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Ikonika returns with the 'I Make Lists EP', the first full extended release since her 2010 debut album 'Contact, Love, Want, Have' (Hyperdub). Hum + Buzz present 6 incendiary club ready tracks, her most accomplished and anticipated work to date. Taking a dark approach with 'I Make Lists' and 'Cold Soaking', these dubplate anthems have been the highlight of recent Ikonika sets. They both fuse paranoid, intense and ominous basslines with sinister and eerie lead synths. 'Take Pictures' melds a languid drum machine strut with reflective but focused melodies. The playful side of Ikonika is present in the Latino Freestyle influenced track 'Catch Vibes' and 'With Your Mouth', a stripped backed procession. These two tracks employ driving drums, acidic basslines and mischievous melodies. Bringing us to the finale is the majestic 'PR812'. Referencing the hijacking of a passenger flight in 2000, Ikonika crafts an emotive dance floor anthem with centre stage given to her original approach to melody and arrangement. Support from Mary Anne Hobbs, Jackmaster, Bok Bok, GIRL UNIT, and Eclair Fifi among others.

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

Philpot finally presents Reboot Joy Confessionís album debut! After two fantastic 12inches
for us in the last two years we decided it was time to collect all these fine tracks they
presented to us, but weren¥t really 12inch single material.
Now, beautifully skit-connected, it all makes for one outstanding album, flawlessly fusing
BoomBap, Latin, Jazz, Psychedelica and raw House aesthetics....and so much more!
So, take some time out, make yourselves comfortable and let them put a spell on you...










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These Days Records presents the latest Argy dance-floor compositions. After a thrilling array of high profile remixes in 2012 ranging from Osunlade's 'Envision' for Defected to material for Shlomi Aber's Be As One imprint, its time for the artist's return to his own imprint with 3 original tracks characterized by the cross-over House music soundscapes that Argy is well known for. The EP includes a special collaboration with the Parisian DJ/Producer Amnaye.

Limited edition heavyweight 180g 12" vinyl + digital - July 9th 2012.
Bambounou's mind is an enigma to mankind, the only matter is that everything that comes out of it is banging! This 2 tracks number
doesn't break the rule... "Night" is a Garage flavored bass monster tune with hypnotic rave strings reaching out to your nervous
system to push you deep into that one-of-a-kind sharpen beat... while "Brawl" drops a Grime/House percussive rhythm mayhem on
our head, carried away by what they call a sub-bass, sub indeed, not for the laptop heads. Bambounou pushed once again the
boundaries a step further on this one, cuts so fresh you'll need a blanket!

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".

Sultry, deep vocals and jazz-influenced electronica mix to create the distinct and original sounds of audioJazz. DJ Bai-ee, Dirty Turk, and K Koltz collaborate to create imaginative music, inspired by the dance music scenes of Chicago and NYC.

LIL SILVA returns to Night Slugs to drop the second installment in our new Club Constructions series.
CC is all about stripped-back, raw and highly functional tracks made specifically for the club. Where L-Vis 1990's first venture into the series presented a brutalist vision of House, Silva's Volume 2 represents the vital flip side to the concept: broken, grimey rhythm tracks.

Yoshh!!! For its 22nd output, Kiosk Eclectic is glad to welcome a new comer on its wax series, the so called Dogboy. The parisian based producer unleashed there 2 angles of his work. 4×4 bassline to start with A side, and its excellent efficient bassline groovy attitude. Featuring the flip, we're on a more glitchy & atmospheric level with a nice upfront dubstep tune.

With a contempt for rhythmic regularity and an encyclopedic sample library, former Chicago resident Dave Quam reinterprets juke, reggaeton, & bass styles into his own twitching & brutal sound. F/DJ Rashad on "Aww Shit!"

Mixpak Records released the Dre Skull produced Vybz Kartel album 'Kingston Story' over the summer to much fanfare (Vybz Kartel Fader cover, New York Times feature, Dazed and Confused feature, etc). The album debuted at Number seven on the Billboard top-selling Reggae Album charts and the first single 'Go Go Wine' received radio play around the world, getting support on Kingston radio, Hot 97, BBC Radio 1, and more.

Depending on how your mind is fixed, you may process Al Tourettes' unique brand of electronic music as a physical, energetic kind of rave music, or you could find yourself postulating on the dense intricacies that his sonic life-forms contain. Such is the dualistic nature of the Bristol-based producer. It's true that Al Tourettes, as the life's work of Alec Storey, was born out of the vibrant free-party scene of Norfolk (also the launch pad for the infamous Bloc Weekender amongst other UK electronic gems), and those roots in bass-heavy techno boom and pulse throughout his tracks, but this isn't simple soundsystem fodder. If there was one defining quality to Al's craft, it would be funk, the kind of crazed, psychedelic, booty-shaking gospel as laid down by Parliament in the '70s. That's a sound that re-manifested itself throughout the decades as the electro backbone of early hiphop in the 80s, the aquatic machinations of Drexciya in the 90s, and even the omni-limbed freakouts of Autechre. Al represents the next logical distillation of these principles, running his own brand of funk parallel with the contemporary bass music landscape after the dubstep explosion, but never quite fitting into it.

Since making his release debut in 2006, the Tourettes output has come slow and steady for Al, with appearances ranging from Sir Real's electro-bass stable (k)rack-troni(k) to long-time studio compadre Appleblim's Apple Pips imprint. Certainly the remixes he and Mr. 'Blim have cooked up for Planetary Assault Systems and Axel Boman amongst others have helped Al reach a wider audience, but his uncompromising and unclassifiable sound has ensured any accolades arrive on his terms. It's a brave artist who gets commissioned to reinterpret the work of Tchaikovsky for a Hollywood movie (the Oscar-winning Black Swan) and turns out the kind of disorientating delerium that wound up soundtracking Natalie Portman's first (fictional) ecstasy experience.

While the recorded music may have been carefully dissipated over time, the live experience is the only real way to get a handle on just how much music Al makes. Even a space as short as four weeks can yield a completely new collection of tracks, loops, skits and grooves, mercilessly wielded and propelled at the crowd to inspire dance moves people never knew they had inside themselves. Far from the dry, uninspiring automation of so many 'live' sets, Al's performances shudder and shake with the vitality of human control, no more apparent than in his razor-sharp battery of his drum pads. With the surface barely scratched on what Al Tourettes' ever-active mind can conjure up, from the absurd and grotesque to the elegiac and beautiful, one can only advise you keep the name locked, your mind open and your ass ready to follow.

This is a Cassette, No Vinyl! The next lowriders release is something special, this will be with dutch producer ARD BIT on a cassette and digital only format. Lowriders is proud to present this new release Yelleen by Ard Bit. After previous releases on Symbolic Interaction and Shipwrec and appearances on n5MD, Onrecords and Thin Consolation he finds a warm nest at Lowriders. The Yelleen EP consists of 6 tracks. Cribble and Vixen were made in collaboration with Jor Mesin (part of the beatrotateproject). The two tracks are a step further away from the IDM straitjacket but it stays in the touch and feel of the latter. The transparency and openness is what gives it its unique character. Cribble moves strongly into the dubby glitch sound with references to Pole and Plaid. The detailing on Vixen is beautiful, hectic, Warp-ish. A massive blowing bass horn provides the lead and contrast. Yelleen is something entirely different. It's a warm, light and seductive roller. Perfect for the dancefloor To top it off Alphabets Heaven, Julien Mier and Strand are on the remix duties for Yelleen. Alphabets Heaven combines sounds of the other tracks within the Yelleen setting. It treats us on a kitchensink feel, organic and housy. Julien Mier takes the housy elements to the Chi-town freakness and makes you go all the juke way. Strand brings on some electro-funk boogie in the Skweee corner of madness. Analog twists with Yelleen details.

introducing Black Orange Juice for 2012 ... a cosmic crew of dance floor saviours.

Nomads of the musical Galaxy who are crazy in love and love crazE. Brought together by Ossie of Hyperdub Records fame. His 'Tarantula' track was selected in the FACT Top 50 for 2011, not forgetting the awesome Joe Goddard 'Gabriel' remix for Greco Roman which took his sound to another level and which won him fans the world over...

A first for the legendary imprint Valve Recordings as they step outside the confines of drum & bass to unleash the very first release from their new signings C*R*S*T. With a host of high profile beats in their bag already including a massive remix of Herve's 'Together', the 4-piece garage/broken beat crew from Wales have built up a serious following over the past couple of years with massive support from the likes of Rinse FM. Now ready to lift things up a level for 2012 the Valve C*R*S*T legacy starts here.

This is a welcome return from Sheffield-based producer Grievous Angel who has been known for his slew of edits and live remixes - whether it be Grime, Dancehall, House or UK Funky. Having done this for Keysound label-mates Dusk & Blackdown as well as random re-works of productions from artists like Wiley (check 2009's Ice Rick refix under the alias of Bubblez), Grievous Angel has got an eye for recycling existing ideas but is no slouch when it comes to his original productions either.

His new EP on Forefront recordings see's him manifest his love of UK Funky with two cuts that showcase his ability to move dancefloors with crispy drums and the undeniable swing of House and Garage.

Lead track 'Kleer' is built up around grandiose arpeggios over percussive drums that mirror the brutal urgency of UK Funky. Whilst the basslines are militant, the addition of the whirring synths adds an air of smoothness to proceedings and builds a sense of eerie tension around the otherwise stomping effort.
On the flipside is his remix of J Beatz' 'Subwoofer' (previously released on Forefront) oozes tropical vibrations with a tribal-esque beat pattern that ebbs and flows effortlessly and will work as a great tool in club sets. Rhythmically the remix possesses all the swagger of early Cooly G and Roska efforts yet there's an underlying influence of dub as the subtle low-end bassline becomes more prominent as the track progresses.

"Two places up from Park West, the dusk reflecting off the steel as steam hisses thru the rain, open zones to glide thru in the orange light. Something metal claws at your leg as the sky continues to burn pink"

This is a record about elegance, violence, electricity, water, marble, plants, trenchcoats, oily black jeep windows, crashed motorbikes, parks at twilight, clubs in the dark, broken DX7s and missed phone calls, written and recorded over a hot summer in a cramped flat with neighbours having sex through the walls.

Thinking Too Much/Where The Helios is Juk Juk's second release on
Nommos.
Thinking Too Much is the most direct Juk Juk release so far. It's peak
time fare, aimed squarely at the dancefloor. The dreamy intro will fool the
unsuspecting, sucking them in and propelling them on a tripped out ride on a techno ghost train, buffered by a cushion of warm throbbing bass.

Persian returns with 6 tracks of bubbling breakbeat goodness following on from his sell out Feel da' Vibe ep. Kicking
off the A side Persian returns to his roots with a track featuring one of Britain's most legendary Hip Hop artists - Mc Mell'O.
Mell'O' has collaborated and toured with Hip Hop legends such as Jeru the Damaja, NWA, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, KRS1,
Gangstarr, Queen Latifah, The Jungle Brothers and many more. Without giving away too many clues, the rest of the ep
contains other breakbeat reworks of classic tracks that mean an awful lot to those that know. These tracks are tributes to
their respected originators. In this day of slick over produced copy cat music, it's refreshing to hear the increasingly rare
style of raw, fun, cut and paste music done only for the love of the music.

to be pressed in limited numbers, and immediately deleted.

Phuture Shock Musik present their 5th release, this time procuring the reliable talent of one of the most slept on producers in the world of Bass music - that is Simon/off.

New Kanada enters the summer season with a hot three-tracker from Toronto's XI (Orca, Hotflush).
Fusing techno, house and "what-ever that sound is coming out of London" these days, Christian Anderson (aka XI) brings the futuristic party to the shaking subs of the nation.

Unveiling themselves as Oliver Caird and If Music owner Jean-Claude of The Amalgamation of Soundz fame, the formerly anonymous London based dub and bass duo Cessa are back with a brilliant 2-tracker on their Missing Link Sounds.

I first met Ben Westbeech (BrEaCh) at a dinner in London. He was sitting across from me and I found out he made 'Fatherless' a year ago which interested me right away. We got to chatting and the conversation took an unexpected turn and i heard the following story. As a kid BrEaCh grew up in Hertford, north of London, where early UK rave pioneers like Omni Trio and 2 Bad Mice where from. His Dad was friends with 2 Bad Mice and was surrounded by musicians and DJs. 2 Bad Mice had a friend called Paul, aka DJ Cra$Y. He used to make tunes back in the early rave days but sadly did too many pills and went mad. When Paul was taken into mental care his old dat format tapes got left at BrEaCh's Dad's house. 20 years later, BrEaCh found them in the garage in and old box marked 'music.' He started listening through and found some cool old jungle vibes going on. The tracks 'Just - E' and 'I Need You' are remixes of two of the tracks found on the old DJ Cra$Y recording sessions... These are a rare hybrid crossover records between jungle and house and they are massive. So peace to Dj Cra$y wherever you are and respect to BrEaCh for putting these together. best, VonStroke.

After touring the world for 4 years (Gobble Gobble, Grimes, Cadence Weapon), Kuhrye-oo drops 4 tracks somewhere between Jacques Greene's emotive tracks & downright dirty New Jersey club

The last Siriusmo release, the 42 track compilation "Pearls & Embarassments: 2000-2010" (MTR13CD), has been released almost a year ago, just shortly after the critically acclaimed debut album "Mosaik" (MTR10CD). In the past months Siriusmo has locked himself into the studio to work on a new album. No gigs, no releases. Silence. "Doctor Beak's Rantanplant" is meant to shorten the waiting time with some pleasurable Siriusmo entertainment. The 3 tracks here give you a hint on what to expect from the yet untitled next album planned for end of the year. But maybe the album will sound completely different With Siriusmo you never know.

After the rip-roaring success of Duke Slammer's 2011 debut album 'Everybody Sweat' and three subsequent sell-out
7" records, the Duke returns for 2012 with another super collectable 7" release!

Feadz and Kito met in 2008 at a music festival in Australia and bonded instantly over their passion for
music and music production. The pair kept in contact over the years and met up a number of times when
hey found themselves in the same city. In 2011 Feadz invited Kito to visit him in Paris to work on some
music. After a week in the studio an exciting new project was born; a project that celebrates their mutual
ove for techno music.

Another new week marks another new entrant in the Cargo Hall of Flame, this time in the shape of the mighty Roska Kicks And Snares label, helmed by near-legendary Rinse FM DJ and production-don Roska (Rinse, Tectonic, Hotflush, numbers etc). Delivering a tidy vinyl-only third installment of the Roska Allstars EP series to showcase selected stormers from the label's recent download offerings, 'RKS Allstars Volume 3' brings on more vital sounds and flavoursome movements from three stalwarts of the funky-grime-bass-garage-house-polyscene currently conquering tasteful UK floors and speakers. Holding down the A-side is 'Selecta' by the prodigiously-talented Champion, peppered with bad boy vocals and rude wheelbacks that serve the dancefloor vibe generously. Champion's masterful use of bass is to the fore, serving as sturdy groundwork for a tune whose main hook switches from low rumbles to higher-pitched shakes to keep heads nodding and feet moving. On the flip, MA1's 'Bassbox' continues the ecstatic vibe with an increasingly hyperactive and modulating synth which swaps and chops throughout the track to dizzying degrees, whilst the bass and drum claps keep it masterfully steady. Finally, funky hardleader DJ Naughty applies the polish on 'Unstoppable', an equally rude workout. Starting off with vibes galore in the form of a crucial drum pattern which urges movement from the get up and go, the cut's progression continues a-pace with added dramatic melodic intervals and a lightheaded and ecstatic top-end tone which gradually moves on to darker territory as the track develops. All three contributions represent the many sides to the label and cap a crucial hat-trick of unsurpassable rhythms coming from Roska Kicks And Snares right about now.

Bass Alert! Deep-house hit machine YSE detonate a futuristic beatbomb on everyones' favourite Winding Road Records.

YSE's debut for Winding Road plays a full hand of ghetto deepness, party shouting, kooky weirdness, and superslick production. Innocence is a dark nugget of synthetic funk, laced with twisted vocals around slabs of slippery techno bass - brilliant and insane. Happy Bubble is a shouty blockparty rave track, sounding like Basement Jaxx at midnight in a NASA flotation chamber. Substitute is a zoned out tracky gangsta groove sounding like the Southport rave cabin.

Winding Road Briliant and different dance music. Get in.

Rogue Edits is a new label born for the love of the dancefloor. Always with famous artists under a secret alias, its the music that matters. We release only on vinyl, once there gone there gone.

Leeds/Nottingham duo Mak & Pasteman might be in their 20's, but their musical influences stretch from the funk and soul of the 60/70's, through Juan Atkins' proto-techno, to soulful
house, D n B' and UK Garage.

The final Numbers vinyl release of 2011 and it's a limited split vinyl from Redinho and Sibian & Faun!

Including Switch - I still love you / Modeselektor - Evil twin / Modek - Willow / Digitalism - Circles (Eric prydz remix)

Arclight drop the incredible 'Holographic' EP. via Jacques Greene's label 'VASE'.Heralding from London, 'Arclight' caught massive attention via leaking songs on Youtube and their incredible take on Electronic music.

Thanks to those who've supported Auntie Flo and the first two sell out releases. Ahead of his debut album, Future Rhythm Machine, we'd next like to introduce the hotly anticpated remixes forthcoming on vinyl from Pearson Sound and newcomer SOPHIE.

BIG TIP FOR FANS OF SWAMP 81 AND CLASSIC UR!
Gangsigns is a label set up to provide the finest in all areas of music and each release will be limited to 300 copies only. After various false starts and missed deadlines the time has come for the one and only DRMCNT to get things on the boil with the so aptly named 'Gangsigns ep'. just before a summer 2011 move to Japan he dropped these off at gangsigns towers - a fully realised set of bass jumpers that wouldn't be out of place on an Underground Resistance, Swamp81 or Frictional release.