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Halftime Crunch

Deliciously seasoned with a more than a little kick!

Following up his 2020 debut, TYPE returns to SweetBox with two fiery jungle cuts built on his Akai MPC X.

Known as the MPC Jedi, TYPE is the tech wiz behind the Tubedigga YouTube channel, where he serves up music production and sound design tutorials from his hoard of MPCs and other vintage and modern tech. As a hardware devotee, he performs live on MPC rather than DJing, and it was during one of these live sets, for the launch of his previous SweetBox EP in 2020, that Dexta and the Diffrent crew first heard ‘Cherry Bomb’ and ‘Eclipse’ and immediately snapped them up.

‘Cherry Bomb’ is a quintessential junglist workout, pushing a combination of four sampled and homemade breaks to their limits over an otherworldly sound bed. With kicks that land like a mortar strike and the explosive militancy of a supercharged drill sergeant, this one’s ideal for peak-time switch-ups and ready to send any dancefloor into a frenzy.

‘Eclipse’ shuffles and steps with the South London producer’s signature precision, though the percussion takes something of a backseat this time. Front and centre instead are an array of monstrous technoid rasps, elasticated subs and an LFO-esque, earworm bleep repurposed from TYPE’s days as a video game sound designer. This is heavyweight business screaming out for a dark room and a big rig.

Pre-order is live now ahead of release on digital and limited-edition 10” vinyl with hand-numbered, screen-printed sleeves on 25th March.

Early support from Ray Keith, Paradox, dBridge, Double O, Kode9, Jossy Mitsu, Tom Ravenscroft, Jossy Mitsu, Danielle, Breaka, Sherry S, Yushh, Laksa, Ciel, Peder Mannerfelt & many more.

BUY:
https://sweetbox.bandcamp.com/album/cherry-bomb

SWEETBOX TAKEOVER @ PLANET WAX:
https://bit.ly/3hAm8iI

TYPE - Cherry Bomb / Eclipse

NYX RITUAL XLIV - HOMEMADE WEAPONS

And now for something completely different. Following Sofa’s no-nonsense jungle adventure, we now have something so utterly nonsensical and ridiculous it will either enrage or delight you. Please welcome gladde paling. 

The smoothest eel this side of the Scheldt, part merrymaker, part mad scientist, gladde paling has been tickling fans silly with his intense two minute hype bullets for exactly a year. Launching last July, his signature is based in finding daft, surreal and plain stupid samples and flipping them into meme-ified missives that flex between jump-up, hardcore and hard dance. 

Literally anything is fair game to this young talent. From the announcement sound on a Dutch Intercity Sprinter to sounds of chickens, sirens, strange spoken vocals, his own Instagram followers and cult theme tunes anyone who grew up outside of The Netherlands will have no clue about.   

Sitting on the fence is impossible. You will either love or hate it. But no one can deny the freshness gladde paling offers amid a sea of identikit dark rollers and emo copies right now. As he says himself in this interview, people don’t go to a rave... so why be serious?

Head here for the full story and tracklist: https://1-more-thing.co.uk/audio/1-more-mix-002/

Follow gladde paling: @gladdepaling
Support 1 More Thing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/1_more_thing

1 More Mix 002 - gladde paling

Homemade Weapons steps up to deliver a comprehensive retrospective mix to celebrate Samurai Music's 15th birthday this year

https://www.instagram.com/homemadeweapons/

Samurai Music catalogue is available at https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/

Subscribe to the Samurai Music Official Podcast on iTunes - http://found.ee/samcast

Homemade Weapons - Omen VIP
Stray - Wired
Homemade Weapons - Ironhead
Artilect - Impact Proxy
Homemade Weapons - Virga VIP
Last Life - Rotterdam
Clarity - Sombre
Homemade Weapons - Spasmolytic (Ancestral Voices Remix)
Overlook + Loxy & Resound - The Lodge
Ruffhouse - Straight 9's
Homemade Weapons - Third Rail MVP
The Untouchables - Overdose
Homemade Weapons - Svalsat
Artilect - Zero Time
Homemade Weapons - Mileena
Artilect - Rhythm Seeker
Homemade Weapons & Red Army - Buzzkill 
Calibre - Snoopers Dub 
Estereo - Ether
Donato Dozzy - Tao
ASC, Vaccine - Machines 
Homemade Weapons - Malice
Pessimist - The Woods
Genotype - Monday Madness
Clarity	- Cyclone (with Indigo)
Homemade Weapons - Heiress VIP 
Last Life - Temple
Torn - Bushido
The Untouchables - Fibreglass
Quartz- Snakes
Torana - Amok
The Untouchables - Gunmetal
Roho - Totemz VIP
Homemade Weapons - The Claw VIP
Torn & Roho - Proelii
Homemade Weapons & Red Army - Cavity 
Last Life - Plumb Line
The Untouchables & Loxy	- X-Gene
Erkiu - Yra
Baby T - Portra
Cern - Timeslip
Dose & Menace - Pick up 
Torana - Coincide
Seba & Method One - Lets Be Done With This
Pessimist & Arma - Canyon
Consequence - Noisy Spirits In This Soul 
Heavy 1 - Millers 
Need For Mirrors - Def Tone
Foreign Concept & DBR UK - Radiation
Need For Mirrors - Fishscale
Marcus Intalex - Redan

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Homemade Weapons - Samurai Music Podcast 54 [15 Years Of Samurai Music Retrospective]

Last Life

We close the month of October in true warrior fashion; the Cagliari resident is the type of artist that will send you down into the pits of halftime, experimental & DnB, only to see you come out on the other side having adopted the darkness. 

His eyewatering catalogue of music includes releases on labels like Cyclon Recordings, his own LL Series, and of course the iconic Samurai Music. The latter being heavily represented in this episode with tracks from Homemade Weapons & Dailiv, Eusebia, Mako, Sam KDC, Torn & Roho, label-head Presha, and Last Life himself (all with tracks on the forthcoming Hannya II).


SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/lastlifednb

Tracklist
Sam KDC & Flaminia - Bloom
The Untouchables - Poison Dart (with Sam KDC)
Eusebia - Hannya 
Sam KDC - Maelstrom
Last Life - Jaila
Sam KDC & Flaminia - Monsoon
Homemade Weapons & Dailiv - Wolfsbane
Dailiv - Proton 
Sam KDC & Flaminia - Bitter Root
Mako - The Both Of Us
Presha - Mainliner (Homemade Weapons Remix)
Last Life - Offside
Mako - True Existance
Torn & Last Life - Unbridled
Presha - Vendetta (Last Life Remix)
Last Life - Purge 
Presha - Syndrome
Torn & Roho - Vigilance
Sam KDC & Flaminia - Gaia

DUSK223 By Last Life

Roho emerges from the shadows and returns to the Samurai Podcast with a high-energy selection to celebrate the recent release of his Elemental EP

https://www.instagram.com/rohosounds/

Roho Elemental EP [SMDE28]
https://roho.bandcamp.com/album/elemental-ep

Samurai Hannya II

Roho - Samurai Music Official Podcast 55

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TERRESTRIAL REFERENCE VOLUME 7

The first installment of the new Diffrent Mix series which will see label staples and guests take us on a journey through sounds, moods and all manner of madness.

Big ups to @mauoq for kicking things off.

Pre-order 'Revolution Of The Giraffe' LP:  https://diffrent.fanlink.to/ROTGLPBandCamp

Diffrent Music Podcast

DIFFRENT MIX 001 ~ MAUOQ

The second installment of the new Diffrent Mix series. This time none other than rising star @brandnewtrumpets puts together an intelligent and atmospheric selection of some serious tunes for your listening delights.

Her forthcoming track 'We Are The Tightrope Walkers' is available as part of the Revolution Of The Giraffe LP, which is available for pre-order here: https://shop.diffrentmusic.com/album/revolution-of-the-giraffe

TRACKLIST VIA WEBSITE - CLICK 'BUY'

DIFFRENT MIX 002 ~ BRANDNEWTRUMPETS

This latest 1 More Mix is brought to you by the cutting-edge sounds of Crypticz. 

Hailing from punk and a Prodigy-loving family, his interest in electronic music has taken him on a sonically varying journey which shows no sign of letting up any time soon. 

We recently spoke to Crypticz, who established himself at Diffrent Music, a label that’s been at the forefront of pioneering electronic sound since 2010. 

These progressive sounds are showcased in their latest album Revolution Of The Giraffe, which features tracks by label veterans like Arkaik, Lakeway and Crypticz himself. 

A lover of vinyl records and a wide range in music taste, Jordan Parsons’ Crypticz project has been in a state of flux lately. Having not played to a live crowd for a year now, the Bristol-based artist believes a self-indulgent approach to his music has seen a decline in club bookings but his recent return to the recently resurrected SWU radio station means he’s back on the airwaves regularly shelling out leftfield bangers. Bangers like THESE. 

Find out more about Jordan's music journey over on 1 More Thing: https://1-more-thing.co.uk/audio/1-more-mix-073-crypticz/

Revolution Of The Giraffe is out now on Diffrent: https://shop.diffrentmusic.com/album/revolution-of-the-giraffe

1 More Mix 073 - Crypticz

Diffrent Music legend and one of Japans finest electronic producers Itti is on the buttons for the 3rd edition of the Diffrent Mix series.

Deep, expansive and untold levels of bass-weight, Itti explores the musical landscape in new depths with this impeccable selection.

Check out Itti's latest Diffrent release 'Rumbling' out now via the Revolution Of The Giraffe LP: https://diffrent.fanlink.to/RevolutionOfTheGiraffe

Tracklist via website - click 'Buy'

DIFFRENT MIX 003 ~ ITTI

BrandNewTrumpets returns to Diffrent with the 'You' EP — four sublime cuts that journey between her expansive style and club-geared drum workouts.
While previous efforts have seen BrandNewTrumpets weave narratives about other people and their struggles into her work, the ‘You’ EP tells the story of her own production evolution. The release finds the Croydon artist challenging herself with new techniques to push her artistry to new heights.

Opening on ‘This Is For You’, a gorgeous eight-minute love letter to her partner, the EP immediately showcases BrandNewTrumpets’ desire to indulge herself in making beautiful and deeply personal music.
‘Changed For You’ sees her turn towards the dancefloor — a reflection of her development as a DJ — delivering punchy, propulsive bass and tough drum work without losing any of the cinematic wonder she’s become known for. 
‘To You’ continues down the club-ready route, but leans into the kind of cosmic rolling sound of labels like Good Looking Records and Soul:r.
And final track ‘Only You’ sees BrandNewTrumpets’ vocals — which are present throughout the EP — layered in unfathomable numbers to create a magnificently lush world for her spritely percussion to play in.

It’s another incredible effort that further solidifies BrandNewTrumpets’ epic signature sound, while showcasing just how far she’s come over the past five years.

To You

OUT NOW - http://www.criticalmusic.com/release/critical-presents-binary-vol-11-kije/

The coldest front to roll out of Russia in some time, @Kije is a man making waves with the likes of Noisia and Kasra who signs him up for his first camp Critical release on the Binary series. From the sparse but deadly arrangement of ‘Once Again’ to the percussive lead of ‘Connect’, Kije delivers a calling card EP that leaves an indelible mark.

1) Once Again
2) Connect
3) Crucial Moment 
4) Triumph

Kije online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kijedismalmood
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kije

Critical Binary: https://shop.criticalmusic.com/label/binary

Critical Presents: Binary Vol.11

Once Again

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Kije - Once Again (BINARY011)

DRS mc's for the first 20mins of this set, then it was time e had a brk innit, he'd been mc'ing all night. bigups!

happy 30th @qqqakane! bring on croatia.

safire w/ DRS live, Outlook festival launch Melbourne

@dj-shield
Read full length interview here: boomsandclaps.com/shambhala-and-bnc-present-mix-interview-029-shield

It's been a few months since the last installation in our mix series, but we're ready to dip our toes back in, and boy, is this just the right one to do just that. We're teaming up with the lovely people of Shambhala Music Festival to co-host the newest mix in their series. Fans of drum and bass, hip hop, and weird beat structures will most definitely dig this mix. Enjoy.

BnC Mix 029: Shield - Shambhala Festival Mix 2017

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Icicle b2b Safire - Thursday 16th August 2018

We can't wait to welcome Shield to the stage at Dirtybird Campout 2019! Check out this mix he recorded just for us, to hold us over until October. 


More info + full lineup: dirtybirdcampout.com/west/

Shield - Dirtybird Campout 2019 Mix Series

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British independent record label exploring the experimental realms of Drum & Bass / Bass Music and beyond. Established in 2010, run by Chris Dexta, Ben Funks, James Hillah & Chris OneTen

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