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Big Band Heist Machine

Big Band Heist Machine

STYE1179 · Retro Big Band Brass Pizzazz · Rick Troy Balentine
Big band horns mixed with cool retro grooves and a twist of Vegas heist feel.
Cues6
ReleasedJul 2025

Tracks

6 main mixes
Back Alley Business
STYE1179 · Big Band Heist Machine · Rick Troy Balentine
2:23·95 bpm·E·6 versions
60s, 70sAction, Comedy, Cool

A mid-tempo 95 BPM strut in E built on horn-section stabs, walking bass, kit drums and gritty electric guitar, with saxophone taking the sly lead lines. The mood is shady-deal cool rather than full chase — good for the part of the heist where the crew is being briefed in a back room. Runs 2:23 with a clean retro caper swing throughout.

60s70sBig BandFunkActionComedyCoolEspionageFunMid TempoSoulRetroVintageHeistLas Vegas
2:23
Bell Bottoms And Hip Huggers
STYE1179 · Big Band Heist Machine · Rick Troy Balentine
2:13·135 bpm·A·7 versions
60s, 70sAction, Comedy, Cool

The most upbeat of the set alongside its 145 BPM neighbour: 135 BPM in A, driving drums and bass under bright big-band brass, funk guitar and keys. Lively and comic, it moves like a 70s split-screen chase or a wardrobe-and-attitude reveal. Short at 2:13 and consistently high-energy.

60s70sBig BandFunkActionComedyCoolEspionageFunMid TempoSoulRetroVintageHeistLas Vegas
2:13
The Spy Who Brassed Me
STYE1179 · Big Band Heist Machine · Rick Troy Balentine
2:14·145 bpm·F·7 versions
60s, 70sAction, Comedy, Cool

Fastest cue on the album at 145 BPM in F, an overtly spy-flavoured big-band romp with blaring brass, saxophone, funk guitar, keys and busy drum-and-bass propulsion. The title's Bond parody points at tongue-in-cheek espionage action rather than straight suspense. 2:13 of near-constant momentum.

60s70sBig BandFunkActionComedyCoolEspionageFunMid TempoSoulRetroVintageHeistLas Vegas
2:14
Tower Of Swagger
STYE1179 · Big Band Heist Machine · Rick Troy Balentine
2:10·85 bpm·D·7 versions
60s, 70sAction, Comedy, Cool

The slowest and heaviest-grooving track here — 85 BPM in D, a swaggering half-time funk pocket with fat bass, drums, guitar, keys and punchy horn hits. Built for slow-motion entrances and confident walk-ups rather than chase. 2:10, all attitude and no hurry.

60s70sBig BandFunkActionComedyCoolEspionageFunMid TempoSoulRetroVintageHeistLas Vegas
2:10
The 777 Club
STYE1179 · Big Band Heist Machine · Rick Troy Balentine
2:32·95 bpm·G·7 versions
60s, 70sAction, Comedy, Cool

Longest cue on the album at 2:31, a 95 BPM shuffle in G with casino-floor Vegas flavour: horn section, saxophone, keys, bass and drums in a cool retro lounge-funk groove. The extra length makes it the best pick for a scene that needs to breathe — table games, neon, the crew casing the room.

60s70sBig BandFunkActionComedyCoolEspionageFunMid TempoSoulRetroVintageHeistLas Vegas
2:32
Swank Bank
STYE1179 · Big Band Heist Machine · Rick Troy Balentine
2:30·87 bpm·G·6 versions
60s, 70sAction, Comedy, Cool

87 BPM in G, a laid-back but tightly locked funk-soul groove with bass, drums, electric guitar and brass punctuation, saxophone carrying the smooth lines. Title and pace suggest the vault job itself — deliberate, unhurried, pleased with itself. At 2:29 it's one of the roomier cuts and sits closest in feel to the 85 BPM strut.

60s70sBig BandFunkActionComedyCoolEspionageFunMid TempoSoulRetroVintageHeistLas Vegas
2:30

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