The Leeds VA project. 

Coming from our inception back in 2021 in our home of Leeds we set about creating a community in which we could share, promote, and appreciate the amazing talent and culture that is in the city. A year down the line we have been fortunate to reach an opportunity where we can start promoting this music even further... The first instalment of The Leeds VA project showcases a glimpse of the underground electronic music scene in Leeds, offering a tasty assortment of UKG, Breaks, and all else that your heart desires (or doesn't).

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Buckley - Dibby Dibby Dubplate

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One day, Hamdi was feeling pretty good about himself after recording his latest tune, "Skanka". He sent it off to his usual label, but when he got it back, he realized something was off. The track sounded completely different.

It turned out that instead of sending it to his usual label, Hamdi had accidentally sent it to Noneohone, a notorious prankster who loved messing with people's music.

Feeling sad about his ruined song, Hamdi asked Noneohone why he did it. The response was simple: "I just Skanka-fied your tune, man!"

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(FREE DL) Hamdi - Skanka (Noneohone Edit)

☁️ FREE DOWNLOAD 01: NORI.wav ☁️

Head honcho NORI.wav brings us a heavy Garage/Grimey track with hard hitting vocals, a heaving baseline and nice groovy drums to keep the ravers locked and loaded during your sets.

Pick this one up now as a FREE DOWNLOAD.
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NORI.wav - Step Further DUB [FREE DL 01]

BENGA & COKI - NIGHT (MOD SENS UK FUNKY DRUM EDIT) [OHSVA003]

Samba X Chokez - Ghastly (Calm Stiege Funky Edit)

First single from the forthcoming EP;

T5UMUT5UMU - 玄 Gen
SNKRX014 // 21st June 2024

Pre-order Vinyl: https://bit.ly/SNKRX014
(Limited to 100 copies)

Beaming in from Tokyo with the kind of deadly new bass configurations to fully shut down a dance, Sneaker Social Club are very proud to present a five-strong shockout from T5UMUT5UMU.

You might have caught the breakthrough producer bringing their wayward signals to Hakuna Kuala for their debut 12” Sea Of Trees, but a dive into their Bandcamp shows a prolific studio head turning out beats with laser focus and unstoppable flair. Messing with the physical essence of Gqom, Dubstep, Grime, Trap, abber and more besides, the T5UMUT5UMU sound flexes between styles to make up its own soundsystem language, and this new EP on Sneaker is the perfect demonstration.

Deadly square wave bass punching into the dead of night, granulated speech patterns and whipcrack drums, grimey flute stabs and dramatic percussive rolls all spill into the soup at various points and the mood remains heavy at all times, but it’s never morose. The drops are too fiery to keep your head down, and there’s space for more than just sullen sonics (check the rousing melodic refrains hovering over the tumbling taiko drums on ‘Ikusa’ and you’ll see what we mean).

This kind of inventive progression of the bass music idea is exactly what Sneaker is built on, and it’s our pleasure to bring it to your ears.

T5UMUT5UMU - 武者 Musha

Our debut release the 'Brakes EP' is out now, available to buy from Bandcamp - https://mk3dubz.bandcamp.com/album/brakes-ep

Julio Bashmore - Au Seve (MK3 DUBZ Bootleg) [FREE D/L]

Mile High Meltdown Compilation v.2
Track 7
https://soundcloud.com/nadasound

NADASOUND - Consume

Taken from @Shokryme's 'Bandana' EP
Out on Equiknoxx Music 28/04/16
Read more:
http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/equiknoxx-releases-eps-rtkal-shokryme-hear-shokrymes-drop-now/

Equiknoxx Presents Shokryme Bandana

Drop

SHOKRYME feat. FRISCO - DROP

The Unity Project is a celebration of Culprate’s Twitch channel and the community that has grown with it. Each track featured on the project has been the collaborative effort of Culprate and other producers and/or songwriters from the Twitch community. There will be four parts to the project, each with a different aesthetic and each presenting an opportunity to discover fresh emerging talent from across the world.

Visit Culprate’s Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/culprate

Unity Project, Pt. 1

Support The Artists

Culprate & The Widdler - Chained

Rayment comes back to Articulate with a bang with an absolute killer EP titled "38". 38 consists of two mellow, old school vibey 2 step garage tracks in "Erykah" & "Fubu" then delves deeper into some dark grime with Macz on vocals of "Way too raw" and last but not least his VIP of "Fubu". A track will be posted every 3 days for your enjoyment, all for free. Expect to see more from Rayment soon on Articulate Records.

►Follow Rayment
@rayment-music

►Follow Macz
@maczartist

►Follow Articulate Sound
✖Soundcloud: @Articulate-sound
✖Twitter: bit.ly/1pv8rQ9
✖Facebook: on.fb.me/1tNEUoS

To Submit your own track to us please message us directly on here or email us a private soundcloud link - info@articulatesound.co.uk

For business enquiries or copyright issues please email - info@articulatesound.co.uk

38 EP

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Rayment - Way Too Raw ft. Macz (38 EP) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Next up in our free download series we have two lads bringing the UK Funky sound from Brighton going under the name of Retrospect. This one titled 'Chop Sticks' is certain to shut down any dance floor, expect big things from these two in the future! 

Support on this one includes My Nu Leng, Distro & Murder He Wrote to name a few.

►Follow Retrospect
@retrospectuk

►Follow Articulate Sound
✖Soundcloud: @Articulate-sound
✖Twitter: bit.ly/1pv8rQ9
✖Facebook: on.fb.me/1tNEUoS

To Submit your own track to us please message us directly on here or email us a private soundcloud link - info@articulatesound.co.uk

For business enquiries or copyright issues please email - info@articulatesound.co.uk

Artwork credit: www.poppyhardy.co.uk

Retrospect - Chop Sticks [FREE DOWNLOAD]

It seems like only yesterday we were passing the 5000 follower mark and releasing our special remix giveaway. 6 months on and we've smashed another milestone, with the 6000 barrier passed, so to say a massive thank you, we charged the fresh talent on the roster to create some tasty pieces for your earholes!

What we've got here is a melting pot of bassy goodness - Nekst has created a bouncing Bass House crossbreed whilst Fork and Knife has brought his uniquely awesome Funky/Grime flavours to his track '57% Burnt'. Straight after the success of his EP 'Nonsense', J. Kong has stepped with his track 'RT', another slick take on his Dubstep stylings, and newcomer CA$TLE brings a cheeky instrumental Grime piece to close out the release with a bang.

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Tracklisting:
01. Nekst - Midnight Oil
02. Fork and Knife - 57% Burnt
03. J. Kong - RT
04. CA$TLE - Square

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Check Out Nekst --> @nekstt
Check Out Fork and Knife here --> @forkandknife000
Check Out J. Kong here --> @jkongmusic
Check Out CA$TLE here --> @cazzztle

Fork And Knife - 57% Burnt [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Without doubt the most established name to be part of the ‘4 Weeks Of 1Forty’ release but due to taking time out in the last 12 months the Brighton producer felt a 1Forty release was a great way to crash back into action. That being said he makes his return with his first ever UK Funky track entitled ‘Scorpion’.

Pavv’s profile isn’t shy of an accolade or 5. With a decade of production experience under his belt his Releases across the likes of Southpoint, Audiophile XXL & Yosh have been supported by DJ Q, Flava D, DJ EZ, Notion, Holy Goof, Skepsis and thats just the tip of the iceberg.

With his tracks being a regular feature across A Lister’s sets it elevated him to numerous headline & support bookings across the UK at venues such as Ministry Of Sound, o2 Academy Sheffield and some of the countries biggest events including Bassfest, Supercharged and even King Originals. This has seen him perform on the biggest stages down to the intimate booths with Shy FX, Kurupt FM, Novelist and My Nu Leng just to name a few. 2019 see’s Pavv continue where he left off 12 months ago but this time bringing more variation to the table through Funky, Grime & Garage alike.

@PavvUK
www.facebook.com/pavvuk
www.instagram.com/pavv_uk
www.twitter.com/pavv_uk

4 Weeks Of 1Forty

Pavv - Scorpion [Free DL]

Om Unit - Dark Sunrise (feat Tamara Blessa)

The second producer on this project to get his debut 1Forty release is On1. LOCKT (1Forty Founder) met the Birmingham born producer at Rinse FM where the two were both appearing on Marcus Nasty’s show. From then On1 kept in touch sending promos and once he had something that seemed a good fit for the label a demo ensued which was accepted at the first time of asking. ‘Ris Key’ takes inspiration from early Grime instrumentals, focusing on nostalgic sounds whilst creating space within the track to create more emphasis for the MC on sets.

On1 has begun to make a name for himself in the UKG scene over the past year due to his unique and moody productions. Taking a lot of inspiration from the likes of El-B, Zed Bias and Skream in the period where UK Garage was progressively getting darker and in turn creating dubstep. Five years after he started taking producing much more seriously he’s now supported two out of the three as well as Plastician who you could argue was amongst that transition, and Zed has supported his productions along with other tastemakers such as Conducta and Jossy Mitsu.

Focusing a lot on self releases and even vinyl releases, On1 the London based producer has released on a lot the most renowned UKG labels in the underground such as Gather, Downplay and Strictly Flava linking up with the likes of other 1Forty featured artists Shantie, Dizzle Kid and Kobe JT as well as ZeroFG and Soundboy Cookie who are also making strong moves in the scene right now. The end of 2020 see’s On1 making his debut release on 1Forty to end the year with a bang.

@On1UK
www.facebook.com/on1uk
www.instagram.com/on1uk
www.twitter.com/on1uk

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On1 - Ris Key

"One of the most consistent curator channels in modern broken and bass music" (Juno Download)

Articulate Sound are a midlands based, digital label that are at the forefront of the UK underground bass scene. Set out to give undiscovered, upcoming artists a platform and foundation to showcase their talent, and to look for individual styles and sounds you won’t hear anywhere else. Articulate specialise in UK Bass, UK Funky and Breaks however covering all spectrums of the scene, from Bassline to Grime they have it covered.

Founded in 2015 as a promotional Soundcloud channel, they then went on to release a succession of free compilations, featuring artists from all over the world such as Landis LaPace and Cellardore to name a few. In the closing months of 2016, they then took it a step further and released a huge joint collaboration with renowned promoter, distributor and publisher Pack London. Although only being a free channel, Articulate Sounds releases have received support from the likes of BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra, Rinse, Represent and Radar amongst many others.

Along with releasing over 140 tracks for over 70 different artists, Articulate Sound have now also launched their own events, showcasing their extensive roster and some of the best upcoming artists in the underground scene, with TC4, Darkzy and Murder He Wrote headlining thus far.

In 2017, Articulate grew even stronger, hitting number 1 in the UKG and Breakbeat charts with their debut official release by Daze Prism, receiving support from the likes of My Nu Leng, DJ EJ and many others and even getting called “one of the most consistent curator channels in modern broken and bass music” by Juno Download. Articulate then went onto hit number 1 again for Doc Zee’s debut release “Feel Free”, which has since been featured in the likes of DJMag and Dummy. Finishing off 2017 Articulate released their final EP of the year titled “PINK GUN” by Ivo and went onto be called “One of our standout labels of 2017 for a top draw project” by Juno Download themselves. 2018 has been no calmer for Articulate, already releasing Spectrum’s debut single “Resonate” in January aswell as having releases lined up for the next 12 months that are sure to cook up a storm, it’s fair to say Articulate are not a label to sleep on.

To submit a demo please email - articulatesound@gmail.com
(Private Soundcloud links only please)

(Owner/Manager)
Ross Forshaw - @r_k_n
Personal Email: Arcanemusic0@gmail.com

(Co-Owner)
Alister McKendrick - @alimck
Personal Email:  alister@mckendrick.eu

Marimba Mag: @marimbauk
Blacklisted Network: @blacklisted-media

For business enquiries or copyright issues please email - articulatesound@gmail.com

Rayment - Way Too Raw ft. Macz (38 EP) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

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