With a friendship spanning over two decades and collaborations on the legendary Renegade Hardware label, BTK and Ink return to Dutty Audio with a new track entitled 'Spiritual Thing'.

Ink's vocals and a thunderous bassline are a trademark that makes this collaboration with BTK a statement that will move every dancefloor where this track is played.

Spiritual Thing

BTK & Ink - Spiritual Thing

One of the live tracks, which also has a video of the recording process. More details on my YouTube channel

https://youtu.be/ul8dC_yCQPg?si=yGOTB23w_E3Rpxnb

La Rocket - Opposite World (Live Recorded)

Gradual - Industry EP [FREE DOWNLOAD]

It hasn't taken long for Alerstorm and Ice Stereo to establish their neuro-tinged Gradual guise as one of Technique Recordings' heavy hitters. Having introduced themselves to the label with some dark and techy flavours, they were last seen on the Summer 2016 compilation bringing the more sunlit vibe of “Falling Pieces”. So, we know they've got multiple facets to their style, which makes this EP a particularly exciting prospect.

The title track, “Industry”, is a team-up with Gradual's compatriot Impak. The evolving arpeggios and pads of the intro are dramatically counteracted by percussion which grabs hold of us and drags us to the drop. Then there's an almighty battle between warping bass, technoid stabs and pitch-bent tones to keep the energy at an absolute peak. And the breakdown, rather than offering relief from the madness, just provides an opportunity to build back into a melee of tempo-switching craziness. If you want to take hold of the dance's attention and refuse to let it go, here's one to pull out.

“Caution” immediately envelopes us in dark velvet synths, which sweep and rise, set off by hints of percussion. There's anticipation and tension right from the get go, and it feels inevitable that the drop will bulldoze all before it. Which it does. The smoothness of the intro is brutally chopped into relentlessly staccato slices, supported on a foundation of driving bass and the kind of expertly-programmed drums we've come to expect from Gradual. This is a piece of rock-solid rollage that's the ravers won't be able to resist.

The title of “Helium” makes sense straight away. A crazy pitched-up vocal riff sets the tone, and things just get more twisted from there. Old skool stabs hark back to the anything-goes experimentalism of early jungle and the drop takes that idea and runs with it. The vocal sample is subjected to all manner of sonic violence and combined with the driving bass and beats to give a constantly-shifting array of patterns. This track is beautiful insanity, demonstrating that Gradual can give us something we've never heard before while still keeping the dancefloor firmly in their sights.

“Peevish” can be summed up by one word: intense. There's just a fractional moment of peace as a calming wave of pad introduces the track but within seconds that's disturbed by a distorted gritty stab. From there the track becomes a wall of energy. It hasn't even dropped before the low-end's filled out with a lava-flow of power. Then as the full assault of the drums and bassline hit, backed by unrelenting mid-range grind, it becomes a claustrophobic tunnel of music. When it's time to dark things up, this is a tune to draw for.

It might be a free download, but there's nothing cheap about these tunes. Each one has musicality, craft and rave power and each one teaches us something new about Gradual's production abilities. If this is the direction these Spanish technicians are heading in, then there's some distinctly dangerous material to look forward to.


Tracklisting:

 1.	Gradual & Impak – Industry
 2.	Gradual – Caution
 3.	Gradual – Helium
 4.	Gradual – Peevish


For interview requests and more information, contact:

info@techniquerecordings.com


FREE DOWNLOAD

Gradual & Impak - Industry [FREE DOWNLOAD]

OUT NOW (ltd edition vinyl, digital & stream): https://criticalmusic.com/releases/critical-presents-systems-011/

Both hailing from Italy, Was A Be and Synth Ethics are two of the freshest talents emerging in drum & bass right now. Joining forces for Critical’s Systems series sees them cementing this reputation even further with four unflinching tracks full of dance floor and ingenuity. Viva Italia!
Was A Be online:
https://www.facebook.com/wasabemusic/
https://soundcloud.com/wasabe
https://twitter.com/wasabe_music
https://www.instagram.com/wasabe_music/

Synth Ethics online:
https://www.facebook.com/synthethics/
https://soundcloud.com/synthethics
https://www.instagram.com/synth.ethics/

https://criticalmusic.com

Critical Presents: Systems 011

Cloudbreak

Buy / Stream

Synth Ethics - Cloudbreak

Notequal brings first one from the album The message, which includes loads of Slovakian rising producers.

Follow Notequal:
https://www.facebook.com/Notequaldnb/
https://soundcloud.com/notequalmusic

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The Message

Microstep

Notequal - Microstep

One third of the Notequal guys, Absu is letting you enjoy two of his new pieces. Also it is free dl. 

Enjoy!

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Zero Yard / No excuse

Absu - Zero Yard // Free DL

Bad Taste Recordings
19th Jun 2020
Ephyum - Shrine EP

EPHYUM:

● FB → www.facebook.com/Ephyum-281274165298264/
● SC → https://soundcloud.com/ephyum 

BAD TASTE RECORDINGS

● WebSite → www.badtasterecordings.com/
● SoundCloud → @bad-taste-recordings
● FaceBook → www.facebook.com/badtasterecordings/
● Instagram → www.instagram.com/bad_taste_recordings/
● Merchandise → badtasterecordings.databeats.com/shop
● Spotify → open.spotify.com/collection/playlists
● Beatport → www.beatport.com/label/bad-taste-recordings/13238
● MixCloud → www.mixcloud.com/BadTasteRecordings/
● Twitter → twitter.com/badtasterecs?lang=en

Shrine EP

Fluctuation

Beatport

Ephyum - Fluctuation

Artist -
Niallo 
https://www.instagram.com/niallomusic/

Expedit -
https://www.facebook.com/ExpediteRecords
https://www.instagram.com/expediterecordings/

Planet Venus

Free Download

Niallo - Planet Venus [ EXP-FREEDOWNLOAD-001 ]

Dutch duo Binary Dnb have provided us with a double helping of tech influenced neurofunk. Already gaining support from some reputable names, we are honoured to welcome them to our roster.
Head over to Beatport to purchase Reflection & Pulsation now.

Binary - Pulsation [OUT NOW]

We proudly present Sonic Codes Vol.1
Beatport exclusive: 23/10/2020
Full release: 06/11/2020
Pre-Order on Beatport: https://smarturl.it/Sonic_Codes1
Pre-Save on Spotify: https://smarturl.it/SonicCodes1_Presave

Featuring: Bad District // Fatloaf // Loded // Alerstorm // Dephas8 // Bons // Binary Dnb // Edison // SMP // nabepro // Taos // INSTINKT // Vertex // Fearend // Kaiza // Sinecore // Eclict // FMD&B // Bobby DnB // Psynchro

DJ Support from: Gydra, The Sect, State Of Mind / Pat, Concord Dawn, Noisia, Mean Teeth, North Base, RedPill, DJ Aphrodite, Maztek and more

Press Release:
Since its inception in 2018, Maztek’s 0101 Music has gone from strength to strength, catering for a vast array of styles of drum and bass ranging from neurofunk to halftime. Having already springboarded the careers of emerging talents like nabepro and Bad District, the Dutch label’s Divison imprint now returns with its first compilation album, one of its most ambitious outings to date. Weighing in at a whopping seventeen tracks, Sonic Codes Vol. 1 features a combination of longstanding signees and deserving newcomers, all hand-picked for inclusion by Maztek himself to make for a gargantuan LP.
Close followers of the label’s developments will no doubt be pleased to see residents like Binary and Alerstorm contributing exclusive cuts to the new project; in fact, it even features the pair’s first ever collaboration, a barbed, mechanical number entitled “Siege”. Neurofunk aficionados will recognise a number of familiar faces making their label debuts, too: Germany’s Kaiza, whose recent contributions to Bad Taste, Citrus and Red Light have marked him out as one to watch, appears twice on the compilation, teaming up with Vertex and Fearend on the syncopated heater “Papercut” and banding together with his C4C-approved crew Instinkt for the stuttering stepper “Serpens”. Meanwhile, seasoned Belgian badman Taos showcases his gritty synth work on “Ungreyed Tones”, and the fast-rising Belarusian trio Psynchro – whose recent output includes appearances on RAM, Eatbrain and Cyberfunk – turn in “Composite”, a cinematic number punctuated by garbled basslines and murmuring subs.
True to form, Maztek has also unearthed a whole host of little-known production wizards, sourced from right across the globe. The enigmatic Loded offers up a jittering, jagged belter entitled “Break Out”, while Italy’s Eclict teams up with fellow newcomer FMD&B for the neuro juggernaut “Turbolence” and London tag team Edison & SMP excel with the dark, percussive creeper “Ganglands”. With all this and more on offer over the course of the LP, there’s plenty to get stuck into…

Sonic Codes Vol.1

Void

Alerstorm - Void

Artist: Item
Album: Spaceship (FREE RELEASE)
Genre: Drum & Bass
Subgenre: Techstep
Cat.#: FBPMFEP08

Tracks:
01. Item - Spaceship

All rights reserved.
Illegal reproduction and distribution is prohibited.
Written by Vyacheslav Krivosheyev.
Mixed & Mastered by yury Makarenko (MJ Free).

Distributed by Free BPM Organization Label.
(С)2021

Links:
Item: @itemdnb
Free BPM Organization: @freebpmorg
Bandcamp: https://freebpm.bandcamp.com

Spaceship

Item - Spaceship [FBPMFEP08]

SONIC CODES VOL.1 (OUT NOW): https://smarturl.it/Sonic_Codes1

Alerstorm - Void

0101 MUSIC

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