Eight Weeks

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.

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.

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.

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"!

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.

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

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...

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.

DE$IGNATED

DE$iGNATED EP

Shifting Peaks

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.

Urban Dubz Music Presents Sounds Of Nu Skool Garage (unmixed tracks)

JEREMY SYLVESTER/VARIOUS

Urban Dubz Music Presents Sounds Of Nu Skool Garage (unmixed tracks)

Urban Dubz

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UDZ 037
25 Mar 13

Jeremy Sylvester - "Feeling Good Baby" - (5:29) 126 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Sly" - (5:27) 126 BPM

Groove Riddim - "Feel Free" - (6:50) 120 BPM

Groove Riddim - "I Need You" - (6:28) 120 BPM

Groove Riddim - "Luv" - (5:11) 126 BPM

Groove Riddim - "Gotta Let Go" - (6:06) 126 BPM

Groove Riddim - "94 Vibe" - (6:06) 123 BPM

Stevie B - "Chain Of Links" (Stevie extended vocal edit) - (5:14) 123 BPM

Stevie B - "Wanna Ride" (Stevie Ride To The 90s dub) - (6:18) 123 BPM

Stevie B - "Caress Moi" - (7:04) 123 BPM

Stevie B - "Feels So Good" - (7:00) 123 BPM

Room Makerz - "Realize The Amen" - (6:54) 125 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Love Affair" (90s mix) - (6:45) 126 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Time Out" - (6:29) 126 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Wont Let You Go" - (5:42) 126 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Im So Addicted" - (5:27) 126 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "I Love This City" (vocal mix) - (6:26) 126 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Dont Want To Let You Go" (Js Magic dub) - (5:27) 126 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Forever I Love You" - (7:29) 126 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Nobody Like You" (vocal mix) - (5:58) 126 BPM

Dubtronix - "I'm In Love With A DJ" (vocal mix) - (6:36) 127 BPM

Dubtronix - "Doo Daa Day" - (4:47) 131 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Take Off Ya Top" (feat Slarta John - Bump mix) - (7:35) 129 BPM

Jeremy Sylvester - "Backyard Dub" - (6:01) 128 BPM

Various - "Jeremy Sylvester Exclusive DJ Mix Set" (continuous DJ mix Jeremy Sylvester) - (1:19:14) 126 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

WE LIKE TURTLES

We Believe In Groove EP

Tracy Recordings

TR 015
20 Apr 13

We Believe In Groove - (4:50) 134 BPM

The Beat Goes Tick - (5:23) 123 BPM

We Believe In Groove (Headbirds remix) - (4:17) 134 BPM

The Beat Goes Tick (Sidechains remix) - (5:45) 128 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage

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".

ANUSHKA

Yes Guess EP

Brownswood UK

BWOOD 098DD
15 Apr 13

Yes Guess - (5:38)

I Have Love 4 You - (5:02)

Wired - (3:20)

Yes Guess (Anushka VIP) - (5:40)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Homegroove Project, Winter

Review: For his latest signing, Gilles Peterson looks closer to home - Brighton to be precise - where he found the Anushka duo of Max Wheeler & Victoria Port. Not particularly exotic, but the music, which they describe as 'bass music from the future', covers that requirement. Theirs is a blend of deep bass, glistening synths and breaky urban beats flavoured with digital riddims ("Wired"), deep tropical ("Yes Guess") and soulful house ("I Have Love 4 You"). Definitely going places.

JOOK 10

Trees EP

Soulserious

SSR 039
01 Apr 13

Trees - (7:00) 129 BPM

Platinum - (8:07) 130 BPM

Jumpy Jumpy - (6:11) 130 BPM

Reverse - (5:13) 129 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage

Review: Reading's Jook 10 has forged a relentless path through the UKF/bassline scene with a series of perfectly crafted DJ tools and bangers alike. Here are his latest four tunes and they're a mixture of both: the tropically-tinged slammin 4x4 "Trees" is a lean and mean tool as is the drum heavy "Jumpy Jumpy", while the likes of "Platinum" is total hands in the air trancey moombahton.

123MRK

Noname EP Remixed

Infinite Machine

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IM 018
06 May 13

Noname (Framework remix) - (5:41)

Invisible Colors (Deft remix) - (5:27)

Noname (Pixelord remix) - (4:16)

Unrest (Arapaima remix) - (3:15)

Noname (Heblank remix) - (5:37)

Pleasure (Obey City remix) - (4:21)

Noname (Resketch remix) - (6:20)

Pleasure (Village remix) - (3:23)

Invisible Colors (Totte remix) - (5:01)

Unrest (Seapoint remix) - (4:11)

Invisible Colors (Druid Cloak remix) - (4:51)

Pleasure (M.Constant remix) - (5:17)

Unrest (Liar remix) - (3:30)

Pleasure (Herr Johann remix) - (7:43)

Unrest (Troy Gunner remix) - (4:44)

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Played by: Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy)

Review: When 123MRK's Noname EP dropped in 2011 creating waves all around the dubstep and bass music scene. Moulding the sound of his generation into a style all his own, the Frenchman suddenly found himself held aloft as an innovator as well as simply a producer of sounds. This remixed release of his seminal EP was a lofty undertaking and the finished item features remixes from some of the future dubstep scene's brightest young stars alongside long-time innovators. From Liar's metalic, lo-fi flavours to Troy Gunner's understated clicks and swirls; ViLLAGE's heart-pounding house remodelling to Heblank's old-school twist, even the likes of Pixelord and ReSketch play their garage-influenced hands to create an all-new modern-day canvas of what exactly bass music is right at this moment. It can never be truly defined, but this is a pretty good encyclopedia.

PAUL SIRRELL

Paul Sirrell EP

Orange Groove

OGR 034
25 Mar 13

The One Im Dreaming Of - (6:07) 128 BPM

Deep Inside (garage house mix) - (5:05) 128 BPM

Gypsy - (6:14) 128 BPM

Outer Space (Bassline remix) - (6:07) 128 BPM

Let Me Love You (garage house mix) - (3:43) 129 BPM

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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

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.

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.

DECIBEL feat FLOWDAN

Skanks (The remixes)

Four40

505572 1807129
22 Apr 13

Skanks (Network remix) - (5:30) 128 BPM

Skanks (I Killed Kenny remix) - (4:30) 136 BPM

Skanks (DJ Cable '5 Minute Workout' remix) - (5:22) 134 BPM

Skanks (Lol Gurlz remix) - (4:48) 140 BPM

Skanks (Toni Morreti remix) - (3:46) 141 BPM

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

Review: Decibel and Flowdan tore things up with "Skanks" earlier this month, and now they're back with a tasty remix package spanning all types of bass styles. Network delivers a deep and dark bassline house version, pitching Flowdan's vocals down into the murky ether, while I Killed Kenny builds on the original's frenetic style with a rave-infused UK funky bomb, something mirrored on DJ Cable's similarly furious remix. Lol Gurlz meanwhile offer a moody and atmospheric take filled with syncopated, head-nodding drums, while Toni Moretti's remix offers much the same but with trippy hi-resolution percussive tones. Amazing stuff!

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

OH91

NoGo

Durkle Disco

DD 006
25 Mar 13

NoGo - (4:11) 130 BPM

NoGo (Carlos remix) - (3:27) 130 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

Review: OH91 (aka Omari Champagnie) is the latest in a long line of fierce new young producers hailing from Bristol. Following on from the hype of his track "Yellow", he's back with a newie, "NoGo". It's a bouncy slice of retro early 90s house with a techy edge - totally infectious. Carlos steps up to the plate with his remix that takes in more obvious retro synths, hard tribal breaks and some pretty deep subbass. One to watch!

CALCULON/AUSTIN SPEED/SINISTARR

VIP Remixes

Loose Squares

LOOSEL 710
25 Mar 13

Calculon & Austin Speed - "Back The Fuck Up" (VIP mix) - (4:33)

Sinistarr - "Ross" (Drip remix) - (3:28)

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Review: Here we have a split single featuring artists on the Loose Squares roster getting remixed to within an inch of their lives. First up is Ghettotech don Calculon, whose recent collaboration with Austin Speed, "Back The Fuck Up", is turned into a killer slow juke meets jungle synth-fest by the producers themselves. Sinistarr's "Ross" however, is outsourced: and placed in the hands of LA's Drip (aka Atlantic Connection) where it becomes a phenomenal deep bass-meets trap joint.

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!

8TH SKI/ALEKS ZEN/SOLUTION

All In One V5 Final Chapter

42tf Recordings

42TF 035A
29 Mar 13

8th-Ski - "Jazzy Style" (instrumental) - (4:01) 135 BPM

8th-Ski - "On Me" - (5:07) 125 BPM

8th-Ski - "Makes You Wonder" - (5:31) 136 BPM

Aleks Zen - "Let You Know" (feat Aaron Henley - Danny Phillips remix) - (6:16) 128 BPM

Solution - "Hurt" - (5:27) 138 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

Review: Four To The Floor have been blazing a trail of future-garage destruction over the last few years, building up a solid regular roster in the process. Here's a killer round up of what their acts are currently up to. In the case of 8th-Ski, quite a bit: 60s kitsch lounge finely cut with some feisty breaks on "Jazzy Style", melancholic UKF on "Makes Me Wonder" and euphoric retro house on "On Me". Solution is currently all about slammin' speed garage, while Aleks Zen ends things with the celebratory sax-house vibes of "Let You Know".

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.

KASTLE feat AUSTIN PAUL

Kastle

Symbols Recordings

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SMBLP 001
23 Apr 13

Stay Close - (3:27)

Been Awhile - (2:58)

Without You - (3:18)

Insatiable - (3:40)

Into The Night - (3:16)

Timeless - (3:35)

Death From Above - (3:43)

Red Light - (3:25)

Circles - (3:12)

Shouldn't Say - (3:24)

Things We Can Do - (3:28)

Must Be Crazy - (3:56)

Respiration - (2:20)

Make You Stay - (3:59)

One Last Time - (3:23)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Son Of Kick

Review: The long-awaited solo LP from US-based soulful bass music producer Kastle has been the talk of music blogs around the world for months. Now its finally made it to a full release , there's something of a feeling of satisfaction that can be heard in each track. Whether that's projected by the listener or not might be hard to prove, but there's a definite positive energy that flows through everything Kastle produces. From the garage beats of "Been A While" and "Red Light" to the irresistibly hip house groove of "Insatiable" and trap-hop crush of "Death From Above", it's clear that versatility is what this album is all about. Clean, crisp production matched to soulful, blissed-out dance music that's unashamedly fashionable yet different enough to be taken seriously. An album of 2013 no doubt.

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

TRAXX The House That Garage Built (Unmixed DJ Version)

VARIOUS

TRAXX The House That Garage Built (Unmixed DJ Version)

Needwant

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NEEDCD 011
25 Mar 13

HNNY - "For The Very First Time" - (6:47) 119 BPM

Ben Pearce - "What I Might Do" (Harry Wolfman remix) - (8:03) 122 BPM

Dusky - "Flo Jam" - (7:54) 123 BPM

Rhythm Operator - "Anytime" - (5:34) 123 BPM

Disclosure - "Boiling" (Medlar remix) - (5:54) 120 BPM

Rhode & Brown/Schegg - "Joyride" - (5:56) 120 BPM

Huxley - "Cant Sleep" - (5:59) 124 BPM

Washerman - "Soulsearch" - (6:51) 122 BPM

Ejeca - "Horizon" - (6:45) 125 BPM

Breach - "You Wont Find Love Again" - (7:42) 123 BPM

Real Connoisseur - "Faux De Baux" - (7:26) 123 BPM

George FitzGerald - "Child" (NY Stomp remix) - (6:16) 126 BPM

The Mekanism - "Body Classic" - (6:04) 122 BPM

Purple Velvet - "Never Do You Wrong" - (6:44) 118 BPM

Rachel Row - "Follow The Step" (Trikk remix) - (6:55) 120 BPM

Tomson & Benedict - "Switch" - (8:07) 123 BPM

Citizen - "Worship & Tribute (Your Love)" - (7:40) 122 BPM

Various Artists - "TRAXX The House That Garage Built" (continuous DJ mix) - (1:11:54) 123 BPM

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Played by: Nowakowski, Sw, Groove Armada

Review: Given the ubiquity of classic garage-inspired house records over the last 18 months, it was probably inevitable that some bright spark would eventually decide to put together a themed compilation. To be fair to Needwant, they've done a pretty good job. While there are plenty of big, scene-defining records present - HNNY's "For The Very First Time", Dusky's "Flo Jam", Medlar's mix of Disclosure's "Boiling" and George Fitzgerald's "Child" - there are also of plenty of admirable cuts from lesser-known names and relative newcomers (see the excellent contributions from Ben Pearce and Purple Velvet). Job done.

T POLAR

Feetwork EP

Champion Sound

CS 006
25 Mar 13

Feetwork - (7:07) 129 BPM

Twinkletoes - (5:03) 129 BPM

Little Big Man - (7:53) 129 BPM

Feetwork (Unknown remix) - (5:30) 129 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

Review: Gary Spence aka T-Polar is a prolific producer from Belfast. Here he demonstrates his considerable production skills over four future bass corkers. "Feetwork" is not as fast as the genre it's name references, instead its trippy, leftfield 2 step of the highest order. "Twinkle Toes" is quirky garage, riddle with chopped up RnB vocals and fun vibes, conversely "Little Big Man" is dark, moody and warped. The Unknown remix of the title track is even darker, evoking the serial killer disco vibes of recent Burial material.

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

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.

LORENZO

Savana EP

Voodoo Rebel

VOODOO 005
03 May 13

Savana (feat Ckrono & Clap Clap) - (6:24) 125 BPM

Savana (Clap Clap remix) - (5:12) 120 BPM

Vatican House (feat Big Space) - (5:58) 123 BPM

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Played by: Numa Crew

Review: Never one short of a vivid imagination, Italian producer Lorenzo is back with this completely insane club bomb that actually features the trumpeting of an elephant! With nods to his fellow countrymen Crookers and their cut up fidget house sound, "Savana" features throbbing low end, scattered beats and yes, an epic elephant! Clap Clap's remix features a bizarre double -time Bollywood sample and Diplo style melodies. Finally "Vatican House" is deep and proggy with a dash of electro-swing for good measure.

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: Max Riolo (Digital Imprint Trax)

LAKE HAZE

Late Night Trip

Unknown To The Unknown

UTTU_030
29 Apr 13

Late Night Trip - (3:52) 130 BPM

Need For Speed - (3:52) 127 BPM

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Review: Lisbon producer Lake Haze pops his UTTU cherry here with two classy forays into the world of his beloved UK garage. The boy's done good with these new additions to the label's revered catalogue - "Late Night Trip" is a stomping 4 x 4 wobble belter wrapped in typically trippy, bleepy melodies. However, with its laser blasts, epic synthlines and heavy tropical rhythms, "Need For Speed" ain't just Tom Cruise's favourite, it's ours too!

KANJI KINETIC

Assimilate

In The Face

ITF 001
26 Mar 13

Evil Ends - (4:19) 138 BPM

Heapy/Kanji Kinetic - "Keep Ya Hype" - (4:57) 138 BPM

Hadean/Kanji Kinetic/Krissi B - "Kick The Bass" - (4:49)

Work It Out - (5:12) 140 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

MIRRORS

Dip You

Loungin Recordings

LGN 030
01 Apr 13

Dip You - (5:37) 126 BPM

Dip You (Wrongtom & Deemas J Do The Dip) - (4:12) 120 BPM

Dip You (LPZ remix) - (5:32) 126 BPM

Dip You (CONE remix) - (6:13) 126 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage

GROOFEO

Hybrid

Slime

SLM 066
22 Apr 13

Outside The Earth - (5:35)

Synchrophasotron - (5:42)

Melancholy - (6:24)

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Review: New kid on the block Groofeo steps up on Slime Recordings with his irresistibly grinding Hybrid EP - a suitable name given the dude's masterful blend of half-step beats and chimerical atmospherics. "Outside the Earth" lies somewhere between Calibre's majestic jungle rhythms and Oneohtrix Point Never's drones - a winning combination. "Synchrophasotron" is a stunning chugger, reminiscent of early DMZ, bringing back those lazy, sludgy kicks with subtle swirls of UK nastiness emanating from all angles. "Melancholy" meanwhile takes a broken beat arrangement and completely twists it on his head, giving us a slow-burning and soulful jazzy soundscape for the early hours.

INNERSHADES

That Girl EP

Wicked Bass

WB 011
29 Apr 13

That Girl - (5:32) 128 BPM

That Girl (Locked Groove She's A Hoe remix) - (5:08) 125 BPM

That Girl (Vakula remix) - (6:04) 128 BPM

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Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)

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".

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.

MYMIND

At Night

Muopia

MUOPIA 010
08 Apr 13

At Night - (4:17)

Dubstab - (4:33) 140 BPM

Keep Moving On - (4:23)

Sweets - (4:58)

Sunny - (5:18)

Purple Depth - (5:07)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

KEPIKEI

Bust A Move

Top Billin

TBMP 3117
27 Mar 13

Bust A Move - (4:35) 131 BPM

Ghettomaster - (4:09) 131 BPM

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Played by: Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah

Review: Ahh, Top Billin'; the label that keeps on giving! These unstoppable Finns have yet another serving of sizzling hot bass for us in the form of this new two tracker from Kepikei. This shady producer is gaining momentum and it's no surprise - "Bust A Move" is a totally cool slice of evil basslines, doomy vocal samples and an underlying booty vibe. "Ghettomaster" is the one though, a killer slice of arpeggiated ghettotech - totally baddass!

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.

MR BEEB

Sip

L2S Recordings

L2S 093
01 Apr 13

Sip - (3:52) 134 BPM

Sip (VIP mix) - (3:31) 134 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage

Review: Of himself, Bryan Vance Hollinger aka Mr Beeb, says this: "I put weird pads on things and cut up vox". We're assuming he's talking about making music here, and speaking of which, "Sip" is a classy slice of unadulterated UKF - all urgent 2-step beats and a laconic drawl. For those of you who like their tunes with a more exclusive sheen, then step beyond the velvet rope for Beeb's own VIP mix that's as smooth and tropical as the tumbler of rum on this single's cover!

DJ EASTWOOD

U Ain't Ready

No Hats No Hoods

NHNH 124
06 May 13

U Ain't Ready - (4:57) 136 BPM

U Ain't Ready (Untold 2010 remix) - (4:47) 136 BPM

U Ain't Ready (Spooky remix) - (4:15) 140 BPM

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Played by: Smutlee

Review: If techy tropical is your thing, than Mr Eastwood is going make your day, punk. "U Ain't Ready" is a killer example of reggaeton-infused, clean electronic machine funk. Things get trippier with the bleepy electro of Untold's 2010 mix, while the aptly named Spooky remix is dark enough to scare the bejayjus out of even the most hardened bass freak.

MATRIXXMAN feat MYKKI BLANCO

God Created The Beat

Grizzly

GRIZZLY 024
01 Apr 13

God Created The Beat (Apocalypse Now) - (3:34) 129 BPM

God Created The Beat (Matrixxman groove mix) - (5:13) 129 BPM

God Created The Beat (Physical Therapys dub from Heaven) - (3:45) 118 BPM

God Created The Beat (A JD Twitch apocalyptic mix) - (6:09) 128 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Paradisiaca Recordings

Review: Dropping your debut on Sinden's Grizzly imprint ain't a bad way to kick off your budding career. That's exactly what the mysterious Matrixxman has done; delivering a retro yet still forward thinking house banger. Calling on the campy sound of early 90s New York clubs, "God Created The Beat" is the kind of tough bitch/tranny house that the likes of RuPaul and Michael Alig's club kidz would party to. A deeper "groove' mix is also supplied for those afterhours moments. Remix-wise, Physical Therapy provide an Art Of Noise-style, chillwavey dub and Optimo's JD Twitch offers a pulsating techno-meets-piano-house romp.

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.

WONDER

So EP

Wonderland UK