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After firmly establishing their Nu Funk steez in the digital realm with countless releases, London label Boogie Boutique reached into the glamorous world of vinyl in fine style just before Christmas with the double 12" drop A Year On Wax. They elect to continue their twelve inch shaped adventures with a label regular at the helm in the shape of Funk Ferret. The New Zealander has featured on many a Boogie Boutique release, as well as other Nu Funk labels such as Booty Pirates and Ghetto Funk, so keen observers of the scene will know what to expect. "Pushin' Forward" features the mic spitting skills of Imagine This, whose Mr Lif style delivery is the perfect foil for a trademark mid tempo bass heavy bump from the Ferret. Boogie Boutique have assembled a fine cast of remix talent too, with Big Beat veteran Cut La Roc dropping a fine sample heavy revision that allows the vox to shine. Fellow BB artist and Montreal dweller Nick Fonkyson adds some crunchy riffage to the mix, whilst the Funk Ferret's Regrooved Sound System partner DJ Alias concentrates on teasing out some bassline deviancy with some help from Benson.

*Second instalment in the 'King Original' series (First edition awarded 5/5 in Mixmag)
*18 previously unreleased Footsie instrumentals
*Includes tracks vocalled by Dizzee Rascal and Maverick Sabre
With renewed focus on its producers, the Grime scene - now approaching its tenth year - is in rude health. One of the artists leading the instrumental charge is Footsie, a veteran of the Grime and Dubstep scenes whose beats have been the toast of live shows and radio sets for years.
*In March, 'King Original Vol 1' - a compilation of classic unreleased material - saw Footsie claim Mixmag's coveted 'Dubstep Album of the Month' accolade.
*And having gone back...Footsie's ready to go forward.
*'King Original Vol 2' is an exploration of Grime, Bass and Dubstep with swing and bounce at its core.
*Beats used by Platinum-selling artist Dizzee Rascal and Maverick Sabre start proceedings, ensuring levels are set from the off. A couple of classic unreleased Newham General beats - 'Violence' and 'Move To The Beat' - follow, which will undoubtedly please heads on the underground.
*Channeling that raw, uncompromising Newham General energy throughout 'King Original Vol 2', Footsie shows just how adept he is behind the boards, drawing from decades of experience and fusing together forgotten elements of Dub, Jungle and Bassline to create fresh, vibrant sounds.
*On 'Congo' and 'No Matter', Footsie even pays homage to his roots and the Reggae music that first inspired him to become a musician, with deep, chugging basslines and sweet melodies that ooze real depth. It is in this mode that his ear for a great riddim, really shines.
*The key to successful artist volumes is progression, and here, Footsie's development as a producer is self-evident, proving that he, and in a wider context, Grime, will continue to lead the way on the underground, for many years to come.
*RADIO: Support from DJ's Spyro, Score 5, Julie, Plastician, Faze Miyake, N-Type and more on Rinse FM. Support from DJ's Logan Sama and Swerve on KISS FM. Support from Mista Jam on 1xtra. Regional radio across UK as well as Czech Republic, Holland and US also targeted.
*PRINT MEDIA: Review pieces to be featured in Wire, Mixmag, Trap Magazine, Clash and RWD.
*ONLINE / PODCAST: SBTV video specials (exclusive freestyles from MC's over selected King Original tracks)
*E MARKETING: Dedicated Braindead mailing lists reaching 3,000 subscribers
*SOCIAL NETWORKING: Twitter.com/footsie = 17,500+ followers. Twitter.com/braindeadentuk = 660 followers. Facebook.com/footsie.ng =6,000 likes.

Tracklisting:

Fourth release in the Rinse Presents series. With previous volumes from Roska and Brackles
Young producer and remixer - with remixes for Cheryl Cole, Katy B and Zinc under his belt
Hosts a weekly show on Rinse FM, early Thursday mornings 0100-0300
...one of the [grime] genre's biggest recent successes' - Resident Advisor
Grime prodigy...behind one of last year's best FACT mixes' - FACT
Blisteringly exciting' - Dummy
Royal-T stands at the forefront of a new generation of Grime producers. His tracks combine the snappy intensity of early grime with the infectious, bubbly swing of classic two-step garage.
Royal-T made his Rinse debut earlier this year with a two-track 12". The A-side 'Inside The Ride' features here, summing up the album's upfront energy, exploding in a maelstrom of dis- torted basslines and brittle percussion. 'Cruel To Be Kind' and 'Music Box' are similarly anchored in the tough, articulate rhythms of grime. The former makes the connection particularly explicit thanks to a rapid-fire guest appearance from labelmate P Money.

The other tracks show his versatility as a producer, as well as a talent for assembling smart and sophisticated grooves from very few elements. 'Missing Aurora': lithe two-step percussion and silvery vocals. 'Don't Call Me Baby': its distinctive lead line harks back to the bounce of 90's speed garage. 'Work Your Body' — a collaboration with funky figurehead Roska — drives forward with incessant momentum, roots fixed equally in both producers' musical past.

No matter how far Royal-T's music might stray from the original grime template, the rudeness and immediacy are still never far from earshot. Rinse Presents: Royal-T represents a further explo- ration of Rinse's long-running love of distinctive and upfront UK music.

Sen Dog und B-Real, Gründer von Cypress Hill und Hiphop-Größen, die weltweit mehr als 20 Millionen Alben verkauft haben, waren schon immer dafür bekannt, das Unerwartete zu wagen und ihre Fans zu überraschen. Diesen spannenden Weg führen sie nun fort und haben sich jüngst mit Dubsteb-DJ/Produzent Rusko zusammengetan, um gemeinsam die EP "Cypress & Rusko" aufzunehmen.

No Hats No Hoods continue their busy release schedule with the first of a two part series from South East London's Merky ACE.
* While embracing the wave of musical styles taken Hip Hop and Trap, production from the likes of Faze Miyake, Rude Kid, Splurt Diablo and Deeco keep the roots of Grime at the forefront of the tracks. Alongside the booming 808's, rapid fire hi-hats and snare rolls featured across the release, tracks such as 'Give It Up' pay homage to the new wave of dark electronic music coming from the UK and specifically London. The package is topped off by Merky's intense lyrical flow, stamping each track with originality and confidence that only the most of seasoned MC's possess.
* Recognised for his intelligent wordplay and catchy adlibs, Merky ACE has been MCing both by himself and with his collective Family Tree (other members include Ego, MIK, TKO and Shif Man, along with producers Splurt Diablo and Faze Miyake), for nearly 10 years. Over 12 releases later and he's garnered support from the likes of BBC 1Xtra and Radio 1's Tim Westwood, 1Xtra's DJ Cameo and Kiss FM's Logan Sama. His notable appearances on Logan Sama's After Hours alongside P Money, Blacks and Footsie have shown off his variety of flows while proving that he can consistently hold his own amongst some of grime's biggest names.
* Alongside radio appearances, he's honed his presence with PAs at Prague's The Roxy, Lovebox and Hip Hop Kemp festivals and Boiler Room while featuring on productions from heavyweights Starkey, Rude Kid, Preditah and more. To top it off, he's featured on Dizzee Rascal's recent 'Dirtee Stank TV 2' and Baauer's 'Day of the Dead' mixtape, helping to expand his ever-growing fanbase that stretches from the UK to the Czech Republic, Japan and Australia.
1. Intro (Prod. By Faze Miyake)
2. Unlimited Flows (Prod. By Faze Miyake)
3. Wack ft. Ego & Faze Miyake (Prod. By Rude Kid)
4. Are You Mad (Prod. By Teddy Music)
5. All Or Nothing (Prod. By Splurt Diablo)
6. R.I.P ft. Ego & TKO (Prod. By Z Dot)
7. Eff Tizzy (Prod. By Faze Miyake)
8. Nothing To Lose ft. Kozzie & Ego (Prod. By Deeco)
9. Give It Up (Prod. By Rude Kid)
10. Still In The Streets (Prod. By Faze Miyake)
11. Bang ft. TKO (Prod. By Splurt Diablo)
12. Cutlass (Prod. By Faze Miyake & Teddy Music)
13. Know What It Is (Prod. By Splurt Diablo)

* After years of speculation, suggestion and rumour, Braindead Entertainment is very proud to present Footsie's debut producer album, 'King Original Vol 1.' Named after his father's legendary East London reggae sound system, 'King Original Vol 1' features over 20 classic Footsie productions composed between 2004 to 20
* This is a snapshot of Grime at its most most exciting and innovative; defining Footsie as one of the most pivotal producers during its golden era. Dubstep don Skream cites Footsie's beats as a big influence on his style.
* Although the Grime soundscape may have changed, the driving drums, twisted melodies and freezing cold basslines on 'King Original Vol 1' remain as vital today as they were all those years ago, with the UK underground now revisiting these sounds, textures and rhythms and reinterpreting them into new forms.
* This is Grime riddim at its most impactful; the beats that caught Dizzee Rascal's ear and held the pirate scene in rapture. Until now, only DJ Tubby and a small handful of elite DJ's had access to tracks such as 'Arnie','Merked Again', 'Hit it' and 'Prang Boy.' Now, they're available to everyone.

Dusk & Blackdown return with their comeback 12", allegedly featuring production from Burial ! After over three years spent releasing around twenty singles and five albums, building a seven-person live show,and filtering tens of thousands of fresh dubs for their monthly Rinse FM show,

The third release from the PMR stable showcases another precocious young talent in the shape of vocalist Javeon McCarthy, who's teamed up with fellow Bristolian Julio Bashmore to serve up a slo mo future-soul burner. Booming subs, cowbells and analog synths provide a brooding, dubbed out, 100BPM backdrop for McCarthy's plaintive vocals.

- Hotly tipped contemporary of Julio Bashmore, Maya Jane Coles and Eats Everything celebrates his regular Rinse FM Sunday show with the latest release in the Rinse mix series.
- Fresh from his biggest year yet with material for PMR, Enchufada, and Local Action backed by DJ's including Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin, Dixon and Disclosure, as well as Radio 1's Annie Mac, Nick Grimshaw, Fearne Cotton & Gilles Peterson
- Showcases new and unreleased material from Jessie Ware, Maya Jane Cole, Eats Everything and T.Williams himself in a snapshot of the UK's bleeding edge House scene.

T.Williams sits near the forefront of a group of producers twisting elements of grime and funky into a rough-edged strain of UK house.

His Rinse:21 mix, takes the form of an hour long, club-centred set. It begins slow and soulful, before slowly escalating through several different phases. A feeling of acceleration characterises the mix's first third, before Williams sinks into shimmering, loop-driven peaktime house for its middle section. It's around this point that the presence of grime - the genre that T.Williams first made his name in - begins to make itself felt.

Grime and funky are reprised during the mix's final third — a potent reminder of the pressure that still lurks behind the often smoother surfaces of Williams' peaktime selection. A series of ruff- neck grime/house hybrids follow, bringing the mix to a close in an exhilarating and playful blur of aggression and synthetic texture — and in doing so, hark neatly backward to Williams' own roots, and those of Rinse FM itself.
Tracklist
01 - T.Williams feat. Tendai - Think Of You
02 - Juno Sutton - Get You
03 - Soul Clap - Need Your Lovin' (Nitetime Remix)
04 - Breach - You Won't Find Love Again
05 - T.Williams feat. Himal - Can't Get Enough
06 - Disclosure - My Intention Is War (Fig II)
07 - Groove Control - Beautiful (Tuff Jam's Unda Vybe Mix)
08 - George Fitzgerald - Child
09 - Aphrodisiax - Kernel
10 - Huxley - Who Am I
11 - Eats Everything - Feel Tha Vibe
12 - Dusky - What I Do
13 - Maya Jane Coles - Getting Freaky
14 - Breach & Midland - 101
15 - Julio Bashmore - Au Seve
16 - T.Williams feat. Himal - Dreaming
17 - MTD & Dutty Dan - Date Oh Eight
18 - Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments (T.Williams Remix)
19 - Roska - Go (VIP Instrumental)
20 - J. Bevin - Jack Iron

Colossal mix of 52 definitive Grime anthems, featuring tracks from: Wiley, Dizzee Rasca, Tinchy Stryder, Lethal B, Skepta, P Money, Roll Deep, So Solid Crew, and more.

- Third release in Rinse's high performing 'I Love' series, following from 'Dubstep' and 'Funky' editions
- Features undisputed Grime classics, contemporary anthems and the hottest new emerging artists in the scene.
- Compiled & Mixed by Spyro & Sian Anderson, hosts of Rinse FM's premier Grime shows - The first comprehensive and all-encompassing overview of the UK's Grime scene - Includes stand out tracks from Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, P Money & Preditah, plus an
exclusive Spyro remix of Ed Sheeran & JME

'I Love Grime' is a 52 track 2CD summary of the ever expanding Grime scene. Bringing together the past present and future of the UK's fastest evolving musical movement, Rinse presents an expansive collection charting the evolution of the London sound, from its origins as Garage's raw and reckless little brother all the way through to it's current status as chart topping commercial steam roller.

Champion of the sound before it so much as had a name, Rinse FM's status as the sound of young London's cutting edge has allowed it unprecedented access to classic anthems, the big- gest game changers and those most likely to blow in the near future.

Mixed by the legendary Sir Spyro, DJ for international chart topper Tinchy Stryder and a long standing pillar of the scene and Sian Anderson, a hugely respected DJ and taste maker repre- senting the diverse sounds next generation, the 52 tracks here chart the establishment and growth of Grime from early pioneers such as So Solid Crew and Pay As U Go Cartel; formative figure heads More Fire Crew, Roll Deep & Ruff Sqwad, commercial titans Dizzee Rascal, Wiley & Tinchy Stryder all the way to the scene's cutting edge with artists such as Kozzie, Faze Miyake and Rinse's very own P Money, and Royal-T.
CD1 / Mixed by Spyro
01 - Tubby T - Tales Of The Hood
02 - Jammer - Murkle Man
03 - Spooky - Spartan
04 - Pay As U Go Cartel - Know We
05 - Royal-T - Inside The Ride
06 - Teddy Music feat. Newham Generals - Doomed
07 - Kano - P's & Q's
08 - Outlaw Breaks - Nissi
09 - C4 - Off Track
10 - Youngstar - Pulse X
11 - Lethal B feat. JME & Fire Camp - Leave It Yeah
12 - Bok Bok - Silo Pass (Sir Spyro Remix)
13 - Frisco feat. Double S & Chipmunk - Skengman Mode
14 - Champion - Crystal Meth
15 - Skepta - Doin' It Again
16 - Low Deep - Straight Flush
17 - Jammer ft. Lord Of The Mics Allstars - Lord Of The Mics
18 - D Double E feat. Dizzee Rascal - Bluku! Bluku!
19 - Big $hot - License To Stomp VIP
20 - Boy Better Know - Too Many Man
21 - Magnetic Man feat. P Money - Anthemic (Faze Miyake Remix)
22 - Ruff Sqwad - Xtra
23 - Skream feat. Trim - Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb!
24 - Roll Deep - When I'm 'Ere
25 - Lethal Bizzle - Pow! (Forward)

CD2 / Mixed by Sian Anderson
01 - Manga feat. Brazen, Discarda, Riko, Breeze & Flowdan - No MC
02 - P Money & Blacks feat. Slickman - Boo You
03 - Maxsta - East London Is Back
04 - Rival - They Said
05 - C4 - OoRITE!
06 - Sir Spyro feat Merky Ace &
07 - Kozzie - Yeah
08 - Ego feat. Shif Man & Merky
09 - Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U
10 - Wiley - Where's My Brother
11 - Swindle feat. Footsie & Nadia Suliman - Ignition
12 - OG'z & Sukh Knight - Shutdown vs OG'z
13 - Jammer - Better Than
14 - So Solid Crew - Oh No (Sentimental Things)
15 - D Double E - Bad 2 Tha Bone (Wooo Riddim)
6 - Wiley - Eskimo
17 - More Fire Crew - Oi!
18 - D Double E - Street Fighter Riddim
19 - Frisco - Ignorant
20 - Ed Sheeran feat. JME - Radio (Sir Spyro Remix)
21 - Drifter feat. P Money - Only If You Knew
22 - Dimples & Flava D - Church Bells
23 - Jammin - Call Of Duty
24 - Discarda feat. DJ Q - Lassie
25 - Tinchy Stryder - Game Over
26 - Chronik - Ring
27 - Koder - Lift Off (Sian Anderson Special)

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.

Fat collection of featuring here... Loads of bullets and loud tunes... From Techno Dub to Roots dub, through Dubstep... A travel in style, times and music..

Double LP colored + CD album offered. Two years after his "In_Sect" debut, Niveau Zero presents with "Jasmine" a very ambitious album in which he refines and improves the recipe which has made him one the highest regarded figures of European bass music. Still refusing to embrace any trend, he combines dubstep, metal, hip-hop and break-beats in an ensemble that not only stays coherent from start to finish, but constantly evolves, changes and keeps the listeners on the edge of their seats. A detailled, massive and towering display of inventivity and takent, "Jasmine" is the perfect studio-translation of what makes Niveau Zero one of the most exciting act around.

Two years after his "In_Sect" debut, Niveau Zero presents with "Jasmine" a very ambitious album in which he refines and improves the recipe which has made him one the highest regarded figures of European bass music. Still refusing to embrace any trend, he combines dubstep, metal, hip-hop and break-beats in an ensemble that not only stays coherent from start to finish, but constantly evolves, changes and keeps the listeners on the edge of their seats. A detailled, massive and towering display of inventivity and takent, "Jasmine" is the perfect studio-translation of what makes Niveau Zero one of the most exciting act around.

It's clean, it's sharp, and it invokes images of futuristic, spacious constructions. For his first full-length album, breakcore artist Techdiff leaves the dancefloor anthems behind and demonstrates an insolent talent for ultra-edited, highly dynamic tracks mixing break beats, electronica and sound design. Myriad of details and idea flow together in this beast of a work, which demonstrates (as his label mate Ruby My Dear also did recently) that there's much hope to be had in this new wave of breakcore producer. This clearly doesn't sound like anything this genre has ever produced in the past, but proves to be an impressive milestone for this artist and this style.

Massive Dark electro club dancefloor tunes melted with Gnawa, Dubstep, Jerk, and ... what else

Really really sick beat.so devastating that i have had to admit myself to the mental hospital entering into the even darker and dirtier area of dubstep now, I introduce you to Koan Sound. I have heard that these boys are only 17 years old although I'm yet to confirm this. These guys have been smashing it lately, with more than one forthcoming releases on both Dubsaw & Screw Loose Records, aswell as releases on labels such as Trill Bass's Trill Bass Records' it's almost obvious these guys are gonna soon be smashing up the scene with their deep, dark and chopped up dancefloor killers.

* A definitive collection of Ruff Sqwad's legendary instrumentals from 2002-7 that were hugely significant in shaping the grime sound
* In the early to mid 2000s, before grime became a household name, before number 1 singles and international shows, a group of teenage producers, MCs and DJs from Bow - mostly school-friends - created a sound, and a name for themselves, that will stand the test of time. Whittled down from over 50 legendary instrumentals 22, 'these are the anthems, the tunes people remember us by. The ones people have been asking for ever since.'
* 'Confirmed features include: Fact Mag 'Genuinely, one of the most anticipated releases in FACT's office since forever', Wire, Dummy Mag, Dazed and Confused, Guardian
* TRACKLIST:
01. Anna
02. Misty Cold
03. Lethal Injection
04. Pied Piper
05. Functions on the Low
06. Together
07. Your Love Feels
08. Tings in Boots
09. Down
10. Move 2 Dis
11. Knight Rider
12. An Ting
13. Underground
14. Burial
15. Top 3 Selected
16. Cheque
17. Clio
18. Xtra
19. Good Old Days
20. I'm From a Place
21. Lonely People
22. Died in Your Arms

Paul Geissinger aka Starkey is blessed with musical arrangement skills that would leave most composers green faced with envy. This combined with his high production ethic makes him a formidable force not only in the underground but also as a super producer of the future. Starkey is yet another example of what the streets of Philadelphia can create, his sound hits hard and is littered with bass and colourful audio frequencies. If you like grime, dubstep, hip hop and all things 'street bass' then Starkey's hard edged spaced out crunk is the sound for you. The upcoming slab of wax from Starkey is going to be a hot collectors piece! This release is split single from both the Slit Jockey Records and Seclusiasis imprints that Starkey runs alongside Dev79 and El Carnicero. In true form, the Slit Jockey side is a raw grime track featuring the MC talents of London's acclaimed Trim. The Seclusiasis side is a spacey r&b track with the alluring vocals of Leah Smith. The instrumentals of both songs are also included. These heavyweight tracks will only be available on a limited white vinyl pressing and will not be available digitally at the time the 12' is released.

Randomer's a dirty boy. And this is one of his dirtiest yet. Proprietary EDM trend-forecasting software has predicted year on year growth of deranged acid breakbeat music. We give you We Laugh We Scream. Nar: A timely response to the proliferation of industry "Yes Men" Freak dub: If Dillinja made House

nother choice find for Rag & Bone in the form of promising up and coming Bristol based producer Riffs. A fine debut with 4 tracks of Sci-fi sounding, twisted bass music, infused with elements of garage, funky and electro like no other. His tracks have been causing a bit of a sensation on Soundcloud over the last year particularly since Swamp 81 picked up on his work and gave him props. Riff's tracks display a deft application of unconventional drum patterns, basslines to make you move, infectious melodies and space age vocal manglings that make for a trademark sound. Elusive and only 23, he grew up in a musical household with a father a London punk and a mother a Polish accordion player. That combined with growing up on a diet of underground music provided by the Bristol club scene and sound system parties of the South-West, this has got Riff's to where he is at.Distal - 'Wow. Some SERIOUS original music here. So refreshing.'Chrissy Murderbot - 'this is f**king fantastic!'Kalbata - 'These tunes are absolute bullets'

Special 12” featuring new versions of the track Fa, taken from the debut Fennesz solo album ‘Hotel Paral.lel’ (1997). 15 years after its initial release, Christian Fennesz gives this throbbing monster of a track a new seeing to, extending it and adding more of that magic he is so well known for. The album was always an exercise in exploring alternate means of hearing club based music. This new version carries that concept further.

This is backed by a cracking new mix by the ever productive Mark Fell, adding his unique beat structures, and even a MLK sample, which lends his contemporary rhythmic landscape a odd nostalgic twist.

This 12” can be seen as a warm up for the new Fennesz album, which is currently scheduled for 2013 release.

Even if Death Grips finally signed up with Epic witch is Sony music.... We can call this Death grips 01.... A way to to give back to mister Death Grips what belongs to him. Hopefully. Fingercrossed.

IOT is back from Yunan, in China. The recorder full of sounds... Contacting many artists thjey invite each of them to uses samples and sounds to remix, mix, cut and transform... A new sound is born. Once again, all benefits will be used to support their action in China with childs and homeless... A superb project, from A to Z.

Diplo support ! everyone from MAD DECENT (who tried to sign it) to THREE SIX MAFIA (who tried to buy the hook) clamouring for a piece. MAJOR LAZER also featured the tune on their new Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1.

Having decimated Dubstep raves and radio with the brilliant '1 Spliff' (5/5 - Mixmag) earlier this year, Footsie's back with 'The Grey Area E.P' - a vinyl double-pack that pitches the platinum-selling producer against the inimitable Grime and Dubstep legend, DJ Tubby.

LV return to Hyperdub with a taste of what's to come on their forthcoming South London-meets-South Africa album 'Sebenza', due at the end of August. What LV make here is the exciting prospect of music influenced by South African house and Kwaito, informed by regular trips out there and sessions with up and coming South African artists such as Okmalumkoolkat, Ruffest and Spoek Mathambo, but letting the influences of UK soundsystem music and hip hop bleed naturally into the mix too, creating a genuine hybrid. The 'Get A Grip' EP leads with the enormously catchy 'Sebenza' .Okmalumkookat emcees around a chorus of 'Sebenza only rest in December', 'sebenza' meaning 'work' in his native Zulu tongue, dropping wit and product placement over super bouncy soca-like drums and bright stabs; it's a guaranteed hit. The song also has an amazing video by South African director Chris Saunders, shot in Everton Johannesburg. The EP's title tune 'Get A Grip', featuring Mumdance, is a loose, funky house track but bent out of shape with strange modulating synth sounds and a weird glottal repeating vocal.
Closer 'Zulu Compurar' is a fictional alias of Okmalumkoolkat, a hipster internet fiend. He drops his boasts over 8bit chords, 808 toms and clicks and claps

Limited white vinyl from Hypercolour, 4 track EP

This cheeky bootleg comes from a well know viking, who has released on labels such as Koze's Pampa Records and Hypercolour imprint, Glass Table. 4 tracks of super-fun, tongue-in-cheek house party classics

Quickly rising on the horizon of the London electronic scene, Croydon-based Deft joins forces with WotNot Music for an enchanting two-track EP with three beastly remixes. Deft's frenetic live sets and full-bodied productions have led to support slots for Tokimonsta and Bullion, the opening track on Maya Jane Coles DJ Kicks mix, and remix duties for Gang Colours, Fybe:one and Graham Coxon, not to mention a forthcoming full-length release on Hypercolour offshoot Space Hardware. While driving dancefloors wild with an energetic and fresh brand of ghetto-tech and footwork to rival the more predictable elements of London's dance-music scene, Deft's production on this release betrays his hip hop origins in a whole new way, with seductive beats, G-funk-esque top lines and unlimited swagger.
Lead track Clotting begins with a sensual percussive atmosphere and deep wobbling subs before funky synth stabs hit like beautiful, talc-coated pimp slaps. B-side Thought You'd Fancy It takes the form of fluid wonk, with kitchen sink percussion and dreamy synths. Jimmy Edgar drops the talkbox on a skippy, toe-tapping, raw-funk remix that takes Clotting to the dancefloor without losing its subtlety, while JJ Mumbles' more playful 4x4 re-work is full-on headnod. Chesslo Junior shows no mercy with a dirty-dirty-south hip hop remix of Thought You'd Fancy It that will be receiving a whole lot of pull-ups in 2012.Veteran Jimmy Edgar aside, this release brings together some the most exciting new faces from across the UK's EDM scenes, reinforced by the appearance of Fybe:one, Soosh and (U) remixes on the bonus package. Gathering such a team together highlights the growing strength of the WotNot machine and sets big expectations for the year to come from both the label and Deft's future releases.

Oneman may have started turning heads by melding old school UK garage with DMZ style dubstep, but he's proven on London institution Rinse FM that he is capable of more than marrying classics with current beats. An essential part of the station's roster, broadcasting his own agenda for two hours every Sunday night, he's known for his flawless mixing, his impeccable selection and his old meets new school mergers. His 'FABRICLIVE' mix manages to cement all of the above in an incredibly understated way. The selection bounds through choice cuts from the last couple of years by Joy Orbison, SBTRKT and Mosca to current productions from Pearson Sound, Lando Kal and Teeth, all the time peppered by garage classics from Nu-Birth, Steve Gurley and Youngstar.

















[R] CD 18 | Joy Orbison - Ellipsis [Hinge Finger]

In true organic style - just like when Vonstroke asked to remix "Wut" - rather than being commissioned by NS this release happened because the remixers approached BOK BOK with their enthusiasm to work on his 2011 grime hit "Silo Pass".