Two great labels in the scene each one doing its own hard work but both devoted on the target and the music passion, with an established team of managers, the great KODE 5 Recordings and Endor Recordings team up together for a celebrating release driven by Brighton's 2RS (2 Rotten Scoundrels) amazing summer nuskool gem titled 'A State of Mind' covered by 5 mixes on a 6track pretty uplifting release, which is available now on CD and digital format! Worth to mention that this label collab aimed to celebrate the 100th release of KODE 5 Recordings, and its the 11th for Dave Skywalker's Endor! For those who purchase a CD copy that there will be a videoclip of 'A State Of Mind' featured in.
About the mixes part of the release, they are all big, and mostly pleasant to see both of the labels pushing out the sound of House & Speed Garage style (Moony's & Fyre Productions mixes) while Dave Skywalker offers a storming happy hardcore NDR known dose. Finally 2 more mixes come from Sound Shifter on an intelligent d&b stylee (love it) and a new producer in the name of ......Staccatissimo with a mental footwork biz! In few words, all nuskool styles in 1 release of 6 tracks covering all aspects of today's Nuskool!
RATE: 9/10 FAV TRACKS: 'Sound Shifter Remix' - 'Original Mix' - 'Dave Skywalker Remix' Listen to the previews:
Bigup to all producers involved, Dave Skywalker from NDR, Kode 5 crew Mystery, Gaz, Barry, Jamie and wishing them all to remain strong in the scene and KODE 5 to make it 1000! 2 ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS soundcloud facebook bandcamp KODE 5 RECORDINGS soundcloud facebook ENDOR RECORDINGS website soundcloud
Tracklist Audio Noir-R3wind 1988 Gohda-Ocean Fresh Base Club-Piano Mash Up 001 (Rave Mix) Triple Sod-A Couple Of Fortnights In A bad Baloon MR Sin-Bust That Groove Toofer-Energizer C J Reign-Ignition Beats Gareth Monks-Acen's Urban Breakdown MR Sin-Stoopid DJ Flow-Journey Into Sound Sparki Dee-Pursuit Of Darkness (The Beat The Bass) Shilton & Justify-Years Of Solitude A Bit Of Ruff-Higher Then Stormski-Fade Amiga Breaks-True Rush Cavil-Abaddon Riddim DJ SS & EQ-DJs Anthem Vol 1 (Nicky Allen 2014 Remix) DJ Nicky Allen-Fantasy DJ Mark C-Sightseers From Space DJ Mark C-Respect Ya Bass Bins Stu Chapman-Cuts Like A Ninja (Ruff Tactics 2004 remix) DJ Nicky Allen-Bad Boy Beat Rapist-Coming Up Cold DJ Mark C-Into The Unknown Mad Dog-Monged Out (DJ Mystery & Nicky Allen 2014 Remix) Pursuit-Oh Yeah T.W.G-R.A.W Tango & Ratty-Tales from The Darkside (DJ Nicky Allen 2014 Remix) Tango & Ratty-Tales from The Darkside (Gareth Monks Remix) Terry Sun-I Like The Bass X Nation-Inner City Tic Tac Toe-Ephemerol (Mulder 2014 Remix) Stormski-Not In Our Name
1/ Mad Dog - Monged Out (DJ Nicky Allen & DJ Mystery 2014 Remix).
Strictly Nuskool Blog exclusively presents the premiere of DJ Nicky Allen and DJ Mystery's tearing re-working of the underrated 1993 classic, 'Monged Out' by Mad Dog. Nicky and Mystery take you on a trip back in time when hardcore was all about crunching breaks, growling basslines, stabs and hoovers. And the 2014 'Monged Out' remix features all the elements which made the music so innovative back then and continues to do so to this very day. Just check out those Basement Records influences and the twisting techno riff!!! 'Monged Out' (DJ Nicky Allen & DJ Mystery 2014 Remix)' comes courtesy of Kode 5 Recordings who have very generously provided a free 24-Bit WAV Master for free download. Please follow and support the artists and label on the links below the media player...
Here's a great new mix from DJs Mystery & Stormski featuring a great selection of upfront tunes by Exit Point, Pursuit, Skanx, Neurygma plus some Kode 5 dubplates and many more, its free to listen and download, N-Joi!!!
One of the most essential and TOP labels in the NuSkool scene, KODE 5 Recordings celebrate their 1st year with a massive release which is out NOW on TrackItDown!
'CONCEPTION' is for sure the 'Album of the Month'and I have to mention that is supported by some of the most respected DJs in the Scene:
Ramos: "wahay top breaks bizzness exactly what 2013 breaks scene is all about..10/10"
DJ Faydz: "Many of the tracks from this essential new album have played a big part in my DJ sets during 2013.Grab it now!"
Slipmatt: "Some seriously exciting NuSkool breaks & future jungle on this album from some of the scenes finest up n coming producers..Full of energy & top notch Beats"
31 awesome & unreleased bangers are ready to be added on your collection from quality producers like Ramos & Birchy, Nebula II, Mystery, Abyss, Piano Junkies, Stormski, DJ Disrupta, Mark C, Nicky Allen, DJ FX, Avro, Mastergroove and many other class heads + a bonus mix by Stormski & Mystery!
Kode 5 has gone from strength to strength in 2013 with No1
releases in the download stores from the likes of Stormski, Scotty Breaks and
many other new and established producers in the NuSkool scene, we caught up
with DJ Mystery to have a chat about music and life in general......
Your first taste of the rave scene was back in 89, the
'Summer Of Love', was it really the way people say it was?
I will be honest with
you it indeed was a special vibe that lasted only a few years from what I
remember.
What was the greatest year of the rave scene in your
opinion?
I would say it was
for me 1990-91 this was the start of the Belgian techno scene and I really got
in to DJ’ing with this genre, I was hooked instantly.
Fast forward to the present and you have, along with 4 other
like minded people, started Kode 5 recordings, what was the inspiration for
this?
It was from a night
out with Max MC, he was really set on the idea so it was time to get the wheels
in motion, Gaz Pritchard was also really happy to set up a label so we decided
to go for it and set it up as the vibe we wanted was old skool so we teamed up
together and created Kode 5....5 members Dakoda, Mystery, Max MC, Disrupta
& Kosine.
Although Kode 5 caters for a variety of genres, its fair to
say that it is a 'NuSkool' label. A lot of the releases to date and forthcoming
offer a 2013 take on the 90's rave/hardcore/jungle sound, how are the
'oldskool' heads taking to it and can it be as good as those classics from the
golden era?
Indeed we are a 91-94
vibed genre brought back up to date with the present scene, as I’m an old skool
DJ it’s sort of in my blood to know a good old skool tune and a good nuskool
one. I also started to play this nuskool sound out in my sets with DJ Timeless,
the nuskool vibe really started to grow on us both and it also showed as the
old skool crowds were liking the nu sound we were playing. So I would say if
you like your old skool then you’re gonna like the nuskool its a no brainer for
me as some really serious tunes are appearing in this nuskool breaks/future
jungle scene at present.
Not wishing to put you on the spot but which releases on
Kode 5 have stood out for you so far?
Ha ha!.....tuff
question....that would be the ones which I’m always playing then between
Stormski-‘Dream Of Heaven’ & Mastergroove-anialite....Seriously love all
the tracks on Kode 5 but these 2 have been played the most from me.
And you also run regular events, what can an attendee expect
and anything coming up soon?
The night is called
Conception it’s a Kode 5 based night which is run by various members of the
group and a few very good south coast DJs in the team. Basically our nights are
all about the old vs the nu you can expect some seriously awesome tuneage on
one of our nights out its basically a very varied night of not just old skool
we aim to cover the nu skool scene as that’s also where the new ravers are.
Thanks for taking the time to chat with the Strictly NuSkool
Blog, just to round things up, what’s coming up in the near future for the
label? Also, any shout outs and big ups?
For the label we have
a new nuskool album ‘en route’ for September called Conception...some very big
tracks from most of our artists on board the kode 5 label...defo one to keep an
eye out for if you’re in to your nuskool/future jungle breaks.
Shouts out to all
involved in the Kode 5/Conception family & friends for helping us keep the
scene alive..
Check out this Kode 5 recordings set by DJ Mystery and follow the link to their soundcloud page where you can hear al of their back cat and forthcoming tunes too....
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