New D&B Releases
RECIPE018 – Krakota / Pessimist – Recipe Book Volume One Part One – 12″ Vinyl
Ingredients kicks off with the first of four 12” singles taken from the Recipe Book LP. Krakota’s “Be Myself” which has had huge support for the past 6 months. If you haven’t heard this where have you been?!? Big tune & great timing for the summer months.Young Bristolian Pessimist returns & brings something completely different for the flip. “Abstract” is some late night, industrial power. Very dark, very eerie & packs an almighty drop. This guy is definitely one to watch. Dj support comes from SPY, Total Science, Dbridge, Spectrasoul & more.
a Krakota – Be Myself
b Pessimist – Abstract
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APHA005 – Fracture & Neptune ft Martin Fieber / Fracture ft. Chewie – Customtone / Brain Freeze – 12″ Vinyl
Limited to a run of 500 with each of the sleeves lovingly hand printed and individually hand numbered numbered by Emilski. If you saw the artwork for the special test presses of The Limit, then you will know Emilski is amazing and that these will be very special. This release is to celebrate the release of ‘Retrospect – A Decade Of Fracture & Neptune’ . This vinyl release features two brand new tracks. ‘Customtone ft Martin Fieber’ and ‘Brain Freeze ft Chewie’. Brain Freeze will never be released digitally so we are giving something back to the vinyl heads with this one. They look amazing, like nothing you’ve seen before and a unique collectors item to say the least.
a Fracture & Neptune Ft. Martin Fieber – Customtone
b Fracture Ft. Chewie – Brain Freeze
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AUDHOS001 – Dual Process – Drugs / Thugs – 12″ Vinyl
The production duo of Dual Process, AKA DJ Java and DJ Ben J, have been in the drum & bass scene since before it was being called “The drum & bass scene”. Initially as ravers, then DJs, and now as producers, they have been witness to the progression of the various sub genres that are now present in today’s spectrum of drum & bass music. After releases individually and collectively on several different labels Dual Process are ready to launch their own label aimed at the particular sub genre that they have successfully played in raves, clubs and on radio for the last few years. Straight up, dance floor, jump up is what’s going to be on offer from Audio Hostage Records, and to kick things off we have two heavy slices of face churning, bass ridden, ignorance capable of setting MC’s to self destruct and levelling any sound system. The A. side DRUGS is inspired by the Essex gangster scene that emerged around the early days of rave music. The eerie bleeped out intro soon leads on to brain twisting pulsation of gurgling, stuttering basslines and, for just a few bars, some dubstep breaks to make sure the substance takes hold. Remember, too much of a good thing can be dangerous. The AA. side THUGS is a little more funky but still with a hard edge. Drawing on influences from gangster rap, the bouncy bassline and bongos are backed up with police sirens, gunshots and sporadic hip hop lyrics. Something for the thugs to bounce to but still heavy enough to test any system. Both tracks ore getting heavy support from a range of DJs and radio stations such as, Hype, Crissy Criss, Taxman, Nicky Black Market, Brockie, SS, Jack Frost, Ash Attack, Hoodlum, Logan D, Profile, Pappa G, Vital Elements, Spice, Origin FM and Kool FM.
a Dual Process – Drugs
aa Dual Process – Thugs
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UFO007 – Ray Keith vs DJ Hiatus – Save Yourself – 12″ Vinyl
Drawing on the musical traditions of his native Iran, Hiatus’ acclaimed single gets a Vinyl release. A record steeped in both melancholy and a stirring sense of hope. Cinematic electronica spiked with samples and waves of long-forgotten memories awakening. Hiatus draws on the traditions of Persian music and mixes it up with the sampling culture we live in today. Ray Keith’s mighty Save Yourself remix does what can only be described as ‘the business’
a Ray Keith vs DJ Hiatus – Save Yourself
aa Ray Keith vs DJ Hiatus – Save Yourself (Ray Keith Remix)
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NU12049 – Subterra – Gutter Mouth – 12″ Vinyl
As we build up a head of stream moving into the summer months, we turn our attentions firmly to the dance-floor with two bass-heavy hitters from Subterra. Those of you familiar with the Guildford residing DJ / Producer / promoter will already be well aware of his drum & bass pedigree. Clocking up releases on Ram’s subsidary label Frequency as well as Dispatch and Sudden Def Subterra has a staunch following that regularly attend his Rotation events across the south east of England. ‘Gutter Mouth’ is as dirty as the title suggests. Swirling pads and percussion build the suspense before an explosion of contorted bass sounds and snappy high end beats. ‘Cold Shoulder’ is a collaboration with long term DJ / production partner Bazil. With it’s warm atmospheric opening it creates a sinister mood before tearing into a stepping bass-heavy workout. DJ Support from Goldie, Jubei, Lenzman, SpectraSoul, London Elektricity & DLR & Octane.
a Subterra – Gutter Mouth
b Subterra – Cold Shoulder Feat. Bazil
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SUBS010 – Current Value / Dean Rodell – Galaxies / Specific Functions – 12″ Vinyl
A long time ago in a galaxy far,far away …. Subsistenz Episode 10 It is a period of civil war. Current Value drone spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Minimal Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steals secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Gay Star, an armoured space station with enough media power to to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire’s sinister agents, Dean Rodell races aboard the starship Subdivision, In search of the stolen plans that can save all subheads and restore freedom to the galaxies …
a Current Value – Galaxies /
b Dean Rodell – Specific Functions
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New D&B Promos
DIS047 – Optiv & BTK – Get Ready / Submission – 12″ Vinyl
Here we present a production duo that are making huge waves across the scene most notably on Ed Rush & Optical’s Virus Recordings, Optiv & BTK are definitely a duo that gel when they grasp the studio controls. The moment we heard these 2 tracks we knew where they were gonna sit and lets just say we are rather glad to showcase them on the label! Huge support from the likes of Octane & DLR, Calyx, Ant TC1, Skeptical, Cern, Fierce, Nymfo, Survival, Dabs, Ed Rush, Kasra, Ulterior Motive, Krakota, Seba, London Elektricity, Vicious Circle and Subterra.
a Optiv & BTK – Get Ready
aa Optiv & BTK Ft. Dephzac – Submission
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SUICIDE058 – Klute – Scooter / Party Hands – 12″ Vinyl
Klute’s triumphant new release is a break driven melodic tour de force. Both sides caned by all the greats including Marcus Intalex, London Elektricty, Nu Tone & Logistics, its even been nominated for an Ivor Nevello award for outstanding instrumental composition. Get involved with what makes drum and bass so great.”
a Klute – Scooter
b Klute – Party Hands
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PC081 – Counterstrike & The Panacea – The Minotaur / Zef Bass – 12″ Vinyl
For PC081 Counterstrike and The Panacea come up with 2 anthems that showcase their unique style in the best possible way. The Minotaur is an absolute dancefloor stormer with a hard-driving bassline and catchy stabs that makes it stand out from the rest. Zef Bass with it’s cheeky vocal-sample, big drums and epic synths is sure to set any venue into frenzy! Zef Bass is straight from Bellville. Kief as can be…
a Counterstrike & The Panacea – The Minotaur
b Counterstrike & The Panacea – Zef Bass
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REVREC023 – Nocturnal & Hybris – Pyramids – 12″ Vinyl
Next stop for Revolution features another new recruit to our ever growing army, Hybris. After his huge EP for Noisia’s label Vision and releases on Critical and Blackout, this producer is rapidly rising up the dnb ranks. “Pyramids” sees Hybris teaming up with Revolution stalwart Nocturnal to deliver a moody classic brimming with bubbling basslines and razor sharp beats. Some serious technological wizadry going on here! “Lair” takes a crisp electro-tinged beat and a perpetuating bassline and merges them together to create a deep roller with plenty of atmosphere. Definitely one to get those dancefloors rumbling!
a Nocturnal & Hybris – Pyramids
aa Hybris – Lair
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PLUSH001 – Contract Killers / PFM vs. Formula One – Life Moments (Soundwall VIP) / If You Were Mine – 12″ Vinyl
Plush Recordings first vinyl release has been long-awaited and for good reason. Two fresh vibey takes on drum & bass music — tracks which bring warm melodies and meaningful summer memories to mind and set the mood for dance floor rhythmic rides. On the a-side Soundwall’s remix of Contract Killers “The Life Moments” features warm guitar parts and deep atmospheric pads which lead you into a hypnotizing swing step treatment in the breakdown. PFM and Formula One’s take on the flip is even dreamier, where they have collaborated together a piece of deep vocal music. ”If You Were Mine” features vocals which indulge an airy dream of love, peace, and romance. This 12″ is a true gem for any collector.
a Contract Killers – Life Moments (Soundwall VIP)
b PFM vs. Formula One – If You Were Mine
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D&B Restocks Vinyl
CODED004 – Phobia, Jubei & Sato – Atlas / Jitter
SOULR046 – Marcus Intalex Ft. S.P.Y – Triband / Steady
RECIPE019 – Jubei / Foreign Concept – Recipe Book Volume One Part Two
D&B Restocks CD Albums
SOULR050 – Marcus Intalex – 21
New Bass Music CD
WHEELYDEALYCD001 – Various – Wheel & Deal Dubstep Vol 1 (includes N-Type DJ mix) – CD x 2
The label’s first compilation album compiled by label boss N-Type. CD1 is a collection of 15 unreleased Wheel & Deal dubplates, big in the dance and on Radio. Artists including N-Type & The Others, Coki, DJG, Benton, LX One, Ben Verse, Kaze aka Lemon D etc. Showcasing the true sound of Wheel & Deal Dubstep. Tracks include collaboration’s from N-Type & The Others with previously unreleased smasher ‘Shadow’, DJG vs Kutz on ‘Hella Tight’. Dubstep’s most innovative producer Coki brings another classic ‘Madman’ which has been tearing up dancefloors. Ben Verse lays down his classic dark & dangerous with ‘Wilderness’, a spaced out slaughterer of a tune massive support from Youngsta, Seven & Walsh. K-aze AKA Lemon D, one of the most legendary jungle producers brings something totally new to the table with the garage influenced/early hardcore dancefloor smasher, ‘Hot Groove’. CD2 features the Latest N-Type DJ mix, celebrating the last 2 years of Wheel & Deal with 22 tracks in the mix!
CD1 1 DJG – NYC -
CD1 2 Benton – Videodrome -
CD1 3 Ben Verse – Wilderness -
CD1 4 Matt-U – Eraserhead -
CD1 5 N-Type – The Bark -
CD1 6 Coki – Madman -
CD1 7 LX ONE – Not Good For Me -
CD1 8 Seven – Calculated -
CD1 9 Phaeleh – Next Phase -
CD1 10 N-Type & The Others – Shadow -
CD1 11 DJ Madd – Swinger -
CD1 12 MRK1 – Download The World -
CD1 13 Kutz & DJG – Hella Tight -
CD1 14 Slaughtermob – Princess Of Rio -
CD1 15 K-Aze (aka Lemon D) – Hot Groove -
CD2 1 Ben Verse – Inhale -
CD2 2 Soap Dodgers – No. 6 -
CD2 3 Benton – Sleepless -
CD2 4 Benton – Videodrome -
CD2 5 Youngsta & Seven – Masai Mara -
CD2 6 Ben Verse – Flip the Coin -
CD2 7 DJ Madd – Battle -
CD2 8 Benton – Smash That Badger VIP -
CD2 9 Ben Verse – Dark Star -
CD2 10 LX One – You -
CD2 11 Killawatt – Shakuhachi -
CD2 12 LX One – Give It Up -
CD2 13 Seven – Calculated -
CD2 14 Dismantle – Broke -
CD2 15 Benton – 20:20 -
CD2 16 Dismantle – Word Dance -
CD2 17 Kutz – Superman -
CD2 18 Dismantle – Computation -
CD2 19 Arc 88 – 2 Many -
CD2 20 Kutz – Spontaneous -
CD2 21 DJG – Pressure VIP -
CD2 22 Tolerance – Timeship -
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SUBTCD001 – Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Environments – CD x 2
OH MY DAYS!!! Subtrakt drops the motherload with an album packed with the deepest and finest cuts of sub-driven machine step, by the masters and bringers of 1/4 step Current Value & Dean Rodell – Machine Code!!! ’Environments’ has more flavours than an orgy in a Ben and Jerry’s factory, mixing up machine funk in a 1/4 step style with the likes of the already hailed classic ‘Machine Freak’ and the floor pounding “Circadian,” blended with the deeper dub-based creepers like flat line . ‘In the Shell’ and ‘Confessions’ offer a new breed of dubstep a cross of intense techy rhythms and tight grinding bass are compiled with distant haunting pads and vocals that infiltrate and twist your neurons beyond comprehension. Last, but far from least, are the two tracks from me on the album that sum up the diversities of Machine Code’s ‘Environments’ – ‘Kjg’ is a broken groove number with a growling bass stabbing at air wherever the intense kick pattern allows. This track is laced with ghostly dubby fx that loosely holds the sanity together within its most disturbing sub-existence. ‘The Shadow’ is the complete opposite. Slow, delicate beats produced to perfection give this monster of all bass room to drive through and collapse lungs in its wake. Machine Code & Subtrakt, harbingers of the future sound of Dub – ‘Environments’.
CD1 1 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Circadian -
CD1 2 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Glass Cages -
CD1 3 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Confession -
CD1 4 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Flatline -
CD1 5 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – In The Shell -
CD1 6 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – KJG -
CD1 7 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Machine Freak -
CD1 8 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Lighthouse -
CD1 9 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Fried Bread -
CD1 10 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – The Shadow -
CD2 1 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Requiem -
CD2 2 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Fall Out -
CD2 3 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Environments -
CD2 4 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – User Error / King Cannibal Rmx -
CD2 5 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Lighthouse / Balkansky Rmx -
CD2 6 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Milk Plus Vs Broken Note -
CD2 7 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Existence -
CD2 8 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Corridor VIP -
CD2 9 Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Canticle -
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NUCD007 – DFRNT – Emotional Response – CD
DFRNT is the vowel-less moniker for Edinburgh’s bass-music experimentalist Alex Cowles. Following his acclaimed debut on Echodub in 2009, ‘Metafiction’, DFRNT has carved a niche for his own style of deep, forward thinking dubstep and techno productions. This project, a year in the making, bore fruit after Alex was commissioned to remix Unquote’s ‘Cold Tenderness’. ‘Emotional Response’ is an extended player that ticks all the boxes. Stealthy musical outings ‘True’ and ‘Slumber’ sit perfectly alongside dancefloor jaunts ‘Faster Daddy’ and ‘Relentless’ while the euphoric ‘Short Bus’ typifies everything that great about bass-music at the moment. Throw the emotional ‘So Far Away’ and the heavily dub influenced ‘Rampant Behaviour’ into the mix and you have an eclectic collection of tracks that define Alex’s DFRNT sound. The package also contains bonus remixes from some of the scene’s most respected producers. Fresh from his recent LP on NonPlus+, ASC provides a stunning rework of ‘Slumber’, while Jus Wan and Jack Dixon stamp ‘Short Bus’ and ‘True’ respectively with their own trademark styles. This stunning collection of deep dubstep and techno tracks have been heavily supported in clubs, on the airwaves, in magazines and blogs worldwide with support from Mary Anne Hobbs, dBridge, Rob Sparx, Addison Groove, Ally McRae (BBC Scotland), Muslim Alim, Markle to name a few as well as reviews in IDJ, Trap, DJ Mag, Sonic Router and Resident Advisor.
CD1 DFRNT – True -
CD1 DFRNT – Faster Daddy -
CD1 DFRNT – Slumber -
CD1 DFRNT – Short Bus -
CD1 DFRNT – Relentless -
CD1 DFRNT – Rampant Behaviour -
CD1 DFRNT – So Far Away -
CD1 DFRNT – Cold Tenderness’ Remix -
CD1 DFRNT – Short Bus (Jus Wan Remix) -
CD1 DFRNT – True (Jack Dixon Remix) -
CD1 DFRNT – Slumber (ASC Remix) -
New Bass Music releases
MEDI043 – Pinch – Swish – 12″ Vinyl
Rob Ellis, AKA Pinch is the owner of one of the original and highly influential Dubstep labels Tectonic who have signed, developed and released music from some of the scene’s biggest acts such as Joker, 2562, Cyrus, Digital Mystikz, Skream, Jack Sparrow and of course Pinch. Pinch is also founder of Subloaded, Bristol’s finest Bass rave, who has recently celebrated their 6th Birthday. This is Pinch’s first release on Mala’s DEEP MEDi imprint and we feel it’s his best work to date, we’ll sure you’ll agree. ‘Swish’ has been played relentlessly by Mala over the last year as well as a select lucky few able to get their hands on it such as Skream, Loefah, Youngsta and V.I.V.E.K. ‘Swish’ is classic Pinch, dark, moody and sparse, heavily influenced by Techno, with a sub- bass and kick to destroy any bass bin, pure soundsystem music. ‘Tunnel Home’ on the flip sees Pinch in experimental mode switching up the tempo, 155. This still has the Pinch trademark darkness and efx’s but oozes a stealthily undercurrent and coldness with its complex drum programming and industrial approach, reminiscent of early Photek output.
a Pinch – Swish
b Pinch – Tunnel
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HF029 – Sigha – Sigha EP – 12″ Vinyl
Hotflush presents its fifth release from rising producer Sigha. This EP continues his progression into subterranean techno hauntings. Since his debut on the imprint in early 2009, Sigha has accumulated support from DJs across the electronic sphere such as Francois K, Brendon Moeller, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, Peter van Hoesen, James Ruskin, and many others. With this release he takes a more direct approach that maintains the cavernous atmosphere and spatial tension of his previous work on Hotflush and his own label Our Circula Sound, resulting in a collection of club tracks that evolve and sizzle with burning tenacity, ultimately bursting into the beatless closer that echoes about in an otherworldly space.
a1 Sigha – HF029A1
a2 Sigha – HF029A2
b1 Sigha – HF029B1
b2 Sigha – HF029B2
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TR003 – Benton / Arc 88 – Having Fun / 2 Many – 12″ Vinyl
Started in 2005 as collaboration with a friend, Terrain records had releases from Manchester artists S.N.O & Omen, with remixes from a young Skream, and N-Type. The label lay dormant for 5 years, but for 2011 N-Type has decided to relaunch the label, focusing on 140bpm jungle & hardcore influenced dubstep. For the 3rd release on the label, N-type presents two young artists with a love for the oldskool hardcore junglist sound Benton and ARC 88. A side ‘Having Fun’ by Benton is reminiscent of early Jungle, with rolling amen breaks, thunderous Reece bassline, and classic pitched up female vocals. This tune has been a staple in N-types dubplate collection AA Side ‘2 Many’ by ARC 88 is a dancehall killah! 140bpm jungle rinser, featuring ragga vocals and a euphoric breakdown. Featured on the new Wheel & Deal Records album mix by DJ N-Type, this track is a standard reload. Both tracks are currently being battered by N-Type, Skream, Dismantle, Walsh, Bluesy, Chefal and Cluekid to name a few.
a Benton – Having Fun
aa Arc 88 – 2 Many
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WNCL005 – Milyoo – Biogram v2 / Biogram v2 (WNCL Remix) – 10″ Vinyl
2011 sees the ever-prolific Milyoo stretching out from his Kentucky base, heading for world domination and gracing South-East London’s favourite Cassette Library with his presence along the way. Biogram v2 locks disparate vocal fragments and found sounds into a low-down, cranky House groove, peppered with a boogie down bassline and sweeping, straight-outta-Chi-Town strings. For the flipside, the in-house WNCL remix department selects a few choice clippings from the original to present a jam tailored for the trackheads with their feet on the dancefloor.
a Milyoo – Biogram v2
b Milyoo – Biogram v2 (WNCL Remix)
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MS005 – JingBong Ting Ft. Ziggy – Cry Murda – 12″ Vinyl
After few months of silence we are back with a new massive 12”. This time it’s Jacky Murda and Max Powa, a duo from Barcelona that goes by the name of JingBong Ting. After many years on the jungle scene, in 2006 Jacky started the Little Island project, collaborating in Brighton and Barcelona with UK producer Kion on dubby, deep, rootsy material. Tunes by Kion & Murda started to get rotation in crucial UK dances like DMZ, >>FWD , and SuperDubPressure with djs like Mala, Rusko, Tes La Rok, Joe Nice, Nick Argon, BunZer0, Noah D, Daddy G, N-Type and Itchy Robot picking up on the Little Island sound. 2009 also marked the creation of the “JingBong Ting”, a live act comprised of Jacky Murda and Max Powa. JingBong Ting’s first release dropped in 2010 on WAR records, and the second release , complete with video, “Sundown” featuring Top Cat in May 2011. On the Flip you can find a heavy Ragga-Jungle remix by HoT a DJ and Producerliving in Tula, Russia. In 2009 his remix of „Policeman and Soldiers” appeared on the famous jungle label JungleXpeditions. Today HoT continues to push his sound to the worldwide ragga-jungle massive.
a JingBong Ting Ft. Ziggy – Cry Murda
b JingBong Ting Ft. Ziggy – Cry Murda (HoT Remix)
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RS1106 – Vondelpark – Nyc Stuff & Nyc Bags Ep – 12″ Vinyl
Formed last spring after a trip to LA by Lewis Rainsbury, Alex Bailey and Matt Law, Vondelpark’s early work found release on the Sauna EP, a record that explored the emotional blankness of modern life – plane travel, jet lag, interaction and long distance relationships, yet crackling between Lewis’ haunted voice and haunting vocal samples, Sauna was a work of precocious emotional depth and density. Home recorded and lo-fi, it blended cut-and-paste sampled beats and longingly minimal guitar lines, yet the complexity of arrangements and layers of sounds were made to feel natural and simplistic. Their second EP, nyc bags and nyc stuff, develops on the musical themes of Sauna. Still anchored by Lewis’ tender vocals it’s more abstract in its sampling and feels more musically cohesive. Rather than dealing with the emotional alienation of modernity nyc bags instead feels deeply personal, an exploration of the internal rather than external. Opening track ‘TV’ maybe best exemplifies their use of samples and the way they are built around original work, constructing stuttering melodic evocations that grow from a single repetitive loop to mingle with a sparkling guitar and implacable snatches of vocals. When the beats kick in over the refrain of ‘Colder, faster, TV’ it climaxes so subtly it could almost be missed. Second track ‘Feat B’ is the EP’s most straightforward, almost encroaching on r’n’b in its structure and influence, drawing on the genre’s sentimentality and slow jams and underpinned by a female vocal. Like much of the work on nyc bags the vocals are manipulated in a way that the original sense of what’s been used, sampled and recorded is deviated from to leave just its abstract imprint and after listening for long enough the distinction between original recording and sampling becomes blurred beyond recognition. Like ‘Feat B’, ‘Camels’ also takes something from r’n’b, but more conspicuously draws on the beats of the UK underground.
a1 Vondelpark – TV
a2 Vondelpark – Feat B
b1 Vondelpark – Camels
b2 Vondelpark – Hipbone
b3 Vondelpark – Outro for nyc
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New Bass Music Promos
SWAMP014 – ? – Sicko Cell / Knock Knock – 12″ Vinyl
Brand new highly anticipated Swamp81 release featuring ‘Sicko Cell’. Pressed on 180 gram Vinyl in a full colour sleeve. Act quickly.
a ? – Sicko Cell
b ? – Knock Knock
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HEK010R – Breton – Counter Balance EP Remixes – 10″ Vinyl
Girl Unit and Funkineven roll out the lino and prepare for battle with two top-rocking 808 variations on Bretons originals. A. Breton – RDI (Girl Unit Remix) – First in the circle, ‘Girl Unit’ cranks up the boom-box and makes it all look too easy with a straight-illin’ beats and bass bomb. AA. Breton – December (Funkineven Remix) – Next up, Funkineven falls in like a drunk Bambaata with some brilliantly deranged electro boogie.
a Breton – RDI (Girl Unit Remix)
aa Breton – December (Funkineven Remix)
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HFT016 – Arkist & Kidkut – One Year Later – 12″ Vinyl
Hotflush presents the debut collaborative release from Arkist and Kidkut, both based in Bristol, UK. The title track is a four to the floor deep cut, adorned with subaquatic atmospherics, warm contours of bass and subtly stirring melodies, a magnificent pairing with Scuba’s imprint. On the flip side, “Vanilla Imitate” maintains the vibe and amps the energy with a smart infusion of shuffling UK garage flavors and emotive soundscapes. Arkist’s solo productions have been recently released on Appleblim’s Apple Pips label, If Symptoms Persist, and Deca Rhythm. Kidkut is the mastermind behind the Immerse Records label, which has been releasing quality bass music since 2006. His solo productions can also be found on Apple Pips and Well Rounded Records.
a Arkist & Kidkut – One Year Later
aa Arkist & Kidkut – Vanilla Imitate
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WHEELYDEALY016-1 – Various – Wheelers & Dealers Vol 1 – 12″ Vinyl
Limited Vinyl promo featuring four club bangers taken from “Wheel & Deal Dubstep Vol 1″ the label’s first compilation album put together by label head honcho DJ N-Type. A Double CD everything Wheel & Deal!
a1 Ben Verse – Wilderness
a2 LX One – Not Good For Me
b1 Benton – Videodrome
b2 Seven – Calculated
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NONPLUS014 – Skream – Exothermic Reaction – 12″ Vinyl
Skream returns with his second 12” and it’s a further exhibition of his freakish musical ability. Having been working on a number of projects this last year he’s managed to squeeze time into his hectic schedule to make two remarkable tracks for Nonplus. a) Skream ‘Exothermic Reaction’ – ‘Exothermic Reaction’ has been doing the rounds on the DJ circuit for well over a year and has been patiently awaited by fans since its first airing on Rinse FM. Skream takes us deep into haunting graveyard territory with ghoulish effects and off beat creepy bass lines that send shivers down your spine. Snares crack like whips around your head whilst the lfo mid range stays well under control in a spellbinding and palpitating groove that subtly keeps the track evolving. aa) Skream ‘Future Funkizm’ – ‘Future Funkizm’ completely flips the script into the kind of one off track that comes out of Skreams mind every now and again and completely grabs you with its musical madness. Rolling beats coupled with a robo tone bassline set the scene for a synth masterclass that expands and contracts across the keys into a g-funk laden glimpse of the future.
a Skream – Exothermic Reaction
aa Skream – Future Funkizm
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CBR001 – Om Unit vs Kromestar – Solar Cycle / Merkabah – 12″ Vinyl
Cosmic Bridge is the new label of Om Unit, the London based DJ & Producer. Striding into 2011, Cosmic Bridge declares it’s debut with a killer release in the form of an Om Unit & Kromestar collaboration. Om Unit says of the label: “I took this collaboration as a green light to start my own imprint for side projects to my own stuff. The name speaks for itself, just have a listen, we hope you enjoy” The collaboration came about when Om Unit heard new Kromestar material being played on Rinse fm by DJ Jay 5ive, dubs were exchanged with mutual support. What started out as a casual exchange has culminated into something far more profound. Eager ears could do worse than to watch Cosmic Bridge closely this year. Lorn – “Either this came from space traveling dons from universe 9, or some ancient utopia… either way I love it.” Joker – “Sick, i can hear both producers in this” Kutmah – ‘’Sounds fucking AMAZING” Pinch – “these tunes with kromestar are very very good” Machine Drum – “West coast meets UK in the most perfect way. Compton in 2030’’
a Om Unit vs Kromestar – Solar Cycle
b Om Unit vs Kromestar – Merkabah
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KAP007 – Benga – Faithless / Acid Lie – 12″ Vinyl
Kapsize is very proud to present our next release from none other than international dubstep superstar – BENGA! A man who should need little introduction – Benga has been famously instrumental in shepherding dubstep music from its inception almost 10 years ago, right through to the global phenomenon it has become now. Having stormed the charts and festivals recently as one third of the mighty Magnetic Man, Benga is still able to walk a delicate tightrope – consistently providing us with credible underground dancefloor music with an accessible edge. The two cuts Benga lets loose here on Kapsize, ‘Faithless’ and ‘Acid Lie’, exemplify this finely tuned understanding of how to work a dancefloor into a frenzy without losing one’s cool. So onto the music… ‘Faithless’ has been a staple of Joker’s sets for several months now – a solid power anthem of a tune. Building up initially with a 4/4 kick pattern and fast chopping cyber samples, ‘Faithless’ soon introduces a Prodigy-esque riff – something that sonically sits between a distorted guitar sample and futuristic synth sound – before laying down the sub-heavypressure of the full drop. A massive club tune by even Benga’s own standards! Flip then for the equally excellent ‘Acid Lie’ which leads with a looping, low-slung and sleezy live bass line – think something from the soundtrack to Kill Bill or Snatch, warning the imminent presence of some bad dudes! Rising textures bring in the leading acid riff line which continues to morph dynamically over the thundering sub bass. A retro rave reference with a very futuristic twist – one for the heads and the ravers alike!
a Benga – Faithless
aa Benga – Acid Lie
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MEDI049 – Old Apparatus – Zebulon – 10″ Vinyl
Mala’s DEEP MEDi Musik label release the second single by (at this point in time) unknown artist(s)(?) Old Apparatus. 180 gram Vinyl 10” with printed sleeve.
a Old Apparatus – Zebulon
b Old Apparatus – Hammerhand (Feat. Mowgli)
NWA002 – Squarewave, Sukh Knight & Mr. K – Tribesman EP – 12″ Vinyl
The second release on New World Audio is a 4 track ep showcasing a variety of flavours from the producers in the camp. The title track sees Sukh Knight and Squarewave team up again after the success of their Hench release, this time on the tribal roller called Tribesman. The long list of club DJ and radio support solidifies the strength of all the tracks on the ep. Supported by: Mistajam, Benga, Redlight, Rob Da Bank, Plastician, Jakes, Eddie K, Chefal, Walsh and many more.
a1 Squarewave, Sukh Knight & Mr. K – Tribesman
a2 Sukh Knight – Shankle
b1 Squarewave – For Earth
b2 Shandy – Synthy
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IME027 – El Kid – Le Corbusier / 112 – 12″ Vinyl
The latest Immerse cut sees the label tapping once again into the fertile waters of haunting, leftfield 4/4, showcasing the hitherto unknown talents of El Kid. The eagle-eared out there may have picked up on the Young Echo radio show, which features Sam Kidel (to his folks) alongside West-country compatriots Kahn, Vessel and Zhou showcasing their new tracks and mixes. For most though, this will be the first they hear of the Bristol-born, Brighton-based producer. On both tracks the synthetic sheen of Detroit techno gets refigured into an almost downtempo kind of house music. The melody is king, whatever sonic texture it might manifest in, leaving you with ample layers to get engrossed in. That same quintessential yearning quality ensures that these first offerings from El Kid fit perfectly into the Immerse canon. It’ll shake the right kind of dancefloor, but it’ll also tug at the right kind of heart-strings as well.
a El Kid – Le Corbusier
aa El Kid – 112
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R1003 – R1 Ryders – Full System EP – 12″ Vinyl
Favourites of everyone from Sinden to Mary Anne Hobbs, R1 Ryders follow up the excellent Full Throttle EP with this newie from their self-titled label. Mixing grime, tech and UKF perfectly, these tunes will slot into a huge range of DJ boxes – the awesome “On Your Marks” especially, with its lazer-guided synth melodies, heavy wobble bass and funkified drums making it a real standout. The strings ‘n’ bounce of “Cyber” is similarly epic, while the itchy tech-funk of “Pop Shit Off” is frankly begging to have the acapella from Ludacris’ “What’s Your Fantasy” plastered over it – such is the similarity between their bassy stabs and off-kilter rhythms.
b2 R1 Ryders – Pop Shit Off
a1 R1 Ryders – Just A Feeling
a2 R1 Ryders – On Your Marks
b1 R1 Ryders – Cyber
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SUBTLP001 – Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Environments – 12″ Vinyl x 4
OH MY DAYS!!! Subtrakt drops the motherload with an album packed with the deepest and finest cuts of sub-driven machine step, by the masters and bringers of 1/4 step Current Value & Dean Rodell – Machine Code!!! ’Environments’ has more flavours than an orgy in a Ben and Jerry’s factory, mixing up machine funk in a 1/4 step style with the likes of the already hailed classic ‘Machine Freak’ and the floor pounding “Circadian,” blended with the deeper dub-based creepers like flat line . ‘In the Shell’ and ‘Confessions’ offer a new breed of dubstep a cross of intense techy rhythms and tight grinding bass are compiled with distant haunting pads and vocals that infiltrate and twist your neurons beyond comprehension. Last, but far from least, are the two tracks from me on the album that sum up the diversities of Machine Code’s ‘Environments’ – ‘Kjg’ is a broken groove number with a growling bass stabbing at air wherever the intense kick pattern allows. This track is laced with ghostly dubby fx that loosely holds the sanity together within its most disturbing sub-existence. ‘The Shadow’ is the complete opposite. Slow, delicate beats produced to perfection give this monster of all bass room to drive through and collapse lungs in its wake. Machine Code & Subtrakt, harbingers of the future sound of Dub – ‘Environments’.
a Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Circadian
b Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Confession
c Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – In The Shell
d Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – KJG
e Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Machine Freak
f Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Flatline
g Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Fried Bread
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Bass Music Restocks CD
HESCD001 – Various – Hessle Audio : 116 & Rising
BOKACD001 – Von D – Daydreaming LP
Bass Music Vinyl Restocks
KAP001 – Joker – Holly Brook Park
HFT009 – Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo
DP034 – Emalkay – When I Look At You
SWAMP007 – Pinch – Croydon House / Elements
DP046 – Emalkay – Crusader / Powertool
NONPLUS012 – Boddika – You Tell Me / Breezin
KOKESHI005 – Irrelevant ft. Brad Sucks – Better Off In Me (Original / Calibre Remix)
BOKALP001 – Von D – Daydreaming LP
HENCH024 – Mensah, Sukh Knight & Squarewave – Quad Bikes / G Activity
HENCH026 – Lost Ft. Beezy – Snake Eyes / Escape From The Womb
HENCH027 – Eddie K & Minus Ft. Beezy – Activate / Dark Ages
NS010 – Bok Bok – Southside EP
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