Fast Forward two minutes into this set and you’ll see why. The combination of this track mixed with my two heroes; Kenny Ken and Stevie Hyper D, into the perfect example of what D&B should be all about. Not a DJ standing there lifeless, not an MC show-boating all over the stage, but two showmen working together to put on a blazing show. Topped off with the eternal words of the Master of Jungle ceremony: Kenny Ken’s asking me if I’m ready… I was born ready.
Coming in at #30… Open Your Eyes (Marky & Bungle Remix) – Snow Patrol
The first time I heard this track I was MCing for Concord Dawn in Perth at the Rosemount Hotel. I remember the whole crowd singing along to the intro and Evan from CD was the loudest. Epic remix from Marky & Bungle.
You know when you have a few beers, you got some crew over and YouTube breaks out. Everybody is all “Oh oh OH can I have the next track, got a BOMB tune truss me.” Well imagine if I was drunk, and I won’t let anyone else touch the laptop. Over a month or two I’m gonna bump my top 30 favourite tracks of all time in no particular order, over a decade of love. There’s gonna be a few of Greg and my tracks in there, but that’s because I love what we do too. At the end of it all, one of my favourite DJs, DJ Jazza, is going to mix it all together into one epic mix for you guys to download. Everybody wins.
No I an’t got fuckin milk but thanks to you, Supreme Being, I just had it shot at my face with a noise cannon that looks like boobs.
This track was just made for things like drowning out the noise of jet engines, bashing your head and scaring children away from D&B parties. I’m a big fan. If you listen to this tune and don’t like it, it’s possibly because there’s something wrong with you, but most probably because you like the colour pink and plait your friend’s hair in your spare time. That’s OK because if you’re that person you probably listen to house music which, as we all know, is pretty gay.
This tune is fucking massive, and it’s the next Andy weapon, just you watch…
Rasta Phase EP ( Interphase Digital IPHD-005 )
The wait is almost over, Greg Packer’s Rasta Phase EP featuring Assassin (AUS), Kuntri Ranks (UK), Aswon (Jamaica) and Joe Black, is releasing 9th of May, 2011 on Interphase Digital. Get it at all the best digital music sites on the Web including iTunes, Beatport, TrackItDown, HMV, Juno, Amazon and more. Here’s the previews and Mr Packer’s notes on the lot:
01 – Rudeboy (featuring MC Assassin)
Taking over where ‘Sound Kriminal’ left off, reaching the Top Ten in the D&B charts, Perth duo Packer & Assassin return with another monster dancehall ragga workout with chunky drums, hints of wobble bass & a fast paced ragga chat from Mr Assassin. Already in the current selection rotation of the king of jungle Kenny Ken, this is a dead cert for the rewind, the dancehall style breakdowns are enough to get the ladies shaking hips whilst the deadly ‘Doctor P’ style drumstep section slaps your face hard before returning to the original hook….. you’ve been warned!
02 – Jah Lite (featuring Kuntri Ranks)
Teaming up with Manchester’s Kuntri Ranks, Greg Packer has put his Drum & Bass touch to an original slice of UK dancehall, with tight drums, catchy chorus hook and ragga chat verses, it has all the ingredients to set the floor alight and keep the heads nodding to the bassline. The tune is saturated with ragga dancehall riddims and random horn blasts & fx that you’d expect to hear in any dancehall tune. DJ support already includes world stagers Benny Page & Big Bud
03 – Dancehall Queen VIP mix (featuring Aswon
Originally released on Digital’s ‘Shout Recordings’ back in 2007, the VIP mix followed shortly after but only appeared in the DJ sets of Greg Packer. This was one of the biggest tracks featured on his European tour back in 2008 but now the drop is much heavier than the original mix causing countless rewinds. The breakdown also contains elements of the original dancehall version written by Jamacian/Perth based reggae legend Aswon switching the tempo down to 140bpm before dropping back into the drum & bass chaos, this mix was never scheduled for a release but as the vibe fitted the Rasta Phase EP, it had to drop eventually
04 – Rights & Justice (featuring Joe Black)
Another reggae tinged riddim, originally written by Joe Black, has had the greg packer treatment once again making up the 4th track on the Rasta Phase Ep. This one is strictly for the headz! Quite a minimal vibe here but the bassline is what draws you in, the subtle vocal hook also provides a nice vibe but it’s an all around proper head nodder. Little ragga switch ups also make this an interesting but solid tune. This track was written a few years ago but recently started to appear in the sets of Greg packer again and had many trainspotters and facebook messages inquiring about its release… the wait is over, here it is:
Perth brothers Eveready and Jay Rippa reprazenting the next level of Perth Hip Hop sound. Awesome track with a sound that stands alone in the current Australian Hip Hop scene.
‘True champions’ Eveready feat J-Rippa (Atarione mix) by evereadymc
This tune is pure killa, if you haven’t heard this yet you need to. Big ups lads, awesome track:
