The best new tracks (and re-issues) of 2024! Skeg and Steeve The Sleeve have sifted through the best soul, funk, jazz, disco, hip-hop and more from the last 12 months and picked their selection of the best tracks of the year. This is the cream of the crop, the best of the best. ENJOY!

Massive thanks to Ian Bangs for the incredible artwork

Follow him on @bangsian_illustration

Joe Armon Jones & Nubya Garcia - Nubya’s Side Of Town

Yussef Dayes ft. Elijah Fox - Istanbul

Lolo et L’Orchestra O.K. Jazz - Lolo Soulfire

The Sorcerers - Exit Athens

The New Royales - Today

The Shake and Bake Band - Shake and Bake Pt 1

Prince of Queens - Macaria;s Funk

Oscar Sudley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Bukom Mashie (JKriv 7” Mash)

2000Black ft. Samii - Circus Retreat

Columna De Fuego - Carnaval En Barranquilla

Conjunto Raza - African Dream

Dirty Hairy feat Nat Lover & Shuteyes - Tons Of Drums

Analog Mutants - Tittyshaker

Blu & Exile - Undisputed

Common & Pete Rock - Wise Up

The High & Mighty ft. Chubb Rock - Funk-O-Mart

Lou Donaldson - Pot Belly

Quincy Jones - Snow Creatures

Depth Charge - Goal!

Nate Evans - Main Squeeze

Jalen Ngonda - Illusions

Thee Sacred Souls - One & The Same

Thee Heart Tones - Forever & Ever

The Diasonics - Beggin

Say She She - I Believe In Miracles

The Supremes & Magic Disco Machine - Bend a Little (Dynamite Cuts Extended Mix)

Snips - The Conception

The Tibbs - Last Train

Barbara Hernandez - All Nite Tonight

The Impossible Dreamers - Spin

Gustav Brom - Calling Up The Rain    

Blue Mode - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Dynamite MC & The Allergies - One Time

Essa & Pitch 92 ft. Kyza, Klashnekoff, Tony D, Reveal, Doc Brown, Persia, Devise & Nay Loco - HeavyweightS

Raw Poetic and Damu The Fudgemunk - Essential Work

Naughty NMX - Wake Up In The Sunshine

Jimi Tenor with Cold Diamond and Mink - Gaia Sunset Part 1

LL Cool J - The FORCE

Ezra Collective feat Yazmin Lacey - God Gave Me Feet For Dancing

Our man in Hamburg is back for another guest mix. This time round he’s bringing the heavy funk, sweet soul and tough breaks! Donuts baby!

Oonops has been a regular guest mixer for Breakin Bread over the years and his Music for Open Minded B-Boys is one of or our most listened to shows (check our archive).

Oonops also releases records on his own label https://oonopsdrops.bandcamp.com/ and he also hosts his own show Brooklyn Radio

insta @dj_oonops
 

TRACKLIST

Cool Spoon - Onakizaka

The Cromagnon Band - Quadrant

Night Owls - Groovin'

Pale Jay - In Your Corner

Leon Ware - Why I Came To California

Nautilus featuring Eki Shola & Denise M'Baye - Why I Came To California

Little Beaver - Concrete Jungle

Will Sessions featuring Rickey Calloway - Come On Home

The Beat Broker - Bass By Dope Demand

Brownout - Fight The Power

Jembaa Groove - Bassa Bassa

Jungle Fire - Tokuta (Grant Phabao Remix)

Renegades Of Jazz ‎– Afro Cookie

Piper Pimienta Y Su Orquesta - Inot

Lynn Taitt And The Jets - Pata Pata

The Parliaments – Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Studio Instrumental / Take 3 with Eddie Hazel)

Skeg and Steeve The Sleeve get busy with the best new releases and re-issues from recent months. As ever, the boys have sifted hard to fit the best of the best into a 2 hour show (or a bit over 2 hours!). From soul to funk, hip-hop to beats, disco to breaks and more, it’s all in this show. The cream of the crop for the Breakin Bread new music show. ENJOY!

Blue Mitchell - Turquoise

Skinshape - The Eastern Connection

Visioneers - Today

Call Sender - Mad Mark (Malcolm Catto Remix)

DJ Vadim & Zion I - Got To Rock Pt.2

LL Cool J - Basquiat Energy

MF Doom, Substance Abuse & Kutmasta Kurt - Profitless Thoughts (Kutmasta Kurt Remix)

Your Old Droog, Method Man & Denzel Curry ft. Madlib - DBZ

The High & Mighty ft. Chubb Rock - Funk-O-Matic

The Allergies - I Feel It

Pablo Sanchez - We Can Dub It

The Beat Broker - El Barrio StrutATA Library Archive feat The Sorcerers - Kaunas Baltic Connect

Prince Of Queens - Macaria’s Funk

Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band - Bukom Mashie (JKriv 7” Mash)

Lolo et L’Orchestre O.K. Jazz - Lolo Soulfire

King Most - Bam Bam Tom Tom Club

Equipe Radio Cidade - Bons Tempos Sao Paulo

Conjunto Raza - African Dream

Joe Armon Jones & Nubya Garcia - Nubya’s Side Of Town

Ezra Collective - Ajala

Ike Noble & The Uptights - Good Thing

The Shake and Bake Band - Shake and Bake Pt 1

Junior Dell & The De-Lites - Comin’ Home Baby

Gustav Brom - Calling Up The Rain

Ananda Shankar - Dancing Drums

Blu & Exile - Undisputed

Common & Pete Rock - Wise Up

Dynamite MC & The Allergies - One Time

Essa & Pitch 92 ft. Kyza Klashnekoff, Tony D, Reveal, Doc Brown, Persia, Devise & Nay Loco - HeavyweightS

King Krule - Rock Bottom (Jim Sharp Edit)

The Allergies feat Dr Syntax & Skunkadelic - My Own Way

Barbara Hernandez - All Nite Tonight

Uncle Louie - I Like Funky Music (Skratch Bastid Remix)Nubiyan Twist, Nile Rodgers & The Reflex - Lights Out (The Reflex Revision)

Apparel Wax - MINI003A

Delfonic - Lemme Change

Jalen Ngonda - Here To Stay

Thee Sacred Souls - One and the Same

The Vibrations - Shake It Up

Freddie Terrell - You Had It Made

Sam Tweaks serves up a funky monster mix for Halloween!

Scarily good tweaks and edits of known and unknown Halloween tracks all mixed together superbly. From freaky hip-hop edits to terrifying indie mashups via horrific pop songs and creepy scary movie soundtracks!

Perfect for building up to the ghoulish anniversary and spinning at your Halloween parties!

Sam came to our attention a few years ago when he delivered one of the best debut guest mixes we’ve ever had (check our Mixcloud archive). Since then he’s become a superstar DJ on Twitch, regularly playing in Raid Trains with some of the best DJ’s in the World

Watch Sam live on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/sam_tweaks

Follow on insta @samtweaks

TRACKLIST

Breakin Bread Intro

A Skillz - Adams Family Says

Howlin Records - Monster Bop

Dr Shock - Frankenstein Is A Soul Brother (Sam Tweaks Remix)

Sam Tweaks - Planet Scare

The Scientist - The Exorcist

Brainbug - Sinister Strings (Sam Tweaks Remix)

Sandie Shaw - Sympathy For The Devil

A Skillz / Wu Tang - Gravel Pit

Sam Tweaks - Happy Belafonte

Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

White Stripes - In The Cold Cold  Night (Claptone Remix)

The Cramps - Human Fly

Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange

The Prodigy - Ghost Train

Gerard McMann - Cry Little Sister (Sam Tweaks Remix)

DJ Platurn - Strangers Things

Steve The Sleeve has pulled together this mix of soul, funk and disco tracks that have become staples at the best soul night in West London. We don’t mind spinning the big tunes, this aint about the rare tracks...this is about making people dance!

As Steve says…. “Is a one-and-a-half year residency long enough to justify a ‘classics’ mix? Seven parties in and we think the answer is YES! Going out to all the dancers (and staff) at The Lord Nelson in Brentford, we have had a lot of fun to these tunes…and here’s to lots more!”

Jomanda - I Like It (Vibes Mix)

Mary J. Blige - Real Love (Hip-Hop Club Mix)

Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long

Diana Brown & The Brothers - Yes It’s You

The Gap Band - Outstanding 

Soul II Soul - Back To Life (Club Mix)

Zhané - Hey Mr. DJ

Faith Evans - Love Like This

The SOS Band - Just Be Good To Me

Loose Ends - Hangin’ On A String

Dee Edwards - Put Your Love On The Line

Jalen Ngonda - Come Around & Love Me 

Skipworth & Turner - Thinking About Your Love

Mantronix - Got To Have Your Love

Lucy Pearl - Don’t Mess With My Man

René & Angela - I’ll Be Good

Cheryl Lynn - Encore

Jimmy “Bo” Horne - Dance Across The Floor

Luther Vandross - Never Too Much

The Source ft. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (Erens Bootleg Mix)

Paul Simpson ft. Adeva - Musical Freedom (Free At Last)

Bettye Lavette - I Can’t Stop

War - Me & Baby Brother

Cymande - Bra

The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Running

George Duke - I Want You For Myself 

Omar - It’s So

Taxie - Rock Don’t Stop

Prince - Seventeen Days (Zach Witness Remix)

Rare Pleasure - Superfine Feeling 

Our Summer Party starter Tony S has delivered another amazing mix for 2024. These Summer mixes are here to get the party moving, whether it’s a BBQ, garden rave or holiday driving Tony knows how to get you grooving. From soul to disco, nu-disco to house with edits a plenty here’s your summer soundtrack! ENJOY
 

Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On? (Reflex meets Revivra Alias Estephe Vulzor edits)

Flow Dynamics - Better On Stage

Imagination & Missy Elliott - Gotta Keep Workin’ It (Greg Wilson Mash-up)

DJ Laurel - Perfect Play

DJ Laurel - Too Funky

Pleasure - Joyous

Kraak & Smaak, Ben Westbeech - Squeeze Me (Lack of Afro Remix)

Jungle Brothers - Doin’ Our Own Thang (Mr. K Extended Edit)

Flevans - I Got Soul

Max Sedgley, Tasita D’mour - Queen B (Max Sedgley Remix)

Underground System - Sleazy

Max Sedgley, Tasita D’mour - Get Together (Lil’T Pillow Talk Remix)

The Shapeshifters, Ramona Renea, Furious - Slippery People (Sophie Lloyd Extended Remix)

Freak Power - Move On Up (Ash’s Comfy Sofa Mix)

Underground System - Just a Place (Sol Power All-Stars Remix)

Another DITC show where Skeg gets busy and pulls out some lesser played tracks. Covering all bases - hip-hop to jazz, soul to funk, breaks to beats, latin to library and more.  We love these shows where anything goes and we hope you do too!

Including tributes to Paul Nice and MC Duke who passed away recently - RIP.

Coops - That Jazz

Showbiz & Milano - Boulevard Author

Dexter Story feat Kamasi Washington - Wejene Aola

Greg Foat - The Mage

Connie Price & The Keystones feat The Pharcyde - Play That Song

Lady Wray - Underneath My Feet

Oumou Sangare feat Tony Allen - Yere Faga (Natureboy Flako Version)

Santa Cruz - Mais Uma Chance

Don Beto - Renascendo Em Mim

Midlife - Magnificent Moon

Billy Byrd - Lost In The Crowd

Dice NZ - Lazy Sleazy

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - Orbit

Gwen Guthrie - Peanut Butter

Gayana - Last Song (Lipelis Remix)

David Joseph - You Can’t Hide (Your Love From Me)     

Sai Galaxy feat Vanessa Baker - Rendevouz

Nu Guinea - Je Veulesse

Alessandro Allesandroni - Afro DiscoTeca

Delfonic - Flying Rejam

Jungle Fire -  Village Hustle (Bosq Remix)

Airto & Flora Purim - Samba De Flora

Paul Nice & Phill Most Chill feat Paten Locke - Heroes Of The East

Dirty Hairy/Nat Lover/Shuteyes - Tons Of Drums

MC Duke - I’m Riffin (1990 Remix)

Lakim Shabazz - Adding On Rap

R.O.C.K - The Magic Track

Johnnie Mathis - It’s Alright (Kon Edit)

Steve Miller Band - Westchester Eagle (Jim Sharp Mix)

Say She She - Forget Me Not

In Deep - The Record Keeps Spinning (Lyondisco edit)

Onegram - Trans Europe Express (DJ Koco Edit)

Bob Marriot - I’ll Walk A Mile

We’re amped to get another guest mix from Sam Tweaks and we’re double amped that he’s also a guest at Brentford Soul Allstars!

Sam came to our attention a few years ago when he delivered one of the best debut guest mixes we’ve ever had (check our Mixcloud archive). Since then he’s become a superstar DJ on Twitch, regularly playing in raid trains with some of the best DJ’s in the world

His skills with 45s are truly next level and on this mix he’s selected his "best 45's of 2024 so far".

He’s called the mix “Year of the Dragon” in a nod to 24 but also because the mix is 76 mins long and he was born in 1976 also the Year of the Dragon!  We can’t wait to see him drop some of these 7”s at Brentford Soul Allstars!

For more in on Brentford Soul Allstars http://breakinbread.org/club/

Bill Withers & Studio Rio - Lovely Day

Jim Sharp - Musky Nutta 

Wally Puma - Renegade Trouble

El Michels Affair - C.R.E.A.M.

Krafty Kuts - C.R.E.A.M. 

Abel - Winehouse Magic 

Dal Platinum - Breathe & Strut

Jorun Bombay - 24 To Infinity

X-Ray Ted - Talkin'

DJ Snatch - Liquid Spirit 

Boca 45 - Kick That 

Grant Phabo - Big Bud

The New Royales - Today

Krafty Kuts - Columbia

Ewonee - The World Is Yours

Suckaside - A Kilo Of Burgundy

L-Roy - Triple Magic 

Wally Puma - Jamito's Theme 

Jorun Bombay - A Night Called Saturdays

Mayer Hawthorne - The Pool

Magic Number - Good Morning Sunshine 

Double A - Super Badman Riddim

Michael Gray - the Weekend (Sultra Version)

Nicolas Bicicletta - 808 Doves

KON - Doves Your Love 

Blue Mode - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Dirty Hairy & Nat Lover - Tons Of Drums 

Skeg spins original (not repress!) Funk 45s for 45 day 2024. Digging back into the sound that got the BB crew digging for 45s in the first place all those years ago. Deep funk baby!

Big up Criztoz and the 45 day crew for making it happen!

45 Day celebrates the 7” vinyl record and its culture, happening annually on 04 May. Learn more at https://www.Fortyfiveday.com.”

Lee Dorsey - Get Out My Life Woman

Oceanliners - Funky Pants

Soul Vibrations - The Dump

Señor Soul - Its Your Thing

The Vibrations - Aint No Greens In Harlem

The Spunky Onion - Cookie Man

Don Campbell - Campbell Lock

Little Royal - Soul Train

Julius Brockington & The Magic Force - This Feeling (Freedom) Part 1

Grodeck Whipperjenny - Sitting Here On A Tongue

The Herb Johnson Settlement - Damph F’Aint

Bobby Williams - Soul Brother Party

Alex Williams & The Mustangs - Soul Strut (Part 1)

Freddie Mack Extravaganza In Sounds - People (Part 1)

Jesse Gresham Plus Three - Shootin’ The Grease

Oliver Sain - London Express

JT Allen & Little Richards Band - The Freeway Crowd

Skeg and Steve The Sleeve are back with the best new music and re-issues from recent months. Covering all bases, soul to funk, beats to breaks, disco to jazz and more, this is the cream of the recent crop of records in our world. ENJOY!

TRACKLIST

The Sorcerers - Exit Athens

Wiliam Stuckey - Country People (Flying Mojito Bros Refits)

Jalen Ngonda - Come Down & Love Me (Jim Sharp Edit)

Yussef Dayes feat. Elijah Fox - Istanbul

Okonski - Exitus

Kelly Finnigan - Thom’s Heartbreak

Tiffany Wilson & The Bricklayers - Your Love

Floyd James & The GTs - Sweet Sweet Soul

Jackey Beavers - What Does It Take

The Funnybone Express - All The Way Down

The Tibbs - Last Train

Your Old Droog feat. Rome Streetz - Northface With The ACGs

Connie Price & The Keystones feat Sadat X & Diana Purim - Favelas

Soul Supreme feat Damu The Fudgemunk - Taking The Stand (Thes One Remix)

Marlon Craft feat Method Man - Muggsy Bogues Remix (Jim Sharp Edit)

Dirty Hairy/Nat Lover/Shuteyes - Tons Of Drums

Frente Cumbiero - La Era Del Gigahertz

Coumna De Fuego - Carnaval En Barranquilla

Pratt & Moody, Cold Diamond & Mink - Creeping Around

The Stance Brothers - King Cesar

Walt Jenkins - How Does Your Garden Grow

Blue Mode - Smells Like Teen Spirit

The Grease Traps - Can’t Help Myself

Saturday Love - 2 B Free (Cons 12” Disco Mix)

Delfonic - Warm Spring

The Impossible Dreamers - Spin

Snips - The Conception

Thee Heart Tones - Forever & Ever

Djar One - Winter Wine

Soul Supreme - Dues and Don’ts

Jalen Ngonda - Illusions