Great new tune from Sway featuring the talented Mr. Hudson. The original and several remixes are available for preorder now on iTunes. My favorite is the UK Garage remix done by The Next Room.

Pre-order now for the December 09, 2012 release: click here

Contact info:

Sway:

Website: http://www.sway.uk.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwayUK

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Dcyphatv?gl=GB&hl=en-GB

Mr. Hudson:

Website: http://www.mrhudson.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrHudson

The Next Room:

Website: http://www.thenextroom.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNextRoom

Gold Panda – Fifth Ave

I picked this track out because the way it develops and then disintegrates is just on point. It starts out, as a lot of his tracks do, with the same feeling Hip-Hop instrumentals do, then about halfway in, it completely loses the structure, the bones of the track and he delves into some sort of ambient heaven while keeping it in tempo and letting you sink with the melody.

Falty DL – Straight and Arrow (Four Tet Remix)

So if you remember, a while back, my first post actually, was on Four Tet and how his new album, Pink, was coming across and how his sound was progressing. This remix of an already solid track from Falty DL has given us another glimpse of what is going on in his musical brain-box. The first half is a Four Tet classic floaty synth, easy drummed piece of production, the second half is almost preempted by the introduction of that bass drum. Just get ready for when that second drop comes, I am really really hoping this is a side of Kieran Hebden we are going to see more of.

Boddika and Joy Orbison – & Fate

Not much to say on this one. We already know what to expect from the powerhouse of production that is Joy Orbison and Boddika. What excites me particularly about this one is the fact that it is getting released on Nonplus+ hopefully very very soon!

M.A.D. Productions – Too Late

1998 UKG and a delight. The bassline is subtle and not overbearing, I can’t get enough of it for the vocals alone, particularly at the start with that echoed ‘thank you’. I am scouring the web for a vinyl rip but have so far not come across anything, I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Foals – Gold Gold Gold

There is no way I couldn’t post a Foals track. They have made up a large proportion of my library listening material. Partly because I’m fucking seeing them tomorrow (hype) but also because recently I have rediscovered the joy of music that isn’t part of the EDM spectrum and undoubtedly, being a large part of growing up, their stuff was going to get a lot of playtime. This track in particular was selected for the breakdown, lovely.

// Angus

Contact Info:

Souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/djwispa

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/djwispa

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/DeeJayWispa?feature=watch

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeeJayWispa

‘Big Boy DJ Q’ is back again with his sixth Free Friday track, a scheme that has been running now for you guessed it six weeks in which Q releases one or more free track for download every single Friday up until his next official release ‘Party Time’. This week it comes in the shape of bassline stormer ‘Shake Shock Slide Wine’ Featuring Huddersfield’s resident OG Robbie Rue. This download is a must for any fan of modern bassline music and what I like to call an absolute rave shutdown.

The latest from Mike Delinquent is an absolute hit no matter how you slice it. I absolutely love this, it is a true banger!

Contact Info:

Mike Deliquent:

Mike Deliquent:

Website:  http://www.mikedelinquentproject.com

KCat:

Contact Info:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelzWillRow82

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/kcatmusic

Tumbler: http://helzwillrow.tumblr.com/

Mikill Pane:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikillPane

Website: http://mikillpane.com/

SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/mikillpane

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mikillpane

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/mikillpanemusic

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mrmikillpane

The backbone of UK Garage – The Drums

A solid drum groove is the most essential element in any UK Garage track. Shuffling swung beats give UK Garage its unique stamp, so when building your drum pattern its important to set your quantize/swing groove to between 50-56%. This will set the tone for the rest of the elements added later on. A good tip is to start creating your drum patterns from a good drum kit, beginning with the kick drum. Spend time searching for good sounds. For 4×4 Garage tracks, a strong punchy kick drum that’s not too bass heavy naturally with a nice mid range frequency is the perfect starting point for any groove. This will leave head room for when you start to look for sounds for the bass to create bass line patterns later on.

Once you’ve decided what kick you are going to go with, which can always be changed later on, search for a nice crispy clap, but try to take some release off it and shorten the length of it, if it has to much sustain. You want it to sound quite short and sharp, but not too short so that you can still hear the natural sound of it. From here begin to add all of the other elements of your pattern. It is very important to keep the groove simple, with enough space in the groove to add all your other sounds later on, so keep that in mind. Lots of people make the mistake, I included by over complicating the drums. Less is more as they say. The key is to make every element of your pattern have a role, so every drum element is there for a reason. Another good tip is to make several patterns, all slightly different to give your overall groove some variety. When programming drums, imagine you are a ‘Drummer’ and how a drummer plays to help you construct patterns.

Try to keep the kick drum and other bass parts in mono and other drum parts such as hi hats in stereo to give the groove a nice spread. Keep your hi hats neat and tidy. Another good tip is to try and keep effects on the drums to a bare minimum. Too much FX such as reverb can drown out the groove and make it too wet thus loosing the energy of the drums. This will be very noticeable over a club sound system. Additionally, try playing around with the pitch of the sounds. De-tuning kick drums or percussive elements of your groove will bring another dimension to your pattern and completely change the overall vibe.

Chords, Stabs & Melodies

As well as the groove drum pattern, another important element of UK Garage is the melodic structure. If you are not a keyboard like like most people, then you can always use one shots / hits to help you. One shots can be in the form or short chord keyboard hits, bass notes, percussive sounds or synth stabs. When creating a pattern, try to listen to the drum groove you have and work with it, not against it. The rhythmic pattern of your melody must compliment the groove, in other words, the drum pattern and the melody line must ‘talk to each other’. It must become part of the groove. Try using low –pass filters automated by an envelope with effects to manipulate and create movement with the sound and add reverb for depth and warmth. Use parameter controls over velocity maps for example to control cutoff and decay. This will create shape and by adding compression to it will really bring out your sound to new life.

If you are going for a rhythmic UK garage 4×4 style, space is important. When I mentioned above about ‘Less is more’, it really means something here. Picture a melody in your head and imagine how people will be ‘dancing’ to it. This will determine the way you create your melodic groove pattern. UKG melodic patterns tend to be ‘off beat’ grooves and not straight line groove patterns. This is what gives it its unique style and vibe. When choosing sounds, try to look for rich harmonic sounds. Obscure jazzy chords, deep house chord stabs or even sounds sampled from classic keyboard synths such as Yamaha’s Korg M1 keyboard for those classic organ sounds.

Arrangement

When arranging your song, always keep the DJ in mind and imagine how he/she will be mixing your track within their Dj set. The intro is very important for Dj’s as this allows them enough room to mix your track into another. Make your arrangement progress in 16 bar sections, so the DJ and the clubber knows when to expect changes within the song. Within each of these sections, some elements of the groove may consist of 1, 2, 4 or 8-bar repeating patterns. These elements tend to move around by adding, removing or altering every four or eight bars.

Breakdowns tend to be in the middle of the track, so if you have a track that is 6 minutes, you can drop the breakdown around the 3 min mark. There is no hard & fast rule to this, so use your imagination, this is only intended as a guide. You could also have a mini breakdown either side of this, for instance right after the intro and just before the first major section of the song when everything is in. Try to be imaginative and try different arrangement ideas. You could start with drums then lead into some intro vocals then the mini drop, or you could start with a non-percussive intro building up into a percussive drum section and into the main section of the song, its totally up to you and depends on the elements you have within your song. Another good tip is to finish the final section of your sing with drums. This is something a DJ really likes, as it allows once again for them to start mixing in another track within their Dj set.

Vocals & Vocal Chops

Garage is known for its very percussive vocal chops which is an essential part of the genre, especially when you are doing ‘Dub versions’. You can use various kinds of midi based samplers and software instruments to do this. Back in the day, Akai samplers were very popular. You would chop up and edit sounds within the device and map it across a keyboard and play it manually. Nowadays there are many different ways of doing this such as Ableton Live sampler or ES24 being the most popular. Have a play around with vocals by chopping up samples every syllable. You could have a short vocal phrase of 5-6 words, but once chopped up and edited you can create double or even treble the amount of samples allowing you possibilities to manipulate the phrase in any way you want, even completely disguising the original vocal hook. Map out these vocals across a keyboard of matrix editor and have fun coming up with interesting groove vocal patterns over your groove pattern. Try adding effects and filters and play around with the sound envelopes in much the same way you would with ‘one shot chord sounds’ as explained earlier. Treat the vocals as a percussive element of the track, but listening to the melody and lyrical content so it still makes sense to what the track is about. It’s a good idea to program 4-5 variations to choose from.

Jeremy’s equipment list:

Logic Pro 9

NI Maschine

Mackie 32:8 Mixing Desk

KRK Rokit 8 Speakers

MOTU 2408 Soundcard

Reason 5

Ableton Live 8

Akai MPC 5000

Korg M1

Recycle

Useful sofware plugins:

Standard Logic Pro plugins

Massive

Gladiator

ESX24

Melodyne

Auto-tune

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Hey gang, whats happening.

Hope everyone had an ill Halloween. Definitely bummed I missed TRUTH out in Santa Barbara but I’m stoked to see a bunch of good shows coming up (especially the Chestplate  U.S. Tour!).

In an effort to bring back one of my favorite sections of the BWS, I’m here to present the latest installment of Mix Mondays. The idea of this edition is to dive into the UKG realm and explore what it has to offer. We’re going to plunge into the deeper spectrum of sound, discover some earlier predecessors, and survey various species similar to UKG. So sit back, relax, and prepare to embark on this special Deep Sea Exploration edition of Mix Mondays.

HxdB – FOB Show Exclusive Mixtape : September 2012

Hexidecibal, commonly known as HxdB, is a Canadian bass/garage producer who has been tearing up the scene for the last few years.  His mix for BunZer0’s FOB show does not disappoint, showcasing his deeper and darker take on UKG while including upbeat tracks from other established artists such as GoldFFinch, Paleman and Tanka.  HxdB bridges well-loved catchy garage with newer low-rolling reverberations, creating a new standard for UKG artists to aspire to.

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HxdB’s Soundcloud || Hxdb’s Facebook

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In:Motion  - Mix011 and Mix 017

 Two more mixes (which I found just prior to writing this entry), coming from My Nu Leng and Paleman on In:Motion. While these mixes stray a little farther from traditional UKG, both provide heavy, reverberating tracks that will resonate within you and deliver a different outlet for those bass heavy desires. In:Motion offers a wide variety of quality sounds, and their UKG/Bass choices hold true to their standard. As artists, My Nu Leng and Paleman have delivered countless heavy-hitting tracks, which are reflected in their first-rate track selection.  Check it, download it, and support these guys’ expansion of bass-influenced music.

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My Nu Leng Facebook || Paleman Facebook

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Abis – Concrete Podcast 006

Coming from Concrete Music, Abis of Retrospekt Records delivers a classic 90’s-sounding UKG mix sprinkled with elements of modern garage. Shuffling drums, funky vocals, and catchy bass lines drive this upbeat mix and will have even the most resistant person nodding along. Abis pulls some amazing tracks from the past and shows how the origins of garage are still very influential.

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Retrospekt Records Soundcloud

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Happa – MixMag Mix of the Week

Talk about kids getting better and better at everything. Only 15 years old, Leed’s producer Happa landed a spot on Mix Mag’s Mix of the Week after recently joining label/event crew Church Music.  Comprised of mostly forthcoming and unreleased tracks, this mix weaves together a complex blend of UKG, 2step, Deep House, and other 120-130bpm styles, all of which share a resonant, sub-heavy drive. Happa’s wall-shaking mix displays what the bass-centered sound can bring to a variety of genres/subgenres/etc. and offers an alternative to the ever-growing amount of generically produced music seen today.  Keep an eye on Happa and the rest of the Church Music crew, big things coming out of that group.

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Happa Soundcloud || Happa Facebook || Church Soundcloud

Well, that’s all. Hope you enjoyed this small voyage through the vast sea of music. Safe travels, and keep it heavy.

-Begrim

I often scour the depths of SoundCloud in an attempt to find fresh new UK Garage music. During one of my recent searches I had the pleasure to come across preview of a lovely 2 step number called Early Morning by an East London duo called Audiotron. I found myself liking it so much that I contacted  them to find out if and/or when they were planning to finish the tune and release it. I was informed the plan was to complete it and have it be a part of a new E.P. I am happy to say that I received a message today letting me know the tune has been completed. have a listen, I think you will be very pleased. click here

Contact Info:

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/audio_tron

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Audio_Tron

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AudioTronUk

***Special thanks to the Audiotron folks for keeping me posted throughout on the progress of the song.

IF YOU ENJOYED THIS PIECE OF MUSIC/ARTICLE PLEASE LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE.

UK Garage producer Tuff Culture continues to wow us with his distinct style, releasing a refix of Lenka‘s  - Everything  (Tuff Culture Garage Refix). He plans on offering this this as a free download once the song has reached 300 plays.

Contact Information:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuffCulture

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/TuffCulture

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TuffCulture

Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/artist/phillysoundsystem/154639

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/my-city-ep/id442441850

**Please help me support the music. Like, comment and share. Thank you. CJx

The latest remix from Jesus Krisis takes UK boy band JLS‘s tune “Hottest Girl In The World” and adds a nice 2 Step Garage feel. Another in a string of great remixes for this Sutton, UK producer. click here

Contact Info:

JLS:

Website: http://www.jlsofficial.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JLSofficial

Twitter: http://twitter.com/JLSOfficial

Jesus Krisis: 

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/dj_krisis

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/DjKrisis

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesusKrisis

Paul Kelly, also known as Supriem Recordings, out of London, UK brings this bubbly banger. A excellent remix of Nicki Minaj’s song Va Va Voom. I loved this tune the second I heard it on Freek FM’s Push & Pull show (every Thursday, from 10 – 12 pm GMT at http://www.FreekFMlive.com).  Supriem has been so kind as to offer this as a free download. click here

Contact info:

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/djsurpriem

**Special thanks to MC-IC and DJ Potts of the Push & Pull Show for showing me this tune.

Kemdikbud selenggarakan diklat “online” Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan akan menindak lanjuti hasil pemetaan terhadap UKG dengan menyelenggarakan Pelatihan Online bagi guru yang tidak lulus.

Menurut Syawal Gultum diklat tersebut dilaksanakan terus menerus untuk memenuhi kompetensi minimal

Para guru diharapkan bersiap-siap untuk mengikuti diklat online tersebut, dengan belajar menggunakan ICT

sumber: http://id.berita.yahoo.com/kemdikbud-selenggarakan-diklat-online-sikapi-hasil-ukg-090613049.html

Guru SDN Banjarbaru Utara 7 Hj. Ina Lusiati, S.Pd

It’s also got a great, literal vid. Anything with odds-on BBC Sports Personality of the Year favourite Bradley Wiggins is alright with us:

Just before you go, check out Forbsey on more familiar territory with his classic, ‘Triplets’:

As FACT put it recently, “Richard ‘Sticky’ Forbes has forgotten more dancefloor classics than most artists have released.” Quite.

On that note, I have two exciting new ventures I’ve entered into that I’d like to tell you about.

My first announcement is that I am doing co-op with MusicHeaven247 to bring the music to a wider audience. MusicHeaven247 is  the best streaming radio stations all under one roof. http://www.musicheaven247.com/

Secondly, I have joined the Seduction Radio team. Seduction Radio is a  radio station out of the UK that plays many different genres of music, to include: DnB, Soulful House, Dubstep, Drumstep, Hip Hop, RnB, Funky House, Glitch Hop, Techno, Breakbeat, UK Garage, Grime, Bashment, and many more genres. I will be writing reviews,  content, and sharing music on their website.    Please join me and support the music. http://www.seductionradio.co.uk/

Getting the chance to preview Tuff Culture‘s (Producer/Engineer/DJ Circles) upcoming album Circles Part 1 was an extreme pleasure. The album consists of 10 fantastic tracks, each with their own distinct sound. It features artists like Sanna Hartfield, Enigma Dubz, Becky Rhodes, Romy Harmony and many more.

Many times when you purchase an album there may be a few tracks you could do without, not with this album. Each track is thoroughly enjoyable. Once the album started to play, I had no choice in the matter my finger kept pressing the repeat button.

The album is set to release on the 5th of November. To preview a copy of the album click here .

Contact Information:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuffCulture

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/TuffCulture

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TuffCulture

Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/artist/phillysoundsystem/154639

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/my-city-ep/id442441850

**Special thanks to Tuff Culture for giving me the opportunity to preview/review the album.

Bagi teman guru yang akan mengikuti UKG yang akan datang, persiapkan diri sebaik mungkin. Ingat kita sudah mengantongi sertifikat “Guru Propesional”. Kalau tidak lulus UKG,” APA KATA DUNIA?.

Berikut saya akan berikan sedikit tip dan trik. Khusus Teknik Pemesinan soal UKG terdiri dari soal Pedagogik dan Propesi.

Pedagogik :
1. Soal tidak meleset dari dari kisi-kisi yang yang dikeluarkan
oleh Kemdikbud.
2. Soal menyangkut strategi belajar mengajar Teknik.
Oleh karenaitu disarankan untuk mempelajari Modul Metodologi Pengajaran Teknik.
3. Pilihan jawaban mirip, oleh karena itu hati-hati dalam memilih jawaban yang disediakan.

Propesi :

1. Soalterdiri dari semua SK yang diajarka pada Komp. Keahlian Teknik Pemesinan.
2. Jangan terpaku pada soal yang sulit, baca semua soal terlebih dahulu dan langsung jawab soal yang sudah dipastikan kebenarannya.
3. Hafal dan fahami rumus-rumus perhitungan, utamanya rumus putaran mesin dan kepala pembagi
4. Pelajari kembali SK yang tidak pernah diajarkan atau tidak dipelajari saat kuliah misalnya CNC.
5. Konsentrasi saat membaca soa-soal, sebab kita dituntut untuk memahami apa yang oleh soal tersebut.

6. Ada baiknya Bapak/Ibu membaca BSE Teknik Pemesinan.

Demikian Tip ini, mudah-mudahan bermamfaat.

Saleh, SST.  Guru SMK Negeri 2 Palopo.

This is the latest remix from some of my favorite producers Bee Q and Unique. Another classic banger as is their standard. click here

Contact Info:

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/UniqueAndBeeQ

https://twitter.com/BeeQandUnique

Soundlcoud:

http://soundcloud.com/beeqandunique

For info/remixes/bookings:

contact audio@beeqandunique.com

Hands down one of my favourite shows as a kid…along with Sister Sister, Hangtime, California Dreams etc.

Brand new feature: Yep it’s Friday again which means we’re taking things casual. This week’s track is kind of a tribute to probably the single most successfully sampled voice in dance music over the last couple of years….Brandy. The sultry RnB songstress has a tone to her voice that is so effortlessly unique and so recordable that producers like Burial, Blawan and Two Inch Punch haven’t really had to do much to perfectly interlace her vocals into their complex beats. And on this Friday’s selection from garage and bassline stalwart DJ Q, the same formula applies, just a lil tempo shift really needed to the Brandy classic ‘Best Friend‘ and it fits perfectly in to this special 2-step dub-plate. I defy you not to nod your head, it’s Friday……break yo neck!!!

Di bawah ini saya posting sebagian jadwal dan peserta UKG susulan :

1. Peserta UKG Susulan Kab. Cilacap

2. Peserta UKG Susulan Kab. Cirebon

3. Peserta UKG Susulan Kab. Pemalang

4. Peserta UKG Susulan Kab. Boyolali

5. Peserta UKG Kab. Kuningan

6. Peserta UKG kab. Lamongan

Another massive remix by legend Scott Garcia. click here

The folks over at Music & Juice TV recently caught up with Ashley Walters to get the scoop on what he has been up to and what his plans are for the future. Take a look at what he had to say.

Contact Information:

Scott Garcia:

Website: http://kronikmusic.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/djscotitgarcia

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DJScottGarcia

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/scottgarciaofficial

For DJ Bookings & Press contact
Dionne@KronikMusic.com

Ashley Walters: 

Website: http://www.ashleywalters.co.uk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshleyWalters82

Alesha Dixon:

Website: http://aleshadixon.net

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AleshaOfficial

Music & Juice TV:

Website: http://musicandjuice.com/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/musicandjuice

Twitter: https://twitter.com/musicandjuice

*** Special thanks to the folks at Music & Juice TV

This is one hot bubbly tune brought to us by DJ Beenie, I truly enjoy this remix. Worth every moment spent listening to it. One of the top tunes I have heard this month. click here

Contact Info:

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/djbeenie

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DjBeenie

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/djbeenie1

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/djbeenieofficial

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/garage-kiss-sounds-the-underground/id489601878

Absolutely LOVE this tune! This mix is fabulous, and it is up for a free download! click here

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/primrosehillofficial

Twitter: https://twitter.com/primrosehillhq

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/primrosehillchannel

** Special thanks to DJ Potts and MC-IC for letting me know about this tune by playing this on the Push & Pull Show on FreekFM, it sounded massive on the radio.

I have been enjoying the tunes Mischief Makers have been coming out with. This one is no exception. click here

Website: http://www.mischiefmusic.co.uk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mischiefmusicuk

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/mischiefmakers