Download: STH releases w/c 22/11/10
New D&B Releases
RISE024 Concord Dawn & Trei / Psidream & Concord Dawn – By My Side / Got Me Down 12″ Vinyl
Concord Dawn team up with fellow New Zealanders, Trei and Psidream for their brand new release on their Uprising Records label! Hard, heavy and euphoric Drum & Bass built for dance floors worldwide!
a Concord Dawn & Trei – By My Side
b Psidream & Concord Dawn – Got Me Down
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PRODUCT010 Craggz & Parallel – Release / The Sleeper 12″ Vinyl
A Side ‘Release’ Calming things down a little ‘Release’ continues the tempo with a bouncing bass and booming sub to match as delicate synth stabs and vocal washes trickle over the top to make for a great cut as the LP journey picks up pace. AA Side ‘The Sleeper’ is anything but with it’s rollin’ bassline and stepping drums that smash any club when dropped. A sure-footed crowd pleaser that shows the guys getting seriously engrossed in some vintage D&B vibes.
a Craggz & Parallel – Release
aa Craggz & Parallel – The Sleeper
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VOOMUSIC003 Morphy / Morphy & Nasha Experience – Shackles / Indus Valley 12″ Vinyl
We proudly present Voodoo Music 003- At the controls we have Morphy, A core Voodoo Music artist. As soon as Morphy was introduced to Raiden’s ears the label boss began to work through tracks Morphy was submitting and it wasn’t long before the these tracks were signed to Voodoo. With a very individual outlook to the tempo Morphy, alongside The Nasha Experience has created a single that brings a new angle to the Voodoo sound. Shackles: An immense piece of work from the Scottish dub master, The tracks intro contains the most haunting old slave vox used to maximum effect. Instantly recognisable ‘Shackles’ has been a show piece track in every deejays set who was fortunate enough to have it. The drop hits like a tonne of bricks straight to your jaw. Drums and bass create dancefloor weight that cannot be denied. Big, Brooding & and full of tense energy- This track is a future classic. Indus Valley with The Nasha Experience: Morphy collaborated wit long time friends The Nasha Experience- London’s cross cultural bass fiends on Indus Valley, and both parties influence is heard instantly. Morphy’s rugged drum patterns compliment the percussive momentum built up in the track. A feast of eastern rhythms that sits on unmistakable British bass Indus Valley joins the Voodoo arsenal with ease, slotting in to place and shining in its creativity. The two tracks are the perfect introduction to Voodoo Music for Morphy, expect more on the label from the man after such a strong start.
a Morphy – Shackles
b Morphy & Nasha Experience – Indus Valley
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RECIPE012 Skeptical / Pessimist – Cold One (Jubei Remix) / Zulu 12″ Vinyl
Skeptical’s ‘Cold One’ rubber-stamped his arrival on the drum & bass scene. With releases signed to Exit, Dispatch & 31 records, 2010 is shaping up to be his year. Man of the moment Jubei loved it so much, he wanted to try his hand at remixing it, his first ever remix to boot. The Metalheadz artist grabbed it with both hands and provided this monster reese classic! Hypnotic from the start & an almighty bass drop, if this is his first ever remix, then it won’t be his last! Pessimist is a young talent from Bristol, after receiving a few demos, we wasted no time in snapping him up. “Zulu” is one of the most epic drum & bass tunes of 2010. Hot 12!! DJ Support: Goldie, dBridge, Fabio (Radio 1), Friction, Flight, Total Science, Vicious Circle, Raiden, Jubei, Rockwell, Alix Perez, Spectrasoul, Phobia, Spirit, Digital, Ulterior Motive, Skeptical..the list goes on
a Skeptical – Cold One (Jubei Remix)
b Pessimist – Zulu
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DEAD023 Temper D – Break It Down 12″ Vinyl
For the 23rd outing on this imprint deadlyp turns to long time producer temper d, who has had a string of releases on his own imprint and thought it’s time to spread his wings a bit wider as he comes with 2 different tunes than you would expect from him. Both tracks have been doing damage on the dance floor as this 12 offers something for the tech heads and the jump up crew. ‘break it down’ is a techy tearout tune that does what it says on the tin, a short intro that gets straight to the point rolls then gives way to destroying bass, and crazy stabs. One to check for sure. ‘wanna say’ is a gritty styled jump up track . with flowing chords thru out the intro with a whispered vocal ‘ I know what you wanna say’ paired with the crisp beats that take you to the drop. Then all hell is let lose as the gritty b-line and the beats take control clever use of the vocal aid the tracks progress. This tune does serious damage on the floor!!! Support from Temper d , nicky bm, ash attack, to name a few!
a Temper D – Break It Down
aa Temper D – Wanna Say
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LARTSEKRAD Rockwell – Reverse Engineering 12″ Vinyl
Pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl. Artwork: Black Reverse Board sleeve, Bronze Pantone logo and text throughout, all sleeve and label information written backwards in keeping with the reverse concept. Cut in inside-out (record plays from centre label out to the edge) on a Scully Lathe. Release: Less a best kept secret, now a fully fledged artist of the moment Rockwell has been steadily building a reputation as one of the more progressive electronic artists around in 2010, with an ear for a different take on how to move dancefloors whilst also showing an adept ability at beat programming that is setting himself apart from his peers. Darkestral finally release one of the most talked about tracks on underground forums (10K plus posts on a DOA) and unleash the bewildering ‘Reverse Engineering’ – a track solely built from backwards parts, that has been delighting, confounding and confusing dancefloors the world over. Coupled with the polar opposite beauty of ‘Everything (& U)’, which continues the Darkestral love for contrasting sides on releases, and was recently licensed to FabricLive52, this track marks a stamp of quality on the burgeoning minimalist dnb sound by adding the emotional layer that Darkestral aa sides have become known for.
a Rockwell – Reverse Engineering
aa Rockwell – Everything (& U)
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HBT026 Spktrm – Avant Futura / Iconia 12″ Vinyl
The second release of this mightky label for the fall of 2010. Gein presents the sounds of SPKTRM to showcase its diversity he wants to sign for his label. SPKTRM straight from the USA is already a well established name out there with releases on labels like Human / Habit / Project 51 / Evol Intent / Barcode / SS. Avant Futura takes us into the depths with its hard hitting kicks, rollin snares, bassline growls and the sax floating around in the atmosphere. The flip Iconia is another bassline fuelled hardhitter. Spooky intro introduces the massive bassline. Big bad heavy beats will pound the speaker to shreds. Habit is back and ready to kick ass and take names.
a Spktrm – Avant Futura
b Spktrm – Iconia
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New D&B Promos
SIRENUK001PT2 Siren – Broken Silence Part 2 12″ Vinyl x 2
Part 2 of the Vinyl Eps’ featuring tracks taken from their debut album, “Broken Silence”, on their own Siren Records has been doing damage on the DJ circuit for some time now. Tracks such as ‘Gumball Rally’ and ‘Broken Silence’ have been staples in the sets of everyone from Andy C to DJ Marky to Fabio and Chase and Status, as well as the new breed of artist producers such as S.P.Y, Spor and Jubei. Over the last 10 years Universal Project are responsible for hits such as ‘Vessel’ on the Virus imprint, ‘Haunted Dreams’ on their own label Universal Project and an EP on DJ Hype’s True Playaz, as well as ‘Streetilfe’ with DJ Friction for Advanced Recordings and many Renegade Hardware smashers such as ‘Danger Chamber’, ‘Comin’ Thru’ and the Black Techno EP. The Universal Project sound is B-Boy breaks with techno elements and dubwise bass, and everything in between. Vicious Circle broke through in 2005 with their monster remix of Universal Project’s ‘Jackhammer’ and have been destroying dancefloors ever since with their unique sound. Releases such as ‘Between the Lines’ and the ‘Welcome to Shanktown’ EP on Renegade Hardware pushed them to the forefront of the tech dnb scene. Subsequent releases on Digital Soundboy, Critical and Quarantine displayed a diverse style that has helped establish them as heavy hitters across the board whilst collaborations with high profile artists such as Chase & Status, Dom & Roland, Fierce and most recently Jubei clearly demonstrate the respect they command from their peers. After spending a lot of time in the studio together Vice and Ruxspin decided to create a new guise for their own brand of rolling future funk. Siren is the result. Both artists in their own right have toured the world from the farthest reaches of Europe to the United States and Asia, consistently destroying dancefloors and gaining a reputation as masters of their craft. The aim of this duo is to cover all styles within the scene and not be constrained by subgenres, whilst still maintaining a dancefloor ethos which is true to their UK roots.
e Siren – Control
f Siren – Gumball Rally
g Siren & Fierce – Throw Light
h Siren – Broken Silence
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DISLP002S Octane, DLR & Subterra / EBK – Transit One Album Sampler 12″ Vinyl
Dispatch Recordings are proud to present “Transit One Album Sampler” The first various artist album from Dispatch will be released in Jan 2011. The album showcases a close group of artists; some new to the label some well known for their releases already; the likes of Survival get the remix treatment from the mighty Break, ever-rising label boys Octane and DLR feature with another couple of complete blinders, one of which written with labal manager Ant TC1 and not to mention artists such as Spinline, Hydro, Skeptical, Paul T, EBK, Subterra, Christina Nicola, Gusto, Keza and MC Fokus all provide a mixed set of styles sure to hit the standard the label is well known for with any listener. DJ support is already exhaustive with the likes of Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Andy C, Break, D-Bridge, Cern, Teebee, Calyx, Bailey, Flight, Kasra, AI, Lenzman, Icicle, Alix Perez, Jubei, Spectrasoul to name a few.
a Octane, DLR & Subterra – Red Mist (Instrumental)
b EBK – Mud
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SUBTITLESUK005 Apex – Inner Space / Energy Lines 12″ Vinyl
Limited white label promo. Quite simply one of the most stunning D&B 12”s to be released this year. Inner Space’ is a future classic with its epic intro and hypnotic melody. Energy Lines has the Oldskool Dillinja/Ed Rush flavour with that new school technique and attitude. Support from DJ Hype, Tony Coleman, Teebee& Calyx, Ulterior Motive
a Apex – Inner Space
aa Apex – Energy Lines
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PHUNK017 NotioN – Because / Iota 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Once again Phunkfiction brings on a hot new talent: NotioN is known for combining deep and dark moods with a wide range of musical elements and influences. ‘Because’ is a sick half tempo track using an ultra catchy pitched down vocal sample and an outstanding sound design – one for the fans of Instra:mental and D-Bridge. ‘Iota’ is a very stripped down dancefloor tool still spreading a big amount of funk – head nodding guaranteed. Both tracks are getting support by many big DJs on the scene.
a NotioN – Because
b NotioN – Iota
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G-ILLA006 Dean Rodell & Katharsys – Interceptor / Time Hole 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Straight from New York City comes Guerilla Recordings. With the release of Black Ops perfectly timed, this could be considered as the unofficial Guerilla style soundtrack! Dean Rodell of Machine Code and Subsistenz fame teams up with man of the moment Katharsys. Katharsys made a statement with his recently released ‘Zero Point / Cold Spot’ on Habit Recordings. The ‘Interceptor’ starts off with a the hugely filtered breaks and beats Dean is known for. Soon the Katharsys trademarks are getting noticed and yes this is wicked team work here. Bassline rolls and the beats rattle on an on, like you are on the battlefield dodging all the hostile gunfire. The ‘Timehole’ on the flip is Katharsys entering the playground solo. Freaked out intro building the tension. The beats start rolling in and you feel the bassline sneaking up you.. Mayhem!
a Dean Rodell & Katharsys – Interceptor
b Katharsys – Time Hole
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TELLPS01 Blade – Moments That Change Us (Album sampler) 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. A: Blade – ‘Massachusetts’ Tight beats and crispy percussion layered with lovely chords will take your mind on a journey. The beat is constantly being layered so it aids the flow of the tune. You can see why the djs have been supporting the tune they inc: Huge Support From LTJ Bukem, Fabio, Bailey, Nookie, Paul SG. On the B Side Blade – Ft Kwonda ri – ‘Do You Know Who I Am’. A Haunting Guitar riff sets the tone, filtered amen break then takes control with vocal edits added for effect. The low bassline tone aids the flow of the tune by making the speakers pop again you can see why the djs that have supported it are doing so……Huge Support From LTJ Bukem, Fabio, Bailey.
a Blade – Massachusetts
b Blade Ft Kwonda ri – Do You Know Who I Am
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New D&B CD
RISECD03 Concord Dawn – The Enemy Within CD
Nestled within what old-world Englishmen would call The Antipodes, New Zealand is truly an exceptional place. Taking huge pride in their native musicians, radio stations are bound by law to give over a fixed percentage of airtime to New Zealand artists. This results in a rather special situation for independent dance music producers, such as Auckland raised Matthew Harvey, a.k.a. Concord Dawn. With a level playing field underground genres like drum & bass have thrived in New Zealand, with producers being lumped in alongside traditional pop stars and rock bands. It’s no overstatement to say that Concord Dawn is an institution in NZ, proven by the presales for ‘The Enemy Within’ on iTunes New Zealand which saw the album slot in at a rather healthy #2 just between Shihad (NZ’s biggest rock band) and Maroon 5. Featuring a selection of guest appearances, from fellow NZ D&B dons Bulletproof and Cern, to ‘80s pop star Rikki Morris ‘The Enemy Within’ provides a rich tapestry of tastes and flavours across the drum & bass spectrum that will prove to be just as popular on the world stage as it is at home.
1 Concord Dawn – Forever feat. Rikki Morris
2 Concord Dawn – Kingdom Of Fear
3 Concord Dawn – Move feat. JDubs
4 Concord Dawn – Burn At The Stake feat. Cern & Bulletproof
5 Concord Dawn – One And Only feat. Rido
6 Concord Dawn – The Enemy Within feat. Thomas Oliver
7 Concord Dawn – The Sum Of All Things feat. Bulletproof
8 Concord Dawn – Easy Life feat. Nina McSweeney
9 Concord Dawn – The Space Between Us
10 Concord Dawn – This Is All There Is
11 Concord Dawn – Coda feat. Paul McLaney
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SIRENUKLPCD1 Siren – Broken Silence CD x 2
CD 1 is un-mixed and features all the album tracks. CD 2 is mixed and features all the album tracks plus extra tracks in the mix. After years of success in their relative drum and bass production outfits, Siren is a collaboration of Vice from Vicious Circle and Ruxspin from Universal Project. Their debut album, “Broken Silence”, forthcoming in November 2010 on their own Siren Records has been doing damage on the DJ circuit for some time now. Tracks such as ‘Snorkel’ (included on Andy C’s Nightlife 5 compilation), ‘Gumball Rally’, ‘Rollers Convention’ and ‘Broken Silence’ have been staples in the sets of everyone from Andy C to DJ Marky to Fabio and Chase and Status, as well as the new breed of artist producers such as S.P.Y, Spor and Jubei. Over the last 10 years Universal Project are responsible for hits such as ‘Vessel’ on the Virus imprint, ‘Haunted Dreams’ on their own label Universal Project and an EP on DJ Hype’s True Playaz, as well as ‘Streetilfe’ with DJ Friction for Advanced Recordings and many Renegade Hardware smashers such as ‘Danger Chamber’, ‘Comin’ Thru’ and the Black Techno EP. The Universal Project sound is B-Boy breaks with techno elements and dubwise bass, and everything in between. Vicious Circle broke through in 2005 with their monster remix of Universal Project’s ‘Jackhammer’ and have been destroying dancefloors ever since with their unique sound. Releases such as ‘Between the Lines’ and the ‘Welcome to Shanktown’ EP on Renegade Hardware pushed them to the forefront of the tech dnb scene. Subsequent releases on Digital Soundboy, Critical and Quarantine displayed a diverse style that has helped establish them as heavy hitters across the board whilst collaborations with high profile artists such as Chase & Status, Dom & Roland, Fierce and most recently Jubei clearly demonstrate the respect they command from their peers. After spending a lot of time in the studio together Vice and Ruxspin decided to create a new guise for their own brand of rolling future funk. Siren is the result. Both artists in their own right have toured the world from the farthest reaches of Europe to the United States and Asia, consistently destroying dancefloors and gaining a reputation as masters of their craft. The aim of this duo is to cover all styles within the scene and not be constrained by subgenres, whilst still maintaining a dancefloor ethos which is true to their UK roots.
CD1 1 Siren – Broken Silence -
CD1 2 Siren & Fierce – Throw Light -
CD1 3 Siren – Gumball Rally -
CD1 4 Siren – Ghostrider -
CD1 5 Siren – Snorkel -
CD1 6 Siren – Rollers Convention -
CD1 7 Siren – Squadron -
CD1 8 Siren – Control -
CD1 9 Siren – Soulsearcher -
CD1 10 Siren – Back To Life -
CD2 1 Siren – Broken Silence -
CD2 2 Vicious Circle & Fierce – Section (Quarantine Recordings) -
CD2 3 Siren & Fierce – Throw Light -
CD2 4 Siren – Soulsearcher -
CD2 5 Siren – Back To Life -
CD2 6 Siren – Gumball Rally -
CD2 7 Siren – Squadron -
CD2 8 Universal Project – Jackhammer (Vicious Circle Remix – Renegade Hardware) -
CD2 9 Universal Project – Haunted Dreams (UP Recordings) -
CD2 10 Siren – Snorkel -
CD2 11 Siren – Rollers Convention -
CD2 12 Vicious Circle – Access All Areas (Critical Recordings) -
CD2 13 Universal Project – Vessel (Virus Recordings) -
CD2 14 Siren – Ghostrider -
CD2 15 Siren – Control -
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New Dubstep / Funky / Techno releases
NONPLUS009 Jimmy Edgar – +NXTLVLNXTLVL / My Balance (Last Priority) 12″ Vinyl
Hot off the back of his sexually charged XXX album which included the track ‘Hot Raw Sex’ of which Instra:mental provided one of many remixes, Jimmy Edgar has elevated the Nonplus catalogue with this superb two track 12”. a) Jimmy Edgar ‘+NXTLVLNXTLVL’ Upon listening to this track it’s obvious this guy oozes natural musical talent from every orifice. Jerky electro beats set the backing or playful chords and melodies and the odd bit of pitch bent Gfunkery, all spliced together with the trademark “on the fly” sounding sequencing like he’s played the whole track from start to finish off the top of his head. This is Jimmy Edgar doing what he does best and that is making raw music with his raw talent. aa) Jimmy Edgar ‘My Balance (Last Priority) – ‘My balance’ takes the tempo down somewhat and heres where the real sleaze begins. Wolf whistling synth lines, laid back bass and silky smooth drums merge into an orgy of aural pleasure. Think strip clubs, neon lights, and budget porn flicks and you’ll be someway toimagining what this track sounds like. Perfect backing track for a night between the sheets with that special someone.
a Jimmy Edgar – +NXTLVLNXTLVL
aa Jimmy Edgar – My Balance (Last Priority)
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MEDI030 Silkie – City Limits 1.2 12″ Vinyl
Silkie returns with his first release on DEEP MEDi since his much talked about solo album City Limits Vol.1. City Limits Vol 1.2 is the first release in a series of four singles in the run up to his new and highly anticipated album City Limits Vol. 2 scheduled for release early 2011. City Limits Vol 1.2 will not feature on the album and will be available on limited 12” and download. DJ Support: Mala (DMZ), Skream, Joe Nice (Dub War/United States), Quest, J 5ive, Kromestar and all Antisocial Entertainment.
A Silkie – Bass Junkie
AA Silkie – 80′s Baby
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DZ001 Data – Hedorah 12″ Vinyl
Data and the guys from Dubzilla bring two monsters from him to their first release. Both tracks have his trade mark production which is deep, dark and heavy. Minimal glichy drums and a grinding bline set you up for a ride then the sub bass cracks open your head! Little white lies has a crisp kick and snare that has time and space to create the scene, haunting vocals then take over with a killer bass this track is so deep you could drown in it. Acid techno samples flow in and out of the tune totally flipping the script from time to time.
a Data – Hedorah
aa Data – Little White Lies
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SOTE003 Black Sun Empire – Lights and Wires 12″ Vinyl x 2
Black Sun Empire’s latest project, ‘Lights And Wires’ is the long awaited follow up to 2007′s ‘Endangered Species’ and shows the trio flexing their musical muscles. One half of the album vinyl is set to be released on Shadows Of The Empire, containing a pick of the dubstep tracks taken from ‘Lights And Wires’.From the opening bars of ‘The 405′ it’s clear that Black Sun Empire have retained their distinctly stark techno influences blended with a more refined edge. ‘Dirty Friday’ strays further and deeper, mellowing the aggressive undertones with wide-open synths and delicately placed sound effects. Teaming up with SPL, Black Sun Empire bring you ‘Wasteland’, a track with an epic intro that drops into an apocalyptic vision of the future. Finally ‘Brommer’ enthralls as creeping effects are married with light, skipping beats and captivating bass.
a Black Sun Empire – The 405
b Black Sun Empire – Dirty Friday
c Black Sun Empire & SPL – Wasteland
d Black Sun Empire – Brommer
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PL010 Dubtek – Dubtek EP 12″ Vinyl
Paradise Lost Recordings is proud to present the first proper release from Seattle’s Dubtek: a 3-track EP in which Dubtek teams up with Australia’s finest, Droid Sector and Boot, as well as Italy’s Mouch to showcase three distinctive sounds. The lead track and a three-way collaboration, The Trancening brings together influences from progressive house/trance and mixes those with proper heavy subheavy dubstep to produce a tranced-up killer which will keep the most traditional dubstep fan satisfied while at the same time cause those more up for epic progressive and trance tunes to break out their glowsticks (well, we hope just in spirit!). These three accomplished producers demonstrate both their technical prowess in the studio and their talents for stirring up a frenzy on the dancefloor. The second drop just kills it! On the flip, Dubtek offers up two deeper tracks that are smooth as butter. Smoke works on a number of different levels bringing in a beautifully constructed smooth as silk bassline to compliment melodic atmospherics and a garage-inspired vocal hook that are sure to bring smiles to those on the dancefloor. He teams up with Mouch from Venice, Italy to bring us a brilliant, calculated dancefloor builder with dreamy arpeggios and ice-cold sci-fi fx and atmospherics – essential!
a Droid Sector / Boot & Dubtek – The Trancening
b1 Mouch & Dubtek – Visionary
b2 Dubtek – Smoke
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KOKESHI004 Lung – Lung Remix 12” 12″ Vinyl
Kokeshi kicks off the Autum season with a couple unique yet complimentary remixes of two of Lung’s most epic tunes. Featuring limited edition black & white marbled vinyl (we like monochrome can’t you tell?) as well as all the usual digital formats for those who aren’t collectors. Kryptic Minds are on fire this year! They have shown a new side to their sound with the most gorgeous refix of the already brilliant ‘Afterlife’ tune by Lung which debuted on Kokeshi at the end of 2009 to rave reviews for its epic emotive dreamlike sound. Irrelevant, who has signed his debut LP to Kokeshi due out in 2011, renders ‘Broken’ with his lowfi emotive style which showcases his brilliant abilities as a dubstep / electronica artist . A Side support from Skream, Mary Anne Hobbs via Radio 1, DJ Flight (Rinse FM), Kryptic Minds among others.
a Lung – Afterlife (Kryptic Minds Remix)
aa Lung – Broken (Irrelevant Remix)
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NARCOHZSP001 Don Carlos – Favourite Cup / Favourite Cup (Juju & DJG Remix) 12″ Vinyl
Limited release. Don Carlos (born Euvin Spencer) Legendary Reggae Artist – Born and raised in Western Kingston, Jamaica, in a district notoriously known as Waterhouse, which incidentally is also a musical spawning ground for many of Reggae’s greatest ever talents, such as King Tubby, original member of Black Uhuru, The Jays, Junior Reid and King Jammy to name but a few, Don Carlos started his singing career back in 1973, as one of the original members of the aforementioned roots vocal group Black Uhuru. Don played a prominent role in the recordings of the highly acclaimed Love Crisis (Black Sounds of Freedom) album, for producer Prince Jammy in 1977. Don reached the peak of his solo career during the heydays of the eighties Dancehall mania thus celebrating his impact with five top ten hits between 1982 – 1985, reggae hit such as “Late Night Blues”, “Dice Cup”, “Hog & Goat”, “I’m Not Getting Crazy”, “Laser Beam”, “Young Girl” and “Favorite Cup” are forever hailed as CLASSICS! The latter of which is included in this Narco.Hz 12” special for your enjoyment.
a Don Carlos – Favourite Cup (12” Extended Version)
aa Don Carlos – Favourite Cup (Juju & DJG Remix)
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BLR005 Brackles & Shortstuff feat. Terrible Shock – Good Foundations 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Blunted Robots have done another record. If we say it’s Future Garage, will you like it more? DJs showing love include Sinden, Mr Scruff, Jackmaster, Rob Da Bank, Hot Chip, Roska, and Toddla T.
a1 Brackles & Shortstuff feat. Terrible Shock – Good Foundations
a2 Brackles & Shortstuff feat. Terrible Shock – Good Foundations (Instrumental)
b1 Brackles & Shortstuff feat. Terrible Shock – Good Foundations (Doc Daneeka Remix)
b2 Brackles & Shortstuff feat. Terrible Shock – Good Foundations (Accapella)
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DRUNK020 Ekoplekz – Stalag Zero / Distended Dub 12″ Vinyl
300 hand-numbered copies for the world, each sheathed in individually hand-painted sleeves. No repress, means no repress. Punch Drunk, Bristol’s esteemed electronic music imprint, celebrates it’s 20th release with a strictly limited edition 12″ single. This double A-side is also the official debut release by shadowy Bristol-based experimental electronic musician Ekoplekz. As such, it represents something of a departure for the label, for here is an artist who shuns modern digital production techniques in favour of primitive analogue devices, lo-fi cassette recorders and a spontaneous, improvised approach to composition. Taking inspiration from ‘Radiophonic’ soundtracks, early dub reggae, krautrock and post-punk D.I.Y. experimentors like Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and Robert Rental, Ekoplekz is intent on introducing a new generation to the kind of raw eruptions of sound that first gave birth to the UK’s electronic underground over 30 years ago.
a Ekoplekz – Stalag Zero
aa Ekoplekz – Distended Dub
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TRI004 Scuba – Scuba Remixes pt 2 12″ Vinyl
Part 2 of a series of limited 12” remixes taken from Scuba’s “Triangulation (Interpretations) Album. On this 12” Scuba’s back with the old skool vibes on You Got Me (I Got You) but confidently skips the line by keeping it firmly in this moment. The listless beauty of Before is embued with a spine tingling warmth on Scuba’s luscious opening re-edit, Before (After).
a Scuba – You Got Me (I Got You)
aa Scuba – Before (After)
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HES016 Pearson Sound – Blanked / Blue Eyes 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. “Pearson Sound, aka David Kennedy, returns to Hessle Audio for his second solo 12″ on the label. He lives in Leeds & co-owns Hessle Audio with Ben UFO and Pangaea. This is Hessle Audio’s 16th release” Effortlessly blurring the boundaries of House, Techno,Duke. Funky, Dubstep to devastating effect.
a Pearson Sound – Blanked
b Pearson Sound – Blue Eyes
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SD01 Melamin & Wicked Sway – Neuro Dub EP 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy promo. Spun presents NEURO DUB. Its the new style, the perfect blend of Neuro dnb and dubstep. Spun is the mothership of both Spun Records and Dubline Audio. Spun Records releases music by neurofunk legends such as Corrupt Souls, Sinthetix, Morebeat, Stakka and Catacomb. Dubline is the dubstep label in which 140 BPM music is put on wax. Music on this label by Scuba, Distance, Parson, Excision & Mark Instinct.
a Melamin & Wicked Sway – Ghetto
b Melamin & Wicked Sway – Vision
c Melamin & Wicked Sway – Juice
d Melamin & Wicked Sway – O2 [Oxygen]
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HENCH022 Mensah – Digital Dreamer 12″ Vinyl
Mensah’s debut release on the HENCH imprint, Pulse 80’s, turned heads with its stylish production and out-of-the-box approach. His follow-up release, ‘Untitled Future Funk EP’, was all the talk on the blogs and his remix of Baby D’s ‘Let me be your Fantasy’ has been hailed as one of the hallmark dubstep tracks of 2010. With each new release Mensah’s studio skills and fresh thinking stand out ever clearer. This latest offering will be no disappointment… A. DIGITAL DREAMER A dreamy synth-line commences ‘Digital Dreamer’, which immediately sets the scene for one of Mensah’s more ethereal productions. The harmonic lead-line builds into an other-worldly riff before releasing that tripped-out, bouncing bass rhythm. Synths let loose overhead, twisting and turning the track into the funky number that it is. Once again, something different from the man like Mensah… AA1. KASHMIR (W/NOAH D) Teaming up with US producer, Noah D, the duo creates an echoey and foreboding backdrop to ‘Kashmir’. The mystic vibe quickly graduates with a captivating bassline, weaving its way through the frequencies. Kashmir has achieved that perfect balance between being musicallyintriguing and packing punch for the dancefloor. AA2. BIG UP THE GOONS A familiar arpeggio gently makes way for a gully-goon vocal. You’re then met with a shuddering bassline that goes a long way to create a haunting yet driven soundtrack. Forwardmoving and weighty, the mid-section provides a brief pause for reflection before reverting back to fully-flexed low-end funk.
A Mensah – Digital Dreamer
AA1 Mensah – Kashmir (w/Noah D)
AA2 Mensah – Big Up The Goons
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Dubstep / Funky / Techno Vinyl Restocks
DRUNK011 – Guido – Orchestral Lab
2NDRP007 – Ramadanman – Revenue
PIPS009 – Instra:mental – Leave It All Behind
HF023 – Mount Kimbie – Sketch On Glass
KAP005 – Joker – Tron
SUBSOL010 – Caspa – Back For The First Time / Geordie Racer
NONPLUS008 – Kassem Mosse – We Speak To Those / Hi Res
DVA006 – Cooly G / Scratcha DVA – Dis Boy (DVA’s Hi Emotions Remix)
D&B Restocks Vinyl
VIO018 – Hive & Gridlok – Standing Room Only
PRO17045 – Pendulum – Granite
WEA436T – Pendulum – Granite (Dillinja Remix)
TRIPS003 – Silent Witness & Break – Kontroller / ABTN
RECIPE009 – Dub One – Wray / It Was Destined To Happen
CRIT047 – Bladerunner / Serum & Bladerunner – Back To The Jungle / Who Jah Bless
XA012 – Sunchase – Ultimate Survival / Varka
DSCI4017 – Trace – Lost dubs 1
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