The weekend is over and I’m still gravitating towards the funky ass shakers that I loaded into my digital crate last week. We’re not talking the porn-ish, baby making music that many of my colleagues like to play out; although I’ll probably be throwing up some of those more Prozac infused tracks in the near future. No, I prefer my my funk to have a little edge. It probably comes from my heavy breakbeat rave influences… I need a driving beat, some heavy bass, a dash of crunch, and at least a hint of a synth. Otherwise I get bored.

To this end, I’ve got a pair of barn burners from Dublex Inc. These guys have always been one of my favorites, and I’ve been catching up on some of their recent work. In fact, I’m a big enough fan that you can probably expect another post on them later on in the week.

Dublex Inc. – Right Place Right Time (Beatfanatic remix)
Dublex Inc. – Don’t Make Me Want You (MonoPhonic remix)

Honestly, I wasn’t thrilled when I first heard this album. The opening tracks feature heavily shuffled rhythms with a quirky mash of samples, seemingly only for the reason of fusing shuffle and quirk. It ends up leaving these cuts as too much of a juxtaposition — tracks that scream “hey, look at me, I’m eccentric”, leaving you only wanting to punch their artsy presumption in the face. Thankfully, things get increasingly better as the album rolls along. By the time the snappy hip hop instrumental Sik Wid It rolled around I was hooked, doubly so with the dissonant downtempo musicality of First Light ft. Rayelle. And lastly the hands-up funky drum and bass roller of Full Ahead that I originally bought this thing for. Welcome to the weekend.

Mix N Blend – Sik Wid It
Mix N Blend – First Light ft. Rayelle
Mix N Blend – Full Ahead

Been sort of a drab day around here. So I rifled through my new music looking for an edgy pick-me-up. First thing I came up with was Deekline & Wizard’s One in the Front featuring DJ Assault of booty house fame. It’s a heavy breaky roller with a set of lyrics that’ll make you blush and ask ‘are you serious?’

Deekline & Wizard ft. DJ Assault – One in the Front (Dustin Hulton rmx)

… The Avalanches rule.