Limited vinyl – 600 copies for the world – hand screen printed – 

No repress – No digital – Release Window: End of April/Early May, 2014

We are thrilled to present the long-awaited return of Alter Echo & E3.  These are genre-defying tracks of immense power, depth, and detail, steeped in sound system mythologies while staking a claim to a piece of the unwritten future. This is a sonic world where dub effects feel sentient - echoes and reverbs spin DNA through their chains, creating alien flora and fauna as they go. Studio kinda cloudy, yes, with strange gasses and vapor suffusing the herb smoke.

Nubian Dub is a stripped, anthemic 140-dub tune that pummels with space and rocks with spectral energies.  A rough dubplate mix of the track circulated amongst a lucky few last year.  Lost for a time in a badman version excursion, Alter Echo emerged and the finished mix is now ready to reveal.  A haunting 'oud figure floats above the bedrock of a massive half-step riddim, while shards of percussion, voice, test tone, and effects that seem to breathe swirl in the space between them.   

Warning dub’s bunker-busting riddim is dragged along by a mutant Jammy-style bassline that lurches and blasts into unheard territories, parting thick, alien atmospheres with relentless fader-rocking forward motion.  Fevered cyborg consciousness, half-mulched sound-system tapes, desert flutes, and strange feral things just out of sight… Warning is both an existential reminder that in this life “anything can happen…” and a classic soundboy-challenge to any that might try to test this behemoth of a sound.

Alter Echo AKA Josh Derry, has spent the last decade and a half working as a dub scientist of the highest order. Through his collaborations with DJ Spooky, Lee Perry, Mad Professor, Scientist, Twilight Circus and countless others, he has often worked as the Hidden Hand, perfecting and alloying disparate materials into wholly new dub forms. Alongside E3, he was one of the founders of BSI Records, and has released on labels including M Records, Six Degrees, Thirsty Ear, Sub Rosa, and Bangarang. E3 (AKA Ezra E. Ereckson) is a founding member of agit-dub band Systemwide, was the head of BSI, and now runs ZamZam Sounds alongside Tracy Harrison. E3 has been a vinyl archaeologist for 25 years.  

Alter Echo & E3 "Nubian Dub" ZamZam 19 A Side (edit)

One of the more experimental beats I've been working on recently. Make sure to switch on the woofer or you'll miss the bass...

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PLEASE READ: http://fatkidonfire.com/label/fkofd025

FKOF Promo!

It’s hard to believe we’ve taken over two years, and 24 releases, to sign music from New Zealand. Especially given the near stranglehold the country had on bass-led electronic music over the last few years, with the likes of Truth, Perverse, Ghost Note, Epoch, Arkotypes, Headland (and more many) - not to mention Kursk and the Innamind Recordings gang or our Averted Vision family - breaking through. But all is resolved with our 25th EP… 

@akcept's FKOFd025 is available now (just hit the buy link)and will be available from all good electronic retailers from 21/12/15...

1. Akcept - Desert Dubbing
2. Akcept - Cut It
3. Akcept - Panic Attack
4. Akcept - Martyr 

“Christchurch’s Akcept has been on our radar for a fair amount of time, appearing with new material in a number of FKOF Sessions over the last year or so. Given the quality of Alex’s music, much like the rest of his Kiwi brethren - we’re surprised his release on our imprint is his solo debut. But that’s no bad thing; as we’re always happy to launch new talent! 

“We’d be hard pushed to select any of the four tunes on FKOFd025 as clear favourites. The release embodies what we’ve come to love about Alex’s music; diverse and adventurous sounds that feel as comfortable together as they do apart. The EP opens with 'Desert Dubbing', a tune Korrupt’s been testing whenever the opportunity presents itself. It’s yet to disappoint. 'Cut It' follows - with its wicked sample, wheeling sub and floaty synths. 'Panic Attack' evokes an almost Perverse-esque vibe with its haunting atmospherics and relentlessly aggressive low end. If you can’t experience this on a system, you don’t know what you’re missing. Last, but definitely not least, we have 'Martyr'. It feels like the most experimental inclusion on the record - with its future-facing vibe - but still epitomises the producer’s ability to craft something truly special. It’s a tune that feels at home at 11pm opening the night - and again at 6am as the sun rises. 

“It’s something we can say of any new producer we work with, but having spent time listening Akcept’s tunes, we reckon Alex has an incredible future ahead of him. We don’t doubt you’ll be heading more from him - so get to know…”

http://soundcloud.com/fatkidonfire/sets/fkofd

@akcept
http://fatkidonfire.com
http://fkofd.bandcamp.com

Akcept - FKOFd025 [FKOF Promo]

Om Unit Presents Cosmology Volume 3

Om Unit - Lightbody Transfer (Scrilla's Jazz Combo Mix)

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"It’s ridiculously good. I can work quietly on headphones late at night and feel like I’m sat in front of a huge speaker stack in a club." - Ruckspin

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CBR028 - @Crypticz-1 - The Path
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Combining experimental Jungle, slow skanking Dub-Techno & mediative bass weight to stretch the sonic boundaries of Drum & Bass and Dub music. Crypticz’s return to Cosmic Bridge is full of dubwise surprises, clever sampling and a flair for progression that takes Jungle influenced music to a new level.

Ltd Edition 12” Vinyl & Digital // Released: 26th October 2018

A1. The Path
A2. Teachings
B1. Inner One Dub
B2. Lost One



Cosmic Bridge welcomes back Crypticz, aka English producer Jordan Parsons, for another EP of deep dancefloor experimentation full of dubwise textures and surprises. Since his 2017 release for the label, Parsons has shed technical limitations in the studio, opening himself up to new ways of writing and performing. This growth is reflected in The Path with four tracks that further stretch and redefine the sonic boundaries of jungle and dub.

The opening title track is an epic jungle-influenced roller inspired by ideas of predetermination, choice and the butterfly effect. At just over 8 minutes long, “The Path” stretches out ahead of the listener, letting some of what’s ahead be heard while still leading the listener down unsuspecting detours. Melding tribal, dub and cinematic approaches, Crypticz takes jungle to a new level with clever sampling, layering and a real flair for progression. “Teachings” follows this with a strong sound system vibe, a tune to unite the people in the dance through sound. Inspired by a particularly powerful night at the Trinity Centre, it’s a slow skanker with a percussive groove, deep bass rumblings and layers of effected samples to create a meditative vibe.

Opening the B-side is another spiritual number, “Inner One Dub.” From the center of a slow and steady riddim, the track unspools methodically with bass pressure and an array of delicate melodies and sound effects with the result a gentle marriage of dub and techno practices that brings to mind classics from the Rhythm & Sound catalogue. The EP ends with “Lost One” and a return to a wider cinematic scope. As with the opener, this is a ride to strap in for with delicate atmospheres and pads underpinned by a tight break and solid bass that evoke both the freneticism of jungle and eyes-down power of dubstep.

“Sonically the sounds of jungle are more present across this record,” says Crypticz. “It’s a record I’m really proud of and shines a light into where I’m heading.” With its solid dub foundation and fresh approach to classic tenants of UK dance music, The Path is an essential consideration for seekers of deeper dancefloor sounds.

The Path is released 26th Oct 2018 on 12” Vinyl & Digital formats by Cosmic Bridge Records.

A1 Crypticz - The Path

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