The Armory Podcast

I had an absolute blast playing the Anchor Brewing Silent Disco at the Bottlerock Festival in Napa, CA on May 30th. It was a rare opportunity to play the full range of dance music I most enjoy: funky nuschool house, breakbeat and atmospheric tech house, which I usually play under the alias W.Haze. Big thanks to Robbie Kowal and HushConcerts for having me. - ZM

As a member and resident of Space Cowboys, DJ Zach Moore spins events from San Francisco to the Black Rock Desert to New York City and beyond. Over his ten-year career, Zach has played epic, sold-out events like Outside Lands, Burning Man, BottleRock, Treasure Island Music Festival, Lightning in a Bottle, PEX Summer Fest, GhostShip Halloween and the legendary Breakfast of Champions.

In San Francisco nightlife, Zach is known for three distinct styles of dance music: party-rockin UK & Florida breaks, funky nu-school house and soothing, atmospheric house which he plays under the alias, W.Haze. Zach is also known as the creator of The Armory Podcast and for his work on The RIPEcast, the Space Cowboys’ Breakspoll-nominated, electronic music podcast.

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From Bristol, UK we’re pleased to welcome Kraymon to The Armory Podcast. Press play. Get down.

For more information on Kraymon visit:

https://www.facebook.com/KraymonMusic

https://soundcloud.com/kraymon

http://www.beatport.com/artist/kraymon/9736

https://www.mixcloud.com/kraymon/

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This week in The Armory we’re very excited to welcome our friends the Beatslappaz, label heads at Rump Shaker Records and recent additions to the world renowned Punks label, back to the 1s and 2s. Press play. Get down.

For more information on the Beatslappaz visit:

http://beatslappaz.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Beatslappaz

http://www.beatport.com/artist/beatslappaz/309343

https://soundcloud.com/beatslappaz

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From Moscow, The Armory Podcast is pleased to present Breaking News.

For more information on Breaking News visit:

https://soundcloud.com/infobreakingnews

www.facebook.com/officialbreakingnews

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This week The Armory Podcast is pleased to introduce John Bradley (aka DJ Hero). Press play. Get Down.

https://www.facebook.com/johnbradleybass

https://soundcloud.com/johnbradleybass

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Making their triumphant return to The Armory Podcast, we're thrilled to welcome back our good pals Keith MacKenzie & DJ Fixx. Press play. Get down.

Keith MacKenzie has emerged as one of the driving forces behind the global breakbeat scene, regularly gigging across the US and Europe. Now based in Chicago, Keith spent his formative years in the now legendary Florida rave scene racking up early credits on influential labels like DJ Icey's Zone Records and After Dark before launching his own label. Illeven:Eleven Recordings, now in its 11th year of operations, built a reputation for releasing quality collaborations from a diverse roster of artists (Audiostalkers, Deekline & Ed Solo, Fixx, Infiniti, Bass Kleph, Gigi Barocco, Rico Tubbs, Sporty-O, Sue Cho and Whiskey Pete have all released on the label) making it a Beatport mainstay in the process. Under the informal moniker of KMFX alongside Fixx he's gone on to release internationally on labels like Deekline's Rat Records, as well as Punks, the venerable UK imprint formed by breakbeat stalwarts Stanton Warriors.

In 2012 Keith teamed up with long time creative collaborators Fixx and D:RC to form Smookie Illson, a new bass music alias for studio experiments that fall outside the rather strict umbrella of breakbeat music. After trying their hand at everything from electro house to moombahton (signing their first demos to Potty Mouth Music in the process) they found their footing in the EDM "trap" scene, churning out bootlegs and originals at a brisk pace and gaining steady support from fans and peers alike. Their 2013 bootleg remix of Yo Majesty's 'Club Action' turned into one of the longest-running festival season selections, gaining support year after year from scene favorites like Skrillex & Diplo, Baauer, RL Grime, Brillz, and Loudpvck. 2015 saw Smookie Illson releasing their 'Compound Riddims EP' a highly-rated collab with the UK's Ragga Twins on Play Me Records, as well as releases on Seattle's Simplify Records and Australia's Safari Music.

Over the past 15 years, breakbeat pioneer DJ Fixx has been stocking the shelves of record stores everywhere. Said by many as one of the most innovative and consistent producers in the industry, he continues to deliver some of the most sought after breakbeat tracks available. Making his debut in 1998, Fixx produced over 75 anthems on the classic Kaleidoscope Music label. Many of these timeless tracks are still played frequently today. This was then followed by Fixx's own personal imprint, Bottom-End Records (2004-2008). Managed by Afterdark, the BER trademark produced some of the biggest anthems in the industry, easily claiming the spot of one of the top five best-selling domestic labels in the country. Alongside of Keith MacKenzie, Fixx is currently a leading producer for Keith's illeven:eleven label. Frequent solo installments can be found on ILL, as well as collaborations with Keith under the production duo 'KMFX'. With over 150 12-inch releases, over 300 exclusive digital releases, and twelve massively-distributed CDs under his belt, Fixx has assembled one impressive Discography. All of this resulting in one of the strongest and most loyal followings in the industry.

https://www.facebook.com/keithmackenzieofficial

https://soundcloud.com/keithmackenzie

https://twitter.com/illeveneleven

https://instagram.com/keithmackenzie/

http://www.soundcloud.com/dj_fixx

http://www.instagram/fixxisill

http://www.twitter.com/fixxisill

http://www.soundcloud.com/smookieillson

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This week’s distinguished guest is a self-proclaimed “bass music reprobate” and one half of the dynamic duo known as Slyde (of Finger Lickin fame). He’s London’s Jason Laidback and for his appearance in The Armory this week Jason has crafted this 45-minute mix entitled “Amps to 11” loaded with pre-release exclusives forthcoming on his brand new label, Nightprowl. Press play. Get down.

For more information on Jason Laidback visit:

www.jasonlaidback.com

www.facebook.com/iamjasonlaidback

https://twitter.com/JasonLaidback

https://soundcloud.com/jason-laidback

For more information on Nightprowl visit: https://soundcloud.com/nightprowlrecords

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In the last few years Farace has established himself as one of the finest dance music exports out of Florida. Picking up support from artists like Kissy Sell Out on Radio One, The Dub Pistols and Far Too Loud, and playing events at legendary spots such as Firestone Orlando, Fabric London, HUSH in BC and WMC Conference in South Beach, plus a recent “Tune of the Month” feature in Mixmag have helped push him into the spotlight. His music has held chart positions at #3 Beatport, #3 Juno and #1 at TrackItDown and he continues to push new sounds that blend styles.

For more information on Farace visit:

www.facebook.com/faraceofficial

https://soundcloud.com/farace

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This week we welcome our good buddy Martin Flex, label boss at Rat Records, back to the Armory. Press Play. Get down.

Martin Flex aka PuRe SX, is one of the freshest names on the booty breaks scene, a producer who knows how to drop the 808 boom and send the bodies flying around the room. Blasting out of the thriving UK underground since 2008, he currently DJs all over the world from Florida to Spain, Russia to London and beyond.

Famous for low end terrorism in the form of his smash hits 212 Booty and Link Up alongside Deekline, as well as his recent bangers Sunglasses and Lift off the Roof, PuRe SX has picked up support for his music from all the top names on the scene, from Deekline to Stanton Warriors, Ed Solo to Lady Waks and Krafty Kuts to the Freestylers. Here is a producer and DJ with the skills to lock down the club for as long as he's on the turntables: a true original with an arsenal of floor-shaking weapons to get those hands up and keep them there 'til the break of dawn.

For more information on Martin visit:

https://www.facebook.com/martinflex2010

https://twitter.com/MartinFlex

https://pro.beatport.com/artist/pure-sx/106571

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This week in The Armory we’re excited to be partnering with Punks Music to bring you this exclusive mix from the talented Left/Right (aka Chris Lund) of Dallas, TX. Press play. Enjoy.

Chris Lund (aka Left/Right) has spent over 14 years working from Dallas as a producer, dj, installation artist, and college professor. His music has garnered support from Rolling Stone, DJ Mag, EDM.com, and Excision, including official releases for The Crystal Method as well as Stanton Warriors' imprint, Punks. He has charted in the top 10 at Beatport, Juno, Hype Machine, and received airplay in scores of countries around the world.

With degrees in both music composition and audio engineering, Chris is driven to create. His tracks and mixes feature a unique blend of future garage, 2step, and uk bass sounds. L/R has performed coast to coast and internationally- including sets at Fabric (London), Burning Man, Lights All Night, and SXSW, plus his resident art & music FUTURE events with co-founder Trespass. With loads of new tracks and an LP on the way...Left/Right is moving forward and not looking back.

For more information on Left/Right visit:

soundcloud.com/leftrightmusic

facbeook.com/leftrightmusicofficial

instagram.com/leftrightmusic

twitter.com/leftrightmusic

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