Madnuss 2 Long (Clip)

Now available via Bokhari Records' Bandcamp as a limited edition 180g clear 12" vinyl, featuring a thermochromic hand-painted cover.

https://bokharirecords.bandcamp.com/album/du-rong-ep

Du Rong EP

Syz - Du Rong (Troy Gunner Remix)

Title: Avalanche
Artist: Qant
Catalogue nr.: SUBAD021
Release-date: 25th February 2022 (Bandcamp on 18th)

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Tracklist:

1. Qant & Stacktrace - Avalanche Dub
2. Qant - Respect
3. Qant - Spreading Words
4. Qant - Spreading Words (Ourman Remix)

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"Leaning into 2022 with bass music artistry for you and you, Vienna's Sub Audio Records strikes again. Welcoming new faces to the label discography, the 21st digital outing 'Avalanche' has French talent Qant operate the controls, featuring a collaboration with Stacktrace & a remix by long-time Sub Audio family and Dubstep don Ourman. Four tracks on a digital platter with heaps of authentic Breaks and Jungle influences and sound system culture flavours, clocking in at 140 BPM. 

Dubbed out and with intense foreboding, 'Avalanche Dub' untethers its auditory low-frequency barrage without mercy, moving air with style. Soundclash vocal fragments and rolling percussion complete the ensuing blurred vision. Proceeding our journey into Jungle flavours, 'Respect' maintains that elusive balance between bass-weight meditation and rave inferno, ready and primed for the dance. 'Spreading Words' moves mountains with lionhearted force and power on a road of contemplation - riddled with beautifully syncopated breaks, haunting melodies and pulsating low-end foundation. Reconstituted by none other than Ourman, the remix remains faithful to the original, infused with the signature style we've come to know and love.

Hold tight for the ride as Qant takes you through gritty heavyweight soundscapes, be sure to check what he's got in stock for your ears and soul. Among others, the swiftly aspiring badman has released with Vibez '93, Bassweight Operations, Instigate Recordings and Eyesome - including vinyl releases and support by the likes of Al Wootton, Sicaria Sound, RDG, and Coco Bryce. In it with full force, he's also a part of the Egregore Collective and putting his technical proficiency in the studio to good use with bespoke mastering services."

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Supported by Om Unit, AxH, DeepTempo, EshOne, KXVU (JunoDownload), LB (Sub.mission), Breakfake, BunZer0, DJ Bluntsman, Benteki (Reprezent Radio), Honey & Bass, ARtroniks, SeekSickSound, Basspaths, and Major Oak among others.

Qant - Avalanche EP (ft. Stacktrace & Ourman) [SUBAD021 Showreel]

Premiering "Yes Track" by HomeSick taken from "Bolt" EP out on June 13th on bandcamp and June 17th globally via Defrostatica Records.

Pre-order: https://homesick89.bandcamp.com/album/bolt-ep

Calgary’s HomeSick is a Red Bull Music Academy alum. He toured around the world as an advocate for Canada’s cutting-edge music and arts movement, appearing at Sonar Music Festival in Barcelona as well as Canadian festivals Shambhala and Bass Coast. In 2020 he turned to using machine learning and AI in his work which were championed by Boiler Room. This led to support from the Canada Council for the Arts and CBC in developing Isolation Tape, an AI-powered exploration of liminal spaces. With the Bolt EP he follows up his then DJ Mag praised Burnout 2099 EP on Defrostatica and presents 3 new heavyweight bass tracks in the tempo range of hip hop and drum & bass.

Defrostatica Records is home to artists as Sinistarr, HomeSick, Detroit’s Filthiest, Greazus, Sun People, Kiat, Digital, Anna Morgan, BSN Posse, Kabuki, Yazzus, Dispondant, Jon1st, Agzilla, Maltin Worf, Arcane, Champion Sound, DjBadshape, Schmeichel, Jermaine Soul and others. While the Leipzig based label is determined to blur the boundaries between jungle, footwork, juke and drum and bass from a DJ point of view – the artists from USA, Canada, UK, Austria, Spain, Germany, Iceland and Singapore are each representing a refined sound identity within their cultural and musical context. This dynamic of diversity, inclusivity and mutual influence marks the DNA of Defrostatica.

Links:
HomeSick
https://soundcloud.com/foreverhomesick
https://linktree.homesick89.com
Defrostatica
https://soundcloud.com/defrostatica
https://defrostatica.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/defrostatica
https://twitter.com/defrostatica

Bolt EP / DEFR007

Bolt EP

bandcamp

[Premiere] HomeSick - Yes Track (Bolt EP out on now via Defrostatica Records)

Out June 10 on Airlock EP.
Buy: http://fanlink.to/OSD009

Artists: @korincomplex
@alcrani

Label: @offswitchaudio

[Premiere] Korin Complex & Carter Wolfe - Airlock (out on Off-Switch Audio)

Music by @nikesrunsfast
Mastered by Fixed Mastering

The Churchill

Nikes - Blocks

Continuing a strong line of afro inspired works, men like Pedestrian & Jasperdrum drop another scintillating technoid excursion on 2nd Drop. Deeper, moodier with dynamically carved esoteric angles, 'Origins' moves forward from the superb Kalakuta, the afrobeat meets bass music bomb supported by Giles Peterson, Scuba, Midland, Mr Scruff and many more, from last year, to deliver a heads down destroyer. Off kilter, wonky and expertly crafted, Pedestrian & Jasperdrum's ‘Origins’ is pure class, led by a host of syncopated percussion, haunting flute lines and distorted vocal samples, this is what Fela would have sounded like if he'd teamed up with Carl Craig in 2014! 

On the flip we welcome Alix Perez, best known for his DnB production, but widely talented as shown by his Arp101 outings on the likes of Eglo. Here, Alix takes the tools to Kalakuta, transforming the original's afrocentricity into a tense, punchy roller, dominated by a bass line that literally jumps in to your ears. Toss in a stabby synth line, rifle shot drums and plenty of bass with space, this a beautifully crafted refix. 

On the artwork, we’re really happy to welcome back the supremely talented Jimmy Turrell, a well-respected designer and illustrator who has worked with everyone from Fiat and Nike to The Guardian and Dazed & Confused. Asked once again to provide something inspired by a darker aspect of Afrocentricism, he came back with a strikingly bold image that evokes the essence of the music. Check the rest of his work out here: http://www.jimmyturrell.com//


Pedestrian & Jasperdrum - Kalakuta (Alix Perez Remix) CLIP

where's the pesto?

Track from Senary Cycles double pack, out now on https://soundcloud.com/soundman-chronicles 

Lunar Tide Cycle

CBR021 @Moresounds - Mutation Experts
Order now https://moresounds.bandcamp.com/album/mutation-experts

A1 -Ting N Tings
A2 - Mutation Experts
B1 - Ruff Times
B2 - Positive Yourself

Ltd Edition 12” Vinyl & Download
Released: 31st March 2017

File Under: DnB, Jungle, 160
www.cosmicbridgerecs.com

French producer Moresounds makes a welcome return to Cosmic Bridge five years after his debut. The Paris-based dub scientist was one of the first artist Om Unit picked for the label and the co-sign helped launch his career, which has since included contributions to Astrophonica, Doc Scott’s 31 Records, and remixes for Machinedrum as well as a growing touring schedule that saw him take his unique live show to Asia and America in 2016. Mutation Experts catches Moresounds in a more experimental vibe with four cuts that play with the rhythmic potentials of jungle in a different style.

Ting N Tings sets the mood with rolling breaks in a sea of soothing pads, subtle loops, vocal samples, and recurring sound effects anchored by deep bass to create a subtle, implied tension. Mutation Experts makes use of a catchy melody to take the listener along and once again the mood is one of subtle changes and blissful exploration, a junglist daydream. Ruff Times is the darker of the tracks on offer, a creeping roller wrapped around a two-note melody and drenched in dub, a hypnotic descent down a rabbit hole. The EP closes with Positive Yourself a mellow, downtempo production that plays with African motifs and samples for a gentle return to reality.

Mutation Experts offers a perfect example of how Moresounds combines the rhythmic appeal of jungle with the transformative potential of dub, sidestepping obvious signifiers to play with possibilities. Mutation Experts invites you to take a different trip with Moresounds as your guide.

Moresounds - Mutation Experts (CBR021)

Om Unit - Violet (4 track EP)
2 x 10” Vinyl // Digital // 25th Jan 2019

Pre-order >> https://omunit.bandcamp.com/album/violet-ep

A. Righteousness
B. City Lights
C. Shackup
D. Sleeping Dragon

Om Unit ‘returns’ with Violet a standalone 2x10” pack “VIOLET01” featuring four 160bpm excursions that recall elements of his earlier work. Equal parts headphones and sound system; slivers of late night nostalgia and dream-like ambience with ‘Righteousness’ doing damage in the club on dubplate.

2x10” Reverse board 5mm spine package with art by Oliver Yorke.

Sleeping Dragon (Violet)

It began in .... Plastic People

2nd Drop Records officially started in the womb like environs of Plastic People in London at a legendary dubstep and grime night called FWD>>. As regulars and best friends, labels owners Mark Gurney and James Bliss had been soaking up the vibes from the small, but formative dubstep scene, championed by Youngsta and co, since 2005. It was here that they formed their love of bass music, but also the key relationships with the as yet unknown future stars - throwing gun fingers with Ramadanman front left, raising lighters with Oneman, chatting to Skream, Benga, Distance and Rusko at the bar. 

Foundation times

But before 2nd Drop was formed,
James was making DIY effects units called the Dub-Box and Mark was guiding a bunch of young people in a dingy basement in Lewisham in the art of putting out records with his youth programme Live Recordings. Their final signing was a young star called Jamie Woon, and his first single Wayfaring Stranger with a now legendary Burial remix (that has sparked further collaboration between the two). Sadly the project had to close, but from it's ashes came a new beginning. 

2nd Drop's first release came about almost by accident. After hearing Skream play Ramadanman's version of Good Feelin on Rinse FM, and learning that he was thinking about giving it away for free, the label said it was too good just to give away and would he like to do a 12"? He agreed. And enthralled by his unique, post-tribal take on dubstep, Mark sent him the parts to Jamie Woon's Wayfaring Stranger and The Woon was born. Two tracks that sound more relevant in 2011 than ever before, a sound truly ahead of its time.

Networks and dubplates

Further friendships created at FWD and DMZ, on the Dubstep Forum and cutting dubplates and mastering at Transition saw the label release music from burgeoning talent like Rusko, Clouds, LD, Sully, JKenzo and LV as well as key remixes from Untold, Fantastic Mr Fox and Falty DL. 

New blood

After a quiet 2010, the label has seen a renewed vigour in 2011, the support team has swelled with the addition of two new members to the artwork and scouting team in Ralph Solly and Marshal Darling. The label now has a 6 strong DJ team alongside Mark (Markle), James (JBliss), Ralph (Acronym) and Marshal (Martial) with DB and Rich Martin adding further experience and record collection depth to the crew. 

They have popped their video cherry, creating a music video with the uber talented LV on the Explode EP; a fortuitous international collaboration with Oxford's folktastic genius Message To Bears and the golden tones of Zaki Ibrahim from South Africa, which included a bevy of awesome remixes from the massively underrated DjRUM, ex-Attica Blues and Blacktronica honcho Charlie Dark and the mysterious LV associate Mothy. 

At the centre... 

Mark and James also have a strong interest in art and design, which they express through commissioning new and established illustrators and artists to produce bespoke artwork for the vinyl centre labels. They went one step further with release 008 where they asked Mat Pringle to create and screen print the cover by hand. Now an in demand collectors item. The label continues to work with Remi Rough, Uiu, Will Scobie, Matt Taylor, Verbal Picks and Mat Pringle, and have recently collaborated with Will Barras supplying music to a live art film. 

Synchronised 

With a rich an varied catalogue, the label has been able sync keys songs to a variety of brands and projects from Nike and NSPCC to Skunkfunk. Alongside been compiled on a range of albums from Gold Panda and Maya Jane Cole's DJ Kicks, Soul Jazz's Steppahs Delight and Dubstep Allstars 7. 

And with forthcoming albums, singles and remixes from DjRUM, Gerry Read, Youandewan, Distal, Pedestrian, and Tessela things are looking good for 2nd Drop. 

www.2nddroprecords.com

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