Habitat composer Chad North co-founded breakbeat and tech-funk blog/podcast Jungo Road (www.jungoroad.com) earlier this year to highlight the more eclectic sounds of underground dance music in NYC.

The concept, “West Coast beats to the East Coast”, is meant to spotlight promoters and DJ/producers in New York that are pushing dance music forward and not limiting themselves to “bottle-service club” trends – referring to the healthy breakbeat and tech-funk scene in West coast cities like San Francisco.

The site features weekly mixes from some of the best DJ/producers in the US and abroad – with a special focus on San Francisco and New York City based DJs. Recent guests have included Meat Katie, Lee Coombs, Barney Iller, Raydeus, and Aaron Pope. The site also features an event calendar, track reviews, and up-front track previews from labels like Lot49, U&A, and Muti Music.

The podcast is also available on iTunes under “Jungo Road”.

Habitat composer Chad North is currently recording for UK-based electro-house label Erase Records and has his debut single with the label set to drop June 1st.

This third collaboration with San Francisco-based DJ Aaron Pope will be available as an exclusive release on Beatport first – with a wider release to follow.

The track, entitled The Grind, is an electro-breaks hip-hop influenced banger that has already been storming clubs on the West coast. The package was mastered at Habitat Music by Ming and features vocals by Australian-based hip-hop artist Estae.

The Grind is packaged with the equally mighty You Got What as the b-side – very much in fashion with the current trend in fidget and electro-house. The remix package will follow later in the month with mixes by Scott Cooper (Potty Mouth Records), Wasabi (Erase Records), and Mike Hulme (Lot49, U&A).

Preview the tracks at www.soundcloud.com/chad-north.