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Artist:Brownout
Title:Slinky
Label:Aniligital Music
Aniligital Music's previous collaboration with Six Degrees Records was Issa Bagayogo's incredibly well received Poye 12'. This time the two labels have joined forces with the band Brownout on a single from their album 'Aguilas and Cobras'. Slinky is a great example of a track that truly has it all: Latin disco horns, cosmic funk bass, and rock and roll guitars. What's not to love'.

On remix duties we've enlisted Tal M. Klein who comes correct with a 100 BPM disco thumper! Drawing upon the progressions of the original, Tal's remix channels the live instrumentation but brings it all together in a DJ-friendly format with big beats, disco claps, and syncopated percussion.

Anthony Mansfield brings the heat with a sweltering heavy disco groove on his remix. Using the original kicks but speeding up the tempo just enough to take things up to the next level, this remix really packs a punch. The Hector Works label founder does not disappoint!

CaZ is the latest creation of South City Allstars founder Chris Nicholson working in collaboration with Mike Zarin. The CaZ remix is all about the funk. Tight beats and dubbed out synths come together in a fun ass-shaking mix, add to that a half-time breakdown that builds back up into a tasty climax and you've got the perfect track to get the party started!
Artist:Diego And The Dissidents
Title:Contaminated Waters
Label:Jack To Phono
Authenticity is that rarest of components; the most wanted, yet the hardest to come by. The one that can't be bought. The one that can't be faked. Bristol's Scott Hendy has it. Twelve years of hard work, plying his trade, fine-tuning his art have seen to this. A DJ (Boca 45) and producer (Malakai-Domino Records) who has remained creative through it all - before Bristol's musical name meant something, while genres were being created, and after the dust settled - he shows no signs of slowing down. None whatsoever. Scott's new project Diego & The Dissidents is his adventures 60s psych and has already featured in the contaminated Waters has featured in the new Banksy Film, "Exit through the Giftshop" so clearly this project has some fans in high places!
Artist:Phuture Motion
Title:Glide
Label:Freestyle Records
Long time musical collaborators Danny Mager, Levi Bussue and Chris Welch met and worked together as DJ's and promoters at the highly respected and long running club night 'Phon-etics', they have made a name for themselves as resident and guest DJs at a variety of nights over a number of years using these sets and their radio show to push their love of of a wide range of upfront music ranging from the nastiest, bassiest grumble to the most beautiful, soulful singsong.

Phuture Motion storm into 2010 with an innovative blend of latin, dubstep and broken beat. This single features an exclusive, extended mix of 'Glide' in addition to 2 vinyl only remixes by The Colonel and Mr Dubz. Phuture Motion take a healthy dose of latin influence around the corner; ruff it up, shake it down and send it off in a new direction!
Artist:Various Artists
Title:Taobh Tuathail #3
Label:Psychonavigation
An Taobh Tuathail Vol. III' is the new compilation CD from RTE (Ireland) cult underground music show An Taobh Tuathail ("The Other Side"), which celebrates ten years on the air this year. The 15 track compilation is once again compiled by mainman Cian 0 Ciobhain. In his own words O Ciobhain says: "The CD features torch songs from contemporary female vocalists such as Essie Jain and Roshi ft Pars Radio. It also includes elegiac electronica from Gdsank-based composer Jacasek, and The Caretaker, an artist currently residing in Berlin, whose explorations in music and memory have intrigued me. There's a beautiful song from Austin band Peter & The Wolf which has been played regularly on the show since its release in 2006. Also, to have stellar songs from established artists like Animal Collective and Circlesquare on the disc means a lot to me. Closer to home, the CD includes tracks by Dublin's Rollers/Sparkers, Kilkenny's R.S.A.G. and Galway's Loner Deluxe and B-Movie Lightning (aka Mike Smalle, previously of Cane 141, whose tracks were featured on the other two compilations). Elsewhere, Mount Kimbie's magical dub-excursion 'Maybes' was the first track played on the show in 2009... so let the disc speak for itself...
Artist:T-Woc Feat Afrikan Simba
Title:Good Father / Father Dub
Label:All City Records
T-Woc is a key member of Dublin's Alphabet Set crew and label, whose new exclusive distribution deal with Cargo still has wet ink on the signature. Following 2008's 'Warning' 45 with Brother Culture, T-woc brings his soundboy pressure production back to All City Dublin, with this second single for the label featuring London-via-Nigeria MC Afrikan Simba on the mic. Roots reggae and conscious lyrics grace the A-side, while the flip opens up the echo chamber for a more spaced-beats style dub excursion. Afrikan Simba is one of the leading DeeJays in London, who works with top-ranked sounds such as Jah Shaka, Sir Coxsone Dodd and Aba Shanti, and his recent EP for Jahtari with Rootah at the controls is still a much-in-demand plate six months on from release. Big tip wax for all Scotch Bonnet and Jahtari fans.
Artist:A Guy Called Gerald
Title:Proto Acid: The Berlin Sessions 2
Label:Laboratory Instinct
Following the first critically acclaimed 'Proto Acid' album, the Berlin-based acid house innovator A Guy Called Gerald provided a taster for what to expect from the second instalment. 'Voltar' (Bring Da Rain mix) starts with shuffling drums and tribal beats, but as the track evolves, haunting sounds and Native American Indian chanting are gradually introduced. 'Voltar' builds and builds, reaching a filtered climax, and after it breaks down, tripped out bass lends a more DJ-friendly direction. The end result is an adventurous take on house music. 'Sweet You' (Bitter Mix) is an entirely different matter and shows that Gerald is still adept at crafting deep dance floor grooves. Subtle breaks and understated drums provide the basis for dreamy Motor City chords, a plunging, resonating bassline and old school piano keys. As its title suggests, 'Sweet You' is a beautifully evocative piece of music that'll appeal to the heart, head and feet.
Artist:Low Limit VS Lando Kal
Title:The Golden Handshake EP
Label:Numbers
Like a live transmission from the party you wish you were at, the 'Golden Handshake' EP is the d?but release on Numbers, showcasing the considerable talents of Low Limit and Lando Kal (aka Lazer Sword). In Lazerland, no genre is an island; each merges with every electronic form in a stylistic melting pot, so that hip hop swagger, bitcrushed synths, Oizo-esque funk and bowel-worrying subs mock any preconceived notion of purity. Opener '3D Action Jackson' emerges like a squashed house apparition, morphing into a half-speed arpeggiated symphony. Elsewhere, Drexciyan lead lines ghost ride atop a crunked out slo-mo funk chassis, and rigidly sparse Neptunes percussion provides ample backbone for the sleazy flesh of melody. Six tracks of goalpost-shifting dynamite, so hot the wax is melting.
Artist:El Rakkas
Title:Seas Of Disease + CD
Label:LoDubs
Austrian production duo El Rakkas make a sound that floats somewhere in the space between Rhythm And Sound, and the more deeply atmospheric end of the dubstep spectrum. However, to suggest that these boys are more about headphone burn than dancefloor glow would be to do them a glib dis-service, as anyone who has pushed their previous LoDubs 12" through a proper soundsystem can verify. The original mystical versions of these tracks first appeared in July '09, and now those elements have been bathed in the scrutiny of two dons of bass, LV and XI, with a sensibility that shows a pretanatural understanding of the individual songs inherent traits. LV's long association with Hyperdub goes back to 2007 and the righteous 'Globetrotting' 12, through summer 08's hit-that-never-was 'CCTV', right up to the yearning 'Turn Away', easily one of the best tracks on the label's 'Five Years' collection. Their re-rub of 'Seas Of Disease' injects a punchy (nearly) four-on-the-floor kick drum and driving swing, with distinctive crackles and effects in abundance, defining what could be the touchstone of a newly-emergent familia-bassus, should some wastrel blogger decide to give it a pithy name. Conversely, and in pure ying to LV's yang, Toronto dance master and LoDubs veteran XI presents a monster fix of 'I & I' with muted drums, rich sub-bass tones, and clipped rhythmic edits which add a propulsive energy to the original's dreamtime aura. Sticking steadfast to his don't-throw-everything-at-the-wall version style, the raw power in his remix comes from an "anti-wobble" technique, an ingeniously applied bassline full of subharmonic sweeps, bleeps, and creeps that similarly demands a classification of its own. Beh-leev dat. Limited run of 400 copies including free CD of both tracks in the patented LoDubs Vinyl-Plus jacket.
Artist:Lysergene / BE 1NE
Title:Sub Ritual
Label:Areas
With a wealth of musical influence and experience, Ben Ewins aka Be-1ne launches new label Area Recordings. With sights set firmly on establishing the label as a home for high quality electronic music, the first offering is a split 12" exploring the deeper end of the dubstep spectrum. Having hosted the Area Music show on leading underground bass station www.sub.fm for nearly two years, Be-1ne has already made his mark with an eclectic selectior style and trademark deep subs. A-side track 'Sub Ritual' by Lysergene (Gordon Bicknell) pushes the boundaries of dubstep with its stripped down half-step minimalist soundscape and powerful pulsing bass line, coming with an original swagger to set dancefloors on fire, and induce hypnotic meditation in equal measures. Taking control on the flip is Be-1ne's groove-ridden 'Revelation', following in a similar vein as his 'A Bridge Far Away - Killer Bees' remix, which was recently voted download of the week by Big Up magazine. 'Revelation' takes the listener on a journey through haunting vocal harmonies as the track grows with each drop, twisting and morphing across complex layers until it reaches its peak. By seeking to bleed into the cerebral pleasure centres through subtle osmosis, rather than batter the senses with banging bass, this is an assured and confident debut from a label promising much hiden joy for all lovers of the path less trodden.
Artist:Dave Nada
Title:Apocalypse EP
Label:T&A
Round two from Nada and DJ Ayres and Tittsworth's T&A label, this one features some seriously dark Bmore / electro / tech hybrids. 'Apocalypse Theme' is full of break beats, vacuum synths and a Misfits vocal sample that unleashes hell in the middle of the track. Dubstep maestros 12th Planet and Fitch jump on the remix for that one, adding some wub-wub-wobble bass and syncopated drums to keep things moving. 'Drummer's Rock' edges a bit closer to traditional Bmore territory, featuring synth horns and a vocal sample from Kanye's 'Good Life'. For the last track, Nada enlists his Nadastrom production partner Matt Nordstrom to remix "Inner Midget', and together they turn it into a nice grooving, minimal track.
Artist:Devonwho
Title:Keepthefunkalive
Label:All City Records
Four track instrumental 12" from L.A.-based (via Portland) producer DevonWho. Fresh from his recent Fat City producer series release he expands here to give us four tracks with a nod to the spacey electronic funk vibe of West Coast producers like Dam Funk. He has been making some noise in the West Coast's thriving beat scene and this debut solo release should cement his growing rep. As always it comes packaged in super full colour artwork.
Artist:Torqux & Twist
Title:2012 / 2010 (NumberNin6 Remix) / Devils Trick
Label:Wicky Lindows
Torqux started producing absolute off key shit on Fruity Loops 2.3432-3 around the age of 18. Growing up listened to old school rave tunes and his Dads massive CD/vinyl collection. Anything with big basslines and build ups was attractive to his ears. Here he teams up with Twist with a banging Numbernin6 remix on the flip!
Artist:Mike Lennon
Title:Mechanism Test (With Riskotheque Remix)
Label:Dark Circles
Mike Lennon brings forth another slab of wax this time in an 'electro-step' stylee! Sharp, clinical beats covered in arcade style bleeps are under pinned by a massive sub bass. The Riskotheque remix on the flip is a much heavier affair with a screeching lead and enough crazy edits to keep even the shortest attention spanned listener engrossed.
Artist:Skream
Title:Swarm / Wiggley
Label:Southside Dubstar
Another pair of wobbly bangers from the scene's top boy, Skream!
Artist:Lewis B
Title:Pinball / Take 2 / Snippertons
Label:Smokin Sessions
The latest installment on Smoking Sessions is here with new signing Lewis B. This talented Londoner has been deep in the lab cooking up some crazy Dubstep/Nu Jazz experiments and has come up with a completely unique twist of beats. Taking influences from Jazzanova, Reso, Herbie Hancock, Ruckspin and Quantic to name a few. If you like it jazzy, then this could be up your street.
Artist:Rob Sparx / Bass Junkies
Title:Arcade / Devils Haze
Label:Migration
Rob Sparx and Bass Junkies come correct on Migration, 2 more devilish cuts from these guys.
Wu Tang-Enter The Dubstep
2x12" |
£15.95
Dubstep
Enter The Dubstep front
Artist:Wu Tang
Title:Enter The Dubstep
Label:IHIPHOP
Here's the highly anticipated follow-up to 2005's Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture Vol. 1. The newest and freshest sounds in underground electronic music encounter the grimiest and most hardcore hip-hop clique in this one-of-a-kind album: Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep.

Many of the pioneers and practitioners in the Dubstep world came up in a time when Wu-Tang ruled the world's airwaves. Their music and style helped to shape an emerging art form that hadn't yet defined itself. Now, in 2010, as dubstep continues to grow, expand and encompass more styles and subgenres, the Wu-Tang sound is reintroduced into the mix, to spawn a new and unique musical feat, which is greater than the sum of its constituent parts.

This groundbreaking album is the collaboration between Dubstep and Hip-Hop, with stomach-pounding, bass-thumping guttural beats, and gully, gritty and grimy lyrics that break into the next decade in the chapters of each respective genre's history. With Scuba, Parson, Trillbass, Dakimh, DZ, Rogue Star, Stenchman, Datsik& many more producing tracks that include a veritable goldmine of Wu-Tang verses from the vaults that feature Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, GZA, Method Man, U-God& Masta Killa, Wu affiliates Killah Priest, Bronze Nazareth, Prodigal Sunn, Solomon Childs, Son One & more, plus guest spots from Busta Rhymes, MF Doom, Pimp C, Three 6 Mafia, Ras Kass, Vast Aire, Canibus, Lord Jamar & many more. This one of a kind compilation is at the forefront of an emerging cultural and musical blend that is taking place on the margins of the mainstream, but will be talked about for years to come...
Artist:Dub Crooks
Title:Dr Rockzo VIP / Tron / Be Water
Label:Dubting
Here come new signing to Dubting Records, Dub Crooks! These guys have been blowing up and with tunes like "Never Scared" that is getting battered by N-Type on Rinse FM, its not hard to understand why!
Artist:Ruckspin
Title:Get Naked / Jibber
Label:Ranking Records
Ranking Records presents Ruckspin's first solo outing on the label - two sides of pure quality that go some way to explain why Ruckspin's DJ schedule is currently packed with international bookings. The A side, Jibber, is a 2 step banger laced with slick percussion and fat synth fwabs. Funky rhodes chords hark back to early garage, and jiggy drum fills lend the track a wonky, jolting quality that will give the dance floor a guaranteed workout. The much requested 'Get Naked' on the flip sees Ruckspin displaying his unique use of samples and knowledge of harmony and groove. 'Get Naked' is both musical and weighty, with smatters of Detroit soul floating over an irresistibly deep bassline. This combination makes for a beautifully refreshing sound: kick back and chill or get your shuffle on!
Artist:Quantum Soul
Title:Herb Time / Bun Fyre / The Core
Label:Dubbed Out
Where has the Dub gone in Dubstep I hear you cry! Well, right here! Quantum soul has been hard at work perfecting his new work and we are very impressed with the outcome. Here are 3 tunes that will keep you proper dubsteppers sitting back and sparking up.
Artist:Dj Shepdog & Tony Midget
Title:Limber Up / MCs Act Like They Don't Smoke
Label:Nice Up!
Kicking off the new year with a bang, the NICE UP! crew prove once again why they're the baddest on the block with another hip hop/reggae banger for your box. This time, label boss DJ Shepdog teams up with Bristol's Tony Midget for huger than huge "Limber Up" throwing the classic "Limb by Limb" over possibly one of the most riotous hip hop tunes of all time! Over on the flip the duo serve up the head-nodding "MC's Act Like They Don't Smoke" with Mr Vegas, Alozade and Hollow Point trading verses over another classic hip hop instrumental. With plenty more releases up their sleeve, as well as a 2nd volume of their "Cut Ups, Brucks Ups & Muck Ups" CD on the way, 2010 is already looking like a busy year for NICE UP!
Artist:Leisure Allstars
Title:How We Roll
Label:Leisure Records
'How We Roll' is the brand new release from Bristol's Leisure Allstars, a rip-roaring, funky as hell, bassbin-battering joyride through old school hip-hop to new school beats and tough, reggae bounce, vocalled by New York MCs The Good People. The original is a low-slung, rolling flute-loop groove, featuring live guitar and keys the perfect accompaniment to Emskee and The Saint's tale of how their perfect day in NYC might unfold. In addition to this, the Allstars have remixed their own track, notched up the tempo, and created some kind of electronic boom-bap, bass-heavy monster, demonstrating they can turn their hand to many different styles, much like their DJ sets. Mr Benn's productions have gone from strength to strength over the years, as his recent success in the Ashely Beedle curated, worldwide Horace Andy remix competition rightly proves. This ability, combined with the collaborative inspiration that is Drake Scorpio, is evident on their remix. It's rough an' tough, with enough sub bass to shake the foundations of any self-respecting discotheque. We still don't know who Drake Scorpio is though...
Artist:Various Artists
Title:Boum Tchic Tchak
Label:Poor Records
The idea of a musical compilation for children took seed little by little. Initially envisioned as an extension of the role of their starry-eyed little miss DJ, the project soon took a much more universal turn. The basic concept, of a music compilation for babies and pregnant women, was rapidly enriched by the work and influence of the many artists involved to the project. They fed their influence, respective capabilities and style into the mix, and the result: we are taken in by the Quenums African rythms and enchanted by an electronic nursery rhyme from DJ Lad.

Their double compilation - a dynamic mix of musical material - was forged around two principal themes - the first, awakening and motion, is soberly entitled "Wake Up", and the other, based around sleep and bedtime is entitled, of course, "Sleep Well". The link between these two contrasting themes is, of course, the world of children, but it is also that of electronic music production. That is, music based on computer programming (even if, in some cases, there might be some analogue intruments involved). Sonic creative freedom gave life to an uncomparable patchwork of influences, creating a extraordinary musical toy, and quite surprisingly, an effective pedagogical tool, that opens up kids minds, as well as those of their parents, to an unexpected facet of electronic music, where it meets the magical world of childrens imagination - let yourself be swept away.

Includes exclusive tracks by...

Chloe, Le Tone, Amiina, Howie B & Craig Richards, The Gasman, Ivan Smagghe & Tim Paris, Seelenluft, Supermayer, Colleen, Tocotronic and many more.
Artist:Ulysses & Filipsson
Title:Endless Take EP
Label:Bearfunk
Holmar Filipsson and Elliot Taub have once again got together again to produce a fine EP at Bearfunk. Both are New York City resisidents but Holmar is originally from Iceland. Holmar is a busy chap, what with running his Crack & Speed, and Thugfucker labels and appearing with Sasse in the Filipsson and Lindblad project. The music they make is pure Bearfunk, slick Disco grooves with high production values. First us is a remix of "The Endless" from Italian legend Alexander Robotnick. Here the layers are stripped back for a houseier dancefloor excursion while retaining that streak of Italian Robotnick flair. Hibernation track "Fluffy Amadeus" is next up, here displaying slickness and 80's inspired grooves. Over on the B-side "The Endless" weighs in at gargantuan 11.24 minutes. Some crisp sounding drum programming and filmic textures drive this atmospheric soundscape along. Plisskens groove rounds things off with some digital synth grooves, just like long lost track from the Optical Race era of late 80's Tangerine Dream.
Artist:Protassov
Title:Steam And Oil EP
Label:Switchstance
No need to wipe your hands clean for this one: The Steam & Oil EP by long-time Switchstance Recordings collaborator Protassov represents the teaser for his upcoming first solo album Shalina Music (SRCD 006) and showcases once more his trademark style of sophisticated Breaks & Beats filled with live instrument licks and spherical twists.

The Steam & Oil EP is offering lots of great guitar work by Marcus Stuetz, who jammed and recorded on this one with Protassov at the multi-instrumentalist and sound-engineer's very own Mechano Tonatelier studio in Essen/Germany. Exclusive remix guests on this EP are hot UK producers Flevans (Jack To Phono/Tru Thoughts), who gives Steam & Oil a heavy-weight British sax-funk treatment complete with a riddim turnaround halfway through, and Dr. Rubberfunk (Funkydown Productions), riding Fine Times straight into a house-not-house state, adding a take-away bass and some '82 cowbell flavor - as much a breath of fresh steam as the rest of the Steam & Oil EP and the upcoming album!

The track Steam & Oil is used by Burton Snowboards for a website teaser for the upcoming international snowboard contest Burton European Open 2008 in Laax/CH. The track also appears in the DVD Still Boardbagged which comes packaged with the new Pirates snowboard movie production Walk the Plank as well as with international snowboard magazines.
Artist:Nick Thayer Vs Will Styles
Title:Yeah Bwoy
Label:Bombstrikes Records
A new decade arrives and Bombstrikes continues to be the best friend of Djs worldwide with their much-lauded party starting output. For this release the label welcomes back the Australian Duo of Nick Thayer and Will Styles. Whenever these two get themselves into a studio together it seems they can do no wrong and this EP of Dancefloor bombs pays testament to that. With the highest of production values it's not hard to see why they are seen as leaders of the 'Nu Funk' scene. First up on the A side is the huge 'Yeah Bwoy!'. Its got Hip Hop flavours with added Funk Spice, rocking beats and a synth hook that just doesn't let go..this is a Dancelfoor thoroughbred that will go down as a classic Bombstrikes release! Over on the flip 'Everybody Ready' is a lesson in how to make a monstrous groove whilst keeping the funk. When the horns come in, get ready for the reactions! As if that wasn't enough there is also 'Flat Top' a bonus track taking a classic riff and turning it into a little slice of DJ friendly heaven. You need this release!
Artist:Tal M. Klein & Anthony Mansfield
Title:For Juan Five EP
Label:Aniligital Music
Aniligital Music is back at it with Anthony Mansfield and Tal M. Klein and their evil ways! Building upon the successes of their previous collaborations, the villainous duo raises the stakes and take things deeper with this enigmatically titled three tracker.

Ciento Ocho is Spanish for 108, the tempo of the first track on the EP. A creepy crawly builder with 8-bit roots that culminate in a HUGE funk breakdown with an insidious bass hook (If you have any doubt,just fast forward 3 minutes into the track)

Next up is Desayuno en Timpanis which we think means Breakfast At Timpanis in Spanish. Needless to say this ones heavy on the percussive elements, including of course lots and lots of timpani drums. Desayuno en Timpanis gets going pretty quickly and doesnt let up. Check the flanged upright bass breakdown for extra bigness! Purely non-stop huge sound system busting dancefloor action.

Speaking of floor fillers, have we shown you our tiger bomb Bomba de Tigre is the definitely the deepest track on the EP, but lest Anthony and Tal rest on the laurels of their 808 kicks and 303 basslines, this Tigre is a stalking beast that explodes in a vicious classic house attack!
Artist:Tape Loops
Title:Tape Loops Vol 1
Label:Jalapeno Records
Take two of Jalapenos most legendary producers and lock them in a studio with a load of analogue tape loop effects, a ska tastic brass band and a vocalist of the quality of Finley Quaye and pretty soon you are going to get some classy reggae business to lively up your dancefloor. Ok they are not re-inventing the wheel but when it sounds this good they dont have to. The original Tape Loops material is just classic reggae given a bass rumbling dancefloor re-rub by Bristolian beatsmith Parker for those who dont want to rocksteady to the original Tape Loops sound. For the rest open your ears, relax your gears and feel the vibe.
Artist:Gizelle Smith & The Mighty Mocambos
Title:he Time Is Right For Love / Hold Fast Remixes
Label:Wah Wah 45's
Wah Wah 45s join forces with Germany's Mocambo crew and the new voice of sister funk, Gizelle Smith, to bring you two exclusive remixes that are gonna destroy dance floors in the 2010. Japanese producer Swing-O (AKA DJ 45) knocked up his monster of a remix of "Time Is Right For Love" a couple of months ago without being asked, and similarly the mighty Boca 45 loved "Hold Fast" so much that he devised this party starting remix simply to play out in his DJ sets! So with '45' written all over it, the Mocambo boys decided to give Wah Wah 45s the pleasure of releasing these two sure fire club bangers on 7-inches of wax. Check out Gizelle's eponymous debut album, out now on Mocambo, and look out for more future hook ups with this raw and exciting new talent!
Artist:DJ Mischief
Title:Flaming Chestrug / 1986
Label:My First Moth
Boxdub's Friend, DJ Mischief follows up last years white label remix 7" with some killer instrumental cuts which have already been getting some heavy rotation on CDR from the likes of Jon Kennedy and Gilles Peterson amongst others.

A side "Flaming Chestrug" is a straight up b-boy funk bomb, pairing some monster drum breaks with wild flutes and horn stabs for some proper dancefloor action! Things get even funkier when the track breaks down to just bass and drums for the extended breakdown, then the bongos drop and the s**t really goes off! On the flipside is "1986", a more downtempo cut which starts with some Axelrod-esque drums and bass before evolving into lush cinematic soundscapes with horns, strings and a few classic hip hop samples thrown in for good measure!
Artist:Various Artists
Title:Nang Presents: The Array Vol 1
Label:Nang
PRESS RELEASE FRM NANG.

Its one year on from our decision to start our new record label, Nang. Despite reaching hitting new levels in the pecuniary sensibility department, we have an upcoming schedule full of some of the most amazing music.

Much in the way our Daddy label Tirk produces its best-of / new&cool compilation range TIRK01, TIRK02 etc... we have followed suit. 'The Array' is a new series of all that is great in Nang world.

A big part of 2009 for us was the Space project. We've spent some of the craziest and most entertaining evenings with JP Iliesco Space head-honcho through the year... It would have been sacrilegious to open up with any other tune. Here is Magic Fly (for the last time we promise).

Slovenian Sare Havlicek is one of the aforementioned upcoming highlights, he is studio bound but his laid back groove 'Lazy Summer' slinks in as track two. Next up are Balearic brothers Foto with their sultry, rolling-moroder-bass smoocher. UK based Phelps lightens proceedings with his whimsical synths and irrepressibly happy synth-disco, 80's groover.

Scene cool-cat Toby Tobias is next up with his floor led stomper 'Rock You Will'. Manchester housers Weekender follow things with the olfactory titled 'Danny Pong' (no we don't know who that is either). Label uber-pals Sugardaddy present their Ilya Santana re-rub of Love Honey and Tony Underground includes his 'Omission'.

Genre-chameleon Pete Gooding and cool customer Chris Coco pair up for the next track, 'Night Dance' winging its Balearic-disco way to full release in the late Spring. Weighing in on the disco-legend-ometer Beppe Lodas MC1 project is next, Counter is all soaring synths and italo groove. We slow things down to round off with the exclusive 'Flip Flop' from Sorcerer and the haunting, down-tempo, smoulder of 'Power Of Prayer' from Ricardo Jefferson & Very Jon.
Artist:Architek / Sare Havlicek / King DJ
Title:From John Carpenter
Label:Nang
Amongst musicians, filmmaker John Carpenter receives admiration, respect and kudos like few others. Aside from the string of great films he has directed (Halloween, Escape From New York, Dark Star to name but a few) he is one of the few directors to compose and record the music for the films he makes. Things open up with Architeqs take on the John Carpenter killer-car thriller theme 'Christine'. The Scotsman using moody analog synth pads, menacing effects and some fine drumming to maximum effect. Next up, Slovenian Sare Havlicek synths-up 'Pork Chop Express' one of the choice tracks from 1986s Big Trouble In Little China. Big pads, big riffs and big oscillators all the way. Belgian King DJ goes for the jugular-catchy lead line of 1981s 'Escape From New York'. The most Italian of producers we know; Bottin, also adds his Italo sheen to proceedings.
Artist:Thunderous Olympian
Title:Turbo Charged EP
Label:Sleazetone
Artist:Rusko
Title:Woo Boost
Label:Mad Decent
With a huge list of releases and remix productions to his name, and an international bookings diary rammed full into the far distance, Rusko is one of the most wanted selectors in dubstep today, and in 'Woo Boost' he's armed with one of the top-demanded tracks of the moment. Picking serious club and radio play in the last few months, this mighty tear-out tune will finally hit vinyl in the new year on Diplo's Mad Decent imprint, backed up with remixes by Tel Aviv producer and metal band drummer Borgore, newcomer Subskrpt (who also has a remix of Major Lazer's 'Cash Flow' ready to drop), and Institubes' jolting zouk-house hybridiser Douster. Comes in full picture sleeve, with free 320 mp3 download card.
Artist:Funckarna
Title:Dubstoned EP 3
Label:EAT Concrete
'Dubstoned EP3' is the long due latest in a series of dubstep-based releases by Funckarma, as equally intelligent as it is rude and primal, arranging light melodic tones with bass-heavy beats across four tracks. The mid tempo rhythms and sounds contrast beautifully with the crushing beats and clear production, typical of Funckarma's style, bringing more of their unique high-minded sonic vision, coupled with the intricate production and dedication to bass and groove which has always charaterised their cutting edge approach.

Limited vinyl version includes a unique code to a free limited download of all WAV files, including two digital-only bonus tracks.
Artist:Falty DL
Title:All In The Place
Label:Rush Hour Recordings
Rush Hour kicks off its E series, which is about today's electronic music in all shapes by new and upcoming producers. Opening the show is NYC-based Falty DL, already well-known for his releases on Planet Mu and Ramp. His sounds shift and glide between hip hop, funk, dubstep, house and techno, and it is this cross-breeding which gives Falty DL his signature sound. With 'All In The Place' he delivers one of his best releases to date. Four tracks that sound classic, yet futuristic at the same time. Essential EP!
Artist:Nekochan
Title:Minimal Bump
Label:Airflex Labs
With a wide array of influences, a very distinctive style and a strong taste for melody and crafted musical skills, French artist Chloe Arnaud aka Nekochan is surely one of the most exciting and refreshing producers at the moment. Her stylish blends and arresting collisions of electronica, bass and glitched-up beats, led by her aqueously expressive voice, mark her out immediately as an artist destined for widespread acclaim. A classically trained cellist, she evolved into Nekochan in 2006 after a few years applying her unusual voice and skills as part of an electronic duo. Inspired by baroque and classical composition as well as a flamenco-player stepfather, and a passion for oriental melodic patterns, her gift for catchy figures and intricate rhythms is no surprise given the sheer range and depth of her sonic colourbox, while her highly individual blend of sound and mood switches adeptly from electronica and techno to the more underground tones of dubstep and glitch hop ... all with her unique vocal signature. Nekochan's 2009 debut download-only release met with success in pushing dubstep into new zones, and now comes the first foray into vinyl, with the three-track killer 'Minimal Bump' EP, that will further reconfigure notions of what bass music can be. The title track has already been featured on Mary Anne Hobbs, who played an early version in May last year after hearing it on myspace. 'Minimal Bump' is a powerful techno/break/dubstep instrumental with a huge kick and seismic bass work, custom built for dancefloor mayhem, with its layered synths, advanced rythmic shifts, cavernous drops, and an explosive production style that recalls the intricacies of prime Meat Beat Manifesto at the same time as giving Reso a run for his money. On the flip, 'Bombine' is another view entirely; a emotive disjointed stepper with melancoly pop tones, which unfolds in a smokey torch-song style to reveal further layers to Nekochan's innate musical instincts. It's fluidly evolving contrasts between dominant bass levels, powerful rhythms, and subtly-pitched Japanese strings mix and grow around that voice, putting the listener as much in mind of Burial's sadness as Bjork's vivid expression. Finally, 'Vahine' is a refreshing journey into a lighter and atmospheric dubstep style, reminiscent in mood of Scuba or Martyn, with a dynamic bouncy drum pattern delivering the perfect groove for the heavy bassline to ride on while the sweet string melody leads from the front. Essential purchase for anyone seeking out new directions in heady dancefloor electronics.
Artist:T-Woc
Title:Delayed Responses
Label:The Alphabet Set
T-Woc has been building dubby beats for over ten years, with several releases under his belt for The Alphabet Set (which he co-runs ), Net-Lab/Wrong Music, 3Style, and one up soon on All City Dublin. T-Woc uses a combination of digital production, vintage analogue gear and live dub mixing techniques to bring his tracks to life. A total vinyl addict, he selects with Ireland biggest roots reggae crew Rootical Soundsystem, co-runs Dublin's (first and best) dubstep monthly club 'Wobble', and also hosts a weekly radio show on Dublin's Irish language station Radio na Life 106.4fm. His 'Delayed Responses' series is a blend of bass heavy sample based mostly dub(step) beats with hints of hip hop and electronic influences and large nods to soundsystem culture and 80s digital riddim vibes. 'Delayed Responses Vol 1' explores the outer boundaries of the dubstep sound, from the head nodding stoned vibe of 'Old & Grey', via the absolute skank attack that is 'Dogman' with its massive Shaka-led sample driving a hammering roots riddim, to the nearly Godspeed YBE-style 'Maghreb'. This EP is full of original ideas with mad percussion dubbed out all over the place, with vintage effects and a heavy-stepping stoned vibe.
Artist:Greena
Title:Tenzado
Label:Apple Pips Recordings
Newcomer Greena with two heavy slabs of garage / house influenced dubstep, 'Tenzado' is all slick vocal hooks and smooth bass lines sounding like a cross between Cooly G, El-B and the 8bit vibes of Zomby. Absolutely massive release from Appleblim's Apple Pips imprint.
Artist:Subeena
Title:Picture
Label:Opit
After a string of 12"s on a variety of labels including her own co-run (now defunct) Immigrant/Imminent Recordings and an astonishing single on Planet Mu in late 2009, this double-A is Subeena's debut release on her own Opit label. 'Picture' opens with a thunderously warm cyber-harpsichord, a liquid spume materialising over a dubscape of click-clack snap percussion as a sequenced bubble bass comes riding in, pinning dancing feet to the floor. Then the melodies come in. Everything Subeena touches is dosed in melody - the bass lines, the rhythms but most of all in the wide-eyed blissed out synth lines. Think early Orbital, ambient Aphex and countless hidden raves. 'Spectrums' pushes things forward several galaxies by summoning up bizarre feelings of monastic rave. After a brief abstract fade-in, it literally explodes with a Bach-like rushing meandering mainline over a 4/4 foundation before the beats start falling over themselves and what sounds like a gaggle of monks chanting from deep within a hard drive.
Artist:Ulrich Schnauss
Title:Missing Deadlines - Selected Remixes
Label:Rocket Girl
Although strictly speaking a remix album, 'Missing Deadlines' sees Schnauss adopt the role of a master orchestrator or alchemist, rearranging and restructuring the songs of his contemporaries, as opposed to simply adorning each with throwaway beats-by-numbers. The record is a testament to Schnauss's unique aural vision, showcasing his undeniable grasp of heart-warming, heart-wrenching melody. Schnauss's telltale signiture sounds are present in each track - whether it be the ever-oscillating synth patterns, the rich, reverb-laden voices, or the euphoric beats - whilst simultaneously remaining true to the spirit of the originals. "Essentially what makes me really happy about this album is the fact that it's a selection of the - in my opinion - best mixes from a musical point of view, rather than a compilation of the commercially most succesful ones, or the tracks that have the biggest names associated with them. In all cases, the original songs are already great in their own right - which made it really inspiring to work with them." - Ulrich Schnauss
Artist:James Fox
Title:Put It Back
Label:Take
With their label debut by False Prophet still a fresh fixture in many discerning boxes and winning support from selectors such as Magda, Appleblim, Brendon Moeller, Slam, and Laurent Garnier, recently-minted London imprint Take launch right back into action return with this second release, courtesy of newcomer James Fox, with a prestige remix from Hessle Audio boss Ramadanman on the flip. The original cut starts with a dry, pared-down 4/4 kick, weaving vocal snippets and found sounds into the sonic field before downpitched 808 bass and lovingly-processed stabs take turns to push things along. Across seven minutes, the track gracefully unfurls heady rolling beats and lush sweeping strings for an hypnotic interpretation of deep Detroit-esque house placed in a contemporary bass-emphatic setting. Ramadanman's minimalist refix increases the tempo and filters James' synth work over a rattling and spluttering 2-step beat, ramping up and reeling in the tension before an extended drop fades out the beats to provoke a startling shift in mood.
Artist:Filtercutter
Title:1Up
Label:Svetlana Industries
Svetlana Industries is a new label based in Belgrade, Serbia, long the unsung home to a serious late night party scene known only to the cognoscenti. Recent extensive profiles in Resident Advisor and The Guardian among others have finally started to peel the lid off the rather secretive heart of the Balkans, and with signings like Mary Anne Hobbs favourites 1000 Names and Brainfeeder member Teebs, Svetlana is already widely tipped as a label to watch in 2010. Their first international release is a fizzing 8bit dubstep banger from Bosnian producer Filtercutter, who takes a distorted perspective on the Nintendo sound palette and adds layers of detail to deliver a track that is at once bouncing, and chirpy yet spiky and aggressive. Like a darker take on Joker's purple wow sound, or more electro sounding Akira Kiteshi, it's perhaps closest to the productions coming out of the grime scene with a debt to early Benga. The tune manages to retain strange menace without compromising the 8bit soundset or resorting to any of the cheap tricks that bedevil most adolescent "nasty" tracks. No shouty film samples here, just cascading layers of bleeps, chirps and suspended bass. The flipside sees a total rework by Ramadanman, probably one of the dubstep producers of the year in 2009, whose tunes brought a whole new angle, while his Hessle Audio label pioneered a deeper, more intricate and thought-out sound that soon dominated. Here he strips the tune right back and focuses on a driving half step rhythm, a bed of clipped and clear percussion, and heavy heavy sub bass, over a hypnotic rhythmic theme that builds and builds. This is one of those tunes in which everything is happening where you think it's not: the hi-hats are constantly evolving and the bass is never quite the same from one bar to the next, sounds adapt and shift and new parts keep coming in without ever quite seeming like they have. So far the track has attracted repeat plays on Kiss and Sub FM, and Ramadanman has incorporated his remix as a regular part of his set. Both tracks have been mastered at Transition for a spatious yet punchy sound with forceful bass presence.
Artist:Badawi
Title:El Topo
Label:The Index
The Index is a new project conceived by two of New York City's underground music pioneers; Raz Mesinai aka Badawi, and Dub War founder Dave Q. The label will feature original Badawi productions as well as new compositions and remixes by some of the most forward-thinking artists at the outer limits of dubstep and experimental electronics, including Shackleton, Headhunter, Spatial, Jack Dangers, Cardopusher, Oren Ambarchi and Vladislav Delay The first entry is a 12-inch leading with Badawi's dystopian club anthem 'El Topo', backed by a bespoke Shackleton interpretation of Badawi's 'Dstry <All> Prfts', featuring spoken word vocals from Vengeance Tenfold. Also included is 'Stem1', an abstract tag from Badawi's audio vaults, completing the release with a brief and unsettling sonic bonus. Composer/producer Raz Mesinai makes music at the intersection of dub and modern composition. His recordings as Badawi, mixing Middle Eastern percussion with heavy low-end frequencies and production effects, have placed him in the vaguard of the experimental electronic scene for over a decade, while his instrumental compositions have been performed by The Kronos Quartet, Maya Beiser and Philip Jeck at prestige venues from New York to London and Berlin. As Badawi, and earlier as half of Sub Dub, Mesinai has released over a dozen albums since 1994, including classics such as 'Bedouin Sound Clash' and 'Soldier of Midian', on labels such as ROIR, Asphodel, Tzadik, the Agriculture, and Instinct. Sub Dub helped pioneer the so-called Illbient sound, centred on New York in the mid-90s, Badawi tracks have been remixed by the likes of Kode 9 and DJ Spooky, and his live collaborators have included such luminaries as John Zorn, Mark Dresser, Elliott Sharp, DJ Olive and many others. Dave Q founded New York's seminal Dub War in June 2005, making it the first dubstep club in North America. The night introduced New Yorkers to pioneering artists including Kode 9, Digital Mystikz, Loefah and Skream. Its booking policy has continued to push the envelope, promoting the most forward thinking underground dance music, and it remains the USA's most vital live nexus for Generation Bass. In time, the advent of The Index series will come to be seen as a pivotal event in the development of the low end sound as it expands into wider musical environments. That tipping point is upon us now.
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