Artist: Low End Activist
Title: Hostile Utopia
Label: Sneaker Social Club
Cat No: SNKRLP009
Release Date: 14th June

Casting a self-reflexive lens over his roots via the medium of crushing, future-rushing soundsystem sonics, Low End Activist returns to Sneaker Social Club with a full-length of monumental proportions.

When the Low End Activism 12” ignited on Sneaker in 2019, it paid tribute to the Blackbird Leys estate in Oxford, UK, where LEA originates from. In the shadow of social inequality and strengthened by the unity of the multi-ethnic community, Blackbird Leys still imposes a powerful influence on LEA’s work, even as he’s stepped out onto Seagrave for last year’s Game Theory album and notched up the first couple of releases on his own self-titled label.

On this new album, Hostile Utopia sums up the conflicting emotions attached to memories of home – how it’s possible to feel nostalgic for the griminess of urban and suburban Britain, its ordinary tales of bitterness and frustration, but also its intrinsic passion and solidarity. At a time when social division is actively engineered by Machiavellian forces, real conviviality at street level feels like an impossible dream.

LEA communicates these tensions through a style which is becoming his signature – dynamic bass torsion and chiseled, fractalised rhythms slugging around the 130 mark. It’s moody like a UK-themed record ought to be, but it’s not morose. There’s fierceness in every snap and rumble, as the legacies of hardcore, jungle, dubstep and grime pour into the casing prior to the gunpowder lighting.

On previous LEA releases, the MC roll call has pointed to some of the most vital voices touching the mic in the present day. Flowdan, Sikka Rymes and Trim all had something different to impart over the riddims, and now Hostile Utopia expands on that with the most extensive show of lyrical strength yet. Mez lights up the woozy, abstract grime swerve of ‘Mercenary’ in a musical style. Emz brings a ruthlessly sharp verbal steez to ‘GetGet’, Killa P gets busy toasting over ‘DFRNT STYLE’ and ‘Superhighway’ carries the dexterous hip-hop flow of Cadence Weapon.

In between those standout tracks, LEA expresses just as much in the production. Tracks brimming with stories to impart, laden with symbols masquerading as samples and draped in aural garb that firmly places Hostile Utopia in a place, a mood, that could only belong to the UK. It’s a hybrid sound just like the society it sprang from, and therein lies its power.

Mastered by Beau Thomas
Collage by Clayton Burke
Design by DR.ME

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**** Jah-Tek Premiere ****
Qant - More Life (KAV011)
Buy Here - https://bit.ly/KAV011_buy

After working together for years as the curators of the Egregore Collective and sharing the decks on multiple occasions, Kaval & Qant finally join forces, conjuring up four tracks around their common denominators: powerful percussions, heavy subs, and a dash of dub chords. 

From the 4 track EP, Jah-Tek presents 'More Life', a 2 step, dub-infused sub mover, reminiscent of the stripped back pre-dubstep garage era.

Follow Qant:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/qqantt
Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/qqantt
Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/qqantt/

Follow Jah-Tek:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JahTek
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jahtek/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/j4h.tek/

Qant - More Life (KAV011) [Jah-Tek Premiere]

"...we dedicate this album to hundreds of artists that we have worked with, the collectives that supported us, and to our dear fans, bringing their energy to the dancefloor nonstop since 2018.."
credits

released January 27, 2023

Cover Art : Elifsu Dağdeviren & Berhan Yıldız
Mastering: Mert Akkuş
Release Event Flyer : Griangg

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Two tracks from me to you 💘
Whilst I've been working on some other music projects and trying to develop my own 'sound', I've decided to free up 'Hot Take' + 'I Did' as two offshoots. Made with dancefloors & soundsystems in mind. Lively percs & big on bass; aka just how I like it. Hope you enjoy!

Written, produced & mixed by Mia Koden
Mastered by Liam McLean

Hot Take / I Did

Get the EP here: https://worshipbristol.bandcamp.com/album/cultus-i

The "Cultus I" compilation opens with “Wig Split” by MOSCOW LEGEND & Ninety, a variation on one of the most prominent tracks featured in the dubplate series, with the eponymous vocal snippet revealed in this version of the mix. No long introductions necessary for this one. Cruel, frenetic, bone-rattling mutant grime.

Please note: “Wig Split” is a variation on the track present on WORSHIP002. The WORSHIP002 version continues to remain dubplate only.

Moscow Legend x Ninety - Wig Split

Get the EP here: https://worshipbristol.bandcamp.com/album/cultus-i

Illegal Shipment continues to strengthen his presence with raw & dark UK garage flavours, hitting a sweet spot between highly moveable 2-step grooves, dark and heady atmospheres, and authentic old school production on “Source of Nature” - already garnering repeated support from J:Kenzo and many more.

Illegal Shipment - Source Of Nature

'5K Thank You' Tracklist; 
01. Stacktrace - 2 Tones Riddim
02. Kaval - Aracari
03. Qant - Blink Twice
04. Kaval - Babaï
05. Stacktrace - Inna Mind (Qant Remix)

Freedownload: https://egregorecollective.bandcamp.com/album/egfree006-5k-thank-you-ep

Follow @stacktracedub
www.instagram.com/stacktraced/

Follow @egreg-re
www.facebook.com/EgregoreTeam/
www.instagram.com/egrego.re/
egrego.re/

Follow @keepdeep
www.facebook.com/KeepDeep/
twitter.com/Keep_Deep
www.instagram.com/_keepdeep/

Mastering by Qant
Artwork by Stacktrace

Freedownload

Stacktrace - 2 Tones Riddim

EGFREE006 - 5k Thank You

[Premiere] Qant - Blink Twice (out on Egregore)

Get it here: https://yukumusic.bandcamp.com/album/kernel-panic

"Hi there, I’m really happy to present my new EP « Kernel Panic » released on one of my favorite labels « Yuku ». I’ve been discovering a lot of great music and new artists thanks to Yuku and I’m really happy to join the family.

My first release ever was a footwork release 8 years ago, and I wanted to experiment with this 160 bpm vibe again and merge it with a lot of different personal influences. I’ve been experimenting a lot with crazy polyrhythm sequencers and Euclidean algorithms for this EP. It was a lot of fun but my laptop didn’t like it at all. During the whole process, I experimented a huge amount and experienced loads of bugs and laptop freezes, so I decided to dedicate this EP to "Kernel Panics".

It might be the most hybrid EP I've done. You can hear breaks, electro, footwork, grime, percussive, and dub ingredient within. I also had the pleasure to collaborate with the very talented Kenyan rapper, Nah Eeto, for Piga Makofi, and I can’t wait to play this one live with her.

I asked my friend Vica Pacheco to create the artwork and she built this psychedelic 3d world based on « the hypnotic and dynamic energy » of the EP.

Big thanks to Yuku for following me into these new areas of experimentation."
— @le-motel
Featuring @naheeto
Vica Pacheco

Kernel Panic

Vinyl—Digital

Le Motel — Kernel Panic (feat. Nah Eeto)

FKOF Premiere! 

Stoked to premiere new French imprint @baitlabel and their debut release from @hyaser. In their own words, Bait is "a French label focused technoïd-dubstep fitting the likes of artists like Killawatt & Ipman, Kryptic Minds or even Pinch. It's groovy, it's trancy, it's the melting pot of exciting genres resulting in a deep and dark soundscape fit for the club."

This is the first tune from BAIT01EP, with the second from @artroniks coming shortly after. You can pre-order via the buy-link, or wait for the EP to drop 30/06/23. 

ICYMI, label boss @beatrice-triste guested on this month's FKOF Sessions show with an hour long techno/ dubstep/ everything in-between mix. Check it for a taste of what Bait has to come!
https://soundcloud.com/subtleradio/fkof-subtle-radio-11062023

"Up first, we've got French-bass talent @hyaser, capable of mastering any kind of UK-influenced genre, whether it's garage, dubstep, jungle or breaks. Alongside his beautifully groovy track, we've got legend ARtroniks back with his unique sound: unclassifiable cross-breed dubstep. His track 'Tension' certainly lives up to its name. It's an honour to have him on the label, as his production were a huge influence in the artistic direction."

Mastering by @bademjan
Visual by @klysse

https://soundcloud.com/fatkidonfire/sets/fkof-premiere

@hyaser
@baitlabel
@artroniks
@beatrice-triste
https://fatkidonfire.com
https://baitdubstep.bandcamp.com

BAIT01EP

Soulless

Hyas - Soulless (BAIT01EP) [FKOF Premiere]

Best Survd Cold

Badmash is an Istanbul-based collective that also has a record label dedicated to cultivating the underground culture and music from Turkey since 2018.  The initial purpose of the collective was to gather people all around from Turkey's different cities who like to create in a similar style.
The culture and music we create together don't have a specific home, we create our own place of residence.
Badmash has worked with more than 100 artists so far. It still continues its productions, publications, and gigs in and out of the country.

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for demos and bookings : 
badmashcollective@gmail.com

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