Twisting junglisms into irregular shapes since 2017, Manchester’s pride and joy Alex Lowther-Harris brings Thugwidow to Sneaker Social for a ruff yet refreshing ride through the rave. No doubt his skin in the game reaches back further than his first recorded output, but just trying to get a handle on his released catalogue is work enough. In 2019 alone he released no less than six albums and three EPs, laying down immense slabs of material on tapes as much as wax. As well as coursing through the dense undergrowth of the cassette scene, his 12”s have appeared on labels like Western Lore, Warehouse Rave and Astral Black, and he’s collaborated with Dead Man’s Chest and Bruised Skies.

Make no mistake, this is hardcore-rooted music, but it feels closer in spirit to that ill-defined period before scenes became delineated and tribal. All the ingredients are there, but Lowther-Harris teases them, fires them off at funny angles or flips them on their head. ‘Post Modern Assault Ethics’ maintains a sparse, restrained demeanour throughout even as the diva vocal slices ping endlessly through the mix and the bass wobbles away underneath. ‘Invisible Shell Of Energy’ juggles lesser-spotted breaks through a cloud of downcast pads, only to trip over and open the filter up on the loose and funky bassline at the final stretch. ‘The Sacrifice’ turns the break damage up, but keeps the moody vibe front and centre, and ‘The Voices Beneath The Earth’ wraps things up with a heavy-hearted belter that runs the risk of achieving anthemic status. 

For all the snappy programming, crisp edits and artful low end, it’s the pervading sense of emotional depth which makes Thugwidow such a powerful presence in the contemporary jungle scene. Pairing those all-consuming moods with his non-standard structures, you’ve got exactly the kind of renegade we love to carry here at Sneaker.

THUGWIDOW - Post Modern Assault Ethics

chimpwave_deux [081325]

sorry for the dead air at the end. my DAW being funky again on some bullshit. couldn't even save it. but this is a Sicilian folk classic sampled called U'Chiou 
the dance of nails (historically because of the way the foot hammers with the heel in the same spot when you dance.)

U'BALLUE (BEAT)

Project_75 Droga bez powrotu Aka śmigło. Bez odbioru.

Coco Bryce - Shinjuku

Coco Bryce - Namasute

Percussive Parameters Vol. 2 features tracks from Troy Gunner, Agrippa, Yak and label heads Silas & Snare. To check out the other tracks hit the link below.

https://soundcloud.com/bss-records/sets/various-artists-percussive-parameters-vol-2-bss004

The record will be released in early July and will be available both on vinyl and digital formats via all your favourite stores.

Buy here: https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/86310-bss004-percussive-parameters-vol-2-va

B2) Yak 'Showdown'

B1 - Busy Get Busy

Here is my take on JV & Palf - NYX Riddim , part of the T4 Remix EP Out on Panel Audio

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JV & Palf - NYX Riddim (KRSLD Remix)

Next up on SHERELLE and NAINA’s Hooversound is a split EP from Mani Festo and Private Caller. Hear the frenzied breaks and cinematic atmospheres of Mani Festo’s ‘Titan’ now

More info: https://djmag.com/music/premiere-mani-festo-titan

Hooversound Presents: Private Caller and Mani Festo

Premiere: Mani Festo ‘Titan’

Premiere: 

FR: Egregore Collective (@egreg-re) revient avec un nouveau V.A mettant àç l'honneur le collectif Francilien Few Tips to Heal. Ce sont les montagnes russes qui vous attendent avec 5 morceaux allant de la jungle à la drum n’ bass jazzy façon Total Science, en passant par une pointe de drumfunk. 
On vous présente la track de Agôn (@agonsound), 75 December. Une track résolument drum, jazzy et avec de grosses influences dub. A la fois légère, aérienne et entrainante, c'est un morceau parfait pour égayer vos premiers apéros printaniers. 

EN: Egregore Collective (@egreg-re) comes back with a new V.A that puts forward Few Tips to Heal collective. It's a real rollercoaster awaiting you with 5 tracks going from jungle to jazzy drum n’bass in Total Science way, and with a a touch of drumfunk. 
We introduce Agôn's (@agonsound) track, 75 December. A track that is definitely drum oriented, jazzy with big dub influences. At the same time light and aerial, it's also really catchy, to sum it up it's the perfect track to enjoy your drinks in the first beautiful evenings of spring.

Premiere : Agôn - 75 December - Few Tips To Heal E.P - [EGRU006]

Bookings: tom@esp-agency.com

September 6: Breda, Netherlands
September 13: Lisbon, Portugal
September 20: Utrecht, Netherlands 
October 18: Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 24: Brighton, England
November 28: Breda, Netherlands

Email: cocobrycebeats@gmail.com

Coco Bryce - Shinjuku

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