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Shortstuff’s ‘Mickey Pearce’ alter ego was the first artist to release on Blunted Robots, way back in 2009. Since then he’s been on the rob, abusing the work of people more fortunate than himself, and passing it off as his own.

It only seemed right to profit from his crimes, so while he was out, we snuck into Mickey’s bedsit and stole a fresh EP from his hard drive.

‘Mickey’s Car Boot’ gathers some of the biggest cuts that have done the rounds of late, uncluding a bootleg of Ms. Dynamite’s ‘What You Talkin’ About?’ that has been played by everyone from Rob Da Bank to Modeselektor.

The EP will be available as the first in a new series of FREE downloads from the new Blunted Robots website.
Head there now and nab yourself a slice of Blunt Robotics:

http://www.bluntedrobots.com/

BLRD001 – Mickey’s Car Boot by bluntedrobots

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STH releases w/c 30/08/2010

New D&B Releases

CIA051 Robots (Ulterior Motive Remix) / Walk Away (Zero T Re-Print) – Zero T & Bailey / Zero T feat Steo CIA 12″ Vinyl
Many of you will no doubt know all about C.I.A the record label. Having run for over a decade and proven itself as one of the most consistent brands in underground dance music, Release number 51 has got to be one of the best thus far. D&B hotshots Ulterior Motive remix ‘Robots’. Deadly future funk that rocks the dancefloor and mind in equal measures. On the flip vocalist Steo, with his falsetto tones gracing Walk Away has become a underground classic. Zero T finally unleashes this must sought after mix of this classic track. C.I.A has released music from some of the world’s most respected artists including DJ Marky, Calibre, Commix, Lenzman, S.P.Y, Alix Perez, MJ Cole and three-time world DMC champion, DJ Craze.

a Zero T & Bailey – Robots (Ulterior Motive Remix)
b Zero T feat Steo – Walk Away (Zero T 2010 Re-Print)

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

A Gridlok – T-Monk
AA Gridlok – Time Elastic

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

a Sam KDC – Detatched
b Sam KDC – Perish

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SOM009 Krueger / Space Chase – State Of Mind SOM Music 12″ Vinyl
State Of Mind check out the darker side of D&B with this horror movie inspired 12”. Krueger is gnarly kiddie killer of a tune, The only amen track the kiwi lads have done. Big Support from the usual suspects. Space chase is a bit more of roller, and already an underground favorite. Listen closely to hear Stu wailing on the axe.

a State Of Mind – Krueger
b State Of Mind – Space Chase

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INNA032 All I Need (Anile Remix) / Tone Two – Spirit Inneractive Music 12″ Vinyl
Inneractive Music presents one of our most anticipated releases of the year. Already causing a stir with releases for Renegade Hardware, Horizons and Cylon in the works, Anile steps up with a deep, moody warehouse rework of Spirit’s classic ‘All I Need’, brimming with reverberating beats, growling bass and searing pads. This one has already found a place in the sets of a host of major players old and new and has caused a massive reaction wherever it’s heard. Flip for Spirit doing a rework of his own, updating ‘Tone Track’ into the minimal pounding beats and aggressive acidic pumping of ‘Tone Two’.

a Spirit – All I Need (Anile Remix)
aa Spirit – Tone Two

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DSM016 Glass Of Greed – June Miller & Anile Deep Soul Music 12″ Vinyl
Two of the most talked about producers of recent times, June Miller & Anile, join forces to devastating effect for DSM016, and together they have crafted the darkest release to grace Deep Soul Music so far. This is the first of many tunes from these two as they have developed a close working relationship with their complimentary sounds and styles and they will be gracing DSM with plenty more of their music in the future.
Whilst many have tried to jump on the ‘minimal’ bandwagon and to imitate others styles, ‘Glass of Greed’ is the perfect demonstration of how stripped back, half-step d&b should be done. A pounding kick drum, a deep snarling bass line and sinister vocal snippet all combine to create an aggressive, moody atmosphere similar to that of old Renegade Hardware tracks but with a new twist for 2010. This has been causing carnage on dancefloors the world over, and if Satan himself listened to drum & bass, he would listen to this….
‘Induction’ sees Anile go it alone, and the man himself has even said this is one of his personal favourites of the tracks he has produced. Stripped back to very fundamentals of the genre, you can hear elements of his trademark half-step sound but with the rolling drums and big bass, this is one of Anile’s more dancefloor orientated efforts and judging by the reaction from dj’s and ravers alike, he has got the formula just right.

A June Miller & Anile – Glass Of Greed
AA Anile – Induction

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New D&B Promos

SUICIDE052 Black Pony / Autumn Stone – Klute Commercial Suicide 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. This 12” is taken from the brand new Album ‘ Music For Prophet’ Expect some eclectic and deeply driven D&B from one of the scenes finest producers. On the a side your find the frenetic Black Pony’ with it’s big tough beats and bowel-loosening sub bass. Paired with brooding ‘Autumn Stone’ Klute shows he’s still doing his own thing and long may he continue.

a Klute – Black Pony
b Klute – Autumn Stone

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SUBTITLESUK003 Breach / Harms Way – Zero T & Ulterior Motive / Zero T Subtitles Music (UK) 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Back in 2003 Zero T first released on Subtitles, 7 years later he returns to Teebee’s label. On the a side Zero T join’s forces with Ulterior Motive and the heavy heavy roller ‘Breach’. Rolling dark technical and futuristic drum & bass at its best! Flip over for the deadly ‘Harm’s way’. Zero T is now plotting his next steps with more releasescoming on , Shogun Audio, Good Looking and Metalheadz amongst others. Over the coming months expect to see remixes materialising of 93 Techno classic Positive Education by Slam.

a Zero T & Ulterior Motive – Breach
b Zero T – Harms Way

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CYN001 Brighter Day / 88 Mph – Cyantific & Logistics Ft. Natalie Williams Cyantific 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Jon Stanley aka Cyantific is back – careering back into the drum & bass spotlight right where he belongs, with the debut release on his own self-titled label. Leading the way is ‘Brighter Day’ – the latest collaboration between Cyantific and fellow Hospital Records artist Logistics. Picking up where their previous outing, the mighty ‘Flashback’, left off, it’s supercharged electric d&b of the highest order, featuring the vocal talents of Natalie Williams. While the lead synth line and uplifting vocals sooth the soul, the ever so snarling bassline and pumping subs remind you that this isn’t going to be all plain sailing. After gaining a huge following online through Danny Byrd’s recent BBC Radio 1 guest mix, the lead track is set to smash dancefloors up and down the country with support from what reads like a who’s who of the drum & bass A list.On the flip, Cyantific goes it alone, deeper into the jungle with ’88 mph’. Filled to the brim with amen breaks, big bass and urgent samples, it’s 3am at Fabric room 1. Reminiscent of Cyantific’s early Hospital Records jungle rinse outs such as ‘Little Green Men’ and ‘Reincarnation Dub’, this latest offering is set to blow a hole twice the size in your bassbin with subs that go so low you will find them somewhere in subterranea.

a Cyantific & Logistics Ft. Natalie Williams – Brighter Day
b Cyantific – 88 Mph

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H-LINE24 Dynamic Culture / Hymnen – Skull Hardline Rekordingz 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. As one of the longest running UM label Hardline always brings us the most cutting edge D&B around. No exception this time as Belgian artist Skull rinses out some insane breaks on his latest release. Check out his other release on Manticore Recordings too.

a Skull – Dynamic Culture
b Skull – Hymnen

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UWR00031-1 Scribble (Netsky Remix) – Underworld Cooking Vinyl 12″ Vinyl
Limited vinyl promo. “Scribble” is the first single from the new Underworld album out late this summer. It’s a rework of their mythically-unreleased song “You Do Scribble” featuring famous Drum and Bass producer High Contrast. A side comes with the massive Netsky remix.

a Underworld – Scribble (Netsky Remix)
aa Underworld – Scribble (Album Version)

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36HTZ007 U R Not The 1 / Jigga – Lutin / Skitty 36 Hertz 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. DJ Vapours 36 Hertz imprint returns with the next slice of bass heavy DNB and also the debut release from new exclusive signing Lutin. The A Side see’s Lutin once again head up the release with a heavy riff driven track in the shape of ‘ U R Not The 1’s. Already causing a stir in the clubs this track defiantly shows that Lutin is once again pushing the 36 Hertz sound to the next level. Over on the AA Side we see the legendary Skitty showcasing his versatile productions skills with the huge jungle influenced track ‘Jigga’ Having honed his skills on labels such as Metalheadz and Renegade Hardware Skitty is back with amore bashment influenced sound.

a Lutin – U R Not The 1
aa Skitty – Jigga

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SW009 The Guitars Tune – B-Key Scientific Wax 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. B-key’s debut 12” on Scientific Wax showcases the timeless “rough with the smooth” sound, The Guitars Tune opening with lush, spine-tingling atmospherics before deep, crunchy beats & bass let rip. The flip sees B-Key exploring a darker sound, with The Mask taking us down a deep & dark path, reminiscent of the Source Direct sound. One for all the Amen lovers out there.

a B-Key – The Guitars Tune
b B-Key – The Mask

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D&B Restocks Vinyl

SUBTITLES060 Subtitles 60 – Break / Teebee & Calyx Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
RISE020 Take It As It Comes – Concord Dawn Uprising Records 12″ Vinyl
NZ011 Greetings Starfighter – Nymfo Samurai Music 12″ Vinyl
FILM032 Asteroids / Underwater – Electrosoul System Soundtrax 12″ Vinyl
NXG006 Superbad / Morning Light – Intelligent Manners / CJ Styles NexGen 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno releases

RAMP032 Idiot Box – P.U.D.G.E Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
Although you may not have yet heard his name, P.U.D.G.E. has been bubbling up in U.S. beat scene for many years. At age 9, his father gave him a Bass, a Juno synth, a DX drum machine and a Tascam 4 track. He encouraged the boy to start making his own music; P.U.D.G.E. got the bug. By the time young P.U.D.G.E. (thus called because at school he was always extra medium, or less than chubby) hit 13, he had discovered turntableism, and started DJing at house parties around NYC. By his late teens, he had emerged as a promising emcee, standing next to many of the well-known emcees from the Lyricist Lounge; including Mos Def & El P. Still producing, P.U.D.G.E.’s music was starting to gain attention, and his first beat was released on the Vinyl Junkies debut EP. After hearing about the emerging beat scene in L.A., he moved there in 2004, and started getting a few production credits under his belt, including cuts for Rawkus Records and Stacey Epps. After circulating some of his instrumental beat tapes, interest for P.U.D.G.E. started to gain momentum. Early this year, P.U.D.G.E. headed up All Cty’s L.A. series, on a split 10” with Dibiase, preceeding releases from Ras G, Samiyam & Matthewdavid.

a1 P.U.D.G.E – Elektric Werdz
a2 P.U.D.G.E – Everything 2 Me
a3 P.U.D.G.E – Merci Mercy Weak
b4 P.U.D.G.E – Whut Happened
b5 P.U.D.G.E – The Price Is Wrong B
b6 P.U.D.G.E – Wholehearted
b7 P.U.D.G.E – Lost AngeLA
c8 P.U.D.G.E – Insensitivity
c9 P.U.D.G.E – Don’t Get Too Huxtable
c10 P.U.D.G.E – The Way I Feelately
d11 P.U.D.G.E – Still Love Lost…
d12 P.U.D.G.E – Allow Me To Waste Time (Bonus)

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NL005 Lets Talk / Vicodin – Instra:mental Naked Lunch 10″ Vinyl
‘Let’s Talk’ is a slow burning, ocean deep house tune that capitalizes on the warm punch of the constant kick drum. Driven on by echoed melody snatches, pulsing synthesizer stabs and a husk entombed voice that waxes lyrical about forthcoming plans its unsettling mood is, somewhat surprisingly, it’s optimum strength. ‘Vicodin’ turns the tempo up to a more recognizable dubstep pace but manages to sound totally unique and overtly fresh thanks to its use of intricate percussion and beatless structure. Its a subliminal smash weaved around pounding sub-basses and Detroit-esque piano chords. Support from: Martyn, 2562, Scuba, Vexd, Instra:mental, dBridge, Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir, TRG, Headhunter, Nubian Minds, T++, Mary Ann Hobbs, Stingray313, DJ Flight, Mark Pritchard, Ramadanman, Surgeon and many many more.

A Instra:mental – Let’s Talk
AA Instra:mental – Vicodin

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

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

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PTN003 Over The Top EP – Hypno PTN 12″ Vinyl
Currently causing a massive stink with DJ’s like Brackles & Oneman, Iceland’s Hypno Follows Doc Daneeka & Hackman dropping the third release for PTN. Bongo fueled edgy techno/funky hybrids mixes with the deepest of house, and even Dirtybird’s Julio Bashmore chips in a remix!

a1 Hypno – Over The Top
a2 Hypno – War Demons
b1 Hypno – War Demons (Julio Bashmore Remix)
b2 Hypno – Doo Doo

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STEAK003 Riddim Team EP – Baobinga Steak House Records 12″ Vinyl
Following on from their own EP, the latest offering from Hanuman and Atki2’s Steak House imprint sees Baobinga, Poirier and a host of MCs join the Steak House Family. STEAK 003 sees the label moving into bashment territory with the original Bass Music badman Baobinga serving up three prime cuts of juicy vocal raggastep. Backed by a remix by Karnival king Poirier, this record is crammed full of party heat. Sam Baobinga has been one of the most important producers on the British Music Scene over the last five years. With releases on labels such as Soul Jazz, Ninja Tune and Positiva as well as his own Build imprint and remixes for artists like Guru, The Ragga Twins, and The Wu Tang Clan, Baobinga has consistently reinvented and reshaped his sound and stayed several steps ahead of the game. This release sees ‘Binga push his heavy ‘raggastep’ sound; bass heavy vocal bashment with a nod to the lush full synth sounds of future garage and featuring original voicings by some of the UK’s hottest MCs. FIRE!
A1: Wine Up ft Killa Benz Uptempo dancehall pressure with anthemic vocals from Rodney P cohort Killa Benz. This is the perfect soundsystem weapon for the summer skankers!
A2: Raggipaphop ft Rubi Dan Original London badman Rubi Dan takes the mic on this bassy bashment monster, combining thunderous drums and epic synths for that special dancefloor rush
B1: Criss Like HD ft Spyda (Poirier Remix); Ninja Tune’s finest Ghislain Poirier takes the reigns on the remix, pushing ‘Binga and Spyda into Trini Road March Territory.
B2: : Criss Like HD (Original Mix) The orignal dancehall heater feat jungle legend Spyda (as featured on Pendulum’s massive Tarantula) Lush synths tumble over trampling beats.
Support From Oneman, The Heatwave, Octa Push, Monkey Steak, Dub Boy,Mungo’s Hi Fi, Mr Benn. L-Vis 1990, Bok Bok.

a1 Baobinga Ft. Killa Benz – Wine Up
a2 Baobinga Ft. Rubi Dan – Raggipahop
b1 Baobinga Ft. Spyda – Criss Like HD (Poirier Remix)
b2 Baobinga Ft. Spyda – Criss Like HD

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

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

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New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

BASECORRUPT10 Base.Corrupt/10 – Matt Green & D-Formed Base Corrupt 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The 10th release on Base.Corrupt hails a new artist to Base.Corrupt. Fused Forces providing an awesome remix of one of Matt Greens tunes. Look out for more remixes & tracks from other Dubstep artists on Base.Corrupt as interest in this amazing label gains even more momentum!

a D-Formed – Plasma
b1 Matt Green – Black Forest (Fused Forces Remix)
b2 Matt Green – Paradize

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MEDI029 Feel It EP (and Mix CD) – V.I.V.E.K Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finished copies. The latest release on Mala’s Deep Medi imprint is a four track double pack Vinyl shrink-wrapped with a 45min mix CD. The mix features all the tracks on the E.P. and upfront dubplates from V.I.V.E.K It comes on the back of his first Medi release last year ‘Kulture’ b/w ‘Meditation Rock’ and countless dubplates that you’ll no doubt have heard if you’ve checked the Anti Social Entertainment on Rinse FM. Fusing digidub, sound system deep bass, rolling percussion, a hint of Berlin techno it all adds up to those ‘Medi’ style vibes; eyes down, blissed out, heavy weight music.
The title track, ‘Feel It’ kicks things off in fine style with some of the most infectious rolling tablas – his percussion is just sublime. A vocal sample declaring the weight of your bass and the largeness of your soundsystem is all the track needs to usher in a chest thumping sub sonic bass tone and there is no way back you’re sucked into that soup of sub bass frequencies. ‘Grandfather Clock’ counts down to a dance floor meltdown when the metronome-like sample, half tempo drum patterns and hefty bass melts into blazing techno buzzes that just keep coming, it’s those killer synths that make it, truly coming from nowhere.
The deeply blissful ‘Motherland’ is one for the meditative crew, subtle but weighty bass pulses roll off half stepping rhythms, tablas and all that good stuff all accented with Indian vocals instrumentation. It’s so deep, minimal it would make Youngsta proud. The final track ‘Strategy’ is a roller with a garage kind of swing to it, it skips along with big room dub techno chords twisting in and out of the bumpy beats it really comes alive and picks up the pace. Pure vibes all the way.
Words: James Balf http://sonicrouter.blogspot.com/

a V.I.V.E.K – Feel It
b V.I.V.E.K – Grandfather Clock
c V.I.V.E.K – Motherland
d V.I.V.E.K – Strategy

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DP042 DUBPOLICE / SCION Limited Edition Pt.3 – Subscape / J Kenzo Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo. Final part in the recent Scion series which resulted in the digital release of a Dub Police label showcase to appeal to the US market. Subscape and J:Kenzo step up for this episode, loyal Dub Police member Subscape doesn’t disappoint with the track ‘Dominant Species’ followed by J:Kenzo’s ‘Constant’ on the flip. BIG!

a Subscape – Dominant Species
aa J Kenzo – Constant

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

a Shortstuff – Swine Time
b Shortstuff – Fig Rolls

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SNS001 Hurt Inside / Intruder – Aramac Sticks ‘N’ Stones Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Very limited promo. ‘Hurt inside’ is mixture of old school house and UK funky. The track is currently been supported by a range of DJ’s including Marcus Nasty, Brackles and DJ Footloose. ‘Intruder’ contains raw beats and bass.

a Aramac – Hurt Inside
b Aramac – Intruder

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16MOHM Refuse; Start Fires – Scorn Ohm Resistance 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy. Scorn’s fourteenth full length release remains in the vibe and tempo of modern dubstep while adding a brand new element to the Scorn sound: a live drummer, Ian ‘Yan’ Treacy. The vibrant sounds of the kit are run thru the filters and dub wizardry of Mick Harris, former drummer of Napalm Death and Guinness World Record Holder for composer of the world’s shortest song. The tracks are a journey into dark atmospheres and atomic warhead bass, with more variation and hue than 2007′s ‘STEALTH’. Yet on ‘Refuse; Start Fires’ Harris has returned to painting angry pictures with more colours than simply black – the record takes on new territory at the 70 bpm mark, and the live kit gives the tracks a more fluid groove than ever in places. But this is Scorn, and Scorn delivers darkness and anger like no one else, with merciless cuts such as Bear Felt Nowt and Shitwind’s A-Coming providing harsh atmospheres and endurance test bass wobble like only Mick Harris can dish out. Scorn is an entity – for over 15 years Mick Harris has not relented with the project’s dubbed out beats, film noir atmospheres, and over the top bass compulsions. ‘Refuse; Start Fires’ is perhaps the angriest and most well articulated of his projects in the last decade.

a1 Scorn – Bear Felt Nowt
a2 Scorn – Hands
b1 Scorn – Take Someone’s Eye Out
b2 Scorn – Then Woke
b3 Scorn – Look at That Bill
c1 Scorn – LT 94
c2 Scorn – Boot It
c3 Scorn – Amroth
d1 Scorn – Beaked Point
d2 Scorn – Shitwind’s A-Coming

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JUMPER001 Funky Itch – Itchy Robot & Esoteric Sound Jumper Records 12″ Vinyl
Finished copy. Fans of the Itchy Robot sound will go mad for this release as it has all his trade mark production technics glitchy beats and deep b-lines rule, are you ready to funky is the cry you hear from the intro. Then from the drop the drums take over and with the screeching synth and power bass matched for effect. Esoteric Sound delivers a similar sounding track although it rolls along a bit smoother with a pounding driving b-line, and echoed out One beat vocal hook.

a Itchy Robot – Funky Itch
aa Esoteric Sound – One Beat

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Dubstep / Funky / Techno Vinyl Restocks

NL002 Futurist / Late Night – Instra:mental / Breakage Naked Lunch 10″ Vinyl
PERL76 Three EP’s – Shackleton Perlon Records 12″ Vinyl x 3
DBOOT008 Oink – C156 Disboot 12″ Vinyl
DBOOT010 Hello Lonely, Hold The Nation – Downliners Sekt Disboot 12″ Vinyl

Dubstep / Funky / Techno Restocks CD

RAMP022CD One Foot Ahead Of The Other – Zomby Ramp Recordings CD

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New D&B Releases

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

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

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

a Hybris – The Cleaner
b Hybris – Raindance

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

A Vaccine – Ochre
AA Vaccine – Cascade Failure

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

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

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

a Felix K – Recognition
b Felix K – Ice

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

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

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

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

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New D&B Promos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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D&B Restocks Vinyl

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

D&B Restocks CD Albums

VTGCD001 Vintage – Utah Jazz Vintage Recordings CD

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno releases

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

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

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

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

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

a Ramadanman – Glut
aa Ramadanman – Tempest

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

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

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

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

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New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

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

a The Others – Quantum Leap
aa LD – Oh Yeah

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

a Shortstuff – Tweaked
b Shortstuff – Galaxy

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

a TRG – Tower Block
b TRG – Béton Brut

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dubstep / Funky / Techno Vinyl Restocks

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

Dubstep / Funky / Techno Restocks CD

DPCD001 My Style – Caspa Dub Police Records DD

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New D&B CD

SUBSCD001 Back To The Machine – Current Value Subsistenz CD x 2
Subsistenz is more than proud to be releasing an album that has been anticipated by Subheadz all over this rock and hailed by many as a benchmark release within a scene that is still developing and carving out its own unique style. Current Value has been pushing dnb to its limits with his industrial marching sound, always raising the bar in production and programming. Now with his first techno influenced album we see the master of darkness take a u-turn back to his roots of deep machine-based music and applying his theories and craft to the modern sound of techno! With over 15 tracks to be released for this album writing about what all have going for them would read like the early manual from an Akai sampler. Crank up your headphones and get lost in the sound of one of the finest dnb/techno producers Current Value to date.. Enjoy the new dawn of techno!

CD1 1 Current Value – Alpha State -
CD1 2 Current Value – Clockwerk -
CD1 3 Current Value – G2 Hunt -
CD1 4 Current Value – This World -
CD1 5 Current Value – Pace -
CD1 6 Current Value – Mosaic -
CD1 7 Current Value – Frozen Faces -
CD1 8 Current Value – Persuasion -
CD1 9 Current Value – Haze -
CD1 10 Current Value – Permafrost -
CD2 1 Current Value – Lipophil -
CD2 2 Current Value – Machine Code – In The Shell (Current Value remix) -
CD2 3 Current Value – Higher VIP -
CD2 4 Current Value – Ruin The Dark -
CD2 5 Current Value – Cyrag -
CD2 6 Current Value – G2 Hunt (Dean Rodell remix) -
CD2 7 Current Value – Circuit -
CD2 8 Current Value – Black Box -

SUBTLE003CD 2nd Rate 2xCD Version – Polska Subtle Audio CD x 2
Irish producer Garth McNamee aka Polska is not your average studio dweller in 21st century Drum & Bass. It’s obvious from those he cites as being his biggest inspirations within the scene – Paradox, Seiji and 4-Hero. His musical digest has always been wide and his productions have also been inspired by the jazz compositions of people like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock and the ambient stylings of Boards Of Canada. “2nd Rate” is a reference to how these outside influences are transposed into the realm of D&B and given a new life. CD1 holds a varied collection of D&B from the inspiring atmospherics of “Good Day” to the jazz band breakbeat of the title track “2nd Rate” and from the dark electronic groove of “Dumster” to the organic sounds of “Reindevo”. Over on CD2 the tempo drops but the diversity is just as evident. “Compatible” and “2 Reflex” raise the bpm count and inject energy and variety to the proceedings. All in all, this is an epic journey – taking in 20 tracks, a myriad of tempos and influences a wide range of instrumentation.

CD1 1 Polska – Good Days -
CD1 2 Polska – 2nd Rate -
CD1 3 Polska – Blakoh -
CD1 4 Polska – Outvert -
CD1 5 Polska – Dunster -
CD1 6 Polska – Reknew -
CD1 7 Polska – Rollwidth -
CD1 8 Polska – Reindevo -
CD1 9 Polska – Wander -
CD1 10 Polska – Google Plex -
CD1 11 Polska – Monotic -
CD2 1 Polska – Doze-Days -
CD2 2 Polska – Valuable Leaks -
CD2 3 Polska – Longer -
CD2 4 Polska – Compatible -
CD2 5 Polska – Pure-cussion -
CD2 6 Polska – My Song -
CD2 7 Polska – 2 Reflex -
CD2 8 Polska – Souvenir -
CD2 9 Polska – Ekqels -

New D&B Releases

PRINT003 Stars (Zero T Remix) / Sick In The Head – All Thieves / Need For Mirrors Footprints Music 12″ Vinyl
Massive 12” from Zero T’s imprint. Thanks to a special agreement with ALL THIEVES and their management, Footprints been given permission to release ZERO T’s heavily supported remix on a 12″. Providing able support on the flip is newcomers NEED FOR MIRRORS with a slice of alien funk to get any floor rocking immediately! These boys are on fire right now.

a All Thieves – Stars (Zero T Remix)
b Need For Mirrors – Sick In The Head

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RECIPE008 Warning / Realities – Mode Ingredients Records 12″ Vinyl
(EACH COPY COMES WITH A FREE RECIPE CARD FROM THE ARTIST)
After making his killer debut with “Stats” – Mode returns to Ingredients for his 2nd recipe! “Warning” is minimal, moody, and bass heavy & is a nod to his peers Instra;mental & Dbridge. “Realities” is a deep, delicate groove, and really well executed. If you liked his first 12” you’ll be sure to love this!

a Mode – Warning
b Mode – Realities

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

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

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DISTURBD022 Overfiend / BattleAxe – Fortress & Catacomb Disturbed 12″ Vinyl
Twisted.. Nauseating… Disgusting Dnb is what you get when you combine Catacomb with Subtone & Stalker.. This deranged trio has concocted 2 filthy tracks going by the names of Overfiend & BattleAxe just for Disturbed… and they weren’t joking Just listen to the insanity they have unleashed Overfiend is a serious psychotic roller that will have you in a straight jacket in no time.. Get ready to be forced into positions you never knew you could cause this one will get you freaking mentally as well as physically..BattleAxe is exactly what you’d expect from a tune with such a name. Like a horde of angry Vikings this one creeps up… And pummels you in one foul swoop into a pit of nothingness. You never had a chance to begin with…

a Fortress & Catacomb – Overfiend
b Fortress & Catacomb – BattleAxe

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CITRUS041 Wishes / Sooner or Later – Fourward Citrus Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Citrus is BACK! back with the freshness that you know citrus always delivers.. For release no 41 the Citrus camp pumps up the game with the brand new formation from Austria called “Fourward” Forward thinking music for forward thinking people.. This release shows that Citrus still knows how to spot talent like they did in the past with people like BSE, Noisia, Mindscape, Jade, Phace etc. Fresh off their release with fellow producers Body & Soul on Virus they start off their Citrus debut with “Wishes” a heavy dancefloor tune that keeps the balance between trance & funk like no other tune out there today.. The heavy basslines roars through your speakers to show what dnb was all out in the past BASS! A great peaktime weapon for upcoming festivals to keep the crowd and get those hands up in the air! The B side “Sooner or Later” keeps it on a more mellow tip.. By taking the sound back a few notches Fourward shows its not all about bangers.. High quality listening music for the dancefloor and the living room.. You dont see many producers do that today! Keep an eye out for these boys cause their rumbling up a storm of releases you cant keep up to!

a Fourward – Wishes
b Fourward – Sooner or Later

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New D&B Promos

EXIT023 Weatherman / Shanty – Digital Exit Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. This golden era heavyweight is still in the game and as strong as ever. Having produced some of the finest tracks of the Drum n Bass golden era and recorded for labels including Metalheadz, Photek productions, Reinforced and Phantom audio to name a few, he’s still at it and in fine form once again. Sticking to his guns and keeping his original bass heavy dub style, he’s rolled out two tracks in the same vein as some of his classics such as Gateman and Deadline. If you don’t know about Digital yet then its time to get to know. If you do then know your in for a treat. ‘Weatherman’ comes with the ridiculously fat sub bass that Digital is renowned for, topped with a half time step and shuffling hats and shakers to add pace its not far off being an all out dub track. Classic jungle pads and delayed dub vocals pay homage to days gone by and prove that this music, when done properly can still smash up a club without all the mid range madness that is more common in this day and age. Digital teams up with Scottish Producer Morphy on the b-side and again comes with the heavyweight bass, half time step and dub vibes but this track has a more hypnotic and entrancing quality to it. Dub stabs and laid back melodies wind around the bass like a snake being charmed out of its box. All in all the perfect partner to the a-side and completes the 12” as yet another slice of history is made by this legend.

a Digital – Weatherman
aa Digital & Morphy – Shanty

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DIS039 Back In The Grind / District – Octane & DLR / Ant TC1 & Octane Dispatch Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Leeds based duo Octane & DLR are set to blow up. ‘Back In The Grind is the track that will firmly put them on the D&B map. This is one of the freshest and sickest D&B tracks a long time. Ant TC1 & Octane’s District (a track containing a rather cheeky South African themed sample; don’t worry it’s not the annoying plastic horn but rather a film about prawns to provide another clue!)
DJ support from Artificial Intelligence, Anile, Bailey (as featured on BBC 1xtra), Break, C4C, Cern, Chris SU, Craggz & PF, Hydro, Icicle (as featured on D & B TV), IllSkillz, Kasra, Logistics, Spinline, Spirit, SPY,Subterra, Sunchase, Survival, Teebee, Ulterior Motive

a Octane & DLR – Back In The Grind
aa Ant TC1 & Octane – District

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FDX001 Body Guard – Skitty Foundation X 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. For a long time Skitty has produced beats for other imprints but it’s finally time for him to bring his own label to the fold. For the first release he unleashes two jungle vibed tracks. A SIDE: SKITTY – BODY GUARD ‘bodyguard’ has a haunting ragga style vocal from the off this paired with tearout amens, and killer bass lines that pound relentlessly make this a dancefloor smasher. AA SIDE: SKITTY – BRIX 81 ‘brix81’ has a more old skool jungle feel from the intro, from there a chanting vocal hook comes in to take you to the break down then steel toe capped amens pave the way for heavy low freq bass that will shake the FOUNDATIONS. Support from DJ Vapour, Randell, digital and Outrage to name a few.

a Skitty – Body Guard
b Skitty – Brix 81

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JAZZ002 Rhodesomes – Paul SG & Clart Jazzsticks Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Time for the 2nd release on Paul SG’s label, this guy is set for massive things this year with a LP to come on Good Looking later this year with Furney. LTJ Bukem has been championing this guy for sometime now. If you check out Bukems podcasts you will see plenty of high quality musical tunes from this producer who believes in his music 100% and it’s not hard to see why!!! Both tunes are full jazzed out explosions with kick ass drum and lovely warm b-lines.

a Paul SG & Clart – Rhodesomes
aa Paul SG – Sometimes

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AR001 Eternal Pain / Response – Axiom / Inside Info, Kiro & 59 Crime Ammunition Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Two big tech fuelled rollers here as the Ammunition boys get set for the first release. With tunes from Axiom and crew they are set for big things metallic drums and snares fill the air, these round off with a monsterous bass will rock any dance worldwide. Both tracks have received support from DJ’s such as Ed Rush, Cause4Concern, Audio, & Camo & Krooked

a Axiom – Eternal Pain
b Inside Info, Kiro & 59 Crime – Response

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IND029 925 (Cyantific Remix) / Old Times (Genetics Remix) – Holdtight Industry Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Fantastic release from Industry Cyantific mix is hot, got that old liquid vibe, traces of High Contrast and maybe some Q project in there too. A roller that would work anywhere. In fact the High Contrast aspect is there in the flip too, with the epic touches……happy strong and fat.

a Holdtight – 925 (Cyantific Remix)
b Holdtight – Old Times (Genetics Remix)

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LOVE2010002 Chocolate Liquiladed / Tricky Drum & Bass – Unknown Love 12″ Vinyl
Super limited 12”. Just like the candy this one is sweet and will trigger your brain into XTC.. If you need to get the girls on the dance floor then you know what to play This one has been made for the festivals & big crowds. Just blast this through the speakers and see if this doesn’t help the dance. Love is BACK! so you’d better watch out!

a Unknown – Chocolate Liquiladed
b Unknown – Tricky Drum & Bass

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D&B Restocks Vinyl

SUBTITLES060 Subtitles 60 – Break / Teebee & Calyx Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
SUBTITLES066 Breathe In, Scream Out EP – Spor Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
CLS008 Submission – SpectraSoul Celsius Recordings 12″ Vinyl
VSN007 Stigma – Noisia Vision 12″ Vinyl
CRSE056 Snakefist – Serum & Bladerunner Creative Source 12″ Vinyl
SUBTITLES073 Mimic – Spectrasoul Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
CRSE060 Dystopia / House Groove – Sato Creative Source 12″ Vinyl
VSN008 Split The Atom Vision EP – Noisia Vision 12″ Vinyl x 2
RMXS005 Jonny Jungle Remix / I Choose You Remix – Silver Remix Records 12″ Vinyl
CLIMATE007 Defrag / Cigarette Ninjas – Future Signal & Zero Method / Rregula & NME Click Climate 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep / Funky / Techno releases

PIPS012 Untitled / Digest – Joe Apple Pips 12″ Vinyl
With the success of our last releases getting props and plays from DJs as diverse as Erol Alkan, DJ T, Martyn, Deetron, & Rob Da Bank we are really excited to present our next slice of futuristic funk for your ears and booty from the extremely talented Joe. With his debut, the awesome ‘Grimelight’, being released on Hessle Audio, Joe is part of a loose group of likeminded and future-thinking producers & DJs that includes Hessle Audio’s Ramadanman, Ben UFO, & Pangaea, and Untold & James Blake. Whilst they all have very individual sounds, they share a vision of dubstep, uk funky, techno & house influenced beats that seem to defy genre.
The A-side ‘Untitled’ is a huge stepping wad of funk, bringing to mind 2-step, early Skream & Benga, even stripped down grime classics like Pulse X, but with a truly contemporary twist. This tune drops hard, and has been a secret weapon of Appleblim’s for some time now – he was pleasantly surprised to see ravers of all ages go mad to it! The flip sees Joe’s more experimental leanings come out on ‘Digest’, but he never forgets the groove and funk. With rolling percussion, steppy sub bass and shiny analogue synth stabs cutting through, it seems to us like a mixture of Mala from Digital Mystikz and Theo Parrish! High praise indeed…
DJ/Radio support coming from Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC Radio 1), Modeselektor, Peverelist, Rob Da Bank (Radio 1/Bestival), Paul Woolford, Ramadanman, Brackles, Appleblim & many more.

a Joe – Untitled
b Joe – Digest

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DP038 Badman Sound / SlowDown – Doctor P / Trolley Snatcha Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
Dub Police continue to release some of the scenes most in demand tunes and this single is no exception. The man of the minute Doctor P steps up with a serious club banger in the shape of ‘Badman Sound’, which has gained huge support from the likes of Caspa, N-Type, Skream, The Others & many more of the scenes big hitters. Squelching bass, tonk beats and a serious catchy lead that you will be singing for days after; all combined to make this one massive track! The flip side doesn’t take any prisoners either, but this time it’s the turn of the man who spends way too much time hanging around outside supermarkets; Trolley Snatcha. Featured on the Scion A/V & Dub Police CD, ‘Slow Down’ will already be well known by a lot of you eager dubhunters out there with it’s relentless basslines, stomping beats and cheeky Middle Eastern melodies. All in all this is a single you can’t afford to pass on – an essential slab of plastic from Dub Police once again

a Doctor P – Badman Sound
aa Trolley Snatcha – SlowDown

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

a Gemmy – Maroon Chant
aa Gemmy – Last 3 Digits

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HDB036 Bellion – Ill Blu HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
This is the debut release on Hyperdub for north London’s Ill Blu, one of Funky’s most celebrated and promising production duos, who since forming in 2008 have had a string of underground hits as well as recently putting remixes for the likes of Cheryl Cole and Hot Chip under their belts. On side A, ‘Bellion’ is a great example of Funky at it’s most effectively simple and maximalist. It’s memorable, clear, bell-like melody is reflected in the sub bass line and heavy mid range chords while the percussive drums add to the intensity making the whole track inescapably infectious. In contrast, B-side ‘Dragon Pop’s relentless lattice of congas, snares, deep bass drum and percussion seems minimal, but at the same time there is no space for melody within the tracks construction, it’s just that intense. The already big interest in Ill blu is set to reach far wider next week with the release of Kode9’s DJ Kicks album, on which they are included.

a Ill Blu – Bellion
b Ill Blu – Dragon Pop

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New Dubstep / Funky / Techno Promos

DP040 DUBPOLICE / SCION Limited Edition Pt.1 – Caspa / Emalkay Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
Limited edition finished copy promo’s. The first part of 3 12” releases featuring tracks originally released on the Scion/Dub Police compilation not too long ago. 2 heavyweight tunes from arguably the biggest names in the aggro-step world, CASPA and EMALKAY! Don’t sleep on this one.

a Caspa – Ready Eddy
aa Emalkay – Critical Hit

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RAMP036-1 The Summer Of Shortstuff EP Part 1 – Shortstuff Ramp Recordings 10″ Vinyl
Shortstuff dribbled this EP out of his arse. It took him 12 months – he worried about everything, accomplished nothing, and then called it something stupid. By the end of the process, everybody at RAMP wanted to die. The end result is a 6 track EP, released on 3 separate 10” throughout August, with the whole EP coming out digitally on the 30th with bonus digital only track “Naughty Step”. DJ support from Scuba, Roska, Loefah, Jackmaster, Ben UFO, Ramadanman, Pangea, Scratcha, Lvis 1990, Brackles, Toddla T.

a Shortstuff – See Ya
b Shortstuff – Herb Face

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EX7004 Mechano / Brock Out – Datsik / Datsik & Funtcase EX7 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Only in the Dubstep scene a short time, 21 year old Datsik (Troy B.) has wasted no time by making his presence be known internationally, introducing his own unique style of industrial sounding futuristic beats and heavy dance floor stomping rhythms. He has also earned the attention of some of the most notable and influential acts in the scene to date such as Bassnectar, Skream, Rusko, & DJ Craze, to name a few. With the Rottun Recordings label behind him, he has been hard at work, working on many tunes, collaborations, and remixes for some of the biggest names in the world. ‘Mechano This tune is pure insanity, every aspect of it blows my mind. Its the Gnar Gnar track ! On the flip ‘Brock Out’ TWO of the filthiest dubstep producers in the business combining there MUCKY sounds to make this.

a Datsik – Mechano
b Datsik & Funtcase – Brock Out

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NSFW001 Echo In My Head / Dub You – 501 Not Safe For Work 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Starting a new label isn’t easy in this day and age. Many people expected the digital revolution to open the doors for everyone to sell their music quickly and cheaply. But for the average music lover trying to cut their way through the quagmire of crap that’s flooded the mp3 stores has become a logistical nightmare. Enter Not Safe For Work, a brand new label with a cutting edge ethos, you can almost hear them saying it – “Hey, here’s an idea, let’s only release good music!” – Which is exactly what they plan to do. With a multi-genre schedule lined up that already includes music from J Majik & Wickaman, High Rankin, Excision, Cutline and more, NSFW is off to a great start. So, without further ado, we’re proud to present NSFW001. The 501 EP.
501 hails from Finland, is more gangster than Snoop Dogg’s jeans and makes music so good your neighbours will knock on your door offering you sexual favours every time you play it. DJ Support: 12th Planet, 16bit, AC Slater, Aquasky, Bar9, Beat Assassins, Chase & Status, Ctrl-Z, Datsik, DJ Wire, Ed209, Evol Intent, Excision, Far Too Loud, FreQ Nasty, General Midi, High Rankin, Kid Kenobi, MJ Cole, Nick Thayer, Pendulum, Pixel Fist, Pyramid, Rico Tubbs, Scratch Perverts, Seven, SkisM, Skream, Starkey, TC, The Autobots, The Freestylers, Wideboys and loads more.

a 501 – Echo In My Head
aa 501 – Dub You

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MATH09 Amhara – Bakongo Brain Math 12″ Vinyl
Roska brings his first Bakongo production in over a year to BRAiNMATH. As always, limited info, limited copies.

a Bakongo – Amhara

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BASSHEAD005 Fist Style / Fist Style (Serum Remix) – Datsik Basshead Music 12″ Vinyl
Limited finished copies. The Basshead label from Miami, Florida and keeps the focus on bass-heavy dancefloor music. He is a lone wolf, many enemies, his name is Datsik and with ‘Fist Style’ he drops Wu Tang meets twisted Dubstep action. On the flip Serum steps thinks up to 170 with a dirty jump up remix.

a Datsik – 3 Fist Style
aa Datsik – 3 Fist Style (Serum Remix)

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NL006 Sphere Of Influence / Sentiment – Stingray313 Naked Lunch 10″ Vinyl
Limited finished copies. Throughout a recording career spanning almost two decades, DJ Stingray aka. Sherard Ingram a.k.a. Urban Tribe has consistently avoided the mainstream to create a musical world of his own. Responsible for the early techno classic “Covert Action” on Retroactive (reissued on Planet E), Ingram was joined by Carl Craig, Anthony Shakir and Kenny Dixon jr. (Moodymann) for Urban Tribe s debut album “The collapse of modern culture” on Mo Wax and their latest project “Program 1-12″ released on Kenny Dixon Jrs label Mahogani Music and The recent “Loyal Opposition” releases on Planet E. Touring as Drexciya s official assault DJ, Stingray collaborated with James Stinson for the “Other People Place ft. Mystic Tribe a.i.” project on Clone in 2002. His two recent albums (“Authorized Clinical Trials” and “Acceptable Side Effects”) and singles for Rephlex have remained true to their drexciyan descent , not through imitation but through remorseless innovation in electro aesthetics.

a Stingray313 – Sphere Of Influence
aa Stingray313 – Sentiment

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FRJ007 Frijsfo Beats Volume 2 – Various Frijsfo Beats 12″ Vinyl
Limited finished copies. ‘Frijsfo Beats Volume 2′ is the second various-artists EP from the eponymous label, marking a fruitful two years in existence. Promise was recognised from the start in the pages of The Wire magazine among other places. Since then, support for Frijsfo’s open-minded aesthetic has grown, with FACT magazine, Boomkat and DJs such as Ben UFO, Pangaea and Tomb Crew getting behind vinyl releases from Sully, Ed DMX, Point B and Kuoyah. The EP opens with a first for the label in a contribution from Geiom, responsible for the Berkane Sol label, as well as material for the likes of Skull Disco, Deep Medi and Planet Mu. Here he irresistibly reworks the lead track from Kuoyah’s recent EP, raising a sweat with a stepping drum track and eking out key changes to expertly tighten up the cinematic drift of the original. Sully is a regular on the roster – championed by everyone from Dusk + Blackdown to Sinden – and he appears on ‘Volume 2′ with ‘Saviour’. Originally distributed as a free download, here the track receives the properly mastered vinyl cut it deserves, maximising the effect of an intense bass exorcism in classic 2003 style. His unique talent for bewitching future 2-step beats is also in full effect, allied to trademark ricocheting samples and a glowing chord progression. Point B continues to unearth hidden connections between Drexciya’s militant funk and the rhythmic flex of 2-step garage. If his gift for rewiring disparate conventions seems to create knotty musical puzzles at first, as with his previous work for Frijsfo – not to mention diverse releases on Combat, SCSI-AV and Orson – it always makes complete sense by the end. Rising Nottingham-via-Bristol producer Sclist ties up a few threads with a remix of a cut from ‘Frijsfo Beats Volume 1′. His version of Lewis Hunter’s ‘Cut From the Wreckage’ was previously included on his digital EP for Frijsfo, which followed a stand-out release for Whistla’s L2S Recordings. Surgically enhanced breakbeats and trademark mechanised glitches take things into angular, suspensefully paced territory in suitably unique fashion.

a1 Kuoyàh – Angels Dub (Geiomix)
a2 Lewis Hunter – Cuts From The Wreckage (Sclist Mix)
b1 Sully – Savoiur
b2 Point B – Formax

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DVSN006 Split The Atom Remix EP – Noisia Division 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy promo. After the massive succes of the Machine Gun EP with its awesome remixes by Amon Tobin, 16Bit & Spor its time for another one.. This time the immense title track Split The Atom gets a massive rework by none other then Virus Don’s Ed Rush & Optical.. & Dubstep rudebwoys Bar9… While both known for their own signature sounds & productions it was only logical for these guys to rework the catchy Split The Atom and bring it to new heights! And if that isnt enough check out side D for Browntime.. Don’t shit yourself now…

a Noisia – Split The Atom
b Noisia – Split The Atom (Ed Rush & Optical Remix)
c Noisia – Split The Atom (Bar9 Remix)
d Noisia – Browntime

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RWINA008 My Vitamin Pillbox Nikes / The Love – Noah D Rwina Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. The eighth release of the infamous Rwina Records is brought to you by Noah Dickinson, better known as Noah D, or perhaps Noah Deezy if he happened to have a Paul Wall grill in his mouth. His 2009 megahit “Seeeriousss” slammed almost every imaginable chart all over the world and established as an all-around talented and respected producer, covering the whole spectrum of sounds from food for thought to dancefloor smashers. This time, the bass music legend from Portland (USA) delivers two deeper edged cuts spilling over with street-smart bass swagger, a bit-for-bit perfect match with the type of music that Rwina has been pushing lately. On the A-side, “My Vitamin Pillbox Nikes” is an arresting combination of gully sounds from the block and forward thinking programming that’ll tickle your brain each and every time you put this one on. The subs are one of a kind and the g-funk Synth line expertly recalls the West-Side Connection glory days: bow down! On the flip, “The Love” dispatches a tender message straight from the heart, contrasted with a rough melody and harsh drums that’ll make you question what sort of undertones lie beneath this tune. All things said and done, Noah D delivers a unique and fresh release that’s a must for the deeper heads out there or the party-hardy jocks that want to spice up their sets without losing the impact.

a Noah D – My Vitamin Pillbox Nikes
b Noah D – The Love

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HENCH019 Herbert / Collins – Giant Hench 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy promo. Giant – composed of Enei, Ekta and Nersa – have been transmitting soundwaves of pure badness from the heart of St Petersburg for the last couple of years now. Providing their dark Russian vibes for the HENCH imprint, this trio should be considered one of the dubstep scene’s quickest rising stars. Their debut 12” on the label, ‘Drumstick’ and ‘Swoosh’, was one of 2009′s biggest selling releases and instantly framed their reputation as bringing club-led, off the wall, energetic music to all who listen. Here they bring us two fresh yet familiar tracks to give us yet more reason to be keeping an eye out for Giant in 2010. Sit back and enjoy. We dare you to sit still to these!!! A. HERBERT Drawing for a fat and crunchy intro, it’s not long before Giant get the subbass shaking the ground beneath your very feet. ‘Herbert’ brings a jaw-breaking bassline, yet remains funky and progressive throughout. Squeaky synth stabs blend between the forward-rolling arpeggio riffs to create a devastatingly fluid destroyer. Much like their notorious debut Hench track, ‘Drumstick’, ‘Herbert’ manages perfectly to pull off the balance between a thumping, yet dancefloor-friendly, release. AA. COLLINS BOOSTER Multi-layered rave vocals, fantasy-style looped riff and squelchy bassline accelerate ‘Collins Booster’ from 0-100 mph within moments. Maintaining their light sound, Giant provide a dubby and fast-paced killer that takes all who listen up to the very heights before dropping them into some serious dutty-damage. Don’t underestimate what this will do in the rave – this drop is golden!

a Giant – Herbert
aa Giant – Collins

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Dubstep / Funky / Techno Vinyl Restocks

SDSTPR004 Seeds – Zed Bias Side Stepper Records 12″ Vinyl
SUBSOL007 Louder VIP – Caspa Sub Soldiers 12″ Vinyl
SUBSOL008 Cockney Thug (Caspa Remix) – Rusko Sub Soldiers 12″ Vinyl
PROPH116 AO – MJ Cole feat. Serocee Prolific Recordings 12″ Vinyl
ROTTUN005 Retreat (Excision Remix) – Datsik & Excision Rottun Recordings 12″ Vinyl
PROPH117 Battle Stations EP – Bias & Cole feat. Fox Prolific Recordings 12″ Vinyl
TRI001 You Got Me – Scuba Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl

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New D ‘n’ B CD

SOULR040CD Marcus Intalex Presents DAT:MUSIC II – Various Artists Soulr CD x 2
Re-Release. First Released in 2008 this double CD showed us the future sound of D&B. Spread over two discs and mercifully unmixed, ‘Dat:Music’ 2 boasts 22 tracks. Worlds away from most peoples perception of what Drum & Bass is all the artists involved in this project have an undying affection for Techno music past and present and strive to push Drum & Bass into the future. Made up of exclusives and previously vinyl only cuts, Marcus Intalex brings together a who’s who of cutting edge production. Mist, Commix, Calibre, D bridge, Martyn, S.P.Y, Intsra:mental, Lomax, Lynx, Bungle, Zero T and Mosus too name but a few. Consistently excellent throughout, the quality oozes out of the speakers.

CD1 1 Naibu – Newport -
CD1 2 S.P.Y. & Kiat – Close Encounters -
CD1 3 Lynx Vs Hellrazor – Shady Pastimes -
CD1 4 Lomax – Resist -
CD1 5 Instra:mental – Hunter -
CD1 6 S.T. Files – Cold Front -
CD1 7 S.P.Y – Monochrome -
CD1 8 Marcus Intalex – Electrocution -
CD1 9 Zero T & Mosus – Monarch -
CD1 10 Marcus Intalex – Skizm -
CD1 11 S.P.Y. & Mosus – Code 909’s -
CD2 1 Marcus Intalex – Astro Dance -
CD2 2 Calibre – Cant Get Over You -
CD2 3 D Bridge – On Your Mind -
CD2 4 Lomax – Too Real -
CD2 5 Chris Coda – U142 -
CD2 6 Commix – Life We Live -
CD2 7 Marcus Intalex & S.T. Files – Sark -
CD2 8 Commix – Underwater Scene -
CD2 9 Chris Coda – Heading North -
CD2 10 Martyn – J.W. On A Good Night -
CD2 11 S.T. Files – Moods -

New D ‘n’ B Releases

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

A Cause 4 Concern – Something Else (Break Remix)
AA Cause 4 Concern – Soul (N.Phect Remix)

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

a Meth – Perch
b Meth – Knock

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

A System – Peach Fuzz
AA System – The Voices

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BLUSYNC002 Sampler 2 Sync: Saphir LP – Electrosoul System / Bionic1 Blu Saphir 12″ Vinyl
For the second sampler of the Sync:Saphir album collaboration, the sounds are switched up a bit, bringing in a very heavy remix of Electrosoul System’s Fun (from BLUS004) and newcomer BIONIC1′s Love Machine. These two tunes put a new spin on the usual Blu Saphir and Syncopix releases you’re used to, bringing deep, techy, rolling vibes to the table. You’re all used to Henree, spitting out releases over the last five years on the likes of Blindside, Deep Kut, Sound Trax, Lucky Devil, Phunkfiction, Soul:R and Vampire. BIONIC1 is a newcomer to Drum & Bass, but he’s got a rolled out sound that’s not to be missed!
A. ELECTROSOUL SYSTEM — FUN (HENREE REMIX) Before listening to this remix, you might want to revisit the original to notice the change in texture and sound. Henree definitely lays it down with this remix. Bass heavy and driving, you’ll feel bass quakes rolling through the floor as this one passes through the sound system. The opening resembles the original, but that’s all you’re going to get that hasn’t really changed. The moody chord progression that is stabilized throughout the track is enough to make a spine tingle, while the minimal vocal adds spice and atmosphere to an already amazing work. Very melodic and uplifting, an excellent choice in remix selection for this record!
B. BIONIC1 — LOVE MACHINE There is no one word to describe this track. One second you’re locked inside some type of futuristic space encounter, and then bombarded by techy stabs and vicious bass in the next. Following a sexy and seductive vocal, “Wanna go for a ride?,” all chaos breaks loose! Rolling tech funk is the name of the game here! Fans of labels like DNAudio, Black Reign LTD, Quarantine, Critical and Shadow Law will want to check into this one!
SUPPORT: MARCUS INTALEX, DJ MARKY, RANDOM MOVEMENT, S.P.Y AND MANY MORE.

a Electrosoul System – Fun (Henree Remix)
b Bionic1 – Love Machine

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SUGA002 The Foundation – Young AX Sugaphonic 12″ Vinyl
Suffer from low sugar? Here’s the second sound truffle from Berlins blue note patisserie No.1. For some time on virtual dubplate now, “The Foundation” crystallized as one of Young Ax’ classics and is now finally available on Vinyl, backed with the freshly baked smooth “Something Like This”. 360 degrees piano artwork by proll.org. Mmmmmmh, crunchy!

a Young AX – The Foundation
b Young AX – Something Like This

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

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

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

CRIT044 Canopy – FD, Hydro & Keza Critical Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. New blood alert! Bringing through yet more untapped talent is the people’s choice, Critical Music, who bring us the debut release from a trio of boxfresh producers that’s already been doing damage with those lucky enough to have it. With FD being one of the brains behind possibly the most forward-thinking drum and bass event in London, Medium, you know before listening the force is strong on this one. Beautifully breezy pads open up ‘Canopy’ and a straight down the line break gets things moving nicely as added percussion seaps in along the way before the drop. Out go the pads and in comes a refreshingly spacious arrangement of percussive FX and thumping deep subs perfect for those dark late-night dance floors. Wait for the sumptuous atmospherics to return and you can’t help but be swept away by the groove as it carries us all the way to the end. A bit special. Then on to ‘Remorse’ and the guys spook things out a little with a ghostly whispered samples and an off-kilter break rolling under paranoid synth stabs and pads. As more booming subs kick in the pace picks up with shuffling snares and heavily filtered sonics that fill the speakers to drive it forward hard, while still retaining a huge sense of space that’ll see this in the DJ boxes at the deeper end of the spectrum.
Big support from Nu:Tone, Jubei, Spectrasoul, Alix Perez, Kasra, Logistics, Sabre and more.

a FD, Hydro & Keza – Canopy
b FD, Hydro & Keza – Remorse

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SIG016 Steptoe – Calibre Signature 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Massive Massive Massive Massive 12” from Calibre. The likes of Danny Byrd might be top of the pops but within underground clubs this is the Anthem. With its half time dnb tempo & Dub groove Calibre drops an absolute bass line bomb. Drum & Bass/Dubstep has a contestant for the title of ‘best bassline of the year’. Giving the subs of sound systems around the worlds a serious workout. Steptoe’ reminds us all Drum & Bass means Drum and BASS. One word sums up this track.. Skank!

a Calibre – Steptoe
b Calibre – Silence

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PRINT001 Wasp Factory – Zero T & Bailey / Calibre & ST:Files Footprints Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Introducing the new label ‘Footprints’ from Zero Tolerance set to launch in the next few months. Two big first releases to showcase, audio can be found below, first, over to Zero T to introduce the label….. We at FOOTPRINTS are setting our stall out to provide something we feel has been missing from the zeitgeist for too long now…. That something is “90’s Music”…..yes folks, its been 10 years since the 90s and we for one miss it more than ever. It was a time when music metamorphasized into so many wonderful, radical, heartfelt and completely new forms. Unfortunately, life and culture moves in cycles and i think we can all agree that the “noughties” was a largely forgettable era for ALOT of reasons. The complete dominance of consumerism in our world has , combined with the Net 2.0 revolution, sucked much the life out of this thing we call music. But every action has an equal and opposite reaction, and if Rage Against The Machine making the UK Christmas No.1 in 2009 is a signal of the backlash, the we at FOOTPRINTS hope to assist this return to an older Ethic: Motivated from the Heart , not the Wallet. So, in this new Decade we aim to regularly provide you with music made for your mind AND body, that will shake any building to its foundations but still stand alone as a piece of music, taking you to another place, time or mood when heard in its entirety.
We decided to start as we mean to go on…with a BANG!
FOOTPRINTS debut 12″ features label owner ZERO T and old friend BAILEY (BBC/METALHEADZ) combining to devastatin effect. “Wasp Factory” , as you may have guessed, is not a love song! Currently a favorite of everyone from Goldie, Ed Rush and Optical, Lemonde to Paradox and Loxy….Not for the feint-hearted!
On the flip of this comes a slice of paranoid funk from Belfasts mercurial Genius Calibre , alongside DnB legend ST Files of SOUL:R fame! “Devil Inside” has that familiar Signature/Soul;r roll to it, but the other elements may surprise a few: Dark gliding, filtered Reese bases undulate under a piano line to put a chill down your spine….something different from the norm!
Support from Hype, Fabio, Grooverider, Bryan G, Alix Perez, Spectrasoul, Commix etc.

A Zero T & Bailey – Wasp Factory
AA Calibre & ST:Files – Devil Inside

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SOULR044 Fade Away feat. Jo-s – Lenzman Soulr 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Emerging from relative obscurity Dutch producer ‘Lenzman’ has started making serious waves of late with his deep and soulful take on Drum & Bass. Influenced by Hiphop, Soul, Jazz and life in general Lenzman’s music combines the organic grooves of yesteryears with the energy and forward thinking attitude of Drum & Bass music. His productions are currently being supported by some of the scene’s most influential figures, including Goldie, Fabio, LTJ Bukem, Friction, Marky & Marcus Intalex to name but a few. The Dutchman has music forthcoming on respected labels such as Integral, C.I.A., Spearhead and Shogun Ltd. Also he is currently working on various high-profile remix projects and has a possible album in the pipeline. To put it short, the future is looking bright for Lenzman…

A Lenzman – Fade Away feat. Jo-s
AA Lenzman – Flamethrower

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G-ILLAEP001 The Clergy EP – Gein Guerilla 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy. Since their inception on Moving Shadow, Gein has taken the world by storm, spewing out a devastating arsenal of mindbending, eardrum-splitting chaos to be heard on the hardest, darkest drum & bass labels the genre has to offer. Now back in the bunker, Gein prepares for the release of their 2nd EP, THE CLERGY on GUERILLA RECORDINGS.
Featuring a trio of heart-stopping collaborations with NANOTEK, BREAKER and DIVERGE; as well as a devastating remix of the Killwaukee trio’s “Warden” (previously released on GUERILLA 003) by the South African ALGORYTHM generals, COUNTERSTRIKE, THE CLERGY is coming to recruit, and they’ll intoxicate minds and destroy brains by any means necessary. The title track, “THE CLERGY” (featuring label owner, BREAKER and newcomer, DIVERGE) is a cataclysm of raw, unrelenting energy. Forward-driven drums, mash-ups and explosive bass run this track, exposing the world to the key elements that GEIN is composed of. Highly anticipated “THE SERMON” finally sees the light of day after being on dubplate for months on end. Brutal bass and bone snapping drums roll on through before NANOTEK/GEIN collaboration THE MASTER rolls on through and cuts through your cerebellum, causing an aneurysm. Old school darkness and deviously clever drum edits smash the mirage of a good life to pieces, proclaiming “A HORROR TO ALL MEN THAT SEEK FAITH.” And as this vicious four-tracker comes to an end, COUNTERSTRIKE provides excellent remix quality on WARDEN. Think of it like taking your last breath… The final nail in the coffin. WARDEN REMIX starts off with a crescendoing build followed by militant tear-out drums and neck-snapping bass, that roll through like a bat out of hell.
Material support from Limewax, SPL, Dylan, Tech Itch, Evol Intent, Silent Killer, Cooh & More.

a Gein feat. Breaker & Diverge – The Clergy
b Gein – The Sermon
c Gein feat. Nanotek – The Master
d Gein – The Warden (Counterstrike remix)

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

SOUL:R018 Losing Ground – ST:Cal Soulr 12″ Vinyl
SOULR023 Dat Music EP 3 – Various Soulr 12″ x 2
SUBTITLES039 Submerged – Break Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
SUICIDE030 Pression / No Destiny – Break Commercial Suicide 12″ Vinyl
SUICIDE045 Ashram – Klute Commercial Suicide 12″ Vinyl
SOULR036 DAT Music 2 EP 1 – Various Artists Soulr 12″ Vinyl x 2
SOULR041 The Raw Truth – Lynx & Kemo Soulr LP
NZLP002S Innuendo Phase Three – Trei Samurai Music 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep Releases

RAMP029 Timekeeper (Dave Aju Remix) – Clouds Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Very limited one sided 12” release from RAMP RECORDINGS. CLOUDS’ 2008 clockwork garage masterpiece gets re-worked by Matthew Herbert’s Accidental sigee DAVE AJU. What more do you need to know?

a Clouds – Timekeeper (Dave Aju Remix)

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MEDI026 My World – Mizz Beats Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl
Set to shine in 2010, Mizz Beats is the 22 year-old from Hackney (East London) who aided and abetted labelmate Silkie in the creation of one of this year’s certified bangers: ‘Purple Love’. Earning her stripes in the midst of the UK’s grime scene, she has already produced for the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Jammer and Lady Sovereign and she is undoubtedly one of the Anti Social Entertainment clique’s brightest prospects alongside Quest, Silkie, Kromestar, J5, Harry Craze and Heny G. Mizzy’s debut 12” on DEEP MEDi Musik showcases both her versatility and a lightness of touch that belies her years. ‘My World’ marries sloping half-step drums, offhand tom rolls and cleverly constructed synth work, conjuring a wickedly melodious groove. On the flip, ‘The Jester’ zips off in a different direction, carried by tougher, stripped-back drums and myriad 8-bit Gameboy bleeps, zaps and bumps. An altogether clubbier affair, but no less sophisticated, fans of Gemmy and Joker will undoubtedly approve.

a Mizz Beats – My World
b Mizz Beats – The Jester

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

a DVA – Natty
b DVA – Ganja

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

RAMP011 Liquid Dancehall – Zomby Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
RAMP015 The Lie – Zomby Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
HPR002 Storm EP – SPL Hollow Point Recordings 12″ Vinyl
RAMP023 A Rustling – Shortstuff Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
HF024 Aesaunic EP – Scuba Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
PROPH118 Sincere (Nero Remix) – MJ Cole Prolific Recordings 12″ Vinyl
ROTTUN002-1 Vehemence / Sound – Noiz / Threnody Rottun 12″ Vinyl
ROTTUN002-2 Do It Now / This is War – Excision & Noiz / Rakoon Rottun 12″ Vinyl
ROTTUN004 Know You / 3vil Five – Excision / Ultrablack Rottun 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep / UK Funky Promos

ZER-002 Presenser – Non Person Channel Zero 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Helsinki-based Non Person has been crafting his quirky audio sculptures since 2006, embracing the city’s burgeoning experimental music scenes as his playground. From dirty club tracks to audio installations and deep listening, he is no stranger to the numerous ways of compressing organic emotions into expressions in data. Coming from one of the first local proponents of the new wave of multicoloured “beat” music moving feet in select locations around the globe, Presenser / Mi Empress is a study in elasticised electronic hip-hop and moist, yet fiery 140bpm bass structures.
The first release bearing the Non Person name, this one is a keeper. Non Person MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/n0npers0n Channel Zero is a new label run by Dead-O of Clouds with the aim of pushing new, forward-looking music to new sets of ears around the globe, with no boundaries set as to the type of music being released. As anyone who has witnessed a Dead-O dj set can attest, he is a man who knows how to connect the dots. Gaining momentum, Channel Zero is set for further releases this spring – stay tuned.

a Non Person – Presenser
b Non Person – Mi Empress

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WAR014 Blaze Dem – Unknown War 12″ Vinyl
Very Limited white label.

a Unknown – Blaze Dem
b Unknown – Find My Way

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CON027 The Electrician – Mrk1 Contagious Music 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Smothered in trademark atmospheric stealth and slither, Move Your Soul has MRK1 making fanfares for imperial squadrons, and intercepting vintage female dance vocals in a hostage situation as he darts in and out of another of his chrome mazes. Remember when Peter Griffin from Family Guy is granted the wish of having his own theme music wherever he goes? MRK1 can conceivably pop round the newsagents to the sound of ominous intergalactic friction. Taken from the forthcoming potential lipsmacker Sound of Contagious album out soon, it stands in the gap between dubstep and electronica at its surliest, moving to an easy-to-follow path so that the mass of the situation becomes hard to take on the chin. In other words, it may move freely, but it still casts a serious shadow. Another album preview is The Electrician, which takes the rewiring of plugs to industrially draconian lengths. Synths are programmed to kick you both in the guts and your fillings as MRK1 walks the plank of spinning blades with a crystal finish, operated by a black-hearted Speak n Spell. Dubstep’s jackhammer blur of beats are dodged for a firm putting down of his foot while making the traditional aspect of dub stand out. It’s the sound of an extreme version of LaserQuest: complete with pinging crossfire across the bass wastelands, the power-packs are taking the weight of a real ready-to-go arsenal.Written by: Matty O http://www.datatransmission.co.uk/ViewReview/1460/

a Mrk1 – The Electrician
b Mrk1 – Move Your Soul

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

a Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce – Tripped Up
b Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce – Coconuts

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TRI001 You Got Me – Scuba Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The follow-up to 2008′s A Mutual Antipathy is entitled Triangulation and will be released on his Hotflush Recordings label on March 22nd. You can get a taste of things to come on this very limited edition 12″ taken from the album, You Got Me / So You Think You’re Special. The album will be released as 3×12″ vinyl, CD and digital download. The CD will contain ‘continuous audio’ while the vinyl versions have edits.

a Scuba – You Got Me
b Scuba – So You Think You’re Special

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PSQ002 Untitled / 1993 / Horizons – Furesshu Project Squared 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. This 12″ picks up where Furesshu’s digital releases at a dubstep tempo on Echodub left off but also pushes into the deep, Berlin inspired techno sound that he is presently concentrating on. 1993 sounds fast for its mid 130s tempo, the bass drives the trackís pace and the delay affected stabs provide just enough melody. Horizons feels slower, you could perhaps describe it as a half step track although it twists up the formula for that sub genre. The bass evolves and changes throughout the track, rising and falling, coupled with drones and drums punctuating the track rather than providing a constant element. Untitled marks a change in Furesshuís sound. 4/4 deep techno; 11 minutes of gradual, constant evolution in the melodic parts of the track but the driving, perfectly toned kick drum and hi hats holding the groove in place.
Mastered by CGB at Dubplates and Mastering, Berlin, Germany.

a Furesshu – Untitled
b1 Furesshu – 1993
b2 Furesshu – Horizons

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HEK007 Beacon – LV & Untold Hemlock Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The much in demand collab by LV & Untold finally hits wax, back with a stunning Mount Kimbie remix.
LV & Untold – Beacon – Possibly the most minimal tune to date by either artist, Beacon rolls on a bare bones set-up of deep swung bass, barely-there percussion and simple bleep-track melody. In the true spirit of the original dubstep pioneers, making very little, sound very BIG.
LV & Untold Beacon (Mount Kimbie Remix) – Mount Kimbie deliver a stunning remix. Layering a heap of their trademark melody onto the intro, following that with an instantly memorable rave hook, then easing us out gently with some sweeeet R&B inflected chopped vocals. Stunning stuff.
Big support across the board by Mary Anne Hobbs, Ben UFO, Ramadanman, Gilles Peterson, Brackles & Shortstuff , Rob Da Bank and more.

a LV & Untold – Beacon
aa LV & Untold – Beacon (Mount Kimbie Remix)

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SUBT007 Low Life – Underhill / Machine Code / Audio Subtrakt 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Subtrakt once again delivers a release worth its weight in plastic – Featuring Current Value – Audio – Machine Code & Underhill. Low Life – is pure bass culture, machine rapped and delivered for the pleasure of our mortal ears..
A1 : Subdivision’s in house steppers have knocked up one hell of a beast in Dead Foot. 5 mins of neck tearing will be induced from the intense Beavis and Butt-Head nodding that will unwillingly be infected on you. Dead Foot is Underhill’s 1st output on vinyl but by no means the last : keep an eye on their myspace.com/underhilldub <http://myspace.com/underhilldub> as an album is due very soon. !!! Dead Foot is a peak time floor pounder please choose the right moment to drop.
A2: Subtrakt is proud to be the 1st label to release Current Values naughty twist on Dubstep, as the name suggest ‘Heavy Weight’ is one beast of a tune . There is not much that has to be said about this track other than play destroy and enjoy. Made for all dubtech freaks looking for the Tyson of all tunes to crush fellow nodders.
B1:Machine Code is the pseudonym for Current Value and Dean Rodell, a side project that has evolved out of the early morning sessions in Subdivision’s Berlin Studio.So with sound systems still quivering in their boots from their last assault – Subtrakt is proud to bring you their 1st release as Machine Code and their next round of amo. Duberlin sees the pair mixing up classic dub bass and cheeky wobbles with skanks that cut through the tight techy production. that keeps them a cut above in their respected fields. For more info check out mypsace.com/machinecode <http://mypsace.com/machinecode> .. And if you missed the well received SPARS LANDS written by them under Current Value and Dean Rodell on Subtrakt 006 then check out subdivision.com <http://subdivision.com> – Danke aus Berlin
B2: The last remaining dub treat is finally dished out by one of dnb’s finest – AUDIO – Agent of Chaos has all the classy trade marks that we have come to expect from an Audio output, recognized for his crisp production skills and slick arrangements on labels such as Techfreak and Offkey he manages to capture his unique style within this dubstep shell and rework it to a flow that he has made 100 % his own. Audio rounds off another classic slab, From Subtrakt’s ever growing Subheads sound.

a1 Underhill – Dead Foot
a2 Current Value – Heavy Weight
b1 Machine Code a.k.a. Current Value & Dean Rodell – Duberlin
b2 Audio – Agent Of Chaos

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HENCH013 Rhythm / Pulse 80’s – Jakes / Mensah Hench 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The explosion of dubstep in the UK (and Bristol in particular) has dictated that the standard of production and new ideas is fiercely competed. Nevertheless, HENCH is one label that remains at the forefront of this ever-expanding scene. The 13th release from the imprint presents an outstanding 12” comprising of ‘Rhythm’ from label boss, Jakes, along with the debut release from Bristol’s rapidly rising star, Mensah. These tracks both feature on the HENCH Mixtape Vol. 1 (soon to be released). The compilation is to be mixed by Jakes and will feature unreleased tracks from Papa ‘ench himself. The release will contain new exclusive tracks from Komonazmuk, Chasing Shadows, Lost and Giant, as well as providing a platform for debut releases on the label from Minus, Tek-one and Mensah.
A. JAKES – RHYTHM is the name, and you can bet your bottom dollar that this tune has it. Immediately setting the step, a background siren gives the warning for what’s about to follow. With Jakes’ vocal defining the riff of the track, get ready for a bassline that’s best described as ‘underwater funk’. This tune’s had a lot of love from all the right people, and it’s not hard to see why – with Jakes’ innovative flavour stamped all over it – Rhythm truly stands out in the crowd.
AA. MENSAH – PULSE 80’s – Flip over for the bass-led rhythm of ‘Pulse 80’s’. Building the intro with a glitchy lead-synth and punchy kick-drum, nothing detracts from the simple yet effective pulse of the beat. When the bass drops, expect the dancefloor to be bouncing up and down in time. Showcasing Mensah’s diverse influences, this is just one example of the various different styles of dubstep productions he’s producing right now. Watch out for further releases on HENCH from this young-one, we are tipping Mensah for big things.

a Jakes – Rhythm
b Mensah – Pulse 80’s

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HENCH014 Broken String / You Fo – Tek-One / Komonazmuk Hench 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. For the HENCH camp, this is one very exciting release. Featuring the debut release on the label from Croydon producers, Tek-One, and yet another stunner from HENCH favourite, Komonazmuk. Both tracks exemplify what this label has become renowned for – bass-heavy, forward-thinking dubstep pressure – and it also happens that both tracks are absolutely killer! These tracks both feature on the HENCH Mixtape Vol. 1 (soon to be released). The compilation is to be mixed by Jakes and will feature unreleased tracks from Papa ‘ench himself. The release will also contain new exclusive tracks from Komonazmuk, Chasing Shadows, Lost and Giant, as well as providing a platform for debut releases on the label from Minus, Tek-one and Mensah.
A. TEK-ONE – BROKEN STRING This is one standout tune, recognisable from the off. A haunting synth with the kind of vocal rare in dubstep productions, brings you in gently to the drop. From there its all change – the drum roll makes way for a mechanical and glitchy bass riff that’s going to have people running for cover. With the occasional vocal stab, Tek-One’s effort is an outstandingly paradoxical release – both beautifully atmospheric and dancefloor-destroying at the same time. Having already remixed Way out West and Fugative, Tek-One are one’s to watch.
AA. KOMONAZMUK – YOU FO’ A return to HENCH from one of Bristol’s most exciting producers; Komonazmuk. And using ‘You Fo’ as a measure, its clear that Komon’s style has matured significantly during that time. This release is a heavily dubby and technoinfused track that is a real creeper. Building a moody affair from the off, the sub-bass is complemented by tripped-out stabs of the synth. One for the connoisseurs of what dubstep has grown into – ‘You Fo’ pays homage to the melting pot of styles that contribute to what this genre is today. If nothing else, this track dictates that whatever you do in 2010, you need to pick up Komonazmuk’s album dropping on HENCH later this year.

A Tek-One – Broken String
B Komonazmuk – You Fo

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DBZ004 Plaster – KPK Dub:iouz Records 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Serbian multi-instrumentalist Michal Čapeľa aka KPK is a very exciting fresh talent in the Dub:iouz Records stable. So far his claim to fame include one of his tracks being released on the ‘Fixations: serious one’ compilation alongside Hatcha, DFRNT et al on American label ‘Milkmoney’ (previously ‘Insectmind’), shortly followed by his debut ‘Where Texture Takes Shape’. He also got fans and critics alike very excited with his performance at last year’s Exit festival. Now it’s time for the prolific prodigy to enter the UK scene with DBZ004.

A KPK – Plaster
AA1 KPK – Chill Winston
AA2 KPK – Riddler

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BMF001 Dirty Trumpet / Dirty Salsa – Sami Sanchez BM Funky 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. It was not the hand of chance which secured Sami Sanchez’s place in today’s DJs and producers arena as one of the freshest, most promising up-and-coming names. Sanchez got his first gig at a street party in Cuba. Playing a mixture of Reggaeton, hip hop, Garage and Ragga, he knew right there and then his future was in music. Whilst at University, studying a degree in Sound Engineering, Sami Sanchez starting working at the cult-status record store Black Market Records (currently BM Soho). Sami soon started extending his musical expertise to DnB, US house and the then-newly developed Dubstep and UK Funky. Combining his urban musical expertise and his Latin roots influences, Sami quickly progressed and started playing at top Latin club nights. He imminently became a favourite on the Urban Latin scene, playing alongside DJs such as Tony Touch, DJ Nelson, DJ Buddha, Don Omar, Tego Calderon, Andy Boy and Khrisy Angel. It was in 2009 when Sami suffered an acute brain injury, but through sheer determination and strong will to live, he is continuing to follow his dream. Only eight months later, we are proud to announce Sami Sanchez’s first official UK Funky release, ‘Dirty Salsa’ & ‘Dirty Trumpet’. Supported by Worldclass Management & BM Soho, the double A-side 12” is already causing a stir on the dancefloor. The dramatic, catchy ‘Dirty Trumpet’ and the hit-sy ‘Dirty Salsa’ are no doubt building Sami Sanchez’s reputation as one of the UK’s finest UK Funky producers. With a string of releases to come, a huge following of music loving fans – and with Sami’s determination to make it to recovery – we are pleased to welcome back the people’s DJ and the phenomenal cross-genre producer that is Sami Sanchez.

A Sami Sanchez – Dirty Trumpet
AA Sami Sanchez – Dirty Salsa

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UK Funky Restocks

PROPH116 AO – MJ Cole feat. Serocee Prolific Recordings 12″ Vinyl
PROPH117 Battle Stations EP – Bias & Cole feat. Fox Prolific Recordings 12″ Vinyl
BUILD002 Ride It – Baobinga Build 12″ Vinyl

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

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

a Break – Late Drop
b Break – Crunchy

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

a Audio – Sector 9
b Audio – Loudener

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

a Spinline – Irreverse
b Spinline – Nothing More

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

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

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

a Sato – Turning Point
b Sato – Rough Ground

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

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

A Ill Skillz – Backtrack
AA Ill Skillz – Stella Nova

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

a Nether – Beating Me
b Nether – Deep Echo

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

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

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

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

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

a Consequence – Dreadtone
b Consequence – Timeloss

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

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

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

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

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

a Machine Code – Recoded
b Machine Code – Silicon Base

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

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

New Dubstep Releases

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a Koan Sound – Akira
b Koan Sound – Endorphin

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

a SBTRKT – Laika

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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New Dubstep Promos

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

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

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

a Kryptic Minds – Badman
b Kryptic Minds – Distant

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

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

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

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

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

a XI – 000
aa XI – Slippin

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

a Emalkay – Solid State
b Emalkay – Battle Suit

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

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

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

a DVA – Natty
b DVA – Ganja

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

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

Dubstep Restocks CD Albums

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

New UK Funky Releases

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

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

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a – Mash Up Lucifer
b – Respect The Elder

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

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

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

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

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

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

a Break – Late Drop
b Break – Crunchy

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

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

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

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

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

a Cern – Dirt Bag
b Cern – Eye Dream

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

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

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

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

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

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

New Dubstep Releases

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

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

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

a Untold – Flexible

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HEK005 Gonna Work Out Fine EP – Untold Hemlock Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
Please note very limited supply. After a prolific run of releases on Hotflush and Hessle Audio, Untold returns to his spiritual home to serve up two slabs of trademark ‘what the f**k?!’ bass music. Taking influences from US house, grime, jungle, techno and a whole load more. Wot u call it? As the tune says: ‘Don’t Know. Don’t Care.’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a Asusu – Small Hours
b Asusu – Taurean

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

a Lost – Ironhide
b Lost – Slaughtered

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

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

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

a Mala – Level Nine
b Cooly G – Weekend Fly

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

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

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

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

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New Dubstep Promos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a Seven – Saturn
b Seven – Step Into A Dream

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

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

Dubstep T-Shirts

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

SKULL-HOODS-M Black Hooded Sweatshirt (Size: Medium) – Skull Disco Skull Disco T-Shirt
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Hip Hop Restocks

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

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

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Hip-Hop Restocks CD Albums

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

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

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New Hip Hop Releases

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

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

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It’s that time of the year when music related blog’s get their chart heads on and review 2009 with their top albums and singles, we tried something a little similar when S.T. Holdings staff members recently picked their ‘Top 3 Tracks of the Year’: http://www.stholdings.co.uk/2009/12/02/s-t-holdings-staff-charts-2009/

On perusing around the internet at the various charts we have found a mountain of accolades for some of the labels we have been representing, here’s a short run down of some of the finest records this year according to the masses and the music moguls:

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Joy Orbison
Hyph Mngo

It’s been a meteoric rise to fame for Joy Orbison, a release picked up by Hotflush Recordings (ran by Scuba) and released on his more techno orientated sub-label (HFT), first raved about by Martin Blackdown for his Pitchfork Blog and since then has completely blown up with Joy being tipped for the top in 2010 by the BBC Music Longlist: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8388584.stm

The tune has also been picked up on by the NME who voted the track their 18th (out of 50) ‘Best Tracks of the Year’: http://www.nme.com/list/50-best-tracks-of-2009/159979/page/4

Boomkat follow suit and position the track No.9 out of 100 in the ‘Tracks of the Year’: http://www.boomkat.com/charts.cfm?id=517&gID=10

We await to hear the development of Mr. Orbison’s sound in 2010…..

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Martyn
Great Lengths LP

Martyn’s debut LP was a big success and the internet was flooded with information and hype about the album, his crossover from Drum & Bass to the more techno/house influenced Dubstep sound was great timing and he soon became the figure at the forefront of that particular sound.

It has won alot of ‘awards’ this year across many sites, including no.3 in Resident Advisors ‘Top 20 Albums of 2009′: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1121

12th in FACT Magazine‘s ‘Top 100 Album’s of 2009′: http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4134&Itemid=103&limit=1&limitstart=5

A mention in the ‘Lost 9 of 2009′ section on Drowned In Sound: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4138671-lost-9-of-09-2-2562-unbalance?2009

16th in Boomkat‘s ‘Top 100 Album’s of 2009′: http://www.boomkat.com/charts.cfm?id=516&gID=10

Watch out for Martyn’s forthcoming releases coming in 2010, first will be a 2 part remix release, details here: http://www.stholdings.co.uk/2009/11/30/forthcoming-on-3024-martyn-the-remixes/

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Zomby
One Foot Ahead Of The Other

Ramp Recordings have had a host of big releases this year, notably the Zomby Mini-LP which featured artwork by  Kate Moross taking the 8-bit Nintendo sounds to the extreme and cementing himself as one of the artists at the forefront of electronic music. Songs supported by the likes of Annie Mac, Zane Lowe and Kissy Sell Out on Radio 1.

FACT Magazine voted it No.7 of their ‘Best 40 Albums of 2009′: http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4134&Itemid=103&limit=1&limitstart=6

Boomkat voted it No.3 in their ‘Top 100 Albums of 2009′: http://www.boomkat.com/charts.cfm?id=516&gID=10

More to come from Zomby no doubt in 2010!

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Peverelist
Jarvik Mindstate

Peverelist’s debut album finally landed on his own Punch Drunk imprint recently, a producer with relatively few releases to his name but always quality over quantity, a well renowned producer who has worked with Shackleton, Appleblim and has performed remixes for the likes of Pole, along with Martyn he is one of the forerunners of the Techno influenced Dubstep sound.

Resident Advisor made it No.19 in their ‘Best 20 Albums of 2009′ list: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1121

Boomkat made it No.85 in their ‘Top 100 Albums of 2009′: http://www.boomkat.com/charts.cfm?id=516&gID=10

Expect big things from Punch Drunk in 2010, a Hyetal & Shortstuff 12″ is due for release on 18th January 2010.

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Joker & Ginz
Purple City

Kapsize, the Bristol based label co-run by Joker and Pinch’s Multiverse has been showcasing some huge Joker productions this year, notably ‘Purple City’ by Joker & Ginz. Joker has gone from strength to strength this year and is set to blow big time next year, having headlined the Sonar dubstep stage and undertaken some high profile remix work.

XLR8R voted it amongst their ‘Best of 2009′ list: http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2009/12/bumpin

Pitchfork voted for it amongst their ‘Best 100 Tracks of 2009′: http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/5/

Here’s looking forward to 2010.

We’ll leave you for the year with some previews of some releases you can expect to see released in January 2010:

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New D ‘n’ B Releases

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

a Consequence – Fog
b Consequence – 11 Circles
c Consequence – A Man And A Woman
d Consequence Ft dBridge – Life Is Timing
e Consequence – Lime Green
f Consequence Ft ASC – From A Distance
g1 Consequence – Flashes
g2 Consequence – Farewell
h Consequence Ft Instra:mental – Reflex Reaction

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

A ASC – Porcelain
AA ASC – Focus Inwards

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

a Gridlok – Chatter
b Gridlok, Echo & The Upbeats – Flame Thrower (Bulletproof & Teknik Remix)

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

a Dose – The Place In Between
b Blackplanet – Man The Weather

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

a Lucio De Rimanez – Crash Bang Wallop
b Lucio De Rimanez – Rising Of Rhinos

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

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

a Spirit – Set Up
b Spirit – Night Drive

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

a BTK & Jumpat – FunkeyMunkey
b Proktah & Sleeper Cell – Resurrection

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

A Seba – Dangerous Days
AA Polar – Hi Volts (Seba Remix)

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

a Big Bud & Greg Packer – Rise
b Big Bud & Greg Packer – Raining Dub

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

A MIST – Clockwork feat DRS
AA MIST – Entropy

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

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

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FOKUZ038 White Noise Down / Jewel – Fourward / N.Phect Fokuz Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Every once in while you find a combination that’s so interesting you just cant shut up about it! and this is one of those combinations… Fourward & N.Phect on FOKUZ! yes you didnt saw that one coming! Fourward delivers a superb roller thats just soooo Fokuz.. Sweet melodies with a heavy rolling bassline and a subtle neuro twist.. With White Noise Down Fourward shows that theyre going onward.. onward to interesting directions! The B side hold as said before.. N.Phect.. The Germafunker steps off from the heavy neuro for a bit to flex his more subtle muscles and with his Jewel tune he succeeded tremendously! Another side of N.Phect that he should show alot more!

a Fourward – White Noise Down
b N.Phect – Jewel

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PRSPCT009 Wonder For Reason – Donny PRSPCT 12″ Vinyl
The creme de la creme of hardcore dnb rises it ugly head once again..and this time Donny steps up with 2 of the sickest hardsteppin dnb tracks of the year. Not played out and battered for years and years no this one is fresh n fucked up to the bone! Wonder for reason shows the Donny sound ever so perfect. Destructive snares, Exploding kicks and a sub bassline that’ll rattle everything off the ceiling.. Keeping it rollin but allso keeping it brutal is something Donny does best and this could probably be his best work to date! Flip the disc over for even more Donny terror and a even heavier slab of filth.. Sabotage has crossover written all over it… With its steady kicks it could easily be a tune of the hardcore people out there to bring some diversity to their sets! Again the PRSPCT flagship delivers! heavy, hard and most inportantly.. FRESH!

a Donny – Wonder For Reason
b Donny – Sabotage

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

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

D ‘n’ B Restocks CD Albums

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

New Dubstep Releases

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

A Harry Craze – WA6
AA Harry Craze – Thirty Six Hours

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

A Kryptic Minds – Code 46
AA Kryptic Minds – The Weeping

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

a1 MRK 1 – Last Drop
a2 MRK 1 – Turn Me On
b1 Cyrus – In The Background
b2 Cyrus – Wet Fart

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DESTPUB008 Space Attack – Doshy Destpub 10″ Vinyl
Dubstep label from France…Used to beats & blips, but in fact a new comer in the dubstep scene, Doshy produced here 2 jewels of electrobotik bass which we are delighted to put out on Destpub. Filled with 8 beat sounds and crunchy bass, dis 10″ is sure to awake the sleepy bot inside u.

a Doshy – Space Attack
b Doshy – Chip

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

a Zero G – Ransom
b Zero G – Scorpion

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New Dubstep Promos

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

a ST Files – Tek No Dub
b ST Files – Be Good

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PIPS010 Tenzado – Greena Apple Pips 12″ Vinyl
Finish Copy Promo’s. Apple Pips come out of nowhere with their latest release from newcomer to the scene Greena, two heavy slabs of Garage / House influenced dubstep, ‘Tenzado’ is the freshest tune we’ve heard for a while, slick vocal hooks and smooth bass lines sounding like a cross between Cooly G, El-B and the 8bit vibes of Zomby. Absolutely massive release from Appleblim’s Apple Pips, we’re sure they’re set for another massive year in ‘010! Don’t sleep on this one!!

A Greena – Tenzado
AA Greena – Actual Pain

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

a Mrk1 – I’ll Kill You
b Mrk1 – Throw Ur Toyz Out

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

a Lung – Afterlife
b Lung – Time

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

a1 Sampha – Neon Blue
a2 Slugabed – Thump Ass
a3 Tokimonsta – Let Me Trick U
b1 Shortstuff – A Rustling (Frozen VIP)
b2 SBTRKT – Kaoss
b3 P.U.D.G.E – LeavingbabylonelyAgain

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

a 6Blocc – Budda Bye
b 6Blocc – Vigilante

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LIME001 Bushido / A Flame In Your Heart – SPL & Triage Lime Dubs 12″ Vinyl
Hold on to your seat kids.. this is going to be bumpy ride! Citrus Recordings has kickstarted their very own Dubstep label aptly dubbed Lime! And for their first release they turned to one of the interesting dnb to dubstep cross overs in the last few years. The one and only SPL teams up with Triage to deliver 2 outstanding heavy duty dubstep bazooka riddems! The A side features Bushido.. an epic tune that twists and turns all over the place. With its goolish sounds itll haunt the dancefloor like a zombie. But beware… once you get bitten… there is no turning back! The Flip holds A Flame In Your Heart.. Dont get it twisted this isnt some weak lovesong… This is a raging inferno thatll burn everything in sight! Go call the fire department people cause this one is going to BURN!

a SPL & Triage – Bushido
b SPL & Triage – A Flame In Your Heart

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

a Spatial – 90729
b Spatial – 90807

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

a1 Turboweekend – Trouble Is
a2 Turboweekend – Trouble Is (Joker Remix)
b1 Turboweekend – Holiday
b2 Turboweekend – Holiday (Russell Lissack -Bloc Party- Remix)

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

HYP008 Bad / 2 Bad – Kode 9 Vs LD HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
HYP009 Black Sun – Kode 9 HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
RNG008 Sinners / Goblin – Jonnny Clark Vs Mala / Coki Ringo Records 12″ Vinyl
HDB023 Hyperdub 5.1 EP – Kode9 / Black Chow / Flying Lotus HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
HDB024 Hyperdub 5.2 EP – Joker & Ginz / Zomby / Samiyam HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
HDB026 Hyperdub 5.4 EP – Martyn / L.D. HyperDub 12″ Vinyl
HDB029 Sahara Michael / Fish – Ikonika HyperDub 12″ Vinyl

New UK Funky Promos

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

a1 MJ Cole feat. Serocee – AO (Main Mix)
b1 MJ Cole – AO ( (MJ’s Open Your Gob Dubb)
b2 MJ Cole – AO (Zed Bias Wind-Up Mix)

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

a Bias & Cole feat. Fox – Fly Up Ya Banner
b1 Bias & Cole feat. Fox – Big In The Game
b2 Bias & Cole feat. Fox – Rampwiddem

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New D ‘n’ B CD

EXITCD004 Live For Never LP (CD Format) – Consequence Exit Records CD
Consequence was introduced to d-Bridge via mutual friends whilst touring New Zealand and after listening to some of his music, dbridge knew that he had found an artist with the potential to create an album suited to the labels ethos of writing music from the heart and not necessarily directed at the dancefloor. d-Bridge had just started his Autonomic podcast series alongside Instra:mental with the intention of showcasing and developing artists who were thinking outside of the conventional Drum & Bass box. Consequence has become a core member of this crew who have gone on to secure an Autonomic residency at the world famous Fabric night-club and turn many heads from outside the genre such as Laurent Garnier, Skream and Actress to name a few. The album contains collaborations with fellow Autonomic artists Instra:mental, ASC and d-Bridge and is a good representation of the versatility which Autonomic is becoming renowned for. Each track is a piece of music in its own right, but the whole album is best listened to as one long piece that flows harmonically from start to finish through different emotions and atmospheres.

CD1 1 Consequence – Long Lies -
CD1 2 Consequence Ft ASC – From A Distance -
CD1 3 Consequence – Feeling Like We Do -
CD1 4 Consequence Ft dBridge – Life Is Timing -
CD1 5 Consequence – Psuedo Echo -
CD1 6 Consequence – 11 Circles -
CD1 7 Consequence – Lime Green -
CD1 8 Consequence Ft Instra:mental – Reflex Reaction -
CD1 9 Consequence – Fog -
CD1 10 Consequence – Short Lived -
CD1 11 Consequence – Farewell -
CD1 12 Consequence – Flashes -
CD1 13 Consequence – A Man And A Woman -

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RRCD03 Blurred Vision – Kubiks Rubik Records CD
With over 60 releases under his belt since starting in drum and bass, it is time for Kubiks to hang up his belt and leave the scene with a final reminder of just what he has been and is capable of. His versatile styles that cross genres are shown in Blurred vision. With great texture of soundscapes, driving beats and dancefloor basslines this album certainly offers something for everyone. Deep soulful undertones to sinister industrial ear thrashers, it has it all. Kubiks has collaborated with a number of old faces and new, from Lomax and Davide Carbone to Zetek and Re:criminate. names to watch out for in the future. The support for this album has been shown across the board from A.I, Lomax, BCEE, Blame to cross genre DJs like A-Skillz and Jim Rivers. As a last effort to seal his legacy in Drum n Bass don’t pass this one buy. make history and pick up your copy.

CD1 1 Kubiks & Crewz – Andromeda -
CD1 2 Kubiks – Gas Mask -
CD1 3 David Carbone – Bamboo (Kubiks remix) -
CD1 4 Kubiks & Re:criminate – Intentions -
CD1 5 Kubiks & Zetek – Wake Up Call -
CD1 6 Kubiks & Bionic1 – Invincible -
CD1 7 Kubiks & Calculon – Android on Steroids -
CD1 8 Kubiks & Lomax – Find a way (Blu Mar Ten remix) -
CD1 9 Kubiks – Do me wrong -
CD1 10 Kubiks & Zetek – Why -
CD1 11 Kubiks & Zetek – Final Thought -

New D ‘n’ B Releases

OK017 Antique Antic / King Stays King – Martsman / Raiden & Khanage Offkey 12″ Vinyl
Raiden’s label always comes with something different from the usual D&B formula rubbish. Martsman’s track is very impressive, with his refreshing future sound. On the other side it’s business as usual from Raiden with help from Khanage, its funky, and not as full on as normal, but again right at the cutting edge. Martsman got into Drum&Bass around the end of the 90s. Debuting on New York based Offshore Recordings in 2005, he released on smaller as well as established labels like Alphacut Records or Counter Intelligence in the following years. In 2008, tracks on Warm Communications and Hospital Records’ sub label Med School attract the attention of a steadily growing audience also from outside the Drum&Bass scene.

a Martsman – Antique Antic
b Raiden & Khanage – King Stays King

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31R040 Quality Not Quantity Vol. 3 – Various Artists 31 Records 12″ Vinyl x 2
Very limited white label promo. Never one to concentrate on one sound or one style, Doc Scott plays across the board and this EP echoes his DJ selection. Support and play from renowned names such as Big Bud, Loxy, Flight, Bailey, Fabio , LTJ Bukem, Marcus Intalex. Quality D&B.

a Lynx & Aaron Jay – Mule
b Edward Oberon – Noir
c DJ Vapour – Working With Muppets
d Sight Unseen – Staks 2

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CIADK021 Conversations – Mutt ft Kevin King C.I.A. Deep Kut 12″ Vinyl
Simply unbeatable vibes from Mutt and Kevin Kings vocals. This is many DJ’s Top Tune of the summer. Underground support from Crissy Chris, Hype and Bailey and set to crossover to Radio 1. Rolling soul music.

a Mutt ft Kevin King – Conversations
b Mutt ft Kevin King – invitation

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NONVOGUE004 Big Skeleton LP (Vinyl Version) – The Upbeats Non Vogue 12″ Vinyl x 2
If you’re The Upbeats, you never know when inspiration is going to hit, or leave you curled up on the floor with laughter-induced abdominal muscles pains. In this particular scenario, their inspiration was a whispered Brazilian ghetto story related to them by a friend. The story of the Caveraos (English translation: Big Skeleton), a super-tank full of Navy Seal trained Brazilian gang members known to terrorise the favelas of Rio De Janeiro, or on good days, distribute Nike sneakers and free cable. Sounds fucked up right? Anyway, as you’ve probably gathered by now, The Upbeats were suitable taken with this story, and having already floated the idea of a haunted-house album, decided to title their third album Big Skeleton, out of homage to the Caveraos; and horror in general.

What the DJ’s are saying!

Marcus Intalex: “Two of the most innovative and versatile producers on todays scene. Whenever I get something new from these guys I instantly stop what I’m doing, knowing full well I am just about to hear something totally fresh.”

Dieselboy: “Once again redefining the future sound of neuro funk nastiness. Buy on sight!”

Ed Rush: “Everything these guys do demands immediate attention. Drop whatever you’re doing and go grab Big Skeleton… sick, sick, sick! They specialize in dance floor artillery of serious weight as we all know from their releases in the past. This album is no different and is a brilliant testimony to their talents. Also includes one of the best dubstep tunes I ever heard… Ship It!”

Be it the haunted click’n’bass soul of ‘Bones’ (featuring Ned Worboys of Harbour City Electric), the sub-grinding, stream-ofconsciousness narrative driven breakbeat insanity of ‘Carousel’ (featuring MC Kemo from Germany), their speaker-rupturing foray into dubstep on ‘Macabre’ (co-produced by the mysterious Crushington) or the drum’n’folk atmospherics of ‘Through The Night’ (featuring award-winning country singer Jess Chambers); Big Skeleton lives in equal balance between the headphone headspace and the mindset of the club, which is a rare and terrifyingly beautiful combination in drum’n’bass. And that’s not even touching on the collaborations with State of Mind or Japanese rapper Cardz. With Big Skeleton, The Upbeats wake the dead, and the whispered terror walks once again.
DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T WARN YOU.

a The Upbeats – Big Skeleton
b The Upbeats – Laser Crypt
c The Upbeats – Carousel (Feat. Kemo)
d The Upbeats – The Unearthly

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LSLP001 SPL LP – SPL Lost Soul Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 4
SPL spent the last 3 years spreading his reach into diverse genres of electronic music. He has opened new branches of the already successful Lost Soul label. He has built on his international success, raining bass down on the heads of unsuspecting clubbers and partygoers all over the world. Now SPL returns to the Drum and Bass fold and does not disappoint. SPL, aka Sam Pool, has created the perfect blend of illusion, reality, precision and chaos within his first solo LP. The self-titled ‘SPL’ LP either sweeps the listener into worlds built of light and mystery, or drags them into the depths of a bass-filled hell. Lost Soul’s first LP release, ‘SPL,’ is a daringly original take on hard and dark music. With 8 tracks creating a symphony of chemically fueled emotion, ebbing and flowing between aggression and release, it’s no wonder why there is already a buzz within the international community of producers and fans alike.
‘I want to return depth and focus to dark drum and bass and give people who are turned off by the formulaic horror of today’s dark music something that they can identify with’ —SPL—
‘Epic and brutal machine funk’ —Dieselboy—
‘The most refreshing thing I have heard this year… SPLendidly produced’ —Limewax—
‘SPL has outdone himself, presenting an album that has depth as well as danceability’ —The Panacea—
There is a feeling of digitally mechanized destruction to the art within tracks like ‘Run From the Feeling’ and ‘It Will Be Different,’ pushing the audience over the edge of what was thought possible with Drum and Bass. Or the driving and sometimes brash ‘Angels’ or ‘Distance’ which fools the listener into thinking something beautiful lies beneath, just before an unexpected change in architecture sends them screaming for more low frequency mayhem. And that’s just to name a few. ‘Sins of the Streets’ has been in my box from the day I got it. I thought it was going to be the best tune on the Album. Then I got hit with ‘Juggernaut’ and ‘Distance,’ both completely disgusting! Definitely going to get some mileage out of this fantastic album for a long time to come, some excellent cuts on here.’ —Ed Rush—
‘Futuristic, funky, filthy are just three words I could use to describe SPL’s debut album. Dance floor smasher after dance floor smasher.. Essential.’ —Audio Freak Cult—
The LP itself has a total of 8 tracks bursting with ear candy and ready to lay waste to any system or individual daring enough drop the needle or load the disk.

a SPL – Juggernaut
b SPL – Angels
c SPL – Distance
d SPL – Guardian
e SPL – Sins of the Streets
f SPL – It Will Be Different
g SPL – Raise
h SPL – Run from the Feeling

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New D ‘n’ B Promos

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

a Consequence – Fog
b Consequence – 11 Circles
c Consequence – A Man And A Woman
d Consequence Ft dBridge – Life Is Timing
e Consequence – Lime Green
f Consequence Ft ASC – From A Distance
g1 Consequence – Flashes
g2 Consequence – Farewell
h Consequence Ft Instra:mental – Reflex Reaction

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

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

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P51UKLP-02-S Void LP Sampler – Gridlok Project 51 12″ Vinyl
Very limited Finish copy. It’s been nearly four years since Gridlok’s debut album Break the System and his follow-up, Void, is now ready for release. There will be a 12″ sampler and then the album will be released on four-piece vinyl and CD on 14 Dec.( The CD version will only be available as part of the vinyl edition, it’s not available separately!)

a Gridlok – Chatter
b Gridlok, Echo & The Upbeats – Flame Thrower (Bulletproof & Teknik Remix)

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FLIGHT003 Saccharine (Misanthrop Remix) – Proktah Flight Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Proktah – Saccharine (Misanthrop Remix) : If You enjoyed the original you will flip out over the Misanthrop Remix of Proktah´s Saccharine. This track is plainly put: Huge. It packs a serious punch on the dancefloor. Misantrhop´s furious approach to this remix lets the adrenaline flow through your veins, backed by heavy subs and rolling and pounding drums. Lost Sequence – Full Metal Planet: A massive tune by the Lost Sequence boys hailing from Switzerland. Full Metal Planet creeps in with an epic and cinematik introduction but then drops to be an evil monSter of neurofunk.. Yet another essential for any mix or set anywhere. DJ support: Noisia, Phace, State of Mind, Chris.Su, Bulletproof, Mindscape, Ed Rush.

a Proktah – Saccharine (Misanthrop Remix)
b Lost Sequence – Full Metal Planet

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BLUSYNC001 Sampler 1 Sync: Saphir LP – Syncopix / Enei Blu Saphir 12″ Vinyl
Syncopix Smile: Winter is approaching fast and most of us are having a hard time saying goodbye to the summer. With Smile, another brilliant track by Syncopix, you can keep the memories of those bright, sunny days close to your heart and soul while hybernating. Jazzy, liquid vibes & a strong bassline to warm you up by the fire, leaving the cold outside your home.Keep Smiling! Enei Brick: Now this is a different story, start this tune and you’ll find yourself In darkness, alone surrendering to the experimental sounds, the vibe that sends you in a trance where nothing else exists but you and the music. Industrial, minimal and fresh, and we bet you won’t be able to sit still on this one!
DJ Quotes: Muffler: “Loving the liquid vibes of “Smile” and the experimentalism of “Brick”
Ed Rush: “I like the Enei track you sent me!”

a Syncopix – Smile
b Enei – Brick

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CITRUSLP004 Venom LP – Jade Citrus Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 4
Hungary is the fresh birthplace of so many top producers within the DnB scene.. Mindscape, Matt-U, Chris SU, SKC. But this one producer has managed to produce so many killer tracks Citrus could not just leave it alone… This Producer is Jade. And his Venom LP is the result of his hard work. A deadly collection of productions that, once injected into the eardrum will grasp the host track by track until there isn’t anything left! The LP starts off with the track suitably named “No Cure”… A Lethal tune that will keep you grasping for air every time. This Tech’d out battering-ram is made for even the biggest powerhouses to get blown to pieces in just a single hit. “Hit em in between the eyes” click click BOOM! Then flip it over for the title track “Venom” where Jade teams up with the legendary Rymetyme! This time things get different as the rugged sounds will take down venues limb by limb like you haven’t heard before. Heavy over the top Neuro sounds rampage through the speakers to break loose the mayhem! Disc 2 contains the Icicle rework of “This Is My World” (the original features on the sampler) stripping down the original to an ice cold minimalist sound. Oldskool tech-steppin vibes are definitely the case here but with an upgraded 2009 feel! For side 4 Jade teams up with long-time producer friend Matt-U. They did their first release together so this was a logical step. And if logical could sound so phat as this. then logical is the way to go. Moblaw is a straight up elbow greaser that’ll make you get messy on the dance floor. The funk just oozes off this tight production that’ll make you scream for more! Then on to disc 3… where Jade remixes three of his best friends. namely the Dutch trio that’s Black Sun Empire. This remix tributes the trio as they where the first ones to recognise the skill of Jade’s production. But now its time to repay the favour as his remix gives stasis that extra piece of fire it needed as it turns into a piece of dance floor filth like no other. Have the tables turned? Then for the flip Jade teams up with another group of comrades, namely the Mindscape boys! These guys aren’t by all means strangers to the Citrus label so their track “Banshee” fits on here like Rum & Coke. Just listen and let yourself get transported to the early 2000 era of DnB. But with a heavy 2009 taste. Then for the final disc. Jade goes all solo style with Forged Reality. this shows how versatile Jade can be when he’s alone in the studio. half step, rolling this one goes from the one to the next without any trouble. Then for the last one.. Jade doesn’t sees the last tune to be a tune to be neglected. So on this one he goes all out with Mindscape & Axiom! Heavy synthy basslines rip open the track just be pummelled by the beat towering beats that make this tune a pounder beyond proportions!

c Jade – No Cure
d Jade feat. RymeTyme – Venom
e Jade – This Is My World (Icicle remix)
f Jade & Matt-U – Moblaw
g Black Sun Empire – Stasis (Jade remix)
h Jade & Mindscape – Banshee
i Jade – Forged Reality
j Jade, Mindscape & Axiom – Dirt Diver

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

a Dose – The Place In Between
b Blackplanet – Man The Weather

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

a Lucio De Rimanez – Crash Bang Wallop
b Lucio De Rimanez – Rising Of Rhinos

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D ‘n’ B Restocks 12″ Vinyl

VSN002 Lost Cause – Noisia & Teebee Vision 12″ Vinyl
VSN003 Bad Dreams – Noisia Vision 12″ Vinyl
VSN004 Exodus – Noisia & Mayhem feat KRS One Vision 12″ Vinyl
VSN006 Alice (Noisia Remixes) – Moby Vision 12″ Vinyl
XLT219 Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) – Prodigy XL 12″ Vinyl
XLT374 Hometown Glory (High Contrast Remix) – Adele XL 12″ Vinyl
VSN007 Stigma – Noisia Vision 12″ Vinyl
SUBTITLES072 Furyen – Audio & Future Signal Subtitles Music 12″ Vinyl
SPUN001 Immoral – Catacomb Spun 12″ Vinyl
CIADK019 Sugar Hill – Lenzman C.I.A. Deep Kut 12″ Vinyl
SIG015 Let Me Hold You – Calibre Signature 12″ Vinyl
SPUN002 Kung Fu / Chasing Dream – Morebeat Spun 12″ Vinyl
INMD005 Battlecat / Grapefruit – Donnie Dubson Influenza Media 12″ Vinyl

New Dubstep CD

DRUNKCD002 Jarvik Mindstate – Peverelist Punch Drunk Records CD
Bristol based Dubstep label Punch Drunk Records are on a heater at the moment, having recently released the RSD LP compilation (”Good Energy. A Singles Compilation”) they are shortly due to release a debut album from label boss Peverelist entitled “Jarvik Mindstate”. This collection follows up a succession of 12” releases over the past two years for Skull Disco, Tectonic and Punch Drunk and remixes for Shackleton, Pole and Shed. These tracks have seen rotation from dj’s as diverse as Hot Chip & Modeselektor, DJ Pete & Laurent Garnier, Kode 9, Appleblim & Pinch. Pitchfork 2009 : ‘In the last few years, nobody has done dark, moody, emotive dubstep better than Bristol’s Peverelist. His sense of space and percussion and his ear for melody has proven peerless– and he’s kept a headstrong sense of direction when so much is changing’.
http://pitchfork.com/features/grime-dubstep/7717-grime-dubstep/

Resident Advisor 2009 : ‘Ten singles on, Punch Drunk has steadily forged a reputation for putting out some of the most forwardthinking
bass-oriented music around today’.
http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1011

CD1 1 Peverelist – Esperanto -
CD1 2 Peverelist Ft. Pinch – Revival -
CD1 3 Peverelist – Bluez -
CD1 4 Peverelist – Jarvik Mindstate -
CD1 5 Peverelist – Yesterday I Saw The Future -
CD1 6 Peverelist – Infinity Is Now -
CD1 7 Peverelist – Not Yet Further Than -
CD1 8 Peverelist – Valves -
CD1 9 Peverelist – Clunk Click Every Trip -

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New Dubstep Releases

MEMORIES001 Memories – Pangaea Unknown 12″ Vinyl
One sided Vinyl. Breathtaking and beautiful tune that has been quietly lurking for the last 6 months or so. Supply super limited Don’t sleep.

a Pangaea – Memories

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MATH02 Digital Flora – Zomby Brain Math 10″ Vinyl
Returning after dropping one of the biggest club tunes of last year, the elusive BRAiNMATH returns from out of nowhere with Zomby and his “Digital Flora” series. Very limited picture sleeve 10”

a Zomby – Digital Flora Part1
b Zomby – Digital Flora Part2

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PIPS008 Dodgem – Al Tourettes Apple Pips 12″ Vinyl
Apple Pips introduce ‘Al Tourettes’ and his debut release. Little is known about this Bristol based producer at the present time but big things are expected as he tackles the tribal minimal bass heavy sound championed by the Skull Disco crew. Appleblim has obviously spotted the potential for this producer and it does not disappoint. Check the Mary Anne Hobbs shows for a recent Al Tourettes showcase mix. Guaranteed sell-out business on this one!

A Al Tourettes – Dodgem
AA Al Tourettes – Sunken

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RAMP023 A Rustling – Shortstuff Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl
Hailing from a sect of French God-fearing refugees, Shortstuff is generally a nice lad, but hides a jaded past of taunting old couples, purely for his own amusement. DJ SUPPORT FROM MARY ANNE HOBBS, EROL ALKAN, SINDEN, DIPLO, ONEMAN, MUMDANCE, CLOUDS, BRACKLES.

a Shortstuff – A Rustling
b Shortstuff – Stuff

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LIR01 Number 1 Sound – Kion & Murda Ft. Junior Murvin Little Island Records 12″ Vinyl
Brand new label Little Island Records brought to you by Jacky Murda come firing on all cylinders for their first release featuring Brighton boys Kion & Murda on production and a big vocal cut from Junior Murvin, big dub reggae influences is on the menu with Little Island, expect big name producers teaming up with very talented vocalists. Check the flip for the Tes La Rok remix, the dancefloor is ready and primed for this one to drop….

A Kion & Murda Ft. Junior Murvin – Number 1 Sound
AA Kion & Murda Ft. Junior Murvin – Number 1 Sound (Tes La Rok Remix)

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KGO002 The Love Quadrant – Space Dimension Controller Kinnego Records 12″ Vinyl
Electronic / Dubstep label Kinnego Records started by Boxcutter out of Northern Ireland is back! After the success of the first release (by Boxcutter himself) he introduces the masses to a producer named ‘Space Dimension Controller’….the techno funk alias of 19- year-old Jack Hamill. Following on perfectly from Boxcutter and Kinnego Flux’s “A Familiar Sound” on KGO001, it features 2 tracks of deep, loved-up electro. Equally inspired by both the tape warped soundtrack to Garth Merenghi’s Darkplace and early Aphex Twin, Jack’s all-analogue production gives his tracks a timeless sound that’s a mile away from contemporary electro and house. The beats are low slung and funky, and the melodies are addictive and show a natural flair. On “The Love Quadrant”, a girl / boy vocal exchange sets the scene while the track builds momentum, before the whole thing spaces off on a sweet minimoog solo. On the flip, “Electropod-250 Collision” has a deep 808 pulse and flanged bass, topped off with Detroit-inspired melodies and blurred out reverbs.

a Space Dimension Controller – The Love Quadrant
b Space Dimension Controller – Electropod-250 Collision

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TUBE10006 Why / Sound System – DJ Madd & Matt-U Tube10 Recordings 10″ Vinyl
DJ Madd finally sees his debut on Tube10 and what a debut this is. His tune “Why” shows exactly Why! His addictive hi hats and full on chest rattling bass lines flex tremendously, while the groove is so on point you cant sit still on this. A perfect tune to introduce Madd to the Tube10 camp! Flip it over for more subloaded action as Madd teams up with fellow Hungarian Matt-U to show what they can do. Well if your on a big rig you’d better watch out, this will rattle everything from your shorts to your girls bra. “It Sounded like a bomb was going off”.
a DJ Madd – Why
b DJ Madd & Matt-U – Sound System

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New Dubstep Promos

DRUNK014 Jarvik Mindstate (3X12 Vinyl LP) – Peverelist Punch Drunk Records 12″ Vinyl x 3
Bristol based Dubstep label Punch Drunk Records are on a heater at the moment, having recently released the RSD LP compilation (”Good Energy. A Singles Compilation”) they are shortly due to release a debut album from label boss Peverelist entitled “Jarvik Mindstate”. This collection follows up a succession of 12” releases over the past two years for Skull Disco, Tectonic and Punch Drunk and remixes for Shackleton, Pole and Shed. These tracks have seen rotation from dj’s as diverse as Hot Chip & Modeselektor, DJ Pete & Laurent Garnier, Kode 9, Appleblim & Pinch.
Pitchfork 2009 : ‘In the last few years, nobody has done dark, moody, emotive dubstep better than Bristol’s Peverelist. His sense of space and percussion and his ear for melody has proven peerless– and he’s kept a headstrong sense of direction when so much is changing’.
http://pitchfork.com/features/grime-dubstep/7717-grime-dubstep/

Resident Advisor 2009 : ‘Ten singles on, Punch Drunk has steadily forged a reputation for putting out some of the most forwardthinking bass-oriented music around today’.
http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1011

a Peverelist – Esperanto
b Peverelist feat Pinch – Revival
c Peverelist – Bluez
d Peverelist – Jarvik Mindstate
e Peverelist – Yesterday I saw the Future
f Peverelist – Not Yet Further Than

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COA003 Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep – Wu Tang Clan Code Of Arms 12″ Vinyl
This groundbreaking project is trail-blazing the collaboration between Dubstep and Hip-Hop, with stomach-pounding, bass-thumping guttural beats, and gully, gritty and grimy lyrics that break into the next decade in the chapters of each respective genre’s history. With Scuba, Parson, Trillbass, Dakimh, DZ, Rogue Star, Stenchman, Datsik & many more producing not remixes, but complex reinterpollations that include a veritable goldmine of Wu-Tang verses from the vaults that feature Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, GZA, Method Man, U-God & Masta Killa, Wu affiliates Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Prodigal Sunn, Solomon Childs, Son One & more, and guest spots from Busta Rhymes, MF Doom, Pimp C, Three 6 Mafia, Ras Kass, Vast Aire, Canibus, Lord Jamar & many more, this one of a kind compilation is at the forefront of an emerging cultural and musical blend that is taking place on the margins of the mainstream, but will be talked about for years to come….

a GZA – GZA Cinema (Chimpo Mix)
b1 Raekwon & Pimp C – Knuckle Up (Matt-U Mix)
b2 Bronze Nazareth – Street Corners (Scuba’s Sharpened Scythe Mix)

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

a1 Sigha – Rawww
b1 Sigha – Hold Your Heart Up To The Light
b2 Sigha – Untitled#2

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DUBTHIEFS001 Dub Thief Remixes – Rusko / L-Wiz Dub Thiefs 12″ Vinyl
The first release from the DUBTHIEFS label is courtesy of Rusko & L-Wiz. Someone has stolen the parts from two classic tracks. These 2 producers have remixed them and put them on this 12-inch vinyl. This is definitely hot property you need in your record bag. Beware of handling stolen goods DUBTHIEFS are here!

a L-Wiz – Girl From Codeine City (Rusko Remix)
b Rusko – Acton Dread (L-Wiz Remix)

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SUBSOL008B Cockney Thug (Buraka Som Sistema Remix) – Rusko Sub Soldiers 12″ Vinyl
Finally finding its way on to Vinyl.. the Buraka Som Sistema is an electronic music project from Portugal. Andro Carvalho, João Barbosa and Rui Pité make up the bass-obsessed Portuguese trio, who have taken the Angolan sound of kuduro and dragged it into the 21st century. Kudoro started out when a group of young African producers began to make techno on old analogue equipment.

a Rusko – Cockney Thug (Buraka Som Remix)

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Dubstep Restocks 12″ Vinyl

SUBWAY006 Unknown Suspect – Noah D & No Thing Subway 12″ Vinyl
SUBSOL006 Babylon Vol. 2 – Rusko Sub Soldiers 12″ Vinyl x 2
DP027 Explicit – Emalkay Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
SWAMP001 One Of Us – Kryptic Minds Swamp 81 12″ Vinyl
HES008 I Can’t Stop This Feeling – Untold Hessle Audio 12″ Vinyl
KAP003 Do It! – Joker Kapsize 12″ Vinyl
MEDILP002 City Limits Volume 1 – Silkie Deep Medi Musik 12″ Vinyl x 3
RAMP022LP One Foot Ahead Of The Other – Zomby Ramp Recordings 12″ Vinyl x 2
HFT009 Hyph Mngo – Joy Orbison Hotflush Recordings 12″ Vinyl
DP034 When I Look At You – Emalkay Dub Police Records 12″ Vinyl
SSDUBSTARS020 Envy – N Type Southside Dubstars 12″ Vinyl
HDB026 Hyperdub 5.4 EP – Martyn / L.D. HyperDub 12″ Vinyl

Dubstep Restocks CD Albums

RAMP022CD One Foot Ahead Of The Other – Zomby Ramp Recordings CD
Breaks Restocks 12″ Vinyl
DIVISION001 Yellow Brick – Noisia Division 12″ Vinyl

New Hip Hop Releases

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

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

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New Skweee Releases

HRMN10 Harmönia Presents: International Skweee Vol. 2. – Various Harmonia 12″ Vinyl
LP (limited edition of definitely-not-enuff-copies), The eagerly awaited sequel of Harmönia’s International Skw*** -compilation has finally landed! Once again Harmönia’s artists are setting new standards for electronic dance music. Unlike the blood suckin’ vampires of brain dead club music of today, these cats have been mastering their art in silence and are just about to teleport mankind back to the zone of full funkativity! The Funkentelechy has been found once again! 12 artists – 10 tracks of the finest analogue soul. International Skweee Vol. 2 opens with the smokey P-Funk stylings of our favourite Frenchman: Wankers United! You can definitely hear the atomic dog barking. Skweeemasters Beem and Joxaren have united their forces for the first time in history and produced a next generation banger of harsh acid funk. AC/DC goes Skweee? Swedish-Iranian Uday is back and this time with a message. The shah of Middle Eastern electro has teamed up with an unknown Iranian woman to bring us this revolutionary piece of Arabian funk with a message of strength and democracy: “Boland Shin” (Rise Up)! A-side is wrapped up with the flute-driven disturbed grime of Coco Bryce’s “Ghetto Freaks” and Finnish noise-generator Claws Cousteau’s “North State of Mind” which is a party rockin’ example of his aggressive Stylophone crunk. B-side opens with the amazing Arab-influenced RnB of Easy and The Center of Universe. “Hamada” sounds like Erkin Koray teaming up with Lil Jon and 40 virgins in an Ottoman hashish orgy. Finnish-Swedish Markis Sage makes a fantastic return with the 80’s tinged mellowness of “Creature of Lagoon”. Rarely a track of this beauty can be such a funkster at the same time. Icelandic prodigy Rabbi Bananas lashes out a broken beat holocaust with a riotous SH-101 screeching. “Cat Eat” is a true bastard of a track from the tiny country mostly known for its shoe-gazing soundscapes. We don’t know what the Canadian caveman Slow Hand Motëm was thinking when he sculpted the slow-burning crunk of “Smells Like Randy Barracuda”, and we don’t really give a shit. It’s Great. Shine on You crazy bromosexual! The victorious compilation is finished with one of the Harmönia staff’s favourites: Despite the misspelling, Daniel Savio’s heart achingly beautiful “People Die, Love Don’t” shines through the darkness like thousand crystal suns. We at Harmönia are Very proud to bring You this episode of the International Skweee series. An album of great quality that surpasses its predecessor in various ways. Free your mind and your ass will follow – The kingdom of heaven is within! -P. Jerkman/A&R, Harmönia Records.

a1 Wankers United – Superfönky
a2 Beem & Joxaren – Pros and Cons of War
a3 Uday – Boland Shin
a4 Coco Bryce – Ghetto Freaks
a5 Claws Cousteau – North State of Mind
b1 Easy and the Center of Universe – Hamada
b2 Markis Sage – Creature of Lagoon
b3 Rabbi Bananas – Cat Eat
b4 Slow Hand Motëm – Smells Like Randy Barracuda
b5 Daniel Savio – People Die, Love Don’t

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