Out now on Crosstown Rebels: lnk.to/krustremixes

On 9th July Crosstown Rebels released ‘TTOE Remixes #3’ – the third in a trio of Eps featuring reworks from Krust’s lauded masterpiece ‘The Edge Of Everything’. The selection of top-drawer artists delighted to rub shoulders with the revered master added UNKLE, Hodge and DJ Nature to a list that has seen Masters At Work, Four Tet, Damian Lazarus, Batu, Calibre, LCY and Flynn all deliver inspired versions. Following ‘TTOE Remixes #3’ EP, the full set of reworks is now released via Crosstown Rebels as an album called ‘The Edge Of Everything - Remixed’.

Linking back to a shared history that saw Krust (alongside Roni Size) remix DJ Krush’s ‘Dig This Vibe’ and also provide their own track ‘Tribetoon’ for the seminal ‘Headz 2’ compilation, both on James Lavelle’s label Mo’Wax, now the influential DJ/producer/A&R delivers arguably his best ever work under the UNKLE alias, with deep breakbeat goodness that’s both classic and perfectly now.

A sonic son of Krust, fellow Bristolian Hodge works ‘Constructive Ambiguity’ into a proggy new school breaks monster that carves the original’s metallic bass into sharp new shapes, whilst sparkling like melodic stars is Four Tet’s take on ‘Negative Returns’, which packs a deceptively heavy punch, maintaining the original’s hurtling velocity, fuelled by a huge sub-bass engine.

In an exchange that reaches back to 1997, Krust sampled Masters At Work alias Nuyorican Soul’s ‘Nautilus (Mawtilus)’/‘Mind Fluid’ on his game-changing single ‘Soul In Motion’. This was reciprocated in 1998 by Nuyorican Soul’s remix of ‘Watching Windows’ by Reprazent, of which Krust was a key member. Here the duo individually known as Kenny ”Dope” Gonzalez and Little Louie Vega deliver pure audiophile euphony, somewhere between broken beat, real house, cosmic acid and future jazz funk.

A rugged halftime head-nodder (which again brings things full circle) is by Krust’s brother Flynn – a fellow member of 1989 ‘Wishing On A Star’ hitmakers Fresh 4 alongside Krust, and also a jungle legend in his own right, as half of veteran duo Flynn & Flora. More West Country royalty comes from Wild Bunch founder Milo Johnson AKA DJ Nature’s wigged-out Martian house by way of New York – which, in another of Krust’s many thematic circles – echoes the Latin-tinged, blunted science of Nu Yorican Soul’s ‘Mind Fluid’ and ‘The Nervous Track’.

Crosstown Rebels boss Damian Lazarus maintains Krust’s epic adventure narrative, retelling the tale in his own words, taking recognisable parts from the original and transposing them into a groovy cosmic house odyssey, whilst Calibre turns ‘It’s A Lot’ into a warm, glowing two-step roller with serrated analogue bass and masterful musicality befitting his classical training.

The spiralling beat-and-bass science of Batu’s version takes ‘Space Oddity’ and deconstructs it like a cubist portrait, matching Krust himself in pure outside-the-box original expression. Rising new school leader LCY is clearly a kindred spirit too, rivalling Krust with their future-facing breakbeat science that’s equally as compelling and inventive as the original.

With such inspiring source material, it’s unsurprising that all of the remixers have brought their best game to this impeccable collection.

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Negative Returns

Krust - Negative Returns (Four Tet Remix)

I'm Ready - Denham Audio, Groovy D

Back in the groove people..... Another brand new Fokuz Recordings Liquid Sessions Nr 56 Super fresh november edition...  featuring new music and new upcoming artists galore... This mix  features music produced by Vanguard Project, Archangel, Bcee,  Vodkah, Sevin, Inigma, Rafau Etamski, Rezilient,  Alpha Rhythm , Soligen, SOLR,  and so much more... 
Enjoy!

00:00	Rafau Etamski - Changes
04:46	Alpha Rhythm & Echomatics - Lost Grace
06:34	Skoel - Letl Sound
09:45	Soligen & M.A.C - Cant Sleep
12:28	Blue Lights (Macca Remix)  
17:14	Skoel - Aqua
18:50	Hiraeth & Critical Event - Hold On
21:16	The Vanguard Project - Isolation
24:08	Inigma & Leo Wood - White To Black
28:55	Archangel - Confession
31:07	Vodkah & Dr Khan - Harlem Slang
34:17	Archangel - Nightline
37:37	Alkali - Kanagawa
38:55	Bcee - Overleaf
41:21	Rezillient - Follow Me Ft Gemma Rose
43:55	SOLR - Shatter
46:17	Skoel - Letl Sound
49:03	Soligen - Thank you
53:04	Sevin - Sunday Morning
56:10	Runout - Law Of The Jungle

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Liquid Drum & Bass Sessions #56 [December 2022]

Light Shines Through

Morning Trip

This fun, 140, UKG tune is the first of many upcoming collaborations between North Dakota's very own Bwompster and Finix. It's a party tune and partying is for the people. Free download is available!

Bwompster: https://soundcloud.com/bwompster

Produced by Bwompster and Finix
Mixed and mastered by Finix
Cover art by Sammy Obrigewitch

Bwompster and Finix - Garage Party (FREE DL)

Solace

Lørean & DJ KRAS - Invisible Particle [snippet]

Moonlit Angel

couple things ive been working on and cant be fucked to do any more with. have fun

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That's All Folks

@assemblerc lets loose on his new raucous EP for @censor-music. Opening track 'Monochrome' sets off like a freight train into rough-edged bass tones and propulsive percussion, as spooky tones flicker overhead.

Pre-order it here: https://www.rubadub.co.uk/records/generator-ep

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