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Borai
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OFFBEAT 006
19 Apr 24
UK Hardcore
19 Apr 24
UK Hardcore
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OFFBEAT 005
01 Mar 24
UK Hardcore
01 Mar 24
UK Hardcore
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OFFBEAT 004
09 Feb 24
UK Hardcore
09 Feb 24
UK Hardcore
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OFFBEAT 003
19 Jan 24
Hard House
19 Jan 24
Hard House
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OFFBEAT 002
08 Dec 23
Hard House
08 Dec 23
Hard House
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OFFBEAT 001
01 Dec 23
Hard House
01 Dec 23
Hard House
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: As is to be expected with the ever-ready Hot Cakes collective, we here see them introduce yet another party starting collection, as Borai throws on his raving boots for another fiery four track display. Opening up with the high energy synth stabs and steadily warbling backdrops of 'Go Go GO!', we see the EP set pace quickly, being followed up by the more breaks-inspired industrial slams of 'Oh No' for an immediate sense of contrast. From here, 'Call Me Up' then arrives to soften the mood slightly, tying together swirling synth pads and euphoric vocal stabs, with the high energy drum skips and string-like synth sweeps of 'Reach Out' giving us that final dash of energy to see things out in style.
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HC 098
18 Aug 23
Breakbeat
18 Aug 23
Breakbeat
Review: The Time Is Now team seem intent on continuing their exceptional run of high quality releases, with this brand new five track experience from Borai being the latest in a long line of very impressive originals. We begin with the title track 'Naturally', a smokey combination of sharpened drum processing and breathy percussive pulses, with 'Love Is Gone' then providing a groovy follow up, tied together with glistening chord progressions and clucky percussion below. From here, '2 Steppin'' then unleashes a choppy combination of swirling synthetic twists and clicking chime like melodies, with 'Dance 2 Gether' then going much heavier on the synthesiser designs and switching up the rhythmic approach entirely. Finally, a twist of jungle freshness as 'Phosphenes' gives us a very tasty fusion of original breaksy drum designs and modernised subby smoothness for a top notch closer.
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TIN 040
17 Mar 23
UK Garage
17 Mar 23
UK Garage
Various
Review: Shall Not Fade's annual birthday compilations are always worth a look, not least because they tend to be packed with plenty of previously unreleased material from label regulars, friends and newcomers. This seventh birthday edition - the label's fifth compilation in total - is another epic, with 28 high quality tracks jostling for your attention. The track listing reflects the label's eclectic but largely dancefloor-focused approach, with highlights including the stomping big room techno darkness of Alan Fitzpatrick and Reset Robot's 'Alpha', the organ-rich New Jersey style peak-time house bump of Lis Sarocca's 'Oasis Floor', the bumpin' speed garage revivalism of 'All The Girls' by Main Phase, the warped, MC-sporting two-step wobble of Killjoy and Kwam's 'Active', and the deep and dreamy breaks/two-step fusion of 'Overcome' by Adam BFD.
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SNFLP 013D
17 Feb 23
Minimal/Tech House
17 Feb 23
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: The Hardcore Energy team have assembled a very cool collection of dancefloor ready weapons here as they invite the sounds of Borai inside for a heavily sampled display of breaks-inspired marvelousness. We open up with the old school vocal repetitions and chunky breakbeat drum lines of 'Lets Jet Out', which through a subtle, reesey bass pulsation below, really gets the party started. From here, the dizzying shaker lines and moogy pulses of 'Get On Down' give us a more airy arrangement, giving us a nice sense of contrast, before 'Call Me' sends us straight back to the underground with an unorthodox showcasing of old school synthesizer bleeps, soulful vocal drives and sharpened breakbeat drums for good measure. Lovely work!
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HE 036
24 Jun 22
Breakbeat
24 Jun 22
Breakbeat
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HILEVRECSCLD 002
25 Feb 22
Techno
25 Feb 22
Techno
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HILEVRECSCLD 003
25 Feb 22
Breakbeat
25 Feb 22
Breakbeat
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HILEVRECSD 001
21 Jan 22
Breakbeat
21 Jan 22
Breakbeat
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HILEVRECSD 003
20 Jan 22
Breakbeat
20 Jan 22
Breakbeat
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HILEVRECSD 002S
20 Jan 22
Breakbeat
20 Jan 22
Breakbeat
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: Since breaking through with the colossal 'Anybody From London' on Hotline Recordings five years ago, Boris English AKA Borai has proved to be one of British dance music's more cultured hardcore and jungle revivalists. He's at it again here, too, filling his Vivid label debut with a quartet of sub-heavy, breakbeat-driven bangers dripping in saucer-eyed, rave-style samples. He begins with the sharp riffs, pitched down Amen breaks and booming bass of 'In My Life', before upping the tempo on bustling breaks roller 'Dead Drop'. English doffs his cap to spacey early drum & bass on the loose-limbed 'Keep Steppin', while closing cut 'C'Mon' is an insanely weighty, pitched-down hardcore bomb.
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VIVID 06
10 Sep 21
Breakbeat
10 Sep 21
Breakbeat
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: The latest drop on Constant Sound's electro branch, Infiltrate, comes from wild-card Bristolian chameleon Borai. When he's not dropping tuff, jungle-hewed rave wreckers for Hotline and Higher Level he's collaborating with October on refined house bumpers or dread-filled noise excursions in Spiritflesh. As if that wasn't enough, here he is turning his hand to genuinely fresh twists on the electro formula - a breath of fresh air in a crowded marketplace. "Flutta" keeps things snappy and decidedly pacey, but the overall mood is really quite light, while on "Rashaba" things get much darker, to an almost theatrical degree. Some of that breakbeat ruffness sneaks in on "Runnin" and then a little garage swing offsets the dubbed out showers of melody and cheeky rave stabs on EP closer "Narroways". Stunning stuff.
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INFILTRATE 03
13 Mar 20
Electro
13 Mar 20
Electro
Review: Formerly Halo Cyan Records, Halocyan was rebranded and renamed in 2014. It is a sublabel of Phthalo, launched by LA musician Dimitri Fergadis. It's had some great artists appear recently in the form of Paul Woolford, Extrawelt and of course the legendary Dave Angel - who presented the last two releases as part of the Incoming series. Next up is Bristol's Borai, who has had releases on top local labels like BRSTL and Happy Skull in addition to internationals Tasteful Nudes and Retrofit. Dark Of The Sun features a variety of moods that are all expertly executed for whatever the occasion. From the evocative opening track "On The Horizon" which has a Detroit hi-tech soul type of vibe which we really enjoyed. The title track is more straight ahead with its Berlin style warehouse stomp, complimented by suspense filled dub chords, pounding drums and hypnotic pads. Finally "Wetware" takes it down a notch or two on this retro-flavoured deep tech house number - which is perfect to play just before the lights come on.
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PHC 028
19 Dec 17
Minimal/Tech House
19 Dec 17
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Denham Audio
Review: Boris 'Borai' English has been collaborating with Julian Smith over the past five years, and this record follows on from their Head 4 Phuture record on Brstl last year. The title track is similar to the sound that prevailed on October's debut album; a wiry, insistent rhythm, shot through with an undercurrent of moody bass, provides a cushion for a vocal loop that exudes the paranoia of vintage industrial/ebm acts like Nitzer Ebb. Thundering tribal drums add weight to the track's swagger. "Nine Tomorrows" is a different proposition; more restrained and less oppressive-sounding, at the heart of its understated, metallic rhythm is a melody so frosty and icy, it'll cool even the warmest heart.
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HAPSKL 009
08 Apr 16
Techno
08 Apr 16
Techno
