Bestsellers This Week

SPEAKS 013
20 May 13

Valentine (feat Kyiki) - (4:05)

Russian Roulette - (3:13)

Valentine (feat Kyiki - AppleBottom remix) - (6:03)

Valentine (feat Kyiki - Kyogi remix) - (4:14)

Valentine (feat Kyiki - Kaveh remix) - (4:11)

Valentine (feat Kyiki - Carling Ruse remix) - (3:52)

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Review: London via North Devon imprint Shifting Peaks are keeping the party pressure on with this bumper-packed EP. It's a label debut from duo De$ignated (Nima Bazrcar and Rory Bowyer) who split their time between London and Hampshire. Having garnered some major hype from a string of remixes, they've managed to secure Kyiki from Crystal Fighters for this, this own single. "Valentine" mixes fuzzy urban funk with old skool 2-step and half time breaks. "Russian Roulette" however is a much harder post-dubstep gurning banger. Best of the remixes is Kaveh's thumping acidic afterhours workout.

FOAMO

Sherlock (remixes EP)

Fat!

CTFAT 127
20 May 13

Sherlock - (5:01)

Sherlock (Kry Wolf remix) - (5:20)

Sherlock (Taiki & Nulight remix) - (4:58)

Sherlock (Millions Like Us remix) - (3:23)

Sherlock (My Nu Leng remix) - (6:03)

Sherlock (LKid remix) - (5:58)

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Review: Originally released spring 2012, Foamo's monstrously heavy bass chugger "Sherlock" gets the treatment from a variety of talented players. Kry Wolf drop the tempo slightly for a resonant UKG strut, Taiki & Nulight continue the garage vibe with a more uptempo, menacing bass motif, Millions Like Us add some cinematic breakbeats and shivering synth washes to the mix, My Nu Leng take a leaf out of Bassbin Twin's booty-bass book while LKid calms us down with a very neat, early 90s house version. A great spread and not a duff rub in sight.

TOM SHORTERZ

Wot U Do

Four40

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505572 1810624
20 May 13

Wot U Do (Shorterz Stop & Drop mix) - (7:12) 125 BPM

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Review: They always say that if you are disadvantaged in some way, just accentuate it and make it a badge of honour. So Birmingham's Tom Short has become Tom Shorterz and a glittering career can only but follow suit. Here he has remixed his own tune "Wot U Do", turning in a linear but bassy, seven-minute garage stroller. Onwards and upwards!

ROYAL T

I Know You Want Me

Rinse

RINSE 024D2
20 May 13

I Know You Want Me - (5:13)

Koopa Shell - (4:08)

Saints (feat DOK) - (4:10)

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Played by: King

Review: Rinse's own Royal T has been listening to UKG for as long as he started stealing bootlegs from his brother. With the advent of online mixtape technology and the worlds of grime, bassline and UK funky at his feet, the Southampton-based producer's latest offering is a filthy culmination of sticky dancefloors, hastily-printed rave flyers, pirate radio and the dawning of crisply ironed trap. There's a feeling of nostalgia about the whole EP for times when listening to grime at the back of the bus really was the pinnacle. Nostalgia too often comes with negative connotations - rather than stale Royal T brings his own modern edge to the retrospective bubbles he creates with each track. It's a celebration rather than a museum piece. Long live the spirit of the underground.

1POINT5/DR CRYPTIC/DEADBEATUK/KOMMON

Four

Chip Butty

CHIP 005
17 May 13

1Point5 - "Void" - (6:08) 136 BPM

Dr Cryptic - "Dont Wait" - (6:04) 138 BPM

DeadbeatUK - "Chicago 6am" - (3:53) 136 BPM

Kommon - "Life" - (5:42) 136 BPM

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Played by: Low Slung

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.

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.

OHM

Tribal Tone (2013 remaster)

Unknown To The Unknown

UTTU 028
13 May 13

Tribal Tone (Mo' Better Grooves mix) - (5:33)

Tribal Tone (Ruffneck mix) - (4:48)

Tribal Tone (Marquis Hawkes remix) - (5:52)

Tribal Tone (Capracara remix) - (4:28)

Tribal Tone (Northern Souls remix) - (6:20)

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Played by: Phuturelabs

Review: Given Unknown To The Unknown's wide ranging remit, including bassline garage, Detroit electro and Chicago house, it was perhaps inevitable that a genuine 90s house record would find its way onto the label at some point. Originally released in 1992, OHM's "Tribal Tone" was supposedly the first tune to use the Korg M1 sound that was later immortalised by Robin S' "Show Me Love", and had considerable impact at the time, being championed The Shamen frontman Mr C, being licensed to R&S sub-label Global Cuts and US label Vibe, and finding itself remixed by the Sabres of Paradise trio. Here it finds itself with three similarly great remixes, a stripped-back, raw groover from Marquis Hawkes, a horn-heavy piece of 90s action from Capracara and a thundering mid-tempo effort from Northern Souls. Essential!

ADDISON GROOVE/DIE

Keyhole

Gutterfunk

505114 2099341
12 May 13

Keyhole - (4:45) 135 BPM

HydroPump - (4:41) 130 BPM

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Played by: Big Dope P, King

Review: Bristol's DJ Die has gone one better than signing Addison Groove to his Gutterfunk imprint, he's only gone and collaborated with him on both tracks here as well! The footwork-influenced side project of Headhunter, Addison Groove assumes charge of "Keyhole" - a stripped back excursion into sultry voodoo beats. Meanwhile on "Hydropump", DJ Die takes the lead steering this ship into breaky hip-house waters in the process.

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.

DISCLOSURE

Control

Greco Roman

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.

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").

A2C

Kick & Bass EP

Pandora Box

PBR 032
10 May 13

Kick & Bass (original mix) - (5:51) 125 BPM

The Groove (original mix) - (6:01) 133 BPM

Fat Man (original mix) - (5:29) 125 BPM

I Got The Music (original mix) - (5:28) 135 BPM

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Played by: A2c, Pandora Box Records The Best Tracks

LOUIE JOHN

Speeding EP

Soulserious

SSR 041
20 May 13

Speeding - (6:09) 126 BPM

Wasabi - (8:07) 126 BPM

1996 - (7:38) 126 BPM

Everbody - (7:10) 126 BPM

Rock The Party - (7:39) 126 BPM

Diversions - (6:07) 126 BPM

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Review: This guy has settled in with Reading UKF label Soulserious like a comfy pair of old slippers. Why not when they totally support his sound, to the point where his EPs are now bordering on mini-LPs! "Speeding" features six new joints all revealing his finely honed production skills. He blends slick, jazzy pads with shuffling garage beats that often veer into a sleazy tech-house side of town, and there's always a few retro nods to the good old 90s.

EVANS

No Way Back EP

Tracy Recordings

TR 018
17 May 13

I Can't Hide - (5:24) 133 BPM

No Way Back) - (6:22) 133 BPM

No Way Back (Druid Cloak remix) - (4:01) 133 BPM

I Can't Hide (Kresy remix) - (6:33) 122 BPM

I Can't Hide (Rohan remix) - (5:42) 124 BPM

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Played by: Gilus

Review: It's not every day we come across underground bass artists named after an actress in a 1980s soap, Dynasty, but it takes all sorts as they say. Musically this is seriously next level stuff: "I Can't Hide" is twisted and contorted tribal house with half time breaks and a killer cowbell. "No Way Back" is similarly bonkers but drowns everything is neon synths. Remixers include The Druid Cloak (sounds like a Brazilian carnival stumbling into a rave), Kresy (slow, emotional house) and Rohan (even deeper still; adding melancholic keyboards and cut up vocals for what's possibly the stand-out track).

SHAGOS feat JAY DIZZLE

Set Me Free

L2S Recordings

L2S 095
20 May 13

Set Me Free - (5:56) 133 BPM

Set Me Free (dub mix) - (5:50) 133 BPM

Set Me Free (From The Hood remix) - (5:55) 133 BPM

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Review: Aiming straight for the upper reaches of the Kiss FM playlist, Shagos has teamed up with Jay Dizzle for this super-catchy upbeat slice of garage-pop. Things get a little dirtier on the 2-steppy dub mix, before going all digital reggaeton (with a few dubsteppy breaks) on the "From The Hood" remix. Surely a summer hit?

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.

KRUEGER

Smoke City EP

Paradisiaca Recordings

PRC 005
22 Apr 13

Giggles - (4:25)

Giggles (Obey City remix) - (4:01)

Giggles (Doctor Jeep remix) - (5:26)

Can You - (3:33)

Can You (Rizzla remix) - (4:33)

Can You (Lockah Remix) - (5:31)

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Played by: Dev79, Paradisiaca Recordings, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Deftly exploring the creative possibilities in the endless badlands of a post-dubstep landscape, Krueger references everything from juke to techno across his two originals. "Giggles" is a paranoid, minimal masterpiece that refuses to be pigeonholed, while "Can You" is basically acid house if it arrived twenty-five years later. Complex yet stark and simplistic both are the epitome of electronic music's earliest, most essential ingredients. And the remixes are all pretty special, too...

WE ARE NUTS

Drunk As Usual

Party Like Us

816769 016349
14 May 13

Bombaclat - (4:33) 128 BPM

Daily Dose - (5:00) 128 BPM

Bombaclat (DJ Q remix) - (4:30) 128 BPM

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Review: We Are Nuts aren't exactly known for their deep, contemplative musings, but who needs that on a dancefloor at 3am anyway? "Bombaclat" is a blazin' 4x4 wobbly bass banger, and "Daily Dose" is like a housier UKF take on an already pretty eccentric baile funk stomper. Finally DJ Q steps in bringing a whole tonne of flabby wobble to add to the ravey keys. Messy, very messy.

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"!

DEBIAN BLAK

Six Months From Mars EP

Audio Doughnuts

AD 013
13 May 13

Can't Get Enough - (4:42)

Six Months From Mars - (3:46)

Dive - (4:21)

Where You - (4:42)

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Review: The unprecedented rush that's met each upcoming funky-house-garage-bassline producer in recent months has plastered the pillars of the bass music spectrum with the tags and new sounds of a scene that's forging itself before our very eyes. Debian Blak has already caught the attention of BBC Radio 6 and has created a stir with previous remixes and bootlegs. This, his first ever full length release, chronicles his musical journeys on his very rapid ascent to bass music stardom. From the lush soundscapes and retro bleeps of "Dive" to the deep, contemplative tones of "Where You", Blak is a man intent on building his own structure on the never-ending tower that is modern bass music. God speed, Debian.

HANNAH WANTS & CHRIS LORENZO

Dappy

Food Music

YUM 003
01 Apr 13

Dappy - (4:43) 128 BPM

Dappy (Kill Frenzy's Omg remix) - (6:09) 126 BPM

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Played by: Ya Dun Know, Juno Recommends Electro House

Review: Don't worry, "Dappy" isn't an ode or homage to N-Dubz' ratty frontman. In fact it couldn't be further from Dappy's cheesy UK grime-lite if it tried. Romping away with a resonant warbling bass and unrelenting 4/4 stomp, it's an ultimate buzz cut that doesn't sound too far away from a Dirtybird record. Remix-wise Belgian ghetto-groover Kill Frenzy pitches down the vocal sample and adds much more of a haunted flavour to the groove. Either version is dark enough to send Dappy crying to his dear old mum.

AN EXPRESSO

Want 2 Know

All Over It

AOIR 00083
10 May 13

Want 2 Know (Ciara Cunnane Let The Freak re-bang) - (5:58) 126 BPM

Want 2 Know - (6:39) 120 BPM

No More Waintin' (On Your Slow Ass mix) - (7:10) 121 BPM

That's My Shit - (5:42) 125 BPM

Your Body Is My Playground - (5:35) 126 BPM

Want 2 Know (Matt Foxx remix) - (6:44) 123 BPM

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Played by: Lee Daley:contentmcr/Beef/Huddtraxx, Max Riolo (Digital Imprint Trax)

KALBATA

It Ain't Like That

Greenmoney Recordings

GMR 016
20 May 13

It Ain't Like That - (6:04) 123 BPM

Barbara - (3:17) 128 BPM

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Review: Following the success of his recent 'Freetown' single, Kalbata has stuck with Greenmoney for the follow up. Dubby instrumentals are the order of the day here, with the title track, "It Ain't Like That" channeling deep techy house, adding sinister sound effects and buzzes for good measure. "Barbara" on the other hand, with its off-kilter tropical beats, reveals the vibes that found him fans in the shape of Spank Rock, Roll Deep, and Count & Sinden.

RIP PRODUCTIONS

Rush Me

Ice Cream

FLAKE 034
13 May 13

Rush Me - (6:06) 126 BPM

Rush Me (vocal mix) - (5:11) 126 BPM

Rush Me (dub mix) - (4:57) 126 BPM

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Review: It's great to see classic UKG label Ice Cream Records back in action of late. Here they've resurrected mid 90s garage pioneers RiP Productions, who even back then were way ahead of the curve in terms of futuristic takes on the formula. This re-issue of "Rush Me" sees the 1998 '10 Below mix' (another alias of RiP) lead the package, with a thumping, bass-heavy new vocal mix being the flake in this particularly tasty 99 cone.

BLOOM

Maze Temple EP

Lost Codes

LC:003
24 May 13

Maze Temple - (4:15)

Juniper - (3:50)

Zing Panther - (3:51)

Maze Temple (Visionist remix) - (3:46)

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ELIAS SMITH

Love 4 U

L2S Recordings

L2S 094
06 May 13

Love 4 U - (5:21) 129 BPM

My Baby - (5:12) 132 BPM

Love 4 U (Krissi B remix) - (4:34) 140 BPM

Love 4 U (Roby Howler remix) - (4:41) 126 BPM

Love 4 U (Ollie Macfarlane remix) - (4:34) 125 BPM

Love 4 U (Lojt remix) - (4:14) 133 BPM

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Review: Although hailing from Russia, this young producer's heart defiantly resides in the UK. All aspects of UK underground, from The Chemicals to UKF, are his chief musical influences and it really shows in his productions. "Love 4 U" is all UK garage swing and perky house stabs. "My Baby" takes those stabs even further and mixes in some 2-step for a back in the day Ayia Napa feel. Remix-wise it's all about the cheap drum machine assault of Lojt's 4x4 version.

CIRCULA

Reprezent/Askin

Future Grooves

FGX 005
01 Apr 13

Reprezent - (5:04)

Askin - (4:54)

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

EXCYTA

Rogering EP

Lowup

LWP 005
17 May 13

Barley Brue - (5:14)

Rogering - (4:03)

Dem Be Luvin - (5:41)

Barley Brue (Odiggity remix) - (3:58)

Dem Be Luvin (Photo Romance remix) - (5:47)

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T POLAR

Electric Blue EP

Reverse

803146 7200018
14 May 13

Electric Blue - (5:55) 130 BPM

Siren Street - (5:56) 120 BPM

Doah - (4:20) 120 BPM

Neutrino - (5:13) 134 BPM

At The Gate - (6:16) 123 BPM

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Played by: Low Slung

LATCHA

Invisible

Slime

SLM 069
13 May 13

Viable - (5:30) 129 BPM

Call It That - (6:08) 120 BPM

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Review: UK producer Latcha tells it like it is: he simply produces 'anything club music based: house, tech, garage, bass ...plus anything in between'. We couldn't have put it better ourselves, and this EP, his first for Slime, contains a smidgeon of all these flavours. "Viable" is a remarkable voodoo percussion odyssey complimented by what sounds like reversed panpipes. "Call It That" on the other hand, is deep house with a garage drum kit and Orbital-style echoey synth pad melodies. Inventive stuff!

MARTSMAN

Shrank/NYCD

Pushing Red UK

RED 013
13 May 13

Shrank - (6:52)

NYCD - (6:47)

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618

What You Do

Meanbucket

MBK 015
22 Apr 13

What You Do - (6:15) 138 BPM

What You Do (Boeboe remix) - (5:09) 138 BPM

What You Do (Embryo Planet Hauz remix) - (3:43) 127 BPM

What You Do (Seymour Bits remix) - (4:40) 140 BPM

What You Do (Veit B remix) - (5:02) 128 BPM

Amsterdammed - (6:01) 129 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage

Review: Prague's Meanbucket have snapped up some raw new talent in the shape of Dutch producer 618. This here is his debut release and with one listen it makes it clear why he's created a buzz for himself. "What You Do" is a brutal booty bass assault with serious juke overtones, while "Amsterdammed" applies heavy bass to the kind of techno heard in Berlin in the good old days. Remix wise, the title track become minimal hip-house by Boeboe, thumping house by Embryo Planet, freq bending electro by Seymour Bits and incredible dark electro-house by Veit B.

ANIMIST

3am

Freeze Dried

FRIED 007
19 Apr 13

3am - (7:52) 126 BPM

Reeser - (6:45) 125 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Low Slung, Alexander Robotnick, Juno Recommends Deep House

INFESTUS

Lost Bangers

One Eyed Jacks

EYED 002
06 May 13

Dopamine Rush - (3:54) 140 BPM

Tundra Riddim - (3:54) 140 BPM

Dread - (6:01) 140 BPM

Logistics - (7:15) 129 BPM

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RACKNRUIN

Soundclash EP

Black Butter

361015 0216274
28 Feb 11

Dazed & Confused (feat Janai & Illaman - Skism Baroque Out remix) - (4:42) 140 BPM

Soundclash (feat Jessie Ware - Deekline & Ed Solo Jungle Cakes remix) - (4:54) 131 BPM

Soundclash (feat Jessie Ware - Warrior One remix) - (4:14) 140 BPM

Midnight Loving (feat Jessie Ware - Heavyfeet remix) - (4:48) 136 BPM

Deep & True (feat Janai & Alphasounds - Rudimental Soulful remix) - (5:03) 128 BPM

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Played by: Rack N Ruin

SUNDAY ROAST

Intuition EP

Soulserious

SSR 040
29 Apr 13

Intuition - (7:56) 129 BPM

Get Ready - (7:56) 129 BPM

Party Rockin - (7:00) 130 BPM

Curious George - (7:00) 130 BPM

Xtc - (7:00) 130 BPM

Optical - (7:59) 130 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

Review: Earlier this year Sunday Roast smashed it with the action-packed Space Walk EP. Well, you can't keep a good man down, and now he's back with another six tracks of forward-looking UKG. It's a harder sound than last time, but highlights include the carnival doom-beat of the title track "Intuition", the peak time psychosis of "XTC" and the propulsive yet dreamy bassline house of "Optical".

POIRIER feat NATALIE STORM

Gal U Good (remixes)

Man Recordings

MAN 074
05 Feb 13

Gal U Good (Astronomar remix) - (3:51) 129 BPM

Gal U Good (Bert On Beats remix) - (5:30) 128 BPM

Gal U Good (Chong X remix) - (3:26)

Gal U Good (Poirier Futura Riddim remix) - (3:11) 120 BPM

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

Review: The heart of Berlin's Man Recordings has always been lodged in the decidedly warmer climes of South America. This is none more evidenced than in this new remix package of (the similarly inclined) Montreal producer Poirier. Bert On Beats delivers some seriously low bottom-end on his wobble/bassed-out version, Peruvian-Czech dude Chong X does his eccentric moombahton thing, while Poirier also provides his own raw and bleepy electronic version. However, it's really all about the spectacular Astronomar remix that combines crackly and druggy weirdness for a ghetto house bomb!

TONY TOKYO

More Than A Fantasy

Roska Kicks & Snares

MR 029
06 May 13

More Than A Fantasy - (6:02) 123 BPM

More Than A Fantasy (Tickles remix) - (5:43) 123 BPM

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Played by: Mat Cant

Review: Tony Tokyo debuts on Roska's Kicks and Snares imprint with "More Than A Fantasy", and rather than the flexing UKF the label is usually known for, his style is more that of the bassy, swung house of the Hypercolour camp, combining swung rhythms, dubby stabs and a cascading vocal sample. RKS regular Tickles provides his own take on the track, delivering a streamlined, techy version of the track which adds screaming synths and bouncing percussive tics.

LAST JAPAN

Ambush

LNUK

LNUK 002
11 Mar 13

Ambush - (3:56)

Tactics - (4:19)

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TACHES

Don't You Know

Paranoiak France

42431
01 Apr 13

Don't You Know - (3:43) 130 BPM

Don't You Know (dub mix) - (3:41) 130 BPM

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

SERGIC/LYKA

Bulletproof

Tumble Audio

505572 1810556
06 May 13

Sergic & Lyka - "Bulletproof" - (4:50) 136 BPM

Lyka - "Shame" - (6:18) 133 BPM

Lyka - "Glod" - (5:16) 135 BPM

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Review: Nottingham/Leeds duo, Sergic and Lyka arrive in fine style here with their debut release on their own label Tumble Audio. "Bulletproof" is a pumping, breaky beast that sounds like bullets bouncing off the armour of an angry robot. Meanwhile "Shame' is all skippy beats, housey percussion and dubby bass, while "Glod" ups the tempo for some wobbly 4 x 4 fun.

DEFT

The Motions EP

Space Hardware

JIM 002
06 May 13

Let's Hook Up (Asthma) - (4:44)

Let's Hook Up (Asthma) (instrumental) - (5:16)

Lucid/Overline - (6:43)

Loqux & Past - (4:29)

Let's Hook Up (Asthma) (clean mix) - (4:41)

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Played by: King

Review: Space soul superstar Deft defies the assumption that all Croydon boys are gnarly dubstep champions with this startling exercise in genre defying. "Let's Hook Up" is a warped and weirded out love song with spooky processed vocals and a well textured, off-beat groove. "Lucid/Overline" is a dreamy, sludgy 4/4 slug-out while "Loqux & Past" rides roughshod on some very trippy drum works. Going through the motions? Then cheer yourself up and go through "The Motions".

ASTRONOMAR

Like This/Pay Attention

Main Course US

816769 016417
21 May 13

Like This - (4:56) 129 BPM

Pay Attention - (4:17) 126 BPM

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APACHE

Immersed

Slow'Down Sounds

SDS 008
20 May 13

Immersed - (4:12)

Kaleidoscrape - (4:10)

Without You - (4:41)

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KEEPSAKES

Night Echoes

Sequel One

SEO 003
15 May 13

Anything - (6:13)

4:25AM - (5:05)

Kontaina - (6:03)

2:10AM - (7:17)

Lounge Habit - (6:16)

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MONSTA BOY

Sorry (I Didn't Know)

buy whole release (3 tracks) from ~~$3.74~~ $3.14

LOX 125CD
25 Sep 00

Sorry (I Didn't Know) (original radio edit) - (4:10) 129 BPM

Sorry (I Didn't Know) (David Howard remix) - (6:27) 129 BPM

Sorry (I Didn't Know) (Digital Dubz Madskillz dub) - (6:15) 136 BPM

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Played by: Da Autopsy [uttu]

GORGON CITY

The Crypt EP

Black Butter

BLKBTR 22
27 Feb 12

Odyssey - (5:15) 130 BPM

The Crypt (feat Navigator & Rubi Dan) - (4:30) 133 BPM

The Truth (feat Janai) - (4:35) 132 BPM

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Played by: DJ Stex, Ricky Simmonds (DJ Rsi), Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Sunday Roast, Hxdb, Bizt, Shox, Rack N Ruin, Konnekt - Hot N Heavy, Major Notes, Black Butter Records

Review: The first fruits of a working partnership between excellent tropical bass man Foamo with fellow UK producer Rack N Ruin, Gorgon City's debut surfaces on Black Butter this week. Title tune "The Crypt" draws in fellow Black Butter family members Rubi Dan and Navigator who verbalize over the dancehall/electro hybrid beats, while "The Truth" plays host to singer Janai and thrillingly fuses grimey bass with hooks and a tech-tropical beat.

MOSCA

Square One EP

Night Slugs

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NS 001
25 Jan 10

Square One - (6:30) 129 BPM

Nike - (10:10) 133 BPM

Nike (club edit) - (8:12) 133 BPM

Square One (Roska remix) - (6:00) 129 BPM

Square One (Julio Bashmore Longhorn remix) - (6:35) 128 BPM

Square One (Greena remix) - (4:36) 132 BPM

Square One (Bok Bok remix) - (4:38)

Square One (L-Vis 1990 remix) - (7:23) 130 BPM

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Played by: Mj Cole, Shadow Dancer, Mary Ann Hobbs, Gilles Peterson, Wire Magazine, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, R1 Ryders, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Mosca, L-Vis 1990, Kashii

FLOSSTRADAMUS

Jubilation

Fools Gold US