This Week

SOS 027
13 May 13
Bass

Concrete - (4:40)

Bluffin - (4:40)

Concrete (Woz remix) - (4:41)

Bluffin (Benton remix) - (4:13)

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Played by: Low Slung, Mat Cant, The Funk Hunters, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Sounds Of Sumo label bosses Kry Wolf return to their home imprint with a bold new sound in the form of Concrete; eschewing their usually lighter take on bass music, the title track is a dark combination of wobble bass and dub atmospherics, held together with some steely techno rhythms which comes across like Objekt's "Cactus", while "Bluffin" combines more abstract beats with ghetto house-inspired vocal samples and dubby stabs. Woz is tapped up to remix the title track, being considerably more sparing with the savage bass and rearranging its rhythms into something altogether more angular; Benton's remix of "Bluffin" is classic SOS, providing a bouncy piece of bass-heavy garage house.

VARIOUS

V's Edits Vol 5

Vehicle

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VHR 18
14 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Weeper's Choice - "Leaving You" (V edit) - (5:30) 88 BPM

Rose-Rolls - "Like Dancing" (V Triple Bass edit) - (5:28) 113 BPM

The Smyths - "Barbarism" (V re-punk edit) - (5:37) 123 BPM

Carabas - "On The Road" (V edit) - (6:00) 120 BPM

POST - "(The Sound Of) Angry Brides" (V edit) - (4:44) 118 BPM

Ralf Agan - "Brother" (V edit) - (5:02) 120 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Chudy, Alessandro Otiz, The Funk Hunters

Review: Russian producer Valique is back with the latest installment of his successful disco edit series. He specialises in toughened, quanitised beats, lending old stuff a modern electro-house groove. Highlights here include his highly danceable take on The Smiths' "Barbarism Begins At Home", the skippy, cut up house shuffle of "Angry Brides" and the infectious electro-funk anthem "Like Dancing".

TUFFIST/SOUL REBEL/BLUNTSKULL/HAMMOND CLASSICS/DJ TZINAS

Ragga Party Jams Vol 8

Dirty Dubster Digital

DDD 040
15 May 13
Drum And Bass

Tuffist - "Smoke The Weed" - (5:02) 175 BPM

Soul Rebel - "Train To Skaville" - (4:59) 172 BPM

Hammond Classics & DJ Tzinas - "Dela Dela" - (3:20) 146 BPM

Bluntskull - "Old Vet" - (3:14) 155 BPM

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Played by: Justin Johnson, Ez Icarus

Review: Billed as 2013's biggest collection of reggae-fuelled party tracks, this madcap collaboration between New York's own reggae star Tuffist and newcomers Soul Rebel, DJ Tzinas and Bluntskull whips up new creations from some of reggae's finest tracks. From Toots and the Maytals to The Ethiopians, Soul Rebel, DJ Tzinas and Hammond Classics work together to bring a new flava, while Tuffist's jungle vibes and Bluntskull's breakbeat hype provide fresh new sounds to get the party skanking. Don't underestimate the power of reggae to get floors filled across the country, this series confronts non-dancers and shuns bad feelings. Embrace the party jams!

BENTON

Reflections

Wheel & Deal UK

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WHEELYDEALYCD 002
13 May 13
Deep Dubstep

Fathers Son - (3:07) 146 BPM

Believe - (5:47) 136 BPM

Hermans Hideout - (5:07) 140 BPM

Defect Mind - (5:06) 140 BPM

20/20 VIP - (5:15) 140 BPM

The Kemistry - "The Core" (Benton remix) - (5:05) 140 BPM

The Prey - (5:15) 140 BPM

We're Both Lost - (5:33) 140 BPM

Benton/Unitz/Arc 88 - "Joi" - (4:39)

Thelem - "Drones" (Benton remix) - (5:03) 140 BPM

Virus - (5:36) 140 BPM

Snowfall 07 - (4:44)

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Review: While the cover artwork may make Benton look like a moody former member of an R&B boy band, the music contained on Reflections is as robustly underground as you'd expect. Moving from Burial-ish paranoid atmospherics to deep dubstep-soul via a series of sparse, moody and emotion-rich soundscapes, it portrays the London-based producer as a man for whom the simple pleasures of form and function are just not enough. Along the way, there are growling, murky floorfillers (check the hissing "Herman's Hideout" and "Defect Mind"), dubwise steppers ("20/20 VIP") and occasional blasts of piano-laden beauty (the intricate "We're Both Lost").

Funk From The Trunk (Junodownload Exclusive)

BASEMENT FREAKS

Funk From The Trunk (Junodownload Exclusive)

Jalapeno

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505545 3688508
13 May 13
Breakbeat

A Blues Thang - (3:23) 146 BPM

Gimme More (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:32) 142 BPM

Funk For Freaks (feat Charlie Funk) - (2:56)

Work It Out (feat MC Rayna) - (4:05) 139 BPM

The Calling - (3:15) 151 BPM

Gotta Make Me A Gun - (2:57) 145 BPM

Disco Boy - (0:51)

Bedroom Stories (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:43)

Red Light Streets - (5:24)

Dancin' (feat Mustafa Akbar) - (3:38)

Soul Intoxication - (4:21)

That Little Thing You Do - (4:06)

Grey - (5:05)

The Last Train - (5:22) 151 BPM

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Played by: DJ Stex, Chudy, Jayl Funk, DJ Axe, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks

Review: Is it just us or are Basement Freaks albums getting funkier and funkier? As hinted with their Soul Digga EP last winter, the trio just keep getting more organic and authentic, this being their most engaging, juiciest funk LP to date. From the Alabama 3 meets the Daptones style "Gimme More" to the insanely authentic Parliament skit "Disco Boy" via the mild skank bounce, organ noodling and Troutman crooning on "Red Light Streets", this really is party dynamite. Basement Freaks are ruling the nu-funk scene right now.

EMPEROR/CENTRA

Begin EP

Critical Music

CRIT 070D
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Emperor - "Begin" (feat Georgia Yates) - (6:00) 174 BPM

Emperor - "She Said" - (6:37) 174 BPM

Emperor & Centra - "Solar" - (5:10) 174 BPM

Emperor - "Radar" - (4:59) 172 BPM

Emperor - "Precursor" - (5:12) 172 BPM

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Played by: Good News Boppers

Review: Emperor began his journey not so long ago with his own brand of drum & bass that reaches beyond the depths. This EP sets out in stone his arrival into the inner circle. Starting off with the hauntingly savage "Begin" featuring the silken tones of Georgia Yates, there is no let up in the speed or accuracy with which tunes are flung forward. "She Said" is a double bass stepper Roni Size would be envious of, "Radar" rips through minimal synths at hyperspeed, "Precursor"'s strange, offset tape noise intro gives way to serious bass tremors and "Solar", featuring fellow English bass terroriser Centra blasts partway through the universe with huge neuro shockwaves. A serious contender for EP of the year so far.

PHILTH

Heart Songs

Soul Deep Recordings

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SDRRLS 86
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Regrets - (6:09) 175 BPM

Heart Song - (5:17) 175 BPM

Catharsis (feat Sinai) - (6:00) 175 BPM

Selective Memory - (6:18) 175 BPM

Set Me Free (feat Helena) - (5:00) 175 BPM

Humbled (feat Facing Jinx) - (6:02) 175 BPM

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Review: London-based DJ and producer Philth has a lot on his plate. Aside from providing the beats for his weekly Origin FM show, teaching the youth how to produce and record for themselves and toying with the pressing matter of becoming potentially the most prolific drum & bass producer ever to have existed, he's also found the time to create each of the cracking soulful tracks on this little beauty. Working with Soul Deep for the first time, Philth chose to work outside of his comfort zone, crafting beautifully written D&B as a counterpoint to his usual ruff-and-tumble bass-heavy dancefloor smashers. The result is a gorgeous collection of heartfelt depth and smooth vibes. Check "Humbled", our favourite of the lot.

BREVIL

Jumpsuit Sessions 3

Electric Larry

ELR 008
15 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Never Gonna Stop - (6:22) 104 BPM

Turn U On - (6:13) 106 BPM

Slow N Low - (5:52) 108 BPM

Saving Frida - (5:56) 123 BPM

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Played by: Alessandro Otiz, Disco B

Review: Possibly named after his favourite retro toasted sandwich maker, Brevil is an Australian disco producer currently on his third outing for Kosta Ellis' Superbreak imprint. His sound is low-slung and dirty and any of the four tracks here are guaranteed to get everybody in the mood for some disco love. Highlights include the loopy and hypnotic "Slow N Low", the shimmering female funk of "Never Gonna Stop" and the rumbling bass and delayed drums-fest that is "Turn U On".

VARIOUS

Sacred Souls Vol 4

Soul Deep Recordings

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SDRRLS 85
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Remote - "Stars" - (6:41) 172 BPM

Intersoul - "In Your Eyes" - (5:23) 172 BPM

Phase 2 - "Float On" - (6:19) 175 BPM

Simplification & Electric Soul - "Maybe" - (5:01) 173 BPM

Marcio Mouse - "Endgame" - (5:37) 175 BPM

Funkware - "Grey Valley" - (6:39) 174 BPM

Skeletone - "Mysterious Vibes" - (5:38) 174 BPM

Jaybee - "I'll Make It Better" (feat Blak) - (5:51) 175 BPM

George William Harrold - "The Look In Her Eyes" - (5:42) 174 BPM

HumaNature - "Introspection" - (5:33) 173 BPM

innaSelf - "Green Room" - (5:40) 175 BPM

Disept & Zendi - "Around The World" - (5:22) 174 BPM

Synthetic Journey - "All Your Love" - (5:08) 174 BPM

Edwud - "Remember" - (4:43) 174 BPM

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Review: LA-based drum & bass label Soul Deep Recordings is one of the most diverse and prolific out there. Concerning themselves with the deeper side of D&B, unlike many labels who take "soulful" to automatically include liquid, much of this release features tracks focused on the heady early days of drum & bass to fantastically smooth effect. Most, if not all the tracks included are from new, upcoming artists from around the globe and this is reflected in the diversity and energy of the compilation as a whole. Check Disept & Zendi - "Around The World" for early days vintage vibes, Introspection - "HumaNature" for deep, rolling beauty and Remote - "Stars" for some truly old school sounds. Essential listening for those who prefer beauty in their bass.

DARIO PIANA

Time Out

Bluenoises

361015 2849296
13 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Time Out - (7:04) 112 BPM

Stardust - (7:01) 105 BPM

Don't Close Your Eyes - (6:52) 113 BPM

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Played by: Dario Piana

King Size Dub: Reggae Germany Downtown 2

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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"!

VARIOUS

Tectonic Plates Volume 4

Tectonic

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506500 2003621
13 May 13
Bass

Jakes - "Rounds" - (6:00)

Guido - "State Of Joy" - (4:01)

Sinistarr & Texel - "Decibell" - (4:56)

Decibel - "Talk" - (4:38)

Mumdance & Logos - "Drum Boss" - (4:31)

Distal - "Kerplunk" - (4:42)

Kryptic Minds - "Convoluted" - (5:35)

Steve Digital - "Larry Shite" - (4:26)

Armour - "Skylark" - (5:25)

Pursuit Grooves - "Hard Beginnings" - (4:03)

Acre - "Dxtr" - (2:51)

Beneath - "Flight" - (6:49)

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Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Entering what seems like a new phase for Pinch's bastion of forward-thinking dubstep, Tectonic Plates reaches its fourth edition and brings in a raft of fresh producers and new angles on just what the genre might mean in these fractured times. Even the classic standard bearers such as Jakes are bringing curious 4/4 momentum in amidst the sparse, dread filled pressure, while Guido pivots off of the plush musicality of his album to create an utterly broken symphony on "State Of Joy". There are a lot of different ideas floating around the whole compilation, and yet everything holds together with the deep-rooted soundsystem mentality that has always defined Tectonic as a shining example of what dubstep has always meant.

BENNY PAGE feat SOLO BANTON

Jungle Assassins Vol 4

High Culture

CULTURE 012
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Dangerous (feat Solo Banton - Levela remix) - (4:50) 175 BPM

Rumple Stinkslit - (4:25) 175 BPM

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Review: Mixing upfront jump up with jungle has made the Jungle Assassins series of releases a total necessity for all fans of either genre. Vol 4 is no exception, starting off with Levela's hard-hitting remix of "Dangerous" featuring the unmistakeable vocals of Solo Banton. Bouncing hard but still keeping track of Benny Page's floorfilling original, it's a tune to suit every party. "Rumple Stinkslit" is another Benny Page jump up masterpiece, plus, who doesn't love a good anagram? Big, brash and ready to tear up your dancefloor, like Red Bull-fuelled raving in a china shop, don't expect to stop until everything's destroyed.

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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AWE

Eagle Soul EP

Terrorhythm

TERR 014
13 May 13
Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime

Jurassic - (9:17) 140 BPM

Rust Lung - (7:02) 145 BPM

Trendy - (5:59) 140 BPM

YYY - (5:59)

Eagle Soul - (4:56)

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Played by: Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah

Review: A large serving of aggression with plates of euphoria and filth on the side, sir? Coming right up... The mysterious AWE has cooked up a five track menu that reveals, as EP title suggests, his most free-spirited fusions of funk and fire. From rifle-like trap grooves ("Rust Lung") to concentrated star-gazing halfstep euphoria ("YYY") via utter bass chaos ("Jurassic"), every meal is as tasty as the last.

JACK FELL DOWN

Another Way EP

Manucci's Mistress

MANUCCI 002
13 May 13
Deep House

Road To No Where - (6:54) 117 BPM

Brothers And Sisters - (8:04) 121 BPM

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Played by: Alkalino, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Sccucci Manucci, Jack Fell Down

Review: The Jack Fell Down duo made a considerable splash last year with releases on Southern Fried and Hometaping Is Killing Music and now they resurface in style with the Another Way EP. The second offering from new Sccucci Manucci offshoot, Manucci's Mistress, this 10" operation is a good home for the Jack Fell Down sound. Lead track "Road To Nowhere" displays a pensive melodic restraint that many of the new crop of house producers seem to overlook in their excitement to get productions from Ableton to Soundcloud. If the first track sounds like Jack Fell Down holding back, then "Brothers & Sisters" could potentially have them sectioned, such is the crazed madness of the screaming vocals that intermittently punctuate the 90s rave stabs. Great fun.

OHM

Tribal Tone (2013 remaster)

Unknown To The Unknown

UTTU 028
13 May 13
Bass

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!

TRUTH

Devil's Hands

Tempa

TEMPA 076D
13 May 13
Deep Dubstep

Devil's Hands - (4:51) 140 BPM

I Belong (feat Yayne) - (5:21) 140 BPM

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Played by: Alert

Review: Some say the Devil's hands are manicured and sport the finest gemstones. Some say the Devil's hands have love/hate tattooed on them. Others - like us - say the "Devils Hands" are the epitome of beautifully deep, dark dubstep. "Devil's Hands" is a slurring, slab of haunted dub-soul while "I Belong" shows the trio at their softest, most emotional state with sexy subs and a purring vocal. Tempa nail it again? Ain't that the Truth!

CURTIS LYNCH feat MILLION STYLEZ/MR WILLIAMZ

Champion

Necessary Bass

NB 008
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Champion (Benny Page remix) - (4:06) 175 BPM

Champion (dub - Benny Page remix) - (4:06) 175 BPM

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MUNGOS HI FI

Brand New Bangarang

Scotch Bonnet

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SCOBLP 003
13 May 13
Dancehall/Ragga

Brand New Bangarang - (4:11) 81 BPM

Word Sound & Power - (4:24) 140 BPM

One Life To Live - (4:37) 150 BPM

She Got Love For Me - (4:00) 155 BPM

Sweet Meditation - (4:17) 137 BPM

Rock Inna Dancehall - (4:13) 90 BPM

Gimme Gimme - (4:27) 91 BPM

So Me Stay - (4:20) 142 BPM

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Played by: Seed Organization

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.

VARIOUS

Global Footwork Vol 1

Booty Call

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BCR 028
13 May 13
Bass

DJ Phil - "Access" (feat Sat Pm) - (3:48)

DJ Earl - "U Gon Suck to" - (3:15)

Juke Ellington - "Tek & Trill Life" (feat Heavee Dee) - (4:01)

EQ Why - "And There I Go" - (3:01)

Fidser - "Juke Bells" - (4:14)

DJ Hilti - "Sex To Me" - (4:09)

Sarantis - "Nice To C" - (4:33)

Satanicpornocultshop - "Osaru No Kagoya" - (3:06)

DJ Taye - "She Like 2 Twerk" - (3:39)

Guchon - "Tennoz" - (5:44)

Mister Ries - "The Near Future" - (6:30)

DJ Curt - "My Sorrows" - (4:17)

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Review: The phenomenon that answers to the names 'footwork' or 'juke' has spread far and wide since its origins as a sped up fusion of ghetto, jackin' and hip-beats in Chicago. It's spread so far in fact, that French label, Booty Call, have taken it upon themselves to present this inspired compilation in an attempt to put the genre firmly on the musical map. They've got taste too, and highlights of these 12 prime cuts include: the deep synth fest of 'Access", the porno-hop frenzy of "Sex To Me" and the Kenny G on downers vibe of "My Sorrows".

Circus Two (presented by Cookie Monsta & FuntCase) (unmixed tracks)

COOKIE MONSTA & FUNTCASE/VARIOUS

Circus Two (presented by Cookie Monsta & FuntCase) (unmixed tracks)

Circus

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CIRCLP 002
13 May 13
Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime

Flux Pavilion - "I Feel It" - (5:13)

Roksonix - "Music In Me" (Doctor P remix) - (4:42)

The McMash Clan - "Swing Break" - (5:00)

FuntCase - "Acid Riddim" - (3:49) 140 BPM

Slum Dogz - "The Jungle Book" - (4:45) 140 BPM

Mizuki - "Block Party" - (3:01)

Brown & Gammon - "How I Feel" - (5:33)

Cookie Monsta & FuntCase - "Atom Bomb" - (4:11) 140 BPM

Mizuki - "Damn Fucking Right" - (3:43) 140 BPM

Doctor P - "Bulletproof" - (4:21) 140 BPM

Brown & Gammon - "Disco Music" - (4:15) 140 BPM

Cookie Monsta - "Yow Momma" - (4:48) 140 BPM

Flux Pavilion & SKisM - "Jump Back" - (4:37) 140 BPM

Roksonix - "Feel Good" - (4:50) 140 BPM

Brown & Gammon - "Dark Matter" (Doctor P & Mizuki remix) - (4:40) 140 BPM

Cookie Monsta - "Come Find Me" - (4:25) 140 BPM

FuntCase - "Out For Da Milli" - (3:46) 140 BPM

Mizuki - "Helios" - (4:37) 140 BPM

Roksonix - "Dogfight" - (4:51) 140 BPM

Krome & Time - "The Licence" (Doctor P remix) - (5:01)

Brown & Gammon - "The Combination" - (5:10) 145 BPM

Cookie Monsta - "Lucifer" - (3:55) 140 BPM

FuntCase - "Ghosts" - (5:10) 140 BPM

Doctor P - "Watch Out" (Slum Dogz VIP mix) - (4:02)

Roksonix - "2 Bad" (VIP mix) - (4:00) 140 BPM

Various - "Circus Two" (continuous DJ mix by Cookie Monsta & FuntCase) - (49:29) 140 BPM

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Review: Doctor P and Flux Pavilion hand over the selection duties to familiar label faces Funtcase and Cookie Monsta for the second Circus set. A 25-strong banger compendium balanced between classics and exclusives, it oozes the perfect blend of bare-faced bass attitude and tongue-in-cheek humour. From Roksonix string-soaked jig jamboree "Music In Me" to Brown & Gammon's emotional audio rainbow "Dark Matter", the Circus sound is represented at its boldest, most characterful and, above all, fun. Not a dull moment in sight - check this and remember why we all got into dubstep in the first place.

KENNY KEN feat RAGGA TWINS

Lalabella VIP

Mix & Blen'

505572 1810549
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Lalabella VIP (Kenny Ken remix) - (5:29) 175 BPM

Murder You (Stickbubbly remix) - (4:31) 175 BPM

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Soul Clap presents: Dancing On The Charles

VARIOUS

Soul Clap presents: Dancing On The Charles

Soul Clap

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SCRCD 01
13 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Unknown - "I Want Your Love" - (3:49) 100 BPM

Matthew Larkin Cassell - "Heaven" (Bosq & Kon remix) - (5:33) 110 BPM

Caserta - "Nobody" - (6:20) 118 BPM

Curbington Digital - "So Fresh" - (3:31) 119 BPM

Mystery Roar - "Mayhem" (Soul Clap remix) - (7:21) 118 BPM

John Barera - "Wait For It" - (5:59) 121 BPM

Chas Bronz - "Love Only You" - (6:57) 123 BPM

Clifflight - "All The Things" - (5:40) 124 BPM

Bon Johnson - "From The Heart" - (3:03) 123 BPM

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Played by: Caserta

BASSBROTHERS

Royal Rumble / Jamaican Thug

Radius

RADIUS 017
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Royal Rumble - (4:30) 172 BPM

Jamaican Thug - (4:50)

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Review: Think of DJ Hazard and what do you see in your mind's eye? Put that hectic mayhem and those sweaty dancefloor shenanigans together into a two track release and you've got a good idea as to what BassBrothers are all about. "Royal Rumble" is a knockout blow from the very start, punching well above those jump up expectations and delivering some serious originality and a seriously stinking bassline to boot. "Jamaican Thug" puts dancehall vibes to work, smashing dancefloors and convincing crowds they can all do an adequate dutty wine, where destructively deep bass gives in to a ridiculous build up.

FADE

Song Of The Stars LP

Faded Music

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FADED 005
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Acoustica - (5:44) 170 BPM

Dark Planet - (4:50)

1961 - (5:56)

PVM (with Detail & Abiotic) - (6:01)

Song Of The Stars - (5:27) 170 BPM

Shrink Wrap - (6:40) 173 BPM

Shuttle - (5:12) 172 BPM

Tau Ceti - (4:52) 174 BPM

Target (feat Andy Pain & Z Connection) - (7:27) 172 BPM

Mokh - (5:49) 170 BPM

Baikonur - (7:27) 172 BPM

Buck The System - (7:27) 175 BPM

Acoustica VIP - (5:22)

The Veil - (6:19) 172 BPM

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Played by: Fade

COMMAND STRANGE/LOVING SOUL/JOAKUIM/SHUWA

All The Way EP

Celsius

CLS 051
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Command Strange - "Free Your Soul" (Simplification Remix) - (6:03)

Loving Soul - "The Matter Of Style" - (5:16) 175 BPM

Joakuim - "Acoustics" - (6:00)

Shuwa - "Stars & Planets" - (4:30) 174 BPM

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RANDOM MOVEMENT

Your Dancing Feat

Rubik

RRT 022
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Your Dancing Feat - (6:23)

I'm Nobody's Fool - (5:39) 175 BPM

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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), 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".

MALA

Changes

Deep Medi Musik

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MEDI 069
13 May 13
Experimental/Electronic

Changes (Harmonimix) - (5:24)

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Review: Making for a matching with hard-to-imagine results, Mala gets the remix treatment from James Blake in his Harmonimix guise and issues it forth on his own Deep Medi imprint. It's a bold treatment from Blake, who teases the track to life on a twee arrangement of music box chimes and tones, while a central vocal coos out the dominant melody. There's a mid-section with the only discernible slither of beat which sounds like familiar Blake territory, not least through the bluesy keys vibe that it carries. However, it's the monolithic brass-aping clarion call which comes steaming in to steal the show, trumping out its orders in a suitably epic fashion which is nothing if not rousing.

Bad Boy

Muzik Hertz

505572 1810501
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Bad Boy - (4:43)

15 Year Grudge - (5:09)

Titans - (4:28) 174 BPM

Battle Of Witts (Boosta & Atmos T remix) - (5:11) 177 BPM

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AFTERNOONS IN STEREO

Timewarp Greece

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TMDG 121
13 May 13
Funk

A Prelude - (2:51) 129 BPM

The Garden Of Pasiphae - (5:26) 101 BPM

Blues For BL - (5:23) 106 BPM

Soul Sugar - (5:09) 100 BPM

The Kelly Affair - (4:41) 71 BPM

Kalakuta Republik - (4:17) 120 BPM

Driving To Montenegro - (5:17) 77 BPM

Feels Like Rain - (4:54) 110 BPM

Shadows - (7:16) 75 BPM

Blow - (4:57) 100 BPM

Sui Generis - (5:35) 120 BPM

Snowfall - (3:34) 103 BPM

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Review: Hoorah! It's been a long time coming, but the album from this Canadian act is finally here. We got a taster for their new retro/contemporary jazzy sound with a single in August. The EP featured the breaks-driven "Soul Sugar", the 70s funk indebted "Driving To Montenegro" and the jazzier "Blow", all of which made it to the album. Now joining these tunes are the likes of the fretlessly rhythmic "Blues For BL", the crazy flute frenzy of "The Kelly Affair" and the gentle piano intricacies of "Snowfall".

RAHAAN/ZERNELL/TIM MCALLISTER

Grimy Edits Vol 6

Grimy Edits

GRIME 006
13 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Rahaan - "Rebound" - (7:59) 129 BPM

Zernell & Rahaan - "What!" - (6:12) 123 BPM

Tim McAllister - "I Need Help!" - (10:49) 124 BPM

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Review: The highly anticipated release of Grimy Edits Vol. 6 is here with the type of monster edits you'd expect from GRIMY! On this sixth volume of the popular edit series you have Veteran Chicago DJs Zernell & Rahaan bringing the heat with Rahaan's supercharged version of Rebound as the 1st track, coupled with the Zernell - Rahaan collaboration of an obscure B-side Latin Disco / Break Beat Jam perfectly titled WHAT! Joined on the flip side of the release is veteran edit master Tim McAllister of M.I.L.C. Music fame who takes a lesser known JB 7" and transforms it into the dance foor killer titled "I Need Help!".

ALIMAN

All Ganja Man/Stompa

Mechanical Advantage

505572 1807709
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

All Ganja Man - (4:32) 180 BPM

Stompa - (4:18) 180 BPM

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TEGA

Me & Your Body

Revolution UK

RRTEP 1
15 May 13
Scouse House

Your Body (Klubbed mix) - (5:18) 150 BPM

Me & You - (7:20) 150 BPM

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GUV

Butterfly Stroke

Dub Damage Recordings UK

505572 1807556
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Butterfly Stroke - (4:26) 175 BPM

Dead Man Walking - (4:33) 178 BPM

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MARVELLOUS CAIN

Roll Dat S**T

RIQYARDROCK

505572 1807839
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Roll Dat S**t (CabinFeverUK remix) - (4:27) 175 BPM

Roll Dat S**t (CabinFeverUK remix radio edit) - (4:43) 175 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

KINK/SIERRA SAM feat HOLLIS P MONROE/OVERNITE

My Space

Upon You Germany

UY 070
13 May 13
Minimal/Tech House

My Space - (6:46) 120 BPM

My Space (Kinks hardcore mix) - (5:22)

My Space (Luna City Express remix) - (6:26) 122 BPM

My Space (The Black 80s Home studio mix) - (6:07) 120 BPM

My Space (Pascal Hetzel remix) - (6:46) 124 BPM

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Review: KiNK has deservedly won a reputation as one of the finest modern interpreters of Chicago house and on My Space, he takes his understanding a few steps further. In its original format, My Space is a deep, pulsing affair with more of a swinging rhythm than some of his previous releases. However, what it may lack in forcefulness it compensates with its use of ponderous vocals. The 'Hardcore' remix is more psychedelic sounding and sees spacey synths unfolding over broken beats, while the Black 80s Home Studio version sees the collaboration go back to KiNK's more typical, bass-heavy, jacking sound. The Luna City Express remix pares the arrangement back without losing sight of the original's melodies.

NOTHING TO LOSE/SUBKILL

Running Out Of Time

Audio Animals

505578 1511455
13 May 13
Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime

Nothing To Lose - "Running Out Of Time" (feat Janethan J) - (4:25) 140 BPM

Subkill - "I Use Massive VIP" - (3:17) 140 BPM

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Review: Audio Animals recruit some exciting new talent in the form of Manchester's award-winning D&B-turned-dubstep dude Nothing To Lose and the 14 year old Subkill. The former gets all emotional and anthemic with his halfstep rumbles while Subkill weaves myriad low-end screams and gurgles to pay tribute to the VST no dubstep DJ could do without. Very clever.

MAX JONES

Arabian Nightmare

Our Nights Recordings

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NIGHTSD 003
13 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Arabian Nightmare - (5:21) 114 BPM

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Played by: Disco B, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights)

FCL

It's You (remixes)

Defected

826194 258788
13 May 13
Funky/Club House

It's You (MK mix) - (7:15) 123 BPM

It's You (David Morales remix) - (6:43) 124 BPM

It's You (Flashmob remix) - (6:33) 119 BPM

It's You (Fingers Acid Jam vocal edit) - (7:17) 119 BPM

It's You (San Soda Panorama Bar acappella version) - (6:21) 119 BPM

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Played by: Pete Tong, Rony Breaker, Lesale, Simon Dunmore

Review: Belgium's FCL, the grand coalition between Red D and San Soda, two incredibly giften DJs if we may add, head back to their "It's You" single on the Defected imprint for a healthy dosage of remix action. No originals in sight here and the doors open with a bang thanks to MK's aptly garage-slanted version, followed swiftly by a slice of David Morales injecting some of his funky vibes into the mix, topped with a Flashmob special - a grinding, sub-driven, lo-fi kinda cut! Mr Fingers' "Acid Jam" take care of the 303 action with his vocal, bleep-driven edit, and San Soda gives us a Panorama Bar acappella version - a simply essential tool in the booth!

THE BEAT BROKER

Limited Time

Bear Funk

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BFKLP 025
13 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco

Beat To The Street - (5:56) 105 BPM

Deep Breath - (5:59) 120 BPM

Energy - (6:14) 118 BPM

High Life - (6:24) 100 BPM

Summer In A Day - (6:15) 110 BPM

Departure - (6:15) 112 BPM

Believe It - (6:48) 120 BPM

New Visions - (6:27) 122 BPM

Rolling Thunder - (8:08) 120 BPM

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JRUMHAND/MSDOS

Made In Concrete EP

Reformed Recordings

505572 1807853
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Rugged - (5:09) 175 BPM

Need You So Bad - (5:26) 174 BPM

Bad Boy - (4:49)

Bad Boy VIP - (4:43) 175 BPM

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FRANKY RIZARDO

The End EP

Defected

826194 255299
16 May 13
Funky/Club House

The End (feat Tess Leah) - (7:11) 126 BPM

The End (feat Tess Leah - Rizardo re-rub) - (6:58) 126 BPM

Miami Vice - (6:52) 126 BPM

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Played by: Rony Breaker, Franky Rizardo

TRIAX

Forgery

Enzyme Holland

ENZYME 045
16 May 13
Gabba

Triax & Predator - "Forgery" - (5:22) 174 BPM

The Final Incantation - (5:45) 168 BPM

Harvester Of Souls - (4:38) 163 BPM

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Played by: How Hard

PIXEL/SHUWA/SOULTEC/TREEX

Exceptions EP

Influenza Media UK

INFLUENZA 035
13 May 13
Drum And Bass

Pixel - "No More" - (5:09) 175 BPM

Shuwa - "Monotronix" - (5:39) 172 BPM

SoulTec - "On This Journey" (feat LaMeduza) - (5:52) 175 BPM

Treex - "Find Your Way" - (5:43) 175 BPM

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RIP PRODUCTIONS

Rush Me

Ice Cream