MAKO & MR BRISTOW: Stank Soul Edits Vol. 5 (Vinyl 7")

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MAKO & MR BRISTOW: ‘Stank Soul Edits Vol. 3’ 7″ (2017)

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MAKO & MR BRISTOW: Electric Bongo Disco EP (2016) + videos

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SKAMANIANS: Ska Party (COCKNEY NUTJOB remix)(2016) Free download

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BREAKBEAT PARADISE RECORDINGS: Badass Funk EP (2016)

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MAKO & MR BRISTOW: ‘Stank Soul Edits. Vol. 1 & Vol. 2′ seven inches (2015)

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MAKO & MR BRISTOW : Supersoul Rock N Roll EP (2015)

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VARIOUS: FUNK BLASTERS – Squad (2014)

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DEEPCRATES, JADE PALACE GUARD: The Crate Rebellion (2014)

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MAKO & THE HAWK: ‘Party Goin’ On EP’ DIGITAL release (2014)

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CHART – MAY (2014)

(NEW) 1. Mako & Mr Bristow – Jungle Soul Dammit! Bomb-a-drop! Does what it says on the tin…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

TRU FUNK: Tasty Beats Vol. 2 (2014) + Mako & Mr Bristow ‘Jungle Soul’ (DJ Tanner video edit)

The second round of the new series from Tru:Funk, Tasty Beats Vol. 2, serves up an even more flavoursome selection than its predecessor. DJ Maars commences proceedings with one of his trademark reggae-hip-hop booty bangers featuring Biggie n ragga vocals which is followed by Chudy who does one of his reliable breakbeat reboots of nineties soul. Next up is Shaka Loves You with energetic nufunkhop sustenance and then it’s the turn of Mako (of Mako …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MAKO & THE HAWK: Party Goin’ On EP (2013) + video

It ain’t final til it’s vinyl! Damn straight and here’s Mako & The Hawk on wax at last – twelve black inches of it – as the slackest duo on the party breaks scene get their shit together in time for the summer party season. The Party Goin’ On EP is the latest from the mighty Breakbeat Paradise Recordings, then. The action kicks off with the title track – an epic Wiseguys-ish b-boy breaks banger and three slabs of old school hip-hop, boom-bap booty that’ll rock a house party at the drop of a …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

FORT KNOX FIVE: 10 Years Of Fort Knox Five (2013)

Has it really been ten years of Fort Knox Five? I had to dig out my 12″ of Radio Free DC (which features on this) to see how old it was and even that’s eight years old. So, yes a decade since the spy funk breaks of The Big Score. If another record company had signed the four of them (yes, I know) back in 2003 you can imagine they might have …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

T BIRD & THE BREAKS: I Gets My Boogie On (Mako & The Hawk remix) (2013)

(PRESS RELEASE) Ladies and gentleman, fetch your dancing shoes – it’s the brand-new, debut official remix from dj/ production duo Mako & The Hawk who rework I Gets My Boogie On by Texan funk crew T Bird & The Breaks on a grand scale. Evoking shades of Coldcut’s version of Eric B & Rakim’s Paid In Full and Primal Scream’s Loaded, the reflective gospel-tinged soul of the original becomes an epic slice of dancefloor gospel-funk driven by a monster old school breakbeat with a …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MAKO & THE HAWK vs. MORLACK: Ghetto Assassins EP (2012)

Billed as some sort of martial arts-style music production death match, the Ghetto Assassins EP pits one of the most prolific ghetto funk ninjas against possibly the laziest pair of breaks-shinobi in the known universe. In the last two years, Morlack has dropped an entire album plus more EPs, and freebies than you’ve had hot dinners – whereas Mako & The Hawk have put out a couple of freebies and released precisely nothing officially. Until now. So as far as they’re concerned, this is ...READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MAKO & THE HAWK: ‘Ain’t No Other Big Boss Man’ video (2012) + free download

Bloody hell – it’s been a long minute since these two had anything out and now suddenly, out of the blue, here’s Mako & The Hawk with a brand new video for the first track they ever made – the as-played-on-Craig-Charles-Funk-&-Soul-Show, long-ago-maxed-out-on-soundcloud, Ain’t No Other Big Boss Man. It’s a straight-up, party breaks, mash-up banger of Christina Aguilera’s retro rnb hit Ain’t No Other Man with Big Boss Man’s mod-funk instro Party Seven. Hold upREAD FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MONKEYBOXING PRESENTS: ‘Filthy Rhythm, Dirty Soul’ Mixtape – Free download

MONKEYBOXING PRESENTS: ‘Filthy Rhythm, Dirty Soul’ Mixtape – Free download
Massive free download mixtape album of funk, soul, hip-hop, nufunk/ ghettofunk, and reggae featuring Smoove, Aldo Vanucci, Featurecast, Tha Liks, J Star, The Hawk and more...
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PHAROAHE MONCH: Shine (feat. Mela Machinko) – 2010 – Single review + free download

PHAROAHE MONCH: Shine (feat. Mela Machinko) – 2010 – Single review + free download
RATING: 3.5/5
Not quite the underground club banger one might have hoped for from the man who once dropped Simon Says and Fuck You and who claims his forthcoming W.A.R. LP (now delayed until early autumn) will be a throwback to ’93/ ’94 hip-hop. True Shine has a meaty boom-bap beat (courtesy of one Diamond D), avoids theDOWNLOAD/ READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM

MAKO & THE HAWK vs BEASTIE BOYS – Too Many Rappers (Not Enough Funk mix) - 2009 – Free download

MAKO & THE HAWK vs BEASTIE BOYS – Too Many Rappers (Not Enough Funk mix) - 2009 – Free Download
(PRESS RELEASE) When Mako & The Hawk heard the lyrics to current Beastie Boys single Too Many Rappers it occurred to them that, these days, lack of funk was a problem at least as important as a surfeit of rappers.
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