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GDE 004
20 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Get Down Edits - "S' Punk" (Deo Groove) - (6:30) 118 BPM

Fingerman - "Too Much" - (7:00) 112 BPM

Get Down Edits - "Heaven Sent" - (6:52) 103 BPM

Deadly Sins - "I Left My Heart" - (6:35) 114 BPM

Jay Ru - "Nothing (In This World)" - (7:04) 93 BPM

Dave Gerrard - "People Of The World" - (6:51) 105 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Disco B, Get Down Edits, Vinyladdicted

Review: It seems that the nu-disco trend of re-edits is one that just keeps growing. Everyone from Siberia to Greece is doing it, and now the fever has spread to Ireland too in the form of the Get Down Edits label. Thankfully these guys don't (usually) pick the obvious stuff - Fingerman samples Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much" on "Too Much" so they lose points for that, but generally it's all good jazzy, funky retro jams.

DE$IGNATED

DE$iGNATED EP

Shifting Peaks

SPEAKS 013
20 May 13
Bass

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.

DANNY BYRD

4th Dimension

Hospital

NHS 233DDB
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

4th Dimension - (4:47) 175 BPM

Bad Boy (Back Again) - (4:54) 175 BPM

4th Dimension (303 mix) - (5:11) 175 BPM

Bad Boy (Back Again) (Flux Pavilion #badboy remix) - (3:35)

4th Dimension (radio edit) - (3:17) 175 BPM

Bad Boy (Back Again) (radio edit) - (3:01) 175 BPM

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Review: Been missing the hyperactive influence of Danny Byrd in your lives? Stop your whining and get your eardrums wrapped around this. The original party starter's latest collection of tunes has been designed to get glowsticks raised across the country. "4th Dimension" powerslams old school rave with high energy drum & bass to create an unmistakeable Hospitality soundtrack. "Bad Boy (Back Again)" adds some serious jungle vibing to proceedings, bubbling over with bassline bounce and a seriously sing-along-able vocal hit. With a hard-hitting remix from 303 as Flux Pavillion bring some swag with their "Bad boy" refix, get hoping for some good weather because these are going to blow the roof off clubs everywhere.

TOM SHORTERZ

Wot U Do

Four40

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505572 1810624
20 May 13
UK Funky/UK Garage

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!

King Size Dub: Reggae Germany Downtown 2

VARIOUS

King Size Dub: Reggae Germany Downtown 2

Echo Beach

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EB 096
17 May 13
Dub

Aldubb - "Let There Be Dub" (feat Ras Perez - Giotto remix) - (3:49) 70 BPM

Chassy Wezar - "Honeybadger" (feat Onejiru - Turtle Bay Country club remix) - (3:40) 67 BPM

Seeed - "Augenbling" (Illbilly Hitec remix) - (3:57) 108 BPM

Longfingah - "All Over Me" (Longfingah Meets Hardy Digital) - (4:05) 76 BPM

Adubta - "Herb Theme" - (5:41) 60 BPM

Melissa & The Big Crash - "Bolt Da Gold" (dub) - (5:20) 90 BPM

Cornell Campbell - "Try To Be A Man" (feat Lisa Imuze - Aldubb extended dubmix) - (5:08) 86 BPM

The Senior Allstars - "Talking Roots" - (4:04) 77 BPM

Audio Art - "Credo" (feat Birthe Bendixen - Dub Spencer & Trance Hill Initialized) - (5:02) 106 BPM

Robo Bass Hifi - "Nu Danger" - (3:58) 70 BPM

Jazzmin Tutum & Hey O Hansen - "Africa Don't" - (3:44) 73 BPM

Braintheft - "Flightless" - (5:11) 70 BPM

Symbiz Sound - "I Love Echo" - (5:31) 72 BPM

Illbilly Hitec - "State Of Emergency" (feat Longfingah & Lady N - Rob Smith aka RSD dub remix) - (4:01) 76 BPM

Tackhead - "Exodus" (Dubvisionist Space dub remix) - (3:49) 75 BPM

Ken Boothe - "When I Fall In Love" (Dubblestandart Initialized - Oliver Frost remix) - (3:35) 89 BPM

Dub Spencer & Marcia Griffiths - "Holding You Close" (Silly Walks Discotheque rmix) - (5:08) 75 BPM

Dub Spencer & Trance Hill - "The World Is Dube Enough" (Victor Rice dub remix - King Size dub edit) - (6:40) 77 BPM

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Review: The always onpoint Echo Beach serve up a long overdue second edition of their Reggae Germany Downtown compilation. Some eighteen tracks deep, Echo Beach give a true representation of the Dub scene in Germany, pairing veteran artists like Felix Wolter (Dubvisionist, TVS), Seeed, and the Senior Allstars with rising talents such as Aldubb, Brain Theft, aDUBta, Symbiz sound and Chazzy Wezar (the son of Matthias Arfmann). Reggae Germany Downtown takes dub as it's starting point and veers in various musical directions so expect sub heavy dubstep (the Giotto remix of "Let There Be Dub" from Aldubb" is a highlight) downbeat skank, rude electronics and dancehall torch songs. Germany is Dubland"!

FOAMO

Sherlock (remixes EP)

Fat!

CTFAT 127
20 May 13
Bass

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.

CHROMA

Intermission

CIA Recordings

CIAUK 005
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Intermission - (4:31)

Knock Knock - (5:36) 173 BPM

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Played by: S Man

Review: Newcastle-based trio of drum & bass production masterminds Sato, Phobia and Tyrone have booted a spring up the bad parts with "Intermission", an immediately arresting delve into the murky jungle pasts of all three chaps. Bassy in all the right places and filled with the classic jangle of vintage amens, it's a star in its own right. "Knock Knock" is a more contemporary affair, in so much as it uses all the futuristic Carl Sagan-esque sound effects in its power to create the sensation of being hurtled through space to an ice cool jungle break soundtrack. Raw and heavy these tracks hopefully herald a new future of decent jungle-inspired D&B. We can only hope.

ROYAL T

I Know You Want Me

Rinse

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RINSE 024D2
20 May 13
Bass

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.

JIMPSTER

Porchlight & Rocking Chairs

Freerange

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082367 0042732
17 May 13
Deep House

Jasmine Dragon - (3:27) 116 BPM

Dance Of The Pharoes - (5:00) 113 BPM

Hold My Hand - (6:48) 123 BPM

Brought To Bare (feat Jonatan Backelie) - (5:13) 107 BPM

High Wire - (6:05) 114 BPM

Rollergirl - (5:55) 117 BPM

Wanting You - (3:16) 105 BPM

Porchlight & Rockingchairs - (6:51) 120 BPM

Cracks In The Pavement - (5:48) 120 BPM

Towards The Seer - (3:58) 123 BPM

Glowing Embers - (5:20) 111 BPM

These Times (feat Jinadu - LP version) - (4:21) 120 BPM

These Times (feat Jinadu - Dixon retouch - juno exclusive track) - (9:22) 123 BPM

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Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music/Palooza), Art Of Tones, S22, Fredeverything, Lesale

Review: It's been a while since Freerange boss Jamie Odell (better known, of course, as Jimpster) delivered an album; in fact, his last full-length dropped way back in 2006. Seven years is a long time between drinks, but the rest seems to have done Odell good; Porchlight & Rocking Chairs is arguably his strongest album to date. While deep house remains his focus (see the intricate "Glowing Embers", Detroit influenced "Cracks In The Pavement" and Moodymann-ish "High Wire"), there's a soulful bagginess and barely concealed jazziness throughout. More impressively, many tracks hark back to his pre-house days as a producer of lovingly crafted downtempo gems (see "Jasmine Dragon", "Wanting You" and previous single "These Times".

BOTXO/JEANOLS vs DJ VECI

The Dinosaur

Re-Start Spain

RSR 029
23 May 13
Scouse House

The Dinosaur - (5:29) 148 BPM

Palmera De Goizalde - (6:09) 146 BPM

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1POINT5/DR CRYPTIC/DEADBEATUK/KOMMON

Four

Chip Butty

CHIP 005
17 May 13
UK Funky/UK Garage

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

VARIOUS

Music Is Love Presents: Lovebox 001

Music Is Love

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MIL 002
20 May 13
Deep House

Maxwell - "Need U" - (6:19) 123 BPM

Mikki Funk - "Deeper Love" - (6:37) 122 BPM

New Jack City - "Just Love It" - (6:46) 123 BPM

Jackmaster K - "I Believe" - (7:02) 125 BPM

Liam Geddes - "Keep Coming" - (7:22) 123 BPM

Jamie Trench - "Juicy" - (6:27) 124 BPM

JMX - "What U Need" - (6:15) 125 BPM

Banjax - "Give It To Me" - (6:58) 125 BPM

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Review: Originally released over two 12" singles earlier in the year, Lovebox 001 sees Manchester-based label Music Is Love's setting out its formula for future success. That means delivering warm, endorphin-boosting deep house cuts, garage-influenced tracks and deliciously summery dancefloor tracks from a range of new or little-known artists. Pleasingly, there's plenty of high quality material to enjoy, from the lucid deep garage revivalism of Maxwell's "Need U", and bouncing grooves of New Jack City's "I Believe" (complete with heavy New Jersey organs, of course), to the '89 hip-house funk of Jamie Trench's "Juicy" and Gwen Guthrie-sampling goodness of Mikki Funk's "Deeper Love".

GEORGE FITZGERALD

Thinking Of You

Hotflush Recordings

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HF 040D
20 May 13
Deep House

Thinking Of You - (5:19) 123 BPM

Nighttide Lover - (5:14) 125 BPM

Nighttide Lover (Trikk re-dub) - (6:27) 125 BPM

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Played by: Low Slung, Sccucci Manucci

Review: It's been some two years since Shackled, George Fitzgerald's last outing on Hotflush and it's fair to say the landscape both occupy has shifted some in that period. Both artist and label are fully entrenched in the current UK house explosion and Fitzgerald's return to Paul Rose's label with Thinking Of You seems primed to reverberate across festivals, Croatian beaches and warehouse spaces as the summer months roll on. A prominent track in Fitzgerald's recent Essential Mix, "Thinking Of You" sees the producer continue to refine an approach to forthright house music shown on recent dalliances with Aus Music and Hypercolour and feels almost proto fidget in execution. The techier accompaniment "Nighttide Lover" is drawn from a similar fist pumping palette and features rolling vocal manipulation reminiscent of Switch in his heyday.

DISTANCE feat STEPA

Set You Free

Chestplate UK

CHST 027
20 May 13
Deep Dubstep

Set You Free - (4:41) 140 BPM

Gorilla Force - (5:24)

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STRAY

Ginseng Smash

Critical Presents Modulations

MODULE 014
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Ginseng Smash - (6:01)

Akina - (5:46) 170 BPM

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Permanent Vacation Safari 2

Permanent Vacation Germany

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PERMVACS 2
17 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Sally Shapiro - "I'll Be By Your Side" (Tensnake remix - Pete Herbert dub) - (6:48) 118 BPM

40 Thieves feat Qzen - "Don't Turn It Off" (Greg Wilson version) - (6:27) 117 BPM

Mirror People - "Echo Life" (Social Disco club remix) - (7:03) 115 BPM

Ilya Santana - "Discotized" - (9:06) 114 BPM

Antena - "Seaside Weekend" (Escort remix) - (6:13) 102 BPM

Parallel Dance Ensemble - "Occupied" (Salax Peep Show remix) - (5:53) 110 BPM

Duliatten Disco Dandia - "Surat Surfin" - (3:50) 113 BPM

John Talabot - "Afrika" - (7:33) 114 BPM

Pional - "Alabama Dice" - (5:32) 112 BPM

Argy - "Tari Tari" - (5:21) 123 BPM

DMX Krew - "The Game" - (3:05) 123 BPM

Hard Ton - "Music" - (3:54) 124 BPM

Kacic Kullmann's Five - "Terjelator" - (4:40) 126 BPM

Pollyester - "German Love Letter" (Hal Tabac remix) - (7:31) 115 BPM

Antena - "Joppo + Eno" (Pink Alert re-rub) - (7:37) 107 BPM

Parallel Dance Ensemble - "Shopping Cart" (Spectacles Spectacular remix) - (7:13) 120 BPM

Midnight Magic - "Drop Me A Line" (Mano Le Tough remix) - (7:20) 118 BPM

Permanent Vacation - "Zuckerhut" (TBD remix) - (8:54) 123 BPM

Black Van - "Express" - (7:23) 110 BPM

Gianni Rossi - "Murder" - (4:43) 81 BPM

Jacob Korn - "Grosskariert" - (6:45) 123 BPM

Ryan Power - "Is It Happening?" (Bostro Pesopeo remix) - (9:14) 120 BPM

Tevo Howard - "Foreigner" - (7:07) 123 BPM

Roots Unit - "Walter's Paas" - (6:20) 122 BPM

John Talabot - "Matilda's Dream" (Jacques Renault remix) - (6:40) 120 BPM

Wolfram feat Haddaway - "Thing Called Love" (Kink dub) - (7:06) 120 BPM

Bostro Pesopeo - "Falls" (Live version) - (7:15) 118 BPM

Lullabies In The Dark - "Song For Marie & Elise" - (6:16) 126 BPM

Antena - "Bye Bye Papaye" (Lexx remix) - (4:52) 71 BPM

Sally Shapiro - "Let It Show" (Low Motion disco remix) - (6:38) 98 BPM

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Played by: Permanent Vacation

ROMAN FLUGEL

Even More

Clone Jack For Daze Holland

CJFD 18
17 May 13
Deep House

Even More - (6:27) 123 BPM

More & More & More - (4:59) 123 BPM

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Played by: S-File

Review: Turning tricks with ever more prolificacy, Roman Flugel is back in business once again with some decidedly rough stylings for Clone's Jack For Daze series. "Even More" is a taut and responsive floor worker shot through with that quintessential Flugel quirk, in this case defined by a funky guitar lick over the booming machine drums. "More & More & More" gets even wilder, bringing in a loony lead synth that calls to mind the primal production style of UK Funky over a rugged box-jam jack. With some classic Dance Mania flavoured vocal samples flown in for good measure, a crowd-busting belter is born.

CHORDS

Biting Point / Amygdala

Ram

502444 1884659
19 May 13
Drum And Bass

Biting Point - (5:41) 175 BPM

Amygdala - (5:20) 174 BPM

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Review: Ram's new golden boy Chords provides the official start to the summer with "Biting Point", a fresh and energising roll through techy D&B influences past and present. Straight up and to the point, it smashes in and maintains that momentum producing what's surely been the most addictive floorfiller of the year so far. "Amygdala" takes a full u-turn from the party vibes and heads down a deeper path. '80s drums herald a sober approach, but are quickly overwhelmed by a darkly destructive bassline and heavy stepping beats. Expect big things from Chords, Ram aren't grinning about their recent signing for nowt.

PLACID

Perceptions EP

Playaz

PLAYAZ 037
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Light Year - (5:38) 175 BPM

Perception - (5:13) 175 BPM

Derailed - (4:50) 175 BPM

Route 666 - (4:27) 175 BPM

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Played by: Good News Boppers

Review: Picked up swiftly last year by Playaz to release thoughtful stomper "Particles" alongside "Invasion", big bass duo Placid return to the fold with their second big ticket release on the label and it really was worth the wait. Old school vibes are crammed into every inch of this ambitious EP, piling techy soundscapes with hard driven basslines and fat, punchy percussion. Tracks like "Perception" show off the duo's talent for creating darker, techier tracks laden with atmospherics and even haunting musicality and "Light Year" takes them to the dancefloor. A seriously accomplished EP from two very exciting new producers.

KORELESS

Yugen

Young Turks

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880319 610714
20 May 13
Bass

Ivana - (3:21)

Sun - (6:36)

Last Remnants - (4:20)

Nosun - (5:05)

Never - (4:48)

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ANDRAS

Embasy Cafe

Dopeness Galore Holland

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DG 11001
17 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Romance - (6:45) 114 BPM

Running Late - (4:58) 114 BPM

Waitingâ?¦ - (1:16) 110 BPM

What They Say - (5:48) 114 BPM

Slow Dope - (3:39) 98 BPM

After The Rain - (3:11) 115 BPM

Rhythm Ace - (3:25) 92 BPM

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Played by: S22

STRANJAH

Visionz Of A Future

Architecture Recordings

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ARXLP 003
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Eminence - (5:43)

Decadence - (5:43) 173 BPM

Assassinz Redux - (5:24) 171 BPM

Visionz Of A Future - (6:07)

Interrogator (feat Evidence) - (5:54)

Changeling - (5:20)

Krypwok - (6:51) 170 BPM

Medusa (feat Greezy) - (4:55)

Undertow (feat Evidence) - (6:02) 171 BPM

Sorry (feat Tiff Mak) - (5:25) 143 BPM

Amen Fury - (5:11) 174 BPM

Sorry (feat Tiff Mak - instrumental) - (5:25) 143 BPM

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PALEMAN

Half Out

School

SCHOOL 002D
20 May 13
Bass

Half Out - (5:08)

Etch - (4:47)

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Review: Crisp, on point production meets lo-fi aesthetics in "Half Out", the first track on this two sider by Manchester-based techno/house rising star Paleman. Simple and emotive, his influences clearly come from the garage and deep house section of the record store, and for that there's a real depth to his sound. "Etch" is a slightly more flamboyant affair - if there ever was such a word in Paleman's vocabulary - with bruising techno kicks underpinning a series of percussive sections and a seriously addictive bassline. If this tune isn't gracing the pinnacle of the night in your local discotheque, you're going to the wrong places, mate.

MALAKY

Own World EP

Fokuz

FOKUZ 13040
21 May 13
Drum And Bass

Vibrate - (6:41) 172 BPM

Own World (feat Lyndsey Murray) - (6:48) 174 BPM

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Played by: Good News Boppers

Review: Releasing on Focuz for some time now, UK-based Malaky has been bringing his own blend of harmonious liquid and breakbeat-inspired rhythms to the worldwide D&B scene. This two track EP explores his deeper side, starting with the lush textures and widescreen sound of "Vibrate", a true liquid stepper that should sit high on any D&B setlist. "Own World" features soulful vocals from Lyndsey Murray and launches straight into whimsical string sampling and hard stepping beats. Warm rolling bass smothers the low end in a deep, resonant glow, leaving a barely heard sax to echo into the sunset. A gorgeous way to finish your evening.

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Psychemagik Presents Magik Sunrise

Leng

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LENGCD 005DD
20 May 13
Funk

Iasos - "Formentera Sunset Clouds" - (4:33) 132 BPM

Daniel Mathieu - "C'Etait Un Beau Dimanche" - (2:35) 77 BPM

Fox - "The Juggler" - (3:16) 75 BPM

Walter Hawkins - "Metropolis" - (6:16) 80 BPM

Steve & Teresa - "Catching A Wave" - (3:39) 80 BPM

Cherubin - "Sunrise" - (3:12) 90 BPM

Yves Simon - "Raconte-Toi" - (3:50) 101 BPM

Susana Estrada - "¡Gózame Ya!" - (2:49) 97 BPM

Joey Newman - "The One You Love" - (5:08) 105 BPM

Rob Mehl - "House On The Rock" - (3:26) 114 BPM

George Oban - "Basshoven" - (6:48) 129 BPM

Rioland & Goldfeder - "Tension" - (3:03) 92 BPM

Jeff Liberman - "Transformation" - (3:29) 92 BPM

David Astri - "Safe & Sound" - (3:52) 85 BPM

Max Adioa - "Toubab Bile" (instrumental version) - (4:05) 74 BPM

Various - "Psychemagik Presents Magik Sunrise" (continuous DJ mix) - (59:58) 76 BPM

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Review: Time get out the 'shrooms out as Claremont 56's dancefloor offshoot Leng present this psychedelic DJ mix from Psychemagik. Yes these nu-disco freakazoids have been granted the right to take us on an hour-long journey that takes in their beloved afro-beat, disco, funk and psychedelia. High-lights of this trip include the flower power vibes of "Catching A Wave", the saucy Euro-funk of "Gozame Ya!" and the west coast Manilow-isms of ""House Of The Rock".

NEVILLE WATSON

Songs To Elevate Pure Hearts

Creme Organization Holland

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CREME LP-10
20 May 13
Funky/Club House

Dark Star - (3:26) 118 BPM

Songs To Elevate Pure Hearts - (5:48) 122 BPM

The Girl From Kowloon Tong - (2:17)

Against The Tide - (3:43) 124 BPM

Rough Side - (4:32) 123 BPM

Everything I Know About House (I Learned On Facebook) - (5:25) 124 BPM

Axiomatic - (4:47) 122 BPM

Son Of House - (6:29) 122 BPM

The Only Path - (6:01) 117 BPM

A Better Life - (3:31)

Never Alone - (5:33) 121 BPM

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DJ ROWNEY

Take What You've Got

G13

G 13016
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Take What You've Got - (4:36) 177 BPM

Sludge (feat Thunda Banton) - (4:34) 175 BPM

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Review: Big bad bass? Cockney gangster samples? Upfront riddims? "Take What You've Got" blasts every jump up construct going into their D&B hadron collider and the end result comes off sounding nastier than Vinnie Jones wielding a desert eagle down some local East-End boozer. Rowney doesn't make things any easier in b-side "Sludge" as he ditches the thuggery and heads lower into bassbin warrior territory. With Thunda Banton taking up the mic amongst blistering percussion this is one dancefloor smasher you won't be able to avoid thanks to its home on G13, one of the Playaz crew's sister labels. Hold on to your drinks, things are gonna get messy.

THE DJ PRODUCER

Journeys Never End

The Third Movement Holland

T3RDM 0206
16 May 13
Gabba

Journeys Never End - (7:20) 164 BPM

Modus Operandi - (6:58) 185 BPM

Way Beyond - (6:44) 185 BPM

Ride Of Your Lives (Emotional Debris) - (7:16) 199 BPM

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INTELLIGENT MANNERS/COMMAND STRANGE/FLAME/RELEASE/MAGE

All The Way EP

Celsius

CLS 053
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Intelligent Manners & Command Strange - "Feel The Same" - (4:55) 174 BPM

Flame - "Be With You" (Simplification remix) - (5:24) 172 BPM

Release - "All The Way" - (5:26) 174 BPM

Mage - "Streets After The Rain" - (5:12) 175 BPM

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Review: This EP is a collaboration of work by some of Europe's finest intelligent liquid producers. A strange sub-genre term it might be, but Intelligent Manners' Intelligent Recordings has searched far and wide over the past couple of years to find music that fits the niche. Celsius have done much the same here, showcasing some of the finest intelligent drum & bass around that still holds the soul and emotive qualities of liquid. Featuring the likes of Intelligent Manners, Command Strange and Mage, it's a breezy look at what the future holds for one of the longest standing sub-genres in dance music. If you like Calibre, DJ Marky, S.P.Y or Bukem, you'll want to check this out pronto.

KONICHI

What Can We Do / Dont Start

Smokin Riddims

SMOKEDIGI 008
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

What Can We Do - (4:23) 175 BPM

Dont Start - (4:28) 175 BPM

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Review: Dark, dangerous jump up doesn't come more destructive than 19 year old newcomer Konichi's brand of noisemaking. Already fully supported by the likes of Hype, Friction, Dillinja and Hazard, he's been busy building up his repertoire to run with the big names at this summer's big events. As you'd expect, "What Can We Do" is a firestorm of bass, tearing up speakers with worrying ferocity. "Don't Start" picks up a more tech-stepper vibe as it gears up to launch yet another patented Konichi bassline. Definitely one to watch, Konichi is already one of the Real Playaz favourites for this year.

TOYBOY & ROBIN

Jaded (remixes)

Cool Kid Music

CKM 008RX
20 May 13
Deep House

Jaded (Village remix) - (5:58) 126 BPM

Jaded (Amtrac remix) - (5:04) 120 BPM

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Review: Toyboy and Robin's rather large recent bass-house smash "Jaded" gets the remix treatment here, with hyped up producers Amtrac and Village shuffling the parts and adding their own twist. Village's version builds impressively, layering up elements - tipsy chords, the original's woozy vocal, tasty pads - over a shuffling groove that's deceptively heavy. Amtrac makes more of the vocal, beginning with a dash of cut-up acapella action before giving it pride of place over a touchy-feely, stripped back deep house-meets-garage groove. If anything, it's even more instantly addictive than the original version, and that takes some doing.

NORTHERN HORIZONS

Never Too Much

That's What We Do!

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TWWD 002
17 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Never Too Much - (8:55) 110 BPM

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FUNKYSTEPZ

Amsterdam Girls Go Wild

Moveltraxx

MTXLT 130
20 May 13
Bass

Amsterdam Girls Go Wild - (3:21)

Amsterdam Girls Go Wild (Big Dope P remix) - (2:26)

Amsterdam Girls Go Wild (Lazy Flow remix) - (5:07)

Amsterdam Girls Go Wild (Ezekiel remix) - (3:49)

Amsterdam Girls Go Wild (Hush Hush Pony remix) - (5:11)

Amsterdam Girls Go Wild (instrumental edit) - (2:46)

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Played by: Big Dope P, King

PHON O

Schn33

50 Weapons

50WEAPONS 027
17 May 13
Minimal/Tech House

Schn33 - (6:34) 126 BPM

Go - (6:39) 128 BPM

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Review: In the shift from minimal to deep house there were always going to be winners and losers, and it sounds like Carsten Aermes aka Phon O ended up on the right side. On Schn33, there are echoes of his minimal past, as loose drums form the basis for the title track, but the German producer is in a different place thanks to the use of building chords, icy synth lines and the sweetest strings this side of Derrick May. "Go" is also indicative of his shift towards deeper climes, but the repetitive vocal sample intoning the track title, coupled with billowing chords mean it is a more tracky, toolish affair

PACSO

CardShark

Higher Stakes

505572 1807662
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Burn Dem Out (feat David Boomah) - (5:37) 174 BPM

Everything Changes (feat Term & Alicia King) - (5:34) 175 BPM

Hot Gal (feat Rock2Art) - (5:31) 175 BPM

Prepare Yourself - (5:20) 177 BPM

Try Clash We (feat Levi) - (5:10) 177 BPM

The Voices (feat Alicia King) - (5:42) 174 BPM

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ALPHA/JACK THE RIPPER feat DAT KYID

Showtime

Audio Overload

505572 1810396
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Alpha - "Showtime" - (5:51) 177 BPM

Jack The Ripper - "Hannibal Lecter" (feat Dat Kyid) - (4:26) 175 BPM

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74 MILES AWAY

Gear Change

74 Miles Away

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MK 01
17 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Looking Good - (3:49) 110 BPM

Brusseleiro - (5:51) 120 BPM

Nothing Is for Free - (4:59) 115 BPM

Little Fatima - (5:13) 120 BPM

Gear Change - (5:06) 85 BPM

Axel Foley - (6:54) 116 BPM

Sly - (3:47) 97 BPM

Seven Four - (5:21) 102 BPM

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DIGITAL

Spacefunk: The Archieves 1995-2008

Function

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426008 8859617
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Sound Killa - (5:55) 175 BPM

Laters Star - (7:02) 175 BPM

Waterhouse Dub - (7:39)

Gateman - (6:37) 173 BPM

Scam - (8:10) 176 BPM

Remote Control - (5:59) 172 BPM

Phantom Force - (6:28) 172 BPM

Deadline - (5:55)

Gee Gees - (7:09) 175 BPM

Termite - (6:21) 174 BPM

Spacefunk - (6:22) 168 BPM

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AMOSS

Bumbaclart

Horizons Music

HZN 064
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Bumbaclart - (5:59) 174 BPM

Dilate - (5:27) 172 BPM

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Review: Renowned for their consistently dark, stark production power Amoss never cease to deliver. "Bumbaclart" pulverises from the off with its industrial strength kick drums and droning, warped riff. Rising with uncompromised menace, it's like an orchestra of steam-powered machines, slamming and drilling in perfect harmony. "Dilate" is a much more brooding affair. Lolloping on a slimy halfstep laced with a series of processed croaks and slurs, if you're looking to prang out your floor, this guarantees chaos.

TERRENCE PEARCE

Halcyon EP

Futureboogie Recordings

FBR 017
19 May 13
Deep House

Poise - (7:36) 120 BPM

Kings N Queens - (7:15) 120 BPM

Halcyon - (6:56) 122 BPM

Up N Down - (5:31) 119 BPM

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Played by: Low Slung, Fredeverything, Phuturelabs

Review: Having previously appeared on similarly hyped house label Wolf Music, South African producer Terrence Pearce is an excellent addition to the Futureboogie roster. Here, he supplies the Bristol-based label with a quartet of decidedly positive tracks. There's something for everyone, from the rumbling low-end pulse and saucer-eyed rave riffage of "Kings N Queens" and sparkling, hip-hop sampling deepness of "Up and Down", to the rush-inducing, sax-laden powdered deep house of "Halcyon". "Poise", a blossoming exercise in the simple joys of melody, is also pretty tasty.

VARIOUS

Buried EP

IM:Ltd

IMLTD 042
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Outer Heaven - "Buried" - (6:20) 172 BPM

Payne & NFR - "Detected" - (4:53) 172 BPM

Arp XP - "My Place" - (6:33)

Marukomu & Mono - "Redshift" - (5:55) 175 BPM

Inertia - "Bad Habits" - (5:30)

Bone - "Nightcrawler" - (6:26) 174 BPM

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SUNCHASE/DETAIL

Nathnennia

Utopia Music UK

UM 012
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Sunchase - "Nathnennia" - (5:28)

Detail - "Green Rain" - (5:38)

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THE HI FLY ORCHESTRA

Get Ready

Agogo Austria

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AR 031CD
20 May 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Uncle Green - (4:12) 88 BPM

Sugar Pie (feat Karl Frierson) - (4:05) 136 BPM

Roda De Samba - (4:05) 113 BPM

Sweet & Busy - (4:57) 89 BPM

Get Ready (feat Karl Frierson) - (4:34) 103 BPM

Nerd's Dancefloor - (3:46) 83 BPM

Sambinha (feat Paula Morelenbaum) - (4:01) 115 BPM

I Got Hope (feat Julia Fehenberger) - (3:57) 85 BPM

Jequibau - (5:50) 83 BPM

Brother Sun Sister Moon (feat Alexander Krampe) - (4:00) 99 BPM

ForrÃ³ - (5:49) 108 BPM

How Beautiful (feat Alexander Krampe) - (3:17) 94 BPM

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DOPE AMMO/RESINATE/OLDMAN

Come Out To Play

Dope Ammo

DARDIGEX 008
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Dope Ammo & Resinate - "Come Out To Play" (Northern Lights remix) - (5:13) 175 BPM

Dope Ammo & Oldman - "Shinobi" - (4:01) 175 BPM

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CHEWY RUBS

Presenting ScratchandSniff

Chewy

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CR 004
22 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Music and Light (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (6:00) 100 BPM

Everybody Get Down (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (7:35) 130 BPM

You Can Get Over (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (8:18) 137 BPM

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Played by: Vinyladdicted

Review: On a retro TV show, Imagination singer Leee John discussed how everybody thought they were an impossibly glamourous an beautifully produced American soul act...until they learnt that they were from Brixton. After that they were just dismissed as a camp joke. Thankfully the passing of time has proved them to be the former, resulting in many respectful tributes, if maybe one too many unnecessary re-edits. Also included are retweaks of Alphonse Mouzon's wonderful "Everybody Get Down" and the electro-squiggles/funk of Stephanie Mills' "You Can Get Over".

CABIN FEVER UK

Not Just The Usual

Stilla Audio

505572 1810440
20 May 13
Drum And Bass

Watch Out - (4:27) 178 BPM

Trust Issues - (4:28) 175 BPM

Start To Fade (feat Evasion) - (5:25) 172 BPM

Everybody - (4:39) 175 BPM

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FUNK YOU VERY MUCH

Funk You Very Much Volume 32

Actual Sounds