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My guns go BOOM BOOM, and your guns go CLICK CLICK! Thats right guy and girls, the long awaited dubstep anthem 'Firepower' by DatsiK is ready for release on Rottun Records. This epic track has been around for a long time on dub and has been cained around the world by every big name in the scene. On the flip, fast rising Drum'n'Bass Producer Levela has taken the original and turned it into a drum-step stomper, perfect for chucking in the mix to pick up the pace. (If anyone has seen/heard a Datsik or Excision set in the last 6 months, its the remix thats always played after the original)

DJ Madd has been killing it recently. It's another knee-slapping combination drenched in powerful vibes and both tunes are nasty, guttural affairs sure to make your eyeballs rattle. The sound of the release as whole is a little reminiscent of Distance, with crunchy basslines rasping and snarling like enraged wolves savaging a couple of fwuffy wittle bunnies. Thankfully, I love both Distance and bloody carnage, so this is a cracker.words by http://www.boxmusique.com/dj-madd-pitch-black-new-reality-osmuk012

Legendary Drum and Bass trio Drumsound & Bassline Smith return for 2011 with mainstream banger, Freak. Already grabbing the ears of Annie Mac, Skream! & Benga and Mistajam on Radio One, this tune is about to blow up in a big way! DnB would not be the same without Drumsound & Bassline Smith (aka Andy Wright, Benjamin Wiggett and Simon Bassline Smith). Together they have body-slammed dancefloors from Derby to Durban and ingrained themselves as three of the finest DnB tastemakers on the planet through their label Technique Recordings, an imprint already into its 12th year of killer dancefloor joints!Always in hot demand, last year alone saw them remix everyone from Afrojack, Blame to VV Brown. Ever popular with the most respected heads of Radio One, where they regularly enjoy airwave time courtesy of Fabio & Grooverider, Zane Lowe, Annie Nightingale and Annie Mac who simply stated 'We love them and have been supporting them since day one'.Freak is an insanely addictive slice of DnB from start to finish. Delivered with a selection of remixes offering across the board appeal, expect to find a high energy Main Mix, alongside Drumsound and Bassline Smith own Dubstep rework. With early support from the DJ elite there's no doubt you'll be hearing a lot of more of this dancefloor destroyer for months to come.

Canada's biggest dubstep export, Excision, teams up with Subvert to craft two highly dark and disturbing tracks. Fans of Rottun's heavy-hitting style will not be disappointed!

kNOWING LOOKS aka Toronto based producer Jason Hopfner, records for Musique Risquee, is the co-founder of Grain Records and is a welcome addition to the WNCL stable. ABANDONED SKIP is an unashamed dancefloor killer with it's hard as hell 2-step beats, irresistible shuffle, swathes of funky electronics and perfectly placed rebel-rousing vocal chants. LAST KISS AT THE PLAINS HOTEL, an epic tale of love and loss, displays a mastery of cut-up production and arrangement that nods as much to Bacharach and Mantovani as it winks to Todd Edwards and Akufen.
2562 / A MADE UP SOUND 'The A Side kicks ass - def playing this one'.
BEN UFO 'The B side is the one - really beautiful'

The first Immerse release of 2011 sees the label taking on a fresh approach while retaining the same atmospherics that have made it an essential fixture in the Bristol music canon. Outboxx are made up of Jacob Martin and Matt Lambert, and their sound is rooted in groovy, analogue house music. With an emphasis on jamming, there's a loose, live feel to these tracks that has an instant appeal but drags you deeper with each listen. 'Kate Libby' kicks off on a swung beat and warm pads, before dropping down to P-funk bass and sparse synth flourishes. 'Bertie's Groove' places jazzy Rhodes playing at the front of the mix with a classic drum machine workout ticking away in the background. This is soulful, authentic house music with not a clinical MIDI pattern in earshot. Despite coming from a different angle, the Outboxx tracks slip neatly into the Immerse legacy thus far, pointing the way for a year filled with more of the spacious, haunting club music the label has become renowned for.

FRENCH IMPORT FROM THE STRANGLY NAMED 2METHYLBULBELOL.

Misspent teen years in Crenshaw & Compton, evolved via MPC & minidisc into audio thuggery in the Pacific Northwest. Now this glitch gangsta threatens candid interviews and viral YouTube videos with pent-up aggressive soundscapes. Blue wax in clear sleeve

Chestplate a label set up with the intention of showcasing the freshest of Distance's own productions which have been destroying dances and flooring radio listeners ever since. After just a handful of releases it is already established as one of the increasingly few, 'buy-on-sight' dubstep labels. Highlights of his production repertoire include 'V'; a track as heavy as 100 ten tonne trucks that pounds and stomps, crunches and growls. Now for number 11 another Distance classic, 'Feel Me', oozes something far less overtly aggressive; all motorik hypnotik groove and ring modulated synth squeel. For the heads don't sleep on the evil Malice on the flip. Distance's studio has spawned multiple stone cold killers over a range of styles but all uniquely Distance, highlighting why his new releases are some of the most highly anticipated in the scene.

Two of dubstep's most sought after dub plates finally make it on to 180 gram wax. Japanese dubstep don Goth-Trad, coming out on Mala's highly esteemed Deep Medi Musik. These productions are bass heavy, intelligent and devastating on any sound system.

The mysterious J.O.H drops a luscious and melancholy refix of The-Dreams Shawty is a 10. Limited copies on one-sided vinyl only.

limited yellow 10" vinyl

PERC TRAX - DOUBLE HEADER FROM PERC TRAX FEAT SAWF & PERC.

'The Death Row EP' is a big look for Wickaman's Wrong Robot imprint; he has got in touch with his dubstep side and produced this very sort after release. This sold out on promo in a day and people have been constantly asking us when 'will we have more', so here it is! Big Tunes, quirky artwork and bass so low it'll blow your birds clothes off.

You've heard the 'Slum & Bass', now make way for the 'Slum Step'. Slum Dogz join the Circus for their debut dub step venture and believe us this is one hell of a way to start! Keeping it pure doggy style for 'In The Hood', the dogz hit the hood ensuring you're bouncing and shoulder bopping hard to the grinding frequency sound over the Slum step drum. Twist half way through to the 'yoid' while rubbing your stomach and patting your head, trust us, It's not an easy skill to learn! (WE TRIED!) With support from Mista Jam (1 Xtra), Benga , N Type, Hatcha, Chase and Status, Doctor P, Flux Pavilion, Cookie Monster, Rusko, Crissy Criss and many more. On the flip 'For All Time' with and old skool intro, they tease the house genre when building up, but most importantly they drop it Slum step!

The Aliens dropped their first tune 'Exterminate' and 'Their Here' to critical acclaim setting the dub step forums and dance floors alight. The guys now come with their second release and drop two brutal Dub Step bass heavy steppers on us. There is a lot of chatter about who the Aliens are with names of a number of top Dub step artists in the frame. However it doesn't really matter who's behind this release as the music clearly speaks for itself.

This label has been flying out the warehouse and this is because Wicky Lindows have been putting out quality Dubstep. On this one Yohanne Simon's teams up with Nyree to make this stomper. Buy this release now as it will sell out quick, get me!

After leaving behind the Somalian pirates, Geiom is cruising the sunny waters of the Indian Ocean when he picks up a distress signal on his scanner. He follows the signal until he locates a tiny remote island and a guy called Bowly, who said that he was on his way from France to the New World, but got totally lost. Judging by the age of the map he was using its easy to see how. Bowly spent his time on the island hanging out with the locals who amuse themselves by creating a unique style of music on some amazing handcrafted instruments. Geiom helps Bowly get on his way again, and leaves him with a more useful map. Some months later, Bowly beams over his music as a gift from his new found homeland in Canada - the tracks are like some strange mutation of those distant tropical players and the UK-based pirate radio transmissions that Bowly has been tuning into - Geiom loves the result and decides to send them straight over to Transition in London for mastering and release on Berkane Sol. This 12' has been getting played by selectors like - Subswara crew NYC (Soul Motive), Brackles (RinseFM), Grevious Angel (Soul Jazz), Martin Kemp (Blunted Robots), Cooly G (Hyperdub), Shortstuff (Ramp), Spamchop (Wigflex), Oneman (RInseFM)...

A. Motherboard B1. Lose Control B2. Tribal Affair VIP

A1. Geeks & Gaz - Going On A2. Daily - Untitled B1. Geeks & Gaz - Going On (Jack Dixon Remix)

A1. Time Traveler A2. Walking Away ft Armanni Reign & Domonique B1. Bring Me Back B2. I Know

Dense, jagged and restless beats

01. Black Smoke feat. Cha Cha
02. Promises
03. Bullet Against Bone
04. Green Sun
05. The Cure feat. Cha Cha
06. Hole in the Sky
07. Otherman
08. Love Is the Drug feat. Cha Cha
09. Black Sun (Partial Eclipse Mix)
10. Neon Red Sign feat. Cha Cha
11. Am I
12. Kryon feat. Flying Lotus

A. P-Money & Blacks - Boo You B1. TRC - Oo Aa Ee (Royal T I Love Garage Remix) B2. TRC - Oo Aa Ee (DOK Very Butterz Edit)

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