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Photek - Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu (Two Swords Technique)

@sullyuk / @tim-reaper
UHFR001, now available now from the Future Retro London Bandcamp page.
Buy: https://futureretrolondon.bandcamp.com/album/uhfr001
Stream: https://sq.lnk.to/UHFR001

UHFR001

After a (long) 2 years of waiting, very happy to say that Voychek EP is out now on Over/Shadow - available via their Bandcamp on vinyl / digital as Part.4 of their new Quadrant series:

https://nectax.bandcamp.com/album/nectax-quadrant-4

Bookings: james@earth-agency.com
Instagram → www.instagram.com/nectax
Facebook → www.facebook.com/nectax

Voychek EP

Nectax - Voychek

ENTER S45VA001 - PORTAL TECH EP (VINYL + DIGITAL):

Buy: https://stereo45.bandcamp.com/album/portal-tech-ep-s45va001

Stream: sq.lnk.to/S45VA001S1

Scientists from Stereo 45 headquarters have finally translated the warp code sequence, opening up a parallel-time-rift connection across the vast known universe. They've enlisted the help of Tim Reaper, Dwarde, DJ Sofa, Nectax & Sketchy Rida to venture into the portal and report back their findings in the form of club-ready atmospheric Jungle.

Pre-order the full EP & get this track instantly.

Full release date: 06/12/24

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Tim Reaper - Monsoon Season (S45VA001)

Model Collapse

Flobama - Apocalypse (feat. Fracture)

Single from the forthcoming Orion Sound EP by Flobama on Astrophonica

Lo-Fi stoner Jungle infused with Texan bass and boom bap Hip-Hop. A hazy UK-US fusion—blissed-out yet gritty. Imagine Photek and Madlib crafting a beat on a ‘90s Amiga, with Metro Boomin’ on the 808s in 2025. Collaborated with Roland on an official SP-404 live performance tutorial and the SP-404MKII launch. Created a finger-drumming performance for Red Bull Music’s 60 Seconds Challenge on instagram. Strong Instagram presence, with a recent reel hitting 3.6M views

Pre-order record: https://sq.lnk.to/APHA032

Apocolypse

Congo Natty & Izachar - Go Fi Dem [ft. JNR BAPTIST]

Buy on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/visions-18th-anniversary-edition/id1082303664?app=itunes

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http://www.twitter.com/johnbbeta

History begins here: 18 years after its release, John B’s ground-breaking debut album ‘Visions’ receives a long-overdue remastering and full deluxe reboot. 

Aged with authority and authenticity: ‘Visions’ reminds us just how forward-thinking the Beta Records founder has always been. Strictly doing his own thing since he came into the game at 18; John penned ‘Visions’ as two distinct chapters, both parts grasping two of late 90s drum & bass’s most exciting sounds and pulling them into groundbreaking new directions. 

Part one, ‘Organic’ saw John swerve the standard sample-smashing of the era to create warm, full bodied natural grooves from real musicians. In a stark twist of contrast, part two ‘Synthetic’ foretold both the techstep phenomenon and his own angular, precision electro edge that were to soundtrack our entrance into the new century. One side au natural, one side machine manufactured: both techniques and approaches still dominant in drum & bass today... ‘Visions’ by name, visionary by nature. 

It also comes complete with total remake of his hugely successful Vangelis-inspired ‘Starburst’. Previously constructed on analogue synths, ‘Starburst 2016’ was re-created from the ground up with modern synths and contemporary production. While the scene continues to forage for antiquities, John shows us the other side of the sonic coin once again.   

‘Starburst’ isn’t the only track to enjoy an update: every track you hear on the album has been remastered. The production, however, remains timeless: No one knew how well ‘Visions’ would sound 18 years later. No one knew how well it would document drum & bass’s infant years. Still sounding slick and bursting with creative ideas, the album tells the story of both an artist and a genre growing up, fizzing with directions and ambitions.  

‘Organic’: A maze of mischievous jazz and funk experimentalism. A sharp sense of youthful melody and off-beat surprises await as we spring through the horn-heavy haze of tracks such as ‘Sax Therapy’, ‘Jazz Session’, the purring keys and slap bass of ‘Slamfunk (Moog Remix)’ and sunset soul of ‘Reflections’. The spacious, Orient-focused penultimate track ‘The Second Judgement’ teases for the darkness of what’s set to follow... 

‘Synthetic’: While the first part showcased John’s funkier, soulful musicality, ‘Synthetic’ really established his pedigree as a premiership producer. Forecasting today’s highly technical, synthetic production style you can hear John pushing his machines to their limits, finding new sounds and techniques. The wriggling alien bass of ‘VCF’, the razor-sharp Detroitian electro iciness of ‘Electro Shock’, the iron-fist two-step and sci-fi breakdown of ‘Travelogue’. Not to mention the clear proto techstep dynamics of ‘Sight Beyond’ and ‘Secrets’. Several years ahead of their time, they play a role in one of the most gamechanging chapters in drum & bass. 

No surprises, then, that ‘Visions’ found home in the selections of the most influential DJs at the time - Grooverider, SS, Adam F, Goldie, Photek. It’s here where John dug deep foundations for his fusionist, futurist signature: an amorphous sense of development and narrative, tightly balanced shades and contrasts, well-chiselled breaks and sharp synthesis.  

Every genre has its small selection of pivotal albums that show clear signs of progression, influence and documentation and brand new benchmarks: ‘Visions’ is an album that lives up to its name in ways John never could have imagined at the time. The future is now... 


Undertow (1997) (Preview Clip)

I did this mix to promote the first of a series of releases on https://soundcloud.com/7th-storey-projects, based around music by me & @dwarde (as well as collaborations we do with other people).

Buy the releases here: https://linktr.ee/globexcorp

Listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFwijE2q1puAWckgkCXrKcA

Tim Reaper - Globex Corp Vol. 6 B1
Wicked Wipe - Rok Da House (Ian Pooley Remix) (Reaper Edit)
Dwarde & Tim Reaper - Globex Corp Vol. 1 A1
Bounty Killaz - Silent Voices
Tim Reaper & Worldwide Epidemic - Z Maze
Tim Reaper - Jugdance
Dev/Null, Dwarde & Tim Reaper - Globex Corp Vol. 1 B1
EQ - Things '93
Electronic Experience - More I.Q
Jeff Mills - Phase 4
DJ Kid Twist - Dope On Plastic
Dwarde & Tim Reaper - Globex Corp Vol. 1 B2
Techno Bros - Captain's Log (Reaper Edit)
Dwarde & Tim Reaper - Globex Corp Vol. 1 A2
Kev Bird - Kano
Dev/Null & Tim Reaper - Globex Corp Vol. 2 B2
Ramos & Vinylgroover - The Beast (Shadow)
Tim Reaper - Slugs Penetrate
AFX - Simple Slamming B 2
Wax Doctor & Jack Smooth - Unfriendly
Smooth But Hazzardous - We Are The Creator
Liquid Aliens - Are You Sure I'll Be OK (Remix)
Frantic & Impulse - Vol. 1 B1
Jim Polo & Neil Vass - Rolling Energy (DJ SS Drum & Bass Mix)
Maestro - To The Edge Of Panic
Phantasy & Smooth - The Chop

Welcome To Globex Corp

Buy here.

SPECIAL REQUEST & FWENDS

A - VORTEX 135 (MALL GRAB REMIX)
AA - VORTEX 164 (SULLY REMIX)

https://hndsth.lnk.to/fwends

Special Request & Fwends

SPECIAL REQUEST - Vortex 164 (Sully Remix)

Sully  - Swandive (APHA023)
Ltd 12” Vinyl & Download Released: 25th September 2020

Get 12" / Digi: http://bit.ly/APHA023

01. Werk
02. Poison 
03. Swandive 
04. Memories

Jack Stevens aka Sully has become somewhat of a cult figure in the jungle world with his output being in high demand. His work is unmistakable. It’s always true to it’s origins while simultaneously adding new takes and juxtapositions in palette and composition. A true artist that excels in his field.

Stevens returns to Astrophonica with Swandive, a body of work presented in dual energies - dark & light, body & mind, Yin & Yang. In Werk you’re put to the test physically as es- ki-like percussion stabs grab the attention and demand a response. A staple in Fracture’s DJ sets for the last year or so.

Poison demonstrates a side to Stevens’ production that is harder, meaner, cruder and all together more brutal than he is known for. The result is an infectious mix of venomous bass and corrupted drum breaks fit to kill any dance.

The title track Swandive begins to counterbalance the fierce energy and bring some har- mony opening with calming strings and trademark icy melodies before elevating to an intense state of amen divinity that twists and turns in a story like fashion.

Memories completes the balance with euphoric bass stabs and emotional strings culminat- ing in a searing and conclusive anime-like solo. Some of Stevens’ most daring work. The cycle is complete.

Congo Natty & Izachar - Go Fi Dem [ft. JNR BAPTIST]

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