So I made this in about 200...9 or something - I was living in Hackney at the time and was often listening to Rinse FM where there was a lot of UK funky being played which I absolutely fell in love with, including this track - 'Skanker'. I was booked to play at a night in Bristol called Work so thought it would be fun to make a VIP edit using the Masters at Work vocal of the same name for the occasion. Sent it to a couple of DJs that were playing other stuff I had done around that time and it grew from there to the point where it's still getting regular plays today from all kinds of quality DJs almost 15 years later like Ben UFO, Madam X, Modeselektor, Sam Binga, Barnt (random one but cool) and loads of others.

If you don't know it, it's one of the biggest, baddest peak time tracks ever and will flatten whatever venue you play it in with its mega drum power!

Comment if you want the download :) (it only exists as a 320 but still bangs on a club soundsystem)

Lighter - Skanker (James Fox Work Vocal Edit)

@Will Hofbauer debuts on Aus Music with ‘Four! Beats!’.
Will Hofbauer has been carving out his idiosyncratic niche in dance music for the past few years, with releases on Rinse FM, Wisdom Teeth and his Third Place seeing critical acclaim as well as high-profile co-signs from the likes of Ben UFO, rRoxymore, Lukas Wigflex, Dr Banana and now, Will Saul and his indomitable Aus Music imprint.
Hofbauer’s ‘Ah! Bats!’ is up first on ‘Four! Beats!’, featuring a speedy dembow beat, rowdy vocal chops, and call-back, signature use of subtle animal sounds that fit right in. The aptly named ‘8 Bar Baile’ is next, a baile funk track built up like 8 bar grime, swapping rhythm in every section for a high-energy, peak-time affair.
Smooth and introspective house cut ‘Scrumble’ then sees whimsical bursts of synths splash on top of delicate drums before Will Hofbauer’s ‘Moss On’ dives deeper underwater with loose arrangement and tripped-out instrumentation.

Four! Beats! EP

Will Hofbauer - 8 Bar Baile

DJ Polo returns to Livity Sound with an EP that moves beyond the UK funky styles he established alongside Tribal Brothers on The Link Up EP in 2021. Through his productions and steady online radio presence, the Bristol-based producer has been flying the flag for lean, punchy rhythms with a low-end focus, but on If The Glove Fits Polo has branched out to explore different tempos and sounds taking influence from gqom, techno and Afrobeats. 

Much like his approach to funky, this isn’t a set of genre exercises but more a celebration of the shared qualities which bind together dance music from different parts of the world. The result is four sharply-defined club workouts unique to DJ Polo that balance tension and release, flair and subtlety and a consistent physical weight true to Livity’s emphasis on soundsystem suitability.

If The Glove Fits E.P.

Buy / Stream

DJ Polo - Bloodhound

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Happy birthday Vief!!!

To celebrate turning three, three of the most integral producers to have worked with the label have remixed some of their favourites from previous releases.

All the proceeds go straight to six producers involved in this - and it's pay what you want!

Thank you to those involved in this project - and to everyone that has supported the label in anyway shape or form. It really means a lot 💙

@mutablemercury
@portway-portway-portway
@viefrecords

Buy:
https://viefrecords.bandcamp.com/album/3f-birthday-remixes

PREMIERE: Mutable Mercury - Termites Talk (Portway Remix) [Vief Records]

Dual Monitor - Gulf of Paria (clip / unreleased)

Discover the depths of the sea with Bwi Bwi and Kaval.
Two percussive house tracks that will make you feel like a fish in water.

Mastering by Qant

Kaval - Deep Sea Drunkenness

OUT JUNE 26th

"Designed for the farm, built for the field. An Avrin's summer two tracker is one to get your shoes wet to. Not technically Scottish, but still designed in An Avrin's off kilter style."

BANDCAMP

y? (previews) - OUT JUNE 26th

Dublin’s @plus-one1 chases his Hessle and Four Tet-tipped hit ‘Bonk’ with five cuts giddy garage, bass and dembow for Galway's @ar-ais-aris

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-plus-one-sweaty

Premiere: Plus One ‘Sweaty’

Hassan Abou Alam is next to step up to the unconventional Nerve Collect label with six tracks of futuristic club-ready chaos. The finely crafted EP arrives in August and comes on 12" vinyl and via all digital platforms.

Hassan Abou Alam has established himself as one of Egypt's most innovative underground musicians over the last 10+ years. His music is a meeting of disparate worlds - organic and synthetic designs, digital and analogue tools, the traditional and the futuristic, and it has come on the likes of YUKU, Rhythm Section, Banoffee Pies and Casa Voyager. His versatile sound pulls apart existing genres and reconstructs them as something entirely new.

Opener '3asabi' is a stylish sonic assault with thumping rhythms and trippy oscillations that will get any dance floor bouncing. It's fun yet functional, serious yet seductive.

Hassan Abou Alam's blurring of the lines between the real and the imagined is second to none on this EP. It's a sub-heavy mix of the human voice, machine-made sounds and inventive rhythms that make for something new, weird and wonderful. 

@hassan-abou-alam
@nerve-collect

Buy:
https://hassanaboualam.bandcamp.com/album/mesh-mafhoom

NC007

PREMIERE: Hassan Abou Alam - 3asabi [Nerve Collect]

Apple - Siegalizer (L-VIS 1990 Edit)

DJ / PRODUCER (AKA DANCE SYSTEM)
All Enquires: l.vis1990@gmail.com
Bookings: james@3feethi.com

Apple - Siegalizer (L-VIS 1990 Edit)

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