release sheet w/c 27-06-11
New D&B CD
FILMCD005 – Big Bud – Kool Beans – CD
SOUNdTRAX RECORDS proudly presents BIG BUD’s fifth solo album, KOOL BEANS. Since 1994 BIG BUD has quietly gone about his business , releasing singles and albums on labels such as CREATIVE SOURCE, GOOD LOOKING, MOVING SHADOW, PARADOX MUSIC and more but now releases solely on his own label SOUNdTRAX which has been running for 8 years. Although maybe best known for his atmospheric sound, after years of touring the World as a DJ, playing in over 25 countries so far, his sound has broadened and now incorporates a more diverse style. From playing 3 month long tours covering everything from small, intimate clubs at the very end of the South Island of NEW ZEALAND to playing large festivals as far apart as AUSTRALIA, UKRAINE, BULGARIA and ROMANIA this album is testament to his versatility. ”The majority of my gigs, I get booked to play drum and bass but over the years I’ve dropped plenty of House sets , Reggae sets, but what I enjoy most of all is when I’m told I can play anything I like . That total freedom is great, I ended up playing a 7 hour set at the EXODUS festival out in the bush in AUSTRALIA and I went all over the place musically , maybe one my most enjoyable sets ever! The old atmospheric influence is still there but mixed with some straight up Liquid rollers, Balkan flavoured cuts dubby vibes, experimental leftfield drum and bass as well as several downtempo tracks though always with his trademark, Soulful deep productions ..”On all my previous albums I’ve dabbled in other styles and tempos, everything from Jazz, Hip Hop to House and a few ambient pieces. I listen to all sorts of music so I like to try and express myself in the same way” The three tracks that venture down the bpm count include a dub/garage hybrid cut , a Latin / Broken beat, moody instrumental as well as a chilled out reggae song featuring his regular MC, MIKE ROMEO .. Another special guest featuring on the album is long time friend and former GLO stable mate MC.DRS who drops an eerie vocal and rap over the experimental track CHANGES! As BIG BUD himself states: “There’s no real concept or deep meaningful story behind this album, just a representation of what and where I am right now ! I enjoy making albums , and enjoy touring them even more , it can get a bit lonely in the studio so it’s great to hit the road and test the tracks out to a worldwide audience!“
1 Big Bud – Lady Sings The Blues
2 Big Bud – Feeling Inside
3 Big Bud – Dunja Dub
4 Big Bud – Juicy
5 Big Bud – Blues For Zoran
6 Big Bud – This Kinda Love
7 Mikal – Mission (Big Bud Remix)
8 Big Bud ft. MC DRS – Changes
9 Big Bud – Righteous Dub
10 Big Bud – Wadada Dub
11 Big Bud ft. Mike Romeo – Drifting Dub
ILL013CD – Ill Skillz – Nectar & Ambrosia – CD
‘Nectar & Ambrosia’: Debut album by Austrian producer duo Illskillz (DKay & Rawfull). Legendary producers with tunes such as ‘Be There For You’ under their belt drop their first longplayer, produced by DKay. ‘Nectar & Ambrosia’ takes the listener on a melodic trance ‘n’ bass journey. One for the floor and the home stereo. Crisp beats, epic bass sound design and flowing chords guarantee a sweet listening experience. Featuring the vocal talents of DubFX, Thomas Azier, Karuan and Lil Rhys, this LP feels more and complete…
1 Ill Skillz – Intro (Neuphoria)
2 Ill Skillz – Nectar & Ambrosia
3 Ill Skillz – The Deeper We Bleep
4 Ill Skillz – Memorizer
5 Ill Skillz – Desert Bells
6 Ill Skillz – Imaginary Numbers
7 Ill Skillz Ft. Thomas Azier – Gold Streams
8 Ill Skillz – Illterlude
9 Ill Skillz Ft. DubFX – Face The Music
10 Ill Skillz Ft. DJ Mat – Modular
11 Ill Skillz – Live Forever
12 Ill Skillz Ft. Lil Rhys & Woodnote – Being Loud
13 Ill Skillz – Hands Up
14 Ill Skillz – Skyrunner
15 Ill Skillz Ft. DubFX & UEZ – Fire Everyday
16 Ill Skillz – Outro (Awakening)
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New D&B Releases
BRD009 – Kubrak – Ursa Major / Time Moves On – 12″ Vinyl
Kubrak, one half of dynamic production duo Utopia, previously featured on BRD003; with his solo effort ‘Fast Forward’. Cementing his name as one of the emerging artists to keep your eye on in 2009, Kubrak has gone one step further to unveil his first solo release on Breed 12 Inches. Yet another Russian (one of 5 to appear so far on Breed’s back catalogue), Kubrak captures the industrial movement of his home country, in such a manner that results in a legion of fans. Unrelenting, much like his homeland, his production output is in your face, whilst keeping your feet firmly planted with inventive and progressive melodic based arrangements. We welcome Kubrak back to the family, but most certainly not for the last time. The A-side ‘Ursa Major’ kicks of in enigmatic fanfare, with hyped strings progressively amounting towards that trademark stomping Kubrak drop. Big, beefy and full of quirky melodies, Kubrak caters for all spectrum’s with this dancefloor smasher. The stars are out in full view.Something slightly different from Kubrak on the flipside, with ‘Time Moves On’. Kubrak drives the track forward with gorgeous melodies, complete with a sublimely elegant vocal, yet manages to keep his trademark bleeps and drones present. A perfect blend for an artist who can only get better.
a Kubrak – Ursa Major
b Kubrak – Time Moves On
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DETAIL006 – Lynx & Hellrazor – Traffic Jam – 12″ Vinyl
Traffic Jam featuring fellow studio companion Hellrazor has all the brooding tension of 5 o clock rush hour on the M1. Never quite reaching utter road rage its scatty beats and warped basslines are backed up by sporadic car horns and traffic atmospheres. Nina is a track very close to Lynx, written about a relationship that was never meant to be. Heartfelt chords and vocals reminisce on what once was. As the vocal whispers – Love grows naturally…. and so does the track. As supported by Marky, Shy FX, Calibre, Marcus Intalex, Bailey, Lenzman and more.
a Lynx & Hellrazor – Traffic Jam
aa Lynx – Nina
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RECIPE019 – Jubei / Foreign Concept – Recipe Book Volume One Part Two – 12″ Vinyl
The 2nd instalment increases the pressure! Jubei’s “The Path” was a classic in 2009 and man of the moment Skeptical has created a killer remix! Staying with the intense vibe, this is pure gnarly business & highlights just how fresh Skeptical’s sound is. 2012 & beyond. Flip for another rising star in the making “Foreign Concept”. He has 3 massive tunes released in 2011 and this just might be the pick of the bunch. “Jaipur” is very Metalheadz in vibe & style & completes a superb 12” for the Ingredients camp. Dj support comes from Jubei, dBridge, Break, Mikal.
a Jubei – The Path (Skeptical Remix)
b Foreign Concept – Jaipur
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FOKUZLP007 – Donnie Dubson – Monday Is The New Sunday – 12″ Vinyl x 4
In the impressive flow of new talent in 2011 on Fokuz recordings we already had the pleasure to present the sound of Brother, Command Strange and Intelligent Manners among others.The next flavour of the funky liquid melting pot called Fokuz Recordings goes by the name Donnie Dubson. Berlin based Irishman Donnie O’Sullivan aka Donnie Dubson started releasing his funky rollers on Have a Break and Influenza Media and already featured on Fokuz on the Chronicles of the Deep LP together with Stunna back in 2007. The Grapefruit / Battlecat release on Influenza Media in 2009 got him a lot of attention and is still heard in dj sets today. Now it’s 2011 and Fokuz presents the beautiful debut album of Donnie Dubson! His sound can be described as refreshing and original Liquid drum’n bass with a touch of the well known atmospheric drum’n bass vibes from the mid 0′s. His basslines are the unique sellingpoint as well as his ability to create an organic feel in the music that’s only done by the few who truly understand what liquid drum’n bass is all about. Pleasuring both critical listeners and the dancefloor audience this album is a perfect overview of the sound FOKUZ stands for. A great example of how music can be “time-less” in this decade of fast moving consumer goods.
a Donnie Dubson – Fett Jango
b Donnie Dubson – Good Habbits
c Donnie Dubson – Last Night
d Donnie Dubson – So Simple
e Donnie Dubson – Moodswings
f Donnie Dubson – Yellow Tops
g Donnie Dubson – Monday Is The New Sunday
h Donnie Dubson – You And Me
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IMLP001 – Blue Motion – Stay Forever LP – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Since forming Blue Motion in 2009, Slovakia’s Dirrrty B and Belgium’s Influenza Media founder Eros have set out across the airwaves, unleashing a relentless amount of deep and soul-moving musical allure to the masses. Lashing out like an unexpected storm, the duo has left its imprint on many well known labels, including Fokuz, Phunkfiction, Spearhead, Good Looking, Blu Saphir, Citrus, Telluric, Peer Pressure, Vibration, Point 9 Audio, Temper D Productions, Future Thinkin, and Influenza Media, and has collaborated with the likes of Sconeboy, The Square, Atmospherix, Brandon Miles, Paul SG, Mutt, Stanza, Wreckage Machinery, and SoulTec. Vocalists Grimm and MC Fava have also been heard as their vocal stylings creep through the depths of this emotional sound mosaic. The pair’s first album, Stay Forever (to be released on Influenza Media) is a blissful journey through the valleys of deep drum & bass. Compiled on both vinyl and digital formats, each has a unique selection of tracks to offer – The digital release takes you on a trek through the Haunted Forest as you munch on Blueberries in Autumn. Enigmatic chanting is heard in the distance as A Cavetroll Named Bob welcomes you to this mysterious adventure. You’ll travel over A Path Unwalked as you and your party become Desperados wishing to be Walking Through The City while Waiting For Her. The vinyl version offers a different flavor, continuing this celestial, heart-felt journey Miles Away on A Foggy Day. But don’t get too morose as there is hope in the upbeat, breaks-driven Last Sunbeam. The tempo continues to build in Everywhere I Go before launching into the techy sounds of the heavily vocoded Computer Love. MC Fava lends his talents on a plethora of tracks, including Addicted and the title track, Stay Forever.
a1 Blue Motion – Stay Forever feat. MC Fava
b1 Blue Motion – Everywhere I Go
b2 Blue Motion – Addicted feat. MC Fava
c1 Blue Motion – Computer Love
d1 Blue Motion – Last Sunbeam
d2 Blue Motion – Miles Away
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PRSPCTLTD005 – Gancher & Ruin feat. Triamer / Ruin – Larum / Avenge – 12″ Vinyl
The PRSPCT rulers of hard drum’n bass in the attackmode once again with a stricly LIMITED COLOURED vinyl special edition for all collectors out there.Gancher & Ruin are no strangers to the label with releases on LTD001 and the latest double EP on PRSPCT as well as big releases on YELLOW STRIPE and SUBVIOLENCE! The first track starts of with a big industrial 4×4 kick and filled with crazy snares and bad bass line roffles. Boom boom boooooom!! Hard as kcuf like labelowner Thrasher likes it best. Ruin’s solo track on the flip starts of with a horroresque introduction while you just wait for the incredible hard beats to drop in. This is the stuff for all your demolition work. Did we mention this is released as a strictly limited RED vinyl 12inch in transparantplastic cover?
a Gancher & Ruin feat. Triamer – Larum
b Ruin – Avenge
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New D&B Promos
REDSEAL011 – ASC – Brainscan / Zone One – 12″ Vinyl
Pressed on Silver Vinyl. ASC returns to Samurai Red Seal to follow his prevous release ‘Machines’ / ‘Bleep Test’ (Redseal006). One of the most interesting artists left operating in Drum and Bass, James Clements again re writes the script for 170 BPM production with ‘Brainscan’. A sizzling slice of potent sonic futurism that cuts through systems like a focused lazer beam with a trail of bulging sub bass. ‘Zone One’ marries classic Krust and Photek tinges with a stuttering menace that could only come from ASC. Both sides have been firm favourites with the scenes leading forward thinking DJ’s including Doc Scott, dBridge, Loxy, Spectrasoul, Consequence, Kasra, Black Sun Empire, Triad and many more..
a ASC – Brainscan
b ASC – Zone One
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APHA005 – Fracture & Neptune ft Martin Fieber / Fracture ft. Chewie – Customtone / Brain Freeze – 12″ Vinyl
Limited to a run of 500 with each of the sleeves lovingly hand printed and individually hand numbered numbered by Emilski. If you saw the artwork for the special test presses of The Limit, then you will know Emilski is amazing and that these will be very special. This release is to celebrate the release of ‘Retrospect – A Decade Of Fracture & Neptune’ . This vinyl release features two brand new tracks. ‘Customtone ft Martin Fieber’ and ‘Brain Freeze ft Chewie’. Brain Freeze will never be released digitally so we are giving something back to the vinyl heads with this one. They look amazing, like nothing you’ve seen before and a unique collectors item to say the least.
a Fracture & Neptune Ft. Martin Fieber – Customtone
b Fracture Ft. Chewie – Brain Freeze
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ILL013 – Ill Skillz & Dub FX – ‘Nectar & Ambrosia’ Album Sampler – 12″ Vinyl
Finsish copy full colour sleeve. Album sampler from the Ill Skillz debut album ‘Nectar & Ambrosia’, forthcoming end of June. An amalgamation of Drum n Bass, Dubstep, Techno and, yes of course, Trance…. produced by the mighty D Kay and long time studio partner Rawful. The album features the one and only Dub FX on vocals, alongside thunderous bass and raw drum breaks. Works both as song and dancefloor smasher! Flip for a deep melodic workout with a nice orchestral mid section.
a Ill Skillz & Dub FX – Face The Music
aa Ill Skillz – Imaginary Numbers
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SUBS010 – Current Value / Dean Rodell – Galaxies / Specific Functions – 12″ Vinyl
A long time ago in a galaxy far,far away …. Subsistenz Episode 10 It is a period of civil war. Current Value drone spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Minimal Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steals secret plans to the Empire’s ultimate weapon, the Gay Star, an armoured space station with enough media power to to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire’s sinister agents, Dean Rodell races aboard the starship Subdivision, In search of the stolen plans that can save all subheads and restore freedom to the galaxies …
a Current Value – Galaxies /
b Dean Rodell – Specific Functions
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ANJ176 – Above & Beyond – Thing Called Love (Nu:Tone & Ulterior Motive Remixes) – 12″ Vinyl
Very Limited promo. Playlisted on BBC Radio 1, Above & Beyond’s “Thing Called Love” is now released as a heavy hitting D&B vinyl with remixes from Hospital hotshot Nu:Tone and tech-step futurists Ulterior Motive. Following the release of his acclaimed “Words And Pictures” album on Hospital Records, Nu:Tone delivers an innovative high-energy drum & bass rework that has already picked up plays on Andi Durrant’s Capital Radio show and racked up 200,000 views on the showpiece dubstep/d&b YouTube channel – UKF. DJ support comes from London Elektricity, Cyantific, Simon Bassline Smith and more. Underground drum & bass titans Ulterior Motive take things deep, dark and bass laden with their tech-step tinged rework, which has been featured on the Metalheadz podcast and had DJ support from Lauren Garnier, Pendulum, Hazard, DJ Marky, Baobinga and many more.
a Above & Beyond – Thing Called Love Nu:Tone Remix
b Above & Beyond – Thing Called Love Ulterior Motive Dub
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FSRECS003 – Forbidden Society / Forbidden Society & Katharsys – Destiny Eden (Current Value Remix) / Lords of the Steel – 12″ Vinyl
Forbidden Society – Destiny Eden (Current Value Remix) – An experimental remix with deep basslines, atmospheric reece and as usual outstanding drum editing by Current Value, again a masterpiece from this genius, high quality tune for the crowds all over the world. Be sure you won’t forget this track after hearing it in the club! Forbidden Society & Katharsys – Lords of the Steel – Again a collaboration between the hard Drum’N'Bass fighters, Forbidden Society & Katharsys. As you can expect, a bit techno influenced hard Drum’N'Bass tune with loud snares and kicks driven by intense bassline, that ensures movement on the dancefloor as you can’t stand still to this banger! Tested in clubs and it works!
a Forbidden Society – Destiny Eden (Current Value Remix)
b Forbidden Society & Katharsys – Lords of the Steel
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IMLTD1203 – Mortem – Stratos – 12″ Vinyl
For its third vinyl release, IM:Ltd , the French based label, is proud to bring you the first 12inch from homegrown artist Mortem.Only aged 21, the polish teenage wonder has been quick to set a reputation for his name and producer skills as proven by the success of his previous digital releases on IM:Ltd. As a matter of fact check ‘Stratos’, a heavyweight piece of minimal drum & bass that instantaneously grabbed the favors of heavy players such as Sabre, Data or Loxy. Urban landscape and blissful synths, ‘Synchronicity’ is a subtle ambient track that will give you more sweat than a Brooklyn summer heatwave. Finally on the flip, Chicago dnb master Stunna delivers an uplifting remix of ‘Stratos’, giving a perfect counterpoint to the original with a more classic dancefloor twist.
a Mortem – Stratos
a2 Mortem – Synchronicity
b Mortem – Stratos (Stunna Remix)
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INTREC016 – The Panacea & DJ G-I-S / The Prana feat. Angel Eyes – 7.000.000.000 – 12″ Vinyl
5 years after their collaboration ‘The Nazarene’, The Panacea & DJ G-I-S team up again to bring you ’7.000.000.000′, a funky but still hard tune, guaranteed to get the asses shaking in the club. Flip over for a remix of DJ G-I-S & The Prana’s ‘Running Out Of Time’ by another Intransigent veteran: Current Value – the right man to turn the tune into a techy roller with tight beats and well-defined bass. Intransigent provides high quality drum & bass once again.
a The Panacea & DJ G-I-S – 7.000.000.000
b The Prana feat. Angel Eyes – Running Out Of Time (Current Value Remix)
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UNION003 – Current Value & Cooh / Switch Technique & Forbidden Society – Optic Nerve / Blood Extract – 12″ Vinyl
One the A side you will find Optic Nerve by Current Value and Cooh. They both have been pushing electronic music genres to its limits of perfect sound and pure dancefloor destruction all the way. Optic Nerve combines everything what is unique and the best of Curent Value and Cooh style, and what makes You think of that track as one of the most devastating dancefloor stompers ever! Flip it over for Blood Extract, another stellar collaborative banger from Switch Technique and Forbidden Society. These guitar riffs, gabber kicks and destructive drumandbass snares make every dancefloor jumping like a bunch of maniacs! It’s obvious that these guys are smashing up the scene with their hardcore, dark and chopped up dancefloor killers. Taste it and enjoy it!
a Current Value & Cooh – Optic Nerve
b Switch Technique & Forbidden Society – Blood Extract
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D&B Restocks Vinyl
SUBTITLES057 – Spor / Audio – Molehill / Missing
JC006 – Wildlife Collective – I Need A Dollar
VSN010 – Noisia – Friendly Intentions / Displaced
MLDB001 – Kevin Rudolf Ft Lil Wayne, Jay Sean & Birdman – I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) Rockwell Remix
New Bass Music CD
MEDICD006 – Silkie – City Limits Volume 2 – CD
Silkie returns almost two years to the month with the follow up to his first album ‘City Limits Volume 1’. Volume 2 is the final output in the ‘City Limits’ series and follows on from a triplet of releases this year on DEEP MEDi, two singles ‘City Limits Volume 1.2 and 1.4’ and the last EP ‘City Limits Volume 1.6 – 1.8’. ‘City Limits Volume 2’ pushes the boundaries of Silkie’s love affair with the funk and his crew’s Antisocial’s gangster boogie vibrations even further in to the Dubstep future. Silkie shows on ‘City Limits Volume 2’ just how far ahead of the pack he is with twelve certified future funk jams. Heavy dance floor licks such as ‘Taxi Me Get’ and ‘New York City’ roll slickly alongside the fusion of Rare groove, Dubstep and Jungle on ‘Rock Da Funk’, Only 4 U’, ‘Boogie Boy’ and ‘Selva Nova’, smart moves indeed from the West London dapper Dan. As if that’s not enough to keep you grooving hard Silkie has enlisted a selection of choice collaborators, Dubstep don Skream steps in to lend a hand on the skanking, bass shaking ‘Untitled’ whilst Australia’s Truth combine on the album’s opener ‘Feel’ and French Dubstepper Von. D adds a little soul on ‘Snowed In’. Leaving us with Silkie’s tribute to his favourite festival with ‘Outlook’ and a beautifully fitting way to close the album. PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS NOT TO BE EXPORTED TO JAPAN. THANKYOU
1 Silkie vs Truth – Feel
2 Silkie vs Von D – Snowed In
3 Silkie – Get Up N Dance
4 Silkie – Rock Da Funk
5 Silkie – Lucky
6 Silkie – New York City
7 Silkie vs Skream – Untitled
8 Silkie – Selva Nova
9 Silkie – Taxi Me Get
10 Silkie – Boogie Boy
11 Silkie – Only 4 U
12 Silkie – Outlook
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New Bass Music releases
HF028 – Roska – Error Code / Abrupt – 12″ Vinyl
Hotflush presents the full label debut of UK funky figurehead Roska, following his appearance on the recent BACK AND 4TH compilation and seminal remix of Untold’s “Just For You” in 2009. This release brings together two cuts that emphasize a healthy evolution of the Roska style that has made such an impact on bass music in the last couple of years. Retaining the customary hard-hitting percussion and raw syncopated rhythms, a slightly futuristic twinge moves us into more unfamiliar territory, with the energetic synth arpeggiation of “Error Code” backed by the spacier, dubbed-out “Abrupt”.
a Roska – Error Code
aa Roska – Abrupt
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BOKA035 – Von D Ft. Foreign Beggars & Spyda – Daydreaming LP Sampler – 12″ Vinyl
The debut Von D LP “Daydreaming” is out now! The highly anticipated album features original vocal collaborations with the likes of Riya, Foreign Beggars, Spyda, Phephe and production collabs with Mr Lager, Simbad and more – It’s released on 1xCD / 2×12” on 6th June – But here’s the upfront 12” sampler to kick things off!! ‘Maximum Boost’ featuring Foreign Beggars and Spyda is a tearout grime influenced beat containing the signature foreign beggars vocal style and heavyweight bassline, it’s tearing up dancefloors right now and gathering support from the likes of Mistajam (Radio1), Mensah (Hench), Riskotheque, Lost (Hench), Bunzer0 (SubFM), the True Tiger crew etc.. ‘E Von’ is one of very few solo tracks from Von D on the album which is rife with high profile collaborations, it’s a dancefloor smasha packed with energy and a mean bite! Don’t sleep on these, limited edition pressing so they aren’t gunna hang around for long…
a Von D Ft. Foreign Beggars & Spyda – Maximum Boost
b Von D – E Von
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WOW001 – Gemmy – Jah Know – 12″ Vinyl
New label from original Bristol Purple W0W’er and Planet Mu dubstepper – Gemmy. 2 hard-hitting riddims ready to mash up the dance – fresh from Gemmy’s hard drive, straight onto wax!
a Gemmy – Jah Know
aa Gemmy – They Live Under The Stairs
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DP054 – D1 Ft. Jenna G – Floods Of Emotions Remixes – 12″ Vinyl
D1 has once again come up with the goods, and delivered a brilliant old skool-influenced dancefloor track featuring the incredible vocal talents of none other than Jenna G. It’s a bonafide anthem complete with a killer remix from Subscape and a D&B remix from Enei, thats been getting major support from Tony Colemna, Kasra & Hype to name a few.
a D1 Ft. Jenna G – Floods Of Emotions (Subscape Remix)
aa D1 Ft. Jenna G – Floods Of Emotions (Enei Remix)
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PHREAKS024 – Genetix & Persist – Beast Mode – 12″ Vinyl
Genetix are back with an EP that will rattle your chest with bass and make your head explode. I can confirm, this has happened too many of my friends and has got me in a great deal of trouble. “Beast Mode”, my pick of the lot, is a collaboration with Persist and is an absolute assault of disgusting basslines, switches and filthy beats produced at the highest end. Then “Termination” and “Stealth” offer up more terrifying, futurist and hard edged Dubstep that is certainly not for anyone with a heart condition. Strictly dance floor bizzle!
a Genetix & Persist – Beast Mode
b1 Genetix – Termination
b2 Genetix – Stealth
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RED006 – Synkro – Viewpoint / She Said – 12″ Vinyl
Synkro swings up on the latest Pushing Red release, backed by a collaboration with Versa. Flowing solo, Synkro is in twitchy, soul-burning 2-step mode on ‘Viewpoint’, but ‘She Said’ with Versa finds finding its feet somewhere between Dubstep and lubricated R&B shuffle. Sweet.
a Synkro – Viewpoint
b Synkro – She Said
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New Bass Music Promos
TR003 – Benton / Arc 88 – Having Fun / 2 Many – 12″ Vinyl
Started in 2005 as collaboration with a friend, Terrain records had releases from Manchester artists S.N.O & Omen, with remixes from a young Skream, and N-Type. The label lay dormant for 5 years, but for 2011 N-Type has decided to relaunch the label, focusing on 140bpm jungle & hardcore influenced dubstep. For the 3rd release on the label, N-type presents two young artists with a love for the oldskool hardcore junglist sound Benton and ARC 88. A side ‘Having Fun’ by Benton is reminiscent of early Jungle, with rolling amen breaks, thunderous Reece bassline, and classic pitched up female vocals. This tune has been a staple in N-types dubplate collection AA Side ‘2 Many’ by ARC 88 is a dancehall killah! 140bpm jungle rinser, featuring ragga vocals and a euphoric breakdown. Featured on the new Wheel & Deal Records album mix by DJ N-Type, this track is a standard reload. Both tracks are currently being battered by N-Type, Skream, Dismantle, Walsh, Bluesy, Chefal and Cluekid to name a few.
a Benton – Having Fun
aa Arc 88 – 2 Many
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ROTTUN011 – Downlink – Factory / Yeah – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. The immense sound of ‘Factory’ has been a staple in the sets of Excision, Datsik and Downlink for months now. Finally it’s available to buy alongside brand new track ‘Yeah’.
a Downlink – Factory
aa Downlink – Yeah
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MEDILP006 – Silkie – City Limits Volume 2 – 12″ Vinyl x 3
Finish copy pressed on 180 gram Vinyl with full colour Sleeve. Silkie returns almost two years to the month with the follow up to his first album ‘City Limits Volume 1’. Volume 2 is the final output in the ‘City Limits’ series and follows on from a triplet of releases this year on DEEP MEDi, two singles ‘City Limits Volume 1.2 and 1.4’ and the last EP ‘City Limits Volume 1.6 – 1.8’. ‘City Limits Volume 2’ pushes the boundaries of Silkie’s love affair with the funk and his crew’s Antisocial’s gangster boogie vibrations even further in to the Dubstep future. Silkie shows on ‘City Limits Volume 2’ just how far ahead of the pack he is with twelve certified future funk jams. Heavy dance floor licks such as ‘Taxi Me Get’ and ‘New York City’ roll slickly alongside the fusion of Rare groove, Dubstep and Jungle on ‘Rock Da Funk’, Only 4 U’, ‘Boogie Boy’ and ‘Selva Nova’, smart moves indeed from the West London dapper Dan. As if that’s not enough to keep you grooving hard Silkie has enlisted a selection of choice collaborators, Dubstep don Skream steps in to lend a hand on the skanking, bass shaking ‘Untitled’ whilst Australia’s Truth combine on the album’s opener ‘Feel’ and French Dubstepper Von. D adds a little soul on ‘Snowed In’. Leaving us with Silkie’s tribute to his favourite festival with ‘Outlook’ and a beautifully fitting way to close the album.
a Silkie vs Truth – Snowed In
b1 Silkie vs Von D – Feel
b2 Silkie – Lucky
c Silkie – Outlook
d1 Silkie – Get Up n Dance
d2 Silkie – Rock Da Funk
e Silkie – New York City
f1 Silkie – Taxi Me Get
f2 Silkie vs Skream – Untitled
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IBR007 – Migrant – Exit Plan EP – 12″ Vinyl
Iberian Records feature on their seventh release an EP from Migrant (aka 23Hz) who comes with three slabs of soundsystem funk and groovy vibes. “Limbic Sistim” kicks off proceedings with a building arrangement into a catchy vocal lick – all underpinned with tight beats and warm subs. “Acid Sumatra” works on a similar tip but ups the tribal and percussive pressure on a deeper insistent rub. Whilst “Pipe Club” brings some classic two-steppy flavours into the mix but cleverly reinforced with massive sub weight. These three tunes are taken from Migrants forthcoming album, also entitled “Exit Plan”. More Bass’n'Groove from the Lisbon and Barcelona based label that should find favour with the deeper end of both Dubstep and UK Funky scenes.’ Early support by Scratcha DVA, Ghosts on Tape, Kid606, Chrissy Muderbot, Cardopusher, Slackk, Mesak, Phaeleh, DeVille, Bunzer0, Throwing Snow.
a Migrant – Limbic Sistim
b1 Migrant – Acid Sumatra
b2 Migrant – Pipe Club
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CIV023 – Darling Farah – EXXY EP – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. EXXY: The first extended player from Detroit born, Adu Dhabi based, Teenage “One to Watch” Darling Farah. Four tracks of deep techno and future house with warmth and soul. Stripped down 5.a.m atmospherics, combine with distorted stabs, dub-like sub-bass and expertly cut vocals. EXXY is destined to make the floor move and propel its nineteen year old maker further into the spotlight. Originally from Detroit, Farah was born into this world with techno already sewn into his DNA. His later relocation to the U.A.E, which is one of the most club baron countries in the world and to a city that actually prohibits live music to be played in public, only further resolved the isolated Farah to embrace his musical heritage. EXXY opens with the eponymous title track. Synths stab over the desert wind and sparse percussion builds as ‘EXXY’ begins to jack. ‘Younger’ is understated yet tribal & anthemic. As it throbs & pulses the breathy chopped R’n'B vocal hook reverberates with the narrative of Farah’s own story. On the flip ‘Crown’ shows a maturity implausible for his years, Detroit flavoured techno stealthily delivered. The EP finishes with the futurism of ‘Show Me,’ where emotive distorted chords mix with fragments of haunting vocal soul. At sixteen Darling Farah was instrumental in developing an underground scene that resists the lockdown of the U.A.E’s mainstream culture and was applauded by “DJ” Mag’s Middle East Edition as a star in the making. Almost entirely cut off from western music, this new circle of producers had to rely on sharing music via the internet and performing at small secret house parties. Three years on Darling Farah is the living embodiment of an internet generation producer. Last October we glimpsed the first taste of Darling Farah in the shape of 12″ ‘Berline’, which was quickly followed by an appearance on the Truants Compilation alongside Brenmar amongst others. Darling Farah, born Kamau Baaqi is relocating again in September 2011, this time London beckons and access to so much of what he’s has been missing. With more releases on the way and an album scheduled there seems to be no limit to what this precocious young producer is capable of.
a1 Darling Farah – EXXY
a2 Darling Farah – Younger
b1 Darling Farah – Crown
b2 Darling Farah – Show Me
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PL014 – Vesicle – We Are Lost EP – 12″ Vinyl
A true showcase of Vesicle’s creativity, versatility and dark bassline science, the We Are Lost EP contains 4 deep and dark Dubstep excursions and makes a strong case for this Finnish duo’s inclusion among the genre’s best and brightest of the new generation of sound visionaries. The title track ‘We Are Lost’ is a beautiful, dark anthem combining haunting vocals with live guitars, intricate melodies, precisiondrum programming and fat slabs of bass. The result is a well-rounded, catchy and melancholic masterpiece. ‘Smoke curls’ switches up the program, engulfing the listener in deliberately lo-fi sound fx and percussion whilst conjuring up deeply emotional, melodic bliss by juxtaposing a dusty piano with a soaring, distorted, filtered leadline of 8-bit chiptune charme. Destined to become a dark breakstep anthem, ‘Mythos’ harks back to the late 90′s Metalheadz sound with its epic synthlines, eery vocals and massive, growling Reece bass constructions. ’Redemption’ completes this vicious circle with a journey to the depths of darkness, attesting to Vesicle’s true mastery of uniquely filthy bassline construction on this stripped-down vision of despair. To ensure that this EP looks as mindblowingly sick as it sounds, the vinyl release features stunning, limited-edition full sleeve artwork!
a1 Vesicle – We Are Lost
a2 Vesicle – Smoke Curls
b1 Vesicle – Mythos
b2 Vesicle – Redemption
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SECTION8005 – Dodge & Fuski – Aerophobia – 12″ Vinyl
Finish copy. Onwards and upwards for the Section8 clan as they get ready to deliver possibly their biggest release to date with a mighty, thunderous dubstep assault from one of Bristol’s brightest up & coming production duos, Dodge & Fuski. Having built up quite a reputation already with some killer releases on labels such as Never Say Die and Rat, this one looks set to earn them even more attention; get ready for the sound system bangers! Ethereal pads open up ‘Aerophobia’ before an epic, grandiose synth enters the mix to set the scene for what’s to come and you’d better be ready because it’s quite simply, sick! Watch the dance go crazy as we kick into an absolutley heinous bass riff that grabs by the throat and doesn’t let go with a smashing break holding it all together. It only goes on to get even better with a totally funked up 4/4 switch up too! More bassline manipulation ensues and the dubstep break returns to complete what’s sure to be a massive club anthem.
a Dodge & Fuski – Aerophobia
b Dodge & Fuski – Fuck ‘Em All
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HRMN016 – Various Artists – Harmonia Family Album – 12″ Vinyl x 2
Finish copy. Spring 2006 was both cruel and exciting. Radiating hot Helsinki nights, too much light and vivid, restless dreams about Music. While chucking down a glass of cheap brandy in a local bar the idea finally materialised: Let’s start a record label! A label that would bring people together. Proud people. People thinking of Music. People doing their own thing in their own way in their own basements. And most importantly, people who understood the meaning of space between notes. After 5 years, 16 records, 85 tracks and 44 artists from 13 countries it goes without saying that those restless dreams became reality. And so did the Music. HARMONIA FAMILY ALBUM includes 12 artists from 7 countries giving their own interpretations of skweee, the synthetic Scandinavian funk. This double album features both skweee -innovators and brilliant second generation rookies like Finnish dub specialist Levon Zoltar and Japanese child prodigy Neo Hetare. The process of compiling these twelve tracks took more than six months, since each track was carefully handpicked from a selection of more than hundred songs from around the world. Harmonia’s previous ‘Skandinavian Skweee Vol. I &II’ and ‘International Skweee Vol. I&II’ -compilations were immediately sold out after release and nowadays go up to 100 euros on internet. Because skweee owes so much to the so-called world music, we thought of taking the whole thing to the next level and asked our artists to make their own versions of ‘ethnic’ music. As you will soon hear, the idea took off like a lazer beam in an Ethiopian desert. The results are breathtaking: music so contemporary yet still so archaic! It gives a great deal of pleasure to the listener to hover through the native American mantras of BMMB’s Huuhka-Eno, tribal chanting of Ransta Congregate and slavic p-funk of Eero Johannes. Viva Harmonia!
a1 BMMB – Huuhka-Eno / American Spirit
a2 Ben Butler & Mousepad – Kalim-Ba
a3 Eero Johannes – Brakeman
b1 Levon Zoltar – You Down With OBP?
b2 Wankers United – Bendz
b3 Mitropamusik – Popmusik Im Blut / Karl Marx Stadt remix
c1 Ransta Congregation – Gravity
c2 Coco Bryce – Saviour
c3 Aaro Dicosta – Weird-Ass Lovin’
d1 Rigas Den Andre & Spartan Lover – Something Will Be Ok Soon
d2 Neo Hetare – Kirara
d3 Stiletti-Ana – Lipi Lipi
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Bass Music Restocks CD
HFCD005 – Hotflush / Various – BACK AND 4TH
Bass Music Vinyl Restocks
HFRMX003 – Scuba – Ruptured (Surgeon Remix)
HFRMX005 – Scuba – From Within (Marcel Dettmann Remix) / Hard Boiled (SCB Edit)
HOTSHORE003 – Scuba / Dissident – Tense (dBridge remix) / Society of Silver Skeletons (Headhunter remix)
HJP53 – Shackleton – Fireworks
SWAMP009 – Addison Groove – Work It / Sexual
PHREAKS023 – Genetix – Squid Attack
HFLP005 – Hotflush / Various – BACK AND 4TH
MEDI041 – Silkie – City Limits Vol. 1.6 – 1.8
