After the huge release of the Flatlands Riddim earlier this year, NYC’s Federation Sound have given the whole project the remix treatment. Every corner is covered: Moombahton from Emynd, UK Funky from The Heatwave and uptempo dancefloor offerings from newbie Noah Issa, Nick Catchdubs and Blackhart, and personal favourite from Lighters Up (Kenny Meez & Jah T Jr) who flip the original into a full-on, bassed-up bashment track. They’re giving up Sickhead’s remix of Ward 21′s ‘Go Easy’ before the full release drops on October 18th:

You can grab tickets here and go download Riko Dan’s ‘Mind How You Talk’ right here to get warmed up.

The Heatwave have delivered yet another impressive blend, and this time it’s a refix of a refix – taking Jamie XX’s dancehall-inspired remix of Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’. As if Adele over a clapping dancehall beat reminiscent of the Diwali riddim wasn’t already enough, The Heatwave supply a huge roster of vocals on their version, as always – Mr Lexx, Cecile, Timberlee (and even a snippet of ‘Iko Iko’). This one is sure to heat up the dance.

The mp3 of the tune will be given away for free on their site this week.

Also, be sure to check out their latest podcast from their weekly Rinse FM radio show, where they played ‘Go Go Wine’ for the first time. ‘That’s what you call a bullet’.

The Heatwave deliver yet another brilliantly hyperactive mix, appropriately titled ‘Energy Bashment’, bouncing from UK to JA, from the nineties to now, soca to funky via the latest and greatest dancehall riddims. It’s 60 minutes, 49 songs, a whole heap of exclusive refixes and one big Mixpak release. ENERGY.

Download it here.

Fresh on the heals of Nadastrom’s summer mix for Mixpak FM, London’s own The Heatwave have picked up the dancehall strains and gone hard with a mix of just about every big bashment track out. This is an hour and fifteen minute mix of guaranteed pure fire! Mixpak FM has your summer on lock, catch the vibe.

You can go subscribe to Mixpak FM via iTunes, subscribe with an RSS reader from the Mixpak FM site or download this mix directly.

Mixpak FM 003: The Heatwave

Mixpak FM 003: The Heatwave Tracklist
1. Chaka Demus & Pliers – Intro
2. Gyptian – Hold Yuh
3. Vybz Kartel, Popcaan & Gaza Slim – Clarks
4. Gappy Ranks – Stinking Rich (DJ Shredah Refix)
5. Mr Lexx – Dem A Pree
6. Dolamite – African Oil
7. Busy Signal – Jafrican Ting
8. Busy Signal – Bare Gal
9. Leftside – Dem Gyal Deh
10. Vybz Kartel – Turn & Wine
11. Terro 3000 – Likkle & Neat
12. Beenie Man – Good Inna
13. RDX – Deliver Me
14. Nas & Damian Marley – As We Enter
15. The Heatwave & Serocee – War Dance
16. Serocee – Badeng
17. Lady Chann & Ward 21 – Ease Up
18. Lady Chann & Sticky – Sticky Situation (Part Two)
19. Marvin Brown & Sticky – Mek Some Noise (Special)
20. Mad Dog – Tek De Floor (Special)
21. Zinc – Blunt Edge
22. Ms Dynamite & Zinc – Wile Out
23. Roska – Squark
24. Spragga Benz – Yuh Body Good (Acapella)
25. Mr Vegas – Heads High (Acapella)
26. Gyptian – Nah Let Go
27. Mavado & Stacious – Come Into My Room
28. Rihanna – Rude Boy
29. Rihanna & Assassin – Rude Boy (Remix)
30. Vybz Kartel & Spice – Ramping Shop (Seani B Refix)
31. Capleton – Slew Dem (Al Fingers Refix)
32. Mavado – Nine Lives
33. KMC & Vybz Kartel – Going Mad
34. Skinny Fabulous – Charge Up
35. Demus – Spranging
36. Recka – Hyperactive
37. Problem Child – Fear None
38. Beenie Man – Wuk Up Yuhself
39. JW & Blaze – Palance
40. Busy Signal – One More Night
41. Gappy Ranks – Heaven In Her Eyes
42. Busy Signal – Da Style Deh (Special)
43. Busy Signal – How Yuh Bad So
44. So Shifty, Ward 21 & Natalie Storm – Clap
45. Mr Lexx & Congorock – Babylon
46. Vybz Kartel – Mr Officer
47. Mavado – Hope & Pray
48. Vybz Kartel – Bicycle
49. Vybz Kartel – Slow Motion

The Heatwave is back at it a with a big mix commemorating 25 years of digital dancehall. This is a must listen history lesson.

Last month marked the 25th anniversary of the day that Wayne Smith’s Under Me Sleng Teng was first played in a dance. Tuesday 23rd February to be exact.

To celebrate the 25th birthday of digital dancehall we looked back over the last quarter century of this brilliant music and had a quick party on our Rinse FM show. It was mad to look at how things have developed over two and a half decades.

The Heatwave – 25 Years of Dancehall

Full tracklist and further details at The Heatwave.

The Heatwave comes in big with this 2009 bashment year in review featuring nearly 100 of the biggest dancehall tunes from the past twelve months. Fire!!

The Heatwave Bashment Review 2009 Tracklist

1. Busy Signal – Soon You Will Find Out
2. Fire Links – Street Team Riddim
3. Vybz Kartel – Sup’m A Go Happen (Street Team Riddim)
4. Baby Cham – Dem Fi Gweh (Street Team Riddim)
5. Mavado – Mockingbird (Street Team Riddim)
6. Beenie Man – Stack & Pile (Street Team Riddim)
7. Beenie Man – Look So Hot (Ole Geezer Riddim)
8. Timberlee – Backdoor Delivery (Ole Geezer Riddim)
9. Ward 21 – Respect (Ole Geezer Riddim)
10. Vybz Kartel – Hop Off (Ole Geezer Riddim)
11. Vybz Kartel – Yuh Love
12. Vybz Kartel – Gwaan Suh (Summer Bounce Riddim)
13. Lady Saw – Beg U (Summer Bounce Riddim)
14. Cecile – How It Feels (Hot Peppa Riddim)
15. Anthony B – Roll Mi Gyal (Hot Peppa Riddim)
16. Mr Vegas – Mi Believe (Hot Peppa Riddim)
17. Mavado – Fall Rain Fall (Survivor Riddim)
18. Mavado – Dem Alone (Clearance Riddim)
19. Patex & Suku – For The Money (Unstoppable Riddim)
20. Mr Vegas – Keep Your Friendship (Unstoppable Riddim)
21. Elephant Man – Badman Christmas
22. Russian – Go Go Club Riddim
23. Black Ryno – Bike Back (Go Go Club Riddim)
24. Gaza Kim & Lisa Hype – Bill (Go Go Club Riddim)
25. Merital – My Money (Ha Ha) (Go Go Club Riddim)
26. Nicky B – Every Gal (Go Go Club Riddim)
27. Konshens & Dario – Do Di Ting (Go Go Club Riddim)
28. Gappy Ranks – Ball Out (Go Go Club Riddim)
29. Aidonia & Tarrus Riley – Di Trees (Go Go Club Riddim)
30. Vybz Kartel – Go Go Club (Go Go Club Riddim)
31. Ballaz – Style & Swagga Riddim
32. Einstein – Stronger (Style & Swagga Riddim)
33. Mr Lexx – Mi Waah Know (Style & Swagga Riddim)
34. Focus Ryte – Name Brand Modelling (Style & Swagga Riddim)
35. Beenie Man – Good Inna (Style & Swagga Riddim)
36. RDX – Deliver Me (Style & Swagga Riddim)
37. Mavado – Money (Advocate Riddim)
38. Busy Signal – My Money
39. Mr Vegas – I Am Blessed (Good Life Riddim)
40. Vybz Kartel – Dollar Sign (Good Life Riddim)
41. Mavado – High Unda (Good Life Riddim)
42. G Whizz – Life (Mood Swing Riddim)
43. Busy Signal – One More Night
44. Keida – Jamaican Boy
45. Keida – Hot It Up (The Heatwave Special)
46. Keida – Can’t Get Enough (Mash Up Riddim)
47. Leftside – She Nuh Want (Mash Up Riddim)
48. Vybz Kartel – Nah Let Go (England Town Riddim)
49. Vybz Kartel & Shebba – Do Me Dat (England Town Riddim)
50. Gaza Kim – Amen (England Town Riddim)
51. Machel Montano & Busy Signal – Push Bumper (Remix)
52. Busy Signal – Picante
53. Busy Signal – Nah Guh Dung Deh
54. Busy Signal – Da Style Deh
55. Busy Signal – Praise & Worship (Mercury Overdose Riddim)
56. Busy Signal – Pum Pum Pum (Boom Boom Pow Riddim)
57. Busy Signal – Nuh Fraid Of Them (Forever Riddim)
58. Mr Lexx – Watch Me Transform Ya (Transformers Riddim)
59. Mitch, General B, Tony Curtis, Delly Ranx & New Kidz – Badmind A Get Bun Tonight (Run This Town Riddim)
60. Pamputae – Back Up and Ride (7-11 Riddim)
61. Vybz Kartel – Seductive and Sexy (7-11 Riddim)
62. Vybz Kartel & Spice – Romping Shop (Miss Independent Riddim)
63. Gappy Ranks – Gyal Mi Love (Miss Independent Riddim)
64. Serani – Too Much (Miss Independent Riddim)
65. Busy Signal – Tightest (Miss Independent Riddim)
66. Vybz Kartel – Mr Officer (Triple Bounce Riddim)
67. Bugle – Anything Goes (Triple Bounce Riddim)
68. Elephant Man – Represent (Triple Bounce Riddim)
69. Mr Vegas – Gallis (Triple Bounce Riddim)
70. Vybz Kartel – Bicycle (Triple Bounce Riddim)
71. Mavado – Hope & Pray (Triple Bounce Riddim)
72. Mavado – House Cleaning (Set Me Free Riddim)
73. Vybz Kartel – Love Dem (Set Me Free Riddim)
74. Suku – Walk & Live (Set Me Free Riddim)
75. Demarco – How You Hot So (Movie Star Riddim)
76. Black Ryno – Can I (Movie Star Riddim)
77. Mavado – Let Me Go (Movie Star Riddim)
78. Vybz Kartel – Like A Movie (Movie Star Riddim)
79. QQ & Ding Dong – Skip
80. ZJ Ice – Rubba Bounce (Instrumental)
81. Elephant Man – Rubba Bounce
82. Lil Joe – Wine (Cobba Cobba Riddim)
83. Spice – Badmind (Cobba Cobba Riddim)
84. Aidonia – Grab Her Nuh (Cobba Cobba Riddim)
85. Equiknoxx – Swagga Dagga Riddim
86. Lil Joe – Hey Yo (Swagga Dagga Riddim)
87. TOK – Upinayah (Swagga Dagga Riddim)
88. Aidonia – I Like Her (Swagga Dagga Riddim)
89. Mavado – Never Believe You
90. Demarco – She Can’t Wait aka Love A Come Down (Stress Free Riddim)
91. Vybz Kartel – Last Man Standing
92. Laden – Really Like You
93. Laden – Time To Shine

Shouts to The Heatwave blog for picking Vybz Kartel’s “Yuh Love” for their October charts. If you are checking on Dancehall or Funky or the intersection of the two genres then add The Heatwave to your feedreader. There are not enough blogs that go as deep. And speaking of deepness check out the “Funky Bashment” podcast that The Heatwave just turned in for the XLR8R podcast series…and if you check that tracklist closely, you might just spot an exclusive early appearance of an upcoming Mixpak release.

Assassin’s “Hand Ina Di Air” grabbed the number one spot on The Heatwave Dancehall charts (see the video above). Big track!!!