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Hamilton - Schema EP - OUT NOW - http://po.st/SchemaEP

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Hamilton - Schema EP Last seen on Ram tearing up the dance with the mighty ‘Deep In My Heart’ and ‘Rich Kids’, Hamilton has been in studio lockdown working on a whole series of next-level workouts that will be rolling out this June and July. Presented in a unique three-vinyl release schedule with a massive digital package climax, this is, without doubt, Hamilton’s biggest delivery to date. 

‘Push’ is the ultimate motivational message. The perfect way to start this epic series of slammers; Hamilton nods at his authentic rave heritage with rushy, synth blasts and a sexy breathy vocal while an enormous metallic bassline worms and wriggles beneath. You’ll be hard pushed to find a finer balance of laser-gazing and screw-facing this season… 

Like to get sweary and lairy? Head straight to ‘F**k It Up’. A ruthless bassline monster, it oozes sub trouble as the clipped lead bass tones stalk the sharp two-step with true menace. With a rabble-rousing vocal sample on the fills and builds, ‘F**k It Up’ isn’t a suggestion… It’s a guarantee. 

‘Get Together’ is another fine example of Hamilton’s aspirational audio; broadcasting one clear message of unity it’s a sonic kaleidoscope of striding stabs, twinkling arpeggios, euphoric dynamics and an emphatic vocal message. Vibrant andunashamedly positive but laced with plenty of low-end naughtiness, it’s the ultimate huggathon anthem.      

‘Overdrive’ follows. Igniting with instant percussive drama and palpitating haunted synths, we’re soon thrown deep into the sub pit as a slinky-but-savage bassline sears back and forth, answering questions you didn’t even ask. Rolling with a slight twang of techno sensibility, the rises and processed bass glitches give it the ultimate ‘heads down’ feel. In a word: heavy! 

Up next, the turbo-charged ‘Way I Feel’. A stimulating attack of the senses; Hamilton toys with our emotions as he smoothly rolls out a beautiful soul-massaging synth and vocal soaked intro before setting fire to it with an absolute sizzler of a bassline. Spine-tingles all round, this not only showcases Hamilton’s production power, but reminds us of the raw, carnal energy that’s unique to drum & bass. 

‘Brainstorm VIP’ is exactly what you imagine it to be… A rebooted, bareback ride on Hamilton’s breakthrough 2011 smasher. Adding more emphasis on the bass texture and overall weight to an already massive track, if you think the original slammed the dance, this one smashes it. Then destroys it. Then totally murders it. It’s what the term VIP was invented for. 

Flipping the switch: ‘Your Love’ sees Hamilton laying down the slow n’ smoochy vibes for a textbook end-of-night tear-jerker… Strutting on a tight halfstep with weighty kicks, be prepared for a startling array of lead psychedelic bass twirls and low-end melodic motifs. Emotional enough to get the baddest of badmen weak at the knees, it’s D&B at its most romantic. 

And so we reach the grand finale. And what a finale! ‘You Had It’ tips an affectionate nod to the old skool with blow-out vocal hit that will have you racking your brains when you last heard it. Rising and rising with insistent keys, sweeping synths and yet another trademark Hamilton hellraiser bassline, it’s the perfect way to end Hamilton’s biggest release to date.

Hamilton - Brainstorm VIP #SchemaEP

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Teaming up with Kryteria for the flip, a eurphoric, trancey intro leads into a chainsaw reece, setting the scene for the chaotic chiaroscuro to come: beyond the drop sweeping synths and ethereal vocal snippets somehow successfully coalesce with heavily edited breaks and sawing bass, creating a kind of beautiful violence. Subsequently, side effects of Letting Go include spontaneous eruptions of feet on the floor and hands in the air.

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Optiv - Brainworm

Out Now!

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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:

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No event celebrates dance music’s excess and success like the Miami Winter Music Conference. Having outgrown its four-day flesh-pressed networking roots, the last two weeks of March sees the Florida hotspot don the crown as Party Central. A clubland Mecca for fans and industry players alike, it’s home to all manner of attractions during the fortnight including Ultra Fest, Spring Break, honeys, hunks and a whole host of pop-up parties held everywhere from poolsides to pool clubs. 

Thousands of shindigs, all vying for your attention: each one a showcase for labels, artists and DJs to show what they have in store for the rest of the year… And get inspired by what their peers are rocking, too.

A mainstay at the annual sun-soaked session since their first outing to the US east coast in 1998, Ram Records know the Miami experience intimately. Back then Miami was a different beast; the sole preserve of house and trance, drum & bass had to shout loudly to grab the dancers. These days Miami welcomes all shades of bass music, and D&B is the hottest ticket in both South Beach and Downtown.

Reflecting the changing attitude of the WMC and the wider world of electronic music, Ram Records have curated a compilation of their biggest Miami moments. Spanning from as early as 1999 and rolling right through to the future, each of these cuts have proved to be a bona fide banger in both peaktime sunshine and primetime nightlife.

14 years of Ram releases spread across a 14-strong selection. Press play and be whisked back through Miami’s D&B history. Timeless blasts from drum & bass past include… Ed Rush & Optical’s ever-mean percussion-heavy rub of Ram Trilogy’s ‘Mindscan’, Concord Dawn’s switch-flipping vocal bash-attack ‘Fly Away’, Sub Focus’s career-shaping ‘Airplane’ and MIST’s subtle jazz motifs on ‘Evolution’ 

These heritage bangers rub shoulders with more recent Ram releases with the likes of Culture Shock’s ‘I Remember’, Loadstar’s ‘Passenger’, Delta Heavy’s ‘Get By’, Mind Vortex’s ‘Now It’s Time’ and Calyx & TeeBee’s ‘Pure Gold’ bridging the gap between Miami’s past and present. There’s even time for an exclusive as Toronto’s man-of-the-moment Rene LaVice maintains the heat from his debut album ‘Insidious’ with a shimmering, rolling newbie ‘Query’.

Throw in other key moments such as Andy C’s remix of Major Lazers ‘Get Free’,  Wilkinson’s ‘Need To Know’ and Hamilton’s ‘Deep In My Heart’ and you haven’t just got a potted history of Miami’s biggest D&B anthems… You’ve got a unique Ram Records selection that celebrates
dance music’s success and excess to perfection. Whether you’re heading out to Miami or not this year, this is essential. Finishing off the package is Ram Trilogy – Evolution (MIST Remix) available for the first time digitally.        
 
Tracklist 
1. Major Lazer ft Amber Coffman – Get Free (Andy C Remix) 
2. Sub Focus - Airplane 
3. Culture Shock – I Remember 
4. Wilkinson – Need To Know 
5. Loadstar - Passenger 
6. Rene LaVice – Vice Cream 
7. Delta Heavy – Get By (174 Remix) 
8. Concord Dawn – Fly Away 
9. Ram Trilogy – Mindscan (Ed Rush & Optical Remix) 
10. Mind Vortex – Now It’s Time 
11. Calyx & TeeBee – Pure Gold (Feat Kemo) 
12. Rene LaVice – Query (exclusive!) 
13. Loadstar – Black & White (Hamilton Remix) 
14. Hamilton – Deep In My Heart )
15. Ram Trilogy – Evolution (MIST Remix)

Major Lazer ft Amber Coffman - Get Free (Andy C Remix)

FRANKEE﻿ - Turning Point EP - out now - http://smarturl.it/PRGRAM009

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Frankee - Paranormal

Future Perfect - out now

iTunes - 15 Track Digital Bundle - http://smarturl.it/FuturePerfectLP 
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Loadstar - Do You Feel Me ft Scufizzer #FuturePerfect

Loadstar - Be There  #FuturePerfect

Loadstar - Don't Wanna Be Alone #FuturePerfect

Loadstar - Sliders #FuturePerfect

Loadstar - Drowning #FuturePerfect

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DC Breaks 
1: Swag 
2: Proton 


2013 is shaping up to be a fine vintage for DC Breaks. Having ignited the year with their cutlass-sharp ‘Shaman/Let It Go’ double A, the duo return to push us face-first into the summer with two more full-frontal underground bass workouts. 

‘Swag’ leads. The audio equivalent of the filthiest, naughtiest swearword you could possibly mutter, it’s an undiluted body-shock banger. Armed with a tearing bassline that refuses to sit still and discuss matters in a calm or sensitive manner, it’s a passionately vitriolic voyage into the darkest corners of drum & bass. Yet another astonishing success for the Bristol/London duo; few production outfits can deliver something with such brutal body and terrorising texture while maintaining clarity and dynamics like this. 

Recovered yet? Now jump on ‘Proton’ for another lesson in raw audio assaults. Living up to its positively charged title, the duo add a dash of euphoria to their strong-armed blend for yet another timeless example of D&B’s powerful potency. Bolstered by bullet-proof bass; powered by pinch-punch drum work and sizzled by stark, sweeping stabs, ‘Proton’ rolls and rampages with pristine party-primed mischief. 

Two massive moments from one of the scene’s most consistently slamming duos. DC Breaks are on fire right now!

DC Breaks - Swag

suicide071 - released 24th June 2013. 
Klute returns with a sneak peak from his forthcoming 7th album.
"Best Bits Not Over" showcases Klute's harder side with a rip tearing floor killer thats been causing hell all over the place. Just one tiny slice of the impending album due to land in the Autumn.

for the flip Klute has invited INVADERZ to take on one of his most popular tunes, "TAKE A BREATH" from his 3rd LP Lie Cheat & Steal.
Having taken a break to concentrate on their work with Dego & Bugs in The Attic, INVADERZ have returned to D&B with a vengence with forthcoming releases on Metalheadz, Ram, Commercial Suicide & C.I.A.

100 copies in smoke coloured vinyl have been randomly inserted amongst the black version.
Yours sincerly Tom Klute / Commercial Suicide.

Buy it HERE!

Klute - Take a Breath (Invaderz V.I.P.) - suicide071 - 24/06/13

Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Pull It Up 
( Skream & Benga World Exclusive on BBC Radio 1 )

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'Pull It Up Selecta' is taken from our new album 'Wall of Sound' which is released on 14th July, 2013.

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Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Pull It Up Selecta ( Skream & Benga World Exclusive )

Order now from http://bit.ly/Meta010

Straight off the back of Ulterior Motive’s recent exclusive signing to Metalheadz, the production powerhouse return with the release of META010 a stand out double A side 1 that features the devastatingly immense “Lost Contact,” backed in perfect contrast with the track “Forgiven” featuring Peta Oneir on vocals.

In combination the two tracks provide the perfect taster for their widely anticipated album on Metalheadz and with output like this it’s certainly easy to see why we wanted Ulterior Motive all to ourselves!

“Lost Contact” features those signature Ulterior Motive drums stepping faultlessly through a sci-fi tinged soundscape of pads, hugely infectious lead, finished off with a perfect heavy dose of low weight to deliver yet another future classic from the duo.

Backing up “Lost Contact” the AA side “Forgiven” hits that perfect point of light and dark contrast with Peta Oneir’s vocal elegance shimmering above a violent backdrop of distorted Reece to provide just as it should, music not just for the ears but music that penetrates the mind and soul, accomplished music for those that truly understand and appreciate the art.

Both sides are almost guaranteed to destroy any dance floor and definitely the kind of track to stand out head and shoulders above the rest the day after the night before.

“Lost Contact” aired exclusively by Friction on his Radio 1 show in the coveted “Fire Track” slot, testament to sheer quality of the track itself and an accolade held only for the absolute highest tier Drum and Bass releases, releases like this continue and confirm the very ethos that has made Metalheadz exactly what it is today, a label and home for the pinnacle standard in Drum and Bass Music.

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