Upperhands Preview - New Metalheadz : DLR - Your Mind EP

This right here is the current state of Metalheadz Drum and Bass 

and newest release of one of the oldest members of the Metalheadz family, DLR.

DLR's "Your Mind EP" bridges the gap between the old and new, 

bringing us some supreme retro Metalheadz shit that is bound 

to blow your mind.

Due to be released on August 4th in all formats,
but you can pre-order the EP right now at Metalheadz.co.uk

For all you out there who just can not wait for this EP to rip apart 

your speakers, here is the almost full length preview.

 Tracklist contained in first 5 playable tracks below:

A. DLR & Mako - Your Mind
B. DLR - 10 Steps
C. DLR - Sense of Waiting
D. DLR & Mako - Seek Knowledge (feat. Rider Shafique)
E. DLR - Outbound

Feel free to scroll through all 295 tracks that Metalheadz has to offer
in this exclusive Soundcloud player collection.

Kid Kenobi & MC Shureshock VS Bob Marley : Rise Up

We are all familiar with the iconic album cover for Bob Marley' "Uprising" album, 

truly exemplifying Bob Marley's message and his message to the people.

Bob Marley & The Wailers

"Uprising"

Recently the Breaks duo Kid Kenobi and MC Shureshock enlisted the help of one of the 

hottest Drum and Bass acts in the world Greg Packer, to remix a new track entitled, "Rize Up".

Kid Kenobi & MC Shureshock

"Rize Up"

Although there is not much difference in design of the new album,

I still respect the addition of the headphones and microphone for that new style flavor

and ultimately love the remix by Greg Packer.

So without further ado...

Special Thanks to : Terry Richardson's track record as a creep, My complete disdain for Breaks music, Having big talks with family and friends, being forced to do yoga.

The Chill Zone - Rowpieces : Afternoon Jazz Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

Released under Soul Bros. Records,

Drum and Bass producer and DJ Rowpieces,

takes you waaay back to the original days of Drum and Bass.

Now this isn't your normal version of Drum and Bass...

It's chilled out cooler than a polar bear's toenails. 

So if you're sitting back dinking a brew lounging on your patio watching the sun go down,

if you're on a long road trip, or if you're deep in some homework, 

these two mixes exemplify the best in "jazzy Drum and Bass". Enjoy.

Afternoon Jazz Vol.1 - Finest Drum'n'Bass from the 90's by Rowpieces on Mixcloud

Afternoon Jazz Vol.2 - Finest Drum'n'Bass from the 90's by Rowpieces on Mixcloud

Special Thanks To : Vice Magazine, Epicly Later'd, Tom Cruise starring in another corny apocalypse movie (Oblivion), True Detective on HBO, Richard Sherman's "You Mad Bro?" coming to fruition and changing to the new version on Michael Crabtree "You Mediocre Bro!", Spotify, rolling your own cigarettes.

New Music Tuesdays: Grab the Essential Free Download of DJ Marky's "Best of Drum & Bass" 2013 Mix

Not sure why we didn't come across this year-end mix sooner, but if you like proper drum & bass, you'll definitely want to grab this absolutely sick free download of DJ Marky's "Best of Drum & Bass" 2013 mix on SoundCloud! Boom Selecta!!

Special Thanks: DJ Marky for putting this together and all the true drum & bass heads worldwide!

New Music Tuesdays: Free Download of Jabru "Glass Floor (VIP Mix) on XLR8R

Recently we featured the stunning Solid Steel Radio mix from Tom Middleton's new label, Sound of the Cosmos. One of Mr. Middleton's signees is, Jabru, who is mixing booming bass with some class jungle breakbeats on this special VIP mix of first label single, "Glass Floor."

Our friends over at XLR8R have the FREE DOWNLOAD for you to cop right HERE

File Under: Bass, Drum & Bass, Jungle

Special Thanks: Tom Middleton and the Sound of the Cosmos label crew, Jabru, XLR8R, New Music Tuesdays, Etherwood, Submotion Orchestra, Gentleman's Dub Club and the 49ers' WR Michale Crabtree returning to practice for the stretch run

UPPERHANDS 10 : Monthly Drum and Bass Mix

UPPERHANDS 10 

Drum and Bass Mix

Recorded in October of 2013 by UPPERHANDS

Good for all occasions....  Play at a high volume, Preferably in a residential area.

UPPERHANDS Drum and Bass Jam of the week : Goldie - Hyena 1

I recently watched "High Fidelity" for the 800th time and realized there is a wonderful 

Drum and Bass ditty by my man Goldie.

Although Duke will agree that the Goldie "Ring of Saturn" album was somewhat of a dud of

 a follow up to "Timeless", this track holds weight in my opinion

and also servers as a great background track for when John Cusack is going buckwild

over his Ex. 

Goldie - Hyena 1 

 

Special Thanks to : Rufige Krew.

UPPERHANDS 8.0 - Drum and Bass Podcast

Sit back with a blunt and a brew mi amigos. Enjoy. Sabroso.

Special Thanks to : All the DJs in the entire fucking world! Except for Top 40 DJs, you suck harder than Monica Lewinsky!

In Session: LTJ Bukem Releases First Album in 8 Years and Promises His Good Looking Records Will Put Out an Album A Month

For far too long we have gone without new music from the original drum & bass don, LTJ Bukem. His solo mixes and Good Looking Records imprint became the stuff of legend, but in the mid 2000's, he decided to take a well-deserved hiatus. Now over eight years since his last release, he's just put out the instant classic, "In Session," mix album, which features stellar tracks on the revived Good Looking Records.

What's more, in doing a little digging, we came across a candid new interview on the Drum & Bass Arena Blog and it was this particular quote from LTJ Bukem himself that really got us excited about what's next:

“It’s great to have fun with the digital format and give fans more for their money,” he explains. “We’re planning to do an album every month. It starts with Bukem In Session this month. Then in July there’s Collectivism with different artists collaborating with each other. In August we’ve got a Makoto producer album coming out as part of the Producer Series we started a few years ago. In September we’ve got a new series called Resistance with a track from each country from different artists from around the world. We’re also working on a jazz-influenced drum & bass concept named Jazzin. Each month as well as the album there’ll be a variety of digital and physical releases, including vinyl only releases.”

So there you have it...not only is LTJ Bukem back...he's fully recharged and ready to introduce a whole new generation to his signature brand of liquid drum & bass music.

Here's a little taste of Mr. Bukem's Top 10 Tunes for June 2013:



Special Thanks: To the long-awaited return of LTJ Bukem and Good Looking Records...often imitated, but never duplicated

DJ Marky @ RESPECT Drum and Bass : The Upside Down Scratch Technique

Well... here it is mi amigos. I'm finally releasing one of my personal gems... DJ Marky @ RESPECT Drum and Bass ripping it up with the "upside down scratching technique". Like a DJ ninja, DJ Marky is by far the illest out there and is worth a watch. 

Enjoy. 

Special Thanks to: Magnetic Tone Arms and Turntable needles.

Download FREE New Mixmag Drum & Bass Mix From Spectrasoul!

It goes without saying that Spectrasoul are easily one of the best new groups in the drum and bass scene. Their breakthrough 2012 debut album, "Delay No More" is still on heavy repeat on our stereo systems. So what a treat to see the Spectrasoul boys have put together an absolutely slamming new drum & bass mix for Mixmag which you can download for free! Trust, this one is absolutely essential.

Listen & Download Spectrasoul's new March 2013 Drum & Bass Mix below:



Tracklist:

1/ Break - Love So True VIP
2/ Calibre - Waterfalls
3/ Capone - Friday
4/ Calibre - Running
5/ Aldo - Hikori
6/ Ivy Lab - Afterthought
7/ SpectraSoul - Memento
8/ dBridge - True Romance VIP
9/ Extra Curricular - Last Day (SpectraSoul Remix)
10/ Calibre - Archive
11/ Alix Perez & SpectraSoul Feat. Peven Everett - Forsaken
12/ Breakage - Clarendon
13/ Dub Phizix & Skittles - Creator
14/ dBridge - Mourning Dawn
15/ SpectraSoul Feat. Terri Walker - Light in the Dark
16/ Fracture - Better than Tomorrow
17/ dBridge & Skeptical - Move Way
18/ Digital & Spirit - Phantom Force (Fracture Remix)
19/ Moresounds - Analogue Steak (Danny Scrilla Remix)
20/ Flosstradamus - Roll Up (Baauer Remix)
21/ Om Unit & Sam Binga - Gamma
22/ Rockwell - _)_
23/ Dub Phizix - Clock Ticks
24/ Tokyo Prose - Untitled
25/ Break - Run Off
26/ Ulterior Motive - Right Here
27/ Om Unit - Way Back

Special Thanks: Spectrasoul for the fresh mix, Mixmag, basketball shootouts with Upperhands, Kickin it with Kendrick Lamar at SXSW, my San Francisco 49ers stealing Anquan Boldin for only a 6th round draft pick and Daft Punk returning (finally).

UPPERHANDS - The DNB Mix 2.0

Welcome to the first Installment of the UPPERHANDS Mix Series.

I have recently picked up mixing old and new Drum and Bass, Hip Hop and House music. 

Each month I will be posting a new mix which can be listened to and downloaded from

Upperhands' Soundcloud page . 

Be sure to download the mix because the Soundcloud page 

will refresh itself each month to make room for new mixes. 

Peace and Chicken Grease.

Tracklist:
Fly Abrod - Physicalz
Moth To the Light (feat. J.Robinson & Jett) -DBR UK
King Champion (Original Mix) -Thing
Crooklyn (Original Mix) - Alix Perez
Get Loose - Mr Joseph
Thank You - Flowrian
From Me to You - Mr Joseph
Closure (Original Mix) - BrokenDrum
What I See - Stress Level & TC1
Missing (Original Mix) - The Upbeats
Find A Away (Original Mix) - Redeyes
Song of a Bird - Paul SG
All That Heaven Allows (Digital Exclusive) - Command Strange
Bomb Jack - Heist
Don't Stop the Rock - Mr Joseph
Distant Lover - DJ Marky & XRS
Moments of Lust (Featuring Vikter Duplaix) - DJ Marky, Vikter Duplaix & XRS
Moments of Lust feat. Vikter Duplaix (Makoto Remix)- DJ Marky & XRS
Butterfly (Craggz & Parallel Forces Remix) -DJ Marky & XRS
Cosmic Expression (Original Mix) - Soultec
Outer Forces - Kubiks & Lomax
Oh Yeah - Jonny L
San Francisco Cable Car - MsDos
Strings Track - Bachelors of Science

Coming Soon: Legendary Drum and Bass Producer Goldie Compiles Best Work Spanning 1992-2012 On "The Alchemist"

One of Upperhands all-time favorite drum & bass producers, Goldie, is releasing his first retrospective album in March and it's absolutely massive. The 3 disc opus is entitled "The Alchemist: The Best of 1992-2012" and while the producer has admittedly only one legendary album, "Timeless," under his belt, he does have quite a few phenomenal hard-to-find singles that have lovingly been compiled here. We're pretty stoked for this one...check out the artwork and tracklist below:

Goldie "The Alchemist: The Best of 1992-2012" Tracklisting:

DISC1

1. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU MALICE IN WONDERLAND
2. GOLDIE & METALHEADZ TERMINATOR
3. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU MENACE
4. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU MONKEY BOY
5. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU DARK RIDER
6. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU SOMETIME SAD DAY
7. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU SHANGHAI DUB
8. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU RHYTHM KILLA
9. GOLDIE SPECIAL REQUEST
10. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU BABYLON 2012
11. GOLDIE I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU
12. GOLDIE SAINT ANGEL
13. GOLDIE I KNOW WHO I AM

DISC 2

1. GOLDIE SINGLE PETAL OF A ROSE (NEW TRACK)
2. GOLDIE ANGEL
3. GOLDIE FEATURING NATALIE DUNCAN FREEDOM (RADIO EDIT)
4. GOLDIE STATE OF MIND
5. GOLDIE FEATURING NATALIE WILLIAMS LATIN SKIN
6. GOLDIE FEATURING DIANE CHARELMAGNE WHAT YOU WON’T DO FOR LOVE
7. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU BEACHDRIFTA
8. GOLDIE AND J MAJIK SUNRAY
9. GOLDIE AND 4 HERO (INTERNAL AFFAIRS) IN MY SOUL
10. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU IS THIS REAL VIP
11. GOLDIE VIP RIDERS GHOST
12. GOLDIE SEA OF TEARS

DISC 3

1. GOLDIE & METALHEADZ INNER CITY LIFE (BABY BOY’S EDIT)
2. GOLDIE KEMISTRY (DOC SCOTT REMIX)
3. GOLDIE FEATURING KRS-ONE DIGITAL (ARMAND VAN HELDEN REMIX)
4. GARBAGE MILK (GOLDIE’S COMPLETELY TRASHED REMIX)
5. BJORK ISOBEL (ISOBEL’S LONLEY HEART) [Goldie Remix]
6. ED SHEERHAN LEGO HOUSE (GOLDIE REMIX – STICKLEBRCK EDIT)
7. BUSH SWALLOWED (TOASTED BOTH SIDES PLEASE GOLDIE REMIX)
8. GOLDIE TEMPER TEMPER (GROOVERIDER REMIX)
9. RONI SIZE & DJ DIE THE CALLING (GOLDIE REMIX)
10. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU CHANCES (ALIX PEREZ AND SABRE REMIX)

Special Thanks: Goldie, Metalheadz, UK drum & bass legends, The "Timeless" album still sounding so fresh, Carlton, Smith & Mighty, RIP Celtics 2012 season and an NFL Pro Bowl that nobody cares about.
11. GOLDIE PRESENTS RUFIGE KRU SOMETHING ABOUT YOU (D-BRIDGE REMIX)

New Music Tuesdays: Justin Martin Puts Together Classic Jungle Mix For Free Download

The hits keep coming today! Dirty Bird Records artist and house music head Justin Martin has made no secret that he loves drum & bass over the years. Well now he's finally out together a mix of absolute classic jungle tracks and made it available as a free download on his SoundCloud page. Featuring the likes of Goldie, Adam F, PFM and Seba, plus d&b reworks of Justin Martin tracks, it's absolutely essential.

Here's what Justin had to say:

the last time i recorded a drum & bass set it was on a cassette tape over 10 years ago. in 2012 i was finally able to return to my original love, dive into my old vinyl, and play some jungle: b2b with eats everything at bestival, b2b with totally enormous extinct dinosaurs at secret garden party, and as a guest of bachelors of science at their monthly at monarch in sf. for those of you who were not able to catch one of these rare pilgrimages back to my roots, i have recorded a special set just for you featuring a handful of my all time favorite records. happy new year and i hope you enjoy!

-justin martin

Listen & Download Below:

Tracklist:

goldie- kemistry- ffrr
justin martin vs leroy peppers- riding spaceships (shadow child in search of 94 remix)- dirtybird
blu mar ten vs eryka badu- you got me- white label
commix & steve spacek- how you gonna feel- metalheadz
little dragon- little man (marcus intalex remix)- soul:r
justin martin- don't go (leroy peppers remix)- dirtybird
adam f- circles- F-Jams
paradox- deep sleep- renegade hardware
claude vonstroke- aundy (dj marky & spy remix)- dirtybird
seba- waforms- looking good records
justin martin- ghettos & gardens (bachelors of science remix)- dirtybird
pfm- love & happiness- good looking records
seba & lotek- so long- looking good records

Special Thanks: Justin Martin, Classic Drum & Bass, S.P.Y. returning to Respect, Goldie, LTJ Bukem, Roni Size, Smith & Mighty, More Rockers, Photek & London Elektricity

DJ Marky Podcast is Back in Action After 1 Year Hiatus!

I began to wonder where he was all this time.

No sign of a DJ Marky / S.P.Y. album anytime soon...

No show at Coachella 2011...

No sign of a solo album...

Just when I thought we lost him...

He's back for 2013!

DJ Marky is the greatest Brazilian Drum and Bass producer and DJ,

who gained massive attention with a little tune he produced with producer mate XRS, 

"LK" Featuring Stamina MC.

For those of you who don't know the track, click below to be blown away.

Since 2002 when this song was released, DJ Marky has gone on to become one of the 

biggest and baddest Drum and Bass DJs on earth.

He is always on the cutting edge of what is hot, happening and fresh in this 

ever-changing world of DNB.

Please do visit his website by clicking below,

 then kick back with a mixed drink with an umbrella in it,

and experience the DJ Marky Podcast.

http://www.djmarky.com.br

In closing I would like to point your attention to one of the most ridiculous DJ videos I've ever seen.

While recently bored and searching youtube for some DJ Marky music,

I cam across a video of one of his DJ sets alongside his other Brazilian DJ and producer mate,

DJ Patife.

Purveyor of the "Smabass" sound (a hybrid of Brazilian Samba and Drum and Bass)

the "Sonar De Sao Paulo: DJ Marky vs. DJ Patife" set is one of a kind.

Bouncing back and forth between tracks like the turntablist group, "The X-Ecutioners"

Marky and Patife show us DJs what is possible and inconceivable with a turntable.

Do not mind the sound quality, nor the video quality when the strobe light come on and blurs everything...

Just wait for it.... wait for it... 

at about the 50 minute mark...

DJ Marky turns his turntable upside down and begins scratching to the beat without 

making a single mistake! Unlike anything I've ever seen before in the DJ world!

Check it!!!!

Special Thanks to: DJ Marky and only DJ Marky.

Total Science Offer Free Download of their Remix of dRamatic and dbAudio's Drum & Bass Jam "Far Away (Feat. Grimm)"

The hits just keep coming this week! Another of Upperhands' favorite drum & bass dons, Total Science, have just made their slamming remix of dRamatic and dbAudio's song "Far Away (Feat. Grimm)" available for FREE download via their SoundCloud page.

Full on rolling liquid funk, this is an absolute must for all the true d&B headz out there!



Special Thanks: Total Science, Free downloads, Jackson Market, liquid drum & bass, Major Lazer, organic black tea, midweek getdown sessions with friends and the anticipated debut of Little Giants

New Music Tuesdays: LTJ Bukem Classic Drum & Bass Track "Return to Atlantis" Gets Remixed by DJ Marky & S.P.Y

Hold up! Wow, one of the biggest tracks in drum & bass history, "Return to Atlantis," the 1993 classic by LTJ Bukem has just been given a fresh re-rub from none other than DJ Marky and S.P.Y! Keeping plenty of the original intact but beefing up the drums for 2013...this one is a sure-fire dancefloor filler!



Out now via the recently re-launched Good Looking Records!

Now Mr. Bukem, would you kindly please come back to Los Angeles?

Special Thanks: Drum & Bass legends, LTJ Bukem, DJ Marky, S.P.Y, the debut of Little Giants, The Prodigy's 'The Fat of the Land" album turning 15, My SF Giants for overpaying CF Angel Pagan for the sake of team chemistry and breakfast for dinner.

New Music Monday: Random Movement Podcast #39

 

Random Movement Live @ RESPECT, Los Angeles 2011

Random Movement

Liquid Drum and Bass Producer and DJ

Hails from Ohio.

 Encompasses all that is fresh in Drum and Bass music with monthly 

Podcasts that exhibit conscious Drum and Bass on the forefront of production 

and mixing quality. 

Featuring new tracks from Dj Marky and S.P.Y., A-Sides, Pennygiles and 

one of Upperhand's favorite producers, MSDOS. 

One hour and 15 minutes of bone, brain and muscle liquifying beats for your mental.

Rock.

 Random Movement Podcast #39

Special Thanks to: Good friends who are battling disease - Stay Strong L's! Greasymag.com, Unfortunate events in Kansas City, RIP Jordan Belcher, RIP MCA, RIP Austin Peralta, , RIP the Notorious B.I.G., R.I.P. Tupac Shakur, R.I.P. Big L, the gift of music, the gift of sound, Cameras, thanks to a tribe called quest, the Beastie Boys, to de la soul and to The Roots, thanks to KRS ONE, Gangstarr, all the Hip Hop backpackers, every spray can ever made, the invention of the turntable, Michael Jordan, every time that paint drips, MF Doom, skateboards, Dr. Dre's "The Chronic", tape decks with record buttons, Sony walkmans Miles Davis' trumpet, Bob Marley's heart, The Fugees, breaking curfews, drinking your first 40, seeing The Matrix for the first time in the movie theater, the first time you saw graffiti, the first time you did graffiti, the first time you saw someone play a guitar live, the first time you realized you are going to die, realizing you are a mere dot in the big picture of the world, realizing you mean something to this world.