DCXV Remixes, Pt. 1

Take That (Magnetude Remix)

Courier [ENERGY]

Courier

Cyberpunk and Ultrafunk
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Inflame【Amorphia】

I think this mix translates better on bt-speakers... Tell me what you think :)

It's too late (Streaming Mix)

A new dark track fresh off the render. 174bpm key F minor

Savage

Thug

Infinity / Embargo

Embargo

Ups & Downs EP

Bad Brains

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With his last release, 'Be Careful', still accumulating new fans, Tantrum Desire's back with a much-anticipated follow-up. Connoisseurs have been on the lookout for this one ever since TD dropped it in his huge audio-visual Hyper Vision stream for RAM Records earlier this year. And now the time has come. 'Bass in the Place' has been unlocked for the rest of us.

From the title, through the almost trance-like synth-pizzicato opening, to the eponymous vocal sample, 'Bass in the Place' captures a nostalgic feeling of that hypnotic, all-encompassing ascension into rave euphoria. That essentially emotive, organic heart and soul of the old skool is woven into up-to-the-minute contemporary DnB vibes by a production master.

And then it drops into an absolute stomper. A serrated mid-range blast of energy sets the pace, while basslines mutate and bubble, punctuated by high-powered breaks and fills. And the tune keeps evolving from there. Timbres are twisted as Tantrum Desire flexes his sound design and manipulation skills on us, keeping the intensity at maximum while hitting  us with a succession of bass variations. Selectors are going to want to let this one run.

So, it's Tantrum Desire with another anthem. True heads will need no more persuasion that that to get this tune straight into their set lists and playlists. Don't miss out.

Bass in the Place

Own It Now

Tantrum Desire - Bass In The Place

Drum & Bass duo DC Breaks have made their way onto the widest range of playlists. Their hardcore club cuts have been rewound by the likes of DJ Friction and Andy C. On the other hand, the songwriting ability displayed on the single ‘Faithless’, featuring Bianca, has plastered them all over the radio. That’s just the tip of a very large iceberg. DC Breaks have earned their stripes in the underground but, with an album due in the Autumn and a packed festival season ahead, they’re about to explode onto the international stage in a spectacular fashion.

Since signing to Andy C’s Ram Records they’ve carved a reputation for delivering world class remixes for some of the biggest names in pop. Their work on singles by Paloma Faith, Lady Gaga, Lana del Rey, Tinie Tempah and others, and production for Example (a cut on the ‘Playing in the Shadows’ album) woke the pair up to the possibilities offered by vocalists. It was the start of the journey that led to the forthcoming album, packed with crossover cuts such as the piano-led ‘Breathe’ featuring Dave Gibson, with its contagious, urgent chorus. Or the soulful explosion of ‘No One Like You’ sung with passion by Niara Scarlett. Or the epic blast of ‘Salvation’ wherein DC Breaks take heavy duty bass sounds and tie them to uplifting, irresistible vocal hooks.

Once they graduated to Ram itself, with monster cuts such as ‘Shaman’ and last year’s battering ‘Lock-In’, they hit the drum & bass A-league. Before long it wasn’t just the drum & bass scene paying attention. DC Breaks tunes made it onto BBC Radio via Zane Lowe, Mistajam and Annie Mac.

“Chase and Status opened the door to drum & bass being accepted in the mainstream,” says Dan, “and through that door went DJ Fresh, Wilkinson, and now us.”

It certainly looks that way with appearances at multiple 2015 festivals, including UKF, NASS, SW4 and Glastonbury.

“I love the wildness of festivals,” says Dan, “Like we played on Arcadia’s outdoor stage last New Year’s Eve, in this big tower with fire blasting out of it. I was literally three or four feet directly underneath the flame-thrower in a really small box. If something goes wrong we were literally toast!”

If DC Breaks can avoid being fried by flame-throwers, the summer will be theirs. By the end of 2015, with their debut album blowing up everywhere, the year might well be too.