Hotflush Recordings At Juno Download

HFT 016
25 Jul 11
Minimal/Tech House

One Year Later - (6:58) 123 BPM

Vanilla Imitate - (5:37) 134 BPM

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Played by: Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Nunchaku

Review: Hotflush switch the focus to the next generation of talent bubbling out of the forever fruitful Bristol area, welcoming mans like Arkist and Kidkut for a double drop of try and pin a genre on it electronic excellence. Both have impressed our ears with independent goodness for Apple Pips amongst others, and the decision to lock thought processes in the studio has clearly paid off, hitting the right note from the very first few seconds of "One Year Later". Typical West Country approaches to rolling rhythms are present, yet it's the sombre, searching tone that arises and locks hold which truly impresses. Pretty much sounds like Larry Heard if he grew up in the St Pauls area! Complementing this, "Vanilla State" lays slick vocal edits and frosted textures over glitched out swinging drum patterns, and operates with bass warmth cranked up to eleven.

BEAUMONT

Never Love Me

Hotflush Recordings

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HF 034D
23 Apr 12
Bass

Never Love Me - (4:45)

Uptown - (2:34)

Rendez-Vous - (5:05)

Verona Beach - (3:40)

Adrift (digital bonus track) - (4:28)

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Gullfisk

Review: Paul Rose's Hotflush imprint continues to expand operations in pleasantly refreshing directions, turning to fledgling production talent Beaumont for their latest offering. The young Scottish producer caused a fuss in all the right places last year with the neon infused Blush Response EP on Kinnego, and the four tracks on Never Love Me retain this approach and sit neatly alongside his new labelmate Jimmy Edgar, though the music is obviously a lot less smutty in execution. Lead track "Never Love Me" sets the tone, the stop start rhythm gradually succumbing to the intoxicating waves of neonized speaker box funk. "Uptown" commences in decidedly cinematic tones before bursting into fluorescent life atop a sick beat, the only possible criticism being the short duration. Up next, "Rendez-Vous" slowly fizzes into life via increasingly expansive atmospheric tones before dropping into a naggingly excellent steppish array of clacks, soft focus stabs and undulating rhythms that poke gently at Beaumont's exaggerated vocal tones.

BENGA/WALSH/KROMESTAR

Military / Panik Room

Hotflush Recordings

HF 014
01 Jul 06
Dubstep/Grime

Benga & Walsh - "Military" - (5:37) 140 BPM

Walsh & Kromestar - "Panik Room" - (5:54) 142 BPM

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BOXCUTTER

Brood / Sunshine

Hotflush Recordings

HF 010
01 Apr 05
UK Funky/UK Garage

Brood - (5:44) 136 BPM

Sunshine - (5:23) 138 BPM

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BOXCUTTER

Philly

Hotflush Recordings

HF 018
21 Jan 08
Dubstep/Grime

Philly - (6:09) 140 BPM

Endothermic - (5:14) 139 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac

BRAILLE

Braille EP

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 017
12 Sep 11
Deep House

A Meaning - (5:34) 128 BPM

Riverbed - (6:08) 127 BPM

Breakup - (5:26) 126 BPM

Chain Gang - (5:34) 129 BPM

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Played by: Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Dirt Crew, Juno Recommends Deep House, Boska, G-Blaster (Rotarydisco76)

Review: Having already contributed to two Sepalcure releases for Hotflush, Praveen Sharma adopts his Braille guise for a debut solo outing on Paul Rose's increasingly multi faceted label. Fans of Sharma's unveiling of the Braille sound via that illuminating release for Rush Hour's Direct Current release will be rightfully excited by the four tracks here. Continuing to explore Sharma's love for the house sound, there's a vintage soulful element inherent throughout though it's flushed with the kind of frosted futurist slant that makes the Braille sound so appealing. The undulating rhythmic swerves of "Riverbed" in particular stand out, not least for little satisfying production nuances such as the intermittent cracks of a kick drum. Elsewhere delicate samples mangle with brilliantly loose drums on the cavorting "Breakup" whilst "Chain Gang" mutates brilliantly from the early expert sample manipulations into an explosion of soaring textures filled with glorious colour.

DISTANCE

1 On 1/Empire

Hotflush Recordings

HF 008
01 Feb 05
Dubstep/Grime

1 On 1 - (5:49) 140 BPM

Empire - (5:07)

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DISTANCE

Nomad / 3rd Wish

Hotflush Recordings

HF 002
01 Jan 04
UK Funky/UK Garage

Nomad - (5:59) 142 BPM

3rd Wish - (4:43) 140 BPM

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ELEMENTAL

Deep Under / Sparkle

Hotflush Recordings

HF 011
01 Jan 06
Dubstep/Grime

Deep Under - (6:48) 143 BPM

Sparkle - (7:26) 140 BPM

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ERIC H

The Lights

Hotflush Recordings

HF 007
01 Jan 05
Dubstep/Grime

The Lights (original mix) - (7:18) 140 BPM

The Lights (Search & Destroy remix) - (5:37) 140 BPM

The Lights (DJ Joseph remix) - (5:44) 140 BPM

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GEORGE FITZGERALD

Don't You

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 014
17 Jan 11
Dubstep/Grime

Don't You (original mix) - (6:41) 136 BPM

Don't You (SCB edit) - (8:38)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno, Juno Recommends Dubstep

Review: George FitzGerald first came onto our radar last year with superb "The Let Down/Weakness". Here he makes a welcomed return to the airwaves and a bright start to 2011 with his next release on Scuba's ever-exciting Hotflush imprint, backed with an edit from the man himself on the flip. Two-step meets future garage in the title track with a repeated Ramadanman style vocal punctuating the beats and rolling, undulating b-line below. Enticing and insatiably good, this certainly whets the appetite for more to come from the hotly tipped producer this year. Over on the flip Scuba dons his SCB alias for a pared down version of the original, which will leave Berghain veterans drooling. Big.

GEORGE FITZGERALD

Shackled EP

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 019
05 Dec 11
Deep House

Shackled - (7:10) 128 BPM

Feel Like - (5:39) 126 BPM

Friends In High Places - (7:31) 129 BPM

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Review: 2011 has really seen young producer George FitzGerald come into his own, with exceptional releases on Hotflush, Aus, and his own ManMakeMusic imprint all helping him to develop his silky brand of garage-leaning bass music into a trademark sound. His final release of the year sees him return to the Hotflush stable for Shackled, the title track of which will already be familiar to those who have heard Scuba's DJ-Kicks mix. It revolves around a lush ever-intensifying chord sequence and twitchy acidic synth line and is perhaps his most effective dancefloor weapon yet. However, it's the following two tracks which provide the real delights; "Feel Like" is a foray into a housier terrain, with an organ melody that evokes some of Marc Kinchen's NY garage productions of the 90s, while "Friends In High Places" sees FitzGerald traverse moodier waters with a slow burning affair, bringing its loose beat in slowly over a wash of pulsating synths.

GEORGE FITZGERALD

The Let Down

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 012
14 Jul 10
Dubstep/Grime

The Let Down - (6:35)

Weakness - (6:03)

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Played by: Juno Download, Chokko

GUY ANDREWS

The Wait/Hands In Mine

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 022
28 May 12
Bass

The Wait - (4:20)

Hands In Mine - (5:38)

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JAZZSTEPPA

Jakin

Hotflush Recordings

HF 019
21 Apr 08
Dubstep/Grime

Jakin - (3:53) 140 BPM

Two - (5:16)

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JIMMY EDGAR

Majenta

Hotflush Recordings

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HFCD 008D
07 May 12
Deep House

Too Shy - (4:36) 120 BPM

This One's For The Children - (6:01) 122 BPM

Sex Drive - (4:36) 120 BPM

Indigo Mechanix (3D) - (5:59)

Attempt To Make It Last - (1:49) 130 BPM

Let Yrself Be - (6:09) 122 BPM

Touch Yr Bodytime - (4:29) 118 BPM

Hrt Real Good - (2:05) 108 BPM

I Need Your Control - (4:23)

Heartkey - (5:15) 122 BPM

In Deep - (6:42)

U Need Love (Digital Exclusive) - (5:26) 121 BPM

Switch Switch (Digital Exclusive) - (4:30)

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Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show), Cosmo Lopez, Daniel Kyo, Tom Central, La Royale, Groove Armada, Moon Runner

Review: The chances are if you're signing up for a Jimmy Edgar album, you know what you're in the mood for, and there's plenty of that sleazy funk to sink your teeth into on Majenta. There are points where it feels like Edgar is trying less to show off his considerable skills for micro-edits, instead just trying to make something a little more simplistically feel-good such as the tellingly-titled "Let Yrself Be." There's still plenty of edge to be found elsewhere, as on the marginally steppy feel of "Indigo Mechanix (3D)". The recent meeting point between dubstep, electro and juke couldn't be better typified than right here, but most pleasingly it comes off sounding like vintage ahead-of-the-game Edgar

JIMMY EDGAR

This One's For The Children

Hotflush Recordings

HF 033
26 Mar 12
Deep House

This One's For The Children - (6:01) 122 BPM

Switch Switch - (4:30)

This One's For The Children (instrumental version) - (6:13) 122 BPM

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Played by: DJ Agent 86, Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show), Santero, Rotciv, Homegroove Project, Justin Miller Hakt/Dfa, Neighbour, Kid Who, Alkalino, Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show), Martin Brodin, Resident Advisor, The Time And Space Machine

Review: News of Detroit native Jimmy Edgar signing to Paul Rose's Hotflush imprint for Majenta, his fourth studio LP, might have come as a surprise when it was announced, but it makes gradual sense given both reside in Berlin and the increasingly broad nature of the Hotflush release schedule. On the basis of lead single This One Is For The Children, Edgar fans will be more than satisfied with what the forthcoming LP has to offer, with Jimmy showing little distaste for the smut-edged electrofunk that has served him so well to date. Sounding very much like a track that was worthy of play in Trash's heyday, "This One Is For The Children" sees Edgar intone sarcastically over a snapping mainframe and gurgling analogue arpeggio. "Switch Switch" meanwhile sashays down the same sort of doe eyed lovers future boogie that Mr Bashmore did so ever briefly as Velour.

JOY O

Wade In

Hotflush Recordings

HF 027
21 Mar 11
Minimal/Tech House

Wade In (original mix) - (6:00) 128 BPM

Jels - (6:44) 125 BPM

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin), Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Deepchild, Marcus Marr

Review: Like most of the artists on Hotflush, Peter O'Grady understands that diversity is key to longevity. Having scored a huge breakthrough with 2009's "Hyph Mngo", it would have been relatively easy for O'Grady to retrace his steps, sit back and wait for the dollars to roll in. However, he's chosen to do the exact opposite, and this follow-up for Paul Rose's label, delivered under the truncated Joy O moniker, is a less immediate affair. If "Ladywell/BB" signalled his intentions to take a house-centric turn, then "Wade In" is O/Orb/Orbison tackling Detroit in his own inimitable style. There is a return to more familiar territories on "Jels", but with a twist; the stop-start drums resemble "Hyph Mngo" as does the breathy vocal sample that mouths the word 'turn' throughout the arrangement. Once again though, O'Grady looks to other sources and the evil acid line that climaxes in unison with a series of doubled up claps, is lifted straight from the Chicago house producer's handbook.

JOY ORBISON

Hyph Mngo

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 009
12 Oct 09
Dubstep/Grime

Hyph Mngo - (5:38) 140 BPM

Wet Look - (5:17)

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LANDO KAL

Further

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 015
16 May 11
Dubstep/Grime

Further - (4:45) 136 BPM

Time Out - (5:50) 136 BPM

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin), Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Juno Recommends Dubstep

Review: Lazer Sword don Lando Kal steps out for a solo endeavour on the always crucial Hotflush imprint and it's a bit special. "Further" takes a US garage swing and twists it round a swathe of cavernous twilight hypnagogics coated in frosted atmospherics - ably assisted by the emotive twinge of the heavily diced titular vocal refrain. The distinctive melding of transatlantic references bodes well for future solo output from LK. Check the B Side for the more urgent juke throb of "Time Out", which swerves brilliantly through several different directions as it descends uneasily towards the run out groove. More please sir!

LANDO KAL

Rhythm Sektion

Hotflush Recordings

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HFT 021
09 Apr 12
Deep House

Rhythm Sektion - (5:52) 125 BPM

Inquisition - (6:10) 125 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Deepchild, Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Reilly Steel

Review: Returning to Hotflush after the label helped his solo breakthrough last year, Lando Kal is here with more of that hybrid house music which he is fast making his own. There's a key sound that seems to be emerging with his productions of late, a kind of ring modulation that Kal is slapping on his synths that makes them both warm and eerie in the same note. "Rhythm Sektion" plays off this duality perfectly, making for a seductive mid-paced dancefloor jam. "Inquisition" goes deeper on the details, with some intricate percussion and a bouncy bassline filling a mildly bleak atmosphere.

LOCKED GROOVE

Rooted EP

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 020
16 Jan 12
Deep House

Rooted - (9:11) 125 BPM

Drowning - (5:54) 125 BPM

Change - (6:42) 115 BPM

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Played by: Justin Miller Hakt/Dfa, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Techno, Enzo Canale, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Resident Advisor, Bobby Champs

Review: The news of a new album from label boss Scuba is just the tip of the iceberg on what promises to be another watershed year for the Hotflush imprint. And they get off to an excellent start with this label debut from Belgian producer Locked Groove, displaying an obvious talent for the sort of floor fusing music Hotflush are becoming increasing renowned for. Lead track "Rooted" is notable for the effortless way in which it builds from the gliding textures of the early moments and morphs into a bumping rhythm lead brilliantly by the analogue bass and skittering syncopation before switching back again. Having premiered on Scuba's DJ-Kicks contribution, "Drowning" appears here, mercifully allowing us a chance to fully immerse in the plunging rhythms and foundation worrying kick drums. "Change" closes the EP, showing a talent for subtle mood filled arrangements too - all skittering rhythms, deft vocal samples and deep pad infractions.

MOUNT KIMBIE

Carbonated

Hotflush Recordings

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HFCD 004I
21 Jul 11
Leftfield

Carbonated - (4:18)

Flux - (3:55)

Bave's Chords - (3:34)

Adriatic (Klaus remix) - (5:35)

Carbonated (Airhead remix) - (5:02)

Carbonated (Peter Van Hoesen remix) - (6:33)

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Played by: Visti, Mixmastermorris, Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Ryoma Takemasa, Juno Recommends Leftfield, Fromage Disco, Enzo Canale, Icicle

Review: Mount Kimbie's "Carbonated", with its breathy sidechained intro, understated organ tones and R&B vocal has already found its way into the hearts of many, but here it finds itself on an EP of unreleased material and remixes. The unreleased tracks certainly don't feel like album offcuts; "Flux" begins as a more downbeat number but unexpectedly erupts into life with an 808 cowbell, leading into a sea of cut-up vocals, whilst "Bave's Chords" is like classic Four Tet, utilising an eastern string sample to great effect. Klaus provides a lurching remix of "Adriatic" which transforms the folky original into an ominous, expansive wasteland, while Airhead creates a similarly eerie take on "Carbonated", taking the intro and extending it to the point of breaking before it explodes into a brief blast of guitar fuzz. Peter Van Hoesen meanwhile morphs "Carbonated" out of all recognition, creating a techno version of the original that leaves only snatches of delayed vocals.

MOUNT KIMBIE

Crooks & Lovers

Hotflush Recordings

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HFCD 004
19 Jul 10
Dubstep/Grime

Tunnelvision - (1:48)

Would Know - (3:16) 141 BPM

Before I Move Off - (4:10)

Blind Night Errand - (3:21)

Adriatic - (1:26)

Carbonated - (4:18)

Ruby - (4:03) 140 BPM

Ode To Bear - (4:00)

Field - (3:04) 140 BPM

Mayor - (4:01)

Between Time - (1:54)

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Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show), Valerio M, Zenner, Juno Recommends Dubstep, Alex Agore, Underworld, Sei A

MOUNT KIMBIE

Crooks & Lovers Sampler

Hotflush Recordings

CNL 002D
29 Nov 10
Dubstep/Grime

Blind Night Errand - (3:21)

Before I Move Off - (4:10)

Maybes (Live At Berghain) - (4:28)

William (Dayglo mix) - (4:01) 140 BPM

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Played by: Kisk, Chris Coco, Deepchild

MOUNT KIMBIE

Maybes

Hotflush Recordings

HF 021
16 Mar 09
Dubstep/Grime

Maybes - (3:42)

William - (4:04)

Vertical - (4:07) 140 BPM

Taps - (3:11) 142 BPM

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Played by: David E Sugar, Rob Da Bank, Gilles Peterson, Resident Advisor, Fromage Disco

MOUNT KIMBIE

Mount Kimbie (remixes Pt 2)

Hotflush Recordings

HFRMX 007
14 Jun 10
Minimal/Tech House

William (Tama Sumo & Prosumer remix) - (7:37) 126 BPM

Vertical (SCB edit) - (8:59) 125 BPM

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Played by: Juno Download

MOUNT KIMBIE

Mount Kimbie Remixes Part 1

Hotflush Recordings

HFRMX 006
17 May 10
Dubstep/Grime

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

Serged (FaltyDL remix) - (4:23)

At Least (Instra:mental remix) - (6:19)

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Played by: Mary Ann Hobbs, Instra:mental, Underworld, Bnzo

MOUNT KIMBIE

Sketch On Glass

Hotflush Recordings

HF 023
24 Aug 09
Dubstep/Grime

Sketch On Glass - (4:19)

Serged - (3:30)

Fifty Mile View - (3:28) 140 BPM

At Least - (3:38)

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Played by: Groove Magazine, Untold, Dubstep Forum Awards, Pierce Warnecke (Fremdtunes)

NYABINGI

Belgium Chocolate / Cannibal Run

Hotflush Recordings

HF 016
01 Jun 07
Dubstep/Grime

Belgium Chocolate - (4:36) 140 BPM

Cannibal Run - (4:36) 140 BPM

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PANGAEA

Bear Witness

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 005
23 Mar 09
Dubstep/Grime

Bear Witness - (6:19) 139 BPM

Mosaix - (4:40)

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Played by: Quarion, Juno Download, Nic Fanciulli

PAUL WOOLFORD/PSYCATRON

Stolen

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 018D
24 Oct 11
Minimal/Tech House

Stolen (original mix) - (9:37) 130 BPM

Stolen (dub mix) - (8:52) 129 BPM

Stolen (dub mix 2 - digital exclusive) - (9:29) 130 BPM

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Played by: Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Deepchild, Antony Dupont, Hannah Wild, Phasen, William Wild (Mindreaders)

Review: In a year where Hotflush have come out with some big releases this is a notable twelve still, pairing the legendary Paul Woolford with the equally big name in the techno game duo Psycatron! The trio have worked together before, having released on Vath's Cocoon last year which makes their arrival on Paul Rose's label all the more illuminating. In "Stolen" they deliver a potent nine minute excursion through techno that rises and dips in all the right places, building a head of steam over snarling bass before the arrival of some well placed vocals signals the onset into what you think is the main thrust. The subsequent explosion of gnarly acid should prove devastating in the correct environment. Check out the more percussively inclined Dub version which is no less potent.

QUALIFIDE

Just Being Fooled

Hotflush Recordings

HF 004
01 Mar 04
UK Funky/UK Garage

Just Being Fooled (4/4 mix) - (5:14) 129 BPM

Just Being Fooled (broken beat mix) - (4:44) 136 BPM

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ROSKA

Error Code

Hotflush Recordings

HF 028
16 May 11
UK Funky/UK Garage

Error Code - (6:23) 131 BPM

Abrupt - (7:01) 127 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Uk Funky/Garage, Geiom, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio

Review: Back on Hot Flush (having recently joined FaltyDL, dBridge and Boxcutter on their excellent Back and 4th compilation), UKF's king of kings is on fine form with these two huge beats. "Error Code" is simply incredible - a tune that only a man at the peak of his game could make. Simple yet mesmerising, it rocks four huge, rhythmic chords that wash over the track like a wave while his trademark beats add bounce. It's relentless stuff. "Abrupt" is a little more on the subtle side, with a fleshed out electro kit backing a wispy, haunting melody that'll melt your ears in the nicest way possible.

SCB

Hard Boiled

Hotflush Recordings

SCB 002
08 Nov 10
Techno

Hard Boiled (VIP) - (7:19) 125 BPM

28_5 - (7:05) 127 BPM

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin), Chris Coco, Vadim Griboedov, Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club

SCB

SCB003

Hotflush Recordings

SCB 003
24 Oct 11
Deep House

Mace - (7:44) 125 BPM

Overlay - (7:14) 126 BPM

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Played by: Nowakowski, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Bravura

Review: Paul Rose has been pretty busy of late, overseeing numerous releases this year on Hotflush - including a showcase compilation, several artist albums and numerous EPs - as well as running his Sub:Stance night at Berghain and compiling a DJ Kicks mix. Amidst all this, he's still managed to knock out a few releases of his own, and his return to the rarely used SCB alias comes swiftly after that massive Adrenalin twelve. If Rose was in playful mood on that Hotflush twelve, he's switched back to more familiar heads down endeavours here. "Mace" is befitting of its title, all claustrophobic 4/4 filled with jittering percussive touches and menacing acid. The sweeping pads provide the requisite rhythmic undulations on this functional basement bumper. The more substantial rhythms of "Overlay" impress; the TRG esque hollow kicks and rusted stabs laying down the core thrust, whilst Rose moulds layers of growling white noise.

SCUBA

A Mutual Antipathy

Hotflush Recordings

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HFCD 002
13 May 08
Dubstep/Grime

Systematic Decline - (4:42) 140 BPM

Hard Boiled - (5:39) 142 BPM

Tell Her - (4:06) 140 BPM

Disorder - (4:43) 143 BPM

Ruptured - (4:57) 142 BPM

The Upside - (4:12) 141 BPM

Twitch - (4:11) 140 BPM

Stolen - (3:30) 142 BPM

Poppies - (5:10) 142 BPM

From Within - (4:44) 142 BPM

Suck - (6:11) 144 BPM

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SCUBA

Adrenalin EP

Hotflush Recordings

HF 030
26 Sep 11
Deep House

Adrenalin - (8:12) 125 BPM

Never - (4:56) 128 BPM

Everywhere - (4:11) 125 BPM

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Played by: Darren James, Cosmic Boogie, Da Funk, Dirt Crew, Roberto Rodriguez, Commodore 69 - Hot N Heavy, Ali Tillett (Warm Agency)

Review: This EP is the first material from Paul Rose in his Scuba guise since last year's Triangulation, and it's likely to surprise a lot of people with its direction. It seems to mark Scuba's acceptance of the slower house tempos which he flirted with in Triangulation, and has been experimenting with further under the SCB alias. "Adrenalin" is in much the same vein as his excellent "Loss" released earlier this year on Aus; a clattering kick and simple bassline give way to a vocal which slowly reveals itself amidst moody pads. It's unashamedly euphoric, and it works. "Never" meanwhile is like a Berghain take on 90s UK garage, as a snappy 2-step rhythm and pitched vocals collides with emotive synth strings. Finally, "Everywhere" is the biggest surprise; undoubtedly the most colourful thing that Rose has produced, it takes a less big room approach from the other tracks, instead taking an 80s pop sensibility and marrying it with Rose's approach to rhythm. Possibly one of the most unexpected reinventions of the year.

SCUBA

Aesaunic EP

Hotflush Recordings

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HF 024D
30 Nov 09
Dubstep/Grime

Aesaunic - (7:44) 136 BPM

Flesh Is Weak - (8:42)

Revesrse - (4:29) 136 BPM

Golden - (4:15)

Symbiosis - (4:29)

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Played by: Juno Download, Wire Magazine, Dubstep Forum Awards

SCUBA

Braille Diving

Hotflush Recordings

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HOTSHORE 001
11 Jun 07
Dubstep/Grime

Braille Diving - (5:41) 140 BPM

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SCUBA

From Within

Hotflush Recordings

HFRMX 005
22 Dec 08
Techno

From Within (Marcel Dettmann remix) - (7:00) 127 BPM

Hard Boiled (SCB edit) - (8:51) 125 BPM

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Played by: Brendon Moeller, Kryptic Minds

SCUBA

Hard Boiled

Hotflush Recordings

HF 020
17 Apr 08
Dubstep/Grime

Hard Boiled - (6:25) 142 BPM

Tell Her - (4:47) 140 BPM

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SCUBA

Klinik

Hotflush Recordings

HF 022
22 Jun 09
Dubstep/Grime

Klinik - (5:43) 138 BPM

Hundreds & Thousands - (7:50)

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SCUBA

Personality

Hotflush Recordings

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HFCD 007D
27 Feb 12
Dubstep/Grime

Ignition Key - (6:41)

Underbelly - (5:18)

The Hope - (4:12)

Dsy Chn - (4:45)

July - (5:17)

Action - (6:29)

Cognitive Dissonance - (4:43)

Gekko - (6:09)

Ne1butu - (4:40)

Tulips - (4:26)

If U Want - (6:39)

Flash Addict (bonus track) - (5:37)

Personality (continuous LP mix) - (57:02)

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Played by: Chris Coco, Lung, Commodore 69 - Hot N Heavy, Bizt, Matthew Kyle, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep, Rack N Ruin, Resident Advisor, Manhattan, Jon Saigon, Mak & Pasteman, Tcts

Review: Where Scuba's earlier work was typified by the same metallic sheen and monochrome hue, it's noticeable on his third album Personality just how much more colour he's letting into the mix. Whether it's the crisp electro breaks of opener "Ignition Key" or the joyous pop chimes of "July", the mood is overall far sunnier than the Scuba of before. There's drum & bass explorations being made on "Cognitive Dissonance", chart-baiting hooks aplenty and a wealth of vocal action from speeches to divas. All in all it's another essential, multi-faceted evolutionary step for the Berlin-based producer.

SCUBA

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Hotflush Recordings