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Hybris continues to push the limits of his brain and monitors to further uncover new sonic territory.
The 'Occult EP' is released as a 4 track Digital EP and 2 track limited white label.

German maestro Ulrich Schnauss teams up with label owner ASC for an EP of epic proportions. Four sublime pieces of music that really show the pairs talent. With each piece, you can really hear both of their signature sounds playing off each other. Essential listening.

One billion views and counting! If anyone can document the bassline's endemic behaviour in current club music, it's UKF. Standing proud at the very forefront of the bass revolution since 2009 they've watched all manner of low frequencies worm, wriggle and writhe their way into almost every genre of dance music possible. From drum & bass, dubstep and beyond... Via their YouTube channels, events and compilations, UKF has delivered the very best of this seismic sonic shift to their subscriber base of over 2.6 million international bass freaks.
And they continue. This winter sees the launch of UKF's annual Drum&Bass compendium. The album is also launched in the same period as huge UKF events across the UK and US. 20 tracks; showcasing the best music across the UKF Drum&Bass channel in 20

One billion views and counting! If anyone can document the bassline's endemic behaviour in current club music, it's UKF. Standing proud at the very forefront of the bass revolution since 2009 they've watched all manner of low frequencies worm, wriggle and writhe their way into almost every genre of dance music possible. From dubstep, drum & bass and beyond... Via their YouTube channels, events and compilations, UKF has delivered the very best of this seismic sonic shift to their subscriber base of over 2.6 million international bass freaks.
And they continue. This winter sees the launch of UKF's annual Dubstep compendium, which has so far seen sales of over 250,000 albums in the series. The album is also launched in the same period as huge UKF events across the UK and US. 20 tracks; showcasing the best music across the UKF Dubstep channel in 2012, expect ruthless low frequencies.

November 1961 with a 4-page booklet! This historic LP was not only Coltrane's first live album (and his first recording to feature the complete line-up of his now legendary quartet featuring McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison), but it was also, at the time, one of the most criticized residencies in the history of jazz. In November 1961, these performances (also featuring Eric Dolphy) represented jazz music's supreme cutting edge—with Coltrane beginning to experiment with Eastern music, represented in numbers like India and instruments like the oud—but it was one that critics were largely unwilling to embrace. In fact, they began filling newspapers with vehement anti-Coltrane sentiment, and some even went so far as to call him downfall of jazz!

SIDE A: 1. India 2. Spiritual

SIDE B: 1. Impressions 2. Miles' Mode 3. Naima

SIDE C: 1. Chasin' The Trane 2. Brasilia

SIDE D: 1. Chasin' Another Trane 2. Softly As In The Morning Sunrise 3. Greensleeves (traditional)

SIDE E: 1. India 2. Spiritual

SIDE F: 1, Chasin' The Trane 2. Impressions

Last handful of this triple monster masterpiece of drone.

A limited re-press of the horn-drone extravaganza, originally recorded in 1974. Combining four of Wada's self-made "pipehorns" (made from plumbing materials, over three metres in length), with an electronic drone tuned to the electrical current of the performance space, this is a lost masterpiece of early minimalism, placing Wada rightfully in the pantheon with LaMonte Young, Phil Niblock, Maryanne Archer and Alvin Lucier.

Recorded in Syracuse, New York, this recording captures the room-filling complex overtones generated by the ever-shifting interplay of the breathing horns and the constant electronic drone. This is a music of ritual hypnotic power, its heavy low end mass and sense of change within constancy engendering a meditative transcendency.

"Earth Horns with Electronic Drone" is the fourth and ultimate release in Em Records' Yoshi Wada series, a must for all fans of minimalism, heavy drones, ritual, mystery and world-shaking transcendence. From an original performance of almost three hours, the CD features a 77 minute excerpt; the full performance is featured on the triple LP set. From Earth Horns to beyond the firmament: prepare to be elevated!This edition comes with full colour inner sleeves, including many unseen rare photos from mid 1970s performances and facsimile concert posters.

Orilla Oscura is presented with the utmost highest production standards - mastered and cut to vinyl by Andreas [LUPO] Lubich at D&M in Berlin, pressed on high-quality virgin vinyl at RTI and housed in a heavy-duty old-style tip-on gatefold jacket printed on uncoated stock by Stoughton. Also included is a free download coupon. *Orilla Oscura is the new album from Barn Owl's Jon Porras.  Having previously released solo work under his Elm moniker, this is the third album released under his birth name and the second album of 2012 (following Black Mesa released by Thrill Jockey).  Orilla Oscura was performed and recorded in 2010 by Porras in San Francisco at his home studio, The Alcove.  The album's eight tracks focus on devotional solo guitar accompanied by manipulated tapes.  Post-production was kept to a minimum so the tones, textures and colors could remain as they appeared. The album plays at 45 RPM for optimal sound quality and was mastered by Andreas [LUPO] Lubich at D&M in Berlin. *Orilla Oscura appears less Americana influenced than previous works and focuses more on despondent melodies and textures derived from cassette abstractions.  At the time of recording, Porras was inspired by a book on the San Francisco Tape Music Center and wanted to incorporate cassettes as a foundation for the album's eight tracks.  Slowing down and manipulating the tape with analog effects, Porras would improvise and write parts to compliment the abstractions.  His goal was to revive and reinvigorate these taped sounds like ghosts or resonances from the past; interacting and engaging with these reawakened tones. The Dark Shore suggests the meeting of two domains; past and present, land and sea, dark and light. Orilla Oscurais a record of phantom architectures and a contribution to a vision of California Gothic.
1.   Light of Dawn2.   Your Sleeping Ghost3.   Vision on the Water4.   House of Mirrors5.   Holy Hex6.   As You Fade Away7.   Awake in Moonlight8.   Light of Dusk

Limited Edition Vinyl pressing is exclusive to S.T. Holdings
Coming in the wake of critically acclaimed debut album 'Trouble' and a string of Radio 1 playlisted singles, 'Your Love' is another uniquely brilliant dance record from Orlando Higginbottom (aka TEED). The A Side features the Pearson Sound Remix.The son of a music professor at Oxford University, Orlando has already had an incredible journey in a short space of time, working with the likes of Damon Albarn, Lady Gaga and Hot Chip, releasing his first few records with Joe Goddard's tastemaker dance label Greco-Roman.
"Deadly serious dance music but painted in sunny melodies with dangerous rave undercurrents" - Clash
"The rawness is eclipsed by the excitement, fun and innovativeness of the whole affair - who said dinosaurs were extinct" - Mixmag

Fantastisch-darkes Shoegazer/Indietronica-Album des Duos Billow Observatory, bestehend aus dem dänischen Produzenten Jonas Munk (aka Manual) und dem Gitarristen Jason Kolb, Mitglied der Shoegazer-Band Auburn Lull aus Michigan.

Die Cumbia Cosmonauts beweisen als erstes australisches Cumbia-Soundsystem, dass es in der Musikwelt von Melbourne bis nach Barranquilla nur ein Katzensprung ist. Beeinflusst werden sie dabei von dem mexikanischem Strassensound Cumbia Sonidera, der peruanischen Psychodelic-Variante der Cumbia namens Chicha und der argentinischen elektro Cumbiawelle Cumbia Digital. Dabei haben die beiden Produzenten Moses Iten aka "Saca la mois DJ!!" und Thomas "Soup" Campbell (Miso, Editor) den karibischen Offbeat-Rhythm mit dubbigen Basslines, knarzenden Synthesizer-Sounds und treibenden Beats aufgepumpt - und zum ultimativen "Cosmonauter Sound" generiert. Das Album erscheint als Limited-Special-180g Vinyl!

The Life You Chose' was the darkside highlight of DJ Madd's album from early 2012, with heavy support on dubplate making it one of his most in-demand tunes. Of the notable DJs giving it regular airtime, Distance liked the track so much he offered to give it the remix treatment.
* Finally available on wax, the full glory of Madd's horror-laden, Hellraiser-sampling smasher can now be properly appreciated, coupled with Distance's rock-hard rework on the flip for maximum effect.

Time to get down and dirty with another of SGN:LTD's brand new exclusive signings, Dose. Straight out of New Zealand Dose ain't messing around, starting as he means to go on with his most accomplished release to date; a turbo-charged journey into the twisted echelons of proper tech drum & bass that'll be featuring hard at events all over the globe in the coming months.

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Gamma Audio specialize in deep moody electronic/edm music including the genres of dubstep, dnb, bass/experimental and 2step sound . Artist signed from all over the globe pushing a particular sound that has taken the dubstep/ edm world by surprise.
Since 2009 Gamma have released various EP"s & LP"s and this year is no exception.
Gamma Audios first vinyl release is out December 3rd featuring a sinister, teched out roller from Droid Srctor and funky dancefloor vibes from label bosses Killeralien & Phonetic System on the flip.

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DVA started off Hyperdub's barrage of albums in 2012 with his brilliant 'Pretty Ugly', and now closes the the year with the 'Fly Juice' EP's bumper selection of machine tooled tracks, each created for optimum dancefloor damage and road tested by DVA, Kode9 and a select bunch of DJs. These four tracks are a brilliant example of what he's been describing as 'power house' for a while, a colourful chunky techno sound that switches up every 8 bars like grime and has plenty of shuffle and offbeat swing as a counterpoint to the 4/4 drums. 'Fly Juice' opens with sweet jazz funk Rhodes before dropping into weightless bouncey chopped vocals and stuttering drums building through 8 bar patterns - with the Rhodes as a sweetner, it's bliss! 'Do It' runs a stuttering voice, a huge deep bassline and relentless building stabs against shuffling drums. On 'Walk it Out', the repetition of the title over a pummelling two note melody is positively dumb, but pitched against swirling effects and whooshing chords the effect is epic. 'Long Street' features a collaboration with South African producer Big Space, and echoes the sound of early UK bleep and bass with a stern melody, breaking down into swirling Detroit-like chords, while shuffling along on a crisp, scissoring rhythm. After the sweet and sour songfulness of his album 'Pretty Ugly', the 'Fly Juice' EP shows DVA returning to his dancefloor roots. As an amazing DJ/producer, you can expect more of this in 2013.

RE-ISSUED ON LIMITED EDITION ARMY GREEN VINYL IN ORIGINAL ARTWORK

Minor Rain is bringing the heat. This smoothly progressing clubtrack with a heavy impact is staggering and everything you would expect from a psych syndrome release. The new era is here. Not the typical sound but a refreshing style within the labels genre. The B side is somewhat more mellow but still has that scorching bass. Get rinsing!

* Following Mr Explicit first release on Dread and featured on the Dub dread 4 cd compilation this now gets a release big in the game huge dance floor anthem.
* The ep is a limited edition vinyl release, grab them while you can *
* Press: DJ Mag / ATM
* Radio: Radio 1 / Kiss / 1Xtra
* DJ Support: Andy C / Ray Keith / Nicky Bkackmarket / Kenny Ken / Vapour / Lion Fire/Friction/ Bladrunner/ Brian g
* A CRINGE This is the big hitter played and supported by Fabio and Grroverider this tune is on the original blueprint jungle label Dread destroying dance floors world wide.
* B Danger has beeen championed by BY RAY KEITH AND BLADERUNNER this tune is a hard roller with its slick
* C Scarface is another under ground anthem much requested on the radio circuit and well supported by djs.
* D The Dread soldier has been inspired by the original Something Out there Ray keith on Ufo recordings big tune with an array of sound that will hurt your speakers
MR EXPLICIT has graduated with full honours at the Dread camp with his exceptional engineering skills and layered sound and basses he is definitely in a league of his own big in the game another big artist on dread recordings.

Following on from last years Talk To Me / Right Now, Mutated Forms return to Spearhead Records with another heavyweight 12.
* DJ support for these tracks, and other recent productions has come from Friction, Nu:Tone, Crissy Criss, Ruff Stuff, Benny Page, Technimatic and many more.
* Smalltalk teases you with a sneaky guitar lick, and then just when you start expecting a nice gentle liquid rollout, things mutate into a steroid injected monster and lay down a bass line that will hype the crowd into a frenzy.
* The minimalistic Powder Demon slams it home like a growling poodle on an acid trip, the results can only be menacing. This one does the damage.

Beautifully packaged with full colour artwork, Radical Nature records presents the latest limited edition 10 inch vinyl release by Sofie Loizou. Aphoria Horizonte is a sublime duet of two tracks. Track A, Saturday Night Blues, evokes the subtle hues emanating from the shadows of a lost weekend. Track B, Aphoria Horizonte, is a psychedelic mantra creating a multi dimensional sound world from enticing organic sounds and curious samples. The EP is drenched in the rich overtones of dusty old synths and warm bass. Perfect post-rave listening. Free download code included.

2012 sees Hemlock's 20th release after four years at the frontline of forwardlooking bass music and dark electronica. To mark the occasion Hemlock boss Untold has curated a 65-minute mix joining the dots between the label's past, present and future. 'Chapter One' weaves his favourite moments from the back catalogue with a series of exclusive material from FaltyDL, Randomer, Joe, Sei A, Guy Andrews and Untold himself. The beautifully packaged CD will be released alongside three 12" vinyls containing exclusive music.
From modest beginnings in the heady days of dubstep's conception, Hemlock - founded by producer Jack Dunning (AKA Untold) and designer Andy Spencer in 2008 - quickly became a force to be reckoned with in the sprawling, and oftenc onfused, world of UK bass
music. Since then, the label has steadily forged its own curious path, building an enviable back catalogue and garnering a reputation along the way for zeitgeist defining releases.
'Chaper One', as you'd expect from Untold by now, is anything but your average mix. It takes as many twists and turns as Hemlock's back catalogue and reflects the story of not just the label's evolution, but also the evolution of the music scene it spawned from. Starting briskly, it jumps through percussive workouts from Fantastic Mr. Fox and Mount Kimbie, soon blunted with the bassweight of
the half-step anthems 'Air & Lack Thereof' and 'Discipline'. The section climaxes into the psychedelic organ studies from James Blake's 'Stop What You're Doing' remix before gradually fading into an icy noise speckled mid-section. Cosmin TRG's brutally sparse 'Béton Brut' crumbles into the muzzled chimes of 'Under' - one of Untold's most ambiguous cuts to date. The panic reigns through
FaltyDL's 'Artemis', picking up momentum into the metallic jacking 4/4 kicks of Sei A's 'Hyphen'. Guy Andrews cements the groove with the epic 'Resistivity', morphing into a broken tribal drum workout towards the end. Randomer then picks up the funk with 'This Train', before getting nasty with 'We Laugh, We Scream'.
The final section explores the label's fascination with reconfiguring the hallmarks of jungle and drum 'n' bass, with the rowdy MC chatter on 'Fatalist' sparring with the rugged bleeps and bass of 'Studio Power On', and the sinister Reece synths of 'Motion the Dance'. After the last onslaught the mix fades out to the calming neon glow of Nautiluss & Lord Skywave's 'Ultraviolet'. With 'Chapter One' documenting their past and earmarking possibilities for future exploration, Hemlock looks set to fearlessly guide
brave listeners into the next chapter of uncharted frequencies.

After nearly a decade of releasing some of the most hard-hitting and progressive Drum&Bass tunes, we've finally put together a sick collection of killer tracks to bring you a long awaited album, that represent the Sinuous Records label.

This special album is gonna blow your mind away. It features some of our best existing producers and also introduces some fresh & unknown artists with exceptional talent from around the world.

The compilation wholly defines the Neurofunk/Techstep characteristics distinctive to the style we've been building on these past few years. It is designed to give something special to our fans and supporters in one tidy package!

On this new album we'll deliver a solid blend of dark and heavy dancefloor smashers,
serious tech steppers, roaring rollers and even some more deep and emotive laid back tracks,
which are equally heavily bass-laced.

The album illustrates a consistent theme of reverberating basslines, yet each track has its own individual style, be it glitchy, techy, melodic, atmospheric or even disjointed experimental beats, making this a no nonsense LP.

Cerati makes the music. Di Angelo sings. Their sound is born of futurism, stochastic composition, new romanticism, aleatory music, and Negro spirituals.

Rooted Recordings is a brand new label from Chemical Ally. Aimed at the more dancefloor / tech style, he kicks off with a remix from long time drum & bass veteran Spirit who nails a heavy rolling version for a relentless dancefloor assault.
On the flip brings Russian wonder kid 'Fade' who delivers one of his best tunes to date.

* With previous on Phobia's Coded and Klute's Commercial Suicide, the guys have now secured a slot on one of 2012's runaway success stories of the scene: Program. With a distinctive floor-focussed sound and a growing repertoire of exciting new artists, Ram's sister joint is the ideal home for Chroma's pristine production and ruthless attention to the groove.
* We kick off with 'Acetate', a deep croaky roller that pays homage to the formative days of jungle drum & bass where the highly sought after dubplate was the scene's gold standard. With its effortless roll and less-is-more motif, it's reminiscent of early Ram material from the turn of the century such (think Moving Fusion, think Shimon, think Andy C himself) but it's delivered with that all important contemporary crunch. The elements are devilishly simple but startlingly complex; just tight, chest-punching drums, hypnotising one note bass and a walloping sub.
* 'So Alone' flips the switch for a more wholesome, soulful scenario thanks to a breath-taking reggae vocal loop that doesn't sound dissimilar to Barrington Levy circa 'Broader Than Broadway'. Again, the elements are simple but devastatingly effective as the bassline swings with well-rounded glee and snake-like drums that do more driving than an Eddie Stobart driver.
* Following fine joints from the likes of Kove, Frankee, LoKo, Wickaman and more, Program have proved themselves to be one of the strongest new labels of the year. Chroma's contribution is no exception and proves the trio to be a name to watch right now!

Even within the huge combined and worldwide Hardcore, Drum'n'Bass and Hard Dance scenes that first bore their innovative productions, CLSM have risen to be one of the most creatively revered production outfits and live performers in the underground dance scene today. Their eclectic and highly polished productions are often impossible to pigeon hole, aside from their unmatchable quality and sound. This album comprises of two CDs full of brand new music featuring new vocalists, new rappers, and the massive beats, basslines and melodies that come as standard. A third CD celebrates 10 years of world class production, echoing the sentiments of the late John Peel who showed such faith in CLSM from the very start of their journey. With DJ and live performances all over the world, a huge number of famous collaborations to their name, not to mention being a part of the best-selling Hardcore album of all time (which went gold), CLSM continue to demonstrate why they are still one of the most exciting and forward thinking acts in the modern scene.
For a production outfit as critically acclaimed and accomplished as CLSM are, producer and DJ Jon Doe has a CV that surprises even fanatical fans. From the famous 'John Peel Is Not Enough' release being hammered on primetime BBC Radio 1, his efforts culminating in the addition of a Hard Dance Show being added to their roster that survives today, the sheer quality and number of writing credits and impressive collaborations take some beating. Bello B of 'The KLF', Stefan Booth (now of 'Eastenders', and 'The Bill' fame of all things), MC Sharkey, Lucia Holm of 'Sunscreem', Billy 'Daniel' Bunter and Leah Symons all feature on this project. Having performed all over the world to audiences from Australia to Canada (and everywhere in between), people have enjoyed both live performances and DJ sets that allow them to hear his biggest tracks at venues both huge and intimate. Featured on every UK Hardcore album series for the past decade, as well as mixing on the legendary Bonkers and Hardcore Underground series. Building from a huge fan base in the Hard Dance scene in the late 90's, and coinciding, yet not coincidently, with the meteoric rise of UK Hardcore in the early 2000's CLSM were quickly established as one of the most interesting acts/experiences around. Whether looking at the 'Underground' TV show he created for Rapture TV/Sky, or his recording and studio work for the BPI gold-disc awarded, and highest selling release in UK Hardcore to date, Helter Skelter album for Ministry Of Sound, there are few dance music acts that can compare. If anyone has 'done it all', it's CLSM.

With a legacy like that to celebrate and maintain, a lot of effort has been employed to showcase both how influential and popular CLSM have been whilst ensuring that remains the case. To this end, there is a brand new CD of upfront material on the breakbeat tip and a 'classics' disc showcasing some of the anthems that everyone knows but not everyone has thanks to variance in availability over the years. A forward-thinking downtempo disc completes the package, appealing to a whole new audience whilst affording the existing ones a new take on his inimitable production style.

This album contains material that has been supported by (amongst others): Radio 1 DJs Kutski, Annie Mac & John Peel. Slipmatt, Hamilton (Ram Records), Brisk, Darren Styles (AATW), Fracus & Darwin (Hardcore Underground), Billy 'Daniel' Bunter (Kool London), Hixxy, BBC Northampton and many more!
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There are only a handful of tracks from every era that really stand the test of time and can truly be regarded as classics. Back in 1995 DJ SS produced two of these tracks in the same year - Lighter and Black. Now fast forward to 2012 and these classics from the Formation Records label boss get a reworking from a two of the scenes' rudest producers.
Kicking things off new skool Jungle don Bladerunner stays true to the original, brining all the elements of the anthemic Lighter bang up to date to the with awesome effect.

It's great to see that more and more quality soul and funk bands arise from different countries all over the world. Even more exciting is the fact that little Hungary has to offer not only The Qualitons but another band with much potential. I am speaking of Dokkerman & The Turkeying Fellaz which are responsible for this beauty. Also from Budapest, the nine piece band delivers exactly that raw and dirty old-school sound of the late sixties/early seventies which we here at Tramp Records love. Both sides of this 45rpm single are hard grooving funk cuts, spiced up with afro and jazz elements. While Broken is a slow burning track, the flip side titled Plan B is completely the opposite, an uptempo dance floor bomb. Be quick, 500 copies pressed only!

Das Brooklyner Duo ERAAS, bestehend aus Robert Toher und Austin Stawiarz, ging aus der Asche der Formation Apse hervor und liefert auf seinem gleichnamigen Debütalbum eine atmosphärische Goth-Pop-Melange aus tribalistischer Percussion, Dark Electronica, hypnotsichen Gitarren und ritualisierten Gesängen ab, die wie eine Fusion aus Dead Can Dance mit The Hundred In The Hands klingt.

June Miller come with a huge 3 track release and joins a Sonorous family whose repertoire so far has seen the likes of Lynx, Octane & DLR, Random Movement, Bungle and more contribute work to. 2012 has been a huge year for June Miller with releases on Ram Records and Critical to name a few. Here they bring three tracks of the highest quality to a label that has a firm model of quality over quantity. With distribution now handled by SRD expect to see some more exciting music from Sonorous in the coming months.
* DJ support for these tracks, and other recent productions has come from LTJ Bukem, Marky, Lynx, AI, Zero T, Octane & DLR, Mortem, Nickbee, Eveson, Sabre, Vicious Circle, and many more.* 'Brave Man' is an infectious liquid funk roller with a bassline that will melt you; all the ingredients to remind us of the summer we didn't have! Crisp, punchy beats mixed down to perfection, a sultry piano melody and some amazing vocals from Mark June Miller. A brand new and original track from a pair who continues to show how diverse their productions can be.
* 'Bright Lights' comes with some heavy hitting sub bass; beware. A techy slice of deepness from June Miller here with a track that could be heard at Hardware or Soul:R! Industrial fx and soundscapes surround a driving bassline and comes with a stripped back beat that's impossible to ignore: a monster with groove. * 'Age 23' is as smooth and sultry as they come. A 130 jazz fused/trip hop track leading with a Joy Division inspired sample from the movie 'Control'. Its safe to say the ride 'Age 23' will take you on is a deep, hypnotic and emotional one, add to that the live trumpets of personal friend to June Miller 'Case' and the scene is set, the level of reflection is up to you. *

The Viva Brazil Sampler serves up four doses of latin tinged drum and bass from some of the
Brazilian scene's best producers.
*One of the most enduring labels in Drum and Bass, V Recordings history is inseparable with the
sun-soaked sounds of Brazil. After label boss Bryan Gee saw a young DJ Marky play in his
hometown, a chain reaction was started that would result in a new age of Drum and Bass, with V
and artists such as DJ Marky, XRS and Patife bringing a brand new sound back to the UK.
*After the slick sounds of DJ Chap's Inna Streets EP, the dulcet tones of Critycal Dub's The Deep
Side EP, and the tour de force that was Big Bad and Heavy Part 3, the V Camp are ready to deliver
another salvo, of soulful melodic drum and bass.
*DJ Chap and Digital Hunters - Call Me - DJ Chap and Andrezz join forces for the exotic 'Doing The Samething'. A combination of sunny beats, warm bass and honey-like vocal samples, 'Doing The Samething' represents a generous
slice of the laid back, creative Brazilian scene.
*Level 2 - Fast Lane - Featuring a bassline full of soul and flavour, Level 2's 'She Goes Away' is packed to the brim with
flavour. Intricate drums combine with rich bass, iconic vocals and distant synths to create another
classic from Level 2.
*Critycal Dub - Reflect - Usually known for their very own brand of sun-infused Drum and Bass, Critycal Dub switch things up with one of the darkest tracks you'll hear. Featuring hard drums and a relentless, low slung Sub,
Reflect will knock the rave for six.
*Level 2 - ToneTone - Featuring a bassline full of soul and flavour, Level 2's 'She Goes Away' is packed to the brim with
flavour. Intricate drums combine with rich bass, iconic vocals and distant synths to create another
classic from Level 2.

* Having made its debut on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show and already clocked up 400,000 views on UKF Dubstep 'Black & White' sees Loadstar effortlessly showcasing a brand new side to their sound. The Bristol-based duo are well known for their incredible drum & bass and now they gear up for the release of their debut album on Ram Records with a 140bpm slice of sublime bass music that's sure to set dance floors from London to Los Angeles alight with a fresh flavour.
* As fans of Ram Records would expect, the vinyl edition has two incredible drum & bass tracks. First up is Loadstar's 'Vatican Roulette' - an absolute monster of a tune crammed with heavy bass energy, intense alarm synths and pounding drums. This is an undeniable dance floor killer!
* Then label mate Hamilton steps up to rework 'Black & White' into a huge drum & bass number that's sure to have the faster floors jumping this autumn!
* With this new single Loadstar show that they have the diversity and maturity to produce a wide range of sounds and styles. A fact that will surely have everyone excited for their coming long player.

* Shrouded in mystery and rarety Loops Haunt's musical outpourings are the stuff of urban folklore. A strange alchemy of rugged RZAesque drums lay a contrasting bed for his spectral outboard sound bombardment. In contradiction with prior experiments, ZENITH has a strong and muscular loop based drum aesthetic running throughout from the NYC leanings mun Rhul to the straight up Amen bothering Hardcore of ZENITH itself Loops Haunt has never sounded more relevant on a soundsystem!
* Black Acre finish off a strong 2012 in anarchic style!
* PR + Radio by Tailored Communications Berlin.

What We Left Behind Will Be Lost Forever; http://www.sendspace.com/file/2mw3hg
* A shift from monochrome to full colour sleeves signifies the start of a new phase for Space Cadets.
* The Chambers of Apogee EP comes from anonymous debutant Lyterian, an exclusive signing to Space Cadets.
* Masterfully employing the hypnotically dark rhythms of mid-90s jungle and applying them to a contemporary D&B framework...the real question is just who is Lyterian
* Original sleeve artwork is once again contributed by US illustrator Theo Ellsworth. All vinyl pressed to extra heavy 180g acetate.

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Spooky returns on No Hats No Hoods with the follow up to his legendary Spartan track, with an essential instrumental EP. Playground is a Dancehall meets Grime club anthem sampling the legendary Playground Riddim made famous by the Beanie Man - 'Who Am I' News Flash is a Trap meets grime affair which has been vocalled by Slew Dem's G Man for his next single 'The Truth'.

After the catchy Infected Headphones and terrifying Nightmares EP, Tyke continues his sonic assault on Drum and Bass with GRIDUK054. GRIDUK054 see's Tyke hit hard once again, delivering three bangers on Twisted Individuals famous Grid Recordings.
* Featuring the chilling Buzzards, grimey Wake Em Up, GRIDUK054 is another sick release from the relentless producer.
* Buzzards - Tyke shows his versatility with the rolling sounds of Buzzards. Featuring slick percussion and morphing bass combined with a thick atmosphere, Buzzards shows another rolling side to Tyke's original production style.
* Wake 'Em Up - The second track see's things get rowdier. After a carefully chosen sample, Wake Em Up turns dirty. In a style that Tyke has perfected, Wake Em Up mixes up dirty bass, punchy drums and amens to inject some attitude into the dance floor.

Basement Freaks return to Jalapeno with a 4 track EP of killer funk, heavy, heavy beats and deep blues vocals. Always one of the serious players in the Ghetto Funk scene - his music has always been able to transcend genres and gets dropped in clubs and parties round the world.
On Work It Out the Freaks teams up with MC Rayna for a guitar heavy hip hop excursion. A Blues Thang features that thing most often missed out by modern electronic producers - a harmonica solo - the proper way to do it.

Ground control to major BROWNZ: take your protein pills and put your helmet on! here's WARRIORZ next chapter.




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The latest of Muro's Super Breaks series to be given a debut on CD is this disco-heavy dose of dance classics, block party breaks, hip-hop and soul. Originally out on a now tough to track down double tape in the early '00s and featuring the likes of Tommy Stewart, Reuben Howell, East Side Conection and Magic Disco Machine.
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Roll the Dice's Peder Mannerfelt presents a new 12" for the London based electronics label We Can Elude Control. The release brings together a collection of percussive modular synth and noise experiments recorded live in his Stockholm studio with the release exposing Mannerfelt's wider sonic interests and improvised approach outside of the production work he is more readily known for through projects such as Roll the Dice, Fever Ray and the Subliminal Kid.

Ben Verse returns to his much-loved Crunch Recordings imprint with two tracks that set the levels for his forthcoming Maze Music
LP. Both have become integral tools in the DJ sets of Youngsta, J Kenzo, Truth, Seven, and many more in recent months.
Amongst a grueling worldwide gig schedule Ben Verse dedicates his little spare time to music production, in airports, planes, trains,
studios, cars, anywhere he can get a minute. Having amassed a healthy collection of tracks over the last year working towards his
debut solo album, he put together this 12' containing two tracks that give a taster of what's to come. 'Different Way' and 'Tiger Foot'
both represent his rolling organic ethos of weighty sub bass, earthy atmospheres, ethnic musical elements and subtle but crystal
clear mid range bass melodies.
DJ Skream said in his latest Mixmag interview 'Ben Verse out of Pendulum is making some wicked, dark stuff. Really heavy'.

A colossal crossing of paths, the collaboration of Billion, Codebreaker and Sense is the affirmation of one of bass music's most Exciting outfits. Individually dangerous, collectively devastating. A welcome return to authentic street level Drum & Bass with all the
credentials... Defence' is the jewel in the crown of new skool collective Fathom Audio's discography. Codebreaker and Sense lay down
conscious kung fu precision lyrics over Billion's shuffle and crash beat. All built on top a deadly sub bassline with schizophrenic
mentasms cutting through the dance floor. - 'We Defend!'
Currently one of Drum & Bass' most revered sons, Skeptical turns 'Defence' onto it's head with his signature sonic artillery and
evasive musical manoeuvres. Having now finely tuned the art of a vocal club smasher, Skeptical unleashes his deadliest remix to
date.

Brassica presents Temple Fortune; a beautiful, bittersweet EP of synth-steeped electronic music and the producer's debut for Civil Music. The record was created during a year of musical experimentation and inspired by club experiences, both good and bad, childhood memories and existential anxiety.Incorporating analog synths, vintage drum machines, rave nostalgia, 80s electronic pop, cosmic slow jams, avant-garde electronics and a melancholic crush of Italo, Electro and disco bearing vocals, Brassica's music remembers much - memories that are worth the price of admission alone - but drawing in part on the urban solitude each evokes and coupling with feelings humid and raw, the music of Michael Anthony Wright is able to express so much more, a quiet storm of musical restraint and emotive power. Aligning music with that of greats such as Throbbing Gristle, New Order, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire is a daunting prospect; but gazing out of the sensual and emotional 'Temple Fortune' is an artist showing the vision and individuality to place himself among such exquisite talent.Resonating with ghostly funk, intimate and sagely Temple Fortune is intelligent and immersive. Haunting lead track Modern Magic is equal parts theatrical, romantic and wrenching. Led by a bass line (from a fretless bass guitar) which sees the spectral image of Joy Division's Peter Hook alive and well, it features live drums, restless vocals and long, slow, constellation mapping synth lines. The playful/woeful space jam of Lose Him follows, and includes the vocal of long time friend 'Stuart Warwick'. A nervous death dance interspersed with (ware)house bass lines and sinister synths intensify over a furtive playground chant. Milieux Metrix includes the hushed voice of Ghostape. Bass heavy disco stomps and key lead synths swirl alongside strange sounds while low vibrato cello calls give tension/release to the disorientating ancient meets the modern age theme. The EP closes with the soulful, ghostly rave of Lydden Circuit. The rushing anxeity and dancefloor disquiet have somewhat made an underground hero of Brassica for a quiet generation of lost ravers. (To which the comments on the self made & mesmerizing video appearing almost a year ago on youtube attest.) Add a floor ready acid disco remix from Capracara, & Om Unit's consistently unique take on the footwork sound adding a new dimension to his rework, this is quite a package. Brassica views his music as a highly personal, pure distillation of his own experiences. As a child his desire to 'go beyond listening' and 'somehow get around the back' initially manifested itself at a very early age - modifying the family tape deck, removing the erase function to endlessly overdub and create cassette tape collages. Entering his teens rave happened. religiously attending local under-18's raves he indulged in Ratpack, Slipmatt, DJ Hype & more. Subsequent spells in various prog, hardcore and metal bands developed into adventures in experimental music and performances with the London Sinfonietta + airings of his compositions on BBC Radio 3. However a realisation that 'chin-stroking, experimental music buffs actually cared less about the music than the¬ party people, who were physically showing their appreciation for the sounds they heard' lead him to his ongoing love affair with italo, nu-disco, house and synth-based sounds. His first output was immediately snapped up by innovative underground labels, including Andy Blake's Dissident, Tartaruga and Cyber Dance, simultaneously inducing feverish excitement from tastemakers 20 Jazz Funk Greats, Vice, BICEP and more, and paving the way for the Temple Fortune EP, his most accomplished offering yet. The Temple Fortune EP will be available from 19th November on 12 & Download from Civil Music. A nostalgic trip through the past of synth-led music this is not. Cerebral and pioneering it exhibits an ahead-of-his-time mind in full flow, it is a monument to passion, energy, and cathartic despair.

Diamond Version release EP2 on 12' and download on 26 November 2012. Featuring the tracks Science For A Better Life, Shift The Future and Forever New Frontiers, this is the next instalment in a sequence of five 12 / download EPs released throughout 2012 and 2013, culminating in an album in 2013. With playful humour, Diamond Version explore Daily Short Message Information Culture (DSMC), their phrase to describe the relentless slogans we are bombarded with, rendered meaningless by their constant repetition. 'We both are obsessed with company logos,' explain Diamond Version. 'We collected these slogans and started reading them, without knowing the companies. In this amount and concentration they become absurd.'A version of Shift The Future was transmitted at the No Nukes 2012 festival in Japan, organised by Ryuichi Sakamoto as a reaction to the reopening of the Oi nuclear power plant following 2011's nuclear disaster.EP2 is the second in the series being released by Mute and follows EP1: Technology At The Speed Of Life / Empowering Change, described by The Wire as 'metallic ring modulated tones gleam in the dark always driven forward by a malevolent computational funk'.Diamond Version is the collaborative project between two of the most groundbreaking, experimental and forward thinking creators in modern music, Byetone and Alva Noto. As joint heads of the German-based label Raster-Noton, with their solo projects, they have been releasing work that spectacularly blurs the lines between the visceral and the conceptual, bridging the gap between gallery and dancefloor.

Editions Mego is happy to announce the release of 'Chimerization', three vinyl editions of a text - sound piece Hecker produced on the occasion of dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel, Germany.


For 'Chimerization' Hecker invited the Iranian writer and philosopher Reza Negarestani, to contribute an experimental libretto, 'The Snake, the Goat and the Ladder (A board game for playing chimera)' a script that has been recited by a group of speakers and recorded by Hecker in anechoic and sound-attenuated chambers - rooms designed to minimize the reflections of either sound or electromagnetic waves.
Hecker characterizes 'Chimerization' as a concept derived from psychoacoustic investigations on difficult-to-define areas between language and non-language, a process focusing on the decomposition of sound and synthesizing incompatible modalities, surpassing their respective particularities without fusing them, in order to obtain a narration beyond immediate comprehension, which may be deciphered through repeated, 'active' listening.

Part 3 of the 3 part vinyl series.With 'Chapter One' documenting their past and earmarking possibilities for future exploration, Hemlock looks set to fearlessly guide brave listeners into the next chapter of uncharted frequencies.

After an outstanding pack of 12-inches for Scuba's Hotflush Recordings, London DJ and producer Sigha a.k.a James Shaw confidently returns to the label with his heavily anticipated debut LP, 'Living WIth Ghosts'. For this offering he presents twelve impressive techno and ambient productions and fuses his love of classic UK techno with the contemporary sound that currently pulses through Berlin's Berghain. Since his 2009 debut on the label, Sigha has organically shifted further and further into the straight 4/4 realm of techno, embracing the subterranean, darker soundscapes of his new production homebase, Berlin. However, hiding under all that bass, one can still hear the whisper of many long forgotten shoegaze numbers - My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth and Slowdive, some of Sigha's heaviest influences, vibrate throughout. Years of playing guitar in London bands defined Sigha's musical start and gave him an ear for the emotive. He was able to merge both worlds after quite literally stumbling across techno by chance, igniting his love of electronic music. Ever since, he's expertly navigated the halls of UK Garage and dub, releasing on Hotflush, Blueprint and his own fledgling imprint, Our Circular Sound, finely tuning his style, eventually landing squarely in a place where he feels most at home: techno. Kicking off the journey is the falsely pacifying and ethereal track 'Mirror', a brief lull before the onslaught of melodic sonic doom that is 'Living WIth Ghosts'. From the oscillating come-up dubbiness of 'Ascension' to the banging heavenliness that is 'Puritan', to the dripping wet, acid-licked 'Scene Couple', Sigha only comes up for ambient air on 'Suspension' before plunging back down for more. 'Dressing for Pleasure (Ideal)' and 'Dressing for Pleasure (Extract)' are both awash with the cold hallmark sounds of Regis, while the bleak, minimal surfaces of 'Delicate' and 'She Kills In Ecstasy' perfectly soundtrack the inescapable morning-after come-down, before 'Aokigahara' rounds off the album in an elegant soundscape. An additional track, 'Brood' will be released as limited vinyl-only 10, and will never see the digital light of day. Sigha has provided remixes for well-respected labels like CLR, Mikrowave, Metalheadz, Echocord, Steadfast and Sudden Drop, and maintains a very busy touring and production schedule.

Coloured Vinyl with hand stamped labels.

Limited vinyl copies. Brand new release from London's Squarewave who is a regular on the DJ circuit and hosts a weekly show on
world famous radio station Kool London ". The A-side features a hefty VIP remix of 'Snitch' (which originally
appeared on the Boka digital series TANK) from Sukh Knight (True Tiger) a dancefloor trasha with a truly gangsta swagga! On the flip
Squarewave teams up with Dutty Ranks for 'Heartbeat Dub' a deep heavy number for all the subheads, this one will work those
speakers to the maximum, a true favourite at Boka HQ.

Command' is the first taste of Starkey's new album 'Orbits'. The release features remixes from Plastician, Drums of Death, Pedro123, Noisses, DS1 + exclusive bonus track 'Contact'. Starkey says 'Command is my nod to what I've always liked about dubstep & grime music'. Trademark angular robo-funk growing from synthetic chords and the glitching vocal shards that makes Command so recognizable and leaves no doubt this is Starkey's outrageously tight production at it's most electrifying. A 'Pulse X' style kick makes ways for a yet bigger, wider synth lead that swerves from kinetic peaks to industrial ruffness and heartburst emotion practically every 16 bars.Command's remix package includes revisions from both established original bass pioneers and restless young guns; all carrying their flame for grime, bass and uk pirate music enthusiasts worldwide. Grime and dubstep pioneer Plastician provides one of his rare production outings with his 'Trapped in the Middle' Remix. A rude 8-bar cut, its's grimy, ruffneck '04 bizness from the Croydon OG, Rinse/1Xtra/BBC R1 legend and Terrorhythm Imprint owner. Drums of Death continues on the stunning form of his 'Waves Trilogy' - refined dancefloor tension, jacking techno, intergalactic jazz and synthetic leads - it's still 'Command' but retooled with euphoric rave-influenced '90s House vibes.INCLUDES DOWNLOAD CODE FOR ALL TRACKS + BONUSESCommand (Original Mix)Command (Buku Remix)Contact (Exclusive Bonus Track)

With his last record for Local Action picked up by Radiohead's Tom Yorke. This year started with a bang as Throwing Snow dropped the first XLR8R Podcast of 2012. Here we see his much aticipated first release for his imprint Snowfall including a remix return favour from Ghostly's Gold Panda. With a follow up due in the fall, live support slots for Daedelus and Bonobo and recent acceptance into RBMA New York this will signify a defining year for the burgeoning producer.

Xtrah Xtrah! You'll be reading all about this one for a long time to come as Yasin Elgohary delivers his very first outing on Critical Music and what a debut it is. Having smashed the living daylights out of little sister label Modulations with 'Set The Levels', his new offerings are nothing short of devastating. Get the vibes in, this one's ready to rip a hole in it! Summer soundsystem inspired 'Soundclash' is possibly the rudest cut of drum & bass you'll be hearing this year. From the soundboy vox, the heinous thudding b-line and mid-range pops, it's easy to hear how this dubwise piece of musical mastery has been hammering clubs across the globe. Original junglist material for 2012, there is no doubt. Wheel it up!Straight no filler, this next one is a killer! 'Discordance' sees Xtrah rolling hard once again with frenetic percussion and morphing bass that harks back to some vintage Ram Trilogy for a proper full force effect. Prickly drum edits and the massive 'I know it sounds deep' vocal make this a great way to end one of the most hefty D&B releases of 2012. Much more to come from this new Critical superstar.

Biome is a man that needs no introduction. This talented young Manchester boy has been on fire of late and been topping Dubstep charts globally with his precise, masterfully engineered music.'The Prayer' is one of his new recordings that has a more rolling, breaky feel running through it's grooves.'Future Past' on the flip is deeper, darker production and all in all, a fantastic production.Obvious support and great reactions on the Deep Heads pages and DJ support from Kryptic Minds, Indigo, Synkro, N-Type to name a few.

Founded only 3 years ago by Mako, the Utopia Music imprint has already made a positive impact on the drum & bass scene with a stable of innovative producers. Next up on the release schedule is a massive tenth release in the form of Utopia 10.
The A-side sees a mighty collaboration between label owner Mako, Break, Fields and Villem. With all these guys on the track, you know the bar is set high. Don't let the chilled beginnings of Dilligence lure you into a false sense of security because you'll soon be smacked around the head with a bassline that's verging on psychotic and beats ready to bring down anything that stands in the way.
On the flip side, Russian producer Getz carries on where they left off with the rolling, relentless basslines of My Soul. I love how the vocal samples lend a feeling of despair to the music.

Part 1 - Cian Finn, Radikal Guru, Alpha Steppa & Dub Dynasty Moonshine Recordings 12" Vinyl x 2 Moonshine Recordings and Steppas Records have joined forces to bring you a collaborative release featuring some of the most
current and exciting names in dub and bass music. Both labels are deeply involved in the current dub scene and their knowledge, respect and understanding of the music and its historical roots mean they are perfectly positioned to provide a release that has both depth and intense musical skill. Following a successful stint in North Asia Alpha Steppa of Steppas Records is back in the motherland (UK). Extensive touring and experimentation with traditional instruments has served to both fine-tune his production skills and inspire a burst of creativity. Never one to rest on his laurels, Alpha Steppa has quickly teamed up with Moonshine Recordings to continue his ever increasing contribution to the dub world. Alpha Steppa has also reconnected with his mentors on this record, forming the aptly named Dub Dynasty with UK dub heavy-weights Alpha and Omega. There can be no doubt that these three artists understand each others musical capabilities perfectly. This debut collaboration presents a taste of what music connoisseurs can expect later in the year when the heavily anticipated Dub Dynasty full album drops. Moonshine Records have worked with Radikal Guru and Cian Finn previously, on the well-received Rootstepa album and Rootstepa Remixed EP and that relationship and connection is clearly apparent here. Watch out for Finn's deeply emotive lyrics on '9 Years' where he transforms a great dub tune into a powerful meditation on the cost of war. Finn and Guru work seamlessly together and it'sa testament to all involved that the tracks work just as well with pure dub or vocals. On the flip side, currently being subject to extensive rewinds by some of the most respected DJs in dub, dubstep and international bass music alike, 'Ireland' has anthem written all over it. And with versions and dubs from all of the above artists this release is simply not to be missed. 'Moonshine Steppas Present the Unified Power of Radikal Guru, Cian Finn, Alpha Steppa & Dub Dynasty' is sure to find its way into the record boxes of every bass loving man, woman and child around the globe.

LAB013 marks the arrival of Core to the Aquatic Lab family. The devastating A-side, 'Civil War', is a ruff street-flex of slamming drums and gutter bass, featuring the raw flow of Jamakabi (of former Roll Deep fame). The flipside, 'Cyborg', is a pumping techstepper, which merges tape-pack acid b-lines with the modern Reece chaos of techno's more recent convergence with UK dubstep.

Mount Zion & Got To Be Conscious are melodic Jungle tracks with solid musical foundations rooted deep within Dub/Reggae music,
using ambient melodica undertones and Incorporating 'amen & think' breaks, 808 sub bass & tight percussion patterns. Both tracks
are setting a new dimension to Jungle music bringing it back to the original 90's Jungle sound.
Featuring the conscious vocals of Britain's outer national Reggae artist & Bush Chemists front main King General, his vocals set the
mood of the tracks with verses such as "Brick By Brick, We Have To Break Down The Walls" (Mount Zion) and also the chant of "Got
To Be Conscious If Your Not Conscious You Cant Ride This Bus" (Got To Be Conscious) Which both suggest the need to fix todays
troubled society & sends out a positive message to the youth of today.
Both productions have had great reviews with 'Mount Zion' being the feel good summer track and 'Got To Be Conscious' tearing up
the dance floors wherever its played. Dialect & Kosine are paying tribute to the original pioneers of Dub & Jungle music with this
instinctive first independent release. This release has the full support of international DJ's & Producers worldwide Including: Congo
Natty, Adrian Sherwood, Bizzy B, Aries, Nicky Blackmarket, Ray Keith, Remarc, Equinox, Kenny Ken & Many More

Having spent more than seventeen cross-genre years featuring on dance music's most prestigious imprints, Blu Mar Ten are opening
the doors of their own label to a host of fresh young talent emerging from the leftfield of Drum & Bass.
Blu Mar Ten Music (BMTM) is a home for the beautiful and the ugly, the elegant and the awkward, the euphoric and the melancholy.
With a list of talent already lined up to deliver a rollercoaster of emotions and a desire to stand out rather than fit in BMTM is
guaranteed to be a label to watch.
The second release in this new chapter comes courtesy of multi-genre wizard, eleven8.
Having shone his talent on a number of quality labels including Hospital Records sister-label Med School, eleven8 joins BMTM to
showcase his Drum & Bass stripes with two tracks strictly designed for intrepid explorers.
Hadal Zone - Befitting the subsonics of the music, The Hadal Zone (named after the Greek god, Hades, god of the Underworld), is the
delineation for the deepest trenches in the ocean. Even at this depth the waters teem with alien life, glowing with bioluminescence
and crackling with self-generated electricity. eleven8 skillfully recreates this landscape with lashing distortion and howling effects
emerging from the darkness before disappearing again.
Hadal Zone - 600 atmospheres of pressure.
Across the Sky - Where Hadal Zone takes you to the bottom of the ocean, Across the Sky rockets straight up in the opposite
direction, describing satellite trajectories around the Earth. Otherworldly winds and thudding chunks of meteor bass are propelled
through space by a payload of stuttering percussion.

300 only on mint coloured vinyl. For fans of Beach Fossils/Captured Tracks etc...*In the summer of 2010 in between sessions on his surfboard, Park began recording guitar- driven dream-pop in his garage to soundtrack the journeys in his car. Park chose the name GRMLN to echo the feelings of otherworldliness and disconnect he felt during those summers. Currently a student at the University of California Santa Cruz, Park pens songs there when he's away from his makeshift recording studio and his live band, in which he plays with his brother. *Entitled Explore, Yoodoo's debut LP is just that: a young artist inspired by the scenery of his coastal surroundings, discovering and developing his singular voice to create a wistful palette of blues, greens and golds.*On Explore, Park pairs clean, jangly guitars and strong backbones of bass with his yearning, muted vocals that employ reverb to soften, not distort. GRMLN's sound may be unmistakably Californian, but there's a sense of nostalgia that pervades Explore, hearkening back to Park's roots in Japan, where he still spends every summer .*Tracks like album opener 'Relax Yourself (Dolphin Cry)' and the slow-burning 'live.think.die' encapsulate the wistful aesthetic of Explore, with twinges of heart- break and melancholy tales of wasted youth darkening the album's summertime mood. 'Patio' brings Explore to a close on a restless note with one of the album's most soaring melodies, bolstered by haunting harmonies that build a feeling of despair lingering on far after the album's final minor key. *Explore is a bittersweet portrait of a young man, making music to catalogue his memories as they slip away with every passing California sunset.

Joker returns to form with this excellent 12, presenting 'Old Era' - a future proof dancefloor smasher backed by deadly re-mix from Bristolian purple partner in grime, Gemmy. Very few producers can capture mainstream interest while focusing on an honest, underground vibe - Joker is one of them and he's done it again! Watch out too for the accompanying video of 'Old Era', which features a fully animated Liam Mclean, aka Joker, riding his motorbike over barren land-scapes on an essential mission!DJ supports from Benga, Mistajam, N-Type, MRK1, Surgeon, Bok Bok, Guido, Gemmy, RSD, Blackdown and many, many more!

Kryptic Minds return to their Osiris Music label. 'Rule Of Language' is pure dark matter. With 'The Divide' the guys blur the lines between Techno and Dungeon bass with this 4/4 roller.

White marbled vinyl.
The 'Respect' virtue of 'Code Of Honour' is represented by a trio of dancefloor technicians. Nymfo of The Netherlands flexes his
trademark sonic contortions with 'Floating Point'- a tune that seems to breathe in and out while it bounces its jovial, cheeky step. It's
a tune with a distinct, and instantly likable personality just like the man himself. Borderline from New Zealand collaborates with Slovak
artist Subtension for the flip, a new name you are urged to take note of for future reference. Dripping with funk that so many
dancefloor Drum and Bass tunes are devoid of these days, 'Reaction' is the one self respecting club DJ's will draw for when they
need a 100% positive response. 'Respect'- We show respect by speaking and acting with courtesy. Respect yourself, and others will
respect you.

A real treat up next for you on Apple Pips, coming from talented Plymouth based beatsmith Phat Chex ... Phat Chex aka Ben Pooley came to Apple Pips attention through the DJ/promoter Necta Selecta, who was repping Chex beats at the legendary Subheavy parties. When Necta dropped 'Git Da Funk', it was a case of 'who the ruddy heck is this by!' A friendship was struck up, and tune swapping has resulted in these two beauties being dropped on wax..A versatile producer who sums up the current bass scene's openminded attitude to genres and influences, Chex is at home making deep electro, heads down techno, smokey jazzed out house, or post whatever bass music..

Moonshine Recordings is happy to present two new heavy tunes from the mighty RSD. RSD, perhaps better known as Bristol bass and drum music stalwart Rob Smith (one half of respected production duo Smith and Mighty), has been pushing bass heavy rhythms for more than two decades. Under the moniker RSD, he produces fresh, innovative bass music that simultaneously pays dues to his deep soundsystem roots while pushing things ever forward. Main track on this 12 is grimey 'Dancehall Rock' that features vocals from Ricky Ranking, well known from his collaborations with The Bug. It is currently receiving heavy worldwide dj support from the likes of DJ Madd, Radikal Guru, Roommate, Dreadsquad, BunZero, 6Blocc among others. On the flip you can find 'Too Much War', a heavy bass riddim that reminds of RSD's older productions.

Ingredients bring forward a new drum & bass trio out of Bristol with exciting prospects. Made up of Vega, who runs 'Abstractions' in Bristol, Pessimist, who has featured on the label a few times & Cooper. Their distinct sound of dark atmospherics, intricate percussion and progressive arrangement makes them a stand-out right away and this is the 1st of 2 12s in 2012. The Foot has been championed by dBridge all summer, as well as featuring in the sets of Loxy & Fracture while Bypass is brand new and completes a killer 12
Dj support comes from Break, dBridge, Loxy, Skeptical, Dub Phizix, Fracture

Hot on the heels of his last release 'Do The Jazz ' Swindle comes correct with his next, 'Forest Funk'. 'Do The Jazz' has been tearing
up the festival and club circuit over the summer featuring regularly in the sets of Mala, Joker, Skream and Silkie.
With the feedback and radio support Forest Funk has gained so far, it's fair to say that this EP is also set to be firing up the dance at a
club near you soon!
Featuring two heavy hitters, 'Forest Funk' and 'Belfast' which erupt from where 'Do the Jazz' left off. Swindle once again effortlessly
deconstructs his favourite musical elements, Grime, Funk, Rave, Drum and Bass carefully rebuilding them with devastating effect to
once again stamp his unique take on todays underground movement.

Limited edition Hand Stamped Solid White Vinyl. The first single from the Way Of The Samurai 2 'Code Of Honour' compilation comes from two artists that represent the cross section of the Samurai Music Sound perfectly. Long time Samurai family member Klute adds his deft, distinctive touch on a remix of Tokyo Prose & Phil Tangent' 'Parity'. A firm favourite for every DJ lucky to get their hands on it, and one that draws the attention of every lady in the nearby vicinity. A future Klute classic! Clarity represents the new breed of producer and dynamic, and is someone Samurai Music will be working closely with in the future. 'Cold Blank' is a surefire dance-floor weapon which has been used constantly by the
likes of Doc Scott, dBridge, Loxy and many more, but those 3 names are enough to signify the potency of this bullet. 'Code Of Honour' is released on limited 2xCD, unlimited Digital on 15.10.2012. 5 carefully selected 12" samplers from the album will also be
released in the month of October.

As one of Dubstep's perennial heavy-hitters, the name Tunnidge has become synonymous with the suffocating levels of sub-bass
ever present in his beats. October sees him step up to the plate again with the Brixton Bass EP, featuring four tracks of weapons-
grade sound system punishment that will rock you from your chest right down to your feet.
The title track 'Brixton Bass' kicks things off with a drop like a tonne of bricks straight to the face, accompanied with a grinding synth
attack on your senses and a heaving, club-destroying bassline to give you a taste of things to come. 'Empty Spaces' is a low-slung
and snarling roller, bristling with pent up energy and deliberate, probing kick drums that punch through your speakers like a
young Mike Tyson.
There is no let up with Wardrum, as it surges forward with jolting drum patterns and tough, industrial synths to keep your ribs rattling.
The mood deepens on 'Dark Future' as Tunnidge creates a tense and malevolent atmosphere with a vivid technicolor backdrop of
melody, vibrant drum
samples and guttural growls of low frequency.
Supported by the whole Chestplate gang and some of the Dubstep community's biggest DJs, this is weighty sound system design at
its best and perhaps the heaviest collection of beats to emerge out of Tunnidge's studio yet.

Limited Edition 300 copies only white label. Hand stamped
Whether James Davidson and Greg Hepworth have an ulterior motive is debatable. Their motive, however, is unwavering, intentional
and fortunately well received. Infiltrating the drum and bass scene in in the early noughties, the UK duo combined their hand-built
studio with modern production methods allowing them to tap into a unique brand of high-tech basslines and fortified funk. The
collaborations nearly always come around through friendships and mutual respect for what each other is about musically. Ulterior
Motive Versus, which is a four track E.P featuring Lenzman, FD, Krakota, and Hybris This ep has great support from Friction on his radio one show, DJ Hype on kiss Fm as well as great club support from Rockwell,
Goldie, Phace, John B, S.P.Y etc
Words c/o Jasmine Phull

The magical partnership of Versa & Rowl is back on Smokin Sessions! The 3 track EP is packed with soulful beats, pads and melodies that is simply a joy on the ears. 'Jupiter' is 2 step to the core and has some very cleaver use of sampling presented throughout the production. 'Solstice' is a 170BPM masterpiece. You can hear the 2 step influence running through the grooves and really shows off how versatile these 2 talents are with their beats. Last up is 'Theory of one' that has been getting a lot of attention on the Deep Heads Soundcloud.

Back in 2001. A mysterious bootleg of unknown origin is making waves in Hamburgs Drum'n'Bass, DarkJungle and Hardcore circuits - fusing banging Hardcore beats, nerve wrecking on point snares and an epic sci-fi intro sample with vocals ripped from two of brightest stars shining in the cities blooming HipHop scene. This had never been done before, punters were thrilled and demanded a rewind whenever this was played out.

Two years later in 2003 a yellow-flourescent one-sided 7' appeared out of nowhere featuring only a stamp PRO.ATOMKRIEG 001 and of course the sought after legendary track caned to death throughout several massive Drum'n'Bass / DarkJungle / Hardcore dances. Rumour had it that only 300 copies of this piece were pressed and 30 of these went straight away to only one single out of Tokyos countless record stores.

Now the year is 2012, the fusion of Hardcore & Drum'n'Bass has been trending for a while and in retrospect the PRO.ATOMKRIEG 001 is one of the pioneering records of this now popular mashup.

That is one of the reasons why the visionary PRO.ATOMKRIEG 001 is back now - a limited black vinyl edition of 100 copies in the original one-sided 7' format, pressed and produced with the original pressing tool that has been well taken care of by one of the original producers that still remain unnamed.

This is the return of a true underground classic.

Straight comes the next release on Mettmann-based experimental label SHHHH, catalog number 008 - the long awaited full length album by Daniel Half from Sardinia, Italy. It is called "Lonely Boy" and consists of - heavenly-medium-transparent creamy sky-colored vinyl with 10 brand new tracks - DVD including videos to all tracks - Pocket Board Game "The Ghost Of The Lonely Boy" - Download-Code for the entire album in MP3-format - download comes with an exclusive Wardrobe Memories Remix (Digital only).

With a limitation of 196 copies this is a very special item and the most epic release on SHHHH to date. Every record is hand commissioned and full of beautiful details.

This time Daniel Half explores way more personal topics than ever before. It seems that his recently second longplayer is a weird and intensive trip through highly suicidal, melancholic and depressive soundtrack-ambient that leaves the listener with eyes wide open.

The videos on the DVD deal with quite disturbing and heavy topics like racism, sexual abuse, isolation, suicide, pornography, social violence and birth/death of mankind. Therefore the release is only suitable for 18+ adults and people not suffering from epilepsy or similar diseases.

This album is not going to be released in digital shops and is only available in physical format + download code. If 196 copies sell - they are sold out. Ne repressing, never ever. Just one first and final edition.

Take a ride with us - and explore the highly disturbing world of "Lonely Boy". It's worth it!

"Output" defines analog modular sound designs with hypnotic beat structures. Like all productions of LIN/LOG organic electronic music is the main focus. His compositions defy conventional genre barriers and leave room for reflection and interpretation. But LIN/LOG is also a young micro label for modular sound designs.

'Quarter Turns Over A Living Line' is the long awaited debut album by Raime. It follows the
duo's self-titled 2010 EP and two subsequent 12" singles, 'If Anywhere was here we would know where we are' and 'Hennail'.
Moving away from the sample-based strategies that characterised their early work, Joe Andrews and Tom Halstead have
looked increasingly to live instrumentation for their first full-length work, mounting intensive recording sessions for percussion,
guitar and strings before painstakingly piecing the album together at their home studio. The gothic and industrial signifiers in
their music remain, but more submerged and oblique than ever - no less pronounced as influences than jungle's rhythmic
dynamism and doom metal's oppressive weight or aspects of techno, modern composition and dub. Quarter Turns Over A
Living Line is the first original artist LP on Blackest Ever Black, the young London-based label that has to date released
records by Tropic of Cancer, Regis, Black Rain, Pete Swanson, Cut Hands and others.

Confirmed press and support from: The Wire (full page album review), The Guardian (1000 word interview),
Resident Advisor ('playing favourites' feature), FACT Magazine (review), The Quietus (interview), and more TBC.

TM404 is a new concept from analogue mastermind Andreas Tilliander aka Mokira (Kontra-Musik, Raster-Noton, Type). TM404 uses a multiple set up of the classic Roland machines TB-303, TB-606 and MC-202 to create a mesmerizing acidic techno-drone. TM404 will release a full-length album on Kontra-Musik in late January and we are very much looking forward. But before that we have another great release to present. Kontra-Musik 028 is by far our most radical release on so far. This is dance music really pushed the limit. What you are about to hear is the result of Morphosis (Morphine Records) remixing TM404 using his favorite Korg machines the MS20 and the SQ10. Rabih's own words on the music: ''Quite challenging and not really ordinary dance music. I believe in moving forward with things, with whatever chances and possibilities I have, it's my contribution to this world.'
Early Feedback:

- Morphosis (Morphine) - Quite challenging and not really ordinary dance music. I believe in moving forward with things, with whatever chances and possibilities I have, it's my contribution to this world.
-Svreca (Seamntica) - Wow, this is one of my favourites Kontra releases to date. Forward stuff !! When I read the description of the TM404 release, instantly think in offer my remixes, but later see the Morphosis versions, and I think this is done by a true master !!!!!
-Multipara (deBug): the tm404 + morphosis is a cool+bold release, congratulations!
-Chris (mnmlssgs): Very excited about this release!
- Jackmaster (Nmbrs): Nice 1 Ulf!
- Bryan Kasenic (Bunker, NY): Love this! I am a huge fan of Rabih!
- Professor Inc (Rue De Plaisance): dope! sound is amazing!
- Area (Wave Music): Cheers for the good tunes
- James Tec: Great release! '

"it's a whole world of it's own, and it's out of this world!" Richard Norris (Time & The Space Machine / Beyond's the wizard
Sleeve) 180gr VINYL Longplayer !! The Confusional Quartet are Enrico Serotti, Gianni Cuoghi, Lucio Ardito and Marco Bertoni, a four piece experimental band with new wave, avant-garde and post rock influences who have been recording since the late 70s. Having first released their debut album more than three decades ago, they now return with a new,
eponymously entitled full length on Hell Yeah recordings, and accompanied by fabolous artwork by Andrea Amaducci. One of the most recognized Italian bands in the so-called new wave era, the energetic group were never afraid of pioneering new sounds and performing energetic shows (often called the italian Devo), and this new album suggests they have lost
none of their edge having reformed just last year. Across the course of the 11 tracks, the band explores the fusion between synthetic sounds and real drums; fizzing guitar lines and plenty of feedback. It's funky, raw and looks to many different eras and genres all at the same time. The opener 'FuturFunk' (co-written and co-produced with Sir Bob Rifo of The Bloody Beetroots) is just that, dazzling and arresting as it goes.Elsewhere, high energy, dense and gauzy songs like 'Kursaal' rage
and writhe as drums cut in and out and guitars get worked to the max. Pilling layer upon layer of sound, each track is stuffed with contrasting surfaces before being stripped to just a jazzy drenched bassline or funked up lead. 'Verme' marks one of few comparatively sober moments in an otherwise spine tingling, nerve jangling journey through intergalactic sonics and grubby rock ethics

For their latest release, Deadplate invite Bristol's Hodge to craft an EP of analogue soaked Techno.

Throughout this release, Hodge crafts a unique sound that resonates somewhere between the sparse, delay soaked realms of primitive Dubstep, and the driving vigour of modern Techno. Inspired by the use of field recordings and vintage analogue gear, the 'Dusted' EP has a raw and insightful charm that will lure a wide scope of electronica enthusiasts.

Sealed with a characteristically hypnotic remix of 'Turmoil' by close friend Kowton, the 'Dusted' EP marks the full arrival of one of the most forward-thinking young producers, harvesting the rich breeding ground and heritage of Bristol.

Feedback:

2562 - "I'm enjoying Tonda and the Kowton remix."
Alex Coulton - "Four tracks of dusty machine funk. Great stuff!"
Artifact - "Entire EP is dope."
Beneath - "Really looking forward to playing these out!"
HxdB - "A perfect example of genre-bending, percussive, post-whatever. The Kowton remix is a fine display of crunchy, analogue Techno."
Moxie - "Really into Turmoil. Got a real nice groove to it."
Palace - "Big EP!"
Rhythmic Theory - "The tension and the atmosphere sounds great!"
Semtek - "This is hot! Love Tonda and Turmoil plus the Kowton joint of course is sick."
South London Ordnance - "The best thing from Deadplate thus far. Will definitely be supporting."
Thefft - "It's sick!"
Throwing Snow - "Hodge is the one to watch!"
Visionist - "Strong release. Tonda has all the elements I roll with. Sure to see regular support."
Ziro - "This is really really good! Power moves all round."

Oz's Inkswel sends an irresistible four track package zig zagging across the globe to the door of Fort Unthank on the banks of Loch Firecracker, somewhere in the mists of Scotland, via his very own powerful boogie powered super collider. Opener 'Do It' is how it's done: atomic funk which has been split, stretched and closely inspected, then reassembled to create a dancefloor chain reaction. The funk particles then pass through the Americas and pick up the one and only Chico Mann. A man known for his like minded awareness of, and abilities with, the worldwide ways of the electric boogaloo, he adds his abstract Afro Cuban theories to 'Tu Machito'. Next, it's a sharp turn eastwards to the old countries, whilst riding the waves of 'LFO Bounce'. UK's Funkineven, another kindred spirit in the search for man made machine soul, provides further refinement to the initial wave hypothesis, resulting in a glimpse of the elusive dark matter that is often talked about, but rarely seen or heard. This unique meeting of some of contemporary beat science's finest minds has been made possible thanks to the benevolent funding of the UNiversal THought ANd Knowledge foundation, otherwise known as UNTHANK

Ney Faustini completes the half-dozen on Foul & Sunk, celebrating the dawn of the dark season with an EP whose three pieces will provide relaxation, energy and joy on the dance floors. Born and raised in the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paolo, Faustini begins his biography with fast music and broken beats, before his path led him to deep, bouncing house music. Maybe it's the British bass music, maybe it's the endless view over his city to the Atlantic Ocean that he used as a source of inspiration for this loosely woven, barely tangible tapestry of sound, that lines the background of his three pieces "Sleepless", "The Name Of The Game "and" No More Chances". This giving the EP its meditative character, Faustini reinforces it all with prancing percussion on "No More Chances", as well as warm piano and organ keys in the background of "The Name of the Game". But the "Sleepless EP" doesn't limit itself to head dance music: an organic bass groove flows through all three pieces, stimulating our energy cycle with pulsating pressure. This comes to its full potential in the eponymous title track, and is truly the motto of Foul & Sunk: Quality music for your dancefloor.

FRESH RE-MASTERED VERSION NOW AVAILABLE
Close 2 Death Recordings is proud to present: Optiv - Krakpot Remixes EP. Arguably one of the most anticipated drum and bass releases of 2012, this EP sees the legendary Optiv's track 'Krakpot' re-imagined by two undisputed kings of neurofunk - Jade and Billain.With support from Ed Rush, Optical, Black Sun Empire, Dom & Roland, Optiv, Neonlight, Mampi Swift, Xilent, Maztek, Inside Info, and Blokhe4d to name just a few, this EP promises to be a landmark release for C2D and an enduring classic bound to smash dancefloors for years to come. Jade (Budapest, HU) kicks off the EP with his excessively sinister remix, a punchy take on Optiv's original with a particularly malevolent bassline injection. Dreary atmospherics and foreboding sirens ring out during the intro, setting the track's tone over simple yet perfectly calculated drums. As the introduction comes to a close, those sirens provide a moment of anxiety as they fade alone into the darkness. Then it hits - a menacing, infectious bassline taking all who hear it prisoner. Its dark nature is enticing like forbidden fruit and made only more potent by the drums' re-introduction, as the track drops into its aggressive signature groove. This is a virus worth contracting. On the flip, Billain (Sarajevo, BA) delivers a remix in a completely new direction, transporting the track outside the organic realm into the synthetic. Ominous strings add a new melodic dimension to 'Krakpot' during the outset, bleak and cold, as though looking ahead into the dark future. Billain spares no time in thrusting you forward, breaking things
down briefly before initiating a trademark exercise in drum programming and expert sound design. The plastic bass cuts through the mix like a razor, with a surgical precision reserved for the elite. Billain once again paints an aural landscape of the future, so vivid it may as well be real. Are you ready

Very limited white label liquid funk from Austrian whizz kids Roy Green & Protone.

After an outstanding pack of 12-inches for Scuba's Hotflush Recordings, London DJ and producer Sigha a.k.a James Shaw confidently returns to the label with his heavily anticipated debut LP, 'Living With Ghosts'. For this offering he presents twelve impressive techno and ambient productions and fuses his love of classic UK techno with the contemporary sound that currently pulses through Berlin's Berghain. 'Brood', an additional track not included on the aforementioned album, will be released as a very limited vinyl-only 10, and will never see the digital light of day. The acid-licked 'Scene Couple', a track from the LP, accompanies it.

Forthcoming on limited 10" and digital, Visionist's fearsome double A side represents the first in a new series of releases under LNUK Records sub project - Excursions.

Lo Note Excursions was conceived as outlet for a darker, more minimal sound and aesthetic than the main LNUK label. The first release sees Visionist at his schizophrenic and moody best with 'Circles' and 'Iris, two haunting cuts of dark, percussive underground beat music to disturb and make you move in equal measure.

The return of Zero T's Footprints Music , starting with PRINT005 The RE-MINDER EP feat two tracks on Vinyl (4 tracks on Digital format).

Initié par les membres de KALY LIVE DUB, le projet BASS CRAFTERS est une création 100% live qui a pour vocation de faire exploser les dance-floors ! Imprégnés de la culture sound-system made in UK, ils ont opté cette fois ci pour une formule « live- machine » percutante et mutante. Et pour les accompagner dans cette nouvelle aventure, ils se sont alloués les service de SHANTI D, chanteur déjà bien connu du public reggae-dub, notamment pour s s productions avec Junior Cony, High Tone ou Obf. De cette collaboration fructueuse est né FEEDBACK, 1er maxi composé de 4 titres puissants, oscillant entre stepper dub et dubstep, sur lesquels SHANTI D pose sa voix envoûtante.

Tribecore under wooble attack. Massive !

La Flaca presents its second release, the culmination SON!kA's lengthy introspective
journey in the search for a more distinct, modern and personal sound. The Costa Rican
producer's record avoids textbook genre rules but the sound is reminiscent of techno yet
focused on bass; a textured episode of percussive touches, cinematic tones and elegant aesthetics. A move to a wintry NYC inspired the B-side, an insightful duo dwelling in the crisp, dark and suspenseful. One of these was chosen as a part of FRITE NITE's
'Surreal Estate' compiled by Anna Sia. The A-side represents a return to Central
America, a clear manifestation of heavy percussion, sweltering synths, war horns and scifi atmospherics.

The 'This Is For The DJ' scratch sample series is one of the longest running & most successful of it's kind. Well known throughout the UK and abroad, the series is recognized for consistently good samples, organized in a very user-friendly way on the actual vinyl. A must for every scratch DJ, be they professional or amateur

SKRILLEX is on the path for complete world domination. The EP 'BANGARANG', which is now available for the first time on 12' vinyl, went straight to #10 in the UK iTunes chart when it was first released, and very quickly peaked at #2 with it taking the #1 spot in the dance charts. In the US it peaked at #2 and went to #1 in Australia, New Zealand and Canada's iTunes charts. The first single 'Breakn' A Sweat (Skrillex & The Doors)' was Zane Lowe's Record of The Week at Radio 1 and went straight onto the A-list.

Now available for the first time on 12' vinyl.
Skrillex's You Tube channel has racked up over 750 million views, with the official video for the title track 'Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites' having near 110 million views alone. World domination seems an easy feat for this 23 year old.

Terror Danjah's second Hyperdub album is 'The Dark Crawler', a well-paced and much more upfront and energetic journey through his musical world than his debut 'Undeniable'. The album revolves around the 'Dark Crawler' theme, a blistering grime track that pops up several times, vocaled by MC's Riko Dan, Mayhem, Deadly and Saf One, and then lastly Trim and Kossie. That's not to say the album is one dimensional or relentless. It's subtley balanced with the 'Dark Crawler' thread of tracks allowing the album to spin off in a web of directions without losing any focus. It's a much more contained body of work, paced to keep the listeners interest. From the 'Dark Crawler' intro into the cartoonish horror soundtrack of 'Mirror's Edge', which tricks you into thinking its just any dubstep tune, before scattering into Terror's signature broken kicks and claps. 'Dark Gremlinz' featuring D.O.K. is a classic peak-era asymmetric grime instrumental. The album then drops down into the 130ish speed of 'Air Max 90' featuring Champion, which builds from a soca-like drum drill stretching the rhythm to the point of collapse with a wonky synth, before concluding on a driving baseline house 4/4. The first 'Dark Crawler' vocal is next, with a ferocious performance from veteran Roll Deep MC Riko Dan, who drops bloodthirsty threats at a breakneck pace. Next, the tempo drops down again to the drunk funk of 'Full Hundred', with criss cross claps and a rasping bassline breaking down into live drumming and tight trap door edits. Things speed up a little again with the intricate 8 bar funky of 'Rum Punch', a hard drum tattoo rolling out over a heavy detuned bassline and intense bleeps. On the second 'Dark Crawler', mic duties are shared by Birmingham MC's Mayhem , Deadly and Saf One. Their hard vocals contrast with lush styled R'n'B of 'You Make Me Feel' featuring Meleka. The album then rolls out into the galloping drums and smooth G-Funk synths of 'Baby Oil'. Trim and Kossie drop the final 'Dark Crawler' vocal, with Trim dropping deadpan threats contesting with Kossie's focussed hysteria. Next up 'Delicately', with Ruby Lee Rider, starts in slow motion R'n'B mood, sweet Rhodes chords drift and bubble up as the track doubles up into dreamy drum and bass with a fluttering tabla keeping the time, and Ruby's tender vocals tempering the pace and aggression. Overall, it's a brilliant exercise in breathless rhythmic arousal. 'Moschino', on the other hand is a darker, chunkier and grimier mirror image to 'Delicately', switching up into a ferocious metallic riffage, before the album closes on an outro of 'Dark Crawler' again. Form, function, energy and talent fuse perfectly over 'The Dark Crawler' s length. Enjoy the ride.

Back in 2007, a track titled 'Mini Man' was released by a stranger to the audience 18 year old artist named Alex Dimou. The title might have been the best one to describe the person behind the track, the mini man, a kid with such a passion and will to demand a place in the grown up's world. And he made it. 'Mini Man' charted 7 out of 9 tracks included in the release, something that could not pass unnoticed from the Tech house community.

November 2012 see the launch of South Coast beat mechanic Mark Dobson's Lost Tribe label. Fast building himself an international following for his Ambassadeurs project - Mark decided the time was right to launch his own label focusing on forward thinking bass-oriented electronic music.

Anders Trentemøller presents Dorit Chrysler and 'Avalanche', a haunting, evocative EP on his In My Room imprint! The two first met when Anders asked Dorit for her theremin play on his recent album 'Into The Great Wide Yonder'. Dorit also joined Anders on stage at his remarkable perfomance at the Roskilde festival in 2010 (which has been captured in the 'Silver Surfer, Ghots Rider Go!!!' video) as well as on Trentemøller's live tour through the USA last year. Dorit Chrysler, the celebrated composer, musician, and first lady of the theremin, delivers a stunning four-tracker of her rich, intricate and emotional music. The lead song 'Avalanche' combines a deep electronic pulse with Dorit's signature smoky delivery, and her exceptional theremin flourishes - an immense slow motion explosion. Trentemøller supplies the sublime production throughout the EP - providing the stand-out analog bass groove on 'Forbidden Fruit', which also showcases the immense vocal talents of collaborator Marie Fisker. The next song is just as impressive -'Winter Glow' is perhaps the poppiest moment here, coupling a new-wave synth groove with a pretty, ethereal vocal hook and the ever-present, beautifully restrained theremin - the bizarre, enchanting electronic instrument Dorit has mastered. 'Swamp Behind My House' closes out the release, another deep and cinematic slice of electronic grace, which along with the rest of the EP, is sure to win over a new audience to Dorit's immense charms. Trentemøller (DJ) & Dorit Chrylser (live) wil both perform at the CPH:DOX event on November 12th, in Copenhagen to present the new EP.

2x7 Vinyl (black or clear) in Gatefold Sleeve. Collages - Battle Of The Eyes.

Church is a much respected London party that invites the likes of Juan Atkins, Darling Farah, Marcellus Pittman and other such underground heavyweights to their events, and have done for 18 months. Now well established, founders Seb Wildblood & Apes are taking the next step and launching a label of the same name after dipping their toe in the release arena with a Lorca white label, 'Faith Evans Refix' which was out in late September.



[D B2 | Bring It Back (Apes & Seb Wildblood Remix)

cd only release !! no digital Release !!

'I´m here' - the first album by Patrick Arbez (Ton Liebt Klang) on Vi Tva Records. 10 powerful tracks exclusively on CD. Everybody who´s loving a dark and driving techno sound, will love this album... Thats sexy, thats scary... thats Arbez-Sound!

repress!! Stunning four tracker of quality house music

Fresh on the back of his mini album Slam Funk! on Lowriders/Laid Back, Strand went into the Red Bull Studios in the Spanish capital for some serious jamming with Mario from Madrid psych-rockers Lüger and Javier from jazz-surf-psyche-punk outfits Dead Capo and Ginferno. What went on in there exactly will probably always be a mystery, but we do know that when they came out, they had these here two gems in their hands.