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Rising up from the murky depths with a bassweight pressure that proves dubstep isn’t dead, Alan Johnson manifest in the form of four mutant species on Sneaker Social Club.

Tom Neilan and Gareth Kirby have been knocking around for a hot minute, slipping out some crisp steppy variations on the on-point Mindset label circa 2012, while as Alan Johnson they first joined forces for a 12” on Blank Mind the year after. Their appearances have been scattered since, but the work in the lab has continued apace, as was keenly demonstrated on a four-track drop for the Art-E-Fax label in 2020 – something of a sleeper hit for those with their ear in the bassbins.

On their first step out for Sneaker, Neilan and Kirby make a bold opening statement with ‘Stillness’. Reaching for an eternal poem by Count Ossie as a guiding voice, we’re thrown into a hall of mirrors where the dead space is as potent as the looming bass. Picking their stripped down sound kit wisely, Alan Johnson craft a minimal sound wrecker of seismic magnitude. Get this on a rig and all your questions will be answered.

Elsewhere, we’re treated to the seasick synth shanty ‘Compactor’, a dance stopper with audacity hardwired into its composition. The swerves come thick and fast, but executed with an understated poise. Over on the B, ‘Pleasure Principle’ hits with a freakish impact, all bruising pressure cross-contaminated with analogue mangling. ‘Duppy Sea’ completes the set with another surprise swerve towards a Johnson twist on dubwise abstraction. At this point it’s clear the pair have a sound – gritty, roughed up but still crystal clear in its execution, and they can turn it to a lot of different disciplines. Here’s four such demonstrations of their devilish intent – now where can we find more?

Alan Johnson - Stillness

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Weighing in with more of the deadly payloads that make systems weep, Alan Johnson return to Sneaker Social Club to finish what they started on 2022's The Stillness EP.

Gareth and Tom's sharp instinct for the fundamentals of crushing half-step pressure remain undiminished on this latest EP. Their sound palette reaches across contrasting strands of music culture, and every bar is teeming with micro details of sound design which give the tracks a living, breathing quality.

Alan Johnson - Shapeshifter

Rising UK talent @dyslecta arrives on Scuffed Recordings with three new hybrid UK techno tracks, backed with a heavyweight remix from @henzotrax.

On his ‘Eating Woodlice’ EP, Dyslecta continues his artistic growth with three tracks exploring different BPM ranges and production techniques, fused by his love of techno and other UK dance music genres.

Describing the EP as being ‘testament to what you can do with the most limited amount of samples and kit’, the release sees Dyslecta unifying a broad range of production techniques while maintaining a recognisable sonic backbone throughout.

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Dyslecta - Annihilate

This is a mix of tunes requested by members of the Reddit community r/realdubstep. 

TRACKS:

DJ Wanka - Phil Collins Dub VIP

Mikrodot - Psychotherapy

Skream - Midnight Request Line (Mala Remix)

Calibre - Tenopause

Skream - Backwards

Headhunter - Experience

Hatcha & Kromestar - Twin Towers

Alter Ego - Fuckingham Palace (Modeselektor Remix)

Trigga & Chimpo - Gaza (Sukh Knight Remix)

Kromestar - Instigator

J.Sparrow - Can’t Dance

Coki - It

EVA808 - Low Hoe

LAS - Backyard

Caspa - For The Kids

J:Kenzo - Therapy

Quest - Eden

District - 3.5 Grams

Drone - Amphibious

Drone - Lucid Dreams

EKSTR - Let Man Live Life

Bukez Finezt - Under Control

Kaiju - Justice

Ternion Sound & ENiGMA Dubz - The Engineers

Biome - Rumble

Ourman - Sahara

D1 - Cocaine

Skeptical - Atomic

Distance & Icicle - Exhale

Quest - Vampires

Machinedrum - Novaform

Benga - E Trips

Cartridge - Snake Charmer

Rumble - Fantom Power

Spectre - Elements

Biome - Nightscape (Deep Mix)

sp:mc & LX One - Hunted

sp:mc - Pondlife

Quasar - Submersible

Nomine - Blind Man

Sleeper - Franklyn

DJ Madd - Dub Marine (Kryptic Minds Remix)

Drone - Fear (sp:mc Remix)

Cyrus - Beatwise

Josi Devil - Madnuss 2 Long

LAS - Tic

Kromestar & N-Type - Nu Era Dub

Nova - Gruffa

LAS - Your Eyes

Peverelist - Roll with tha Punches

Kioke - Aquarius

Kromestar & Cessman - Kalawanji

Myrkur & TMSV - Icarus

3WA - Altair

Kromestar & N-Type - Mutants

Cesco & Hamdi - Swing King

V.I.V.E.K - Against The Tide

Karma - Terrorist

Daega Sound - Land In Motion

Special Request Mix

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