolved to incorporate electro house and tech funk.

For what types of music genres or styles do you want to be known?

I still play the banging, grindy stuff. But, I have realized pouring on 100% full throttle dirty bass is not the answer to keeping the dancefloor enthralled. You have to dose it just right, and hold a really solid groove, to get your grip on people. I have developed a more groovy, deep, minimal tech side, to balance out the harder side, that has been getting very good reaction.

What are other DJs and music producers that you admire?

• Lee Burridge – My favorite when it comes to techno & deep tech. I have been taking more cues from his DJing than anyone else lately.
• Lee Coombs played my single favorite set I heard this past year (at Opel Productions’ post LovEvolution party). Another true master of holding a groove. I hadn’t danced that hard for a while.
• Krafty Kuts – The man is a genius producer (in the form of dope original tracks and remixes) and DJ. No one brings the heavy funk like Krafty.

What the best venue (in your judgment) you played at in the world?

Burning Man, at a big sound camp like Opulent Temple or a dope art car like the Neuroweapon. Or, really any outdoor venue, especially at night. There’s nothing better than rocking out in the open air with a sea of bouncing freaks and blinky lights in front of you.

Speaking of Burning Man, did you experience whatever it was you were looking forward to this year?

I would say so! I counted 10 times that I got to DJ in 7 days I was out there. The Duck Pond ruled!

Any specific music tracks stand out on the playa?

I think I played Tim Deluxe’s “Storm In a Teacup” more than any other track. It’s an incredibly versatile track.

Are you participating in the upcoming Burning Man?

TBD!

Welcome to the Jungo Road team, Raydeus! Thank you for your past and upcoming contributions to Jungo Road and the electronic dance music scene.

Find Raydeus online at Raydeus.com (with many more DJ mixes), and his page on Facebook.

Those in the Bay Area can catch Raydeus at:

• Opel NYE 2010 w/ Stanton Warriors (in the main room with the all-important opening set, 9:00-10:45)
• GuerillaBASS presents Stamina Keeping the party going January 2! Tag teaming with SF underground legend Forest Green.

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Play individual tracks and then click on the links below to purchase!
Mix notes: This was recorded old-school style with a Pioneer DJM-700 mixer and two CDJ-800s without use of “Master Tempo” function.

Mix tracklist:

1. philly blunt & signal drivers – muzik (autoslide remix) [destination?]
2. fill dirty – loathing on drugs [london loud]
3. jaimie fanatic & kelevra – we are all kidz [feat. whiskey pete] (reid speed & mike balance remix) [legacy kids club]
4. dirty inc – i wish my girlfriend was as filthy as this track [dirty trax]
5. hirshee – the rinse out [big fish]
6. electric soulside – moulin rouge (lazy rich remix) [bugeyed]
7. valerna – street racer [tasty bytes]
8. meat katie – needles & pins [lot 49]
9. butter party – eat the mushroom [trickery collective]
10. circuit freq – supertripper [circuit freq]
11. aaren san – friction (costello remix) [aelaekropopp]
12. skinny – shake it [nu industry]
13. ryan galbraith – road trip [plasma.digital]
14. j*o*k*r – dr. oetker (quadrat beat remix) [dusted breaks]
15. break the box – rock the mic (robosapiens remix) [dead famous]
16. leeroy thornhill – connect [adhd digital]
17. ali kay – numb [sirenium]