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Gun fingers at the ready for yet another rude-boy offering from the Instinct label. This time out it is the boss man Instinct aka James Burnham aka Burnski aka a police tune maker who knows how to nail a groove. This latest super-cheeky 12" is a one-sided cut with proper throwback bass, farting sound effects reversed stabs and those bleeping siren-like synths that defined the first wave of UKG. Chuck in an atmospheric breakdown and a drop that will blow the roof off and you have another instant Instinct classic.

Starting this year strong with our second release!

On the menu, 4 amazing producers and 4 solid tracks.

All reunited within the same universe, this compilation is filled with house, tech-house, and UKG sounds.

A1 is brought by Oward. The French producer delivers a track full of grooves, breaks, and cheeky vocals.

A2 is by the man himself Admo. This one is a groovy tech-house cut. A lot of drums and a sick bassline.

B1 is from the man who needs no introduction, Adam Collins. Raw tech-house sound delivered on a silver platter.

B2 closing up this VA is Borren. The Dutch producer has many talents and he proves it with this UKG/Speed garage cut."

Bang on trend grooves from the Vivid camp, exploring the current fascination for all things that intersect both the garage and breaks genres. Lead track 'Wicked & Wild' is the one that leans furthest into UKG territory, its bumpy bassline and MC-style vocal giving it heaps of energy and attitude. Flip side instrumentals 'Push Past It' and 'Ronin' meanwhile, evoke the early 2000s spirit of breaksteppers such as Horsepower Productions, the latter especially maintaining the bassline pressure and adding it to the more hardcore vibe of rawer, sampled percussion. Maximum respect!

By popular demand 1993 now available on a Limited edition vinyl release.

C.M. Toni originally released music on Partners Inc Records for a short spell between 1991 and 1993. The label was inspired by the deep jazzy, soulful US house labels like Nervous, Strictly Rhythm and the NY house scene in general. These previously unreleased tracks were found recently on a tape recorded in 1993. The raw classic sound of 12 bit samplers, drum machines and early synths are all over these lost cuts recorded in the Dollis Hill attic, authentic house music from 1993.

Four tracks of juicy, cheeky breakbeat action with an underlying hint of skippy two-step synchopation going on, overlaid with elements from the more musical end of house and the most dancefloor-slanted side of P-funk. 'Giftig', with its Bollywood string flourishes, is the most exotic beast among the pack, while 'Cllosing Time' boasts searing 80s disco stabs and some neat tickling of the Hammond very much in jazz funk style. That said, it's all action across all four tunes, so get stuck in.

Well this one is fun. And fun, just about, in a good way, rather than stupid silly un-cool and uncouth fun. Kolter's Breakarama EP kicks off with the title track which makes use of the melodic motif from TV's much loved animation Futurama. It is sure to get some super reactions in the club with its playfulness and charm. 'Ghost In The Breaks' is more serious, with a slick and futuristic feeling breaks vibe then 'Get Out James!' is another laugh that makes use of the iconic riff from James Bond over some sleazy and dark UKG. 'Horny Breakdancers' is an airy, uplifting one to close.

It's time to grow up (a bit) for the vehicle fam and step into a new territory with this collaborative artist EP by Salomo and Reece Walker (fka DJ Carmel) who both wrote one single dance track and two were produced side by side in Leipzig.

Uit de Hoogte goes raw on new release “Λέων” with 15 analog jams made between July 23 and August 22, summer 2022. All tracks are written, recorded and mixed off the cuff, straight to 1/2 inch reel-to-reel tape which gives the tracks a deep and warm vibe. Some additional editing and mastering duties were done in the box. The Belgian producer doesn’t hesitate to explore new grounds with tracks ranging from house to garage and acid till techno. These 100 minutes of bangers are printed on a limited number of 50 cassettes. Download option included*.

ॐ महा काल्यै छ विद्महे स्मसन वासिन्यै छ धीमहि तन्नो काली प्रचोदया

When he's not dishing out breaks-y garage and slick retro-future electro, Burnski still finds time to exercise his decades deep prowess in the art of tech house. On this new drop for Constant Sound he's clearly having a lot of fun sculpting a hefty, big room sound with Ibiza in its sights. 'Trigger' hinges around an epic breakdown-build up which goes off like a rocket when it drops, swinging with glee and leaning in on playful synth licks. 'Go' is an absolute monster too, which nods to Burnski's recent UKG explorations with some rough bass and a killer 4x4 groove. If you want to do some damage in the dance in the classiest of ways, look no further.

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Constant Sound sublabel Instinct comes correct with some ruff n' tuff steppers from 0113, a shadowy alias that channels pure speed garage energy into a record of pure firepower. There's no messing with lead track "Inside", all nasty bass and frantic swing with more rudeboy swagger than a souped up Vauxhall Nova. "Steppa" darts around a crooked 2-step flex to die for, embellished with eerie atmospherics to darken up the dance. "Rouge Fader" brings some heavyweight 4x4 bump n' flex, and "Break" keeps the pressure up to make this a four-deep dancehall wrecker of the highest caliber.

Juno Records & Robot84 present Promo Vol 4 - the four-track follow up to big hitter 'Make Me Feel Good' combining house, mid-tempo, ambient and disco-house. We've had support and plays from all the big jocks around the globe on this one, with 'Dreams From The Far East' getting plays on BBC Radio 6 by Nemone for the Gilles Peterson show, and numerous plays all summer in Ibiza at Cafe Mambo, Cafe Del Mar, and Hostal La torre & Pikes. 'Better, Believe' is getting plays from Dj Harvey & being dropped at the We Out Here Gilles Peterson festival. DJ support from: DJ Harvey, HIFI Sean, Horse Meat Disco, Laurent Garnier, Gerd Janson, DJ Aldredo (Ibiza), Gene Hunt (Chicago), Luke Unabomber, Heidi Lawden, Andy Wilson (Ibiza Sonica), DJ Pippi (Pacha ibiza), Willie Graff (Pacha ibiza), Bill Brewster, Pete Gooding (Worldwide FM), Boris Dlugosch, Eric Duncan (NYC), Kelvin Andrews, Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), Danny Horward (BBC Radio1), Leo Mas, DJ HARRI (Sub Club), Phil Mison, Rune Lindbaek, Dave Jarvis (Faith), Ben Santiago (Melon Bomb Ibiza).

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A new spoken word track with Smokey him self on vocals featuring the talents of Smasher, reminiscing of late teen years going raving and the love of fashion, record shopping, and most importantly UKG culture! This is a smooth 2 step banger that will make you want to put your Moschino shirt & Gucci loafers and head to Camden Palace!

Davide Piras is an Italian producer with a penchant for the tougher, rougher side of British bass music. Creating music under the moniker DJ Chupacabra, Piras has been picked up by labels like Haws and Dr Banana in the past year, and now makes his debut for Time Is Now with more deep raw cuts.

The EP hits hard with deep tech, breaks and rumbling bass. "Grimer" kicks off with sparse, staccato beats for heads down business before the expansive two step of "Rockstar". With its eclectic use of samples and ominous swelling bassline, it's a solid club roller.

Funky, earworming house is the game of B-side opener "Killalot" which hints just a little of an acidic edge. "Morbid" is a heady stepper with plenty of ear teasing melody and atmosphere. The EP closes with a crescendo in "Croissant", which has a chunky minimal deep tech beat and booming bassline which is destined to send the dancefloor wild.

This slamming piece of early 90's NJ Garage House still works today! The very first release on the iconic Madhouse Records imprint, produced by the mighty, legendary Kerri Chandler and featuring the raw vocals of James 'Dreamer G' Gordon this classic 12" bears all the hallmarks of that unique KC sound, it's all here - The drums (the drums!), the percussion licks, the deep(est) pads and that trademark swing (on everything!). The perfect balance of the rough and the smooth, booming out of the speaker stack like the track was made only yesterday. Across 4 different mixes showcasing all the moods, vibes and styles that the track is oozing. Fans of 'proper' House music will be all over this, whether long time followers of the man like Kerri or new to the game - Either way, this is some essential reissue business! You need this basically!

This is the first of a series of official Madhouse / Kerri Chandler reissues for 2017. Every title has been remastered by Kerri Chandler himself, from all original sources and each reissue has been legitimately released in full conjunction with Kerri and Madhouse records. And, as if that wasn't enough, all the reissues will be coming in the classic Madhouse records house bag. Snoozing not advised!

Freerange Records present the second jazz-flecked EP taken from Crackazat's recently released 'Evergreen' album, featuring a stunning rework from irrepressible Berlin-based producer, Cody Currie.

Following the arrival of the recent Beacon Of Light EP, the word is well and truly out about Ben 'Crackazat' Jacob's breathtaking metamorphosis from dubbed- out dancefloor igniter to fully-fledged singer/songwriting talent. Incorporating a new level of compositional mastery while maintaining his well-earned club credentials, Jacobs continues breaking new stylistic ground with the 'Everybody Talks About It' EP.

Curating an organically-inspired match between two of UK house music's most outstanding and musically refined artists in recent years, Freerange invite Cody Currie to commence proceedings with his typically deft interpretation of 'Everybody Talks'. The London-born producer has made an enormous impact on the dance underground since emerging in around 2016, releasing a flurry of jazz- inspired titles on benchmark labels including Toy Tonics, Razor N Tape, and Classic. Making his Freerange debut, he elegantly reframes the track while retaining the essence of the original. Gently nudging the drums to add a touch of floor-focused gravity, he carefully spaces out the instrumentation and effect- laden vocal, allowing driving chords to power the US garage-inspired groove deep into sun-kissed dancefloors.

Next to appear is Crackazat's original version of the title track, a song that perfectly encapsulates the intelligent pop-centric focus of the forthcoming album. 'Everybody Talks About It' explodes with emotion, with its searing vocal rising over shimmering pads and bass before building to a horn-filled crescendo. The composition sees Crackazat at his song-writing zenith, adding an irresistible crossover sheen to the propulsive club groove.

On the flip, we find Crackazat's 'Mana's Dub' of 'I'm Easy', stripping back the vocal and adding bite to the drums as looped instrumentation and celestial synths build to a club-ready fervour. As with the previous single, the inclusion of this well-crafted instrumental transports the track into dubbed-out realms and is sure to hit home with admirers of the vintage Crackazat sound. Finally, the deep disco of the original version of 'I'm Easy' sees blissful chords glide over weighted bass as the vocal powers across the panorama, bursting with Quincy Jones-inspired horns above delicately woven keys and raw house drums.

This neatly varied package once again demonstrates Crackazat's meteoric artistic development while tipping the cap to his dance-focused roots.

Fresh from turning heads on Lobster Theremin, Running Out Of Steam & Distant Horizons - Dublin based M4A4 comes correct for Hot Haus Recs with 4 UKG tinged burners.

Gold Vinyl 2022 repress

Since 2014 Stones Taro has been delivering his own take on the UK sound, heavily influenced by rave, jungle, garage and breakbeat. Now the Kyoto, Japan based artist makes his Cheeky Music Group debut with four intricately laced cuts on August 20th, continuing to break the mould and recontextualize his own sonic palette.

‘Again’ opens proceedings with deep wobbling bass that finds its way from your ears and down to your toes, coupled with dub style chords and vibey vocal loops, to help keep the steppers moving to the early hours. ‘Come Over Me’ picks up where ‘Again’ left off with glossy lipped vocals and oscillating snare drums, resulting in a track perfect for warming up the dance floor.

Glistening synths sparkle just above choppy breaks and spacious bass in ‘Yakusugi’ - as it’s ethereal sensibility adds a different dynamic altogether to Stones Taro’s ever evolving sonic armour. Every sound in closing track ‘Rare’ is carefully placed and nuanced; as one tone reflects off the next in auditory delight - suited for those late-night dwellers.

Reissue from Blahh !! as demand grows for this 4 track garage house flavoured ep. Swing in overdrive, from the deeper shuffle of "Closer" to the heavy bump of "I Don't Want U". "Freak Me Out" is a wonderfully frantic workout with all manner of samples and skittish key flex pinging around an uptempo groove, before "Talkin' About" pushes the swing even harder to conjure up a jazzy feeling smattered with sax licks and squelching synth stabs.

Instinct has been one of the key protagonists in garage's ongoing renaissance. Not only have his tunes given a fresh take on the much loved old sound, but there have been plenty of them, too. Now he's back with yet another full length, and once again it's packed with heat. There are deep shufflers that nod to the original US garage sound, as well as darker, 2-step tinged get downs. More so than before, there seem to be plenty of reversed bass stabs and MC vocals, old school signifiers and jungle breaks that pay homage to the roots of the sound while never simply copying it. The heart aching vocal of 'Don't Know' is our fave and a likely candidate for one of this summer's standout tunes.

Parkway present latest 12 inch single from The Whole Truth.

We’ve all been tested under hard times lately so Parkway hope this gem goes some small way to lifting your SPIRIT!

The Whole Truth have brought us a classic for our times, bouncing boogie for the head, hearts and feet of your dancefloors.

Mark went back into the studio to provide two extra mixes to compliment the outstanding original, mixes which we hope will meet the needs of our most demanding spinners!

All in all, we feel “Lord Quench My Soul” is one of our strongest releases to date and we are looking forward to more magic from The Whole Truth in the very near future

Peaky Beats, Pinder, & Hurrell debut their first ep as Northern Division (Sub Label of PBR)

Doubled as a Leeds family collaboration with Spin city on the B-side.

Speed garage from the heart of Yorkshire to get the summer started.

Limited to 500
No repress
Hand stamped with love
140g vinyl

Art of Dark’s Grotty Little Sister “DHUTT” releases split 12 by Keo Lab and DJ BD-Beatz.

Marking over 16 years as an artist, Robert James unveils his debut album Battle of The Planets. A milestone in any musician’s career, the LP illustrates the breadth of Rob’s tastes and influences, exploring the rugged terrain of planet electronica. Ranging from breaks and electro to house and techno, Battle of The Planets was made during lockdown, a period of creativity and isolation for many artists around the world. Across 10 skillfully produced cuts Rob takes us on an intrepid adventure into the cosmos, where mysterious atmospheres and uplifting melodies sit side by side with captivating dance floor rhythms. Many shades of his personality come through on this album, all tied together by his unique sonic identity; informed by his years spent on the dance floor, behind the decks and in the studio. On Battle of The Planets Robert James presents a distillation of his extensive knowledge and experience into one succinct, highly engaging body of work.

Quintessential Holloway. 2-step done right.

ALBEIT007 sees the first release since 2006 from renowned production duo Life Project - Jason Pearce and D. Foster return with three stomping and trippy minimal electro cuts - for those not afraid of the dark.

All tracks are previously unreleased and were recorded between 2002 - 2006 at the Affected HQ in South London.

Vinyl only - Limited to 200 copies.

Serious UKG pressure from the year 2000 on the reissue tip.

S.i.A. gave us 'Little Man' from her debut album 'Healing Is Difficult' on Long Lost Brother records and the mighty Exemen aka Jason Chue aka Wookie gave us these peerless remixes that are now rightfully considered bonafide classics. Easily one of the biggest underground UKG tunes at the turn of the millennium, the Exemen 'works' and instrumental versions were caned by the most discerning DJs and selectors of the time and now, tens of thousands of rewinds later..... plus famously part of DJ EZ's classic Boiler Room... here we go again!

'Little Man' is back on the streets with a fresh, legit and welcome 2021 remaster from Beau Thomas and repressed onto a nice and heavy 12" slab of wax. Bearing all the hallmarks of the classic Exemen / Wookie style, 'Little Man' is complex, soulful and heavyweight, you will want this essential UKG burner in your record bag. A true piece of history brought back courtesy of Long Lost Brother records and Above Board Distribution. Often imitated....

Four sides of frisky, twitchy tech-orientated grooves, spacious enough to be pliable, desirable DJ tools in the mix but embellished with enough melodic frills and spills to work under their own steam. 'What Are We Going To Do?' kicks off proceedings, with a rhythm that owes a bit to the skippy US garage energy pf Todd Edwards or Roy Davis Jr, stripped back but with a slinky bassline and mysterious mutterings voices adding additional atmosphere. 'Free' operates under similarly slanted syncopation template but counters it with echoing dub effects. 'Want It' and 'Colour' populate sides three and four, a little more low key but still steady, solid club tracks that should warm up your public nicely. Constant entertainment.

Best before 2021 is a compilation of break tracks bringing together producers from different emerging electronic music scenes. Paris, Geneva, Tbilissi & Saint Petersbourg’s finest underground artists presenting what they do best : Sexy disco samples, low, distorted 808 basses & kicks marked with rolling break loops.

This collaboration hits a new step in the Sample Delivery catalog aiming to open up the label by showing diverse artists from across the globe.

If you haven’t heard of SD before, you can’t miss on us this time. Grab your copy and run that shit worldwide. Peace, Stay Safe

3rd part of U Know Me Records special 10th Birthday 10"s sersies.

Two original tracks produced by TVB + Sam Binga remix.

TVB (Tomek Leśniewski) - a producer from Wrocław, fascinated by broadly defined urban music. For many years he has been associated with the local club scene (Clinique, Droga Do Mekki, Kamfora). In the years 2006-2013 he co-hosted the Broken Beats show on Radio Luz with Wuja (My Head is Dubby). Since 2010, he has been regularly organizing party cruises on Wroclaw ships - Boat Trip, and Holy Ship! On a daily basis, he is engaged in sound production for radio and television.In May 2019, he released his debut album "Mesa Shots". He has already been active in such labels as Urban Dubz Rec. (UK), Sequel One Records (PL), Dynasty Shit Rec. (USA), XLNT Rec. (PL), G-stepz Records (PL) and Polish Juke (PL) ). In September 2020, he made his debut on U Know Me Records (PL) with the single "Czekam Przed Wejściem".

Artist debuts and secret aliases mixing together like Cool Aid and LSD at a church picnic. No one said it would be easy but it’ll certainly bring you closer to God.

City Road Records is a new label from UK based record shop Idle Hands. Whilst the shops in-house label has become known for deeper sounds this new label is aimed squarely at DJs and the dancefloor. It will releasing the type of music we like to hear in the rave, dance, pub or wherever we can turn it up in this post pandemic world.

Velvet Velour makes his EP debut on the 2nd outing for Scratch Discs. Each records comes with a scratch card and prizes to be won!

Leeds twosome Soul Mass Transit System have been one of the success stories of the last 18 months, with their bass-heavy blends of UK dance music styles old and new gracing such labels as Timeisnow, Warehouse Rave and Dr Banana. Their latest EP, the pair's second outing on Instinct, is another strong offering. They begin with the seductive, sub-powered two-step revivalism of '1 ofa Kind', before reaching for darker sonic textures, serious wobble bass and echoing ragga snippets on 'Extremely Dangerous'. 'Never Turn My Back' is a pleasingly bouncy chunk of bassline-influenced two-step heat, while 'Turn The Lights Down' ratchets up the low-end pressure while showcasing chiming melodies and ultra-dreamy pads. High-grade garage business that should be an essential for anyone who loves two-step.

UK-producer Retrospect makes a leap from the Punchline series and lands a one-punch knockout with this one-off record.