After a month on the road, I’m back in blog land, with an arsenal of dancefloor fire from my most recent gigs. Here’s a few choice selections…   CHIDDY BANG – HERE WE GO (AC SLATER REMIX) This one makes for a killer DJ TOOL, transitioning from BASS MUSIC to MOOMBAHTON. AC never dissapoints.   [...]

DJ TOPSIDER’s YACHT ROCK mixtape has to be the best PARTY BREAKS album I’ve ever heard. DJ TOPSIDER Okay, it might also be the only Party Breaks album I’ve heard. Party Breaks don’t tend to come in albums. Boy, I’m losing credibility fast here. Let’s have the music do the talking. Check out AT THE [...]

Can you believe it was just over 20 YEARS ago that SIR MIX-A-LOT released BABY GOT BACK?!?! SIR MIX-A-LOT There are very few songs that have managed to maintain dancefloor popularity for 20 solid years. Baby Got Back is one of these tunes. The song has become a part of pop culture. I don’t think [...]

Can you believe it was just over 20 YEARS ago that SIR MIX-A-LOT released BABY GOT BACK?!?! SIR MIX-A-LOT There are very few songs that have managed to maintain dancefloor popularity for 20 solid years. Baby Got Back is one of these tunes. The song has become a part of pop culture. I don’t think [...]

I’m gonna pose a question to the music lovers that frequent this blog. It’s a question that I already know has no correct answer.. What is the single most essential LOU REED song??? The question has no answer because Reed’s music is so personal that it effects everyone differently. The effect that his music has [...]

ZOMBIES and MOOMBAHCORE are 2 of my favourite things. If only there was some way to put them together… SCHOOLBOY Here’s his BIO: “well if this is the only way i can get girls to dance with me…then here we go.” His GENRE: “whatever you want to call it” His INFLUENCES: “way too many…” Obviously, [...]

Here’s a ZOMBIE ELECTRO HOUSE jam that is far overdue to be added to the DKGL archive. A.G.TRIO 3 Austrians that first formed as a live act, before entering the studio to become recording artists and sought after remixers. Their approach to Electro is absolutely classic, but undeniably effective. Nasty lyrics over catchy hooks, with [...]

Here’s a ZOMBIE ELECTRO HOUSE jam that is far overdue to be added to the DKGL archive. A.G.TRIO 3 Austrians that first formed as a live act, before entering the studio to become recording artists and sought after remixers. Their approach to Electro is absolutely classic, but undeniably effective. Nasty lyrics over catchy hooks, with [...]

Hey everyone, it’s DJ Mannik! Sorry the blog has been quiet lately, Gobs has been on the road and I have been busy/lazy. To hold you over till the next proper post, here are some youtubes! First, here’s an oldskool rave/breakbeat hardcore mix I did a couple years ago. An oldskool speedgarage mix that I [...]

I recently moved to Queens, NYC (it was bound to happen) and immediately started looking for some upfront fiya to rep my new hood. In doing so, I stumbled upon… CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT A HIP-HOP trio quickly being included in the recent Queens Borough RAP revival, and rightly so. There has been a lot [...]