Mixpak FM is 50! For this special podcast we bring you Baltimore club don, DJ Technics! Technics has been in the game for over 20 years, starting out in the B-more scene working at a record store with Scottie B. After putting out the classic 'Dickontrol', a number of releases on Unruly Records and collaborating with KW Griff and Rod Lee among others, he founded Knucklehead Records and continued to release party pumping tracks. A pioneer of the Baltimore breakbeat sound and a veteran in the game, Technics is still promoting the genre hard via his website and a continuous stream of party remixes.

His Mixpak FM is a high energy trip through today's b-more sound - featuring remixes of Trinidad Jame$, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Lil Wayne and Juicy J.

Mixpak FM 049 comes from young Australian producer, Bosstone. His productions, which have seen releases on Sounds of Sumo, Scattermusic & Freshmore, take in sounds from corners of the US music landscape, from Jersey to Chicago and not forgetting that big 808 sound. His Frank Ocean and Amerie remixes certainly had us trippin', and his latest instrumental offering, 'Static', has just dropped on Soulection.

Just like his influences, his Mixpak FM runs through some dark rap and big club sounds from the dirty south to Glasgow. He's on tour in the USA throughout June, watch for his dates over at his Facebook page.

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Mixpak FM 048 comes from London grime producer, Slew Dem Crew member and boss of Ghost House Records, Spooky. Around since the dawn of grime, he's been holding down pirate radio shows for over a decade now and producing some super heavy, innovative and often playful tracks for labels like No Hats No Hoods and Oil Gang. You can still catch him doing his radio show on Deja Vu FM which, if you're lucky and he's covering for someone, can run for 6 hours.

Though the conversation about the influences and cross-sections of dancehall & grime is not new - see the still excellent Grime in the Dancehall podcast for a thorough run-down and discussion - Spooky is certainly keeping the link alive, well and deep, giving us a constant reminder of UK soundsystem lineage. In amongst his many releases and remixes, you'll find samples and hat-tips that run from Bob Marley and Barrington Levy right through to 90s classics and contemporary dancehall.

So for his Mixpak FM, we asked him to pull from his collection of reggae and dancehall-inspired grime and his (live) mix is something quite special - from his own productions to P Jam's take on Eek A Mouse, Chimpo's grime version of Sleng Teng and even some Luciano thrown in. Read our Q&A with Spooky below to find out how the dancehall sound got into his productions, his most memorable Slew Dem sets and his favourite reggae records.

Spooky Q&A

Where are you right now? In a East London hell hole.

How & where did you record this mix? Recorded the mix at a mate's studio called Real Vibes based up in Tottenham.

How long have you been doing the grime thing? What pushed you into it? Been doing grime before it was even called grime. Plus grime was more or less the music everyone was into at the time and the music was (and still is) exciting.

How did the Slew Dem Crew come about - how did you all meet? Slew Dem have been about since the very late 90s.. I only came into it around 2005/06.

What's your most memorable Slew Dem set/performance? Performance-wise: me, Chronik, G Man, Merky Ace (Family Tree) and DJ Magic in Prague last year (2012). Radio-wise: me, Esco, Chronik, G Man, Rage & Tempa T on Rinse FM in 2006.

So many of your tracks take from reggae/dancehall - what's your relationship with the Jamaican sound? Blame my folks. They're from JA and they were down for playing old time reggae, ska, rocksteady or lovers rock.

What influence has dancehall had on you, as a producer or as an individual? I like to revive an old dancehall or reggae track every now and then.... give them a update but not take too much away from the original. And I know everyone can relate to a few of 'em even now!

What links do you think there are between grime & dancehall? Probably down to the bass-heavy vibrations. Plus you got the likes of Riko Dan, Killa P, Jamakabi, Badness etc who bring that dancehall element into grime as well.

You've been playing some of reggae stuff in your Deja sets recently - what are your favourite reggae/ dancehall records? Not too much though!! Favourites would have to be Elizabethan Reggae (Boris Gardener). Soul Serenade (Byron Lee), Silly Games (Janet Kay), Wide Awake In A Dream (Barry Biggs) and Stealing Love (Carlene Davis).

What gets the most wheels in a live Spooky set? Probably "Spartan" from what I remember.

What's the best thing about the grime scene now in 2013? There's more professionalism within the scene. Maybe a bit more unity and positivity is needed along with a few more DJs and a few more raves / organizations.

What's the difference between now and when you started out? In my opinion.... there are barely any under 18 raves, no-one's really hungry for radio, most pirate radio stations only following what genre of music is hot, most record shops have closed down and the music now really goes hand in hand with the internet.

What else have you got coming up this year, release-wise? A double A-side 10" vinyl, a single called "Baby" on Unknown To The Unknown Records, a track called "Moonlight" on the Big Dada 'Grime 2.0' compilation out 5th May and a couple remixes as well as knocking out a few releases on my Ghost House label and the occasional free download.

Mixpak FM 047 comes from the mysterious DJ Hoodcore. We can't really tell you anything about the producer, except for the simple fact that his/her amped up club tracks are fire, and he/she has just produced the impressive 'Float' for NY's Le1f.

Their Mixpak FM runs through a burning selection of east coast tracks, along with Mixpak favourites Rizzla, Dubbel Dutch & Trina, not to mention big club re-edits of Future, Jeremih, Kendrick and Vybz. Get your nails did and get ready to go h.a.m.

Mixpak FM 046 is a Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 2013 special delivered by Hot 97's D-Life. One of New York's top soca selectors, D-Life is a Massive B family member and host on Miami's Mixx96, alongside being Alison Hinds' tour DJ. Safe to say he knows all about fete. Read our Q&A with D-Life below for the full lowdown on his mix that runs through everything he thinks will be tearing down the house of bacchanal at carnival this coming week.

Mixpak FM 045 is brought to you by Estonian producer, Bert on Beats. Bert has made his way through various monikers and genres - starting out as Estonia's number one hip hop selector, DJ Critikal, and releasing an acclaimed Drum n Bass album before settling on the B.O.B sound & name we know today in 2009. Releasing originals & remixes on Man Recordings, Trouble & Bass and Moveltraxx, his influences bounce from all around the world - from kuduro to dancehall. He joined the Mixpak family for his remix of Vybz Kartel's 'Half on a Baby', and will be featured on Mixpak Pressure Volume 2 next month.

His Mixpak FM runs through new & classic dancehall cuts, garage, african house, champeta, kuduro and baile funk, including some of his own remixes and many a Mixpak favourite.

Mixpak FM 044 is brought to you by Seattle producer, Astronomar. He landed his first release on Neoteric's "Turned On Vol 2" just last year, and has since released on Jeffree's, Top Billin' and Fool's Gold, not to mention dropping a hot remix of Percolator.

His Mixpak FM runs through some of his own edits and originals, heavy hitting house, plus even some Sun Ra and Katie Got Bandz thrown in. This one's for the floor.

Mixpak FM 043 is brought to you by 24-year old Philadelphia producer, Krueger. He featured on our very first compilation - Mixpak Pressure Volume One - with his big hitter 'Trunkin', and has also delivered releases for Slit Jockey, Hot Mom USA, Paradisiaca, and remixes for Yumo and Siyoung.

His Mixpak FM features some exclusive unreleased Krueger material alongside Mixpak favourites DJ Funeral and Lucid.

Mixpak FM 042 is brought to you by Jersey producer K Millz. Musically, you would never guess he was related to Wyclef Jean, Millz' hyped-up Jersey and Trap productions are firmly rooted in US party music, flipping tracks from Waka Flocka to Alex Clare, Ellie Goulding to Sisqo.

His Mixpak FM runs through movers from Dj Sliink, Flosstradamus, Munchi, and dips into Millz' arsenal of remixes and originals, including an exclusive of his newest track 'Ay Bay'. You'll be in the club hollerin'.

Mixpak FM 041 is brought to you by 19 year old London producer Zulu, who has already racked up releases with Toddla T's Girls Music, Zoo Music and Enchufada. As his name may suggest, Zulu takes influence from sounds from across the world, and his latest release, 'The I.N.C.L.E.H. EP' for Enchufada delights in afro-techno, kuduro and poly-rhythms that unite the sounds of the UK with contemporary African music.

His Mixpak FM takes us through UK funky, afrobeats, kuduro, juke, techno, dancehall remixes and some Wiley & Drake thrown in for party measure.