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Djrum – Dam remixes
A. Dam – Akkord remix 
AA. Dam – Felix K Reinterpretation
2ndrp12030 

Released 10th March 2014

Kicking off 2014, 2nd Drop present a killer remix 12” of one of the standout tracks from Djrum’s debut Seven Lies album, Dam. Offered the entire album, interestingly both remixers chose the same track! 

On the A-side, longtime friends of Djrum, Manchester’s Akkord, take the entire toolbox to work with their intense and detailed trademark darkside techno flex. Inspired by the original’s mid track tempo change, Akkord employ incremental galvanized drums and percussive scaffolding to build towards a killer pumping crescendo. 

On the flip we welcome Felix K, the head honcho of one of Berlin’s finest underground labels Hidden Hawaii, for his take on Dam. Felix’s reinterpretation floats majestically between hypnotic Berlin techno and super deep drum and bass ala Autonomic. Stunning. 


Djrum - DAM - (Akkord Remix) CLIP

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Time Out

The Session - A 10 year Celebration of the Label is out now Digitally!
Vinyl with this classic from Djrum is out October 6th!

You can support direct on Digital or Vinyl from our Bandcamp here
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Or Vinyl from Red Eye here:

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Or Digital from Juno Download:

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Djrum 'Plead With Me'

These tracks are out-takes from my first alum Seven Lies. Those familiar with my music will know that I love a coda. A coda is a passage at the end of a piece of music that brings it to a conclusion. I often use a coda as a way of framing the piece in a slightly different context than it would otherwise end. Like a musical aftertaste. When I was working on Seven Lies I made codas for several tracks but I was never completely happy with these two so they didn't make it on to the album.

As I work on my second album I have been looking back at the process I went through for my first alum and remembered these outtakes. They're not so bad after all. Perhaps they are worth airing to the world. I hope you enjoy them, or at least find them an interesting insight into the workings behind the music.

Obsession (Coda) [Unreleased 2013]

Om Unit Presents: Cosmology - Dark Matter 
CBR032
3 x 12” Vinyl & Download
Released: 6th Sept 2019

Buy here: http://bit.ly/CBR032

A1. Om Unit - The Lake (Samba Remix)
A2. TMSV - Ominous
B1. Proc Fiskal - Death
B2. Danny Scrilla - Sacred Waters
B3. Moresounds - Watating 

C1. J: Kenzo - Dub For Bashenga
C2. Rude Operator - Broken Sky
D1. Vromm - Decentralized
D2. Oliver Yorke - Treasured
D3. Es.tereo - Floating Point 

E1. Margari’s Kid - Challenger
E2. Om Unit & Synkro - Reflextions
F1. Om Unit & Djrum - Ruins
F2. Crypticz - Chrysalis (Feat. Amy Kisnorbo)

"I’ve been a fan of Djrum for some time since hearing some of his early mixes and having seen him play out in his effortlessly interesting and bold style many times with the same philosophy applied in his tunes I had always hoped to collab with him. We managed to pull “Ruins” out of the hat and I’ve been waiting a while to reveal this mad mixture of hardcore and lo fi slow-mo energy  to the world. It’s a perfect fit for this amazing compilation of music, which I can’t wait to share with you all this coming September!"
- Om Unit

Fresh from a series of artist-led 12"s, Om Unit's Cosmic Bridge label returns with 'Dark Matter', its first compilation since 2017's 'Cosmology Selections'. Collected in a triple vinyl LP / digital formats, the release offers a fresh snapshot of the exciting possibilities and experiments happening at the intersection of hip-hop, jungle and bass music; a hybrid sound the label has pioneered since its first release eight years ago. 

Across 14 tracks, 'Dark Matter' showcases Cosmic Bridge's growing global roster of artists: Moresounds, Danny Scrilla, Proc Fiskal, Margari's Kid, Oliver Yorke, J:Kenzo, TMSV, vromm, alongside new faces Samba and Rude Operator, and perennial favorites Es.tereo, Synkro and Djrum, the latter two in collaboration with label head Om Unit. 

Stylistically the compilation covers a broad range, and gives listeners the space to digest it all with a running time of 75 minutes. There are stripped-down, meditative rollers such as TMSV's flute-led 'Ominous', the bass hypnosis of Danny Scrilla's 'Sacred Waters', and Samba's snappy, booming remix of Om Unit's 'The Lake'. The timeless energy of jungle is channeled in Proc Fiskal's 'Death', a percussive, bouncy number, while Moresounds plays with filters (and your mind) as he refines a less-is-more take of classic themes on 'Watating'. J:Kenzo highlights the music's Jamaican roots on 'Dub For Bashenga'; a tough, pounding cut that goes straight for the chest and which finds its counterpoint in Rude Operator's 'Broken Sky'. 

For those who like more expansive, cinematic approaches there are epic waves of drums, slick editing and euphoria in Es.tereo's 'Floating Point' and Vromm's 'Decentralized', while Oliver Yorke's 'Treasured' and Margari's Kid's 'Challenger' squeeze soul from colder sound palettes and tight breakbeats. 

Om Unit's two collaborations, 'Reflections' with Synkro and 'Ruins' with Djrum, reflect the compilation's ambitions and breadth. The former is a delicate, uplifting roller that sets you up for the dark rumblings, freeform stylings and frenetic rhythms of the latter. The compilation ends with a track that arguably stands tall on its own, Crypticz's 'Chrysalis' feat. Amy Kisnorbo; an 11-minute epic that plays out like a love letter to the magic of breakbeat science, dub technology and human creativity. 

Dark Matter is a finely crafted statement of intent from Cosmic Bridge and Om Unit, shunning easy self-congratulation for a dive into the musical potentials and connections of a sound that is now an established part of the global bass music vocabulary.

Om Unit Presents: Cosmology - Dark Matter

3 x 12" Vinyl/Digital

Om Unit & Djrum - Ruins (Taken from Om Unit Presents: Cosmology - Dark Matter) (CBR032)

One of the first tracks I ever made and - still to this day - one of the best I've ever made.

Qawwali

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Yield to the Wheel

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Haze (feat. T-FLX)

Griddle Me This (Sausage)

Drizzle Fort

Monorail Test Circuit

Still Here / Pyramid Video

“Hot” mastered music is uncool!

Listeners with a good audio system (e.g. hi-fi stereo monitors, high performance headphones or even reasonably good in-ear-headphones) will love music with <a href="http://dr.loudness-war.info">high dynamic range (HDR)</a>.

Please, artists, do not cripple your music! Master your audio with HDR (DR12+) and use loudness normalization (<a href="https://tech.ebu.ch/loudness">EBU R-128</a>)! Your fans will thank you.

My gear:
Speakers: <a href="https://www.abacus-electronics.de/a-box-10.html">Abacus A-Box 10</a> (full hi-fi [20Hz–20kHz] active stereo monitors).
Headphones: <a href="https://www.cyberport.de/blog/tests/produkttest-apple-in-ear-headphones-mit-fernbedienung-und-mikrofon/2009/11/27/">Apple In-Ear Headphones</a>.

Audiophile self defence:
http://www.perfectdeclipper.com

Yield to the Wheel

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