May 2012
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BTK - Drop It /Optiv & BTK - Whatever (DAUDIO007V)
It’s that duo again! Optiv & BTK return on their own label Dutty Audio with Drop It and Whatever. Consistently pulling out banger after banger, the duo continue on their path of glory with these two undisputably big tracks.
A/ BTK - Drop It B/ Optiv & BTK - Whatever
(DAUDIO007V) Out June 26th on Dutty Audio.
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Atmospherix - System Break/Atmospherix & Hydro -...
Atmospherix and Hydro team up for this bubbling 2 piece vinyl-only release on IM:Ltd. First up, Atmospherix drops this weighted techy roller entitled System Break. Featuring snippets of spaceship-like samples alongside constant sweeps, Atmospherix really does make this piece sound like some kind of system breakdown of an interstellar ship. Sounds crazy, we know, but you get what we’re...
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Dave Shichman - Houses For Abandon
Dave Shichman drops this beautiful piece entitled House For Abandon. Simple drums reinforce the warm, glowing bass line before strings slowly enter the track. A track so simple, yet colourful in sound. A wicked minimal liquid track, perfect for this summer vibe!
Dave Shichman - House For Abandon
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Giocator - Better World EP (BFAD024)
Hungarian producer Giocator drops his latest creation on Break-Fast Audio with the Better World EP. Featuring deep and rolling subs, Giocator puts industrial samples and effects to great use, giving each track an air of depth and futurism.
Though providing two brilliant techy rollers, Giocator also gives us two slower pieces, firstly with Shadowdub, which some could say is a tech/hip hop...
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We're back! (Plus a tasty little number from...
Yes, InstaSound is back, and with big things on the horizon. We’re back in London for the summer, getting mixes from some of the fruitiest up-and-coming Bass and D&B producers and DJs.
Apologies for the hiatus, but we’re back with ever-fresh sounds!
Kiwi duo The Upbeats join forces with Noisia to bring us something spectacular, in the shape of Blindfold. A dark and wonderous...
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Phil Tangent - Forgiveness/The Hardest Part...
Phil Tangent takes over the sounds for Rubik Digital’s 30th release with Forgiveness and The Hardest Part. Two equally bubbling pieces, Phil Tangent turns them into warm rollers respectively. Perfect sounds for the start of summer.
A/ Phil Tangent - Forgiveness B/ Phil Tangent - The Hardest Part
(RRD030) Out May 14th on Rubik Digital.
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Technicolour & Komatic - Launch Sequence/Stay ft....
The undisputable Technicolour & Komatic duo continue their path of liquid funk with their forthcoming release on Spearhead Records. Fast-paced yet warm and welcoming, both tracks hit hard and do not disappoint. Grab a listen and you’ll know what we mean.
A/ Technicolour & Komatic - Launch Sequence B/ Technicolour & Komatic - Stay ft. Jayma
(SPEAR043) Out May 2012 on Spearhead...
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Defo - Stealth EP (HUSDEP010)
For @HustleAudio’s 10th EP, the label drops one of Finland’s best kept sectrets in the shape of producer and DJ, Defo. Hailing from Helsinki, this man spins us up a fresh batch of ice cold basslines for one of England’s finest up-and-coming labels; Hustle Audio. After listening through this stunning EP its surprising no one has heard this wicked producer before. Defo even...
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Andy Pain & Z Connection - Atlant EP (ID006)
Newcomers Andy Pain & Z Connection join Interactive Recordings to bring us some truly rumbling sounds in the shape of their Atlant EP. Featuring an array of glitches and effects, the duo manage to brings us some despicably low sounds, with a track like Plutonium sounding clear only on a lovely sub!
A brilliant concotion of crazily low bass lines, wild samples and effects. Definitely worth a...
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InsideInfo - Digeridoo (VPR045)
InsideInfo drops this absolute stonker of a track on the forthcoming Viper Recordings release the Grow EP.
Big sounds!
InsideInfo - Digeridoo
(VPR045) Out May 28th on Viper Recordings.
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Comfort - The James Turner EP (IMLTD034)
James Turner, aka Comfort, joins IM:Ltd once again to bring us ‘a breathe of fresh air’ in a place of dark and grizzly rhythms, and he does this in the form of The James Turner EP.
Brilliant piano sections are muffled out, whilst backing the warm and vibrant bass lines that this Plymouth-based producer conjures up, and the EP immediately jump into life with Shore Leave. Comfort...
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Nymfo - Characters LP Sampler (SUICIDE065)
Nymfo drops us a taster of what’s to come on Klute’s Commercial Suicide- some very dirty basslines.
Starting off the vibes, Nymfo drops us a wicked deep roller in the shape of Under Fire. A wall of subs and tight percussion, this track will have any listener getting their wobble on.
On the flip, Nymfo cranks up the tempo alongside June Miller with Boshoven. Immediately from the...
April 2012
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Blade & Arp-1 - The Lithuanian Beauty EP...
Blade & Arp-1 join forces to bring us this vibrant liquid jungle in the shape of The Lithuanian Beauty EP. Out on the Dutch heavyweight, Fokuz Recordings, the mixture of deep cosmic notes and light, yet ever rolling drums, from this collaborating duo does not disappoint.
A/ Blade & Arp-1 - Lithuanian Beauty B/ Blade - Parts Of Me C/ Blade - Sugar
(EXPRESS007) Out May 28th on Fokuz...
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D.Side - Eradicate EP (EMOTION007)
D.Side steps up for E-Motion’s latest release with his bubbling Eradicate EP. With slow yet bumping drums in each track, D.Side presents us with an EP able to cater for any crowd. Warm, yet grizzly bass lines are encorporated into each tune effortlessly, and D.Side’s ability to produce such impeccable tracks really shows.
What’s so good about this EP is the simplicity in each...
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Blu Mar Ten - Love Is The Devil Remix Pt. 1...
Marcus Intalex & dBridge lead the way with the first in a series of remixed releases of Blu Mar Ten’s Love Is The Devil LP. Starting off, Marcus Intalex whips up some wonderful chilled vibes with his take on All Thoughts Are Prayers. Spectral sweeps, and gliding basslines bringing sounds reminiscent to some of Hospital’s earlier mix CDs.
On the flip dBridge takes the spot with...
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Random Movement & Dave Owen - Child's...
Two of America’s finest liquid drum & bass producers team up to bring us this absolutely wicked release on Prestige Music Group. Starting off with light, warming sounds of Child’s Play, Random Movement and Dave Owen do what they do best. Light, gliding jazz piano alongside a deep yet, mellow bass line to bring us something truly special for the encroaching summer. On top of this,...
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Marcus Intalex - Sell Your Soul/The Guillotine...
After almost 12 months from the release of his critically acclaimed debut album 21, Intalex returns with a handful of dancefloor bangers. First off we have Sell You Soul, a warm soulful piece, bringing with it the reminiscent sounds of the early ’00s. Warm, spectral sweeps and a bubbling bass line will have all the summer ravers bumping about.
On the flip Marcus Intalex takes things a...
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Ella Jones/Fracture - Lately (Fracture's...
Fracture, one half of London’s Fracture & Neptune duo, joins Warm Communications for their next release. Starting off with a remix of Ella Jones’ track Lately, Fracture provides a mix of warm bubbling bass alongside shifting drums to compliment Ella’s brilliant vocals.
On the flipside, we’re presented with a walla of bass in the shape of Tunnel Track. A solid piece,...
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Mikal - The Chant/Headbanger (UM008)
Utopia Music gears up to release these to ultimate bangers from Mikal, entitled Headbanger and The Chant.
Seen on the likes of Metalheadz, SGN:Ltd and Horizons Music, Mikal joins the ranks of Utopia Music with his first release since dropping his EP on Skream’s label Disfigured Dubz.
Starting off with Headbanger, Mikal draws for the slower, darker sounds, drawing on influences from some...
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Jekyl - Drainpipe/Blabbermouth (DIFF013)
Jekyl drops us this wicked single on @diffrentmusic entitled Drainpipe and Blabbermouth. Starting things off is Drainpipe, with Jekyl throwing us right into the mix with the track’s bassline holding a dark, wavey growl alongside quiet sweeps and samples. A bubbling techy roller, Drainpipe is definitely one to get the dance floor moving, before switching it up to the more minimal sounds of...
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Karma/Colossus - Half Way To Heaven/Under The...
Karma takes the reigns for E-motion Records 6th release, featuring the sounds of colossus on the flip.
First we have Half Way To Heaven, with some warm, upfront-liquid flavours. A colourful, wobbling bass line alongside short floating keyboard notes has this piece flowing perfectly for the Spring season.
On the flip we have Karma’s remix of Under The Weather, featuring delayed triplets...
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Icicle - BNC EP (SHA055)
Yes, that’s right, Icicle is finally about to drop his long-awaited dubstep EP on @ShogunAudio. Featuring the sounds of Together In The Dust and BNC, this EP is set to take to the streets by storm once it’s released.
Though many of you may already know all of the tracks on Icicle’s forthcoming EP, this four track release will not disappoint his dubstep fans, due to each...
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Goldstar/Drunken Masters - Crazy (Bladerunner...
Goldstar and Drunken Masters, aka Benny Page and Dope Ammo drop some funky sounds, with remixes from Bladerunner and Resinate.
Starting off with the deep rolling bass lines of Bladerunner and V Recordings, we have Crazy. Featuring hard, head-shaking drums and bass perfect for any true dance floor skanker. On the flip Dope Ammo and Resinate team up to remix Drunken Master’s Effective...
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Lung - Why Does Anyone Ever Do Anything? EP...
@MedSchoolMusic drops Lung’s brilliant Why Does Anyone Ever Do Anything? EP. Featuring beautiful vocals from Rachel K Collier on the title track, Lung effortlessly winds down the BPM to slower sounds with Sky People. Brilliant, bubbling bass notes on top of what can only be described as weightless skipping drums.
After this, we quickly move on to Asleep In Her Bed, a deep atmospheric...
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Menik - Close To You EP (LFS021)
London-based producer Menik drops his astounding 5 track EP on Lifestyle Recordings. Featuring, deep yet warming 140bpm bass notes, Menik’s Close To You EP encompasses the dark, subbed sounds of the old 00s dubstep alongside the sounds of todays current ‘post-dubstep’ scene to create something fresh and bubbling.
Containing remixes from Cliffhanga and Indigo, this EP is...
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Vilem - Heart (FREE)
Bristol-based producer, and one third of Bristol trio Mute & Mako drops this dirty little number in celebration of him signing up to a new agency. Very kind of him if we do say so ourself.
Dark, dirty glides and a grotty bass line are dropped on top of some ridiculously pumping drums to create this wicked dirty roller. What more could you ask for?
Vilem - Heart
(FREE) Example Media.
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Roy Green, Protone & Scepticz/M-Zine & Scepticz -...
Scepticz teams up with the likes of Roy Green & Protone and M-Zine to bring us E-motion Records latest piece of tasty bass. Changing the vibe up slightly, we’re presented with two raw, techy numbers starting off with Boulet. Roy Green, Protone & Scepticz team up to bring us this fast-paced dirty roller, with tight clicky drums and a dark growling synth giving it a raw edge.
On the...
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Pennygiles, Roy Green & Protone - Entity
Pennygiles teams up with Roy Green & Protone to bring us this deep, funky roller entitled Entity. A warm, gliding bass line placed alongside a lovely clicky drum beat makes the track sound reminiscent of some of Command Strange’s latest stuff. By all means a big compliment to these 3 highly-skilled producers.
Pennygiles, Roy Green & Protone - Entity
(UNKNOWN) Forthcoming on SPMTM...
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Klute, Prolix & Silent Witness - Keep It...
Drum & Bass maestro Klute teams up with Prolix and Silent Witness to bring us two storming pieces on his label Commercial Suicide.
Starting off with Keep It Simple, Klute and Prolix have this piece down to a t as a neat techy roller, fitting in perfectly with the sounds of many Kiwi d&b producers currently on the scene. Warm, bubbling synths and pads alongside weighted drums has this...
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Baobinga & I.D. ft. Rider Shafique - Gun Talk...
Baobinga & I.D. team up to bring us this bumping three track release on Build Records. featuring vocals from Rider Shafique, and a brilliantly fitting remix from Kahn, this release is something nice and fresh. Each track brings with it a mixture of rolling bass and bashment that quickly induces dancing in all bass heads.
A/ Baobinga & I.D. ft. Rider Shafique - Gun Talk (Kahn Remix) B/...
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Crissy Criss - With You
Crissy Criss puts together this tasty little number on Technique Recordings alongside ‘Work It’.
Big, upfront flavours and growling synths. Perfect for this mid-spring vibe.
Crissy Criss - With You
(UNKNOWN) Forthcoming on Technique Recordings.
Enjoy:
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March 2012
27 posts
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Echo Festival 22-24 June 2012 - Makarska, Croatia.
The time is finally here for one of the festival season’s newcomers Echo Festival. Featuring a eclectic mix of bass music, Echo Festival will be holding some of the biggest names in Drum & Bass, UK house and Techno as well as handful of Dubstep greats.
For only £35 a ticket it’s a bit of a steal…and cheap flights are widely available for what’s to be a sick weekend...
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Loxy & Resound - League Of Shadows/Metro (NZ017)
Loxy & Resound team up for this beautiful release on Samurai Music entitled League Of Shadows and Metro. To start off the forthcoming release we have League Of Shadows, featuring tight, tribal 2-step drums alongside an ever present, stunning bass line. Heavy, grotty subs side-chained to some brilliant samples completes this track effortlessly.
On the flip we’re given a slightly...
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Thefft & Artifact - Cow Hop
A long time personal favourite of ours, @Thefft teams up with Bristol boy Artifact to bring us this ultimate banger of a tune. Anyway, if you don’t believe us have a listen as Mary Anne Hobbs certainly does, and as a result it even got played on her XFM show two weeks back! Who would’ve thought that “cow” and “hop” would be such a good sample….?!
Thefft...
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Hybris/Safire & Borderlines - The Blinds/Rebellion...
Hybris, Safire & Borderlines take to the stage for the 6th release of Dispatch’s sister label- Dispatch Limited.
First up we have Hybris, with his 2-step, chopped drums and dark, gliding bass line. The track entitled The Blinds shows how Hybris has developed his sound, coming across with a warmer, bumping feel compared to some of his other, techier pieces.
On the flip we’re...
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Break - Here We Go/Soundwaves (CRIT062)
Break, known for his driving drum beats and growling bass lines, puts together a darker and faster piece for the Critical Music camp. Here We Go puts Break alongside the likes of Gridlok, Concord Dawn and Bulletproof (to name a few) with it’s fast paced rhythm, grimey bass line and techy rolling drum lines.
On the flip, we’re presented with a deep rolling piece, containing a warm,...
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SpectraSoul - Light In The Dark feat. Terri...
SpectraSoul continue their outstanding run on Brighton-based label Shogun Audio with Light In The Dark and Shackles. Both feature brilliant vocals, Light In The Dark taking the A-side with Terri Walker accompanying.
Starting off with the distant reverbed strings, SpectraSoul quickly throws us into this floaty yet deep track with the vocals bring the track together alongside the deep, warm bass...
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