The Armory Podcast

This week we welcome our good pal, b-phreak, back to The Armory Podcast. Press play. Get down.

For more information on b-freak visit:

www.soundcloud.com/b-phreak

www.facebook.com/phreakfunk

www.facebook.com/bphreakgermany

www.myspace.com/bphreak

www.twitter.com/bphreak

www.youtube.com/bphreakgermany

www.beatport.com/search?query=B-Phreak

www.b-phreak.de

http://dj.beatport.com/b-phreak

For booking inquiries, contact [email protected].

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This week in The Armory we’re thrilled to bring you this mix from our good buddy, Martin Flex, and MC Rubi Dan as recorded live on Flex FM in the UK several weeks ago. Press Play. Get down.

Martin Flex aka PuRe SX, is one of the freshest names on the bass & 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 USA to Russia, London to Spain, and beyond.

Famous for low end terrorism in the form of his smash hits Taking It Back, Shake Ur Body, Sunglasses, Another Day, Let Me Go, Bustin Dubz, 212 Booty and Link Up alongside Deekline, Martin Flex aka 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.

After his successful "Let's Go Tours" of the U.S.A. in 2015 & 2016, he is returning back for another U.S.A tour in early 2017... Watch out!

Here is a producer and DJ with the skills to lock down the club for as long as he's on the decks: 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://soundcloud.com/martinflex

https://www.facebook.com/martinflex2010

https://twitter.com/MartinFlex

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

For more information on Rubi Dan visit:

https://soundcloud.com/rubi-dan

For more info on Flex.FM visit:

www.flexfm.co.uk

facebook.com/flexfm

https://twitter.com/flexfmuk

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We're thrilled to welcome our good pals Keith MacKenzie & DJ Fixx back for this their third Armory Podcast appearance! 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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Jay Robinson is a 27-year old producer hailing from North Wales whose productions are quickly gaining support from modern electronic music’s most elite artists including Laurent Garnier, Annie Mac, Diplo, Todd Edwards, Armand Van Helden, Laidback Luke, Fake Blood, Etienne De Crecy, Armin Van Buuren and more.

Jay has worked for many of Electronic music’s finest labels including; Southern Fried, Ministry Of Sound, Wearhouse, Cheaper Thrills and Dim Mak. His remix of ‘Mustard Pimp – Oh la la Satan’ was also featured in Fake Blood’s BBC Radio1 Essential mix, as well as earning plays worldwide. His collaboration with Italian producer Supabeatz has gained him a spot on both the recent Wax:On Compilation and the Style of Eye Ministry of Sound CD.

With his Radio 1 plays ever increasing, and with a guest mix aired on the award winning Annie Nightingale show, Jay’s name is never far from the tongues of the world’s finest DJs.

For more information on Jay visit:

https://soundcloud.com/djjayrobinson

https://www.facebook.com/jayrobinsonmusic/

https://twitter.com/djjayrobinson

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The Push is the collective work of producers Elliot Harrison and Richard Tugwell. The duo focuses on making bass-driven music that spans a mixture of genres, from booty-shaking breaks and drum & bass to 2-step garage.

With the support of DJs Martin Flex and Orebeat, along with many others, The Push have quickly made their mark on the breakbeat scene and are showing no signs of slowing down. This year the duo have had releases out on Hotcakes and Let's Go Recordings, with a string of future releases planned for the 2016/17.

For more information on The Push, visit:

https://soundcloud.com/wearethepush

https://www.facebook.com/WeAreThePush/

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Enjoy the latest mix from Armory Podcast creator and host, DJ Zach Moore.

Track List

1. Hypnotic Eyez (Original Mix) - Freestylers

2. Too Long feat. Lily McKenzie - Stanton Warriors

3. You Got Me (Original Mix) - UFO Project

4. Higher (Original Mix) - The Push

5. How Long Feat. RaeAnn (Original Mix) - DJ Icey

6. Black Beatles (Keith MacKenzie and Fixx Flip) - Rae Sremmurd

7. Ain’t 2 Many - Phat Kidz

8. Deep Dive (Original Mix) - Sunsha

9. All Your Soul (Original Mix) - Deekline, Smalltown DJs, Erica Dee

10. Close the Door (Common Underground Remix) - Mafia Kiss

11. Ku (Original Mix) - Yo Speed

12. Get Low feat. Eva Lazarus (UFO Project Remix) - Stanton Warriors & Tony Quattro

13. Chained (Original Mix) - DJ Icey

14. Dig Deeper (Bromley Remix) - Stanton Warriors, AC Slater

www.djzachmoore.com

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Proudly hailing from a county that is so backward most people's family trees look more like tumbleweeds. A thoroughbred trio of dedicated Cornish idiots have been quietly paving the musical way for their stalwart countryside kinsmen. Like the blind leading the blind, the Freerange Djs have embarked on a chaotic adventure that is slowly leading to what must be one of the music industries most unorganised rises to fame on record. That said, their unorthodox methods have picked them up some noteworthy accolades along the way including 2 Mixmag ‘Tune Of The Month’s, releases on prestigious labels such as Skint Records and 470 real Twitter followers.

The Freerange Djs have won lots of awards that are not really worth mentioning and narrowly missed out on some good ones too. With remix work for the mighty Stanton Warriors set for release imminently as well as a delightful summer festival season booked in including their favorites Glastonbury and Boomtown Fair, its looking like these modest idiots could be sailing the good ship Breakbeat at full speed towards some very prosperous rocks in the not too distant future……

For more information on the Freerange DJs visit:

https://www.facebook.com/freerangedjs/

https://soundcloud.com/freerangedjs

https://twitter.com/freerangedjs

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This week in The Armory we welcome the precocious, young talent they call Aurbs (Punks Music) to the 1s and 2s. Press play. Get down.

Hailing from the South-West UK, 20-year-old, Cam Mussell, has continued to venture further into his musical career with no limitations or restrictions for genre or style. From working behind the scenes with video game and film composition, leading to licensing to the likes of Google and Walt Disney, scoring indie short films and ghostwriting for several mainstream artists and rappers, Aurbs continues to broaden his horizons with his next creative step.

2016 saw Aurbs joining Stanton Warriors’ imprint, Punks Music, touring around festivals and club nights across the UK, overseeing and providing visual designs for the Punks family and other members of the UK Bass scene, and working alongside Punks management to grow the label as a whole.

Track List

1. Taim - Overtime (Aurbs Remix) [PUNKS MUSIC]

2. Cadenza - Hacienda (feat. Syv) [FREE]

3. Kove - Jericho [KVRT RECORDS]

4. Notion - Crooklyn [FOUR40]

5. Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo - Girls [FOOD MUSIC]

6. FS Green - Be x Show Me Love [DUBPLATE]

7. NA - NA (Sente Flip) [DUBPLATE]

8. Barely Royal - Fire In The Dark (Barely Royal & Bunnie's VIP Mix) [SAUCY RECORDS]

9. Stanton Warriors & Tony Quattro - Get Low (Infrakt Remix) [PUNKS MUSIC]

10. TC - Next Hype (Taim Remix) [DON’T PLAY]

11. Wilkinson - What (My Nu Leng Remix) [RAM RECORDS]

12. Stanton Warriors & AC Slater - Dig Deeper (Bromley Remix) [PUNKS MUSIC]

13. Skrillex - Stranger VIP [OWSLA/DUBPLATE]

14. Cause & Affect - Snatch Ma Crops (ID Edit) [WHITELABEL]

15. Chris Lorenzo & DJ Zinc - Purple Toe [SIXTY6 MUSIC]

16. Rae Sremmurd - Look Alive (Torres Remix) [MAIN.COURSE]

17. Taiki Nulight - Void [DIM MAK]

18. Mafia Kiss - Close The Door (Common Underground Remix) [PUNKS MUSIC]

19. M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - Body Language (Aurbs Edit) [GET PHYSICAL]

20. J.Phlip & Chris Lorenzo - Lights [SAFER AT NIGHT]

21. Distro - The Drum (feat. Dread MC) (Sly-One Remix) [PUNKS MUSIC]

22. Aaron Jackson - Jungle In Ya Jungle [AUDIOPHILE XXL]

23. Kry Wolf & My Nu Leng - What You Feel (feat. Kiko Bun) [FOOD MUSIC]

24. ID - ID

25. B Squared - Square Root [SECOND TO NONE]

26. Dark Sky - Neon [50 WEAPONS]

27. Aurbs - Ari Riddim (Reprise) [DUBPLATE]

For more information on Aurbs visit:

https://www.facebook.com/itsAurbs

https://twitter.com/itsAurbs

https://soundcloud.com/itsaurbs

instagram.com/itsaurbs/

http://snapchat.com/add/aurbs

Artwork by Jem Panufnik

This week in The Armory we’re thrilled to welcome Future Flex (aka Billy Reeves) of Brighton, UK to the 1s and 2s. Happy Holidays, Everyone!

Future Flex is a Bognor Regis based DJ who is rapidly rising through the ranks of the bass house scene. With a residency at Brighton’s Coalition supporting many acts such as: DJ Target, Jaguar Skills, Donaeo, Rude Kid, Ghetts and The Heartless crew just to name a few. He has also made his appearances at this years Snowbombing festival in Austria and Wildlife Festival in Brighton and also Beautiful Days festival in Exeter this August, he’s a man in demand. Not only a DJ, Future Flex is also a solid producer. His track “Dreamin’” on 3000 Bass has over 15k plays and he also has a track out on Soundspace. His newest track out yet his “With You” which is Out NOW on DEEPROT that has had over 16K plays which is also a free download.

For more information on Future Flex visit:

https://www.facebook.com/DJFutureFlex/

https://soundcloud.com/future-flex

https://twitter.com/FutureFlex_

https://futureflexmusic.wordpress.com/

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They’re baaaaaack. It’s our good buddies, the Beatslappaz (Punks), from Perth, Australia treating your ears to their 2016 "Bangstrospective”. Press play. Get down!

DJs, Producers and Record Label Owners, Juxtapose and Eyan have been working together for over a decade, honing their love of bass and beats into something special -­ the Beatslappaz.

Influenced by a blend of old-school broken beats and forward-thinking bass music, their first EP with Punks was one of the biggest releases of the year smashing through the Beatport charts and racking up over 14 million video views.

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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