Bestsellers This Week

SHA 055
20 May 12

Acid Step - (4:35) 140 BPM

BNC - (4:37)

Need A Job - (5:02)

Together In The Dust - (5:30)

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Played by: Icicle

Review: Hot on the heels of his immersive Rinse mix CD, London's finest Dutch ex-pat Icicle launches himself into the murky world of dubstep. Having already hinted at it on his album Under The Ice, this is his first full sub-low exploration; and each of the four tracks on offer are true, hypnotic treats. All to be filed under the more rhythmical, loopy, techno-inspired dubstep sub category; "BCN" struts with fancy footwork and deep chilling synths, "Acid Step" slithers with a slinky, stripped back formula that'll work well for warm ups and transitions, "Need A Job" takes dubstep by way of Detroit while "Together In Dust" finishes the set with a truly trippy signature.

BIOME

Deep Heads 5

Dubstep For Deep Heads

DEEPD 005
21 May 12

Havana - (5:11) 140 BPM

Biome - "No Soul" (feat Fox) - (4:46) 140 BPM

No Soul (Soulful edit) - (6:29) 140 BPM

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Played by: Bam Bam Dealers

Review: Biome provides a slice of something different with this three-track release on Dubstep For Deep Heads. Kicking things off with the murky sounds of "Havana" this one builds from a stripped back, eerie intro into the main tune with its dragging beats, humming bassline and razor sharp SFX. Next is an even more extraordinary piece; "No Soul" featuring lyrics from Fox (who we have recently seen collaborate with Dub Phizix in his recent release on Critical) which blends thick, heavy atmospherics with a swaggering beat and warping mid range. The soulful edit, which completes the EP, draws out the lush, blissed out vocal of the original and brings it into the fore.

EPROM

Regis Chillbin

Rwina

RWINALP 001S
21 May 12

Regis Chillbin - (3:08)

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

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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.

TRUTH

Dreams

Tempa

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TEMPA 065D
21 May 12

Dreams (feat Yayne) - (4:47) 140 BPM

Last Time - (4:54) 140 BPM

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Review: Truth steps up with two superlative half-stepping riddims on the Tempa imprint, which really put the dub back into dubstep. First up is the evocatively entitled "Dreams" featuring a gloriously enticing wailing vocal from Yayne in the intro. We are sucked into the main tune as if hypnotized by the warm, murmuring bassline and clip clop beats and bubbling SFX. "Last Time" continues in a similarly dark and mysterious vein, but with more snapping snares, clipped sounds, rolling atmospherics and an insistent drive throughout the track. Utterly excellent from start to finish.

KROMESTAR

Noiz

Origin Audio UK

ORG 004
21 May 12

Noiz - (5:36) 140 BPM

Dark Tantrums - "The Growler" - (5:27) 143 BPM

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Played by: Bam Bam Dealers

Review: Imagine a siren made of bass. We're not talking your namby pamby sirens here, we're talking 'get the hell up and move, this is a massive emergency' style sirens. Air raid level. Got that? Now imagine it as a tune. Just one long, sawing, urgent siren that wails incessantly, ordering your dancefloor to move like they've never moved before... Cool huh? You can thank Kromestar for this. By our reckoning he's not done a bum tune yet - and this could be his most unique, forward thinking bomb to date. For added kicks Origin Audio have thrown in Dark Tantrums' "The Growler". A more traditional half step sub low affair, the title says it all; an ever morphing bassline that grizzles and croaks so hard, at points it eats itself with menace. Bring the "Noiz!"

KRUEGER

40oz Bounce EP

Paradisiaca Recordings

buy whole release (6 tracks) from ~~$8.94~~ $7.29

PRC 003
16 Apr 12

40oz Bounce - (3:35) 131 BPM

This Is Sick - (4:32) 136 BPM

Talk - (4:29) 134 BPM

40oz Bounce (Taz Buckfaster remix) - (4:33) 140 BPM

This Is Sick (Drippin remix) - (4:37) 136 BPM

Talk (Baauer remix) - (3:39) 142 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep, Dev79, Commodore 69 - Hot N Heavy, Klipar, The Golden Toyz, Sounds Of Sumo, Krueger

Review: Young Philly producer Krueger channels the sounds of London on this new EP for Paradisiaca. Title tune "40oz Bounce" channels Pearson Sound and Girl Unit in particular, whilst still sounding hugely unique, while the excellent bass-thumper "This Is Sick" mixes reverbed textures with a thumping minimal kick. On a mean, post-dubstep tip, "Talk" is an equally essential 130bpm mindf*ck loaded with plenty of hip-hop swagger.

SKISM/VARIOUS

Never Say Die (unmixed tracks)

Never Say Die

buy whole release (24 tracks) from ~~$35.76~~ $15.99

NSDXCD 01X
27 May 12

501 - "Headrush" (feat Belle Humble) - (4:30)

Dodge & Fuski - "Python" - (4:47) 140 BPM

SKisM - "Like This" (feat Virus Syndicate) - (4:37) 140 BPM

Eptic - "Like A Boss" - (4:34) 140 BPM

Foreign Beggars - "Still Getting It" (feat Skrillex - Zomboy remix) - (4:00) 140 BPM

Freestylers - "Cracks" (feat Belle Humble - Flux Pavilion remix) - (4:40) 140 BPM

501 - "Chasing Stars" - (4:43) 140 BPM

Dodge & Fuski - "Round One" - (4:36)

Zomboy - "Cage The Rage" - (3:28) 140 BPM

SKisM - "Rave Review" (Dodge & Fuski remix) - (3:58) 140 BPM

Eptic & Habstrakt - "Ninja Challenge" - (6:31) 140 BPM

Foreign Beggars - "Solace One" (feat Black Sun Empire - Datsik remix) - (4:23) 140 BPM

Zomboy - "Game Time" - (3:56) 140 BPM

Dodge & Fuski - "Come Again" (Phetsta remix) - (4:47)

Foreign Beggars - "LDN" (feat Alix Perez - Eddie K & Statix remix) - (4:39) 140 BPM

Skeptiks - "All Hail" - (4:32) 145 BPM

Foreign Beggars - "Still Getting It" - (4:00) 140 BPM

SKisM - "Like This" (feat Virus Syndicate - Mojo remix) - (4:10) 140 BPM

Skeptics - "Without A Name" - (4:11) 145 BPM

Lazy Rich - "The Chase" (feat Belle Humble - Mobscene remix) - (5:53)

Foreign Beggars - "Contact" (feat Noisia - Trolley Snatcha remix) - (5:48) 140 BPM

SKisM - "Power" (Eptic remix) - (5:36) 140 BPM

Mindflow - "Switched" (DC Breaks remix) - (5:55)

Various - "Never Say Die" (continuous DJ mix by SKisM) - (1:14:32) 140 BPM

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ADDISON GROOVE

Transistor Rhythm

50 Weapons

buy whole release (13 tracks) from ~~$19.37~~ $10.99

50WEAPONSCD 06
30 Mar 12

Savage Henry - (2:50)

Addison Groove - "Bad Things" (feat Spank Rock) - (3:28)

Addison Groove - "Beeps" (feat Spank Rock) - (4:13)

Rudeboy - (3:33)

Night To Remember - (4:41)

Sooperlooper - (4:00)

Energy Flash Back - (1:02)

Ass Jazz - (4:29)

Skylight - (3:58)

Starluck - (4:29)

Incredibly Exhausted Bunny Ears - (5:29)

Addison Groove - "Dance Of The Women" (feat Mark Pritchard) - (3:56)

Entropy - (3:46)

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Played by: Paul Mac, Chris Coco, Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Wildlife!, J-Wow (Buraka Som Sistema), Matthew Kyle, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep

Review: 50 Weapons indulge Tony Williams's expansive take on current dance culture as Addison Groove. Musically, Transistor Rhythm explores the same areas of crisp, finely sculpted rhythms that have graced Swamp 81 and 3024 in recent times, with the smart sample usage on tracks such as "Night To Remember" complemented by a clutch of guest spots. Naeem Spank Rock features twice and instantly reminds you how good his voice sounds over a club beat, whilst there's also a battle beat with Mark Pritchard in the shape of "Dance Of The Woman".

MATT U

Wipe Em Out/Uncontrolled

Blackbox

BLACKBOX 026
28 May 12

Wipe Em Out - (4:36) 140 BPM

Uncontrolled - (4:34) 140 BPM

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CYRUS

Nostalgia

Chestplate UK

CHST 019
28 May 12

Nostalgia - (5:32) 140 BPM

Rupture - (6:00) 140 BPM

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PERVERSE

Genocide EP

MindStep

buy whole release (5 tracks) from ~~$7.45~~ $6.29

MSEP 007
21 May 12

Thalamus - (4:11) 140 BPM

Cerberus - (5:23) 138 BPM

Mutiny - (5:03) 140 BPM

Genocide - (4:42) 142 BPM

Neurotic - (5:08) 140 BPM

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MORESOUNDS

Breath Control EP

Cosmic Bridge

CBR 004
21 May 12

Weeda - (3:45)

Analog Steak - (4:43)

Shtrakstep - (4:02)

No Coke - (5:03)

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Played by: Bam Bam Dealers, Xlii

Review: Moresound brings us the powerful "Breath Control" EP on Cosmic Bridge which is all smacking kicks, scintillating synths and plenty more. "Weeda" gets the four-track offering off to a great start with thudding drums and reggae-laced vocals dominating; "Analog Steak" is a dense, synth-driven piece with growling bassline underneath. "Shtrakstep", up next, is a quirky little number with stuttering, off-key rhythms and driving beats, making for an unusual journey before "No Coke" concludes the EP with shimmying beats and a muttering vocal.

DELTA HEAVY

Down The Rabbit Hole

Ram

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~$10.43~~ $8.29

RAMM 115D
27 May 12

Get By - (4:40)

Get By (radio edit) - (3:03)

Get By (Delta 174 mix) - (4:17) 174 BPM

Demons - (4:42) 140 BPM

End Of Days - (4:43) 174 BPM

Turbine - (4:34)

Make It Rain - (4:13) 174 BPM

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Played by: Zetek

PHON O

Black Boulder

50 Weapons

buy whole release (11 tracks) from ~~$16.39~~ $10.99

50WEAPONSCD 07
18 May 12

Nightshifts - (4:45)

Twilight (feat Pantasz) - (4:35)

Yudasi - (2:00)

Die Maschinistin - (4:53)

Black Boulder - (3:40)

ABAW 723 - (4:25)

Mosquitoes - (5:13)

Leave A Light On (featTunde Olaniran) - (3:41)

Slavemode - (5:18)

Hopelight - (4:12)

12th - (6:18)

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Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show), Hxdb, Gullfisk

Review: Returning with his third album, German producer Phon O continues his excursions into dubby/UKF territory on "Black Boulder", released on Modeselektor's 50 Weapons label. Giving a superior tech sheen to some hyped funky rhythms and drum patterns, tunes like the astral flex of "Nightshifts", the acapella chop of "Die Maschinistin" and the bubbly yet spooked 2-step of "ABAW 723" will sit well with fans of Scuba's recent and similar mergers of UKF and teutonic tech.

FATIMA AL QADIRI

GSX Remixes

Uno US

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~$10.43~~ $8.29

UNO 012
18 May 12

How Can I Resist U (Girl Unit remix) - (4:10)

Vatican Vibes (DJ Rashad remix) - (3:51)

Corpcore (Kingdom remix) - (4:02)

D-Medley (Dutch E Germ remix) - (5:39)

Vatican Vibes (Dubbel Dutch remix) - (4:38)

Hip Hop Spa (Nguzunguzu remix) - (4:16)

D-Medley (Ikonika remix) - (3:42)

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Review: Perhaps better known to most as Tri Angle artist Ayshay, Fatima Al Qadiri's EP of skittery, steel drum-led beats and bass was an undersung highlight of New York based label UNO last year. Here it gets the remix treatment - and we're not lying when we say some of the global bass scene's biggest names have gotten involved. Night Slugs fam Girl Unit and Kingdom, Hyperdub's Ikonika, Fade to Mind's Nguzunguzu, Dubbel Dutch and footwork titan DJ Rashad all get involved, and the results are pretty spectacular. Girl Unit's take on "How Can I Resist" you is like hyperkinetic club music put into an echo chamber, DJ Rashad's remix is spindly and rickety, Kingdom turns in a fantastic cut that riffs on 80s electro but perhaps the most striking is Ikonika's dark, rumbling rework of "D-Medley" which sounds like nothing else.

SWINDLE

Do The Jazz

Deep Medi Musik

MEDI 058
28 May 12

Do The Jazz - (5:03) 140 BPM

Under The Sun - (4:36) 140 BPM

If I Was A Super Hero - (3:53) 140 BPM

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Played by: Bam Bam Dealers

VICIOUS CIRCLE

Not Afraid

Crunch Recordings

CRUNCH 012
29 May 12

Not Afraid - (5:34) 140 BPM

Hibernation - (6:31) 140 BPM

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Played by: James Vorres - Juno

DUB MECHANICS

The Clash

Deep Medi Musik

MEDI 055
14 May 12

The Clash - (4:33) 143 BPM

Highest Strain - (5:34) 142 BPM

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Review: South London soldiers Dub Mechanics unveil their debut release, which comes courtesy of Mala's Deep Medi Musik and boy, are you guys in for a treat. Giving us a lesson in bass science, "The Clash" is a well rinsed favourite of many a dubstep DJ with powerful subs and massive stabs setting the tone for the piece and grinding bass underpinning the proceedings with malicious intent. This one's a killer, in every sense of the word. The accompaniment "Highest Strain", in stark contrast, is all about the hollow clip clop beats, sweeping atmospherics and sparkling melodies and is quite the polished, hypnotic roller. A sublime release here that Deep Medi fans will not want to miss out on.

GANTZ/CONGI

Cave Dance EP

InnaMindRecordings

IMR 005
05 May 12

Gantz - "Cave Dance" - (6:21) 140 BPM

Gantz - "Left Right Hindsight" - (5:40) 140 BPM

Gantz & Congi - "Warrior" - (5:26) 140 BPM

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Played by: Bam Bam Dealers

Review: A cave dance eh? Sounds fun, actually quite annoying; stalactites poke your eyes out, stalagmites are trip you up and that dirty cave man graffiti with all those naked ladies? No form of vandalism is acceptable here at Juno HQ. Then this polyrhythmalicious banger comes along, and suddenly there's a party in a rock cavity... And everyone is invited! You'll be glad you came too; the drum patterns on this are so complex and pensive, they'll leave you whirling in a shamanistic state for hours. "Left Right Hindsight" is a much deeper affair but still highly sprung with distinctive percussion and surprising rhythms. "Warrior" (a collabo with Congi) is a punchy, moody finale with equal measure of utter darkness and spine-tingling light, thanks to some rather Burial-esque vocal snippets.

CATACOMBS/KNOWLEDGE/PHERAL

Out Of Focus EP

Macabre Unit Digital

MUD 006
14 May 12

Catacombs & Knowledge - "Out Of Focus" - (5:34) 140 BPM

Catacombs & Knowledge - "Old Town" - (5:32) 140 BPM

Pheral - "Residue" - (4:48) 140 BPM

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Review: Catacombs & Knowledge provides us with a slab of the deepest, darkest dubstep in the Out Of Focus EP on Macabre Unit, which should satisfy even the most ardent of bass heads. The title track starts with a spaced out, sci-fi influenced intro of hissing, skittish beats and eerie, wailing vocal snippets. Bass and warping volcanic explosions send their shockwaves through the rest of the tune - it's powerful stuff. "Out Of Town" follows on in a similarly hypnotic fashion, with distant cooing, crisp, crunchy beats and a sense of despair permeating through the music with an ominous movie sample breaking the spell half way through. A top notch release - dubsteppers take note.

PASTEMAN/TANKA

Camaro / Torino

877

877003
14 May 12

Camaro - (5:39)

Torino - (6:30)

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Played by: The Town - Clekclekboom Recordings, Hxdb, Simon/Off

Review: Two UK bass producers unite on this very tasty release from 877, with Pasteman and Tanka nailing it on the arpeggio-fest "Camaro" - which balances an echo soundscape with some truly booty-spanking Addison Groove-esque 808 work - and the more murky dub-house of "Torino".

XLII

Neon High

Civil Music

buy whole release (8 tracks) from ~~$11.92~~ $9.29

CIV 034DX
17 May 12

Dilated - (3:33)

No Cure - (3:23)

Thro Yo! - (4:35)

Rasclap - (3:24)

Thro Yo! (Starkey remix) - (4:28)

No Cure (Ean remix) - (3:37)

Dilated (NcLovin remix) - (3:42)

Thro Yo (Broken Haze remix) - (5:05)

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Played by: Xlii

Review: Already a respected figure in the underground of his home turf in Japan, XLII delivers his first extended release outside his country on Civil Music, who can always be counted on to deliver the most unclassifiable bass shapes. Throwing brittle 808 beats into the mix with half-time tempos, off kilter dubstep basslines and tweaked out, scattershot samples, one need look no further than the footwork vibes of "No Cure" and the thudding bass weight of "Rasclap" for proof of the man's talents. Ean's frantic juke reworking and Broken Haze's abrasive take on "Dilated" provide serious thrills, though it's Starkey's tense, sparse reworking of "Thro Yo!" and the crazed, slapbass styles of NcLoving really deliver the goods.

VARIOUS

Deep Rooted Volume 2

Paradise Lost

buy whole release (13 tracks) from ~~$19.37~~ $10.99

PLLP 02
22 May 12

Dubtek - "Hemisphere" - (4:53) 140 BPM

Boot - "Methods Of Control" - (4:43) 140 BPM

Shredexx - "Asphalt" - (4:37) 140 BPM

TZR & Press - "The Duel" - (5:05) 140 BPM

Void - "Cimmerian Shade" - (5:54) 140 BPM

Twisted - "Cannibalism" - (5:21) 140 BPM

Shureshotz - "CheapH" - (7:01)

Takomo - "Kosketushaeirioe" - (5:15)

TKR - "Tomahawk" - (5:45)

Shureshotz - "Binaural" - (4:31)

Aeolho - "Unique Conscience" - (5:15) 140 BPM

The SubDivision - "Life Is Hard" - (7:09) 139 BPM

Fritzness - "Wagawaga" - (6:58)

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ROSKA

Rinse Presents: Roska 2

Rinse

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

RINSECD 026D2
28 May 12

You Dun Kno - (5:41) 128 BPM

Memories (feat Ruby Goe) - (3:33) 128 BPM

OnRinseSinceZeroEight - (3:22) 135 BPM

Do You Like This (feat Jamie George) - (4:48) 128 BPM

The Oracle - (5:26) 129 BPM

Metric - (4:33) 128 BPM

Badman (feat Sweetie Irie) - (4:25) 130 BPM

Eleven 45 - (3:33) 127 BPM

Go (feat Mz Bratt) - (4:28) 130 BPM

Spanner In The Works (feat Swindle & Funtcase) - (4:21) 126 BPM

Oreo - (5:03) 128 BPM

Grand Theft Audio - (4:41) 126 BPM

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MUNGOS HI FI

Hire & Removal

Scotch Bonnet

SCRUB 006
30 Apr 12

Hire & Removal (refix) - (5:04) 141 BPM

Kung Fu Know How - (5:32) 140 BPM

Kung Fu Drunken (dub) - (5:34) 140 BPM

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Played by: The Seed Organization, Rebelbass (Hum Fi Dub), Bam Bam Dealers

Review: The delightful Mungos Hi Fi present a glorious three-track offering on the Scotch Bonnet imprint which provides enough bass weight to satisfy even the greediest of dub heads. Kicking things off is the "Hire & Removal (refix)" which pairs a raw, humming bassline with deftly placed beats and bass squelches and occasional vocal snippets. Up next is vocal-driven "Kung Fu Know How" with its chirpy lyrics and juddering synths, before "Kung Fu Drunken" brings the EP to a close with a shimmy of bass wobbles.

COMPA

Security

Area Recordings

ARE 006
21 May 12

Security - (5:26) 144 BPM

Cold Weather - (5:33) 140 BPM

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SUBMERSE

They Always Come Back EP

Apollo

AMB 1203D
27 May 12

8Bit Romance - (3:04)

They Always Come Back - (4:03)

Give It Up - (4:16)

Cluster - (2:53)

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Played by: James Vorres - Juno, Submerse, Sounds Of Sumo, Gullfisk

Review: Apollo seem to be unstoppable in their surge of fresh releases representing the UK post-everything circuit, and next up is Submerse with some deadly conglomerating funk. "8Bit Romance" sees heavyweight LA swagger (via a hip-hop rhythm) get augmented with nasty lo-res squiggles of synths for a serious bumper of a track. "They Always Come Back" explores the territory first unveiled by early Instra:Mental and DBridge, where emotion and restraint bring out the sensitive side of drum & bass. "Give It Up" follows down a similar slow/fast jam path, leaving it to "Cluster" to swerve back into the cluttered beats of the first track.

DISTAL

Civilization

Tectonic

buy whole release (13 tracks) from ~~$16.80~~ $11.08

TECCD 014
30 Apr 12

The Sun - (4:16)

Feed Me - (3:04)

Preach On Hustle - (5:00)

Around The Fire - (3:21)

Venom - (5:14)

Rattlesnake - (3:13)

House Party Five - (5:11)

Drop Like This - (5:08)

Gorilla - (5:07)

Not Cool - (5:41)

Temple People - (3:41)

Boca Ratawan - (4:45)

She Wears Pearls - (3:37)

from $1.29

Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show), Hxdb

Review: Amid much anticipation, Distal's album crash lands on Tectonic in a myriad of electronic styles all thoroughly typical of the plucky Atlantan. There's raw juke-isms on "Preach On Hustle", where the Chicago style gets slowed down and spread out, while on "Around The Fire" you'll find a swung techno framework full of alluring melodies just under the surface. There's melodica-baiting dubstep on "Rattlesnake", while electro gets pitched down for the peak time banger "House Party Five". Everywhere you turn, Distal's supremely developed production stands out, whatever vibe he's turning his hand to. In the end, that skill becomes the glue that holds this free ranging album together.

LURKA

Forgotten Ones

Box Clever

BOXCL 013
30 Apr 12

Forgotten Ones - (4:39) 140 BPM

Refresher - (4:12) 140 BPM

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Played by: Rebelbass (Hum Fi Dub), Bam Bam Dealers

KAHN

Margeaux

Idle Hands UK

IDLE 012
21 May 12

Margeaux (part 1) - (3:40)

Margeaux (part 2) - (4:52)

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Played by: Blacksmif

Review: As one of the most active members of the Young Echo collective, Kahn has already revealed a sizable spread of styles in his output, and this latest emission for Idle Hands flips the script once again. It's an emotive and linear place we find Kahn in on "Margeaux Pt 1", as a bouncy 2-step beat and chirpy bassline get offset by dense layers of heavily treated vocal from Kahn himself, creating a pastoral kind of vibe as the end result. Meanwhile "Margeaux Pt 2" spaces things out with a more jagged beat and a brooding bottom end, while obviously continuing the theme found on Part 1.

DARK SKY

Black Rainbows EP

Blackacre

ACRE 033
26 Mar 12

F Technology - (4:41)

Tremor - (4:48)

Zoom - (4:39)

Totum - (6:10)

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Played by: Odiggity, Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Hxdb, Commodore 69 - Hot N Heavy, Bunny On Acid, Simon/Off, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Breakbeat.is, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep, Krueger, Konnekt - Hot N Heavy, Mak & Pasteman

Review: Dark Sky return to Black Acre with the Black Rainbows EP, which opens with the sparse, stripped back rhythms of "F-Technology" - for our money the pick of a fine release. Razor sharp snare hits dovetail between cavernous bass hits to create the kind of dread-inducing atmospheres one associates with Black Acre. "Tremor", up next, is all about those rough and tumble drums, while the sub bass groans of "Zoom" and neon-tinged roughness of "Totum" round off an unsurprisingly excellent package.

JOKER

Skitta

Kapsize

KAP 008
30 Apr 12

Skitta - (6:18) 140 BPM

I Think You Should Know (feat Newham Generals) - (3:53) 140 BPM

I Think You Should Know (feat Newham Generals - extended instrumental version) - (4:48) 140 BPM

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Review: Joker gives his recognizable and self-named sub-genre of "purple wow" a bit of a contemporary twist in this latest release on his own label, Kapsize. "Skitta" is all crunchy, snappy beats which trip over each other aggressively, underpinned by those iconic Joker synths, 80s influenced to the max. The accompanying "I Thing You Should Know" brings in the lyrical talents of East London grime outfit, the Newham Generals, who add some urban grit to the synth-drenched psychedelia of the main piece.

BENNY PAGE/ZERO G feat TENOR FLY

Raggamuffin / Murda In The Dancehall

High Culture

CULTURE 005DG
16 Apr 12

Benny Page & Zero G feat Tenor Fly - "Raggamuffin" - (3:54) 140 BPM

Zero G - "Murda In The Dancehall" - (3:18) 140 BPM

Zero G - "What Must I Do" (digital bonus track) - (4:12) 140 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Dubstep, Jack Stat, The Golden Toyz, Bam Bam Dealers

Review: Benny Page and Zero G have been churning out some sterling work on High Culture recently, and this EP, featuring Tenor Fly, could be their best collaboration to date. Easily one of the most distinctive, inimitable MCs to ever hold a mic, Tenor's rapid tongue works wonder over Benny and Zero's rave-tinged slice of grime. Peak time heads down rolls at play, you can file this under savage. Zero G goes solo for the remainder of the package; "Murda In The Dancehall" is tonked up electro dancehall while "What Must I Do" takes a slippery segue into the whirling retro futurisms of nu-jungle. Hefty gear, may their sterling work continue.

TRUE TIGER/BLUE BEAR/SUKH KNIGHT/SCANDALOUS UNLTD

Around The World Vol 4

True Tiger

TTR 024
28 May 12

True Tiger - "Eyeball VIP" - (4:24) 140 BPM

Blue Bear - "Count To 10" - (4:20) 140 BPM

Sukh Knight - "Prisoner" - (4:49) 140 BPM

Scandalous Unltd - "Pathogen" - (4:10) 140 BPM

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SPD

Tunwan

Slime

SLM 032
28 May 12

Tunwan - (6:02) 140 BPM

Leafcreche - (4:50) 140 BPM

Sargent Chambers - (5:38)

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MACHINEDRUM

Nastyfuckk EP

The Index

INDEX 004
20 Feb 12

Nastyfuckk - (5:05)

No Schnitzel (Machinedrum remix) - (6:42)

What U Wanted 2 Feel - (4:13)

What U Wanted 2 Feel (Pixelord remix) - (4:08) 140 BPM

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Played by: Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Dubstep, James Vorres - Juno, Danny Drive Thru, Matthew Kyle, J Courage, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep, Bam Bam Dealers

Review: For a producer who used to be clearly defined in the sliced hip-hop tempo of Dabrye and Prefuse 73, it sure is hard to make sense of Machinedrum these days, and we mean that in the best possible way. As the name might suggest, his latest effort "Nastyfuckk" is a guttural affair, plying those frantic juke rhythms while a synth line satan would be proud of growls away underneath. It's a relatively linear effort and all the better for it. "What U Wanted 2 Feel" flips the script with a slow-lurching rhythm more akin to Mount Kimbie than DJ Nate, complete with treated R&B vocal licks, while Pixelord jacks the track up with a colourful and punchy remix.

STICKYBUDS/MISTA SAVONA feat BURRO BANTON

Clean Air

Subfunk

SUBFUNK1D
21 May 12

Clean Air (vocal mix) - (4:26)

Clean Air (instrumental mix) - (4:28)

Clean Air (dub mix) - (4:48)

Clean Air (dub instrumental) - (4:53)

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CASPA

Sell Out EP

Sub Soldiers

SUBSOL 013
28 May 12

You Sell Out - (3:45) 140 BPM

Jungle Juice - (4:09) 140 BPM

Room 324 - (5:16) 138 BPM

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JAY 5IVE & KROMESTAR

Deepest Fears/Backwoods

Bass N Love

BNL 003
14 May 12

Deepest Fears - (5:43) 140 BPM

Backwoods - (3:35)

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Review: Expect some more cerebral sounds from Jay 5ive & Kromestar in this deep, twisted dubstep release on Bass N Love. "Deepest Fears" kicks off with an ominous vocal sample calling out the nature of "our deepest fears" with a chilling echo and slowly the track progresses into the main tune with a shimmy of quirky synth twizzles, chiming beats and quirky SFX. It's an unusual piece, with slow, staggered beats and a deep sense of unease. "Backwoods" is similarly contemplative but a very different beast, with crackling white noise, searing beats and whirring high pitched synths it has a Rustie-esque feel to it, with hyperactive bleepy melodies dominating throughout the piece.

LINKOBAN

Like This RMX

Superbillion

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SUP 9DS
28 May 12

Like This - (3:28) 124 BPM

Like This (Fase De Cinco remix) - (4:08)

Like This (Tom Shorterz remix) - (4:34) 126 BPM

Like This (Dixone remix) - (3:19) 124 BPM

Like This (ELOQ remix) - (3:27) 124 BPM

Like This (Jens Lindahl remix) - (3:38) 124 BPM

Like This (Bass Down Low remix) - (3:59) 125 BPM

Like This (Antichrist remix) - (4:15) 123 BPM

Like This (original instrumental) - (3:28) 124 BPM

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MAX POWA feat HORACE ANDY

Do You Love - Remix EP

Powa Cuts

buy whole release (5 tracks) from ~~$7.45~~ $6.29

100408 92
16 May 12

Do You Love - (4:10) 140 BPM

Do You Love (dub) - (4:10) 140 BPM

Do You Love (Jstar remix) - (5:20)

Do You Love (Gold remix) - (5:05) 140 BPM

Do You Love (Adam Prescott remix) - (4:32) 140 BPM

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FEED ME

Feed Me's Escape From Electric Mountain

Mau5trap

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MAU 5047
06 Feb 12

Trapdoor (feat Hadouken) - (3:53)

Relocation - (5:35)

One Click Headshot - (4:47)

Embers (feat Lindsay) - (6:47)

Trichitillomania - (6:45)

Whiskers (feat Gemini) - (4:47) 140 BPM

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Played by: Alltek Records, Kommander Keen, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep

DATA

Making Simple Things Complex EP Part 1

Blackbox

BLACKBOX 025
30 Apr 12

Fall Of Phaeton - (5:11)

Laid Bare - (5:38) 140 BPM

The Construct - (5:27) 140 BPM

Disconnection - (5:03)

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Played by: Bam Bam Dealers

Review: Skeletal, cerebral sounds dominate in this four-track EP from Data on trendy and ever on-point label Blackbox. Quite literally making simple things into complex sounds, Data begins the EP with "Fall Of Phaeton" which is full of spitting, precisely enunciated hollow beats and an eerie, cooing atmosphere with whispering vox and mournful instrumentals. "Laid Bare" fights back with a more rigorous bassline workout, with crashing snares and withheld tension in the low-end pressure, whilst "The Construct" is all whirring bass and ominous wailing. "Disconnection" brings the EP to a close with an almost tribal patter and didgeridoo-esque b-line.

DUB ELEMENTS

The Dub Elements Party Program

Prospect

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PRSPCTLP 003
23 Apr 12

Threat - (4:34) 140 BPM

Extreme Punishment - (4:48) 140 BPM

Black Ninja - (4:59)

Murder - (5:30)

Loaded (feat Counterstrike) - (5:22) 140 BPM

Truth Rising - (4:27)

Chicago (feat Gancher & Ruin) - (4:45)

Back To The Game - (4:43)

Go Party! (feat Alexander Head) - (5:15)

Rude Awakening - (5:18)

Never Give Up! - (5:16)

Bass To The Top (feat eRRe - VIP) - (5:42)

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Review: With track titles like "Threat", "Black Ninja", "Extreme Punishment" and "Murder", even without knowing the Dub Elements' impressive history in D&B, dubstep and breakbeat circles, you should get an idea of their extreme flavours. Nothing, however, can really prepare you for the total sonic savagery of this long player. Aggressively chewing their way through the tempos with demonic, industrial glee, this is one pummelling party that even manages to find space for almost gabba-style techno ("Murder"). Highlights include the old school jungle edge of "Truth Rising" and the demonic tech monger of "Go Party!" but in honesty the whole package wallops. Get with the program.

CLUEKID

After The Storm EP

Aquatic Lab

LAB 012
30 Apr 12

After The Storm - (6:18) 140 BPM

Cyberfunk - (5:15) 140 BPM

Minimals - (4:34) 140 BPM

River Troll - (6:15) 140 BPM

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KILL THE NOISE

Kill Kill Kill

OWSLA

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OWS 007
20 Dec 11

Kill The Noise (part 1) - (7:50) 140 BPM

Deal With It - (3:37)

Real Life? - (3:41) 140 BPM

She Likes To Party - (4:46)

Talk To Me - (4:04) 140 BPM

Dying (feat Ultra Violet Sound & Emily Hudson) - (4:41) 140 BPM

Kill The Noise (Dillon Francis remix) - (4:42)

Dying (feat Ultra Violet Sound & Emily Hudson - Brown & Gammon remix) - (5:08) 140 BPM

Kill The Noise (Alvin Risk remix) - (4:01)

Deal With It (KOAN Sound remix) - (4:27)

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Played by: Barbarix, Rob Kishin (Discobastardz), Knife Party, Stereologue

STICKMAN

Little Mans Shoes

Pushing Red UK