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Episode 49 - Bootleg Breaks Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:08:00 +0000

I can't believe it's been nearly a month since the last episode of the podcast. Well we're back with a set full of the best bootlegs we can get our hands on.

This months episode includes -

Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At (Stanton Warriors Mix)
Gorillaz - Feel Good (Stanton Warriors Mix)
JDS v Missy Elliott - Break The Dutch
Paradox 3000 v Madonna - Music
Angel - Painted Beats
Paradox 3000 v Kasabian - Processed Breaks
Linkin Park feat. Jay - Z - Numb (Malpractice Mix)
Nelly - Hot In Here (Malpractice Mix)
Aquasky v Hard Fi - Living For The Weekend

Louise Dean - Shiva - Freedom

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:58:00 +0000

I have been asked on many occasion what my favourite record of all time is. Whilst reading many DJ's biographies, most seem to pick classics such as Massive Attack's Unfinished Sympathy, Alison Limerick's Where Love Lives, etc.

My favourite track is not one that instantly springs to mind or finds its way to the top of many DJ lists, but one that was a very emotional track back in the mid 1990's.

I'm talking about Shiva's classic vocal house track - 'Freedom', and in particular the Brian Transeau (better known as BT) Subconscious Freedom Remix.

Louise Dean 4th April 1971 - 18th June 1995

So what makes this tune so special and emotional? Well, for me, I simply love the track and can listen to it over and over again, but what makes this a real roller coaster of emotions is that the lead singer, Louise Dean, was tragically killed by a convicted hit and run driver thirteen years ago next week (18th June 1995), leaving the whole of the clubbing community in complete and utter shock. I clearly remember to this day hearing the news on Pete Tong's Radio One show and being stunned into silence.

Louise was a fantastic vocalist and an energetic performer, and I was lucky enough to see her perform live at Cream in Liverpool many years ago. Her loss was felt by many thousands of people at the time.

To ensure her memory lives on thirteen years after the accident, I have made a link available to the BT Subconscious Freedom Remix for you to enjoy. I know this goes against what I state about sharing music, but I hope FFRR and 7PM Management can forgive me on this occasion.

Episode 48 - Funky House Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:38:00 +0000

Another hour of funky house music, this time concentrating on the sounds coming out of the North American house scene at the moment. The tracklisting for this episode is as follows -

Tommy Largo - Pass It
Tommy Largo - Funked Up
Diem - Chuggin (Craig Hamilton Mix)
Pierre RS - Love Is The Message (Chuck Loves Top Coast Mix)
CN Williams - Jack That Body
Edmund - Slap Your Body (Phunk Rockerz Mix)
Movi-Star feat. Tyree Cooper - Happy People (Chicago Vibe Mix)
Audiophreakz - Feels Like Heaven (Dave Miller Downtown Mix)
JR From Dallas - Disco Jack (Diem Digital Mix)
Byron Foxx - Everybody Loves The Bongo

You can find all these tracks at Traxsource.com at less than 99 cents a track.

A Night In The Life Of Evilrabbit

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:41:00 +0000

Episode 47 - Big Room House Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:16:00 +0000

Time to crank it up a notch or two with a set I've called the Big Room House mix! I was feeling a bit naughty this week, so here's an hour of tougher house tunes for you to enjoy. The tracklisting is as follows -

Mastiksoul - Pungo (Original Mix)
Mastiksoul - Jacobini (Original Mix)
Mobin Master - Believe (Tribalfunk Mix)
Big World - Fired Up (Darbuck and Klein Mix)
Red Eye - I Am Android (Basoski Mix)
Poza - You Got What I Need (Basoski Mix)
Olav Basoski Geiger (Original Mix)
Marco Woods and DJ Ganez - Prahas Groove (Original Mix)
Marco Woods and DJ Ganez - Acid Time (Original Mix)

NuSkoolBreaks.co.uk

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:33:00 +0000

A quick post to point you in the direction of a forum I stumbled across the other days that the covers everything in the world of breaks.

NuSkoolBreaks.co.uk is message board with nearly 20,000 members, all of whom seem to have a great passion and knowledge for the genre.

Plenty of reviews, links and recommendations on the site...so why not pay them a visit by clicking the banner below.

Episode 46 - House Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:51:00 +0000

Mark's back with another deep house mix. Nothing else to say except sit back, enjoy the sunshine and chill out with this 60 minute journey into quality underground house music.

Skylax - Pazuzu (Prins Thomas Mix)
Aeroplane - Pacific Air Race
Karol XVII, MB Valence - I Believe
Sultan and Ned Shepard - Itajai Vibes (Rosen Mix)
Claes Rosen - Jiggle
Sessamato - Movin On (Abaku 4am Mix)
Count Paris - Poza (Dave Armstrong and Redrouche Mix)
Guy J - Been Here Before (Envotion Mix)
Ossie - Farewell
Doppler Effect vs Planet Funk - Beauty Inside the Deep

Episode 45 - Funky House Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:38:00 +0000

We've had breaks, progressive house, deep trance, drum and bass...but there seems to be something missing from our funky house podcast...yes, funky house! It's been a while since we delivered a nice funky vocal set to you, and as we try hard not to disappoint, it give me great pleasure to present episode 45 of the podcast...The Funky House Mix!

The tracklisting for this episode is as follows -

Shawn Christopher - Don't Lose The Magic (Soul Conspiracy Mix)
Sound Famiglia - Need Me Want Me (Original Mix)
DJ Devrish ft. Lockamy & Inaya Day - You Move Me (Earnshaw Mix)
Clark, Benham ft. SuSu Bobien - Wondrous (MuthaFunkaz Mix)
Shaolin Master ft. Siobhan - Friends (Original Mix)
Boris Dlugosch presents Booom - Keep Pushin' (Path of Club Mix)
Michael Procter - Paradise (The Father's Child Mix)
Sebastian Leger ft. Gia Mellish - Hypnotised (Spen/MuthaFunkaz Mix)
Luca Signorini - A Night In Paris (Original Mix)
House of Glass - The Harmonica Track (Original Mix)

These tunes were purchased from MoS Downloads and Traxsource. They only cost me 67p a track, so there's no excuse not to pay them a visit and keep the house music alive!

Episode 44 - Deep Trance Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:56:00 +0000

You'll be seeing the mixes come thick and fast now that bandwidth is no longer an issue! Here's a fantastic deep trance mix from Mark Allen.

Tracklisting for this mix is as follows -

Fer Farrari - Essential Bit of Piano
Pete Moss - Turn You Back
Scope - Lost on Collins (Pete Moss Mix)
Cosmic Belt - Back in Berlin
Armin Van Buuren - If You Should Go
Pryda - F12
Jay Lumen v Nina Simone - Feeling Good
Andrew Bennett - Precious
Pole Folder - Babylon Days (Dousk Yadda Mix)
So Sick - Sick 4
Michael Cassette - Shadows Movement (Marks Cruise Control Edit)
Super 8, DJ Tab - Helsinki Scorchin (Michael Cassette Mix)

Episode 43 - Electro House Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:23:00 +0000

A new mix containing a selection of this months funky electro tracks I found on Beatport and MoS. I have to thank Si Jobling for bringing the Shapeshifters mix of Chime to my attention on his OnePhatDJ podcast. What a tune!

De'Lacy - Hideaway (Cedric Gervais Vocal)
George Moral - Let's Take Drugs (Cedric Gervais Mix)
Paul Harris & Dave Spoon - Baditude (Dub Mix)
Sandy Vee - Bleep (Original)
Shapeshifters - Chime (Original)
Tomcraft - Boogie Nights (Original)
Twocker - Chopper (Original)
Buy Now - Body Crash (Streetlife DJ's Mix)

Mission Accomplished

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:42:00 +0000

Well, the transition from Lycos to Bluehost went through today and all appears to be working ok. I'm still transferring some of the older episodes of the podcast, but they should be available in the next 24 - 48 hours.

Bluehost come with a reasonably good reputation as a webhost so I'm hoping (fingers crossed) that I won't have any problems with them. If you notice any issues with the website (such as downloads failing, excessive downtime, etc), please drop us a line at info@evilrabbit.co.uk so that we can investigate.

New Web Host

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:03:00 +0000

Evilrabbit.co.uk will be moving to a new webhost over the weekend, so the website may go down for a while. Fear not, we will be back as soon as possible.

Ursula 1000...Remixed

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:27:00 +0000

I can forgive you for not knowing who Ursula 1000 is as I had never heard of him/her/them until I stumbled across the IllJazz podcast by accident.

To quote his entry on Wikipedia "Ursula 1000 is a musical project of Brooklyn-born DJ Alex Gimeno ranging from lounge to breakbeat, glam to cha cha, and everything in between", and I would definitely say that sums up the Undressed...Remixed.

The album kicks of with Deekline & Ed Solo's version of Step Back in their typical upbeat dirty breaks style and ends with Jstar's remix of the same tune in a much more chilled reggae mood.

The album seems to cover so many genres, from funk to hip hop, house to reggae, trip hop to electro in just ten tracks. Regardless of what music you're into, Undressed...Remixed contains some extremely well produced tracks that are sure to get you hooked to the sounds of Ursula 1000.

My personal favourites being the ultra funky Fort Knox Five remix of Elektrik Boogie and Moston & Malente's version of Hello! Let's Go To The Disco.

Head over to Beatport and Ministry of Sound to get your copy.

Episode 42 - Breaks Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:01:00 +0000

Highlighting the popularity of breaks at the moment, here's a 45 minute mix containing some tunes you might have heard of before...with a breakbeat twist. I'm not going to write any more as I broke my collar bone at the weekend in a piggy back related accident, and it hurts to type!

The tracklisting for this episode is -

Unknown - Cat's Groove (White Label)
Defkline and Red Polo - No Other Booty (Hot Cakes)
Unknown - Suga Daddio (Cut and Run)
Unknown - Hard To Beat (Malpractice)
Defkline - Bam Bam (Hot Cakes)
Krafy Kuts - Tell Me How You Feel (Against The Grain)
Doc Roc - Master of thr Scratchin' Kutz (Solution)
Unknown - Don't Go (Crisp Biscuits)

How We Make Our Podcast

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:15:00 +0000

I had an email from one of our evilrabbit regulars last week asking what sort of kit is needed to put an episode of the podcast together, so I thought I'd scribble down a few lines to show you what equipment I've used over the last couple of years.

Well, the first few mixes contained tracks from my vinyl collection and were compiled using my trusted old friends, the Technics SL1200's and a Numark 1001 mixer.

I was recording the mixes live into my pc using an application called AudioGrabber. For those who remember the early podcasts back in 2006, you'll remember the recording quality wasn't that brilliant, so I really wanted to find a better way to get the tunes into a digital format.

Whilst scouring the net, I came across a piece of kit called the Hercules DJ Control, which is a MIDI mixer that came packaged with a piece of software called Virtual DJ.

This was a really useful tool, that allowed me to spend time recording my vinyl into an mp3 format to a really high quality, then combining tracks that I'd downloaded from Beatport, MOS, 3Beat, etc. The audio quality of the podcasts increased dramatically (I'll let you judge whether the content improved as well!).

Using the Virtual DJ software meant that compiling mixes on a regular basis was a far less painful experience than vinyl mixing, but it was still a bit of a hassle if you weren't particularly happy with an individual track to track mix and had to go back and re-edit it (yes, we all make the odd mistake!).

Welcome to the stage, Ableton. A truly awesome piece of software that makes podcasting an absolute joy. Ableton allows you to create sets by dragging and dropping tracks into a sequencer, where you can then add your own effects to the mix.

Is it cheating? Yes, probably...but Ableton allows you to do so much more to a mix than you could ever wish to achieve using conventional mixing techniques...and as long as you guys are happy with the end product, then who cares?!

I put these mixes together using an Apple iMac which seems to be the perfect companion for Ableton...it certainly doesn't crash as much as my old Windows XP machine! When I'm happy with a mix, I upload them to my webhost which is currently Lycos. Although they're not the cheapest out there, I've got to say that I haven't had any trouble with them in the past.

...and that's about it. If you've got any questions about podcasting, mixing or using Ableton, please feel free to drop me a line at info@evilrabbit.co.uk

Episode 41 - Breaks Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:57:00 +0000

Back with another set of dirty, funky breaks brought to you by Andy. These tracks absolutely rocked our Evilrabbit Easter Party on Thursday 20th March which turned out to be the best night we've had since our parties began six years ago (yes, they really do keep getting better and better!).

Apologies to Ellie and Forbsey at J's Vodka Bar for the mess we made with the Cadbury's Creme Eggs!

The tracklisting for this episode is as follows -
Headphonics - The Night
Blatta Inesha - Flesh Dance
Dope Tito - Rollin' Dope
Plaza de Funk - Beatdown
Groove Diggerz ft MC Manic - Get Fresh
Headphonics - Planet Rock
Plaza de Funk - Ghetto Groove

You don't need me to tell you again, but I will anyway...if you like what you hear, please pay a visit to the websites listed on the right and get downloading. You can pick these tracks up from 67p!

Episode 40 - House Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:28:00 +0000

Three podcast episodes in less than a month...you lot don't know how lucky you are!

We've decided to take a break from the breaks (pardon the pun) and give you a 40 minute mix containing some electro / progressive / techy house (I have no idea what genre it is, to be honest!).

Anyway, the tracklisting this episode is -

Dirty South v The Police - Dirty Little Spot
Deadmau5 - Arguru (EDX's 5un5hine Remix)
Emjae - Can You Handle It (Audiojack Mix)
Lish v Little Beat - Red Lights (Original)
Lowrider - Cool (Ozi Remix)
Stupid Fresh - Stretch The Canvas (Original)
Dubfire - Roadkill (ATFC Remix)

Check out these tracks at the LEGAL music download sites listed to the right.

Episode 39 - Breaks Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:14:00 +0000

This may just blow my bandwidth for the month, but with so many awesome breaks tracks hitting the shelves at the moment, I feel it is our duty to let you know about them all! A bunch of dark and dirty tunes for you in episode 39, including three new tracks from Autobots. The tracklisting for this podcast is

Maelstrom - Makossa (Original Mix)
The Projectiles - Ugly Boy (Original Mix)
Groove Diggerz ft MC Manic - Get Fresh (Sam Hell Remix)
Out of Control (Original Mix)
Autobots and Screwface - Flesh Eater (General Midi Mix)
Autobots - Apocalypse (Original Mix)
Autobots and Screwface - Final Conflict (Original Mix)

You know the score, if you like what you hear, please visit the LEGAL download site listed on this site to keep the house music scene alive.

Easter Party & J's Vodka Bar

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:01:00 +0000

We're back at J's Vodka Bar for an Easter Party! If you want to hear a selection of funky, chunky, dirty breaks, then join us in the basement on Thursday 20th March. The perfect start to the Bank Holiday weekend.

Episode 38 - Breaks Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:58:00 +0000

Hey there, it's Andy back again with the latest mix for evilrabbit. Thanks to Rob for keeping up the mixes on a regular basis. I'm hopefully sorted again now so will be uploading a bit more regularly. This mix is a collection of the tunes that went down well at our night in Cheltenham last time. This months tracklisting includes -

Dj Badboe - Walk out Laughing (Break the Box remix)
601 - The Payoff
Busta Rhymes - Touch it Bring It
Hoxton Whores vs Fried on a Saturday Night - (2 make 1 vocal mix)
DJ Deekline and Ed Solo - Wamp Wamp
Maelstrom - Makossa
Electric Soulside - Second life (Rob Reng remix)

Please remember if you like what you hear, go and buy these tracks using the links on the right hand side of the page!

We've Definitely Gone Global!

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:26:00 +0000

We often make jokes about making the evilrabbit name famous around the world, but I'm pleased to see that we are actually reaching all four corners of the globe!

I was checking through the website statistics to see where you guys are downloading our podcast from and thought I'd see whereabouts the furthest hit came from...don't forget, we're from tiny little Cheltenham in the UK. Here's the top four!

Kirrawee, New South Wales - 10,618 miles

Melbourne, Victoria - 10,572 miles

Morn, Buenos Aires - 6,866 miles

Antiguo Cuscatln, El Salvador - 5,362 miles

Join the Evilrabbit Facebook Group!

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:07:00 +0000

It had to be done sooner or later...you can now find evilrabbit on the web's biggest social networking site, Facebook. We'll be posting pictures and videos on the Facebook site, but www.evilrabbit.co.uk will still be the place to come for your fix of funky house and breaks music.

Click the picture below to go to our page and hit 'Join This Group' to become one of the gang!

Episode 37 - Breaks Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:56:00 +0000

Normal service resumes with a selection of funky breaks for you this month. I've decided that I'm only going to include Funky House and Breaks mixes within the actual podcast, and stick anything out of the norm on a separate area of the website...after all, this is supposed to be a place for followers of 'funky house and breaks'.

The tracklisting for this month includes -

Jay Stewart - The Juggler (Original Mix)
Ryan Galbraith - Anatomy and Function (Original Mix)
Wax Equestrians - Zig Zag (Dopamine Remix)
Break the Box feat. Ira - Groovy Moves (Plaza De Funk Remix)
Freestylers - Push Up (Plump DJ's Mix)
Jay Stewart - Don't Do It (Original Mix)
Cut & Run - Outta Space (Original Mix)

These tracks were purchased from Beatport and Ministry of Sound Downloads, please support these artists by visiting legal download sites and buying the tracks you hear here. Prices start at just 67p (DRM free), so there really is no excuse not to pay them a visit.

Jalapeno Funk Volume 1

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:09:00 +0000

Although the website is now blog based, I'm not going to bore you rigid with a daily list of things I'm up to...because that really would be hideous and I'd definitely end with less subscribers to the podcast.

One feature that I will be updating regularly are releases that are rocking our world at evilrabbit towers. This months tracks come under the guise of Jalapeno Funk - Volume One.

This set of booty shaking tracks rock funky breakbeat down to its core with sixteen classy productions from the likes of Kraak & Smaak, Soopasoul and B-Team. A bonus track includes an hour long mix which is guaranteed to get dancefloors and house parties fired up.

You can find out more about Jalapeno Records by clicking this link and can download the album in full from the following online record shops.

Ministry Downloads - Juno Records - DJ Download

Episode 36 - Progressive House Mix

noreply@blogger.com (Rob Tarren) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:10:00 +0000

The podcast is now TWO years old! I can't believe it's been two years since the first evilrabbit podcast was released. In that time Andy, Mark and myself have dished out 35 mixes for your audible delight.

In that time we've played soulful house, funky house, breaks, electro, trance, drum and bass...and now for the 36th instalment we bring you something that kind of falls under the Progressive House genre (with a little bit of Tech House and Electro thrown in too!). Here are this months tunes -

Pryda - Armed
Axwell - Submariner (Original Mix)
Oxia - Lost Memory
Hardsoul - Self Religion (Believe In Me) (Mark Knight Mix)
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (Deadmau5 Mix)
DJ Jose - Hesitate (Synchro JVA Mix)
Liquid - Sweet Harmony (Talk and Spoon Mix)
Coburn - Give Me Love (Original Mix)

Thanks again to everyone who has enjoyed listening to our podcasts over the last two years, if you have anything you'd like to say or any tracks you'd like to hear, please leave a comment here on the website.

Please remember if you like what you hear, go and buy these tracks using the links on the right hand side the web page!