i know no one gives a rat's ass about non-grime UK garage nowadays, but...

i loved the mask remix of 'goodies' last year.

as far as original material goes 'hottie' isnt one millionth as worthy as the kind of unfuckwitable stuff paleface and especially DELINQUENT have been coming up with over the last year or so, check this bunch:

'ghetto queen' feat shad
soundboy - never wanna say (delinq mix)
paleface / nina jayne - like a feather (og + delinq mix)
and of course
'my destiny' feat kcat

partially i agree, there really are TOO MANY identikit Mask boshers. but i still think that, every once in a while they, they hit the right spot. another great one i forgot to mention: their remix of Usher's "Confessions".

Riddler Records can be good (the Dragon remix of Gusto's "Disco's Revenge" is awesome, and totally ravey too!). but sadly i'm not feeling the Control-S stuff I've heard.

soundboy - never wanna say (delinq mix)
'my destiny' feat kcat

both of these are fabolous, agreed. Delinquent's remix of Kelly Marie Taylor's "Get Up, Get Out" is killer too. as for Dexplicit... i don't know much, but i must say i'm not too keen on "Bullacake" - it reminds me of all those '02-era half-arsed sub-DJ Narrows darkside 4x4 tunes.

btw, rtcotm - what do you think of the Juicy Joints remix of Mariah's "We Belong Together"?

mt i just checked juno for the mariah rmx - the juicy joints rmx sounds a bit too heavyhanded 4x4 for me but the confusingly named 'mask 4x4 mix' on the b-side does sound pretty good! (they probably mixed up their clips innit.) rmxing the really played out tunes makes it that much harder to love too, perhaps harshly of me to say; i appreciate a bit of rubbihs that muhc more when theyve gone out of thier way to rmx pretty ricky or something. case in point: the control-s rmx of ray j's 'one wish'

'bullacake' is more like a pointer to where dexplicit's head is at sometimes - i was thinking more of his rng-ier ones like 'one night stand' thru to the new ones on richie vibe vee last week and partic the very freestyley 'are u ready' with gigglez, which u can now hear on his myspace i believe. not strictly oldskool ukg i know, but also not quite ur usual rng either more importantly.

ah, that's where we differ (within the last several months i've discovered FOUR different remixes of Destiny's Child's "Lose My Breath" that i've enjoyed a lot!). still, i WAS amazed at how much i fell in love with that remix considering "We Belong Together" was my second or third fave single of '05.

(and yes, i checked - those rascals @ juno did indeed mix up the clips.)

Wideboys have been KILLER form this year! especially:
Project Bassline
UK Shakedown (Del Monte Mix)
If You Wanna Party (Original & M1 4x4 Mix)
Giving It Up
Ragga Fire (4x4 Mix)

more great non-TE-related 06 tunes:
Will Phillips - Rescue Me
Robbie T - Liferied
Ne-Yo - So Sick (Tables Turn/Control-S remixes)
T-Pain - I'm Sprung (Mask remixes)
Jill Scott - Love Rain (Signal to One Remix)
Paleface - Karma / Crazy Love
Scott Tonic - Tell Me
etc etc

great year all in all, and i still need to catch up with the last few months' output!

>>>>> mj cole daybreak piano balladry
carmen reece - hey lover (mj cole rmx)
sumeet - you blew it (mj cole rmx)
jacquee bennett - just a dream (mj cole rmx)
midnight circus - complicated
lickerish music / gemma - over with you (will phillips rmx)

>>>>> general feelgood hotnesses
midnight circus - so divine
mj cole / laura vane - badboy
mj cole / laura vane - watertight (duncan powell rmx)
golden child - love you
control-s / kele le roc - naked
golden child - whatever you want (rmx)
wideboys / mc rusty - walking with an angel (smooth mix)

>>>>> rnb rmx game
miss issa - stay up (signal to one rmx)
jill scott - crazy (scott tonic rmx)
mario - how could you (control-s rmx)
jammin d / colette - stand by you (one dark martian rmx)

>>>>> for i the lord thy todd am a jealous todd
duncan powell - no one loves you more
deesha - falling in love (bibliotek rmx)
mj cole / elisabeth troy - so damn into you (box clever dub)

>>>>> 4/4 / bassline / oldskool / etc ruffage
wideboys / vula - you wanna know about 4/4?
total science / mc conrad - soul patrol (mj cole dub mix)
one dark martian - who are you
delinquent / donaeo - colours
iniya day - mine (signal to one rmx)
duncan powell - funk drop
dragon - bitch
beyonce - deja vu (signal to one rmx)

>>>>> oh back again are we? [bonus]
mercston / ghetto / rapid - good old days
skepta / creed / etc - duppy
tropical music oeuvre
skepta - work days [on his myspace now]

anything but definitive sectioning btw. haha nothing like a great big anonymous list to foster discussion right?

i'd like to see UKG mingling more with northern bassline, other than the occasional Up Norf rerub, but it seems like bassline is frowned upon among UKG headz.

are we talking about the Junior Jack/Tom Novy/etc variety of funky house, or...? coz there was a thread a while ago that got me confused.

i'd like to see UKG mingling more with northern bassline, other than the occasional Up Norf rerub, but it seems like bassline is frowned upon among UKG headz.

and if you're feeling adventurous, there's tons of mixes and radio shows audio @ 2sg & Uptown Records forums.

don't forget target plays f-house on his show every week. 'hands up 4 detroit', hurrah.

i think ukg and bassline are on pretty good terms really! do the wideboys not count?