New D&B CD

1 Survival – Sky (Break Remix)
2 Octane & DLR – Drop Out
3 Skeptical – A Process Of Elimination
4 Octane, DLR & Ant TC1 – The Jazz Club
5 Spinline & Hydro – Blindfolded
6 Survival – Mistakes feat. Christina Nicola
7 Spinline – Made Guy
8 Paul T & Survival – Sunshine
9 Skeptical & MC Fokus – Structure
10 EBK – Mud
11 Keza – Monkey Business
12 Survival – High
13 Octane, DLR & Subterra – Red Mist feat. Gusto

Listen to sample of Transit One

New D&B Releases

a Sato – Detroit Lies Bleeding
b Sato – Seeker

Listen to sample of Detroit Lies Bleeding / Seeker

CRIT050 – Cyantific – 305 / Opium – 12″ Vinyl
Critical Music reaches the big 50! A fantastic feat for any independent label in today’s climate but particularly one which has never been afraid to step outside the box and experiment with its output whilst always retaining the utmost integrity. Thanks to superlative A&R’ing skills by label boss Kasra and his genuine love of the music, the Critical brand now commands respect all over the world and with this 50th release it’s easy to see why. Long time friend of the label Cyantific takes the honours here with an absolutely blazing gem in the form of ‘305’ b/w ‘Opium’. Listener, believe and beware – the nastiness comes in full force! Do not be misled by the intro’s delicate vocals amid tranquil oceanic waves; ‘305’ exercises a fierce and fiery energy that pays testament to the versatility of artist and label alike. High synths elevate and peak into a brutal morphing, winding bass, laced with appropriately vicious snares. Definitively dangerous and beautiful at the same time, ‘305’ is one to pollute the dance floor – an electronic euphoria that’s just downright dirty. ‘Opium’ brings a techno-infused mischief to the table, where crisp drums meet a charismatic, undulating bassline. A perky stepper, ‘Opium’s chirpy synths are wholly violated by its fluctuating bass. Layered over the squelching b-line lie glitchy vocal samples, enough to trip up the electronic bleeps that drip throughout, giving this track some seriously sweet ‘n’ sour bite. An awesome ending to a fantastic release. To mark this 50th release look out for free celebratory Critical mix CD’s and other goodies in all good record stores and online retailers. DJ support from Friction, Hype, Danny Byrd, Logistics, Nu Tone, London Elektricity, Kasra, Total Science and more.

a Cyantific – 305
b Cyantific – Opium

Listen to sample of 305 / Opium

RECIPE013 – Skeptical – Sphere / Dream Police – 12″ Vinyl
Skeptical returns once again with his trademark dub influenced drum & bass. “Sphere” is just deep down low, with sparse drums and a killer bassline. This is everything that is good about Underground Drum & Bass. While “Dream Police” is some half time duttyness! Fans of Breakage should check this 12”, another killer release from DnB’s best kept secret. Support from D-Bridge, Jubei, Genotype, Ant TC1, Doc Scott, Fierce, Storm, London Elektricity, Blu Mar Ten, Survival, Break. Worth checking Skeptical’s “Eggs Florentine” recipe too.

a Skeptical – Sphere
b Skeptical – Dream Police

Listen to sample of Sphere / Dream Police

SSS022 – Bad Robot – Black Whip – 12″ Vinyl
BaD RoBoT is the collective unit of Phetsta and Rregula, two cyborgs who have traveled back in time from 1980′s to the present day. So far they have released on BSE’s huge Endangered Species LP, Habit Recordings and Technique, with forthcoming material on Incite & Renegade .Their basslines are rough like metal….and they are both, in fact, made of metal. Their melodies are so beautiful they can make a robot understand why it is that Edward Furlong cries. Look out for the robots, they have lasers for eyes….the kind that hurt when you look at them for too long.

a Bad Robot – Black Whip
b Bad Robot – Deep End

Listen to sample of Black Whip

FRJ008 – Geiom – Resi Claart – 12″ Vinyl
We’re proud to announce Geiom’s full debut for Frijsfo Beats, His 12-inch is doubly exciting in that it makes a new departure into the tempo and rhythms of ‘half-step’ drum ‘n’ bass. The tracks have already earned support from ASC (Autonomic), DJ Alley Cat, Boxcutter, Autechre and West Norwood For this latest material, the closest reference point is drum & bass’s thriving half-step sub-genre. ‘Resi Claart’ unfolds with a similar steely, Terminator-like persistence, although instead of militantly in thrall to the grid, it’s gracefully executed. In certain ways the vibe is closer to nineties ambient jungle, although it couldn’t be mistaken for a product of either scene – fleshed out as it is with Geiom’s distinctive harmonies in brown, dystopian mode. B-side ‘Stel Dum’ is subtly woven around live drum and Moog tracks, pivoting on a skeleton of robotic calypso percussion as the title half suggests. Gradually the framework is stuffed with digitised silk and spice textures, building up a palette as lush as that of Island Noise and making for just as absorbing a listen. It might have been simple to capitalise on the existing reputation of Geiom’s music in other styles, but we think it’s more than worthwhile to bring listeners this new stage of his evolution. We hope you’ll agree.

a Geiom – Resi Claart
b Geiom – Stel Dum

Listen to sample of Resi Claart

New D&B Promos

a Instra:mental – Scene 3
b Mode – Stepping Stones

Listen to sample of Exit Records Presents ‘Mosiac Vol 1’ Sampler 2

DISLP002 – Various Artists – Transit One – 12″ Vinyl x 3
Dispatch Recordings are proud to present “Transit One” the first various artist album across vinyl, CD & MP3 releases. The vinyl edition features 6 tracks in total, CD with 13 tracks and the MP3 edition features 2 additional tracks that can be purchased with the bundle or bought separately.The album showcases a close group of artists; some new to the label some well known for their releases already; the likes of Survival get the remix treatment from the mighty Break, ever-rising label boys Octane and DLR feature with another couple of complete blinders, one of which written with labal manager Ant TC1 and not to mention artists such as Spinline, Hydro, Skeptical, Paul T, EBK, Subterra, Christina Nicola, Gusto, Keza and MC Fokus all provide a mixed set of styles sure to hit the standard the label is well known for with any listener.DJ support is already exhaustive with the likes of Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Andy C, Break, D-Bridge, Cern, Teebee, Calyx, Bailey, Flight, Kasra, AI, Lenzman, Icicle, Alix Perez, Jubei, Spectrasoul.

a Survival – Sky (Break Remix)
b Octane & DLR – Drop Out
c Skeptical – A Process Of Elimination
d Octane, DLR & Ant TC1 – The Jazz Club
e Spinline & Hydro – Blindfolded
f Survival – Mistakes feat. Christina Nicola

Listen to sample of Transit One

SUBTITLESUK006 – Lenzman & Treez Ft. Jo-s – Stellar / Stuck – 12″ Vinyl
Limited white label promo. Soulful D&B by Lenzman & Treez plus great vocals by Jo-s equals a Massive 12” Emerging from relative obscurity Dutch producer has started making serious waves of late with his deep and soulful take on Drum & Bass. Influenced by Hiphop, Soul, Jazz and life in general Lenzman’s music combines the organic grooves of yesteryears with the energy and forward thinking attitude of Drum & Bass music. His productions are currently being supported by some of the scene’s most influential figures, including Pendulum, Goldie, Fabio, LTJ Bukem, Friction, Marky & Marcus Intalex to name but a few. The Dutchman has music out on and forthcoming on respected labels such as Integral, CIA, Metalheadz, 31 Records, & Shogun Ltd. Also he is currently working on various high-profile remix projects and has a possible album in the pipeline. To put it short, the future is looking bright for Lenzman…

a Lenzman & Treez Ft. Jo-s – Stellar
aa Lenzman – Stuck

Listen to sample of Stellar / Stuck

CRIT051 – Rockwell – Aria EP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Super limited white label hand stamped promo. Rockwell’s rise to prominence as a rare, distinctive talent has been exciting the electronica music circuit the world over. Critical, thankfully, being the trusty forefront for all things audio-aesthetically delicious, presents the ‘Aria EP’ – 4 tracks of sound sublime, exemplifying Rockwell’s refreshing angle on energy in the club combined with the characteristic, meticulously playful technicals, precise and thrilling as ever.The charmingly rustic intro of ‘Aria’ unleashes striking Flinstones-esque wooden triplets, scaling the track as stirring vocals weave through; haunting and uplifting at once, the title-track exudes sheer class. Slightly more buoyant, ‘Live For The Moment’ infuses an energetic tempo with profusions of ear-carressing funk and those ever-characteristic percussive twists – naughty all over. Swiftly plunged into apocalyptic darkness, the Ulterior Motive boys take a sinister liking to ‘Noir’. Distinctly menacing and genuinely frightening, what better to bully the atmosphere than Hell-raising bass and staccato violins. Listen out for the breakdown bass – horrific and enriching, this track is dark by Devil’s definition. Icing on the cake collaboration with underground legend Untold comes in the form of ‘Rehoku Sunrise’, a tribal earthy worldly masterpiece of running drums and raw, wild samples, glazing the soul in bliss. Bellissimo.

a Rockwell – Aria
b Rockwell – Live For The Moment
c Rockwell – Rekohu Sunrise (X Untold)
d Rockwell – Noir (Ulterior Motive Remix)

Listen to sample of Aria EP

VOOMUSIC004 – Raiden – Forbidden Fruit / Bogotá – 12″ Vinyl
Perhaps the most daring of the Voodoo catalogue so far, Raiden returns for his second solo outing with two numbers that truly explore the percussion concussion of Voodoo Music.Forbidden FruitTo paint a picture of this track it would be fair to say Raiden channeled the ghost of Les Baxter got him in the studio. The exoctica of Mr Baxter is married with Raidens bass work. Subtle but yet weighty and prominant enough for dancefloors. The track is the deep blue unknown- keys twinkle in the track like tropical fish speeding past coral.  Theres a famous description of how people took in Baxters music “Listeners  were able to stroll around some taboo emotions, view a pagan ceremony, go wild in the sun or conjure a demon, all without leaving home hi-fi comforts” The same can be said for Raidens ‘Forbidden Fruit’ – A journey through some very different landscapes.Bogotá. The tense cousin of the first track, Bogotá comes through weighty and uncomprimising in its approach. A sustained rhythm is driven by subbass that is capable of moving the plates underneath us, Raiden once again shows us a very different side to his production. Most of the percussion in the track was recorded live by Raiden himself, bought whilst on his tours of South America. The track was a labour of love that already has dancefloors in awe – Doc Scott recently publicly commented “Just wanna say – Raiden - Bogotá caused major ruptions @ A Bunch Of Cuts last week, big, original, fresh DNB!”.

a Raiden – Forbidden Fruit
b Raiden – Bogotá

Listen to sample of Forbidden Fruit / Bogotá

TBRDSLP001 – Amoss – Alignment EP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Amoss’ Alignment E.P is the forth release from Touched By Records. Amoss, aka James Evans and Andy Tweedale, originate from the midlands. At just 21, the pair have been making big waves within their chosen genre Their incredible talent has already served them well with their track “We All Grow” featured on the Cut Up Boys Ministry of Sound mash up mix 2010. Having recently received support from the likes of Loxy Data, we are expecting great things from Amoss and many more exciting releases with their name on it.

1 Amoss – Slytone
2 Amoss – Move
3 Amoss – Taekwondo
4 Amoss – Zenol

Listen to sample of Alignment EP

APEXX001 – Harvest – Militant / Spies – 12″ Vinyl
Limited promo. Apexx recordings a brand new imprint from the heart of the midlands. This first release proudly brings you the sound of new artist who has being turning heads with his talent for production, releases on chronic, nam music & g13……DJ HARVEST This release has 2 big bangers straight out of the club with support of all the main A list djs in the circuit. Miltant does what it says on the tin sharp militant drums, perfect breaks and massive bassline this is one for any box and with a vocal hook that will send any dancefloor into a frenzy. Spies is the sneaky homage to 94/95 old jungle, perfect pads with warm bassline complimented with tight amens, this goes off where ever you play it. DJ SUPPORT….. ANDY C, DJ HAZARD, DJ MARKY, GROOVERIDER, CRISSY CRISS, NICKY BLACKMARKET, CHASE & STATUS, SERUM & MORE.

a Harvest – Militant
aa Harvest – Spies

Listen to sample of Militant / Spies

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New Dubstep / Funky / Techno releases

a Coki – Shock It
b1 Coki – Old Hope
b2 Coki – Serious
c Coki – Intergalactic
d Coki – Robotnik
e Coki – Animal
f Coki – It

BOKA033 – Skinnz – Keep It Gutta / Euphorbia – 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s – 12” YELLOW VINYL – Ltd to 500 Copies Worldwide.Bristol based Skinnz unleashes his debut solo release after more than 5 years in the game! His productions date back to an appearance on a Destructive Recordings compilation back in 2005 alongside the likes of Skream, Toastyboy, Distance and Vex’d. More recently his collabs with I.D have seen releases on labels such as Pinch’s Earwax and Double Science.“Keep It Gutta” features soaring synthetic soul chords, like Joker’s ‘purple wow’ sound with aggro elements sublimated into a crisp urban elegance. “Euphorbia” strays into Martyn/Joy Orbison territory, its fizzing drone chords and soul vocal samples compressed around a bassier but Grime-inclined beat to breathless effect!Currently receiving heavy Radio1 / 1Xtra support from Mistajam and Ras Kwame, along with Mary Anne Hobbs, Pinch, Mensah, I.D, Baobinga, Akira Kiteshi, Jayglo & more!

a Skinnz – Keep It Gutta
aa Skinnz – Euphorbia

Listen to sample of Keep It Gutta / Euphorbia

DP046 – Emalkay – Crusader / Powertool – 12″ Vinyl
One of heaviest 12″ of this year from Dubpolice. This is the 46th release from the vinyl giants and it belongs to Emalkay with Crusader (Levels) & Power Tool on the flip. This is definitely one that everyone is trying to get their hands on and will be bagged on sight!

a Emalkay – Crusader
aa Emalkay – Powertool

Listen to sample of Crusader / Powertool

PTN007 – T Williams – People’s Choice / People’s Choice (F Dat Remix) – 10″ Vinyl
After a string of releases on Local Action, Buraka Som Sistema’s Enchufada and his own Deep Teknologi label, T. Williams drops his debut PTN release, the euphoric synth and syncopated drum laden People’s Choice.

a T Williams – People’s Choice
b T Williams – People’s Choice (F Dat Remix)

Listen to sample of People’s Choice / People’s Choice (F Dat Remix)

RAMP041 – Bad Autopsy – Bad Autopsy EP – 12″ Vinyl
RAMP continues it’s tradition of uncovering new talent with new signing – Bad Autopsy. Little info has been given to us about this young London based talent, but his debut EP speaks volumes, cheekily landing somewhere between Grime & Funky, with shades of Wild Pitch.

a1 Bad Autopsy – Rotpot
a2 Bad Autopsy – Ginmixer
b1 Bad Autopsy – Call Back

Listen to sample of Bad Autopsy EP

BRK017 – Hem Ft. Terrible Shock / Hem – On a Mission (Shortstuff Remix) / Rich Chroma / Plastic Lily – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. For this tune Hem and Terrible Shock take apart an 80’s soul LP, add some sci-fi synths, lazy drums and a sprinkling of analogue FX. After many painstaking hours of recording the duo take a well earned coffee break, then return to the studio just in time to see the back of the light-footed Blunted Robots man Shortstuff as he runs off chuckling ‘your vocals are mine now!’ Revenge plans are made, vehicles are fuelled up in preparation – but these activities are cut short by the arrival of an email from the culprit – it seems that he took the files back to his HQ for what he describes as a ‘refix’ – with the engines still running, Hem and Shox check out the file and find it to be a work of genius – what they hear is an accelerated kaleidoscopic fusion of on-beat claps and snares in a peak-time northern soul style, super heavy subbass hits and hectic syncopated keyboard chops. The easy tempo and flow of the original have been transformed into a dancefloor classic, no doubt about it. Hem and Shox call off the troops and head back to the studio – calls are made, contracts drawn up and everything gets sent off to Transition for the magical transfer to vinyl. For the flipside the duo select 2 fresh beats from the archives featuring all the trademark Hem elements – flexible riddims, slinky edits, fat synths, warm bass tones, hip-house references… The refix of ‘On a Mission’ featured on Onemans’ much-loved Rinse 11 mix CD. The 12” has already been reviewed in publications such as IDJ and Mixmag – they described it as ‘psychedelic new jack swing’, and its currently being played by the likes of Subswara crew NYC (Soul Motive), Brackles (RinseFM), Mark Pritchard (Warp), Martin Kemp (Blunted Robots), Toddla T (Ninja Tune), Shortstuff (Ramp), Spamchop (Wigflex), Oneman (RinseFM), Geiom (Berkane Sol)

a Hem feat. Terrible Shock – On a Mission (Shortstuff Refix)
b1 Hem – Rich Chroma
b2 Hem – Plastic Lily

Listen to sample of On a Mission (Shortstuff Remix) / Rich Chroma / Plastic Lily

BFR004 – Walsh & Benton / Tes La Rok – The Last Crumb / Mandem – 12″ Vinyl
Massive support on these two tracks. Mary Anne Hobbs, Hatcha, Benga, Skream, etc etc. Benton is one of the Dubstep scenes brightest up and coming stars, he has some serious talent when it comes to production with his tunes getting support from some of the leading names in the dubstep scene including N-Type, Hatcha & Distance to name a few. Tes La Rok is a dubstep DJ & music producer from east Helsinki, Finland. He was one of the first international names to break thru in the scene few years ago. Walsh say’s his style is very energetic and his sets full of uptempo tracks, “I’m really into the more techy, futuristic side of the sound. Mystical pads, staggered beat patterns, weighty sub bass…”I love it mate!”

a Walsh & Benton – The Last Crumb
b Tes La Rok – Mandem

Listen to sample of The Last Crumb / Mandem

HENCH022 – Mensah – Digital Dreamer – 12″ Vinyl
Mensah’s debut release on the HENCH imprint, Pulse 80’s, turned heads with its stylish production and out-of-the-box approach. His follow-up release, ‘Untitled Future Funk EP’, was all the talk on the blogs and his remix of Baby D’s ‘Let me be your Fantasy’ has been hailed as one of the hallmark dubstep tracks of 2010. With each new release Mensah’s studio skills and fresh thinking stand out ever clearer. This latest offering will be no disappointment…A. DIGITAL DREAMER A dreamy synth-line commences ‘Digital Dreamer’, which immediately sets the scene for one of Mensah’s more ethereal productions. The harmonic lead-line builds into an other-worldly riff before releasing that tripped-out, bouncing bass rhythm. Synths let loose overhead, twisting and turning the track into the funky number that it is. Once again, something different from the man like Mensah…AA1. KASHMIR (W/NOAH D) Teaming up with US producer, Noah D, the duo creates an echoey and foreboding backdrop to ‘Kashmir’. The mystic vibe quickly graduates with a captivating bassline, weaving its way through the frequencies. Kashmir has achieved that perfect balance between being musicallyintriguing and packing punch for the dancefloor.AA2. BIG UP THE GOONS A familiar arpeggio gently makes way for a gully-goon vocal. You’re then met with a shuddering bassline that goes a long way to create a haunting yet driven soundtrack. Forwardmoving and weighty, the mid-section provides a brief pause for reflection before reverting back to fully-flexed low-end funk.

A Mensah – Digital Dreamer
AA1 Mensah – Kashmir (w/Noah D)
AA2 Mensah – Big Up The Goons

Listen to sample of Digital Dreamer

RUFF011 – Niveau Zéro / 2methylBulbe1ol – My Roots / Glocken – 12″ Vinyl
Angrier and louder than ever Ruff attacks with a fearless tearout dubstep rave material from Niveau Zéro and 2methylbulbe1ol ! Both artists Demonstrate how heavy, powerfull, dark and efficient this genre can be !!! Niveau Zéro with a frantic dub metal-step assault drops a sick and ruff treatment to Sepultura’s classic, Roots Bloody Roots !!! Step up and get ready for some serious headbanging !!! On the flip, “Glocken” from THE new french dubstep producer 2methylbulbe1ol, rocks out another territory of darkness, glitched-up and hardcore dubstep rave !!! This one is gonna be rinsed out no doubt ! Tipped for fans of Excision, 16bit, Borgore or Broken Note, this excellent Ruff release is guaranteed to pack dancefloors and ruin a few subwoofers.

a Niveau Zéro – My Roots
b 2methylBulbe1ol – Glocken

Listen to sample of My Roots / Glocken

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

a Phaeleh – Falling
aa Phaeleh – Falling (Kulture Remix)

Listen to sample of Falling

PTN008 – Hackman – Made Up My Mind / Bam Bam – 10″ Vinyl
Hackman surrenders his last single before his album drops. Moving from his technicolourfunky/grime hybrid of his first PTN excursion, ‘Made Up My Mind’ & ‘BAM BAM’ descends into solid house beats and hefty basslines. Look out for his forthcoming album on PTN in 2011.

a Hackman – Made Up My Mind
b Hackman – Bam Bam

Listen to sample of Made Up My Mind / Bam Bam

MEDI034 – Tunnidge – Dark Skies / Tribe – 12″ Vinyl
Straight off the back of his much talked about ‘7 Breaths’ released on Dj Distance’s ‘Chestplate’ label, Tunnidge steps back up to the DEEP MEDi roster with two fresh cuts ‘Dark Skies’ and ‘Tribe’. Keep an ear out for Tunnidge as his arsenal of dubs are fully loaded and he’s on the way up!Radio Support: Mistajam (1Xtra), Hatcha (Kiss) DJ Support: Mala (DMZ), Distance (Chestplate), Cyrus (Random Trio)

a Tunnidge – Dark Skies
aa Tunnidge – Tribe

Listen to sample of Dark Skies / Tribe

HFT014 – George Fitzgerald – Don’t You – 12″ Vinyl
Hotflush Recordings presents the follow-up single to George FitzGerald’s summer debut “The Let Down” & “Weakness”. Due for release in mid-January 2011 on Hotflush Two, this much-touted single is seeing the light of day after its inclusion in Scuba’s groundbreaking SUB:STANCE mix compilation on Ostgut Ton earlier this year. Here we see the budding London-based producer reaching into the brighter side of dubstep and garage styles, achieving a mood that is both blissful and emotive. On the flipside, Scuba gives the original mix a churning techno re-flex under his SCB guise.

a George Fitzgerald – Don’t You
aa George Fitzgerald – Don’t You (SCB Edit)

Listen to sample of Don’t You

PIPS014 – Orphan101 – Propa / Disemble – 12″ Vinyl
Apple Pips is proud to present another original new talent from the Bristol bass underground – Orphan101. Having cut his teeth on Bristol pirate radio with Headhunter aka Addison Groove, Orphan101 surfaced earlier this year with some promising releases on Saigon and his own Decarhythm label, one of several new labels in Bristol (along with If Symptoms Persist, Idle Hands, & Subdepth) to be pushing a varied and seemingly boundary less take on bass music. A residency at the Apple Pips nights in Bristol allowed him to road test his beats and it’s here that Appleblim heard the awesome rolling 2-step-meets-Carl Craig-in-a-Bristol-soundclash track that is ‘Propa’. With skippy garage beats, a bleeped out intro, and the deepest sub-bass this side of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, you need to hear this track on a system. It hurts! On the flip ‘Disemble’ takes us on a journey through his vision of minimal techno, in a dubstep context, with scratchy percussion rubbing up against twisted Ed & Optical ‘Wormhole’ era bass spasms. Having just come from playing at Fabric for Apple Pips takeover, things are looking great in 2011 for Orphan101. Early DJ/Radio support already coming from Mark Pritchard (Warp/Harmonic 313/Afrika Hi Tech), Instra:mental (Non-plus/Swamp81), Addison Groove, 2562 (Tectonic), Laurent Garnier, Angel Molina (Tresor) & more

a Orphan101 – Propa
aa Orphan101 – Disemble

Listen to sample of Propa / Disemble

DVA007 – GuGu / Scratcha DVA – The Afro Cuban EP – 12″ Vinyl
The seventh release on DVA records comes from a young, unknown resident of Manchester named GuGu. Staying true to the DVA style, his two tracks are fine examples of todays hybrid Funky House scene, maintaing the 4 to the floor drum patterns whilst drawing on a wide range influences… and as it suggests in the EP’s title, is packed full of Cuban flava. Straight up music designed to make people dance. It wouldn’t be right to get a DVA release without a feature from the man himself, Rinse Fm’s Grimey Breakfast show host Mr Scratcha DVA. As a slight deviation from the norm – and in a way a return to the styles his earlier production – DVA lays down a heavyweight slice of synth laden half step, defiantely one to pull your dirty face too. Check it out and get back to us with your thoughts.

a GuGu – AC Riddim
b1 GuGu – RockAByeBaby
b2 Scratcha DVA – Still Born

Listen to sample of The Afro Cuban EP

DOT003 – Duffstep – Getting To Sirius Remix EP #1 – 12″ Vinyl
Like the joining of ancient clans or the marriage of Marie Antoinette to Louis of France the joining of the Duff brothers is something of a historical milestone. Since birth the Duff’s have gone their separate ways, one getting down on the worlds hipper dancefloors, hips-awiggling, head thrown back in rapture and all under a spinning disco ball. The other brother the troubled teen, hood up, eyes down, bass rumbling, one time selecta. Imagine then two estranged brothers, born from the same seed living awkwardly side by side, never entirely comfortable in each other’s company finally uniting on one massive inbred slab of sonic harmony. If you can imagine that slightly cack-handed analogy then that is pretty much what you get here. After a year of huge edits and original material Duff Disco has finally gone and had a fiddle with his brother? Both taken from the forthcoming Duffstep album ‘Getting To Sirius’, ‘Your Touch’ and ‘Backseat’ are original Duffstep tracks given a cosmic make over by Duff Disco. They are proper modern disco music that sits just the right side of funky, without conjuring images of fluffy boots and spiky hair, white shirts and fake tan. Whilst Backseat is the more euphoric of the two Your Touch is more moody than an emo teenager watching Twighlight. Both obviously Duff Disco but somehow keeping the family together as Duffstep’s finger prints are all over these too.

a Duffstep – Backseat (Duff Disco Remix)
b Duffstep – Your Touch (Duff Disco Remix)

Listen to sample of Getting To Sirius Remix EP #1

PL012 – The Subdivision / 501 / HLZ – Open Your Eyes EP – 12″ Vinyl
The SubDivision return home to Paradise Lost with the Open Your Eyes EP: epic vibes, hypnotic bass work, and complex programming manifest themselves as what might be considered their best work to date, and surely a production which defines their unique style for building cinematic tracks of epic proportions. The structure is trademark TSD: a beautifully drawn-out breakdown compliments the progressively building tension, leading to a thunderous climax toward the end. This tune is more of a journey than simply a DJ tool (although it’s a treat to mix with), and DJs such as Bunzer0, Djunya, 501 and Claw have used it to devastating effect in the mix.For variations on the Open Your Eyes theme, Finnish mercenary 501 was brought in and produces a devastating, sinister, half-stepping remix monster. This version utterly destroys the dancefloor in usual 501 fashion, but adds a twist of darkness. HLZ, whose work for Drum and Bass labels Chronic, Soul:R and Liquid V Recordings has brought him much acclaim, was recruited to offer up his own unique take on Dubstep for a second variation on the original. He uses signature bassline science combined with smacking, dancefloor-friendly drums, then tosses in an epic breakdown-buildup combination followed by a monumental drop that’s sure to get the dance jumping.Variety truly is the spice of life, and Paradise Lost Recordings once again seeks to bring that point home with the Open Your Eyes EP.

a The Subdivision – Open Your Eyes
b1 The Subdivision – Open Your Eyes (501 remix)
b2 The Subdivision – Open Your Eyes (HLZ remix)

Listen to sample of Open Your Eyes EP

Dubstep / Funky / Techno Vinyl Restocks

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CD1 1 Sileni – Random Intro -
CD1 2 Alpha Omega – Impulse -
CD1 3 The Blunt Needles – Taken Seriously -
CD1 4 San.Dra – Retreat -
CD1 5 DSP & Macc – Los Angeles -
CD1 6 Parallel – Into The Deep -
CD1 7 Kontext – Thaw -
CD1 8 Earl Grey – Hazel Grove -
CD1 9 CJ Weaver & Indidjinous – Serpentine -
CD1 10 Mindmapper – Staccato -
CD1 11 Naibu – Nightscape -
CD1 12 Nic TVG – From A Bar In An Airport -
CD1 13 Sub – Katana -
CD2 1 Kontext – Thaw (Dissident Remix) -
CD2 2 Sileni – Real Horrorshow -
CD2 3 Parallel – The Complications Between Us -
CD2 4 Mindmapper & Fre4knc – Fangtooth -
CD2 5 Enjoy – The Crook -
CD2 6 CJ Weaver – 6,000 Degrees -
CD2 7 Nic TVG – Sorry I Puked On Your Dress -
CD2 8 Earl Grey – Asthma Trim -
CD2 9 Nubian Minds – Highway Cruising -
CD2 10 DSP & Dj Trax – Lyrica Haze -
CD2 11 Sub – Sensualism -
CD1 12 San.Dra – No Signal In Paradise -
CD2 13 Naibu – Theme For The Cycle -

Listen to sample of Subtle Audio Vol II (3XCD)

New D&B Releases

a Craggz & Parallel – Metroplex
aa Craggz & Parallel – Future Shock

Listen to sample of Metroplex / Future Shock

EXITLP006 – Genotype – Ritual Dance LP – 3×10”
After a lengthy break from the electronic music world, Genotype is back with an LP for Exit Records and provides a lesson in stripped back dub influenced music at approximately 170 bpm. Having started his music career in the mid nineties under the legendary alias Just Jungle, with releases on the massively influential labels of that era such as Trouble On Vinyl, Renegade Hardware and Reinforced Records, its no surprise that he’s managed to capture the essence of rawness in his recent music akin to the early years of Jungle.Many producers have tried and failed to bring back the old skool sound with an original flavor but Genotype has managed this by resisting the temptation to lash in the tired old classic breaks and instead has drawn for the more organic sounding percussion and drum kits. The dubbed out theme runs throughout the album paying homage to his love for West Indian music which he has been involved in for many years and naturally influences the music he creates. Genotype is a man of few words and prefers to let his music do the talking so check out the album and draw your own conclusions.

1 Genotype – Ritual Dance
2 Genotype – The Ital Lion (feat Loxy)
3 Genotype – Dub Drive
4 Genotype – Champion Dubkiller
5 Genotype – Version
6 Genotype – Justice Over Law

Listen to sample of Ritual Dance LP

SOM010 – Dose – Q&A / Hear The Pain – 12″ Vinyl
DJ Dose is no stranger to the d&b scene. Hailing from NZ he has released on numerous labels and been a favourite with the likes of State of Mind, Klute, Ed Rush and Optical, Break and more. Here he makes his debut release on SOM Music with a stellar twelve from the dark side of dnb. Q n A is all funk, a real crowd pleaser all over the world. It has had extensive support from all of the above plus the likes of Optiv, C4C, Bad Company, Concord Dawn, Cern and more. Hear the Pain is a more relaxed affair, happy to worm its way through any DJ’s set. Dont miss out.

a Dose – Q&A
b Dose – Hear The Pain

Listen to sample of Q&A / Hear The Pain

PHUNK016 – Anile – Left Behind – 12″ Vinyl
Phunkfiction is proud to present one of the hottest new school producers of the moment. Anile is making big waves on the scene right now with his very own definition of futuristic Drum&Bass. “Left Behind” and “Lessons To Become” are impressive examples of how you can put dark soundscapes and minimal elements in a heavy dancefloor suit. Both tracks are getting support from a lot of big DJs on the scene such as Loxy, Spectrasoul, Lenzman, Lynx, Flight or Triad.

a Anile – Left Behind
b Anile – Lessons To Become

Listen to sample of Left Behind

LOVE4THAKILL – Unknown – Love 4 Tha Kill – 12″ Vinyl
One sided limited white label.

a Unknown – Love 4 Tha Kill

Listen to sample of Love 4 Tha Kill

SMPTM008 – Dose, Bulletproof & Teknik – Control Me / Thaw (Sidechain Remix) – 12″ Vinyl
The SMPTM label keeps on running and this time takes on a lighter approach. Still on point as always and ever future thinking..Dose takes on the A side with his stripped down roller ‘Control Me’ this subtle piece of funk is one for the oldskool massive. Crispy breaks and snappy high hats make this the ideal record to get the people in the mood for the early hours.. Fans of Shogun Audio should definitely peep this! The B side is a rework of Bulletproof, Teknik & Dose’s ‘Thaw’ Cern gets added to this already exciting group of people and that means it’s time for a Sidechain rework..Thaw gets injected with highly addictive viral sounds that will infect your eardrums like no other.. Big rolling stabbing beats are the core with almost ‘Bacteria-esque’ sound.SPMTM shows that they’re still alive and kicking with this slamming 12.. A serious purchase for the serious people.

a Dose – Control Me
b Dose, Bulletproof & Teknik – Thaw (Sidechain Remix)

Listen to sample of Control Me / Thaw (Sidechain Remix)

ZEN12276 – DJ Vadim – The Terrorist (MIR Crew & The Prototypes Remixes) – 12″ Vinyl
One of Ninja Tune’s classic tracks remixed for 20th Anniversary celebrations. ‘The Terrorist’ is one of Ninja Tune’s most known and loved tracks. The Prototypes are been receiving raving reviews and multiple plays from Zane Lowe on Radio 1 and DJ Friction. One of Ninja Tune’s original pioneers, DJ Vadim has a very strong fan base stretching back over eight albums, and over ten years and worked with artists including DJ Krush, Kid Koala, Anti-Pop Consortium, Scratch Perverts, Mr Thing, Killer Kella and lots more.

a DJ Vadim – The Terrorist (MIR Crew Remix)
b DJ Vadim – The Terrorist ( The Prototypes Remix)

Listen to sample of The Terrorist (MIR Crew & The Prototypes Remixes)

New D&B Promos

a Zero T feat. Script – Guessing Games
aa System – Speed Of Light

Listen to sample of Guessing Games / Speed Of Light

TRIPS004 – Silent Witness – Brainedrain / Frozen Still – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. A. Silent Witness – Brainedrain opens up with an uplifting sound scape of lush chords, tight beats, and bass growls that rises up to a devastating drop of titan like proportions. Drums and bass dance with each other along the way, taking in turn-around tripwires and reverb bombs. It eventually settles with a break down consisting of twisted pitch drops and euphoric anticipation. The second drop then kicks in with a different twist on the bass frenzy witnessed earlier. Simply Disgusting. AA. Silent Witness – Frozen Still still harks back to the vibes of jungle with an eerie wash amidst classic stabs and vocal snippets. This sound is updated with contemporary minimal drums, exciting rhythmic frills, and a rolling sub bass designed to smother everyone in the Silent Witness ether. Bass stabs and moody pads prevail with time stretched fills electrocuting all in it’s path. Dangerous business! DJ Support: Klute, Break, Survival, Ant C, Fierce, Noisia, Silver, Vicious Circle, Cause 4 Concern,Friction.

a Silent Witness – Brainedrain
b Silent Witness – Frozen Still

Listen to sample of Brainedrain / Frozen Still

JC006 – Wildlife Collective – I Need A Dollar – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Ed Solo & DJ Deekline join forces again Jungle Cakes Vol 6. Limited supply, be quick as this one will sell out fast!

a Wildlife Collective – I Need A Dollar
b Wildlife Collective – Bad Bwoy

Listen to sample of I Need A Dollar

SUBTLE004EP – Various – Subtle Audio Vol II – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy promo. This is the second compilation album from Ireland’s ever inventive Subtle Audio label. With Dj’s as diverse as Mary Anne Hobbs of BBC Radio 1, Bailey on BBC Radio 1Xtra and possibly the best-known name in electronica, Aphex Twin playing Subtle Audio material regularly, you can rest assured that this is Drum & Bass beyond the normal scope and will be enjoyed by many who thought they didn’t like that style of music! The Vinyl side of the project holds 5 exclusive tracks. On disc 1, Requiem kicks things off in style with heavy hitting drum onslaught of “Ancient Dub” while on the flip-side the sweet ambient breakbeat of Accidental Style’s “Space Funkt” is one of the most delicately delivered pieces of music you’ll hear this year. Disc 2 takes in the soaring synths of Mecca’s “Virtual Affair”, the ratchet and wrench inspired percussives of “Janne” by Dan Habarnam and a 170 bpm VIP version of Sub’s downtempo jazz offering on the CD version of this release – “Sensualism”. As you will hear, these producers are bringing fresh ideas and an experimental ethos to the sound of Drum & Bass. We’re looking forward to hearing what they come up with next! Watch this space.

a1 Requiem – Ancient Dub
a2 Accidental Style – Space Funkt
b1 Mecca – Virtual Affair
b2 Dan Habarnam – Janne
b3 Sub – Sensualism VIP

Listen to sample of Subtle Audio Vol II

CITRUS043 – Morebeat / Nphonix & Enei – I’m Not A Monster / Quicksilver – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Citrus reveals its sour sting once again as the Morebeat boys step up together with Nphonix & Enei for Citrus 043. You know Citrus has that standard quality feel and again they smash this release in their own way.. bringing 2 heavyweight tech infused rollers to the plate to continue the Citrus Saga. First up its Morebeats ‘I’m not a monster’ and their dead right with the title because this tune isn’t a monster.. it’s a Behemoth.. Acid like bleeps, crunching bass lines and punching kicks.. The rushing sounds remind you of older Konflict material with a dash of BSE.. If you still have no clue who Morebeat is by now then better start backtracking these guys. Flip it over to side B for Nphonix & Enei’s ‘Quicksilver’ if your into rollers then oooh baby.. this one is an essential one.. These funky beats will not leave you alone on the dance floor for one minute.. Quicksilver takes the funky dnb section for a ride on this one.. If you are into the old stuff of Noisia or Ed Rush & Optical then you should 100% give this a listen..

a Morebeat – I’m Not A Monster
b Nphonix & Enei – Quicksilver

Listen to sample of I’m Not A Monster / Quicksilver

INTREC015 – Current Value – WMD / Cryogen – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. The fifteenth release of G-I-S’ Intransigent imprint drops with a big bang. Featured artist is one of the most established names in hard drum & bass: Current Value. ‘WMD’ on the A-side is a hard hitting to-the-core-tune which builds up to absolute mayhem, combining hammering beats and intensely filtered bass to crack the dance in half. Over on the flip, dark techstepper ‘Cryogen’ strikes a nerve with gloomy atmospheres, crazy synths and heavy bass. Proper drum & bass outta Germany, ready to scare the daylights out of you.

a – WMD
b – Cryogen

Listen to sample of WMD / Cryogen

D&B Restocks Vinyl

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno releases

A Arkist & Komonazmuk – Outbreak
AA Arkist – Until Next Time

Listen to sample of Outbreak / Until Next Time

MEDI031 – Benny ill & J.King – Kosmic 78 / Lithium Soular – 12″ Vinyl
Benny ill and J. King who are both part of the Horsepower collective team up under their own names for their first outing on Deep Medi. Not only have Benny and J. King delivered two killer tracks with Kosmic 78 & Lithium Soular. but have teamed up with Wicked Wax Pictures who have created two sci-fi / horror videos to accompany the music.

A Benny ill & J.King – Kosmic 78
AA Benny ill & J.King – Lithium Soular

Listen to sample of Kosmic 78 / Lithium Soular

HES015 – Elgato – Tonight / Blue – 12″ Vinyl
Elgato is a son of the North-East of England, now a resident of the UK capital for some years. Elgato has deejayed, run parties and hosted radio as part of the Bruk collective for many years, alongside a number of close friends and continuing musical influences. Hessle Audio are [[[proud / disappointed / regretful]]] to present his first release, a 12″ single of dance tracks and love songs.

a Elgato – Tonight
b Elgato – Blue

Listen to sample of Tonight / Blue

BOKA032 – Broken Note – Zound – 12″ Vinyl
Boka Records team up with Filth-meisters Broken Note for a truly evil one-sided 12” release, initially only available as a hand-stamped white label promo with a free sticker – This is the FULL ARTWORK PROMO edition (Limited copies available).Supported by CHASING SHADOWS, AKIRA KITESHI, VISTA, 16BIT and more….this has been absolutely devastating dancefloors worldwide and is routinely road-tested by Broken Note themselves who are currently embarked on a US tour.

a Broken Note – Zound

Listen to sample of Zound

PRDM003 – Goth Trad / DJ Tuttle – Ratville Remixed Cuts #1 – 12″ Vinyl
180 gram Vinyl. RATVILLE is a new school dub band releasing their 1st album Dubs on the Corner in 2009, leaving serious after effects throughout the country. This time, GOTH-TRAD and DJ TUTTLE, east – west dubstep masters remixed the tracks to create a challenging piece of vinyl cut!! Remix was done by two artists, contributing to the spread of dubstep in Japan. As a host of Back To Chill releasing from UK’s one and only DEEP MEDI MUSIK, GOTH-TRAD is now achieving worldwide prominence. On the other hand, leader of DUBSTEP RUDE, DJ TUTTLE is out to shake things up establishing a new label NODE with Akira Ohashi from Psycheouts G. GOTH-TRAD’s side modestly builds up till it finally rocks the floor in the latter half. May suit for outdoor performances. Heavy duty 808 type kick supporting bottom end with metal-like percussion and SEs floating in the air, DJ TUTTLE side is made for the darkest closed chambers to inhale the low frequency. This is the spearhead of dubstep made in Japan. Hands-on approach of the two made a sensational reaction with Ratvilleafs sound, pushing it to the next dimension. PUBLICRIDDIM is the Japannese independent label estalished in 2009 to hand down the forefront of the underground music scene to posterity.

g Ratville – Screaming Butterfly Goth Trad Remix
t Ratville – Gestalt Dub DJ Tuttle Remix

Listen to sample of Ratville Remixed Cuts #1

HENCH021 – Chasing Shadows – Red (Chasing Shadows Remix) – 12″ Vinyl
Black Vinyl only. With the massive ‘It Was Written’, Chasing Shadows’ dark production style broke through. Having now had two double-sided H.E.N.C.H releases; ‘Dr Sin/ The End’ and ‘Ill/Amirah’ and their track ‘Dream On’ forming the crescendo for the Hench Mixtape Vol. 1, these talented producers are rapidly becoming household names within the dubstep fraternity. Once again this duo brings to the table two tracks that have been the talk amongst all who’ve bared witness in the club. Two distinctive, destructive productions that are guaranteed to cause delight.A. LAID BLAK – RED (CHASING SHADOWS REMIX) – Spanish-style guitar riff builds to make way for one of the catchiest vocal hooks that Bristol’s ever produced. Continue further to make way for a characteristically epic bassline drop that will shake the floor from beneath you. ‘Red’ is an awe-inspiring track that builds constantly. Expect the whole crowd to have hands in the air and singing along to this one – truly a future classic.AA. ODYSSEY – Odyssey is the kind of production that your neighbours are going to loath you for, but you just can’t stop listening to it anyway. An Atmospheric and expectant intro builds into juggernaut-like bassline. Couple this with its rolling tempo and crashing snares and you get the idea of why it works on your iPod, on the stereo, in the rave, and pretty much anywhere else that calls for a roller of this proportion!

a Chasing Shadows – Red (Chasing Shadows Remix)
b Chasing Shadows – Odyssey

Listen to sample of Red (Chasing Shadows Remix)

DUBLINE007 – Vaski – I Only Date Aliens / Robot Sounds – 12″ Vinyl
When DJ/Producer Vaski sent his demo to rottun manager Excision, he had no idea of the journey that he was beginning. With his first two tracks storming the beatport top ten charts, Vaski hit the studio, returning to his Electro House production roots for the massive Terror Dome EP, featuring the self-titled track as well as the hit single ‘You Wouldn’t Understand,’ Peaking again in the top ten of dubstep on beatport. Vaski’s productions and local DJ sets began to gain attention of international promoters and DJ’s. Vaski spent the next season DJing at many Twin Cities venues, playing at the famed First Ave, Dinkytowner, and The Loft all the while working on his next work. World on Fire EP shook not only the beatport charts but the entire dubstep community. All five tracks peaked in the top 25 in dubstep on beatport, two tracks in the top ten, and the famous ‘Get Down’ claiming its rightful place as a number one hit. This massive release rocketed Vaski to where he is today: smashing through his international tour, gaining rapid popularity for his unconventional stage presence, and continuously producing ridiculous and catchy bass lines. On the horizon for Vaski is the continuation of his tour, and his biggest production to date.

a Vaski – I Only Date Aliens
b Vaski – Robot Sounds

Listen to sample of I Only Date Aliens / Robot Sounds

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

a Goth Trad – Two Faced
aa Goth Trad – Sun Beam

Listen to sample of Two Faced / Sun Beam

CNL002 – Mount Kimbie – Blind Night Errand / Maybes Live At Berghain / William Dayglo Mix – 12″ Vinyl
Limited Vinyl pressing. Led by, ‘Blind Night Errand’ from the duo’s much-hyped debut album Crooks & Lovers, the EP follows with ‘Before I Move Off’, also taken from said LP, and a new ‘day glo’ mix of past track ‘William’. The EP finishes with a live recording of ‘Maybes’, still Mount Kimbie’s crowning moment, from a show at Berlin’s Berghain.

a Mount Kimbie – Blind Night Errand
b1 Mount Kimbie – William (Dayglo Mix)
b2 Mount Kimbie – Maybes (Live at Berghain)

Listen to sample of Blind Night Errand / Maybes Live At Berghain / William Dayglo Mix

MR011 – Jamie George – Flying Saucer (Ft Roska & J Kenzo Remixes) – 12″ Vinyl
Roska’s Kicks and Snares/RKS is back with another big release, and this time it comes courtesy of Jamie George with the hotly anticipated Flying Saucer. First picked up by DJ Oneman, making it a feature on his Rinse mix cd, support for this track has grown and grown with well known acts such as Toddla T, Hot Chip and Tomb Crew repping it hard. Combining elements of UKG, House and Dubstep Jamie has created an instant classic that has worked hard to earn this release and the plays of DJ’s all across the country. Roska himself steps up with the first remix, a re-imagining with special attention on the percussion, elements of tribal and dancehall peel back the layers of the original in the way that only a talented minimalist like Roska can. With his speciality lying in the truly funky Roska drops a mix that literally drags you up to your feet and pushes you harder the longer it’s played. J Kenzo, of Dub Police fame, completes the package with a much darker, harder affair. You get the impression he took the original track and made it watch the entire Saw series back to back with Halloween then sent it back scarred forever. In all seriousness Kenzo has a real talent for creating dark, bass driven tracks and he has expanding on that here adding heavy portions of electro and old school to compose a truly original mix. Check them out and get back to us.

a Jamie George – Flying Saucer
b1 Jamie George – Flying Saucer (J Kenzo’s Area 51 Remix)
b2 Jamie George – Flying Saucer (Roska Remix)

Listen to sample of Flying Saucer (Ft Roska & J Kenzo Remixes)

BFR004 – Walsh & Benton / Tes La Rok – The Last Crumb / Mandem – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Massive support on these two tracks. Mary Anne Hobbs, Hatcha, Benga, Skream, etc etc. Benton is one of the Dubstep scenes brightest up and coming stars, he has some serious talent when it comes to production with his tunes getting support from some of the leading names in the dubstep scene including N-Type, Hatcha & Distance to name a few. Tes La Rok is a dubstep DJ & music producer from east Helsinki, Finland. He was one of the first international names to break thru in the scene few years ago. Walsh say’s his style is very energetic and his sets full of uptempo tracks, “I’m really into the more techy, futuristic side of the sound. Mystical pads, staggered beat patterns, weighty sub bass…”I love it mate!”

a Walsh & Benton – The Last Crumb
b Tes La Rok – Mandem

Listen to sample of The Last Crumb / Mandem

NA – George Fitzgerald – Tell Me Rmx – 10″ Vinyl
One-sided 10″. A beautiful remix of a classic tune that I’m sure everyone one here knows and loves. George Fitzgerald takes Amel Larrieux‘s unforgettable vocal and re-energizes the tune with his signature groove and bassline.

a George Fitzgerald – Tell me Rmx

Listen to sample of Tell Me Rmx

MM045 – Vindicatrix – Hume / Unborn Vectors – 12″ Vinyl
Super limited pressing! Glaxo baby…a year ohm from his blinding debut albuMM Vindicatrix exhumes MJ and traverses reversing deer thru an alphabet forest…limited…this will not heng around longitude…buy before you try…BM

a Vindicatrix – Hume
b Vindicatrix – Unborn Vectors

Listen to sample of Hume / Unborn Vectors

ASC005 – Sukh Knight, Jack Sparrow, L-Wiz and Von D – Social Circles EP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy promo. The third release from Anti Social’s Cloqworq Records brings a spectrum of melodic and bass-driven productions to make this an all round must have for all serious Dubsteppers.Sukh Knight is the man of the moment with his most recent ‘Slang Like This’ which has topped the Radio 1 playlist for many months. With an array of dancefloor smashers such as ‘Petrol not diesel’ and ‘Ganja Dub’, ‘Don’t Sleep’ is set to become yet another crowd pleaser in trademark style. This track has been receiving a lot of interest from DJ’s across the board with regular airplay from Radio 1’s Nihal, Zane Lowe, Mercury Award Winner Nitin Sawhney and not to mention Dubstep headliners in abundance. Don’t Sleep rounds up insistent synth stabs and Bollywood strings on a hard halfstep to bring razor edged skankers vibes in true Eastern Dubstep fashion. Jack Sparrow is another producer in the spotlight having released his debut album ‘Circadian’ on the infamous Tectonic Recordings in October of this year. This will be his very first release since the launch of his masterpiece and is definitely one which highlights his ability to adapt to any style whatever the occasion. Having had ample radio exposure on Radio 1 (Maryanne Hobbs), Kiss 100 (DJ Hatcha) and Rinse Fm for many months, this track is heavily in demand and is creating a strong interest from DJ’s across the board. ‘Way Out West’ is a Shackleton-inspired fusion of spooked atmospherics and gloomy bass with tribal percussion for the dancefloor shakers. Perhaps imagine a space between Kryptic Minds, Shackleton and Mala and ‘Way Out West’ is right there. L-Wiz are Liquid Dubstep’s forefathers and with this melancholic and dreamy production, ‘Lips’ is no exception to the Swedish producers’ resume. With a vast spectrum of releases on the world famous Dub Police label, the dynamic duo are behind the controls to deliver an effortless, breezy Dubstep sound anchored in mid-summer. ‘Lips’ revolves around light piano cascades over a straight and ultraclean halfstep evolving into what can only be described as a killer synth lead. This really is liquid dubstep at the highest level, with regular airplay from Caspa and Anti Social UK, ‘Lips’ is a must have for all sofa-step connoisseurs. Von D is another Liquid Dubstep icon who has been selected for the Social Circles EP to bring another awesome flip to contrast in phenomenal fashion. Argon’s enlist Von D is France’s premier ‘step export with a resume full of tropical and picturesque releases from ‘Its Over’ on Boka to ‘Miss Maui’ featured on Dubstep Allstars 7 – ‘Incognito’ is not in any way an exception. With regular airplay from Chef, Tes La Rok and Bun Zero, ‘Incognito’ brings to you a well sought after roller using flash synthlines and subbass turbulence that can only be achieved by a certain few. Absolument Magnifique!

a Jack Sparrow – Way Out West
b L-Wiz – Lips
c Sukh Knight – Dont Sleep
d Von D – Incognito

Listen to sample of Social Circles EP

DVSN007 – Noisia / Excision & Datsik – Alpha Centauri – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Brand new NOISIA single, you know its HOT. Including the massive Excision & Datsik remix…Dubstep techno mayhem!

a Noisia – Alpha Centauri
b Noisia – Alpha Centauri (Excision & Datsik Remix)

Listen to sample of Alpha Centauri

RUFF011 – Niveau Zéro / 2methylBulbe1ol – My Roots / Glocken – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Angrier and louder than ever Ruff attacks with a fearless tearout dubstep rave material from Niveau Zéro and 2methylbulbe1ol ! Both artists Demonstrate how heavy, powerfull, dark and efficient this genre can be !!! Niveau Zéro with a frantic dub metal-step assault drops a sick and ruff treatment to Sepultura’s classic, Roots Bloody Roots !!! Step up and get ready for some serious headbanging !!! On the flip, “Glocken” from THE new french dubstep producer 2methylbulbe1ol, rocks out another territory of darkness, glitched-up and hardcore dubstep rave !!! This one is gonna be rinsed out no doubt ! Tipped for fans of Excision, 16bit, Borgore or Broken Note, this excellent Ruff release is guaranteed to pack dancefloors and ruin a few subwoofers.

a Niveau Zéro – My Roots
b 2methylBulbe1ol – Glocken

Listen to sample of My Roots / Glocken

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NONPLUSCD001 Nothing Is Certain – ASC Nonplus Records CD
Since his first appearance on Nonplus, ASC has been hard at work on his LP and its finally here. Starting with a 12” sampler he dives right in at the deep end with ‘Phobos’ in which electronic grooves and micro samples entwine against a backdrop of dramatic tones and industrial hits. Followed on the same side by the atmospheric hiatus ‘Oort Cloud’ you have a good inclination of the impending album by now, but are also treated to the AA-side ‘Matter Of Time’. Like a continuation of his debut Nonplus 12” track ‘Porcelain’, his crafty use of oriental sounding percussion, windlike sounds and melodies combined with an efficacious bass line make this track very hard to listen to in its entirety before you reach for the reset. The album touches on many genres from start to finish such as the 4×4 offering of ‘Textura’, or the almost indescribable step of ‘Yatta’, but one common theme that this album holds throughout is the amalgamation of influences derived from all genres of music and ASC’s ability to combine these to create something new and unique.
Collaborations with fellow Nonplus artist Vaccine and Exit Records artist Consequence add fuel to the fire, keeping it burning hot from start to finish. Nonplus Records proudly present…….…..ASC – “Nothing Is certain”

CD1 01 ASC – Midnight -
CD1 02 ASC – Absent Mind -
CD1 03 ASC Ft. Consequence – Fade Away Seasons -
CD1 04 ASC – Lost For Words -
CD1 05 ASC – The Depths -
CD1 06 ASC – Textura -
CD1 07 ASC – Losing You -
CD1 08 ASC – The Ubiquity Incident -
CD1 09 ASC – Yatta -
CD1 10 ASC – Matter Of Time -
CD1 11 ASC Ft. Vaccine – Opus -
CD1 12 ASC – Conversations -
CD1 13 ASC – Microsia -
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FOKUZCD005 Scandinavian Sunday – Madmen & Poets Fokuz Recordings CD x 2
After the widely well received Brother LP of 2009 its time for the second project in the Fokuz series. So without further ado we present to you Madmen & Poets – Scandinavian Sunday. These guys have been busy with dnb for a long while now. Some of you might know, but these guys have been responsible for the fresh Phunkfiction Label and have been releasing on various labels in the past.This 2xCD pack is the fruits of their long labor and features all of their best tracks to date. Lush vocal tunes combined with beautiful jazz sounds will grasp the listener by surprise and take them on this soulful journey. Madmen & Poets – Scandinavian Sunday is a wicked compilation that combines basslines with soul and is an essential purchase for the upcoming spring period. No doubt that this will be the soundtrack to the summer of 2010!

CD1 1 Madmen & Poets – Leave It -
CD1 2 Madmen & Poets – Change -
CD1 3 Madmen & Poets – Scandinavian Sunday -
CD1 4 Madmen & Poets – Above The Rim (Naibu remix) -
CD1 5 Madmen & Poets – Arcane Road -
CD1 6 Madmen & Poets – Serenity -
CD1 7 Madmen & Poets – Agent X -
CD1 8 Madmen & Poets – Hypnotized -
CD1 9 Madmen & Poets – Flashin -
CD1 10 Madmen & Poets – Reached Out -
CD1 11 Madmen & Poets – Day One -
CD2 1 Madmen & Poets – Inner Fears -
CD2 2 Madmen & Poets – Rainy Day Vocal Edit -
CD2 3 Madmen & Poets – Blue Velvet -
CD2 4 Madmen & Poets – Afraid Off Jazz -
CD2 5 Madmen & Poets – Hide Your Tears -
CD2 6 Madmen & Poets – Grip Mode Album Edit -
CD2 7 Madmen & Poets – Afraid Off Jazz (Lenzman remix) -
CD2 8 Madmen & Poets – Delta Zero -
CD2 9 Madmen & Poets – Close To Sin -
CD2 10 Madmen & Poets – It’s Not Right -
CD2 11 Madmen & Poets – Save Me -

New D&B Releases

NZ011 Greetings Starfighter – Nymfo Samurai Music 12″ Vinyl
Samurai Music welcomes one of its’ favourite new artists to the family. Amsterdam local Nymfo has been slaying dancefloors worldwide with his nu funk on labels like 31 Records, Ram, CIA, Renegade Hardware, Shogun, Inneractive & Critical. The brief was easy for a Samurai Music release, unleash the funk ‘Greetings Starfighter’ is easily one of Nymfo’s most played and requested tunes. With its nifty rolling groove and distinctive vocal sample., it is also perhaps one of his most recognisable pieces of music. ‘8 band’ continues to wig out with a pounding b line reminiscent of Bristol’s glory days. Art for this release was handled by renowned illustrator Gijs Kast, and there are also limited edition T-Shirts of the sleeve art available. Check http://www.gijskast.com for more art from this talented man! DJ Support on this release from the likes of Klute, Marcus Intalex, Doc Scott, Eveson, State Of Mind and many more.

a Nymfo – Greetings Starfighter
b Nymfo – 8 Band
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPNZ011.mp3

CRSE060 Dystopia / House Groove – Sato Creative Source 12″ Vinyl
Anthem!!, Fabio yet again digs deep to support some of D&B’s freshest sounds. Dystopia / House Groove have both won support the likes of Hype, Crissy Criss & Grooverider. Sato is an up and coming Producer from the North East who is making waves with some of the games main players. Amongst others, Sato has gained praise and support from Goldie, Marcus Intalex & Fabio. In 2009 one of the most respected producers in the scene stepped up on remix duties and Sato’s ascent into the limelight shifted up a gear. Breaks remix of Barn perfectly complemented Satos brooding sound but added a choppier flavour while lending his top flight credibility. With an increasingly impressive list of releases to his name, look out for Turning Point on Ingredients and Scorched on Future Thinking.

A Sato – Dystopia
AA Sato – House Groove
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCRSE060.mp3

DETAIL001 Keep It Low – Lynx Detail Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Having already released across a host of leading labels, including Soul:r, Digital Soundboy, Creative Source, Bingo and 31 Records, Lynx has established himself firmly at the forefront of a fresh new sound within drum & bass. A producer par-excellence, his tracks range in style from straight-up dancefloor funk to deep and boundary-pushing beats but always maintain the attention to detail that has come to be Lynx’s trademark. Following on from the success of the critically-acclaimed album on Soul:r, ‘The Raw Truth,’ Lynx has much more in store for 2010, first and foremost his new label Detail Recordings which launches this month. Detail is set to release ground breaking eclectic music this year, and will focus on new methods of collaboration between Lynx and a range of artists. Read all about it in his recent interview with Kmag.
What people are saying:
Marcus Intalex: “Keep it Low is the best tune i have heard this year so far“.
Nu Tone: “Bangin Arcs is absolutely ridiculous, playing every set. The build up makes me feel giddy!”
Marky: “Masssssssive!”
Mixmag: “I’m making this tune of the month! Brappage”
DJ Mag: “As always Lynx will get the attention he deserve

a Lynx Ft. Kemo – Keep It Low
b Lynx & Malibu – Bangin Arcs
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPDETAIL001.mp3

TDPV008 Level Checking – Temper D Temper D Productions 12″ Vinyl
Side A: Temper D ‘Level Checking ‘This tune does some stuff, then it changes, and does some other stuff. It’s wicked. Side B: Temper D ‘Gangbanger’ This track has an intro, then it drops. After a while it finishes. Its even better than the other side.
“Loving the vibes on this” – Shy FX
“Temper D has definitely stepped up his game with this one” – Raiden
“Yes yes yesssssssssss. Been playing Temper D tunes” – Laurent Garnier

a Temper D – Level Checking
b Temper D – Gangbanger
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPTDPV008.mp3

BLR004R Make Or Break / Stampede – Outrage / Digital & Outrage Backlash Records 12″ Vinyl
Keepin’ it nice and nasty Backlash hits you with their fourth outing for this Summer 2010. Kickin’ things into high gear is the grimy rumble of Outrage’s “Make Or Break”, which builds on a simply effective melody that gets your head noddin’ and your waist windin’. Interesting tune to drop in your mix, with enough space to cause mass hysteria. Following that is another stellar collaborative banger from Digital and Outrage in the form of “Stampede”. It builds like an oncoming rush of wild animals…the intro plays the calm before you start seeing a cloud of dust kicked up, heightening anticipation and fear, which climaxes in the rush of that sweeping bassline. When this one drops, you get two choices: move or move out of the way! Big boy riddims on both sides of this plate, which is par for the course when it comes to Backlash.

A Outrage – Make Or Break
AA Digital & Outrage – Stampede
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBLR004R.mp3

LS009 Kings of the Universe – SPL & Eye-D Lost Soul Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
The ninth release on SPL’s Lost Soul Recordings is the long-awaited Kings of the Universe EP by Eye-D & SPL. This unique fourtracker takes hard-edged drum & bass in every direction it can go, willingly or unwillingly. The first white slab of vinyl takes us from the techno-fueled dancefloor crusher Another Realm to the fluid barrage of breakbeat swithchups that is Pyramid Punk. The second disc takes you on a deep, rolling rollercoaster ride of self-reflection with The Perfect Moment after which you are sent off with a view on the past, present and future of drum & bass in The Exploding Star. DJ support from all four dimensions. Wear a vizor.

a SPL & Eye-D – Another Realm
b SPL & Eye-D – Pyramid Punk
c SPL & Eye-D – The Perfect Moment
d SPL & Eye-D – The Exploding Star
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPLS009.mp3

New D&B Promos

NONPLUSLP001 Nothing Is Certain LP – ASC Nonplus Records 12″ Vinyl x 3
Since his first appearance on Nonplus, ASC has been hard at work on his LP and its finally here. Starting with a 12” sampler he dives right in at the deep end with ‘Phobos’ in which electronic grooves and micro samples entwine against a backdrop of dramatic tones and industrial hits. Followed on the same side by the atmospheric hiatus ‘Oort Cloud’ you have a good inclination of the impending album by now, but are also treated to the AA-side ‘Matter Of Time’. Like a continuation of his debut Nonplus 12” track ‘Porcelain’, his crafty use of oriental sounding percussion, windlike sounds and melodies combined with an efficacious bass line make this track very hard to listen to in its entirety before you reach for the reset. The album touches on many genres from start to finish such as the 4×4 offering of ‘Textura’, or the almost indescribable step of ‘Yatta’, but one common theme that this album holds throughout is the amalgamation of influences derived from all genres of music and ASC’s ability to combine these to create something new and unique.
Collaborations with fellow Nonplus artist Vaccine and Exit Records artist Consequence add fuel to the fire, keeping it burning hot from start to finish. Nonplus Records proudly present…….…..ASC – “Nothing Is certain”

a ASC – Absent Mind
b ASC – Fade Away Seasons (Ft. Consequence)
c ASC – Lost For Words
d ASC – The Depths
e ASC – The Ubiquity Incident
f ASC – Opus (Ft. Vaccine)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPNONPLUSLP001.mp3

CYAN034 T-Monk / Time Elastic – Gridlok Cyanide Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The man full of the dirty funk and pure filth is back. Gridlok will take you on a musical journey through of techy beats and growling basslines, all the while maintaining a the funk. Cyanide Recordings has released some of the biggest names in the dance floor / Neurofunk scene… Names like Konflict / Kemal & Rob Data, Gridlok, Phace, Misanthrop, Concord Dawn, DJ Optiv, State Of Mind, Apex, The Upbeats, Dose, Teknik and Agent Alvin to name a few.

A Gridlok – T-Monk
AA Gridlok – Time Elastic
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCYAN034.mp3

31R046 Detatched / Perish – Sam KDC 31 Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. One of most innovative producers in the Drum & Bass and electronic music scene, Sam KDC display a depth and psychedelic mood.stunningly beautiful music as opposed to simply ‘drum & bass’. Sam explains ‘The 12″ is a really special one to me, both the tunes reflect some really deep rooted memories and feelings of mine. I used to feel like that as a kid listening to Pink Floyd, especially at the beginning of “Comfortably Numb”, something else that was very influential to this piece. The other side, “Perish” is a really personal to me. I finished it and loved it but didn’t want to send it to anyone. It was my housemate at the time, Frank, that convinced me to show it to others, not through what he said, but the fact he asked me for a copy of it and I used to come home and I’d hear it blasting out of his room and he doesn’t even like DnB, so that was a sign to me for that one… The first vocal right at the beginning says “I feel safe with you” and that was something that was missing in my life at the time, and in truth, still is… I called it “Perish” because I sampled a home video from a couple of years ago that I wanted gone, I got rid of the video once I’d taken the audio from it and so it was like that moment in my life was trapped in that piece of music, with all other remaining context of it lost… Perished… taken from http://www.dubplatedigest.net/2010/05/dsm-presents-triad-and-sam-kdc.html

a Sam KDC – Detatched
b Sam KDC – Perish
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIP31R046.mp3

FILM032 Asteroids / Underwater – Electrosoul System Soundtrax 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Quality rolling D&B from Russian collective from Moscow. The style is much influenced by the traditions of Good Looking Records. As a result we have a melodic, positive and futuristic sound, good for both: dancing and simply listening to it.

a Electrosoul System – Asteroids
aa Electrosoul System – Underwater
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPFILM032.mp3

TELLURIC012 Soulwave / Vegas – dRamatic + dbAudio / Blade Telluric Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. First up is a duo whose names are on the tip of everyone’s tongue at the moment: UK’s dRamatic + dbAudio stake their ground within the TELLURIC camp with their first label offering in form of ‘Soulwave.’ Wasting no time, the pair get straight down to business with a richly-textured mosaic of soul music. Well-polished breaks, emotive vocals, and an uplifting piano line are underpinned by a locomotive sub bassline combining to make one memorable slab of dance floor pressure. Huge Support From LTJ Bukem, Fabio, Bailey, Nookie, Paul SG. Flip the wax over as we welcome yet another artist on-the-rise to the TELLURIC family. UK’s Blade marks his label debut with the captivating deepness of ‘Vegas.’ Tribal drums, cavernous stabs and pulsating pads lead the way to make this hypnotic and mesmerizing roller another fine addition to the growing legacy of TELLURIC RECORDINGS. Huge Support From LTJ Bukem, Fabio, Bailey.

a dRamatic + dbAudio – Soulwave
b Blade – Vegas
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPTELLURIC012.mp3

PRSPCTLTD003 World In A Box / The Witch – Freqax PRSPCT 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The PRSPCT army is scaling an all out offensive attack on the harder styles of drum & bass… There is no stopping its furious attack pon the dancefloors and this latest LTD release is another one thats just to hot to handle.. This 3rd instalment comes from the likes of Freqax.. World In A Box has already being slayed on the dancefloors numerous times.. A sick tight rolling production with a little wink to the happier hardcore styles.. With its epic intro and massive drop this is one to play over and over and over again! The Witch is on a similar tip.. Big bad beats combined with even more bigger, badder & aggier sounds… Tech & industrial with a dash of jump… a deadly combination!

a Freqax – World In A Box
b Freqax – The Witch
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPPRSPCTLTD003.mp3

INMD007 Only Words DNB VIP / All The Time – Blue Motion Influenza Media 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Anyone that’s been paying attention to the more chilled out spectrum of drum & bass might find Influenza label owner, Eros causing quite a stir as of late. 2009 saw releases on Golden Orb, InnerGround, Fokuz, Good Looking and of course, Influenza Media; and collaborations with Paul SG, Atmospherix, Mutt, The Square and Soulgrifter. But Eros’ latest project, and perhaps most impressive, is his collaboration with Dirrrty B as Blue Motion. Since November 2009, these two have pressed their driven, upbeat sound into a plethora of labels including Phunkfiction, Good Looking, Fokuz, Ingredients,Future Thinkin, Temper D Productions, Vibez, Peer Pressure, Amen Brother,Point 9 Audio, Funk Star and many more. As we come into this fantastic release, we are met by the mystifying but beautiful intro of Only Words VIP. As if climbing a mountain, the layers just continue to build – synths, bass, rolling drums, and, of course, what melodic track wouldn’t be complete without a few angelic wind instruments? As the break rolls through, the melody rebuilds creating a state of ecstasy once again. All The Time chills it out a bit, bringing forth the soul element with Grimm on vocals. A beautifully constructed string bassline leads the way to the drop, as atmospheric trumpet riffs ring in the background. Get touched on this one!

a Blue Motion – Only Words DNB VIP
b Blue Motion – All The Time
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPINMD007.mp3

G-ILLA005 Guilty / Black Monday – Krusha Guerilla 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. GUERILLA 05 12″ Features non other than George Krakus aka KRUSHA ‘Guilty’ is one for the deep rooted soldiers. Epic strings and orchestra sweeps encompass wild roaring amens and rediculous glitches. And just when you thin its over .. the tune really works out the madness of Krusha’s mind. he only thing this record is Guilty of is smashing it up. ‘Black Monday’ totally lets Krusha experiment with the industrial – hard metal edge found in alot of his earlier releases on label’s such as Barcode & Obscene. The intro creeps in. Winding around like a whirlpool till it drops into haltime rickus of eachoes and bass squelches. Grinding metal riffs all the way thru this piece. Defintley one for the die hard Krusha fans.

a Krusha – Guilty
b Krusha – Black Monday
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPG-ILLA005.mp3

D&B Restocks Vinyl

ENM001 Don’t Lie To Me – Teebee Engine Music 12″ Vinyl
LFTD001 The Prologue – Spor / Evol Intent / Ewun / Unknown Error Lifted Music T-Shirt
SIG008 Light Night Squeeze E.P. – Calibre Signature 12″ Vinyl
SIG013 Roundhouse EP – Calibre Signature 12″ Vinyl
CIADK017 Two Drop – Calibre C.I.A. Deep Kut 12″ Vinyl
CIADK018 Surface Scan – Nymfo C.I.A. Deep Kut 12″ Vinyl
SOULR039 A.S.B.O. E.P. – S.P.Y. Soulr 12″ Vinyl x 2
CODED003 Cooper’s Dream – Phobia & Jubei Coded Music 12″ Vinyl
TBRDS001 Whispers of Scandal (S.P.Y Remix) – Pessimist Touched By Records 12″ Vinyl
VOOMUSIC001 Baptism Of Fire – Raiden Voodoo Music 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno releases

EXIT022 Love Hotel / The Dim Light – dBridge Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
Melodic deep techno with a electro edge. Brand new on Exit Records from label boss dBridge comes his Love Hotel / The Dim Light release, featuring a custom housebag with some unique photography. These tracks featured on his recent mix with Instra:mental for a Fabric Live CD.

a dBridge – Love Hotel
b dBridge – The Dim Light
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEXIT022.mp3

SCREW003 Jumpsuit Adventures – Koan Sound Screwloose Records 12″ Vinyl
Really really sick beat….so devastating that i have had to admit myself to the mental hospital entering into the even darker and dirtier area of dubstep now, I introduce you to Koan Sound. I have heard that these boys are only 17 years old although I’m yet to confirm this. These guys have been smashing it lately, with more than one forthcoming releases on both Dubsaw & Screw Loose Records, aswell as releases on labels such as Trill Bass’s ‘Trill Bass Records’ it’s almost obvious these guys are gonna soon be smashing up the scene with their deep, dark and chopped up dancefloor killers.

a Koan Sound – Jumpsuit Adventures
b Koan Sound – Blueberry Pie
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSCREW003.mp3

BUILD003 The Good Stank / I Get Ruff – Ginz & Baobinga / Baobinga & Cosmin Build 12″ Vinyl
Future house, funky, dubstep, techno whatever it’s called I think it’s safe to say, a corker. Possibly the best yet. 3rd release on Build, great support from Sinden, Jackmaster, Redlight, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Modeselektor, Mista Jam, Mary Anne Hobbs, MJ Cole, Drop The Lime, and telepathic support from Martyn.

A Ginz & Baobinga – The Good Stank
AA Baobinga & Cosmin – I Get Ruff
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBUILD003.mp3

ARG030 Bon (Blasta Remix) / Bon (Distinction Remix) – Von D Ft. Zhakee Argon Records 12″ Vinyl
Hailing from the suburbs of Paris, Von D’s soul soaked sound is an expression of his multi cultural roots. Bon is a breezy cocktail of soothing pads, crunchy garage rhythms and the angelic tones of French soul sensation Zhakee. For Argon number thirty Blasta & Distinction delivery two impeccable remixes.

a Von D Ft. Zhakee – Bon (Blasta Remix)
b Von D Ft. Zhakee – Bon (Distinction Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPARG030.mp3

URFIRED001 Fireflies / Best Shoes – Marlow Remixes – Owl City / BYOB Ur Fired 12″ Vinyl
*Only a few copies left* DJ support update – Kutski, Rob Da Bank, Kissy Sell-Out, The Others. Two official 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. White label.

a Owl City – Fireflies – Marlow Remix (Instrumental)
aa BYOB – Best Shoes – Marlow Remix (Instrumental)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPURFIRED001.mp3

CHST009 No Warning / Jungle Fears – Distance Chestplate 12″ Vinyl
Hot on the tails of the last double A-sider ‘Menace’ / ‘Beyond’, Chestplate returns with some fresh cut flavours, once again from head honcho Distance. ‘No Warning’ is a floor filling anthem of a tune, with DJ support coming from a range of top names including Skream, Hatcha, Joker, N-Type, Youngsta, Pinch, and many more. In true Distance style ‘No Warning’ starts with a cold errie backdrop, setting the scene for the devastating drop that follows. The hard hitting b-line teases you in the drop before crashing in full weight – combining a filthy thrash guitar sound with intricate future-tech synth programming – everything you need to ignite an instant mosh pit! Flip then for ‘Jungle Fears’ – a carefully constructed deeper and more erie sonic experience in comparison to the more dancefloor sound of ‘No Warning’. Distance takes you through the paranoid soundscapes of a non-descript cyber jungle, with glitched out edits tearing you from one section to the next, haunting pads and tortured synths lighting the path way through. Don’t listen to this on your own late at night!

a Distance – No Warning
b Distance – Jungle Fears
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCHST009.mp3

LIME003 Not Afraid – DJ Madd Lime Dubs 12″ Vinyl
After the devastating Taz Buckfaster & SPL release Lime pushes the sound back a bit with a grade A release from none other then DJ Madd… After releasing so many tunes on labels like, Boka, Blackbox & Subway he switches over to Lime for a release beyond proportions.. Not Afraid is a daring track that will wipe the floor with any PA system.. hear this Subline rattle and rock the systems.. A more techy angle this time then your used to from mr madd..Flip it over for 2 tracks that are just too good to leave alone.. Heavyweight.. and Funktion 1… Both 2 equally fierce tracks that shouldnt be messed with.. Heavyweight for the wobblers out there and Funktion 1 for the people who like to rattle dem chests! another perfect release that Lime has delivered to show that their not all about tearout..

a DJ Madd – Not Afraid
b1 DJ Madd – Heavyweight
b2 DJ Madd – Funktion 1
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPLIME003.mp3

PRIME003 Taking the Piss / Wizard Sleeve / Oh Deary Deary Me – Funtcase Prime Audio 12″ Vinyl
Funtcase aka Dj Dose has several releases under his belt in the drum & bass world. He’s now taking the dubstep scene by storm and he’s coming out swinging. He’s defiantly one to watch out for and has delivered the goods, also featured on the EP is south bound hangers Brighton based producers also making big moves in the scene. This release has had dj support from: Pendulum , Bassline smith, Nero, N-type, Crissy criss, Suspicious stench, Bar 9 and many more.

a Funtcase – Taking the Piss
b1 Funtcase & South Bound Hangers – Wizard Sleeve feat Mc Raff
b2 Funtcase – Oh Deary Deary Me
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPPRIME003.mp3

HDB035 Edits EP – Ikonika HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
The second of three vinyl (and MP3) releases taken from Ikonika’s recent and highly praised ‘Contact, Want. Love, Have’ album. It’s a simple concept; four tracks, edited down by Ikonika for functional DJ purposes, housed in a full colour sleeve. Includes ‘Video Delays’, ‘They Are Still Losing The War’, ‘Psoriasis’, and ‘Look (Final Boss Stage)’.

a1 Ikonika – Video Delays
a2 Ikonika – They are all loosing the War
b1 Ikonika – Psoriasis
b2 Ikonika – Look
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPHDB035.mp3

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

SUBSOL009 Terminator (Trolley Snatcha Remix) / Marmite (Doctor P Remix) – Caspa Sub Soldiers 12″ Vinyl
Finished Copy Promo. Caspa’s huge Sub Soldiers label are back after a wee break with two ridiculously big remixes from two of the finest new breed of Dubstep producers Doctor P and Trolley Snatcha. Don’t sleep on this record, guaranteed to fly off the shelves!

a Caspa – Terminator (Trolley Snatcha Remix)
aa Caspa – Marmite (Doctor P Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSUBSOL009.mp3

BOKA029 Their Prey / Water Torture – Vista & Presence Known Boka Records 12″ Vinyl
Limited Finish Copy Promo’s. It’s another heavy-hitter from the Boka camp, this time it’s a debut on the label from Vista & Presence Known who’s well publicised collaborations have caught the attention of the likes of EXCISION, CHRIS RENEGADE, 16BIT, DATSIK etc. and have been featured on the hugely popular ‘Inspector Dubplate’ Youtube channel.
These tunes are ultra heavy with a distinct Drum & Bass influence, massive club tunes that really need to be heard on a fat system, pretty much the dubstep equivalent of deep, dark Heavy Metal!
Vista in his own right is a successful Dubstep producer having had a tune featured on the recent Fabric compilation ‘Elevator Music’ and Presence Known has just released a tune on legendary D&B label Virus with BTK. Vista has plenty of big tunes coming on Boka Records so keep your ears to the floor for those…

a Vista & Presence Known – Their Prey
aa Vista & Presence Known – Water Torture
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBOKA029.mp3

SWAMP006 Fall Short / Work Them – Ramadanman Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl
Finished copy with full artwork sleeve. The man Ramadanman, the Ramadama-ding-dong, the Ramadizzle… on Loefah’s Swamp 81 label. You know the deal, funky wonky and with extra electro boom!

a Ramadanman – Fall Short
aa Ramadanman – Work Them
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSWAMP006.mp3

420RECS003 Jerico – Hoax & Physical 420 Records 12″ Vinyl
420 Records brings you another storming release with the massive club anthem Jericho by Hoax, this track has been doing serious damage on the club circuit with Fucked up music and The mantis following suit, adding a tonne of extra weight to an already massive single, set to make your bass bins blow.

a Hoax – Jerico
b1 Hoax – Fukked Up Music
b2 Physical – The Mantis
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIP420RECS003.mp3

BLKBTR02 Soundclash EP – RackNRuin Black Butter Records 12″ Vinyl
Finished copies. Having already notched up remixes for the likes of Nas & Damien Marley, The Nextmen, Zero7, Ou Este Le Swimming Pool and most recently Aggro Santos’ forthcoming single… RackNRuin thought it about time he brought you something special of his own… The ‘Sound Clash’ EP sees RackNRuin carve his way neatly through haunting electro-organs and dramatic synth-stabs whilst demanding ‘hands in the air’ moments at every turn. The Soundclash EP (iDJ Tune of The Month) follows the ‘Skitzo VIP’ release which was chosen for the soundtrack to the new ‘Orange Rockcorps’ Ad campaign bringing his fresh mindbending sound to the masses. Future releases include collaborations with Mc Navigator, Slarta John (Basement Jaxx), Flirta D and many more established vocalists and artists and with mass EP support from Kissy Sell Out, Semtex, Shy FX, Toddla T, Redlight, High Rankin, Raffertie, Plump Djs, Stanton Warriors & many more…

a RackNRuin – Soundclash
b1 RackNRuin – Midnight Loving
b2 RackNRuin – Dazed & Confused
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBLKBTR02.mp3

MTR666 Diabolical – Deformer Mindtrick Records 12″ Vinyl
The Diabolical E.P. by Deformer is finally there, these tracks are on high demand since the performance on the Lowlands Festival.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J8K-s1bcCk
The EP has a total of 3 tracks and 3 remixes by the King of breakcore Bong-Ra, Breakbeat remix by new school metalists Atiq & EnK and a definite Dubstep smasher by 6Blocc aka Bboy3000/Raw. Mike Redman aka Deformer is bringing the heat in various styles not only his jungle is represented, but also his own Dubstep style can be found on this vinyl. The record comes with a full color sleeve and record itself is pressed on clear red vinyl. The Mastering is done by LXC so the record still sounds loud and Diabolical with 6 tracks on it!

a1 Deformer – Diabolical
a2 Deformer – Crucify
a3 Deformer – The Follower
b1 Deformer – Diabolical (Bong-Ra remix)
b2 Deformer – Crucify (Atiq & Enk remix)
b3 Deformer – The Follower (6 Blocc remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPMTR666.mp3

Dubstep / Funky / Techno Vinyl Restocks

3024002 Natural Selection – Martyn 3024 12″ Vinyl
EX7001 Yin Yang – Excision Ft. DZ EX7 12″ Vinyl
SWAMP002 Repercussions Of A Razor Blade – Skream Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl
IDLE001 On & On – Unknown Idle Hands 12″ Vinyl
SFS002 El Presidente – Headhunter & DJunya Surefire Sound 12″ Vinyl
SFS001 Never / Never (FaltyDL Remix) – Eprom Surefire Sound 12″ Vinyl
SCB001 20_4 – SCB SCB 12″ Vinyl
IDLE003 Basic Music Knowledge – Kowton Idle Hands 12″ Vinyl
GIRL001 Four Floors (Diplo Remix) – Sunday Girl Unknown 10″ Vinyl
WNCL001 What It Is / What It Is (Brackles Mix) – West Norwood Cassette Library WNCL Recordings 10″ Vinyl
SUBWAY013 Rumble – Reso & Vent & DC Breaks Subway 12″ Vinyl

Dubstep / Funky / Techno Restocks CD

SWAMPCD001 One Of Us – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 CD

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Since his first appearance on Nonplus, ASC has been hard at work on his LP and its finally here.
Starting with a 12” sampler he dives right in at the deep end with ‘Phobos’ in which electronic grooves and micro samples entwine against a backdrop of dramatic tones and industrial hits. Followed on the same side by the atmospheric hiatus ‘Oort Cloud’ you have a good inclination of the impending album by now, but are also treated to the AA-side ‘Matter Of Time’. Like a continuation of his debut Nonplus 12” track ‘Porcelain’, his crafty use of oriental sounding percussion, windlike sounds and melodies combined with an efficacious bass line make this track very hard to listen to in its entirety before you reach for the reset.

ASC

The album touches on many genres from start to finish such as the 4×4 offering of ‘Textura’, or the almost indescribable step of ‘Yatta’, but one common theme that this album holds throughout is the amalgamation of influences derived from all genres of music and ASC’s ability to combine these to create something new and unique. Collaborations with fellow Nonplus artist Vaccine and Exit Records artist Consequence add fuel to the fire, keeping it burning hot from start to finish.

Nonplus Records proudly present…….…..ASC – “Nothing Is certain”

NONPLUSCD001 / NONPLUSLP001
ASC
Nothing Is Certain

01 Midnight
02 Absent Mind *
03 Fade Away Sessions *
04 Lost For Words *
05 The Depths *
06 Textura
07 Losing You
08 The Ubiquity Incident *
09 Yatta
10 Matter Of Time
11 Opus *
12 Conversations
13 Microsia

* – Also Featured on the 3×12″ Vinyl version.

Preceeding the LP release will be a 3 track sampler released 14th June 2010.

NONPLUS006
ASC
Nothing Is Certain LP Sampler
a) Phobos / Oort Cloud
aa) Matter Of Time

www.nonplusrecords.com

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New DnB CD

FFLP1 The Cocoon LP – Chook Full Force Recordings CD
There was once a time in drum & bass where to try your hand at other genres was practically an insult to the staunch elitism of the genre. Drum & bass knew best, and what it knew most preciously of all was to soak up outside influences like a sponge, then regurgitate them in its own 170-ish-bpm breakbeat style – with an added middle finger to anyone who dared question the futurethinking outlook of the protagonists involved.
Now, more than a decade since artists like Ed Rush & Optical, Source Direct and Matrix were hailed as the sonic beat scientists of the millennium, it’s become trendy to mash together a whole bunch of genres and styles all under one artist alias roof. Chase & Status made dubstep and drum & bass spiritual and literal
dancefloor partners in just a few swift moves and Sub Focus turned his hand to bassline house alongside classic jungle and technoelectro infused D&B on his recent self-titled debut album. Meanwhile Annie Mac has practically made an institution amongst dance music fans by splicing together all styles with a common theme – incredible, filthy basslines and a cheeky attitude. But amongst all the multi-genre mashing and the come-and-go tunes of the day, it can be hard to pick out something which has a shelf life longer than the next epileptic bassline to quake the local dancefloor or the latest remix from a moribund LFO maniac, slowly descending into blog house madness. However, into that void steps a producer with a history for sticking to his aesthetic guns; a producer who’s not afraid to touch the other side of the genre explosion; a producer who arrives at the party armed with a suitcase full of subtlety and an outlook more akin to the artists of old. 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. Now, five years since he started Full Force, Chook dlives 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.

1 Chook – Optimus Prime
2 Chook & Aquatek – Shades of Orange
3 Chook – Demon
4 Chook – Cocoon
5 Chook & Bassrk – Grayskull
6 Chook – Toontown
7 Chook – Time Running Backwards
8 Uzi & Ari – Mountain Not A Molehill (Chook Remix)
9 Chook & Phace – Sculptured (Limacon Remix)

New DnB Releases

VOOMUSIC001 Baptism Of Fire – Raiden Voodoo Music 12″ Vinyl
Voodoo/ Tribal/ Rainforests/ Percussion/ New Orleans/ Folk Magic/ Latin America. After any crescendo there is the inevitable aftermath. Now the Offkey group is exploring the depths in front of us, more freedom has led to more experimentation. In this case Offkey Records #1-18 was the leap towards the unknown space that was above us, now we are allinging within the new atmosphere that surrounds us. After a slight shake up with the artist stable at Offkey, we now feel we are beginning to really express our creative ideas free from any past constraints……….. In preparation for Voodoo music this year Raiden and Khanage have been busy been creating music that has gathered ‘every set’ support and rewinds from Alix Perez, Loxy, Doc Scott, dBridge, C4C, Rockwell, Icicle, Ink & Bailey amongst others. The tracks have become anthems for the new emerging sound and its followers. Voodoo Music will also feature contributions and collaborations with Rockwell, Loxy, June Miller, Data amongst others.

a Raiden – Baptism Of Fire
b Raiden – Danzon
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPVOOMUSIC001.mp3

FILM030 Humana / Mission – Derrick & Tonika / Mikal Soundtrax 12″ Vinyl
From UKRAINE we present DERRICK+TONIKA with a deep cut called Humana and on the flip MIKAL out the UK comes with a minimal lick called Mission.

a Derrick & Tonika – Humana
b Mikal – Mission
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPFILM030.mp3

VSN008 Split The Atom Vision EP – Noisia Vision 12″ Vinyl x 2
Possibly the most anticipated drum & bass album since Bad Company’s Inside The Machine, Noisia will be releasing four drum & bass tracks from the album on a Vision Recordings EP and four non-drum & bass tracks on a Division Recordings EP. This vinyl will have extended versions of the tunes, for DJs. Noisia explore the LIVE direction of their music, challenge themselves and push their musical style whilst continuing to make the ‘bangers’ they are known and loved for!

a Noisia feat. Foreign Beggars – Shellshock
b Noisia feat. Amon Tobin – Sunhammer
c Noisia – Thursday
d Noisia feat. Joe Seven – Hand Gestures
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPVSN008.mp3

New DnB Promos

DIS037 1502 (Octane, DLR & Ant TC1 remix) – Survival Dispatch Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Keep an eye on Ant TC1′s Dispatch imprint this year, with some excellent 12” coming. Both sides of this Surival 12” are getting massive support from the likes of SPY, TeeBee, Total Science, Icicle, Survival, Kasra, etc.

a Survival – 1502 (Octane, DLR & Ant TC1 Remix)
aa Survival – Masquerade
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPDIS037.mp3

FFLP1-3 Grayskull (With Bassrk) – Chook Full Force Recordings 12″ Vinyl
There was once a time in drum & bass where to try your hand at other genres was practically an insult to the staunch elitism of the genre. Drum & bass knew best, and what it knew most preciously of all was to soak up outside influences like a sponge, then regurgitate them in its own 170-ish-bpm breakbeat style – with an added middle finger to anyone who dared question the futurethinking outlook of the protagonists involved.
Now, more than a decade since artists like Ed Rush & Optical, Source Direct and Matrix were hailed as the sonic beat scientists of the millennium, it’s become trendy to mash together a whole bunch of genres and styles all under one artist alias roof. Chase & Status made dubstep and drum & bass spiritual and literal
dancefloor partners in just a few swift moves and Sub Focus turned his hand to bassline house alongside classic jungle and technoelectro infused D&B on his recent self-titled debut album. Meanwhile Annie Mac has practically made an institution amongst dance music fans by splicing together all styles with a common theme – incredible, filthy basslines and a cheeky attitude. But amongst all the multi-genre mashing and the come-and-go tunes of the day, it can be hard to pick out something which has a shelf life longer than the next epileptic bassline to quake the local dancefloor or the latest remix from a moribund LFO maniac, slowly descending into blog house madness. However, into that void steps a producer with a history for sticking to his aesthetic guns; a producer who’s not afraid to touch the other side of the genre explosion; a producer who arrives at the party armed with a suitcase full of subtlety and an outlook more akin to the artists of old. 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. Now, five years since he started Full Force, Chook dlives 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 – Grayskull (With Bassrk)
AA Chook – Toontown
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPFFLP1-3.mp3

CIADK024 White Horse / Cougars – FD & Script / FD & Keza C.I.A. Deep Kut 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. With several high profile releases in the pipeline, things are looking positive for up-and-coming drum & bass producers FD, Script & Keza Their tracks are receiving support from the likes of Alix Perez, Icicle and Marcus Intalex. With this release ready to drop on Total Science’s CIA Deepkut The A Side ‘White Horse’ has become Doc Scott set opener.

a FD & Script – White Horse
b FD & Keza – Cougars
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCIADK024.mp3

SOM007 Universe / Turning Point – State Of Mind / Hooves SOM Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo’s. State of Mind return to the forefront of dnb action with a dual artist release on SOM Music. The A side Universe is free flowing stunner, taking influence from synth driven progressive house and techno. Those in NZ will recognize it from the Phat NY festival compilation album, and album showcasing the finest in NZ electronic music. On the other side, Melbourne based Hooves lets rip with the epic Turning Point. A favorite with the the likes of Klute, Presha, Chris Su, Chook, Nymfo to name a few, this tune is definitely one for the more musical and alternative in the scene.

a State Of Mind – Universe
b Hooves – Turning Point
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSOM007.mp3

P51UK018 Reboot The System Part 1 – Gridlok Project 51 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. Part 1 of a 3 part series showcasing some of the drum and bass scene’s brightest stars remixing selections from Gridlok’s debut album “Break the System”. Side A features Gridlok’s devastating remix of “Bottomfeeder”. This re-imagined version captures all of that essence of the original while managing to twist it up enough to keep it vibrantly fresh. Side B is the much awaited Black Sun Empire remix of Wake Up! B.S.E. has taken the original into rugged, techno tinged territory. With its quirky beats and massive build it has a stand out effect on the dancefloor. These tunes have been receiving heavy support from many of the top djs in the scene such as: Andy C, AK1200, A-Sides, Bad Company, Cause 4 Concern, Dieselboy, Ed Rush, Friction, Hive, Mampi Swift, Noisia, Phace, Total Science, State of Mind, the Upbeats, and many more.

a Gridlok – Bottomfeeder (Gridlok Remix)
b Gridlok – Wake Up! (Black Sun Empire Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPP51UK018.mp3

RECIPE007 Transfer / Block 305 – Skeptical Ingredients Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. (EACH COPY COMES WITH A FREE RECIPE CARD FROM THE ARTIST)
After the success of Phobia’s giant 12’ on Ingredients (and killer Beef stew) the next instalment comes from an up & coming artist making waves in 2010. Ashley ‘Skeptical’ takes a step towards the deep, dubby vibes of underground Drum & Bass, harking back to oldskool Metalheadz with “Transfer” a bassline roller. Flip for ‘Block 305’ for some half-time mechanical minimalism, with it’s barrage of bass pinning you against the wall. With production like this you know this guy has plenty more to come, and this is the first of 3 12”s signed to the label. You’ve been warned! Ashley comes correct with his steak dish

a Skeptical – Transfer
b Skeptical – Block 305
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPRECIPE007.mp3

SUICIDE050 Matchstick / Bionic Fingers – Nymfo Commercial Suicide 12″ Vinyl
Limited Orange Vinyl pressing. Klute has been working closely with Nymfo to get the best record he can out of him. Klute believe this is the best material he’s made to date. A superb 12″ that kicks of with ‘Matchstick’, one of the best best booty-shaking sci-fi tune you will hear in a long time. Some are calling this track the new Disco Dodo!! Flip over for ‘Bionic Fingers’ gritty rolling funk of this highest order.
DJ support from Doc Scott, Friction, Kasra, Teebee, Hype

a Nymfo – Matchstick
b Nymfo – Bionic Fingers
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSUICIDE050.mp3

SUBTLE013 Tensions – Sub Subtle Audio 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. Subtle Audio makes it’s return to the vinyl fold with this brand new 3 tracker by Austria’s Sub. Living at high altitude in his native land, it comes as no surprise that these tracks exude an icy sound. “Tensions” is a beautifully delicate piece of D&B. Sharp snares, hi-hats and drifting atmospheres are underpinned by a sub-zero bass sound. Suddenly the beats thicken and become twisted and glitchy. It’s almost as if a frozen lake you were standing on is beginning to crack and give way! “Halleluja” is on the half-speed tip and will not even sound like D&B to most. Choir voices are interrupted by a stepping beat and a shuddering, dirty bassline, offset by a world of icey atmospherics, echoes and feedback. This sound is truly from another planet. “Hydra” is something a little different for Subtle Audio – clocking in at 120bpm but it certainly doesn’t sound like house or techno! It’s a nicely mellow track with a lurching, jerky beat that is filtered and reversed but always rhythmical. Dark Rhodes keys and then a bright piano line ensure a nice variance of mood in this beautifully balanced piece.

a Sub – Tensions
b1 Sub – Halleluja
b2 Sub – Hydra
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSUBTLE013.mp3

FOKUZLP005S1 Scandinavian Sunday Album Sampler – Madmen & Poets Fokuz Recordings 12″ Vinyl
This 12 will be the interlude to your summer soundtrack.. Madmen & Poets have been selected to deliver the next Fokuz CD installment and what better way to give a little taster then with a sampler 12 to lick your fingers off to… Above The Rim has been given a remix treatment by Fokuz his own Naibu.. Yes this producer has been making alot of waves these days and has been releasing tunes on labels such as Creative Source / Horizons.. And this remix is just percy! A Quality Naibu roller with a special fokuz edge! Leave It is just one of those tracks youll NEED on vinyl.. one of the best Madmen & Poets productions on the album and exclusively available on vinyl!

a Madmen & Poets – Above The Rim (Naibu remix)
b Madmen & Poets – Leave it
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPFOKUZLP005S1.mp3

DnB Restocks Vinyl

31R019 Kingz Of The Rollers EP Vol 3 (feat Pendulum The Vault) – Various 31 Records 12″ x 2
CRITLP002 All Sounds Electric 2 – Various Artists Critical Music 10″ Vinyl x 3
31R038 Quality Not Quantity Vol. 1 – Various Artist 31 Records 12″ Vinyl x 2
CRIT043EP Noir EP – Rockwell Critical Music 12″ Vinyl x 2

DnB Restocks CD Albums

CRITCD04 A Wandering Journal – Sabre Critical Music CD x 2
PC080CD Chiropteran (CD) – The Panacea Position Chrome CD

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Releases

MEDI024 Protecting Hands Remixes – Clouds Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
Following on from the highly acclaimed original productions ‘Protecting Hands (Parts 1 and 2)’ released mid-2009 on DEEP MEDi Musik, Clouds have enlisted Berkane Sol’s label owner Geiom and experimental electronic minimalists Isan to dissect and rebuild. Kamal Joory AKA Geiom has been busy producing since the late 90’s pushing the downtempo and ambient sounds of IDM and merging them with his love of raw grime and garage instrumentals. In 2006 Geiom started the ever-reliable Berkane Sol imprint releasing his own work (most notable the stunning ‘Reminssin’ featuring Marita) but also giving Brackles and Shortstuff their first outing on wax. Geiom’s remix of ‘Protecting Hands’ sketches out a dreamy, beautiful half-step approach with his love of electronica clearly coming heavily in to play, complimenting the original ghostly vocal perfectly. One of his best productions we think? Isan have been making minimalistic electronics since the mid 90’s with killer releases on Morr Music and Static Craven. Clouds are clearly fans of their work and this comes across in their remix as they dissect the original and create a blissful, beatless journey, permitting the sound to develop organically, with their intuitive grasp of melody and their intelligent manipulation of sound dictating its direction.

A Clouds – Protecting Hands (Geiom Remix)
AA Clouds – Protecting Hands (Islan Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPMEDI024.mp3

SITR005 Anesthetic – Digisonic Steps In Time 12″ Vinyl
USA based label Steps In Time are back with a 3 track release from Digisonic, a relative newcomer to the scene but is about to make major moves if these tracks are anything to go by. Deep, gritty and hard Dubstep akin to the sounds of Datsik or Excision, don’t sleep on this one.

a Digisonic – Anesthetic
b1 Digisonic – Hear Dis
b2 Digisonic – Rot My Teeth
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSITR005.mp3

RAMP031 Tripped Up – Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
After popping down The Nags Head to pick up his buddy MICKEY PEARCE, SHORTSTUFF follows 2009’s “A Rustling” with a 12” of future funky, bass drops, and cheeky samples.
DJ SUPPORT FROM BENJI B, ONEMAN, SINDEN, MUMDANCE, BRACKLES, ROSKA, RAMADANMAN, BEN UFO, UNTOLD, JACKMASTER, SCRATCHA DVA.

a Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce – Tripped Up
b Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce – Coconuts
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPRAMP031.mp3

EX7003 Subsonic – Excision / Excision & Noiz EX7 12″ Vinyl
Ever wondered what the apocalyptic soundtrack to invading robots ready to destroy the world would sound like? Well you’re about to find out as Excision drops the latest 12” on his own EX7 label. Following the immense dancefloor killer ‘Swagga’, supported heavily by Rusko and Mistajam, Excision steps up on the A side of EX7003 to deliver ‘Subsonic’, an incredible blend of super-tough beats and grinding bass. Opening with prophecies of robotic doom before stamping down its mark of totalitarian authority, this one destroys the dance each and every time. Flip over and Excision teams up with Noiz to create ‘Force’ a shifting tumultuous slab of whirling and interchanging basslines that create a wall of sonics just powerful enough to crack a rib or two. Haunting FX and skipping percussive rhythms pave the way for utter destruction.
DJ Support: Annie Nightingale, Aquasky, Beat Assassins, Benji B (1Xtra), Ctrl-Z, Datsik, DJ Go (Mixologists), DJ No Names (Foreign Beggars), DJ Shox (Rinse FM), Far Too Loud, Lost (Hench), Mary Anne Hobbs, Pendulum, Rico Tubbs, Riskotheque, SkisM, Skool Of Thought.

a Excision – Subsonic
b Excision & Noiz – Force
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEX7003.mp3

ROTTUN006 Boom (SkisM Remix) – Excision & Datsik Rottun Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Here we have a sick heavy remix of BOOM by Skism. So utterly revolting tune your be cleaning the vomit off your turntable time. Skism throwing out the remix filth for the Rottun camp. As if the original wasn’t rottun enough, Downlink had to twist up Swagga even further! Enjoy!

A Excision & Datsik – Boom (SkisM Remix)
AA Excision & Datsik – Swagga (Downlink Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPROTTUN006.mp3

BASSHEAD004 Bass Head – Bassnectar Basshead Music 12″ Vinyl
This will be the first vinyl release by Bassnectar in over a year! Side A is an 808-driven bassline workout; side AA is a dancefloor stomper with vocals by underground hiphop star Zumbi (Zion I). You’ve got to hear this release! It sounds like DnB and Dubstep made love and produced a Hip Hop baby.

a Bassnectar – Bass Head
b Bassnectar – Teleport Massive (Bassnectar Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBASSHEAD004.mp3

SPEAKS001 The Always EP – Hackman Shifting Peaks 12″ Vinyl
With a label HQ based half way up a cliff in deepest North Devon, and an artist roster that includes a Hampshire lad living in Leeds, a crew of Cubans holed up in Hackney, and the hottest new thing to come up out of Leicester since Willie Thorne hung up his cue, new label Shifting Peaks won’t be easy to pin down geographically . And musically it promises to be no less diverse, covering everything from the deeper end of Funky and 2010 Garage to Cuban Hip Hop and dubbed out Beats. Kicking things off in style for the label is Leeds resident Hackman, who’s ‘Pistol in Your Pocket’ tune was one of the highlights of the recent Fabric/Elevator comp. Lead cut ‘Always ‘ employs the vocal talents of newcomer Harper Lake over a bumping UKF/Nu Garage backing that’s both warm and deep, combining proper hooks with easy dancefloor appeal. Fast rising Londoner Brackles then takes the song and straps on a phuture – garage turbo-charger, adding techno textures and slamming beats for a crunching, dynamic rework. An instrumental version of Hackmans’ original works in it’s own right , and to round the package off, the dubheads also get ‘Multicultural’, a deep, percussion driven roller perfect for late night jams and red eyed-headphone excursions alike.

a1 Hackman – Always – Original Mix
a2 Hackman – Always – Instrumental
b1 Hackman – Always – Brackles Remix
b2 Hackman – Multicultural
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSPEAKS001.mp3

SUB006 Maximum Height – The Panamax Project SubSolo 12″ Vinyl
The essential SubSolo imprint drops another indispensable release. On the A side we have ‘Maximum Height’: a electro-esque 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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSUB006.mp3

DESTPUB009 Anger / Pimp My Bitch – FX Projekt Destpub 10″ Vinyl
Destpub hit’s back with a new signed artist in the dubstep scene – FX Projekt, who’s brought us 2 heavy tunes. ‘Anger’ our main tune here and the most liked by DJs and ravers so far, oscillates between reggae riddim and a fearfull bassline. On the flip ‘Pimp My Bitch’, is a more straight forward hard hittin’ monster sure to devastate dancefloors.

a FX Projekt – Anger
b FX Projekt – Pimp My Bitch
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPDESTPUB009.mp3

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

EXIT022 Love Hotel / The Dim Light – dBridge Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
Melodic deep techno with a electro edge. Brand new on Exit Records from label boss dBridge comes his Love Hotel / The Dim Light release, featuring a custom housebag with some unique photography. These tracks featured on his recent mix with Instra:mental for a Fabric Live CD.

a dBridge – Love Hotel
b dBridge – The Dim Light
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEXIT022.mp3

HFRMX007 Mount Kimbie Remixes Pt.2 – Mount Kimbie Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The second EP of Mount Kimbie Remixes features Panorama Bar’s Tama Sumo & Prosumer reworking “William” into a shuffling deep house groove, and Scuba under his SCB guise delivering a murky, cerebral techno remix of “Vertical”.

A Mount Kimbie – William (Tama Sumo & Prosumer Remix)
AA Mount Kimbie – Vertical (SCB Edit)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPHFRMX007.mp3

HDB034 Hylo / Suzuran (LV & Quarta 330 Remix) – LV & Quarta 330 / Dong HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
Two collaborative tracks from Quarta 330 and LV, made when the pair met the day after Hyperdub’s fifth anniversary party in November last year. These tunes exemplify the kind of meeting of minds where the best of both procucers comes to the surface, as Quarta 330’s 8-bit abstraction and melodic sense contrasts nicely with LV’s characteristic lush figures and shuffling rhythms. ‘Hylo’ finds 8-bit melodies made from rebuilt Gameboys and sonar-like bleeps weaved into the crunchy snap of a reverse drum beat and warm chords, breaking down into a sonorous motif before stepping up the pace once more. It’s an energetic mix of brittle and lush sounds. On the AA side, ‘Suzuran’ is a joint remix of Quarta 330’s own remix of Japanese chiptunes artists Dong. LV places the slurring space pop of the Japanese vocoder vocal melody inside a remix constructed from syncopated drums and offkey bleeping patterns. The results are catchy and alien, as melodic sweetness is juxstaposed with the tension of the setting.

a LV & Quarta 330 – Hylo
b Dong – Suzuran (LV & Quarta 330 Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPHDB034.mp3

BTH002 Real Love EP – Conquest & Harry Craze Break The Habit 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy limited pressing. Break the habit returns with 3 tracks from Antisocial members Quest and Harry Craze. On the a-side real love is a late night cruise along the west coast, with pimped out synths, shuffling drums, neon chords and a menacing bassline. On the flip is Quests mellow and uplifting roller ‘Mahogany’. With a boogalicous drum beat, tropical atmospheres and a soulful bass, this one has been played by Mary Anne Hobbs, G double and the rest of Antisocial camp. Also on the flip is hypnotic head nodder; ‘West Kebab’ by Harry Craze. Gritty drums, dreamy rhodes and rolling bass line.

a Conquest & Harry Craze – Real Love
b1 Conquest – Mohagany
b2 Harry Craze – West Kebab
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBTH002.mp3

RTP006 Beatwise – Cyrus Random Trio Productions 12″ Vinyl
Finish copies. Born and raised in the home of dubstep, Croydon (UK), Cyrus’s brutally hypnotic and cavernous sound is beautifully captured on this 12”Uncompromising, with so much space and atmosphere, Beatwise’ extra weighty sub madness drop will make your lungs almost imploded. ‘Scanner’ is Dubstep stripped down to its most fundamental elements. A pressure cooker of pulsing frequencies.

a Cyrus – Beatwise
b Cyrus – Scanner
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPRTP006.mp3

Dubstep / Funky / Techno Restocks Vinyl

SDSTPR001 The Cauldron – Zed Bias feat Jay Electronica & Ghost 1 Side Stepper Records 12″ Vinyl
MEDI014 The Shinein – Skream Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
MEDI017 Stolen Shadow – Calibre Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
MEMORIES001 Memories – Pangaea Unknown 12″ Vinyl
MEDI022 WA6 – Harry Craze Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
SWAMP003 Badman – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl
MEDI023 Kulture – V.I.V.E.K Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
MEDI026 My World – Mizz Beats Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl

Dubstep Restocks CD Albums

SKULLCD002 Soundboy’s Gravestone Gets Desecrated By Vandals – Shackleton / Appleblim & Peverelist Skull Disco CDx2
MM030 Picking O’er The Bones – Shackleton / Mordant Music / Vindicatrix Mordant Music 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

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

CRIT043EP Noir EP – Rockwell Critical Music 12″ Vinyl x 2
Rockwell is a name on everyone’s lips. As if from nowhere he’s managed to get the whole drum & bass scene and more talking about him earning support from such luminaries as Fabio and Gilles Peterson. The ‘Noir EP’ comes not a moment too soon, a release to truly mark his arrival in electronic music and which looks set to turn even more heads. From the sheer sonic brilliance of the film score-inspired title track ‘Noir’ through to the skeletal break and sparse tendancies of the final ‘Tribe’, Rockwell is unfearing in his quest for dark, brooding experimentation that hasn’t been heard in years in drum & bass. An ambition to re-definine the term deep shines though on ‘Stay Calm’, a track that refreshes with glitchy FX, industrial pads and grounding bass that strikes the fear whilst the collaboration with Zero T ‘Bone Structure’ continues the theme with astounding results. Make no mistake people will double-take on this one.
An extraordinary EP that will appeal to lovers of both electronica and pure drum & bass alike. Just add an arm-chair and headphones for maximum satisfaction.

a Rockwell – Noir
b Rockwell – Stay Calm
c Rockwell Ft. Zero Tolerance – Bone Structure
d Rockwell – Tribes
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCRIT043EP.mp3

EXIT019 Wrong Way – Abstract Elements Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
The first release for 2010 on Exit records comes in the form of two tracks by Russian newcomers Abstract Elements, made up of two producers Bop and Diagram. Their tracks caught the attention of label owner dBridge with their seemingly fearless quest for experimentation and have featured heavily in the sets of DJs such as dBridge, Instra:mental, Loxy, ASC and also on the Autonomic podcasts. Both tracks sit just as comfortably at clubs such as FWD as they do in an all out DnB party. “Wrong Way” takes us into a void of sound and space, built around a metronomic radar blip, the track sinks down deep through the uncharted depths of the subsonic bass realms. Attention to detail, intricate use of atmospheric sound effects and devastating low end bass give this track a unique sensation which just cannot be ignored. Repeated listening is required to fully explore the vast soundscape that they have created here. “Abysmal Depth” could be described as a distorted fusion of dub and electronica but also delves into the 4×4 genre.
Once again, their use of constantly transforming effects and mood altering atmospherics give this track the quality of being able to take the listener on a journey and leaves them with an awkward sense of not knowing exactly where they’ve just been. Check out the Fabric Live 50 -dBridge & Instra:mental present Autonomic CD to see just how versatile this track be work in the mix.

A Abstract Elements – Wrong Way
AA Abstract Elements – Abysmal Depth
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEXIT019.mp3

CRSE059 Paradise – Edward Oberon Creative Source 12″ Vinyl
After 12 consecutive weeks of airplay on the BBC’s Radio 1, Edward Oberon is ready for the world. With this ever-requested soulful smasher “Paradise” finally released on Fabio’s Creative Source, the release of “Noir” on Doc Scott’s legendary 31Records, and a highly anticipated album and tour on the way, 2010 is his year. One of the most soulful D&B tracks around…. this is a piece of magic.
Mistajam, Bailey, Fabio and Grooverider all supporting This is absolute real soulful classic!

a Edward Oberon – Paradise
b Edward Oberon – Uptown
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCRSE059.mp3

JC003 Top Rankin – Deekline & Ed Solo (Wildlife Collective) Jungle Cakes 12″ Vinyl
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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPJC003.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSSDARK002.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPM-ATOMELTD004.mp3

New D ‘n’ B Promos

DIS036 Weight Down / Elsewhere – ST Files / DLR Dispatch Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Massive 12” from one of D&B finset underground labels. ST Files’ never lets the drum & bass fans down, ‘Weight Down’ is moody perfection. While DLR takes the flipside with futuristic funk ‘Elsewhere’. The range of DJ support list below proves just how good this 12”.. do not sleep!
AI, Ant TC1, Cern, D-Bridge, Hype (on Kiss FM), Doc Scott, Kasra, Marcus Intalex (on Soulution Radio), Mosus, Nymfo, Spinline, Subterra, Survival, Sunchase, Ulterior Motive and Vicious Circle.

a ST Files – Weight Down
b DLR – Elsewhere
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPDIS036.mp3

203002 Spark / Close Your Eyes – Spirit 203 Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy Promo. Spirit’s sister label to his ever prolific Inneractive Music, and if Carl Craig produced Drum & Bass 203 Music would be the label he’d release on, Detroit and soundscape inspired D&B, funky grooves and infectious bass lines, this is a great Spirit record for fans and DJ’s alike.

a Spirit – Spark
b Spirit – Close Your Eyes
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIP203002.mp3

FFLP1-2 Demon Remix – 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 – Demon Remix (Original by Babyoil)
b Chook – Cocoon
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPFFLP1-2.mp3

DSCI4EP008PT1 Time Worm – Zero Method DSCI4 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. ZERO METHOD, aka Miklos Szalkay (22, Hungary) is a new and upcoming DJ/producer from the Hungarian drumandbass scene. Zero Method has turned the heads of many DJ’s looking for a less complex arrangement and pure drum and bass vibe. These tracks are designed to get the party rolling with no obvious drops or silly edits,simple clean and effective drum and bass.” words by Trace. He’s continuing to deliver his deep and minimal sound to the crowd with forthcoming releases on labels like Subtitles or Trust In Music.

a Zero Method – Time Worm
b Zero Method – Backslider
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPDSCI4EP008PT1.mp3

INVISIBLE001 Floating Zero – Various Artists Invisible 12″ Vinyl x 2
Besides finishing three albums in 2009: Hadouken’s ‘For the Masses’, Krause’s ‘No Guts, No Glory’, and their own album ‘Split the Atom’, Noisia have also started a new label: ‘Invisible Recordings’. Invisible is intended as an outlet for Noisia’s deeper and more experimental productions. It will also release tracks from other producers. The first release, in production now, has a scheduled release date early March and will feature tracks from Noisia & Phace, Subterra & Dekko, Icicle and Engage. Curious? Download the Invisible Studio Mix and get more information from Invisible Recordings’ Myspace site: www.myspace.com/invisiblerecordings <http://www.myspace.com/invisiblerecordings>.

a Noisia & Phace – Floating Zero
b Subterra & Dekko – Bonsai Run
c Icicle – Nowhere
d Engage – Above The Clouds
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPINVISIBLE001.mp3

D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

EXIT014 Thugtronik / Thugtronika – Instra:mental Exit Records 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep Releases

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEAR013.mp3

3024007 Remixes 2/2 – Martyn 3024 12″ Vinyl
The second half of the Great Lengths Remixes package offers 3 more vividly contrasting interpretations of album tracks .Almost a year on from the release of his debut album “One” and with ‘Saviour of Techno’ plaudits still bouncing off concrete walls, Berghain lynchpin Ben Klock turns in a remix of Is This Insanity that distills everything inspirational about both the club and city he calls home. Spaceape’s cracked vocal is welded to a sort of cavernous piston driven groove while traces of the original’s melody fractured into the briefest of shards fight their way to the surface only to sink back into the percussive smog. Located well outside of the heavily scrutinised UK hype centres, Manchester’s rising star Illum Sphere continues to hone his already distinct sound on the flipside’s Brilliant Orange reworking. A clanking off kilter groove rubs up against an extended mutation of the original melody that pushes the track towards a poignant climax, evoking all the ache of reaching for the stars and landing squarely on one’s face.

a Martyn Ft. Spaceape – Is This Insanity? (Ben Klock mix)
b Martyn – Brilliant Orange (Illum Sphere’s No. 14 mix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIP3024007.mp3

New Dubstep Promos

ARG027 Nouvelle Histoire – Von D Argon Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. 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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPARG027.mp3

BLR003 Citizens Dub / Pipey D – Bok Bok / Brackles & Shortstuff Blunted Robots 12″ Vinyl
Blunted Robots celebrate their third single with a great big cake, stuffed full of sound. The first slice features Bok Bok, serving up his underground anthem Citizens Dub – the UK’s answer to a question nobody asked. Then, for those of you greedy enough to ask for more, Brackles & Shortstuff have enlisted the help of Bootsy’s record collection to bring you Pipey D – a detailed look at the UK Funky blueprint through x-ray specs. Now tuck in. DJs showing love include Sinden, Mark Pritchard, Oneman, Ben UFO, Daedelus, Untold…

A Bok Bok Ft. Bubbz – Citizens Dub
AA Brackles & Shortstuff – Pipey D
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBLR003.mp3

WHEELYDEALY005 Flip The Coin – Ben Verse Wheel & Deal Records 12″ Vinyl
Wheel & Deal Records presents two fresh cuts from the man otherwise known as the MC of drum & bass outfit Pendulum: Ben Verse. Having been a vocalist for the past fourteen years, and a producer for the past six, this year Ben delivers a pair of futuristic, energized dubstep tracks with distinct character. “Flip The Coin” is a dark, head-nodding half stepper that packs a weighty punch, utilizing fat percussive patterns with tribal undertones. Twisting, ghostly soundscapes drift in and out from above, with morphing pulses of subbass underneath. On the flipside, “Inhale” brings dubbed out, future-jungle vibes with irresistible energy and hints of mystical allure.
*DJ Mag Dubstep Release of the month*

a Ben Verse – Flip The Coin
b Ben Verse – Inhale
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPWHEELYDEALY005.mp3

SFS002 El Presidente – Headhunter & DJunya Surefire Sound 12″ Vinyl
Surefire Sound’s second single release features four heavyweight producers representing the UK and North America. This innovative tag-team set brings together dub-tech pioneers collaborating on a pair of earth-moving tracks.
Leading off the release is the UK’s Tony Williams, a.k.a. Headhunter, a veteran Bristol producer with numerous releases on Tempa, alongside Joseph S. Hanks Jr, – Djunya to his mates – a stalwart SF artist whose tracks on Narco Hz, Lo Dubs and Eight FX have established him as a major player. Combing the best of their respective spacious and spacey sounds, “El Presidente” is a luminous, rolling track, equipped with pulsating bass and reverberating synth stabs. It’s truly King Tubby-style dub for the 21st century. The track is getting massive advance play from artists like Jus Wan, F and Mary Anne Hobbs, to name a few.
SF’s Dean J. Grenier, a.k.a. DJG has risen quickly in the electronic ranks via singles on Tube 10, Subway and Narco Hz that showcase his potent techy tracks. He links up with Toronto, Canada’s XI, whose releases on Formant and Immerse have lead to mixes for Sonic Router and a growing international following. “Putney Says” features an intricate, percussive rhythm that lumbers like a giant, each step punctuated by mountainous bass thumps. Sizzling analog synths, vaporous filtered pads and well-timed drops round out this effective and tension-building work.
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.

x Headhunter & DJUnya – El Presidente
y DJG & XI – Putney Says
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSFS002.mp3

GUT001 I’m Not Her – Goldielocks Gut Instinct 12″ Vinyl
Finished copies. A co-production with Benga – the brilliantly sparse, bleepy ‘Green Eyes’ – is going to grab people’s attention, but the other three tracks here are easily as good. Sarah “Goldielocks” Akwisombe makes outstanding modernist electro-pop with dark, emotionally intense lyrical themes and a hefty DJ-friendly dubstep wallop, and is without question a talent who is here to stay. The EP is overall inspired by London, underground music scenes – 2step / garage / grime and dubstep, paranoia, relationships and concealed emotions.

A1 Goldielocks – Cold Sweat
A2 Goldielocks – Addict
AA1 Goldielocks – Green Eyes (with Benga)
AA2 Goldielocks – Neon Lights
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPGUT001.mp3

BRK014 Sugar Coated Lover – Geiom Feat. Marita Berkane Sol 12″ Vinyl
Berkane Sol moves into a new decade with the future soul of ‘Sugar Coated Lover’. Back in ’08 Marita and Geiom blessed the dubstep scene with the certified classic Reminissin’, this time they turn their radar towards the vibrant keys and soca style drumz of UK funky.
Elements of disco, techno and house wrap themselves around Marita’s delicious vocal, with a sweet synthy steel drum melody leading up to the seriously catchy hook. Marita and Geiom take the sounds of house music both old and new and create a sophisticated hybrid that joins the dots between producers like Todd Terry, Luomo and Roska.
On the flip the unstoppable Blunted Robots team of Brackles and Shortstuff take the raw elements off to their workshop, clear some space on the bench and begin to rebuild according to their own confused specifications. They fill the CPU of the new machine with the original data, a DJ EZ set and the best bits of early Search and Destroy – after some extensive experimentation we find them both happily shockin’ out – until Shortstuff realises that most of the vocal is missing and what’s left is severely broken – so they sprinkle on an extra helping of their sweetest arpeggios in the hope that Geiom doesn’t notice.
This 12″ fits perfectly into the creative space that has opened up in UK underground dance music, taking ideas from garage, techno, dub, grime and house and melting them into exhilarating new forms.
It has found favour with all the usual suspects including – Skream, Mary Anne Hobbs, Rob Da Bank (Radio1), Kode 9, Scratcha DVA, Oneman, Alexander Nut (RinseFM) and Untold.

a Geiom Feat. Marita – Sugar Coated Lover
b Geiom Feat. Marita – Sugar Coated Lover (Brackles & Shortstuff Refix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBRK014.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPHES011.mp3

STN001 Real Hustler – Cotti Sumting New 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Its Cotti back with the first release on the the well anticipated “SUMTING NEW” label, set up and manage by Cotti featuring a stable of fresh new vocalist and up and coming producers. As the the name suggests “Sumting New” is all about new and innovative music, the first release comes from myself – A side “Real hustler” with a co- production on the B-side from Cotti and Dj Chef. Both Tracks have been supported around the world by Dj’s lsuch as Scream, benga, Dmz, Ntype, Joker, caspa, Rusko to name a few. Side A (Real hustler) is a ragga vocal style track with hard hitting dub bassline accompanied with the trademark guitar stabs and strong brass section Cotti is very well know for. Side B Cotti vs Chef This track lays down some serious sub bass with a crazy mid range bass that keep your head straight nodding for the whole track..not metion da cheeky sample at the drop.

a Cotti – Real Hustler
b Cotti Vs Chefal – End Of The Road
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSTN001.mp3

Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

HF008 1 on 1 – DJ Distance Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
KAP001 Holly Brook Park – Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
HYP008 Bad / 2 Bad – Kode 9 Vs LD HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
DP028 Rocker – Giant Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
HENCH006 Dr Sin – Chasing Shadows Hench 12″ Vinyl
HYP009 Black Sun – Kode 9 HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
WHEELYDEALY002 Glitchy Finger – Kutz Wheel & Deal Records 12″ Vinyl
BRK012 Cave Rave – Geiom & Spamchop Berkane Sol 12″ Vinyl
HF023 Sketch On Glass – Mount Kimbie Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
WHEELYDEALY003 Jump – Matt U Wheel & Deal Records 12″ Vinyl
PSQ001 Small Hours – Asusu Project Squared 12″ Vinyl
TW003 Trouble Is / Holiday – Turboweekend TW Records 12″ Vinyl
EAST001 Wile Out /My DJ – Zinc feat Ms Dynamite / Zinc & Benga feat Ms Dynamite Zinc Music 12″ Vinyl

UK Funky Restocks

BLR002 After The Night – Martin Kemp Blunted Robots 12″ Vinyl

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New D ‘n’ B CD

VAMPCDLP2UK002 Drumz of the Damned (2xCD) – Various Artists Vampire Records CD x 2
Vampire Records is a label created by Phil Aslett formerly of Source Direct. The label has been set up to release Drum and Bass music of all styles and will feature many different artists. 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. The Album “Drumz of the Damned” is 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!!!

CD1 1 Mindscape – Reefer -
CD1 2 Insight – Motion Sickness -
CD1 3 Physics – Lifeline -
CD1 4 Paul T & Edward Oberon – Do I Die -
CD1 5 Soul Intent – Future Funk (Phil Source and Outrage Remix) -
CD1 6 Mindmapper – Sprinkler -
CD1 7 Survival – Mirror -
CD1 8 Amaning Ft. Stunna – Love Bizzar -
CD1 9 Qumulus – Vanilla -
CD1 10 System – Quadrophonic -
CD1 11 Soul Intent – For the Headz -
CD1 12 Dj Friske & Perpetuum – Breathless -
CD2 1 Nusense – Obsessive Compulsive -
CD2 2 Sato – Retrig -
CD2 3 Strago – Nosferatu -
CD2 4 Bal – Remembrance (System Remix) -
CD2 5 Nymfo – Paperboy -
CD2 6 Hybris – Macrophage -
CD2 7 June Miller – Keep Ups -
CD2 8 Method One & Jamie Myerson – Destiny -
CD2 9 ASC – Floating Point -
CD2 10 S13 and Intakz – Malawi -
CD2 11 Trisector – Wiretapped -
CD2 12 Niskala – Tuff as Nails -

NSGNLCD001 From Deep Space – Phace & Misanthrop Neosignal CD
More than a year in the making ‘From Deep Space’ brings together two of the leading lights of the European drum & bass scene with Phace ready to build on the success of their 2007 debut album ‘Psycho’ and Misanthrop ready to stamp his mark with what is undoubtedly both artists’ best work to date. Distinct, cutting-edge, deep-impact drum & bass full to the brim of mind-bending bass and sci-fi soundscapes that’s destined to blow away both home listeners and global dance floors alike.
“These guys are pushing the boundaries once again with this LP, people take note! Always got some Phace & Misanthrop in my record box, German engineering at its best.” Friction
“Drum & bass has always been at the forefront of sonic innovation in dance music, Phace and Misanthrop are currently on the frontline. An essential album not to be missed.” DJ Fresh
‘From Deep Space’ presents a full-force journey through state-of-the-art broken beats and sonic wizardry that will have the most ardent of tech-specialists nodding their heads in appreciation. From the downbeat excursions of the opening track ‘Channel Feel’ and
the electro workout ‘Generation For Sale’ to the tear-out D&B of ‘You Keep On Talking’ Phace & Misanthrop demonstrate the utmost precision creating devastating beats and yet retaining a definite sense of space in theirarrangements that keeps things fresh and unsparingly satisfying. On hearing tracks such as ‘Non Human’ and ‘Interplay’ it’snot hard to see why Phace & Misanthrop are regularly featured in DJ sets of Andy C, Noisia, Friction, Ed Rush and Optical right the way through to the likes of Alix Perez and dBridge.
“If you’re anywhere near interested in drum & bass and the exploration of sonic logic and depth you cannot miss this album. Nobody goes where Phace and Misanthrop go.“ Noisia

CD1 1 Phace – Channel Feel -
CD1 2 Phace & Misanthrop – From Deep Space -
CD1 3 Phace – Simplicity -
CD1 4 Misanthrop – Orbit -
CD1 5 Phace – Generation For Sale -
CD1 6 Phace – Expectation Hurts -
CD1 7 Misanthrop – Going Down Slow -
CD1 8 Phace – You Keep On Talking -
CD1 9 Misanthrop – Shadow -
CD1 10 Phace & Misanthrop – Non Human -
CD1 11 Phace – Interplay -
CD1 12 Phace & Misanthrop – My Arae -
CD1 13 Phace – Regenerate The Blues -
CD1 14 Misanthrop – Last Transmission -
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPNSGNLCD001.mp3

New D ‘n’ B Releases

EXIT018 Inner Disbelief – dBridge Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
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 dBridge – Inner Disbelief
b dBridge – 5th Floor
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEXIT018.mp3

AT006 Secrets Ft. Christina Nicola – Survival Audio Tactics 12″ Vinyl
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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPAT006.mp3

APHA002 Astrophonica 002 – Fracture and Neptune Astrophonica 12″ Vinyl
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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPAPHA002.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPAES003.mp3

NSGNLLP001 From Deep Space – Phace & Misanthrop Neosignal 12″ Vinyl x 5
More than a year in the making ‘From Deep Space’ brings together two of the leading lights of the European drum & bass scene with Phace ready to build on the success of their 2007 debut album ‘Psycho’ and Misanthrop ready to stamp his mark with what is undoubtedly both artists’ best work to date. Distinct, cutting-edge, deep-impact drum & bass full to the brim of mind-bending bass and sci-fi soundscapes that’s destined to blow away both home listeners and global dance floors alike.
“These guys are pushing the boundaries once again with this LP, people take note! Always got some Phace & Misanthrop in my record box, German engineering at its best.” Friction
“Drum & bass has always been at the forefront of sonic innovation in dance music, Phace and Misanthrop are currently on the frontline. An essential album not to be missed.” DJ Fresh
‘From Deep Space’ presents a full-force journey through state-of-the-art broken beats and sonic wizardry that will have the most ardent of tech-specialists nodding their heads in appreciation. From the downbeat excursions of the opening track ‘Channel Feel’ and the electro workout ‘Generation For Sale’ to the tear-out D&B of ‘You Keep On Talking’ Phace & Misanthrop demonstrate the utmost precision creating devastating beats and yet retaining a definite sense of space in theirarrangements that keeps things fresh and unsparingly satisfying. On hearing tracks such as ‘Non Human’ and ‘Interplay’ it’snot hard to see why Phace & Misanthrop are regularly featured in DJ sets of Andy C, Noisia, Friction, Ed Rush and Optical right the way through to the likes of Alix Perez and dBridge.
“If you’re anywhere near interested in drum & bass and the exploration of sonic logic and depth you cannot miss this album. Nobody goes where Phace and Misanthrop go.“ Noisia

1A Phace & Misanthrop – From Deep Space
1B Phace – Simplicity
2A Misanthrop – Orbit
2B Misanthrop – Going Down Slow
3A Phace – You Keep On Talking
3B Phace – Expectation Hurts
4A Phace & Misanthrop – Non Human
4B Phace & Misanthrop – My Arae
5A Phace – Interplay
5B Phace – Regenerate The Blues
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPNSGNLLP001.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSS014.mp3

New D ‘n’ B Promos

C4CLTDUK003 Something Else Sensor (Break Remix) – Cause 4 Concern C4C Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finished copy. SOMETHING ELSE / SENSOR – BREAK REMIX. Already established and exemplary in the tricky art of tune fusion, here badman Break takes two of C4C’s older numbers to create a monstrous slice of music: he’s lifted the best parts from both tracks and beefed it all up with some Break style biz, resulting in a relentless roller that drops twice to hit you hard in all the right places.
SOUL – N.PHECT REMIX There’s no doubt that halfstep tunes are hot right now, but most of them are original compositions, not remixes. Here N.Phect reinterprets Soul and strips it of its speed and intensity, but not its substance. Now it has a brand new attitude and tempo, while that unmistakable C4C funk is retained and keeps things recognisable. Future Funk.
DJ Support: Andy C, Friction, Hype, Bailey, Prolix, Break, Goldie, Gridlok, Fierce, Concord Dawn, Ed Rush, Bad Company, plus many more…

A Cause 4 Concern – Something Else (Break Remix)
AA Cause 4 Concern – Soul (N.Phect Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPC4CLTDUK003.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPC4CUKPD002.mp3

CRITLP04S A Wandering Journal Album Sampler – Sabre Critical Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. As we prepare for what will undoubtedly be one of the album highlights of 2010 Critical Music let slip a mouth-watering 12” sampler to turn all eyes in the direction of one of the most respected producers in the game, Sabre. Two very different tracks that’ll leave you counting the days until his album ‘A Wandering Journal’ finally drops in late March. First up ‘Marvel’ sees Sabre opting for the now infamous kick and rim-shot sound, a movement he’s played a vital part in developing. A deft hand and in-depth studio knowledge lets the music drift deep into the subconscious with its subtle sparse but deadly bass, fx and mid-range tweaks creating an uneasy sci-fi soundscape. Perfectly executed. Flip over and Sabre teams up with the Subtitles-signed Ulterior Motive to take the vibes back to the dance floor. ‘Barefoot’ is a killer, make no mistake, with its bouncing b-line that changes up throughout and crisp percussion that’ll have the heads skanking hard. Fans of the Ed Rush & Optical’s ‘Wormhole’ era take note, this one’ll get you twisted. DJ support from Friction, Rockwell, Break, Kasra, Cyantific, Spectrasoul, Marky, Nu Tone, Logistics and more.

A Sabre – Marvel
AA Sabre & Ulterior Motive – Barefoot
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCRITLP04S.mp3

CRSE059 Paradise – Edward Oberon Creative Source 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. After 12 consecutive weeks of airplay on the BBC’s Radio 1, Edward Oberon is ready for the world. With this ever requested soulful smasher “Paradise” finally released on Fabio’s Creative Source, the release of “Noir” on Doc Scott’s legendary 31Records, and a highly anticipated album and tour on the way, 2010 is his year. One of the most soulful D&B tracks around…. this is a piece of magic. Mistajam, Bailey, Fabio and Grooverider all supporting This is absolute real soulful classic!

a Edward Oberon – Paradise
b Edward Oberon – Uptown
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCRSE059.mp3

OK018 Perch / Knock – Meth Offkey 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Meth’s tracks are being rewound (twice!) internationally and there is much more to come, expect solo tracks, remixes and collaborations with Propaganda, Raiden,audio and others. Meth is now ready to spread his wings as in individual artist and will be an integral part of Offkey music, as a dj his reputation is already secured across the world and now the 2nd wave comes with a new sense of confidence and a bag full new music, things have moved foward with Offkey and its artists and its time for you to be a part of it.

a Meth – Perch
b Meth – Knock
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPOK018.mp3

VAMPDJLP2UK002 Drumz of the Damned – Album Sampler 2 – Mindscape / Soul Intent Vampire Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Mindscape – Reefer. Mindscape is a Hungarian Drum and Bass production/Dj Trio formed in late 2002. They are heavily involved in the lively Budapest scene. They are influenced by the early tech step era of Drum and Bass and inspired by various other styles such as House, Dub, Hip Hop or Minimal Techno. The first Mindscape release came out on DJ Trace’s London-based label, DSCI4. Since then Mindscape have had several tracks released on Subtitles, Hospital, Inneractive, Red Light, Citrus, Celsius, Syndrome and Fokuz Recordings. Reefer has had Dj support from Phil Source, Ed Rush, Cause 4 Concern, Break, Trace, Optiv and Squire among others. Soul Intent – Future Funk – Phil Source and Outrage Remix Alex Judd aka Soul Intent has a big reputation building around him. He works out of Nottingham in the U.K. He has already had releases out on Creative Source, Blindside, Samurai, MacII, 31 Records and Horizons. This guy is part of the new breed of Drum and Bass. “Future Funk” featured on VAMPDJUK007 and was a big track on the circuit played by Fabio and Grooverider (Radio 1). Grooverider has tipped Soul Intent to be one to watch for the future! Watch out for more Soul Intent music on Vampire. Phil Source and Outrage who have remixed the track are big producers that have featured on labels such as Metalheadz, Good Looking, Mo Wax, Virgin, Backlash and J-Tek.

A Mindscape – Reefer
AA Soul Intent – Future Funk (Phil Source & Outrage Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPVAMPDJLP2UK002.mp3

EXIT020 Peach Fuzz – System Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Mark System is by no means a newcomer to the music world having been performing as an MC and producing music for labels such as Digital Soundboy and Shogun Audio amongst others for over a decade. His debut on Exit Records consists of two tracks which underline his production skills and originality in sound design and arrangement. On the A-Side we have “Peach Fuzz”. A track created and named by System after attending and gaining inspiration from Carl Cox’s closing party at Space. He claims that Danny Tenaglia’s set stimulated him to think about new ways of approaching tracks. “Peach Fuzz“ was the result and what a result it was. This track oozes originality and is a pearl in the boxes of many top DJs at the moment such as dBridge, Instra:mental, Ed Rush, Commix, Friction etc. On the B-side we have “Voices” from System, which is an elaborate workout of glitchy beats, choppy break edits and curious melodies. This track is far from formulaic, having been started as an experiment to vent creative juices with no intention of it leaving his computer, were glad it did!

A System – Peach Fuzz
AA System – The Voices
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEXIT020.mp3

HEDGE023 Eastern Underground (Bungle RMX) / (Influx UK Edit Mix) – Dub Tao Hard Edged 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Berlin’s premiere Drum and Bass label returns with an original and a remix of label stalwarts Dub Tao. This duo has helped to keep Hard:edged at the forefront of the German Drum and Bass scene. Their latest offering comes in the form of, ‘East Of The Underground’. Backed with a remix from Brazilian bad boy, Bungle; who takes matter into his own hands with a stellar remix, creating a delicious double A-sided package. First up is Mr. Bungle, who rides the sample over shattering breaks, while breathing life into the tune via a tight rhythmically undulating bass line. Clever synth work is also put to use on this nearly essential tool. This is a track that possesses as much musicality as it does excitement. Dub Tao start the original off with a classic two step break, letting the samples and atmospheres create a tension before a thunderous bass drop. Dub Tao, certainly don’t need any help getting their sound tight, but who would turn down a little mixing magic from Formation’s soul-man Influx Uk. He deftly applies his ability to work within the realms of melodic Drum and Bass, while still adding some grit and edge. A skill the DT boys are quickly learning themselves. This EP most certainly posses a plethora of versatility which will aid it in finding a place in the DJ sets of many and blaring out of the speakers on a dance floor near you.

a Dub Tao – Eastern Underground (Bungle RMX)
b Dub Tao – Eastern Underground (Influx UK Edit Mix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPHEDGE023.mp3

CSRECS002 Collaboration Part 2 – Various Counterstrike Recordings 2×10″ Vinyl
Finish copy. It’s been a year in the making, but it’s been worth the wait. Part 2 has arrived featuring Counterstrike collaborations across 4 continents, with diverse hard drum ‘n bass artists such as Katharsys, Forbidden Society, Zardonic and Nanotek. These tracks have been devastating dance floors across the globe and will continue to do so for many months to come. We spared no expenses on the artwork. It features the same high quality transparent 10inch vinyl and artwork as Part 1. Supported by Dieselboy, Dylan & The Panacea.

a Counterstrike & Zardonic – The Condemned
b Counterstrike & Katharsys – Into Illusion
c Counterstrike & Nanotek – Blackness
d Counterstrike & Forbidden Society – Extreme
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCSRECS002.mp3

D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

VSN001 The Tide – Noisia Vision 12″ Vinyl
EXIT007 Black Pocket Vol. Two – Black Pocket (Steve Spacek) Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
C4CUKLTD001 Phatcap Phace Remix / Synergy BSE Remix – Cause 4 Concern C4C Recordings 12″ Vinyl
EXIT008 Black Pocket Vol. Three – Steve Spacek Presents Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
REDSEAL002 Speakeasy – Luca Samurai Red Seal 12″ Vinyl
REDSEAL003 Ringtone – Calibre Samurai Red Seal 12″ Vinyl
OK014 Hubble – Raiden Offkey 12″ Vinyl
DARKESTRALEX001 One Man Jettison/Boundary Part 1 (Afterthought) // Decorum – Sabre Darkestral Excursions 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep Releases

UNEARTHED001 B Line Fi Blo – Smith & Mighty Punch Drunk Records 12″ Vinyl
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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPUNEARTHED001.mp3

HFT010 Rawww EP – Sigha Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Hotflush Two presents a 3-track EP from London-based producer Sigha. Developing his sound from his first two releases on Hotflush which circulated on the edge of dubstep, these tracks dive headlong into deep, dubbed out house and techno, soaked in sub bass.

a1 Sigha – Rawww
b1 Sigha – Hold Your Heart Up To The Light
b2 Sigha – Untitled#2
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPHFT010.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSENSELESS011.mp3

ROTTUN005 Retreat (Excision Remix) – Datsik & Excision Rottun 12″ Vinyl
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.

a Datsik – Retreat (Excision Remix)
b Excision – No Escape (Datsik Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPROTTUN005.mp3

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)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPRAD001.mp3

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 cross collaborations.
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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEAST001.mp3

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 haven’t 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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSUBWAY012.mp3

STUCK10PR01 Stuck (Various Production & Guido Remixes) – Lauren Pritchard Island Records 10″ Vinyl
Super limited 10” of Stuck Various Production & Guido Remixes. Once upon a time there was a girl called Lauren. She lived in grassy, green Madison County, Tennessee where people are as sweet as the tea they make. She’d sing songs in her yard and run around with ballerinas, big kitty cats and her brothers all the livelong day. One winter evening Lauren decided she wanted a change of scenery. She wanted to leave her comfortable grasslands and start a joyride. She traveled far to La La land and danced with the faeries in Beverly Hills, all the while humming along to Bob Marley and playing pianos. Then Lauren ventured to Gotham City(out of a pure and deep love for Batman)to take to the stages of the great White Way as a long-haired bohemian. Now 6 years, 5 tattoos, 4 electric tea kettles, 3 cities, 2 tours and 1 Nord keyboard later, she’s in the bushes with the shepherds of London, singing of her homeland with the Lolo Army ready for the next round of life attacks. Lauren knows life is first-rate come what may. The End.

a Lauren – Stuck Various Production Remix
b Lauren – Stuck Guido Remix
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSTUCK10PR01.mp3

New Dubstep Promos

RAMP029 Timekeeper (Dave Aju Remix) – Clouds Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Very limited one sided 12” release from RAMP RECORDINGS hiring the services of San Francisco resident DAVE AJU to remix the CLOUDS track ‘Timekeeper’ (Originally released in 2008 – RAMP013).

a Clouds – Timekeeper (Dave Aju Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPRAMP029.mp3

SFS001 Never – Eprom Surefire Productions LLC 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. 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 four-four 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)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSFS001.mp3

PROPH118 Sincere (Nero Remix) – MJ Cole Prolific Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Nero’s consistent releases have made them one of the most talked about acts in dancemusic. Many would have said that Sincere was one of those classics that shouldn’t be touched. The original is still the classic it always was but this Nero remix has completely opened it up and added their turbo charged dubstep energy . Their remix of the Streets’ tune ‘Blinded by the Lights’ was a massive radio hit as well as a dancefloor smasher played by DJ’s from Chase and Status and Skream to Tiesto and Diplo. More recently Nero have remixed La Roux and Deadmau5 to devastating effect.

a MJ Cole – Sincere (Nero Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPPROPH118.mp3

RNG009 Kinky / Assumptions (Benga Remix) – Skream / G Squad Ringo Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Please note we have a limited supply! Ringo Records, the outward spew of the legendary Transition Studios, snug in the heart of dubstep territory, confound the unsuspecting public with more heavyweight material from the scene’s core artists. Finally releaesd on Vinyl fully (after a limited one sided promo run last year) Benga’s remix of G Squad’s ‘Assumptions’ is a darker and moodier refix. Skream coming out with the Kinky on the flip. This is one tune you probably would have to turn down if you still live with your parents!

a Skream – Kinky
b G Squad – Assumptions (Benga Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPRNG009.mp3

SUBSCUM005 Dope – Matt U SCUM 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Lurking in the back of every transportation vehicle there always is someone who is up to no good.. Someone who vandalizes other people’s property & wrecks havoc everywhere he goes. Their called lowlifes.. Bullies of the City… Scum of the earth.. They dont give a shit about anybody else.. Just thinking where they’re at now and how they can raise Hell in any possible way. Matt-U has stood up and offered his Dope EP as a meaning of destruction upon the non believers. The A side deliveres chaos unlike we ever seen before.. People pulling and hitting each other, turning themselves into SCUM of the night… Not giving a shit about the rest.. Flip it over to B1 for Heads Up.. itll be the last time anything happens unnoticed.. Keeping the SCUM people focused and ready for action.. Take Cover keeps everything in check, the announcer warns people of this terrible threat thats gripping itself among the crowds.. So run like crazy if you want to be safe.. This is not a drill!!

a Matt-U – Dope
b1 Matt-U – Heads Up
b2 Matt-U – Take Cover
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSUBSCUM005.mp3

SSDUBSTARS025 Never Scared – Dub Crookz Southside Dubstars 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. New outfit Dub Crookz make a devastating debut with this new 3 track bomb on the ever reliable Southside Dubstars imprint. Garnering massive suppot from both N-Type & Hatcha. Limited promo copies

a Dub Crookz – Never Scared
b1 Dub Crookz – Party’s Over
b2 Dub Crookz – Abyss
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSSDUBSTARS025.mp3

Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

HES003 Kingdom – Untold Hessle Audio 12″ Vinyl
HFRMX004 The Upside (Martyn Remix) – Scuba Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
HES008 I Can’t Stop This Feeling – Untold Hessle Audio 12″ Vinyl
HFT009 Hyph Mngo – Joy Orbison Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
EX7002 Swagga – Excision & Datsik EX7 12″ Vinyl
HENCH010 Drumstick – Giant Hench 12″ Vinyl
ASC003 Step Aside – DJ Silkie Cloqworq Recordings 12″ Vinyl
DISF007 Code 46 – Kryptic Minds Disfigured Dubz 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
HDB029 Sahara Michael / Fish – Ikonika HyperDub 12″ Vinyl

Dubstep Restocks CD Albums

3024005CD Great Lengths – Martyn 3024 CD
DRUNKCD002 Jarvik Mindstate – Peverelist Punch Drunk Records CD
DRUNKCD001 Good Energy (A Singles Collection) – RSD Punch Drunk Records CD

Skweee Restocks

FDLP2 Randy Barracuda Vinyl LP – Randy Barracuda Flogsta Danshall LP
FDLP3 Guilty Feet, No Rhythm – Rigas den Andre Flogsta Danshall 12″ Vinyl

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Cat. No. EXITLP / CD004
Artist: Consequence
Title: Live For Never
Label: Exit Records
Format: 1xCD / 4×12″ / Digital

01. Long Lies
02. From A Distance *
03. Feeling Like We Do
04. Life Is Timing *
05. Psuedo Echo
06. 11 Circles *
07. Lime Green *
08. Reflex Reaction *
09. Fog *
10. Short Lived
11. Farewell *
12. Flashes *
13. A Man And A Woman *

* – Also Featured on 4×12″ Vinyl version

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Here is a recent review from Resident Advisor‘s Max Bacharach:

“Speaking to The End in mid-2008, Exit boss and Autonomic mastermind Darren White, AKA dBridge, had these words to say about his beloved genre: “…when I listen to tunes from the last two or three years and compare them to tunes from the era that I believe it was at its most interesting, they don’t even compare. This isn’t music that people outside of our scene can look to, and that’s a big beef of mine.” Jump ahead to early 2010 and—thanks to the increasingly wide-ranging output of Instra:mental, SpectraSoul, Data and co—things don’t look quite so bleak. In fact, we might forgive Mr White for having been a little overly pessimistic: it’s his label that gave birth to 2009′s best drum & bass full-length, an album which, in drawing together influences as diverse as Ed Rush, OMD and Autechre (and wilfully refusing to tick any obvious dance floor boxes at that), positively commands attention.

In fact, there’s only one real blooper on the album: the schmaltzy “Life Is Timing,” which, sadly, delves a little too far into the champagne sipping terrain evoked by its title, and fails to integrate with what, taken in whole, is a remarkably coherent piece of work. What marks it out—and to a degree which, in the recent history of drum & bass, only dBridge’s The Gemini Principle equals—is its refusal to make concessions in the name of sales, airplay, MC compatibility and such like. There are no “big tunes,” no crushing breaks, no epic drops and, most pleasingly in a genre blighted by trite samples, no vocals. It’s simply one man’s vision of dark, futuristic bass music, and a powerful articulation—indeed, the most powerful one yet—of the Autonomic sound. Music that those outside the scene can, and really should, look to “.

View using the following link: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=6980

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

EXITLP004 Live For Never LP (Vinyl Format) – Consequence Exit Records 12″ Vinyl x 4
Consequence was introduced to d-Bridge via mutual friends whilst touring New Zealand and after listening to some of his music, dbridge knew that he had found an artist with the potential to create an album suited to the labels ethos of writing music from the heart and not necessarily directed at the dancefloor. d-Bridge had just started his Autonomic podcast series alongside Instra:mental with the intention of showcasing and developing artists who were thinking outside of the conventional Drum & Bass box. Consequence has become a core member of this crew who have gone on to secure an Autonomic residency at the world famous Fabric night-club and turn many heads from outside the genre such as Laurent Garnier, Skream and Actress to name a few. The album contains collaborations with fellow Autonomic artists Instra:mental, ASC and d-Bridge and is a good representation of the versatility which Autonomic is becoming renowned for. Each track is a piece of music in its own right, but the whole album is best listened to as one long piece that flows harmonically from start to finish through different emotions and atmospheres.

a Consequence – Fog
b Consequence – 11 Circles
c Consequence – A Man And A Woman
d Consequence Ft dBridge – Life Is Timing
e Consequence – Lime Green
f Consequence Ft ASC – From A Distance
g1 Consequence – Flashes
g2 Consequence – Farewell
h Consequence Ft Instra:mental – Reflex Reaction
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NONPLUS003 Porcelain – ASC Nonplus Records 12″ Vinyl
Instra:mental welcome a new addition to the Nonplus+ camp who goes by the name of ASC. This producer is by no means new to making music, but recently his productions have become an essential addition to dBridge & Instra:mental’s Autonomic podcast series and also frequents their club sets.
a) ASC ‘Porcelain’ is a perfect illustration as to why Instra:mental have been paying ASC’s music so much attention. It begins with a glitchy yet groove-laden beat coupled with dramatic piano and fx stabs, then fills out with a warm drawing sub bass and smooth atmospheres. As the track progresses and you think it’s reached its climax, ASC cleverly layers an almost oriental sounding percussion stab to accompany the bass line and picks up the track to another level. This track is a prime example of being able to express the utmost with the minimum.
aa) ASC ‘Focus Inwards’ is the deeper side of this 12” and as the title suggests, takes you on a journey into yourself. Fully charged with progressive chords and melodies alongside electric sounding drum fills and percussion, the arrangement, musical content and pure elegance of this track give us an insight into ASC’s compositional abilities and potential for the future.

A ASC – Porcelain
AA ASC – Focus Inwards
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P51UKLP-02-S Void LP Sampler – Gridlok Project 51 12″ Vinyl
It’s been nearly four years since Gridlok’s debut album Break the System and his follow-up, Void, is now ready for release. The album is released on four-piece vinyl and CD.( The CD version will only be available as part of the vinyl edition, it’s not available separately!)

a Gridlok – Chatter
b Gridlok, Echo & The Upbeats – Flame Thrower (Bulletproof & Teknik Remix)
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FKZLTD021 The Place In Between / Man The Weather – Dose / Blackplanet Fokuz Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Hold tight people cause Fokuz Limited returns with yet another release that does the Limited side label of Fokuz proud! Dose returns to Fokuz Limited for a solo 12 inch that is the embodiment of the Fokuz limited sound! gentle yet ruff. soft with a hard edge yet still keeping that feel that is Fokuz. The A side is The Place Between which shows a different side of Dose. A more educated sound that’ll drop well in those early sets. Broken beats which get followed by an heavy bass line like in the good old days! Flip it over for another Dose production featuring newcomer Blackplanet! Man The Weather starts off all atmospheric and keeps the rolling vibe alive like only dose can do. But it switches over to the neuro side of things just so it can turn back to the atmospheric sounds. A perfect tune for people who play both sides of the DnB spectrum.

a Dose – The Place In Between
b Blackplanet – Man The Weather
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SICK008 Crash Bang Wallop / Rising Of Rhinos – Lucio De Rimanez Future Sickness Records 12″ Vinyl
On his new 12″ on Future Sickness, Lucio De Rimanez creates an alternate reality in which the dinosaurs never became extinct. Instead, they developed intelligence in a similar fashion to humanity – using technology to both speed up evolution and at the same time destroy it. With Breath of Steel and Rising Of Rhinos, Lucio De Rimanez brings you the battle themes of Jurassic mechas and cold-blooded, android carnivores. Get ready for two extremely driving tracks that come down like a meteor strike, only leaving lots of dust when they are done.

a Lucio De Rimanez – Crash Bang Wallop
b Lucio De Rimanez – Rising Of Rhinos
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New D ‘n’ B Promos

RECIPE003 Set Up – Spirit Ingredients Records 12″ Vinyl
It’s the third instalment on Ingredients Records, a label that not only supplies you with quality Drum & Bass, but also a unique insight into the artists culinary skills, as each vinyl release comes with a recipe card inserted into the sleeve. Spirit needs no introduction! After releasing many classics for the last 14 years on labels such as CIA, Metalheadz, Renegade Hardware, Shogun Audio & his own imprints Phantom Audio & Inneractive. Known for his dark, techno influences he twists up the formula for “Set-Up” that fuses ethereal pads, Bristol bass & a soaring phase and is unlike anything he’s ever done before! Flip for the techno tinged “Night Drive”. This is Spirit all over with hypnotic bleeps, marching rhythm & acid bass twists.
DJ support.. Andy C, Marcus Intalex, DJ Lee, A-Sides, Presha, Psylence.

a Spirit – Set Up
b Spirit – Night Drive
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CYAN032 FunkeyMunkey / Resurrection – BTK & Jumpat / Proktah & Sleeper Cell Cyanide Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Hailing from Brazil, BTK is proving to be one of the most exciting DJs and producers on the electronic music scene. His productions have been released all over the world, receiving heavy support from such names as Andy C, Audio, Bailey, C4C, Concord Dawn, DJ Marky, DJ Ink, Ed Rush & Raiden. For CYAN032 he teams up with Jumpat. He rose to fame in his hometown of Oldenburg through regular guest appearances on the radio station “Rudeboy FM”. Proktah & Sleeper Cell style is an unmistakable one within the wide range of todays Neurofunk.

a BTK & Jumpat – FunkeyMunkey
b Proktah & Sleeper Cell – Resurrection
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCYAN032.mp3

WARM015 Dangerous Days – Seba Warm Communications 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The next release from the Texas-based label sees Seba staying in fine form with another classy single. Rich pads and Vangelis vibes set the mood on ‘Dangerous Days,’ with an atmospheric remix of Polar’s ‘High Voltage’ as the perfect accompaniment on the flip. Rolling blade runner DnB from with a touch of grime.

A Seba – Dangerous Days
AA Polar – Hi Volts (Seba Remix)
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FILM029 Rise – Big Bud & Greg Packer Soundtrax 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The last 12″ of this year features BIG BUD linking up again with Australia’s finest , the one and only GREG PACKER . ON the A side we have a straight up liquid roller called : RISE .. Flipped with a slice of dubwise in the shape of : RAINING DUB …

a Big Bud & Greg Packer – Rise
b Big Bud & Greg Packer – Raining Dub
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SOULR043 Clockwork – MIST Soulr 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Marcus Intalex and ST Files are back with a new single as MIST, featuring ‘Entropy’ and ‘Clockwork’ alongside MC DRS. Previewed on the latest Soul:ution Radio session for RBMA and already a favourite of Bailey’s on BBC 1xtra, DJ Hype, Fabio & Grooverider. ‘Entropy’ recalls the classic sound of their early productions on 31 Records whilst ‘Clockwork’ brings back a roots vibe with Amens a dubby bassline.

A MIST – Clockwork feat DRS
AA MIST – Entropy
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TDPV007 Jump Around – Temper D and The Sect Temper D Productions 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. 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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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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPPRSPCT009.mp3

D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

CRSE045 Hot Lick Squeeze – Mutt Creative Source 12″ Vinyl
EXITLP002 The Gemini Principle (4 X 12” Vinyl Format) – D Bridge Exit Records 12″ x 4
720NU033 Because of You – Blame Feat. Selah 720 Degrees 12″ Vinyl
JC001 Sugar Me – Widlife Collective Jungle Cakes 12″ Vinyl
FLIGHT002 Encryption – N.Phect Flight Recordings 12″ Vinyl
JC002 No No No – Widlife Collective Jungle Cakes 12″ Vinyl
UM001 Natural Progression / In The Raw (D Bridge Remix) – Break / Mako and Andy Skopes Utopia Music 12″ Vinyl

D ‘n’ B Restocks CD Albums

EXITCD004 Live For Never LP (CD Format) – Consequence Exit Records CD
DRPLP002CD No Strings Attached – Dom & Roland Dom & Roland Productions CD

New Dubstep Releases

MEDI022 WA6 – Harry Craze Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
Harry Craze part of the Anti Social Entertainment alongside Silkie, Quest, Mizz Beats, Jay Five and others. Fresh from his ‘French Knickers’ 12″ collaboration with Silkie on the Break the Habit label, Harry delivers two of his own productions ‘Wa6″ and ‘Thirty Six Hours’ to devastating effect, showcasing his unique production skills and bringing fresh forward thinking sounds to the label. DJ MAG – Dubstep Single Of The Month – “Some tunes really hit you in the soul receptors, and ‘Wa6″ by West Londoner and antisocialite Harry Craze blows dust off the 45, and moistens the eyeballs. If J Dilla made dubstep, you’d get the same feeling; sweet strings bounce off mood-drenched synths and circulate the warmth. And whilst this won’t set the dancefloors alight, it will start a fire in the soul. The flip is great too, but you’d be forgiven for never listening to it“.

A Harry Craze – WA6
AA Harry Craze – Thirty Six Hours
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DISF007 Code 46 – Kryptic Minds Disfigured Dubz 12″ Vinyl
Brand new release on Skream’s label Disfigured Dubz, after a little hiatus they’re back with a bang, new hero’s on the scene Kryptic Minds drop their debut for the label, and it’s a banger!! ‘Code 46’ is gunna be in DJ’s boxes for time, such a deep deep dancefloor tune. Following on from their already legendary recent LP on Loefah’s label Swamp 81 this is the real deal! We’re back full circle in amongst the deep, dark spacious dubstep, it feels good (Like ketamine, but with nicer hair).

A Kryptic Minds – Code 46
AA Kryptic Minds – The Weeping
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPDISF007.mp3

AR030 Last Drop / In the Background – MRK 1 / Cyrus Eight:FX 12″ Vinyl
Both MRK1 and Cyrus’ records can consistency be heard all over the world tearing through your local club’s subs and blowing up the speakers in your 10 watt radio as you listen to any of the number of electronic DJs on BBC Radio 1, 1xtra, Kiss FM etc now supporting the bass heavy genre that dominates music’s lowest frequencies. For this 12” two of Dubstep’s most established artists return to Eight:FX for the next in the labels Future:Dubstep series. To coincide with the release of MRK1′s Future:Dubstep:03 compilation, him and Cyrus each present two massive chest cavity shattering, club smashes which have received support from some of the biggest names in the scene and the likes of Kiss FM and BBC 1xtra on Crissy Criss’ Drum & Bass show. MRK1 was there from the start. He’s appeared on every major Dubstep radio station, as well as BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra and Kiss FM. He’s toured the world, and been featured in magazines from RWD and Knowledge to Mixmag, and this months I-DJ, making him without shadow of doubt one of the most established players in the Dubstep scene, ever. Cyrus is another of Dubstep’s veterans. Having released on legendary labels including Hyperdub and Techtonic, played all over the globe at the genre’s most prestigious events and venues, as well as on BBC Radio 1. Having taken almost a year away from vinyl following Hatcha Vs Kromestar’s Brother’s Grim LP, and concentrating on a host of successful digital releases, Eight:FX recently returned to 12” for a series of vinyl to coincide with their Future:Dubstep compilations. 01 was mixed by Kiss FM’s Hatcha while 02 was mixed by newcomers Bare Noize. The first Future: Dubstep 12” release featured tracks from both of these artists and was the start of a new push for Eight:FX to build back up vinyl fan’s awareness of the label. This is the second step, featuring tracks that have been supported around the world, and released alongside the 2 x CD compilation mixed by MRK1 (which contains over 45 completely exclusive tracks from other Dubstep superstars including Crazy D, Hatcha, and Kromestar) this is sure to see Eight:FX not only topping digital genre charts but also in the top echelons of the physical charts once again.

a1 MRK 1 – Last Drop
a2 MRK 1 – Turn Me On
b1 Cyrus – In The Background
b2 Cyrus – Wet Fart
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DESTPUB008 Space Attack – Doshy Destpub 10″ Vinyl
Dubstep label from France…Used to beats & blips, but in fact a new comer in the dubstep scene, Doshy produced here 2 jewels of electrobotik bass which we are delighted to put out on Destpub. Filled with 8 beat sounds and crunchy bass, dis 10″ is sure to awake the sleepy bot inside u.

a Doshy – Space Attack
b Doshy – Chip
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPDESTPUB008.mp3

SUBSCUM004 Ransom – Zero G SCUM 12″ Vinyl
S.C.U.M. is back and with a plate that’ll rock you right off your socks! None other then Zero G has been selected to drop his long lost Ransom tune that has been cained by almost all the bigshots and even was featured in Rusko’s Essential Mix! Now this tune finally sees the light of day and ready to rock the dance floors on a global scale. DJ Nicon of Rotterdam’s Subway Crew was big fan of this tune from the start and was surprised this never got a release. So naturally this got scooped for his personal SCUM imprint ASAP! And of course no release is finished without a suitable B side so flip it over for Scorpion! A brand new club banger that delivers the dubstep sound ever so crispy! If your into the heavy side of Dubstep then get on this!!
Play Support: Skream, Benga, Walsh, Marlow, Seven, 501, Reso, Matt-U and lots more of the usual

a Zero G – Ransom
b Zero G – Scorpion
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPSUBSCUM004.mp3

New Dubstep Promos

REVOLVER015 Tek No Dub – ST Files Revolve:r 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s. ST Files jumps from Soul:r to the more dub-friendly Sister label Revolve:r after the recent success of ‘Crackden / Fat Soul’ which garnered a lot of support from both the Drum & Bass and Dubstep communities.

a ST Files – Tek No Dub
b ST Files – Be Good
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPREVOLVER015.mp3

PIPS010 Tenzado – Greena Apple Pips 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s. 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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPPIPS010.mp3

CON026 I’ll Kill You – Mrk1 Contagious Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s. MRK1’s Contagious Music is back after a brief break with his unique brand of heavyweight dubstep, always coming with his signature sound destined to destroy dancefloors worldwide. Support as always coming from the scene’s bigboi’s Plastician, Bar9, N-Type, Virus Syndicate etc.

a Mrk1 – I’ll Kill You
b Mrk1 – Throw Ur Toyz Out
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCON026.mp3

KOKESHI002 Afterlife – Lung Kokeshi 12″ Vinyl
Kokeshi is the new label from Alley Cat, DJ/producer and co-director of ESP Agency with 12 years+ of music industry experience. Lung : Afterlife / Time – 19-year-old discovery Lung, from Cardiff has only been producing for a short time but has managed to make some of the most moving sounds this year. Having already featured on Mary Anne Hobbs’ BBCs Radio 1 Experimental show, he’s been slowly building a grassroots following through two local DJ residencies and online support (dubstepforum.com) and will undoubtedly reach a much bigger audience as his first release on Kokeshi takes flight. ‘Afterlife’ features layers of pads and effects with an eerie vocal and gut wrenching sub. Support on Radio 1, and various UK and international web and college radio stations. One for the floor, and one for the ipod. ‘Time’ offers a nod to old school d’n’b/jungle with its breaks and its piano riff, yet Lung still pulls off his signature emo-dub-tastic style with ease, making it sound new and fresh. Given the thumbs up by TRG and Vaccine.

a Lung – Afterlife
b Lung – Time
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPKOKESHI002.mp3

RAMP251109 251109 EP – Various Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Super limited. RAMP Recordings drop a unfeasible limited 12” EP of exclusive beats and treats, that were given 100% free at the Lightbox on the 25th of November! The vinyl features tracks from every act playing on the night. We have secured the distribution of 100 white label copies that come with a Ramp Sticker.

a1 Sampha – Neon Blue
a2 Slugabed – Thump Ass
a3 Tokimonsta – Let Me Trick U
b1 Shortstuff – A Rustling (Frozen VIP)
b2 SBTRKT – Kaoss
b3 P.U.D.G.E – LeavingbabylonelyAgain
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPRAMP251109.mp3

MS002 Budda Bye – 6Blocc Moonshine Recordings 12″ Vinyl
L.A.’s King of The Remix 6BLOCC is on fire this year with nuff refixes to boom up tha dance! Featured here on the 2nd release from Moonshine Recordings is the 2009 anthem ‘Budda Bye’ that set the Raw Rhythm Festival in Rotterdam on fire!! On the flip is ‘Vigilante’, an ragga / amen break / dubstep monster!! Very Limited Pressing!!

a 6Blocc – Budda Bye
b 6Blocc – Vigilante
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPMS002.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPLIME001.mp3

INFRA003 Infra003EP – Spatial Infrasonics 10″ Vinyl
The Spatial 10-inch EP series reaches its third and most visceral installment yet with ’90729′ and ’90807′. Spatial’s inaugural release on Infrasonics in late 2008 was enthusiastically welcomed by listeners, DJsand critics, as was its follow-up earlier this year, a reaction attributable to the producer’s instinctive fit with one of the prevailing moods in dubstep – in reclaiming the fluidity of 2-step garage and reappropriating dub-techno processes, these productions capably stand alongside those of Martyn or 2562. More than the execution of these satisfying tropes, though, their strength lies in a spooky attunement to the faint vibrations of a whole spectrum of dancefloor epiphanies, presenting in some ways a crisper, less melancholy counterpart to Burial, or even James Kirby’s projects as The Caretaker, but from the right side of the comedown. This latest collection of tracks, possibly Spatial’s most evocative, takes indirect inspiration from experience of the kind of ’91-era Euro-rave documented in Warlock’s recent mix for FACT magazine. Removed as the comparison might seem given their wrought, contemporary sound, vestiges are detectable, such as the transmuted hoover basslines, hollow panic-synths and ectoplasmic vocal trails that at the peak of these tunes threaten to fill out Spatial’s characteristically airy, open-textured mix. Correspondingly, ’90729′ and ’90807′ all constitute conscious attempts to aim more squarely at the dancefloor, with success already coming in the form of DJ support from Untold, Incyde, T++, and Dubwar NYC resident Dave Q.

a Spatial – 90729
b Spatial – 90807
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPINFRA002.mp3

TW003 Trouble Is / Holiday – Turboweekend TW Records 12″ Vinyl
Danish synth-rock band Turboweekend’s first release in the UK is an atmospheric yet heartfelt cry of regret on the A-side and a jumpy celebration of the end of work obligations (with an ironic twist) on the B-side, featuring the royal company of Bristol’s finest, Joker, and indie prince Russell Lissack from Bloc Party.
”I am tipping them for very, very big things here in UK. The Lead singers voice is amazing.(…)This is huge.” -Mista Jam (live on BBC1 and 1 Extra)
”Natty Danes Turboweekend’s angsty single ’Trouble Is’ is like One Republic’s “Apologize” as seen through the bass lens of Blank Dogs (…) It’s an excursion into the dark crevices of your feelings, but don’t EVEN try and tell us you’re not at least a little emo.” – The
Fader.com (Julianne Shepherd)
”Wow. Most remixes don’t do justice to the original song, but this is from another world. This bass heavy remix is the reason I love British music.” – Man Movement.com (LSR)
”Jokers remix is hot property…!!!!! – Dubstepforum (floatonthenile)

a1 Turboweekend – Trouble Is
a2 Turboweekend – Trouble Is (Joker Remix)
b1 Turboweekend – Holiday
b2 Turboweekend – Holiday (Russell Lissack -Bloc Party- Remix)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPTW003.mp3

Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

HYP008 Bad / 2 Bad – Kode 9 Vs LD HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
HYP009 Black Sun – Kode 9 HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
RNG008 Sinners / Goblin – Jonnny Clark Vs Mala / Coki Ringo 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
HDB029 Sahara Michael / Fish – Ikonika HyperDub 12″ Vinyl

New UK Funky Promos

PROPH116 AO – MJ Cole feat. Serocee Prolific Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Production legend and one time MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE nominee MJ COLE hooks up with MC SEROCEE for the ragga flavoured basement house tune of the summer. AO is the follow up single to “Gotta Have It” feat. Digga released earlier this year in the lead up to MJ Cole’s much anticipated third album release. Proving his versatility once again, MJ steps up for this dirty work out with Serocee’s infectious ragga flow complete with the momentous “AAAAOOO” hook that will keep clubs jumping all summer long. SEROCEE is one of the hottest MC’s on the scene today fresh from his latest collaboration with TODDLA T on the massive “Sound Tape Killing”, he now joins MJ to contribute his upbeat party style verse to AO… Along with the firing original version, AO also features a signature MJ DUBB as well as a remix from Manchester beat master ZED BIAS.
Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Mistajam, Sinden, Target and Toddla T support achieved.

a1 MJ Cole feat. Serocee – AO (Main Mix)
b1 MJ Cole – AO ( (MJ’s Open Your Gob Dubb)
b2 MJ Cole – AO (Zed Bias Wind-Up Mix)
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PROPH117 Battle Stations EP – Bias & Cole feat. Fox Prolific Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Two of the biggest producers to emerge from the UK Garage scene, MJ Cole and Zed Bias have delivered numerous bangers, spanning many genres over the years. Collaborating on this 3 track release for Prolific Recordings and roping in MC Fox, the duo have delivered an EP that defies boundaries and will smash up dances from the most underground UK Funky bashments thru to sweaty nights at underground spots like Fabric Live…all the tracks have a common theme, dope, hard edged club beats… ENJOY!!
- BBC Radio 1: Gilles Peterson and Toddla support achieved. Annie Mac a fan. Seani B support incoming.
- BBC 1XTRA: Mistajam, Benji B and Redlight support achieved.
- KISS: Sinden support achieved.
- MINISTRY RADIO: James Mountain, Ross Allen and Greenmoney support achieved.

a Bias & Cole feat. Fox – Fly Up Ya Banner
b1 Bias & Cole feat. Fox – Big In The Game
b2 Bias & Cole feat. Fox – Rampwiddem
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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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPEXIT018.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPFAISTY002.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPCLDUB009.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPMEDI023.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPBOKA023.mp3

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)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPISP002.mp3

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
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPHDB029.mp3

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)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPRAD001.mp3

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)
http://www.stholdings.co.uk/cat/soundclip/SOUNDCLIPHDB028.mp3

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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