Five Steps: A/T/O/S [DEEP MEDi]

March saw the debut release from A/T/O/S on DEEP MEDi: a collaborative LP from producer Truenoys and songstress Amos that eschews the inherent need for bass-weight in favour of a more musical approach to your standard Dubstep template. A Taste Of … Read More

Five Essentials: Liston

This week saw the release of Leeds-based producer Liston‘s Skyscrapers EP on Melodica Recordings – a four-track piece that stays true to the label’s namesake as it explores a vast array of different styles and musical tones, its themes all … Read More

Watch: Itoa – Peng

Here’s something to spark up this dreary Wednesday.

With support from the likes of Om Unit and Toddla T, Itoa‘s ‘Peng’ floats effortlessly in the no-man’s land between cheeky swagger and skeletal bass-weight, a scattergun arrangement that’s both an homage … Read More

Five Essentials: Deft

Straddling the divide between the Civil Music, Planet Mu etc-inspired dystopian half-tempo and the scene’s recent reinvention of Chicago footwork sits Deft‘s colourful oeuvre of work in 2014; a versatile and above-all supremely fine-tuned catalogue, from Voight Kampff‘s multi-genre abstraction … Read More

Five Steps: Seba

An artist who needs no introduction – we’ll give it a good crack anyway – and possibly Sweden’s finest export since Henrik Larsson is the one and only Seba. Pivotal at the height of GLR-era Jungle and a mainstay throughout its … Read More

Spotlight: LinG

The start of the month saw newcomer LinG drop a single that sat a step above what you would usually come to expect from a debut release. Released on UK-based collective Get Some, Anthracite’s is an aggressive sound that draws … Read More

Review: Clark – Superscope [Warp]

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Some six months since Clark released the aptly-titled remix fest Feast / Beast and he’s back with a single on home-from-home Warp that sheds its inhibitions whilst staying true to the wonderful unconventionality upon which he’s built his career so … Read More

Five Steps: Code | Subtle Audio

For a movement that can credit its origins to the most important six second drum loop of all time, we have sure seen a kaleidoscopic evolution in sound – Jungle and Drum & Bass having continued to mould, rethink and … Read More

Spotlight: Congi & Occult

Today marks the release of the eagerly-awaited debut on burgeoning label Deep Heads from two sets of artists that have been making intelligent, emotive 140 beats for a good few years at least now. Congi & Occult‘s Same Kind EP bears all … Read More

Five Essentials: Dexta & Hyroglifics

It’s fair to say that over the years since we first began shifting our musings on music, Diffrent Music has remained a constant. A label showcase mix here, release of the week there: we’ve had nothing but pure love for … Read More