DJ Helix Exclusive Classics Mix!

First off we'd like to shout out all that came out to the Tronik Funk Costume Party back in October, we had a blast and look forward to our next event. In the meantime, our buddy, and Philly-to-the-West-Coast transplant DJ Helix (that's him up there believe it or not!) threw together and sent us an absolutely runnin' mix of classic tech/hardstep for us to post up here. It's dark and funky just like we like it in November. Happy Thursday!

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Lemon D - This Is LA - Metalheadz
Elementz of Noize feat MC Det - Stick Up - SOUR
Shapeshifter - Talkin Mad Shit - SOUR
TC Islam and Alien3 -Let The Bass Boom - SOUR
DJ Red - Enta Da Dragon - Trouble on Vinyl
DJ Die - Achilles Heel - Full Cycle
Micro-Burst - Punkmutha - SOUR
Elementz of Noize feat MC Det - Hit The Deck - SOUR
B.L.I.M. - Jeamland 96 (DJ Trace's Remix) - Emotiff
J Majik - Your Sound (Remix) - Metalheadz
Dom & Roland - Hydrolicks - Moving Shadow
Ed Rush - Mothership - No U-Turn
Doc Scott - Drumz '95 (Nasty Habits Remix) - Metalheadz
Genotype - Square Waves - Renegade Hardware
Adam F - Metropolis - Metalheadz
Dylan - Witchcraft - Droppin Science
Trace - Caves - No U-Turn
Ed Rush and Optical - Dozer - Virus
DJ Loxy & Ink - Airlock - Renegade Hardware
Ed Rush, Trace, Fierce, Nico & Optical - Edtrafienical - No U-Turn
Ryme Tyme - Payback - DSCI4
Jonny L - Piper (Grooverider Mix) - XL
Digital and Spirit - Phantom Force - Phantom Audio
Jonny L - The Bells - XL
Ram Trilogy - Terminal 2 - RAM
Jonny L - Wish u had something (Jonny L Mix) - XL
Moving Fusion - Turbulence - RAM
Ram Trilogy - Scanners - RAM
Decorum - Contrax - Liftin Spirit
Technical Itch - Reborn - Renegade Hardware
Konflict - Beckoning - Renegade Hardware
Dom and Roland - Parasite - Moving Shadow
Future Cut - Whiplash - Renegade Hardware
Hive - Ultrasonic Sound - FFRR

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Also, don't fret - we have loads of classic mixes lined up for the blog and a new ALL METALHEADZ podcast coming soon!!! Stay tuned!

DrumSkool215 Episode 7! w/ DJ Armen: "Jeepers Creepers!"

Ed Rush and Optical's seminal 1998 full length debut "Wormhole" always gets all the love... and for good reason. It pretty much changed the game for drum n bass, single-handedly dragging the sound into an unprecedented, new frontier. But it's the duos follow up, "The Creeps" (released in 2000) that always did it for me.

It carefully built upon the rolling, techno-funk of its predecessor but was somehow this even funkier, grittier soul - the production streamlined to yet another level. It's aimed straight for the dancefloor, yet can just as easily be appreciated driving high speed down the interstate, during late night subway rides, or just spacing out on your bedroom floor inside a great pair of headphones. I've always felt the whole album works so well as one piece so I thought it was appropriate to showcase it on our podcast, in full, in October of course, an entire 10 years after it's release (wow, I feel old!).

In the future expect plenty of other label and album showcases - we've got an excellent all Metalheadz show coming up, maybe we'll do a No U-Turn "Torque" episode, some Moving Shadow business... time will tell.

Rounding off this months show to take us waaaaaaaaay back is the one and only DJ Armen, a longtime Philadelphia drum n bass staple - from his days stocking the dnb racks @ 611 Records through to his many residencies and opening sets for the genres biggest superstar jocks. Armen's also someone I've known for many, many years - I've essentially watched him grow up from just a little raver kid (literally a kid I tell ya) into a true music enthusiast, an excellent DJ, and all around good, true person. Big ups Armen! Enjoy the mix everyone, this is a good one.

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Joey Breakdown mixing Ed Rush & Opticals' "The Creeps":
Ed Rush and Optical - Resurrection (feat. Ryme Tyme) - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Check Out Time - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Reach Out - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Rock The House - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical w/ Matrix - Flightpath - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - The Creeps - Virus
Optical & Ryme Tyme - White Lightning - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Pacman - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical - Greed - Virus
Ed Rush and Optical w/ Matrix - Fastlane (feat. Ryme Tyme) - Virus

DJ Armen:
JB and Ascend - The Dreamer - Back2Basics
Tom and Jerry - Who Kan Draw - Tom & Jerry
Tom and Jerry - Maxi(mun) Style Rmx - Tom & Jerry
Tom and Jerry - Maximum Booty Style pt.2 - Tom & Jerry
Roni Size - Step Up - V Recordings
DJ Krust - Set Speed Rmx - V Recordings
DJ Krust - Poison - V Recordings
JO - R Type - Awesome Records
L Double and Liccle D - Dubplate Special - Flex Records
Souljah - Down With The Lites - Hard Leaders
Maximum Style - Hard as Hell - Parousia
Koda - Time of Signs - Intalektive Records
Roni Size and Dj Die - Music Box - Full Cycle
JMJ and Richie - Free La Funk - Moving Shadow
Roni Size and DJ Die - 11:55 - Full Cycle
Cloud Nine - Jazzmin (Tango Rmx) - Moving Shadow
Capone - Friday - Hardleaders
Shimon and Andy C - Night Flight - Ram Records
Undercover Agent - Dubplate Circles - Juice Recordings
Apex - Spys - Hard Leaders
DJ Trace - Mutant Rmx (Rollers Instinct) - S.O.U.R.
Ed Rush, DJ Trace, and Nico - Mad Different Methods - No U-Turn
Nasty Habits - Shadow Boxing 'The Remix' - 31 Records
Ed Rush - Check Me Out - DeeJay Recordings