Eight Weeks

744861 608066
06 May 13

Northwest Passage - (4:48)

Northwest Passage (Vessel remix) - (4:55)

Northwest Passage (Factory Floor remix) - (7:30)

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Review: Ahead of a multitude of new ventures and projects, Hyetal makes a welcome return to hint at where his sound might be heading with this new track. It's a bold move that fuses rasping electro drum patterns with reverbed vocal and trademark plush, detuning melodies that comes on like a dramatic, windswept version of synth-pop built for craggy coastlines. Vessel steps up for the first remix, shearing away the niceties to create some industrial flavoured dread complete with yowling, nebulous wraiths of the original vocal and insistent bass. Factory Floor meanwhile bring their own brand of looping sample revisions that work up to a peppy, disco-fuelled burner with a catchy bassline to anchor the more wayward samples in the background.

IO SOUNDS/LAKOSA

Mindgames

Symbols Recordings

SMBL 019
07 May 13

Mindgames (feat Riya) - (4:24)

Absense - (3:58)

Ruff - (4:30)

Mindgames (feat Riya - Bobby Tank remix) - (4:36)

Mindgames (feat Riya - Kiri remix) - (4:39)

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Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Utilising drum & bass siren Riya's silken vocals on a bass release might be this year's best idea yet. Weaving in and out of that house and dubstep and garage and footwork sound we're all so keen on right now, technical beats and lush atmospherics keep harsh synth stabs in check in the title track, while "Absense" and "Ruff" shake off their Mr Whippy soft sweetness and launch into an icy world of techy house and cool sampling perfect for late night dancefloors filled with long-haired girls and pastel strobes. For extra pop-quiz cool points, Kiri's remix of "Mindgames" was recently played in a Disclosure mix for Rinse FM. You're in with the Eton Messy crowd now, guys.

ISHOME

Confession

Fuselab

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FSLAB 012
15 May 13

Grade - (4:19)

Adam - (4:10) 140 BPM

Tetra 94 (part 1) - (3:16)

Wildness - (4:45)

Sad Family - (4:46)

Tetra 94 (part 2) - (5:00)

It Exists - (3:41)

Ken Tavr - (5:07)

Earth - (5:36)

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Review: Russian producer Ishome has been bubbling away for years, checking in on myriad genres from dub to prog to techno. Here we find her in full dub mode, serving up some of her most sensual sonics to date. Flicking with finesse from cut n' paste starlight delight ("Adam") to swampier, more pensive pieces ("Sad Family") via ambient space baroque ("It Exists"), she shows maturity and rich depths throughout the full album. This should appeal to everyone from Trentemoller fans to Kokeshi lovers.

J PAUL GETTO

Different Folks

Guesthouse US

GMD 168
22 Apr 13

Different Folks - (5:49) 123 BPM

Different Folks (Will Monotone mix) - (7:51) 123 BPM

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JACK FELL DOWN

In Your Soul (Mix 1)

Manucci's Mistress

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MANUCCI 002FREE
22 May 13

In Your Soul (Mix 1) - (5:45) 119 BPM

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JACKSUN FEAR

Rumble

Invader Music Spain

INV 1210
20 May 13

Rumble (feat Meav) - (5:04)

Company (feat Meava Bertheleot) - (4:23)

Break (feat Francis Mott - Johul remix) - (7:02)

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JAMES LEE

Revolution

Elementary Muzik

EMZSTEP 007
14 May 13

Revolution - (5:11)

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JAW JAM

The Truth

Tuff Wax

TWX-012
06 May 13

The Truth (original mix) - (4:30)

Late Nite - (3:55)

The End (Music Is The Answer) - (3:51)

The Truth (Lockah remix) - (5:00)

The Truth (Yoin's Nothing But The Truth remix) - (4:40)

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Played by: Paradisiaca Recordings

Dancefloor Sweets Vol 1 (compiled by JJ Mumbles)

JJ MUMBLES/IMYRMIND/JEEKS/K15/SEX RULES EVERYTHING

Dancefloor Sweets Vol 1 (compiled by JJ Mumbles)

WotNot Music

WOT 009
13 May 13

IMYRMIND - "Orange Skin Food" - (5:59)

Jeeks - "Parma" - (3:25)

K15 - "Returning Is Impossible" - (5:25)

Sex Rules Everything - "Dress To Undress" - (4:28)

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JOACHIM DE LUX

La Ronde Des Sirenes

System Odio

SYS 7536
14 May 13

La Ronde Des Sirenes - (4:56)

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JORI HULKKONEN/THIRD CULTURE

Negative Time (remixes 2)

My Favorite Robot Canada

MFR 072
22 Apr 13

Gonna Track You Down (Knox remix) - (4:20)

Liquid Hologram (feat JiiHoo - Jori Hulkkonen remix) - (6:31) 123 BPM

Do It (feat Third Culture & Olga Kouklaki - Maxxi Soundsystem remix) - (6:49) 119 BPM

Bass Is A Many Splendored Thing (The Model remix) - (6:38) 123 BPM

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Played by: Amirali

JUNO SUTTON/MTD/DUTTY DAN

Block 123

Paradise Club Recordings

PCRD 004
22 Apr 13

Juno Sutton, MTD & Dutty Dan - "Block 123" - (5:29)

Juno Sutton - "Get You" - (7:11)

MTD & Dutty Dan - "Seeing Thoughts" - (4:57)

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Review: Paradise Club regulars Juno Sutton, MTD and Dutty Dan are back with a new split EP. Firstly all three join forces for the driving UKF anthem "Block 123", which features a rolling bassline that destroys everything in its path. Sutton goes solo for the melodic and dreamy electro-house of "Get You" and the other two opt for the slammin' diva house-meets post dubstep of "Seeing Thoughts".

KAIDEN GRAY

Hostage

Dirty Trainers

DTC 006
25 Mar 13

Hostage (original mix) - (4:38)

Hostage (Stuff remix) - (4:12)

Hostage (Arun Verone remix) - (5:12)

Hostage (Omah remix) - (5:09)

Hostage (Misguided Musiq remix) - (5:36)

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KALBATA

It Ain't Like That

Greenmoney Recordings

GMR 016
20 May 13

It Ain't Like That - (6:04) 123 BPM

Barbara - (3:17) 128 BPM

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KASTLE feat AUSTIN PAUL

Kastle

Symbols Recordings

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SMBLP 001
23 Apr 13

Stay Close - (3:27)

Been Awhile - (2:58)

Without You - (3:18)

Insatiable - (3:40)

Into The Night - (3:16)

Timeless - (3:35)

Death From Above - (3:43)

Red Light - (3:25)

Circles - (3:12)

Shouldn't Say - (3:24)

Things We Can Do - (3:28)

Must Be Crazy - (3:56)

Respiration - (2:20)

Make You Stay - (3:59)

One Last Time - (3:23)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Cosby (Car Crash Set), Son Of Kick

Review: The long-awaited solo LP from US-based soulful bass music producer Kastle has been the talk of music blogs around the world for months. Now its finally made it to a full release , there's something of a feeling of satisfaction that can be heard in each track. Whether that's projected by the listener or not might be hard to prove, but there's a definite positive energy that flows through everything Kastle produces. From the garage beats of "Been A While" and "Red Light" to the irresistibly hip house groove of "Insatiable" and trap-hop crush of "Death From Above", it's clear that versatility is what this album is all about. Clean, crisp production matched to soulful, blissed-out dance music that's unashamedly fashionable yet different enough to be taken seriously. An album of 2013 no doubt.

KASTLE feat JMSN

Make You Stay

Symbols Recordings

SMBL 018
09 Apr 13

Make You Stay - (3:59)

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Review: The Symbol Recordings head honcho, Kastle, continues his string of one-off treats with this newie featuring JMSN (aka Christian Berishaj). It's a catchy, low-slung leftfield RnB track boasting smooth Timberlake-esque vocals from the rising singer/producer/fashion designer that's almost guaranteed to increase your chances in getting jiggy with da ladieez (almost).

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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KEVIN MCPHEE

Version One

Naked Lunch

NL 014
29 Apr 13

Version One - (7:49)

P1:P2 - (4:53)

It's What She Wants - (5:05)

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Played by: Seth Merlo, Mat Cant

Review: After time well spent roaming across labels such as WNCL, Idle Hands and Brainmath, Kevin McPhee returns to his starting point of [NakedLunch] with a new grip of tracks that display an artist still exploring new avenues for his sound to maraud down. "Version One" kicks off on two minutes of bizarre melody that profoundly hides its tempo until everything pauses for a solid house beat to take hold, making for an eye-opening vision of singular groove. "It's What She Wants" is uncompromising in a wholly different way, pumping and clunking on a productive factory of percussion before the less-than-obvious appropriation of R&B vocal comes loping into the mix. "P1:P2" is positively conventional by comparison, but it's no straight up house cut by any regular stretch with its own unique metallic clang and a decisive switch up into more melodic territory for the later part of the EP.

KEVIN MCPHEE

Who Loves You

Brain Math

505114 2099501
05 May 13

Who Loves You - (4:58)

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Review: Ramp's Brain Math sublabel has been responsible for some of the more experimental takes on bass music over the past few years, and Canadian producer Kevin McPhee is a logical addition to the canon. Although only one track, "Who Loves You" more than makes its impression, with some dusty, subdued piano led beats and deep bass that recall James Blake and Airhead's contribution to the label.

KICKS & SNARES

Meteor

Elementary Muzik

EMZTRAP 014
15 May 13

Meteor - (3:43)

Dope - (3:39)

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KILL FRENZY feat DJ FUNK

Make That Booty Clap (remixes)

Dirtybird US

DB 092
21 May 13

Make That Booty Clap - (5:45)

Make That Booty Clap (The Martin Brothers remix) - (6:42)

Make That Booty Clap (Zombie Disco Squad remix) - (5:41)

Make That Booty Clap (Plastician remix) - (5:47)

Make That Booty Clap (Mark Starr Booty tech remix) - (4:04)

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KISSY SELL OUT/MACHINES DONT CARE

Ready For The Remix

San City High

SCH 019R
15 Apr 13

Ready For The World (DrDr cover) - (5:03)

Ready For The World (Hydraulix Trap remix) - (3:50)

Ready For The World (Sazon Booya remix) - (4:02)

Ready For The World (The Sneekers dub) - (4:30)

Ready For The World (We Are Nuts! remix) - (5:30)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn

KLAVES

At Dawn Again EP

Koh-I-Noor

KINR 003
15 Apr 13

Heartbeat - (2:10)

Closer - (4:42)

Hope It Gets To Love - (4:00)

You - (4:05)

Hope It Gets To Love (Fault Lines remix) - (5:56)

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Played by: Mr Brainz / Orpheus:ldn, Kono Vidovic

Review: A cursory listen to this EP would easily lead the listener to believe it was made by some underground British bass guy who wears his baseball caps sideways. But they'd be wrong; Klaves is actually 21 year old producer Mikolaj Gramowski from Poland who has pretty much beaten the British producers at their own game: "You" is an awesome blend of late 90s garage and house. "Hope It Gets To Love" is sassy future garage, and our fave is the Fault Lines remix - a slamming house scorcher featuring the kind of thumping kick not head since "Da Funk"!

KODE9

Xingfu Lu

Hyperdub

HYP 011
29 Apr 13

Xingfu Lu - (4:40)

Kan - (3:14)

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Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Inspired by some time spent in Shanghai, the Hyperdub main man makes a long-awaited return with this no-messing two tracker that sees him venturing into ever more curious realms of rhythmic abstraction. "Xingfu Lu" shudders on a trap-like framework, sparse but heavy hitting all in the same breath. The melodies sport that oddly comforting sense of otherworldliness that has always characterised Steve Goodman's musicality even as the groove playfully fits and starts. "Kan" is a more feisty proposition, moving erratically between different motifs and getting even twitchier in the drums department while found sounds slip in between the miniscule cracks between the hats and snares. It's a bewildering effect that suggests interesting pastures new are in sight for Kode 9.

KODEK

Bounce

Noize

NOIZE 172
09 May 13

Bounce - (4:41)

Not Sure About This - (6:34)

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KORELESS

Yugen

Young Turks

880319 610714
20 May 13

Ivana - (3:21)

Sun - (6:36)

Last Remnants - (4:20)

Nosun - (5:05)

Never - (4:48)

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KOSMOFON

Seals/Knife Light

Maxundralhaus

KMFN 001
03 May 13

Seals - (5:22)

Knife Light - (4:54)

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KRUEGER

Smoke City EP

Paradisiaca Recordings

PRC 005
22 Apr 13

Giggles - (4:25)

Giggles (Obey City remix) - (4:01)

Giggles (Doctor Jeep remix) - (5:26)

Can You - (3:33)

Can You (Rizzla remix) - (4:33)

Can You (Lockah Remix) - (5:31)

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Played by: Dev79, Paradisiaca Recordings, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Deftly exploring the creative possibilities in the endless badlands of a post-dubstep landscape, Krueger references everything from juke to techno across his two originals. "Giggles" is a paranoid, minimal masterpiece that refuses to be pigeonholed, while "Can You" is basically acid house if it arrived twenty-five years later. Complex yet stark and simplistic both are the epitome of electronic music's earliest, most essential ingredients. And the remixes are all pretty special, too...

KRY WOLF

Concrete

Sounds Of Sumo

SOS 027
13 May 13

Concrete - (4:40)

Bluffin - (4:40)

Concrete (Woz remix) - (4:41)

Bluffin (Benton remix) - (4:13)

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

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

KUTZ

The Zone EP

Black Gold UK

BG 002
20 May 13

The Zone - (5:07)

Rodeo - (4:06)

Krystal Visions - (5:08)

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LAKE HAZE

Late Night Trip

Unknown To The Unknown

UTTU_030
29 Apr 13

Late Night Trip - (3:52) 130 BPM

Need For Speed - (3:52) 127 BPM

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Review: Lisbon producer Lake Haze pops his UTTU cherry here with two classy forays into the world of his beloved UK garage. The boy's done good with these new additions to the label's revered catalogue - "Late Night Trip" is a stomping 4 x 4 wobble belter wrapped in typically trippy, bleepy melodies. However, with its laser blasts, epic synthlines and heavy tropical rhythms, "Need For Speed" ain't just Tom Cruise's favourite, it's ours too!

LAUREL HALO

Behind The Green Door EP

Hyperdub

HDB 071
20 May 13

Throw - (5:25)

Uhffo - (5:39)

Noyfb - (7:09)

Sex Mission - (7:38)

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LENKEMZ

Senseless

SENSELESSDD 013
01 Apr 13

Forcefieldz - (4:54)

Sewin Coins - (5:47)

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Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)

LET THE MACHINES DO THE WORK

One Love

Blah Blah Blah

BBB 007
13 May 13

One Love - (5:51) 123 BPM

Brighter Day - (7:50) 122 BPM

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Review: Despite the irreverent moniker, we reckon this Brighton act are just being coy - they probably spend ages perfecting their sounds really. Besides history is littered with warnings about what letting the machine do the work, haven't they seen Terminator? Anyway "One Love" is a big bear hug of a house record featuring a gruff voiced man spreading the love over some deep grooves and woozy key stabs. "Brighter Day" is a hazy, melancholic slice of early Chicago-style house and is a joy to behold.

LIBER8

Disco Hustler

Madhype

MAD 006
20 May 13

Disco Hustler - (4:24)

Sweet Sweat - (5:30)

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LIFECYCLE

Trueisms

Ricochet

505545 3688485
20 May 13

Trueisms - (11:31)

Killer Bluetech - (7:53)

Lunch In Three Parts - (7:12)

Lunch In Three Parts (Bownr remix) - (6:23)

Trueisms (Fourth Product remix) - (12:23)

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LIKE MIND

Domain EP

East Van Digital

EVDEP 017
09 May 13

Feelin' - (4:59) 129 BPM

Betamax - (4:26) 125 BPM

The Cook - (5:05) 126 BPM

Stuck In The System - (5:22) 128 BPM

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LIME TIME

Winter Senses/Million White Lines

Vim

V.I.M.TRONICA 197
21 May 13

Winter Senses - (6:55)

Million White Lines - (9:18)

Winter Senses (Ingx remix) - (4:02)

Million White Lines (Teffa remix) - (5:37)

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LOOK

Gauntlet

Child's Play

CPR-002
07 May 13

Gauntlet - (2:00)

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LORENZO

Savana EP

Voodoo Rebel

VOODOO 005
03 May 13

Savana (feat Ckrono & Clap Clap) - (6:24) 125 BPM

Savana (Clap Clap remix) - (5:12) 120 BPM

Vatican House (feat Big Space) - (5:58) 123 BPM

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Played by: Numa Crew

Review: Never one short of a vivid imagination, Italian producer Lorenzo is back with this completely insane club bomb that actually features the trumpeting of an elephant! With nods to his fellow countrymen Crookers and their cut up fidget house sound, "Savana" features throbbing low end, scattered beats and yes, an epic elephant! Clap Clap's remix features a bizarre double -time Bollywood sample and Diplo style melodies. Finally "Vatican House" is deep and proggy with a dash of electro-swing for good measure.

LOUIE JOHN

Speeding EP

Soulserious

SSR 041
20 May 13

Speeding - (6:09) 126 BPM

Wasabi - (8:07) 126 BPM

1996 - (7:38) 126 BPM

Everbody - (7:10) 126 BPM

Rock The Party - (7:39) 126 BPM

Diversions - (6:07) 126 BPM

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LOUIE MIDNIGHT

Government Virus EP

Dead Calm

DCM 028
06 May 13

Government Virus - (6:34)

Are You Awake - (4:48)

In The Hands Of The Computers - (5:22)

Someone I Used To Know - (5:00)

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LOUVILE

Louville

Bad Taste UK

BT 37
03 Apr 13

Go - (3:27)

I Still Think Of You From Time To Time - (3:42)

Urchin - (6:09)

Mels Song - (3:56)

Circle Of Circle - (2:11)

In Corners - (7:18)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Leftfield

LOW STEPPA

Lowdown EP

Simma Black

SIMBLK 002
06 May 13

Vibin (original mix) - (4:17) 126 BPM

880 (original mix) - (5:16) 126 BPM

Fixate (original mix) - (5:30) 122 BPM

Up All Night (original mix) - (4:44) 123 BPM

Don't Stop (original mix) - (5:20) 126 BPM

Dots (original mix) - (4:48) 123 BPM

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LUCKY MIKE

Scream

Elementary Muzik

EMZHOUSE 001
16 May 13

Scream - (3:45)

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LUCKYBEARD

Descending Love

Lucky Beard Rec

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.

L-VIS 1990

Ballads

Night Slugs

506012 0876041
02 Apr 13

Ballad 4D - (5:42)

Not Mad - (4:40)

Signal - (5:04)

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Review: Always a tricky customer to get a handle on, just when you think you know where James Connolly is headed with his release arc he swerves back the other way, from chart-testing pop-inflected jams to raw club destroyers. On this latest march on his Night Slugs stomping ground, Connolly is definitely looking to rock the dance but he's not holding back on the musical elements either. On "Not Mad" there's plenty of boogie flavoured synth flares to inject some colour into proceedings, while the title track gets into an almost Autechre-styled disposition with it's mechanical warmth conundrum. "Signal" manages to conjure a powerful blend of electro funk dynamics and sci-fi moods that it's very hard to argue with.

M GIGGY

Electric Wiggle

Playaz Cliq

PCRD 13008
21 May 13

Electric Wiggle (riddim) - (4:57)

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MAD AM

Curves EP

Maison Nue

MNR-001
25 Mar 13

Funktion - (6:26) 129 BPM

Curves - (6:38) 125 BPM

Double - (4:54) 127 BPM

Funktion (D FINE remix) - (5:42) 125 BPM

Double (CDBL remix) - (4:46) 126 BPM

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Played by: Thang

MAD DOPE

Time Bomb

May Gold