Has anyone in the history of UK dance music had drums quite like El-B? So rough, gritty and rugged, yet so totally liquid at the same time – they’re basically perfect. Just ask Burial, Blackdown, or any of his other myriad admirers.
A DJ called Mr . Revealomaniac has put together two all-vinyl mixes of El-B’s greatest moments, featuring a healthy mix of his original productions and his remixes of MJ Cole, Kelis and more. The mixes have even been given El-B’s seal of approval, which probably tells you all you need to know.
Download: EL-B – Selected Vinyls Pt. 1
Pt. 1 Tracklist:
01 Mutiny – The Virus (El-B Instrumental)
02 Touchdown – Deeper (El-B Mix)
03 Angie Stone – Brotha (El-B’s Club Rub)
04 Quartz – Meltdown (El-B Mix 1)
05 K.C.A – Spirit (El-B Vox Mix)
06 El-B feat. Kurtis – Rhythms Gonna Get Ya (Dub Mix)
07 P!nk – You Make Me Sick (El B Remix)
08 DND – Pick Me Up (Ghost Mix)
09 Shanks & Bigfoot – Sing-A-Long (El-B Ghost Dub)
10 Dane – Shut Up (& Forget About It) (El-B Dub)
11 El-B – Deeper Feelings
12 MJ Cole – Bandelero Desparado (El-B’s Vocal Mix)
13 Alley Cats – Cover Me (Original Mix)
14 Brasstooth – Celebrate Life (El-B Remix)
15 Ghost – Lyrical Tempo
16 El-B feat. Juiceman – Digital (Bonus Remix)
17 El-B feat. Rumpus – Bubble (Dub)
18 El-B – R U Ready
19 Simba – Wicked Sound
20 Monie Love – Slice Of Da Pie (El-B Dub Mix)
21 Brandy – Never Say Never (El-B Vocal Mix)
22 El-B – El-Brand (Dub Mix)
23 Sevi G – Beautiful Music (A-side Mix)
24 Sabbecca – Tell Me Why (El-B Remix)
25 El-B & Qualifide – I Wonder Why (Ghost Mix)
26 Bizzi – Bizzi’s Partee (El-B & Es-G Ghost Mix)
27 El-B feat. Toni Simba & Juice Man – Show A Little Love
28 Singing Melody – If U Like It (El-B Ghost Mix 2)
29 Kelis – Get Along With You (El-B Remix)
30 El-B – Express
Pt. 2 Tracklist:
01 El-B – Paice
02 El-B feat. Rolla – Serious (Mix 1)
03 Zed Bias feat. Juice Man & Nicky Prince – Time Out (El-B Remix)
04 Baby Cham – Man & Man (El-B Remix)
05 El-B – Take U There (Mix 2)
06 Ghost – The Spooks
07 Opus III – It’s A Fine Day (El-B Mix)
08 Ghost – Two Thousand
09 Ghost – Count It Off
10 Nude vs. El-B – South West
11 El-B – Dance Hall
12 Angel Farringdon – Love It Shine (El-B Darkside Dub)
13 DJ Luck & Shy Cookie – Oliver Twist (Ghost Trax Dub)
14 El-B feat. Juiceman – Buck & Bury (Original Unreleased Mix)
15 Kosheen – Slip & Slide (El-B & Nude Ghost Dub)
16 2 As 1 feat. Shelley – We Got Luv (El B Dub)
17 Zed Bias – Neighbourhood (El-B Remix)
18 Roxy vs. El-B – Breakbeat Science
19 Naphta – Soundclash 1 (Ghost Relick)
20 Fink – This Is The Thing (El-B’s Digital Remix)
21 El-B – Amazon
22 Ramsey & Fen – Favourite Part Of Me (Ghost (EL-B) Dub)
23 Groove Chronicles – Stone Cold
24 El-Tuff – Midnight Jazz
25 El-B – Among.The.Stars
26 Destiny’s Child – Say My Name (Groove Chronicles Remix)
27 El-B – Me And You
28 El-Tuff – Drive Me Crazy
29 El-B – Every Little Thing
30 El B – Hooligan (44)