STHoldings Ltd

STH releases w/c 16/08/2010

New D&B Releases

DIS038 Leverage / Insight – Cern & Dabs Dispatch Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Dispatch 38 sees the label debut of Cern & Dabs – 2 superb tracks collectively produced both in Italy & New Zealand and landing at the door of Dispatch Recordings UK! Support already from the likes of Laurent Garnier, Teebee, Sabre, Ant TC1, Subterra, AI, DLR, Octane, Lenzman & Survival.

a Cern & Dabs – Leverage
b Cern & Dabs – Insight

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MODULE002 The Cleaner / Raindance – Hybris Critical Presents : Modulations 10″ Vinyl
Modulations is the proud younger sibling of Critical music launched in 2010. The label got a head start with Lenzman and now brings yet more vacuum-packed freshness, this time from new boy Hybris. An awesome second release for the fledgling imprint that’s got people talking throughout the scene. The schedule for Modulations will include artists old and new with each release coming on 10” high grade virgin vinyl in a gorgeous slick housebag. A discerning product for the discerning D&B fan. First up is ‘The Cleaner’ with sharp drums and that dangerous subliminal, almost toxic bassline. Serving as the perfect accompaniment to ‘Raindance’ with its thunder cloud atmospherics, it has the electricity, the thickness in the air and delivers the quiet before the stormy drops. The single is a perfecect combination, even meteorologically, and should make any drum and bass connoisseur fidget with anticipation for more from Hybris. ‘Raindance’ is a hauntingly beautiful take on what we would expect from darkside of drum and bass. The tribal vocals and broken beat percussion make it a tune to be remembered with subtle but sick bass and a fantastic spatial awareness. It shows how less can be so much more with a classy production prowess that many drum and bass veterans still strive for. So hold tight and be prepared to be carried away in the hypnotic magic of ‘Raindance’.
DJ support from Logistics, Nutone, Kasra, Alix Perez, Cyantific, Rockwell and more.

a Hybris – The Cleaner
b Hybris – Raindance

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NONPLUS007 Ochre / Cascade Failure – Vaccine Nonplus Records 12″ Vinyl
Nonplus 007 sees the Californian based producer Vaccine make her debut on the label with a brace of tracks in her signature style of rich musical textures and ingenious drum arrangements. With a wealth of releases on labels such as Hotflush and Tempa, its safe to say that quality control has never been an issue for her and this release is no exception.
a) Vaccine ‘Ochre’ – The a-side ‘Ochre’ with its scratchy lo-fi beats and rugged gliding bassline is textbook Vaccine. An abstract looping vocal brings an almost soulful edge to the track but it still remains tense and gritty throughout. Doing damage in clubs across the world but just as relevant at home, this track will stay in your playlist for the long haul.
aa) Vaccine ‘Cascade failure’ – Slightly mellower than the a-side but on more of an emotive tip, this track plays with orchestral “Burialesque” chords and melodies and really makes you get your thinking cap on. Once again her trademark lo-fi beats and percussion swirl around in seemingly effortless complex patterns, with layer upon layer of chords and melodies the track has so much depth its almost impossible to take it all in with just one listen.

A Vaccine – Ochre
AA Vaccine – Cascade Failure

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VTG002 Comfort Zone – Utah Jazz Vintage Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Two years since his mesmerising debut LP ‘It’s a Jazz Thing’ transported d&b dancefloors across the world back to the halcyon days of early-noughties liquid-funk bliss, the unabashed ambassador of vintage d&b is back doing exactly that: vintage d&b. The template is the same – lavish melodies, spring-fresh beats and unfathomably orginal soul samples – but this history lesson just grew some meaty balls: ‘NRG ’93’ channels the spirit of old-skool hardcore; ‘Skyward Bound’ threads classic Amen clatter and heavy low-end through sublime ’70s guitar loops; and the wrinkle-tastic Ragga Twins jet in to holler magificently over rollicking experimental stepper ‘Enter The Jungle’. Experimental steppers? Utah Jazz? Believe it – true to form, the renowned party-rocking DJ is quite happy bucking all preconceptions as well as ignoring musical trends, and the results are his best work yet.i DJ album review 9/10.

a Utah Jazz – Comfort Zone
b1 Utah Jazz Ft. BMK – NRG ’93
b2 Utah Jazz Ft. DRS – Could You Handle It

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31R045 Recognition / Ice – Felix K 31 Records 12″ Vinyl
Felix K will be a new name to many, but he has been involved within the Berlin music scene for many years. His sound is deep, dubby and hypnotic. The A side track ‘Recognition’ delivers all these elements with the trademark 31 records energetic minimalism . Real drum and bass that will shake your heart and mind in to submission. ‘Ice’ of the flip welds Berlin techno firmly to the D&B tempo. Pulsating from start to finish, Doc Scott provides the underground vibes yet again!

a Felix K – Recognition
b Felix K – Ice

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HUMA8030 Hardcore Will Never Die / Systems Activated – Zardonic Human Imprint 12″ Vinyl
Zardonic join’s forces with Counterstrike & Mumblz. Zardonic’s brand of Drum & Bass has four main elements: the Melodic element (as there’s nothing I hate the most than these stupid dark tracks that have no melody on them and it’s all about noise and no key notes), the Latin element (coming from Venezuela, savage grooves just have to be there), the Industrial element (yup, I like noise, with melody, but always a reason behind my tracks sounding so overcrowded), and obviously the Metal element, since I’m stuck using minor thirds, fourths, fifths, diminished fifths, or ninths, and a lot of amp simulators to add that organic tone in my reeces and leads. That pretty much sums it up. Melody. Latin. Industrial. Metal.

a Zardonic Ft. Counterstrike – Hardcore Will Never Die
aa Zardonic Ft. Mumblz – Systems Activated

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DARKESTRALG001 Down With You / Higher – Pearson Sound Darkestral Galaxicos 12″ Vinyl
Black Vinyl edition. Sleeve will have the extra varnish layer on the darker logos including the logo on the back. Printed on reverse card (uncoated card) with Pantone colour and spot varnish. Ushering in a new project for Darkestral (Galaxicos), Pearson Sound aka Ramadanman gradually opens out a warmly shimmering pad over delicate percussion track that glows over an undercurrent of soft bass propulsion, and makes explicit an emotive, hazy, laidback vibe for the ensuing long summer days ahead on the delightful ‘Down With You’. Like drowning in a velveteen cloud, ‘Down With You’ describes a place or a state of being that feels wholly desirable. ‘Higher’ alternatively takes you in different directions at the same time, personal, pastoral, dreamlike, imaginary.. summer again but with a ratchet rhythm that keeps you wide eyed at this environment of fantastical scenery he has created. At once tripped out and hallucinatory but with a relaxed and childlike sense of play. As featured on the FabricLive50 Autonomic compilation.

a Pearson Sound – Down With You
aa Pearson Sound – Higher

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New D&B Promos

VOOMUSIC002 Voodoo 2 – Raiden & Khanage Voodoo Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. We are proud to bring you Voodoo Music 002. After the success of debut release from head honcho Raiden, Voodoo comes correct once more for the second release. Two tracks from Raiden & Khanage that continue the ongoing collaborative partnership between the pair that has seen releases on Renegade Hardware & Offkey- and now its the turn of V002. The tracks have been supported by Doc Scott, dBridge, Loxy, Rockwell, Genotype, Morphy & Data amongst others. Here is the lowdown. Amnesia Haze: The track began life at 2am on a pitch black winters night in Tallinn after Raiden & Khanage had been worked on ‘King Stays King’ and the ‘Mirage Remix’. After a break in studio time listening to Jeff Mills’ most abstract works the track began to roll out. Guided by the substance that the track takes its name from the pair wanted to create a brooding, sinister tribal banger- and without a doubt achieved this. Pounding sub bass, rolling percussion and haunting strings all add to the picture, the word Voodoo could not be more any appropriate when it comes to Amnesia Haze. The track ignited the flame that is voodoo music.
8798: Encouraged by the reactions to ‘Haze’ Raiden & Khanage followed up with 8798- The perfect tune to pair with Haze. The track carries a stark vibe, driven by percussion, tense drum work and accents and effects that further add to the landscape of the track. In contrast to the textures of ‘Haze’,’8798′ carries on a single minded mission. Underpinned by a bass that is 50,000 leagues below- 8798 moves along with weighty confidence as a result of the rumbling frequency. The brief was very clear from the very beginning for these two tracks- to come with something that was unmistakably voodoo, bringing you a complete picture of what the label represents, and without having to put that into anymore words than we have already – We think you know.

a Raiden & Khanage – Amnesia Haze
b Raiden & Khanage – 8798

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RISE022 Mind Consumption / Generator – Uman ft. Illy MC / Uman & BTK Uprising Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Kicking off the first instalment in a series of fresh releases, including the long awaited new album from label owner Concord Dawn, Uman, one third of the immensely popular BLOKHE4D, brings his unique sound to Uprising Records. ‘Mind Consumption’ sees Illy MC’s vocals run through the gritbox and layered with winding, grinding reeses and stepping beats that won’t fail to get the dance moving. On the flip Uman teams up with one of Brazil’s finest exports, BTK, to create ‘Generator’ an epic ride into face-pounding drum & bass territory. Uman’s technical expertise is on display here as the mixdowns are as fat as they are crisp. A great way to kick off the new Uprising season! DJ Support: Andy C, Ed Rush & Optical, DJ Marky, Hype, Chase & Status, High Rankin, ShockOne, Simon Bassline Smith, DC Breaks, Crissy Criss, Shimon, Crystal Clear, The Qemists, The Prototypes, DJ Vapour, BTK, Muffler, Temper D, DJ Go, Tantrum Desire and more.
“Heavy stuff!” – Simon Bassline Smith
“Reminds me why I still love D&B. Seriously sick” – High Rankin

a Uman ft. Illy MC – Mind Consumption
b Uman & BTK – Generator

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WARM017 Never Let You Go / This Is Our House – Seba Warm Communications 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies promo. Not many producers in drum & bass or music in general can have the sort of career where every piece of music that comes out of their studio is pure excellence. Sebastian Ahrenberg is one of the few musicians that fits easily into the category of excellence. And while he might not have releases coming out every month, you can be certain when his music is released, fans are in line drooling. A. NEVER LET YOU GO A solid & punchy two step pattern kicks things off with shuffling clicks and sets things up nicely for this ethereal beauty! A deep as the sea reese drives the tune along before we are introduced to the most sublime vocal beckoning us to touch her soul. If you love Seba’s recent output ie…Return to Forever or Painted Skies, then this one is definitely for you!!! AA. THIS IS OUR HOUSE House samples in drum & bass? That’s unheard of! Actually we all know that’s incorrect, but when done by Seba it takes on a different meaning. Giving a huge nod back to the oldschool, we see Seba delving into pure house inspired drum & bass. Shuffling drums with added chop switch-ups along with pulsating bass rolls the tune along. The classic vocal “Let there be house” commands us and keeps our attention leading up to the amazing breakdown. Cascading arpeggios along with the extended sample make this a great tune in a way only Seba can pull off!

a Seba – Never Let You Go
aa Seba – This Is Our House

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SW008 South London Nights – Nebula / Reactiv Scientific Wax 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Nebula ‘South London Nights’ More magic from Nebula with the much anticipated South London Nights mixing up the rough with the smooth in his own inimitable fashion. Reactiv ‘Midnight Star’ Reactiv’s vinyl debut offers the smoother side of the Scientific Wax sound, with Midnight Star taking things deeper but still keeping the beats rolling. Lush melodies combine with fat basslines, this is one for the deep heads. Reactiv ‘Necessary Evil’ Reactiv flips the script with a deep and rolling piece of 2-step garage… prepare to be surprised!

a Nebula – South London Nights
b1 Reactiv – Midnight Star
b2 Reactiv – Necessary Evil

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D&B Restocks Vinyl

CRIT024 Pain (Brookes Brothers Remix) – SKC & Bratwa / Futurebound Critical Music 12″ Vinyl
CRIT038 Alibi (Break Remix) / Organiser – Spectrasoul Critical Music 12″ Vinyl
EXITLP003 Survival LP (Vinyl Format) – Survival Exit Records 12″ Vinyl x 3
REDSEAL005 Judgement Day EP – Calibre Samurai Red Seal 12″ Vinyl x 2
RDR001 Your Way / Daydreamin – Netsky Radar Records 12″ Vinyl
FREAK034 Trust and Blood – Kantyze Freak Recordings 12″ Vinyl

D&B Restocks CD Albums

VTGCD001 Vintage – Utah Jazz Vintage Recordings CD

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno releases

RAMP034 Fast Motion – Becoming Real Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Becoming Real is a young producer residing in a forgotten suburbia, busy channeling his very own post-apocalyptic vision of London. A spectre-like entity flitting between a range of electronic frequencies, his self-termed ‘Ghost-Step’ sound is as much influenced by a conceptual future dystopia as by luminaries Zomby &Mount Eerie. Re-imagining the iciest of grime synths through a warped K Records aesthetic, Becoming Real has forged a frozen universe that still retains an unequivocally human feel. Charged with future-dread, this is music for seas drowned in oil, tar-coated forest landscapes, and a prophesised world of underwater clubs and haunted dancefloors. After a sold out debut white label release last year, Becoming Real is ready to emerge in 2010 with the release of ‘Fast Motion’ / ‘Jen’s Clock’, backed with a Scratcha DVA remix of Fast Motion.

a1 Becoming Real – Fast Motion
a2 Becoming Real – Jen’s Clock
b1 Becoming Real – Fast Motion (DVA’s Hi Emotions Remix)

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ISP004 When I Rest I Rust / The Next Meal – Al Tourettes If Symptoms Persist 12″ Vinyl
ISP is proud to present Al Tourettes, highly regarded by the likes of Appleblim and Maryanne Hobbs as one of the most inventive and innovative producers around at the moment. Al makes his debut for If Symptoms Persist with 2 fresh tracks of quality electronic machine funk! Combining many elements from Electro, Techno, Dubstep and Electronica, his music is characterised by complex polyrhythms, gritty sub-bass, and extreme digital effects processing, all bound together by a heavy dose of funk.
“Al’s live set has to be seen, up there with Shackleton for a great example of people really playing a live set rather than just pressing play on a pre-cued mix…am smashing his tunes on a regular basis!” – Appleblim
“I’ve got a serious crush on this boy, definitely one of my favourite producers right now!” – Mary Anne Hobbs BBC Radio 1
Tune of the month in Mixmag!

a Al Tourettes – When I Rust I Rest
aa Al Tourettes – The Next Meal

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HEK008 Glut / Tempest – Ramadanman Hemlock Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finally released! Following the critically acclaimed EP on his own Hessle Audio imprint David Kennedy a.k.a Ramadanman touches down on Hemlock in equally ground breaking style. a. Glut sees Ramadanman strike out with a new palette of unexplored influences. Ghosts of 80’s electro, ghetto-tech and jungle are delivered with booming 808’s subs ensuring maximum vibration in the dance. aa. Tempest has become a tribal rave anthem, furiously smashing out hypnotic drums and sirens that ride upon elephantine sub bass. Arguably Ramadanman’s most relentless and enchanting work to date. Both tunes getting big support from Loefah, Ben UFO, Joe Nice , Gilles Peterson, Rob Da Bank, Mary Anne Hobbs

a Ramadanman – Glut
aa Ramadanman – Tempest

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FREQ003 Tell Me (Original Mix & Distance / Silkie / Von D Remixes) – Mr Lager Ft. Alys Be Sub Freq 12″ Vinyl x 2
Chef’s mighty Sub Freq Label returns with a double pack of Anthem pressure. The massive ‘Tell Me’ a slo mo deep, haunting bass number with the eerie tones of Alys Be absolutely annihilates. When that vocals comes in just makes you close your eyes forget everything. Essential EP of real Dubstep! Massive support from Gilles Peterson, Hatcha, Skream and Mary Anne Hobs to name a few!!!

a Mr Lager Ft. Alys Be – Tell Me
b Mr Lager Ft. Alys Be – Tell Me (Distance Remix)
c Mr Lager Ft. Alys Be – Tell Me (Silkie Remix)
d Mr Lager Ft. Alys Be – Tell Me (Von D Remix)

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EAST003 Crackhouse Vol.2 12″ Sampler – Zinc Zinc Music 12″ Vinyl
Limited 12” promo sampler. DJ Zinc’s Crack House 2 is an exploration of vibrant, bass-heavy house music. Crack House 2 embraces elements of dubstep, UK funky, grime, garage and even, on Old Flame, classic Prodigy-style rave sonics. Angela Hunter, who featured in Zinc’s first dose of Crack House and also played a part Jay-Z’s all-conquering Empire State Of Mind, makes a welcome return here for steamy, suggestive and deceptively catchy Gimme The Camera. London grime star and Boy Better Know lynchpin JME, aka Jamie Adenuga – features on the rugged and raw Let’s Go. Crack House 2 reflects both Zinc’s reinvigorated, refreshed approach and the current adventurous spirit of dance music – a welcome shift that’s leading to fresh hybrid sounds, genremelting collaborations and an all round creative renaissance.
Current supporters of Zinc include; Trevor Nelson, Annie Mac, Zane Lowe, MistaJam, Benji B, Rob Da Bank, Ras Kwame, Toddla T, Geeneus, Pete Tong, Fat Boy Slim, Sinden and Redlight.

a1 Zinc – Gimme The Camera ft Angela Hunte
a2 Zinc – Lets Go ft JME
b Zinc – Nexx

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New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

DP041 DUBPOLICE / SCION Limited Edition Pt.2 – The Others / LD Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Part 2 of 3, tracks originally featured on the Scion-Audio Dub Police compilation released over the in the States. This time The Others step up with ‘Quantum Leap’ a dancefloor smasher with signature Other’s vibes, big support for this track – Watch out for their brand new solo single coming soon on Dub Police! LD steps up on the flip for a tribal-stepper, more music needed from this man always coming with a different approach.

a The Others – Quantum Leap
aa LD – Oh Yeah

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RAMP036-2 The Summer Of Shortstuff EP Part 2 – Shortstuff Ramp Recordings 10″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Shortstuff dribbled this EP out of his arse. It took him 12 months – he worried about everything, accomplished nothing, and then called it something stupid. By the end of the process, everybody at RAMP wanted to die. The end result is a 6 track EP, released on 3 separate 10” throughout August, with the whole EP coming out digitally on the 30th with bonus digital only track “Naughty Step”. DJ support from Scuba, Roska, Loefah, Jackmaster, Ben UFO, Ramadanman, Pangea, Scratcha, Lvis 1990, Brackles, Toddla T.

a Shortstuff – Tweaked
b Shortstuff – Galaxy

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HEK009 Tower Block / Béton Brut – TRG Hemlock Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. TRG drops the bpm but stands tall for his first outing on Hemlock. Eschewing any notion of ‘feminine pressure’ in favour of a new stripped-back, brutalist sound. A- Side ‘Tower Block’ Straight-estate and 808s. This is the sound of Croydon, Sheffield and Detroit past, demolished and re-built in Cosmin’s unique style. On the flip ‘Beton Brut’ Let’s get brutal. An unsteady climb through some seriously dark space towards a pounding climax. Straight-up his most bare and jacking tune to date.

a TRG – Tower Block
b TRG – Béton Brut

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BRK015 Bleeps / Idée D’un Tropique – Bowly Berkane Sol 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. After leaving behind the Somalian pirates, Geiom is cruising the sunny waters of the Indian Ocean when he picks up a distress signal on his scanner. He follows the signal until he locates a tiny remote island and a guy called Bowly, who said that he was on his way from France to the New World, but got totally lost. Judging by the age of the map he was using its easy to see how. Bowly spent his time on the island hanging out with the locals who amuse themselves by creating a unique style of music on some amazing handcrafted instruments. Geiom helps Bowly get on his way again, and leaves him with a more useful map. Some months later, Bowly beams over his music as a gift from his new found homeland in Canada – the tracks are like some strange mutation of those distant tropical players and the UK-based pirate radio transmissions that Bowly has been tuning into – Geiom loves the result and decides to send them straight over to Transition in London for mastering and release on Berkane Sol. This 12” has been getting played by selectors like – Subswara crew NYC (Soul Motive), Brackles (RinseFM), Grevious Angel (Soul Jazz), Martin Kemp (Blunted Robots), Cooly G (Hyperdub), Shortstuff (Ramp), Spamchop (Wigflex), Oneman (RInseFM)…

a Bowly – Bleeps
b Bowly – Idée D’un Tropique

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WNCL002 Jump Up and Bounce / Mad Again (Du Ting Mix) – DJ C WNCL Recordings 10″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Karnival time is upon us so get armed and get ready with two vocal mash ups from DJ C. Inventor of Boston Bounce., DJ C has a portfolio boasting remixes for M.I.A and Warrior Queen and releases on Ninja Tune, Soul Jazz plus his own Mashit label. WNCL recordings proudly presents Jump Up & Bounce (described by Untold as ‘a great, timeless classic’) paired with the bleep heavy Mad Again. Its getting hot in here… Support from Untold, 2562, Martin Kemp, Pariah & Hanuman.

a DJ C – Jump Up and Bounce
aa DJ C – Mad Again (Du Ting Mix)

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CHEAP021X The Twelfth Step EP – Project Bassline Cheap Thrills 12″ Vinyl
Limited Vinyl promo. The insatiable classic ‘Drop The Pressure’ whipped clubs into a frenzy and we now have more mayhem for your floors! Project Bassline (aka Wideboys) are back with some added punch and gnarly bass lines in the shape and form of ‘The Twelfth Step’ EP. Two original bass-y treats plus remixes of the title track from Hervé on a jungle tip and two step flex from young upstart Melé. ‘The Twelfth Step’ EP kick starts the first in a series of huge summer Cheap Thrills releases as the label continues its insatiable rise. Look out for music from Reset!, Hervé, Speaker Junk, Kill Frenzy, Detboi and Franzy Scanner. August brings about the release of one of our most favourite singles of the moment, it could only be Fake Blood ‘I Think I Like It’… getting huge props across the radio and continued support from you, let’s keep it up and make it the worthy hit its meant to be.

a1 Project Bassline – The Twelth Step
a2 Project Bassline – Quantum Mechanics
b1 Project Bassline – The Twelth Step (Herve’s Jungle Step Refix)
b2 Project Bassline – The Twelth Step (Mele Remix)

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PHONICA005 Play The Game EP – Midland Phonica Records 12″ Vinyl
London’s Phonica Records calls upon new talent Midland for its fifth 12″ release, a four track EP that also includes a remix from Dexter. The Leeds-based producer is set to blow up in 2010, having announced his arrival last month with the “Your Words Matter” 12″ on Aus Music, a collaboration with pal Ramadanman. “Play The Game” begins moodily, Midland setting the scene with deep dub-chords before letting rip with a beautifully controlled breakbeat and a warm, insistent bassline. When the doleful string-pads arrive you know you’re dealing with an anthem, and the intensity continues to rise as yearning, ethereal vocal snippets a la Burial, Pangaea or Joy Orbison skirt of the rhythm’s surface. The track is a masterclass in building tension, with a succession of nail-biting builds giving way to subtle but devastating drops, and in this Midland shows uncommon maturity for such a young producer. On the remix front we find Holland’s one and only Dexter. Fresh from “Redbox” – on Steffi’s Dolly imprint, Dexter completely reinvents Midland’s “Play The Game”, turning out a finished product that really doesn’t sound like anything else out there right now. Driven by a warped, distorted bassline that recalls the hoover sound of 90s Belgium and Kevin Saunderson in his pomp, teamed with dramatic strings, old-school percussion and positively oceanic breakdowns, it’s big-room, electro-inflected techno of the highest order. “Leitmotif” finds Midland exploring an even deeper techno style, strengthening the groove with spectral FX and panning, dubbed-out percussion, and then scything it in half with a buzzing, trance-inducing bassline – this one has ’secret weapon’ written all over it, primed for the club but with a pleasingly introspective quality as well. ‘Head Down’ continues Midland’s penchant for melodic, echodrenched chords and disembodied vocal textures, this time riding an irresistibly skippy 4/4 rhythm. With the release of this EP Midland is no longer up-and-coming – he’s v

a1 Midland – Play The Game
a2 Midland – Redbox
b1 Midland – Play The Game (Dexter Remix)
b2 Midland – Leitmotif

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FRPDUBSTEP020 Dumb It Down – Down Jones Foulplay Dubstep 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Down Jones puts 2 big bad and heavy tracks out on Foulplay Dubstep imprint uptill this release it has been a strickley digital label but with these 2 tunes they had to go out on vinyl. Dumb it down is an industrial styley track but with a hard ragga vocal hook to suck you into the tune. Do it to it features a raw hip hop vocal and with 6 block on the remix you know it’s a heavy tune.

a Down Jones – Dumb It Down
b Down Jones – Do It To It (6Block Remix)

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Dubstep / Funky / Techno Vinyl Restocks

KAP001 Holly Brook Park – Joker Kapsize CD x 2
BASSHEAD001 Control (Skream remix) – 12th Planet Ft Emu Basshead Music 12″ Vinyl
KAP002 Play Doe – Rustie & Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
RAMP015 The Lie – Zomby Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
HFT006 Sweat – Untold Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
HFRMX001ii The Knowledge (Untold remix) / Candyfloss (Loefah remix) – Toasty Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
KAP003 Do It! – Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
KAP004 Purple City – Ginz & Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
BFR001 Biscuit Factory – Benga & Walsh Biscuit Factory Records 12″ Vinyl
SINS003 The Croydon Dubheadz Part 2 – Various Sin City Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
KAP005 Tron – Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
TOTTER23 It’s Working EP – Gremino Rag and Bone 12″ Vinyl

Dubstep / Funky / Techno Restocks CD

DPCD001 My Style – Caspa Dub Police Records DD

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New DnB Releases

RECIPE006 Clean Break / Voyager – Phobia Ingredients Records 12″ Vinyl
(EACH COPY COMES WITH A FREE RECIPE CARD FROM THE ARTIST)
Phobia, known for his releases on Renegade Hardware, Critical & his own Coded Music imprint, makes a guest appearance on Ingredients. “Clean Break” has been receiving loads of attention, with it’s solid, head nodding beats & huge rhythmical bassline. This is a wicked tune to get your groove on! “Voyager” on the flip features Baron Von Alias and is a murkier affair. Tough beats, moody riffs and grimey basslines. Dj support from Phobia, Kasra, Teebee, Presha, Lee.

a Phobia – Clean Break
b Phobia Ft. Baron Von Alias – Voyager

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RISE021 Mindless – Trei Uprising Records 12″ Vinyl
Stylistically inhabiting a musical landscape populated with driving jump-up drum breaks, angular melodic synthesiser patterns and driving pulse-like bass lines, as a musical entity TREi is a genuine composer and artist. An individual capable of easily dispelling the knob-twiddling computer programmer connotations far too often associated with the more throwaway aspects of dance music. Dose is fast proving himself as not only one of New Zealand’s leading solo drum & bass artist’s but one of the rising stars of the drum & bass scene world wide. Dose’s productions cover a wide range of the drum & bass spectrum, from the harder hitting edge to the softer, deeper and more melodic side in which his dj sets portray. Dose’s tunes have been picked up and supported by a wide range of established international artist such as Break, Friction, Survival, Shimon, State of Mind, The Upbeats and many more.

a Trei – Mindless
b Trei & Dose – Hot Foot

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APHA003 Dust Ball / The Trunk – Fracture & Neptune Astrophonica 12″ Vinyl
Fracture and Neptune are back this month with another killer release on their own Astrophonica label. They first released back in 2001 on the infamous Droppin’ Science label, which still influences and shapes their sound. In September 2009 they decided to unleash their own label, a label that is about pushing the boundaries and broadening the dimensions of D&B, so much so they already have support from fans such as Aphex Twin, Amon Tobin and DJ Food. With the re-emergence of D&B and the huge creative capacity this is the ideal time for a label with such genre-pushing potential. This is the third instalment and is a sign that the label is getting stronger and stronger with each release. “Dust Ball” and “The Trunk” have received heavy play across the DnB scene with top DJs such as Doc Scott, DBridge, Marcus Intalex, Zero T and Jubei caning both tracks. “Dust Ball” was also featured on Loxy’s CX11 podcast. Support has also come from outside the DnB scene with DJs such as Laurent Garnier loving this release. The vinyl version of this release was 100% manufactured in the UK and pressed at the legendary Ex-EMI plant ‘The Vinyl Factory’ on high quality 140grm vinyl. This plant uses old presses from the EMI golden days so who knows what other classic records have been pressed before Astrophonica? The organic textures of ‘Dust Ball’ develop over a back bone of tight, snappy beats and an ever evolving bassline while ‘The Trunk’ sees the duo fuse tough 80s drum machines with edgy science fiction atmospheres and heavy low-end to create a paranoid stepper for the floor. Ewan Cook (iDJ Magazine – May 2010 – 8/10 Recommended) “Dust Ball shows the pair have been hunkering down at the nu-skool trough in style, its peak/morph filterings, warpish breaks and this soup of reverbed analogue goodness doing the seriously wonky, chunky damage. Do not miss.”

a Fracture & Neptune – Dust Ball
b Fracture & Neptune – The Trunk

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QUI001 Quincy / Pharcyde VIP – Utah Jazz Unknown 12″ Vinyl
Very limited white label. This is an absolute gem from the king of retro-soul dancefloor dynamite, taking ‘Summer in the City’ and turning it into a shuffling, sassing, bass-fudged old skool classic. Connoisseurs may proceed directly to the VIP version, which features vocals from the Pharcyde’s ‘Passing Me By’ that also sampled the original Quincy track back in the early ’90s. Nice! 9/10i IDJ Single of the month May 2010.
‘Quincy’ finally arrives on 12” courtesy of Utah Jazz – in the lead up to his highly anticipated 2nd studio album and new label ‘Vintage’. One of the most played Drum & Bass tracks on BBC Radio 1 so far this year with over 90 minutes of airtime last month.
DJ support from: Annie Mac, Fabio & Grooverider, DJ Hype, Storm, MistaJam, Rob Da Bank, Ras Kwame, Ross Allen, Toddla T, Bailey and Pete Tong!

a Utah Jazz – Quincy
b Utah Jazz – Pharcyde VIP

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CONCEPT001 Ganjah Plant / My Flow – Dub Zero / DJ Vast Concept Recordings 12″ Vinyl
A DUB ZERO – GANJAH PLANT. Fresh from his outings on formation, dubdamage , and XS comes his next instalment on The first release on this imprint. dub zero brings a dubbed out jump up track that has been causing serious damage on the Dance floor, with support from crissy criss, crystal clear, logan d, garry k, and Kenny Ken. AA. DJ VAST – MY FLOW After the huge success of ‘The Mummy’ on dubdamage, DJ Vast bring this track to the table, big beats and dancefloor vibes make this a wicked tune for the party.
Support from crissy criss, crystal clear, logan d, garry k, and Kenny Ken.

A Dub Zero – Ganjah Plant
AA DJ Vast – My Flow

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SMPTM007 Smash & Grab / Taken – Bulletproof Smptm 12″ Vinyl
Smptm returns after a brief pit stop.. but their back with another slab of neurofunking danger. Syndrome affiliate Bulletproof steps up for another bigtime roller as Smash & Grab takes you back to the good tech days. heavy sublines with funky midranges show that Bulletproof knows what he’s doing as always. “Taken” takes a completely different turn… Bulletproof rocks up with dark and deep breaks combined with funky bongo’s to show that he has more up his sleeve. Drive up the sub with this one SMPTM is ready to rock!

a Bulletproof – Smash & Grab
b Bulletproof – Taken

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New DnB Promos

CIADK025 Solid Shout – Krakota & Judda C.I.A. Deep Kut 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Krakota & Judda are two names to watch. A side Solid Shout’ was Fabio’s rewind track last week. Crisp beats and nasty basslines deliver the bassface everytime. Callow on the flip is heavy grimey badness. Dark funk from the south coast.

a Krakota & Judda – Solid Shout
b Krakota & Judda – Callow

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NONPLUS006 Nothing Is Certain LP 12” Sampler – ASC Nonplus Records 12″ Vinyl
This is the 12″ sampler for ‘Nothing Is Certain’. The main event is set to follow very shortly after. The wait is nearly over! The Autonomic crew have been at the forefront of the movement currently breathing new life into Drum & Bass music. Whether through their fantastic series of podcasts or releases on DBridge’s Exit and Instra:Mental’s NonPlus record labels, people are starting to take notice. No stranger to DnB himself with releases under his belt on Covert Ops and Nu-Directions to name a few, producer James Clements aka ASC was called up in late 2009 for the 3rd release on Nonplus, (‘Porcelain/Focus Inwards’) and the rest is history. With his tracks being featured on dBridge & Instra:mental’s recent Fabriclive mix and ASC is a name you’re going to be hearing a lot more of.

a1 ASC – Phobos
a2 ASC – Oort Cloud
aa ASC – Matter Of Time

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VTG001 Take No More – Utah Jazz Vintage Recordings 12″ Vinyl
First 12” Vinyl taken from the new album Vintage.You heard it here first: UTAH JAZZ, D&B’s very own “soul prince” (iDJ magazine), is back – and he’s brought only the very best… After two globe-spanning years touring his remarkable debut LP ‘IT’S A JAZZ THING’, the DJ, producer and remixer extraordinaire returns this summer with his brand new record label and long-playing masterpiece: Finish copies. ‘VINTAGE’. Joined by a host of stars – including multi-million selling Royksopp vocalist CHELONIS R JONES, drum & bass legend JONNY L Soul:R’s MC DRS and jungle dons the mighty RAGGA TWINS – this matchless funk alchemist is set to break new ground once again – and give dancefloors worldwide yet another premium injection of future-funking soul. Throwaway D&B this is not. This is fine wine matured specially for the head and the feet: rich in spice, sass and soul. Forget the alco-pops and cheap vodka: Utah Jazz deals in VINTAGE. And now, from the man responsible for some of the finestliquid-funk in drum & bass history, comes a brand new LP of original dancefloor gold…Ten years deep into the music and still maturing – classic track by classic track – Utah Jazz is back with his finest crop to date.

a Utah Jazz – Take No More
b1 Utah Jazz – Bunny Boiler
b2 Utah Jazz – Skyward Bound

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HUMA8029 Planet Human / Flux – SPKTRM Human Imprint 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. Over the past several years, Raphael Johnson AKA SPKTRM has become widely acknowledged as one of the most upcoming producers in the American drum & bass scene. Following his debut release in 2006, he was picked up by some of the scene’s heaviest hitters; including Dieselboy’s Human Imprint Recordings, Evol Intent Recordings, Barcode Recordings and Gein’s imprint Habit Recordings among others; and a strong set of releases (both forthcoming and current) were signed immediately. Always evolving, SPKTRM’s sound has undoubtedly gone through quite the transformation. Today, his productions range from hard hitting, dancefloor steppers to dark, sinister broken beat chaos; and lately his fascination with the fusion of deeper drum & bass vibes with elements of traditional funk and jazz. The only thing that surpasses his production style in diversity is his live shows. SPKTRM has been known to incorporate everything from the harshest of breaks and sub sonic basslines to the smooth, airy sounds of soul infused liquid drum & bass into his sets. During the summer of 2009, he took part in the first wave of the heavy metal inspired concept tour, Monsters of Jungle; alongside such artists as Dieselboy, The Upbeats, Demo, Ewun, Infiltrata, Mayhem and Evol Intent (The crew is expected to reunite in 2010 to complete a full length North American tour). Most recently, SPKTRM has linked up with Los Angeles based producer Gridlok, and is working on tunes for his infamous Project 51 Recordings. He also has additional releases lined up for the new year, as well as remixes and collaborations with the likes of Gein, Demo, Joanna Syze and Dieselboy to name a few. Through constant and tireless work, SPKTRM is rapidly making a well established name for himself; and is an act not to be missed.

a SPKTRM – Planet Human
b SPKTRM Ft. Arsenic – Flux

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DARKESTRALG001C Down With You / Higher – Pearson Sound Darkestral Galaxicos 12″ Vinyl
Limited to 500 copies 12” orange vinyl. Sleeve will have the extra varnish layer on the darker logos including the logo on the back. Printed on reverse card (uncoated card) with Pantone colour and spot varnish. Ushering in a new project for Darkestral (Galaxicos), Pearson Sound aka Ramadanman gradually opens out a warmly shimmering pad over delicate percussion track that glows over an undercurrent of soft bass propulsion, and makes explicit an emotive, hazy, laidback vibe for the ensuing long summer days ahead on the delightful ‘Down With You’. Like drowning in a velveteen cloud, ‘Down With You’ describes a place or a state of being that feels wholly desirable. ‘Higher’ alternatively takes you in different directions at the same time, personal, pastoral, dreamlike, imaginary.. summer again but with a ratchet rhythm that keeps you wide eyed at this environment of fantastical scenery he has created. At once tripped out and hallucinatory but with a relaxed and childlike sense of play. As featured on the FabricLive50 Autonomic compilation.

A Pearson Sound – Down With You
AA Pearson Sound – Higher

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SUBTLE014 2nd Rate – Polska Subtle Audio 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. This is the vinyl installment of the “2nd Rate” project by Irish producer Polska. These tracks are slightly more dancefloor orientated than those on his 2xCD long player of the same name but it’s still perfect for those who prefer the meditative side of electronic music. Opening with atmospheric strains, “Setplace” is an incendiary piece of breakbeat D&B that alternates between darkness and light throughout. The constantly changing arrangement, sharp percussives and wandering bassline patterns keep your attention. Flip over for a special remix of Polska’s “Outvert” by king of the beats, Equinox. The stop / start nature of the original is transformed into a more rugged, rolling affair here which gets more adventurous and cut-up as it progresses. Sweet pads, strings and vocal snatches compliment the beats and the deep sub bass completes a real ‘rough with the smooth’ masterpiece. The third track “2nd Rate” also features on the CD version of this release and evokes images of a live jazz quartet on stage rather than a producer in a studio! The progression from nice-n-easy jazz to D&B onslaught half way through makes this tune an epic journey. Polska is coming from a different angle to most producers at the moment but this is certainly a refreshing take on the Drum & Bass sound.

A Polska – Setplace
AA1 Polska – Outvert (Equinox Retrospective Remix)
AA2 Polska – 2nd Rate

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36HTZ006 Pimp My / Clash Dub – Lutin / HLZ 36 Hertz 12″ Vinyl
DJ Vapours 36 Hertz Recordings push forward with its first release of 2010 and also the debut release from new exclusive signing Lutin. The A Side see’s Lutin showing us his trademark heavy bass sound matched with some tearing synth action before the tune switches up into a nasty pitched reese bass. The flip side brings fast rising new producer HLZ back to 36 Hertz after his first release appeared on the massive ‘Back To The Bass’ LP. With a half speed synth lead intro that builds up into pure bass mayhem after the drop HLZ once again shows he is a man of many styles.

A Lutin – Pimp My
AA HLZ – Clash Dub

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FREAK034 Trust and Blood – Kantyze Freak Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. Kantyze comes to the fold on Dylans imprint and you can see why fresh form releases on (m-Atome / Freak /Obscene/Influenza LTD /Fokuz /Evilbeats) he brings his cracking beats to the label. Bone crunching beats paired with haunting vocals set the scene for the a side, rolling yet tuff breaks and a booming low freq bassline will rip the speakers apart and cause massive distress to your eardrums!! The flip kicks of with steal toe capped beats which flow to the break down then the drop comes in and smashes the place as the monsterous distorted baseline tears through your chest!!!!

A Kantyze – Trust and Blood
AA Kantyze – Vega

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FOKUZ040 Methany / Losing Brave – Mutt / Paul SG / Blue Motion / MsdoS Fokuz Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Again the Fokuz camp delivers a quality piece of dnb music. While everybody is out raving to the hyper powered liquid sounds somebody has to step back and bring some beats back to the scene.. This time its Paul SG & Blue Motion who are at the plate and their bringing in some reinforcements! For the A side “Methany” its none other then Canadian rudebwoy Mutt.. Together they have created such a sexy piece of music its hard not to lock eyes with the first female in sight, and run towards each other in super slow motion.. Those lovely saxophone lay lush on top of this creation of sheer sexyness.. On the B side they haul in new kid MsdoS for “Losing Brave”.. This subtle roller is one for the early hours.. Let the people get in touch with their jazzy side with this one.. Lovely piano keys grace this tune perfectly!

a Mutt / Paul SG & Blue Motion – Methany
b Paul SG & Blue Motion feat. MsdoS – Losing Brav

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PRSPCTEP003 Rampage EP – Meth PRSPCT 12″ Vinyl x 2
PRSPCT is THE heavyweight label of the moment.. Not just for skullcrackling hardcore crossover sounds but also for the relentless Tech sounds of today.. And this EP is the epitome of just that. Ex The Sect member Meth is racking up a full scale release assault apon multiple labels with future tech sounds that take you back to those golden tech days of Konflict… and his PRSPCT debut isn’t one to take lightly.. This Rampage EP is one of the most forward thinking packages of this decade.
The A side holds the mighty title track RAMPAGE… Meth especially teamed up with none other then Audio for this vicious tune.. no use explaining the title cause this one is a stormer. Once the bassline drops itll feel like a bulldozer is running into your chest so make sure your ready for it…
Flip it over for side B wich contains “Branch” a funked up roller that cant do any wrong when it comes to getting the crowd ready for the heavy stuff.. They dont make em like this anymore!
Then off to disc 2 for A side no 2 aka side C.. “Narler” it doesnt get any more narlier then this dude! grab your bro’s and get rowdy to this one.. The pounding subs and addictive techno bleeps are the ones to watch for this tune.. rock out with your cock out! Then off to the final side.. “The Vacants” is on a more jungle-ish vibe… rattling beats on a minimalistic tip! be sure to check it out!
Again PRSPCT delivers a big EP specialised for the wrecking crew.. You can easily say that this label is caining the sound of hardness on a global scale!

a Meth & Audio – Rampage
b Meth – Branch
c Meth – Narler
d Meth – The Vacants

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DnB Restocks Vinyl

LFTD001 The Prologue – Spor / Evol Intent / Ewun / Unknown Error Lifted Music 12″ x 2
SUBTITLES055 Powder Monkey – Spor / Noisia / Teebee / Skitty Subtitles Music 12″ x 2
VIO023 S.O.S. / B.U.R.N.Y. – Total Science / Digital Violence Recordings 12″ Vinyl
31R039 Quality Not Quantity Vol:2 – Commix / Jubei / Spectrasoul / Mosus & S.P.Y. 31 Records 12″ Vinyl x 2
SOULR039 A.S.B.O. E.P. – S.P.Y. Soulr 12″ Vinyl x 2
BLIND013 Konspiracy – Marcus Intalex Blindside Recordings 12″ Vinyl
C4CLTDUK003 Something Else Sensor (Break Remix) – Cause 4 Concern C4C Recordings 12″ Vinyl
C4CUKPD002 Scare Tactics (Picture Disc) – Cause 4 Concern C4C Recordings 12″ Vinyl
NOMIC001 Acacia Avenue / Detroid – dBridge, Instra:mental & Skream Autonomic 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Releases

IDLE003 Basic Music Knowledge – Kowton Idle Hands 12″ Vinyl
“After the well received ‘Countryman’ & ‘Stasis (G-Mix)’ 12″ for Blackdown’s ‘Keysound’ imprint Kowton returns with his first release of 2010; this time for the Bristol based label ‘Idle Hands’. Set up last year from the back room of the Rooted Records, the label aims to showcase the best in raw, grooving and experimental electronic music with a particular focus on the UK underground. Having picked up lots of interest Online
Kowton is ready to make his mark in 2010, following features in RA, Fact Magazine and Blackdown’s own blog. The two tracks selected for the release: ‘Basic Music Knowlege’ & ‘Hunger’ operate in the musical middle ground between the darkly swung garage of El-B and the dubstep pioneers, and the submerged techno sound of STL and New World Aquarium. DJ and radio support has so far come from Appleblim, Mary Anne Hobbs, 2562 and Kevin Gorman, amongst others.

a Kowton – Basic Music Knowledge
b Kowton – Hunger

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SCREW002 Mind Over Matter / Cataract – Statix Screwloose Records 12″ Vinyl
Introducing Statix. To put it simply, dubstep’s answer to Bad Company. Quite a title? With distinctive records such as ‘Mind Over Matter’ & ‘Purgatory’ shredding their way through the dubstep scene, it’s one that is definitely justified. Radio plays from the likes of Caspa, Rusko & Crissy Criss followed a ‘mini-mix’ request on the infamous Mary Anne Hobbs Radio 1 show. The spotlight was significantly placed on ‘Mind Over Matter’ which even featured on Mary Anne Hobbs’ U.S tour blog, beside the likes of Chase & Status, Joker & Plactician. ‘Mind Over Matter’ was then chosen to be released on one of the most exciting and contemporary record labels to emerge from 2009, ‘Screwloose Records’ where it would join highly desired up and coming releases from the likes of KOAN Sound & Asa. Perhaps the best thing about Statix is the fact that the talent doesn’t stop at the loading screen for Reason 4.0. Word of mouth alone established Statix high on the bills of several nights in their home town of Bristol. Why? A well coordinated approach to live performances coupled with superb DJ skills and jaw dropping MC talent. Even with the somewhat dark sound the group can unleash through a sound-system, the future is most definitely bright for Statix. And with a live band in the works, things are about to go from sick, to slick.

a Statix – Mind Over Matter
b Statix – Cataract

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ISP003 A Night on the Wonk – Wedge and Aesoteric If Symptoms Persist 12″ Vinyl
‘A Night on the Wonk’ is on an experimental tip with highly addictive horn and chime hooks. The Gemmy remix takes the chime section, gives it some of the well known purple treatment and turns it into a highly distinctive but slightly sickly intro. I say sickly but that’s perhaps because I’ve listened to it a lot of times in a fairly short period of time. However we’re then treated to a bleepy roller with moderate variation to keep things interesting. This makes it perfect for an early set or casual listening. ‘Detached Reality’ crackles its way through some haunting vocals and evil guitar riffs creating a tense but soothing atmosphere – detaching you from reality, sinking you into your seat while your mind starts to play tricks with itself. What are we really here for?
http://hush-house.blogspot.com/2010/03/featuring-if-symptoms-persist.html

a1 Wedge and Aesoteric – Detached Reality
a2 Wedge and Aesoteric – A Night on the Wonk
AA Wedge and Aesoteric – A Night on the Wonk (Gemmy Remix)

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KAP005 Tron – Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
Limited edition pressing featuring Tron on one side and artwork Etching on the other. The new single “Tron” All eyes are on Joker for his next move, having created havoc on dancefloors all over the world last year with huge remixes for numerous major labels/acts and anthems such as ‘Digidesign’, ‘Do It’ and ‘Purple City”. He has defined the colourful synth-led melodic style within dubstep that’s become known as ‘Purple w0w’. ‘Tron’ is his biggest tune yet. It’s a rare piece of music that can unite a diverse range of DJs such as Diplo, Kode 9, Shy FX, Flying Lotus, TC, Caspa, Pinch… it’s got an illicit feeling of funk that Dr. Dre would have to admire. You want to nod down low to it, you want to move in slow motion to it, you want to ride one of those cars from F-Zero to it. taken from:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11860-tron/

a Joker – Tron
b – Etching Not Audio!

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DKX002 Blood Vein – Dark Arx Dark Arx 12″ Vinyl
The second release from the Dark Arx imprint sees the label head step up to the plate with an E.P release of his own. Released on May 3rd 2010, Blood Vein and Streak balance heavyweight swung rhythms with scorched Detroit melodics. Final track Argent & Sable strips the beats to leave a soundscape of dusted drones and bass tones. this release compresses these musical roots, blending the hypnotic structures of techno and emotive electronics with dance-primed rhythms of the UK’s shape-shifting bass scene. Sonic comparisons include Peverelist, Scuba, the technicians of the Berlin scene and the Basic Channel continuum. Check the latest DA podcast. http://soundcloud.com/darkarxrecordings/podcast-3-04

A Dark Arx – Blood Vein
b1 Dark Arx – Streak
b2 Dark Arx – Argent & Sable

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RWINA007 Goin Out EP – SRC Rwina Records 12″ Vinyl
Fresh from Birmingham comes young talent SRC delivering the ‘Goin Out EP’ for the Rwina imprint. Stuffing old school 8-bit sensibilities and new school Grime attitude into a blender and hitting puree, SRC slings sizzling synths and punchy basslines with devastating effect. From the casual g-funk of ‘Goin Out’ and ‘Sort of a Start’ to the skank-u-like shuffle of ‘Facepalm’ and the Danjahesque ‘Where’s the Remote?’, this EP contains Grime riddims that will fill every dancefloor with hypercolors, power-ups and neonlights, like Pacman duelling with Mario in the dark. With all this in mind, SRC makes the case that he’s one to watch for the future, and with a workrate to match the hype, you can expect a lot more where this came from! DJ support comes from the distinguished likes of Starkey, Swindle, Elijah & Skilliam, Taz Buckfaster, Baobinga, Terror Danjah and many more…

a1 SRC – Goin Out
a2 SRC – Facepalm
b1 SRC – Where’s The Remote
b2 SRC – Sort Of A Start

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RS1003 CMYK EP – James Blake R&S Records 12″ Vinyl
Debut single for another hugely tipped young London based producer on the legendary R&S record label, showcasing that the label is once again a serious force to be reckoned with. James Blake is making some of the most startlingly original music to have emerged from London in 2010 and is a real star in the making. In between studying Popular Music at Goldsmiths and writing a debut album that will take a lot of people by surprise, he has released amazing singles on Hemlock & Hessle, pushing the boundaries of what is expected of ‘dubstep’ music. This underground introduction has made him a star on influential blogs and websites and has now pricked up the ears of more mainstream press. With features to be published before the release of this EP in Dazed & Confused, NME and Pitchfork. CMYK is a club anthem in the making and one of the most in demand tracks on the dubstep scene. The further three tracks take a more introspective approach, and aren’t strictly aimed at the dancefloor, but are equally heavy tracks that drip with funk and reveal themselves fully after repeated listens. Also an in demand DJ and remixer his remixes of Untold and Mount Kimbie are classics on their scene. This 12” release is likely to become both a James Blake and R&S collectors item.

a1 James Blake – CMYK
a2 James Blake – Footnotes
b1 James Blake – I’ll Stay
b2 James Blake – Postpone

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New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

SWAMPLP001 One Of Us – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl x 3
Limited edition Vinyl pressing with A1 poster. Back in May of 2009, Blackdown posted an in-depth interview with Kryptic Minds and Loefah, breaking down how Loefah started his Swamp81 They spoke at length about the parallels between DnB and dubstep, especially from a label-sound point. Well, at the end of this month, you can own what’s sure to be one of the scene’s more captivating releases to date. What I want to push with Swamp 81 is the gap that isn’t really being represented anymore. The roller, the halfstep… spacious.” What Loefah heard in those first few Kryptic Minds beats is edgy, rolling, stripped back spacious dubstep that was spectacularly well made and also had its own identity– emotive, organic in places, very junglist in spirit– unlike the vast number of producers who tried to clone his sound in 2006, and failed. The first fruits of the partnership are Kryptic Mind’s “One of Us”, a deadly 12″ that encapsulates producers who understand the difference between edgy and too angry; that restraint often has more impact than chaotic release. This deft understanding of the tensions and contradictions buried within dubstep, and how you use them is played out yet further on their new album, “I’m thinking Wax Doctor, Doc Scott, Goldie– that kind of thing. It’s that transitional phase between Reinforced and Headz that is in my heart” explains Loefah. “That’s what I’d like to do with Swamp. And I don’t want it to be labelled as ‘the halfstep label.’ I want it to have that kind of tunnel vision Metalheadz had in 1996, that kind of ‘we’re going this way. I’m not watching what you’re doing, I’m not watching what you’re doing– I’m going straight ahead.’” In that spirit, Kryptic Minds’ One of Us zooms in on edgy 140bpm halfstep, forcing the listener into a headspace where perfectly placed details come into vivid focus, like the hyper-real intensity of night adrenalin. Everything is tautly coiled, as if priming the listener for a flight-or-fight reflex. The tension is barely unleashed throughout the album. “To me the album– and this may be really gushy,” enthuses Loefah, “it’s like a night out. Leaving the house or wherever you are, going through the night and the last track is morning. The sun’s come up and it’s time for bed.” “I think the Kryptic Minds album and the 12″,” concludes Loefah, “it’s just making a bit of a statement. We’re saying ‘you know what? It’s not this, it’s not that, we’re right in the middle and we’re headstrong with it.

a1 Kryptic Minds – Dissolved
b1 Kryptic Minds – Generation Dub
c1 Kryptic Minds – Three Views Of A Secret
d1 Kryptic Minds – Chosen Few
e1 Kryptic Minds – Stepping Stone
f1 Kryptic Minds – Organic

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HF025 Love Pressure EP – Sepalcure Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Hotflush presents the debut of production duo Sepalcure based in Brooklyn, New York City. Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Praveen & Benoît) show their love for bass and 90s house acapellas, resulting in a unique blend of tribal dub, two-step and soulful rhythms. Detroit techno chords slice through wooden beats and neon synths drenched in spacious atmospherics, proving equally fitting for late nights in the club and rainy evenings at home.

a1 Sepalcure – Love Pressure
a2 Sepalcure – Down
b1 Sepalcure – Every Day Of My Life
b2 Sepalcure – The Warning

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DP039 My 808’s / Turf W*rz – Matty G Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. Matthew Gonsalves, known as Matty G to the world of music, is a pioneer of the US dubstep scene. Since his debut release on the Argon imprint in 2006, Matty has ceaselessly pushed his unique brand of hip hop inspired, 808 bass workouts, that have been destroying clubs the world over. His 2007 release ‘50, 000 Watts’ shook up the scene with its stripped down breaks and punishing subs, finding its way into the bag of just about every DJ worth his salt, becoming something of an instant classic. Its profound influence on the scene is still being felt today, and it has become one of those tracks that people are still searching Discogs to get hold of, at any price. His 2008 LP, ‘Take You Back,’ cemented his placing in the flourishing dubstep scene, exploring his diverse musical influences and amalgamating the sounds of hip hop, funk, soul, reggae and jungle into a 140bpm template. It still remains one of the most accomplished albums to have been made in the scene. After linking up with Dub Police head honcho Caspa, who remixed his massive ‘West Coast Rocks’ for Argon, he has recently officially joined the Dub Police crew, the fruits of which we will see over the coming months.

a Matty G – My 808’s
b Matty G – Turf W*rz (Version 2)

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RNG010 Jays Reese / The Intro – L.D vs Clue Kid Ringo Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. A strand emerging within dubstep is a mutant jungle strain within the sound. Needless to say, it’s impossible to imagine dubstep without the DNA of jungle: it’s prominent in so many ways and places, from Burial’s Foul Play influences to Loefah’s love of the sound itself. Members of the scene used to DJ jungle, from N Type and Kode9 to Jason, Transition’s mighty mastering engineer. In fact the whole “dark” component that makes dubstep distinct from UK garage has its roots in El-B’s twin love of Metalheadz and 2step. Jungle is less an influence on dubstep, more like the foundation on which the whole scene, via garage, was built. But in spite of all that, a re-emphasis on jungle-flavored dubs is emerging within dubstep; songs that use chopped breaks, epic pads, and vocal samples like it was 1994, from producers LD and Cluekid. by Martin Clark

A L.D vs Clue Kid – Jays Reese
AA L.D vs Clue Kid – The Intro

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WAR015 Reggae Ambassador – Unknown War 12″ Vinyl
Limited white label.

a Unknown – Reggae Ambassador
b Unknown – Rising

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EAR014 Maroon Chant / Late For Athens – Gemmy Earwax 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. BIG BIG BIG BIG ! ! ! ! Earwax is very proud to present this huge 12” from ‘Purple Trinity’ producer Gemmy, guaranteed to cause serious sonic pressure on a dancefloor near you! ‘Maroon Chant’ is possibly one of Gemmy’s biggest tunes yet, a carefully crafted dancefloor monster brim with catchy purple melodic synths and heavy weight bass. The intro leads in with a looped tribal chant as the pattern is sucked into rolling snapping percussion before the squelching, ever-evolving bassline drops. The track build and flows effortlessly maintaining high energy levels throughout. Big tune. Flip then for ‘Last 3 Digits’ – the title being a reference to pirate radio shows where the host refers to callers by the last 3 digits of their phone number. “Let me have 1 caller for the rewind”.
Heavy hitting rave stabs punch out the catchy melody here before the track switches up into a grimey beat and even grimier bassline. Quality rave music.
DJ Support From: Joker, Roska, Pinch, Mary Anne Hobbs, Guido, Ginz, Reso, Baobinga, Appleblim, Peverelist, RSD, Plastician Dusk & Blackdown, and many more..

a Gemmy – Maroon Chant
aa Gemmy – Last 3 Digits

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URFIRED001 Fireflies / Best Shoes – Marlow Remixes – Owl City / BYOB Ur Fired 12″ Vinyl
Limited white label copy. Two offical Marlow remixes now available on limited 12” vinyl.
Firstly, the official Dubstep remix of Owl City’s massive chart-topping hit ‘Fireflies’. On the flip, a remix of Skint’s new signing ‘BYOB’. Don’t miss out on this – it’s pretty good.
DJ support – Rob Da Bank, Kissy Sell-Out, The Others, and a few more that I can’t remember.

a Owl City – Fireflies – Marlow Remix (Instrumental)
aa BYOB – Best Shoes – Marlow Remix (Instrumental)

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2KR10003 Israel – Henry & Louis Ft. Izyah Davis 2 Kings 10″ Vinyl
Henry and Louis have been producing Roots music in Bristol since 1990. They have recorded and mixed tracks and dubplates with artists Horace Andy, Preddi, Prince Green, Stryker Dread,Ras Zebbi,Dallas, Donette Forte, Steve Harper, Johnny Clark, Willy Williams, Tony Tuff, Daddy Ants, Ghardian, Carosene Oil, Pacey, Leroy Gibbons, Ragga Twins, 3PM, UB40 (Legalise It) Izyah Davis (Hytal Bosrah).

A1 Henry & Louis Ft. Izyah Davis – Israel
A2 Henry & Louis Ft. Izyah Davis – Israel Dub
AA1 Henry & Louis Ft. Izyah Davis – Hands Of Jahoviah
AA2 Henry & Louis Ft. Izyah Davis – Hands Of Dub

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DBOOT010 Hello Lonely, Hold The Nation – Downliners Sekt Disboot 12″ Vinyl
‘Hello Lonely, Hold the nation’ is the long awaited new release by enigmatic bass-tronauts, Downliners Sekt. Leaving aside the post rock, industrial leanings of their critically acclaimed predecessor, ‘The Saltire Wave’, the group lays out a subsonic adventure through haunting melodies and phantasmic soul. Teaming with Barcelonan bass music pioneers Disboot, this release offers one of the most progressive discs of electronic music emanating from Western Europe. Already pushing the limits of dubstep, grime and contemporary bass music before they were officially ‘baptized’, Downliners Sekt pick up the race where they left off with their ‘Statement of Purpose’ LP. ‘Hello Lonely, Hold the Nation’ combines fine sonic manipulation with the ingenious song craft they have honed throughout a varied musical history. Crushing your white Ipod headphones into the dust, this work of high end hiss, shuffling textural rhythms and rumbling bass threatens to destroy even the heaviest sound systems. This new beast is their own niche of bass music, a style of working they like to call ‘slower, but faster’. This, their fifth release, marks the return of Downliners Sekt to 12″ vinyl format, 6 years after their first EP (for b: cuts), The Pledge, which was later released for the F Communications ‘Megasoft Office’ compilation. As the 11th release for Iberian bass pioneers Disboot, ‘Hello Lonely, Hold The Nation’ is an exciting new chapter in their potent catalogue, built as it is on the strong foundations of releases from artists as diverse as Cauto, Filastine and Offshore.

a1 Downliners Sekt – U Gumbu
a2 Downliners Sekt – Dirty Meinz
b1 Downliners Sekt – Inside Maverick´s
b2 Downliners Sekt – Negative Green

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FULP001 Arise – Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis Hytal Bosrah 12″ Vinyl
Brand new LP. With this, the first official release out of Cornerstone Studio on the Hytal Bosrah label comes musician and producer Fullness, creating something a little bit different for the UK roots and dub sound, not only keeping the vibes authentic and sweet with live drums and horns but also in collaboration with one of the UK’s favourite roots vocalist Izyah Davis. The 10 track LP runs with vocal cuts followed by dubs, one of which entitled Fighting and killing is on the original Butterfish riddim, the prequal to Marlows massive dubstep remix. Having recieved much praise for the pre-release mixes from soundsystem internationaly this much anticipated album is a must have for all serious roots and dub selectors and collectors.

a1 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Arise
a2 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Arise Dub
a3 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Blessed Is The King
a4 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Blessed Is The Dub
a5 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Babylon System
a6 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Babylon System Dub
b1 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Fighting The Killing
b2 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Fighting The Killing Dub
b3 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Dont Cry
b4 Fullness Ft. Izyah Davis – Dub Cry

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VERI005 We Like Damage – Shadow Conspiracy Veri Lo Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy Orange Vinyl. Shadow Conspiracy have come with 2 hand cannons, primed and ready for warfare. We like damage and dubz for da boyz have been getting heavy support in the club circuit and are now ready for public destruction. Top notch production, razor sharp engineering and intelligent arrangements mean that this release is on its A game.

a Shadow Conspiracy – We Like Damage
b Shadow Conspiracy – Dubz For Da Boyz

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TUBA001 Mofo / Neighborhood Lasersniper – Antiserum / XI Tuba Records 12″ Vinyl
Tuba’s inaugural release features Antiserum’s dark, forceful, hip hop focused banger, Mofo. This A side has been supported by Benga, Babylon System, Sukh Knight, Tes La Rok, Nicon, 12th Planet, DJG, Excision, Datsik, and 16BIT, getting plays around the world. Neighborhood Lasersniper, on the flip, is a dubstep interpretation of a hip hop classic.

a Antiserum – Mofo
b XI – Neighborhood Lasersniper

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Dubstep / Funky / Techno Restocks Vinyl

HFRMX001ii The Knowledge (Untold remix) / Candyfloss (Loefah remix) – Toasty Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
HENCH004 3K Lane – Jakes Vs Joker Hench 12″ Vinyl
MEDILP002 City Limits Volume 1 – Silkie Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl x 3
RAMP022LP One Foot Ahead Of The Other – Zomby Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
SWAMP003 Badman – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl
DKX001 66/31 – binary sequence Dark Arx 12″ Vinyl
BFR001 Biscuit Factory – Benga & Walsh Biscuit Factory Records 12″ Vinyl
MR006 Love 2 Nite / Wonderful Day – Roska & Jamie George Roska Kicks & Snares 12″ Vinyl

Dubstep Restocks CD Albums

MEDICD002 City Limits Volume 1 (CD Format) – Silkie Deep Medi Musik CD
SWAMPCD001 One Of Us – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 CD
MEDICD001 DEEP MEDi Releases Vol.1 – Various Artists Deep Medi Musik CD
MEDICD003 DEEP MEDi Releases Vol.2 – Various Artists Deep Medi Musik CD

Dubstep T-Shirts

BOKTLAR White T-Shirt (Size: Large) – Boka Records Boka Records T-Shirt
Boka Records White T-shirts. Featuring Boka Logo and ‘Boka Wear’ text. In size Large.
HFT_MED_GREY Grey T-Shirts (Size: Medium) – Hotflush Recordings Hotflush Recordings T-Shirt
Hotflush Recordings T-Shirts. Grey shirts featuring the Hotflush logo. Size Medium.
HFT_LRG_GREY Grey T-Shirts (Size: Large) – Hotflush Recordings Hotflush Recordings T-Shirt
Hotflush Recordings T-Shirts. Grey shirts featuring the Hotflush logo. Size Large.
SKULL-HOODS-LZINC Zinc Hooded Sweatshirt (Size: Large) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco Hooded Sweatshirts. Zinc in colour with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Large.
SKULLTS_LZINC Zinc T-Shirts (Size: Large) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco T-Shirts. Zinc with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Large.
SKULLTS_MZINC Zinc T-Shirts (Size: Medium) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco T-Shirts. Zinc with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Medium.
SKULL-HOODS-MZINC Zinc Hooded Sweatshirt (Size: Medium) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco Hooded Sweatshirts. Zinc in colour with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Medium.

Hip Hop Restocks

RAMP016 Whole Wide World – Declaime & Flying Lotus Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl

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New D ‘n’ B CD

CRITCD04 A Wandering Journal – Sabre Critical Music CD x 2
Told through narrative interludes and a musical score capturing windows in our tale; ‘A Wandering Journal’ is a voyage through experimental electronica; the debut long player from London-based producer, Sabre, and the first solo artist album on Critical Music. “Writing ‘A Wandering Journal’ has been liberating beyond expression. It’s a project I’ve had developed and hibernating for so long that looking back, I know that if it’d been left any longer it wouldn’t have been realised to its true potential. All the unwritten details of the concept and the loose narrative would have faded in my mind. Creating it when I did, whilst the concept was still strong in my mind, and my musical output was amongst the most free-spirited of my career was perfect timing. And it’s spurned me on to be even more ambitious with what I create in the future. I have to approach a new frontier now that this album is complete, and the current multimedia landscape is the perfect playground in which to elaborate on what I stand for creatively.”
“His album…outstanding. One of the most prolific producers, what this scene needs.” Goldie (Metalheadz)
Brooding, melancholic, futuristic. Sabre delivers his stellar debut LP whose persona touches unexplored depths and unfolds a truly cinematic experience. Essential.” Alix Perez (Shogun Audio)

CD1 1 Sabre – Day One -
CD1 2 Sabre – The Intrepid -
CD1 3 Sabre, Noisia & Icicle – Quarters -
CD1 4 Sabre – Day Four -
CD1 5 Sabre – A Wandering Journal -
CD1 6 Sabre – Escapade -
CD1 7 Sabre – Follow Polaris -
CD1 8 Sabre – Day Eight -
CD1 9 Sabre – Peril -
CD1 10 Sabre – Ash -
CD1 11 Sabre – Marvel -
CD1 12 Sabre – Levelling out Pt.1 feat Maxwell Golden -
CD1 13 Sabre & Alix Perez – Have it Your Way -
CD1 14 Sabre – Day Fourteen -
CD1 15 Sabre – Havens Verge -
CD2 1 Sabre – Peril [Club Mix] -
CD2 2 Sabre – Marvel [Club Mix] -
CD2 3 Sabre – Quarters [Club Mix] -
CD2 4 Sabre – The Intrepid [Club Mix] -
CD2 5 Sabre & Alix Perez – Javelin -
CD2 6 Sabre – A Wandering Journal [Rockwells' Club Mix] -
CD2 7 Sabre – Curious -
CD2 8 Sabre – Levelling Out Pt.2 feat Maxwell Golden -
CD2 9 Sabre – Follow Polaris -
CD2 10 Sabre – Have it your Way -

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

CIADK023 Dead Mans Chest Part 2 – Eveson C.I.A. Deep Kut 12″ Vinyl
2010 is set to be a massive year for Eveson. This very special project entitled ‘Dead Mans Chest’ Split over two 12”s comes equipped with some serious moody pirate themed badness! Supported Fabio, Total Science Presha Goldie, Fabio, D-bridge, Bailey. Proper D&B ruffness. Part 2

c Eveson – The Lost Isles
d Eveson – Papa Shango

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C4CUKPD002 Scare Tactics (Picture Disc) – Cause 4 Concern C4C Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Limited Edition picture Disc. Definitely designed to intimidate those weak of will, Scare Tactics will also dominate any dancefloor you care to drop it on. Bruising beats and a twistedly belligerent bassline combine to bully the crap out of your ears in C4C’s typically ruthlessly efficient style. ‘Born Dead’ Sounding like the score for some sort of dystopian future where machines rule man, Born Dead is a foreboding, offbeat, synthetic and sinister tune. Samples swirl around your head while the bassline rises from the metallic mire to grab at your feet. Future filth indeed. DJ Support: Andy C, Friction, Hype, Bailey, Goldie, Gridlok, Fierce, Concord Dawn, Dieselboy, Prolix, Ed Rush, Bad Company plus many more…

A Cause 4 Concern – Scare Tactics
AA Cause 4 Concern – Born Dead

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CRITLP04 A Wandering Journal (3X12”) – Sabre Critical Music 12″ Vinyl x 3
Told through narrative interludes and a musical score capturing windows in our tale; ‘A Wandering Journal’ is a voyage through experimental electronica; the debut long player from London-based producer, Sabre, and the first solo artist album on Critical Music. “Writing ‘A Wandering Journal’ has been liberating beyond expression. It’s a project I’ve had developed and hibernating for so long that looking back, I know that if it’d been left any longer it wouldn’t have been realised to its true potential. All the unwritten details of the concept and the loose narrative would have faded in my mind. Creating it when I did, whilst the concept was still strong in my mind, and my musical output was amongst the most free-spirited of my career was perfect timing. And it’s spurned me on to be even more ambitious with what I create in the future. I have to approach a new frontier now that this album is complete, and the current multimedia landscape is the perfect playground in which to elaborate on what I stand for creatively.”
“His album…outstanding. One of the most prolific producers, what this scene needs.” Goldie (Metalheadz)
Brooding, melancholic, futuristic. Sabre delivers his stellar debut LP whose persona touches unexplored depths and unfolds a truly cinematic experience. Essential.” Alix Perez (Shogun Audio)

a Sabre – Peril
b Sabre – Quarters (feat Noisia & Icicle)
c Sabre – The Intrepid
d Sabre – Javelin (feat Alix Perez)
e Sabre – A Wandering Journal (Rockwell’s Club Mix)
f Sabre – Follow Polaris

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DARKESTRALEX002 Dreadtone / Timeloss – Consequence Darkestral Excursions 12″ Vinyl
LIMITED EDITION 500 copies manufactured on black vinyl, in black reverse board, with overprinted pantone logo. Following the Keep an Eye On section accolade and 5/5 Album review ‘..downright essential’ in current edition of Mixmag, Consequence’s debut Darkestral release comes as the second in the Excursions series. ‘Dreadtone’ and ‘Timeloss’ are two essential forays into the zero gravity production style Consequence is rapidly building a name for. Heavy as molasses and just as thick atmospherically, both tracks have an almost dread-step feel to them, gaseous air pervading the cinemascopic textures and construction and warm deep bass as an undercarriage.

a Consequence – Dreadtone
b Consequence – Timeloss

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PRSPCT010 Recoded / Silicon Base – Machine Code PRSPCT 12″ Vinyl
Yes the PRSPCT battalion strikes once again with some heavy duty ammo to tear any dancefloor a new one! Machine Code (consisting out of Dean Rodell & Current Value) is the next one that has been selected to do damage on PRSPCT rec. And ooooooh boy! What a damage disher this turned out to be! Recoded is the A side and this speaker blaster is going to be ripping up floors everywhere.. Dnb thats taking a twisted acidic turn for the best is the way to describe this.. You wont stop bouncing to this one! Then… oooh man… oooooooooh man!!… You thought the A side was rough but this B side is equally dangerous. Get your pills out on Silicon Base cause machine code is doing it all over again but on a more rolling tip! Big bad basses & monsterous sounds… MC is here to stay!

a Machine Code – Recoded
b Machine Code – Silicon Base

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KSHEEP008 Amputation / Grieve – Donny / Of God Killing Sheep Records 12″ Vinyl
Killing Sheep Records has returned from a year long hiatus with an epic retrospective release from Donny as his original unreleased version of Amputation finally makes it’s way to vinyl – collectors, and train spotters take note. On the flip Australian act Of God provide heavy duty drum kits and doom filled synths with their latest effort titled Grieve, a melodic dark tune that received a masterful mix down from Tech Itch. Ridiculously brutal, the first of a series of vinyl’s that marks the rebirth of Killing Sheep.

a Donny – Amputation
b Of God – Grieve

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

LFTD009 Conquerors & Commoners – Spor Lifted Music 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy. Full colour artwork sleeve with Full colour poster inside.
Lifted Music presents the first EP of its 2010 release campaign, The `Conquerors and Commoners’ EP. In a scene where EPshave become somewhat lost under the ideologies of albums, Spor has produced what can only be labelled as yet another benchmark within electronic music. Four unique, distinct tracks fill an EP crafted by one of 2009′s biggest artists, compiling an exotic, yet beautifully chaotic, display that shows why Spor is of the highest grade. Engineering like the scene has never heard before, arrangements that have never been attempted before, Lifted Music proudly presents `Conquerors and Commoners’ EP
KINGDOM – Already being labelled as the tune of 2010, Kingdom is the definition of Spor at his tearout best. Aggressive, destructive and slightly punk, LFTD009′s A-side is the main highlight in every respectable DJ’s set at the moment. An accelerated build up that amps like no other, the sheer velocity of the drop leaves riots on dancefloors worldwide. Drum and Bass at unimaginable heights, Spor present’s `Kingdom’.
OVERDUE – Unlike the tracks namesake, `Overdue’ has been well worth the wait. Featuring a interesting sample for the spotters, Spor’s arrangements take to new heights with a track that features South African vocalist Tasha Baxter. Reminiscent of a rocky Moroccan landscape, intricate, graceful beats accompany a glistening guitar melody full of emotion. Baxter’s vocals add a sense of humbleness against Spor’s energetic drum patterns. `Overdue’ is the tune we all wish we wrote.
KOARI – Featuring arguably one of the biggest intro’s of all time, Kaori is Spor’s erratically well presented experiment. Based upon the influence of Japanese cinema, Spor takes his production to a new level with a vocal so euphoric and magical, it will have the whole dancefloor reaching to the skies. A tumbling, rolling drum track lays the foundations to a raw midrange – the trademark Spor sound. Finishing up with an organ arrangement, Kaori will be known as one of Spor’s finest moments.
HALOGEN – Reminiscent of `1up’ from Spor’s debut EP; The Supernova EP, `Halogen’ provides the more light hearted approach to the end of the double 12”. Furiously hyped like an overcooked pancake, Halogen resembles a biology experiment taught by the professor of all professors. Fast, high-octane, and with a melody that will leave you humming like a bumblebee for hours, Spor finishes his second EP with class.

a Spor – Kingdom
b Spor – Overdue
c Spor – Kaori
d Spor – Halogen

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31R044 Aquamarine – Method One 31 Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo In the 15 years since he first started experimenting with sampled loops, Jason Leder aka Method One has become one of the elder statesmen of the American drum & bass scene. As a dj, he has honed his craft through hundreds of gigs stretching back to the early nineties, and can be heard every week on www.bassdrive.com. As a promoter, he helped to throw some of the first raves and jungle events in the East Coast’s Mid-Atlantic region. And, as a musician, he is responsible for numerous releases and remixes on labels such as Vibez, Covert Operations, Vampire, Nexus (Good Looking), Levitated, Red Mist, Testflight, Elektra/Warner Brothers and more. Now he debuts on Doc Scott’s 31 Records.

A Method One – Aquamarine
AA Method One & Stunna – Edge Of The Night
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIP31R044.mp3 <—- Audio Coming soon!

EAST083 Rebel Rouser (Ft Fats) / Definite (Ft Break) – A Sides Eastside Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. A-Sides’ second album Worldwide is coming out on his Eastside imprint soon and features collaborations with Break, Deeizm, KemoMC and MC Fats. It will be available on CD and digital download but vinyl plates will be in circulation before the album is released, the first being Rebel Rouser (ft. MC Fats) / Definite (ft. Break), followed by Travellin’ Man / Scorpion and finally Argot (ft. Kemo) / Change (ft. Deeizm). http://esp-agency.co.uk/news/sides-worldwide-video-preview

A A Sides – Rebel Rouser (Ft Fats)
AA A Sides – Definite (Ft Break)

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MANTICORE005 Midnight Flashback / Flattery – Gancher Manticore 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Manticore returns with one of the hardest hitting records on the label so far. This awesome 19 year old Russian producer has already made a huge mark in the D&B scene with recognition from some of the finest hardcore D&B labels on the planet. With a back cat of releases on Mindsaw, Future Sickness, Subsistenz, Prspct Recordings & more this young producer is one to watch for the future.

a Gancher – Midnight Flashback
b Gancher (feat D -Light) – Flattery

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SPUNLP001 Wipe Your Species (4X12”) – Catacomb Spun 12″ Vinyl x 4
Finish copies. Spun Records continues its quest for world domination of neurofunk beats. Catacomb is the brilliant mind behind the production of this 4 x 12 inch vinyl LP. This is time travel like neuro science. Beats of pure funk bass from the future of Spun Records. Wipe Your Species is the sound of underground drum n bass music. The LP will feature an 8 track LP and will follow with 11 track CD. It was released with a 12 inch vinyl sampler feating the heavyweight Fortress and a digital release of Supercharger remix. Original mix was by the awesome Robot Death Squad. Each tune is a sonic master piece and brings the sound to levels only master DNB producer Larry Miller can. A true conquest of sonic foundations that pushers futhur the boundries of music’s evolving thresholds. When you evolve such a music you as a being evolve with the entire universe, one conciousness, one mind: CATACOMB – WIPE YOUR SPECIES – SPUN RECORDS.

a Catacomb – Wipe Your Species
b Catacomb – Touch It
c Catacomb – The Collector
d Catacomb – Fault & Fracture feat. Subtone
e Catacomb – Concrete Pillows
f Catacomb – Molecular
g Catacomb – Time Will Crawl feat. Mechanic
h Catacomb – Slit

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DISTURBD021 Coincidence / Synthesia – Rido Disturbed 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. Rido is back! and ready to raise HELL on disturbed… Coincidence is a heavy neuro basher in the true disturbed style.. Rido’s ever so slick production work really flexes on this production as it ROARS through the speakers! Then its up to Synthesia which we think is one of most forward thinking pieces of neurofunk we’ve ever heard! Its Big its Mean and itll scare the shit out everything in sight! Badman production from the one they call Rido! keep em coming!!

a Rido – Coincidence
b Rido – Synthesia

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

31R019 Kingz Of The Rollers EP Vol 3 (feat Pendulum The Vault) – Various 31 Records 12″ x 2
LFTD001 The Prologue – Various Lifted Music 12″ x 2
SUBTITLES041 Solaris Theme – Chris SU Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
LFTD002 Supernova – Spor Lifted Music 12″ x 2
NSGNL002 Black Rain / MoonClouds – Misanthrop Neosignal 12″ Vinyl
INMD004 Out In The Cold – BCee / Peyo & Stunna Influenza Media 12″ Vinyl
EXIT016 Melodies – Spectrasoul Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
EXITLP004 Live For Never LP (Vinyl Format) – Consequence Exit Records 12″ Vinyl x 4
EXIT017 Live For Never (LP Sampler) – Consequence Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
BLIND013 Konspiracy – Marcus Intalex Blindside Recordings 12″ Vinyl
DARKESTRALEX001 One Man Jettison/Boundary Part 1 (Afterthought) // Decorum – Sabre Darkestral Excursions 12″ Vinyl
JC003 Top Rankin – Deekline & Ed Solo (Wildlife Collective) Jungle Cakes 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep Releases

ARG027 Nouvelle Histoire – Von D Argon Records 12″ Vinyl
For or fans of Ramadanman, Joy Orbison, Martyn and co!! A fusion chef of bassweight Von D deftly slices into unpredictable genres, concocting strange and beautiful new forms. With highly regarded releases on Argon, Black Acre and soon Chef’s Subfreq under his belt it’s not difficult to see why Dubstep founders like Skream & Tes La Rok support his music.

a Von D – Nouvelle Histoire
b Von D – Berlin Call

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SFS001 Never / Never (FaltyDL Remix) – Eprom Surefire Sound 12″ Vinyl
San Francisco, CA’s Surefire Sound starts off the new decade with a bang and launches their brand new label with an energetic single by EPROM. A fast rising West Coast bass technician, DJ and producer Sander Dennis a.k.a. EPROM delivers funky, techy fourfour beats on “Never.”
EPROM’s original mix opens with rattling hi-hats and a hushed female vocal accented by EPROM’s patented twitchy synths. A hefty kick drops, braced by a thick, bouncy mid-range bass pattern. Like recent tracks by Untold or Ramadanman, “Never” blurs the divisions between dubstep, funky, techno and garage to form an irresistible new creation.
Hyped newcomer FaltyDL had a breakthrough year in 2009. The New Yorker introduced his versatile soulful electronic styles on a slew of singles for Planet Mu and Ramp. His Rephresh mix is a moody, shuffling reconstruction that features echoing samples, an infectious start-stop rhythm and mighty bass sweeps. DL’s mix is built for maximum club pressure.
About Surefire Sound:
Surefire Sound is a new record label presented by the Surefire music group whose goal is to showcase upcoming and established talent in electronic music. The label is part of a collection of projects under the Surefire banner including a booking agency, PR firm, and events management division. The releases promise an array of sounds spanning genres, appealing to home listeners and dance floors alike.

A Eprom – Never
AA Eprom – Never (FaltyDL Remix)

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HES011 The Bells Sketch – James Blake Hessle Audio 12″ Vinyl
Hessle Audio’s eleventh release comes from James Blake, a 21-year-old from London, who has previously released for Hemlock Recordings, as well as having an EP in the pipeline for R&S. This three track EP exclusively features his own warped and manipulated vocals. James also joins Mount Kimbie for their live shows, singing as well as playing keyboard. “James Blake’s mongrelised, pitch-bent production style finds kinship with dubstep’s Joker and Untold, but his secret weapon is his voice: Blake sings with a sweet, honey-soaked coo that betrays his traditional background in music: one that knew the Family Stone long before it’d heard of FWD>>” – Tom Lea, Fact Magazine
Hessle Audio was formed in Leeds in early 2007 by David Kennedy, Ben Thomson and Kevin McAuley. The label has released tunes by TRG, Martyn, Pangaea, Ramadanman / Pearson Sound, Joe and Untold. In addition, Hessle Audio tunes have appeared on compilations by Tempa, Scape, Soul Jazz and Global Underground. Hessle Audio hold a residency at London club Fabric.

a James Blake – The Bells Sketch
b1 James Blake – Buzzard & Kestrel
b2 James Blake – Give A Man A Rod

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HJP48 Paint Straw And Bubbles – Actress Honest Jons Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. A provocative encapsulation of Actress’ creative vision, setting the scene for the South Londoner’s imminent album Splazsh, and accompanied by one of Zomby’s toughest mixes so far. Paint is vintage Actress. Sticky and claustrophobic, but multifaceted and openhearted, it’s a bold, at times disconcerting excursion into the inner life of house and techno. Melodically, you might think of classical minimalism by way of the Caribbean, and while its neurotically funky drum patterns nod to the experimental fringe of Chicago house, the low‐end atmospherics betray the music’s UK origins. Zomby’s arresting remix invokes UK funky with a forthright, carnivalesque house rhythm, re‐stringing the delicate melodies of the original into his own inimitable, spidery, escalating computerfunk. Maze presents a different side to Actress, its pulsation and phasing summoning 1980s cold wave and early techno, or maybe John Carpenter, or Kraftwerk’s Autobahn rerouted through South London.

a1 Actress – Paint Straw And Bubbles
a2 Actress – Paint Straw And Bubbles (Zomby Remix)
b Actress – Maze (Extended)

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

SUBSOL003 Gone 2 Far – Rusko Sub Soldiers 12″ Vinyl
KAP002 Play Doe – Rustie & Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
SUBSOL007 Louder VIP – Caspa Sub Soldiers 12″ Vinyl
RNG008 Sinners / Goblin – Jonnny Clark Vs Mala / Coki Ringo Records 12″ Vinyl
NONPLUS004 No Future (Skreamix) – Instra:mental / Skream Nonplus Records 12″ Vinyl
SUB005 Dub Sessions I – Shed SubSolo 12″ Vinyl
DISF007 Code 46 – Kryptic Minds Disfigured Dubz 12″ Vinyl
HENCH011 Ill – Chasing Shadows Hench 12″ Vinyl
DISF006 Sandsnake (Goth Trad Remix) – Skream & Cluekid / Silkie Disfigured Dubz 12″ Vinyl
DESTPUB008 Space Attack – Doshy Destpub 10″ Vinyl
EAST001 Wile Out /My DJ – Zinc feat Ms Dynamite / Zinc & Benga feat Ms Dynamite Zinc Music 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep/Funky Promos

RAMP027 Disappearing Reappearing Ink – Desto Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Meet Desto. We found him wandering the streets of Helsinki, eating canned tuna and drinking the water from a tin of hot dogs, desperately clutching armfuls of sticky future garage. Starting off in spacey 2step rhythms, falling over bassline, and breaking down into an euphoric 8 bit cascade, the epic “Disappearing Reappearing Ink” finally reaches wax after being in the boxes of pretty much everybody all year. On the flip, “Broken Memory” was given its first exclusive airing by Oneman on Radio 1 to much acclaim, and takes more of a straight up approach, and retains all of the fluid C64 chiptune beauty.
DJ SUPPORT FROM ROB DA BANK, ONEMAN, BRACKLES, SINDEN, FLOATING POINTS, CLOUDS, MARY ANNE HOBBS.

1 Desto – Disappearing Reappearing Ink
2 Desto – Broken Memory

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BFR001 Biscuit Factory – Benga & Walsh Biscuit Factory Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Anthem alert Bassline will definitely run throughout your body when you hear this one! Currently doing the rounds on dubplate; another fierce collaboration between these two, Croydon based Walsh has been a part of the Dubstep scene from day 1. Having released on major labels such as Texture and Hotflush with the likes of Benga & Kromestar Walsh has become a key player in the Dubstep scene. He is known for his tight mixing skills playing the freshest dubplates the music has to offer. Walsh is also known internationally, playing at many events across the world as well as all over the UK on a regular basis to include the infamous DMZ & FWD nights. He is a regular guest on Rinse, Kiss and Radio 1. Go and get your bassface!

A Benga & Walsh – Biscuit Factory
AA Benga & Walsh – Bass Face

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IME016 Dissociate LP – Kontext Immerse Records 12″ Vinyl x 3
Finish copy. Limited edition Vinyl pressing. St Petersburg resident Stanislav Sevostyanikhin aka Kontext has been broadcasting his unique sound via a series of releases on the Immerse label since 2008. Admirers of the first two releases spanned quite a wide range of artists, reflecting the diversity of the music, including James Holden, Alex Flitsch, Jamie Odell and Brendon Moeller among others. Blending key elements of dubstep and techno with classic glitch signifiers and IDM, his music is instantly recognizable and utterly distinctive. ‘Dissociate’ is Kontext’s debut LP and, unsurprisingly, makes for an Immersive listening experience – from the delicate shimmering of Rhodes-led intro track ‘Impossible Being’ to the analogue garage-tech of ‘Ocean In The Bathroom’, via the Y3K foundsound dub of ‘On The Bottom Of The Glass’ and industrial electronica of ‘Bilinguism’. This is an album that deserves and requires repeat listening, promising its audience greater rewards the deeper they dig.

a Kontext – Impossible Being
b Kontext – Bilinguism
c Kontext – Clinch
d Kontext – Searching for Transcendental
e Kontext – Ocean in the Bathroom
f Kontext – On the Bottom of the Glass

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ARG028 Tropic Thunda – J:Kenzo Argon Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Massive 12” from Argon.. Two Tribal Rollers from J:Kenzo. Sub Heavy and thumping with echoes of Soca, Jungle and Funky. ’Tropic Thunda’ is built to make the crowd dance.

a J:Kenzo – Tropic Thunda
b J:Kenzo – Counteraction

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BOKA026 U / It’s Over – Von D & DJ Madd Boka Records 12″ Vinyl
*WHITE VINYL 12” – LIMITED TO 500 COPIES WORLDWIDE*
DJ SUPPORT: CASPA, EMALKAY, BUNZER0, MATT-U, VISTA, DUSK, BLACKDOWN, RSD.
Both Von D and DJ Madd made quite a stir in the Dubstep and surrounding scenes last year, both emerging out of nowhere bringing with them their unique twist on the sound, DJ Madd’s EP on Boka Records ‘Better With You’ EP exposed his music to a larger audience and he has since gone on to record a guest mix for SKREAM’s Stella Sessions show on Rinse FM and perform regular gigs around Europe. Von D has been heavily involved with Black Acre Records and Argon Records from the USA and has also been supported heavily by SKREAM as he was also drafted in for a Stella Sessions guest mix.
For BOKA026 we see the results of some special collaborations between these two artists, deep bass heavy melodic and ultimately danceable beats which have received support from DJ’s like Caspa and Emalkay alongside regular plays on Rinse & Sub FM.

a Von D & DJ Madd – U
aa Von D & DJ Madd – It’s Over

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SCREW002 Mind Over Matter / Cataract – Statix Screwloose Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Introducing Statix. To put it simply, dubstep’s answer to Bad Company. Quite a title? With distinctive records such as ‘Mind Over Matter’ & ‘Purgatory’ shredding their way through the dubstep scene, it’s one that is definitely justified. Radio plays from the likes of Caspa, Rusko & Crissy Criss followed a ‘mini-mix’ request on the infamous Mary Anne Hobbs Radio 1 show. The spotlight was significantly placed on ‘Mind Over Matter’ which even featured on Mary Anne Hobbs’ U.S tour blog, beside the likes of Chase & Status, Joker & Plactician. ‘Mind Over Matter’ was then chosen to be released on one of the most exciting and contemporary record labels to emerge from 2009, ‘Screwloose Records’ where it would join highly desired up and coming releases from the likes of KOAN Sound & Asa. Perhaps the best thing about Statix is the fact that the talent doesn’t stop at the loading screen for Reason 4.0. Word of mouth alone established Statix high on the bills of several nights in their home town of Bristol. Why? A well coordinated approach to live performances coupled with superb DJ skills and jaw dropping MC talent. Even with the somewhat dark sound the group can unleash through a sound-system, the future is most definitely bright for Statix. And with a live band in the works, things are about to go from sick, to slick.

a Statix – Mind Over Matter
b Statix – Cataract

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BASECORRUPT9&9X Base.Corrupt 9 & 9x – Matt Green & D-Formed Base Corrupt 12″ Vinyl x 2
Extremely limited too. This is one for the collectors for sure. Its been a long wait for the latest release from Base Corrupt. But Matt Green & D-formed have selected a bunch of their finest tracks for this limited edition double pack. This 12” & 10” comes shrink wrapped together.

a Matt Green – Mind Game
b1 D-Formed – Another Reality
b2 Matt Green & D-Formed – New Law (Wormhole Rmx)
A Matt Green – One
AA D-Formed – One (D- Formed 2 Step Mix)

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HENCH015 Scanners / Drumstick VIP – Jakes / Giant Hench 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Maintaining the pressure already set by the previous HENCH Mixtape Vol. 1 samplers, Jakes returns with a his familiar sub-destroying sound. Having already released a standout 12” on Hench in 2009, the Russian producers, Giant, provide us with a VIP of their biggest tune to date. These tracks both feature on the HENCH Mixtape Vol. 1 (soon to be released). The compilation is to be mixed by Jakes and will feature unreleased tracks from Papa ‘ench himself. The release will also contain new exclusive tracks from Komonazmuk, Chasing Shadows, Lost and Giant, as well as providing a platform for debut releases on the label from Minus, Tek-one and Mensah.
A. JAKES – SCANNERZ
With each new tune that Jakes produces, his progression and intent is evermore obvious. No fooling about with this one – a ringing loop draws you in and then hits you with a monster drop. Low-end rushing through the woofers with rhythmic swiftness, feet will be stomping the ground and writhing to this bass-led beat. The occasional bell chime and futuristic lasers shooting –here’s a tune capable of tearing down any rave, no matter what size.
AA. GIANT – DRUMSTICK VIP
Maintaining the squeaking synths and vocoder present in the original ‘Drumstick’, Giant have gone back in on this one and turned out an even funkier, wobbly b-line number than before. The atmospheric synth and ragga piano stab demonstrate a standard of production usually attributed to more experienced producers. Yet Giant have managed to create a tune that oozes serious studio skills and fresh innovative ideas at the same time. It’s not every day that a debutant’s release on a label gets offered to do a VIP, but Giant have come up trumps.

a Jakes – Scanners
b Giant – Drumstick VIP

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HENCH016 Dream On / Boom Boom Bass – Chasing Shadows / Jakes Hench 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Rising stars dubstep stars, Chasing Shadows and label owner Jakes lend their tracks to round-off the stellar samplers HENCH Mixtape Vol. 1 has given us. Having already released a host of big-impact tunes on the Hench imprint in 2009, including ‘Amirah’ and ‘Ill’, Chasing Shadows up their game with ‘Dream on’. Jakes features with the unmistakable ‘Boom Boom Bass’ – a track that combines all the elements that has earnt Jakes’ the reputation he now has within the scene. These tracks both feature on the HENCH Mixtape Vol. 1 (soon to be released). The compilation is to be mixed by Jakes and will feature unreleased tracks from Papa ‘ench himself. The release will also contain new exclusive tracks from Komonazmuk, Chasing Shadows, Lost and Giant, as well as providing a platform for debut releases on the label from Minus, Tek-one and Mensah.
A. CHASING SHADOWS – DREAM ON
With a guitar riff building the intro, stabs of the bass set the tone of this tune at an early point. Pausing briefly for a vocal that gets turned menacing by the streaming synths placed overhead. A seriously heavy bassline follows, the kind that fills up any room with its presence. This duo is going from strength to strength – ‘Dream On’ displays their ability to fuse different styles into their music and execute the production with a skilled hand. At this early stage in their career, its clear that Chasing Shadows have a great future ahead.
AA. JAKES – BOOM BOOM BASS
There are only a handful producers in dubstep that have a style which is difficult, near on impossible, to imitate. Lucky for Hench, Jakes is one of those producers. Commencing with a vocal skit, little does the listener know that they’re being teed-up to have this driving bassline thrust upon them. Vocal stabs and a drum pattern that switches throughout the tune give this release a progressive sound. Changing things up later on, piano chords bounce and maintain the feeling of not knowing whats going to come next.
Whatever your style, whatever your flavour – we dare you to try not moving to this when it gets dropped.

a Chasing Shadows – Dream On
b Jakes – Boom Boom Bass

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SUB006 Maximum Height – The Panamax Project SubSolo 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The essential SubSolo imprint drops another indispensable release. On the A side we have ‘Maximum Height’: a electroesque static bass tune with cryptic ambience, nautical!. Flip over for B side pressure. ‘Maximum Width’ subsolo’s next pitch, not missing the strike zone. this knuckle ball will score for sure. incredible street track that will break bones.

a The Panamax Project – Maximum Height
b The Panamax Project – Maximum Width

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RWINA006 Humanoid EP – Eprom Rwina Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. We want to do quality, interesting, electronic music here at Rwina. We’re not trying to bring you some stuff aimed solely at fitting into ‘the scene’ – no, we like beats, bass, synths, stuff that can mess with your head as well as move your feet. So, bearing that in mind, we’re proud to present Eprom, fresh out of San Francisco. ‘Humanoid’ takes stepping beats in a Mala-gone-ATL vibe, and marries them to lazer-guided pitch-switching neon synth lines that contract and expand, breathing their way through the track and re-programming the dance floor into a blur of hypercolour. The classic vocal sample reminds us how far we’ve come from the days of Acid House, yet how much remains the same – people still want to hear amazing noises put together in a way that makes them dance. ‘The Slaughter’ takes the mid-tempo West-Coast sound and runs with it – glowing synth lines harmonise like the work of acid-loving robots over swaggering beats and moody, almost RZA-esque atmospherics, building intensity throughout the track.
Finally, ‘Lick Out’ sounds like the kind of music Drexciya might have made if their underwater civilisation was based around the Bay Area’s hyphy scene. The whole track is dripping wet, an exploration into a future world of aquatic crunk that defies categorisation. Rwina is proud, but not surprised, to note that this release is being supported by the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs, Jakes, Starkey, The Gaslamp Killer and Slugabed.

a Eprom – Humanoid
b1 Eprom – The Slaughter
b2 Eprom – Lick Out

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RED002 Avoid The Noid / Duality – DJG Pushing Red 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. Known in many circles of dubstep and similar styles as one of the hottest up & comers, DJG has graced us with one of, what we think is his best release to date. Both sides showing his diversity & versatility as a producer and musician. A San Francisco native, DJG has been releasing music on many acclaimed labels, building his reputation and forging ahead with his unique take on dubstep.
A. Avoid The Noid: From the start, the listener is propelled into the pure energy of this track. A steady 4/4 kick drum keeps the momentum along with scattered snares. A deep, bouncy bassline pull everything together in style along with twinkling keys and a nice short vocal. Dubsteppers who like their music with a techno tinge will love this along some tech house listeners. A great piece of energetic music!
AA. Duality: One of our favorite tunes we’ve heard in a long time and are very proud to be releasing this. A minimal intro leads into a punchy snare that slaps you across the face while the drum fill in between keep things interesting. A huge sub bassline will keep any sound system on it’s toes. This tune is all about patience and the build up to a vocal that sits so well, it’s hard to imagine a tune around like it atm. A piece of music you just have to hear to believe!
DJ Support: RSD, 2562, Headhunter, Komonazmuk, J Sparrow, Synkro, F, Jus Wan, XI, Distal, Rob Booth.

a DJG – Avoid The Noid
b DJG – Duality

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New House / Techno 12″ Vinyl

SCB001 20_4 – SCB SCB 12″ Vinyl
Very limited finished copy. After a seminal remix of Scuba’s Hard Boiled on Hotflush in 2008, and the most popular mix of 2009 on mnml ssgs, this is the first proper release from Hotflush Recordings boss Paul Rose’s SCB project.
What the DJ’s are saying:
James Holden (Border Community) – “Classy, both sides of it”.
Laurent Garnier (F Communications) – “Super organic deeep techno. Love”
Chris Burkhalter (Resident Advisor) – “20_4 makes for a smooth segue into the 4/4 stylings Paul Rose has been embracing. Then “3_5″ dives head-first into melodic deep techno. But, for all that’s changed, the spare structures and arid sound design are
unmistakably Scuba. Love it!”
Thomas Schumacher (Get Physical) – “Beautiful, deep atmospheric music”

a SCB – 20_4
b SCB – 3_5

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UK Funky Restocks

BLR001 Innami / No Charisma – Mickey Pearce / Martin Kemp Blunted Robots 12″ Vinyl
BLR002 After The Night – Martin Kemp Blunted Robots 12″ Vinyl
BUILD002 Ride It (Untold Remix) – Baobinga Build 12″ Vinyl
MR006 Love 2 Nite / Wonderful Day – Roska & Jamie George Roska Kicks & Snares 12″ Vinyl

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

CRIT042 Late Drop – Break Critical Music 12″ Vinyl
2009 has been a good year for Critical, having built yet further on its reputation as being one of the most forward-thinking underground drum and bass labels in the scene. Appearances from Spectrasoul, Sabre, Serum & Vapour paved the way for the heavily acclaimed Critical Sound compilation that saw label boss Kasra representing the ‘Future of D&B’ at Fabric’s 10th birthday and even guesting on BBC Radio 1. Now just in time for Christmas Critical serve up one last delicious 12” before the new year from the mighty Break. Smooth’s the word as ‘Late Drop’ gets under way with lazy-day pads and a light stepping break that runs through the DJ-friendly intro all the way to the breakdown. Wait for the typically gnarly Breakbass though and then it’s throttle down, away we go on this late night tech-roller that oozes class and sees Critical’s eyes set firmly on the dance floor once again. ‘Crunchy’ kicks off with some interesting orchestration and a simple stepping break that flowsunderneath jungle samples and a distant vocal. It’s all about the distorted b-line though as Break doeswhat he does best letting it worm its way into your psyche. No-nonsense D&B to move your feet. DJ support from Friction, Break, Cyantific, Spectrasoul, Marky, Nu Tone, Logistics and Kasra amongst others.

a Break – Late Drop
b Break – Crunchy

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PC077 Sector 9 – Audio Position Chrome 12″ Vinyl
Audio’s first experience with electronic music was in the Early 90’s with the Colin Dale and Colin Favour and his techno roots can be heard on this epic 12” for Position Chrome. Stomping D&B raw and dirty.

a Audio – Sector 9
b Audio – Loudener

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DIS035 Irreverse – Spinline Dispatch Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Dispatch go on a deeper tip with a brand new release and a debut from Spineline, perhaps this is a sign of things to come from Dispatch, their recent digital-only release was from an artist called Kharm who had tracks featured on the Autonomic podcast, these tracks from Spineline are equally as minimal and fresh, rolling clappy beats and deep soundscapes are the order of the now. Support from Ant TC1, Survival & Rockwell.

a Spinline – Irreverse
b Spinline – Nothing More

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FFLP1-1 Optimus Prime – Chook Full Force Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Chook is that artist, and The Cocoon, Chook’s debut long-playing project, moves beautifully through drum & bass, minimal techno and stunning ambient soundscapes without pausing for breath. The Cocoon is the culmination of half a decade’s worth of hard work. Starting out in 2004, Chook launched Full Force Recordings as an output for the fierce and disturbing side of European techno influenced drum & bass. The label garnered support right from the off with DJs as diverse as Roni Size, J Majik and Calyx & Teebee all queuing up to work Full Force’s releases into their sets. Chook, alongside friends such as Germany’s Phace (Subtitles), New Zealand’s State of Mind (Shogun Audio) and USA’s Mayhem (Ram Records) put the label firmly on the map with tracks from some of the world’s finest breakbeat artists, keeping the music policy as credible, long-lasting D&B. Now, five years since he started Full Force, Chook delves deeper into his influences, spreading his wings as a producer without resorting to cheap tricks and sheep-like trend following. From the growling bass of Optimus Prime through to the inchperfect elements of Time Running Backwards and the building, spacious progression of Toontown, The Cocoon is a lesson in staying true to your beliefs and sticking the middle finger to those who dare question your motives. Some might consider that a lost art in drum & bass these days.

a Chook – Optimus Prime
b Chook & Aquatek – Shades Of Orange

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RECIPE004 Turning Point – Sato Ingredients Records 12″ Vinyl
EACH COPY COMES WITH A RECIPE CARD FROM THE ARTIST!
It’s recipe time again as the fourth instalment on Ingredients Records lands. Newcastle’s exciting talent SATO launched the label with “Barn” back in August and returns for his first full solo 12”. Fans of Break will love “Turning Point” with it’s dj friendly beats, huge bass drop and summer vibes. “Rough Ground” on the flip is reminiscent of old skool Zinc, and is something a bit different for the label. We like to keep it interesting and open to all walks of Drum & Bass, hence the label name. DJ support.. Hype, Break, S.P.Y., Fierce, Flight, Presha..

a Sato – Turning Point
b Sato – Rough Ground

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VAMPDJLP2UK001 Drumz of the Damned – Album Sampler 1 – Bal / Nymfo Vampire Records 12″ Vinyl
Drumz of the Damned – Album Sampler 1 the first of three 12” taken from the album. The CD & Digital version of “Drumz of the Damned” will be released on Feb 15th. The perfect follow up to “Once Bitten Twice High”. It continues the deep journey into the world of Vampire Records. This time it has 22 exclusive tracks and 2 remixes. It will take you on a journey through many different moods and styles of Drum and Bass. From Light to Dark this album has everything! Once Again! Get bitten!!! The concept behind Vampire Records is the relation between the nocturnal behavior of Clubbers and Vampires. Vampire has constant evolution and is a platform for established artists and up and coming talent. The birth of the label was at the end of 2006. It has grown from strength to strength over the last couple of years. Vampire is still growing to this day but it has staying power in the world of Drum and Bass. It is up to its 10th single release and on April 1st 2009 it released its first label album “Once Bitten Twice High”. All releases on the label are still selling which proves that the music has shelf life and is non-disposable. It was very important to Phil Source at the birth of the label that it would have credibility with the old school, as well as the new breed of Drum and Bass fan.

A Bal – Remembrance (System Remix)
AA Nymfo – Paperboy

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TDPV007 Jump Around – Temper D and The Sect Temper D Productions 12″ Vinyl
The gods of techy drum and bass Temper D and The Sect have gone for much more straight up dancefloor approach for TDPV007. Designed to make people jump around. Do not sleep on this killer 12” !
“Temper D’s production on this one is absolutely top notch” Raiden
“Proper dancefloor rave business DnB!” – Muffler
DJ Support from: Audio, Cause for Concern, Cooh, Dylan, Muffler, Axiom, Pyro etc.

a Temper D and The Sect – Jump Around
b Temper D and The Sect – Chess Boxer (The Sect Remix)

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TBRDS001 Whispers of Scandal (S.P.Y Remix) – Pessimist Touched By Records 12″ Vinyl
New kid on the block Pessimist has been causing a stir in the Drum and Bass scene. At only 18 the boy wonder has forthcoming on Hustle Audio, Influenza media plus many to come on his first label Touched By Records. With artists such as S.P.Y and Sinistarr working on remixes on his tracks he is sure to be making his mark in 2010. With this his first Vinyl release, he starts with a Minimal, Dark vibe that shows off his impressive unique style. S.P.Y on the remix duties following a massive year in 2009, 2010 is only going to improve for the Brazilian producer with a long list of forthcoming to look forward . Touched By Records was created by Matthew Tout AKA DJ Possibility in 2009. He set up the label to show his passion and love for good, New and exciting Drum and Bass.With support from artists London Electricity, Kasra, Loxy, Zero T, S.P.Y, Sinistarr, and Data to name a few, this is a label determined to make its mark on DnB for years to come.

a Pessimist – Whispers of Scandal
b Pessimist – Whispers of Scandal (S.P.Y Remix)

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INMD006 Storms By Street Light / I Heart You – Well Being Influenza Media 12″ Vinyl
With its two year anniversary just around the corner, Influenza brought a pair of powerhouse tunes to the table in a newcomer named Well Being.With releases on Red Mist Recordings and Focuz this artist looks to be a very promising addition to the Influenza roster. With his thick, soulful basslines and spine-chilling melodies, this guy might be one you’re gonna want to look out for in the next few years. Happy two year anniversary, Influenza! May the next year be blessed with blissful pads, sweeping basslines and vocals that are spine tingling! Both tracks are of epic proportions on this release, but are also very different. I Heart You is one deep stepper that features a soulful vocal with an equally deep bassline. Once the bass drops, don’t be surprised to see the dancefloor come alive! Storms by Stretlight is a lot more uptempo, but the bassline still rocks like none other. Expect these two to rattle your subs, and take you to other realms of dancefloor tranquility. Looking forward to see more Well Being in the future!

a Well Being – Storms By Street Light
b Well Being – I Heart You

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SYNDROME015 Stranger Danger / That Dude’s A Shapeshifter – Bulletproof Syndrome Audio 12″ Vinyl
Syndrome is back for 2010 with another series of 12″ s that’ll bring back the future in future funk. No Old skool business just forward thinking futuristic music! First up for 2010 is the New Zealand terror that is called Bulletproof who cooked up 2 brand spanking new tracks which are ready to dish out some dancefloor damage! A side holds “Stranger Danger”.. A funk infused roller that has syndrome written all over it. Feel the sub just rattle everything within reach and suck all the people in on the dancefloor.. this one wont let you go that easy! Flip it over for “That Dude’s A Shapeshifter” this one is proper dark and evil… Hear the twisted screams haunting this track like an Indian burial ground.. Don’t get to scared though cause this tune is one HELL of a roller!

a Bulletproof – Stranger Danger
b Bulletproof – That Dude’s A Shapeshifter

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

ILL011 Backtrack – Ill Skillz Ill Skillz 12″ Vinyl
ILLSKILLZ are back once again! after being busy in the studio with remixing for C4C (“seawolf”) and celebrating the 5th year anniversary of their weekly dnb night BEAT IT at Vienna’s most famous club FLEX, it is now time to focus on pushing the label again. And so they do with release #11 with dkay on the buttons and rawfull in the co-productionseat aka Illskillz. “Backtrack” is made for the dancefloor full stop. Huge bass and drums beaten by an ugly ogre shatter bassbins all over europe. Simple, but effective – this one is a smasher. “Stella Nova” on the other hand takes you out into space, where rolling drums, appregiators and cool atmospherics let you dream of a different place, where no drum has gone before. see below what others think…
Concord Dawn: “Illskillz once again bring their unique flavour of dancefloor mayhem with their latest release. Stella Nova sounds like Giorgio Moroder battling aliens inside a old school arcade machine, while Back Track brings the heavy Austrian gangster party vibes.”
Goldie: “Illskillz have always come with the goods for ‘headz. Backtrack is another monster out there!”
Kasra Critical: “Once again Illskillz bring the danger. Killer 12!”

A Ill Skillz – Backtrack
AA Ill Skillz – Stella Nova

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31R042 Beating Me – Nether 31 Records 12″ Vinyl
31 records venture into the deep atmospherics with this release from “Nether”. “Beating Me” is like a trip through the sounds of Jean Michel Jarre. Subtle synths glide, with birds tweeting and a totally chilled experience. Meanwhile “Deep Echo” is a hypnotic dubbed out affair, aimed towards those early hours after party moments. Doc Scott continues his mission to put music before style.

a Nether – Beating Me
b Nether – Deep Echo

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SSND002 Ubik – Lethal & The Sect Surround Sound 12″ Vinyl
A: Lethal & The Sect – Ubik – Surround Sound is proud to bring you the long awaited collaboration between Lethal and the Sect. A slamming slice of Techno influenced Drum and Bass, creeping synths and bleeps ease through the atmosphere before opening up to pounding subs and twisted midrange. The beats are relentless and rolling, keeping the funk moving throughout this pure dancefloor destroyer.
AA: The Sect – Whiteout – Another storming track brought to you from the Sect. This one opens up with sci-fi pads setting the scene for a dizzying build. When the drop comes it hits hard and disorientates with looping, tearing basses and pulsing beeps. The breaks keep things moving as the b-movie vibes take hold, pulling the listener down spinning into the whiteout….

a Lethal & The Sect – Ubik
b The Sect – Whiteout

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BRIG014 For Love Or Money – D Kay & Concept Brigand Music 12″ Vinyl
Here comes the next 12″ from Vienna’s finest. Mastermind DKAY teams up with the the now firmly established CONCEPT, who, after having proved his production skills on various releases, adds the funk to the BRIGAND flavour. Epic 70s horns and house vocals set the tone for this high roller, called FOR LOVE OR MONEY. Favoured by Fabio, High Contrast and the likes, it does not only get the party started, but is also a pleasurable listening experience. Old school analogue production technique has been applied to give this tune a warm and driving edge, that seems to be missing in most computer based productions these days. So turn up the speakers and enjoy the sonics and the music.
For the flipside, long time partner RAWFULL joins DKAY in the studio once again. IN YOUR NAME is a bit more minimalistic than other tunes by the duo also known as ILLSKILLZ. A deep but angry reese bassline and a hypnotic synth riff are the trademark sounds in this dreamy piece of music, that will excite both party goers and home listeners alike. Here is what others had to say about this release:
MARCUS INTALEX on IN YOUR NAME: “Been starting my sets off with this recently.. sets the mood perfecty…”
LOGISTICS on FOR LOVE OR MONEY: “DKAY proves once again that soulful tunes can still have impact on the dancefloor, loving this one!!”

a D Kay & Concept – For Love Or Money
b D Kay & Rawfull – In Your Name

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DARKESTRALEX002 Dreadtone / Timeloss – Consequence Darkestral Excursions 12″ Vinyl
LIMITED EDITION 500 copies manufactured on black vinyl, in black reverse board, with overprinted pantone logo. Following the Keep an Eye On section accolade and 5/5 Album review ‘..downright essential’ in current edition of Mixmag, Consequence’s debut Darkestral release comes as the second in the Excursions series. ‘Dreadtone’ and ‘Timeloss’ are two essential forays into the zero gravity production style Consequence is rapidly building a name for. Heavy as molasses and just as thick atmospherically, both tracks have an almost dread-step feel to them, gaseous air pervading the cinemascopic textures and construction and warm deep bass as an undercarriage.

a Consequence – Dreadtone
b Consequence – Timeloss

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UM002 Traveller / Connexion (The Sect Remix) – Survival / Mako & Mute Utopia Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. With the sublime sounds of UM001 still resonating through the drum & bass world, the Bristol based Utopia collective build on their impressive debut with an equally stunning second single. Another long-time supporter of the Utopian cause, Survival (Exit Records/Audio Tactics/DNAudio) steps up with the hypnotic and enchanting ‘Traveller’ whilst The Sect give Mako and Mute’s incendiary ‘Connexion’ their unique treatment. DJ support: LTJ Bukem, Doc Scott, DJ Marky, Fierce, Makoto, Bailey, Loxy, Total Science, SpectraSoul, DJ Lee, Flight, Instra:mental, Survival, Invaderz, Squire, Insiders and many more

a Survival – Traveller
b Mako & Mute – Connexion (The Sect Remix)

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FOKUZ039 Roller X / Ride With Me – Hydro / Naibu & Spinline Fokuz Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Fokuz keeps on bringing the goods with another lush 12 inch that you just cant pass up! Hydro is the man who up for a release this time.. And he starts off slicker then Rick James with Roller X.. For this one he teams up with Naibu & Spinline to add that X factor to the mixture.. Fans of Break NEED to check this cause its got sub written all over it.. DnB like DnB should be rolling n rattlin! Check out the B side for a first time Hydro solo record called Ride With Me.. You better grab that special someone straight away cause Valentine is just around the corner and this could very well be that anthem! love is in the air! and fokuz is all over it!

a Hydro / Naibu & Spinline – Roller X
b Hydro – Ride With Me

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PRSPCT010 Recoded / Silicon Base – Machine Code PRSPCT 12″ Vinyl
Yes the PRSPCT battalion strikes once again with some heavy duty ammo to tear any dancefloor a new one! Machine Code (consisting out of Dean Rodell & Current Value) is the next one that has been selected to do damage on PRSPCT rec. And ooooooh boy! What a damage disher this turned out to be! Recoded is the A side and this speaker blaster is going to be ripping up floors everywhere.. Dnb thats taking a twisted acidic turn for the best is the way to describe this.. You wont stop bouncing to this one! Then… oooh man… oooooooooh man!!… You thought the A side was rough but this B side is equally dangerous. Get your pills out on Silicon Base cause machine code is doing it all over again but on a more rolling tip! Big bad basses & monsterous sounds… MC is here to stay!

a Machine Code – Recoded
b Machine Code – Silicon Base

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

31R019 Kingz Of The Rollers EP Vol 3 (feat Pendulum The Vault) – Various 31 Records 12″ x 2
INNA020 Salamander – Spirit Inneractive Music 12″ Vinyl
INNA022 1471 – Spirit Inneractive Music 12″ Vinyl
INNA023 Exodus – Chris SU Inneractive Music 12″ Vinyl
SSND001 Drive – Lethal & Raiden Surround Sound 12″ Vinyl
OSR022 Sweet Spot / Radiate – Alley Cat / Vaccine Offshore Recordings 12″ Vinyl
BRD004 Diamonds Shine – Utopia Breed 12 Inches 12″ Vinyl
EXITLP004 Live For Never LP (Vinyl Format) – Consequence Exit Records 12″ Vinyl x 4

New Dubstep Releases

DRUNK015 Don’t Sleep – Hyetal & Shortstuff Punch Drunk Records 12″ Vinyl
Punch Drunk launches into 2010 with colourful cuts to beat the freeze in the form of two hot collaborations from Hyetal & Shortstuff. The hyper synth frenzy of Don’t Sleep and the technicolour visions of Ice Cream have been heavily rotated by Jackmaster, Brackles, Untold, Gemmy, Ben UFO, 2562, Oneman, Starkey amongst others.A flurry of releases in 2009 put Hyetal at the centre of a Bristol second wave of producers. Having caught the ear of Mary Anne Hobbs and subsequently appearing on her Planet Mu compilation ‘Wild Angels’, Hyetal has also seen releases for Bristollian labels Reduction and Soul Motive, and also for Texas based Formant Recordings. Releases on Planet Mu, Ramp Recordings, Berkane Sol and Pollen throughout 2009 have seen Shortstuff assert himself as a key mover in the new wave of grime, garage, funky and hip hop influenced beats and basslines infiltrating the UK underground. Shared roots in the forward thinking Nottingham Futureproof and Wigflex scenes, Shortstuff has recently launched his own imprint, Blunted Robots, alongside Brackles.
Hyetal FACT mix and interview
http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4187&Itemid=98
Shortstuff Sonic Router Interview and mix
http://sonicrouter.blogspot.com/2009/04/interview-shortstuff-berkane.html

a Hyetal & Shortstuff – Don’t Sleep
b Hyetal & Shortstuff – Ice Cream

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DKX001 66/31 – binary sequence Dark Arx 12″ Vinyl
For its debut release, Dark Arx presents a 3-track single of gritty, emotive electronic music by Binary Sequence. Binary Sequence operates in the margins of UK dubstep channelling his influences through a painstaking process of deconstruction and distortion. The resulting tracks are gems of electronica, simultaneously beautiful and sonically fierce. Based in London, Binary Sequence has been playing, writing and producing music for 20 years. Before being swept up in the electronica of the late 90s, he spent years tackling the mind-bending harmonics and rhythms of 60s & 70s jazz as a saxophonist and pianist. While starting to write his own music, he began to explore the possibilities of electronic production and after much experimentation and refinement he has created a unique sound, combining dusty distortion with pristine production values. Sonic comparisons point to Pole, Dabrye and Burial – but Binary Sequence’s musicality is rooted in “Artificial Intelligence”-era electronica (Aphex Twin, Autechre, Black Dog).
DKX002 by Dark Arx will be released in March 2010.

a1 binary sequence – 66/31
a2 binary sequence – Arc
b binary sequence – Below The Ice

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MM037 Variables EP – Various Mordant Music 12″ Vinyl
Mordant Music disrupt the winter compass with a bookend to the recent albuMM & 10″ ‘SyMptoMs’ by way of a briMMing E.P of collaborative cohorts…ohm the ‘A’ Leamington spore Sii & his troop of disparate evangelists get reMMixed by Baron Mordant on ‘Out Of The Blues’…a staunch umbrella of low roof Spa melancholy…Mr. Maxted & the Baron jettison an afternoon of Greggs baiting in favour of cranking out the EMS/Jupiter 8 riser ‘Roehampton By Day’…a hiss & piss lullaby…ohm the ‘AA’ Mordant Music find themselves in ‘Dire Straits’ with a tribute to the great, very late Donald Crowhurst…a heroic adventurer on the unforgiving briny… lastly, Vindicatrix covers ‘Sirocco Swirl’ from the ‘SyMptoMs’ albuMM with his inimitable cavernous brogue & IBM scree…Elizabethan ruff neck eddies…the ‘Variables E.P’ is a cauterized MM buffet to peruse at your Le Mesurier…dig in…the cutlery is just o’er by the stuffed civet…BM

A1 Sii – Out Of The Blues (reMMix)
A2 Baron Mordant & Mr. Maxted – Roehampton By Day
AA1 Mordant Music – Dire Straits
AA2 Vindicatrix – Sirocco Swirl

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SCREW001 Akira – Koan Sound Screwloose Records 12″ Vinyl
Screwloose records was founded in the early stages of 2009 by Nathan Alecsander Gray (Ioko) and Ross Burr (Statix). Both with a passionate for pushing the darker side of dubstep, they began to form a tight family of producers to get involved with the label and make their mark on the world. With producers on board such as Koan Sound, Statix, Kahn, Asa and more, Screwloose looks forward to realising some of the best new dance music, ranging across many genres, the scene will ever hear! The future definitely looks bright for Screwloose records as well! future releases include tracks from some of the scene’s best music producers like Komonazmuk, Barbarix, Loko, Kahn, Culprit and many more! look out for the Screwloose tour, (showcasing the labels best producers across the country!), clothing, podcasts, mix cd’s and more! myspace.com/screwlooserecords

a Koan Sound – Akira
b Koan Sound – Endorphin

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MATH04 Laika – SBTRKT Brain Math 12″ Vinyl
Masked man of the moment SBTRKT drops his first release proper on the magic and mysterious BRAiNMATH. Limited info, limited copies, no digital, SUPPORT FROM MARY ANNE HOBBS, ONEMAN, SINDEN…

a SBTRKT – Laika

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BOKA024PT1 Chainsaw Calligraphy Remixes (Part 1) – 16bit Boka Records 12″ Vinyl
The long awaited 16bit – ‘Chainsaw Calligraphy’ remixes are upon us, this is Part 1 of 2 featuring the JAKES and PROPATINGZ mixes.
JAKES, the founding member of the HENCH crew was an obvious target to carry out the Chainsaw remix, being a big fan of the original and regularly rinsing the track out in the raves, he’s given the track the signature Jakes sound, psychedelic bass-lines and heavyweight percussion, watch out for the sample too, see if you recognise it. Heavy support coming from N-TYPE (Rinse FM), MISTAJAM (Radio1), WALSH, TRUTH, MARLOW and HATCHA (Kiss FM).
UK born but now living in LA PROPATINGZ has his musical history in the Breaks scene, a long purveyor of the sound and a regular on the live scene he has more recently switched his style and has been directly influenced by 16bit’s sound. He has big releases lined up and is beginning to cause quite a stir with his tracks featuring on Radio 1 etc…..def one to look out for. His remix was written over the course of a year, alot of blood sweat and tears have gone into it, and the listener will realise this when he/she hears it, devastating, pure and simple. Support coming from OOAH and the GLITCH MOB crew, AKIRA KITESHI and N-TYPE (Rinse FM).

A 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (Jakes Remix)
AA 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (PropaTingz Crunk Massacre Remix)

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IDLE002 Bola (Atki2 rmx) – Hanuman / Atki2 & Dub Boy Idle Hands 12″ Vinyl
Idle Hands is a vinyl based label operating out of Rooted Records in Bristol. The focus of the label is on raw and experimental dance floor tracks, in the best traditions of the UK underground. Hanuman and Atki2 make up Monkeysteak, and along with Dub Boy run the Steak House Records label. Over the past few years they have released 12″s on the Werk and Punch Drunk labels as well as recently featuring on Toddla T’s Fabric mix. Here in the west country Dub Boy runs the Bristol’s best bass music night, the acclaimed Ruffnek Diskotek and has recently been voted one of the cities favourite DJ’s, second only to Joker. This 12″ sees the crew delve into house music with satisfyingly bass heavy results. The A side is a chunky deep house track with a feel good carnival vibe. The B side is a unique slice of post-soca dance music, and also includes a remix from the internet’s funkiest man – Grievous Angel. DJ Support from Martyn, Ben UFO, Blackdown and 2562.

a Hanuman – Bola (Atki2 rmx)
b1 Atki2 & Dub Boy – Tigerflower
b2 Atki2 & Dub Boy – Tigerflower (Grievous Angel rmx)

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BOKA024PT2 Chainsaw Calligraphy Remixes (Part 2) – 16bit Boka Records 12″ Vinyl
The long awaited 16bit – ‘Chainsaw Calligraphy’ remixes are upon us, this is Part 2 of 2 featuring the KANJI KINETIC and a rerelease of the original mix by 16BIT remastered and re-cut loud on 45rpm due to popular demand.
KANJI KINETIC has been a purveyor of twisting violent bass music for a while now, since his release on Rag and Bone he has gone from strength to strength. His Chainsaw remix has been well received and he has completely reinvented and reinvigorated the original version, massive buzz building around this mix on the internet at the moment with support from KID606, AKIRA KITESHI, 16BIT, SQUIRE OF GOTHOS, CARDOPUSHER, RAFFERTIE, DROP THE LIME, MARY ANNE HOBBS (Radio1), SI BEGG & STARKEY.
Don’t sleep on these remixes, they won’t last long….

A 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (Kanji Kinetic Remix)
AA 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (Original Mix)

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CIV011 Temjin EP – Reso Civil 12″ Vinyl x 2
Brand new Reso EP on Civil Music! Finish copy with full colour sleeve artwork. Reso stands out as one of the techiest operators in his field, merging Drum ‘n’ Bass production sheen with teeth rattling dubstep subs and impressively powerful synthlines. ‘Armored Core’ injects a certain Joker styled funkiness into a severely industrial riddim and ‘Hyperglide’ reminds us of Jamie Vex’d's recent treks into ultrafunked dubstep. Dazzling sh*t for fans of Vex’d or Starkey! – Words courtesy of Boomkat.

a1 Reso – Otacon
b1 Reso – Hemisphere
c1 Reso – Armoured Core
d1 Reso – Hyperglide
d2 Reso – Channel Pressure

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New Dubstep Promos

HALO010 Hocus Pocus – Gargamel (Slaughter Mob) Halo Beats 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo’s. Halo Beats are back after a wee hiatus. New beats from Gargamel (Slaughter Mob) are on display for the labels tenth release. Gritty, rugged and raw dubstep just how it was always meant to be. Watch out for Halo this year big things in the pipeline…

a Gargamel (Slaughter Mob) – Hocus Pocus
b Gargamel (Slaughter Mob) – Marchmello Mindmush

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SWAMP003 Badman – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy Promo’s, custom full colour sleeve. Loefah’s mighty Swamp 81 label is back with 2 hot new tracks from Kryptic Minds, ‘Badman’ and ‘Distant’, trademark Kryptic style, deep moody and heavyweight dubstep, naturally supported by Loefah, Youngsta, NType, Mala and all the scene heads. Check out for the highly anticipated vinyl version of the Kryptic Minds album coming very soon….

a Kryptic Minds – Badman
b Kryptic Minds – Distant

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MEDI025 Elephant Dub / Heavy As Stone – Mark Pritchard Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
What’s to say about the phenomenal production talent of Mark Pritchard that has not already been said? Mark has been lovingly producing cutting edge music for some two decades now under numerous music guises and aliases such as Global Communications, Reload, Troubleman, Jedi Knights and most recently under his Harmonic 313 moniker for Warp Records. Along the way Mark has captured the attention of the most discerning industry heavyweights, be it DJ Jazzy Jeff extolling the virtues of his Harmonic 33 project, Kenny Dope raving about his Troubleman output, or tastemakers such as Gilles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbs and Benji B eagerly anticipating the next email from Mr Pritchard bearing the fruits of his labour in the studio.
Over the last four years Mark has become entranced with the bass weight of dubstep from such pioneering figures as Mala, Kode9, Benga and Skream to name but a few. Nowhere can this be more clearly heard than on his Harmonic 313 LP and his jiggy anthem ‘Wind It Up’ featuring Sa-Ra’s Om’Mas Keith released on Hyperdub in 2009.
Mark’s first release on Mala’s DEEP MEDi Musik imprint showcases both facets of his production talent. The appropriately titled ‘Elephant Dub’ rumbles and shakes with earth shattering density and is relentless in its sub bass charge, which poses problems on lesser sound systems which have been known to give up the ghost or simply shut down in the face of such an onslaught. On the flip ‘Heavy As Stone’ takes us in a completely different direction, maintaining a deeper, organic vibe with percussive, hypnotic drum patterns and a driving double time bass. A little something for everyone then.

A Mark Pritchard – Elephant Dub
AA Mark Pritchard – Heavy As Stone

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COA005 Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep 3 – Method Man & U God / Raekwon & Three 6 Mafia Code Of Arms 12″ Vinyl
This groundbreaking project is trail-blazing the collaboration between Dubstep and Hip-Hop, with stomach-pounding, bass-thumping guttural beats, and gully, gritty and grimy lyrics that break into the next decade in the chapters of each respective genre’s history. With Scuba, Parson, Trillbass, Dakimh, DZ, Rogue Star, Stenchman, Datsik & many more producing not remixes, but complex reinterpollations that include a veritable goldmine of Wu-Tang verses from the vaults that feature Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, GZA, Method Man, U-God & Masta Killa, Wu affiliates Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Prodigal Sunn, Solomon Childs, Son One & more, and guest spots from Busta Rhymes, MF Doom, Pimp C, Three 6 Mafia, Ras Kass, Vast Aire, Canibus, Lord Jamar & many more, this one of a kind compilation is at the forefront of an emerging cultural and musical blend that is taking place on the margins of the mainstream, but will be talked about for years to come….

a1 Method Man & U God – Love Don’t Cost (A Thing) Still Grimey Featuring Icewater, Method Man, U-God & Prodigal Sunn(Nebulla & Dore Remix)
a2 Method Man & U God – New Year Banga featuring Bronze Nazareth, Kevlaar 7 & Phillie (Rogue Star Remix)
b1 Raekwon & Three 6 Mafia – Iconoclasts featuring Bronze Nazareth, Killa Priest & Vast Aire (Syndaesia An Aks Extended Remix)
b2 Raekwon & Three 6 Mafia – Alphabets (Dakimh Instrumental Remix)

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IME015 000 / Slippin – XI Immerse Records 12″ Vinyl
Toronto based XI makes his immerse debut having caught the eye with his recent release on OffRoad. 000 with its quirky, hypnotic vocal alongside the relentless sub dares people not to get lost within its enveloping warmth. On the flip, Slippin is another militant sub work out, but with a gradual build into a twinkling electro soundscape, with some rather rude bass stab action to reward the long play listener.

a XI – 000
aa XI – Slippin

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STORM016 Solid State – Emalkay Storming Productions 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s. Fresh off the back of the massive single ‘When I Look At You’ & ‘AGS’ on sister label Dub Police. Emalkay steps up to Storming Productions with two wicked tracks. They have been tearing up dancefloors worldwide over the last couple of months. Both remaining permanent fixtures in the sets of Caspa, Benga, Skream, The Others, N-Type, Hatcha and just about anybody who is anybody in dubstep right now. Solid State is a brutal anthem that has been melting a few faces as of late. The track has a dark and mystical intro with drums tougher than Mike Tyson’s knuckles. This is all before dropping into an unforgiving crunching bass that will bring any dancefloor to submission. On the flip is the heavyweight ‘Battlesuit’ this is a dark roller with a real swing. An atmospheric soundscape with rolling drums that don’t prepare you for the warping sub bass. This bassline will smack you in the face at the drop, as the track seemingly morphs and progresses into a dark techy monster. Another essential release from Emalkay and a welcome return of one of dubstep’s foundation labels.

a Emalkay – Solid State
b Emalkay – Battle Suit

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WAR013 Zion’s Gate – Unknown War 12″ Vinyl
Limited white labels. You know the score – Ultra limited, Ultra dub-tastic. Don’t sleep on these…

a Unknown – Zion’s Gate
b Unknown – Fallen Angel

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HDB030 Natty / Ganja – DVA HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
Rinse FM’s breakfast show host, DVA is a producer with a unique take on the UK Funky bug, blending the stiff 8-bar funk of grime with a super-supple rhythmic sensibility, sewing neon colours with a laid back precision into his tracks. ‘Natty’ is a prime example; drums stagger like they’re about to topple over, squelchy bass synths lock together a tough tribal drum pattern, liquid metal trickles around in the mix, and these contrasting elements react with explosive results on the dancefloor. On ‘Ganja’, a cartoonish ring-tonefriendly synth melody worms its way around tight soca-esque drums and housey organ stabs. Factor in the depth-charge 808 subs, steel drums and sparingly used ragga chat and you’ve got a technicolour Hyperdub debut fresh for 2010.

a DVA – Natty
b DVA – Ganja

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

BRK004DUB Unnecessary Stress – Geoim Berkane Sol 12″ Vinyl
BRK005DUB Zalim Maar Daala – Geiom Feat: Khalid Berkane Sol 12″ Vinyl
KAP002 Play Doe – Rustie & Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
DRUNK010 Clunk Click Every Trip – Peverelist Punch Drunk Records 12″ Vinyl
3024004 Embrace – 2562 3024 12″ Vinyl
REVOLVER014 Debbit – Marcus Intalex Revolve:r 12″ Vinyl
MEMORIES001 Memories – Pangaea Unknown 12″ Vinyl
BRK011 No More Tears – Geiom Berkane Sol 12″ Vinyl
ECB183 Full Moon Remixes – The Black Ghosts Southern Fried Records 12″ Vinyl
DP032 International Roots (LD Remix) – Mungos Hi Fi Ft. Earl 16 Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
KGO002 The Love Quadrant – Space Dimension Controller Kinnego Records 12″ Vinyl
TOTTER022 Face Gets Splat EP – Stagga Rag and Bone 12″ Vinyl
PERL76 Three EP’s – Shackleton Perlon Records 12″ Vinyl x 3

Dubstep Restocks CD Albums

MEDICD001 DEEP MEDi Releases Vol.1 – Various Artists Deep Medi Musik CD

New UK Funky Releases

BUILD002 Ride It – Baobinga Build 12″ Vinyl
Following the critical acclaim of Build 001, Tongue Riddim by Baobinga & I.D. – attracting comments such as ‘FUCKING AWESOME!!! I LOVE IT, I’LL PLAY IT TIL DEATH!!’ (Modeselektor), ‘I love both versions!’ (Sinden) and a bunch more good stuff like that, we’re back with a high-fat, diet-be-damned start to the new year.

A Baobinga – Ride It
AA Baobinga – Ride It (Untold Remix)

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

P51UKLP-02 Void Album (4 x 12” & CD X 1) – Gridlok Project 51 12″ Vinyl x 4

Limited Edition 500 pressing on four-piece 12” vinyl and comes with the CD shrink-wrapped inside the Vinyl. The CD version

will only be available as part of the vinyl edition, it’s not available separately!

It’s been nearly four years since Gridlok’s debut album “Break the System” solidified his dynamic sound into the vanguards of Drum and Bass. Considered one of the best producers in the genre, Gridlok’s music disturbs and excites dance floors across the globe. Since his start in 1999, he has released tracks with some of the most respected labels in Drum and Bass, including RAM, Shogun Audio, C.I.A., Violence Recordings, and Renegade Hardware. His studio prowess has found him doing remix work for some of the brightest stars in electronic music such as Sasha, Josh Wink, Ed Rush & Optical, Mampi Swift, and Pop Will Eat Itself. An artist not only limited to consistently releasing chart-topping dance singles, Gridlok’s other noteworthy accomplishments include his work with Konami for their massive “Dance Dance Revolution” franchise, and his Grammy-nominated collaboration with AK1200 “Autopsy”, which was up for Best Electronic Album in 2008. Throughout all of this, Gridlok has maintained a relentless touring schedule taking him everywhere from Russia to Australia, delivering a vibe that is undeniable to all those that dare to strap in for the ride. Now it is time for the latest chapter in this prolific artist’s journey… Project Fifty-One is proud to present, Gridlok’s second full-length album:

CD Tracklist

1:Skuffle

2:Radar

3:Steady

4:Worth Forgetting

5:Short Term Memory

6:The Void

7:Alone in the Dark

8:Chatter

9:Fade Out

10:No Gravity

11:Parallel Universe

12: Escape Pod

13: R.E.M.

Vinyl Tracklist

a Gridlok – Skuffle

b Gridlok – Radar

c Gridlok – Steady

d Gridlok – Short Term Memory

e Gridlok – The Void

f Gridlok – Chatter

g Gridlok – Fadeout

h Gridlok – Parralel Universe

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FLIGHT003 Saccharine (Misanthrop Remix) – Proktah Flight Recordings 12″ Vinyl

Proktah – Saccharine (Misanthrop Remix) : If You enjoyed the original you will flip out over the Misanthrop Remix of Proktah´s Saccharine. This track is plainly put: Huge. It packs a serious punch on the dancefloor. Misantrhop´s furious approach to this remix lets the adrenaline flow through your veins, backed by heavy subs and rolling and pounding drums. Lost Sequence – Full Metal Planet: A massive tune by the Lost Sequence boys hailing from Switzerland. Full Metal Planet creeps in with an epic and cinematic introduction but then drops to be an evil monSter of neurofunk.. Yet another essential for any mix or set anywhere. DJ support: Noisia, Phace, State of Mind, Chris.Su, Bulletproof, Mindscape, Ed Rush.

a Proktah – Saccharine (Misanthrop Remix)

b Lost Sequence – Full Metal Planet

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REVREC021 Sonic Warfare – Various Revolution Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2

Operation Index” kicks off the EP in fine style, with crisp, steppin’ breaks and a subtle b-line that creeps under your skin. Following this, Silent Witness steps up with “Take It Back” a chunky piece of jungle music that showcases what Revolution is all about. Now a regular feature on the label, Steve Survival takes the stage to deliver an epic slice of atmospheric dancefloor business with “Vintage”. The final track “Eyewitness” winds up the EP in fine style with a minimal, glitchy, techno-influenced journey into the deep.

a Vicious Circle & Nocturnal – Operation Index

b Silent Witness – Take it back

c Survival – Vintage

d Sunchase – Eyewitness

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LUCKYDEVIL007 Liberty City Blues – Data / Incident & Paul SG Lucky Devil 12″ Vinyl

After a brief hiatus, we return with a delicate slice of wax that epitomises what LDR stands for – new, original music from hardworking, young artists. After the success of Data’s “Blowpipe” on LD5 and a string of genre-busting releases on labels like Metalheadz, Critical, Revolution and Tempa, Data brings us a grimy gem in the form of “Liberty City Blues”. Incident from Hungary and Paul SG from Austria blew us away with this track which featured on our recent Knowledge Magazine cover CD mix. “Liberty City Blues” is a minimalistic piece of jungle music reminiscent of early Photek or Source Direct. From the outset the tune just bubbles with menace and keeps on building and evolving throughout. A pure bass-heavy slice of proper jungle. “Autumn Drops” is a soulful roller that shows that this crew are ones to watch in 2010. Full of melancholy, icy vibes and a subtle basslinethat gets right under your skin, this track is a firm favourite for this year

A Data – Liberty City Blues

AA Incident & Paul SG – Autumn Drops

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FOKUZ038 White Noise Down / Jewel – Fourward / N.Phect Fokuz Recordings 12″ Vinyl

Every once in while you find a combination that’s so interesting you just cant shut up about it! and this is one of those combinations… Fourward & N.Phect on FOKUZ! yes you didnt saw that one coming! Fourward delivers a superb roller thats just soooo Fokuz.. Sweet melodies with a heavy rolling bassline and a subtle neuro twist.. With White Noise Down Fourward shows that theyre going onward.. onward to interesting directions! The B side hold as said before.. N.Phect.. The Germafunker steps off from the heavy neuro for a bit to flex his more subtle muscles and with his Jewel tune he succeeded tremendously! Another side of N.Phect that he should show alot more!

a Fourward – White Noise Down

b N.Phect – Jewel

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PRSPCT009 Wonder For Reason – Donny PRSPCT 12″ Vinyl

The creme de la creme of hardcore dnb rises it ugly head once again..and this time Donny steps up with 2 of the sickest hardsteppin dnb tracks of the year. Not played out and battered for years and years no this one is fresh n fucked up to the bone! Wonder for reason shows the Donny sound ever so perfect. Destructive snares, Exploding kicks and a sub bassline that’ll rattle everything off the ceiling.. Keeping it rollin but allso keeping it brutal is something Donny does best and this could probably be his best work to date! Flip the disc over for even more Donny terror and a even heavier slab of filth.. Sabotage has crossover written all over it… With its steady kicks it could easily be a tune of the hardcore people out there to bring some diversity to their sets! Again the PRSPCT flagship delivers! heavy, hard and most inportantly.. FRESH!

a Donny – Wonder For Reason

b Donny – Sabotage

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

LFTD008 Entrapment – Apex Lifted Music 12″ Vinyl

Finish copy promos. After doing the rounds amongst DJ’s for a while now, Lifted Music presents Entrapment 12″. Two massive productions from top class engineer Apex, as he makes his highly anticipated return to the LIfted Music release schedule. Available on both 12″ vinyl and digital release (WAV and MP3) via the shoplifted site as well as your favourite other outlets, the first Lifted Music release of 2010 is one not to be missed. Apex’ debut solo 12″ on Lifted Music is fronted by the now infamous ‘Entrapment’. After doing the rounds with the scenes biggest, the release date is finally set for the public to get their hands on it, and they will not be disappointed. A groovy live bass guitar accompanies a downright quirky melody, all blended beautifully through that trademark Apex engineering. A hot-stepping kick snare combo laced with intricate end-bar fills pay homage to a producer whose quality control has won awards, and testifies as to why he is one of the in demand artists at the moment. If ‘Entrapment’ is anything to go by, 2010 could once again be another big year for Apex. B Side: ‘Gonzo’ The most recent creation from Apex showcases his development as both an artist and an engineer. Receiving extensive support worldwide, ‘Gonzo’ is that track that you have heard in every club, from all the top DJ’s. Vocoders at the ready, as Apex expands his style yet again, all whilst keeping to the traditional Lifted Music standards of progression. A wonderfully simplistic, yet ever so catchy riff twines effortlessly with a Wall of Sound sub, all in keeping with that subte, yet large, large drum track that has become his trademark over the years. Evolving, progressive and unlike anything else you have heard, ‘Gonzo’ is Apex to a tee.

a Apex – Entrapment

b Apex – Gonzo

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MUNK002 Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful (Jonny L Remix) – Paloma Faith / Jonny L Munk Recordings 12″

Vinyl

Oh gosh!! Jonny L never fails to impress. Fans of Dillinja around 2000 will love this awesome remix of dancefloor devastation. Great vocal hook on the intro & then the bass takes over. Anthem? Quite possibly, but cetainly a big tune for 2010. Don’t sleep! Flip for “Dreaming” for some typical mellowness in Jonny L fashion.

A Paloma Faith – Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful (Jonny L Remix)

AA Jonny L – Dreamin Im Alright

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DARKESTRALEX002 Dreadtone / Timeloss – Consequence Darkestral Excursions 12″ Vinyl

LIMITED EDITION 500 copies manufactured on white with black streaks vinyl, in black reverse board, with overprinted pantone logo. Following the Keep an Eye On section accolade and 5/5 Album review ‘..downright essential’ in current edition of Mixmag, Consequence’s debut Darkestral release comes as the second in the Excursions series. ‘Dreadtone’ and ‘Timeloss’ are two essential forays into the zero gravity production style Consequence is rapidly building a name for. Heavy as molasses and just as thick atmospherically, both tracks have an almost dread-step feel to them, gaseous air pervading the cinemascopic textures and construction and warm deep bass as an undercarriage.

a Consequence – Dreadtone

b Consequence – Timeloss

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BLUSYNC002 Sampler 2 Sync: Saphir LP – Electrosoul System / Bionic1 Blu Saphir 12″ Vinyl

For the second sampler of the Sync:Saphir album collaboration, the sounds are switched up a bit, bringing in a very heavy remix of Electrosoul System’s Fun (from BLUS004) and newcomer BIONIC1′s Love Machine. These two tunes put a new spin on the usual Blu Saphir and Syncopix releases you’re used to, bringing deep, techy, rolling vibes to the table. You’re all used to Henree, spitting out releases over the last five years on the likes of Blindside, Deep Kut, Sound Trax, Lucky Devil, Phunkfiction, Soul:R and Vampire. BIONIC1 is a newcomer to Drum & Bass, but he’s got a rolled out sound that’s not to be missed!

A. ELECTROSOUL SYSTEM — FUN (HENREE REMIX) Before listening to this remix, you might want to revisit the original to notice the change in texture and sound. Henree definitely lays it down with this remix. Bass heavy and driving, you’ll feel bass quakes rolling through the floor as this one passes through the sound system. The opening resembles the original, but that’s all you’re going to get that hasn’t really changed. The moody chord progression that is stabilized throughout the track is enough to make a spine tingle, while the minimal vocal adds spice and atmosphere to an already amazing work. Very melodic and uplifting, an excellent choice in remix selection for this record!

B. BIONIC1 — LOVE MACHINE There is no one word to describe this track. One second you’re locked inside some type of futuristic space encounter, and then bombarded by techy stabs and vicious bass in the next. Following a sexy and seductive vocal, “Wanna go for a ride?,” all chaos breaks loose! Rolling tech funk is the name of the game here! Fans of labels like DNAudio, Black Reign LTD, Quarantine, Critical and Shadow Law will want to check into this one!

SUPPORT: MARCUS INTALEX, DJ MARKY, RANDOM MOVEMENT, S.P.Y AND MANY MORE.

a Electrosoul System – Fun (Henree Remix)

b Bionic1 – Love Machine

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SUGA002 The Foundation – Young AX Sugaphonic 12″ Vinyl

Suffer from low sugar? Here’s the second sound truffle from Berlins blue note patisserie No.1. For some time on virtual dubplate now, “The Foundation” crystallized as one of Young Ax’ classics and is now finally available on Vinyl, backed with the freshly baked smooth “Something Like This”. 360 degrees piano artwork by proll.org. Mmmmmmh, crunchy!

a Young AX – The Foundation

b Young AX – Something Like This

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JC003 Top Rankin – Deekline & Ed Solo (Wildlife Collective) Jungle Cakes 12″ Vinyl

Full artwork promo. Roughneck jungle riddims, smacking up reggae anthems of yesterday! Highly Recommended!

A Deekline & Ed Solo (Wildlife Collective) – Top Rankin

AA Deekline & Ed Solo (Wildlife Collective) – Good Looking Gal

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SSDARK002 G-Riddim – Stranjah Soothsayer Recordings 12″ Vinyl

Limited finish copy promo. Soothsayer’s Tenebrae sublabel returns with yet another uncompromising slab of dark jungle, SSDARK002 Stranjah ‘G Riddim’ b/w ‘Void’ Stranjah has a discography spanning over twenty releases on a litany of great labels like Metalheadz, 31 Records, and Lightless Recordings. ‘G Riddim’ represents the hardest amen tearout to be had, hard back snapping breaks, dissonant filters, and massive sub bass pads. Void delivers a nasty yet more cerebral take on dark jungle, akin to the finer Seba and Paradox moments. Classic, Dark, Dubwize Jungle at its finest!!

a Stranjah – G-Riddim

b Stranjah – Void

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M-ATOMELTD004 Square One / Slave – Allied & Kantyze / Future Signal M-Atome Recordings 12″ Vinyl

Limited Finish copy promo. A. Allied and Kantyze – ‘Square one’ Regulars Allied and in-house craftsmen Kantyze team up for the label needs and produce what we can call a devastating roller in every way; steppy beats,kemalesque arrangements and full of mental switches. Likely to cause a heavy stir. AA. Future Signal – ‘Slave’ New addition to the m-Atome roster ,with no surprise but a great joy, Future Signal bring out the naughty vibes for the flip, a haunting intro tainted with delicate percussion touches preceed the fierce breaks and growling bass that make it a rough number.

A Allied & Kantyze – Square One

AA Future Signal – Slave

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

VSN002 Lost Cause – Noisia & Teebee Vision 12″ Vinyl

VSN004 Exodus – Noisia & Mayhem feat KRS One Vision 12″ Vinyl

VSN007 Stigma – Noisia Vision 12″ Vinyl

CIADK017 Two Drop – Calibre C.I.A. Deep Kut 12″ Vinyl

DLC01 Bad Chill – Barber – Bad Kid – Vendetta Delacroix 12″ Vinyl

BRD003 Force Of Mind / Fast Forward – Utopia / Kubrak Breed 12 Inches 12″ Vinyl

JC001 Sugar Me – Widlife Collective Jungle Cakes 12″ Vinyl

DLC02 Red Gold & Green – Barber – Bad Kid – Vendetta Delacroix 12″ Vinyl

JC002 No No No – Widlife Collective Jungle Cakes 12″ Vinyl

CAMINO12011 Ghost / Long White Cloud – Electrosoul System / Pete Voyager Camino Blue 12″ Vinyl

TRIM015 Blackout (Kiro & Neonlight ) – Kiro & Neonlight / Neonlight & Rolar Trust In Music 12″ Vinyl

D ‘n’ B Restocks CD Albums

BMTCD001 Natural History – Blu Mar Ten Blu Mar Ten CD

New Dubstep Releases

PIPS010 Tenzado – Greena Apple Pips 12″ Vinyl

Apple Pips come out of nowhere with their latest release from newcomer to the scene Greena, two heavy slabs of Garage / House influenced dubstep, ‘Tenzado’ is the freshest tune we’ve heard for a while, slick vocal hooks and smooth bass lines sounding like a cross between Cooly G, El-B and the 8bit vibes of Zomby. Absolutely massive release from Appleblim’s Apple Pips, we’re sure they’re set for another massive year in ‘010! Don’t sleep on this one!!

A Greena – Tenzado

AA Greena – Actual Pain

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ISP002 Blip / Vansan (Gatekeeper remix) – Gatekeeper / Appleblim If Symptoms Persist 12″ Vinyl

A nice quick follow-up to a great first release on Wedge’s new label ISP,….this time by his good friend Gatekeeper. As the name suggests, ‘Blip’ on….the A centres around an incessant beep motif, slowly treated and effectedover time as the tune develops – sliding breaks, deep punchy bass, and then those gorgeous shimmering chords evolving throughout. On the B, Gatekeeper tackles Appleblim’s Skull Disco anthem ‘Vansan’ – expounding the original themes of texture created by delay and reverb and incorporating them into a 140bpm technical jungle piece. 9/10 [recommended] DJ Thinking IDJ Magazine.

A Gatekeeper – Blip

AA Appleblim – Vansan (Gatekeeper remix)

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HEK006 Stop What Your Doing (James Blake Remix) – Untold Hemlock Recordings 10″ Vinyl

Hessle Audio co-owner Pangaea and 2009 newcomer James Blake deliver two wildly different but utterly sick remixes on a double Asided 10”. Side a. Untold – Stop What You’re Doing (James Blake Remix) 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) Side aa. Untold – I Can’t Stop This Feeling (Pangaea Remix) The Hessle Audio co-owner comes with his hypest, rudest most surprising tune to date. A 140bpm, Chicago-style jackin’ remix of Untold’s Hessle Audio release from earlier this year. Raw house stabs, those trademark swung drums and a breakdown that’s a lesson in tension and release —the mix just rules the dancefloor. Huge support worldwide from Joe Nice, Mark Pritchard, Bok Bok, Gilles Peterson, Ben UFO, Ramadanman and many more.

a Untold – Stop What Your Doing (James Blake Remix)

b Untold – I Can’t stop This Feeling (Pangaea remix)

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CMPD006 Perhaps The Darkness – Compound One Compound One 12″ Vinyl

Compound One are proud to present the 6th installment on their self-titled imprint. Perhaps The Darkness sees Compound One take flight on the Odyssey through meteor storms and mythical enemies to travel the universe with a crew frozen until they finds the Kingdom of Hades. Armed with an Emu Sampler and galactic 808s the duo unleash a moody and linear stepper with funky percussion and old skool pads to help guide them towards “that column of light” On the flip Bad Magic casts a spell and bounces along in a straight up Jungle Vs Garage style. Rolling subs and skippy percussion battle it out for sonic supremacy against a backdrop of quirky samples and edits which are now trademarks of Compound One productions. With DJ support from Breakage, Pangaea, Scuba, Moldy, Scientist, Ramadanman and more.

a Compound One – Perhaps The Darkness

aa Compound One – Bad Magic

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LIME001 Bushido / A Flame In Your Heart – SPL & Triage Lime Dubs 12″ Vinyl

Hold on to your seat kids.. this is going to be bumpy ride! Citrus Recordings has kickstarted their very own Dubstep label aptly dubbed Lime! And for their first release they turned to one of the interesting dnb to dubstep cross overs in the last few years. The one and only SPL teams up with Triage to deliver 2 outstanding heavy duty dubstep bazooka riddems! The A side features Bushido.. an epic tune that twists and turns all over the place. With its goolish sounds itll haunt the dancefloor like a zombie. But beware… once you get bitten… there is no turning back! The Flip holds A Flame In Your Heart.. Dont get it twisted this isnt some weak lovesong… This is a raging inferno thatll burn everything in sight! Go call the fire department people cause this one is going to BURN!

a SPL & Triage – Bushido

b SPL & Triage – A Flame In Your Heart

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New Dubstep Promos

EAR013 Wetwipe Riddim – Ginz & Kool Money Kwame Earwax 12″ Vinyl

Finish copies. 2009 saw the world taken by storm as the Bristol born sound of Purple w0w! infiltrated sound systems and radio stations with it’s catchy synth lines and bold approach. Focus so far has mainly been on Joker who ripped up the rule book and laughed hard at it, but a number of the big floor filler productions that helped make his name, such as the anthem ‘Purple City’, were co-produced by the more mysterious Ginz. Exclusively for Earwax Ginz unleashes a plate of bouncing messed up wonky-synth-hopdubstep- purple-whizzle with help on the buttons this time from the even more mysterious Kool Money Kwame. ‘Wetwipe Riddim’ is a Hennessy-hugging monster of a beat, showcasing Ginz’s superb production ethic and musical mastery – it’s both demented and catchy in equal measures! ‘Oreo’ sees further experiments in bendy beats that leaving you on constant catch up, complete with ankle flapping bass and more psychedelic synth work. Support from: Pinch, Joker, Mary Anne-Hobbs, Plastician, N-Type, MRK1, Cotti and many more…

a Ginz & Kool Money Kwame – Wetwipe Riddim

b Ginz & Kool Money Kwame – Oreo

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COA004 Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep – RZA & MF Doom Code Of Arms 12″ Vinyl

This groundbreaking project is trail-blazing the collaboration between Dubstep and Hip-Hop, with stomach-pounding, bass-thumping guttural beats, and gully, gritty and grimy lyrics that break into the next decade in the chapters of each respective genre’s history. With Scuba, Parson, Trillbass, Dakimh, DZ, Rogue Star, Stenchman, Datsik & many more producing not remixes, but complex reinterpollations that include a veritable goldmine of Wu-Tang verses from the vaults that feature Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, GZA, Method Man, U-God & Masta Killa, Wu affiliates Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Prodigal Sunn, Solomon Childs, Son One & more, and guest spots from Busta Rhymes, MF Doom, Pimp C, Three 6 Mafia, Ras Kass, Vast Aire, Canibus, Lord Jamar & many more, this one of a kind compilation is at the forefront of an emerging cultural and musical blend that is taking place on the margins of the mainstream, but will be talked about for years to come….

a1 RZA & MF Doom – Biochemical Equation (Datsik & Excision Remix)

a2 RZA & MF Doom featuring Canibus, M-80, Bronze Nazareth – Handle The Heightsfeaturing Canibus, M-80, Bronze Nazareth

(Stenchman Remix)

b1 RZA & MF Doom – Think Differently featuring Casual (Hellfire Machina Extended Remix)

b2 RZA & MF Doom – Now Or Never Featuring Son One (Parson Extended Remix)

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EAST001 Wile Out /My DJ – Zinc feat Ms Dynamite / Zinc & Benga feat Ms Dynamite Zinc Music 12″ Vinyl

Limited edition promo Vinyl. The single’s lead track Wile Out is a hypnotic, highly addictive workout featuring triple-MOBO, double- Brit and Mercury Music Prize winner Ms Dynamite switching effortlessly between soulful singing and rapid-fire ragga chat. Prior to its rebirth with added vocals, the instrumental version appeared as Crack House EP opener, Blunt Edge. Wobblebass flipside My DJ also features the production prowess of Benga. Since the early crossover success of Night and subsequent debut album Diary Of An Afro Warrior, dubstep don Benga has gone on to produce for Eve and is readying a recorded incarnation of his previously live-only Magnetic Man project with Artwork and Skream. The release reflects not only Zinc’s reinvigorated, refreshed approach but also the current revitalized adventurous spirit of dance music in general – a welcome shift leading to undefined, hybrid sounds and crosscollaborations.

Current supporters of Zinc include; Trevor Nelson, Annie Mac, Zane Lowe, MistaJam, Benji B, Rob Da Bank, Ras Kwame, Toddla T, Edith Bowman, Redlight, Geeneus and Sinden. Look out for the forthcoming video for Wile Out and further Zinc releases.

Playlisted on BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra

a Zinc feat Ms Dynamite – Wile Out

b Zinc & Benga feat Ms Dynamite – My DJ

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MILF004 Let Me Clear my Throat – Subscape Unknown 12″ Vinyl

Ultra limited On sided white label. One of the most hyped dubstep whites lately.

a Subscape – Let Me Clear my Throat

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DUBTHIEFS002 Robo Funk / Chomp Stomp – The Others / Subscape Dub Thiefs 12″ Vinyl

The 2nd release from the Dubthiefs label is courtesy of The Others & Subscape. This is definitely hot property you need in your record bag. Beware very limited supply.

a The Others – Robo Funk

b Subscape – Chomp Stomp

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

SWAMP001 One Of Us – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl

WHITE1 Death (Chase & Status Remix) – White Lies Fiction 12″ Vinyl

BRK013 Von Glooperstien / Bubbles – Hizatron / Geiom Berkane Sol 12″ Vinyl

HEK005 Gonna Work Out Fine EP – Untold Hemlock Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2

UK Funky Restocks

FF0001 Fantastic 4 EP – Various Fantastic 4 12″ Vinyl

MR002 Climate Change EP – Roska Roska Kicks & Snares 12″ Vinyl

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

CONTAM006 Victim – Future Signal Contaminated Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Unstoppable and action packed from one of D&B’s best underground labels. These boys are all about relentless rolling, grinding, neuro-esque hard beats. Don’t sleep on this one!

a Future Signal – Victim
b Future Signal – Stick With The Herd

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TRIPS002 Black Eye – Silent Witness Triple Seed 12″ Vinyl
The new label from Silent Witness returns. A devoted follower of techno-influenced drum & bass, Silent Witness adds a new edge & attitude, combining elements of the deep & uplifting within his tear-out dance floor productions. Over the next five years releases on Metalheadz, Commercial Suicide, Quarantine, Violence, DSCi4, Critical and DNAudio; the label he established with Squire in 2003; alongside collaborations with Break, Klute, Fierce, Hive, Gridlok, D-Bridge, Survival and Ercola and remixes for the likes of Bloc Party have established Silent Witness as a musical tour de force and lead to DJ bookings across the globe. Not content with the constrictions of working at the whirly BPM’s of drum & bass, Silent Witness has also branched out into house music, joining forces with Dropkick to establish the M3 Project whose debut ‘A Better Man’ EP is available on Silicone Soul’s Darkroom Dubs. He also continues to embrace his passion as a guitarist, playing on many of his own productions.

A Silent Witness – Black Eye
AA Silent Witness – Jumped Up

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DARKESTRALEX001 One Man Jettison/Boundary Part 1 (Afterthought) // Decorum – Sabre Darkestral Excursions 12″ Vinyl
LIMITED EDITION 500 copies on Black vinyl, untreated black reverse board with overprinted logo. Sabre has built a name for a certain depth in his productions, and here forces the creation of a new project for Darkestral (Excursions) which came into being on hearing this cinematic trio of pieces. Falling into musically evocative areas such as soundtrack composition, the more minimal region of dubstep and future drum & bass, Sabre here gives vent to his more thoughtful, isolationist side, where constraints have been thrown out in favour of musical freedom and the use of naturalistic instrumentation, beautiful cellos and strings perfectly encapsulate the feeling of being on a lone drift in outer space, with a certain chilled air wrapping all three pieces.
Darkestral Excursions has been brought into existence to display a series of aural ventures into the farther reaches of the beat spectrum, an edge of universe collection of anti-gravity constructs for the adventurous inner-space traveller Selected as first pilot on this mission, the cinematic compositions of Sabre, already known for a sense of spacial definition but here freed of dancefloor constraint and able to run free with the more esoteric perspective often contained in his productions ‘One Man Jettison’ in title and sound design called for the creation of the latest Darkestral project, a particular home at the front of the mothership, a capsule prepared to journey to the outer reaches, solitary and mournful, encapsulated by the strings and feeling that an intrepid journey into the unknown was upon us all, that moves into a feeling of readiness to see the mission through. ‘Boundary pt.1 (afterthought)’ follows as an epilogue and a prologue to a fantastical new horizon, textured and psychedelic, beatless and airy… ‘Decorum’ – strings and a glowing halo at the end of worlds introduces a muted brass and lush, though exploratory off-step beat as the touchdown on a planets surface is described in a sense of wonderment.

a1 Sabre – One Man Jettison
a2 Sabre – Boundary Pt.1 (Afterthought)
aa Sabre – Decorum

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DLC05 Mash Up Lucifer – Delacroix Delacroix 12″ Vinyl
Ruffer than ever, Delacroix crew is glad to present ya his 5th release. A’s Mash Up Lucifa is a full on ragga DnB tune sure to ram any dancefloor from here to hell. On the flip AA’s Respect The Elders is a proper bass heavy ragga jungle Anthem.

a – Mash Up Lucifer
b – Respect The Elder

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LB005 All Ends EP – Limewax & Current Value L B Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
Triple Vision proudly welcomes L B Recordings to the drum’n bass roster. Limewax is the man behind this label. This young man has been releasing tunes under Dylan and Tech Itch’s wing since 06 and they both have been hammering his releases over and over. You will probably never hear a set of these guys without at least 3 Limewax tunes in it. After a series of serious 12″ he released his greatly anticipated ‘Scars on the horizon’ album on Technical Freak. Things just got messier from that and nowadays mister Limewax is touring the world with his razor sharp beats, strange offbeat like rhythm patterns and ghastly soundscapes. For this brand new double pack EP Limewax teams up with German Angstgegner Current Value. Current Value has been releasing his particular drum’n bass since the late 90ties on labels like Position Chrome and is now seen as one of the pioneers of this hard drum’n bass style. 2012, the day of Silence is the name of his new album and is due to be released any day now. One thing is for sure: this EP is not for the faintharted. Make sure to tighten your seatbelts, say goodbye to you dear ones and let the music take you to new dimensions.

a Limewax – Jupiter
b Limewax & Current Value – Shape Of Space
c Current Value – A New Life
d Limewax & Current Value – Desert Storm

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XLT474 Twerk Sub Focus & SBTRKT Remixes – Basement Jaxx XL 12″ Vinyl
The A side features the D&B man of the moment, Sub Focus, whilst on the flip SBTRKT deliver a great dubstep mix.

a Basement Jaxx Ft. Yo Majesty – Twerk (Sub Focus Remix)
b1 Basement Jaxx Ft. Kelis, Meleka & Chipmunk – Scars (SBTRKT Remix)
b2 Basement Jaxx Ft. Yo Majesty – Twerk (Basement Booty Mixx)

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

CRIT042 Late Drop – Break Critical Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. 2009 has been a good year for Critical, having built yet further on its reputation as being one of the most forward-thinking underground drum and bass labels in the scene. Appearances from Spectrasoul, Sabre, Serum & Vapour paved the way for the heavily acclaimed Critical Sound compilation that saw label boss Kasra representing the ‘Future of D&B’ at Fabric’s 10th birthday and even guesting on BBC Radio 1. Now just in time for Christmas Critical serve up one last delicious 12” before the new year from the mighty Break. Smooth’s the word as ‘Late Drop’ gets under way with lazy-day pads and a light stepping break that runs through the DJ-friendly intro all the way to the breakdown. Wait for the typically gnarly Breakbass though and then it’s throttle down, away we go on this late night tech-roller that oozes class and sees Critical’s eyes set firmly on the dance floor once again. ‘Crunchy’ kicks off with some interesting orchestration and a simple stepping break that flowsunderneath jungle samples and a distant vocal. It’s all about the distorted b-line though as Break doeswhat he does best letting it worm its way into your psyche. No-nonsense D&B to move your feet. DJ support from Friction, Break, Cyantific, Spectrasoul, Marky, Nu Tone, Logistics and Kasra amongst others.

a Break – Late Drop
b Break – Crunchy

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AT006 Secrets Ft. Christina Nicola – Survival Audio Tactics 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. One of D&B’s underground anthems for the last few months. ‘Secrets’ Ft. Christina Nicola has the vocal that goes: the hours, the minutes, the seconds, the frames play like…etc. and has featured in the sets of Marcus intalex, D Bridge, Doc Scott. Survival & Christina Nicola.. Stand up and take a bow, that is an outstanding piece of cutting edge D&B

a Survival – Secrets Ft. Christina Nicola
b Survival – Wasted Time

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APHA002 Astrophonica 002 – Fracture and Neptune Astrophonica 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Astrophonica, the new home of Fracture & Neptune. Tonight on your phonograph or other Earth-based sonic reproduction system, you will hear the results of our latest sonic experiments. The duo’s first release was on Danny Breaks’ now legendary Jungle label Droppin’ Science in 2000. Since then they have worked with many labels and carved out their own cosmic sound. Astrophonica is designed to give them a platform to showcase their latest sonic experiements

a Fracture and Neptune – Hull Breach
b Fracture and Neptune – Tape Fog

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AES003 Dirt Bag – Cern Aesthetics 12″ Vinyl
A widespread name around the globe already, Cern’s production has seen released and forthcoming tracks on many of the scene’s leading European drum n bass labels,

a Cern – Dirt Bag
b Cern – Eye Dream

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FFLP1-1 The Cocoon – Chook Full Force Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Chook is that artist, and The Cocoon, Chook’s debut long-playing project, moves beautifully through drum & bass, minimal techno and stunning ambient soundscapes without pausing for breath. The Cocoon is the culmination of half a decade’s worth of hard work. Starting out in 2004, Chook launched Full Force Recordings as an output for the fierce and disturbing side of European techno influenced drum & bass. The label garnered support right from the off with DJs as diverse as Roni Size, J Majik and Calyx & Teebee all queuing up to work Full Force’s releases into their sets. Chook, alongside friends such as Germany’s Phace (Subtitles), New Zealand’s State of Mind (Shogun Audio) and USA’s Mayhem (Ram Records) put the label firmly on the map with tracks from some of the world’s finest breakbeat artists, keeping the music policy as credible, long-lasting D&B. Now, five years since he started Full Force, Chook delves deeper into his influences, spreading his wings as a producer without resorting to cheap tricks and sheep-like trend following. From the growling bass of Optimus Prime through to the inchperfect elements of Time Running Backwards and the building, spacious progression of Toontown, The Cocoon is a lesson in staying true to your beliefs and sticking the middle finger to those who dare question your motives. Some might consider that a lost art in drum & bass these days.

a Chook – Optimus Prime
b Chook & Aquatek – Shades Of Orange

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SS014 The Gavel / Silent Witness – Gremlinz Ft. Aspect / Theory Soothsayer Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Soothsayer emerges from a brief slumber With SS014 Gremlinz feat. Aspect ‘The Gavel’ b/w Theory – ‘Silent Witness’. Renegade Hardware, Metalheadz veteran Gremlinz serves up a massive slab of horseman stylee amen madness in the form of ‘The Gavel’. After honing his skills for a barrage of labels like Xtinction Agenda, Horizons, and Outsider, Gremlinz and coconspiritor Aspect have exorcised their inner demons with ‘The Gavel’ with each stab thereby bludgeoning truth and justice into the ears of all listeners. Hard, dark jungle for the roughnecks!! Theory came to prominence with several key signings to prestigious labels like Digital’s Function and Vibez offshoot, 13 Music. In that time this Midlands boy has developed an outright punishing approach to heavy dubwize riddims. ‘Silent Witness’ delivers the riddim and bruise disgusting reece basslines, heavy tribal percussion, and enough low end to lower IQs for years to come! Wear a chest protector!

a Gremlinz Ft. Aspect – The Gavel
b Theory – Silent Witness

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

VIO008 Neo – Hive Violence Recordings 12″ Vinyl
VSN001 The Tide – Noisia Vision 12″ Vinyl
VSN002 Lost Cause – Noisia & Teebee Vision 12″ Vinyl
VIO022 Chainsaw – Fresh Violence Recordings 12″ Vinyl
12TIVY261 I Found U (High Contrast Remixes) – Axwell Unknown 12″ Vinyl
12TIVX273 Alright (J Majik & Wickaman Remix) – James Doman Unknown 12″ Vinyl
VIO023 S.O.S. / B.U.R.N.Y. – Total Science / Digital Violence Recordings 12″ Vinyl
CRSE056 Snakefist – Serum & Bladerunner Creative Source 12″ Vinyl
AT003 Storm Chaser – Survival & Alix Perez Audio Tactics 12″ Vinyl
SUBTITLES071 Retribution – Mindscape & Stu Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
SUBTITLES072 Furyen – Audio & Future Signal Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
SUBTITLES073 Mimic – Spectrasoul Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
SYMM006 Last Chance (Remix) – Break Ft. Kyo Symmetry Recordings 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep Releases

MEDI023 Kulture – V.I.V.E.K Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
Brand new DEEP MEDi beats from VIVEK, deep meditative dubstep vibes with a techno dancefloor edge.

A V.I.V.E.K – Kulture
AA V.I.V.E.K – Meditation Rock

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MATH05 Flexible – Untold Brain Math 12″ Vinyl
Untold drops his follow up to the “Gonna Work Out Fine” EP with the highly anticipated “Flexible” on BRAiNMATH. As always, there is little information, and limited copies available.

a Untold – Flexible

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HEK005 Gonna Work Out Fine EP – Untold Hemlock Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
Please note very limited supply. 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.’

“I was blown away when I heard the e.p. – Untold is too far ahead of the competition.” Brackles (Apple Pips, Blunted Robots, Planet Mu)

“One of the hottest producers around, Untold is re-imagining 8 bar grime as the delirious rave music I’ve always tried to present it as.” Bok Bok (Night Slugs, Dress to sweat)

“For me, Untold tunes are brave, In fact, they’re fearless. There’s a certain dubstep formula—then there’s Untold. ” Joe Nice (Dubwar NYC, Gourmet beats)

“…Incredible moments of Wiley-style “What Do U Call It” innovation, where expectations are banished and rule books ripped up.” Martin Clark (Keysound, Pitchfork)

“Breathing new musical life into a genre increasingly prone to obvious hooks and bash-your-brains-in basslines.” XLR8R magazine

“if there’s been a better producer operating within dubstep’s increasingly clouded boundaries this year, then we can’t think of one.”
FACT Magazine

Huge support worldwide from Joe Nice, Alexander Nut, Bok Bok, Sinden, Gilles Peterson, Ben UFO, Ramadanman and many more.

a Untold – Gonna Work Out Fine
b1 Untold – Stop what you’re doing
b2 Untold – Don’t know. Don’t care
c Untold – Palamino
d1 Untold – No one likes a smart-arse
d2 Untold – Never went away

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PSQ001 Small Hours – Asusu Project Squared 12″ Vinyl
A Techno and Dubstep label, formed mid 2009. Project Squared aims to release 12” vinyl and download projects that are dance floor focused, that test new ground and that have depth as well as impact. We release music that covers the space between Techno and Dubstep as well as music that stays more firmly within those two genres. Created as a sub-label of Project Mooncircle due to a change in taste from one of the co-ordinators of that label, we were amazed to find two artists (Asusu and Furesshu) that were not signed such was the quality of their music. Still in early stages, the label aims to keep releasing high quality dance music, to gather more artists and to change and evolve as styles change and evolve… Most importantly as our own tastes change and evolve. Project Squared is a sub-label of Project Mooncircle and is affiliated with HHV.de. The label is co-run by Paul Cooper and Gordon Gieseking. Artwork and design is by Gordon Gieseking. Asusu – Now a dubstep producer with his sound tied to the deeper side of things, Asusu has moved from roots in hip hop and trip hop through to garage, dubstep and dub techno. Recently he has received radio play from various DJ’s on Sub FM, Dubstep FM and Reload Radio, and DJ’s himself (dubstep, garage & techno) mainly in Bath and Bristol. His tracks have received accolades in Mixmag and ATM (L.V. and XI’s top ten charts). He currently holds a residency at Rocksteady, Bath’s first monthly dubstep night, and also regularly co-hosts a show on Sub.fm alongside Trigga.

a Asusu – Small Hours
b Asusu – Taurean

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HENCH012 Ironhide / Slaughtered – Lost Hench 12″ Vinyl
Born and bred in Croydon, 19-year old Justin Cantor, a.k.a Lost, is the latest addition to the acclaimed HENCH crew. Somewhat of a child prodigy, Justin started DJ-ing at an early age, and got his first set of decks aged 12. It was not long before Justin’s attention was caught by the burgeoning dubstep movement; inspired by the sounds of Skream and Digital Mystikz’s, he turned his hand to dubstep production early in 2008. Soon after, his debut release came out on Hatcha & N-Type’s ‘Croydon Dubheads’ EP. He recently was named alongside Emalkay and 16 Bit as one to watch in Radio 1xtra’s ‘Future Sound of Dubstep’. We’re proud to present Lost’s debut release on the Hench imprint and are sure that you’ll enjoy it.
A. IRONHIDE – Lost creates a seriously atmospheric mood from the start in Ironhide, building to a subtle drop of one mean reverbed wobbly bassline. A real creeper of a tune, the open hi-hat progresses throughout, giving way to a double time feel that’ll keep heads
nodding. This is one serious weapon for your bag!
AA. SLAUGHTERED – Flip over for another bass-led rhythm, from Lost. Pushing a different tone from the A side (yet no less menacing), ‘Slaughtered’ immediately surrounds you with its rolling filtered wobble. This is one futuristic sounding bass riff. An echoey drum loop helps create an ambience and suspense to this track. With such a distinct vibe, you’re guaranteed to have the crowd putting their screwface’s on when this gets dropped.
DJ Support for both tracks from: Hatcha, N-type, Jakes, Skream, Chef, Beezy, Shiverz, Darkside (Getdarker), Tubby (Newham Generals), Mista Jam (BBC 1Xtra)
These tracks from will feature in the HENCH Mixtape Vol. 1 (Due early 2010). The compilation is to be mixed by Jakes and will feature unreleased tracks from Papa ‘ench too. The release will also contain VIP’s of Jakes, Komonazmuk, Chasing Shadows, Lost and Giant, aswell as providing a platform for debut releases on the label from Minus, Tek-one and Mensah.

a Lost – Ironhide
b Lost – Slaughtered

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DD0001 Digidesign (Om Unit’s Pop Lock Mix) – Joker Unknown 12″ Vinyl
Arguably one of the top ranking dubstep / bass music releases of the past 12 months, and undeniably one of the most widely loved and heavily played, Joker’s epic synth track ‘Digidesign’ now gets the rework treatment from Om Unit, ramping up the rhythms and hitting the hard-bap pedal with extra weight to create a wobbling headnodder fix with a touch of off-centre (un)balance. This remix has been doing the rounds since late summer with support from the likes of Mark Pritchard aka Harmonic 313, Plastician, Jamie Vex’d (Planet Mu/Hotflush), Alexander Nut (Rinse/Eglo), and Joker himself. Om Unit is a new production moniker of Jim “2tall” Coles, a London based DJ and producer who has been active in the hip hop and electronic scene for several years. Other forthcoming releases under the Om Unit name include a 7″ on All City and a 12″ on Plastician’s Terrorhythm label. Issued with the full blessing of Joker and Hyperdub, this one-sided white label pressing will only be in print for a limited period, so get your pre-order swerve on without delay.

a Joker – Digidesign (Om Unit’s Pop Lock Mix)

HDB027 Hyperdub 5.5 EP – Mala / Cooly G HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
The fifth and final edition of the Hyperdub 5 12″ series, and it doesn’t dissapoint. Two of the highlight tracks from the Hyperdub 5 compilation, as before fresh material that hadn’t previously seen the light of day. Mala’s long sought-after ‘Level Nine’ at long last available on wax complete with its strangely moving bass reduction and melody makes for a killer A-side. It’s Cooly G’s ‘Weekend Fly’ that steals the show on this one. Constructed of stripped down effects and awkwardly timed drums it’s quirkiness works it into a uncomfortabley-bizarre masterpiece. A definite 12″ for the collection.

a Mala – Level Nine
b Cooly G – Weekend Fly

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SJRLP222VOL1 Steppas Delight 2 Volume 1 – Various Soul Jazz Records 12″ x 3
Second volume of Soul Jazz Records’ Steppers Delight series of killer dubstep tracks – a mixture of new exclusives alongside the cream of recent dubstep 12”s over the last year. Featuring monster tunes from the likes of Joker, Benga, Martyn, Ramadanman, Appleblim and Pangaea, as well as killer exclusives from King Midas Sound, LD, Cluekid, Kutz, Mr Lager feat. Alys Be and loads more. This release is a continuation of Soul Jazz Records’ prolific Dubstep releases such as the Box of Dub And Steppers Delight Vol 1 albums as well as the many singles from the likes of Digital Mystikz, Skream, Ramadanman, Cotti, Kode9, Ladybug, Warrior Queen and many more. Steppas’ Delight 2 is made up of important tracks from the originators of the scene, as well as current new wave producers and exclusive unreleased cuts. 100% Essential!

a1 Gemmy – Grime Baby
a2 Shed – Another Wedged Chicken (Martyn Remix)
b1 LD – Primal Instinct
b2 Dusk – Focus
c1 Benga – On The Edge
c2 Mr. Lager feat. Alys Be – Tell Me
c3 Untold – You Didn’t Win The Holiday
d1 Joker & Ginz – Purple City
d2 Sully – Shanks (LD Remix)
e1 Kutz – Hard Body
e2 Brackles – Get A Job
f1 Octa Push – Quebu Sabe
f2 Pangaea – Router

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SJRLP222VOL2 Steppas Delight 2 Volume 2 – Various Soul Jazz Records 12″ x 3
Second volume of Soul Jazz Records’ Steppers Delight series of killer dubstep tracks – a mixture of new exclusives alongside the cream of recent dubstep 12”s over the last year. Featuring monster tunes from the likes of Joker, Benga, Martyn, Ramadanman, Appleblim and Pangaea, as well as killer exclusives from King Midas Sound, LD, Cluekid, Kutz, Mr Lager feat. Alys Be and loads more. This release is a continuation of Soul Jazz Records’ prolific Dubstep releases such as the Box of Dub And Steppers Delight Vol 1 albums as well as the many singles from the likes of Digital Mystikz, Skream, Ramadanman, Cotti, Kode9, Ladybug, Warrior Queen and many more. Steppas’ Delight 2 is made up of important tracks from the originators of the scene, as well as current new wave producers and exclusive unreleased cuts. 100% Essential!

a1 Cluekid – ’09 Lick
a2 King Midas Sound – Crash ‘n’ Burn
a3 Gemmy – Supligen
b1 Von D feat. Phephe – Show Me
b2 Cotti – Big It Up
c1 Crazy Cousinz – Inflation
c2 Jakes – Calypso
d1 D1 – Ongie Bongie
d2 Darkstar – Need You
e1 James Blake – Air & Lack Thereof
e2 Ramadanman & Appleblim – Sous Le Sable
f1 Mr Gasparov – 1975
f2 Dot Dot Dash – Relocate (Buraka Mix)

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New Dubstep Promos

SWAMP002 Repercussions Of A Razor Blade – Skream Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Very limited supply. Swamp 81 continue with the pensive dub… and some serious Skream low rider business

A Skream – Repercussions Of A Razor Blade
AA Skream – A New Dawn

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DRUNK015 Don’t Sleep – Hyetal & Shortstuff Punch Drunk Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Punch Drunk launches into 2010 with colourful cuts to beat the freeze in the form of two hot collaborations from Hyetal & Shortstuff. The hyper synth frenzy of Don’t Sleep and the technicolour visions of Ice Cream have been heavily rotated by Jackmaster, Brackles, Untold, Gemmy, Ben UFO, 2562, Oneman, Starkey amongst others.A flurry of releases in 2009 put Hyetal at the centre of a Bristol second wave of producers. Having caught the ear of Mary Anne Hobbs and subsequently appearing on her Planet Mu compilation ‘Wild Angels’, Hyetal has also seen releases for Bristollian labels Reduction and Soul Motive, and also for Texas based Formant Recordings. Releases on Planet Mu, Ramp Recordings, Berkane Sol and Pollen throughout 2009 have seen Shortstuff assert himself as a key mover in the new wave of grime, garage, funky and hip hop influenced beats and basslines infiltrating the UK underground. Shared roots in the forward thinking Nottingham Futureproof and Wigflex scenes, Shortstuff has recently launched his own imprint, Blunted Robots, alongside Brackles.
Hyetal FACT mix and interview http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4187&Itemid=98
Shortstuff Sonic Router Interview and mix
http://sonicrouter.blogspot.com/2009/04/interview-shortstuff-berkane.html

a Hyetal & Shortstuff – Don’t Sleep
b Hyetal & Shortstuff – Ice Cream

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UNEARTHED001 B Line Fi Blo – Smith & Mighty Punch Drunk Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Both tracks REMASTERED and cut LOUD to 12” heavyweight vinyl for the first time.Pure fire to kick off 2010 from Punch Drunk sister label Unearthed, reissuing Bristol Sound System classics of yesteryear. Rob Smith & Ray Mighty are well documented as the Godfathers of the Bristol music scene, from producing Massive Attack’s debut 12″, Fresh Four’s classic ‘Wishing on a Star’, being instrumental in the birth of Bristol Jungle and being world respected recording artists in their own right. More recently Rob Smith in his RSD guise is back in the international frame with dubstep releases on labels such as Tectonic, Earwax and Punch Drunk culminating in a CD compilation ‘Good Energy’ on Punch Drunk in 2009. This new Unearthed 12″ features two unmissable and in demand original Bristol 2 step garage anthems from 2002. ‘this ere one design a lick yuh flat pon yuh back’

a Smith & Mighty – B Line Fi Blow
b Rob Smith Ft. Gaddiel – Living In Unity

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SENSELESS011 You Know – Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla Senseless Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Wonky dancefloor dancehall from Ghosttown featuring Badness, mix from DZ, Like his spectral namesake Simon Booth aka Ghosttown has spent the last few years obscured, half out of sight as a producer hiring out his futuristic beat-science to a string of heavy hitting MCs including Foreign Beggars here in the UK and a clutch of artists across the Atlantic including Guilty Simpson, Oh No, Frank and Dank and Dudley Perkins from the Dilla/Stones Throw axis of the hip hop spectrum.
His debut release started life like most of his productions, on a beat tape with another 80 or so one minute tracks, all vital snapshots charged with the excitement of what might happen with the right MC but there was something special about the original ‘Greezy’. It wires up squelching formant synths to insistent, minimal drums sounding like a 2010 UK-bass update to Ginuwine’s ‘Pony’ but at 145 BPM with speaker damaging sub.
This devastating but unusual collision of sounds needed a versatile MC and Badness was top of the list. Known for his early work with Lava Unit and Terror Danjah as well as last year’s carnival smash ‘Message is Love’ with Jammer and Silverlink Birmingham born Badness’ star is on the rise. ‘You Know’ as the track became features his signature double time bashment/grime flow and a killer hook sung by cosmic-soul powerhouse Dajla. The Parisian born singer is a Radio Nova favourite who has collaborated with Wax Tailor, Foreign Beggars and celebrated hip hop poet Anthony Joseph. The resulting track is unmistakably UK but with a bashment flavour, wonky dancehall? The vinyl remix comes from DZ (Hot Flush/Tru Tiger) who delivers a mix that turbo charges the dancefloor elements of the track to come up with multi coloured low end work out. Senseless will release a Ghosttown album in summer 2010 featuring vocalists including Frank & Dank, Olivier Daysoul, Badness, YT, Navigator, Killa P and more. 2010 is the year the Ghost
comes to life.
PLAYS FROM: Mistajam on 1xtra, Review in Mixmag, Skream, Vex’d, Baobinga, Tomb Crew, Starkey, Warlock, Kanji Kinetic, Sterotyp, Laurent Garnier.

A Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla – You Know
AA1 Ghosttown ft Badness & Dajla – You Know (DZ Remix)
AA2 Ghosttown – Greezy Riddim

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ROTTUN005 Retreat (Excision Remix) – Datsik & Excision Rottun 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Two of the hottest producers at the moment have to be Datsik and Excision and when they get together they make some of the most innovative sounding music. Think of the type of music played at an acid filled Transformers rave and you might have some sort of idea what it may sound like. Two Step drum patterns, Crazy morphing synth lines with freakish incidentals and heavy hitting basslines. Any robots heaven. So corrupt it could send Cillit Bang out of business.
http://godzillagoestopariscom/2009/12/excision-datsik/

a Datsik – Retreat (Excision Remix)
b Excision – No Escape (Datsik Remix)

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BOKA024PT1 Chainsaw Calligraphy Remixes (Part 1) – 16bit Boka Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s in Full artwork disco sleeve. The long awaited 16bit – ‘Chainsaw Calligraphy’ remixes are upon us, this is Part 1 of 2 featuring the JAKES and PROPATINGZ mixes.
JAKES, the founding member of the HENCH crew was an obvious target to carry out the Chainsaw remix, being a big fan of the original and regularly rinsing the track out in the raves, he’s given the track the signature Jakes sound, psychedelic bass-lines and heavyweight percussion, watch out for the sample too, see if you recognise it. Heavy support coming from N-TYPE (Rinse FM), MISTAJAM (Radio1), WALSH, TRUTH, MARLOW and HATCHA (Kiss FM).
UK born but now living in LA PROPATINGZ has his musical history in the Breaks scene, a long purveyor of the sound and a regular on the live scene he has more recently switched his style and has been directly influenced by 16bit’s sound. He has big releases lined up and is beginning to cause quite a stir with his tracks featuring on Radio 1 etc…..def one to look out for. His remix was written over the course of a year, alot of blood sweat and tears have gone into it, and the listener will realise this when he/she hears it, devastating,
pure and simple. Support coming from OOAH and the GLITCH MOB crew, AKIRA KITESHI and N-TYPE (Rinse FM).
Hype Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP0q1KUPnos

A 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (Jakes Remix)
AA 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (PropaTingz Crunk Massacre Remix)

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BOKA024PT2 Chainsaw Calligraphy Remixes (Part 2) – 16bit Boka Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s in Full artwork disco sleeve. The long awaited 16bit – ‘Chainsaw Calligraphy’ remixes are upon us, this is Part 2 of 2 featuring the KANJI KINETIC and a re-release of the original mix by 16BIT remastered and re-cut loud on 45rpm due to popular demand.
KANJI KINETIC has been a purveyor of twisting violent bass music for a while now, since his release on Rag and Bone he has gone from strength to strength. His Chainsaw remix has been well received and he has completely reinvented and reinvigorated the original version, massive buzz building around this mix on the internet at the moment with support from KID606, AKIRA KITESHI, 16BIT, SQUIRE OF GOTHOS, CARDOPUSHER, RAFFERTIE, DROP THE LIME, MARY ANNE HOBBS (Radio1), SI BEGG & STARKEY.
Hype Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejp23pq1-lY
Don’t sleep on these remixes, they won’t last long….

A 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (Kanji Kinetic Remix)
AA 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (Original Mix)

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ROUX14 Im Not Your Toy (Nero Remix) – La Roux Unknown 12″ Vinyl
Super limited one sided white label promo. Nero have given it their signature treatment. With a harmonic intro, dropping into a filthy wobbling bassline, you’ll definitely be hearing this a lot in the near future !

a La Roux – Im Not Your Toy (Nero Remix)

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SUBWAY012 Saturn / Step Into A Dream – Seven Subway 12″ Vinyl
After the hotly tipped SEEERIOUSSS doing damage on the dancefloors across the globe…. its time for the one and only Seven! If you havent heard his dancefloor anthem Siren (out on Tempa) then get out from under your rock and get to know.. This producer/DJ has been hotly tipped by the likes of N-Type, Youngsta, Headhunter, Benga & shitloads more.. And now its finally time to unleash Seven’s Subway debut! The A side sees seven going solo styley on a tune thats been featured in so many sets allready itll ring a bell to anybody.. Yes we’re talking about Saturn… The interstellar sounds of Saturn bounce off the walls like an explosion of a 1000 trucks of Redbull… The sugar rush will pull you into dance and wont let go that easy untill the big Pully has been done.. The flip holds a combination that you’ll hear alot more from in the future.. Seven teams up with ever so lovely up and coming female artist Elvee for a tune that has subway written all over it.. Step into a Dream is Dark, Bassloaded, Gritty and Fresher then anything youve heard so far. Feel the Bass pound your check while staying eclectic and dancefloor all at the same time.. Seven & Elvee are here to stay!
Play Support: Benga, Plastician, N-Type, Headhunter, Youngsta, DJ Madd, Matt-U, 501, Noah D, The Others, Subscape & Loads More

a Seven – Saturn
b Seven – Step Into A Dream

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

FAC002 Calm Down – Cotti Ft Doctor Bassface Records 12″ Vinyl
HEK003 Plimsoul – Fantastic Mr Fox & Rich Reason Hemlock Recordings 12″ Vinyl
SINS002 Justice / Pump Action – Jakes / Chimpo Sin City Recordings 12″ Vinyl
CHST006 Chokehold / Surrender – Distance with Benga & Cyrus Chestplate 12″ Vinyl
HENCH001 3Kout – Jakes Hench 12″ Vinyl
HEK004 Air & Lack Thereof – James Blake Hemlock Recordings 12″ Vinyl
OSMUK007 Life Continuum – Kryptic Minds Osiris Music UK 12″ Vinyl
CHST007 Twilight / V (Pinch Remix) – Distance Chestplate 12″ Vinyl
ATM001 Mako EP – Ital Tek Atom River 12″ Vinyl

Dubstep T-Shirts

SKULL-HOODS-L Black Hooded Sweatshirt (Size: Large) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco Hooded Sweatshirts. Black in colour with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Large.

SKULL-HOODS-M Black Hooded Sweatshirt (Size: Medium) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco Hooded Sweatshirts. Black in colour with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Medium.

SKULLTS_M Black T-Shirts (Size: Medium) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco T-Shirts. Black with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Medium.

SKULLTS_L Black T-Shirts (Size: Large) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco T-Shirts. Black with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Large.

SKULL-HOODS-LZINC Zinc Hooded Sweatshirt (Size: Large) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco Hooded Sweatshirts. Zinc in colour with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Large.

SKULL-HOODS-MZINC Zinc Hooded Sweatshirt (Size: Medium) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco Hooded Sweatshirts. Zinc in colour with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Medium.

SKULLTS_LZINC Zinc T-Shirts (Size: Large) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco T-Shirts. Zinc with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Large.

SKULLTS_MZINC Zinc T-Shirts (Size: Medium) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
Skull Disco T-Shirts. Zinc with Skull Disco logo as featured on SKULLCD001. Size Medium.

Hip Hop Restocks

RAMP007 Yes, Yes Suite 3 – Kankick Ft. Miki Vale Ramp Recordings 7″ Vinyl
Way back through the mists of time West Coast leftfield beats were the staple of a young Ramp Recordings. Here, wonky originator Kankick breaks out the SP1200 and delves into the crates knocking out a dusty banger with militant vocals from 6Ft Amazonian warrior Miki Vale. This is super limited end of run find.

a Kankick Ft. Miki Vale – Yes, Yes Suite 3
b Kankick – Black Supremacy (Kanstrumental)

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Hip-Hop Restocks CD Albums

RAMP009 Sagala (CD LP) – Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) Ramp Recordings CD
Back in 2007, RAMP Recordings issued “Sagala” by Pattie Blingh & The Akebulan Five, which later spawned the 2562/Samiyam remix 10”. Pattie Blingh is Stones Throw & Ubiquity recording artist Georgia Anne Muldrow at her rawest and most creative, and after years of being out of press, we are pleased to press “Sagala” into your sweaty palm once again. Abrupt endings and loose timing give “Sagala” a truly unique sound, with an unrefined approach to rhythm smacking of a young RZA, while instrumental textures can recall anything from Funkadelic to The Cult, and the roll-jump-roll flow of her modes and moods is in the same addictive bracket as the best of Dilla, Madlib, and MF Doom., except they can’t even dream of competing on vocals. Her matchless delivery effortlessly pitches angrily-spat versification alongside angelic harmonic layers, with a lyrical content that marries late 60s English psychedelia to a stream of ebonic consciousness drawn from the same source as Marvin Gaye and Public Enemy.

1 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Reallytho
2 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Andante
3 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Fidelity: Do Right Girl
4 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Mama: Everything
5 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Lara Bush: In Hot Grease
6 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – To: Re
7 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Rebelyouthwithskill
8 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Maafa: Transatlantic Dementia
9 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – The Clearing
10 Pattie Blingh and the Akebulan 5 (Georgia Anne Muldrow) – Brother: The Point

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New Hip Hop Releases

RAMP026 Bare Feet – Maxmillion Dunbar Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Maryland resident MAXMILLION DUNBAR caught our attention on a desperately limited 7” last year on his own Future Times imprint. Swerving the current contrived reference points, B-Boy Max forges his own path mixing a kaleidoscope of boogie, electro, hip hop & analog soul. Max’s first EP for RAMP starts with Bare Feet clipping sparse soul loops with epic flourishes, Loveloop/Socket Bonus marrying cascading synths and 808’s, Wouldn’t Matter chops up a relentless boogie loops and epic disco strings, and WAVS draws the EP to a close with 80’s beat boxes and ramshackle synth lines.

a1 Maxmillion Dunbar – Bare Feet
a2 Maxmillion Dunbar – Loveloop/Socket Bonus
b1 Maxmillion Dunbar – Wouldn’t Matter
b2 Maxmillion Dunbar – Wavs

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

NZLP002S Innuendo Phase Three – Trei Samurai Music 12″ Vinyl
The final vinyl component of Trei’s critically acclaimed debut LP / CD ‘Innuendo’ unleashes a collaboration between 2 of New Zealand’s most potent dancefloor technicians. State Of Mind & Trei got together to produce the final tune for ‘Innuendo’ and the collective vibe was instantly focused directly on maximum crowd movement. ‘Thunder Biscuit’ was produced in one day of fruitful abour with all 3 talents at the boards. The reaction from around the world was positive and swift, with every DJ sent the tune supporting as soon as they got a chance to play out. ‘Innuendo’ on the flip is the title track of the LP, and serves up a menacing, rollicking vibe with breaks climbing all over the punishing, winding bass. Trei has personally used this as his opening tune for some time and if you need a statement of powerful intent, then ‘Innuendo’ will provide for you every time. Dj support from Pendulum, Ed Rush, Friction, Klute and many more besides.

a Trei & State Of Mind – Thunder Biscuit (With State Of Mind)
b Trei – Innuendo

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SYMM006 Last Chance (Remix) – Break Ft. Kyo Symmetry Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Break returns to his own label. ‘Last Chance’ original mix featured on his LP and now this remix finally touches down on Vinyl. The flip side conatins ‘The Clamp’ a tune that is ultimate rolling darkside pressure. DJ Support from: Klute, Andy C, Fabio, Friction, Hype, Goldie, A Sides, Kasra, D-Bridge, Bailey, Die.

A Break – Last Chance (Remix) Ft. Kyo
b Break – The Clamp

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FOKUZLP004S2 Secrets Of Saturn / The Lost Rings 2 – Mutt & Generic / Well Being Fokuz Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Fokuz is widely known for its support of brand new producers but also leaning towards people who already have got their names out there. And this sampler will show that once more as well as Mutt teams up with Generic for a tune that seamlessly breaks the boundaries of neuro & liquid. The beats have that impeccable Mutt swing while the bass line is all Generic. This “No Clue” tune is an asset for any DJ that wants to try and mix these 2 genres together. Flip it over for another newcomer in the DnB scene. Well Being is the man who’s on top of this production and has delivered a tune that has Fokuz written all over it. Front Back Left Right the Fokuz sound is coming in from all directions. “Darling Heart” is something for any occasion just make sure your beautiful honey is standing right beside you when this goes on.

a Mutt & Generic – No Clue
b Well Being – Darling Heart

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CITRUS039 Can You See / Say It Again – Dose Citrus Recordings 12″ Vinyl
No.039 already! Where has the time gone?! Citrus keeps on going strong like a truck loaded with lemons. Dose is rattling up a storm of releases and this 12 isn’t slowing him down one bit. “Can You See” is another production that’s just Dose from front to back. This funky bass line is one for the clubs and will get those feet moving in no time. No time for head nodders here its neurofunk baby! “Say It Again” is another Dose infused rumbler that’ll keep you on your toes. Congas all the way and ready for the floor! Don’t be mistaken by its size cause this is one tune that looks small but sounds BIG!

a Dose – Can You See
b Dose – Say It Again

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BCHEM001 Bad Chemistry / Fear – Gein Bad Chemistry 12″ Vinyl
“Man will begin to recover the moment he takes art as serious as physics, chemistry, or money” The wait is finally over. With a mindset of D.I.Y. and a vision of the future, drum and bass producers GEIN unleash their new 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. The first release is the fitting “Bad Chemistry” produced by GEIN, backed with “Fear” with additional production by newcomers Biolysis. “Bad Chemistry” is a neurotic techy monster that is definitely made for the dancefloor, with a demented breakdown that keeps the crowds screaming for more. “Fear” is what happens when evil meets futurism, with heavy beats and sinister basslines. And this is just the beginning. With forthcoming collaborations with Tech Itch & Jakes, The Chosen, Audio, Mayhem, The Sect, SPKTRM, Counterstrike, Cooh, as well as solo tracks from GEIN, SPKTRM, Demo & Ewun, and more, Bad Chemistry Recordings is ready to prove to the world that not all things can be explained… bad chemistry is good chemistry.

a Gein – Bad Chemistry
b Gein – Fear

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DW02 Jealous Eyes (Utah Jazz Remix) – Smooth DrumWise 12″ Vinyl
The second DrumWise release with a bit different flavour, brings what’s finest in drum and bass. Utah Jazz remix of Jealous Eyes is a proper liquid roller with catchy vocals and funky piano theme. After the intro, the bass lands deep in the groove, and builds a perfect connection with the rhythmic section. The Piano shortly moves away but soon comes back to create an unforgettable romantic mood. As in the first release Smooth’s colab was a bit darker. This time on the B side his own masterpiece is light and groovy. A Melodic intro with violins and smooth pads go into a heavy rhythmic conjunction. After the breakdown the story continues with a perfect ‘disco’ build-up and finalise in a passionate synergy of beats and melodies.

a Smooth – Jealous Eyes (Utah Jazz Remix)
b Smooth – Eternal Light

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

CONTAM006 Victim – Future Signal Contaminated Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Unstoppable and action packed from one of D&B’s best underground labels. These boys are all about relentless rolling, grinding, neuro-esque hard beats. Don’t sleep on this one!

a Future Signal – Victim
b Future Signal – Stick With The Herd

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CRIT041LTD Perception – Kasra / Stray Critical Music 12″ Vinyl
Following on from the massive critical sound lp which garnered praise of the highest order from all corners of the scene we bring the 41stcritical release. This single takes 2 of the cd only tracks from the album and gives them new life on strictly limited 12 inch wax Label boss kasra comes with his first ever solo production, a brooding stepper reminiscent of vintage source direct. Newcomer stray hits us right where it hurts. One of the most original tracks to appear of late. Minimal and sparse soundscapes combine with an unexpected amen twist. Future sounds. Only 500 copies.

a Kasra – Perception
b Stray – Timbre

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EXIT018 Inner Disbelief – dBridge Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Exit Records bring their busy 2009 release schedule to a close with this outstanding 12” from label owner dBridge, featuring two tracks that have been consistently played over the last few months by djs such as Goldie, Friction, Alix Perez, SpectraSoul, Fabio, Doc Scott and Marcus Intalex amongst others. A 12” getting massive DJ support from across the scene. ‘Inner Disbelief’ is reminiscent of some of dBridge’s Gemini Principle LP tracks with a more dance floor friendly edge, but as usual without compromising quality control. It’s yet another example of dBridge using his vocal talent to compliment his productions and create his signature flavour of “aggressively beautiful” music. A re-arranged piano hook sample layered upon a moody bass line and driving beat provide the backing for this very catchy and listenable song. On the flip we have another track from dBridge entitled ‘5th Floor’. What appears at first to be quite a sparse track slowly builds into an all out roller with its musical elements becoming more and more frequent and drums gradually layering up to create pace and energy. This track screams out classic dBridge in every sense with its clever use of musical stabs, eerie atmospheres and growling sub bass.

a d Bridge – Inner Disbelief
b d Bridge – 5th Floor

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DARKESTRALEX001 One Man Jettison/Boundary Part 1 (Afterthought) // Decorum – Sabre Darkestral Excursions 12″ Vinyl
LIMITED EDITION 500 copies on Black & White streaked vinyl, untreated black reverse board with overprinted logo. Sabre has built a name for a certain depth in his productions, and here forces the creation of a new project for Darkestral (Excursions) which came into being on hearing this cinematic trio of pieces. Falling into musically evocative areas such as soundtrack composition, the more minimal region of dubstep and future drum & bass, Sabre here gives vent to his more thoughtful, isolationist side, where constraints have been thrown out in favour of musical freedom and the use of naturalistic instrumentation, beautiful cellos and strings perfectly encapsulate the feeling of being on a lone drift in outer space, with a certain chilled air wrapping all three pieces.
Darkestral Excursions has been brought into existence to display a series of aural ventures into the farther reaches of the beat spectrum, an edge of universe collection of anti-gravity constructs for the adventurous inner-space traveller Selected as first pilot on this mission, the cinematic compositions of Sabre, already known for a sense of spacial definition but here freed of dancefloor constraint and able to run free with the more esoteric perspective often contained in his productions ‘One Man Jettison’ in title and sound design called for the creation of the latest Darkestral project, a particular home at the front of the mothership, a capsule prepared to journey to the outer reaches, solitary and mournful, encapsulated by the strings and feeling that an intrepid journey into the unknown was upon us all, that moves into a feeling of readiness to see the mission through. ‘Boundary pt.1 (afterthought)’ follows as an epilogue and a prologue to a fantastical new horizon, textured and psychedelic, beatless and airy… ‘Decorum’ – strings and a glowing halo at the end of worlds introduces a muted brass and lush, though exploratory off-step beat as the touchdown on a planets surface is described in a sense of wonderment.

a1 Sabre – One Man Jettison
a2 Sabre – Boundary Pt.1 (Afterthought)
aa Sabre – Decorum

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REVREC021 Sonic Warfare – Various Revolution Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy. Operation Index” kicks off the EP in fine style, with crisp, steppin’ breaks and a subtle b-line that creeps under your skin. Following this, Silent Witness steps up with “Take It Back” a chunky piece of jungle music that showcases what Revolution is all about. Now a regular feature on the label, Steve Survival takes the stage to deliver an epic slice of atmospheric dancefloor business with “Vintage”. The final track “Eyewitness” winds up the EP in fine style with a minimal, glitchy, techno-influenced journey into the deep

a Vicious Circle & Nocturnal – Operation Index
b Silent Witness – Take it back
c Survival – Vintage
d Sunchase – Eyewitness

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LUCKYDEVIL007 Liberty City Blues – Data / Incident & Paul SG Lucky Devil 12″ Vinyl
After a brief hiatus, we return with a delicate slice of wax that epitomises what LDR stands for – new, original music from hardworking, young artists. After the success of Data’s “Blowpipe” on LD5 and a string of genre-busting releases on labels like Metalheadz, Critical, Revolution and Tempa, Data brings us a grimy gem in the form of “Liberty City Blues”. Incident from Hungary and Paul SG from Austria blew us away with this track which featured on our recent Knowledge Magazine cover CD mix. “Liberty City Blues” is a minimalistic piece of jungle music reminiscent of early Photek or Source Direct. From the outset the tune just bubbles with menace and keeps on building and evolving throughout. A pure bass-heavy slice of proper jungle. “Autumn Drops” is a soulful roller that shows that this crew are ones to watch in 2010. Full of melancholy, icy vibes and a subtle basslinethat gets right under your skin, this track is a firm favourite for this year.

A Data – Liberty City Blues
AA Incident & Paul SG – Autumn Drops

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DLC05 Mash Up Lucifer – Delacroix Delacroix 12″ Vinyl
Ruffer than ever, Delacroix crew is glad to present ya his 5th release. A’s Mash Up Lucifa is a full on ragga DnB tune sure to ram any dancefloor from here to hell. On the flip AA’s Respect The Elders is a proper bass heavy ragga jungle Anthem.

a – Mash Up Lucifer
b – Respect The Elder

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LB005 All Ends EP – Limewax & Current Value L B Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
Triple Vision proudly welcomes L B Recordings to the drum’n bass roster. Limewax is the man behind this label. This young man has been releasing tunes under Dylan and Tech Itch’s wing since 06 and they both have been hammering his releases over and over. You will probably never hear a set of these guys without at least 3 Limewax tunes in it. After a series of serious 12″ he released his greatly anticipated ‘Scars on the horizon’ album on Technical Freak. Things just got messier from that and nowadays mister Limewax is touring the world with his razor sharp beats, strange offbeat like rhythm patterns and ghastly soundscapes.
For this brand new double pack EP Limewax teams up with German Angstgegner Current Value. Current Value has been releasing his particular drum’n bass since the late 90ties on labels like Position Chrome and is now seen as one of the pioneers of this hard drum’n bass style. 2012, the day of Silence is the name of his new album and is due to be released any day now. One thing is for sure: this EP is not for the faintharted. Make sure to tighten your seatbelts, say goodbye to you dear ones and let the music take you to new dimensions.

a Limewax – Jupiter
b Limewax & Current Value – Shape Of Space
c Current Value – A New Life
d Limewax & Current Value – Desert Storm

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

SUICIDE045 Ashram – Klute Commercial Suicide 12″ Vinyl
NONPLUS001 Wonder Where / No Future – dBridge / Instra:mental Nonplus Records 12″ Vinyl
OK014 Hubble – Raiden Offkey 12″ Vinyl
NONPLUS002 Watching You – Instra:mental Nonplus Records 12″ Vinyl
RECIPE001 Barn (Break Remix) – Sato Ingredients Records 12″ Vinyl
RECIPE002 The Path – Jubei Ingredients Records 12″ Vinyl
SUBTITLES073 Mimic – Spectrasoul Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
SUGA001 Gangster Boogie – Young AX Sugaphonic 12″ Vinyl
EXIT016 Melodies feat Mike Knight – Spectrasoul Exit Recordings 12″ Vinyl
SAN029 Ambassadors 4 From Amen to Z Vinyl Part 3 – Dan HabarNam / Tyler Straub Santorin 12″ Vinyl
EXIT017 Live For Never (LP Sampler) – Consequence Exit Recordings 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep Releases

PIPS009 Leave It All Behind – Instra:mental Apple Pips 12″ Vinyl
Instra:mental are fast becoming the success story of the year radically blurring the lines between drum & bass and dubstep with a distinctly 80’s influence, these tracks are no exception, absolutely beautiful sounding music as championed on the hugely popular Autonomic Podcasts, support from Mary Anne Hobbes, dBridge, Appleblim and more.

A Instra:Mental – Leave It All Behind
AA Instra:Mental – Forbidden

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EX7002 Swagga – Excision & Datsik EX7 12″ Vinyl
Vinyl copies of EX7001, Excision – ‘Yin Yang’, sold out in a matter of weeks, while the digital release has been sitting pretty at the top of the Beatport dubstep chart ever since it was dropped. Now, following on from their immense first 12”, EX7 is back with an even more impressive pair of dance floor killers. EX7002 has been getting plenty of attention from all comers, with dubstep, breaks and even drum & bass DJs all clamouring to get their hands on it. The A side, ‘Swagga’, was a feature in Excision’s DJ sets on his recent UK tour as sweaty crowds of teenagers rushed the decks shouting “Play Swagga!” in anticipation of its filthy bassline combinations (we kid you not, we feared for our lives…). Not only that, but ‘Swagga’ is the only non-Rusko track that Rusko’s been battering on all his recent radio mixes; for proof just check out his recent Breezeblock mix for BBC Radio 1. Teaming up with fellow Canadian, Datsik, once again on the flip, Excision creates another mechanoid-influenced stomper that hails the beginning of Armageddon. Monster bass and super-hard beats are what ‘Invaderz’ is all about, another piece of heavy artillery for Excision & Datsik’s sonic armoury. **Watch out for Excision & Datsik remixes for CTRL-Z & The Freestylers and Wu Tang Clan hitting the streets soon.**

A Excision & Datsik – Swagga
AA Excision & Datsik – Invaders

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EAR012 Chicken Foot – Clue Kid Earwax 12″ Vinyl
It’s been a while now since Clue Kid released his debut single here on ‘Earwax – ‘Halogen’ and ‘Down & Dirty’ (2006). We are very pleased to have him back on wax, demonstrating his progressions as he’s has mastered his art. The lead track ‘Chicken Foot’ is a one for the clever stepper who likes his wobble to be little more deadly and refined in delivery. It’s a banger alright but one with plenty of restraint and fine style. Opening pads chime a deadly warning before the wonky bassline thumps in, heavily grooved and heavily weighted. Sporadic conga riffs cut through on point, adding to the momentum generated by the no-compromise bassline. Hold out for the 2nd drop as it twists a new way round! Flip then for the equally deadly but more stripped down ‘Shifty’. Perhaps not the most appropriate title ever conceived but a fine piece of heavy artillery nonetheless. Taking a 2005 Loefah sound (and supported by him for this very reason) and redefining it in a Clue Kid style. Excellent quality rhythm and bass music with a dark and unforgiving edge. Support from: Pinch, Loefah, Mary Anne-Hobbs, Plastician, N-Type, RSD and many more.

A Clue Kid – Chicken Foot
AA Clue Kid – Shifty

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OSMUK007 Life Continuum – Kryptic Minds Osiris Music UK 12″ Vinyl
Kryptic Minds first release since their highly anticipated ‘One Of Us’ Album on Loefah’s Swamp81 label. Kryptic Minds show they have many strings to their bow in the shape of this killer 2 track 12” on their own Osiris Music uk imprint. X_Life Continuum shows the guys going in deep with hard synth manipulation, warm pads and haunting choir which glides in and out effortlessly through the mix. Best listened to in a dark room, with a massive sound system, for people who like to feel the bass rattling they’re chest! Y_Wondering Why this is the yang of the flip, with a different feel altogether, in what only can be described as beautiful! With a skippy half time beat, and the sense of emotion from the off. As soon as the needle hits the edge of the record you know you are in for an emotional six minute journey. With a ghost like female vocal that glides through the track like a hot knife through butter. One for the head phones but also rocks the dance.
DJ support: Youngsta, Loefah, Mala, Headhunter, N – Type, Pinch, Distance. Mary Anne Hobbs.

X Kryptic Minds – Life Continuum
Y Kryptic Minds – Wondering Why

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FAISTY002 Suntime – Dom Faisty Records 12″ Vinyl
Faisty Records returns with it’s second offering of up front bass music, featuring two tracks crafted by DJ and Producer DOM. Suntime is a dark, brooding stomper sure to give your subs a workout whilst the flip side, Tall Tales has a lighter more energetic feel that is sure to bring a crowd to life. The Brighton based producer DOM has had a string of successful releases both on Faisty Records and on Clandestine Cultivations and his tracks regularly get crowds moving in clubs everywhere. Watch out in the near future for forthcoming releases on Faisty, Clandestine and L2S.

a Dom – Suntime
b Dom – Tall Tales

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CLDUB009 Coastal Dubs Part 1 – Ultrasound / Hizzle Guy Clandestine Cultivations 12″ Vinyl
The first in a series of Clandestine plates devoted to exposing the production talents of Brighton town. Presenting two producers destined to go a long way: Ultrasound and Hizzle Guy. Two very distinct takes on bass heavy 140bpm music, these tracks have been alternately blissing out and smashing up dancefloors around the world in recent months, so here they are for you to continue the trend. ULTRASOUND consist of two Brighton based DJ producers and a London based sound engineer. Between them these three have released a huge number of tracks across different genres over the years, DJ’d different styles of music in venues all over the shop, worked in record shops and are now behind the highly acclaimed “well rounded” label. For their first release as a production outfit Ultrasound have distilled Dubstep through a refined apparatus of trip-hop, soundsystem warmth, Berlin texture and sheer musical sensibility into something both unique and familiar. With big support from the leftfield of Dubstep and tastemakers like Belgiums Bunzero. HIZZLE GUY is a young Brighton based DJ who along with his Gangoon Dubz crew has taken Brighton by storm with his raw and instinctive DJ style and tunes. We really can’t overemphasize how much energy this guy has on the decks, and it transfers straight to his tunes. Dread is an absolute low slung monster of a tune in the rave, at once hype filled and drudgingly weighty, with a loping propulsion and gully vibe thats been sorely lacking from “dancefloor” dubstep of late. Think Slaughter Mob meets Cluekid and you’re part way there. Already getting big support from names like Sukh Knight and Afterdark.

a Ultrasound – New Direction
b Hizzle Guy – Dread

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New Dubstep Promos

MEDI023 Kulture – V.I.V.E.K Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
Brand new DEEP MEDi beats from VIVEK, deep meditative dubstep vibes with a techno dancefloor edge.

A V.I.V.E.K – Kulture
AA V.I.V.E.K – Meditation Rock

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BOKA023 Can’t Wake Up – Matt-U Boka Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s. Debut release on Boka Records for Hungarian based production maestro Matt-U. Fresh from a release on NType’s label Wheel & Deal, these two unique deep and dark productions have been kept relatively under wraps until now, currently receiving support from the likes of JAKES, N-TYPE, DJ MADD, VISTA, FLIGHT (Rinse FM) and NICK ARGON (Sub FM). “Can’t Wake Up” is a high energy thriller not to dissimilar from the sounds of Benga, literally impossible to keep still to this one, industrial skankout business, “Whyle The Fuck Out” is a fresh funk-tastic deep roller which is gunna surprise a lot of people…
Boka Blog now in full flight, for more details and a Matt-U mix head to: http://www.bokadubstep.wordpress.com
Next from Boka will be 16bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy THE REMIXES Pt.1 / Pt.2

A Matt-U – Cant Wake Up
AA Matt-U – Whyle The Fuck Out

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NCOMP001 Druid – Marlow No Comply Recordings 12″ Vinyl
*EXTREMELY LIMITED COPIES* Each copy is hand-numbered, hand stamped, and hand-painted by the artist. Get yourselves a completely unique and highly collectible product.
DJ SUPPORT FROM: CASPA, N-TYPE, THE OTHERS, EMALKAY, PINCH, EXCISION, DZ, WALSH, MATT U, MRK 1.
‘No Comply’ is a brand new label from veteran dubstep producer Marlow, and he continues to carefully carve out his own sound with a classic blend of dense melodics, emotive vocals and pulsing basslines. ‘Druid’ is no exception: an intricate wall of music hits you immediately, crunching mid-range that doesn’t over do it, pulsing 4×4 drums, and plenty of colourful detail, all heightened by a sweet vocal akin to the soulful tones of Minnie Ripperton. ‘Cattle Prod’ on the flip, once again, utilises a powerful vocal sample to build the tension for a drop that squelches and squashes it’s way through the dancefloor. – ATM Review.

a Marlow – Druid
b Marlow – Cattle Prod

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ISP002 Blip / Vansan (Gatekeeper remix) – Gatekeeper / Appleblim If Symptoms Persist 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. A nice quick follow-up to a great first release on Wedge’s new label ISP,….this time by his good friend Gatekeeper. As the name suggests, ‘Blip’ on….the A centres around an incessant beep motif, slowly treated and effectedover time as the tune develops – sliding breaks, deep punchy bass, and then those gorgeous shimmering chords evolving throughout. On the B, Gatekeeper tackles Appleblim’s Skull Disco anthem ‘Vansan’ – expounding the original themes of texture created by delay and reverb and incorporating them into a 140bpm technical jungle piece. 9/10 [recommended] DJ Thinking IDJ Magazine.

A Gatekeeper – Blip
AA Appleblim – Vansan (Gatekeeper remix)

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HDB029 Sahara Michael / Fish – Ikonika HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
Hyperdub’s original female producer Ikonika comes with this long-awaited release that lives up to all expectations, presenting two brilliant tracks that set the scene for her debut album due early in 2010. ‘Sahara Michael’ seems cryptic at first, but on repeated listens falls into focus, revealing its complex soul, marrying bright (dis)chords which contrast with the warm undertow of harmonies that flow throughout. The track steps into a bridge passage with a melody that recalls the funky worm melodies of prime G-Funk, extending the theme of contrasting polar opposites that the tune plays with. B side ‘Fish’ chanels early Detroit techno at its most abstract and painterly. Smears of bright vibrating chords flash frantically across the mix, building into thick harmonic meshes backed by a hard drum pattern before they solidfy into a triumphant melody. Strange and beautiful music, in a full-colour sleeeve to match.

a Ikonika – Sahara Michael
b Ikonika – Fish

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RAD001 Medicate – Logos Radial Productions 12″ Vinyl
Radial Productions is a new label operating out of London, UK, inspired by deep, hypnotic, space-oriented sounds from the world of dubstep and beyond. Radial 001 sees label co-owner Logos kick proceedings off with his track ‘Medicate’. Medicate was inspired by and built in remembrance of the legendary DMZ nights at 3rd Base and the lights out, eyes down vibe which seemed to transport the dedicated crowd three thousand leagues deep. Many of us still look to that time for inspiration and this track stands in tribute. The flip sees Hyperdub recording artists LV step up and spin the original on its axis. Faint murmurs of technical bass play counterpoint to the tolling bells, while the bongos and perfectly balanced drum programming roll the tune out in skippier, 2-step oriented direction.
‘Medicate’ has received DJ support from LV (Hyperdub), Ben UFO (Hessle Audio), Pangaea (Hessle Audio, Hotflush), Blackdown (Keysound), Mick Pressure (Naked Lunch), Narcossist/Kowton (Keysound)
Blackdown (Keysound): “a lost gem – really harks back to an era of dubstep that is increasingly disappearing”
Ben UFO (Hessle Audio): “both sides of the release are great. Uncompromisingly eyes down vibes”

a Logos – Medicate
b Logos – Medicate (LV Refix)

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HDB028 Aidys Girl is a Computer – Darkstar HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
Some are saying, Tune of Year.. and finally on VInyl!!..Almost criminally luxurious post-UK garage sounds from Darkstar, who here check box one in the I-Spy book of faceless dance bods by not being able to lay their hands on a real-life girl to sing the hook, enlisting a talky computer program to do the business instead. But Aidys Girl Is A Computer is nothing if not sensuous; all swirling synthezisers, chiming percussion and skippy drums laced with whimpering techno-chatter that sounds not unlike an android deriving some salacious enjoyment from the warm jet of a Jacuzzi. Louis Pattison The Guardian, Saturday 17 October 2009.

a Darkstar – Aidys Girl is a Computer
b Darkstar – Aidys Girl is a Computer (Kyle Hall rmx)

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

MEDI03 Disco Rekah – Loefah / Coki Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
EX7001 Yin Yang – Excision Ft. DZ EX7 12″ Vinyl
BOKA022 Better With You (Akira Kiteshi Remix) – DJ Madd Boka Records 12″ Vinyl
STEAK001 1975 – Mr Gasparov / Octa Push Steak House Records 12″ Vinyl
HDB023 Hyperdub 5.1 EP – Kode9 / Black Chow / Flying Lotus HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
HDB024 Hyperdub 5.2 EP – Joker & Ginz / Zomby / Samiyam HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
HDB026 Hyperdub 5.4 EP – Martyn / L.D. HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
FRJ005 Reminder – Sully Frijsfo Beats 12″ VinyL
PERL76 Three EP’s – Shackleton Perlon Records 12″ Vinyl x 3

Dubstep Restocks CD Albums

SKULLCD001 Soundboy Punishments CD – Shackleton / Appleblim / Gatekeeper Skull Disco CDx2
SKULLCD002 Soundboy’s Gravestone Gets Desecrated By Vandals – Shackleton / Appleblim & Peverelist Skull Disco CDx2
DSTCD001 Our Sound 1 & 2 – Various Artists Destructive Records CD x 2
3024005CD Great Lengths – Martyn 3024 CD
MM030 Picking O’er The Bones – Shackleton / Mordant Music / Vindicatrix Mordant Music CD
MEDICD002 City Limits Volume 1 (CD Format) – Silkie Deep Medi Musik CD
RAMP022CD One Foot Ahead Of The Other – Zomby Ramp Recordings CD
SWAMPCD001 One Of Us – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 CD
RUNTIMECD001 Messages from the Void – Elemental Runtime Records CD x 2
DRUNKCD001 Good Energy (A Singles Collection) – RSD Punch Drunk Records CD

New Techno / Alternative LP

MM038 Die Alten Bosen Lieder – Vindicatrix Mordant Music 12″ Vinyl
Very limited pressing!!. MM is o’er the moon in welcoming Vindicatrix properly to the fold by announcing the release of his long player ‘Die Alten Bosen Lieder’…Vx recently manifested with ‘Private Places’ on MM026/MM030 in reMMix & original form courtesy of Shackleton & Baron M…he is a veritable troubadour who utilizes both the reverbed suitcase & damp palimpsest to regale his fibrous tales…the tuba also squeezes in ohm the act…roughly translated as ‘The Old Wicked Songs’, the album spans a three-track 12″ & eight-track cdr with unique wet-cobbled aplomb…Vx creates a tangible environment on his refracted pilgrimage thru pop’s outer-lying environs…there’s a ‘letting go’ to his work that enhances the well-heeled sonic gravel crunching on show…I recoMMend everything that seeps from the Nesst but this project in particular deserves a high frequency classical fanfare…Vx’s treated brass & woodwind ebb from the IBM like nothing Elst…four to the spore…BM

A Vindicatrix – Something In The Night Pt.1
AA Vindicatrix – Something In The Night Pt.2 & 3

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Darkestral Excursions has been brought into existence to display a series of aural ventures into the farther reaches of the beat spectrum, an edge of universe collection of anti-gravity constructs for the adventurous inner-space traveller…

Selected as first pilot on this mission, the cinematic compositions of Sabre, already known for a sense of spatial definition but here freed of dancefloor constraint and able to run free with the more esoteric perspective often contained in his productions

Sabre has built a name for a certain depth in his productions, and here forces the creation of a new project for Darkestral (Excursions) which came into being on hearing this cinematic trio of pieces. Falling into musically evocative areas such as soundtrack composition, the more minimal region of dubstep and future drum & bass, Sabre here gives vent to his more thoughtful, isolationist side, where constraints have been thrown out in favour of musical freedom and the use of naturalistic instrumentation, beautiful cellos and strings perfectly encapsulate the feeling of being on a lone drift in outer space, with a certain chilled air wrapping all three pieces.

DARKESTRALEX001
Sabre
One Man Jettison

a1) ‘One Man Jettison’:

‘One Man Jettison’ in title and sound design called for the creation of the latest Darkestral project, a particular home at the front of the mothership, a capsule prepared to journey to the outer reaches, solitary and mournful, encapsulated by the strings and feeling that an intrepid journey into the unknown was upon us all, that moves into a feeling of readiness to see the mission through

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a2) ‘Boundary Pt.1 (Afterthought)’:

‘Boundary pt.1 (afterthought)’  follows as an epilogue and a prologue to a fantastical new horizon, textured and psychedelic, beat-less and airy…

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aa) ‘Decorum’:

‘Decorum’ – strings and a glowing halo at the end of worlds introduces a muted brass and lush, though exploratory off-step beat as the touchdown on a planets surface is described in a sense of wonderment.

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* LIMITED EDITION 12″ : 500 copies on Black & White streaked vinyl, untreated black reverse board with overprinted logo *

Released: 7th December 2009

Coming in early 2010 also on Darkestral Excursions is a debut on the label from NZ resident CONSEQUENCE (Exit Records) – (DARKESTRALEX002)

Links:
www.darkestral.com
www.myspace.com/darkestralexcursions
www.myspace.com/darkestralrecordings
www.soundcloud.com/darkestral