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Drones Over Berlin is trademark Vince Grain.  Mixed equal parts astute cynicism and paranoid delusion, wave after wave of highly agitated atmospherics seep out from between the tight, minimal vibes, trim break layers and claustrophobic beats & bass.

Vince Grain - Drones Over Berlin - AM8D004 - Out Now!

Arkaik “The Hustle EP”
A. Arkaik “The Hustle”
B. Arkaik x Coma "Heat Seeker"
C. Arkaik “Babylon Dub"
D. Arkaik x Dexta x Mauoq “One Last Time”

Official Release date: 26/05/2014
Format: CD / Digital Download 
Genre: Drum & Bass
Catalogue number: DIFF022

Keeping the collective family vibe more than alive, Arkaik has rounded his troops up and put together his third EP for release on his homeland Diffrent Music. Paving the way forward for future releases on the label, we see
a record that show’s off Arkaik’s ability to maintain his exploration as a solo artist while adapting to the modern day art of collaborative production. ‘The Hustle EP’ features four brand new pieces of work that have been heard only a number of times on dancefloors around the UK, and are ready to go out to the masses. The title track is a offbeat stomper with Arkaik’s trademark sound, while ‘Babylon Dub’ see’s a more Hip­Hop orientated style with big bass and clean production. ‘Heat Seeker’ is the second collaboration to surface with Coma, and is a heavy hitting, fast paced dancefloor damager. The final track see’s Arkaik teaming up with Dexta & Mauoq, with a stripped back, big bass, head­nod track called ‘One Last Time’ which develops from a somewhat half time groove into full on 2­step second drop.

The Hustle EP will be released as a limited edition CD available exclusively from 12th May 2014 via the Diffrent Music HQ store (www.shop.diffrentmusic.com). Digital pre­orders from the Diffrent HQ shop will be delivered from 19th May 2014 and the full worldwide ‘official’ release date will be Monday 26th May 2014 on all good digital outlets.

Follow http://soundcloud.com/arkaik & http://soundcloud.com/diffrent

Buy now: shop.diffrentmusic.com/product/diff022

Arkaik - Babylon Dub [Diffrent Music]

Forthcoming EP on the excellent Fokuz Recordings:

1. Homeward Bound
2. Candelabra
3. Altima
4. Hurt Me So (Soligen & Type-2 Remix)

Altima (Fokuz Recordings)

DARK DRUM AND BASS

Japanese-Laotian-Australian artist http://soundcloud.com/fuj kicks of 2016 in much the same fashion as 2014 and 15 – with a hotly anticipated release on AutomAte Deep!  With such a cultural crossover building up his personal influences, there's something uniquely diverse about Fuj's productions. Clean and crisp on first glance, peer deeper into the abyss and intricate soundscapes appear from below the surface.

Death Trader weaves a thick electric sunrise; effortless, dream-like atmosphere and totemic instruments appear over the horizon, supplanted by scratching synth bass and steadily thumping sub.

The Transfer EP

Fuj - Death Trader - AM8D010 - Out Now

‘The Frog' unites Fuj & Cirrus for a snapping, driving underground anthem which lets you know exactly what these artists are about. Lumbering but never once losing impact, it's littered with nastily distorted LFO and grinding beat patterns. Not for the faint hearted, Fuj & Cirrus don't disappoint. Cirrus comes next with ‘Ether', again bringing the edgier, grunting sounds present throughout its predecessor, while utilising vocal samples to take you through the drops. The pace is then increased, switching between layers and giving no hope of pulling yourself out of its construction line of snipping drums and lasers.

Fuj offers up next, with climatic, quaking sub bass and smashing kick throughout ‘Gun of a Son'. Its percussion and crashing breaks are intimidating, killing any commercial vibes in the vicinity. Rounding off the EP is ‘Aphotic Zone'; Cirrus jumps on remix duties for Fuj this time, once again integrating their production might and creating a towering concoction of creepy atmospherics and wavering voice notes.

Fuj and Cirrus are not to be underestimated. Between them they're invading the underground and moving towards the big leagues.

Ether EP

Fuj - Aphotic Zone (Cirrus Remix) - AM8D011 - Out Now

Fuj - Gun Of A Son - AM8D011 - Out Now

Cirrus - Ether - AM8D011 - Out Now

Cirrus & Fuj - The Frog - AM8D011 - Out Now

Survival - Wasted Time [AT006] (clip)

Survival - Descendant Of The Sun [AT007] (clip)

Survival - Operator [AT008] (clip)

ENGLISH FRANK IS PERFORMING AT ETERNAL'S MUZIC'S TOUR OF BRISTOL AS A SPECIAL GUEST... 

TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT ARE ON SALE NOW AT
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£15 +BF

ETERNAL MUZIC NIGHTS ARE ALWAYS VIBES AND THIS WILL BE KNOW DIFFERENT

ENGLISH FRANK ON DRUM AND BASS ..KOOL LONDON

ITUNES: http://bit.ly/X3piZg

You thought you knew Torqux? Think again. Formerly producing under two separate aliases, Torqux & Twist, the duo have now combined their efforts into the full-time project we can now call Torqux. Safe to say, we are over the moon to be dropping their first release 'Blazin'' which features the no-nonsense vocals of one of the UK's fastest rising stars Lady Leshurr.

The package includes a remix courtesy of the Annie Mac approved Dimension. Proving why he is currently one of the hottest names in drum & bass, Dimension keeps the no-nonsense ethos turning this one into a 'tops off' dancefloor cut. 

Finishing the package is a track entitled 'Hit Me' which see's Torqux integrating their sub-heavy basslines accentuated by vocals more akin to Daft Punk's French house. The outcome is all rather breath taking and with this being the debut EP for the duo, the future is looking incredibly bright!

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Like Torqux on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Torqux

Like Lady Leshurr on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ItsLadyLeshurr  
Like Lady Leshurr on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ladyleshurr

Like Dimension on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dimensiondnb
Like Dimension on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dimensiondnb

Like MTA Records on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MTARecords 
 Like MTA Records on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/MTARecordsUK

Torqux feat. Lady Leshurr - Blazin' (Dimension Remix)

Survival, Octain & DLR - -After Glow (AT10)Clip

AutomAte is a collective formed of:
Deficit (London)
Esion (Bristol)
DX Machina (Bristol)
Nathan E (London)

We share a mutual love of dark, techy drum & bass, although we are involved with a range of other bass-led genres. We DJ and write music individually and together. We run the AutomAte family of digital labels, including AutomAte, AutomAte Deep and AutomAte Tech. AutomAte aims to bring you the best in edgy drum & bass, aimed square at the dancefloor, from rising stars to established artists, from chunky steppers to dark rollers and all manner of other fancy-ticklers. The parent label has already chalked up Radio 1 airplay from Friction, support from Drum & Bass Arena and has caught the attention of more DJs than you could shake a stick-insect at.

The Deep label aims to put the warmth back into drum & bass with a range of deep, eclectic, inspirational music, influenced by anything from the Far East to South America and everything in between. AutomAte Deep was launched in 2013 and has already picked up Radio 1 airplay from Nihal plus support from Raiden, EBK, Morphy, The Untouchables, Mental Forces, J Robinson, Ortokore, Philth, Stunna, Marukomu, Dexta & Mauoq (Diffrent Music).

The Tech label showcases a variety of gritty drum & bass music, from amen tracks and heavy-steppers to neuro and hardcore styles. We like it grimy with a slight attitude problem and an infectious groove. Supporters include DJ Hype, Bailey, Kenny Ken, Dose, Raiden, Nu:Tone, Cause4Concern, EBK, June Miller, Inside Info, Gremlinz, Stranjah, Chris Su, Zero-T, Nyx, Amoss, NC-17, Fade, The Risky (Drum & Bass Arena), Billion (Fathom Audio), Arclight, John Rolodex, Phil Hustle, Hyroglifics, Neve, Concrete, Bad Education, Cursa, AbleDanger, Soul Sinners and more.

Please send tracks & demos to demos@automatednb.co.uk
or drop them in the silo at http://pcl.la/1XJ39Z

Check out the podcast:
on the iTunes Store (Search for 'AutomAte dnb') or right here on Soundcloud!

We aim to release a podcast every couple of months, featuring a variety of established and up&coming artists that we find inspiring. The best way to keep up with the podcast is to subscribe, either on iTunes or via our RSS feed - http://automatednb.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml

For more information, email info@automatednb.co.uk

Vince Grain - Drones Over Berlin - AM8D004 - Out Now!

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