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Pump up the feeling is that true thing, a night out where you lose all grip on the middle world, where you let loose and let go. Entering the club, crossing a threshold into the unknown.That slap in the face, the overwhelming mass of people, sweat and funky vibrations that seem to permeate everything, a disorientating wobble that sends you spinning. You can stand at the peripheries or you can throw yourself at the mercy of the speakers. Your head splits open for a moment and eventually comes back together, the thoughts re-arranged into a new you, one not concerned for typical social norms, you and everyone else submitting to that insipid groove, the DJ watching for that perfect time to strike. A lull, a moment of silence, respite from the relentless otherworldly massacre of your primordial senses. You can hear the breathing, the murmurs the rapture, then as quick as it stops it starts again and your drawn into the fray, the melee the momentary telepathic melding of consciousness through shared sound. Together under a groove, lost in music.

For our sixth release Parallax Recordings is back with the repress of Fine Feline´s unbelievably rare '9 Lives EP’, which first came out on Cool Grooves in 1994 under the catalogue number COOL 001. Fine Feline went on to produce under the moniker Cool Breeze on labels like Labello Blanco, 24 Karat, Urban Guerilla, Inception, 2 Tuff, Based On Bass and Audio Maze, before he changed his name a second time to Deep Roots / Deep Rooted, under which he had releases on No U-Turn and Moving Shadow. But before all that, these were his very first productions, which found their way to vinyl on his own short-lived label. Today it´s nearly impossible to get hold of a copy of this release, even for dedicated collectors - if you check Discogs there sits a lonely copy for 250 pounds and yes, it has sold for this price several times in the past and only 55 people have it in their collection.

When we contacted Deep Roots he only had one copy himself but liked the idea of making this available again to the true oldskool connoisseurs as well as a new generation of jungle fans. Unfortunately, the masters were long lost and so this was professionally restored from a clean vinyl copy by Vienna’s Skunk Association, a deeply knowledgeable jungle enthusiast in his own right. As all samples were lost too, we had to figure out which ones were used in the creation of these tunes, with a massive assist along the way from some of the scene’s wisest beard strokers - big ups, you know who you are!

So! Parallax is therefore very proud to present to you the much anticipated re-release of the original ‘9 Lives EP’ on a double-pack with a second vinyl featuring fresh new takes from modern jungle heroes Kid Lib and Ricky Force, as well as Deep Roots himself. Kid Lib was over the moon to get his hands on an official remix and chose his fave 'Just For U' , while Ricky Force flipped the distinctive rare grooves of 'Weekend' into something that is uniquely his own. Deep Roots himself got his hands on his Junior Reid-sampling 'One Blood' and brought it bang up to date. We are very proud of the whole package and are happy to finally lift the secret - as this was a long time in the making - and bring you the '9 Lives EP’, properly (re-) mastered by Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven Mastering and pressed by Optimal Records in Germany.

Globex Corp returns once again with a very special 10th release on 7th Storey Projects - featuring four remixes of tracks from previous volumes by four exceptionally cromulent guest remixers; Equinox, Dev/Null, DJ Mindhunter, Phineus II.

* The original sister label to Ram Records from the old Ram HQ studio in Essex, Liftin Spirit Records now celebrates its 25th year with a special ‘RELOADED’ limited vinyl series of remastered classics, alongside rare and previously unreleased tracks since the beginning in1992.

* DATs from artists such as Andy C, Ant Miles, Shimon, Joint Venture, Interrogator and Red One have been located in the archives. Also from the Ram & Liftin HQ came tracks for the Deep Seven label in 1993 and all these rare DAT masters have been located and now re-cut by Simon, the original Ram & Liftin vinyl masterer at ‘The Exchange’. Initially, Deep Seven remasters will present on a printed white label and unreleased tracks will have a black label.

* Desired State’s ‘Dance The Dream’ cemented the production partnership of Andy C & Ant Miles and became the penultimate release before the inception of their own Ram Records.  Championed by Kiss FM and hammered by the likes of Carl Cox and DJ Randall, the original release on Dance Wax reached No.16 in the National Dance Charts. A remix later in 1992 b/w the Hardcore anthem ‘Expansions’ was released on their local 'Out of Romford' label. This 4 track reissue also sees an unreleased mix of 'Free Your Love' from 1992 that was found in the DAT archives.

Promotion across chosen internet websites and Hardcore/Jungle/Drum & Bass 12” vinyl communities.

For this new release, the French UK am-bass-ador comes back with a 5-tracker Ep, on the infamous imprint Brothers From Different Mothers, expanding a bit more his tempo range with few special riddims. Influenced by dancehall music this Ep collects five party-oriented moods and interpretations of the genre with Simo Cell's signature and sound design skills.

Kniteforce and Just Another Label (owner of the Bear Necessities Sub Label) have been friends since the early 90’s, so when JAL wanted to remaster and repress some old and much sought after classic EPs, it was only natural for Kniteforce to take on that roll. This much sought after EP was originally a 10” but is now reissued and remastered as a 12” due to popular demand! Both tracks are absolute classics of the time, with deep and heavy vibes throughout!

Orange Vinyl

Jude Greenaway is an audio/visual artist with a style deeply rooted in the various strands of Hip Hop culture. He has been releasing records since the turn of the 21st century but has been on the scene for much longer, honing his crafts from his base in East London. Not constrained to releasing one style of music, Jude has released interesting and engaging Electro, Techno, Ambient, Dubstep, Jungle and Breakbeat music across several key imprints including his own Yellow Machines and Modified Magic.

When Exalt Records approached Jude for a release in Spring 2019, it was always going to be a continuation of our exploration of the 7” format. Jude has delivered two killer Jungle / Breakbeat bombs, sounding total fresh and retro in equal measures. 7” Orange vinyl with art postcard insert by Dave Hanal.

BSP // Bispebjerg is a record label that presents music from Copenhagen based artists and affiliates. BSP is closely related to the Copenhagen Underground Posse, music and party collective that where active on the Copenhagen scene for the past 8 years.

Behind the label are Philip Jun Kamata, has been making music for nearly two decades, where he, among other things released the underground bass sex anthem "you dont know what love is" on Hyperdub. J Kamata is debuting on this V/A two new alter egoes; the 313 high tech funk inspired Jun Anthony, as well as his raw electro moniker Sequential Hill.

The other half of the label, Daniel Savi has been active in the club scene for a good while, primarily releasing on house labels such as Underground Quality and Tartelet Records. For this release he hits you hard with his bass alias Savi DJ.

With BSP we attempt to build a universe with Jungle, Electro, House, Booty Tech and their derivative genres. The first release is a V/A consisting of 3 different artists as well as remix from local hero Kasper Marott (Kulor, Axces).

Release comes in white discobags w. blue sticker on front and double sided foto insert.

Track descriptions

A1. Jun Anthony - 313 Garage. 06.38
Jun Anthony presents his groovy take on a garage track under a heavy 313- high tech funk influence.

A2. Jun Anthony - 313 Garage (Kasper Marott Remix) 05.53
The second cut holds a dubby, deep and groovy remix from Copenhagen rising star Kasper Marott.

B1. Sequential Hill - Jakd Oscillateurs - 05.29
Jun's alter ego Sequential Hill presents a punk approach to electro - Raw, but with a tiny soft spot for lofty strings and emotional pads.

B2. Savi DJ-Djungle (Slow edit) 06.08.
Savi DJ presents savvy bass grooves on this revivalist jungle cut, in a slowed down version for your mixing pleasure.

FFF continues on his rich run of form with a heavy double hitter on Foxy Jangle - classic jungle signatures meet cutting-edge production precision across both tracks.

"No Ice Cream" fuses rare groove, ragga and neo-classic jungle rhythms, the resulting roller a molotov cocktail of club-ready jungle for the big soundsystems and low-slung, sweaty basements.

"Backstreet Dub" is an altogether smokier affair than the flip. Pulsating UK hardcore DNA meets dub sensibilities and DnB breaksmanship, creating a strong-armed sonic journey littered with emblems of soundsystem culture.

All tracks by FFF
Lacquer cut by Shane @ Finyl Tweak
Mastering by Bob Macc @ Subvert Central
Artwork by CISTO
Additional graphic design by Yorobi

Alpha Omega under the alias of De Elite returns to where it all started on the AKO imprintwith some unreleased music on a beautiful transparent orange vinyl.Stargazers is a personal favourite that we was going to keep on dubplate but we feel it’stime to share. Reminds us of something LTJ Bukem would have been all over.

* The original sister label to Ram Records from the old Ram HQ studio in Essex, Liftin Spirit Records now celebrates it’s 25th year with a special ‘RELOADED’ limited vinyl series of remastered classics, alongside rare and previously unreleased tracks since the beginning in1992.

* DATs from artists such as Andy C, Ant Miles, Shimon, Joint Venture, Interrogator and Red One have been located in the archives. Also from the Ram & Liftin HQ came tracks for the Deep Seven label in 1993 and all these rare DAT masters have been located and now re-cut by Simon, the original Ram & Liftin vinyl masterer at ‘The Exchange’. Initially, Deep Seven remasters will present on a printed white label and unreleased tracks will have a black label.

* The 6th release on the celebrated Deep Seven Records label was the last Desired State production to emerge out of the Ram/Liftin Spirit HQ. Under the alias ‘Faze Lock’, 2 more 1993 Hardcore rollers emerged in the form of 'Come Again' and 'Feel It'.

* The original sister label to Ram Records from the old Ram HQ studio in Essex, Liftin Spirit Records now celebrates its 25th year with a special ‘RELOADED’ limited vinyl series of remastered classics, alongside rare and previously unreleased tracks since the beginning in1992.

* DATs from artists such as Andy C, Ant Miles, Shimon, Joint Venture, Interrogator and Red One have been located in the archives. Also from the Ram & Liftin HQ came tracks for the Deep Seven label in 1993 and all these rare DAT masters have been located and now re-cut by Simon, the original Ram & Liftin vinyl masterer at ‘The Exchange’. Initially, Deep Seven remasters will present on a printed white label and unreleased tracks will have a black label.

* Two more previously unreleased tracks from Desired State that were found in the vaults continuing their exploration of the ‘unknown lands’ of Junglistic Drum and Bass. ‘Terra Incognita’ carries a haunting atmosphere over precision tooled breaks and deep sub basses with a vocal sample taken from 'Deep Space Nine' which was a new show at the time. The flipside ‘Sub Conscious’ features vocals and Indian chants from the movie ‘The Doors’ and again rides out over original beats and vibes in keeping with the Ram/Liftin Spirit sound of the ‘94 era.

* The original sister label to Ram Records from the old Ram HQ studio in Essex, Liftin Spirit Records now celebrates its 25th year with a special ‘RELOADED’ limited vinyl series of remastered classics, alongside rare and previously unreleased tracks since the beginning in1992.

* DATs from artists such as Andy C, Ant Miles, Shimon, Joint Venture, Interrogator and Red One have been located in the archives. Also from the Ram & Liftin HQ came tracks for the Deep Seven label in 1993 and all these rare DAT masters have been located and now re-cut by Simon, the original Ram & Liftin vinyl masterer at ‘The Exchange’. Initially, Deep Seven remasters will present on a printed white label and unreleased tracks will have a black label.

* We continue our Deep Seven remasters with the 7th release in the series. 'Legal Offence' was yet another pseudonym from Ant Miles that brings us 2 thunderous mixes of the track 'Burnin'. Relentless beats and breaks make up this rare and sought after 12" from 1993 that provides that prevalent Hardcore vibe.

Elliot Garvey aka Quartz joins Samurai Music with 4 tracks of menacing weight for his debut EP on the label. With previous releases for labels like Metalheadz, DSCI4, and Invisible, Quartz’ powerful mix-downs and his knack for technical tunes that retain the vibe factor has him high on everyone’s radar. Into the Mist was the first tune signed for the Snakes EP, a tune that encapsulates the existing Quartz dark / light style with nods to legacy Drum and Bass perfectly. Snakes and Cluster Bomb are possibly Elliot’s 2 darkest tunes to date, focused, creeping sinistism with hulking constructions. Figure It Out lurks low, still retaining his perfectly focused build strength, but with a subtler approach and a pulsing bounce that burns through in the mix. Already garnering DJ support from the likes of Goldie, Flight, Loxy, Mako, Mantra, Double O and more, the Snakes EP looks set to be a new pinnacle for Quartz productions.

TNO Project latest EP is highly anticipated due to the strong following he has built up over the last few years with his consistently innovative sound. Somewhere between dark and light, often futuristic in a retro fashion, his EPs always sound like an alternate universe of rave. The Pink Straight Jacket EP continues with his usual themes, but takes them up a notch and blasts them into space….

Club / DJ Support
Billy Bunter, the Fat Controller, Glowkid, Slipmatt, Dj Jedi, Dj Luna-C, Dj Brisk, Acen, Jimni Cricket, Bustin, Sc@r, Doughboy, Saiyan, Dave Skywalker, Ponder and many others

A collaboration between Ron Wells and Pete Canon, Proper 21st Century Jungle Techno

After a run of amazing releases for the likes of Whites, Livity Sound, Delsin Forest Drive West steps up to R&S with an EP exploring 170bpm jungle.

Oh Yeah!!! Sound So Fierce is back after 3 years without release!

This label is a bomb and this 7'' shows us that true!

Big jungle, fat sound, 2 tracks to kill dancefloor!

Must Have!

2x12"

* First part of the Find Your Darkness vinyl edition, the latest album by Dark Drum & Bass / Techstep pioneer Mark Caro pka Technical Itch. Three 2 x 12" parts in total featuring exclusive vinyl only extended versions. Two bonus vinyl only tracks will be featuring on part 3:3.

* For many this will be a continuation of the now classic Diagnostics album released by the legendary Moving Shadow label in 1999. Deep dark and heavy analog production that Tech Itch is known for.

Taking it right back to where it all began, Ministry of Sound’s Origins series charts a selection of pioneering records responsible for shaping the sound of modern-day dance music. Jumping back into an era where the amen break could be heard loud on sound systems at raves across the UK. This 2x LP release goes into the origins of Jungle, and the key records that influenced the sound. Featuring Goldie, M-Beat Feat. General Levy, Roni Size &Reprazent, Adam F., Conquering Lion, Urban Shakedown Feat. D.BO General, The Ganja Kru, Aladdin Feat. Aphrodite, Nasty Habits, Noise Factory, Aphrodite & Micky Finn.

**LIMITED REPRESS**

An Exact Science is a fantasy of long time ASC fans have had for many years (ourselves included) come to life with results that surpass our imagined results.

For his first release on Cantina Cuts, this 4 track EP from DJ Jedi features two brand new hardcore tracks, plus two exclusive jungle remixes by Deluxe and DUG.

Just like his previous When Darkness Turns To Light EP (TMR010) Trax brings three different flavours of DnB/Jungle to this 3 track EP.

Support from: Double-O, Paradox, 2 Bad Mice, Equinox, Nookie, Foul Play, Enjoy, Threshold, Monita, Harmony, Ant-TC1, Meditator, Greenleaf.

We're delighted to be able to welcome Scientific Wax head-honcho Equinox to 7th Storey Recollective, bringing with him three previously unreleased cuts from his 90's archives.

As one of the most respected DJ's and producers in Jungle & Drum n Bass, Equinox needs little introduction to those in the know, with a slew of releases spanning well over 25 years on Brain Records, Paradox Music, Inperspective Records, Bassbin, 8205 Recordings and his own Scientific Wax and off-shoot imprints to name just a few.

Repress!

To mark Osiris's 60th release, label head Simon Shreeve dons his Mønic guise for a richly saturated three-track EP that pays homage to the label's Drum & Bass origins and Shreeve's own past as Kryptic Minds. From the screaming call-to-action horns of 'Regeneration' on the A-side, to the creeping menace of 'Research Methods' and the Jazz in fuelled beats of 'Always for Tomorrow' on the B-side, a return to the rhythms and textures of D'n'B contrasts Shreeve's recent outings as CUB with Karl O'Connor, solidifies Mønic as his most experimental, genre-defying, and preconception breaking alias.

As a special edition for the 25th release on Balkan Vinyl - six tracks selected from the label's back catalogue - four of them having never before released on vinyl, the remaining two from highly sought after out-of-print releases.

Includes the last ever track released by LFO I Love Acid', Global Goon's acid anthem Craehzrhd' from the very first Balkan release in 2010, and the opener from the late Andreas Gehm 12' on I Love Acid Heaven and Hell'. Luke Vibert, B12, and Plaid round off the EP with tracks that were previously only available as part of a digital download from the label itself (never in shops until now).

This is a vinyl-only release.