Trackitdown's One For The Weekend - Weekend Weapons!

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Hello everybody,

I hope that you have all had a great week out there, and that you are still honing your entries for the Streetfighter II Remix competition. We've already had some belters come in, and the deadline for this competition is this coming Monday (February 2nd), so make sure you get your entries in on time to stand a chance of winning the motherload of Xbox 360 and Streetfighter IV booty!

In addition to this excellent competition, we are also giving you the opportunity to win a day in the Riot! Recordings studio! For more information, head over to our Facebook page and get involved in this competition.

And if that's not enough, we also have a new sample pack on the site, put together by a Grammy-winning producer no less! For more information on this exciting new pack, simply head on over to our Facbook group and give your productions that little extra sparkle!

So for mor info on both of these comps, head on over to: http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/facebookgroup

And with that said, and without further ado, here are our Ones For The Weekend! Enjoy!

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Electronica:

Various Artists - The B12 Archive Volume 3 - B12 Records

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/electronica/track/843486.html

One of the pioneers of hypnotic ambient electronica, B12 dropped their first outings in 1993 on the mighty Warp Records. Big players on the seminal Artificial Intelligence compilation series these guys invented the leftfield atmospheric scene and you need to check your head. Mind expansion bundled for your enjoyment baby.

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Philly Bass:

Diplo - Decent Work For Decent Pay - Big Dada

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/electronica/track/841317.html

Wes Pentz aka Diplo is THE go-to name for production and remix work and this compilation of his recent work with heroes like MIA, Hot Chip, Vybz Cartel, Peter, Bjorn & John, Kano, Claude Von Stroke shows why! Future thinking sound clash at the forefront of electronic music that YOU MUST OWN. Huge. SEVENTEEN UNMIXED ANTHEMS.

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Fidget House:

Jay Robinson - Flaming Marvellous - CRUX

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/812086.html

Jay Robinson is making a serious impact in the music scene of late. The Welshman supplies 11 mixes of 'Flaming Marvelous' to choose from. Our pick of the bunch is this super fidget Deviant Soundsystem remix

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Funky Electro:

Popmuschi - Gameboy - Kosmetik

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/842642.html

Tino Schmidt & Sven Gapfert make up Popmuschi. These guys are out of Germany and their music crosses over from funky electro to electronica. This is slightly different from whats normally featured on this page but we are feeling the vibes

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Funky/Commercial:

B.Mine aka Phillipe B & Romain Curtis - Looking For Paradise (Alex Gaudino Remix) - Twist My DJ

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/842452.html

Philippe B and Romain Curtis have made a fair few tracks in their time this is another slightly commercial edge winner. On the remix is Alex Gaudino who serves up a tribal, electro beast with a cool piano riff that rolls through the track.

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Funky Tribal Bassline:

Spacekid vs Beat Control - Electro Box (Spacekid Ass Wiggle Dub Mix) - Pink Pirate Recordings

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/800299.html

Here is a German tag team effort from Spacekid and Beat Control. Just as the title says this is an ass wiggle track with big bassline lines and funky tribal elements.

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Funky Tribal:

Mozart & Toni Caputo - Crazy Beats - Happy Day - Ex Records

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/792283.html

This is a big one. It's got Summer written all over. We think these guys are Swiss but cant be sure. What we do know is that this is wicked and has an old skool vibe with up to date beats.

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Progressive:

Deadmau5 - Slip (Original Mix) - Mau5trap

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/house/track/842338.html

Here is the latest release from Mau5trap label to hit Trackitdown towers. This is the orginal mix, which is a bit more underground progressive house. The break down is a monster. Another future anthem from Deadmau5.

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Minimal Techno:

Robin Hirte – Not Here – Gastspiel

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/tech_house_minimal/track/780083.html

One of the coolest labels in town Gastspiel play host to more quality tech! Robin Hirte delivers 'Not Here' that is a proper rocking tech outing with tribal percussion, tough groove and some cool vocals that add a bit of depth to proceedings! Take a look at the remixes too, the Reix one in particular...

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Tech House/Electro:

Dada Life – Rubber Band Boogie (Laidback Luke Remix) – Pickadoll

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/tech_house_minimal/track/842855.html

Laidback Luke makes a rare appearance on the tech house pages of TID on John Dahlback's mighty Pickadoll imprint! More known for his electro house outings, Luke ups the tech factor here and lays down an underground effort that rocks along from the word go, you need to check this out!

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Tech House:

Loco & Jam – The Predator EP – Predator - SubStudio

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/tech_house_minimal/track/842835.html

Superb release here on Substudio from Loco & Jam! 'Predator' is a proper heads down, rocking tech houser with siren rises, tribal percussion and the phattest groove this side of Easter!! Both sides are prime time monsters so make sure you get these in your set this weekend!!

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Tribal Tech House:

Bellrock – Mosquito – EXCLUSIVE!! – Parachute

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/tech_house_minimal/track/842272.html

TRACKITDOWN EXCLUSIVE!! Absolutely storming track here that you will not find anywhere else! A full on tech house groove with an intense and nagging Mosquito-esque synth line, hence the title, we think! A real personality track that will rock your dance floors, so grab this secret weapon now!!

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Progressive Tech House:

Topspin, Andy Fink, Matuss – Modena (Manuel De La Mare Bologna Mix) – Vibra Macz

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/tech_house_minimal/track/842786.html

Loving this new release on Vibra Macz and there are a total of 5 versions on offer! Manuel de la Mare provides this deep and progressive re-rub that is off the scale! Expect the likes of Mark Knight to be ALL over this one so you need to check this out!!

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Funky Techno:

Michel Poliak – Funky Rain – Yin Yang

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/techno/track/843704.html

Another superb release on Pedro Delgardo's Yin Yang label! Long standing techno citizen Michel Poliak delivers 'Black Mamba' and Pedro has drafted in an array of A List techno remixes too! This is the original funked up monster but make sure you check out the remixes too from Pratap, A Paul and Thermo!

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Funky/Hard Techno:

Industrialyser – Natural Taste – CodeWorks

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/techno/track/820336.html

Industrialyser has been a busy man of late and has been enjoying some huge success on TID with a number 1 selling tack in our techno section with his last release! Here he is again with another rocking 3 tracker that we are all over, so check it out people!!

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Deep Techno:

Mark Williams – New Day – Naked Lunch

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/techno/track/742062.html

Mark Williams debuts on Naked Lunch with a 2 tracker that delves into much deeper sounds than the NL crew are normally used to! A deep, twisted and hypnotic groove leads the way with some great synth layers and scattered drum patterns. If you like it deep, you will LOVE this!

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Tech Trance:

Oceania – Always (Stoneface & Terminal Mix) – Vandit

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/trance/track/838684.html

The mighty Vandit label deliver another top drawer release, Oceania provide the original and the legends that are Stoneface & Terminal are on remix duties. A typically uplifting and epic trance outing here with a tough, electro laced tech trance underbelly - Big tune alert!!

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Progressive/Tech Trance:

Mark Sherry & James Allen vs Dr Willis – Sectioned – Detox

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/trance/track/829703.html

Yet more grade a trance from Mark Sherry's Detox label! Here he teams up with James Allan and DR Willis for this progressive meets tech trance track that has a truly monstrous riff that has a slight Wippenberg feel to it! proper big room, peak time action here so get involved!

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Progressive Trance:

Juan Deminicis – Lunatic EP – Martin Come Back – Jetlag

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/trance/track/816995.html

Jetlag have been on fire of late and have been laying down some seriously sexy progressive trance. Juan Deminicis provides this particular number that has big room written all over it with an epic breakdown and a tough, underground groove. Part of a 4 tracker...

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Uplifting Trance:

Fred Baker Presents Enterprise – The Reqiuem (Original Mix) - Tetsuo

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/trance/track/817905.html

Fred Baker first burst onto the trance scene back in 2004 with some superb tech trancers that earned him whords of fans all over the World. From then he has been unstoppable, and here provides a massively uplifting piece of work on Tetsuo, complete with some awesome remixes - Check it!

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Psy Trance:

Push - Strange World (Astral Projection Remix) - Euphoria

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/trance/track/836089.html

One of the biggest anthems in the whole world of dance music gets a massive full on psy trance update courtesy of the legendary Astral Projection. Strange World is a spine tingling nine minutes of pure mind expansion and this version is an amazing new slant on the classic. Pumping emotion sounds.

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German Trance:

Force 9 - Psychotherapy (FJ Project Remix) - Notorious White

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/hard_dance/track/846869.html

Hardcore legend Marc Smith kicks off his new label and it's a monster! German trance melodies, 303 acid and hardstyle beats make this an anthem the world over. Comes with three mixes including one from Cally & Juice but we love the ACID here so get on it and get raving!

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Hard Trance:

Simon Qudos & Greg Bookman - TyDye - Electrik Shandy Recordings

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/hard_dance/track/842161.html

We're not going to mention Greg's well publicised departure from hard dance are we? Welcome back sir and thanks for breathing some quality back with this incredible hard trancer that's yet another stormer! Three prime time cuts land from ESR and you need to listen to them all. Quality!

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Hardstyle:

*beep* DJ & Kashi - King Of Secrets - S&K Recordings Digital

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/hard_dance/track/837436.html

The sleeve notes say it all! Welsh nutjobs *beep* DJ & Kashi come like Twin Town with their Valley hardstyle and sweep through TID hard. Big rap samples, old skool off-beat basslines and rave stabs fuse the UK and European sounds together in a glowstick powered hardcore forge. Expect support across the board. We'll certainly be bouncing!

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Bang Face Madness:

Various Artists - Monsters Of *beep* Rock Disco - *beep* Rock Disco

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/electronica/track/842205.html

Bang Face anthems! If the name alone doesn't draw you in then the tunes should. Comedy rave mentalists like Otto Von Shirach, Duran Duran Duran, Assdroids and Captain Ahab smash up the machines with their rubber truncheons and the result is mayhem. Anyone who loves Bang Face, Glade, Bloc Weekender will love this shizzle. Genius!

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Happy Hardcore:

Audiojunkie & Stylus feat Rachael

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/hardcore/track/842351.html

As Hot Chip sang 'like a monkey with a miniature cymbal'! Well that's nothing like this nineties hit ballad sampling happy hardcore anthem from the mighty Nukleuz! Pure uplifting happy energy abounds and we're rapt. Another modern rave classic that's set to soundtrack our year in hardcore.

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NRG Filth:

Equinox - Flow (Karl Davis & Dynamic Intervention Remix) - Pure NRG Digital

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/hard_dance/track/842159.html

Filth! Ireland's big man of hard house teams up with the one and only Mik Cree aka Dynamic Intervention for an old skool hoover and 303 knees-up that is yet another green shoot in the hard house spring that's blooming all over TID hard! Massive energy and classic vibes that is as good as anything that's been out over the last decade. Salute!

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Hard Dance:

Various Artists - Toolbox Presents Toolkit Vol.1 (Unmixed) - Toolbox House

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/hard_dance/track/841404.html

Ten unmixed hard house anthems from Nik Denton's mighty Toolbox which is just the ticket for those of you waiting for pay day! Features the legendary Matrix (Blue Pill) by Madame Zu & Jon Doe which is one of the biggest hard house anthems in the history of our scene. Bonkers bosh from start to finish that saves you money too!

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Dubstep:

Komonazmuk - Miss Her - Hench

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/drum_and_bass/track/796441.html

Can't get enough of Hench style militant dubstep right now and this one has been on our CD decks all festive period. Just in case you missed it get bang on this for that paranoid saw bumpy bassline. Savage ghetto tech. Hoods up!

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Jump Up Drum & Bass:

Bionic1 - Bump & Grind - Digital Funk

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/drum_and_bass/track/827691.html

Woah! One word here for this and that's BIG! Just as it says on the packet this bumpy jump up roller is pure class and for only the third release on the label we're predicting big tings. Bionic1 has his production nailed and this is gonna sound so fat loud and in the mix. Salute!

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Liquid Drum & Bass:

Matrix & Futurebound - Reflection - Viper Recordings

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/drum_and_bass/track/842203.html

ANTHEM! The mighty Matrix & Futurebound return to the UK from a monster Australian tour and they have brand new weapons just for TID! Reflection and flip side Shanghai Surprise deliver that Viper juice we love. Oozing from the speakers both these are modern day drum and bass classics that kick off yet another killer year for these legends. Salute!

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Breaks:

Viro & Rob Analyze – The Haveto – BomBeatz Music

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/breaks/track/839505.html

Viro & Rob Analyze deliver this awesome collection on BomBeatz entitled 'Dead End'. A total of 9 tracks with this winning our vote. A massive peak time breaks track with the wonkiest of basslines and craziest of sounds and hits, a real dance floor bomb so check it out!!

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Sample Pack:

Archangel Acappellas - Archangel Accappellas Volume 1 - Archangel

http://ivibes.trackitdown.net/genre/sample_packs/track/841405.html

A total of 20 seperate and full acappellas that are perfect for either spicing up your productions or for layering over tracks whilst live in the mix! All tracks are written by Bruce Archangel and artists that have used Bruce's samples include Lost Witness, Matt Darey, Paul Oakenfold, Public Domain, Rene Amesz & more!!

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So there we have it! Another weekend of blistering beats lined up for you to murder the floor with! Hope that you all have a great weekend, but remember, if you can't be good, be safe!

Thanks,

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