Ok I know I havent posted in over a week, and thats terrible of a new blogger trying to make a good impression. But don't you worry now... Im back, was ill after getting soaked in the rain while getting drunk in this town where good music really doesn't have much of a role in the nightlife.

So here's something for you then, a mix I did earlier this month. Its from a series I like to call the Steam Sessions, mixes I sometimes like to do after a night out getting drunk in town with mates, reluctantly swaying to Pussy Cat Dolls and the usual shit. Basically I get a hunger for the music that Ive missed all night and so I go home, stick the headphones on so that I don't wake up my folks, and have a bit of a mix. Although one time I forgot to turn the master output down, and woke them up with some raging Radio Slave beats! I Didn't even notice because I had the headphones on! + was steaming of course.
Let me explain some things first before your harsh judgements. The mixing can be fucked at times, depending on how much Ive drank that night, then sometimes I surprise myself with the stuff I manage to pull off under the influence. Secondly note that the mixing is done using only headphones so theres very little use of a cue mix, and then theres the tracklisting which can be quite random, and just picked from the playlist of music from the past 5 years+ as I go along. This is one of many drunken mixes, so if anyone likes it perhaps ill post more in the future.
These mixes are done using PCDJ Red and an external mixer, its an ancient, simple peice of software (circa 2001!) Ive been using for years, and so find very easy to use. Even when pissed.

Ryan Jones Pres. Steam Session Vol.5
Switches - We Lay Down The Law
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body (Radio Slave Re-Edit)
Hot Chip - Over And Over (Maurice Fulton Dub)
The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes (Radio Slave & Tommie Sunshine Remix)
The Sunshine Underground - Aint Losing Any Sleep (Serge Santiago Re-Edit)
Klonhertz - Three Girl Rhumba (Cagedbaby Remix)
Christopher Just - Im A Disco Dancer (John Tejada Remix)
Audio Bullys - The Snow (Dub)
The Loose Cannons - Handbrake (Etienne De Crecy Remix)
Fatboy Slim - Love Island (4/4 Mix)
Basement Jaxx - Plug It In (Armand Van Helden Mix)
Rhythm Masters - Heavy Soul
Primal Scream - Rocks
Wekan - Skid (Touche Mix)
Kool Keith - Dont Touch It (Hakan Lidbo Mix)
Fannypack - So Stylistic (Turntable Rockers Mix)
Trick & Kubic - Orbital Dance Machine (Tomas Andersson Remix)

Before anyone says anything... this is not 100% my idea. In a mix that Does It Offend You, Yeah? did for KISS 100 earlier this year they seemlessly mixed the lovely 'Maps' by Yeah Yeah Yeahs into the downright legendary 'Around The World' by Daft Punk. Inspired, I tried to do my own edit so I could listen over and over. Unfourtanetly I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and will never absoultely love anything I make, so I still think this is a bit messy. Maybe a bit repetitive in parts, and bits of Nick Van She & Dangerous Dan of The Bang Gang's recent cover thrown in for good measure. Not really one for the clubs, but the tracks go so well together and its just a bit of fun more than anything. You can download here using SendSpace or from MySpace.

Paul Epworth has got his finger in so many music pies these days. As a well respected and innovative music producer he's produced on albums by artists including The Futureheads, Bloc Party, The Rakes, Babyshambles, and more recently Muse and The Rapture. If thats not enough he's also a very talented remixer to boot, and under any of his pseudonyms he still knocks out quality sounds. As Epic Man, a pioneer producer on the Grindie scene (Grime/Indie) with artists like Kano and Plan B (Check out Fluokids blog or 679's MySpace to hear Sinden's new remix of 'More Is Enough'), and his masterly indie/electronic (Illectro perhaps???) remixes as Phones. That was enough for me, I was a dedicated fan at that, but to hear that some original singles and even albums are in the pipeline is quite literally music to my ears! Being more electronic, I do prefer the Phones stuff, and his remixes of Tom Vek, Wolf & Cub, U2 & The Rakes were defiently some of my music highlights of last year, but Im sure any more Epic Man productions will definetly be worth getting a hold of. Phones' first single 'Sharpen The Knives' with B Side 'Worryin' by will be released very soon on France's finest Kitsune, and 'More Is Enough' by Epic Man ft. Plan B is available to download over at 679's digital webstore.

So, guess I better talk about some new music then, after all that's what everyone's come to expect from music blogs...

First up Im gonna mention the latest release on the mighty Dubsided label set up by none other than David Taylor (Switch/Solid Groove to name but a few names). This label was clearly set up to develop and promote the crazy cut-up sounds that Taylor and his friends have been producing over the last few years, a genre dubbed as 'Fidget House' and I can see where the name comes from, as im sure anyone who knows a Switch remix would too. Im a huge fan of this label, and every release (rare as they may be) never dissapoints me. Artists so far include Switch, Solid Groove, Induceve, Jesse Rose, new boy Herve and the latest release of DJ Fame. Fame (real name Amos Damon) is the labels first international signing to the label, and clearly brings some edgy new blood to the family with his 'Name it X' EP. I thought Id share the track 'When I Hear', a track sampling the 1983 Debbie Debb hit, yes it has a bit of cheese factor to it, but definetly sticks to the fidget guns. Available @ Juno & Phonica.

So this is my latest thing then... the wise world of blogging. Makes you wonder whats gonna be next eh? But anyway back to this blog and what its about. After following some really great blogs over the past few months (Just check some of the links on the right), I thought I'd join into the community and create my own. A place where I can put out my opinions and thoughts, and show people interesting, new and future music from the bands, artists, DJs and producers that I love.

This is simply a post to welcome (any?) visitors here! and to introduce myself too I suppose. Im from a small town in Wales, UK, a town where good music has very little friends, and genres like Drum N Bass & Breaks rule the playground. Im not saying thats completely bad, as Im sure people who like this music really enjoy some of the nights around here, but I just wish the Night Life could be a little more diverse. Ive been Mixing for over 6 years now, starting off on PCDJ software, and in the last 2 years moved over to much prefered vinyl. I think Ive developed a very unique and personal taste in music over the past few years, and I often find it very hard to sum up what kind of music I like, because I like so much stuff. I guess you could say I have an eclectic taste in electronic music and Im sure you'll find out what I mean, as soon I start posting some stuff.

In the near future expect to see lots of varied posts covering the music Im liking at the moment, mixes from myself and maybe guests, charts, original bootlegs and remixes, vinyl and album reviews, videos, and just about anything else that interests me enought to share it with the world.