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SWARM 018
13 May 13

So I Did (Avatar One remix) - (6:36) 138 BPM

So I Did - (5:26)

A Distinct Disconnect - (7:15)

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B1T CRUNCH3R

Hidden World

Gradient Audio

GRD 043
17 May 13

Hidden World - (5:00)

The Pressure - (4:50)

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BE 1NE

Disrepresentation

Area Recordings

ARE 008
13 May 13

Disrepresentation - (6:30) 140 BPM

Data Touch - (5:59)

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Played by: Be-1ne

Review: To do "Disrepresentation" a disrepresentation would be to call it a happy, feel-good track. To do it further disrepresentation would be to call it a banger. No siree, we're talking moody, cold, subby and dark. The bass drones with a slight hollow timbre, giving all the drama it needs through understated means. "Data Touch" is a little more upbeat thanks to some very nifty double kicks but the vibe is still as icy and unforgiving as you want it to be. Don't do yourself a disrepresentation... Jump on this today.

BENTON

Reflections

Wheel & Deal UK

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WHEELYDEALYCD 002
13 May 13

Fathers Son - (3:07) 146 BPM

Believe - (5:47) 136 BPM

Hermans Hideout - (5:07) 140 BPM

Defect Mind - (5:06) 140 BPM

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

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

The Prey - (5:15) 140 BPM

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

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

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

Virus - (5:36) 140 BPM

Snowfall 07 - (4:44)

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

BOEMKLATSCH

Cravings Of A Mad Man

Basserk Holland

BASSERK 00079
13 May 13

Cravings Of A Mad Man - (5:18)

Cravings Of A Mad Man (BoeBoe remix) - (3:37)

Cravings Of A Mad Man (Subp Yao remix) - (4:59)

Cravings Of A Mad Man (High Rankin remix) - (5:18)

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BRUJOS BOWL

Peace Data

Triple Drop Productions

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TDP 004
13 May 13

Dub Clanks - (7:44)

Kindling - (7:15)

Moognetic In Dub - (5:16) 136 BPM

The Brujo - (6:34)

Eclectek - (6:56) 137 BPM

One Continuous Experience - (8:36)

Peace Data - (7:28) 136 BPM

Whole Sense Of Purpose - (8:00)

Lineage - (8:00)

Regarding All Aspects - (5:23)

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Methadrops Series Vol 11: Cochlear Impact

DEAFEARZ

Methadrops Series Vol 11: Cochlear Impact

Unclosed

361015 2765442
17 May 13

Bruxism - (3:32) 136 BPM

Pariah - (3:18) 136 BPM

Bruxism (remix) - (3:18) 135 BPM

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FUHNETIK/HAVOCNDEED

Fe Ne Tik

119 Sound

OON 024
14 May 13

Fuhnetik - "Carnivore" - (3:15) 140 BPM

Fuhnetik - "Growler VIP" - (3:39) 140 BPM

Fuhnetik - "Heart Throb" - (4:37) 140 BPM

HavocNdeeD vs Fuhnetik - "1,2,3,4" - (3:09) 150 BPM

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GERKLE

Lipz & Eyez/Find The Words

Euphoric

EU 001
17 May 13

Lipz & Eyez - (6:24) 140 BPM

Find The Words - (5:03) 140 BPM

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GROOFEO

Positive vibes EP

Record Union

001
13 May 13

Meditation - (4:48) 140 BPM

Positive vibes - (5:56) 140 BPM

Call Of Ancestors - (4:34) 140 BPM

Dubullet - (5:42) 140 BPM

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Reversed World (Reversed Song Xperience)

I REVERSE

Reversed World (Reversed Song Xperience)

Clock Room

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CRR 107
15 May 13

Armenian (Reversed Song Xperience) - (3:46) 120 BPM

The Rev Flow (Reversed Song Xperience) - (3:49) 145 BPM

Orient Express (Reversed Song Xperience) - (5:12)

Reversed Habitat (Reversed Song Xperience) - (3:58)

Symbiosis (Reversed Song Xperience) - (2:58) 145 BPM

The Reversed River (Reversed Song Xperience) - (4:42) 125 BPM

Underground Stairs (Reversed Song Xperience) - (5:29)

Valkyrie (Reversed Song Xperience) - (4:00)

Reversed World (Reversed Song Xperience) - (4:07) 149 BPM

Voice Of The Apocalipse (Reversed Song Xperience) - (4:18) 140 BPM

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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.

KUANTUM

Wasteland EP

IM:Ltd

IMLTDDUB 06
13 May 13

Wasteland - (4:27)

Innervision - (5:34) 140 BPM

Distracted (with Mateba) - (5:41) 140 BPM

Majora - (5:47) 140 BPM

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MALA

Changes

Deep Medi Musik

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MEDI 069
13 May 13

Changes (Harmonimix) - (5:24)

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

MATTEO GAGLIARDI

Turbulent Spaces Of Fragments & Flows

Omni Ring Music

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OR 001
16 May 13

Straniero Ospite Indesiderato Nella Notte - (3:52)

Suited Connectors (Tie Yourself) - (4:46)

Serfdom - (4:18)

Flesh & Blood - (3:51)

Losing Again - (4:21)

Interlude - Laura's Lullaby - (2:44)

Veterofuturo - (3:30)

La Scacchiera Di Cristallo - (4:06)

Turbulent Dreams (He Do The Police In Different Voices) - (4:40)

Fragments & Flows - (3:23)

La Storia Non E Magistra Di Niente Che Ci Riguardi - (4:20)

Flesh & Blood (alt mix) - (4:05)

Miseria - (2:56)

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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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QADAFEE

4 Luv EP

Gamma Audio

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GAMMA 041
15 May 13

F1rstlook - (3:53) 138 BPM

Downy Bed - (4:02) 140 BPM

In U - (4:30)

Lastlook - (4:22) 136 BPM

Upshot - (5:16)

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RACHEL DIMARTINO

Down From Here

Velcro City

VCR 213
14 May 13

Down From Here - (2:56)

Down From Here (The Digital Connection remix) - (5:01) 140 BPM

Down From Here (Vanish Neon remix) - (6:09)

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REFOLD feat SOUND SHIFTER

When It's Profitable

Faction Digital Recordings

FDR 0003
17 May 13

When It's Profitable - (6:27) 136 BPM

When It's Profitable (Patrick Currier remix) - (4:58)

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SCARECROW

Just A Creature EP

Mandrax Recordings

MDRAX 001
13 May 13

Just A Creature (Scarecrow vs Tengu) - (4:29) 140 BPM

Polyriddem - (5:25) 140 BPM

Blood Pony - (6:42) 140 BPM

Suffer - (6:06) 140 BPM

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SQZ ME

Druid Ep

LU10

LUT 079
15 May 13

Druid (original mix) - (3:43)

Powerfull Of The Darkside (original mix) - (3:43) 140 BPM

Prey (original mix) - (3:39) 140 BPM

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SUBTRONICA

Numb EP

Bryter Audio

BRYTER 005
17 May 13

Last Shot - (5:32) 140 BPM

Machinehead - (5:08) 140 BPM

Mystic - (4:37) 140 BPM

Numb - (5:08) 140 BPM

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TRUTH

Devil's Hands

Tempa

TEMPA 076D
13 May 13

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

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

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Played by: Alert

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

V DIMENSION

Nirvana Space

Mutant Bit

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100570 89
14 May 13

Nirvana Space - (4:24)

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VARIOS

Femme Fatale

HE000.80
16 May 13

Femme Fatale I - (16:28) 140 BPM

Femme Fatale II - (17:49) 140 BPM

Femme Fatale III - (20:22) 140 BPM

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VARIOS

Trash Vol II

HE 00079
15 May 13

Trash Vol II I - (14:34) 140 BPM

Trash Vol II II - (11:05) 140 BPM

Trash Vol II III - (14:22) 140 BPM

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King Size Dub: Reggae Germany Downtown 2

VARIOUS

King Size Dub: Reggae Germany Downtown 2

Echo Beach

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EB 096
17 May 13

Aldubb - "Let There Be Dub" (feat Ras Perez - Giotto remix) - (3:49) 70 BPM

Chassy Wezar - "Honeybadger" (feat Onejiru - Turtle Bay Country club remix) - (3:40) 67 BPM

Seeed - "Augenbling" (Illbilly Hitec remix) - (3:57) 108 BPM

Longfingah - "All Over Me" (Longfingah Meets Hardy Digital) - (4:05) 76 BPM

Adubta - "Herb Theme" - (5:41) 60 BPM

Melissa & The Big Crash - "Bolt Da Gold" (dub) - (5:20) 90 BPM

Cornell Campbell - "Try To Be A Man" (feat Lisa Imuze - Aldubb extended dubmix) - (5:08) 86 BPM

The Senior Allstars - "Talking Roots" - (4:04) 77 BPM

Audio Art - "Credo" (feat Birthe Bendixen - Dub Spencer & Trance Hill Initialized) - (5:02) 106 BPM

Robo Bass Hifi - "Nu Danger" - (3:58) 70 BPM

Jazzmin Tutum & Hey O Hansen - "Africa Don't" - (3:44) 73 BPM

Braintheft - "Flightless" - (5:11) 70 BPM

Symbiz Sound - "I Love Echo" - (5:31) 72 BPM

Illbilly Hitec - "State Of Emergency" (feat Longfingah & Lady N - Rob Smith aka RSD dub remix) - (4:01) 76 BPM

Tackhead - "Exodus" (Dubvisionist Space dub remix) - (3:49) 75 BPM

Ken Boothe - "When I Fall In Love" (Dubblestandart Initialized - Oliver Frost remix) - (3:35) 89 BPM

Dub Spencer & Marcia Griffiths - "Holding You Close" (Silly Walks Discotheque rmix) - (5:08) 75 BPM

Dub Spencer & Trance Hill - "The World Is Dube Enough" (Victor Rice dub remix - King Size dub edit) - (6:40) 77 BPM

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Review: The always onpoint Echo Beach serve up a long overdue second edition of their Reggae Germany Downtown compilation. Some eighteen tracks deep, Echo Beach give a true representation of the Dub scene in Germany, pairing veteran artists like Felix Wolter (Dubvisionist, TVS), Seeed, and the Senior Allstars with rising talents such as Aldubb, Brain Theft, aDUBta, Symbiz sound and Chazzy Wezar (the son of Matthias Arfmann). Reggae Germany Downtown takes dub as it's starting point and veers in various musical directions so expect sub heavy dubstep (the Giotto remix of "Let There Be Dub" from Aldubb" is a highlight) downbeat skank, rude electronics and dancehall torch songs. Germany is Dubland"!

VARIOUS

Tectonic Plates Volume 4

Tectonic

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506500 2003621
13 May 13

Jakes - "Rounds" - (6:00)

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

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

Decibel - "Talk" - (4:38)

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

Distal - "Kerplunk" - (4:42)

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

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

Armour - "Skylark" - (5:25)

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

Acre - "Dxtr" - (2:51)

Beneath - "Flight" - (6:49)

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Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)

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

ZIPLOKK

Corruption EP

Subotage