WODNB 2013

Coming on Bad Taste Volume 5 - OUT July 23rd

www.badtasterecordings.com

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Blokhe4d & Prolix - Switchblade [Bad Taste Volume 5]

Cabbie Cut the talk SWEET TOOTH

out now - 

iTunes - http://smarturl.it/Insidious
Ram Shop - http://smarturl.it/zl7q30
Drum&Bass Arena - http://smarturl.it/x83ul6
Trackitdown - http://smarturl.it/d7h0pi

Insidious: Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
So the dictionary tells us, but if the word insidious bears any relation to Rene LaVice’s rise to drum & bass prominence it’s that it is the exact opposite. Smashing his way to the top of the game within a year with nothing but a hugely positive effect, Rene LaVice is poised to unleash his debut album following just a handful of releases.

It would be foolish to think that Rene LaVice and his music weren’t ready for such a bold step, though. Last year saw his tunes find a home on the playlists of tastemakers such as Annie Mac, Nick Grimshaw and MistaJam, become highlights in the sets of Ram boss Andy C amongst many of his D&B peers, top the sales charts amidst fierce competition from all manner of bass music and storm into Mixmag’s top 50 tracks of the year. 

How exactly, you may ask, has a relatively new artist from Canada managed to achieve all of this in 2012? Your first listen to his debut album ‘Insidious’ will undoubtedly answer that.

From the opening bars of ‘So Inspired To Fail’ to the closing notes of ‘Absolute Monster’ this LP is really a lesson in creating beautifully crafted drum & bass. ‘Perfect World’ and ‘This Is Conflict’ are prime examples of Rene’s ability to put together tracks that will undoubtedly smash dancefloors.

Throughout ‘Insidious’ has nothing but breezy production and genuine soul to offer the listener. ‘The Way You Love Me’ draws you in with subtle vocal hooks and chest-warming Reeses, ‘Rude Selection’ sees Rene drop the tempo and team up with Trinity Chris for a crunching, grinding slice of hip hop heavy bass music, while the album’s title track is a dizzying blend of sultry vocals and Prototype Years style drum & bass. 
Drawing together classic sounds and giving them a fresh lease of life is Rene LaVice’s mainstay, crafting drum & bass that manages to feel nostalgic, infused with timeless, classic intent, but always up to date with fresh production values. Rene LaVice is a producer who wears his influences on his musical sleeve and always brings them together in a new and exciting way, and his debut album is a testament to that incredible talent.

This Is A Conflict

Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Xx4TvH

Out: 25th Feb 2013

The Brit-turned-Swiss and Brazilian export heritage of this duo might sound diverse but collectively they bring together a history of colossal tunes for an impressive list of labels and they unite fans across Europe, South America and the rest of the world. Not to mention solid support from the likes of Friction, Ed Rush, Optical and co. Fusing sounds and bass and breakbeat production rhythms that make you get up and dance, the guys told KMag recently 'We're up early, it's our job and we try to keep it serious and write beats on a daily basis.' Clearly no slacking for these two then!

01: Slander
02: Drop the Funk
03: Get Dark
04: Hack & Slash

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Optiv & BTK - Drop The Funk EP - Playaz Recordings

Out 11.3.13

1. Pure Intentions feat. Harry Shotta

2. Pure Intentions feat. Harry Shotta (DJ Chap Remix)

3. Pure Intentions feat. Harry Shotta (DJ Chap Deep Remix)

4. Sound Ago Dead ft Tenor Fly & G Corp (Aries Remix)

Buy / Pre Order Link : vrecordings.databeats.com/download/plv033dd

Label Facebook : www.facebook.com/vrecordings?fref=ts
Label Twitter : twitter.com/v_recordings

Artist Facebook : www.facebook.com/TheDavidBoomah
Artist Twitter : twitter.com/DavidBoomah

The second release from his long awaited debut album on V Recordings, One World Many Cultures, Pure Intentions show’s yet another side to the creative force that is David Boomah. Featuring the massive Pure Intention two remixes from V Recording’s rising star DJ Chap as well as a remix of the classic Sound Ago Dead ft Tenor Fly & G Corp by Aries.

David Boomah – Pure Intentions feat. Harry Shotta (DJ Chap Remix) [V Records]

PRESS RELEASE -- FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

Various Artists -- Crossfire EP 2

RELEASE DATE: 14th April 2013

The first salvo of "Crossfire" hit at the beginning of last year. It was an EP that gave warning that Technique Recordings' elite unit of producers were the ones to watch for 2012. And the ubiquity of their tunes all over Radio 1, 1Xtra and Kiss, and in raves worldwide, soon proved that it wasn't a warning to be taken lightly. Now it's time to give 2013 the same treatment.

First up is "Oxygen", from heavyweight outfit 2DB, drawing in the listener with subtle arpeggios and evolving riffs, creating a warm and melodic intro to the "Crossfire" experience.  Then KG and Erb n Dub, in their Hashtag guise, switch things up with a sparser, technoid-paranoia workout in "Don't You Want Me". And proving that you can't pigeon-hole Technique, there's yet another sound on display next with a steel-reinforced VIP mix of L Plus's anthemic "Time Travel" from 2011.

Halfway through the EP, and still the variety keeps coming from the Technique team. MaxNRG drops "Grimey Beats" into the mixture, a half-speed D&B stomper that combines elements of reggae, electro and R&B with devastating consequences. Then L Plus is back for a second contribution with "End of Story", a track which takes his trademark silk-textured synths and street-hardened beats and twists them around subtle musical reference points. Then finally, 2DB come through to wrap up proceedings with "Spud Gun", a tune which rolls in under the radar before jumping out at you with a powerful assault of twenty-first century acid.

If you were anywhere within hearing distance of a bass-conscious DJ in 2012, you'll have heard a Technique Recordings release. But, even if you're late to the party, this second "Crossfire" showcase is here to demonstrate why these flavours should be on everyone's setlist.

Tracklisting: 

1. 2DB -- Oxygen
2. Hashtag -- Don't You Want Me
3. L Plus -- Time Travel VIP
4. MaxNRG -- Grimey Beats
5. L Plus - End of Story
6. 2DB -- Spud Gun

For interview requests, and further information, contact:

info@techniquerecordings.co.uk

iTunes

2DB - Spud Gun ( Crossfire EP 2 )

Andy C - Ram Warehouse mix pt1

"UK Allstars (Congo Natty meetys Benny Page - Radio Edit)" featuring Tenor Fly, Top Cat, General Levy, Tippa Irie, Sweetie Irie and Daddy Freddy, taken from the album "Jungle Revolution", to be released on Big Dada Recordings, 1 July 2013. 

Congo Natty aka Rebel MC has a career dating back to his early hit with Double Trouble, "Street Tuff," but is probably most respected as one of the pioneers of Jungle - perhaps the first uniquely UK-born bass music. 

"Jungle Revolution" features the whole of the extended Congo Natty family and was mixed with Adrian Sherwood. Clearly showing this Rasta's belief that Jungle is a re-boot of roots reggae for a new century, the record is full of blood and fire, the sternum-buzz of sub-bass, rapid fire drum breaks, sweet hooks, righteous anger and professions of religious fervour. It’s the kind of passionate, committed, raw and spiritual, beautiful record that doesn’t come along every day. 

To celebrate this release, we are streaming the track "UK Allstars," which features a who's who of British soundsystem culture. This is the first time ever that this line up have all appeared on one track together and so also marks a historic coming together of a scene which lies at the roots of so much of what we now take for granted in UK music, from dubstep to grime to drum & bass and beyond.

UK Allstars
Download "UK Allstars" on iTunes - http://glnk.it/234
Stream and download 'Congo Natty Mix by Uncle Dugs' - http://bit.ly/15W21BV
Watch "UK Allstars" on YouTube - http://bit.ly/1a6oxWl

Jungle Revolution
'Jungle Revolution' iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CongoiTunes
'Jungle Revolution' Ninjashop - http://bit.ly/17uBEDJ

Jungle Revolution

UK Allstars (Congo Natty Meets Benny Page Mix)

This is a  studio quality recording of the last LED cage live show we did in 2012.
We put months of work into it, making special VIP versions of pretty much every tune in there.
Everything was split into stems, and we were able to recreate every single tune in there live, whilst syncing visuals via Midi signals onto the LED cage.
The gaps between several tunes are introduction gaps when the singers came in.

As a thank-you gift for 200.000 likes on Facebook we are giving this mix away as a free download.

Enjoy!

Picture by Tiefenrausch Photography (c)

Camo & Krooked Live LED CAGE Set 2012 (Free Download)

The 'Alone' EP is out through Vision Recordings on April 15th (Beatport Exclusive April 1st).

Download 'Clamber' w/ Noisia for free: http://on.fb.me/11S3unS

Watch the Official Video for 'Alone': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt2_hNJ3XiU
'Primitive Technique' Album out April 29th. Info + Pre-Order: http://smarturl.it/primitivetechnique

Like The Upbeats on Facebook: on.fb.me/OzczzS
Follow The Upbeats on Twitter: bit.ly/UvGgiU
Listen to The Upbeats on Soundcloud: bit.ly/SfDkeB

01. The Upbeats - Alone feat. Tasha Baxter
02. The Upbeats - Beyond Reality
03. The Upbeats - Alone feat. Tasha Baxter (Fourward Remix)
04. The Upbeats & Noisia - Clamber

Vision Recordings: www.facebook.com/VisionRecordings

Alone

Alone (Fourward Remix) [feat. Tasha Baxter]

Clamber Free Download

Modified Motion & Faction - SideShow

TCDP008a - TC - Tap Ho - Hamilton VIP

Download NOW: http://bit.ly/sz036

Firing out of the blocks from the Playaz family comes Sub Zero's ‘Remixes EP', spinning a fresh take on the heavyweight tunes already loved by many. Sub Zero needing no introduction to Playaz fans having spent the best part of a decade smashing sets all over the world, lays solid foundations for what is sure to become one of the killer remix showcases of the year. To open Majistrate delivers his remix of Your Flex, hitting raves at the minute with an almighty thud. Run n Hide gets the Konichi treatment with two fat productions of rolling kicks and pounding low-end rhythms, whilst Supreme Being throws in a screaming rendition of Motion - a sure fire floorfiller. Bournemouth boy Krakota injects some soul into Brighter Days, eery vocals ring through to match a swelling bassline. Last but not least the unmistakable sampling of Dodge City receives the makeover treatment from Sub Zero himself with producer Jaydan in tow – capable of serious damage, with a breakdown set to crank any set up a notch.

Sub Zero - Dodge City (Jaydan & Sub Zero Remix)

Sub Zero - Motion (Supreme Being Remix)

2DB – AKA Drumsound & Bassline Smith

Original Sound System / JD’s Revenge – Technique Recordings

2DB have released two storming new tracks. The latest releases are a mixture of old school drum and bass and dramatic beats.The first ‘Original Sound System Style’ is an old school drum and bass sound which does exactly what it says on the tin. This crowd pleaser will be an instant classic on any sound system. The flipside ‘JD’s Revenge’ infuses the drama of a 70s Blaxploitation film into the dance floor. Starting with a western beat, moving into a hardcore grimy club smasher, this tune won’t fail to fill a floor.2DB have an ever increasing presence on the scene, and following tunes such as Turkish Delight, this latest release will set them up for good.

www.twitter.com/2_db
www.facebook.com/2dbmusic
www.drumsoundandbasslinesmith.com


2DB -JD'S Revenge - Technique Recordings

Pre-Order : http://bit.ly/ThatJungleVibe_Buy
More info : http://bit.ly/ThatJungleVibee

1. T Power and John Rolodex - That Jungle Vibe ft Khadija
2. John Rolodex - Chromium

Cat No: PLV036
Formats : Vinyl/Digital

John Rolodex - Chromium [V Records]

The Prototypes are back on the remix tip once again...This time transforming Benga's HUGE dubstep track 'Open Your Eyes' into a darkside tear-out monster. Hold onto your hats as this could get rowdy.....Release date TBA.

Follow The Prototypes on Twitter here : bit.ly/P1C2LY
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Benga - Open Your Eyes (The Prototypes Remix)

FRANKEE﻿ - Turning Point EP - out now - http://smarturl.it/PRGRAM009

Have you bought it yet? 

Buy via - 

iTunes﻿ - http://smarturl.it/PRGRAM009
RAM shop (Vinyl & Digital) - http://smarturl.it/pchqu2
Beatport﻿ - http://smarturl.it/qmbk7f
Trackitdown﻿ - http://smarturl.it/frhj1d
Drum&Bass Arena﻿ - http://smarturl.it/f9p2ip

Frankee - Harlequin

Frankee - Paranormal

Taken from the Congo Natty single 'Jah Warriors' which is released July 8 2013 on Big Dada.

Big Dada Shop - http://bit.ly/ZbHCVg
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/Congojahit
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/Congojaham

Congo Natty's debut Big Dada album 'Jungle Revolution' is out July 1 2013.

Ninjashop - bit.ly/17uBEDJ
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CongoiTunes
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/junglerevAM

WODNB 2013

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