Last but not least: “Jungle Steppers” – from Herve’s Ghetto Bass mix CD
Hervé and partner-in-crime Sinden, the original London rude boys
London producer and DJ Hervé has issued “Jungle Stepper” – the last track on his newly released 36-track mix CD “Ghetto Bass”" – as a little teaser for us all.
The CD which was released on 16 February, sounds like a big ol’ dirty mashup, with loads of his remixes and sound that spans the party genres: bassline, electro, dnb, dubstep and house (see tracklisting below). The CD is packed full of crowd-pleasers, such as Fake Blood’s “Mars”, Mr Oizo’s “Gay Dentist”, Rico Tubbs, and a remix of an original party tune, Human Resource’s “Dominator”.
“Jungle Steppers” is kinda what you’d expect – dub-drenched tune with a jungle breakdown, it’s a squelchy track that gets better once the break kicks in.
Never heard of Hervé? Known to his mates as Joshua Harvey, he also records under a multitude of monikers: The Count, Voodoo Chilli, Action Man, Dead Soul Brothers, Speaker Junk and Young Lovers – and possibly more.
Hervé hangs out in his house/studio a lot and occasionally leave London to DJ out (see dates below), sometimes producing sidekick Sinden. He also runs a record label in his spare time called Cheap Thrills.
It might help if I mention that he made the ubiquitous “Beeper” tune that’s run rampant across the garage/bassline land – see, now the penny drops! Get familiar on Beatport.
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Jungle Steppers – Count Of Monte Cristal & Herve
Ghetto Bass: Sound of Hervé (2CD) – out now at HMV
Ghetto Bass: Sound of Hervé (2CD)
disc 1
01. Get Down – Jack Beats
02. Hip Rave Anthem – Rico Tubbs
03. Let There Be Light/Bounce Beat [DJ Funk remix] – Justice/Count Of Monte Cristal
04. Money [The Count remix] – N.A.S.A. & David Byrne/Chuck D/Ras Congo/Seu Jorge/Z-Trip
05. Drop The Pressure [The Count's Conquistador remix] – Project Bassline
06. Mars [exclusive Herve refix] – Fake Blood
07. Gay Dentist – Mr Oizo
08. Peep Thong – His Majesty Andre
09. Mercury [Herve is in disarray remix] – Bloc Party
10. Drop It To The Floor – Machines Don’t Care
11. Dominator [Herve remix] – Human Resource
12. What [dub] – Jack Beats & Dynamite MC
13. Junk – Machines Don’t Care
14. Cheap And Cheerful [Sebastian remix] – Kills (The)
15. Beat Bang [Action Man remix] – Machines Don’t Care
16. Alarm Bell – Action Man
17. Under The Sun [Herve's Ain't No Sunshine remix] – Kidda
18. Salmon Dance [Herve remix] – Chemical Brothers (The)
19. Rikkalicious – Herve & Kissy Sell Out
disc 2
01. Shake Off The Ghosts – Young Lovers
02. One For The Heads Who Remember – Skream
03. Rumours And Revolutions – Zomby
04. Said The Spider – Darqwan
05. Filth – Skream
06. Baggy Bottom Boys [DZ remix] – Jokers Of The Scene
07. Hit That Gash [Itchy Naaan re-rub] – Foreign Beggars & Rouge A Levres
08. Stinging Nettle – Count & Sinden (The)
09. Crunked Up – Benga
10. Eastern Jam – Chase & Status
11. Kalemba [Reso's Aguardente remix] – Buraka Som Sistema
12. Hardcore Girls [Project Bassline remix] – Count & Sinden (The)
13. Giggle Riddim – Piddy Py
14. Wheres My Money [Caspa remix/Jack Beats re-edit] – TC
15. Bassline Project (Drop The Pressure) [original club mix] – Project Bassline
16. Jungle Steppers – Count Of Monte Cristal & Herve
Hervé’s upcoming gigs
28 Feb 2009 – Hervé plays Wax:On @ Stylus – Leeds
6 Mar 2009 – Hervé plays Wax:On @ Digital – Newcastle
7 Mar 2009 – Hervé plays Screw Loose – Glasgow, Scotland
14 Mar 2009 – THE COUNT & SINDEN LIVE @ MX Festival – Mexico City
21 Mar 2009 – Hervé plays Cynt – Cardiff, Wales
27 Mar 2009 – Hervé plays Chew The Fat @ The Arches – London
30 Apr 2009 – THE COUNT & SINDEN DJ SET / Annie Mac Presents @ KOKO – London
8 May 2009 – The Count & Sinden DJ Forma T @ Fuse – Brussels
24 May 2009 – The Count & Sinden DJ @ Evolution – Newcastle
“sinden martelo and toddla t ………..3 massive N.E.R.D s on individual macs in my kitchen the day after the night before” (nicked from his myspace, it made me laugh)
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