Since all eyes are locked in at South Africa nowadays, we wanted to present some of the great club-music South Africa ( and Africa in general) has to offer at the moment!

DJ Zhao has compiled an incredible mixtape of African and African-inspired dance music called “Ukulwa”. ““Ukulwa” translates to “war” in Zulu, and rather than divorcing diverse sounds such as kwaito and kuduro from their political context, he weaves the tape together with samples of people praising Mandela and giving empowering paeans to freedom, ensuring that even as we dance, we remember what we’re celebrating. In Zhao’s own words: “South Africa is surely rising as a proud modern nation, even as we rejoice in these blissful rhythms, we must remember this war, and both continue, and continue to be inspired by, this struggle against domination, against injustice.””

GRAB THE WHOLE ALBUM IN SEPARATED TRACKS HERE

Also throwing in a mix featuring more South African Kwaito music, by Moroka (the newest member of The Secousse Sound System from London). This mix contains older and newer Kwaito and it’s a good one! (Perfect soundtrack for the World Cup)

Download it here: Moroka – Secousse SA House Kwaito Mix (Hotfile)

Also throwing in an oldie, but a goldie/ Kwaito Classic. Enjoy! Africa FTW!

The summer is here and with the summer comes the House season. Defected released a compilation, in collaboration with Toolroom Records, Size, Strictly Rythm, Deconstruction etc., called “This Is House” on May 28th this year. Here’s a great mass interview in which many great DJ’s/producers explain what house is to them! The interview feature guys like Mark Knight, Riva Starr, Arthur Baker, Pete Tong, Erick Morillo and Afrojack. Enjoy!

Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team aka Orgasmic and Teki Latex recorded a great mix for Triple J radio (aired on June 5, 2010) with “a gazillion new tracks” including tunes from people like Teki Latex, Egyptrixx, Para One, Mixik the Cat and Lil Silva and so on. Enjoy!

Brand new mixtape from Plastician! Here’s what the man himself says about it:

“Easy all,

Just a heads up. As many of you may or may not know, every year in May I give away a free mix which were always referred to as the May Mix. I’ve done this annually for some time now, and as this year will be the 5th annual mix, I decided to do something special.” …

“I decided to rename the mix series as well, a lot of people stumble across the May Mix as its found its way around the internet over the years, and I’m often asked “where is this month’s mix” or “where is the october 2008 mix”. To avoid confusion and hopefully to help stamp the fact that this is an annual occurence, I’ve decided to name the mix “Sound That Speaks Volumes” this year is the 2010 edition obviously!!”

Tracklist:

01 Youthman & Luce – Brother Don’t Cry
02 Redlight – MDMA
03 D Double E – Woo Riddim
04 Flux Pavillion – Got To Know
05 Boogaloo Crew – Days Go By
06 Skream – Raw Dogz
07 Joker – Tron (Kromestar Remix)
08 Chew Lips – Salt Air (Plastician Remix)
09 Trolley Snatcha – We Rock The Forest
10 G Tank – Electonic Era
11 Rude Kid – Electric
12 Plastician & 12th Planet – West
13 12th Planet feat Juakali – Reas
14 D Double E – Streetfighter
15 Joker & TC – It Aint Got A Name
16 Om Unit – Searching
17 Benga – Transform
18 Drumsound & Bassline Smith – R1
19 SMD – Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix)
20 Doctor P – Sweet Shop
21 P Money – Left The Room (Skream Remix)
22 Teddy & G Tank – Ghanaian Fire
23 Distance – No Warning
24 Paul Harris – I Want You (Bar 9 Remix)
25 Flux Pavillion – Normalize
26 Stinkahbell – Stalker
27 Mr Virgo – Cinema
28 Joker – Digidesign (Om Unit Pop
29 Om Unit – Corridor

Plastician – Sound That Speaks Volumes continous mix

Download audio file (Plastician_-_Sound_That_Speaks_Volumes_2010.mp3)

Plastician – Sound That Speaks Volumes separate tracks

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New vid. from Kano where he invites you on his journey from the UK to Jamaica and back to bring you his new club smash, “Get Wild, produced by Boys Noize with guest features by dancehall don Aidonia and Wiley.

Melé has been mentioned as the latest in a series of young production prodigies to emerge from the UK. Despite Melé’s young age (18), he’s been producing for five years and he’s already been touted by Toddla T on 1xtra and signed to Sinden’s label.

Melé released an EP today called the “Bombay EP”, on Mixpak Records. The “Bombay EP” includes three amazing original productions (Bombay, And Of His Son and Flexi) and three huge remixes from French Fries, HeavyFeet and Nadastrom.

This release has been getting incredible feedback, so don’t sleep on this one folks!

Listen to the EP here:

Jay Cunning (aka the boss of Sub Slayers) has made a great mix for BassMusic Blog which features gems from Jammin, Benga, Reso, the Bassbin Twins, among a whole lot of others. So don’t miss this one, if you’re a bass-fan.
Jay Cunning – Sub Slayers Mix [02] byJay Cunning / Sub Slayers

Tracklist:
01: Excision ‘System Check’ [Rottun]
02: Pyramid VS Wizard ‘War Of The Worlds’ [Funkatech]
03: Buckfunk 3000 ‘Jump’ (VENT remix) [Hardcore Beats]
04: Pixel Fist ‘Speaka Freaka’ [Rocstar]
05: Ivory ‘Hand Grenade’ (Excision & Datsik remix) [Rat Records]
06: Ivory ‘Hand Grenade’ [Rat Records]
07: I.D. ‘Fresh Air’ [Sub Slayers]
08: Gella VS Jinx ‘Start the Panic’ [Sub Slayers]
09: Bubu ‘Suicide Girls’ [Flextone]
10: Schema ‘Rat Bastard’ [Sub Slayers]
11: Benga ’26 Basslines’ (Elite Force Edit) [Unreleased]
12: Jammin ‘Uptalkin’ [Jammin]
13: I.D. ‘Tell Ya’ [Sub Slayers]
14: Snarophobe ‘Dead Duck’ [Sub Slayers]
15: Nero ‘Act Like You Know’ [Breakbeat Kaos]
16: Skream ‘Burning Up’ [Digital Soundboy]
17: Gella ft $pyda ‘Twinkle’ (Pyramids ‘Stop The Talkin’ Remix) [Sub Slayers]
18: VENT VS Reso ‘Rumble’ (Breaks Mix) [Unreleased]
19: Felix Stone ft Astra ‘Solvent’ (Lunar Shift Remix) [Flextone]
20: Schema ‘Turn Off The Lights’ [Sub Slayers]
21: Elite Force ‘Law Of Life’ [U&A]
22: Excision & Datsik ‘Calypso’ [Rottun]
23: Bare Noize ‘Plant Food’ [Audio Freaks]
24: High Rankin ‘Meow Meow’ [Cheaper Thrills]
25: Bassbin Twins ‘Whistle Choon’ [Bassbin Records]
26: Reso ‘Beasts In The Basement’ [Civil Music]
27: Excision & Noize ‘Force’ [Rottun]
28: VENT ‘Feedback’ [Hardcore Beats]
29: Pyramid ‘Trouble’ [Funkatech]
30: VENT ‘Encoded VIP’ [Hardcore Beats]

There’s been a while since the last b-more release from Top Billin, but what a way to come back and kill it with this Diamond K & Al Ripken Jr release! The EP that came out earlier this month, contains two big tracks, called “Hands In The Air” and “Single Ladies Single Fellas”, and both have and surely will be tearing up clubs all around the world in the times to come! With the release comes great remixes from Cobra Krames, Lunice, Trusta and a huge remix from Bok Bok.

Stream the tracks in the player below, and buy the release HERE!

Diamond K & Al Ripken Jr – Hands In The Air EP by TOP BILLIN

Here’s the 17th installment of Mishka’s “Keep Watch”-mix series, and this time it’s AC Slater’s turn to show us what he’s into nowadays.  This is what Mishka had to say about this mix:

“This month’s Keep Watch Mix comes courtesy of our hometown bass warrior AC Slater of the infamous Trouble & Bass crew. These pounding 33 minutes drive you through his upcoming release peppered with a host of acapellas to intensify the experience, which starts out with the Drop The Lime remix of Slater’s upcoming single “Take You Higher”. It then progresses to a more bass-heavy and dubstep sound provided by the help of label mates Ninjasonik and Klash77. Wrapping it up with a 3am “Eternal” vibe that comes courtesy of Luna C – the old school rave producer of 92 Eternal’s “The Feeling”.

Download link: Mishka Presents: Keep Watch Vol. 17 – AC Slater (Mediafire)