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Watch: Itoa – Peng
March 19, 2014 | Jack SmithHere’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
Preview: Wen – Signals LP (Keysound)
February 3, 2014 | Adam Tiran 1As the gritty, urban sounds of neo-grime continue to reach new heights in the UK landscape through the ascendancy of the inheritors of the proto-dubstep style, the music and its proponents have continued to defy the commonplace expectation of its … Read More
Preview: Chuckie – Skydive (ft. Maiday) (Roska Remix)
December 2, 2013 | Adam TiranIt should come as no surprise to you, dear readers, that Dutch EDM DJ and producer Chuckie is not someone that we would usually cover, nor in fact anyone associated with that most bro-centric of genres. However, on this occasion … Read More
PREVIEW: Universal Appearance – Clear Your Mind (ULM004)
November 7, 2013 | Adam Tiran 2The next release from budding electronica label Universal Language Music has been scheduled for December and is set to cement their status as one of the year’s most intriguing new imprints.
ULM was set up earlier this year by London-based … Read More
PREVIEW: Astral Industries Launch Party, 30/08/13
August 15, 2013 | Jack SmithEveryone’s favourite dubbed-out lunar-minaries (ahem) Space Cadets are embarking on a new adventure: a sister label catering for all things ambient electronica, dub and techno that goes by the name of Astral Industries. To celebrate, the crew are throwing a launch party … Read More
PREVIEW: Global Roots presents Owiny Sigoma Band
July 29, 2013 | Rhemayo Brooks 1This Thursday, Thris Tian (Boiler Room purveyor, NTS Radio mainstay and exponent of a contemporary global soundtrack) will throw his first Global Roots event.
He has used his weekly ‘Dark N’ Lovely Global Roots’ show on NTS (Sunday nights), to … Read More
PREVIEW: DelPurr & Eraser – Right Choice EP
July 29, 2013 | Jack SmithFollowing on from the duo’s beautifully realised single on Blu Mar Ten Music earlier this year, DelPurr & Eraser are kindly offering a full, free EP via their Bandcamp page entitled ‘Right Choice’, displaying in full effect the elegant musicality … Read More
Mix: Commander – All Darkestral Mix
July 27, 2013 | Jack SmithBeing mildly addicted to DNB Forum gives you the opportunity to listen to the many members mixes posted within, a kaleidoscopic underground network of bedroom and live recordings that covers all sub genres of DnB and showcases the unanimous quality … Read More
VIDEO: Chimpo – Buzzin’ ft. Dub Phizix & Skeptical
July 17, 2013 | Adam TiranThose Mancunians are at it again with another deep, dark and minimal banger, Buzzin’. Estate Recordings‘ dubstep don turned virtuous vocalist Chimpo teams up with label cohort Dub Phizix and recent R&S releasee Skeptical for another brutal offering in the … Read More
PREVIEW: Exit Records presents Mosaic – Volume Two
July 11, 2013 | Adam TiranIt’s finally arrived. After 2 and a half years of waiting, the follow-up to the seminal various artists LP Mosaic – Volume One, a compilation that defined a whole new sound in the spectrum of d&b, is almost upon us.