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It’s that time of the year again, 2011 is coming to a close and the STHoldings staff members gather together to discuss their Top 3 tracks of the year (not as an easy task as i’m sure you can imagine)…
Here’s last year’s picks as we’re in the mood to reminisce.

Chris Parkinson

01. Instra:mental – Voyeur [DISF011]

02. Fierce & Vicious Circle – Section VIP [QRNPLATE001]
Fierce / Vicious Circle ‘Section VIP’ / ‘Feedback’ [PLATE001] by stholdings

03. Cotti Ft. Badness – Teen Wolf [STN002]
Cotti Ft. Badness ‘Teen Wolf’ / Cotti & Coki ‘Jugger Nog’ [STN002] by stholdings

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Andrew Parkinson

01. XXXY – You Gotta Do You [ORCA004]
xxxy – You Gotta Do You – 004 by orca.recordings

02. Blawan – Potchla Vee [HESCD001]
Blawan ‘Potchla Vee’ (Hessle Audio) by punchdrunkmusicdotcom

03. Blu Mar Ten – Made In London [BMTCD002]
Blu Mar Ten – Made in London by Blu Mar Ten

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Chris Marlow

01. Blawan – What You Do With What You Have [RS1108]
Blawan – What You Do With What You Have by i-D online

02. Drums Of Death – Cold Lazarus [CIV024]
Cold Lazarus Club by Drums Of Death

03. Drums Of Death – Tear The Box Apart [CIV032]

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Jonathan Wilson

01. Teeth – Shawty [502003]
502:003 Teeth – Shawty/Shawty [FaltyDL Remix] by 502 Records

02. T-Polar – Apollo [SAIGON006]
T-Polar – Apollo EP [SAIGON006] by Saigon Recordings

03. Funk Ethics – Give (Von D Remix) [BOKA037]
Funk Ethics & Lucid Directions – Give (Von D Remix) [Clip] by BOKA

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Dan Phillips

01. Pessimist & Arma – Cobalt [ALIGN001]
ALIGN001 AA Pessimist & Arma – Cobalt Clip – OUT NOW! by Alignment Records

02. Skeptical – Blue Eyes [RECIPE024]
SKEPTICAL ‘BLUE EYES’ RECIPE024a by Ingredients:

03. Joe Goddard – Gabriel EP [GREC022D]
Joe Goddard Gabriel EP (Vinyl Format) Greco-Roman [GREC022V] by stholdings

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Mat Harwood

01. Skeptical – Blue Eyes [RECIPE024]
SKEPTICAL ‘BLUE EYES’ RECIPE024a by Ingredients:

02. Conqueror – Highest Order [LOB003]
New York Transit Authority ‘Off The Traxx’ / Conqueror ‘Highest Order’ Lobster Boy [LOB003] by stholdings

03. Pangaea – Won’t Hurt [HES017]
Won’t Hurt by pangaea

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Janet Eden

01. Calibre – Notting Hill – Signature [SIGCD007]
Calibre – Condition [SIGLP007] by Surus

02. Calibre – Piano Bizness – Critical Music [CRIT059]
Calibre- Piano Bizness – CRIT059 by Critical Music

03. Von D Ft. Phephe – You’re The One – Boka Records [BOKACD001]
Von D Ft. Phephe – You’re The One by BOKA

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Trevor Foyle

01. Blu Mar Ten Ft. Kirsty Hawkshaw – Whisper [BMTCD002]
Blu Mar Ten – Whisper (feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw) by Blu Mar Ten

02. Klute – Shy Piece [SUICIDECD010]

03. Skeptikal – Blue Eyes [RECIPE024]
SKEPTICAL ‘BLUE EYES’ RECIPE024a by Ingredients:

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Paul Clark

01. Krakota – Be Myself [RECIPE018]
Krakota – Be Myself (edit) – Recipe book volume one LP (May 2011) by Ingredients:

02. Skeptical – Refraction [RECIPE021]
Skeptical – Refraction (edit) – Recipe book volume one LP May 2011 by Ingredients:

03. Break – Freak [SUICIDE061]
Break – Freak – suicide061 / suicidecd010 – OUT NOW! by Commercial Suicide

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Ben Craven

01. Joe Goddard – Gabriel [GREC022D]
Joe Goddard Gabriel EP (Vinyl Format) Greco-Roman [GREC022V] by stholdings

02. Marlow – Love Kills Slowly [NCOMP003]
Marlow ‘Love Kills Slowly’ No Comply Recordings (NCOMP003) by stholdings

03. Pangaea – Hex [HEK013]
HEK 013 A Pangaea – Hex by Hemlockrecordings

 

So that’s another year almost done and with it come the inevitable top this, top that lists. Here are details of how  STHoldings distributed labels/artists featured in the end of year lists from around the web.

RA Poll: Top 50 tracks of 2011

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1422

46. Maurice Donovan - Babeh [SSSSS]
The man formerly known as Ramadan cuts up a classic into something resembling house.

SSSSS02 A – Maurice Donovan – Babeh by Hemlockrecordings

22. Peverelist - Dance Til the Police Come [Hessle Audio]
Jungle-inspired-swinging post-dubstep—or in other words, a Bristol-based genius at the top of his game.

Peverelist ‘Dance til the Police Come’ by Peverelist

19. Scuba - Adrenalin [Hotflush]
A lot of 2011′s big tracks inspired as much bickering as they did dancefloor mayhem, and Scuba’s only single under his usual moniker was no different. Following in his new, looser, and housier direction, “Adrenalin” is eight minutes of rigid repetition, incessantly catchy basslines and a strobing vocal sample. But the song’s lopsided progression is the important part, because three minutes in it melts away into one of the year’s most decadent breakdowns, several minutes of building synth washes and whooshes that unashamedly ascend to the highest of the gurning trance heavens. The song’s title might imply a certain energy, but we all know there’s a different chemical driving this one.

Scuba ‘Adrenalin’ Hotflush Recordings [HF030] by stholdings

17. Pangaea - Hex [Hemlock]
Pangaea’s “Hex” was perfectly fine for the first 86 seconds. Pretty swell even. A bit of rhythmic trickery, a nice organic bed for it all to sit on. Then there was this: “Buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh kut buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh kut be booooooooooooy be boooooOOOOOOOoy.” It was at that moment that “Hex” became one of the most exciting songs we’d heard all year. That Kevin McAuley had further tricks up his sleeve later on is icing on the cake of course, but it’s also why we kept coming back to it throughout the year.

HEK 013 A Pangaea – Hex by Hemlockrecordings

10. Unknown Artist - Sicko Cell [Swamp 81]
Be honest: When you finally heard “Sicko Cell” in full, you were a little bit underwhelmed. (If you even bothered to track it down at all.) There’s not much to say about the rhythm. There’s hardly a drop. Even the melody—if you can call the atmospheres a full-fledged melody—don’t inspire much poetry. There is a vocal, though. Perhaps you remember? It’s the one about cocaine powder. The one that drove you mad in a club this year trying to figure out where it was from. The one that Loefah, Oneman and others couldn’t stop playing. The one that landed this tune in our top 10 tracks of the year.

? – Sicko Cell / Knock Knock [SWAMP014] Swamp81 by Surus

01. Blawan - Getting Me Down [White Label]
The whole story behind “Getting Me Down” is a bit corny really. I went out on New Years Eve—like everyone else does, and I did the whole thing, had a good time, left quite early and came back home and kind of just sat at my computer all night/morning. I had these disco loops I had been working on that I wasn’t really doing much with, and I started messing around with the a cappella and then something just clicked. I did it in about four hours and kind of forgot about it.
This one dropped off the radar for me a little bit, because I actually thought it was one of the weirder things I had written. I never really grasped the catchy vocal properly until I put it into context. A few guys said, “Yeah, I really like that tune,” but nothing more than anything else I sent before. The first person to get anything from me is usually Ben UFO. Ben gave it the first play on Rinse FM, and somebody then ripped it from the radio stream and uploaded it to YouTube—something that seems happen all the time now. That played an integral part of getting the tune in people’s heads really.
I’d been playing the tune out a lot, and it had got an OK reaction. I mean, I had always thought of it as filler for a set anyway. But once the YouTube clip was up, a lot of people in clubs knew what it was, even though it was only three or so weeks after I had finished making it. It’s really strange how things move so fast.

Blawan ‘Getting Me Down’ (White label) by punchdrunkmusicdotcom

 

 

RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2011

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1423

19. Instra:mental - Resolution 653 [NonPlus+]
The problem with Instra:mental? They release too much good music. “Problem” is the wrong word, but such has been the standard of Alex Green and Damon Kirkham’s output these past couple of years it’s become tough to ruminate on each new offering in isolation, fully appreciating the true extent of its merits. They’ve spoilt us, basically—and none more so than on their debut album, Resolution 653. Barely pausing for a fag break across its 13 tracks, the pair coaxed jaw-clenching amounts of warmth and grit out of their machines, coming off like the natural heirs to Drexciya’s electro throne.

Instra:mental ‘Resolution 653′ Album audio clips Nonplus Records by stholdings

 

 

RA Poll: Top 20 compilations of 2011

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1424

20. Various Artists - Mosaic Vol. 1 [Exit]
A lot of the tunes on Mosaic were earmarked as singles for Exit. But it became really clear that I wasn’t going to have the schedule to get everything out, so a compilation seemed like a good idea. In the same way as the [Autonomic] podcast, putting this music together served as a platform for people to get their heads around it. If the tracks are all in dribs and drabs it sort of goes unnoticed. I think compilations and the podcast kind of helped identify this group of artists producing this music. I suppose that’s where the title Autonomic came from. It’s funny that it became a genre name sort of, because that was never the intent.
- dBridge

Mosaic Vol 1 CD by Exit Records UK

14. Various Artists - Back & 4th [Hotflush]
I wasn’t directly involved in the process of choosing tracks for Back & 4th, but the goal was to present a gradual evolution of the label’s sound over the last few years. It was also an opportunity to bring in a few newcomers who provided a clear manifestation of that same evolution, with Roska, Boddika, dBridge, and FaltyDL adding their own flavors to the mix. I was also glad that Scuba picked up my own track, “Axis.” It’s the first one I made that I was really satisfied with. My favorite track on the compilation, though, was Boxcutter’s “LOADtime.” He’s always been really inspiring to me, as a veteran producer whose talent and skill really set him apart. – Incyde, Label Manager

BACK AND 4TH – Disc 1 by Hotflush

10. Various Artists - 116 & Rising  [Hessle Audio]
We had the idea for the compilation at the end of 2010 and started putting the wheels in motion soon after that. We approached some people we hadn’t worked with before as well as asking those we had if they were interested in the concept too. Luckily for us, everybody was. In terms of the name, the three of us were on the train coming back from our distributors after talking about the project, thinking of titles. I’d been re-listening to Experience by the Prodigy a week or two earlier and one of the tracks on there is called “Everybody in the Place (155 & Rising).” So 116 & Rising (referring to the BPM of the slowest track in the comp) is a bit of a joke, but at the same time summarises the project and a lot of what we’re about nicely.
- Pangaea

James Blake – Give A Man A Rod (Second Version) by BOILER ROOM

 

 

RA Poll: Top 20 labels of 2011

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1421

20. NonPlus+
Nonplus+ heads Alex Green and Damon Kirkham simply claim to release what they like—no matter the genre. That’s what everyone says…until the distributor steps in. Luckily for us, Green and Kirkham didn’t get the memo, and spent the year reaffirming their pan-genre approach by putting Actress’ blurry electronica next to Lowtec’s tired house, and Boddika’s breezin’ electro up against the Neil Landstrumm and JD Twitch collab Salsa Apocalypso. Add Instra:mental’s own brutal and beautiful Resolution 653 to the mix, and you have yourself a wonderful and confusing year

19. Idle Hands
Saunter down Stokes Croft in Bristol with some cash in your pocket and you’ll likely end up trawling the racks of Idle Hands. The label of the same name was started up in 2009 while Chris Farrell was still employed a bit further up the street by the erstwhile Rooted Records. Much like the stock in both these stores, the label hasn’t been wedded to any one genre. In 2011 that’s meant an impeccable string of singles from artists like AnD, Kowton, Kevin McPhee, Szare and Outboxx which have run the gamut between charcoal techno and jazzy house.

05. Hotflush
With a hefty label compilation occupying the first quarter of the year and a busy 2010 behind him, it could have been a year of consolidation for Scuba’s Hotflush. Instead, the imprint pushed forward with new talents George FitzGerald, Braille) and old Paul Woolford & Psycatron). Looking over the names that released on Hotflush in retrospect, and things seem obvious. (Err… of course Sepalcure and Sigha go together!) But it speaks to the platform that Scuba has created that artists from house, techno and bass music even think to send him tracks—and that he finds a way to work all of them into his DJ sets.

 

 

Pitchfork The Top 100 Tracks of 2011

http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8726-the-top-100-tracks-of-2011/

94. Sepalcure “Pencil Pimp” [Hotflush]
As Sepalcure, Travis Stewart and Praveen Sharma slid in right before the whistle to remind us that electronic music devices can do more than evocatively sputter and fritz. “Pencil Pimp” whirls on a machine-lathed spindle of Chicago footwork, capturing a feeling of curtailed tension and lurking danger with its soulful vocal clips and warm synth pads. There are no gestures of rebellion or subversion, only an argument for well-made music at a time when it might seem besieged. “Pencil Pimp” demonstrates why we feel so comfortable breaking the mold: We know someone will come along who feels passionate enough to cast it again, tempered even stronger. –Brian Howe

Sepalcure – Pencil Pimp / I’m Alright (album single) by Hotflush

86. Blawan “Getting Me Down” [self-released]
Blawan first drew attention with tracks that wielded wild drums like a toddler banging on household objects, but his most powerful moment this year came when he reined in those tendencies for a straightforward house thumper.  A lot of the impact in “Getting Me Down” comes fromthat Brandy vocal, squeezed and wedged into a galloping beat that recontextualizes the R&B slow-jam original as a sugary, hyped-up rush that’s dangerously contagious. Released discreetly after months of dubplate domination, the track’s landing was titanic: it was impossible to walk around record stores in London in May without hearing it blaring from speakers, or go to a club night without it being rinsed at least once. For the first half of the year, “Getting Me Down” was an event, and listening back to it at year’s end, it’s easy to see why. So few tracks combined candyfloss rave, UK garage hysteria, and dubby dread (check the growling basslines) into something that sounded so universal yet so subversive, helping to kick off a new impulse in the bass music world that was all about house. –Andrew Ryce

 

 

Pitchfork The Top 50 Albums of 2011

http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8727-the-top-50-albums-of-2011/?utm_source=related

47. Sepalcure ‘Sepalcure’ [Hotflush]
In an interview with The Guardian last month, Hotflush boss Scuba named “Outside”, the closing song from bass music duo Sepalcure’s self-titled debut LP, as the song he would want to open his next DJ set with. It’s a strange choice for a set opener– “Outside” is beatless, essentially four minutes of drone and clipped voices– but then again, not much about Sepalcure makes sense in the constant forward-thinking climate of bass music circa 2011. As an album, it doesn’t really do anything new, and a few of the signifiers that Travis Stewart and Praveen Sharma plunder onSepalcure were, to some, reaching their expiration dates– specifically, the use of pitched vocals that Stewart liberally splayed on his album this year as Machinedrum, Room(s). Part of what makes Sepalcure such a deeply enjoyable listen is how familiar it all is, pogoing between juke-derived textures, IDM’s click-clack machinery, misty pastoral ambience, and house music’s 4/4 insistence while weaving a web of shivering romance that still manages to move bodies. Above all else, Sepalcure offers a necessary reminder that, yeah, change is good, but elegant, refined perfection also has its place. –Larry Fitzmaurice

Sepalcure – Sepalcure LP *Album Preview* [HFLP006] Hotflush Recordings by Surus

 

 

Fact Magazine 50 best: tracks of 2011

http://www.factmag.com/2011/12/05/50-best-tracks-of-2011-50-41/

47: PAUL WOOLFORD & PSYCATRON ‘STOLEN’ (HOTFLUSH)
Almost five years on from ‘Erotic Discourse’, someone, somewhere did 2011 a massive favour and relit the fire under Paul Woolford’s arse, prompting the Leeds veteran to roll back the years and deliver some of his all-time best material. ‘Razor Blade’ and his remix of T. Williams and Terri Walker’s ‘Heartbeat’ were sublime, but this colossal collaboration with Psycatron on Hotflush simply took the biscuit.

Paul Woolford and Psycatron – Stolen [HFT018] by Hotflush

40: OLD APPARATUS SIDE A PART 1 (DEEP MEDI)
Old Apparatus’s mysterious debut – 20 minutes of music spread across two untitled sides of vinyl – is something we recommend enjoying as a whole, but there’s no doubt that the first distinct movement of the A-side packs the fiercest punch. It sounds like UK garage gone industrial, its perfectly swung rhythm riven by distortion and an overloaded darkside bassline. The end, it suggests, is very much nigh.

39: TEETH ‘SHAWTY’ (502 RECORDINGS)
Smoked-out drum machine pop from Helsinki’s TEETH that suited 502′s darkroom aesthetic (see also: Jay Weed, Fis-T) to a tee.

Oneman’s 502 Label: Teeth – Shawty/Shawty [FaltyDL Remix] 502003 by stholdings

24: KAHN ‘LIKE WE USED TO’ (PUNCH DRUNK)
Kahn’s beautifully crafted debut single bowled us over, with its vocals chopped into the syllables of pure energy and longing – “feminine pressure” writ large – and strapped to the most lithe and undeniable dubstep rhythm we heard all year.

Kahn ‘Like We Used To’ (Punch Drunk Records) by Punch Drunk Records

20: BLAWAN ‘GETTING ME DOWN’ (WHITE LABEL)
This year, Blawan expanded on the promise of his 2010 debut single ‘Fram’ to become one of the UK’s most in-demand, and refreshingly, heaviest producers, proving that you can still go hard in the paint without resorting to dubstep or electro-house cliches. He showed off his lighter touch, however, on this vinyl only edit of Brandy’s ‘Wanna Be Down’; it’s still his finest track to date.

17: PANGAEA ‘WON’T HURT’ (HESSLE AUDIO)
Pretty much everything Pangaea touches turns to gold, but nothing gleamed so bright in 2011 as ‘Won’t Hurt’ – a rude-as-all-fuck but masterfully honed onslaught of scything synths, choppy drums and outrageous sub-bass.

Won’t Hurt by pangaea

13: UNKNOWN ARTIST ‘SICKO CELL’ (SWAMP81)
I’m the information… co-caine powder. Say no more.

07: ROCKWELL ‘ARIA’ (CRITICAL AUDIO)
The most atmospheric, emotive and dynamic drum’n’bass track of the year, and an instant classic – wrought out of fierce, fanatically detailed drum programming, ghost-traces of This Mortal Coil’s ‘Song To The Siren’ and impeccably timed, gut-skewering bass stabs.

Fact Magazine 50 best: albums of 2011

http://www.factmag.com/2011/11/30/50-best-albums-of-2011-50-41/

42: 2562 FEVER (WHEN IN DOUBT)
Fever is a concept album with a very simple but rigorous set of rules – every nuance and texture is half-inched from disco records produced from the mid 70’s to the early 80’s, with producer Dave Huismans’ own birth year of 1979 acting as a temporal pivot. The results don’t sound like disco at all – beyond a certain joyous, celebratory quality – but rather a new kind of dance music; dynamic, shapeshifting and irrepressible.

2562 – Fever (doubt001cd/lp) [April 2011] by 2562 / A Made Up Sound

XLR8R’s Best of 2011: Labels

http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2011/12/xlr8rs-best-2011-labels

5. Hotflush
If you’re wondering why we think Hotflush is one of the best labels of the year, then you are not reading XLR8R enough. Let’s start with the obvious reasons: Sepalcure’s debut full-length topped Hotflush’s year off with a stunning display of dense post-dubstep, George FitzGerald dropped two more solid singles of R&B-infused garage, and label head Paul Rose (a.k.a. Scuba) unleashed one of 2011′s biggest tunes, “Adrenalin.” Meanwhile, Praveen Sharma of Sepalcure dropped four tracks of luscious, rolling garage with his A Meaning EP as Braille and Lando Kal stepped outside his usual role as the taller half of Lazer Sword long enough to deliver two of his most impressive solo cuts to date, “Further” and “Time Out.” Big, soulful tunes, consistently top-notch output, and a proven ability to not only shift within the ever-moving bass-music scene, but, more importantly, the power to influence it, made Hotflush a force yet again in 2011. Glenn Jackson

4. SWAMP81
Second acts can be hard to come by in electronic music, particularly in the lightning-quick environs of London’s hardcore continuum, but DMZ co-founder Loefah doesn’t seem to be having much of a problem with it. Since founding the SWAMP81 imprint in 2009, he’s quickly assembled a roster that functions as a sort of all-star team for upfront, low-end-heavy sounds. After serving up massive tunes like Addison Groove’s “Footcrab” and Ramadanman’s “Work Them” in 2010, the vinyl-only label stepped it up even further in 2011, dropping releases from FaltyDL, Zed Bias (both solo and as one-half of the Funkbias collaboration with Funk Butcher), and another single from Addison Groove. SWAMP81 was also home to records from Boddika—establishing him as a solo artist and one of the year’s biggest producers. Perhaps most notably, the label (eventually) released “Sicko Cell,” one of 2011′s most anticipated tunes. (The song may not have quite lived up to the hype, but it did snag the #13 slot on our countdown of the year’s best tracks.) Even as folks begin to wonder about the state of so-called bass music and attempt to figure out exactly where it’s heading, there appears to be no shortage of quality music coming from the SWAMP81 camp. Shawn Reynaldo

XLR8R’s Best of 2011: Tracks

http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2011/12/xlr8rs-best-2011-tracks-part-one
http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2011/12/xlr8rs-best-2011-tracks-part-2

47. Boddika
 “2727″
 (SWAMP81)
Even in a year when Instra:mental, the duo he’s been a part of for more than a decade, released a widely acclaimed and sonically adventurous new album, the ascent of Boddika as a solo artist could not be stopped. Tracks like “2727″—with its thunderous drums, acid lines, and unapologetically raw aesthetic—are the reason why. Shawn Reynaldo

2727 by Boddika

46. French Fries 
”Champagne” 
(ClekClekBoom)
Legend has it that Claude VonStroke wanted to sign “Champagne” to his Dirtybird label, but young French producer French Fries politely declined and kept the tune for his own ClekClekBoom imprint. True or not, it’s quite the story, not that this tune, which uses white space as effectively as it employs snappy drums and eerie synths, needed much help finding its way into DJs’ playlists. Shawn Reynaldo

French Fries – Champagne / Hugz ft. Bambounou [CCB001] – Out Now! (12″ Ltd Ed Vinyl) by ClekClekBoom

44. Sepalcure 
”Pencil Pimp” 
(Hotflush)
Sepalcure seems to compose bass music on the most loose, yet subtle terms, and the pair’s unique perspective on the genre has continued to yield stellar results. Somehow both tribal and smooth in the same breath, “Pencil Pimp” immediately stood out during the course of the duo’s debut LP, mostly due to the sheer weight infused into its post-happy sound—think Mount Kimbie with slightly bigger balls (and maybe some more drugs in the mix). Glenn Jackson

43. Blawan 
”Getting Me Down”
Sampling generously from Brandy’s “I Wanna Be Down” is kind of a no-brainer (whether or not you’re willing to admit it, we all loved that song), but Blawan did much more than simply edit Brandy’s half-forgotten hit—he propelled it into the club of some distant planet with monstrous percussion and whatever the hell that reverse low-end sound is. Wherever it comes from, it’s strange, unnerving, and just about perfect. Glenn Jackson

26. Instra:Mental
 “When I Dip”
 (NonPlus)
2011 found veteran UK duo Instra:mental completing a very large left turn, essentially abandoning drum & bass for old-school electro, heavy low-end, and lots of 808 drum sounds. Ahead of the acclaimed Resolution 653, the pair dropped “When I Dip,” an undeniable tune that also folds some Southern-style booty bass into the outfit’s new sonic formula. It proved to be quite the effective opening salvo, both for Instra:mental’s re-emergence and Boddika’s big year as a solo artist. Shawn Reynaldo

Instra:mental Resolution 653 LP Sampler ‘Thomp’ / ‘When I Dip’ [NONPLUS013] by stholdings

24. Julio Bashmore
 “Ribble to Amazon” 
(3024)
There’s a line somewhere between soulful, UK-style house and anthemic, almost cheesy, bangers that can be dangerous. However, when walked just right, that line is perfect for the dancefloor. Julio Bashmore knows exactly how to walk it, and “Ribble to Amazon” is one of his finest journeys on that limb—the pads are warm, the vocals are just right, and those breakdowns are too good to be true. Glenn Jackson

JULIO BASHMORE RIBBLE TO AMAZON (3024-011B) by 3024world

18. Teeth 
”Shawty”
 (502)
Like many selections on Oneman’s 502 imprint, there’s not a whole lot to “Shawty.” Listening to the song, it quickly becomes apparent just how much space there is in the production, a factor that’s just as important as any of the actual sonic elements being put to use. That said, each of those elements is just about perfect. Utilizing low-slung drum beats, haunting synth melodies, and a sultry vocal sample, Finnish producer Teeth not only put himself on the bass-music map, he also created one of the year’s most memorable tunes. Shawn Reynaldo

13. Unknown 
”Sicko Cell”
 (SWAMP81)
It’s amazing that when “Sicko Cell”—undoubtedly the most hyped tune of the year—was finally released in late July, the world was essentially already over it. In a world where anticipation grows exponentially online and DJs are mastering YouTube rips in order to play the latest tune, especially one created “anonymously” (it’s an open secret that Joy Orbison produced the track) and only passed along to a select few, “Sicko Cell” simply ran out of steam. Nevertheless, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a monster of a club track. With a stripped-down aesthetic and eerie vibe, the song is rather similar to Teeth’s “Shawty,” but the twisted, Burial-esque vocal samples put “Sicko Cell” over the top. Shawn Reynaldo

3. Scuba
 “Adrenalin”
 (Hotflush)
Scuba made a trance song. (Polite company might refer to it as progressive house, but we’re going to call a spade a spade.) On the heels of “Loss,” which he released earlier in the earlier under his SCB moniker (and already nabbed #41 on this list), it was apparent that Paul Rose was interested in exploring new sound palettes, but something this, well, epic was not really expected. While the notion of one of the most influential and boundary-pushing dubstep producers of the past decade making a tune that Sasha would play (yes, that happened) sounds like some kind of nightmare on the surface, it doesn’t change the fact that “Adrenalin” is not only an excellent track, but also a production that completely resets exactly what it is that Scuba is all about. Containing one grandiose and ethereal breakdown—not to mention a series of smaller ups and downs along the way—”Adrenalin” certainly plays to the dancefloor, particularly dancers looking to lose their shit once the beat comes back in and the song’s chunky bassline takes hold. The synths are washy and warm, the sounds employed are impeccably clean, and yes, the track is absolutely, undeniably a bit cheesy. It’s also eight of the most enjoyable minutes of music we heard all year (more or less on repeat, to be honest), and we can’t wait to hear what Scuba comes up with next. Shawn Reynaldo

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New D&B CD

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HE002CD – Makoto – Souled Out – CD
It’s been 4 years since the release of Makoto’s last full length album, Believe In My Soul, on Good Looking Records. A lot has changed in the world of electronic music since then, and as an artist, Makoto has also grown considerably. Spreading his wings by first establishing his own record label, Human Elements, Makoto has kept up a steady release flow of both his own music and other artists through his own label as well as others’ such as DJ Marky’s Innerground Records and Fabio’s Creative Source. By 2010 however, Makoto felt the time had come to once again return to the depths of his studio in Tokyo to craft another full length album. For the most part, Souled Out explores new frontiers for the artist primarily known as Japan’s drum and bass MVP. Consisting of a wide variety of tempos and beats, the album is, at first, quite a different experience when compared to his past work. However, it quickly becomes clear that the trademark Makoto style of bass heavy energy drenched with funk & soul still flows freely through each song.There has also been a decided shift away from an over-use of samples and the result is a much more musical experience, which takes the listener on a journey through many emotions. Lush chords, fat basses from hardware synths and a good number of exceptionally talented vocalists and instrumentalists breathe life into the tracks, delivering that human touch Makoto strives for in his music.Feelings run deep on the album, and there’s a good amount of uplifting and emotion driven tunes which fit a variety of moods. “Tower of Love”, which features vocalist Paul Randolph of Jazzanova fame, is one of the freshest drum and bass tunes of the past decade, fusing heavy bass with a classic Motown sound in a way that has simply never been done before. “Girl I’m Running Back 2 U”, featuring singerChristian Urich – a member of the jazz band Tortured Soul who has worked with the likes of Incognito & DJ Spinna – tells a tale of regretting a missed chance at love in a style that truly shows Makoto’s musical diversity. While the song is deep and could easily fit into a club garage or house set, its infectious funk and bumpy drums mean that it would sound just right on prime time radio. At the other end of the scale, the track “Woe” written with Makoto’s long time vocalist partner Deeizm, is an empowered melancholic piece. With rising pads and sultry, heartfelt lyrics, minimal but heavy beats and a synthetic crescendo that punches through the speakers to send a shiver down your spine. To put it simply, the track really is something special. Alongside the slower tempos, “Keep Me Down” featuring Angela Johnson features Makoto’s trademark sound of a heavy bass line and amen break rumbling underneath huge soulful vocals and driving chords. Undeniably a guaranteed dance floor favourite. Souled Out doesn’t just deliver the same level of quality you’ve come to expect from Makoto, it expands on it. There’s something for everyone on the release, and the album is a testament to the breadth of experience and talent the producer commands, as he easily shifts between tempos, genres and moods, while still maintaining his style of soul infused, funky, futuristic and forward electronic music.

1 Makoto – Prelude
2 Makoto – Magic Hour
3 Makoto – Tower Of Love feat. Paul Randolph
4 Makoto – Girl I’m Running Back 2 U feat. Christian Urich
5 Makoto – Keep Me Down feat. Angela Johnson
6 Makoto – In Between
7 Makoto – Hi-Tech (Interlude)
8 Makoto – Woe feat. Deeizm
9 Makoto – Turning Points
10 Makoto – Untold (Remix) feat. Deeizm
11 Makoto – Bubbles
12 Makoto – You’ve Got Sumptin’ feat. Paul Randolph
13 Makoto – Flight Time feat. Root Soul
14 Makoto – Travel (Interlude)
15 Makoto – Room Enough feat. Cleveland Watkiss

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New D&B Releases

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SLR011 – Mayhem & Phace / Mayhem – Lightyears Apart / Shibuya – 12″ Vinyl
Mayhem & Phace turn up pressure a notch with this 12” Trouser shredding squelch, crunching beats with the trademark sonic manipulation D&B.

a Mayhem & Phace – Lightyears Apart
aa Mayhem – Shibuya

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NONVOGUE005 – The Upbeats & Trei / The Upbeats & Dose – Wear And Tear / Raiders – 12″ Vinyl
Dj support from Pendulum, Noisia, Ed Rush, Optical, Dieselboy, Bailey, DJ Hype, Break, DJ Die etc

a The Upbeats & Trei – Wear And Tear
aa The Upbeats & Dose – Raiders

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RECIPE023 – Genotype – A Few Too Many / The Director – 12″ Vinyl
Genotype has been involved in drum & bass for over 15 years and his journey has included Renegade recordings, Reinforced & Exit records. His vision & style hits the mark perfectly for Ingredients & we’re excited to finally have his name included in the catalogue. Fans of Reinforced will love these deep, dirty rhythms, one for those late night blurred vision moments! A few too many is one of his best tunes of recent years & The director has an oldskool Dj Krust style to it. Awesome bass action on both cuts. Support from Loxy, Skeptical, dBridge, Dub phizix, Flight & many more.

a Genotype – A Few Too Many
b Genotype – The Director

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UM005 – Fields – Foundations / Unspoken – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. After his brother Villem dropped 2 slices of ice cold beats for the last Utopia release, Fields comes with the polar opposite with summer flavours for his first ever solo 12″.The A side is ‘Foundations’, a warm sunshine-filled bass heavy roller with a touch of the melancholy. Driven by simplistic drums shrouded wonderfully by subtle percussion, this roller hits heavy with the bassline, timed perfectly out of a down-sweeping Rhodes, backed-up by a loopy vocal which can only move you.On the flip is a track called ‘Unspoken’, a deep sub-filled minimal affair. It gently warms you with nuanced harps and percussion, before hitting you with stripped-back drums and a wall of sub bass.Dj support: LTJ Bukem, Bailey, Loxy, Total Science, Break, Spectrasoul, Mikal, Flight, Survival and many distinguished others.

a Fields – Foundations
aa Fields – Unspoken

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New D&B Promos

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GA001 – S.T. Files & Calibre – Falling Down / The Void – 12″ Vinyl
GreyAudio – New label from Soul:r’s ST Files. Covering all types of electronic moody music the label will be a home for ST Files productions with the occasional collabration. 1st release ‘GreyAreaOne’ featuring the heavyweight ‘Falling Down’ by S.T. Files and Calibre backed with solo roller ‘The Void’.Currently making the set lists of Andy C, Marcus Intalex, D.Bridge, Friction, Loxy, Ulterior motive, Tony Coleman, Flight, & Kasra.

a S.T. Files & Calibre – Falling Down
b S.T. Files – The Void

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QRNUK011 – Fierce & S.P.Y – Fierce presents [OBLIVION] Part 1 – 12″ Vinyl
This 2 track 12” is a vinyl taster of the forthcoming [OBLIVION] album. [OBLIVION] is the final instalment of the [QUARANTINE] Trinity. The Follow up to [DOMINION] and [ZENITH] In conjunction with the digital album release on October 24th, [QUARANTINE] are also releasing two more 12” Vinyl’s with tracks from Optiv, Fierce, Vicious Circle, Jubei & Nocturnal.With DJ support from Andy C, Friction, dBridge S.P.Y, Doc Scott, Bailey, Ed Rush, Marky, Total Science and more… Andy C – “Some serious tunage on there”Pendulum (Paul) – “S.P.Y – Bloodshed – reminds me of those nasty old rollers from the late 90ʼs and early 00ʼs. This is a good thing!”

a Fierce & S.P.Y – Fury
aa S.P.Y – Bloodshed

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D&B Restocks Vinyl

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REVOLVER001 – M.I.S.T. – Barracuda

REVOLVER003 – Calibre – P.U.R

SOUL:R007 – M.I.S.T. – Jam Hot / Outerspace

VSN003 – Noisia – Bad Dreams

VSN004 – Noisia & Mayhem feat KRS One – Exodus

CRIT038 – Spectrasoul – Alibi (Break Remix) / Organiser

SUICIDE054 – Mindscape – Bounce / Dreamworld

CRIT052 – Enei, Eastcolors & Noel – Cracker / Danger Dance

New Bass Music releases

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2NDRP12013 – DjRum – ‘Mountains EP’ Part 1 – 12″ Vinyl
A main player behind the seminal Yardcore nights in London and with previous releases with On the Edge and Smokin Sessions, DjRUM has always existed on the alternative edge of a number of scenes, but after producing a stunning remix of LV and Message To Bears ft Zaki Ibrahim “Explode” for 2nd Drop’s last release, his talent is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Now 2nd Drop are proud to present a full EP of original material. The DjRum EP will be released in two parts. EP Part 1: Undercoat leads the first part in typical DjRUM style; multiple layers of gravelly, heavily charged atmosphere, ever shifting beat patterns, murky pockets of drums and percussion and his trademark use of epic strings. This moody cut builds and builds throughout and before you know it the beats have jumped from half step into sultry techno. Mountains pt 1 on the flip picks up from where Undercoat left off, dropping straight into pulsing techno drums that gallop away and build into sheets of shifting emotive synths, accompanied with haunting vocals snippets. Packed with detail and nuance, this track keep on giving with every listen. The illustrator on this release is the incredibly talented Matt Taylor from Brighton. We instantly fell in love with his furry and feathery skulls, and had to have them spinning around on a record. Check more of his work at www.matttaylor.co.uk

a DjRum – Undercoat
aa DjRum – Mountains Pt 1

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SCREW006 – LoKo – Keep Rising / Keep Rising (KOAN Sound Remix) – 12″ Vinyl
Screwloose is all about gripping basslines that tear dance floors apart. This release features a wonderfully original D&B track by LoKo along with a beast of remix by KOAN Sound. What makes this a great release is the fact that the two tracks are a real contrast, both at very different tempos and styles. Both tracks are pushing D&B/Dubstep/Bass music forward.

a LoKo – Keep Rising
aa LoKo – Keep Rising (KOAN Sound Remix)

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EMB007V – Clicks & Whistles – Cranberry Goose / Radiator – 12″ Vinyl
Embassy brings you two concrete tracks from the artists who’ve been on the tip of everyone’s tongue, CLICKS + WHISTLES. Comprised of Jorge Hernandez and Pete Evans, they have been gaining an incredible amount of steam within the Bass Music community over the last year. A. The fagship tune from CLICKS + WHISTLES, CRANBERRY GOOSE, showcases Pete and Jorge’s flair for richly dense harmonies and immensely inspired sound design. B. Referencing their infuences of southern hip hop, the pair give us one sexy enough to make anyone in the club dance with out thinking twice, RADIATOR, is a soothing jam dripping with heart and passion.

a Clicks & Whistles – Cranberry Goose
b1 Clicks & Whistles – Radiator
b2 Clicks & Whistles – Cranberry Goose (Distal Remix)

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2NDRP12014 – DjRum – ‘Mountains EP’ Part 2 – 12″ Vinyl
The second and third parts of the Mountains suite nestle snugly together on pt 2 of the EP. Dissolving from the lush techno of Mountains pt 1, Rum lightens the pressure accenting the melodic motifs of pt 1 adding an almost lilting, percussively funky rhythm, only to be broken with a galloping gabba style beat washed over by his trademark string and synth blanket. However, the pressure is short lived, as once again the track gives way to a verdant and lush pasture of classic Rum ambience. Turiya on the flip pays subtle homage to Alice Coltrane by using her later adopted spiritual name. And you can hear her ethereal jazz and harp qualities evoked through his use of melody, before dropping into a broken 2-step bump with a nicely chopped up vocal. The illustrator on this release is the incredibly talented Matt Taylor from Brighton. We instantly fell in love with his furry and feathery skulls, and had to have them spinning around on a record. Check more of his work at www.Matttaylor.co.uk

a DjRum – Mountains Pt 2 & 3
aa DjRum – Turiya

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HEK013 – Pangaea – Hex / Fatalist – 12″ Vinyl
Pangaea turns out the lights and and blesses Hemlock with two of his toughest productions yet. ’Hex’ channels the spirit of ’92 via Plastic People, picking up the most eccentric, deranged vocal along the way. ‘Eeeeeechiiiieeee’. On the flip ‘Fatalist’ is a dark-side joint of the highest order… ‘Alright. Listen. Listen. Listen.’

a Pangaea – Hex
aa Pangaea – Fatalist

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GDKR002 – Tunnidge – Control / Decay – 12″ Vinyl
Any combination from Tunnidge is always going to result in a hefty release; and Get Darker Recordings next release (GDKR002) brings exactly that! HUGE support fromSkream & Benga on Radio 1, Mala (Digital Mystikz), NType & Distance on Rinse FM, Hatcha on Kiss FM, and Mista Jam, J-Kenzo and True Tiger on BBC Radio 1xra, Cyrus, Mark Pritchard, Goth Trad, Darkside and Joe Nice.

a Tunnidge – Control
aa Tunnidge – Decay

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LIVE001 – Lorca and Gerry Read – Moments b/w Gerry Read’s Nostalgic Mix – 10″ Vinyl
We are proud to be dropping a first physical release here at Live Ones in the form of a hand numbered, hand stamped 10” vinyl. No digital and limited to 300 units.We’re not big into hype here but we are chuffed with the product… Lorca – Handling the production duties on the A side. He’s recently made the move from South West London down to Brighton and has been solidifying his name under his latest moniker (Lorca). This move has seen him play alongside the likes of James Blake, Joy Orbison, Ramadanman, XXXY to name but a few. Lorca’s sound is becoming more and more distinct, whether he’s built the track by the sea or on his London house boat you can be sure there will be a big bass wave to ride.Gerry Read – Taking care of the B side. Mr Read has also been gathering speed and stripes within the Bass scene, having just penned a contract with 2nd Drop Records. His physical releases are already getting spins from the likes of Giles Petterson on the BBC , MJ Cole, Untold plus more. He really has become a sound to be reckoned with. Read moved from the UK to a suburban post code in Australia and found little else to do except immerse himself in music. Wether he was making music or listening to old Jungle tapes his Australian sojourn has, in no small way helped to shape his sound and prepare him for his return to the UK. He’s now banging out sets alongside Deep Space Orchestra, Eliphino, Szare and the rest.A side /// Lorca /// Moments – A unique track that really tests the sound systems. It’s fuelled by the heavy bass and drums, layered with a hypnotic vocal which flows over the soundscape with ease. Suitable for all sorts of sets from House to Dubstep beats or Balearic.B side /// Gerry Read /// Nostalgic Mix – Read flips the vibe of the A side on its head. He creates a darker sparser production with this Garage inspired track, chopping up the vocal to form a nostalgic 2 steppy back drop. His reincarnation takes a different route but you still end up at the dance floor. Early morning business.

a Lorca and Gerry Read – Moments
b Lorca and Gerry Read – Moments (Gerry Read’s Nostalgic Mix)

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New Bass Music Promos

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MEDI044 – Commodo – Uprising – 12″ Vinyl
Deep Medi are proud to present new signing to their roster, Commodo. 21 year old Commodo based between Sheffield & Leeds has been producing since 2005 honing his skills with early Grime & Hip Hop instrumentals. He has been turning heads over recent months with a slew of 140bpm productions that have been finding there way in to various DJ’s sets and gaining huge respect and continuous plays from scene forerunners such as Mala, Distance & Youngsta to name a few.Mala has been spinning Uprising and Saracen on dubplate for over a year and Distance has recently featured Commodo’s ‘Surveillance’ on his Dubstep Allstars Vol. 08 mix. Heavily influenced by the likes of MF Doom, Dillinja, DJ Premier and of course DMZ, we strongly recommend you keep an ear out for more music from this up and coming new talent.

a Commodo – Uprising
b Commodo – Saracen

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DP057 – Subscape – Universal EP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Since his debut release on Dub Police back in 2008, Subscape has come a long way, quickly emerging as one of the most exciting young talents to come out of the dubstep scene. We are extremely proud to announce that he is returning stronger than ever with a brand new EP showcasing a decisive evolution in his sound.Kicking off the EP is the anthemic ‘Turn Me On’, a track built to cause havoc on any dancefloor. The dynamic combination of ecstatic synth lines and mechanized bass tones fuse together with the swinging snare hits to harness a new energy in Subscape’s music. ‘Square Albert’ takes this energy and twists it on its head with galloping percussion and colourful rave-inspired synths before bursting into double time drum lines and shooting off in a new direction. ‘Universal’ is a step into the future carried by a gargantuan wave of bass pressure as the alien lead synth line soars high into the atmosphere and the growling bassline and destructive snares force the track home. Rounding off the vinyl package, ‘Apple Candy’ takes things deeper with seductive strings, yearning vocal samples and synth lines. With an ever-growing list of international bookings stretching out before him and a growing arsenal of music, it looks like his journey is only just beginning and we are proud to be a part of it. Watch this space!

a Subscape – Turn Me On
b Subscape – Square Albert
c Subscape – Universal
d Subscape – Apple Candy

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IME028 – Hodge – The Fall / Crush – 12″ Vinyl
Continuing the exploration of Bristol 4/4 variants, Immerse proudly offers forth this decisive two-tracker from the prodigious mind of Jacob Martin, better know as Hodge. You might be more familiar with Hodge from his work as part of Outboxx, who we proudly debuted on ime025. That said, he first surfaced last year with the deadly ‘Conjecture’ on another fine Bristol institution, Pollen. One thing rings true in any of the output Hodge is associated with; melody. Shirking the safety of sterile mechanics that so many producers hide behind, he tackles interplaying notes andharmonies with a fearless exuberance. Opening track ‘The Fall’ kicks off on a jerky groove and ice-cold organ murmurs, gently easing in layers and clips of sound with the same joie de vivre as Akufen and other micro-house progenitors. ‘Crush’ kicks off on a more decidedly broken tip, keeping the twostep shuffle slow and easy as whispers of garage skip in between the warm pads.The overriding vibe on Hodge’s EP is one of unpretentious, good times tunage.

a Hodge – The Fall
b Hodge – Crush

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Bass Music Vinyl Restocks

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REVOLVER014 – Marcus Intalex – Debbit

2KR12003 – Henry & Louis ft. Steve Harper – Rise Up Remixes Part 1 (DJ Pinch Remix) / (Flynn & Flora Remix)

SWAMP005 – Addison Groove – Footcrab

SWAMP006 – Ramadanman – Fall Short / Work Them

SWAMP008 – Boddika – Elektron / Underground

SWAMP009 – Addison Groove – Work It / Sexual

NONPLUS012 – Boddika – You Tell Me / Breezin

DRUNK021 – Kahn – Like We Used To / Helter Skelter

SWAMP012 – Funkbias – Last Forever / Heaven Sent

WHEELYDEALY019 – Benton – 20/20 / Zardoz

SSSSS003 – Untold – Bones – Joe & Rockwell Remixes

DP056 – The Others – First Flight EP

RS1108 – Blawan – What You Do With What You Have

DUB012 – Kromestar – Poison / Demon Rockets

DUBSTAREPRED – Kromestar – Hurricane Rock / Technique

AFBAR001 – Bar 9 – Attack Of The Bass Freaks Part 1

BAR9001 – Bar 9 – Shaolin Style / Pulse / Pussy Hole

 

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New D&B Releases

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RGB001 – Cubist – Action / Baby – 12″ Vinyl
Hailing from Melbourne Australia. Cubist featured in Knowledge Magazine’s Top 10 Producers to watch out for in 2010. Cubist is now launching his own Label – ‘Colours Recordings’. His music is supported by Grooverider, DJ Hype, DJ Die, DJ Brockie, Nicky Blackmarket, Doc Scott, Fabio, DJ SS plus many more. Cubist comes with the freshness for RGB001. Smacking popping drums and a sneaky dirty bass line makes Action pack the punch. It will fill the hole in your record bag that’s been waiting for a tune like Action. With a funky haunting vocal hook ‘Watch your Action’, this tune spikes, rolls and bounces in all the right places. With support from Grooverider it is guaranteed to bring the freshness that you need. With similar hard hitting drums. Baby brings the funk. Influenced by the sounds of Full Cycle, Baby’s mesmerising ‘whooping’ baseline will get the dance floor grooving. With it’s West Coast Hip Hop vocal samples and bass switch up. Baby has the all the ingredients necessary to groove. Cubist records all his drums in his studio. He has previously released with Grid Recordings, Advisory plus more. His latest tracks are getting support from heavy hitters such as Grooverider, Crissy Criss, Nicky Blackmarket, DJ Die plus many more…

a Cubist – Action
b Cubist – Baby

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RECIPE022 – Sato – Glide / Detroit Lies Bleeding (Phobia Remix) – 12″ Vinyl
After the success of the Recipe Book album, Ingredients return to their next 12” single from long stalwart Sato. “Glide” is reminiscent of late 90’s Matrix, with it’s bulging bass line and 2 step drums. Flip for a remix of Sato’s biggest tune so far “detroit lies bleeding” by Phobia. Taking the original and flipping it on it’s head, this monstrous roller has been cained for months by Andy C and will feature in many sets upon it’s release. Perfect dj friendly material and a return to business for Ingredients. SPY “Excellent 5/5”Total Science “Big”Nu:Tone “Full Support”

a Sato – Glide
b Sato – Detroit Lies Bleeding (Phobia Remix)

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FALLOUT005 – Apex / Miss Redflower – Disconnected / Cotton Hill – 12″ Vinyl
For Fall Out’s fifth release we are very proud to introduce Apex, an artist who has been one of the biggest inspirations to the labels sound. Known and loved for his early work as Unknown Error and as a founding member of pioneering label Lifted Music as well his deeper output for Hospital and Horizons, Apex’s Fall Out release adds further to his musical diversity. Disconnected is a stripped back roller that’s groove builds subtly and infectiously whilst carrying all the trademarks of Apex’s production.

a Apex – Disconnected
b Miss Redflower – Cotton Hill

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TANTRUM001 – DJ Hidden / Morebeat – The Outsider Looking In / Existence – 12″ Vinyl
Tantrum, Fall Out’s new ugly-sister label, launches with a track from one of the biggest names in hard dnb and a major inspiration to the creation of the label. We proudly bring you the anthemic DJ Hidden track ‘The Outsider Looking In’. Since being played as the intro to his Barcode Filthcast mix fans have been eager to own this track and finally they can on 12inch vinyl and digital download.On the flip, Czech producers MoreBeat come with a track that may surprise some fans of their neuro sound. Existence has hard as nails drums and edits but still maintains some of the funk that is always present in a MoreBeat production.

a DJ Hidden – The Outsider Looking In
b Morebeat – Existence

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New D&B Promos

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CODED005 – Phobia ft. Zoe Hakin – Polaroid / Severance – 12″ Vinyl
Stepping into their fifth release label owner Phobia presents his first solo 12” for Coded. ‘Polaroid’ is a moody roller as you might expect from the label boss, featuring the vocal talents of Zoe Hakin. On the flip ‘Severance’ is a lesson in intricate drums and bass, definitely one for the headz. Bothtracks should be an essential part of any decent DJ’s arsenal.Both tracks have received support from the likes of Spectrasoul, Jubei, Lenzman, Nymfo, Loxy and more.

a Phobia ft. Zoe Hakin – Polaroid
b Phobia – Severance

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NONVOGUE005 – The Upbeats & Trei / The Upbeats & Dose – Wear And Tear / Raiders – 12″ Vinyl
Dj support from Pendulum, Noisia, Ed Rush, Optical, Dieselboy, Bailey, DJ Hype, Break, DJ Die etc

a The Upbeats & Trei – Wear And Tear
aa The Upbeats & Dose – Raiders

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NSFW003 – Medics – Supersonic EP – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy Promo. The third release from the NSFW gang. You know the score, upbeat; high energy dancefloor dubstep for the masses!

a Medics – Supersonic
aa Medics – Glass Soldier

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RECIPE023 – Genotype – A Few Too Many / The Director – 12″ Vinyl
Genotype has been involved in drum & bass for over 15 years and his journey has included Renegade recordings, Reinforced & Exit records. His vision & style hits the mark perfectly for Ingredients & we’re excited to finally have his name included in the catalogue. Fans of Reinforced will love these deep, dirty rhythms, one for those late night blurred vision moments! A few too many is one of his best tunes of recent years & The director has an oldskool Dj Krust style to it. Awesome bass action on both cuts. Support from Loxy, Skeptical, dBridge, Dub phizix, Flight & many more.

a Genotype – A Few Too Many
b Genotype – The Director

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DISF015 – dBridge – City Of Lonely Runaways / Dischord – 12″ Vinyl
dBridge is far from being a new name on anyoneʼs lips, having released music on countless labels and his own Exit Records over the last 16 years heʼs built a name for himself as being a true innovator within the electronic music scene, being versatile and unpredictable he never fails to disappoint.Here we have two analogue masterpieces that show how diverse a tempo can be. Exploring his beloved 170bpm he takes us through two emotional tracks of complex chord sequences and lush string arrangements tinted with his trademark melancholic signature. This is a buy on site release for his current fan base that have been patiently waiting, but also an ear opener for music lovers worldwide that have turned off to the formulaic and predictable mutation of D&B that has been dominating press and airwaves.

a dBridge – City Of Lonely Runaways
aa dBridge – Dischord

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EATBRAIN002 – Jade feat. RymeTyme / Mindscape – Venom (Mindscape remix) / Banshee (Dose remix) – 12″ Vinyl
As one of the figures that helped define the neurofunk sound, Jade needs no introduction. Drawing from a wide range of influences including Konflict, The Prodigy and The Crystal Method, the Hungarian producer has been producing hit after hit for the last eleven years, with his very first release being snapped up by none other than Black Sun Empire.A veteran in his field, Jade has become an integral part of the neurofunk scene, and has been remixed by heavyweights such as Phace, Audio, and Icicle. With huge collaborations with Black Sun Empire, an infamous bootleg of Dick Dale – ‘Misirlou’ (aka ‘The Pulp Fiction theme’) as well as his own highly acclaimed album on Citrus Recordings behind him, Jade has now focused his talents to his own label – Eatbrain. Originally set up as an outlet for his own work as well as that of his close friends, Eatbrain is now set to become one of neurofunk’s most daring labels. With its first release featuring Jade & State of Mind’s ‘Here We Go’ and ‘Audio Hypnosis’ from Jade himself on the flip, this budding label has forced people to take notice from the very beginning.The Venom Remix EP follows things up in a big way and can be seen as a statement of intent, with four tracks from Jade’s very own Venom LP getting high profile remixes from some of the neurofunk scene’s most prestigious names. With a back catalogue already boasting Jade, Black Sun Empire, Fourward and Mindscape among others by only its third release, Eatbrainis a label with big plans – and big sounds to match.’Venom (Mindscape Remix)’ – The title track of Jade’s own Venom LP, the original remains as one of the most energetic, unique Neurofunk tracks around. This remix comes from Mindscape, another veteran of his field and bears all the hallmarks of another great production. Keeping the catchy MC work of Ryme Tyme that made the original so infectious, Mindscape adds a mean bassline that is sure to drive everyone on to the dancefloor. Boasting the moody vocals of Ryme Tyme along with complex percussion and an ever-shifting bassline, this is an energetic spin on a classic.’Banshee (Dose Remix)’ – Originally a tour de force by two Hungarian heavyweights in the game, this track by Jade and Mindscape gets a reworking by Dose. Originally from New Zealand, this Londoner was first discovered by Cause4Concern’s DJ Optiv, and is now a rising talent in the neurofunk scene. Kicking off with an airy synth and strings that seem to cry of impending doom, Banshee builds up and swiftly turns into a dark, bass laden juggernaut. Combining a slick bassline with hard percussion and a submerged sub bass this is moody Neurofunk at its best, and a true successor to the original.

a Jade feat. RymeTyme – Venom (Mindscape remix)
b Mindscape – Banshee (Dose remix)

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EATBRAIN003 – Jade & Matt-U – No Cure (Black Sun Empire Remix) / Moblaw (Fourward Remix) – 12″ Vinyl
As one of the figures that helped define the neurofunk sound, Jade needs no introduction. Drawing from a wide range of influences including Konflict, The Prodigy and The Crystal Method, the Hungarian producer has been producing hit after hit for the last eleven years, with his very first release being snapped up by none other than Black Sun Empire.A veteran in his field, Jade has become an integral part of the neurofunk scene, and has been remixed by heavyweights such as Phace, Audio, and Icicle. With huge collaborations with Black Sun Empire, an infamous bootleg of Dick Dale – ‘Misirlou’ (aka ‘The Pulp Fiction theme’) as well as his own highly acclaimed album on Citrus Recordings behind him, Jade has now focused his talents to his own label – Eatbrain. Originally set up as an outlet for his own work as well as that of his close friends, Eatbrain is now set to become one of neurofunk’s most daring labels. With its first release featuring Jade & State of Mind’s ‘Here We Go’ and ‘Audio Hypnosis’ from Jade himself on the flip, this budding label has forced people to take notice from the very beginning.The Venom Remix EP follows things up in a big way and can be seen as a statement of intent, with four tracks from Jade’s very own Venom LP getting high profile remixes from some of the neurofunk scene’s most prestigious names. With a back catalogue already boasting Jade, Black Sun Empire, Fourward and Mindscape among others by only its third release, Eatbrainis a label with big plans – and big sounds to match.’No Cure (Black Sun Empire Remix)’ – One of the names synonymous with the darker side of Drum and Bass, this remix comes from the legendary Black Sun Empire. Beginning with a dark ominous atmosphere, this reworking of the Jade classic takes an even darker tone. Featuring a fat bassline, unsettling glitches and choice samples, this track rumbles into life and never lets up. Combining the precise, shadowy sounds of Black Sun Empire with the already dark, gritty nature of the original, ‘No Cure’ is one of the sickest tracks around.’Moblaw (Fourward Remix)’ – Offering no let up, the EP ends with a huge collaboration with Matt-U brought up to speed by the mighty Fourward. Since forming in 2007, Fourward have had releases on Virus, Nasca and Citrus as well as Blokhe4d’s Bad Taste Recordings imprint. Already a dancefloor favorite in its original guise, this slick remix takes things up a gear, with the Austrian four-piece tinkering with the memorable Reese bassline and adding an extra sense of drive, urgency and depth to an already certified banger.

a Jade – No Cure (Black Sun Empire Remix)
b Jade & Matt-U – Moblaw (Fourward Remix)

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PRSPCTLP002 – Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Peer to Peer Pressure [4x10” & CD Package] – Bundle
When you say Eye-D & Hidden you can only think of 3 things… Devastating kicks, ear shattering snares and chest rattling subs. These 2 pioneers of the hard styled DnB  have been at it for more than 10 years already releasing together, separate or under their alias “The Outside Agency” on countless labels already. But now finally their very first album entitled “Peer to Peer Pressure” sees the light of day. The opening track “Ascender” sets the tone perfectly, it lifts you up only to let you plummet to your death and scream for your life when “Battlefield” kicks in. The menacing drop and drum patterns will destroy anything that comes in his path without remorse so brace yourself for impact.“Chemical Dreams” soothes the wounds of eardrum devastation with its epic post apocalyptic attitude and ribcage shaking subs. Then it’s off to the “Beholder” a BPM shifting, genre style fusing roller which will leave you wondering for ages to come. “Instinct” offers a different taste to the mix and shows the industrial side to the duo but drenched in melancholy. If things are already turning for the worst then there is only 1 thing that can make it worse and that’s “Rain”. When this one kicks in a shower of drums and kicks are hurled at you at the speed of light, so you better prepare yourself. “Speed Bump” shows that they can flow in any way they want to.. So this one comes equipped with a destructive Dubstep breakdown for the crossover crew and switches back with maximum rolling effect. Then last but not least for the vinyl package is “Time Device”… Eye-D & Hidden turn to a drumstep tip that will wreck any system to smithereens in mere seconds. A beat with so much destruction should be illegal in every country.For the CD owners we got 3 exclusive tracks “Transformer”, “Highways” and “Break You”. Because we know some of you guys just can’t get enough!

a Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Ascender
b Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Battlefield
c Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Chemical Dreams
d Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Beholder
e Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Instinct
f Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Rain
g Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Speed Bump
h Eye-D & DJ Hidden – Time Device

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D&B Restocks Vinyl

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SUBTITLES045 – Phace – Now !

CRIT030 – Breakage – Cooper

SOULR039 – S.P.Y – ASBO EP

CODED002 – Phobia – Voltage

CRIT049 – S.P.Y – Fields Of Joy / Stormtrooper

RECIPE013 – Skeptical – Sphere / Dream Police

CITRUS045 – Mindscape & Ryme Tyme / Jade & Mastif – Sickness (Zero Method Remix) / Time Trap

New Bass Music releases

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MEDI049 – Old Apparatus – Zebulon – 10″ Vinyl
Mala’s DEEP MEDi Musik label release the second single by (at this point in time) unknown artist(s)(?) Old Apparatus. 180 gram Vinyl 10” with printed sleeve.

a Old Apparatus – Zebulon
b Old Apparatus – Hammerhand (Feat. Mowgli)

TUBA002 – J Kenzo / The Spit Brothers – Nocturnal Feelings / Beg To Differ (DJG Remix) – 12″ Vinyl
The second release from Dubs Alive’s sister label, TUBA, features the deep and intense sound of the UK’s J:Kenzo. His A side track, Nocturnal Feelings Is a dark, serious work that brilliantly juxtaposes hard bass lines, frantic percussion, and atmospheric depth. The B side debuts The Spit Brothers on vinyl with Beg to Differ, a sub driven, meditative, and minimalistic affair.The record closes with DJG’s Reformat of Beg to Differ. This forward thinking track showcases DJG’s intelligent approach to bass music. His reformat balances the deep with the dance oh-so-well.

a J Kenzo – Nocturnal Feelings
b1 The Spit Brothers – Beg To Differ
b2 The Spit Brothers – Beg To Differ (DJG Remix)

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UNTITLED004 – 501 feat. Kaleb – Strings Attached / Smoke And Mirrors – 12″ Vinyl
Strings Attached: The trance intro might leave some confused to what to expect from the drop. But when it does it takes away all confusion and injects you with a shot of adrenaline with it’s catchy bass and filtered vocals courtesy of Kaleb. This tune has had serious impact across the globe as a dubplate and will have an even bigger impact upon it’s release.Smoke and Mirrors: Smoke and Mirrors has Finnish supertalent 501 showing his ability to fuse different elements into one big tune. From the morphing guitars in the intro to the purple drop and twisted vocals with glitchy fx further in it is clear why this producer is hot on every one’s lip. This tune just progresses and progresses and will leave you wanting to flip over to the b-side.

a 501 – Strings Attached feat. Kaleb
b 501 – Smoke And Mirrors

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THIN15 – Cupp Cave – Throat Meat – 12″ Vinyl
No longer Belgium’s best-kept secret, Francis is a high prolific beat-maker, baking his beat by the dozen, under an assortment of alliases: kingfisherg (on Carte Postale, Leaving  Records and Wigflip), Sineshine (on Plynt), as a member of Bretzel Zoo (on Eat Concrete), or here (or on Surf Kill or Vlek) as Cupp Cave. His ‘garbage Pail Beats’, released on Thin Consolation in 2008, were a ‘rump-shaking, head-nodding, feet-shuffling slap in the face, one for the crate-diggers and glitch-lovers’. But that chip has sailed, and this is the long-awaited follow-up EP. Once again: ‘Think nice crunchy gravel’.

b3 Cupp Cave – Black Snake
a1 Cupp Cave – Police Patrol
a2 Cupp Cave – Dawn Simulation
a3 Cupp Cave – Light Crusaderz
a4 Cupp Cave – Cop Porn [interlude]
a5 Cupp Cave – Race Age
b1 Cupp Cave – Eighttoeight
b2 Cupp Cave – Golden Aspen

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SUBTLP001 – Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Environments – 12″ Vinyl x 4
OH MY DAYS!!! Subtrakt drops the motherload with an album packed with the deepest and finest cuts of sub-driven machine step, by the masters and bringers of 1/4 step Current Value & Dean Rodell – Machine Code!!!’Environments’ has more flavours than an orgy in a Ben and Jerry’s factory, mixing up machine funk in a 1/4 step style with the likes of the already hailed classic ‘Machine Freak’ and the floor pounding “Circadian,” blended with the deeper dub-based creepers like flat line . ‘In the Shell’ and ‘Confessions’ offer a new breed of dubstep a cross of intense techy rhythms and tight grinding bass are compiled with distant haunting pads and vocals that infiltrate and twist your neurons beyond comprehension. Last, but far from least, are the two tracks from me on the album that sum up the diversities of Machine Code’s  ‘Environments’ – ‘Kjg’ is a broken groove number with a growling bass stabbing at air wherever the intense kick pattern allows. This track is laced with ghostly dubby fx that loosely holds the sanity together within its most disturbing sub-existence. ‘The Shadow’ is the complete opposite. Slow, delicate beats produced to perfection give this monster of all bass room to drive through and collapse lungs in its wake. Machine Code & Subtrakt, harbingers of the future sound of Dub – ‘Environments’.

a Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Circadian
b Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Confession
c Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – In The Shell
d Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – KJG
e Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Machine Freak
f Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Flatline
g Machine Code AKA Current Value & Dean Rodell – Fried Bread

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New Bass Music Promos

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EXIT032 – Joe Seven – All Prologue / Untitled Monotron – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy Promo in the superb Exit packaging. Joe Seven returns for another single on dBridge’s excellent Exit Records. This one arriving as if from nowhere, whoever clicks the soundclip link first is likely one of the first outside the secretive Exit camp to hear the audio….

a Joe Seven – All Prologue
aa Joe Seven – Untitled Monotron

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WHEELYDEALY020 – Dismantle – Computation / Word Dance – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Dismantle unleashes his debut release for N-Type’s Wheel & Deal Records, a label coming on leaps and bounds since their debut album compilation release, a highly prolific label launching the careers of many upcoming producers, Dismantle is no different he’s set to blow up this year with an EP also pencilled in Walsh’s Biscuit Factory label – High energy dubstep for fans of hardcore gaming!!

a Dismantle – Computation
aa Dismantle – Word Dance

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HFT017 – Braille – Braille EP – 12″ Vinyl
Hotflush presents its first EP from Braille: otherwise known as Praveen Sharma, based in Brooklyn, New York City and one half of the outstanding duo Sepalcure, who have already released two acclaimed EPs and a remix package, cementing their signature sound on the label.Following his debut single as Braille (“The Year 3000” on Rush Hour) earlier this spring, the “A Meaning” EP delves further into Praveen’s love for house music, resulting in four bubbling, soulful house tracks infused with the same unique style brought to Sepalcure’s productions, jacking 808 rhythms adorned with tasteful sample manipulations and a warm, emotive foundation.

a1 Braille – A Meaning
a2 Braille – Riverbed
b1 Braille – Breakup
b2 Braille – Chain Gang

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HEK013 – Pangaea – Hex / Fatalist – 12″ Vinyl
Pangaea turns out the lights and and blesses Hemlock with two of his toughest productions yet. ’Hex’ channels the spirit of ’92 via Plastic People, picking up the most eccentric, deranged vocal along the way. ‘Eeeeeechiiiieeee’. On the flip ‘Fatalist’ is a dark-side joint of the highest order… ‘Alright. Listen. Listen. Listen.’

a Pangaea – Hex
aa Pangaea – Fatalist

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BFR005 – Kutz & Walsh – The Kutz & Walsh EP – 12″ Vinyl
Biscuit Factory Records returns with its fifth release. A three track EP from Walsh & Kutz which has already caused a stir amongst the scenes most dedicated followers and which encapsulates the full spectrum of the Dubstep sound as it is today.On the A side, Walsh has teamed up with Kutz to produce a massive club anthem, Wanted. With its raw industrial bass lines, moving sirens and constantly evolving mid range drones, it’s not hard to see why this track has had support from some of the scenes biggest players.On the flip side, Kutz shows his diversity, with two completely different sounding tracks. G742 is all together a techy and electro sounding track. Along with 4×4 rolling drums and colourful stabbing snares, a heavily distorted, bit crushed synth gives the track a unique sounding swing.The Warning is a much darker affair synonymous with the original dubstep sound. Incorporating a pulsating sub at the heart of the track, a futuristic synth line rides heavy hitting kicks and a whip cracking snare to truly give a glimpse of the future.DJ support from Skream, Benga and Mistajam (BBC Radio One). NType and Chef (Wheel and Deal/ Sub Freq, Rinse FM), Hatcha (Sin City, KISSFM), Subscape (Dub Police), Walsh (Biscuit Factory, Hotflush) and Kutz (W&D, Soul Jazz, Digital Soundboy)

a Kutz & Walsh – Wanted
b1 Kutz – G742
b2 Kutz – The Warning

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MLTMR001 – EVM128 – Groove Content EP – 12″ Vinyl
Ross Allen’s Meltdown Music Recordings is kick-starting into life with this stunning mini album/EP from Welsh native and production talent EVM. EVM’s music holds a fine balance between the contemporary and the classic, between UK garage, broken hip-hop, and the vibe of reggae, house and soul, wrapped in velvety production and a technical style all of his own. Title track ‘Groove Content’ has been a mainstay on Ross’s weekly Ministry of sound show for six months, and it’s now in the hands of Gilles Peterson who has already hailed it as a ‘classic,’ supporting it on his BBC Radio 1 show and tearing it up on the main stage at this years’ Sonar Festival. Huw Stephens of Radio 1 also made EVM’s remix of DJ Vadim’s ‘Elope’ his Record of The Week back in Sept 2010. The other tracks on the EP are of a more down beat nature but equally as inspiring; from the Dilla-esque, tech-hop of ‘Falling’ (which features EVM’s vocal talents), to the vocodered groove of The ‘Slow Jam’ and the teched out boom-bap of ‘D N A.’ Liverpudlian vocalist Amy Wilson features and writes on the track ‘Stay,’ a reggae-inflected garage gem, plus the more forward thinking ‘U Want More.’ It’s a diverse EP; Short and sweet and super catchy.

a1 EVM128 – Groove Content
a2 EVM128 – Fallin’
a3 EVM128 – Stay
b1 EVM128 – The Slow Jam
b2 EVM128 – D N A
b3 EVM128 – U Want More

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MWMV01 – Robokop & Distrikt – Fire – 12″ Vinyl
Robokop & Distrikt teamed up and delivered their mindblowing track Fire. Remixes by Sinister Souls and Tim Ismag completed this piece of Electronic Art.

a Robokop & Distrikt – Fire
b1 Robokop & Distrikt – Fire (Sinister Souls Remix)
b2 Robokop & Distrikt – Fire (Tim Ismag Remix)

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MS006 – Radikal Guru – The Rootstepa Album Sampler – 12″ Vinyl
Radikal Guru is well known in dubstep scene for his reggae-dubstep mash ups and unique sound influenced by dub originators such as King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry or Scientist. He gained popularity after releasing a series of vinyl singles on Dubbed Out records (UK) in 2008.Radikal guru is about to drop his first full length album on Moonshine Recordings. The CD will contain 12 original tracks featuring vocalists such as Cian Finn, Brother Culture & Monkey Jhayam.Stay tuned!

a Radikal Guru – Dread Commandments
b1 Radikal Guru Ft. Cian Finn – Babylon Sky
b2 Radikal Guru – Ethnic

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RS1105 – Cloud Boat – Lions On The Beach / Bastion – 10″ Vinyl
It’s testament to the enduring power of the emergent and divergent bass scene that an artist such as Cloud Boat can release a two sider of such differing proportions and for it to still sound so cohesive. ‘Lions On The Beach’, the lead single on this, Cloud Boat’s debut release is not your archetypal pop song but it’s still most definitely a pop song. 3 minutes and 33 short sweet seconds of Sam Rickett’s Mogwai-esque guitar swathes and Tom Clark’s haunting vocals pitched deliberately low in the mix, cut through with rolling, precise, drum programming and deadly bottom end.On the flip, ‘Bastion’ reveals Cloud Boat’s more emotive side. They started off a recent DJ mix with a Bon Iver track, which is a good jumping off point for Bastion. That is until the sub sneaks in. The love of enchanting melodies, belies a love of the bass, and it’s this juxtaposition and the lilting tones of the high pitched vocals that encapsulate and unite the tracks on this complex and beautifully programmed single.With the knowledge that Cloud Boat have already been hand picked by both James Blake and Mount Kimbie to support them on their respective tours you can get a feel for where this incredibly fresh sounding debut is anchored in. Think Steve Reich vs. Mala sprinkled with a little Thom Yorke and some light fingered Burial along the way. Another beauty of a debut discovery by the force that is R&S.

a Cloud Boat – Lions On The Beach
b Cloud Boat – Bastion

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VA003 – Joint Forces – Glidetime / Persuasion – 12″ Vinyl
Joint Forces is a collective of bass fiends from New Zealand. Comprised of Chewie, Mysterious D, and Soul Provider, the group came together from a shared love of the dark beats and heavy bass that once only drum and bass was able to provide. With releases in the hopper for Stupid Fly, Abducted Dubs, and Dub Frequency, the Joint Forces are making the rounds on the international stage with their grimey, techy sound that makes listeners nostalgic for the good old days of 160+ bpms.The boys’ remembrance of the gritty, tech step dnb is apparent in their productions, as metallic snares and dark, grinding basslines bounce back and forth in a dark ballet of bass. On Glidetime, lightly menacing synth stabs play up a dark rave feel before a couple of plodding, grinding basslines fight for bassbin supremacy. On Persuasion, the boys take a more contemporary approach, with a midrange bassline plugging along while a lightly squealing synth makes a play for today’s less patient listeners. Both dark, with a punchy production value, these two from Joint Forces are sure to hit home with dubstep fans with a bit more refined taste.

a Joint Forces – Glidetime
b Joint Forces – Persuasion

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Bass Music Vinyl Restocks

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KRISS006 – Snares – Sabbath Dubs

BOKA019 – Tunnidge – Higher Forces / Riddles Of Jah VIP

BOKA025 – JSL – The Jack Cates EP

DESTPUB006 – Von D & Mahanee – S.A.G.E.

DESTPUB008 – Doshy – Space Attack

DP046 – Emalkay – Crusader / Powertool

DP050 – Caspa – Fulham 2 Waterloo

PLATTER002 – S-Max & Spatial – Ms. Rosen Dub / Corti

AF001 – TRG – Killed It Dead / Emalkay Remix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Due for release in late May 2011.

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New D&B Releases

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MODULE005 – FD – Stack / Sent Down – 10″ Vinyl
Critical’s beloved new-kid-on-the-block Modulations imprint draws up another naughty storm in the form of ‘Stack’ b/w ‘Sent Down’ featuring Script. Having had releases on top-notch labels including Metalheadz and Critical, London-based FD is swiftly gaining recognition for upping the dance floor ante with scrumptiously deep demeanor. ‘Stack’ is a stepper that delivers efficient pulse and vibrancy, notably in its teasing bassline and clean snare, peppered with bleeps and vocals conjuring a feel of eerie, futuristic space-age. The AA side retains the energetic deep-liquid flow – ‘Sent Down’s initially gentle pads venture into a neat, nasty break and a mean grizzly, almost unpredictable, bassline. Listen out for the dark distorted vocal that brings you down to the darker corners of the dance floor. Shimmying symbols linger above the downright devilish drum-kit. Definitely a playful bass-heavy monster,’Sent Down’ is a shuffling pumper of a tune that deserves to wake the neighbours. And if they hate that resonating, violating bass, it can only be a good thing. DJ support from Noisia, Loxy, Logistics, Kasra, Ulterior, Motive Jubei, DJ Lee, Octane

a FD – Stack
b FD Ft. Script – Sent Down

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P51UK022 – Cern – True Talk / Doubledown – 12″ Vinyl
Cern releases the sampler to the forthcoming album ‘Terminus’ on Project 51. Cern describes “Terminus” as “an album that takes its roots from Techstep and funk driven D&B,” going on to say “the album reflects the inspiration gained from his long standing admiration for producers like Ed Rush & Optical, Matrix, Konflict and Source Direct”, incorporating the sound they represented at a time, in his opinion, when Drum & Bass was “at its peak”

a Cern – True Talk
b Cern – Doubledown

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INVISIBLE003 – Hybris – Invisible 003 EP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Hybris is Evan Vischi. After years of being a studio recluse, Evan surfaced in the DC scene and released collaborations and solo projects under the name Robot Death Squad. He then moved to the Czech Republic to focus on advancing his own sound and began releasing under the name Hybris. Towards the end of 2009 his tunes were spotted and picked up by Kasra, and his debut single was released on Critical: Modulations (The Cleaner/ Raindance) in June of 2010. With several forthcoming releases on C.I.A., Blackout Music, and Critical, and DJ support from some of the scene’s heaviest hitters, Evan is now committed to pushing heavy and precise dancefloor beats to the next level. For INVISIBLE, Hybris collaberates succesfully with the mighty NOISIA and drops 3 new solo tracks on this very special double pack vinyl. Great new sounds on the always evolving Invisible imprint.

a Noisia & Hybris – Crystalline
b Hybris – Of Two Minds
c Hybris – Keeping Me
d Hybris – Out of Place

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VSN010 – Noisia – Friendly Intentions / Displaced – 12″ Vinyl
Multi award winning producers NOISIA do it again. The new single is a BIG hit already feat. Friendly Intentions & Displaced. Both tracks hitting the charts and all the dj’s playing it making sure you recognise when you here the first second of the tunes. Comes with a massive full colour sleeve by Nik from Noisia. Once again the first run is limited so don’t sleep on this one!

a Noisia – Friendly Intentions
b Noisia – Displaced

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CLS013 – Command Strange & Intelligent Manners – Talking About Love / Beautiful Days – 12″ Vinyl
Celsius is back once again with another release that’ll raise the temperatures in seconds! This 12 comes from the hands of ‘Command Strange’.. After his successful  ‘Soul Booster’ Album on Fokuz Recordings last year he’s ready to show everybody what he can do.. ‘Talking About Love’ is a lush sexy collab between ‘Command Strange’ & ‘Intelligent Manners’ that’s just too perfect for the upcoming spring season. The hiphop breakdown shows little nods towards Mutt’s sound but in its own way. The almost Cee-Lo Green ish vocals in the back aren’t making this track hold back one bit.. ‘Beautiful Days’ shows CS on the solo tip once again.. in other words.. Brace yourself for a sweet delicate roller with a sharp edge.. Lovely rolling breaks in the back and sensual piano strokes.. Let’s the girls melt like butter in your hands!

a Command Strange & Intelligent Manners – Talking About Love
b Command Strange – Beautiful Days

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PRSPCT013 – Donny – Crawler / Fiend – 12″ Vinyl
You may think.. what could PRSPCT release anymore to up the game? Easy.. Just give madman Donny enough time and he’ll create a beast that people never thought they would ever hear.. The first behemoth track is ‘Crawler’.. This one drills through crowds like a huge demonic worm. Feel it slippin and sliding across the lower bass regions.. Just to strike at you with its amen breaks when your guard is down. This infectious roller shows a face PRSPCT is known for.. Cold, destructive sounds like no other. Flip it over for ‘Fiend’ In true Donny style he goes in like no other.. Sounding like a army of trash bin robots destroying the city brick by brick.. In true War of the Worlds fashion they run rampant without any regard for human life.. Donny fits the bill once again with a bigtime release crafted perfectly for PRSPCT.. Give General Thrasher another medal for this one!

a Donny – Crawler
b Donny – Fiend

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New D&B Promos

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TKRUK001 – Prolix / Gridlok & Skitty – Freeze Frame / Con Artist – 12″ Vinyl
TRENDKILL RECORDS is a brand new imprint from Prolix (Playaz, Ganjatek, Metalheadz, Virus) and with it he brings his very own brand of distinctive hard hitting drum and bass. The A Side is a solo track which has been smashing sound systems accross the globe, a true anthem to start or end any DJ set. The AA sees LA based producer Gridlok ( Project51/ Violence/RAM) team up with UKs own Skitty (Metalheadz/Foundation x) to make a track with more than equal power to the A Side.

a Prolix – Freeze Frame
aa Gridlock & Skitty – Con Artist

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FCR003EP – Paper Crows – Fingertips (Break Remix) / Follow The Leader E.P. – 12″ Vinyl
‘Follow The Leader’/’Fingertips’ is the second release from rising stars Paper Crows, who’ve already caught the attention of tastemakers across the blogosphere, print and radio. Follow The Leader’ is a brilliantly, dark, unsettling, underground track that comes with a top drawer remix package. Hotly tipped newcomers Megabits deliver an insanely unique widescreen drum & bass/breaks/electro hybrid, while the legend that is Break delivers another stunning drum & bass remix. ‘Fingertips’ is quite simply a stunning song oozing with wild atmospheric beauty. It has aptly been described as “the marching of dreams on a star studded night” and is already being championed by Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw. Paper Crows have been wowing audiences with their live shows with sultry singer Emma Panas mesmerising with her spectral vocals and dramatic stage presence. With still less than a dozen gigs under their belt, they’ve already supported the likes of Jamie Woon and Clock Opera. Their next show is at the Barfly in Camden on the 4th February. They’ll be playing alongside Anna Calvi and Sparrow & The Workshop as part of HMV’s Next Big Thing festival. The pair are currently in the studio recording their debut album.

a Paper Crows – Follow The Leader (DJ Break Remix)
aa Paper Crows – Follow The Leader (Megabits Remix)

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GEN175006 – Deathmachine – Dark Energy / They Hunt Us – 12″ Vinyl
Deathmachine is the second artist to successfully infiltrate the ranks of The Outside Agency’s groundbreaking crossover label One Seven Five. This release is reminiscent of some of The Outside Agency’s earlier work on One Seven Five, and we’re not saying that like it’s a bad thing. In Dark Energy pounding yet groovy distorted hardcore kicks, topped off with the snappiest of snaredrums, and a fittingly Bristish vocal sample make up the ingredients for this stormer that is guaranteed to make even the most stubborn dancefloor bust a move. They Hunt Us on the flip is a clear nod to Deathmachine’s love affair with drum & bass. He wined it, dined it, and ultimately wrote a song about it. Would you like to hear it? Here it goes.Support from: The DJ Producer, Counterstrike, The Outside Agency, Ophidian, Fracture 4

a Deathmachine – Dark Energy
b Deathmachine – They Hunt Us

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D&B Restocks Vinyl

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CAMINO12009 – Furney / Electrosoul System & Sunchase – Forwardbound

CAMINO12010 – Furney & Locksmith / Modemelllow – Wake Up Mr Red / Darksaber

RECIPE002 – Jubei – The Path

RDR001 – Netsky – Your Way / Daydreamin

RISE026 – Concord Dawn & Rido – The Heat / Detonate

BASSHEAD005 – Datsik – Fist Style / Fist Style (Serum Remix)

SIRENUK001PT1 – Siren – Broken Silence Part 1

AT009 – Survival & Silent Witness – Grahams Tunnel / Bullet

SYMMLP002 – Break – Resistance (4 x 12” + CD inside gatefold sleeve shrink wrapped )

APHA004 – Fracture And Neptune – The Limit / Get Lost

SUBTITLESUK005 – Apex – Inner Space / Energy Lines

VSN009 – Noisia & Ed Rush / Noisia & Spor – Brain Bucket / Falling Through

RDR002 – Shameboy / Buscemi – Strobot – NETSKY rmx / Seaside – KG rmx

D&B Restocks CD Albums

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SYMMCD002 – Break – Resistance

New Bass Music CD

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HFCD005 – Hotflush / Various – BACK AND 4TH – CD x 2
With dubstep’s big push into the mainstream, stirring up all manner of hybrids, variants and mutations, it’s worth remembering that some have been creating fresh twists on the current generation of global bass music from its very inception.Paul Rose, aka Scuba, and his Hotflush label have, since 2003, had experimentation and genre-collision etched into the very structures of everything they do. Putting out key tunes by the core pioneers of dubstep, but also by true outliers like Mount Kimbie, Joy Orbison and Sepalcure, Hotflush has created a sense of absolute consistence in diversity: multiple sounds united by true craftsmanship and high-tech expression of complex emotion. Joining the UK underground to the deep-rooted techno culture of Berlin, where Rose is now resident, the label is a vital nexus in the flow of musical information that is fuelling the current innovative climate. So next time you hear someone talking about “post-” this or “future-” that, consider that maybe the times are just catching up with Hotflush.BACK AND 4TH features ten brand new tracks from bass music’s most innovative producers, as well as a collection of essentials from Hotflush’s recent catalogue. The compilation is presented in double-CD and digital download formats, as well as a triple 12” vinyl release.

CD1 1 Sepalcure – Taking You Back -
CD1 2 Boxcutter – LOADtime -
CD1 3 Boddika – Warehouse -
CD1 4 dBridge – Knew You Were The 1 -
CD1 5 Scuba – Feel It -
CD1 6 FaltyDL – Regret -
CD1 7 Sigha – Fold -
CD1 8 George FitzGerald – We Bilateral -
CD1 9 Incyde – Axis -
CD1 10 Roska – Measureless -
CD2 1 Mount Kimbie – Sketch On Glass -
CD2 2 Scuba – Twitch (Jamie Vex’d Remix) -
CD2 3 Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo -
CD2 4 Mount Kimbie – Maybes (James Blake Remix) -
CD2 5 Sigha – Expansions -
CD2 6 Untold – Just For You (Roska Remix) -
CD2 7 Scuba – Tense -
CD2 8 Untold – Sweat -
CD2 9 Pangaea – Bear Witness -
CD2 10 TRG & Dub U – Losing Marbles (2562 Remix) -

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DOUBT001CD – 2562 – Fever – CD
What’s the point of a concept album when no one hears the concept in it? Maybe that it sets a boundary, forcing mr artist to go even deeper into the fewer possibilities left. Creativity by limitation and all that… we’ll spare you further theorizing. ‘Fever’, the third longplayer by dutch low end scientist 2562, then, is his disco album: a thorough reinterpretation of underground disco music from the mid seventies to the early eighties, with his own birthyear 1979 as the gravitational point. All based on one simple rule: every single sound, from the smallest background shiver to the most obese sub bass, originates from a disco record – no additional synthesizers, drumcomputers or other samplesources involved. Disco-edits, italo homages or filtered loops then? Hardly. This is genuinely new and retro-free music that respectfully flips its sources so hard even the biggest Paradise Garage connaisseurs won’t recognize what just hit them. Or in the words of musical allies Martyn and Pinch, who independently drew the same conclusion: “Sorry, but I don’t hear that whole disco story in there. This simply sounds like you.” Completely failed as a concept album, then – and all the better for it.

1 2562 – Winamp Melodrama
2 2562 – Cheater
3 2562 – Juxtaposed
4 2562 – Aquatic Family Affair
5 2562 – Intermission
6 2562 – Flavour Park Jam
7 2562 – This Is Hardcore
8 2562 – Brasil Deadwalker
9 2562 – Final Frenzy
10 2562 – Wasteland
11 2562 – Fever

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New Bass Music releases

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HES017 – Pangaea – Inna Daze / Won’t Hurt – 12″ Vinyl
For Hessle Audio’s 17th release, co-owner Pangaea presents a two-track 12” of his own take on UK bass music. Inna Daze = 132bpm / Won’t Hurt = 134bpm.

a Pangaea – Inna Daze
b Pangaea – Won’t Hurt

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BASSHEAD007 – Hulk – Booty Clap / Work It – 12″ Vinyl
Hulk is a collaboration of Claw & Richie August, two creative minds that share a similar production style and enthusiasm for heavy bass driven music. Since the inception, Hulk has been catching the eyes and ears of artists such as The Glitch Mob, Dieselboy, Reid Speed, Reso, The GasLamp Killer, High Rankin, iwrestledabearonce and DJ Lord of Public Enemy, among others. After catching the ear of Juan BassHead who had to sign them! Their record featuring tracks “Booty Clap” / “Work It”

a Hulk – Booty Clap
aa Hulk – Work It (ft. Conscious Pilot)

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DRUNK021 – Kahn – Like We Used To / Helter Skelter – 12″ Vinyl
New year, New blood. Kahn steps forward from the shadows of the Bristol underground to deliver a killer double A side debut 12” release for Punch Drunk Records. The immediacy of Kahn’s brand of electrostatic synths and stirring, moody grooves are sure to rapidly ascend his profile in 2011. ‘Like We Used To’ strikingly layers a neck snapping rhythm with mutated soulful vocals, whilst ‘Helter Skelter’ brings enough irresistible bump and flex to move any dancefloor. Kahn’s basslines may eminate from Bristol, but prepare to feel the resonance worldwide. Bristol’s Punch Drunk label recently reached it’s landmark 20th 12” release and was voted #18 in Resident Advisor magazine’s Best Labels of 2010 poll.

a Kahn – Like We Used To
b Kahn – Helter Skelter

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HF027 – Joy O – Wade In / Jels – 12″ Vinyl
Since the release of his debut “Hyph Mngo” that swept the global dance music world in 2009, British producer Peter O’Grady (aka Orbison) makes his return on Hotflush Recordings as Joy O in 2011. These two productions take a more straightforward approach, toeing along the lines of classic house music, infused with this talented producer’s own signature style, weaving rolling acidic basslines in “Wade In” and uplifting melodies in “Jels” and over shuffling Roland drums and blissful atmospherics.

a Joy O – Wade In
aa Joy O – Jels

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HFLP005 – Hotflush / Various – BACK AND 4TH – 12″ Vinyl x 3
Pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. With dubstep’s big push into the mainstream, stirring up all manner of hybrids, variants and mutations, it’s worth remembering that some have been creating fresh twists on the current generation of global bass music from its very inception.Paul Rose, aka Scuba, and his Hotflush label have, since 2003, had experimentation and genre-collision etched into the very structures of everything they do. Putting out key tunes by the core pioneers of dubstep, but also by true outliers like Mount Kimbie, Joy Orbison and Sepalcure, Hotflush has created a sense of absolute consistence in diversity: multiple sounds united by true craftsmanship and high-tech expression of complex emotion. Joining the UK underground to the deep-rooted techno culture of Berlin, where Rose is now resident, the label is a vital nexus in the flow of musical information that is fuelling the current innovative climate. So next time you hear someone talking about “post-” this or “future-” that, consider that maybe the times are just catching up with Hotflush.BACK AND 4TH features ten brand new tracks from bass music’s most innovative producers, as well as a collection of essentials from Hotflush’s recent catalogue. The compilation is presented in double-CD and digital download formats, as well as a triple 12” vinyl release.

a1 Sepalcure – Taking You Back
b1 Boxcutter – LOADtime
b2 Boddika – Warehouse
c1 dBridge – Knew You Were The 1
d1 Scuba – Feel It
d2 FaltyDL – Regret
e1 Sigha – Fold
e2 George FitzGerald – We Bilateral
f1 Incyde – Axis
f2 Roska – Measureless

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DOUBT001LP – 2562 – Fever – 12″ Vinyl x 2
What’s the point of a concept album when no one hears the concept in it? Maybe that it sets a boundary, forcing mr artist to go even deeper into the fewer possibilities left. Creativity by limitation and all that… we’ll spare you further theorizing. ‘Fever’, the third longplayer by dutch low end scientist 2562, then, is his disco album: a thorough reinterpretation of underground disco music from the mid seventies to the early eighties, with his own birthyear 1979 as the gravitational point. All based on one simple rule: every single sound, from the smallest background shiver to the most obese sub bass, originates from a disco record – no additional synthesizers, drumcomputers or other samplesources involved. Disco-edits, italo homages or filtered loops then? Hardly. This is genuinely new and retro-free music that respectfully flips its sources so hard even the biggest Paradise Garage connaisseurs won’t recognize what just hit them. Or in the words of musical allies Martyn and Pinch, who independently drew the same conclusion: “Sorry, but I don’t hear that whole disco story in there. This simply sounds like you.” Completely failed as a concept album, then – and all the better for it.

a1 2562 – Winamp Melodrama
a2 2562 – Cheater
b1 2562 – Intermission
b2 2562 – Juxtaposed
c1 2562 – Brasil Deadwalker
c2 2562 – Final Frenzy
d1 2562 – Wasteland
d2 2562 – Fever

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DUBLINE008 – Tomba – Jaws – 12″ Vinyl
Dubline presents their latest hot signing from Israel: Tomba (Buygore, Rottun, Basspunch Records). Started together with Borgore and grew up in the metal scene he is known for his raw party style dancefloor tunes. Ready for some serious demolition work? Slab this piece of vinyl on the turntables and you’ll be ready in no time!

a Tomba – Jaws
b1 Tomba – Inglourious Bastards
b2 Devnik – 5 Point (Tomba Remix)

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New Bass Music Promos

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ROTTUN007 – Downlink – Biohazard / Zombie Apocolypse – 12″ Vinyl
Downlink has been punishing dancefloors all over the planet with his heavy brand of dubstep. With roots in Jungle & DnB, he is no stranger to the vile side of subsonic dance music. Growing up in a cold industrial town in British Columbia, Canada, he was first introduced to dubstep in 2007 and soon after took to production. While maintaining an appreciation for the sparse and laid-back vibes of the old school, Downlink set out to explore a more frantic, adrenaline fuelled style, influenced by everything from heavy metal to astrophysics. His first two releases charted at #1 on several popular online music stores and soon he found his way onto Rottun Recordings which seemed a suiting place for his music. While consistently coming up with sick material time after time, he has gained DJ support from the likes of Nero, Excision, Datsik, Rusko, Dieselboy, Crookers and many more. Downlink is not one to be pigeon-holed and is constantly on a quest to evolve and refine his sound. With this in mind, one thing will always remain constant – a pure unadulterated heavy listening experience…

a Downlink – Biohazard
b Vaski – Zombie Apocalypse

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OSMUK012 – DJ Madd – Pitch Black / New Reality – 12″ Vinyl
DJ Madd has been killing it recently. It’s another knee-slapping combination drenched in powerful vibes and both tunes are nasty, guttural affairs sure to make your eyeballs rattle. The sound of the release as whole is a little reminiscent of Distance, with crunchy basslines rasping and snarling like enraged wolves savaging a couple of fwuffy wittle bunnies. Thankfully, I love both Distance and bloody carnage, so this is a cracker.words by http://www.boxmusique.com/dj-madd-pitch-black-new-reality-osmuk012

x DJ Madd – Pitch Black
y DJ Madd – New Reality

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3024011 – Julio Bashmore – Batty Knee Dance / Ribble To Amazon – 12″ Vinyl
Two brand new tracks from Bristol’s emergent House prodigy. Batty Knee Dance brings ultra syncopated 808′s, neurotic synths and a mournful vocal refrain together in a tightly packaged low drag configuration. Ribble To Amazon maintains the levels of 808 astro physics but heads for the great outdoors with subtly staggered pads and an impossibly delicate Lepidopteran melody basking in a 16:9 sunset. Exclusive to the digital Grand National winds down with wistful synth trumpets and a rhythmic strut perfectly aligned with the greatest roller disco ever.

a Julio Bashmore – Batty Knee Dance
b Julio Bashmore – Ribble To Amazon

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TEAL002 – Hypno – KOKO / Analies – 12″ Vinyl
Kari Guðmundsson aka. HYPNO hits TEAL002 with two exciting pieces lying somewhere inbetween dubstep, house and garage. KOKO is a hypy swingtime-jam ready to make dancefloors go nuts; thrilling percussive variations, deep sub hits and nutty samples. The more soulful, yet experimental ANALIES, draws on HYPNOs signature percussion. Adding sampled vocals, effective kick-drum patternshifts, takes the listener off-guard! Truly, a top shelf twelve! DJ supporting include: RAMADANMAN/PEARSON SOUND, BLAWAN, HACKMAN and DJ DONGA.

a Hypno – KOKO
b Hypno – Analies

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SSSSS002 – Maurice Donovan – Babeh / Satisfied – 12″ Vinyl
Original house-master Maurice Donovan pulls out his 808 and lubes up his reel-to-reel for two muscular, sweaty, stripped-to-the-bone trax on sssss.

s Maurice Donovan – Babeh
ss Maurice Donovan – Satisfied

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DP051 – Antiserum – Zephyr / Purple & Gold – 12″ Vinyl
San Francisco-based producer Antiserum steps up for Dub Police with two unique collaborations, featuring local producers Ill-Esha and 12th Planet respectively. His music is a masterfully crafted fusion of influences that results in a sound entirely his own, balancing light against dark and colour against pure bass pressure. Showcasing a deft musicality as well as an unrivalled talent for system shaking productions, Antiserum is taking the scene by storm. Releases on Narco.Hz, S.C.U.M and Argon amongst others have already propelled him to the forefront of the rapidly growing American dubstep scene, with plenty more still to come.On the A side, he is joined by Ill-Esha on ‘Zephyr’, a sick g-funk inflected roller. Skittering hi-hats and tough drums lay the foundations on this one, with the deep, smooth bass sweeping underneath. The vibrant synths weave in and out of each other with ease, swimming around the mix and swelling expansively through the speakers. On the flip he teams up with 12th Planet on the massive ‘Purple & Gold’. The g-funk influences continue to flow through this track, pinned down by a hard bassline and taut drums. The shimmering synths sliding over the top of the percussion and off into the atmosphere give the track an epic stop-in-your-tracks effect.

a Antiserum & Ill-Esha – Zephyr
aa Antiserum & 12th Planet – Purple & Gold

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HES018 – Peverelist – Dance til the Police Come / Fundamentals – 12″ Vinyl
Hessle Audio’s 18th release sees Bristol based Peverelist make his debut on the label!

a Peverelist – Dance til the Police Come
b Peverelist – Fundamentals

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Bass Music Restocks CD

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SWAMPCD001 – Kryptic Minds – One Of Us

HFCD004 – Mount Kimbie – Crooks & Lovers

Bass Music Vinyl Restocks

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CHST003 – Distance – V / Present Day

SUBSOL005 – Rusko – Mr Chips

CHST009 – Distance – No Warning / Jungle Fears

PTN006 – DJ Dom – The Mind Of DJ Dom

PTN007 – T Williams – People’s Choice / People’s Choice (F Dat Remix)

IDLE004 – Headhunter – Lost Prophet / Chasing Dragons

RS1007 – James Blake – Klavierwerke EP

TEAL001 – West Norwood Cassette Library – Blonde On Blonde / Blonde On Blonde (Pearson Sound Remix)

NSDX006 – Cutline – Die For You Remixes

NSWL006 – Jacques Greene – Optimum

AAAHH04 – Egyptrixx – Battle For North America

RS1003 – James Blake – CMYK EP (Black Vinyl)

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New D&B Releases

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PC079 – Cooh & Current Value / Cooh & Dean Rodell – Naglfar / Medicine – 12″ Vinyl
For centuries man has tried to prevent the mythological Nordic ship “Naglfar” from landing. Inspired by the “Edda”-Saga balkan wunderkind Cooh invites established german artist Current Value to join him on the aside. The result is an ultra-minimal, anthemic headbanger that once again defines techno-dnb. For the flip Cooh collaborates with legendary techno-producer, now turned dnb-head Dean Rodell. Their track “Medicine” is the best of both genres combined in an innovative yet relentless and quirky stomper that sure will cure every crowd! Cooh, Current Value and Dean Rodell will start their epic encounter

a Cooh & Current Value – Naglfar
aa Cooh & Dean Rodell – Medicine

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INNA034 – Need For Mirrors – Clock Out / Shuttle Music – 12″ Vinyl
Inneractive Music starts out 2011 on a high note, bringing it’s debut release from the highly talented and heavily in-demand Need For Mirrors, having already amassed a perfectly formed catalogue on high quality imprints such as Shogun, V Recordings and Footprints, as well as forthcoming releases for Samurai and Doc Scott’s 31 Records. Check ‘Clock Out’s insistent stepping rhythms and subtle tonal interactions ride a hugely infectious bassline while ’Shuttle Music’ continues the future funk with it’s deep subs, mystical washes and growling tones. With heavy support from the likes of Krust, DJ Hype, Storm, Bryan G and Bailey, this is one of our finest releases yet and it doesn’t end there for Need For Mirrors, having just laid down a spanking new rework of Spirit’s classic ‘Three In One’. Watch this space….

a Need For Mirrors – Clock Out
aa Need For Mirrors – Shuttle Music

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

a Raiden – Forbidden Fruit
b Raiden – Bogotá

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PRSPCT012 – Current Value – The Spell / Code Of Chaos – 12″ Vinyl
Like a highspeed battle tank PRSPCT Recordings storms back to the scene with an obvious buy on sight record.. Current Value is finally up for his very own PRSPCT release and again he knows how to devastate the very ground he’s walking on.. By teaming up with Snow & Nanotek he’s upgraded the CV sound.. as allways..The release sets off with ‘The Spell’ a mystical industrial roller.. Imagine a warehouse filled with Santa’s elves working on high quality beats all cute and cuddly.. Only to be plowed down in one foul swoop  by CV’s bulldozing mechanical bass lines leaving destruction, chaos and dead elf bodies.. Painting the halls red with blood!Flip it over for ‘Code Of Chaos’ for another heavy duty roller.. This one is a bit more stripped down but that doesn’t mean this one is ‘Minimal’.. Pounding rattling beats infused with deadly tech bleeps. A sure shot when it comes to testing out the rig.. Drums & Basses.. as DnB was intended!

a Current Value – The Spell
b Current Value – Code Of Chaos

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INMIN002 – Various Artists – Covered By The Dust EP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Unquote and Mr. Sizef are two upcoming producers hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia. Their deep, abstract and creative approach (tune names included) have earned them releases on such highly praised labels as Hospital, Med School, Liquid Brilliants, Absys, Blu Saphir and Basswerk. Having a bright future in front of them, these two are taking atmospheric drum ‘n bass to another level. A-SIDE: BLUE MOTION & UNQUOTE – COVERED BY THE DUST Fans of the Russian duo, Subwave will be immediately drawn to the dust. Blue Motion teams up with Unquote for this atmospheric masterpiece. Blissful pads, a catchy electronic riff, and crescendoing bass creates the introduction, before wading into an early break. Intricate drum patterns articulate the center of the track, bringing with it deep, rumbling bass and a simplified female vocal. It’s not long before the second break hits, and the track’s formula starts again. Try to listen to this one all the way through. You won’t be disappointed. B-SIDE: MR. SIZEF – 170 STEPS OF LONELINESS Where do these 170 steps lead? Would the siren in the intro be any indication? As the sweet, pitched-up female vocal rolls through alongside a slightly distorted synth riff, the bass comes flanging in with a galloping sort of feel before all of the elements come together for some great, traditional drum ‘n bass. Great use of effects on this one.C-SIDE: MR. SIZEF – LILY IS A FLOWER WHICH IS GIVING RISE TO LOVE Heavy bass and female chant samples accompany a tribal drum style to introduce this beauty. The drums filter in alongside multi-layered pads. A short break rides through right away, but it isn’t long before the sophisticated rhythm and chopped up vocal come back around. This tune would make a wonderful set closer.D-SIDE: UNQUOTE – WE BREATHE YOGHURT LYING ON A STRAWBERRY BED One would be curious as to what a track such as this one would sound like. Images and visuals floating through your head as you press play; the airy, angelic pad intro induces you into a trance-like state before soothing piano lines and a pitched-up vocal reminiscent of the early hardcore era takes you away. As the drums come in with a half-time feel, it is easy to imagine Japanese taiko drummers playing their part.

a Blue Motion & Unquote – Covered By The Dust
b Mr Sizef – 170 Steps of Loneliness
c Mr. Sizef – Lily Is a Flower Which Is Giving Rise To Love
d Unquote – We Breathe Yoghurt Lying On a Strawberry Bed

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FSRECS001 – Forbidden Society & Current Value – Control / Birth Cycle – 12″ Vinyl
A – Control An experimental dancefloor track with killer kicks and huge snares. Has devastated any dancefloor that Forbidden Society or Current Value have played it to, especially at Therapy Sessions where the crowd went crazy to it!B – Birth Cycle Drum’N'Bass roller with the usual quality of Current Value combined with the harshness of Forbidden Society. A killer combination resulting in a tune that will hurt ravers with it’s deep, loud basslines and painful snares.

a Forbidden Society & Current Value – Control
b Forbidden Society & Current Value – Birth Cycle

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New D&B Promos

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RISE026 – Concord Dawn & Rido – The Heat / Detonate – 12″ Vinyl
Concord Dawn team up with Rido for their brand new release on their Uprising Records label! Hard, heavy and euphoric Drum & Bass built for dance floors worldwide!

a Concord Dawn & Rido – The Heat
b Rido – Detonate

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MODULE005 – FD – Stack / Sent Down – 10″ Vinyl
Critical’s beloved new-kid-on-the-block Modulations imprint draws up another naughty storm in the form of ‘Stack’ b/w ‘Sent Down’ featuring Script. Having had releases on top-notch labels including Metalheadz and Critical, London-based FD is swiftly gaining recognition for upping the dance floor ante with scrumptiously deep demeanor. ‘Stack’ is a stepper that delivers efficient pulse and vibrancy, notably in its teasing bassline and clean snare, peppered with bleeps and vocals conjuring a feel of eerie, futuristic space-age. The AA side retains the energetic deep-liquid flow – ‘Sent Down’s initially gentle pads venture into a neat, nasty break and a mean grizzly, almost unpredictable, bassline. Listen out for the dark distorted vocal that brings you down to the darker corners of the dance floor. Shimmying symbols linger above the downright devilish drum-kit. Definitely a playful bass-heavy monster,’Sent Down’ is a shuffling pumper of a tune that deserves to wake the neighbours. And if they hate that resonating, violating bass, it can only be a good thing. DJ support from Noisia, Loxy, Logistics, Kasra, Ulterior, Motive Jubei, DJ Lee, Octane

a FD – Stack
b FD Ft. Script – Sent Down

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SECOPS015 – Seba & Method One – Heavy Traffic / Mr Downstairs – 12″ Vinyl
Secret Operations enter the new year with “Heavy traffic”. A heavy roller from Sweden’s finest Seba teaming up with San Franciscos finest Method One. Heavy bassline, steppy beat, and chopping amen breaks is what this track is all about. The flipside “Mr. downstairs” is more laidback, and draws the memories back to the Good Looking days, back in 96-98 era. Watch out for secops 016. This time Seba collaborates with Finnish Producer/DJ Physics. It’s already got support from Storm on her Ministry of sound show.

a Seba & Method One – Heavy Traffic
b Seba & Method One – Mr Downstairs

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CYN002 – Cyantific – Obey / Bounce It – 12″ Vinyl
DJ support: Andy C, High Contrast, London Elektricity, Logistics… Cyantific has been laying down his signature space-age sound since 2002 when Hospital Records embraced him into their family after a tipoff from High Contrast. Ever since then we have seen Jon go from strength to strength, with his achievements like BBC 1Xtra Breakthrough DJ award to his international tours and infamous 3-deck DJ sets. Cyantific launched his own label last year with the beautiful hit ‘Brighter Day’ (ft Logistics) and ‘88mph’. The New Year sees the label’s second release, which is nothing short of futuristic perfection. ‘OBEY’s’ sublime production and lively Back To The Future vibes make this tune an overwhelmingly enjoyable dancefloor record. ‘OBEY’ is an unconventional roller but needless to say sheer genius with an immaculately produced video to accompany it. Continuing on with his innovative sound is ‘Bounce It’ on the flip side with high-energy danceability, accompanied by its entertaining electronic vocals. Cyantific first release of 2011 is setting the standards for an extremely big year, watch out for more releases coming soon as well as DJ sets around the globe.

a Cyantific – Obey
b Cyantific – Bounce It

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DETAIL004 – Lynx – Chess Funk / The Foundry – 12″ Vinyl
Detail 004 is a solo venture from label boss Lynx, showing the more dj/ club orientated sound of Detail Recordings. The A side,Chess Funk, has been on the circuit for sometime being supported by Fabio (Radio 1), Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Bailey (1Xtra), Spy, Artificial Intelligence and many more, plus is featured on Marky’s forthcoming Fabric Live Cd. The track has all the suspense of Bob Jame’s music or a score from a Bond Movie, with rising crescendos and brass stabs that also wouldn’t sound out of place in Steve Mcqueens Bullit. The Foundry takes a much slower brooding approach, still with a cinematic feel using ethnic vibes in the intro, dropping into a devastatingly sluggish beat and bass combo that swamps any club with huge, warm, yet slightly unnerving bass.

a Lynx – Chess Funk
aa Lynx – The Foundry

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VSN010 – Noisia – Friendly Intentions / Displaced – 12″ Vinyl
Multi award winning producers NOISIA do it again. The new single is a BIG hit already feat. Friendly Intentions & Displaced. Both tracks hitting the charts and all the dj’s playing it making sure you recognise when you here the first second of the tunes. Comes with a massive full colour sleeve by Nik from Noisia. Once again the first run is limited so don’t sleep on this one!

a Noisia – Friendly Intentions
b Noisia – Displaced

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TSS002 – Trojan Sound System vs. Toddla T – My God – 12″ Vinyl
Limited white label promo. Having smashed dancehall’s and festivals throughout Europe over the last 7 years, Trojan Sound System have returned to the studio following their debut album on Trojan records in 2005 The songs evolved on classic Reggae anthems in a live sound system context and are now being translated into studio tracks. The first single is guest produced by Trojan Sound System collaborator and friend, Toddla T. Toddla is a Sheffield born producer, remixer and composer. He DJ’s throughout Europe, Japan and North America and is resident at Fabric. Has a regular slot on BBC Radio 1 “In New DJ’s We Trust.” and has multiple production and remix credits including Tinchy Strider, Roots Manuva and Bashy. Trojan Sound System is the performance unit of legendary Reggae label Trojan Records. The Sound comprises Daddy Ad, Earl Gateshead, Superfour Chucky Banton and Jah Buck, all top performers on the London and European sound system scene. ”My God” was written by Jah Buck, who takes the lead vocal. He expresses his and the sound system’s roots and reality approach to the world we all live in and their belief in a higher guidance and heartical approach to the challenges we all face on a daily basis. Toddla T has taken this straight to the dancehall and beyond with a truly unique and explosive treatment that brings dancefloors together. Trojan Sound System premiered “My God” at a sell out show in January and turning a jumping 600 strong reggae crowd into a mosh pit. There are a string of single releases in the run up to the album on TSS records limited edition white label with more from Toddla T, Jerry Dammers and many more. 2011 is set to be a scorcher!
Rob da Bank, BBC Radio1 “Proper mash up jump up ragga electronic masterpiece.. I’m a big fan! Definitely one to watch for 2011”
MC Wreck “Big tune! Heard this on Radio 1 last week!”
Ashley Beedle “Loving the Trojan/Toddla combination ! A modern heartical session and all I can say is ENDORSED! Big support”

a Trojan Sound System vs. Toddla T – My God
b1 Trojan Sound System vs. Toddla T – My God (Version/Dub Mix)
b2 Trojan Sound System vs. Toddla T – My God (Instrumental)

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C2D008 – Aeph / Neonlight & Hackage – The Burning Shadow Prolix RMX / Nothing Is Safe – 12″ Vinyl
As you may well be aware C2D have have been on hiatus for the majority of 2010. We are happy to announce that we are back on track with a huge release to line your xmas stockings.A – AEPH – THE BURNING SHADOW PROLIX RMX – Following on from the massive original release last year which was a dance floor hit as well as one of our best selling tracks to date! What better way is there to carry on its legacy than get a sick remix? Of course the only man for the job is the mighty Prolix! Taking the track to the next level. From start to finish this remix is fast and furious with deep techy stabs and swirling synth noise coupled with that signature pounding Prolix sound seriously attacking dance floors worldwide.AA – NEONLIGHT & HACKAGE -NOTHING IS SAFE – On the flip we are proud to present newest members of the C2D clan. Neonlight & Hackage with their awesome track Nothing is safe. This track has so much energy it will make anyone get on the dance floor and shake a leg. The intro builds up with classic horror movie atmosphere with nasty beats and bass that will have you begging for mercy right before the drop hits u like a bus. These guys are making some serious waves in the scene right now, don’t sleep on this people! DJ SUPPORT FROM Ed Rush, Optiv, Bl0ke4d, Audio, Jade, Axiom to name but a few!

a Aeph – The Burning Shadow Prolix RMX
b Neonlight & Hackage – Nothing Is Safe

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CLS013 – Command Strange & Intelligent Manners – Talking About Love / Beautiful Days – 12″ Vinyl
Celsius is back once again with another release that’ll raise the temperatures in seconds! This 12 comes from the hands of ‘Command Strange’.. After his successful  ‘Soul Booster’ Album on Fokuz Recordings last year he’s ready to show everybody what he can do.. ‘Talking About Love’ is a lush sexy collab between ‘Command Strange’ & ‘Intelligent Manners’ that’s just too perfect for the upcoming spring season. The hiphop breakdown shows little nods towards Mutt’s sound but in its own way. The almost Cee-Lo Green ish vocals in the back aren’t making this track hold back one bit.. ‘Beautiful Days’ shows CS on the solo tip once again.. in other words.. Brace yourself for a sweet delicate roller with a sharp edge.. Lovely rolling breaks in the back and sensual piano strokes.. Let’s the girls melt like butter in your hands!

a Command Strange & Intelligent Manners – Talking About Love
b Command Strange – Beautiful Days

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D&B Restocks Vinyl

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SYMMLP002 – Break – Resistance (4 x 12” + CD inside gatefold sleeve shrink wrapped )

GEN175004 – The Outside Agency / Current Value / Switch Technique – Crossbreed Definition Series Part 3

New Bass Music releases

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HJP53 – Shackleton – Fireworks – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Two brilliant new Shackletons, with triumphant remixes by T++ and Baron Mordant. In Fireworks, the detonations are internalized, swallowed like the Establishment tongue at the start: the mood is malevolent, not celebratory. Synth shrapnel criss-crosses a stately, choral progression, before ticking hi-hats and plate-shifting bass count-down the percussion pressure-drop. Galloping kicks and clopping tabla tussle with each other, in and out of alignment: the kind of ghosted Middle Eastern instrumentation introduced by the Skull Disco classic Hamas Rule, seeping through. Soundsystem psychodrama in inimitable Shackleton style.For T++, Shackleton’s music seems a perfect foil, its fleshy, ultra-vivid drum constructions ripe for demolition and rebuild; and sure enough this mix enacts a kind of rhythmic necromancy, its brittle, emaciated breakbeats shunting forward nastily, ravenously. (Incidentally, perhaps, there is a titular invocation of a much earlier T++ incarnation, buried in the late-90s: the Aussen Vor EP, by Dynamo.)Likewise, Undeadman raises Deadman. Midi signals from the original were sent to synths; sounds and effects were recorded separately, and rearranged; new ideas came through. The sound-world is enriched, more three-dimensional; the arrangement is looser, more spry, with neat additions and elaborations, notably an impish minor-key piano flourish. Ravishing in its own right, Undeadman is a fascinating indication of where Shackleton’s work may go next.Mordant Music — whose eponymous label first introduced Shackleton — re-fashions it into a bona fide epic. The side evolves from scouring, bad-trip kosmische into an out-and-out dance wrecker, with a massive punky-reggae-party bassline astride walls of saw-toothed synth noise. Designed by Will Bankhead, the sleeve dazzlingly layers different Zeke Clough artworks, in spot UV varnish.

a Shackleton – Fireworks
b Shackleton – T++ – Fireworks, Aussen Vor Remix
c Shackleton – Undeadman
d Shackleton – Mordant Music – Undeadman ReMMix

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SFS003 – Distal & HxdB / Mayhem & Distal – Typewriter Tune VIP / Frozen Barnacles – 12″ Vinyl
Surefire Sound’s third release features three up-and-coming producers from two points on the map: Distal and Mayhem hailing from Atlanta, Georgia and HxdB from Vancouver, Canada.Collaborating together, this trio brings together a pair of innovative tracks that exemplify the exciting future of dubstep and bass music in 2011. Leading off the release is Michael Rathbun a.k.a. Distal, a rising star in the next wave of bass music producers and founding member of Atlanta Dubstep, a collective that has been introducing dubstep’s top artists to the southeast United States since 2007. Through their events and newly founded label Embassy Recordings, Distal has established his own dynamic that integrates dubstep with Chicago’s juke sounds, and has started to make quite an impression on the global scene with a release on Soul Jazz’s Future Bass compilation, as well as Amsterdam’s Tube 10 Recordings, among others. Collaborating with Distal on the A side is Severine Erickson, a.k.a. HxdB (short for Hexadecibel). Channeling his creative energies from his own pocket of North America, HxdB has been a hardworking DJ, producer, and promoter of the more sophisticated angles of bass music. With several 12” releases to his name on labels such as Mindset and Echodub, and plenty more coming in the new year, he is ready to make his mark on this release alongside Distal with “Typewriter Tune”. Its’ potent assault of shuffling beats and funk-infused pitchwarped synths was so well-received by their DJ mates that they amped up the energy into a VIP version with support from the likes of Bok Bok (Night Slugs, London), Dave Q (Dub War, NYC), Sepalcure (Hotflush), and many more. Working with Distal on the flipside is Anthony Rotella a.k.a. Mayhem, a long-time stalwart of the Atlanta scene coming from notable acclaim in the drum & bass arena. With recent dubstep releases on San Francisco’s Argon Records and Amsterdam’s Subway Recordings, Mayhem is clearly a producer with multiple talents. On “Frozen Barnacles”, they deliver a high-energy, yet heady half-stepper with warm filtered synths and dub-wise horns.

a Distal & HxdB – Typewriter Tune VIP
b Mayhem & Distal – Frozen Barnacles

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SUBWAY015 – DJ Madd – When I First Met You EP – 12″ Vinyl
Dj Madd has been a known face within the dubstep scene for while now.. his releases on Blackbox, War, Boka, Tube10 have been getting massive support.. But his subway debut is probably his best work yet! “When I First Met You” is the epic cut here.. massive basslines & euphoric strings have dubbed this DJ Madd’s best outing yet.. Garage, Dubstep call what you wanna call it we’re in love with this one.. “Got Me Dancing” shows Madd on a 8 bit tip.. dont be mistaken by the cute exterior cause once this bassline drops your in for a world of hurt.. chest hurt that is.. This one will rattle everything in sight! Speaking about rattling.. “Babylon” takes that to the next level.. ever played on a big rig and getting a massage at the same time? no? well but on babylon and feel everything tremble.. This one is just one of those records that lets you know what dubstep was all about from the beginning.. RATTLIN BIZ!

a DJ Madd – When I First Met You
b1 DJ Madd – Got Me Dancing
b2 DJ Madd – Babylon

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HJP52 – Shackleton – Deadman – 12″ Vinyl
Sam Shackleton stalks deeper into the sub-loaded unknown, with two Valentine’s Day releases for Honest Jon’s, loaded with spectacular remixes by Kevin Martin, T++ and Baron Mordant, all stunningly mastered by Rashad Becker, and presented with startling artwork by Zeke Clough.Retrieved from his celebrated Fabric mix-CD, Deadman is signature Shackleton, turning paradox and paranoia into dancefloor fire. It comes straight at you: rolling, dread techno of breathtaking heat and humidity, spurred by hectoring congas and thick-set subs, amidst a teeming soundscape of drones, field recordings and oblique vocal textures, like missed messages and garbled warnings. Nimble yet drop-forge-heavy, sensuous yet punitive, wide-open yet occluded, on the move yet unnervingly rooted. Kevin Martin adopts his King Midas Sound guise for an expansive remix which reveals his lineage in noise, industrial and isolationist ambient. He fillets and cools Shackleton’s production, building a corona of crackle, with stirring strings. Hitomi’s singing taps the melancholy latent in the mischief and menace of the original. A muffled bass and tripping syncopation nods to Rhythm & Sound — but Death Dub is its own beast, fully realized, daring and affecting.

a Shackleton – Deadman
b Shackleton – King Midas Sound – Deadman, Death Dub Remix

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New Bass Music Promos

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DP048 – D1 Ft. Jenna G – Flood Of Emotions / Bleeps To Broadway – 12″ Vinyl
D1 has once again come up with the goods, and delivered two brilliant old skool-influenced dancefloor tracks. ‘Flood Of Emotions’ featuring renowned vocalist Jenna G, showcases D1’s trademark melodic sensibility, while maintaining the tough drums and pure bass pressure that makes UK bass music so exciting and impactful. Driven by a classic hardcore break, the track penetrates right through you while the uplifting melody, complimented by Jenna’s vocals, washes over you beautifully. ‘Bleeps To Broadway’ takes similar rave influences, this time moulding them around tough, stripped down drums and futuristic bleeps. ‘Bleeps To Broadway’ is also accompanied by the 130 mix, which opens up the track, slowing the groove down and giving it some extra room to breathe.D1 was one of the earliest proponents of the emerging dubstep sound, and has remained one of the scene’s most creative and exciting producers ever since. Responsible for a number of seminal dubstep tracks, he has been a long-time Dub Police affiliate and has had support from all of the biggest players in the scene, also releasing tracks on esteemed labels like Tempa, Soulja and Dub Files. He continues to push his sound forward and evolve with each and every release, and never fails to surprise! Judging on the pure quality of these tracks, 2011 is set to be a big year for D1…

a D1 Ft. Jenna G – Flood Of Emotions
aa D1 – Bleeps To Broadway

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SAIGON004 – Orphan101 – Into You EP – 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copies, Limited Vinyl Promo’s – Orphan101 makes his return to the Saigon Recordings imprint and rides the success of his recent 2-tracker on Appleblim’s Applepips label. This 3 track EP really serves to showcase the diversity of sounds coming from the Orphan camp, from the 4 to the floor techno stomper that is ‘Into You’, to the deep meditative low slung ‘Baracca’ to the down-right abstract ‘Typical’. File under BASS!
Karl Moestl (Defusion Records) “Love It! Will be playing this in the clubs!”
Angel Molina (Sonar / Tresor) “This is very sinister, love it! The whole record is for me!”
XLR8R “Incredibly Deep, Incredibly Awesome!”

a Orphan101 – Into You
b1 Orphan101 – Barraca
b2 Orphan101 – Typical

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HES017 – Pangaea – Inna Daze / Won’t Hurt – 12″ Vinyl
For Hessle Audio’s 17th release, co-owner Pangaea presents a two-track 12” of his own take on UK bass music. Inna Daze = 132bpm / Won’t Hurt = 134bpm.

a Pangaea – Inna Daze
b Pangaea – Won’t Hurt

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BASSHEAD007 – Hulk – Booty Clap / Work It – 12″ Vinyl
Hulk is a collaboration of Claw & Richie August, two creative minds that share a similar production style and enthusiasm for heavy bass driven music. Since the inception, Hulk has been catching the eyes and ears of artists such as The Glitch Mob, Dieselboy, Reid Speed, Reso, The GasLamp Killer, High Rankin, iwrestledabearonce and DJ Lord of Public Enemy, among others. After catching the ear of Juan BassHead who had to sign them! Their record featuring tracks “Booty Clap” / “Work It”

a Hulk – Booty Clap
aa Hulk – Work It (ft. Conscious Pilot)

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SWAMP008 – Boddika – Elektron / Underground – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy Super hot, super limited supply, 180g of Vinyl badness from Loefah’s label and one half of Insta:mental.. Boddika

a Boddika – Electron
aa Boddika – Underground

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DRUNK021 – Kahn – Like We Used To / Helter Skelter – 12″ Vinyl
New year, New blood. Kahn steps forward from the shadows of the Bristol underground to deliver a killer double A side debut 12” release for Punch Drunk Records. The immediacy of Kahn’s brand of electrostatic synths and stirring, moody grooves are sure to rapidly ascend his profile in 2011. ‘Like We Used To’ strikingly layers a neck snapping rhythm with mutated soulful vocals, whilst ‘Helter Skelter’ brings enough irresistible bump and flex to move any dancefloor. Kahn’s basslines may eminate from Bristol, but prepare to feel the resonance worldwide. Bristol’s Punch Drunk label recently reached it’s landmark 20th 12” release and was voted #18 in Resident Advisor magazine’s Best Labels of 2010 poll.

a Kahn – Like We Used To
b Kahn – Helter Skelter

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BUILD005 – Baobinga & Hyetal – Anything For Now / Trouble – 12″ Vinyl
We kick off 2011 with the latest collaborative plate of Bristol-based Build badness – label boss Baobinga cooking up two ‘what-do-you-call-it’ tracks with one of 2010s breakthrough producers, the man they call Hyetal. Starting 2010 with a huge Punch Drunk release alongside Shortstuff, Hyetal further refined his sound through collaborations with Peverelist, and the massive Prince-tastic anthem ‘Phoenix’ on Orca – which can be found sitting proudly at number 36 in FACT Magazine’s ‘Tracks Of The Year’ run-down. With some big releases due in 2011, and more Velour beats (with Julio Bashmore) on the way, we’re very excited to have him involved in a Build release.The A side here, ‘Anything For Now’, is a perfect example of when collaborations work perfectly – and finished every set of Ginz’s recent US tour to rapturous response. Through the course of an ever-evolving arrangement, tough dancefloor drums drive epic synth lines and melodies forward to a point of ecstatic release, all tied together with powerful sub-bass and a staggering level of detail.Meanwhile, the AA, ‘Trouble’, could almost be dancehall from alpha-centuri, as again, a cornucopia of glistening chords, synthetic steel drums and swaggering, swinging drums proper the dancefloor through spiky, bruising bass-weight punches. As a staple of both producers’ sets, ‘Trouble’ has been shown to do the business without ever resorting to cliche.

a Baobinga & Hyetal – Anything For Now
aa Baobinga & Hyetal – Trouble

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PSQ005 – Furesshu – Lucid / Lifted (Shifted Remix) / All I Want – 12″ Vinyl
PSQ005 is Furesshu’s follow up 12 inch release to last year’s trio of tracks (PSQ002) that garnered attention from Ben Klock, Sigha and Marcel Dettmann, who continues to play out his music regularly. Furesshu’s bleak and powerful remix of L-OW (PSQ003) has been criminally under appreciated, and now his second 12 inch on Project Squared (PSQ005) will showcase a more House influenced, but still Techno at its core, sound with ‘Lucid’ and ‘All I Want’. Both tunes work around short vocal snippets, employing them to melodic, repetitive effect within a sparse but subtly evolving soundstage. Providing a remix of ‘Lucid’, Shifted converts the House tinged original into straight up, heavy hitting Techno, with relentless kick drum, melodic stabs and the occasional clap. Shifted has made a big impact with his debut 12″ on Mote Evolver and he has a stack of 12s lined up for 2011 on some very solid labels. Similarly, with a forthcoming release on the new Commune label in early 2011 and more to follow, this is going to be a big year for Furesshu.

a Furesshu – Lucid
b1 Furesshu – Lifted (Shifted Remix)
b2 Furesshu – All I Want

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VA001 – Triage – Comorbid / Play Dead – 12″ Vinyl
Triage is set to take the world by storm in 2011 with a slew of releases in the hopper and an Austrailia/New Zealand tour planned for this spring. With a who’s who of elite artists including Dieselboy, Excision, Datsik, Vaski, Antiserum, and 6Blocc supporting their tunes, the small-town Oregon trio is quickly becoming a major player in the global dubstep scene. Vicious Audio begins its assault with a massive single by Triage. Two big tunes carved with the signature sound that has brought the group to the front lines of battle. Drawing inspiration from their drum and bass roots, ‘Comorbid’ is a nice roller stabbing you with snares and punching you with bass. If you survive this, the evil flip side ‘Play Dead’ will slap you around with some heavy, twisted, subsonic madness.

a Triage – Comorbid
b Triage – Play Dead

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GDKR001 – Kromestar – Mental Universe / Trianglez – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo’s. The first release on GetDarker Recordings was always going to demand something special! ‘Mental Universe’ see’s Kromestar draw for the maximum weight line, with a beautifully produced melody that you will keep coming back to. Backed with an absolute club banger ft Dark Tantrums ‘Trianglez’ with a fierce stabbing snare and errupting drop, general destruction is the guaranteed outcome.

a Kromestar – Mental Universe
aa Kromestar & Dark Tantrums – Trianglez

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BLKBTR02R – RackNRuin  – Soundclash Remixes – 12″ Vinyl
Biggest release of the year alert (I kid you not) Remixing RackNRuin’s awesome Soundclash EP we have: SKiSM, Deekline, & Ed Solo, They’re both great, but if you ever want to see a dancefloor frothing at the mouth and gouging their eyes out in admiration, drop the SKiSM remix (on a little Tudor Rape Flex as he puts it) Mixes currently getting bashed by Sub Focus, Crookers, Zinc, Skrillex, Far Too Loud, Freetylers, Plump DJs, Reid Speed, Tomb Crew, Bassnectar, Kissy Sellout Dirtyphonics, Lady Waks & DC Breaks

a RackNRuin  – Deep & True SKiSM Baroque Out Remix (Dubstep)
aa RackNRuin  – Soundclash – Deekline & Ed Solo Jungle Cakes Remix (DnB)

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Bass Music Vinyl Restocks

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HES011 – James Blake – The Bells Sketch

SAIGON001 – Orphan101 – Tribtek Part 1 & 2

HF025 – Sepalcure – Love Pressure EP

NONPLUS009 – Jimmy Edgar – +NXTLVLNXTLVL / My Balance (Last Priority)

BASSHEAD006 – Bare / DJ Silver – Haterz / Player Haterz Ball

RS1009 – Untold – Stereo Freeze

RS10010 – Vondelpark – Sauna EP

SMOKE014 – Synkro – Angels VIP / Good Loving

2756220 – Alex Clare – Up All Night (SBTRKT Remixes)

RS1006RMX – Model 500 – OFI (Space Dimension Controller & Bullion Remixes)

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

Pangaea

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

A: Inna Daze – 132bpm
Inna Daze by pangaea

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

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With dubstep’s big push into the mainstream, stirring up all manner of hybrids, variants and mutations, it’s worth remembering that some have been creating fresh twists on the current generation of global bass music from its very inception.

Paul Rose, aka Scuba, and his Hotflush label have, since 2003, had experimentation and genre-collision etched into the very structures of everything they do. Putting out key tunes by the core pioneers of dubstep, but also by true outliers like Mount Kimbie, Joy Orbison and Sepalcure, Hotflush has created a sense of absolute consistence in diversity: multiple sounds united by true craftsmanship and high-tech expression of complex emotion.

Joining the UK underground to the deep-rooted techno culture of Berlin, where Rose is now resident, the label is a vital nexus in the flow of musical information that is fuelling the current innovative climate. So next time you hear someone talking about “post-” this or “future-” that, consider that maybe the times are just catching up with Hotflush.

BACK AND 4TH features ten brand new exclusive tracks from bass music’s most innovative producers including: dBridge, Roska, Boddika and FaltyDL as well as a collection of essentials from Hotflush’s catalogue with tracks and remixes from James Blake, Untold, Pangaea, 2562 and more.

The compilation is presented in double-CD and digital download formats, as well as a triple 12” vinyl release of the first disc.

HFCD005 / HFLP005
Various Artists
BACK AND 4TH
Formats: 2xCD / 3×12″ / Digital
Release date: 4th April 2011

Tracklist:

Disc One
01. Sepalcure: Taking You Back
02. Boxcutter: LOADtime
03. Boddika: Warehouse
04. dBridge: Knew You Were The 1
05. Scuba: Feel It
06. FaltyDL: Regret
07. Sigha: Fold
08. George FitzGerald: We Bilateral
09. Incyde: Axis
10. Roska: Measureless

Disc Two
01. Mount Kimbie: Sketch on Glass
02. Scuba: Twitch (Jamie Vex’d Remix)
03. Joy Orbison: Hyph Mngo
04. Mount Kimbie: Maybes (James Blake Remix)
05. Sigha: Expansions
06. Untold: Just For You (Roska Remix)
07. Scuba: Tense
08. Untold: Sweat
09. Pangaea: Bear Witness
10. TRG & Dub U: Losing Marbles (2562 Remix)

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Fact Magazine 100 best tracks of 2010

Fact Magazine article – 100 best tracks of 2010

78: Fis-T
 ”Night Hunter”
502 Recordings (502001)
Fis-T arrived from nowhere this year to prove that dubstep wobble, when deployed skillfully, is still one of the most powerful dancefloor tools around. This track hits like a torpedo.

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72: Jamie Woon
 ”Night Air” Candent (CDNT001)
Mountaintop ballad by someone destined for big things when his album drops next year. Preferable in its rain-splattered early form; once the backing choir turn up it gets a bit dry ice and Phil Collins, but everyone’s partial to a bit of ‘Sussudio’ every now and then.

64: Pearson Sound
 ”Blanked”
Hessle Audio (HES016)
Survey some people with their finger on the pulse about who makes the best dancefloor tunes right now, and we’d wager David Kennedy will appear more than once. ‘Blanked’, released less than a month ago, seemed to mark the accumulation of his work as Ramadanman and Pearson Sound this year – so that’s ‘Work Them’, ‘Glut’, ‘Tempest’, ‘Grab Somebody’, ‘Fall Short’, ‘Don’t Change for Me’ and more – expanding on those meticulous intros and outros, sharp booty-leaning drums and gut-wrenching breakdowns that seem to drown in sub-bass.

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55: Breach
 ”Fatherless” PTN (PTN004)
Who’d have thought that Ben Westbeech, a man with a reputation for considered, perhaps overly musical house music would pull out one of the most ominous dancefloor stompers of the summer? This single also featured two of 2010′s most overlooked tracks in B-side ‘Man Up’ and the runaway train that was Doc Daneeka’s remix.

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47: Pangaea
‘Sunset Yellow’ Hessle Audio (HES010)
Nauseous, infected music from one of the artists behind the Hessle Audio label, with divas from forgotten raves crammed together into a demonic torch song.

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31: Peverelist
 ”Better Ways Of Living” Punch Drunk (DRUNK017)
Peverelist’s ever more skilfully honed but reliably rugged output ought to embarrass some of his lazier and less inspired contemporaries. As far as stripped, jungle and techno-inflected dubstep goes, no can hold a candle to this guy; kids picking up ‘Better Ways’ second-hand in 30 years time will be as blown away by it then as we are now.

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26: Guido
 ”Mad Sax” Punch Drunk (DRUNK016 / DRUNKCD003 / DRUNKCD004)
Guido may often be associated associated with that “purple” synth sound, but the truth is he’s got the whole colour spectrum in his employ. As you might expect, there’s plenty of sax in ‘Mad Sax’, pouring like lava though an enchanted forest of larger-than-life crashing timpani, post-coital vocal moans and echo-drenched keyboard chords. As ever with the young Bristol producer, the influence of video game soundtracks on his work is marked, but believe us when we say that there isn’t a video game in existence mad enough to be soundtracked by ‘Mad Sax’. Though we dare say someone in Japan is working on it as we speak.

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22: Pariah
”Prism”R&S (RS1005)
Pariah gets compared to Burial, but with ‘Prism’ he showed that although his tracks may be – like Burial’s – nostalgic and heartbroken, his true strength lies in the way he combines that rain-splattered aesthetic with some of the punchiest, most devastating drum loops and acid basslines around.

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21: Pinch 
‘Croydon House’
Swamp81 (SWAMP007)
One of this year’s most evil and effective club tracks, and for us the first truly vital production to have come out of Pinch’s studio in years. Its rolling subs and crisp claps bring to mind the kind of minimal, rave-friendly grime you simply never hear anymore, whiles its loose congas gesture at UK funky even as they play covert homage to the peerless 2004-6 style of Swamp81 boss Loefah. Absolute murder.

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16: Addison Groove
 ”Footcrab” Swamp81 (SWAMP005)
Bristol’s Headhunter has been one of dubstep’s most historically consistent artists, with regular releases on Tempa and more. But it wasn’t until 2010, making acid and juke-influenced dancefloor tracks between dubstep tempo and house tempo, that he had his first hit. ‘Footcrab”s incredibly simple – a steady kick, ice cold chords and a cut-up vocal on a constant loop, with an almost mournful breakdown that could be from a different song entirely – and it proved irresistible to DJs as widespread as Ricardo Villalobos and James Zabiela.

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06: James Blake
‘CMYK’
R&S (RS1003)
James Blake has become renowned for having His Own Unique Sound, but what’s really impressive is the diversity with which he’s applied that. On the Bells Sketch EP the London producer made ballroom music for purgatory; on the later Klavierwerke, swingless minimalism that soundtracked sheer fear. In between them came ‘CMYK’, Blake’s most anthemic single to date, full of unashamed Aaliyah and Kelis samples and synths that explode like paint cans thrown against walls. We like anthemic. Anthemic’s good.

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02: Ramadanman
‘Glut’
Hemlock (HEK008)
No one artist made more great tracks than Ramadanman in 2010. Already one of the UK’s prime producers, every single that David Kennedy, who’s in the process of phasing out the Ramadanman name in favour of Pearson Sound, released this year either showed another string to his bow, or expanded and honed what was there already.

We had warped experiments with space and percussion (‘Bleeper’, ‘Tumble’), junglist epics (‘Don’t Change for Me’) and some seriously gorgeous house records (‘Your Words Matter’ and his remix of ‘Night Air’), but the main narrative for Kennedy’s discography in 2010 started when he switched to 808-driven drum sounds – something that people thought Addison Groove would make his own in the UK this year. We know, everyone remembered that 808s were great again in 2010, but no one used them quite like Rama did, particularly on this track, for our money an unfairly underrated cousin of ‘Work Them’ and ‘Blanked’.

What still amazes us about ‘Glut’, as well as its B-side ‘Tempest’ and the rest of David Kennedy’s material from 2010, is as you listen to it, you’re incredibly aware of every move it makes, and why it’s making them – there’s almost no surprises, because it all makes such perfect sense and it’s all so perfectly timed. Like all he’s doing is filling in the obvious gaps with the obvious colours. And yet, when moments like that flash of synths in ‘Glut’s breakdown happen, there’s no possible reaction to give past sheer awe.

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