Bestsellers This Week

RED 013
13 May 13

Shrank - (6:52)

NYCD - (6:47)

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103

MY NU LENG

The Grid

877

877004
12 Nov 12

The Grid - (5:56)

Hips N Thighs - (5:24)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Ya Dun Know, Hxdb, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, D3adl1ne, Konnekt - Hot N Heavy, Major Notes

Review: It seems that Julio Bashmore was not a one-off: there must be something in the water down Bristol way and it's resulting in a serious bass epidemic. My Nu Leng are a duo with an amazing futuristic take on house music. "The Grid" is just relentless groove, dark and twitchy with all kinds of sinister effects drifting in and out. "Hips N Thighs" is even more next level, like a weird, twisted booty cut on downers and stranded in a graveyard rave. Under a full moon.

104

CALCULON

Feel EP

Loose Squares

LOOSE L709
28 Jan 13

Calculon & Austin Speed - "Back The Fuck Up" - (4:09)

Calculon - "I Need You" - (5:16)

Calculon & Sinistarr - "Bloodfight" - (4:35)

Calculon & Pawn - "Crush" - (4:40)

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Played by: Chrissy Murderbot, Dev79

Review: Not just a cool character on Futurama, Calculon's heady cauldron is bubbling with noxious boundary-bounding vibes that take reference from juke, jungle, techno, trap and good old fashioned ghetto-tech. The end result, as you can imagine, is an instant call to action. From the no-nonsense, slow-mo drama of "Bloodfight" to the early proto jungle vibes of "Back The Fuck Up" via the polyrhythmic party-powered shock out "Crush", Calculon celebrates everything that's great about bass-laced music past, present and future.

105

BREACH/DARK SKY

The Click

Naked Naked

NKD 004
11 Feb 13

The Click - (6:22)

Fallout - (6:26)

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Played by: Ya Dun Know, Odiggity, Diplo, Hxdb, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Greenmoney, Deetron, Shox, Guy Gerber, Eats Everything, Super Flu

Review: Joining forces with Dark Sky for a pair of forthright bangers, Ben Westbeech's Breach project goes from strength to strength with its adventures into house jams with a rough, bruk flavour and oodles of sub-testing frequencies built for proper soundsystem battering. "The Click" keeps things lean and mean, letting a sizzling hat ring out while a solitary clap trucks away underneath. This track is all about subtle sound design and that head-crushing bass line, with no need for any distractions. "Fallout" on the flip is much livelier, laying down some slick vocal snippets and rounding out a more friendly sort of bassline for safer dancefloor play.

106

DISTAL

Rings

Lucky Beard Rec

LB 017
26 Mar 13

Hard House Cheer Squad (feat Wheez-ie) - (4:26)

Nose Handy - (3:12)

Diamond Leather Shock - (3:57)

Chucky Saturn - (4:11)

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Played by: Dev79, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Continuing his adventures into rough and ready hyper-modern rave business spinning off of the bass music zeitgeist, Distal comes bowling up to Lucky Beard with this rowdy selection of party smashers. "Hard House Cheer Squad" brings in all manner of dutty ass wiggling tropes, from trap drums to jungle breaks, while the melodies peal out in technicolour tones and the vocals come hopping in from all angles. "Diamond Leather Shock" is a more heads down affair that pushes the musicality to one side and focuses on intense drum programming and sample triggering in a frenzied attack on the senses. Bringing a different vibe altogether, "Chucky Saturn" strips everything back and focuses on a more ambient tone with just a smattering of the usual Distal drums, synths and samples compared to the normal overload.

107

BREACH & MIDLAND

101

Naked Naked

NKD 002
22 Oct 12

101 - (5:49)

Somewhere - (7:04)

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Played by: Brisa, Alkalino, Hxdb, Blind Prophet (South Fork Sound), Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Coyu, Resident Advisor, Allmostt, Ogris Debris

Review: There's very little information surrounding this drop from Breach and Midland, but it seems as though the pair have linked up for both sides, bringing their respective modernist house traits to bear on two forthright jams. There's a chunky, peak-time swagger to "101" as drums come pounding down around a deadly chord stab, but there's a great subtlety to the tense atmosphere, fed by distant wraith-like coos. "Somewhere" is a deeper affair, letting rich layers of blue-hued melody hum away with harmonising textures to match, while still retaining a direct quality to get the track working on the floor.

108

LUCKYBEARD

Descending Love

Lucky Beard Rec

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816769 016318
07 May 13

Descending Love - (2:56)

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Review: Luckybeard is both the artist and label name of Italian producer Francesco Barbaglia. Proudly 'devoted to electro, house, dubstep and bass music', it's no surprise then to hear his latest release comprises elements of virtually all of these genres. Production-wise, Barbaglia deals in controlled chaos, and he does so to totally bonkers effect on the frankly incendiary "Descending Love", the apocalyptic crescendo of which has to be heard to be believed.

109

KODEK

Bounce

Noize

NOIZE 172
09 May 13

Bounce - (4:41)

Not Sure About This - (6:34)

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110

WALTER EGO

Baby Benz

Girls Music

GIRLS 013
22 Apr 13

Baby Benz - (5:38)

Augment - (4:51)

UK - (3:24)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep

111

PUSHERMAN

Donuts EP

Audio Doughnuts

AD 004
06 Aug 12

Donuts - (6:26)

The People - (5:26)

Donuts (Diamond Bass remix) - (4:39)

The People (Naive Machine remix) - (5:18)

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Played by: Lwp Records, Ya Dun Know, Hxdb, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio

Review: After the slamming Shake It Off EP, up and coming bass producer Pusherman samples possibly one of the most lol-some moments the internet has ever produced on this new EP. "Donuts" features large chunks of Wiley's bonkers-even-by-his-standard rant against Dizzee Rascal in response to "Pussyole", captured via YouTube and layered over a tasty tropical/bass beat. Elsewhere, "The People" is a classy mix of stuttering 808 toms and 2-step snares, while remixes from Diamond Bass and Naive Machine impress too. In a word: "Donut".

112

BUKU

Janky EP

Pilot

PILOT 005
06 Jan 13

Janky - (4:12)

All Deez - (3:26)

Prowl - (3:40)

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Played by: Smutlee, Starkey, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Tee Circus, Nsekt, Lucent

Review: Hailing from Pittsburgh, Buku is currently making waves with his take on the bass phenomenon. Here we get a three tracker that contains more ideas than a Charles Saatchi brainstorming session. "Janky" is a booty bass anthem with hints of trap and some heavy keyboard drama. "All Deez" goes deep on the sleazy drum patterns before unexpectedly evolving into a big trancey synth epic. Last but not least, "Prowl" is all about the digital riddims and plucked synth strings glamour.

113

PAWN

Hazel EP

Brap Dem! Recordings

BRAPD 019
07 May 13

GoldStar - (5:37)

Hazel - (4:03)

Lynchpin - (4:45)

No Noise - (4:05)

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114

VARIOUS

Works

Kiosk France

buy whole release (9 tracks) from ~~$13.41~~ $9.99

KIOSK LP 01
22 Apr 13

K Gol - "Mind Mind" - (4:00)

Traxman - "Were Your Gone Run Too" - (3:44)

Likhan - "Telemac" - (4:08)

K Gol - "Dust" (remix) - (4:27)

Likhan - "Bad Boy" - (2:39)

Synaptic - "Far Out" - (4:39)

K Gol & Wheel - "Alone" - (4:54)

Pushy - "Forward Pix" - (4:33)

Leatherface - "C & C" - (4:26)

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115

RAUMSKAYA

Snapshot

Hyperboloid

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~$10.43~~ $0.00

HYPR 020
30 Apr 13

Cry About It - (5:21)

Thinking Of You - (3:11)

Snapshot - (4:38)

Keep Out - (4:10)

Snapshot (Pixelord remix) - (3:56)

Keep Out (Gillepsy remix) - (4:06)

Cry About It (Koloah remix) - (4:38)

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Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)

116

PAPEMASHE

Triellizm

KFR

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KFR 022
13 May 13

Borzhomi - (2:33)

Doberman - (3:22)

Suicide - (3:10)

Nogood - (2:21)

High - (2:42)

Purple Bred - (2:14)

Shyshka - (2:37)

Currency - (2:43)

Dopeweeks - (2:27)

Doc - (2:13)

Yeahlow Triellow - (2:02)

Flowsohot - (2:14)

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117

TEEFREQS

Distant Colours Vol 1

Distant Colours

DISTC 001
22 Apr 13

Reasons - (5:45) 140 BPM

Pyramids - (4:38)

Dial - (6:14) 140 BPM

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Review: Dubstep explorer Teefreqs kickstarts his a new label, Distant Colours, with a typically horizontal three-tracker. His explorations in bass are not only suitably spacious, but also effortlessly soulful. Opener "Reasons" is a case in point; while the bass is bold and the effects intergalactic, the bongo-laden rhythm, warm pads and hand picked samples ensure that the finished product is intoxicatingly fluid. The dub techno-influenced "Pyraminds" boasts a similar aesthetic, but comes on with a percussive intensity sometimes lacking in such deep and cosmic exercises. Closer "Dial", meanwhile, rolls along on a dubstep-jazz flex - all bouncy rhythms, distant horn samples and delicious bleep melodies.

118

BABA STILTZ/MARCUS PRICE/WAX MASTER MAURICE/118STHLMDJ/CRISTIAN DINAMARCA

Svensk Bas Vol 1

Svensk Bas

BAS 001
02 May 13

Baba Stiltz & Marcus Price - "Kassettband" - (2:50)

Wax Master Maurice - "Jump Down" (Marcus Price remix) - (2:52)

118sthlmDJ - "Linje Sjutton" (Henry Rodrick Juke mix) - (2:36)

Cristian Dinamarca - "Oh" - (3:56)

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119

KEEPSAKES

Night Echoes

Sequel One

SEO 003
15 May 13

Anything - (6:13)

4:25AM - (5:05)

Kontaina - (6:03)

2:10AM - (7:17)

Lounge Habit - (6:16)

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120

SEPALCURE

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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121

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.

122

VARIOUS

Back & 4th

Hotflush Recordings

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HFCD 005
04 Apr 11

Sepalcure - "Taking You Back" (original mix) - (7:26) 136 BPM

Boxcutter - "Loadtime" (original mix) - (5:02) 140 BPM

Boddika - "Warehouse" (original mix) - (5:55)

dBridge - "Knew You Were The 1" (original mix) - (6:07)

Scuba - "Feel It" (original mix) - (6:35)

FaltyDL - "Regret" (original mix) - (5:29) 136 BPM

Sigha - "Fold" (original mix) - (6:18)

George FitzGerald - "We Bilateral" (original mix) - (5:50)

Incyde - "Axis" (original mix) - (6:34)

Roska - "Measureless" (original mix) - (5:45)

Mount Kimbie - "Sketch On Glass" (original mix) - (4:19)

Scuba - "Twitch" (Jamie Vex'd remix) - (4:04)

Joy Orbison - "Hyph Mngo" (original mix) - (5:38) 140 BPM

Mount Kimbie - "Maybes" (James Blake remix) - (4:35) 140 BPM

Sigha - "Expansions" (original mix) - (6:20)

Untold - "Just For You" (Roska remix) - (5:49)

Scuba - "Tense" (original mix) - (4:41) 138 BPM

Untold - "Sweat" (original mix) - (6:35)

Pangaea - "Bear Witness" (original mix) - (6:19) 139 BPM

TRG & Dub U - "Losing Marbles" (2562 remix) - (6:38) 138 BPM

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Played by: Ndv (Polar Pair/Botanika), Chris Coco, Shadow Dancer, Dan Oh, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Reilly Steel, Matthew Kyle, Doorly, Larssen

Review: For anyone with a passion for forward-thinking bass music, Back & 4th should be essential listening. Via a sprinkling of super-hot exclusives and historic label favourites, it brilliantly celebrates the enduring appeal of Scuba's vital Hotflush Recordings imprint. For confirmed fans, it's the first new jams that will titillate most. It boasts some real killers; strobe-lit future garage, dubstep and wonky neck-snappers from Boxcutter, Rosca, Boddika, Falty DL and Scuba himself (the acid house-flavoured "Feel It"). If that's still not enough to tempt you, take a look at the previously released tracks from Joy Orbison, Mount Kimbie and Untold.

123

5: Five Years Of Hyperdub (unmixed tracks)

VARIOUS

5: Five Years Of Hyperdub (unmixed tracks)

Hyperdub

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HDBCD 005
05 Oct 09

King Midas Sound - "Meltdown" - (4:27) 139 BPM

Kode9 - "Time Patrol" (feat Cha Cha) - (5:09)

Darkstar - "Aidys Girl's A Computer" - (5:13) 136 BPM

Samiyam - "Roller Skates" - (2:18)

Flying Lotus - "Disco Balls" - (2:33)

Black Chow - "Purple Smoke" - (3:24)

Burial - "Fostercare" - (5:32)

Cooly G - "Weekend Fly" - (4:19)

Zomby - "Tarantula" - (4:05)

Martyn - "Mega Drive Generation" - (6:17)

LV - "Turn Away" (feat Dandelion) - (4:14) 140 BPM

Mala - "Level Nine" - (4:53) 140 BPM

LD - "Shake It" - (6:10) 136 BPM

Quarta 330 - "Bleeps from Outer Space" - (5:20) 144 BPM

Ikonika - "Sahara Michael" - (4:22) 140 BPM

Joker - "Stash" - (4:36) 140 BPM

Kode9 - "9 Samurai" - (5:39) 140 BPM

Burial - "South London Boroughs" - (5:06) 138 BPM

Kode9 - "Bad" - (5:12)

The Bug - "Money Honey" (feat Warrior Queen - remix) - (4:56)

LV - "Globetrotting (Erol Bellot)" - (3:44) 140 BPM

Burial - "Distant Lights" - (5:26)

Kode9 - "Ghost Town" - (4:21)

Kode9 - "Fukkaz" - (4:58) 140 BPM

Samiyam - "Return" - (3:09)

Darkstar - "Need You" - (6:10)

Zomby - "Spliff Dub" - (3:32) 143 BPM

Ikonika - "Please" - (4:40) 140 BPM

Zomby - "Kaliko" - (3:57) 139 BPM

2000F - "You Don't Know What Love Is" - (5:46) 140 BPM

Joker - "Digidesign" - (4:12) 140 BPM

Kode9 - "9 Samurai" (Quarta330 remix) - (5:29) 140 BPM

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Played by: Mary Ann Hobbs, Gilles Peterson, Dev79, Dubstep Forum Awards, Dubstep Forum Awards, Dubstep Forum Awards, Dubstep Forum Awards, Alert

124

OSSIE

Ignore

Hyperdub

HDB 067
26 Nov 12

Ignore (Yes I Did) (feat Tilz) - (5:43) 126 BPM

Find It - (6:17) 128 BPM

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Played by: Chrissy Murderbot, Odiggity, Ramskank, Simon/Off

Review: Regular Hyperdubber Ossie comes back with this delectable single of neo-soul goodness on "Ignore", providing the perfect backdrop for Tilz's smooth delivery. In between the bluesy key stabs and whip-cracking drums, there's a perfect mixture of club dynamics and pop sensibilities, seemingly typifying the current tone that Hyperdub seems geared towards. "Find It" lets Ossie off the chain into a purely instrumental cut that gives him full scope to zoom in on those razor-sharp drums and bolster them with further layers, while the musical elements veer between chunky Moog basslines and plucked mandolins, and a whole lot more besides.

125

HIDDEN RIDDIM/CORTICYTE feat MISSIN RED/PULSAR

Step By Step

Riddim Fruit

RIDDIMFRUIT 013
24 Sep 12

Step By Step - (4:00)

Step By Step (Pulsar remix) - (5:51)

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Played by: Homegroove Project, B.visible, Hidden Riddim, Winter

Review: There's something decidedly old skool about this breezer stepper from the Riddim Fruit camp. Boasting a weary but emotion-rich vocal, twinkling melodies, rubbery double bass and retro-futurist two-step beats, the original version of "Step By Step" sits somewhere between the jazzier end of two-step, broken beat and dubstep. It should go down well with those who enjoy the musically developed productions of, say, Maddslinky. The Pulsar remix, meanwhile, adds some heavier bass and a fluid dubstep shuffle, while retaining the original's autumnal beauty.

126

FRIEND WITHIN

The Game

Dirtybird US

DB 086
19 Feb 13

The Game - (6:58) 120 BPM

The Hollow - (7:28) 123 BPM

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Played by: Sirmo, Lifecycle, Ya Dun Know

Review: Liverpool producer Friend Within is a perfect fit with Dirtybird. His hectic, all-action style, previously seen on Hypercolour, bolts bulging, rave-era bass to cocaine house pads and UKG-influenced drums. There's enough depth to please the heads, but more than enough low-end pressure to work gigantic rooms full of sweaty, pie-eyed students to the brink of collective orgasm. Choose between the stab-tastic lead cut, "The Game" - all Robin S riffs and booming basslines - and "The Hollow", a deeper excursion that nevertheless packs more punch than Vitali Klitschko after an all-night amphetamine bender.

127

TRAXMAN

Da Mind Of Traxman

Planet Mu

buy whole release (18 tracks) from ~~$26.82~~ $13.49

ZIQ 318
09 Apr 12

Footworkin On Air - (4:01)

Itz Crack - (3:02)

Callin All Freaks - (3:01)

Slip Fall - (3:14)

I Need Some Money - (3:01)

Let There Be Rockkkkk - (3:02)

Rock You - (3:13)

Chilllll - (3:17)

Going Wild (feat Rashad & AG) - (3:09)

Work Me 2011 - (4:02)

1988 - (4:02)

I Must Deadly Killer - (3:04)

Sound Filed - (2:51)

Lady Dro - (3:15)

Setbacks - (3:03)

The Comeback 2011 - (1:49)

Conq Dat Bitch - (3:15)

Lifeeeee Is For Ever - (2:50)

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Played by: The Golden Toyz, Breakbeat.is

Review: It's plain to hear that footwork has wormed its way into the wider electronic music fraternity, popping up in all manner of unusual places. The Chicago originators have a distinct slant to their sound that makes it awkward listening away from the dancefloor, but now Traxman's album shows just how far the oddball rhythmic blueprint can go. Sensitive and soulful at times, jagged and abrasive at others, there's very few limits to where this album will take you. Best of all the eighteen tracks all still sound resolutely footwork, like an assurance of all the faith that has been bestowed upon the genre since its emergence on distant shores.

128

LONE

Galaxy Garden

R&S

buy whole release (12 tracks) from ~~$17.88~~ $10.99

RS 1206I
11 May 12

New Colour - (4:38)

The Animal Pattern - (4:26)

As A Child (feat Machinedrum) - (5:27)

Lying In The Reeds - (4:31)

Dragon Blue Eyes - (1:10)

Crystal Caverns 1991 - (4:50)

Raindance - (4:22)

Dream Girl/Sky Surfer - (5:22)

Earth's Lungs - (4:19)

Cthulhu (feat Machinedrum) - (4:27)

Stands Tidal Waves - (1:46)

Spirals (feat Anneka) - (5:33)

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Played by: Lpz, Mental Overdrive, Tom Central, Kush Arora, Future Beat Alliance, Posthuman, Boska, Bunny On Acid, Tosses & Varvez, Blah Blah Blah

Review: It's a disregard for pretention that makes Matt Cutler's music work so appealing, whether it be the exuberant 90s house approach on last album Emerald Fantasy Tracks or his earlier hip hop-tempo bump. Galaxy Garden starts off on a more esoteric tip with the tropical electronica of "New Colour", which captures the cheeriness of Plaid, or more recently Oriol on Planet Mu, in its sunshine chimes. By the time we get to "Lying In The Reeds" we're up to a house tempo that harks back to the softer side of early Detroit, playing with melody in a way that made Kenny Larkin stand out early on. It's when "Crystal Caverns 1991" starts up that we reach the most blatant distillation of old-skool; kicking off a breakstep beat with sweet but punchy 90s synths, the track cuts into a deadly rave motif without so much as a pause in the beat and it's like being back in, er, 1991. It would be easy to write off an album like this as derivative, but no-one can listen to the music itself and call it an imposter. Every track reeks of originality, whether it be the surprising track structures, the superbly detailed production, even the evocative imagery that the music conjures up. If you ever needed an album that felt like wide-eyed, innocent joy, this would be an excellent place to start.

129

BOK BOK

Southside (remixes)

Night Slugs

NS 010R
11 Jul 12

Silo Pass (Sir Spyro remix) - (5:39)

Silo Pass (Vjuan Allure remix) - (4:59)

Charisma Theme (Bok Bok remix) - (4:15)

Reminder (L-Vis 1990 CC mix) - (5:39)

Look (Helix remix) - (9:56)

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Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show), Juno Recommends Techno, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Mr Mitch, Gntlmn, J Courage, Lucent

Review: After the success of the original Southside EP last year, Bok Bok has called upon his mates to rework some of the lead cuts with results that stretch across the board. Sir Spyro has some filthy bass at the forefront of his playful reworking of "Silo Pass", while the horns get teased in the appropriate places to great effect. Vjuan Allure instead focuses on dry beats working around a UK Funky template, with only scattered effects left to fill in the gaps. Bok Bok's own remix of "Charisma Theme" piles the tension on high with dread strings and a snappy dispersal of percussion. L-Vis 1990 gets jacking with his take on "Reminder", leaving it to Helix to delve into a funky techno rut to conquer "Look".

130

BENEATH

Duty

Tectonic

TEC 068
01 Feb 13

Duty - (6:23)

Texers - (5:56)

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Played by: Alexander Robotnick

Review: Rapidly ripping it up with a mission to bring some proper dread back to the convoluted hinterland around what used to be dubstep, Beneath has been showing some deadly skill on No Symbols and Keysound, and now he gets snapped up by Pinch to bring it on home to the perfect label for such deadly accuracy, Tectonic. "Duty" wastes no time in whipping into a low slung 4/4 roll defined by a gut-wrenching bottom end while all manner of panic-inducing industrial textures come slamming in around it. Far from the monochrome results so many achieve with such a sound palette, there is a serious dynamism in the rhythm Beneath creates, only built upon with "Texers" as dystopian whiffs of melody try to enter the fray in a more whip-cracking broken beat template.

131

ZED BIAS

Heavy Water Riddim

Digital Soundboy

DSB 045
23 Sep 12

Heavy Water Riddim - (4:11)

Hurting me - (5:33)

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Played by: Brisa, Hxdb

Review: With his Maddslinky guise delving into housier realms this week, it's up to Zed Bias proper to keep things a touch rougher, and he does a remarkable job of it on "Heavy Water Riddim". Propelled by a snapping tapestry of found sounds (from the titular water to wooden thuds and metal clangs), a slow stalking breakbeat emerges and an earthy banger is born. "Hurting Me" is a complete departure on the flip, with the gentle 2-step lilt rounded out with rich synths and warming bass, while choice deployment of vocal hooks keeps things catchy and in keeping with Bias' garage roots.

132

TREVINO

Shank EP

3024

3024020 D
19 Nov 12

Shank - (5:34) 129 BPM

Spin Away - (5:20) 127 BPM

Tactical Manoeuvre - (7:07) 126 BPM

Makes Sense (digital bonus) - (4:34) 135 BPM

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Played by: Mark Archer, Shadow Dancer, Jamie Behan (Bastardo Electrico), Boriqua Tribez, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Cosby (Car Crash Set), Larssen, Ambivalent, DJ Hell

Review: The adoption of a new name and a new sound by Marcus Intalex has been one of this year's success stories, with his rattling brand of warehouse appropriate techno under the Trevino moniker gracing labels as diverse as [Naked Lunch], Apple Pips and Craig Richards' The Nothing Special. With a forthcoming debut on Klockworks on the way, Trevino returns to Martyn's 3024, the label where this new name was first established. Then appearing on a split release with Instra:mental, Trevino comes through with a full release in Tactical Manoeuvre EP which brandishes three tracks that showcase the different styles and sounds of the producer. The murky warehouse vibes of the title track make it the Juno favourite here but all three productions here are clearly the work of a producer in a rich vein of form.

133

MOSCA

Dom Perignon EP

3024

3024 016D
07 Nov 11

Dom Perignon - (6:05)

Orange Jack - (5:52)

Jager - (6:27)

Wray & Neph (Digital Exclusive) - (5:33)

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Played by: Monkey Beats, Shadow Dancer, R1 Ryders

Review: Still an artist in relative development, Mosca pops up on 3024 with this choice selection of focused and funky house cuts. "Dom Perignon" draws you in from the off with its choppy groove and subtle break vibe, leaving the melodics to play a more subtle part by inferring the deepness of the track rather than spelling it out. "Orange Jack" keeps the same linear, floor-ready presence but lightens the mood with a string stab and a maddening vocal loop, leaving it to "Jager" to cause the serious damage with a technoid workout that could end up in some quite unexpected record bags.

134

DARLING FARAH

Body Remixed

Civil Music

CIV 048D
22 Oct 12

Aaangel (Darling Farah's live edit) - (7:35) 125 BPM

Body (Jimmy Edgar remix) - (6:26) 120 BPM

Aaangel (Lando Kal remix) - (6:45) 125 BPM

Fortune (Bambounou remix) - (7:44) 126 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Juno Recommends Deep House, Posthuman, Blind Prophet (South Fork Sound), Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Jack Fell Down

Review: Civil Music invite some high profile artists to revisit tracks from Body, the superlative debut album set from Darling Farah with the results every bit as good as the source. Given the arresting aesthetic of the album, subverting the stylistic traditions of house and techno in a truly rewarding fashion, there's naturally a lot of space for revision and you have to applaud label and artist for who they approached for the task. Baaqi's fellow Detroit native Jimmy Edgar tackles the title track and delivers a remix filled with the kind of 90s house motifs that his Hotflush boss has been revelling in of late. Elsewhere Lando Kal turns in a typically futuristic take on "Aangel", while Darling Farah provides his own live edit of the same track, and rising Parisian producer Bambounou delivers a darkly techno flavoured remix of "Fortune".

135

I KILLED KENNY FEAT SLICK DON

Crux (remixes)

Four40

FF 035
04 Mar 13

Crux (VIP) - (4:14) 136 BPM

Crux (Pedro 123 remix) - (3:41) 140 BPM

Crux (KSH remix) - (3:42) 140 BPM

Crux (Pedro 123 instrumental) - (3:41) 140 BPM

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah, J69

Review: All aboard the remix express! Four40 follow up last month's b-boy two-stepper from IKK and Slick Don with four sparkling reversions. Pedro 123's re-imagination strips the original back into a plinky plonky trap attack that comes in both vocal and instrumental forms while KSH add much more of a bashy grime riddim. Then there's the obligatory VIP for added rewind pleasure. Get to the "Crux" of the matter... It's a vibes ting.

136

VELOUR

Speedway

Broadwalk

BW 004
03 Mar 13

Speedway - (4:44)

Dial - (4:35)

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Played by: Permanent Vacation

Review: Julio Bashmore and Hyetal return to their Velour project for a much anticipated new release on the former's Broadwalk label. Much has happened in the period since Velour made their velveteen debut on Night Slugs back in 2010 under a cloak of mystery and intrigue, most notably to Bashmore whose solo career has gone skywards off the back of the ubiquitous "Battle For Middle You". Crossing swords once more, there's a laid back sensation to this two track release that betrays how comfortable Bashmore and Hyetal are working together. Lead cut "Speedway" sounds strangely like the beat from "Goodbye Horses" glazed with the glistening, flirtatious bass snares that characterised their debut transmission. Complementing this, "Dial" is rhythmically more in line with The Velvet Collection, deftly pairing booming arrangements with spiralling synths, crisp yet off kilter claps and thick bass leads.

137

PRIMITIVE WORLD

Danceteria

Black Acre

ACRE 037
12 Nov 12

Danceteria - (7:16) 120 BPM

Run Interference - (3:48) 110 BPM

Cotopaxi - (3:36) 124 BPM

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Played by: Da Goblinn /Remuted

Review: On Danceteria, conventional house music gets brought down an alley and buggered senseless. The title track features the unusual combination of chiming bells and fragile, lithe percussion fused with dark keys and a brooding, junglist bassline. It makes for a tune that is both high on subtlety and force. "Run Interference" is somewhat more conventional thanks to its 'working the house' vocal sample and mid-tempo groove, but Primitive World slips back into experimental mode for "Cotopaxi". There, doubled-up claps provide the impetus but despite this, the rhythm is understated. It's just as well because the surging acid line that follows in its wake is powerful enough to annihilate a batallion of troops.

138

JULIO BASHMORE

Au Seve

Broadwalk

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BW 001
01 Jul 12

Au Seve - (6:33) 124 BPM

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Review: Broadwalk Records, the new label from Bristol house producer Julio Bashmore launches in fine style with the eminently classy Au Seve. Young Bashmore has an obvious talent for productions dripping in hooky qualities (see his still slay em jam "Battle For Middle You" as well as production credits for "Youth Soul" icon Jessie Ware) and "Au Seve" totally belongs in this canon, slipping carnival ready melodic touches and simple vocal loops over a dusted house mainframe dominated by rasping kicks and a killer rising bass line.

139

MISTA MEN

UTTU EP

Unknown To The Unknown

UTTU 021
18 Jun 12

Labrini - (4:48) 133 BPM

Forget U - (5:24) 134 BPM

Hard Drive - (4:56) 133 BPM

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Played by: Smutlee, Da Autopsy [uttu], Lud Dub, Ya Dun Know, Monkey Beats, Ricky Simmonds (DJ Rsi), Shadow Dancer, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Mista Men, Bizt, Broken Youth, Sounds Of Sumo

Review: The Unknown To The Unknown juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down as they absorb UK garage heroes Mista Men into the fray, delivering three club-ready bombs from the duo. "Labrini" takes it back to '97 with its steel pan percussion and bright streaks of neon intersecting its passages of sticky bassline action. "Forget U" opts for the darker approach, offering only snatches of vocals from its foggy bass, while "Hard Drive" takes some bracing synth stabs and puts them together with some breathy vocals and junglist airhorns to create a devastating combination. Right now only Disclosure can match this pair for such impeccably produced garage inspired beats - big tip!

140

VIN SOL

Edges Of A Vortex

Unknown To The Unknown

UTTU_027
08 Apr 13

Edges Of A Vortex - (4:29) 125 BPM

Voice Chip Activ8 - (3:56)

Voice Chip Activ8 (Matrixxman remix) - (5:04) 126 BPM

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Played by: Shadow Dancer

Review: Bay area analogue fetishist Vin Sol pops up on Unknown To The Unknown with a stargazing chunk of retro-futurist party acid. "Edges of a Vortex" packs the ghetto-inspired drum funk of Dance Mania and the low-end bounce of Virgo Four into a bass music-inspired slab of stab-laden euphoria (think snaking synth sax, stomping rhythms and rumbling Chi-town bass). "Voice Chip Activ8", meanwhile, sounds like the bastard offspring of Luke Vibert, Jeff Mills and DJ Rashad. Matrixxman remixes, turning the relentless original into a slack-jawed acid groover.

141

EPROM

Regis Chillbin

Rwina

RWINALP 001S
21 May 12

Regis Chillbin - (3:08)

Regis Chillbin (Machinedrum remix) - (3:45)

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Played by: Warlock, Chrissy Murderbot, Wildlife!, Hxdb, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Bunny On Acid, The Golden Toyz, Allmostt

Review: Dutch label Rwina drops West Coast bass merchant Eprom's latest killer slice of minimal freakery - the simply stunning "Regis Chillbin". Based around a very lean eat indeed, Eprom fleshes out the tune with some stunning and heady arpeggio stabs, creating a Oizo/Brainfeeder-esque randomscape that's just absorbing as it is gonzoid. The peerless Machinedrum drops yet another essential remix - working respectfully with the original but adding even more samples into a descending pattern of pitch-adjusted wonkery. Quite stunning and very highly recommended.

142

VARIOUS

Feathers

Pelican Fly

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FLY 009
18 Feb 13

Zora Jones - "Money Cat" - (4:40)

Cashmere Cat - "Aurora" - (3:33)

Sinjin Hawke - "Prom Nite" - (4:29)

Mister Tweeks - "Rave Land" - (3:58)

Lucid - "On & On" - (3:17)

Samename - "Mishima Curse" - (3:42)

Deebs - "Fillet" - (4:24)

Richelle - "Circular Motions 2025" - (4:52)

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

Review: Belgian leftfield dance label Pelican Fly have collated a host of tunes from all the key acts on their roster for this impressively different mini-compilation. Over the course of eight tracks we get taken on quite an adventure: from the bleepy 'G(litch) n B' of Zora Jones to the epic fanfare of Sinjin Hawke's "Prom Nite" and the restlessness of "Rave Land" by Mister Tweeks to the drum- machine-being-drowned-in-Lilt-isms of Lucid's "On & On" and the positively psychedelic "Circular Motions 2025" by the 'imaginative' Richelle.

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CASHMERE CAT

Mirror Maru (Remixes)

Pelican Fly

FLY 010
02 Apr 13

Kiss Kiss (Canblaster remix) - (4:11)

Mirror Maru (G Vump remix) - (3:24)

Mirror Maru (Feadz & Kito remix) - (4:41)

Kiss Kiss (Busy P remix) - (4:38)

Kiss Kiss (LidoLido remix) - (4:09)

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Played by: Smutlee, Paradisiaca Recordings

Review: Pelican Fly teams up with the infamous Ed Banger institution to deliver a tight little remix package of Cahmere Cat's "Mirror Maru" EP! Only "Mirror Maru" and "Kiss Kiss" are chosen as part of the project but judging from the diversity of the remixing team, this can only mean one thing: DOPE! Canblaster takes the first shot at the former, transforming the original into a sexy and seductive R&B anthem, whilst Busy P goes for a straight-up hip-hop flex with a touch of electro-tinged balearica, and LidoLido takes us on a soothing journey through sparse vocal-chops and grinding, booty-shaking basslines. As for the latter, G Vump takes a startling broken beat flex, reducing the original to a stuttering mass of kicks, snares and ominous harmonics; but the real surprise comes from Feadz & Kito, who create an all-out monster half-step belter - fresh!

144

NPHONIX

Tactix EP

Audio Culture Label

ACLBL 006D
11 Feb 13

Tactix - (4:52) 129 BPM

Dont I Feel - (6:24) 129 BPM

Naimina - (5:33) 133 BPM

20Cube - (7:34) 135 BPM

Naimina (Dub) - (5:36) 133 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Juno Recommends Techno

Review: Formerly known for his drum & bass productions when he first emerged, Russian producer Nphonix is in a funkier mood these days, not least on this EP for Audio Culture. "Tactix" plies a similar trade in disorientating sonic clutter as Gerry Read's disassembled house, except the garage rhythm underneath the dubby scrapes and swells is far more militant. "Don't I Feel" is a moodier cut featuring plenty of soulful vocal licks and a tech house persistence, while "Naimina" heads into a white flash of dub techno adaptations. "20Cube" heads down its own path of icy electro, and yet still the same dubby sensibility informs the melodics and sound design, obviously brought even further to the fore on "Naimina (Dub)". Highly recommended.

145

DAUWD

What's There

Pictures Music

PICT 010
21 Nov 11

What's There - (6:24)

Acireams - (5:26)

Ikopol - (4:55)

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Played by: Dairmount (Room With A View Recs), Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes, Anthony Bois, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep, Junoplus, Modo Fractal, Larssen, Soaka

Review: Dauwd caused a bit of a stir earlier this year with a free digital EP released through Pictures Music, and now he gets his first release proper with What's There. The title track is characterised by its melodic approach to bass music, with elastic synths and water droplet sonics accented with minimal, clicky percussion. It's a deceptive track which unfolds itself gradually, hitting you between the eyes with its emotional climax. The other tracks don't disappoint either, with "Acireams" utilising a straighter 4/4 beat with a palette of warm synth textures and clipped samples. Perhaps the real gem is "Ikopol", with its golden tones and bright bell percussion in combination with its rich bass and house untertones is perhaps exactly what you'd imagine a collaboration between Four Tet and Martyn to sound like. An incredible debut from what looks set to be one to watch in 2012.

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TNGHT (HUDSON MOHAWKE X LUNICE)

TNGHT

Warp x LuckyMe

WAP 337LMD
23 Jul 12

Top Floor - (1:53)

Goooo - (3:21)

Higher Ground - (3:19)

Bugg'n - (3:25)

Easy Easy - (3:51)

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Review: Making their debut on Warp, Hudson Mohawke and Lunice proudly cross their beams to rain down a sick and slick kind of future-crunk, aptly demonstrated in in the introductory nature of bass-rich teaser "Top Floor" with its juke leanings and menacing posture. There's a detuned nature to the recognisable bleeps and wails on offer here while the beats remain crunchy and steadfast. "Higher Ground" is more overt in its use of juke to create a twisted kind of hype, while "Bugg'n" drips and drops in a loping vat of sub bass and slow-mo strangeness, leaving you with one of the oddest takes on the contemporary mess of electronic beats.

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JASON BURNS/BRENT STILL LIFE

Right Here

Symbols Recordings

SMBL 013
04 Dec 12

Jason Burns - "Lightning" (feat Reva DeVito) - (3:41)

Brent Still Life - "I Could Blame You" - (4:08)

Jason Burns & Brent Still Life - "Right Here" - (4:48)

Jason Burns & Brent Still Life - "Ain't Nobody Do It" - (5:03)

Jason Burns & Brent Still Life - "Right Here" (We Sink remix) - (3:58)

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Played by: Hybu, Hxdb, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Shouts!, El Carnicero, Konnekt - Hot N Heavy

Review: Symbols Recordings regular Jason Burns returns for his third outing on Kastle's label, perhaps one of the most prolific new imprints in the world of forward thinking bass music this year. Here he teams up with Brent Still Life for five tracks of futuristic R&B action; first up Burns goes solo with "Lightning", a piece of 2-step infused house with a killer vocal hook, then its Brent Still Life's turn with "I Could Blame You", a cool piece of icy R&B sampling bass smeared with sumptuous square waves. Next the pair team up for "Right Here" and "Ain't Nobody Do It", two tracks that combine the same pop sensibility with a ghettotech vibe.

148

PHETSTA

Drop That Down EP

Klub Kids

KK 09045
11 May 13

Down (original) - (3:41)

Drop That (original) - (3:29)

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149

COMPOUND ONE

Howz Tings? EP

Compound One UK

CMPDIGI 002
06 Aug 12

Howz Tings? (original mix) - (6:27) 130 BPM

Howz Tings? (Joe Goddard remix) - (6:57) 130 BPM

Flingback (original mix) - (4:48) 135 BPM

Calling Out (Qualifide fub) - (5:31) 127 BPM

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Played by: Ricky Simmonds (DJ Rsi), DJ Purple Rabbit, Flash Atkins, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Hxdb, DJ Cure (Aufect Recordings), Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show), Nsekt, Pikcha

Review: British bass/garage/UKF risers Compound One drop a spanking and slightly wonky gem in the form of "Howz Tingz" - a bare and jacking tropical heater with some insane and catchy vocal hooks littered liberally over the top. Hot Chip and one half of the 2 Bears Joe Goddard weighs in with a deeper and more dubby remix, layering a drone bass over the vocal gymnastics, while another Compound original, "Flingback", keeps a slightly mischievous tone over some thick bass rises and tropical percussion.

150

PEDRO 123

Swap Numbers EP

B.YRSLF Division