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Ulterior Motive
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Review: Ulterior Motive's new Guidance imprint has already proven to be a top-notch destination for music that's vibrant in its darkness and effortless in its movement. The grungy soundscapes and industrial tones are back with Trip Hammer/Intuition, the first of which is deadly satisfying: curling bass nodes, crisp drum licks and an ambiance of hopeless energy. Quadrant & Iris feature on the flipside and oh boy, this one is a real creeper. Boulder-like basses tumble over one another on their race out of the stocks, a perfectly weighted drum line sits just below the tangled low frequencies in glorious fashion and the overall package is as slick as can be. This is proper Ulterior Motive.
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GDNCE 008
16 Aug 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
16 Aug 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Ulterior Motive take time to guide us through the muddier, grittier pastures of drum & bass with their first full artist EP in almost two years. Naturally it's more than worth the wait. "The Ripper" (with their old mate Judda) sets the tone with its savage bassline striking and stinking up the mix like it's 99 all over again. It's joined by the playful buzzs and jazzy keys of "OneTwoSeven", absolute bass hurtery on "7x7" and a delightfully creepy roller with Jubei in the form of "Walnuts". Yum.
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GDNCE 006
17 May 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
17 May 19
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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GDNCE 003
08 Jun 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Jun 18
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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GDNCE 002
29 Dec 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
29 Dec 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Metalheadz alumni Ulterior Motive go back to their roots with Guidance. Taking us back to their entry point into drum & bass and giving us a peak into their unique perception, Guidance is where it all began for Greg and James Ulterior (literally - they started in the game with a night called Guidance) Each of the four cuts rattles, worms and physically hits with stark sinewy dynamics. "The Wobbler" comes with classic SP flowage and some cool bendy synths on the fills, "Clay Ya" hurls a ton of technoid fire into the blend while "Anode" sees the south coast duo crash head on into Planet Icicle with rasping mutant techstep funk. Finally "Kamakura" is the Ulterior Motive take on halftime, all space, eastern strings and heavy mysticism. This is the way you launch your own label.
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GDNCE 001
21 Jul 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
21 Jul 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Sikka
Review: It's been a few years since Ulterior Motive last delivered original material on Headz but these two ageless designs more than make up for lost time. "Step Change" is the assassin of the two: one click head shot business, this is a run for cover brock out with all the grit and aggression we need in these dark, paranoid times. "Get Close", meanwhile, proceeds to soften our edges. An unnerving, droning stepper that's restrained, but gradually built with measured menace, it's quintessential Ulterior Motive.
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META 050
19 May 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
19 May 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Real talk: Ulterior Motive are back with their biggest release since their Headz album The Fourth Wall. Last spotted on Shogun last spring for their 100th release series, they now deliver four cream cuts that smack of the rootsy, uncompromised ageless signature that's secured their premiership role in the first place. Ben Verse adds lyrical edge to the elastic funk of "The Real", "Jungle Jam" is an absolute hoot with layers of classical elements and wry humour in the bass textures, "I Remember" reminds us of their soulful side with the dulcet class of James Sunderland while "Tech2" rips up the closing curtains with an absolute Blue Note blunderbuss of a stepper on "Tech2". Feel the realness.
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SHA 114
27 Jan 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
27 Jan 17
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Played by: Sektor
Review: From Prolix to Technimatic, Total Science to Was A Be by way of Icicle, Joe Ford, Fourward, Spectrasoul, Phace, Ed.It and many more, Friction's label digs deep from the genre's most innovative corners and eras. As we prepare to close off 2016, they've taken a detailed look back over the last 18 months of crucial output to not just represent where the label is at, but the genre itself. An ideal opportunity to fill any holes in your collection cuts such as Fourward & Linguistics demonic stomper "Storm", Was A Be's rudeboy-slewing halftime damager "Blind" or Break's sparkling "Emerald" and complete with a journeyman mix of the tracks themselves, this rounds up yet another serious year at the very forefront of drum & bass.
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SHA 117
30 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
30 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Ulterior Motive make tracks that are built to last so it makes sense that the parts lend themselves to equally solid remixes. Every single version is a blinder here; Break takes "keep it Moving" to leaner, funkier pastures, Icicle technofies "Chapter" with steppy, halftime hurtism while Lenzman highlights the already soulful "Stay" with his own cosmic touch. Elsewhere Xtrah turns "Longshot" inside out (while paying respect to its instantly distinctive riff) Mark System turns in a seriously unique, clipped-bass twist on "Muted" and the guys themselves demolish "Inta-National" and rebuild it with nothing but melted gully. Masterful.
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META 044
18 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
18 Nov 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Review: What a crazy trip it's been.... Four months ago Shogun commenced their 100th release celebrations with the start of a four-part series that's seen some of the label's finest releases and broadest scope in recent years. Now all 16 tracks are available in one package, ranging from the horn-hazed bliss of Friction & Karma's "No Return" to Phace's deep space synth tear-up "Mumbo Jumbo" by way of Technimatic's string-surged "Transference" and Ivy Lab's impeccable shake-up of SpectraSoul's "Glimpse", if you're uncertain on just how on-point Shogun are then this collection firmly states exactly where Friction's label is at... And where they're heading.
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SHA 100
08 Jul 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
08 Jul 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Rich Raw, Sektor, Syncopix, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Deadmau5, Fourward, LSN (UK), Wreckless, Northern Zone
Review: 12 years deep, 100 releases strong, Friction's Shogun imprint continues to spread the strong words with what's shaping up to be a very exciting series of exclusives. For the first EP we hit paydirt from the off as Ulterior Motive play the consummate robot charmers on "Radian". Cousins in crime Icicle and Proxima follow with a dagger-sharp tete-a-tete two-stepper while Technimatic provide essential contrast with the rainbow soul "Transference". Finally Alix Perez returns to Shogun for a cheeky minimal twist of Friction and Fourward's "Battle Scars". Gold on gold on gold, Shogun aren't messing around with their 100 series.
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SHA 100EP1
18 Mar 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
18 Mar 16
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: "You're Next" is one you can't afford to sleep on. Taking charge is a filthy, majorly minimal bassline that's hard and loose, while natural-sounding breaks roll with ease - and the crack of that snare! On the other side of the Ulterior Motive agenda is "Music City", a raunchy roller tacked into place by a big ol' funky bassline and a ton of cheeky attitude. If "You're Next" is a badman, "Music City" is the pair of streetwise '70s cops on its tail.
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META 029
10 Jul 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
10 Jul 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various
Matrix & Futurebound - "Don't Look Back" (feat Tanya Lacey - Matrix & Futurebound remix) - (3:55) 174 BPM
Played by: HYBRID MINDS
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DNBA 016US
26 Apr 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
26 Apr 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Audio / Various
Review: This is fantastic month for huge retrospectives and RAM have definitely not disappointed with "Audio Presents RAMLife Drum & Bass." A massive 26 tracks of upfront drum and bass and a full mix of the entire release by Audio is the RAM fan's reward for 12 months of solid support through the toughest, hardest, darkest tunes in the business. Including some of the most aggressive, technically adept and prominent artists the genre has to offer, such as heavyweights Bad Company, longstanding noisemakers Optiv & BTK and the unmistakable onslaught of Noisia, it's a solid gold wreck-fest and we're all invited.
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4050538 833812
23 Feb 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
23 Feb 15
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Mauoq, Sektor, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Spor, S Man, Calculon, Krakota, Subtension, Marcus Visionary, Zen Dub, RoyGreen, Icicle, Hex, Ulterior Motive, S.P.Y (Hospital Records, Metalheadz, Artificial Intelligence, Superior Selectionz
Review: Since signing Bournemouth duo Ulterior Motive to his Metalheadz imprint last year, Goldie has acted as a kind of mentor, supervising the recording of this debut album. In many ways, it makes a lot of sense; Ulterior Motive's brand of jungle-influenced drum and bass no doubt appeals to the producer-turned-celebrity's rave sensibilities. The Fourth Wall is a confident and engaging debut, with spangling, piano-laden rave moments - see the early '90s revivalism of "Tape Pack" - nestling side by side with dark, twisted rollers and deeper, more experimental fare. It's this latter strand - and most particularly the James Sutherland collaboration "Muted" - that makes The Fourth Wall such an impressive debut.
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METACD 004D
06 Oct 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
06 Oct 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Metalheadz South Coast correspondents Ulterior Motive are gearing up to unleash their debut LP The Fourth Wall, and it's about time too! Despite being only two tracks deep, this sampler does well to show the forthcoming album's broadest range and will whet appetites for The Fourth Wall. "Tape Pak" is an instant love letter to the early 90s rave foundations, but written by pen and paper from 2039. "Muted", meanwhile, is wholly contemporary with its deep spacious groove, techno-like attitude and dBridge-style vocals from James Sutherland.
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METALP 004S
15 Sep 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
15 Sep 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Rich Raw, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Smartech, Nymfo, Need for mirrors, Zen Dub, Ulterior Motive
Review: And now for something completely different. Ulterior Motive offer up the goods for Metalheadz, picking apart the bones of the D&B releases that have gone before them this year to create the noisiest, most industrial minimal track in existence. Paring back the instrumentation leaves "MIR" with just killer drums, and rolling bass holding together nightmarishly stressy pads and a punchy sample repeating our only instruction: "Let it roll." For a fix of ungodly heaviness, "Given Contact" is the ultimate combination of on-point production with behemoth-shaped bass, destroying speakers in its wake.
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META 018
14 Jul 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 Jul 14
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Various Artists - "Drum&BassArena Winter Selection 2013 (Continuous Mix 1)" (continuous mix 1) - (1:14:29) 175 BPM
Various Artists - "Drum&BassArena Winter Selection 2013 (Continuous Mix 2)" (continuous mix 2) - (1:15:47) 175 BPM
DJ Fresh & Diplo - "Earthquake (TC Remix)" (feat Dominique Young Unique - TC remix) - (3:47) 173 BPM
Rae & Christian - "Check The Technique (Rollz Remix)" (feat Tony D, Jazzy Jeff & Agent 86 - Rollz remix) - (4:22) 174 BPM
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DNBA012DD
24 Nov 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Nov 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: PLATFORM, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Andy C, Friction and Spor, FD, Rob Perpetual, CZA, Stealth, Eastcolors
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META 010
21 Jul 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
21 Jul 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: The unstoppable Ulterior Motive boys bring the UK scene to the forefront again with two dangerously dark releases from the Mr Hyde side of their repertoire. "Right Here" twins sweet female vocals with erratic breaks on the verge of complete incomprehension, but never falling over that mark, instead rolling hard and fast with nasty bass providing the melody and the backbone. "Elephant Tune" on the other hand is large and loping, sawing through tinny hi-hats with chunky bass and a formidable dubstep swagger that belies their drum and bass preferences. Why the Elephant? We presume because it's big, heavy and you'll never forget it.
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META 007
25 Mar 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
25 Mar 13
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Unknown Error, A Dominant Species, Syncopix, ANT TC1, Extent Recordings, Foreign Concept, Digitalworkx, Emperor, Critical Music
Review: Hold tight Critical crew; Kasra's got a new series in the pipeline, as Critical Presents: Sequence One. Bringing together four gems from some of the hottest artists who have gravitated to the London label in 2011, this is a must buy for the discerning D&B fan. Russian-based emerging star Enei, with the hypnotic, ominous bass-laden "Obsession" (feat. DRS) features, as do Bournemouth duo Ulterior Motive with their suitably tech-ed up monster "Divergence". Also on there is Neosignal's Phace, live and direct from Germany with the punishing, neuro-tinged "Freedom Of Filth", and finally label owner Kasra makes an appearance with Jubei on "The Rift". Big, bad and heavy.
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CRIT 060EP
28 Nov 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
28 Nov 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: LeStR
Review: The ever-rising star of 2010/11 and master of experimental beats brings us the follow up EP to his superlative Noir EP which landed on Critical around this time last year. In the title track "Aria", Rockwell blends glitchy, cinematic rhythms with sonorous, blissed out vocals and cooling instrumentals. Next, "Live For The Moment" adds a dash of funk, whilst talented duo Ulterior Motive's remix of the aforementioned "Noir" is nothing short of superlative, as they toughen it up with a super dark b-line smashing breaks and that iconic Virus-meets-Subtitles tenacity. A collab with Hemlock owner Untold backs this up in "Rehekou Sunrise", adding a shimmy of samples and soulful bliss as we reach the end of the EP.
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CRIT 051
31 Jan 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
31 Jan 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: A tidy three track EP from the Metalheadz camp, The Genesis EP kicks off with Horizon's regular Data going in on the deep, minimal vibes with ticking beats, impassioned breathy vocal and tense, metallic chimes. Bournemouth duo Ulterior Motive team up with old friend and Critical hot shot FD for "All That We Are", combining their considerable skills for this stripped back, minimal/tech roller, with crisp breaks and a foreboding undertone. Finishing up with "Feeder" - incidentally Kiat's debut on Metalheadz - it's over and out on an experimental tip, with a bleepy melody bubbling over curious SFX and deep, murmuring b-line below. One for the headz.
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METH 090
24 Jan 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
24 Jan 11
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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SUBTITLESUK 003
13 Sep 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
13 Sep 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Played by: Juno Recommends Drum & Bass
Review: Critical Music continues to release some of the UK's freshest sounding drum & bass. Sabre's "Marvel" takes on a more minimal and experimental approach to the sound. This is drum & bass at its slowest, its clicking percussion doing most of the work. The collaboration with Ulterior Motive, "Barefoot" is more up-beat but still manages keeps its darker, grittier sound.
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CRITLP 04S
11 Feb 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
11 Feb 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
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CRITLP 04S
11 Feb 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
11 Feb 10
Drum & Bass / Jungle
