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RIS 019
29 Apr 13

Help Me - (5:13)

Help Me (DAMB remix) - (6:50)

Organized Confusion - (4:57)

Avusadora (with Bass Cadet) - (5:07)

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Played by: Eric Sharp

Review: He probably won't win any prizes for modesty with the title of this release, but Sharp's musical approach is certainly worthy of praise. "Help Me" is all breathy textures and swinging offbeats, the steely precision of minimal house mixed with the deeper sound of Detroit. The DAMB remix veers closer to minimalism; while it retains the original's sense of swing, the rhythm is tougher and the percussion more insistent. Sharp follows DAMB's example on "Organized Confusion"; there, tough drums and tonal shifts usher in a harder, less musical sound. It's a similar story on "Avusadora", featuring Bass Cadet, which focuses on a jacking rhythm and a repetitive vocal sample.

JIM E STACK

Bubble Boy

Body High

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BH 008
03 Jul 12

Bubble Boy - (3:51)

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Played by: Smutlee, Lud Dub, Odiggity, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Mike G, Sounds Of Sumo, Konnekt - Hot N Heavy

Review: Hailing from New Orleans, Jim E Stack certainly has plenty of dirty south swagger behind him on the rough and tough beat that defines "Bubble Boy", his offering to the Bodyhigh imprint. The snare comes rattling in a militaristic rattle while the bottom end stomps in that half-house lurch. There's plenty of diversion in the midrange as well, as woody panpipe imitations and more overtly electronic flourishes try to cool the tempestuous drums. For all their melodic intent though, this track is about the rhythm, and it comes weighing with an unstoppable intent.

MARK STEWART feat FACTORY FLOOR

Stereotype (remixes)

Future Noise

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FNMDIGST 3002
30 Sep 12

Stereotype (radio edit) - (3:58) 133 BPM

Stereotype (Italoconnection remix) - (5:37) 128 BPM

Stereotype (Italoconnection remix - instrumental) - (5:37) 128 BPM

Stereotype (Chrissy Murderbot Trunk Rattle mix) - (4:06) 108 BPM

Stereotype (Chrissy Murderbot Trunk Rattle dub) - (4:06) 108 BPM

Stereotype (Mark Stewart dub) - (3:38) 133 BPM

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Played by: Martin Brodin, Chrissy Murderbot

NIC SARNO

RGP EP

Lucky Beard Rec

LB 010
18 May 12

Skills - (3:31)

Crafting - (2:52)

Thief - (2:56)

Mage - (2:53)

Warrior - (3:14)

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Played by: Wildlife!, Aquadrop, Top Billin DJ Team

Review: Following huge releases from Digi G'Alessio and Stabber in recent months, Crookers' Lucky Beard imprint comes through with another EP of weird and wonderful yet heavy bass hybrids. "Skills" takes a house structure and flips it round with its skeletal beats and vocal samples and thundering low-end, while "Crafting" takes 808 percussion and wraps it up in some moody bass rumble. "Thief", "Mage" and "Warrior" meanwhile opt for some dubstep-style half-time action, which despite their hip-hop shapes are undeniably heavy beasts.

NIKOLAI STOLZ

Records Of The World Order

Heart Attack

100524 60
10 Feb 13

Records Of The World Order (Blood & Oil mix) - (3:56)

The Last Phase (Center Yoga Boogie Fake mix) - (3:45)

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PAUL SWYTCH

Cabin Fever

Trillitary Recordings

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TRILL 001
30 Oct 12

Mustom Custache - (3:46) 140 BPM

808x303 - (4:00) 140 BPM

Trinity - (3:24)

Cabin Fever (feat Alecia Patterson) - (4:13) 140 BPM

Motifv8tion - (3:05) 140 BPM

Wild Shots - (4:04) 145 BPM

WTF?! - (3:18) 140 BPM

WhiskeyTown (feat Charlie P) - (4:06) 140 BPM

Trinity (EMU remix) - (4:25) 141 BPM

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REILLY STEEL

ICU EP

Senseless

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361015 1189348
13 Aug 12

ICU - (4:22)

Taking Me - (4:26)

Inside - (4:23)

The Healing - (4:13)

ICU (Mak & Pasteman UK mix) - (5:11)

ICU (Cosmic Revenge remix) - (4:27)

Taking Me (Jaws Da Jormungand Fragile Kingdoms remix) - (5:19)

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Played by: Reilly Steel, Mike G, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: UK bass label Senseless Records have found a young producer from San Francisco called Reilly Steel. With brittle, possibly classical-trained, production it's safe to say that Steel is taking a more intelligent approach to bass music. "ICU' mixes erratic percussion with the distinctly British sound of vintage rave stabs. "Taking Me" continues this theme with more stabs, house organs and a wailing diva exclaiming 'taking me high-err!'. Things slow down on the fragile "Inside" with samples culled from nature including bird calls and the sound of water. The vintage rave theme still abounds on "The Healing" which reminds the listener of Moby's 'Go' but with better bass. Cosmic Revenge deliver a stand out uptempo mix of the title track; full of eccentric basslines and electronic disco toms!

S TYPE

Billboard EP

Lucky Me

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LM 013
16 Oct 12

Billboard - (3:19)

Flyp City - (2:43)

Sensi Star (feat Luke Slott) - (2:09)

Walrus (feat Budgie) - (3:06)

Whole Lotta - (3:01)

You Da Best - (2:35)

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Played by: Illmana (Dirty Trainer Crew), Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: One of the highlights of Rustie's recent Essential Mix, Glasweigan producer S-Type's "Billboard" sees a release through LuckyMe on this six track EP. Channelling the weighty MPC styles of TNGHT and Araabmuzik into one package, it combines heady melodies, neon synths and heavy beats, with the vocoder filled "Walrus" and the ghetto styles of "Whole Lotta" making for particular highlights.

SAAEON EXPRESS

Pathway Through The Third Zone EP

Gourmets/Bebup

35202
01 Oct 12

To The Third District - (4:38) 129 BPM

The Moat - (4:53) 126 BPM

Cosmic Lane - (4:26) 118 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno

SALVA

Odd Furniture EP

Friends Of Friends

FOF-122
12 Feb 13

Get A Life - (3:23)

Drop That B - (3:28)

Hard Drive - (3:52)

Rest In 3-Piece - (4:06)

BBQ - (5:15)

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Played by: Diplo, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah

Review: While he might be forging a name for himself in the nascent trap scene, on this return to regular haunt Friends Of Friends LA based producer Salva is embracing the ruff stomp of UK funky and serving up some peak time heat in tracks like "Get A Life". With plenty of hip hop vocal twists and the appropriate amount of hype-inducing samples it should keep his newer fans happy while still bringing something fresh to the table. There's a juke infusion at work on "Hard Drive", except it's fed through a limber, crafty amount of editing and production trickery that maximises the dizzying effect of the manic sample triggering. There's a more old-skool rave flavour at the centre of "Rest in 3-Piece", but still run through the grinder with a mercenary sensibility.

SALVA/GRENIER

Wake The Dead/Forest Floor - Single

Frite Nite US

FTNT 014
30 Apr 12

Wake The Dead - (4:47)

Forest Floor - (5:25)

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Played by: Hxdb, The Captain, Reilly Steel, Chrissy Murderbot

Review: Frite Nite label boss Paul Salva teams up with fellow American west coaster Grenier (who's recently changed his name from DJG, and who's constantly impressed hugely with some unique bass/step visions). The pair share their talents across two new tunes - the stunning "Wake The Dead", which wraps electro vibes around a variety of different styles on a haunted tip thanks to some polyrhythmic drum work, and "Forest Floor" which is far less cluttered and will find favour with fans of Hud Mo, Machinedrum et al.

SAMO SOUND BOY

5 Dollar Paradise EP

Body High

BH 009
25 Sep 12

5 Dollar Paradise - (5:13)

Watch Me Ride - (5:02)

Drive Time - (5:06)

Acid Walk (feat Njena Reddd Foxxx) - (5:56)

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Played by: Diplo, Mike G, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Tropical bass troubadour Samo Sound Boy delivers a decidedly high energy new EP for label Body High. The title track is a relentlessly pounding banger, featuring a pulsating electro-house bassline and campy chopped up vocals samples reminding us of Tobi Newman's Khia remix from many moons ago. "Watch Me Ride" piles on the old 303ims and hammers them home with a stomping kick and cowbells galore. "Drive Time" is a supreme electro-house workout, sounding like early releases on Destined Records. "Acid Walk" is a showdown between an overzealous 303 and sleazy vocalist Njena Reddd Foxxx. It's bass Jim, but not as we know it.

SAMOYED

Sloe Eyes

Vase

VSE 04
18 Feb 13

Sloe Eyes - (4:34)

Guts - (5:37)

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Review: Making his first full appearance on Jacques Greene's Vase imprint, Samoyed brings an energetic, ravey streak to his more typically mellow output, but he's still in command of a keen ear for strung out pads and emotional vocal snippets. "Sloe Eyes" is the sweeter of the two, but still finds itself whipping up into a breakbeat frenzy in between the dreamy breakdowns. "Guts" leads in on a lilting loop of melancholia, before a rugged beat and prominent bass come marching in to add some ass-wiggling dirt to the wistful situation. Fuelled by the sharp programming of UK funky and yet still as spooky as anything Samoyed has produced, it's a different kind of dance wrecker.

SAMPLE FREAK

Moombahcore (Sample Pack WAV)

Sample Freak

Over 427 MB loops and samples inspired by krillex, Dillon Francis, Feed Me and more

SF 005
16 Mar 13

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SANDMAN

Jalan Panjang EP

Progressive Intelligence

PI 003
17 Sep 12

Long Street - (4:40)

Big City - (3:59)

Express Train - (3:30)

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SANDUNES

Sandunes

Vital Sines

SINE 004
09 Nov 12

Rabbit Hole - (3:44)

TBH - (4:03)

Elf Chord - (3:58)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

SARANTIS

Cell33 EP

Loose Squares

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LOOSE L705
07 May 12

The Problem (feat Parly B) - (3:30)

Str8up - (4:25)

Acid Daze - (3:51)

Cell33 - (4:44)

Medieval - (4:04)

The Problem (feat Parly B - remix) - (4:13)

The Problem (instrumental) - (3:25)

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Played by: Chrissy Murderbot, J Courage, Xlii

Review: Leeds producer Sarantis is brimming with excellent off-the-hook rave ideas across all seven tracks on The Cell33 EP arriving courtesy of Chrissy Murderbot's Loose Squares label. As you'd expect from any Murderbot-approved release, tempos creep deep into 140bpm territory as Sarantis mixes footwork and juke rhythms with dub on "Acid Daze", dancehall on "The Problem" and grime on "Str8up".

SATANICPORNOCULTSHOP

Hellasick EP

Booty Tune

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BT 010
31 Jan 12

Bomb - (3:25)

Cracker - (3:33)

Hellasick - (3:21)

Blowin' - (3:13)

Suicide - (3:21)

19mSv - (3:15)

Eraser - (3:19)

Dental Juke - (3:21)

(_(_) (bbuddy) - (3:49)

Sunshine Baby - (3:37)

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SATANICPORNOCULTSHOP

Sunshine Baby Remixes

Booty Tune

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BT 020
29 Mar 13

Sunshine Baby Before long - (3:12)

Sunshine Baby (DJ Aflow remix) - (3:36)

Sunshine Baby (Hayato6go remix) - (3:05)

Sunshine Baby (DJGO remix) - (3:42)

Sunshine Baby (Threepee Boys remix) - (4:06)

Sunshine Baby (Klone7023 remix) - (4:06)

Sunshine Baby (100mado remix) - (6:46)

Strange Baby - (2:12)

Sunshine Baby (DJGO remix 2) - (3:13)

Sunshine Baby (D J Fulltono remix) - (4:55)

Sunshine Baby Cold Cheek - (3:53)

Sunshine Baby After all - (4:24)

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SAULYA

Effort Isn't Enough

Squelch & Clap

S&C 008
14 May 12

Effort Isn't Enough - (5:50)

Gravitas - (6:12)

I Don't Want To Sleep - (5:16)

Effort Isn't Enough (Arcade remix) - (5:07)

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Review: Squelch & Clap live up to their wonderful title once again with emerging Nottingham maestro Saulya. This EP is what we call in the music industry a sonic sandwich; two super-soft slices of nourishing modern day electro boogie bread ("Effort Isn't Enough" and "I Don't Want To Sleep") and a satisfyingly chewy bass filling, full of complexities ("Gravitas"). There's even a side salad; Arcade's remix of the eponymous lead track maintains the swooning, sweeping synths of the original but adds a distinctive, sharp Detroit/classic electro twist. Garnished with a mild dressing of jazz sensibility, this is a fantastic effort.

SAVAGE SKULLS & DOUSTER

Bass Kick

Dim Mak US

DM 352
26 Feb 13

Bass Kick - (4:25)

TRT - (3:38)

Nicole - (4:33)

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

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

SBTRKT

Hold On

Young Turks

YT 078DS
20 Feb 12

Hold On (feat Sampha) - (3:29) 132 BPM

Ride To Freedom - (2:53) 138 BPM

Hold On (Sisi Bak Bak remix) - (6:32) 131 BPM

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Played by: Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Vorres - Juno, Aquadrop

Review: Aaron Jerome dons his favourite tribal mask for another outing under the increasingly high profile SBTRKT moniker. The effortlessly soulful "Hold On" was one of the highlights of last year's debut SBTRKT full length - a slick, broken beat throwback with enough deep future garage chops to keep contemporary dancefloors happy. Here, the excellent original is joined by the more obviously dancefloor-centric Sisi Bak Bak remix (an alias of none other than Thom Yorke!), which chops up the beats, vocal and melodies in classic future garage fashion. Also worth a listen is bonus cut "Ride To Freedom", a glorious starburst of MDMA-rich synths and shuffling broken beats.

SBTRKT

Hold On

Young Turks

YT 078DS
19 Mar 12

Hold On (feat Sampha) - (3:29)

Ride To Freedom - (2:53)

Hold On (Sisi BakBak remix) - (6:32)

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Played by: Sounds Of Sumo

SBTRKT

Laika

Brain Math

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MATH 04
28 May 12

Laika - (5:26)

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Played by: Sounds Of Sumo

SBTRKT

Young Turks

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YTDA 060
27 Jun 11

Heatwave - (2:53)

Hold On - (3:26)

Wildfire - (3:21) 140 BPM

Sanctuary - (3:51)

Trials Of The Past - (4:24)

Right Thing To Do - (3:22)

Something Goes Right - (4:59) 146 BPM

Pharaohs - (3:38)

Ready Set Loop - (3:06) 143 BPM

Never Never - (3:57) 150 BPM

Go Bang - (3:31)

Living Like I Do (feat Sampha - bonus track) - (2:53)

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Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show), Flore, Diplo, Greenmoney

SBTRKT

Young Turks

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YTDA 060
04 Jul 11

Heatwave - (2:53)

Hold On (feat Sampha) - (3:26)

Wildfire (feat Yukimi Nagano) - (3:21) 140 BPM

Sanctuary (feat Jessie Ware & Sampha) - (3:51)

Trials Of The Past (feat Sampha) - (4:24)

Right Thing To Do (feat Jessie Ware) - (3:22)

Something Goes Right (feat Sampha) - (4:59) 146 BPM

Pharaohs (feat Roses Gabor) - (3:38)

Ready Set Loop - (3:06) 143 BPM

Never Never (feat Sampha) - (3:57) 150 BPM

Go Bang - (3:31)

Living Like I Do (feat Sampha) - (2:53)

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Played by: Future Classic DJS, Seiji

SCHROFF

Future Kings EP

BroTown

BR 032
18 Feb 13

Future Kings - (4:17)

Up In The Trap - (3:29)

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SCLIST/SUBCORR

Round One/Ghost Charmer

South Fork Sound

SFS 0006
06 May 13

Sclist - "Round One" - (5:08)

Subcorr - "Ghost Charmer" - (4:19)

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Review: This is a South Fork's first official spilt single and they're frankly rubbing their hands with glee over the artists they sourced to appear. Sclist is up first, delivering the remarkably weird and wonderful "Round One" which features hypnotic deep tribal and voodoo rhythms. Subcorr's "Ghost Charmer" is stark and menacing electro with a killer synth top line and is basically just amazing.

SCRATCHA DVA

The Jelly Roll EP

DVA Music

DVA 004
19 Nov 12

Jelly Roll - (4:49)

Guro Triba - (6:03)

Nasty Nasty Nasty (Roska remix) - (6:27)

Nasty Nasty Nasty (Sukh Knight remix) - (5:07)

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SCRATCHA DVA/SOULE POWER/S CHU

The New World Order EP

DVA Music

DVA 005
19 Nov 12

Scratcha DVA - "New World Order" - (4:57)

Scratcha DVA - "Schizophrenic" - (4:13)

Soule Power - "Lost" (Bakongo remix) - (5:45)

S Chu - "Quickfoot" - (7:41)

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SCUBA

NE1BUTU

Hotflush Recordings

PER 002
02 Jul 12

NE1BUTU - (4:40) 128 BPM

NE1BUTU (SCB remix) - (6:26) 128 BPM

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Played by: Peter Edison, Lifecycle, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Techno, Black Jack, Manhattan, Top Billin DJ Team, Hybrid

Review: Whatever your opinion of Scuba's divisive album Personality, there's no denying that "NE1BUTU" was one of the album's brightest moments. Taking a punchy breakbeat and upbeat piano riff, the track is Paul Rose's love letter to pretty much everything great about every dance track from the 90s. Those that wish the producer would return to his darker ways however, can take comfort in the accompanying remix, in which Rose dons his SCB hat and turns it into a lean techno tool that cloaks the original's colour in shades of grey, creating one of his most incisive club tracks to date.

SCUBA

Personality

Hotflush Recordings

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HFCD 007D
27 Feb 12

Ignition Key - (6:41)

Underbelly - (5:18)

The Hope - (4:12)

Dsy Chn - (4:45)

July - (5:17)

Action - (6:29)

Cognitive Dissonance - (4:43)

Gekko - (6:09)

Ne1butu - (4:40)

Tulips - (4:26)

If U Want - (6:39)

Flash Addict (bonus track) - (5:37)

Personality (continuous LP mix) - (57:02)

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Played by: Chris Coco, Lung, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Bizt, Matthew Kyle, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep, Rack N Ruin, Resident Advisor, Manhattan, Jon Saigon, Mak & Pasteman, Tcts

Review: Where Scuba's earlier work was typified by the same metallic sheen and monochrome hue, it's noticeable on his third album Personality just how much more colour he's letting into the mix. Whether it's the crisp electro breaks of opener "Ignition Key" or the joyous pop chimes of "July", the mood is overall far sunnier than the Scuba of before. There's drum & bass explorations being made on "Cognitive Dissonance", chart-baiting hooks aplenty and a wealth of vocal action from speeches to divas. All in all it's another essential, multi-faceted evolutionary step for the Berlin-based producer.

SCUBA/VARIOUS

DJ Kicks (unmixed tracks)

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K7 291DTM
17 Oct 11

Sigha - "HF029B2" - (3:51)

Surgeon - "The Power Of Doubt" - (7:40)

dBridge - "For Tonight" - (6:25)

Badawi - "Lost Highway" (Incyde remix) - (4:58)

Peverelist - "Sun Dance" - (6:13)

Until Silence - "The Affair" - (5:25)

Addison Groove - "An We Drop" - (4:57)

Roska - "Leapfrog" - (4:30)

Trevino - "Shorty" - (4:14)

Beaumont - "CPX11" - (4:18)

Function vs Jerome Sydenham - "Two Ninety One" - (9:49)

Braille - "Breakup" - (5:26)

Quest - "Everybody In The Place" - (6:27)

Sigha - "Let Me In" - (6:52)

George Fitzgerald - "Shackled" - (7:10)

Jon Convex - "Streetwalk" - (5:00)

Mr Beatnick - "Don't Walk Away From My Love" - (6:36)

Boddika - "Acid Battery" - (4:55)

Marcel Dettmann - "Captivate" - (6:01)

Arkist - "Rendezvous" (SCB edit) - (8:04)

Locked Groove - "Drowning" - (5:54)

Recloose - "Tecumseh" - (8:02)

Sigha - "Where I Come To Forget" - (8:22)

Sex Worker - "Rythm Of The Night" - (3:18)

MARS (DJ-Kicks) - (6:02)

Jichael Mackson - "Gedons" - (14:39)

Rivet - "Running" - (6:11)

Recondite - "Backbone" - (5:40)

Ludovic Vendi - "Mental Bright" - (8:18)

Rivet - "Slant" - (6:49)

Scuba - "Adrenalin" - (6:08)

Sepalcure - "Inside" - (2:13)

Various - "Scuba DJ-Kicks mix" (continuous DJ mix by Scuba) - (1:15:57)

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Played by: Owain Kimber (Owain K), Shadow Dancer, Deepchild, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Jamie Behan (Bastardo Electrico), Siz.da, Enzo Canale, Bunny On Acid, Van Bonn, Breakbeat.is, Attemporal, Arma, Apparat

Review: While it might be tricky in these open-minded times for Scuba to shatter preconceptions the way that he did with his Sub:Stance mix a few years ago, this compilation should be seen really as a celebration of the man himself as a DJ. After launching with a decidedly minimalist approach, the mix meanders between pacey techno, bluesy broken beat and rolling dubstep tempos. At times the flow feels unsteady, but then it just rings true that he put this mix together for himself. Without a dancefloor to look after, who knows where many of our favourite DJs might take us?

SD LAIKA

Unknown Vectors

Lost Codes

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LC: 001
10 Aug 12

I Feel Cold - (0:20)

Spaceman Piff - (3:18)

Creepy Crawling - (3:14)

Tropic Of Cancer - (3:04)

Spaceman Piff (Visionist remix) - (5:20)

Tropic Of Capricorn - (2:15)

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Played by: Wildlife!

SEAPOINT

Nautical Day EP

B.YRSLF Division

BYRSLF 016
25 Sep 12

Nautical Day - (3:45)

Row Land - (4:17)

Cyanotype Cities - (4:52)

Shadow Encoder - (4:28)

Unknown Ruins - (3:37)

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Played by: Smutlee, Dev79, Mike G

Review: Seapoint is a shady producer from Montreal, who has seen his profile rise quite considerably over the last 12 months. Not one for holding back on his love of all things oceanic, he now drops his Nautical Day EP which should see him ahem, reel in even more attention with his cut up, retro sound. The title track sees stop-start beats carry a looped 80s/90s R&B sample. "Row Land" follows a similar approach but with extra synth stabs and more up front club vibes. "Cyanotype Cities" features a vintage New York house sound, with 4/4 beats, a ravey organ, killer snare rolls and a wailing diva sample. "Shadow Encoder" is all broken hip-hop beats and sci-fi R&B keyboards. The last track "Unknown Ruins", mines the 90s soul vibes even more, sounding rather like Boys II Men stuck in a K hole.

SEKKT

First Light

Loophole Recordings

LHR 009
24 Aug 12

First Light - (7:58) 125 BPM

First Light (Jimmy Le Mac remix) - (6:02) 126 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House

SELF EVIDENT

Self Evident

South Fork Sound

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SFS 0004
22 Mar 13

Go Down Low - (4:29)

Treat Me Right - (4:06)

Stripper Pole - (3:54)

Want Freak - (4:58)

Forbidden Chamber - (4:04)

Calgary - (5:58)

Loving You (It Gets Rough) - (4:39)

Birth Of Light - (4:02)

Voice Of The Wild - (4:26)

Offhand - (5:36)

Ray Of Hope - (4:21)

More - (4:30)

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Played by: The Funk Hunters, Blind Prophet (South Fork Sound)

Review: Canadian producer Self Evident has been slowly but surely making a name for himself with a string of killer singles and collaborations with HxDB, but now he fully gets his chance to shine with this, his debut album. The LP boasts 12 tracks bursting with idiosyncratic beats and bonkers sounds and melodies. Highlights include the broken tropical dub of opener "Go Down Low", the sleazy, cough, bottom end of "Stripper Pole", the snarling beat beast of "Calgary" and the hauntingly sparse trap influenced "Birth of Light".

SEPALCURE

Eternally Yrs

Hotflush Recordings

SEP 002
16 Apr 12

Eternally Yrs - (5:08)

Hold On (Trevino remix) - (5:45)

Don't Cry - (4:39)

The One (Kevin McPhee remix) - (8:00)

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Played by: Toyboy & Robin, Shadow Dancer, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep

Review: Presumably signing off on their excellent debut album from last year, this EP comprises two Sepalcure originals - the juke gone broken-beat of "Eternally Yrs" and the previously unreleased "Don't Cry", a tense standoff between hyperactive 808 and more flowing, soulful waves of vocal and drifting synth delay. As with any Hotflush release, the remixers are exceptionally well chosen - Marcus Intalex in his Trevino guise transforms "Hold On", pulling the original's looser elements together with a taut rhythmic focus, but the big remix is from Canadian wunderkind Kevin McPhee. His take on album standout track "The One" sets the delicate stabs into the background, turning it into a rolling drum-led behemoth which is neither house nor techno, but somewhere pleasantly in between.

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Fleur EP

Hotflush Recordings

HF 026D
31 Jan 11

Fleur - (4:49)

Your Love - (4:43) 138 BPM

No Think - (6:14) 144 BPM

Inside - (2:13)

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Played by: Ben Gomori, Chris Coco, Deepchild, James Johnston (No Matter What)

Review: Another hotly tipped act to appear on Scuba's Hotflush imprint, Sepalcure blend ambient soundscapes with lush melodies, hushed vocals and a deep, experimental post-dubstep sound that's quite frankly, really rather wonderful. Kicking off with the title track, Sepalcure send us into a sublime headspace which is somewhere between contemporary hot shots like Mount Kimbie, Pariah and fellow yanks Vondelpark and Ninja stalwarts like Cinematic Orchestra. Next, "Your Love" takes things even more downbeat with echoing, reverbed atmospheric crackles and a warm, murmuring b-line yet there is a sense in which this track won't settle - constantly fidgeting and looking towards the horizon until entering a contemplative passage towards the end. It leads us neatly into "No Think" - which could well be the defining track of the EP, what "Work Them" was to Ramadanman last summer. Here, lurching 2-step rhythms hit home with great effect, the same shimmering, barely-there vocals and an overwhelming sense of brooding darkness. Divine. "Inside" closes the EP with a short two-minute Flying Lotus style finale, incorporating string flourishes, muttering lyrics and warm ambient watercolour washes.

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Love Pressure EP

Hotflush Recordings

HF 025
12 Jul 10

Love Pressure - (4:09) 140 BPM

Down - (4:08)

Every Day Of My Life - (5:11)

The Warning - (4:17)

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Played by: Ronin Selecta [bassdrive.com], Chris Coco

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Make You EP

Hotflush Recordings

HF 039
22 Apr 13

Make You - (6:32)

He Said No - (5:41)

The Water's Fine - (5:02)

Rumours - (5:31)

DMD - (1:31)

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Pencil Pimp

Hotflush Recordings

SEP 001
07 Nov 11

Pencil Pimp - (5:59) 139 BPM

I'm Alright - (5:40) 128 BPM

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Played by: Gee, Chrissy Murderbot, Monkey Beats, Juno Recommends Uk Hardcore, Tee Circus

Review: As a prelude to their debut album, released in December, Sepalcure (the pairing of Braille and Machinedrum) drop this single containing "Pencil Pimp", one of the album's many highlights. "Pencil Pimp" is an uptempo track in the vein of Machinedrum's album from earlier this year, incorporating the rhythmic flex of footwork and insistent piano line with washed out textures and acoustic samples which recall labelmates Mount Kimbie. Up next is "I'm Alright", a track exclusive to the single release. If the A-Side seemed like Machinedrum was taking the lead, then this track is obviously much like Braille's recent EP on Hotflush. Combining broken beats with a housier tempo, the track is as rich as its counterpart, utilising its titular vocal sample to great effect, with razor sharp handclaps swimming in an ocean of aquatic synths.

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Sepalcure

Hotflush Recordings

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HFCD 006
21 Nov 11

Me - (4:23)

Pencil Pimp - (5:59)

The One - (5:38)

See Me Feel Me - (4:59)

Eternally Yrs - (5:08)

Yuh Nuh See - (5:13)

Breezin - (6:37)

Hold On - (4:27)

Carrot Man - (5:00)

Outside - (4:22)

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Played by: Marcel Knopf, Chris Coco, Shadow Dancer, Deepchild, Matthew Kyle, Gullfisk

Review: Following last year's acclaimed EPs on Hotflush, Sepalcure, aka Travis Stewart and Praveen Sharma had some time off from the project and achieved huge things separately - Stewart as Machinedrum has released one of this year's best albums on Planet Mu, and Sharma as Braille two of this year's best EPs on Hotflush and Rush Hour. Incredibly, this album manages to exceed their individual achievements; skilfully combining broken beat, dubstep, and the more classic tones of house, this album is only matched by Mount Kimbie's Crooks & Lovers in terms of textural richness and fluid rhythms. Whether it's the echoes of Detroit techno in "The One", the soul inspired melodies of "See Me Feel Me", the footwork rhythms of "Eternally Yrs" or the dubstep-evoking bass oscillations and rhythmic stutter of "Yuh Nuh See" and "Breezin", each genre boundary they cross is done with the kind of skill that few of their peers operating under the sometimes shady term "post-dubstep" could ever hope to emulate.

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Crushed EP

B-Dem

BDEM 003
23 Apr 12

Crushed - (4:44)

Temple Meads - (4:41)

Darker Days - (4:56)

Falling Back Into Sorrow - (4:35)

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They Come At Night

Basslight

BLR 011
13 Nov 12

They Come At Night - (5:10) 140 BPM

For All That We've Lost - (5:05)

Time Out (Shouldn't Be Here) - (5:59)

Without You - (5:44) 140 BPM

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Frigid EP

Four40

FF 026
27 Aug 12

Freezing - (4:22)

Indigenous - (5:10)

Take It Back - (5:04)

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Review: Four40 return to highlight the considerable talents of Seraph, a producer with a keen ear for raucous yet moody steppers. "Freezing" goes in hard with its cavernous bassline and built-in spinbacks, while "Indigenous" takes things in a darker, more tribal direction with its rapid percussion and robotic synth textures. It's "Take It Back" however that's the real killer; sounding like it could be a lost track from The Prodigy circa "Experience" with the contemporary melodic sensibility of Lone or Machinedrum.

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Flying High

Skint Under 5's

UNDER 039D
18 Jun 12

Flying High - (5:39)

Spliff - (5:09)

Walk In Gloucester Road - (5:56)

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Played by: Vorres - Juno, Myler

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Super Mart Produce

SMR 011EP
12 Mar 13

Tylenol PM (feat DJ Swamp) - (3:48)

Waterfall (feat Quintron, DJ Swamp - Tuna Water remix) - (3:06)

Mick Dagger - (4:11)

Brainz - (4:26)

Specialman (feat DJ Swamp) - (4:16)

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Vha Venda

Wheel & Deal UK

WHEELYDEALY026
19 Mar 12

Vha Venda - (4:39)

Nci Nci - (4:23)

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Review: N-Type's Wheel & Deal imprint dishes up something a bit different here as SFR steps up with tribal, oriental influenced piece "Vha Venda". The title track kicks off with a tribal patter of drums, eerie crying vocals and a bleepy Redlight-esque rhythm, with bleepy melody dancing over the top. Smashing snares add a sense of aggression as the piece develops into a bass line driven, heads down, hoods up slice of badness. The accompanying "Nci Nci" continues the journey with a funky, upbeat tone full of glitch slurps and bleeps and a fun, catchy beat.

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Bordertown

Apollo/R&S Belgium