Roska has blown up big on the UK funky scene apparently. I am still not entirely sure what UK funky is, but I don’t really care because I know this mix is rad. Killer percussion and bad boy rhythms abound on this hour long promo mix for Sonar radio. It incorporates a bit of dubstep, some broken beat, a touch of house, and a whole lot of awesome.
Stand out tracks for me are the opener, a Roska mix of dbridge & Martyn’s beautiful track ‘These Words’, Roska’s own Jackpot (which I could imagine absolutely destroying a club), and the wicked melodic vibe on his tune ‘Tomorrow is Today’. All in all though, a pretty banging party vibe, good for prepping for a big night out, or plowing through some spreadsheets at the office. Don’t take my word for it though, give it a hoon for yourself.
I have to confess that I have only just discovered James Zabiela (thanks to my man Troy). According to the Internet he is one of the finest technicians of the CDJ in the business, and I am not about to argue. Having gotten hold of his Radio 1 Essential Mix I haven’t stopped playing it all month.
James takes tracks of a whole range of electronic tempos and blends them together into a beautiful musical story. In this case, complete with samples from sci-fi film Moon. It just doesn’t get old.
Usually Free Music Friday is a random collection of tunes that are thrown together from all over the show, this time round though we have a very special edition.
I am sure I don’t need to say anything to hype either of these acts. One of the greatest musical hip hop acts of all time, The Roots, paying tribute by covering some of the biggest hits from the late great J Dilla.
There is no question that this should be in your collection, get amongst.
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