Beats News

Having teamed up with Keith Flint of Prodigy fame
on the hard-­hittng 'War' earlier this year, Dub
Police boss Caspa is making a return to the label for
his new single 'On It' featuring Atlanta-­based hip
hop collective Mighty High Coup. Never content to
rest on his creative laurels, the track marks another
evolution in the underground figurehead's sound as
he continues to push the envelope. Fusing the UK
sound with which he has become synonymous and
a healthy dose of hip hop swagger that he has
absorbed during his time spent across the Atlantic,
'On It' packs some serious heat. DP076 (the 'On It'
remix vinyl) is an impressive and eclectic package,
with standout contributions coming from all areas of
bass music. We get reworkings from the legendary
TC, Digital Soundboy star Dismantle and Dub
Police newcomer Dirty Dog. Having recently
released his debut EP on the label, Dirty Dog
delivers more dance floor carnage infusing the
original with a dub skank and big bass tones, while
TC takes the track's hip hop foundations and
rebuilds them into an evolving tearout drum and
bass version. Rapidly rising....

Clouds return to RAMP after a long hiatus in the studio to deliver their upcoming USB Islands mini-album. From the orchestral opener Cannibal Generals, to the tapped auto-tuned euphoria of I'll Be Broke, to the loose and rattling dubstep of You Go To My Head, Finland's Clouds are very much back on form.
* CD features remixes from LHF's Amen Ra, Tomutonttu, and a very twisted house version from Gerry Read
1. Cannibal Generals
2. Four Hands
3. You Go To My Head
4. I'll Be Broke
5. Napalm
6. Get Over It
7. I'll Be Broke (Gerry Read Remix)
8. You Go To My Head (Tomutonttu Remix)
9. You Go To My Head (Amen Ra Remix)

"It is dubstep," says J:Kenzo of the deep, dark and sub-heavy music that makes up his eponymous debut album for Tempa. "Some people like to call it different names - dungeon, stuff like that," he smiles. "But to me it is dubstep, like it was when it first came out. Stripped down beats and bass, quite simply."

Opener 'Statement of Intent', swells from silence to a thick, rocky groove that rattles speaker cones like an earthquake. It's punishing, but carried along by an implicit sense of funk, each element placed for maximum impact. Throughout the album's length, these traits are repeated - flickers of electro riffage punctuating 'Invaderz' and 'Contagion', Rod Azlan's toasting to herald a monstrous drop in 'Ruffhouse'. What's striking about J:Kenzo's tracks is how few elements they contain, but how powerfully each is utilised: he reduces dubstep to its very essence, leaving only the barest essentials required to shake a dancefloor to the foundations.

Having grown up on soul, reggae and rare groove before delving deep into jungle, drum & bass and later garage, when he first came across the sound developing at FWD>> and DMZ, something immediately clicked. As he honed his production skills, those wide-ranging musical influences began to express themselves, lending his tracks the open-minded feel that has become his calling card. It was something Rinse FM's Youngsta noticed immediately when Kenzo first sent him the track that would become his 2011 Tempa debut single, 'The Roteks'. "Youngsta took it under his wing and just blew it up, exposed it to a whole group of people who had never heard me or my sound before' .

The album contines to show off that diversity. Although still unmistakably dubstep, it channels a range of other sounds - dub's woozy skank; twisting conga lines; blistering electro synths; Reconstruct's techno momentum; while Grime makes an appear- ance too, with Newham Generals' MC Footsie on 'No Man's Land'.

'Eyes Wide Open', meanwhile, boldly shows off dubstep's ability to be a uniquely flexible form of pop music. While the majority of the dubstep that hits the charts is shorn of all subtlety, here its half-sung, half-whispered lyrics and gorgeous descending arpeggio turn oceanic halfstep into a deep, meditative vocal track, equally at home in headphones, on late-night radio or cutting through the crowd at FWD>>.

And therein lies the root of J:Kenzo's appeal - remaining tied to dubstep's core values while pushing it along new pathways.
01. Statement Of Intent
02. Eyes Wide Open feat. Rhianna Kenny
03. Semtex
04. Invaderz
05. Ruff House feat. Rod Azlan
06. No Man's Land feat. Footsie
07. Reconstruct
08. Contagion
09. Body Heat
10. Ironclad
11. Holocron

Colossal mix of 52 definitive Grime anthems, featuring tracks from: Wiley, Dizzee Rasca, Tinchy Stryder, Lethal B, Skepta, P Money, Roll Deep, So Solid Crew, and more.

- Third release in Rinse's high performing 'I Love' series, following from 'Dubstep' and 'Funky' editions
- Features undisputed Grime classics, contemporary anthems and the hottest new emerging artists in the scene.
- Compiled & Mixed by Spyro & Sian Anderson, hosts of Rinse FM's premier Grime shows - The first comprehensive and all-encompassing overview of the UK's Grime scene - Includes stand out tracks from Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, P Money & Preditah, plus an
exclusive Spyro remix of Ed Sheeran & JME

'I Love Grime' is a 52 track 2CD summary of the ever expanding Grime scene. Bringing together the past present and future of the UK's fastest evolving musical movement, Rinse presents an expansive collection charting the evolution of the London sound, from its origins as Garage's raw and reckless little brother all the way through to it's current status as chart topping commercial steam roller.

Champion of the sound before it so much as had a name, Rinse FM's status as the sound of young London's cutting edge has allowed it unprecedented access to classic anthems, the big- gest game changers and those most likely to blow in the near future.

Mixed by the legendary Sir Spyro, DJ for international chart topper Tinchy Stryder and a long standing pillar of the scene and Sian Anderson, a hugely respected DJ and taste maker repre- senting the diverse sounds next generation, the 52 tracks here chart the establishment and growth of Grime from early pioneers such as So Solid Crew and Pay As U Go Cartel; formative figure heads More Fire Crew, Roll Deep & Ruff Sqwad, commercial titans Dizzee Rascal, Wiley & Tinchy Stryder all the way to the scene's cutting edge with artists such as Kozzie, Faze Miyake and Rinse's very own P Money, and Royal-T.
CD1 / Mixed by Spyro
01 - Tubby T - Tales Of The Hood
02 - Jammer - Murkle Man
03 - Spooky - Spartan
04 - Pay As U Go Cartel - Know We
05 - Royal-T - Inside The Ride
06 - Teddy Music feat. Newham Generals - Doomed
07 - Kano - P's & Q's
08 - Outlaw Breaks - Nissi
09 - C4 - Off Track
10 - Youngstar - Pulse X
11 - Lethal B feat. JME & Fire Camp - Leave It Yeah
12 - Bok Bok - Silo Pass (Sir Spyro Remix)
13 - Frisco feat. Double S & Chipmunk - Skengman Mode
14 - Champion - Crystal Meth
15 - Skepta - Doin' It Again
16 - Low Deep - Straight Flush
17 - Jammer ft. Lord Of The Mics Allstars - Lord Of The Mics
18 - D Double E feat. Dizzee Rascal - Bluku! Bluku!
19 - Big $hot - License To Stomp VIP
20 - Boy Better Know - Too Many Man
21 - Magnetic Man feat. P Money - Anthemic (Faze Miyake Remix)
22 - Ruff Sqwad - Xtra
23 - Skream feat. Trim - Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb!
24 - Roll Deep - When I'm 'Ere
25 - Lethal Bizzle - Pow! (Forward)

CD2 / Mixed by Sian Anderson
01 - Manga feat. Brazen, Discarda, Riko, Breeze & Flowdan - No MC
02 - P Money & Blacks feat. Slickman - Boo You
03 - Maxsta - East London Is Back
04 - Rival - They Said
05 - C4 - OoRITE!
06 - Sir Spyro feat Merky Ace &
07 - Kozzie - Yeah
08 - Ego feat. Shif Man & Merky
09 - Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U
10 - Wiley - Where's My Brother
11 - Swindle feat. Footsie & Nadia Suliman - Ignition
12 - OG'z & Sukh Knight - Shutdown vs OG'z
13 - Jammer - Better Than
14 - So Solid Crew - Oh No (Sentimental Things)
15 - D Double E - Bad 2 Tha Bone (Wooo Riddim)
6 - Wiley - Eskimo
17 - More Fire Crew - Oi!
18 - D Double E - Street Fighter Riddim
19 - Frisco - Ignorant
20 - Ed Sheeran feat. JME - Radio (Sir Spyro Remix)
21 - Drifter feat. P Money - Only If You Knew
22 - Dimples & Flava D - Church Bells
23 - Jammin - Call Of Duty
24 - Discarda feat. DJ Q - Lassie
25 - Tinchy Stryder - Game Over
26 - Chronik - Ring
27 - Koder - Lift Off (Sian Anderson Special)

'After the resounding success of the Innamind Recordings debut vinyl release back in July, they come correct once again as Catacombs steps into the fray with two high tensile halfstep missiles, featuring a collaboration with Manchester's Knowledge on 'Exodus', and 'Organism' on the flip. Their tough and uncompromising beats have been regularly cropping up in the sets of every major heavy-hitter from Biome to the Anti-Social crew to N-Type, and mid-November will finally see two of their most serious productions to date released on IMRV002 across both vinyl and digital formats.Catacombs and Knowledge combine production skillsets on 'Exodus' and bring pure, unadulterated dreadnought-styled bass pressure. Deftly crafted drum patterns set the scene, and lead into haunting wails of distant Eastern melody and a chilling vocal sample before the drop hits like a sonic depth charge, driven by imperious sub-frequency engineering and twisted snarls of probing mid-range. 'Organism' features Catacombs on a solo tip, with the Midlands based beatsmith building pensive, moody aesthetics that bristle with malevolence. Dense walls of low-end swell restlessly beneath darting sweeps of mechanised synths, super crisp snare cracks and patters of neatly applied bongos; lethal moves to round off another killer Innamind 10'. '

Yes It's pure Bristol Dubstep Classics

'Danny Krivit Celebrates A Decade of 718 Sessions' is special for so many reasons! Danny has been a key NY DJ an astounding 41 years and continuing to be stronger than ever, playing unforgettable sold out events around the world including the award winning 'Best Party in NYC' 718 Sessions and also as one of the three members of Body & Soul (along with Francois K and Joe Clausell). His vinyl record collection numbers over 80,000 and his long term wide-ranging knowledge of music and nightlife have afforded him the opportunity to contribute to a number of historical films and features about this exciting segment of pop culture. With EDM culture now exploding around the world, there is an ever higher demand for the true pioneers and Danny Krivit is most certainly a rarity in that he was there in the beginning and continues to evolve as a DJ and producer.
This compilation highlights Danny's expertise and skill as a a DJ and also spotlights the 718 Sessions party. For ten years Danny has partnered with promoter Benny Soto in this award winning New York based event, which is now celebrating ten years (an eon in nightlife years) of bringing fans the best in new and classic disco and modern soul. This CD is a meticulously curated and sequenced set that conveys the special energy and spirit that makes 718 Sessions such a unique experience. The tracklisting includes 13 gems many of them edited and mixed by Danny exclusively for this CD.

Error Broadcast released Monolithiums' debut 12" 'Simon & G-Funk' in Summer 2011 to much critical acclaim. Back then, his mixture of footwork drummings, complex track arrangement and flawless pop was an important step for us to advance from the beat music continuum and found its logical extrapolation in releases with B-Ju, H-SIK, and OL most recently. After touring the US Westcoast and a busy summer, we are delighted to welcome the Vancouver-based producer and DJ back with his 12" EP 'Bounce 4 Life'.
'Bounce 4 Life' finds Monolithium offering the perfect mixture of club-ready footwork snare rolls and low-swung hip hop bass, a glossy get-together of pitched vocals and super-melodic synth chords. Lead single 'Bounce 4 Life' is an undestroyable hymn that we've been rinsing all summer long (and from the DJ support it's safe to say we're not the only ones). The back-stabbing 'Lancashire Hammer' slows down the dance to rap tempi, while 'Pavillionaire' (featuring Prison Garde) joins boogie with high-pitched vocal samples and sickly-sweet synthesizer arpeggios. On 'Spiral Face' and 'Sleepy Beauty', Monolithium takes a slightly more ambient and elegiac approach to footwork, with the former paying clever tribute to the Amen break and the later focussing on melodic sophistication a bit more.

DSCI4's latest LP offering 'Final Chapter', is, sadly, the final chapter in the label's history. Founded back at the turn of the century by the legendary DJ Trace it became one of the standard bearers for the 'Techstep' sound in drum and bass with an enviable discography, including the revered 'Spy Technologies' series of compilations, as well as helping to bring through now household
names such as Black Sun Empire and Chris SU along the way. Yet 13 years down the line Trace has decided to call it a day and what better to way to go out than with a bang...
A special mention must go to 'Prominence' by Stranjah however which is without doubt one of the most ridiculous tunes to grace my
ears in a very long time. Drawing you in with some dreamy bukem-esque pads, 32 bars later you're getting battered into submission
with some wailing synths, mental amen edits and pounding bass. Absolute carnage.
words from:

Spongemagnet's debut EP raises a few questions. To begin with, its title: is it a commendable recommendation to let your inner gimp come out of the closet Or is it the expression of a more Judaeo-Christian approach to the matter: 'hate the gimping, but love the gimp' The titles of the tracks are also subject to debate. 'Bum Damage' sounds like something one might wake up to after a night of heavy drinking and insufficient amyl nitrite consumption. 'Poon Quiver' refers to the shaking motion sometimes exhibited by female genitalia when reaching climax during some form of sexual activity. I'm not quite sure who the narrator of 'Gimp Bisquit' is: the 'gimper' or the 'gimpee' And is the 'bisquit' of the gimp or for the gimp As for 'Plutonium Catwrap', I would prefer abstaining from any attempt at explaining what it might mean in this chemically-preserved, plastic-wrapped world (but it sounds undeniably dirty). Now I don't know about you, but I see a definite trend appearing. Bromance gone wrong.
About The Artist :
People are sheep. That's why they're always looking for a shepherd. That's why they walk in line, rank and file, hook, line and sinker. They're not looking for choice; they're looking for comfort.
Some like to get their egons fisked. Personally I find it to be an uncomfortable - and messy - affair. But then again, I always thought 'A Love Supreme' was a type of casserole.
When the aforementioned shepherd decides to team up with your local egon fisker, things can get a little hairy. Ricky Sunset and Bobby Magnet do their best to prove just that. Someone told me that they tend to attract leeches. I disagree. 'Dogs don't breed cats' my granny always said. They claim they're going to live forever - or die tryin'. I don't believe them.

The hotly anticipated release from Animal Youth, supported by Boddika, Loefah, Jackmaster and more, is finally here.

Hot on the heels of our first release, Paradise Club Recordings are straight back to business with another limited run, coloured vinyl EP that should further establish the labels growing reputation for diverse, forward thinking musicianship and staunch production values.Opening proceedings on the A-side is the stunning 'One Man & His Lighthouse' by Blacksmif. Dense synth textures are layered upon
a foundation of dynamic, pulsing cross rhythms to create an enchanting garage-meets-soul flavour that has come to define his distinct style. Continuing on the A side, Juno Sutton steps up on remix duties, creating a highly functional rework by ducking the tempo and stripping down the groove, realigning the track toward the dance-floor, while still perfectly complimenting Blacksmif's more offbeat original.
On the AA-side, Jabru shows another string to his bow and drops the pace further with the slowburning 'Butterfly Stitched' (vinyl exclusive). Here, deep pounding 808s and driving claps are woven into lo-fi pads and a haunting vocal sample to form an ethereal,
melodic stomper that still has the club set firmly in its sights.
MTD & Dutty Dan round off the AA side with the incendiary 'Stranded'. Primed for peak time destruction, the track combines gut- punching sub tones with powerful stabs and rugged, elemental percussion, resulting in a bass-heavy sonic weapon that ensures a full
attendance on the floor time and time again.
We hope you'll agree that this set of carefully crafted pieces by some unusual suspects that you're sure to be hearing a lot more from
very soon, goes one step closer to help cement Paradise Club Recordings' position as a real force to be reckoned with into 2013 and
beyond.

FEEDBACK
DJs

Skream (Tempa/ Rinse/ BBC Radio 1)
Fort Romeau mix is where its at!

Photek (Various)
Back to '86

Sasha (Various)
Fort Romeau mix is ace!

Danny Howells (Dig Deeper)
The Fort Romeau mix sounds great .. can see myself playing this at the weekend.

Edwin (The Foals)
can't argue with the piano in the fort romeau remix. will be playing that a whole lot this summer.

GoldFFinch (Numbers)
nice vibe

OM Unit (Civil Music)
mumbles brings the riddim!

Bad Autopsy (Ramp/ Well Rounded)
Top cat

Shadow Child (Dirtybird)
into this.. not one for my sets but definitely into it in other ways!

James Fox (Well Rounded)
fort romeau mix is great, will play lots over summer =)

Justin Jay (Dirtybird)
For Romeau Remix is really funky! Enjoying the vocal as well.

Greymatter (Brownswood/ Wolf Music)
quite nice...

Duffstep (Join The Dots)
really like the end part of fort romaeu remix

Terence/ :Terry: (La Vie En Rose)
FRESH AND SUNNY RELEASEEEE

Pierre Serafini (Airflex Labs)
Absolutely fond of the Fort Romeau remix. Loving how both creative spheres merge

SCNTST (Boys Noize)
summer vibez

Deft (Space Hardware/ WotNot Music)
Fuggin sick ep, I heard this guy Charo does shows wearing only crotchless pants Regardless,
brilliant ep. Going to be massive!!

Zoe Zoe (Sneaker Social Club)
jj mumbles & fort romeau grabs me! thanks

BareSkin (Hypercolour/ Losing Suki)
really nice, top release, Thanks!

Maxim Lany (We Play House)
Really stunning original!

Kry Wolf (Sounds of Sumo)
Nice package.. like them all

Klic/ Medlar (Hit & Hope/ Wolf Music)
Great to see WotNot flourishing! Great music, keep it coming!!

Alex (Greco-Roman)
nice thanks

Nathan Detroit (Southern Fried)
all about the fort remix for me..

Phat Phil Cooper (NuNorthern Soul)
Weird and quirky, love it... One for my NuNorthern Soul podcasts...

Zumo (Hypercolour)
Great track, love the original but the other remixes are cool as well. A nice listen!


PRESS


Philip Sherburne (Resident Advisor/ Pitchfork Media)
Fort Romeau remix is really nice -- very smart choice of remixer for this one. I dig the JJ
Mumbles, too. Really unexpected.

Thilo Schneider (Groove Magazine, DE)
review in our next issue

Andrew Ryce (Resident Advisor)
the fort romeau remix is pretty nice.

Stephen Titmus (Resident Advisor/ Shazam)
boooooooom

Patrick Schütz (Groove Magazine, DE)
good one

Alex Gwilliams (IDJ Magazine)
Yes, this is HOT. Fort Romeau coming on like a sexparty at Lindstrøm's house.

Flora Wong (Dazed & Confused)
Really nice Fort Romeau remix

Luke Sutton (Crack Magazine/ Mixmag)
really like the original. fort romeau remix could do with a dub / instrumental. x
Sound Effect Magazine
We love the vocals!!! good stuff

Bleed (De:Bug, DE)
considering for review

Benoit C (Tsugi Mag, FR)
nice EP, cool versions

Edu del Doce (Deejay Mag, Spain)
Font Romeau remix is my favourite here, Great remix

Tish (DJ Mag, Ukraine)
Original is so beautiful

Jose Antonio Sepulveda Lastreto (Sampler Magazine)
full suport!

Art-D-Fact (art-d-fact.nl)
nice one

Tony Nwachukwu (Plastic People/ Burnt Progress)
Nice Package! Need the instrumentals too!


RADIO


Rob Da Bank (BBC Radio 1)
original and fort romeau off the scale! :)

DJ Flight (Rinse FM)
Think my pick would be the Fort Romeau mix, nice vocal.

Harper/ Boogie Mafia (Polskie Radio 4)
wow, this is fantastic! love it! so so special and beautiful music here, original and JJ Mumbles
remix are my picks but Fort Romeau remix is wicked too. radio and club rinse guaranteed, big
ups!

Thaddeus Herrmann (Radio Fritz, Berlin/ De:Bug)
Lovely

Stuart Patterson (MOS Radio/ Faith/ East Village)
a bona fide morden day Balaeric record ..

Mark Gurney (Sub.FM)
Really like the JJ Mumbles remix. Captivating!

Grao (Radio Base Poplare, GR)
odd but nice!

Miguel Garji (Ibiza Global Radio)
Fort Romeau and Accapella 4 me. Support

Andre Langenfeld (Radio Fritz, Berlin)
jj mumbles is my fav. thanks!

Igor Marijuan (Ibiza Sonica)
love it

Mat (The-Zone Radio, IT)
nice one!

We're Not Cool! (Ministry Of Sound Radio/ Bugged Out)
WOW, Such a Beautiful record will play loads..

Cosby (Car Crash Set/ Sub.FM)
The Fort Romeau remix is certainly the one, this is pushing all of the right buttons. Fantastic
build and an amazing muted drop into the second section of the tune - I'll be supporting that
mix.

Alex Ruder (KEXP FM 93.8FM, Seattle)
feel like this is gonna sound great on the airwaves! nice groove, solid vocals, killer fort romeau
remix. definitely a bit different from the usual electronic/club fare, but still super nice..

Stefan Wagner (Musikverein K4/ Radio Z)
great production and voice

Matthias Kammel (M 94.5)
Great tune, the accapella version is magical in itself!

Catastrophic (Tunnel FM, IT)
Nice sounds here guys, thanks ;)

Alex G (House FM, London)
Interesting vibes and Fort Romeau not bad but can't say I'm really feeling this one as much as
the other hype label stuff. Cheers.

Martha (Reprezent Radio)
really different it's cool

Eddy Ramich (Radio 808, Zagreb)
the original is really nice for radio :) great to have the accapella !!

Kiko Martinez (Doce Pulgadas Radio, Valencia)
Original mix my fav. Support.

Jon Pierce (RTE Pulse, Dublin)
very quirky and cool...and the mixes match up well.


BLOGS


Jonothan Alcindor (Truants Blog)
In love with this guy's vocals, rich & spacy. The vibes on the original are great, the synth work
and programming is just so intricate. Fort Romeau's remix will be by go to track for my early sets
for a while now. Expect some love on Truants soon.

Spooks (Bass Music Blog)
Love the original and the Fort Romeau bit!
Chris Gorsuch (Controller Blog)
Summer anthem anyone Love the vibe of the original. Beguilingly is definitely the right word!

Stickman (pycsessions)
Thanks for this.. different touch!! Feeling this

Russell Smith (For No Good Reason)
fort romeau remix is cool, but other remix is better!

Murder He Wrote (Below The Line/ Juice FM)
Love this, JJ Mumbles remix is pure summer time vibes. Can't wait to play this on a beach.

Jay Scarlett (Beat Dimensions)
jj mumbles remix is the one!! love that dancehall vibe with great percussive dimensions.

Chimpo & Trigga collaborate on club anthem Gaza.

A fresh new four track EP from North Carolina duo Clicks & Whistles.Marking their second release on Embassy Recordings, the two expound on their highly regarded southern rap influence combining sturdy percussion combined with colourful melodic synths and memorable hooks.Support from Machinedrum, Gas Lamp Killer, Trouble & Bass Crew, Salva and LOL Boys.

Killer crossover tunes, big with Reggae and Bass crowds

Debut single from Sydney-based artist Hensen, who is also a member of Australian band Seekae. B-side is a remix by Thigpen, an
alias of Helix.

Jack Dice is a new project from John Twells and Walkmaster Flex, now releasing their debut EP for Modern Love.
John Twells, amongst very many other things, runs the Type label and has been producing music of various different disciplines and varieties over the last 15 years. Although he's never released anything on Modern Love before, he's a long time friend and associate of the label.
Walker is the manager of Main Attrakionz and has been DJing with them for the last couple of years as the official 'Green Ova DJ'.
'Jack DIce' is fuelled by an interest in bass, Twells being a car audio nerd and Walker having an obsession with 90s southern rap music. These are their first tracks produced together, who know what might follow...

Somebody Say, Somebody Say, Somebody Say F**k Off!Massive anthem from the man like Jakes feat the legend Sgt Pokes

To bring you the 8th release, ClekClekBoom searched far and wide for the elusive Jean Nipon. Their journey took them to the shadowy depths of mystic swamps from where this modern-day druid had to be carefully coaxed into the studio. But trust-us, it was well worth the effort!
On his first release for ClekClekBoom, the Institubes original showcases 3 tracks of hard-hitting, deftly-produced, dance-floor menace. 'Put It In The Trunk' combines cascading percussion, disturbingly nonchalant vocal snippets and deep, propulsive, subs. With 'Black Things On Desk' Jean Nipon employs unnervingly detuned vocal samples woven into irresistibly pulsating, punchy percussion. The final tune, '35 Thieves' sees our enigmatic wizzard drop subtle snatches of melody in amongst a grooving beat
which, as ever, strikes the perfect balance between toughness and delicacy.
CCB008 is certain to tear apart dance-floors everywhere with its heavy-hitting, baleful beats. But like any unknown quantity, handle with caution.

Following on from LX One's debut release on Wheel and Deal 'You / Give It Up', LX lays down another massive single battered by the likes of N-Type, Youngsta, Plastician, Distance, Icicle, J Kenzo, Cyrus, True Tiger, Vivek, and Kryptic Minds.Loosing Control: LX comes with his signature dark energy, the haunting wind swept intro sets the scene for the fury to come! The
deep, twisted bassline pumps an twists around tight minimal drums. LX One has a talent of making quality, pure Dubstep that has the power to cross genres.
On My Own: Deep pulsating half step. The sounds are intimidating but arranged in an infectious and energetic manor. LX once again gets the perfect balance between dancefloor and darkside. This has been a staple in N-Type & Youngsta's sets.

The time has arrived. Having signaled his intent at the start of 2011 with the Avalanche EP - his first dancefloor-focused release for a number of years - PHOTEK has since gone on to deliver the Aviator EP, a much-hyped DJ-Kicks release for !K7, and now... Now is the time for the artist album. Now is the time for KU:PALM.'I made a conscious decision not to jump straight in with another album, I wanted to come back with the EP's and get the release flow going again. I knew that if I did that, and approached with an open mind, the music and the album would take its course. As it did start to take shape it felt like it was sitting halfway between Modus Operandi and Solaris - which I felt was a good place to be. Now it's finished, it might well be my favourite album to date.' With 'Modus Operandi' and 'Solaris' both regarded as seminal releases of their time - the word 'classic' is no over-statement - this is the message from a producer who has been there and done it all, and is feeling more inspired than ever. Over the past 20-years Rupert Parkes has been on a sonic-journey that's seen him explore all corners of electronic music. Often surprising, always original, it was in 1995 that he released his first Photek release - the still-amazing 'Natural Born Killa' EP for Goldie's Metalheadz. It was a release that transcended the sound of drum'n'bass at the time and his deeper, more intricate take on D'n'B/Jungle went on to form a whole new sub-genre for the scene. Fast-forward to 2012 and he's just as well know for his ambient works, cinematic scores and love of house music, and it's this open-minded approach to sound that has revived so much of his passion for the dancefloor.'I just really like how diverse clubland is in 20

ntroducing the deeper, experimental side of Terrain Records. New Zealand based RQ presents his own take on underground electronic music. It's near impossible to pigeon hole his style. An eclectic mix of audible influences from chill out, liquid jungle, garage, trip-hop and ambience, you'll find it all here, but one step further. This fits perfectly into the varied sound of Terrain Records. RQ's sound is deep and melodic with thick warm subs, organic beats and powerful soundscapes for your mind, body and soul. This album is to be experienced as a whole. Let all 14 tracks take you on a musical journey.

There are no flies on Skuff. He already knows, chances are you probably don't know Skuff at all. That's fine, most people that follow Skuff's music probably don't really know him either... that is until now...You may already know Skuff, co-founder of Rawganics (the UK's biggest ever hip-hop club night), founding member of Delegates of Culture and co-founder of the Supreme Being clothing label. You may know him from the 'End of the World News' LP or maybe the recent 'Deep Covers' projects'. You may well know him as a skillful live performer, having seen him on stage solo or as one half of the popular 'Skuff & Inja Show', which tours globally. You might even have heard his music on BBC radio, or some of his collaboraions with the likes of Mr Scruff, Roots Manuva, Taskforce, Dirty Dike & Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders.In 2012 Skuff is here to Destroy Everything! His newest offering covers A LOT of topics, and the content is refreshing. Skuff's stories are captivating and each track is strong musically (ie the beats are bangin'!).Destroy Everything displays thought-provoking lyricism over a diverse range of beats. It is laced with Skuff's trademark self-depricating wit and is lyrically a very honest record executed with flair, passion, humour and sensitivity.Destroy Everything is a definite must-have because it continues the UK's (some would say waning) tradition of well constructed albums from genuine heavyweight writers, among whom Skuff absolutely cements his place as a lyrical giant.Featuring Production by Mr Constant, Chemo, Farma G, Bioviolence, Skuff, Inja & Bee 1

Lowriders is back after a well deserved summer break and the massiv Doshy release. Aleph, Russian youngster, Ivan Erofeev, who has travelled form Siberia via Omsk to St. Petersburg delivers a fab EP moving between styles. It's a bit house, some boogie flares, it's crooked as a hoop but for most fresh. Aleph released on the great Canadian label King Deluxe two acclaimed digital EP's with a big remix from Distal on the last one.

Pls note: this will be a very limited release, only 100 copies!!

In the process of compiling ASC's recent "Out Of Sync', album, we discovered we had at least 2 albums worth of incredible music
that we wanted to be part of releasing. As ASC has also always been part of the reason we created the HORO series at all, it made
sense to compile some of the most special cuts that we couldn't fit onto the album onto their own Horo catalogue numbers as 'Lost
Sync' Parts 1 and 2. These are not left overs, these are main courses we couldn't fit into the perfectly rounded and beautifully realised
product that 'Out Of Sync' became. For the full story of the building of 'Out Of Sync', ' Lost Sync' Part 1 and 2 complete the
experience. This is the soundtracking of a complex future world we can only imagine if we close our eyes and let these expertly
crafted aural pathways transport us.

CLUBROOT's limited and long out of print 2009 debut now repressed and re- released for BLACK FRIDAY 2012 on strictly limited colored vinyl, hand numbered and stickered. After BLACK FRIDAY only plain black vinyl copies will be available. Comes with a bonus cut not on the original pressing. Pic sleeve. A dubstep classic, don't miss this.

Bass Music producer from Tokyo, ENA is a major player of the Japanese underground Dubstep and Drum & Bass scenes for more than a decade. Taking influences from early Drum & Bass productions, Rave sound and Abstract Hip Hop, quoting names such as
Photek, Krush, Source Direct and Renegade Hardware, ENA is recognized for his tight production technique and massive audio dynamics, as well as for his Djing selection and technical quality. Uncompromising, forward-thinking and unique, his releases on 7even Recordings, CX:Digital, HE:Digital, Hymen, Horizons Music, supported by Loxy, Rockwell ,Sabre, Consequenc, Distal and
Peverelist to name but a few, have pushed his profile on the international scene, notably being asked in June 2012 by Resident
Advisor to provide the episode n°313 of their acclaimed RA pod cast series.
ENA's new 12' on 7even Recordings is the third of the Tokyo's producer for the label in two years. Rare, ENA's productions always
impress by their uniqueness and high level of studio technique. 'Purported' and 'Whereabouts' are two dark pieces of electronic
music, and have now become classic tracks on the Japanese underground scene. This vinyl production will be limited to 300 copies.
ENA's first album for 7even Recordings is due to be out early 2013.

5 track EP of cinematic and videogame influenced electronica and bass music from NIGHT SLUGS US sister label FADE TO MIND. The Brooklyn based Kuwaiti artist has been getting press in INTERVIEW, COMPLEX, FADER and this EP gets 7.9 from PITCHFORK. With sparse, decisive percussion, “DESERT STRIKE”’s 5 tracks showcase FATIMA’s melodic virtuosity. Intro “GHOST RAID”, named after "The Ghost" F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter, launches an aerial bombardment that subsides to sand-blasted lull. “OIL WELL”s half time, freeform progression speaks to the seductive wealth beneath the earth’s surface. The cinematic crunk of “WAR GAMES” and the title track evoke virtual military action, the sound of toy drones seeking recursive targets. Lush and sparse “HYDRA” reminds us of a vast, toxic horizon revived by streams of liquid life.

180 gram Vinyl pressure from Mala.

Everyone's favourite Dark Lord Of The Dubstep Dancefloor, DJ Distance, returns for a very welcome, hard hitting 12" on Tectonic, showcasing the uncompromising quality he's become known for over the years now. 'Blue Meanie' is sheer power at 140bpm, slamming in at the drop like an amphetamine charged rhino on the rampage. Flip for 'Searching' and hear the deeper side to Distance's productions - tech-y, steppin' but still always dark and dangerous.

The Ghettoteknitianz are a formidable clique of footwork DJs who count Rashad and Spinn (who have previously released EPs on Planet Mu) among their members, as well as veterans such as Traxman, Gant-Man and younger producers like DJ Manny and DJ Earl. This incredible EP runs a gamut of styles that make clear the connections with house music's past, while pushing things forward into the future in a way that hasn't really been done this clearly in a footwork release before. DJ Rashad and Gant-Man start by taking things right back, on their amazing track 'Heaven Sent' which sounds like footwork inspired by P-funk's synth flares and funky worm energy, or DJ Earl's classic bittersweet house strings and synth trumpet fanfare on 'Enlightenment'. Check the reversed acid line and urban hecticness which ride over a tough soca beat on DJ Spinn's 'Don't Shoot', or Rashad and Manny's superb re-definition of their house, using Chuck Robert's legendary 'My House' speech. Traxman echoes the juke period on his amazing, sparse 'We Are Da Best' with it's boastful, repeated rhyme over snapping, syncopated drums and swirling fretless bass and bleeps. DJ Manny finishes the EP with the straight ahead weed anthem of 'All I Do Is' with it's tight drums wrapped around some repeated vocals and half speed jazz fusion. High quality.