Bestsellers last 6 months

HC 028
16 Nov 12

JZ In Paris - (4:33) 136 BPM

JZ In Paris (dub) - (4:33) 136 BPM

Go Down Baby - (3:35) 155 BPM

Put It On The Floor - (4:07) 130 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Hong Kong Ping Pong, Ez Icarus, Telephunken

MY NU LENG

The Grid

877

877004
12 Nov 12

The Grid - (5:56)

Hips N Thighs - (5:24)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Ya Dun Know, Hxdb, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, D3adl1ne, Konnekt - Hot N Heavy, Major Notes

Review: It seems that Julio Bashmore was not a one-off: there must be something in the water down Bristol way and it's resulting in a serious bass epidemic. My Nu Leng are a duo with an amazing futuristic take on house music. "The Grid" is just relentless groove, dark and twitchy with all kinds of sinister effects drifting in and out. "Hips N Thighs" is even more next level, like a weird, twisted booty cut on downers and stranded in a graveyard rave. Under a full moon.

CHUBBA

Moody

Republic

361015 2542227
25 Mar 13

Moody - (6:08) 125 BPM

Diamonds - (5:16) 126 BPM

Broken - (5:40) 125 BPM

Broken (Erotic City remix) - (4:16) 122 BPM

Broken (Medicis & Vanshift remix) - (5:28) 126 BPM

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Played by: Thang, Alkalino, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Jack Fell Down, Cocaine On Her Dress, Benny Kane

Review: Jay 'Chubba' Richards has been popping up all over the place of late, with recent releases on Sirch and Odea Records. Here, he brings his particular brand of contemporary house and UK funky fusion to Republic. "Moody" - so-called because it features a prominent sample from Kenny Dixon Jnr talking about his MPC - sets the tone, layering tough electronic percussion over a monstrous bassline. "Diamonds" sounds like a fusion of classic UKG and '90s house, while "Broken" feels like the sort of thing that Hypercolour should be signing (think nice chords, tasty vocal stabs and bassline-driven deep house flavour). There's also a tougher, UK funky-flavoured tweak from Vedicis and Vanshift that's well worth a listen.

LAST MAGPIE

1995

Losing Suki

SUKI 011
25 Feb 13

1995 - (6:03)

Hypno - (6:10)

Roots - (6:15)

Fallen - (8:07)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Spilt Milk, Jack Fell Down, Dale Howard

Review: Wow! Are people looking back with rose-tinted glasses to 1995 already? Well at least this 'musical magpie' is only borrowing ideas and sounds rather than copying wholesale! Possibly a bit darker than his previous releases this EP features dubby UKG ("1995"), glitchy, post-dubstep ("Hypno", "Fallen") and even a bit of wobble-heavy UKF ("Roots").

JAKWOB feat MAIDAY

Fade

Boom Ting Recordings

BOOMT 002DX
17 Mar 13

Fade (club VIP) - (5:14)

Fade (club mix) - (6:00)

Fade (Etherwood VIP) - (5:51)

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Played by: Platform, DJ Jimi Needles, Cocaine On Her Dress

Review: It's been a long journey for James Edward Jacob, from young thrash metaller in Leicester to aspiring dubstep producer in college, and now hot future bass property. This EP of his own VIP mixes is premier grade stuff, expertly produced and cleverly tweaked for different moods. "Fade" gets three different interpretations here - a club mix that sees big crescendos drop into totally nasty 4/4 garage basslines, a different club mix that goes deeper with soft pads and a retro Enya-goes-RnB vibe, and finally the Etherwood version, all melancholic DnB, forlorn vocals and piano fused with low bass and urgent beats.

QUEENIE

And Every

Greenmoney Recordings

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GMR 015
25 Feb 13

And Every - (3:56) 130 BPM

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Played by: Sirmo, Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Mat Cant, Greenmoney

Review: Greenmoney Recordings return with a short but sweet one-tracker from fresh label signing Queenie, a vocalist who's previously worked with Stay+ and Baxta and who makes her production debut on this release. "And Every" is the perfect combination of underground UK house, rhythmic inventiveness and low end bite, with sweet vocals, weighty drums that recall Canadian producer Kevin McPhee and the kind of garage swing of a classic Zed Bias record - an auspicious debut!

VARIOUS

Paris Club Music: Volume 1

ClekClekBoom

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CCBCD 001
22 Apr 13

French Fries - "Yo Vogue" (VIP) - (4:56)

Manare - "Riddle" - (5:02)

The Town - "Dice" - (5:41)

Jean Nipon - "Coming At You" - (5:01)

French Fries - "Southside" - (6:04)

Coni - "Missing You Nire" - (5:42)

Ministre X - "Kobe" - (6:01)

French Fries - "Champagne" - (4:23)

French Fries - "Hugz" (feat Bambounou) - (6:35)

Coni - "Luz In Pool" - (8:27)

Ministre X - "Calling Me" (feat Sana - radio edit) - (3:42)

The Town - "The Movement" - (5:01)

Bambounou - "Night" - (4:45)

Manare - "Quartz" - (6:05)

Chaos In The CBD - "Slab" - (4:16)

Jean Nipon - "Put It In The Trunk" - (4:39)

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Played by: Mat Cant, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Two Charming Men

Review: With the imminent return of Daft Punk reminding us all of Paris's vibrant electronic music heritage, local label ClekClekBoom pop-up to provide us with a wide-eyed snapshot of the current Parisian underground. There are hints of familiar French staples - the stomping Ed Banger-ish ravery of The Town's "Dice", the classic house flex of Coni's "Missing You Nire" - but for the most part Paris Club Music Volume 1 dances to a different beat. With label regulars French Fries coming to the fore, much of the album is devoted to the sort of hard-to-pigeonhole bass music that takes its influence as much from B-more, R&B and UK garage as filter funk and electro-house.

SAVAGE SKULLS & DOUSTER

Bass Kick

Dim Mak US

DM 352
26 Feb 13

Bass Kick - (4:25)

TRT - (3:38)

Nicole - (4:33)

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Played by: Odiggity, Mat Cant, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Wednesday The Rat, Benny Kane

Review: Swedish duo Savage Skulls have been making some serious noise in bass circles since about 2008. Now they've gone stateside, talking Frenchman Douster with them and signing up with Steve Aoki's Dim Mak label. This EP is unrepentantly aimed at the dancefloor: "Bass Kick" is hysterical, peak time madness with heavily compressed tropical beats and ascending synth melodies, "TRT" is tough party-garage with EDM-friendly trance breakdown and finally "Nicole" is total pop-dance euphoria.

ARTIFACT

The Way It Do

Some Think Sounds

STS 010
04 Feb 13

The Way It Do - (5:11)

We Trapped - (5:44)

The Way It Do (Damu remix) - (4:35)

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Played by: Mat Cant, Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House, Hxdb, Kingthing, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Having already delivered some attention-grabbing techy UKF bombs on Deadplate and Rebirth, Bristol's Ryan Bronfield now finds himself on esteemed imprint Some Think Sounds. In keeping with the label's style, "The Way It Do" is housier: deep and sensual without being boring, and full of quirky, off kilter percussive elements and effects. "We Trapped" is deeper and weirder: sounding like the wheels could fall off this disco bus at anytime, and all the more fun because of it. Damu also remixes the title track in a dark techno fashion that wouldn't be out of place in a vintage DJ Hell set.

VARIOUS

Nasty Rips & Shifting Peaks Vol 2

Shifting Peaks

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SPEAKS 009
04 Feb 13

DE$IGNATED - "Russian Roulette" - (3:13)

Mak & Pasteman - "Do The Same" - (5:58)

Marshall Jefferson & Noosa Heads - "Mushrooms" (Trevino remix) - (8:00)

Lakosa - "Nubian Minds" (WNCL remix) - (5:31)

Cut Off! Cut Off! - "Second To None" - (5:21)

Odessa - "Put You Down" - (5:12)

Lakosa - "Nubian Minds" - (5:43)

Mak & Pasteman - "Lost" (Youandewan dub) - (8:00)

Sly-One - "Come To Mine" - (5:49)

DVLPR - "Keep On" - (6:03)

Mak & Pasteman - "Lost" (USQY51256907) - (6:36)

Mau'lin - "Kansas '98" - (5:03)

Marshall Jefferson vs Noosa Heads - "Mushrooms" (Frits Wentink mix) - (6:45)

DVLPR - "Keep On" (Walton remix) - (4:13)

Lakosa - "Nubian Minds" (Mau'lin remix) - (4:51)

DVLPR - "First Rain" - (5:48)

King Of Arabs - "The Years Without Art" - (5:20)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Hxdb, Antikue

Review: Born into life kicking and screaming back in 2010, London via North Devon label Shifting Peaks has slowly but surely earned a killer rep in the world of bass and underground house. This is their second compilation and boy is it packed full of goodies. Highlights include the melancholic urban-tropical vibes of Mak & Pasteman's "Do The Same", the psychedelic Chicago vibes of Marshall Jefferson & Noose Heads' "Mushrooms", the heartbroken jukeisms of Cut Off! Cut Off!'s "Second To None" and the sublime King Of Arabs' "The Years Without Art".

ENIGMA DUBZ

Fresh EP

Four40

FF 031
26 Nov 12

Fresh - (5:24)

What Must I Do - (4:23)

Without You By My Side - (4:39)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Mike Millrain (Soul Revolution ), Bert On Beats, Empresarios - El Video Killer

Review: Midlander James Vine, aka Enigma Dubz, deals in tough, straight up, party-rockin' beats. Now he's back following a recent split EP with Sub Antix with his own solo release and it's a banger. "Fresh" features filthy post dubstep chugging bass and a messy 2-step swing. ""What Must I Do" is all heavy wobble craziness and an infectious hands-in-the-air female vocals. Finally things end on a head-nodding, sinister vibe with the menacing electro-dub of "Without You By My Side".

VARIOUS

Spread Love Vol 2

Black Butter

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BLKBTR-SLCD02
18 Mar 13

Rudimental - "Spoons" (feat Syron & Mnek - Two Inch Punch remix) - (3:36) 120 BPM

Rudimental - "Spoons" (feat Syron & Mnek - Woz remix) - (3:21) 128 BPM

Rudimental - "Spoons" (feat Syron & Mnek - Baunz dub mix) - (7:15) 124 BPM

Rudimental - "Spoons" (feat Syron & Mnek - Baunz remix) - (7:15) 124 BPM

My Nu Leng - "Elite" - (6:26) 129 BPM

My Nu Leng - "Tesla" - (6:21) 129 BPM

My Nu Leng & Fearful - "Saccades" - (6:07) 129 BPM

DEVolution - "If You Believe" - (5:27) 125 BPM

DEVolution - "Listen To The Badman" - (5:46) 131 BPM

DEVolution - "Listen To The Badman" (Bass Drop mix) - (4:07) 131 BPM

South Soul Project - "Everything" - (6:10) 125 BPM

South Soul Project - "All Your Time" - (6:54) 129 BPM

South Soul Project - "Deep In My" - (5:05) 126 BPM

South Soul Project - "Tribe" - (5:03)

3hrs - "Drm" - (5:39) 126 BPM

3hrs - "Force" - (4:55) 124 BPM

3hrs - "Jaybird" - (5:13) 129 BPM

3hrs - "Reaction" - (5:03) 130 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Juno Recommends Deep House

WOZ

Zylo EP

Black Butter

BLKBTR 34
15 Oct 12

Zylo - (4:11) 132 BPM

Fustraightin - (3:55) 133 BPM

Reach - (4:09) 133 BPM

Poppin - (4:35) 128 BPM

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Played by: Smutlee, Ya Dun Know, Juno Recommends Electro House, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Hxdb, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Sander Kleinenberg, Woz, Rack N Ruin, Major Notes, Lucent, Illmana (Dirty Trainer Crew), Allmostt

Review: Bristol-based Woz has a growing reputation in the bass music scene. Following a recent guest appearance on Mistajam's 1Xtra show, he's now ready to release some more original music (much of his back catalogue comprises remixes). Zylo sets out his stall, pitching him as a producer whose party instincts regularly take priority. There's much energetic dancefloor fare on offer, from the booming basslines, retro bleeps and scratchy breaks of "Fustraightin", to the woozy UK Funky flex of "Reach" and the stabbing bounce of the darting title track. Despite the balls-out nature of his style, there's enough depth to suggest there's more to come in future.

DVA

Fly Juice

Hyperdub

HDB 066
19 Nov 12

Fly Juice - (4:37)

Do It - (3:30)

Walk It Out - (4:01)

Long Street - (4:49)

Fly Juice (4/4) - (4:34)

Shook - (4:40)

Rumours - (3:33)

Ganja (French Fries remix) - (5:21)

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Played by: Chrissy Murderbot, Odiggity, Diplo, Greenmoney, Shox, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah

Review: With the energy unleashed by his Pretty Ugly LP still crackling in the atmosphere, DVA drops another EP of technicolour bass mutant business for Hyperdub, delivering seven tracks of mind-bending freshness with a French Fries remix thrown in for good measure. There's some rougher club-ready tackle on offer here such as the abrasive "Do It" with it's hammering drums, but then round the next corner you're plunged into the minimal 4/4 bubble that is "Walk It Out". Really though the lead track "Fly Juice" is the winner with its soulful key licks and hyped up switch for the latter half of the track.

VARIOUS

dirtybird Players: Part 1

Dirtybird US

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DB 087
12 Mar 13

Justin Martin & Ardalan - "Wheelgunner" (dub) - (7:14) 126 BPM

Munnibrotherz - "Drum Machine" - (5:43) 124 BPM

Kill Frenzy & Nick Monaco - "Black Girls White Girls" - (5:49) 128 BPM

Shadow Child - "The Only One" - (6:14) 124 BPM

Nick Olivetti - "Cash Money" - (7:48) 124 BPM

J Phlip - "Coefficient" - (7:10) 126 BPM

Supatrol - "Lick A Strange" - (3:33) 139 BPM

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Played by: Ya Dun Know, Diplo, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Umek, Son Of Kick

Review: If dance music was professional sport, the Dirtybird roster would be in the premier league, with Claude Vonstroke the whip cracking manager. Here he rounds up his top players for an exhibition match, allowing them to flex their muscle and strut their stuff. It's all killer, no filler, dirty house music - highlights of which include the nasty funk of Justin Martin & Ardalan's "Wheelgunner", Munnibrotherz's sweet n sour "Drum Machine", the future-booty-bass of "Black Girls White Girls" and the surprisingly techno "Coefficient" by J Phlip.

DISCLOSURE

Control

Greco Roman

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506500 1989537
02 Apr 13

Control - (4:49) 134 BPM

Lividup - (6:05) 116 BPM

Control (Joe Goddard remix) - (6:34) 126 BPM

Boiling (Dixon rework) - (9:31) 126 BPM

Whats In Your Head (Mak & Pasteman remix) - (4:42) 128 BPM

Boiling (Medlar remix) - (5:52) 120 BPM

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Mooqee, Sw, B. Jinx, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Huxley, Funk And Filth

Review: The chart-bothering Surrey siblings Disclosure are back with possibly their best offering yet. Released on the Hot Chip-affiliated Greco-Roman label, "Control" is a superb slice of sultry and soulful minimal garage, with short of breath vocals that echo vintage Janet Jackson. Joe Goddard seriously challenges the glory of the original with a mesmerising doomy, acid-tinged electro-disco version. Bonus tune "Lividup" is an ecstatic bleep-garage joy and there's further fun with "Boiling" being given cosmic trance (Dixon) and mega camp house (Medlar) workovers. Plus "Whats In Your Head" gets a boombox house mix by Mak & Pasteman.

JUSTIN MARTIN vs ARDALAN/PILLOWTALK/LEROY PEPPERS

Ghettos & Gardens

Dirtybird US

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DB 073-DJ
22 May 12

Justin Martin - "Hood Rich" - (5:06) 119 BPM

Justin Martin - "Don't Go" - (5:49) 119 BPM

Justin Martin - "Ghettos & Gardens" - (6:16) 125 BPM

Justin Martin - "Butterflies" - (5:04) 117 BPM

Goldie - "Kemistry" (Justin Martin remake) - (5:37) 126 BPM

Justin Martin - "Ruff Stuff" - (6:00) 123 BPM

Justin Martin - "Molokini" - (6:07) 123 BPM

Justin Martin vs Ardalan - "Lezgo" (VIP) - (3:18) 127 BPM

Justin Martin vs PillowTalk - "The Gurner" - (5:08) 119 BPM

Justin Martin - "Night Calling" - (5:02)

Justin Martin vs Leroy Peppers - "Riding Spaceships" - (4:37) 120 BPM

Justin Martin - "Ladybug" - (4:10)

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Review: Having made his debut on Claude Von Stroke's Dirtybird way back in 2005, multi-talented San Fran electro-bass producer Justin Martin makes his full-length debut with this excellent LP. Luckily for fans of last year's excellent, juke-influenced collaboration with Ardalan, "Lezgo", there's a VIP mix included here that makes for a bigger, more building rerub, while Martin also does a great job covering Goldie's seminal "Kemistry" - adding some real venom and bite in the process. Look out for the deep and twisting "Ruff Stuff" and the syrupy "Night Calling" too.

KLAVES

At Dawn Again EP

Koh-I-Noor

KINR 003
15 Apr 13

Heartbeat - (2:10)

Closer - (4:42)

Hope It Gets To Love - (4:00)

You - (4:05)

Hope It Gets To Love (Fault Lines remix) - (5:56)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Kono Vidovic

Review: A cursory listen to this EP would easily lead the listener to believe it was made by some underground British bass guy who wears his baseball caps sideways. But they'd be wrong; Klaves is actually 21 year old producer Mikolaj Gramowski from Poland who has pretty much beaten the British producers at their own game: "You" is an awesome blend of late 90s garage and house. "Hope It Gets To Love" is sassy future garage, and our fave is the Fault Lines remix - a slamming house scorcher featuring the kind of thumping kick not head since "Da Funk"!

BOXWORK

Boxwork EP

LNUK

LNUK 004
04 Feb 13

Specifics - (7:03)

Barntom - (5:22)

Leak - (5:20)

You Only - (5:48)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Blind Prophet (South Fork Sound), Greenmoney

Review: For a new-ish label, Lo Note UK have begun with some hot property on their humble roster: first we had Bristol's My Nu Leng and now its hotly tipped Londoner Boxwork. This eponymous release is one of his first 'proper' ones and he's not holding anything back! It's a calling card to display the breadth of his talents, which he does over four tracks. "Specifics" is like Orbital and X-Press 2's Lazy having a love-in, "Bartom" is tropical bass-meets-juke, "Leak" is deep n dark voodoo-bass and things wrap up with the jazzy shuffle-beats of "You Only". One to watch!

HAPPA

Beat Of The Drum

Church

CHURCH 001
26 Nov 12

Beat Of The Drum - (6:01)

Beat Of The Drum (Throwing Snow remix) - (4:33)

Bring It Back - (7:28)

Bring It Back (Apes & Seb Wildblood remix) - (6:16)

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Played by: Hxdb, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Allmostt

Review: Heralding the start of the newly minted Church imprint, Happa makes a strong case for the buzz he has received with but a smattering of appearances before now. "Beat Of The Drum" is as percussion-centric as you might hope, and what percussion it is. Ostensibly based around a 2-step wiggle, the monolithic hits that fall with deft swing are infallible in their guaranteed dance-levelling power. Throwing Snow takes said beats into a frantic, juked-out territory on his remix, firing off that instantly identifiable jerky rhythm and a considerable tempo jump. "Bring It Back" is a considerable shift in style, as Happa delves into a menacing electro house well, leaving it to Apes & Seb Wildblood to drop a more casual deep house cut.

SHADOW CHILD

Shadow Child EP

Dirtybird US

DB 070
10 Apr 12

String Thing - (5:06) 126 BPM

Rustic Chip - (6:06) 126 BPM

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Played by: Odiggity, Ricky Simmonds (DJ Rsi), Ursa Major, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, DJ Assassin (Recode Recordings), Miss Kittin, Jr From Dallas, Tee Circus, Sounds Of Sumo, Resident Advisor, Da Movelt Nasty Show, Black Butter Records, Kevin Saunderson

NDREAD

About Your Love

ICU Audio

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ICU 008
11 Mar 13

About Your Love - (5:15) 140 BPM

Ascention (feat Rowl) - (3:35) 136 BPM

Time To Go - (5:43)

Old School Dub - (5:52)

Bad Habit (instrumental mix) - (5:56)

Girl (VIP) - (5:39) 140 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Winter, Drol

Review: At seven tracks NDread is treating us to a project of near-album proportions here. And with a sound that's becoming as distinctive as it is deep, it's got the alluring flow of an LP, too. The title track ignites proceedings with a skippy two-step and a weave of dreamy washes and textures. Authentically classic yet forward thinking, it sets the scene for the rest of this memorable release. Other highlights include the late 90s four-to-the-floor UKG pump of "Time To Go" and fang-sharp two-step sexiness of "Bad Habit". Timeless vibes; a must for all garage and bass heads.

NICK MONACO/JUSTIN JAY/A1 BASSLINE/SHADOW CHILD/JAMES TALK

BBQ Trax

Dirtybird US

DB 075
20 Sep 12

Nick Monaco - "Don't Hate, Create" - (5:50) 120 BPM

Justin Jay - "Femme Fatale" - (7:13) 121 BPM

A1 Bassline - "Daft" - (7:10) 126 BPM

Shadow Child & James Talk - "Comb Over" - (6:40) 126 BPM

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Played by: Justin Miller, Spettro, Hxdb, Soul Clap, Agoria

BODHI

Culture

Grizzly

GRIZZLY 023
04 Feb 13

Culture - (6:38) 123 BPM

Deliquesce - (4:50) 128 BPM

Culture (Bambounou remix) - (7:12) 125 BPM

Deliquesce (Ifan Dafydd remix) - (4:10) 128 BPM

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Played by: Sirmo, Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy)

Review: Straight outta Cardiff, Bodhi is a house-obsessed duo whose particular blend of deep minimal house riff's off the sounds of 90s in a quite discreet way (ok, well apart from remixing Marky Mark & The Funky bunch!). This new EP for Grizzly is full to the brim with personality and ideas. They accurately describe their sound as 'groove bass' - "Culture" features clippty-clop beats and retro piano stabs, while ""Deliquesce" features sparse speed garage-isms and floating synths and vocals. Bambounou provides a stomping minimal mix of the former and Ifan Dafydd goes all dreamy tropical RnB when remixing the latter.

DETBOI

Curse Of The Voodoo Drums 2

Cheap Thrills

buy whole release (9 tracks) from ~~$13.41~~ $9.99

CHEAP 007LP
02 Oct 11

Sanctuary Of Love (feat Mista Men) - (8:08) 136 BPM

OG Killa - (3:56) 136 BPM

Turn A Glock - (4:14) 132 BPM

Pick It Up - (4:47) 132 BPM

Party's Zipped Up - (5:51) 127 BPM

Freaky Nights - (5:22) 128 BPM

I Can See Why (feat Baxta) - (6:46) 130 BPM

Unleash The Hounds - (4:24) 126 BPM

Bounce With Me (feat Baxta) - (3:36) 133 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage

VARIOUS

Sampler EP Vol 1

LNUK

LNUK 000
11 Mar 13

Numan - "Island Jam" - (3:22)

Majora - "Lost In Diamonds" - (6:07)

Hackman & Slevarance - "You & Me" - (5:29)

Bobby Dozen - "Wuppit" - (6:42)

Pasteman & Mak - "Block 221" - (6:16)

Tessela - "Frank" - (5:59)

Wachs Lyrical - "Bee Bop" - (5:03)

Tanka - "Hovver" - (4:36)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Top Billin DJ Team

CLASSIFIED/ZIBBA/DJ Q/MOONY

Say To You

Unknown To The Unknown

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UTTU TODDIES
25 Feb 13

Classified - "Say To You" - (5:08) 134 BPM

Zibba - "Say To You" (2006 O.G.) - (5:58) 136 BPM

DJ Q - "All You Have To" - (5:34) 138 BPM

Moony - "Hey Hey" - (4:40) 132 BPM

DJ Q - "You're Not Around" - (4:30) 136 BPM

Classified - "Say To You" (DJ Q remix) - (4:50) 140 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Ya Dun Know, Odiggity, Mat Cant, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, DJ Q, J69

Review: UTTU have a cast-iron reputation for releasing cutting edge work by a wide variety of acts as disparate as Legowelt, Sinden and Capracara. Here we get a selection of their more bass/urban-oriented talent. Classified delivers vintage cut-up UKG on "Say To You". The latter is given a wobble heavy remix by DJ Q, who also provides the warm, Ayia Napa sounds of "All You Have To" and "You're Not Around". Zibba contributes the squelchy, string laden "Say To You (2006)" and Mooney goes all loopy funk on "Hey Hey".

DOSHY

Police On Acid EP

Slit Jockey US

42318
11 Mar 13

123789 - (3:02)

Run Off - (3:49)

Phases - (2:19)

Police On Acid - (3:41)

Q (feat Conrank) - (3:39)

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Played by: Dev79, Doshy, Top Billin DJ Team, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah

Review: Have you ever seen a policeman on acid? No, neither have we thankfully! If the country's protectors turn to psychedelic drugs there really is no hope. No, we're much happier hearing "Police On Acid", a rasping series of warping bass licks over a vicious Radioactive Man style breakbeat, it's much more fun than seeing men of the law lose their minds. Elsewhere on the release we're taught to count badly with the help of a staccato trap-style bass workout ("123789") and taken on a mesmerisingly scenic sinewave journey ("Q"). Oozing variety and creatively, all law-abiding bass lovers should check this.

CLIENTELE

Bitches

Tipping Point

TPM 36
21 Jan 13

Treat You - (5:55) 133 BPM

Love Games - (5:32) 128 BPM

She Knows - (5:17) 128 BPM

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Played by: Mat Cant, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Gilus, Tee Circus, J69

SPECTRASOUL feat TAMARA BLESSA

Away With Me EP

Shogun Audio

SHA 057
17 Jun 12

Away With Me (radio edit) - (3:49) 123 BPM

Away With Me (original mix) - (4:25) 123 BPM

Away With Me (Calibre remix) - (5:14) 131 BPM

Away With Me (Kito remix) - (4:33) 138 BPM

Coals - (4:32) 127 BPM

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Platform, Physical Illusion, Syncopix, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Winter, S Man, Nsekt, Liz-E, Notion, Mikal, Protect Audio

Review: The ever-reliable Shogun Audio imprint, co-owned by DJ Friction and K-Tee, presents the next release in a slew of quality singles. This time the magic is brought to us by the Spectrasoul boys who team up with talented vocalist Tamara Blessa on the title track "Away With Me"; the result is a soulful slice of sexiness with white noise crackling beats and an enticing vocal driving things along. Calibre provides a lush interpretation with gentle, pattering drums and pulsing bass, underpinned by dreamy instrumentals, while dubstep darling Kito gives it the Rustie treatment with a bleepy kaleidoscope of sounds.

JOOK10

Hats Off EP

Soulserious

SSR 037
07 Jan 13

Hats Off - (5:25) 129 BPM

Late - (6:09) 130 BPM

On Track - (5:12) 129 BPM

Tragic - (5:54) 130 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage

Review: Reading's Jook10 aims to fuse the dubby, urban end of things with more traditional house beats. On the title track we get a moombahton-esque cruiser that's just the type of tune a DJ needs to step the night up a gear, transitioning from warm-up to peak time. Elsewhere we get prog-meets-wobble ("Late"), old-skool garage influences ("On Track") and best of all, doomy carnival frequencies ("Tragic").

VARIOUS

Sir Nenis Presents Premium Crates 2

Top Billin

buy whole release (18 tracks) from ~~$26.82~~ $13.49

TBMP 3112
16 Jan 13

Fisky - "Cherry Lotion" - (4:18) 130 BPM

Mozza! & DJ Dizzy - "Oy Vey Vey" - (6:03) 129 BPM

Tony Goods - "Eviction" - (4:29) 130 BPM

La Mine Express - "Maiale" - (4:51) 127 BPM

Top Billin & DJ Venum - "Ghetto Star" - (4:01) 128 BPM

ClubHeadSLiiM - "I'm A Freak" - (2:44) 132 BPM

Rishi Romero - "Mayhem" (Act Yo Age remix) - (6:27) 123 BPM

Oh My - "Back In The Day" - (5:16) 128 BPM

Spox - "She Don't Lie" - (6:11) 124 BPM

Harkan - "Yo" - (4:36) 120 BPM

Veit B - "Castle" - (4:36) 128 BPM

Lorcan Mak - "4 The Love" (Tagteam Terror remix) - (5:14) 129 BPM

DJ Venum - "House Gangster" - (4:52) 123 BPM

Sir Nenis - "Freaks" (Marvy remix) - (5:57) 125 BPM

One Dark Martian - "1994" - (6:07) 123 BPM

Futurizm - "808 Symphony" - (3:34) 140 BPM

Fobator - "Feel Good" - (3:33) 128 BPM

Wolfhaus - "Crossed" - (3:43) 142 BPM

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Played by: Sharkslayer, Diplo, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Top Billin DJ Team, Veit B

Review: Finland's Top Billin fulfill their New Year resolutions by releasing their now traditional two January compilations. Hot on the heels of their 'Best Of 2012' collection, label co-founder Sir Nenis presents this assortment of bangers that didn't manage to fit on to any particular release last year. The quality's still right up there though, and highlights include the Chicago-ish stomp of "Cherry Lotion" by Fisky, haunted hip-house booty track "Ghetto Starr" by Top Billin and DJ Venum, the Inner City on downers vibe of "Yo" by Harkan and the melancholic retro rave of "Feel Good" by Fobator.

TAIKI & NULIGHT

Late Nights EP

Cheap Thrills

CHEAP 080
21 Apr 13

Take Me Up - (4:30) 134 BPM

Footwerk - (3:56) 133 BPM

Late Nights - (5:08) 132 BPM

Offkey - (4:24) 134 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Sister Bliss

Review: The success of Taiki & Nulight's recent low-key release Late Nights has now seen it expand into a full-blown EP. Again released by Herve's Cheap Thrills, the title track is a dubby, wobbly 4x4 garage roller. "Take Me Up" is a straight up, hands in the air party anthem, "Footwerk" is dark, deep and very late night bassline houser , but it's all about "Offkey" for sheer next level sounds.

PALACE

Trust

Unknown To The Unknown

UTTU 026
07 Jan 13

Trust (original mix) - (3:26) 132 BPM

Trust (MATRiXXMAN remix) - (3:40) 132 BPM

Trust (Mista Men remix) - (5:06) 132 BPM

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Played by: Ya Dun Know, Mat Cant, Sharkslayer, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Lucent, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Stepping up to the raucous surroundings of Unknown To The Unknown, Palace comes bringing the right kind of bass-laden swagger you expect from this ever-strengthening imprint. "Trust" is a monster, led by a coarse garage drum jive and a b-line cheeky enough to get every wallflower within fifty metres shucking. There's no doubting the instantaneous results this banger will bring, and the remixes are no shirkers either. Matrixxman cools the heat slightly with a mildly stripped variation on the original's driving theme, while the Mista Men opt instead to bring a seriously funky house shuffle to bear on the bin-bothering party antics.

I KILLED KENNY FEAT SLICK DON

Crux (remixes)

Four40

FF 035
04 Mar 13

Crux (VIP) - (4:14) 136 BPM

Crux (Pedro 123 remix) - (3:41) 140 BPM

Crux (KSH remix) - (3:42) 140 BPM

Crux (Pedro 123 instrumental) - (3:41) 140 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah, J69

Review: All aboard the remix express! Four40 follow up last month's b-boy two-stepper from IKK and Slick Don with four sparkling reversions. Pedro 123's re-imagination strips the original back into a plinky plonky trap attack that comes in both vocal and instrumental forms while KSH add much more of a bashy grime riddim. Then there's the obligatory VIP for added rewind pleasure. Get to the "Crux" of the matter... It's a vibes ting.

SYNKRO

Acceptance

Apollo/R&S Belgium

AMB 1301
27 Jan 13

Acceptance - (4:46)

To Be - (4:32)

Disappear - (4:03)

Recognition - (3:06)

Spirals - (3:56)

Illuminations - (5:45)

Mutual Divide (feat Indigo) - (5:13)

Don't Want - (3:49)

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Played by: Chris Coco, Chris Coco, Gullfisk

Review: Continuing his productive run of form with R&S off-shoot Apollo, Synkro returns with yet another bumper-sized collection of tracks that show off his ever-enriching talents as a producer of silken, dub infused electronica. Acceptance as a mini-album of sorts is a more resolutely downtempo affair than previous releases, staying firmly in the realm of melancholic passages through blue-hued instrumentation and crystalline beats. There is a sense of experimentation present in the likes of "Disappear" with its lingering guitar strums, while at times he moves away from beats altogether, but this is still very recognisable as the work of Synkro.

BERT ON BEATS

Piano Loco

Man Recordings

MAN 075
01 Mar 13

Piano Loco - (3:43) 127 BPM

Piano Loco (Zombies For Money remix) - (4:45) 128 BPM

Piano Loco (Ackeejuice Rockers remix) - (4:54)

Piano Loco (Chong X remix) - (3:57)

Piano Loco (Poirier remix) - (4:00) 128 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Bert On Beats, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah

Review: With a name like "Piano Loco", you'd expect this latest cross-cultural dancefloor smash from the Man Recordings camp to be full of furious key bashing. It duly delivers, with the original version - a veritable carnival of surging electro bass, buoyant Brazilian drums and twisted electronic noises - boasting some serious Latin piano action. It livens up an already sweaty and intoxicating concoction. The four accompanying remixes shuffle the parts in a variety of inventive ways, with Ackeejuice Rockers' slowed down version and Chong X's cumbia-inspired percussion wonk-out most impressing. That said, there's something particularly sweet about Poirier's surprisingly melodic rework.

I KILLED KENNY feat SLICK DON

Crux

Four40

FF 034
11 Feb 13

Crux - (4:21) 140 BPM

Crux (instrumental) - (4:21) 140 BPM

HS1 - (4:27) 138 BPM

Crossover - (4:34) 136 BPM

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Played by: Mat Cant, Diplo, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, The Golden Toyz

Review: With Slick Don riding roughshod, this is an unashamed party joint jacked with all the London swagger you could possibly ask for. Slick comes across like Newham Generals on just a weeny dose of helium. Spitting with a smidgeon of sing, IKK's 4/4 garage riff is the perfect bed for Don's bravado (so perfect it comes with an instrumental). Elsewhere we find tech-minded tropical ("Crossover") and stripped back bleep bashment ("HS1").

VARIOUS

Basswave 2 (+ Free Track)

Slime

buy whole release (26 tracks) from ~~$31.07~~ $6.26

SLM 051
07 Jan 13

Akin - "Jaded" - (6:15)

Materia - "Komatiite" - (5:38)

SPD - "Tunwan" - (6:02)

Totte - "Communication" - (5:51)

DJ Blakey - "If You See Me" - (6:12)

DYP - "Vices" - (7:02)

Eyelove - "Mysticism" (Cromie mix) - (5:53)

Crump - "Distances" - (7:04)

Vausz - "Reflux" - (10:22)

Frequent Flyers - "There's No Way" (Mr Beeb mix) - (5:42)

Partyson - "Seduction" (Hybu mix) - (5:36)

Sleezy - "Comin' Back" (Laney mix) - (4:19)

Laney - "Let It So" - (4:48)

Soaka - "Love You" (Frequent Flyers mix) - (5:46)

Marlon - "Gold Watch" - (5:35)

Pikcha - "In Echoes" - (5:06)

Bhok - "Glacier" - (7:20)

Colorhythm - "Blossom" - (4:59)

Sker - "Dusk" - (5:18)

The Attic Project - "Art Of Trauma" - (4:45)

EXT - "Try To Believe" - (5:40)

Aaron Static - "Reflections" - (7:28)

Retrospekt - "Rolling" (Livewire mix) - (5:02)

Powder Hill - "Hillmatic" - (4:17)

BSN Posse - "Another Planet" - (5:31)

Eyelove - "Gem" (BSN Posse mix) - (5:15)

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Played by: DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings)

Review: Wonderfully titled label Slime was founded in 2010 with the firm intent to 're-capture the wide-eyed thrill of the first age of rave'. Since then they have put out a multitude of forward thinking releases all leading to this, their second label compilation. Literally bulging with underground goodness, the tracklist weighs in at 26 full-length tunes (plus a free one!). Highlights of all this madness include the sparse 2 step of "Jaded" by Akin, the twitching, percussive "Sunwan" by SPD, the dreamy 3am RnB vibes of "Communication" by Totte, the deeply seductive rimshot house of DYP's "Vices" and the ominous rave of "There's No Way" by Frequent Flyers.

SPOOKY

Coolie Joyride EP

Oil Gang

OILGANG 004
04 Mar 13

Coolie Joyride - (4:12) 139 BPM

Electric Fence - (3:58) 140 BPM

Rhythm & Slags (part 2) - (5:23) 140 BPM

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Played by: Smutlee, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Dev79, Top Billin DJ Team, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah

Review: Although there's a few claimants to the Spooky moniker, this one is a grime DJ who hails from London's East End. Here, fledgling label Oil Gang have coaxed a pretty varied release from the man behind 2010's cult hit, "Spartan". "Coolie Joyride" is a cut up of a familiar Coolie riddim, famously featured in Nina Sky's hit 'Move Ya Body'. "Electric Fence" is swaggering half-time electro dancehall and "Rhythm & Slags (Part 2)" is a menacing electro-grime anthem.

MR BENN feat SEROCEE

Rising Star

Nice Up!

NUP 005
28 Jan 13

Rising Star - (5:15) 138 BPM

Rising Star (King Yoof remix) - (4:39) 140 BPM

Rising Star (Tomb Crew remix) - (5:23) 88 BPM

Rising Star (Jstar remix) - (4:33) 138 BPM

Rising Star (version) - (5:10) 138 BPM

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Played by: Nice Up! Soundsystem, Fort Knox Five, Mat Cant, Juno Recommends Dancehall/Ragga, Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah

Review: Bristol nu-funker Benn gets up close and dubwise on this horn-soaked party joint for Nice Up. Conjuring serious hype for the likes of Toddla T, Serocee's toasting talent is fine-tuned to the max as Benn tweaks the sizzling bass and slobbering drums. Remixes come in all shapes and sizes. King Yoof goes for the jugular with a super-swung breakbeat rub, Tomb Crew get lively on a tropical flex while Jstar adds a little dubstep fun. Get to know!

VARIOUS

Future Foundations

2nd Drop

2NDRPFF 001
04 Mar 13

Alex Coulton - "Grande Swing" - (6:25)

Youandewan - "Faith" - (9:10)

LV & Dan Bowskill - "Livin Up" - (5:01)

Pedestrian - "Sliding Down Rainbows" - (5:28)

Last Magpie - "Without You" - (5:38)

Djrum - "Blue On Blue (Voodoo)" - (7:59)

South London Ordnance - "Daphne" - (6:04)

Manni Dee & Deft - "This One, The Art Of The Possible" - (4:09)

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Played by: Paul Mac, Blind Prophet (South Fork Sound), Larssen

Review: Founded back in 2007, London imprint 2nd Drop has deftly steered its way through the post dubstep fracture across some twenty releases. Arriving at their fifth & a half anniversary, the label offers up a thrilling snapshot of their enduring diversity on their maiden compilation Future Foundations. Familiar label names like Djrum and South London Ordnance offer their atmospherically swung take on dub techno, while label newcomers like Last Magpie and Alex Coulton provide some bouncy, UKG inspired techno. However, it's the frenetic jungle-inspired take on footwaork from Manni Dee and Deft that offers the biggest surprise in what is an already essential compilation.

No Brainer Nuggets Vol 2 (unmixed tracks)

LARS MOSTON/VARIOUS

No Brainer Nuggets Vol 2 (unmixed tracks)

No Brainer

buy whole release (22 tracks) from ~~$32.78~~ $15.99

NBRN 02
14 Dec 12

Willy Joy & Smalltown DJs - "Wicked" (Ardalan remix 2) - (5:02) 128 BPM

Teenage Mutants - "1986" - (6:08) 123 BPM

Rytter & Index - "Snake On A Date" - (6:38) 127 BPM

Malente & Zero Cash - "Jail Babe" - (5:05) 126 BPM

Vhyce - "Damn" - (5:54) 126 BPM

Lars Moston & Teenage Mutants - "Bear Pit" - (5:50) 127 BPM

Say Dubai - "Bum" (Sam Tiba remix) - (5:25) 130 BPM

Malente & Zero Cash - "I'll Be There" (Kill Frenzy remix) - (5:43) 126 BPM

B-Ju - "Celebro" (NT89 remix) - (6:13) 126 BPM

Rubix - "I Love" - (6:18) 126 BPM

Don Rimini - "FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)" (Treasure Fingers & Malente remix) - (4:30) 128 BPM

Qvarz - "Bodywork" - (4:32) 128 BPM

B-Ju - "Dikembe" - (6:31) 125 BPM

Mendoza - "Pound Your Senses" - (5:41) 128 BPM

Lars Moston & Ben Mono - "Unison" - (5:55) 128 BPM

Wafa vs Wolfie - "Tom Tom" (Arcade remix) - (4:36) 128 BPM

Klipar - "Imperial March" (Gingy 'Battle For Endor' remix) - (5:32) 128 BPM

Costello - "Kross" - (5:08) 126 BPM

Swick & Tranter - "Hocus Pocus" - (4:01) 129 BPM

Keith & Supabeatz vs Slap In The Bass - "Smoka" - (4:24) 132 BPM

PLEA$URE - "Colibri" - (5:30) 131 BPM

Various - "No Brainer Nuggets Vol 2" (continuous DJ mix by Lars Moston) - (1:22:24) 127 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Hxdb, Lucent

MOSCA

Done Me Wrong

Numbers

NMBRS 16
19 Sep 11

Done Me Wrong - (5:29) 129 BPM

Bax - (5:33) 134 BPM

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Review: The latest release from the Glaswegian imprint adds a further sheen of excellence in a year where Numbers has really knuckled down and concentrated on a schedule of multi faceted releases. Such has been the demand for Mosca's debut on the Numbers imprint, the London based producer cheekily took to touting advance DJ copies of Do Me Wrong via Facebook. Both tracks here are fully poised for the floor, priming a throwback Bassline / UK G swing dipped in a nowness from Mosca that's been evident on drops for Night Slugs and Fat City. Unusually, it's the B Side that's garnered the most attention, which is odd as "Done Me Wrong" is excellent, reigning in vintage female hollerations over clipping rhythms, swamping basslines and parping synths that pay homage to the classic "RIP Groove". Flipside, the more celebrated "Bax" is a dual assault on your senses, murky sub bass jabbing at your ribs, whilst the sweet cooing vocals whisper sweet nothings in your ears. All this is underpinned by a skipping mid 90s flex heavy on the neon stabs that has warehouse jam written all over it.

COMPOUND ONE

Howz Tings? EP

Compound One UK

CMPDIGI 002
06 Aug 12

Howz Tings? (original mix) - (6:27) 130 BPM

Howz Tings? (Joe Goddard remix) - (6:57) 130 BPM

Flingback (original mix) - (4:48) 135 BPM

Calling Out (Qualifide fub) - (5:31) 127 BPM

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Played by: Ricky Simmonds (DJ Rsi), DJ Purple Rabbit, Flash Atkins, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Hxdb, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show), Nsekt, Pikcha

Review: British bass/garage/UKF risers Compound One drop a spanking and slightly wonky gem in the form of "Howz Tingz" - a bare and jacking tropical heater with some insane and catchy vocal hooks littered liberally over the top. Hot Chip and one half of the 2 Bears Joe Goddard weighs in with a deeper and more dubby remix, layering a drone bass over the vocal gymnastics, while another Compound original, "Flingback", keeps a slightly mischievous tone over some thick bass rises and tropical percussion.

OSSIE

Ignore

Hyperdub

HDB 067
26 Nov 12

Ignore (Yes I Did) (feat Tilz) - (5:43) 126 BPM

Find It - (6:17) 128 BPM

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Played by: Chrissy Murderbot, Odiggity, Ramskank, Simon/Off

Review: Regular Hyperdubber Ossie comes back with this delectable single of neo-soul goodness on "Ignore", providing the perfect backdrop for Tilz's smooth delivery. In between the bluesy key stabs and whip-cracking drums, there's a perfect mixture of club dynamics and pop sensibilities, seemingly typifying the current tone that Hyperdub seems geared towards. "Find It" lets Ossie off the chain into a purely instrumental cut that gives him full scope to zoom in on those razor-sharp drums and bolster them with further layers, while the musical elements veer between chunky Moog basslines and plucked mandolins, and a whole lot more besides.

MAJORA

Boss Key EP

Tumble Audio