Production

@twinsenuk
@definitepartymaterial

To mark the label’s third anniversary we’ve enlisted a team of friends and family to remix tracks from the labels back catalogue spread across a range of genres that influence the labels. 

We’re also running a third birthday party on the 21st of August at VENUE MOT that features artists included on the compilation as well as some of our favourite London DJs.

ACEN3001 is released on the 20th of August via All Centre.

ACEN3001 (All Centre 3rd Anniversary Compilation)

Twinsen - They Come Alive In The Darkness (Ian DPM Remix)

UK producer Ian DPM explores a series of dance club tropes with a loose collection of club experiments.

Ian DPM - Demos 001 (Clips)

The second in Ian DPM's 'Demos' series, exploring the blurred edges between club music genres.

Buy:
https://smarturl.it/iandpmdemos002

Ian DPM - Algernon

Ian DPM - Demos 002 (Clips)

Ian DPM - Groundhog

I've been working on pulling my workflow out the box and these are a couple of loose tracks that have come from this process.

Buy:
https://smarturl.it/Plentyofnothing

Ian DPM - Or?

Stripped out UKG/Electro stepper, tip!

Buy/Stream:
https://smarturl.it/Plentyofnothing

Ian DPM - Plenty Of Nothing

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* Pre-order: https://wearerhythmsection.bandcamp.com/album/shouts-2022

Rhythm Section International curates the third instalment of SHOUTS, spanning a massive 29 tracks, it traverses a vast range of genres from contemporary R&B through to club focused cuts. Encompassing the core of Rhythm Section’s wide sonic imprint, the compilation continues to focus on up and coming producers & artists alongside more established names to shine a light on the exceptional musical talent stirring in 2022.

Bradley Zero remarks,
“ SHOUTS was only ever intended to be a one-off project to celebrate 5 years of the label, but the process of hitting up artists we respect and admire to contribute a track to a compilation ended up being a game changer for us as a label. It turns out we have so much to shout about!

In this world of over subscribed pressing plants, 6 month lead times and increasing production costs, it makes more and more sense to transition this project into the digital realm…”

SHOUTS 2022 sees the label once again travelling across the world to find the most exciting sounds, integrating itself in the emerging soul and jazz scenes of Berlin with RS debuts from Yoofee of the Moses Yoofee trio, neo soul singer Noah Slee and hip hop downtempo jazz producer S.Fidelity. The compilation also welcomes several artists from across the Atlantic including but not limited James Bangura, the DC based producer part of the Black Rave Culture Collective whose dynamic percussion driven productions have taken him on tours across the world on tours through Japan and Europe. The UK offering see’s Cosmic Slop resident billy2chips step up to the plate alongside London based DJ and producer Manami who is fresh off her tour supporting the iconic Bicep alongside talented artist Toby Cato whose work and music may be coming through very soon..

“ Whilst a few tracks on this comp are the product of longer standing relationships ( Yak, Rejoicer, Natty Wylah, Athlete Whippet, Ian DPM, Sally C) big proportion of the tracks are the fruits of Rhythm Section’’s relatively new Label Team - consisting of Emily Hill as Label Manager and Label assistant Ayiesha Smith - who graduated from intern to full on employee this year.

This new blood is reflected in the increasingly diverse mix of selections for this year's SHOUTS, ranging from the “Ori” influenced soul of newcomer Akin Soul to JuJu Rogers’ new wave of Jazzy Hip Hop emanating from Emily's adopted City of Berlin. Long story short, this is a snapshot of where we are collectively at, where we are headed and what we want to shout about.

SHOUTS 2022

PREMIERE: Ian DPM - Overheard By The Birds

Stepping up for MANT004 is the one and only Ian DPM. This EP continues an impressive string of releases for him, including on his own imprints Scuffed Recordings and Definite Party Material, all exploring the edges of club music with tunes belonging slap bang in the middle of the dancefloor.

Proceedings start with an evening service, except the gospel choir have forgotten the keys to the church and instead take themselves and their organ down to the club for some heavenly amen breaks. The rest of the EP remains firmly on the dancefloor, but the club itself is launched into another dimension, powered by overcharged acid and off-kilter percussion riding over weighty, no-nonsense basslines.

@mantissa1

Buy:
https://orcd.co/mant004

Ian DPM - Evening Service [Mantissa]

Scuffed Recordings co-founder Ian DPM (@definitepartymaterial) debuts on @mantissa1 with a suite of breaksy, acid-dipped belters

More info: https://djmag.com/music/premiere-ian-dpm-acid-dance-vocal

Premiere: Ian DPM ‘Acid Dance (Vocal)’

A shrill repetitive noise roused them in the early hours of the morning - like an air raid siren it cut through everything. Where it came from they didn't know, as far as they were aware there was nobody around for miles and miles - this was the middle of nowhere. Sleep was impossible now, though tiredness gripped every inch of them, they couldn't drift off for fear of the unknown. By the window they sat, squinting in the darkness, listening out for something moving in the bushes, but nothing appeared before day broke - had they dreamed it all?

As one half of the brains behind Scuffed Recordings and the curator of Definite Party Material, Ian DPM knows a thing or two about what constitutes a banging tune. Making his first forays into production himself a few years back with his Visions EP on Scuffed, he's since released a bunch of other EPs that teeter on the fringes of club music, fusing the likes of UKG, breakbeat, dancehall and techno. His next release comes via London-based music platform turned label Mantissa and is charged up with all the sonics you'd expect from him; weighty basslines, frenetic rhythms and crisp breakbeats.

PREMIERE: Ian DPM - Hardbody [Mantissa]

Pre-order: https://mantissa.bandcamp.com/album/mantissa-004-evening-service

Stepping up to London label @mantissa1, DJ and producer @definitepartymaterial shares his next EP exploring the outer edges of club music.

'UT6' lives firmly on the dancefloor - an off-kilter cut with percussion riding over weighty, no-nonsense basslines.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Ian DPM 'UT6'

One For The Waltzers

KE01

Open Mantissa 005 and you’ll find tracks from not one, not two.. or even three of the artists from prior releases. Wait a minute… you’re not saying all four artists from the previous releases have a track on this EP are you? Erm.. I think that might be what we’re saying. Shouts to Unknown Artist, Bex, Compliments and Ian DPM for the playful, high-energy squigglers.

Release Date: 19th May 2023

Bandcamp: https://mantissa.bandcamp.com/album/mantissa-005-various-artists

Premiere: Ian DPM - Not 4 U [MANT005]

We’re excited to announce ‘Soon’ (MANT006), coming from debut artist, oliver. It’s a real honour to be chosen by an artist for their debut release, and we think you’ll enjoy the journey as he drifts between ambient, downtempo electronica, and techno.

'Possession', the stunning opening track, is an ethereal vignette capturing the melancholic atmosphere of late night and early morning. The EP's immersive title track, ‘Soon’, effortlessly layers pads and melodies that combine to provide moments of both introspection and euphoria. 'Tripped' and 'Melt' complete the EP's original material, and are as well suited to a Sunday drive as they are to the dance floor.

As is tradition Ian DPM, the previous EP artist, takes the lead on remix duties. Featuring on his 3rd consecutive Mantissa EP, he imprints his distinctive style on 'Possession', and expertly closes the record with a take that is vibrant, trippy and club ready.

@north_view
@mantissa1

Buy:
https://mantissa.bandcamp.com/album/mantissa-006-soon

oliver - Possession (Ian DPM Remix)

The Scuffed family unite for a special Bandcamp-only compilation. 

All proceeds from this release will be split equally between the artists & The Trussell Trust, a charity aimed at bringing communities together to end hunger and poverty in the UK.

Buy:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/loose-cuts

@definitepartymaterial

Loose Cuts

Ian DPM - The Mule

In the fourth of the Scuffed Presents series, four close members of the Scuffed family remix their favourite tracks from the label.

@definitepartymaterial
@mitchwadecole

Buy:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/scuffed-presents-004

Scuffed Presents 004

Mitch Wade Cole - Good Advice (Ian DPM's Bad Guidance Mix)

rough ideas fleshed out during lockdown. 1 of ???.

https://iandpm.bandcamp.com/album/demos-001

Ian DPM - Airlock

rough ideas fleshed out during lockdown. 1 of ???.

Ian DPM - The Farm

for the headzzz 🥴

platform curated by Ian DPM 🥷

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