If there was a definition for an uplifting disco / boogie song on the encyclopedia it would be Patrice Rushen’s I Was Tired Of Being Alone. This 12″ has been in my record bag for whole summer, perfect for getting the dance floor moving.

MP3 Patrice Rushen – I Was Tired Of Being Alone (Glad I Got Cha) (320k) (mediafire)

3 and half minutes of nothing but pure charm.

MP3 Charms – One Step Closer (320K) (Mediafire)

Our Baltimore homie Al Ripken Jr offers a free ep through Ruckazoid’s LISTENCOMPUTE. But check the whole ep here, 5 tracks of crazy ass beats. His ep with Diamond K on Top Billin is now available both on VINYL and DIGITALLY.

MP3 Al Ripken Jr – Blast Off EP (Zip file) (Mediafire)

Natalie Storm over the MDMA riddim by Redlight. NICE, thanks D.

MP3 Natalie Storm – Bang Bang (320K) (Mediafire)

Here you go, NOT the album version with the‘Ride Of The Valkyries’ sample from Big Pun’s ‘Endangered Species’ long player, but the original that has the Love Unlimited sample (which was produced by Buckwild, Domingo made the album version later by throwing Big Pun’s verses on his own beat, as the label could not clear the Love Unlimited sample…). Anyway, some insight for you crate diggers and a dope tune.

MP3 Big Pun – Dream Shatterer (original version) (320K) (Mediafire)

In the past 2 weeks I’ve been going through most Green Velvet / Cajmere tracks, as the classic ‘Percolator’ is being remixed by Claude VonStroke, Major Lazer and other great names of today, and a new tune from Green Velvet, ‘Harmageddon’ is destroying dancefloors everywhere as we speak. So, pretty much attention to the man right now which is well deserved. Here’s one major classic you need to have (fun version).

MP3 Cajmere – Horny (Me So Horny Mix) (320K) (Mediafire)

(Mc Serch had a goddamn high-top for real)

I think I had a bass face all weekend so this definitive classic hits the spot. (kick him in the grill).

MP3 3rd Bass – Gas Face (320K) (Mediafire)

Get down! Reggae and dancehall special (other crazyness around the world included too aka Global Bass). The Very Best are playing at a festival here, so this is the afterparty….

Here’s a bit darker but a dope track from one of my favourites, DJ Killer from Soweto.

MP3 DJ Killer – Baby Jelly (320K) (Mediafire)

(currently reading: Killing Pablo)

Most of the techy techy house is pretty generic and boring, but this one is a killer… 21 and over on this one.

MP3 Kaiserdisco – Dis Traction (320K) (Mediafire)

One of those ‘always gets the crowd going’ -type of tunes that are borderline disco cheese but manage to keep it real. Better to get it here you know.

MP3 Debby Blackwell – Once You Got Me Going (320K) (Mediafire)

That get love by us frequently. We just finished an on-the-road remix for Kill The Noise and will begin to work on one remix for Malente’s up-and-coming new label. The tour continues, today we’re off to Adelaide, the back to Sydney for a show at Candy’s apartment and so on… And hey Graeme, the Count & Sinden album is like a Jaxx album, I know where you coming from!

MP3 Hostage – Roll (Samo Sound Boy remix) (320K) (Mediafire)
(from the free Hostage – Roll EP)

MP3 Magnetic Man – I Need Air (Redlight remix) (320K) (Mediafire)
(from the Magnetic Man EP on Columbia)

BONUS Them Jeans “Balloons” vs Bad Yard Club “In De Ghetto” (Emynd Blend) (at Crossfadedbacon)

A day off from the Sharkslayer tour, finally some rest and food and a bath. The sleep deprivation was getting to me. Took a walk to to pier to catch some starfish (slimey) and get a coffee with the seagulls, bought a book. Pretty rainy and wintery down here I tell you. Anyway…
Here’s some 7 minutes of techno from way back when because on days like this you just feel like hearing deep techno on repeat. Jackin and thumpin, vocal chops, tight open hat, funky bass… You need to be of certain age to enjoy this.

MP3 Mr G – Hear Me Out (320K) (Mediafire)

Australians party hardeee in case you didn’t know

Greetings from Melbourne, the Sharkslayer Australia takeover continues. We’ve had some crazy weird (and awesome) action here, from horse races to club fun. The Monastery at Brisbane was dope, so was the Academy at Canberra, and the Espy of course in Melbourne. Everybody’s been mad friendly and people really love music. We’re also happy that Neoteric came and we met him in Melbourne, also met the great guys of Scattermusic and Lucid. Here’s some pics, from vast wilderness to metropolitan flavours (no tourist pix included). Hope you all had fun at FLOW, I’ll go buy a hat because it’s cold!

Try this is your UK Funky sets to make em a bit more interesting:

MP3 Mr Fingers – Slam Dance (320K) (Mediafire)

DID YOU KNOW THIS CRAZY PIECE OF CLUB MAYHEM IS OUT?

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Heaps. That’s what Australian say when they mean a lot. Been hearing that over and over which is kool. The Sharkslayer tour continues, today we’re in Canberra, Australia’s capital (would not believe it), in the smoothest hotel we’ve seen so far, 5 stars is how we do it. Last night we had a blast at The Monastery in Brisbane, somebody stole the other Serato control disc plus a catridge so we had to do the whole se on 1 turntable. It can be done it seems because things went down really well (like said, it’s not the audience’s fault if there technical ‘issues’). Let’s see the Academy in Canberra is, been hearing good things. No Kangaroo meat and no hugging koalas yet tho. HEAPS OF FUN!

MP3 Public Enemy – Shut Em Down (Pete Rock mix) (320K) (Mediafire)

More pics after the jump.

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SHARKSLAYER @ CHINESE LAUNDRY, SYDNEY from Top Billin on Vimeo.

Hello from the Sharkslayer Australian tour aka the land of no internet tour (I’m writing this at a local Mickey D’s at 7am and watching all the creatures of the night who have crawled out for breakfast… meth is one dangerous drug so kids remember to say no). It’s pretty cold down here (winter you know) but parties have been hot. We’ve had few gigs together with Mightyfools (they’re huge here) and Douster (with whom we share a common liking of The Dream, dope). Since arriving here here we’ve travelled from Perth to Sydney and now to Brisbane. In Perth we had a fun party at the Villa and Sydney was just awesome as we played Chinese Laundry, such a dope place and an amazing crowd. Tonight we’re supposed to slam it down and Brisbane’s best club, The Monastery so looking forward to that, but before the gig we got a horse race to attend to… Don’t know what’s up but let’s find out. Respect to all the dope people we’ve met so far, the take over continues as DJ Neoteric and Beataucue are about to join us on this tour now.

Don’t get it twisted but been playin this a lot:

MP3 Steve Angello – KNAS (320K) (Mediafire)

You might know Spox, he’s a Top Billin knight and a talented guy from Poland. He’s been making a lot of tunes lately and compiled a mix of only ‘Spox masterial’. Here’s what Spoxxy wrote:

The idea behind the mix is to showcase some of the original music, as well as remixes, I did this year. All of them, apart from the few original samples, were produced by me. There are only few DJs in Poland who are producers at the same time. As far as I know, this truly might be the first producer mix in Poland, melting together Electro, UK Funky, Bass, Dubstep or Dirty Disco. The number of genres adds to the ‘party’ vibe of the mix.
Hope you enjoy it and pass it on to your friends and further.
Thanks.

Get the mix and see the tracklisting after the jump.

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Top Billin’s own studio caveman Chauffeur is at it again and this time with 2 free remixes to give away. His dope ep combining pop music with rave aesthetics is out right now. Download the remixes below (they’re fire).

Remember what Drop The Lime said about Chauffeurs ep?:

Oh man.. This is like driving 200mph down the Miami state freeway knocking down alligators and cops”.

MP3 Drop The Lime – Sex Sax (Chauffeur remix) (320K) (Mediafire)

MP3 Ninetynine – L’Argent (Chauffeur Remix) (320K) (Mediafire)

Hey, what’s up? We left with DJ Pushups to the Sharkslayer Australian / New Zealand tour on Tuesday, made a 25 hours travelling but finally arrived to Perth 02:00 at night. Looks like a pretty decent place, we’ll update some nice footage and tour stories as we get everything in order here. Nights: +6 degrees. Days: +20 degress.

MP3 Phoenix – Comin To Ya (320K) (Mediafire)

Hey friend, we’re leaving for the Sharkslayer Australian tour today. Touring with us there will be such great guys as Neoteric, Mightyfools, Beataucue plus some others. To celebrate this Oceanic takeover, we made a tour mix with Neoteric and Beataucue. Download that below and check the blog for the tour diary during the next couple of weeks.

NEOTERIC x SHARKSLAYER x BEATAUCUE tour mix

Mowgli – Belly Dance (Solo Remix)
LA Riots – Bombah (Mowgli Remix)
Headshotboyz – NIA
The Shoes – Stay the Same (Harvard Bass Remix)
Mom & Dad – Bazic
Foamo – Here Comes
Nujax – Beat Gon Boom
Smalltown Romeo – Love Tempo (Malente Remix)
Gingy & Bordello – Vapourizer (Rynecologist Remix)
Manaré – Voodoo
Flutuance & Dreamtime – Make
Yeah! Woho! – Pushing
Emperatron – King Riddim (Sharkslayer remix)
Wes De Graaf & Dooze Jackers – Euh!
Canblaster – Chicken Run (Rob Threezy remix)
Sam Tiba – Barbie Weed (Subkittenz remix)
Green Velvet – Harmageddon
Nacey – Six Million
La Riots – I Want to
Tony Senghore – Burnin’
Beataucue – Untitled
Noob – Benga
Savage Skulls & Douster – Bad Gal (Crookers rmx)
Laserkraft 3D – Nein Mann
Skrillex – With your Friends

MP3 NEOTERIC x SHARKSLAYER x BEATAUCUE tour mix (192K) (Mediafire)

Tour dates after the jump.

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…will be mainly consisting of the below.

MP3 DJ Shortstop – Money, Hoes & Clothes (320K) (Mediafire)

Nah, not really. I don’t give a f about clothes, I wear what people give me. But I do care guess about what.