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The Pioneer EP
RIS 019
29 Apr 13
The Pioneer EP by Eric Sharp on Rock It Science Laboratories Cue Track
Help Me - (5:13) Biggest-selling track on this release
The Pioneer EP by Eric Sharp on Rock It Science Laboratories Cue Track
Help Me (DAMB remix) - (6:50)
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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.
Bubble Boy
BH 008
03 Jul 12
Bubble Boy by Jim E Stack on Body High Cue Track
Bubble Boy - (3:51)
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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.
Stereotype (remixes)
FNMDIGST 3002
30 Sep 12
Stereotype (remixes) by Mark Stewart feat Factory Floor on Future Noise Cue Track
Stereotype (radio edit) - (3:58) 133 BPM
Stereotype (remixes) by Mark Stewart feat Factory Floor on Future Noise Cue Track
Stereotype (Italoconnection remix) - (5:37) 128 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
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RGP EP
LB 010
18 May 12
RGP EP by Nic Sarno on Lucky Beard Rec Cue Track
Skills - (3:31) Biggest-selling track on this release
RGP EP by Nic Sarno on Lucky Beard Rec Cue Track
Crafting - (2:52)
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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.
Records Of The World Order
100524 60
10 Feb 13
Records Of The World Order by Nikolai Stolz on Heart Attack Cue Track
Records Of The World Order (Blood & Oil mix) - (3:56)
Records Of The World Order by Nikolai Stolz on Heart Attack Cue Track
The Last Phase (Center Yoga Boogie Fake mix) - (3:45)
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Cabin Fever
TRILL 001
30 Oct 12
Cabin Fever by Paul Swytch on Trillitary Recordings Cue Track
Mustom Custache - (3:46) 140 BPM
Cabin Fever by Paul Swytch on Trillitary Recordings Cue Track
808x303 - (4:00) 140 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
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ICU EP
361015 1189348
13 Aug 12
ICU EP by Reilly Steel on Senseless Cue Track
ICU - (4:22) Biggest-selling track on this release
ICU EP by Reilly Steel on Senseless Cue Track
Taking Me - (4:26)
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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!
Billboard EP
LM 013
16 Oct 12
Billboard EP by S Type on Lucky Me Cue Track
Billboard - (3:19) Biggest-selling track on this release
Billboard EP by S Type on Lucky Me Cue Track
Flyp City - (2:43)
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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.
Pathway Through The Third Zone EP
35202
01 Oct 12
Pathway Through The Third Zone EP by Saaeon Express on Gourmets/Bebup Cue Track
To The Third District - (4:38) 129 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Pathway Through The Third Zone EP by Saaeon Express on Gourmets/Bebup Cue Track
The Moat - (4:53) 126 BPM
Pathway Through The Third Zone EP by Saaeon Express on Gourmets/Bebup Cue Track
Cosmic Lane - (4:26) 118 BPM
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Odd Furniture EP
FOF-122
12 Feb 13
Odd Furniture EP by Salva on Friends Of Friends Cue Track
Get A Life - (3:23) Biggest-selling track on this release
Odd Furniture EP by Salva on Friends Of Friends Cue Track
Drop That B - (3:28)
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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.
Wake The Dead/Forest Floor - Single
FTNT 014
30 Apr 12
Wake The Dead/Forest Floor - Single by Salva/Grenier on Frite Nite US Cue Track
Wake The Dead - (4:47) Biggest-selling track on this release
Wake The Dead/Forest Floor - Single by Salva/Grenier on Frite Nite US Cue Track
Forest Floor - (5:25)
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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.
5 Dollar Paradise EP
BH 009
25 Sep 12
5 Dollar Paradise EP by Samo Sound Boy on Body High Cue Track
5 Dollar Paradise - (5:13)
5 Dollar Paradise EP by Samo Sound Boy on Body High Cue Track
Watch Me Ride - (5:02)
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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.
Sloe Eyes
VSE 04
18 Feb 13
Sloe Eyes by Samoyed on Vase Cue Track
Sloe Eyes - (4:34) Biggest-selling track on this release
Sloe Eyes by Samoyed on Vase Cue Track
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.
Moombahcore (Sample Pack WAV)
Over 427 MB loops and samples inspired by krillex, Dillon Francis, Feed Me and more

SF 005
16 Mar 13
$25.21
Jalan Panjang EP
PI 003
17 Sep 12
Jalan Panjang EP by Sandman on Progressive Intelligence Cue Track
Long Street - (4:40)
Jalan Panjang EP by Sandman on Progressive Intelligence Cue Track
Big City - (3:59) Biggest-selling track on this release
Jalan Panjang EP by Sandman on Progressive Intelligence Cue Track
Express Train - (3:30)
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Sandunes
SINE 004
09 Nov 12
Sandunes by Sandunes on Vital Sines Cue Track
Rabbit Hole - (3:44)
Sandunes by Sandunes on Vital Sines Cue Track
TBH - (4:03) Biggest-selling track on this release
Sandunes by Sandunes on Vital Sines Cue Track
Elf Chord - (3:58)
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Cell33 EP
LOOSE L705
07 May 12
Cell33 EP by Sarantis on Loose Squares Cue Track
The Problem (feat Parly B) - (3:30) Biggest-selling track on this release
Cell33 EP by Sarantis on Loose Squares Cue Track
Str8up - (4:25)
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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".
Sunshine Baby Remixes
BT 020
29 Mar 13
Sunshine Baby Remixes by Satanicpornocultshop on Booty Tune Cue Track
Sunshine Baby Before long - (3:12)
Sunshine Baby Remixes by Satanicpornocultshop on Booty Tune Cue Track
Sunshine Baby (DJ Aflow remix) - (3:36)
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Effort Isn't Enough
S&C 008
14 May 12
Effort Isn't Enough by Saulya on Squelch & Clap Cue Track
Effort Isn't Enough - (5:50)
Effort Isn't Enough by Saulya on Squelch & Clap Cue Track
Gravitas - (6:12)
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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.
Bass Kick
DM 352
26 Feb 13
Bass Kick by Savage Skulls & Douster on Dim Mak US Cue Track
Bass Kick - (4:25)
Bass Kick by Savage Skulls & Douster on Dim Mak US Cue Track
TRT - (3:38) Biggest-selling track on this release
Bass Kick by Savage Skulls & Douster on Dim Mak US Cue Track
Nicole - (4:33)
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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.
Hold On
YT 078DS
20 Feb 12
Hold On by SBTRKT on Young Turks Cue Track
Hold On (feat Sampha) - (3:29) 132 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Hold On by SBTRKT on Young Turks Cue Track
Ride To Freedom - (2:53) 138 BPM
Hold On by SBTRKT on Young Turks Cue Track
Hold On (Sisi Bak Bak remix) - (6:32) 131 BPM
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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.
Hold On
YT 078DS
19 Mar 12
Hold On by SBTRKT on Young Turks Cue Track
Hold On (feat Sampha) - (3:29) Biggest-selling track on this release
Hold On by SBTRKT on Young Turks Cue Track
Ride To Freedom - (2:53)
Hold On by SBTRKT on Young Turks Cue Track
Hold On (Sisi BakBak remix) - (6:32)
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Played by: Sounds Of Sumo
Laika
MATH 04
28 May 12
Laika by Sbtrkt on Brain Math Cue Track
Laika - (5:26)
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Played by: Sounds Of Sumo
SBTRKT
YTDA 060
04 Jul 11
SBTRKT by SBTRKT on Young Turks Cue Track
Heatwave - (2:53)
SBTRKT by SBTRKT on Young Turks Cue Track
Hold On (feat Sampha) - (3:26)
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Future Kings EP
BR 032
18 Feb 13
Future Kings EP by Schroff on BroTown Cue Track
Future Kings - (4:17)
Future Kings EP by Schroff on BroTown Cue Track
Up In The Trap - (3:29) Biggest-selling track on this release
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Round One/Ghost Charmer
SFS 0006
06 May 13
Round One by Sclist on South Fork Sound Cue Track
Sclist - "Round One" - (5:08) Biggest-selling track on this release
Ghost Charmer by Subcorr on South Fork Sound Cue Track
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.
The Jelly Roll EP
DVA 004
19 Nov 12
The Jelly Roll EP by Scratcha Dva on DVA Music Cue Track
Jelly Roll - (4:49)
The Jelly Roll EP by Scratcha Dva on DVA Music Cue Track
Guro Triba - (6:03)
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The New World Order EP
DVA 005
19 Nov 12
New World Order by Scratcha DVA on DVA Music Cue Track
Scratcha DVA - "New World Order" - (4:57)
Schizophrenic by Scratcha DVA on DVA Music Cue Track
Scratcha DVA - "Schizophrenic" - (4:13)
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NE1BUTU
PER 002
02 Jul 12
NE1BUTU by Scuba on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
NE1BUTU - (4:40) 128 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
NE1BUTU by Scuba on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
NE1BUTU (SCB remix) - (6:26) 128 BPM
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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.
Personality
HFCD 007D
27 Feb 12
Personality by Scuba on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Ignition Key - (6:41)
Personality by Scuba on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Underbelly - (5:18)
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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.
DJ Kicks (unmixed tracks)
K7 291DTM
17 Oct 11
HF029B2 by Sigha on K7 Cue Track
Sigha - "HF029B2" - (3:51)
The Power Of Doubt by Surgeon on K7 Cue Track
Surgeon - "The Power Of Doubt" - (7:40)
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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?
Unknown Vectors
LC: 001
10 Aug 12
Unknown Vectors by Sd Laika on Lost Codes Cue Track
I Feel Cold - (0:20)
Unknown Vectors by Sd Laika on Lost Codes Cue Track
Spaceman Piff - (3:18)
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Played by: Wildlife!
Nautical Day EP
BYRSLF 016
25 Sep 12
Nautical Day EP by Seapoint on B.YRSLF Division Cue Track
Nautical Day - (3:45) Biggest-selling track on this release
Nautical Day EP by Seapoint on B.YRSLF Division Cue Track
Row Land - (4:17)
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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.
First Light
LHR 009
24 Aug 12
First Light by Sekkt on Loophole Recordings Cue Track
First Light - (7:58) 125 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
First Light by Sekkt on Loophole Recordings Cue Track
First Light (Jimmy Le Mac remix) - (6:02) 126 BPM
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Self Evident
SFS 0004
22 Mar 13
Self Evident by Self Evident on South Fork Sound Cue Track
Go Down Low - (4:29)
Self Evident by Self Evident on South Fork Sound Cue Track
Treat Me Right - (4:06)
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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".
Eternally Yrs
SEP 002
16 Apr 12
Eternally Yrs by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Eternally Yrs - (5:08)
Eternally Yrs by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Hold On (Trevino remix) - (5:45) Biggest-selling track on this release
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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.
Fleur EP
HF 026D
31 Jan 11
Fleur EP by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Fleur - (4:49)
Fleur EP by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Your Love - (4:43) 138 BPM
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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.
Make You EP
HF 039
22 Apr 13
Make You EP by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Make You - (6:32) Biggest-selling track on this release
Make You EP by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
He Said No - (5:41)
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Pencil Pimp
SEP 001
07 Nov 11
Pencil Pimp by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Pencil Pimp - (5:59) 139 BPM
Pencil Pimp by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
I'm Alright - (5:40) 128 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
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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.
Sepalcure
HFCD 006
21 Nov 11
Sepalcure by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Me - (4:23)
Sepalcure by Sepalcure on Hotflush Recordings Cue Track
Pencil Pimp - (5:59)
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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.
Crushed EP
BDEM 003
23 Apr 12
Crushed EP by Sepia on B-Dem Cue Track
Crushed - (4:44) Biggest-selling track on this release
Crushed EP by Sepia on B-Dem Cue Track
Temple Meads - (4:41)
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They Come At Night
BLR 011
13 Nov 12
They Come At Night by Sepia on Basslight Cue Track
They Come At Night - (5:10) 140 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
They Come At Night by Sepia on Basslight Cue Track
For All That We've Lost - (5:05)
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Frigid EP
FF 026
27 Aug 12
Frigid EP by Seraph on Four40 Cue Track
Freezing - (4:22)
Frigid EP by Seraph on Four40 Cue Track
Indigenous - (5:10)
Frigid EP by Seraph on Four40 Cue Track
Take It Back - (5:04) Biggest-selling track on this release
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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.
Flying High
UNDER 039D
18 Jun 12
Flying High by Seth on Skint Under 5's Cue Track
Flying High - (5:39) Biggest-selling track on this release
Flying High by Seth on Skint Under 5's Cue Track
Spliff - (5:09)
Flying High by Seth on Skint Under 5's Cue Track
Walk In Gloucester Road - (5:56)
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Played by: Vorres - Juno, Myler
#WESOFAMIS
SMR 011EP
12 Mar 13
#WESOFAMIS by Sex Party on Super Mart Produce Cue Track
Tylenol PM (feat DJ Swamp) - (3:48)
#WESOFAMIS by Sex Party on Super Mart Produce Cue Track
Waterfall (feat Quintron, DJ Swamp - Tuna Water remix) - (3:06)
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Vha Venda
WHEELYDEALY026
19 Mar 12
Vha Venda by Sfr on Wheel & Deal UK Cue Track
Vha Venda - (4:39)
Vha Venda by Sfr on Wheel & Deal UK Cue Track
Nci Nci - (4:23) Biggest-selling track on this release
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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.
Bordertown
AMB 1210
25 Nov 12
Bordertown by Shadow Child/Horx feat TK Wonder on Apollo/R&S Belgium Cue Track
Bordertown - (2:54)
Bordertown by Shadow Child/Horx feat TK Wonder on Apollo/R&S Belgium Cue Track
Bordertown (Synkro edit) - (4:32) Biggest-selling track on this release
Bordertown by Shadow Child/Horx feat TK Wonder on Apollo/R&S Belgium Cue Track
Bordertown (Gacha remix) - (4:45)
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Played by: D3adl1ne
Review: Shadow Child is the new moniker for Dave Spoon aka Simon Neale (he has a lot of names). Having started 2012 with SC's debut single via Dirtybird, his new sound has really started to fly. This new one, "Bordertown", is slow and menacing with bass so deep, even the toughest bins will buckle under its weight. Complimenting the dark music, we get a monotonous female vocal on top which gets really brought to life in the gorgeous, funked up garagey mix by Synkro. Gacha provides another great mix too, which is a really deep synth odyssey.