Sunday, 13 November 2011

HZN45 Amoss- Minus/Spitface (Promo) Horizons Music


After the success of their Spectrum EP (HZN44) Amoss returns with lightning speed to claim the next release on the Horizons label.  'Minus' intros with a light drum break coupled with a submerged bass-line reverberating far beneath the depths; the track opens up into a heavy roller utilising unusual vibrations in the b-line and metallic discs of synth.  'Splitface' on the other side has a more experimental sense of structure; there is no singular bass line the tune switches between delicate beats, abrupt pulses and hovering spaceships.  Available for digital download now, promo available from Monday.

Amoss - Minus [Forthcoming Horizons Music] by Amoss

Amoss - Splitface [HZN45] by Horizons music



To hear more from Horizons Music they are hosting a night at Basement 45 in Bristol on the 25th of November.

Friday, 11 November 2011

Free Unquote Track



11/11/11

XLR8R are offering Unquote's track "Yellow Warrior" (feat. Lung) off his "Reverberation Box" album as a free download.  Just been having a look through their site seems pretty sick, they're offering plenty of free downloads including instrumentals from Joker's new album.  Definitely one to bookmark.


Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Final Ever Mutated Forms Cloudcast

The trio Mutated forms present there final ever Cloudcast.  Not dnb.   Well worth a listen fusion of many styles going on here funk, reggae, trip-hop etc

MODULE009 MORTEM- Get Closer/Monolever Critical Presents:Modulations


Two sick tunes from Polish producer Mortem an anticipated addition to the Critical Music family.  'Get closer' rolls over with smooth waves of bass and punches of percussion whilst subtle shifts keep the track flowing without becoming stagnant.  'Monoelver' instantly creates a dark foreboding atmosphere. The bass line dominates the tune with its sinister tones whilst the background shakes and strikes to create a glitchy off-key composition.  Keep your eye on this guy.
Mortem - Get Closer - Critical : Modulations by Critical Music
Mortem - Monoveler - Critical : Modulations by Critical Music

Free Download Mykur/TMSV- Icarus


Everything free is better.  Serious tune, loving the whispers and Marimba sounding percussion. 
Myrkur & TMSV - Icarus [FREE DOWNLOAD] by TMSV

Monday, 7 November 2011

TEAL004 KOWTON Dirty Little Bomb/Dirty Little Bomb (Rivet Remix) Teal Recordings

Kowton - TEAL Recordings
After the success of his "Basic Music Knowledge" and "Keep Walking" singles Kowton returns with more of his horror infused bass music.  "Dirty Little Bomb" is produced through a layering of sound.  Throughout the tune new loops are grafted onto the track.  What begins as a dull lonely sounding bass evolves over the bars into thought-provoking colourful sounds creating something complete.  Interesting stuff.
Rivet takes the original and increases the tempo to bring you bass driven head bopping badness, definitely a tune that will draw a crowd to the dance-floor.
Dirty Little Bomb by Kowton
Kowton - 'Dirty Little Bomb' (Rivet Remix) by BOILER ROOM

RA Kowton article- http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1114

Standard Procedure Wax Works Mix

GDKR003 TRUTH- Direct Blow/Snake Get Darker Recordings



New Zealand based Dubstep producers Andre Fernandez and Tristan Roake who are better known as Truth bring us a couple of gems on the young Get Darker label.  The A side 'Direct Blow' begins with  a sense sublime suspense achieved through distant echoes of mythical sirens and growing elements of percussion; the drop hits with bass heavy weight and the chant of "Get you with my direct blow". The bass slices of this club banger are instantly energising and are cleverly countered with returns to the melodic intro, to create a suprising yet relentless sense of flow.  On the flip 'Snake' takes the deeper role.  Again Truth emphasise the intro; 'Snake' presents itself with a precision use of percussive elements creating space and depth foreshadowing the direction of the tune.  The bass element of the composition opens with an interesting panning b-line that continues throughout the rest of the piece (the low end vibe is the real impetus throughout the song). This weighty bass-line contrasts with the mid-range violin melody to create a sense of beauty rising through darkness.  Definitely feeling the flip on this one.

Truth - Direct Blow - GetDarker 003 by getdarker
Truth - Snake - (GetDarker 003) by getdarker

Free Truth mix from last month.
Truth - Closer to Chaos - Mix (Free Download) by Truth

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

The XX- Night Time (Synkro Remix)



Joe continues to impress enjoy.

The XX - Night Time (Synkro Remix) by

Download- http://www.mediafire.com/?i32dd702lt3xf5w

Lenzman and Riya Metalheadz 31 Mix



Missed this one.  Lenzman on the beats Riya's vocals making it extra special. 


Lenzman feat. Riya - Metalheadz Podcast 31 by Lenzman

OSMUK014 Matt U- Empty Inside/Unforgiven Osiris Music UK



Matt U is set to release OSMUK014- Empty Inside/Unforgiven on Kryptic Mind's label Osiris Music uk on Monday the 7th of November.  Osiris Music uk has become a hub of amazing releases since its creation in 2006 and is renown for striving to diversify genre confines. Matt U (Matyas Szalai) is a Hungarian born producer from Budapest he is regarded as having a tenacious work ethic pumping out tunes of the highest calibre.  Making a name for himself producing hard-hitting Drum and Bass his work envelops a variety of genre conventions; in recent years he has delved into the 140 realm to deliver some of the most exciting, forward-thinking bass-driven beats.
After doing the rounds on the dubplate circuit fans will be pleased to see these two tunes finally getting a well deserved release on vinyl next week.  Empty Inside encapsulates Matt U's deep tech sound; elongated synth fades sit on top of a warping bass-line, whilst spine chilling repetitions of "Empty Inside" create an uncomfortable undertone.  Unforgiven follows suit in its creation; the tech sounding synth heard in Empty Inside steals the show here playing the part of b-line with an indescribable amount of weight.


MATT-U - Empty Inside - Release Date: 07/11/11 by Osiris Music uk

MATT-U - Unforgiven - Release Date: 07/11/11 by Osiris Music uk

Listen to the FACT 241 Kryptic Mind's mix to hear some of Osiris Music uk's plethora of unreleased duplates http://soundcloud.com/factmag/fact-mix-241-kryptic-minds-apr/s-40XDb


Tracklist- http://www.factmag.com/2011/04/22/fact-mix-241-kryptic-minds/
Knowledge Interview- http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/matt-u-exclusive-free-track.html

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Distance and Benton STK




The Small Time Krooks are bringing you another night of sub-bass badness to kick-start your weekend.  Plymouth's Voodoo Lounge will play host one of scene's most influential artists: Distance.  Since the release of My Demons four years ago he has been a forefront of the genre creating tunes that provide the dirt but also include enough depth to appease the purists.
The success of his work lies in the way that he utilises percussion in contrast to mechanical sounding synths and dread bass beefiness.  The precision timing in the tweaks and beats of his production allows for the space to hear the intricate elements of his music; a sense of style that seems to be missing from the scene's current trend of producers making the loudest, most distorted, ear offending music possible.  The other worldly element of his tunes is one of his music's most appealing traits; his use of post apocalyptic voices combined with previously inaudible sounds creates a sense of terrifying suspense leaving you lost in the world of Distance on the dance floor.  Distance will be bringing the voodoo to the lounge this Friday; be prepared to be blown away by the Honey Bee Sound System as he cranks up the volume whilst lowering the tone with his eerily deep style.
If this wasn't enough STK are headlining another dj/producer rated for his creativity and profound productions: Benton.  Esteemed for his spine chilling tune Take Me Away of 2010 and his 2011 releases on N-type's Wheel And Deal label, Benton is well respected by his contemporaries and promises to provide even musical majesty as his career progresses.
Finally the STK residents will be out in force playing a massive range of styles for your audio pleasure: High T, DJC, Darko, Nakes, D-lux, MasterStatus, Ramos, Blotta, Jackart and Skeptix.  And not forgetting the Hosts: Gravity, Jman and Smallz to guide you through an evening of beats and bass.




Sub.mission Distance October 2011 Mix
http://subdotmission.com/sites/default/files/Sub.missionPodcast018_Distance.mp3
Track list
http://subdotmission.com/podcast/submission-podcast-018-distance
Knowledge Magazine Benton interview
http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/blogs/dubstep/introducing-benton.html

Monday, 24 October 2011

Toddla T- Bubbles in the dance


Get on http://www.facebook.com/toddlat for the first of a series of Toddla's Facebook exclusive mixes.  The mix opens with the tune The Streets So Warm an ode to the August riots; created a few days after the first disturbances in North London.  It also include his version of Ducksauce's Big Bad Wolf and the badness that is Mosca's Bax.

MEDIC 25LP Medschool- UNQUOTE Reverberations album


Just listening to this now trying to soak it all in for my first ever album review.  Got the digital download as one of my turntables is broken £7.99 on iTunes; otherwise they are selling the vinyl LP and cd in a bundle for £13.99. 
Listen to clips @  http://soundcloud.com/medschoolmusic/sets/unquote-reverberation-box/.  Sounding sick so far.
   

Sunday, 23 October 2011

Another IA Mix loving these :)- eLan

BOXCLO10 TMSV- Myth/Flow

Myth has been doing the rounds for the last year and has been one of his most in demand dubs and is sure to appease his sound cloud following.  Myth has been one of the flagship tunes for DJ Youngsta on his Rinse FM show.  The eerie Moroccan flute flows across a backdrop of sparse percussion and low frequency bass (inaudible on my laptop speakers); 5 minutes of music that will take you a million miles from your troubles and provide you with audio bliss.  On the other side there is the equally impressive track Flow.  A more scattered beat structure yet retaining the hypnotic rolling quality of Myth; paranoid releases of piano chimes, chattering bongos combined with powerful sub bass create a prime dance-floor banger.
TMSV is one of the fresh talents of new bass music; hailing from the Netherlands and relatively new to game he began working as a DnB producer, he names Burial as being an important influence in his music and you can hear this along with his DnB background express itself through his tunes.  Check out this interview from last year on knowledge magazine's website, pretty nice mix included to http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/blogs/dubstep/introducing-tmsv.html.

TMSV - Myth by TMSV

TMSV - Flow (Clip) by TMSV

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

MS005 Cry Murda - JingBong Ting Ft. Ziggy Moonshine Recordings


This one comes from a duo known as JingBong: Jacky Murda and Max Powa hailing from Barcelona.  On this release we have the original with a remix on flip side from Hot; a badman ragga jungle remix that exhibits the influences of the original track combining dark bass lines with killer guitar plucked breaks.  In the original track JingBong make a lot of space allowing the vocals to create the flow, whilst breaking down with an equally spacey bass that bounces across your ears.  Gonna have to buy the vinyl if you wanna hear the whole thing, definitely leaves you wanting more.



JingBong Ting feat Ziggi - Cry Murda by Moonshine Recordings

JingBong Ting feat Ziggi - Cry Murda (HoT Remix) by Moonshine Recordings

LFR003 Sigma- All Night and Day/The Jungle (Sub Zero Remix)


Bit of random record from Sigma; All Night and Day stays true with the chilled vibe that we have seen in recent years from the duo whilst expressing an upbeat element making sure you'll get your feet moving on the dance floor.  All Night and Day follows the trend of recent releases that we have heard from Life; the tune rolls through an array of piano chords, wooden percussion and uplifting synths.  The euphoric sound of Ikay's vocals and the type of building block production dressed in sparkling synths creates something which is soft sounding but still retains the energy of a bass driven banger.  The Jungle (Sub Zero Remix) is completely different; jump up madness.  The bass takes the role of melody in this tune and is coupled with equally robust synths; the tune has so much energy its bursting at the seams.  Not one for me.  It begs the question why on earth have these tunes been put on the same record?  The two could not be further apart.  If you like one your definitely not going to like the other.  For me All Night and Day is a sick tune but it goes against logic to buy a tune if ur only going to play one side.

Night & Day Radio Edit by sigmahq
Sigma - The jungle (sub zero rmx) by sigmahq