USB / T-SHIRT BUNDLE / DIGITAL → https://found.ee/New_Energy_Vol2

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Bandcamp → https://criticalmusic.bandcamp.com/

New music, new energy - Critical is proud to unleash the latest edition of cutting-edge sonics from its ever-evolving roster of talent.

Featuring 21 tracks that encompass the full Critical sound, ‘New Energy Vol 2’ combines fresh music from core label acts with productions from the imprint’s latest wave of recent contributors and fledgling artists.

Emperor’s ‘Jealousy’, ‘Close To You’ from label boss Kasra, YANO’s ‘Drained’ and Particle’s link-up with MC Verbz on ‘Stay The Night’ bring the late-night soul amongst a collection of tracks conceived for and born from the darkest corners of the dance floor.

There are tough, no nonsense and expertly crafted rhythms from well established names Enei, Calyx, T>I and Samurai Breaks (who debut on Critical with the manically experimental ‘Lemon Poppers’).

As always with Critical, though, the focus here is firmly on the future, with the bulk of tracks coming from the many newer names who have debuted on the label and its talent-shaping offshoot Binary over the last couple of years.

Unashamedly heavy, deliciously brutal rhythms come from the likes of SMG, VISLA, ABLE and QZB, alongside stepping grooves from En:Vy & Molecular with ‘Black Opal’ and Waeys & Azumai’s ‘Doggy Marriage’, plus template troubling, experimental crushers from Spectral on ‘TurboWave’ and Napes’ grime inspired ‘Balaclava’.

Reaching right across the sonic spectrum - ‘New Energy Vol 2’ is a panoramic perspective of electronic music’s most forward-thinking genre.

Buy / Stream

New Energy Vol.2

10" Vinyl / Stream / Download → https://found.ee/tunnels_waveFronts

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Bandcamp https://criticalmusic.bandcamp.com/

Digital / Vinyl →

Kasra - tunnels / waveFronts (w/ Enei)

Kilowatt EP → https://found.ee/Kilowatt_EP

Swiss duo QZB make their second solo outing of the year for Critical with the ‘Kilowatt’ EP - packing four high-voltage drum & bass stunners, primed to electrify any dancefloor.

‘Antidote’ opens in cinematic style, layering lush soundscapes and drifting vocals over a moody filtered bassline; cross-wired with manic, razor sharp breakbeats.

Title track ‘Kilowatt’ is a simpler, but no less powerful groove, aimed straight at the rave, pushing things hard, deep and deliciously minimal.

‘Waste Your Time’ sees QZB link again with vocalist Sydney Bryce, whose vocals stretch and scatter across flicking snares and filtered, twisted bass; while ‘Cut Off The Top’ rolls out a dark jump-up rhythm kept moving by smart sound design and the bars of MC Freddy B.

Stream / Buy

QZB - Kilowatt EP

Stream / Buy → https://found.ee/Drilla_Sinister-Life

Enei joins forces with En:vy for two delightfully dark, perfectly polished pieces of drum & bass.

‘Drilla’ is a stomping, head-crushing rhythm, combining Enei’s trademark punishing drum work - 4/4 section and all - with En:Vy’s sizzling sound design and gritty basslines.

‘Sinister Life’ is a mellower groove but no less consuming, with its suffocating atmospherics, clockwork rhythm and prodding bass brutally, yet gently, doing their damage.

Stream / Buy →

Enei & En:vy - Drilla / Sinister Life

Mefjus - Emulation X → https://found.ee/Emulation_X

Shop → https://shop.criticalmusic.com/
Bandcamp → https://criticalmusic.bandcamp.com/

Ten years on from the release of his highly acclaimed, award-winning debut LP ‘Emulation’, Mefjus shares five of the album’s biggest tracks with his label-mates at Critical for the 2024 remix treatment.

A landmark album in the genealogy of drum & bass music, the hard, heavy and supremely technical tracks gathered together for the original ’Emulation’ set a new standard in sound design and pushed the conventions of the genre to the very limit.

Mefjus himself reworks original title track ‘Emulation’, flaunting his untouchable studio skills by balancing frantic rolling drums and expertly engineered sub bass with a his trademark otherworldly sound design to unleash an almost impossibly energetic track.

Enei and Calyx take a tune each; with Enei reworking ‘Suicide Bassline’ into ultra-hard, minimal jump-up monster, while Calyx injects his signature molten, twisted bass into ‘Surrounded’ to make it all his own.

Two of Critical’s most recent recruits complete the package, with VISLA transforming ‘Saturate’ from a moody roller into a gritty stomper and Bristol-based SMG bringing ‘Change Of Mind’ featuring MC Maksim bang up to date in style.

Mefjus - Emulation X

OUT NOW 
Critical Binary Vol.26 by VISLA >> https://fanlink.to/Binary_Vol26

Brand new year, brand new Binary. 

Critical kicks off 2023 with VISLA, a new producer bringing the heat with his versatile styles 

4 weapons grade slices of serious sonics,  including the familiar sounds of ‘Morpheus’ - a track thats been rolling out across the festival and club circuit over the past few months.

VISLA online:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/visla_music
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/v_i_s_l_a
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@visla_music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tnwAGNwPmHjpqYVBXy82t

Critical Music Presents : Binary Vol.26

Nike Tech Windbreaker

Pre-Save / Pre-Order

VISLA - Nike Tech Windbreaker

OUT NOW: https://fanlink.to/_Nothing

'Nothing' (featuring Patch Edison) is the second single taken from the debut mini-album; 'Repetition' by Waeys

Repetition LP (Vinyl / Digital) → https://fanlink.to/Repetition_LP

Waeys online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/waeyss/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/casper.waeys/
SoundCloud → https://https://soundcloud.com/waeys
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/2I5WzC6NbIiTydDnvGGTu9

Repetition 

Nothing

Waeys & Patch Edison - Nothing

OUT NOW
Salvo EP → https://found.ee/Salvo_EP

Simula returns to Critical Music for his debut solo release; delivering four typically unabashed sonic monsters that smash the sub-genre conventions of drum & bass.

Having made his name with a unique style that sits somewhere between the playful simplicity of direct-to-dancefloor jump-up and more minimal, techier strains of the D&B spectrum, the variety presented on the ‘Salvo’ EP marks a further stride forward for Simula.

‘Venator’ is classic Simula with its relentless stepping drums punctuating a manic game of synthesiser call-and-response, while title track ‘Salvo’ brings serious drama as it alternates between hellish, wailing synths and heads down, low-end percussive workouts.

Rolling things back with some mid-90s nostalgia, ‘Oculus’ welds Simula’s trademark snarling bass licks and razor sharp snares with layers of vintage, breathy drum breaks and the occasional oscillating sub.

Finally, ’Melancholy’ featuring Catching Cairo brings moods to match the name - awash with sombre musicality and swooning soundscapes that subside for a strangely beautiful synth melody that, like Simula, is nothing but unique.

Simula online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/simulauk1
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/simulauk/
Tik Tok → https://www.tiktok.com/@simuladnb
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/simula

Salvo EP

Simula - Melancholy (ft. Catching Cairo)

Dream Metal Remixes → https://found.ee/DM_Remixes


Following on from the Dream Metal project released earlier this year, Kasra has commissioned some special remixes.

"I asked some of my favourite producers to put their spin on tracks from Dream Metal. I love their unique interpretations and hope you do too.” Kasra 2024

Remixes by QZB, VISLA, gyrofield and MJK

Kasra online
Spotify → https://spoti.fi/2IDTJpQ
Apple Music → https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/kasra/338227390
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kasracritical/
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/kasracritical/ 
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/kasra-critical
Twitter → https://twitter.com/kasracritical

QZB online
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/QZBMusic/
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/7DrL4NTd8JcbCpxOvdCnV9
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/qbig-zenith-b
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/qzb.music/

#drumandbass #dnb #remix

Dream Metal Remixes

Kasra & Gardna - Spaceman (QZB Remix)

Stream / Download → https://found.ee/Stopping_Turning

Dutch producer Waeys returns to Critical, dropping two tracks from opposing ends of the ever-broadening D&B sonic spectrum.

‘Stopping Turning’ brings raw dance floor energy, with its distinctive riff and techno infused vibe its been a DJ favourite for a few months now.

Waeys:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/waeyss/
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/waeys
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/casper.waeys/
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/2I5WzC6NbIiTydDnvGGTu9

Stopping Turning / Blink & Miss

Waeys - Stopping Turning

Stream / Buy → https://found.ee/_Origin
For their performance as Critical Soundsystem at Boomtown 2024 Particle, Enei and Kasra decided to write a special track to intro their set.

A lot of you have been asking for it so we thought it would be cool to release, available now to stream/download

Particle x Enei x Kasra - Origin

Shop Critical → https://shop.criticalmusic.com/

Particle, Enei & Kasra - Origin

Stream / Buy → https://found.ee/Heads_Anthem

Shop Critical → https://shop.criticalmusic.com/

The Netherlands meets Portugal for Critical’s latest release, bringing together two of D&B’s brightest talents for a three-track heater.

‘Strapped’ and ‘Arrows’ live up to their names - sonic weapons with their sights set firmly on the rave.

Title track ‘Heads Anthem’ steals the show; ratcheting up the tension before discharging a nasty game of synth and bass response, awash with the sonic touches that these two exciting young producers have made their own.

Waeys online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/waeyss/
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/waeys
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/casper.waeys/
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/2I5WzC6NbIiTydDnvGGTu9

Molecular online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/moleculardnb
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/moleculardnb
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/rafmolecular/
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/69dILXHVwcYRPfoOhmd0uj

#drumandbass #dnb #criticalmusic

Heads Anthem EP

Waeys & Molecular - Strapped

Waeys x Molecular - Heads Anthem

With their recent Heads Anthem EP making some huge waves we got Waeys & Molecular in to host this months Critical Show on Kool FM

Check out their latest Heads Anthem EP → https://found.ee/Heads_Anthem

Catch the Critical Music Show the first Tuesday of every month >> https://rinse.fm/shows/the-critical-music-show/

Shop Critical → https://shop.criticalmusic.com/store
Bandcamp → https://criticalmusic.bandcamp.com/

Waeys online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/waeyss/
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/waeys
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/casper.waeys/
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/2I5WzC6NbIiTydDnvGGTu9

Molecular online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/moleculardnb
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/moleculardnb
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/rafmolecular/
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/69dILXHVwcYRPfoOhmd0uj

#drumandbass #dnb #criticalmusic

Critical Music | Kool FM | Waeys & Molecular | 03.09.2024

Satl - Jump Scare

Waeys & Azumai - Doggy Marriage

Particle - Stay The Night (feat. Verbz)

QZB - No Compliance

Kasra - Close 2 U

Calyx - Never Alone

Emperor - Jealousy

Enei - Odd Flip

Featuring on Critical Presents: rmx_series : rmx001
Stream / Buy → https://found.ee/rmxs001

Shop Critical → https://shop.criticalmusic.com/
Bandcamp → https://criticalmusic.bandcamp.com/
Events → https://criticalmusic.com/events

Critical Presents: rmx_series : rmx001 

Stream / Download

Particle - That Hz (SMG Remix)

Enei - Sinking VIP (Joey iLLah Remix)

QZB & Rider Shafique - City On Lock (Submarine Remix)

Napes - Balaclava Park

Kasra

Vinyl / Digital →

tunnels

waveFronts (w/ Enei)

Stream 'Antidote' → https://found.ee/Antidote_
Kilowatt EP → https://found.ee/Kilowatt_EP

Swiss duo QZB make their second solo outing of the year for Critical with the ‘Kilowatt’ EP - packing four high-voltage drum & bass stunners, primed to electrify any dancefloor.

‘Antidote’ opens in cinematic style, layering lush soundscapes and drifting vocals over a moody filtered bassline; cross-wired with manic, razor sharp breakbeats.

Kilowatt EP

Stream

Antidote (feat. Blocksberg)

QZB - Cut Off The Top (feat. Freddy B)

QZB - Waste Your Kiss (feat. Sydney Bryce)

QZB - Kilowatt

Enei & En:vy - Sinister Life

Enei & En:vy - Drilla

https://www.rinse.fm/channels/swu/

Show Track List:

Hugh Hardie  - Yuzu
Charis - Ascension
Novelist x Mumdance - 1 Sec (Fracture Edit)
Tim Reaper - Raw Energy Movements
Submarine - Kowai
Sam Binga x Skream x Bianca Oblivion x Toya Delazey - Fiya Selecta
King Krule - Time For Slurp
Yoofee - One Is None
Mr Mitch x P Money - Priority

== Demo Review ==
Bendy - Thoughtworks
Auxiteks - Life Line

Cesco x Sparkz - Big Fi Dem
Break - Headshot (Alibi Rmx)
Machinedrum x Kilo Kush - Growup
Fixate - Anticipate

== Spotlight (Shogun Audio) ==
Drifter - Deeper Love
Spor - Aztec
Sam Binga x Addison Groove - RZOR 174 (Friction Remix)

Foreign Concept - Possessive
Ternion Sound x Emz - Heaven Sent (Enigma Dubz Remix)
Chimpo - Deep Freeze

SWU FM Podcast

Sam Binga & Foreign Concept | SWU FM | 14.11.2024

Emulation X

Mefjus - Emulation (Mefjus Remix)

Emulation X →

Mefjus - Surrounded (Calyx Remix)

Mefjus - Suicide Bassline (Enei Remix)

Mefjus - Change Of Mind (feat. Maksim) (SMG Remix)

Mefjus - Saturate (VISLA Remix)

Stream / Buy → https://found.ee/Shunt_W4M

Not satisfied with already dropping his ‘Pyro’ album back in March, Particle returns to Critical with another pair of expertly crafted tracks from two very different sides of the sonic spectrum.

After debuting on the main stage at Boomtown, ‘Shunt’ is stripped-back, minimal D&B at its very best; showcasing Particle’s knack for carving enormous tracks from the simplest of basslines and the most spacious of drum grooves.

‘W4M’ - in collaboration with Austrian producer Wingz - refreshes with something totally different; layering soulful detuned chords and re-pitched vocals over deliciously clean drums and subs for a blissful roller to help soothe those early winter blues.

Shunt / WFM

Particle - Shunt

Vinyl & Digital: https://criticalmusic.com/releases/qzb-delirium-ep/

The inherently precise forward movement of Swiss duo QZB continues apace as they deliver their most accomplished music yet. From the impressive cinematics and dancefloor blows of ‘Tech Priest’ and ‘Underneath’, QZB push that much further into the experimental tempo excursions of title track ‘Delirium’ until they fire back up into the future funk of ‘Spez’, collaborating with new name IHR.
Also included is the VIP of ‘Take It All’ ft. Charli Brix, the title track of their memorable EP from Critical last year.

1. QZB – Tech Priest
2. QZB – Underneath
3. QZB – Delirium
4. QZB & IHR – Spez
5. QZB – Take It All VIP (feat. Charli Brix)

QZB online:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/QZBMusic/
Soundcloud: @qbig-zenith-b]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qzb.music/
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2D65uV8
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/q-z-b/1248886531

Charli Brix online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CharliBrix/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/charli-brix
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Charli_Brix
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/27Sc6g0Utbc8hvWrzTFVc8?si=3xqPfGciSrq2XSnZY9iLBQ

Delirium

Take It All VIP (feat Charli Brix)

Digital / Vinyl

QZB - Take It All VIP (feat. Charli Brix)

Buy / Stream: https://criticalmusic.com/releases/if-the-cap-fits-remixed-pt-1/
release date: 16th August

Fresh from his debut Boiler Room set in Canada, Sam Binga returns with two of Critical’s finest to drop the first set of remixes of Sam’s massive ‘If The Cap Fits’ EP, released earlier this year. Dividing between the talents of relative newcomer Particle and scene stalwart Enei, ‘Remixed Part 1’ is of course an essential this summer.

1. Sam Binga & Redders – Vandilero (Particle Remix)
2. Sam Binga & Rider Shafique – Organic (Enei Remix)

Particle online:
Facebook → www.facebook.com/particlednb
Twitter → www.twitter.com/alexparticle
Instagram → www.instagram.com/alexparticle
Spotify → bit.ly/particlespotify

Sam Binga online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/sambingamusic/
Twitter → https://twitter.com/sam_binga
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/sam_binga
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sam_binga/
Spotify → https://spoti.fi/2I3XHtx
Apple Music → https://apple.co/2FNjT8i

Redders online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/reddersuk
Twitter → https://twitter.com/mymanreds
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/reddersuk/

If The Cap Fits: Remixes - Part.1

Vandilero (Particle Remix)

Sam Binga & Redders - Vandilero (Particle Remix)

OUT NOW: https://fanlink.to/Enei_Sinking
One of the most talked about Enei tracks of 2019 finally gets it's time in the spotlight. No doubt you would have heard this on the festival & club circuit over the last few months.

Watch the OFFICIAL VIDEO on UKF:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANDXT7fCQs

Original Critical crew Enei finishes up 2019 with the 4/4 kick drum thumps of the ‘Sinking EP’. Monstrous from the off, Enei leads us from the jump-tech territories of the title track through to the techno infused and deeper souled out sounds featuring Charli Brix on vocal duty. Enei on top form once again.

Enei online:
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/eneiofficial
Twitter → https://twitter.com/eneimusic
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/eneimusique/
Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/enei
Spotify → https://spoti.fi/2PPfbdZ
Apple Music → https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/enei/299616033

Sinking EP

Sinking

Official Video

Enei - Sinking

OUT NOW: https://fanlink.to/Sinking_VIP

Critical Music is proud to announce the release of Enei's Sinking VIP
 
The VIP version of arguably the biggest track of 2019, this relick has hardly been heard since its creation due to the COVID pandemic. 

ENEI ONLINE:
FACEBOOK → https://www.facebook.com/eneiofficial
TWITTER → https://twitter.com/eneimusic
INSTAGRAM → https://www.instagram.com/eneimusique/
SOUNDCLOUD → https://soundcloud.com/enei
SPOTIFY → https://spoti.fi/2PPfbdZ
APPLE MUSIC → https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/enei/299616033

Sinking VIP

Enei - Sinking VIP

Creeper (single) - Out Now: https://fanlink.to/Creeper

The EP title track is out now!

Creeper EP featuring Enei, Mefjus, T>I, Upgrade and Chimpo is out 5th Feb // Pre-order: https://fanlink.to/Creeper_EP

BOU online
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BouDnb/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/boudnb
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bou_dnb/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/35dxfY1wywqVRUEaVuMm13
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/bou/1438269533

Upgrade online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upgrademusicoffical
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/upgrade_productions
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upgrademusicofficial/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5KkCbjxUEFQgTJyslyu7TZ

Chimpo online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chimpomcr
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CHIMPOMCR
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chimpomcr/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chimpo-mcr
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/52daryZMe3vvpHyMyJK6SM

Creeper EP

Creeper (Feat. Chimpo)

Bou & Upgrade - Creeper (feat. Chimpo)

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