“Nothing is so musical as the sound of pouring bourbon for the first drink on a Sunday morning. Not Bach or Schubert or any of those masters,” Carson McCullers once wrote. Maybe I don’t have enough life experience but I prefer a bit of Allegro vivace con delicatezza and some Trina over a glass of Evan Williams any Sunday. The Slovenian producer 8Bitch did a sweet little re-fix for “Don’t Trip” last December, one of the tracks Trina did with Weezy back in 2005, when they were still head over heels. 8Bitch gave me a little faith, faith in the art of remixing Weezy without implementing a wall of distortion or an amount of crying bass even Rusko would describe as “not really necessary” because “that’s not what it’s all about”. This is sweet and subtle. Remixing Weezy and delivering something good is no longer a privilege assigned to Harmonimix only. The revolution starts here.

Download: Lil Wayne ft. Trina – Don’t Trip (8Bitch Refix) (320 kbps)

What happened to those boys? Pusha’s verse on Runaway, damn. Yes. Young, rich and tastless. But did you ever hear “What Happened To That Boy”, the Neptunes-produced jam on Baby’s first album? That beat killed. Soft claps, a simple yet (wait for it) malicious (YES) synth line that bleeped about as much like a pager as a siren. You might recall it from Piracy Funds Terrorism, as Diplo threw some Lil’ Vicious and some “Galang” on top of this beat. So why am I talking about a nine-year-old beat and a six-year-old mixtape? Boston-based beatmaker and one-third of Flavorheard Amphibious‘ edit of this has been out for two years but I just discovered it thanks to the ever-exciting Fully Fitted blog. Devlin wrote that “Every time I play this song someone says, ‘yo, what the fuck is this?'”, and I am obviously inclined to say “whoa” as often as Malice does on this cut. Flipped-up synths, chopped-up bird mimicry, crazy rolling drums, it’s delightful.

Download: Amphibious – What Happened (320 kbps)

With the 3rd Klasse Records having only just been released I think it’s appropriate to refresh peoples memories who might of missed out on this brilliant release with the only way I know how. Another “Quick Fix”. Full Black is a brilliant house track from the main label man Luca Lozano, released through the QF series. It has an undeniable groove that keeps the head nodding long after 7:56. Get this down your eardrums and get excited. This label is well on it’s way in becoming one of the most important and on point club music imprints.

Download: Luca Lozano – Full Black (320 kbps)

Can we talk about how good “Woo Glut” is? Martelo found another golden combination: Fis-T’s “Night Hunter” ft. Wookie’s “Down On Me”. You probably heard it here, a present from 502 Recordings.

Download: Fis-T X Wookie – Down On My Night Hunter (Martelo Edit) (320 kbps)

Whether you’re a Dutch hardcore deejay going by the name of DJ Janko or the bassplayer in a Beatles cover band which you call The Beatless because you can’t find a drummer, you’ve all heard of Parliament & Funkadelic. The mastermind behind these two bands, George Clinton, is considered one of the forefathers of funk and looks a bit like the black version of Chong, or a big funky box of crayons. His classic 1978 P-Funk banger “Flashlight” (released on Casablanca records) was the first P-Funk track to go straight to #1 on the R&B Charts, probably because it’s the funkiest synth bassline the human ear has ever picked up. That might have something to do with bassplayer Bootsy Collins, who co-wrote the track. Clinton is currently involved in all kinds of copyright lawsuits because he’s tired of everyone sampling his awesome basslines en clarinet licks. One of them being against the Black Eyed Peas. Get what’s yours, Georgie!

Download: George Clinton & Parliament – Flashlight (320 kbps)

I am such a whore for a vocoder, always have been, always will. I’m totally hard-wired to zone in on more or less anything that sounds faintly robotic, a journey probably rooted in childhood from listening to my Mum’s favourite Kraftwerk and Herbie Hancock jams, to the Blackstreet of my teens, through to my infinite slave-like devotion to Daft Punk and more recent dalliance with Chromeo, and perhaps even taking in a freaky minor de-tour via Another Level in the late 90’s that we won’t dwell upon…shove a vocoder in and I’m all over it like a gypsy on a weird, massive wedding dress. No surprise then that I fell for Douze’s “We Got The Love”, complete with porno drums and a vocal with a more than generous touch of the fist-clenching 80’s power ballad about it, a twinkly synth solo and of course some fat voked action to seal the deal. Mmmm mmmm baby – yeah, Douze, we got the love alright.

Download: Douze – We Got The Love (192 kbps)