Ben Brown Remix of The Funky Bastard “Koalas for Breakfast”

The original “Koalas For Breakfast” is an awesome piece of chill house music.. Great guitar work and composition under a nice 4/4 beat.. LOVE this track.

With this remix I wanted to add a little bit  more energy but keep the groove and atmosphere of the original. This remix is a little more uptempo, with a shortened up the bassline for some more drive and added a bit more active percussion and fx to make it purr a litttle more on the dancefloor.  This remix was created exclusively for the HiDef 001 Mix Compilation on Audio Logic

Listen to The Funky Bastard – Koalas For Breakfast (Ben Brown’s Toasted Koala Remix)

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You can download this track exclusively at Beatport: The Funky Bastard – Koalas For Breakfast (Ben Brown’s Toasted Koala Remix)

Check out The Funky Bastard while you’re at it

Reviews of Chinstroke & 151

Out now on Audio Logic : http://www.beatport.com/labels/audio+logic+recordings.

Good to see some support on this EP.  Thanks to everyone.

DJ Reviews:

Andre Solaris – Wow! Ben doensn’t dissapoint. 151 is totally up my alley…dark alley. 9/10

Blake Jarrell - Chinstroke is Good Stuff! 8/10

Bs As Deep – Thanks for the EP. Both tracks are good but my favorite is 151! You have my full support 8/10

Christopher Manik – Cool tracks! 151 has an old school flavor it. Nice stuff from Ben as usual. 8/10

Flash Brothers – Supporting Chinstroke 7/10

Harry Lemon – Supporting 151. 7/10

Jaytech – Really liking both of these – thanks! 8/10

Kev O’Brien – Chinstroke is right on the money. 151 is not really my style as much, but has a big peak hour energy which I can see a lot of people liking. 4/5

Luke Porter – I love Chinstroke, fucking chunky as hell! 8/10

Mashtronic – Chinstroke is awesome. Will hammer this for sure. 9/10

Matt Rowan - Really enjoying both tunes. Big peak time stuff from Ben… well done! 8/10

Mike Hiraztka – Chinstroke is really nice, cool groove, some great sounds and as always Ben’s production is excellent. 8/10

Nico Heins – Chinstroke is a monster! The spacious, heavy groove and elusive lead makes this a peak time bomb not to be messed with! 9/10

Row – Ben delivered once again. Both tracks are great productions and Chinstroke will be in the bag for my next gigs! 9/10

Sasha Le Monnier – 151 is certainly rolling along with a rather FAT, Hypnotic sound… sweet! Chinstroke is a lovely track for warming up with… sweet stuff! 4.5 / 5

Seneca – Chinstroke is one of my favorite releases to date! 9/10

Shawn Michaels - Solid production. 151 is a BOMB! 9/10

Stefan (Progressive-World.at) – Chinstroke is awesome! Proper dance floor stuff which will manage to do some damage on the floors worldwide! 151 is amazing as well! That’s the way progressive house should sound! 9/10

The Funky Bastard - Supporting Chinstroke 7/10

Thomas Sagstad - Bouncy, I like it! Chinstroke is my choice.

Topher Jones – 151 is a really nice tune. Liked it the first time I heard it! 7/10

Tyler Hampton – Chinstroke is massive! Really groovy stuff… it will definitely get some plays from me. 9/10

More DJ Support

Spesh (Jondi & Spesh) (USA)
(Loöq Records, Loöq Radio, Qoöl, Jondi & Spesh)

“chinstroke is cool. big room house”

Chloe Harris (USA)
(further, b-sides, proton radio, litheum, machine agency, djdownload)

“Another great release from Ben.” – 4.0 / 5

DiscoJunk (USA)
(Relentless Beats, House 7340, Myst, Event Vibe, London West)

“Nice EP, Chonstroke track is good”

Chris Drifter (Hungary)
(SoundTribe Rekords, Plastic Fantastic, Existence, Pure.Fm, Danceradio.Gr)

“Ben Brown drops another bomb with this release. Love the energy behind these tracks.” – 4.5 / 5

Dirty [M] (USA)
(Solvent Entertainment, www.thebeat713.com)

“Chinstoke is absolute peak time gem” – 4.0 / 5

PaavoU (Estonia)
(www.clubeden.ee, www.clubliverpool.ee, www.djclub.ee, www.dps.ee)

“liking the parts with the weirder melodies in Chinstroke, blends nicely into the chunky parts. Nice mix of styles on 151, housey elements, trancey drive and a 303 ” – 4.5 / 5

Nosmo v Kris B (USA)
(Armada, Baroque, Nightshade Music, DI.fm, Protonradio.com)

“Chinstroke is great, rolling with a nice electro edge. ” – 4.0 / 5

Ben Coda (UK)
(Overcast, Toes in the Sand, Polytechnic Recordings)

“Another solid release from Ben Brown. Consistently badass. ” – 4.0 / 5

Ray Mack (USA)
(DI.fm, ETN.fm, Snazzy Recordings, Boilerhouse Recordings, afterhoursdjs.org, Episode Jakarta)

“Love chinstroke, techy drums and percussion while the melodies are progressive, makes it fantastic. I charted this guy this month, lets see what happens next month. Great job” – 4.5 / 5

Peter McGill (N. Ireland)
(Freaks Culture Records, Monu Digital, Twister Tunes, Forza Records)

“That chinstroke track is massive!!!” – 5.0 / 5

Roell Sapphire (Netherlands)
(Magnitude Recordings, Stuccato Fusion)

“”151″ is a bomb! with a hard driving beat and bass and some twisted sounds on top….. i love it!” – 4.5 / 5

Jim_Star (Canada)
(www.alicemanagement.com ; no sound)

“Excellent work again by Ben Brown. ” – 4.0 / 5

Aaron Lee (USA)
(Giant Squid Recordings/Ultramusique/Nightshade Records/Twenty40 Nightlife/Pure.FM)

“151..is certainly rolling along with a rather FAT, Hypnotic sound..sweet. Chinstroke lovely tracks for warming up woith..sweet stuff!” – 4.5 / 5

Sasha Le Monnier (UK)
(Source Of Gravity/Ascension Records/Nightshade Music /Balkan Connection/Pangea Recordings/Bellarine)

“Chinstroke is right on the money, niiice. 151 not really my style as much, but has a big peak hour energy which I can see a lot of people liking.” – 4.0 / 5

Kev Obrien (USA)
(Stranjj Recordings | ProgressiveHouse.com | ExposureNYC | Proton Radio )

“Great ep with some interesting tunes. Chinstroke is a nice funky piece and 151 is an upbeat tune with a trance edge to it.” – 4.0 / 5

Jehr (USA)

“Really great progressive sounds with elements of tech ! Fantastic vibe!” – 5.0 / 5

Streamteck (Ukraine)
(Dance radio Kiss FM/Club Saxon(Kyiv)/ Relax recordings/)

Ben Brown – Chinstroke

Audio Logic Recordings

Ben Brown - Chinstroke/151 EP

Here’s some info the new Ben Brown track, titled “Chinstroke”. The track is out on March 10, 2009 on Audio Logic Recordings. Some people have asked where I got the name for this one… a good friend of mine and fellow dj/producer use the term to describe people that go out to clubs and stroke their chins, analyzing and critiquing music instead of enjoying it and having a good time. I’ll admit though I’m guilty of being “chinstroker” occassionally… it comes with the territory.

If you’re on Facebook, you can become a “fan” of Chinstroke

Here’s Audio Logic’s write-up

Chinstroke showcases Audio Logic’s distinctive progressive sound. The track starts with slamming percussion that builds with an airy tension. Haunting melodies captivate the listener in a rage of energy as the lead filters in and out. The driving bass line creates an intense experience as the track builds and channels incredible energy. Chinstroke has a fantastic vibe that will become a favorite on dance floors across the globe.

Release Date: March 10, 2009

Downloads Available on Ben Brown Beatport Page

Audio Logic has allowed for early samples of the tracks to be available for streaming and download, including direct downloads and a torrent for your convenience.Check them out below.

Here’s a sample of the track:

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You can also download this clip.. just click below

Free Download : Ben Brown – “Chinstroke”

Download Torrent File for the Full  Ben Brown – Chinstroke/151 EP Sampler

Check out post for the other track on this EP: Ben Brown – 151 -  downloads

Ben Brown – Chinstroke / 151 EP-Audio Logic 022 Label Write-Up

Ben Brown and Austin Azua – Night Train + Remix Parts

Download Now Available

Ben Brown and Austin Azua - Night Train + Remix Parts

Audio Logic has released “Night Train” along with remix parts.  Download the parts along with the original track. Use the parts in Ableton Live Sets, Tracktor, or in any other way you’d like.

Links: Audio Logic || Download Night Train + Parts

Feel free to leave a comment below if you’ve put the parts to use

Darren Emerson – Global Underground 36 Bogota

Featuring Nosmo v Kris B, Ben Brown – La Cocina (Mazi Dubstramental Remix)

Darren Emerson GU 036 Bogota

A collaboration between myself and the guys behind Nightshade Music, Nosmo and Kris B has just been licensed to Darren Emerson‘s new mix compilation for the Global Underground series. The Mazi Remix is the track that made the cut. The mix CD, recorded live in Bogota, is coming out on March 2nd, 2009.

Here’s Darren Emerson’s tracklist for the GU 36 double CD (we are on the 2nd disc):

And a sample of the track:

[audio: BenBrown_Nosmo_KrisB-La_Cocina_Mazi_Dubstramental.mp3]

The track is currently available for download on the Ben Brown Beatport Page

Cheers!
-Ben

Links:

• Darren Emerson’s Site
• Mazi
• Nightshade Music
• Global Underground