Freestylers Remixed

Aston Harvey and Matt Cantor were both making different styles of music when they first met in London in the mid-90s. Uber-engineer Aston had been half of pioneering, breakbeat, hardcore act Blapps Posse, getting busy with cuts like 'Buss' It' and 'Don't Hold Back' before going on to work with Definition Of Sound's, Rebel MC (who's so old I couldn't find a website for him) and DJ Rap. Matt Cantor, meanwhile, was recording with Andy Gardner from the Plump DJs as Cut 'N' Paste and Strike for the fledgling Freskanova label.

Discovering a mutual love of hip-hop and electro, Matt and Aston started making bleeps together. The first record they sampled was old skool electro classic 'Don't Stop The Rock' by Freestyle Express, and the resulting bleep 'Drop The Boom' on Scratch City Records launched them as The Freestylers; a non-genre-specific name, with hip-hop connotations, which fit them like a glove.

Just recently, two remixes from Pete Jordan and Kouncil House, have emerged as exquisite renditions of dance music, that pays tribute to house, breaks, R&B and Hip-hop. I have been asked to share these with all you peeps (thanks Melissa).

Freestylers - Bounce To This (Pete Jordan Remix) YSI


Freestylers - This City (Kouncil House Remix) [SWEET!!!] YSI