DJ Sneaks #20 Too Many T's

Yes yes!

Finally back with another DJ Sneaks and hopefully a selection of superb mix tapes later in the week.

This DJ Sneaks edition we're bringing in the Hip Hop. Fresh from the Camberwell streets......well maybe a comfy bench in the Camberwell Tiger (South London's finest boozer for those that don't know).



Too Many T's step up this time round with a mix spliced together by their occasional collaborator and DJ on hand Mr Biscuits. But first a little bit about the boys themselves.

Too Many T's.... aka Ross Standaloft and Leon Rhymes are two lovable cheek mongers of an Emcee duo. After forming in the summer of 2011, Too Many T's have been gaining attention from all directions with their tight but tongue in cheek take on rap all laid down over real sounding funk and Sesame street soul influenced hip hop beats. Check out the below video for their track "Medina life" to get an example of this if my use of descriptives above has left you a little lost. The video recorded in on the streets of Marrakesh last Spring and released in December it definitely gives you an idea of what the boys are about.



The Kicks.
Was pretty hyped to get Too Many T's to step up for the kicks mix as i know Leon Rhymes is a bit of a trainer addict as well. Up Towns all the way with Leon selecting a pretty different pair of Nike Air Force 1s for show and tell. Here's his bit about them.....

"Trekking around New York's Lower East side looking for some fresh kicks at the end of 2011 I stumbles across these fresh AF1s in a vintage store - unworn but without the box - in perfect size and had to have em. Love the double set of red and pink laces and the splatter mid soles to give it that extra pop. Now i know they were release in 2008 and it turns out they're Supremes - and women's - but I'm now in touch with my feminine side, and anyway, they look fresh as fook"



The Mix -

A corker of a mix laid down from a selection of Too Many T's influential jams. Mr Biscuit brings the skills in big time as well, with every track cut, rubbed and mixed too a T....
Featuring classic Eric B and Rakim right through to classic UK beauts by artists including Jehst and Foreign Beggars. Most definitely one for the download. Check it on the Soundcloud player below also featuring the DL link.



Find more deets on Too Many Ts on the links below and for the London crew check out their high energy live show, Friday the 9th March at the Hoxton Pony, Shoreditch.

www.youtube.com/TooManyTVs
www.facebook.com/toomanyts
www.soundcloud.com/too-many-ts
www.twitter.com/toomanyts
www.toomanyts.com

We'll be back later in the week and on the usual house music tip.

Peas.
O
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Friday Mixtuals - Heidi's warm your winter up jam session + Chris James Mix

Every one loves Heidi, from the early days of Phonica, selecting choice cuts for the everyday punters to now....taking over the world with gigs in cities far and wide, a jacking'ly good BBC Radio 1 show and even the release of her first and very well reviewed mix compilation back in June. She has certainly shown us how it should be done.



And we were very pleased to see this pop up pon di web this morning. Heidi's "Warm up your winter Jam session". Cranking this one very loud in the office right now, jammed with house and jackophile beauties including the delightful new track "No More Secrets" from Chris James, no release date on this track yet but we'll keep you posted. Suggest getting this mix on the down load now. Check it on the Soundcloud player below.

Heidi - Warm your winter up jam session. by Heidi-dj

Talking of Chris James, this selector treat below posted last week by the man himself is also one worth getting on the pod player as soon as. Pumped full of quality house gems including one of his own originals "If She only knew" as well as the superb track "Lovin together" by Chris's other project alongside Dan Pearce (better known to most as the very talented Eats Everything) as Coat of Arms.



Again get it on the Soundcloud player below and get on the download sharpish. Check out more fresh musicals from Chris over at his Souncloud page here.

Chris James - ALiVE Recordings Podcast 2.21 November 2011 by Chris James Mixes

Track List-
1. DELETE - SLO-MO GIRL (FUR COAT AFTER DARK AFTER HOUR MIX) (GET PHYSICAL)
2. TAPESH - MOVIN (CHRIS JAMES REFIX) (ALIVE RECORDINGS)
3. MANIK - SHE WATCHES ME (CULPRIT)
4. NTFO & RHADOW - GROOVY BABY (SINTOPE)
5. MIGUEL CAMPBELL - BABY I GOT IT (RICHY AHMED REMIX) (HOT CREATIONS)
6. TOM BUDDEN - ROCK TONIGHT (MP3)
7. TIM GREEN - SWAMP GIRL (REBELLION)
8. OSKAR OFFERNAN - FLUFFER (RUSS YALLOP EDIT) (MP3)
9. CHRIS JAMES - IF SHE ONLY KNEW (MP3)
10. ANDRE CROM & MARTIN DAWSON - NEED U BACK (EXPLOITED)
11. COAT OF ARMS - LOVIN TOGETHER (PETS RECORDINGS)

Congaloid 001 "Alki Bamba"

Big news! As we mentioned a few weeks ago our main man and Italian Stallion brother Solo has just started up his own label "Congaloid" for which we are very excited in hearing all the superb tunage he has lined up to drop on it. Check out the man himself below pinching the proverbial apple of life.



Solo aka Stefano Ritteri has been toying with the idea of pushing the sounds he loves on his own label for a while now and we are very happy he has followed through with it. He is certainly a man of taste and i am certain this is going to be the case on all the upcoming releases he has lined up for you.

First up in Congoloid's world take over is the below track "Alki Bamba" from Solo himself featuring fellow Italian duo Deepshakerz. It is definitely a percussive fest for those who like a serious groove as well as keeping things very fresh and clean.
Remix duties coming from Doomwork on the B side move things a little more onto the dance floor and add their own unique twist completing the package very nicely.



Congaloid001 by Congaloid Records

I'm not going to chat any more about it as you can listen to a clip on the Soundcloud player above and the Congaloid team want to hear your feedback and thoughts. Have a listen and let them know what you're saying.
It's out now and available at all good download stores with the beatport link here.

Peas.

O
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Round Table Knights - Autumn Mix 2011

Been waiting on this to drop for a good wee while now. Every ones favorite bearded Swiss duo The Round Table Knights return with their latest mix edition for Autum 2011. This one is straight on my i pod. I was expecting it to be a keeper as is with all the mix tapes these guys put together but i've just checked the track list and i'm only 30 minutes in and i already know this is very special.

Feel good disco sounds and some of my favorite hip hop jams open us up leading on to the house tip a little later. Check it for what will be the first of many plays on the Mixcloud player below.... and for the I phone crew, make sure you download the Mixcloud app and back it up for those non 3G listening opportunities. Or get on over to their official site here for the down load file.

This is what i call a seriously quality mix tape.

Round_Table_Knights_Autumn_Mix_2011 by Round Table Knights on Mixcloud

Exhibition #2 + Yoghurt Warrior Mix

Exhibition is back for it's second instalment tonight at the Star Of Kings, London. With special guests including the very talented Casino Times (we had them down to Oonst last week and they smashed it), Hyper Dub signed Ossie, blog king Pelski and a good few more. Check out the Facebook event here and the flyer below for full details.



More importantly Djs and clothing Brand Yoghurt Warrior (aka Jimmy Herrtage (sharkbait) & James Levey) will also be gracing the Exhibition floor again alongside launching they're new Yoghurt Warrior designed Hush House Ts at the event. If you don't know of Hush House get on over to their site here and check out the empire these little bass monkey have been creating over the past few years. Yoghurt Warrior will be selling the Ts on the night as well as showcasing their new range. Well worth a sneaky peak. Hush House are known for they're sweet Ts but i think this has to be my favorite so far. Check out the preview below modelled by Yoghurt Warrior's very own next top model Jimmy Herrtage aka Sharkbait.



Exhibition mix Vol 2 - Yoghurt Warrior is available on the below Mixcloud player with Track listing available on the player and over at the Mixcloud site. Peace!

Exhibition mix Vol 2. mixed by Yoghurt Warrior by Exhibitionuk on Mixcloud

Tief Launch party + Mix download

Got two big DJ Sneaks coming up next week from graphics and illustration man HeyGus and DJ duo This & That but today we're going to bring in the weekend with details of one of the freshest new parties to be hitting London town accompanied with an equally fresh mix.



Tief launches at Corsica studios this Saturday 24th September and will be bringing some outstanding line ups to our fine city over the coming months. Captained up by our fellow Trouble Vision resident Matt Hesseltime, Tief will be focusing on the deeper and more melodic end of the house spectrum. This Saturday's opener sees Dial co founder Laurence heading up the proceeds alongside Dutch new skooler Tom Trago, Melbourne's deep disco fiend Tornado Wallace, London's very own Jozif and a host of our favorite people of the moment including Greymatter, Bicep and Casino Times. Residents Matt Hesseltime, Thick As Thieves and John Malcolm Moore will also be on duty to keep things in check.

John Malcolm Moore (left) and Matt Heseltime (right) will be keeping things sweaty.


We also have a superb Tief podcast series opener mix from resident John Malcolm Moore on the Soundcloud player below to get your minds and body ready. Track Listing Soon.

Check out the Facebook event page and RA page for more details and tickets.

Tief 001 - John Malcolm Moore by Tieflondon

Lovebox Classic House Mix

Another treat from the boys at Lovebox today, and this time it is a selection of classic Lovebox party tunes from the box of Hot Blood member and Lovebox originator Jools Butterfield ( I've inserted a "recent" picture of the man himself below).



Jools certainly knows his house music and this mix certainly backs up that claim. Lovingly spliced together by our previous Lovebox mix supplier and fellow originator Andy Williams.

Jools has stepped up proper style as the selector extraordinaire on this one and as he puts it this is a mix where every track featured has most definitely "stood the test of time". Featuring cuts from Nuphonic, Strictly Rhythm and many others this is one for the real house heads.

For anyone lucky enough to have tickets for Lovebox festival taking place next weekend (15th, 16th 17th of July) you are definitely in for a blinding session. Tickets have been flying with only Friday and Sunday day tickets left. Get your self over to the website here and grab them before they are all gone!

Catch me and Robin on the Saturday afternoon at the Art Against Knives van and come say hello. We'll be rolling out our summers finest and with the stage being for a very good charity and the fact it is an open air sound system decked out with function one noise blurters it is looking to be a goodun!

Get on the mix download on the Soundcloud player below and get with the hype and we'll hopefully see you at the Box!

O
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Hot Blood Feat Jools Butterfield - Lovebox Promo Mix 2 by Lovebox Official

Track List
1.Anthony Mansfield – Oh Snap
2.Chris Cuevas – Hip Hop
3.Cricco Castelli - STreetlife
4.Harddrive feat Kenlou - Desire
5.Space Jam – Jam On the Beat
6.Party Rockin Nuggets – Golden Nuggets
7.Block 16 - Elektrocution
8.Jack Prongo K - Ucci