The Freestyle Junkies (originally The Freestyle Vinyl Junkies) came about in the Spring of 1997 when 2 old school friends, Chris and Dave, unleashed their open minded approach to dance music on the unsuspecting clubbing masses of Reading.
"Anything Goes" was born from the gap left by Check Point Charlie, in Reading's Alleycat Live night club (now sadly gone).
"Anything Goes" was an open minded night of dance music mixing various genres from the newly bubbling Speed Garage scene, the ever growing Big Beat movement and the best of House, Garage, Trance, Techno and Drum 'n' Bass in one big melting pot of big tunes and happy party people.
Quickly "Anything Goes" gained a solid following and, within a few weeks of launching, was getting sold out crowds each week.
University came calling and "Anything Goes" was put on hiatus until the following summer, unfortunately by this point the clubbing scene of Reading hit a low and Alleycat Live closed. Most of the other clubs in Reading were pop-clubs and the only venue that could be found was Sundays in the Purple Turtle, "Xpression Sessions" was born concentrating on more of a 'Big Beat'-esq vibe where anything could be played as long as it had the feel good vibe.
During this residency Chris and Dave started to develop their skill at live mash ups and working with more then just the "Standard" 2 decks (6 being the most used in one session).
During the time at University (Chris - Southampton, Dave - Bristol) there were a number of exclusive Freestyle Junkies DJ sets held in both cities including the infamous Southampton University ball gigs which ended with the dancefloor jammed full of party people getting down to everything from "House Of Pain" and "Blur" to "Underworld" and "Mickey Finn & Aphrodite".
The funniest thing, at one of the events was Dave Lee Travis being miffed that the Freestyle Junkies' room had more people in it then he had in his :)
Subsequent years have seen Chris and Dave develop their individual DJing talents as well as producing music.
TBC
Who I'd like to meet: Open minded party people, like minded DJs and anyone with a smile :)
Hi
Just a quick message to let you know iBreaks is putting together the biggest breakbeat line up of all times next 20th September in Seville (Spain)
One event defenetely not to miss and broadcasted live on iBreaks. co. uk
Long live the Breakbeat
Ahoy there matey. There's a new Outlaws mix CD out, you could hunt down a copy in the real world, in shops and stuff, but let's face it, you'll probably download it from the internet anyway! So to save you the trouble of Googling it, here's a picture of the cover and a link to it:
Here's a mix that's been out in the real world but not on Myspace. You might enjoy it, you might not, who knows? It's pretty fun and it's got rave noises on it so why not give it a go? Give the pretty picture a little click and it should come to you. GO ON. PEER PRESSURE. DOUBLE DROP IT. GO ON.
Kill the fatted calf, come down from the mountain, have a special glass of rave juice and be happy. After (literally) years of wait / laziness, there's finally a new Outlaws mix. It's called WE WON'T STOP PARTYING FOR ANYONE.
Watch yer bass bins I'm telling ya, there some serious "stuff" on here. 53 tracks of it!
Click on the cover art to download the little beasty.
Hi guys, just a quick shout to let you know that the MASSIVE ‘Brothers Bud vs. THC - Yap Yap’ is due to be released 7/5/07. However for those of you who can’t wait that long, there are a limited number of vinyl promos and mp3s available from the Finger Lickin’ store where you can also listen to previews of the tracks. Click the image to go straight there. Let us know if you like it!
I'm just dropping by your page to promote my EP 'Aquaboogie'
here are the links
Support for 'Aquaboogie' EP has come from Annie Nightingale (radio 1), Lisa Lashes, Nerm (BBC Asian ELECTRO east), Junkie XL, Laurent Garnier, The Drummatic Twins, Pete Jordan, Mike McKenna, Erka, Jamie Gittins, Kelvin Briscall, Def Inc., Transformer Man, Danny Dove, Simply Jeff, Ollspin, Anna Kiss, Mark Emerson, DJ Filip, DJ Freeman, DJ Rombout, B-Line and many more
Also check out my new VIDEO for 'HDHU' on my page if you get time
If you dont want me to promote on your page please DELETE me from your list
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All the best & thanks for the support, jed :)
Following the massive success of the Allnighter at Mass in Brixton, Finger Lickin’ are back with the 2007 Spring Break Allnighter at the amazingly refurbished Canvas in Kings Cross, London. Expect an incredible line up that will include the usual suspects of Drumattic Twins, Slyde, Soul of Man, Brothers Bud plus none other than the legendary Utah Saints, rave heroes Shades of Rhythm, deck wizard A-Skillz and other special guests. So come join the fun on Thursday April 5th and start the four-day weekend in style! Click the image above to get your tickets NOW!
Having reigned supreme as Best Breaks Label at all the previous Breakspoll award ceremonies, we have chosen to step down and let another deserved label seize the gong instead. So this year we are keeping it simple in our shameless canvassing for votes - we really want one vote this year to be: Outstanding Contribution to Breakbeat: FINGER LICKIN’ RECORDS Click the image above to cast you vote! THANK YOU!
HEY IF YOU NEED HELP PROMOTING LET US KNOW AND WE WILL TRY TO HELP HOLLA!!
send ya beats to
streetwise@radio.sunlighttrust.org.uk
STREETWISE ON RADIO SUNLIGHT
NEW OR OLD YOU DECIDE!! THIS TUESDAY 10PM TILL MIDNIGHT UK TIME VISIT
www.radio.sunlighttrust.org.uk or www.myspace.com/urban4891
this week on streetwise old hiphop or new? thats the question! theres alot of talk of hiphop being dead so we are gonna be playin some of the fresh nu beats out at the moment, and some old skool classics from the last 10yrs and seeing if hiphop is really dead!
And here's a free track for you to wash that down with! ;)
p.s - feel free to post links to your stuff on my page, it does'nt bother me. If you dont want me to comment/promote my stuff on your page then delete me from your friends list or block me - simple
Thanks for the add broth, you should checkout my show it's called STREETWISE every tuesday 10pm till midnite just go to www.sunlighttrust.org.uk then click on radio ill be playin the best hip hop and R&B from the U.K. to the U.S. thanks
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Indie Alternative Dance Beats Vol. 1.
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Click the below image to download.
TRACK LIST:
1. Dave Remix Intro
2. Dave Remix - Lindy's Loaded
(Primal Scream "Loaded" Vs Beats International "Dub Be Good To Me")
3. Roots Manuva - Witness (One Hope)
4. Jurassic 5 - Concrete School Yard
5. The Jam - Going Underground
6. Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
7. Bloc Party - Helicopter
8. Libertines - Time For Heroes
9. Pixies - Debaser
10. Dave Remix - Forgot To Breathe
(The Prodigy "Breathe" Vs Dr. Dre feat Eminem "Forgot About D.R.E.")
11. Mylo - Drop The Preasure
12. Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
13. Blur - Song 2
14. Killers - Somebody Told Me
15. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
16. Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk This Way
17. Beastie Boys - Intergallactic
18. Fun Lovin' Criminals - Scooby Snacks
19. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
20. Kings Of Leon - Red Morning Light
21. Beck - Loser
22. Andy C & Shimon - Body Rock
23. Dave Remix - Snap yourself
(Roni Size "Snap Shot" Vs Eminem "Lose Yourself")
24. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Hey there, I thought Id just let you know that my new mix album
Finger Lickin Export 02 and its vinyl sampler are both now released and available to buy from the Finger Lickin website (click button below). The album's full of funk fuelled hip hop and breaks with exclusives by my favourite Artists and Producers, and you can listen to a 3 minute mini mix of it on my myspace site, so go check it out!
