"Ruff em Up is dope!" - Keith MacKenzie
"Beatsmack... lovin the groove and production... think we're gonna be all over this one!!!" - Drumattic Twins
"big up, great stuff" - Mr No Hands - Mixmag
Part 4 of our Disruptive Beats series is out today at all good download stores and features Beatsmack from Perth Australia. Beatsmack will already be known to many of you for their releases on Miles Dyson's Plasmapool label and dynamic remixes on labels such as Dead Famous and On A Break. Here with Ruff Em Up they present their funkier side, combining huge synth lead with funky beats and stuttery vocals. Label owner Andy McAllister steps up for the remix taking the track on a rhythm led fusion of Miami Bass and baile funk grooves. Beatsmack update Disko by the Shopliftas, originally the 11th release on Ground Level, for the final track on the EP. On this remix they go straight for the jugular, with big rolling drums and nasty synths, yet still retaining an element of funk.
Have a listen:
Original Mix
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/groundlevel/beatsmack-ruff-em-up[/soundcloud]
Andy McAllister Remix
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/groundlevel/beats ... em-up-andy[/soundcloud]
Shopliftas - Disko (Beatsmack Remix)
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/groundlevel/shopl ... -beatsmack[/soundcloud]
Pick it up from Beatport, Juno or direct from us
There's still one more EP to go in the series, from Rebel Sketchy on 13th June, before the full album drops on 11th July. We're doing a launch event in London for the album on 17th June at the Raving Buddha in Shepherds Bush, London.