“Take 2’ is a return to the 2 Step and Garage roots of my sound. Honing just a few crucial elements, brought together in the right way with a bouncy, positive vibe. Inspired by memories of nights out dancing to sets by El-B, Dj E-Z, and all the local crews over the years..”

Also featured on this release is a killer crunchy rework by label mate The Cyclist (All City, 100% Silk, Leaving Records) with his unique analog sounds adding textures that give this release two dynamic garage dancefloor material.

Fono One Talk 2 (The Cyclist 3 - Step Mix)

Artist: olywok
Title: Tobala
Track Title: Indo-Pacific
Label: First Thing Audio
Cat #: FTA006
Release date: 01.03.2024
Format: digital

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'Tobala' is a 5 track release by olywok focused around different forms of rhythm and percussion. Ranging from warm chillout styles to mid-tempo leftfield electronica. Various digi-percussive samples were used as the main component of the music. 'Tobala' was written, produced and mixed on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. We acknowledge Country, the Traditional Custodians and the Elders of these lands, past, present, and future.

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Preorder now on Juno:  https://www.juno.co.uk/products/dj-sneak-beat-generation-ep-vinyl/992219-01/ 

Frosted has pulled off a big one here as they snap up the one and only Chicago house gangster, long-time vinyl advocate and BBQ king, DJ Sneak. His debut on the label goes big, as the man often does, with 'Beat Generation' showcasing his mastery of drum loops and smart filters. It's unrelenting and funky in its own low-key way then a Horns mix brings some extra fun. 'Fair & Square' has an old school feel with sweet little guitar riffs stitched into the arrangement next to yelping vocal as the dusty drums roll on. 'Mother Of Funk' has a deeper feel and will lock you into its warming embrace.

More from the label: https://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Frosted/

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PREMIERE! DJ Sneak – Beat Generation [Frosted]

Here is what David Davies wrote about it in MIXMAG 1994:
„This Frankfurt multi-media outfit are futurist pioneers. This, though, is the first proper release on their own label. Of the four tracks here „Modemocracy“ somehow manages to get an electronic rhythm going that seems very natural, almost heart-beat like, yet is nippy enough to dance to. This is brilliance at work.“

Modemocracy

Francesco Skip - Kronplatz EP - Stoneground Records: The best UK independent record label

A1. Kronplatz: Slowed down from the contemporary urge of super-fast tempo tracks, Kronplatz has a bouncy evolving bass combined with rolling drums for a trip that is ostensibly dark.
A2. Ocean Explorer: Late 90s techno attitude arranged with modern sounds, waves of happy dub stabs and swingy drums, evoking late-night head-down raves 9,000ft beneath the sea.
B1. Hondra B: Drum and Bass tempo with Jungle breaks reduced to their skeleton and combined with eastern percussion samples to make an explosive drum tool for pleasing the crowd with peak-time moments.
B2. Wrong Glidez: A statement of nostalgia for 2012 post Dubstep / Bass Techno; the deep sound of the odd-measure bassline works in conjunction with the 2-Step inspired drums to deliver a tribute to the club sounds and pushes the boundaries for 2024.

Out now!

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Oceans Explorer

The seventh release in the Secondary Series, Primary Colours
welcomes all around deep and dub master from Scotland Stillhead. We ﬁrst came to know of Alex in the early 2000’s and have followed his music under several monikers ever since.

Stillhead offers us three  orginal cuts for this six track EP with remix support from the one and only Mike Schommer and label heads Echo Inspectors plus a beatless rework of Recreation Beats.

This release seamlessly blurs genre lines, merging dub-techno with elements of bass, downtempo, deep-house, and ambient inﬂuences. The result is a release that feels familiar yet enigmatic, while simultaneously forging a unique and attractive fusion of styles. 

Stillhead is a master of his craft, and we are very pleased to bring this release to life with a heavy-weight 12” press and availability on digital outlets.

Planetary

B2 - Hibernate (Echo Inspectors' Monsoon Mix)

Stranger Than Fiction: Underground Remixes

Wanna Find Out (Herbert's Tell Me Dub)

https://hanlitzgroup.bandcamp.com/album/the-universe-is-magic-feat-kid-sublime

Han Litz ft. Kid Sublime - 'Flute Passion'

A collaboration between friends and life long enthusiasts of breakbeat and rave music in all its various forms, Brent Aquasky (Amen Brother/Vinyl Fanatiks) and Damo B (Emotec/Outta Limits) are the players behind AmenTec. 

An imprint dedicated to the cross pollination of artists who record on their respective labels. Their mission: coming together to fill the spaces between the Electro, Techno and good old fashioned UK Hardcore. 

Encompassing the sounds and all important ethos of the golden era of rave, AmenTec has been making its mark over the last few years. Welcoming upstarts MOY, Bufo Bufo, Diplomat & Beagle, Fugitive, Silver Fox and Sound Synthesis to don their battle gear and reach for the lasers on this collector focused “special edition” battle series. 

With the label approching its 7th release, the time is right to present a 13 track compilation of select works to celebrate their mission. “Off Ya Box – Part One” brings together label highlights and a whole bunch of exclusive cuts. 

From the spatial Acid tones of Sound Synthesis to the juddering Tech-Step of Bobo, there’s no messing when it comes to the robotic Funk of Dawl, the jilted waves of Zobol, the EZ roll of Lloyd Stellar, or knockout sounds of Flatliner for that matter. 

In 2024, this is RAVE as pure as it comes –  NOW HEAR DIS

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Diplomat & Beagle - It's In Our Blood - AmenTec presents Off Ya Box (Part One)

On 19th April 2024 the album of a well-known face of the Leipzig scene will be released - Borisson is releasing the "Along The Years LP" via Boundless Beatz in a local collaboration. In advance, four tracks of the digital long player mastered by Bukez Finezt will be released as an EP on 5th April 2024 to put a spotlight on the dance floor-dedicated sounds of the LP.

With the "Along The Years LP" Borisson brings a musical reflection of becoming part of the drum & bass scene in Leipzig and the evolvement of his passion for this culture. The development of social constructs, the experience of club cultural highlights and the acceptance of musical influences are rounded off in a package that, above all, brings a lot of vibe. The whole work is tightly interwoven and reflects the charm of the Leipzig scene surprisingly well - open, and both modern and classic.

The tracks are not quick fun for in-between. Instead, length and structure want their space to accommodate both - constant and accentuated parts. The resulting feeling is therefore more reminiscent of times when longplayers were seen as just that - when mixtapes were handed over and sets enjoyed repeated attention. However, this does not mean that the label "old school" can be used blankly. The sound and aesthetics are completely holding up with

the spirit of the present time. Only the three-minute banger with an eight-time drop will not be found here, but for sure an attention-deserving track compilation that accurately directs the listener through genre-space.

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Along The Years

PREMIERE: Borisson – U’ll Never (Along The Years II: Despair) [Boundless Beatz]

At the end of 2019 Hector Plimmer released his second album, Next To Nothing, to huge love and support from Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Tom Ravenscroft and many more. Support across BBC Radio 6 Music led single Somebody Else to four weeks on their playlist. 

To launch a whole new set of remixes from Next To Nothing, Albert's Favourites invited DJ, producer, songwriter and Femme Culture label founder, Elkka, to bring her unmistakeable energy and power to recent single, Joyfulness. 

What was once a soothing, mellow-soul excursion is now launched into a new stratosphere. Thumping kick drums, swirling hi-hat rhythms and jittery synth and robotic-steel-drum melodies reform Hector and Alexa's sublime production into a direct and inspiring dance-floor cut. 

Born and raised in South London, Hector Plimmer is a multi-faceted producer, composer and DJ whose sound is drenched in tribal rhythms and beautifully crafted bass. Influenced by beat-makers like Flying Lotus and Theo Parrish, but with the subtleties of the classic Metalheadz era drum and bass, his second album 'Next To Nothing' is released on 25th October 2019. The album features additional guests Ego Ella May, Emma-Jean Thackray, Andrew Ashong and Pie Eye Collective.

Hector Plimmer - Joyfulness Feat. Alexa Harley (Elkka Remix)

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