Aquasky returns to the Technics once again and after 13 years since he last played a Breaks vinyl DJ set, all for the Global Breaks Festival that was recently streamed around the globe via Twitch.
Aquasky recorded the mix and it is now a part of the Life Support Machines event The 12 days of Christmas. 12 days of free music to download and enjoy.
This mix is over 15 years old ! Back in 2002 legendary Junglist Roni Size had his own radio show and he asked Aquasky to drop a fresh mix. The result is what you hear, with shout outs from the Ragga Twins and Aquasky’s own unique style of Nuskool Breaks and of course some Drum & Bass tunes that they were making at that time.
One of the huge players in the early nuskool breaks days was Aquasky. Staring off their career making Drum & Bass music and then moving on to the Breakbeat kind of sound. This mix was recorded LIVE The Hare And Hounds in Birmingham on the 27th May 2017 and got the dance floor moving that night to the sound of Breaks & Drum & Bass.
Raveart’s Winter Festival has been running for quite some time now, always with the best artists in Breaks music new and old. In March this year Aquasky was asked to play a classic Aquasky Vs Masterblaster set so the goal was set and he put this mix together. This mix was recorded back in the UK and is a direct copy of what was played LIVE at the gig. Old Nuskool Breakers unite !
As always, mixed live with:
2x Technics 1210’s
Rane TTM 56s
2x Novation Dicers
Serato SL3
Macbook Pro
2x Shure Whitelabel Needles
The Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, UK. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas.
These DJ mixes from JDS, Soul of Man, Aquasky & Adam Freeland were part of Annie Nightingale’s Glastonbury Festival Breakbeat special back in June 2005.
For more information about the Glastonbury Festival : www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival
Tracklist
Diverted – Tholid (Vlad Remix) (TCR)
Paradox 3000 – Party A (Funk Funk)
JDS – Dirty Funk (TCR)
Headcharge – Girls In Da Club (paradox 3000 Mix) (Funk Funk)
JDS – Blackout (TCR)
JDS – Jump Around (TCR)
Tracklist
The Orb – Little Fluffy Clouds
Drummatic Twins – Feelin Kinda Strange (Nick Thayer Remix) (Finger Lickin’)
PMT – Gyromancer (Stanton Warrior Remix)
Tom Reed Vs Wakeman – Ocan Baksoska (friendly Remix) (White)
Rouge Element – Just back out (Funktional Breaks)
Soul Of Man – Foxy Moron (Finger Lickin’)
Tracklist
Radiohead – Everything Bootleg (White)
Aquasky & Meat Katie – Overneath (Passenger)
Mylo – Drop The Pressure (Aquasky Remix)
Aquasky & Long Range (Aka Phil Orbital & Nick Smith) – Crosswire (Passenger)
Aquasky – Boom (777)
Aquasky & Elhornet – Girls & Boys (Passenger)
Tracklist
Cat Power – Come Together (Adam Freeland Mix) (Marine Parade)
Unknown – Unknown (White)
The Doors – Hello I Love You (Freeland Remix) (Marine Parade)
Daft Punk – Robot Rock (Adam Freeland Mix)
Locodice – Cellar Door (420)
The Rapture – House Of the Jealous Lovers (Adam Freeland Mix) (Mercury)
Adam Freeland – Morning Sun (Marine Parade)
Aquasky dropped 3 mixes for February this year the first 2 are Breaks mixes and this the third a Drum & Bass mix of bangers from 2016/2017 (check the tracklist). No secret squirrel in this mix, recorded the usual way… 2 technics turntables, 1 rane ttm56 mixer, 2 novation dicers, macbook pro, serato sl3 and 2 shure whitelabel needles. No pre-timing of tunes, all done live on the decks. Aquasky did this mix for Juston Alson aka Blacklist for a radio show he works on in Seattle called The Vortex and is on c89.5fm and 24/7 worldwide at www.c895.org.
Tracklist
1: DJ Rap ‘Set It Off’ – Propa Talent
2: Ed West & Inja ‘Jungle Every Day (FLeCK Remix)’ – Born On Road Records
3: L Plus ‘Avenger’ – Technique
4: Brazed ‘Dancing’ – Moshbit Records
5: Beat Assassins ‘To The Top’
6: Phantom Warrior & Soul Train ‘Blood’ – Liondub
7: Phantom Warrior & Soul Train ft. Navigator ‘Heavy Like Tank VIP’ – Liondub
8: Document One ‘7th Dimension’ – Technique
9: PhaseOne ‘Broken Chains (DC Breaks Remix)’ – Disciple
10: Space journey ‘Arcturi’ – Flex Records
11: TC ‘Have You (Sound Of Noise Remix)’ – Don’t Play
11: The Upbeats ‘Cauldron’ – Vision
12: Misanthrop & Stoner ‘Venere’ – Neodigital
13: The Burner Brothers & Liminal ‘The Good Life’ – Flex Records
14: Prestige ‘Stressed Out’ – Serial Killaz
15: Rico Tubbs & Ragga Twins (Genetix & Brent Aquasky Remix)’ – Passenger
16: Bachelors Of Science ft. Emcee Child ‘Backfoot Dub (Bladerunner Remix) – Code Recordings
17: Halflight ‘Breaking My Heart’ – UKF Music