Not exactly our cup of tea, but when we heard this Benny Tones remix we thought why not put up a post. Hollie Smith & Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle) released their “Band of Brothers” Vol. 1 together recently. Kinda curious if you guys are feeling this one. If you are…visit  and check out the snippets.
Hollie Smith & Mara TK – Theoretical (Benny Tones Remix)
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Last Friday Onra, Buddy Sativa and me went to check out a show with the guys from Electric Wire Hustle, Benny Tones, Ladi6 and a really nice guy called Isaac Aesili. I had heard about Isaac before, but had never heard the “Eye See” album he released in 2009. Wanted to share the title track with you guys, cuz I think it’s a nice one. Head over to to purchase.
Isaac Aesili – Eye See [128kbps]
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@peace is a collaborative project from two New Zealand lyricists Tom Scott & Lui Tuiasau. It was executive produced by Christoph El Truento and mastered by Benny Tones. We got a freebie for you called “Nobody” featuring Lucky Lance (Team Dynamite) of their upcoming “@peace” album. Available HERE now!
@peace - Nobody Ft. Lucky Lance [160kbps]
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@peace – DisFunk [160kbps]
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New Zealand’s main man Benny Tones has been working on his “Chrysalis – The Remixes” follow up album which is due later this year. With the help of some of his favorite producers from all over the world of course. Enjoy this early preview containing fLako‘s remix for “On My Way” featuring Mara TK.
Benny Tones – On My Way Ft. Mara TK (fLako Remix) [320kbps]
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The third edition of The Gardens is a special one. Our friends Full Crate & FS Green have recently released their Hi-Hat Club Vol. 5: Eggs And Pancakes album on Melting Pot Music and this needed to be celebrated. I’d like to thank the guys from Cologne for last weeks release party in Germany and this Friday it’s time for the Amsterdam release party at the Bitterzoet. Not only will you be hearing the album through some bad ass speakers, but there will also be a limited amount of vinyl available for a special price. So come on over to support and get loose.
Manga & Crate decided to put together a blend of some soulful stuff for you and yours and behold…the The Gardens: November Nicess blend was a fact. You can either listen to it via Mixcloud or download it directly. Remember to visit us every 1st Friday of the month…hope to see ya’ll this Friday!
Manga & Full Crate – The Gardens: November Niceness (rightclick to download)
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I won’t lie…honestly I’ve been waiting for this Slakah The Beatchild EP for weeks and finally got it in the mail today. Could this be one of the top 10 releases of 2010? Rarely have I encountered a 7-track EP that blew me away. Normally you find one or perhaps two good songs on an EP, if that. But “Something Forever” is 100% pure quality. No fillers, no intro + outro…nah just seven wonderful tracks that don’t even sound alike. Please pay attention to this release producers. This is how it should be done! In my opinion Slakah’s putting BBE on the map again. Of course I liked Ty’s album and I loved the fact that they re-released the Electric Wire Hustle album in Europe. But between all the good compilations they’re dropping, I’ve been really missing this fresh new sound out of the BBE camp. Trust me on this…you want to pre-order this one.
Slakah The Beatchild – Something Forever (112kbps)
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Slakah The Beatchild – B-Boy Beef V2 (112kbps)
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I remember buddy Bravo telling me about DâM-FunK hitting him up for some exclusives for this mix he was doing for Mary Anne Hobbs. A month later here it is and at the same time we say farewell to Mary Anne as she is leaving BBC1 for good. Of course a lot of unreleased music from Ad Bourke, Teeko, B. Bravo and the master of Funk himself. So sit back and enjoy this “The Future Sound of Modern Funk” mix and download it HERE.
DâM-FunK – The Future Sound of Modern Funk Mix
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About three weeks ago I emailed Wonderful Noise to see if I could get my hands on a copy of the new Benny Tones album “Chrysalis” which recently released on Evert Waking Hour. For those that never heard of Benny, he’s a Wellington-based producer/DJ/audio engineer and the official sound tech for Electric Wire Hustle. So I decided to hit up RBMA participant Manzana and he patched me through to Benny. Have to say I really love the whole vibe of the album and the Kiwi’s managed to surprise me once more, coming out of nowhere with a stunning release. Can’t go wrong with artists like Mara TK and Joe Dukie (Fat Freddy’s Drop) on your album of course.
Available on  and CD (via Amplifier), but with a hefty price attached to it. Might want to wait a bit for world wide distribution so I can pick it up at Rush Hour. Thanks to Benny for sharing “Nevermind” with us and making it available for FREE download!
Benny Tones – Nevermind Ft. Mara TK
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Benny Tones - Fountain of Youth Ft. Shihan The Poet
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Our second day here at the Red Bull Music Academy started with an insightful lecture with Dutch DJ/producer Martyn. None other than Benji B asked Martyn about his musical roots, his inspiration and his way of creating his significant sound. We also saw a chance to interact with some of the participants such as Swede:art, Kidkanevil & Manzilla (Electric Wire Hustle) and get their take on their time at the RBMA. Ex-participant Oddisee stopped by to check out the new talent and will be blessing some of the material made in the past couple of days. We received a preview of a track that 7 of the participants worked on with Hudson Mohawke and got word that HudMo will be back later this week for more sessions. The evening was reserved for a live performance by a number of participants at Queen of Hoxton. While we’re posting this Space Dimension Controller, Nando Pro, Ross McHenry & Thompson are having a private little party in the lobby with Space’s 40 records he just got as a present. We’ve never heard Dilla’s beats bang as much as they do over this Genelec soundsystem.
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What a refreshing sound have we stumbled upon. I really dig Lewis McCallum‘s tasty take on music. This New Zealand-based alto-sax player takes his Jazz background and love of Beats to concoct something of epic proportion…the single “First Date”. This track features vocals by Fran Kora and chordal assistance by (APRA Silver Scroll winner) Godfrey De Grut and is from his upcoming album “Syntheology”, coming out next month. With music like this coming out, it sometimes makes me wonder what else New Zealand is going to come with in the future? Big up to the Dorkmeister for dropping some knowledge on us.
Lewis McCallum – First Date Ft. Fran Kora
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