release sheet w/c 28-02-11
New D&B Releases
PC079 – Cooh & Current Value / Cooh & Dean Rodell – Naglfar / Medicine – 12″ Vinyl
For centuries man has tried to prevent the mythological Nordic ship “Naglfar” from landing. Inspired by the “Edda”-Saga balkan wunderkind Cooh invites established german artist Current Value to join him on the aside. The result is an ultra-minimal, anthemic headbanger that once again defines techno-dnb. For the flip Cooh collaborates with legendary techno-producer, now turned dnb-head Dean Rodell. Their track “Medicine” is the best of both genres combined in an innovative yet relentless and quirky stomper that sure will cure every crowd! Cooh, Current Value and Dean Rodell will start their epic encounter
a Cooh & Current Value – Naglfar
aa Cooh & Dean Rodell – Medicine
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INNA034 – Need For Mirrors – Clock Out / Shuttle Music – 12″ Vinyl
Inneractive Music starts out 2011 on a high note, bringing it’s debut release from the highly talented and heavily in-demand Need For Mirrors, having already amassed a perfectly formed catalogue on high quality imprints such as Shogun, V Recordings and Footprints, as well as forthcoming releases for Samurai and Doc Scott’s 31 Records. Check ‘Clock Out’s insistent stepping rhythms and subtle tonal interactions ride a hugely infectious bassline while ’Shuttle Music’ continues the future funk with it’s deep subs, mystical washes and growling tones. With heavy support from the likes of Krust, DJ Hype, Storm, Bryan G and Bailey, this is one of our finest releases yet and it doesn’t end there for Need For Mirrors, having just laid down a spanking new rework of Spirit’s classic ‘Three In One’. Watch this space….
a Need For Mirrors – Clock Out
aa Need For Mirrors – Shuttle Music
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VOOMUSIC004 – Raiden – Forbidden Fruit / Bogotá – 12″ Vinyl
Perhaps the most daring of the Voodoo catalogue so far, Raiden returns for his second solo outing with two numbers that truly explore the percussion concussion of Voodoo Music. Forbidden Fruit – To paint a picture of this track it would be fair to say Raiden channeled the ghost of Les Baxter got him in the studio. The exoctica of Mr Baxter is married with Raidens bass work. Subtle but yet weighty and prominant enough for dancefloors. The track is the deep blue unknown- keys twinkle in the track like tropical fish speeding past coral. Theres a famous description of how people took in Baxters music “Listeners were able to stroll around some taboo emotions, view a pagan ceremony, go wild in the sun or conjure a demon, all without leaving home hi-fi comforts” The same can be said for Raidens ‘Forbidden Fruit’ – A journey through some very different landscapes. Bogotá – The tense cousin of the first track, Bogotá comes through weighty and uncomprimising in its approach. A sustained rhythm is driven by subbass that is capable of moving the plates underneath us, Raiden once again shows us a very different side to his production. Most of the percussion in the track was recorded live by Raiden himself, bought whilst on his tours of South America. The track was a labour of love that already has dancefloors in awe – Doc Scott recently publicly commented “Just wanna say – Raiden - Bogotá caused major ruptions @ A Bunch Of Cuts last week, big, original, fresh DNB!”.
a Raiden – Forbidden Fruit
b Raiden – Bogotá
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PRSPCT012 – Current Value – The Spell / Code Of Chaos – 12″ Vinyl
Like a highspeed battle tank PRSPCT Recordings storms back to the scene with an obvious buy on sight record.. Current Value is finally up for his very own PRSPCT release and again he knows how to devastate the very ground he’s walking on.. By teaming up with Snow & Nanotek he’s upgraded the CV sound.. as allways.. The release sets off with ‘The Spell’ a mystical industrial roller.. Imagine a warehouse filled with Santa’s elves working on high quality beats all cute and cuddly.. Only to be plowed down in one foul swoop by CV’s bulldozing mechanical bass lines leaving destruction, chaos and dead elf bodies.. Painting the halls red with blood! Flip it over for ‘Code Of Chaos’ for another heavy duty roller.. This one is a bit more stripped down but that doesn’t mean this one is ‘Minimal’.. Pounding rattling beats infused with deadly tech bleeps. A sure shot when it comes to testing out the rig.. Drums & Basses.. as DnB was intended!
a Current Value – The Spell
b Current Value – Code Of Chaos
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INMIN002 – Various Artists – Covered By The Dust EP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Unquote and Mr. Sizef are two upcoming producers hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia. Their deep, abstract and creative approach (tune names included) have earned them releases on such highly praised labels as Hospital, Med School, Liquid Brilliants, Absys, Blu Saphir and Basswerk. Having a bright future in front of them, these two are taking atmospheric drum ‘n bass to another level. A-SIDE: BLUE MOTION & UNQUOTE – COVERED BY THE DUST Fans of the Russian duo, Subwave will be immediately drawn to the dust. Blue Motion teams up with Unquote for this atmospheric masterpiece. Blissful pads, a catchy electronic riff, and crescendoing bass creates the introduction, before wading into an early break. Intricate drum patterns articulate the center of the track, bringing with it deep, rumbling bass and a simplified female vocal. It’s not long before the second break hits, and the track’s formula starts again. Try to listen to this one all the way through. You won’t be disappointed. B-SIDE: MR. SIZEF – 170 STEPS OF LONELINESS Where do these 170 steps lead? Would the siren in the intro be any indication? As the sweet, pitched-up female vocal rolls through alongside a slightly distorted synth riff, the bass comes flanging in with a galloping sort of feel before all of the elements come together for some great, traditional drum ‘n bass. Great use of effects on this one. C-SIDE: MR. SIZEF – LILY IS A FLOWER WHICH IS GIVING RISE TO LOVE Heavy bass and female chant samples accompany a tribal drum style to introduce this beauty. The drums filter in alongside multi-layered pads. A short break rides through right away, but it isn’t long before the sophisticated rhythm and chopped up vocal come back around. This tune would make a wonderful set closer. D-SIDE: UNQUOTE – WE BREATHE YOGHURT LYING ON A STRAWBERRY BED One would be curious as to what a track such as this one would sound like. Images and visuals floating through your head as you press play; the airy, angelic pad intro induces you into a trance-like state before soothing piano lines and a pitched-up vocal reminiscent of the early hardcore era takes you away. As the drums come in with a half-time feel, it is easy to imagine Japanese taiko drummers playing their part.
a Blue Motion & Unquote – Covered By The Dust
b Mr Sizef – 170 Steps of Loneliness
c Mr. Sizef – Lily Is a Flower Which Is Giving Rise To Love
d Unquote – We Breathe Yoghurt Lying On a Strawberry Bed
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FSRECS001 – Forbidden Society & Current Value – Control / Birth Cycle – 12″ Vinyl
A – Control An experimental dancefloor track with killer kicks and huge snares. Has devastated any dancefloor that Forbidden Society or Current Value have played it to, especially at Therapy Sessions where the crowd went crazy to it! B – Birth Cycle Drum’N'Bass roller with the usual quality of Current Value combined with the harshness of Forbidden Society. A killer combination resulting in a tune that will hurt ravers with it’s deep, loud basslines and painful snares.
a Forbidden Society & Current Value – Control
b Forbidden Society & Current Value – Birth Cycle
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New D&B Promos
RISE026 – Concord Dawn & Rido – The Heat / Detonate – 12″ Vinyl
Concord Dawn team up with Rido for their brand new release on their Uprising Records label! Hard, heavy and euphoric Drum & Bass built for dance floors worldwide!
a Concord Dawn & Rido – The Heat
b Rido – Detonate
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MODULE005 – FD – Stack / Sent Down – 10″ Vinyl
Critical’s beloved new-kid-on-the-block Modulations imprint draws up another naughty storm in the form of ‘Stack’ b/w ‘Sent Down’ featuring Script. Having had releases on top-notch labels including Metalheadz and Critical, London-based FD is swiftly gaining recognition for upping the dance floor ante with scrumptiously deep demeanor. ‘Stack’ is a stepper that delivers efficient pulse and vibrancy, notably in its teasing bassline and clean snare, peppered with bleeps and vocals conjuring a feel of eerie, futuristic space-age. The AA side retains the energetic deep-liquid flow – ‘Sent Down’s initially gentle pads venture into a neat, nasty break and a mean grizzly, almost unpredictable, bassline. Listen out for the dark distorted vocal that brings you down to the darker corners of the dance floor. Shimmying symbols linger above the downright devilish drum-kit. Definitely a playful bass-heavy monster,’Sent Down’ is a shuffling pumper of a tune that deserves to wake the neighbours. And if they hate that resonating, violating bass, it can only be a good thing. DJ support from Noisia, Loxy, Logistics, Kasra, Ulterior, Motive Jubei, DJ Lee, Octane
a FD – Stack
b FD Ft. Script – Sent Down
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SECOPS015 – Seba & Method One – Heavy Traffic / Mr Downstairs – 12″ Vinyl
Secret Operations enter the new year with “Heavy traffic”. A heavy roller from Sweden’s finest Seba teaming up with San Franciscos finest Method One. Heavy bassline, steppy beat, and chopping amen breaks is what this track is all about. The flipside “Mr. downstairs” is more laidback, and draws the memories back to the Good Looking days, back in 96-98 era. Watch out for secops 016. This time Seba collaborates with Finnish Producer/DJ Physics. It’s already got support from Storm on her Ministry of sound show.
a Seba & Method One – Heavy Traffic
b Seba & Method One – Mr Downstairs
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CYN002 – Cyantific – Obey / Bounce It – 12″ Vinyl
DJ support: Andy C, High Contrast, London Elektricity, Logistics… Cyantific has been laying down his signature space-age sound since 2002 when Hospital Records embraced him into their family after a tipoff from High Contrast. Ever since then we have seen Jon go from strength to strength, with his achievements like BBC 1Xtra Breakthrough DJ award to his international tours and infamous 3-deck DJ sets. Cyantific launched his own label last year with the beautiful hit ‘Brighter Day’ (ft Logistics) and ‘88mph’. The New Year sees the label’s second release, which is nothing short of futuristic perfection. ‘OBEY’s’ sublime production and lively Back To The Future vibes make this tune an overwhelmingly enjoyable dancefloor record. ‘OBEY’ is an unconventional roller but needless to say sheer genius with an immaculately produced video to accompany it. Continuing on with his innovative sound is ‘Bounce It’ on the flip side with high-energy danceability, accompanied by its entertaining electronic vocals. Cyantific first release of 2011 is setting the standards for an extremely big year, watch out for more releases coming soon as well as DJ sets around the globe.
a Cyantific – Obey
b Cyantific – Bounce It
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DETAIL004 – Lynx – Chess Funk / The Foundry – 12″ Vinyl
Detail 004 is a solo venture from label boss Lynx, showing the more dj/ club orientated sound of Detail Recordings. The A side,Chess Funk, has been on the circuit for sometime being supported by Fabio (Radio 1), Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Bailey (1Xtra), Spy, Artificial Intelligence and many more, plus is featured on Marky’s forthcoming Fabric Live Cd. The track has all the suspense of Bob Jame’s music or a score from a Bond Movie, with rising crescendos and brass stabs that also wouldn’t sound out of place in Steve Mcqueens Bullit. The Foundry takes a much slower brooding approach, still with a cinematic feel using ethnic vibes in the intro, dropping into a devastatingly sluggish beat and bass combo that swamps any club with huge, warm, yet slightly unnerving bass.
a Lynx – Chess Funk
aa Lynx – The Foundry
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VSN010 – Noisia – Friendly Intentions / Displaced – 12″ Vinyl
Multi award winning producers NOISIA do it again. The new single is a BIG hit already feat. Friendly Intentions & Displaced. Both tracks hitting the charts and all the dj’s playing it making sure you recognise when you here the first second of the tunes. Comes with a massive full colour sleeve by Nik from Noisia. Once again the first run is limited so don’t sleep on this one!
a Noisia – Friendly Intentions
b Noisia – Displaced
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TSS002 – Trojan Sound System vs. Toddla T – My God – 12″ Vinyl
Limited white label promo. Having smashed dancehall’s and festivals throughout Europe over the last 7 years, Trojan Sound System have returned to the studio following their debut album on Trojan records in 2005 The songs evolved on classic Reggae anthems in a live sound system context and are now being translated into studio tracks. The first single is guest produced by Trojan Sound System collaborator and friend, Toddla T. Toddla is a Sheffield born producer, remixer and composer. He DJ’s throughout Europe, Japan and North America and is resident at Fabric. Has a regular slot on BBC Radio 1 “In New DJ’s We Trust.” and has multiple production and remix credits including Tinchy Strider, Roots Manuva and Bashy. Trojan Sound System is the performance unit of legendary Reggae label Trojan Records. The Sound comprises Daddy Ad, Earl Gateshead, Superfour Chucky Banton and Jah Buck, all top performers on the London and European sound system scene. ”My God” was written by Jah Buck, who takes the lead vocal. He expresses his and the sound system’s roots and reality approach to the world we all live in and their belief in a higher guidance and heartical approach to the challenges we all face on a daily basis. Toddla T has taken this straight to the dancehall and beyond with a truly unique and explosive treatment that brings dancefloors together. Trojan Sound System premiered “My God” at a sell out show in January and turning a jumping 600 strong reggae crowd into a mosh pit. There are a string of single releases in the run up to the album on TSS records limited edition white label with more from Toddla T, Jerry Dammers and many more. 2011 is set to be a scorcher!
Rob da Bank, BBC Radio1 “Proper mash up jump up ragga electronic masterpiece.. I’m a big fan! Definitely one to watch for 2011”
MC Wreck “Big tune! Heard this on Radio 1 last week!”
Ashley Beedle “Loving the Trojan/Toddla combination ! A modern heartical session and all I can say is ENDORSED! Big support”
a Trojan Sound System vs. Toddla T – My God
b1 Trojan Sound System vs. Toddla T – My God (Version/Dub Mix)
b2 Trojan Sound System vs. Toddla T – My God (Instrumental)
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C2D008 – Aeph / Neonlight & Hackage – The Burning Shadow Prolix RMX / Nothing Is Safe – 12″ Vinyl
As you may well be aware C2D have have been on hiatus for the majority of 2010. We are happy to announce that we are back on track with a huge release to line your xmas stockings. A – AEPH – THE BURNING SHADOW PROLIX RMX – Following on from the massive original release last year which was a dance floor hit as well as one of our best selling tracks to date! What better way is there to carry on its legacy than get a sick remix? Of course the only man for the job is the mighty Prolix! Taking the track to the next level. From start to finish this remix is fast and furious with deep techy stabs and swirling synth noise coupled with that signature pounding Prolix sound seriously attacking dance floors worldwide. AA – NEONLIGHT & HACKAGE -NOTHING IS SAFE – On the flip we are proud to present newest members of the C2D clan. Neonlight & Hackage with their awesome track Nothing is safe. This track has so much energy it will make anyone get on the dance floor and shake a leg. The intro builds up with classic horror movie atmosphere with nasty beats and bass that will have you begging for mercy right before the drop hits u like a bus. These guys are making some serious waves in the scene right now, don’t sleep on this people! DJ SUPPORT FROM Ed Rush, Optiv, Bl0ke4d, Audio, Jade, Axiom to name but a few!
a Aeph – The Burning Shadow Prolix RMX
b Neonlight & Hackage – Nothing Is Safe
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CLS013 – Command Strange & Intelligent Manners – Talking About Love / Beautiful Days – 12″ Vinyl
Celsius is back once again with another release that’ll raise the temperatures in seconds! This 12 comes from the hands of ‘Command Strange’.. After his successful ‘Soul Booster’ Album on Fokuz Recordings last year he’s ready to show everybody what he can do.. ‘Talking About Love’ is a lush sexy collab between ‘Command Strange’ & ‘Intelligent Manners’ that’s just too perfect for the upcoming spring season. The hiphop breakdown shows little nods towards Mutt’s sound but in its own way. The almost Cee-Lo Green ish vocals in the back aren’t making this track hold back one bit.. ‘Beautiful Days’ shows CS on the solo tip once again.. in other words.. Brace yourself for a sweet delicate roller with a sharp edge.. Lovely rolling breaks in the back and sensual piano strokes.. Let’s the girls melt like butter in your hands!
a Command Strange & Intelligent Manners – Talking About Love
b Command Strange – Beautiful Days
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D&B Restocks Vinyl
SYMMLP002 – Break – Resistance (4 x 12” + CD inside gatefold sleeve shrink wrapped )
GEN175004 – The Outside Agency / Current Value / Switch Technique – Crossbreed Definition Series Part 3
New Bass Music releases
HJP53 – Shackleton – Fireworks – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Two brilliant new Shackletons, with triumphant remixes by T++ and Baron Mordant. In Fireworks, the detonations are internalized, swallowed like the Establishment tongue at the start: the mood is malevolent, not celebratory. Synth shrapnel criss-crosses a stately, choral progression, before ticking hi-hats and plate-shifting bass count-down the percussion pressure-drop. Galloping kicks and clopping tabla tussle with each other, in and out of alignment: the kind of ghosted Middle Eastern instrumentation introduced by the Skull Disco classic Hamas Rule, seeping through. Soundsystem psychodrama in inimitable Shackleton style. For T++, Shackleton’s music seems a perfect foil, its fleshy, ultra-vivid drum constructions ripe for demolition and rebuild; and sure enough this mix enacts a kind of rhythmic necromancy, its brittle, emaciated breakbeats shunting forward nastily, ravenously. (Incidentally, perhaps, there is a titular invocation of a much earlier T++ incarnation, buried in the late-90s: the Aussen Vor EP, by Dynamo.) Likewise, Undeadman raises Deadman. Midi signals from the original were sent to synths; sounds and effects were recorded separately, and rearranged; new ideas came through. The sound-world is enriched, more three-dimensional; the arrangement is looser, more spry, with neat additions and elaborations, notably an impish minor-key piano flourish. Ravishing in its own right, Undeadman is a fascinating indication of where Shackleton’s work may go next. Mordant Music — whose eponymous label first introduced Shackleton — re-fashions it into a bona fide epic. The side evolves from scouring, bad-trip kosmische into an out-and-out dance wrecker, with a massive punky-reggae-party bassline astride walls of saw-toothed synth noise. Designed by Will Bankhead, the sleeve dazzlingly layers different Zeke Clough artworks, in spot UV varnish.
a Shackleton – Fireworks
b Shackleton – T++ – Fireworks, Aussen Vor Remix
c Shackleton – Undeadman
d Shackleton – Mordant Music – Undeadman ReMMix
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SFS003 – Distal & HxdB / Mayhem & Distal – Typewriter Tune VIP / Frozen Barnacles – 12″ Vinyl
Surefire Sound’s third release features three up-and-coming producers from two points on the map: Distal and Mayhem hailing from Atlanta, Georgia and HxdB from Vancouver, Canada.Collaborating together, this trio brings together a pair of innovative tracks that exemplify the exciting future of dubstep and bass music in 2011. Leading off the release is Michael Rathbun a.k.a. Distal, a rising star in the next wave of bass music producers and founding member of Atlanta Dubstep, a collective that has been introducing dubstep’s top artists to the southeast United States since 2007. Through their events and newly founded label Embassy Recordings, Distal has established his own dynamic that integrates dubstep with Chicago’s juke sounds, and has started to make quite an impression on the global scene with a release on Soul Jazz’s Future Bass compilation, as well as Amsterdam’s Tube 10 Recordings, among others. Collaborating with Distal on the A side is Severine Erickson, a.k.a. HxdB (short for Hexadecibel). Channeling his creative energies from his own pocket of North America, HxdB has been a hardworking DJ, producer, and promoter of the more sophisticated angles of bass music. With several 12” releases to his name on labels such as Mindset and Echodub, and plenty more coming in the new year, he is ready to make his mark on this release alongside Distal with “Typewriter Tune”. Its’ potent assault of shuffling beats and funk-infused pitchwarped synths was so well-received by their DJ mates that they amped up the energy into a VIP version with support from the likes of Bok Bok (Night Slugs, London), Dave Q (Dub War, NYC), Sepalcure (Hotflush), and many more. Working with Distal on the flipside is Anthony Rotella a.k.a. Mayhem, a long-time stalwart of the Atlanta scene coming from notable acclaim in the drum & bass arena. With recent dubstep releases on San Francisco’s Argon Records and Amsterdam’s Subway Recordings, Mayhem is clearly a producer with multiple talents. On “Frozen Barnacles”, they deliver a high-energy, yet heady half-stepper with warm filtered synths and dub-wise horns.
a Distal & HxdB – Typewriter Tune VIP
b Mayhem & Distal – Frozen Barnacles
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SUBWAY015 – DJ Madd – When I First Met You EP – 12″ Vinyl
Dj Madd has been a known face within the dubstep scene for while now.. his releases on Blackbox, War, Boka, Tube10 have been getting massive support.. But his subway debut is probably his best work yet! “When I First Met You” is the epic cut here.. massive basslines & euphoric strings have dubbed this DJ Madd’s best outing yet.. Garage, Dubstep call what you wanna call it we’re in love with this one.. “Got Me Dancing” shows Madd on a 8 bit tip.. dont be mistaken by the cute exterior cause once this bassline drops your in for a world of hurt.. chest hurt that is.. This one will rattle everything in sight! Speaking about rattling.. “Babylon” takes that to the next level.. ever played on a big rig and getting a massage at the same time? no? well but on babylon and feel everything tremble.. This one is just one of those records that lets you know what dubstep was all about from the beginning.. RATTLIN BIZ!
a DJ Madd – When I First Met You
b1 DJ Madd – Got Me Dancing
b2 DJ Madd – Babylon
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HJP52 – Shackleton – Deadman – 12″ Vinyl
Sam Shackleton stalks deeper into the sub-loaded unknown, with two Valentine’s Day releases for Honest Jon’s, loaded with spectacular remixes by Kevin Martin, T++ and Baron Mordant, all stunningly mastered by Rashad Becker, and presented with startling artwork by Zeke Clough. Retrieved from his celebrated Fabric mix-CD, Deadman is signature Shackleton, turning paradox and paranoia into dancefloor fire. It comes straight at you: rolling, dread techno of breathtaking heat and humidity, spurred by hectoring congas and thick-set subs, amidst a teeming soundscape of drones, field recordings and oblique vocal textures, like missed messages and garbled warnings. Nimble yet drop-forge-heavy, sensuous yet punitive, wide-open yet occluded, on the move yet unnervingly rooted. Kevin Martin adopts his King Midas Sound guise for an expansive remix which reveals his lineage in noise, industrial and isolationist ambient. He fillets and cools Shackleton’s production, building a corona of crackle, with stirring strings. Hitomi’s singing taps the melancholy latent in the mischief and menace of the original. A muffled bass and tripping syncopation nods to Rhythm & Sound — but Death Dub is its own beast, fully realized, daring and affecting.
a Shackleton – Deadman
b Shackleton – King Midas Sound – Deadman, Death Dub Remix
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New Bass Music Promos
DP048 – D1 Ft. Jenna G – Flood Of Emotions / Bleeps To Broadway – 12″ Vinyl
D1 has once again come up with the goods, and delivered two brilliant old skool-influenced dancefloor tracks. ‘Flood Of Emotions’ featuring renowned vocalist Jenna G, showcases D1’s trademark melodic sensibility, while maintaining the tough drums and pure bass pressure that makes UK bass music so exciting and impactful. Driven by a classic hardcore break, the track penetrates right through you while the uplifting melody, complimented by Jenna’s vocals, washes over you beautifully. ‘Bleeps To Broadway’ takes similar rave influences, this time moulding them around tough, stripped down drums and futuristic bleeps. ‘Bleeps To Broadway’ is also accompanied by the 130 mix, which opens up the track, slowing the groove down and giving it some extra room to breathe. D1 was one of the earliest proponents of the emerging dubstep sound, and has remained one of the scene’s most creative and exciting producers ever since. Responsible for a number of seminal dubstep tracks, he has been a long-time Dub Police affiliate and has had support from all of the biggest players in the scene, also releasing tracks on esteemed labels like Tempa, Soulja and Dub Files. He continues to push his sound forward and evolve with each and every release, and never fails to surprise! Judging on the pure quality of these tracks, 2011 is set to be a big year for D1…
a D1 Ft. Jenna G – Flood Of Emotions
aa D1 – Bleeps To Broadway
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SAIGON004 – Orphan101 – Into You EP – 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copies, Limited Vinyl Promo’s – Orphan101 makes his return to the Saigon Recordings imprint and rides the success of his recent 2-tracker on Appleblim’s Applepips label. This 3 track EP really serves to showcase the diversity of sounds coming from the Orphan camp, from the 4 to the floor techno stomper that is ‘Into You’, to the deep meditative low slung ‘Baracca’ to the down-right abstract ‘Typical’. File under BASS!
Karl Moestl (Defusion Records) “Love It! Will be playing this in the clubs!”
Angel Molina (Sonar / Tresor) “This is very sinister, love it! The whole record is for me!”
XLR8R “Incredibly Deep, Incredibly Awesome!”
a Orphan101 – Into You
b1 Orphan101 – Barraca
b2 Orphan101 – Typical
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HES017 – Pangaea – Inna Daze / Won’t Hurt – 12″ Vinyl
For Hessle Audio’s 17th release, co-owner Pangaea presents a two-track 12” of his own take on UK bass music. Inna Daze = 132bpm / Won’t Hurt = 134bpm.
a Pangaea – Inna Daze
b Pangaea – Won’t Hurt
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BASSHEAD007 – Hulk – Booty Clap / Work It – 12″ Vinyl
Hulk is a collaboration of Claw & Richie August, two creative minds that share a similar production style and enthusiasm for heavy bass driven music. Since the inception, Hulk has been catching the eyes and ears of artists such as The Glitch Mob, Dieselboy, Reid Speed, Reso, The GasLamp Killer, High Rankin, iwrestledabearonce and DJ Lord of Public Enemy, among others. After catching the ear of Juan BassHead who had to sign them! Their record featuring tracks “Booty Clap” / “Work It”
a Hulk – Booty Clap
aa Hulk – Work It (ft. Conscious Pilot)
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SWAMP008 – Boddika – Elektron / Underground – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy Super hot, super limited supply, 180g of Vinyl badness from Loefah’s label and one half of Insta:mental.. Boddika
a Boddika – Electron
aa Boddika – Underground
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DRUNK021 – Kahn – Like We Used To / Helter Skelter – 12″ Vinyl
New year, New blood. Kahn steps forward from the shadows of the Bristol underground to deliver a killer double A side debut 12” release for Punch Drunk Records. The immediacy of Kahn’s brand of electrostatic synths and stirring, moody grooves are sure to rapidly ascend his profile in 2011. ‘Like We Used To’ strikingly layers a neck snapping rhythm with mutated soulful vocals, whilst ‘Helter Skelter’ brings enough irresistible bump and flex to move any dancefloor. Kahn’s basslines may eminate from Bristol, but prepare to feel the resonance worldwide. Bristol’s Punch Drunk label recently reached it’s landmark 20th 12” release and was voted #18 in Resident Advisor magazine’s Best Labels of 2010 poll.
a Kahn – Like We Used To
b Kahn – Helter Skelter
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BUILD005 – Baobinga & Hyetal – Anything For Now / Trouble – 12″ Vinyl
We kick off 2011 with the latest collaborative plate of Bristol-based Build badness – label boss Baobinga cooking up two ‘what-do-you-call-it’ tracks with one of 2010s breakthrough producers, the man they call Hyetal. Starting 2010 with a huge Punch Drunk release alongside Shortstuff, Hyetal further refined his sound through collaborations with Peverelist, and the massive Prince-tastic anthem ‘Phoenix’ on Orca – which can be found sitting proudly at number 36 in FACT Magazine’s ‘Tracks Of The Year’ run-down. With some big releases due in 2011, and more Velour beats (with Julio Bashmore) on the way, we’re very excited to have him involved in a Build release. The A side here, ‘Anything For Now’, is a perfect example of when collaborations work perfectly – and finished every set of Ginz’s recent US tour to rapturous response. Through the course of an ever-evolving arrangement, tough dancefloor drums drive epic synth lines and melodies forward to a point of ecstatic release, all tied together with powerful sub-bass and a staggering level of detail. Meanwhile, the AA, ‘Trouble’, could almost be dancehall from alpha-centuri, as again, a cornucopia of glistening chords, synthetic steel drums and swaggering, swinging drums proper the dancefloor through spiky, bruising bass-weight punches. As a staple of both producers’ sets, ‘Trouble’ has been shown to do the business without ever resorting to cliche.
a Baobinga & Hyetal – Anything For Now
aa Baobinga & Hyetal – Trouble
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PSQ005 – Furesshu – Lucid / Lifted (Shifted Remix) / All I Want – 12″ Vinyl
PSQ005 is Furesshu’s follow up 12 inch release to last year’s trio of tracks (PSQ002) that garnered attention from Ben Klock, Sigha and Marcel Dettmann, who continues to play out his music regularly. Furesshu’s bleak and powerful remix of L-OW (PSQ003) has been criminally under appreciated, and now his second 12 inch on Project Squared (PSQ005) will showcase a more House influenced, but still Techno at its core, sound with ‘Lucid’ and ‘All I Want’. Both tunes work around short vocal snippets, employing them to melodic, repetitive effect within a sparse but subtly evolving soundstage. Providing a remix of ‘Lucid’, Shifted converts the House tinged original into straight up, heavy hitting Techno, with relentless kick drum, melodic stabs and the occasional clap. Shifted has made a big impact with his debut 12″ on Mote Evolver and he has a stack of 12s lined up for 2011 on some very solid labels. Similarly, with a forthcoming release on the new Commune label in early 2011 and more to follow, this is going to be a big year for Furesshu.
a Furesshu – Lucid
b1 Furesshu – Lifted (Shifted Remix)
b2 Furesshu – All I Want
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VA001 – Triage – Comorbid / Play Dead – 12″ Vinyl
Triage is set to take the world by storm in 2011 with a slew of releases in the hopper and an Austrailia/New Zealand tour planned for this spring. With a who’s who of elite artists including Dieselboy, Excision, Datsik, Vaski, Antiserum, and 6Blocc supporting their tunes, the small-town Oregon trio is quickly becoming a major player in the global dubstep scene. Vicious Audio begins its assault with a massive single by Triage. Two big tunes carved with the signature sound that has brought the group to the front lines of battle. Drawing inspiration from their drum and bass roots, ‘Comorbid’ is a nice roller stabbing you with snares and punching you with bass. If you survive this, the evil flip side ‘Play Dead’ will slap you around with some heavy, twisted, subsonic madness.
a Triage – Comorbid
b Triage – Play Dead
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GDKR001 – Kromestar – Mental Universe / Trianglez – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo’s. The first release on GetDarker Recordings was always going to demand something special! ‘Mental Universe’ see’s Kromestar draw for the maximum weight line, with a beautifully produced melody that you will keep coming back to. Backed with an absolute club banger ft Dark Tantrums ‘Trianglez’ with a fierce stabbing snare and errupting drop, general destruction is the guaranteed outcome.
a Kromestar – Mental Universe
aa Kromestar & Dark Tantrums – Trianglez
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BLKBTR02R – RackNRuin – Soundclash Remixes – 12″ Vinyl
Biggest release of the year alert (I kid you not) Remixing RackNRuin’s awesome Soundclash EP we have: SKiSM, Deekline, & Ed Solo, They’re both great, but if you ever want to see a dancefloor frothing at the mouth and gouging their eyes out in admiration, drop the SKiSM remix (on a little Tudor Rape Flex as he puts it) Mixes currently getting bashed by Sub Focus, Crookers, Zinc, Skrillex, Far Too Loud, Freetylers, Plump DJs, Reid Speed, Tomb Crew, Bassnectar, Kissy Sellout Dirtyphonics, Lady Waks & DC Breaks
a RackNRuin – Deep & True SKiSM Baroque Out Remix (Dubstep)
aa RackNRuin – Soundclash – Deekline & Ed Solo Jungle Cakes Remix (DnB)
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Bass Music Vinyl Restocks
HES011 – James Blake – The Bells Sketch
SAIGON001 – Orphan101 – Tribtek Part 1 & 2
HF025 – Sepalcure – Love Pressure EP
NONPLUS009 – Jimmy Edgar – +NXTLVLNXTLVL / My Balance (Last Priority)
BASSHEAD006 – Bare / DJ Silver – Haterz / Player Haterz Ball
RS1009 – Untold – Stereo Freeze
RS10010 – Vondelpark – Sauna EP
SMOKE014 – Synkro – Angels VIP / Good Loving
2756220 – Alex Clare – Up All Night (SBTRKT Remixes)
RS1006RMX – Model 500 – OFI (Space Dimension Controller & Bullion Remixes)
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