The Rise of MONKEYTOWN and 50 WEAPONS

50 Weapons, run by EDM gurus Modeselektor, has been on the horizon for a while. Its now finally starting to step up with a phatty new release featuring remixes of Modeselektor's gem "Art & Cash", as well as a sweet single from none other than Night Slugs co-founder Bok Bok. Releases 001 and 002 from 50 Weapons were total white labels and still relatively hard to find. The first featured a remix of 50 Cent's "Just a Lil Bit" and the second was a two-sided 12" with tracks from Monkeytown artist Siriusmo and BPitch Control bredren Housemeister. Both were sickness. However you must peep the newness from Monkeytown so as to stay as excited about this stuff as we are. Recently, MDSLKTR's new Monkeytown records released Siriusmo's first full length album "The Plasterer of Love". Now you can be excited for some more upcoming tracks from the likes of SBTRKT, 2562 and Ramadanman to name a few. Here are some tracks from both labels that are worth owning and spinning!

Art & Cash Remixes (50 Weapons):

Modeselektor - Art & Cash (SBTRKT Remix)


Modeselektor - Art & Cash (Phon.o Remix)


Modeselektor - Art & Cash (Roska Remix)
Modeselektor - Art & Cash (Roska remix) by Discotetris

Bok Bok single:

Bok Bok - Say Stupid Things (Monkeytown)
Bok Bok "Say Stupid Things" by Modeselektor

Mosca - Nike

Mosca is a great artist from the UK situated on Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990's great label, Night Slugs. If there's anything to keep an eye out for at the moment, its definitely new Night Slugs releases.



Check out Mosca's amazing 10-minute full version of "Nike".

Mosca - Nike

Bok Bok 'n da SLUGZ

I've been hearing some really impressive stuff from Bok Bok, L-Vis 1990, Manara and the NIGHT SLUGS crew [facebook fan page] this year. A lot of crunked-up 4x4 UK BASS funky/grime/dub/gutterhouse that doesn't quite sound like much else out at the moment. For the last 6 months or more they've been hosting parties in London backed by FACT Mag called FANTASTIC FOUR, where they host 4 top notch DJs for free (next one coming up on Dec 3rd has Roska, Scratcha DVA, D-Malice & Ill Blu...and the one after that on the 18th has Lil Silva, Ikonika & Oneman coming thru).

I got a chance to see them opening up for Joker at the Trouble & Bass party last weekend in NYC at Santos Party House, and to me their set was much stronger than Joker's - much more enthusiasm, danceability and flow. This took my by surprise considering the whole reason I went was to catch 2009 MVP Joker in action.



I emplore you to tune in to Night Slugs on their monthly radio show on SUB.FM.



And be sure to pick up the new Night Slugs EP out on Dress 2 Sweat!



Below are a few of highly recommended mixes to download



Bok Bok & L-Vis 1990 - Night Slugs Dubplate Mix 2009

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Tracklist:

01 - BOK BOK - Ripe Banana [Dress 2 Sweat]
02 - Buraka Som SIstema - Generale (L-VIS 1990 remix) [Fabric]
03 - Royal T - Beat Fighter (BOK BOK remix) [No Hats No Hoods]
04 - Hardhead - Toothbrush Country (L-VIS 1990 edit)
05 - BOK BOK - Citizens Of The City Dub
06 - L-VIS 1990 - Zahonda [Sound Pelegrino]
07 - Little Jinder - Youth Blood (BOK BOK remix) [Trouble & Bass]
08 - L-VIS 1990 - Compass [Sound Pelegrino]
09 - Untold - Stop What You're Doing (BOK BOK edit)
10 - BOK BOK & L-VIS 1990 - Wake Up Early [White]
11 - L-VIS 1990 - Hide [Dress 2 Sweat]
12 - Riton & Primary 1 - Who's There (L-VIS 1990 remix) [Phantasy]
13 - Egyptrixx- Just Say Really (BOK BOK remix) [Idiot House]
14 - Kingdom ft Shyvonne - Mind Reader (L-VIS 1990 remix) [Fools Gold]
15 - L-VIS 1990 - Changes
16 - Secret Agent Gel - Crew (BOK BOK dub) [Bass Tourist]
17 - Gucci Vump - Sha, Shtil! (L-VIS 1990 remix) [Sound Pelegrino]



Bok Bok b2b w/ Kingdom - Night Slugs Sub.fm show 06.27.09

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Tracklist:

01. Mini Kingz - Funk Me
02. Soultonic Soundsystem - Generals
03. Cooly G - Dis Boy Part 4
04. Cooly G - Craze Refix
05. Ghose On Tape - Predator Mode (Roska remix)
06. Fuzzy Logik - The Way You Move
07. Hardsoul ft Fierce Ruling Diva - Self Religion (Believe in Me) (Hardsoul Reconstruction)
08. Kingdom - Bakka
09. Doneo - Be Mine
10. Dre Skull - I Want You (Bok Bok Dub)
11. Cooly G - Digitally Higher
12. Footsteps - Baby Kinta
13. Lil Silva - Red Remix
14. Lil Silva - Different (Kingdom's Jazmine Sullivan Remix)
15. Mosca - Square One
16. DJ Corlando - Passa Passa (Kingdom Refix)
17. Brackles & Shortstuff - Sutorito Faita
18. Gremino - Scarce
19. Mark Pritchard and Om'mas Keith - Wind it Up
20. Terror Danjah - Zumpi Huntah (DOK Remix)
21. Zomby - No
22. Kingdom - Joshua Juke
23. Untold - Stop What You're Doing (Bok Bok edit)
24. Maluca - Culebra (prod. NGUZUNGUZU)
25. R1 Ryders - Karnifour
26. Kingdom - Mindreader ft. Shyvonne
27. Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
28. Submerse - 2nite
29. Bok Bok - Ripe Banana
30. Baileee - Live Drums
31. Terror Danjah - Save The Last Dance ft Elrea
32. Xara - You Got Me
33. Pangea - Memories



Bok Bok & Manara - NLLR Exclusive Mix

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Tracklist:

01 * Big MIDI intro
02 * DROP THE LIME - Like Thunder
03 * SCREAMA - Bones
04 * DJ DEEON - Ok
05 * KINGDOM - Bang (Vocal Dub)
06 * BURGA BOY - I Can Love You
07 * Oh Oscillator interlude
08 * MR VIRGO - Hypnotiq
09 * TRC - Freak Me ft ZOE & SCREAMA
10 * BOY 8 BIT - Suspense Is Killing Me (DROP THE LIME remix)
11 * NASTEE BOI - Mussy Mad '08 ft E-MAN
12 * AGENT X - Skanked
13 * DJ ABSURD - Hats To The Back
14 * A DOT R - Flippin Hell ft GRINDSTARR
15 * LEIF - Black Magic
16 * STICKY - Ganjaman
17 * SCREAMA & MERKURY - Get Up
18 * DJ DEEON - Acceler8
19 * JON E CASH - War
20 * DJ MATABAYA ft DJ VR - O Puro
21 * DS1 - Lockoff
22 * JUMPIN' JACK FROST - Pornography
23 * MIDI Satisfaction outro