release sheet w/c 11-07-11
New D&B Releases
RECIPE020 – Trex / Villem – Recipe Book Volume One Part Three – 12″ Vinyl
Part 3 of the album brings some serious dancefloor action. Trex’s “Bad Reaction” is a smasher! Reminiscent of oldskool Dj Hype & Twisted individual, this is great Jungle music. Grooverider’s rewind track 2 weeks in a row on Radio one, keep an eye on this guy. Villem is one half of Mute (Mute & Mako) and has forthcoming releases on Symmetry to boot. “Splinter in your mind” is one of the labels’ favourites, great rolling drums, super low sub rolls & excellent production, yet another banger in the series! Dj support comes from Hazard, Lee, Total science, Grooverider, Marcus intalex & more.
a Trex – Bad Reaction
b Villem – Splinter In Your Mind
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FILMLP005S – Big Bud – Kool Beans Album Sampler – 12″ Vinyl
Big Bud’s fifth solo album, Kool Beans is out and this is the limited 12” sampler. The old atmospheric influence is still there but mixed with some straight up Liquid rollers, Soulful , deep productions have been getting support from DJ’s: MARKY / LTJ.BUKEM / A-SIDES / MAKOTO / NOOKIE / RANDOM MOVEMENT and more > BIG BUD will be embarking on a European tour to promote this album and spreading the music and the love for the scene that he’s been involved in for almost two decades.
a Big Bud – Lady Sings The Blues
b Mikal – Mission (Big Bud Remix)
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SOM013 – State Of Mind – Nil By Ear Remix EP (2X12” & CD Album) – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Released as a 2 X 12” with the full length 11 track CD Album shrink-wrapped. Following up from State of Mind’s brand new album ‘Nil by Ear’, comes a very special remix EP featuring some select cuts from the record. State of Mind recruited some of the scenes most unique talents and gave them the opportunity to turn their hand to a tune of their choice. Hungary’s Chris Su chose to remix Vega featuring P.Digsss of Shapeshifter and Hospital records, while Nymfo worked his magic on Novocain Dub. Both remixes are perfect for the dancefloor and the ipod alike. The big bubbler is Germany’s Neonlight remix of Three Dimensions. Clips have appeared all over youtube ever since SOM played this banger on their Next Level podcast. The kids are literally chomping at the bit for this tech smasher. Finally check out Smooth’s awesome remix of Somebody stop me, a perfect re-visioning that proves liquid isnt dead!
a State of Mind feat P.Digsss – Vega (Chris SU Remix)
b State of Mind & Subsonik feat 3pm. – Somebody Stop Me (Smooth Remix)
c State Of Mind – Novocain Dub (Nymfo Remix)
d State of Mind feat Sacha Vee – Three Dimensions (Neonlight Remix)
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CITRUS045 – Mindscape & Ryme Tyme / Jade & Mastif – Sickness (Zero Method Remix) / Time Trap – 12″ Vinyl
The original version of Sickness by Mindscape and Ryme Tyme featured on the Citrus album ‘Juiceblender 2′, and was the HIT single of the album. As a taster for the album it was also released as a limited edition coloured vinyl sampler and that was sold out in just a few weeks! For the remix we have the new Hungarian production talent ZERO METHOD stepping in. The potential of his talent is extreme as you will hear when you are listening to this killer remix. While the original vibe is fully respected, the remixs brings just that edge to it people want to experience on the dancefloor. A very very tight production and a fave for dj’s like Ed Rush, Dose, Nymfo and alot more for some time now! As every dnb head must know the Budapest drum’n bass scene is creating some of the most innovative sounds out there. With guys like Jade, Mindscape, Zero Method and Chris.SU pushing eachother to build even better sounds than the next. Jade and Mastif with their new track for Citrus are a good example of the gems that come out of the constant wish to top eachother sounds. Time Trap is one roller to the extreme with the aggresive synth stabs and explosive beats another killer!!
a Mindscape & Ryme Tyme – Sickness (Zero Method Remix)
b Jade & Mastif – Time Trap
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FKZLTD025 – Krone – Supernatural EP – 12″ Vinyl
Krone’s first vinyl release was a collaboration with Strago called ‘Evolution’ on Mutacube Recordings in 2007, this track was played by Bailey (Metalheadz) in BBC 1XTRA Radio. Recently ‘Rainforest’ has been released on Med School Music, sister label of Hospital Records, reaching the Ministry of Sound Radio. For FKZLTD Krone delivers 2 tracks in his signature deep neuro drum n bass style. Perfect for the blend between the hard technoid dnb and softer liquid like dnb. Techy sounds while keeping funky, It’s Neuro funk in its purest form! FKZ:Ltd the sisterlabel of Fokuz is always searching for this kind of sound and Krone succesfully delivers! Watch out for Forthcoming tunes from Krone on DSCI4 (UK), Fokuz (NL), FKZ:LTD and Spun (USA).
a Krone – Designed Dreams
b Krone – Supernatural
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MENTALLY007 – Katharsys / Forbidden Society – Psychosis / Domination – 12″ Vinyl
Katharsys, from the ancient greek word ‘catharsys’ meaning the emotional cleansing of the audience in relation to drama, is an extreme change in emotion. The main focus of the duo is to create intense sounds which evoked that kind of extreme changes, into electronic music. Producing from darkstep to neurofunk hard drum&bass, Katharsys has reached different labels, such as Habit (US),Guerilla (US), Barcode (UK), Sinuous (UK), and Obscene (UK), and have progressed to playing their hard as balls sets out to fans around Europe. Mentally Disturbd releases the harder sounds of the French duo, while on the flip you can find a collab with probably the hardest working man in the hard dnb scene and label owner of the Forbidden Society recordings. Supported by: Counterstrike, Donny, Dylan, Cooh, Evol Intent, Audio, Dj Hidden, Nanotek, Dean Rodell and Forbidden Society.
a Katharsys – Psychosis
b Katharsys & Forbidden Society – Domination
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New D&B Promos
DIS046 – Nymfo / Cern & Nymfo – Recollection / Desert Heat – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Here we present a mighty talented D & B export from Holland in the form of Nymfo; His tracks can be frequently heard in drum and sets almost everywhere from everyone and we’re sure that the featured A side “Recollection” that he presents for us as at Dispatch as his debut release on the label will be no exception! The other track making up this release is just just as devastating as the A side “Desert Heat” which has been written by Dispatch artist Cern & Nymfo together provides the kind of intro that might give a false sense of safety; that is before it drops and releases some solid heavy hitting drum work and some pure internal organ shaking low end sub. A mass of support on this release from the A-list gang such as; Alix Perez, Icicle, London Elektricity, Ulterior Motive, Ant TC1, Total Science, Survival, Fierce, Spectrasoul, Hybris, Skeptical, Vicious Circle, Universal Project, Stray, Anile, Octane & DLR, EBK, State of Mind, Judda & Krakota.
a Nymfo – Recollection
aa Cern & Nymfo – Desert Heat
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RGB001 – Cubist – Action / Baby – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Hailing from Melbourne Australia. Cubist featured in Knowledge Magazine’s Top 10 Producers to watch out for in 2010. Cubist is now launching his own Label – ‘Colours Recordings’. His music is supported by Grooverider, DJ Hype, DJ Die, DJ Brockie, Nicky Blackmarket, Doc Scott, Fabio, DJ SS plus many more. Cubist comes with the freshness for RGB001. Smacking popping drums and a sneaky dirty bass line makes Action pack the punch. It will fill the hole in your record bag that’s been waiting for a tune like Action. With a funky haunting vocal hook ‘Watch your Action’, this tune spikes, rolls and bounces in all the right places. With support from Grooverider it is guaranteed to bring the freshness that you need. With similar hard hitting drums. Baby brings the funk. Influenced by the sounds of Full Cycle, Baby’s mesmerising ‘whooping’ baseline will get the dance floor grooving. With it’s West Coast Hip Hop vocal samples and bass switch up. Baby has the all the ingredients necessary to groove. Cubist records all his drums in his studio. He has previously released with Grid Recordings, Advisory plus more. His latest tracks are getting support from heavy hitters such as Grooverider, Crissy Criss, Nicky Blackmarket, DJ Die plus many more…
a Cubist – Action
b Cubist – Baby
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DMND004 – BTK & Optiv – Crawler / Music Within – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. It’s clear to see that the first half of 2011 has been an amazing one for Demand Records. With their first release jumping straight into the Beatport charts at #1, the second seeing Nymfo’s first ever remix and with the ink still drying on the license request for Demand’s third release to appear on the latest compilation CD from UKF, it’s clear that this label has achieved more than most start-ups. So it’s no real surprise that the fourth outing from the Swiss-owned imprint is something special too. Here we see Cause 4 Concern member and highly accomplished solo producer, Optiv, team up with Renegade Hardware’s BTK to craft two incredible drum & bass tracks with a completely unique feel. ‘Crawler’ features Presence Known on the beats who helps Optiv & BTK to craft a tribal drum-led slice of D&B with expertly placed sound FX and atmospheric touches. This is like a modern twist on the classic Virus sound, flexing delicate and understated beats with winding mid range synths and deep sub-bass. Impeccable! Backing it up is ‘Music Within’ featuring Podage & LaMeduza. Building slowly and gradually with powerful vocals, once again we’re treated to an education in the art of subtle drum & bass. If you’re looking for rinsed out amens and heavily distorted reese basslines then turn your attentions elsewhere, because this track is as beautiful as it is elegant. It won’t be turning any raves upside down, but that’s not really the point of good music, is it?
a BTK & Optiv Ft. Presence Known – Crawler
aa BTK & Optiv Ft. Podage & LaMeduza – Music Within
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BCHEM004 – Gein & Cooh – Motherfucker / Schizm – 12″ Vinyl
‘Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as serious as physics, chemistry, or money’ With a mindset of D.I.Y. and a vision of the future, drum and bass producers GEIN have unleashed their record label BAD CHEMISTRY RECORDINGS on the world’s ears. And with five years of production credit, as well as 5 years of record label management with HABIT RECORDINGS, the trio is set to stir up the drum and bass scene with a conceptual label that defies people’s set standards. With Bad Chemistry, GEIN is turning heads all across the board with collaborations you would come to expect, never expect, as well as new solo material that breaks stereotypes. And with support from major players in the drum and bass world, the hype is growing daily. With the 4th release, GEIN brought us ‘Motherfucker’ produced by GEIN, backed with ‘Schizm’ a collab with COOH!
a Gein – Motherfucker
b Gein & Cooh – Schizm
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CLS015 – Bulb feat. MC Fava / Command Strange – Still There / Emotions – 12″ Vinyl
Drum and bass is a worldwide thing and Celsius keeps on delivering good music no mather where it was made. BULB straight from Vladimir Russia teaming up with Germany’s most hyped mc FAVA. Nice spaced out intro with vocals from the FAVA leading way to the rolling sounds of a melodic-bomb. Keep an eye on this man. He is already getting noticed with his latest outing appearing in Markus Intalex Soulution Radio and Microfunk podcast. His ‘Distinctions of the same’ tune with Tiiu vocals, appeared in Hospital June Democast and in 2011 it was released on Med School’s ‘New Blood 011′ compilation. For the flip we have Command Strange straight from Kazakhstan! We all know his very impressive debut album ‘Soul Booster’ still available from FOKUZ recordings. This tune is called EMOTIONS and emotional it is. Get your napkins out for this melody will move you.
a Bulb feat. MC Fava – Still There
b Command Strange – Emotions
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D&B Restocks Vinyl
VIO018 – Hive & Gridlok – Standing Room Only
SUBTITLESUK006 – Lenzman & Treez Ft. Jo-s – Stellar / Stuck
SOULR049 – Marcus Intalex – 21 [Vinyl Edition]
New Bass Music CD
NOPPACD001 – Tes La Rok – Them – CD
Tes La Rok’s highly anticipated debut album entitled ‘Them’ will finally see the light of day. Tes La Rok made his name in dubstep circles in 2007 with the massive “Round The World Girls Remix” which immediately positioned him as one of the most exciting artists and definitely one to watch. Anthem releases such as ‘Under The Dancing Feet’ remix for Clouds, ‘Wikidness Remix’ for Mungo’s Hi-Fi, and ‘Up In The Vip / Living Fire’ on Dub Police were soon followed by bookings at DMZ in Brixton and dubstep mecca FWD>> at Plastic People. ‘Them’ features thirteen tracks engineered with precision and care. ‘Invasion’ sets the album off in a deep and minimal flavour followed by the dark and abyssal ‘Earth’. The album title track ‘Them’ mixes techno flavours with tribal percussions and futuristic basslines. ‘Murda’ takes the sound back to the year 2006 which is the year when it was originally composed and luckily recovered from a destroyed hard drive! ‘Virus’ is a dark mutated sci-fi roller followed by ‘You & I’, the track that has been causing waves all over the world. Tes gives a taste of his old junglist roots on 140bpm amen roller ‘Secrets’ and as a follow-up tests his hands on hip hop vibes in ‘Malfunction’. ‘Tribal Ting’ and ‘Spiritual Ting’ showcase the more known Tes La Rok dubwise production and his profound love to dig dub stepper sounds. ‘What’ and ‘From The Shadows’ combine deep & beautiful atmospheres with post-garage drums patterns and subheavy basslines. To bring the album to a finale and give a hint of the future, ‘Turn It Up’ brings in chopped vocals and raw 808 bass. Coming from the land of three months of nearly zero sunlight it is by no means a surprise that this album is deep, dark and futuristic. From the music to the artwork there’s a touch of Bladerunner and Alien. These tracks are being championed by the main players such as Distance, N-Type, Kryptic, Minds, Desto, Pinch, Addison Groove and Cyrus.
1 Tes La Rok – Invasion
2 Tes La Rok – Earth
3 Tes La Rok – Them
4 Tes La Rok – Murda
5 Tes La Rok – Virus
6 Tes La Rok – You & I
7 Tes La Rok – Secrets
8 Tes La Rok – Malfunction
9 Tes La Rok – Tribal Ting
10 Tes La Rok – Spiritual Ting
11 Tes La Rok – What
12 Tes La Rok – Turn It Up
13 Tes La Rok – From The Shadows
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New Bass Music Releases
NCOMP005 – Persist – Blam / Automatic – 12″ Vinyl
DJ support from Rusko, Downlink, Datsik, Funtcase, Doctor P, Trolley Snatcha, Jaguar Skills, Cookie Monsta, Crissy Criss, Young Man, Roksonix, Genetix. ‘Rinse the Fuck Outta this Mug’. Yep you’ve all heard this one!!! Persist is one of the fastest emerging Dubstep artists at the moment. Tracks have been in the boxes of the Dubstep a-list for quite some time now and No Comply have compiled the best two, bringing you Persist’s first artist 12″. Ripping up dancefloors worldwide, Persist’s productions are amongst the loudest and meanest in the game, standing out in sets like a Burka in Midsommer. If you want the sure-fire instant rewind then you’ll be reaching for this 12″. With the ever-fast progressing sound of contemporary Dubstep being sometimes hard to follow, you can be sure that this 12″ is the paramount of now, and Persist is possibly the best gauge of what’s to come.
a Persist – Blam
aa Persist – Automatic
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EXIT031 – Synkro & Indigo – Guidance – 12″ Vinyl
Never afraid to write music from the heart rather than trying to fit a mould Synkro & Indigo bring a refreshing and inspirational sound to the table and Exit Records are proud to provide an outlet for their work. Their dedicated followers have eagerly awaited guidance, and there’s good reason. Awash with lush atmospheres and vocals it’s a track that manages to touch the listener’s soul and becomes more addictive the more it’s listened to. Delayed snare rolls and fills create an ocean of space for the ambience to develop into a warm and cosey blanket of pure bliss. Reflection contains the same emotion triggering qualities as the A side and is the perfect partner. A little more drum based than its accomplice but just as soothing, it takes you through a workout of intricate beat edits and mixes distant classical vocals with subtle chord progressions.
a Synkro & Indigo – Guidance
aa Synkro & Indigo – Reflection
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3024014 – Jon Convex – Convexations – 12″ Vinyl
Coming off the back off a sustained period of acclaim as one half of Instramental (an act who you haven’t heard the last of) we’re incandescently proud to debut longtime 3024 alumni Damon Kirkham’s first solo material as Jon Convex with a sound that strikes off in a direction entirely of its own, while mirroring the roaming analogue methodology of his group’s latter day work. Opener ‘Convexations’ raises the curtain with traces of Yamaha fog and a hollowed out kick before a bassline fusing Giorgio Moroder with The Human Centipede rears up to provide unrelenting forward momentum. Glimpses of dialogue warped to the point of gibberish, an ever growing chorus of muttering percussive synths and a zero gravity drop complete the picture of a ride in cattle class all the way to Pittsburgh. ’Falling Again’ dials back its predecessor’s intensity, evoking a robotic production line take on UKG. A metronomic 2-step rhythm forms the basis for a replicant diva’s final performance while another strikingly organic bass line spends the duration of the track expanding and arcing with all the grace of a particularly low frequency solar flare. Exclusive to the digital version is ‘Order Into Chaos’. The first Jon Convex track we heard, a particularly intense 3024 board meeting saw it declared too good to leave sitting on the shelf. The most (warehouse) floor focused track offered here and a heads down simmering vat of acid, the surface of which sporadically erupts in frothing signal distortion and T1000 kicks. With the audio content taking a turn into harder and darker territory, Erosie’s inimitable artwork provides an inky curve ball by taking his collage series into a softer but no less vivid palette providing another perfect visual counterpoint to proceedings.
a Jon Convex – Convexations
b Jon Convex – Falling Again
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SUBSCUM007 – Crushington – Big Hit / King Koopa – 12″ Vinyl
Finally SCUM recordings unleashes its next talents.. Crushtington hailing from New Zealand is no unknown face in the DnB scene.. can you guess who it is? And like the Dnb they make this Dubstep isn’t for the faint hearted. As your used to from the SCUM camp we’re bringing you next level heavyweight riddims and this release is no exception. The single starts off with Big Hit.. A electrified stepper with a hefty 4×4 drop.. Crushtington shows what their worth right here and now with this one. Smash this one on the decks and see the dancefloor crumble at your feet. No happy jum up styles here just straight up grimness! Next up its King Koopa. Unlike the giant lizard who Super Mario needs to defeat to save his precious princess this is one ferocious, mean, fire breathing track that won’t let go so easy. This one packs a punch that will knock any mushroom or fire flower straight out of your big body in seconds. So better make sure you got some 1up’s to make it through this one!
a Crushington – Big Hit
b Crushington – King Koopa
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NS008R – Girl Unit – Wut (Claude Vonstroke Remixs) – 12″ Vinyl
We were adamant: “no ‘Wut’ remixes”. But when Vonstroke comes knocking you let him in! Driven by CVS’ own enthusiasm for Girl Unit’s 2010 anthem, the Dirty Bird label boss submitted to us three different versions of his remix, each progressively more stripped down. All three transform ‘Wut’ from gleaming crunk anthem to bass-driven house metatool, expanding on its raw big-room essence. Here we release two of the three versions. On side A Vonstroke’s “Undressed” mix borrows Girl Unit’s synth arrangements and vocal tics, keeping all the ecstasy and emotion of the original for its epic swells, which build up to huge cavernous drops of pitched Miami bass hits and clattering 808s. Quintessentially CVS, this is the sound of Night Slugs x Dirty Bird. On side AA is the “Butt Naked Mix” (title picked by Vonstroke in true DB style). This version relates to the original only in the most spectral sense, stripping away almost all of Girl Unit’s stems and melodic elements. The result is a beautifully restrained rhythm track, a machine-like big-room dub that builds and drops so elegantly yet so devastatingly. The work of a true master!
a Girl Unit – Wut (CLAUDE VONSTROKE’s Undressed Mix)
b Girl Unit – Wut (CLAUDE VONSTROKE’s Butt Naked Mix)
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New Bass Music Promos
SWAMP012 – Funkbias – Last Forever / Heaven Sent – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy featuring a embossed sleeve. Very limited supply, do not sleep! Zed Bias teams up with UK house up-and-comer Funk Butcher, Swamp81 pressure.
a Funkbias – Last Forever
b Funkbias – Heaven Sent
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NOPPALP001 – Tes La Rok – Them LP – 12″ Vinyl x 3
Finish copy, Tes La Rok’s highly anticipated debut album entitled ‘Them’ will finally see the light of day. Tes La Rok made his name in dubstep circles in 2007 with the massive “Round The World Girls Remix” which immediately positioned him as one of the most exciting artists and definitely one to watch. Anthem releases such as ‘Under The Dancing Feet’ remix for Clouds, ‘Wikidness Remix’ for Mungo’s Hi-Fi, and ‘Up In The Vip / Living Fire’ on Dub Police were soon followed by bookings at DMZ in Brixton and dubstep mecca FWD>> at Plastic People. ‘Them’ features thirteen tracks engineered with precision and care. ‘Invasion’ sets the album off in a deep and minimal flavour followed by the dark and abyssal ‘Earth’. The album title track ‘Them’ mixes techno flavours with tribal percussions and futuristic basslines. ‘Murda’ takes the sound back to the year 2006 which is the year when it was originally composed and luckily recovered from a destroyed hard drive! ‘Virus’ is a dark mutated sci-fi roller followed by ‘You & I’, the track that has been causing waves all over the world. Tes gives a taste of his old junglist roots on 140bpm amen roller ‘Secrets’ and as a follow-up tests his hands on hip hop vibes in ‘Malfunction’. ‘Tribal Ting’ and ‘Spiritual Ting’ showcase the more known Tes La Rok dubwise production and his profound love to dig dub stepper sounds. ‘What’ and ‘From The Shadows’ combine deep & beautiful atmospheres with post-garage drums patterns and subheavy basslines. To bring the album to a finale and give a hint of the future, ‘Turn It Up’ brings in chopped vocals and raw 808 bass. Coming from the land of three months of nearly zero sunlight it is by no means a surprise that this album is deep, dark and futuristic. From the music to the artwork there’s a touch of Bladerunner and Alien. These tracks are being championed by the main players such as Distance, N-Type, Kryptic, Minds, Desto, Pinch, Addison Groove and Cyrus.
a Tes La Rok – Them
b1 Tes La Rok – Earth
b2 Tes La Rok – Spiritual Ting
c Tes La Rok – You & I
d1 Tes La Rok – Invasion
d2 Tes La Rok – Turn It Up
e Tes La Rok – Virus
f1 Tes La Rok – Murda
f2 Tes La Rok – What
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MEDI046 – Clouds – A Lot Of Calls From No One Part 2 – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy, full colour sleeve, 180g pressing. Clouds are a Finnish electronic music production team that consists of Tommi Liikka and Samuli Tanner. Tommi is a Helsinki native and Samuli comes from a small village deep in rural Finland. The pair met through mutual friends in 1999, and ever since planned on producing music together, hindered by both working on various projects and shows of their own. The plan was finally realised after a string of coincidences and happy accidents led them to sharing a house in the northern suburbs of Helsinki. This is the 3rd release from Clouds on Deep Medi Musik, the follow up to ‘Protecting Hands Pt1&2’.
a Clouds – A Lot Of Calls From No One Part 2
b Clouds – Rest Of The Cycle
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DRNT001 – Dreadnought – Caroline EP – 12″ Vinyl
Dreadnought is the collaborative project between Untold (Hemlock / Hessle Audio) and Samuel Chase (Samuel and the Dragon). The duo’s debut release is the vinyl only ‘Caroline EP’, which features four tracks that mark the genesis of Dreadnought as well as a taster of how the pair’s sound is developing. The individually numbered vinyl-only EP is being pressed in a limited run – there will be no repress. The track ‘Meteorite’ was recently named X-Posure Hot One by Xfm’s John Kennedy with further support coming from Huw Stephens and Mary Anne Hobbs.
a i Dreadnought – Meteorite
a ii Dreadnought – Bathed In Light
b i Dreadnought – Ride The Beast
b ii Dreadnought – Caroline
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HEK011 – James Blake – Order / Pan – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy, James Blake returns to the label that gave him his debut release with two brand new sub heavy club tracks. Hemlock were responsible for his Air And The Lack Thereof single back in 2009. Neither ‘Order’ or ‘Pan’ have appeared on Blake’s soulful, electronic self-titled album from this year; the new material sees the return of Blake into the more sparse, experimental and wobbling bass heavy sound of his earlier work.
a James Blake – Order
aa James Blake – Pan
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EX7006 – Excision & Downlink – Heavy Artillery (SkisM Remix) / Reploid (Document One Remix) – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy, The immense sound of ‘Factory’ has been a staple in the sets of Excision, Datsik and Downlink for months now. Finally it’s available to buy alongside brand new track ‘Yeah’.
a Excision & Downlink – Heavy Artillery (SkisM Remix)
aa Excision & Downlink – Reploid (Document One Remix)
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ORCA004 – xxxy – You Gotta Do You – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Following the huge success of XI’s second release, Orca Recordings is back to deliver its highly anticipated forth instalment; this time from the highly versatile Xxxy , who has delivered two unbelievably cuts for his first 12” on the label. It has been an unbelievable year for Xxxy, with the success of ‘You Always Start It’ on Ten Thousand Yen capturing the attention of many of the scene’s tastemakers including Mount Kimbie, Untold MJ Cole and many others. With his new outing on Orca, Xxxy’s musical style has evolved considerably to incorporate a whole new set of influences and ideas, which leads us to proudly announce that the productions set to be released in the Orca series are ‘You Gotta Do You’ and ‘Open Your Eyes’. ‘You Gotta Do You’ sees Xxxy venture into new sonic territory drawing influence from acid techno, continuing the creative exploration of this classic sound alongside other contemporary artists like Boddika and Blawan. The driving 808’s and futuristic synth arpeggios give this all the heavy vibes of a classic Underground Resistance release with a unique modern interpretation. On the flip, ‘Open Your Eyes’ carries a completely different focus, taking on all the features of an early 90’s jungle anthem and re-contextualizing them into 130bpm amen drivenworkout. Both of these productions are from the ethos that looking into the past for musical inspiration and to create a new breed of sound that is strong enough to smash the biggest clubs but versatile enough to please the most discerning headphone listener.
a xxxy – You Gotta Do You
b xxxy – Open Your Eyes
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BRK020 – Erra – Stax / Jookup – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy, Berkane Sol present the vinyl debut of Erra. Erra comes bursting through your speakers with a riot of tuff drums and sweet melody – its like the sound of someone who’s rinsed their console so much that its gone way beyond high scores and into a full on system meltdown. ‘Stax’ starts out with a dreamy intro which leads into the rudest of wake up calls – a proper peak-time jackin’ synth stab married to a smartly evolved bassline, all driven by concussive garage flavoured rhythms. ‘Jookup’ on the flip again demonstrates Erra’s irresistible talent for blending blissful keys with hectic dancefloor moments, this time really bringing the sickly grime synths to the front, with some cute but disembodied vocals punctuating the action. The 12” follows up Erra’s popular L2S digital release ‘Cake Music’, and neatly shows off this young producers rapid development. These tracks have been getting love from people such as: Al Tourettes (Applepips), Mary Anne Hobbs, Brackles (Rinse FM), N Type (Wheel and Deal), DJ Flight (1 Xtra), Spamchop (Wigflex), 2562 (Tectonic), Shortstuff (Ramp), Cardopusher (Hyperdub), Martyn (3024), Martin Kemp (Blunted Robots), Elgato (Hessle Audio), Selector dub U (Hotflush), Skipple (Sub FM), West Norwood Cassette Library (Teal), King Thing (Fortified)
a Erra – Stax
b Erra – Jookup
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PLATTER002 – S-Max & Spatial – Ms. Rosen Dub / Corti – 12″ Vinyl
The second serving from Schmorgasbord brings together two relatively disparate and unrelated artists, but who both share a uniquely twisted approach to making music. S-Max has been doing his thing for some time, running legendary home all things bizarre in house and techno, Boogizm, and releasing a special kind of groove on labels such as Telegraph, 7th City and Karloff. His original track, ‘Ms. Rosen Dub’, swaggers and sways with the spirit of classic Yorkshire bleeps and bass. The groove is house, but the spirit of adventure is most definitely techno. His remix of Spatial’s ‘Corti’ takes a very different approach, taking a rolling, jungle-like approach to dubstep and nailing it to the groove with stabbing bass notes. Spatial leapt onto the bass music radar late 2008 with his shadowy Infrasonics imprint, and quickly snapped heads with his crisp, refined approach to 2-step rhythms. Since then he’s done things on his own terms, only releasing for himself and mutating his sound over a series of 10”s. ‘Corti’ perfectly demonstrates Spatials unconventional tendencies, lurching and buckling around a perfectly honed splatter of beats, off-centre synths and delirious vocal snippets. Meanwhile on his remix of S-Max, Spatial flips the script once again with a stomping, swung techno angle that hammers the original into an uptempo, fist-pumping banger.
a1 S-Max – Ms. Rosen Dub
a2 S-Max – Ms. Rosen Dub (Spatial’s Size 9 Stomp)
b1 Spatial – Corti
b2 Spatial – Corti (S-Max Remix)
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OUTNL001 – Kastil – Dusty Edits – 12″ Vinyl
File under Disco Edits. As an extension of their Dutch electronic music website Outernational.nl, we present you the newly born imprint Outernational Recordings. The kick off for this unique vinyl series is by Basque County native Kastil who sets the right tone with three wonderful Disco edits at a mid-tempo / slomo pace. Since uploading these tracks to his SoundCloud page, the feedback has been enormous. Side A contains the long, slow and loopy ‘Back to Philadelphia’, where Kastil cleverly plays with the vocals and delay and creates a highly tense build up. There’s no doubt that some large players in the very popular Disco edit culture will play this one out. On the B1 side you find the track ‘SMD’. A track which received great feedback by some key figures on SoundCloud. This track is the ultimate pre-lude for the summer. Fortunately, this is being released just early enough to enjoy this during the European and Northern American summer. With again beautiful vocals floating through the track, this track definitely reminds one of a hot day in the local park. The B2 track is called ‘Rolls Royce’. Perfect as the last track of this release since it’s a long edit which ends with a very atmospheric piano solo that keeps on floating through the last few minutes of the track. All and all, these edits will definitely make some heads turn after the date of release. Supported by: Cosmic Boogie, Dicky Trisco, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Sleazy Beats Recordings, Ben La Desh, 78 Edits, Osvaldo Wilson, Mannmademusic, Gitchell Moore
a Kastil – Back To Philadelphia
b1 Kastil – SMD
b2 Kastil – Rolls Royce
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RWINA013 – Desto – Makowrap EP – 12″ Vinyl
Rwina Records follows up Doshy’s unforgettable ‘Suspiria’ EP with yet another massive and dramatic A-side, this time from Finnish dubstep producer Desto. Like ‘Suspiria’, Desto’s ‘Makowrap’ is all about uncompromising focus, exacting precision and killer melodies, with the normally hyperactive producer temporarily shelving his loopy constructions and frantic arpeggios and instead favouring a measured, slowly building progression instead. Desto’s volatile energy is channelled into bursts of epic, triumphant melody, undeniably anthemic each and every single time they stream out blindingly over the track’s weighty kick, a reminder that this is, in fact, bass music after all. The hushed chords and skittering, exaggerated snares that dribble and melt all over the track put a noticeably hip-hop slant that permeates the rest of the EP. The other two tracks hearken back to the usual kind of colourful dubstep Desto is associated with, all arpeggiated fireworks and topsy-turvy synth chords. ‘Neptune’ staggers down a descending progression into plateaus of sub-bass throb as synths twinkle and shoot out from the empty spaces, playful percussive accents peeking out mischievously, the sound of drum machines misbehaving. The other track on the flipside focus around vocal samples, with ‘Overkrookd’ attacking a frightened vocal with monotonous LFO stabs that occasionally break through into an undersea world of squiggling chords and bubbling melodies, Jokeresque majesty that quickly flatlines back into the track’s unforgiving mechano-skank. Finally, as an exclusive extra digital; ‘React’ drops somersaulting breakbeats over more of those aqueous 8-bit synths, alternately trilling gently and smearing themselves across the wet, mouldy canvas. While it’s quite possibly the label’s most dubstep-centric release yet, Desto’s ‘Makowrap’ is just another in a series of masterful releases combining the most colourful and vibrant sectors of dubstep and grime with hip-hop swagger, melodically rich while keeping them fully focused on the dancefloor.
a Desto – Makowrap
b1 Desto – Neptune
b2 Desto – Overkrookd
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TUBA002 – J Kenzo / The Spit Brothers – Nocturnal Feelings / Beg To Differ (DJG Remix) – 12″ Vinyl
The second release from Dubs Alive’s sister label, TUBA, features the deep and intense sound of the UK’s J:Kenzo. His A side track, Nocturnal Feelings Is a dark, serious work that brilliantly juxtaposes hard bass lines, frantic percussion, and atmospheric depth. The B side debuts The Spit Brothers on vinyl with Beg to Differ, a sub driven, meditative, and minimalistic affair.The record closes with DJG’s Reformat of Beg to Differ. This forward thinking track showcases DJG’s intelligent approach to bass music. His reformat balances the deep with the dance oh-so-well
a J Kenzo – Nocturnal Feelings
b1 The Spit Brothers – Beg To Differ
b2 The Spit Brothers – Beg To Differ (DJG Remix)
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UNTITLED004 – 501 feat. Kaleb – Strings Attached / Smoke And Mirrors – 12″ Vinyl
Strings Attached: The trance intro might leave some confused to what to expect from the drop. But when it does it takes away all confusion and injects you with a shot of adrenaline with it’s catchy bass and filtered vocals courtesy of Kaleb. This tune has had serious impact across the globe as a dubplate and will have an even bigger impact upon it’s release. Smoke and Mirrors: Smoke and Mirrors has Finnish supertalent 501 showing his ability to fuse different elements into one big tune. From the morphing guitars in the intro to the purple drop and twisted vocals with glitchy fx further in it is clear why this producer is hot on every one’s lip. This tune just progresses and progresses and will leave you wanting to flip over to the b-side.
a 501 – Strings Attached feat. Kaleb
b 501 – Smoke And Mirrors
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Bass Music Restocks CD
HFCD004 – Mount Kimbie – Crooks & Lovers
NONPLUSCD003 – Instra:mental – Resolution 653
DOUBT001CD – 2562 – Fever
HESCD001 – Various – Hessle Audio : 116 & Rising
Bass Music Vinyl Restocks
SKULL010 – Shackleton – Soundboy’s Suicide Note
PIPS009 – Instra:mental – Leave It All Behind
HES011 – James Blake – The Bells Sketch
HFLP004 – Mount Kimbie – Crooks & Lovers
RS1007 – James Blake – Klavierwerke EP
RS1009 – Untold – Stereo Freeze
LISHS002 – Von D – The Sunlight / Chacha’s Leggings
NONPLUSLP003 – Instra:mental – Resolution 653 (3×12” Vinyl and Download card)
HF027 – Joy O – Wade In / Jels
RS1003 – James Blake – CMYK EP (Black Vinyl)
SOULR048 – Marcus Intalex – Dusk / TB or not TB?
PLATTER001 – Appleblim & October – NY Fizzzzz / Fountains Of Paradise
ZEN12288 – Mr Scruff – Wobble Control
RS1103BLK – Lone – Echo Locations EP (Black Vinyl)
RS1104 – The Chain – Lostwithiel EP
