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The Masterworks Remastered Volume 1

Baptized By Dub (Original Mix (Remastered))

Nights

Nights (Not Just A Dub Mix)

Toby Ross launches the debut EP “Lifeforms / Visionary” on his newly established label imprint. This two-track release combines the raw characteristics of classic jungle with modern production techniques. 

“Lifeforms” is a dark and steppy roller, built on a foundation of rugged breakbeats and deep basslines, with heavy nods to the old-skool drum & bass sound. 

On the B side, “Visionary” enters with a sharper, cleaner edge. Featuring shimmering arpeggios, crisp drums and a driving low end, it showcases Toby’s intent to explore jungle from a futuristic angle.

With this release, Toby Ross sets the tone for his new self-release imprint.

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Toby Ross - Lifeforms

Ghostface - Nocturnal

zonedout - WEBCORE TRACK 494 (prod. phntmzn bR)

slime princess grl was playing with her golden ball by the bog waters when a toad came up to her and told her about the angels hidden in her pretty pink castle. the toad said that she needed to find them and hear what they had been trying to tell her if she stood any chance against the green witch who ruled the woodland. she was turning the whole forest into a congealed sludge that was creeping up to the city and had already taken 2 children. it was up to her to save the forest. the bog fairies lead her to the wise old woman of the bog. the wise woman welcomed them inside her dainty bog cottage. she then asked to see the princesses golden ball. the princess presented it with a smile. she looked proud, after all it was a very charming ball. the wise woman smiled back, took the ball, and fed it into a rusty old pipe leading into the underground. slime princess ran back home crying cuz this was her only golden ball.. when she snuck back into her tower and tucked herself in bed, there were angels all around her waiting. they told her the golden ball was the key to the crypt world and it would lock away all the evil things for 23 years and the sludge would drain through the sewers and the witch would turn into a blue witch and never do harm again. the angels then explained all these things would take place slowly over the coarse of a while (5-10 years or so) so in the meantime they needed her help as a small town superhero slime fighter and to serve as the gatekeeper of the crypt world to make sure no fowl ghouls or goblins could make it through and terrorize the locals. she lived out a badass life and everyone thought she was super cool. at the end of the 23 years the slime sludge dissolved the city and was soon to cover the whole world. once that happened a new world was built out of dead alive slime with a radium of what once was but no one could remember right. the slime princess was the only one disaffected as she had been made out of slime the whole time. Some say she meant for this2 happen. she’s also immortal.

dead alive

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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)

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Out in 12" vinyl & digital.
Preorder Date: -- 12.11.2018
Release Date: -- 29.11.2018

TRACKLIST:
A1.  Denham Audio - Lift Off
A2. Denham Audio - Who Started Jungle
A3. Who Started Jungle (Coco Bryce Remix)
B1.  Mani Festo - Ruffneck
B2. Mani Festo - All Potential Badboy
B3. All Potential Badboy (TMSV Remix)


We are ready to come back with a new main catalogue release, the18th One, this time exploring the limits between UK Rave, Hardcore continuum, Bass Music and Jungle. 

Two sides, two artists each. On the A Side we have Denham Audio: the Sheffield Trio and Exploris, 
Durkle Disco and Nineteen Ninety Four affiliate debuts on BMRec with two post-rave tracks, “Lift Off” 
and “Who Started Jungle”, which will you remember the ol’good times. Dancefloor smashers, for sure! 
The A Side is completed then by a remix of “Who Started Jungle” made by Coco Bryce: the legendary 
dutch producer twists the original vibes in a proper Modern Jungle anthem full of heavy basses, amen 
breaks and ambient landscapes. Wicked! 

Then, on The B Side we’ve the pleasure to welcome Mani Festo: after releasing materials on Swamp81, 
Durkle Disco and Corrupt Data the London producer drops two tracks at high voltage, “All Potential 
Badboy” and “Ruffneck”. 
Low frequencies, rave culture reminiscences: you’ll go crazy for these ones! 
The B side is then closed by an astonishing remix of “All Potential Badboy” by Cosmic Bridge affiliate 
and Perfect Records owner TMSV: the Dutch producer transforms the original one in a raw as hell newdubstep 
anthem, handle with care! 

BMR018 aka Mani Festo and Denham Audio“To The Core” will be officially out in 12” vinyl and 
digital formats on November, 29th 2018 via Beat Machine Records’Official Bandcamp Page - 
preorder available on November, 12nd 2018 - available in all the digital stores & streaming on 
December, 3rd. 

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To The Core

Who Started Jungle (Coco Bryce Remix)

A3. Denham Audio - Who Started Jungle (Coco Bryce Remix)

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

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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.

Ghostface - Nocturnal

Developing Currents