Dave 'Mr No Hands' is giving out the downloads on all his releases (plus the remixes) on Diverted Traffic. There are some real gems amongst this lot including the monstrous collaboration with the Bassbin Twins which ended up in pretty much everybody's sets back in 2007 due to the incessant, fuzzy electro bassline and thumping beats. This one grabbed tune of the month in most of the dance mag's at the time too. Everything else is definitely worth your attention too so check them all out and make sure you leave some comments.
If you haven't come across the Life Support Machine blog yet then now is the perfect time to do so. Written by long time Breaks head Mr No Hands, it is the emergency room for broken beats and ill basslines. You will find quality beats, mixes, mash-ups and mishaps for DJs and music lovers alike. All freely available to download. They have exclusives aplenty and a regular podcast mixed by Mr No Hands himself (maybe with his feet?) There are some stomping tracks on the latest podcast, a few of which are free downloads, check the tracklisting below for details. You can subscribe through itunes HERE or if you prefer listen on the soundcloud player below.
You can also grab a couple of free edits courtesy of Mr No Hands HERE and check out his back cat HERE.
TRACKLIST – Expect dubstep boogaloo, house arrests and bass in the place.
Ali B & Nick Thayer – Music [Bombstrikes Vol 19] This will blow the roof off with its catchy, sassy samples and triumphant trumpets. Bang on.
Nick Thayer & DJ Yoda – Bonkers Banger Bonkers but funky. This never fails to cause a stir. Download this for free HERE or HERE.
Zap! Pow! Die! – Bounce (Fuck That Mix) [Ground Level] This combines sleazy beats and swinging bass with tons of energy, zaniness and great samples.
Ways & Means – Bass Bomber (Kosheen DJs Remix) [Dusted Breaks] Tune of the Month! Bass Bomber is your heads down rocker, kept sparse with loads of room for the subs to wobble, proving simplicity rules.
DAMN HORNS – The Freak Out [Rocstar Recordings] Cut La Rocks latest signing is going to cause maximum impact with this dubsteppy house belter.
Myagi Presents… Duck Sauce Vs Fatboy Slim – The Barbra Skank One of the best of the Duck Sauce relicks. Even picked up by Fatboy himself… Download for free from the Skint website.
Wanda Jackson – Whirlpool (DAMN HORNS Remix) [Life Support Machine] DAMN HORNS yet again making an appearance, this time with a classic remixed put straight into the hands of Zane Lowe. Cant wait to hear more from him.
Mr Sofalumpkins – MIA Sunflowers (Bootleg Remix) Squelshy back-beat electro rap niceness all the way. Grab it for free, here.
The Freerange DJs – Mind Your Passion [Ape] Freerange DJs debut on Ape is still as fresh a year on…
PostHuman – Lander (Mr No Hands Lunar-Funk Remix) This low-slung bruiser is soon to be released on PostHumans new label…
Major Lazer – PonDaFloor (Stanton Warriors Edit) Major Lazer + Stanton Warriors = WIN
DeiBeat – Make The Day [Pooty Club] Funky, techy breaks are the name of the game and its rumble-electro rolling vibes.
Mr Sofalumpkins – Day The Funk Died [GeniuSkills] Tune of the Month! T. Power returns as Mr Sofalumpkins, throwing a lot of genre spaghetti at some very wonky walls. Stripped back house grooves, broken intervals and funky-dub wobbles. Love it.
Mr No Hands – The Chit Chats [Air Recordings] Scatty vocals, buzzy bassline, snappy drums, silly edits. Bless.
HeavyFeet ft. Rod Hotly & Kid Bliss – Last Two People (Two Fresh Remix) [Stamp! Beats] Blistering bass booms, rave-u-later leads and ghetto fabulous rhymes would give the Prodigy a run for their money.
Linton Brown – Bliss [Fat! Club] Nice staggered beats and bass, porno stylie cheese synths and melo pads… Whats not to like.
Caper – Something Else [Distinctive] Steppy, driven beats and vocal flourishes compliment the bassbin bruising subs brilliantly. ‘Tis a face melter.
Pyramid – Trouble [Funkatech] As a part of ‘The140 EP’, Pyramid bring down some 90’s underground for a new generation. Expect rowdy sirens, ragga vocals and tons of energy.
Cutline – Let Me Go [Not Safe For Work] Cutline’s chunky beats and devastating basslines are second to none. What a way to go.
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With a name inspired by his love for BMX tricks, Mr No Hands (or Dave Clough to his mum) has rapidly crafted a canny reputation. The 24 year old musician, DJ and animation artist has now released twelve singles on his label, No Handed Music, with each track accompanied by one of his unique animated videos, leading to interviews across the music press, featured artist slots on Myspace and appearances at festivals such as Global Gathering and Glade.
Through his Youtube channel, Mr No Hands has picked up an army of fans who regularly look forward to his animated musical capers, which have grown from being crafted in a modernist lo-fi Lowry style (without the bad weather and the drab colours), to mixed media and cutting-edge 3D animation. Alongside his own regular page in Mixmag, Mr No Hands was also appointed as one of the judges on their competition to find the best clubbing filmmakers which saw the magazine join forces with the British Film Institute’s cutting edge ‘Bug’ music video event.
Mr No Hands has previously released tracks on labels including Diverted Traffic, Envision and Sound Of Habib. 'Adrenaline Ltd', his mighty collaboration with the Bassbin Twins, was awarded 'Tune of the Month' in DJ Magazine and Mixmag rated his electrophonic smash 'Hit and Hope', the same. Many of his full stereo productions were all constructed in his bedroom using one speaker due to a sincere lack of finance. Now, though he’s not exactly high rolling, he’s at last using two. His releases have picked up plays from the likes of Ali B, The Stanton Warriors, Meat Katie, Cut La Roc, Crystal Method and The Plump DJs who heavily supported the edit Mr No Hands did of their own ‘System Addict’ track.
As a DJ, Mr No Hands has been regularly wowing crowds through his residency at Ali B’s Air night, held monthly in London’s Matter alongside fellow residents Janette Slack, Lazersonic and Diverted. He is also regularly in demand at events throughout the UK and abroad. 2009 is set to be another big year with plans for Mr No Hands’ debut artist album in the making.
Ahead of his next release on Air Recordings the unstoppable Mr No Hands turns out a cheeky re-working of this Chordettes classic. Big beats and bad ass dubby bass make this a big room bomb that has quite literally been taking people’s heads off. Make sure you don’t sleep on it as it will be available as a free download for a limited period only.
You can also grab Mr No Hands’ highly sought after reworking of the Plumps DJs’ ‘System Addict’ which has been the weapon of choice for those lucky enough to have had a copy. It has even been endorsed by the Plump DJs themselves. Check out Mr No Hands at Juno.
