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Curated by the imprint’s three co-founders – Ben UFO, Pangaea and Pearson Sound (AKA Ramadanman) – the CD version is comprised of 12 brand new tracks tracks, with contributions from every single producer who’s previously released a 12″ on Hessle, plus a couple of guests, and a second disc collecting previously released highlights from the catalogue.

That means fresh heat not just from Pangaea and Pearson Sound but also Blawan, Joe, Elgato, Untold, Cosmin TRG, Peverelist, James Blake and Addison Groove, and a couple of unexpected treats – such as D1‘s never-before-released archive cut ‘Subzero’ and a killer from the hitherto little-known Randomer. Most of the tracks on Disc 2 are modern dancefloor classics, and hardly require any introduction – among them Martyn’s eerily suspended, deeply affecting remix of TRG’s ‘Broken Heart’, Untold’s none-more-livewire ‘I Can’t Stop This Feeling’, Pangaea’s ‘Why’ and James Blake’s ‘Buzzard & Kestrel’ (a track he’s arguably yet to better).

The new tracks will constitue the vinyl edition of 116 & Rising, which is a 12″ triple-pack; the striking artwork on both CD and vinyl editions is by Will Bankhead. Oh, and there’ll be a launch party for the album at London’s XOYO club on Friday 13 May.

Words by FACT Magazine: http://www.factmag.com/2011/04/07/hessle-audio-presents-116-rising/

CD1
01. Elgato – Music (Bodymix)
02. Untold – Cool Story Bro
03. Blawan – Potchla Vee
04. Pearson Sound – Stifle
05. Joe – Twice
06. Randomer – Brunk
07. Pangaea – Run Out
08. Cosmin TRG – Bijoux
09. D1 – Subzero
10. Addison Groove – Fuk Tha 101
11. James Blake – Give A Man A Rod (Second Version)
12. Peverelist – Sun Dance

CD2
01. Pangaea – You & I
02. Untold – Test Signal
03. Blawan – Fram
04. James Blake – Buzzard & Kestrel
05. Untold – I Can’t Stop This Feeling
06. Joe – Rut
07. Ramadanman – Blimey
08. TRG – Put You Down
09. Joe – Level Crossing
10. Pangaea – Why
11. TRG – Broken Heart (Martyn’s DCM Remix)
12. Ramadanman – Don’t Change For Me

HESLP001 – Limited Edition Vinyl 3×12” presented in a gatefold full colour sleeve with 2 CD’s packed inside.
HESCD001 – 2xCD featuring 12 un-mixed tracks per CD

Due for release in late May 2011.

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For Hessle Audio’s 17th release, co-owner Pangaea presents a two-track 12” of his own take on UK bass music.

Pangaea

Release Date: Feb 28th
Cat no: HES017
Artist: Pangaea

A: Inna Daze – 132bpm
Inna Daze by pangaea

B:  Won’t Hurt – 134bpm
Won’t Hurt by pangaea

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502 represents new sounds born out of the collision of many modern forms of UK underground music. Taking a focus on the new hybrid sounds of dubstep, grime, house and garage, 502 brings North London house and funky producer FIS-T forward with his underground haunted-house smash Night Hunter.

The track has been bubbling on the underground for over a year now with noted support from some of the UK scenes top DJs. Originally released digital-only through iTunes in November 2009 by FIS-T’s ‘Boom Ents’ label, 502 bring it to you fully mastered on 12″ 180g vinyl and digital re-masters to follow.

FIS-T

Track support comes from the following DJs:

Bok Bok [Night Slugs / Rinse FM] – “You know u have my full support on this. Been playing Night Hunter in every set, what a massive tune. The first tune in a long time to draw for wobbles and get it 100% right.”

Ben UFO [Hessle Audio / Rinse FM] – “Yes. Been looking forward to this!!”

Jackmaster [Numbers] – “Full Support!”

Ramadanman [Hessle Audio / Swamp 81] – “Big!”

Greenmoney [Ministry of Sound / Brooklyn Radio] – “BIGGGGGG UP FIS-T, NIGHT HUNTER IS BIGGGG!”

Jon Rust [Phonica] – ‘Definately one to bring out when I want to kick the kids in the guts”

Radio support also from:

TODDLA T [BBC Radio One : In New DJ's We Trust]
DJ NG [BBC Radio 1Xtra cover show for DJ Footloose]
ROSKA [Rinse FM]

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FIS-T
a) Night Hunter
aa) Deep Mover

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Originally set up in 2008, Appleblim’s Bristol based label Apple Pips has been exploring the areas between Dubstep, Techno, Minimal & House with an emphasis on echo, depth, swing and bass.

We’ve seen releases from some of the leaders of underground electronic like Martyn, T++, Ramadanman, Appleblim himself, Peverelist and Instra:mental.
The label is back and we have exclusive news about the next two releases on the label.

PIPS011
Komanazmuk
a) Dance Too
aa) Dance Too (Lee Jones Remix)

Released on 21st June 2010 on 12″ Vinyl / Digital.

Komonazmuk drops a tough slice of deep, stepping, and melodic dubstep for our 11th release…
With his history in rave culture stretching back to the oldskool days, through releases on Hardleaders & Moving Shadow with Ice Minus, right up to his current cutting edge productions, Keiran Lomax aka Komonazmuk has got his fingers in many musical pies.

Having had big releases on scene-leaders like Tempa, and his debut album coming on H.E.N.C.H. later this year, his versatility as a producer and engineer is second to none. Teaming up with Appleblim for remix work has resulted in stunning reworks of artists as varied as Bonobo, Brendon Moeller, and Harmonia & Brian Eno, for labels such as Ninja Tune, Francois Kevorkian’s Wave Music, & Will Saul’s Aus Music.

In fact after Komonazmuk & Appleblim remixed Lee Jones & Nick Hoppner’s My My project for Aus Music, Lee Jones returned the musical favour with this stunning deeper than deep house rework of Dance Too…

With a residency at Fabric, and regularly playing all over the world, 2010 is looking great for Komonazmuk! DJ/Radio support coming from Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC Radio 1), Rob Da Bank (Radio 1/Bestival), Sinden (Kiss/Domino), Appleblim & many more…

You can check out a Guest Mix and Interview with Komonazmuk via Kmag here:
http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/komonazmuk-guest-mix

PIPS012
Joe
a) Untitled
aa) Digest

Released on 28th June 2010 on 12″ Vinyl / Digital.

With the success of our last releases getting props and plays from DJs as diverse as Erol Alkan, DJ T, Martyn, Deetron, & Rob Da Bank we are really excited to present our next slice of futuristic funk for your ears and booty from the extremely talented Joe.

With his debut, the awesome ‘Grimelight’, being released on Hessle Audio, Joe is part of a loose group of likeminded and future-thinking producers & DJs that includes Hessle Audio’s Ramadanman, Ben UFO, & Pangaea, and Untold & James Blake. Whilst they all have very individual sounds, they share a vision of dubstep, uk funky, techno & house influenced beats that seem to defy genre.

The A-side ‘Untitled’ is a huge stepping wad of funk, bringing to mind 2-step, early Skream & Benga, even stripped down grime classics like Pulse X, but with a truly contemporary twist. This tune drops hard, and has been a secret weapon of Appleblim’s for some time now – he was pleasantly surprised to see ravers of all ages go mad to it!

The flip sees Joe’s more experimental leanings come out on ‘Digest’, but he never forgets the groove and funk. With rolling percussion, steppy sub bass and shiny analogue synth stabs cutting through, it seems to us like a mixture of Mala from Digital Mystikz and Theo Parrish! High praise indeed…

DJ/Radio support coming from Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC Radio 1), Modeselektor, Peverelist, Rob Da Bank (Radio 1/Bestival), Paul Woolford, Ramadanman, Brackles, Appleblim & many more.

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Forthcoming from one of Dubstep’s premier labels Hessle Audio is an EP from Pangaea who made big waves in 2009 rounding it off with one of the hits of the year ‘Memories’.

Pangaea AKA Kevin McAuley co-runs Hessle Audio alongside Ben UFO and Ramadanman was a label established in early 2007 responsible for releasing music from the likes of Martyn, TRG, Untold, Ramadanman, Joe & Pearson Sound.

HES010
Pangaea
Pangaea EP

01. Why
02. Sunset Yellow
03. 5-HTP
04. Neurons
05. Dead Living
06. Because Of You

Due for release on 25th January 2010 on 2×12″ Vinyl / Digital Download.

We’ll leave you with the audio for ‘Memories’:

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/hessleaudio
http://www.myspace.com/freshben
http://www.myspace.com/journeytopangaea
http://www.myspace.com/ramadanman
http://www.myspace.com/pearsonsoundz

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London based ‘soulful bass music’ label Hemlock Recordings have very quickly earned their reputation as one of the most exciting electronic labels to emerge in recent years, showcasing the sounds of some new and interesting artists such as James Blake, Untold and Fantastic Mr Fox.
They pride themselves on releasing music in top quality packaging with lush design and are responsible for pushing very fresh and current sounds.

Coming soon on Hemlock:

HEK005
Untold
Gonna Work Out Fine EP

A) Gonna Work Out Fine

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B1) Stop What You’re Doing
B2) Don’t Know, Don’t Care
C) Palamino
D1) No One Likes A Smart-Arse
D2) Never Went Away

After a prolific run of releases on Hotflush and Hessle Audio, Untold returns to his spiritual home to serve up two slabs of trademark ‘what the f**k?!’ bass music. Taking influences from US house, grime, jungle, techno and a whole load more. Wot u call it? As the tune says: ‘Don’t Know. Don’t Care.’

Big support for these tracks from the likes of Joe Nice, Alexander Nut, Bok Bok, Sinden, Gilles Peterson, Ben UFO, Ramadanman and many more.

Due to be released on 2×12″ Vinyl on 2nd November 2009.

HEK006
Untold
Stop What You’re Doing (James Blake Remix)

A) Untold – Stop What You’re Doing (James Blake Remix)

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AA) Untold – I Can’t Stop This Feeling (Pangaea Remix)

Hessle Audio co-owner Pangaea and 2009 newcomer James Blake deliver two wildly different but utterly sick remixes on a double A-sided 10”.

James Blake proves why he’s one of the most exciting and promising new prospects in UK bass music right now. Taking the bare bones of the Untold original and creating a completely new lick, Blake throws in p-funk synths alongside chipmunk gospel vocals that relentlessly swell to an apocalyptic climax.

“The most utterly next level piece of music I’ve heard in years” – Ben UFO (Hessle Audio)

Due to be released on 10″ Vinyl on 16th November 2009.

Links:
www.hemlockrecordings.co.uk
www.myspace.com/hemlocklondon
www.myspace.com/untolduk
www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction
www.myspace.com/fmfandreason

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Idle Hands’ is a new vinyl based electronic music label operating out of Rooted Records in Bristol, with distribution through ST Holdings. The focus of the label is on raw and experimental dancefloor tracks, in the best traditions of the UK underground.
The first release is anonymous. It is comprised of two tracks. The A side sounds a bit techno, the B side has a nice skank to it….

IDLE001
A) Unknown Artist – 001A
B) Unknown Artist – 001B

Released – October 2009
Clips are available to listen to now on the Idle Hands Myspace

All Idle Hands releases will be released on 12″ Vinyl and Digital and distributed exclusively by S.T. Holdings.

DJ Reactions:

“I’ve been hammering both tracks, especially the B side. Good luck with the release!” 2562
“I’m loving both these tracks!  I will be playing these out for sure.  The B side kind of reminds me of Yello, on a skanking ska tip!  full club support from me! many thanks” October
“I liked what I’ve heard and since you’re with ST I gladly can guarantee you our support.” T++ (Hard Wax)
“Really feeling these two tracks. Kev Pangaea played the B side at FWD recently; it sounded great in the mix and warm on the system. It’s passed my sort-of acid test, then.” Joe (Hessle Audio)
“GREAT tunes! All the best with this new label!” Ben UFO (Hessle Audio)
“I feel this. B side is the one for me” Jackmaster
“VERY excited about this” Kiran Sande (Fact magazine)

Links:
www.rootedrecords.co.uk
www.myspace.com/idlehandsbristol
idlehandsbristol @ googlemail .com (remove spaces)

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